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In these columns will be found a fair presentation of local and county news of general interest. Volume 111.—Number 34. Entire Albemarle United In Building Sound Bridge Historic Court House Assured New Marker \\■••" " ' * - Search Records For Ex act Year Building Was Erected UNCERTAIN Request Made for Slight Change In Inscription Wording Still another highway history marker, this time pointing the way to the ancient Court House here and making the sixth so far apportioned for Edenton, has been decided on ac cording to a letter received Monday by Mayor E. W. Spires and Richard D. Dixon. C. C. Crittenden, of the State historical conynission, has written that the marker will soon be sent to the forge for molding. The Crittenden letter says it is de sired to inscribe the new marker as follows; “Chowan County Court House. Oldest court house in use in North Carolina. Built about 1767. Whig centre in Revolution- 3 blocks south east.” Local people delved into old re cords to establish the exact date of the erection of the building in order to eliminate the* “about” in the in scription, but a definite date could not be found other than a receipt for duty on brick in 1768. The reference to “Whig centre in Revolution” does -not set well locally, either and a change has been suggested for this reference. Mayor E. W. Spires has written the following letter to Mr. Critten den in the hope that the inscription may be reworded: “We discussed the proposed inscrip tion for the Court House marker and it was the opinion that the word “about” would have to stand as we could find no definite information as to the year in which construction ac tually began. We made a careful search of the Colonial court records and also note in Dr. Hathaway’s his tory that he was unable to establish the year. We do know that the Commissioners ordered the structure ' built in 1766 and found a receipt in the Cupola House museum signed by . Joseph Hewes in payment of duty On brick for same, which was in the year 1768. Prom this, it would ap pear that construction began between 1766 and 1768, possibly in 1767. “As to the sentence “Whig centre in Revolution,” it was thought that perhaps it would be better to say “Revolutionary Centre,” because of fact that a political party named “Whigs” was organized several years ago and this might become confusing. An alternative sugges tion would be “Centre of Revolu tionary activities,” or “Centre in Revolution.” We hope this will meet with approval of your well qualified committee.” Drainage Urged To Eliminate Malaria A representative of the State JJoard of Health appeared before the County Commissioners Monday in the interest of drainage throughout Jhe county as means of reducing 'malaria. It was pointed out that though there is little malaria preva lent in Edenton, there ia. about, 350 Ithe County, arid »y *' county-wide Mrataag* jnwjett ; the malicria4snr !v representative was . instructed confer with Dr. J. A. ,Powell, Health officer, following whose advice the Commissioners will take action at a subsequent meeting. No Complaints Heard On $90,000 Bond Issue No complaint having been regis tered relative to the County issuing bonds for the erection of a new , school building at Cross Roads and improvements to the Edenton school, preparations have been made for the sale of a maximum of SIOO,OOO. The County Commissioners met on Monday for the purpose of hearing • any objections and none having been entered, W. D. Pruden, county at torney, was instructed to arrange tor the sale of $60,000 worth of THE CHOWAN HERALD A home NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY .. Delinquent Taxes Advertised Oct. Ist Sheriff J. A. Bunch was on Monday instructed by the County Commissioners to advertise prop erty for 1935 taxes on Thursday, October 1, with the sale scheduled to be held at the Court House door the first Monday in Novem ber. Mr. Bunch urges all taxpayers >to make every effort to pay the delinquent tax in order to save extra expense and embarrassment. 4^.— . - ■ TOWN COUNCIL ADVISED OF NEW DOG NUISANCE Residents Complain That They Are Unable to Sleep Due to Con tinuous Balking at Night Numerous complaints have been made to members of Town Council regarding a dog nuisance which in some parts of the city is becoming rather acute. A number of residents have complained that night after night groups of dogs gather about the street and bark continuously at various times throughout the night so that it is impossible to sleep. Others complain that during the night garbage cans are ransacked by dogs and the contents strewn over yards and lawns, causing consider able annoyance to housewives. The niatter. was not officially acted upon, but R was the consensus of several members of the Board that unless dog owners are more careful and an effort to keep their dogs confined during the night it may be come necessary to pass an ordinance to break up the nuisance. Dog owners are urged to take in to consideration the privileges of their neighbors and endeavor to keep their dogs on their own premises at night. Thieves Steal