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Contribute To The March Os Dimes THE CHOWAN HERALD T ’ XXI. —Number 5. nigh School Students Present Contribution For Swimming Pool __________ <s Present Jesse Harrell Check For SSO Friday Morning ENTHUSIASTIC Now Hoped Pool Will Be . Ready to Use This Summer Students at Edenton Junior-Senior High School are greatly excited over the prospects of a swimming pool here as was shown at a program held in the school gymnasium Friday morning when Miss Marjorie Webb, president of the Student Council, presented Jesse Harrell, president of Hicks Me morial Swimming Pool Corporation, a check for $50.00 in behalf of the school. Although the campaign to raise funds for the pool has not been started the youngsters decided to do their bit by staging a drive among themselves as their contribution to ward the proposed project. Mr. Harrell thanked the students for their interest and told them plans were shaping up nicely and that the pool would probably be ready for use this summer. He said meetings were being held weekly by the corporation in an effort to eliminate obstacles and to further push the project. Mr. Harrell stated that about 15 years ago the building of a swimming pool was talked about in Edenton, but that it died a natural death when it was learned the pool would cost SBO,-, 000. The same thing happened about 10 years ago. too, he said. About; six months ago, Harrell, who is presi- j of the Edenton Lions Club,; t the subject up again and it »re the idea took roots. The! ■’ .reed to back the project and an: i,.. v-ctigation immediately got under-) way with each member pledging SIOO toward the pool. Members of the Ro tary Club also made pledges. Repre sentatives were then appointed from each local organization and the Hicks Memorial Swimming Pool Corporation was formed. The swimming pool will be located, between Hicks Field and Park Avenue and will be of regulation size, with’ a wading pool built separately for the) children. It will cost approximately! $25,000 and will have a diving board 89 feet high. The cost to go swim ming has not been determined yet. 4-H Peanut Growing Contestants Will Be Rotary Guests Feb. 18j Boys and Fathers Invit ed to Banquet In Par ish House At last week’s Rotary meeting it was decided that the club will enter tain the 22 4-H Club members who participated in the 4-H peanut contest sponsored by the local Rotary Club. Fathers of the boys will also be in vited to be guests at the meeting. The banquet is scheduled to be held in the Parish House Thursday night, February 18. Junior Class Cake Sale Friday, February 19th The Junior Class of the Edenton Junior-Senior High School will stage its annual cake sale Friday, Febru ary 19, in the school gymnasium. The cakes and other items will be sold at auction, with a loud speaker hooked up to add to the fun. The Juniors guarantee plenty of cakes, pies, cookies and candy for sale. Smoke Causes Ses»-p At Yeopim Church Excitement reigned at the Yeopim ‘ "Baptist Church Sunday morning, when | “ building became filled with smoke T) lit was thought it had caught fire.I " When Lloyd Overton went to Sun day School he noticed the smoke and immediately called the Edenton Fire Department. However, when the fire men arrived it was discovered that the stove pipe had rusted out near the flue, so that the smokfe went into the building instead of up the chimney. No damage was done, however. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 4,1954. ! [jniportant Meetijg] Jesse Harrell, president of Hicks Memorial Swimming Pool Corporation, reminds members that a meeting of the organization will be held Monday night, Febru ary 8, in the Municipal Building at 8 o’clock. Further plans on the new swim ming pool for Edenton will be dis cussed, so that all representatives are urged to attend the meeting by the president. Red Men To Observe Pest Sachem Night Monday February 15 Various Stumps Will Be Filled According to Seniority Chowan Tribe, No. 12, Improved Or der of Red Men will observe past sachems’ night at the meeting to be held Monday night, February 15. The past sachems, according to seniority, will fill the various stumps. Past sachems of the tribe include: ,W. J. Daniels, M. W. Jackson, G. E. Cullipher, T. J. Wilder, W. A. Munden, : Frank Hughes, A. S. Hollowell, B. L. j Knox, N. J. Goodwin, W. E. Baker, :J. H. Asbell, J. Edwin