In these columns will be
found a fair presentation
of local and county news
of general interest.
Volume II. —Number 43.
Clubs’ Achievement
Day Very Successful
Interesting Program In
Edenton High School
Auditorium
CLUBS ACTIVE
Rocky Hock Club Wo
men Win Pressure
Cooker
Favored with ideal weather and
much interest among club members
as well as others, Achievement Day
of Chowan County's home demonstra
tion clubs, held on Saturday, was a
distinct success. Aside from an in
teresting program rendered in the
Edenton High School auditorium,
much comment resulted from the va
rious window displays which were ar
ranged by club members.
The program in the school opened
with the singing of “America, the
Beautiful,” which was followed by
the Club Collect. Mayor E. W.
Spires very graciously welcomed the
county women, complimenting them
upon what they have accomplished.
Mr. Spires was followed by a solo by
Mrs. Gordon Blow, accompanied at
the piano by Mrs. Wood Privott. The
number was thoroughly enjoyed. Fol
lowing this roll was held, the min
utes read and club business trans
acted. Various club secretaries made
their reports, which showed much
activity among the club women. The
presentation of awards of merit was
made by Miss Julia Mclver, assis
tant clothing specialist. The pro
gram came to a close with the an
nouncement of winners in the con
tests, and a candle lighting cere
mony by club presidents and project
leaders. Assembly singing was
*. pleasingly interspersed during the
program with W. J. Daniels acting
as song leader and Mrs. Wallace
Goodwin, pianist.
The meeting was somewhat tinged
with sorrow as the Byrd Club pre
sented resolutions of respect for Mrs.
T. E. Harrell, a departed member of
the club. The committee composed
of Mrs. T. C. White, Mrs. T. J. Hos
kins, and Mrs. Evie Umphlett offered
the following resolution:
“Whereas, in the providence ol l
God, our co-worker and friend, Mrs.
Pennie Harrell was removed from
our midst September 8, 1935: We,
the members of the Byrd Club, wish
to pay a tribute of love and appre
ciation to the memory of our de
ceased sister. Since the organization
of this club she has been active in all
its departments and her practical ex
perience combined with a most lov
able disposition and sunny ways,
made her an invaluable member. We
feel keenly our loss and shall ever
cherish her memory. Resolved, that
we tender our heartfelt sympathy to
the sorrowing family and other loved
ones. That a copy of these resolu
tions be sent to the bereaved family
a copy spread upon our records, and
one sent to The Chowan Herald.”
A canner company donated a pres
sure cooker to the County to be giv
en as a prize to the Club making the
best showing. This cooker will be
presented on each subsequent
Achievement Day to the Club having
the best score on various phases of
club work, according to a score card
worked out by the County Council.
This pressure cooker was won this
year by the Rocky Hock Club, where
it will remain until another club is
able to make a better record when
Achievement Day is again observed.
The Ryland Club was second high
scorer.
The winners in. the Ball Jar Can
ning Contest were: First, Mrs. G. H.
Privott, of the Beech Fork Club;
second, Miss Lizzie White, of the
Rocky Hock Club; third, Mrs. E. N.
Elliott, of the Chowan Club.
The Club women are very appre
ciatice of the cooperation shown by
various merchants for the use of
rr *heir stores as well as citizens who
&lso demonstrated that they were in
terested in the various displays and
the observance of the day in general.
Chief Helms Warns
About Tree Damage
Chief of Police Helms has received
numerous complaints that children,
as well as grown folks, have been
flaying the town’s pecan trees and in
some instances Jkave damaged them.
* The Chief desires to warn every
body that there is an ordinance
against this practice and unless stop
ped arrests will be made. He in
formed The Herald that, though
some of this damage is done during
the day, the greater portion happens
at night, and efforts are being made
to apprehend the guilty ones. .
Ift] i.ia.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
*E. H. S. TACKLES
ROANOKE RAPIDS
First Conference Game Played On
Foreign Soil; Boys In Good
Shape Following Week’s Rest
Despite last minute efforts last
Friday, no game could be secured for
the Edenton High School football
team, which was left gameless due
to the cancellation of the Chowan
College team. The Murfreesboro boys
were reported to be greatly handi
capped due to injuries of several
players, and informed local officials
Friday morning they would be unable
to play as scheduled.
John A. Holmes immediately got
wires busy in the hope of securing a
team to play the Edenton boys, but
in each instance resulted in failure.
