Volume XXl.—Number 12.
Plans Completed 1
3 T Cancer Drive
in Chowan County
Hoped County Will Meet
This Year’s Quota
Os $1,155
According to Mrs. Aubrey C. Turbe
ville, chairman, and Mrs. W. T. Harry
co-chairman, the 1954 Cancer Crusade
will begin in Chowan County Thurs
day, April 1, with the quota being
$1,155. Arrangements are being com
pleted for volunteer workers through
out the county and posters and coin
cans will be distributed throughout the
business section of the town.
The number of cancer patients in
the United States is mounting yearly,
due to an increase in population and
a greater number of persons falling
within the age bracket where cancer
is most prevalent. Last year, an esti
mated 227,000 Americans died of can
cer and the death toll predicted this
year is 230,000.
This increase in the number of can
cer patients calls for an increase in
the American Cancer Society’s cancer
control budget. And more money is i
needed to teach the public cancer’s
seven danger-signals and the vital im-j
portance of early diagnosis and treat
ment. Despite the society’s present!
public education program last year’s
cancer deaths included 73,000 victims!
who should have been cured had they!
received early treatment.
The contribution of the thre* vital
phases of the society’s cancer control
program—education, research and ser-J
vice to patients—is dependent on the
success of the 1954 crusade. The can-]
cer problem is of grave concern to'
all. Cancer casts its shadow over ev
ery average sized family, some time
in their lives, striking an estimated
one out of every five Americans.
It is hoped that everyone will re
spond generously to the appeal and
that Chowan County will exceed its
a of $1,155.00.
ijmen Entertain
Wives And Officials
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Annual Barbecue Chick
en Supper Thursday !
Night
Edenton’s Fire Department held it
annual barbecue chicken supper on
Thursday night, at which time wives
of the firemen and town and county
officials were special guests. The af
fair was held in the fire station with
the fire trucks removed to make room.
It was one of the most delightful
occasions ever held by the firemen,
with special tribute paid to R. K. Hall,
who has the reputation of being the!
oldest active fire chief in the coun
try. W. J. Yates served as toastmas
ter and called upon several of the
guests for brief remarks, all of whom
were high in praise of the firemen and
their veteran chief and the delicious
meal served. In almost every instance
the speakers expressed the hope that
the firemen will soon be housed in>
more adequate quarters.
A feature of the meeting was a|
splendid explanation of the combina-!
tion aspirator, inhalator and resusci-i
tator machine by J. C. Parks. Thoj
machine was only recently acquired for
the firemen.
Another feature of the meeting was
a moving picture of a recent meeting
held by the firemen which provoked a
great deal of laughter. The picture
was shown by Frank Habit.
Civic Calendai
Edenton Lions Club Minstrel |
■will be presented Friday night, J
April 9, at 8 o’clock in the Ele
mentary School auditorium.
Annual Senior play, “Men Are
Like Street Cars,” will be pre
sented in the Elementary School
auditorium Friday night, April 2,
at 8 o’clock.
Annual art exhibit of the Eden
ton Woman’s Club in the Penelope
Barker House Saturday and Sun
day, April 10 and 11.
Executive board and officers of
the Cupola House Museum and
•ary will meet at the Cupola
. \ Friday afternoon, March
4 o’clock.
Si ,gion Auxiliary barbecue
cnicken supper in the Legion hut
Friday night from 6:30 to 8
o’clock.
Meeting of baseball fans to
night (Thursday) at 7:30 o’clock
in the Court House for the pur
pose of organizing the Albemarle
League.
Members of the executive board !
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
| In Race For Sheriff 1
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J. A. BUNCH
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j ERNEST W. LEE
Both J. A. Bunch, incumbent,
and Ernest W. Lee are angling
for votes in the May 29 election
for Sheriff of Chowan County.
Easter Seal Goal In
Chowan Set At SI,OOO
iG. B. Potter Speaks at
Meeting of Volun
teers In Drive
! A brighter future for crippled chil
jdren of this generation was forseei
by G. B. Potter, president of the Cho
wan County Society For Crippled Chil
dren and Adults'when he spoke at a
rally meeting of 1954 Easter Seal;
campaign chairmen and volunteers. |
“Strides in medical science and tech
nical skills have erased the old stig-j
ma a crippling,” he said, “and a revo-j
lutionary change in the attitude of the;
public has created a new atmosphere j
of acceptance for them. Continuation
I and expansion of the national move-]
ment to rehabilitate the handicapped!
through services such as those of the]
Chowan County Society For Crippled!
Children and Adults is opening new
opportunities for independent, happy |
lives.” j
Mr. Potter predicted, however, that
beginning phases. “Our job is no
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I Masons Will Rehearse
First Degree Tonight
' Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F., &!
