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Volume IV—Number 20.
25 Graduates At Edenton
School Wednesday Night
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Jasper L. Memory of
Wake Forest Princi
pal Speaker
awards” MADE
Class Day Exercises an
Unique Affair Held
Out Doors
Twenty-five members of the Eden
ton High School senior, class receiv
ed their diplomas Wednesday night,
thus bringing to a dose their school
career in the Edenton school. The
graduates, dressed in neat caps and
gowns, occupied the stage of the
school auditorium to listen to an ex
tremely interesting graduation ad
dress delivered by Jasper L. Memory,
of Wake Forest College. As in pre
vious years, the auditorium was un
able to hold the crowd of relatives
and friends who ' were anxious to
witness the final event in the com
mencement exercises.
Following the processional the in
vocation was made by Rev, Frank
Cale, after which Mrs. Gordon Blow's
Glee Club sang two numbers, and
Miss Pauline Sprinkle sang a solo.
At this point Mr. Memory spoke, and
again Mrs. Blow’s Glee Club pre
sented two more numbers.
John A. Holmes then presented
the diplomas, after which she Rotary
Cup and medals were awarded.
The Rotary Cup, for the best all
around student during the four years
in scholarship, citizenship and extra
curricula activities was awarded to
Mabel Ruth Harrell, 0. H, Brown
presenting the cup on behi 'f of the
Rotary Club.
The scholarship medal was award
activities medal. ,: /■ T. • v
The athletic .medal was‘awarded
■ to Melvin Layton.
Special recognition was also ac
corded Dorothy Bnfflap, who com
pleted her lj year# in the Edenton
school with a perfect attendance
rises cam£so-Jt close with benediction
The sen fora who were presented
their diplomas includes: Edward
Bass, Dorothy Bufflap, James Byrum,
Wendell Copeland, Frances Dail,
Thomas Francis, Mary Habit, Mabel
Ruth Jarrell, Christine Hassell,
Ewell Hobbs, Marguerite Hollowell,
Melvin Layton, Lillian Mizelle,
Kathryn Perry, Mary Perry, Wil
liam Pierce, Dorothy Saunders, Pat
tie Sitterson, Doris Small, James
Stillman, Gladys Upton, Pearl
Whichard, William Allen White,
Myrtle Wilkins and Hattie Williams.
At the same time seventh graders
who next year will enter upon their
high school career were presented
their certificates. This group held
exercises of their own Monday night,
but on account of examinations not
being completed the certificates could
not be presented at that time.
The 61 who received their gram
mar grade diplomas were:
Helen Asbell, Jack Barrow, Olivia
Barrow, William Bazemore, Fearing
Beale, Hilda Beale, Dora Dean
Blake, James Bond, Doris Brown,
Billy Brunson, Margaret Bunch, An
nie Macon Byrum, Muriel Byrunu
Murray Byrum, Sammy Cates, An
nie Norman Chesson. Jimmie Chest
nutt, Nancy Chestnutt, Thelma
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bert Ruth* Selby, Mae
Smith, Margaret Spivey, Cullen
Swindell, Hettie Waff, Catherine
Ward, Chris Ward, Ella Ward, Alice
giite, Grace Wilkins, Beulah Wil-
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the Edenton school turned in a per
feet attendance record for the term.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
' PERFECT RECORD
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Miss Bnfflap, a member of the
Edenton High School graduating
class; mi Wednesday aet a record
for students to shoot at when
1 she completed her 11-year public
! school career in Edenton by
hanging np a perfect attendance
record. During the 11 years she
> has not missed a single day nor
has she arrived at school tardy
any time, a
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' Music Recital At
. .« Colerain Tuesday
[ hjpsic pupils of Mrs. C. T. Roebuck
» wijLgrve a recital Tuesday evening
; 4t 8 o’clock in Hie Woman’s Clnb
, hall at Colerain, to which the public
is invited.
Children taking part on the pro-
BIBLE SCHOOL TO
‘START JONDAY
! Sessions Will Be Re
sumed at Methodist
Church
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l The annual daily vacation Bible
, School of the Metm>dist Church will
, be held for two weeks, beginning
I Monday, May 24th., at nine A. M.
, Last year the school was a real
, success, children from all denomina
, tions of Edenton attending. This
• year it is even more interdenomina
tional with teachers from other
i churches assisting in teaching. The
1 four departments of the school this
, year and the teachers of these are:
Beginners’ Department—Mrs. G.
i A. Helms and Mrs. J. W. Munch.
Primary Department—Mrs. W. J.
i Daniels and Mrs. R. E. Leary.