The local boys this week will jour
ney to Roanoke Rapids to compete
the first time this season on foreign
soil in the first conference game on
their schedule. The outcome of this
game is awaited with much anxiety
It wilf be remembered that last year
Roanoke Rapids furnished the stiif
est opposition to the Class B. Cham
pions and local fans figure this w : ll
be the hardest game on this year’s
schedule. Coach Bregden’s boys,
however, are in excellent shape after
a week’s rest and following c. strenu
ous series of practices will be ready
to test strength and wits with the
Halifax County team.
To date the Edenton team has
played two games, coming out the
winner against Aulander and Beau
fort.
Funeral Sunday For
Miss Nellie Coffield
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon for Miss Nellie Cooper
Coffield, a niece of Misses Kate and
Margaret Coffield, of Edenton, who
died Saturday in Norfolk, Va. The
services were conducted at the grave
in Beaver Hill Cemetery by Rev. W.
F. Walters, pastor of the Edenton
Methodist Church.
Miss Coffield 30 years of age, was
the daughter of the late W. C. Cof
field, and Mrs. Sudie Cooper Coffield.
of Norfolk, Va. Death was caused
by an acute attack of appendicitis.
She was well known in Edenton, hav
ing visited here quite frequently.
The pall bearers were: W. R.
Oliver, B. A. Dennis, Cecil Morris, F
P. Conner, G- S. Conner, E. C. Hand
bury, Frank Cowan, and L. D. Rawls.
Among those attending the funeral
were several former Edenton resi
dents, including Will and Annie
Brinkley, son and daughter of the
late E. S. and Lena Brinkley, Mrs.
Pettigrew Coffield, Mrs. Walker, nee
Cora Tarkenton, and G. L. Daven
port, of Mackeys. Nearly 100 rela
tives and friends escorted the re
mains to Edenton.
Final Bank Papers
Sent For Approval
W. O. Crump, Sunbury banker,
who has been zealously liquidating
the affairs of the defunct Citizens
Bank, brought good word here on
Tuesday with the announcement that
final papers in the bank’s affairs had
been sent to Raleigh for approval,
and that within the next ten days full
settlement would be made to the de
positors. The bank failed for around
$260,000 and Mr. Crump’s efforts
have brought back that amount less
about $5,2000, or $254,800 which re
presents 98 per cent return to the
many depositors who got the shock
of their life right after Christmas in
1930.
Edenton Stores Give
Away Circus Tickets
Intent on celebrating the 52nd year
of his famous circus by making i<
possible for every boy and girl in
each city visited this season by the
Walter L. Main Circus to see the big
show for ten cents, Walter L. Main
made special arrangements with sev
eral Edenton stores to give away to
their customers a special courtesy
guest ticket to the circus. Thesr
tickets are redeemable at the show
grounds when the big circus exhibits
in Edenton today and tonight. One
of these special tickets and ten cents
will admit any child to the circus. A
ticket and 25 cents will admit an
adult. Without these tickets the ad
mission will be 25 and 36 cents.
These special courtesy guest tick
ets are being given away by Sutton’r
Drug Store, J. A. Curran, Grocer,
Rose’s 6 and 10 Cent Store, and S.
Gunderson and Son.
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 24,1935.
LOCAL BAPTISTS
PLAN TO HONOR
REV. E._L WELLS
Unique Celebration Will
Be Held on Sunday,
November 3
PASTOR2S YEARS
Much Progress Made
During His Faithful
Leadership
On Sunday, November 3, Rev. E.
L. Wells, pastor of the Edenton Bap
tist Church, will begin his 26th year
here, and the denomination will cele
brate this 25th anniversary on that
day. The celebration will be a sim
ple service on Sunday morning when
short talks will be made and special
music rendered. One side of the
church will be reserved for those
whom he has buried in baptism and
the other side for couples he has
married. The center of the auditor
ium will be open to the congregation
and visitors.
Committees are preparing for a
canvass of the entire membership this
week and next, especially inviting
them to this service. A free will of
fering will be taken to liquidate a
small indebtedness. It was the only
way in which this modest pastor
wished to celebrate his anniversary—
to begin his new year with the debt
paid and a clean slate for the new
year’s work.
Rev. Mr. Wells will be honored
also in Louisville, Kentucky, on the
same date, when the Clifton Street
Baptist Church of that city will hold
a special service in honor of him. It
was in this church that Mr. Wells
was ordained to the ministry. Since
that time he has served pastorates
in Indiana and Florida.
