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Volume IV.—Number 40.
Some Like it, Some Don’t
Bnt Traffic Signs Are Up
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“No U-Turn” Warnings
Great Success, Say
Police
UTTLEFAULT
Critics Sneer at Innova
tion But Maybe They
Have No Children
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Saturday morning inaugurated a
change in Edenton’s traffic rules when j
.standards were placed at the four j
principal intersections in the business i
section displaying signs prohibiting :
U-turns. The standards, used on I
Chowan River bridge before the,
bridge was toll free, were secured!
free from the Highway Department!
aw}, now bear signs “No U-Turns”)
can easily be seen by motorists:
coming in any direction.
Decision to adopt this traffic rule'
was made at the regular September!
meeting of Town Council the second
Tuesday when the dangerous prac-l
tice was brought to the attention of j
the councilmen. An ordinance wasj
also passed imposing a fine of $5 for
, anyone violating the ordinance. . j
Immediately following installation j
of the standards a great amount ofj
criticism was heard, though far
more commendation resulted as a re
sult of the change in traffic regula
tions.
That the new ruling has resulted.
, in more orderlyUjaffic, especially og!
1 Saturdays when lUroad Street ip uu-j
able to accommodaij» enough" pifHdng
space for the jaanywars coming to 1
town, was voiMfcrf %pr bye Spry
police officer. Cniei of A
re there were apparently more cars in
/ town Saturdaythan on previous Sat
' urdays, there was less traffic trouble j
than has been experienced in the lasti
several years.
Night Patrolmen Robert Pratt and)
Joseph Bunch also commented upon;
improvement of traffic all day Satur- j
day, while State Patrolman Dail
said he too noticed a great improve
ment and that instead of motorists
driving back and forth between King
and Queen Streets, no doubt seeking
a parking space, more cars were
parked beyond those streets.
The principal objection to the U-
Tum ruling is the inconvenience
caused by local people coming down
town and not being allowed to make
a U-turn at King Street. As for the
merchants there are some who criti
cize the plan while others say it is the
best thing so far done in the way of
regulating traffic. Another criticism
heard is that the standards are un
sightly and if U-Turns are to be
forbidden the signs should be over
head or else four neater standards
placed at each street intersection.
However, the standards are up,
Town Council has ruled against U-
Tums, an ordinance has been passed
imposing a $5 fine for violations and
police officers will make arrests for
breaking the law.
Mayor Will Attend
Englehard Meeting
Mayor J. H. McMullan has received
and has accepted ah invitation to at
tend a meeting of the Southern Albe
marle Association to be -held at
Englehard in Hyde County, Thursday
afternoon, October 7. To this meet
ing representatives from the entire
northeastern section of the State!
have been invited, as well as many j
prominent State officials. J
Congressman Lindsay Warren will
. be the principal speaker and both;
Senators Josiah W. Bailey and Robert |
R. Reynolds are expected to attend. |
Toll free ferries and bridges, de-j
velopment of natural resources and
the promotion of better roads are the'
objectives of the meeting and Mayor!
McMullan, in accepting the invitation,
stressed the importance of coopera
tion in such matters and his pleasure
in attending to render what service
porting 1 new schedule signs S’advan
tageous points announcing the winter
schedule. The new schedule, how
ever will effect, the lest trip which
will leave Edenton at 4 p. m., and
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
BOY SCOUTS READY
TO REORGANIZE
Scoutmaster George Capehart Will
Meet With Troop Committee
Next Week
Though only informal meetings
have been held by the Edenton Boy
Scouts since George Capehart re
cently agreed to act as scoutmaster,
it now appears that the Edenton
troop will soon be reorganized and
the youngsters taking part in Scout
j activities which have been dormant
j for many months.
i Lewis Lester, scout executive of
: the Tidewater Council of Norfolk,
! Va., was in Edenton Monday confer
) ing with Mr. Capehart, when methods
lof organization were discussed as
I well as other phases of the scout
| movement. During the interview Mr.
