Volume XX. —Number2o.
Two Held Without
Bond For Death In
Abortion Operation
James Richardson, Hus
band of Dead Woman,
Jailed on Friday
crowiTpresent
Both Scheduled to Be
Tried In September
Term of Court
With a court room filled wi|h
spectators, Judge Marvin Wilson in
Recorder’s Court Friday found prob
able cause against Mrs. Lillie Ward
who is charged with first degree
murder, and ordered her bound over
without bond to the September term
of Chowan Superior Court.
Mrs. Ward is charged with per
forming an abortion operation on
Mrs. Joyce Hudson Richardson, 20,
on April 22nd, which resulted in
her death a few minutes afterward.
Immediately alfter the preliminary
hearing of Mrs. Ward, James Rich
ardson, husband of the dead wo
man, was served a warrant on identi
cal charges as Mrs. Ward. He was
also placed in the Chowan jail with
out bond.
Richardson, 23, testified in court
that he knew why he took his wife
to the Ward home and while he did
not approve of the operation, he did
not object, stating that he had the
$25 to pay Mrs. Ward for her ser
vices. He also testified that on the
day of his wife’s death she and Mrs.
Ward went into the kitchen, where
they remained for a few minutes,
then going into a bedroom, while he
remained in the living room taking
care of a baby.
In about 25 or 30 minutes Rich
ardson testified, Mrs. Ward came to
the door and informed hjm his wife
was dying. He said he thought she
had a fainting spell which she had
during her previous pregnant per
iods. When he went into the room,
he said, he saw a bowl on a stand
at the end of the bed in which was
a rubber tube. He suggested call
ing a doctor, but Mrs. Ward pre
ferred to call her husband, Enoch
Ward. Upon his arrival the two
men placed the dead women in the
front bedroom, where Mrs. Ward
put the undergarments on Mrs.
Richardson.
Dr. R. H. Vaughan was then call
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Mrs. RoyLearyNew
President Os Local
Auxiliary Os Legion
Two Chowan High Stu
dents Chosen to At
tend Girls’ State
The American Legion Auxiliary
met, at the home of Mrs. Roy Leaiy
April 30 with 13 members present.
The president, Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt,
opened the, meeting with the ad
vancement of colors and the Pledge
of Allegiance. Mrs. Roy Leary, the
Chaplain, led in prayer.
The Preamble was repeated and
all business was attended to. Two
girls from Chowan High School are
to be sent to Girls’ State, those cho
sen are Jacquelyn Faye Bunch and
Peggy Ann The following
officers were elected for the next
year:
President, Mrs. Roy Leary; vice
president, Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt; sec
retary, Mrs. Cecil Hollowell; corres
ponding secretary, Mrs. J. M. Thor
ud; treasurer, Mrs. Gus Perry; ser
geant-at-arms, Mrs. R. L. Pratt;
Chaplain, Mrs. .Edmond Mills; his
torian, Mrs. E. J. Hobbs.
Delegates to the convention to be
held in Wilmington June 10-13 axe
Mrs. J: L. Chestnutt, Mrs. Loradne
Rogers on, Mrs. Paul Holoman.
Alternates are Mrs. R. L. Pratt,
Mrs. Gus Perry and Mrs. James
Bond.
. Missionary Union Will
Meet Next Monday
The Women’s Missionary Union of ;
Chowan County will meet at 'Bal
lard’s. Bridge Baptist Church Thurs
day, May 21, at 10 A. M. The tfaem*>
THE CHOWAN HERALEf
Civic Calendar
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce will meet tonight (Thurs
day) at 7 o’clock at the Triangle
Restaurant.
Next visit of Red Cross blood
mobile will be Thursday, May 21,
at Edenton armory. Quota will
be 150 pints.
National Armed Forces Day
celebrated at Edenton Auxiliary
Landing Field Saturday, May 16.
Civilians invited to attend.
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F.,
& A. M., mepts tonight (Thurs
day) at 8 o’clock in the Court
House.
Dog vaccination campaign now
in progress and ends June 1.
Lions Club meets Monday night
at 7 o’clock.
