In these columns will be
found a fair presentation
of local and county news
of general interest.
Volume II. —Number 23.
' Auto Accident
' Fatal To Jesse
Bass, Os Gates
Gates County Farmer
Killed Instantly When
Car Somersaults
ARREST MADE
Companion of Dead Man
Charged With Second
Degree Murder
Jesse Bass, Gates County fanner,
was killed late last Sunday night
when a car in which he and a com
-1 panion, Glayton Hollowell, were trav
eling north on the Suffolk pike, was
wrecked. The catastrophe occurred
in the neighborhood of the Warwick
<• Swamp Church, and Bass died before
assistance could reach him.
Hollowell, only slightly injured, was
arrested by State Patrolman George
Dail, and looked up in the county jail
on a warrant charging him with
second degree murder. The com
plaint against him stipulates, and au
thorities attest to the fact, that he
was badly intoxicated at the time of
the mishap, and that had he not been
so the accident might have been
averted. He will be arraigned in
court on Friday.
Just where the lads had been prior
to the accident has not been fully
determined but Sheriff J. A. Bunch
saw them both in Center Hill Sunday
afternoon. Later they were noticed
at Small’s Cross Roads and report
has it they had been in Edenton on
Saturday night. They were using a
borrowed car during their travels and
it was this same vehicle that figured
in the accident and that was practic
ally destroyed.
The accident occurred between
10:30 and 11 o’clock Sunday night.
The lads were driving at a terrific
rate of speed north toward their
•* homes just over the county line. As
they approached the church section a
car coming south and driven by
James Parker and Milton Pierce pull
ed to the right to let the other trav
elers get by- Hollowell is said to
have swung out himself and in doing
so left the roadbed.
The contact with the soft soil caus
ed the Hollowell-Bass car to swerve
, a moment and then start to turn
three somersaults, finally landing on
its top. Both men were thrown out,
Bass, so it is said, having been
hurled 50 feet onward and away from
the upset vehicle.
Sheriff Bunch was first summoned
and hurried to the scene. Dr. L. P.
Williams, of Edenton, appeared
quickly, also, as if by magic, did
Dail. But Bass was dead at the
time, and an examination showed
that he had suffered most unusual
injuries. Every rib on one side of
his body had been broken from thft
vertebra, puncturing many of the
dead man’s internal organs. The vic
tim’s neck had been broken, also, and
Ids head badly crushed.
Dail at first could not find Hollo
well and from the fifty or sixty per
sons who had gathered had difficulty
1 in ascertaining if intoxication and
reckless driving could be held attri
butable. Some one told him Bass’s
companion was at a nearby filling
station, and he was placed under ar
rest. Dail says his suspicion of too
much liquor was Quickly established
once Hollowell had been seen.
Cigarettes Stolen
From Shell Station
Thieves some time Monday night
entered the Shell Filling Station on
North Broad Street, operated by Tom
Goodman, and made away with about
S2O worth of cigarettes. Entrance
into the station was made by tearing
away two boards on the south, side
of the building which were rotten at
the bottom, thereby probably caus
ing little noise as they were tom
away. The cash register, containing
$2 in change, was also tampered with,
but evidently due to lack of exper
ience by the intruders it was not
L/ opened.
According to Mr. Goodman, nothing
but cigarettes were stolen and aside
from a strong suspicion, the identity
of the thieves is not known.
Bible Class Has Wiener
Roast At Eden House
The Loyal Workers Class of the
Methodist Sunday School, of which
Mrs. W. T. Gordon is the teacher, had
a wiener roast in connection with
their monthly meeting on Tuesday
night at Eden House Beach. The
} 'past was held immediately after the
ver, Wl *orogram of entertainment
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
J. C. Haste Constable
Os Second Township
J. C. Haste on Monday was ap
pointed constable for the Second
Township by the Chowan County
> Commissioners, taking the place of
J. A. Bunch, former constable,
who was nanild sheriff following
the death of C. A. Boyce.
