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In these columns will be found a far presentation 1 of local and county news of general interest. Volufne V. —Number 17. First Period In The Herald Subscription Drive Closes Saturday Night, 9 O’clock Contestants Now Hard At Work Over Entire Trade Area VOTESDROP l Just Few More Days Re main to Profit By Ex tra Votes Ten o’clock Saturday night is the final hour of the big first period in The Chowan Herald Campaign. Two more circles of the hour hand and the largest votes of the campaign will he gone forever. With the closing of the Campaign Office Saturday night goes the last chance to secure top votes on subscriptions. Workers in the campaign, and especially those who have their eyes on that big first prize—the S3O0 —are urged to secure every possible sub scription before the closing hour Sat urday. What contestants do between now and nine o’clock Saturday night may-toe just what they need to “cinch” the prize they wish. ' The last of the big votes Saturday night will undoubtedly be a deciding factor in determining the final win ners. After Saturday votes on sub scriptions will count for less, hence a commanding lead at the start of the second period will be hard to overcome. Persons contemplating helping a friend in this race should by all means give their subscription by Saturday—in order to insure aid to the fullest extent. Give your sub scription while votes a*» highest, A lot of hard work and persever ance in face of obstacles and a few five year subscriptions now is to go a .long way toward helping a contestant win the lead in this big race. Those who are the wisest will get busy and show real effort during this week and pile up those necessary votes that it will take to win top place. There is only one way to be sure of getting votes. That is to go out and get subscriptions—subscriptions earn votes—and it is votes that win the prizes. Every candidate should make a supreme effort to secure every possi ble subscription between now and 9 o’clock Saturday night. Live candi dates will endeavor to build up a lead, no matter how small, before this big reduction in credits. The crucial test of the campaign is at hand. If you ever intend doing big things toward winning the first grand prize, do it now. Instead of being content with second, third or fourth place, make up your mind that by this time next week you will be heading the list. Determination goes a long way in helping you gain your end. The prizes in this contest are going to toe won by the workers. The Ber (Continued on Page Five) Berryman Opposes John F. White For Representative Contest Will Undoubtedly Reflect Expression of Voters’ Opinion Regarding Legal Sale of / Liquor In Chowan County What appeared to be a matter of course primary election in June will no doubt result in a hotly contested race for at least one office, that of Chowan County’h representative in the General Assembly. This contest materialised Saturday when shortly before the deadline ftr candidates to file, W. J. Berryman entered his name with the Board of Elections in opposition to John F. White, incum bent. The election will undoubtedly again reflect the attitude of Chowan’s vot ers 1 regarding the present liquor statue, for Mr. Berryman, a promi nent churchman and avowed dry, will ' obviously cast a vote against liquor in any shape or form, if and when tiie occasion presents itself. Mr. White, on the other hand, is just as conscientious in his belief that con trol of liquor is by far more desirable than for the county to be literally infested with liquor stills and boot leggers. It was with this in mind that he sponsored and successfully carried through the General Assem bly of a law permitting the establish ment of the present Chowan County ABC store* THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY V 1 [ How They Stand Interest in The Herald’s big subscription drive is increasing daily. The contestants are work ing harder than ever, and their friends are coming to their aid. If you have not given your sub scription, do it this week while the votes count most. There are several changes in the standing '■ this week, and your subscription 1 may put your favorite over the > top. 5 Mrs. A. S. Bush 451,000 ’ Mrs. Raleigh Hollowell —450,000 f Mrs. A. E. Stillman 435,000 t . Mrs. E. J. Langdale 430,000 > Mrs. Robt. Pratt 428,000 Mrs. Eugene Baker 425,000 1 Mrs. Roy Parks 422,000 s Miss Ethel Bowen 415,000 > Miss Edith Bond 400,000 Mrs. Bessie Allen 285,000 i Final Drive Urged : To Clean Up Homes ; This Week Closes Entire Month’s Campaign In Chowan | Though only a few more days re , main in Edenton’s entire month of > clean-up activity, Miss Rebecca Col ■ well, county chairman and J. Frank White, -Jr., who has been maxshaUiog. ’ Edenton forces, request a last min- ute drive to complete whatever needs . to be done about premises to put the > county in the running for State and l possibly national recognition as a l clean county. Much has been ac : complished all over the county and especially in Edenton