North Carolina Newspapers

In these columns will be found a fair presentation of local and county news of general interest. Volume I.—Number 5. Attendance Justifies > Additional Teachers i ——— Supt. John A. Holmes Will Apply to State School Commission Superintendent John A. Holmes will make application to the State School Commission for an extra teacher in the Edenton schools as provided for in the set up according to daily average attendance. At the end of the seventh day of school there was an enrollment in the ele mentary school of the city unit, in cluding the Advance school, of 679, the average daily attendance being 665. In the high school the enroll ment wa3 194 with the average at tendance being 191. The enrollment in both of the schools will be increased, according to Mr. Holmes. The basis for allotment of teach ers is a3 follows: High School: One teacher for 25 average daily attendance; two teach ers for 40;, three for 60; four for 85, and one . for each additional 35 aver age dally attendance. In the elementary schools one teacher is allowed' for a daily aver age attendance of 25; two for 45; three for 75; four for 110; five for 145; six for 180 and one for each ad ditional 36. According to Mr. Holmes the school is entitled to three extra teachers, one in the elementary grades and two in the high school. At present, as superintendent, he is counted against the attendance as a teacher. Mr. Holmes has 53 teachers and ac cording to section 14 of the school machinery act, in schools with 50 or more teachers one whole-time super intending-principal is allowed for each 40 teachers in addition to the first 50. Waterways Association To Meet In Richmond The Atlantic Deeper Waterways I Association will meet in annual con vention in Richmond, Va., October 16 to 20 this year. The body will con vene in Richmond not only to renew associations that have hitherto been so pleasarft, but to join—all from Maine to Florida—in furthering the great work which is of such vital concern to the public welfare. No Atlantic coastal state should be without representation, since every state has its waterways and transportation problems, and should send representatives prepared to dis cuss them. An elaborate program has been prepared for the entertain ment of delegates. Delegates may be appointed by governors of the eastern states, by mayors of municipalities, by cham bers of commerce, boards of trade and commercial bodies interested in the waterways problem. Names and addresseg of such dele gates should be promptly forwarded to the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association headquarters office in Philadelphia so that credentials' en titling the holder to courtesies in Richmond may be extended. W. M. MORGAN USES HERALD TO ADVERTISE SALE EVENT W. M. Morgan, who operates a furniture store and grocery in Hert ford, is staging a money-saving sale and has seen fit to use the columns of the Herald to advertise the event. Mr. Morgan numbers many folks in Edenton and Chowan County among his best friends. He worked with Willis Owens in Edenton years ago and met many Chowan County peo ple while soliciting order to enlarge pictures. Mr. Morgan invites all of his friends to visit him in Hertford, even if they don’t buy any furniture. WARWICK SWAMP WOMEN PICNIC AT WILLIAMS MILL The Woman’s Missionary Society of Warwick Swamp Baptist church had an enjoyable all day picnic at Williams Mill, near Gatesville, Wed nesday. Hot dogs, sandwiches, lem onade, hot coffee and cake were among the good things to eat. About. 30 were present, 3ome of the mem bers of the society being accom panied by their husbands. Mrs. A. D. Ward of Gliden is leader of the society. FINISHING TOUCHES BEING PUT ON GANDERSON STORE ■re being put he S. Gander the corner of Two show aced on King f the store in interior is de •een paint and rill enable the THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY w ■■■ . , I t \ I NEW CLASS I V t There is a possibility at this time of a commercial course being taught at * the local high school, including typing ! and shorthand. This course may get 1 under way by October 1. ! Mrs. T. B. Smith is interested in ’ teaching a commercial class, provided ! approximately 20 students can be se- I cured. Members of the school board have ■ agreed to allow Mrs. Smith the use of > a room and commercial course equip ' ment at the school. Anyone interested in this course ■ should get in touch immediately with