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ifelume 111. —Number 29.
Town Council Reappoints
City Employees For Year
Hold Up On Appoint
ment of County Milk
Inspector
WANTREPORT
Toot Goodwin, Assistant
Fireman, Gets Boost
IP Salary
All city employees were reappoint*
ed by Town Council at the monthly
meeting: held Tuesday night with the
nweptlon of milk inspector, which
position was not acted upon. The
salaries will remain the same with
the exception of Tom Goodman, as
sistant driver of the fire apparatus,
whose salary was boosted from S3O
to SSO per month. *
The milk inspector job, now held
by James Hassell, caused consider
able discussion in that the salary is
$240 per year, and the Coundlmen
were puzzled as to what benefit it
was to spend that amount of tax
payers’ money to maintain only one
Grade A dairy. The Councilmen re
ported not having had a single re
port from the present milk inspector
and in view of this fact the appoint
ment as well as the salary was held
up until an investigation is made as
to the benefits derived by the office.
The matter will be discussed at a
latter meeting.
Those who were re-appointed, as
well as their salaries, follow: R. E.
Leary, clerk, $75 per month, which
includes making up tax books; Miss
Louise Coke, collector, SSO per
month; W. H. Gardner, treasurer,
$25 per month; R. K. Hall, building
inspector and fire chief, S4O per
month; W. D. Pruden, attorney, $225
per year; G. A. Helms, chief of po
lice, $125 per month; R. L. Pratt,
assistant chief of police, $95 per
month; A1 Owens, fireman, SBS per
month, and Tom Goodman, assistant
fireman, SSO per month.
Committeemen Soon
Will Measure Land
N. K. Rowell, Chowan County
farm agent, and J. B. Webb on
Thursday attended a meeting of
farm agents and committeemen held
in Williamston when the compliance
forms were thoroughly explained.
Mr. Rowell is of the opinion that the
forms will not be as difficult to fill
out as was at first expected and as
soon as they arrive in Chowan
County he will call a meeting of the
committeemen to have a final discus
sion before going throughout the
county to measure the various crops
in cultivation by farmers who are co
operating in the government’s soil
building and soil conserving pro
gram.
Employes Os Bank
Working Overtime
Emulating a bee hive, the Bank of
Edenton this week appeared to be
just about the busiest place in town-
The bank enjoys an excellent busi
ness, and early this week bank exam
iners from both the State and Feder
al departments arrived to make the
usual examination, keeping the corpe
of examiners, as well as bank em
ployees, on their toes every minute
and even working long past closing
hours.
The examiners expect to complete
their work by the latter part of the
week.
A. M. Forehand Plans
Erection Warehouse
Apparently Edenton will have
another warehouse in the near fu
ture. A. M. Forehand appeared be
fore Town Council Tuesday night in
an effort to lease an acre of town
property lying between the Suffolk
A Carolina Railroad and the Wilkes
Veneer Company. It is Mr. ..Fore
hand’s purpose to erect a warehouse
in the hope of later adding a peanut
shelling and cleaning plant.
Members of the Board agreed to
lease the acre plot to Mr. Forehand
for a period of ten years at a rate of
$lO per year.
Mr. Forehand was formerly presi
dent and general manager of the
Farmers Peanut Company, which
plant was destroyed by fire a few
years ago.
TEACHERS’ MEETING TONIGHT
The regular study hour for the
teachers of the Edenton Baptist Sun
day School will bo held at the usual
hour Friday evening.
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MASONS MEETING
IN LOCAL LODGE
Grand Master and Grand Secretary
Scheduled to Attend Meetings This
Afternoon and Tonight
An outstanding Masonic affair will
take place in Edenton today (Thurs
day) when a meeting of the Second
District will be held in the hall of
Unanimity lodge. This meeting will
be made up of two sessions, one at
4:30 o’clock, and another at 8 o’clock,
the regular meeting hour of the
lodge.
Os especial interest will be the
presence of J. Giles Hudson, of Salis
bury, Grand Master of Masons in
North Carolina, as well as John An
derson, of Raleigh, Grand Secretary,
and S. E. Phelps, of Windsor, District
Deputy Grand Master. - j
The local lodge for many years, due
to geographical conditions, was in the
First District, but since the erection -
of Chowan River bridge and the sub- j
sequent removal of tolls, was last
year included in the Second District, i
The meeting is expected to attract
many Masons in the district, which
for the most part includes lodges on
the other side of the Chowan River.