' Capehart arranged for a meeting
j with the local troop committee which
i will be held some time next week,
] the exact day not known early this
! week.
j Mr. Capehart says the boys are
j displaying much interest in Scout
j work and that 25 to 30 of them have
been meeting in the hope of being
j included in the troop. He feels that
! he will have no trouble at all in
! mustering together a’ complete troop
consisting of four patrols of eight
members each.
Every member of the troop com
• mittee is expected to respond to Mr.
; Capehart’s call for a meeting next
I week, he is taking the responsibility
'• only after being assured full cooper
' ation of the troop committee and
j those interested in the work among
j boys. 4/
RtM. L WHITE
DRAWING URGE
REVIVAL CROWDS
Lively Interest In Bap
tist Meeting In Pro
gress This Week
TWO A DAY
Special Service For Men
And Boys Sunday
Afternoon
Beginning with large congrega
tions at both services Sunday, Dr. J.
L. White, of Miami, Florida, who is
preaching for the revival meeting in
the Edenton Baptist Church, con
tinues to attract good sized congre
gations and interest apparently is in
creasing in the meeting. \
Sunday night the main auditorium
as well as the side, class rooms were
filled with a few having to resort to
the balcony for seats. At this meet
ing Dr. White preached on the res
toration of Jerusalem in the course
of which he said that world events,
in his opinion, were shaping toward
the day when Jews would again have
possession cf Jerusalem.
On Monday night Dr. White spoke
on “Why Men Don’t Go to Church.”
This sermon was especially directed
to men, particularly to those belong
ing to civic or fraternal organizations
who many times put their club or
lodge activities ahead of the church.
-A large crowd was also present on
j Tuesday night when Dr. White used
as his subject “The Test of Love.”
I Dr. White announced two erxtra
' ordinary meetings during the week,
one oil- Friday afternoon at 3:30
j o’clock for womeii and girls only
when he will Speak on “An Immortal
' Woman.” The women’s choir will
lead the singring for this service.
| Then on Sunday afternoon at 3:30
; o’clock a service will be held for men
! and boys only when Dr. White’s
| subject will be “The Cradle of the
! World’s Law—Zion.” The men’s
chorus will lead the singing for this
service and every man in Edenton
and surrounding territory is especial
ly urged to attend.
Services will continue during the
week at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.,
except Saturday.
The evangelistic services will come
to a close Sunday night when Dr.
White will speak on “Facing the Un-
J„ G. CAMPEN IN HOSPITAL
J. G. Campen was taken to the
J w Thursday night and on Friday
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, September 30,1987.
E. H. S. FOOTBALL
TEAM TRIUMPHS
IN FIRST GAME
Windsor Team Is Com
pletely Outclassed
On Hicks Field
SCOReT 40-7
Hard Practice In Prepa-j
ration For Tarboro
Friday
Though outweighed, Edenton High!
School’s football team got off to a;
fine start Thursday afternoon when)
they swamped the Windsor High|
School team 40 to 7 on Hicks Field, j
Despite an unusually warm afternoon
for football, Coach David Holton’s j
boys appeared to be in midseason j
form with the weather having very,
little,if any, effect on the speed of;
the youngsters. The local team is!
very light, compared with squads'
during the past few years, but Hol-j
ton expects what his boys lack in
this respect to be offset by speed.
An encouraging phase of this
year’s edition appears to be in the
fact that there are no particular
outstanding stars. The boys realize
that in order for the team to make,
a good showing each one must con-1
tribute his part. And it was with this'
in mind, no doubt, that in the first;
game the boys played as a unit and
though not all of them scored points,]
they did give a good account of them-1
selves in the various positions, thus]
aiding their team-mates to carry the)
ball for points.
Coach Holton took advantage of
the big lead and sent in at one time
or another practically every member
of the squad, all of whom showed
prospects of devefcping mto first
class high school material.
Pete Everett, flashy last year,
again demonstrated that he can carry I
the ball either by line bucking or!
broken field running. He was the
principal scorer of the day and to
gether with William Cayton forms a
combination that should furnish no
end of truble to opposing teams this
year.
