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found a fair presentation
of local and county news
of general interest.
Volume II. —Number 14.
Highway Chairman I
* Inspects Local Ferry
Capus M. Waynick Gets
First Hand Infor
mation
AW AITRESULT
Final Decision In Matter
Is Now Anxiously
Awaited
Whether or not the State Highway
Commission will come to the rescue
of the Edenton-Mackeys Ferry is
anxiously awaited by citizens on both
sides of the Albemarle Sound. A de
cision is expected at any moment.
Capus M. Waynick, chairman of the
State Highway Commission, as well
as chairman of the North Carolina
Planning Board, was in Edenton
Saturday to secure first-hand infor
mation about ferry conditions. He,
together with Julien Wood, a member
of the Highway Commission, will de
cide what wifl be done in the matter,
the Highway Commission placing the
disposition of the question in their
hands.
Upon arrival in Edenton Chair
man and Mrs. Waynick, together with
Webb Williams, representative from
Pasquotank County, were met and
greeted by a large number of Eden
ton merchants and business men, af
ter which a meeting was called in the
Municipal Building by Mayor E. W.
Spires for the purpose of welcoming
Mr. Waynick and explaining the ferry
situation. Julien Wood was called
upon to speak on the subject, as well
as a number cos those present as to
their opinion whether or not the ferry
is needed and could be put on a self
sustaining basis. In each instance
the belief was expressed that with
adequate ferry facilities and a rea
sonable charge enough business could
be secured t® justify the improve
ments.
W. A. Everett made a special trip
the ferry for the purpose of in
* specting ferry facilities on the Mack
eys side. Those who were in the
party were: Mr. Waynick, Julien
Wood, Representative Webb Wil
liams, Mayor Spires, Senator Lloyd
Griffin, W. A. Everett, Harvey
Thomas, Carlton Mason, J. B. Comer
and J. Edwin Bufflap, also J. E. Dav
enport of Mackeys and J. M Clagon,
of Roper, chairman of the Board of
► County Commissioners of Washing
ton County.
It is hoped that the Highway Com
mission will buy an up-to-date ferry
boat of possibly 12 or 13 car capa
city. In this event a new terminal
would be necessary at Edenton as
well as provisions made for landing
at Mackeys. Most likely a pier would
be made just this side of the rail
road draw-bridge and a road built
from that point to the main highway.
This road would be at about the
same place where the old Pollard
road was situated, which is now cov
ered with a thick undergrowth and
, swamp land.
Mr. Waynick was reluctant to say
what would be done about the mat
ter, confessing that it, is a small but
very knotty problem, / in his conver
sation he was clear in conveying the
impression that he would rather see
a bridge across the Sound which
would be the best and permanent
solution to the situation.
Following the trip across the
Sound, the group dined at the King’s
Arms Tavern as the guests, of Mayor
Snires, after which Mr. and Mrs.
Waynick and Mr. Williams proceeded
to Elizabeth City. They returned to
Raleigh Monday morning after spend
ing Sunday night at 'Athol as the
, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B.
Wood.
Special Court Term
Called For May 20
At the meeting of the County
Commissioners Monday it was decid
ed to request that a special term of
* Superior Court be held in Chowan
County starting May 20 for the pur
pose of trying civil cases.
a The regular April term of court
•pfras called off due to only one minor
t case on the docket.
The County Commissioners will
meet at 2 P. M. Wednesday, April
17, to revise the jury list and attend
to other matters relating to the spec
ial term.
LOVEJOYS MAKE EDENTON
THEIR HOME AFTER MAY 1
C. A. Lovejoy, who recently leased
I the King’s Arms Tavern arrived here
k from Clarksville, Tenn., Monday
V night to spend a few days. Mr. anil
™ Mrs. Lovejoy and family will, after
fir May 1, make their home in Edenton
tip /during the summer.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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| HIGHWAY CHIEF |
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CAPUS M. WAYNICK
Chairman of the State High
way and Public Works Commis
sion, who last Saturday visited
Edenton for the purpose of dis
cussing State relief for the in
adequate Edenton-Mackeys Ferry.
