North Carolina Newspapers

Volume XXl—Numb^ Zoning In Edentoifl /pn Discussed Bj Town CouncilmJ Joint Meeting Planned With Committee and George Marshall . Town Councilmen experienced a brief meeting Tuesday night, when comparatively few matters were brought up for discussion. One of the principal matters consid ered was zoning of the town, with all members of the recently appointed Zoning Committee being present. The committee is composed of Geddes Pot ter, chairman, Sidney Campen, L. S. Byrum, W. D. Holmes, Jr., and Thom as C. Byrum, Jr. Chairman Potter as well as every member of his committee stated that they were willing to proceed with the zoning idea, but before starting to work they wanted to know the atti tude of the Councilmen, stating that they did not want to spend a lot of time and energy only to discover later that Town Council isn’t in accord with the idea. While the Councilmen did not com mit themselves, it was agreed to con tact George C. Franklin, general coun sel for the N. C. League of Municipali ties in an effort to have him attend a joint meeting of the Zoning Commit tee and Town Council in order to con sider all phases of town zoning. This meeting will be called when Mr. Franklin is able to come to Edenton. Aside from this discussion and pay ing bills little other business was transacted. Mrs. Earnhardt Wins Highest Honors At t Annual Flower Show Affair In Penelope Bar ker House One of Best Ever Held * Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt won the grand prize for two successive years at the annual flower show held in the Penelope Barker House last week sponsored by the Home and Garden Department of the Edenton Woman’s Club. Mrs. Earnhardt was present ed the silver rotating bowl for her en try of a beautiful Miranda Red Rose and if she cops the prize again next year, she will be allowed to keep the bowl permanently. She also won five blue ribbons, three red and a yellow ribbon on her other entries. The floral arrangement was as-j claimed this year to be one of the lar gest and prettiest ever to be display ed. Members of the Woman’s Club were very pleased with the showing and express their deepest appreciation to those who helped to make the af fair a huge success. Judges for the flower show were Mrs. G. H. Ballance and Mrs. J. G. Webb, Sr., of Suffolk, Va., and Mrs. Harold H. Addenbrooke of Norfolk, Va. Winning ribbons were the follow- j ing: j Blue Ribbons—Mrs. Carrie Earn-I hardt, 5; Mrs. Cecil Fry, 1; Murriel; Byrum, 2; Mrs. Sidney Campen, 2;] Mbs. J. A. Powell, 2; Mrs. 0. B. Per-j rv, 2: Mrs. T. C. Byrum, Sr., 1; Mrs.' J. D. Elliott. 1; Mrs. M. S. Elliott. 1; Mrs. J. P. Ricks, Jr., 2: Miss Paulina Hassell, 1; Mrs. Frank Holmes, 1; Mrs. J. G. Campen, 1; Mrs. R. P. Baer, I, and honorable mention: Miss Kath ryn Brown, 1; Mrs. A1 Phillips, 1; Es (Concluded on Page Ten) Earl Hairell Elected Lions Club President Officers Elected at Club Meeting Held Mon day Night Earl Harrell was elected president of the Edenton Lions Club for the new year beginning July 1 at an elec tion held Monday night. Other officers elected were: First vice president, A1 Phillips; second vice y ’sident, Ernest Ward, Jr.; third vice $ sident, M. A. Hughes; tail twist , Medlin Belch; Lion tamer, Percy omith; secretary-treasurer, W. J. Tay lor; pianist, Earl Harrell; song leader, J. Clarence Leary. Directors with one more year to serve are J. R. Dulaney and Aubrey Turbeville. Two year Directors elect ed were R. W. Leary, Jr., and J. Rod-] ney Byrum. ' THE CHOWAN HERALD Officers Os Edenton Woman’s Club z. «J■ I ( jjpf ill 1 IHi Above are new officers of the Edenton Woman’s Club who were installed Wednesday of last week at a luncheon meeting held in the Parish House. They are, left to right, Mrs. Ben Perry, recording secretary; Mrs. Richard Goodwin, president, succeeding Mrs. Frank Holmes; Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt, 1 vice president; Miss Kathryn Brown, treasurer and Mrs. Richard Dixon, Jr, historian. Mrs. A1 Phillips, corresponding secretary, was not present when the picture was taken.