Volume XXI. —Number 39.
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t ouise Coke * Chosen
vVoman Os Year By
BPW Club Members
Honored at Meeting of]
Club Held Thursday
Night
BIG SURPRISE
Honoree Employed By
Town of Edenton For
24 Years
BY EVELYN G. LEARY
Miss Louise Devereux Coke, well
known and highly esteemed Edenton
woman, was honored Thursday night,
September 23, when she was named
by the local Business and Professional
Women’s Club as their “Woman of
the Year.” As a tribute of gratitude
and appreciation for Miss Coke, a din
ner meeting was held in her honor at
the Penelope Barker Community
House, at which time she was present
ed a dozen red roses by Mrs. Corie B.
White on behalf of the club.
In accepting the honor Miss Coke
told the members of the club, “This is
one of the biggest surprises I have
ever had in my life, and the most
agreeable. I can’t tell you how much
I appreciate it.”
Miss Coke is the fifth of Edenton’s
outstanding women to receive such
honor from the Edenton Club. The
first woman chosen was Mrs. Lulie K.
Summerell, now deceased, then Mrs.
Charles P. Wales, Mrs. Anne Shepard
Graham and Mrs. Clara Preston, last
year’s choice, who was a guest at the
meeting.
Miss Louise, as she is familiarly
t-nown, was bom on November 20,
_ \ and is from one of tl\e pioneer
r ' lies of Edenton. Her father was
jtstanding doctor in the communi
and her mother was from one of
the first families. She is the daugh
ter of the late Martha Ann Skinner
and Dr. George Hankins Coke.
She received her education at the
Old Edenton Academy and attended
three summer sessions at Chapel Hill.
She taught for 17 years, the, second
grade for two years in the old aeaV.e
and then the third grade in the Ele
mentary School. She helped to mold
the lives of many people in her touch
ing profession, as well as assisting
several of her nieces and nephews to
further their education.
Miss, Louise has been a, leader of
young people in the Service League of
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church for sev
eral years. She has been the assist-:
ant treasurer of the church since 1939,
and still holds this office. This out
standing woman has always been ac
tive in civic and social affairs of the
community and lends a helping hand
in every way for the betterment of
the Town.
In the business world, she is a log
end with the Town of Edenton for her
outstanding achievements in the po
sitions she has held. She was cashier
for the Norfolk Southern Railroad
Company here from 1917 to 1929, and
held the position of Tax Collector for
the Town of Edenton for 24 years,
from which position she recently re
tired.
Miss Coke is indeed a very modest
person. Being unaware that she had
been chosen Woman of the Year, the]
reporter thought she wars going to]
have to reveal the secret to her he-|
fore she could get an interview. She!
definitely stated she did not like pu
blicity. However, when the writer
'Continued on Page Five)
Group Os Pocahontas
Members At Meeting In
E. City Monday Night
Twenty-eight members of Chowan
oke Council, No. 54, Degree of Poca
hontas, 15 of whom were new mem
bers went to Elizabeth City Monday I
night to witness conferring of the de
gree by the Elizabeth City degree
team.
In the Edenton group were Irma
Allsbrook, Margaret Phthisic. Martha
Crummey, Ellie Mae Parrish, Hilda
Bass, Myrtle Hollowell, Dorothy Phil
lips, Josie Gay, Ruth Chappell, Edith
Bufflap, Virginia Bunch, Magdalene
'Tjing, Neldia Haste, Ethel Lavoie,
jik. nia Downing, Pat Strickland, Iva
(~~ w ) 11, Edith Oliver, Ann Cates, Irene,
jar, Louise Pratt, Dorothy Pav-I
~cn, Ixmise Chappell, Lois Ashley,
Ethel Simpson, Ailene Bunch, Beulah
Cale and Elsie Lee.
ELLIOTT STORE REOPENS
Elliott Company’s store will reopen
for business today (Thursday). The
store has been closed since the disas
trous fire July 30, when the Malone
5, 10 and 25c Store, next door, was
destroyed and smoke ruined merchan
dise in the Elliott store.