SPIRES ASKS AID OF
REP. WARREN FOR
FISH PROPAGATION
Mayor E. W. Spires on Tuesday
wrote to Representative Lindsay C.
Warren urging him to use his in
fluence to secure a larger appropria
tion for the propagation and distri
bution of fish at the local fish hatch
ery, which has been materially hand
icapped by the lack of funds, being
reduced until now the appropriation
is only S9OO per year.
The Mayor’s letter follows:
April 2, 1935
Hon. Lindsay C. Warren, M. C.,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Warren:
I understand that the appropriation
for propagation purposes at the local
fish hatchery for this fiscal year is
only S9OO. In the past the appro
priation, as I have been told, has
been in some instances as high as
SII,OOO. Formerly the fishermen were
paid $20.00 per million for shad eggs,
while at present they only receive
SIO.OO, as a result of which the fish
ermen have lost interest and a very
few eggs are saved for propagation.
The eggs are estimated to run 28,000
to the quart and approximately 85
per cent of them batch.
This is an alarming situation. The
present season has been the poorest
in the upper sound within the mem
ory of old fishermen. I have kept a
close check on the amount of fish
caught from day to day and they
have not caught 25 per cent of the
fish which were shipped last, and
prior years. They face a serious
loss, even if a great improvement
should begin tomorrow, as prices
slump sharply after Easter, and I
see no possibility of their even mak
ing enough to pay for their nets.
The shad fry, or baby fish are re
leased in the local hatchery, while
bass and other speci are shippea to
various places throughout the State
and in some cases in other states.
With this situation confronting our
fishing industry, I desire to urge that
you use your influence in securing an
additional appropriation of SIO,OOO
to $15,000 for propagation purposes.
It will not only prove a great benefit
in restocking our waters with shad,
but will also provide at least some
little additional revenue for the fish
ermen from the sale of the spawn to
the hatchery.
With sentiments of warm personal
regards, I am,
Sincerely,
E. W. SPIRES, Mayor.
Mrs. George Hoskins
In Charge Seed Loan
Mrs. George Hoskins on Tuesday
morning took charge of the local seed
loan office in the Chas. H. Jenkins
Motor Company building. The office
will be open from 9 to 6 o’clock every
day except Sundays and Mrs. Hos
kins urges any who desire to avail
themselves of this service to apply
as soon as possible.
Many took advantage of the seed
loan last year and inasmuch as the
office was opened later this year than
last, it is important that applications
be made at once. /
PAINTING BRIDGES
A State Highway crew is now in
the County for the purpose of paint
ing the bridges. Mr. Johnson is in
charge of this crew.
Edenton, Chowan County. North Carolina, Thursday, April 4, 1935.
|C. A. BOYCE SELECTED
PRESIDENT OF EDENTON
1935 BASEBALL CLUB
Officers Named at Meet
ing Held Monday
Night
BYRUM MANAGER
Meeting of Baseball
Leaders In Windsor
Friday Night
Organization of a baseball club for
Edenton during the summer was per
fected Monday night at a meeting
held in the Court House. Few at
tended the meeting, but it is thought
a basebaell team is desired and plans
will be formed shortly to raise money
with which to finance a team.
The officers for this year are: Pres
ident, C. A. Boyce; secretary-treas
urer, J. A. Crawford; assistant sec
retary-treasurer, Gus Hughes; man
ager, Graham Byrum. .Contrary to
the custom of previous years, there
were no directors elected, the four
above named officials to serve as the
executive committee who will handle
the destines of the club.
A meeting has been called by H.
W. Earley, of Windsor, president of
■ the Albemarle League last year, to
be held in Windsor Friday night at
8 o’clock. Invitations have been is
sued to baseball enthusiasts in the
Albemarle to attend so that it may be
decided just what can be done this
year relative to forming a league.
Immediately after the meeting in
Windsor Friday night officials of the
local club will know definitely what
sort of a team Edenton should have
and ways and means will be worked
out to secure the necessary funds
with which to operate. At present it
is not known how many towns desire
to enter a eague this year, and it is
hoped the meeting Friday night will
be well attended.
