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.Volume lll—Number 8.
Chowan Farmers To
Organize Next Week
Large Number Attend
Preliminary Meeting
In Elizabeth City
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AWAIT BLANKS
Farmers Decide to Link
Up With American
Farm Bureau
Following a largely attended
meeting of the Albemarle farmers in
Elizabeth City on Tuesday morning
at which plans were formulated to
help along the formation of a State
wide branch of the American Farm
Bureau, announcement was made
that the farmers of thi a County will
meet here early next week to set up
a temporary organization in Chowan.
Explanation of the Farm Bureau
plan will be gone into thoroughly at
that time and an effort will be made
to impress upon the agriculturists
the absolute necessity for affiliation
with the bureau if it is hoped to se
cure and receive the consideration
due them.
Blanks providing for membership
in the Bureau are expected shortly
and upon arrival efforts will be
made to secure as many signatures
as possible. Those behind the move
ment are hopeful that Chowan s
membership will recird 100 per cent.
This done an organization will be set
up in each township which in turn
will be affiliated with the county and
State units.
That Chowan County farmers are
vitally interested in some arrange
ment for agricultural equality was
f evidenced at the Elizabeth City
gathering when approximately fifty
attended the meeting. The gather
ing was largely attended by groups
from other counties, the Alkrama
Theatre being filled with those who
are desirous for some definite action
to protect the farmers’ interests.
The Elizabeth City meeting was
called following a meeting held Mon
day in Greenville, when J. E. Wins
low, of Greenville, was appointed
temporary chairman of the organiza
tion until a permanent organization
is set up. At the meeting in Green
ville the Farm Bureau was selected
as the farmers’ organization with
which to affiliate to press farmers’
rights; The Farm Bureau, a strong
national group, has a large mem
bership and has representatives in
Washington in the interest of farm
legislation.
R. G. Arnold, representing the
American Farm Bureau, explained
the workings of his organization to
the Elizabeth City gathering and ex
plained the necessity of forming
county farm bureaus to fully pro
tect farmers’ interests.
While it is understood the Ameri
can Farm Bureau is not actually
identified with the Department of
Agriculture, its principles may be
said to be in thorough harmony with
those of the Department. Chester
Davis, its head, is warm associate of
Secretary Henry Wallace and at no
time have their interests been at
dispute.
The direct purpose of the Bureau
is to represent the farmers of the
nation in Washington and before the
various state law mills. The organi
zation is gigantic in scope and its
friends in Congress and in the State
legislatures are legion. Legislation
inimical to the interest of agricul
ture anywhere meets with its strong
opposition, and vice versa. The par
ticular value of membership or affil
iation with such a bureau is found
in the fact that such legislation may
develop over night in Congress with
out, say, any North Carolina lobby
on hand to work for or against it.
The Bureau jumps into the breach at
once and makes the fight a general
one.
Mr. Winslow, who has been named
chairman of the temporary organi
zation in North Carolina, is a promi
nent and active Pitt County farmer,
and has already gone to Washington
to consult with national Bureau
leaders on this State’s agricultural
desires. He has selected six asso
ciates to aid him in making this
State’s organization permanent.
They are W. W. Eagles, of Edge
combe; Ben Everett, of Halifax; J.
H. Lane, of Wilson; L. D. Moseley,
of Lenior; J. B. Patrick, of Beaufort;
and J. L. Scott, of Johnston.
(J MASONS MEET TONIGHT
The regular meeting of Unanimity
XiOdge will be held tonight at 8
o'clock. Ml members are urged to
b* presen*.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
AMATEUR NIGHT
ON MARCH 6tb AT
TAYLOR THEATRE
Manager Jimmy Earnhardt Is Now
Signing Up Talent to Appear
On Program
Os particular interest to theatre
goers is the announcement made by
Jimmy Earnhardt, manager of the
Taylor Theatre, that he will held an
amateur night in the theatre on Fri
day, March 6. On this program will
appear singers, dancers, musicians,
novelty acts and anything that might
be of an entertaining nature. He has
already signed up some talent to ap
pear on the stage and is desirous of
securing the best that can be found
in Edenton or surrounding territory.
