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Volume IV—Number 41.
Governor personally In
vites Stadents to At
- tend Exhibition
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15
Plenty of Amusement
And Educational Fea
tures on Hand
Superintendent W. J. Taylor, of
Chowan County schools, announced
today that he had received free tick
ets to the North Carolina State Fair
to ba held in Raleigh October 12-15 .
fbr distribution to all of Chowan'
County’s 3,200 children in the public
schools. He will distribute the tick-!
ets next week. |
On eash complimentary ticket is a
personal invitation from Governor!
Hoey for. all of the State’s school
to attend the fair on Friday,!
October 15, the day set aside esj>ec
ially for Tar Heel youngsters. There
are no strings attached to the offer,
and the youngsters may attend the
fair with or without feeir teaSthers. I
Governor Hoey has jpifira Dr. J. S.
Dorton, of Shelby, manager of the
State exposition, in expressing the
orgM* hope that as many children
aapNNdbte take advantage of the
freo viMt to their fair. I
is complete unless children
have an ppportunity to, see the ex
kibito ami enjoy the entertainment
features,” declared Manager Dorton.
“For that reason we are making $
possible for. every boy and girl in
North Carina to be apecial guests
fairgWe wanC to see the
lEiaii Platt MdWB tnd 18 novelty
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HlllYfflT fc ■■■ ■■ ■ ■ sji k
Use Equipment
v&greed to loan the flood lights tor j
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
Season’s Soft Ball
Gate Receipts Fafl
To Pay Expenses
Each of Four Sponsor
ing Organizations
Out $35.12
INTERESTLAGGED
Gate Receipts Amount
To Only $183.20 Dur
ing Summer
Financial affairs of Edenton’s soft
ball league were wound up Tuesday,
when J. A. Curran, secretary, sub
mitted his report. So far as finances
are concerned, the four organizations
| in the league, the Lions Club, Rotary
Clnb, Red Men and Masons, are out
! $35.12 each. The four groups early
I ip the summer advanced $78.50 each
to-eover expense of installing flood
! lights to play at night, and income
' failed to return the amount advanced; -
I Frankly, it was expected that
'enough gate receipts would be re
ceived to cover the expense' involved,
but shortly after the league started
attendance began to wither to almost
I nothing. Considerable interest was
apparent at the outset, but at that
time a very lively ball was used/
which resulted in large scores and
necessasHy atfaHiag: off in interest.
Later, however, a-seftoer ball was :
| used which provided more action for
infielders and consequent low scores,
tout many dose and hard-fought
games. *l9en» too, the season wvs
' late in letting uftder way due to pour- |
chasing and installing the flood !
lights, throwing the ‘ playing too BUT
th V*i»u» for *1
concerned to be Mcngnted with l|e
paid by tflv iour orgamzacions, inane
fl nd Vht st *3*4 a nd league ex- 1
Whether or not a soft ball league
will be organized next year is not
[ known, but many who played this
year have expressed the hope that
the same four clubs will enter the
league and begin the season several
Of course, it is' ex
pected thafihe first money received
through soft ball gate receipts will
be returned tfc the four organizations
who advanced money until their en-
Paul Spencer Stars
I On Alabama Frosh
Coaches Counting on
Him to Bolster Var
sity Next Year
Friends in Edenton will be glad to
know that Paul Spencer, former high
school football star, is making good
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Following h a story taken from
| Wednesday’s News 4 Observer:
I “From Edenton, N. C., comes a
j promising yohng football player to
| team in person of Paul Spencer.
which the Tidelixigs won, 27-0.
'iJZnTlf °iwml
tions used by Coach Paul Bumum in
.scored one of the
touchdowns, on a 25-yard run off
fe^^ or^n«3ve e r^%ieas?ng
defense,
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Edenton, Chowan County. North Carolina. Thursday, October 7, 1937.