Junior Department—Mrs. W. E.
Baker and Mrs. L. C. Lewis.
Intermediate Department Rev.
George W. Blount..
The assistants are Mrs. W. W.
Byrum, Mrs. E. L. Ward, Miss Kath
leen Barrow.
The work of the school includes
study, singing, and play, besides a
brief devotional period each day.
Services Continue At
N. Edenton Church
Evangelist L. K Dodge, of Dayton,
Ohio, who is conducting revival
meetings at the Full Gospel Taber
nacle in : North Edenton, will con-
R*r*. Mr. Dod!* will bring a
message to the sick and afflicted, on
what the Bible says about healing
and how to obtain it. Special pray
er for the sick will be offered at this
service for all who request it.
Sunday night the evangelist will
bring the message on the story of
the two terrible Auburn New York
State prison riots, deaths and es-
I principal keepers murdered by con-
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 20,1937.
SOn BALL PLAY
TO BE STARTED
TUESDAY NIGHT
4-€lub League Formed;
Lions and Masons In
First Game
BY FLOOD LIGHT
Twice a Week Schedule
Through to August
Announced
Edenton’s soft ball league will de
finitely get under way Tuesday night
when the Lions and Masons will
play the first scheduled game on
Hicks Field. The second game will
take place the following Friday night
when the Red Men and Rotary teams
clash in their first game.
Floodlights have been erected on
the diamond and in preparation for
the first game Jim Daniels, mana
ger of -the Masons’ aggregation, has '
called Tor a practice at 6:30 tonight.
GraHlam' Byrum, manager of the
Lions, has his team practically se
lected and will hold a practice Fri
day night, at which time it. is ex
pected a few innings will be play
ed with candidates for the Red Men
team. Raleigh Hollowell, manager of
the Red Skins is hopeful of putting
a strong team on the field and urges
every Red Man who is interested to
report Friday night at the ball park.
Millard Bond was chosen manager of
the Rotary team and while the mem
, bership is limited, he is hopeful of
furnishing plenty of opposition for
the teams in the circuit.
Graham Byrum at a meeting held
last week was elected president of
* the league, but inasmuch as he is
! manager of one of the team 3he
thought it unwise to act as president
and suggested someone who was not
’ affiliated with any of the represent*.
tive organizations. Gus Hughea waa
N isiiljaequ.ently selected as president at
I ft meeting of club representatives
held, Tuesday afternoon.
Games will be played Tuesday and
t Friday nights beginning promptly
at 8 o’clock. Soft ball rules will be
adhered to, which call for a 10-man
team, four fielders being used in
stead of three as in regular baseball.
The rules also specify that the ball
must be pitched to the batter under
handed and no baseball spikes are
permitted by any player.
1 ; The Beason begins next Tuesday
' night and will come to a close on
August 13, .which schedule allows
four complete series of games in
which all clubs will have competed
equally.
It is the purpose to close league
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Cupola House Exhibition Great
Success, Substantial Sum Made
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Outside of the delightful social
side surrounding the affair and
which brought visitors here from
many distant climes, last week’s five
day exhibition of colonial antiques
in the Cupola House was a marked
success in other ways. The Garden
Club, which sponsored the exhibit,
realized sufficient by admissions and
daily luncheon and tea service to add
to what had been previously guar
anteed privately in assuring a new
appearance to the famed old Corbin
mansion as well as the grounds
about it.
Os the 318 visiting guests who
signed the exhibition roster, enjoyed
the attractive display of ancient re
minder of Edenton yesterdays, and
partook of the fine gastronomies!
hospitality of the Garden Qub la
dies, one registered from as far
away as Medan, Sumatra, another
f»m Oslo, Norway, two from Lon
don, England, while from the United
States names were signed with
homes >in . .California, Minnesota,
Massachusetts, New York, Illinois,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, and a dpzen
nearby states. Os course it must
not be assumed that sufficient curios
ity was aroused in these foreign
spots to bring residents from them
here for the exhibit, but they were
in this section, heard of the display,
and wasted no time getting to it,
and all spoke of it as a superlative
exhibition.
The exhibit started on Mlay 12 and
ran through to last Sunday night.
