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] of local and county news I of general interest. Volume I.—Number 7. Welfare Conference . To Be Held Oct. 16 *- Meeting Will Take Place In Virginia Dare at Elizabeth City The Northeastern District Welfare Conference will be held in Elizabeth City Tuesday, October 16th, the ses sions and luncheon taking place in the Virginia Dare Hotel. The theme of this conference will be “Some Present Day Problems In a Changing Social Program.” Programs and in vitations have been sent to welfare board members, chairmen of boards of county commissioners and educa , tion, court clerks, relief administra tors and others who attended the conference last year. Efforts are be ing made to have as many as pos sible attend this meeting, and W. J. Taylor, superintendent of public wel fare for Chowan County, is very anxious that a large representation from this county attend. The local welfare board consists of W. J. Taylor, J. W. Cates, E. S. Nor man and Mrs. J. N. Pruden. Counties included in the northeast ern district are: Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Bertie, Edgecomb, Martin, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare, Wilson, Pitt, Beaufort, Hyde, Greene, Craven, Pamlico, Lenoir and Carta ret. A. H. Outlaw is president of the conference and J. C. Manning, secretary. Those taking part on the program include Rev. George F. Hill, rector of Christ Church; George R. Little, chairman Pasquotank County Wel fare Board; Curry Lopp, superinten dent of Public Welfare of Davidson County; Mrs. W. T. Bost, state com missioner of public welfare: Dr. Har ry W. Crane, director division of mental hygiene, State Board of Chari ties and Public Welfare; Dr. Roy M. Brown, director of social service de partment, State emergency relief ad ministration; N. Elton Aydlett, presi dent North Carolina Association of Superior Court Clerks; Dr. T. A. Russell, pastor South Street Baptist Church, Portsmouth, Va.; M. P. Jen nings, superintendent of public in struction of Pasquotank County. All social workers and other per sons interested in public welfare and relief problems are cordially invited to attend this conference. There will be no registration fee, the price of the luncheon being 60 cents. Any who can attend in this section are re quested to inform Superintendent W. J. Taylor. §12,946.40 Arrives ' For Hog Reduction Checks for corn and hog reductions were received yesterday for Chowan 1 County farmers by N. K. Rowell, farm agent. One hundred and fifteen checks amounting to $12,946.40 were received with the expectation of four more to' be sent. Since there is so much meat on the market, the Gov ’ eminent is offering this inducement , to the farmers, hoping to bring the prices up. ! According to Mr. Rowell, he ex pects to receive about $32,000 alto gether. The next checks will arrive some time in November and the final ones in February. c New Books Arrive For Local Library The Book Committee of the Shep ard-Pruden Library has selected the following list of books, which have now arrived, according to Mrs. S. M. McMullan, the librarian: “Testament of Youth,” by Brittain; “This Little World,” by F. B. Young; “The Folks,” by Ruth Suckon; “Candles in the Storm,” by Robert Littell; “42 Years In the White House,” by Ike Hoover; “Quiet Flows the Don,” by Sholochord; “The Case of the Howling Dog,” by E. S. Gor don. Library hours are as follows: Af ternoons, 3 to 6 o’clock including Sundays; nights, 7 to 9 o’clock on Monday and Friday. NUMBER OF EDENTON PEOPLES ‘ ATTEND ORIENTAL FUNERAL ‘7. A number of Edenton people at t tended the funeral of Thomas Smith, * a former resident of Chowan County, f'ln Oriental on Tuesday afternoon. Among those attending. were Mrs. Mary Layden, Miss Aurelia Layden, I. D. Layden, Mrs. Lloyd Burton, S. E. Morris, Willie Morris, Robert Morris and H. B. Jones. UNDERUngS operation Mrs. I. J. Moran, Sr., is reported quite ill at Protestant Hospital, Nor folk, following a,Dßtotfttjious opera tion on Monday. ; Mrs Moran’s 80n*tbn<i datKrhter-in THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 11, 1934. f ■! ■ ■ ■■■ ■ " ■■■ I SECOND CLASS ] V * J After much delay and unfor seen difficulties, the Chowan Her ald has secured second-class mail privileges through the local post office, the time of entry ap pearing in the mast head of this issue. It was necessary to place a large deposit at the Edenton of fice, pending acceptance of ap plication for second-class rates by the Post Office Department. The publishers are happy to in form readers and advertisers that .apw this popular little sheet enjoy? .the same mailing priv ileges as any metropolitan daily. Second class rights were not delayed due to lack of bona fide paid-in-advance subscribers, but