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Volume V.—Number 39.
I own Council, Meeting In
pec in I Session Monday,
ets Year’s Tax Rate At $1
A. ■
Plouncilmen Cut Appro
fejj priations to Keep
Same Rate
I BUDGE7TON file
By Profits From E. &
W. Department
L. Members of Town Council again on
I Monday night met in special session
[ when once again they engaged in a
juggl&ig and shifting of figures in a
desperate effort to fix the city tax
rate for the year at SI.OO per SIOO
valuation, and after a little slicing
here and there the budget, as pre
sented by the Finance Committee, was
accepted which maintained the SI.OO
rate as last year.
At a previous meeting the mass of
figures was gone over and the year’s
expenses discussed and though there
appeared to be a deficiency it was ex
pected the same rate would be adopt
ed. In the meantime it was discov
ered that a $660 item had been over
looked in -the tentative budget and
it was principally on account of this
item that some changes were neces
i sary. After carefully scrutinizing
every expenditure, it was decided to
slice SSOO from the sidewalks appro
priation in the Street Department
1 and an extra 1500 from a miscellan
eous appropriation under the other
expenses. '
As the expenditures now stand the
administrative department has been
allowed $3,406.50, the police depart
ment $5,44/5, fire department $5,826.25
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High School Football
-Team Wins Second
Game On Schedule
Tarboro Highs Defeat
ed Last Week By
Score 19-6
TEAM IMPROVES
- New Bern Will Be Op
ponents In Edenton
l Friday Afternoon
$ Confronted with stiffer opposition
than in their initial game, Coach
Holton’s High School football team
on Friday displayed considerable im
provement and as a result won its
second game of the season, defeating
Tarboro 19 to 6 on the latter's field.
The ggme was played before many
spectators in shirt sleeves and the
warm afternoon tended to slow down
performance of the boys. Tarboro
apparentely had the local boys out
weighed, but before the game had
been in progress long, it was plainly
evident the Edgecomb County boys
lacked experience. The principal
threat advanced by Tarboro was a
L passing combination between Palmer
and Thayer and this developed too
late in the game to endanger another
f Edenton victory.
Edenton’s line provided a veritable
£ brick wall for opposin|r backs and end
Ryans, too, failed to yield any consid-
B Tarboro registering only
ns while Edenton chslk
be entire Edenton team
i brand of ball, with
and (#tle Bud Cayton
most ground, though
bly assisted by Fred
Durwood Harrell. Th s
i its part by opening
defense. For Tarboro
and Palmer played the
game.
:ked to start the game
returning to the 30-yard
ackled. Hoskins picked
wid on the next play
led but recovered. Ever
jhed through the line for
down of thfe game, be
m ing ionowea after two plays by Cay-
Ife ton. Cayton again registered a first
idown, but Edenton was penalized 16
‘5; yards for holding. The ball see
| sawed during the quarter with no
spectacular play save a neat return
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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| Better Pay lhiT~[
Warning was issued Wednes
day by Chief of Police Helms that
igiless owners of dogs secure
dog licenses by October I#, they
would subject themselves to ar
rest, Dbg tax was due July 1,
and in a check-up Mr. Helms dis
covered that only 60 dog own
ers have procured u license,
whereas last year at this time
162 licenses had been purchased.
Unless the law is complied with
by October 10, arrests will be
mkde or dogs not bearing a tag
will be shot, and it is the Chiefs
desire that dog owners buy tags
immediately to save embarrass
ment.
District Librarians
Will Meet In Court
House October 12
Mayor William Polk of
Warrenton Will Be
Speaker
BOOK DISPLAY
Plans on Foot to Secure
Appropriation In Gen
eral Assembly
Librarians and all others interested
in the operation of such ihstitutions,
will be in large attendance here on
OctObir 12, at a
meeting to be held in tbe Court
Hduse, with the Shepard-Pruden
Memorial Library to be the host.
Mayor William Polk, of Warrenton,
will address the gathering.