Graham Byrum, who was very re
luctant to accept the managership
again this year, is very anxious to
put a creditable team on the field
and urges the cooperation of all to
this end. «
Visiting Masons Meet
With Edenton Lodge
One of the most pleasant Masonic
meetings held in Edenton in a long
time was held last Thursday night
when a delegation of 18 Masons from
Plymouth and two from the Colerain
lodge paid a visit to Unanimity
Lodge. There was a large crowd of
local Masons present, the meeting
being held in the grand jury room in
the Court House.
Mayor E. W. Spires made an ad
dress welcoming the visitors which
was responded to by John W. Darden,
of Plymouth. Each visitor made a
brief talk, after which refreshments
were served. The visitation of the
Plymouth Lodge is only one of a
series of similar meetings planned
during the summer in this section, a
number of them already haring been
held.
Those present from Plymouth in
cluded: L. T. Rose, W. M. Darden, R.
H. Lucas, John W. Darden, C. E.
Ayers, Gilbert Davis, T. C. Burgess,
J. B. Willoughby, W. C. Jones, J. F.
Jordan, J. R. Campbell, B. G. Camp
bell, J. T. Terry, E. H. Liverman, W.
E. Weede, P. H. Darden, R. L. Ed
wards and W. V. Hays. The Cole
rain visitors were George W. Barker
and L. J. Farless.
Hail Storm Hits
Edenton Tuesday
A freak hailstorm of intensify
ing force came out of the west
soon after supper time Tuesday
night, and for fifteen minutes beat
a lively tattoo about here. Its
oddity centered about the fact that
it seemed to confine its operations
to a half mile wide stretch that
merely included Edenton and did
not get into the surrounding farm
country. Farmers who came to
town Wednesday to learn for the
first time of the storm expressed
pleasure that it had escaped them
for hundreds of acres of May peas
and sweet com might have been
beaten down by the sky pebbles.
Os course, the hailstones ranged
all the way in size from small
marbles through the hen’s eggs
stage up to base balls, but sanity
prompts the statement they were
just ordinary good natured hail
stones.
Many window panes were re-
I ported broken during the storm.
Herald Subscription Campaign
Gets Off To Excellent Start
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Candidates Announced
The names of persons nominated in the Herald’s Expansion Cam
paign, to date, are listed below. The short list shows there is plenty
of room for more workers, many sections of the county not being rep
resented. Is your name in the list? If not, why not send in your
nomination today and share in the splendid awards ?
Votes
Miss Dora Baker, Hancock Station
Mrs. Gordon Blow, Edenton 5,000
Miss Sara Lee Hobbs, Edenton 5,000
Mrs. John W. Hollowell, Edenton Route 1— 5,000
Miss Dorothy Moore, Edenton ———-—-5,000
Mrs. W. R. Lawrence, Perrytown -___s,ooo
Miss Sue Doris Smithwick, Merry Hill 5,000
Miss Bernice Williams, Edenton —.— 5,000
Miss Elizabeth White, Center Hill 5,000
Mrs. James Hassell, Yeopim 5,000
High School Team
Wins First Game
Beginning their baseball season
with the same score as the opening
game against Suffolk in the memor
able football season of last year the
Edenton High School baseball team
on Friday defeated the Columbia
High School by the score of 20 to 0
on the local diamond. The Edenton
team esaily outclassed the Colum
bia boys in every department of the
game, piling up a total of seven runs
in the first inning.
Figuring in Columbia’s defeat was
a total of nine errors and only two
hits off the Edenton hurlers. The
locals picked out 15 hits from the of
ferings of Jack Graham, Columbia’s
twirler.
Although this was the first game
of the season, Coach Henry House
apparently has a well-balanced line
up, every position being ably hand
led. Cayton and Layton led at bat
with three hits each, every player
with the exception of Bill Harrell
and Richard Davis connecting for a
safe hit at least one time.
Wozelka started on the mound and
had the situation well under control
when Davis was given a chance to
display his wares in the fifth inning.
The latter, wild at first, settled down
and continued to hold the visitors
scorless. Jack Graham pitched the
entire game for Columbia.
Os particular interest to local fans
was the presence of Billy Ward be
hind the bat for the visitors. He is a
former Edenton boy and caught a
very creditable game.
