In these columns will be
found a fair presentation
of local and county news
of general interest.
' Volume V. —Number 26.
Chamber of Commerce Banquet Tonight at 7:30
m
Little Likelihood Os Naval
Battle As Feature Event Os
Sound Bridge Celebration
Warren Says Special
Appropriation Would
Be Necessary
7 DIXON’S IDEA
Secretary Ickes Expect
ed to Be Principal
Speaker
Initial plans for a re-enactment of
the Naval battle of 1864 off Sandy
Point as a mam feature of the Albe
marle Sound bridge dedication cele
bration program next August, have
apparently gone by the board,, accord
ing to a letter from Judge John W.
Darden, of Plymouth, to Richard D.
Dixon, who was originator of the
sham battle idea,
Mr. Darden writes that he has had
a long talk with Congressman Lind-;
say Warren, and that the latter con
siders the battle effort a “fruitless
one.” “Mr. Warren states,” wrote
Judge Darden, “that such shows are
always financed with special appro
priations by Congress, that there is
no money available for such activities
in the regular appropriations, and
that the Department would be for
bidden to use its regular appropria
tions for special occasions,” so “it, 1
therefore seems that the program j
committee will have to rearrange its ;
program somewhat.”
j All of which can be taken to mean
that the fight between the. confeder-;
ate ram “Albemarle” and Federal,
gunboats on the very site of the ■
bridge,, which would certainly have 1
been one of the very worthwhile side
* features of the celebration, will, not
be on the cards for emulation at this
time.
But if Mr. Warren was dismissive
with this plan he has brought some
encouragement through a letter sent
to Admiral Waesche, Commandant of
the U. S. Coast Guard at Washington,
D. C., in which he infers rather pos
itively that Secretary Ickes, of the;
Department of the Interior, will be
the principal speaker at the dedica
tion, “and the Governors of North
Carolina and Virginia will be present
as well as about 10,000 other people.”
The Congressman wrote Admiral
Waesche to secure the use of “the
Pamlico and other Coast Guard boats
for assignment to the bridge vicinity
on the day of the celebration,” and it
was in discussing his request be
spoke of Secretary Ickes and the
other important side lines of the
show. It is expected the request
will be acquiesced in.
Swimming Class
■ Ends On Saturday
Largest Enrollment Re
ported By Mrs. J. N.
Prnden
.Interest in swimming in Edenton
has greatly increased which is evident
, by the large number enrolled in the
Red Cross swimming class in progress
this week. Mrs. J. N. Pruden,
Cojinty Red Cross chairman, reports
Ahat enrollment is far ahead of last
year when about 80 entered the class.
This year there are 80 in the begin
ners’ class, 25 in the swimming class,
' .24 junior life savers, and 3 senior life
*syers.
Considerable interest has been
manifest in the classes, which have
been conducted by Melvin Layton
and Miss Ruth Privott. The begin
ners meet at Edenhouse Beach while
the other activities take place at the
Fish Hatchery.
The classes, which have been the
most successful since they were start
ed several years ago, will come to a
close Saturday, and both of the in
structors are very well pleased with
the progress and interest shown.
* Bank Os Edenton
Be Closed On July 4
Monday, July 4, being a national
holiday, Indenpendence Day, the
Bank of Edenton will be closed all
* day. In view of this fact patrons of
the bank are urged to arrange their
bafiking affaire accordingly.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
»
| Cotton Blossom |
N. K. Rowell, Chowan County
farm agent, on Tuesday received
the first cotton bloom of the
summer. The blossom was sent
in the mail, coming from Win
borne C. Hollowell, living near
Cannon’s Ferry in the Third
Township. Though July 4is
considered early for the first ap
pearance of cotton blooms, an
early crop apears to be certain
rn some sections at least.
Mr. Rowell in visiting over the
County , however, reports that
heavy rains in some sections have
considerably damaged cott o n
stands as well as other crops.
Sound Bridge Used
Before Dedication
In a letter to Judge John W. Dar
den, of Plymouth, Chairman FVank
Dunlop, of the State Highway Com
mission, has said that the new bridge
across the AiDemane sound would
be thrown open to the public imme
diately after it and the highway
terminals were viewed as ready for
| traffic.
j The State chairman gave no time
v for this, but bridgemen headquarter
' ing here say this will be a month
j prior to the formal dedication of the
i structure. The bridge proper is
j dally turned over to the State Com
mission early next v,«eek. But the
north and south shore highway term
inals are far from finished. Rains
during the last month have retarded
progress on them, and it is doubtful,
it was explained, if the concrete sue- |
facing will be completed before the j
last of July.
