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found a fair presentation
of local and county news
of general interest.
.Volume V—Number 24j
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Warren Stresses Definite
pteps To Acquire County’s
Share Os Tourist Business
‘‘Tourist Business Is Our
Business,” Says Local
Leader
PROUD HERITAGE
Purges Sort of Hospital
ity Which Is Typical
Os Old South
Ever mindful of the value and im
portance of Chowan County's histor
ical possessions, as well as the beauty
and attractiveness of the section, D.
M. Warren, chairman, of the County
Commissioners, sees the need of this
County to concentrate upon a move
ment to secure ita share of the ever
growing tourist business which will
j soon be on in full swing. Mr. War
yen, too, is one of the town’s leaders
yvho of the opinion that every effort
ehdL&'be put forth to interest home
seekers, new farmers and industry to
the end that the County in years to
come will be able to continue its
rank among neighboring counties
which is now enjoyed for the most
part due to the foresight of men of
a generation ago.
“Every citizen of Chowan County
must surely realize what the annual
flood of tourists into North Carolina
means in economical and social re
turns,” Mr. Warren. “There
fore, each one should look upon every
tourist as a friend, to aid and assist
them in every way possible. Give
them all \ good time. Show them
how we people wbc live in thip great
country the year round can be' as
friendly and hospitable as the old
South has the reputation of being.
“Learn all the points of local inter
est and how to reach them. Be a
guide to every traveler. Make the
tourist business your business, by
making the vacation of any one more
enjoyable. Keeping in mind the
value of the tourist business, let us
remember the fable of the horse
whose master was too careless to re
place a loose shoe. This beautiful
country is the horse on whom we are
collectively riding to new heights of
progress and prosperity, and the
tourist trade is the important shoe,
about which, if we are careless and
inattentive, will delay the rider from
attlgning the goal.
“It is not merely a commercial ob
jective that, we the people of Chowan
County would achieve by the success
ful, conscientious cultivation of the
yearly gathering of people from all
parts of the country for these visi
tors will inject new life and spirit
and ideas into our daily existence,
and should they make their homes
heiy, they will become vital cogs in
our social, as well as economic ma
chine.
“Besides being courteous and agree
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$3,050 More On Tax
Books As Result Os
Complaints Monday
Commissioners Sense a
Need ofßevaluation
Meeting aa ft board of equalization
adding there, came out of the argu
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER pEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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MISS EVELYN JACKSON
Miss Jackson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Jackson, who mi
June 6th received her Bachelor
of Arts degree from the Woman’s
College of U. N. C. She was a
member of the Adelphian Society,
Education Club, Y. W. C. A.,
Botany Club and a house vice
president. She will teach next
year in the Sun bury school.
Cooking School In
TEdenton Thursday
Friday Next Week
Sponsored By Byrum
Hardware Company
And Westinghouse
AT 2-3<rP. M.
Miss Louise Reese, Food
Economist, Will Be
In Charge
Os interest to ladies of Edenton
and surrounding territory is the an
nouncement made this week that
Byrum Hardware Company will con- i
duct a cooking school in Edenton
next week. This school, sponsored
by the Byrum Hardware Company ;
and Westinghouße Electric and Mfg. i
Company, will be conducted Thursday
and Friday of next week at Hotel
Joseph Hewes at 2:30 o’clock each
afternoon. i
In charge of the school will be Miss
Louise Reese, food economist, who
has been conducting schools very suc
cessfully all over the country. The
schol is not primarily an advertising
scheme, but a real cooking school
dujring which Miss Reese will cook,
demonstrate and instruct for the
benefit of all ladies in this immediate
section, who are especially invited to
attend either or both sessions.
The local hardware concern feels
very in being_able to stage
the cooking school in Edenton,
through the Westinghouse corpora
tion in that the expense involved
prohibits staging the school in small
towns.^
Elizabeth City and Edenton Red
Men will participate in ft soft ball
game in the very near future, the
Pasquotank Tribe team issuing a
challenge to Chowan early this
week. Both tribes have a large
llMnSeiehip which include* good play-
Ph should result in a hotly
game. The game will no
played immediately follow
regular meeting of the local
Officers On Monday
six months term will be the principal
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Edenton, Chowan’County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 16,1938.
I Governor Hoey Okehs Special Bridge I
r Edition of The Chowan Herald
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Following a letter to Governor Clyde R, Hoey expressing the in
tention of printing a special edition of The Herald in connection with
the opening and dedication of the Albemarle Sound bridge on August
25, the Governor this week voiced his pleasure of the idea, writing
the following letter to the editor:
“Mr. J. Edwin Bufflap,
“Editor The Chowan Herald,
“Edenton, N. C.
“My dear Mr. Bufflap: ,
“I am delighted to know that you are preparing to issue a large
edition of your splendid newspaper, devoted to the presentation of the
many advantages of Eastern Carolina. I think this is very fine, mid I
am sure that it will be most helpful to your section and to all North
Carolina.
“It is most gratifying to have the fine cooperation of the news
papers in the State in connection with the advertising program, and
your paper has been doing a very splendid work.
