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Bps these columns will be rj foumu fair presentation li»/ load and county news TO/ fgmmal interest. JVo/lume V. —Number 4. itlenton And Elizabeth City Men Enter Judgeship Race C. E. Thompson Os Pasquotank Out to Win Nomination ASKS SUPPORT First Time Ever Sought y Office as Candidate at The Polls Judge C. E. Thompson, of Eliza beth City, who was recently appoint ed by Governor Clyde Hoey to fulfill the unexpired term of Judge Walter L. Small, was in Edenton Tuesday and expressed his intention to seek the office in the primary election to be held in June. In commenting on his candidacy Mr. Thompson had the following to say to the voters of the First Judi cial District: “I am quite sure that each one of you sincerely regrets, as much as I, that Judge Walter L. Small has found that it will be inexpedient for him longer to continue actively as Judge of this District. He made a splendid record on the Bench, and had he Continued as Judge I would never have thought of opposing him. “As successor to Judge Small, Governor Hoey has selected me to fill out the remainder of his Judicial term, which will expire on December 31st of this year. “As there is opposition to my con tinuing to hold the office longer than this year, it will be necessary for M to nm in ihe Democratic Primary to be held on June 4th. flfcertfore, I announce that, sub jeet to the action of that Primary, I election forejudge the FtrstJttAi dal District for the term beginning January 1, 1939. ’ “Although having given a great deal of my time, thought and effort in. the interest of the • Democratic Party and its candidates, I have never before sought office at your t hands. Notwithstanding I would like to see each one of you between now and the Primary, my duties as Judge require me to hold courts in the cen tral portion of the State, and will prevent my seeing many of you in person.. “I hope, therefore, that you will consider this a request for your ar nest support.’’ B. & L Directors Are All Re elected Board Will Meet Febru ary 10 to Complete Organization All directors of the Edenton Build ing and Loan Association were re elected at the annual meeting of the Association held in the Court House MJonday night when a goodly number of shareholders were present to eith er represent their stock or act as proxy. ♦ nd was elected chair ting, .who wilLpreside meeting on February esident, secretary and committees. elected were: _By F. Bond, E. C. White, nd F. W. Hobbs; by Hand, 0. H. Brown, T. C. Byrum. These nediately after the rain re-elected R. P. ninth member of the A printed report of the year’s business was distributed among those present which apparently met with the satisfaction of all shareholders. The rate of interest earned for the year w .072627. jygw»" - 1 I Better Buy a Tag! Tuesday, February 1, is the deadltee for automobile owners in citr UOMHMI tftzs without encoun , ith li ffi feka.: u a. — n .„, n r. n | w «T©ry jraiemon auioraooiie THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY ' ■ ' ... • - -■ - Solicitor Herbert Leary Os Edenton Declares Himself In Race CITES RECORD Explains Advancement Has Always Been The Custom Though it was not unexpected here abouts, Herbert R. Leary, at present District Solicitor, on Tuesday an nounced that he would be a candi date in the June Primary for the office of resident judge for the First Judicial District. Mr. Leary’s deci sion to run for the office was occa sioned by the retirement of Judge Walter L. Small, of Elizabeth City, who was forced to retire from judi cial duties on account of his health. C. E. Thompson, of Elizabeth City, was just recently appointed to fulfill Judge Small’s unexpired term, which appointment according to custom, Mr. Leary feels should have gone to . him. Mr. Leary’s comment about his candidacy follows: “In announcing my candidacy to succeed ,-Hon. W. L. Small as Resident Judge of the First Judicial District., subject to the Democratic Primary ; In June, I .consider it proper to direct attention to the custom to elevate j or promote the District Solicitor in the event of the retirement or resig ' nation of the District Judge and upon the call of the roll for approximately half-a-century it will be recognized this custom is evidenced in the First District by Judge G. W. Ward, a I former Solicitor; Congressman H. S. Ward, a former Solicitor,- ,I*!