IA. M., will hold an emergent com-’
munication tonight (Thursday) at 8
o’clock in the Court House. The first
degree will be rehearsed for the pur
pose of exemplifying the work at a
district school of instruction to be
held at Windsor Wednesday afternoon,
March 31, at 2:30 o’clock.
Any member of the lodge who plans
to attend the school is requested to
notify W. M. Rhoades, master of the i
(lodge, or Louis George Wilkins, see
i retary, before Friday of this week so,
that plates for the barbecue supper a j
6 o’clock can be guaranteed.
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Executive Board Os
TB Association Meets
In Hertford Tonigh
R. L. Garrett of Elizabeth City,
president of the Pasquotank-Perquim
ans-Camden-Chowan Tuberculosis As
sociation, requests all executive board
members from the four counties to be|
present at a meeting to be held to
night (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in the
Municipal Building in Hertford.
Members of the executive board
are: R. L. Garrett, Elizabeth City;
W. J. Taylor, Edenton; Ralph Parrish,
Edenton; L. S. Byrum, Edenton; J. F.j
Pugh, Camden; Phillip Meekins,
den; Dr. Allan Bonner, Hertford;,
Archie Lane, Hertford; Mrs. David
Fearing, Elizabeth City; Dr. J. W.
Ronncr, Elizabeth City; J. H. Moore,
[Elizabeth City; Charlie Ward, Jr.,
Elizabeth City.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 25,1954.
Scouts Os Albemarle;
Are Preparing Varied!
Program For Spring!
Several Trips Scheduled
i To Various Camps In
Near Future
Scout leaders of the Albemarle Dis
-1 trict, Boy Scouts of America have
planned a full and varied program for ,
the Scouts this spring.
In order to help the Tidewater
Council expand facilities for the camp
ing program this summer, local Scout
ers organized a work party which went
to Camp Darden Saturday and built 1
tent platforms.
Next week-end, March 27-28, Scout,
Troops will have a practice Camporee
at Camp Perry. Scout Leaders will|
hold their training course hike on the; 1
afternoon of March 28 at Camp Per- ;
ry. At present there are 28 Scout
Leaders enrolled in the training course
being conducted by Raymond Collier
at the Elizabeth City High School on
Wednesday nights. |
A training course camping trip forj
Scout Leaders will be held at Camp
Perry on the week-end of April 3-4.
This training event will be the high-l
light of the eight week course. Scout-!
ers completing the course will be pre
sented a certificate.
April 10 will be waste paper drive
day in the Albemarle. .
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Barnes C. Barrow
Is Named Airman In
Korea From N. C.
' Survey Made at Korean
Fighter Intercepter I
Wing |
| Airman Second Class James C. Bar |
I row, of Edenton, was named “Airnia |
jjfrom North Carolina” recently in a
survey taken at the 51st Fighter In
tercepter Wing in Korea.
The survey was held to determine
the number of states which were rep
resented in this Fifth Air Force wing.
The 51st is flying daily, dawn-to-dusk,
training missions maintaining combat
effectiveness during! the truce period, j
Airman Barrow is working as a
.driver in a motor vehicle squadron.'
! Prior to this Fifth Air Force assign
| ment, he was stationed at Ent Air
■ Force Base, Colo.
| He is the son of Joe Barrow, 801
j Johnston Street. ,
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11! Ferry Re elected
] Commander By yFW
! Stormy Election Experi
enced at Meeting
Last Week
At the meeting of William H. Cof
_ field Post, No. 9280, Veterans of For
i'eign Wars, held last week officers for
the year were elected.
Those elected were: President, W.
W. Perry, who succeeds himself; sen-:
■ ior vice commander, W. C. Keeter;
junior vice commander, J. Limvood
Bass, Jr.; quartermaster, John H. j
Oliver, Jr., reelected; advocate, T. E.i
Parker, Jr.; trustee for three years,]
i W. D. Harris; chaplain, James H. Bas—
night; surgeon, Hoskin Bass, Jr.
i The election created a great deal
of interest as well as politieing, which
j resulted in a stormy election.
The officers will he installed in |
April, after the Department approve*
[the installing officer. I
; Legion Auxiliary Will
Serve Supper Friday
Ladies of the American Legion Au
xiliary will hold a barbecue chicken
supper at the Legion hut Friday night,
March 26, from 6:30 to 8 o’clock. The;
ladies will serve a delightful meal and!
' it is hoped a large number will pa
tronize it.
’I The usual Friday night community
.auction with Robert Shea as auction
eer will follow the supper.
TWO EDENTON FIRES
Edenton’s firemen were called out
, early Sunday night and Monday af
ternoon for two minor fires.
