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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF BELHAVEN AND THE PUNGO RIVER BASIN OF BEAUFORT COUNTY
VOLUME IV NO. 50
BELHAVEN, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1952
Single Copy 7S
GUNS TAKE LIFE
AND INJURE TWO
DURING WEEK
Fairfield Boy Dead; Hunter
Loses Fingers; Pantego
Girl Injured
Firearms have taken a costly
toll in the area during the week,
the most serious mishap being the
death of Daniel Webster Sears,
Jr., 19-year-old Fairfield boy who
was accidentally killed while hunt
ing near his home. He was found
dead with a wound in the chest
and was thought he had stumped
a toe while crossing a canal bank.
On November 27th, a hunter
from Lumberton, Jack Ashley,
went to pick up a gun by the end
of the barrel, the trigger caught,
and the load blew off the thumb
and forefinger of the left hand. He
was treated at Pungo District Hos
pital, in Belhaven. He had been
hunting with a party of friends,
including some highway patrol
man, near Fairfield.
On Saturday at Pantego, Susie
Spencer, a 12-year-old girl suffer
ed serious injuries when a gun in
the hands of an eight-year-old boy
neighbor went off and punctured
her liver, penetrated a kidney, and
required a major operation in the
Belhaven hospital, causing the re
moval of kidney and gall bladder.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold S. Spencer of Pantego.
Young Sears was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. D. W. Sears of Fairfield
and the grandson of Mr. and Mn.
Theodore B .Gibbs of Sladesville.
He was buried in Fairfield follow
ing services conducted Wednesday
by Rev. Edward Sharp, Episcopal
Rector in the Fairfield Church. Be
sides his parents he is survived by
five sisters, Marie of Henderson,
Marlin, Sara, Mary and Amanda,
and a brother Nathan, all of Fair
field. HERBERT PEELE, 70, DIES
SUDDENLY IN ELIZ. CITY
Had Been Newspaper Man Nearly
40 Years in Elizabeth City;
Owner of Radio Station
Funeral services for Herbert
Peele, veteran newsman of Eliza
beth City who died Tuesday morn
ing, were conducted Thursday
morning at 11 o'clock at Christ
Episcopal church. The Rev. Geo.
Frank Hill, rector, officiated, as
sisted by the Rev. R. W. Kick
lighter, pastor of Blackwell Me
morial Baptist church, and the
Rev. W. W. Finlator, pastor of
the First Baptist Church.
Mr. Peele's body was found on
the sidewalk in front of the Kra-
mer duiiuihk on r.. im Bc.hi h h bu id hie and a pair of
Tuesday morning by Irvin Shan
non, colored janitor of the Carolina
Building, who reported the finding
of the body to police headquarters
at 6:49.
Mr. Peele had gone downtown
with Mrs. Peele to gather news for
the early morning newscast over
his radio station WGAI. He had
gone to a cafe for a cup of coffee
and was stricken just before reach
ing the entrance to the Kramer
building in which the radio station
studios are located. No one saw
him when he fell to the sidewalk
and died.
Dr. W. H. C. White, coroner,
who viewed the body, said that he
was of the opinion that the dean of
Elizabeth City newsmen died of
coronary occlusion, and the death
was instantaneous. The time of
death was believed to have been a
very few minutes before the body
was found, as he had left the cafe
at about 6:45 to go to the radio
station. j'
Mr. Peele was 70 years old, and .
was well known throughout North
Carolina through his newspaper
work. He was for 37 years publish
er of the Daily Advance in Eliza
beth City, which he sold in Sentem-
I 10.10
He came to Elizabeth City in
Mav 1911. and leased the Tar ;
Heel. a weekly paper, from F. F
Cohoon, with the privilege of pur
chasing which he did at a later
date. From this he established his
daily.
Since selling the paper in 1949,
he had bee actively engaged in
radio work with Radio Station
WGAI which he established a few
years ago.
Mr. Peele was active in the
state press asssociation and serv
ed as vice president and later as
president of that organization In
1946 and 1947. He also ssrved as
secretary, treasurer of the North
Carolina Railroad from 1933 to
1937, having been appointed to
that position by the late governor
J.,'f:. B. Ehrinsrhaus.
(Surviving are his widow, Mrs. I
Kfete Ford, Peele, ot fciizaoem
Citv; one son, Thomas, tnrej
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PLAIN LANGUAGE
BY STUDENTS OF
BELHAVEN HIGH
Students Issue Interesting
Hih School Paper Which
Which Talks Bluntly
Belhaven's High School paper
the Spirit of BHS came out last
week, and is a forthright bulletin,
written in plain language. It is
forthright and bold, and it turns
criticism on the students of its
own school, as well as giving
praise where deserved.
