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Volume V. —Number 21.
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Albemarle Sound Bridge
Celebration Scheduled To
Be Held Thursday Aug. 25
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Effort Made to Re-enact
Naval Battle Fought
At Sandy Point
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Richard Dixon’s Idea
Very Enthusiastical
ly Received
Meeting Friday in Plymouth, the
program committee in connection
with the celebrating of the comple
tion and opening of the new Albe
marle Sound bridge definitely set
Thursday, August 26, as the day of
the big celebration. It was assured
at the meeting that the bridge would
be completed by July 16 and the ap
proaches ready for use by August 1.
Previous tentative plans called
only for a pageant which would prin
cipally depict on floats outstanding
historical events in the counties in
terested in the celebration. How
r ever,' the committee became unusual
ly enthused when Richard D. Dixon
advanced the suggestion that the
government be requested to re-enact
the Civil War naval battle between
Federal vessels and the ram * Albe
marle" which took place near the site
of the new bridge. Mr. Dixon em
phasized the fact that it would be an
unusual climax to the day’s activities
and by it the entire Albemarle aec
’ Moa would be placed before the eyes
of thenation and result in » mar-
piece of advertising. Then,
too, expHned Mr. Dixou, it would
eWftV'te which <4*h euwtr
had some connection during the war
period.
It was recalled that the battle was
fought at Sandy Point when the ram
engaged Federal boatk and single
handed threatened Federal control
the sounds and even menaced the
blockade. The ram, incidentally, was
built by Gilbert. Elliott, of Elizabeth
City on the Roanoke River, and was
later sunk at Plymouth.
•The entire committee greatly fav
ored the idea which resulted in the
appointment of Richard Dixon, J. W.!
Norman and 0. L. Williams to work I
out plans for staging the spectacle.!
John W. Darden, chairman of the
committee, has written for an ap
pointment with Congressman Lindsey
Warren when the matter will be dis
cussed and proper steps 'taken to
urge the government to re-enact the
for floats from the various
counties were also discussed, which
well be carried out whether the naval
battle is re-enacted or not. In fact,
several of the-counties have already
specified their subject. Washington
Countyjfcgill depict the ram “Albe
marle”; Chowan, the tea party; Pas
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Thomas Chears, Sr.
Seriously Hurt In
Automobile Wreck
Figures In Head-on Col
lision Near Charlottes
ville, Sunday
‘Friends in Edenton were sorry to
Monday morning that Thomas
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Mr. Chears had taken his wife to
visit relatives at Charlottesville end
shortly after starting his homeward
journey had a head-on collision with
car new Charlottesville. He
internal injuries. was badly
damaged Igr the wreck.
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Friday, May 27.’1
Dinner will be served on the grounds.
A large attendance is looked for. 1
Ir - ir . —r l -ni‘‘--g-- * ——■■—— ——
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
v
| Half Holiday
Beginning Wednesday, June 15,
merchants will begin the usual
summer half-holiday, closing
their places of business at 1
o’clock. The schedule will be in
effect until September 15.
A petition is being circulated
- and present indications are that
practically every business house
will join in the half-day closing.
Mrs. A. S. Bush Wins
First Prize Os S3OO In
The Herald's Contest
Mrs. Raleigh Hollowell
Awarded Second
Prize, SIOO
i - NEW READERS
Campaign More Suc
cessful Than Was
Expected
With a total vote of; 9,6tty)00, Mrs.
A. S. Bush of Cross Roads easily
captured first prize in^fteChow®^
terminated at t o’docW Saturday
night. Mrs. Raleigh IfcflloWell was
second prize winner, while Mrs. E. J.
Langdale, of Bertie County, and Mrs.
Ernest Stillman third and
fourth respectively.' Mrs. Bush was
rewarded with a check for S3OO, Mrs.
