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Volume I. —Number 9.
BAPTIST REVIVAL GETS
OFF TO AN EXCELLENT
STAR? TUESDAY NIGHT
I Dr. H. A. Porter Preach
ing to Large Con
gregations
The largest crowd ever to attend
the first night’s service of a revival
meeting in the local Baptist Church
was present Tuesday night when a
series of evangelistic services was
started.
The preacher for this meeting is
Dr> H. A. Porter, popular pastor or
the First Baptist Church of Char
lottesville, Virginia. Dr. Porter is an
outstanding preacher in the Baptist
denomination, and has a number of
friends in this city. He is an able
preacher and doubtless will draw
large congregations during the re
vival. ,
Services will be held twiee daily,
at 1®:30 a. m. and 7:3© p. m. George
Lassiter is directing the music. Rev.
E. L. Wells, pastor, urges all Bap
tists to attend the meetings, as well
as inviting members of other denom
inations to take advantage of the op
portunity to hear Dr. Porter.
Expect Big Crowd At
Heinz Church Suppers
Ladies of the St Paul’s Episcopal
Church and the Methodist and Pres
byterian churches are busily engaged
in selling tickets for the Heinz sup
pers which will be held in the Parish
House today and Friday.
These suppers are sponsored by
Goodwin’s Quality Store, of which
Earl Goodwin is proprietor. The
Heinz products have been donated by
the H. J. Heinz company through the
cooperation of Mr. Goodwin, and he
is furnishing free to the ladies that
part of the menu not included in
Heinz products. Many are expected
to patronize these suppers, the vari
ous churches receiving the proceeds
for their church wos-k.
The St. Paul’s ladies will have their
supper from 6 to 8 o’clock tonight.
(Thursday), while the Methodist and
Presbyterian have their
sapper Friday nigfif from 6 to 8
o’clock.
Masons Have Good
Educational Program
By a special dispensation from the
Grand Lodge of North Carolina,
members of the Edenton Rotary Club
on Thursday night were guests of
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., at which time the lodge rend
ered an educational program under
the direction of F. 0. Mut'b, educa
tional secretary. After the business
of the lodge was transacted, the Ro
tarians were invited to enter the
lodge, the meeting taking place in
the grand jury room adjacent to the
lodge room.
The program starred by singing
“America,” which was followed by an
address by J. S. McNider of Hert
ford, dealing with “Symbolism of
Masonry.” Mr. McNider very ably
discussed the importance of symbols
in Masonry and brought out the fact
that by practice of the teaching of
symbols has made Masonry enduring.
Rev. C. A. Ashby, rector of St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church, spoke on
“The Bible as a Guide of Faith.”
Following Mr. Ashby’s pleasing talk
the Baptist Quartet, composed of C.
H. Wood, C. S. Cozart, W. J. Daniels
and George Lassiter sang a delight
ful number. By special request the
quartet also sang “Old Spinning
Wheel.”
Lloyd E. Griffin spoke on “Fellow
ship.” Mr. Griffin vividly pointed
out that although there may be no
acquaintanceship, members of lodges
or other organizations' have fellow
ship by striving to reach the same
goal. *
The meeting came to a close by
singing "Blest Be the Tie That
Binds,” after which refreshments
were served by the refreshment com
mittee.
MISS MARGARET SPIRES WINS
FOURTH PLACE IN BOAT RACE"
. Miss Margaret Spire 3, daughter of
Mayor and Mrs. E. W. Spires, parti
cipated in the boat races in Elizabeth
City last Sunday, coming in fourth in
the moth boat contest.
Miss Spires was somewhat handi
capped in that she did not pilot her
own boat, which was in Edenton.
There were 14 contestants in her
raee, including some from Atlantic
City, the race the girls'
state championship.
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Rev. pastor of the
Rocky Church, ex
changed pulpits Sunday morning with
Rev. E. L. of the Eden
gations and sermons s ere
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Committee Working To
Raise S3OO For Football
A committee is now making a
thorough canvass in town in the hope
of raising S3OO for the benefit of foot
ball in Edenton. One hundred dol
lars of this sum is needed to pay for
new equipment for the high school
football team which was paid by
Coach Henry House out of his per
sonal funds, and S2OO will go 'as a
supplement to Mr. House’s salary as !
athletic director at the school.
The committee was hard at work
Wednesday afternoon and reports
that the prospect is fair to raise the
required amount. In the event any
body has been missed who would like
to donate to the cause, they can do
so by seeing J. \V. Davis at Leggett
& Davis Drug Store.
