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Volume V.—Number 25.
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Plans Are Gradually
Shaping Up For Big
Bridge Celebration
Contract Signed For
Bridge Decoration
For Event
TEA PARTY FLOAT
Julien Wood and C. W.
Tatem Will Jointly
Accept Structure
(Consummation of nlans for the
formal dedication of the new bridge
over Albemarle Sound on August 25,
are materializing day by day with
the meeting of committeemen from
all over the seven counties most con
cerned, and reached a culmination
this week with the selection of the
Bell Decorating Company, of Rich
mond, Va., as official decorators for
the ceremony. John W. Graham,
chairman of the committee having
this in charge, has accepted a con
tract for this work, which will be un
usually decorative and include adorn
ment of the entire span from shore
t» shore with flags and bunting;'at a
cost of $225.
The plan of decorations calls for
flag shows in the shape of full fans,
half fans, stretchers, butterflies and
pull downs, made of tri-color and
star center bunting, over the entrance
of the bridge at each end, spanning
the bridge for its full length with
similar displays, with overhead dis
plays at the center draw, centered
there with the State flag of North
Carolina and welcome banners, as
well as the decoration of the speak
er’s stand to be erected on the south
shore spr the reception of the 200
or so distinguished guest 3.
The Bell Company, after consulta
tion with Mrs, J. N. Pruden, Mrs.
Junius W. Davfe and Miss Pencic
Warren, tfjd' sub-eonßr.ittee on
floats? has been"selected, also," to join'
in the construction of the various
historical floats, each to carry some
highlight of the Albemarle section,
the price for this to be from SIOO to
S2OO a float, depending on type
chosen. Picture sketches of the pro
posed floats will be submitted.
Chowan’s float will depicture the
Edenton Tea Party and the commit
teewomen will soon choose local cele
brants to emulate the 51 ladies of
the town who protested so vigorously
back in 17T4.
Copies of the Bell contracts have
been sent to John W. Darden, of
Plymouth, for his approval and as
soon as returned will be signed by
Mr. Graham and sent on to Rich
mond. Mr. Darden has, also, been
advised by E. W. Spires, of the enter
tainment committee, as to the pro
priety of at onoe closing for the site
of the speaker’s stand, “as a large
number will want to rent concessions
and the land cannot be leased any
too soon.”
Mr. Spires has further suggested
that if the day be disagreeable as
far as the weather goes, the Armory
here can be secured “as it will not be
practicable to postpone such a large
celebration on account of rain.”
- On Monday Mr. Spires, likewise,
wrote General Chairman C. W. Tatem
at Columbia, that he had sounded
out Julien Wood relative to accepting
the bridge for the Albemarle. Mr.
Tatem had suggested this honor
should be Mr. Wood’s and not his,
but that Mr. Wood had felt it should
be jointly shared. Mr. Tatem will,
therefore, accept the bridge for the
south shore folks, and Mr. Wood for
the north side.
'A letter has gone to Miles I*
Clark, of Elizabeth City, also, assur
ing him of the committee’s apprecia
tion of his co-operation and notifying
him that his launch and others by
Clarence Beasley, of Colerain, and
Joseph H. Conger, of Edenton, as
well as State fisheries boats and those
of the Coast Guard, be secured for
handling the guests on the water.
Congressman Lindsey Warren will be
~ asked to help in getting the Coast
Guard fleet into the sound on the
day in question.
Red Men Elect New
Officers Next Monday
iv’ Due .to the heavy downpour of
rain early Monday night very few
Red Men appeared for the weekly
meeting of Chowan Tribe, resulting
in the meeting being called off by
Asa Griffin; saehem. Monday was
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
Davis Calls Meeting Os
Chamber Os Commerce
Membership Committee
In an effort to make a rapid and
complete canvass for memberships
in the Edenton-Chowan Chamber of
Commerce, Junius W. Davis, chair
man of the Membership Committee,
has notified every member of his
group to meet with him at 10.30
o’clock this morning (Thursday) at
the Municipal Building to arrange the
campaign. Each one notified is ur-
to be present on
time, so that the important matter
of memberships will be totally out of
the way before the annual banquet
next Thursday night.
