In these columns will be
found a fair presentation
of local and county news
of general interest.
Volume II. —Number 28.
WM. S. PRIVOTT
SUDDEN VICTIM
ANGINAPECTORIS
Prominent Citizen Dies
Unexpectedly at
Home
BRAVESOLDIER
Many Attend Funeral In
Charge of Ed Bond
Post
Citizens of Edenton, Chowan Coun
ty and elsewhere throughout the
State were shocked late last Wednes
day afternoon when news rapidly
spread that Major William Scott
Privott had suddenly died at his home
on Granville Street. He died about
4:30 o’clock and in a very short time
the news had spread all over the
county.
Mr. Privott was apparently in his
usual health, having risen early Wed
nesday morning and gone to a farm
where he helped to pick some sweet
potato slips. He returned to Eden
ton and while in the store of Byrum
Bros. Hardware Company' he com
plained about a pain in the chest. It
was thought that -he was suffering
from indigestion and he was given
some medicine to give him relief. He
evidently felt somewhat better and
proceeded toward the Citizens Bank
building, but upon arrival at the
bank he-Was taken with an attack of
vomiting. He, however, drove his
own par home and shortly thereafter
was stricken and died in a very
short time as the result of angina
pectoris.
Mr. Privott was 57 years old and
had held numerous positions in the
county, including Chowan County’s
representative, prosecuting attorney,
judge of the recorder’s court, Mayor
of Edenton, and was connected with
many other organizations of the city
and county during his life. At the
time of his death he was the attor
ney for the liquidation of the closed
Citizens Bank, and a director of th(e
Edenton Building & Loan Associa
tion. He was a devout member of
the Baptist Church and was affiliated
with the Ed Bond Post of the Ameri
can Legion and the Masonic order.
He was born and educated in Chowan
County, later graduating at Wake
Forest College in 1903, after whi<jh
he practiced law in Edenton.
'Mr. Privott was especially inter
ested in military activities and enlist
ed as a private in Company I and
went through the ranks to the title
of captain, and was made a major
when on the Mexican border in com
mand of the third battalion, 119th
infantry of the 30th division.
He served in the training camps
preparatory to going overseas during
the World War and while on the
battlefields was in the thick of the
fighting until he was ordered back to
the United States for duty in the
training camps. He was in Paris
on his way home when the Armis
tice was signed and was scheduled to
receive the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
Mr. Privott was very active in
American Legion affairs and was one
of the hardest working and most
loyal members of the local Ed Bond
Post. He served as commander of
the post as well as filled a term as
district commander.
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon in the Baptist Church with
Rev. E. L. Wells in charge. The
church was filled with friends of the
deceased man and the entire front
part of the church was covered with
beautiful flowers as a token of the
esteem in which he was held. The
body was escorted from the home to
the church by the local ambulance
corps and members of the Ed Bond
Post, who followed the corpse to the
cemetery where a short but impres
sive military funeral was held.
Mr. Privott is survived by hia
widow, Mrs. Cora E. Privott; two
daughters, Misses Kathryn and Ruth
Privott; one son, William S- Privott,
Jr.; two brothers, R, N. Privott, of
(Continued on Page Five)
Rotary Assembly In
Elizabeth City July 19
The annual Rotary district assem
bly will be held in Elizabeth City all
day Friday, July 19th, and plans are
being made to hold an inter-city
meeting at night when all Rotations
in the Albemarle, as well as their
wives will be urged to attend.
The meeting will be discussed and
further plans made at the Edenton
Rotary luncheon today in the Parish
House, when Dr. W. I. Hart, Jr., will
be installed as president of the Club.
No special program has been ar
ranged, and in its stead the -new
president will name his various com-
and formulate plans of wora i
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
DIES SUDDENLY
1
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MAJOR W. S. PRIVOTT
W. S. Privott, outstanding citi
zen of Edenton and Chowan
County, who died. suddenly last
week following an attack of
angina pectoris.