Hollowell received SIOO, Mrs. Lang
dale SSO and Mrs. Stillman $25 for
the parts they played in the cam
paign. Others in the contest who re
ceived commissions on the subscrip
tions they received were: Mrs. Robert
iL. Pratt, Mrs. Eugene Baker, Miss
j Edith Bond, Mrs. Bessie Allen, of
| Colerain, Mrs. R. R. Parks, of Ry
-1 land, and Miss Ethel Bowen, of
Merry Hill.
The campaign, the second one con
ducted by The Herald during its ex
istence, had been in progress for
seven weeks and even from the start
interest had been very keen. Mrs.
Bush and Mrs. Hollowell had been
running very close and Saturday
night previous to the close, when
candidates checked their records with
those of the campaign manager and
signed statements attesting to the ac
curacy of the vote recorded, Mrs.
Bush was leading by only five sub
scriptions, however, Mrs. Bush turned
in her best report of the campaign
which put her far out in the lead.
Mrs. Langdale was quite a distance
from second place, and at the same
time Mrs. Stillman, who was fourth
in the running, turned in enough
votes to make the standing extremely
close for third and fourth honors.
Mrs. Bush, too, was awarded a.
special prize of 50 gallons of gaso
line for the most subscriptions secur
ed during one week of the campaign.
The judges in the contest who very
efficiently tabulated the results and
announced the winners were Mrs. E.
N. Elliott, John M. Elliott and W. M.
Wilkins.
The campaign was a success from
every angle in so far as The Herald
soriber on the circulation . list who
had not been paid up to date was
taken off and it is a source of grati
fication to the publishers that prac
tically all of there renewed and
many more new -names have been
added to the list. The Herald has
bettered its circulation in Edenton,
as well as in the retire Edenton trade
territory whichwill pryvidejhe^bret
tag as well. Several of the contest
ants reported many very favorable
comments about The Herald during
the course of their solicitations,
which, though it vfy hard work, was
a source of .pleasure to them in their
efforts to win a prize as well as
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Ecfenton, Chowan bounty, North Carolina, Thursday, May 26,1938.
I|j D. R, HEADQUARTERS j
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MRS. WILLIAM A. GRAHAM’S HOME
Meeting in Edenton Friday as the climax to their national con
( vention held this week in Raleigh, Mrs. W. A. Graham has very
generously turned over her beautiful home to the distinguished visi
' tors as their headquarters while in Edenton.
‘Daughters Os Revolution
, Close National Convention
With Edenton Visit Friday
Local Ladies Arrange Interesting Program For
. One Hundred Distinguished Guests; Itinerary
Calls For Visits to Historical Shrines
Meeting in Raleigh this week in
their. 47th annual convention, mem
• bers of the National Society of the
V Daughters of the Rovlution will con
1' dude their meeting with a visit to
1 Edenton Friday t _ At each annual
f convention it is the custom of the
5 organization to devote the last day
• to visiting a section near the conven
tion city to view and become better
’ I acquainted with anything of Revplu
-3 tionary .period significance. This
• year Edenton was honored by being
' selected as the town of visitation.
About 100 members of the organi
zation are expected to come to
Edenton, which will represent many
' states of the Union, and for this oc
c casion Mrs. W. A. Graham has kind
, ly offered her magnificent home as
headquarters while in the city. Mrs.
I Graham', incidentally, is the only lo
cal member of the organization, and
attended part of the sessions in Ral
' eigh, returning home prior to the ar
■ rival of the distinguished visitors.
a
Edenton ladies look forward with
much pleasure to the visit of the
' Daughters and a program has been
J arranged for their entertainment
r which should be both interesting and
J profitable.
Upon their arrival they will as
. semble at the Graham home, from
, where they will be shown Beverly
. Hall at 12 o’clock. At 12:30 they
l will be taken to the Iredell house,
i after which at 1 o’clock, luncheon
. will be served at the Parish House
! Rotary Luncheon Off
In Favor Os Fish Fry
The usual Rotary luncheon has
been called off today and instead
- every Rotarian is urged to go to
Hicks Field at 5:30 tonight (Thurs
day) to enjoy a fish fry, the purpose
of which is to help raise funds to
' finish paying for the band’s uniforms.
