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Volume XXL—Number 20. Chowan Democrats -4ame Delegates To Attend State Meet T County Convention Held In Court House Satur day Afternoon RE-ELECTOFFICERS Resolution Adopted In Memory of Senator Clyde Hoey Chowan Democrats held their county convention in the Court House Satur day afternoon, at which time delegates were chosen for the State Democratic Convention which convenes in Memor ial Auditorium in Raleigh today (Thursday), Lloyd E. Griffin, chair man of the County Executive Commit tee, presided over the meeting at which four of the county’s precincts were represented including East Eden ton, West Edenton, Center Hill and/ Wardville. E. W. Spires, treasurer, reported that a balance of $18.20 was in the treasury. Chairman Griffin appointed T. C. Byrum, L. W. Belch, P. S. McMullan, T. L. Ward and Miss Minnie Hollowell as a nominating committee, and upon their recommendations all officers were re-elected as follows: Chairman, Lloyd E. Griffin; vice chairman, Mrs. E. N. Elliott; secretary and treasur er, E. W. Spires. The following were elected as dele gates to the State Convention: Lloyd E. Griffin, Mrs. Josie W. Carr, A. P. Harless, P. S. McMullan, E. W. Spires, David Holton and all other Democrats from Chowan County who may be able attend, with each one attending "ng their share of the votes to JT h the county is entitled. .tairman Griffin also appointed J. ... Pruden, Mrs. Josie Ruth Carr and George Alma Byrum to draft suitable resolutions of respect to the memory of all Democrats of Chowan County who have passed away since the last convention held in May, 1952. Those who have passed on include: Richard Dillard Dixop, Perlie C. Ashley, Em mett N, Elliott, Claude Small, George, Bunch, James N. Boyce, J. L. Pettus, ■ Alma E. Harrell, J. F. Harrell, G. A. j Helms and G. A. Holloweß. Those attending the cwivention were (Continued On Page Seven) Bad Weather Mars Armed Forces Day Program Saturday! Major Portion of Activi- j ties Forced to Be Abandoned X. - Due to a steady rain all afternoon, the major portion of the Armed Forc es Day program at the Edenton Ma rine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field was forced to be abandoned Saturday, and as a result of the inclement wea- ■ ther a small crowd of civilians went out to the base. An interesting program had been planned and arrangements were made,; to entertain the visitors expected to attend, but the only part of the pro-!, gram carried out was a display of , various Marine Corps aircraft and guided tours of the station. Features of the program which had ; to be abandoned due to rain and a low ceiling included a mass take-off by ; eight AL-5 planes, a ground controlled approach demonstration, a fire fight ing demonstration by the station crash 1 crew, and a helicopter rescue of down ed pilot demonstration. What civilians attended enjoyed the display and explanation of the various types of planes and the tours taken on Marine buses with a Marine pointing out and explaining all of the places passed on the tour. 1 i Methodists Will Observe' Homecoming On Sunday' Methodists will observe homecoming . next Sundgy, May 23, when a for pastor, the Rev. W. L. Freeman, X be the principal speaker at the S* - o’clock service. ■ After the service dinner will be ser ved in the recently completed educa tional building by leaders of the chnrch. Former and present members and friends, especially those outside the membership who contributed to the new church school building are cor dially invited to attend the service. THE CtfcWAN HERALD Medal Winner PEGGY PERRY Above is pictured Miss Peggy Per ry of Chowan High School, who won the music medal for high school music pupils at a recital at the school on May 6. The contest was directed by Mrs. Ralph White. Runners up were Jean Evans, Page Forehand, Novella White and Airis Perry. Chapter Os Eastern Star Celebrates First Birthday Anniversary Charter Will Be Receiv-I ed at Big Meeting on June 11th Edenton Chapter of the Eastern Star celebrated its first birthday an niversary at a meeting held Monday night, when District Deputy Grand Matron Annie Laurie Mullens and Dis ' trict Grand Patron Robert Spence, I both of South Mills attended, as well |as a few visitors from South Mills and Mrs. Frank Grimsell of Harlingen,' Texas, a past worthy matron. I A brief but interesting program was rendered with Mrs. R. E. Leary, Mrs. Robert Kennan, C. W. Overman and Mrs. Daniel Reeves taking part, in which tribute was paid to Mrs. E. B. Edwards, worthy matron and Bill Goodwin, worthy patron, for their un tiring and efficient work done dur ing the first year’s existence of the chapter. Both were presented pres ' ents in token of the chapter’s apprecia ! tion for their special leadership, j At the close of the meeting refresh ments were served. During the meeting it was an nounced that Constitution Night will be observed Friday night, June 11. At that time the chapter will receive its charter in an elaborate ceremony j which will be attended by high East ern Star officials as well as many visitors from various chapters in this' section of the state. In anticipation of the celebration Mrs. Edwards, worthy matron, ap-i pointed Mrs. D. M. Reeves and Mrs.! IC. W. Overman as joint chairmen, to- I gether with Mrs. R. E. Leary and Mrs. 