“With best wishes, and sentiments of esteem and regard, I am,
“Youra very truly,
“CLYDE R. HOEY.”
Rotary Inter - City
Meeting Tonight
At Parish House
Excellent Program Ar-j
ranged for Entertain- '
ing Rotarians
MARR^PEAKER
[Lost Colony Actors In
) eluded Among Sev
eral Features
Rotarians from Hertford, Elizabeth
City and Manteo will be the guests
of the Edenton Rotary Club when anj
inter-city meeting will be held at the j
Parish House tonight (Thursday) at:
7:30 o’clock. A very interesting pro-;
gram has been arranged by the local
committee in charge which com-'
prises C. E. Kramer, Dr. W. I. Hart,
and William P. Jones.
The principal speaker for the
meeting will be Wade Marr, Jr., of
Elizabeth City, a recent graduate of
Duke University, who already has the
reputation of being a splendid speak
er.
The visitors will be welcomed by
Oscar H. Brown, who was recently
elected president of the local Rotary
Club, with the response made by I.
P. Davis, of the Manteo Club. Fol
lowing this president of the various
clubs will be recognized.
Several features are included on
the program which should result in
one of the best inter-city programs
ever to be presented. One of these
will be the appearance of little Sallie
Dixon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Minton H. Dixon, former residents of
Edenton and now living in Elizabeth
City. Miss Dixon is rapidly acquir
ing a reputation as a singer and has
made quite a hit in several home
talent shows in Elizabeth City. She
has also recently been given an audi
tion at the Norfolk radio broadcasting
station.
Another feature will be a black
face skit by Louise and Jean Smith,
who on several occasions have won
the applause of large audiences at
Methodist 'Chjßrch entertainments.
Possibly, the high light of the pro
gram wilb&s a 20-minnte program by
members of the Lost Colony cast from
Roanoke Island. The nature of this
feature was not 4rvulgs|il, but Mr.
Kramer was instructed by i. P. Davis
to provide a 20-minute portion of the
program for the actors.
The program will be interspersed
by Rotary songs which will be led by
Louis Anderson, of Hertford, with
Mrs. W. H. Coffield at the piano.
Edenton Girls To Play
Colerain Team Tonight
Girls’ soft ball teams of Colerain
and Edenton will play a game of
soft ball on the Edenton diamond to
night (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. The
Edenton girls, coached by Jim Dan
iels, have developed Into a fast Com
bination and information from Cole
rain is to the effect that they, too, I
have a group of good players. The
game is the first girls’ contest of the
season and will no doubt draw many
j ians.
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Committee Tackles
Task Os Financing
Bridge Celebration
i f'
j Cost Distributed Among
’ Counties According to
Population
$2,000 NEEDED
Thought Entire Amount
Should Come From
Governing Bodies
One of the most critical angles of
the forthcoming Albemarle bridge
celebration was tackled in the Muni
cipal Building Wednesday afternoon
when the finance committee met to
arrange plans for raising funds to
cover part of the expense of the cele
bration. It was estimated that
s2,ooo'would be needed to finance the
project and after careful deliberation
it was decided that the fairway to
raise the amount would be to allo
cate an amount to the seven counties
according to population.
Estimates of the cost involved in
cluded S3OO for decorations, S3OO for
storage and seats, S2OO for postage
and stationery, SBOO for publicity and
programs and S4OO for incidentals.
Os this amount the various coun
ties’ proportionate share to be raised
will be as follows: Chowan, $319;
Washington, $321.75; Tyrrell, $145.75;
Pasquotank, $544.50; Perquimans,
$293.37; Hyde, $236.50; Dare, $143.
It was the general concensus of opin
ion that the various boards of county
commissioners and town council pay
each county’s part, rather than rely
upon private solicitation. However,
each county was asked to raise the
amount the best way it saw fit and
report to Chairman West Byrum as
early as possible.
It was thought possible that a
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WON BUT LOST! [
Election Defeated to
Add Extra Month
Os School
Though voters in East Eden
ton, West Edenton sad Yeopim
Townships on Tuesday voted 290
to 80 in favor of a local tax with
which to add another month to.
the Edenton school, the proposi
tion was overwhelmingly defeat
ed, Due no doubt to the fact that
the last day for registration fell
on the same day as the primary
election, 955 voters registered to
be entitled to vote upon the mat
ter. However, only 370 ballots
were cast ip the election Tuesday.
To carry the. election a major
ity of the registered voters was
necessary which would have been
47<J*Votes.
In East Edenton 340 registered
and of the 245 votes cast, 106
were for the tax and 39 against.
In West Edenton 471 register
ed. Os the 211 votes cast 178
were for the tax and 33 against.
In Yeopim 144 registered with
only 14 voting, 6 for the tax and
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Clem D. Johnston Secured
As Principal Speaker At
C. Os C. Annual Banquet
FOOD EXPERT j 1
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MISS LOUISE REESE
Nationall known home econom
ist who will conduct a two-day
cooking school at Hotel Joseph
Hewes next Thursday and Fri
‘ day. Classes begin each day at
2:30 p. m., to which all ladies of
, this section are invited.