The next game for the Edenton
team will be on Friday afternoon
when they play a return game on the
Columbia diamond.
The batteries were as follows: Co
lumbia, Graham and Ward; Edenton,
Wozelka, Davis and Spruill.
Columbia 0.00 000 000— 0
Edenton 760 310 03x —20
John Horn Jailed On
Wife Beating Charge
After seven years absence from his
wife John Horn came back here last
Saturday, and, from subsequent
events, came with blood in his eye
and unnecessary brutality in his fists.
He cleaned up the home he returned
to and severely assaulted his own
elderly mother-in-law and his wife,
both of whom have been bedfast ever
since. So natuarlly John is in jail
for arraignment Saturday.
Horn married Nell Bennett in Ben
nettsville, South Carolina, but they
couldn’t get along together. After
one lively spat they came here to live
but John didn’t last long. He stole
off one night and has been an absent
party for the same number of years
it took Jacob to get Rachel. Satur
day night Chief of Police Helms got
a call to the Horn home. John was
there raving mad and his mother-in
law and his wife were scattered all
about the place. John had licked
them both which made Chief Helms
pretty hot, too, but he restrained
himself and put Horn in the hoose
gow. Tuesday the prisoner Was
finger-printed after he had boasted
he had once killed a negro and was
not to be fooled with. The chief sent
the prints to Washington and asked
Bennettsville what they knew about
John’s past.
Fiddlers’ Convention
Slated At Merry Hill
A fiddlers’ convention will be held
at the Merry Hill school building
Friday night at 8 o’clock, to which
everybody is invited to attend. Prizes
will be awarded to the best fiddlers,
and any who will participate are
urged to be on hand on time. A
small admission fee will be charged
for the affair.
COLOR DEDICATION
SERVICE ON MAY 7
The next meeting of Ed Bond Post
of the American Legion, which will
be held Tuesday, May 7, will most
likely be a red letter day for local
Legionnaires. At that time the
meeting will be open to the public,
when a color dedication service wil)
be held. It is also expected that
Hubert Olive, State Commander, will
be present, and efforts will be made
to secure Josephus Da'niels, Jr., for
the occasion.
The Post Tuesday night elected
Bob Pratt and Jordan Yates as color
bearers and Ernest Jacksor. and
Frank Ward color guards.
The committee named to arrange
for the celebration is composed of C.
E. Kramer, C. D. Stewart and Rich
ard Dixon, who will undoubtedly
have a first class program in store.
Legion Post Transacts
Important Business
A large number of Legionnaires as
sembled in the Red Men’s hall Tues
day night to attend the monthly
meeting of the organization. The
meeting, at which a number of im
portant matters were discussed,
proved to be one of the most inter
esting meetings in a long time.
The idea of building a hut to be
used by the Post and Auxiliary came
in for a share of consideration and
at the next meeting the building
committee will submit a number of
propositions which should result in
a hut being built.
The Legionnaires also passed a
motion to support the payment of
bonus certificates in cash. It was
also decided that the Post will again
this year sponsor a cake baking con
test which will be held under the di
rection of Miss Rebecca Colwell,
home demonstration agent.
The Legion Auxiliary was pledged
[ the support of Ed Bond Post in their
j effort to secure recreational centers
in the County.
R. E. Cochran Victim
Os Pneumonia Attack
R. E. Cochrane, 71, prominent
Chowan County farmer, died Sunday
night at the home of his nephew, J.
C. Hendrix, at Hudson’s Fork, upper
Chowan County. Mr. Cochrane suc
sumbed to a two weeks’ illness of
pneumonia. He was bom in Chowan
County Januray 8, 1864.
Mr. Cochrane was a man with a
host of friends and a big land own
er. He bid in the Citizens Bank
building when it was put up for sale
a few months ago, the sale, however,
not being ratified by the Commission
er of Banks.
Funeral services, which were held
at Warwick Baptist Church Monday
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, were large
ly attended with Rev. Frank Cale
officiating. Interment was made in
the family cemetery near Sandy
Cross in Gates County. His nearest
survivors are a number of nieces and
nephews.
