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Volume IV.—Number 8.
Legislature Coining ‘Home’
White Wins First Round In
Scrap Over School Beard
Nominations Approved!
By Committee and One |
Board Unit Idea
BOARD AtTiEARING
County Members Pres
ent Resolution But
Say Nothing
Whether it is willing to be ad
, nutted or not, it is none the less
true that John F. White, Chowan
County’s representative in the Gene
ral Assembly, won by a wide margin
the first round in his fight to replace
the' Chowan County Board of Edu
cation. A hearing was granted to
those opposing his action before the
education committee of the House
of Representatives on Friday, the
committee overwhelmingly voting to
approve Mr. White’s appointment of
Z. T. Evans T. L. Ward and T. C.
Byrum, which would mean that all
of the present board, who were elect
ed in the primary, would be discard
ed except Mr. Evans. Those who
would 'be dropped by the change
would be S. E. Morris, L. W. Belch,
Isaac Byrum and Mrs. George Wood.
About 20, including all members of
the Board of Education except Mrs.
George Wood, went to Raleigh to at
tend the hearing.
Hugh Horton, chairman of the
committee, called on Mr. White first
to state his case. The latter very
briefly told his reason for desiring
to oust the present board. He told
- ojgpmittee that he was of the
opinion ft at the county was small
enough to justify having only one
board of education, and that in order
to abolish the Edenton city adminis
tration unit it would be necessary to
have a county board of education, as
well as a Board of County Commis
sioners, who would recommend to the
State School Commission the abolish
ment of the unit. This was the prin
cipal reason advanced by Mr. White
Tor his desire to have the board
changed.
He further gave as a reason for his
desire to abolish the city unit his
opinion that there was entirely too
much favoritism shown in the elec
tion of teachers. He told the com
mittee that it was almost impossible
for a home girl to study to be a
teacher and secure a job under the
present set-up unless she was a re
lative or a particularly close friend
of someone on the Board. “And this
t condition is not only confined to,
I; Chowan,” said Mr. White. “There
. stands a member of the school com
■fcuimssion,” he said, “and there are
P§ipool teachers who are members of
Committee who know what I am
' v talking about and know it is true.”
(He cited several instances relative
to the Edenton unit as well as one or
two cases in the county unit where,
he said, room was made for relatives
or close friends as teachers at the
expense of others.
Mr. White also-told the committee
he was convinced there was a gene
ral desire, except by some members
of the Edenton unit and their rela
tives or personal friends, to have only
one board of education in the county.
“In fact,” he said, “when some menv
foers of the county Board of Educa
tion voted to establish the city unit
they admitted afterward that they
JT didn’t know what they were voting
for." He stated that something
m should be done about the situation
.and in order to bring it to ipass he
would have to have a county board
f that would favor Hie change,, which,
| he said, isn’t the ease with the pre
h* sent members in that only a few days
previous both boards met and passed
resolutions to stand by each other to
the end that no change is made in
the present set-up. ‘ :
Following Mr. White, B. Warner
Evans acted as spokesmen for the
opponents. At the outset Mr. Evans
said he was not particularly 'anxious
to become involved in the controver
sy 1 , but jhad been requested, as chair
man of the county executive commit
tee, to present the matter.
Mr. Evans first read the.l#H«wing
paper which was by7 three
precinct chairmen, two othsaUbeing
non-comiAital and one being unable
I to be seen:
“We, the members of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee of Cho
wan County, respectfully request that
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
(LIONS PLAN BIG
TIME AT CHARTER
NIGHT MEETING
Event Scheduled For
Monday Night At Ho
tel Joseph Hewes
100 EXPECTED
Washington, Columbia
And Plymouth Clubs
Will Attend
Plans for the observance of Char
ter Night by the recently organized
Edenton Lions Club have been per
fected, and according to the enthus
iasm and interest shown at the reg
ular meeting of the club Monday
night an occasion long to be remem
bered will take place next Monday
night when the local club will be
clothed with full authority to do
business and undertake a program
of activities that should result in the
aims and purposes of the club being
recognized in the community as a
whole.
Lacking one member, the entire
membership of the club was present
at the last meeting at which time R.
C. Holland and Earl Harrell were
added to the club roster, bringing
the membership now to 23, and in
cluding a representative group of
business and professional men whose'
efforts and cooperation are capable
of accomplishments much needed at
a time when opportunities are pre
sented from almost every angle.
