Volume XXl.—Number 1. Farm Schools Will > Be Held In Edenton 3 Days Next Week All Who Attend Stand To Greatly Profit By Meetings “Hero we are again to talk some more about those farmers’ schools scheduled for January 12, 13. 11 and 15,” says County Agent C. W. Over man. “Last week we told you that j Tuesday would be devoted to corn and soybean production, chemical weed control and corn Storage, and on Weds ; nesday wo would discuss tobacco and] farm planning management. Now we will tell you about the topics for Thursday and Friday. “What are you doing to make your farm woodland pay you the most pro fit ? Your answer would probably be, . ‘Nothing except trying to keep fire out of it’. Tt is very important to keep fire oil*. At the present time our farm woodland is paying an aver age of $1.60 per acre per year. With good care and management this samej woodland could he paying an average' of $5.00 to $6.00 per acre per year.J If every farmer practiced good wood land management these same farm woodlands would pay at least an 'addi tional H million dollars more per ’ year to their owners. “Beginning at 9:00 o’clock Thurs-1 day morning the specialists will ex-[ plain to you how to get this additional | income out of vour woods. They will tell you how to treat posts and lumber; to make it. last much longer. I hope you realize that the woods is a good 1 courco of farm income, that this in come is needed and that you will at tend this meeting to learn how to; manage and use your farm woodland; to the best advantage. “Then; on Thursday afternoon we! will discuss chickens and turkeys.! Poultry is an -important enterprise on’ many Chowan County farms. Many other farmers, especially small farms,; can add a commercial poultry enter-' prise to increase the family income. Foul tty sprc'rljsts will give you the; ifesf research recommendations in gj lisimr good .pullets, housing and nunaging tin* laying flock and on broiler and fryer production- The best im thods of turkey production will! be brought to you. Poultry diseases j and tb.eir control will lv> explained, j “ According to tire 1959 census, there ; are P»6 farms in Chowan County that do not keep anv chickens so that they will at least have poultry and eggs for home use. If you are one! of these you surely should attend this meeting and learn the value of poul try to your family. “At 9:00 o’clock Friday morning we will start buzzing around. Specialist W. A. Stephen will bring us a picture talk on beekeeping. ‘l’m scared of bees’, you say. Well, most folk are, yet you can keep a few colonies of bees and work with them if you will ! only go about it right. Bees are; good pollinators and help to increase | cron yields, particularly vegetable | crops, The honey they produce is an' extra good sweet for the family table, I is a very healthy food and saves on ! sugar. Then you will find bees very, | very interesting. I like to stop by the | hives and watch them work. Mr. Stephen will show you how a colony is organized and how it works. Whether you keep bees or not you will (Continued on Page Four' Apolications Are Being* Taken For Engineman At Edenton Marine Base j Civil Service applications are nowj being accepted for an engineman to operate the central heating plant at the Marine Corps Auxiliary Field at Fdenton. The rate of pay is $1.78 and $1.85 and $1.92 an hour depending on the amount of government experience the applicants have. Interested applicants may write thej Industrial Relations Officer, Marine Corps, Cherry Point, N. C., for further information and application blanks. Chowan High PTA Meets Tuesday Night The Parent-Teacher Association of the Chowan High School will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday night, January 12 at 7:30 o’clock. The Rev. B. L. Raines, pastor of the Rocky Hock Baptist Church, will be 1 guest speaker. I Die public is cordially invited to at * _ Pocahontas Will Elect ! Officers Friday Night Chowanoke Council, No. 54, Degree of Pocahontas, will meet Friday night in the Red Men hall, at which time ‘ officers for the council will be elected. Mrs. Virginia Barfield, Pocahontas, urges every member to make a special effort to be present to take part in this important business. THE CHOWAN HERALD Petition Asks State i To Take Over Road In Fourth Township Chowan County Commissioners at their meeting Monday morning re ceived a petition requesting the State Highway and Public Works Commis sion to take over and maintain the old fishing road in the Fourth Town ship leading from the Indian Trail to j the Albemarle Sound. The commissioners approved the re quest and will send it to the highway office. ionreoiation