The huge bridge draw has been '
thrown into place this week and is
being given its final coat of aluminum
I paint.
Commencement Os
Daily Bible School j
Held Friday Nlghtj
Large Number Attend
Exercises at Metho
dist Church
108 ENROLLED
64 Children Presented
Certificates For Per
fect Attendance
A goodly number of parents and
friends gathered in the Methodist
Church Friday night to witness com
mencement exercises of the two
weeks daily vacation Bible school,
which was the largest and most suc
cessful since the school was inaugu
rated several years ago. Enrollment
totalled 108 with an average attend
ance of 84.-- Sixty-four children were
presented certificates for perfect at
tendance.
The program as presented was as
follows:
Opening Song, “For the Beauty of!
the Earth,” by the school, led by the
Junior Choir; Songs, "Jesus Loved the
Flowers” and “Thank You Loving
Father”; Poem, "A Little Bird,”
, Fay Dail; Poem, "Thank You Fath
, or,” John Lynn Goodwin; A Lullaby,
Lillian Leary and Jane Spry; Poem,
i “Tiny Little Sparrow,” Mary Etta
Perry; Poems of Prayers, Calvin
Mills and Jean Tanner; Song, "All
, By Myself,” Jane Spry; Memory
Verses, Mary Dail Spry, Suzanne
Speight, Lillian Leary, Carolyn Har
rell,NJane Spry, L. A. Smith, Sam
Holmes Elliott; Song, “Father Bird
and Mother Bird,” Suzanne Speight,
. Mary Dail Spry, Calvin Mills and
Sam Holmes Elliott; Song, “All
i Things Bright and Beautiful”; Poem,
i "My Garden,” Joyce Moore; Poem,
“Honey,” Alula Speight White; Poem,
f “Chocolate Pudding,” Joan Feilds;
■ Solo, “Oar Lord Is a God at Love,”
( Continued on Page Five)
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 80,1938.
Dr. Whichard Now
Full Time Health
Officer In Craven
Appointed After Taking
Special Course In
Public Health
familVmoves
Broad Street Home Pur
chased By John A.
Holmes
Edenton and his many friends in
Chowan County were elated this week
to learn that Dr. Murray P. Whichard
had been elected full time health offi
cer for Craven County, with head
quarters in New Bern. Since he quit
his practice here Dr. Whichard has
been in attendance at the summer
health school at the University of
North Carolina, from which he grad
uated with high honors at the com
pletion of the college term early this
month.
At Nlew Bern Dr. Whichard will
succeed Dr. John Anderson, who left
this week to become Cabarraus Coun
ty health officer.
Dr. Whichard has had much ex
perience in public health work, and
this spring resigned as such a chief
tain in this county. He is a native of
Martin County, and an alumnus of
both the University of North Caro
lina and the University of Maryland.
He is a first lieutenant in the United
States Army reserves, and for sev
eral years had been connected with
the local ambulance company with the
commanding rank of major.
The Whichards left Edenton Thurs
day morning to make their home in
New Bern. Their home on North
Broad Street has been purchased by
John A. Holmes, superintendent of
Edenton schools, who will move very
shortly.
i Lions Raise $25 By
Selling White Canes
Committee on Blind Is
Well Pleased With
Result of Sale
I With Hertford ajid Elizabeth City
1 yet to make their reports local Lions
I furthering the cause of aiding the
i blind through the sale of miniature
white canes last Saturday, have been
able to. announce that slightly more 1
j than $25 was raised in Edenton.
Eight canvassers were out on the
streets of the Chowan County seat all
day and found but few who were un
willing to contribute in the very small
way asked to this meritorius andj
worthwhile cause.
Leroy Haskett, R. C. Holland and
J. A. Curran, the Lions Committee
on work for the blind, which the local
club has made its mos.t important ad
junct, were hearty in their praise of
the movement, and feel that though
$25 seems like a small sum it repre
sents at- least 250 or more “canes”
disposed of, and when added to simi
lar contributions throughout the State
will show a general wholehearted co
operation.
Clayton Hollowell New
Sachem Os Red Men
Officers for the next six-month
period were elected Monday night by
Chowan Tribe of Red Men, and these
I officers will be installed at the meet
ing next Monday night. The new
officers are: W. Clayton Hollowell,
sachem; F. F. Tanner, senior saga
more; J. Craig Haste, junior saga
more; Asa Griffin, prophet.
The books of the Tribe will be au
dited Friday night by a committee
composed of O. H. Brown, Frank
Huges and J. Edwin Buffiap.