Mindful of the true spirit of the
season, it has this to say of
Thanksgiving:
Hearts and hands are full of
God's bounty to us at this season.
Let us remember to give voice to
our thankfulness.
Our freedom of speech, freedom
of religion, freedom from want,
and freedom of fear are blessings
too sacred to overlook.
Our kind neighbors, and the
friendly community make us grate
ful that Belhaven is our home.
Our noble state with its rich
resources adds to our measure of
contentment.
Our teachers and our students
both give us heartfelt thanks that
school work is our chosen pathway.
May we each endeavor to make
known to some of those about us
our gratitude and happiness at this
have meant to us during the year.
Speaking of school improve
ments, it reminds the students of
the value of a little thoughtful-
ness in making the school more
interesting:
It seems to us that there are
many improvements that could be
made in the high school, by the
students themsselves. For instance,
every day between third ,and
fourth period there is a blockade
in the hall between Mr. Chapin's
and Mrs. Midyette's home rooms.
This could be prevented by coop
eration from all students!
We know it's fun to sail the pa
per covers from the straws across
the lunchroom, but after all, Wok
who has to pick them up tha
lunchroom staff!! So lets repress
that tempting urge!!
Do you like noise when you're
trying to study? No, you don't
neither do the teachers like it
when so much noise goes on in the
hall: Let's all consider this fact
and try to do better in the future.
The lawn is now beginning to
show some results of Mr. An
drews and his boys efforts at fer
tilizing and reseeding it. Soon we
should have that green carpet to
brighten the dull winter days. Four
iredbud trees have been purchased
for the campus in front 0f the
flowering crabapples for the en
trance to the agriculture building.
Getting right down to cases,
a vigorous letter by Betty Lou
Doughty, takes the students to task
for the poor conduct which pre
vails too often. This is a subject
that migh be well carried further
in many communities. She says:
Dear Editor,
The conduct on school buses is
terrible. I realize the bus driver
does all he can to make the stu
dents behave. It looks as though
the students would realize the dan
ger of throwing things, and at
tracting the attention of the driv
er from the operation of the bus.
Some students are so impolite they
shout rude remarks to people they
pass on the street. If you have
any trash paper, take it home with
you or leave it at school. Please
don't throw it out the school bus
windows; people don't like to have
paper in their yards
if , . .
Students, the driver is good, why
don't you be a good passenger?
Viola Marslender
Gladys Midgette
Dear Editor,
I am writing my personal opin-
ion on the behavior of the students
ot our scnooi. u is me worse uus
year that it has ever been. Behav
ior in the halls is terrible this
year. The students is our school
act as if they didn't know how to
behave in the halls. You can al
ways look and see three or four
girls walking, arm in arm down
the hall, and the boys are chas
ing each other down the hall, pay
ing no attention to where they are
going. It really is embarrassing
when we have a visitor, because
the students Vy to show off and
see exactly how much noise they
can make. All of us should coop
erate, and see if we can't have
better conduct in the hall. It would
be terrible if we had to have our
teacher lead us up and down the
hall as if we were first graders.
There is supposed to be a limit
to a person's talking, but the stu
dents of our school don't realize
it. The students of our school make
as much noise as you would ex-
Pet from ten schools combined,
It would be a miracle, if I could,
. huildin ,d
See LANGUAGE, Page Eight
ONCE BIG, WARM HEART
vlOW STILL AND COLD
r f -
REV. LOUIS T. SINGLETON, 75,
died suddenly Sunday afternoon at
three o'clock at the home he had
recently bought on Front Street,
Belhaven. Thus ended his career
as a minister of more than oU
years. He had been for five years
pastor of the Belhaven Methodist
Church and he had retired in No
vember. With his wife, Mr. Singleton had
attended the Belhaven Methodist
Church Sunday, and together they
had planned to go for a ride, after
lunch in Arthur Zambos cafe. He
had enjoyed his dinner, and leav
ing the cafe they had stopped at
their new home, where he went
inside for something. When he did
not return immediately, Mrs. Sin
gleton went in to see about him
and found him sitting on a couch,
and complaining of being dizzy. He
soon asked her to send for a doc
tor, and went unconscious. Before
Dr. C. C. Byrum arrived, he . was
dead.
