In these columns wilt be found a fair presentation of local and county news of general interest. Volume lll—Number 4. LOCAL RED MEN HEAR FINE TALK ON FRATERNITIES Prominent Odd Fellows Visit Chowan Tribe Monday Night 60 PRESENT Lodge Members Urged Attend Meetings and Stick Together Local Red Men were treated to rone of the best lodge addresses heard in Edenton in a long while on Monday night, when, after the regu lar meeting, Herbert Holstead, of Mooresville, grand secretary of, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, spoke to a gathering of about 60 Red Men. The Speaker, invited to the lodge room, was accompanied by W. ■C. Beamon, superintendent of the Odd Fellows Orphanage at Goldsboro, and C. G. Smith, of Goldsboro. Mr. Holstead spoke of the value of fratemalism, bringing out forcibly the fact that lodges have a great op portunity at this time to stand to gether and help stave off war. It was signiftcent, he told his hearers, that in the countries where wars ap pear to be brewing all the time that there were very few lodges and that men failed to learn and know each other. He further said that frater nities can play a very prominent part in spanning the chasm between capi tal andr labor in that members are permitted to learn each other for what they are and not for what they have. Selfishness, he explained, is marked by blood and bondage and a true fraternity member is pitted | against it. The real purpose of fraternities r was emphasized by the speaker, who said that members should stick close * together and relieve distress. The little remembered acts of love and ■doing good for the other fellow’s sake will se* ease many a heart, he said. Especially was lodge atten dance urged. “Nobody is wasting time when attending a lodge,” said Mr. Holstead, “for one of the biggest reasons for discord among us is not knowing each other. That opportu nity is afforded a lodge member when taking part in the activities and work of his particular lodge, which ever one it rpay happen to be.” Fraternities are working hand in hand with the churches, schools and press for the betterment of mankind, said the speaker, and he paid high tribute to the Red Men Order for the name it has made for itself. Mr. Beamon also made a few in teresting remarks in which he told of f his experience with the orphan chil t dren at the Goldsboro home and im pressed upon the gathering the need and joy experienced in caring for the little ones alone in the world. He made an earnest plea for all not to shrink from their duty in supporting the orphanages in the State. The Odd Fellows, second oldest and sec ond largest order, supports the Golds boro institution, which has a record to be envied by any orphanage. At a later date efforts will be made to revive the Odd Fellows lodge at Elm Grove, in the interest of which the visitors were in Eden ton. Mr. Smith briefly complimented the local tribe for the large attend ance and expressed his gratification at the results observed at the or pranage, of which he is a trustee. > The local tribe very much appre ciated the addresses of the visitors and extended to them a rising vote of ' thanks for their visit. Bill Whichard Breaks Ann While Skating 1 i. Bill Whichard, sop of Dr. and Mrs. JU- P. VThichard, had the misfortune MM)n Friday night to fall and break his \ arm while roller skating. The acci dent occurred near the Baptist Church when, while falling, he land ed on the left side, breaking his arm near the wrist. Aside from the frac ture, he was badly bruised about the * face and was quite ill the fore part of the week. The young fellow is now improv ing, however, and is able to be about. I County Council Meets In Hotel Saturday A meeting of the County Council of the borne demonstration clubs of the County will be held in Hotel Hewes on Saturday afternoon THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY GOOD ATTENDANCE AT COUNTY CLUBS’ LEADERS SCHOOL Interesting Demonstration Staged In Floor Finishing For Club Represents tives Thirteen leaders of Chowan County Women’s Clubs met last Thursday afternoon in the Hotel Joseph Hewes to attend the house furnishing lead ers school. The meeting was called to order by the chairman, Mrs. Percy Smith, promptly at 2:30 o’clock, im mediately following which Mrs. A. D. Ward was elected secretary. The following clubs were repre sented at the school: Beech Fork, Center Hill, Chowan, Edenton, En terprise, River View, Rocky Hock, and Wards. Six visitors were also present. Miss Rebecca Colwell, home agent for Chowan County, introduced Miss Pauline Gordon, extension specialist in home management and house fur nishing. Miss Gordon is from South Carolina. Before accepting her pres ent position she was director of home economics at Tennessee Tech. She explained that the purpose of the school was to instruct the leaders in the most satisfactory methods in house furnishing. The leaders will be expected to take this information back to their respective clubs. Miss Mamie Whisnant, assistant special ist in house furnishing, gave a dem onstration in floor finishing, which was very interesting and instructive. Miss Whisnant is a former home demonstration agent of Rowan County. Much interest was shown in the school, house furnishing being a new project among the Chowan Club women. Assault Case Thrown Out Os J. P. Court Justice of the Peace F. W. Hobbs made short work of the assault charge against W. L. Lang dale by Rupert Chesson on Friday afternoon when the case was thrown out of court. The case was the only one appearing in Recorder’s Court in the morning and was of such a triv ial nature that Judge J. N. Pruden remanded it to a lower court, which was subsequently placed before Mr. Hobbs. Chesson was not willing for Mr. Hobbs to try the case and asked for a change, whjch was denied by Mr. Hobbs, following