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lume XXTI. Number 9.
National Peanut Week Observed March 6th To 12 th
Proposed Zoning In Edent on
Is Seriously Considered At
Hea ring Held Monday Nigh t
Number of Changes
Suggested Before
Action Is Taken
A propusrd zoningnrdinnncp for
Kdonton was discussed pro and con
at a meeting held in the Court
House Monday night, when S,
Loigh Wilson of the North Caro
lina League of Municipalities was
on hand to explain all angles of
zoning. The meeting was presided
over by Geddes Potter, chairman of
the Kdenton Zoning Commission
and after stating the purpose of
the meeting called upon Mr. Wilson
to explain the plan as -submitted
hy the Commission.
Maps were on hand which desig
nated the various areas to be
'.adopted for residential-, business
and industrial purposes, ami after
explaining the mechanics of the
plan, many questions wen* asked
hy the goodly n uni her present, as
well as suggested changes as to
some of tile residential and busi
ness portions as presented.
All of the suggestions were re
corded and will he ■considered at
another meeting of the Zoning
Commission before being submitted
to Town Council for adoption or re
jection.
The Zoning Commission had no
idea that the plan as presented
was altogether satisfactory, hut
only submitted the maps as a basis
<*t started on a workable plan,
ter the Zoning Commission
iders the changes ;is suggested
..*onday night, the public .will he
notified through The Herald when
Town-Council will act oil the pro
posal and at that time any citizen
will have the opportunity to speak
for or against the proposed ordi
nance as presented by the Zoning
Commission.
Members of the Zoning Commit
tee are Geddes Potter. Chairman,
W. D. Holmes, Jr.. S. S. Campen,
Thomas llyrum, Jr., and L. S. By
ru m.
Two Ahoskie Teams
Win Championship
In Net Tournament
Edenton Aces Defeat
ed In Einal Round
Os Play
In th<> Albemarle Conference bas
ketball tournament which was held
in the Kdenton Junior-Senior Hindi.
School gymnasium Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday of last week, both
the Ahoskie hoys’-and Kiris’ teams
walked off with the championship
Continued on Pane —Section 1
Rotarians Will Entertain 4-H
Peanut Contestants Tonight
Winners Will Be An
nounced and Prizes
Awarded
Edenton Rotarians will be hosts
tonight (Thursday) at 7 o'clock to
Chowan 4-H Club peanut contest
ants and their fathers at a dinner
meeting in the Parish House. At
tb“* time winners of the contest
announced and the prizes
dent Gilliam Wood is very
ai,.,„ius to have every Rotarian at
tend the meeting.
Tliis year 20 boys participated in
the contest, including the follow
ing:
Sherwood Harrell, Zackic Har
rell, Carlton Perry, Ronald Perry,
Jack Perry, Dick Lowe, Carl Fore
hand, Harold J. Hunch. Joe Privntt.
Sammy Bvruni, Jactvie Ryrum, Roy
Privott, Sid White, Jr., i,eon Priv.
ott, J. C. Boyce, Emmet Perry,
Bill Welch. Britton Byrun TV
Parrish olid Billy Good >* in.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
‘Green Light’ Given
For Starting Work
On Swimming Pool
i Another Campaign to
Raise Funds Will Be
' Considered Today
i •. —...- _■ •
I Tlie "green light” signal was
given hy the Board of Trustees of
■ Hicks Memorial Swimming Pool,
Inc., t“ purchase the new swim
; rning pool for Kdenton as the re
sult of a meeting held Friday af
ternoon m the Munieipal Building.
ltr present at i v'-s of local clubs
' who were asked at a previous
* meeting to pre>ent the discussions
and proposed plans for the pool to
their respective Clubs, reported
back at Friday’s meeting that their ,
club voted in favor of ordering the
: steel pool light away so that c<»n-
I struct ion of the swimming pool
■ may .'got started as soon as more
j funds start coming in. The Board
' I agreed' to go ahead and order the
! j pool and underwater lights now,
(with hop.es that contrihuttons will
; take Care of the const ructioh as.it
i
progresses.
1 The arrival of the steel pool will
h<* the initial step in securing the
pool for Kdenton, hut mole money
1 wall he needed before ;• t! con
struction can get A to
-1 j t:» 1 of $7,.T00 will have to be on
' hand for payment when the pool
arrives.- which should be in about
■ six weeks. When tile pool is eorn
' plet.ed it Will cost in the neighbor
hood of s-jn.non, which means that
• considerable more funds will he
■ needed before the pool can be used.