While the stock, all brand new, is
not compete, enough merchandise has
l»n received to carry on business. 1
TIC CHOWAN HERALD
ICivic Calendai
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F.,
& A. M, will observe open house
at its new temple on East Water
Street and Oakum Streets Sunday
afternoon, October 3, from 2 to 6
o'clock.
Monthly Cancer Clinic at the
Elizabeth City Health Center Fri
i day, October 1, with registration
• beginning at 1 o’clock.
Edenton Junior Chamber of
Commerce, Edenton Woman’s
Club and the Business and Pro
fessional Woman’s Club will spon
sor a pancake breakfast and sup
(Continued on Pag* Four!
Volunteer Nurses Aid
Training Program In
Progress At Hospital
First Meeting of Hospi
tal Auxiliary Reflects
Much Activity
At the first meeting for the fall of
j the Chowan Hospital Auxiliary a large
. crowd of members were on hand, when
] Mrs. George Hoskins, president, pre
sided and splendid reports were pre
sented from various committees on ]
their summer work.
; New plans for fall were discussed,'
' including a bake sale in October by j
’ the Finance committee. Tt was also
I announced that some baby blankets |
were still available for purchase and ;
anyone interested is requested to call
Mrs. Martin Wisely.
A volunteer nurses’ aid training
j program was the big undertaking in
1 1953 and its success is a matter Os
; great pride. Tn May the first class
of ton graduated and have boon giv
ing their services at the. hospital and
J at the blood hank.
Now a splendid group of 18 young (
women is in training every Monday'
night under the direction of Mrs. !
’ Georgia Quicksall. superintendent of
.nurses at Chowan Hospital. Included
in this group are: Imogene Byrum,l
Mary Ann White, Edith M. Wood,
Carolyn Raines. Elwanda Gibbs, Nel-'
lio Jones, Nell Wood, Ruth Phillips,
■ Mrs, Lloyd Chappell, Mrs. Ralph
Ward, Mrs. Hallett Hobbs, Mrs. Wil-j
bur Privott, Beverly Harrell, Gather-!
' itie Ward, Dorine Lupton, Kathryn G.l
[ißrown, Nancy Wood and Martha j
' Leary.
| At the meeting Miss Ruth Elliott]
• | and her sister, Mrs. Jim Turner, gave
‘■a very interesting program on life ini
■ Japan. and the Far East, using cos-!
fumes, color pictures and other me-1
limentos. Miss Elliott taught school in]
Japan last winter and Mrs. Turner]
' I lived there, where her husband was]
> stationed.
Tea was served by Mrs. L. A. Pat
terson and Mrs. Albert Byrum.
lions Join In Effort
j To Secure Activities
J Bus For High School
[ Coach Bill Billings Prin-
J cipal Speaker on Pro
gram Monday Night
After hearing the report of West
’lLeary, chairman of the Boys’ and
• Girls’ Committee, members of the
s Edenton Lions Club voted at their I
Monday evening meeting to join hands
t with the various other civic organi
i zations here in the matter of raising
i abou $4,000 for the purchase of a new
- bus for school activities,
i The quota set for the Lions Club is
s SSOO, which is based on an average
,of SIO.OO per member. This formula
) is being used by each organization
> I participating, explained Leary.
■I “The old bus is worn out and it
, would cost more to repair jt than
i could be realized byway of trading it!
in, and it would still be hazardous to
use it,” said Leary. “Under our pres
ent plan of transporting the children
i by private cars, they are exposed to
! much more danger than would he in- !
volved where a bus is used,” Leary ]
i said.
It was stated that the bus will be
; used exclusively for school activities,
such as transporting the athletic
i teams, band, etc.
i The bus would ordinarily cost
I (Continued on Page Four)
Edenton, Chowan Countv. North Carolina, Thursday. September 30.1954.
[ EDENTON’S “WOMAN OF THE YEAR” j
iJETi.
