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In these columns will be found a fair presentation of local and county news of general interest. Volume V. —Number 15. (Candidates Working Hard In Every Section To Land Herald’s Campaign Prizes <i In Spite of Bad Weather Contestants Pile Up I Vote Total EASYWORK Advantage In Securing Subscriptions Early In Campaign In spite of the rain and bad weath er last week, the contestants in The Herald’s subscription campaign came through. The Herald is proud and justly proud of the workers in the campaign. The hard-working candi dates for the big prizes are fighting tooth and nail for the very biggest prize and they are not leaving a stone unturned. With thousands—yes, hundreds of thousands of votes in the air, all candidates are out in the field this week to win and it makes a very in teresting picture for the onlookers in The Herald’s subscription drive. We hear contestants say that it is easy to get old and new subscriptions to The Herald if you take the time each day to go after them, for the people know they are getting more thah their money’s worth in a paper that gives the readers a full cover age of all local and county news. » Contestants who think they have no chance of winning, have a very small chance to win. If you make tip your mind to win and get busy with that idea in mind you can win. Ambition and confidence in one's self is Hie greatest asset a man or woman will ever own. It is the fighter that wins in any" Strong competition and I this campaign has developed and will * continue to develop the strong fight er. There is no luck connected with (Continued on Page Five) Half Way Mark Now Reached In Cancer Control Campaign! Mrs. Wood Privott Is Hopeful S6O Will Be Secured With S6O as a goal and about half of it raised up to Wednesday, Mrs.! Wood Privott and her group of can-j vassers in the drive to raise funds | with which to combat cancer is hope- 1 ful that the goal will be reached, j * Mrs. Privott reports a generous re sponse but says that many approach-! ed are not acquainted with the pur pose of the campaign. There should be no one who does not realize the ravages of cancer, < which in most cases, if treated in time can be cured. Women are es pecially susceptible to the disease and in the educational campaign now be ing waged they are urged to have a physical examination at least once each year. Seventy per cent of the money raised locally will be spent in the j State, being allocated according to the needs in various communities by cancer victims. It iB for this reason that all are urged to help with a contribution, however small. Great progress has been made in the cure of cancer. In 1900 there were very few persons alive who had been cured from the disease, where as today there are tens of thousands well and happy after they have been treated. This progress is responsi ble through the educational program and increased knowledge of treat ment, the purpose of which the na ' tionwide drive for funds is now in progress. Mrs. Privott and her co-workers will continue their canvass during the remainder of this week and any who have not done their bit in this worjhy cause are urged to do so at once. A membership is listed at sl, but any contribution will be greatly appreciated, no matter how small. Members enrolled at the time The Herald went to press Wednesday werer Mrs. H. C. Privott, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Wales, Mrs. J. A. Mitch ener, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Hunch, Mrs. O. C. Byrums Mr. and Mrs. L. I S. Byrum, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Bunch, " Mr. and Mrs. Worth Layton, J. A. Bunch, R. C. Holland, W. D. Pruden, (Continued on P*ge Tsn) ■ THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY » - I How They Stand Today appears the first stand ing of the contestants in The Herald’s subscription drive. The names and votes issued for publi cation are printed below. Now is the time to give your subscription to your favorite. This is the last issue of The Her ald you will receive if your sub scription has expired and you have not renewed. You can save money by subscribing through one of the workers, and by doing it NOW, you will not miss an issue of YOUR favorite newspaper. Mrs. Raleigh HollowelL 180.000 Mrs. A. S. Bush 175,000 Mrs. Robt. Pratt 170,000 Mrs. Eugene Baker 165,000 Mrs. A. E. Stillman 165,000 Miss Ethel Bowen 160,000 Mrs. E. J. Langdale 155,000 Miss Edith Bond 150,000 Mrs. Roy Parks 135,000 Mrs. Curtis Chappell 125,000 Mrs. Vance Moore 5,000 Mrs. Bessie Allen 5,000 Mrs. F. O. Daniels 5,000 Reynolds S. Davenport 5,000 : Mrs. Jean Bateman 5,000 J. A. Holmes Named President Edenton Soft Ball League Gus Hughes Elected to Act as Secretary and Treasurer Definite steps toward the playing of soft ball in Edenton were taken Monday night when officials for the league were elected at a meeting of those interested in the sport in the . Court House. John A. Holmes was elected as j president of the league and Gus Hughes secretary and treasurer. Graham