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found a fair presentation
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of general interest.
Volume ll.—Number 41.
Town Council Passes
On Important Matters
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Defaulted Bonds Will Be
Paid and New Water
Tank Built
WILL SELL NOTES
William E. Bond Named
Councilman From the
Fourth Ward
A very flattering condition of
municipal affairs was made known
at the October meeting of the town
council TuesdaV night when it was
disclosed that the municipality was
out of or soon would be, that it
had a larger surplus in the treasury
than for some years, that while oper
ating for the next twelve months
under an increased budget and at a
lower tax rate, it would, neverthe
less be able to pay off $5,000 in de
faulted bonds that have been running
for the past four years, build a new
water tank and artesian well, and
continue the salary increases allotted
to the police and fire department and
other officials last July.
Another feature of the gathering
that caused much pleasure was the
appointment of William E. Bond to
succeed the late X. E. Copeland as
Fourth Ward councilman. Mr. Bond,
a young and enthusiastic native of
Edenton, is the son of Mrs. Lillie
Vance Bond, and is a graduate of
Wake Forest College. He is viewed
as an expert on fiscal matters and
has been associated with the local
office of the State Highway Commis
sion. He has signified his willing
ness to act in Mr. Copeland’s place
and run as a candidate for election
later. At the same time the Board
named Dr. L. P. Williams as mayor
pro tern, a position heretofore held
by Mr. Copeland.
Plans for the coming Christmas
observation here were approved pro
viding for community decorations
this year on Broad Street from Wa
ter to Church Streets, taking in three
blocks instead of one as was the case
last year. It was also decided .to
offer $lO and $5 cash prizes for the
best outside Christmas displays by
residents.
In connection with finances an
audited statement was passed allow
ing $102,527.50 as the amount that
will have to be raised to meet all ex
penses during the forthcoming year.
The assessed property valuation of
the town was given as $2,900,000.
The Electric and Water Department
receipts were estimated at $46,500
and against this an operating ex
pense of $39,000 was set.
Notes tottling $20,000 will be of
fered for sale to meet the expense of
constructing the new water tower and
digging a well. It is not expected,
however, that all of the notes will
have to be sold as the E. and W.
Department is creating a surplus.
These notes will be paid out of the
earnings of the E. & W. Depart
ment.
J. N. Pruden was also appointed
by the Council to institute tax suits
for unpaid 1932 taxes.
The town fathers also ordered re
solutions of respect to be written for
X. E. Copeland, deceased member of
the Board.
U. D. C. HOLDS FIRST
MEETING OF FALL
Mrs. George P. Byrum President
For Coming Year; Other
Officers Elected
The first fall meeting of the local
U. D. C. Chapter was held Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Julien
Wood. New officers were elected at
this time, and plans made for work
during the coming year.
The nominating committee present
ed the following names for the va
rious offices, which were duly elected
to serve for one year: President,
Mm. George P. Byrum; vice presi
dent, Mrs. L. D. Bond; secretary,
Mrs. A. T. Bush; treasurer, Miss
Sophia Wood; registrar, Mrs. H. M.
S. Cason; historian, Miss Mary Pru
den; publicity chairman, Miss Eliza
beth Moore.
THREE MARRIAGE LICENSES
ISSUED OVER WEEK-END
Three marriage licenses were is
sued over the week-end by Mrs.
Maurice Bunch, all three couples be
ing colored.
The contracting parties were: Hay
wood Blount and Emma Lamb, Joe
—Haggard and Essie Copeland, Wil
rS*m Walker and Smithie Coffield.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
BEAUFORT HIGH
v HERE ON FRIDAY
Coach Brogden Pleased With Work
of Squad; Prepare For Hard
Fight Tomorrow
Edenton High School’s football
team will play their second game of
the season on home soil Friday after
noon when they will.have the Beau
fort High School as opponents.
Coach Brogden is very well pleased
with the showing made by his boys
last Friday against Aulander and
though it was a one-sided contest,
the coach recognized several plaices
where improvement can be made and
during the week he has been ironing
out these wrinkles.
The strength of Beaufort this year
is not known, though it is reported ;
to be a strong team, and the Edenton
boys are preparing for a stiff fight.
All of the boys are in good shape,
there being no ill effects from last
week’s contest and fans may expect
to see a well-oiled football team this
week.
