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Volume IV—Number 197
Commencement Exercises
AtEdenton Hi Start Sunday
Seniors Graduate Wed
nesday Night Sev
enth Grade Monday
25 IT'TCLASS
All Churches to Attend
Baccalaureate Cere
monies
Commencement exercises of-Eden
rton High School will be held next
week beginning Sunday night when
the baccalaureate sermon will be
preached by Rev. Leonard W. Topp
ing, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church. This exercise will be held
at 8 o’clock with the graduating class
dressed in caps and gowns, occupying
the stage in the auditorium. In con
nection with' this sermon, the various
churches of the city have called off
their night service aind members of
the congregations will worship with
the graduates at the school.
Ji. special feature of commence
ment this year will take place Mon
day night, when at 8 o’clock the High
School Band will hold a concert in
thf auditorium. This will be follow
ed by separate commencement exer
cises for the seventh grade which is
a departure from former years when
seventh graders were merely present
ed their diplomas along with the
seniors.
Class day exercises will be held
Tuesday night, and if present plans
terry and the weather dbes not in
terfere, this entertaining feature of
commencement activities will be held
in front of the school building. In
case of bad weather the program will
be carried out in the auditorium.
Final exercises will Wed;
nesday night, when 25 senior* -wtH
complete their school work in Eden
ton and for their efforts will be an-.
Coliegp, and a crowded auditorium i*
again expected. J|'-y
Members of the graduating class
are: Edward Bass, Dorothy Bufflap,
James Byrum, Wendell,. COpeland,
Frances Dail, Thomas Francis, Mary
Habit, Mabel Ruth Hanejl, Christine
Hassell, Ewell Hobbs, ~'*iarguerite
Hollowell, Melvin Layspn, Lillian
Mizelle, Kathryn Perry, Mary Perry,
William Pierce, Dorothy Saunders,
Pattie Sitterson, Doris Small, James
Stillman, Gladys Upton, Pearl
Wbichard, William Allen White,
Myrtle Wilkins and Hattie Williams.
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Articles Written For
Edenton’s Booklet
That articles being written for
Edenton’s booklet will be turned in
by May 15 was practically assured
Monday night when a meeting was
held of those who have agreed to do
the writing for this publication. A
number of the articles were turned
in at the meeting and while others
had not completed their stories they
stated that information was at hand
and in all probability the stories
would be written by Saturday.
A “dummy” of the booklet was
also submitted, giving a general
idea of the amount of space to be
devoted to toe various subjects as
well as positions of toe almost two
dozen views of Edenton which will’
be printed. The -idea of- terseness
out in the layout with toe
amount of followed by an ar
tential ■ business' jumL others
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
Ladies Os Garden
Club Appreciative j
The Antique Exhibition at the j
Cupola House -was formally open- j
ed Wednesday morning.
The display includes hundreds j
of things of historical and senti-1
mental interest.
The committee in charge of fur-1
nishings has been greatly pleased f
with the co-operation shown by!
the entire town. Many of the J
articles shown were offered vol-j
untarily by the owners.
For this kindness and generoe-1
ity the Garden Club is deeply ap- j
predative.
Famous Radio Stars
On Taylor Theatre
Stage Next Monday
The Hill-Billies of Kentucky and
Tennessee, Emerson’s Mountaineers,
coming to toe Taylor Theatre, Eden
ton, on Monday, May 17, is one of
America’s famous attractions and a
treat for any one who sees them.
They have been ■ featured radio
stars for the past few years and
well-known to eveybody by their
lilting songs, stories and strange in
strumentations.
Tom Emerson was horn in Cook
ville, Tennessee, where he was
known as the champion “Shindig”
and “Hog-Caller.”
Kang ran a general store in Pins
ville, Kentucky, and was the first
one known to get music out of pots,
pans, spoons, etc., so one day he
rigged up a washboard,, with all his
kifehen utensils, added an automobile
jiqfn, # started out for Tennessee
where he met Tom Emerson. To
gether they traveled through Okla
homa seeking fame aqd fortune, and
while traveling through Oklahoma
Ahaymet Short Stokes, singing and
lyqMwiig’ to toe accompaniment of
his guitar. Every Saturday night
they would work at the Town Hall
in Wynoka.
