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Volume V.—Number 6.
County To Hold Fast
To Documental Past
JW Repair Papers
Commissioners Approve
Alterations to Safe
, guard Old Records
WORK BEGUN
Turn Down State Re
quest For Further
Record “Loans”
Chowan’s County Commissioners
went on emphatic record again on
Monday as Arm and Anal in their de
termination to keep the ancient and
valued documental history of this sec
tion in the ae&t of its origin, and
not permit its transfer into the State
archies at Xaleigh.
There are more than
pieces .of this lore,, some of them
Viewed as.priceless but most of them
badly damaged by mildew, mice and
vermin, and initial steps to occasion
a Anal preservation of the entire
quantity was taken Monday when «J»e
Commissioners directed that inquiry
be mpde as to such cost, which at the
mostmay tun into a large sum of
money.
To carry out the preservation plan
in a systematic manner it was agreed
that all of the documents, probably a
thousand individual pieces, prior in
date to 17t>0, be considered first.
Court Clerk Richard Dixon, whose
Interest has been keen in this direc
tion for years, and who has had much
correspondence with the State His
torical Commission which will taka
over the : repair job, was told to as
certain this rejuvenation price and
“report back to the Commissioners at
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In addition to this plan Os restora
tion and the rejection of a new ap-'
peal by the State to give up the docu
ments to the Historical Commission,
the Commissioners also approved
moves, already begun, for the reno
vation of the vault room behind Mr
Dixon’s office and the one on the op
posite side of the Court House in the
Tear of the Register of Deeds office.
New waterproof plastering of a na
ture suggested by Architect Frank
Benton, of Wilson, will be used for
this purpose, and when the work,
which will take about a week or ten
days to complete, is finished the
rooms will be proof against invasion
by dampness or animal life. Floor
air ventilators will, also, be installed
in both rooms.
For a year now Mr. Dixon has been
calling attention to the damage be
ing wrecked upon the ancient docu
ments m his charge, largely by damp
ness. The Commissioners first attri
buted the cause to the ivy growing on
, the rear of the Court House. This
was ordered cut down. The removal,
however, didn’t bring the relief an
ticipated. Last week Mr. Dixon, bn
his own initiative, ripped out the
numerous filing cabipets and removed
them into the court room proper.
His discoveries by so doing convinced
him that the entire interior of the
vault would have to be made over,
And Monday he got approval to have
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New Books Added
To Local library
SSO. Worth of Grammar
Grade Books Now
fcfeL Catalogued
Another installment of books from
the Carnegie Endowment for Inter
national Peace was received by the
. Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library on
Monday. The books are the second
group received locally and include
the -following:
“Allah Dethroned” by Lilo Linke;
“India Reveals Herself’ by Basil
Mathews; “Circling the Caribbean”
by Tom Marvel, and “Madame Curie"
by Eve Curie.
Acknowledgment of receipt of the
books has been made by Mrs. S. M.
McMullan, librarian, and she feels
sure the addition will be of interest
to iriKny patrons of the library.
Mrs. McMullan also announces the
purchase of SSO worth of books to be
used by pupils in the grammar
grades from the second to sixth
gy*iK. This group of books were
catalogued Tuesday and are now
available to the children in the
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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I Above appears a picture of the Edenton High School Band, photographed during the President’s
birthday party held in the new Edenton Armory Saturday night, January 29, when the youthful mu
sicians contributed so much to the success of Chowan County’s celebration in raising funds to fight in
fantile paralysis. The band was organized in October, 1936, by Director Charles L. McCullers with
s only nine members, and has rapidly grown in numbers as well as ability to ftunish creditable music
for any occasion, which warrants the caption. “Pride of Edenton.” Those in the picture are: Stand
i » mg, left to right, Charles L. MeCuHers, director, Ruth Crtimpler. Evelyn Lilly and Clara Grumpier,
i drum majors, Daniel Reaves, George Ward, Elton Forehand and Haywood Zeegler. Seated, back row.