In the picture above Mrs. Corie B. White, left, is presenting Miss Louise
Coke a dozen red roses when the latter was named Edenton’s “Woman of the
Year.” The honor was conferred upon Miss Coke by the Edenton Business
and Professional Women’s Club at a dinner meeting Thursday night in the
I Penelope Barker House.—(Evelyn Leary Photo). L
Three Clubs Sponsor
Pancake Breakfast;
And Supper Oct. 9tfi|
Funds Needed to Com
plete Work on Penel
ope Barker House
Sponsored by three organizations,
Edenton Junior Chamber of Com-,
merce, Edenton Woman’s Club and the
[Business and Proessional Women’s
[Club, another pancake breakfast and
! supper will be served at the Penelope
; Barker community house Saturday, j
] October 9.
j Breakfast will be served from 6:30
Ito 10 A. M., and supper from 5:30 to
8 P. M.
For the breakast and supper Aunt
Jemima, nationally famous pancake
advertising medium will be here in
person to help in serving a delicious!
breakfast’ and supper. Tickets arc
now on sale.
Everybody is urged to patronize the
affair since funds are badly needed:
I for completion of the Penelope Bark- i
or House. It is the purpose to make
the old historical. building as attrac
tive as possible and it is hoped ai!
of the work can be completed in t imo
for the forthcoming Garden Tour in
the spring.
BPWllub Plans
j For Busy Year Os j
j Work At Meeting;
! First Meeting of Fall Is
Held Thursday Night
; Os Last Week
Edenton’s Business and Pi’ofession
al Women’s Club held its first Fall
meeting Thursday night in the Penel
ope Barker House with the new presi
dent, Mrs. Adelaide Chesson, presid
ing.
Mrs. Annie Mills gave the invo
cation and a delicious cold ham plate
was served by members of the Hos
pitality and Recreation Committees,
Guests attending were then introduced
and welcomed. They were Mrs. Clara
Preston, Mrs. Anne Koeter, Miss Hat
tie Singletary, Miss Nancy Boswell,
Mrs. H. B. Batton and Mrs. W. B
Shepard.
The program was turned over to
Mrs. Corie B. White, who announced
Miss Louise Coke as the club’s se
lection of the “Woman of the Year.”,
IMrs. White presented Miss Coke with]
a dozen red roses on behalf of the ;
club.
During the business session Mrs.
Chesson urged members to get their
Christmas gifts for Italian war or
phan Paola Sclip to Mrs. Annie Mills
at the Elliott Store as soon as possi
ble, so that the presents will reach :
her by Christmas. The president also [
announced that the plastering in some
rooms of the Barker House will get 1 1
underway soon and that the plumbing]'
j (Continued on Page Five)
Public Invited To Masonic Open House 1
The general public
is cordially invited to attend
Open House of the
New Temple of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M.
on East Water and Oakum Streets, Edenton, N. C.
Sunday afternoon, October 3
from 2 to 6 o’clock. ]
V
Edenton Aces Meet
i Spring Hope High On
| Hicks Field Friday
Local Outfit In Tip Top
Shape Will Make Bid
For Fourth Victory
Contrary to what appeared in The
i Herald last week, Edenton’s Aces will
play a football game on Hicks Field
Friday night, when they are sched
uled to meet Spring Hope High
[ School’s gridiron machine.
Earlier in the season the Aces had
an open date for October 1 and a
game was subsequently scheduled with]
Spring Hope about which The Herald
j was not informed.
The strength of the Spring Hope
team is a big question mark in Eden
ton, but they were defeated by Ahos
-1 kb' 26-0. Coaches Bill Billings and
Alton Brooks are putting the Aces
j through strenuous workouts this week
j in on! r to be prepared for anything
the Nash County .aggregation might
present.
Tlie Aces have won the three games
played thus fur this season and will
* make an [effort to make it four
Straight. The Aces’ victims to date
are Roanoke Rapids, Morehead City
mid Wiliiamston. The squad emerg
ed from the Wiliiamston game with-j
out injuries so that, barring any acci
dents, the team will be at full
[strength Friday night.
