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Christinas Seal Sale Starts
la Edenton Next Tharsday
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Mrs. J. A. Moore, Chair
ramn,Announces list
Os Canvassers
ENDS CHRISTMAS
Workers Meet 10 A. M.
At Cupola House [For
Instructions
Cifeft S'*'-' ' «■ - * **.
Once again the national tight
against the dreaded disease, tubercu
l losis, as materially adied by the sale
of Christmas Seals, is about to get
under way in Edenton under the
leadership of Mrs. J. A. Moore and
this year’s campaign, to start next
Thursday, promises to be a lively
one. Already Mrs. Moore has named
her committee chairmen and work
ers, with Mrs. R. C. Holland selected
as the campaign’s treasurer, who will
meet at 10 A. M. in the Cupola
House, December 2, to receive their
final instructions and receive their
seals which will be on sale every
where Ontil Christmas.
Dr. R. L. Carlton, of Winston-
Salem, managing director of the
North Carolina Tuberculosis Asso
ciation, under whose guidance this
year’s campaign is to be carried on
in this state, has been in touch with
. Mm. Moore, who is one of twenty-five
leading Edenton women taking an ac
tive interest and part in the conduct
of the s<*l sale. Dr. Carlton has
found MO. Moore and her associates
deeply responsive to the importance
campaign, the receipts from
J a.wpKulosis work in this town and
y<>ne ka ° WS SCaJ i * rC
town crier in his colorful costume,
Tinging in a message of health and
good cheer.
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Many Town Books
Sant Out This Week
Committee Busy Get
ting Information
Distributed '•*
More than 1,000 of the official town
booklets published last summer have
been distributed this week by the
special committee composed of Rich
ard D. Dixon, James E. Wood and
John A. Holmes. Around 800 copies
of the booklet were given out per
sonally to the various backers of the
book, the thought being that they
will mail them out to friends or
others where they will do-the most
good. Each such book* was enclosed
in a cover for mailing.
- far addition the committee of the
local Chamber of Commerce has sent
200 books to all chambers of com
merce in the state, and have mailed
still more to Hie various, offices ot
.the North Carolina Motor Club where
they will be observable by everyone
who seeks license registrations.
By Christmas the committee ex
pects to unload an equal quantity of
the books through die various travel
and trade association bureaus up and
down the eastern seaboard, and to
fiiplach still more otherwise. Con
tinued favorable comment comes in
d&iHr from those who h&ve received
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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Mayor Requests
Everybody To Buy
Christmas Seals
SmaU Way to Assist In
Stamping Out Tu
berculosis
By MAYOR J. H. McMULLAN
In a sense the health of Eden
-1 ton 1 (depends to s great extent on
the alertness of its citizens in
combating communicable dis
' eases. When a disease such as
tuberculosis can not only ;be
' - cured but also prevented and
* even eradicated, that disease de
-1 mands immediate attention. This
attention Sand its consequent fi
nancial support must come from
the rich and the poor, the young
and the old.
Such public spirited citizens
who value their own health and
the health of their families as
1 well as the entire community,
1 can do their part in helping to
1 rout out this destroying malady
! by purchasing and using Tuber
culosis Christmas Seals. These
Seals, as has been the annual
1 custom, >will be on sale here next
1 Thursday, December 2.
I urge everyone to help in this
1 worthy movement. The income
' from these penny seals enables
a year-round campaign to be
waged against tuberculosis, so
that every man, woman and child
, an«l every home in Edenton will
| to mind that tuberculosis kills
more peoplel between the ages of
15 and 40 we should be more
anxious than ever to do our part,
no matter bow small, in the
manner proposed. Buy these
seals and buy them again and
again.
Lions Hear About
Progress Os Bridge
Jimmy Munch Principal
Speaker at Monday’s
Meeting 1
1 An almost perfect attendance of
i Lions was present at the Edenton
- Club’s meeting held in Hotel Joseph
> Hewes Monday night when they lis
’ tened to an interesting address by
’ Jimmy Munch, office superintendent
: of Tidewater Construction Company,
1 contractors for the northern side of
the Albemarle Sound bridge. Mr.
t Munch mentioned very interesting
; statistics regarding the great under
taking, which was enlivened by many
1 questions asked by his hearers.
