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Volume IV —Number 14.
REAPPOINTMENT
OF WOOD URGED
UPON GOVERNOR
County Commissioners
Pass Resolution Sup
porting 1 Candidacy
heraIeTJOINS
Also Petition For Road
From Bridge Into
Edenton
Chowan County Commissioners on
Monday at their monthly meeting
took on an air of aggressiveness and
forthwith passed two very timely
resolutions as well as opened the
purse strings to appropriate $6O to
ward the cost of publishing a book
let which will be widely distributed
in the hope of advertising Edenton
and Chowan County to the outside
world.
The first resolution had to do. with
the reappointment by Governor Hoey
of Julien Wood as a member of the
State Highway and Public Works
Commission, and was done in the
hope that similar resolutions would
be passed by other boards in the
district.
The resolution as unanimously
passed follows;
“Whereas, in the opinion of this
Board the Honorable Julien Wood, at
present ode of the members of the
State Highway Commission, is emi
nently well qualified for said position
by his high character, fairness, abil
ity, business experience and intimate
knowledge of conditions and need| of
-this section of North Carolina, and.
whereas he has demonstrated his
capacity by his distinguished service
on said Commission for several years
“Now, therefore, be it resolved bv
tiie Board of Commissioneys
Chowan County that the (Jovernok i»
hereby respectfully and urgently re
quested to reappoint Mr. Wood so”
tlje district including Chowan County
and the clerk of the Board is directed
to transmit a certified copy of this
resolution to the Governor forth
with.”
On its own initiative and because
of its admiration for Mr. Wood and
belief that he is as well qualified as
any man in the State to serve as a
member of the Commission, The
Herald likewise sent the following
letter to Governor Hoey Tuesday;
“The Chowan Herald would like to
feel it has joined in the universal be
lief here in the Albemarle that you
would err mightily and the entire
State suffer severely, if its esteemed
townsman, Hon. Julien Wood, is not
reappointed to the SEatd Highway
and Public Works Commission, and it
takes this method of urging you to
* make this reappointment.
“At the same time it wishes to
say it has no fear but that you will
be guided by the best interests in
your Commission selections, and that
this will assure North. Carolina of
another term by Mr. Wood whom
you well know and because of which
knowledge it should not be necessary
to go into much detail. The Herald
Jcnows Mr. Wood, too, and has lived
a communal life with him from its
start. It has ever found him whole
souled and unselfish, eminently capa
ble and disinterested in anything but
what is right, a man of high charac
ter and devotion to uie State above
all else. It feels a great wrong
would he done by not naming him
again and it confidently expects his
distinguished services to be recog
nized by you.”
In addition to the foregoing Mayor
E. W.; Spires and possibly others
/ '■have written the 'iq .
’' "Wood’s behalf.
| heir
m mission "fefti&rehces, “ and ha* said
'** Bhch letters should tkhadi
by April 16, next Ihursclay, as
he will make his appointments around
that time.
T The second resolution had to do
with the Highway CoQW nission build
ing a road leading frofifthe new Al
bemarle Sound bridge ffito Edenton.
This road, already placed on the
State highway map, would-come from
the intersection of the : Poplar Neck
Road and Horton Road into Edenton
byway of Moran's corner. The new
road coming from th ft new bridge
will turn Into Horton Rot ad, connect
ing with U. S. 17 at Parker’s Corner,
thus more or less leading all traffic
from Edenton. At present Poplar
Neck Road is t>aved to within three
miles of the intersects. However,
I dupe, *!iec«Bst
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
E. H. S. DEBATERS
LOSE RECORD OF
| LONG STANDING
Net Since Debates 3lsrtedh»;j9i* i
Have Beth Sides Lost In Tri
-aagular Contest
\y Not ( only . were . both . Edenton’s
teams in the triangular debate de
feated Friday night, but at the same
time a record of long standing was
broken. Edenton, except for a year
or two during the World War, has
been a member together with Hert
ford and Elizabeth City in the de
-1 bating triangule since 1914 and dur
ing all those years never has both
sides lost in the debate.
