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/• these columns will bo found o fair presentation of local and county news of general interest. Volume IV—Number 30. Badkam ABC Chairman Bond A Member; Welch He rj 0 Boards Meet Jointly To morrow to Pick New Third Man SALARY STATUS Short life For Bootleg gers If Authorities Have Their Way - Carrying out the law in an earnest «ndeavor to take the ABC situation in this county, as approved by the ■electorate, out of the problematical class at the very outset, and estab lish its operation on a high standard basis, the three Chowan boards em powered with this privilege and. au thority have already acted this week, 4nd, because of the reluctance of cue appointee to serve, will do so again at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. Last Monday R. P. Badham, Edon ton merchant and chairman of the county board of elections, was chosen chairman of the supervising Board of Control, at .a salary of 375 per month. Millard F.' Bond, Edenton peanut processor, was named a sec ond member of the same body, and W. D. Welch, up-county resident, was selected as third member, the last two on a $4 per diem basis. Yesterday, however, Mr. Welch aent word to town after he had first told a Herald inquirer that his re sponse to his appointment would be negative, that under no circumstances could he adjust his past attitude of opposition to one of compliance, and for that reason If no other be would refuse the honor. Once tide raitsel had b-cn made known to D. H. Warrsn, head *»f two o{ the appointing boards, plana were •wde.fot hurried action ltxJtifiktojj word the naming of some dftpfta Welch’s place. The meeting for to morrow afternoon, will, therefore, cover that purpose. Once the supervising board is com pleted tomorrow it is understood there will be practically immediate action looking toward the selection of a site in which to locate the store, and the naming of subordinate employees, presumably two, to serve as dispensers of stock. At the mo ment there seems a prevalent belief that the store will be centrally locat ed on Broad Street, probably in the White property adjoining Sutton’s drug store, although no positive statement as to this can be made rjntil tfie Board acts. There has been much talk, too, that the store might go down below King Street, in the ancient Cheapside section, but that seems to be out. As for the proposed store mana ger, for which there have been the usual number of aspirants, the ap pointing conferees have made the board chairman’s salary sufficiently high, they feel, to require of him a more exacting supervision than in Bertie and Pasquotank counties, where the salary is but SSO a month. In other words, and the appointers have been frank about it, and Mr. Badham agrees, it will be expected of the new chairman that he i#ill more or less usurp the job of mana ger as well as chairman, and that while he will not be expected to serve as a counter salesman he will, nevertheless keep a sharp eye on what goes on most of the selling hours, and be responsible for the proper operation.of the store. • The law is pretty explicit as to whom sales may be made and some one other than a happy greeter will need to be watchful. For instance anyone ever arrested for drunken driving;, ot one who has been up for continued ifcrtmkenness, can make no purchases, and in this regard, of course, there will be full enforcement At Monday’s meeting a full attend ance was noted from the County Commissioners, with five of the seven members of the County School Board THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY k • ♦ »■■*■!■■■HlM PWI— O i HEADSBOARD ( t r -Hii WL - R. P. BADHAM After careful consideration Monday morning, Mr. Badham f was unanimously elected as Chairman ot Chowan County’s Alcoholic Board of Control. Edenton Committee To Assist In Celebration t)f U. S. Constitution The Herald has just received from Sol Bloom, director general of the United States Constitution Sesquicen tonnial Commission, the names of a committee to cooperate on plans for observing the 150th anniversary of tifk* fermation of the United States anniversary will committee, appointed” ~ Mayor J. H. McMullan, is as follows: John Augustus Moore, J. L. Wiggins, Julien Wood, John A. Holmes, W. D. Pruden, E. W. Spires, Mrs. Junius W. Davis, Mrs. J. N. Pruden, Mrs. M. P. Whichard and Mrs. C. E. Kramer. Godwin Referee In $12,000 Lumber Suit Surrounded by many blue print drawings, ancient deeds and books of record, Judge A. P. Godwin, of Gates County, sitting as a special referee in the Superior court here, took test imony from a large number of Cho wan fanners and others this week in the consideration of an action brought by E. B. White, up county husbandman, against the Foreman- Blades Lumber Company, of Eliza beth City. Something like $12,000 with interest for seven years is in volved in the matter which has to do with the logging of 150 acres of White’s timber, totaling around a million and a half feet of lumber. The action reached Referee God win through Superior Judge Waiter Small, now seriously ill. The defend