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Volume V. —Number 38.
Edenton School Registers
\ Enrollment 790 Opening
I Session Monday Morning
I Practically New Interior
Houses White Stu
dents This Year
BAND PLAYS
Increased Attendance Is
Expected to Add New
Teacher to Faculty
So far as the interior of the build
ing is concerned, white children in
the Edenton school on Monday morn
ing occupied new quarter* for the
1938-39 session. Though all of the
•eats in the new auditorium had not
been properly placed, all gathered in
the new annex for the opening exer
cises. 1 '
Seven hundred and ninety young
sters were enrolled the first day, of
: v this number 580 were in the ele.men-
Pi tary grades and 260 in the high
school. At Advance school 66 were
enrolled. The total is only one more
thap the first day last year when 789
enrolled in the Edenton school.
However, with the very inclement
weather on opening day as well as
seyeral days since, Superintendent
i Jofcn A. Holmes, is expecting the en
' rollment to be materially boosted.
Adding sest to the opening day’s
activities was a 30-minute concert on
the auditorium stage by the school
* band.
Before being assigned to their re
spective rooms, Eev. E. L. Wells led
a brief devotional service and made
ail. address directed especially to
students in which he Urged them to
study and work hard from the begin
ning of school to the end that when
j.. the closing day of schqol arrives
there will be no. reason for any re
grets. Mqpy parents and friends al
b so gathere&'in the new' auditorium
opening session.
% •' Mr. Holmes was well satisfied with
the quiet and orderly manner attend
ing the opening ceremony. Both
teachers and children appeared very
much interested in getting studies un
derway and on Tuesday a regular
schedule of classes was functioning
and running smoothly since.
Another new teacher has been
added to the faculty, Miss Lucille
Clark, of Enfield, being secured to
teach science. Miss Clark succeeds
Wilbur Brothers, a member of last
year’s faculty, and was secured after
Gordon Murphy, Jr., of Nashville,
Tenn., declined to accept the vacancy
after being elected by the school
board. Mrs. George K. Mack, who
w resigned as teacher of French, is act
\ ing as a substitute in this study until
it is decided whether or not a new
teacher will be added. This will de
pend upon the attendance record
over the first two weeks of school. If
the attendance does not warrant the
services of a new teacher, the faculty
will be reorganized to take care of
teaching the French classes.
An inspection of the building was
made Monday by Frank Benton, arch
itect, and the contractors, and all ex
pressed satisfaction with the work.
Only a few minor repairs were sug
gested which will be made as soon as
possible. >.
LONG SESSION OF
COURT TUESDAY
Placing Blame For Norfolk Southern
Bus Upset Consumes Most
of Morning
I Three cases occupied the attention
J. N. Pruden at the ragu
mnot im.
Oi DQfiftlfig; liquor, ™ uie most un
portent of the trio. Stallings was
given four on the road. His
arrest was part of the ABC enforce
ment campaign being directed against
jg,. The time of the court was taken up
' - fisr two hours in an effort to place the
.jhjame for the recent upset of a Nor
folk Southern bus on the Chowan
Bridge Road. Negro,
of reckless driving against h»m
puted this, but Judge rruae
Superior Court.
charged with reckless driving last
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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| Good News! |
Included in the list of 13 new
highway construction projects,
’sealed bids for which will be
opened in Raleigh on October 4,
is the one Edenton has been hop
ing and praying for since the
new Sound bridge was first agi
tated—a roadway connecting the
new span’s northern terminal
with this town. The total of the
allotment for the 13 different
jobs will be around $1,240,006,
but just what the Chowan work
will aggregate has not been
hinted at.
As is well-known here the pro
posed connecting road will be
along the Poplar Neck highway,
which will be straightened
through the woods, and hit the
Yeopim road 200 yards east of
Moran’s store. The finished road
will be 20 feet in breadth, the
same as the bridge roads, and
will be of concrete surfacing, ac
cording to promises recently
made a delegation of Edenton
ians who appeared before the
State Highway Commission in
the road’s behalf.
I
AAA Price Schedule
For Surplus Peanuts
Fixed In Washington
Program Similar to Last
YearWiH Distribute
Over $2360,000
Headed by R. C. Holland, of the
Eastern Carolina Peanut Stabilization
Cooperative, a delegation of peanut
growers and processors from Chowan
and adjacent counties joined with a
larger crowd of 500 from all over the
eastern seaboard, in Washington last
week at a conference with Secretary
of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace and
AAA officials. A schedule of prices
was listed for the ensuing harvest
and announcement was made that the
government’s purchase of surplus
goobers from this year's crop would
be rarried out on the same basis of
control as last year.
Mr. Holland returned pleased with
the result of the conference which
will mean another $2,000,000 in ex
penditure to the growers in an effort
to stabilize prices.