COUNCIL MEETS IN
MONTHLY SESSION
ON TUESDAY NIGHT
Councilmen Abandon Idea of Putting
Chain Around Circle on Court
House Green
Town* Council met in regular
i monthly session Tuesday night with
• a full board present, as follows: E.
W. Spires, mayor; A. G. Byrum, X.
i E. Copeland, 0. B. Perry, Graham
Byrum, L. P. Williams, and T._W.
[ Jones.
> The Councilmen, due to the cost
; involved, abandoned the idea o?
, erecting a decorative chain around
- the circle on the Court House green
i in order to prevent pedestrians from
r destroying the grass. They will, in
> stead, have signs placed at the spot
. urging people to keep off the grass
| and use the cement walk.
« Arrangements were also made to
. purchase high hedges which will be
! planted along the road to the ceme
-1 tery in order to hide the city dump
. ing grounds. A number of these
. hedges have already been planted
i and are growing.
s A petition was presented by J. A.
Woodard and R. E. Leary, requesting
the paving of the sidewalk on the
• west side of Oakum Street between
• Church and Queen Streets, the peti
l tioners to pay half of the cost. This
■ petition was granted and the work
■ will be done by the street depart
• ment.
1 Delinquent city tax payers will be
advertised the first week in August
‘ with the sale scheduled to take place
' the first week in September. The
■ Councilmen could see no advantage in
: postponing this action and the deci
' sion was final in contrast with former
! years when the city postponed ad
! vertising in conformity to the County
' Commissioners’ - decision to hold up
' the advertising until farmers had a
• better chance to secure money from
1 their crops.
i Erie Barrow Injured
In Accident At Mill
Erie Barrow, son of Mr- and Mrs.
Frank Barrow of North Edenton, and
1 an employee of the M. G. Brown
| Lumber Company, narrowly escaped
; a horrible death Monday when he
‘ was drawn into a set of rollers in the
J planing mill. As a result of the ac
’ cident, Mr. Barrow’s left arm was
1 terribly mangled and the bone broken
’ near the elbow.
The accident occurred when Bar
( row’s hand slipped while in the act of
removing a board and but for the
quick action of fellow employees,
t who turned off the machine, much
} more serious injuries would have re
l suited. He is able to be about, but
will be obliged to have the injured
■ arm in a metal frame for some time.
Narrowly Escape
( Injury In Wreck
Q. E. and family narrowly
escaped serious injury Monday after
noon when the car in which they
i were riding collided with a car driven
-by Steven Welch, colored, of Green
i Hall. The accident occurred at Pop
-1 lar Road.
Mr. and Mrs. Byrum and Mr. and
1 Mrs. Rodney Byrum were on their
way to Norfolk, Va., when Welch,
coming from behind another car, de
cided to turn in at Poplar Road and
struck Mr. Byrum with such force
that he was compelled to return to
Edenton for another car with which
to continue his trip. No one was se
riously hurt but both cars were badly
1 d&m&ffod.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina,Thursday, July 11, 1935.
MELON CROP IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
READYTO SHIP
Shipments Expected To
Get Under Way Lat
ter Part of Week
GOODCROP
Inspectors Will Be Sta
tioned at Shipping
Points
Preparations are now being made
for the shipping of the Chowan
County watermelon crop. Glenn R.
Hotchkiss, of Florida, has just arriv
ed in the County from Georgia,
where the watermelon crop is about
over, and is now going around the
County in order to lay plans for the
work. Mr. Hotchkiss is a represen
tative of the Federal-State shipping
point inspection service and is here in
connection with the watermelon
marketing agreement which was
signed by practically all the water
melon growers of the County. He
will make a survey of the water
melon crop and acquaint himself with
the various shipping points after
which he will be supplemented by a
number of inspectors who are at
present in states further south.
It is expected that shipments of
Chowan melons will begin either the
latter part of this week or the be
ginning of next week, and prospects
at present are bright for a good
crop.
According to the marketing agree
ment no watermelons may be shipped
out of the State unless they are in
spected and graded, only W. S. l’s
and 2’s being allowed to go across
the border. There are four states in
cluded in the marketing agreement,
which are Florida, Georgia, North
and South Carolina.
