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found a fair presentation
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Volume II —Number 47.
Mayor Spires Seeking
Additional Markers
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* St. Paul’s Church Only
One Designated For
Edenton
sendsTetter
Stresses Importance of
Local Historical
Landmarks
Although Edenton has been assured
a historical marker to be placed at
St. Paul’s Church, Mayor E. W.
Spires is hopeful of securing more of
these markers to designate the im
portant .historical sites in and around
' Edenton. Mr. Spires has written to
Paul Kelly, assistant director of the
State'Department of Conservation
and Development regarding the mat
ter in the hope that more will be
placed here.
Mr. Spires’ letter follows:
“Adverting to your letter of Octo
ber 28, and also your reply of No
vember 2, to mine of October 29th.,
concerning the erection of an historic
marker at Saint Pauls Church.
“In the light of your assurance
that the committee of historians
which is selecting the sites to be
{marked would doubtless allot markers
for additional sites in Edenton, I was
very much surprised to note a press
story from Fayetteville dated No
vember 14, in which the article de
finitely stated that “ten historical
spots in Fayetteville and vicinity
have been selecteed for the erection
of markers in the North Carolina
highway marker program.”
“The committee of historians se
lected are eminently qualified to de
termine those sites having prior
claims by virtue of their real historic
significance, therefore, we are inclin
ed to the conclusion that this news
story was inspired by some person
taking counsel from his own wishes,
rather than from a definite decision
on the part of the committee.
“While we are not opposed in any
set\se to the erection of ten markers
in the vicinity of Fayetteville, we do
feel that Edenton is at least justified
in the expectation that the committee
will recognize our claim to a number
of markers equal to any other com
munity in the State if history is to
be taken as a means of arriving a ,f
these decisions.”
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Hotel Now Known As
Hotel Joseph Hewes
The name of the local hotel will
henceforth be known as Hotel Joseph
Hewes. This decision was reached
this week when in answer to a re
ward of $5 offered by W. R. Horton,
proprietor, to the person whose
name was selected by the judges, 25
names were presented.
The judges, Mayor E. W. Spires
and,John Graham, carefully studied
each name turned in and in view of
the fact that six different people
suggested Hotel Joseph Hewes and
also that the name will recall one
o's the most prominent colonial char
acters, they thought this name the
most appropriate.
The names included in the list
were as follows
American Legion, Colony Cradle
Hotel, Hotel Albemarle, Hotel Eden,
Hotel Joseph Hewes, Hotel Merrimac,
Colonial Hotel, Hewes View, Hotel
Iredell, Bay View Hotel, Hotel Eden
ton, Governor Eden Hotel, The Dare
Hotel, Hotel Franklin, May Flower
Hotel, Virginia Dare Hotel, Court
Green Hotel, Hotel Carolina, Queen
Anne Hotel, Hotel Horton, Pilgrim’s
Hqtel, Palace Hotel, Hotel Roosevelt,
Hotel New Deal, Hotel Blackbeard.
, Those who suggested the winning
natne were Mrs. Ethel Boyce, Miss
Evelyn Brown, Joseph H. Conger, Jr.,
Z. Bright Tucker and H. W. Thomas.
The same name was also suggested
by others who failed to sign their
names to their vote.
Mr. Horton is well pleased with the
selection of the new name and will
give $6 reward to the United Chari
ties in the name of the five whose
names appear above. He also plans
to have a picture of Mr. Hewes fram
ed and hung in the lobby of the
hotel and will very shortly extensive
ly advertise the hotel as Hotel Joseph
Hewes.
VOCATIONAL SERVICE SUBJECT
AT TODAY’S ROTARY MEETING
The regular luncheon of the Rotary
Club will be held at the Parish House
today at 1 o’clock. The program will
be in charge of Hhe vocational service
committee, which is composed of M.
t F. Bond, D. M. Warren, J. H. Holme?
Kjud J. A. Moore.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 21,1935.
EDENTON GIRL
MAKING GOOD
The Former Elizabeth Hobbs Selected
As New County Nurse
In Yancey
An Edenton girl who is making
good in her profession is Mrs. Eliza
beth Hobbs Tudor, daughter of our
townsman, F W- Hobbs.
She began work November 18tli as
county nurse for Yancey County,
forty miles north of Asheville in the
heart of the Blue Ridge mountains.