Is Given . N Tor Success .Annual Wy Stocking Fund 33 Families Totaling: 167 Individuals Receive Presents i Michael T. Malone, president of the I Young People’s Service League of St. j | Paul’s Church is very appreciative for! ( the cooperation and success of this year’s Empty Stocking Fund, through ! which many individuals were made happy over Christmas. I I Mr. Malone has the following to 1 say: I “As president of the Young People’s Service League of St. Paul’s Episcopal. • Church, and chairman of the Empty j ( (Stocking Fund for 1953, I wish to take ( this opportunity on behalf of our Ser- . , vice League members to thank the ! fine people of Edenton and Chowan ! County for their splendid cooperation[ during our campaign to raise funds and collect food, toys and clothing for ' the Empty Stocking Fund project, j | Had it not been for your considera-| I tion many families would have had a I very lean Christmas. “Because of your response the Emp !tv Stocking Fund made a more joy j pus Christmas for 33 families total- . ing 167 individuals. Coffee seemed to 'nlease the adults most of all. and the children dashed for the oranges. I One little bright-eyed girl was asked ' bat she wauled for Christmas and . her prompt reply was ‘A pair of bright blue Socks and a blue ribbon; 1 for my hair’. Needless to say she got! them. “You made this and many other rc-j quests possible-. We cannot begin to : name all the individual persons., churches and business establishments who participated in this worthy pro- j ject, hut we and those you helped ap-j predate all you did. ! ( “I feel a word of thanks and ap-, predation should he given to the Rev. j j Gordon D. Bennett, rector of St.! Paul’s Episcopal Church and counselor ] for the Young People’s Service Lea gue, for all he did to give us guid ance and encouragement; and to the iFire Department for its invaluable help in preparing toys, i “Again let me thank you all for ( | what you have done on behalf of the | ; needy families of Chowan County.” t I Study Course Will Be 1 Presented January 12 ; ! The Edentoq Parent-Teacher Asso- ] ciation, in cooperation with the Eden-!j ton Woman’s Club, has completed | plans for the second and final half of the Study Course to be held on Par ent-Child Relations. The course, to be held Tuesday, I January 12, in the Elementary School at 8:00 P. M., will consist of a skit entitled “Fresh Variable Winds” in- j volving the parental perplexities with school age children. Tn conclusion the Rev. Gordon Ben nett will lead a discussion on prob lems relating to the skit. Candlelight Service At St. Paul’s Sunday Sunday, January 10, at 5 P. M., j there will be held in St. Paul’s Epis-' copal Church an Epiphany candlelight service. The service called “The Light of the World” will be conducted by the mem bers of the Young People’s Service League of the Church. A candle will be provided for each person attending this service, the burning candle sym bolizing his carrying the light of Christ throughout the world, j The public is cordially invited. ‘ TAX COLLECTIONS ' Sheriff J. A. Bunch reported to the . County Commissioners Monday that 11953 tax collections in December I amounted to $37,611.32. This amount ] brought 1953 tax collections to date to i $96,202.04. I AUXILIARY MEETS TONIGHT The Ladies’ Auxiliary of William H. Coffield Post, No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will meet tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in the VFW ball. Mrs. Ellie Mae Parrish, presi dent, urges all members to attend. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 7, 1954. 115 Arrests Made In Two Months For Game Law Violation Fines Ranged From $lO To $250 Plus Costs Os Court I Leon Thomas, district game super-, ! visor, reports that in the past two months 115 persons were arrested, j (charged with violating the game laws. ; Fines ranged from $lO to $250 in ad dition to court costs. Mr. Thomas ' says the most frequent violations are , improper or no hunting licenses, un j plugged guns, and hunting after shoot ing hours. However, arrests were made by I game protectors for more serious vio lations, some of which were as fol low-:: Charles A. Smith of Garner and I Herman C. Spivey of Wilson, charged I with firelighting deer, were fined { $250 each and court costs. Ernest and Haywood Flannagan of Murfreesboro, killing a doe deer and. I over-possession of wild turkeys, were j fined $l5O each and court costs. Their . guns and outboard motor were also 1 confiscated. j Francis Bullinger and Gerald T. :Tard of Maryland for possession of aj doe deer were fined SIOO and court j costs. j Wilson Eves of Elizabeth