Opening Os Plumbing
Shop On November 1
Due to delay in a shipment of
equipment, Floars Electrical and
Plumbing Shop was prevented from
opening their new business in Eden
ton last Monday as advertised. They,
however, expect this, equipment in
time to be ready for busines in the
old Albemarle Observer building on
Eden street by Thursday, November
lfit.
J. W. Floars and his son, Kenneth,
will .conduct this new electrical,
plumbing, radio and electric refriger
ator repair shop.
COLORED RESIDENT SHOT IN
EAR WHILE RETURNING HOME
Lorena Britt, a colored resident of
North Granville street, was severely
injured by a gun shot fired by an un
known person as she was coming to
Edenton from Bertie County Monday
night with a truck load of other col
ored people.
The bullet grazed the right side of
her face, striking her in the ear.
She was brought to the office of Dr.
M. P. Whichard, who found it neces
sary to take several stitches to close
the wound. The accident occurred
about 7:30 Monday night, and it is
not known whether the shot came
from one of the passengers in the
truck or from someone on the high
way.
MANY ATTEND DEMONSTRATION
OF NEWEST MAJESTIC RANGES
A demonstration of the Majestic
range is being held this week in the
Byrum Bros. Hardware Store. This
demonstration is in charge of G. W.
Ragland from the Majestic factory,
and whose home is in Oxford, N. C.
Quite a number of people have at
tended this demonstration and many
pleasing remarks have been heard
about the models on display.
RED MEN SHOW INTEREST
IN ATTENDANCE CAMPAIGN
The Red Men’s attendance and
membership drive got underway
Monday night with a goodly number
present and several applications be
ing received for adoption and rein
statement. The two captains, Joe
Habit and Raleigh Hollowell, are
working hard to win the contest,
which will last during the remainder
of the year, at the conclusion of which
the losing side will be obliged to
serve hot dog supper to the lodge.
Mr. Hollowell’s side had a slight edge
over Mr. Habit for the first night’s
attendance.
MRS. W. D. MORAN TAKEN
TO NORFOLK HOSPITAL
Mrs. W. D. Moran was taken to
Norfolk on Monday, where she will
undergo a major operation at the
Protestant Hospital. Her mother,
Mrs. J. A. Boyce, left'Tuesday to be
with Mrs. Moran.
MISS COKE HAS TAX BOOKS
Miss Louise Coke, city tax collector,
now has the city tax book for collec
tion of taxes. One per cent discount
will be allowed on taxes paid during
October. During November one-half
of one per cent discount will be al
lowed. There will be no discount al
lowed during December and January,
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 25, 1934.
Edenton Wins Fourth
Consecutive Victory
Roanoke Rapids Taken
For 12-0 Ride In Fri
day’s Game
With Paul Spencer and Lance
Buffiap playing just about the best
games thus far in fheir careers, as
sisted by the extraordinary punting
of Richard Rogerson and a formid
able line that held like steel, the
Edenton High School football team
Friday afternoon was able to thwart
every effort of Coach J. C. Hoyle’s
strong and heavy Roanoke Rapids
High School eleven to be the first to
cross Edenton’s goal line this sea
son. Edenton won this hard fought
contest 12 to 0 before a large crowd
of spectators, the weather being ideal
for football. Fans were thrilled as
they watched the two teams play on
about even terms during the greater
portion of the game, with Edenton
getting the advantage in the ex
change of punts by Rogerson’s superb
kicking. Rogerson’s punting would
have been a credit to any college
team, it being estimated by some fans
that his punts averaged in the neigh
borhood of 50 yards.
Edenton’s first touchdown came
early In the second quarter when
■ Rogerson punted deep into Roanoke
Rapids’ territory, giving his team
mates time to get down the field.
The Roanoke Rapids receiver fumbled
the ball as Paul Spencer tackled him
and in the scramble Lance Buffiap
managed to recover the ball for
Edenton near the 15-yard line. On
four successive line plunges Paul
Spencer carried the ball over for the
first counter.
The second touchdown came in the
closing seconds of play. Roanoke
i Rapids in the final quarter resorted
wholly to the air route and near the
end of the game Lance Buffiap in
tercepted a pass near the 30-yard
line and with perfect interference,
dashed unmolested for a touchdown.
The try for extra point failed after
, each touchdown.