There is no provision made as to
the disposition of inferior melons
other than that they may not be
shipped to other states. In com
menting on this phase of the water
melon situation Mr. Hotchkiss said
growers of local melons could ship
whatever melons they desired to any
point within North Carolina without
being inspected and graded. He is
very optimistic about the cooperation
of local growers and feels that they
will benefit by having joined together
with other states in the systematic
disposition of the crop.
Mr. Hotchkiss is accompanied by
his wife and they will live at the
King’s Arms Tavern during their
stay here. Just as soon as possible
he will rent an office where the work
in connection with the watermelon
crop will be transacted.
Methodist Bishop In
Hertford Friday Night
Meithodist in this section will be
delighted to know that Bishop Paul
Kern, of Greensboro, will preach in
the Hertford Methodist Church Fri
day night at 8:00 o’clock. The bishop
is making a five-day trip among the
churches in the Elizabeth City dis
trict and services are being held at
points that will enable all members
of the denomination to hear him.
A large congregation is expected
at the service in Hertford Friday
night, to which all Methodists and
members of other denominations are
invited.
Three Cases Before
Recorder Tuesday
Judge J. N. Pruden disposed of
three cases to come before him at
Tuesday morning’s session of re
corder’s court.
Otis Holmes, young white man,
was sentenced to five days in jail for
contempt of court. Holmes had his
driving license revoked at a former
trial and was arrested on July 4th
while driving a car and disregarding
his sentence.
Annie Oosten, colored, was sen
tenced to 15 days in jail charged with
assault with a deadly, weapon.
Hattie Sessoms, colored, was also
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon and was sentenced to 30 days
in jail, to be suspended upon show
ing good behavior for 12 months.
Merry Hill Teacher
Will Go To Everetts
Patrons of the Merry Hill school
will regret to learn that Miss Mary
Webb Askew, who has been a teacher
in the Merry Hill school for several
years, will not return for the next
session. She has resigned and will
enter the ffteulty at the Everetts
School. i‘r, ''a
TOWN WM SEEK
LOCAL LOAN TO
BUILD NEW TANK
Application For PWA
Money Has Been
Denied
STORAGE~NEEDED
Council Committee Se
lected to Assist In
Plans
On account of the small amount of
local labor that would be needed,
city officials failed in their attempt
to secure a PWA loan of $25,000 to
erect a 150,000 gallon water storage
tank on the city property on West
Freemason Street. They were in
: formed that such amount should re
quire the employment of more men
■ than would be necessary to erect
i such a tank.
i A new tank, however, is necessary
: and in all probability will be built in
■ the near future. The matter was
i discussed at the meeting of Town
• Council Tuesday night, when it wa's
i proposed to float a local loan to have
• the work done. The money would
i be paid back out of the earnings of
; the E. & W. Department. A com
mittee from Town Council was ac
■ cordingly -appointed to act in con
. junction with the E. & W. Depart
. ment relative to the erection of a
; tank.
| According to J. A. Woodard, a new
tank is absolutely necessary at the
present time, the smaller of the
I town’s other two tanks having been
out of commission for several
5 months.
. Bids will be received on the erec
tion of a tank, and a contract in all
probability, will be let before very
[ long.
> New Officers Installed
For Chowan Tribe
Officers for Chowan Tribe, No. 12,
I I. O. R. M., were installed at the
, regular meeting on Monday night
. with Josiah Elliott in charge, who
£ acted in the absence of O. H. Brown,
. who was unable to attend.
’ The new officers for the next six
r months are as follows: Sachem, N. J.
. Goodwin; senior sagamore, W. E.
. Baker; junior sagamore , A. L. Sex
ton; prophet, Josiah Elliott. The ap
pointed officers are: First sannap
[ Joe Habit; second sannap, L. E.
: Francis; warriors, J. Edwin Bufflap,
[ John F. White, A1 Owens, Ed Habit;
\ braves, John H. Asbell, J. J. Parker,
1 W. C. Hollowell, Asa Griffin; guard
1 of wigwam, Jimmy Crummy; guard
of forest, Willie Bunch; chairman of
refreshment Committee, Joe Habit.
