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THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Volume lll.—Number 37. ■ ——*== Chowan Presents Request For Refund Os Road Money Lengrthy Brief Prepared By W. D. Pruden, County Attorney HAS ARGUMENT Says Discrimination If $51,604.21 Is Not Re turned to County Pending a hearing of counties who desire a refund Os monies spent on highways, which -'•will be held the latter part of this month, W. D. Pru den, county attorney, has filed Chowan County’s claim amounting to $51,604.21. Among the facts included in Mr. Pruden’s claim he sets forth that a special meeting of the Chowan County Road Commission was held in Hertford on April 11, 19|27 jointly with the Commissions of Pasquotank and Perquimans Counties at the re quest of W. A. Hart, Highway Commissioner from the First Dis -trict, who was also present. The ■ purpose of the meeting was to advise the local road governing bodies that the State had funds to grade, bridge and build a 9-foot hard surface road from Edenton to Currituck Court House, the State urging counties af fected to furnish sufficient funds to build the additional 7 feet of hard surface. At this meeting the Chow an Road Commission passed a motion that the County furnish the neces sary funds to build this extra paving from Edenton to the County line, a distance of about four miles, which was subsequently done. The brief further says that the road in question was a link in the Viate highway system then proposed to be paved from Currituck Court House to Edenton and is now a part of U. S. Route 17. popularly known as the “Coastal Highway” leading from New York to Florida. It is al so a part of State highway routes 34 and 342 connecting with Route 30 at Windsor and Route 90 at Wil liamston. All of these roads have since been paved in their entirety and in many places wider than 16 feet. The road connects the county seats of Currituck, Camden, Pasquo tank, Perquimans and Chowan coun ties, being all of the counties east of the Chowan River and north of the Albemarle Sound, except Gates. None of the other counties through which the road passes, except Pas quotank, contributed anything and the road was paved entirely by the State in the other counties to a width of 16 feet or more. In Mr. Pruden's argument he re calls that under the act creating the (Continued on Page Five) Maybe It’s A Beer War In The Offing Joe Habit, local distributor of va rious brands of beer, appeared be fore Town Council Tuesday night, complaining that while in Elizabeth City he was ordered to either pay a S2O license to do business there or else stay out of the city. Mr. Habit called the attention of the Councilmen to the fact that Eli zabeth City beer distributors are allowed to deliver beer in Edenton upon the strength of their State li cense and claimed it was unfair to him to be forced to pay to distribute beer in Elizabeth City and allow dis tributors from that city to go un penalized here. . The Councilmen likewise sensed the unfairness of the situation and instructed Chief of Police Helms to notify Elisabeth City distributors that if the Edenton distributor must pay a litense in Elizabeth City, a similar license will be enforced in Edenton for out-of-the-city distribu tors. Commissioners Balk At Inmates In Jail The County Commissioners halted 'in their deliberations Monday morn ing long enough to express their dis pleasure at the report presented for the county jail. During August 66 persons were placed in jail' for pe riods varying from one day to 11 days, for the most part from one to two days awaiting trial. Jail fees and turnkey charges for the month totalled $116.05. The Commissioners agreed that the County should stand the expense of county prisoners but balked at put ting minor offenders in jail and thus running up the cost to the county. SEVEN MARKERS NOW EXPECTED Panl Kelly Assures Mayor Spires Markers Will Designate Cupola House and Beverly Hall Paul Kelly, of Raleigh, was here last Saturday and brought much elation to Mayor E. W. Spires and the town as a whole by saying that Edenton had been definitely allotted five highway markers designating romantic points of history here abouts, that they were all now in the forge and could be expected soon for placement, and that there was a strong possibility that the two addi tional markers Edenton historians had asked for would, also, be granted. This will make seven markers to speak of the prominence of this community in the ancient lore of the Albemarle, and further interest and satisfaction will be evidenced by Mr. Kelly’s statement that the Edenton markers will all be in the “A” class and with single numerals afterward- This means, as in the case of the St. Paul’s church marker, which is “A, 1” that Edenton stands