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ONLY NEWSPAPER
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CHOWAN COUNTY
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Volume XXll.—Number 5
$166,044 Invested
In Savings Bonds In j
Chowan During ’54
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County Sales During
December Amount i
To $11,483.75
U. S. Savings Bonds sales dur- j
ing the month of December in ('ho- j
wan County totaled sll > 4B3.”fv. The
accumulated Savings Bonds sales j
for the 12 months of 1954 for the.
County totaled $160,01t.75. J
Sales of Series E and 11 Bonds,
in North Carolina for the month of j
December were 17.4'1 over the •
same month in 1958.
“•Nationally,. Approximately $15,-j
600,000.000 K Bonds reached their ;
10-year maturity dates between
May, 1951 and December, 1951.
Throughout the period, the rate of
holding iteyond maturity under the
automatic extension terms has
stayed fairly constant at about
"(> r i of the maturity volume. At
the 1954 year-end, E bond owners
were holding more than $11,500,-
000,000 worth of these bonds that
wore oyer ten years of age.
"National sales of Herb's E and
H Bonds in 1954 rose to $4,889,-
119,000. This was the largest voir
ume on record for any year since ;
wartime 1945. Compared with aj
year earlier, the gain was 12'r and
with 1952. 87':,.
"In North Carolina the per cent
of increase in sales in Series E and
II Bonds in 1951 was 6.8 r:ac
cording to Walter V. Johnson, Stan
Director for North Carolina.
Mr. Johnson states that he at
tributes the success of tile increase j
in sales in 1951 to the patriotic ef
forts of volunteers in tin- Savings
,Bonds Program. Johnson praised
A. Boyd Harless for his outstanding
leadcrship i n lead ing the successful
Savings Bonds sales program in ■•his
county.
Billy Goodwin On
Radio -T-V Shows
Appears on Programs
At Elizabeth City
And Greenville
Some of the big tinn- entertain
ers have several radio and televis
ion programs a week. These high
paid entertainers are not so far
ahead of Riliy Goodwin, sun of Mr.
and Mrs. K. J. Goodwin, of the
Kooky llork community. Hilly had
a radio program which ;W;is broad
cast over Station WGAI ;it Fliza
t.ieth City on Monday. January 21.
at 12:1'> P. M.. and he conducted ,a
television program on “The Control
(if 0\ Warbles In Cattle” over Sta
tion WNCT at Greenville at 0:15
the same afternoon.
Killy did an excellent job of con
duct ing the demonstration, and Sta
tion WNCT has already received a
request for information which Killy
gave on his television program.
The request has been forwarded to-
Robert S. Marsh, Chowan County
Assistant Agent.
The radio program which Killy
gave was on Farm and Home Safe
ly. He explained many hazards
whieh are found on every farm and 1
in every farm home and told how 1
to eliminate them.
It is rather unusual for a 1-11
Club member to have both a tele- 1
vision program and a radio pro
gram the same day. However, (
llilly did a good job of each. 1
’55 Christmas Club
Closes February 7th i
John A. Kramer, cashier of the i
Rank of Edenton, announces that
the bank’s Christmas club for 1955
will close Monday. February 7. No
new accounts will be accepted after
that date.
GARAGE LOST IN FIRE
Edenton’s firemen answered a :
call to Cliff Lassiter's garage on 1
Johnston Street Friday, but the 1
blaze spread so rapidly that it '
could not be saved. The fire start
ed when a bucket of gasoline wad
accidentally turned over on a stove.
Included in the destroyed prop- 1
erty was a fishing net and Podge ■
automobile belonging to Gibson <
Brickie, which was stored in the i
garage _ _ '
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Mrs. C. A. Phillips
; New President Os
j Hospital Auxiliary
Committee Chairmen
! Appointed to Serve
During Year
j At the last meeting of the Clin-■
jw.an Hospital Auxiliary the follow- '
ling new officers for the year 19a.>
Were elected:
President, Mrs. ('. A. Phillips;
vice president, Mrs. Diehard Hard
in; secretary, Mrs, John E. Baines,
and treasure. Mi's. Leonard Small.