The afternoon session is primarily
a meeting of lodge officers and Mr.
Hudson, in a communication to local
Masons, urges a full attendance to
the end that the program as outlined
in the State may be accomplished.
The State officials will come to
Edenton from Wanchese, where a
meeting of the First District was
hold Wednesday. J. A. Curran, mas
ter of the local lodge, is very anxious
that all Edenton Masons attend in
view of the fact that Unanimity
lodge was selected to have this im
portant meeting and further that it
has been many years since a Masonic
district meeting has been held in
Edenton.
The State officials will be enter
tained at supper at Hotel Joseph
Hewes by local lodge officers, and at
the night session light refreshments
will be served.
Missionary Speaks In
Chowan Three Times
On Next Sunday
Rev. Frank Cale announced this
week that church-goers will have an
opportunity to hear a missionary
to China, who is now on a furlough
from the Orient. The speaker will
be Earl Parker, who will appear at
the Rocky Hock Baptist Church on
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Mr.
Parker will also speak at Center Hill
Baptist Church at 3 P- M., the same
day, and again at Warwick Swamp
Church at 8 o’clock.
Large congregations are especially
urged at each of the three churches
to hear this missionary who brings
a most interesting message.
Dangerous Trees In
Town To Be Removed
Complaint has been made to mem
bers of Town Council relative to a
number of dangerous trees in town,
and on Tuesday night the Board de
cided to remove some as well as cut
out especially dangerous limbs on
others. . v -
Three trees especially were dis
cussed, these, being in front of the
residences of John C. Badham, John
C. Bond and W. A. Everett The
Councilmen are reluctant to inter
fere with trees in the city, but feel
that when danger of their blowing
down is involved the trees should be
removed.
Mayor E. W. Spires to commenting
upon the situation expressed the
opinion that when the budget iB
made up some provision should be
made for the planting next fall of
new trees where old ones have been
cut down.
Property Advertised
For Taxes August 10
Town Council at its meeting Tues
day night decided that it was to no
advantage to postpone the advertis
ing for sale of property for delin
quent taxes. The city fathers, there
fore, ordered that unless taxes for
1935 are paid before Monday, Aug
ust 10, the property would be adver
tised and sold on. Monday, September
1.
All taxpayers are urged to pay
taxes before their property is adver
tised, thus avoiding additional cost.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 16, 1936.
EDENTON WINNER
IN FIRST HALF OF
BASEBALL LOOP
Locals
Runners Up, By One
Game
SCHEDULE
Post Season Series Be
tween , Winners of
Each Half
HOW THEY FINISHED
W. L Pet
Edenton : 8 4 .666
Perrytown 7 5 .583
Lewiston 5 7 .416
Windsor 3 9 .250
Leading in the first half of the
baseball season by one game, the
Edenton dub won the right to par
ticipate in a post season series to de
cide the champions of . the Bertie-
Chowan League. The first half end
ed last Sunday, this week beginning
the second half, which will run for
four weeks.
The local club during the first ]
half won 8 out of the 12 games
played, with Perrytown pushing hard
for the lead, winning 7 out of their
12 games.
During the last week the locals
dropped two games and won one,
losing last Thursday to Lewiston on
the latter’s diamond 6-3, and again
dropping a 10-inning affair 6-5 to
Perrytown on the latter’s diamond
Sunday, The game won was from
Windsor on the local grounds Friday,
the score being 3 to 2.
During the first two weeks of the
second half three games a week will
be played due to the extra amount
of work on farms, but during the
last two weeks four games per week
will be played.
At the conclusion of the season
the winners of the two halves will
play a series of seven games to de
cide the leaguer champions.
The schedule as arranged for the
second half follows:
First Week
Wednesday—Lewiston at Edenton;
Perrytown at Windsor.
Thursday—Windsor at Lewiston.
Friday—Edenton at Windsor.
Saturday—Lewiston at Perrytown.
Sunday—Perrytown at Edenton.
Second Week
Wednesday—Lewiston at Windsor.
Thursday—Windsor at Perrytown;
Edenton at Lewiston.
Friday—Windsor at Edenton.