top high on the list and in the annals of State history, which was to be expected, of course, but the telling of which to the traveling world is additionally pleasant. In addition to the St. Paul’s marker the others decided upon, all of which will be located on North Broad and West Queen Streets, will include designations pointing the way to the grand old Court House, to the home of James Iredell on East Church Street, to the building at East King and South Broad Streets where Jo seph Hewes carried on his ship candling business, and to “Hayes” the early summer day home of Gov ernor Samuel Johnston. Other mark ers Mr. Kelly inferred would point out the Cupola House built by Fran cis Corbin, and “Beverly Hall” the Dillard-Dixon residence on West King Street, the home of an early Caro lina Bank. The proposed legends on the com ing markers will all call attention to the high spots in the lives of the ones so honored, and have been pub lished before. In this connection Dr. C. C. Crittenden, commission chief, had written Mayor Spires that the inscription originally decided on for the Court House leaving its exact age in doubt would have to stand, as would the reference to Whig affairs here during the Revolution. Bertie county gets two markers, one at the home of Governor Charles Eden just west of the Chowan bridge, and the other near Williams ton pointing to “Indian Woods.” Edenton Joins Two Important Groups Edenton for the next year at least will be a member of two important organizations, Town Council Tuesday night deciding to join, and allowing in the budget for dues in the League of Municipalities and the Ocean Highway Association. The dues in the former organization is $35, and the latter SSO - had been one of the few towns not affiliated with the League of Municipalities, which organixaton keeps the town posted especially during the sessions of the General Assembly, and otherwise has the in terest of the town at heart. Through the latter organization the town has already benefitted by advertising of Route 17, bringing many travelers through Edenton and lacking affiliation Edenton would have been excluded from the tremen dous amount of advertising done. T. W. Jones Building Almost Completed Alterations to the T. W. Jones building at the corner of Broad and West Eden Streets are rapidly being completed, Nick Muth, contractor for the work, saying that the building will probably be ready for occupancy by the first of next week. The building has been rented to J. H. Cuthrell, of Enfield, who will add another store to his chain of depart ment stores now operated in Eastern Carolina. When completed the build ing will be one of the most attractive sites in the business section. WOODMEN MEET FRIDAY A meeting of the Woodmen of the World will be held Friday night in the hall ever Ed Habit’s pressing club. Dues for the mopth are due and all members are urged to attend. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 10, 1936. HONORARY CHAIRMAN ~ ~ |gg|flf|| H 1 pis ■ jjS ■ 111 fjjl* ' . '^g^Mr mammm 1| ■MHHk >- t Hg V''' B I Mb H m m m 1 Mrs. George C. Wood Mrs. Wood has leen selected by the Terpsichorean Club of Raleigh as honorary chairman of the 1936 North Carolina debutante ball which will take place in Raleigh Friday night. BOLTON ASSUMES COACHING DUTIES AT EDENTON H. S. Accepts Position Fol lowing Request For His Release SCHEDULE Squad of Candidates Al ready Reporting For Practice Immediately following his arrival in Edenton Sunday, David Holton, athletic coach at Edenton High School, had a squad of boys going through preliminary workouts on Hicks Field Monday and each day has continued the work of getting the football candidates in shape for scrimmage work. Mr. Holton last week requested his release as a member of the Eden ton faculty shortly after informing Superintendent John A. Holmes that he would accept. He reconsidered, however, after local football fans agreed to make up a supplement to his salary as teacher. He appears very optimistic over Edenton's chances of putting a strong team on the field again this year despite the fact that a number of last year’s stars have expressed a desire to try for berths on the varsity squad, most of whom have already partici pated in workouts. Conference football will again be played this year, with the present schedule calling for nine games, dates for two games being open. The season will open on September 25, but this date and November 6 are the open dates. The remainder of the schedule follows: Oct 2—Edenton at Windsor. Oct. 9—Edenton at Scotland Neck. Oct. 16—Roanoke Rapids at Eden ton. Oct. 23—Edenton at Elizabeth City. Oct. 30—Williamston at Edenton. Nov. 13—Tarboro in Edenton. Nov. 20—Washington at Edenton- Junius Davis will again act as manager of the team, assisted