Volume XX.—Number 50.
Councflmen Consider
Extension Os Edenton
City Limits Tuesday
Committee Is Appointed
To Make Study pnd
Report
Town Councilmen held their Decem
her meeting Tuesday night and were
held in session until 11 o’clock.
Once again the Rider’s Lane prob
lem consumed some of the time, but
up to the present no solution has been
reached. Previously an agreement
was reached that the Coastland Oil.
Company, the Blades Lumber Com
pany and the town would share equal
ly in paying Dr.»L. A. Deese SI,OOO
for a 10-foot -strip of land in order
to widen the 18-foot road. After con
sulting State high officials it was
learned that the State could not and
would not attempt to build a road
with so narrow a right of way. The
Town has been ipformed that. if 20
more feet are secured the State will
take over and maintain the road.
* Dr. L. A. Deese informed Mayor L.
H. Haskett that if a 10-foot strip is
purchased he will give five more feet,
providing a tenant house is moved
and a guarantee that an all-weather
road will be built. Later in a tele
phone conversation Dr. Deese told
Mayor Haskett that he will sell 15
feet at a price of $1,500 and give the
additional five feet.
Town Councilmen were in agree
ment to buy the 15 feet, provided the
two principal concerns involved will
agree to pay ff third each. Os course,
at the ipeeting it was not known if
the Coastland Oil Company and the
Blades Lumber Company will agree to
share in the additional cost of SSOO.
On behalf of Chowan Hospital trus
tees, Albert Byrum requested Town
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Mrs. Inglis Fletcher
Elected President
State Association
Also Wins Sir Walter
Raleigh Award At
Meeting
Mrs. Inglis Fletcher was signally
honored in Raleigh Friday night
when she was awarded a Sir Walter
Raleigh Award for her Tar Heel lit
erature through, her series of histori
cal novels dealing with North Caro
lina colonial and revolutionary times.
'The last of Mrs. Fletcher’s series,
“Queen’s Gift,” was published in 1952.
At the same time Mrs. Fletcher was
also elected president of the State
Literary and Historical Association
for a one-year term. She succeeds
Ur. Frontis Johnston of Davidson.
Edenton friends gathered at the Ire
dell house on East Church Street on
Wednesday afternoon of this week to
meet and congratulate Mrs. Fletcher
for the honor bestowed upon Her.
Tax Listers Named
For Chowan County
Same as Last Year Ex
cept Ward HoskinSs In
Fourth Township
Mrs. Annie McMullan, Chowan
■County Tax Supervisor, reported to
the Chowan County Commissioners at
their meeting Monday that she had
appointed tax listers to list property
for 1954 tax purposes.
The listers, which were wholeheart
edly approved by the Commissioners,
will be:
First Township-r-Mrs. R. C. Jordan
and Mrs. Annie McMullan.
Second Township—Henry Bunch. |
Third Township—T. A. Berryman. .
Fourth Township—Ward Hoskins. |
These are the same list takers as
last year with the exception of Ward
Hoskins, who succeeds C. W. Parker.
In the Fourth Township.
Property owners are required by:
law to list their property during the
month of January.
Teen Age Christmas i
Dance .December 17j
Next Thursday night. December 17,
a Christmas dance will be held for
Teen-Agers in the club room in the
Elementary School. The dance will
start at 8:30 o’clock and continue un
til 11:30 o’clock.
. Mrs. Tom Cross, Mi*. Murid WH
i, kins, Mrs. Dorothy Campen, Mrs. Bfli
mKiftin and Mrs. Robert Boyce are in 1
charge of preparations for the dance,
: which thev expect will be attended by
approximately 150 beys Mi gMI iff
teen age.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
| Appreciative_|
Mrs. Annie Mills, chairman of
the Santa Claus Parade and Par
, ty, takes this means to express
her appreciation for the excellent
cooperation she received by those
who contributed in helping to
make the event a huge success.
She particularly thanks the mer
chants of Edenton, the street de
partment, Edenton Police, BPW
committees and VFW members
and all others who in any way
contributed toward the affair
Plans Already In
Making For Mass
X-ray This Summer
Four X-ray Trailers Will
Be Used In District
During Period
The preliminary planning meeting
for the mass chest X-ray survey for
this Health Districtr which will be
held June 2-July 8, 1954, was held at
the health center in Elizabeth City
, Wednesday night of last week. Dr.
William A. Smith, chief of the Di
, vision of Tuberculosis Control, State
■ Board of Health, explained the pro
| gram in detail. A large group of rep
resentatives in the health district were
in attendance. Four X-ray trailers
' will be in use in the health district
* during the above mentioned period.
