Volume XXI. —Number 10.
Despite Opposition
l). S. Fish Hatchery
3 Closed At Edenton
Victim of Administra
tion’s Efforts to Re
duce Expenses
Despite opposition on the part of
many Edentonians and efforts of Con
gressman Herbert C. Bonner, the U. S.
Fish Hatchery has been closed.
In answer to petitions and letters
Congressman Bonner had this to say:
“I have the petition signed by the
Mayor of Edenton, you and others
with respect to the continuance of the
Edenton Fish Hatchery.
"For a long time we have had dif
ficulty in maintaining this operation.
Heretofore I was almays successful.
Under the present administration no
discussion was had as to the feasibili
ty, necessity or advantage of continu
ing this establishment. The Republi
cans simply decided to close it as they
have many other worthwhile projects
throughout the South. I have made
an appeal to the authorities here.
They merely answered by saying that
it is definitely out. I regret very
much to send this unfavorable infor
mation.”
In a letter to Mr. Bonner, John L. j
Farley, director of Fish and Wildlife j
Service had this to say:
"This concerns our telephone con
versation relative to the proposed ter- j
mination of fish-cultural activities at
the Edenton, North Carolina, Federal
fish hatchery. j
“The Edenton hatchery is one of a
number of units for which the Presi-;
dent requested no funds when he pre-'
sented his 1955 Budget message to
Congress on January 21. A tapering
off of ooerations at units to be dis
continued is to be effected during the
latter part of the fiscal year 1954.
In view of the present policy of re
trenchment of Government operations
to effect savings, unit efficiency and
consolidation of effort with the least
disruption of over-all Service activi
ties. As Federal hatcheries at Har
rison Lake, Virginia and Hoffman.
xr orth Carolina, are in a position to
'ish fish for the stocking of waters
. f.v le Edenton distribution area and,
)pt to the need for major rehabilita
.ll of facilities at the Edenton hatch:,
ery, it was decided that fish-cultural
operations at that hatchery should be
discontinued.
“It is hoped that this action will not
prove to be of detriment to the warm-1
water fishery in North Carolina. Your j
interest in and cooperation with Ser-j
vice activities are very much appre
ciated.”
Lions Club Minstrel
Will Be Presented
Fridty, April 9th
J. Clarence Leary Will
Serve as Chairman of
Annual Affair
Edenton Lions Club’s seventh an
nual minstrel will be staged in the
Edenton Elementary School auditor
ium Friday night, April 9, at 8 o’clock,
according to an announcement made
by J. Clarence Leary, who will again
serve as general chairman.
While the cast has not yet been
completed, Mr. Leary states that this
year’s production is expected to be as
good or even better than previous per
formances.
Proceeds from the minstrel will be
used by the Lions Club for blind work
in Chowan County as well as in the
State as a whole.
Chowan Juniors Will
Present Play March 19
The Junior Class of Chowan High
School will present its annual play
Friday night, March 19, at 8 o’clock,
in the school auditorium.
“Star Crazy,” a three-act comedy by
Don Elser, has been selected by the
class. There is promise of good en
tertainment and much laughter.
The cast includes the following:
Sara M. Asbell, Ida Ann Blanchard,
Evangeline Copeland, Janice Harrell,
Peggy Perry, Delton Bunch, George j
Jordan, Fred Layton and Jackie Mor-,
ris.
Entertainment during intermission]
will be furnished by the Chowan Ram
blers.
A small admission will be charged.
| EASTERN STAR MEETS
Edenton Chapter of the Eastern
Star will meet next Monday night,
March 15. at 8 o’clock in the Court
House. Mrs. E. B. Edwards, worthy
matron, is anxious for all members to
attend. **
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Seeking Re-election |
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WALTER W. COHOON
This week Walter W. Cohoon of
Elizabeth City announced he will
be a candidate for re-election as
solicitor of the First Judicial Dis
trict.
L W. Spires Seeking
Re-election To Office
Clerk Superior Court
i i
! Announces Intention to
j To Be a Candidate ,
i Tuesday
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! E. W. Spires on Tuesday announced I
he will be a candidate for re-election.
