In these columns will be
found a fair presentation
of local and county news
of general intereet.
Yolume ll—Number 34.
Jim Morgan Refuses
Job As School Coach
Wired Mr. Holmes Last
r Week He Would Ac
cept Position
GOES TO~GASTONIA
Asks For Resignation In
Order to Work Near
His Home
Edenton’s perplexity over engaging
an athletic coach for the high school
here to succeed Henry House, who is
going up into Virginia this fall, be
. came more pronounced than ever on
Monday when “Big, Jim” Morgan,
Davidson three star man, asked to be
released from his contract to. come
~ here on September 23, and Supefiti
dent John A. Holmes agreed to it
with much regret.. Morgan .* immei
diately signed to coach the high
school boys at Gastonia, neajyhjs*oym
home town, Albemarle.
I-This put the situation, back to
where it was when House announced
his resignation so that he could go
to Augusta Military. rAcadyny. .The
one considered first' was: Virgil
Weathers, North Carolina State, and
he is again back in the picture fefter
being rejected in favor of Morgan.
So is Bill Averette, son-in-law of C-
N. Griffin.
Averette’s qualifications, however,
are said to be limited in the view of
rMr. Holmes. He is a good semi-pro
baseball player and had an excellent
scholastic record, but Mr. Holmes
feels that Edenton’s coach should be
ntdre versed in football technics than
in any other sjiort, and this he is not
certain Averette is. He is making in
quiries along this line as well as to
Mr. Averette’s studies.
In order to have the best possible
advice in making a selection Mr..
Holmes wrote yesterday to Bob
Fetzer, director of a coaching school
at the University of North Carolina,
and will be guided largely by his re
ply.. As the time is drawing close
before school' opens, however, he is
somewhat anxious about things and
may make a visit to Mr. Fetzer in
the next day or so.
While no admission is being made
by Mr. Holmes the situation regard
ing Morgan seems to center about
where he could get the best salary.
Certain it is that he wired on August
15 from Kinston, where he is playing
ball this summer: “Will accept posi
tion in your school and that
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Want Chowan Exhibits
In Williamston Fair
Harvey Walker, resident manager
of the Williamston Fair, was in
Edenton Friday in connection with ,
the fair which will be held the week
of November 4. Mr. Walker confer- ;
red with N. K. Rowell, county agent,
and Miss Rebecca Colwell, home ]
agent, in an effort to have exhibits
-from Chowan County entered. A to- ■
tal of $2,500 will be offered in '
■ agricultural premiums and purses for
horse racing will total SI,OOO.
Norman Y. Chambliss of Rocky
Mount, who is manager of the State
Fair in Raleigh, will have general
supervision of the Williamston Fair,
operating it along with expositions at 1
Rocky Mount, Greensboro and Clin- '
ton;
Mr. Walker .is very anxious to have '
exhibits from Chowan County and
was very optimistic that the fair '
this year will be a great success. As
an amusement feature the World’ of '
Mirth shows that will play the State '
, Fair will occupy the midway at WII- 1
liamston, and due to a free bridge 1
Mr. Walker expects many from this '
county to attend. . 1
Mayor Fire Chief !
Attend State Firemen’s j
Meet In Wilmington '
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Spires and
MrJ and Mrs. R. K. Hall will leave
EdMnton Sunday for Wilmington,
where they will attend the annual
State Firenen’s convention, which \
will be in session from August 26 to j
29. :
Fire Chief Hall holds the distinc- ]
tion of bang the oldest member in j
point of service in the Fire Depart- (
ment of North Carolina, and will be ]
delighted to submit an excellent re- |
port for the local Fire Department, j
GO TO DUKE HOSPITAL i
Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Goodwin and
Mrs.'Goodwin’s mother, Mrs. S. A. ,
White, left Edenton Tuesdoy for Dur- ,
Mnu White* will undergo an examine-]'
THE CHOWAN HERALD
it HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
j WORLD MOURNS I
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WILL ROGERS
The entire world was shocked
on Friday when news was broad
cast that; Wilt. Rogers .and Wiley
Post were killed in an airplane
' crash... in Alaska. The two, very
warm friends, met their death
instantly.