to several other causes. MRS. WHICHARD IS AUXILIARY HEAD Mrs. W. B. Shepard and Mrs. Lester Forehand Soliciting Membership For Re<enrollment The American Legion Auxiliary of Ed Bond Post, No. 40, held its first meeting of the fall Friday evening, October 6th, at the home of Mrs. C. E. Kramer. Mrs. Roy Leary president, presided, the meeting opening with the pledge to the flag. “America” was sung and the body joined in the Lord’s Prayer and the Preamble. The sec retary, Mrs. Julian Ward, called the roll and read the minutes of the last regular meeting. The president reported that Lloyd Griffin of the second grade had won honorable mention in the State poppy poster contest. Lloyd is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Griffin. . Mrs. M. P. Whichard was unani mously elected to succeed Mrs. Roy E. Leary as president of the Auxili ary. Other officers elected were: Mrs. A. S. Hollowell, vice president; Mrs. Jordan Yates, secretary; Mrs. T. Wallace Jones, treasurer; Miss Myra White, sergeaqt-at-arms; Mrs. W. E. Baker, historian; Mrs. Craig Haste, chaplain. Mrs. W. B. Shepard and Mrs. Les ter Forehand will collect Auxiliary dues for the year, it being necessary to collegt promptly so that this | amount can be sent not later than October 20. The Auxiliary is very anxious to gain the honor and re ceive a trophy for being the first to re-enroll its present membership. At the request of the national con vention each member of the Auxili aries throughout the country was asked to contribute two glasses of jelly or preserves to be used in con nection with relief work. The local Auxiliary pledged 100 glasses and each member is requested to send her jelly to the home of Mrs, Shelton Moore at once. Members of the Auxiliary are anxious that new members be install ed jointly with officers of Ed Bond Post on Tuesday night. Mrs. Leary stated that the Auxili ary received a citation this year for having met all requirements of the state and national department. Because of other duties, Mrs. W. S. Privott, who was elected as presi dent, could not accept, and after a lengthy discussion, Mrs. Whichard volunteered to serve. The Auxiliary as a whole is very much pleased to have Mrs. Whichard as their leader, and undoubtedly will give her full co operation in an endeavor to have a successful year. The November meeting will be held with Mrs. Whichard. Thirteen members renewed their membership and two new members were added. Those present were: Miss Nannie Ward, Mrs. Jordan Yates, Mrs. W. E. Baker, Mrs. Roy Leary, Mrs. Shelton Moore, Mrs. Graham Byrum, Mrs. Carey Parrish, Mrs. W. S. Privott, Mrs. Lloyd Griffin, Mrs. L. S. By rum, Mrs. M. L. Bunch, Mrs. Julian Ward, Miss Myra White, Mrs. H. C. Jackson, Mrs. J. Lester Forehand, Mrs. M. P. Whichard and Mrs. C. E. Kramer. Mrs. D. M. Carter and Mrs. J. J. Long were the new mem bers. BUILDING INSPECTOR HALL TO INVESTIGATE FIRE HAZARDS R. K. Hall, building inspector, an nounced this week that he will make a general inspection of houses in town, beginning next Monday. This inspection will include investigation of all fire hazards, • including flues and rubbish about houses. Mr. Hall urges the cooperation of gUjdfizens in an effort to hold down calls for the fire department by un- HHjKsary fires, thus keeping fire |K at a minimum. I URGE AUDIENCES HEAR BARGLIFT AT METHODIST REVIVAL Music For Meeting In Charge of Fred Smith Revival services are now in pro gress at the Edenton Methodist Church, Rev. W. F. Walters, pastor. Rev. C. D. Barclift, pastor of the North Gates Circut and who is doing the preaching for the meeting, arriv ed in Edenton Monday and preached the first sermon Monday night. Large and growing crowds are at tending each day and night, services being held at 10 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Rev. Mr. Barclift is an eloquent speaker and gives his message with force. Listeners seem to hang upon his words, and folks from the sur rounding territory have been attend ing regularly. Fred Smith has charge of the mu sic during the meeting, and the con gregation is joining in heartily in this phase of the service. The day service Friday will be held at 3:30 p. m. instead of 10 a. m. This service is for children and young people but the adults are urged to at tend as well. There will be no day service Sat urday but service at the regular hour Saturday night. Rev. Mr. Barclift will preach at both services Sunday and will in all probability remain over for several days next week. The pastor of the church is well pleased with the prospects of the out come of the meeting and extends a hearty invitation to members of other congregations to hear Mr. Barclift. Red Cross Roll Call To Start On Nov. 11th Mrs. J. N. Pruden, chairman of the Chowan Chapter of the