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PAGE FOUR THE CHOWAN HERALD Published every Thursday by Buff’s Printing House, 100 East King Street, Edenton, M. C. J. Edwin Bufflap Editor Hector Lupton Advertising Mgr. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year —51.26 Six Months 76c Entered as second-class matter August 30,1934, at the post office at Edenton, North Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Advertising rates furnished by re quest Cards of thanks, obituaries, reso lutions of respect, etc., will be charged for at regular advertising rates. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1936. BIBLE THOUGHT FOR WEEK CHRIST’S BENEDICTION: Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.— John 14:27. A WORTHY ORGANIZATION In about a week now Chowan’s citizenship will again have its an nual chance to renew its membership in the Red Cross and prove its devo tion to “The Greatest Mother of Them All.” The drive for members will start on Friday, - November 22. Mrs. J. N. Pruden, chairman of the Chowan County Chapter, is hopeful of satisfying results. If there is one organization that deserves support in this small way it is the Red Cross. Always first in times of distress or need, the Red Cross stands as a bulwark against famine and illness. It has never failed in its response to every call made upon it, and to be one of its members is to be identified with the legion of the holy. Think back and remember who you sing up to join—Florence Nightingale, the foun der and first great Red Cross nurse Her name is in the “Who’s Who” of immortality. Help to keep it there. W ELCOME TO “HOME SOIL” Lieutenant Governor A. H. “Sandy” Graham’s presence here at the public dinner -tendered in his honor last Monday night brought renewed evi dence of the way Chowan County residents can prove their fidelity to friendship and affection. It was a rainy night and it might be natural to have assumed that many of the 100 invited guests would stay away, especially those from the far up reaches of the county who had so far to travel- Instead of many, ex actly 12 guests were unable to be ' present and five of these are known to have been ill at the time. Chowan stands steadfast in all things, and more so in its admiration of the man who told the Parish House gatherers he was glad to be on home soil, although he lives in Hillsboro, and that he never came to the Albe marle but that he felt he was “going home.” It was Armistice night and quite properly Mr. Graham eschewed any reference "to politics, saying he would be back later for that. He did mention good citizenship as the es sence of right teaching but that was as near as he got to his gubernator ial candidacy. The younger Mr. Graham, who acted as host of the occasion, receiv ed the silent praise of the guests for a most excellent bit of hospitality and everyone is still talking of the way the ladies of the parish excelled themselves on a menu that would have made Lucullus sit up and take notice. SHOW FOOTBALL BOYS OUR APPRECIATION Again this year the Edenton High School football team has won honor for themselves, Coach Leon Brogden, the school and the city as a whole. The team stands undefeated for the second year in succession and on Friday will participate in the semi finals for the championship of East- < em North Carolina. This is no re cord to be sneezezd at and the- town 1 last year, and again this year, will receive untold publicity as the re- 1 suit of a good football team. The boys and Coach Brogden have worked hard and faithfully to bring this about and deserve much credit. 1 Enough credit is due them at least to warrant a full turnout of local ' people Friday, to see them battle for ] honors in this crucial contest with : Smithfield. If the Aces win they 1 will continue toward another State < championship. If they lose, they < will go down fighting for the honor 1 of their school and town, and in 1 either event will need all the en- 1 couragement possible. 