either Superintendent John A. ; Holmes or Mrs. T. B. Smith. The ' charge of this work could not be learned at this writing. i Important Meeting For Farm Women Saturday > . Miss Nelle Caldwell, Chowan home agent, yesterday received the follow -1 ing letter from M. F. Trice, assistant ' State director of the community sani [ tation program: “This is to advise that the State Board of Health will have a represen tative address the Chowan County Council of Farm Women on Saturday ’ afternoon, September 29, at the Eden ton school building.” ’ Women in the county are very much interested in the sanitary pro ■ gram and are anxious to have more ' of this work done in their communi ■ ties. The Council of Farm Women is ’ composed of the four officers of each of the 14 Home Demonstration Clubs In addition to the speaker from the State Board of Health, the plan of work for the home demonstration and 4-H club 3 for 1935 will be worked out. Plans also will be made to se lect leaders to carry out next year’s garden project. All goals for the 1 next year’s work will also be set up. Since this meeting is of so much.. ’ importance, Mis 3 Caldwell urges every woman to attend. RYLAND MAN BURNED WHILE TIGHTENING TOPS OF CANS Tom Davis of Ryiand was pain fully burned about the face and neck Friday afternoon while assisting his wife with canning. Mrs. Davis was canning cornfield peas, using the pressure cooker, and when she was ready to take the cans out of the cooker, she called her husband to tighten the tops. The top came off a can as he at tempted to tighten it, and the hot peas were scattered in hi 3 face. He was better at the last report. Rocky Hock Man Badly Hurt By Falling Kitchen L. A. Bunch of the Rocky Hock section narrowly escaped death Tues day when a frame building collapsed catching him before he was able tc get away from under the structure The accident occurred at Hancock station, where Mr. Bunch was helping to tear down a section of a frame house. He was pinned under the wreckage, having the left shoulder dislocated and being badly bruised about the head and back. Mr. Bunch was brought to Dr. Whichard’s office by George Goodwin, and after medical attention was taken to his home in Rocky Hock in the Quinn Furniture Company’s ambulance. MR. AND MRS. W. M. WILKINS HAVE WEEK-END GUESTS Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wilkins had as their house guests at their home on Oakum street over the past week end Edward Brown and son, Nathan, and Walter Gresham, all of Beulah ville, N. C. Mr. Brown was accom panied home on Sunday by Mrs. Brown, who had been spending the past week with her brother and sis ter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins also had as their dinner guests on Sunday, Mr. ■ and Mrs. J. H. Wilkins and daugh ter, Miss Lillian Hunter Wilkins, of Elizabeth City. BYRUM BROS. TO DEMONSTRATE FARM IMPLEMENTS SATURDAY Byrum Bros. Hardware Company announce a demonstration at their store Saturday, September 29th, when they will have on display a “Roanoke” pea picker, as well as other types of farm equipment. They cordially in vite all farmers to atteend the dem onstration. MASONS MEET TONIGHT The Weekly Lodge, No. 7, held tonight aog Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 27, 1934. EDENTON HIGH SCHOOL TAKES OPENING GAME 1 FROM SUFFOLK SCHOOL Local Boys Preparing ' For Hard Fight With Beaufort Friday ! Football stock has taken a decided boost at the Edenton High school i since the scrapping representatives of 1 the local school last Friday invaded Suffolk and came home with an 18-0 ; victory over the larger school tucked r under their belts. The Edenton boys . scored early in the game shortly after getting possession of the ball, gain : ing repeatedly until Worth Spencer dashed across the line for a touch , down. > The locals scored again in the sec ond quarter when Paul Spencer car ried the pigskin over Suffolk’s goal line. The last counter came in the fourth quarter when Clyde Lee Cates intercepted a forward pass and trot ted about 45 yards for a touchdown. s The entire team played a bang-up ■ game, the backfield offering good in t terference for the ball carrier and the line blocking out the opponents on each play. The opinion is advan > ced that although the team hasn’t a • number of individual stars, it is one ' of the best balanced teams ever rep ' resenting the school. Coach House is taking the boys through stiff practice work each day, ■ executing