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ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY Ik Volume XXll.—Number 1. important Meeting For Farmers Called Court House Jan. 13 Diverted Acreage In 1955 Will Be Topic For Discussion “Diverted acres is tlie $64.00 question to the 1955 farm pro gram,” says C. W. Overman, Coun-j ty Agent. “How many farmers use ; them to advantage this year? The answer to this question will he giv en at a farmers’ meeting in the Court House in I'.denton on Thurs day, January 13." “How to use Diverted Acres to the Best Advantage in 1955” is the subject that will be discussed by Extension .Specialists in n county wide meeting. Tbo meeting will he held at the County Court House, starting promptly at 10:00 and ad journing at -1:00 o'cloek, with time out. for lunch. All farmers and in terested persons are urged to at tend. ■Agricultural Extension Special ists will discuss ways and means' to use diverted acres toward maintain ing farm income. “If you have an open mind for suggestions, this meeting can help you with your 1955 farm plans,” Overman .-ays. fn view of the importance of this meeting, Mr. Overman is hope ful that many of the funnel's in the county will attend. Edenton Boy Helps Entertain Orphans ; At Party In Naples Wesley S. Twiddy, telemin third ass. FSN, 192 East Church Street serving with Fleet Aircraft Ser vice Squadron 77 at Naples, Italy. Jlie squadron recently contribut ed $1,500 for a Christmas dinneri for 300 orphans of the Naples area, ! In addition to the dinner, the or phans were treated to Waif Dis ney movies and a visit from Santa Claus. This marks the fourth consecu tive year the squadron has played j host to the orphans of Naples at Christmas. , COMPLETES BASIC THAI NINO Gene Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. | W. J. Taylor, has completed his ( army basic training at Camp Gnr-; ( don. Georgia, and is now spending,, a furlough as guest of bis parents. || Young Taylor has been assigned to . a leadership school at Fort Jackson.: ( where he is scheduled to repert nn j] January 7. , 56 JAILED IN DECEMBER Jailer Herman White reports that.. during December 56 persons were I placed in the Chowan County jail.! with confinements ranging fnmi. ’ one to 31 days. The expense!: amounted to $102.80 which includ- j ed jail and turnkey fees, scouring; the jail, soap and powders and tele- j phone bill. Pro,ject MeetingA t Methodist Church Scheduled Today The Rev. Carl R. Key -Of Durham Will Be Discussion Leader jLv group of ministers, church wo- , pen, youth and Sunday School lead- ( 4ifo and teachers are scheduled to ( 'rtieet at the Edenton Methodist i Church this (Thursday) morning at , 10 o’clock to consider a series of inter-church projects centered in ( the Bible. The Rev. Carl R. Key of Durham will be the visiting guest discussion leader. ( Mr. Key is the Regional Direc tor of the Committee on the Use ; and Understanding of the Bible in this State. He maintains a staff, relationship with the Commission 1 on Christian Education o.f the \ North Carolina Council of Church es. This new work in the field of; the Bible was inspired by a grow ing national interest in the Book of; THE CHOWAN HERALD f Reappointed ] ; y y At their meeting Monday morn ing Chowan County Commissioners , appointed West \V. By ruin to suc ceed himself as chairman of the] hoard and J. R. I’eeie as chairman | I pro tern. The Commissioners had very lit- , tie, other than routine business, lot transac? so that they were able to i adjourn shortly after 12 o’clock. Kindergarten ('lass To Present Program At Meeting Os PTA ,; Pupils of the K (Mass Jof Ktlonton’s Elrrnrntnry School,! under the direction «»f Mrs. John F. J White and Mrs, John Boss. will! present the program at tin- Janu- j ary meeting of the Partuit-Teaclier | 1 Association Tuesday night. Jairn- j ( ary 11. in the Klfnientary School! auditorium. Tli> meeting will get 1 - • {under way at 8 o’clock. ! The theme <»f the Kindergartetti } Class program will he “A Tiny Top ■ CirrusM and the cast will include 1 the 121 memhers of the class. A fuii atimidanre at this meet ing is urged hy President W. T. Harry. 