VFW meets in Post’s home on
old Hertford Highway Tuesday
night at 8 o’clock.
Chowan Tribe of Red Men meet
Monday night at 8 o’clock.
Edenton Rotary Club meets this
(Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock
in the Pariah House.
American Legion Auxiliary
Poppy Day will be observed Sat
urday, May 23.
Legion Auxiliary meets Tues
day night, May 19, at 8 o’clock in
the Legion Hut.
Chewanoke Council, No. 54,
Degree of Pocahontas, will meet
in the Red Men hall Friday
night, May 15, at 8 o’clock.
Varsity Club’s annual Sports
Awards Banquet in the armory
Monday night, May 18, at 7
o’clock.
Installation of officers for the
Edenton Chapter of the Eastern
Star Monday night at 8 o’clock
in the Court House.
Chowan Hospital Auxiliary
’ meets in the nurses’ home Fri
day afternoon at 3 o’clock.
The Woman’s Missionary Un
ion of Chowan County will meet
at Ballard’s Bridge Baptist
Church Thursday, May 21, at
18 A. M.
George L Thompson
Resigns As Coach As
Edenton High School
Accepts More Lucrative
Position at Lumber
ton High School
Edenton friends will regret to
know that George L. Thompson last '
week tendered his resignation as 1
head coach of athletics and direc
tor of physical education at the
Edenton Junior-Senior High School. 1
The resignation will go into effect [
at the close of the present school
term.
His resignation has been accepted
with regret and efforts are now
under way to secure a successor. Mr. 1
Thompson was considered by school
officials and football enthusiasts as '
one of the best football coaches ever ;
to work at the local school. He
came to Edenton in 1948 and in his
first year as coach, hung up an en
viable record by winning eight |
games on a 10-game schedule. In
1949 his Aces triumphed over their I
ancient rival the Elizabeth City
Yellow Jackets, the first time in 12
years. In 1951 his team was award
ed the Sportsmanship Trophy of the i
Northeastern Conference, an honor
of which Coach Thompson is more I
proud than any other achievement.
In that same year the Aces won the '
Tobacco Bowl Trophy by defeating
Warren ton in Scotland Neck by a
score-of 20 to 8.
Mr. Thompson has accepted the
position as head coach and director
of physical education at Lumber- ]
ton High School, a member of the i
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John F. White Stricken <
With Heart Attack 1—
i
Friends will regret to learn that 1
Representative John F. White was 1
stricken with a heart attack Monday
bight and is now a patient in Cho- i
wan Hospital. Mr. White attended i
the Edenton LmnW Club Meeting, <
where he was the principal speak- 1
eri'-a ' 1
After the meeting he complained 1
with a pain in Ms chest and after (
consulting a physician it was'learned i
he was suffering’from a heart at
tack. v i
His condition Wednesday morning t
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 14,1953.
Town Officials Take
Oath Os Office At
Meeting On Tuesday
Pay For Election Offi
cials Boosted; Plan
New Registration
Newly elected Town officials took
the oath of office at the opening of
Town Council’s meeting Tuesday
night with Town Clerk Ernest Ward,
Jr., administering the oath. Mem
bers of the official fainily for the
next years will be: Mayor, Leroy
H. Haskett; treasurer, W. H. Gard
ner; Councilmen - at - large, George
Alma Byrum and J. Edwin Bufflap;
First Ward Councilman, J. Clarence
Leary; Second Ward Councilman,
Graham Byrum; Third Ward Coun
cilman, J. A. Mitchenqr, Jr.; Fourth
Ward Councilman, Clyde Hollowell;
members of the Board of Public
Works, J. H. Conger, Dr. J. A. Pow
ell and Ralph E. Parrish.
After taking the oath of office,
Mayor Haskett praised W. J. Yates,
retiring Councilman-at-large, for his
interest and work as a councilman,
and at the same time welcomed to
the Board George Alma Byrum. Mr.
Yates expressed his appreciation for
the privilege and honor of serving
the town and being associated with
members of the board in adminis
tering the town’s affairs. Mr. By
rum was appreciative for his elec
tion and said he will discharge his
duties to the best of his ability.
