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In these columns will be found 9-fair presentation of local and county nows of general Interest. Volume III —Number 16. Herald Office Filled With Tin Cant Clean-up Week Over 400 Children Will Attend “Tin Can” Ma tinee Wednesday ALL KINDS CANS Unique Stunt Rids City Os Many Hundreds Os Eyesores Possibly not every child in Eden ton participated in the “tin can parade” this week, but exactly 400 at noon Wednesday had gathered up a quantity of tin cans and brought them to The Herald office as their part in the clean-up week campaign. The “tin can parade" by far ex ceeded the expectation of The Herald, for hundreds upon hundreds of cans were gathered in the round up. Fact of the matter is, it was the purpose of saving the__ cans and take a pic ture of them, but by Monday night The Her,ald office was so cluttered frith cans that a call had to be made for the city trash truck to carry them away. The large truck was completely filled with the first pile of cans and each morning since Monday a large dry goods box full of cans greets the trash collector. It would be useless to try to men tion what kind of cans were in the group. They ranged from tiny baby food cans to 50-lb. lard stands, and every conceivable product put up in cans was represented in the collec tion. Some were clean, some rusty, some bent, in fact there were cans of every size and in every condition. The children were so keen to gather cans that at this time some of the little folks say they had a hard time finding them. Tin cans make a yard very un sightly and there is no telling how much good will result from the war on empty tin cans. The incentive to have children •cpllect old cans was a free ticket to the theatre next Wednesday after noon. The show is held in coopera tion with the managament of the Taylor Theatre and the program will be especially pleasing to the kiddies, who will no doubt pack the theatre. That readers may know the chil dren who participated and who will be present at the “tin can” matinee Wednesday, their names follow: Joe Conger, William Shepard, Car olyn McMullan, Theodore Roberts, Alex White, Ernest Ward, Cullen Swindell, Albert Habit, Katherine Brown, Louise Smith, Wayland Holl owell, Norma Perry, William Morris, Dorothy Habit, Thera Mae Roberts, Sam White, Ruth Costen Muth, Mary Alice Muth, Lillian Byrum, Carroll Stewart, Lester Stewart, Mary Eliza White, Helen Virginia Mansfield, Margaret Ann Mansfield, Clifford Batten, Edward Wheeler, William Barrow, Howard Spruill, Vernon Knox, Makey Byrum. Billy Brunson, Monk Hollowell, John Hassell, Cecil Hollowell, Mau rice ' Hassell, Manfred Hollowell, Robert Ambrose, Margaret Spivey, Carroll Griffin, Jeanne Menshew, Edward Bunch, Norbert Sawyer, Ro land Ward, Murriel Byrum, Otis Home, Richard Mizell, Ed Habit, David Habit, Muriel Hurdle, Harry Spruill, Jeanette Adams, Pauline Ward, Jacqueline Adams, Gray By rum, Edward Parker, Joyce Brunson, Hubert Barnes, Shelton Moore, Harr/ Lee Spruill, Merrill Perry, Alice Spruill, Bertha Crummey, Marian Spruill, Margaret Crummey, William Crummey, Donald Ambrose, Pattie Garrett, Catherine Sawyer, Carolyn Elliott, Marguerite Elliott, Irene Sawyer, Elizabeth Mizzell, Madeline Sawyer, Jack Caßtelow, Bill Caste- Iftw, Irene Hawes, Doris Jean Crum mey, Jean Smith, Lucille Travis, Frances Elliott, Melvin Ashley. George Habit, Sarah Miller, Sarah Alethia Saunders, Frank Sawyer, Irving Griffin, John Sawyer, Donald Ambrose, J. L. Harrell, Bill Bass, Kenneth Ainsley, Dick Dixon, Billie Pruden, 'Margaret Upton, Casper Alexander, Calvin Wright, Bertha Mae Wheeler, Russell Wheeler, Al vin Parks, Wilbur Hams, Cedric Basnight, Archie Ashley, Herman Wheeler, Curtis Alexander, Thomas Harris, Dennis Basnight, Sim Phipps, Earl Hudson, Frank Twiddy, Junior Batten, Robert Oliver, John Oliver, Meredith Jones. Mdry Gray By rum, Logan Elliott, Peaches Reicht, ■ Catherine Reaves, Carl Keetqr, Alton Shaw, Fred Keeter, Parker Helms, Cullen Swin dell, Barbara Barrow, Helen Barrow, Patsy Keeter, James Barrow, Jack Barrow, Clarence Adams, Agnes THE CHOWAN HERALD A NOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTEDTO THE INTERESTS OF, CHOWAN COUNTY, RED CROSS NEARS GOAL FOR COUNTY Total of $338.62 Contributed Up To Wednesday; Money Should Be Given Immediately The Chowan County Red Cross Chapter is nearing its goal of S4OO for flood and tornado victims, Mrs. J. N. Pruden, chairman, reporting Wednesday a total of $338.62 contri