Saturday—Perrytown at Lewiston.
Sunday—Edenton at Perrytown.
Third Week
Tuesday—Windsor at Lewiston.
Wednesday—Lewiston at Wind
sor; Perrytown at Edenton.
Thursday—Edenton at Lewiston.
Friday Windsor at Perrytown;
Lewiston at Edenton.
Saturday—Edenton at Perrytown.
Sunday—Perrytown at Windsor.
Fourth Week
Tuesday—Windsor at Lewiston.
Wednesday—Lewiston at Windsor;
Edenton at Perrytown.
Thursday—Windsor at Edenton.
Friday—Edenton at Windsor; Per
rytown at Lewiston.
Saturday—Lewiston at Perrytown.
Sunday—Perrytown at Edenton.
Jim Henry Bowen Hurt
In Fall From Scaffold
Jim Henry Bowen was painfully
injured Tuesday afternoon while
working at the Northcott building on
Broad Street. Mr. Bowen was on
top of a scaffolding in front of the
building which gave way under his
weight precipitating him to the ce
ment sidewalk. His fall was some
what checked, however, by the brok
en timber falling against other tim
ber below, throwing him only about
five feet.
His injuries consisted of a deep
gash on the left ear and neck, with
a more serious injury to his right
shoulder which was badly bruised.
He was taken to hte Albemarle Hos
pital, Elizabeth City, to be X-rayed
to determine if any bones were frac
tured. At last reports it was learn
ed that no bones were broken and
Mr. Bowen was resting well.
Betty Wales Among
Girls’ Stunt Winners
. Friends of Miss Betty Wales,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P..
Wales, will be interested to know
that she was a member of the group
that was awarded first prize at a
girls’ stunt night held at Kanuga
Lake, conference center of the Epis
copal Church, near Hendersonville,
where the junior Conference was in
RUTARWNS SEE
BATHING BEACH
FOR YOUNGSTERS
FHUcipatTopieFovEHs
cussion at Luncheon
Today
RURAiTmEETING
C. E. Kramer, John Gra
ham, Earl Goodwin
Investigate
The Edenton Rotary Club, con
scious that very little is done in
Edenton for the welfare of the
younger population, is now interested
in seeing what can be done in the
way of providing bathing facilities
for the youngsters. In this connec
tion a committee of three has been
appointed by the Club to inquire
and investigate whether or not a
bathing ground can be furnished.
The committee consists of John
Graham, C. E. Kramer and Earl
! Goodwin and the program at the
| weekly luncheon today will be devot
ied to a thorough discussion of the
| matter. During this discussion not
only members of the committee, but
every member of the Club will be
given an opportunity to express j
themselves on the subject with a
view to something definite being
started in the way of a bathing
beach.
The subject was also discussed at
a meeting of the board of directors
of the Club held Monday night, when
it was stressed that with so much
water at hand there was not a single
public place, where bathing could, be
enjoyed during the hot weather.
The Rotary directors also laid ini
tial plans for Rotary meetings to be
held in the rural sections. It is the
hope that through these meetings,
rural men may become better ac
quainted with the Rotary movement
with the result that many from the
outlyinjk district will join the Club.
It is the purpose to hold the fifrst
of these meetings at Cross Roads,
when citizens of the community will
be invited to attend. N. K. Rowell,
president of the Club, is hopeful of
securing the Chowan Woman’s Club
to serve the meal, which would be
served about 7 o’clock instead of the
ulual hour of t o’clock. The Rotar
ians as well as guests will pay for
their individual plates, thus enabling
the ladies to make a profit for their
club.
The exact date of this first rural
meeting has not been definitely set,
hut it is hoped that it can be held
next week, depending, of course, on
the action taken by the ladies of the
Chowan Club.
This novel stunt is looked forward
to with much interest by Edenton
Rotarians and it is hoped that during
the year when weather conditions
are favorable at least one rural meet
ing a month can be held.
Town Council Okehs
Employment Office
That Town Council is in full ac
cord with the North Caroline Em
ployment offiffice, and is anxious to
have the district office remain in
Edenton is evident by the fact that
on Tuesday night the Board agreed
to appropriate $165 to the main
tenance of the district office. This
action, however, was dependent up
on the E. A W. Department appro
priating $l5O and the County Com
missioners $137.50.