Probably the biggest improvement
over last year was noticed in the
playing of Robert Chesson. This
youngster added considerable yard
age by his driving and ability in
picking holes or sidestepping would
be tacklers.
Clyde Spencer showed promise of
developing into a good booter, kick
ing the. ball for many yards, and
making a good running mate for
Everett, Chesson, Cayton and Dur
wood Harrell in the backfield.
The linesmen, too, played well, on
many occasions forming a veritable
brick wall for Windsor’s line plung
ers and making openings for their
own backfield men by which much
ground was gained.
Scoring honors went to Everett
who made four touchdowns while
(Continued on Page Five)
| Communicable Diseases j
1 Topic Os Health Warning j
I 1 2
Dr. F. H. Garriss, county health
officer, desires to stress the import
ance of guarding against communic
able diseases by public eating and
drinking and has submitted the fol
lowing for publication:
, “At this season of the year when
so many children will soon begin to
-visit fairs, shows, carnivals, etc., we
think it is very timely to give a word
of warning against promiscuous eat
ing and drinking in public places.
“Colds, septic sore throat, diphth
eria, trench mouth, syphilis, and even
typhoid fever and other diseases, can
easily be contracted at public eating
and drinking places. Os course every
child that goes to a fair, drinks a
pop or eats a'-hot dog will not con
tract some disease. But during this
fall there will be some children who
will contract some communicable di
sease from eating and drinking at
fairs.
“The State Board of Health is
making a strong effort to make the
regular cases of the state safe and
sanitary. They have to meet certain
requirements as to equipment, the
food they sell Is inspected and the
employees such as cooks, waiters,
and dish-washers are required to pro
duce a current health certificate.
Most all drug stores are required to
KRAMER BOOSTS
OCTOBER 12 AS
AIR MAIL DAY
State Postal Tour Will
Land Plane Then In
Elizabeth City, j
CLUBSTO HELP
| local Firms Promise Co
| operation to Patron
ize Service
j Though it is unlikely that any of
] the air mail planes will land in
) Edenton during air mail week, which
I will be observed in North Carolina
] on the week of October 11-16, Post
master C. E. Kramer as well as all
j postmasters in the State, is enter
ing enthusiastically into plans for
] the celebration. Mr. Kramer says
i the more air mail letters sent from
| Edenton during this event will better
' Edenton’s chances for air mail con
| sideration later on.
According to present expectations
a plane will land at Elizabeth City,
from where Edenton’s air mail will
be picked up. The plane will be
there on October 12 and any mail
from Edenton will have to be depos-
I ited any time on October 11, which
I will in turn be transported to Eliza
' beth City on the Wilson star route j
; truck early on the morning of the
; 12th in time to be picked up by the j
! mail plane.
I Mr. Kramer has been working!
! with the’ Chamber of Commerce, the
j two civic clubs, Rotarians and Lions,
i and business men to the end that a
goodly amount of air mail is sent
that day. He has the assurance or
the Edenton Peanut Company, the
Albemarle Peanut Company, as well
as of the merchants who
, have promised to send all their
mail on that day by air.
Rural carriers, too, says Mr.
! Kramer, will contact those on their
! routes who will cooperate in the
event and see to it that their mail is
dispatched properly to be placed on
the plane.
In order to create interest to the
end that much air mail goes out from
Edenton that day, the following com
mittee has agreed to cooperate with
Mr. Kramer: Mayor J. H. McMullan,
M. F. Bond, J. A. Moore, Thomas
Chears and J. Clarence Leary.
In view of the fact that beautiful
cachets are being prepared for towns
where planes will stop, Mr. Kramer
is of the opinion that local people
ought to meet and decide upon some
slogan, a date of important signifi
cance or some other material of
which Edenton is civic conscious. One
suggestion is that a picture and
date of the Chowan County Court
House be printed on stationery.
Postmaster Kramer is hopeful that
full cooperation will be given the
air mail experiment and believes air
mail week will result in the greatest
forward step in the history of the
service.