Active pallbearers were his neph
ews: J. C. Hendrix, of Chowan; Bob
Hendrix, of Hobbsville; T. J. Hendrix
of Portsmouth, Va.; J. C. Leary and
T. P. Leary, of Edenton; and Will
Leary, of Norfolk, Va. Honorary
pallbearers were: Olie Ward; Cliff
Leary, Portsmouth, Va.; Johnnie Ben
ton, Elizabeth City; Charlie Benton,
Hertford; W. S. Privott, Sr., Eden
ton; Hallett Ward, Washington, N. C.
SCHOOL BUS BROKE DOWN
One of the school busses of the
Chowan administrative unit was put
out of commission Tuesday when a
part in the transmission broke. Al
though causing inconvenience to stu
dents, the attendance was not affect
ed and new parts were wired for.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers wtU
realise good results.
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Workers Already Very
Enthusiastic Over
Winning- Prizes
CAN STILL ENTER
Ten Candidates Small
Number To Cover
Territory
The first announcement of candi
dates who are entered thus far in
The Chowan Herald’s “Expansion
Campaign” appear today. By look
ing over the short list of candidates
it will be seen that there is plenty of
room for more live wires. In fact,
there are only about as many active
candidates as there are prizes. There
is a splendid opportunity for live
workers to enter the campaign and
. make themselves important factors
and prize winners. There should be
many more candidates entered, and
we expect the next day or two will
bring in more. Some who have been
anxious to get in, but have held back
I for some reason or other will come
! to the conclusion that they can no
, longer afford to remain out of this
wonderful opportunity of making
. real money and will send in their
I nomination.
Is Your Name In?
Is your name included in the list of
those who will share in this gift dis--
I tribution ? If not, then it is only a
matter of good business judgment on
i your part to fill out the nomination
blank in this issue and bring, or
: mail it to The Herald office at once.
. Spare moments diligently devoted to
collecting votes during the next few
■ weeks will decide who shall claim the
prizes.
Do you realize that the grand prize
in this campaign represents as much
( money as the average person will
' save in a year? Can you imagine an
easier way or a quicker way to se
cure as much money than through
the offer of this paper ?
Do you realize that if you are an
1 active participant throughout this
campaign you cannot lose, you are
' guaranteed ten percent cash on every
subscription you turn into the office ?
Impossible to win? Not a bit of it!
Someone must win these awards in
; just a few weeks from now. All in
the world that is required is ambi
. tion backed by determination to win.
Nearly every candidate and any
one thinking cf entering will say:
“Oh, I can try but I knew I can’t
, win it.” All will be of the same
opinion, but the one Who.decides that
he can win and has confi .ence to do
his very best from the beginning is
more than likely to be. the one who
is proclaimed the winner at the close
of the campaign, .Make up your
mind now to win one of tlie cash
prizes. Remember the subscriptions
count more vote.- at the start than
they do later. This is done in fair
ness to the ones who will get out and
hustle at the start, so you should
get busy right now and if your name
is not in the list today, see that it
will be among the names published
next week.
Tax Listing Starts
In Chowan April 1
Residents of Chowan County are
urged to give in their taxes early,
this work beginning April 1 and will
continue during the entire month of
April.
W. S. Privott, County tax super
visor, wishes to emphasize the impor
tance of preparing a report of crop
acreage for 1935. This report is re
quired by law and is more important
this year than ever before.
The following are the list takers
' for the respective townships in Chow
an County:
First Township—Mrs. C. T. Hollo
w-ell. Mrs. Hollowed will be on the
first floor of the Citizens Bank Build
ing to list taxes every day in April
except Sunday.
Second Township Mrs. R. C.
| Privott. Mrs. Privott will be at
; Center Hill on Wednesday, April 17,
and at the Union Store on Thursday,
, April 18. All other days during
, April, except Sundays, she will be at
Clyde Privott’s home in Rocky Hock.
Third Township—Mrs. A. D. Ward.
1 Mrs. Ward’s schedule is not com
plete and will be announced later.
Fourth Township Mrs. Erie W.
Umphlett. Mrs. Umphlett will an
nounce her schedule later.
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
1 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jones of Fay
etteville, announce the birth of a
' daughter on April 1. Mrs. Jones be
- fore her marriage was Miss Doris
Long of Edenton.