Clerks, postage, and electric connec
! tions will be supplied by the Health
Department and local Tuberculosis
( Association, and the balance of the
' expense will be borne by the State
Board of Health
, All persons, both white and colored,
15 years of age and older, will be X
rayed free of charge. Since tuber
culosis is more prevalent in colored
people, it is likely that a number of
colored children.! under 15 years old
will he X-rayed, especially contacts of
Ijjiown cases where thers,
lias been fine or more tuberculosis
■deaths in recent years.
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Methodists Observe
Building Fund Day
On Sunday, Dec. 20
Efforts Made to Com
plete Church School
Addition
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, With the Church School addition to
- the Methodist Church gradually near
ing completion, the pastor, the Rev.
, E. B. Edwards, has designated Sun
! day, December 20, as Building Fund
, Day.
Members of the church and other
friends -rare asked to give a present
on that day to the Lord’s work, even
so far as making a sacrifice in order
to help meet the construction costs.
The first floor is almost completed
and it is the hope of Mr. Edwards
I that enough money can be raised to
complete . the entire building while
work is being done.
Band WM Play At
Kitty Hawk Dec. 16
Contributions Sought In
Order to Charter Bus
For Trip
Edenton’s High School Band has ac
cepted an invitation to play at the
. 50th anniversary of the first airplane
[at Kitty Hawk next Wednesday, De
j ember 16.
■ It is hoped to be able to charter
I a bus to transport band members toi
Kitty Hawk, which will cost in the
neighborhood of $65, so that any con-1
I tributions will be greatly appreciated.
("Mrs. Erie Haste is chairman of the
. transportation committee of the Band
Association and will welcome any
contributions. She stated that several
'children will solicit contributions Sat
urday and hoped they will meet with
| generous response.
Dance In Legion Hut
1 Next Saturday Night
Sponsored by Ed Bond Post of the
American Legion, a dance will be held i
in the Legion hut Saturday night,
December 12, from 8 o’clock until
midnight. An orchestra from East
Carolina College at Greenville will .
furnish the music for the dance. ]
Anyone interested in table reserva- i
tions is asked to telephone 386-W-2 1
or 787-J-2.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 10,1953.
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I Chowan County Boy Being Congratulated |
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James O. Monds, 17 years old, of Tyner, North Carolina’s 1953
4-H Tractor Maintenance winner, is congratulated by Herschel C.
Smith of New York, president of the American Oil Company, during
the 32nd National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago last week. The
Chowan County youth, active in 4-H Club work for seven years, was
honored Tuesday night, December 1, at the ninth annual Tractor
Maintenance Program banquet at which Mr. Smith presided. Monds
and winners from 46 other states received all-expense trips to Chi
cago. The program is conducted by the Cooperative Extension Ser
vice with the oil company providing awards and funds for training
local 4-H Club leaders who in turn teach 4-H youth how to maintain
and operate their tractors economically.
Non-Resident Gives
SI,OOO For Edenton
Swimming Pool
Construction Work Ex
pected to Be Started
During February
W. T. Harry at last week’s Rotary
meeting reported that a friend, who
desires his name withheld, has pledg
ed SI,OOO toward the erection of a
swimming pool in Edenton. Accom-
Ipanying the pledge was a check in the
amount of $250 as part of the pledge.
Mr. Harry told the Rotarians that
the man was not a resident of Eden
ton and so far as he knows has no
family or business connections in
Edenton, but only wanted to help in
what he considers a very worthy
cause.
In connection with the proposed
swimming pool George S. Twiddy re
ported that the project is very en
couraging and that construction work
is expected to be started sometime in
February.
R. Elton Forehand
Wins JBC Post
Appointed Monday to
Succeed William P.
Jones
With the recent appointment of
William P. Jones as Chowan County
Tax Supervisor and his subsequent
resignation as a member of the Cho
wan County ABC Board, his succes
sor on the ABC Board was appointed
Monday morning at a joint meeting
of the Chowan County Board of Edu
cation and the Chowan County Com
missioners.
Appointed to succeed Mr. Jones on
the ABC Board was R. E. Forehand.
There were seven applicants for the
appointment and Mr. Forehand receiv
ed the majority of votes on the sec-i
ond ballot Mr. Forehand's appoint-1
iment is for the unexpired term of
Mr. Jones, which is June 30 of next!
I year, and he will take his place on
the ABC Board January 1, at which
time Mr. Jonea will officially become
the tax supervisor.
The Commissioners were high in
praise of the very efficient work done
in the tax office by Mrs. Annie Mc-
Mullan, who recently resigned as tax
supervisor and her husband, Philip S.'
McMullan, who preceded her. They
also offered Mr. Jones their full co
operation and help in his new role
as tax supervisor.