Mr. Singleton'was born at Roper,
October 20, 1877, the son of John
Edward and Mary Louise Osborne
Singleton. On October 19, 1910 he
married Misss Mary Lawrence of
Murfreesboro who survives him.
Also three daughters survive, Miss
Mary Clyde Singleton and Mrs.
Simon Rose of Durham and Mrs.
Wm. B. Ligon of New York. One
brother, D. T. Singleton of Eliza
beth City, and two sisters, Mrs.
John Raney of Norfolk, and Mrs.
Floyd Johnson of Whiteville.
Funeral services were held in
the Methodist Church in Belhaven
Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock.
Services were conducted by the
pastor, Rev. L. P. Jackson, assist
ed by Rev. George Downey, of the
Christian Church; Rev. J. T. By
rum of the Baptist Church; Rev.
A. J. MacKie of the Episcopal
Church, and Dr. Frank S. Love,
Methodist Supt. of Elizabeth City.
Pall bearers were Clyde Burgess,
James Younce, Lee Andrews, Leon
Smith, J. L. Lancaster, and Harold
Lupton. There were many floral
offerings. Burial followed in Oak
wood Cemetery in Durham Tues
day afternoon.
Mr. Singleton was educated at
Warrenton High School and Trin
ity College, Durham. He was made
a minister at Manteo in July 1902.
Among the many charges he serv
ed during his 50 years of ministry
are Rocky Mount, Nashville, Swan
Quarter, Troy, Red Springs, Sel
ma, Oriental, Moyock, South Mills
and Mt. Olive.
Few men who have served pas
torates in Eastern Carolina have
been more loved or admired than
Mr. Singleton. Until the day before
the sudden attack which ended his
life, he had been a constant visitor
of the sick in the hospital at Bel
haven. During the summer, he suf
fered a severe attack and was in
the hospital himself for several
weeks. He was long an active
member of the Rotary Club, and
he was a member and a past Mas-
tre of the Masonic Lodge.
SCOTT TOPPING HEAD
OF PANTEGO RURITANS
Scott Topping, Pantego's famous
sausage manufacturer, is the new
ly elected president of the Ruritan
Club at Pantego, and will take of
fice on Thursday night, December
11th. He will succeed John Rat-
cliffe, president for the past year.
The club has more than 50 mem
bers, and is less than a year old.
Other newly elected officers are
Reuben Paul, Pike Road, Vice
President; Charles Elks of Pante
go, Secretary, and Dave Brinn,
Treasurer.
ENGELHARD HIGH SCHOOL
WILL PRESENT PLAY
The Junior Class of Engelhard
High School presents a play en
titled "Girls Are Like That" in
the School Auditorium, Friday
night, December 5, 1952. Starts at
7:30 P. M.
A gman admission
ill be charg
ed.
COCHRAN CHOSEN
TAX SUPERVISOR
IN HYDE COUNTY
Board Recommends Stabili
zation of Makelyville
Road; Herbert Sad
ler, Chairman
William I. Cochran, Swan Quar
ter insurance man and former Su
perior Court Clerk was approved
by the Board of Commissioners in
Hyde County Monday, for the po
sition of Tax Supervisor, County
Accountant and Delinquent Tax
Collector. The post has been held
for the past ten years by Mrs.
Maude W. Jones.
Herbert Sadler succeeds himself
as Chairman of the Board of Com
missioners, the old board coming
back in office, the two others being
Seth Credle of Swan Quarter and
Pat Simmons of Fail-field.
Sheriff Charlie Cahoon was ap
pointed Custodian of Public build
ings. George T. Davis was reap
pointed county attorney.
Various county officers filed
bonds and made reports as requir
ed by law.
The board was in session again
Wednesday, continuing arrange
ments for appointments of tax list
ers ,etc.
On Monday the Board approved
a request for the stabilization of
one and a half miles of dirt road
in Currituck Township to Makley
ville landing.
NAGS HEAD MAN
PICKED TO RUN
LOST COLONY
Dick Jordan To Succeed Bil
Hardy and Attempt to Get
Show Back on Its Feet
By AYCOCK BROWN
R. E. (Dick) Jordan,' veteran
showman and Nags Head business
man, was named manager of Paul
LOST COLONY, i-MafiV--rr.
in the December mjeetintf RSn
l- T . 1 .1 TT- i ' - I ' . i-
none isianu Historical Association
held in Raleigh on Wednesday. He
succeeds William Hardy, manager
for the past two years who re
signed as of December 1. Jordan,
a native of Lenoir County, N. C,
had lived in Newport News where
he had been employed by Newport
News Shipbuilding Corporation
for the past 18 years, heading the
organization's sheet metal depart
ment for several years as supervis
or before resigning in 1949 to en
ter business for himself at Nags
Head .