The report of the auditing commit
ttee was also read to the lodge which
showed that the local tribe is in ex
cellent condition. According to the
* report there are now 137 members in
* good standing, 16 members having
1 been added during the past six
' months. The tribe "has during the
1 same period paid out a total of
$1,433.36 in sick and death benefits,
and the treasury is still in a healthy
■ condition.
* Very interesting remarks were
made by the new officers, all of
I whom urged the attendance and co
’ operation of the entire membership,
i
R. K. Hall Now Making
General Fire Inspection
Building Inspector R. K. Hall on
Wednesday began a general fire in
spection in Edenton which will in
f elude all buildings within the corpo
: rate limits of the town.
Mr. Hall urges property owners
and tenants to clean up their prem
, ises in order to be able to submit as
■ good a report as possible.
■ - .
• Free Pamphlets On
r Infantile Paralysis
J. A. Curran and J. W. White, local
i insurance agents, have in their pos
session a limited number of p&mph
• lets dealing with the prevention and
’ care of infantile paralysis victims.
1 pie pamphlet will be given free to
anybody who will call for them in
the office of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company in the Bank of
I Edenton Building. The information
is very timely and was prepared with
I the cooperation and advice of the
r Milbank Infantile Paralysis Commis
• sion.
: Many of these pamphlets have al
i ready been distributed and the two
, men urge anyone who desire a copy
to apply at once.
.
EDENTON’S LOSS j ;
MjßgU
hi
COACH HENRY HOUSE
Mr. House, popular coach of
the Edenton High School, who
has accepted a position with the
Augusta Military Academy at
Fort Reliance, Virginia.
FORMER EDENTON
RESIDENT DROWNED
AT STUMPY POINT
Edward Miller Loses Life When
Heavy Truck Leaves Road and
Lands In Canal
The family and friends of Edward
Miller, formerly of Edenton, were
horrified last Friday to learn of his 1
tragic death at Stumpy Point. Mr.
Miller, 29 years old, was the eldest
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Miller, of
North Edenton, and was drowned
early Friday morning when a truck
loaded with six tons of ice, which he
was driving, left the road and turned
over into a canal near Stumpy Point.
He was returning to Stumpy Point
from Englehard, where he secured
the ice, and only a short time before
the fatal accident occurred three
other persons got off the truck.
The body was brought to Eden
ton, but funeral arrangements were
held up pending a coroner’s verdict.
The coroner, however, visited the
place of the accident, subsequently
coming to Edenton', and upon exami
nation of the dead man, pronounced
death as accidental and released the
body for burial.
Funeral services were held late
Saturday afternoon, with Rev. W. F.
Walters, pastor of the Edenton Meth
odist Church, in charge, interment
taking place in Beaver Hill Cemetery.
Those surviving are his widow-,
formerly Miss Edna Wise, of Stumpy
Point; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. I.
Miller, and one brother, Shelton Mil
ler. 7
Pallbearers were Clinton Davis, Ar
thur Chappell, J. G. Jordan, Isaac
Hobowsky, N. V. Steele, and W. E.
Baker.
Will Os W. S. Privott
Probated This Week
The will of Major W- S. Privott
was probated this week by R. D.
Dixon, clerk of Superior Court. The
will, rather short and concise, was in
Mr. Privott’s own handwriting and
was written April 27, 1914, being wit
nessed by W. J. Berryman.
Rather unique is the first part of
the will which is as follows:
“In the name of God. Amen.
“I, W. S. Privott, knowing that my
country is on the verge of war with
Mexico, and I having been commis
sioned a major of the 2nd Infantry,
North Carolina National Guard, and
having volunteered my services to
the Governor of North Carolina, Hon.
Locke Craig, for duty in Mexico and
knowing that I must die, whether
called for duty or not, do make the
following disposition of my proper
ty:”
The will is divided into three items,
the first dealing with guardianship of
minor children which was attended to
prior to his death.
