in these columns will be
found a fair presentation
of local and county news
of general interest.
volume ll.—Number 3.
fpcal Youth Named
o Position In Senate
*
Frank Holmes Clerk toj
' Senate Committee on
Education
Frank Holmes, 16-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Holmes, was
signally honored this week when he
was named clerk to the Senate com
mittee on Education. He left Tues
day night for Raleigh to take up his
duties Wednesday in response to the
following telegram Tuesday from
Leroy Martin, clerk to the Senate:
“You have been named clerk to the
Senate Committee on Education.
Come tomorrow.”
L. E. Griffin, of Edenton, is chair
man of the Senate Committee on
Education.
is a senior in the Edenton
School and plans to finish his
PBfcool work after the General Assem
bly closes its session. He was man
ager of the State championship foot
ball team and is likewise manager of
, the boxing team. During his ab-
L sence his managerial duties will fall
A upon Elton Forehand who is assis-
Htant manager.
H Frank’s many friends here appear
elated over his appointment,
/'Hid their good wishes accompany him
EM Raleigh.
■Unemployed Must
■ Re-register In NRS
■ Mr. Floyd I. White, district mana
■ger of the National Reemployment
■Service, is requesting all persons who
are still seeking employment in the
■Edenton District, to re-register with
■he Re-employment Service. The
■Edenton District comprises the fol
■ owing counties: Chowan, Perqui-
Emans, Pasquotank, Currituck, Cam
■ den, Dare, Washington, Martin and
■ Tyrrell.
An announcement will be made
within a few days through the local
papers naming Hie dates that Mr.
White will be in each County to take
registrations and re-registratkms.
seeking employment who are
in Chowan County should come
to re-register. Persons
in Pasquotank County should
Re-employment Office in
IflPfPbeth City, of which Mr. Alvin
is manager. Anyone who is
unable to re-register in person should
send a one cent post card addressed
to the National Re-employment Ser
vice, Edenton, N. C., stating they are
unemployed and desire to re-register
for WuHL
Veairyiftert Appointed
For St. Paul’s Church
) The following vestrymen of St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church were ap
pointed for the new year at a meet
ing held Monday night: E. R. Conger,
D. M. Warren, F. P. Wood, E. I. War
ren, R. G. White, J. M. Vail, Dr. M.
P. Whichard, John W. Graham, J. H.
Conger, C. P. Wales, R. D. Dixon,
and J. E. Wood.
PROMINENT PEANUT MEN
SPEND SHORT TIME HERE
B. T. Ferguson, sf Raleigh, who is
in charge of the peanut program in
North Carolina, and H. W, Taylor, of
Washington, D. C., in charge of the
Federal program, spent sometime in
•County Agent Rowell’s office Wednes
day, getting a slant on the peanut
situation in this county.
BROKEN WINDOWS REPLACED
Several large plate glass windows
were replaced in the store rooms of
the Hinton Hotel Wednesday morn
ing by the Norfolk Glass and Mirror
Company. This improvement adds
right much to the appearance of the
hotel, the windows having been
.boarded up for some time.
£ The .broken plate glass window in
Cam pen’s Jewelry Store was also re
placed by the same firm. This win
dow was broken a few weeks ago by
a couple of boys while roller skating
on the sidewalk.
' CONVERTED JEW SPEAKS
Rev. A- C. Fellman, a converted
Jew, w hd is doing missionary work
amonk his nee in North Carolina,
spoke in the Methodist Church Sun-
Amioming. Mr. Fellman spoke on
t^^Eesto ration of Jews in Palestine.
KmASONS MEET TONIGHT
|HJ|Be regular meeting of Unanimity
will be held tonight at 8:00
|H|||Eck. W. C. Buncmthe new Mas
■ttgea a good attAdance.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
| Planning To Revive
Chamber Os Commerce
Mayor E. W. Spires on Tuesday
night called a meeting of interested
citizens to discuss the probability of
• reorganizing the Chowan Chamber of
Commerce. The meeting was held in
the Municipal Building.
Those present discussed the accom
plishments of the Chamber of Com
merce in the past as well as the
need and opportunities of a live or
ganization for Edenton at this partic
ular time. It was the unanimous
opinion that Edenton needs and
should have a Chamber of Commerce
and in order to get the movement
underway a canvassing committee of
possibly six will be named within the
next few days to solicit the city and
county in an endeavor to ascertain
how many business people will be
willing to join and reorganize the
Chamber of Commerce.