in the way of ! tidying up which has already won : considerable commendation for Miss i Colwell and Mr. White for their in i (Continued on Page Five) ; Rotarians Will Elect » New Officers Today . Though they will not be installed ; until later in the summer, new offi ; cers for the Edenton Rotary Club t will be elected at today’s meeting in 1 the Parish House. According to cus : tom in Rotary clubs, the entire i membership has been nominated and : who will be elected is hard to fore ; cast. John Graham has been president i during the past year, during which time the club has shown considerable ■ progress. All Rotarians are espec ially urged to attend today’s meet ing. Mr. Berryman commands a large number of votes as does Mr. White, which will add spice ,to the election and no doubt cause as much local in terest as the race for the judgeship and solieitorship. Mr. Berryman rep resented the county one term. He later opposed Mr. White on two occa sions and. was both times defeated, though the margin of votes was very small. The only other contest for a county office will be between William Privott and John W. Graham for the county prosecutorship. Both are young men and very popular, which should also result in an interesting race. Mr. Privott has been in office six years, while it is Mr. Graham’s first request for office at the hands of voters. Aside from these two contests the election will be a perfunctory affair, for no opposition appears. All of the present officials have filed for re election except two members of the County Board of Education. The two men who failed to enter are L. W. Belch and Isaac Byrum. Those who filed and in view of no (Continued on Page Four) Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 28,19387 School Trustees Request Election For 9-Month Term Will Ask Commissioners To Act at Their Next Meeting 10c~LEVY Change Would Put Lo cal School Back on Accredited List Without a dissenting vote, members of the Board of Trustees of the Eden ton Graded School District at a spec ial meeting held Thursday night in the Municipal Building, agreed to re quest the Chowan County Commis sioners to call a special election to vote for or against a nine-months school term. The matter was thor oughly discussed in the presence of a few interested citizens and it was de cided that a 10-cent levy per SIOO of property valuation would net a max imum amount needed for the. extra month of school operation. The district is composed of Eden ton and Yeopim townships and takes in about half of the entire county. It is expected that the commissioners will call the election at their next regular meeting on Monday, May 2. School officials realize the great importance of the extra month and predict that the election will be car ried. It would again place Edenton on the accredited list of high schools and would greatly benefit those stu dents who enter college in that it would eliminate certain preparatory , work now necessary and would also . enable local college students to be better fitted for their work and make better grades by reason of sufficient ; high school training. Those students, . „too, who do not enter college would , greatly benefit by the extra month, point out school officials, for the rea son that in eight months it is neces -1 sary to rush through the courses in order to get through in time,. when by the added month the proper amount of time could be allocated to various subjects to the advantage of students. Many citizens are of the opinion that a nine months term would be one of the greatest forward steps taken in Edenton in several years and obviously will be vitally interest ed in the calling of an election as well as the result. West Chowan BTU Meets At Conway Thursday, May sth Inspirational Program Arranged For Two Sessions - The annual B. T. U. Associational Meeting of the West Chowan Asso ciation will be held at the Conway Church on Thursday, May sth. The afternoon session begins at 3:00 o’clock and the evening session at 7:30 o’clock. The program has been prepared to meet the needs in each union. The following is the program: 3:00 O’clock—Afternoon Session Theme, “Forward March”; Song, “Onward Christian Soldiers”; Devo-’ tional, Miss Virginia Gardner, Mur freesboro; Song; Going Forward Through Enlargement, Norman L. Blythe, Chowan College; Special Music, Rev. Guy C. Moore, Lewiston; Conferences and Leaders; Program Committee, James E. Harrell, Wind sor; Membership Committee, Rev. D. J. Robinson, Winton; Social Commit tee, Mrs. R. A. Modlin, Rich Square; Missionary Committee, Rev. Oscar Creech, Ahoskie; Instruction Commit tee, T. G. Britt, Jackson; Junior Con ference, Mrs. George Burgess; Song; Play, “The Three Visitors,” Ahoskie Church; Announcements; Prayer; Supper, furnished by Conway Church. 