various plays and ironing ■ out wrinkles observed in the last ! game, in preparation for the game to • morrow with Beaufort in the latter city. The strength of Beaufort can i not be determined so early in the sea i son and Coach House is cautious to eliminate over-confidence among his i charges. He expects to stait about i the same lineup as confronted Sus ; folk, which was as follows: Edenton Suffolk Bufflap LE J. Powell Spruill LE V. Sheffield < Boyce LG F. Wagner Wozelka C J. Traylor T f vt f" -~>BG ‘ Doe Brown : Satterfield RT W. Cox Rogerson RE M. Johnson Harrell QB H. Woodard Cates LH B. Johnson i W. Spencer RH S. Jaffe P. Spencer FB R. Dudley Chowan College is slated to play in Edenton Friday of next week, i which will be the first game played on the local field. . Dr. L. L. Gobbel Closes Church School Lectures Dr. L. L. Gobbel of Durham, secre tary of the Methodist Conference Board of Education, arrived in Eden ton Sunday and conducted a class on operation and duties of every branch of the church. The lectures were held each night at 7:30 o’clock, the course coming to a close Wednesday night. The lectures created a great deal of interest, the attendance reaching around 30, visitors coming from Win fall and Center Hill to take part in the study. Dr. Gobbel’s work takes him mostly to the larger cities and Edenton is fortunate in securing the se: vices of this able teacher. HAYWOOD ZIEGLER ABLE TO BE OUT AFTER ACCIDENT Haywood Ziegler is able to be out again after being injured when his truck collided with a telephone pole near the railroad crossing on East Church Street early Saturday morn ing. Mr. Ziegler was cut about the fore head in the crash and the truck badly damaged. YEOPIM UNION TO MEET FRIDAY AND SATURDAY j A meeting of the Yeopim Union will be held at Ballard’s Bridge chuich ! Friday and Saturday of this week. I Strong and inspiring messages will j be delivered and a good attendance is expected. Rev. John By rum is pastor of the church. EDENTON FEED & FUEL CO. FEATURE LIVERMAN PICKERS The Edenton Feed and Fuel Com pany in an advertisement in this is sue features the new Liverman Pea nut Picker. One of these pickers is now on display at the company’s office and anyone interested is cordially in vited to inspect this machine. INTERNATIONAL SERVICE IS THEME AT ROTARY MEETING < International Service'was the theme at the Rotary Club meeting in the Parish House at noon today. The program was in charge of the Inter- 1 Service Cpßtnittee which is > , ..■boaed of J AfMoa^J^ Edenton Must Raise S3OO To Maintain Local Athletics ATTENDANCE FAILS TO WARRANT NEW COUNTY TEACHERS I Total Enrolled 618 With Average . Daily Attendance of 551; Elmo Has Best Average l The daily average attendance in ) the schools of the Chowan County 1 administrative unit at the end of two 5 weeks does not warrant any addi * tional teachers in the elementary - schools. ’ The Elmo school shows the best - daily average attendance with 39.4 out of an enrollment of 40 pupils. The enrollment and attendance by - schools follow: Enroll- Attend : ment ance 5 Chowan High School 364 340.8 ■ Beech Fork 36 30.2 Oak Grove 71 52.4 > Gum Pond 41 31.5 ■ Center Hill 60 56.7 * Elmo 40 39.4 i Total 618 551 | Five busses are in operation in the ' county unit, transporting 309 stu dents, the same number as last year i with the same number of busses. > Bus No. 9 from Rocky Hock trans ; ports 52 students; bus No. 2 from . Center Hill, 58; bus 8a from Ryiand, ■ 56; bus No. 10 from Snow Hill, 45; bus No. 1 from the Hurdles-Gliden * section, 98. » The three busses used by the ; Edenton city graded school unit trans : ports 214 or an average of 72 per ■ day per bus, bringing the total num ber of students transported in the ; county to 523. Two new busses are 1 expected around October 1, one to be 1 used by each unit in the county. List Os New Books At Local Library t I The Shepard-Pruden Library last 1 Friday received the following list of 1 new books: For Adults “I Claudius” by Robert Graves. ■ “Rivers Glide On” by A. Hamilton Gibbs. “Goodby, Mr. Chips,” bv James 1 Hilton. j “So Red the Rose,” by Stark Young, i “Hold Deadlock,” by A. P, Her ' bert. “All the Skeletons In All the Closets,” by Keith Fowler (a North Carolinian). “Dusk at the Grove,” by Samuel Rogers. This book is the Atlantic 1 Monthly SIO,OOO prize novel. “Years Are So Long,” by Jose-; phine Lawrence. “The Foundry,” by Albert IJalpei. “Captain Nicholas,” by Hugh )Wnl