In these columns will he
found a fair presentation
es local and couhty news
of general interest.
Volume II. —Number 18.
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Chowan High Ready
For Commencement
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First Exercise Will Be
Friday
Night
PRESENT WEDDING
Howard J. McGinniss
Graduation Speaker
Monday Night
Commencement exercises at Chow
an High School will get under way
Friday aright when the program will
consist «f a music recital at 8 K)0
o’clock and the Class Sight exercises
beginning at 8:30 o’clock. As a fea
r ture of Class Night a wedding, The
World . . . The Seniors ’BS, will be
enacted, the wedding reception being
enacted hy the following: Cutting the
cake, Grace Moods; Toast to the
* bride, Pauline Hollowell; the bride’s
picture, Dorothy Perry; presenting
the gift*, William ®ad»n throwing
the bride’s bouquet, 'Emmett Dale;
the bride’s adieu, Taaffiue 'Byrum; the
bride’s song, Daphne "War’d. Prior to
the reception the professional will' be
in charge Os "the daisy chain with the
wedding aanouneemeitt made by Nina
Jordan, and 'the ceremony by Horace
Lamb.
Commencement marshals .are Anna
Belle Priedtt, chief; (Qutherie Ben-y
--r man, Homer THanchariJ,Evelyn Smith,
Laura Mends, Julian fßlandhard and
Cassie Nison.
The baccalaureate 'exercises, next
in order in 'fee 'Commencement pro
, gram, will he held Sunday bight at
8:00 o’clock, With the TRev. 'M. O.
Stephenson, pastor Os the Center Hill
Methodist Churdh, preaching the ser
mon. The parogram fOllows:
Processional, 'Praise Ye 'the 'Father;
invocation, Rev. Trarik Cale; hymn,
Come Thou Ahndighty'King, congrega
tion; Scriptuse -reading, 'Rev. M. 0.
Stephenson; solo, 1 Gome'to Thee,
Miss Maybelle "Edwards; sermon, Rev.
M. 0. Stephen***; anthem, 'Send Cut
Thy Light, High fhshool Chorus; Bene-
Pi diction, Rev. Fraiik Cale
’Miss Lois Savage Will be the
pianist.
The final graduation exercises will
beheld Monday night at 8:00-o’clock,
when the principal address Wfll be
made by Howard J. McGinniss of
East« Carolina TeaAea* <Cdllege. 'The
* program follows:
Professional, Miss ILois Savage;,
invocation; chorus, Wind <9s the Sea,.
(Clayton Johns) High School; chorus;:
address, Howard J. McGinniss ;f
chorus, ®grnk to Me Only WSKii 'Thine|
Eyes, High School chorae; preaenta-i
-tion of peufiect attendance certificates,
W. J. Taylqr; presentation of -seventh
grade diplomas, W. J. Taylor; pre-,
mentation of irecitation’ and de<jj*ma
-tion medals, P. L. Baumgardner; pre-j
mentation of High School diploma*, P.,
•L. Baumgardner; presentation of,
honor medal, P. "9L. Baumgardner; pre-:
senation of Rot**y cup, C. H. Wood; j
V benediction.
High School Team
Continues To Win
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The Edenton High School baseball
team easily defeated the Elizabeth
City nine fast Thursday on the local
field 18-0. The ball tosser* thus far
have hung up a record comparing
favorably with their football honors,
having been undefeated in five games
and piling up a total of 81 runs
against their opponents’ six.
The game in Elizabeth City Wed
nesday resulted in the score of
Only two more games remain on
’ the schedule, which will be with Hert
ford and Williamston. The former
game on May 6 will be played in
Edenton and is the last game to be
seen at home. On the following day
' the locals wind up the season on the
Williamston diamond.
v Condition Os Maurice
* Bunch Is Improved
Maurice L. Bunch, popular Register
of Deeds of Chowan County, who
, k was taken semously ill last week and
oL| phose condition was the cause of
™ much concern, is right much improv
ed and hopes are entertained for hie
recovery. Mr. Bunch suffered several
heart attacks, but is now able to be
about his room-
MRS. WOZELKA OPENING
■> BRANCH OFFICE IN TYRRELL
Mrs. H. C. Wozelka left Wednes
day for Tyrrell County, where she
will be in charge of the opening of a
, branch office of the local Re-employ-
office-
THE CHOWAN HERALD
CHOWAN HIGH ]
HONOR STUDENT I
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The “little red school house” as ex
emplified by Chowan High School at
Small’s Cross Roads, has proven it
self again, this time through the re
markable term mark attained by Miss
Anna Belle Privott, daugther of Mr.
and Mrs. C. D. Privott, of the A. M.