MOVE UNDER WAY
TO REMOVE TOUT
FROM COURT HOUSE
Considered Disgrace, to
Priceless Historical
Shrine
WOODSPEAKS
Dixon and Wood Asked
Make Recommenda
tions Next Month
Just when toe Chowan County
Court House was being tidied up by
a corps of WPA workers on Monday
and the County Commissioners sat
complacently disposing of routine
monthly matters, they were confront
ed by Julien Wood and Richard Dix
on. Chairman Warren jokingly ask
ed if they were seeking to get on the
relief roll, or wanted to get paid for
some sheep killed by dogs. However,
this was not their mission;
Mr. Wood acted as spokesman for
the _two-man delegation, but before
making known the purpose of their
presence, Mr. Wood informed the
Commissioners a much larger dele
gation could have been mustered to
gether if it was thought necessary.
“We want to know,” began Mr.
Wood, “if the County Commissioners
will not do something .about toe dis
graceful toilet m toite Court -House.”
\ The Commissioners .at once realized
the two men “had something there”
and pricked up their ears to hear the
complaint. Mr. Wood continued to ;
condemn the toilet, which he thought
ought to be placed at a different loca
tion or done away with altogether,
stating tost to keep it in proper
sanitary condition it would almost be
noefssary to hire a mast tor that one
agree* with i
’ Weed and Dffcdn ' that something !
should be -done regarding the toilet;
but were reluctant to concede that it
should be done away with entirely.
They, therefore, instructed Mr. Wood
and Mr. Dixon to return at the next
iflifMjljng of the Board With recom
mendations as to where the toilet
should be located.
One suggestion was -made that it j
be moved to the second floor of the
building, but this idea was knocked
in toe head immediately.
It is thought that when a change
in location is made it will be either
to the small building in the rear, at
present ÜBed for housing coal or else
a small addition built adjoining the
present toilet location. It is general
ly conceded that the toilet should be
outside of toe building.
Sheriff Now Ready To
Receive 1937 Taxes
County tax books are now in the!
hands of Sheriff J. A. Bunch and!
taxpayers can save one per cent if
payment is made during October.
One half of one per cent will be al
lowed during November, but there
j will be no discount during December
j and January. Beginning February 1,
a penalty will be added. ,
POSTMASTER KRAMER COMPUTING
EDENTON PLANS FOB AIR MAR. WEEK
EDENTON’S CACHET
Air Mai'Week
Oct 11 -16,1937
k FIRST COVER
FROM EDENTON
Court House
I Erected 1767
Compliments of:
* in m
Above appears a duplicate of
Edcntoa’s cachet which has been
printed on a large number of
envelope* to be mailed during
Air Mail Week. These envelopes j
will be famished free to anyone
buying an air mail stamps and It
'i is hoimd that a large batch of air
matt leaves Kdeaton early Taee
'* day smrutag te be placed eu the
jrfjifft wUth lim#r nt Stiahetli I
YOUTHFUL NEGRO
BOUND OVER ON
MURDER CHARGE
Ernest Drew Kills His
Brother Willie Satur
day Night
ADMITSGUILT
Victim Dies Shortly Af
ter Shooting In Doc
tor’s Office
Yeopim section fish fry pleasures
with liquor as a stimulating entree!
g6t Ernest Drew, Jr., 24-year-old
Negro, into jail Saturday night and
into the Recorder’s Court on Mon
day charged with fraticide. Willie
Drew, two years younger than Er
nest, was killed by his brother, and
tile latter was held for the Superior
Court on a complaint of wilful mur
der,
Ernest and Willie were among a
crowd of Negroes who mingled gay
ly at a church fish fry Saturday
Vpfebt. Toward midnight Willie de
eded Ernest had imbibed too much
and forced him to go home with him.
But Ernest didn’t stay there, and
when Willie, who had returned to
the fish fry, started back to the
Draw cabin toward midnight Ernest
was laying in wait for him under a
cedar tree with a loaded shot gun.
yVillie_never got a chance. Ernest
blazed away and blew a big hole in
Willie’s groin. Shortly after the lad
had reached Dr. Williams’ office he
was dead. Sheriff Bunch and De
puty Moore went after Ernest in a
hurry and found him with no diffi-
NsdtjTTv He freely, admitted toe CHme
but said he was sorry he had acted
so impulsively. ' ''
In court on , Monday the Sheriff
and other witnesses testified and
Ernest sat silently with his head in
his hands. Judge Pruden held Er
nest bn probable cause for December
term of Superior Court, which will
be held the week of December 13.
