North Carolina Newspapers

In these columns will be found « /dr presentation of local and county news of general interest. Volume IV—Number ENGINEERS GET HERE AND BRIDGE PLANS JUICKEN Offices Opened In Citi zens Bank Building; Ten In Party TEST "PILINGS Raleigh Puts Start at 60 Days—Local Men Believe Sooner Edenton began to realize this week what work on the great vehicular bridge across ''Albemarle Sound is go ing to mean to the town, when ten State highway department engineer ing supervisors took up quarters in the Hotel Jose [A Hewes, and a num ber of bridgemen employed by the constructing contractors located themselves in private quarters, with ■at least 160 others scheduled to ar rive when the bridge really gets, under way. Just what this last resultant state ment will develop is much a matter of conjecture, certainly one of con flicting statement. From Raleigh came word on Tuesday that W. L. Craven, bridge engineering chieftain for Hie Highway Commission, had said that work on the span would be delayed for sixty /lays owing to the s difficulty in securing and shipping by • rail from Oregon the necessary 102 foot .long piliii|s which will have to be used. tt uOn the otherihand Hunter Irving • And W. Kw. Norman, resident enfi - neers in Charge of the corps of sup ervisors here have . already opened • an office in the Citflßns Bank Build and take Mb- QMMn’a statement to" mS&rThat it fore the work is rushed along, but certainly not that time before work is started. In fact it can be said that insofar as tests are concerned, work has already begun. Pilings are being driven in through the water shallows on each shore terminal yight now, and pilings for this and for permanency later will be secured from around this section of the State and can be hurried into use. The extremely long piling men tioned by Mr. Craven as coming from the Pacific coast will only have to be used where water depths may require them, say after a half mile out from each shore, and prior to construction at these points work may go merrily along. While no positive statement was made by the department super visors here now the inference from their , talks was that the constructing j contractors would be sending in bridge crews every day now and that within a couple of weeks, anyhow, pile drivers would begin to make a lot of noise around Sandy Point on this side and Leonard's Point across the sound. The Tidewater, instruction Com pany of Norfolk, Va., is handling the construction work on this side of the sound, and plans to house its army of bridgemen in temporary quarters at the scene of operations. This will ease the fear of a housing shortage in Edenton when the force gets here. It was said Tuesday night that not more than a dozen or a score of ex pert bridgemen yrould seek rooms with their families in Edenton, and that the others would be located on scows or land cabins immediately at j thd bridge terminal, v The highway engineering super-1 visors on hand now are planning a year and a -half’s stay in Edenton, which is the time they allow for the bridge construction to be completed. They will see that the construction . specifications are carried out to the letter. Work on the 20 miles of highway approaches to each shore terminal has not yet been begun nor planned, and „ will not be engaged in until it is de finitely determined with what nearby highway trunks these approaches will connect. The engineers here said no positive decision, for instance, had been reached as to the north shore approaching roadway, and that "Two tentative lines of approach are still under consideration, one being a straight connection through to the (Hertford highway and the other a curving route that would bring travel in and mrt of Edenton.” Decision on the approaches is expected within ■\ a month it was said. Bank Os Edenton Will Be Closed On Monday The Bank of Edenton will be closed all day Monday, February 22, in ob servance of George Washington’s birthdajr, Patrons of the bank are THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY 1525I $25,000 Asked For | Improvements At U. S. Fish Hatchery Representative Lindsay Warren last week appeared before the sub-committee' of the ' Appropria-' ' tions Committee handling the De partment of Commerce bill, and asked for an appropriation of $25,000 for the Edenton Fiah Hatchery. Money is desired to in crease the facilities of the present plant which the Bureau of Fish eries has declared to be inade quate. iThe Edenton Hatchery is sup posed to serve all of eastern Car olina, but on account of lack of facilities has been unable to meet j Ithe demands upon It. It will be i about two weeks before Mr. War- j ren will get the decision of the! committee. J - i Two Colleges Seek Sexton And Spencer As Football Timber L - - - That Edenton may possibly receive 1 considerable favorable publicity through football players is evident ■ by news reaching here that Calvin ' Sexton and Paul Spencer have been ■ offered an opportunity to enroll at 1 Cornell University and Louisiana • State. 