The Lions are expecting a wonder
ful meeting Monday when over 100
Lions and Lionesses from Columbia
Plymouth, Washington, Belhaven and
Edenton are expected to attend, and
in preparation for whom the local
committee has arranged an interest
ing program, thi principal address
of which will be bv District Governor
V. J. Ashbaugh, who will also pre
sent the charter to the Edenton club.
The meeting will be held some
what later than the 6:45 hour of the
weekly gathering of • the club, the
time being set at 7:30 o’clock at
Hotel Joseph Hewes.
The complete program follows:
“America,” Assembly.
Invocation, R«y. Frank Cale.
j Introduction of Toastmaster, Lion
J. C. Meetoins, Columbia.
Response by Toastmaster, Lion W.
D. Mclnnis, Washington, N. C.
Solo, Mrs. T.- C. Byrum.
Music, Chowan Coon Hunters.
Banquet.
Song: “Don’t You Hear Those
Lions Roar?” Assembly.
Address of Welcome, Lion R. C.
Holland.
Daniels Quartette.
Introduction of Visiting Clubs,
Lion Harry Slater.
Address and Presentation of Char
ter, Lion V. J. Ashbaugh, District
Governor.
Acceptance of Charter, Lion Wil
liam Prfvott, president.
Daniels Quartette.
Song: “Lions Till We Meet Again”
Assembly.
Adjournment.
E. H. S, Triangular
Debaters Selected
Edenton High School’s debating
teams which will participate in the
annual triangular debate was select
ed Monday at trials held in the audi
torium. The' successful debaters were
Mary White and Junius Davis for the
affirmative and Mabel Harrell and
Edward Bass for the negative. Al
ternates are Gussie Cox and Elbert
Copeland.
The query to be debated this year
will be: Resolved, that the Govern
ment should own and operate elec
tric utilities.
The triangular debate will 'be held
April 2nd, with the usual members
of the triangle, Edenton, Hertford
and Elizabeth City, participating.
The school whose both teams win the
debate will participate for State
honors at Chapel Hill two weeks
following the sectional debates.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 25, 1937.
(An Editorial)
WE ARE HONORED
Edenton is anticipating 1 with much plea
surable happiness the forthcoming visit of
Governor Hoey and the General Assembly.
It feels that a nice sense of what is right, just
and true has been shown in this legislative
manifestation of reverence for primal days.
For the honor, the esteem, the respect paid it
by this intended “one day session” sojourn,
Edenton bows in gratitude, and hopes that it
will evidence its appreciation in a manner
that will be lasting and unforgettable. It in
tends to —it will do so!
Bujt Edenton is far from a selfishly proud
community. Beyond the town of Edenton is
a great state, to us all the best commonwealth
in the union of states. That got its start
here. Here was the focal point of that state’s
beginning in law making life. Here statutes
and life were carved heroically out of a wild
erness. Here was begun a rugged citizenship
that hewed its way with axe and gun down
through the ages on the road to a destiny that
has endured and, perhaps, has been the key
stone of the North Carolina of 1937.
So, while Edenton glories in the oppor
tunity to center the General Assembly here in
the land of its forebears, it hopes the thought
will be clear that in honoring Edenton in this
manner the General Assembly has in a great
er sense honored North Carolina. Edenton
was but a place where North Carolina’s Book
‘Of Genesis was-written. Edenton is prouder
of its state than any editorial pen can say, and
what has been done and what it will do to j
make the law-making visit memorable will be
done solely with this thought in mind.
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New Sinclair Station
Opens Saturday; W.
J. Yates Is Manager
Edenton’s newest service station J
will be open for business Saturday j
morning when the Sinclair station at j
the corner of Broad and Queen i
Streets will be ready to receive and j
accommodate customers. The station j
i adds greatly to the appearance of |
I Edenton’s principal intersection, re
placing the old dilapidated frame;
dwelling house which was more orj
less of an eyesore for the past sev-1
eral years.
The new station will be operated
by W. Jordan Yates, who until re-,
cently was one of the four partners j
of the Chowan Motor Company, and j
had charge of the service depart-1
ment.
Mr. Yates has had many years of
experience in the service line of the
automobile business and coupled with
this advantage he has purchased the
latest and most up-to-date service
station equipment which will enable
him to compete favorably with the
best of stations.
Mr. Yates in this issue publishes a
statement in a page advertisement in
which he thanks all his friends for
past business and extends a cordial
invitation to all to visit his new en
terprise. As an inducement for bus
iness on opening day he will give a
free lubrication job to anyone who
will purchase 19 gallons of gas or
more.