It is a rare pastorate that extends
for 25 years and the work under his
leadership is worthy of note. When
he came to Edenton in 1910 there was
a membership of 350, now it is nearly
1000. The house of worship was a
small frame building, a reflection on
such a congregation, and in 1919 a
handsome brick building was dedicat
ed at a cost cf $45,000. Contribu
tions to all objects of the Southern
Baptist Convention and to the Mills
Home at Thomasville have greatly
increased.
The church is now supporting a
missionary in China. The entire Dare
County State mission work is sup
ported by the church. In connection
with the other Baptist churches of
Chowan County, the Edenton Church
is . supporting a Bible woman in
China. Two minsterial students are
preparing themselves at Wake Forest
College and in Richmond, Va., and a
young lady is at the Louisville Train
ing School preparing for work on the
foreign field as a missionary.
Members of the congregation are
looking forward to an interesting
celebration, to which all friends of
Mr. Wells and the congregation are
invited.
Club Service Topic
At Rotary Luncheon
The program at the Rotary Club
luncheon today in the Parish House
will be in charge of the Club Service
Committee which is composed of Rev.
C. A. Ashby, E. W. Spires and C. E.
Kramer.
At last week’s meeting N. K.
Rowell made an interesting talk on
the constitutionality of the AAA, in
the course of which Mr. Rowell gave
his opinion that he thought the act
was just as constituional as a sales
tax, gasqline tax or customs tax. He
very clearly explained the workings
of the act, showing wherein farmers
were in far better shape since the
government hits handled the situa
tion.
C. H. Wood also took part on the
program, commenting on the scenery
along the highways in this section of
the State. “We have beautiful scen
ery right here in the Albemarle,”
said Mr. Wood, “but this could be
made even more attractive by the re
moval of old shacks and dilapidated
buildings now standing on farm
property along the highways.” He
expressed the hope that Rotarians
would cooperate as far as possible
with farm owners in improvements
i along the roads which are most trav
eled.
SPECIAL PROGRAM SUNDAY
IN METHODIST CHURCH
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Childhood and Youth Week will be
observed next week in the Methodist
Church. In connection with this event
the local Methodist Sunday School is
planning to have a special youngi
people’s program Sunday morning.
CHURCHES ASKED
RAISE MONEY TO
HELP IN RELIEF
Call Meeting For Mon
day Night at 7:30 In
Edenton
SI,OOO NEEDED
Ministers Asked to Ex
plain Situation to
Congregations
The executive committee of the
United Charities in a joint meeting
with ministers of the County held in
the Municipal Building Tuesday night
adopted a resolution urging the
minsters to present the cause of the
United Charities to their respective
congregations and appoint commit
tees to meet with the United Chari
ties and the County Welfare Board
in Edenton Monday night, October 28
at 7:30 o’clock.
The purpose of this meeting is to
appoint canvassing committees for
the County under the supervision of
the United Charities for the purpose
of raising funds for the old age de
pendents of the County. Although
all ministers, both white and colored,
were notified of the meeting Tuesday
night, not all of them were present
and each is especially urged to be on
hand or have a representative at the
meeting next Monday night.
The minsters were asked to explain
to their members the need for aid
during the winter months and that
this relief was given to old and help
less citizens who were removed from
the Federal relief roll and thrown
upon the County.
It is expected that SIOOO will be
needed to care for these dependents
and with what the County Commis
sioners pay and the United Charities
dispense, extra effort must be made
to raise enough funds, and it is hoped
this may be done through the church
es of the county as their committees
will be better acquainted and able to
explain the purpose of the fund.
Those attending the meeting Tues
day night were: W. J. Taylor, Dr. J.
A. Powell, Mayor E. W. Spires, Mrs.
J. N. Pruden, Mrs. A. T. Bush, W. D.
Holmes, J. W. Cates, W. J. Berry
man, Rev. M. O. Stephenson, Rev.
John Byrum, Rev. C. A- Ashby, Rev.
E. L. Wells, Rev. J. E. Tillett, and
Rev. U. G. Privott.
Talking Picture At
Local Church Nov. 1
“The Trail of the Circuit Rider,” a
talking picture of much interest and
information, will be shown in the
Edenton Methodist Church on Friday
night, November 1. This picture de
picts what is being accomplished by
the Duke Foundation through the
churches, colleges, hospitals and or
phanages. Os especial interest to
many Edenton people is the fact that
C. K. Proctor, who is well known
here, takes an active part in the pic
ture, as well as other prominent peo
ple, known by local citizens.
The film opens with the playing of
“Bells of St. Mary’s” on the Duke
Carillon by Prof Anton Breese, fam
ous musician of Bach Tower. Other
favorite songs will also be heard dur
ing the showing of the picture, which
is drawing large crowds wherever
shown.
