SECTION ONE-
The Chowan Herald
Published every Thursday by The Chowan
Herald, a partnership consisting of J. a.
BufTlap and Hector Lupton, at 423-426 South
Broad Street, Eden ton, N. C.
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„ ~~ THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1954.
A LIFT FOR TODAY
ic My grace is sufficient for thee —II Cor. 12:9.
THE LIGHT always shines ahead, even though some
of the corners may be full of shadows.
Eternal God. may we keep our faces turned toward
The Light of Thy Truth.
Enlightening
In charging the Grand Jury at last week’s term of Cho
wan Superior Court Judge Leo Carr made an enlightening
remark regarding recommendations submitted by Grand
Juries. He did not minimize the power and importance
of a Grand Jury, but he pointed out that recommenda
tions are persuasive in character.
This does not mean that necessary recommendations
should be consistently ignored by County Commissioners,
but that when recommendations require a substantial
outlay of public funds the County Commissioners should
be consulted.
It is too generally believed that a Grand Jury recom
mendation should he carried out irrespective of any sort
of circumstances, which could possibly’ wreck a county.
A Grand Jury is a cross section of the county’s citizen
ship and can, by the very nature of its choosing, include
enough members who have little knowledge about the
county’s fiscal affairs to make recommendations out of
proportion to the county’s ability to pay. It could in
clude some members who have no business ability what
ever and it is not without the realm of impossibility to
have members on a Grand Jury who cannot even read or
write. Then,, too, a Grand Jury could include some mem
bers who have an axe to grind and would not be any
too reluctant to make recommendations which could he
embarrassing to County Commissioners or other public
officials, some of whom all too frequently are the tar
get for unjust criticism.
Judge Carr’s remarks were enilghtening and while they 1
were not primarily directed to Chowan Grand Juries, j
they should tend to cause a better understanding between i
members of a Grand Jury and County Commissioners. ‘
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f Stores Open Wednesday j
I Afternoon, April 14th |
THE FOLLOWING STORES WILL REMAIN OPEN WEDNES- ?
I DAY AFTERNOON BEFORE EASTER, MAY 14: f
I Soft? Step Preston’s j
J Mlil tone’s §-16c Store |
f (Mreli’s Igpt Store Rose’s 5-10 c Store j
r Belk-Tyler’s Tots & Teens j
| Elliott Company Hobowsky’s 1
I These Stores Will, However, Close Wednesday Afternoons the f
T Remainder of the Summer. 5
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i Hh CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON. N. C.. THURSDAY. APRIL 8, 1954.
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| Heard & Seen!
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* I heard one woman who is a regular church-goer say
the other day that she does not intend to attend church
on Easter Sunday. When asked why, she said, Well, 1 U
stay at home that day in order to make room for some
one who makes just about their only visit to church on
Luster.” ■ ~ -~0~ 1 .
Yep, there’s some mean people in the world, and even in
or about Edenton. Wednesday morning Mrs. Imogene
Cochrane and Chief of Police George I. Dail, too, nar
rowly escaped death when a fire bomb was planted in
Mrs. Cochrane’s car. Then Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Gulley of
Norfolk who just about worship the old Smith Cemetery,
where they plant and nurture many beautiful flowers,
are again being pestered by somebody stealing flowers
from the cemetery. Only recently 10 more azalea plants
were stolen and Mr. Gulley will pay SIOO reward for in
formation leading to the arrest and conviction of these
hoodlums. It seems as though this Norfolk couple has
the same worry to go through each spring and here s
one who hopes the guilty parties are apprehended.
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The baseball bug is beginning to wiggle and Palmer
Tynch says an exhibition game will be played on Hicks
Field Saturday night between Edenton and Colerain. The
game is scheduled to start at 8:30.
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The new Masonic temple puts a fellpw in mind of a
bee hive, especially at night. Just about every night a
gang of Masons gather there and for a few hours are as
busy as bees, sawing, hammering and doing any sort
of necessary work to finish the building. Even yours
truly has taken a shot at nailing hardwood flooring. The
new building only goes to show what can be done when
a group works together.
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One of our ladies who works besides doing her house
work said the other day that in these days so many peo
ple are so busy making a living that they do not have
time to enjoy living. And she’s about right.
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It looks like a small town within a town if one takes
a look out around Hicks Field. A lot of trailers are
parked out there which house employees of the Geodetic
Survey and their families. They apparently like the
location and so far as I know the town is glad to have
them.
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Edenton Lions will stage thetir annual minstrel in the
Elementary School auditorium Friday night. I under
stand some good jokes are lined up on some local peo
ple, so the end men better wear bullet-proof vests. Any
way a lot of fun is assured for those who attend.
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Have you made a contribution to the Red Cross. Eas
ter Seals, Cancer, etc, etc.? All are worthy causes and
can use some of your spare change.
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I see where the shad season has been extended for 15
days. From what I’ve seen of shad this year a fellow
would hardly now the shad season was open. About all
1 I hear fishermen are catching in nets are white perch
j and what the hook and line fishermen are catching is—
! nothing. Anyway here’s one who would like to catch a
) fish again.
Stage All Set For
Lions Club Minstrel
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Medlin Belch, Emeat Ward, Jr„ Ben
Perry, John Mitchener, Jr., and Joe
Thorud.
Guest soloists will include Carolyn
Swindell, Joan Boswell, Corinno Thor
ud, Kelly Byrum and Norman Leon
ard. A trio composed of Madlyn Rus
sell, Shirley Winslow and Mary Leg
gett Browning will render several
numbers.