The Edenton session will be one
of six such gatherings to be held in
North Carolina, primarily for the
purpose of laying plans to bring
about a library appropriation from
the next State law mill, and to dis
cuss how any such prospective dona
tion can best be spent and what com
munities will be eligible to receive
the aid.
An enlivening round table discus
sion will be conducted by those hav
ing the district meeting in charge,
and special book displays will be on
hand. The Edenton meeting will be
an afternoon affair. Other meetings
will be held in Charlotte,. Marganton, j
Murphy, New Bern and Raleigh.
Booth House To Be
An Antique Center
William Hudson Rents
Famous Old Church
Street Dwelling
Edenton people will be interested
to know that the old Booth house on
East Church Street wi|l on October ,
15 be transformed into an antique
headquarters. The house was last
week vacated by the colored tenants
and was rented to William H. Hud
son, who will be in charge.
Mr. Hudson is a former Edenton
iimnrance'agent and plans to make
the house more attractive by buildijng
original parts and refurnishingf. When
completed it will be stocked with an
tiques which will be for sale, and
the place will be open daily for
tourists.
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Methodists Observe
Rally Day Sunday
Rally day will be observed in the
Methodist Sunday School at the reg
■ ular scour Sunday morning, whep it is
expected one of the largest attend
ances of the year will be recorded.
: In connection with this feature c\ the
service, teachers and officers of the
school will be installed,
i Last Sunday was promotion day
; and officers of the school are expect
ing greatly increased interest in the
i; work.
Regular preaching services will be:
y hoW at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m., by
Rev. George W. Blount, the pastor.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 29, 1938.
Married 50 Years
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MU.
Pictured above are Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Hassell, who cele
brated their fiftieth wedding anniversary Sunday at their home in
the Macedonia section. Present for the celebration were all the
children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the couple.
Study To Be Made
Os Pulp Mill Waste
Affecting Fish Life
Attention Is Focused on
Rapidly Declining
Shad Supply
FIGHTENEMIES
Canfield Explains Hab
its of Shad to Bbard
Members
Commercial shad fishermen here
abouts are much interested in the re
cent announcement by the Depart
ment of Conservation and Develop
ment that it had authorized a study of
the effect on shad life of wastes ex
pelled into the Roanoke River by the
great paper pulp mill at Plymouth.
This has been hinted at ever since
the pulp mill began operations and is
viewed as an important part of the
“Save the Shad’' survey which has
been underway in Albemarle waters
for two years now.
The State board, also, took steps J
to control predatory fish, especially,
I those cannabilistic members of the J
' finny tribe which may have been |
preying on shad fry and thus have j
had a part in the great shad shortage
during recent years.
The pulp mill excretions bothered
the shadders during last season- and i
have been much feared again this
coming winter. Harry Canfield, fed
eral culturist for the Bureau of Fish-1
eries, who has been chieftain of the!
shad survey for two seasons now, has
placed much stress on the pulp mill
pollution of waters. He has not
felt %it the five year shad shortage*
could be traced to that source for th.e
pulp mill has been in operation only
. recently, but he has expressed him- f
aeif as'frankly believing the pollution
Is a dangerous factor to the shad in
, * adjacent waters. I
Mr. Canfield was before the com-j
i mittee last week and said he had.
found catfish, carp and eels to be the j
grounds. Other state?, he said, have
deadliest enemies of shad, feeding on
i the rpe and destroying And feeding
• remedied the danger by encourag
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\ New Signs Arrive For
Edenton Lions Club
Lions at their meeting Monday
night were treated to some splendid
■ music, when little Lillian Leary sang,
accompanied by her sister, Doris Jean
Leary. The program was arranged
[ by J, Clarence Leary and Dr. T. W.
t Tedder.
Secretary ,W. J, Taylor informed
the club that three new Lions signs
, had arrayed which will be erected im
. mediately at prominent points on the
main highway arteries. The meeting
r was one of the best attended in re
. cent months.
s Next Monday mgnt tne program
will be in charge of the Community
s Betterment Committee, composed of
r Jimmy Partin, T. W. Jones and
I 1 nomas J, Woou.