“Nimpy” Santley, the accordian
player, used to broadcast at a local
station in Jenkins, Ky„ and after
writing him, Lou, Hank and Shorty
set out to meet him, later on they
met Johnny Saunders, banjo player,
and his brother Hi’ who played
string base, and on to the big city
they went. There they were spot
ted. by a big movie director who en
gaged them immediately for their
first start in Fox-Educational Pic
tures and have made numerous
shprta and are still making more for
Fox, Warner Brother, Paramount
and Universal. »
FORMALITY SETS
BACK ABC VOTE
Badham Awaits Writ
ten Request From
Commissioners
No definite date has been set for
Chowan County’s election to decide
whether or not an ABC liquor store
will be sat up in the County. At the
regular meeting of the County Com
missioners last week they voted to
request an election on tha matter,
but the County Board of Elections
has not been officially notified and
hence no definite date has been set
as The Herald went to press.
R. P. Balham, chairman of the
Elections Board, is taking every pre
caution that toe election will be held
in. accordance with law, which in the
.fiift in«sanca requires receipt of a
toe Comity
r .yedne*d*|fe : ', i*ik>hßtar r - ehwtipted ’
nvyito instructions to returned to
Hr. Warren was out of the city Wed*;
nesday and Mr. Badham will not
set an election date until he receives
the official notification from toe Com
missioner*.
Public notice of 20 days must be
given before the registration book's
are opened and a like number of
days must be afforded voters to
register in order to vote, if they
have not been Registered in a pre
vious comity election or have moved
1 to a different precinct.
I aeomS over the : Section. vrith those
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Edenton, Qiowan c ounty, lNortft Carolina. Thursday, May 13, 1937,
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Though not entirely completed the above new school building at
Small’s Cross Roads, which replaces the one destroyed by fire,
is the source of considerable pride to upper Chowan resi
dents. The building will be completed in time for the next
term of school and friends were' made happy last week by the
fact that the auditorium was sufficiently temporarily equipped
to hold Class Day and graduating exercises in the new build
ing.
CHOWAN SENIORS
GRADUATE FROM
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
Nineteen Scholars Giv
en Diplomas In New
Auditorium
GRIFFINSPEAKER
Commencement Week
Memorable One For
Mid County Folk
Coupling their delight over toe
near completion of the fine new Cho
wan High School building with their
proud pleasure at the annual gra
duation of nineteen M the institu
tion’s scholars, more than 600 mid
and upper county residents crowded
the hastily finished auditorfen of
the handsome structure last Thurs
day night at the fifteenth commence
ment exercises of the school.
Agaisat many obstacles, .federal
and" State, they had fought for a
year for the replacement of the old
school destroyed by fire in Febru
ary, 1936, and in many ways they
evidenced their happiness over their
success and the result, in none, per
haps, better than by jamming the
beautiful auditorium with their pre
sence. With a seating capacity of
480 the auditorium was quickly
filled. Scores crowded the aisles in
addition. Others found improvised
seats on window sills, while still
others stood on the outside steps to
cheer lustily at toe proceedings in
doors.
Lloyd Griffin delivered the formal
address to the grey gowned gradu
ates about to realize what life holds
in store for them. Principal Pearly
L. Baumguardner handed them their
diplomas encased in leather bindings
as heretofore. County Superinten
dent W. J. Taylor stood by smiling
and later awarded certificates of
honor to 30 seventh graders who en
ter a higher curriculum next fall,
and J. A. Moore, representing the
Edenton Rotary Club, presented a
Rotary loving cup with two winners’
names inscribed thereon as most re
presentative of their class.
These high spot features together
with glee club singing all went to
make the occasion a memorable eve
of a future life where addresses and
diplomas and singing are more like
ly to be individual than collective.
The Sunday before they had heard
Rev. C. A. Ashby in a baccalaureate
sennon, and on Wednesday night
they had made merry at their class
day exercises, while on last Friday
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Large Number Inspect
Catholic Parsonage
• -ft|her Gross, pastor of St. Anne’s
Catholic Church, as well as membera
the spugregation, were .very wail
pleased Sunday afternoon to have a
1«S« JUMpabet- qf,<frientfa. call at toe
new parish bouse adjoining the
church when open house was held be
tween 2 and 4 o’clock. For toe most
part surprise was expressed by toe
visitors at the well appointed and
attractively furnished, rooms, all
containing the latest equipment in
home furnishings.