pore. This is a Literary Guild bwk. For Children “The Lost Gold Mine,” by Frank Conderse. “Black Beauty,” by Anne Sewell. “Man Without a Country,” by Ed- I ward E. Hale. “Diana of the Cross Roads,” by George Meredith. “Story of Robert E. Lee,” by Thomas Nelson Page. DOME REPLACES STEEPLE ON PROVIDENCE CHURCH .The steeple on the Providence Bap tist church is now being replaced I with a dome, the carpentery work be- j ing done by Jim Henry Bowen and the brick work by John Luton. The steeple was badly damaged during the hurricane about a year ago I and the dome wall add greatly to the | appearance of the church. CLOTHING LEADERS’ SCHOOL TO BE HELD AT HINTON HOTEI i j A clothing leader’s school will meet at the Hinton Hotel Monday, Oct. 1 at 10 a. m. Miss Willie Hunter, state clothing specialist, will conduct the meeting, her subject being, “Remodel ing Clothes, Cleaning and Blocking of Hats.” Three leaders of each club are ex pected to attend this school. SAR» HABIT REMODELING FRONT PART OF STORE Sam Habit is now remodeling the front of his store on Broad Street The large plate glass windows have been removed preparatory to widen ing the entrance to the building. The display windows will not be as wide a3 heretofore, but the depth will be increased. A consignment sale of registered Guernseys will be held at the Club at Salisbury^® K October 11 WHAT, NO BEER! | 1 Beer drinkers in Chowan County will now have to be content with the : 3.2 beverage. Last week beer dis tributors collected all beer over the regulation North Carolina alcoholic content, leaving only the milder i | form of beer to be sold. T Beer retailers here express doubt } whether breweries will go to the trouble to manufacture 3,2 beer for such a comparatively few beer > drinkers. t SQUIRREL SEASON 1 TO OPEN MONDAY ’ The season for hunting squirrel in Chowan County will open October 1. . All game animals and birds except opossum, raccoon, bear, buffalo, elk, squirrel and deer may be hunted be tween November 20 to February 1. | The various seasons are as follows: Deer—September 1 to December 15. Squirrel—October 1 to December 31. Opossum and Raccoon November 1 to January 31. Bear—No closed season for 1933- ' 34. r Dove—Split season: September 1 to September 26 and November 20 to . January 31. , Hunters are urged to observe the bag limits, which are as follows: ’ Quail —10 in one day. : Wild Turkey—2 in one day; 5 in i season. Rabbit—No limit, r Squirrel—lo in one day. Dove—lß in one day. ■ Deer (Eastern North Carolina) 2 • in one day; 4 in a season. Byrum Bros. Hardware Comp .ny is : the authorized agent of the Depart ■ ment of Conservation and Develop ment to sell hunting licenses in Chowan County. Every hunter is requested to keep ' a record of his total bag of every ': species of game. At the close of the season the Department of Conserva ; tion and Development will mail a • blank to every hunter, who will be asked to give figures of the various game killed. This report is intended solely far i the purpose of more intelligent ad- 1 ministration of the game law based : on authentic knowledge of game cm ditions. MISS NELLE CALDWELL MEETS j WITH COUNTY WOMEN’S CLUBS j Miss Nelle Caldwell, home agent j i met with the Chowan women Mon- j day at the school, eight women being j present. On Tuesday a meeting was j held at Advance at the home of Mrs. W. H. Jordan, with Mrs. J. H. Morgan assisting the hostess. Nine were pre sent. Yesterday a meeting was held with the' 4-H clubs at Chowan. This morning Miss Caldwell met with the Center Hill 4-H club and this afternoon is meeting the Edenton Home Demonstration club at the home of Miss Margaret Swanner. On Friday the home agent meets with ; the Advance 4-H club and the Rocky Hock Home Demonstration club with Mrs. E. L. Pearce. GROUP OF YOUNGER SET AT ROBERSONVILLE DANCE i Quite a number of the younger set j of Edenton attended the dance at ; Robersonville last Friday night. Those attending included Mr. and | j Mrs. John F. White, Mr. and Mrs. i Hector Lupton and house guest, Mrs. James Taylor, of Hendersonville, Miss Rebecca Newton of Washington, D. C., house guest of Mrs. S. W. Tay lor, Miss Willie Love Morgan, Miss Dorothy Moore and William Privott, Richard Hollowed, Leslie Hairell, p rte Dail, Fred Whit > end George Pratt. WILLIAM SUTTON ABLE TO RESUME WORK AFTER WRECK William Sutton who was injured and miraculously escaped death when he drove the Brown Bros, truck into a load of piling at Mitchell’s