The Agricultural Adjustment Ad
ministration made public a price sche
dule ranging from S7O to S4B a ton
for various types of peanuts. It said
these prices would be paid to farmers
by regional producer associations for
peanuts to be diverted into manufac
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Lions Wallop Red
Men For City Soft
Ball Championship
Final Game Played Be
fore Large and En-
U; thnsiastic Crowd
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, I’; Maying before one of the largest
i and most enthusiastic crowds of the
. summer, the Lions on Thursday night I
i defeated the Red Men 11 to v. The
i contest was the final game of a five
. game series which was deadlocked,
; each club having won two games, and
resulted in the Lions Club entry in
t the softball league claiming the city
> championship.
For five innings both teams played
t errorless and hitless ball, in that
, *imo not a single player reached first
, base. In the sixth, however, tKfe
s Lions pushed three runner# across
s home plate, but were hard pressed
. when the Red Men In their half tal
■ lied twice. After this inning by a
1 series of safe hits, mingled with sev
i eral perfect bunts, the Lions gradu
i ally increased their lead which Wi
never threaten*! by the Red Slrins.
-, Doc Tedder and Ralph Parrish
t formed the battery for the lions,
si while Raleigh Hollowell and Asa
Edenton, Chowan Countfr, North Carolina, Thursday, September 22,1938.
Lions Club Sponsor
Four Outstanding
Entertainments
Contract With Collins
Festival For Edehton
Showing
FOUR TUESDAYS
Committees Appointed
To Make Necessary
Arrangements
An interesting and beneficial bit of
high class entertainment is in store
for the people of this section due to a
contract signed by the Edenton Lions
Club with the Collins Festival. This
entertainment, of the Chautauqua
type, will be presented in four in
stallments, appearing here four con
secutive Tuesday nights, October 18
and 25, November 1 and 8. The Col
lins Festival has been furnishing en
tertainment service for 19 years and
included on the programs are some i
of the country’s leading entertainers
and speakers.
It has been a mqjor thought and
object with the Lions Club for the
past twelve months to secure some
entertainment for the people of
Edenton that would be well worth
while. One that would be enjoyed by
old as well as young, and careful con
sideration was given to a number of
entertainments before they finally
selected the Collins Festival.
The new High School auditorium
has been secured for these perform
ances and tickets will go on sale
within the next few days.
For the first evening the schedule
calls for Elias Tamburitza Serenad- i
ers, a gay and fast-moving entertain
ment of Balkan music, presented by a
company of five. From polished boots
to scarlet tunics their picturesque
peasant costumes set off the unique,
tuneful music of their native country.
The second entertainment will be a 1
magic and ventriloquist program b>
the Loring Campbell Company. Mr.
Campbell is himself a great enter
tainer, his magic and ventriloquism ‘
forming the background for a grand :
evening of fun of all kinds. He Is ■
assisted by Kathryne Campbell and
their work during 12 years has been
acclaimed jrom coast to coast.
Hon. Geoffrey F. Morgan, lecturer,
educator and legislator, will appear
the third night. For a dozen years
Mr. Morgan has been listed in “Who’s
Who In America.” He is a brilliant
speaker, with rare wit and enthus- 1
iasm. His talks are practical, inter
esting, stimulating and well season- 1
ed with humor. His topic will be
“Your Money- or Your Life.”
A Broadway comedy, “Mary’s Oth-j
er Husband,” will complete the series;
of entertainments. The play includes ;
a cast of five talented actors and
portrays the problems and bewilder
ment of a wife and her efforts to im
press her wealthy uncle.
The Lions are very anxious to
make the entertainments as success
ful as possible and to arrange for,
every detail, the following committees
have been appointed:
Ticket Committee—Hector Lupton,
chairman; Oscar Duncan and J. A.
Curran. |
Publicity Committee —J. Fiank
White, Jr., chairman, L. H. Haskett
and Dr. W. S. Griffin.
Entertainment Committee—W. R.
Horton, chairman; J. C. Leary and T.
C. Byrum.
Stage Committee —Kenneth Floars,
chairman, H. C. Goodwin and R. W.
Leary.
McCullers Speaker
At Rotary Today
C. L. McCullers, a member of the
Edenton Rotary CTluh tod popular
director qf the. Edenton High School
Bend, will be the principal speaker
at-today’s meeting of the club. Mr.
McCullers has not stated what his
subject will he, but it can be taken
for granted that he mil speak upon
the band in which he is so vitally in
terested. ' .
Due to’Rev. George W. Blount and
J. A. Moore, members of the pro
gram committee, being out of town
, last week, no specially planned pro
; gram was presented, but instead
i President Oscar Brown called upon
several members for impromptu re
: marks, among which was Coach Dav
id Holton’s opinion of this year’s f oot
i ball prospects at the high school.