Coach Brogden will most likely use
the same starting lineup as last week
with Wozelka at center, Elliott and
Smith or Satterfield at guard posi
tions, Spruill and Satterfield or
Smith, the tackles, Sexton and By
rum at ends, Harrell at quarterback,
Worth Spencer and Layton, half
backs, and Paul Spencer, fullback.
NEW RULES SENT
OUT FOR SCHOOLS
Teachers Will Receive No Pay While
Sick; Commission Rescinds Action
Relative to Entering School
Superintendent W. J. Taylor this
week received two notices from the
State School Commission, one relat
ing to children entering school for
the first time, while the other is in
reference to compensation of teach,-
ers while sick.
Regarding the former situation, j
the Commission has the following to
say:
“It is moved that the action taken
by the Commission on September 5.
as follows,. ‘Children entering school
for their first school term must be
six years of age on or before Jan
uary 15 of the current school year
to be eligible for school enrollment
at the beginning of the term and
must enroll in the school they are
supposed to attend during the first
month of the school year,’ he re
scinded. t
“The motion prevails, and the ac
tion is rescinded.
“It is further ordered by the Com
mission that all children who entefc*
school prior to September 27, may
continue in school, but all others must
be six years old on or before Novem
ber 15 to be entitled to enrollment
“lt is further ordered by the Com
mission that children entering school,
for their first term for the school
year 1936-37 must be six years oh
age on or before October 1, 1936, to
be eligible for enrollment during the
school year 1936-37, and must enroll
during the first month of that school
year.”
The Commission has also made the
following ruling relative to compen
sation of teachers while sick:
“It is ordered by the Cpmmission
that no sick leave be provided for
teachers for the year 1935-36. This
action is taken in view of the fact
that the law provides that all teach
ers shall come under the provisions
of the Workmen’s Compensation Act
and that this provision will cost a,
considerable sum of money; and ow
ing to the fact that any additional
allowance made to teachers on ac-j
count of sick leave will have to come
out of salaries, it i* thought best to
delay this question until such time as
the Commission has a sufficient sum
of money which it can set aside for
this purpose.”
Recorder Sentences
Two Drunken Drivers
Two more drunken drivers were
sentenced in Recorder’s Court Tues
day morning, when Judge J. N. Pru
den placed a fine of $76 and costs on
Victor Cozart, of Greenville, for
driving while drunk, and reckless
driving. His driving license was also
revoked for 12 months. Cozart, a
high school boy, is a member of the
Greenville school’s football team and
plead guilty to both charges
The other case was that of Guy
Boyce, who was arrested last month
for driving while drunk, his case be
ing continued until Tuesday. He re
ceived the minimum penalty of SSO
and costs with his driving license
also revoked for 12 months.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 10, 1935.
EDENTON WILL
ENTERTAIN TWO
GROUPSVISITORS
Travel Bureau Repre
sentatives Here On
October 23
PLAN WELCOME
Law Enforcement Offi
cers Hold Meeting on
November 8
Within the next few weeks Eden
ton will J>e host to two important
sets of visitors who should be help
ful in carrying away a lasting im
pression of this section. On October
23 for 35 minutes in the early morn
ing 60 or 70 northern and mid-wes
tern travel bureau representatives
being chaperoned around the State
by the Carolina Motor Club will be
here en route from Elizabeth City to
Rocky Mount, and November 8, about
250 law enforcement officers from 13
counties in the eastern part of the
State will hold an all 'day session
here under the auspices of the Insti
tute of Government of Chapel Hill.
The travel bureau folks will land
here at 9 o’clock and will be formally
welcomed by Mayor E. W. Spires and
chieftains of the Chowan Business
Men’s association at St. Paul’s
Church. Hurried visits will be made
to the various points of historic in
terest in the town before the visitors
leave at 9:35 o’clock.
The law enforcement people expect
to have Governor Ehringhaus, a jus
tice of the Supreme Court and Su
perior Court Judges William C. Har
ris and Clayton Moore to address
them. It is understood special stress
will be made at the meeting which
will be held in the Court House on
automobile violations attributable to
drunken driving.
