In these columns will be found a fair presentation of local and county news of general interest. Volume II. —Number 40. Local Red Cross Aims To Make Homes Safe Campaign Launched to Eliminate Accident- Causing Hazards NATION-WIDE Special Program Will Be In Charge of Local Committee “The Chowan Chapter of the Red Cross launches a campaign to elimi nate accident-causing hazards in the home today,” it was said by Mrs. J. N. Pruden, Chairman of the local Chapter. “It is the Chapter’s pur pose,” Mrs. Pruden said, “to make the homes of this community safe. Home accidents are due to careless ness, negligence and lack of knowl-. edge and most of them are prevent able.” According to Mrs. Pruden millions of people are injured in the home each year. Last year more than 34,000 were killed and the number permanently disabled by accidents occurring in the home ran into six figures. “People do not realize that the home is not safe,” Mrs. Pruden stated “and it is the purpose of this Red Cross program to correct this erroneous belief, to point out common and uncommon home hazards and show how each may be eliminated and to conduct an actual inspection of the homes of this community.” A program of this nature, Mrs. Pruden pointed out, is of necessity largely educational in character. The Chowan Chapter will campaign against disinterest and fallacy through the medium of the written and spoken word. A comprehensive public speaking schedule is being ar ranged in an intensive effort to make children and parents aware of the very real danger which lurks in the home itself. The generous coop eration of newspapers and various publications have been enlisted. In dividuals, civic and social clubs and business groups are being contacted. Many have already pledged their aid. A number of national organizations have signified their willingness to help the Red Cross minimize home accidents and the close cooperation of the local branches of these organ izations is anticipated. “Special home inspection forms have been prepared,” Mrs. Pruden sai, “and are to be introduced into the homes here through the children in our schools. Arrangements have been made with school superintend eifis, principals and teachers so that school children will receive thefce blanks, take them home and conduct an actual inspection of the home to eliminate accident causing hazards with the help of parents or relatives and return the blanks to the school, where they will be forwarded to the Red Cross for compilation of statis tics to indicate what type of home accident hazard is most prevalent.” The local Red Cross states that the Committee in charge of this special program will be chairmaned by Mrs. J. N. Pruden. Other members of the Committee are as follows: P. L. Baumgardner, W. J. Taylor, John A. Holmes, and E. L. Walker, colored school principal. This home safety campaign, it is understood, will also include farm safety and safety while at work on the farm. Because of the inaccessi bility of farms and the difficulty of securing accident statistics pertaining to them, little safety pioneering has been done in this direction. “Preventing unnecessary death and alleviating human misery,” Mrs. Pruden, Chapter Chairman pointed out, “is a chartered obligation of the Red Cross, and home safety,” she said, “is a natural outgrowth of First Aid, a Red Cross service which has been in effect for some 25 years and is annually responsible -for saving many lives.” c “The accident prevention cam paign,” she said, “will be carried out on a nation-wide scale and each of the nearly 13,000 Red Cross Chapters and Branches will ]ilay a part.” Mrs. Pruden indicated that the campaign would not be an intensive affair of a few months which would subsequently be dropped but, rather, would be a continuing year-by-year program to prevent unnecessary deaths and accidents in the home and on the farm. The Red Cross believes that knowl edge of first aid will do much to pre vent home accidents. A person in structed in first aid is accident con scious; and certainly, when an acci dent does occur in the home, the practical application of first aid knowledge may prevent a minor in froiu lulling. ' THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY I FAIR MANAGER | a » W :'■ ‘ x yaßß >s. ft Mr. Chambliss, according to the State Fair book, will stage one of the most interesting fairs in years. The fair will be held in Raleigh October 14-19. Under Mr. Chambliss’ managership the Rocky Mount and Williamston fairs are also expected to be above par and draw large crowds from this section. Mr. Chambliss again this year plans to have a press banquet at the Carolina Hotel Monday night, October 14, immediately after the fireworks display. Edenton Schools In Mid-Season Form John A. Holmes, superintendent of city schools, is able to attend to his duties following an attack of mala ria, which confined him to his home for several days last week. Despite his absence the schools have been running along systematically and at present appear to be in mid-season form. Mr. Holmes is still seeking a teacher for mathematics, which study is being temporarily taught by Miss Pencie Warren, who took over the classes when the teacher resigned after the first day of school. At present no regular teacher has been secured. Aside from the attack of malaria, Mr. Holmes is more or less bothered by a needle which was broken off in his back. Several weeks ago Mr. Holmes accompanied C. G. Conger in the latter’s automobile for a ride down town and upon sitting on the seat a needle pierced his back. The needle is thought to have