Roanoke Rapids kicked off to
start the game and after three at
tempts by Paul Spencer and one by-
Worth Spencer. Rogerson kicked
' with Roanoke Rapids returning the
kick on the first play. Neither team
could make any headway, the ball
see-sawing up and down the field by
exchange of punts. The quarter end
ed with Edenton in possession of the
ball.
Starting the second quarter Cates
made a small gain through the line,
Rogerson kicking on the fourth down.
It was at this time that Buffiap fell
on a fumble and Paul Spencer by four
terrific drives made the first touch
down. Paul’s kick for extra point
failed. Edenton kicked and after
unsuccessful passing attempts Roan
oke Rapids punted. In this quarter
Worth Spencer came back to his
usual l form when, on two plays, he
made a first down. Two more first
downs were made in this period with
honors being divided between the
Spencer brothers. Edenton had pos
session of the ball at half time.
Edenton kicked to start the second
half. Early in this quarter Paul
Spencer intercepted a pass. The ball
went over to Roanoke Rapids, how
ever, when Edenton was penalized
for holding and plunges by the
Spencer brothers, a pass to Bill Har
rell and an incompleted pass failed
in yardage. On the first play Bill
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THREE CASES TRIED BY JUDGE
PRUDEN TUESDAY MORNING
Judge J. N. Pruden passed on three
cases in recorder’s court Tuesday,
when Henry Blount, local Negro; P.
H. Small of Hertford, and G. W.
Hughes, of Bertie County, were tried.
Blount was freed on the charge of
larceny of tools from H. B. Jones.
Small was fined SSO and costs on a
charge of driving an automobile
while under the influence of liquor.
Hughes was likewise fined SSO anu
costs and forbidden to drive an auto
mobile in North Carolina for 90 days
for driving while intoxicated.
MOST COTTON BEING STORED
FOR 12c GOVERNMENT LOAN
Cotton is rapidly being ginned in
Chowan County, with most of the crop
being stored in warehouses where
farmers receive the government loan
of 12 cents per pound.
Eighty-five per cent of the cotton
in thi3 county is under contract,
which entitles the farmers to receive
the government price.
According to N. K. Rowell, those
farmers who haven’t signed may
share in the 12-cent loan providing
they promise to sign next year.
DAN CUPID NOT ACTIVE
There were no marriage licenses
issued this week by Register of Deeds
Maurice L. Bunch. Quite a number
of licenses were issued recently but
EPISCOPALIAN MEETING
TO BE HELD IN E. CITY
Mass Meeting Called
At 7:39 O’clock Mon
day Night
Next Monday there will be a re
gional meeting of the Protestant
Episcopal Church held in Christ
Church, Elizabeth City.
At 3 p. m. there will be a meeting
of the women, with Miss Wheeler, of
Tennessee, as leader. At the same
hour a clergy conference will be held,
with the Rev. Churchill Gibson, of
Richmond, in charge.
At 7:30 p. m. there will be a mass
meeting for all members of this
! church, when Bishop Remington, of
Oregon, will speak.
Bishop Thomas C. Darst is in
charge of the sessions, and is urging
that there be a large attendance.
Many Episcopalians from Edenton
are expected to go to Elizabeth City
to attend these meetings.
Discuss Price Control At
Truck Growers’ Meeting
A fine meeting was held Saturday
morning in the Chowan County Court
House, when truck growers in this
section met to discuss plans for the
control of prices for farm products.
Practically every county in the dis
trict, including Washington, Martin,
Bertie, Chowan, Perquimans, Pas
quotank, Camden, Currituck and Hali
fax, were present.
W. G. Meal, senior marketing spe- j
cialist of Washington, D. C., talked
to the gathering, stressing the need
for farmers to come together and
form a plan to control production and
. prices. It is the object for each
county in the area to plant enough
to care for the demand and thus con
trol marketing of crops.
Committees are scheduled to be
appointed in each county and meet in
Kinston early in for the
purpose of adopting a definite pro
gram.
The committee appointed to repre
sent Chowan County is Julian Wood,
W. H. Winborne and T. C. Byrum.
W. J. DANIELS’ ORCHESTRA
INVITED TO POWELLSVILLE
W. J. Daniels’ Baptist Sunday
School Orchestra, which has been
rendering music for special occa
sions in this section, and a couple of
years ago broadcast a program over
WTAR, Norfolk, has just received
an invitation to render a program at
the West Chowan Baptist Association
Convention, which meets at Powells
ville Tuesday and Wednesday, Oc
tober 30-31.
