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Volume II. —Number 5.
Canning Factory Will Locate In Edento^l
Meeting Called Tonight To j
Reorganize United Charities)
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Many Cases of Absolute
Need Must Be Pro
vided For
MUST ACTQUICKLY
Mayor Spires Urges All
Organizations to Be
Represented
Efforts 'Will be made at a meeting
called for tonight to reorganize the
United -Charities in Edenton. This
meeting' was called by Mayor E. W.
Spires when conditions of absolute
need were reported by W. J. Taylor,
■County welfare officer.
The United Charities in EdmVwi
has not been functioning since Fed
eral -aid was given to counties, but
-since tthis appropriation was with
drawn the first of the year, there is
no .provision made to care for those
needing relief who were on the .gov
ernment unemployed list. At pres
ent there are between 80 to 90 old
people in the County needing help
and from 40 to 50 in Edenton, who
have been thrown on the County for
assistance to secure food, clothing,
medicine and fuel. Some of these
leases are deplorable. The County has
gone as far as possible in aiding in
relief, the extra burden being put
upon it after the budget had been
made.
The meeting tonight will be held
at .the Municipal Building at .8(00
o’clock at which time all civic leaders 1
are urged to attend. A committee
will be appointed to canvass for
money, food, and clothing to care;
immediately for those in the moat,
need. Mrs. J. H. McMuUan has is-j
sued an appeal for a few old iStoves;
to be placed in houses where people,
are -suffering for lack of heat.
In ..commenting on the meeting to-;
night Mayor Spires said:
"Since the ruling of the Emergeacy.
Relief Administration whereby ,»11
unemployables have become a change
tupon : the various local governments
.units, an increasing number ,of cases
of abject poverty have been discover
ed by Comity School Superintendent!
W- J. Taylor, who is also (County
-welfare officer.
"‘Mr. Taylor has advised me that
while the County Board of Cormnis
.sioreers -are doing everything possible
(to alleviate thir suffering among Jh<
sick.and afflicted, however, their ltmst
ed finances will -pot suffice in ade
quatoly taking care of all cases.
"Having made a personal and thor
ough investigation into the merits of
each Mr. Taylor states that
there are forty to fifty cases where'
the family is either receiving no help,
or from Saco to four dollars per
month, which is insuflicient to keep
soul and body together,
“Therefore, I desire to announce a
public meeting which will be held in
the Municipal Building at S-iOO o’clock
Thursday night at which time ways
and means of faceting this tftuation
wSJI be discussed. I sincerely hope
that every organisation will be well
represented. Our people have always
responded in a most gratifying man
ner on such occasions and I have
every confidence that you will do sr
in this emergency.”
Local People Entering
Contest To Win Pontiac
Many local people are entering the
contest being sponsored by Pontiac in
which a total of 14 cars will be given
away for the winning papers on
“What I Like Best About the 1935
Pontlacs.” TVo of these cars will be
given away free every week for a
period of seven weeks.
<. Official entry blanks can be secured
at the Chas.-H. Jenkins Motor Com*
pany. The contest started on Janu
ary 27 and closes March 17th. News
of the contest and winners will be
announced over the radio every Sun
day night at 10 o’clock.•
Cream route stations established in
Stanly County several months ago
are handling a large volume of cream,
reports County Agent William N.
Wood.
)The peanut sign-up campaign is
\ getting results in Sates County, ac-
Litding to R. R. Ricflifarm agent.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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Edenton Boxers Tackle
Elizabeth City Tonight
The Edenton High School boxing
team will again try its skill tonight
in the Armory, when they meet the
boxers from the Elizabeth City High
School. The EEzabeth City.boys will
be on hand to weigh in at 7:15
o’clock and the fight will get under
way promptly at 8 o’clock. The visi
tors will bring eight or nine boys and
it is hoped all .can be matched. Eden
ton won its .first match last week)
against Roanoke Rapids.
The Edenton boys are in good
shape for the fight with the exception
of Lance Bufflap, who is suffering
with a heavy cold and possibly will
not be able -to box.
On February 7 the Edenton team
will tackle the Rocky Mount High
School team here. Rocky Mount is a
much larger school, but by compari
son Edenton has the edge. Roanoke
Rapids defeated Gamer, while Gamer
in turn won the decision over Rocky
Mount.