Barring any mishaps or unfavor
-1 able weather, Mr. Munch expressed
! the belief that the bridge would be
completed around July 4th. Os the
8,000 feet of construction on the
north side Mr. Munch said 2,800 feet
[ has been completed, while the con
-1 tractor on the southern side has
’ completed 4,000 feet of a required
' 9,000 feet contract.
| 'During his remarks Mr. Munch
stated that the power line is .now
being, erected for the draw, which by
the way, is one of the longest in the
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ANCIENT CHOWAN COUNTY COURT HOUSE
["ImNATELY. Jl WARNING ■
The stage was all set Saturday afternoon for a conflagration in
Edenton that could have easily destroyed one of Edenton’s prized
possessions—the Chowan County Court House. The stage setting
included an old stove enclosing a roaring fire, a floor frequently
oiled to eliminate dust, large wooden pillars and benches which on
account of their age would burn similar to light wood knits if given
an opportunity.
A meeting of colored school teachers was in progress and na
turally a fire was made in the stove to make the room 1 comfortable
enough to meet. The kindling wood was dry and very shortly, as
is the case almost every time a tire is made, the sides became red
hot. The{ teachers were much interested in important information
which was being discussed, and it was not until smoke was noticed
that they were* aware the benches were being scorched. Mrs. Mau
rice Bunch, too, happened to pass through the court room at the
time, and noticing the smoke, called Richard Dixon, who immedi
ately searched around for a bucket, then nervously waited for the
bucket to fill with water with which he prevented spread of the fire.
'lhe Court House is a public meeting place and many kinds of
meeting# are held when 4t is hecessary to haaojre in the old stove.
For the most pert ffceifir meetings are held at night, which makes it.
all the more dangerous to use the present heating arrangement.
Fortunately the meeting Saturday was held in the afternoon when
Custodian Dixon and Mrs. Bunch were on duty. But suppose it had
occurred at night when everybody had left the building after a
meeting of some kind—ah, we very easily might today be sorrow
fully looking upon a heap of ruins that could never, never be re
placed. and by it realise just as much and maybe more unfavorable
Subticity than the town and even the State has favorably received
y possession of the old building.
The Court House is too valuable to take the risk of heating by
an inadequate old-time stove. It should be equipped with a heating
system housed outside of the building, and the County Commission
ers know it. The only reason, it hasn’t been done is the excuse that
“we haven’t; allowed for it in the budget” or else “we don’t want! to
raise our tax levy.” Both of these excuses are too flimsy when the
historical value and worth to the town is taken into consideration.
It is altogether possible that Saturday’s scare was only a fair warn
ing that the Court House should be properly heated, and there
is no excuse), to have a lot of bickering in having this done immedi
ately. Pressure should be brought to bear on the powers that be.
Cooperatives Asking
For Better Prices On i
No. 1- No. 2 Peanuts
-
Directors Request s7l
Per Toh For No. 1
Peanuts
S6B FOR~NO. 2
Secretary Wallace Ex
pected to Establish \
New Prices
R. C. Holland and N. K. Rowell
on Monday attended a meeting held
in Jackson of directors of the North
Carolina and Virginia' Peanut Co
operatives, the purpose bf which was
i to consider die arvisability of re
; questing Secretary of Agriculture
i Wallace at Washington, to establish
■ prices on Virginia type No. 1 and No.
. 2 peanuts. Prices had been estab
► lished on No. 3 shelling stock- ; .
It was the unanimous opinion of
r the meeting that prices should be es
' tabiisbed for other grades of pea
nuts and Mr. Wallace has been urged
to establish prices on No. 1 grade
at s7l per ton and S6B per ton for
No. 2 grade.
