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Volume 111. —Number 13. ~
Bids Authorized For
Cross Roads School
(Mtnti&stoiterj* Consent
To Plant Costing Not
Over $60,000
13 CLASSROOMS
Efforts Made to Change
Site of New School
Building
Definite steps toward the building
of a new school building at Cross
Roads materialized Monday after
noon at the joint meeting of the
County Commissioners and the
County School Board. At this time
Frank Benton, architect, submitted
plans for a two-story brick building
containing 13 standard class rooms,
a first aid room, music room, library
and reading room, general science
laboratory, stock room, a room for
the handling of rental books, and a
principal's office. Aside from these
specifications the building contains
an auditorium of 510 seating capa
city. The plan also calls for water
and sewerage, and steam heat.
At a previous meeting the Commis
sioners agreed to give favorable con
sideration to a building and equip
ment to cost not over $60,000 and it
is estimated the plans as proposed
by Mr. Benton can be built within
the amount specified.
After the plans were thoroughly
gone over a motion was made by W.
H. Winbome and seconded by A. D.
Ward that the County assume the in
debtedness of the Edenton Graded
School District and the Chowan
High School District as of June 30,
1936, which amount will be $54,000.
The motion also authorized the
County School Board to advertise
for bids, subject to rejection, for the
construction of the Chowan High
School building according to plans
submitted. The "Edenton graded
school trustees were also authorized
to advertise for bids for improve
ments and repairs to the Edenton
..school, with bids also subject to re
jection.
The Edenton trustees, however,
have as yet presented no plans for
improvements to the school, which
according to the Commissioners may
not exceed $30,000.
With the County assuming the
school district indebtedness and the
issuance of bonds to meet the present
requirements, the total indebtedness
•will be $127,000 which will have to
he met on a County-wide tax levy.
With this fact facing the Commis
sioners and taking it for granted
that bonds can be sold on an average
of 5 per cent, the County school tax
rate is estimated to be about 20
cents on the hundred dollars for the
next year, providing the property
valuation remains at $6,700,000.
Mr. Benton will prepare specifica
tions and advertise for bids on the
new building at Cross Roads. How
ever, the Local Government Commis
sion must pass on the matter and in
event they act unfavorably to the
plan of financing the proposition will
have to be submitted to a popular
vote.
An effort will be made by the
Board of Educatidn to dispose of the
site of the old building and purchase
a plot on the other side of the high
way on higher ground, which will aid
in the sewerage system- It is also
agreed by the Board that Frank
Benton supervise the construction of
the new building, to the end that
when completed it will meet all re
quirements expected by both the
Commissioners and the Board of
Education.
E. H. S. Baseball Team
Plays E City Friday
The Edenton High School baseball
team will play the first conference
game of the season Friday when
they tackle the Elizabeth City High
L~Sctool on the latter’s diamond.
■Another conference game will be
played on Tuesday when the local
boys cross bats with Roanoke Rapids.
Expectations point to a champion
‘ ship team this year, a newcomer on
the pitching staff, Lester Jordan, last
Friday striking out nine men in four
innings when the Edenton-Windsor
game was halted by rain with Eden
ton leading at that time 12-0.
PURCHASE RESIDENCE
Mr. and Mrs. Miles S. Elliott have
-■recently purchased the residence on
North Broad Street owned and oc
cupied by Mrs. South White until
her death. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott ex
t pect to moveyin the near future.
VI Anne, little of Mr. and
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A NOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO TNE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
lOOth Anniversary
Rocky Hock Church
Observed Sunday
A meeting of widespread inter
est will be held in the Rocky Hock
Baptist Church on Sunday, March
29, when the one hundredth anni
versary of the church will be cele
brated. This celebration was to
have been held in January,, but
due to the extremely unfavorable
weather and the bad condition of
the county roads it was postponed.
An elaborate program has been
arranged including an all-day
session with the ordination of dea
cons taking place in the afternoon.
Those among others who will
take part on the program include
Rev. A. A. Butler, of Hertford,
Rev. E. L. Wells and W. J. Berry
man.
Rev. Frank Cale is pastor of the
church
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Seven-Year-Old Girl
Seriously Injured
By Heavy Truck
Seven-year-old Elizabeth Twine,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Twine, of the Cannon’s Ferry sec
tion, was critically hurt about 6:30
Tuesday evening when struck by a
truck on the Suffolk highway in
front of the home of A. D. Rountree.
She was taken to Lakeview Hospital,
Suffolk, Va., by Dr. T. W. Blanch
ard, and at noon Wednesday had not
regained consciousness.