American Red Cross, has announced that the local chapter is now making plans for its annual Roll Call membership cam paign which begins on Armistice Day, November 11th. The Chowan chapter has set its goal for this year at 300 members, and hopes to exceed this number before the campaign closes. Mrs. Pruden urges that all citizens join as members, as an increased membership will provide the means through which the needs of the com ing year can be met. The Red Cross has done much in the past to sup plement the federal relief program that has reached throughout the United States, and Mrs. Pruden is hopeful that the Chowan Chapter will be able to carry out a greater re lief program this winter than ever before as there is such dire need in this county. 958 BALES OF COTTON GINNED IN CHOWAN PRIOR TO OCT. 1 According to F. W. Hobbs, special agent for the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, the cen sus report for Chowan County shows that there were 958 bales of cotton ginned in the county from the crop of 1934 prior to October 1, as com pared with 1,854 bales ginned to Oc tober 1 of the 1933 crop. James Wilson Praised By British After 160 Years J. R. Wheeler last week received a newspaper clipping concerning James Wilson, signer of the Declara tion of Independence, who died in the house now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Gordon on East Church street. Mr. Wilson was buried in the cemetery on Hayes plantation and some years ago his body was rein terred in Christ Churchyard in Phila delphia, beside the grave of Benja min Franklin. The clipping was tak en from “Girard’s Talk of the Day” in a recent issue of the Philadelphia Enquirer, and was sent by Robert G. Kay, of West Chester, Pa. Mr. Kay has a number of friends in Eden ton, having visited here since 1890 and during which time he bough! large quantities of the best grade of lumber from the Branning Manufac turing Company. He spends his win ters in Miami, Florida, and occasion ally stops over in Edenton while en route. The newspaper clipping follows: “A most interesting letter in refer ence to James Wilson, famous Phila delphia lawyer, was written to Dr. Burton Alva Konkle, Swarthmore, by Lord Hailsham, British Secretary of State for War. . : ; “This letter now reposes in Dick inson College, where Boyd Lee Sphor, widely-known Philadelphia attorney, recently had placed a portrait of the great Pennsylvania statesman. "Dr. Konkle had written to Lord i Prominent Democrats Attend First District Convention Here 1 - ■ ■* EDENTON DOWNS CHOWAN COLLEGE Paul Spencer Scores Three Touch downs; Final Whistle Halts , Fourth Counter After the third game and the third victory, the Edenton High School football team Friday succeeded in preventing their goal line being crossed. The local gridders easily held off the attack of a heavy Cho wan College eleven which, apparent ly, lacked experience in the game, the score being 18-0. The game was played on a wet field before a fair sized crowd. Edenton scored two touchdowns in the first quarter, the first coming early in the game when Paul Spencer carried the ball over after a series of first downs by straight football. Cates failed to make the extra point through the line. Paul Spencer also made the second counter when he re ceived a pass from Bill Harrell and got away for a 25-yard run. Roger son failed to kick for the extra point after touchdown. The final scoring came in the sec ond quarter when Paul Spencer again skirted left end to carry the ball over. The kick for extra point again failed. The final whistle most likely rob bed the locals of another touchdown when they carried the ball to within a few feet of Chowan’s goal by three successive forward passes to Harrell, Worth Spencer and Rogerson. Dur ing the final quarter Worth Spencer crossed the line, but the ball was called back due to off-sides. The entire Edenton team played a good game, easily outclassing their opponents in every department of the game. Edenton Chowan Rogerson L. E. Forest Sexton L. T. Edwards Byrum L. G. —Chitty j Wozelka C Jenkins Layton R. G. Baughn: V. Spruill R. T. Dudley Bufflap__ R. E —Miller Harrell Q. B. Cates W. Spencers- L. If. B. __ — —— Lee Cates R. H. B. Coppedge P. Spencer_____F. B. Jones Substitutions: Edenton, Miller, Cayton, Boyce. Chowan College, Worrick, Henson, Byrd, Pennington and Dafden. Referee, Maxie Welch; umpire, Charlie Griffin; head linesman, Ray mond Everett; timekeepers, Willi ford and Pratt. Zoife Meeting To Be Held Here October 17 A zone meeting of Chowan and Perquimans counties of the Woman’s Missionary Societies of the Methodist Church will be held in the local Methodist Church all day Wednesday, October 17th. Mrs. Margaret White of Perquimans County will be the leader, the meeting