752 Arrested In *s4j By Edenton Police Annual Report Sub mitted By Chief of Police Dail i. . . According tq Chief of police George I. Dail. Edenton police dur ing 1951 made a total of 752 ar rests. of whom (183 were found guil-l tv as Charged. Miscellaneous traf fic arrests led the list at 222. tol-• lowed hy 97 arrested for being drunk. There Were 18 arrests for; disorderly conduct, 37 for speed-, ing, 62 for assault., 15 for partici-j pating in affrays, 25 for operating j automobiles while intoxicated. 5 for> careless and-reckless driving, 8 for j larceny. 54 for whiskey violations. 67 inisrelbineous ,arrests, 5 for breaking and entering, 71 for op erating nil "automobile without a li-; The Northeastern Cancer Clinic | will bold: its first clinic of the new year at tile Health Center in Eliz abeth City Friday, January 7., Registration will begin at 10 A. M. No .appointment i.s necessary and a' free chest X-ray will lie given. , Books. It is designed to offer prac-1 j tical ways of teaching the use and! understanding of the Bible through [ ' various community inter- church! programs. Some of tire Bible projects to be discussed are Bi'ole reading, a hymn festival, daily devotions, leadership education, use of Bible films and tile Universal Week of Prayer. The use of the Bible in connection with these community projects will be considered. Mr. Key is a native of Robbins, N. C. He received his A.B. at Elon j College in 1933, has B.D. degrees: from Vanderbilt and Yale Divinity School, with graduate studies at! Hartford Seminary. He has served j ■ pastorates in Virginia, Connecticut,: Ohio and Michigan, and for nine ;months was director of the North l Carolina Council of Churches be fore joining the CROP organiza- j ;tion in 1919, first as a regional : worker .and later as N. C. State Di- j ! rector. Edenton, Chowan County. North Carolina, Thursday, January 6,1955. Inspiring Service At St Paul’s Church | On Sunday Evening Feast of Lights Will Be Observed at 7:30 O’clock On Sunday evening in St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 7:30 o’clock there promises to be held a most beautiful and inspiring service, it is known as the Feast of Lights or the Epiphany Service. The service 'symbolizes the manifestation of I Christ’ to the world, i “Christ is that light -which came' ] into the world to light the Hearts 'and minds of nil men in order that j they may return to their creator," . says the Rev. Gordon D. Bennett, rector. “Christ is the light that jfontimtes to grow every day. though at tintes we fee] that His I light has not reached into some, parts of the world. During this! service we cannot help hut. feel that! we 'become a part of the early, II iitreh as we witness the spread of] ' th- Christ light out into tile world." ! Candles will he presented to j those who attend the service. These j , candles are taken from the ehureh i ; to the homes of those who partin'-i ■ ... | junto it) the service, the horningl candle symbolizing the light of Christ that shines in every Chris- ! tinn heart and home, j The public is cordially invited to j ' nartieipate in this glorious service ' to he laid in St. Paul’s Episcopal 1 Church. “Use the church daily, It is j God's house and you tire always] welcome,” says Mr. Bennett. cerise, 4 for forgery and 53 for not i displaying a city license tag. . Os those arrested 380 were white ; males, 36 white females, 293 color ed males and 43 colored females. ; Fines amounted to $9,795.05; costs, $5,749.16 or a total of sls.- ; j 542.21. (>f which $2,745 represented' ; officers’ fees turned back to the \ town. : During the year pofici: answered 1811 calls, investigated 40 accidents. reported two automobiles stolen, re 1 covered 3 stolen automobiles, work >ed 49 funerals, reported ti t street j lights out, extended 671 courtesies ; found 193 doors unlocked, made 589 i investigations, answered 22 fire alanns, issued 7.512 citations. The police mad" 8,621 radio calls and were on the air I t hours. 