Mayor Haskett reported having
conferred with Dr. L. A. Deese rela
tive to securing a part of the lat
ter’s land to widen Rider’s Lane. Mr.
Haskett said Dr. Deese was recep
tive to accepting SI,OOO for a strip
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Commencement At
Edenton High School
Week OfMay 24-28
Group of Students Will
Be In Charge of Grad
uation Exercises
Traditional Commencement Week
which marks the culmination of the
school year for Edenton Junior-Sen
ior High School will take place dur
ing the week of May 24-29, and will,
include the Baccalaureate services,
a “Class Night” skit by members
of the Senior Class, and the final)
graduation exercises. All three
events will take place in the audi
torium of the Elementary School on
Court Street.
The baccalaureate service will be
held at 8 o’clock on the night of
Sunday, May 24, and will follow the
customary church service plan. The
service will be inter-denominational,
and according to the rotation plan
adopted by the school, this year’s
sermon will be delivered by the Rev.
Gordon Bennett, rector of St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church. He will be as
sisted in the service by the other
ministers of the community. Music
will be supplied by the High School
Chorus and accompanists.
After careful consideration, the
Senior Class of 1953 has decided to
adhere to the traditional form of
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Mrs. E. B. Edwards
Is Worthy Matron Os
Eastern Star Chapter
Group of Officers Will'
Be Installed Monday
Night
With 40 charter members, an
Edenton Chapter of the Eastern Star,
women’s branch of'the Masonic fra
ternity, was organized Monday night
at a meeting held in the panel room
of the Court House.
C. T. Griffin, master of Unanimi
ty Lodge, presided over the meet
ing, at which the initial officers of
the Chapter were, elected. The of
ficers elected were as follows:
Worthy matron, Mrs. E. B. Ed
wards; worthy patron, W. P. Good
win; associate worthy matron, Mrs.
C. O. Letcher; associate worthy pa
tron, Robert H. KLennan; secretary,
Mrs. C. C. Wiggins; treasurer, Mrs.
R. E. Leary; conductress, Mrs. Louis
George Wilkins; associate conduct
ress,Mrs. Daniel Reeves.
This group of officers will be in
stalled at a meeting to b# held in
the Court House Monday -night at I
8 o’clock. . , 1
J. Emmett Winslow
New Commissioner
For First Division
A. p. Graham Succeeds
Dr. Henry Jordan as
State Chairman
Edenton and Chowan County
• friends will be interested to know
' that J. Emmett Winslow of Hertford
has been named v Highway Commis
sioner of the First Division. The
announcement was included in a re
port that A. H. (Sandy) Graham of
Hillsboro was chosen chairman of
> the Highway Commission to succeed
- Dr. Henry Jordan.
A special five-member committee)
created by the 1953 Legislation rec
omrhended, with Governor Um-I
; stead’s approval, that the number of'
’ highway divisions and commission
' ers be increased from 10 to 14.
The new commissioners, who will
take office today (Thursday) are:
J. Emmett Winslow, Hertford, Di
| vision 1; H. Maynard Hicks, Snow
’ Hill, 2; Heide Trask, Wilmington, 3;
M. E. Robinson, Goldsboro, 4; Don
-1 nie A. Sorrell, Durham, 5; C. A. Has
; ty, Maxton, 6; John Van Lindley,
Greensboro, 7; Forrest Loekey, Ab
erdeen, 8; James A. Gray, Jr., Win
ston-Salem, 9; James A. Hardison,
Wadesboro, 10; W. Ralph Winkler,
Boone, 11; June F. Scarborough,
Stateville, 12; J. F. Snipes, Marion,
! 13; and H. E. Buchanan, Henderson
ville, 14.
Appeal Made For
150 Pints Os Blood
As Chowan's Quota
Bloodmobile Will Be In
Edenton Again on
May 21st
Jesse L. Harrell, chairman of the
Chowan County Blood Program,
! calls special attention to Chowan’s
quota of 150 pints of blood for the
bloodmobile visit in Edenton on
Thursday, May 21. According to
past records, the same persons do
: nate blood at each visit of the blood
-1 mobile and in order for the quota
to be reached, new donors are ur
-1 gently needed. Mr. Harrell requests
i citizens of Chowan County to an-,
swer the call of the recruiters and j
donate a pint of blood so that Cho- j
i wan County can reach its quota.
| Recruiting Chairman J. R. Dulaney
announces that the following re
cruiters have been named for Cho
wan County:
White
Rocky Hock section, Mrs. W. H.