City, fori i possession of a doe deer, was fined i SIOO and court costs. I Lee Cherry of Portsmouth was fin ed SSO and costs for hunting with no! ! license. E. L. Wynn and William Vaughan were charged with killing swan and; I \v : tl be tried in Federal Court. Mr. Thomas has complimented the work of the 16 game protectors in District 1, which comprises 13 coun ties. Committee Will Meet On January 14 Airs. J. P. Ricks. Post oones Meeting From January 6 Mrs. J. P. Ricks, Jr., chairman of the Edenton USO committee, an- I pounces that the scheduled meeting I has been postponed from Wednesday, I I January 6, to Thursday, January 14,1 at 8 o’clock in the Episcopal Parish House. The Parish House is no lon-| ger available to the group on Wednes- j dav evenings. The change in meeting date is to allow for completion of needed infor- j mation in the hope that a definite • location may be decided upon at the i next meeting. In a recent letter from Thomas Ivunz, associate regional executive in Atlanta, Ga. ; lie stated that he was well pleased with the progress being made in Edenton and that he will he able to act as soon as the location is decided upon. / i i p Hsralc! Editor Arrested And Fined For “Speeding” Driving 50-55 Miles Per Hour i l \ ] J. Edwin Bufflap, editor of The Herald, was arrested by B. W. Corey, state highway patrolman, near Williamston Thursday after noon, charged with driving 70 miles per hour. Although vigorous denial was made of the charge, the editor w-as ordered to appear in Bertie County Recorder’s Court Monday morning. Despite the testimony of three other competent witnesses in the car at the time that the defendant had not driven over 55 miles per hour, Judge J. B. Davenport ren dered a verdict of guilty and or dered a fine of $lO and costs of court. So disturbed was the editor that after his arrest he wrote Ed ward Scheidt, Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, the following let ter. “Dear Mr. Scheidt: As a news paper editor, a member of the Edenton Town Council and at times a member of safety com mittees in various organizations, I am keenly interested in compli ance with traffic regulations in the interest of safety on our high ways. To help in this cause I have used in my paper practically all releases coming from your of fice to help reduce accidents on highways. “Despite this interest and my compliance with traffic regula- Taxpayers Urged To List All Property For Taxes During January Emphasis Placed on the Listing of All Dogs By Owners ; All persons owning real estate or 1 personal property or both on the first j day of January are required to give in same for taxes during the month [of January. For that purpose tax. listers have arranged schedules to make it convenient as possible for tax- ; payers to attend to this duty. Tax Supervisor William P. .Jones calls attention to the requirement to list, property, failure of which consti tutes a misdemeanor and upon cop vie - ‘ ’im, a fine or imprisonment. Aside from real estate and personal property, Mr. Jones emphasizes the. fact that all persons, owning dogs, re gardless of age, are required to list each and every dog for taxation as provided for in the General Statutes. ; Another important phase of tax list- ' ! ing is that all persons, firms and j corporations, domestic and foreign, 1 [engaged in operating any business en . ternrise in the county shall submit, in connection with his or its regular tax list, a tree and accurate inventory. The list takers’ schedule follows: First Township—Mrs. E. B. Jordan [and Mrs. P. S. McMullan, list takers, ; Court House, until January 30 from! (9. A. M.. to 5 P. M. j Second Township Henry Bunch, j | list taker. January 13 and 27 at j i Elliott Belch’s office at Center Hill; j •January 22 at Evans’ Store, Cross j Roads; January 8 and 20 at Walter; [ Miller’s Store; January 15 at Earl Smith’s store; January 29 at Coke | Nixon’s store. Third Township—T. A. Berryman, list taker. January 14 at Spivey’si ! store at Rvland: January 7 and 28 at ! Poole's store; January 9. 