Lengthy Meeting
Os Town Council
On Tuesday Night
Colored Delegation Re
quest Paving of Dirt
Streets
SPIRESRESIGNS
Board Set Up to Decide
Uses to Which Arm
ory May Be Put
Meeting in monthly session Tues
day night, Town Council held the
most lengthy meeting under the pres
ent administration, adjournment tak
ing place about 10:30 o’clock, aftei
several important matters were dis
cussed.
First to claim the attention of the
Councilmen was a delegation of col
ored residents with Dr. J. C. Hines
as spokesman, who requested the
paving of Oakum Street as well as
other streets in the colored section.
The speaker informed the Council
that agitation has been aroused
among the members of his race to
have more tidy premises and that
movements sponsored by colored or
ganizations should result in credit
able neighborhoods. It was pointed
out that Oakum Street is one of the
most traveled streets in the city and
if paved would stimulate a desire to
keep houses more attractive due to
the elimination of dust and mud.
Mayor J. H. McMullan advised the
delegation that the paving of the
streets in question had the favorable
opinion of the board, but that the
Platter of finance hindered the work
thus far. The Street Commissioner
was instructed to investigate the cost
involved and the possibility of secur
ing a WPA project to pave the most
necessary streets. Council was also
informed that a committee of three
from each colored church has been
appointed whose duty it will be to
properly maintain the colored ceme
tery which has been neglected.
D. M. Warren appeared before the
Board emphasizing the cost to Chow
an County in staging the forthcoming
bridge celebration. It was Mr. War
ren’s idea that the county and city
go on a 50-50 basis in paying the
county’s, proportionate amount which
was agreed to. Mr. Warren also
voiced concern at the fact that there
is considerable property in town not
now on the tax books. This has oc-
cuired, he,, believes, by transferring
property to various books, and it was
his opinion that there should be a
re-survey to the end that taxes are
collected on all property.
E. W. Spires tendered his resigna
tion as joint custodian of the Edenton
Armory, expressing the opinion that
the town’s custodian should be a
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Thursday, June 30, Set
As Definite Date For
Annual Meeting
IN DEMAND
Whirlwind Campaign Is
Planned to Secure
Members
J. H. McMullan, secretary of the
Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Com
merce, announced early this week
that Thursday, June 30, has been de
finitely set as the date for holding
the annual banquet, which will be
held at Hotel Joseph Hewes. Several
weeks ago it was decided by the exe
cutive committee to again have a ban
quet with the date depending on 1
when a speaker could be secured.
Mr. McMullan, as well as other
officers of the organization, were
very much pleased to learn that Clem
D. Johnston, of Roanoke, Virginia,
accepted the invitation to be the
speaker. Mr. Johnston is in great
demand as a speaker and prior to
coming here spoke at the annual din
ner meeting of the Miami Chamber
of Commerce on June 15. On June
16, 17 and 18 he has engagements in
Washington, D. C., and on June 23
he will address a convention in Chi
cago. Members of the Chamber of
Commerce are very fortunate in se
curing Mr. Johnston, who has an un
usual number of speaking engage
ments during the entire month of
June.
“I am in receipt of your letter of
June 8 inviting me io address the
annual dinner meeting of your
Chamber of Commerce,” wrote Mr.
Johnston. “I don’t know jibt when I
will get time to make a living for
myself, but if June 30 will suit you
I will be glad to be with you.” Mr.
McMullan immediately informed Mr.
Johnston that the date is acceptable
and plans are going forward for the
banquet on that date.
The committee in charge of details
is composed of Geddes Potter, chair
man, Hector Lupton, W. P. Jones,
George Capehart and W. R. Horton.
J. W. Davis, chairman of the mem
bership committee, plans to stage a
whirlwind membership campaign
shortly before the annual banquet
during which he hopes to secure re
newals from every present member
as well as new ones. “There never
was a time when an active chamber
of commerce was as essential as at
present," says Mr. Davis, “and I
hope all business people and all in
terested in the welfare of the town
and county will show no hesitancy in
signing up when approached by the
canvassers.”
Not a long drawn-out membership
campaign will be conducted, it being
Mr. Davis’ purpose to enlist a large
committee each of whom will have a
few names by which method the ter
ritory can soon be canvassed and re
sults reported promptly.
West Byrum New
President Os Lions
New Officers Elected at
Meeting of Gub Mon
day Night
New officers for the Lions Club of
Edenton were elected at the meeting
held Monday night. These new offi
cers will be installed the first Monday
night in July when Mack M. Jerni
gan, of Dunn, district governor, has
been asked to speak at what will be
observed as ladies’ night. The Club
is entering upon its second year of
existence in Edenton and a perusal of
accomplishments in that brief time
reflects an interested and hard-work
ing group of civic-minded men.
West''Byrum was elected as presi
dent to succeed William Privott, who
acted very creditably during the
strenuous stages of organization and
succeeded in putting the Club on a
firmer basis.
Other officers elected were:
First Vice President—Dr. W. S.
Griffin.
Second Vice President —J. A. Cur
ran.
Third Vice President—West Leery.
Lien Tamer —John Mitchener.
Tail Twister —Leroy Haskett.
Directors —Oscar Duncan and Geo.
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