starting at yO a. m. The devotional service will be in charge of the pastor, Rev. W. F. Walters. A luncheon will be served by the local ladies, and a large crowd is ex pected to attend. Hailsham in reference to the latter’s Fourth of July speech in London. “This leader in the House of Lords then said that James Wilson in 1774 in his memorable paper, ‘Considera tions on the Authority of Parlia ment,’ had practically outlined the status of the British Commonwealth of nations as it exists today. “And now the British Secretary of State for War in his letter to Dr. Konkle emphasizes the amazing statesmanship shown by James Wil son 160 years ago. “James Wilson, as you know, was a signer of the Declaration and one of the leading makers of the U. S Constitution which he also signed. “To his office Washington sent his favorite nephew, Bushrod, to study law and that nephew became a jus tice in the United States Supreme Court. “And Wilson was really the father of Pennsylvania’s school of law—the oldest one now in this country. “Lord Hailsham clearly draws the parallel of Wilson’s argument for American Independence in 1774, and the Constitution of the British Com monwealth of Nations of 1926. “Wilson wrote his pamphlet at Carlisle and there it was published.” Dr. Burton Alva Konkle, referred to in Mr. Girard’s column, attended the ceremony a* Hayes when the body of Mr. Wilson was removed to Philadelphia. | NO GAME! i V ' The Edenton High School foot ball team will not play a game this Friday afternoon, the pend ing game with the Tarboro High School not materializing. Coach Henry House, however, is sending $e boys through stiff practice work this week and will continue throughout next week in prepara tion for the clash with the Ro anoke Rapids High School eleven on Hicks Field on Friday, Oc tober 19. The game with Roanoke Rap ids will be the first conference game of the season lor the local boys, and they are hoping to come out on the long end of the score. Roanoke Rapids usually turns out a very strong team, and fans are of the opinion that this scrap will furnish a real test as to the strength of Eden ton’s team. PETITION SIGNED TO SAVE TREES Group of Citizens Ask For Protec tion of Trees Along Streets and Cutting of Grass City Council Tuesday night re ceived a petition signed by a number of Edenton citizens requesting grass to be cut on vacant lots and along curbs as well as better protection of trees. Members of the board dis cussed the matter and it was ex plained that due to the wettest Sep tember in years and shortage of funds this work could not be taken care of as well as members would like. A number of the Councilmen stated that in some towns ordinances are in force by which residents must cut : the grass along curbs and parkings in front of their property. It was suggested that citizens cooperate with the street department in cutting grass in front of homes, this bit of extra work being very little work to each person, but causing a burden on the street department. Members of the Council were unanimous in their desire to have trees along the streets, but could sc' no way to refrain from trimming trees on account of electric wires “The real solution,” said Mayo: Spires, “is to remove wires to th* rear of buildings or else put them ■ underground, which would be out of the question financially unless : program could be stretched over number of years,” Filthy conditions of the street.' was also discussed by the council men. Much of this trash was blamed on curb service at drug stores and filling stations. Grape hulls care lessly scattered on the sidewalks Was also blamed for dirty appearance of the sidewalk in the business section. No action was taken officially on th< matter. J- Go Perry Announces Number Os Bounties According to J. G. Perry, Chou an County game warden, the Depart ment of Conservation will pay a. bounty on the following: Crows l: -15 c Hawks 25c Wild cats $2.00 In order to secure bounty money it is necessary to take heads to Mr. Perry, who will issue a receipt, which will be paid upon presentation to Richard D. Dixon, clerk of court. Money for bounties is taken from the funds received for hunting licenses, and bounties will be paid as long as this money lasts. Crows, hawks and wild cats are detrimental to game and crops, and for this reason the Conservation De partment will pay a reward for each one killed. According to Mr. Perry theie is a plentiful supply of quail, squirrel, rabbits and turkeys this year. He also warns hunters to secure licenses before going hunting and to observe the bag limit in the interest of main taining the game supply. JESS POWELL APPOINTED TO U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY Jess Powell, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Powell, who