From last February to September
she was doing U. S. Public Health
work in Richmond County, but the
Huey Long filibuster put a crimp in
further appropriations and all U. S.
Public Health work was discontinued
throughout the country. She then
went to Peabody College in Nashville
and took the special six weeks course
in Public Health nursing, finishing
this ten days ago and at once being
selected by the Yancey department,
with recommendation of the State
Board, for active work in that county.
No Services Sunday
At Methodist Church
There will be no preaching services
Sunday at the local Methodist Church
due to the pastor, Rev. W. F. Wal
ters, attending the annual conference
at Wilmington. The Sunday School
session, however, will be held as
usual.
A Thanksgiving Day service will
be held, on Thursday morning, at
which time a special offering will be
taken for some phase of church work.
Rev. Mr. Walters has completed
his second year in the local church
and will present a favorable report
to the Conference. In speaking to
his congregation Sunday, Mr. Walters
expressed his opinion that some
things undoubtedly were done that
should not have been done, while
others were left undone that should
have been done, and urged upon his
members, if he is returned or not, to
lend their efforts and prayers to the
end that next year the church may
be able to have an even better record,
Visits Edenton After
An ,11- Year Absence
Miss Penelope Bland, of Asheville,
sister of Mrs. X. E. Copeland, Mrs.
W. D. Holmes and Mrs. A. S. Smith,
arrived in Edenton this week to spend
two weeks visiting relatives and
friends. This is the first visit back
home Miss Bland has made in 11
years and she was very agreeably
surprised to note the changes and ap
parent progress made by the town.
Incidentally, Miss Bland was one
of the'first subscribers to The Chow
an Herald and looks forward with
pleasure each week to receiving her
copy of the paper and learning of
the happenings back home.
Unlawful To Shoot
Fireworks This Year
There should be a quiet celebration
of the holidays in Chowan County
compared with former years due to a
law being passed at the last Legisla
ture making it unlawful to sell or
shoot fireworks within the County.
The shooting of fireworks was a
menace two years ago, but last year
officials were able to curb this nuis
ance, very little trouble being report
; ed. The prohibition of selling the
fireworks within the county is not ex
-1 pected to wholly do away with the
shooting of them, but undoubtedly
will greatly reduce the amount of it.
There is a fine of SSO or 30 days
1 in jail provided for the breaking o
1 this law.
. Famous Bloodhound
Now In Edenton
• “Lucy,” the bloodhound of W. R.
I Brooks, of Wilson, famed for the
■ number of criminals she has tracked
! down, is now in Edenton to teach
! the art to “Belle,” Dan Cannady’s
• bloodhound. The two dogs will be
! kept at Mr. Cannad’s home, “Lucy”
• remaining here indefinitely.
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RED MEN ENJOY DISTRICT
MEETING IN ELIZABETH CITY
A large number of the members
j of Chowan Tribe No. 12, I. 0. R. M.,
journeyed to Elizabeth City Wednes
r day night to attend a district meet
> ing of the organization, at which time
1 degree work was put on and refresh
s menta served.
. Many Red Men of the Albemarle
) section were present, all reporting am
expfllent meeting.
$565 RAISED IN
COUNTY’S DRIVE
FORRELIEEEIINDS
Potatoes, Flour, Meal
And Other Items Also
Donated
STILL INCOMPLETE
United Charities Well
Pleased With Success
Os Campaign
The executive committee of the
United Charities met Tuesday night
in the Municipal • Building following
the close of the drive for the raising
of funds to care for the County’s
old and /.firm unemployables during
the winter months.
The report as turned in to W. J.
Berryman, general chairman, showed
that a total of $565 had been raised
in the County for the purpose with a
few more reports Tncomplete, which
is expected to somewhat boost the
amount raised. Aside from the cash
received, about 45 bushels of pota
toes, flour, meal and other necessities
were donated, which is reason for
those in charge to' feel very much
elated over the success of the drive
and the hope that none of the unfor
tunates will be obliged to suffer for
the want of warmth and food during
the winter.
Everything received during the
campaign will be turned over to the
United Charities, and will be distri
buted by that organization to those
in need each week. The potatoes
have been placed in the grocery
stores of Goodwin’s Quality Store, J.