The little girl who is near-sighted,
was hit by a truck loaded with fer
tilizer and driven by Foy Ward. It
is thought the child mistaking the
length of the truck, started to cross
the road and was hit by the bolts on
the wheel. She is probably suffering
with a fractured skull, witnesses
saying part of the head clung to the
bolts.
The accident was unavoidable, and
Ward was not held in connection
with the accident.
Fishing Prohibited
This Year During
Spawning Season
J. G. Perry, Chowan County game
warden is in receipt of information
from the Department of Conservation
and Development that will be of in
terest to local fishermen. Special at
tention is called to the fact that the
closed season for spawning is April
1 to May 10, both dates inclusive,
with no open days for fishing during
that time
Mr. Perry is very desirous that
fishermen become acquainted with
this year’s law inasmuch as last year
on certain days fishing was allowed
during the spawning period.
Effort Made To Move
Joseph Hewes’ Grave
The Herald is indebted to an in
terested subscriber for the following
clipping taken from The Greensboro
Daily News, of March 19, which
may be of interest to many in this
section:
Appointment of a special commit
tee, composed of members of the As
sociation of Descendants of Partici
pants in the Battle of Guilford
Courthouse, to make a special effort
to arrange for removal of the grave
of Joseph Hewes to the national
park at Guilford Battleground,
Hewes having been one of the North
•Carolina signers of the Declaration
of Independence, was announced yes
terday. It is believed that the Hewes
grave can be located in Philadelphia-
The association has also pledged
to Dan Lacy, executive assistant in
the State Historical survey a WPA
project full cooperation in the work
being performed along that line,
with particular reference to the de
sire of officials of the survey to ob
tain old manuscripts which should
prove helpful in the undertaking.
CLEMENS MARIONETTES IN
HIGH SCHOOL TODAY AT 2:30
Clemens Marionettes, portraying
seven acts from Tom Sawyer, will
be presented in the school auditorium
at 2:30 this afternoon for the benefit
of the Athletic Association. This
show is said to be very worth-while
and entertaining, and citizens gener
ally are invited to attend.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
The regular meeting of Unanimity
Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will be
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 26,1936
EDENTON PEOPLE
COME TO AID OF
FLOODJICTIMS
Generous Response to
Appeal Made By Mrs.
J. N. Pruden
$124.55~T0 DATE
Edenton’s Quota of S2OO
Expected to Be Raised
For Relief
That residents of Chowan County
sympathize with the unfortunate
flood sufferers and the efforts of the
American Red Cross to alleviate suf
fering and aid in the prevention of
the spread of disease is evidenced
by the fact that in answer to an ap
peal for aid, Mrs. J. N. Pruden,
Chowan County chairman, has, up to
the time The Herald went to press,
received unsolicited $130.55, for this
worthy cause.
The devastating floods of the
past week in eleven of our states
(Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, Conneticut, New
York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vir
ginia, West Virginia and Ohio) car
rying destruction and suffering in
their wake, made homeless more than
270,000 men, women and children.
These victims are now depending up
on Red Cross for food, shelter, cloth
ing and medical aid.
As the flood waters recede in
some of these areas appalling condi
tions are revealed. Homes that have
been partially or totally destroyed
must be restored so that their occu
pants can return to a normal exist
ence as soon as possible. Until that
can be done these people must be the
responsibility of Red Cross. The
money allocated by the Government
will be used for rehabilitation.
An appefflhas been sent through
out the country for $3,000,000.00 for
a Relief Fund. The National Red
Cross Chairman, Admiral Cary T-
Grayson, has wired the Chowan
County Chapter asking that the peo
ple of Chowan County contribute
$200.00. Another message on Satur
day stresses the necessity of re
doubling the Chapter’s efforts to
raise this amount.
It is hoped that the people will re
spond generously to this urgent need.
The Chapter is making the appeal
through the churches, press and
movies so as not to necessitate a
personal canvass. Contributions may
be sent to Mrs. J. N. Pruden, Chair
man, and acknowledgement will be
made through The Chowan Herald.