—(Evelyn Leary Photo.) _ _ ~ I 108 Pints Os Blood Contributed To Red Cross Bloodmobile 69 Marines and 39 Civil ians Donate Pint Each According to Dr. A. M. Stanton, chairman of the Chowan County Red Cross blood program, 108 persons do nated a pint of blood to the blood mobile which was in Edenton Friday. A total of 69 Marines donated a pint 1 of blood and 39 civilians. The civilians who donated a pint of blood were: , Louise Harris, James Stillman, W. 1 J. P. Earnhardt, Lawrence Cayton, Mrs. Frank Twiddy, Scott Harrell, Mrs. Pat Jordan, West Leary, W. E. Bond, J. E. Debnam, Henry Cuthrell, Murriel Byrum, Thomas Harris, Isaac i Harrell, Thomas Cross, W. A. Sexton, Jr, W. A. Sexton, W. L. Smithwick, i Jesse Harrell, Bob Marsh, Mrs. Flor-| : enee Webb, Miss Beulah Privott, Mrs. Ora Williams, George Habit, J. C. i Parks, Joe Swanner, Murray Byrum, H. A. Campen, J. Hobowsky, Mrs. John Lee Spruill, Lee Sutton, Mrs. Charles Morgan, Elijah Welch, Harry ; Lassiter, Ted Lassiter, Pete Manning, Edmund Mills, Frank Habit. Dr. Stanton and those interested in the blood program desire to thank all who cooperated. Mrs. R. H. Goodwin Installed President Os Woman's Club , Club Won Three Awards i At Annual Convention Held In Asheville j At the May meeting of the Edenton j Woman’s Club held at St. Paul’s Par ' ish House Mrs. Richard H. Goodwin | was installed as the new president and was presented the club pin by Mrs. Frank Holmes, outgoing president. Other officers installed were Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt, vice president; Mrs. C. A. Phillips, corresponding sec retary; Mrs. R. Elton Forehand, Jr, recording secretary; Miss Kathryn Brown, treasurer, and Mrs. Richard Dixon, Jr, historian. Mrs. Richard Goodwin gave an in teresting report on the 52nd annual convention of the North Carolina Fed erated Women’s Clubs which was held in Asheville April 27 through 29, and which was attended by Mrs. Goodwin and Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt. Mrs. Earnhardt was elected State corres (Cor.tinued on Page Ten) j Swimming Pool Fund ] Progressing Nicely According to Jesse Harrell, the swimming pool fund is progressing 1 nicely. “We urge all those who have pledged money to send it in as soon as possible in order that work on the ‘ pool can be started,” says Mr. Har- ’ rell. ] BANK CLOSED MAY 2C ( In observance of the Mecklenburg. 1 Declaration of Independence the Bank < jof Edenton will be closed all day < Thursday, May 20. Important bank- i l ing affairs should, therefore, be trans-1 ’acted accordingly. , Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 13,1954. County Democratic Convention Wil Be Held Next Saturday Chairman Griffin Urges Large Delegations From Precincts As is usually the case, slim attend ance was the rule at the various Democratic precinct meetings held in Chowan County Saturday. At these meetings delegates were elected to the County Democratic Convention. The County Democratic Convention is scheduled to be held in the Court House Saturday afternoon, May 15, at 3 o’clock, when the county organi zation will be perfected for the next two years and delegates will be elect ed to the State Democratic Conven tion which will meet in the Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh at 12 o’clock noon on Thursday, May 20. Precinct officers of the County, Executive Committee are: Lloyd E. j | Griffin, chairman; Mrs. E. N. Elliott,! vice chairman, and E. W. Spires, sec- j ! retary-treasurer. Chairman Griffin urges a large delegation from every precinct to at tend the County Convention Saturday afternoon. Colonials Scheduled To Play Elizabeth City In Exhibition Game Two Teams Will Meet Tonight on Hicks Field Gashouse Parker, manager of the Edenton Colonials, has announced that the Colonials will play an exhibition game with Elizabeth City on Hicks Field tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. Manager Parker says he will proba ! bly use Bill Herman, Andrew Whit son and Henry Allen Powell on the mound and in the lineup will also be Coach Alton Brooks behind the bat, Claude Griffin, Edgar Rogerson, Fred Keeter, J. L. Harrell, Haywood Har rell, Ted Lassiter and several Marines from the Edenton Marine Corps Au xiliary Landing Field. New Highway Shops Be Dedicated Friday Dedication of the new highway shop for the First Division will be held at the shop near Hertford Friday after noon starting at 4 o’clock. Highway Commissioner J. Emmett Winslow says Governor William Um stead will make the principal address and State Highway Chairman A. H. Greenham, as well as many other of ficials will be guests for the occas ion. A barbecue and fish fry will fea ture the program. Rocky Hock Will Play Colerain Saturday Night Palmer Tynch, manager of the Rocky Hock baseball team, a member of the Albemarle League, announces that an exhibition game will be play-| ed between the Rocky Hock team and| Colerain on Hicks Field Saturday night. The game will start at 8:30 o’clock. A small admission will be charged. Over 200 Present For Annual Sports Award Banquet Last