Members of the Auxiliary feel that
it is most fortunate to have such
competent leadership for the com
ing year.
Mrs. 1 ’ll il 1 i jis ha s tv:. tiled eha i rmen
for the following standing commit
ters:
Sewing Mrs. W. W. Byrum and
Mrs. E. N. Elliott,
i Publicity- Mrs. .1. W. Davis.
Program - Mrs. Clareiice; Eeary.
Jr., and Mrs. John Graham.
House—Mrs. W. ,1. Daniels and
Mrs. W. O. Elliott, Jr.
Membership Mrs. Scott Harrell
and Mrs. K. (',. White. Jr.
: ■.Finance- 'Mi's. M. L. Flynn and
Mrs. A. B. Harless.
I (1 rounds - Miss Frances Tillett.
i Hostess—-Mrs. George A. Byruiti. :
During December Mrs. A. F. '
Downlnn supplied magazines and
flowers, and tray favors were made!
by tile sixth grade. A new resus
citate r has been installed ill the de
livery room for trial. I'poti ap
proval es the doctors, this will he.
bought by the auxiliary. D was
\,,ted to purchase additional - china :
to supplement the supply in tin:
nurses’ home.
Woman’s Club Rolls!
1,000 Dressings For
Victims Os Cancer
Edenton Club Joins In
State-wide Welfare
Project
Members of tin- WopuinV flub j,
rrtpf at tli<* brwic of Mrs* Frank* | ; ;
Holmes on Thuivd.jy night-. Janu-j,
ary 27. to roll surgical dressings!
for the Amorii’Mti Canerr Society. j
About 1,000 dressings were r-dled
during the evening and these will ,
bo son! t“ tbo <'anror Hospital at '
I,umbri ton.
This is ;i state-wide wclfnre pro
ject of tlif’ Woman’'-- Club,
Senator Anderson
Jefferson - Jackson ; ]
Day Dinner Speaker i
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In V. S. Senator Clinton I’. An-,
derson of Now Mexico the Demo- [
erats of North Carolina ai th*-if:m-[ ;
nual JoffV-rson- Jackson Pinner in ,
Raleigh Saturday will have a speak-1
er of wcll-roundeij authority.
Not only does lie speak from long i
experience in state and national |
councils of the Democratic Party,; 1
hut his personal and business ex- i
perience brings a parallel and sym. :
pathetic understanding to North,
Carolina.
During their visit t<> Raleigh for
the annual Democratic dinner Sena
tor and Mrs. Anderson will he the*
guests of Governor and Mrs. Hodg- j>
es at the Executive Mansion. I i
Mr. Anderson is known as 5 most 1
effective public speaker, rarely us-J
--ing a prepared manuscript, hut , l
speaking from notes. His address J i
to the Democrats of North Carolina
promises to he one of great inter- :
est and considerable significance, j i
AUXILIARY MEETING i I
St. Paul’s Auxiliary will hold a,)
luncheon meeting in the Parish' •
House Tuesday afternoon at 1, <
o’clock. Mrs. 1.. A. Patterson, pres- |
ident, urges all members to he pres. 11
ent. 1
Edenton. Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 3,1955.
instruments Made
| Available For New
; Members Os Band
All Students Will Be*
Given Opportunity
To Enroll
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With the intentions of recruiting |
a large number of students for the
High School Band. Director Ernest
(■entile has announced that all stu
dents will be given an opportunity
to enroll in a new band to lie forin
'i rl in the near future.
While conferring with Principal
(Jerald James the decision was'
r.-ached that all students will be
tested with a seientifie test to cheek
their musical ability and that ar
rangements will be made whereby,
instruments can be rented for three
months to determine the instrument
best suited to each individual child
and bis interest in it. This method ;
of starting children en musical in- ;
stmments is beingwidely used by j
schools throughout the country i
with great success.