58 min-1 lutes and 26 seconds. ' i Two Edenton Boys Completing Courses At Lakeland AFBj Preston Wright, 17, son of Mrs. .William J. Wright -mil Douglas Rav Holland, IS. son of Mr. and j Mrs. G. P. Holland, are complet-■ ing their Air Force military train- 1 ; ing course at Lackland Air Force I Base, tile “Gateway to the Air! Force.” I Lackland, situated near San An-! jt.onio, Texas, is the site of Air' Force basic military training for J | men arid women, headquarters of ! the Human Resource Research Cch-j ter. and home of the USAP Offi-I Military School, j j Their basic military training is] I preparing them for entrance into j Air Force technical training and, ifor assignment in specialized work.; | The course includes a scientific i evaluation of his aptitude and in-] clination for following a particular i vocation and career. 11 Dance Saturday Night,; At Legion Post Homei> I. Sponsored by Ed Bond Post, No. i I 10, American Legion, dances are I being held in the American Legion j 1 | home every Saturday night from 8p I o’clock to midnight. % , Music for these dances is now lie- i ■ ing furnished hv Bugs Bunny and 1 i'his orchestra, who played for danc • es belli a few years ago at the base ■ land played at Virginia Beach dur- ‘ [ ing the summer. Goodly numbers •! have been enjoying these regular! 1 I Saturday night dances. i Discussion Leader | thk iikv. c.uti. r. kkv ■ Leading a discussion of a series of inter-church projects at the; 1 Edenton Methodist Church this 1 (Thursday) morning at 10 o'clock «ill he the Rev. Carl 11. Key of ' Durham. Penalty Goes On ’54 Taxes February Ist i Payments Accepted at Face Value During January I Sheriff -I. A. Bunch fa-ported t<‘! ' the County Commissioners Monday f morning that 1951 taxes collected | : hy him during December a mounted j |to $58,985:14. This, amount, brings ; j total 1951 taxes •ollected to date to j J $95,756.81'. The U'.'.t tax levy is! I $185,890.98. so that $90.131.17 re-’, main ■ uncollected. Taxes for 1951 are now payable j' at. face value, hut after February la a penalty of 1’: will, be added until ! ;l March, whoa tin penalty, will lie.| 2 r !. After April 2, in addition to the 2’i penalty, one-half of one'per 1 cent per month will lie added ffuiil [ 1 taxes are paid. . EN T) A IT I March of Dimes campaign in j, progress during the month of (January. t Property must he listed for tax ation during the inoeth of Janu- • arv. Kindergarten class will present i program at the PTA meeting in , the Elementary School Tuesday j night, January 11. at 8 o’clock. ] Feast of Lights service in St. , Paul’s Episcopal Church Sunday right at 7:30 o'clock. ( Partners of county requested to:, attend an important meeting in tliej t j Court House Thursday flight. Janu- j ; , arv 13. from 10 A. M., to t 'P. M. : t j j Meeting in the Edenton Methn jdist Church this (Thursday) morn- 1 l ing at 10 o'clock to consider a ser-■ ,ies of inter-church projects. Edeeton Lions Club w ill enter-j jtnin the Edenton High School!' | State Class \ championship foot-j I 'hall team at its meeting Monday j ; night, January 10 at 7 o'clock. Northeastern Cancer Clinic will ! he held at the Health Center ill ■' 'Elizabeth City Friday morning. 1 j January 7. ! (Continued on Page Three) J Christmas Seal Sale Lagging In District Four Counties Rei)ort Deficit In 1954 Drive Dr. Allan Bonner, president of the District. Tuberculosis AsAocia- j tion, reported early this week that, a total of $6,137.25 had been rais- j ed in the district by sale of Christ-j mas Seals. This amount represents] a deficit of $3,462.75 in the dis- . trict’s quota of $9,600.00. Up to late last week Pasquo tank County reported $3,500.95; Perquimans, $1,050; Camden, $510.80, and Chowan, $1,075.50. j Dr. Bonner urges everyone to j ] send in'their money for the Christ-1 mas Seals which were mailed in | November, so that the drive can he; completed. . i Dr. Bonner said without the con tributions from seals, the associa tion could