buted. Mrs. Pruden feels confident the quota will be reached and is very anxious for any who wish to contri bute to do so immediately so that the money may be sent as soon as possible. The need is great and contributions may be sent to Mrs. Pruden, to The Herald office or W. I. Cozzens store. Those who have contributed since last week’s issue of The Herald are: Mrs. Geo. W. Lassiter $ 1.00 Mrs. E. N. Elliott 1.00 Joe Conger 5.00 Annonymous 5.00 J. A. Boyce 1.00 Annonymous 1.00 Byrum Bros. Hdwe. Co. 10.00 Children’s Nursing Club .65 Sewing- Room Gives Display At Quinn’s Store On Saturday Citizens of Edenton and Chowan County will have an opportunity on Saturday to get an idea of what is being accomplished in the County in the way of relief work when the local WPA sewing project will hold an exhibit of garments made in the sewing room by WPA workers. .The display will be held in Quinn’s Fur niture Store, and will be open to the public all day Saturday. Hus work is sponsored by the Chowan County Commissioners and the garments made turned over to the Welfare Office to be used among families dependent upon the County for relief. Boyce Retained As Night Patrolman Carroll Boyce, third member of Edenton’s police force, whose job for the last several months was assured only from one meeting of Town Council to another, was definitely fix ed Tuesday night by Town Council when he was retained until the end of the fiscal year, whereby he will act as night policeman until July 1. The uncertainity of Mr. Boyce’s job was due to lack of provisions in the budget of the police department, which is now slightly in the red. The Councilmen, however, sensed the absolute need of two officers at night, and after deep thought and lengthy discussion it was decided to keep him on the force during the remaind er of the fiscal year. At that time, no doubt, provision will be made in the budget for two permanent night men. The Council as a whole praised the work of Mr. Boyce as a patrolman, and while there has been some criti cism for having two men at night, the Town Fathers have been likewise complimented upon furnishing the needed protection. Farmers Study New Crop Work Sheets A meeting of the Chowan County Agricultural Committee was held in County Agent N. K. Rowell’s office Tuesday afternoon when the new farm program was discussed and work sheets studied. , It will be necessary for all farm ers cooperating with the government to fill out a work sheet, from which a base acreage for each crop will be determined. These work sheets are hold meetings in the various town hold meetings in th various town ships during the week of April 27, when farmers will be assisted in fill ing out their individual work sheets. FOUR 'YEARS FOR BIGAMIST In Winton Monday, Wilton Love, who recently married Miss Mary Inez Benthall, for some time em ployed in the Edenton District ERA office, received a four-year sentence on a bigamy charge. After Love’s marriage to Miss Benthall, a former wife living in Boykin, Va., brought charges resulting in his conviction. RED CROSS WORKER HERE Miss Emma Murray,'a representa tive of the Red Cross home hygiene TtKsday jg Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 16,1936 ANNUAL MASONIC BANQUET BE HELD AT PARISH HOUSE J. A. Curran Calls Meet ing- to Order Tonight At 7:30 speciaiTmusic W. I. Halstead of South Mills Will Be Princi pal Speaker Plans have been completed for the annual Masonic banquet which will be held tonight at 7:30 o’clock in the Parish House. Tickets have been on sale during the week and according to reports a large crowd will be on hand to enjoy this annual affair of Unanimity Lodge. The principal speaker will be W. I. Halstead, of South Mills, who was secured when it was found that Governor Ehringhaus was unable to attend. Mr. Halstead is an able speaker and is well-known in Chowan County. An interesting program has been arranged, which will include special music, and those in charge say the program will not be long drawn out. J. A. Curran, the Master of the will call the gathering to order promptly at 7:30 o’clock, and following the invocation by Rev. George W. Blount, J. L- \viggins will take charge as toastmaster. An interesting feature will be the address of welcome, which will be made by Paul Olsson. Mr. Olsson will deliver this brief address in both Swedish and English. Music for the banquet will be fur nished by Kenneth Floars Orchestra, with a quartet from Bertie County furnishing vocal selections. The quartet will