1 They have done more than their * share, go let us see the townspeople < show that they appreciate the boys 1 and turn out in great numbers. They i need money to pay expenses, and its | hard enough to work to win games, i let alopp accomplish a wonderful sea- 1 son’s record and discover when i through that \he athletic association i is in the red. 1 Edenton has a team of champion- < ship calibre and they merit a strong i following until they are either State ] champions again, or are conquered in i their march. Let us march on with i them! . , ... " j EARD AND SEEN ~] _ By “BUFF’ t Lieutenant-Governor Sandy Gra ham in his address to a large group of John Graham’s friends Monday night said he wanted to make his speech similar to the way a lady’s dress should be . . . long enough to cover the subject and short enough to be attractive. Well, Mr. Graham did just that, for he very interestingly and very briefly said what he wanted to say and apparently all present en joyed the delightful dinner, as well as Mr. Graham’s address. Nope, he didn’t talk about his candidacy for Governor, but promised to let his old friends, as well as the new ones he made, hear him speak on that; subject later on in the campaign. u And speaking about something to.j eat reminds me of the canned food demonstration in Johnnie Curran’s store last week. One fellow asked me: Saturday if I was going home for dinner. “Very shortly, sir,” said I. “Well,” he said, “why don’t you go over to the demonstration and eat ? I’ve been in four times today already. Fact is, I’ve been in so many times that the lady demonstrator is getting to know me.” And continuing on eating, the Masons on Thursday night had a barbecue dinner. According to the way that delicacy vanished, some Masons like the stuff a LITTLE. i And judging from the number oi bundles under the arms of departing brothers, some Masons’ wives must like it a little, too. The meeting was not altogether a success, for Doc Whichard, Cam Byrum, ’Squire Sum merell and Cap Elliott didn’t even sing “Sweet Adeline.” o Justice of the Peace Summerell has had all sorts of experiences in sen tencing folks in J. P. court, as well a; while marrying folks, but the other day he had a new experience. He was trying a colored man for being drunk. The star witness was Dummy Walker. Dummy can’t talk, but for tunately he can write, so Mr. Sum merell got through with the case some way. The old-time punishment parapher nalia on the Court House Green last Friday was the cause of much inter esting conversation. None the least of which was a remark by a colorec man to a group of friends early Fri day morning. “I don hears dens say,” he said, “dat they was agwine tc pass dat law.” o Nobody has answered Rev. W. T C. Briggs’ letter about the AAA The article sort of puts N. K. Rowel on the spot. Pastor Briggs says in his article that farmers are forced tc pay from 50 to 75 per cent of what they get for their stuff back to the government to pay county fanr agents fabulous salaries. Now the Missus no doubt will want to know why he doesn’t plank more down each pay day to pay family bills. And, by George, it gives me an idea who tc hit up for a loan every now and then. o And by the way, Mr. Briggs has another article which if not in this issue, will be printed just as soon a: space permits. This one deals with baptism, and being a gosh dumed Methodist, if nobody answers it, why rather than believe I’m goin|g.to hell for not being immersed, I’ll answer it myself. That’ll be terrible, so some-; body who knows more about the sub ject than I had better “take pencil ir hand.” o Many folks probably wondered why Clarence Spruill and his assistants were digging along the curb on King street just across the street from the Bank of Edenton. Well the truth of the whole matter is that they’re “gold diggers” . . . digging after a (scent). A number of fellows stand ing in the neighborhood have beer seen to lift up and look at the bottom of their shoes —but that wasn’t the cause of the disagreeable odor, fel lows. Fact is the sanitary sewer has a leak somewhere in the vicinity o! King and Broad streets, and city employes are determined to fine’ the trouble so that the football games can be discus/ed outside the drug store these mild days. O Many Edenton fans went over tc see Elizabeth City trim Roanoke Rapids Friday. And while the Eliza beth City fans and player's, have dis played the best kind of sportsman ship, yours truly, to. bring out the littleness in me, cannot "figure how Coach Hunsucker treated Edenton exactly right in playing ineligible boys which kept Roanoke Rapids in the running. By playing ineligible boys thf game counted against Eliza beth City so far as conference rules are concerned. He surely had a large enough squad on the field to replace a man or two, and this writer can see no more reason for using ineligible players -against Roanoke Rapids than against Edenton unless it was to hinder or complicate Edenton’s ef forts to win the championship. Fact is, no doubt, Elizabeth City could have won from Roanoke Rapids with out the ineligible players. And then again, Roanoke Rapids refused to play off a tie game, rather taking a chance at drawing straws. If that’s away to decide the better team, why in the dickens go to the trouble to THF CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 