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Edenton Parent - Teacher
Association Organized At
Meeting Monday
I Mrs. J. E. Wood Elected
President of New
ml Group
MEET MONTHLY
Much Interest Shown
By About Hundred
Parents
■ \' bout 100 very enthusiastic par
ents, practically all of the feminine
| gender, gathered in the new audi
torium at Edenton High School Mon
day afternoon, at which time the
Edenton Parent-Teachers Association
was organized. Need for such a
group has been stressed recently and
the excellent turnout was very en
couraging.
Present at the meeting were Mrs.
I. A. Ward, of Hertford, district di
rector of the Parent-Teachers Asso
ciation, who was accompanied by Mrs.
F. T. Johnson and Mrs. J. R. Futrell,
state director of publications for the
Association, also of Hertford, all of
whom were eager to assist in any
way possible in the organization of
an Association in Edenton.
Very much interest prevailed at
the meeting and resulted in the elec
tion of Mrs. J. E. Wood, president;
| Mrs. Richard Elliott, vice president;
Mrs. D. M, Reaves, secretary, and
Mrs. J. Clarence Leary, treasurer.
It was decided to hold monthly
meetings of the group which will be
held the first Tuesday in each month
in the school auditorium at 3:80
o’clock. It was also decided to charge
25 cents per mofth per member as
k-dues, and it the insist displayed at
the initial meeting of parents is an
indication, £ large membership in the
Association will result.
to Masons After Large
Attendance Tonight
E. T. Rawlinson, master of Unani
mity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M.,
was hard at work during the week in
an effort to have a large attendance
at the regular meeting of the lodge
tonight. Robert A. Foster, of Som
erville, New Jersey, is expected to
arrive in Edenton today and be pres
ent at the meeting, and for this rea
son a large number of the members
are urged to be present.
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Democrats Meet
’ In Williamston On
Tuesday, Oct 25th
First District Meeting
Called By State Chair
man Cherry
Representative Lindsay Warren ha 3
announced that the First District
Democratic Conference will be held
this year at Williamston on Tuesday,
October 25, at 10:30 A. M. It has
t been called by R. Gregg Cherry,
l Democratic State Chairman, who will
t attend together with Mrs. W. B.
Murphey, vice chairman, and D. I.
¥; Ward, secretary. Representatives of
► various women’s organizations and
j|Young Democrats will be present as
will all Democratic officials in the
State Administration from the First
Busy Schedule For
„ Edenton High Band
JSdentOn’s High School Band, like
its football team has a busy schedule
ahead. The organization is scheduled
to take a prominent part in the big
/Southern - Albemarle Association
meeting today in Columbia and again
Friday will accompany the foptballl
team to Elizabeth City, where it has
’■ been given permission to parade
P Next Thursday Director C. L. Mc
[. Cullers will accompany his group to
| Enfield, where they have been again
p engaged to furnish music for the an-
COLORED TEAM PLAYS FRIDAY
I The first game for the colored high
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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| Thanks! \
John A. Holmes was very
agreeably surprised .Wednesday
when while on his way from The
Herald office to the Edenton
school he was handed a check for
$133.33 by a man who desires his
name withheld. The. giver, in'
handing the check to Mr. Holmes,
expressed his desire of using the
money to start a milk fund for
needy school children, which will
be accordingly done.
For several years a milk fund
had been conducted by the United
Charities,, which went out of ex
istence with the inauguration of
social security activities and has
not been revived since.
Mr. Holmes was very thankful
for the worthy contribution and
says he will be in a receptive
mood to receive any other con
tributions to the fund from any
one who so desires.
Methodists Busy
Getting Ready For j
130th Anniversary;
Four Committees Ap
pointed to Complete
Arrangements
? eXpkScrowds
Old Records of Church
Reveal Very Interest
ing Facts
Plans are rapidly being, whipped!
into shape for the celebration in the!
Edenton Methodist Clvrch on Sun-!
day, October 23, when the 130th anni- ■
versary of the local church will be
observed. Members of the congre
gation are much enthused over the
anniversary and a crowded church is
anticipated for each service. All j
friends and former pastors and mem
bers are invited to be present for the j
occasion. Two former and popular;
pdstors will be the principal speak-1
ers, when Rev. H. I. Glass will preach'
at the 11 o’clock morning service andi
Rev. W. A. Cade at night at 7:30
o’clock.