Little John Dobson
Struck By Oil Truck
Little John Dobson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Dobson, narrowly escaped
serious injury Wednesday afternoon
when he was struck by a truck of the
Texas Oil Company. The chap was
running from his colored nurse on
the Court House Green and upon en
tering the |treet ran into the truck.
Fortunately only minor bruises about
the face resulted.
Holmes Is Hopeful
For Approval Local
PWA Application
Warren Promises Push
Efforts to Put It
Through
GIVENNUMBER
$296,000 Would Be Used
For School Purposes
In County
With the adjournment of Congress
: and the previous passage of the great
. work relief bill with its $5,000,000,000
allotment for WPA projects through
out the country, much interest has
, been evinced here in the possibility
; of Edenton’s application for a $296,-
000 grant to provide .for a new public
' high school on the Hicks field proper
ty and additions to the colored School
here and the county high school at
; Cross Roads, being decided favorably
upon.
However, it is but fair, in this con
; nection, to say that while the PWA
. grants have been very liberal in other
states, the grants to North Carolina
have been below the expected sums,
j School Principal John A. Holmes,
who is engineering the local project
, application, expressed himself as
, hopeful this w T eek that some favor
able response would follow. Con
gressman Lindsay Warren, said Mr.
Holmes, had written him that as soon
jas he could get up to the national
j capital he would stress the importance
of the local grant, and would strive
hard to put it through. A number,
however, has been given to the appli
cation for use in correspondence,
which has stimulated hopes for its
approval.
First Showing Os
“Lost Colony” To
Public On Sunday
Dress Rehearsal Satur
day For Specially
Invited Guests
Opportunity to witness the final
dress rehearsal of the company of
“The Lost Colony” at Manteo next
Saturday evening has been extended
by invitations sent out by the Roa
i noke Island Historical Association and
Paul Green, author of the symphonic
spectacle which has its season’s pre
miere on the following evening.
Invitations have been extended to
about 2,000 people, most of whom wit
nessed at least one performance of
j “The Lost Colony” last season. In
cluded in the list are more than one
hundred people who witnessed ten or
more performances. The proceeds of
the dress rehearsal will be set apart
to be used as a nucleus of the Lost
Colony Foundation fund which has as
its aim the endowment of the annual
production of the symphonic drama
and-the establishment on Roanoke Is
land of a colonial and pre-colonial
museum of American lore.
No tickets to the dress rehearsal
will be sold and there will be no gen
eral admittance of the public until
the following evening when the pre
miere performance will be presented
Fishermen Meet In
Morehead July 11th
Cage Hayman, deputy fish commis
sioner, has received word that a
meeting of the Fisheries Commission
will be held in Morehead City at 10
o’clock Monday morning, July 11.
This is the annual meeting and as
many fishermen from this section as
possibly can are urged to attend.
“It is to the fishermen’s interest to
be present,” said Mr. Hayman, “and
I hope many of them will be on
hand.” *
JUNIOR AUXILIARY MEETING
POSTPONED UNTIL JULY 8
Hie monthly meeting of the Junior
Auxiliary, which was scheduled for
Monday, July 4, has been postponed
until Friday afternoon, July 8. The
meeting will be held with Betsy Shep
ard at 3:30 o’clock. Members are re
quested to note this change, and are
; urged to attend the meeting on Fri
day afternoon, July 8.
100 Guests Expected At
Annual Meeting To Hear
Reports And Plans Os Group
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[health officer |
H * mJ * l|B |
i ~ js 1111!
V: : : ;
DR. M. P. WHICHARD
Recently completing a course
in public health at the University
cf North Carolina, Dr. Whichard
has been appointed health officer
of Craven County with headquar
ters at New Bern.
J. A. Woodard Clinging'
To Thin Thread Os Life
Though he has been uncon
scious for several days and un
able to take any sort of nourish
ment, James A. Woodard was ,
still clinging to a thin thread of
life as The Herald went to I
press Wednesday afternoon. For
several days Mr. Woodard has
been expected to die at any j
moment, but his heart continues j
to function although becoming
much weaker.