i left to right, Clarence Leary, Jr„ Billy Brunson, Lloyd Griffin, Jr., Millard and Raymond Ward, Edward
I Parker, Ed Habit, Jr., J. M. Boyce, Dwrwood Harrell, Jimmy Chestnutt, Dee Sklles, Maurice Bunch,
Sammy Cates and Jasper Hassell. Front row, left to right, Catherine Reaves, Norma Perry, Albert
Holmes, Tommie Cross, Ruth Byrum, Lester Stewart, Parker Helms, Hubert Brown, Carrol Stewart,
West By rum, Jr, Shelton Moore, Jr, George Alma Byrum and James Mitchener. Alex White and Ruth
' Vail are also members of the band, bull were not DC sent when the picture was made by Frisby’s Studio
ot fiuzaoetii Guy.
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MAJOR M. P. WHICHARD
Effective March 1, Major
Whichard will retire from active
practice of medicine in Edenton
after 24 years of service. Fol
lowing a special course at the
University of North Carolina, he
will accept a position with the
State Board of Health.
Very Little Business
Before Town Council
At Meeting Tuesday
Fred P. Wood Explains
Smoke and Gnder
Nuisance
unablelto REMEDY
Dr. M. P. Whichard Re
signs as Custodian
Os Armory *
Town Council met in regular
monthly session Tuesday night, and
aside from regular routine, little
other business was transacted.
Dr. M. P. Whichard, who will leave
Edenton March i, tendered his resig
nation as custodian of the Armory
building and the Board yarned Dr.
Martin Wisely as his successor, who
will be associated with E. W. Spires
as joint custodians.
Dr. Whichard’s resignation was ac
cepted with regret and before leaving
the Council chamber, he expressed
his sincere appreciation for the splen
did cooperation of Town Council in
helping finance the erection of the
Armory. He said the building is one
of ithe most substantial he has seen
gnd that the town has every right to
be proud of it.
It will fill a great need, he said, in
the way of staging indoor affairs as
well as athletics for the school, and
in behalf of his successor and to the
end that the building is properly oar
ed for he urged the councilmen at
their next budget meeting to appro
priate $l6O instead of SIOO for main
jtenance. “It’s a nice building,” he
aaid, “much larger than the ott ai*
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 10,1938.
Work Started On
11 New Pools At
U.S. Fish Hatchery
25 WPA Workers Trans
ferred to Project
Last Week
TAKE SIXMONTHS
Nine Pools For Propa
gation of Bass and Two
For Rearing Shad
Work on improvement and addi- i
tions at the United States Fish
Hatchery was started the latter part
of last week, when 25 WPA workers j
under the direction of W. E. Baker!
were transferred for preliminary j
operations. This number will no j
doubt bs increased to about 40.
The project calls for an expendi
ture of a little over $19,000 and in- j
eludes repairing the present ponds f
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Gov. Hoey Will Speak At
C. Os C. Banquet Feb. 24
Date Changed at His Request; Lively Plans Now
i Under Way; Eight Counties Invited to Send
Guests to Annual Meeting
Shortly after the appearance of
The Chowan Herald last week, which
carried a story to the effect that
Governor Clyde R. Hoey would be
unable to attend the annual banquet
of the Edenton-Chowan Chamber of
Commerce, Secretary J. H. McMulLan
received a letter in which the Gover
nor accepted the invitation providing
his open dates would suit the local
organization. A meeting of the exe
cutive committee was called on Fri
day night when it was unanimously
voted to hold the banquet at a later
date than was scheduled in order to
have Mr. Hoey principal speaker.
The date chosen for the banquet
was'Friday, February 25, which was
one of the Governor’s open dates,
but on Wednesday morning Mr. Mc-
Mullan received a communication
from the Governor’s office to the ef
fect that on February 26 Mr. Hoey
Was obliged to be present at an exe
cutive meeting in Raleigh and would
have ■ to cancel that date. He did,
however, offer two alternate dates,
Thursday, February 24, or Monday,
the 28ith. Secretary McMullen im
mediately communicated with the
Governor, saying that Thursday,
February 24, would be the preferable
date eo far as the organization was
concerned, and plans are now going
forward with that understanding.