is attending the Army and Naval School of Marion Institute at Marion, Alabama, has received news of his appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. Mr. Powell, due to his excellent record made at Vir ginia Military Institute, Blackstone, was also notified that he was exempt from all entry examinations. He expects to leave in Jiine for Annapolis, where he will stand a physical examination on June 13th. If he passes this examination, he will then be eligible for entry to the Naval Academy immediately. This newspaper is circu lated in the territory '■ where Advertisers will realize good results. $1.25 Per Year Representatives Present From All of Four teen Counties “A very successful and pleasant meeting” was the expression made by many who attended the Demo cratic convention of the First Con gressional District held Tuesday in the Chowan County Court House. Prominent Demociats numbering around 100, both men and women, were present from the 14 counties in the district, including State Chair man J. Wallace Winborne, Congress man Lindsay Warren and Mrs. C. W. Tillett, state vice chairman. Chairman Winborne was especially welcomed, being a native of Chowan County, a luncheon being served in the giand jury room in his honor. Congressman Warren also came iri for a share of praise, being very popular in the entire district. County Chairman C. E. Kramer presided at the meeting, with Mayor E. W. Spires introducing Mr. Win- J borne. The latter during his address expressed a desire to see the 10(> counties of the State as a unit for Democracy. He also urged a heavy vote in view of Republican activities and urged election officials to learn the election laws and conduct the election so there would be no criti cism. Women voters were given cre dit for carrying many counties Demo cratic and he also complimented Young Democrats for rolling up big majorities in the 1932 election. Mrs. Tillett urged the cooperation' of Democratic women and asked .that many attend the meeting at Raleigh Friday to gain first hand information'. According to reports by represen tatives from Beaufort, Camden, Cno wan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Heit ford, Hyde, Martin, Perquimans, Pa.-'- quotank, Pitt, Tyrrell and Washing ton counties, Democrats are working hard to secure a heavy vote in the coining election and hope to turn in good majorities. About 30 Chowan County Demo crats were present anil Chairman C. E. Kramer said all were hard at work that is bound to show r'esoVt?'' ’ Support of the women voters was promised by Mrs. E. N, Elliott, vice ; chairman, and William Privott, sec | retary of the Young Democratic I Club, repoited that the organization will soon be in action. Luncheon was served at noon and | shortly thereafter delegates either left for their homes or visited points of historical interest. Quite a few visited the lodge room of old Una nimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M. Fourteen Enroll In Commercial Course • A commercial course was begun Monday in the Edenton High School with Mrs. T. B. Smith in charge, i The course includes typing and short hand, and fourteen were enrolled for the course. Mrs. Smith, however, is confident that more will be enrolled as the work gets under way. Those starting the course were: Marjorie Sawyer, Freda Habit, Sara Lee Hobbs, Ruth Sexton, Sarah Hurdle, Sarah Jones, Sarah Wood, Mrs. John Wood, -Julia Belle Cozzens, Jack Badhani, Ann Hinton Davis, Sarah Burton, Madge Pettus ami Frances I’ettus. j According to Joh,n A. Holmes, ! superintendent, any student taking the commercial course will be given credit for one unit, providing he or i she passes on both subjects and meets j certain requirements as to attend ance and speed. Gain Os 25 Telephones By Local Company | New telephone directories, a pro- I duct of The Independent, Elizabeth ’ City, were distributed in Edenton j last week, the books being attrac j tively printed with a blue cover. An | outstanding advertisement in the new ! directory is a slip sheet printed by the Pell Paper Box Company of i Elizabeth City. | This issue of the telephone direc | tory will be for a period of six months, heretofore changing only j every nine months, j According to E. W. Spires, local | manager, there were 37 new tele phones installed in his territory and 12 discontinued, making a gain of 25 telephones in nine months. Mr." Spires urges telephone users to con sult the directory in order to save time and trouble, thus helping AO : maintain the splendid service render- t ! ed Edenton patrons. • j BOYS’ WORK COMMITTEE IN \ CHARGE OF ROTARY PROGRAM^/ The Edenton Rotary Club today at 1 o’clock in the Parish ! House was in charge of the boys’ work- 'committee, of which J. L. Wig- Pns is chairman.