Byrum was also selected as general manager of any team which might be necessary to meet compe tion from other towns in the form of a town teem. A lengthy discussion resulted from 1 the status of soft ball if Edenton I enters a baseball league, after which it was decided to lay out A soft ball diamond outside the ball park be i tween Broad Street and the fence. | By this plan it will be unnecessary to ' remove flood light polls for football I nor will it conflict with baseball. •No definite time has been set for I beginning soft ball play, but it is • generally agreed that the league will open early in May. Four clubs will 1 again be in the league, the Rotary and Lions Clubs, the Red Men and Masons, all of whom have selected their managers. For the Lions Club Caleb Goodwin and Graham Byrum will act as managers with West Leary as captain. The Rotary Club will be steered by Earl Goodwin and Jesse White. John Asbell and Field ing Tanner will manage the Red Men, ! while Milbum James and J. A. Cur ran will manage the Masons. Entry of Edenton in a Sunday base ball league composed of Plymouth, Elizabeth City and three teams in NJorfolk was held in abeyance until after the Monday night meeting and representatives attended a meeting in Norfolk Wednesday night to ex press the purpose of Edenton affil iating with the league. A league game will be played every other Sun day in Edenton with other games scheduled with independent teams during the week. | Better Pay Up! | • According to action taken by City Council Tuesday night, property priU be advertised for sale for uncollected city taxes for the year 1937. This adver tisement will be made public [ Monday, May 16, and will appear in the May 19 issue of ’Hie Her ald. The' Bale will, be held on Monday, Jane 13, and it is use less to say that dty officials urge payment of taxes now to avoid extra expense and embarrass ment. <' -' ’•' > •*> • a.- CffAtfe 4 : 1 vVw C «**•• "» , v . jfe Psifi. i. • ..'I ._ k*!^. a. \vto rtA. .. li.i Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 14,1938. Delegation Goes To Plymouth Plan For Bridge Celebration Meeting: Discussed By Chamber Commerce Committee GO BY BOAT Site of Celebration Not An Issue With Local Citizens Meeting in the Municipal Building Friday night, the executive commit tee of the Chamber of Commerce discussed at length the forthcoming completion and dedication of the new Albemarle Sound bridge. News stor ies have been in conflict with Eden ton’s idea of planning for a celebra tion and as originally arranged with Washington County citizens local delegates will attend a meeting at Plymouth today to further discuss the matter. At the meeting Friday the place for holding the celebration was not an issue, it being generally agreed that it would be logical to have it on the south side of the span, if it was so decided by the representatives from the various counties invited. The cost of the celebration and meth- I ods of raising the money were also ■ mentioned, but in the present em bryo state, nothing definite was pre sented upon which to base any fig ures. What appeared to concern some of the members of the executive com mittee was a possible future move ment to reroute U. S. Highway 17 over the new bridge which would necessarily side-track Edenton. This action is rather remote, according to E. W. Spires, a director in the Ocean Highway Association, who advanced the argument that it is the purpose of the Association to include tours of great historic interest, and that Edenton is one of the outstanding tourists stops on the route. The delegation to Plymouth will leave this morning, going in J. H. Conger’s boat. As originally planned it includes a representative of the County Commissioners, D. M. War ren, Mayor J. H. McMullan, John W. Graham as president of the Rotary Club, and William Privott, president of the Lions Club. Similar delega tions have been invited from all the counties interested in the celebra tion and later a meeting will be held in Edenton to definitely arrange for the celebration. Edenton Highs Win From E. City 5 To 0 Playing air-tight ball behind the superb twirling of William Cayton the Edenton High Sonool baseball team Tuesday defeated Elizabeth City on the latter’s diamond 5-0. Cayton was in rare form, letting down opposing batsmen with only four hits. Wednesday afternoon as The Her ald went to press, they were crossing bats with Williamston on the home lot and on Friday Coach Holton and his boys will travel to Ahoskie to meet the hoghly tooted Charles who has been pitching sensational ball. On Easter Monday Elizabeth City will play a return game which may be the all important conference game so far as Edenton is concerned. It is reported that Conway, who defeat ed Edenton, has withdrawn from the conference and in this event a sec ond victory over Elizabeth City would make Edenton district conference champions. Coach Holton is anxious to have a large crowd of fans on hand for this combat. Old Booth House Is . Now Being Restored W. D. Pruden and Miss Mary 1 Pruden have bought and are