Saunders; Cross Roads section, Mrs.
Carey Hollpwell; Center Hill, Mrs.
Bennie Monds; Broad Street, Mrs.
Gerald D. James; North Edenton,
Mrs. R. C. Carraway; Highway 17,
Mrs. Harry Crummey; West Edenton,
Mrs. A. B. Harless and Mrs. J. Clar
ence Leary; East Edenton, Mrs. T.
J. Wood and Mrs. Shelton Rogerson;
Morris Circle and Albemarle Court,
Mrs. Herbert Hollowell; Westover
Heights, Mrs. Medlin Belch; West
Side business district, Mrs. Graham
Robbins; East Side business district,
E. K. White.
Colored
Edenton, Mrs. Mabel Collins and
Colored Woman’s Club; Cross Roads
section, Mrs. Mary Brown and Mrs.
Willie B.’ Twine; Center Hill sec
tion, Mrs. Mattie. Jordan; Green Hall
section, Mrs. Bessie Coffield.
Sgt. Bobby Edwards On
Way Home From Korea
I Sgtt. James Bobby Edwards, Bon of
1 Mr. and Mite. Arthur Edwards, left
Roirea, April 80 on hia return home.
He iii 3 scheduled Itlo arrive in Cali
fornia May 20 and will fly frotm Itibere
to Norfolk, arriving on May 25th.
Sglfc. Edwards has beetn in Korea 11
months, where he served walth the
First Marine Engineers of the First
Marine Division. Prior to his enlist
ment about three years ago, he was
a member of the local National Guard
unit and received hSrfitraining at Paris
Maud, S. C.
Hospital Auxiliary Will
Meet Friday Afternoon
The regular meeting as the Cho
wan Hospital Auxiliary will be held
in the nurses’* home Friday after
noon, May 15, ,at 8 o’clock with Mrs.
Martin Wisely, the president, presid
ing.
From an old newspaper file of
1819, Mrs. W. I. Hart has arranged
a program which will be given by
Mrs. John Graham.
I Mrs. W. O. Elliott and Mrs. Jun
t ius DaVis will serve tea.
Air Show. Planned At
Base In Observance
Os Armed Forces Day
; <
New Commissioner
J. EMMETT WINSLOW
Among the new highway com
missioners appointed this week
was J. Emmett Winslow of Hert
.ford who was appointed for the
First Division.
Poppy Day WBI Be
Observed In Chowan
SaturdayJHay 23rd
Appeal Made to Every
body to Help Honor
War Dead
“Wear a poppy to honor the war
, dead and aid war’s living victims.”
This is the appeal being made to
| everyone in Edenton and Chowan
County by members of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary. Mrs. J. L.
Chestnutt, president of the Auxilia
ry, announces that Poppy Day will
be observed Saturday, May 23, and
that Mrs. James Cozzens will be
Poppy Day chairman.
Women of the Auxiliary will be on
the streets throughout the day, of
jfering the symbolic memorial pop-
Ipies and receiving contributions for
the Auxiliary’s work in behalf of
disabled veterans and needy children
of veterans. The poppies will be
crepe paper replicas of the wild pop
ies which grew “between the cross
es, row on row,” in the battle ceme
teries in France and Belgium. They
have been made for the Auxiliary
by disabled veterans of both World
Wars.
“This year the poppy will have add
ed significance because of the long
lists of war dead from Korea which
have been added to the heroic roll of
those who have died for America,”
Mrs. Cozzens said. “Also there will
be increased need for the Poppy Day
contribution because of the many
thousands of young men disabled in
the Korean fighting. We hope that
everyone will understand that the
memorial poppy means honor for the
nation’s war dead and aid for those
suffering as a result of war service,
and will wear one of the little red
flowers proudly on Poppy Day.”