1 According to Messrs. Holland and
Rowell, this should be encouraging
r news to growers who produce runner
- peanuts in Northampton, Bertie,
i Hertford, Gates, Perquimans and
l Chowan Counties, as these counties
1 grow a large proportion of this kind
I of peanuts, which were not demand
. ing a fair price based on value un
i der the present diversion program,
rj According to reliable sources it is
t expected that Secretary Wallace will
approve the establishment of prices
• on No. 1 and No. 2 peanuts in ac
i cordance witn tne request oi me
I two cooperatives. -
L H. S. Loses Eastern
Championship Game
To Hamlet High 39 20
Opponents Overcome an
Early 13-Point Lead
Os Local Team
TIED ATHALF
Morale Hampered By
Removal From Game
Os Fred Hoskins
With high hopes of combatting
with Reidsville for State Class B
football honors, Coach David Holton’s
Edenton High School team was de
feated in Wake Forest last Thursday
afternoon by the score of 39 to 20.
The local lads caused many thrills
for a large number of loyal fans who
accompanied them by taking an early
lead of 1$ points, but only to be
ti*4. at the half time and completely
outplayed during the second half.
spirit wab- materially
cheeked shortly a|ter their second
touchdown when Fred; Hoskins, one
of the mainstays in the line, was
badly cut about the face and was
forced to leave the game. There
were many of Edenton’s fans who
expressed the belief that had Hoskins
not been injured the result very
likely would have been different.
It was Edenton’s first defeat ot
the season, having won every game
of a six-game schedule and defeating
Apex in the semi-final game for the
eastern championship. The Aces en
tered the game as favorites to win,
but at half-time hopes had dwindled
that Hamlet would be conquered.
The Hamlet team slightly outweighed
the Edenton boye, but added to this
handicap was a boy named Barber
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Enrollment In Annual Red
Cross Drive Nearing Goal
•
| Holton Thankful |
Though regretful that his boys
went down in defeat at the hands
of Hamlet at Wake Forest last
Thursday, Coach David Holton is
very proud, and' justly so, of the
enviable record hung up by his
Edenton High School football
team this season. Mr. Holton, at
the beginning of the season en
tertained little hope of even win
ning the majority of games ton
the schedule and on this account
was as much surprised as the
boys themselves as well as fans
to have an opportunity to play
for the eastern championship.
In commenting about the suc
cess of the season Mr. Holton
wants publicly to thank all who
in any way contributed to the
season’s success and id happy to
report that as the final curtain is
• drawn the treasury is $65 to the
good despite the fact that a
I downpour knocked into a cocked
ha;| profits expected to material
ize by the Apex-Edenton game
here. Especially does Mr. Holton
express his thanks to those who
were so willing to provide sleep
ing quarters for the Apex boys
for their overnight stay in
Edenton.
Elizabeth City is anxious to
play a post-season game with
Edenton, but Mr. Holtonj stated
that Edenton defeated Elizabeth
City in their annual clash this
year and that there *was nothing
to gain by another game, which
means that Edenton’s warriors
have dried their uniforms and
hung them away until the call
for practice for next year’s
team. '
Many Friends Attend
Burial Mrs. Wozelka
Requiem Mass at St.
Anne’s Catholic
Church
St. Anne’s Catholic Church on Fri
day morning was unable to accommo
date the host of friends who had, as
sembled to witness the last rites over
the body of Mrs. Josephine Mary
Wozelka, widow of the late J. M.
Wozelka. The very solemn and im
[ pressive 'requiem mass was conduct
ed at 10:30 o’clock by Rev. Father
Edward W. Gross, which ceremony
i was made even more impressive by
the assistance of two small altar
boys, great grandchildren of the de-
I ceased, ! Richard and John Tuttle, Jr.,
and special music. Two beautiful
solos were sung, “Face to Face,” by
Mrs. A. R. Nicholson, of Norfolk,
j Va., and “Ave Marie,” by Miss Emily
Mann, of Elizabeth City. Both sing
ers were accompanied on the organ
by Mrs. W. H. Coffield.
Following the service in the church
interment was made in Beaver Hill
Cemetery, where Father Gross de
livered a brief but tender sermon, the
’ excellence of which was very gener
ally commented upon by many who
were present.