On February 15, a return match
will be held with Roanoke Rapids in
the local ring and this fight shook,
furnish plenty of fireworks for
spectatars.
The Edenton boys will go to
Rocky Mount February 19 for a r.e
turn fight, which is all the fights
. scheduled Ao date.
; Birthday Ball Tuesday j
V -Night Very Successful
Although cold weather somewhat'
.cut down The number attending Fres-:
ident Roosevelt’s birthday hall Tues-'
.! day .night, ua very successful idance'
; was held in the Edenton Aaanory. 1
Paul Jones.and his orchestra from'
Stocky Mount furnished the music as 1
avell.as assisted with the floor ahow
j which was a feature of the ball
According to M. F. Bond, Jr.,
i .treasurer df the ball, about s7l was
• cleared by the affair, approximately
SSO of this sum to be used in Chowan
County and the-remainder to be sent
to -the National committee, Mr. Bond
was unable to state Wednesday just
i What disposition would be made of
the money remaining here, but rather
thought it -would be turned over io
tome relief organization, possibly the <
United Charities or Red Cross.
The floor show, -with William
Joses -as master of ceremonies, in
cluded novelty numbers by the orches
tra, Epp SJebnam singing “My Song,"
an interpretation of the modern dance
by Emiline Ricks, Bruce Burke, Julia
Jones, and James Hanks. The Swanee
Four, composed .of Johnny Wilson,
William Skinner, (Sherman Spruill
and Johnny Bond also contributed to
the amusement, "The Continental” by
Joe Perry’s dance team, and “St.
Louis Blues” by Elizabeth lgiton
brought to a close the show, Which
was presented under » spot light,
adding greatly to the effect. Os par
ticular interest was a sketch of Pres
ident Roosevelt made on a large piece j
_ at .11 T.l TIM « i
. of cardboard by John Wheeler.
[ General Chairman William Jones
; desires through these columns to
especially thank members of the va
: rious committees and all who hi any
way contributed to the success of the
ball.
'| OLD AGE PENSION )
W, B. Fisher, State organizer for
the Townsend Plan old age pension,
will explain the bill to the people of
Chowan County, in the Court House
at Edenton on Friday, February Bth,
at 7:30 P. M.
This bill has already been present
ed to Congress and provides that the
government pay all citizens, man or
woman, over 00 years of age S2OO
per month the remainder of their
natural lives upon two conditions, to
wit: Job, if any, be given up in favor
of the unemployed; and, that the en
tire s2<X> be spent within 30 days
after its receipt each and every
month. -ihw.l I - ! is* | I i
Mr. Fisher will tell what progress
iB being made and would like for
every man and woman in the County
to hear him. Everybody is asked to
join in a petition for this plan by or
before February 10th, as the bill will
come up for debate in Congress about
March Ist. Women are especially
invited.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 31,1935.
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Patrolman Geo. I. Dail
Sent Back To Edenton
State Patrolman George I. Dail,
who recently was transferred to
Goldsboro by the State Highway
Commission, has been transferred
to Edenton again, Patrolman Dail
taking up his duties last Sunday.
Citizens in this sectio.i very
much regretted Mr. Dail’s removal
and are glad to have him back
j again. »
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Maximum Reduction
In Cotton Is Urged
Since the Bankhead allotments for
1935 will be only a little larger than
last year, Charles A. Sheffield, of
State College, recommends that all
cotton growers sign adjustment con
tracts and reduce their crop by the
1 maximum amount.
The Bankhead allotments will ap
proximate 65 per cent of the base
production, he explained, and any
1 amount sold beyond this percentage
1 will be subject to the tax.
The contracts permit a production
of 75 per cent of the base acreage,
but provide for larger rental pay
> ments to those who produce only 65
- per cent, Sheffield added. _
: Thus, the grower who produces 75
per cent will have to pay tax on the
additional 10 per cent and at the
same -time he will lose part of the
If rental payment which he otherwise
j would ,get.
In the long run, Sheffield pointed
out, -the grower .might lose more in
this way than he would gain by the
■j sale, ofithe extra.eotton.