Gold From Dentist’s Office By jimmying the door to the office of Dr. W. S. Griffin, dentist, in the Citizens Bank Building, thieves en tered the office sometime between Saturday night and Sunday after noon, stealing a quantity of gold used in dental work. Dr. Griffin was unable to give the exact value of the articles stolen upon his first check-up and no ar rests have been made in connection with the robbery. Rotarians Will Tell Os War Experiences At Meeting Today The weekly luncheon of the Eden ton Rotary Club will be held at 1 o’clock today at the Parish House. An interesting program is in pros pect when Parson Aylett Ashby, pro gram chairman, will call on ex-ser vice men of the club to relate some of their outstanding war experiences. The meeting last Thursday night at Cross Roads was a particularly enjoyable affair despite the fact that many of the Rotarians were not prersent on account of being Qut-of ttiwrc Yv/rV; . v. principal address - was made by John A*. Holme*,who spoke hum orously ou “Dwwnu With Specialiets.” A fiapes. of langh-proyolring stunts alto added to tW pleasure of the af fair. The meeting was held in the primary school building with the la dies of the Chowan Home Demon stration Club serving an excellent meal. Fined For Buying Old Gold Without License Charged with buying old gold hereabouts without having first se cured a town license led to the ar rest on Monday of Sam Cohen, of New York. Chief Helms got him after he had learned, that Cohen was buying by the “pennyweight” and us ing a copper penny as a scale weight, a pennyweight being several times heavier than a cent He was given a hearing Tuesday before Justice of the Peace Summer ell and fined SBS and costa. I County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 20,1936. SCHOOLS ASK NO LEVY FROM CITY FOR FISCAL YEAR Short Meeting of Town Council Held Friday Night LEASELEGAL County-wide Indebted ness Eliminates School Debt Service Town Council on Friday night es tablished a sort of record for brief sessions when the monthly meeting was finished in a little less than an hour’s time. The most pleasant feature of the meeting was a statement from John A. Holmes that he would not ask for a levy this year for city schools. This fact is due to the taking over of the school indebtedness on a county-wide basis and compares with a levy of IX cents last year for debt service. Another matter brought to the at tention of the Councilmen was in re ference to a lease recently given to A. M. Forehand to build a warehouse on town property at the fair ground. J. L. Wiggins had appeared at a previous meeting of the Board and contended that according to his lease he was entitled to use the plot leased to Forehand. However, W. D. Pruden, city attorney, ruled that the Forehand lease was legal and ar rangements will be made to lease other land to Mr. Wiggins if neces sary satisfactory to him and to the Council. Fire Chief R. K. Hall made a re port of the firemen’s convention held last week in Raleigh, and was pleas-' ed to say that Edenton’s record was equal to that of any town in the State. Considerable discussion resulted from a request by the E. k W. De partment that Town Council pay S4O per month as part of J. H. Wroten’s salary for services not un der the E. & W. Department, or $5 per day when used on city work. The councilmen felt (teluctant to comply with the request in that Town equipment and labor had been furnished for work done by the E. & W. Department. The finance committee was in structed to meet and go over affairs preliminary to a special meeting which will be called for the purpose of making up a budget for the next fiscal year. Commissioners Vote For Certifying Agent A part-time certifying agent will be furnished for Chowan County de pendent upon action taken by Gates County. This was agreed upon Mon day by the County Commissioners when the matter was again present ed by W. J. Taylor. Mrs. J. H. Mc- Mulian had been serving in this ca pacity until July 1, and under the present set-up there is no one in Edenton who can certify applicants for relief projects. If Gates county joins Chowan in this matter each county will appro priate $32.50 per monfh which amount will be matched by the State and goes to cover salary and ex penses of an officer in each county. Jack Lang Unable To Attend Legion Meet John A. ‘Holmes, commander of Ed Bond Puefc qp, Tuesday received word from Jack K.Lsng, State ser vice officer,' that he would be unable to attend #• meeting of the Post bn September 1. Mr. Lang expressed a desire at the convention in Asheville to be in Edenton, and it was hoped he could be here for the next meet ing. Mr. Lang is a former resident of Edenton. and has many friends here and in his communication expressed the hope that he would be able to come later in the summer or early fall. Schools Os County Open September 3 Superintendent W. J. Tsylor is planning to open' the white schools of the Chowan administrative unit on Thursday, September 3. The date, however, for the opening of the colored schools hss not yet been decided upon. 1 1 Large Delegation Meets With Highway Commissioners