• Sundav night snarks fire tc
some logs at the Halsey Hardwood
.Company and Monday afternoon a
log at the wharf near Pembroke
, Circle caught fire as the result of j
children playing with matches. No |
damage was done at either fire.
[Prospects Bright Forj
Baseball Season At!
Edenton High School;
Aces Are Scheduled to
Play 16 Games Dur
ing Season
Coaches Ben Perry and Alton
Brooks have issued a call for baseball
candidates at the Edenton Junior-Sen
ior High School and about 30 boys'
have reported to try for a berth on;
the 1*954 baseball team. i
With only four players missing
from last year’s squad, the coaches ap-.
pear somewhat optimistic for a win
ning combination this season. Coach)
Perry says his outfield is very promis-,
ing and that the pitching department
j will be fair. One of the problems will
I be to fill the hot comer and shortstop
positions, left vacant by Ted and Fredp
Lassiter.
In the pitching department there
are four candidates, Ray Rogerson,
Ercel Griffin, Milan Stilley and Wayne
! Emminizer, all of whom except the/
j latter are veterans.
John Earl Whitson and Billy Gray
Forehand will be on the receiving end. I
Ten boys are competing for the in-/
field positions, including Robert Twid-!
dy, Bobby Pratt, Charlie Griffin, Stan- ]
ton Harrell, Stacy Lamb, Carroll Wood
Jones, Tommy Bass, Lin Jordan, Stu
art Holland and Melvin Harrell.
There are also 10 boys seeking out
field berths, including Ted Wright,
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EHie Mae Parrish Is
Re-elected President
Os VFW Post Auxiliary;
! Officers Will Be Install
j ed at Meeting Thurs
day Night, April 1
I At a meeting of the Ladies’ Auxili
’lary of William H. Coffield, Jr., Pos
! No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars
1 held Thursday night, Mrs. Ellie Mae.
Parrish was re-elected president.
Other officers elected were: Mrs.
] Betty Perry, senior vice president;
Mrs. Clarine Baker, junior vice presi*
I dent: Mrs. Nellie Perry, treasurer |
i Mrs. Virginia Oliver, chaplain ; Mrs '
Alma Twiddy, conductress; Mrs. Hel
[ en Byrum, guard, and Miss Celia Spi
vey, trustee. I
These officers will be installed at a
meeting to be held Thursday night,
! April 1, by Mrs. Edna Lowthrop of
[Elizabeth City, past district, president
Will (). Speightls
Sworn In Air Force
] Will O. Speight, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Speight, was among a
/group of young men recently sworn
into the United States Air Force as
aviation cadets at the Raleigh re-]
cruiting main station.
These men made application for avi
ation cadet training during January
and March, 1954, with aviation cadet
, selection detachment No. 304, Pope
Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North
Carolina.
! Young Speight attended the Univer j
sity of North Carolina for two years
after graduating from Edenton Junior
| Senior High School in 1952. He was
[enlisted for the observer program
.which will include training in navi
gation, bombardment, radar operation,
[electronic countermeasures, aircraft
'performance monitoring, and airborne
• armament operations. Realizing that
|he had a military obligation to his
1 country, Young Speight put it this
, way: “Never before in the history
’| of the U. S. Air Force has a young
man been offered so much.” j
Baptist Junior Choir t
Sings At Base Sunday j
| The Junior Choir of the Edenton
Baptist Church under the direction of
| Mrs. Leon Leary, will sing at the
j j Chapel at the Marine Base for the
i Protestant service Sunday morning at
10:30 o’clock.
, The choir is composed of 30 girls
who will sing “Come Unto Him,”)
“Hallelujah” and “The Lord’s Pray
er.” Chaplain William A. Swets will
bring the message.
HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB
OFFICERS AND LEADERS MEET
A meeting for home demonstration
club officers and leaders will he held j
Friday afternoon, at 2 o’clock in the
.Cross Roads Community Building. All
officers and leaders are especially
■urged to attend.
i Seeking Same Office
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E. W. SPIRES
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' WILLIAM S. PRIVOTT
A contest has developed for the
fl office of Clerk of Superior Court
in the May 29 election. E. W.
Spires, incumbent, is opposed by
! William S. Privott.
James Speaker At
IJoiis Club Meeting
Os Schools In Com
; munity Life 1
! Considerable interest was manifest
. ed by members of the Edenton Lions ;
Club at their meeting Monday night, |
■ when Gerald James, principal of the j.
Edenton Junior-Senior High School,!,
delivered a very impressive address j ]
! on the importance of the school in tli<•.
life of the community, State and na- '
, tion. .
j “At a meeting in Memphis, Term.,
last December your high school was
! accepted into membership of the
Southern Association of Colleges and i
Secondary Schools. Now your school |
is one of the 8(1 white high schools in ;
North Carolina that holds member-j
ship in this organization,’’ said James, j
[“This is. not; tin organisation' in [which : 1
'one may purchase membership, hut I
. rather the institution must prov. to!
