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In these columns will be found a fair presentation of local and county news of general interest. Volume V.—dumber 11. Farmers Os Chowan Aid In Rolling lip Huge Majority For Crop Marketing Quotas Vote and One-sidedness Larger Than Was Expected 894 VOTES CAST Strongest Opposition To Control In Edenton Township Chowan County cotton and tobacco growers on Saturday joined with the farmers of the State in turning in an overwhelming vote for marketing control of these two crops, the vote and majority passing even the most optimistic prediction of those who ventured a guess as to the result. Chowan’s four townships turned in a vote of 738 in the cotton referendum, 707 of whom voted for control as against 31 dissenting votes. For tobacco control, which is a much smaller crop in Chowan, 156 votes were cast, 150 of which were for con trol and a mere half-dozen opposed. In the State as a whole the cotton referendum was carried by a vote of something like 8 to 1, while the tobacco vote was about 9 to 1. The strongest local opposition to control apparently was in Edenton Township where 16 negative votes were cast for cotton control and four against tobacco control. The vote as recorded by County Agent Ni K. Rowell follows: Cotton Yes No Edenton Township —a 232 Middle Township —203 9 .Upper Township 173 5 Yeopira Township 99 1 ; 9l\ Tobacco Yes No j Edenton Township 92 4] Middle Township 19 0 Upper Township 3 0 Yeopim Township 36 2 Total 150 6 Opening Dance At Armory March 23 Hal Thurston and His Orchestra Will Fur nish Music Dance enthusiasts will have an op portunity to enjoy what is said to bs the Albemarle’s finest dance floor on Wednesday night, March 23, when the opening dance will be held in Eden ton’s new Armory. The affair is being handled by William (Spec) Jones and is being staged for the benefit of Company F, 105 Medical Regiment. Hal Thurston and his orchestra from Rocky Mount has been secured to furnish music for the dance, which is expected to be one of the best dances ever to be held in Edenton. The affair has been widely advertised and invitations sent to lovers of the sport all over Eastern Carolina, which will no doubt draw a large crowd. Dancing will begin at 10 p. m. and continue to 2 a. m. Lenten Services At St. Anne’s Church Lenten services at St Anne’s Church are being held daily at 7:30 ' a. m. Way of the Cross every Fri day-at 7:30 p. m. Catechetical in structions every Sunday morning at 7-:30 o’clock consisting of the doc trines, customs and practices of the Catholic Church, followed by bene diction of the Blessed Sacrament. The public is welcome at all ser vices. Mrs. C. A. Boyce Opens Vogue Beauty Shop Edenton will have a new beauty ehbp, Mrs. C. A. Boyce announcing the opening of the Vogue Beauty Shop on Friday at her home, 280 East Queen Street. Mrs. Boyce has recently completed . * course in beauty culture and will have associated with her an exper iencedoperator, Miss Alice Morgan, of spring Hope. Hie latest eejuip ment been installed and she is I THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY $- ■ Hobbs Names Same List Takers For Year Fermor W. Hobbs, who was re appointed Tax Supervisor for Chowan County, has also re-ap pointed the List Takers for the four townships in the County. These will be as follows: First Township, Mrs. C. T. Hollowell' Second Township, Mrs. B. W. Evans; Third Township, Mrs. A. D. Ward; Fourth Township, Mrs. Erie Umphlett. Listing of property for taxation must be done during the month of April, failure of which carries with it a penalty. Three Members Os Board Os Elections Be Named Saturday Chairman B. W. Evans Calls Meeting of Exe cutive Committee AT COURT HOUSE Vacancy Exists Due to • Resignation of R. P. | Badham - I B. Warner Evans, chairman of the jiGhowan Cwrty* Democratic Commit tee, has called a meeting of the com- I mittee to be held Saturday after noon at 3 o’clock in the Court House. The purpose of this meeting is to name three members of the Chowan County Board of Elections, who af ter approval by the State Board of Elections, will meet and elect their chairmai}. A vacancy now exists on the Board of Elections due to R. P. Badham’s appointment as chairman of the • Chowan County ABC Board. He was also chairman of the Board of Elec tions. Richard D. Dixon, secretary of the Executive Committee, has sent let ters to members of the committee urging them to be present at the meeting Saturday. Members of the committee, aside from Mr. Evans, include Mrs. E. N. Elliott, vice chairman; T. W. Jones, J. L. Wiggins, R. A. Beasley, W. H. Winbome, W. H. Pierce and T'. L. Ward. Present members of the Board of Elections are L. C. Burton and A. S. Smith, Mr. Burton representing the Democratic party and Mr. Smith the Republican party. Registrations For Employment Drop The registration in the Edenton district of