Judges’ Statement
Edenton, N. C, May 21, 1038.
Wte, the undersigned who have been selected to act as counting
judges and auditors of The Chowan Herald’s subscription campaign
concluded this date, certify and state that we have this day made a
final check and count of the ballots cast in the campaign and find the
results as follows:
Mrs. A. S. Bush 9,695,000
Mrs. Raleigh Hollowell 7,860,000
Mrs. E. J. Langdale 2,784,000
Mrs. Ernest Stillman 2,490,000
We further find that the contestants whode names are hereby
given received the number of votes opposite their names and are de
clared the winners in their respective positions.
MRS. E. N. ELLIOTT,
'JOHN M. ELLIOTT,
p/S- I. w. M. WILKINS,
Judges.
i by the North Carolina Society of the
Daughters of the Revolution. At 2
s o’clock a visit will be made to old
■ St. Paul’s Church and at 2:30 the
> visitors will be conducted to the
l Court House ajKl Court House green,
s Hayes will be visited at 3:30, with
’ the program concluding at 4:30 at the
- Cupola House, where tea will be
• served by the following ladies: Miss
• Mary Pruden, Mrs. W. A. Graham,
i - Miss Carrie Coke, Miss Sophie Wood,
; Mrs. C. P. Wales, Mrs. Sidney Mc
j Mullan, Mrs. E. R. Marriner, Mrs. W.
. 1 S; Summerell, Miss Margaret Pru
, den, Mrs. R. D. Dixon and Miss
• Lethe Warren.
In order to fully acquaint members
■ of the organization with the history
i connected with local show places the
, following will assist at the points to
be visited:
I St. Paul’s Church—Rev. C. A. Ash
by, Miss Pencie Warren and Mrs. R.
P. Badham.
Court House —Richard D. Dixon
1 and E. W. Spires.
Beverly Hall—Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard D. Dixon.
Iredell House—Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Gordon.
Hayes—Mr. and Mrs. John Wood.
It will be interesting to know that
the Daughters of the Revolution were
responsible for the placing of tablets
at three Edenton buildings, the Court
House, St. Paul’s Church and the
; Iredell house.
Masonic Meeting
Called Off Tonight
On account of the fish fry and
celebration sponsored by the Eden
ton High School Band, the regular
meeting of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7,
A. F. & A. M., has been called off
tonight by E. T. Rawlinson, Master
of the lodge. * •
Hugo Celebration Tonight
In Effort Raise Funds To
Put E.H.S. Band Out Bebt
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| Let Us Know! |
Due to so many new subscrib
ers added during our campaign,
as well as renewals and exten
sions, some errors may appear
on labels. For this reason The
Herald would like to hear from
any subscriber whose expiration
date is not correctly printed on
the labels, as well as incorrect
address or other irregularity
which will be corrected at once.
Plans Worked Out
For Observance Os
Poppy Day Saturday
Mrs. C. D.~Stewart Will
Be In Charge of Ar
rangements
worthy" CAUSE
Everyone Urged to Buy
Poppy to Aid Disabled
Veterans
Preparations for the observance ini
Edenton of Poppy Day, Saturday,
May 28, have been completed by the
Edward G. Bond unit of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary, according to
Mrs. W. B. Shepard, president.
Arrangements are being directed i
by Mrs. C. D. Stewart, chairman of
the Poppy Day committee, assisted j
by a large corps of workers for thei
Unit. Plans are being developed to
distribute the memorial poppies in
every part of the city.
Honor the World War dead and
aid the war’s living victims, is the
meaning of the memorial poppy.
The poppy, which bloomed so strik
ingly among the trenches and battle i
graves in France and Belgium, be-1
came the flower of the dead during,
the war. Ever since the war it has
been worn in all English-speaking
countries annually as an individual
tribute to the men who gave their
lives in the conflict.