which Chesson, the plaintiff in the action, refused to testify. “This case is dismissed,” said the Justice of the Peace without any further argument. Lawrence Cayton Gets Road Sentence Although he testified that he was only playing and wanted to have a little fun with Haywood Granby, col ored youth, Lawrence Cayton, young white man, was sentenced to 60 days on the roads Tuesday morning by Judge J. N- Pruden. Cayton was hailed in court follow ing an episode near the Norfolk Southern coal shute Saturday night when he met young Granby, flashed a breast pin and posed as an officer. Cayton had in his possession a cheap pocket knife which was the property of Granby, the latter testifying that it was taken from his pocket and be fore he could be further searched, made a get-away. Cayton claimed that he was only playing and laughed as the Negro fled. He denied that he posed as an officer, but was wearing a badge that could have been mistaken for an officer’s pin. Cayton was arrested by Carroll Boyce, newly appointed night patrol man, it being his first arrest since being placed on the force. Two charges were preferred a gainst Cayton, that of impersonating an officer and larceny. Judge Pru den dismissed the later charge but handed out a 60-day road sentence for impersonating an officer. Smoke Ruins Walls Os Chowan Motor Co. Considerable damage by smoke was done to the show room of the Chowan Motor Company Tuesday afternoon when in some unexplained manner a bucket containing oil caught fire in the boiler room. The smoke flooded the show room and became so dense that all employees were forced from the building. The walls were considerably marred by • the smoke, which will necessitate I new painting. i The fire department was called i upon for chemicals to extinguish the • fire which did no other than smoke . damage. Edentoh, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 23, 1936. EDENTON BOXERS TACKLE WINDSOR TO OPELSEASON Match Scheduled For Friday Night, Jan. 31 At 7:30 AT WINDSOR Nine Bouts On Card In cluding Spruill, State Chatmpion The first bout of the season for the Edenton boxing team will take place Friday night, January 31, in stead of Friday night of this week, as was stated in The Herald last week. The match will take place in Windsor with the Windsor High School mittmen. Boxing is the latest sport in the Windsor High School and is rapidly gaining interest, sixteen boys having reported for practice. According to present arrangements there will be nine bouts and the af fair is expected to attract many fans from Bertie, Chowan and adjoining counties, who have already expressed keen interest in the sport in high school circles. Boxing will start at 7:30 o’clock. Pete Alston husky tower of strength of Windsor high, will fea ture the event with his rounds with Spruill, the hope of Edenton high. Fast action is on schedule. The Windsor boys have been putting in lots of practice, and are highly in terested in coming events. Spruill, of Edenton, ranks high in State high school boxing circles, being the heavyweight champion. Principal Aycock, of Windsor, re ports that it is probable that even more than the sixteen already out for the new sport may soon enter the local practice ring. The Edentoji boys are hard at work in rounding into shape for the matches of the season and are very enthusiastic over the first bout next week with the neighboring school. The tentative schedule for the Edenton team includes two matches with Elizabeth City, one in the latter city on February 7, and a return match in Edenton on February 21. As the opening of the boxing sea son approaches there are ten men on the local squad including weights from 175 to 85 pounds. The squad at present includes the following: Vernon Spruill, 175; Calvin Sexton, 165; Josiah Elliott, 155; Melvin Lay ton, 1445; John Byrum, 135; William Cayton, 125; Pete Everett, 115; Thomas Wilder, 105; Irving Griffin, 95; and Byrum, 85. Practically all of the boyo have had past exper ience in the ring and prospects are bright for some of them bringing back to Edenton State honors in the art of boxing. ROTARY DISTRICT MEET MAY 19-20 Approximately 1000 Rotarians and Wives From 50 Clubs in State Expected to Attend Edenton Rotarians are informed that plans are well under way for the annual conference of the 57th Dis trict of Rotary International to be held in Winston-Salem on May 19 and 20, when approximately a thous_ and Rotarians and their wives from the fifty clubs in the district are ex pected to attend the two-day gather ing. Cleveland Thayer, District Gover nor, of Asheboro, will preside over the sessions. Charles J. Phillips, of Greensboro, will be in charge of the program, which is described as “different, interesting and entertain ing.” The convention last year was held in. Raleigh and a number of Edenton Rotarians attended. President Bill Hart, of the Eden ton Club, will urge his fellow Rotar ians to attend the convention, dele gates to which will be entertained by the Winston-Salem Rotary Club, of which Henry E. Fries is president. High School Debaters Selected On Friday The preliminary debates in the Edenton High School were held on Friday resulting in the selection of a team to represent the school in the annual triangular debate which will be held on Friday night, March 27. The competition for berths on the 1 team was keen with Margaret Spires, Mary Elizabeth Cates, Sarah Elizabeth White and Junius Davis : winning out over their opponents. i Mary White and Mabel Ruth Harrell were chosen as alternates. $85,000 PAID BY EDENTON PEANUT MILLS RELEASED Represents Impounded Processing Tax Paid On Peanuts FIRMS ELATED Ruled Unconstitutional By Supreme Court Os United States Processing taxes that have been impounded in the courts since last summer totaling around $85,000 have been released