16, 23 and !30 at Briggs’ store; January 21 at j , Ward’s store at Lonesome Pine. Fourth Township—-Ward Hoskins, 1 list, taker. At Harry Perry’s Store Vedpesdavs and Saturdays. Other, days at home from 9 A. M., to 5 1 P - M - %onic Officers j Instead Tmi?hf Willard M. Rhoades Is New Master of Una nimitv Lodge At the meeting tonight of Fnanimi- Ity Lodge, No. 7. A. F„ & A. M.. offi cers for the vear 1954 will bp install- I j ed. j Those officers include W. M.! j Rhoades, master; C. W. Overman, sen-1! • ior warden; Ernest Kehayes, junior; [warden; R. E. Leary, treasurer: Louis! George Wilkins, secretary, and W. M. ' Wilkins as a member of the board of trustees. At the same time the offices ap- ; pointed by the new master will also he installed. C. T. Griffin, outgoing master, urges a large attendance to i witness the installation ceremony. tions and never having been cited for any violation, I was almost , dumbfounded this (Thursday) as- | ternoon near Williamston when I was stopped by one of your pa trolmen. B. W. Corey, who charg ed that I was driving 70 miles an hour when as a matter of fact I was not driving 55 miles at the very most. I am not one who drives fast, so that in this in stance lam very certain the pa- \ trolman made a mistake. Had I > been driving anywhere like he said I w r as I would have admitted | it and expressed my sorrow, but I feel that I have been done an in justice in being falsely charged and having to go to Windsor for trial. “I believe in law enforcement and am not writing you because of any ill will toward this partic ular officer, but only to let you know that I am not guilty as charged and in the hope that pa trolmen will be sure of their charges when made to the end that there will be more respect j for them as well as complying with the law. “In this particular case the of ficer erred, as can be attested to by three other passengers in my car. “In accord with your program for safety on the highwavs, I am, “Very truly, “J. Edwin Bufflap.” i ,|Town Council Meets j Friday Night Instead j Os Tuesday, Jan. 12th j Edenton Town Council will hold its I January meeting Friday night, Janu ! ary 8, at 8 o’clock in the Municipal ; Building. The meeting has been stepped up ! from Tuesday night, January 12, the . regular time, because Mayor Leroy ! Haskett is obliged to be out of town |on the 12th. 1 Edenton Students Given Recognition For Math Solutions Listed Tn News Letter At University of Oklahoma i Seven Edenton junior-senior high i schoolers are among outstanding high school mathematics students given; j honor recognition in the current issue | of the University of Oklahoma Mathe-i | matics News Letter at Norman, Okla.,j announced Dr. Richard V. Andree, j sponsor. The students submitted correct so lutions to the problems in the News Letter, which is mailed to math de partments and teachers in the 48; states and Europe, Asia, Africa, Can ada and South America. | Math wizards are Evelyn Mae ; Bunch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Lee Bunch, Route 2; Betty Jane i Byrum, daughter of R. H. Byrum, j Route 1; Leigh Dobson, whose par- J ents are Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Sawyer, 403 North Broad Street; Ann Bras well, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. I Braswell. 110 West Eden Street; Bar ilia ra Nathene Dail, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Dail, 20 Westover j Heights: Frances Stokes, daughter of| Mr. and Mrs. W. Leslie Morgan. Star, Route, Edenton; and Bobhy Pratt, I | whose parents are Mr. and Mrs. R. L. ! I Pratt, 208 West Eden Street. jßed Men Install j ! New Me Officers Walter Bond New Sa chem of Chowan Tribe Officers for Chowan Tribe, No. 12, Improved Order of Red Men, were in stalled at a meeting of the tribe on Monday night, The installation was conducted by Jack Barrow, tribal dep uty and included the following offi cers: Sachem, Walter Bond; prophet, L. ! O. Copeland; senior sagamore, Raleigh Hollowell; junior sagamore, William E. Barrow; collector of wampum, Jack Barrow; keeper of wampum, W. M. Rhoades; chief of records, J. Ed win Bufflap; keeper of wigwam, W. J. Daniels and trustee for three years, L. A. Bunch. The new sachem named his appoint ive officers, who will be installed at | next Monday night’s meeting, as fol lows: Sannaps, John R. Lewis and John I Lee Spruill; braves, Leroy Skinner,! Frank Hughes, G. R. Nixon and ' Lloyd Parrish; warriors, John H. As hed, G. E. Cudipher, E. W. Williford and John L. Goodwin; guard of the j wicket, H. W. Layton; guard of the forest, H. S. Rogerson. ! Civic Calendar Extension farm schools sched uled to be held in the Chowan Countv Court House January 12, 13, 14 and 15. Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church w'ill meet Wednesday night, Janu ary 13, at 7:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. E. L. Ward. VFW Auxiliary meets tonight (Thursdav) at 8 o’clock in the VFW hali. Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F, & A. M., will install officers for the year 1954 at a meeting to be held tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in the Court House. Edenton USO committee will meet Thursday night, January 14, at 8 o’clock in the Episcopal House. Chowan County Farm Bureau fish frv supper in the Chowan High School gymnasium Friday afternoon. January 8. at 4 o’clock, j Chowan High School Parent-. Teacher Association will meet Tuesdav night, January 12, at 7:30 o’clock. Evangelism and Membership j Commission of the Methodist ; Church will meet at the parson age tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 'Continued on F-ase Four) $2.00 Per Year. 6,324 Meals Served In District's Lunch Rooms Each Day i Program Considered In tegral Part of School Work The Pasquotank-Perquimans-Cam den-Chowan Health District has a population of slightly over fifty thous and persons. Os this number 11,442 arc enrolled in one of its 26 public schools. Twenty-five of these schools or 11,290 students have lunch room fa cilities available. A check during the month of December .shows that an av erage of 6,324 meals were reported as served daily. Os this number 3.235 meals are ser d daily to 5.200 rural students and 3,089 meals served daily to 6.000 urban students. Tn most eases the lunch rooms are j modern, wed equipped, attractive, with 1 high sanitation standards and operat ed by trained personnel. Many lunch | room employees have completed spe cial training courses conducted by | School Lunch Program supervisory , staff as wed as training by other i agencies. In most cases these lunch ! rooms are also a part of the communi ty, serving as banquet rooms, a meet ing place for civic organizations or other groups. Many of these cafe terias are comparatively new, These lunchrooms are operated on a non profit basis. These same lunch rooms have be come an integral part of the school and are as vitally important as the home economic room, art room, work shop, etc. Primarily its purpose is to provide an adequate, appetizing, low cost lunch to the greatest number of children possible, yet its equally im portant purpose as now recognized, is its educational value. Today the edu cational advantages offered by this i service are recognized by educators as I being an integral part of the total i school program, contributing its share to fuliv equipping, physically and 'mentally, today’s child for a tomor row’s adult citizen role. It is now recognized as an educational lahora j tory. to he used in correlating the i teaching of health food habits, citizen ship. and other factors that go into : the overall education of the child. Its influences carry into the home ; bringing many changes in food and health habits. < Youth is a period of unrest and ac tivity. and it is a part of the school work to direct these energies so as to obtain the best development. Youth requires generous nourishment and I sleep. A child who comes to school tired and worn from disturbed sleep cannot profit in body or mind, and one who conies to school hungry, or who does not have correct lunch at noon time is seriously handicapped. According to the survey there are 4.966 children not taking full advan tage of school cafeterias, (Some chil dren purchase milk only.) Parents have the primary respon sibility for the health of their chil dren. How well the family meets its responsibility in relation to providing food, rest, recreation, medical and dental services, plus a healthful en vironment, is a highly important sac ; tor in relation to the child’s health status. Many times children are given I money to eat in the school cafeteria (only to end up across the road, or down the street, substituting “soda pop”, candy or other knick-knacks for the balanced meal (including milk) available at the school cafeteria. There are, however, cases where there is a financial problem, especially in large families. There are desirable (Continued on Page Four) Information Sought For Tax Equalization W. P. Jones, who took over the du ties of county tax supervisor on Janu 1, was authorized by the county com missioners Monday to contact an ap praiser for an estimation on equaliza tion of property in Chowan County. Farm Bureau Fish Fry Supper Friday Night E. M. Howell, secretary and treas urer of the Chowan County Farm Bu reau, has notified members that a fish fry supper will be held in the Chowan High School gymnasium Friday after noon, January 8, at 4 o’clock. Members and their families are cor | dially invited to attend, but each one is requested to bring their own bread. TRASH FIRE SUNDAY Edenton firemen were called out | about 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon | when a trash fire developed near the j home of Winston Bonner on North > Granville Street. No damage result j ed. APPOINTED TAX ASSESSOR P. S. McMullan on Monday was re appointed tax assessor and appraiser for Chowan County for the year 1954.