1 Both of these boys were members l of the Edenton State Class B high > school championship team in 1934 > and last season made a name for ’ themselves on the Augusta Military ' Academy eleven which was coached ’ by Henry House, who was also Edenton’s coach when the State ' championship was won. Both Sexton and Spencer have re ' ceived telegrams from the coaches l at Cornell and Louisiana State, Coach ; Carl Snavely, of Cornell, having seen ; the two Edenton youngsters in ac ■ tion. : Just what decision the two boys : will make has not been reached at l this writing. I ; Legislature Asked To < Meet In Edenton Os interest to Herald readers is a | resolution which was introduced Wednesday by John F. White, Chow an County’s representative in the House of Representatives, which has ’ to do with a proposed one-day meet -11 ing of the Legislature in the historic I Chowan Court House, similar to the | custom of the Virginia Legislature i meeting at Williamsburg. I The text of Mr. White’s resolution ! follows: I “Whereas Edenton was the first , | capital of the 'State of North Caro- I lina, and early sessions of the colo nial Legislature or Legislative body met there, and in and about the said town lived many of the promi nent men of our early history, and through its mayor and representav tive in this body, a cordial invitation has been extended to this Legislature to hold a one <Jpy 'meeting during this session in the historic Court House at Edenton; “Therefore, Be it resolved, that the presiding officers of the Senate and House agree upon a day during this session when the Legislature shall adjourn its sitting to Edenton, and there transact its business for one day; and “Further, That we respectfully in vite His Excellency, the Honorable I Clyde R. Hoey, governor of our j State, to accompany the Legislature to Edenton, that the executive and 'the legislative bodies of North Car • olina may indicate their interest in the historic significance of our great eastern section of the State, and their appreciation of the contribution which our forebears made in- the formation and development thereof in Colonial days.” Two Wills Probated Monday Afternoon Two wills were probated Monday by R. D. Dixon, clerk' of Superior Court. By the_ terms of the will of the late Martha Ivfs Smith, of Nor folk, Va., the testator’s entire estate including 200.acres of timberland in Chowan County, is bequeathed to an | only daughter, Mrs. Mary Smith Gulley, also of Norfolk. Mrs. Smith died October 21. last, and the will was filed by George R. Oongdon, Jr., of Norfolk, as executor. The other will has to do with the small estate of the jltate Martha Jane Coffield, who leaved everything to her daughter, Margaret Banks, except ' for $1 bequests to each of five other children, John, Eriiest, Charles, Clar [ ence and Beatrice Coffield. i MASONS MEET TONIGHT x i The weekly meeting of Unanimity • Lodge, No. 7, A. F. A A. M., will be ‘hdd tonight a* 8 o’clock. A^ood Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 18,1936 “SAVE THE SHAD” GIVEN IMPETUS IN NEWSURVEY Fish Culturist Coming Soon to Study Short age Causes HATCHERY AID Director Etheridge Re ports Work Will Be Hurried Completion of arrangements for a thorough study of the life habits migrations, and enemies of shad by a trained fish culturist of the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries in cooperation with the Department of Conservation and Development, has been announc ed by R. Bruce Etheridge, director. Mr. Etheridge said he has been notified by the Federal bureau that , a member of its staff will be avail . able to start the survey, intended to suggest additional means for the protection of this most valuable branch of the food fish industry of the State, to supplement regulations recently put into effect. Assignment of the fishery expert for the study follows conferences of Mr. Etheridge with Bureau of Fishe ries officials recently at the annual meeting of the Eastern Fisheries Association at Atlantic City. This is the second step in the “Save the Shad” program proposed by a special committee of the Board of Conser vation and Development, consisting of J. L. Horne, Jr., Jas. L. McNair, E. S. Askew, Director Etheridge, and