Week Hardison, Lowe, Roger- . son and Spencer Win j Trophies Nearly 250 people crowded into the cafeteria at the Junior-Senior High School Wednesday night of last week when the fourth annual High School j Awards Night was held with the Var ; sity Club, Lions Club and Rotary ! Club as joint sponsors. W. T. Harry acted as toastmaster ' and the Rev. E. B. Edwards offered 1 prayer. | The principal speaker for the occas ion was Charlie (Choo-Choo) Justice, (former All-America and now a mem ber of the Washington Redskins in I the professional football league. Introduced by A1 Phillips, Mr. Jus tice told the local school athletes to ‘ pepare to go to college to study in, order to round out their education ra-1 j ther than having the idea to make j money or to get by on their athletic ability alone. Speaking briefly, Mr. Justice then decided to answer ques tions, and quite a few interesting ques tions were answered relative to his biggest thrill in football, as well as many others regarding the sport. Mr. Justice also presented football and baseball awards. (Continued on Page 5, Section One) All White Teachers Except Coach Perry Re-elected For Term Mrs. Swannanoa Dail i Tenders Her Resig nation ; At a recent meeting of the Edenton School Trustees all of the present . white teachers except Coach Ben Per- I ry were re-elected to teach during th& : next school term. The trustees com plied with the recommendations of the • two principals, Gerald James of the | High School and Ernest Swain of the j Elementary School. I The teachers re-elected at the High | School are: N. J. George, George Gel bach, Mrs. Mary Leggett Browning, Mrs. Frances Hollowell, Mrs. Rachel I C. Edwards, Cecil W. Fry, Victor J.! I Tucker, Miss Catherine Hill, Miss Har-j j riet Lyons, Mrs. Louise H. Blades, Al-| [ ton Brooks, Mrs. Margaret B. Jenkins. Mrs. Alice Belch and Mrs. Margaret 1 Dulaney. i (Continued on Page 5, Section One) I 1 i Lest We Forget Written especially for The Hj Chowan Herald, J. L. Wig ■s gins, former Mayor of Edenton, H will present a series of articles K having to do with prominent ■ nj Edcntonians who have gone to Jg their reward. The subject of H Mr. Wiggins’ first article is ||g John Wellington Branning, who 111 will be remembered by some of • Ifi Edenton’s oldest residents. Mr. Wiggins writes from a ■ vivid recollection of his inti mate association with his sub- j jeets and The Herald feels j sure subscribers will very much ( | enjoy reading what he has to J ‘ say about them. JASPER L. WIGGINS . 1 I Kipling wrote several years ago, “Oh, Lord of hosts, be with us yet, lest we forget, lest we for get.” Looking back over the more than five decades since I first came to Edenton as a young man, in May, 1899, very recently discharged from the United States Army at the completion of the Spanish-American War, I feel that I want to record a short biography of some of the men and women of Edenton who have | greatly enriched my life by knowing I and living with them. As they have passed across the stage of life they | have, even more, enriched Edenton’s history— by their wise counsel, by 'their insight, by their example in Plans Completed For Literary - Historical Meeting May 14-15 Civic Calendai 1 Observance of Armed Forces Day at the Edenton Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Satur day, .May 15, from 12 o’clock noon to 4 o’clock. The public is cor dially invited. An emergent communication of j Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F., & A. M., will be held tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in the Court House. Revival services are being held this week in the Edenton Metho dist Church. Chowan Mutual Produce Ex change, Inc, will open the auc tion block at Valhalla Monday af ternoon, May 17, at 10 o’clock. Woman’s Society of Christian j Service of the Methodist Church i will meet at the church Wednes day night, May 19, at 8 o’clock. Chowan County Democratic (Continued on Page Six) Armed Forces Day At Edenton Base Saturday, May 15th i Program Is Arranged to* Which Public Is Cor | dially Invited Plans have been completed for the l observance of Armed Forces Day at the Edenton Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Saturday, May 15. The base will be open to civilians in this area from 12 o’clock noon until 4 o’clock. , For the occasion six types of planes ' will be on display. Platforms will be erected near each plane and at each plane will be a crew chief and pilot, ’ who will explain the functions and l mechanisms of the planes to visitors. ’ There will be no