• a group of distinguished visiting edu-|
eators that the functions and purposes ,
• of the school are meeting the stand
ard as prescribed by the accrediting
agency," continued the speaker/
! “The purpose of the organization is j
i to improve educational conditions in
• the South and bring about closer re- (
; lationships between schools and col- i
. leges.. The early years were spent ;
mainly in accrediting procedures. s
, “Just what procedures were follow
: ed in getting our high school admit- ;'
> ted? Your high school faculty be- ■:
; gan an intensive study of the func-j]
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Chowan Trio Named
i On Board Os Elections
it
) Late last week the State Board of.-
!Elections released appointments for)
! county election boards, and according ;
j to the release the following were nam- \
ed to the Chowan Board of Elections:!
L. S. Byrum and P. S. McMullan, 1 '
Democrats, and Aubrey C. Turbeville,
Republican.
District Meetimr Os j 1
; H. D. Clubs In Manteo j
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Mrs. Imogene Cochrane, Chowan I
home agent, calls attention to the 25th |
(District Federation meeting of Home]
Demonstration Clubs which will be 1
held at the Manteo 4-H Club Camp,
Thursday, April 1, beginning at 10:30 j
A. M.
j The guest speaker will be Dr. Lan
dis Bennett, a member of the State
College staff since 1941 when he be
came associated with the Department
'of Agronomy.
$2.00 Per Year.»
{Winners Named In
Conservation Poster
Mttt Just Ended
Wayne Bunch Winner of
First Prize In Dis
trict Contest
The Conservation Poster Contest
which was conducted in the schools of
Chowan County was concluded last
week, as announced by L. C. Bunch,
chairman of the Chowan Committee
of Soil Conservation Supervisors.
Eighteen posters were submitted to
the Soil Conservation Supervisors,
sponsors of the contest, for final
county judging. The eighteen posters
represented the best two posters from
the fourth grade, the best two from
the fifth grade, and the best two from
the sixth grade in each of the three
Elementary schools in the county—
Chowan Elementary School, Rocky
Hock Elementary School, and Eden
ton Elementary School.
The posters were judged on Tues
day night. Each poster was judged by
the following scorecard:
How well the conservation
idea was presented 50 points
Originality 25 points
Artistic Ability , 15 points
Neatness . _ 10 points
The winning contestants, as selected
•by the judges were as follows:
Fourth Grade—Wayne Bunch of the
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New Service Begins
At Local Library
Magazines Will Be Put
In Circulation For One
Week Periods
The Shepard-Pruden Memorial Li
jbrary is introducing a new service
which it is hoped will increase the
value of the library to the reading
public.
j From this time magazines will be
available for circulation for one week
at a time to a borrower, with a fine
of two cents per day being imposed
if kept beyond the return date and
if lost or destroyed must be replaced.
Magazines now available are as fol
lows :
Weekly The London Illustrated
News, Time, The New Yorker, Life
and the State (North Carolina).
! Monthly—Readers’ Digest, Nation
lal Geographic, House and Garden. Vo
gue, Nation’s Business, The Rotarian
| and Wildlife In North Carolina,
I Juvenile Monthly—Popular Mechan
] ies, Boys’ Life,and American Girl.
Senior Class Will
Present Play Friday
“Men Are Like Street
Cars” Will Begin at
8 O’clock
The Senior Class of Edenton Junior-
Senior High School will present its
annual play on Friday night, April 2,
]nt 8 o'clock in the Elementary School
] auditorium,
' This occasion is looked forward to
each year by the entire student body,
faculty and interested citizens of the
school and community.
“Men Are Like Street Cars” was
I written by Graeme and Sarah Lori
mer and published by the Dramatic
| Publishing Company of Chicago.
The heroine, Maudie, played by
j Marjorie Webb, is in her early teens,
I very delightful and precociously as
tute girl for her years. There is not
a personal problem too big for Maudie
to solve. She knows all the answers
I —and never hesitates to give them.
Mother—Betty Moore—is a pleas
ant, determined woman in her early
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| Baseball Meeting
Bill Cozart, who is vitally in
| terested in reorganizing the Albe
, marie League, has called a meet
ing tonight (Thursday) at 7:30
! o’clock in the Court House. Rep
! resentatives from seven towns
have been invited, including Eden
ton. Hertford. Elizabeth City,
Windsor. Colerain, Plymouth and
i Williamston.
At this meeting an effort will
be made to perfect an organiza
tion, so that all baseball fans in
terested in a league are urged to
attend.