In previous years Mr. Davis has
been very successful in directing the
membership drive and with the proper
cooperation this year’s membership
should exceed any previous year.
Chamber Commerce
Banquet Will Be Held
Next Thursday Night
Membership Committee
Meets at 10:30 This
Morning
PLANSREADY
Tickets On Sale For
Members Until Wed
nesday Night
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- With a principal speaker secured, a
drive for memberships planned and
arrangements about completed for the
annual Chamber of Commerce banquet
next Thursday night, everything
points to one of the most successful
affairs ever held by the local organi
zation.
Clem D. Johnston, of Roanoke
Rapids, whose reputation as a speak
er has attracted national attention,
has agreed to speak at the meeting
and tlda in itse’f .result in a,
capacity house. Other details of the
meeting will be worked out by a
committee composed of Geddes Pot
ter, Hector Lupton, W. P. Jones,
George Capehart and W. R. Horton,
who met Tuesday night. The meet
ing will be held at Hotel Joseph
Hewes, starting at 7:30 o’clock. One
hundred tickets for the banquet will
be sold which is the maximum number
that can be accommodated in the din
ing room. These tickets are now on
sale at Leggett & Davis drug store
and will be for sale to members only
up to closing time Wednesday night,
after which what remains will be giv
en to the committee to be disposed of
among any others who desire to at
tend the banquet. The price of the
banquet will be 75 cents.
Junius W. Davis, chairman of the
membership committee, has called a
meeting of his group for this morn
ing (Thursday) and plans within a'
few days to have a canvass com
pleted and a result of the drive ready
to be reported to Secretary J. H.
McMullan. Every member of this
committee has been notified to be at
the meeting promptly at 10:30
o’clock so that there will be no delay
in securing all renewals as well as
enlisting new members in the organ
ization.
Cooking School At
Hotel For Two Days
Tickets Distributed to
Determine Winners
Os Prizes
Indications early this week were to
the effect that record crowds of ladies
from this section will attend the
cooking school today (Thursday) and
Friday. The school will be conducted
by Miss Louise Reese, prominent
food economist, under the auspices of
Byrum Hardware Company in co
operation with the Westinghouse
Electric Company. Adding to the
interest locally is reports from Hert
ford, where the school was held ear
lier this week, that it was very in
structive and interesting,. claiming
the attendance of many women of
Perquimans County.
' All women are cordially invited to
attend, the school beginning at 2:30
o’clock each afternoon. Tickets have
been printed and will be distributed
among those attending to determine
who will win prizes to be awarded.
BOYS OFF TO CAMP "
Gilliam Wood, Graham White, Jr.,
bggs
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 23, 1938.
Lions Will Observe
White Cane Day To
Boost Blind Fund
Effort Made Saturday to
Raise Funds For Use
In Aiding Blind
LADIES^NIGHT
Club’s New Officers In
stalled at Next Mon
day’s Meeting
Cooperating with the North Caro
lina State Association for the Blind,
■ •Edenton Lions will sell canes in
Edenton, Hertford and Elizabeth
City on Saturday in an effort to
raise funds to aid the blind, it was
■ decided at the meeting of the Lions
Club Monday night. White canes
will be sold at a minimum price of
10 cents each, but any amount above
that will be greatly appreciated.
One-half, of the amount raised will
be sent to the State Blind Commis
sion, while the other half will be re
tained by the local club to be used
in blind work in the county.
’■•Leroy Haskett, J. A. Curran and
R. C. Holland compose the committee
on blind work for the local club and
plan an intensive effort to raise
money through the sale of the canes,
and urge the whole-hearted coopera
tion of all who are in sympathy with
this worthy cause.
The Lions also decided to observe
Ladies Night, at which time the re
cently elected officers will be install
ed, on next Monday night instead of
on July 4, which is a national holiday.