The Commissioners at the same
time accepted the resignation of
Mr. Bunch as constable and also as
coroner, to which office he was ap
pointed pending the arrival of Kis
surety bond as sheriff, thus al
lowing him to discharge the
shrievalty duties until he was duly
sworn in. \
CANNING CONCERN
MAY LOCATE HERE
' Maryland Company Seeking New
Field Due to Scarcity of Chesa
peake Bay Herrutg
1 John A. Holmes, secretary of the
; Chowan County Business Men’s As
sociation, this week received a letter
from the Sherwood Canning Com
pany of Sherwood, Maryland, seek
; ing information relative to moving
their herring roe canning establish
ment to Edenton.
The Sherwood concern, in business
for the last 30 years, gives as their
. reason for leaving Sherwood the
scarcity of herring of late years in
the Chesapeake Bay, and desires to
know if a site is available as well as
other information.
Secretary Holmes has andWered
the letter, stating that in all proba
bility a suitable site could be secured,
as well as other favorable informa
tion regarding herring roe canning in
Edenton.
John Wiggins Accepts
Job At Duke Hospital
John B. Wiggins, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Wiggins, who will gradu
ate from the business and commerce
school of the University of North
Carolina on Tuesday, June 11, will on
the following day take up new duties
in the business administration of the
Duke Hospital at Durham. Mr. Wig
gins has been signally honored dur
ing his college career, and his op
portunity to secure a position with
Duke Hospital was offered when
hospital authorities discussed the
matter with a few of the most out
standing University graduates. He
will make his home in quarters in
the hospital.
Ed Bond Post Elects
Officers At July Meet
The monthly meeting of Ed Bond
Post, American Legion, was held on
Tuesday night, with Commander W.
W. Byrum in charge. • Little aside
from routine business was transact
ed.
The Post discussed the appointment
of a service officer, which position
was filled by the late C. A. Boyce.
Commander Byrum will interview a
number of members relative to ac
ceptance of the position, which is one
of the most important in the Post.
At the July meeting new officers
will also be elected and Commander
Byrum during the next few days will
name and notify a nominating com
mittee to place new officers in nomi
nation.
Everett’s Herring Sent
Out of United States
William A. Everett, local herring
capitalist and ferryman, reported on
Tuesday that he had just mailed
some of his renowned hickory smoked
herring to G. W. Hutchins, San Juan ;
Porto Rico, The statement was made,
also, that these were the first of, the
delectable smoked things to be sent
out of the country, at least by Mr.
Everett. The consignment aggregat
ing several dozen was ordered by F.
J. Pusey, of the Lighthouse Service,
whose valiant sloop fetches up here
at the ferry dock with much fre
quency. Mr. Hutchins is, also, in the
same service.
W. Carlton Mason Goes
To Rocky Mount Paper
W. Carlton Mason, has severed his
connection as local representative of
the Elisabeth City Daily Advance,
and has removed to Rocky Mount,
where he will be connected with the
sports department of the Evening
Telegram. Mr. Mason will specialize
in baseball writing and will follow
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 6, 1935.
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Edenton Boys’ Orchestra
Plays On S. S. Europa
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Friends in Edenton will be interested to know that Jack Pruden
and Ambrose Griffin have a band that i 3 playing for the Hamburg-
American Line North German Lloyd this summer, sailing June 30
on the S. S. Europa. The picture of their band appears above, and
Jack will be seen in the center while “Amos” is pictured at the ex
treme right.
Four Hurt In Auto
Smashup Saturday
Four persons were hurt, two quite
seriously, in a couple of odd motor
accidents occurring at the same spot
late Friday night and early Saturday
morning at the curve at [Light Nixon
Fork on the Edenton-Hertford High
way. Coupled with the mishaps was
the report that one of the injured
had been under arrest charged with
an alleged car theft, but was subse
quently tried and acquitted.
The accidents got their start around
11:00 o’clock Friday night when W.