«6~‘pre ferred Congress; Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, a former Solicitor, ..who ; declined appointment as Judge on ; several occasions and Judge Walter L. Small, my immediate predecessor ■ in office. “I am fifty years of age, with more than twenty-five years contin uous practice at the Bar, supple mented by ten years experience in the office of District Solicitor, and, if, j in your opinion, I have discharged the I duties of the office in a satisfactory I manner, ordinarily it would follow you would feel justified in entrusting j to me the performance of the duties of District Judge and. if there is any real merit in the idea of promotion, j I feel I am justified in seeking the' nomination, and with expressions of > genuine gratitude for the loyalty of my friends in the past, I appeal for their vote and active support, for which I will be deeply appreciative and if nominated for this high office I pledge the best services of which I am capable.” Little Ruth Goodwin In General Hospital little Ruth Goodwin, eight-year-; ’ old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl ’ Goodwin, was. taken to the General; , Hospital in Norfolk early Tuesday! morning, being operated on about 10 | o’clock for appendicitis. On Wednesday the little girl was showing satisfactory progress. Gotten Ginning Far Ahead Os Last Year F. W. Hobbs, special agent for] ! the Bureau of the Census, Depart-j ment of Commerce, reports 4,585 j ' bales of cotton ginned in Chowan , County from the crop of 1937 prior | to January 16, 1938, as compared j \ with 3,486 bales ginned to January | 16, 1937, of the 1936 crop. , ■ -a „ ■ „ .. : Appeal Reaches Here For Chinese Relief Edenton has been asked by Presi dent Roosevelt to do all it can finan , dally toward relieving the suffering in China occasioned by the war there. The President has made his appeal through the American Red Cross, and it has been forwarded to Mrs. J. N. Pruden, local- chapter chairman. The national executive urges “all our citi zens to give promptly and generous ly.” Contributions for this very worthy cause will be received by Mrs. Pruden or may be toft for her at The Chowan Herald office. MB. WOODARD IMPROVING I pleased to know Edenton, thowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 27,1938. Slot Machines Are Taboo In Edenton For Time Being At Least Contraptions Disappeai After Threat of Ar rests By Helms NO ARRESTS MADE Action Attracts Much Attention Through out State Edenton crashed the first pages again on Monday when it set a pace for the rest of eastern North Caro lina to follow by scaring out the so called “silent salesmen” slot ma chine racket supposed to have been protected everywhere by an injunc tion issued by Federal Judge I. M. Meekins, of Elizabeth City. The in junction was served on Chief of; Police Helms, when it became known he was planning to act, and frank ness compels the observation that the Chief didn’t like it and was scared, too. But Town Attorney W. D. Pruden interpreted the injunction j correctly and stiffened the Chief’s! nerve. Whereupon Helms let it be known Sunday that injunction or no injunc tion he would arrest every operator who had a machine in service at 9 jA. M', Monday. The town took him at his word and before dark Sunday I every machine had disappeared. The answer was obvious—there were no machines Monday and consequently no arrests. And Judge Meekins is quoted as having said "Edenton act ed rightly.” However, no one expects this to be the end of slot machines. They have been driven out beforehand as soon as the storm clouds settle they come back. They might be termed a mi gratory device, following the legal climate as civic weathers best make flight or safety desirable. Os course if some well known machine operator got about one year on the roads there would be no such migration. IFistiermen’s Protest i Results In Lifting Os jßan In Sound Waters Restriction Lifted Due To Much Money Al ready Invested STARTFEB. 5 Little Publicity Given to | Latest Ruling Passed By Board i —— 1 Under revised orders of the State : Board of Conservation and Develop j ment gill net fishing for shad and herring will start on February 5 and will be continued until April 15. Pound netters will make a start on February 1, running through to April 26th. The change and the allowance of gill netting for shad at first banned : positively west of the Albemarle I Sound vehicular bridge by the State ! Board, can be traced to protest j lodged in Raleigh last week by grill I netters from here and other sections !of the Albemarle. The netters based | their protest that the ban had been ! placed without their knowledge and i had they not read of it in The ! Chowan Herald they would not have | known what was transpiring. I Inasmuch as they had invested ! much money in mew nets and other paraphernalia they asked that the restruction be lifted for this year, and this was agreed to by the Board. Rev. C. A. Ashby Speaker For U. D. C. One of the beat programs on the observance of Robert E. Lee’s birth day in many yean resulted tost Wed nesday when the local chapter of the U. D. C. met in the Cupola House. Rev. C. A. Ashby delivered an ex tremely interesting address on the life of the famous Southerner, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all pres ent. Besides, under the sponsorship of the U. D. C. about 800 student* were enlightened on Lee by the fact that Lloyd (tiffin Speaks At Lints Anniversary Banquet On Monday Speaker Acquaints His Hearers With Facts About State ONE YEAR OLD Various Committee Re ports Reveal Many Accomplishments \ Though only a year old, the first | anniversary celebration of the Eden- j ton Lions Club held