• Despite the loss of several outstand
■ ing stars, Mr. Holton was favorably
i impressed with the large number of
boys reporting for practice and
l their willingness to enter into the
, game. He feels sure with the present
i spirit among the boys a winning com
bination will be rounded out.
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Town Faces Deficit Over Tax Valuations
Butsl Rate For Ensuing Year Now Seems
Likely Solution Os Puzzling Quandaries
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Sunday Movies In Edenton
Following the circulation of a
petition requesting Sunday mov
ing picture shows in Edenton,
Manager Jimmy Earnhardt, of
the Taylor Theatre, announces
that beginning next Sunday he
will have two shpws every Sun
day. The schedule will be so ar
ranged that the Sunday enter
tainment will not conflict with
church services, the hours of
shows being scheduled for 3:30
o’clock in the afternoon and
9:15 at night.
Theatres in surrounding terri
tory have been having Sunday
: movies and for some time, says
’ Mr. Earnhardt, Edenton people
Edenton High Wins
First Game On 1938
Football Schedule
Columbia High School
No Match For Coach
Holton’s Boys
SCOReT 39-0
Team Undergoes More I
Severe Test In Tar
boro Friday
Before a goodly crowd of shirt
sleeved fans, Coach David Holton’s
1938 edifftn of High School gridders i
easily defeated Columbia High School
on the local field Friday afternoon ,
by the score of 39-0. Though pre- .
senting a team of about equal .
weight, the Columbia coys, most of .
them new at the game, displayed
lack of experience, which fact enabled ,
Coach Holton to use p oetically every
man on his squad at some time dur
ing the game.
The contest was too one-sided to
provide any particular excitement,
the most thrilling play of the day;
\ coming in the last few seconds of the |
, game when William Cayton, receiving ;
j a Columbia pun«, evaded the entire
(visiting aggregation, sprinting about
i 80 yards for a touchdown,
j Edenton scored its first touchdown
early in the opening quarter when
I Columbia fumbled the kickoff, Coz-j
zens falling on the ball. After Cay
ton clipped off 20 yards and two I
more first downs followed by gains
made by Hoskins, Everett and Cay
ton, Hoskins crossed the stripe j
standing up. Billy Shepard, who re-|
I cently displayed his ability at boot-1
ing the ball between the goal posts,
kicked for the extra point. j
Columbia again fumbled Edenton’s
| punt and on the next play a neat
pass from Everett to Chesson paid off
for another touchdown. Shepard re
peated his kick for the extra point.
The third touchdown was scored by
Pete Everett, after a fumble by
Columbia gave Edenton the ball near
the 20-yard line. After a pass failed
Everett drove hard through the line.
On his third attempt to kick Shep
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Masons Confer First
Degree In Colerain
With; softball out of the way, as
well as other affairs that drew from
the attendance at. Masonic meetings,
£. T. RawUnson, : master of Unani
mity Lodge, urges every member to
be present for the meeting tonight
at 8 o’clock.
The local degree team has been re
quested to confer the first degree on
a candidate in the Colerain lodge on
Friday night and for this reason a
large attendance is requested so that
, proper arrangements can be made
for the trip.
I "
Auxiliary Card Party
On Friday Afternoon
On Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock
r in the Parish House the Legion Aux
! iliary will sponsor a subscription
1 card party, which they hope will be
s well attended. Door and table prizes
; will be awarded and arrangements
. made for serving refreshments to
those who do not. wish to play cards.
have requested Sunday showings,
which he was reluctant to agree
to until a petition signed by
many local citizens was presented
to him last week.
The initial Si4nday perform
ance will feature "Carefree,”
starring Fred Astaire and Gin
ger Rogers. The box office opens
at 3 o’clock in the afternoon and
for the night performance at
9 o’clock.
It is thought that Sunday
movies will attract many movie
goers from adjacent counties and
is the first time in the history
of the local theatre that Sunday
shows have been undertaken.
Check Up Os Game
Violations Brings
About 7 Captures
Wardens West and Per
ry Out to Arrest All
Offenders
license"~falsities
Season Dates and Li-;
cense Agencies Are
Named
The usual autumnal haste on the’
part of hunters to beat the seasonal |
gan>e law opening dates, has caused j
District Game Warden West apd his
local chieftains Gib Perry to make a
lively check up this month of sufh
unsportsmanlike conduct. So far
they have nabbed seven violators, 1
three of them for hunting on Sunday,
a particularly unlawful bit of work,
and all have been arraigned and pen
alized as the law stipulates.
Mr. West and Mr. Perry report
that this habit of trying to get in a
bit of shooting, particularly for squir- I
rels, ahead of the season has become
more and more apparent each year, j
and they are determined that it shall |
be stopped. Such conduct, they say,
is due to two factors —a lack of j
knowledge on the part of the offend
ers as to the game season dates, or
an indifference on the part of the
hunters as to the conservation of wild
game.