K. Copeland, of Edenton, tried to get
home too fast and took the curve at
a high speed. He lost control of his
car and it showed a desire to run
along the concrete on its top instead
of its four wheels. Copeland was
tossed out but except for minor cuts
and bruises miraculously escaped se
rious injury.
While Jordan Yates, of this town,
who had been called in, was at work
several hours afterward jacking up
the damaged Copeland car prior to
bringing it into his motor hospital,
Thad Jones, of Wallace, with a truck
load of strawberries for delivery In
Norfolk, Va„ appeared and naturally
stopped to see what waS going on.
Right behind him came a small coupe
loaded to the top with Harold
Thatch and his wife, Miss Maude
Turner and Charles Humphlett, all of
Hertford.
The Thatch entourage crashed head
on into the Jones truck, scattering
strawberries all over the landscape,
and destroying the coupe. The
Thatchs and Turner girl were taken
to the Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth
City, Miss Turner in an unconscious
condition. She is still in the hospital.
Thatch got home Monday minus half
of his right ear, and his wife was
well bandaged, also.
Thatch had been in Edenton Friday
afternoon in consultation with Re
presentative John F. White. He
sought to engage Mr. White to de
fend him in the car theft action
brought by the Hollowed Chevrolet
Co., of Hertford, which resulted in
his acquittal Tuesday before Record
er Walter H. Oakey.
Boy Scouts Selling
Tickets For Show
The Edenton Boy Scouts in an ef
fort to help raise funds for a camp
ing trip this summer and through the
generosity of the Taylor Theatre
management are selling tickets for
“All the King’s Horses,” which will
be the feature picture at the Taylor
today (Thursday) and Friday. Tick
ets have been distrbiuted among the
boys, who are busily engaged in sell
ing them at the regular admission
price, and for which the Scouts will
receive a certain percentage.
The Scouts are very anxious that
movie-goers purchase tickets from
them which will be good for the show
1 on either day.
LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS
FRIDAY NIGHT AT HOTEL
The regular meeting of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary will be held on
Friday night at 8:00 o’clock in the
King’s Arms Tavern. All members
are urged to attend.
LICENSED TO WED
Edward Rountree and Mattie B.
Felton, colored, both of Chowan
William F. Bembridge
Again In Toils Os Law
William F. Bembridge, young Cow
pen Neck section farm-worker, who
came into town drunk five or six
weeks ago and before he got into
jail tried out his fists on Chief-of-
Police Helms, came into town drunk
again last Saturday night and before
he got into jail had laid his head
sweetly and tenderly on the same
Chief’s shoulder, expressed a desire
to kiss him and avowed with much
maudlin emphasis “You’re a nice
man, Chief; I’ve always liked you, a
fine man you are, a real nice man,”
and he patted the chief affectionately
on the cheek, the same cheek that he
had driven a fist into on the other
occasion.
On this visit Bembridge was alone
in his landau. He was traveling
west, with no reason at all, on West
Gale street. After he had crossed
Granville street he apparently decid
ed he had come to another comer for
he turned suddenly to the right into
the rear yard of Mrs. Walter S.
White’s home, plowed through that,
and going right on, and into
the property back of Oscar H-
Brown’s home, 75 yards to the north.
There a pecan tree and a peach tree
got in the car’s road, but these Bem
bridge overturned as if they had been
shrubs. A grape vine and arbor with
its twining branches proved too
much, however, and into these the
car got entangled and stopped.
Neighbors felt all this was suffi
cient excitement and Night Officer
Bob Pratt and Chief Helms were
summoned. With drawn revolvers
and upraised billies the two valiant
cops made for their prisoner. In
stead of fight he awaited them with
a smile, however, and after the con
versational endearments in which he
engaged he was locked up for the
night. The next morning his mother
put up S3OO bond and took her gangly
boy back home. He had been order
ed to appear for trial Tuesday. In
stead he was not on time and for the
moment his bond was declared for
feited and Sheriff Bunch was given
a capias for his rearrest.
