In these columns will he found a fair presentation es local and couhty news of general interest. Volume II. —Number 18. . * ■ Chowan High Ready For Commencement • •* v w : £- . . i 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* 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 V, J 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 r ,- 1 'V 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! i 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: ■ —-1 c I LEGION SPEAKER I V > KiP Ml I Bp:'; M ISl&illk \jWfj 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- r ■' 1 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.