Plans are to have another fund
raising drive and a meeting has
been called for all solicitors to
i meet with the Board-of Directors
) this (Thursday) afternoon at a
o’clock in the Municipal Building,
| Continued on Page I—Section 1
, Ann Cofield Member
_ Alpha Kappa Delta
Ann Cofiehl daughter of Mr. and
, I Mrs. R. K. .Cofields was initiated to
tlie Woman’s College Chapter <»f
Alpha Kappa Delta, National Hon
orary Sociology Fraternity, Feb
ruary -1.
Miss Cofield, who is a junior so-
I ciology and psychology major at
i V\ r . (’., lias also been placed on the
- Dean’s List for the spring somes
i ter. Among other campus artivi.-
; tics, she is 'vice president “f the
i psychology club and junior mar
' shijil.
Special Sermons
At Ballard’s Bridge
Church In March
| Series Preparatory to
, Revival Beginning
March 27
,
There will be a special series of
sermons at Ballard’s Bridge Bap
i tist Church during the four Sunday
- mornings in March, and the public
is cordially invited. The pastor,
- the Rev. Ralph W. Knight, will de
, liver the sermons and states that
- “these subjects touch at the very
, heart of an evil campaign to crush
,• the Christian church, and are not
. intended for a publicity stunt. Our
, greatest threat is - internal decay,
1 and these subjects deal with the
Continued on Page j—Section 1
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 3, 1955.
School Dentist
Begins Work In
Health District
Dr. A. B. Edwards to
Be In District Until
July
Dr. A, I!. Edwards, with the Di
vision of Oral Hygiene, State Board
of Health, began work in the l’as
quotank, Perquimans, Camden, Cho
wan Health District Monday, Feh
ruary 21, titid will continue through
July.
Dr. Edwards, a graduate of tin
school of Dentistry. Emory Uni
versity of Atlanta, has hcen with
the State Board for some time, lie
will work in the white rural schools
of all four counties and the Hert
ford school before schools dose.
A month before schools dose he
will inspect the children in the
grades in Elizabeth City and Eden
4on and will work for these chil
dren after schools close. The chil
dren will he given an appointment,
and parents should see that the ap
pointment is kept.
Tn addition to lecturing to the
children in groups on dentistry. Dr.
Edwards will make correction for
those children unable to pay their
private dent ists for such work.
Children from six to twelve years
of age will lie included, hut not
those older than twelve years.
The Health Department feels
fortunate to have this program
which is sorely needed.
BiH Perry Ends
March Os Dimes
Drive In Chowan
Final Report Shows
Contributions Total
$2,969.37
Bill Ferry, Chairman of Hie Woo
March of Dimes in Chowan County,
sponsored this year liy William 11.
Coffield I’ost No. 92X0, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, has dosed the drive
and late last week reported that
contrilnitions totaled $2,901*.37.
In announcing the close of the
drive, Mr. Ferry stated that In
wanted to express his sincere
thanks and appreciation to each
and every person who in any way
contributed to the success of tin
campaign, both in way of time and
effort and cash contributions.
Mr. Ferry also reported that tin
expense of the drive amounted to
s4ll.lfi, which went for supplies, go
that $2,92(1.21 remains to he equal
ly divided between the State or
ganization and the Chowan Chapter
of the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis.
Continued on Page a—Section 1
Revival In Progress
At Methodist Church
Revival services began in the
Edenton Methodist Church Sunday
night and will continue through
Friday night of this week. Tho
services begin at 7:30 o'clock anil
the public is cordially invited to at
tend.
The visiting minister is the Rev.
Kelly Ingram, pastor of the First
Methodist Church in Elizabeth City
CITIZENS OF TOMORROW )
x.
Connie Overton Tony Webb Gail Ward
Julie Habit Cynthia Jean Yates Sue P. Ferry
(Jail l.ane Marion Ann Beddell Millie Dail
The Herald again this week presents another group of youngsters
in its feature. “Citizens of Tomorrow.” Pictured are: Top row.
i left to right, Connie Overton, I years old. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
j Joy d Overton. Jr.: Tony Webb. 5 years old, son of Mr. arid Mrs.
J. A. Webb, Jr.: (Jail Ward, fi years old. daughter of Mrs. Mary *.
Ward- middle row. left to right. Julie Habit, 6 months old, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Habit: Cynthia Jean Vales, .7 months old.