Guest members of the chorus, in
cluding the soloists and the trio, will
be Brenda Mooney, Evelyn Bunch,
Anna Partin, Sandra White, Frances
Boyce, Faye Twiddy, Pat Partin, Faye
Haste and Kathryn Byrum.
The Chowan Ramblers will provide
music as a highlight of the minstrel, j
The Ramblers are Leon Privott, Sam
my Byrum, Jack Evans, Stuart Hollo
well and Britton Byrum.
Mrs. Louis Ferguson will present
her hula dancers which have been so
widely acclaimed in past perform
ances.
Two performers from the Marine
Air Station will also provide enter
tainment for the show. Soloist Bill
Ryan will render songs, accompanied
by Lee Belanger.
Red Cross Fund
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George said the chairmen of the vari
ous areas and their canvassers work
ed hard and that he personally desired
to thank all who worked and contrib
uted during the drive.
Mr. George’s report of contributions
reported by the chairmen follows:
Mrs. Tom Cross, Jr., and Jack Habit,
co-chairmen, $500.60.
Mrs. Thurston Stallings, $46.07.
Mrs. Lester Forehand and Mrs. Gu"
Hobbs, $24.90.
Mrs. Albert Lassiter, $78.00.
Ephriam Wright, $20.35.
Mrs. Sidney Campen, $148.95.
Mrs. N. J. George, $9.50.
Mrs. L. A. Patterson, $229.79.
Mrs. Ben Perry, $4.65.
Mrs. Richard Hardin, $27.00.
W. E. Cox and Earl Jones, $104.71.
J. B. Small, $23.46.
Mrs. Imogene Cochrane, $175.65.
Edenton Marine Air Base. $313.50.
Edenton Colored High School,
$67.00.
Edenton Elementary School, $46.73. j
Chowan County Schools, $79.14.
Mr. George reported that 410 peo-1
pie gave SI.OO or more in the drive. |
BACK TAXES COLLECTED
Special Tax Attorney reported to;
the County Commissioners Monday!
that he had collected $910.21 in back
taxes. The collection represented |
amounts of taxes ranging from $2.96
to $61.34 and included delinquent tax- i
es from as far hack as 1932 to 1951. i
ROTARIANS MEET TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet j
this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock
in the Parish House. H. A. Campen
is scheduled to present a program
ery Rotarian to he present,
and President John Kramer urges ev-
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WE’RE DRESSING UP FOR
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RAYMOND MANSFIELD BENNIE TWINE
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Delinquent Taxnayers j
Advertised On May 3rd
On Monday the County Commission
ers instructed Sheriff J. A. Bunch to
advertise 1953 delinquent taxpayers
Monday, May 3, with the sale to be
held at the Court House door Monday,
J °As of Monday this week $38,953.92 i
of the 1953 tax levy remained uncol- |
lected and it is hoped many will pay (
their taxes in order to save embar
rassment as well as extra costs before
the deadline.
Eastern Star Members
Help In Installation
Os Hertford Officers
Some members of the Edenton
I Chanter of the Eastern Star last week
assisted Hertford Chapter, No. 137, to
install new officers for the new year.
Mrs. D. M. Reaves was the outgoing ,
worthy matron and served as marshall
for the installation. Other Edenton
members assisting were Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Overman, organist and sentinel
respectively, and Mrs. J. Edwin Buff- j
lap, warder. Mr. Overman also sang
“May the Good Lord Bless and Keep i
You” as a tribute to the new officers.
Visitors were present from Nor
view, Norfolk, South Mills, Edenton
and Elizabeth City.
Shaw Will Speak In
Elizabeth City Friday
R. Flake Shaw, Executive Vice i
President, North Carolina Farm Bu-!
reau and member of Executive Com
mittee of the American Farm Bureau,
will address the Northeastern County
Farm Bureaus in Elizabeth City on
Friday night, April 9, at 7:30 o’clock
in the Agricultural Building.
Mr. Shaw will speak on “The In
fluence of Price Supports on Current
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i cent weeks Mr. Shaw has testified
before the Senate and House Agri
cultural Committees on the proposed
farm program. The public is invited
to attend thiß meeting.
MACEDONIA CHURCH SERVICE
Services at Macedonia Bap t i
Church are announced as follows '|»
j the pastor, the Rev. Bennie Crawford^
I Sunday School at 10 A. M. Morning
worship at 11 o’clock, prayer service
Thursday night at 8 o’clock.
The Lord’s Supper was observed last
Sunday night by candlelight, which
was a very impressive ceremony.
A group of W. M. S. members met
for an hour of Christian fellowship
, with Mrs. Hettie Waff Monday night.
I I Mrs. Waff has been confined to her
home for a year by illness. Hies*
' ladies will be happy to visit any shut
in on Monday evenings from 8 to 9
1 o’clock.
| The Sunbeams met with Joyce Bond
on Thursday evening. Their leader,
Mrs. C. P. Harrell, reported a large
attendance.
I The Y. W. A. entertained their mo
j thers at a dinner party on Wednesday
evening at the home of their counselor
1 Mrs. Sanford Bass. The girls had the
pastor as a guest also, and surprised
him with a gift, a lace table cloth.
A warm welcome awaits every one
who will come to the church and wor
ship.
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Return From Florida
I Captain and Mrs. Robert Helms re
) turned Sunday from a two-weeks’ va-
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