Lessons will he furnished by the |
school. Now is the logical time for j
children to start and it will, only lu
a matter of months before they will |
be given an opportunity to w : n a
chair in the regular band and to j
1 ,, 1• f t,-i 1 ,: 1 1 ■- in all of the school band |
funetiol.-.-.
Appeal Made For
Blood Donations
Bloodmobile Will Be at
Edenton Armory
February 9
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t Dr; A. M. Stanton, chairman of
the Cbovyan County blood program. ;
calls attention to another visit of
th,- lied Cross hloodmohile. which j
.will be a* the Edertton armory Wed-;
nesday. February 9. from I<l A. M..
to 4 P. M. j
Dr. St.anton feels, that it i-- ner ,
es.-arv to continually emphasize the ;
■ need and importance nf donating i
[blood, and is again appealing for!
, more people in Edenton and the I
t" rural section, both white and ml- ,
lored. to contribute a pint of bipod
I next Wednesday.
He points out that a great deal
I,if blood is used in the Chowan
Hospi*al alone and that blood for
transfusions is free to patients ex
cept, for a charge made for typing
and cross matching.
Marines have always been very
cooperative in donating blond. but
Dr. Stanton points out that civilians
|do no* respond as readily a- they
i should ill tills effort to prevent
| suffering and saving lives.
Appointments to eontribute a
i pint of blood may be made by tele
phoning Mrs. Ruth Phillips at 612 j
nr Dr. Stanton at 692.
Mrs. Tnjrlis Fletcher
Sneaker At Meeting: ,
Officers Wives’ Oub|
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The Officers Wives’ Club of tln-j
Edenton Marine Corps Auxiliary t
Landing Field, held its regular j
monthly 'luncheon January 26th at j
tile Offieers’ Club.
The hostesses, Mrs. Malmgren.
M rs. Kilearr and Mrs. Tea re served
cocktails and a delightful luncheon.
Tile guest speaker. Mrs. fnglis
Fletcher, noted author, gave a very j
interesting talk on the early his-j
tory of Edenton. which was .-enjoyed j
by members of the chib, nmvly ar- 1
rived wives, and guests.
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Interesting: Program
For Meeting Os PTA *
Edenton’s Parent-Teacher Asso- i
elation will hold its February meet- j
ing Tuesday night.. February 8. at j
8 o’clock in the Elementary School
auditorium and an interesting pro-I
gram has been arranged for this
meeting. [
Mrs. Ruth Vaughan will give j
sketches of the lives of the two wo- j
men who founded PTA; Mrs. Ruth
Conger will explain the policies of
PTA: and Dr. A. F. Downum will
give the guiding principles of PTA. -
A further feature will l»e a film
entitled What Greater Gift.
President W. T. Harry urges all j
members of the organization to at- 1
tend this meeting.
|f C ITIZENS OF TOMORROW ”1
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j Ellene Tarkington
Appearing ahoy,', is the second in a .series of pictures of children in
Edenton and Chowan County who will ho the citizens of tomorrow. In
the picture are: Top row. left to right. Scott Keeter, 2 years old. son
ol Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Keeter: Jo Etta Copeland. 8 years old. daughter ,
of Mr. and Mr.. John Ervin Copeland; Edward Berlinquette, 8 years old.
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. .1. Berlinquette; middle row, left to right,
Thomas Cross. HI. 8 years old. son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cross. Jr.: :
", Carroll Bunch. 8 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Bunch: Kathy i
Sawyer. 8 years old. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Sawyer; bottom ,
row. left to right, Ellene Tarkington. 6 years old. daughter of Mr. and ,
Mrs. Raymond A. Tarkington: Stephen Leary, I year old. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Leary: Janet Sadler. 8 years old. daughter <»r Mr. and Mrs. :
j Lee Sadler.— (I’hotos by Allen Studios, Detroit. Mich.)
$1,077 Collected In
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March Dimes Drive!