All of the decorating wo A was
done by Mr, Gross, which was reason
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NEW YORK VISITOR
H. Fred Evero; of New York City,
was a visitor in . Edenton Tuesday
enrouto to Oregon Inlet on a fishing
trip. Mr. Evers is Well-known in
EMenteo, having visited here fre
quently when connected with to*
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FISHING SEASON
END MARKED BY
NO ENTHUSIASM
’ Fewer Herring Report
ed Caught Than In
Any Recent Year
25,000^000
Banks Feel Effect of
Short Season and Poor
Net Hauls
The annual season for commercial
, fishing in Albemarle waters, this
year, toe shortest in the state’s his
tory, came to a close Tuesday night,
and from every angle is reported as
oni of the poorest in local fishing
anttafs. The catch of shad has been
so infinitesimal as to be hardly no
ticeable, and the herring oatch, al
ways stupendously large In adjacent
Water*, is said to have been about
half'What it was last year,
v Os course no definite numeral sta
tistics dan be arrived at as to either
shad or herring, nor rock nor any
other fish as far as that goes. Esti
mates are all that have been given
out. At the federal fish hatchery
Superintendent Vincent said some
thing like 7,000,000 shad eggs had
been secured for propogation, but as
an average roe shad will spawn or
can be stripped of around 20,000
eggs the number secured by the
hatchery does not represent many
shad. Nor is the propogation large
when it is understood the hatchery,
according to federal fishery records,
hds handled in olden days as high as
200,000,00 eggs in a season.
Some seiners fix the shad catch
this year as around 5,000, but Julien
Wood and others are inclined to en
large on this total. They say that
5,000 means just no shad at all, and
expressed themselves as confident
the total would be at least twice that
amount. Also, they repeated they
could well remember the time when
the shad hauls in nearby waters to
taled a million fish each spring.
As for herring, again guesswork
is all that is offered further than the
frank admission less than a week of
good catches was all that was had
during the season. Last year Sydney
Smith, president of toe Albemarle
Fishing Association, reported a total
catch about here of 65,000,000 or 70,-
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E. H. S. Senior Class
Completes Annual
Edenton seniors are to be compli
mented for their annual, The Eden
tonian, which has just been complet
ed. Ike entire book, aside from the
cover, is a product of the seniors
both as to make-up and printing,
Which was done on the school’s mim
eograph machine. The cover, .cwjy- ;
ihg’ 'a.pie&re, of the olif CKipsjn
Court House, was printed to The
Herald' office, where the book was
also -bound'. ' v " >
Tlie annual, containing 37 pages,
is neatly printed and contains inte
resting information regarding mem
bers of the senior class as well as
other school activities and advertise
ments, which made the publication
possible.
The staff is made up as follows:
Editor-in-chief, Wendell Copeland;
assistant editor, Marguerite Hollo
well; business manager, Mabel Ruth
Harrell; art editor, William White;
asqiatant,» art editor, Mary Perry;
athletic editor, Ewell Hobbe; senior
editor, Hattie Williams.
The books will he sold to the mem
here of the aqpior class, With a limit
ed number printed for any friend*
who would like to have on*.
Edenton’s Past Visualized
At Cupola House Exhibition
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REV. LEROY K. DODGE
Evangelist Dodge, of Dayton,
Ohio, who is now conducting
revival services nightly at the
Full Gospel 'Tabernacle in North
Edenton.
"Visiting Evangelist
Preaching Nightly At
North Edenton Church
Evangelist Rev. Leßoy K. Dodge,
of Dalton, Ohio, is conducting a se
ries of revival meetings at the Full
Gospel Tabernacle, 400 First Street,
North Edenton, Rev. Kelley Wigfield,
pastor.
Evangelist Dodge has had a wide
experience in preaching the gospel,
having been called to preach from a
professional life as a mechanical
dentist. Rev. Mr. Dodge was den
tal assistant at Fort Caswell, N. C.,
during .toe World War. His exper
iences in the prison world have been
many, having preached for three
years in Auburn State Prison, New
York, was eye witness to the two
terrible prison riots, deaths and es
capes; and at one time acted as
chaplain of the prison. Many other
large prisons, reformatories, jails,
and county institutions have been
visited by the evangelist with the
gospel. He has had experience as
chaplain of the County Home and
Hospital in New York, doing relief
work among the poor and needy.
Rev. Mr. Dodge organized the Au
burn Radio Gospel Sunshine Club,
and has broadcast from many cities,
having just closed a revival over the
air in Pontiac and Flint, Mich., each
day as well as the regular meeting
each night, was on the old-time
religion, hour at the Gospel Taber
nacle at Detroit, Mich., broadcasting
from Royal Oak.
Evangelist Dodge will preach
every night at 7:45, except Saturday,
and twice on Sunday. The Sunday
evening sermon subject will be, “The
Coming Crash.” Everybody is cor- 1
dially invited to attend any or all
services.