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Observers Receive
Instructions About
Air Craft Maneuver
Fort Bragg Officers at
Armory on Tuesday
Afternoon
NOT PLAY THING
Four *€howan P&sts Set
Up tb Cooperate Jp * i
Scientific Test
Chowan residents who expect to
see all or even a part of the attack- 1
ing or defending fight formations in
the great anti aircraft maneuver to
be held throughout eastern Carolina
between October 10 and 15, are
doomed to much disappointment, ac-!
cording to an announcement Tuesday, ’
afternoon at a final plans conference j
between local official observers and
officers here from the Signal Corps | 1
at Fort Bragg.
Explanation was made to the es- ’
j feet that the various air formations i
I will undoubtedly be flown at varying
heights and under varying weather
' conditions, and at varying times dur- 1
I ing four hour periods each day of
| the maneuvers, and that their obser
vation and detection will solely be by
specially designed army equipment,
and plainly unobservable to civilians
not in on the game.
Besides the official comminique
brings out that the maneuver is not
a play designed to attract for amuse
' ment, but rather a deeply scientific
1 war effort being tried out for the
first time in North America.
Four posts with the officials in
j charge have been designated by C. E.
Kramer, in charge of the Chowan
[ working force, as at Edenton Ar
mory, R. L. Spry, Chowan Bridge, P.
H. Bell, Chowan High School, P. L.
' Baumgardner, and Athol Farm,
[.Thomas Wood. Each post chieftain
! will have a number of civilian aides
1 with him on duty, as well as consid- j
. I erable detecting equipment from
i 1 army headquarters to make the
i warning nets more effective.
Tuesdays conference at the Armory
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Rotary Club Meets
Usual Hour Today
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Though the program has not beenj
r announced, the Rotary Club will meet
l at the usual hour today. However, j
, as this is the meeting preceding i
i Frank Chase’s official visit as dis-j
l trict governor, President Oscar
Brown is hopeful that every member
will make an effort to attend.
[ C. L. McCullers last Thursday
, made a very interesting address up*
on the value of a community band,
, commenting on the progress made in
| two years when he organized the
’ band with 7 or 8 members. Sixty
five are now enrolled.
l BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
r Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Russell
f j announce the birth of a daugther,
ilMadlyn Eunice, on Sunday morning,
j September 26, 1938.
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Edenton Assured New Road
To Sound Bridge Will Be
Os Concrete Construction
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Down... Not But! |
The new Sound bridge may
have put W. A. Everett’s ferry
out of business, but it has in
creased his transportation en
thusiasm, judging from an appli
cation he has made to the State
Public Utilities Commission for a
franchise to construct a bus line
from Swan Quarter through Co
lombia, on the south sound side,
on across the bridge into Eden
ton and north to Suffolk.
Mr. Everett hopes his applica
tion will be granted and plans for
one round bus trip a day over
the new traveling route.
Rotary Governor Be
Guest Os Edenton
Club October 6th
Frank Chase of Suffolk
Will Make First Of
ficial Visit
TWO MEETINGS
Luncheon Takes Place
At Night Instead of
Regular Hour
Edenton Rotarians will have the
pleasure of hearing Frank Chase, of
Suffolk, Va., Rotary Governor for the
187th District, next Thursday, Octo
ber 6, when he will make hisjfirst of
.ficial visit to /the local Rotary club.
| Mr. Chase will meet with officers and
j chairmen of the various club com
mittees at 6 o’clock, which session
will be followed by the club luncheon
at 7 o’clock. Both meetings will be
held in the Parish House and Presi
dent Oscar Brown is urging and is
, hopeful that tnere will be a lUO per
cent attendance at each meeting.
| “It is very important that officers
and committee chairmen meet with
j Governor Chase at 6 o’clock,” says
| Mr. Brown, “for at that time reports
and plans of work will be discussed
j which should prove of great value to
our club.”
No special program will be arrang
ed for the luncheon, it being the pur
pose to turn over all of the allotted
time to Mr. Chase who will address
the club.