ant concern, represented at the pro ceedings by W. D. Pruden, is charged with having overcut a large contract in the neighborhood of White’s pro perty, and that no subsequent recom pense was made for the White tim ber. The plaintiff offered many neighbors in substantiation of his claim the timber had been removed. R. C. Holland and John F. White of Edenton and J. A. Pritchett, of Wind sor, prosecuted the action for White. CJM.T.C Applicants Have Limited Time Brigadier General Manus McClos key, Commanding General Fort Bragg is most anxious to see that the young men of North Carolina avail themselves of the opportunity to secure Uncle Sam’s prize one month summer vacation at the Citi zens’ Military Camp, which is to be held at Fort Bragg, N. C., the larg est Artillery Post in the United States,, from August 3rd to Septem ber Ist. This opportunity will be lost to the boys of Chowan County unless they enroll quickly, according to information received from General Manus McCloskey, the Commanding ply to Richard D. Dixon, of Edenton, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 22,1937. {An Editorial) j Boy Scout Trails Lead To Democracy I One could not read the account in the “New York Times Magazine’’ of June 27 of the Boy Scout Jamboree held in Washington, D. C., with out regret that Edenton was not represented in that mighty host of 25,000 boys, the future American Citizens. Our town, .boasting its history, its. culture, refinement, and riotism, is woefully lacking in its response to train our young boy 3 in all the qualities that are found in Scout ranks. We have these young folks, anxious to be scouts but waiting for a leader. We also have fine young men who have been and could be efficient leaders if they felt their responsibilities. Some say they haven’t time but we are afraid they look at the work for the year as an arduous task. But the great Teacher said when He taught His disciples, “Give us this day our daily bread”, not for a whole year or a month but for one day at a time. Our boys have alreajdy been provided with a beautiful cabin given by one of our generods citizens Shall it stay closed while our youths roam up and down the streets without the training they deserve? A Scout is trustworthy, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. This is their law. To be a Scout is to belong to an organization already established in 46 Countries, an international brotherhood of boys, non-political, non sectarian. Boys and young men with acout training are stepping more and more into positions of leadership. Fifty per cent of our high school boys are scouts, most significant that they hold a clear majori ty of student offices. What an opportunity is before some young man in helping to shape our boys’ destinies to become useful citizens through the contact with them in the work of this great organization. It must make one proud to be selected as the leader of the local unit of which there are 32,000 in America. Let us become more interested and enthusiastic in the undertaking and let us hope that one of our young; men may soon feel the call to lead these fine boys, knowing that this training leads to true demo cracy. SOIL CONSERVING PROGRAM URGED UPON EVERY ONE v- Rowell Asks All Farm ers to Join Benefiting Movement SUPERVISORS SOON Acreage Base Increases Likely to Follow Such * *• ' Action • . ' ' .. ; lift ■ N. v K. Sowell, Chowan County Agent, ia very anxious that all Chowan farmers benefit by the gov ernment soil-conserving and soil building program and in order to stimulate interest and acquaint farm ers, with this opportunity, he has mailed many letters regarding this matter. The substance of his letter is as follows: “The Supervisors will soon begin work in mapping farms, getting acres of cotton, tobacco, peanuts and general crops, as well as soil build ing practices. I hope when they call, you will assist them as much as possible in getting up the necessary information and that you will be able to comply with the Soil Conser vation Program. Last year we re ceived 731 checks amounting to $58,722.58, and will be entitled to more this year and an additional amount of $11,896.40 for soil build ing pratcises, provided these pay ments are earned. Last year we had a total of 175 farms that did not qualify and I hope that we will get 100 per cent to qualify this year. “According to records we have around 1500 acres of idle land and I hope you will get this into a soil conserving crop between now and October 31. This will help you to qualify and earn soil building pay ments. I was talking to a farmer a few days ago who is entitled to a diversion and soil building payment amounting to $46.68 and unless he has the required acres of soil con serving crops he will not earn one penny. I have advised him to go to the expense of planting all his idle acres to a soil conserving crop. He can afford to do this since it will cost less than the money he will earn and his land will be in better shape for another year, i “I believe you will agree with me that our bases for cotton, tobacco, peanuts and general crops are low and we have worked faithfully in trying to get them raised, but when we go to Raleigh they always tell us that our census report gives us cre dit for only 35,060 acres of crop land. They are willing to make an increase if we can prove to them that we have more crop land in the county. This is impossible when there is so much land lying idle and I hope by October 31 it can be re ported as soil conserving.’’ County Council Meets Saturday Afternoon A meeting of the County Council of home demonstration dubs will be held Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock Colwell, just back from a session of summer school, is anxious that every member of the Council be present. JOB APPLICANTS MUST FILL OUT QUESTIONNAIRE Town Adopts Modem Wrinkle to Secure Best Employes INNOVATION Inspired by Police Com mission In Search For New Patrolman Perplexing consideration of the se lection of a third patrolman for the Edenton police department has led the newly appointed police commis sioners together with Mayor Mc- Mullan to the determination that the only way to meet an appointment of this sort, or any other piece of town employment, is to have all appli cants fill out an autobiographical form relating to themselves, their past, their present and what they really aspire to be. Actually tho blank may be of a type used in larger cities but it is an innovation here and will go far toward elimi nating influence or pull in greed for office. The commissioners were confront ed with the need of a third officer to take the place at once of Night Patrolman Bob Pratt, who starts on his vacation today. Five candidates were out for the berth, even if a temporary one, and it was surprising how many “friends” each had. These “friends”, following the customary proceedure, buttonholed the commis sioners privately, dragging them into secret recesses and using the ancient play of hot air influence in trying to coax the job for their favorite. Naturally this proved irksome to 1 the commissioners and they were just about to recommend Dan Canady, former Edentonian now of Elizabeth City, when, after conference with Mayor McMullan, they hit upon their application idea. The application blank, which leaves no loophole for evasion and which says unequivocal ly “Show me,” as well as the section requiring three prominent endorse ments, and which will be used for all (Continued on Page Five) Mrs. Holoman Speaks At Rotary Meeting: Os interest to Rotarians at their meeting today will be a vocational address by Mrs. Randolph Holoman, acting district manager in the N. C. employment office. Mrs. Holoman will explain the work done through her office and no doubt bring to the attention of the Rotarians many ac complishments of which very little is known by the club members and citizens in general. The program last Thursday was in charge of Jimmy Earnhardt, who called upon various committee chair men for suggestions as to club activ ity during the year. In this connec tion the club expressed its concern over the naming of a scoutmaster for the Edenton Boy Scouts as well as arranging a play ground for children at the northern end of Hicks Field. Two new members, George Cape hart and Arthur Chappell, have re cently been added to the club. Progress Report Indicates C. of C. Been Very Active ~• j LIKESEDENTON j .. ■ •::•■ „. . i MRS. MILDRED SEYDELL Internationally read newspaper I woman, who made a second visit I to Edenton the latter part of last week. “I fell in love with your city on a former visit,” said Mrs. Seydell, “and I just had to come back.” She gathered consider able information about Edenton about which she will write in j [ metropolitan newspaper columns. Edenton Men Injured In Auto Accident Three men suffered painful if not serious injuries in two motor acci dents in this section Tuesday night. ’ Floyd White, war veteran and state employment agency aide here, was hurt the most after his car faadj crashed head-on with one driven byi J. Lester Forehand near Hancock I station. Possible internal injuries] and a bad leg wound were his por-i ! tion, and Forehand lost a lot ofi I blood and received a couple of minor' • fractures. Both were brought to • town for treatment. ; As Corporal George I. Dail, who; : fas summoned to the scene, gathered i 1 his report White was northbound on ’ the Virginia highway headed toward I I the White homestead near Gliden. | As he neared the curve he found i r himself suddenly confronted by a] ! mule cart without a light. To avoid ] 1 collision with it he swerved his car 1 to the left and contacted with Fore ' hand coming south. Both cars were wrecked The. other mishap happened up 1 near Mitchell’s curve. Claude Ward, » Gates county man, preferred a tele ; phone pole to the highway and knocked it down, wrecking his car in i doing so and necessitating 17 stitches in his scalp at a Sunbury doctor’s office. Jack Russell Aids In Earhart Search | Friends hereabouts will be inter ested to know that though the search | for Amelia Earhart, missing aviatrix, j was unsuccessful, Jack Russell, Eden- i ton boy, is a member of the U. S. S. i Lexington carrying 65 planes