UNITED CHARITIES
IN NEED OF FUNDS
TO HELP IN RELIEF
Few Respond to Letters Sent Out
Asking For Donations to Carry
On Needed Work
Due to supplementing the amount
given by the county Commissioners
for help in support to from 20 to 23
on the county’s relief foil,' the trea
sury of the United Charties is being
gradually cut down. It was found
necessary recently to send out letters
urging citizens to devote to this pur
pose and a generous response was
made by the few who contributed.
This amount, however, is practically
exhausted and officials of the United
Charties are hopeful that more of
those receiving letters will send in
a donation for this worthy cause.
It was intimated that unless more
citizens respond it will be necessary
to make personal solicitations in an
effort to secure money with which to
help the aged and infirm who are un
able to work and who cannot live on
the amount given by the county.
The donations given by the county
for help in support range from $2.00
to $5.00 per month to which the
United Charities add orders for gro
ceries from 81 cents to as high as
$1.27 per week in the most needed
cases. In each instance a thorough
investigation is made by W. J. Tay
lor, county welfare officer, and , the
United Charities give the additional
help upon his recommendation.
Mayor Lenient With
Boys Who Damaged
City’s Electric Lights
Wallace Ward, 20-year-old white
youth, was hailed before Mayor E. W.
Spires on Monday afternoon charged
with shooting at and breaking a num
ber of electric lights, property of the
town. Mr. Spires, lifter hearing the
testimony of Night Patrolman Pratt,
Clarence Spnpll and several small
boys, found Ward guilty of the
charge and placed a fine of $lO and
costs on him or 10 days in jail. Later,
however, the Mayor reprimanded the
defendant and withdrew his sentence
upon condition that he show good be
havior for 12 months.
Mr. Spires was very emphatic that
the destruction of town property
must eesae and warned that the next
person brought before him on similar
charges will not get off so easily.
Edenton Boys Return
From Europe Today
Word has been received in Eden
fon that Ambrose Griffin and, Jack
Pruden and their orchestra left Ger
many August 16 and are scheduled to
land in New York today. The boys
furnished music on the S. S. Europa
and report a wonderful time in Eu
rope. However, despite the enjoyable
trip, the local boys epress a desire to
get back home where they can enjoy
home cooking and good drinkiiig
water.
Upon their arrival home efforts
will, be made by the management of
Beach to secure the ser
vices or'.the orchestra for dances to
be held at the ht«i»h,
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 22, 1935.
COUNTYFARMERS
GIVEN HEARING
BEFORE AAA MEN
Three Melon Growers
I Charged With Violat
ing Agreement
FILE ANSWERS
Farmers Unaware In
spection of Crop Was
Mandatory
Considerable time was spent in the
Court House Tuesday morning when
thr%6 Chowan County watermelon
growers were hailed before represen
tatives of the AAA for alleged viola
tion of the watermelon marketing
agreement. The three growers who
were summoned to appear were L- A.
■Bunch, W. G. Forehand and R. N.
Privott. Most of the time was con
sumed by G. Osmond Hyde, presiding
officer and counsel for the.tGovern
! ment, who read various papers and
exhibits,which will .go into.(he recorjl
, to .tft f H. A- \Vgllace,
secretary of agriculture.
Mr. Hyde explained the ,water-,
melon marketing agreement ' which
.was'entered into by the secretary of
agriculture pursuant to authority
vested in him by the Government. He i
explained that the sole purpose of the I
program was- to help the watermelon
growers by stabilizing the crop and
preventing a glut of inferior melons
'.on the market, which was to the ad
vantage of the grower.
' He also explained that he was not
authorized to pass judgment on the
respondents, but was empowered to
have witnesses sworn or other court
procedure in connection with the
hearings. The testimony or court
papers that were presented will be
'sent to Mr. Wallace, who will render
a verdict in the matter. Mr. Hyde
stated that he was unable to say what
disposition will be made of the cases
by the secretary.
The growers were charged with
shipping watermelons out of North
Carolina without being inspected and
graded and refusing to pay their pro
portionate share of the inspection
service.