LOCALSOFTBALL
LEAGUE_ASSURED
Masons, Rotarians, Red
Men and Lions Ap
point Committees
Fallowing the game of donkey
baseball last week considerable in
terest has been aroused over soft
ball in Edenton and within less time
titel* a week games no doubt will be
Ttiayed. It & the purpose Tonit a |
ilepgue of either fourftor - plk teams
representing various organizations in
town.
That this rapidly increasing popu
lar game will soon be played is evi
dent by a meeting held Wednesday
night of committees from different
groups, including the Rotary Club,
Lions Club, Masons and Red Men. It
is also hoped to secure representation
in the league of the American Legion
and Woodmen of the World. How
ever, the latter two organizations
were not represented at Wednesday’s
meeting and if they fail to enter a
team it is altogether likely that a
team from the Young Men’s Bible
Class of the Baptist Sunday School
or the high school will make entries.
Games will, bo played nadelr flood
lights at Hicks Field starting about
7:30 o’clock had ’ according to into
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where Advertisers will
realize good results .
$1.25 Per Year
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Wonderful Display of
Priceless Antiques and
Relics Until Sunday
MANY VISITORS
Garden Club Sponsor
ing* Project to Freshen
Up Old Mansion
Edenton’s first collective visual re
presentation of what home comforts
were like here 150 or 200 years ago
is being afforded the public for the
rest of this week in the exhibition of
antiques and historic relics and mem
entoes being displayed at toe Cupo
la House. The exhibition, being
sponsored by the Garden Club in the
hope sufficient funds will be raised
to paint, redecorate and- regarden the
Cupola House property, began yes
terday by" drawing 'a large crowd
from here and throughout the state
and Virginia, and will end Sunday
night.
Anyway it is viewed the exhibition
is ecpecially noteworthy, but none
more so than in the direct connec
tion the exhibits have with a past of
which the section has rightfully been
so proud. Handsome pieces of cabi
net work are being shown and loan
ed by many of the old families of
toe town and from the ancient homes
along the shore front. *
Actually toe exhibit had for its
purpose the assemblage in the Cupo-
I la House of as much as possible of
the furnishings that were there when
, the place was in the heyday of its.
glory and before want and need led
i to their sale and dissemination
, everywhere. Those known to have
, had these pieces in their possession
responded earnestly and willingly to
the Garden Club’s appeal for their
temporary usage at the exhibit.
It all depends, of course, upon how
you reckon antiques, whether you
. value them because of the importance
, -of the wood working old masters who
them, like Chippendale# Shera
,tpn, the Adams, Phyfe and others,
r as to how you stress the importance
of this display. For instance there
is the almost priceless Tea Party
. table and chairs, other chairs from
; the Tea Party house, one of Mrs.
• Andrew Knox, sister of Penelope
Barker, additional pieces of toe Tea
Party china service, a table and a
. lovely chest brought from England
in 1758 by Francis Corbin, who
built the house, and countless other
■ historic relics of great value.
All these things are fine, unusual,
, historically priceless, perfect in
, craftsmanship, and so on, but if you
, go thoroughly through the exhibit
. don’t fail to see the small four pos
! ter bed, chest, chairs and cradle in
a third floor attic room Not from
. beautiful mahogany or heavy walnut
were they made. Instead they are
■ of yellow Albemarle pine, and about
as fine, pieces as there are in the
whole exhibit, perhaps not in value,
of course, but in work.
The exhibit is featuring, also a
, luncheon and an afternoon tea for
j those who attend at a reasonable
price. There are also a number
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Season Reopens For
Hook And Line Fishing
Local anglers are again permitted
to seek their favorite fishing holes,
the closed season for hook and line
and rod and reel fising terminating
Sunday. Quite a few hereabouts
gave their fishing tackle a thorough
inspection over the week-end and are
now ready to try their luck during
the remainder of the summer.
For those who get more pleasure
hooking drum, and blue fish, anxious
eye* have tufned toward toe Nags
Head and Oregon Inlet fishing
grounds, where several Edenton
parties have already had right fair
lttck. 9 -1
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Chib Women Plan
Tour To Asheville
The home demonstration clubs of
Chowan County are now planning for
a three-day tour to Ashvillc. The
trip will be made June 8, 9 and 10,
and according to present arrange
; ments the maximum number to be
taken is 20. All who contemplate
making the trip should see the pre
, sident or secretary of their club im
, mediately and make-a $2.00 deposit
on the cost which is $12.56, includ
, ing transportation, hotel rooms and
i
Miss Colwell, home agent, is hope
> ful that the full quota of 20 women
will make the trip.