include Jim Lassiter, Zeddie Perry, L. S. Mizell and J. C- Evans. Judge Francis D. Winston, of Windsor, is also expected to attend the banquet, and will present the principal speaker. He will be accom panied by S. E. Phelps, district de puty grand master, of Windsor. Local Masons look forward with pleasure to this annual banquet and this year’s affair is expected to be on a par with ones heretofore held. Tickets are in the hands of G. A. Helms, Jim Daniels, J. A. Curran, B. F. Britton and at The Herald office for any who desire to attend. The banquet is primarily for Masons and their wives, but non-members may attend also by purchasing a ticket from any of the above. Round Table Talk At Rotary Today Carroll Kramer announces an in teresting program at the luncheon today of the Edenton Rotary Club, when a round-table discussion will be held regarding the paramount needs of the community. Mr. Kramer has no particular program arranged but will expect each Rotarian to have in mind some matter to present for dis cussion. At last week’s meeting the Eden ton High School debaters, consisting of Sarah Elizabeth White, Margaret Spires, Mary Elizabeth Cates and Junius Davis were guests of the club. The affirmative debaters, Misses White and Spires delivered their de bates on the socialization of medi cine, much to the interest of the Ro tarians. In introducing the debaters John A. Holmes said the triangular de bate has been conducted for 24 years and that the Edenton-Hertford- Elizabeth City triangle was the old est in the State, which no toubt is due to the geogeaphical situation of the three towns. County Council Meets At Cross Roads April 25 A meeting of the County Council of demonstration clubs will be held at Cross Roads on Saturday after noon, April 25, at 2:30 o’clock. This meeting will be held in the old gym nasium which at present is being used as a school room. The Council is composed of officers of each club and all are especially urged to attend. i 1 Methodist Revival Held May 3 To 10 Revival services will be held in the Edenton Methodist Church, begin ning Sunday, May 3, and continuing through Sunday, May 10. Rev. EILS. BALL TEAM TRIMS SCOTLAND NECK BY2O TO 5 Lester Jordan Proves Too Much of a Puzzle For Visitors NEWCOMERS Local Team Has Now Won Five Out of Six Games Edenton High School’s crack base ball team won its third conference game Tuesday afternoon when they completely outclassed the Scotland Neck nine by the score of 20 to 5 in the fourth conference game of the season. Conference victims of the Edenton boys are Elizabeth City, Roanoke Rapids and Scotland Neck, while Roanoke Rapids evened the count by gaining a victory over the locals last week. Besides confer ence victories the Edenton team has defeated Windsor and Williamston in non-conference clashes. When Scotland Neck invaded Edenton Tuesday it was the first time an athletic team from that school had played on Edenton soil, though Edenton played a game of football there a number of years ago. Lester Jordan, a newcomer on the pitching staff, pitched an excellent game of ball, baffling the batsmen and never being in danger. He was very stingy with his hits, allowing only four scattered bingles and at the same time striking out nine bat ters. His teammates supported him well in the field, besides running up their batting average with hits al most at will. Jordan went the entire route on the mound with Spruill doing the re ceiving. For -Scotland Neck J. Moore was relieved in the pitching box by Harrell with T. Moore catching. Edenton had little difficulty Fri day afternoon in defeating the Wil liamston team, the final score being 12 to 8. The game lacked much in terest due for the most part to a wet and muddy field. Worth Spencer started on the mound for Edenton, but gave way to Bus Wozelka, who easily had con trol of the situation, sending seven to the bench via the strike out route in the three innings he pitched. Summerlin for Williamston went the entire route, and while quite effec tive during the early innings, was touched for at least one hit by every Edenton batter. The batteries: Edenton, Worth Spencer, and Spruill; Williamston, Summerlin and Cone. 25 Chowan Women Touring Washington Twenty-five women of Chowan County left early this morning on a large bus to make a tour of Wash ington, D. C., the number being Chowan’s quota in the tour being held in conjunction with club women of Gates and Perquimans counties. The trip will last two days, the la dies expecting to