Monday night at | Hotel Joseph Hewes revealed the fact; that Edenton’s newest civic club is a ! robust “baby” and that considerable ! more will be heard from it in the 1 coming year. Members of the Club, j together with Lionesses and invited i | guests gathered at 8 o’clock to enjoy j an appropriate and very enjoyable program which was prepared by J. Clarence Leary, J. A. Curran and Dr. W. S. Griffin. To speed up the affair, reports of i j the accomplishments of the various | committees were presented while en joying a tilrkey dinner by the com mittee chairmen. These reports were brief and to the point and showed that more had been accomplished during the first year than had been realized even by the most active members of the club. Pindlpal speaker for the occasion was Lloyd E. Griffin, secretary of the State School Commission, with spec ial solos by Johnny Wilson, colored singer, to enliven the program. J. A. Curran reported that the Lions Activities Committee was re sponsible for 32 people having their eyes examined, 24 being fitted with glass® Subsequently the elujh sponsored an eye .clinic when 24, oth ers were fitted with glasses,'9s per cent of them being school children who were unable to pay the regular charge by private practice. The committee also used its efforts to se cure employment for one. (Continued on Page Four) Dr. Garriss Plans To Instruct Students Regarding Syphilis Series of Lectures Are Scheduled For High Schools STARTSOON Miss Ruby Lentz Will Speak to Female Students Dr. F. H. Garriss, county health officer, plans an extensive educational program among Chowan County high school students which no doubt will begin in about two weeks. This pro gram will include the rudiments of health but more specifically will deal with venereal diseases especially the danger of syphilis. Dr. Garriss himself will lecture the male students during this program, while Miss Ruby Lentz, public health nurse, will speak to the girls. A similar program was conducted last year in Bertie County by Dr. Garriss with considerable success. The health officer senses the im portance of such an educational pro gram and will proceed with his plans unless them is serious objection on the part of parents or school offi cials, in which case objections should be made to Dr. Garriss or through this newspaper. 30 High School Boys Practicing Football About 30 boys of Edenton High School are faithfully practicing foot ball whenever the weather permits and a game between two selected teams was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. The squad has been divid ed into two groups, one headed by Pete Everett as captain, calling them selves Pitt, white William Cayton is captain of the group calling them -1 selves Duke. Coach Holton is well pleased with the interest shown in these early practices and predicts that it will re : suit in some surprises for local foot ball fans when the gridiron season ; opens next fall. Prospects are bright, he thinks, for another strong team Large Crowd Expected At Birthday Party In Armory | They Like Shad! | Edenton will be hosts to the North Carolina Alcoholic Control Board Association at 4 p. m., on February 23, at Hotel Joseph Hewes, this decisions being made at a special meeting held in Greenville Tuesday night. Many other invitations were pre sented, hut when R. P. Badham, i Chowan County Chairman, arose* i and promised a fine shad supper I if the meeting was held in 1 Edenton, the voting came to an end at once and his invitation j was unanimously accepted. Members of the State Control i Board, as well as Governor Clyde | Hoey, will also be invited to this | meeting. Chowan’s entire Board, R. P. Badham, M. F. Bond and Hector Lupton, were present at the meet ing in Greenville Tuesday night. iE. H. S. Football Boys Be Special Guests Os Rotary Club Tonight Dr. R. R. Sermon and Wade Ison of State College Speakers MEET AT 7 O’CLOCK .Twenty-eight Boys Ex pected to Enjoy Hospi i4 tality of Rotarians unless something prevents, 28 Edenton High School football players and managers, together with Coach David Holton, will be special guests of the Edenton Rotary Club tonight (Thursday) at 7 o’clock in the Parish House. The banquet is an annual affair and both the boys and Rotar ians look forward with much pleas ure to the occasion. Os especial interest to all concerned is the fact that Dr. R. R. Sermon, athletic director of State College, and Wade Ison, State College publicity director, will be present at the meet ing as guests of the Rotary Club and both gentlemen will be called upon for remarks. Dr. Sermon is espec ially remembered by some of the; Edenton regulars, for it was he who when Fred Hoskins was injured in the Hamlet game at Wake Forest in structed one of the boys to touch a certain spot on Hoskins’ face and the steady flow of blood stopped imme diately. Both men are interesting speakers and know what to talk about that will interest the football boys as well as the Rotary “boys.” The meeting is cheduled to begin promptly at 7 o’clock and in view of the