A. Curran and Graham Byrum’s Gro
cery, which stores will fill the orders 1
for groceries as they are given out
by the United Charities.
News Item Causes An
Erroneous: Impression
A news item appearing in the j
daily papers of Monday, Novem- ,
ber 18th, with reference to fore- .
closures for Town of Edenton Taxes
on the Hinton Hotel property creates ,
an erroneous impression that the
Town Officials had, either intentional
'y or by oversight, failed to enforce
r'/llefttiort of taxes on the Hinton ,
Motel in the same manner as collec- .
tions against other tax payers were (
enforced. (
This impression is incorrect. The .
facts are that the Legislature of !
1933 passed a law permitting tax ;
payers who paid their taxes for 1932
to give notes for taxes for prior
years payable in five equal yearly
payments. The owners of the Hinton
Hotel and only one other tax payer
took advantage of this law, although
'all tax payers were entitled to do so.
The owners of the Hinton Hotel gave
a note for 1930 and 1931 taxes as
authorized by this law and therefore
foreclosure proceedings for the collec
tion of taxes for those years could
not be started against them at the
time the proceedings were started
against.other tax payers who had not
given notes.
The owners of the Hotel have only
recently defaulted in the payment of
this note and foreclosure proceedings
are being started against them at the
same time and in the same manner
as against other delinquent tax pay
ers.
Perquimans Farmer
Will Check On Cash
Return On Timber
C. E- White in Perquimans County
has measured off one acre of old field
pine and will run a timber demon
stration to determine growth and
cash income from the tract over a
period of years, reports County
Agent L. W. Anderson. The trees
that should be cut out were marked
last week by R. H. Page, assistant
extension forester at State College.
This timber will be cut this winter
and sold as fire wood, with Mr. White
keeping records of cost of cutting
and hauling as well as the cash re
turn. Next spring the remaining
trees will be measured and value of
growth estimated, Anderson says.
Colored School Plays
Washington Friday
The Edenton colored high school
football team will play the Washing
ton High School on Hicks Field Fri
i day afternoon at 2:30. Both teams
are in good shape and a battle royal
is expected. This is the first game
i of the year for the local school on
i home grounds and a large crowd is
expected to witness the affair.
Edenton Aces Play Sanford
In Rocky Mount On Friday
For Eastern Championship
RED CROSS DRIVE
AGAIN POSTPONED
Action Necessary Due to Injuhy Sus
tained By Mrs. J. N. Pruden,
County Chairman
The annual Red Cross membership
drive, which was scheduled to get
under way tomorrow, has been post
poned indefinitely. This course be
came necessary when Mrs. J. N-
Pruden, Chowan County Chairman,
was injured last week at Nags Head.
Mrs. Pruden had gone to Nags Head
for a several days stay and while go
ing up the steps at her cottage her
foot slipped, causing her to fall and
strike her shoulder violently against
the steps. She has suffered severe
pain since the accident and ia now
confined to her bed at her home here
Mrs. Pruden postponed the Red
Cross drive which was set for Armis
tice Day due to the efforts pub forth
by the United Charities to secure
funds to care for the County’s un
employables over the winter months
and was hoping to have her commit
tees named in The Herald this week
so that in a united effort the County
would be quickly and thoroughly
canvassed tomorrow, but at present
it is not known when Mrs. Pruden
will be able to attend to her Red
Cross duties. She is, however, hope
ful that the drive will be put on in a
very short time and in the meantime
urges citizens all over the County
to give some thought to the worthi
ness of Red Cross membership and,
be ready to cooperate when the cam
paign is started.
Thanksgiving service
At St. Paul’s Church
A Thanksgiving Day service will
be held in St. Paul’s Church next
Thursday morning at 11 o’clock. A
this time a Thanksgiving Day offer
ing will be taken to sustain the
Thompson Orphanage and Training
Institute.
The three Dioceses of the Protes
tant Episcopal Church in North
Carolina give the offering on
Thanksgiving Day to the Thompson
Orphanage and Training Institute at
Charlotte . This orphanage was
founded in 1867, and in the fifty
years of its history has cared for
about one thousand homeless boys
and girls, giving them a care and
training which fits them for life
There are one hundred and eight chil
dren in the orphanage now, and it is
to provide for these that the mem
bers of the Episcopal Church are
urged to be as generous as possible in
helping this worthy cause.. Envelopes
for the purpose will be mailed out,
and can be secured at the church.