1 daughter of Mr. arid Mrs. James E. Yates; Sue I*. Perry, TO months
old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Ferry: bottom row. left to
right. (Jail l.ane, tv months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
I ane' Marion Ann Beddell, 3 years old, daughter of Mrs. Amt
|, Beddell: Millie Dail, 13 months old. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Emmett Dail. ■ -r . ■ -u-j-ju-.-j-u-.-j-
Plans Progressing
For Participating In
’55 Red Cross Drive
Chairmen Will Name
Canvassers Next
Week
i
Dr. A. F. Dowtmm. ch;iirm;in of
th»‘ ChowMn County Chaptor of tho
Amoj’io;iM Rod Gross find Gerald I
Juntos and Frank Holmes, co-chair
men of the 1 !>••• Rod ( ross fund,
j raising 'drive mot Monday night to !
' formulate plans for the drive which '
will lie in progress during the;
| month of March.
Tho two agi'oi’d that a ooncim-i
jtratod drive for funds will take!
j place from. Thursday, March 10 to
i Friday. March 2.7. during which I
■I time it is Imped to reac h the ccifln-1
{tv's goal.
This year’s ipuda is $2,910, and I
| Continued on I’age 6.—Section I 1
Pilgrimage Colonial Edenton
And Countryside Scheduled
To Be Held April 15 And 16
Eleven Places Will Be
Open For Inspect
tion By Visitors
Plan- for the fourth Pilgrimage
‘of Colonial Kdenbm and Count ry
| side are shaping up rapidly, and
according to officials of the l'.den
ton Woman’s Club, sponsors of the
: Pilgrimage, this year promises to
'be as successful, or more so, as
the previous years.
The Pilgrimage will be held on
Friday and Saturday, April 15 arid
lfi. Eleven places in tile town and
J county will be open for tourists.
The pilgrimage is being widely
■ publicized and from this a great
deal of interest has arisen. Ex
tensive advertising is being done
|by the Department of Conserva-
Ition and Development of the State
. of North Carolina.
The general chairman of the tour
this year is Mrs. A. F. Downum,
who has announced chairmen fori
Cecil Fry >
Edenton Rotarians
Celebrate Rotary’s
50th Anniversary
Delightful Party Held
In Parish House Last
Thursday Night
' F.denton Rotarians joined other
Rotary Clubs of the world in "role-'
hinting the (Jolclen Anniversary of
i Rotary at a ladies’ night banquet
j Thursday night in the Farish.
House. ' ; .
I John A. Holmes, one of the rhar
' v'onliniUHl on I’age .7—Section I
• Chairman of Advertising—Mrs.
W. T. Harry.
Chairman of Hostesses- Mrs, R.
N. Hines, co-chairman, Mrs. Gil
liam Wood.
Chairman of Markers and Flags
—Mrs. .1. M. Thorud; co-chairman,
Mrs. X. .1. George.
Chairman of Tickets Mrs. ,1. N,
Prudent 'Jr., eo-ehairman, Mrs. liarl
Goodwin,
Chairman of Guides—Mrs. T.
Cross. Jr.: eo-ehairman. Miss Eliza,
lieth Moore,
Chairman of Tea—Mrs. C. A.
Phillips, eo-ehairman, Mrs. R. B.
Smith.
As in the past, headquarters of
the tour will be the Joseph Hewes
Hotel.
Block tickets will he sold at s>l.oo
and special prices for students at I
$1.50. Single admissions will be
50c and for students, 25c.
Folders giving a brief history!
of the places to be shown will be
mailed to anyone desiring them,
j Requests should lie sent to Mrs. W. \
ii Harry, Bex tan, Edenton, N. C 1
New York Couple
Die Os Injuries In
Automobile Wreck
Car vi vd Truck Crash
Together on High
way 17
Two people (Ijprl in ('how;in Hos
pital ;is the result <>f tin ;mtomol)ile
wreck which occurred late. Wed lies _
day afternoon of last weok about
six miles from Ivdenton in Roi
quimans County on Highway 17.
The dead are A1 Bert Strauss, oG,
of Wood haven, N. V., and Iris wife,
Mrs. Hildegarde Strauss, 17. Mr.
Strauss died about iin hour after
the accident and Mrs. Strauss died
Friday night about (»:la o'clock.
Also injured in the wreck were
three men from Cqlumhifi, Albert
I. Ward 19, Thomas J. Godwin, G7.
and James Perry Owens, 12. a <«>B
ored man.