7:80 O’clock — Night Session Songs, “I Love to Tell the Story” and “Give of Your Best to the Mas ter.”; Devotional, Miss Lottie Moore, Como; Soqg and Offering; “Going Forward Through Social Service, ’ Miss Eloise Miller, Colerain; Ridge i crest and Chowan Assemblies, Rev. R. R. Jackson, Harrells ville; Special Music, Mrs. John Link, Windsor; Address, "Going Forward,” Dr. J. W. JHnchelow, Emporia, Va. New Teacher Added To Edenton School i For Next Session i Attendance Warrants Addition of Mrs. C. L. McCullers SIXTHGRADE ■ All Other Teachers Rec ommended For An other Year > Attendance figures at the Edenton school warrant another teacher dur t ing the next term of school and . Superintendent John A. Holmes an ■ nounces the appointment of Mrs. C. ’ L. McCullers to the faculty. Mrs. 1 McCullers is this year teaching in the l Ahoskie school. She is a graduate of - Duke University and has been teach ■ ing eight years. She is the wife of - C. L. McCullers, who has done such i an excellent piece of work in develop ing the high school band. Mr. Holmes has also announced i the recommendation of the following . teachers for the next term, who must ! accept the appointment before May 2: ; Miss Fannie Sue Sayers, first grade; Miss Emily Smithwick, first ; grade; Miss Ruby Felts, second [ grade; Miss Emma Blanche Warren. . second grade; Mrs. Helen Hughes, i third grade; Mrs. J. W. Davis, third ; grade; Miss Lena Jones, fourth . grade; Miss Mary Cody, fourth ; grade; Miss Edna Goodwin, fifth , grade; Mrs. W. S. Summerell, fifth , grade; Mrs. David Holton, sixth , grade; Miss Sara McDonald, sixth , grade; Mrs. Ruth D. Bunch, seventh ; grade; Charles D. Stewart, seventh grade; and Mrs. C. L. McCullers, t sixth grade. In the high school: Miss Paulina . Hassell, English and Latin; Mrs. Lina . P. Mack, English and French; Mrs. t Mary G. Debnam, history; Miss Mar ! garet Brown, English, mathematics . and Latin; David Holton, history and , mathematics; Harvey J. Chestor, • mathematics; Wilbur L. Brothers, science; Mrs. Leon L. Lewis, piano; Mrs. James Speight, commercial; and ' C. L. McCullers, band. Advance School: Ernest A. Swain, ’ principal; and Mrs. Wilma Swain. It is expected that all the teachers with possibly one exception, will accept the appointment. Graham Home Be D. R. Headquarters i For May 27 Meeting! Plans Already Under, Way to Entertain Visitors Ladies of Edenton are already for mulating plans for the entertainment of the Daughters of the Revolution | when they will devote one day of | their national meeting to be held in! Raleigh to a visit to Edenton. Mrs. W. A. Graham, the only member of the organization in Edenton, has kindly agreed to turn over her pala tial home as headquarters for the Daughters while here on the day of May 27th. Tentative plans call for a luncheon at the Parish House at 1 p. m. and tea , at the Cupola House at 5 p. m. Be tween the two hours the program will no doubt call for a tour of Edenton and surrounding territory to visit the historical shrines. Revival Begins In M. E. Church May 16 Rev. George W. Blount, pastor of the Edenton Methodist Church, has announced that a series of evangel istic services will be held in his church beginning Monday, May 16. Dr. J. M. Culbreth, presiding elder of (he Rocky Mount district, will preach during the revival, plans for which are already under way. STRICKEN WITH APPENDICITIS WHILE ATTENDING SCHOOL Miss Inez Todd, while attending ’ school at Perrytown on Monday was stricken with an acute attack of ap pendicitis. She was rushed to the Windsor hospital, where she was operated on at once. Reports an to . the effect that she is rapidly recov ering. Delegates Select Southern Side of Sound to Celebrate Completion of New Bridge —<39 | Promoted | Many Edenton friends were gratified 'Tuesday to learn that Harry McMullan, a former Eden ton resident and brother of Mayor Jack McMullan, Miss Jessie McMullan, Mrs. J. N. Pru den and Mrs. O. M. Elliott, was l . appointed attorney general of the State of North Carolina by Gov -1 ernor Clyde R. Hoey. Mr. McMullan had been assistant to Attorney General A. A. F. Seawell, who at the same time was appointed associate justice ! of the State Supreme Court to : succeed Justice George W. Connor, who died Saturday. Pre-School Clinic ■ Held On May sth! : j Parents Urged to Bring Children to Court House All parents are asked to cooperate' in a pre-school clinic which will be [ held in the Court House on Thurs- j i day morning, May 5, at 9 o’clock.] 1 At that time every white child who ‘ will enter school next term should be. , taken for an examination prepara- 1 , tory to entering school and mingling j with other children. Parents are • urged to realize the necessity of this, • • *» l ■ examination and bring their children , at the time and place designated. The examination will be in charge I of Dr. F. H. Garriss, county health officer, and his nurse, Miss Ruby' Lentz. ‘Unloaded Gun’ Cause ; Os Serious Accident Mrs. P. R. Sawyer was critically; injured Sunday afternoon when she, was accidentally shot in the chest by 8-year-old Billie Skinner, son of W. C. Skinner in the Yeopim section. | The boy, picking up a rifle at the j home of his father, pulled the trig-1 ger, not aware that the gun was] loaded. The bullet entered Mrs. Sawyer’s right chest, traveling to the ' left side in the course of which both lungs were punctured. | She was rushed to the office of | Dr. L. P. Williams, where an X-ray, i picture revealed the bullet lodged in l the left chest. The injured woman: was taken to the Albemarle Hospital, where her condition is critical follow- j ing the development of pneumonia. 