Friday Edenton-Perrytown Playing Series For League Championship ARGUMENT ENDS FIRST GAME The first game of the series Wednesday afternoon ended in a dispute in the seventh inning when Joe Webb went to the plate as a pinch hitter as Perrytown was leading 4-2. Perrytown pro tested on the grounds that Webb was not eligible to play, which ended the game. A post-season series between Edenton and Perrytown, was begun Wednesday to decide the champions of the Bertie-Chowan League. Eden ton, winners of the first half, was playing Perrytown, second half win ners, on the Edenton diamond as The Herald was going to press. A schedule of six games has been ar ranged with a seventh to be decided upon in event there is a tie. The next game will be played Saturday afternoon at Perrytown, with a game scheduled for Sunday afternoon in Edenton. Perrytown re turns to Edenton Wednesday, August 26, with a return game at Perrytown Saturday, August 29. The final sche duled game will be played at Perry town on Sunday, August 30. Both teams feel confident that they will wiif the series which should re sult in dose contests and a good brand of baseball. Neighbor Groups Aid Debt Relief f - V —hi. ii Activities of voluntray farm debt adjustment committees working with the Resettlement Adminitration have resulted in the adjustment of 400 farm debt cases in North Carolina, many involving threatened fore closures, according to a report made by Mr. J. P. Greenleaf, supervisor of the work in this section. Since September, 1935, when Re settlement took over the job of helping debt burdened farmers, debt cases totaling $1,386,000 have been handled in this State, with the work of the adjustment committees re sulting in reductions totaling $337,- 000 for the farmers, Mr. Greenleaf said. In addition, he reported, $35,- 000 in taxes that otherwise would have remained delinquent have been paid to local governments. Any farmer desiring to avail him self of this assistance is requested to see Mrs. Sara Lee Hobbs Smith, secretary, at the Resettlement Ad ministration office. Three Face Recorder For Driving Drunk _ Three men charged with driving while drunk were before the Record er’s Court on Tuesday,, and one of them, John Hexstall, was continued until next Tuesday. Eddie Forehand was sent to the roads for four months except he pays a fine of SIOO. Thad Revelle, Negro, was the third prisoner. He was fined SSO and costs. Decision Reserved In Wiggins Case Federal Judge I. M. Meekins in Elisabeth "’City on Monday reserved decision in the case of Capt. 3. L. Wiggins for alleged violations of the AAA- watermelon marketing agree ment. . Through his attorneys, Mr. WiggSpa claimed the marketing plan ie unconstitutional and inoperative. Methodist Picnic In Bertie Today The Methodist Sunday School will hold a picnic this afternoon on the W. R. Lawrence beach in Bertie County. Tlje picnickers will leave' the church about 3 o’clock and plan to return about dusk. Adult mem bers of the church who have auto mobiles are especially urged to meet at the church in order to carry the children to and from the beach. MASONS MEET TONIGHT The regular meeting of Unanimity Lodga trill be held tonight at 8 o’clock. A full attendance is de sired. Opening Os School Set For Sept. 21 ; According to an announcement by John A. Holmes, superinten dent of Edenton schools, it is his purpose to begin the 1936-37 ses sion of white schools on Monday, September 21. He is practically assured that this will be the opening date, but must be official ly acted upon by the school board. The city colored school will op en the following week with the colored schools of the county under the city administration scheduled to open a week later than the city school. CHOWAN HIGH SEEKING COACH E. C. Woodard Resigns To Accept Coaching Duties at Windsor High School; Salary Raise Adding further to his school trou bles W. J. Taylor is now obliged to worry about a coach for athletics at the Chowan High School. This became necessary this week when E. C. Woodard, for the last four years athletic director at the up-county school, tendered his resignation. Mr. Woodard accepted the coach ing duties at the Windsor High School when he was offered a sup plement to his salary for teaching. Mr. Taylor has several applicants under consideration but has not yet decided on Mr. Woodard’s successor. Officers Back On Job After Brief Vacation Chief of Police G. A. Helms finish ed a ten days vacation on Sunday night and Corporal George Dail brought his vacation to an end the day before. The Chief spent his stay with his family at his old home, Willis, Va., from where he sent daily bulletins regarding his trout fishing. Dail chaperoned a party to New York during his first week and last week was in his home town, Wash ington, N. C. Cotton Ready To Be Picked At “Hayes” Apparently, not alone in history is “Hayes” a celebrated spot. Just now it is prodly eminent as the first place in the Albemarle to grow early cotton. Charlie Swanner, field fore man at “Hayes,” came rushing into town Monday with a perfectly round ed full and fat cotton boll which he had plucked on one of the many acreages