While the sheriff was on his quest
Mrs. Bembridge and the prisoner
appeared. She offered the unique
alibi that they had tried hard to get
to court in time but had run out of
gas enroute this way. Judge Pruden
smiled and winced, and laid the case
off for later examination next Tues
day.
Commissioners Review
Values On Real Estate
The Chowan County Commission
ers will sit at the Court House on
Monday, June 17, at 10 o’clock A. M.,
to act as a board of equalization and
review, for the purpose of reviewing
the values of real estate as appearing
on the tax books at the present time.
Any citixen having any complaint
to make must be present at this
time and present his case, as the law
does not allow any changes to be
made after that date.
BOY SCOUTS TO HAVE PARTY
AT FRIDAY NIGHT MEETING
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The Edenton Boy Scouts will have
their regular meeting Friday night
in the Scout Cabin. Scoutmaster
John Graham has announced that a
party will beheld in connection with
FIREMEN’S PLAY
WELL RENDERED
“Black-Eyed Susan” Presented Two
Nights; Fire Department’s Share
Os Proceeds $62.30
The Edenton Fire Department en
tertainment, “Black-Eyed Susan,”
which was presented Thursday and
Friday nights in the school auditor
ium, was a distinct credit to those
taking part in the show as well as
those in charge of the affair. The
play, a three-act musical comedy,
was well rendered, providing enough
comedy to keep the audience laugh
ing, while the choruses provided
snappy songs to help make the play
a very enjoyable affair. The cos
tumes likewise were very attractive.
The theme centered around an old
maids’ club, who through Black-Eyed
Susan, played by Mrs. John F. White,
received letters from men who ap
peared at the garden club in answer
to an advertisement. The various
situations were exceedingly funny,
both the “old maids” and would-be
husbands taking their parts well.
Especially interesting was a spec
ialty act by Mary Simpson, of Eliza
beth City, who rendered a number of
songs and gave a splendid exhibition
of tap dancing. A few songs by a
quartet composed of Claude Evans
and Jim Lassiter, of Bertie County,
and W. J. Daniels and George Lassi
ter also added to the pleasure of the
evening.
Members of the Fire Department
are very well pleased with the suc
cess of the play, which netted the
firemen $62.30. They desire to thank
each of the seventy-odd who took
part in the show, as well as all who
in any way contributed to its success.
Office Set Up For
Housing Campaign
An office for the Chowan County
Better Housing Campaign has been
set up in the old post office building,
next to the Bank of Edenton, with
Edgar Rea in charge. TJhree can
vassers, equipped with information
blanks are now canvassing city prop
erty, which later on will be extended
to the county. The canvassers are
Miss Lena Jones, N. J. Castelow and
J. I. Miller.
The canvassers will gather the in
formation which will be returned to
the office and classified. It is expect
ed that through the campaign much
property will be repaired, painted
and generally improved.
Any information regarding the
campaign may be had by communi
cating with Mr. Rea or O. H. Brown,
who is county chairman.
Progress Made On
Mill Village Sewer
The mill village sewerage project
has made rapid progress, sewer pipes
now being laid on RailroaH Street.
The project started at Brown Bros,
feed store going to King Street,
thence down King Street, to Railroad
Street. At this point the main line
will branch off, one line going down
King Street to the cotton mill, while
the other lead goes up Railroad
Street to the Edenton Peanut Com
pany plant. The branch lines will be
laid along the rear of the mill vil
lage property.
Progress, however, is somewhat
impeded on Railroad Street due to the
necessity of laying the pipe over
eight feet below the surface.
Chowan County To
Have Mother’s Aid
Chowan County will again apply
for mothers’ aid during 1935-36 as
per action of the County Commis
sioners Monday, when they voted to
accept the State’s proposition to al
locate a certain amount to counties
applying on a 50-50 basis. This fund
is used to aid mothers whose children
are under 14 years of age, $22 hav
ing been used for this purpose last
year.