Movies Subject At
Rotary Club Today
Edenton Rotarians at their regular
luncheon today will become informed
about the moving picture industry
when the principal speaker will be
Jimmy Earnhardt, manager of the
Taylor Theatre. Mr. Earnhardt has
been very successful during his short
time with the local theatre and is
well enough versed with the business
to present an interesting and en
lightening program on his particular
vocation.
At last week’s meeting William,
Jones delivered a splendid address i
on his vocation, the manufacture of j
ice. ' I
All Rotarians are urged to attend!
today. 1
Shad Experts Now
Here To Determine
Vanishing Os Shad
Sta> i in the state’s “Save the
Shad” program was made anew this
! week when Harry Canfield, technolo
! gist raid cultux-ist of the United,
j States Bureau of Fisheries, arrived
| here from Washington, and imme
diately got .busy on an intensive sur
vey of Albemarle shad resources
! which may be continued for a month
j and which will lead him to the var
] ious heretofore well known spawning
i grounds of this great fine springtime
! fish.
Virginia’s interest in the same
| quandary as has proved so disturbing
i to this state was shown when one
! of its shad experts, C. E. West, came
j here with Mr. Canfield and is ac
companying him on his tour of in
vestigation. It is expected, too, that
Richard Armstrong, Virginia’s fishe
ries commissioner, and John A. Nel
son, who holds the same post in this
state, as well as R. Bruce Etheridge
director of the state bureau of con
servation and development, will be
here, likewise, to offer what aid they
may to Mr. Canfield in his inquiry.
The federal specialist got here last
Sunday and frankly admitted he could
reach no intelligent conclusion as to
the causes behind the shad decline
of recent year, until he had made a
thorough examination into the spawn
ing ground situation. This he has
in mind as his first move. On Mon
day he and West visited with W. S.
Vincent, superintendent of the United
States fish hatchery, and learned
from him his views as to what may
be back of the shad shortage.
It is the intention of the experts
to boat about the Sound and river
waters, to visit Avoca and Oolerain,
once well known shad seining spots,
1 and to soek some determination as to
1 why the shad have not been reaching
1 these points in the great schools of
’ a decade or so ago. '
i
Edenton Masons Go
To Colerain Friday
The regular meeting of Unanimity
Lodge, No. 7, A. F. and A. M., will
,[be held tonight lit 8 o’clock. W. M.
| Wilkins, master of the lodge, is very
i anxious that a large attendance is
I present in order to plan for a dele
. jgation to visit the Colerain lodge
’ Friday night. /
Saturday, March 6th, Will
Probably Be Date Selected
j SPEAKS SUNDAY !
m ■ It. g W
MISS IRENE HOPE HUDSON
Miss Hudson will speak in the
Edenton Presbyterian Church on
Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock.
The public is cordially invited.
Visiting* Speaker At
Presbyterian Church
Sunday Night, 7:30
Announcement was made Tuesday
that Miss Irene Hope Hudson will
speak in the local Presbyterian
Church Sunday evening at 7:30 o’-
clock.
Miss Hudson is a graduate of the
General Assembly’s Training School
for Lay Workers of the Southern
Presbyterian Church. After ten
j years’ experience as director of
j young people’s- work and religious
education in the First Presbyterian
Church of Spartanburg, S. C., where
she served first with Dr. A. D. P.
Gilmour, and then with Dr. Henry
Wade Dubose, she took a special
course in the Biblical Seminary, New
York City. She did notable work
among students at the two colleges
in Spartanburg, and has found a
cordial welcome in all college groups.
Since 1929 Miss Hudson has served
as field secretary of the Executive
Committee of Christian Education
and Ministerial Relief. She is an
j, interesting speaker and those who
hear her this Sunday evening will
have a treat. The members of the
church are urged to be present and
the public is cordially invited to at
tend.
Mrs; Hoskins Ready
Receive Applications
For Crop-Feed Loans
Applications for emergency crop 1
and feed loans for 1937 are now be
ing received at Edenton by Mrs.
George C. Hoskins.
These loans will be made only to
farmers who cannot obtain credit j
from any other source, as provided;
by regulations issued by the Gover
nor of the Farm Credit Administra
tion. The money "loaned will be lim
ited to the farmer’s immediate and
actual cash needs for growing his
1937 crops or for the purchase of
feed for livestock, and in no instance
may exceed $400.00.