not exist, that the secret Lions Club Plans To Again Stage j Annual Minstrel To Entertain Edenton Hish Football Team , Next Monday Night | Ed* nton’s Lions Club is tfCttiiur off to :i t'lyinjr start in tin* NVwi Year, :i'(onlin;r to artivi tiannoiiiu'Cil at its. mooting Mon- j day o\oning. '11)0 cl 111* (bvidoil to again sttigoj tboii* o\cr popular l.iohs Minstrel sl>o\y this spring, jrt a date to bn j announrod l.atoi\ L.m.H i Hai rdl appointed Bynim, ,Jr.. :n g'-noi.d chairman, which i< slif-J rii• ii »>t as-iii "inee that the sbnw wrll l ))Vovo an out standing micc-ss. N«\t Monday evoning tbo club j will liayi- as it guost tin* momhors| ! .lid coadvos (»t‘ tho ivdenton Higrh | i School cTiatnuionshit) footlnll team. ■ .according to Modlin Holc'h, .chair-J ; man of the Hoys’ and (JiHs’ com { jeitte* . Ii is 'l’Xpected that Clinch* Bill Billings will show movies of; the championship game. On tli»* following Monday oveit : ing. .1 aim.ary 17, the club will on-j •tertnip the ntotnliors of the 4-H Corn Club, as has been the custom ;.for tbo oast several years, Belch : a ntmij need. . Cnnstructioo of the swimming | i»ool will begin in the early spring,; ; it was announced by Jesse 1,. Har | la*ll. who is general chairman of j the project. “Wo.i.ire iroing to’ be-j •gin digging a hole this spring,” | -aid Harrell, “and f hope that each j . member of the I,ions Club will turn over their pledge.- j o cither It. W.: il.ary, Jr.. \. ,T. (ieorge or Bruce j I Jones promptly in order that wo; | may jirocood without -further de- ! : lav in this fine, community under* ! | taking.” [ l’rosjdcrt Karl Harrell express-; • d the Heej> appreciation of the I 0.1.11 b to .\i Phillips,.chair-man of the) arrangements committee, and Er-j i~no>l , -\V:.>vl, Jr., chairman of the! program cotnmittee for ontstaiid-; ing work they and their ('onpnit-j tec members did in staging’ono of ; tlie most enjoyable Christmas par t ios 1 1)0 Hull oyer held. Bell’s Store Moves To New Quarters < Bell’s store, which for six years) was locato/hin the Satn Habit build- J ing next foStbo P (<* Q Super Mar-: ket property on Broad St reet, this I week moved to new quart(»rs. The store is now located in the j Cozzens building on the southeast * ( tuner of Broad and King Streets. ; and Mrs. Watson Bell invite; their friends to visit and inspect ; then* new location. ROYAL AMBASSADORS WILL j RKSLMK MEETINGS JAN. 9 The Itqya! Ambassador Chapter j of the Kdenlon Baptist Church will | hold a reorganization?!-) meet ing j Sunday mornitig during the 11 o’clock worship sendee. All boys between the ages of 9 through 12 nBo urged to meet with Pete Man-j ning, (Counselor, in the Junior De-. pa rt ment of the Sunday School building. of thy program is entirely educa • I tielial. He also pointed out the lit tle seal was a fighter—not only the; association’s existence but the .ex-j istcnce of the community; He said: people for years have had the privi- j lege of going to the District Health j Department and receiving a chest j X-ray. not realizing that Christ mas Seals made it possible to have it for one. dollar, and those who were hot'able, to have a free chest X-ray. Films, solutions, education al material, rehabilitation are paid for by Christmas Seals—for the Seals are the sole support of the Association. Bonner saiij that if those who had not sent in their contribution would do so. that each county would make the amount so badly needed without any burden to any one. It is only at Christmas that the Association can sell the seals and to sell health the rest of the year. Wm. Coffield Post, No. 9280 | Veterans Foreign Wars, To ! Sponsor March Dimes Drive * President Os Young People’s I ServiceJ_.eague Appreciative; For Interest In Stocking Fund i Approximately 150 In- County Remembered During Christmas i Mike Miiloni-, iiiv-irii-n?' of,, the j Vcnintr. I’lMHilv’s Si'iivyci- Lvmijik l of j St. TViul’s E|iisco|ial Church, spon sor of the Em)u.v Stix-kimr Fiinci, I . ••\temls iiiji thtinks and niiiiix-oijition . I , . i j to the |ii'ii|)lc <'l' Cl)o\v.'i]i .County, for I .the siqiilort in this yoar's I'ffort. fW iholfi make' Christmas hafipii-r .for j vmi fortunato peoplo. “This voar, tlirouuh your help, '; ami support, nmiiy of our m-i’jb- I oors had a happii r Christmas.”: j said Volin- Malom*. "Somn rnmiv lid <t<'thinir which couldn’t be af forded for their children. Some re-, i reived supplementary food. Some: , ] receiv ed toys and Christina- gifts.: I tut all reeeivell ene tbintf. ill rom '1)1011. They rereived what you sliar ‘ .led, with them. This was; perhaps . tlieir greatest yift—tile gift of love, “The young people of St. I’aul’s . ( Etiisoopal Churi’h were li.-ippy and ' privileged to have had a hand in i j this projoi’t. Through the Empty! ! Stocking Fund 25 families, a-pproxi- 1 , jmately. 150 people, were given: j Christmas! boxes this year. These ' (Continued on F’age Eight) | N. C. Peanut Yield Highes tOn Record i Production Up 5 Per Cent; Acreage Is Down Slightly Thi- 11*51 peanut yield is;.estim;it ;ad at l.tial) pounds par acre. This , jus the Inchest yield of record, cX-j ji-eedinu the previous record of 1,- jo!>0 po, Mills ill l!»o2 l.y CO pounds j per acre. I The total production of picked land threshed peanuts is 5 percent j above last year hut 5 percent he- I low the 10-year average produc tion. This year's crop was harvest-: led from '173,000 acres—l.ooo acres ; I or 2 percent below the aereaae har-' Eastern Star Plans f “Friendship Night” Affair Will Be Held Monday Night, Feb ruary 7th At its meeting* Mntidny nlprlit. ! ton Chapter, No. 002, Order of, the Eastern Star; drew led to hold ! Friendship Night in tin- Masonidr j Temple'-Monday night. February 7, iat 8 o’clock. t The affair will be in conformity. to Valentine and definite plans will ( | he made and committees appointed; at the next meeting of the chapter j Monday night, January 17. Mem- 1 ' I hers of all chapters in the district will be invited to attend the uf j fair. Methodist Society Meets At Parsonage The Women's Society of Chris-1 ' tian Service of the Methodist j Church will meet at the parsonage Wednesday night, January 12, at! 7:30 o’clock. Hostesses will be j Mrs. J. E. Richardson and Mrs. Gerald James. Mrs. G. A. Helms, president, urges every member to 1 attend. ; 1 ’ TOWN COUNCIL MEETS |: Edenton’s Town Council will hold 1 its January meeting in the Muniei-; : pal Building Tuesday night, Janu ary 11, at 8 o’clock. Requests to 1 he placed on the agenda must ho i reported to Town Clerk Ernest J. i Ward, Jr., not inter than Monday. |: $2.00 Per Year In North Carolina [ On Even Keel V E. VV. Spires, County auditor, or. Monday morning presented the County Commissioners a depart mental budget balance! sheet for the first six- months of the county’s, fiscal year. According to the figures the bud get is running on an oven keel with about half the amount of tile '<*' various appropriations spent e\-; cept in a few instances h here large amounts were paid, and which will not occur again during the year. Streets In Edenton Being Resurfaced 1 Work wms boirun Monday of this week t<» resurface the major por tion of Kdpnton’s streets. The work is being done by Dickerson, lnc„ of Monroe. The resurfacing will be asphalt and will cost over $21,000, which will he paid by tin* town from money received through the Powell Bill. The work is expected to he com-; )doted within 40 working days. ’ • vested in The crop got off to a very slow start due to damp, cool weather i during tin* early spring and many producers had to replant a portion’ of their acreage due to poor stands. The crop received frequent scatter-, jcd showers throughout most of the growing season and was never dam aged -severely by dry weather. Weather conditions during the digging and threshing season were ideal.and most of the crop lra> been, harvested with practically no loss due to unfavorable weather. Upon ] . picking many growers found that ; (the crop was turning out much bet • ter than earlier .