1 E. H. S. Loses To Conway In 13 Inning Game Tuesday Many Thrills Furnished Fans as They Watch Lo cal Boys Lose Northeastern Conference Championship Title Thirteen innings of baseball were necessary Tuesday afternoon to de cide the northeastern conference championship when Conway took the long end of a 7-6 count over Edenton High School on the local diamond. The game provided many thrills for spectators and was the best game witnessed on home soil this season. William Cayton was in excellent form and pitched winning ball but eight costly errors kept him in an up-hill fight throughout the game. Several opportunities presented them selves to put the game on ice when men were on bases but the necessary hit could not be produced. Both Oayton and M. Flythe carried the brunt of the battle for their respec tive teams with Cayton holding the visitors to eight safeties, while Eden ton swatters doubled that number from Flythe’s offerings. At the bat Clyde Spencer was easily the hero of the day, collecting a triple, two doubles and two singles out of six trips to the plate. Sanford Fore hand, too, had his batting eye at work, collecting three timely smash ing blows, each of which figured in Edenton’s scoring. Robert Chesson, who the day be- This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers wOl realise good results. $1.25 Per Year. Tentative Plans Call For Mammoth Historical Pageant TATEM CHAIRMAN Next Meeting In Eden ton to Continue With Arrangements Meeting at Manteo Thursday the central steering committee for the staging of a celebration in connec tion with the completion of the Albe marle Sound bridge, the site of the celebration was fixed and an organi zation effected. C. Wallace Tatem of Columbia, who had been acting as temporary chairman, was unanimously elected permanent chairman, and E. Earl Cohoon, also of Columbia, was like wise elected secretary. Herbert 1 Peele, of Elizabeth City, was elected j treasurer. At the same time D. Colin Barnes, highway commissioner of the First District, E. V. Webb, Second District Commissioner, and Julien Wood, a former member of the highway commission, were elected honorary members of the central committee which is composed of two i representatives from the counties of i Washington, Tyrrell, Hyde, Dare, ] Perquimans, Pasquotank and Chowan. It was unanimously voted that the principal portion of the celebration should be held in Washington County near the south end of the new bridge. , Os course all plans are only tentative j but the general opinion was that the i most appropriate form of celebration : should be in the nature of an histor , ical pageant with each county enter ! ing one or more floats depicting out standing historical events. Ample. ! space at the southern terminal of the : bridge will provide a suitable out | door place to seat a large number of , visitors to hear prominent speakers, I as well as stage any other sort of | program arranged, i Chairman Tatem, as well as mem bers of the steering committee, real ize the huge and important task be j fore them and to continue with the ; effecting of arrangements a meeting ; will very shortly be called to be held in Edenton, at which time more con crete plans will be set forth, i In the meantime each county has been asked to appoint one member to 1 serve on five separate committees ] which will pretty well cover every j phase of the celebration. Imme diately upon their return from Man teo, E. W. Spires, W. W. Byrum and J. H. McMullan, who acted for Mr. Byrum at the Manteo meeting, ap ] pointed the following for Chowan County; Program, R. D. Dixon; finance, D. M. Warren; entertainment, John W. ! Graham; concessions and refresh continued on Page Five) fore pitched a wonderful game, had an off day at short stop and was charged with five of the eight errors made during the game. In the field Durwood Harrell, Joe Conger and Sanford Forehand thrilled fans as time after time stabs were made that appeared to be base hits. The loss of this game put Coach Dave Holton’s boys out of the race for State honors. On Monday afternoon Edenton easily defeated Ahoskie here to the tune of 10 to 3. The victory was all the more impressive in that pitching for Ahoskie was James Charles, who had hung up quite an enviable record for hurling no-hit ball. Edenton twisters for a total of 13 safe twissters for a total of 13 safe iblows. At the same time Robert Chesson was in rare form and allow ed the visitors only four scattered hits. At the bat Chesson, Spencer, . Cayton, Harrell, Forehand and Con : ger each chalked up two hits, while . Ntewsome registered twice for Ahos t kie. Tuesday’s game completed the local • school’s schedule for the season.
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