Chairman Dili Perry
| Urtfcs Workers to
Make Reports
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Rill IVrry. (‘hnirmnn 'of th»* Clio
\y;iii t (Hility IR.'i.a March of Dimes,
reported that up to Mnnday the
con triiuit ions amounted to >E-
Of course, the .report- .is far
from heiiiir ‘•oinpTete, so tliat. In
still holds out hop.* that ( Rowan 1
Hounty will reach a po/d of
the di i\ e. m
Mr. I’• mtv is very an\ious to
complete the drive and, therefore, i
urcfes all workers '..to - complete the
areas assigned to them and 'submit
; t.lieir n'port as soon as possible.
I Inclement weather prevented two
features of the drive to h * carried
ii>Ut, for it was planned t<> s.tafife aj
road block on North Broad Street
; all day Saturday and t»» observe
| Molhei’’s Nijrlrt. Saturday nijjfht. ;
I Both ■features were fo.rred to be
! aband‘>ned. but Mr. Rerrv states’
j that the road block idea will lie
carried out next Saturday. Febru- j
jnry 5. Then* will be two road J
j blocks, one at Broad and Carteret. |
t Streets and the other at Broad and |
f Albemarle Strei’ts in order to catch
j traffic movinp both north rind 1
j south.
Tn the meantime Mr. Perry 1
*’S evf'rybody who has not made a
contribution to do s<* at once andj
for canvassers to: complete their I
canvass and brine: in their reports. I
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iFire Commission Will
Meet Friday Morning
• W. Iv. Ilimd. i'h;ii)'iri:in of tho Llio
j wan County Fire Commission, has
j I'allotl a. moot ing of tho group to j
bo liobl -Friday morning. February
j 4. at 10 p’dofk at tho Court Hnuso. j
At this mooting Ore Wilson will j
'ire present to give advice relative!
jto rural fires, so that .all members j
: arc urged to attend. I
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Colored Band Drive ;
Now Nearine: Endj
Thomas I. Sharpe, chairman nf|
the drive to raise funds for the col
ored high school band, states that
he is very anxious to wind up the
drive.
Chairman. Sharpe again appeals
[for contributions and lie says lie
twill be delighted to call and pick
[up any amount. His telephone
number is 482.
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Joe Ella Copeland
P
Mill
Carroll Bunch
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Stephen Leary
New Ferguson ‘3s’
Tractor On Display
; Four-way Model Pride
Os Members local
Concern [
\ Scott Harrell and Leonard Snvill.
proprietors of the l.dciitbn True- ■
•for Implement (’ompuny on West >
1 iti'l
Wat or St reet , arc now proudly ui.'- >
.playing th.n liew Ferguson 55 four
wav work control tractor. Featur- j
ing the new modi'! is qtiadramatic j
control, new dual-range tninsniis- .
I sion, new “2-stnge.. ciutebing and (
! the new variable-drive power take
off. !«
Tile two men will Ire delighted to ,
hav- the opportunity of demon- j
I strating the new tractor, which (
, they.say is rugged, dependable Math -
plenty of reserve -power, anil that
the exceptionally high torque .at
| relatively low engine speeds pro- !
A ides lugging power free from 1 1
j surging or racing and less stalling |
! from unexpected overloads.
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Methodist Study
Course February 10 •
i The Woman's Society of Chris- ’
!ti;in Scrrice ami the Wesleyan Guild
|of the Methodist Church will hold a! 1
[study course on India and Pakistan [’
Thursday night, February 10, at 8
• ‘o’clock in the new education build- '
[ ing. “Ender Three Flags,” by Rish- i.l
op Stephen Neill, long a represen- ii
I tative of tile Church of England in [
| India, will serve as u text for the j f
course. | f
j Joe Trusloxv Mill I"- the instnic
jt.or. All members are urged to at- ['
j tend and a special invitation is ex-|
! tended to tile men of the church to j -
ienjov the course.
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; Rotarians Will Elect '
New Officers Today i
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At the meeting of the Edenton it
Rotary Club this (Thursday) after- j
1 noon at 1 O’clock in the Parish ;(
Hoti.se, new officers for the cluh j
will be elected. All members ofjl
the club have been placed in Twmi- ]
nation, so that President Gilliam It
requests every member to attend j
! the meeting.