Auxiliary District
Meet Wednesday
Department President
Principal Speaker at
Elizabeth City
The district meeting of the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary will be held in
Elizabeth City next Wednesday, Oc
tober 13, the sessions starting at
10:30 A. M. All local members are
especially urged to attend.
Mts. H. A. Newell, department
president, and Mrs. Frank R. Miller,
Jr., area vice president, will be pres
ent and speak on work of the
Auxiliary for the coming year.
Picture Ancient Court
House Printed on
Envelopes/
FURNISHED FREE
AH Air Mail Must Be In
Edenton Office Mon
day Night
If Postmaster C. E. Kramer has
his way and the citizenrf' of Chowan
cooperate with him to the utmost, as
he expects they will, next Monday
and Tuesday promises to be more
than red letter days in local postal
annals. They are the 1 first tWo days
in the State “Air Mail Week,” re
ferred to by Governor Hoey as “a
most important sign post in the path
of progress.” „
, U the special airplane service out
of here during the week does noth
ing else it will bring strikiijg public
ity to Chowan County. In :7 an adja
cent column it will be noticed that
Mr. Kramer, in cellabarikMi with
•the Chamber of Commence, has had
printed envelopes bearing the im
print Os the ceMMwnd * old Court
House here, the name of Edenton
and ablank for pewters to write in
I (Continued on Pfe Eight)
Jesse Bevins Killed
Instantly Saturday
Night On Highway
T. S. Taylor, Driver of
Death Car, Exoner
ated Monday
HELD
Funeral of Victim Held
Sunday Afternoon at
Macedonia
Jesse Bevins, 38, Cowpen Neck
■ section farmhand, was struck and
| instantly killed by a west bound mo-
I torist near toe Chowan River bridge
shortly before midnight last Satur
day.’ T. S. Taylor, of the Merry Hill
neighborhood, driver of the car, was
exonerated of all blame by a coro
ner’s jury on Monday morning.
Bevins, according to the testimony
of Patrolman Bob Pratt, had been
seen in Edenton early Saturday
evening, and because of his condition
had been warned to go home before
he got in trouble. It is assumed he
was making for his place of abode
when hit.
Taylor, who was making for his
residence with his wife and child as
fellow passengers, told the jury at
the inquest that he saw Bevins
walking On the highway the same
direction he was going and on his'
side of the road. He said he felt it
easily possible to avoid Bevins* but.
just as he came up toward him,
Bevins swerved out directly in front
of the car and was struck.
Corporal George I. Dail, who was
called to the scene, said Bevins was
dead when he arrived and that Tay
lor, who gave no evidence of drink
ing, frankly admitted it was hie oar
that had caused the fatality, Dail
told Taylor to hold himself in ingdi
jie3s for toe inquest, and then atloiV
ed him and his family to go on home.
Coroner M. P. Whichard presided
at the inquest before a jury compris
ed of Louis Francis, W. E. Bond,
W. B, Shepard, R. L. Spry, R. L.
Chesson and J. E. Bufflap. After lis
tening to the testimony the jurymen
returned a verdict declairing the ac
cident as unavoidable with death
primarily due to toe negligence and
carelessness of toe deceased.
Funeral services, which were
largely attended, were held for the
victim Sunday afternoon at Mace
donia Baptist Church, with the pas
tor, Rev. J. T. Byrum, officiating. In
terment was made in the church
burying ground.
I H. S. Classes Elect
New Year’s Officers
Mary Forehand Heads
Seniors; Anna Wood
Juniors’ President
Election of officers of Edenton
High School took place Friday when
the four classes elected their presi
dent, secretary and treasurer for the
year 1937-38.
Mary Forehand was elected presi
dent of the senior class; Elbert Cope
land, vice president, and Virginia
Byrum, secretary-treasurer. Miss
; Forehand has made an enviable re
cord in high school, having been ex
empted from all examinations for
three years, acted as president of the
sophomore class, and last year was
elected the most popular and best all
round girl of the junior class. Un
der this trie of officers the seniors
are expecting an exceptionally suc
cessful year.