Forehand farm in Middle Township.
The young lady, who can milk a cow,
dance, feed the chickens, play a game
of bridge, or make a dress and who
would scare any other contestants in
a movie race for pulchritude, has
found other time to perfect herself in
education and will be marked 99 for
a general school average for the
1934-35 year, the highest rating ever
acquired- at Chowan and reported to
be the best mark ever secured in any
of the public schools of North Caro
lina.
Last year Miss Privott did nearly.
- as well with a general average of
98 but this year raft only eclipsed
. that but seems to have scored as
, pretty near perfect. Her bmtfher,
, Earle Privott, left Chowan with
, equally excellent markings several
years ago, and, after working his
j way through Wake Forest College,
where he is now an instructor -of
Mathematics, brought further -glory
' to the name of Privott by winning a
cum laude honor there as brat *tu
[ dent in a class of 1*27. This encour
aging record of Chowan does -a lot
to make one forget fee State's -ap
parent lack of interest in its teach
ers and its schools.
i Plans Completed For
Poppy Day May 25
1 Complete plans for the .observance
> of Poppy Day here oo Saturday, May
■ 25th, were announced by Mrs. iGeo.
• C. Wood, poppy committee chairman
> of the Ed Bond Unit of £he American,
■ Legion Auxiliary, following a -special
t meeting of the committee. Organi-;
• zation of a corps of volunteer work
ers to carry out the ■dnstributian .of
!. the memorial poppies throughout the
city was completed and leaders -ap
[ pointed to direct the work iin the -va
,. rious areas.
> Use American Legion Auxiliary
’ poppies will be distributed entirely by,
> volunteer workers. The response to the
call for volunteer workers has beem
. very gratifying from all Auxiliary,
members, and everyone in fee city
'j will have an opportunity to wear a
jl poppy on Poppy Day. Every penny
contributed in exchange for fee fiow
.! ers will go for the welfare activities
: of the Legion and Auxiliary.
| "The enthusiasm of the women for
. the Poppy Day project is due to the
two great purposes which the little
,i memorial flower achieves. First, it
' pays tribute to those gallant young
I- men -who sacrificed their lives in de
’ sense of American ideals on the
poppy-studded fields of France and
Belgium. Second, it raised funds for
fee relief and rehabilitation of the
living victims of the war, the dis
abled veterans, their families and the
families of the dead. It is hoped
that the people of Edenton will un
derstand the significance of the
poppy and give us their support on
Poppy Day.
The Girl Scouts will assist in the
sale of these poppies.
Red Men WilP Attend
Church Sunday Night
At Monday night’s meeting of
Chowan Tribe, No. 12, Improved Or
der of Red Men, it was decided to at
tend church in a body during the next
few weeks. On Sunday the tribe
will attend the night service in the
Methodist church, of which Rev. W.
F. Walters is the pastor.
All members are urged to meet at
the hall at 7:30 o’clock from where
the lodgemen will march to the
church. The local tribe recently add
ed many new members and it is ex
pected that around 100 will turn out
for the occasion.
CUPOLA HOUSE ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEETING HELD MAY 8
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The annual meeting of the Cupola
House Association, of which _W._ D.
Pruden is president, will be held Wed
nesday afternoon, May 8, at 4:30
o’clock. All members are urged to
attend or appoint a proxy to repre
sent them at the meeting.
FIREMEN MEET TONIGHT
A meeting of the Edenton Fire
Department will be held tonight
(Thursday) st 8:00 o’clock. Fire
Chief R. K. Hall requests all mem
bers to be present on time.
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 2,1935.
DIRECTORS BUSINESS
MEN’S ASSOCIATION
MEET TO PLAN WORK
J. W. Davis Heads Com
mittee to Secure More
Members
BACKBRIDGE
Group Will Lend Efforts
To Secure Share of
Relief Money
A called meeting of the directors of
the Chowan Business Men’s Associa
tion was held Friday night in the
Municipal Building, with the presi
dent, W. D. Pruden, in charge. Those
present, besides the president, were
John A. Holmes, secretary; L. W.
Belch, J. H. Conger, Fred P. Wood,
D. M. Warren, E. W. Spires, W. W.
Byrum and X. E. Copeland.