The hour of the meeting will be 8
o’clock, at which time the ladies will
be guests of the members. An inter
esting program has been arranged
for the affair, when it is hoped Mack
M. Jernigan, of Dunn, district gov
ernor, will make the principal ad
dress.
At the meeting, Monday night a
very interesting program was in
charge of Caleb Goodwin and Ralph
Parrish, the latter making a detailed
report of the State Convention held
at Wrightsville Beach which was at
tended by him and William Privott.
Special piano music was furnished by
Mrs. Jack Mooney.
Vacation Church
School Ends Friday
Largest School Ever
Held In Methodist
Church
The Daily Vacation Church School
iat the Methodist Church, which has
continued for two weeks, is the best
school within several years both in
attendance and work. One hundred
and eight children have been enrolled
and many of these will receive certi
ficates for perfect attendance.
The school ends Friday evening at
8 o’clock with commencement exer
cises, and the awarding of certificates.
This will be followed by the social
hour at which the handiwork of the
children will be displayed.
Dance Tonight For
Benefit Local Band
Paul Jones and. his orchestra, of
Rocky Mount, will appear at the
Edenton Armory tonight (Thursday)
to furnish music for a dance given
for the benefit of the Edenton Band.
As a special feature a band concert
will precede the dancing.
Dancing proper will begin at 10:30
o’clock, continuing until 2 a. m. The
affair has been widely advertised and
due to the purpose of the dance a
large crowd is expected.
Aerial Maps Os Farms
In County Now Here
One quota of aerial maps of
Chowan County farms have been re
ceived by County Agent N. K. Rowell
whose office is very busy with rou
tine work in connection with the
1938 agricultural program. The
maps have been studied and Mr.
Rowell announces that meetings of
County supervisors will be held at
the Court House today (Thursday),
Friday and Saturday for the purpose
of inspecting and training before
making a check-up of farms as to
compliance with the program. These
meetings will begin at 9 a. m. and
every supervisor is urged to be pres
ent in order to be fully acquainted
with the method of carrying out his
duty. / \
Miniature Flood
In Edenton Monday
From Heavy Rain
Nearly Three Inches of
Rainfall In Couple
Os Hours
CARS STALLED
Show Room of Chowan
Motor Company
Flooded
What was said to be the heaviest
rain within the memory of older resi
dents visited Edenton late Monday
afternoon, resulting in several scenes
i similar to what one sees in the
i news reels depicting floods in various
i parts of the country. According to
the report at the local branch of the
weather bureau almost three inches
of rainfall was registered within a
space of about two hours.
Though all storm sewers were
open, the volume of water was too
great for the size of pipes which
caused serious overflows at the cor
ner of Broad and Queen Streets, oin
North Broad Street, in . front of , the
Chowan Motor Company or) Queejn
Street, at Court and Eden Streets
and at the Norfolk Southern depot.
In a number of instances the. water,
was too deep to allow automobiles
to pass and as a result quite a few
cars were stalled in the water. On
North Broad Street the water spread
to the front porches of homes making
it impossible to leave or enter the
homes.
At the Chowan Motor Company the
overflow entered the show-room, a
foot or more of water flooding the
office and show-room. Employees
were forced to remain several hours
after the shower before they were
able to leave the building. Many
men and boys, returning from work,
were obliged to go barefooted with
pants rolled up to the knees in order
to reach home. Many gardens, too.
were damaged by being washed out
by the sudden downpour.
Considerable damage was also re
ported from the county where crops,
already damaged by excessive rain,
were given a -further setback.
Swimming School
Begins On Monday
Melvin Layton and Miss
Ruth Privott Will Be
Instructors
Mrs. J. N. Pruden, Chowan County
Red Cross chairman, has announced
that the annual Red Cross swimming
school will begin tionday morning
which, as in former years, will be
conducted for beginners, juniors and
seniors. The juniors and seniors will
meet, at the Fish Hatchery for the
classes, and while no definite ar
rangements have been made, Mrs.
Pruden hopes to be able to have the
beginners meet at Edenhouse as last
year.