A general invitation is. extended to
all to witness this picture, which will
be shown at BP. M. No charge will
be made, but a silver offering will be
taken.
Time Allowed School
Children To See Circus
The Edenton schools will observe
rainy day schedule today, according
to Superintendent John A. Holmes.
This short schedule will be observed
in order to allow school children to
attend the circus matinee at the fair
grounds, and this notice appears in
order to prevent parents phoning to
school for permission for children to
leave.
Rotary Inter-City Meet
In Hertford On Nov. 4
An inter-city Rotary meeting will
be held in Hertford on Monday,
November 4, when Rotarians from
Edenton, Hertford and Elizabeth City
will attend. The principal speaker
for the occasion will be William McC.
Paxton, governor of the 36th District,
es Virginia.
Plans are now in the making to
have a very interesting meeting, ef
forts being made to have Edward
Harding -of WasMjigton present with
I his accord) an, as well- ms a number
at other prominent Rotarians.
Travel Bureau Guests
Enjoy Edenton Visit
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Funeral Held Tuesday
For Mrs. I. J. Moran
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon for Mrs. Annie M.
Moran, 66, widow of I- J. Moran.
Mrs. Moran passed away at her
home on the Yeopim Road Monday
■ afternoon about 12:30 o’clock follow
ing an illness of about a year. She
was a victim of cancer, having been
operated upon for the disease, but
gradually became worse until claimed
by death.
Mrs. Moran was a very lovable
woman, claiming a host of friends
during her lifetime. Her husband
preceded her to the grave about a
year ago. The funeral was largely
attended with services being held at
the home and interment taking place
in Beaver Hill Cemetery. Rev. A. A.
Butler, of Hertford, officiated.
The deceased is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. I. E. Harris, of Creed
more, and three sons, J. E. Moran,
of Durham, W. D. Moran, of Eden
ton, and I. J. Moran, of Norfolk, Va.
One sister, Mrs. Hattie Smallwood,
of Norfolk, Va., and two brothers, J.
H- Holmes and W. D. Holmes, of
Edenton, also survive.
The pallbearers were J. B. Webb.
F. W. Hobbs, H. A. Perry, Earl
Goodwin, R. F. Elliott, George Smith,
J. Clarence Leary, and J. A. Curran-
William Nixon Dies;
Victim Os Meningitis
William Everett Nixon, 6-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Nixon,
formerly of Chowan County, but now
living in Perquimans County, died
at the home of his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Small, Wednes
day morning at 7:45 o’clock.
The little feirow~became suddenly
ill Saturday night while on a visit*
with his parents to Mrs. Nixon’s pa
rents. He was rushed to the doctor’s
office, where it was said he was a
victim of meningitis. He is survived
by his parents.
Funeral services were held at 4
o’clock Wednesday afternoon, with
Rev. E. L. Wells in charge. Inter
ment was made in Beaver Hill Ceme
tery.
Five Injured In Truck
Smashup Saturday
An automobile accident resulting
in painful cuts and bruises to five
occupants of a truck occurred Satur
day night at the filling station of
Jim Davenport on the Hertford High
way. The accident occurred when a
truck, driven by James Small, turned
toward the filling station, and was
hit from the rear by Melvin Colsen,
who was also driving a truck, and
was just behind the truck driven by
Small.
In the Small truck were Mr. and
Mrs. Ambrose White and their two
children, Virginia, 9, and ’Gene, 5.
All were cut and bruised with ’Gene
being seriously injured, his skull be
ing. Shortly after the accident it
was feared that the little boy Would
die, but he rallied, and at the present
time is expected to recover unless
complications set in. He was carried
to the Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth
City, Sunday morning, being accom
panied by his mother, who remained
with him. The others who were in
jured are also recovering from their
hurts.
County Council Meets
On Saturday, Nov. 9th
The meeting of the County Council
of the Home Demonstration Clubs
which was to have been held this
Saturday, has been postponed unti
Saturday, November 9, according tc
Miss Rebecca Colwell, Chowan Home
Agent.
Miss Winslow Plays
Over Station WPTF
Miss Alma Winslow, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Winslow, who is
teaching at Chicod High School, will
be heard playing the piano over
station WPTF, Raleigh, during the
birthday hour of that station. Miss
' Winslow will accompany two of her
| pupils who will sing during the pro
. gram.
ATTEND" LEGION MEETING
John A. Holmes, C. E. Kramer and
i Oscar Brown returned from Raleigh
. Tuesday afternoon, where they at
i tended an American Legion meeting,
i L. E. Griffin joined them in Raleigh
• to meet with the Legionnaires and
all report a wonderful time.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realise good results.