Anyone desiring to appear on the
program should communicate with
Mr. Eamhradt at the Taylor Theatre
immediately.
As an inducement a cash prize of
$lO will be offered the one winning
first prize, and besides, to each one
taking part on the program a free
pass will be given to the theatre for
one entire week.
| Mr. Earnhardt feels certain there
is plenty of talent in this section to
make an entertaining program, and if
enough is secured and sufficient in
terest shown, the amateur night idea
will be carried out each Friday
night indefinitely.
Revenue Collector In
Edenton March 9th
To Help In Filing
For the convenience of those who
are required by law to file Federal
income tax returns, a deputy collec
tor of Internal Revenue will be 'at
Edenton, N. C., on March 9th, 19.36,
to assist taxpayers in preparing
their returns. No charge will be
made for this service. The matter
of filing your income tax return
should be given immediate attenteion,
in order to avoid penalty and inter
est.
If your net income is SI,OOO or
over or your gross income is $5,000
or over and you are single (or if
married and not living with husband
or wife), you are required to file a
return. If you are married and liv
ing with husband or wife and your
net income is $2,500 or over or your
gross income is $5,000 or over, you
are required to file a return.
The return for the calendar year
1935 shall be filed not later than
March 15, 1936, with the Collector
of Internal Revenue for the district
in which you reside or have your
principal place of business.
A penalty of not more than SIO,OOO
or imprisonment for not more than 1
year, or both, is imposed by statute
for willful failure to make return on
time, and in addition, 5 to 25 percent
of the amount of the tax.
Mayor Spires Confined
To Home By Illness
Mayor E. W. Spires is confined to
his home on Queen Street, though he
is somewhat improved, following al
most a week’s illness. Mr. Spires
became ill after returning from Nor
folk, Va., last Friday, where he and
Mrs. Spires had accompanied their
daughter, Miss Margaret Spires, to
the Protestaqt Hospital. Miss Spires
underwent an operation for double
mastoids. At the. same time Mr.
Spires was treated by Dr. Land for
sinus trouble and became very ill
upon bis return home.
Miss Spires, who was operated up
on three years ago for the same
ailment, is reported to be recovering
satisfactorily from the operation.
John H. Spruill Falls
And Fractures Hip
John H. Spruill, 87 years of age,
had the misfortune to fall and frac
ture his hip late Monday night at his
home on the Paradise Road, and is
at present confined to his bed suf
fering severe pain. Mr. Spruill re
tired at his usual hour Monday night
and toward morning got up to get a
drink of water. It was while on his'
way for the water that he in some
manner tripped and fell in his bed
room causing the fracture.
The old gentleman is in great
agony, being unable to move, and
though having met with a number of
serious accidents during bis life time
the latest mishap appears to be more
painful and dangerous than any of
hi. »th« ucktato. ;
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 20, 1936.
OFFICERS HALT
ATTEMPT TO ROB
FREIGHTSTATION
Night Patrolmen Dis
cover Strange Car
Parked at Office
GIVECHASE
Door of Office Found
Forced Open With
Crow Bar
Alertness on the part of the police
early Wednesday morning thwarted
what the authorities believe may
have been an expected continuation
of the many thieveries rampant of
late in this section of the Albemarle.
Robbers were intercepted while
about to make a haul at the Norfolk
Southern Railroad freight station on
the waterfront. One of the thieves
escaped after an exciting auto chase,
while others, it is thought, made
their get away afoot in another
direction.
Night Patrolmen Bob Pratt and
Carroll Boyce were cruising in their
car about 3 A. M. when they saw a
strange automobile backed up
against the freight station. As the
officers drove in to see what it was
all about the lone occupant of the
other machine stepped on the accel
erator and shot out ahead of the
cops and across the tracks into Oa
kum Street. One of the rear tires
on the fugitive’s high-powered ma
chine went flat as the tracks were
crossed, but de:#)ite this impediment
the vehicle was able to beat the
Pratt-Boyce car in a mad dash, out
Oakum Street and into the Hertford
road.