for return to the two Edenton peanut milling companies. Naturally, the officers of the corpor ations are elated over this fact, which might be more or less termed a vic tory for their counsel, W. Dossey Pruden, but it should not be con strued as a victory over the peanut farmers of the Albemarle. On the contrary it was but the settlement of a constitutional ques tion, and the millers, obliged to act as they did in a protective way, have no hesitancy in saying their sympa thies remain as they were—with the farmers, and that any sort of a pro cessing taxation that will be held legal and of pecuniary return to the growers will have their support. The court action by the Edenton Peanut Company and the Albemarle Peanut Company, instituted last summer to restrain the collection of further taxes and secure the return of those already paid, followed simi lar action taken by peanut proces sors in Suffolk, Va. It was brought before Federal Judge Johnson J. Hayes in Greensboro. The court withheld judgment until the Supreme Court of the United States had pass ed on the constitutionality of the AAA, and directed that the petition ers deposir°Vith the court a sum equivalent to taxes already paid and that further tax moneys be similarly impounded. The Supreme Court re cently threw out the AAA and Judge Hayes immediately directed the impounded taxes to be returned to all of 700 North Carolina petition ers. They are expected any time now. Under the releases the Edenton Peanut Company will receive back something like $45,000, and the Al bemarle Peanut Company about $lO,- 000 less. Whether this will be dis tributed to the company stockholders or held for some other distribution is not being related as yet. Chowan Loses Over 150 Acres Os Timber Through Forest Fires Chowan County is estimated to have lost from 150 to 160 acres of young growth timber during the past year by forest fires. This infor mation was made known last week 1 when J. R. Miller, of Raleigh, district chief forestry warden, was in the . county on a trip of inspecteion with J. G. Perry, Chowan County warden. Chowan County at present is not included in the forest fire protection service, but the survey was made to ascertain the fire loss in the State. Boys’ Work Subject At Rotary Today The Boys’ Work Committee of the Edenton Rotary Club will have charge of the program today at the weekly luncheon of the Club in the Parish House. This committee, with John Graham as chairman, includes Earl Goodwin, Jesse White, N. K. Rowell and C. E. Kramer. At last Thursday’s luncheon John A. Holmes very briefly and interest. ' ly gave a talk on Robert E. Lee, when he pinch-hitted for Junius Davis, Jr., who was scheduled to read a paper on this great general. Junius was unable to appear, how ever, due to the necessary prepara , tions for the preliminary debates in the high school. At the conclusion of Mr. Holmes’ address he conducted an intelligence test among the Rotarians, which proved both interesting and enlight ening. Local Orchestra To Play At Coueritza ! The Baptist Sunday School Orches , tra will render a special musical pro s gram on Sunday afternoon at the t Coneritza Church in Bertie County, i The group met for a practice on 5 Tuesday night and a special group of . numbers were selected for the occa l sion. W. Jim Daniels is the leader of the orchestra. SI,OOO DAMAGE RESULT OF FIRE EARLY TUESDAY Most Diastrous Fire In Edenton Since Farmers Peanut Company Was Destroyed Though the loss was estimated at about only SIOOO, Edenton had its most disastrous fire since the Farm ers Peanut Company burned some years ago on early Tuesday morning when the two-story frame building at 101 East Gale Street was totally ruined. The fire was discovered by Patrolmen Pratt and Boyce as they were making their rounds about 1:30 o’clock Tuesday morning. The fire department was quickly on the scene, but the old wood in the building quickly fell prey to the flames. The building is a total loss. The building was owned by S. D. Mcßae, Negro county agent for Chowan and Perquimans Counties, and was used by him as an office. Mcßae is also the WPA project fore man for colored teachers, and in the fire lost all of his records, as far back as five years. All of his office equipment was burned, as well as furniture of the colored Masonic lodge which was stored on the second floor. The origin of the fire is unknown. It started in the front part of the building, the door leading to the hall not having been locked. Mcßae was in his office Monday night, leaving about 9:30 o’clock at which time everything was all right. Fire Chief R, K. Hall, after an inspection, said the fire was not due to a flue or stove, and that there was no electric wires where the fire apparently started. Mcßae will use the dwelling house next to the ruined building on East Gale Street temporarily as his head quarters, but expects to rebuild on the site of his former office. FEW CALLS MADE FOR MONEY LEFT IN CLOSED BANK Richard Dixon Has Paid Out Only About $l5O of Fund Left In His Hands Up to the present time Richard Dixon, Clerk of Superior Court, has paid out only about $l5O of the $1,228.03 turned oved to him to be given to depositors in the closed Citizens Bank. All of the $l5O was in small amounts representing about 125 depositors. This money will be in Mr. Dixon’s hands for a limited time and is for those who have not made prior claim to their deposits. Quite a few de positors who made claims and have received their dividend checks have called on Mr. Dixon, but this fund is only for those who failed to file their claims after the bank closed. The original list included about 700 names and Mr. Dixon desires it to be known that all that is neces sary to receive this money is for the depositor to come in and sign a re ceipt for it. Many of those on the list liv