by Joe Conger. $50,870 Os County Taxes Now Collected According to Sheriff J. A. Bunch’s report to the County Commissioners Monday $50,870 of 1935 taxes have been collected to date, the collections for the month of August totaling $2,482. The total amount of taxes on the books is $75,988.68, leaving a little over $25,000 yet to be collected. HUNTING SEASON SOON TO START; GAME LAW TOLD Warden Perry Specifies Dates and Names Li cense Agencies BAGUMIT Rabbit and Squirrel Shipments Out State Prohibited With cooler weather at hand and sportsmen forsaking their rods and reels to give their guns the once over before invading the woods and fields in search for game, J. G. Perry, Chowan County game warden, an nounces the addition of two more agencies where hunting licenses may be secured. There are six of these agencies this year as against four last year, and Mr. Perry says there is no excuse for any hunter to dis regard the law and hunt without proper license. Places in Chowan County where hunting licenses may be secured this year are as follows: Byrum Bros. Hardware Company, Edenton. H. A. Perry, Yeopim. Henry Bunch, Rocky Hock. Hollowell and Evans, Cross Roads. N. Bunch, Center Hill. L. C. Briggs, Gliden. Any of the above will be glad to furnish proper licenses, which for the County is sl.lO, and State licenses, $2.10. Trapping license for the county is $2.25, and $3.25 for the State. Mr. Perry is of the opinion that game will be plentiful this season and especially urges sportsmen to observe the open seasons for the va rious kinds of game as well as the bag limit in the interest of true sportsmanship and conservation of game in these parts. The open season and bag limit for (Continued on Page Five) Red Men Annual Fish Fry On Tuesday Night Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improved Order of Red Men will hold their an nual fish fry Tuesday night at the Fair Ground. The affair will take place at 7 o’clock. The Red Men an ticipate a very enjoyable time and look for a large gathering. O. H. Brown has been appointed by the Tribe to arrange a short en tertainment program, while Harrison Spruill, chairman of the refreshment committee, has all arrangements completed for the serving of fish. Members are asked to bring their own com bread. Edenton Tax Rate Fixed At Even Dollar For Year 1936 Herald’s New Comic Section Makes First Appearance Today The Herald this week takes pleasure in presenting a four page colored comic section, which will be a regular weekly feature. In it we trust our readers will find reason for a smile or so and that it will add to the reader in terest of the paper. The comic section will be in four pages for the present, but plans are now on foot to increase the size to eight pages. For the sake of economy, how ever, the comic section will not be inserted in papers sent in single wrappers, The Herald being of the opinion that the majority of these subscribers are former residents or by reason of connections in town, are primarily concerned with only local happenings. If you like our comics, let us know about it, for we are anxious to produce the kind of paper you want. CANNING MAJOR PROJECT IN CLUBS Committee Meets Saturday, Septem ber 19, to Discuss Goals and Score Cards; Agent’s Schedule With Miss Rebecca Colwell, Chow an home agent, back from a two weeks’ vacation, activity in the va rious clubs of the county has been revived, and plans call for an inter esting fall program. With the har vest of many crops on the farm, the major project during September in all clubs will be canning contests. Miss Colwell has notified food leaders in each club to remind mem bers that the Kerr and Ball canning contest will be held at the next club meeting and in this connection for the Bali contest every member should take her best quart Jars of soup mixture and string (mans (one of each). For the Kerr contest those who signed up should take three jars (pints or quarts), one of meats, one of vegetables, and one of fruit to the next meeting. A committee meeting will be held in Miss Colwell’s office on Saturday afternoon, September 19, at 3 o’clock to plan in general for the year’s work. Os especial discussion at this time will be the goals 3et and score cards. One member of each club will form this committee, of which Mrs. Z. W. Evans is chair man. Miss Colwell’s schedule for the coming week is as follows: Friday—Office. Saturday—Office. Monday—Morning, office; 2:30 P. M., Chowan Federated Club at home of Mrs. E. L. Winslow. Tuesday—Morning, office; 2:30 P. M., Ryland women. Wednesday—Morning, office; 2:30 P. M., Beech Fork women with Mrs- George Privott. Perrytown-Edenton Play Off Tie Sunday On Local Diamond Trailing by one victory to three defeats last week, the Edenton base ball team on Saturday tied