! i However, exact figures cannot be
■ -given now, he went on, for they de
-1 pend upon the price of cotton next
>' fall and the yield per acre this year.
If a drouth or other handicap
should reduce the yield to far below
> normal, fire grower would be better
; off with as large an acreage as pos
’ sible, Sheffield said, for even then he
1 might not produce the full amount of
his Bankhead allotment.
I Qr if the grower has a number of
: surplus tax-exemption certificates !
left over from last year, he may use i
these to advantage in selling any]
' cotton he may produce in excess of j
! this year’s allotment.
But if the yield in 1935 is anything j
like it was in "1934, with prices re-j
-maining about the same, indications i
-are that the grower will do best by j
limiting his acreage to 65 per cent
of his base, Sheffield stated.
ONE CASE TRIED TUESDAY
TN RECORDER'S COURT
Only one case came up for trial at
Tuesday’s session of "Recorder’s Court
when Judge J. N. Pruden sentenced
Gillard Ainsley, colored, $lO and
costs as well as paying the doctor’s
bill for cutting Worley Wilson, also
colored, on Saturday night. The af
fair occurred near Joe Bunch’s filling;
station on the 'Yeopim road beyond j
i the city limits.
; Building & Loan Association
To Award Prizes For Essays
Prizes of SIO.OO and $5.00 Will Be Given to Stu
dents Writing Best Paper In Contest
At the meeting of stockholders of
the Edenton Building and Loan Asso
ciation Monday night in the Court
House, 2,454 shares of stock were
represented, this being over the
amount constituting a quorum. R. H.
Bachman was named chairman and
R. E. Leary, secretary by an unani
mous Vote.
Membership directors for the en
suing year include: M. F. Bond, Jr.,
F. W. Hobbs, W. S. Privott and E.
C. White. * '•••!< . •
Stock, directors elected are: R. H.
Bachman, R. C. Holland, O. H
Brown, and F. P. Wood. These di
rectors met immediately after the
meeting and elected R. P. Badham s'
the ninth director of the Association
The Edenton Building and Loan
Association will give two prizes to •
students in the Edenton and Chow&n
High Schools who participate in the
Kessler Memorial Fund essay. First
will be $lO in cash and second
pripe $5 in cash. These essays will'
EDENTON BOXING TEAM
WINS FIRST DECISION
OVER ROANOKE RAPIDS
Local Boxers Win Three
Bouts, Lose Two And
Get a Draw
PLENTY~OF ACTION
Large Crowd of Fight
Fans Enjoy Fast and
Furious Boxing
Coming from behind with two
losses and a draw against them, the
Edenton High School boxing team
Friday night won a decision over the
Roanoke Rapids High School boxers
in the gymnasium of the latter school.
A large crowd of fight fans were on
hand who were very well pleased with
the action in each bout. 'With the
exception of the first match in which
Tom Wilder hurt his wrist, every
bout was filled with fast and furious
fighting, each fighter doing his best
to win his fight. Edenton won three
fights, lost two, and one resulted in
a draw.
Tom Wilder, 95 pounds, was tech
nically knocked out in the first round
I of the opener by Mosley, 86, when
the former hurt his wrist. Mosley, a
clever little scrapper with an unique
style of fighting easily outclassed
Wilder while in the ring.
Pete Everett, 115, fighting Starke,
123, put up a stubborn scrap although
he was outweighed. The fight went
the three rounds but the judge
awarded the decision to Starke.
William Cayton, 119, after being
slightly shaded by Midgett, 121, in
the first two rounds, came bac
strong in the final round to earn r
draw.
The first decision for Edenton came
when Bill Harrell, 130, outpointed
•Garner, 128. Harrell was cut over the
left eye early in the first round
which gave him considerable trouble.
Both boys put up a terrific fight
which at times became over-rough.
The judges voted two for Harrell am
one for Gamer.
Lance Bufflap, 140, chalked up tic
• second win for Edenton by outpoint
, ing Brown, 139. Bufflap had the
f better of the argument during the
three rounds and comments froiy
j spectators were numerous that it \Va
j the icleanest and fastest fight on the
card. The judges were unanimous in
| the vote for Edenton.