According to reports fh»* Strauss
car was traveling at a high rate of
Speed and skidded into the path of
a truck in which the three Colum
bin men were rifling. The Strauss
car was thrown something like for
40 feet from the highway, with the
occupants also thrown from the car.
AH of those involved in the acci
dent were taken to Chowan Hospi
tal. Mr. Strauss’ chest and skull
were crushed* while Mrs. Strauss
received severe cuts about t he head
and was internally injured. The
Columbia men received broken
Imnesvlacerations and bruises.
Mr. and Mrs. Strauss were on
their way home from a southern
trip.
Health Department
Now Preparing For
Pre-School Clinics
Parents Urged to Fur
nish Necessary In
formation
All parents of pre-school children
in the I’asquotank-T’erquimans-
Camden-Chowan Health District
are advised that the health depart
ment is now preparing a list of
children who will enter >rhon| fic
tile first time next fall. Clinic
will he held at all schools soon for
examinations of these children B*
discover physical defects that can.
and in many cases should Be. cor
rected Before schools open in) Sep
tember.
In order to get 1 a complete list of
all these children, parents can b«*
most helpful if they will write a
postcard or short letter t<* their
I county health office giving the fol
lowing facts:
( 1) Child’s full name.
(2) Year, month and day of i
birth:
CD Barents full name.
(1) Mailing address.
(.’>) Name of the school the child j
will attend.
In Chowan County this informa
lion should be sent to the District J
Health Department in Kdenton. j
which is located i?i flic Dank of j
Kdenton Building.
Dr. B. R. McGuire, distric t health
officer, urges this information he
furnished at once and says a parent {
should accompany a child to the !
clinic. The- schedule of tin clinic
will be announced f»t. an early date.
John F. White Placed j
On 11 Committees
In General Assembly
Chowan County’s Representative
in the North Carolina General As
sembly has been appointed on IT
committees, one of which he is
chairman and another vice chair- ;
man.
His appointments include chair
men of the Drainage Committee,
! Finance, Ranks and Ranking, Com
jinercial Fisheries and Oysters, Cor
porations, Courts and Judicial Dis
(tricts, Drainage, vice chairman of
Federal and Interstate Cooperation,
[Judiciary No. 2. Propositions and
|Grievances and Roads and Highway
1 Safety.
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Peanuts Fill Very
Important Need In
U. S. During Lent
TwFTalend^]
X. ~ ~c J
Sponsored by Iho Kden ton Wo
man’s (.Tub another pilgrimage of
Colonial Edenton and Countryside
will he held Friday and Saturday,
April 1.7 and 16.
Solicitors in the Kdenton swim
ming pool drive are requested to
meet with the hoard of directors
this (Thursday) afternoon at 3
o’clock in the Municipal Building. 1
National Feahut Week will he j
observed from March 6th to March
12th.
Red Cross 19.7.7 fund raising j
drive begun Tuesday of this week j
and will continue throughout the
month of March.
I.allies of the First Christian
Church will serve a chicken and
barbecue supper in the dining room
of the church annex Saturday,
March .7.
Clinic for expectant mothers will;
he held in the VFW home every
Wednesday night in March at S,
o'clock.
VFW Auxiliary will meet tonight :
(Thursday) at X o’clock at the
VFW home.
Special series of services at Bal
lard’s Bridge Baptist Church each
Sunday morning in March, with re.
viva! services scheduled to he held
Sunday. March 27, throug-h Sun
day. April 3.
Chowan Council No. .71, Degree
of Pocahontas. w ill sponsor an Ras
ter dance in the Edenton armory
Saturday night, April 9, starting
at 9 o’clock.
Continued on Page .7—Section 1
Cancer Clinic In
E. City March 4th
Tin- Northeastern Cancer Clinic
will In- held on Friday. March t. in
Elizabeth City at the Health Cen
ter with registratinn beginning at
l:0i) o’clock. A free chest X-ray
will ho given to anyone wishing it
along with tho examination of the
five area.- of tin- body where can
cer is most easily found and cured.
■There arc- no limitations as to
sex. race, physical or economic stat
us at tho Center. However, there
are age requirements. Women
should he 3.7 or nmre: men should
he 10 or o\. r unless referred hy a
doc tor, or una -s one of tho “Seven
Danger Signals” or “Symptoms”
;cfe present. An appointment is
not necessary hut a priority may
he secured, hy writing the Cancer
Center, Elizabeth City. N. C., for
one Exatnii are asked to bring
a who or housecoat with them.