No Local Donations
For Will Rogers Fund
Though Will Rogers had on. an
average just as many fans in Eden
ton as anywhere else, there has been
no money turned over to the Bank of
Edenton to be used in the erection of
a memorial to this beloved deceased
humorist. The Bank of Edenton has
been named as a depository for mon
ey to be used for the purpose and in
event any readers of The Herald wish
to contribute to the cause it can be
sent to The Herald office and will be
turned over to the Bank of Edenton.
Portsmouth Masons
Visit Edenton Tonight
The regular meeting of Unanimity
Lodge will be held tonight at 8
o’clock, at which time the
gree will be conferred upon a candi
date. At this meeting also a dele
gation will be present from Ports
mouth, Va., to witness the work. All
local Masons are urged to attend.
Dime Society Meets
On Tuesday Evening
The Dime Society of the Edenton
Baptist Church will hold its regular
meeting on Tuesday evening, Nov.
26th, at the church.
Each member is requested to do
nate a dollar and tell how she made
it. There will be a short entertain
ment and “eats.” One guest is to
be invited by each member.
A full attendance is requested.
NO RECORDER’S COURT
Due to no cases being on the dock
et, no session of Recorder’s Court was
held either Friday or Tuesday morn
ing.
Herald Will Be Day
Earlier Next Week
Due to the publishing day of
The Herald falling on Thanksgiv
ing Day, next week’s issue will b< I
printed a day earlier in order to J
allow the paper’s employees to ob- j
serve the holiday. The Herald j
will be printed Tuesday and be in
the mails for delivery Wednesday
morning. Advertisers are urged
to note this change and arrange '
their copy accordingly. Corre
spondents are also urged to send
their news earlier in order to make
it possible for the newspaper folks
to observe the holiday.
E. H. S. SECOND TEAM
WINS 3rd STRAIGHT
Williamston Swamped 38-0 Monday
Afternoon; New Recruits
Get In Game
Edenton High School’s second
string team is keeping pace
with the first team in the matter of
hanging up a record, having won
their third game Monday afternoon
when they completely swamped the
second stringers on
Hicks Field by the score of 38-0. The
B team followed very closely the ex
ample of the Aces by turning in tihel
same score as was made against
Smithfield just a few days previous.
The younger boys continued their
spectacular and hard playing, each
one on the team playing a very cred
itable brand of football, and continu
ing to satisfy Coach Brogden and
football fans that material is being
developed to replace the first string j
men who will be lost next year.
Os particular interest was the
playing of Pete Everett, Sid White.
Clyde Spencer, Fred Hoskins and
Robert Chesson. White again was in
practically every play, while Everett
gave another fine exhibition of broken
field running, at one time covering 9!‘
yards after intercepting a pass for a
touchdown. Clyde Spencer also di
played good running, while Robert
Chesson did some excellent blocking.
Several new recruits were sent ini
the game Monday, these being Mere
dith Jones, Dick Badham and Guy
Hollowell. The other boys who
started the game were: James Coz
zens, Billy Shepard, George Ward.
Edward Bass, Ewell Hobbs, Tom By
rum, Fred Hoskins, Sid White, Bill
Whichard, Robert Chesson, Clyde
Spencer, Pete Everett and Stanley
Spruill.
Efforts are being made for a
fourth game for the B team to be
played with the Windsor High School
team.
The second team thus far has de
feated Elizabeth City 7to 6, and
twice downed Williamston 14 to 0,
and 38 to 0.
SIO,OOO Notes For
Edenton Be Sold
Notice is given of the sale of
SIO,OOO worth of revenue anticipation
notes for the town of Edenton, sealed
bids for which will be received by the
Local Government Commission of
North Carolina at its office in Ra
leigh until 11 o’clock Tuesday morn
ing, December 3. The notes will be
dated December 1, 1935 and mature
October 1. 1936.
These notes are being sold to raise
money for the erection of a new wa
ter tank and will be paid off as ra
pidly as possible from the earning?
of the E. & W. Department.
Application had previously been
made by the town to the PWA for a
loan to build the new tank, but inas
much as the greater cost of the pro
ject was in the cost of materials and
not enough work-hours, the applica
tion was not granted.