-expectations. proKK^^ HOLIDAY WEDNESDAYS i ; - A ecu ill i MU' tu .lesse Harrell, chuir j mini of tin- flilentim Merchants 1 Committee, t.lie majority of stores in Kilenton will resume Wednesday aftenuiiiiis i-loslivtr, effective this week. .SI NBEAMS TO MEET The Sunbeams of the Kdehton Baptist Church will meet Sunday mornimr duriny the 11 o'clock \vnr ! ship service. All mouthers and any children he tween tile ayes of I -l throush 8 are invited to attend. Fire Chief R. K. Hall , /. ■ ' :• Warns About Cars Chasing Fire Truck Opinion of Attorney General Cited to Back Action Fire Chief R. K. Hall again urges 1 automobile drivers to refrain from the practice of racing after the fire ; trucks when answering alarms. In this respect Chief Hall calls .1 attention to a recent opinion giv- 1 en by Attorney General Harry Me- ! Mullan, which is as follows: “Upon the approach of any po- 1 lice_or fire department vehicle giv ing an audible signal, the driver of every other vehicle shall immedi- ’ atelv drive the same io the right- ; ================== FIGHT POLIO! ' I tfkN THE . % OF DIMES Bill Perry, Command* er, Will Serve as Chairman J. Edwin Bufl'lnp; ehnirnmn of the j Chowan County Chapter of thq .Vational Foundation foe Infantile I 'rival y.-is, amiounces that the Wil liam If. Coffield Boat. ,\«. 9280. Veterans of Foreign Wars, will ; sponsor Chowan County’s 1965 'March of Dimes campaign. Bill Berry,."commander, of the post, will , serve ns chairman of the drive and , under hjs .'leadership the drive is expected to prove successful. Mr. 1 Very made no little eontri. hut ion to the March of Dimes suc cess last year,, when the drive was i sponsored jointly by tbe VFW Post anil Crowanoke Council, No. 54, ' Degree of Pocahontas.! He is now perfecting bis organization and is, of course, appealing for tile whole hearted cooperation of every citi zen in the county, both in way oC workers and contributors. Non specific quota is set for the -county, but state and national head quarters are urging all chapters, in tlie face of the great need for funds;, to surpass last year’s eoh trihutions. March of Dimes con tributions in Chowan County last year amounted to $2,576.84, so that Mr. Perry and liis workers are hop ing Chowan will this year reach the $3,(100 mark. It will he interesting to know j iiiat Chowan County during the ; year had one infantile paralysis victim who spent 42 patient days in Maryview Hospital at Portsmouth. The parents of this child were un (Continued on Page Five) Varsity Club Elects New Croup Officers Medlin Belch Succeeds Nick George as President Medlin Belch was.- elected presi dent, of the Varsity Club for tho new year nt a meeting of the or ganization held Monday night in the school, building. Mr. Belch succeeds Nick George as president of the club. Other otfici-r- elected included Joe Thorud, vice president and J. Clarence Leary, Jr„ treasurer. Parker Helms was re-elected secre tary.of the ululi. The newly .elect ed president, immediately set up a planning committee for the or ganization. naming the four elect ed officers and appointing Nick George and Bill Cozart to the com mittee. This group will draft plans for the club’s activities Hur ling the; year. The outgoing president. Nick George, reviewed the activities of the club during the past year, and expressed bis appreciation to the membership for their superb co j operation during his tenure in nf fice. The club gave him n rising j.voto of thanks for his splwided 1 service as president. hand edge or curb, clear of any intersection of highway, and shall remain in such position unless oth erwise, directed, by a police of traf fic officer until such police or fire department vehicle shall have pass ed. It is unlawful for any driver of any vehicle other than one on offi cial business to follow any fire ap paratus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than one block or park such vehicle within one block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.” Chief Hall warns that anyone violating this law, regardless of who lie or she is. will lie dealt with ns the law directs. i » - -J