fact that the other three Janu ary meetings have registered perfect attendance, President John Graham feels confident tonight’s meeting will result in a perfect score in the con test with the Manteo club. Boys who have been invited to at tend the banquet and who are expect ed to be present include: Clyde Spencer, Bill Whichard, Billy Shep ard, James Cozzens, Fred joskins, Tom Byrum, Robert Chesson, Joe Conger, Elwood Nixon, “D.” Skiles, Meredith Jones, Sammy Cates, Ed ward Stokely, Pete Everett, John M. Harrell, John Byrum, James Smith, Ervin Griffin, Jimmy Hassell, Dick Badham, Joe Rowlette, William Cay ton, Durvvood Harrell, Sam Harris, Howard Collins, and the managerial staff, Junius Davis, A. J. Mason and Bill Cozart. Prominent Rotarian Will Address Local Club Next Thursday Edenton Rotarians are highly elat ed over the news reaching here Tues day that Liuetenant-Colonel C. Sey mour Bullock will speak to the Club next Thursday at the regular meet ing in the Parish House. Mr. Bul lock is an honorary member of the London, England, Rotary Club and spoke in Edenton on a previous occa sion about ten years ago. Mr. Bullock will tell his Rotary friends about International Rotary activities, commenting no doubt on his visits to Rotary clubs in France, Germany and England. He advised , John A. Holmes that he would ad i dressJhe Club, which fact is expected This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers vnll realize good results. $1.25 Per Year. New Building’ Will Be First Opened to Public Saturday Night ALL IN READINESS Kramer and Commit tees Sure Affair Will Be Big Success When the hundreds of attendants and dancers who are expected to be on hand at the annual President’s Birthday Party Saturday night in the new National Guard armory, turn out in anticipation of a gay and festive time, they will find one of the finest and slickest dance floors in the State, and an armory auditorium, never be fore used, unequalled in size and splendor in the whole of eastern North Carolina. In, a sense it will be an informal dedication of the new building, which, of itself, is expected to draw a large crowd. Brief remarks will be made at the celebration by John A. Holmes and former Mayor E. W. Spires, the af fair starting at 8 o’clock when there will be a concert by the High School Band as well as a marching drill by the bandsters. At 8:30 o’clock the show proper will start in the shape of a “Fiddlers’ Convention,” with the awarding of suitable prizes .for the best players. After that and on un til midnight, the floor will be thrown open to square and round dancing by all those who may wish to partici pate. The ball this year will celebrate the 56th birthday of President Roosevelt and will also be put on to help in the fight against infantile paralysis in the State and the nation. Seventy per cent »f_)he proceeds of the party goes in the town and coun ty towani helping crippled children while the balance goes toward found ing the new Infantile Paralysis foun dation started by President Roose velt. Only a nominal fee of 25 cents will be charged for admission to the fes tivities, but those who find them selves unable to attend and wish to help the worthy cause inaugurated by the President can contribute through C. E. Kramer, the party chairman, E. W. Spires, Millard F. Bond or J. Edwin Bufflap, who have been delegated to receive all such donations. Assignment of committee member ships by Mr. Kramer have been an nounced as follows: Central Committee: Carroll E. ! Kramer, E. W. Spires, J. E. Bufflap (Continued on Last Page) Farm Women Hold First 1938 Meeting 23 County Council Mem bers Meet With Mrs. R. H. Hollowell The County Council of Farm Wom en held their first meeting for the year 19388 Saturday in the home of Mrs. R. H. Hollowell, at Cross Roads, with 23 members present. The meeting was called to order by the president. The Council sang "Caroliha” and repeated sie Collect. The secretary called the roll and read the minutes of the last meeting. Ten clubs were represented. Miss Colwell read two very appropriate poems, “As I Pass By” and “A New Year Poem.” The president remind ed the members that those who enter ed the Garden Contest should keep a complete record through the six months. It was decided to continue serving refreshments at the Council meetings. The spring meeting will be held in Edenton, with Advance as hostess club. A motion that any member who could not attend a meeting be given the privilege of sending a substitute was carried. The 1938 tour was then discussed, i Both Washington, D. C. and the ■ Azalea Gardens, Wilmington, were ■ suggested. The question was left > open until next meeting. A tour of I the county, also, was discussed. Plans were made far entertaining the district meeting which will be ’ held in Chowan County in April. The ! president appointed the following i committee chairmen: Foods, Mrs. Z. , W. Evans; Table Linens, Mrs. Nbah i Goodwin; Decorations, Mrs. Vernon - Moore And Mrs. R. H. HollowelL^^
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