The next meeting concerning th<
matter will be called by the chair
man of the canvassing committee at
which time it will be definitely decid
ed whether the organization will be
revived.
Library Will Remain
Open An Hour Longer
The trustees of the Shepard-Pru
den Memorial Library met Friday
night, at which time they mapped
out the year’s program for the li
brary. It was decided for the first
time to put the library on a budget
plan and also increase the library
loan hours one hour longer each day
to better serve the library patrons.
Mrs. S. M. McMullan was re-appoint
ed as librarian.
The new schedule of hours, which
went into effect Tuesday, January
15th, are as follows:
From 2:30 to 5:30 P. M., every
day, including Sundays. Monday
and Friday nights from 7:00 to 9:00
o’clock, which is the same as usual.
The new schedule provides for one
more hour of libary service in the
afternoon, the old schedule being
from 3:00 to 5:00 o’clock.
Members of the Board present
were: Mayor E. W. Spires, Mrs. W.
A. Graham, W. D. Pruden, D. M.
j Warren, and Mrs. S. M. McMullan.
Chowan Tribe Installs
New Officers For Year
Nearly 100 members of Chowan
Tribe of Red lien gathered in the
hall over the Bank of Edenton Mon
day night. As a special attraction,
the losing side of an attendance and
membership drive, headed by Joe
Habit, served refreshments to the
membership.
New officers were installed for the
ensuing year by J. Edwin Buffiap,
with Jimmy Crummy acting as San
nap, as follows:
Sachem —Josiah Elliott.
Senior Sagamore—N. J. Goodwin.
Junior Sagamore—W. E. Baker.
Prophet—T. J. Wilder.
Chief of Records—Raleigh Hollo
well.
Collector of Wampum—A. S. Hollo
well.
Keeper of Wampum—W. J. Dan
iels.
First Sannap—Joe Habit.
Second Sannap—B. L. Knox.
Warriors—Raymond Everett, W. C.
Hollowell, James Crummy, and Ed
Habit.
Braves—Worth Layden, L. E.
Francis, A1 Owen 3 and Willie Bunch.
Guard of the Wigwam—A. L.
Sexton.
Guard of the Forest—E. L. Ward.
A goodly number of the members
are planning to attend a barbecue
supper to be given tonight in Eliza
beth City by the Pasquotank Tribe.
All desiring to go should meet at the
Bank of Edenton building.
Edenton Fighters To
Perform Here Feb. 15
Manager Frank Holmes is exper
iencing some difficulty in securing
matches for the Edenton boxing
team, few responses having been re
ceived from letters sent out for
bouts. So far only two matches
have been completed, both being with
Roanoke Rqg-ids. These are sche
duled for January 23 at Roanoke
Rapids, and’on February 15th at
Edenton.
The Edenton team is rapidly being
whipped into first class shape by
- Coach Henry House and prospects
are bright for a winning squad.
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 17,1935
HEARING ON CURRITUCK];
SOUND BRIDGE WILL BE
HELD IN E. CITY JAN. 23
AH Interested Parties
Are Invited to Attend
Meeting
The application of the North Caro
lina State Highway and Public Works
Commission of plans of a highway
bridge proposed to be constructed
across Currituck Sound between
Point Harbor and Kitty Hawk will be
considered at a public hearing to be
hell in the Pasquotank County Court
House, Elizabeth City, at 10:00 A. M.,
Wednesday, January 23.
All interested parties are invited to
be present, or to be represented, at
the above time and place, particularly
navigation interests and officials of
any town, county or local association
whose interestes may be affected by
the proposed construction.
Oral statements will be heard, but
for accuracy of record all important
facts and arguments should be sub
mitted in writing, in triplicate, as re
cords of the hearing will be forwarded
for consideration by the War Depart
ment at Washington. Written state
ments may be handed in at the
hearing or may be mailed to Col. E.
D. Peck, Corps of Engineers, District
Engineer.