Edenton's affirmative team, com
posed of Mary White and Junius
t Davis, debating the query “Resolv
ed that the Government should own I
| and operate all electric utilities,”
, lost out at home to the Elizabeth
, City negative team composed of
. | Wade Marr, Jr., and Thomas Mark
. ham, the latter upon whom Edenton
[ lays certain claims.
t Edenton’s negative debaters, Ma
, bel Ruth Harrell and Edward Bass,
lost the decision in Hertford to that
t school’s affirmative team composed
j of Maude Keaton and Sarah Ward.
, Hertford’s debates will represent
j the triangle in the state contest to
, be held in Chapel Hill on April 21
j and 22, their negative team, Nancy
, Coke Darden and Mary Thad Chap
pell also winning by an unanimous
t decision over C. W. Morrisette and
James White, Elizabeth City’s affir
, mative team.
» I Mary Perry Winner
, Os Second Prize In
B.&L. Essay Contest
> ________
f Friend* will be delighted to know
. that'Miss Mary Perry, who won the
* county building and loan essay con
’ test, won second place in the district
contest held Tuesday night in the
’ Ricks Hotel at Rocky Mount. First
r place Went to Miss Elva Felton, of
' Wilson, who is a student in the
school that now enjoys the services
’ of Leon Brogden, former Edenton
1 High School teacher. Second prize
1 was $5 in cash and some who heard
’ the essays were of the opinion that
Miss Perry’s performance was equal
ly as good as the Wilson girl’s. Miss
* Felton will participate in the State
1 contest which will be held at Blow
* ing Rock.
i Accompanying Miss Perry to
s Rocky Mount were three directors
' of the Edenton Building and Loan
Association, R. C. Holland, R. P.
> | Badham and 0. H. Brown, and Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. Leary.
i
TYPHOID CLINIC
VERY GRATIFYING
, Adult and Pre-School
Age Campaign Starts
On May 3
_
With the typhoid clinic in Chowan
County schools scheduled to come to
a close today (Thursday) Dr. M. P.
Whichard, health officer, is . elated
over the success of the clinic during
which out of approximately 2,700
school children, about 2,500 have
been immunized. During the past
; three weeks school children have been
inoculated in the various schools of
, the county at regular intervals and
■ Dr. Whichard was agreeably surpris
. ed to find practically no objection to
. the treatments.
Os course in the treatment of such
a large number of children there
, have been some who for one reason
r or a»o(her, could not be present at
each' appointed hofcr- and these chil
-drert Are-iirged 'by Dr. Whichard to
come to his office, In Edenton that'
the inoculation eaitfce - add
: have its proper preventative effect.
This should 'be done as softn as
possible,- according to Dr. Whichard,
in order to wind up the work among
school children before entering upon
the treatment of adults affd children
of pre-school age.
This latter campaign will start on
Monday, May 3, and continue for
three weeks. It is expected that
5,000 will take the tfehtment.
The schedule, as outlined by Dr.
Whichard, is as follows
Yeopim School House Mondays,
May 3, 10 and 17, from 9 A. M. to
11 A. M.
Chowan County Court House —
Tuesdays, May 4, 11 and 18, from
9 A. M. to 1 P. M.
. Beech Fork School House—Wed-
May 5, 12 arid 19 from 9 A.
Small’s Cross Roads at School
| fromV S noon.* 1 2 °
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina Thursday, April 8,1937.
NEWMEMBERSAID
IN REORGANIZING
RDUOmONW
County. Board Elects W.
J. Taylor as Super
intendent
MORRIS CHAIRMAN
Endorse Julien Wood
And Name District
Committees
Chowan’s new seven member coun
ty school board functioned as a unit
Monday when it met and re-elected
Walter J. Taylor as superintendent
of schools, and S. E. Morris as the
board president.
Prior to making these two selec
tions the new board made up of the
old-members, Mr. Morris, Mrs. Geo.
C. Wood, Isaac Byrum and L. W.
Belch, and the newly elected mem
ber,’ Z.' T. Evans, who succeeds-Mrs; r
Winslow, and the two additional '
members recommended ‘by" legislative
enactment, William Shepard and T.
L. Ward, were all sworn in by Court
Clerk R. D. Dixon.
The full board was unanimous in
choosing Mr. Morris to preside again
and in naming Mr. Taylor for
another term. After a formal .reso
lution had been passed asking Gover
nor Hoey to reappoint Julien Wood ,
as a State highway commissioner, a
district attorney committee as well
as the various community advisory
committees were named. The form
er will be made up of B. Warner
Evans, of Cisco; Dewey Berryman,
of near Hobibsville, and Rev. J. H.