Governor Hoey will act as principal
speaker for the occasion and other
specially invited guests will include
R. Bruce Etheridge, D. Colin Barnes,
R. R. Roper, the chairman of the
I Board of CouQf£'; Commissioners in
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GOVERNOR CLYDE R. HOEY
Following persistent efforts on
the part of Secretary J. H. Mc-
Mnllan, Governor Hoey finally
consented to speak at the annual
Chamber of Commerce banquet at
Hotel Joseph Hewes on Thurs
day, February 24.
quimans, Camden and Currituck, as
well as the Representative from each
coun/ty and the senators from the
district. The mayors of each county
seat of the various counties will also
be invited to attend.
The fact that the Governor will
speak is calculated to attract a larger
crowd than W. R. Horton can accom
modate at Hotel Joseph Hewes, which
is causing considerable concern on
the part of Chamber of Commerce
officials. Twenty-five invited guests
are expected to be present which
leaves only 75 plates to be taken by
members of the Chamber. In order
to dispose of any seeming partiality
as to who will have hn opportunity
to buy a ticket and attend the ban
quet, the executive committee - in
structed Secretary McMullan to have
75 tickets printed and placed on sale
at Leggett & Davis’ drug store on
February 11, at 12 o’clock noon.
This number of tickets will be re
served for members of the Chamber
of Commerce only until Friday, Feb
ruary 18, when they will be sold to
anyone who desires to attend. The
tickets will be sold at SI.OO each, and
only one will be sold to any individ
ual. This method was decided upon
to avoid any friction as to who could
attend and it will be a case of first
come, first served. The banquet will
begin at 8 o’clock.
E. W. Spires, C. E. Kramer and
R. D. Dixon have been appointed on
a committee of arrangements. It
was suggested that if the Governor
arrives early enough in the day It
1 would be a rather unique form of en
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Reversal Edenton - Suffolk
Star Route Goes Into Effect
March 1; Service Improved
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Square Dance
Another opportunity for square
dancers to enjoy an evening of
this entertainment will be pro
vided Friday night at the Armory
when the Auxiliary of Ed Bond
Post, American Legion, will
sponsor a square dance. Music
for the occasion will be furnished
by the Swaimer String Band.
The dance will start at 9 o’clock
and it has been announced by
Mrs. W. B. Shepard that an am
plifying arrangement will be in
stalled which will adequately
distibute the music to all parts
of the building. A small ad
mission charge will be made.
Dr. M. P. Whichard
Giving Up Practice Os
Medicine On March 1
Will Accept Position
Later With State
Board of Health
herelTyears
Dr. Martin Wisely Will
Assume Comman&of
Company F
Many friends throughout the entire
county will regret to learn that Dr.
M. P. Whichard will give up his med
ical practice about March 1 and leave
Edenton shortly thereafter. He con
templates entering the University of
North Carolina on March 7 to take a
course in public health work, at the
completion of which he will accept a
position with the State Board of
Health. At the present time he does
not know where he will be located. !
Dr. Whichard has been an active j
practicing physician in Chowan Coun- \
ty since 1914 and is the oldest white j
physician in point of service in Chow-- j
an County at the present time. He
has won many friends during his
practice in the county and character
istic of many members of his proses-1
sion has worked hard and faithfully
toward alleviating human suffering
both among the high and low. And
like many other physicians, he has
done some of his best work without
hope of ever being paid.
His leaving Edenton will also cause
a vacancy as commanding officer of
Company F, 105th Medical Regiment
of the North Carolina National Guard.
This Company was organized by
Major Whichard in October, 1922, and
has been under his continuous com
mand since that date. He was pro
moted to the rank of Major on Octo
ber 12, 1934, but due to the fact that
no one was available to take over
command of the Company, he con
tinued to serve until the present
time. The Company carries two com
missioned officers, seven non-commis
sioned officers, and 38 enlisted men,;
and is a medical unit of the National,
Guard.
