ISS7 1 CHOWAN COUNTY |l = ’ ' i XXIV.—N» ™ v^v - Local Host For Gathering Simaay 85 Women From Nine Clubs In District At tend Sessions Held at Edenton Junior-Senior High School; State Treasurer Speaker ’Eighty-five, women gathered at the Edenton Junior-Senior High School cafeteria Sunday for the an nual meeting of the Eighth Dis trict of the Business and Profes sional Women’s Clubs with the lo cal club as hostess. Attending the affair were members from Ahoskie, Elizabeth City, Edenton, Hertford, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Scotland Neck, Tarboro and Wash ington. The cafeteria was decorated in a profusion of spring flowers and the Easter motif was carried out. Misses Lena Jones and Mary Lee Copeland greeted the guests at the door, and at the registration desk were Mrs. Clara'Boswell, Mrs. Ha ze,! Lassiter, Mrs. Beulah Boswell and Mrs. Dorothy Phelps. Station ed at the coat room were Mrs. Bom mie White and Miss Inez Norris, while Mrs. lona Leary, Miss Lula Williams, Mrs. Ethel Simpson, Mrs. Anita Baker and ’Mrs. Elizabeth Flynn acted as floating hostesses. Serving at the punch bowl in the home economics room were Mrs. Rosebud Ward, Mrs. Alice Twiddy, Mis. Bertha Bunch and Mrs. J. J. Long. Mrs. Margaret Phthisic, presi dent, presided over the meeting and r‘ N j Student Council Congress Officers ' J lebCi § 14 MU ' Pictured above are two of the officers of the Eastern District of the. North Carolina Student Council Congress which will meet in Edentpn Friday, March 29, with the Edenton Junior-Senior High School as host. Billy Bunch, jest, is district president and Jerry Downtim is district treasurer. Two Local Bills In General Assembly Affecting Chowan Introduced By Repre sentative Bynrin and Sept to Committee two bills affect; ing Chowan County were introduced in the Gen- j eral Assembly Wednesday of last -week by Representative Albert G. Byrum. The first of these bills, known as| House Bill 373, has to do with abol ishing jury trial in criminal cases; in Chowan County’s Recorder’s 1 Court and to transfer criminal cas es in which jury trial is requested to the Superior Court. - Upon trans fer of a case to Superior Court the defendant will be required to exe cute a new appearance bhnd in an amount to be fixed by the judge of Recorder’s Court. The bill was sent to the County and Judicial Districts i Committee. , The other hills, known as House' Bill 374, has for its purpose amend ing the General so as to in clude Chowan County within the provisions authorizing tax levies for certain special purposes. It will add Chowan to the list of counties f °Jt THE CHOWAN HERALD Mrs. Joyce Hines of Ahoskie gave the invocation. Mrs. Lena Leary delivered the address of welcome with the response made by Mrs. Hazel Strickland of Rocky Mount. Following a delicious ham din ner with all the trimmings, Miss June Crews of East Carolina Col lege delighted the group with so los, “Kiss Me Again,” and “I Lov ed You.” She was accompanied at the piano bv Miss Lula Williams. Mr's. Phthisic then introduced the principal speaker, Mrs. Charlotte Orrell, State Treasurer, who spoke on “BPW Programs.” Mrs. Orrell emphasized the importance of plan ning a program in which all mem bers could participate. “Choose wisely in planning programs best suited for you and your community and encourage members to tkke part,” she said. The speaker point e'd out that ho club should take on more than it can do during the year.' She urged the clubs to strive for more membership discussions. Miss Lena Jones led the group in several songs, after which Miss Kathleen Jackson of Elizabeth City, District Director, took over the meetings and called for annual re ports of the presidents. The fol- Continuedf. on Page s—Section 1 Red Cross Lags ] Y J Jimmy Earnhardt, Chairman of the Chowan County Red Cross fund raising drive, reports that contribu tions appear to be lagging. Mr. Earnhardt reported Tuesday that although a report was far from complete, upntributions up to that time amounted to about SBOO. The county’s goal is $2,803, so that Mr. Earnhardt urges canvass ers to complete their y«rk and send in reports as-soon as possible. • firslTdbgree TONIGHT^ AT MASONIC MEETING William Adams, master of Una nimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. A. M., announces that an emergent com ; munication of the lodge will be held 1 tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. The purpose of the meeting is to confer the first degree, so that a large attendance is urged. CLINTON DAVIS ELECTED NCEA VICE PRESIDENT At the 73rd annual convention of the North Carolina Education As sociation held in Wilmington last week, Clinton O. Davis of Edenton was selected vice president of the fufcnrv* fAApkprs division Hava Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday March 28,1957. Plans Are Complete For Student Council Congress Meeting Sessions Will Be Held In Baptist Church Auditorium Plans have virtually been com pleted for the 18th annual meeting of the Eastern District of the North Carolina Student Council Congress which will be held in Edenton Friday, March 29. The Edenton Junior-Senior High School will be host for the meeting. Since the Junior-Senior high school lacks adequate auditorium; space, the general session, begin-] ning at 10:00 A. M., will be held, in the auditorium of the Edenton j Baptist Church. One of the main features of this session will be an address by Roy Armstrong, Direc tor of Admissions, University of 1 North Carolina. His topic will be taken from the theme of this year’s: congress: “Student Councils—Pro-i motors