The principal business discussed
was the proper procedure to be taken
. by the organization in order to secure
i the maximum number of projects
; which were submitted recently by the
1 Central Planning Board. The full
’ weight of the Association will he used
1 in an effort to put as many of the
projects through as possible. Like
’ wise the group will endorse and lend
! its influence to the ultimate bridging
of the Albemarle Sound, which pro
' ject is classed as a district project,
1 and which, since efforts were made to
secure help for the Edeoton-Mackeys
‘ ferry, it has been learned the State
' Highway Commission prefers as a
permanent solution to the joining up
of the two sides of the Sound.
While the newly organized Asso
ciation boasts a meuibershrp of
around 100, the board of directors are
y of the opinion that many more resi
dents of the County should "be mem
, bers and J. W. Davis was subsequent
' ly elected to head a membership com
mittee with power to appoint his as
j sistaats and .make a thorough canvas,
j, It is hoped that at least 2JDO will be
i‘ enrolled before the canvass is com
pleted.
Just as soon as the authorities are
■ known who will handle North Caro-'
, lina’s share of the President’s $4,-,
. 800,000,000 relief money, a local com
. mittee most likely will leave Eden
ton to press the claims for Chowan
r ; County.
»j Mrs. Mollie Privott Dies:
rj After Lingering Illness:
i Mrs. Mollie Privott, 70 years of
ri age, -died at her home on East Queen
. Stneet at 8:30 «o’clock Tuesday morn
si ing, after being in a serious condition
; since last October. She was the wid
• ow of Wes Privott, a prominent con
> tractor of Edenton, and the daughter
■ of Ephraim Churchill.
t Surviving are one daughter, Miss
: Estelle Privott, who Jived with her
■ mother; and two sons, George and
s Alvin Privott, living in Norfolk, Va.
I Cfoe brother, W. L. Chureijjll, of Nor
• folk, Va., and two sisters, Mrs. Joel
• T. Twine, of near Edenton, and Mrs.
G. E. Twine, of Winfall, also survive.
Funeral services were held at the
Edenton Baptist Church Wednesday
afternoon at 3.30 o’clock, with the
pastor, Rev. E. L. Wells, officiating.
Interment followed in the Beaver Hill
Cemetery.
The pallbearers were O. H. Brown,
A. S. Hollowell, W. J. Yates, T. C.
Byrum, W. W. Byrum, and O. M.
Elliott.
Mrs. Privott was a kind and devot
ed mother, possessed wit the rare fac
ulty of creating friends with whom
ever she came in contact.
Cotton Week Observed
From May 6 To 11
Show windows in local stores are
now presenting an attractive appear
ance preparatory to the observance
of Cotton Week which will be cele
brated next week, May 6 to 11. Es
pecially appealing to shoppers are the
beautiful cotton dresses, while cotton
goods in many designs will furnish
seamstresses material with which to
make any style or color dress.
HERE’S HOW THEY STAND
Mrs. John W. Hollowell, Edenton Route 1 991,000
-Mrs. K. R. Winslow, Hobbsville R. F. D. 987,000
Miss Sarah Lee Hobbs, Edenton 986,000
• Miss Bernice Dail, Edenton Route 2 792,000
Mrs. Bessie Allen, Coleraip 791,000
Miss Bernice Williams, Edenton 586,000
Miss Sue Doris Smithwick, Merry Hill 565,000
Miss Dorothy Moore, Edenton I 382,000
HELP YOUR FAVORITE WIN!
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HERALD CONTESTANTS
TURN IN MANY VOTES
AS FIRST PERIOD ENDS
Contest Becomes More
Exciting as Race
Continues
NEWPERIOD
Winners Depend on Re
sults Obtained During
Closing Weeks
Swinging into line all atingle with
high hopes and ambitions, candidates
in The Herald’s now ramous cam
paign have swelled their vote
totals to a new high mark, and from
now on to the finish it will be a pretty
exciting race between the leaders.
The first period of the campaign
which closed Saturday night was a
success from every stand point. Tens
of thousands of votes were cast and
every live candidate profited mightily.
The competition so far as the rela
tive standing is concerned, depends
entirely upon the results obtained by
the various candidates between now
and the finish as who will be the win
ners. Hence the battle for the top
. will be fought out during the next
[ few days, for the campaign comes to
. a close in two short weeks.
