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TOWN COUNCAMEN APPROVE OF MANY
THINGS BUT RESCINDING U-TURN RULE
IS HELD IIP PENDING A LONGER INAL
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Mayor Orders Experi
ment Further Tested
Before Voting
CARNIVALUKELY
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Fire Hose Bought, and
Highway Membership
Endorsed
Long drawn out discussions about
•the purchase of new fire hose, an at
tempt to knock in the head the re
cently inaugurated no U-Turn law in
Edenton, the matter of allowing a
carnival to come* to Edenton and
membership in the Ocean Highway
Association held members of Town
Council in one of the longest sessions
of the present administration on
Tuesday night.
After a lengthy explanation of fire
hoaeby a salesman, it was decided
to purchase 250 feet from the Eure
ka Hose Company, costing sl.lO per
foot. This price, however, was cut
to $1.03 per foot, due to the fact
that the Fire Department has suffi
•cient couplings that can be reworked
and used on the new hose.
Following the decision to purchase
the hose, E. W. Spires appeared be
fore* the Board in the interest of the
town continuing membership in the
Ocean Highway Association. Mr.
Spires is a director of the Associa
tion and enumerated a number of
advantages by being linked up wjth
this organisation, especially the great
amount of publicity, by Edenton ap
pearing on ' the vast amount of
sEtvte
Some fMteern had been felt that
is S2OO per year/ and MayoY Mc-
Mullan was instructed to confer with
the County Commissioners in the
hope that the County will share half
of this fee.
Fire Chief R. K. Hall appeared be
fore the Board asking permission to
contact with a carnival to show in
Edenton. Mr. Hall explained that
his Department is badly in need of
necessary equipment and due to par
ing the budget the cost was not
forthcoming from the town," He,
therefore, believes that by having a
carnival money could be raised to
help defray this expense.
The carnival idea caused consider
able comment and after a thorough
discussion, it was voted to give Mr.
Hall permission to bring one here
with the distinct understanding that
if there is any thing too objection
able the police will be instructed to
close it up. In the meantime Mr.
Hall is making an investigation to se
cure a suitable show to appear here
as soon as possible.
Had Mayor McMullan entertained
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MANY SNOW INTEREST IN PROPOSED
IMPROVEMENT TO CREEK CHANNEL
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Public Hearing Reveals Possibility of Anchorage
Opposite United States Fish Hatchery; Also
Would Be Means of Attracting Yachts
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That there is considerable interest
in improvements to be made to the
chawiM. from Edenton Bay to the
United ' States Fish Hatchery was
S® SThtJrinJ wi
T® 1 WJI TP f Morfnllc
vZwho vts accompanied by L D.’
Pruitz, assistant engineer, and a
stenographer who recorded the pro-
There was no objection registered
to improvement of the channel, but
Fred P. Wood and Jesse Wiggins,
representing *M. G. Brown Lumber
Company, stated that it would be of
gfeat benefit to their company if the
c|iuuiel was deepened near their
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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Friday Afternoon!
j Whether it could be called 9
home-coming game or not, the
most important game on Edenton
High School’s football schedule,
and the most interesting in the
Albemarle, will be played Friday
afternoon on Hicks Field when
Elizabeth City and Edenton will
uncork their bags of tricks and use
every ounce of energy to carry off
a victory. Both teams are in the
pink of condition and a battle
royal is in prospect.
Comparative scores give the vis
' itors a slight advantage in that
they piled up a larger scons
against Tarboro, but Coach Holton
! feels confident that if his boys
! continue their bang-up game the
Edenton team’s record will remain
unblemished for at least another
| week.
The game should draw the sea
son's largest crowd.
MPROVEMENT/T
EDENTON SCHOOL
GETS FINAL 0. K.
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Education Board Passes
Resolution Accept
ing Terras
BBGIN BYNOV. 24
Final action on the part of Chowan
County officials looking toward im
provements and erection of a new
auditorium to the Edenton school
was taken Monday at the meeting of
the County Board of Education when
that body passed a resolution offi-;
daily accepting the government’s !
offer according to the terms set
forth and agreeing to pay the speci
fied wage scale for work done on the
project. This last official act was
held up due to the illness of Super
intendent W. J. Taylor and a wire
was sent to Chapel Hill informing
officials that the resolution was pass
ed and was being forwarded. Tues
day was the dead line for this in
formation to be in hand, hence the
telegram.