“Parents'"allow their children to ac
quire careless habits of drinking and
eating behind one another at home
and of course the child thinks it is
all right to do the same thing abroad.
But at home it is quite different than
at public places. It is not even as
necessary for a house-wife to be as
particular with her cooking or dish
washing as for a case. The case or
soda fountain serves everyone that
comes along, regardless of what com
municable disease he may have,
whereas the house-wife at home serv
es only the members of her own fam
ily and she generally knows they are
well. For example, suppose some
man with syphilitic sores in his mouth
or trench mouth, gets a drink at a
a drug store that serves in glasses.
That glass is washed in cold water
or even soap or fairly hot water and
rinsed in cold water, the germs of,
syphilis or trench mouth are still:
clinging to the edge of the glass for)
the next person to lick off and that
person may be none other than your
little boy or girl. The same thing
can be true in cases where the plates,
spoons, etc., are not scalded or steri
lised. But at a public fair where it
is almost impossible to inspect or re
gulate the eating and drinking places
these dangers are much more nume
rous. The operators are not given
health examinations, the food is often
not pure, in sonie instances there
is very little or no dish wishing done,
Commerce Chamber Saves
District Office For Town
FARMERS SURE OF ,
9c FOR COTTON
Government Guarantees That Amount j
For Cooperation In Adjustment
Program
Cotton farmers in this county are
advised by County Agent N. K. ]
Rowell relative to their price adjust
ment payments, and have been warn
ed that in order to collect these pay
ments on their 1937 crop, sales re
ceipts for disposals during the past;
fifteen days must be in Mr. Rowell’s j 1
office by today, and that for sales
after September 15 a similar leeway j
of fifteen days after such sales will j
be allowed for filing the receipts.
Carbons of buyers’ receipts will be | J
accepted, according to Mr. Rowell’s :
advices, if they bear the original :
signature of the buyer. And in this!
respect Mr. Rowell explained that all j :
farmers are eligible for the price ad-!'
justment payments whether they co- j
operated or not in the 1937 program, i
but if they wish to seek such pay- 1
ments in 1938 they must comply with
the requirements of the 1938 pro
gram.
It is the desire of the government i
to keep the price of middling cotton j
up to 12 cents or more a pound, and
| to further this the government will, i
i under the adjustment program, guar-;
! antee all growers a basic price of 9
I cents a pound, reducing with the
i grade of cotton raised. Os course, if
the government sells the cotton for
more than the guaranteed price, the
farmer will benefit by the advance,:
less the cost of insurance and stor-1
age. j
In this connection the farmer will!
give a sort of note guaranty for the I
9 cents a pound loan,'But if the gov
ernment sale ffails' to bring this
amount it will cancel the note. In
other words, the grower gets a flat
guaranty by the government that a
minimum of 9 cents will be secured
for his cotton, and his note is but an
acceptance of this pledge.
And, simple as the plan is, the
grower, after receiving the 9 cents
per pound loan which he does not
have to return, will receive a 3 cents
per pound adjustment on 65 per
cent of his base production if his cot
ton does not bring 9 cents a pound.
Os course for what it may bring
over 9 cents he will receive the dif
ference.
HEARING CALLED
DISCUSS CHANNEL
IMPROVEMENTS
Interested Parties In
vited to Meet In Coun
cil Chamber
OCT. A. M.
Channel to U. S. Fish
Hatchery Will Be
Considered
A public hearing will be held in
Town Council Chamber Friday, Octo
ber 8, at 11 A. M. in relative to pro
posed improvements to the channel
from Edenton Bay up Pembroke
Creek to the United States Fish Hat
chery. An examination and survey
for this improvement was authorized
by the War Department under the)
River and Harbor Act of August 26,
1937.
All interested parties are invited to
be present, or to be represented, at
the above time and place, particular
ly navigation interests, the officials
of towns or counties in the locality, I
and the representatives of civi’c or
ganizations, whose interests may be
affected by the proposed improve
ment. They will be given an oppor
tunity to express their views regard
ing the matter.