These are the days that will test
the resourcefulness of the contest
l ants. Here is where courage upholds
. them and makes them fight, or the
. lack of it takes the stiffness out of
t their knees and leaves them trailing
, the field.
The most determined efforts in the
big race for the four splendid prizes
I that are soon to be awarded have
‘ been launched. Enthusiasm of the
' candidates has spread to friends and
acquaintances, and in some sections a
great amount of neighborhood pride is
being shown and efforts are being
made to have the biggest prize won
by their favorite.
[ Many camHdates who call at The
Herald office are expressing a new de
termination to put forth their best
efforts during this important period.
: Second Period Closes Saturday Night
The second period that has been in
"> effect all week comes to a close Sat
urday night at nine o’clock. The
’ candidates are urged to make their
1 reports by that time and to remember
that the vote schedule drops with the
close of this period.
> The longer you delay in getting ir
- “full swing” the less valuable your
subscription will be from a vote
, standpoint. And that is what you are
after—votes—or you should be after
them if you expect to be one of the
big prize winners. The prizes are to
be distributed to those who deserve
them—to those who make the best re
: cords in the vote columns: “Wishes”
won’t get you anywhere in this cam
paign but votes will. The vote pro
-1 ducers will be handsomely rewarded
in accordance to the effort put forth
This is a campaign of “live ones.”
Race Attracts Attention
The race in the first period was
truly a neck and neck affair, and is
attracting attention all over this sec
tion of the country. It will be inter
esting to see which of the several
contenders prove themselves the most
popular in the list —the o.wners of the
four big prizes.
Local Baseball This
Year Now Doubtful
Although efforts have been made
to secure a fourth team to form an
Albemarle League, all have thus far
failed. Three teams, Edenton, Wind
sor and Ahoskie, are ready to form a
league, but despite the fact that J.
A. Crawford has communicated with
all nearby towns, a fourth member
has not been secured. Mi& Crawford,
however, has not given up hope and
believes another club may possibly
be entered before it will be to late to
start-
In the meantime it is reported that
Tom Hoskins will play with Golds
boro, Joe Webb with New Bern, and
Henry House and Herbert Legry with
Williamston, which is the nucleus
around which the Edenton team
would be formed.
Many Expected At
Legion Celebration:
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I LEGION SPEAKER I
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JOSEPHUS DANIELS, Jr., of
Raleigh, who will be the principal
speaker at the Ed Bond Post
American Legion color installa
-1 tion exercises at the Edenton
High School Tuesday night.
• Dog Owners Urged To
Have Pets Inoculated
■ Chief of Police G- A. Helms on
Sunday morning was obliged to
’ shoot a dog which had apparently
gone mad. The owner of the dog
; could not be learned, it being a mix
-5 ture between a hound and a bird dog,
- black and white spotted, with the
■ following lettering on the collar:
] Kennel 345-972 Va. ’33.
1 The head was sent to Raleigh for
; examination which showed that the
= dog was mad, and owners of dogs are
1 urged to confine their pets as a pre
cautionary measure.
i ' Some persons are of the opinion
' that all reports from Raleigh are
• positive. This is a mistaken idea for
• Dr. Powell has a number of reports
• over a period of years on dogs that
1 were thought to be mad, but which
' the State Laboratory reported that
5 these particular dogs were not rabie
f infected.
r Both Mayor E. W. Spires and Chief
? of Police Helms are verv anxious
that precautionary measures be taken.
’ and the following signed appeal was
r given to The Herald Tuesday after
- noon:
' “The first rabie-infected dog found
r in Edenton for the past two years
' since the law requiring inoculation
> has been in effect was killed by the
; police department Sunday morning
• after the dog had bitten a cat in
’ George P. Byrum’s yard.
“This dog indicated by his actions
- that he was suffering with rabies and
1 his head was shipped to the labora
tory at Raleigh for examination.
Tuesday Dr. J. A. Powell, County
Health Officer, received a telegram
; stating that the dog ‘was mad.’ This
; dog evidently strayed into town as no
. owner can be found.
“Although under our town ordi
nance persons owning dogs in Eden
ton must have their dogs inoculated
not later than July Ist. We urge all
citizens to have these inoculations
done at once as a protective measure
to their families as well as the citi
zens in general.
“Your cooperation will be very
much appreciated.”