charge, and it is hoped many civilians will take ad- j (Continued on Page 8, Section One) VFW AUXILIARY FOOD SALE AT P & Q STORE ON SATURDAY ,! The Auxiliary of William H. Cof j field Post, No, 9280, Veterans of For • jeign Wars, will sponsor a food sale in the P & Q Super Market Saturday morning beginning at 9 o’clock. Home i made pies, cakes, candies and other I items will be for sale. everyday living and by the investment of their funds as well as themselves. Much that I shall record will be per sonal recollections from intimate and quiet talks with these friends of by -1 gone days. 1 Chronologically, the first of these . whom I was very fortunate to know, i if only for a short while, was John \ Wellington Branning. As a young; i man his keen insight into the immense • future of the lumber industry in the i South led him to grasp the oppor ■ tunity to hew for himself a fortune. ; In so doing I think he, as no other : one person, has contributed more to ■ the economy of Edenton, for to him i must go the credit of being the pio r neer of Edenton’s industrial life. i (Continued on Page 7, Section 2) $2.00 Per Year. Mrs. Inglis Fletcher, the President of Associa tion, Will Preside TWO TOURS Miss Elizabeth Moore And Mrs. Duncan Wales Speakers Plans have been completed for the spring meeting of the State Literary and Historical Association of North Carolina, which will be held in Eden ton Friday and Saturday of this week. Mrs. Inglis Fletcher is president of the association and extends a cordial invitation to the public to attend all sessions. Registration will take place at Hotel Joseph Hewes from 1:30 to 2:30 and at 2:30 in the Court House Mrs. Fletcher will preside over the meet ing. The address of welcome will be made by W. W. Byrum, chairman of the Chowan County Board of Com missioners. A feature of this meeting will be an address by Miss Elizabeth Moore, who will speak on “Historic Homes and Sites of Edenton.” At 3:15 a tour of historic sites will ■ begin in front of the Court House and at 5 o’clock a tea will be held at the , home of Mrs. Richard Elliott, 206 (West Eden Street. | At 7 o’clock a subscription dinner I will be held in St. Paul’s Parish House with Mrs. Fletcher presiding. Fea ! tures of this session will be an ad j dress “Literary Highlights of the Al- Ibemarle.” by Richard Walser of Ra ! leigh and a report on the member- shin camuaign by Mrs. R. N. Simms I of Raleigh and W. S. Tarlton of Cres ! I well. 5 1 After the dinner a reception will he II given in the James Iredell house on ] East Church Street by the James Ire -5 dell Association and the Edenton Tea 11 Party Chapter, DAR. 1 j The Saturday morning session will ■ he held in the Court House at 9:30 1 o’clock, at which time Mrs. Duncan j Wales will speak on “Historic Houses ! .of Chowan County.” ■I At 10:15 another tour will begin in front of the Court House, when points of interest outside of Edenton will be visited. A meeting of the executive commit tee will be held at Bandon Planta tion at 1 o’clock and at 12:30 a sub scription luncheon will be held, when Mrs. Fletcher will be the principal speaker. The meeting is scheduled to adjourn at 2:30 P. M. Methodists Observe Homecoming Day On Sunday, May 23rd Ladies Will Serve Din ner In New Educa tional Building Sunday, May 23, has been designat ed as Homecoming Day at the Eden ton Methodist Church, when the prin cipal speaker will be the Rev. Wil |liam Lawrence Freeman, a former I pastor of the church. Mr. Freeman will speak at the morning service at II o’clock. I Dinner will he served in the new , educational building by ladies of the l church and it is hoped many members of the congregation will attend. The j pastor, the Rev. E. B. Edwards, ex tends a special invitation to all mem |bers, as well as friends who helped with the new building to be present for the occasion. More Funds Are Needed To Repair Cupola House The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Cupola House Library and Museum Association has been postponed from May 20 until Wednes day, June 2, at 4 o’clock at the Cup ola House, it is announced by E. W. Spires, chairman of the Executive Committee. Extensive repairs and painting are jnow under way and it is hoped that much of this work can be completed in time for the meeting of the State Literary and Historical Association scheduled for Friday and Saturday of this week in Edenton. “We still need additional funds with which to complete this work, and will greatly appreciate your sending con tributions to Mrs. Gertrude S. Rose vear, treasurer,” said Mr. Spires.