I Oral statements will be heard; but:
| for accuracy of record, all important |
j facts and arguments should be sub-1
j mitted in writing, in quadruplicate, i
• as the records of the hearing will be
| forwarded for consideration by the 1
j War Department. Written state
ments may be handed in at the hear-
I ing, or may be mailed previously to
: Lieut. Col. John H. CaJfcuth, U. S.
district engineer at Norfolk.
! GO TO CHURCH SUNDAT
National Go to Church Sunday will
> be Methodist Church
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realize good results.
$1.25 Per Year
Employment, Office Will
Have Main Headquar
ters In Edenton
KEIL IN CHARGE
Williamston Branch Of
fice With Bazemore
As Manager
Recent efforts by the local chamber
of commerce to have Edenton con
tinued as a main district office of the
N. C. State Employment Service in
stead of being changed to a branch
office as announced from Raleigh,
have proven successful according to
information given out yesterday. The
Raleigh announcement stated that
Williamston would succeed Edenton
as the district headquarters, but
complaint by the commerce chamber
against this has resulted in the
tables being reversed, with Edenton
remaining as district headquarters
and Williamston to be started as a
branch office.
The reversal of the Raleigh plan
to change the offices has resulted,
also, in another change. Cyrus W.
Bazemore, former Windsor editor,
who passed the test with a high
rating and was named district mana
ger to be stationed in Williamston,
will go to Williamston, all right, but
as a branch manager, and Philip F.
Keil, selected as a branch manager
to be in charge here, has been raised
to district manager of the local bu
reau.
The Williamston office will be
opened tomorrow. Previous delay has
been occasioned by tardiness in get
ting office equipment butit
yesteraay and operation will start at
orice in the Martin County seat with
Mr. Bazemore as boss.
Dixon Digs Out Old
Records To Support
Historical Claims
Richard Dillard Dixon, Chowan
court clerk and renowned local anti
quary, is at it again, and on Tuesday
hit his rusty old history anvil a
couple of awful licks. Strength to
his strong right arm was inspired
by a recent bit of ironical comment
by Charles Whedbee, Hertford coun
sellor and defender of the Perqui
mans faith, that Chowan wasn’t so
much and that the county to its north
east could beat it to a frazzle with
old records, and Mr. Whedbee men
tioned the Kilcocanen-Durant deed of
1661, supposed to be the oldest paper
of record in North Carolina. Where
upon Mr. Dixon made the anvil ring
right here and shot sparks toward
Hertford and New Bern, too, if you
wish full facts.
He showed an ancient original holo
graph, nearly undecipherable, record
ed here in 1670, six years after
Durant’s Indian paper, and, said Mr.
Dixon, “Take a peep—this is an origi
nal recorded with us the day it was
written, not one of those fancy
flights Perquimans boasts of dated so
early, but which never reached the
records for fifty years afterward—
here’s ours—where’s theirs?—nobody
knows—maybe Charlie Whedbee can
tell—let’s hear from him.”
Then Mr. Dixon turned to another
drawer and showed a printed* bail
piece turned out in this town July
28, 1711, by which Joseph Madison
pledged himself as a security in the
sum of “2 pounds 11 shillings, to be
paid with 1 barrell of pork and 12
j buck skins dressed.” “And now that
Charlie Whedbee has been disposed
of,” said Mr. Dixon, “let the New
j Bern historians say something, for
they have done much to write into
North Carolina history that the first
printing done in this State was in
] their town and by James Davis in
1749—yet here you are, printing in
1711, only 28 years before.”
Lions Plan Install
Radios In Schools
j If plans approved by the Lions
] Club materialize and school authori
ties accept, three rooms in the Eden
ton school will be equipped with a
j radio for the purpose of hearing
‘ health programs sponsored by the
American Medical Association each
Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 2:30
o’clock throughout the year. The
Lionß are hopeful that they can have
the radios installed by October 13.
If the radios prove satisfactory,
the LiOßi anticipate placing one in
nKoven UUk Qaliaol altaA £
unowan nifii octtooi also.