Bufflap, W. C. , Hollowed, J. C. Haste, E. W. Lee, R. ; B. Hollowed, L. C. Bunch, E. L. White, , P. 1,. Smith, C. B. Mooney, Erie Haste,* | Herbert Baker, L. A. Bunch, M. M. Perry, W. H. Saunders, the Rev. E. C. Alexander, George T. White, John R. Lewis, Robert Whiteman, William M. Wright, W. M. Rhoades, Leroy i Skinner, Horace White, Jack Barrow, E. G. Williford, Henry Aden Bunch, C. C. Wiggins and L. O. Copeland. Court House Roof Must Be Replaced; Commissioners Are In formed Present Roof In Bad Condition Chowan County Commissioners were more or less shocked Monday mom | ing when they were informed that the j roof on the Court House was in 'a de- I plorable condition and that it is nec lessary to put on a new roof. During the recent rains the roof leaked to such an extent that the ceil ing in the panel room was damaged and it was not until Lloyd Perry was instructed to fix the leaks that it was learned that the asbestos shingles on the roof were in bad shape. The present asbestos shingle roof was put on about 15 years ago, so that the idea of a new roof came as a surprise to the Commissioners. How ever, they sensed the need for proper covering and decided to replace the asbestos shingles with asphalt shin gles. Vv W. Byrum, J. R. Peele and W. E.' Bond were named as a com mittee to have charge of replacing the roof. The cost of a new roof is estimated at $1,034. Bids Being Received For Salt Storage Bin Town Council is advertising for sealed bids for furnishing materials and construction of a bulk salt stor age bin in connection with a water softening plant. Bids will be receiv ed until Thursday afternoon, February 11. at 2 o’clock. Bids will be for a bulk salt stor , age bin, piping, etc., but without pump and pressure tank and controls. Each bid must be accompanied by a. I certified check for five per cent of : the amount bid, and, of course, the! 1 Town of Edenton reserves the right to reject any or all bids. AUXILIARY TO MEET The Ladies’ Auxiliary of Veteran* of Foreign Wars, Post No. 9280 will meet Thursday night at 8 o’clock in the Post home on the old Hertford highway. All members are urged to attend. | Chowan 4-H Club Corn Contest Winners In the above picture is seen Chowan County’s 4-H Club winners and their fathers, who were honored at last week’s meeting of the Edenton Lions Club, sponsors of the corn contest. At left is Gerald Harrell in front of his father, Lester Harrell. Gerald was the winner in the 10 to 12 year-old group. In the center is Janies Monds in front of his father, B. P. Monds. James was winner in the group for 15 years and above. At right is Robert Preston Dail in front of his father, Preston Dail. Robert Preston was winner of the 13 to 14 year-old group. Pre-measurement Os Quota Crops Is Now Offered To Farmers Monday, March 15, Will Be Deadline to File Application The State Agricultural Stabiliza tion and Conservation Committee has determined that official pre-measure ment will be offered to farmers in every county in 1954 on all quota crons. Farmers will be required to de posit with the County Office suffici ent funds to cover the entire cost of pre-measurement. The pre-measured acreage will be rechecked by a differ ent checker to determine that the farmer has planted within the pre -1 measured area. No reporter will be allowed to do pro-measurement work in his own community and will not be' allowed to measure allotment crops for compliance oh any farm that he pro-; measured officially or unofficially. The rate of denosit for pre-measure ment bos been sot as follows: Mini mum $2.00 per acre of SIO.OO per farm, whichever is larger, \V. A. HarHl chn’rimn of the Cho-' was County Agricultural Stabilization .and Conservation Committee, sn vs that farmers who are interested in the i pre-measurement of their quota crops, I should make application at the county ' office prior to the closing date for ac- • i renting 'request' for pre-measurement which is Monday, March 15. ' • •• " l Tryouts Tn Progress For Debating Team Try-outs for the Edenton Junior- Senior High School debating team started this week with Mrs. Margaret Jenkins and Mrs. Louise Blades acting i as coaches. The query selected for this year’s : debate is “Resolved, that the Presi- ] dent of the United States should be elected by direct vote of the people.” ' The Edenton school is a member of; 1 the oldest triangular debate and will ■ 1 again compete with Hertford and 1 < Elizabeth City. t< Students Chip In For Swimming Pool | ■ I ( < ( 1 ! ( i r 't i r * 1 f c r 1 In picture above Marjorie Webb, president of the Student Council at the f Edenton Junior-Senior High School presents Jesse Harrell, president of Hicks Memorial Swimming Pool Corporation, a check for SSO as the school’s contri- ' bution toward construction of a pool. The check was presented in the school gymnasium Friday morning. Although the fund drive has not yet been start- f ed, the youngsters wanted to be one of the first to show their interest in the r project.