Fisheries Commissioner John A Nel son. Particular attention will be paid by the investigator, according to Mr. Etheridge, to the definite location of spawning grounds, some of which may be set aside for this purpose. Means of controlling the ‘ natural enemies of the shad will also be sought, it was indicated. Although the primary problem of protecting the shad, as suggested by the Bureau of Fisheries, was means to permit a larger number to spawn under natural conditions, conservation officials hope to supplement this feature of the program by artificial hatching and rearing. The Bureau of Fisheries has been urged to re establish the shad hatching unit at the Edenton Federal hatchery or at some other suitable location, and a Works Progress Administration pro ject for the establishment of rearing ponds at Edenton has been filed. It is proposed that 100,000 or more baby shad be reared to fingerling size at this station. Fisheries commissioners from the various states along the Atlantic sea board, according to Mr. Etheridge, considered the shad situation of such iimportance as to warrant the organi sation es a permanent shad section Os the Eastern Fisheries Association, and elected Commissioner Armstrong of Virginia, ar, chairman. While no specific action was taken on the matter, Mr. Etheridge reveal ed that there was some discussion of bringing the regulation of shad fishing under federal jurisdiction. The conservation director declared, however, that he is not in favor of such a move. Change In Ownership At Chowan Motor Co. A change in ownership of the Chowan Motor Company took place the latter part of last week, when the concern passed into the hands of two partners instead of four. The four owners were, L. S. Byrum, 0. B. Perry, J. E. Jackson and Jordan Yfctea. Through the change Messrs Byrum and Perry are now-the sole owners, having bought out the interest of Jackson and Yates. The concern will continue under the sanfe name with no change in (personnel anticipated. •' h i' _ . . Cold Subject Today At Rotary Meeting The weekly luncheon of the Eden ton Rotary C}ub will be held today at 1 o’clock in Hie Parish House. As a special speaker, William Jones will tell his fellow Rotarians the ins and outs about the manufacture, and in cidentally, no doubt, the advantages of using ice for refrigeration. All members of the are urged to be on hand. FLUE FIRE TUESDAY The Edenton Fire Department was called to the home of Weldon Lamb on West Church Street Tuesday afternoon, as the result of a flue fire. No damage was dona, y; COUNTY OPTION VOTE ON LIQUOR NOW SEEMS SURE General Assembly Gives Approval to County Referendum ELECTION 15 Per Cent of Voters Can Demand Right to Express Choice Except for a number of minor changes, the General Assembly on Tuesday gave its final stamp of ap proval to the so-called “rum bill” providing for a county option on li quor control. The Senate put the measure through by a vote of 27 to 17 and the House is certain to ratify the several amendments made to it. This means that all counties of the State will have permission, through their county commissioners, to call for special elections and if refused, demand may be made by 15 per cent of the voters who participated in the last gubernatorial election, at which they can decide whether they wish to be “wet” or “dry” on the ques tion. The bill will have no effect on the 17 counties now operating liquor ABC stores. The measure has been termed a universal one and if approved in the various counties it will mean a free and untrammeled sale of liquor under county supervision. The amendments written into the act by the law mill prohibit drinking at football games or “at any public assembly,” a, perhaps wise but im possible prohibition to enforce, pro viding that no township which voted dry, except a county seat, shall have forced on it a liquor store, to make liquor prices uniform everywhere in the State, to require sales supervision by the State Board of Alcoholic Con trol, and to require written reports by sheriffs regarding the local opera tion of the act. Vote on the act was preceded by lengthy oratorical fights between “wet” and “dry” State leaders and was prefaced by a negative Senate vote on a State-wide instead of coun ty referendum on the subject. Funeral Held Sunday For Golden Winslow Golden Winslow, age 30, died in Lake View Hospital, Suffolk, Va., Saturday morning at 6 o’clock follow ing an attack of pneumonia. Mr. Winslow, who has been in military service in Honolulu since 1930, came home Thursday, February 4 to spend a 70-day furlough with his people, but soon after his arrival he was stricken with pneumonia. Mr. Winslow was bom and reared in Chowan County, where he lived until his enlistment in the army, seven years being in foreign service and three years oh home soil. Funeral services, which were largely attended, were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, in Warwick Baptist Church, with Rev. W. F. Cale officiating. The choir sang “Fade, Fade Each Earthly Joy” and “Does Jesus Care”. Miss Mae Belle Edwards sang “Some Day He’ll Make It Plain.” Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Marina Winslow; two brothers, Ray and Roy Winslow, of Gliden, and one sister, Mrs. Lester Rountree, of Hobbsville. R. F. Tuttle Devotes Four Days To Help File Income Returns R. F. Tuttle, deputy commissioner of revenue for the State of North Carolina, will be in his office at his home on Queen Street March 11, 12, 13 and 16 for the purpose of assist ing all who are obliged to file an in dome tax report. The deadline for filing this report is March 15 and Mr. Tuttle urges all who must file a return to have their information complete and to call at his office for assistance as early on his schedule here as possi ble. Merry Hill Negro Believed Drowned Paul Rolack, colored, crazed with liquor, left his home in the Merry Hill section Friday going toward Salmon Creek. He has not been seen since. . Tracks make his people believe he is drowned. The creek was dragged bat no trace of Hie man had been ferand up to Wednesday. 15231I $231,000 Increase In Edenton Retail j Sales In Two Yearsj Os particular interest to read-! ers of The Herald should be the) information just received that j total retail sales in Edenton show: the substantial increase of $231,-! 000 in two years. Authentic figures recently re-j leased also establish the fact that [ in Edenton annual retail sales j have increased to $314.62 per per-! son. This sum is $168.51 larger! than the North Carolina average [ ’ |of $146.11. j Lions Looking Forward r To Charter Night Mar. 1 i Almost a hundred per cent meet ’ ing was registered by the Edenton - Lions Club at their regular meeting i in Hotel Joseph Hewes on Monday > evening. The newly organized club r is now centering its efforts on the observance of Charter Night which i will be held Monday, March 1. 1 A large gathering is expected for • the affair when Lions from all over > the eastern part of the State will be . present, and in preparation for which : the program committee is working 1 on an excellent program. This com -1 mittee consists of W. W. Byrum, Dr. • W. S. Griffin and Hector Lupton. ; T. C. Byrum Buys Out Brother’s Part J In Hardware Store . Os interest to readers is a notice of dissolution of partnership in this , issue of The Herald, whereby T. C. . Byrum becomes the sole owner of the Byrum Bros. Hardware Com pany. Mr. Byrum has bought the entire [ interest of his brother. George P. i Byrum, and will continue the busd i ness under the name"'off* Byrum i Hardware Company. No change in i the store personnel has been an . nounced by the change in ownership. Jesse O. Forehand Buried Saturday Funeral services for Jesse O. Fore i hand, who died suddenly at a Gov ernment Hospital in Georgia Wed nesday, were held at the home on the River Road Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. J. T. Byrum con ducted the services. A quartet from Edenton composed of G. W. Lassiter, Jim Daniels, Charles H. Wood and C. S. Cozart sang two hymns, and the Ballards Bridge Church choir also sang a hymn. Interment was made in the family cemetery at the home of his father. The Ed. Bond Post of the American Legion had charge of the funeral at the grave. The casket was draped with the American flag and the pall bearers were: C. J. Hollowell, J. C. Leary, Everett Baker, Joe Byrum, Johnnie Bunch and Algie Hollowell. The deceased is survived by his widow, three sons and a daughter, his father, two half-brothers and two half-sisters. Mrs. Ross Leary Dies Wednesday Morning Mrs. Ross I. Leary, 70,. died at 6:10 Wednesday morning in King’s Daughters Hospital, in Portsmouth, Va. Mrs. Leary had been in feeble health for a long time, but only on ■ Saturday did her condition become critical, when she was rushed to the hospital. Mrs. Leary came to Edenton four years ago to live with her daughter. Miss Blanche Leary, but for 40 years prior to that time had resided in Franklin, Va. She was the daugh ter of Hie late Adelia McCoy Dabney and Robert Holmes Dabney. Surviving are four daughters and one son, Miss Blanche Leary, of Edenton; Mrs. J. H. Williams, of Jacksonville, Fla; Mrs. W. D. Wal ters, of Portsmouth, Va.; Mrs. G. F. Mathews, of Portsmouth, Va.; and R. I. Leary, Jr., of Washington, D. C. Funeral arrangements had not been completed when The Herald went to press. J. L. Chestnut Opens Dry Cleaning Plant J. L. Chestnut, fornieny a resi dent of Edenton, but lately living in Belhaven, is now in Edenton arrang ing to open a dry cleaning and pressing plant. Mr. Chestnut has ; rented the room adjoining the lobby 1 of Hotel Joseph Hewes and is hope ful of being ready for o|peration by ! Friday. 