Local Boys Placed On
University Honor Roll
Os particular interest to friends in
Edenton is the inclusion on the Uni
versity of North Carolina honor roll
of John Bowers Wiggins and Stuart
Blow, two local boys.
Mr. Wiggins was among the 42
students who made perfect records of
all “A’s” (95-100 per cent.) He is a
member of the Senior class.
Mr. Blow, a member of the sopho
more class, made an average of B
(90-95 per cent) which entitled him
to the honor roll also.
EXAMINE FINAL GROUP IN
COUNTY HEALTH CONTEST
The final group in the County
Health Contest will be examined Sat
urday, one gToup having been exam
ined last week. In this contest are
20 4-H Club girls who hava been se
lected from the County clubs, the
winner of which will be sent to the
State short course in Raleigh by the
Auxiliary of the Ed Bond Post Amer
ican Legion.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
The regular meeting of Unanimity
Lodge will be held tonight at 8:00
o’clock.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realise good results.
$1.25 Per Year-
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Legionnaires and Ladies
Will Attend From
Other Posts
PRACTICE PROGRAM
Snappy Program With
O. H. Brown Master
Os Ceremonies
Local Legionnaires held a rehear
sal last night in preparation for the
ceremonial rites to be followed at
their color installation festivities to
be held next Tuesday night in the
High School auditorium, at which
Josephus Daniels, Jr., young Raleigh
newspaperman, will be the guest
orator of the occasion. Next week’s
show, fostered by the Edward G.
Bond Post here, stands a likelihood of
being one of the largest celebrations
held in Edenton, as acceptances are
coming in daily from a number of
other posts in the various counties of
the Albemarle, and a large atten
dance is expected.
Up to this time no further words
has been received from Mr. Daniels,
who is a candidate for State com
mander of the Legion this year to
succeed Commander Hubert Olive, but
it is believed he will reach .here in
time to be more or less informally
i entertained at dinner by-the post exe
i cutive committee and escorted to the
’ high school in time for the exercises
; which will start at 8:00 o’clock. Mr.
■ Daniels will be the last speaker of the
, evening, short talks being hqped for
! from the various visiting post chief
: tains, and especially by W. W. Byrum
and Carroll E. Kramer, of the local
■ organization.
! Prior to the talks the ceremonies
’ proper will be held- These will be in
■ charge of Past Commander Oscar H.
Brown as Master of Ceremonies, who
1 will formally present the colors for
5 dedication, to be followed by an invo
r cation by Floyd White. Captain
3 Richard D. Dixon will lead the sing-
I ing of war songs, and Major AY. S.
1 Privott will deliver a brief eulogy, of
t the lato Sheriff Carroll A. Boyce, as
-1 ter which Superintendent John A.
f Holmes will present Mr. Daniels.. H
’ Baptists Enjoy Fish
Fry At Sandy Point
I The largest fish fry of the season
, was held Tuesday night at Sandy
I Point when the Young Men’s Bible
, Class of the Edenton Baptist Sunday
, School held their annual fry. The
, affair was the culmination of a con
test in which the class was divided
. into four groups, each group work-
I ing for the best attendance and new
members. Approximately 200, in
cluding members of the class, their
i wives and guests, were present,
i After all had had a plentiful help
; ing of fish and accessories, a number
, °f very entertaining contests were
held which included a hog calling con
. test, a husband calling contest, barn
yard contest, and a pie eating con
test. All of these were the source of
much merriment and climaxed a very
enjoyable affair.
L. E. Griffin is teacher of the class,
with W. W. Byrum acting as presi
dent. The class is the largest in the
County.
Ed Bond Post Party
To Club Girls May 14
Although it was doubtful if the
party to be given by Ed Bond Post
of the American Legion for contest
ants in the baking contest would be
held, Miss Rebecca Colwell has been
able to arranger her plans so that
this event will take place in the Le
gion Hall over the Bank of Edenton
on Tuesday night, May 14th.
This cake baking contest is held
among 4-H Club girls in the county,
who bake the cakes at home, all from
the same recipe, which is furnished
by Miss Colwell. The cakes are
judged and the winner will be entered
in the State baking contest.
During the party given by the
Legionnaires the cakes provide the
major portion of refreshments/ which
will be served.
Judge Clayton Moore
To Preside Over Court
Judge Clayton Moore, of Williams
ton, will preside at the special term
of Superior Court which will be held
in Edenton on May 20. Only civil
cases will be tried, the special term
being called due to the cancellation
of the regular term of court.