The answer filed by these farmers
was very similar, each one saying
that they were not notified that the
inspection and grading of water
melons was mandatory, and that they
unknowingly violated the marketing
agreement.
W. S. Privott, Jr., and Lloyd E.
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John Horne Hearing
Set For August 30
A preliminary hearing for John
Home will be held in Recorder’s
Court on Friday, August 30.
Home, who last week killed his
wife, almost severing her head from
her body with a razor when she re
fused to live with him, was taken to
the Elizabeth City jail, where he is
now awaiting trial.
After killing his wife Home at
tempted to take his own life by cut
ting his throat and left wrist. He
was taken to a local physician who
dressed the wounds, and was later
taken to Elizabeth City. His condi
tion, aside from suffering from the
loss of blood, was not serious and he
is now able to be about in his cell. A
number of rumors were afloat during
the week that Home had committed
suicide in jail, but none of these were
true.
Court Testimony
Creates Sensation
Only one case came before Judge
J. N. Pruden in Recorder’s Court
Tuesday morning, but testimony in
this case created right much of a
sensation.
Buck Overton, colored, was charged
with assault upon Mary Fleming, as
the result of an affair at the appear- ;
ance of Littie. Genevieve and her or-,
chestra for a midnight dance Sunday
night at the colored dancing hall.
Buck, it appears, bought a new dress
for a friend and just prior to the
dance saw Mary wearing the same
dress. He immediately grabbed hold
of the garment, tearing it completely i
off, leaving Mary in the same condi- 1
tion in which she came into the
world. According to testimony, Mary
was forced to borrow a man’s coat to
wrap around her in order "to get
home. She said she had rented the
dress from a friend for 15 cents.
Buck was found guilty and sen
tenced to 80 days or pay a fine of $5
and costs and show good behavior for
six months. The court was lenient i
in the matter and granted Buck an
extension of time to raise the neces- ,
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BOARDOFHEALTH
ORDERS LIFTING
OF RESTRICTIONS
i Members Believe It Safe
To Allow Children
To Mingle
FEW NEW 7 CASES
Realize Hardships and
Appreciate Coopera
tion of Citizens
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At a meeting of the Board of
Health Monday morning the restric
tion against children under 15 years
of age to congregate was lifted.
Members of the Board present were
D. M. Warren, Dr. L. P. Williams, Dr.
M. P. Whichard, Dr. W. I. Hart, Jr-,
and Mayor E. W, Spires. Dr. J. A.
Powell, coanty health officer, and W.
J. Taylor, secretary of the Board,
were not present.
Members of the Board in making
thist decision -realized - that the re
striction had placed a hardship on the
churches; .Sunday Schools, theatre
,and drugstores,• and in view of the
i marked decrease of reported cnses 'of
infantile paralysis throughout the
State, they were of the opinion that
it vrould be safe to lift the restriction
lin this county, whose only one case
was reported in the early stages of
the outbreak of the epidemic.
All children, therefore will now be
allowed to attend church, Sunday
School, the theatre or any other
meeting of young people.
The opening of school next month
was also taken into consideration in
lifting the restriction, it being
thought that teachers living out-of
town should know when they should
report so that they can make their
plans accordingly.
Members of the Board of Health
are appreciative of the cooperation in
complying* with the restriction order,
although they realize many hardships
and inconveniences resulted.
Sundaq Schools have been crippled
during the restriction period, the
theatre has lost considerable revenue
and drug stores have had added ex
pense in being obliged to serve drinks
in individual sanitary cups. But in
view of the apparent danger of the
spread of infantile paralysis when
the restriction was made, all willing
ly and gladly cooperated in the hope
that the disease would not spread,
and since this danger is not now ap
parent, all will welcome the lifting of
the restriction.
Theatre Unable To
Have Show Saturday
Due to the breaking of one of the
intricate pieces of the Taylor Thea
tre sound equipment, no show could
be presented Saturday afternoon and
night. The management regretted
the unavoidable mishap and wired
immediately for a new part.
In the meantime Mr. Taylor spent
all day Saturday in an effort to bor
row a piece, but returned too late for
the 9 o’clock show. The broken part
has.-been replaced and patrons here
apd in Bertie can be assured the
management will do its utmost to
prevent future breakdowns.