The plans submitted show that the
western, or Currituck County, termi
nus of the proposed bridge would be
150 feet south of the existing high
way bridge operated by the Wright
Memorial Bridge Company, and ,that
the eastern, or Dare County, termi
nus would be 5,700 feet south of the
said existing bridge. The proposed
bridge would be provided with a
swing draw span having two navi
gable openings, each having a hori
zontal clearance of 40 feet between
fenders. Under the draw, when
closed, the proposed structure would
leave vertical clearance of 6.7 feet
and 1.2 feet above the normal water
surface and maximum high water
respectively.
Plans of the proposed bridge may
be seen at the U. S. Engineer’s office
in Norfolk, and will be available for
inspection at the hearing.
F. F. MUTH TO SERVE SAUER
KRAUT SUPPER IN HERTFORD
F. F. Muth on Tuesday night will
furnish a sauer kraut supper to mem
bers of Perquimans Lodge, No. 126,
in Hertford. A special entertainment
is being planned and Hertford Masons
are looking forward to a good time.
■— a
Glancing At ... .
The General Assembly
By M. L. SHIPMAN
Raleigh, Jan. 14.—1 t has been said
that death loves a shining mark, and
so it would seem in the case of North
Carolina State officials. Attorney
General Brummitt, stricken down in
his 53rd year, is the fourth State of
ficial to die within a period of seven
months. Associate Justice William
J. Adams of the Supreme Court died
last spring and in rapid succession
followed the deaths of State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction Arch T.
Allen and State Health Officer J. M.
Parrott. State Highway Chairman
E. B. Jeffress was stricken with a
critical illness last fall, necessitating
his retirement the first of the year.
Devastation of State officialdom by
the grim reaper in recent years calls
attention sharply to the fact that the
short ballot about which there was so
much argument during the Gardner
administration is now a reality. With
exception of Governor Ehringhaus
and Chief Justice Stacy, of the Su
preme Court, there are now only
three State officers who were origin
ally elected by the people. These are
Secretary of State Stacey W. Wade,
State Auditor Baxter Durham and
State Commissioner of Labor A. L.
Fletcher.
Agricultural Commissioner Wil
liam A. Graham was appointed by
Governor Morrison to succeed his
father; Insurance Commissioner Dan
iel C. Honey was appointed by Gov
ernor McLean to succeed Stacey
Wade, resigned; State Treasurer
Charles Johnson was appointed by
Governor Gardner to succeed Nathan
O’Berry; Associate Justice Heriot
Clarkson and George W. Connor
were appointed by Governor Morri
son; Associate Justice W. J. Brogden
was appointed by Governor McLean,
and Associate Justice Michael
Schenck was appointed by Governor
Ehringhaus. All of these appointees
Special Floor Show Feature
At Presidents Ball Jan. 29
Many Attend Barbecue
Os Young Men’s Class
A large crowd was present in the
Edenton Armory Tuesday night
when a barbecue supper was held by
the Young Men’s Bible Class of the |
Baptist Sunday School, of which L. E.
Griffin is teacher. The class was
divided into four groups, each of
which will endeavor to have th-j best
attendance each Sunday morning.
The leaders of the groups are W. C.
Bunch, J. Clarence Leary, L. E.
Francis and Caleb Goodwin.
Prior to the supper special music
was furnished by a quartet consist
ing of Chas. H. Wood, W. J. Daniels,
C. S. Cozart and George Lassiter, ac
companied at the piano by Mrs.
Lassiter. Kenneth Floars’ orchestra
furnished instrumental music during
the evening.
A short program, in charge of J. R.
Byrum, included short talks by W.
W. Byrum, president of the class; \V.
S. Privott, R. E. Leary, Sunday
School superintendent, and prayer by
Rev. E. L. Wells.
A meeting of the group leaders, and
secretaries, as well as J. Frank
White, Jr., secretary of the class, will
be held Friday night at the home ot
Mr. W. W. Byrum.
Greetings Sent To
President Roosevelt
The Western Union has placed its
nationwide system of telegraph of
ces at the disposal of the President’s
Birthday Ball Committee for receiv
ing 25 cents from each person who
places his signature on a multiple
signature birthday greetings as
follows:
“Happpy birthday, Mr. President.
I am proud to know that the cost of
sending this greeting will help in the
great fight against infantile paralysis,
to which you have given your leader
ship and loaned your birthday.”
Signatures from every city, town
and hamlet will be mailed to New
York, where they will be bound into
what probably will be the greatest
birthday greeting in history. One
hundred percent of the money will be
turned over to the National Birthday
Ball Committee which will arrange
for proper credit for each Commun
ity-
Anyone desiring to cooperate in
greeting the President should com
municate with Miss Reed at the local
Western Union immediately.