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Visiting Historical
Points
IN LARGE BUS
Visit Calculated to Give
Section Much Publicity
And Many Tourists
The group of northern travel bu
reau representatives who are making
a tour of the Carolinas arrived in
Edenton at 9 o’clock Wednesday
morning and were hurriedly shown
historical points of interest for 30
minutes. The visitors arrived in a
large bus, accompanied by a number
of private cars. They were escorted
from Elizabeth City to Edenton by
State Patrolman George Dail, being
met at the city limits by Mayor E.
W. Spires.
The first stop was made at the
old St. Paul’s Church, where they
were cordially greeted and welcomed
by Rev. C. A. Ashby, the rector, and
Mayor Spires. From there the visi
tors were taken to the Court House
and the Masonic lodge room, later
viewing the site of the Edenton Tea
Party and the Joseph Hewes monu
ment. The Cupalo House was also
visited, when the time had expired
and the interested visitors whisked
away toward Raleigh.
Mayor Spires very briefly explain
ed the various spots visited and was
frank to remark that the allotted
time was much too short to give jus
tice to the important historical con
nections at the places shown as well
as other points which time forbade
visiting.
Sixteen states were represented in
the group, one of these being from
Minnesota, the remainder coming
from northern and eastern states.
The visitors were very much impress
ed with their stay here and a number
expressed themselves as enjoying the
Edenton stop more than anywhere
else on the route.
Those in the party included:
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Martin, New
York; Mr. and Mrs. E. Aylsworth,
Providence, R. I.; Geo, \V. White,
New York; Miss L. E. Stevens. Pro
vidence R. I.; Frank S. Montgomery,
Harrisburg, Pa.; Geo. E. Gillespie,
Philadelphia, Pa.; Oscar Bernheim,
Brooklyn; Mrs. Angus H. Taylor.
Birmingham, Ala.; C. C. Latus, Pitts
burgh, Pa.; Peter K. Hanssen,
Brooklyn; John F. Keen, Philadel
phia; Theodore Meyer, Brooklyn:
Florence Schmit, St. Paul, Minn.;
Anna A. Egan, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mr.
and Mrs. Barton F. Plimpton, Bos
ton, Mass.; Edgar 1.. Carter, Wash
ington, D. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Walter
N. White, Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs.
Burt L. Thompson, Cincinnati; Miss
Dorothy Abramson, New York; El
mer Jenkins, Washington, D. C-; Miss
Emma T. Hodes, Baltimore, Md.;
Miss Mildred J. Crist..ll, Buffalo;
Reuben E. Mowry, Wilmington, Del.;
Mrs. L. P. Hendrickson, Akron, 0.;
Mrs. W. A. Carper, Palmyra, Pa.;
Mrs. Marble Weaver, Bluefield, West
Va.; W. K. S. Hershey, York, Pa.;
Miss Laura E. Beaver, Altoona, I’a.;
Miss Helen M. Doyle, Trenton, N. J.;
Mrs. Laura S. King, Harrisburg, Pa.;
Miss Eleanor Durr, New Brunswick,
N. J.; Mrs. Claire Westerman, Johns
town, I’a.; Miss Martha Lyon, Louis
ville, Ky.
North Carolinians included in the
group were Coleman W, Roberts, J.
H. Monte and L. L. Froneberger, Jr.,
of the Carolina Motor Club; and J.
E. L. Wade, Wilmington, president of
The Carolinas, Inc.; Mr. and Mrs.
Jos. P. Rawley, High Point; R. Bruce
Etheridge, Raleigh; Dr. and Mrs. J.
M. Washburn, Lake Lure; Dr. L. B.
Morse, Chimney Rock; and Norman
Grieg, Chimney Rock.
High School Classes
Elect Year’s President
The High School Student Council
held an interesting meeting Monday
night, at which much business was
transacted. At this meeting presi
dents of the four high school classes
were elected as follows:
Freshman—Anna Wood.
Sophomore—Mary G. Forehand.
Junior—Dolly Spencer.
Senior—Evelyn Brown.
TWO MORE DRUNKEN DRIVERS
SENTENCED BY RECORDER
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Two more drunken drivers were
sentenced by Judge J. N. Pruden on
Tuesday in Recorder’s Coqrt. George
i Bennett was fined SSO and costs for
driving under the influence of liquor,
. and John Basnight, colored, received
i 60 days on the roads for the same
I offense. Both also had their driving
licenses revoked for 12 months.