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Meetings Resumed
Among- County Clubs
After several weesk of more or less
inactivity among the home demon
stration clubs of the County, Miss
Nelle Colwell, home agent, has re
sumed her regular schedule, which for
the next week is as follows;
Friday morning, office; visiting in
the afternoon.
Saturday morning, office. At 3:00
o’clock in the afternoon the County
Council of home demonstration clubs
will meet in the hotel.
Monday morning, office. At 3:00
P. M. the Chowan women will meet
at the school building.
Tuesday morning, visiting. At 3:00
P. M. the Advance women will meet *
with Mrs. A. L. Perry.
Wednesday and Thursday—Office in
the morning and visiting in the af
ternoon.
Leroy Haskett Returns
To Edenton To Work
Leroy Haskett, of Rocky Mount,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Haskett,
will return to Edenton early next
month to be employed by the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company. Mr-
Haskett is now employed by the same
company in Rocky Mount and has re
quited a transfer to Edenton to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of J. A. Curran, who recently started
in the grocery business.
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City Taxes Reduced
1 lcFor Year Os 1936
Children May Go
To Sunday School
Due to the lifting of the restric
tion against children under 15
years of age attending Sunday
■ School, all children are now urged
1 to return to their respective class
es on Sunday morning. The order
forbidding children to congregate
was made by the County Board of
Health when a case of infantile
paralysis developed in Edenton at
the outset of the epidemic, which
> restriction was lifted Monday.
A number of children have ex
• pressed themselves that they will
. not go to Snuday School until they
, see in the paper that they will be
allowed to go. This story, there
fore, is due notice that they may
, go to their Sunday Schools and
furthermore are urged to attend.
Likewise they ■ are now, .allowed
to attend the theatre.
TWO MURDER CASES
IN SUPERIOR COURT
Judge W. C. Harris of Raleigh Will
, Preside at Term Starting Mon
day, September 9
The September term of Chowan
Superior Court will be held the
week of September 9 with Judge W. l
C- Harris, of Raleigh, presiding.
Os especial interest in this term of
court will be two murder cases, that
of Tom Rawls, who is charged with
first degree murder in connection
with the death of Hester Satterfield,
and John Horne, who is charged with
the murder of his wife, Mrs. Nellie
Horne, last week.
Other criminal cases, which will be
tried Monday and Tuesday, Septem
ber 9 and 10 include:
Murray Baker, operating a car
under the influence of liquor.
Earl Gregory, breaking into the
home of C. Y. Parrish.
Alford Harris and Arthur Reeves,
passing a forged check on Badham
Brothers.
W. S. James, larceny of automo
bile tires.
Eugene White, breaking into the
store of Tom Walker.
Gillard Ainsley, assault.
Glavin Hollowell, manslaughter.
Willie Bright, larceny of an auto
mobile from D. S. Valentine.
John Edward Wilkins, carrying
concealed weapons.
Gurney McClenny, larceny of an
automobile belonging to Dr. W. S.
Griffin.
Clifton Bond, Frank Bond, and
Willis Bond, larceny of meat from
Jim Davenport.
William F. Bembridge and John
Pete Bembridge, resisting arrest and
interefering with an officer.
William F. Bembridge, operating a
car under the influence of liquor.
The Civil Cases scheduled to
come up Wednesday, September 11,
include: 1
Nixon vs. H. C. Nixon; Brown vs.
White and Spencer; Blades vs. Wins
low; Pierce Tire Company vs. Perry;
West vs. Byrum.
Thursday, Sept. 12th:
Satterfield vs. Boyce et als; Amer
ican Surety Co. vs. Edenton-Mackeys
Ferry Company; Hill vs. Fertilizer
Company.
Motions:
White vs. Foreman Blades Lumber j
Company.