Ito the office of Clerk of Superior I
Court in the May election. In connec-1
tion with his announcement, he made
the following statement:
“In announcing my candidacy for
re-election to the office of Clerk of j
the Superior Court of Chowan Coun- j
ty, subject to the Democratic primary,
I would like to state that I am grate
ful to the good people of our county
for the confidence they have reposed
by allowing me the privilege of serv
ing them in the past.
“It has been my steadfast purpose
at all times to render efficient and i
courteous service to the public and to*
accommodate everyone so far as 11
possibly could.
ffrrwm-pf «or-peopte’tJwtf
T he returned to office, I sincerely'
pledge a continuation of that service
to the end that the best interests ofj
I the public shall be promoted at all
I times.
| "I shall always be deeply grateful i
1 for your vote and support.” 1
Red Cross Drive Is
Now In Progress
i
Chairman N. J. George
Urges Reports Soon
As Possible
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Though no reports were available
this week, the Red Cross Fund Rais
ing Drive is now in progress in Cho
wan County. Canvassers are at work
making contacts in the areas assigned
them and N. J. George, chairman of
the drive, is hopeful that the $3,500
quota will be realized.
Mr. George has as his co-chairman
Joe Thorud and R. E. Leary is treas
urer.
Varions chairmen in the drive, who
have called upon others to help, in
clude Mrs. Tom Cross, Jr., Jack Habit,
Commanding Officer at the Edenton
Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field,
Mrs. Richard Hardin, Mrs. L. A. Pat
terson. Mrs. Albert Lassiter, Mrs.
Guy Hobbs. Mrs. Lester Forehand,
Mrs. Thurston Stallings. Mrs. Clvde
Hollowell, Mrs. N. J. George, Mrs.
Ren Perry. A1 Phillips. Mrs. Imogene
Cochrane, Ernest Swain, J. B. Small
and D. F. Walker.
Mr. George is very anxious to wind (
up the drive as early as possible, so
that he urges all canvassers to com
plete their work and send in reports.
Miss Kemp Wood
In Greek Trinlogv Cast
At Randolph - Macon
Miss Sara Kemp Wood, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Wood of Eden
ton, has been chosen as a member of
Jthe cast for the Greek triology to be
• presented at Randolph-Macon Wo
i man’s College, Lynchburg, Va., on
May 15. #
Miss Wood is a member of the dance
group which will portray the Furies in
Aoschulus’ "Oresteia” trilogv. which
includes the Greek plavs, “Agamem
non.” “The Libation-Bearers”, and
"The Furies.” This is the 41st Greek
production presented at Randolph-Ma
con in 45 years. All have been direct
ed by Dr. Mabel K. Whiteside, pro
fessor at the college, who presented
s h« first play in 1909.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 11,1954.
Masons Now Hold
Tide To Property
Along Waterfront
Town Clerk Authorized
To Answer Inquiries
About Edenton
At its meeting Tuesday night Town
Council voted to withdraw a suit of
many years’ standing between the
Town of Edenton and the late Miles G.
Brown to establish ownership of the
strip of land between the Norfolk
| Southern Railroad track and the creek
'on Water and Oakum Streets. The
property was recently purchased from
the M. G. Brown Estate by Unanimity
Lodge, No. 7, A. F., & A. M., so that
the Masons now are legally owners of
this piece of property. The request
was made by H. A. Campen and W. M.
Wilkins, two of the trustees of the
lodge.
The action of the Councflmen thus
1 1 terminates a question of long standing
las to who is legal holders to the title
I of this strip of land.
| In a brief meeting the Councilmen
agreed to have a stop sign placed at
Badham road where It intersects Route
1 32 opposite Leary Bros. Warehouse.
,! Due to a traffic problem at the Pres
ibyterian Church, caution signs will be
| placed on Jhe highway at certain
I time and parking allowed on only one
side of Moseley Street.
| It was reported that shrubbery on
the colored playground at Oakum
| and Freemason Streets causes a blind
{corner and a traffic hazard, so that
the Street Commissioner was instruct
ed to have the condition corrected.
I In the absence of a Chamber of
I Commerce it was agreed to put Clerk
Ernest Ward in charge of answering
inquiries concerning Edenton. Many
.letters arrive every week for infor
| mation and with nobody responsible
Ifor answering the letters and sending
literature, Mr. Ward was authorized to'
employ an assistant to answer mail ;
and other duties ordinarily handled by {
a Chamber of Commerce.