Sunday was undoubtedly the "beat
day” insofar 4a attendance went. It
might have been referred to as
"Edenton Day,” for from after
hSU? and
with townsfolk. Chairs and tables
were scattered about the lawn aim a
Chamber Os Commerce Is Reorganized
With Joseph H. Conger As The President
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Liquor Question Will
Be Voted Upon July 6
County Election Board
Sets That Date For
Voters* Decision
NOTICES POSTED
First Registration June
12; Regular Election
Rules Prevail
Voters of Chowan County will have
an opportunity on Tuesday, July 6,
to cast their ballot in favor of or
against the establishment of an
ABC liquor store in the county. This
date was definitely settled upon Fri
day morning when the Chowan Coun
ty Board of Electors held a meet
ing after receiving a written re
quest fer such an election signed by
every member of the Board of Coun
ty Commissioners. The commission
ers passed a resolution asking for
the election at their monthly meet
> ing on the first Monday in May.
The meeting of the Election Board
1 Friday was held at the call of the
chairman, R. P. Badham, with A. S.
1 Smith and L. C. Burton present,
■ composing the full board. The writ
ten request from the Commissioners
was presented asking that a special
election be called under the provis
ions of the act of the General As
sembly of North Carolina of the re
gular Session of 1937 entitled, “An
Wet to provide for the manufacture,
’ sale; and control of alcoholic bever
! Jh North Caroling” Jo detfcr
muta whether a county Mquar con
trol store or stores shall be set up
and operated in Chowan County in
; accordance with the provisions of
; said act. *-
Upon motion of L. C. Burton and
1 seconded by A. S. Smith it was un
-1 animously adopted and resolved that
such election be called pursuant to
such request and in accordance with
said act to be held July 6, 1937, and
that the Board give public notice
thereof for at least 20 days before
the opening of the registration books
by publishing such notice in The
GhoVfan Herald, a newspaper publish
ed in the Town of Edenton and Cho
wan County, and by posting the
notice in each voting precinct in said
county.
The notice appears in this issue
(Continued on Page Seven)
“family dinner,” as the sponsors
called it, was served to more than
100 guests. Four young girls, clad
in costumes descriptive of the olden
days, no doubt dug out from attic
trunks or chests, added to the quaint
attractiveness of the scene and
proved themselves additionally cap
able as waitresses. The happy
youngsters were Anna Wadsworth
Wood, Betty Wales, Myda Weaver,
and Mary Doyle White.
As for the exhibit proper it. would
be futile to attempt to enumerate
the hundreds of beautiful pieces of
furniture, glass ware, rugs, quilts,
silver, portraits, paintings, loaned so
generously from so many Edenton
homes. It might be sufficient to say
that while the old mansion was over- '
crowded with tlij£;exhibitsit.took oS 1
the temporary appearance of the
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Stores Close Half
Day Wednesdays
During Summer
Beginning Wednesday, June 2,
practically all of Edenton’s mer
chants will close their places of
business at 1 o’clock and remain
closed for the remainder of the
day. This half holiday will be in
effect during the months of June,
July and August, thus affording
owners and employees opportunity
to enjoy half day of profitable
recreation during the hot summer
months.
In order to make the store
closing a success, all who are co
operating bespeak full cooperation
on the part of customers and urge
shopping to be arranged accord
ingly.
The list of those who will ob
serve the half holiday will be
found in an adevtisement appear
ing in this issue of The Herald.
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Silver Tea Friday
By Loyal Workers
The Loyal Workers Bible Class
will give a Silver Tea in the Sunday
School Room of the Methodist
Church on Friday night, May 21, at
8 o’clock. A good program has been
planned. The public is cordially in
vited.
MAYOR AND NEW
COBNCILSWORN
Town Governing Body
Takes Over Reins
Os Office
Edenton’s’ new Towrt Council was
officially sworn in last Wednesday
night, with Clerk R. E. Leary offi
ciating. Council was opened by the
old board under which business was
transacted, following which the new
board took charge.
J. H. McMullan was first to take
the oath of office and as he was es
corted to his seat by E. W. Spires,
retiring mayor, the latter wished
him well as the city’s’ new chief
executive. W. H. Gardner then
took oath of office as city treasurer,
followed by the councilmen, A. G.
Bvrum. W. E. Bond, O. B. Perry, L.
P. Williams and J. Edwin Bufflap.
G. M. Byrum, Second Ward council
man. was absent
The only business transacted by
the new Board was to set up an or
ganization which included Dr. L. P.
Williams as Mayor pro tern; W. E.
Bond, street commissioner; A. G.
Dr. L. P. Williams and J.
Edwin Bufflap, Finance Committee:
G. M. Byrum, Park and Playground
Commissioner, and O. B. Perry, Fire
Commissioner.