making j quite extensive Restoration plans to the ancient Booth house on East Church Street, near Oakum. The place, which court house records in dicate was built in the same 1750- 1760 era as the historic Cupola House, and which is somewliat of an architectural twin of the Warren house behind the Baptist Church, was bought by the Prudens more as a preservative measure ’than other wise, but they are spending heavily to put it back into its original shape, and will rent it later. MASONS MEET TONIGHT The regular meeting of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. ft A. M., will be held tonight at 8 o’clock. i . id**' —.m ‘iP’ . u .V * • n.. Edenton Put In Spic And Span Condition For Visitors Today J. Frank White, Jr., Is Spark Plug of Much Activity MANYHELP Ministers Asked Preach Sermon on Better Homes ; Spurred on by the scheduled ap . pearance in Edenton of around 500 , visiting home demonstration club ■ members today, stock in the 30-day r clean up campaign, took a decided . boost, and the visitors should be . very favorably impressed with the . appearance of this old town. i General Chairman J. Frank White, I Jr., enlisted the support of Town ; Council Tuesday night and was . granted excellent cooperation in that the business section was swept and , washed late Wednesday night Ar ! rangements, too, have been made to j have trash containers off the side t walks and with the proper coopera . tion of merchants and citizens as a ’ whole there should be a pleasant ’ memory of the sixteenth district ’ meeting in Edenton. The street de ( partment has arranged to collect trash in the business section be tween 8 and 9 o’clock this morning and merchants are urged to immedi ately remove the trash receptacles. , Mr. White is well pleased with the progress of the campaign, reporting 1 especially noteworthy activity among, ; colored people. One of the most attractive im- j | provements is at the Catholic Church,! 1 where Father Gross has been very j * , busy cooperating in the movement. J Rev. George W. Blount, chairman of the Church committee, reports that ; he is this week contacting ministers and securing their cooperation in ; preaching a sermon on better homes next Sunday. Company F has also planted new grass north of the new Armory building which will add to i the beauty of that section of the! ! town. ' | Mr. White is urging owners of i vacant lots to especially see that* they are put in a presentable condi-1 tion during the campaign, due to a! survey he made in which a number i of unsightly lots were observed. ! Next week Captain R. K. Hall will ■ make an inspection relative to fire 1 hazards which, too, is in line with • the clean-up campaign. Mr. White is very appreciative of the cooperation offered in his task as | general chairman and is lavish in his credit to Mrs. W. B. Shepard for her untiring efforts as chairman of the canvassing committee. ! ; Suffolk Man Killed At l Sandy Run Bridge ‘ Considerable excitement prevailed ’ i n Edenton Wednesday following a report of a fatal accident at Sandy ■ Run in upper Chowan. Bernard W. j ■ Godwin, about 50 years old, a prom ■ inent business man of Suffolk, died l in Lakeview Hospital shortly after i the accident. Godwin evidently left i the highway at a high rate of speed, his car heading into the bulkhead of , the bridge. The car was totally r wrecked and from its condition it , was miraculous that death was not ; instantaneous. The victim was president of the , | Godwin Motor Company in Suffolk, . and owned the electric light line at I Englehard. ■ Cupola House Open For Tea - Luncheon For the convenience of the many visitors expected and in the hope [ that patronage will be given by local citizens, the Cupola House, will be , open the remainder of the week and , all of next week for the purpose of > serving tea and luncheon. Proceeds ; of these meals will be used by the , Cupola House Association for repairs . and work on the building. 1 Local Scouts Join I Tidewater Council > i An important meeting of the troop ■ committee and parents of the local r Boy Scouts was held Wednesday , night in the Scout Cabin when it was decided to affiliate with the Tidewater Council. Louis Lester, of Norfolk, a representative of the Tidewater r Council, was present at the meeting i and again rehearsed the advantages of affiliation. 