the N. C. State Employ ment Service dropped 52 per cent in February as compared to January. Os these 26 per cent came from tex tiles and 34 per cent from lumber manufacturing plants. The active file in this district, in cluding Edenton, Elizabeth City and Williamston, is now 7,924. In Edenton during February there were 47 placements, 15 private and 32 public. Shelled Peanuts Go On Futures Market It will be of interest to dealers in peanuts that for the first time in history the New York Produce Ex change is now trading in shelled pea nuts in the futures market. The first trading occurred Tuesday, including ten contracts for May delivery at 6.35 and 6.36 cents, June at 6.41, July at 6:47, October at 6.08 and Septem ber at 6 cents. The value of future trading is pointed out as a means of facilitating hedging against business in cash peanuts. MR. WOODARD BETTER Friends of J. A. Woodard will be glad to know that he was able to be on his front porch enjoying the spring-like sunshine, and to take a short automobile ride Tuesday after noon. Mr. Woodard has been des- Lperately ill for the past several ‘ £, r VC, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 17,1938. Chowan’s Political I Waters Begin To Bubble This Week , John White and John W. Graham Throw Hats In Ring LEARY CONFIDENT Graham Seeking Office Os Prosecutor For County A ripple in Chowan’s political wa ters was caused this week when John F. White announced that he would again be a candidate for representa tive in the General Assembly. His announcement puts at rest previous rumors that he would enter the race for either solicitor or judge for the district. The other announcement came from John Graham, who will oppose William Privott for the County prosecutorship. Aside from these two announcements, except for fre quent visits of Sam Blount, John McMullan, Chester Morris and J. C. Meekins, candidates for the solicitor ship, and Herbert Leary’s campaign for judge of the district, little inter est as yet has been shown in the coming primary in June. John Graham had been expected to run for prosecutor, but only this week announced himself. He is one of Edenton’s youngest lawyers hav ing practiced here since 1934 follow ing a year’s connection with Burgess, Baker & Allan in Raleigh. He is a precinct committeeman, was a dele gate to the State Democratic Con vention and took an active part in Sandy Graham’s campaign for Gov ernor. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, where he received the degrees of A. B. and LL. 8., and received his preparatory educa tion at Woodberry Preparatory School. In announcing his candidacy Mr. Graham had the following to say: “In announcing as candidate for the office of County Prosecuting At torney, I ask the support of the Democratic voters of Chowan Coun ty with the belief that they will find me qualified to hold this office. Since opening my office in July, 1934, to practice law, I have endeavored to forward the interests of the Demo cratic party in Chowan County. I (Continued on Page Five) New Power Line In County Completed “Juice” Turned On For Thirteen New Rural Customers Thirteen rural residents of Chowan County now are enjoying the advant ages of electricity in their homes who heretofore for the most part de pended upon kerosene for lighting purposes. This service is furnished by" the Town of Edenton and became possible Saturday when C. M. Hicks, superintendent of the Electric and Water Department, completed a new power line extending to the five mile limit. The line extends from Edenton to Hancock Station, thence to Green hall as far as the Z. W. Evans farm, and at present serves the following customers: Claude Small, W. H. Roberts, W. S. Morris, William E. Bond, J. A. Boyce, G. S. Goodwin, H. C. Goodwin, Ni. J. Goodwin, J. Wallace Goodwin, C. L. Goodwin, W. H. Hollowell, Zelle Ward and Joe Ward. These new electric users are appar ently appreciative of the advantage of electricity and will no doubt add some of the modern appliances in their homes. Senator Bob Reynolds Greets Local Friends Senator R. R. Reynolds, together i with his secretary, W. C. McDonald, and Senator James P. Pope, of . Idaho, stopped over in Edenton on Friday night for a short time while enroute to Roanoke Island to show his western colleague the beauty and > historical significance of Carolina’s | coastknd. While here many of his 1 friends greeted him at Hotel Joseph ■ Hewes and in conversation relative to ’ his campaign for re-election, the ■ Senator expressed utter confidence i that the voters would again return him to Washington. Better Homes Week Program Discussed At Meeting Friday Miss Rebecca Colwell Desires to Meet All Interested AT 5 O’CLOCK Definite plans Will Be Considered In Muni cipal Building: Miss Rebecca Colwell, Chowan County Chairman for Better Homes Week, which will be held nationally from April 24 to 30, has called