Fork, near Gatesville last week, has re covered from his injuries and is now able to be back at work again. ROBERT FLOYD ACCEPTS POSITION IN RALEIGH Robert Floyd, who for the past sev eral months was a linotype operator for the Edenton Daily News, has ac cepted a position with Edwards & Broughton, job printers, in Raleigh. Mr. Floyd is expected in Edenton over . the week-end to visit friends. - i BOARD OF EDUCATION TO MEET ( Ikof Educa- a iaiBBKBBM—k This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realize good results. $1.25 Per Year -* Citizens Fail to Respond ; To Call For Mass Meeting: EQUIPMENT HERE ' The Mass Meeting scheduled for last Monday night at the Municipal ; Building did not materialize, only a ; handful of interested citizens turning out. The purpose of this meeting was to appoint committees to solicit citi zens in order to secure S3OO, which is needed if the local school is to have an atheletic coach and pay for the badly needed equipment for the foot ball team. Two hundred dollars of . the sum is to supplement the salary , of Henry House, the director of ath letics at the school. One hundred dol . lars is needed to pay for football eq uipment which was ordered on the strength of the school receiving mon ! ey coming from city dog taxes. The tax money will not be forthcoming, however, the plan meeting with legal r difficulties. The equipment arrived in Edenton ■ and was taken out, Mr. House paying for it out of his personal funds which were saved from his earnings playing , baseball during the summer. He ex pects to be reimbursed for the outlay. > There were a number of reasons ad vanced for the lack of attendance at the meeting, one being that some of i those interested were in Norfolk to attend the circus, while another was that possibly some were of the opinion that those present would be called up on to shoulder the burden. This was ; not the intention, however. It was the purpose to discuss the need of a ; capable athletic director and to ap . point a committee to solicit, similar . to the method last year when S2OO , was raised to supplement Mr. House’s salary. i Mr. House has been offered much • more lucrative positions in other . j parts of the state and larger cities . | than Edenton, even with the suppie -1 ment in salary, but has expressed a . I liking for Edenton and his boys and ; I was willing to remain here with a 1 S2OO supplement. • j J. L. Wiggins, who is very, er.thus -1 iastic to have Mr. House remain ar.J is vitally interested in the welfare of the youth of the city, seemed very | much disappointed at the apporent I lack of interest and stated that ha ] didn’t know wiial move could now be j taken, as it was the second unsuccess | ful meeting called for the purpose. Sentences Meted Out In Recorder’s Court Gus Saunders, young white man from Norfolk, arrested Monday night by officer A. T. Spivey, pleaded guilty i in Recorder’s Court Tuesday to driv ing under the influence of intoxicat ing liquor. He was also charged with transporting whiskey. Judge J. N. Pruden sentenced rhe, defendant to four months on the., roads, sentance to be suspended upon payment of $50.00 and costs and re voking his license to drive in Norte Carolina for 90 days. He was fined $5.00 for possession of whiskey*. Henry Collins, local Negro, charged \ with stealing three chickens from I Laura Collins was sentenced to SO | days on the roads, | MRS. LEON LEWIS UNABLE TO MEET MUSIC CLASSES Mrs. Leon Lewis has been unable to teach her music classes during the week, due to being confined to her home by an attack of malaria. She is reported to be improving at this writing, however. EVANGELISTIC MEETING CLOSES AT THE PROVIDENCE CHURCH A two weeks evangelistic, campaign came to a close •at the Pi-ovi enee Baptist church Sunday night. The preaching was done by Rev. I . O. Nichols, the pastor. This,is the firh evangelistic service held by Rev. Nic hols since he has been in Ederton, each one proving a great success. There were over 80 converts at the meeting closed Sunday. A Baptismal service was held last Sunday, at which time a large number -were baptized. NORFOLK SOUTHERN STATION DAMAGED BY FREIGHT CAR Workers are now repairing the passenger station of the Norfolk Southern Railroad which was dam aged last week when a box car was backed into the building, tearing down the roof over the platform and damaging the lower section of the -roof of the ma|i shel ter over the be re- Itaced, but