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of general interest.
Volume lll—Number 43.
Refunding Bond Issue Sent
To Raleigh For Quick Sale
Last Step In Refinanc
ing Defaults Made
On Monday
NO OBJECTIONS
County Commissioners
Hopeful of Proceeds
By Nov. 1 N
No objections having been received
at a special meeting of the County
Commissioners on Monday, Chowan’s
$53,000 refunding bond issue, destin
ed to take up back defaults and pave
the way for the later new issue of
SIOO,OOO for school purposes, is in
the final stages, and if all develops
as expected will turn into cash by
November 1.
Proposals providing for the re
funding issue, already tentatively ap
proved by the Local Government
Commission, the State’s final author
ity on such matters, were mailed to
that Board on Tuesday by County
Counsel W. D Pruden, and will be
immediately 'advertised.
Ten days must elapse between ad
vertisement and bond sale, but it is
understood prospective purchasers
are already under consideration, so a
quick transfer into cash seems cer
tain at this stage of the proceedings.
Proposals in the new SIOO,OOO is
sue, intended to cover the cost of
constructing the new high school at
Small’s Cross Roads to replace the
building destroyed by fire last Feb
ruary, and to meet expenses for
much needed improvements at the
Edenton Graded School, are, also
ready for transfer to Raleigh, and
the Local Government Commission
has been acquainted with that fact.
Mr. Pruden expects a favorable reply
any day now. It ia thought the two
issues can ride side by side through
financial quarters, and that both
sets of securities may be sold at the
same time.
The history of the two bond is
sues is too well understood to re
quire further extensive explanation.
The refunding issue will restore the
county to its one time position of
impeccable financial importance and
credit, and the new issue, while ne
cessitating a temporary tax burden
on the County, may be referred to as
an obligatory issue occasioned by
the mid-County’s school needs, and
the requirements for eliminating
many hazards and providing new
safeguards and improvements at the
Edenton school.
i At the outset neither of the issues
' were reckoned with, owing to the
feeling that federal aid, so generous
ly bestowed elsewhere would be
forthcoming in Chowan’s hour of
predicament. But all such appeals
have met with rebuffs and rejections,
and a month ago the County Com
missioners decided to act on their
own responsibility and raise the
money as a direct County debt.
Inquiry as to this proceedure
brought sharp responses from Ra
leigh to the effect that the County’s
failure to meet its back bond de
faults had left it in an unenviable
position. Once these had been clear
ed up through refinancing the situa
tion would change, Mr. Pruden was
told.
The defaulted bonds in question,
totaling around $40,000 with an ad
ditional $13,000 coming due within |
the next fiscal year, have at no time j
been demanded by their holders, the
reason being quite obvious—the un
doubted ultimate security behind
them and the County’s prompt an
nual and semi-annual payments of
high interest on them.
Under the refinancing plan, now
termed a refunding bond issue, the
ultimate $53,000 debt is covered and
will be met by the sale of the new
securities. Naturally as they stipu
l late for what purpose they are is
sued bidding buyers will understand
that a much lower interest rate will
be paid on them by the County than
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Wagner Speaker
At Hobbsville Fair
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The Rev. P. Rowland Wagner, of
Norfolk, Va., will deliver the opening
address of the fair at Hobbsville
High School, on Friday, October 23,
at 11 A. M.
A turkey dinner will be served. In
the afternoon the Gates basketball
teams will play a double-header
game with the Hobbsville teams.
Other contests will be held.
An oyster stew will be served for
supper. The Fiddlers’ Convention
will begin at 7:30 o’clock. The public
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
TO PRESIDE
DR. WALTER L. LINGLE
Dr. Lingle, who is president of
the North Carolina Council of
Churches, will preside at the first
convocation of ministers of North
Carolina to be held in Winston-
Salem on October 26, 27 and 28.
All clergymen and their wives
are invited to attend.