According to John A. Holmes,
who is well versed on plans and,
specifications, bids will be advertised!
for within a week or ten days ahd
that according to terms of the grant,
actual construction must be begun by
November 24. The time allotted for
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It appears that there are two
channels up the creek, one being re
ferred to as the natural channel and
another inside a row of piles which
was made by the old Branning Man
ufacturing Company. The latter
channel is generally used at present,
but Mr. Wood is of the opinion that
the natural channel would cause no
material handicap for boats and at
th« same time would be-a great con
venience for hta plant. ■
During the meeting Mayor J. R. 1
McMullan presented a paper purport- <
ing to show the advantages that i
would accrue by an adequate <
channel up the creek. “Edenton is *
becoming a mecca for tourists,” said i
Mr. McMullan and continuing, ex- 1
pressed the possibility of an attrac- 1
tive anchorage opflpsite the Fish 1
Hatchery, if it were possible to trav- 1
£ open* water k '
suitable anchorage and that if a i
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Edenton, Ghowan County, North Oftjolfna, Thursday, October 14,1937.
SCOUT EXECUTIVE
EXPLAINS PLANS
OF ORGANIZATION
Representatives Agree
To Join Tidewater
Council
AN ADVANTAGE
Scoutmasters to Proceed
With Registration of
Edenton Troop
A meeting of representatives from
the Rotary Ciub, Lions Club and Ed
Bond Post, American Legion, was
held in the Scout Cabin Thursday
night for the purpose of meeting
with Louis R. Lester, Scout execu
tive from Norfolk, Va. Meeting for
the purpose of organization were
C. E. Kramer, who presided, John W.
Giaham, W. D. Holmes, Geddes Pot
ter, W. S. Privott, John A. Holmes,
W. W. Byrum, T. C. Byrum, Hector
Lupton, George Capehart and Kermit
Layton.
Mr. Lester outlined the organiza
tion of the Tidewater Council, the
various districts and troops and the
relation of one with the other. He
also emphasized the responsibilities
of a sponsoring institution, the troop
committees and officers. This was
followed by a general discussion in
which all phases of the organization
program of scouting was mentioned.
It further developed that to begin
with the pro rata share of the council
expense would amount to S2OO an
nually, based on the population of
the community. The service Tender*
ed by the Council would include
supervision, training of leaders,
courts of honor, inspections, rallies,
maintaining of records and other
service* rendered by a first class
Council to all units under a similar
plan of organization.
ThJ organization plan as discussed
was unanimously agreed upon and
representatives present were in
structed to report to their respective
organizations, requesting formal ap
proval of the plan and the appoint
ment of three or more representa
tives who would serve as permanent
members of the joint scout committee
for the first year, with power to
; proceed with the organization of the
! scout program.
It was further agreed that Mr.
Capehart as scoutmaster and Kermit
Layton, assistant scoutmaster, should
proceed with the organization and
registration of the troop .
It was also agreed that after the
approval of the plan and the ap
pointment of the permanent commit
tee, the committee should meet, elect
their chairman and assume their in
dividual responsibilities accroding to
a plan to be developed.
Considerable interest was taken by
| all at the meeting, it being the gen
eral opinion that by being affiliated
with Tidewater Area Council the
troop would receive more recognition
and a more efficient and successful
troop would materialize under this;
systematic plan, Edenton scouts
would have a better set-up, and the
boys will be better able to develop
scout aims and purposes.
The three sponsoring groups will
no doubt underwrite the S2OO initia
tion fee in the Tidewater Council, it
being the opinion that when properly
organized the troop will devise ways
and means of earning money to pay
back the loan as well as accumulate
enough money for a camping trip
rather than canvass for donations
which is contrary to scouting rules.
The Lions at their meeting Monday
night agreed to'act as one of the
sponsors and the matter will be plac
ed before the Rotary Club and the
Legion at their next meeting.
The meeting Thursday was called
by George Capehart, the new scout
master, who is very much interested
in final organization of the Edenton
troop.
Mr. Kramer, who has been espec
ially interested in reviving the Eden
ton troop, was very complimentary
about the part The Chowan Herald
played in calling attention to the
scout situation and jiammering away
at it until some definite action was
taken. “It only goes to show the
value of our local paper,” said Mr.
Kramer, “by arousing interest in a
worthy cause that could hardly have
been accomplished by any other
means.” .
Big Welcome Awaits State Guests
Due Here Tuesday- All Plans Made
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| AN EARNEST REQUEST
Edenton’s biggest publicity event will occur next Tuesday, Octo- j
ber 19th. For on this occasion the Travel Executives Tour of North !