the count with Perrytown for the champion ship of the Bertie-Chowan League in the post-season series. Edenton turned in victories last Wednesday and Saturday, and it was the opinion that the deciding game would be played in Edenton last Sunday. Perrytown, however, failed to put in an appearance, leaving the series standing at 3-all. Manager Graham Byrum announc ed Wednesday, however, that the two teams have gotten together and de cided to play off the tie on the Eden ton diamond Sunday afternoon. This game will draw the curtain on base ball for this season and due to the keen rivalry a large crowd is expect ed to turn out from both towns. Fire Inspection Will Start On October Ist R. K. Hall, building inspector, an nounces that a fire inspection will begin the first of October, and in an ticipation of this work urges all resi dents to prepare for the inspection. He especially calls attention to the fact that all stacks of furnaces will be inspected at this time. This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers toiU realise good results. $1.25 Per Year Budget Calls For Ex penditure $30,055.25 During Year $1.15 LAST YEAR No Levy For Schools, Which Are Now On County-wide Basis Edenton’s city tax rate for the year 1936 will be an even dollar on the hundred, according to the budget adopted by Town Council Tuesday night. This rate was decided upon by the finance committee after a careful study of actual expenditures during the past year and contemplat ed expenses for next year. The budget was thoroughly gone over Tuesday night and aside from minor juggling from one department to another the figures remained as pre sented. The budget calls for an outlay of $30,055.25, hich was arrived at by the following appropriations for the various branches of government: Administrative $3,346.50 Police Department 4,235.00 Fire Department 4,843.75 Health Department 465.00 Street Department 1,025-00 Miscellaneous Expenses 6,915.00 The SI.OO levy provides for 61 cents for general purposes and 39 cents for paving bonds. The new rate compares with a 98-cent rate, plus 17 cents for schools making a total of $1.15 last year. Due to the County taking over all school indebt edness there was no levy necessary for schools, bringing this year’s city taxes 15 cents on the hundred lower than last year. The levy was made on a property valuation of $2,900,000, which, together with other forms of revenue, is estimated to bring in a revenue of $30,240.00, or $184.75 in excess of expenses. Taxes as a whole for residents in Edenton will be two cents on the hundred dollars lower, the County tax for the year being $1.19, plus the city tax of SI.OO, making a total of $2.19. Last year the County rate was $1.06, and the city $1.15, making a total of $2.21. Members of the finance committee worked hard and gave much thought to making up the budget and ex pressed the intention of governing the spending of funds entirely upon what the budget calls for. C. H. S. Maintains Credit A s 11-B School Though patrons of Chowan High School and school authorities as well have been more or less concerned about the school maintaining its cre dit, Superintendent W. J. Taylor has been assured by A. B. Combs, assistant high school inspector, that the school would maintain its credit and still be a Class 11-B school de spite the fact that progress had been greatly handicapped since the school building burned. This assurance was given by Mr. Combs in view of the efforts made to erect a new building, as well as arrangements being made to have standard science equipment, maps and library books installed to meet the requirements of accredited high schools. Though the school opened with the same handicaps as prevailed follow ing the burning of Chowan High School last year, both faculty and students appear optimistic and look forward to the new building which will soon be started. Lerby B. Jemigan is a new mem ber of the faculty, taking the place of E. C. Woodard, who has gone to Windsor. Mr. Jemigan will teach mathematics as well as coach athle tics. There is also a change at Oak Grove, where Mrs. Belva Perry has replaced Miss Gladys Smith, resign ed. At Beech Fork Miss Ada Morris replaces Miss Mary Lee Copeland. Aside from these changes the faculty remains the same as last year. Ladies’ Shop Reopens On Friday Morning' Announcement is made in this week’s issue of The Herald of the reopening of The Ladies Shop, to take place on Friday morning. The store is located in the Hotel Joseph Hewes building and will carry a full line of the latest creations in ladies’ ready-to-wear for fall. The store will be under the man agement of Mrs. Edna White, who invites the ladies of the entire sec tion to inspect the new stock of goods.
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