a meeting of all those interested in the campaign for Friday afternoon in the Municipal Building at 5 o’clock. Miss Colwell is very anxious to have full cooperation in the observance of the event and especially urges all merchants to be present at the meet ing and heals of civic dubs, school superintendents and principals as well as any other person who is in sympathy with the campaign, so that definite plans may be discussed and put into operation. Better Homes in America, as the name implies, is primarily interested in bringing “better homes” within the reach of all citizens, and to that end is conducting an educational campaign in cooperation with volun teer local committees to bring knowl edge of better and more economical forms of house architecture and house furnishings to the attention of the people of America. The strength of this movement lies in the fact that it has the cooperation of a number of government agencies, national and local civic organizations, that it is working toward a highly educational end, and that it is wholly non-com mercial. The movement is trying to reach the- wage-earners and low-salaried population by well-balanced demon strations. The campaign stresses not only the best in new housing of mod erate cost, but also the remodeling of old houses, the improvement of prem ■ ises, the refinishing of furniture, the development of home recreation, reading, music, health, child care, and community beautification programs, as well. The national campaign is carried on through volunteer local committees j with experienced civic leaders as chairmen. In this campaign for 1937 the National Office, with headquarters (Continued on Page Five) Lack Os Cooperation In Cemetery Upkeep Concern Expressed at Meeting- of Cemetery Association The Cemetery Association met with the president, Mrs. R. F. Tuttle, on Thursday afternoon, when the sec retary, Mrs. A. S. Smith, made her annual report. Mrs. T. E. Gardner, treasurer, also submitted her report which was as follows: Received during 1937 $176.00 For Rent of Land 100.00 Brought over from 1936 146.01 $422.01 Paid out for expense, mow ers, labor, etc. 393.90 Balance in Bank $28.11 It is very necessary that each lot owner pay promptly as the report shows that there is not enough in the treasury to pay the care-taker a month’s salary. The following notice will be mail ed: “The Cemetery Association vot ed to clean only the lots for which the owner pays $1.50 a year. The salary of the care-taker is paid with this collection, and unless it is paid he can not be employed.” The officers and their assistants make an earnest effort to keep the cemetery in excellent order, but there is a woeful lack of cooperation. The collectors will be out soon making their yearly collections and it is earnestly hoped that they will meet with a prompt payment. Health Program At Next Lions Meeting The health committee of the Lions Club will have charge of the pro gram at the meeting of the Club on Monday night. Dr. GarrißS and a 1 dentist from the State Department will be guests of the Club. a.-.-vvfcir- Edenton Attracts National Convention Os Danghters Os Revolution For One Day ■ —s» Judge C. E. Thompson Will Preside At April Term Superior Court Though Judge R. Hunt Parker was expected to preside at the April 'Term of Chowan Superior Court, Clerk Richard D. Dixon on Tuesday was notified from Gover nor Hoey’s office that Judge C. E. Thompson, of Elizabeth City will preside. Judge Thompson's appearance for this term of court is the re sult of a three-way shift: Judge Walter Bone, of Nashville, was slated for Edenton, but exchanged with Judge Parker, who was sche duled to hold court in the second district. Judge Thompson was scheduled for the Tenth District, and he in turn will exchange places with Judge Parker. Both Judges Thompson and Bone have contests for office on their hands in their respective dis tricts. Local School Paper Takes Second Place In National Rating! Honor Won Out of Field Os 1,114 Papers All Over Country CHOWAN, TOO ; “Tomahawk” In Fourth Place Among Print- i ed Papers Edenton and Chowan High schools grabbed off high publication honors this week in the annual contest con-; j ducted by the Columbia College Scho lastic Press Association of New | York. The local school boys and j girls were given second ranking for, their monthly mimeographed maga- j zine “The Spotlight” out of 1,114 j similar magazines considered from, schools all over the country. The school at Cross Roads captur- j ed fourth place in the same competi tion featuring typeset publications. Its magazine is called “The Toma hawk.” Both awards are much cov eted honors. The Edenton school’s “The Spot light” was given fourth ranking last year and thus has made a big ad vance. “The Tomahawk” folks com peted for the first time. Junius Davis is the editor-in-chief of “The Spotlight,” with Elbert Copeland