Tennis Teams Now
Have Even Score
Interest in tennis is now on the
up-grade in Edenton, a match having
been played here with Elizabeth City
last week and another one has been
scheduled to be played in Edenton
next Sunday with an Elizabeth City
team- A match also was played in
Elizabeth City last Sunday.
it now stands the two cities are
•deadlocked, each team having won
and lost a match. The first game
played last week was won by Eden
ton 3-1. In this contest Tom Chears
won oyer Trueblood 2'out of 3, the
scores being 6-1, 6-2. Pearly Baum
gardner also won from Midyett 2
out of 3 by the score of 6-3, 6-3.
In the doubles the two teams split,
Goodwin and Griffin defeating Tasker
and Midgett 6-3, 6-3, while Redfem
and Privott lost to Trueblood and
Roach 7-5, 6-4.
Edenton lost the match to Eliza
beth City on the latter’s court last
Sunday 3 to 1, and both teams are
predicting a victory on the local
court on Sunday.
T&jss. enthusiasts are now en
deavoring to schedule matches with
other towns in the Albemarle.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realise good results.
$1.25 Per Year
Rate Will Be $1.15 Com
pared With $1.26
Last Year
PREPARE BUDGET
Improvements Planned
In Spite of Lower
Taxes
The finance committee of Town
Council met Friday night at which
| time the budget was prepared for
: next year. This budget provides for
! a levy of $1.15 on the hundred dol
| lars and is a reduction over last year
jof 11 cents, last year’s levy being
$1.26. The rate is made up of the
following items: '
General Purposes _$ .57
Paving Bonds .41
Graded" School feorids .17
Total $1 15
! This reduction due for the most
■ part by a lower school levy which was
26 Cents last year. The’ levy for
I general purposes is .7 cents more,
j however, this year, but there is a re
i duction of 9 cents for paving bonds.*
! The levy will be piade on property
| valuation of $2,900,000. ,
j The budget as prepared by tile , fi
nance, committee and the school board
must be approved by the Town Goun-
I cil, which will probably meet this
week for the purpose. It is not .
j thought, however, that any change
j will be made that would increase
this tentative rate.
The budget provides for $1,370 in
j sidewalk repairs. Sidewalks have
| broken up in many places and no con
[ siderable work on them has been done
: for the past few years.
Provision has also been made for
| a new street truck chassis. One of
| the trucks is several years old. and
the repairs each month have become
; very expensive.
It is also hoped by the administra
tion that East. King Street from
Oakum Street to Mill Avenue and
along Mill. Avenue to the Cotton Mill
office can be surfaced with tar" and
gravel. Also Third Street to the
Albemarle Peanut Company plant on
Badham road in North Edenton. It
(Continued on Page Eight)
Regular Services Now
At Baptist Church
Rev. E. L. Wells, pastor of the
Edenton Baptist Church, announced
this week that since the restriction
against the gathering of children has
been lifted, the regular services at
the Baptist Church will be held on
Sunday, with Sunday School con
vening at 9:45 and preaching at 11
A. M., and 8 P. M.
The night services at the church
have been called off the past two
Sundays, but the services on Sunday
will be held as usual. Mr. Wells is
very anxious to have all the children
and grown-ups as well who remained
away from Sunday School and church
during the restriction period return
at once so that the classes may be
reorganized and the work of the
church go on as usual.
Suttenfield Child
Died On Sunday
Friends will regret to learn of the
death of Frank Suttenfield, Jr., two
weeks-old son-of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Suttenfield, who died at the home of
his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Webb, in the Yeopim section, on Sun
day afternoon.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at the home with Rev- E.
L. Wells officiating. Interment took
place in Beaver Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Suttenfield, who also has been
very ill, is now improving satisfac
torily.
Local Embalmer Will
Not Leave Edenton
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In connection with the .write-up in
The Herald last week regarding)
Caleb' Goodwin ■ entering- the under J
taking business in Plymouth about
September 1, some readers evidently
are under the impression that E. D.
Babb, embalmer for the Quinn Fumi*
ture Company, will also go to Ply
mouth. This, however, is not the
case. Mr. Babb will continue in the
service of the Quinn Furniture Com
pany, but has consented to assist Mr.
Goodwin in whatever way he can at
such times as he is at leisure here-
The Herald regrets that the wrong
impression was conveyed and gladly
makes this correction.