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Kihvaril B«*rlinqm*tto
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Ivathy Sawyer 1
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Janet Sadler
Edenton Protests '
Proposed Boost In
Telephone Rates
Resolution Adopted at!
Special Meeting .j
Monday
Mfctimr in svssimi Mon- |
(Fry nun nincr. Town (.’nuneil nclo'pt-1
•*«i ,i rosoliitinn opposine: tin* pro-,
p.isrd rritf* of tin* Nni'folk j
A* (’mrolitm Tv»l*‘phi»vi»‘ X’ |
• Compjiny. A nmn<n‘r nf t
; n)so -ittonHcd ihi *
intr,' wln n tin- »>|»irfWn wns • ypn-'.i- j
' v<l that tin; iiwr«‘:i.-*d rot-* ms pro- j
posod was too Mcb. ospocinlly dip- j
to tbo fnct tbnt Edontop h:is hrul no j
approvbiblo improvomtoiiv in r* -j
icont
tin* E'l'Tit.i»n ncr** i< the only
one operated by tip.* company which |
(loop pot havo a dial system.
I The Resolution follows:
“Whor?*as, the Norfolk and Gnm- [
jlina Tob‘|ihono and Toloifraph Com-,
jpiiny of Elizabeth .City lias made'
j application to tho Nortli Carol inn!
! l ? tilit'iojs C(»mniissioTi f(*r authority j
!to muk«' subs t:.rlit;l \ncv f in its j
I tob']»|nm.' ruth s in certain urr'fis:
j sorvod. by said company. incTudinjr;
Edontph and th-* EdoijtoTi area:
“And Whereas, it is th.* ,-cnse <»f t
I tho Td\vn <*f the Town hf ; j
Kdontoti that tho prbppsorl inorhaso
;in rate in I*l donton a l l j 1 thr•• Ed<>n-«
jton area i> iniroasonablo and un-!
justified at tins time, in that there i
has be..j) no appreciable improve-j
mont in tho t* lephono faoilitios andi
sorv.i(*o fpmi.-lied by said companyi
durinp' the past several yo.ars. and*
particularly iti view nf tb»* fact
that Edenton and the Edoptdn area
are tho ; only Tocalitio.- in ♦ho tor
ritory served by said e'oinpp.tjy
without u dial telephone system: >
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“Re It .'Resolved that, tho North ■
Carpiitiu ITtilitios Commission bo J
and it is hereby respectfully re- *
quested ill the ititorest of tile sole-j
iphone subscribers in Edenton andj
, the Kdenton area to deny the appli- j
cation of tho Norfolk and Carplinai
Telephone ami Telegraph C-enpuny]
for the proposed increased tele-;
phono rates in said town and nrea/'l
Town Attorney J. N. Rmden andj
,1. I’. Ricks, Jr., were authorized to I
attend the meotimr of tin* State |
Ctilities Commission in Raleigh!
u hen th< hearinc was held.
Other towns protestincr the boost j
in rates were M.anteo. SunHury. i
Hertford. Elizabeth City and F*op. ,
lar Branch.
I CIVIC calendarl,
\nrnial art -lin" -iimi-ftn-H by
(he Edenton Woman's Club will
he held Sunday and Monday, March
20 and 21. at the l’cnclopc Bark
er House.
Edenton I'SO Ctuh will join in
celebrating the fourteenth anniver
sary of I SO in the cluh room at
Hotel Joseph llewes Thursday ev
ening. February 3. beginning at
7:3fl o’clock.
Chowan County Fire Commission
jwil! meet in the Court House Fri
; day morning. February t, at 10
o’clock.
' The Bank of Kdenton's 1955'
Christmas Chib "ill close Monday,|
February 7.
1 Study course on India and l’akis- i
tan "ill he held by the Methodist.
Woman’s Society of Christian Ser- (
vice and Wesleyan Guild in the new
education building Thursday night. ,
j February 10, at 8 o’clock, with Joe
[Tnislow as instructor.