Carolina will be our guests. This tour is composed of the heads of j
j nearly one hundred Tourist Bureaus and Travel Agencies and repre- j
sentatives of the press. It is sponsored by the Department of Conser- j
vation and Development of North Carolina and is under the immediate I
j direction of the Governor’s Hospitality Committee. This is a main |
feature of the program of selling North Carolina to the Nation and
I we are/ flattered that Edenton was selected as one of the important J
I stops on the tour. The people of Edenton do not have to be told to I
: keep the properties under their control in neat and sanitary condition, j
But I do not think it amiss to suggest to all patriotic citizens that !
I they make a special effort on this occasion to have their yards and I
| abutting sidewalks neat and clean on that eventful day. The city will j
have all streets swept and the business section will be washed with j
I fire hose. May I also suggest that the merchants pay special atten- j
| tion to their window decorations and leave the lights on certainly un- j
: til nine o’clock in their windows.
J. H. McMULLAN, Mayor.
Mrs. Leon Leary Is
First Chowan Woman
To Serve Un A Jury
Edenton After a “First”
But Claim Is Quickly
Disputed
If local history means anything,
and for a town with a 300 year
back ground of such it is difficult to
sayV Mrs. Leon Leary, young motor
licipse bureau chief here, will at
lea# go down in the records as the
fira# woman to ever be impaneled on
a jijnry in Chowan County. For a
day this distinction seemed to have
been a greater one as Mrs. Leary
cratihed the first pages of all the
State papers last Friday as the first
feminine juror to so serve in North
Carolina, but this was subsequently
cfisj?uted and the laurels were not
pressed down so deeply upon -the
Edenton woman’s brow.
With Mrs. Leary followed closely
Hector Lupton, associate publisher
of The Chowan Herald, as the State’s
initial “martyr” in a lively incident
destined to test out the right of
women to do jury service. And no
matter what comes of it all, in pro
viding the material for the test Mr.
Lupton and Mrs. Leary brought the
town a lot of worthwhile first page
publicity, both in North Carolina and
in national mediums all over the
country, also.
It seems that last Thursday morn
ing Attorney-General Seawell came
out with an official statement of
much length indicating he saw no
reason why in the interest of “politi
cal equality” women should not serve
on juries in this State as well as
men—a subject of recent argument
and controversy in New York state—
and he expressed the hope that some
time, somewhere some state munici- ]
; pality would try it out and carry it j
I through to the state supreme court!
j for a decision.
Such an action, revolutionary in its
import and in accordance with the
Attorney-General’s wish in the mat- j
ter, took place here several hours ■
after the opinion had been published,!
when Mr. Lupton inadvertently mad'. 1
a “U” turn at King and Broad j
Streets, and almost immediately |
found himself accosted and summon- j
ed # by Chief of Police Helms. The
summons directed Lupton to appear
at the Court House at once for ar- 1
raignment.
Justice of the Peace W. S. Sum
merell sat as a committing magis
trate and at the prisoner’s request
summoned a jury composed of W. R.
Horton, R. W. Stokely, Ernest L.
White, Jamed E. Wood, Fred Ashley
and Mrs. Leary. The evidence wa3
quick and incisive. The jury brought
in a verdict of guilty and the court
imposed a fine of $5 or fifteen days
on the roads.
Mr. Lupton immediately questioned
Mrs. Leary’s eligibility under the
constitution and said he would appeal
to the Superior Court for a ruling
on the question at the December
term here before Judge R. Hunt
Parker. Bond in S6O was provided.
The proceedings were regular in
every way and should have a double
determining effect —whether women
may serve on North Carolina juries,
and whether the “No ‘U’ Turn” ordi
nance of Edenton is one that can be
enforced.
, In any instance the wlio'e incident
has occasioned state a? /national
notice. ' *
Radios Installed In
Chowan Schools To
Hear Health Talks
Lions Club Backs Plan
In Interest of Better
Health
Due to interest taken by the Lions
Club in health service, Chowan Coun- j
ty high school students hereafter
will be afforded the opportunity to
hear a weekly health broadcast.]
Through the Club three radios on
Wednesday were put in operation in
the Edenton school and one at
Chowan. The three in the local
school were necessary on account of!
the school being unable to use the
auditorium.
Except for the one at Cross Roads
the radios will be loaned each week
yrith the Lions Club appointing a
committee to attend to hacking up
the machines each week. : ms
The Lions at their meeting Monday
night also went on record as sponsor
ing the initiation fee for the Boy 1
Scout troop to join the Tidewater
Area Council.