and Sarah Ellen Goodwin as associate editors. Others on the same staff are: business managers, Mary White and Virginia Byrum; exchange editor, Betty Wales; sport editor, Bill Cozart; circulation, Joe Conger; feature editors, Myda Weav er, Emily Howard, Jenny Ruth Me- Alily; society editors, Dorothy Habit and Doris Jean Leary; alumni edi tor, Ewell Hobbs; art editor, Anna Wood; faculty advisers, Mrs. James Speight and Miss Paulina Hassell. Dr. Hart Speaker At Rotary Today Dr. W. I. Hart, prevented from attending the Rotary meeting last Thursday, will be the speaker at the weekly meeting of the Edenton Club today. In Dr. Hart’s absence last week Jesse White called for several extemporaneous “speeches” which provided a very interesting program. Those called upon were: Arthur Chappell, Paul Olsson, W. M. Perkins and Jimmie Earnhardt. Red Men Staging An Attendance Contest An attendance contest is now in progress among local Red Men with Ernest Lee, who replaced J. Wallace Goodwin, and Gus Bunch acting as ; captains. Attendance has already been stimulated, the contest being : scheduled to run through April. The losing aide will, at the end of the ; contest, furnish a fish fry at Bass’ Landing the first part of May. ■.-Aw. ' V tit - . . j This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realize good results. $1.25 Per Year. Around 125 Delegates Coming Here From Raleigh ON MAY 27 Luncheon and Tea For Group Distinguished Visitors Another signal honor has been be stowed upon Edenton as a town of historical importance through the announcement yesterday that the Daughters of the Revolution, a na tional organization of descendants of Revolutionary patriots, would meet here for a national convention visita tion on May 27, more or less in hon or of the tea party celebrants of 1774. Around 125 or more of the members from all of the original thirteen colonies and elsewhere throughout the country will be in at tendance and will be entertained in a lively manner by their local contem poraries. Frankness compels the statement that the May visitors will come here at their own request and not because of any previous invitation by the town. Their visit, however, will be none the less desired. Their stay will be made a welcome one and will embody an elaborate luncheon at the Parish House and a subsequent tea ■ before departure at the Cupola | House, with addresses by some of j the town notables. Mrs. J. A. Moore I has been delegated as chairman of the committee on arrangements. The Daughters are to meet that week for a lengthy five days session in Raleigh. Their national officers had read and heard much of Eden , ton’s history anijp Expressed a great desire to see the town and visit the j various spots of historic interest 1 here. Miss Mary Hilliard Hinton, of i “Midway Plantation,” Raleigh, one !of the society’s vice presidents, ! showed a similar sympathetic interest | and has inquired if the May 27 date ' would be agreeable to Edenton. She has been assured it will and much an i ticipatory pleasure over the visit is 1 already being shown by the ladies of the town. Cupola House Due i To Have New Roof Committees Waiting to Learn Extent of Guarantee It is a certainty that a new roof will be placed on the historical Cupola House following a meeting last week of a committee for the preservation of the building and the executive committee of the Cupola House Association. It was the concensus of opinion that composition shingles of the Wil liamsburg type be used as a new roof, but definite action was delayed pending receipt of terms of a guar antee that would be furnished. The present tin roof, it has been learned, is punctured with small holes and while water does not trickle into the building, it is the opinion of those concerned that this condition will in a short time rot the original shingles and prove even more costly than a substantial roof at this time. Both the Cupola House and Court House jipw need new roofs and possi bly before another month passes these two ancient buildings will be in the process of being re-roofed and made even more attractive and in a better state of preservation than for many years. The roof on old St. Paul’s Church, too, is gradually giving way to the elements and though no action as yet has been taken to replace the wooden shingles, this building may also soon be covered with a new roof. E. H. S. Baseball Team In First Game Tuesday - Edenton High School’s baseball season opens on Tuesday when Dave i Holton and his squad play Williams i ton on the latter’s diamond. The first s home game will take place on Hicks i Field the following Friday with r Windsor furnishing the opposition. : Coach Holton reports a squad of ! 24 boys all eager for a trial at one 5 position or another and is very opti ’ xnistic of placing a fast team on the diamond. . w i
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