$35 REALIZED IN
BEAUTY CONTEST
Fifty Books Ordered For School
Library; Virginia Moore Wins
High Honors
Thirty-five dollars and sixty-five
cents was realized by the beauty
contest held in the Edenton school
during the past two weeks and which
came to a close Friday. The contest
created considerable interest, votes
for contestants being sold for one
cent each. The contest was spon
sored for the purpose of raising mon
ey to buy books for the school li
brary to be used for parallel read
ing and was directed by Miss Pau
lina Hassell. Fifty books have been
ordered as the result of the affair
and Miss Hassell as well as other
senool officials are well pleased with
the venture.
Virginia Moore, of the eighth
grade, won out in the contest, re
ceiving 1,606 votes with her closest
competitor being Chrystal Gregory of
the tenth grade, who received 1.231
votes. The next three contestants in
the standing were: Anna Wood, ninth
grade, 340 votes; Orphia Cozart,
tenth grade, 208; Pearl Whichard,
137 votes.
Chowan Legionnaires
Invited To Attend
E. City Installation
All members of Ed Bond Post and
the Legion Auxiliary have been es
pecially invited to attend the instal
lation of officers of Seth Perry Post
of Elizabeth City, which will take
place Friday night. As a special
feature of this meeting Sandy Gra
ham will be present to address the
gathering.
C. E. Kramer, district commander,
will be in charge of the installation
ceremony and is very anxious to see
I a large delegation from Chowan
I County present. Legionnaires and
Auxiliary members from Manteo and
Gatesville have also been invited to
attend.
Red Cross Worker
In Edenton Monday
Miss Pearl Creecy, of Washington,
D. C., special representative of the
American Red Cross, was in Edenton
Monday conferring with Mrs. J. N.
Pruden, Chowan County chairman,
relative to the annual Red Cross roll
call which will be held next month.
Miss Creecy stated that she was
proud of the past records reported
from Chowan and feels sure that the
County will again reach its quota
during the annual roll call.
Hallowe’en Party At
Beech Fork School
A Hallowe’en Party will be held at
Beech Fork school Friday evening,
October 30th. The party is sponsor
ed by the Rocky Hock Young Ladies’
Club. Featuring the attractions of
fered during the evening is an ‘'Old
Plantation Show.” Refreshments will
be on sale. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 22, 1936.
BAPTIST REVIVAL
RESETS IN MUCH
LOCAL INTEREST
Dr. White Continuing
Powerful Evangelis
tic Appeals
ENDS^UNDAY
Mass Meeting Called
For Men Only Sunday
Afternoon
What appears to be the most suc
cessful revival meeting to be held in
Edenton in a number of years, will
come to a close Sunday night when
Dr. J. L. White, of Miami, Florida,
will preach his final sermon of a
two-weeks evangelistic meeting held,
in the Edenton Baptist Church. Dr.
White is a very able and interesting
speaker and during the meeting has
delivered powerful sermons which
have attracted large crowds at each
Service, interest apparently increas
ing with each subsequent sermon.
Up to Tuesday night a total of 53
have presented themselves for bap
tism and uniting with the church,
and to this number many more are
expected to be added by the time the
meeting comes to a close Sunday
night. Both Dr. White and Rev. E.
L. Wells, pastor of the church, are
well pleased with attendance during
the meeting as well as the results
achieved, and both extend a cordial
invitation to all to hear as many of
the remaining sermons as possible.
Except Saturday, services will be
held each day at 10:30 o’clock in the
morning and at 7:30 o’clock at night.
A special meeting will be held for
men only Sunday afternoon at $
o’clock, when Dr. White will use for
his subject, “The Prodigal Son.”
This meeting will be widely adver
tised and it is hoped men from
Edenton and lying districts will fill
the spacious church to capacity.
Dr. White’s subjects for the re
mainder of his time in Edenton will
be as follows:
/Thursday (today)—lo:3o A. M.,
“The Christian Home”; 7:30 P. M.,
“John 3:16.”
Friday—lo:3o A. M„ “Shall We
Know Each Other in Heaven?”; 7:30
P. M., “The Romance of First Love.”
Sunday—ll A. M., “Eternal Life”;
3 P. M., —For Men Only—Subject:
“The Prodigal Son”; 7:30 P. M., “The
Last Question.”