Edenton Rotary Cluh " ill elect:
new officers at its m,»etine this,
i (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock j
in the Parish House.
Chowan Tribe of Red Men "ill
stage an oyster roast at the Jack
son Radio »g- TV Service building
Monday night. February 14. at 7
o’clock.
Annual meeting of the Albemarle
Mutual Burial Association "ill hi'
held at the Williford Funeral Home
Tuesday night, February 8, at 7
, o’clock.
Auxiliary of St. Paul’s EpisCo
j pal Church will miet in the Parish
, House Tuesday afternoon. February
iB. at 1 o’clock.
Not too late to make a contribu
tion to the March of Dimes.
Altar Society of St. Ann’s Catho.
i lie Church will conduct a hake sale
1 Friday, February 4. at the P & Q
i Super Market, starting at 9 A. M.
j Young Woman’s Bible Class of
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$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Edenton Cub Pack
To Be Reactivated
By Local Lions Club
Plans Started To
| Reorganize Staff
! NCO Wives’Club!
(Jet Acquainted Meet
in# Scheduled For
Tuesday Night
Wives nf Staff Niin-Commi.ssioh
,e(i Officers attached-.; to Edenton
I Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing
j Field liebi a meeting on January 25.
j ti> discuss the possibilities of reor- ;
jganizing the Stuff NCO Wives'j
[Chili.
! The eemmittee for the establish-j
men! and supervision of the club is j
j constituted ns follows: Chairman.!
[Mrs. J. H. Edwards; m-ehairmen.;
• Mrs, W. J. Driver and Mrs. R. J. j
! Dorsett; seeretary, Mrs. J. I>. Bren- i
denbarst; membership, Mrs. <\ C. I
Anderson and Mrs. C. 0. Tu-rner:
'•I hostess.. Mrs. .1. E. Stnthem and
: Mrs, 1!. K. Hollingsworth.
! A personal survey of all the
; wives in til,- local area is now in
i progress.
The aim of the club is to provide
educational as well us recreational
| i,pporturiiti''s. such as needlework.
I textile, painting, rug hooking, ce
ramics. sports, cards, gardening,
art., music, hooks, and many other
subjects es interest.
A ge*-ro',pminted meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday night, Feb
■ ru:ir\ 8y at .8 .o’clock in the game
'room of the Staff NCO Club. All
I interested persons are. cordially tii-
Ivitt'd to attend. Following the
j meet ing Carmen An del ora will en
j tertain at tho piano. 7tefreshments
-! will lm served following til-' piano
j recital.
[Eastern Star Will
Observe Friendship
Night February 7th
Many Guests Expected i
At Meeting In Ma
sonic Temple
: \.-\t Monday: night. February 7. |
! Edenton Chapter. Order of Eastern 1
• Star. M ill observe Friendship Night
in the Masonic Temple, at 8 .o’clock. .
; Member.- of Eastern Star Chap- ;
iters in the district have lreeii ir.
j vited. to attend the meeting.and .a ;
good re(,rcs, : ntat.ion of.the chapters
is i-xpected.
Mrs, R. E. Leary.''.'worthy matron •
of the Edenton chapter, requests ;
ex'ery memhei' f“ make a special ef
fort to be present.
Cancer Clinic Will
1 Be Held Friday At
1 E. Citv Health Center
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The Northeastern Cancer Center
Mill bold its next clinic on Friday. ,
. February 1. in Elizabeth City at
I the Health Center with registra-•
'tion beginning at 1 o’clock. \ free '
j die.-* X-ray will be given to anyone i
(wishing it. alone xvitli the ex-ami- [
j nation of the five areas of the body i
(where eancer is most easily found
land cured.
I There are no limitations as to.
sex. race, physical or economic st.nt- 1
us at the center. However, there J
are age requirements. Women;
should be 35 or more: men should)
be 10 or over unless referred by a '
doctor, or unless one of the “Seven j
Danger Signals” or “Symptoms’’)
are present. No appointment is j
necessary but a priority may be j
had by writing the Cancer Center, j
Elizabeth City. Ex-aminees are
asked to bring a robe or housecoat j
with them.