Hotels Play Essential
Part In Making New
Friends, Says Horton
Often Called Upon For
Services Quite Out |
Os Ordinary
COOPERATING
Necessary to Be Re
mindful of Value of
Hospitality
Hotels, hungry alone for registra
tions, which fail to extend a friendly
welcome and attentive service to the,
visiting public, are failing dismally in
creating a definite impression of hos
pitality, declared W. K. norton, pro
prietor and manager of the Hotel
Joseph Hewes, in expressing himself
yesterday as in hearty cooperation
with the Governor’s Hospitality pro
gram. t
Mr. Horton, ever an enthusiast in j
extolling the beauties and historical !
merits of Edenton and its environs,
and particuuarly in making the
Hewes’ guests feel grateful for hav
ing stopped at the hostelry, assured
E. W. Spires, chairman of the Chow
an Hospitality Committee, that he
was red hot for full cooperation in
the movement to stress the import
ance of hospitality at his place of
business. Mr. Horton, usually taci
turn, showed his enthusiasm in say
ing to Mr. Spires:
“It is probable that nothing adds
so much to the pleasure of a trip, j
especially a vacation journey, as a]
friendly welcome and attentive ser
vice in hotels patronized. Modem
hotels have trained their employees
to a higher degree of courtesy than
formerly, therefore our hotels have to
extend unusual friendly interest in
our guests to give them a defiinite im
pression of our hospitality. We have
this constant opportunity to make
friends for Edenton and our section,
and hotels have good reason to be
(Continued on Page Five)
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Special Music Will Be
Furnished By Hono
lulu Strollers
REPORTSREADY
Clem Johnston of Roan
oke, Va., Principal
Speaker
Lively plans for tonight’s annual
banquet of the Chamber of Commerce
give assurance that the affair will be
top notch in every way and likely to
exceed any other gathering of the
same nature heretofore held. Reser
vations have been coming in in good
shape and it is fully expected that the
100 guests planned for will be on
hand. The banquet will be held in
the Hotel Joseph Hewes, and will be
enlivened by much music, interesting
organization reports, and a fine speech
by Clem D. Johnston, of Roanoke, Va.
Mr. Johnston, an orator of some
southern reknown who has made him
self felt at similar affairs throughout
the southland, has written Secretary
J. H. McMullan that he will surely be
on hand, and that he will arrive from
Roanoke by motor around 6 o’clock.
It had been hoped he would get here
earlier so he could be taken about the
points of historic interest, but he
wrote that his private home engage
ments would prevent this.
The officially planned program for
the evening has President J, H. Con
presiding and acting as »:Vod»c-|
| tory toastmaster. At 7:3(r o'clock
sharp the banqueters will be expect
ed in their table places, and Rev.
j George W. Blount will make the in-
I vocation. Dinner Will at once be
i served and during the meal the Hono
-1 lulu Strollers, an electro musical
j radio orchestra appearing at the Tay-
I lor Theatre, will give several rendi
tions. The orchestra will be in
charge of Sweeney Prosser, who has
’ written that lie will consider, it an
honor to take part in the banquet in
the manner proposed.
At 8 o’clock, or toward the conctii
j sion of the meal, Secretary McMullan
| will make his report for the past and
! ensuing year. The report of the
I treasurer to follow will show that the
I Chamber has about S2OO in the treas
ury left out of a year’s balance of
I $1,119.30.
| The nominating committee will sub
sequently make known that it recom
mends the re-election of the same offi
cers for thj coming year who have
served so -well and enthusiastically
during the/past twelve months. Mr.
Johnston will then be introduced and
j will talk for thirty minutes.
The banquet will" mark the com
j mencement of a year of great activity
j for Edenton and Chowan. It pre
faces the formal opening and dedica
tion of the sound bridge, which is one
of the large expectations for Cham
ber advocacy in this section. Heavy
tourist trade coming into the town
because of the “Lost Colony” re-en
actment at Fort Raleigh, also, makes
the work of the organization impor
tant. These and several other mat
ters of interest will go far toward
making the organization a real work
ing body, and it is hoped tonight’s
. attendance will numerically give evi
, dence of support in all this,
j Last Fridpy Chairman J. W. Davis,
of the Membership Committee, drew
an attendance of almost 50 per cent
of the Chamber membership at a
preliminary meeting held in the Muni
cipal meeting. It was a short and
enlivening gathering at which Mr.
Davis, an enthusiastic leader, stated
that he expected last year’s member
ship total of 120 to be renewed and
! exceeded. All those present were
given lists of people to see in this
connection and were told to report by
Monday to the chairman. The re
ports turned in that day, however, did
j not come up to Dr. Davis’ expecta
| tions, and he continued the drive un
til tonight at which time a report
will be made of his efforts.
ROTARY MEETING TODAY
1 The weekly luncheon of the Eden
ton Rotary Club will be held at 1
o’clock today in the Parish House.
i J. W. White, program chairman, made
! no announcement of what he had
, planned for the meeting. At next
! 1 week’s meeting the newly elected
officers will be installed.