One of the employees at a filling
station at the end of Oakum Street
saw the car as it swung into the main
highway and went off in a whirl of
smoke east and north. Pratt and
Boyce felt further chase fruitless
and returned to the freight station
after first summoning State High
way Patrolman George Dail, and
Chief of Police G. A. Helms. The
latter found an iron crow bar that
had been used to jimmy open the
door of the freight office. Appar
ently the thieves intended to rob
the office safe and when they heard
their car -dash off made their own
exit onto (he water side of the sta
tion. Nothing was stolen and no
arrests have yet been made,
W. J. Taylor Confined
To Home By Mumps
W. J. Taylor, superintendent of the
County administration unit of schools
is confined to his home on Queen
Street suffering from an attack of
the mumps. Mr. Taylor became ill
after attending the fire at Chowan
High School last Wednesday night
and was confined to his home until
Monday, when he went to his office
to attend a called meeting of the
Board of Education to consider plans
for forming temporary schools. How
ever, he was forced to return to his
bed and is still unable to be out.
The sick superintendent is direct
ing the work of opening schools from
the sick room, and hopes to be able
to hold school for practically all of
the pupils by Monday.
Jnnior-Senior Soiree
Held Friday Night
Plans have now been completed
for the annual Edenton High School
Junior-Senior soiree which will be
held Friday evening in the room
over the Edenton Case. The upper
classmen of the school anticipate a
pleasant evening, the affair having
once before been postponed.
The program is in charge of Mabel
Ruth Harrell and will include a
number of skits and the usual toasts.
Edward Bass was elected by the
Junior Class to act as toastmaster,
with Calvin Sexton coming in second
in tbe voting.
Edenton Rotarians
Endorse Ed Harding*
For Rotary Governor
Ed Harding of Washington, N. C.,
was unanimously endorsed as Rotary
governor of the 57th District by the
Edenton Rotary Club at its weekly
luncheon last Thursday. Mr. Hard
ing is very well and favorably known
among Rotarians all over the district
having for a long time been very ac
tive in all of the Club’s affairs.
He has on several occasions at
tended Rotary meetings in Edenton,
and added greatly to the success of
the affairs by furnishing music on
his accordian, as well as taking a
prominent part on the programs.
AMATEUR NIGHT
STAGED TUESDAY
AT PARP HOUSE
Unique Program Plan
ned by Ladies of St.
Mary’s Guild
CASH~PRIZES
C. E. Kramer and Oscar
Brown Imitate Radio
Favorites
Plans are rapidly being completed
for the amateur night to be held on
Tuesday night in the Parish House
under the auspices of St. Mary’s
Guild. It is the expectation of the
ladies to have at least 12 amateurs
on the program, ten of this number
having already agreed to appear in
the show. The amateurs will include
both adults and children who will
give performances in singing, tap
dancing, quartets, and most likely
imitators. The talent thus far se
cured incluses some of the best in
the Albemarle and those in charge
expect one of the most unique and
interesting programs to be rendered
in a long time- It will be the last
function before the observance of
Lent begins and is expected to draw
a capacity house.
Mrs. E. T. Rawlinson and Mrs. W.
H. Coffield have been very busy get
ting in touch with local amateurs,
and any who desire to take part in
the entertainment are urged to com
municate with either of them at once.
A rehearsal will be held in the
Parish House tonight at 7:30 o’clock
when all participantes are urged to
appear. C. E- Kramer will imitate
Major Bowe, while Oscar Brown will
imitate Graham McNamee, the popu
lar radio announcer. These two will
also meet with the amateurs tonight
to take part in the rehearsal.
Cash prizes will be awarded to the
winners in the amateur night per
formance, and according to those in
charge there will be keen competition
for high honors. A small admission
charge will be made, the proceeds
going to one of the circles of the
Guild.
Jim Daniels Speaks
To Rotarians Today
W. Jim Daniels will be the princi
pal speaker at today’s luncheon of
the Edenton Rotary Club when he
will relate some of his past exper
iences as a rural mail carrier. He is
expected to consume the entire time
allotted to the program and all Ro
tarians are urged to be present. In
view of the fact that Mr. Daniels is
a song leader, an unusual number of
Rotary songs will be sung.
