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In these columns will be found a fair presentation of local and county news of general interest. Volume lll.—Number 15. Edenton All Ready For Big Clean-Up Campaign ChowanFundForßed Cross Now Over S3OO Mrs. Pruden, Chairman, Elated Over Gener ous Response MORE NEEDED Telegram Received Urg ing Campaign To Aid Unfortunates Mrs. J. N. Pruden, chairman of the Chowan County Red Cross, is very much elated over the recent re sponse to the call for funds to aid the organization in flood relief. Up to noon Wednesday a total of $314.97 was turned over to Mrs. Pruden, ■The fund was considerably boosted by a donation of $63.78 from the Rocky Hock Baptist Church, and the Center Hill Baptist Church Sent in $13.60. Though the quota for Chowan was fixed at S2OO, Mrs. Pruden early this week received a telegram from Red Cross headquarters, stating that re ports coming in indicate that there was great need for tornado sufferers in several southern states, in addi tion to the one at Greensboro, and that there was a serious need fer relief funds over and above those previously requested. She was ad vised to plan a vigorous campaign for funds in Chowan, the quota now being placed at S4OO, over and above the previous flood relief quota. Mrs. Pruden is very anxious to re ceive as much as Chowan people can pay and will hold the fund open for contributions indefinitely. Credit , for donations will be published in The Chowan Herald, at which office contributions will also be received for the convenience of those down town. If anybody has contributed to the fund and their names has not been published, Mrs. Pruden will ap preciate letting her know about it so that proper credit can be given. Those who have contributed since the last issue of The Herald are: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Woodard SIO.OO E. I. Warren 1.00 Anonymous .25 Mrs. Charlie Conger 1-00 Mrs. S. W. Taylor 1.00 S. W. Taylor 1.00 Miss Marie Reed 1.00 Center Hill M. E. Church, Rev. Robert Walston, Pastor 7.30 Evans M. E. Church, Rev. Robert Walston, Pastor 8.70 Providence Baptist Church (col.), Rev. L. A- Nichols. Pastor 6 -0° Ballards Bridge Bap. Church Rev. J. T. Byrum, Pastor __ 6.00 E- J. Bunch l-00 Mrs. E. J. Bunch 1-00 Mrs. Mary J. Jones 1-00 Mrs. A. B. Griffin 1.00 Mrs. Robert Boyce .50 Rocky Hock Church 63.78 Center Hill Baptist Church __ 13.60 W. D. Pruden 5-00 New Chowan School Will Be On New Site Frank Benton, architect for the Chowan County Board of Education, is expected in Edenton the latter part of this week with plans and specifications for the new school building to be erected at Cross Roads. Immediately after the Board inspects the plans, advertisements 1 will be placed for contractors to bid on the job. It is the- purpose of the Board- of Education to purchase a site, on the other' side of the highway on higher ground and Superintendent W. J. Taylor was authorized to advertise for sale the old site, which money will be used to buy the new site. \ i. ~ Commissioners Hope ■*. Recover Road Money Being hopeful of recovering some thing like $60,000 which was spent for roads in Chowan County, the County Commissioners at their meet ing Monday decided to join with a number of other counties in an effort to be paid back money spent on high ways which later became part of the State system. « Ten dollars per month will be ap propriated by Chowan County to help cover cost of investigating the situation as well as pressing the <layn at the next session of the L'General Assembly. THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Historic Chowan Court House Now | Locked At Night j Henceforth the historic Chowan j County Court House will be lock-j ed at night. Action on this mat- J ter was taken by the Chowan j County Commissioners at their jj meeting Monday, when Clerk off Court Richard Dixon, custodian* of the building was instructed to | purchase a suitable lock for the j outside door and to see that it ] was securely fastened when he left! each night. -j The Commissioners, following j receipt of a letter from the Ma- j sonic Lodge offering full coopera- j tion, and suggestions by a number j of citizens, sensed a possibility of I fire or damage to the interior of j the building by irresponsible par- j ties and as a precautionary meas- | ure voted unanimously to lock the | building at night. Privileges of the building have [ been abused on a number of occa- ! sions and the value of the build- j ing is too great to allow any per- I son to go in and out at any hour j of the night. Keys will be in the ! hands of Mr. Dixon, Register of ! Deeds Maurice L. Bunch and J. j Edwin Bufflap, secretary of the* Masonic Lodge. O— PENALTY MAY 1 FOR 1935 TAXES Sheriffs Report Shows That Only One-Third of Year’s Taxes Have Been Paid Sheriff J. A. Bunch’s report to the County Commissioners on Monday revealed the fact that just about one-third of the County’s 1936 taxes had been