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Volume V—Number 28.
Mass Meeting To Be Held Tonight At Boy Scorn Cabin
Slick Safe Cracker
Pays Edenton Visit
AndßobsTwo Safes
Kirtweid von Wischon
Captured Thursday
In Hertford
HEARINGTUESDAY
$75 Taken From Safes
In Jenkins Motor
Company
1 Kirtweid vqp Wischon, who has
given several home addressee, end
who was captured in Hertford several
hoars after a local burglarly, was
brought here Monday and will he ar
raigned before Recoader J. N' Pruden
next Tuesday and held under bond
for the Superior Court. In the mean
time he has, also, been loaned to
Elizabeth City for arraignment there
in connection with a safe robbery at
Hie Perry Motor Company.
Wischon was caught in the Wins
low-White Motor Company, Hertford,
just before dawn last Thursday
morning. He had money and a radio
and gun, which had been previously
taken from the Jenkins Motor Com
pany here, at first denying their pos
session, but subsequently admitting
the Jenkins’ theft.
It was around 2 o’clock last Thurs
day morning, that Thomas Bailey,
salesman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
pictures, who was up late with Jim
my EamhUrdt, saw from his hotel
room window someone attempting to
enter the office of Dr. L. P. Williams.
He notified the night clerk and in
thp, latter’s efforts to contact Night
Officer Joseph Bunch, the intruder
was frightened away.
The Jenkins burglary was not
known until the motor place was vis
ited after breakfast f Thursday morn
. ing. It was -then found that two
safes in the place, ope used by the
Jenkins’ popple and the other by
-Fermor W. Hobbs, who has an office
there, had been smashed into and
robbed. The burglar had knocked
' off the combinations and had found
access easy afterwards. About S6O
just collected by Mr. Hobbs as house
rentals, an ancient horse pistol and
• : 'some other trivia were taken frdm
the Hobbs receptacle, and sls from
* the safe of JenkinS. A bundle of
checks in the latter were shrewdly
not touched. j
Bpm Succeeds
James A. Woodard
On L & W. Board
Unanimously Appointed
Tuesday Night By
Town Council
West.W. Byrum was on Tuesday
night appointed by Town Council to
succeed James A .Woodard as a mem
ber of the Board of Public Works.
Mr. Byrum was recommended by
Fred Wood and Fermor Hobbp, the
other members of the Board, and af
ter very little discussion, members of
W Town Council unanimously accepted
, the recommendation. r . '
Mr. Byrum was the only one con
sidered for the appointment, though
iE. W. Spires had been approached
l be/ore the meeting and asked whether
he would aceept the position if ap
pointed. Mr. Spires, however, said
he would not be able to accept. His
health has improved since he has
aside many other duties and
, v ft was in the interest of his health
that he would not consider the ap
pointment
The new board will elect their
chairman at the next regular meeting.
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~ Firemen WantaC
■' With Company J, JocalaaMm
- lance unit, *>ing to
latter part of this montktTfre
Chief R. K. Hall will be minus
.7 wTtu£ Mr. Hall is
nkhtt for four now vohmtMrs
i * • during the
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VERBEL ASKEW AND FERN HUFFSTUTLER
Both very proficient In either preaching or singing, the above
young ladies will conduct; a revival at Full Gospel Tabernacle in
North Edenton the remainder of July.
Holiday Will Be Declared
In Albemarle Counties For
Bridge Celebration Aug. 25
Central Committee Requests Advancement or
Postponement of Tobacco Market Opening
Date to Prevent Conflict
Unless C. W. Tatem, of Columbia, i
chairman of the Central Committee j
of the Albemarle Bridge Celebration, j
sees fit to call his committee members
together again, the last meeting in
connection with the big event was
held last Thursday in Edenton. Mr.
Tatem and chairmen of committees
and sub-committees met in the Muni
cipal Building here with the meeting
consuming the major portion of the
day. .
According to reports submitted :
everything is moving nicely toward
a program that will attract, according
to estimates, in the neighborhood of j
10,000 people to enjoy the program on
August 25. . ' .