Children’s Pictures
! Will Be Taken In
! ronton October 7
A Calls For
P;: ? ':te!iing Pictures In
The Herald
Thursday, October 7, is a big
for the picture taking of youngsters]
in Edenton and Chowan County. On'
that day The Herald is having pie-J
tures taken of all children who are]
brought by their parents or other
guardians to Hotel Joseph Hewes be
tween 1 P. M„ and 8 P. M., free of
charge.
The Allen Studios of Detroit, Michi
gan, nationally known for excellent'
children’s portraits, will send an ex-j
pert photographer here to take the
pictures. The Herald wants a pic-]
ture of as many children as possible,'
which will appear later in The Her
ald in a forthcoming feature “Citi
zens of Tomorrow,” a series of photo- ’
graphic studies of local children. The
more pictures taken, the better the
feature will he, so that the coopera
tion of mothers and fathers is urged.
To add to the interest and fun in
this exciting event, studios will award
$250 in cash prizes . . . $125 to the
cutest girl and $125 to the cutest boy.
Each child or children photographed
in this community will automatically
be entered in the contest. The contest
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Open House Planned
Sunday Afternoon
At Masonic Temple
List LivingOuarters]
r>
Mayor Leroy Haskett reports
that there is again a great de
mand for living quarters in Eden
ton and in an effort to be of ser
vice requests anyone who has
houses, apartments or rooms for
rent to list them at the Town Of
fice.
“If living quarters are listed in
the Town Office,” said the Mayor,
“we will be better enabled to be
of service to those coming to
Edenton to live.”
Almost 3,000 Service
(Men Attend USO Club
During First Month
Crying Need For Junior
Hostesses as Well as
Senior Hostesses
1 The Edenton USO announced the
first month’s attendance figures at its
executive committee meeting on Mon-
I day, September 13. Almost three
thousand servicemen attended the Jo
seph Hewes USO’s activity nights, and
over five hundred took part in ac
j tivities at the Brown-Carver Library
on Oakum Street. The USO wishes
to thank the people of Edenton for
their very generous support during
the first critical month. Its success
reflects the mutual understanding and
cooperation that exists between the
town and the Marine base.
A very serious difficulty has arisen,
however, regarding senior and junior
hostesses. Many of the junior hos
tesses have returned to college, an;!
I the USO needs all the volunteers it
: can get for activities on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday nights. Any
■ girls, who arc 17 or older, could do a
great deal in helping the young ser
vicemen from the base by volunteer
ing to he a junior hostess. Those
who are interested are asked to con
tact Mrs. R. P. Badham at her home
or at the USO.
Senior hostesses are very much
needed on Friday, Saturday, and Sun
]day when the USO is open as a “drrip
! in” lounge. The USO committee
knows that this is a wry busy
time for most people, hut asks Women
of the community to help them keep
the USO open at these times by vol
unteering their services. The need is
very great, so: if you would like to.
give an evening or two a month to
ward helping young men find a home
away from home, please contact Mrs.
Badham.
Again the USO and the local ser
vicemen say, “Thank you, Edenton.”
Deputies Os Eastern
(Star To Visit Edenton
Chapter October 4th|
\
Special Meeting of Chap
ter Scheduled For
Tonight
A special meeting of Edenton Chap-
I ter, No. 302, Order of Eastern Star,
will l)e held in the new Masonic Tem
ple tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock.
! Mrs. R. E. Leary, worthy matron of l
the chapter, urges every member toj
make a special effort to attend in
■preparation for the visit of district
deputies Monday night, October 4.
On Monday night Mrs. Doris Bon
ner of Manteo, district deputy grand
matron, will make her official visit to
the Edenton Chapter and at the same
time Robert Spence of South Mills, |
district grand patron, will make his:
official visit, so that Mrs. Leary is i
very anxious to have every member of
the chapter present in the new temple.