been left in the seat when new covers were put in the car. Half of the needle is thought to be lodged in the spine, an X-Ray picture failing to reveal the needle point. All Peanut Pickers Must Get License To Operate M. L. Bunch, Chowan County Reg ister of 'Deeds, is this week adver tising the fact that operators of peanut pickers are required by law to obtain a license for this purpose at his office. Mr. Bunch says that those who pick only their own pea nuts must have this license, as well as those who pick for other farmers, except that in the latter case a fee of 50 cents is charged, whereas the former is free. With each license is given a memo randum for the purpose of keeping an accurate record of the number of bags of peanuts picked which must be returned properly filled out to the Register of Deeds at the close of the season. Mr. Bunch in turn is requir ed to send this information to Wash ington in order to arrive at the ex act number of bags raised in Chowan rather than an estimated crop. The licenses are now ready and farmers are being notified by Mr. Bunch who urges them to secure same promptly.' Large Still Raided In Green Hall Section Sheriff J. A. Bunch and a number of deputies on Saturday morning raided one of the largest stills ever captured in Chowan County. The still was located in the Green Hall section and had a capacity of 500 gallons of liquor. No one was on the scene when the raid was made and no arrests have been made. The sheriff and his men destroyed the still as well as a large quantity of mash that was ready to b€ run. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 3, 1935. EDENTON SLATED TO GET PORTION OF WRITERS’ FUND Plan to Publicize Points Os Interest In Small Towns of Nation officeliere “American Guide” Will Acquaint Travelers With Beauties Special Dispatch to The Herald J By Columbia Press Service Washington, D. C., Sept. 30.—1 nan extensive nation-wide program to bring before the traveling public a graphic and more comprehensive pic ture of points of interest and folk lore to be found in Edenton and oth er selceted North Carolina cities, the Federal Writers project, a subsidiary of the Works Progress Administra tion, has taken the initial step toward organizing the “American Guide,” it was learned here today. This exhaustive American Bae decker which after completion is ex pected to reveal the seven wonders distinctive of special American cities but little known outside their imme date communities, is to be a five volume affair, paying particular at tention to ci. es of less than hundred thousand population size at the be ginning, inasmuch as those above that class generally have guide books already. According to Director Henry Als berg, chief, offices will be set up in Edenton and comparable cities over the country out of which the unem ployed of that district will gather material for the guide. Funds will come from the $27,000,000 allotment given to the Works Progress Admin istration for the needy folks in the music, art, drama and writing field. “Each field office established in the [ various cities,” Mr. Alsberg told The; Chowan Herald correspondent, “will be allocated funds as they are needed to carry on the work. We intend to gather material on the little high- , ways and by-ways of America so that travelers may more fully appre ciate the beauties of our country.” W. D. Holmes Presents Clock To Rotary Club A beautiful clock has been donat- ] ed to the Edenton Rotary Club by W. D. Holmes. The clock, a unique affair, has the numerals placed around a circular contraption, the en tire machine making a revolution, with a stationary indicator denoting the time. The timepiece is placed on the din ing table directly in front of Presi dent Bill Hart and is a positive as surance that the Rotary meetings will not run over time. /”" 11 1 " 1,1 111 111111 - ■" Governor Is Taking Care Os His Home Folks, Says Scribe > ——— - I — ——i “North Carolina’s Albemarle sec tion, the northeast, previously refer red to as the State’s ‘lost colonies,’ and with half centuries between pe riods pf its chief executives, is now riding a high crest and is bounti fully fed by its own Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus,” says M. R. Dunna gan in a feature article in Sunday’s Charlotte Observer. “Earlier in his administration,” continues Mr. Dunnagan, “Governor Ehringhaus was accused by his own people of not taking care of his home folks. That charge cannot lie now. It has been history that governors generally looked after their own, either as to their location or their support. It is not new in politics. Governor Ehringhaus has done that, probably to a greater extent than any governor within the memory of living men- Nor are his appoint ments criticised generally. It is no toriously true that practically all of them, if not all, have made good. “But even that is not justification for filling all of the desirable offices of an administration from the gov ernor’s front yard, and leaving large areas completely in the cold. Good many can be found all over the State to hold the offices at his disposal. Yet, that heavily populated pied mont and western area, both of which admittedly ‘saved’ him in the pri mary contest with R. T. Fountain, have little to boast of in the way of appointments—in fact, is being classed as the proverbial ‘red-headed step-child.’ "A recent check on appointments made by Governor Ehringhaus, or those he made, indirectly, or con FOOTBALL SQUAD READY FOR FIRST GAME OF SEASON Aces Unable to Secure Game For Friday Afternoon caytonTnjured First Game Here Oc tober 11 With Beau- Fort High The Edenton High School football team has been taken through a se ries of stiff practices during the week and is now about ready to take on opponents. Despite the fact that a number of the squad have been of fered opportunties to play elsewhere, practically the same team as last year will be on the field. , However, at the outset the team has been weakened this dis trict. The devotional service is in charge of Presiding Elder J. H. McCracken, and special music will be rendered by the church choir. The meeting will close with a check-up on the church’s benevolences. Methodists Preparing For Revival Oct. 13-20 Preparations are now being made by the Edenton Methodist congrega tion for the fall revival services which will be held in the local church October 13 to 20. At each prayer meeting service Wednesday night a list of revival hymns have been sung and other preparations made looking forward to a successful meeting. Dr. J. M. Ormond, a former pastor in the Albemarle, and now a member of the faculty of Duke University, will preach during this series of meetings, the congregation feeling very fortunate in being able to have such an able man in charge. Dr. Ormond will arrive in Edenton on the 14th and will preach through the \ 20th, a general invitation being given to all to hear him. Four More Checks Sent To The United Charities Following the announcement last week by The Herald that the United Charities was in dire need of funds four more donations were received, thus enabling the dispensing of relief to go on as usual among the unem ployables in the County. United Charities officials are very grateful for this response and are hopeful that more will be received so i that this important work may con , tinue throughout the winter when the need of relief is more in demand. This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realize good results. $1.25 Per Year -★ - Mayor E. W. Spires Urges Full Coopera tion of Citizens CHECK-UP MADE Fire ChieFl*. K. Hall Gives Instructions to Prevent Fires Fire Prevention Week, which will be observed from October 6 to 12, is brought to the attention of Edenton and Chowan County residents both by Mayor E. W. Spires and Fire Chief R. K. Hall. The latter during the week will check up on his recent inspection in Edenton to see that proper repairs have been made to prevent fires. In addition to this, Mr. Hall urges citizens to take extra precautions in starting fires at this time. He is very anxious that resi dents inspect flues and also urges them to take down fire boards and remove dry soot whish may have collected during the year. Garrets and storage rooms should also be inspected, according to the fire chief, and any inflammable material moved away from flues. Mr. Hall will gladly render any advice during the week to the end that fire hazards are reduced to a minimum. Governor J. C- B. Ehringhaus has issued the usual proclamation setting aside Fire Prevention Week, in which he urges mayors of cities to issue a proclamation and earnestly solicits the cooperation of chambers of commerce, civic and women’s clubs and the press. In commenting upon Fire Preven tion Week, Mayor E. W. Spires has the following to say: “The President of the United States and the Governor of North Carolina have proclaimed the week of October 6-12 as Fire Prevention Week. “Although the fire losses in both protected and unprotected areas in North Carolina last year were the lowest' during the past ten years, these losses were in excess of eight million dollars. This decrease indi cates that through education and im proved fire fighting facilities we have been enabled to accomplish a great deal, however, there is still ample room for improvement. “Therefore, in cooperation with our National and State leadership and in order to encourage the use of every possible precaution with a view of further minimizing these heavy annual losses, I desire to designate the aforesaid week as Fire Preven tion Week and to bespeak for Fire Chief Hall your earnest cooperation during his inspection.” Eleven Arrests Made Over Past Week-end Eleven arrests were made in Eden ton over the week-end on various minor charges, all of which were dis posed of by Justices of the Peace F. W. Hobbs and W. S. Summerell. Haywood Bond, colored, was found guilty of being drunk and disorderly, receiving a 15 days’ sentence in jail, or payment of $2 and costs. Charlie Jordan, colored, was taxed with the costs for being drunk on the streets. Reuben Burke and Otelia Burke, colored, were tried on a disorderly house charge, the former being fined $5 and costs, while the latter was ordered to pay court costs. Will McClenny was fined $2 and court costs for being drunk. R. L. Boyce, for being drunk on the streets, was fined $5 and costs. Clayton Wynne, Philip Mcßae, Vance Lambert, James Harris, and Joe Walker, all colored, faced a charge of gambling, all being found guilty except Walker. They were each fined $2 and costs. The group was arrested Saturday night at the home of Mcßae on West Albemarle ; Street. • Sherman Collins, colored, charged with assault upon Nelson Gillam, was found guilty and taxed $2 and costs. Missionary Society Completes Course The Missionary Society of the Edenton Methodist Church has just completed a Study Course, using the book entitled “Orientals in America.” Each class had different leaders, and the members of the Society showed much interest, a good attendance be ing present. Each chapter of the book was very interesting, and much# was accomplished by all who attend! , ed these study classes. m