In leaving office Mr. Spires com
plimented the efficiency of the Street
Department, which for the past four
years was under the supervision of
T. W. Jones .who was defeated by a
T. W. Jones, who was defeated by a
man-at-large. Tribute was also paid
the entire Board by Mr. Spires for
the splendid cooperation and sympa
thetic understanding enjoyed while
he acted as Mayor and which he
hoped would be accorded his succes
sor. to the end that Mr. McMullan
would make a name for himself far
above that he made as Mayor in
.1907. Mr. Bpires urged the new
council members not to reduce sala
ries of town employees, mentioning
that though some have been raised
since they were drastically cut, there
are still others who are underpaid.
He expressed the hope that taxes
will be paid more promtply to facil
iate work of the Council which has
been handicapped, especially this
year, due to slow return of tax
money.
“Too much emphasis has been
placed on the duties of Mayor,’’ said
Mr. Spires, “and I hope the Chamber
of Commerce is re-organized and be
gins to properly function which will
relieve the Mayor of many respon
sibilities which should not be placed
on the shoulders of Hie executive.’’
Though he is out of office. Mr.
Spires said he will not lose interest
in the town and will gladly cooperate
in any movement for the betterment
and advancement of
This newspaper is circu
lated m the territory
where Advertisers will
realize good results .
$1.25 Per Year
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Steps Taken at Lively
Court House Meeting
Tuesday Night
DUES $5
Officers Chosen and a
Permanent Organiza
tion Set for June 3
Despite several other attractions
in town Tuesday night, about 36
business men of Edenton gathered
in the Court House at the call of
Mayor J. H. McMullan to reorganize
the Edenton-Chowan Chamber of
Commerce. Considerable interest was
shown in reviving this organization,
the need for which has been keenly
felt for many months.
Mr. McMullan opened the me 1 ting
and after stating its purpose /* led
a committee to select a tern ry
organization to act until a/ _»na
nent s% of officers are elected at a
meeting to be held Thursday night,
June 3. This committee, composed
of J. W. Davis, R. P. Badham, L. H.
Haskett, A. G. Byrum and J. A.
Curran, presented the following to
act as temporary officers: President,
J. H. Conger, vice presidents, W. D.
Pruden, W. S. Privott and John W.
. Graham; chairman membership com
mittee, W. M. Wilkins; chairman
finance committee, M. F. Bond; chair
man entertainment committee, C. E.
, Kramer; chairman publicity commit
, tee, J. Edwin Bufflap; chairman
t parks and playgrounds committee,
t W. W. Byrum; chairman highways
( committee, Julien Wood; ebairman
. new industries committee, J. L. Wig
gins; chairman public relations com
mittee, E. W. Spires; chairman city
, beautification committee, Mrs. J. A.
‘ Moore.
W. M. WiJtklns, chairman of the
| membership ’'•committee, with such
assistance a3 he may deem necessary,
will begin a canvass for member
r ships immediately in the hope that
practically 100 per cent will be
signed up when a permanent organi
zation is set up June 3rd.
The membership fee was discussed
s at the meeting, which finally was
r decided to be $5.00 for individual
. members and the committee will
s meet later to decide what should be
i expected from corporations and mer
r chants.
Interest displayed at the meeting
s augurs well for an active Chamber
■ of Commerce, a number of move
, ments having already been suggest-
I ed which is in line with the duties
' of a Chamber of Commerce. It was
i suggested that a committee meet
, with D. Collins Barnes, State High
• way Commission for this district, in
• the interest of preventing a possible
• removal of the highway shop from
• Edenton, and urging a road leading
into Edenton from the new Albe
' marie Sound bridge road.
O. H. Brown In Charge
Program At Rotary
Oscar H. Brown will be in charge
of the program at the Rotary Club
luncheon today in the Parish House.
Mr. Brown hasn’t divulged the na
ture of the program, but without a
doubt he will present something that
will interest members of the Club.
At last week’s meeting John W.
Graham, who together with W. D.
Holmes attended the Rotary Con
vention held at Newport News, Va.,
gave a splendid report of the meet
ing.
Summer Schedule
At Local Library
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f Mrs. Sidney .McMullan, librarian
at the Shepard-Pfuden library, has
announced the summer schedule for
the Library, which will go into effect
Monday, May 24. The public is
urged to note .the following schedule,
which will begin Monday:
The Library will be open from
10 to 1 each morning, except Sunday.
Monday and Friday nights the hours
will be from 8 to 10, and Sunday
afternoons from 4 to 6.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
The regular Masonic meeting will
be held tonight at 8 o’clock in the
Court House. Only two more meeting
nights remain in the attendance con
test and another large crowd is ex
pected to be present tonight.
BANK CLOSED TODAY
The Bank of Edenton win be closed
all day today (Thursday) in cele
bration of Mecklenburg Day; a legal
holiday in banking circles.