, The school this year will again be
in charge of Melvin Layton, who will
be assisted by Miss Ruth Privott. The
schedule calls for beginners classes to
begin at 9 a. m., while the other
groups will, meet at 2 p. m. The
school will continue for one week.
Any children who desire to enroll
in the school must assemble at the
Fish Hatchery.on Monday morning.
Ambulance Company
Maneuvers Friday
Many citizens on Friday night at
8 o’clock have their first opportunity
to witness the equipment and maneuv
ering of the local Ambulance Com
pany when all equipment will be put
on display under the flood lights on
Hicks Field. Each man will pitch
his own pup tent and arrange his
own equipment, the purpose of the
display to serve as a training pre
paratory to leaving for camp on July
31. _ !
The equipment display will
be in charge of P. L. Baumgardner,
while Dr. Martin Wisely will be in
charge of the medical equipment.
The annual camp this year will be
held at Camp Shelby in Mississippi.
Spaghetti Supper At
Cupola House Tonight
iA spaghetti supper will be held
tonight (Thursday) at the Cupola
HoUse between the hours of 6:30
and 9 o’clock. The supper is being
held for the benefit of the Cupola
House Association and it is hoped a
liberal patronage will be realized.
Edenton Band Will
Parade In Tobacco
Festival At Wilson
Edenton High School Band is
among the group of musical organi
zations to be invited to participate in
the Tobacco Festival to be held in
Wilson on August 15. Director C.
L. McCullers has accepted the invita
tion and he understands that the local
youngsters will be honored by lead
ing the parade in the huge celebra
tion.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Cates has
been selected to represent Chowan
as one of the princesses, while civic
clubs or others are invited to place
entries in the bathing beauty contest.
Baptist Training
Union Convention
In E. City Today
Twelfth Annual Session
Held In Blackwell
Memorial Church
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TWO SESSIONS
Theme of Meeting Will
Be “Ye Are His
Witnesses”
| The twelfth annual Baptist Train
ing Union Convention of the Chowan
j Association will meet today (Thurs
‘ day) in the Blackwell Memorial Bap
tist Church in Elizabeth City, the
theme of which will be Are His
Witnesses.”
There will be two sessions, to
, which all members of the Association
, are urged to attend. The complete
, program follows:
Afternoon Session
2:3o —Praise Service, Dr. E. K. j
, Potts.
2:4s—Meditation, Scripture read-j
ing, J. L. Chestnutt; Cornet Solo,
Shelton Moore, Jr.
2:ss—Business Period.
3:2s—Offering; Special Music.
4:oo—Conference Period: Program
Committee, Mrs, Paul Ives; Instruc
tion Committee, L. H. Sawyer; Social
Committee, Mrs. Victoria Morgan;
Missionary Committee, J. M. Elliott;
Membership Committee, Miss Addie
Mae Cooke; Junior Conference, Miss
Lillian Pritchard; Story Hour Con
ference, Mrs. J. L. White, Jr.; Asso
ciational Officers, General Officers and
Pastors Conference, Rev. N. C.
Brooks.
4:3o —Adjounrment.
Social Tour: s:oo—Fish Fry and
Picnic.
Vesper Service: 6:3o—Hymn by all;
Message, Rev. W. F. Woodall; Spec
ial music.
Evening Session
B:oo—Praise Service, Blackwell
Junior Choir.
B:ls—Report of Committees.
B:2o—lnstallation Service, Rev. J.
F. Stegall.
B:3s—Special Music, First Baptist
Church.
B:4o—Address, Rev. N. C. Brooks.
9:lo—Closing hymn and prayer.
Vesper Services At
Methodist Church
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Sunday Night Services
Held at 5:30 Instead
Os 8 O’clock
The evening hoar of worship at j
the Methodist Church will be changed [
this Sunday from the regular evening 1
service at 8 o’clock to 5:30. This
evening service beginning at 5:30
will conclude within an hour. This
vesper service will be featured by
singing and the preaching will be
brief. The subject of the sermon
will be, “How Old Are You?”
The public is cordially invited.
Regclar services ip the morning
at 11 O’clock. Sunday School at 9:45
o’clock.