The contributors to the flood re
lief appeal up to Wednesday after
noon follows:
W. M. Wilkins $ 2.00
Mrs. O. M. Elliott 5.00
O. M. Elliott 1.00
Mrs. J. N. Pruden 2.00
J. N. Pruden 1.00
Anonymous 1.00
Mrs. Ravef.el Holland 1.00
Ravenel Holland 2.00
Mrs. C. S. Vann 2.00
Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Ashby 5.00
sth Grade Edenton School
Mrs. W. S. Summerell —— 1.65
Mrs. George Mack 1.00
George Mack 1.00
Mrs. Walter White and
Mrs. Harless 1.50
Miss Carrie W. Coke 1.00
Edenton Baptist Church 50.00
Anonymous 5.00
Mr. Sledge 1.00
Mrs. W. S. Privott 1.00
Mrs. Ashley .40
Miss Mary Pruden 2.50
Miss Margaret Pruden 2.50
Mrs. Margaret Jones 5.00
R. E. Leary l.OO
Miss Mary Cody 2.00
Miss Marie (Reed 1.00
Mrs. James Boyce 1.00
Mrs. W. A. Graham 10.00
Mrs. G. W. Lassiter 1.00
W. C. Bunch 1.00
J. Edwin Bufflap 1.00
Miss Rebecca Colwell 1.00
W. S- Summerell 1.00
Mrs. C. P. Wales 1.00
E. R. Conger 5.00
Mrs. J. S. Davis 1.00
Henry Gardner 1.00
Dr. J. A. Powell 5.00
Mrs. J. H. McMullan 1.00
In a letter received Wednesday by
Mrs. Pruden from Red Cross head
quarters it was reported that 82,000
families, represting 367,360 persons
were being cared for and that in
Pittsburgh alone 60,000 people were
being fed.
SEWING CIRLCE HAS MEETING
Mrs. C. J. Hollowell was hostess
to the Sewing Circle at her home
near Cross Roads Thursday evening.
The attendance was large and a
most enjoyable evening was spent.
The hostess served delicious refresh-
MANY EXPECTED
AT METHODISTS’
MEETINGAPRIL 6
District Christian Edu
cation Conference In
Local Church
beginsTo73o A. M.
Interesting Speakers to
Appear on All Day
Program
Considerable interest is manifest
in a district-wide Christian Education
Conference which will be held in the
Edenton Methodist Church on Mon
day, April 6, to which all pastors,
teachers and officers of the church
school, young people and their lead
ers and any others interested in
Christian education are invited and
really urged to attend.
The meeting will begin promtply
at 10:30 A. M., and will be presided
over by |Rev. B. B. Slaughter, the
presiding elder, with the inspiration
al address of the day made at 12:15
by Rev. W. L. Clegg. Miss Annie
Slaughter, a delegate to the Young
People’s Conference, will also make a
short talk on the work of the con
ference. Others on the program in
clude Mrs. Earl W. Brian, director of
young people’s work; Mrs. H. M.
Wade, director of children’s work,
and Rev. Robert W. Bradshaw, sec
retary of Christian Education.
At the afternoon session of the
Conference group meetings will be
held in which workers in the different
age group divisions will meet for a
study of the problems peculiar to
their own work. The presiding elder
will bring the closing message of the
day and the meeting will close
promptly at 3:30 o’clock.
A large attendance from all over
the djstrict is expected at this meet
ing and'all who attend are requested
to bring a picnic lunch.
George Dail Promoted
On Highway Patrol
Through unofficial channels word
has reached Edenton that State
Highway Patrolman George Dail,
who has been heading out of here
for the past couple of years, has been
promoted to the rank of corporal on
the Patrol. So far, however, Dail
has received no official word of his
promotion. If he accepts the promo
tion, he would probably be sent to
New Bern to succeed an officer there
who has been promoted, also, and
transferred to Kinston.
Recorder’s Court Has
Busy Session Tuesday
Four cases were docketed in Re
corder’s Court Tuesday morning, the
session consuming practically the en
tire morning.
Robert Jones, of Bertie County,
who was arrested some few weeks
ago and whose trial had been post
poned, was found guilty of trans
porting liquor and was ordered to
pay the cost of court. The charge
for driving while under the influence
of liquor was nol prossed.
Jim Gaskins, colored, of Bertie
County, was found guilty of driving
while under the influence of liquor,
getting 60 days on the roads or pay
ment of a fine of SSO and costs. He
also was fined $25 and costs for
reckless driving, which fine was in
cluded in the SSO, and cost of court
for driving with insufficient brakes.
Ray Spencer was found guilty of
driving while under- the ■ influence of
liquor and was fined SSO and costs,
with his driving license revoked for
12 months.
Dallas Blount, colored, of Creswell,
faced a charge of assault with a
knife upon Louise Harris. He was
found guilty of simple assault and
under the circumstances Judge Pru
den felt lenient and ordered him to
pay half of the court costs and the
doctor’s bill.