A special meeting of Town Coun
cil and the Board of Public Works was
called for next Monday night to con-
I sider recommendations of a commit- i
| tee appointed to study the possibility
jof extending the town limits.
j Ed Bond Post Meets
j Membership Quota
Local Post Praised By
Department Com
mander
Ed Bond Post, No. 40, American
i Legion, has exceeded its membership
I quota for 1954, according to informa
! tion received from State Headquar-
Iters of the American Legion in Ra
leigh.
E. J. Hobbs, Commander of the Post,
( has received a letter from the Legion
'Adjutant, Nash McKee, expressing
thanks to the membership chairman,
all Post Officers, and membership
workers for their effort.
W. L. McMillan, of Rocky Mount,
Department Commander of The Amer
ican Legion, issued a statement of
high praise for the local Post.
McMillan said, “I am proud to con
gratulate the officers and members of
Post 40 upon this notable achieve
ment. All of the programs and ser
vices of the Legion are made possible
through dues paid for membership and
we appreciate the great part played
by Post No. 40 of Edenton. Sincere
thanks to every member of the Post
who had a part in the membership 1
work." I
The quota of Post No. 40 is 143 and.
the membership for 1954 to date is i
143. Quotas are assigned each Post by
the State Headquarters and are based
on the average membership of the
Post for the past four years.
I “We do not intend to stop our mem
bership drive now that we have reach
ed our quota,” Post Commander Hobbs
said. “There are many more eligible
veterans who have not yet joined our
Post and we invite them all to become
members.”
Civic Calendar
County Commissioners of Dis
trict One will hold the annual dis
trict meeting in Hertford Tues
day, March 16.
Junior Class of Chowan High
School presents annual play Fri
day night, March 19, at 8 o’clock
in the school auditorium.
American Legion Auxiliary
meets Tuesday night, Marrit 16,
at 8 o’clock at the home of Mrs.
Paul Holoman.
Woman’s Society of Christian
Service of the Methodist Church
will meet Wednesday night,
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| 4-H Club 1953 Peanut Contest Winii|floN|
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Pictured here are the three top' winners in the annual 4-H Club peanut
; growing contest, sponsored by the Edenton Rotary Club. The picture was
' taken at a Rotary banquet honoring all the boys who participated in the con
test, as well as their fathers. Left to right are: Jackie Byrum, third prize
irinner; Harold Lloyd Bunch, fourth prize winner; Sidney White, Jr., first
prize winner, and John Kramer, president of the Rotary Club.
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Ernest W. Lee Will
Be Candidate For
Sheriff In Election
First Candidate to An
nounce Intention of
Running
Chowan County’s political waters be
gan to bubble Monday of this week
when Ernest W. Lee announced that
he will be a candidate for Sheriff of
Chowan County in the May election.
Sheriff J. A. Bunch will, of course,
seek relection, so that a contest is as
' sured, with rumors going the rounds
that another, and possibly two more,,
candidates will seek the office. |
. It is Mr. Lee’s first bid for public
office and in a statement to The Her
i aid be said:
! “If the voters see fit to elect me!
' to this high and responsible position, 1
1 will greatly appreciate it and will;
devote my entire time and efforts toi
• the responsibilities it entails, answer
ling all calls and discharging all the I
other duties of the office to the very
best o#>my ability.”
Mr! Lee hafe been in business In Cho
wan County for 17 years. He is a,
member of the Baptist Church, Una
nimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F., & A. M„ |
I and Chowan Tribe, No. 12, Improved
I Order of Red Men.
National 4-H Week
Is Being Observed
’ Nearly 300 Members In!
Chowan Join In Ob- !
servance
{ This week nearly 300 Chowan 4-H
, Club members join with 142,000 other
North Carolina club members in ob
| servance of National 4-H Club Week.
The theme for this year is “Working
Together For World Understanding.”
{ The North Carolina slogan is “4-H,
Trains Farm Youth In The Art of
Living.”