Major Whichard has received a|
letter from Adjutant General J. Van
B. Metts, of Raleigh, granting him re
lief as commanding officer of the
Company, but he will not lose his
military rating as a result.
Dr. Martin R. Wisely, practicing
physician with Dr. J. A. Powell, will
be commissioned a first lieutenant of
the Medical Corps of the National
Guard and will take over command
of the local unit on March 1.
Red Cross Chapter
Gets Honor Certificate
Mrs. J. N. Pruden this week re
ceived an honor certificate from the
American Red Cross for distinguished
achievement in the roll call for 1938.
The certificate is signed by President
Roosevelt and Cary T. Grayson, na
tional chairman, and is now in The
Herald window,
AUXILIARY MEETS MONDAY
A meeting of St. Mary’s branch
of the Woman’s Auxiliary of St.
Paul’s Church will be held Monday
afternoon at 4 o’clock. All mombon
we urged tq be present. j
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realize good results.
$1.25 Per Year.
Official Order Follows
Efforts Made For
Over Year
KRAMER WINS
Letters May Now Be
Sent and Answered
Same Day
What will possibly be one of the
greatest improvements in receipt and
dispatch of mail in the Edenton
postoffice will go in effect on March
1, when the Edenton-Suffolk star
route will be reversed, leaving Eden
ton in the morning instead of after
noon as at present and making the
return trip the same afternoon. Post
master C. E. Kramer this week re
ceived orders from the postoffice de
partment regarding the reversal of
the route, which should be welcome
news to patrons of the Edenton office
as well as those served along the
star route.
On and after March 1, the mail
truck will leave Edenton daily except
Sunday on receipt of mail from the
Norfolk-Wilson star route due in
Edenton about 6:40 a. m, and not
later than 7:30 a. m. The truck
will arrive in Suffolk in about 2%
hours and will leave at 2 p. m. for
the return trip, arriving in Edenton
at 4:30 p. m.
The length of this route is 62.90
miles. This change will greatly im
prove mail facilities at the offices at
Tyner, Ryland, Hobbsville, Trotville,
Sunbury, Corape ake aad Cypress
Chapel in'thatmail wiflne placed in
these offices in the morning in time
for rural route delivery whereas at
present in some instances, mail is de
layed at least 24 hours.
Among the principal advantages of
the change is a direct daily two-way
communication between Edenton, in
termediate points and Suffolk. It pro
vides direct outlet connections at
both ends, without any delay, which
is a special advantage to the peanut
industry as well as other businesses
dealing with Suffolk and points furth
!er north. Daily papers from Norfolk
! and Raleigh dispatched byway of
\ Edenton will also reach readers on all
| rural routes from 1 to 3 hours ear
lier. The change will be a distinct
advantage to readers and advertisers
of The Herald, for in one of the
most completely covered sections of
| The Herald’s territory subscribers
will receive their copy of the paper
the same day and practically at the
same time it is delivered in Edenton.
Postmaster Kramer as long as a
year ago last July made a careful
study of the advantages and improve
ment of the mail service that would
accrue by reversing the route and
has worked unceasingly toward that
end in the course of which he has
been obliged to put his cards on the
table and show in what way reversal
of the route would improve the effi
ciency of the service. He has met
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Kitchen Contest
Now Under Way
I
| Club Members Already
Planning For District
Meeting
Enrollment has been completed
for the kitchen contest sponsored by
Chowan demonstration clubs. Miss
Rebecca Colwell reports 8 of the 12
clubs represented in the contest.
Miss Mamie Whisnant, assistant
specialist in home management, will
be in the County February 21, 22 and
23 for the purpose of scoring kitch
ens for the first time. She will, at
that time, also conduct a leaders’
School.
Miss Colwell and her club asso
ciates are also already anticipating
a big day for club women in April
when the district meeting will be held
in Edenton. Plans have already been
made to meet in the Taylor Theatre
and then adjourn to the new Armory*
where dinner will be served.
STEWARDS MEET TONIGHT
The Stewards of the Methodist
Church will meet tonight (Thursday)
at the home) of J. W. Cates. Supper
will be served prior to the trans
action of business.