21 Chowan Boys j
Enrolled In CCD
Taken to Elizabeth City
On National Guard i
Trucks
Chowan County furnished its quota
of fourteen white boys and exceeded;
its quota of five Negro boys, by two,
and thus enrolled twenty-one boys in
j the Civilian Conservation Corps. ]
; Three white boys were rejected on
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EDENTON HIGH FOOTBALL TEAM WALLOPS
PLYMOUTH 44-0; THIRD CONSECUTIVE WIN
jGame Packed With Thrills as Fans Marvel at
Strength and Speed of Coach Holton’s Light
Squad; Eyes Turned to Elizabeth City
! With ideal weather, a fighting
spirit and an almost perfect working
1 team, Edenton High School’s promis
ing youngsters on Friday completely
outplayed Plymouth High School and
added a 44-0 victory, making three
straight wins for the season thus
far. Despite the one-sided score the
game proved interesting to a goodly
number of fans, many of whom saw
their first game of the year and
were astonished at the strength and
speed of Coach Holton’s charges.
As in former games the entire
team played well, each man handling
his position in a very creditable way,
with the backfield men, of course, be
ing more conspicuous by carrying the
ball.
Early in the game drives by Pete
Everett, John Byrum and William
Oayton resulted in the first counter,
when Pete Everett scored. A beau
tiful place kick by Clyde Spencer
started the scoring spree at 7-0.
The second touchdown resulted
when John Byrum passed to Robert
Chesson, who in a beautiful 60-yard
run easily evaded the Plymouth
tacklers. Soon afterward Chesson
This newspaper it circu
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where Advertisers wUI
realise good results.
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Committees Named to
Meet and Entertain
Visitors
HOTELDINNER
Citizens Urged to Have
Town Looking Spic
And Span
Almost as fidgety over the task of
entertaining the group of prominent
travel bureau executives and editors
as was the case in planning enter
tainment of the General Assembly
when it met in Edenton, a group of
hard working committeemen met
Monday afternoon at 5 o’clock in the
Municipal Building and practically
completed the program.
A tentative program arranged by
the steering committee was present
ed by C. E. Kramer, which was thor
oughly studied and discussed with
but very few revisions. The steering
committee is composed of Mr.
Kramer, chairman, John Graham, W.
i S. Privott, Clarence Leary, Geddes
i Potter and J. L. Wiggins.
To begin with four Edenton men
have been designated to go to Wil
liamston to meet the caravan. They
will board each bus and pilot car for
the purpose of acquainting the visi
tors with the territory enroute, and
explain points of interest and matters
of information. These four men
j will be Mayor J. H. McMullan, E. W.
. Spires, J. L. Wiggins and W. W. By
, rum.
j According to C. W. Roberts, chair
man of the tour, the group should ar
rive in Edenton about 4:45 next
Tuesday afternoon. Upon their ar
rival they will be shown old St.
Paul’s Church, Beverly Hall, the
home of Joseph Hewes, the Cupola
J House and the Court House before
having dinner at Hotel Joseph
Hewes.
To show the visitors St. Paul’s
Church Rev. C. A. £shby apd John
Graham have been appointed to be
at the Church tfor that purpose, while
Mrs. Sidney McMullan and Miss
Margaret Pru.den have been designat
ed to be at the Cupola House. Rich
ard Dixon and J. Edwin Bufflap were
appointed to show the guests around
the Court House. Due to the limited
; time these will be the only stops
made, the guides informing the visi
j tors about the other interesting
places similar to sight-seeing buses
in cities. G. A. Helms and George
Dail will act as an escort committee.
| Dinner is scheduled to be served
at 7:15 o’clock, and according to
, plans enough local people may at
! tend to bring the total plates to ap
proximately 100, which number can
|be handled in the banquet hall. The
; executive committee of the Chamber
of Commerce has been charged with
the responsibility of acting as a wel
! coming committee, while Mrs. J. A.
I Moore was named chairman to select
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: intercepted a pass, scoring his second
; touchdown.
Near the end of the half William
r Cayton thrilled spectators by weav-
I ing through the entire Plymouth
i team, but was brought down by the
i safety man. Drives by Everett and
( Cayton placed the ball about 9 yards
' front the goal and John Byrum
r crashed the line for a counter bring
i ing the score to 25-0 at half time.
I Continuing their fight in the second
half three more touchdowns were
! registered, Ervin Griffin, Cayton and
; Everett chalking up one a piece.
, The game Friday, when Elizabeth
. City will play in Edenton, is claiming
. the attention of Coach Holton, mem
bers of the squad and fans as well.
, Undoubtedly the game will draw the
, largest crowd of the season and it’s
a toss-up which team will be the
| victor. Coach Holton scouted the
. Elizabeth City-Tarboro game last
week and feels certain his boys will
be able to thwart off scoring attacks.
1 It’s a conference game and if Eden
t ton is successful in winning the game
I there are high hopes of taking part
i at least in district play in State
i, championship.