'Clyde Hollowell, to make arrange ments for the program. Mrs. C. B. Mooney, Mrs. Daniel Reeves, Mrs. W. J. Daniels, Mrs. Helen Wood, Mrs. J. N. Oglesby and Mrs. A. M. Stanton were appointed as a re freshment committee. Hubert Williford was apopinted to secure chairs and proper accomoda tions for the expected visitors. Woman’s Club Seeking Playground Supervisor! The Edenton Woman’s Club, spon-| sor of the Edenton playground, is now seeking a supervisor to serve during June, July and August. All applicants should contact Un. T. C. Byrum, Jr. | Push Up ‘Mercury | The drive for contributions for the proposed Edenton swimming pool is still in progress and re sponse is not as prompt and gen erous as Jesse Harrell, spearhead of the drive, would like. Anyone who desires to make a contribution is requested to do so at once. I'ili iilmi I mini \ I Ini 111 l inilm i Thursday, May 20,1954. Fin A Chowan High Win Begin On Friday Night May 21 Rev. P. Rowland Wag ner Will Be Gradua- } tion Speaker Commencement exercises will begin at Chowan High School Friday night, i May 21, at 8 o’clock, when Class Night exercises will be held. A feature of this program will be a play “Seniors in Hawaii,” in which all of the Seniors will take part. Baccalaureate services will be held Sunday night, May 23, at 8 o’clock, when the sermon will be preached by the Rev. B. L. Raines. Special music will be rendered with the invocation and Scripture lesson by the Rev. Car roll H. Beale. Graduation exercises will be held Friday night, May 28, at 8 o’clock, when the Rev. P. Rowland Wagner, pastor of the Central Baptist Church at Norfolk, will be the principal speak er. Mr. Wagner is a well known speak er and has spoken on several occasions in this section. He will be introduced by Superintendent W. J. Taylor. Lorene Ashley ia valedictorian ofj the class and Peggy Turner is saluta torian. Other members of the class are: Lorene Ashley, Eula Mae Boyce, ' Elbert Bunch, Jack Bunch, Jacquelyn Bunch, Pattie Lou Bunch, Ralph t Bunch, Leroy Byrum, Sammy Byrum. ' Gloria Evana, Jack Evans, Kermit Harrell, Shirley Harrell, Zenovah Hu go, Esther Mae Jordan, Frances Jor dan, Ray Jordan, Ima J. Bass Lane, Ouida Lane, James 0. Layden, James Monds, Ada Nixon, Shirley Parrish, Alvis Perry, Leon Privott, Carolyn Spivey, Roger Spivey, Peggy Turner, Mabel Tynch, Novella White and Chester Winslow. i Marshals will be Jean Evans, Chief, 'Anne Hollowell, Evangeline Copeland, I Mary Sue Elliott and Rose Marie Hol lowell. Accompanists for the programs will be Mrs. R. R. White, Miss Ceceilia Willoughby and Peggy Turner. Two Edenton Men Get Posts Bn Ocean 1 Hiway Association i i— 1 Clyde Hollowell Assist-; ant Sect. - Treas. and Ernest Ward Director . ( Clyde Hollowell was elected Assist- : ant Secretary-Treasurer of the Ocean ’ Hiway Association and Ernest J. 1 Ward, Jr., was elected a director at ' the annual meeting held at Ocean 1 View’ on May 14 and 15. Hollowell has been a director of the < association for six years prior to his < election to the assistant secretary- 1 treasurer post. Ward has been active ; in promoting the Ocean Hiway since i he became Town Clerk in Edenton. ] The association, largest and oldest interstate highway association in the : • United States, has representatives ] from Maine to Florida. They promote ,the use of Routes 13 and 17 for motor 1 travel between the “pines and the 1 palms.” : Sidney Banks of Virginia Beach and Richmond, was elected president of the j i association. Capt. L. H. Garrison, of I Wilmington, Del., and Virginia Beach, was re-elected chairman of the board, i and William T. Schwartz, also of Wil mington, Del., was continued as secre- I tary-treasurer. New officers and directors were in- , stalled Saturday night at a banquet and dance aboard the S.S. Princess Anne of the Virginia Ferry Corpora tion. Those attending the meeting from Edenton were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hol lowell, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Ward, ( Jr., Mayor Leroy Haskett, Shelton 1 Moore and Ashton Morgan. < Jaycees Will Install New Officers May 27 1 Officers for the Edenton Junior * Chamber of Commerce will be install- j ed at a banquet to be held Thursday j night, May 27, at the VFW home. 1 Joe Conger, Jr., will be installed as < president, succeeding Thomas Shep- j ard. Other officers who will be in stalled include Luther Parks, first , vice president; Jimmy Ricks, second , vice president; Rufus Carraway, sec- 1 retary, and Thomas Byrum, treasurer. 