SURPRISE PROGRAM TODAY
AT ROTARY MLUB MEETING
C. E- Kramer, as chairman of the
community service committee, will
have charge of the program at the
weekly luncheon of the Edenton Ro
tary Club in the Parish House to
day. Mr. Kramer would not divulge
his program, saying a big surprise
was in store for the JRotarians who
attend.
CHICKEN SALAD, PIES, CAKES
ON SALE THURSDAY, APRIL 9
The Sophia Lanneau Circle of the
Edenton Baptist Church will have a
sale of chicken salad, pies and cakes
on next Thursday morning, April 9,
[at the Quinn Furniture Company
Huge Crowds Attend
Edenton Style Revue
MABEL KRAFT WINS
B. & L* FIRST PRIZE
Represented Chowan County At The
District Contest Held At
Tarboro On Tuesday
Mabel Kraft, Chowan High School
student, on Friday morning won the
right to represent Chowan County in
Tarboro Tuesday in the annual
Kessler Memorial Buliding and Loan
essay contest for district honors.
Miss Kraft, representing Chowan,
and Miss Rebecca Hollowell, repre
senting the Edenton school, compet
ed for County honors after their
papers were adjuged the best in their
respective schools. As a reward for
thier efforts, Miss Kraft won $lO,
and Miss Hollowell $5, which had
been appropriated by the Edenton
Building and Loan Association for
the two best papers written.
. The young ladies had excellent pa
pers and very ably delivered them,
both of which had to do with the
advantages to be gained, by individ
uals and a community, through affili
ation with a building and loan asso
ciation. Due to the burning of the
Chowan High School, which mater
ially intereferred with writing es
says, Miss Kraft was the only en
trant from that school, while in
Edenton 37 students prepared papers
in the contest, in which Miss 'Hollo
well took first honors, with Frances
Dail and Wendell Copeland receiv
ing honorable mention.
Miss Kraft and Miss Hollowell de
livered their essays in the Edenton
school auditorium Friday morning
before the entire school and a num
ber of visitors, and immediately
thereafter three judges, Rev. Frank
Cale, of Center Hill, Rev. George
Blount and Charles Burr, voted Miss
Kraft the winner. The prize money
was presented by R. E- Leary, sec
retary of the sponsoring association.
Mrs. R. E. Leary, County chair
man of the essay contest, had charge
of the program and expressed her
pleasure at the interest shown this
year and the excellent papers that
were prepared. In connection with
the program Miss Arlene Jackson
rendered a piano solo, and Bill Cozart
sang a number, “I’m Putting All My
Eggs In One Basket.”
Miss Kraft, however, was elimi
nated in the contest for district hon
ors held in Tarboro Tuesday night,
when a Nash County girl, Juanita
Etheridge,, was awarded first prize.
$169.92 Realized By
Tuberculosis Seal
Sale In Edenton
Due to the great amount of sick
ness and disagreeable weather, the
final report of the sale of tuberculo
sis seals in Edenton which was con
cluded before Christmas has just
been made. Mrs. R. C. Holland,
treasurer of the drive, reports that a
total of $169.92 was realized as the
result of the sale, which is regarded
as very commendable inasmuch as
the drive was handicapped by a late
start, and was retarded by bad
weather.
Especially are those in charge of
the drive appreciative of the splendid
work among the colored people,
which was done by the following
people:
Rev. E. S. Parker, Mrs. Julia
Hines, Mrs. C. C. Cox, Mrs. Fannie
Badham, Rev. S. N. Griffith, Rev.
Trotter, J. (p. McClenny, James
Blount, Mrs. Pearl Gussom, Mrs.
Sadie Saytor, Miss Tama McClenny,
Virgil Lewis, Mrs- E. A. V. Herri
tage, Mrs. M. L. Griffith, Mrs. Ethel
Blount, Mrs. F. L. Hines, Mrs.
Zenobia Edney, Mrs. Mahala Edney,
Mrs. Hilda Bembry, Miss Emma Fo
man, Miss Sarah Austin, Miss Pax
ton, Miss Lynette Greene, Miss Inez
Greene, and Charles Greene.
Triangular Debate
Postponed For Week
The Triangular Debate, which was
to have been held Friday night, has
been postponed and will take place
instead on Friday night, April 3rd-
On that night Edenton’s affirmative
team, Margaret Spires and Sarah
Elizabeth White, will debate in
Edenton with the Hertford negative
team.
On the same night the Edenton
negative debaters, Mary Elizabeth
Cates and Junius Davis, will debate
with the Elizabeth City affirmative
team in Elizabeth City.