•Only one hitch appeared in the off
(“Battle Os Season”
Is Scheduled Next
Sunday Afternoon
League Team and Cot
ton Mill Play For City
Championship
startsTo’clock
Great Deal of Rivalry
Apparent Between
Two Outfits
“The battle of the season” will
take place Sunday afternoon at” Hicks
Field when Edenton’s two baseball
outfits will settle the argument as to
whether the Cotton Mill team or the
team just withdrawing from the Vir
ginia-Carolina League is the best.
There has "been a great deal of rival
ary between the two clubs and after
a considerable amount of bickering a
game was finally arranged for Sun
day afternoon which undoubtedly will
draw the largest crowd of the season.
The Cotton Mill aggregation has]
been playing a splendid brand of
ball and has attracted a large num
ber of fans, which fact has materially
cut into the attendance at Hicks
Field when both clubs played on their
home diamond.
Both, teams have a group of loyal
followers apd information is to tne
effect that many willing to take a
chance are placing wagers on their
fayorite club.
For the league team Snooks .Burn
ham will no doubt be on the mound
while either Johnny Crabtree or
Kirby Wright will pitch for the Mill
boys. The two Ambrose brothers,
item and Ernie, will appear on m
Mill team’s lineup, which fact has in
rmiMind stock in that club winning the
game. However, both teams predict
a victory, which will no doubt result
I in a battle royal and. a game worth
seeing. \ ■
Edenton, Chtivfraja County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 14, 1938.
ing, that being the fact that the to
bacco market is scheduled to open on
the same day as the celebration.
John W. Darden, of Plymouth, chair
man of the program committee,
brought this matter to the attention
of those present, suggesting that the
association of eastern warehousemen
be prevailed upon to either advance
or postpone the opening date so as
not to conflict with the bridge dedi
cation. The committee subsequently
favored Mr. Darden’s suggestion and
he, together with West Byrum, were
appointed to draft a resolution re
questing a change of date.
Mr. Darden also explained that it
I would be impossible to stage a re
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Bunch Is Appointed
As Superintendent
i U. S. Fish Hatchery
Appointment Is Made
Known Early This
Week
NOT UNEXPECTED
Fielding Tanner Pro
moted But Transferred
To Georgia Hatchery
Though it was not unexpected, W.
i Carey Bunch early this week was
notified that he had been appointed
i superintendent of the United States
; Fish Hatchery here as of July 1.
Mr. Bunch succeeds William S. Vin
cent, died January 31, of this
year, and had been in charge since
■ 1922.
Last week Congressman Lindsay
Warren visited at the Hatchery and
though it waa not official, told Mr.
Bunch to go to bed at night and for
i; get about the appointment, which
■ Mr., Bunch took literally to mean that
• he would be given the position.
Early this week he received a let
-1 ter from Charles Jackson, deputy
commissioner of the Bureau of Fish
eries, stating that he had been given
■ the appointment. Mr. Bunch, who
! owns his own home in North Eden
-1 ton, will move to the spacious home
‘ at the Hatchery and rent his own
home.
_Aleo affected by the appointment
of Mr. Bunch is the promotion of
: Fielding Tanner, his assistant, who
has been given the rating of fish cul
-1 turret. However, Mr. Tanner will be
I transferred to the hatchery at
Cohutta, Georgia.
> MASONS MEET TONIGHT
" The regular meeting of Unanimity
u'-Y. •*/*.
Robert L Chesson
Files Suit Against
Plymouth Concern
Asks $13,500 From Pulp
Mill For Breach of
Contract
TWO CHARGES
Plaintiff Claims Libel
In Letter Written to
J. C. Wilson
Robert L. Chesson this week filed
suit with Clerk of Superior Court
Richard D. Dixon against the Kieck
heffer Container Company and North
Carolina Pulp Company, of Plymouth,
claiming damages of $13,500. The
complaint, in two actions, asks for
SII,OOO due to breach of contract and
$2,500 is asked for wrongful and un
lawful libel.