Melvin Layton, 146, knocked out
Topping, 141, in the third round
which was the deciding match of the
evening and enabled Edenton to carry
off the honors. Layton shaded his
opponent ir the first two rounds,
dealing out a great deal of punish
ment with a stiff right punch under
which Topping crumbled in the last
round.
The bout with Roanoke Rapids was
the first of the year for Edenton, and
there is a possibility of a number of
I (Che boxers going to Chapel Hill to
I try for State honors.
be written on the advantages and
benefits derived from membership in
a building and loan association, and
is primarily intended to instill inter
est in the idea of saving and build
ing homes.
The winner’s paper jn Chowan
County will be entered in the district
contest from which a paper will be
picked to be entered in the State
contest, which in turn will compete
for cash prizes from the Kessler
Memorial Fund.
Several in the two high schools in
Chowan County are expected to en
ter the contest.
The annual report of Secretary F
E. Leary conveyed the information
that the Association is in first class
condition, the amount due to stock- 1
holders for installment stock being
• $107,106.50, and amount due stock
holders for full paid stock $62,100.00.
The net rate of interest earned was
.071104. The complete report for (
the year appears in this issue of The ;
' Herald. «
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Neuse Packing Corp.fl
Leases Old Oil Mill]
Mrs. John G. Wood, Sr. i
Passes Away Thursday!
Entered into eternal rest on Janu
ary 24, 1935, at her home, “Hayes,”
near Edenton, Mrs. Elizabeth Martin
Wood, widow of the late John Gil
liam Wood, aged /o years,
Mrs. Wood was the .lai ghte: of
Col. William B. and Mrs. Elizabeth
McMorine Martin and was bom in
Elizabeth City September 3, 1859.
Descended from a long line of dis
tinguished ancestors and reared in an
atmosphere of culture, the grace and
charm of such lineage and environ
ment culminated and found expres
sion in a personality which endeared
her to all with whom she came in
contact. Os retiring disposition, yet
she met and fulfilled every obligation
in life with a dignity and charm which
ennobled and beautified it and her
; warm and generous nature responded
readily to the joys and sorrows of
others. Possessed of a fine mind she
maintained a keen and discerning in
terest in current events with a liberal
attitude to the changes wrought by
I the passing decades, though in no wise
: compromising the high standards in
• herent in her character. None knew
her but to love her, and her memory
) will be cherished as a precious
heritage.
, She is survived by one son, John
i G, Wood, of “Hayes,” Edenton, two
1 daughters, Miss Sophie Wood, of
“Hayes,” and Mrs. W. B. Foreman, ol
Elizabeth City, two brothers, Mr. R.
I B. Martin and Dr. E. F. Martin, of
j Elizabeth City, and four grandchil
dren.
The funeral service was conducted
front St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
| Edenton, of which she was a faith-1
ful and devoted member, with tin
; rector, Rev. C. A. Ashby, officiating,
j and her remains were interred in St
Paul’s Churchyard. The pall bearer,
t Were W. D. Pruden, Thomas Wood
James M ood, J. N. Pruden, (_. \. .
Swanner, R. G. White, D. M. Wai
ren and J. H. Conger.
John B. Wiggins On
U. N. C. Honor Roll
John B. Wiggins, son of Mr. and
| Mrs. J. L. Wiggins, who is a student
; at the University of North Carolina,
1 was numbered among the 352 honor
roll students. announced Monday by
! - Assistant Registrar G. K. Henry.
To attain a place on the institu
tion s honor roll a student must aver
age a B, which is from 90 to 95 pei
; cent on all courses.
; 1 FINGER PRINTS!
How many citizens of Chowan
County desire an infallible, non
sradicable means of personal identi
fication ?
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To those who do, The Herald, in
conjunction with Dan Cannady, on
Saturday initiated a campaign foi
voluntary finger identification. We
call upon our readers and friends to
come forward anti have their finger
prints taken—at no cost.
Mr. Cannady, who has taken a !
course in finger-printing, will be in
The Herald office Saturday afternoon
with professional paraphernalia, ready
to make such records for all who
come—father, mother and the kiddies.