Mrs. Wozelka passed away peace
fully at her home on West Queen
■ Street at 6:15 o’clock last Wednes
| day evening. She had been in feeble
health for the past several years, but
1 not until Saturday preceding her
death, when she developed a temper
’ ature, was there any uneasiness
• about her condition. She was 84
1 years of age, having been bom in
1 Vienna, Austria, August 15, 1853.
(Continued on Page Seven)
> Weekly Publishers
f Meet In Edenton
i
i Weekly newspaper editors and pub
i lishera from nine eastern towns met
i in Edenton Saturday night when
> dinner was served at Hotel Jodeph
i Hewes. Towns represented in the
i meeting were Enfield, Ahoskie, Jack
r son, Windsor, Gatesville, Edenton,
Hertford, Elizabeth City and Wil
; liamston.
> The group meets the second Sat
; urday night in each month, with the
i next meeting scheduled to be held in
■ Williamston.
i LICENSED TO WED
A marriage license was issued on
1 November 13 by Mrs. Maurice Bunch
s to Emmett Parker Jones, of South
r Norfolk, Va., and Marguerite Ward,
of Tyner.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realise good results
$1.25 Per Year.
Incomplete Returns As
sure Reaching: Goal
Os $350
$311.93 TURNED IN
Those WlioWill Enroll
Should Do So Im-.
mediately
Incomplete returns from canvass
ers preliminary to the -Wind up of
the annual Red Cross Roll Call drive
today, indicate that once again
Chowan and Edenton have responded
earnestly in their desire to be iden
tified with the service of an organ
ization such as this. Mrs. J. N.
Pruden, chairman of the local chap
ter, reported last night that while
the full amount of the quota Had
not been turned over to her as yet,
she is confident that belated returns
will show that this section has gone
“Over the top” as it always has.
Mrs. Pruden feels, too, that solne
may have missed an opportunity to
enroll this year through failure on
the part of the canvassers to contact
everyone. If this be true, Mrs.
Pruden states that the roll call
books will be kept open for some
time yet and everyone may have a
chance of signing up, a chance which
she hopes will be taken advantage of.
“The roll call this year has been a
responsive one in our county,” said
Mrs. Pruden, “and I am much pleased
with the activity displayed by the
canvassers and by the interest
shown by everyone. But we offer
once more the privilege of enriching
your spiritual lives by joining up
with us. There may be many who
have failed or neglected -to do this.
We want them to give special consid
eration to the value of the Red
ICrosft as an institution by thiafcinl f
what it means and has meant through
all the years. It has ever given a
lasting service to humanity, and
those who identify themselves with
it cannot doubt but that an invest
ment in such an enterprise will yield
big dividends for the promotion of a
higher and safer civilization for ail
of us. The Red Cross wishes all the
grateful joys of a happy Thanksgiv
(Continued on Page Eight)
Governor Puts E. W.
Spires On Committee
Latter Plans Pick Asso
ciates From Various
Organizations
In line with similar appointments
in other counties and as part of an
important state-wide movement, Gov
ernor Hoey notified Edward W. Spires
yesterday that he had selected the
former mayor as chairman of the
Governor's Hospitality Committee for
Chowan County. The state executive
was quite effusive in his letter of
notification bestowing this signal
honor upon Mr. Spires, and the lat
ter responded at once by saying he
would accept.
The selection of Mr. Spires is but
the forerunner of a possible long list
of committeemen, to be picked in the
town and county, to work with the
former mayor in putting the hospital
ity idea across during the coming
year. These committeemen will quite
likely be named after Mr. Spires has
conferred with the various town and
county official and civic organizations
and will probably be ready for an
nouncement next week.
In writing the former town exe
cutive Governor Hoey said he hoped
Mr. Sipres would welcome this op
portunity to be of service to his
state. The purpose of the general
hospitality committee in all the
counties, he said, was to develop a
thorough-going: spirit of fraternity
and friendship toward visitors so
they will leave with definite impres
sions of good will, which will be re
flected in his or her contacts when
they get back home, by which North
Carolina will benefit as friendly
state.” The whole thing v is part of
the state advertising campaign, the
Governor said.
In accepting the position Mr.
Spires said he did so with pleasure,
that he would confer at once with
the leaders of the county regarding
committee selections, and assured
the state executive “you may depend
: upon the citizenry of Chowan to lend
. every possible cooperation in this
, far reaching and most laudable un
dertaking.” 15