14, 1935. play football. We might just as well start a matching team, or better still shoot -crap .to >decide the winner, i At any rate, Edenton won in the i game of chance and will pit strength i and wits against Smithfield Friday i afternoon on Hicks Field at 3 o’clock. I And by the way, these elimination ■ games cost more than regular games I so all who are proud of Edenton’s -. Aces, turn out Friday and help them ; along financially and by lending your i encouragement. They need both! r o ’ Hub Jones usually gets around in * a slow gait, but just watch him walk -1 ing down street with H. W. Crockett and yoii’ll see him putting on steam to keep up with his boss man. \\ 0 . I saw a “gold mine” at the Wil liamston Fair the other day. It was . the swine exhibit, where hogs al most the size of steers were stretched , out for a snooze. During these times , when the price of pork is out of -sight, they must have been worth j their weight in gdld. o Which reminds me that Norm>n Chambliss and Harvey Walker, man agers of the fair, ought to be well , pleased with the representation of Chowan County at the fair. Lavge : | crowds, especially -on "Sunday, went to Williamston to «ee the sights. h ' At this time of "the year, .the most l important meeting of the Methodist i church is the fifth ‘'quarterly” con : ference of the "Board of 'Stewards which is always held in the rear of i Leggett & Davis drug Store. The same subject is used eadh -year at these particular meetings, i o I felt sorry for Arthur Hollowell a‘ John Graham's party Monday night. The waiter came down along the table with a huge tray filled with what looked like nice ripe tomatoes. Arthur spied them and made plenty of room on his plate, but was dis mayed when the “tomatoes” proved to be baked red apples. He took one just the same, but it’s no telling how many he’d have taken had the things been tomatoes. o Mae Jackson wants to give me e present. It’s a consam screech owl. The thing was killed when it hit he’ car thet)ther night and landed on one of the fenders. o Which reminds me of another present. Captain Dick Hall left the cat-o’-nine tails and the gag which was part of the equipment on the Court House green Friday, in the Herald office. We’ll use these on Vernon Barrow if he ever remains ir the shop two seconds after 12 o’clock noon. Fact is that’s how we know in the Herald office that it’s 12 o’clock. o Another sign that Christmas is in the offing is Mitchener’s windows. All sorts of toys are on display which without a doubt every kid in town will be wanting. The grocers of Edenton appeared before Town Council Tuesday night to see if the City Fathers couldn’t do something about itinerant peddlers coming/into Edenton during the holi day season to sell fruits and nuts. The local grocers must necessarily 1 invest money in owning their store or else pay rent, and besides pay the devilish sales tax, while the outsiders drop in town during the best season of the year, pay no rent on town property and sell a large quantity of inferior grade merchandise, thus cut ting in materially on the sales of the merchants who remain here when business is bad as well as when it is good, pay taxes and contribute to the progress and welfare of the town The merchants had a legitimate ar gument but Town Council’s hands were tied by State laws . . . and that’s nothing new for the State’s lawmak ers to make a mess of things. It’s about what to expect. Anyway, what got Earl Goodwin’s goat was the fact that one of these traveling hucksters tried to sell his wife some oranges. It’s a good thing she didn’t buy any, though, or probably I’d have a divorce story in this issue. o Mayor Eddie Spires broke all rules of etiquette Monday night at John Graham’s stag party when after clearing his plate of everything on it he up arid gets out his pipe and be gins smoking the. thing. Somebody saved the day, however, when he W a * given a sig fat cigar which kept him puffing until the affair was-over. ,1 thought it was a good idea to get a cigar, so as I reached toward the hip pocket, W. J. Taylor thought it was about time to pass me a cigar, too. Paxie Badhapi, who was beside me, ought to thank Mr. Taylor. Joe Conger also was smoking his pipe at the table, but he didn’t have enough “pull” to get a cigar. o W. D. Pruden, attorney for the Town Council, had to be consulted on Tuesday night relative to the grocers’ plea for protection against ind" duals peddling fruits and nuts dur ing the holidays. Right many tang ling questions came up but Earl Goodwin wanted to know if a cocoa nut was a fruit or a nut. According to the last syllable, the dem*d thing must be' a nut. o ■ * You’ll notice