The second item bequeathed all
property of every description and
kind to his wife, Cora E. Privott, her
heirs and assigns, while the third
item names her as executrix of his
last will and testament.
Mr. Privott, however, did not go to
Mexico in 1914 when he wrote the
will, the situation having cleared up
some at that time, but did go to the
border in the summer of 1916.
Maurice Bunch In
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Maurice L. Bunch, popular register
of deeds of Chowan County, was
operated upon Friday in St. Vin
cent’s Hospital, Norfolk, Va. Mr.
Bunch’s condition was precarious the
first part of the week, but word from
the hospital as The Herald goes to
press is to the effect that he is get
ting along as well as could be ex
pected.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realize good results.
$1.25 Per Year
EDENTON SCHOOL
LOSES HOUSE AS
ATHLETE COACH
Popular Coach Accepts
Position at Virginia
School
GOOD~RECORD
Produced Best Teams
Ever to Represent
Local School
Friends in Edenton this week
learned with regret that Henry
House, Edenton High School’s coach
for the past two seasons, will not be
back when school opens in Septem
ber. Mr. House has accepted a posi
tion as athletic director at the Au
gusta Military Academy at Fort Re
liance, Virginia, and will take over
his new duties in the fall. A num
ber of other schools were also seek
ing his services.
During his short stay in Edenton
Mr. House has turned out the best
athletic teams ever to represent the
school, last year’s football team go
ing through the entire season with
out being scored upon and winning
the State Class B championship. He
has been very popular among the
student body as well as with the
citizens of Edenton, and a general v
feeling of regret is prevalent in ac
count of his leaving.
Mr. House has been playing base
ball this summer with the Williams
ton team in the Coastal Plain Lea
gue and has been giving an exhibi
tion of first class ball. He was only
recently elected manager of the club
when Bill Spivey resigned that posi
tion which he has held for a number
of years.
At present it is not known who
will replace Mr. House as Edenton’s
High School coach in the fall,
but many citizens have expressed a
desire to have Frank Suttenfield, a
former coach, back again. Mr. Sut
tenfield left Edenton two years ago
to take over athletic activities at
Louisburg College, but resigned last
year, and has not been engaged in
school work since-
No Further Spread
Os Infantile Paralysis
Although more new cases of infan
tile paralysis continue to be reported
in North Carolina, no further inroads
of the disease in Chowan County is
reported by Dr. J. A. Powell, county
health officer. The only case in
Chowan is the little colored girl
which was reported two weeks ago.
The victim had not died as was ru
mored, but is improving all the
while.
Parents are cooperating with the
Board of Health in preventing chil
dren from mingling together and so
far as Dr. Powell can see there is no
cause for alarm in this county.
32 Per Cent Os City
Taxes Uncollected
According to a report made by
Miss Louise Coke, town collector,
there still remains 32 per cent of un
collected taxes up to July 1, repre
senting $12,602.02. At the sarrte
time last year there were $11,984.48
uncollected taxes, the percentage
being about the same due to the
fact that this year’s chargeable taxes
was $38,036.77 compared with $35,-
103-95 last year.
Os the uncollected taxes $10,176.56
is due the Town of Edenton and
$2425.46 due for graded school bonds.
Serum Expected Soon
To Vaccinate Dogs
Officials have ordered the serum
from the State Department with
which to vaccinate dog 3 in accord
ance with the State law which will
be enforced in Chowan County. This
work will be started just as soon as
the serum arrives and dog owners in
the county are urged to have the
matter attended to in order to save
embarrassment.
The city ordinance providing for
the vaccination of dogs will be en
forced as usual and J. P. Roberson is
ready to do this work at any time.
AFTERNOON IN NORFOLK
Mrs. L. S. Byrum, Jfts. Rodney
Byrum, Mrs. Lee Moore, Mrs. T. B.
Williford and Miss Estelle Privott
spent Wednesday afternoon in Nor
folk, Va.
IN NORFOLK HOSPITAL
Mrs. M. P. Whichard underwent an
operation today in a Norfolk, \(a.,
Hospital. No further word had been
received as ThAtterald went to press.