Byrum, of Tyner.
The school advisory committeemen
will be: Chowan High, E. G. Blanch
ard, J. L. Savage and John N.
Smith; Reach Fork, John S. Bunch,
Mark Bunch and Stillman Leary;
Oak Grove, Robert Morris, William
Bunch ar.d A. M. Harrell; Gum Pond,
Ellie Bunch, L. A. Bunch and Janies
Bunch; Center Hill, N. Bunch, E. C.
Perry and Jesse Bunch; Elmo, C. E.
Asibell, E. D. Byrum and T. D.
Boyce.
E. H. S. Breaks Even On
Diamond During Week
Edenton High School’s baseball
team broke even during the week,
winning one game and losing one.
On Friday afternoon they journey
ed to Roanoke Rapids to suffer their
Second defeat at the hands of the
Halifax County boys 5 to 4. As in
the former game, Lester Jordan per
formed wonderfully on the mound,
but errors again were responsible
for loss of the game. AH of Roa
noke Rapids’ runs were scored in one
inning when Edenton’s entire infield
hlew lip.
On Tuesday afternoon the locals
easily defeated Williamston on the
letter's diamond 9 to 0. Jordan was
again in superb form sending 17
Williamston batters to . the bench by
way of the strike-out route.
The same two teams will battle
again today (Thursday) on the
Edenton diamond.
Friday afternoon the baseball
squad will journey to Weeksville t«
play a return game -with that aggre
gation, Edenton coming out ahead in
a previous game played here.
Leaders’ School In
Court House April 16
A club leaders school will be held
in the Coqrt afternoon.
April 2:30 o'clock, when Miss
Pauline Gordon, extension specialist
in hnqie ..lfttrnighings» will lecture.
Miss. Gordon will stress placing of
lights, outlets and selection of va
rious types of lights. J,
This is a leaders’ school, but inas
much as some club members are now
planning to use electricity in their
homes due to the new power line be
ing installed in upper Chowan, Miss
Colwell, home agent, invites anyone
to attend who is interested in wiring
their homes or arranging lighting
fixtures.
Orphans Singing Class
Here Tuesday Night
The Oxford Orphanage Singing
Class will appear in Edenton Tues
day night, presenting their annual
program in the auditorium of the
high school at 8 o'clock. The enter
tainment will include music, songs,
drills, folk songs and dances.
A small admission will be charged
which is. all turned over to the Or
phanage. An excellent program is in
prospect and it is hoped many will
>attend to enjoy the entertainment as
ROTARY EXPERTS
AND LIONS, ALSO,
TALK BASEBALL
So Fin* AH Talk and
Play Wisely Called
Donkey Game
AT NIGHT, TOO!
Committees From Clubs
Will Confer About
Staging Stunt
■
Citizens 'in tms section are in for
a peculiar sort of amusement and
plenty of laughs if a suggested
donkey baseball game materializes
as suggested at the Loins Club Mon
day night, the Lions discussed the
proposition and the idea was unani
mously endorsed, the Club appointing
a committee to confer with a com
mittee which it is . hoped will be ap
pointed today by the Rotary Club,
t It is the purpose to play a game
of donkey ball with the Lions Club
and Rotary Club as opponents, the
plan calling for an afternoon and
night game, possibly the latter part
of this month. The Lions are much
enthused over the idea and Caleb
Goodwin, Graham Byrum and Hector
Lupton were instructed to challenge
the Rotarians and ask for a meeting
with a similar committee from the
‘Rotary Club to arrange a game.
The donkeys and an instructor are
furnished in connection with the
game on a 58-50 basis, the stunt in
other cities drawing large crowds
and proving very successful. Flood
lights would be placed on the Fair
Grounds for the game at night,
which would no doubt draw crowds
from a wide area.
The game _calls for rules identical
with baseball except that for the
most part the players must perfonn
on donkeys while running on bases
and fielding bails.
Considerable interest is expressed
in the proposed game and after to
day’s Rotary meeting it will be de
finitely decided whether or not the
game can be arranged between the
two clubs.
United Charities Is
Now Without Funds
Though there are still calls made
to the United Charities for food and
fuel, funds of this organization are
exhausted and W. J. Taylor, county
welfare officer, appeared before the
County Commissioners Monday ask
ing for aid.