From its humble begining in Hert
' ford County in 1909, when I. O. Schaub
organized the first club for boys as a
corn growing club, the 4-H club has !
grown so that it is now the world’s
largest youth organization. j;
Chowan County 4-H Club work is
organized in seven clubs which meet
twice a month in the schools and there |'
'are six local clubs which are organiz
ed on a community basis. These clubs
, meet once a month in the homes of
I local leaders or of club members. Oc
casionally, they meet in a community
building.
Each 4-H Club member carries on ij
a project, in addition to attending j,
meetings. Girls’ club projects include: >
cooking, food preservation, sewing {
housekeeping, home grounds beautifi
cation, poultry, public speaking, safe- 1
ty, gardening, wildlife, and good
grooming. Boys’ projects include such
things as com, cotton, peanuts, beef
animals and hogs, gardening, poultry,
soil conservation, wildlife, public
speaking, tractor maintenance, and .
many other projects. In addition to
the projects listed girls have dem- ■
onstration teams on Dairy Foods,
Food Preservation, etc. Boys have ■
demonstrations on Soil Conservation,
Use of Electricity on the farm and in
the home, livestock conservation,
dairying and livestock and dairy judg
ing teams, vegetable production and
vegetable marketing.
Chowan County Club members have
done very well in their work during :
the past several years. The county
has had four State winners in peanut
production, one State winner in 4-H
mm nroduetion. one State winner in
4-H tractor maintenance, one district
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Walter Cohoon Will
Seek Re-election As
Solicitor For District
Incumbent Makes An
nouncement Early
This Week
Walter W. Cohoon of Elizabeth City
this week announcer he will be a can
didate in the May election to the of
fice of Solicitor of the First Judicial
District
In making the announcement, Mr
Cohoon had this to say:
“I wish to express my appreciation
, again for the generous support given
|me in the past, and I hope that the
discharge of my duties as Solicitor has
1 been in such manner as to have met
I with the approval of my fellow citi-
I zens and to have merited their con
] tinued support. I earnestly solicit and
j shall be grateful for, the vote and sup
port of my constituents of the First
| Judicial District.”
! Auxiliary Os Lesion
{Holds District Meet
In Plymouth Tuesday!
District Endorses Mrs.
W. S. Carawan For I
State President
j Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt, Mrs. Edmund .
|Mills, Mrs. H. L. Edwards, Mrs. Gene'
| Perry and Mrs. Jimmie Cozzens at- j
• tended the First District meeting of
I the American Legion Auxiliary held in
I Plymouth Tuesday, at which time the
First District endorsed Mrs. W. S.
Caravan of Columbia for State De
partment President.
The district has gone over its quota
and at present has 439 members with 1
reports still incomplete. Units repre- j
sented at the meeting included Eden-
: ton. Belhaven, Elizabeth City, Hert- 1
ford, Creswell, Columbia, Englehard, i
Gatesville and Plymouth.
Those taking part on the program ]
included Mrs. Blount Rodman, Mrs. I
Jack Pugh. Mrs. Vivian H. Davenport, 1
Mrs. C. R. Sadler. Mrs. Dallas Waters,!
I Mrs. Edmund Mills, Mrs. J. L. Chest- !
I nutt, Mrs. A. Warren Niell, Mrs. Mary
Brooks Hoy, Mrs. J. G. Brickhouse
Mrs. Eila Webb.
Kitty Campen Chosen
For Mav Day Court:
Miss Kitty Campen, daughter of Mr. ]
and Mrs. H. A. Campen, a student at
St. Mary’s College in Raleigh, has
been chosen a member of the May
| Day Court. She was chosen in a re
cent campus election to take part in
the exercises which will be held at the
college on Saturday, May 1.
St. Paul’s Auxiliary
Meets This Afternoon
St. Paul’s Auxiliary will meet this
(Thursday) afternoon at 4 o’clock in
the Parish House. At this meeting
the new president, Mrs. R. P. Bad-:
ham, will be installed. She will pre-'
side over the meeting and plans to i
i have a full business session, so that
all members are especially urged to
attend.
NEW COMMERCIAL TEACHER
AT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL
Victor Tucker, a recent graduate at
East Carolina College, Greenville, has ■
arrived to assume his duties as com- j
mercial teacher at the Edenton Jun- i
ior-Senior High School.