The lengthy complaint, prepared by
J. Henry Leroy, of Elizabeth City,
Chesson’s attorney, sets forth that the
defendants agreed to purchase from
the plaintiff all such quantities of
pulp wood as plantiff might be able
to furnish, from two tracts, offering
at the time to buy additional quanti
ties of pulp wood provided plaintiff
was able to provide same at $4.50 per
cord. The defendants, states the*
complaint, agreed to furnish plaintiff
such teams, trucks and equipment as
was necessary in the cutting of said
pulp wood and to advance to plaintiff
funds necessary to meet plaintiff’s
1 pay roll in cutting, preparing and
loading said pulp wood. The defend
ants, continues the complaint, were to
reimburse themselves for the cost of
furnishing said team, trucks, equip
ment and pay roll advances by de
( ducting the sum of 50 cents from the
purchase price of each cord of pulp
’ wood furnished by Chesson, it being
further understood that $4.50 per
’ cord was the minimum price and
, that defendants were to pay plaintiff
J in‘addition thereto in the event the
, price of pulp wood rose above that
' amount.
The complaint says that Chesson j
r furnished 15 cords of wood and that
| after said operation was begun he
t notified the defendants and called up- j
. on them to perform their part of the
agreement, particularly that he was
l in need of equipment, team and
. trucks and that he was due to meet a
pay roll. The defendant is charged
with neglecting to fulfill the contract
and by breach of the contract made
it impossible to continue operation.
It is claimed that Chesson purchased
all of the six-inch timber in the Small j
tract and as a result of the defend
ants’ wrongful and unlawful breach
of contract Chesson was damaged in
f the sum of SII,OOO or some other i
large sum.,
A separate and second cause of ac-.
, tion by the plaintiff avers that the',
- contract was broken by the defend
ants by which Chesson was to sell
about 1,800 to 2,000 cords of wood
from the J. C. Wilson tract for $4.75
per cord. In this cause Chesson also i
charges wrongful and unlawful libel,
claiming $2,500 damages. The libel
is based on the following letter sent
by the defendants to Mr. Wilson:
“We have in our office now a con
tract which Mr. Chesson drew up
with you, and we are sorry that it is
legally worthless and . I recommend
■ that you do not allow Mr. Chesson to
5 cut one stick of wood for you to be
' shipped to this mill as we would not
! accept it under any circumstances . . .
■ this company has definite policies
which allow us to work with only ex
! perienced contractors and not with
! such men as Chesson.”
Town Council Pays
‘ $250 Toward Bridge
Celebration Aug. 25
i
: Town Council at its meeting Tues
day night appropriated $250 toward
■ Chowan County’s expense in staging
r the Albemarle Sound Bridge celebra
. tion on August 25. The total amount
i was estimated not to exceed SSOO, and
> the County Commissioners agreed to
. go on a 50-50 basis in taking care of
> the expenditure.
i This amount includes the cost of
erecting the county’s float to be en
: tered in the parade depicting out
' standing historical events in the sev
i eral counties, which for Chowan will
. be the Edenton Tea Party.
LICENSED TO WED
Only .one marriage license was is
sued during the week by Mrs. Mau
rice L. Bunch, deputy register of
, deeds, that being to Walter Adams,
, of Edenton, and Ethia Winslow, of
Belvidere.
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| PROMOTED |
HF Jmm
' W. CAREY BUNCH
Though effective since July 1,
Mr. Bunch was only on Saturday
notified that he had been ap
pointed superintendent of the
local U. Sl Fish Hatchery, suc
ceeding the late W. S. Vincent.
Parking Situation
Is Vexing Problem
For City Fathers
Councilmen Realize Im
mediate Action Must
Be Taken
EXPECT MORE CARS
Special Meeting Called
With Merchants On
Monday Afternoon
With the opening of the new Albe
marle Sound Bridge near at hand
and with the parking situation in
Edenton’s business Beolk»jjj?atrjSady a
very complex problem, Town Council
men at their meeting Tuesday night
decided that some definite acti.on
should be taken to relieve the situa
tion in order to provide parking fa
cilities for the increasing number of
people coming here to visit and trade.
As a result of a lengthy discussion
it was decided to have a special meet
ing of Town Council next Monday
afternoon at 6 o’clock to which every
merchant and business man is invit
ed to attend in the hope that some
method can be adopted to furnish
more parking space to visitors.
Several ideas were uiscussed which
! included a one hour parking limit in
1 the business section on Saturdays.
The idea of renting a lot for free
parking also entered into the discus
jsion. It was brought out, however,
’ that some merchants and their em-
I ployees monopolize a goodly portion
of parking sauces and it is with the
idea of having full cooperation of
every merchant that they will be ask
ed to attend the meeting next Mon
day. They primarily will be the
beneficiaries, for as the Councilmen
view the situation, the more parking
space made available for those who
come here to trade, the more busi
ness will result.