Floyd I. White appeared before
the Council on behalf of the employ
ment office and in a brief talk ex
plained some of the benefits derived
by having the district office remain
in Edenton. Other counties in the
district also contribute to the up
keep of this phase of employment
work, and according to Mr. White
the Edenton office stood among the
top of the list in work accomplished.
The amount of money asked in the
district is matched dollar for dollar
in cash by the government.
Terrific Storm Plays
Havoc At Camp Jackson
A newspaper clipping sent to The'
Herald from Camp Jackson, Colum- 1
bia, S. C-, where the local Ambulance !
Company is in annual encampment, I
is to the effect that that area suf
fered a terrific storm in which ten
National Guardsmen narrowly escap
ed death and the wind and lightning
played havoc generally throughout
the camp.
Fortunately, however, no Edenton
troops were among those injured, the
victims for the most part hailing
from Florida. The storm had the
further effect of breaking a terrific
heat wave. , ,
82 Children Instructed In
Red Cross Swimming Class
TROOP COMMITTEE
PLANS FINANCING
BOY SCOUT CAMP
About S2OO Needed to Cover Evpemse
Os Week’s Encampment at
Atlantic Beach
The troop committee of the Eden
ton Boy Scouts met Monday night in
the office of John W. Graham, the
Scoutmaster, for the purpose of dis
cussing ways and means for the
Edenton Scouts to go on a camping
trip this summer. The cost involved
will be in the neighborhood of S2OO,
with the Scout treasury just about
flat.
The committee is very anxious to
see the boys enjoy a week at camp
and decided to make a drive to raise
the amount necessary. This drive
will be made today (Thursday) and
it is hoped friends of the boys and
the Boy Scout movement will be lib
eral enough with their contributions
to defray the camping expenses.
The boys of the local troop are
much enthused over the idea of go
ing to camp, which it is hoped will
be from Friday July 24th, to the
"Ist. All arrangements have been
made to camp this year at Atlantic
Beach, Morehead City. Aubrey
Shackell, a former scoutmaster of the
Edenton troop, is manager of Atlan
tic Beach and as a special inducement
to the Boy Scouts has arranged for
free admission to all the beach at
tractions.
Mr. Graham also stated to The
Herald that parents of the children
who go on the trip need not feel
uneasy about the youngsters as the
bathing will be under the supervision
of the life guards at the beach.
It is estimated that 30 boys, in
addition to Mr. Graham, Kermit Lay
ton and Charles Wales will compose
the- camping party.
Last year the Scouts went to Point
Harbor, when a very pleasant and
successful camp was held- All citi
zens are urged to contribute as liber
ally as; they can. t« the end that the
boys may again this year enjoy a
week of camp life.
District Agitated Over
Loss Lindsay Warren
As Its Congressman
Newspaper reports emanating out
as Washington, D. C., have the First
Congressional District friends of Re
presentative Lindsay Warren much
agitated over the prospect of Mr.
Warren being advanced to the Comp
troller Generalship of the United
States. Up to the present time there
has been no official authentication of
the report, and Mr. Warren, himself,
has deprecated it, but that has not
prevented a small army of “favorite
sons” from letting it be known they
will go after the Warren berth if he
quits it.
The mention of Mr. Warren’s
name in connection with the post of
Comptroller General one of the
most important in the government—
is a matter of very high compli
ment. The position holds for fifteen
years at an annual salary of $15,000,
and is supreme in the exercise of
power, the Comptroller General be
ing the only on e who is not answer
able to the President or any other
branch of government.
Postal Receipts Above
High Peak Os 1929
That conditions in Edenton are
on the up-grade is evident by the
quarterly report of the Edenton
postoffice which usually is an accu
rate barometer of business conditions
in any community.
The postal business for the quarter
ending June 30, according to Post
master C. E. Kramer, has eclipsed
the same quarter of the year 1929,
which is considered as the peak year.
The 1936 returns outdistance the
1929 figure by something like S2OO.
Other activities in the local office
have also increased but the actual
postal receipts of the quarter just
ended have increased not only far
above last year’s period, but even
pass the pre-depression days. Ac
cording to Mr. Kramer’s figures, the
local office handled something like a
quarter of a million dollars during
the last fiscal year, which is a dis
tinct credit to an office in a city the
size of Edenton.