The little red flower takes added
significance from the fact that it is
made by the war disabled, and that it
contributes to the welfare of the dis
abled men and the dependent families
of veterans. Everyone who wears a
poppy on Poppy Day, not only is
showing remembrance and honor for
the men who died in the war, but is
giving help to those who still are
bearing the burdens of the war in
suffering privation and lost opportu
nities. All contributions made for
the flower will go to support the re
habilitation and welfare work of the
Legion and Auxiliary which means
so much to the disabled veterans and
the families of the dead and dis- j
abled.
The women of Edward G. Bond
Unit are making great efforts for a
successful Poppy Day this year and
are hoping that everyone in Edenton
and Chowan County will catch the
spirit of the day, and will join with
them in “honoring the dead and aid
ing the disabled.”
Workman Burned By
Lightning Bolt While
Working On Bridge
Edenton and vicinity was visited
by an electrical storm late Monday
afternoon which was especially se
vere in the neighborhood of the new
Albemarle Sound bridge. During the
storm J. W. Hurdle, of Hertford, was
burned about the legs and arms when
a bolt of lightning struck one of the
creosoted piling. Hurdle was brought
to Edenton for treatment, but his
bums were not serious.
Several other workmen were
slightly shocked during the storm
which created considerable excite
ment among the men.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers mil
realise good remits.
$1.25 Per Veal-.
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Public Fish Fry at 5:30
Under Flood Lights
At Hicks Field
FOURBANDS
Concerts, Fiddlers Con
vention and Dancing
On Program
With about a dozen committees
now functioning, an outstanding
celebration should result in Edenton
tonight when efforts will be made to
clear the Edenton High School Band
of its indebtedness for new uniforms.
A meeting of the committees was
held in the Municipal Building Tues
day night when the various chairmen
reported that everything would be in
readiness by tonight, which from the
interest displayed should result in
one of the best attended and most
successful affairs in recent years.
What was at first planned to be a
fish fry only for visiting bands has
developed into a public fish fry to
which everyone is urged to attend.
It will take place under the flood
lights at Hicks Field at 5:30 o’clock,
instead of at Lee’s filling station as
originally planned. A charge of 50
cents will be made at the fish fry and
cooperating in this phase of the oc
casion will be Rotarians and Lions,
who have allowed attendance to
count as a regular meeting and have
j therefore called off their next meet
ing. Masons and Red Men, too, have
been urged to have supper at the
park to help in raising funds.
Aside from the Edenton Band,
which has developed to be the pride
of Edenton, bands from Elizabeth
; City, Robersonville and Ahoskie will
be guests of the local musicians. All
j four organizations will form a pa- •
rade prior to the principal program
l of the evening. At the Armory each
I band will render a 15-minute concert
1 after which a mass concert will be
held. The program also provides for
a fiddlers’ convention which will be
followed by round and square danc
ing, lasting until the midnight hour.
In an effort to attract as large a
' crowd as possible, it was decided to
I make the admission only 25 cents
per person, which will include danc
ing for those who so desire.
Several of the ladies have secured
two cakes which will* be disposed of
by selling tickets, many of which
have already been sold.
Considerable interest prevails in
connection with the celebration and
Director C. L. McCullers is positive
the bands and the other features
will prove very enjoyable for all
who attend, and at the same time
enable the band to pay off an over
due debt.
Mayor Emphasizes
j Need Hospitality
Shown To Visitors
The Herald Will Publish
Series of Articles By
Local Leaders
Editor’s Note: The Chowan
Herald in cooperation with the
Governor’s Hospitality Commit
tee of Chowan County, will pub
lish a series of articles by local
officials and civic leaders empha
sizing the need for hospitality to
visitors. The first of these ar
ticles appears below.)
Mayor J. H. McMullan, a member
of the Chowan County Committee,
has made the following statement:
The city’s hope in the future lies,
to a large extent, in the ever-in
creasing number of visitors, new in
dustries, new residences, and those
seeking to invest in profitable and
legitimate enterprises. We have been
provided with scenery, climate, and
all the natural advantages nature
could possibly bestow on a citizenry
and a commonwealth. The factor
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