He established and is owner of
Jordan Concrete Products on Nags
Head. Always interested in dra
matics he has assisted in the stag
ing of scores of shows and for
many years owned and directed an
orchestra in addition to his ship
yard duties. During the past sev
eral months he has been a featur
ed pianist on a daily individual
program featured by WTAR-TV in
Norfolk, in addition to directing
the affairs of his concrete business
at Nags Head where he lives with
See COLONY, Page Eight
Two Sides Offer Opinions In Case
of Dismissed Hyde Welfare Worker
HYDE WELFARE SUPT.
DISAPPROVES REPORTS
To the Editor:
I am enclosing an article which
I would greatly appreciate having
published in the next issue of the
Hyde County Herald. I would con
sider it a courtesy if you would
put it on the front page as the ar
ticle which it corrects was a front
page article.
Thank you for your considera
tion in this matter.
Sincerely yours,
BINA S. ROBERTS
Mrs. R. G. Roberts
Superintendent
By way of reply to an article
published in last week's HYDE
COUNTY HERALD, we feel that
the writer should have become ac
quainted with the facts before
going to press. The resignation of
Mrs. Esther Williams was not
"summarily requested" as was
stated without "notice" as she was
told a full twenty days before the
resignation is to be effective that
a joint meeting of the County
Commissioneers and Welfare Board
had been held and that by a ma
jority vote of those present it was
decided to ask for her resignation.
On the day after she was told vo
cally of the action of the joint
boards she was notified by regis
tered letter of its decision which
gave her nineteen days notice
four to spare over the fifteen which
are required by rules govern fn
"smissal of 'a worker in our de
partment. Thus a resignation was
See WELFARE, Page Eight
$15,000 CARGO OF
OIL WITH TRUCK
PLUNGE IN PUNGO
Negro Rescues Driver With
Broken Leg at Leechville
Sunday Morning
A 5,000-gallon cargo of oil, des
tined for T. D. Midgctt's power
plant at Engelhard, and truck
plunged into the Pungo River at
the Leechville Bridge Sunday
morning, causing the driver to
be injured and fortunately res
cued by the prompt action of
Clifton Mackey, a colored preach
er of Scranton who was riding
on the West Bound Bus which
had just come over the bridge
from Hyde County.
James Edward Adams of New
Bern, driver of the Southern Oil
Transport Truck out of Morehead
City, was the driver, and had
dozed off to sleep, and awoke
to find himself unable to make
the turn for the bridge across
the river. It is one of the most
dangerous spots on U. S. 264, the
scene of many accidents and
where nine lives are said to have
been lost through the years in
automotive mishaps at this spot.
The Engelhard Washington
Bus had just crossed the bridge
about 8:45 Sunday morning,
!when Mack Carawan, the driver,
on rounding the curve saw the,
oil truck coming unable to make
the curve. He pulled his bus off
the road, and Clifton Mackey
a Sladesville colored passenger
on the Hyde County bus jumped
out and rushed to the shore, got a
boat and pulled out in the
stream.
Some three years ago, the
Highway Commission rebuilt the
bridge but failed to relieve the
curve which is so risky to motor
ists. Persons unfamiliar with the
road may continue to come to
grief at this spot until the curve
is eliminated, or made easier.
The colored preacher, Mackey,
is said to be noted for doine eood
urnsy He la reported to have
ound stume $700 belonging to Ar-
lie Noble of Belhaven, and he
returned it safely to the owner.
BELHAVEN PRINCIPAL
APPEALS FOR FUNDS
Principal W. Ervvin Tilson of
the Belhaven High School has is
sued a letter appealing fr contri
butions towards Belhaven's quota
of $250 to assist in the purchase
of a new bookmobile for Beau
fort, Hyde and Martin Counties,
which is to cost nearly $6,000. Var
ious organizations are assisting in
raising the funds which will sup
plement county funds. The vehicle
now in use is about worn out. Mr.
Tilson asks for contributions of
any amount.
DRAFT BOARD OFFICE IN
HYDE CLOSES DEC. 22-JAN. 5
The Hyde County Draft Office
in Hyde County will be closed from
December 22 to January 5th, ac
cording to announcement by Mrs.
Frances S. Gibbs, Clerk.