paid to April 1. During March he collected $1,514.41, bring .ing collections to $27,678.77, out of a .total of $75,997.62 on the tax books. In view of the fact that consider ably more of the taxes should have been paid, the Commissioners decid ed to place a penalty upon taxpayers for non-payment. This penalty will go into effect on May 1, at which time one-half of one per cent will be added for each month, beginning with February, 1936. In other words, all taxes paid during April will not be penalized, but if not paid during that time the penalty during May will be two per cent, with one-half of one per cent being added for each subsequent month that taxes remain unpaid^- The large amount of uncollected taxes has caused the Commissioners no little worry and it is thought that by applying the penalty many who are able will pay up. Easter Play Sunday Night At Edenton Methodist Church In celebration of Easter a play, “The Disciple Who Understood,” will be presented Sunday night at the Edenton Methodist Church. This service will begin at 7:30 o’clock, and will take the place of the regular preaching service. • Those taking part in the play are: Mrs. W. C. Moore, Miss Kathleen Barrow, Miss Mary Elizabeth Cates, Colon Sawyer, Charles Burr and Paul Spencer. The program will be given under the supervision of Mrs. G. A. Helms- The choir of the chureh has also arranged special Easter music for the service Sunday morning. MANY METHODISTS ATTEND EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE A goodly number of Methodists from all over the district were pres ent Monday when an all-day Chris tian Education Conference was held in the local Methodist Church. Prominent speakers in the denomi nation made very interesting ad dresses along various phases of the church’s activities, while Miss Annie Slaughter made a very interesting report of the recent young people’s conference held in Memphis, Tenn. LABOR MUST REGISTER Now that work will soon be started on the new armory all skilled and semi-skilled labor desiring work on | unis projucv ***** . Edenton, Chowan County. North Carolina, Thursday, April 9, 1936. FISHERMEN MAY TRY THEIR LUCK EASTER MONDAY John F. White Succeeds In Efforts To Provide Day’s Sport During Spawning Season Following many lequests by local sportsmen, Representative John F- White has been successful in a slight lifting of the ban on hook and line fishing which will permit local anglers to enjoy at least one day’s sport during the closed fishing sea son. Mr. White was hopeful of se curing more open days as was the case last year, but was able to se cure only one day, that being Easter Monday, April 13. In answer to a visit to Raleigh and a subsequent telephone conver sation, Mr. White early this week re ceived the following letter from J. D. Chalk, Commissioner of the Depart ment of Conservation and Develop ment: “Under the present regulations your people are permitted to take herring with dip or skim nets daily until the close of the commercial fishing season. This should satisfy them and justify them in cooperat ing fully with us in our efforts to protect the game fish during the spawning season, April 1 to May 10 during which time the season is closed except on Easter Monday, at which time the Board has lifted the ban for the day. “If your people will cooperate closely with us in our fisheries plan, I can assure you they will see good results in the next few years. We are face to face with the problem of an alarming decrease in the number of game fish and a constant increase in the number of fishermen.” According to Mr. Chalk, however, there will be no objection to those who wish to fish on Easter Sunday, but he is very emphatic that these are the only days that fishing will be allowed during the closed season, and has directed all game wardens to be governed accordingly.* School Shares In Receipts Os Picture In an effort to raise some money the Edenton High School Athletic Association, in cooperation with* the Taylor Theatre managament, will share in the receipts of the picture, “Tough Guy” Monday and Tuesday. School students will sell tickets for the show, for which they will receive 25 per cent. The Athletic Association officials, however, wish it to be understood that they will not receive any cre dit for box office receipts and hence urge theatre-goers to purchase their tickets from the canvassers. HIGH SCHOOL DEBATERS ROTARY GUESTS TODAY The affirmative side of the Eden ton High School debating team will be honor guests at the luncheon of the Edenton Rotary- Club today. These two debaters are Sarah EH ... , . _ . , ? m BUY AT HOME! DON’T SHOP OUT-OF-TOWN! Give local industry and labor a chance. They are well equipped to serve you. Make your purchases in local stores —hire local men and women. FARMERS SEEM INTERESTED IN NEW PROGRAM Large Number Present Friday to Hear E. W. Gaither Explain Details of Plan That Chowan County farmers are vitally interested in the