TENTH GRADE HONOR ROLL
Five students in the Tenth Grade
made the honor roll for the past
month, as follows: Dorothy Bufflap,
Dorothy Saunders, Frances Dail,
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Latest Creations In Lo
cal Stores Displayed
In Theatre
MANYMODELS
Merchandise Compares
Favorably With Out-
Of-Town Stores
That just as good looking and
well-made wearing apparel may be
purchased from Edenton merchants
as in out-of-town stores was appar
ent Monday night when a spring
fashion revue was staged by local
merchants in the Taylor Theatre. A
large group of models displayed the
latest creations to be found in Eden
ton shops much to the pleasure of a
large audience, the theatre being
packed by interested spectators. The
clothing was cleverly demonstrated
by a group of young ladies, young
men and children, the latter group
especially appealing to the large
number present.
The revue was put on in coopera
tion with the Taylor Theatre and was
in charge of Manager Jimmy Earn
hardt, who in beginning the show,
said that the merchants were fortu
nate to have such beautiful women
and children, and handsome men to
display their merchandise. He said
the purpose of the revue was to put
before the public a display of the
latest spring styles and fashions to
be found in Edenton stores, and in
concluding his remarks advised his
audience that it ahvays pays to
trade at home.
The style show was presented be
tween the showing of the picture pro
grams and was the eause of much
favorable comment.
J. H. Holmes Company’s display
was first on the program and in
cluded modeling of Shirley Temple
dresses and Peter Pan suits by the
following youngsters: Anne Harless,
Betty Byrum, Sam Holmes, Faye
Dail, Lillian Leary, Judy Jones,
Johnny Goodwin, Margaret Anne
Mansfield, Calvin Mills, Lucy Vir
ginia Parker, Teddy Lupton, Ruth
Goodwin and Richard Elliott. For
ladies’ ready-to-wear, the following
ladies appeared: Sara Burton,Myrtle
Parks, Mrs. Jimmy Earnshart, Helen
Goodwin, Sara Lee Hobbs, Mrs. Jesse
White, Lillie Wood, and Margaret
Hollowell.
Badham’s featured ladies’ ready
to-wear and children’s clothing and
included the following: Jimmy Earn
hardt, Jr., Charlotte Bunch, Mary
Privott, Anne Chappell, Myrtle
Spruill, Mrs. James Speight, Mrs.
Charlie Griffin, Margaret Dail, Mil
dred Sattereld, Jessie Byrum, and
Anna Wood.
Modeling men’s and boys’ clothing
for S. Ganderson & Sons were: John
Martin Harrell, Kermit Layton,
Reuben Miller, Jimmy Earnhardt,
Worth Spencer and Bill Cozart.
S. Hobowsky’s models for ladies’
ready-to-wear included Margaret
Swanner, Brownie Cox, Agnes El
liott, Fannie Hobowsky, Mary Perry,
Mrs- Dora Hobowsky, and Jennie
Ruth McAlily.
Those displaying W. I. Cozzens’
line of ladies’ ready-to-wear were:
Ethelyn Everett, Maude Miller, Foye
Cozart, Esther Mae Hollowell, and
Evelyn Spruill.
The display for Preston’s was the
last of the fashion show and included
the following as models: Maryland
Parks, Evelyn Brown, Mrs. George
Hoskins, Mrs. W. I. Hart, Jr.,
Saintie White, Arlene Jackson, Mar
gie Riley, Mrs. E. T. Rawlinson,
Mrs. Heywood Ziegler, Mrs. Ruth
Byrum, Mary Elizabeth Cates, Betty
Bloxton, Lena Smith, Nelson Powell,
Mrs. Hector Lupton, Willie Love
Morgan and Lena Jones.
EigKt Offenders Face
Justices Os The Peace
Justices of the Peace W. S. Sum
merell and F. W. Hobbs each dis
posed of three cases coming before
them Monday afternoon, all being
for minor offenses.
Lonnie Burke and Willis Howell,
both colored, were found guilty of
engaging in an affray on the streets
and were taxed with court costs.
William Greene, white, was fined
$5 and costs for being drunk and
disorderly and resisting arrest.
Bruce Rice was taxed with court
costs for being drunk on the streets.
Abe Jackson, colored, for being
drunk and disorderly, drew a fine of
$5 and costs, while Redell Willis,
colored, received the same sentence
on a similar charge,—
Tom Bateman and Noah Bateman,
white, were taxed with court costs
for engaging,, in an affray on the