arrive home Friday night. The party, headed by Miss Re becca Colwell, home agent, includes the following: Rocky Hock Club —Miss Lillie By rum, Miss Delcie Pierce, Miss Jessie Byrum and Miss Mildred Byrum. Center Hill Club—Mrs. Cameron Boyce and Miss Ethel Turner. Byrd Club —Mrs. W. O. Speight and Mrs. M. W. Jackson. Enterprise Club —Mrs. L. C. Bunch, Mrs Russell Byrum, Mrs • Noah J. Goodwin and Mrs. S. F. Small. Ward’s Club—Mrs. Belle Parker. Edenton Club—Miss Myrtle Parks, Miss Margaret Dail, M'Js Sarah Mar garet' Harrell. Riverview Club Miss Myrtle Twine. Snow Hill Club —Mrs. M. C. Cope land. Beech Fork Club—Mrs. M. L. Hofler. Five non-club members will also go on the tour, including Mrs. George Dail, Mrs. Ernest Stillman, Mrs. Jesse White, Mrs- Robert Bunch and Miss Minnie Baker. MacDonald Speaks Here At Noon Today The first major political speech will be 'made in Edenton today at 12 o’clock when Dr. Ralph MacDonald will apeak in the Court House. His campaign has aroused a great deal of interest in that he advocates doing away with the sales tax and increas ing teachers’ salaries. Right much interest in manifast in Mr. MacDonald* appearance here Spires and Whichard To Break Ground for Armory Methodist Church To Observe Alcohol Education Week The Methodist Church, South, sets aside a week each year as Alcohol Education Week- The week desig nated this year is April 26-May 3. The purpose of the Church in doing this is to make an intensive effort to combat the lack of knowledge of the evil effect of alcohol on human society. It is an effort to show the destructive influence of alcohol in the home, the community, and in other social groups, the economic waste it entails, the debauchery of govern ment and politics which accompany its legal sale, the dulling of the moral sensibilities of the people, the ruin of moral character, the maim ing and killing of innocent men, women and children by drinking drivers, and other social influences. The local Methodist Church will seek to observe this week to the best of its ability. In connection with this an effort will be made to get the Honorable Cale K. Burgess to make an address here on this subject; if not for the same week, for some later date. E. C. Welch Dies Suddenly At Home Wednesday Morning Friends and relatives were shock ed Wednesday to learn of the sud den death of E. C. Welch, who died at his home in the Sign Pine section of the County. Mr. Welch, who was 75 years of age, was sick but a very short time, being taken with a chill Monday night and developing pneu monia Tuesday. He died at 11:30 Wednesday morning. The deceased was a life-long resi dent of Chowan County and has served as a magistrate for the past 50 years. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs- Belle Parker, of Chowan County; Mrs. Herman Car ter, of Gates County; and Mrs. Grace Boyd, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; and two sons, W. H. Welch, of Kingstree, S. C., and E. V. Welch, of Suffolk, Va. Funeral services will be held at the home at 3 o’clock Friday after noon. New Well Likely Be Put On Fair Ground J. A. Woodard, chairman of the E. & W. Department, appeared be fore Town Council Tuesday night, asking permission to place a well on the Fair Ground property providing this becomes necessary. The well on Freemason Street now needs to be regraveled and in event the two small wells at the power plant are unable to satisfactorily meet the water demands while the newest well is being repaired, it will be necessary to drill a new one. However, the Department is hopeful that by a change in the amount of water pumped per minute at the power plant, the expense of a new well may be saved. After a few alterations in the pumping system a sample of the water will be analyzed to determine whether the old wells can be used during repairs to the larger well. Mr. Woodard explained that if a new well must her drilled, the Board of Health specifies that it will have to be on either the fair ground property or on the property at Liza’s Bottom. The latter location would prove very costly due to laying of pipes, and the Councilmen were agreeable to us ing the fair grounds if necessary. The objection to drilling a well at the power plant or pumping water at a rapid rate from the present wells is the possibility of seepage from the Sound entering the well, and by a reduction of the pumping capacity it is hoped a satisfactory test will be received. Mr. Woodard also told the Coun cilmen that during the