! Clinics Held For
Expectant Mothers
I '■ ,
I Begin ruing Wednesday night of
[this week. M.’irch 2. and on every
| W ednesday night during tho month
jof .'March a clinic will Be hold for
j expectant, mot hors. The clinic is
sponsored By tin* VFW Auxiliary
j;inti is Being held in the VFW home
<*n the obi' Hertford road.
Masons Will Honor All Past
Masters At Meeting Tonight
50 and 25-Year Certi
ficates Will Be
Awarded
C. W. Overman, master of Cnn
niinity Lodge, No. 7. A. F. & A. M,
lias announced that Past Master’s
Night will be observed tonight
(Thursday) at R o’clock. At that
time past masters of the lodge will
i fill the various stations and places
and conduct the meeting.
A special feature of the meeting
will lie awarding 50-year and 25-
vea r certificates, which will he
done by Robert Spence of South
Mills, district deputy Grand Mas
ter of the First District.
Mr. Overman urges ail members
of the lodge to lie present and ex
tends a cordial invitation to visit
ing Masons to attend the meeting.
SUPPORT THE
RED CROSS . . .
ENROLL NOW!
"9 ...
About 10 Per Cent of
Peanuts Grown In
America
Appropriately crip ugh Ayhen Lent
starts National Peanut Week i.i
nevoc far Behind. Peanut .butter,
salted peanuts, peanut < ifidy and
other peanut product- will tnk •
their annual Bow next, week, March.
6-12.
,1 During the week the entire na
tion will salute Mr Peanut with
the obserypiice of National T’eauut
j Work.
I*he “littlf* br».iwn nut” was fir-f
•Icultivated in \’irgii>ia and North
|Garolina. While the. peanut
i has flushed its way .south to }n-
Mclude L? stat. V rginia .awl N‘-r*h
i Carolina still remain tin* larg'- f
, prmlticers «»f edihle p'-ahuK: Suf
folk. Virginia claims tin- Idle ••
I the wcirld’s l.'irgest pi'inut m.ii'k'-'.
Feanuts qnd (ceanut piccdip-l .
I;high in protein, mineral. v:l.cm ■
land flavor appeal, (all in step in
any part of the meal. I w eo I,
i general availability and enliven.-
enee are cither aclv.intages ileal en
dear the peanut to every lmu..c -
wife.
Feanut's are more elos. I\ n Ini
eel to what is commonly thought of
as vegetable's than they are to hard
she'll nuts. The' pc'anut is a h ginn ■
like a bean. It grow- uielrr
ground like potatoes, turnips, c ■-
rots and vegetables of that o'.
Although America produce . . . y
about ten percent of the worhl'.'
peanuts, we have more uses <
them, than any eduntry on carlli.
Fes nuts are unusually pnwn ful n
such ratal ctomjionejits a- m ■■
thiamin and riboflavin. The\ mi,
tain almost fifty pcTcent "il. hut
there arc' those who coni' nd H 1
their energy value off -ets l.ln ■
calories. That depends on lit. in
clination of the individual,
But during I.rnt peanuts fill n
important need. That is \vl • u
many are trying to get more '.3
orie-larlen vegetables and less no t
Continued on I’age .7—Section l
Eastern Star Will
Elect New Officers
On Monday Nighl
Kdenton Chapter No. :;u|. < • r<l r
of the Eastern Star, will mrc 1 Mon.
day night. March 7. at K ciVlc" ; . in
the Masonic- Temple. At this pc •'-
ing officers for the new year will
he c-leetecl, so that Mrs. !i. I ! ■ cry.
worthy matron, urges every ny-m.
her to he present ill oL'cler h.
tic ipate in this important matte r
The new officers w ill hr uot iih d
at till' ehapti'r’s next meeting Mon
day night. March 21.
ST. FAIT.’S AIMI.I \RV WIFI
MEET Tl ESI) \ 7 \l I ERNOON
The regtilar monthly mo-ling of
tile I,allies’ Auxiliary of St I'oil .
Episcopal Church w ill lie h. T<I Tn -
day afternoon. March X. at I
o'clock. All members arc urg.-d hi
attend.
Results Tabulated
In X-ray Pictures
Taken In Chowan
3,133 Films Made Tu
County With 61 Fol
low Up Cases
Now that approximately >.ix
■ months have passed since the ma- .
X-ray units visited Chowan and the
adjoining counties, sufficient time
has elapsed for all results to ho
; evaluated and properly tabulated.
In all, 14,898 films were taken;
13,092 of which were rated nega-
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