Masonic Meeting Is
Called Off Tonight
Approximately a dozen local Mas
ons plan to attend the Second District
meeting which will be held this af
ternoon and tonight at Hamilton. The
meeting will begin at 4 o’clock, and
after a banquet a night session will
be held.
Due to several of the officers of
1 Unanimity Lodge attending the meet
ing E. T. Rawlinson, master of the
, lodge, has called oft the regular com
munication tonight.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers prill
realize good results.
$1.25 Per Year.
Duty Os Church To
Show Hospitality
Ministers Ape
Edenton Preachers Co
operating In Gover
nor’s Program
CHRISTIAN DUTY
Church Should Do Its
Part In Making Tour
ists Feel at Home
Preachers of Edenton are of one
accord that the church can play a
very vital part in cooperating with
the Governor’s hospitality program,
in fact they believe hospitality is in
cumbent on churches and church
members and is a Christian duty
whether a hospitality program is in
effect or not.
Four Edenton ministers this week
assured E. W. Spires, chairman of
the Hospitality Committee of Chow
an County, that they would co-oper
ate in every way possible to stress
the importance of hospitality in the
churches, especially looking toward
many tourists and strangers expected
to visit the city during the summer.
The ministers who have expressed
their whole-hearted co-operation were
Rev. Edward L. Gross, St. Anne’s
Catholic Church; Rev. C. A. Ashby,
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church; Rev. E.
L. Weils, Edenton Baptist Church,
and Ke,v. George W. Blount, Metho
dist Church.
“ ‘Be. given to hospitality,' it is
urged in the Bible,” said one of them.
''Hospitality, therefore, is a Chris
tian duty, and specially incumbent on
churches and church-members. It is
also a duty .that is likeiv to be for
i gotten and neglected. And so the
| Bible says again: ‘Be not forgetful to
' entertain strangers) for thereby some
! have entertained angels unawares.’
j If the stranger is not an angel, the
church by opening her arms to re
ceive and welcome him may trans
form him into an angel of light. If
he is an angel, he brings to the
church increase of Christian, fellow
ship and spiritual power, and the
church in turn becomes a source of
blessing to him.
“The churches of Edenton should
do their part in making tourists feel
at home among us and in influencing
as many of them as possible to be
come permanent residents.
“What steps should be taken to
accomplish this? First: Let the offi
cial boards of ‘the churches make this
a matter of serious consideration and
adopt practical methods of attaining
the desired end. Second: Let the va
rious organizations of men, women
and young people make it a part of
their work to exercise and increase
the spirit of hospitality in their mem
bers. Third: Encourage church mem
bers to cultivate an earnest and sin
cere interest in strangers and new
comers as the Bible teaches them to
do. They should speak to those who
sit near them or come within their
reach at the church services and give
them a warm welcome. They should
visit those who have recently become
their neigbors and seek to enlist
their interest in the church of their
choice and to gather the young people
into the Sunday schools and young
people’s societies.
“Ushers should be trained in the
best methods of doing their work.
They should so acquaint themselves
with the congregation as to recog
nize at once the stranger or an occa
sional attendant and to welcome them
in such, away as to make them want
to come again. Good ushering helps
to increase church attendance. The
j Bible emphasizes the importance of
| ‘the door-keeper in the house of the
Lord.’ 1
“Other practical suggestions might
be made but none of them will be of
any value without the true spirit of
hospitality.”
Raise Fund To Send
Boy Scouts To Camp
A meeting of the Troop Commit
tee of Edenton Boy Scouts was held
at Hotel Joseph Hewes on Monday
night, at which time a central com
mittee was named to solicit funds
for the purpose of sending the Scouts
to camp this summer. It is hoped
enough financial assistance will be
given that will enable the boys to
go to camp the third week in July,
the cost of which is estimated to be
in the neighborhood of $l5O. Just
where the boys will camp, if enough
money is raised, has not been decided.
The committee selected to tackle
this joij is composed of Mrs. R. P.
Badham, Mrs. W. B. Shepard and
Mrs. John Wood. m