BAKE SALE FRIDAY
The Altar Society of St. Ann’s'
Catholic Church will sponsor a bake,
sale Friday, February 4, at the P
& Q Super Market. The sale will
begin at 9 A. M., and will include
cakes, pies and other items.
FIGHT POLIO!
JOIN THE
MARCH OF DIMES
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Raymond F. Heck, Jr.,
Speaker at Meeting
Os Club Monday
j In a thought provoking address
• delivered before the memh.-r- of
(the Edenton Lions Club :; I their
[dinner meeting Monday evening, an
[urgent plea for tile reactivation
jof Che local Cub Scout Paid; in thin
i community was made by Raymond
Hick. Jr.. District Scouting Exo,--
uti.vo for the . -even Albemarle
counties.
“I* is n wi-li known fact that
scouting organiz.'itions have been
responsible for keeping millions nj
[American boys out of juvenile
i courts," said Heck.
[ . “I do not have tile figures for
■ North Carolina.” continued the
j speaker, “but those of Virginia re
! vc:,| the fact that out of each 1,600
hovs who were tried as juvenile dps
i linqm-ms, .an average of only one
jof them was .a Hoy Scout,
i “There is a definite tie-in be
tween Scouting and the chnrvh. the
school and the home. There.loih, it
requires no stretch of the imagina
tion for us to realize that in such
an organization we are building for
a grpatcr America in the future,”,
said Meek, who gave various sta
tistics to prove the .point.
“We now have three and one-half
million Roy Scouts in the ('•:! conn •
tries where denwM’rutic government,
exists. No such organization
liertnitted in/the countries behind
tie iron curtain.
“Ypu hav,. a very active Rog
Scour Troop here and 1 Would like
lo compliment the Edenton Rotary
Liub for its splendid work in spon
soring that Troop under the able
leadership of JurJ> Habit, Seoul:
master.” concluded Heck.
The cluh voted unanimously to
reactivate the t'ub Pack and Presi
dent Karl Harrell stated that lie
would .announce at the next meet-
I ing his appointment of a chairman
and five-man committee to effivtu
Into tie- reorganization of the Park.
V. J. George gave a brief re
port, pn the convention held in Eliz
ahetli City last week.
President Harrell announced the
appointment. ..of Modi in Belch to
; represi nt the Edenton Lions Club
in the tei-n-.agi' group this year.
USO Anniversary
Observed Tonight
PartV Will Begin In
USO Club Room at
7 O’clock
Tonight (’Thursday) Ed *nton's
USO Club will join in the obsmw
nno’ of the fourteenth aimsyorsary
iff USO in the club room :it HoD*l
Joseph Hews. The party is chrd
\il*»d to begin at 7 nYloek, and Mrs.
Sarah Mnrrmer, USO ilirodtor and
Mrs. K. P. Radhurn. staff aid.-. :<po
hoping many people in Kdonton will
attend in order to make tbo affair
worthwhile and into resting for ser
| vice men.
Open house will begin at 7 o'clock
and bo :rv prepress until D o'clock.
• afD»r which *»n orchestra vdH fur
’nish music’, for a dance.
\ll who are connoted with the
[USO, as r.s . a*- v.-)»eC!M.I
jly urged Uj arid j«»T?: |e the
■ celebration.
;Milton Bunch Esceees
Serious In.jurv When
Can Gasoline Explodes
! Milton Bunch Was painfully but.
[not seriously burned Friday when
-la can of gasoline exploded in bis
[hand. enveloping the upper portion
! of his body,
| The accident occurred at. the
j comer of Broad and Queen Streets
(where the new Gulf service station
[is being constructed. Bunch, one
iof the managers of the station, is
helping in the construction. The
; flames ignited his clothing and only
[quick action of the part of other
-j workers and passersby prevented
‘: more serious injuries. H- was
.rushed to the Chowan Hospital for
- treatment, where it was reported
the burns were of a minor nature.