The Commissioners, at a loss to
know just how the social security
program will affect relief cases,
agreed to appropriate $25 pel
month for United Charities work
during April, May and June.'
•Mrs. Umphlett Falls
And Breaks Hip
Mrs. C. Umphlett, 84 years of age,
mother of Mrs. A. C. Boyce, had the
misfortune on Tuesday to fall and
break her left hip. The accident oc
curred in the kitchen of the Boyce
home at “Strawberry Hill” on the
Yeopim Road, during the absence of
Mrs. Boyce, and just how it happen
ed is not known.
Mrs. Umphlett, though suffering
considerable pain Tuesday night,
was resting as well as could be ex
pected Wednesday.
Mack Gregory Joins
- Chowan Motor Co.
Friends will delighted to know
that Mack Gregory has accepted the
position as service manager at the
Chowan Motor Company. Mr. Gre
gory has the reputation of being one
Os the best, automobile mechanics in
this section and will be happy to
Serve his customers at his new loca
tion.
Dixon Reappointed
County Accountant
Richard D. Dixon, whose term as
county accountant expired on April
1, was reappointed by the County
Commissioners at their meeting Mon
day. Mr. Dixon’s term is for two
years at the same salary as before
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Miss Sophie Mills was hostess at
a delightful party Tuesday evening
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mis. Walter Mills, in North Edenton,
the pension celebrating 4ith
UPPER CHOWAN
RESIDENTS SEEK
SCHOOL WATER
Number Would Like to Connect to
NeV mtih H4h Good
Quality Water
With the realization of electricity
for use in homes in the Cross Roads
section 'just in the offing, a number
of residents in that section are hope
ful of still adding to the comforts of
life by having running water in their
homes as well. The quality of water
in upper Chowan is said to be ex
tremely poor and it is the hope of a
number of people within a half mile
radius of the new Chowan High
School to connect with the new well
at the school, which is said to emit a
goodly supply of water far superior
to that now available.
To do this*, however, the tank
would have to be enlarged, which ex
pense it is believed consumers would
offset by paying for the service.
The matter was discussed at length
by members of the Board of Educa
tion Monday and crystallized down
to the Board instructing Frank Ben
ton, architect of the new school, to
secure figures as to the cost and
feasibility of the proposition.
Subsequently the matter was
brought before the County Commis
sioners, who took a thumbs down at
titude upon the idea, feeling that a
precedent might be established that
might reach embarrassing propor
tions and intimating that they were
of the opinion that the county
schools should not go into the water
works business.
Orphans Os Veterans
Entitled To Education
At State Institutions
Under provisions of the law pass
ed by the last Legislature, orphans
of World War veterans who died or
were killed between the dates of
April 6, 1917, to July 2, 1921, will be
given free tuition, .free board *and
free room rent at State institutions
of higher learning.
John A. Holmes, commander of
Ed Bond Post, American Legion, has
been appointed on the Department
Education of War Orphans Commit
tee to assist in seeing that the pro
visions of this law reach those for
whom they were intended.
Provisions of this law are in effect
at the present time and Mr. Holmes
has written R. L. McMillan at Ra
leigh, who is chairman of this com
mittee and has a list of the children
of these veterans. In the meantime
Mr. Holmes would appreciate learn
ing of any orphans in Chowan Coun
ty who are eligible for this training.
crusadTappeal
TO FINISH HERE
Local Methodists Join In
Culminating Program
April 23rd
The first phase of the Bishop’s
Crusade of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, is drawing to its con
clusion. The Crusade was authoriz
ed by the General Conference in
1934. Beginning in January this
year the Bishops, divided into two
groups, have visited 44 of the lead
ing cities of the South and South
west. These meetings have created
much interest and enthusiasm. Bishop
Arthur J. Moore spoke of them
saying, “In every place the success
has been most remarkable. Crowds
have been great. The spirit of the
people and the cooperation of the
preachers has been excellent. The
same is true of the financial response.
Tired in body I am jubilant at heart,
for I believe there is dawning a new
day in our Church.” .