Game Night Friday
In Learion Bnildin<r
Game night will be observed in the
American Legion hut on the Windsor
highway Friday night December 11,
from 8 o'clock to midnight There will
be plenty of fun and prises, so that
a large crowd is anticipated.
Edenton Asked To
Provide Rent Free
! Site For USD Club
■ Goodly Number Meet
With USO Representa
tive In Parish House
' Following an inspection Wednesday
’ of last week of recreational facilities
at the Edenton Marine Corps Auxili
ary Landing Field, as well as in
! Edenton, Thomas J. Kunz of the Reg
■ ional United Service Organization at
Atlanta, Ga., met with a goodly num
, ber of various organizations’ repre
sentatives in the Parish House Wed- |
1 nesday night. |
Mr. Kunz was frank in stating that i
he was unable to say just what the |
1 USO could do in placing a club in
■ Edeaton. He stated that USO appro
• priations had been slashed and at the
: same time there are instances where
i more service men are stationed than
in Edenton and where the USO ser
vices are not in operation.
After a lengthy discussion of USO
[conditions by Mr. Kunz the meeting
developed into a round table discus
sion during which many questions
were asked.
i Mr. Kunz stated that if Edenton
had something to offer, there might
be a chance to locate a USO Club
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lions Club Christmas
Party December 15th
A"nn*l Affair Will Pay
Tribute to Wives of
Club Members
Edenton Lions Club will stage its
annual Christmas Party Tuesday
night, December 15, at 7:30 o’clock.
The party is given in honor of the
i wives of the members of the Lions
I Club in appreciation for their service
to the club.
j A1 Phillips is chairman of the af
fair and has announced that plans
have been completed for the event.
At the regular meeting Monday
night the club decided to cancel the
regular meetings on December 21 and
28 with the first meeting following
the Christmas Party coming on Jan
uary 4. i
I M. G. Grubbs of Norfolk was a!
guest of the club Monday night
Christmas Party
Planned Monday Night
Ed Bond Post of the American
Legion will hold its annual Christmas
party Monday night a£ 7:80 in the
Legion hut. All Legionnaires and
their wives are cordially invited to
attend, for an interesting program is
being arranged, and gifts will be ex
changed.
[Cjosed Two Days]
Jesse Harrdll, chairman of the
Edenton Merchants Committee,
announced this week that Edenton
stores will close Friday and Sat
urday, December 25 and 26 in
observance of the Christmas holi
day. Stores will open as usual
Monday morning, December 28.
Serious Questions
Face Cotton-Peanut
Growers In Election
Level of Price Supports
For 1954 Crop Will
Be Determined
The outcome of the cotton and pea
nut quota referendum to be held on
Tuesday, December 15 will determine
the level of price support for cotton
and peanuts produced in 1954 and,
therefore, is of vital concern to Cho-I
wan County farmers, says W. A. Har- j
rell, chairman of the Chowan County
Agricultural Stabilization and Conser
vation Committee.
The marketing quota will he in op- !
eration for next year’s cotton and pea
nut crop, the chairman explains, if at ■
least two-thirds of the votes cast in
the referendum are in favor of the
program. In that case the grower
who stays within his acreage allot
ment will be eligible for 90 per cent
of parity price support on his 1954
cotton and peanuts. If his cotton or
peanut harvested acreage is in excess
of the allotment, he will be subject to
a penalty of 50 per cent of parity.
If more than one-third of the votes
are against quotas, the price support
level to cooperators drops to 50 per
cent of parity. Whether the vote is
favorable or unfavorable, no price
support will be available on cotton or
peanuts for the grower who over
plants his allotment.
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Officials At Base
Appreciate Opening
Os Edenton Homes
About 75 Marines En
joyed Thanksgiving
Meal In Homes
I “The generosity and hospitality of
jthe citizens of Edenton was beauti
fully displayed in opening their homes
to our servicemen,” commented Chap
lain Wm. A. Swets, referring to in
vitations to Thanksgiving dinners ex
tended by Edenton families to local
Marines. After all the invitations
were in, there were more offers from
both colored and white families than
there were persons to be assigned.”
Approximately 75 Marines shared the
Thanksgiving meal with civilian fami
lies.
“I would like to extend my warmest
appreciation to the people of Eden
ton,” said Col. D. E. Canavan, Com
manding Officer of the local base.
“We are deeply pleased with the very
cordial relations which exist between
the townspeople and the servicemen.
The interest and cooperation of the
Edenton residents has been most grat
ifying. To all who opened their
homes to our men I extend a hearty
‘thank you’.”
Civic Calendai
Edenton High School Band and
Glee Club concert in Elementary
School auditorium Sunday after
noon at 5 o’clock.