new farm program was apparent on Friday morning when a goodly number of them, including a sprinkling of women, and many colored farmers, gathered in the Taylor Theatre to hear the program explained. The speaker for the occasion was E. W. Gaither, of Raleigh, who went over the new program and in the course of his remarks answered numerous questions asked by those present- Mr. Gaither stated that there was no compulsion for farmers to join in the program, but only those who cooperate with the government would receive any direct financial aid in the form of payment for limiting their production of soil-depleting crops or forcarrying out various soil-building and conserving practices. From 15 to 20 million dollars will be available for distribution this year in soil-conservation grants to North Carolina farmers. Indirectly, it will aid them financially by pre venting the production of price ruining surpluses, by increasing the efficiency of farming and by stimulat ing the live-at-home movement. Mr. Gaither told his hearers that if farmers cooperate whole-heartedly with the new program it would ele vate agriculture in this State to a higher plane than ever before. It is much more comprehensive and far reaching than anything that has gone before. The nature of the program makes it applicable to every farm in the State and all who agree to take part in it can share in its benefits. Mr. Gaither explained the method by which soil-depleting crops could be replaced with soil-conserving or soil-building crops in order to quali fy for grants under the new farm program, which will be based upon the base acreage. Farmers present appeared to favor the new program, no unfavorable comments being heard and the many questions asked being purely for en lightenment in the matter rather than for cause of argument. For all who cooperate work sheets will have to be kept, which will in the very near future be in the hands of. County Agent N. K. Rowell for distribution. J. P. Roberson Ready For Dog Vaccination J. P. Roberson has received a large quantity of vaccine for the porpose of vaccinating dogs against rabies, and is now ready to proceed with this work,, according to law. He is preparing his schedule and will post cards throughout the County in forming dog owners when and where this work can be done. . Mr. Roberson urges the coopera tion of all dog owners to the end that this work will be completed in the shortest possible time and be of the least possible inconvenience to 'owners. , Everybody Expected To Help During Week \ Boys And Girls, Join The Herald’s j ‘'Tin Can Matinee” i 1 | Clean-Up Week would not be j j complete if the children are not j j interested, and in order to en- j j courage them to help clean up, I ! The Herald will give to every j I child who brings to The Herald | office as many as six empty cans ! found about their homes a free I ticket to the Taylor Theatre, j These old cans will be accepted | between Monday and 12 o’clock j I noon Saturday of next week. Enjoy a free show, kiddies, and ) I help make Edenton cleaner. Bring j [ us the old tin cans! ROAD TO' COLERAIN IS NOW ASSURED Julien Wood Informed Contract Will Be Included In Next Letting; Two Roads May Be Paved Primarily due to the continued ef forts of Highway Commissioner Julien Wood, who has been on this particular job for a year now, Cole rain will not have to pass another winter of isolation due to mud, snow and ice. Mr. Wood has received as surance from his brother commission ers that two leading connecting roads, both centralizing at Colerain will be hard surfaced. One such road is known as High way No. 36, running from the Wind sor boulevard eight miles north to Colerain. This thoroughfare was al most knee deep in mud all winte and was absolutely impassable to motor traffic. Last spring a large delegation of Bertie County residents visited Mr. Wood and begged for re lief from road conditions they had long found trying. But the publicity given to this winter’s road impassa bility helped Mr. Wood the more in his efforts, and on Monday he was able to announce this piece of road would be included in the next letting. The other piece of road work to be j similarly started will be on Highway | No. 350, north and northwest out of Colerain, sixteen miles into Ahoskie with Powellsville being one of the towns enroute. This, also, has been a subject of much agitation and Mr. Wood, modest in all things, attri butes the prospective resurfacing to this winter’s problem more than to his own effort. While no definite decision has yet been reached, Mr. Wood is hopeful that Highway No. 35 may be con tinued with a hard surface beyond Colerain into Harrellsville. Ed Bond Post Has Interesting Meeting An unusually well attended and most interesting meeting of Ed Bond Post was held on Tuesday night, with Commander John A. Holmes presiding. Legion activities appear ed to take on new life, the Post discussing at length a number of im