Windsor Man Up For
Driving While Drunk
J. B. Gilliam, Jr., of Windsor, ap
peared before Judge J. N. Pruden in
Recorder’s Court Monday, charged
i with driving an automobile while un
• der the influence of whiskey and reck
i less driving. Gilliam was arrested
when he drove over the embankment
near the Fish Hatchery Saturday
morning.
He plead guilty to the charges and
- was fined SSO and costs on the first
s charge and $25 and costs on the lat
- ter. His driving license was also
revoked for a period of 12 months.
This newspaper is circu
■ lated m the territory
| where Advertisers will
\ realize good results.
$1.25 Per Year
Winner Plays Mt. Airy
For State Title Nov.
29 In Chapel Hill
GOOD RECORD
i Coach Brogden Drilling
j Boys In Anticipation
Os Hard Game
| By virtue of the defeat of Smith
field in the semi-finals last Friday the
Edenton High School football team
will journey to Rocky Mount tomor
row afternoon to battle with the
Sanford High School eleven for the
Class B championship of Eastern
North Carolina. While Edenton was
defeating Smithfield, Sanford at the
same time turned back Whiteville by
the score of 20 tc 0 and the two
winners will meet in the final clash
Friday.
The game will be played on Bribes
Field in Rocky Mount, starting at
2:30 o’clock. The field was willingly
turned over to the two teams to de
cide the championship and the Rocky
Mount Boy Scouts have very kindly
agreed to mark off the field and have
it ready for the battle.
A large number of local fans plan
to accompany the team, for though
no information is available to com
pare the strength of the two teams, a
hard-fought and close game is ex
pected.
The Sanford team boasts two out
standing players in York at fullback
and Thurman at tackle. The latter
has a record of blocking at least one
punt in every game the team has
played. Sports writers in his section
of the State also predict that he will
j make the freshman team in college
next year and are of the opinion he
will play three years of varsity foot
ball.
The Edenton team will - oppose
Sanford with a record of not having
lost in Is consecutive games, during
which team a total of 476 points .have
been scored to 25 by opponents.
Though last year’s championship
t arn hung up a wonderful record,
this, year’s squad has surpassed it in
points scored, having a record of an
average of 29.8 points scored, per
game while last year the average was
23.6. Ami were the tie game with
Roanoke Rapids not counted, this
year’s average would have been
37.2 points.
The Aces were able to schedule
only four games prior to the semi
finals, three of these being victorious
and a 0-0 tie with Roanoke Rapids.
The results to date follow:
Edenton, 66; Aulander, 6
Edenton, 13; Beaufort, 7
Edenton, 0; Roanoke Rapids, 0
Edenton, 32; Elizabeth City 6
Edenton, 38; Smithfield, 0
Coach Brogden has been drilling
his boys this week until dark in pre
paration for Friday’s game, especial
attention being given to breaking up
passes, which is said to be one of the
strong weapons of attack of the San
ford team. Mr. Brogden and Super
intendent John A. Holmes have warn
• ed the boys not to be over-confident
in view of the easy victory over
Smithfield, and the boys are practic
ing hard in anticipation of a tough
• opponent. The entire squad is in ex
cellent shape for the game and will
give of their best for a victory.
Melvin Layton, who has been play
. ing a spectacular game, aided by
Paul and Worth Spencer, who have
, also been playing as good or better
than last season, will be counted
upon to carry the brunt of the battle.
. These three ball carriers undoubtedly
will cause considerable trouble for
the Sanford boys, each one being able
to drive hard, block or snag passes.
John Martin Harrell likewise will
lend his efforts in the backfield, de-
I voting most of his share of the fight
to blocking. Wozelka, the best cen
ter ever to represent Edenton, can
be counted upon to play his usual
game at the pivot position. With
Sexton and John Byrum, two newly
: developed ends and Spruill, Smith,
- Miller and Elliott in the line, local
i fans will be disappointed if Sanford
1 doesn’t find a veritable h/ick wall
- when running against this .roup of
- brawny linemen. /
i Officials of the team, iif uding co
t managers Junius Davis and Joe Con
•/ ger, are very anxious to have a large
number of Edenton followers attend
3 the game at Rocky Mount, as the
t Athletic Association needs money to
- pay out and the proceeds from the
o game Friday will be divided among
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