1 He will be properly equipped to do i first class pressing, cleaning and dyeing of all kinds. .s This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realize good results. $1.25 Per Year ONE BOARD UNIT SHOALED ON BAR OF CONSTITUTION John White Hesitating On Unification Plan For Schools UP T(TVDTERS County Board Change * Already Made and Approved Discussions and opinions, possibly mingled with a certain amount of - cussing, followed very quickly after i last week’s issue of The Herald ; which carried a story relative to ’ Representative John F. White’s pro ) posal to make a radical change in the i county school system. In an inter i view last week with the editor of The Herald Mr. White expressed his • intention to name a new county - school board to replace the present ; board and accordingly named the five [ whose names appeared in the story. - However, after learning of their ap . pointment, and Mr. White being in . formed that some refused to serve, he subsequently named a board of three which comprises T. C. Byrum, T. L. Ward and Z. T. Evans. These three, Mr. White says, have been presented to the Education Commit i tee of the House and have been ap proved. While home over the week-end this 1 week, Mr. White told The Herald that he doubted the constitutionality ; of introducing a bill to abolish the Edenton administrative unit, giving it as his opinion that it was organiz ed through the County Board of : Education and would, he thought, have to be abolished through the same group. He does think that : there is unfair repijfcentation en the board of trustees of the Edenton unit and that one board for the en tire county would be more satisfac tory. However, Mr. White seems to be of the opinion that aside from those connected with the Edenton board and close friends and relatives, the majority of voters favor the abolish ment of the unit and have only one county board. In substantiation of his belief, he says he is willing to submit to the voters the proposition, and ask for a s|pecial election to vote on the mlatter. Those who would be ' allowed to register their choice would be voters in the East and West Edenton precincts as well as Yeo pim. Last week, following considerable comment on Mr. White’s proposal, both the county and city groups held special meetings at which they pass ed resolutions to cooperate with each other to the end that no change is made. At present they are awaiting any move on the part of Mr. White that would abolish the Edenton board. There are those who oppose Mr. White’s action as well as those who favor his plan. In Edenton, for in stance, there is a considerable amount of sentiment against only one board, the reason being given that it would mean no economy and further that the Edenton school’s chances of a nine-months term would be greatly menaced. In discussing the proposition with rural citizens, the writer was left under the impression that there was no serious objection to having only one board, but what had caused most concern was Mr. White’s intention to disregard the members of the coun ty board which represented the choice of the people by the vote they se cured and to name a new board. Hie feeling, apparently among the pres ent County Board of Education is that they have no particular reason for desiring to remain on the board, but some have expressed themselves as opposing the method by which they were replaced in view of the vote registered when they were vot ed upon. There is also a belief (pre valent that Representative White is after Superintendent Taylor’s scalp who could be replaced by a new board. However* in this connection, Mr. White says that he has not con sulted any one he has named on the board and is not aware if any, all or more would vote for Mr. Taylor as ; superintendent. Os course an opportunity will be given to register objections to Mr. i White’s appointments, most likely on Friday, when not only Chowan’s I objections, but other counties as i well will be aired. E. R. CONGER VERY ILL ’ E. R. Conger, who for the past several days has been desperately ill i at his home on West Church Street, I was on Wednesday reported to have shown a very slight improvement.