PROGRAM PLANNED
FOR ROTARY TODAY
Superintendent V/. J. Taylor Sche
duled To Speak On Welfare
Work In County
The program at the weekly lunch
eon of the Edenton Rotary Club at
1 o’clocje today will be in charge of
the Public Information Committee,
which is composed of J. Edwin Buf
flap, J. L. Wiggins, F. P. Wood, and
L. C. Burton. W. J. Taylor, superin
tendent of county schools, is schedul
ed to speak on welfare work in the
county and a good program is in
prospect.
At last week’s luncheon the crip
pled children’s committee relinquish
ed its program in order to hear Rev-
I. L. Shaver, a missionary to Japan
who was attending the Methodist
rally. Mr. Shaver spoke very inter
estingly about Japan and in the
course of his remarks said that de
spite the general impression the
Japanese were a peace-loving people,
and that there was no danger of a
war between the United States and
Japan.
Mr. Shaver told the Rotarians that
the Japanese feel very keenly the
injustice of the discriminatory immi
gration laws and that he hoped these
law’s would liter be removed, saying
the Japanese people w r ere not of the
immigrant type, giving figures to
show that comparatively few of them
leave their native country.
Madge Pettus Loses
First Round In Suit
Miss Madge Pettus lost the first
round in her suit against Mr. and
Mrs. T. C. Coxe, Jr., of Darlington,
S. C., and Mrs. R. P. Badham. Miss
Pettus was seriously injured last
November in an automobile accident
while accom/inying the defendants
to a football game and entered suit
for SIO,OOO damages.
The case was given a preliminary
hearing before Judge W. C. Harris
in Washington Monday, at which
time Mr. and Mrs. Coxe filed a de
murer to the complaint, alleging
that there was not sufficient cause
for the action against them.
Judge Harris sustained the demur
er and allowed the plaintiff 10 days
in which to file a new or amended
complaint. No action was taken by
Hie judge, however, regarding Mrs.
Badham’s part in the suit.
RETURNED MISSIONARY AT
PARISH HOUSE OCTOBER 11
Miss Clara Neely, returned Mis
sionary of Japan, will talk to the
women of St. Paul’s Parish, Edenton,
on Friday, October 11th, at 8 P. M.,
at the Pariah House. The public is
cordially invited to bear Miss Neely.
631 ENROLLED IN
COUNTY SCHOOLS
FIRST TWO WEEKS
Average Daily Attend
ance For Same Time
Is 565.2
NO EXTRA TEACHER
Transportation Survey
Soon Will Be Made
By Officials
A total of 631 pupils have been
enrolled in the white schools of the
Chowan County administrative unit
at the end of the first two weeks of
school. Out of this enrollment the
, average daily attendance for the unit
Is 565-2 for the same period. This
enrollment and average daily atten
dance does not justify an application
for additional teachers, though many
' of the class rooms are very much
crowded.
Superintendent W. J. Taylor has
just received a letter from C. F.
, Gaddy of the State School Commis
sion, stating that he hoped to have a
representative in this county soon to
make a survey of the transportation.
He stated that the replacement pro
gram had byrn delayed in an effort
to secure aid from Federal funds, but
that plans were now getting under
way which -would enable the Commis
, sion to give some aid soon. Requests
have been made for replacements for
the old trucks now in operation.
Three new trucks have been promis
ed, but so far only one truck has been
replaced.
The enrollment in the county unit
at the end of the second week is as
follows:
; Gum Pond 39
Beech Fork 3B
Center Hill 63
Oak Grove 69
Elmo i 24
Chowan, Elementary 283
l Chowan, High School —HS
Total 631
Following is the average daily at
tendance:
Gum Pond
Beech Fork ——— 36.9
Center Hill —... 54.0
Oak Grove 54.7
Elmo 20. i
Chowan, Elementary __ 257.8
Chowan, High School 109-3
Total 565.2
King’s Arms Tavern
Has Grade A Rating
For the first time in four years,
the King’s Arms Tavern has secured
a Grade A rating by the State Board
of Health. This came about when
1 A. E. Hull, the present manager,
made a number of renovations in the
kitchen and other parts of the hotel.
' The building has been recently in
| spected and Mr. Hull received the
rating this week.
’ Os particular gratification to Mr.
j Hull is the increased patronage of
the dining room, which under the
direction of Mrs. Mary V. Spry, has
| gained many new patrons.