Farmers are not eligible for these
loans if they can borrow from an in
dividual, production credit associa
tion, bank, or other concern. Emer
gency crop and feed loans will not be
made by the Farm Credit Adminis
tration to standard rehabilitation
clients of the Resettlement Adminis
tration whose current needs are pro
vided for by Resettlement.
As in the past, the security for
these loans will consist of a first
. lien on the crop financed if the loan
is for the production of crops, and if
for the purchase of feed for live
, stock, then a first lien on the live
■ stock to ibe fed. Landlords, or others
■ 1 having an interest in the crops or the
livestock to be fed, will be required
i to waive their claims in favor of the
lien to the Governor of the Farm
Credit Administration unit until the
loan is unpaid.
’ Checks in payment of the approved
I loans will be Icaued by the Regional
. Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Of
■ flee at Columbia, S. C.
I I Mrs. George Hoskins will take the
-, applications for the seed loan at N.
: K. Rowell’s office in the Post Office
Building.
I This newspaper is ctrcu
leted in the territory
i where Advertisers will
I realise good results.
$1.25 Per Year
f Solons Quickly Vote For
; Resolution Introduced
By John White
GOVERNOR COMING
Legislators Anxious and
Reported Coming In
Large Numbers
Word reaching The Herald
late Wednesday afternoon from
Representative John F. White in
Raleigh was to the effect that the
General Assembly had not at
that time decided upon the day
they will meet in Edenton.
However, it was thought that a
definite date would be set before
the week is out and in all pro
bability would be Saturday,
March 6.
Another signal honor has been be
stowed upon Edenton, probably the
highest in all its long life, certainly
one that has made it very proud and
happy, and for which it intends to
show its appreciation in a manner
that will be ever memorable.
For the first time since August 2,
1720, when “Chowan Precinct” be-
I came the seat of government of this
great state, then a puny common
wealth, and enacted its first laws
on the very spot where the handsome
old hall of jurisprudence now stands
—early day laws that have been a
bulwark down through the subse
quent centuries the General As
sembly, Governor Clyde R. Hoey, the
Governor of Virginia, maybe the
Governor of .South Carolina, too,
nearly all of the state house officials
and their chief assistants, hav<Upro
mised by legislative resolution to
“come back Hfcme,” to the hallowed
land of their law-making sires, to
Edenton, for a one day commemora
tive session in this little but power
ful fountainhead of North Carolina
history.
With the exact date undetermined
as yet, the certainty is nevertheless
not lessened. Sometime before the
law mill adjourns its regular biennial
labors its members will be here, and*
great and glorious will be their re
ception, a reception that will give
Edenton an opportunity to once again
prove itself a land of allure and of
true southern hospitality.
Already plans are under way to
make the reception noteworthy.
There will be a gathering of the
officials, of course, in the historic
! Court House, maybe with an overflow
meeting if the weather is propitious
on the town green in front. Nobody
expects the state solons to transact
! much important business at this ses
, sion but sufficient will be done re
verently to indicate that the Sena
tors and Representatives will bow in
obeisance to the ancient forebears
who enacted legislation in a day when
) law was law and its disobedience
j meant the stocks or pillory or whip
ping post, with paroles and pardons
legal phantoms of the future.
Before or after the session there
will be a meal of meals for everyone,
probably at the Hotel Joseph Hewes
where diminutive but proud Gover
nor Charles Eden and bluff old
George Burrington, and stylish, dap
per and armored Richard Everhard,
were wont to raise their flagons in
salute on the same site in the old
King’s Arms Tavern. And so there
may be no fear or confusion in the
minds of the coming guests there
may be similar 1937 flagons that
can be tipped in salute to the days
gone by.
Shad, the grand Albemarle spring
time fish which Bruce Etheridge and
his department experts are just now
wondering so much about, will be the
piece de resistance at this mid-day
town dinner, with yams and all the
other field delicacies to go with it.
And Edenton expects the ladies,
■ too. It ha 3 much to show and admire
and it welcomes the opportunity to
I exhibit its beauty and its history to
I I the fair and gracious ones attached
1 j to the homes of its legislators. They
will be taken on little travelogue
l tours to beautiful Old St. Paul’s
l Church where lie the bodies of so
■ many of the early day immortals, to
“Hayes,” the home of Governor
' Samuel Johnston whose daughter
• Joseph Hewes sought * in love and
: whose death was hastened when she
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