1 Joe Conger ahd Scott Harrell, State . director, attended the State Jaycee 1 Convention held in Raleigh last week. ROTARY MEETS TODAY 1 Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet l this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 'o’clock 1 .in the Parish House. ' '<»'' ■ i A. PHston Godwin Critical Os School Segregation Ruling Says Opinion Motivated By Social and Political Expediency A. Pilston Godwin, one of the can didates for the State Senate, this week made the following comment on the recent ruling by the Supreme Court that school segregation is unconstitu tional : “The decision of the court in the school segregatin cases will have seri ous effect on the harmonious relation ship the races have enjoyed in North Carolina. “The decision seems to confirm the long standing opinion of many that the highest court in the land is fre quently motivated by social and politi cal expediency in arriving at its opin ions and that such motivations over ride ancient and established interpre tation of our Constitution and laws. “A casual reading of the opinion of the court discloses that the opinion is | not founded upon law or legal decis ions, but rather upon the current so cial and political views of the indi vidual members of the court The opinion does not even read as if pre pared by a judge, but by a social idealist. There is no law in the de cision. “Notwithstanding, I feel that North Carolinians will move forward in whatever is done in the state with typical North Carolina justice for its people.” New Highway Shops Will Be Dedicated At Hertford Friday Affair Postponed Last Week Due to Senator Hoey’s Death Due to the death of Senator Clyde Hoey last week, dedication of the new First Division highway shops at Hert ford was postponed from Friday to Friday of this week. Postponement of the celebration was announced Thursday by Highway Commissioner J. Emmett Winslow af ter consulting Governor William B. Umstead and other State officials. I The dedication will be held Friday of this week at the new highway shops two miles north of Hertford, when Governor Umstead is scheduled to make the principal address and other prominent officials are expected to attend. The district includes Bertie, Cam den, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hert ofrd, Dare, Hyde, Martin, Northamp ton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Washington, and officials and guests from all the counties are ex pected to attend the celebration. A big barbecue and fish fry will be a feature of the dedication, which will get under way at 4 o’clock and Mr. Winslow, as Highway Commissioner for the division, will be host. He hopes many people in the division will attend. Cimwan County WMU Holds Meeting Today Two Sessions Scheduled In Center Hill Bap tist Church The Women’s Missionary Union of Chowan County will meet at the Cen ter Hill Baptist Church this (Thurs day) morning, starting at 10 o’clock, and an afternoon session starting at 1:30 o’clock. The theme of the meet ing will be “Consecrated Hands.” At the morning session Mrs. L. C. Chandler will offer prayer. A wel come will be extended by Mrs. E. L. Belch and the response will be made by Mrs. Norman Hollowell. The de votional will be in charge of Mrs. Scott Harrell and special music will be rendered by the Warwick W.M.S. After recognition of visitors, Mrs. William A. Swets will speak on “Con secrated Hands” and L. H. Miller will preach a missionary sermon. Young people will be in charge of the afternoon session, with the devo ional being in charge of Mrs. C. H. Davis. . Young people of the Rocky Hock Church will participate on the program with special music by the Macedonia Church. The principal ad dress will be made by William Payne. Chowan Likely To Lose Blood Program Due To Lack Funds [ i | Holmes Honored | JOHN A. HOLMES At a special meeting of the Edenton unit of the North Caro lina Education Association held ■ May 6, John A. Holmes was pre -1 sented a life membership in the National Education Association in recognition of his contribution to the progress of Edenton schools. 1 J. A. Holmes Honored : By Life Membership ; In Educational Group Presented By Members I Os Edenton NEA Unit At Special Meeting In recognition of his contribution to ( the progress of the Edenton schools, and as a token of their esteem, mem bers of the Edenton unit of the North k Carolina Education Association pre sented a life membership in the Nat ional- Education Association to Super intendent of Schools, John A. Holmes. The presentation was made by Miss Paulina Hassell, on behalf of the lo ■ cal association, at a special meeting: • held Thursday, May 6 in the Edenton • Junior-Senior High School library. 