Murray Greason Will
Be Main Speaker For
Varsity Cjub Banquet
Dickie Hemric to Pre
sent Awards to Eden
ton Athletes
Coach Murray Greason of Wake
Forest College will deliver the prin- ■
cipal address of the evening and one :
of his star basketball players, the <
sensational Dickie Hemric, will pre
sent trophim and awards to local
participants® basketball at the Var
sity Club’s annual Sports Awards
Banquet to be held Monday night,
May 18, in the Edenton armory at
7 o’clock.
Greason, head basketbaU coach at
Wake Forest College for a number of
years, was voted the Southern Con
ference’s Basketball Coach of the
Year after his Demon Deacons cop
ped the Southern Conference tour
nament crown in Raleigh this year.
A quiet-spoken, mild-mannered man
with a deep love of all sports and
of the boys and girls who partici
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$2.00 Per Year.
Open Gate Saturday For
Civilians to Witness
Celebration
GUIDED~TOURS
Various Types of Planes
And Equipment Will
Be Displayed
National Armed Forces Day, an
nually recognized in salute to our
United States Armed Services, will
be observed at the Marine Corps Air
Station, Edenton, Saturday, May 16.
An extensive variety of activities
and displays will be available for
inspection by visiting civilian person
nel from surrounding towns and
counties. Activities will begin at 8
o”clock in the morning and continue
until 4 o’clock in the afternoon.
Designed for visitors is a day of
excitement and enjoyment as they
will .learn of the many different
types of aircraft and equipment am
munition and guns, and discover
where a great amount of tax money
is going, and with a certain pride,
realizing that he is also a part of
the mighty forces of America.
Featured in the events of the day
will be an air show, with Marine
(planes and pilots participating, which
will relate to the observer the keen
qualifications necessary for today’s
pilots as they simulate carrier land
ings, dives, and formation flying.
Also taking an active part in the
schedule will be the crash crew,
an alert unit of more than 30 men
who are continually prepared to
combat fires from crash landings as
well as act as a rescue party in sav
ing a wounded or injured pilot from
his burning plane or damaged plane.
Two static displays will be avail
able for inspection. There will be
several different types and sizes ol’
jet and propeller driven aircraft
open to visitors who wish to look
them over and ask questions from
pilots who will be standing by in
full dress flying suits. Too, there
will be a display of ordnance equip
ment and other materials such as
bombs, rockets, bullets, guns, para
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John White Speaker
At Lions' Meeting
Representative Explains
Workings of General
Assembly
John F. White, Chowan County
Representative to the State Legis
lature, addressed the members of the
Edenton Lions Club at their regular
meeting Monday night. Mr. White
gave a most interesting talk on the
manner in which a bill is presented
to the Legislature and the several
stages it passes through before be
coming law. Mr. White stated' that
each Legislator finds on his desk
every day a book containing all of
the statewide Senate bills, a book
containing all of the statewide House
bills, a digest of all of these bills,
and a calendar of bills to be acted
on during that day.
Speaking of the budget bill cover
ing appropriations for the next two
years, Mr. White pointed out that
when he attended the Legislature in
1931 the total amount of the budget
was $40,000,000.00 while this year
the Legislature passed a budget of
$600,000,000.00. Mr. White was high
in his scorn for the position the Ra
leigh News & Observer took regard
ing the secret sessions of the Appro
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Produce Exchange
Will Open May 21st
The Chowan Mutual Produce Ex
change will open its auction block
at Valhalla Thursday afternoon at 1
o’clock for the current season. Dur
ing the summer all kinds of farm
produce will be sold with Francis
Hicks acting as auctioneer.
According to W. A. Harrell, sec
retary and treasurer, sales will begin
promptly at 1 o’clock each day, and
every, effort will be made to secure
the nicest price possible for farm
produce’ sold.
BANK CLOSED MAY 20
The Bank of Edenton will be clos
ed all day Wednesday of next week,
May, 20 in order to observe the an
niversary of the Mecklenburg Dec
laration of Independence. Important
banking business should, therefore,
be transacted accordingly.