While the idea of voluntary finger
printing ig by no means new, this is
the first time this section has been
asked as a matter of good citizenship
and self-protection, to volunteer for
recording. . ~
Finger prints are a protection to
the family against kidnappers and
fakes. Finger prints prevent mis
takes of identify. Finger prints are
more and more being used by the
great insurance companies and banks
of the country for protecteion and
identification. Finger prints afford
definite means of identity to those
who may meet with acr'dmts or
death in sections remote from home
and friends. , ; ;
These and many more good reasons
can be given why a finger print club
should be formed in Chowan County.
There is no cost attached and Mr.
Cannady will read and classify every
print made, which will be filed for
use if occasion ever arises.
fT his newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realize good residts.
$1.25 Per Year
Building: Being Equip-
ped For Operations 1
In March
TO CAN TOMATOES
Contracts Will Be Dis
tributed to Guarantee
Enough Acreage
The Neuse Packing Corporation of
New Bern has leased the old Eastern
Cotton Oil Company building oppo
site the Norfolk Southern freight sta
tion, where a branch will be operated j
in the near future. The building is j
now being equipped for canning her- J
ring roe, and everything will be in V
readiness to start operations the lat- \
ter part of March when the fishing
season gets under way. Officials al
ready are contracting with fishermen ■
on this side of the Chowan River to ■
furnish herring roe. 1
The B. A. Griffin Company, western JH
fitfli brokers, will occupy part of the I
property during the fishing season,
during which they plan to ship from H
50 to 75 cars of pickled herring to H
northern markets. The roe from ■
these fish have also been contracted
for by the packers.
The new enterprise will have
ing tables to accommodate 64
in cleaning the roe and employe, ent
will be furnished for about 10 men.
The personnel of the plant has not
been made public, but will be in
charge of experienced canning men.
In addition to canning fish roe, the
packers will very probably can to
matoes. The only requisite neces
sary is a provision that 500 or more
acres be planted in tomatoes. Con- ■
tracts are being printed anil will be |
distributed among farmers in various 1
parts of the county to ascertain if ,1
enough tomatoes can be secured to. I
justify the in t.iilatiun of added equip- ' J
ment necessary. Much interest is M
shown in various part- cl the county, m
and it is almost certain, in view of" 9
curtailed acreage in c v-n and pea
nut', that enough t-e wtc. ■ will b«tJB
raised. f 1'
A meeting of fai:".ri - will probab- "Sj
ly be called next v< .-k a*, which time
the contract will he > > plained and
other information a ive.i legarding
the business. The plant will be op
crated along similar • the ones
at Cobrain. Plymouth and Windsor,
about which n'.i.oj gr- aa-rs are fa- V
miliar. tj
If tomato canning is started em
ploymont will be made avni l able for ‘jß
100 women in peeling tomatoes and m
from 25 to 40 men would also be
given work. \ W
It will be the plan of the packers 1
to ship green tomatoes to northern J
markets, which will be packed by a m
group of Florida experts, and all to- 1
matoes that cannot thus he disposed J1
of will be canned. Promoters of the
packing plant feel confident enough 3
tomatoes can be contracted for.
I here is also a likelihood that the fl
new proposition may develop into the
packing of other vegetables. I
John Henry Mansfield I
Dies Tuesday At Bethel '
John Henry Mansfield, SC, well
known and respecter! farmer of the
Bethel community, Perquimans Conn- 4
ty, died Tuesday afternoon at the U
home of his son, J. H. Mansfield at vB
Bethel, following a short illness. J
Funeral services in charge of Rev.
John Byrum, were held at 2:30 o’clock'
Wednesday afternoon with interment
in Bethel Cemetery. I
Mr. Mansfield is survived by three J
sons, William Mansfield, of Wood- ■
ville, Perquimans County, Richard j
Mansfield, of Richmond, Va., and J. I
H. Mansfield, with whom he made his I
home.
A granddaughter, Mrs. Rupert M
Chesson, lives in North Edenton.
Com-hog growers in Hyde County
are ready to sign the 1935 contract
as soon as it is ready, says County sfH
Agent C. Y. Tilson. , 1
Have your cottonseed tested now. |g j
If it fails to germinate properly, it is J
advisable to buy good seed before j
planting time, . J|