1 In bestowing the certificate of life membership, Miss Hassell gave a brief ; resume of Mr. Holmes’ accomplish -1 ments as the administrative head of the Edenton schools. Superintendent Holmes is the first school executive in the Chowan area to be awarded this honor. Faye Twiddy Third In Elizabeth City's Contest For Queen Peggy Harris of Hert ford Wins Title of “Miss Albemarle” Faye Twiddy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. Franklin Twiddy, selected by I Chowanoke Council, No. 54, Degree of Pocahontas, to represent Chowan County in the Elizabeth City Potato ' Festival, won third place in the beau- 1 1 ty contest Saturday night. First place went to Peggy Harrell, “Miss Perquimans' County,” and sec ond was Jane Crofton, “Miss Wash ington County.” Rain interfered with the Potato Festival festivities. The parade was held, but some features were moved indoors. It was necessary to postpone the festival pageant from Friday night to Monday night on Memorial Field. , Civic Calendar Mass meeting will be held in the Lions Club den Monday night at 8 o’clock to consider the Red Cross blood program in Chowan County. VFW Post, No. 9280 and the Auxiliary will sponsor a Memorial Day dance in the Edenton arm ory Saturday night, May 29, be ginning at 9 o’clock. Chowan Hospital Auxiliary will meet Friday afternoon, May 28, at 3 o’clock in the nurses’ home. Rocky Hock and Colerain sched uled to play an exhibition game on Hicks Field Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Women’s Missionary Union of Chowan County meets today' ! (Thursday) at the Center Hill ) (Continued on Page Six) $2.00 Per Year. Mass Meeting Called to Consider Situation on Monday Night SHORT~OF GOAL More Money Necessary To Continue Program In Chowan County At a meeting of Red Cross workers held in the office of Dr. A. F. Down urn, chairman of the Chowan County Red Cross chapter, Monday afternoon, it was reported that the 1954 Red Cross fund raising campaign in the county was $l,lOO short of the $3,000 quota. This caused no little concern due to the fact that it virtually means that unless more money is forthcoming the blood program in the county will be forced to be abandoned, for recently most of this expense Ims been paid from the balance from previous cam paigns. So serious is the situation that a mass meeting has been called for next Monday night, May 24, at 8 o’clock in the Lions den at the comer of Broad and Queen Streets. It is hoped many interested citizens will attend this meeting to the end I that some arrangement can be made to continue the bloodmobile visits to Chowan County. 1 ■ ' .... 1M.... " Poppy Day Will Be Observed May 29th Mrs. Gene Perry Chair man For Chowan County Mrs. Gene Perry, chairman of the American Legion Poppy Committee, announced this week that Poppy Day will be observed in Chowan County Saturday, May 29. Mrs. Perry stated that disabled veterans of three wars, working in hospitals and convalescent work rooms, have made approximately 25,000,000 crepe paper memorial pop pies to be worn in honor of their fall en comrades on May 29. The disabled men have been at work throughout the winter and spring, with material supplied and earnings paid by the American Legion Auxiliary. The poppy making gives them something interesting to do and is considered valuable as occupational therapy. For many of the veterans who have spent long periods in the hospitals, the work gives the encour aging experience of being able to earn money once again. The poppies are distributed on Pop py Day by volunteer workers frorr. among the Auxiliary’s 1,000,000 mem bers, and all contributions made by those wearing the little red flower of memory go into the Auxiliary reha bilitation and child welfare funds. I VFW Memorial Day Dance On May 29th Proceeds Will Be Contri buted to Swimming Pool Fund Sponsored by William H. Coffield Post, No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the VFW Auxiliary, a Me morial Day dance will be held in the Edenton armory Saturday night, May 29, starting at 9 o’clock. Proceeds from the dance will be con tributed to the swimming pool fund. Music for the dance will be furnish ed by Herb Carter and his orchestra from Greenville. There will be no table reservations, but those in charge of the dance say there will be plenty of tables for all. Rocky Hock Will Play Colerain On Sunday Palmer Tynch, manager of the Rocky Hock baseball team of the Al bemarle League, says an exhibition game with Colerain is scheduled to be played on Hicks Field Sunday after noon starting at 3 O’clock. These two teams were scheduled to play a game Saturday night, but was cancelled due to rain. The Edenton 1 Colonials and Elizabeth City game scheduled for last Thursday night was also called off due to rain.