of School Spirit.” A luncheon will be held for par- j • ticipating members and guests at I the Masonic Temple at noon, fol lowed by an afternoon session in] the church auditorium. | The district president. Billy Bunch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hay-! wood Bunch, will preside at the] meeting. Jerry Downum, son of; Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Downum, is; treasurer and Mrs. Alice H. Belch | is advisor for the district. Holmes Speaker At Lions Meeting j Presents Very Inter-! esting History of Legion West Leary had charge of Mon-j day night’s program at the Edenton j Lions Club meeting. I.eary pro- ! sented John A. Holmes, who gave | a very interesting informative talk ] on the history of the American Le- i ■lion. Mr. Holmes pointed out that! President Eisenhower, the vice) president, half the cabi-| net, half the Senators, more than I half of the lower House, and the Supreme Court were members of; the legion. In discussing the mation of the American Legion, i Holmes recalled that at the end of World War I, there were a million j and a half troops stationed in i France and Germany, who were for] the most part merely marking time! while waiting to return to the Unit- j ed States. A few of them were as-1 signed duties such as policing bat-j tlegrounds, repairing roads, or were on duty with the occupational fore- j es. None of them were very happy , about remaining in Europe and i Continued on Page 4-—Section 1 j Exchange Student At Rotary Meeting; Edenton Rotarians will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Parish House, when a fea ture will be the presence of a Greek Rotary exchange student, who will speak on the program. President George Alma Byrum urges every Rntarian to attend. Red Men Change Hour Os Meeting Beginning Monday night of next week, Chowan Tribe of Red Men will hold their weekly meetings at 8 o'clock instead of 7:30. The 8 o’clock hour will be in effect until the fill. Percy Dail, sachem of the tribe, urges a full attendance. Merchants Plan Big Festival Os Values A goodly number of Edenton’s merchants have joined in a Spring Festival of Values which will be observed Friday, April 5, through Saturday, April 13. The event will be known as “Shop In Edenton Days” and during the period many items of merchandise will be sold at very special prices, thus affording a considerable saving for shoppers. An eight-page circular will be printed and distributed by inail all over the Albemarle area and publicity will be given the event over radio station WCDJ. Cooperating merchants will greatly reduce merchandise t for the Spring Festival of Values, which is expected to be come an annual event among Edenton *s merchants. M New Eastern Star Officers W A "IT. J Tv. j " Pictured above are the new officers of Edenton Chapter No. 302, Order of the Eastern Star, who were installed at a public ceremony last week in the Masonic Temple. First row, left to right, Mrs. Geneva Harrell, associate conductress; Mrs. Helen Mood, conduct ress; Mrs. Margaret Stanton, worthy matron; Dr. A. M. Stanton, worthy patron; Mrs. Pearl Harrell, associate matron; M'. A. Har rell, associate worthy patron. Second row, left to right. Mrs. Vivian Mooney, organist; Mrs. Frances Wilkins, Adah; Mrs. Edith Bufflap, Electa; Mrs. Clara Boswell, marshal; Mrs. Ruth Overman, secre tary; C. W. Overman, sentinel. Back row, left to right, Mrs. Edna Wilkins, warder; Mrs. AnniesGoodwin, Martha; Mrs. Mary Leary, treasurer; Mrs. Sarah Boyce, chaplain; Mrs. Grace Byrum, Ruth and Mrs. Ola Williford, Esther.—(Evelyn Leary Photo). W. T. Persick Will Serve As Judge In Art Show April 5-6 [Trash Collection With the new annexation to Edenton, the Street Department has arranged a schedule for the col lection of trash and garbage in the; area. Collections will be made Monday, Wednesday and Friday.; Those who expect to be served are; requested to place the trash andj garbage at the curb ip proper re-j ceptacles in order to be handled in; the shortest time possible due to the volume of w;prk required by thc| Street Department. The trash and t garbage should be ready to be! picked up by 8 o’clock each morn- ' ing of the collection. Edenton Education Chapters Will Hold Banquet April 4th I civic calendar]* V s’ Enenton’s Parent-Teacher Associ ation will sponsor a May Day festi val in the Teen Age Chib Wednes day afternoon, May 1, beginning at 3:30 o’clock. Annual fatstoek show, sponsored | by the Edenton Junior Chamber of i Commerce, is scheduled to be held I on the Legion grounds Wednesday, I April 24. Edenton’s Business and Profess-! ional Women’s Club will sponsor a first aid course to be held each Fri- 1 day night for the next 12 weeks at the Junior-Senior High School at 7:30 o’clock. Continued on Page 7—Section 1 1 First Aid Course Scheduled In Edenton]] Officials of the Edenton Business and Professional Woman’s Club announce that the club will sponsor a First Aid Course. ; beginning Friday night, April 5, with Dr. Edward Bond as ! the teacher. Classes will be conducted each Friday night for a period of 12 weeks and will be held at the Edenton Junior-Senior High i School at 7:30 o’clock. To be eligible for a certificate 18 ! hours of training is required. Anyone 15 years of age and over is invited to attend the school. Annual Show Is Being Sponsored By Local Woman’s Club William T. Persick, assistant pro fessor of the Art Department of East Carolina College, will he in Edenton Wednesday, April 3, to judge all entries in the Edenton Woman’s Club Annual Art Show, which will tie held Friday and Sat unkty, April 3