The Jenkins Motor Company will
be given an opportunity to rent the
town lot adjoining the garage and if
they do not care to rent, this property
i will be used for parking purposes.
The matter has been brought up
several times before Town Council
and it is hoped every merchant will
be present at the special meeting to
help in solving the problem as satis
factorily as possible.
Methodist Church
Services At 8 O’clock
Sunday night services at the Metho
dist Church have been changed back
to 8 o’clock. For several Sundays
the pastor, Rev. George W. Blount,
in an effort to have larger congrega
tions, held vesper services at 6:30
o’clock, but there was little response
to the new hour of service. The 8
o’clock hour went into effect Sunday
night.
R. K. Hall Delegate To
Firemen’s Convention
Fire Chief R. K. Hall was given
authority Tuesday night by Town
Council to attend the State firemen’s
convention to be held in New Bern
the week of August 8. Mr. Hall
holds the distinction of being the old
est active fireman in the State and
has hosts of friends among firemen
from every section.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realize good results.
$1.25 Per Year.
Parents Os Scouts
And All Interested
Urged Be On Hand
Future Welfare of Lo
cal Troop an Import
ant Issue
NEEDMONEY
Boys Now Enjoying
Camp at Minnosott
Beach on Neuse
Parents and other citizens interest
ed in the activities of the local Boy
Scouts organization are expected to
turn out in goodly numbers tonight
at a mass meeting called for 8 o’clock
in the Scout Cabin. The future wel
fare of the organization will be made
an important issue at the gathering.
Last year a movement was inaugu
rated to get the Edenton Scout Coun
cil to affiliate with the Tidewater
Council, the central scout directing
body in this section. The Tidewater
Council headquarters out of Norfolk,
Va., and a rather large membership
fee was asked.
Three of the local men’s organiza
tions, namely the Rotary and Lions
Clubs and the American Legion, got
1 behind the Tidewater idea and
pledged themselves for $75 each to
meet the Tidewater fee. The $225
' was turned over to the local scouts,
but sometime afterward there was a
feeling displayed that the amalgama
tion might be delayed, and it has not
yet been consummated.
The local scout expenses have eaten
into this sum, and on Monday the
Scouts were sent to Minnosott Beach,
. near Oriental on the Neuse River,
eating into the fund, also. Os late,
too, some of the scout parents have
been insistent that the local boys
should take up anew the Tidewater
■ proposal and join the Norfolk coun
-1 cil.
i It is the intention to thresh this
i all out at tonighr-te' meeting and if
necessary devise ways and means to
: give the Council a surplus fund be
i yond the amount already in land.
• It is hoped that many will attend.
: District Bar Meets
In Gatesville July 20
| Judge L. R. Varser of
Lumberton Principal
| Speaker
, The annual meeting of the District
. Bar of the First Judicial District will
be held at the Court House in Gates
. ville on Wednesday, July 20, at 11
, a. m., according to John W. Graham,
3 secretary, who has notified every
f member.
Judge L. R. Varser, of Lumberton,
. a former Gates County resident, will
; be the principal speaker for the occa
, sion. As a special feature the Gates
r County Bar is inviting as special
, guests several members of the bar in
. various parts of the State who were
former residents.
I A. Pilston Godwin, of Gatesville,
, is president of the group.
f I Jimmy Munch First
, To Cross New Bridge
Jimmy Munch, superintendent of
the Tidewater Construction Company,
* contractors for the northern half of
the new Albemarle Sound bridge, has
the distinction of being the first to
drive an automobile the entire length
of the lang span. He crossed the
■ bridge Friday afternoon, together
L with several other cars.
In The Money!
That’s the way W. D. Pruden,
W. R. Horton, Gayle Kavanaugh
and Earl Goodwin figured it out
yesterday morning when each
got checks from a Parisian
sporting club for 2,000 francs,
and an accompanying letter say
ing payment was in return for a
$2.50 ticket bought last winter
on the Great National Steeple
chase run June 26, at the French
capital. The winners here had a
horse named “Sixth of April.”
The nag was way back in the
“also rail’s” btft because he was
entered in the winter book and
stock to tbs end the pay off was
made. The checks were for the
sinivolaft of lUl.lt.