School Faculty Play At
Hobbsville Saturday
The faculty of the Hobbsville High
School will present the play, “A
Wild Flower of the Hills,” by Lillian
Mortimer, in the Hobbsville school
auditorium, Saturday night, October
24, at 7:30 o’clock. Considerable
time has been spent in practicing the
play and a first-class entertainment
is assured.
The cast of characters follows:
Mammy, old colored servant, Miss
Blannie Rae Morris; Lily, her daugh
ter, Miss Naomi Riddick; Mose, Lily’s
husband, Lemar Benton; Mrs. Caro
line Burke, a jealous woman, Mrs.
A. G. Greene; Chloe, an unwelcome
waif, Annie J. Ward; Sue Jackson, a
designing girl, Miss Constance Bal
lance; Snow-White, Chloe’s unac
knowledged father, Gilbert Davis;
John Burke, Mrs. Burke’s younger
son, Douglas Starr; Jed Burke, her
elder son, David Hollowell; Zack
Jackson, Sue’s brother, an attorney,
A. G. Greene.
“Civic Pride” Subject
Today At Rotary
What augurs well for a lively and
interesting meeting today of the
Edenton Rotary Club, is the an
nouncement that “Civic Pride" will
be the subject under consideration.
J. A. Moore will be the principal
speaker for the occasion, but in view
of the fact that the subject covers a
wide scope, Mr. Moore intimated
that he would speak only briefly and
would call on other Rotarians for ex
pressions on the subject. More than
likely the meeting will revert to a
round-table discussion of some perti
nent needs in Edenton at the present
time as well as what action should
be taken to bring them about.
All Rotarians are urged to give
the subject some thought and be pre
pared to express their ideas if called
upon. Very good attendance has
been registered by the Club the past
several weeks and it is hoped another
100 per cent meeting will be held to
day.
At last week’s meeting of the Club
Dr. J. L. White, who is conducting
revival services at the Baptist
Church, spoke to the Rotarians.
SCHOOL BOY COPS
ARE SELECTED TO
PATROLTRAFFIC
Agitation By Herald to
Safeguard Children
Brings Action
4 LADSNAMED
Will Direct Traffic at
Four Very Dangerous
Crossings
As a result of repeated urgings by
The Chowan Herald that some pro
tective measures be taken to safe
guard school youngsters from care
less street traffic. Superintendent
John A. Holmes, in collaboration with
Chief of Police Helms, has delegated
four high school boys to serve at as
many street intersections and to be
known as "School Safety Patrol.”
The new brigade will get into ac
tion, it is expected, within a week or
ten days, after it has been prettily
equipped by the Carolina Motor Club,
which has been sponsoring such ef
forts in other State school communi
ties.
The equipments will be in the
shape of white Sam Brown belts,
white caps and white arm bands, and
Melvin Layton, Josiah Elliott, Reu
ben Miller and Robert Chesson will
be the upper classmen to wear them
and make up the patrol.
The present plan is to have patrol
boys on duty before and after school,
while children are going and return
ing from classes, at Court and Queen
Streets, Court and Church Streets,
Queen and Broad Streets, and Broad
and Church Streets.
Chief Helms has already discussed
the duties of the proposed patrol with
the boys and for a time after they
go on duty will give them watchful
supervision to see that they are both
careful and exacting in their work.
The patrol will have full authority
to direct traffic while children are
en transit at these junctions, but will,
of course, not be empowered to make
arrests, though complaints will be
entertained from them for any flag
rant violations, and their testimony
will be viewed as serviceable in any
resultant court proceedings.
The patrol will be a repetition of
past efforts to similarly guard chil
dren in Edenton. The same plan has
been tried before, Chief Helms ex
plains, and always satisfactorily, but
has never been carried on again af
ter vacations. This time, however,
it is hoped to make the enterprise a
permanent one.
Off and on for a year now The
Herald has been advoating some such
protective traffic service, and recent
ly much encouragement was given to
it by Parson C. Aylett Ashby, who
has been voiciferous in his complaints
of speeding on the city streets. At
last meeting of Town Council he car
ried his criticism in person to the
meeting and expressed himself in no
uncertain way. The Council took no
action further than to refer the
question to Mr. Holmes and he got
busy at once.