Cotton Ginning Is
Below Last Year
i According to F. W. Hobbs, special
agent for the Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce, 572 bales
of cotton were ginned in Chowan
County from the crop of 1935 prior
to October 1. This compares with
i 958 bales ginned from the crop up to
October 1 last year.
TWO UP IN J. P. COURT
, Two colored defendants faced Jus
i tice of the Peace W. S. Summerell
; Monday.
Elton Holley, found guilty of be
i ing drunk on the streets, was given
: 16 days in jail or a fine of $5 and
costs.
Archie White was sentenced to 25
! days in jail or $6 and costs for an
> assault on Lulu Nixon, also colored.
' FIRE ON EAST ALBEMARLE
STREET TUESDAY AFTERNOON
The Edenton Fire Department
was called out Tuesday afternoon in
response to a fire at the home of
! James Banks, colored, on East Albe
\ marie Street. The house is the prop
erty of Julia Hines and was damaged
1 to the extent of about S2OO, the en
tire roof being burned.
CARROLL GOODWIN ENTERS
COLLEGE IN WINTER PARK
Information from Rollins College
■ at Winter Park, Florida, is to the es
! feet that though registration figures
, are not complete, the college expects
, an increase over last year’s enroll
i ment. Carroll Goodwin, of Edenton, i
is enrolled in the freshman class. . 1
Officials Os County
Inspect Poor House
HOTEL LEASE SOLD ’
TO W. R. HORTON
New Lessee Was Formerly Proprie
tor of Southern Hotel in
Elizabeth City
The lease for the King’s Arms
Tavern has been sold, the sale tak
ing place Tuesday of this week. The
new operator of the hotel will be W.
R. Horton, of Elizabeth City, former
ly proprietor of the Southern Hotel,
who was recently forqed to evacuate
due to the sale of the property to the
Virginia Dare Hotel Corporation.
Mr. Horton is originally from Ra
leigh, and is very well known to a
large number of hotel patrons and is
confident that he can continue the
added business enjoyed by the hotel
recently.
Mr. Horton will take charge on
Wednesday, October 16th, when he
will move to Edenton, together with
his wife and mother.
The hotel was leased and taken
over January 1 by C. A. Lovejoy,
head of a chain of hotels, who was
here this week in connection with
selling his lease.
A. E. Hull, present manager, will
leave the hotel shortly after Mr.
Horton takes charge, returning to
one of the Lovejoy hotels in Ten
nessee.
EDENTON HIGHS
TRIM AULANDER
Win First Football Game of Season
By Score of 62-6; Team Appears
Very Strong
The Edenton High School football
team ran rough shod over the Aulan
der High School team in the first
game of the season on Hicks Field
last Friday. The final score was 62
to 6, the Edenton boys scoring almost
at will.
Though both teams were pretty
evenly matched as to weight, the
Aces displayed a better knowledge
of the game and outplayed their op
ponents in every department.
The first touchdown was registered
just about four minutes after the
game started when in six plays after
the kick-off, Paul Spencer raced
through the line. From that time it
was apparent that Aulander was out
classed and that the score would be
rather one-sided.
The Edenton team showed up very
well despite several changes in the
lineup over last year’s team. Paul
and Worth Spencer gained consider
able ground, as did also Melvin Lay
ton, who will add much strength and
speed to the backfield. John Martin
Harrell was shifted to quarterback
following William Cayton’s injury,
and while lacking the speed of Cay
ton, he showed up well in the first
game in a brand new position to him.
In the line Josiah Elliott and
James Smith, both second string
men last year, appeared to be well
versed in the game and no doubt will
compare favorably with the remain
ing members of last year’s team.
John Byrum and Calvin Sexton were
switched to the end positions and both
are fast becoming acquainted with
their wing duties. Vernon Spruill as
usual was a veritable brick wall for
opponent runners and will be greatly
counted upon to stop the on-rush of
line plungers during the season.
Reuben Miller also played a good
game at guard, with Wozelka’s play
ing being as good or better than last
year at center.
Coach Brogden took advantage of
the opportunity and ran a number of
his second string men in the game
for experience. Os these Pete Ever
ett thrilled the spectators when with
excellence interference he chased
about 80 yards for a touchdown.
Jack Satterfield showed up well also
while in the game as did Clyde Spen
cer and Sidney White-
Ten touchdowns were made by
Edenton, Paul Spencer registering 3;
Worth Spencer, 2; Layton, 2; and
John Byrum, Pete Everettvand Ed
ward Wozelka one each. Edenton,
however, showed a weakness in gain
ing the extra point, only two being
secured out of the 10 attempts.