FRIEND OFFERS DEFENSE
MRS. ESTHER WILLIAMS
To the Editor:
Re the dismissal of Mrs. Esther
S. Williams, caseworker in the
Hyde County Welfare Department,
by joint action of the Board of
County Commissioners and the
Welfare Board of Hyde County.
These are the facts of the case:
1. The two boards voted to dis
miss Mrs. Williams.
2. The Superintendent of Wel
fare, Mrs. Bina S. Roberts, noti
fied Mrs. Williams of the board's
action and gave as the reason that
it was "for the good of the agen
cy." Mrs. Williams was given the
opportunity to resign by Dec. 15.
3. BUT the boards acted in ig
norance of the Merit System and
the law thereof. This law provides
that ONLY the county superin
tendent of welfare ran dismiss a
caseworker. AND FURTHER, that
such dismissal can be made only
for one of the following reasons:
(1) Negligence; (2) inefficiency;
(3) Unfitness for office; (4) mis
conduct; or (5) conviction of a
crime. AND FURTHER that the
charge must be proved.
4. Why, then, did the superin
tendent of Welfare, to whose po
sition also the Merit System law
applies, recommend such action as
Mrs. Williams' dismissal or allow
it to be taken? Was it ignorance
of the law? And why did the
I Board of Commissioners and the
' Welfare Board act in a matter in
I whir-h thpv have no lecal iurisdir.
tion?
A FRIEND OF MRS. WILLIAMS
SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE
ASSOCIATION INCLUDES
BEAUFORT AND MARTIN
Two of Larger Counties in Area Join With
Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell and Washington in 18-Year-Old
Betterment Organization; Com
mittees Named by Boards.
ALLEN D.SWINDELL NOW
CHAIRMAN CO. BOARD
Pantego Man Elevated Monday
When Commissioners Meet
in Washington
Allen D. Swindell, Board Mem
ber, farmer and businessman of
Pantego, was made Chairman nf
the. Beaufort County Board of
Commissioners, succeeding J. Ir
ving Hodges. Mr. Swindell ran
high on the ticket in the Primary,
of all candidates for the board. Ha
is a native of the Rose Bay sec
tion of Hyde County, but has liv
ed in Beaufort since his return
from World War I.
Among the county officials
sworn in to succeed themselves
was Carney C. Duke, a Belhaven
native who is Register of Deeds.
Mark Taylor, I. Irvin Hodges, L.
Carmer Alligood, A. D. Swindell
and William A. McGhee, Jr., were
sworn in as county commissioners,
Malcolm Paul as the county attor
ney and H. S. Harris as constable
of Washington township.
H. S. Harris was granted a six
months leave of absence. C. B.
Cutler was appointed acting-constable
in 'Mr. Harris' absence.
The new board of commission
ers set the Christmas holidays for
county workers from 12:00 o'clock
Wednesday, December 24, until
the following Monday morning.
SWAN AND SNOW GEESE
PLENTIFUL ON COAST
Swan and snow geese are plen
tiful in coastal waters from Cur
rituck Sound southward this
year. These two wildfowl species
enjoy complete protection during
the open season for other species
of wildfowl.
L. B. Turner, in charge of Pea
Island National Wildlife Refuge
between Oregon Inlet and Ro
danthe stated this week that sev
eral thousand Greater Snow
Geese had arrived at the Refuge.
"For three years the great flock
of this species arrived on No
vember 26, but the refuge popu
lation of snow geese was still not
at a peak on Tuesday.' Turner
said.
This, he indicated, was no
cause for alarm becaise the spe
cies have been reported in .large
flocks in upper Currituck Sound
and Back Bay. Approximately
15,000 snow geese spend about
six weeks at Pea Island Refuge
each winter. They are usually
the last wildfowl to arrive at the
refuge and the first to leave. Us
ually by mid-January the flocks
have started their leisurely mi
gration northward.
Swan are as plentiful this year
as last in Currituck, one of their
principal feeding grounds alon
the Atlantic Flyway. A few hun
dred wan also winter at Pea
Island and Mattamuskeet.
While swan have enjoved pro
See WILDFOWL, Page Eight
YACHTSMAN SPENDS
TWO NIGHTS IN SWAMP
New Jersey Man's Boat Ashore at
Mouth of Alligator River; Un
happy Thanksgiving
Frederick Griffith of New Jer
sey, who was on his way to Flor
ida, ran his boat on a stake at the
mouth of the Alligator River on
Thanksgiving Day. He spent two
nights in the Alligator swamps be
fore finding his way out. He was
found by some hunters Saturriay
night, wet, hungry and barefooteJ.