experimenting with the wells water users need not become excited if water has a milky appearance, which is caused by air in the water and will soon disap pear, not leaving any effect whatever on the purity of the water. RABIES INSPECTOR WILL BE AT ROCKY HOCK ON TUESDAY Pugh Roberson, rabies inspector for Chowan County, will be at Henry Bunch’s Union Store in Rocky Hock on Tuesday, April 2L for the purpose of vaccinating dogs against rabies. All dog owners arawged to bring their dogs at that thMgbo be treated. The New ses- This newspaper If circu lated in the territory wherf Advertisert WW realise good result*, $1.25 Per Year Both Worked Long- and Hard to Secure New Building: Here MOVESWINGS Actual Work Will Begin Friday By Force of WPA Workers The project by which Edenton will enjoy 'a new armory building will be officially started this afternoon when Mayor E. W. Spires and Major M. P. Whichard jointly will breqk the ground for the building, accord ing to F. 0. Muth, contractor in charge of the project. Both men have been vitally interested in se curing the armory and both have worked hard. They will thus be honored in putting the first spade in the ground to begin the work. Actual work on the erection of a new armory will be started Friday when excavation for the foundation of the building will begin and the site cleared of trees now in the way. The project was thoroughly discuss ed by Town Council Monday night, when Major M. P. Whichard appear ed before the Board to complete the transaction whereby the plot will be deeded to the North Carolina Nation al Guard. In this connection the Town Council passed the following resolution, which will be attached to the deed when recorded for the sake of reference in event future councilmen may not be familiar with its provisions: “Whereas, the Federal Government and the Adjutant General’s Depart ment of North Carolina and the Town of Edenton propose to erect a National Guard Armory on the prop erty of the Town of Edenton herein after described. “Now therefore in consideration of the premises it is hereby resolved that the said property be and it is hereby dedicated to the use of the National Guard for armory purposes so long as and whenever there shall be a National Guard unit stationed in the Town of Edenton, N. C. The said property is particularly describ ed as follows, to wit: “Beginning at an iron pin 85 feet South of Park Avenue and extending along Broad Street for a distance of 160 feet southward to an iron pin and thence at right angles eastward a distance of 400 feet to iron pin and thence right angles northward a dis tance of 160 feet to an iron pin, thence at right angles westward a distance of 400 feet to the point of beginning. The said property is owned by and located in the Town of Edenton, N. C., and is a part of what is known as the Fair Grounds or Hicks Field and is bounded north, east and south by the said Fair Grounds or Hicks Field and west by Broad street. “Provided, however, that, subject to the control and approval of the military authorities and when not inconsistent with its use for military purposes, said property and armory may be used for such community purposes as may be approved by the governing body of the Town of Eden ton.” The swings which -were placed on the site by the Edenton Rotary Club will be repaired and removed further south on the fair ground property. In discussing the removal of trees it was suggested that after the ar mory is completed a row of trees be placed along the side of the plot its entire length which would make the end of the fair ground quite an at tractive spot. Visitors Now Able To Witness Fish Hauls At Capehart Fishery For the first time this season on Monday visitors were able to wit ness hauling in of the seine at the Capehart Fishery. Up to that time roads were impassable, making it necessary for any who went there to travel on foot. Now, however, the roads will allow automobile traffic and on Monday the beach was crowd ed with visitors from far and near to view the seine hauls. Walter Bisping, operator of the' fishery, is now fishing at both Cape hart’s and Scotch Hall and the activi ties will no doubt draw huge crowds. The road to the fishery was in ter rible condition, but was put in trav eling shape by members of the high way force, as well as a large group of other workers. NEWS! Wt Harvey iVinas, who has been spending in Wilson, is lu-lmlLI tn rtrt.ilTn . nmA time, today
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