Narrow Escape In
Tenant House Fire
Bed Covering Ablaze as
Children Are Taken
From Bed
A tenant house on the E. N. El
liott farm was destroyed by fire
Thursday night about 12:30. Willie
Twine and family, who occupied the
I house, lost everything they had.
| Johnnie Twine, a brother who lived
with them, slept upstairs, and when
he waked up and discovered the fire
it had gained such headway that he
had to jump out the window. He
awakened the rest of the family and
when they went in the room where
the children slept to get them the
covenfng on their bed was afire.
Their screams waked the Elliotts and,
when they looked out, the house was
1 enveloped in flames. They knew it
j was useless to ring the farm bell
and arouse the neighborhood as noth-
I ing could then be saved. They were
the first to reach the scene and only
a few people knew of the loss until
the next morning.
Fiddlers Convention At
C. H. S. Friday Night
Under the sponsorship of .the
Chowan Woman’s Club a fiddlers’
convention will be held in the Chowan
High School on Friday night, Sep
tember 30. Anyone wishing to par
ticipate in the contest should get in <
touch with members of the clab at
once.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realise good results.
' $1.25 Per Year.
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Biffs Specify Road Is to
Be of Concrete Con
struction
OPENED”QCT. 4
Barnes Pleased to Give
Much Desired In
formation
All uncertainty as to the exact
type of new road soon to be started
from the new Sound bridge over the
Poplar Nleck highway into Edenton,
was set at rest this week through a
letter received by Mayor J. H. Mc-
Mullan from Highway Commissioner
D. Collin Barnes, of Murfreesboro.
Mr. Barnes confirms The Herald’a
announcement of last week that bids
for the road will be opened and the
contract let by the State Board next
Tuesday, October 4.
Already the bids have been adver
tised for based on specifications to
rival contractors calling for “grad
ing, concrete paving and structures.”
Concrete paving means the road will
be surfaced as Edenton has hoped, in
exact similarity with the highway
leading from the north side bridge
terminal. It is understood it will be
of the same breadth, 20 feet, also.
Mr. Barnes, who is much interested
in seeing that the propose^. roadway
is the success Edenton wishes, writes
that he hopes a bid will be received
' within the allocation set for the work
of construction, and closes with the
happy comment, “that the road may
soon be under contract and you peo
ple will have a concrete road from
* the bridge to Edenton.”
Negroes Lead In
Birth And Death
Rate In Chowan
Figures Furnished By
Local Board of
Health
FOR 12~MONTHS
169 White Children Born
As Against 144
Negroes
Vital statistics being centralized in
. the local Bertie-Chowan Board of
i Health office show that during the
past twelve months the preponder
ance of the deaths and births per
1,000 of population in Chowan County
have been with the Negro race. The
mortality figures as thus collated in
dicate that members of this race have
I been dying at a rate of 5 per 1,000
' more than has been noticed with
whites, and that Negro children have
been born at a rate ■of 2 per 1,000
' more than is so with white families.
Heretofore, the county’s vital sta
tistics, as these computations are
called, have been turned in to the
register of deeds’ of*ce by various
■ constituted authorities! throughout
' the county- It has seldom been pos
: sible, however, to get the aggregate
■ figures for a stated term, or at least
■ has not been done, but under the new
I system of centralizing the statistics
> in the board of health offices a notice
s able change has been apparent in this
■ respect.
• There have been 169 white births
' and 50 white deaths during the past
5 year, with Negro births totaling 144
and Negro deaths 66.
The birth and death rate for each
> race has been based on the white
5 and Negro populations in the county,
the birth rate per 1,000 of whites be
' ing set at 27.4 and that of Negroes
per 1,000 of Negro population at
J 29.9.
' In the same manner the death -rate
1 for whites for the year is placed at
8.11, and that for Negroes 13.6.
Books Open For New
Series B. & L. Stock
Books are now open for sale of
stock in the 68-A series of the Eden
ton Building and Loan Association.
The series opens Saturday, October
1 and those expecting to become
shareholders in the new series should
see Secretary R. E. Leary as soon as
possible. , 1