—(Evelyn. Leary Photo.) 1 PTA Will Observe Founder’s Day At Meeting February 9 Special Invitation Is Ex tended to Men to At tend Meeting Edenton’s Parent-Teacher Associa- I tion will hold its regular meeting in th Junior-Senior High School Library Tuesday night, February 9, at 8 o’clock at which time Founder’s Day will be observed and an interesting urogram presented. Featuring the program will be a, brief skit honoring all past PTA presi- j <t"nts, and a talk entitled “Are Social j Promotions Lowering the Standards of our Schools,” by Gerald James,' principal of the local high school. Mrs. Roland Vaughan, president of, ' the PTA, extends a cordial invitation I to a l l men to attend the meeting. | .“This meeting is for you,” says Mrs.) Vaughan. “PTA and parenthood are for males as well as females.” Cof fee will he served following the meet ing. On Friday night, February 5, a ; Brunswick Stew supper will be held in the high school cafeteria prior to the faculty-varsity basketball game. It was announced that due to the public’s desire the opera previously scheduled for presentation Thursday night, March 4, has been replaced by the most colorful of Bizet’s Works,: “Carmen.” Tickets for the affair will j go on sale soon. School Participating In Scholastic Art Exhibit j For the first time the Edenton Jun- , ior-Senior High School is planning this spring to participate in the regional art exhibit sponsored by Scholastic J Magazine and held in Winston-Salem North Carolina’s regional exhibit \v-ill be presented from February 20 to March 6 and exhibits from the Eden ton school will include lead pencil 1 drawing, ink drawing, cartoons, pas- ! tels and possibly oil paintings. ’54 March Os Dimes Drive Is Gradually Nearing $2,000 Goal Civic Calendar Edenton’s Parent-Teacher As sociation will observe Founder’s Day Tuesday night, February 9, at 8 o’clock in the Junior-Senior High School Library. College Day will be observed at the Edenton Junior-Senior High School Tuesday morning, Febru ary 9, from 9 to 11 o’clock. Annual oratorical contest at j White Oak Consolidated School Wednesday night, February 17. i Sealed bids will be received by , Town Council until Thursday, (Continued on Page Eight) i Or. Roland Vaughan Appointed Chairman Os Heart Fund Drive Campaign Will Be Con ducted In February Through Mail Dr. Roland Vaughan has been ap pointed as chairman of the Heart Fund' in Chowan County and serving with him in a drive for funds will be Miss Elizabeth Moore, Mrs. E. K. White, Mrs. J. H. Conger, Jr., John Mitchen er, Jr., J. Edwin Bufflap, George Ai na Byrum, Bill Perry and W. Jordan Yatea. | The Heart Fund campaign is con j ducted during the month of February, I with the campaign slogan being “Help I Your Heart Fund—Help Your Heart.” ! Tn Chowan County the drive will he I conducted through the mail and it is ) hoped there will be a generous re sponse to the appeal, j The objective of the Heart Fund is (Continued on Page Eight) Equalization Os Real Estate Is Considered Plan Discussed at Com missioners’ Meeting Monday County Tax Supervisor W. P. Jones; and the County Commissioners on Monday considered the possibility of inaugurating a real estate equalization program in Chowan County. It was pointed out that this work will cost approximately $15,000 and will take at least six months to com plete by a competent man especially | trained for this kind of work. | No action was taken Monday, hut the Commissioners were asked to con- 1 tact various counties where real es- 1 tate equalization is being or has been 1 done recently and make reports at the i March meeting. J 126 Benefit Bv Old Age 1 Assistance In January < i During the month of January 126 I persons in Chowan County received old age assistance with payments * amounting to $3,202. Eleven cases of; aid to dependent children received , $463. thirteen aid to blind cases re ceived $487 and 391 was distributed among 11 aid to permanent and total ly disabled cases. General assistance was given for | three cases in the amount of $42 58. 