In either instance, it was put,
such conduct is very unsportsmanlike
and is bitterly frowned upon by the
law and by the better element of
j citizenship. The game laws were
| written into the statutes to protect
1 game during breeding and mating
seasons, and for thht reason, if no
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i Dr. M. P. Whichard
! Resigns As Health
Officer For Craven
Accepts Head of Chero
kee-Clay-Graham
District
Many friends of Dr. M. P. Which
ard and his family will be interested
to: know that . he has resigned as
Craven County health officer and will
accept a similar position as head of
the Cherokee-Clay-Graham health de
partment. He will continue to serve
at New Bern until October 1, when
he will assume his new duties. The
change involves a decided increase in
. salary.
Dr. Whichard accepted the Craven
i County position shortly after giving
up his practice in Edenton and spec
ial training at the University of
North Carolina, and during his brief
stay at New Bern has made consid
. erable progress in health work in the
county. In presenting his resigna
: tion he said he had learned to like
■ the people of New Bern and Craven
i County and that his only reason for
: leaving was a promotion at increased
i salary. He was in Edenton over the
i week-end and received many congra
> tulations upon his success in his new
. field.
Tkis newspaper is drcib
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realise good results.
$1.25 Per Year.
-3>
More Than SIO,OOO Un
collected Since 1930
Used as Asset
$35,397.75~8UDGET
E. & W. Board Called to
Rescue; Other Budget
High Spots
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Though Town Councilmen at a
lengthy session Friday night delved
into the city’s finances and juggled
a mass of figures, no definite tax rate
had been set at the time of going to
press Wednesday. Only the matter
of the town’s budget was considered
at the executive session, and as the
meeting adjourned after 10 o’clock,
it was hoped that the present rate
of SI.OO per SIOO valuation could be
maintained for another 12-month
period.
Facing the town fathers was a de
creased property valuation on which
to levy for income. This year’s valu
ation is figured at $2,900,000 as
against over $3,000,000 last year.
Elimination of intangible property
from the tax books is largely respon
sible for the drop in valuation. Also
a very irksome phase of the financial
set-up is the fact that at present
there is on the town books $10,865
representing uncollected taxes since
1930 and from which very little in
come will materialize. Back taxes
are included in assets of the town
and as has been the case before, the
l budget includes the amount on the
. income side of the ledger, which ob
viously fails to come in.
The budget for the year which was
| tentatively approved Friday night
calls for an expenditure of $35,397.75,
! which with a SI.OO rate could be
i balanced were it not for the fact
i that $6,422.75 in back taxes and pre
viously levied is included in the an
ticipated revenues. It is this item
that prevented a decision on the
rate. Councilmen are hopeful to
have the assurance from the Electric
and Water Department that $7,000
of their earnings will be given to
j offset the back taxes and thus pre
vent a boost of the rate. With this
in mind at a late hour Friday night
■ an effort was made to contact mem
, bers of the E. & W. Board, but only
| Fred Wood could be reached, and he
| was unwilling to .commit himself as
to the amount asked. He did say,
j however, that he felt sure his board
would assist in lending aid to pre
vent a raise in the tax rate, but pre
-1 ferred to have the entire board pass
on the matter. The meeting adjourn
ed with the understanding that the
finance committee would meet with
i the E. & W. Board and if $7,000 can
be counted on the tax rate would re
! main at SI.OO. Otherwise another
. special meeting of Town Council will
; be called for consideration of a tax
• rate that will take care of the expen
, ditures.
The budget for administrative pur-
poses amounts to $3,481.50, which is
the same as last year.
In the Police Department last
year’s budget, which was $4,875, has
been increased to $5,445 which allows
for the purchase of a new polic? car.
Three new uniforms have been pro
vided for the members of the force. 1 -■
The Fire Department was also ap
| propriated a larger amount, $5,826.25
being allowed as against $5,422.50
last year. This slight increase is
due to the necessity of equipping the
fire trucks with booster brakes.
The health department budget re
mains the same as last year, $550.
The largest boost in appropriation
occurs in the Street Department,
which ran in the red by $468 last
year. The budget allows $14,385 this
year as against $11,200 last year.
Cost of maintaining streets, keeping
the town clean- and the thousand and
one other duties expected from the
Street Department require more
i funds, especially in that streets and
sidewalks are subject to more wear
and tear and require more attention
from year to year. It was expected
■ to purchase a pick-up sweeper for
• the Department which would enable
! the town to be kept cleaner and at
’ the same time release labor for
• other urgent work which so easily
! accumulates when the whole crew
■ must be pressed into service on
! Thursdays and Saturday nights when
i the streets are swept with an anti
• quated sweeper. However, when final
1 figures were added, it was decided to
: abandon the idea in the hope that the
- present sweeper would last another
7 year. Reason also for an increase in
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