In comparing previous reports, Mr.
Kramer finds that the quarter just
ended exceeds the lowest peak, the
quarter aiding in September 1932, by
S6OO, from which time receipts have
been gradually increasing.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realise good results.
$1.25 Per Year
Thirty-four Beginners
Learn First Rudi
ments of Art
PASSTESTS
Melvin Layton and
Charles Wales Ably
Conduct Classes
That swimming is paramount in
the- minds of the young folks in
Etfeofton was strikingly in evidence
last week when 82 children enrolled
in- the life saving and swimming
couxse sponsored by the Chowan
County Chapter of the American Red
Cross. The classes were held at
the fish hatchery bridge and despite
very unfavorable surroundings the
affair was a complete success.
The classes were in charge of
Melvin Layton and Charles Wales,
both graduates of Red Cross training
courses, and nothing but the most
favorable comment is heard about
the able and efficient manner in
which the classes were handled by
these two young men- Melvin Lay
ton had charge of the life saving
class, while Charles Wales devoted
his; time to the beginners and swim
ming lessons.
In the life saving class out of an
enrollment of eight seniors and
twenty juniors, five of the former
and thirteen of the latter group
passed the test satisfactorily. There
were 34 beginners enrolled in the
course and 20 included in the swim
ming class, all of whom showed re
markable progress in the art during
the week’s instruction.
Those who passed tests in the
course are as follows:
Senior Life Saving—William Co
field, James Cozzens, Robert Boyce,
John Byrum, Dolly Spencer.
Junior Life Saving—Muriel By
rum, Murray Byrum, J. M. Boyce,
Alex White, Dick Badham, Thomas
Byrum, Billy Shepard, Frank Sawyer,
Joe Rowlette, Theodore Roberts.
Harriett Hellams, Laurens, S. C.;
Fannie Williams, Windsor.
Swimmers—Bill Brunson, Robert
Satterfield, Carol Stuart, Lloyd Bur
ton, Ken Dixon, Logan Elliott, Tom
Shepard, Nick Gardner, Parker
Helms, Cecil Hollowell, Crystal Gre
gory, Jennie McAlily, Louise Smith,
Melvin Griffin, Evelyn Hollowell,
David Habit, Jim Hassell, George
Byrum and Ed Habit.
Beginners Norma Perry, Nelle
Perry, Lois Reich, Doris Brown, Hu
bert Brown, Norbert Sawyer, George
Ward, Sam White, Mary Byrum
Annie Byrum, Laura Satterfield,
Mary Goodwin, Margaret Spivey,
Mary White, Ruth Byrum, Emily
Russell, Sara Russell, Alvin Parks,
James Bond, Joyce Bronson, Lillian
Byrum, Harry Spruill, West Byrum,
Martha Hollowell, John Hassell,
George White, Rosa Asbell, Clarence
Leary, Sara Miller, Bill Cozart,
Dorothy Pearce, Noah Goodwin,
Grace Pierce, Roger Haskett, and
Gordon Huffines.
Mrs. J. N. Pruden, chairman of
the Chowan County Chapter, has
lavished the highest praise upon
Messrs. Layton and Wales for their
efficient work in connection with the
course, and is particularly pleased
with the unusual success of the af
fair, especially the keen interest
shown among parents of the large
number of youngsters who took ad
vantage of the course.
W. S. Vincent, superintendent of
the fish hatchery, was also loud in
his praise of the conduct of the
group as they met daily for the in
struction, saying it was the most or
derly group of young people he had
ever seen.
John G. Wood President
Os Edenton Cotton Mill
John G. Wood was elected presi
dent of the Edenton Cotton Mill last
Wednesday at a meeting of the di
rectors and stockholders of the com
pany. Mr. Wood succeeds the late
H. G. Wood, who was president at
the time of his death. The present
management was re-elected at this
meeting.
The outstanding item of business
transacted was the addition of two
on the board of directors, which for
merly included eight, the number now
constituting the board being 10.
The new board as now constituted
includes the following: John G. Wood,
Julien Wood, D. M. Warren, O. M.
Elliott, J. W. Cates, J. A. Moore,
George C. Wood, John W. Graham,
Fred P. Wood and W. D. Pruden.