- . ■ . » •—*-
of Governors have since been elected
by the people.
The law provides for the selection
of the State highway chairman by
the State Highway Commission, but
in practice appointment is made by
the Governor. The State health of
ficer is named by the State Board of
Health. The commissioner of reve
nue is appointed by the Governor.
Because of the devastation of death,
the Governor must now appoint an
attorney general to serve until the
next election.
The Legislature convened in a halo
of good will. There were three can
didates for' speaker, but the three
dwelt together in peace and harmony
both before and after the nomination
of Robert Grady Johnson, of Pender,
by the Democratic caucus., If there
was any bitterness, it was concealed
with such success that no one was
able to discover it. Willie Lee
Lumpkin and Laurie McEachern vied
with each other in showering compli
ments on the nominee. To cap the
climax of the era of good will, former
Congressman Charles Jonas, the Re
publican nominee for speaker, moved
to make the election of the speaker
unanimous. Never before in the
memory of the oldest legislator ha<
there been so much good will dis
played by the Legislature of North
Carolina.
The spirit of good will prevailing
at the opening led to the hope that
the Legislature could get through in
sixty days, as was formerly the cus
tom, but it by no means follows that
such will be the case. It takes legis
lators thirty_to forty days to get ac
quainted with each other. Especially
is this true, in view of the fact that
87 of the 120 members of the House
dre serving their first term, only six
of the new members having had ex
(Continued on Page Four)
Warning Against
Skating In Streets
Chief of Police G. A. Helms in
a statement to the Herald today
urges the cooperation of parents
in an effort to break up the dang
erous practice of children roller
skating in the streets, especially
where trafjie is heavy. He wishes
it to be known that it is against
the law to skate in the streets, as
well as on the sidewalks in the
business section of the city.
The chief urges parents to re
mind children of the danger in
street skating to the end that it
may be broken up before some
dreadful accident occurs.
Much Interest In
Peanut Meetings
Many farmers attended the meet
ings held Monday and Tuesday at
which time N. K. Rowell, County
Agent, explained in detail the peanut
contract for 1935. A meeting was
held Monday morning at the Court
House for colored farmers, while Mr.
Rowell spoke to the white farmers
Tuesday morning at the Taylor Thea
tre and again in the afternoon at
Chowan High School. The interest
was keen at each of these meetings
and farmers appeared willing to sign
the contract.
Contracts are now being signed,
quite a number doing so at Mr. Row
ell’s office Wednesday. The time al
loted for this work will end Saturday,
having begun on Wednesday.
Committeemen will be at the fol
lowing places to assist in making out
the contracts:
Edenton Township—County Agent’s
Office.
Middle Township—Tim Blanchard’s
store.
Upper Township—G. A. Hollowell’s
store.
Yeopim Township—Dick Coffield’s
store.
January Sales Now In
Progress In Local Stores
Three. January clearance sales are
now in progress in Edenton, the
stores making a bid for business by
offering first class merchandise at
bargain prices.
S. Hobowsky’s sale has been in
progress since January 12 and will
end Saturday, January 26, while the
Annual January Clearance Sale of
J. H. Holmes Company starts today
and will likewise close Saturday,
January 26.
Badham Bros, are also conducting
a clearance sale for the purpose of
making room for spring goods. All
three stores carry advertisements
in this week’s issue of The Herald, to
which readers are referred.
Dr. Powell Appointed
County Health Officer
The Chowan County Board of
Health met in the Municipal Build
ing Monday at which time the most
important business transacted was
the appointing of the health officer.
Dr. J. A. Powell, who at present is
the health officer, was again named
to act in this capacity.
A meeting of the Board will be
held in May for the purpose of en
larging on the health program for
the County.
Those present Monday were E. W
Spires, Julien Wood, W. J. Taylor,
Dr. L. P. Williams, Dr. M. P. Which
ard, and Dr. W. I. Hart, Jr.
FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL
HOLD OYSTER ROAST FRIDAY
The Edenton Fire Department will
hold an oyster roast Friday night, ac
cording to Fire Chief R. K. Hall.
Oysters for the affair have been or
dered from Belhaven, and all mem
bers of the department are requested
to meet at the fire station at 8:00
o’clock.