1 Other financial assistance included | < nne case hospitalized outside the coun-p ty. $12.67 and one burial, $95. J Service cases included three adult j no voices under supervision, one per- j 1 "on received veterans rehabilitation in i < oooooration with the Department of j 1 Public Welfare, two persons receiv- T °d free eve examinations through the! N. C. State Commission for the Blind, J one investigation was made for the lo "al Draft Roard and 18 children re-j reived individual service. - - PT V SPONSORING BRUNSWICK STEW SUPPER FRIDAY NIGHT ( Edenton’s Parent-Teacher Associa- 1 tion will sponsor a Brunswick stew s supper in the Junior-Senior High) School cafeteria Friday night. The supper will be served from 6 to 7i o’clock preceding the Faculty-Varsity i basketball game. o’i •“ L " >r ” 7 . ■ j&r Year. > . Contributions On Tues day Morning Total $1,836.18 DRIVE INCOMPLETE Road Block and Bucket Solicitation Saturday Net $428.44 i According to reports turned in up to Tuesday morning the 1954 March of Dimes campaign is gradually near ing the goal of $2,000. Bill Perry, co chairman of the drive, reported that as of Tuesday morning contributions amounted to $1,836.18, only $163.82 short of the $2,000 mark. Members of both the VFW Post and Degree of Pocahontas, co-sponsors of this year’s drive feel very optimistic that the county will exceed the goal of $2,000, for Tuesday’s report still was far from being complete. According to Mr. Perry, VFW chair man, and Mrs. J. Edwin Bufflap, Po cahontas chairman, the report from the colored people in Edenton was in complete, as well as from the county schools and the Junior-Senior High School in Edenton. Neither has any report been received from the rural section, both white and colored, nor ’ the Edenton Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field. Mr. Perry also reported that as of Tuesday he had not collected the coin collectors which have been distributed, so that prospects appear very bright that when the report is complete Cho wan County will have gone beyond the $2,000 mark. Last year the county contributed something over $1,900. In connection with the drive a road block was set up on Broad Street Sat urday and Pocahontas members and VFW Auxiliary members were sta tioned at buckets in the business sec tion. This scheme netted $428.44 to ward the drive, with something like $65 being received in the buckets and the remainder as the result of the road block. Both Mr. Perry and Mrs. Bufflap are very anxious to wind up the drive, Iso that canvassers are urged to tum in their reports as soon as possible and if anybody has been missed who desires to make a contribution they should send their donation to either of the two chairmen at once. Rotarians Entertain Bov Scouts Today Troop Will Be Guests at Club’s Regular Week ly Meeting Members of Edenton’s Boy Scout troop. No. 158. will be guests of the Edenton Rotary Club at its meeting this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. All members of the troop as well as Explorer Scouts have been invited to attend the meet ing. The Rotary Club is sponsor of the troop and arrangements for the meet ing are in charge of Robert Kennan, Robert Marsh and C. W. Overman. President John Kramer urges ev ery Rotarian to make a special effort to be present to meet the Boy Scouts. VFW Plan To Stage Carnival In April Chowan County Commissioners at their meeting Monday morning grant ed permission to William H. Coffield Post, No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars, to sponsor a carnival in April. The request was made by Bill Per ry, commander of the post, who stat ed that it was the purpose to stage the carnival on the American Legion property on the Windsor highway. PT A Presents ‘Carmen* Instead Os T.a Boheme* Edenton’s Parent-Teacher Associa tion has changed the opera to be pre sented Thursday, March 4. The asso ciation had planned to present “La Boheme,” but “Carmen” will be pre sented instead. TOWN COUNCIL TO MEET Town Council will hold its February meeting next Tuesday night at 8 ’clock in the Municipal Building.
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