Mr. Tucker succeeds, Mrs. Charles
H. Wood. Jr., who recently resigned.
He is making his home with Mrs. H.
B. Jones.
$2.00 Per Year.
Wm. Badham
Speaks At Meeting
Os Woman's Club
Tells About Recent Tour
Made By Three Eden
ton Ladies
Members of the Edenton Woman’s
Club heard an interesting talk at their
March meeting when Mrs. R. P. Bad
ham presented a colorful resume of
the trip she took abroad last year
along with Mrs. Ernest Leary and
Mrs. Clara Preston.
The three ladies sailed on the Queen
Mary on April 15 for Cherbourg,
; j France, and then began an exciting
1 round of sightseeing by train, motor,
and steamer which took them through
France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Swit
zerland and England.
Mrs. Badham gave a vivid descrip
tion of the many beautiful and fam
ous places they visited and said that
most of the European countries were
in a festive mood of blooming flow
! ers. She passed around pictures of
jthe various places of interest visited.
While in Paris the trio visited the
t home of Empress Josephine and the
( Palace of Versailles, where the famed
jhall of mirrors is housed. They al
so visited a perfume factory and wit
. nessed the process of perfume making.
I In Rome they attended the opera
“Carmen” and in Venice were intro
duced to Clark Gable, who was seated
next to them in the dining room of
the hotel they were staying. Mrs.
Badham said the Italian people were
', verv polite. “A member of our party
{ lost her opera ticket and she was gra
ciously seated without it."
“Most of the European cities have
done a grand job of reconstruction,"
j she declared, “particularly among the
I j Scandinavians where there seemed to
I I he no slums. There were beautiful
! I flowers everywhere and every city so
1 1 n»at and clean, that you would feel
: | it a desecration to drop a piece of
paner.”
While touring Edinburgh the group
■ visited The Castle Royal, Hollywood
Palace. John Knox’s House, the Uni
; varsity. Scott’s Memorial and War
Memorial, as well as other historic
places. The people here, said Mrs.
■ Badham, were greatly excited and
were busy decorating for an anticipat
ed visit from Queen Mary.
> The ladies attended several plays in
where they also saw The
> Queen Mother Elizabeth who was at
tending an Air Force banquet in their
! hotel. There they also saw Gregory
(Peck and Irene Rich.
I One of the biggest thrills of the trip
according to Mrs. Badham, was wit
nessing the coronation of Queen Eliza
ibetr. “Our seats to view the corona-
Ition were at Marble Arch.” she said,
“where we had a grand balcony all
'around our apartment, and we also
had a clear television to see the events
jin Westminister Abbey. The corona
, tion parade was miles long and a most
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BPW District Mcet J mr
Scheduled On March 28
Mrs. Evelyn Jackson, president of
the Edenton Business and Profession
;al Woman’s Club, announces that the
' Spring District Meeting of the BPW
i Clubs will be held in Washington, N.
C., on Sunday, March 28.
| She urges a good representation
from the local club and asks that
| those who can attend to let her know
!as soon as possible, so that transpor-
I tation arrangements may be made and
jthe Washington organization he noti
fied.
72 Mere Peonle OVe
To Heart Fund TVive
According to a report early this
j week 72 more contributions have been
! made to the Heart Fund appeal in
Chowan County. The drive will end
on Monday, March 15, so that anyone
else who desires to help in this drive
is urged to send in a contribution be
fore the closing date.
Red Men Stasre Pree
Wiener Roast Monday
Next Monday night, March 15, in
[the Red Men hall, Chowan Tribe will
stage a free wiener roast. Not only
members of the tribe are invited, but
also their wives and members of the
j Degree of Pocahontas and their hus
j bands.
The committee in charge of the af
fair includes Ernest W. Lee, Frank
.Hughes and Horace White.
W. O. Speight, IT. Leaves
For Air Force Tra ; «inff
! W. O. Speight 11, is scheduled to
{leave Raleigh Friday, March 12, for
I Lackland Air Force Base, San Anton
lio, Texas, where he will begin 18
months of Air Observer Training as
an Air Force Cadet. After this period
of training he will receive his wings
and be commissioned a 2nd lieutenant.