Harry Crummy Gets
18 Months In Atlanta
Harry Crummy, local filling station
operator, was sentenced to serve 18
months in the Atlanta penitentiary
Monday in Federal court in Elizabeth
City by Judge I. M. Meekins. Crum
my’s arrest followed a raid on his
home by Federal officers a number of
weeks ago. Clarence Dozier, his at-
Storney, noted an appeal, and bond
'was set at S4OO.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realise good results.
$1.25 Per Year
Most Needed Repairs
Will Be Made to the
Buildings
seeiTroad
Sheriff Ordered to Ad
vertise Delinquent
Taxpayers
At the conclusion of a very active
meeting of the County Commission
ers on Monday the body made a visit
to the County Home to see what
could be done to meet the criticisms
of the September grand jury. Owing
to the financial stringency hereabouts
it was not felt possible at the pres
ent time to either build a new home
or make extensive alterations, but
much repair work will be engaged in
shortly and the institution will be
given a new coat of paint.
The Commissioners at their meet
ing devoted much time to a consider
ation of an appeal by residents along
the road between Center Hill and the
Perquimans County line asking that
some action be taken looking toward
the hard surfacing of this highway
between the eastern and western ter
minals which are already concreted.
It was decided to join with the Per
quimans commissioners in asking the
State Highway and Public Works
Commission to have this attended to
at once. A petition with this end in
mind was signed by Chairman D. M.
Warren on behalf of the Chowan
Commissioners.
In addition to the usual monthly
routine including the payment of
countless bills and the consideration
of equally numerous welfare cases,
the Commissioners directed Sheriff
J. A. Bunch to advertise all delin
quent 1934 taxes on Monday, Novem
ber 4, sale to take place on Decem
ber 2, and instructed J. N. Pruden to
begin foreclosure actions against
those tax payers who have not paid
their taxes for 1932. In the matter
of bills the Commissioners were con
fronted with a rather heavy item of
expense running around SI,OOO with
more yet to come and attributable
entirely to the recent murder trials
hi the Superior Court. As is told
elsewhere the Commissioners showed
their continued interest in the indi
! | gent of the county by increasing its
appropriation to the United Chari
ties by SSO a month.
Two Wills Probated
By Richard Dixon
1 Two wills of local residents were
; admitted to probate here on Tuesday
’/by Court Clerk R. D. Dixon. One of
' the testaments, referred to as the
: most unusual document of the sort
■ ever offered, has to do with the dis-
I position of a small estate left by X.
: E. Copeland, former councilman and
1 town merchant, who died recently
1 in a Norfolk hospital. The other
bequeaths an estate left by the late
1 Mrs. South Carolina White.
i The Copeland will, a penciled holo
: graph, undated and inscribed on a
, piece of letter stationery of the Jno.
’ C. Bond Co. firm, of which deceased
. was a member, was unwitnessed and
. after being written had been merely
laid aside amongst much Copeland
j memoranda in the Bond store As
run across unexpectedly the other
day it reads:
“I would like to have what little I
■ htve left divided by Hugh Bland as
, follows: Ignore who my life insur
, ance policies are made payable to and
’ divide as follows—Hugh Bland, Mary
1 Lee and Clyde to have SI,OOO each;
I Wendell and Elbert to have $2,000
each; balance of cash and home left
j to my wife, Alethia, at her death if
Mary Lee is not married half inter
est in the home is hers, the other
half divided between the four boys;
[ if Mary Lee is married the home
1 equally divided to all the five chil
dren. Hugh Bland is first to have
the S4OO I owe him.”
’ Major John C. Bond on Tuesday
, attested as to the authenticity of the
deceased’s handwriting and explain
ed that the ones designated in the
testament were Copeland children.
On the strength of the introductory
1 sentence Mr. Dixon named Hugh
Bland Copeland, cashier of the Bank
j of Ahoskie, sis executor.
y . The White will leaves a share of
ti Edenton Peanut Mill stock to a
• nephew, a piano to a niece, Mrs. Wil
* liam A,. Everett, and the North
Street {home and balance of
d tlpe'estate to an only surviving son,
Vk. G. White.