which! was brought into service to search, for the famed flyer. Jack is proud j of his part in the search and, in part, writes as follows to the editor: of The Herald from Howland Island: | “Working all night at Long Beach,] Cal., loading fuel and provisions, we; left for San Diego to pick up men. from several squadrons prior to 1 landing 62 planes on the flight deck.. After three days, 21 hours and 16 minutes we anchored in Tahaima Roads. The U. S. S. Avoret came along side upon anchoring to give us gasoline for the planes. , “At 4:30 Friday morning the U. S. | S. Ramapo, Navy tanker, came in to 1 refuel us before our dash southward' to search for Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan. After refueling we proceeded to the Phoenix Island I group south of the equator. “Upon arrival off the Phoenix group two squadrons, one on either side of the ship, will take off with two miles flying space between the planes. They traveled at an alti tude of about 300 feet, at 90 miles per hour, then turning in the same direction of the ship going another t 40 miles. Having made this flight! the two squadrons returned aboard and two others went through the same procedure.” Jack had only about 15 minutes to write his letter before one of the utility planes left for Honolulu, and »- In closing expressed best regards to his Edenton friends. < This newspaper is circu lated m the territory where Advertisers will realise good results. $1.25 Per Year Executive Session Re veals Moves Made to Benefit the Town 14 PROJECTS President Conger Urges All Members Make New Suggestions Although quietly active since its recent organization proof was offer ed at a meeting of the executive committee of the Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday afternoon to indicate that the organ ization has been on the job from the ] start, and has promoted or is pro moting a large number of important projects of lively industrial interest to this section. Tuesday’s gathering was called by President Joseph E. Conger, who, with Secretary J. H. McMullan, has been instrumental in keeping the business pot boiling hereabouts. It was Mr. Conger’s thought that not only should there be an enumeration of what had been done since the Chamber started but that new views should be obtained as to anything I additional the organization should ! popularize. | Best of all the news was the real i ization that many outside interests ] had written in relatiye to Edenton and the Chowan sector. Mr. Conger expressed himself as feeling th's showed a quickening interest in this territory as a trade center, and he said he was confident t iat as the fall months approached these inquiries would multiply and that some satis fying results would accrue. | Mr. McMullan was asked to men tip* off-hand the things the Chamber •hfcrf promoted and was working for. | His enumeration included such mat ! ters as: ■| ; Promoted luncheon to the District Highway Commissioner and visiting County Commissioners on the occa i sion of their road project hearings at j Edenton. Financed by County Cum ] missioners. I Promoted (and contributed special j articles) to Virginia Dare Celebra -1 tion special editions. Advertisements ] paid for by County and Town. I Promoted publication of 10,000 handy booklets inviting tourists to Edenton. Have arranged to distri bute them in quantity to the Roa- I noke Island Celebration. Have interceded with Congress man Warren and the Bureau of Fish eries to have the Pembroke Creek waters leading to the Fish Hatchery cleared of all obstructions to traffic. Feel assured of success. Negotiating at length with a sjy bean manufacturer to locate in Chowan County. Good progress be ing made. I Assisting Edenton Boys’ Band to j attend the Virginia Dare Celebration. Arranging for this colorful organiza j tion to distribite our literature on j that occasion. ] Perfecting an organization of j Northeastern N. C. counties to fight ;to retain U. S. Route 17 as now located. j Have contacted WPA authorities ; relative to further projects for ] Chowan County. Arranging for formation of a J Merchants’ Association ac- an agency • of the Chamber of Commerce ' Have supplied publicity to Caro . lina Motor Club agencies, State Port Authority of Virginia, and have ans wered numerous inquiries for infor mation about Edenton and Chowan County. , Perfecting plans for a system of | effective Bill Board advertising call ing attention to our tourist appeal j and industrial advantages. Also , arranging for advertisements in Manufacturers’ Record, j Have written to District Engineer ! urging opening up of a county road in Cowpen Neck section. Much correspondence with federal ]and commercial authorities relative to the establishment of a seaplane anchorage here. Has urged an appropriation for deepening the harbor which has al | ready been allocated. It was the consensus of opinion of the committee that these things j showed a step forward but that much j else remained to be done. The President said he was always at the call of all the Chamber members and ► would welcome any suggestion from each of them at any time.