elsewhere in this is sue that the hotel is to be given a new name- Here’s hoping the place will soon settle on a name. Sort of reminds me when Clark Kinnaird took over the Edenton Daily News and had a habit of changing the name of the bloomin’ paper about every two weeks. Anyway, every time the hotel changes its name means new sta tionery. o For real football pleasure go out to see the Edenton second string boys play the next time they have a game. They put their whole heart and soul into the game and play a first class brand of ball. In the last game little Billy Shepard followed orders from his dad on the sidelines to "get low and plug up that hole.” Well, Billy is naturally low like his “pop,” and he certainly plugged up some holes. And for the information of those married guys who for one reason or another don’t have any sons to play on a football team don’t have the least idea of the thrill an old man gets when he sees his kid playing in a football game. Wake up, fellows, and if you can’t be pappy to a boy, take the next best thing—a girl! Farmers Receiving. e Government Checks Something over $25,000 has prac tically all been distributed among Chowan farmers in the form of an’ adjustment payment on peanuts. This sum of money was received by N. K. Rowell, county agent, last Fri day and his office has been a veri table hee hive with farmers coming in to secure their share of the money. This amount represents About half of what peanut growers will re ceive, the remainder being expected in about two weeks. The second cotton rental payment checks also arrived on Tuesday and are likewise being distributed now among cotton growers. .ORDERED TO LEAVE TOWN Charles Eddings and Philip Poole of Ilinois, traveling stove repairers, were brought before Justice of the Peace W. S. Summerell Friday morn ing charged with being drunk and creating a disturbance in the home of Philip Mcßae, colored. They were without funds and ordered to leave town within two hours, which was ac cordingly done. ! WHAT OTHER 1 I EDITORS SAY V NAMES Last spring The News and Obser ver rejoiced over the fact that in Edenton the name of the Hotel Hin ton had, been changed to the King’s Arms Tavern. The old name resur rected from colonial days was rich with that flavor of the past in which lies Edenton’s special charm. But now word comes up from the east that a new proprietor may change the name again, this time from the King’s Arms Tavern to Hotel Hinton because, it is reported, “tavern” makes people think of a beer shop and besides this is a modem place deserving a modem name.” And what, one may ask, does Hotel Hin ton make people think of save iden tical little hotels in identical little towns, hotels without promise or charm, often without hope? Edenton can be, if it wants to be, merely r modern place marked with modem names. It can be a little town like every other little town on the face of America. But few towns in Americt can be what Edenton has every right to be, a town which in its modem life may yet wear the grace of a rich past.—The News and Observer. 1 LETTERS TO THE | EDITOR | V ASSET LOST BUT VICTORY WON Editor, The Herald: Please allow me space to pay my respect to one whom I believe to have been one of Chowan County’s most valuable women, and who passed to her reward recently: An asset to Yeopim lost, but a vic tory won. Mrs. Annie Jordan, who came in this vicinity in 1886 and who lived a life that 1 it behooves every one of us to hold as a criterion for our future as well as it has been in the past. She was among those that were endowed with an intellectual .power far above the average and with that was crystalized with a spir it of righteousness. Her companion left her five years ago and in any business transaction he would not falter if so doing was to his temporal advantage. I have been under her tutelage for 49 years and much to my regret that I am deprived of those privileges, but it cannot be helped. The only remedy for the conditions as they exist is to let memory reflect and act upon the dictation of our con science while death was the sting, a penalty that she was not responsible for, which we all have to pay. But the grave is the victory which she so meritoriously has won. Her power was excellent. Let her environment be as it may, of the adversities of life she never faltered. She was possessed with the patience and en durance of Job. T. J. BASS. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE BANK OF EDENTON of Edenton, in the State of North’Carolina, a mejnber'of the Federal Re serve System, at the close of business on November Ist, 1935. Published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this district on a date fixed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System pur suant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act. ASSETS 1. Loans and discounts $ 728,676.05 2. Overdrafts - —--- None 3. United States Government obligations, direct and/or fully guaranteed iJ?q’^qo’i4' 4. Other bonds, stocks and securities 179,7»z.J.z 5. Customers’ liability on account of acceptances "One 6. Banking house, $48,244.77; furniture and fixtures, $10,457.21 68,701.98 7. Real estate owned other than banking house ®>°41.45 8. Reserve with Federal Reserve Bank •’",349.25 9. Cash in vault and balances with other banks -- 1 28,055.54 10. Outside checks and other cash items 2,057.64 11. Acceptances of other banks and bills of exchange or drafts sold with endorsement of this bank ’ None 12. Securities borrowed None 13. Other assets 34,710.35 Total $1,300,934.38 LIABILITIES 14. Demand deposits, except U. S. Government deposits, public funds and deposits of other banks $ 445,914.17 15. Time deposits, except postal savings deposits, public funds, and deposits of other banks 389,038.86 16. Public funds of states, counties, school districts or other subdivisions or municipalities 70,892.45 17. United States Government and postal savings deposits 45,000.00 18. Deposits of other banks, certified and officers’ checks out standing, etc 59,801.12 Total of Items 14 to 18, inclusive: Secured by the pledge of loans and/or in vestments $ 121,197.27 Not secured by the pledge of loans and/or investments 889,449.33 ' Total deposits $1,010,646.60 19. Mortgage bonds and participation certificates outstanding None 20. Agreements to repurchase U. S- Government or other se curities sold None 21. Bills payable —— L——_— None 22. - Rediscounts —— 2 ————__ None 23. Obligations on 'industrial advances transferred to Federal ' Reserve Bank I_. None 24. Acceptances of other banks and bills of exchange or drafts sold with endorsement of this bank None 25. Acceptances executed by this bank None 26. Acceptances executed by other banks for account of this bank None 27. Securities borrowed None 28. Interest, taxes and other expenses accrued and unpaid 4,083.47 29. Dividends declared but not yet payable, and amounts set aside for dividends not declared and for accrued in terest on capital notes and debentures 250.00 30. Other liabilities . 34,746 90 31. Capital account: Capital notes and debentures: (1) Sold to Reconstruction Finance Cor poration None (2) Sold to others ;—. - None First preferred stock, 1000 shares, par SIOO per share re tirable at SIOO per share $ 200,000.00 Second preferred stock None Common stock 1000 shares, par SIOO per share. Surplus 40,000.00 Undivided profits—net 10,234.77 Reserves for contingencies 972.64 i Retirement fund for preferred stock or capital notes and debentures None Total capital account 251,207.41 Total, including capital account $1,300,934.38 Memorandum: Loans and Investments Pledged to Secure Liabilities 32. United States Government obligations, direct and/or fully guaranteed $ 65,000.00 33. Other bonds, stocks and securities 58,000.00 34. Loans and discounts None 35. Total pledged (excluding rediscounts) 123,000.00 36. Pledged: Against United States Government and postal savings de posits -—■■— 40,000.00 Against public funds of states, counties, school districts or other subdivisions or municipalities 57,000.00 Against deposits of trust department 1,000.00 Against other deposits 25,000.00 Against borrowings None With state authorities to qualify for the exercise of fidu ciary powers None For other purposes None Total pledged $ 123,000.00 I, D. M. Warren, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. D. M. WARREN. Correct—Attest: W. A. LEGGETT, JNO. C. BOND, JNO. G. WOOD, Directors. State of North Carolina, County of Chowan ss: Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th day of November, 1935, and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank. (Seal) R. F. ELLIOTT, Notary Public. My commission expires April 17, 1937, IA Good Place To Sell Your Peanuts jj ° 4 ► i; For twenty-six years The Edenton Peanut jj j - Company has been an active buyer of peanuts :; : j in your, section. We feel that our record is j J U ample assurance tbajt ybu can depend on us ;; \; for fair dealing and full market pricey. Be- ;: :; fore you sell or store your 1935 crop, We .be- j«. i: lieve it will pay you to get in touch with us or ; ; j | one of our buyers. Our storage rate is very \; :: attractive and our local bank will make Lib- jj \; eral Loans on Peanuts Stored With Us. i The Edenton Peanut j | Company i; EDENTON NORTH CAROLINA
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