Red Men Nominate
New Officers Monday
At next Monday night’s meeting of
Chowan Tribe of Red men officers will
be nominated to serve for the next
six months starting with the first
meeting in July. The nomination
will remain open for two meetings,
after which the election will be held.
All members are urged to attend
to participate in this important
matter.
Meeting Os Firemen
On Thursday Night
Fire Chief R. K. Hall has called a
meeting of the Fire Department fori
tonight (Thursday) at 8:00 o’clock in
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realize good results.
$1.25 Per Year
, Number Prizes
Given Friday
At Card Party
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’ Many Expected To At*
tend Benefit Affair at
Cupola House
TEA SERVED 1
Mrs. W. HTcoffield In
Charge of Reserva
tions For Tables
Quite a number of prizes will be
offered at the card party which will
be held at the Cupola House on Fri
day afternoon and evening, play be
ginning at 3:00 o'clock in the after
noon and at 8:00 o’clock in the even
ing. Tea will be served at the after
noon session at 5:30, and refresh
ments will be served about 11:00
o’clock in the evening.
The proceeds of this card party
will go to the Cupola House and
citizens are urged to form parties
for this occasion, at which any card
game will be in order. Mrs. W. H.
Coffield has charge of the tables and
should be communicated with for re
servations.
Prizes as offered by local mer
chants are as follows:
Edenton Peanut Company, 5 lb.
: bag peanuts.
Albemarle Peanut Company; 5 lb.
> bag peanuts.
Edenton Laundry, SI.OO worth of
laundry.
A. & P., 1 lb. tea.
Bank of Edenton, $5-00.
Ziegler & Son, 9x12: Crex rug,
W. D. Holmes, bag of Fluffy Ruf
fles flour.
Leggett & Davis, compact.
Badham Bros., silk hose.
Goodwin’s Quality Store, jar of
pickles.
Preston’s, silk hose.
Jno. C. Bond Co., scissors.
C. E. Byrum Meat Market, 4 lb.
roast.
Byrum Bros. Hardware Co-, wood
en ice bowl.
Taylor Theatre, 4 theatre tickets.
Mae Jackson, beautician, shampoo
and finger wave.
Burton’s Super Service, 1-2 gallon
ice cream.
Hobowsky, silk hose.
Pender’s, 2 lbs. coffee.
Broad Street Fish Market, 1 lb.
crab meat.
Bakery, cake,
Floars Electric Company, 1-2 dozen
light bulbs.
Ganderson’s, SI.OO in goods.
Rose’s 5 and 10, 1-2 doz. ice tea
glasses.
Cotton Milts, 2 rolls of cotton
string.
Mitchener’s, violet toilet water.
Quinn Furniture Company, beach
chair.
Graham Byrum’s Market, 4 lbs.
roast.
Anne’s Beauty Salon, shampoo and
finger wave.
Triangle and Bridge-Turn Filling
Stations, 1 gal. ice cream.
Ice & Cold Storge Co., book ice
tickets.
E. C. White Wholesale Company,
pickles. I
Singing Class Presents
Very Pleasing Program
A good crowd was present Thurs
■ day night in the high school auditor
ium when the singing class of the
r Oxford Orphanage presented their
: annual program. The class, consist
ing of 14 boys and girls, rendered a
’ very pleasing program of music and
drills. The party, traveling in a
: truck, remained in Edenton over-
I night, the children being entertained
1 in various homes. The class left Fri
day morning for Elizabeth City.
O. E. Duncan Spending
Summer On High Seas
O. E. Duncan, a member of the
Edenton High School faculty, left
Edenton Saturday for New York
I City, from where he will.leave for a
t trip to South America. Mr. Duncan
t has accepted a position for the sum
-1 mer on a boat which makes the trip
, to South America about every 18
days.
Taylor Reappointed
As Welfare Officer
. W. J. Taylor, superintendent of the
■' Chowan administrative unit of the
public schools, was reappointed as
i welfare officer for Chowan County
f tor a period of two years by the
i County Commissioners at their meet
i f>- morning. The salary