portant problems. A joint meeting of the Post and the Auxiliary will be held the latter part of this month, which will be in the form of a fish fry at Avoca. A definite date has not been set, but a canvass will be made of all eli pointed to arrange the affair: O. H. Brown, R. E. Leary and Ernest Jackson. The Legion also is still working on securing a suitable building to be used as a recreational hall for the young people of the community, Geddes Potter, the chairman of the committee, reporting progress being made. The Post also decided to award a medal at the close of the school year to the most outstanding pupil in the seventh grade, including both the Edenton and County units. The emergency arising from floods and tornadoes was also discussed and the Post will sponsor a drive to secure funds for the Chowan County Red Cross Chapter. Local Legionnaires appear optim istic in the membership drive spon sored by the State Department in which a SSO set of service records of the World War will be given. Many feel that the local Post has an ex cellent chance to win the award and Court House door in Edenton, J 4. C.. gible Chowan County mjpn. This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers pul realize good results. $1.25 Per Year “Tin Can Matinee” Ar ranged For Town’s Youngsters ! LASTS WEEK Citizens Asked to Place Trash Convenient For City Truck Next week’s six days of “Clean up, Paint up, Fix up” opportunity for Edenton bids fair to be a period of much sitmulation and worth while endeavor. Mayor Edward W. Spires has already received assurance the campaign is very likely to go over with a bang, and he and the rest of , the town fathers are much pleased over the prospect. Hearty cooperation on the part of all the merchants has accentuated this belief, and initial steps taken by the County Commissioner on Monday gave proof of their interest in the campaign also. | The Commissioners centered their j efforts on the old Court House. They found it a pretty dirty and hazard , ous place. Last week’s grand jury gave them a few tips and they acted. They decided to paint the Court House inside and out at once, order ed the place locked and directed Cus todian R. D. Dixon to have the attic of the ancient hall of jurisprudence cleared of all the clutter of years that has accumulated there. In ad diton, and some of the Conimisson ers climbed up to see what the attic really looked Ike, they found electric wiring scattered about the garret rather indiscriminately and without insulated coverings. Orders have gone forth, too, to remedy this, so that on the whole a good start has been made from that angle- The Mayor and Fire Chief Hall are particularly anxious the campaign gets the best of all household fire risks. This can best be met by routing out all rubbish and trash about the homes, and this they hope will be done. Such trash, they ask should be boxed along the street gutters for collection by the trash j removers. The Mayor will try to I have more frequent collections made { next week in order to get the rubbish away from the streets as rapidly as possible. Everyone is expected to lend a hand in the campaign, and this ap plies to the children of the house holds, also. Edenton is a great sec tion for the use of canned goods, and it i» estmated that each home lias now an accumulation of tin cans which if stood end on end would reach skyward ten times higher than Jack’s beanstalg—the “dump” over toward the cemetery bears proof of this assertion. The youngsters have a chance to enter the campaign enthusiastically by this tin can route. Route out the cans, boys and girls, the more the merrier, and bring them to The Chowan Herald office. Why? Well listen—Get the cans here and re ceive pay in the shape of a tree ticket to the movies at the Taylor Theatre. This will be part of The Herald’s gift to the cause of a clean er and better Edenton, and it is glad to be a party to it. Don’t be afraid how many cans you bring. But trash isn’t all there is to cleaning up. Paint improves things wonderfully and enhances property values as well. There are plenty of painters in town. Get them busy. Cut the grass, trim the shrubs and hedges, beautify in every way you can. It’s Easter time, a period of regenartion and a new life. No bet ter season could be suggested for a civic resurrection than right now. Your neighbors will be watching. So will everyone else- Not often does Edenton ask much of you. It does now when it says “A cleaner Edenton makes for a more worthwhile town.” Easter Services At St. Paul’s Church There will be a celebration of the Holy Communion at St. Paul’s Epis copal Church tonight at 8 o’clock, with Good Friday service at 7:30 A. M. and 11 A. M. The Sunday School celebration will take place at 4 P. M- E. R. Conger, John W. Graham, D. M. Warren and J. A. Moore were ; elected as delegates to the Diocesan Convention which meets at St. Paul's
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