This part of tbe Cyusade which is
called the Missionisry Forward Move
ment will culminate in the local
Methodist Churches Friday evening,
April 23. On that evening the
Edenton Church will join with other
Methodist Churches throughout the
South in a program of Missionary
information and inspiration. The
program will include special music,
perhaps a short pageant, and will
conclude with a social hour at which
tea will be served in the Sunday
School rooms. The offering will be
received to help liquidate the debt
incurred by the Mission Board during
the depression. It is confidently ex
pected that the entire debt will be
wiped out.
The second part of the Crusade is
called the Aldersgate Commemora
tion and is for the purpose of re
affirming and emphasizing the Meth
odist principle of religious exper
ience. This will terminate at 8:45
P. M., May 1938, in a world-wide
celebration of the 200th anniversary
of John Wesley's spiritual experience.
No offerings will be taken for the
Ml** q|l £||£
This newspaper ij circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realise good results.
$1.25 Per Year
COOPERATION ON
ALL SIDES PUTS
TOWN BOOK OYER
• r
Fine Spirit Shown By
Almost 100 Per Cent
Response
ASSURED FACT
Subscribers to Meet and
Text Matter to Start
Very Shortly
Final plans having to do with the
preparation of the forthcoming book
let descriptive of every phase of
Edenton’s past and present life,
which is soon to be published by The
Chowan Herald and which almost the
entire community has guaranteed,
will be discussed at a meeting of
subscribers to be held in the Municii
pal Building tomorrow night at 3
o’clock. It is hoped at that time to
outline the contents of the various
booklet chapters, to determine on its
size and illustrative content, and to
delegate the writing of its embodied
material.
The booklet is now an assured fact.
The response to the solicited ap
peals for aid in making it possible
have been almost 100 per cent uni
versal throughout the town, and a
feeling of great gratification over the
certainity of putting out a pamphlet
that will compare more than favor
ably with similar booklets turned
out by other Carolina communities,
has been very keen.
When the. idea of such publication
was brought to a focus by The Her
ald there never was any doubt but
that the plan would prevail, but there
was sjiiie little feeling, perhaps, that
the customary hesitancy about such
matters might make itself evident.
HfeWever, this mistaken theory.l
Almost instantly everyone approached
joined in with the p;an and in less
than two weeks from its inception
sufficient guarantees Were assured to
make the booklet a pronounced suc
cess. The county and the town as
communal bodies have joined with '
merchants, tradesmen, professional
men and private citizens in the
movement, and it can be modestly
said the whole idea has aroused much
enthusiasm.
Already an editorial committee has
promised to serve as a governing
board to pass | ion the written con
tents of the booklet, to see ths.t the _
stated facts to be therein are abso
lutely accurate in every detail and
essential,, to cull out all bombast, and
to see that the Edenton book is kept
on a high and dignified plane as has
been intended from the start. This
committee will be comprised of D. M.
Warren, Rev. C. A. Ashby, Richard
D. Dixon, Mayor E. W. Spires, J.
Augustus Moore, James H. Wood,
John A. Holmes, and N. K. Rowell,
each of whom may represent- varieck
phases of Edenton life, and each of
whom may prepare personally or
have done for them under thei*
guidance, individual chapters on the
historical and industrial side with
which they are most conversant.
Tomorrow night’s meeting is in- '
tended to bring forth the viewpoint
of all those who have got behind_the
movement with their pocket books,
and a free and earnest discussion of
what the booklet should finally be
will be urged and expected. After
the data which will go into the book
let has been colleoted the writing
side will be more or less mechanical.
It is desired to have this worn done,
not in a hurried manner, but by some
individual or agency able T3"~devote
quick and full time to it.
In this regard it is desired to get
the booklet under way and into type
as rapidly as possible, so that the
finished product may come off the
press and begin to serve its purpose
as the best of all publicity mediums
up and down the eastern seaboard
and in all the marts of industrial
trade in this territory. Outside writ
ing aid has been volunteered, for in
stance from the Federal Writers Pro
ject, whose chairman, Edwin Bjork
man, of Asheville, has written J/;yor
Spires he will be in town next week
prepared to do what his bureau can
in contributing information for the
booklet.
However, all this will be threshed
out tomorrow night and a large at
tendance of subscribers is hoped for.
Bank Closed Monday
For Halifax Day
Monday, April 12, being Halifax
Day, a legal holiday in North Caro
lina, the Bank of Edenton will be
closed all day in observance of the
day. Patrons of the bank are u
to transact their banking - / "