at “Hayes.” No other neighborhood has reported cotton be yond the blossom stage. According to Mr. Swanner he ex pects to pick 50 bales next week. Curator Os Silver Visitor In Edenton John Marshall Phillips, curator of silver at the Gallery of Fine Arts, Yale University, and Mr. and Mrs. William Switzky, curator of art, were interested visitors in Edenton Tues day. Mr. Phillips is making an in tensive survey of old silver and was keenly interested in the silver set at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, and the candlesticks in the Masonic lodge room. He’ was especially anxious to learn the name or secure any infor mation regarding any silversmiths in this section in Colonial days. Employment Office Retained In Edenton Continuation of the North Caro lina Employment office in Edenton was assured Monday morning when the County Commissioners agreed to appropriate $l5O, the same amount as last year, as its part for this ser vice. Appropriations had been made by Town Council and the E. & W. Department, dependent upon action taken by the Commissioners. Mayor E. W. Spires appeared be fore the governing body in behalf of the service and urged the County to again share in the expense of this office which under the Security Act would prove of great benefit. (This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realize good results. $1.25 Per Year Many Representatives Attend Meeting In Edenton NO ARGUMENT Currituck Short Cut Not Affected By Proposed Bridge If harmony and a broad-minded spirit of co-operation between here tofore warring factions is to be reckoned with, the highway bridge over the Albemarle Sound seemed nearer a certainity than ever after Tuesday afternoon’s big mass meet ing of representative citizens held in the Court House. No prejudice as to its location was raised by a single one of the 200 or so on hand to bear testimony as to its need, and Fri day a large delegation of tax payers from each county abutting on the broad waterway will go before the State Highway Commission in Ra leigh, with the true crusading spirit of The Three Musketeers, "One for all and all for one.” It was at first planned to meet with the Highway Commission on Thursday and arrangements had been made accordingly However, Wednesday afternoon Mr. Spires re ceived a telegram from Chairman Waynick and Julien Wood that a hearing could not be arranged for today and Friday was therefore de cided upon. Mr. Spires immediately communicated with the various chairmen informing them of the change and it is hoped the change will not interfere ’with the number who will attend. It will be a united front that the entire Albemarle will present to the State Board Friday, and that of it self will be novel. Last year and the year before such visitations have been interspersed with charges of favoritism and selfishness, but 1936 seems destined, from a bridge stand point, to go down as a season of perfect bridge peace, with no dis senting voices save those northeast Albemarle folks who would like to see the Currituck short cut span, also, built, and this State Commis sioner Julien Wood told the gather ing had already been provided for through the proper allocation of funds and instructions to highway engineers to make ready for the pro ject. Those present Tuesday afternoon came by ferry, and by private mo tors, and by 4 o’clock, the time for calling the meeting, they had gath ered in much happiness, confident something concrete would at last be settled upon. And this feeling was accentuated at the very outset when Mayor E. W. Spires, as official host, stated “we are here today to work together, with no favored location for a bridge and no antipathy to the short cut.” After the hurrahs had subsided Secretary John A. Holmes read letters and telegrams of regret because they could not be present from Carl Bailey, E. R. Cohoon, J. W. Clagon and Z. V. Norman. Call for a permanent chairman brought declinations from Mayor Flora of Elizabeth City, and Repre sentative F. Webb Williams, of Pas quotank, but their neighbor and fel low citizen, Editor W. O. Saunders, accepted the chairmanship' which was by an unanimous vote. Mr. Saunders stated at the outset he was for the Currituck short cut first but for the bridge, too, and he then called for a poll of those coun ties present. He got responses from Pasquotank, Chowan, Washington, Camden, Gates and Perquimans- Mr. Wood was introduced first and in a quiet, sincere way expressed himself as understanding that funds had been allocated for the Currituck short cut, that highway engineers had been instructed to go ahead with the project, and he had no reason for thinking that the highway board would recede from- that action. To questions by Mr. Saunders and oth ers Mr. Wood said frankly the pres ent allotment for bridge work over this way was not enough for the Al bemarle bridge as originally propos ed and the short cut, also, but the short cut seemed assured. This was especially true, he said, as to the initially planned highway bridge over the sound which called for a (Continued on Page Five)
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