Enterprise Club Plans
Hallowe’en Party In
Club House Oct. 30
Members of the Enterprise Home
Demonstration Club will hold a
Hallowe’en party in their club house
Friday evening, October 30, at 7:30
o’clock. The ladies have a unique
method of inviting guests to this af
fair in that anyone who buys a patch
to be sewed on a pair of overalls
that are being distributed about the
neighborhood will be entitled to at
tend.
A very enjoyable evening is in
store for all who attend according to
the ladies in charge.
Mrs. Byrum Attends
Unveiling “House Os
Memory” In Raleigh
Mrs. George P. Byrum last Thurs
day attended the unveiling of the
“House of Memory,” which took
place in Oak Wood Cemetery in Ra
leigh. The monument was erected
by the North Carolina Division of
the United Daughters of the Confed
eracy, in memory of veterans of
North Carolina in all wars.
Mrs. Byrum represented the Bell
Battery Chapter, U. D. C., and is
loud in her praise of the beauty of
the memorial as well as the very
impressive ceremony in connection
with the unveiling.
The principal address was made by
Frank Graham.
County Rallies Under Way
Presage Big Party Victory
j SEAPLANES, EH! f
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W. A. Everett Wednesday re
ceived a letier from Ikonald D.
Cooke, marine air terminal ad
visor of the Bureau of Air Com
merce, Department of Commerce,
inquiring as to the possibility
of a seaplane ancitorage here.
Mr. Cooke says Edenton is listed
in Airway Bulletin No. 2 as
having seaplane facilities and
accordingly is asking for infor
mation, including depth of water,
whether there is a marine rail
way here, ramp, hangar, landing
floats, dollies and fleet service.
Mr. Everett has accordingly
sent in information and is now
wondering if and when we may
see seaplanes coming and going
from this neck, of the woods?
EDENTON TACKLES
E. CITY ON FRIDAY
Both Teams Will Exert Best Efforts
To Come Out on Long End of
Score; Both Confident
Greatly encouraged by the result
of the encounter with Roanoke Ra
pids last Friday when the Edenton
High School held practically the
same Halifax County team as last
year to a 0-0 tie, the local boys are
hard at work in preparation for the
game of games Friday with the Eli
zabeth City Yellow Jackets. Coach
David Holton is well pleased with
the showing made by his youngsters
against a heavier and more exper
ienced team, and feels confident that
the game Friday should result in a
win for Edenton.
Rivalry on the gridiron is more
keen between Elizabeth City and
Edenton than any other team in the
conference, aud whether or not eith
er team is fortunate enough to enter
the semi-finals for district or State
honors, the season is calculated to be
a succes if their opponents in this
game is defeated.
The game Friday should be a
thriller for by comparative scores
the two teams are very evenly
matched this year, bo(h elevens los
ing outstanding players by gradua
tion. Elizabeth City fans will pin
their hopes for victory on Creeper
Crank, flashy backfield ace, while
Edenton fans are banking on Melvin
Layton to bear the brunt of the bat
tle for the locals.
The game will be played in Eli
zabeth City and with favorable
weather should draw a record-break
ing crowd. A large number of
Edenton fans expect to accompany
the team.
Coach Holton has been brushing
up on the blocking department of
the game as well as working on a
number of plays that, if properly
executed, should prove detrimental
to the opposing Yellow Jackets.
Last Friday's game on Hicks Field
with Roanoke Rapids was played in
a continuous rain, but what fans
braved the elements saw a much
lighter team outsmart the visitors
and during four quarters of football
were thrilled as time after time
scoring threats were cut short. The
visitors were more consistent ground
gainers through the line, but were
unable to pack the necessary punch
through a light but stubborn forward
wall to mark up a counter. Edenton,
on the other hand, netted more yard
age by the aerial route, Melvin Lay
ton displaying an excellent exhibition
of passing despite a wet ball.
Os the two games played thus far
Edenton has wone from Windsor 63-0
and tied Roanoke Rapids. They hope
to return Friday with another vic
tory tucked under their belt.