At last Thursday’s meeting of
the Club, John Graham was the prin
cipal speaker, when he had charge of
a program commemoreting Abraham
Lincoln. Many interesting facts, un
known before by some of the Rota
rians, were brought out by Mr.
Graham, whose address lasted until
the adjournment hour.
Football Candidates
Have Light Practice
In preparation for a strong high
school football team next fall, Coach
Leon Brogden on Monday issued foot
ball equipment to a large number of
candidates who took a light workout.
Mr. Brogden expects to start inten
sive training just as aeon as the
weather permits.
Prospects appear bright for anoth
er championship team next year in
asmuch that many of last year’s
team will apnear on the squad as
well as experienced boys who played
on the second team last season.
School At Merry Hill
Remains Closed Due
To Impassable Roads
The schools of Merry Hill, which
have been closed for about two
weeks, will remain closed due to the
almost impassable condition of the
roads. No definite time has been
set for the reopening date, which
will depend upon the improvement of
the highways.
Garden Club Meets
For Reorganization
A meeting of the Garden Club has
been called for Tuesday morning at
11 o’clock in the Municipal Building.
The meeting is called for the pur
pose of reorganization, and all who
are interested in the activities of
Garden Club are especially urged to
attends i
Temporary Schools
Arranged In County
! Chowan High School j
| Was Not Equipped
| With Extinguishers;
{ Due to much comment since the j
| burning of the Chowan High j
| School and the possible impres- j
! sion that the building was equip-1
| ped with automatic fire extin- {
guishers which are claimed to |
prevent such a fire, the following j
information has been given The j
Herald by Superintendent W. J. I
j Taylor: j
| “This is to advise the general |
• public that Chowan High School !
lat Small’s Cross Roads, was not!
| equipped with Automatic Fire Ex- 1
j tinguishers, but it did have a few
j Manual Type that were to be used
jin case some one was in the build
| ing.
“It was noticed by a number of
i people that when these extin- j
| guishers did go off that the firej
I died down, but, of course, there j
! were not enough to do any good. J
I “No doubt if it had been equip- j
j ped fully the building would have I
jbeen saved. I understand that the j
| State is encouraging this equip- |
! ment for schools and other public I
j buildings.’’
TWELVE AWARDED
CERTIFICATES FOR
FIRST AID COURSE
Classes Taught By Dr. J. A. Powell
Complete Work Under Auspices
of American Red Cross
Twelve certificates have been
awarded to members of the first aid
class which has been taught by Dr.
J. A- Powell under the auspices of
the American Red Cross. These
classes have been in progress since
January 21 and the course was com
pleted on February 13. Twenty had
enrolled in the class, but for some
reason eight dropped out, leaving 12
who completed the course and now
have their diplomas.
The course was composed of seven
classes of 2 1 /2 hours, and was taught
by Dr. J. A. Powell in the North
Carolina Reemployment office. The
twelve who have been awarded cer
tificates by the Red Cross are as
follows:
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Baker, Mrs.
Tim Blanchard, Mrs. Arrie Furry,
Miss Jessie Mae Harrell, Miss Edna
Hollowell, Walter Hollowell, J. Frank
Miller, Miss Mildred Munden, Mrs.
P. G. Perry, Miss Louise Simpson,
Miss Myrtle Waff.
Arthur Chappell Is
Planning For Formal
Opening New Stand
Arthur Chappell, who recently pur
chased the W. T. Satterfield building
on Broad Street next to Quinn Fur
niture Company, expects to be ready
for business in his new location the
latter part of next week. A corps
of carpenters, plumbers and painters
are now busily engaged remodeling
the interior of the building which
when completed will no doubt add
greatly to the appearance of the
Edenton business section.
Mr. Chappell plans to utilize both
floors of the building, dividing the
first floor to the use of a billiard
parlor, while in the other half will
be an up-to-date case. The entire
second floor will be transformed into
an attractive room which will be used
jointly as a dining room and dance
hall.