Annual Varsity Club Christ- |
mas dance in Edenton armory
Friday night, December 25, from
9 to 1 o’clock.
Business and Professional Wo
men’s Club will stage its annual
Bosses’ Night Christmas Party
tonight (Thursday) at 7:30
o’clock in the Community Build- 1
ing at Cross Roads.
Parent-Teacher Association of
Chowan High School meets in the
high school auditorium Tuesday
| night. December 15, at 7:30
i o’clock.
Dance at American Legion hut
Saturday night, December 12,
from 8 P. M„ to midnight.
Game Party Night at Legion
Hut Friday night, December 11
from 8 P. M., to midnight. »
Annual Lions Club Christmas I
Party Tuesday night, December '
15. at 7:30 o’clock.
Various circles of the Baptist
Church meet Monday afternoon i
and night and Tuesday might of j
next week.
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Year.
Commissioners Vote
Hire Assistant Agent
On Full Time Basis
Dual Plan Will Be Elim
inated By State as of
June 30
Lloyd Bunch and Bristoe Perry ap
peared before the County Commis
sioners Monday morning in behalf of
the employment of a full time assist
ant home agent for Chowan County,
and before the meeting adjourned the
Commissioners voted to secure a full
time assistant -for Mrs. Imogene Coch
ran, the home agent.
1 For a number of years an assistant
home agent served Chowan and Per
quimans counties on a part time basis,
which not only has been unsatisfac
tory for both counties, but it has been
impossible to employ anyone who will
work under the dual system.
It was pointed out that Chowan and
Perquimans were the only counties in
the State employing a part time agent
| and that after Tune 30 the State Os
; fice will eliminate altogether such a
set-up. Work of. an assistant home
agent is deemed essential among the
; rural boys and girls, so that the Com
! missioners on Monday voted to em
ploy an assistant agent for the coun
ty. Several previous requests were
made to the Commissioners, but ac
tion had been delayed due to the fact
that Perquimans was unwilling to em
ploy a full time agent. It was report
ed Monday, however, that the Per
quimans County Commissioners also
agreed to employ a full time assist
ant.
Band And Glee Club
Concert Scheduled
Sunday Afternoon
Program In Elementary
School Auditorium at
5 O’clock
Announcement was made Tuesday
that the Edenton High School Band
and Glee Club will present a concert
in the Elementary School auditorium
Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock. The
concert will be under the direction of
Band Director Ernest Gentile and
Miss Juanita Stokes, director of the
Glee Club.
A very good program has been ar
ranged for the occasion and it is hop
ed a large number of people will turn
out to enjoy it.
The program will open by the band
playing “Star Spangled Banner,” fol
lowed by three band numbers, over
ture, “The New Moon” by Sig Rom
berg; March, “The Official West
Point” by P. Egner, and a march,
“The U. S. Field Artillery” by J. P.
Sousa.
The Glee Club will follow with five
numbers, “O Come All Ye Faithful,”
“0 Come, O Come Emmanuel,” Gre
gorian Melody; “A Christmas Carol
by J. Brahms, “Come Unto Him” by
G. F. Handel, “Angels We Have
Heard on High,” Old French Melody.
The band will then play two num
bers, “Yuletide Echoes” by George
Sanders and March, “Semper Fidelis”
by John P. Sousa.
After intermission the band will
play a selection, “Maytime” by Sig
Romberg, which will be followed by
five numbers by the Glee Club,
“Adeck the Hall,” a Welch carol ar
ranged by H. R. Wilson, “Glory to
God In the Highest” by H. R. Wil
son, “Jesu, Son of God” by A. Mo
zart, solo by Mike Malone, “The
Praise Carol” by R s E. Marryott and
“Silent Night” by Franz Gruber.
The program will be concluded with
three numbers by the band. March,
“Washington Post” by John P. Sousa,
I “Begin the Beguine” by Cole Porter
and “Hallelujah From the Messiah”
by G. F. Handel.
Gifts Solicited For
Tubercular Patients
Mrs. J. A. Moore is receiving gifts
'to be distributed among tubercular
'.patients in hospitals. These gifts
should include such things as wash
cloths, soap, shaving lotion, combs,
tooth paste, tooth brush, book of
stamps, bedroom slippers, white socks,
etc.
Any gifts contributed should be in
Mrs. Moore’s bands on or before next
Tuesday, December 15, in order to ar
rive at the various hospitals before
Christmas.
I THREE FIRES IN NOVEMBER
Fire Chief R. K. Hall reported to
| Town Council Tuesday night that
! during November there were three
(fire alarms, one in the rural section
j and two in Edenton. Fortunately,
(there was only slight damage at each
, fire.