Monthly Cancer Clinic i
In E. City October 1 j
The Northeastern Cancer Clinic will
hold its next monthly clinic on Friday,
October 1, in the Elizabeth City
Health Center. Registration will be
gin at 1 o’clock and all who attend
are urged to take along a housecoat.
LIONS MEET MONDAY
Edenton Lions Club will meet Mon- j
day night in the Lions Den at 71
o’clock. President Earl Harrell urges]
every member to be present.
$2.00 Per Year.
(Beautiful Building Dedi
cated at Ceremony
Wednesday Night
MASONS~PROUD
Lodge Extends Thanks
To Every Person Who
Cooperated
Having completed their new Mason
ic temple, one of the finest in the
eastern part of the state, officers and
members of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7,
A. F., & A. M., take this opportunity
I to thank every person, Mason and non
] affiliate, who in any way, contribut
ed toward the ultimate completion of
the temple. Without this wholeheart
ed support the lodge could not have
accomplished its goal.
Not only was this fine building
| erected to provide a home for the
I Masonic lodge, but another purpose
was to provide the community with an
< attractive and modern dining room and
a place to hold meetings of various
kinds. Lodge officials hope the pub
lic will use this building for the pur
poses intended and urge that there be
no hesitancy in asking for its use.
; The temple was dedicated Wednes
! day night of this week by members
■ of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina
' with Grand Master Robert Pugh of
■ New Bern officiating. The dedication
' attracted many prominent Masons
I from various parts of the State, who
1 enjoyed a barbecue dinner on the
; Court House Green prior to the dedi
cation ceremony. The spacious lodge
' room on the second floor was crowd
-5 ed, with local and visiting Masons, who
l enjoyed the impressive ritualistic cere
-5 mony in connection with dedicating a
Masonic hall.
> On Sunday afternoon frem 2to 6
', o’clock open house will he observed
[under the supervision of both Una
■ nimity Lodge and ladies of the East
t ern Star, who will serve refreshments.
•: '») display will he the George Wash
'jington chair, old- Masonic minutes as
i well as other antique relics.
A feature of the open house pro
-Igram will be organ recitals. This ser
'] vice will be furnished by A. E. Den
■ [ ton of the Milton Music Company of
' [Norfolk, who will transport a Baldwin
electric organ to Edenton and has se
i; cured the services of Warren Glocke of
Baltimore. Mr. Glocke is quite an
; accomplished - musician, having for sev
eral years appeared on stage, radio
.and television. Unanimity Lodge is
: very fortunate in being able to secure
1 , the services of Mr. Glocke to render
this program and it is possible only
: because he is at present stationed at
the Norfolk Naval Base.
Members of Unanimity Lodge are
justly proud of their hew temple and
hope a large number of people in
Edenton and surrounding territory
will attend the observance of open
house Sunday afternoon. Visitors will
l)e asked to register, after which they
will he escorted throughout the build
ing and served refreshments by mem
bers of the Eastern Star,
Joe Thorud Speaker
At Rotary Meeting
Conducts Very Interest
ing Program Dealing
With Football
Featuring the Edenton Rotary
Club’s meeting Thursday afternoon
• was an address by Joe Thorud. who
lwas introduced by R. N. Hines, in
! charge of the program.
Mr. Thorud. a conference football
official, explained some of the foot
ball rules as well as the duties of of
ficials. At the close of his remarks
he conducted a brief forum and a quiz,
in which the Rotarians were asked to
answer 10 questions having to do with
football. The program proved very
! interesting and Mr. Thorud was given
| a round of applause.
The club each week conducts a con
test with members guessing football
scores. The winners last week were
J. L. Chestnutt and George Alma By-
Irum.
Visitors at the meeting were Holly
(Mack Bell, the Rev. Gardner Under
hill, Joe Cooke, and Goodwin Byrd,
all of Windsor: John Bowers and Har
ry Jones of Elizabeth City, and Har
rell Pratt of Edenton.
COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING
Chowan County Commissioners will
J hold their October meeting next Mon-
Iday morning, October 4, in the Court
J House. The meeting will begin at 10
o’clock.