FARMERS COOPERATING
IN AGRICULTURAL CENSUS
According to reports from Chowan
County census takers, farmers are
heartily cooperating in the Federal
Agricultural census now being taken,
very few instances being reported
where farmers refuse to give the in
formation necessary.
The census takers for this County
are H. B. Jones, P. G. Perry, T. L.
W T ard and T. J. Hoskins.
i s
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realise good results.
$1.25 Per Year
Various Committees Se
lected to Make Affair
Big Success
Indications at present point to a
more successful ball in Edenton hon
oring President Roosevelt’s biithday
than was held last year. Although
the time of celebrating this event in
most cities in the country is on the
night of Wednesday, January 30,
Edenton’s celebration will take place
the previous night, January 29. The
ball will be held in the Edenton
Armory.
The program committee met Tues
day night at the home of Mrs. J. N.
Pruden, and although all plans were
not completed at this meeting, it was
assured that an entertaining program
will be in readiness on the night ox
the ball. The committee decided to
have a floor show in connection 'with
the ball, which will include feature
dancing, singing and many novelty
numbers by the orchestra. This part
of the ball will take place between
9 and 10 o’clock.
Paul Jones and his orchestra from
Rocky Mount has been secured to
furnish music. This is the same or
chestra which furnished music for the
last Hilarity Club dance and the
dance which was given for the bene
fit of the Edenton High School foot
ball team. In a letter to the com
mittee Mr. Jones stated that he
would have a program that would be
appropriate for the occasion anil
would please dance-goers.
Cards are being sent out inviting
friends in neighboring towns to at
tend the ball and Chairman William
Jones appears very optimistic that
the affair will be a success.
Committees for the ball are now
functioning, and Edenton should
be able to contribute a creditable
amount to this worthy fund.
Millard F. Bond, Jr., was named
treasurer, together with the follow
ing committees:
Dance Committee— Gordon Blow,
chairman, Frank Holmes, Worth »
Spencer, Richard Rogerson.
Program Committee Mrs. J. N.
Pruden, chairman, Miss Helen Bad
ham, Mrs, Ep Debnamj H. A. Cam
pen, Mrs. Gordon Blow.
Property Committee Albert By
rum, chairman, Geddes Potter, J. H.
Conger, R. L. Pratt.
Ticket Committee Mrs. Elton
Forehand, chairman, Mrs. John Wood,
Mrs. George Hoskins, Mrs. M. F.
Bond, Jr., Mrs. Rupert Goodwin, Mrs.
Fred Wood, J. W. Davis, M. A.
Hughes, Dick Goodwin, Marjorie
Powell, Mrs, Graham White, Frances
Pettus, Mary Elizabeth Cates, Sain
tie White, Clara Meade Smith, Ann
Hinton DaHs
Decoration Committee—Mrs. Oscar
Elliott, chairman, Mrs. S. W. Taylor,
Mrs. J. W. Davis, John Graham,
Mrs. George Wood, Paul Spencer,
Clyde Lee Cates, Calvin Sexton.
Advertising Committee—Miss Alice
Makely Cason, chairman, and Hector
Lupton, who will be assisted by the
Girl Scouts.
Publicity Committee J. Edwin
Buffiap, chairman, Carlton Mason and
Claude Sikes.
Miss Cook To Operate
Anne’s Beauty Salon
Announcement is made that Anne’s
Beauty Salon, formerly operated by
Mrs. H. C. Jenkins, has been reopen
ed under the management of Miss
Lela B. Cook. The beauty parlor
will remain in the Citizens Bank
building.
Miss Cook has just returned from
New York, where she completed a
course in the latest methods of beauty
culture.
Assembly Os God Will
Name Pastor Friday
M. G. Sawyer, acting pastor of the
Assembly of God Church in North j
Edenton, this week notified members j
of the congregation that a meeting '
will be held in the church building
Friday night at 7:30 o’clock for the
purpose of selecting a pastor for the
church for the ensuing year.
Rev. Charles B. Peters, of Norfolk,
Va., will attend the meeting and all
members are urged to be present.
SCOUTS MEET FRIDAY
The regular meeting of the Eden
ton Boy Scouts will be held Friday
night in the Scout cabin.
About 14 or 15 of the boys, together m
with Scoutmaster John last |
Saturday hiked to j