Officers Elected For
Bell Battery Chapter
Mrs. Julien Wood was hostess on
Tuesday afternoon to members of
Bell Battery Chapter, U. D. C., at
her beautifully appointed home on
Colonial Square. At this meeting
officers were elected as well as the
decision made to hold the annual tea
of the organisation on Tuesday,
December 1.
Officers elected were as follows:
President, Mrs. George P. Byrum;
vice president, Mrs. L. D. Bond; sec
retary; Miss Carrie Coke; treasurer,
Mrs. Walter S. White; registrar,
Mrs. C. T. Doughtie; historian, Miss
Mary Pruden; publicity chairman,
Mrs. Julien Wood.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Perry
at their home on East Queen Street
on Sunday, October 19, a son—
Henry Churchill.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
rootles good results.
$1.25 Per Year
Large Crowd at Beech
Fork Tuesday; Gliden
Friday Night
UVELYSPEAKERS
Cross Roads and East
Edenton Next Week;
Wind Up Here
If the Democratic rally held at
Beech Fork school house Tuesday
night is any indication of the success
of the four subsequent rallies to be
held in Chowan County, a record vote
should be polled on election day,
Tuesday, November 3. The second
floor of the school house was filled to
capacity, with women voters espec
ially noticeable. The meeting was
started promptly at 8 o’clock by B.
Warner Evans, County Chairman,
who was greatly pleased and much
encouraged by the splendid crowd
which turned out for the first rally.
At the beginning of the meeting
Mr. Evans introduced John W. Gra
ham who briefly explained the five
amendments which the voters of the
State will be called upon to pass
judgment on when they cast their
ballot. Mr. Graham very impartially
spoke upon each amendment, telling
his hearers the purpose of the a
mendment as well as gave reasons
by both proponents and opponents of
the measures why they should or
should not be passed. The reason
for the explanation was to enlighten
voters as to the purpose of the
amendments to the end that voters
may cast their ballots intelligently
on election day.
John F, White introduced the prin
cipal speaker of the evening. Judge
W. C. Morse, Jr., of Elizabeth City.
Mr. Morse held the rapt attention of
the audience as he rehearsed condi
tions during the Hoover administra
tion and compared them with the
present time. He especially remind
led his hearers of the corner from be
hind which prosperity would emerge
as repeatedly promised by Hoover,
but never did make its appearance
until Franklin D. Roosevelt entered
the White House. He asked those
present, mostly farmers, to compare
the prices they received four years
ago for cotton, peanuts, corn and
other staple crops of the County
with what they are now receiving.
“Who is responsible for this change
in affairs?” he occasionally queried
as he vividly brought out more pros
perous conditions during Roosevelt’s
administration.
Mr. Morse especially dwelt upon
President Roosevelt’s stand against
war. bringing to the attention of
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Miss Marguerite Wales
Praised In Magazine
I
It will no doubt be of interest to
many Herald readers to know that
Miss Marguerite Wales, sister of
Charles P. Wales, has resigned from
the Henry Street Nursing Service of
New York. In connection with her
resignation the October mid-monthly
issue of Survey Jorunal of Social
Work carries the following comment
under the caption “People and
Things”:
“After thirteen years as director
of the Henry Street Nursing Service
of New York, Marguerite Wales has
resigned. Miss Wales leaves her ar
duous duties with probably the best
known public health nursing service
in the country to take up research.
She will make a study of rural nurs
ing problems in connection with the
child health program of the W. K.
Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek,
Mich. The 265 members of her staff,
some of whom have served under
Miss Wales during her entire direc
torship, made her a parting gift of
a diamond and sapphire pin, repre
senting the seal of the Henry Street
Visiting Nurse Service. Elizabeth
Mackenzie, associate director will
serve as acting director until formal
appointment is made.” ,
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Major Jno. C Bond
Taken To Hospital
Hosts of friends will regret to
learn that Major John C. Bond was
taken to the Dixie Hospital in Hamp
ton, Va.. Tuesday afternoon. Mr.
Bond has been ailing for several
weeks and went to Hampton, where
his son resides, to undergo an exam
ination and treatment in the institu
tion there.
Reports Wednesday were to the ef
fect that Mr. Bond had not become
any worse.