Mr. Daniels states that this meet
ing will draw the largest crowd be
fore which the orchestra has ever
played. At this writing it isn’t
known if Mr. Daniels will be able to
arrange to take the orchestra to the
meeting.
COTTON CERTIFICATES ARE
READILY DISPOSED OF HERE
Cotton certificates from Texas and
Oklahoma for 150,000 pounds of cot
ton were rapidly sold to Chowan
County farmers this week by Fermor
Hobbs, special agent for the Bureau
of the Census, Department of Com
merce. These certificates were sold
at the rate of 4 cents per pound for
cotton, farmers thereby saving a tax
of 5.6 cents per pound for the over
production.
METHODIST REVIVAL CAME
TO CLOSE FRIDAY NIGHT
Revival services at the Methodist
Church came to a close Friday night.
The meeting had been in progress
since October 7th. Rev. C. D. Bar
clift, pastor of the North Gates Cir
cuit, did the preaching and large con
gregations attended the services.
Four additions were made to the
church Sunday morning.
Mr. Barclift is an excellent preach
er and the pastor, Rev. W. F. Wal
ters, feels that his congregation has
been greatly revived.
MANY HEAR MR. MATTHEWS
IN SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
Almost reaching the highest at
tendance ever recorded, 96 members
of the young men’s class of the Bap
tist Sunday School on Sunday morn
ing gathered to Rear J. H. Matthews
of Windsor, who exchanged classes
for the day with Lloyd E. Griffin,
teacher.
The class taught by W. S. Privott
joined the young men’s class, bring
ing the total attendance to 116.
Special Notice to Our
Correspondents
The Herald is very anxious to
publish the happenings in the out
lying districts, and is very well
pleased with the corps of cor
respondents now on our list. We
must, however, have this copy not
later than Tuesday in order to in
sure publication.
Much to our regret, two of our
. correspondents last week mailed
their copy too late to be printed.
May we ask the cooperation of
our representatives so that the
Herald will be able to carry all
the news in the rural section, to
the end that this paper may be
come more popular after each
subsequent issue?
Edenton High School
Meets Greenville Friday
The Edenton High School football
team will play their fifth game of the
season here tomorrow afternoon
when they will be hosts to the
Greenville High School football
eleven.
The game is scheduled for 3:30
o’clock on Hicks Field.
Coach Henry House has been train
ing the local squad in preparation for
this game, for it is hoped the Eden
ton goal line may remain uncrossed
for the fifth consecutive game.
The Edenton team is in good shape
for the game and fans very likely
will see a hard fought contest. Last
year Edenton barely nosed out with
the long end of a score against Green
ville.
It is hoped that a large crowd at
tends the game Friday in order to
encourage the boys, who have made
such a splendid showing thus far and
have aspirations to compete for State
honors.
A pep meeting will be held at the
Court House again tonight, which all
students and fans are urged to at
; tend.
CASE WORKERS MAKING
SURVEY IN THIS COUNTY
The local Emergency Relief Ad
ministration case workers are now
engaged in making a survey in Cho
wan County for woitliy cases in the
permanent rural rehabilitation pro
gram. The Rural Rehabilitation Cor
poration has just recently been es
tablished with authority to purchase
land, especially farms that have been
dispossessed for unpaid taxes. Ac
cording to information, the Rehabili
tation Corporation will pay a maxi
mum of $lO per acre in their rehabili
tation program.
Fortunately, in Chowan County no
ruial property has been dispossessed
for taxes, and case workers are in
vestigating those in need and just
what smight be done to give relief.
CAFETERIAS TO BE REOPENED
AT SCHOOLS IN NOVEMBER
Plans are being worked out at the
FERA office for the reopening of the
cafeteria in the local high school and
county schools. A list of the names
of children in the graded school here
who received nourishment from the
soup kitchen last year is being made
by Superintendent John A. Holmes,
which will be turned over to Mrs. C.
P. Wales for investigation. Mrs.
Wales says that the cafeterias are
expected to re-open sometime ill No
vember.
METHODISTS CALL OFF NIGHT
SERVICES DURING REVIVAL
There was no mid-week prayer ser
vice at the Methodist Church last
night, all night services, except the
young people’s meeting, being called
off during the revival meeting being
held at the Baptist Church. Sunday
School and the Sunday morning
preaching service, however, will be
held as usual.
APPLE TREE BEARING BLOOMS
SECOND TIME THIS YEAR
Noah Goodwin, who lives on Route
1 has an apple tree that is cutting
queer capers this fall. After pro
ducing one crop of apples during the
summer, the tree is now in bloom.