Anna Wood was elected president
of . the junior class. She, too, has
made an excellent school record and
was voted the best all-around sopho
more last year. Ruth Crumpler,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cad Cape- ;
hart, a new member of the class,
coming here from Merry Hill, was
elected vice president, and the peppy |
and popular Mary White was elected i
treasurer. |
Officers of toe sophomore class are:.
President, Ernest Ward; vice presi
dent, Jeanne Bunch; secretary-treas
urer, Sarah Edith Oliver.
For toe “freshies” Haywood Zieg
ler was elected president; Juanita
Hayman, vice president, and Kathleen
Ward, secretory-treasurer.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
The regular Masonic meeting will
be held tonight at 8 o’clock. W. M.
Wilkins, master of the lodge, urges
la large attendance especiall since P.
(and give instructions.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers uM
realize good results.
$1.25 Per Year
THAI PUNS MADE
FOR RECEPTION FDR
PROMINENT GUESTS
State Tour Visitors Will
Be Taken to Points
Os Interest
OVER NIGHT STOP
Edenton Booklet Sent
To Those Composing:
Party
Edenton is winding up its plans
for a great bit of entertainment on
the late afternoon and evening of
October 19, when it will be a banquet
host for the big caravan of travel
bureau chieftains and editors being
toted about the State on a 12-day
tour. The local chamber of com
merce has received full confirmation
as to the visit here, and W. R. Hor
ton, lessee of the Hotel Joseph
Hewes, where the banquet will be
held and where 25 of the travelers
will be Mr. Horton’s guests over
night, has announced that he is ready
and that the show can start when it
wants.
This week Mayor McMullan got a
long letter of details from Coleman
Roberts, of Charlotte, chairman of
the “Governor’s Hospitality Commit
tee,” which is sponsoring the tour.
•Mr. Roberts wrote that the big party
would Jiit Edenton at 4:35 o’clock in
the afternoon, that it would have a
couple of hours afterward to be token
to all points of historic interest
around here, and that toe 25 who
were to stay overnight after toe
town banquet, had been picked and a
list of their naates would be furnish
ed soon.
In addition Mr. Roberts proposed
that Edenton send an auto delegation
of town citizens headed, by the Mayor x
and Pnesideot H. Conger, of
the Chamber of Commerce,- -to meet
the delegation in Williamston and
escort it to Edenton.- While State
Highway patrolmen will be with the
party from its start on October 10,
Mr. Roberts suggested that two addi
tional highway patrolmen be await
ing in Windsor to lead the whole
party into Edenton. Corporal George
I. Dail and one of his subordinates,
possibly Patrolman Scarborough, of
Windsor, will so perform.
It is the Mayor’s intention to
name a town committee of fifty per
sons if possible, to be in the meeting
and accompanying party, and to take
them from one place to another
about the town. The Mayor realizes
that this advertisement and publicity
could not be bought for a large sum
of money, and he expects ho declina
tions from those he approaches to
serve in this manner.
The tour, which was run on a
small scale last year, has grown this
year into the proportions it has be
cause of the delight occasioned by
the first batch of travelers. It is
Edenton’s wish to make this delight
more enjoyable, and it is out to do
this very thing. At toe banquet
there will be local addresses and those
(Continued on Page Eight)
Methodist Revival
Starts Sunday Night
Rev. H. K. King of Eliz
abeth City Preaches
Entire Week
Rev. H. E. King, pastor of toe
First Methodist Church at Elizabeth
City, will begin a revival meeting at
the Methodist Church’ Sunday night
at 7:30 o’clock. The services will
' continue each night throughout the
week at the same hour. During his x
first year in Elizabeth City Mr. King
•l has won many friends, and is very
popular there.
i Before coming to this pastorate he
has had a very wide and interesting
j experience in Christian service. As
: secretory of Religious Education for
1 the Orient, for the Southern Metho
dist Church, he was stationed in
Shanghai, and lived also in Japan
and Korea while in this work. Pre
viously he had spent four years in
Belgium and Poland, and has held a
pastorate in the Middle West of our
. country- It is hoped that sometime
while here he may give a talk upon
Shanghai giving some first hand in
formation about that now tragic city.
The Edenton church looks forward
i with much pleasure to having Mr.
King, and hopes that its friends and
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