They brought him to Columbia im
mediately. He stated that his feet
would have frozen, had it not beon
for a stray dog he ran across Fri
day night. The dog slept on his
feet, which were extremely swol
len from exposure.
FEW DEER KILLED ON
HATTERAS THIS SEASON
Rnvtntt rir.lv a fpw nf tilt finv
deer in the Cape Hatteras Woods
were killed durine the one month
open season which began Novem
ber 1, and ended isovember 3u,
Residents of the area who hunt the
litfln animals with hencle hounds.
stated that there were more deer
in the woods there this year than
ever before. One of the reasons
fan, Aaar Wo
nf uniicnallv 1Tnnt PnmmPrPl.il and
sportsfishing which claimed atten
tion of local hrn'evs.
The dream of many people in
all the counties involved came true
Monday, when the County Board
of Commissioners of Beaufort and
Martin, both unanimously voted to
accept the invitation of the 18-year-old
Southern Albemarle As
sociation to become members and
join in the program for betterment
in all six counties.
The Southern Albemarle Associ
ation was formed in October 1935
at Columbia by the counties of
Tyrrell, Washington, Dare and
Hyde, as a means for a campaign
for rural betterment, particularly
roads and other improvements. At
that time, these three counties had
not been adequately connected with
modern highways, the only coun
ties in the state so situated.
In October of this year, a mo
tion was presented at the annual
meeting in Columbia by Victor
Meekins, a former president of the
association, to invite Beaufort and
Martin to join. On Monday of this
week, Meekins, now Secretary of
the Association, with Lawrence
Swain, the President, and Melvin
Daniels, the vice-president for
Dare County, visited Washington
and Plymouth to formally extend
the invitation.
The Martin County Board im
mediately named Elbert S. Peel,
Williamston attorney, a former
State Senator and political leader,
to be pro-tem Vice-President for
Martin County to serve until the
next regular date for election of
officers.
Beaufort County's officials on
the Executive Committee of the
Southern Albemarle Association
named Monday are as follows:
Allen D. Swindell, Vive-President;
Mrs. Scott Topping of Pan
tego; Mrs. Essie Barr Waters of
Chocowinity; J. Irving Hodges and
Mrs. Dan Taylor of Washington;
Mrs. Dan Windley of Aurora;
Mark Taylor of Chocowinity; L.
Carmer Alligood of Pinetown; Dr.
W. T. Ralph of Belhaven; Bill Mc
Ghee of Aurora.
Both county boards seemed much
interested in joining the Associa
tion ,and intimated they would
have been glad to be in it long ago,
had opportunity presented.
However, it was explained that
the original purpose of uniting
was because the original three
counties had planned a joint
meeting to discuss ways of solving
a problem acutely common to these
counties, which alone of all the
counties in the state had no high
way connections suitable for all
year use at that time.
Now that these counties have
become in a broader sense through
improved roads, a part of the
whole area, and its citizens able
to get out in the world, it is con
sidered to advantage for a broader
union of counties to work for the
betterment of all.
When the Association was form
ed 18 years ago, it was often im
possible for many months in tiie
year to travel over the roads be
tween the county seats of Tyrrell,
Dare and Hyde. Now all are con
nected by hard-surface save for
the gaps served by ferry over Al
ligator River and Croatan Sound.
Bridging of these waters is a part
of the Southern Albemarle Associ
See SAA, Page Eight
BAPTISTS MEETING AT
ELIZABETH CITY CHURCH
The well balanced program for
the annual "M" Night Rally of
the Training Unions of the Cho
wan Baptist Association is to be
climaxed with the inspirational
address by Dr. R. Stuart Grizzard,
popular minister of the First Bap
tist Church in Norfolk. His subject
is "That All May Learn." Dr.
Grizzard's message will bring to a
close the annua! "M" Night Meet
ing held with the Blackwell Me
morial Baptist Church in Eliza
beth City, Monday night, Decem
ber 8th, at 7:30 o'clock.
Other features of the interest
ing aiui helpful program are a
screen projection "Learn From
Me", special music by the Youth
Choir of the First Baptist Church
of Elizabeth City and a demonstra
tion conducted by Miss Jennie Lou
Newbold, Educational Director at
the First Baptist Church in Eliza
beth City. Miss Carol Jean Bizzell,
Minister of Music, at the Black
well Memorial Baptist Church in
Elizabeth City, will lead the sing
ing and Mr. 2. C. Newbold, Train
ing Union Director of the Black
well Memorial Church, will con
duct the period of devotion.