Mr. Chappell is not able to name
the exact date of the opening of his
new quarters, but is arranging for
an elaborate formal opening, at
which time he will secure the ser
vices of a good orchestra and hold a
free dance, as well as serve free clam
chowder to all who attend the open
ing.
CLARA MEADE SMITH ON
HONOR ROLL AT COLLEGE
Clara Meade Smith, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith, a stu
dent at Greensboro College, Greens
boro, N. C., was among the students
in that institution to be placed on
the honor roll for the past month.
Miss Smith is the only student from
Edenton enrolled in the school, and
in addition to being outstanding in
her scholastic work, she is also very
active in extra-curricular.activities.
VISIT PARENTS
Miss Sara Mae Chappell and Miss
Syble White, spent the week-end
with their parents near Center Hill.
This newspaper is drew
lated in the territory I
where Advertisers will I
realism good results.
$1.25 Per Year
Educators Do Quick
Work Following Loss
Os School By Fire
STARTMONDAY
Buildings Used at Cen
ter Hill to Centralize
Activities
What possibly was one of Chowan
County’s greatest catastrophes oc
curred last Wednesday night just
after the issue of The Herald was
printed, when the Chowan High
School was destroyed by fire, leaving
only the brick walls as a reminder
that a school building occupied the
site. The fire, of unknown origin, is
said to have started over Principal
Pearly Baumgardner’s office on the
seond floor and when once gaining
headway soon spread to all parts of
the building.
An emergeny call was sent to the
Edenton Fire Department and the
large fire truck was sent to the
scene, but the firemen were helpless
in combatting the flames due to no
available water. A bucket brigade,
however, using water from a nearby
pump, was successful in preventing
the one-story frame building arja
cent to the main building from catch
ing fire. The fire occurred around
8 o’clock and attracted quite a crowd,
but no assistance could be given by
the eager spectators as the flames
were very soon out of control. The
building and equipment are a com
plete loss and were only partially
covered by insurance, $16,000 being
carried on the building and SI,OOO
on the equipment.
Education officials at once devoted
their attention to formation of tem
porary schools to finish out the term,
and while various plans have been
suggested, Superintendent W. J.
Taylor, from his bed, has announced
the following tentative arrangement:
The first and second grades will
be taught in the same building as
heretofore, the frame structure ad
jacent to the former school.
The third and seventh grades will
meet in the building used by the
high school as a basketball court.
The high school classes will meet
in the Center Hill School building.
The remainder of the grades will
be distributed in the store room op
posite the Center Hill school, which
has been rented from the Winslow
Oil Company, and three class rooms
will be made in Joe Byrum’s store
and warehouse near the railroad sta
tion at Center Hill.
By this arrangement, Mr. Taylor
says transportation will be central
ized thus eliminating right much
confusion and transportation costs as
well.
The temporary school rooms will
be fitted up with new furniture,
proper ventilation and lights. Addi
tional toilets will be built at the
Center Hill school, as well as an ex
tra well. Toilets and a pump will
also be placed at Joe Byrum’s ware
house. Wood stoves will be used for
heating in all rooms other than at
Cross Roads,, where two coal stoves
will be put in operation to use what
coal was left over at the destroyed
building.
It was first decided to use the
Odd Fellows hall near Cross Roads
as a temporary school, hut this was
abandoned due to the danger of the
children having no playground and
possible accidents on the highway.
A shipment of new desks have al
ready arrived and are being install
ed in the various biuldings, and un
less something unforeseen occurs,
Mr. Taylor is hopeful that the
schools will be ready for operation
by Monday morning or sometime
during the week.
School officials have not made any
definite plans for rebuilding the
school, but it seems that there is a
general opinion that if a new build
ing is erected it should be on the
other side of the highway on higher
ground. For the present, however,
education officials are vitally inter
ested in opening the temporary
schools and have not given much
thought to a new building.
Medical Society Meets
In Edenton Feb. 27
Dr. L. P. Williams, secretary of
the Medical Society of the First Dis
trict, has notified physicians in the
district of a meeting of the group to
be held in Hotel Joseph Hewes on
Thursday, February 27, at 7 P. M.
All members of the Society are
being urged to attend-