1 Walter M. Wilkins Chosen To Succeed Wm. E. Bond As Member Town Council _ ■ ■ —<9 | PRINCESS fj - ’ ' : EVELYN BROW> Miss Brown has bee* honored at Fairfax Hall by being select ed to represent the school at the annual Apple Blossom Festival at Winchester, Va., on April 28. ; Notice To Herald Subscribers The Chowan Herald is conduct ing the circulation cempaign to have 11 its readers Anew 1 thlir subscription and to add new read ers to the list. Look at the label on your paper and see if your subscription has expired. If it has, renew your subscription . through your favorite contestant, I and do it NOW, for next week ' will be the last issue of The Her i aid you will receive until you re j new. This action is only fair to I subscribers who have paid for the I paper and further is a requirement j of the Post Office Department that I subscriptions be paid in advance. There are a number of candi- I dates in the field working for the big prizes, and if one has not call ed on you, look over the list on page one, pick the worker you | would like to help, and see that j she receives your renewal and j votes. A little voluntary support will help boost the person you want to win. Dance April 20 For Benefit Boy Scouts Strictly for the benefit of the Boy Scouts, an Easter dance will be held j in the Amory next Wednesday night, when Paul Jones and his orchestra will furnish music. The Scouts are without funds with which to buy paraphernalia, and it is hoped that, proceeds of the dance will enable [ them to buy what is needed. The dance has been widely adver-j tised and is expected to attract a large crowd. Bank Os Edenton Will Be Closed On Monday The Bank of Edenton will be closed all day Monday, due to the obser vance of Easter Monday as a holiday. ] Patrons of the bank are asked to , arrange their banking business ac-! cordingly. | Oh, Boy! | Local hook and line fishermen will welcome the information that the ban on fishing will be lifted Saturday midnight, April 16, to midnight Monday, April 18, thus affording anglers oppor tunity to enjoy the sport either Easter Sunday or Monday. Quite a few have a holiday on Monday and have been very anx ious for the opportunity to spend the day fishing. {loth John F. White, who wired the Department of Conservation to lift the ban, and Game War den J. G. Perry have been ad i vised of the lifting of the baa for the two days. This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realise good results. $1.25 Per Year. 9 I Longest Meeting Tues day of Present Ad ministration MUCH BUSINESS J. Edwin Bufßap Is Ap pointed Street Com missioner One of the busiest sessions of Town Council and the longest during the present administration was held Tuesday night, when the Board re mained in session until after 10 o’clock. One of the principal items of business transacted was the ap pointment of Walter M. Wilkins as a successor to William E. Bond, who resigned due to moving to his farm on the Suffolk Highway. Two names were put in nomination to fill the vacancy, the two prospec tive council men being Wood Privott and Mr Wilkins, the latter winning out in the voting. Mr. Wilkins has never held any public office and will represent the Fourth Ward on the Board. He was not present at the meeting, but it is understood that he will accept the appointment, and will take the oath of office at the next meeting. In leaving his official capacity as councilman, Mr. Bond was extended regrets by his associates, and he re sponded that it had been a source of pleasure to be connected with the i Board and that he, too, was sorry that his residence in the country con flicted with his membership. Mr. Baud’s resignationwalso cau.-ed a vacancy as street commissioner, the Board appointing .J. Edwin Bufflap to fulfill the unexpired term. Mr. Bus- I flap is a councilman-at-large and re (Continued on Page Ten) Plans Completed For 16th District Meeting Few Changes Necessary In Program as First Arranged I Except for a last minute conflict i between plans for the bridge cele : bration conference Mi Plymouth to : day and those previously arranged j for the large district gathering of I home demonstration club members ' from all over the Albemarle, the ar | rangements for the latter session ! have been completed, and an attend ance of 500 or more women club members is expected when the meet ing is called to order at 10 o’clock this morning in the Taylor Theatre. It had originally been intended that Mayor J. H. McMullan and County Commissioners Chairman D. M. Warren would deliver addresses of welcome to the club folks, but ! both the Mayor and Mr. Warren are I heading the small delegation of i Edentonians to be in Plymouth at about the same hour. This will, I naturally, prevent their appearance | in both places, so Miss Rebecca Col | well, local county agent, is arrang ! ing for substitutes, and has already found one pinch-hitter in Dr. L. P. Williams. Today’s meeting will feature an address by Mrs. James S. Ficklin, of i Greenville, who will speak on her ' observations of Chinese womanhood I while recently in the Orient. There I will be plenty of other spirited talks, also. After the theatre session the visi tors will be entertained at luncheon ! in the new armory, where the high : school band under the direction of E. L. McCullers, will, also give a con cert. Legionnaires Stage Fish Fry On April 29 Interest in Ed Bond Post, Ameri can Legion, has been on the up-grade during recent months and reason for added interest is due to a scheduled fish fry which will be held Friday night, April 29. The affair will be held at Capehart’s Fishery in Bertie County, and according to advance in dications a large crowd of Legion naires and their wives will be on hand to enjoy the even!
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