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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<t in Edenton and Chowan
County and Mr. Dixon is at a loss to
understand why the depositors re
frain from calling and getting their
money.
After the 90-day period expires
the remainder of the money will be
escheated to the University of North
Carolina, thus forever ending any
chance of securing the amount due
the depositors.
Large Crowd Attends
Byrum Bros. Showing
Os International Line
Farmers in large numbers on
Wednesday morning gathered at the
Byrum Bros. Hardware store to at
tend the pre-spring showing of the
complete International Harvester line
of farm equipment. The entire rear
lot of the firm was filled with the
latest thing in tractors and various
pieces of farm machinery with fac
tory experts on hand to demon
strate and explain each piece of ma
chinery.
As a special feature a sound film
was shown in the warehouse which
pictured the advantages of the In
ternational line as well as a mixture
of comedy. Special music was also
furnished by a group of colored
singers headed by Mary Foreman.
At noon the firm served a free
dinner to all present, consisting of
hot dogs, cheese sandwiches, pickles
and coffee. Dinner was served by a
group of ladies.
Farmers manifested much interest
in the display and the affair proved
to be very interesting and enjoyable
from beginning to end.
The visitors here to demonstrate
the equipment were J. A. Britton, B.
B. Lacy, H. M. Cox, F. K. Patchen,
H. W. Nichols, A. E. Harvey and A.
G. Donaldson.
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METHODISTS OF
E. CITY DISTRICT
ASSEMBLE HERE
Workers From Every
Section Crowd Local
Church Tuesday
NAME GOALS
Missionary to Japan Ex
plains Work In Island
Country
Prominent Methodists from every
section of the Elizabeth City District
on Tuesday morning filled the local
Methodist Church when a district
Missionary Institute was held. The
meeting began at 10 o’clock, and
came to a close at 1 o’clock when a
barbecue dinner was served to over
100 visitors in the parsonage by the
ladies of the church.
In the afternoon a meeting of the
conference board of Christian Edu
cation was held at which vital mat
ters concerning the work of the
church was discussed by Rev. Robert
Bradshaw, executive secretary of
the board; Mrs. Blanche Brian, di
rector of young people’s work; and
Mrs. H. M. Wade, director of chil
dren’s work.
The institute was presided over
by Rev. B. B. Slaughter, presiding
elder of the district, who after lead
ing the devotional service, welcomed
the visitors and expressed his grati
fication at the interest manifest by
the large gathering.
Rev. E. G. Overton, pastor of the
Moyock Memorial Church, made an
excellent talk in the coures of which
he stressed the necessity and duty
of church members to contribute to
missionary work.
Rev. E. J. Rees, of Washington,
N. C., very ably brought out the im
portance of using the proper church
literature, and also stressed the
missionary program of the church.
Os particular interest was the ad
dress of Rev. J. D- Stott, a mission
ary to Japan, who brought vividly to
his hearers a picture of the mission
ary wVk in Japan. “I bring you a
message from a people who know
more about America than we know
about Japan,” said Mr. Stott at the
outset of his remarks. The speaker
explained that the missionary work
is gradually shifting to the rural
churches in Japan and that for a let
up in the work at this time would be
detrimental to the cause.
The Japanese people as a whole,
said the missionary, are a peace
loving nation, describing how pro
tests have been made about various
actions of the militarists. He furth
er explained the crowded condition
of the Japanese population and said
they are reaching out and absorbing
all the good possible from exper
iences of other nations. He express
ed gratification at the progress of
Christianity in the country, saying
that in a few instances the church
work has been subsidized by the
government. The preachers also, ac
cording to the speaker, sacrifice a
great deal to continue in the minis
try, pointing out that many of them
perform wonders on the meagre sal
ary they receive. In conclusion he
urged the support of the church in
carrying the message of Christianity
to a people who are eager to receive
it-
Rev. H. I. Glass, of Elizabeth City,
presented the goals of the Elizabeth
City District for the year 1936.
These included a wider circulation
of the N. C. Christian Advocate, the
church paper, and quite a number
under the heads of finance, Chris
tian Education, missions and evan
gelism.
The institute was a grand success
and before departing for their homes
the visitors were high in their praise
of the splendid meeting and the hos
pitality afforded them during their
brief stay in Edenton.
Tom Pruden Ruled
Mentally Deficient
A jury of 12 men was empaneled
Tuesday afternoon to pass upon the
mental state of Tom Pruden, 50-
year-old Negro, before Recorder
Judge J. N. Pruden. A petition had
been filed by his mother, Julia Pru
den, setting forth that her son was
an idiot since birth and was there
fore incompetent to manage his own
affairs from want of understanding.
The only witness placed on the
stand was Dr. O. L. Holley, who tes
tified that while Pruden was not
dangerous and was fit to mingle with
society, he was incapable of hand
ling his own affairs.
The jury sided with the petitioner
and a guardian will be appointed for
Pruden by the Clerk of Court.