Mr. Goodwin says the recent frost
damaged the blooms near the top of
the tree but that the lower portion is
pretty well covered at present.
CAR NOT STOLEN
Sadie Hawkins, colored, reported to j
the police at the circus Tuesday:
night that her automobile had been i
stolen. Upon investigation, however, t
it was discovered that her car had
only been moved to a different loca
tion to allow more parking space.
CIRCUS DAY TUESDAY
Ttf&sday was circus day in Edenton
when the Robbins circus gave two
performances. Large crowds attend
ed both the afternoon and evening
program, and from all reports the
circus presented a pleasing show.
The local school closed in the af»|
noon to allow school children
tend the afternoon performance^
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DISTRICT COMMANDER
INSTALLS OFFICERS FOR
LEGION POST-AUXILIARY
Many Present For Cere
monies Held At Par
ish House
Officers for the ensuing year were
jointly installed Friday night in the
Parish House when I. P. Davis of
Manteo, district commander of the
American Legion, installed newly
elected officers for the Ed Bond Post
and the Legion Auxiliary. There
was a large representation present
for the ceremonies from both organi
zations, as well as visitors from
neighboring posts.
Mr. Davis during his remarks
praised the work of the American
Legion and dwelt upon the fact that
due to Edenton and Roanoke Island
having so much in common, historic
ally, both towns should cooperate in
an effort to bring about a greater
Albemarle.
Interest is increasing in the locar
post and under the leadership of W.
W. Byrum, the new post commander,
and Mrs. M. P. Whichard, president
of the Auxiliary, both groups look
for a very successful year. The Ed
Bond Post has set a goal of 100 mem
bers for the year, a Aumber being
renewed during the evening. Adjut
, ant John A. Holmes has sent checks
made payable to the Post to all
members arid ex-service men in an
effort to reach the hundred mark.
Any who have received these checks
i are urged to return them immediate
ly. The Post will hold these checks
until the sender desires them to be
■ deposited in the bank.
Immediately after the installation
' exercises the ladies of the Auxiliary
I served refreshments.
Taylor Theatre Lists
! Some Os Best Pictures
“The Barretts of Wimpole Street.’’
pronounced by critics as the most
pretentious production of the fall re
leases, comes to the local theatre to
day and tomorrow. Liberty Maga
zine gives this picture four stars,
Norma Shearer, Frederic March and
Charles Laughton are in the stellar
: roles. They make screen history Mr
this, one of the most glorious ro
mances of all time, closing its en
gagement here Friday night. Satur
day, George O’Brien, a finished west
erner, presents his new picture,
“Frontier Marshal.”
! Monday and Tuesday, October 29
and 30, the much read story “Treas
ure Island” comes to the local screen.
This picture stars Wallace Beery and
Jackie Cooper, and advance reports
! say, “Take your whole family.” The
j book is now being read in the Chowan
and Edenton High Schools. A pic
ture no school child should miss.
Wednesday brings that ace favor
ite, Will Rogers, back to the theatre
in “Handy Andy.”
Robeit Montgomery’s new picture,
“The Hide-Out” will be here Thursday
and Friday.
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FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
REPORT BIG BUSINESS LOANS
For the week ended October 3,
member banks in the Federal Re
i serve System report $34,000,000 in
loans to business. This marks - the
eleventh weekly increase in the long
est upward movement sustained in
this class of bank credit in several
years.
DOUGLAS WEBB RETURNS TO
CENTRAL AMERICA AFTER VISIT
Douglas Webb left Monday after
noon for Honduras, Central America,
where he holds a position, after
spending a month’s vacation as the
guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Webb, near Edenton.
Mr. Webb left by bus Monday after
noon for Greensboro, from where he
proceeded by plane to New Orleans,
and catching a boat at the latter point
for Honduras.
TAX MONEY COMING SLOWLY
According to Sheriff C. A. Boyce,
tax money is coming in very slowly.
] Delinquent taxpayers for 1933 taxes
j will be published the first Monday in
j November, and sale for taxes held
J the first Monday in December.
FARMERS BUSY PICKING PEAS
Chowan farmers are now busy
picking peanuts, with a fairly good
average crop being reported. Noth
ing definite has been received by N.
K. Rowell, county agent, relative to
a new peanut contract.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEM^L^H
Mr. and Mrs. Shelton B<9l|ij|||
Ihtounee the birth of a daugfl
October 20th, at theH
BtoVcst Church street.