A special feature of the celebra
tion will be historical memorial ser
vice at 3:30 in the afternoon. The
pastor, Rev. George W. Blount, is
now delving into the old church re
cords and will present some of his
findings which should provide a very
interesting program.
Committees appointed to arrange
for the celebration are:
Welcoming Committee—Dr. W. A.
Leggett, J. W. Cates, Mrs. M. F.
Bond, Jr., and Mrs. W. W- Byrum.
Invitation and Publicity Commit
tee —-Q. rs. Brown, C. D. Stewart, J.
Edwih Bufflap, Mrs. L. L. Lewis and
Mrs. John A. Holmes.
Music Committee Mrs. L. C.
Lewis, Mrs. J. A. Powell and Harvey
Cheston.
Ushers Committee —David Holton
and Dr. P. W. Tedder.
Zone Meeting In
Church Oct. 20
A meeting of the Chowan-Per
quimans Zone of the Woman’s Mis
sionary Society will be held un the
Edenton Methodist Church on Thurs
day, October 20, beginning at 10
o’clock a. m. An interesting pro
gram is now in the making, which will
include several prominent speakers.
The meeting is expected to attract
a large number of the missionary so
ciety ladies from the two counties.
Meeting Os AJounty
Council Postponed
The meeting of the County Council 1
of home demonstration clubs which 1
was planned to be held next Saturday, ,
lias been postponed, according to Miss;
Rebecca- Colwell, county agent. In
stead the meeting will he held on
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 13,1938.
Edenton Aces Tackle
Elizabeth City Friday
Afternoon.. ’NufSed
Most Outstanding Grid
iron Game of Present
Season
KEEN RIVALRY
Both Teams Preparing
For Most Sought
Victory
What is considered by every fan
of the Edenton High School football
team as the most important game of
the year will take place Friday af
ternoon in Elizabeth City when Coach
David Holton’s Edenton Aces are
scheduled to do battle with George
Hunsucker’s Yellow Jackets. Eliza
beth City and Edenton are the only
two teams in the Northeastern Con
ference, so naturally the winner will
ibe entitled to enter the elimination
games pointing to the State Class Bi
championship.
But aside from the district honors,
both teams would rather be the victor
in this particular game than any one
on the schedule whether it resulted
in playing for further honors or not.
The rivalry is keen and of long stand
ing and both teams will uncork all
j resources in order to win the game.
| This fact in itself assures a hard
fought battle with supporters of each
j squad hoping for victory.
,! To date there is little to be offered;
:in the way of comparative strength j
lof the two teams. According to some j
|of the football-minded Edenton will :
I enter the game more or less as the I
underdog. However, this assumption'
is based solely on reports that Eliza
beth City is stronger than last year!
and that the Edenton squad is weak-!
er. Be that as it may, both squads
have been drilled for this particular!
game and a great contest is in pros-'
pect.
Edenton so far this season has a,
clean slate, having among its victims i
Columbia, Tarboro and Plymouth. In!
these three games the Aces have
scored 97 points to opponents’ 8 and
! with each game the boys show con- j
! siderable improvement in every de-'
! partment of the game. No player is
! injured and unless there is some mis
! hap during practice periods, the Aces
will be at top strength to topple
their old rivals Friday afternoon. j
j Much interest in. Edenton centers'
on the game and undoubtedly a large]
j number of followers will accompany ’
j the boys to Elizabeth City. The band, j
i too, will accompany the team and do i
j its part in encouraging every boy on
j the field to do his best to register
another victory. A pep meeting has!
also been planned for tonight at the |
Court House and all in all the contest j
has taken on the air big college j
football game.
Edenton was victorious over Eliza-'
beth City last season wdiich causes'
the Pasquotankers to be out for re-!
venge on home soil, while the scrappy!
little Edenton team will do all in its]
power to repeat.
First Report On
Ginning Os Cotton
Shows Big Drop
Only 132 Bales Ginned
In Chowan County to
October 1
That much of the complaint by
farmers regarding the gloomy out
look for financial returns from cotton
i§ warranted, is reflected in the re
port of F. W. Hobbs, special agent
for the Bureau of the Census, De
partment of Commerce, released
Monday.
Mr. Hobbs’ figures show that in
Chowan County there were only 132
bales of ootton ginned from the 1938
crop prior to October 1, which com
pared with 1,137 bales ginned from
the 1937 crop to October 1 last year,
a decrease of 1,005 bales.
Many farmers lost practically their
entire crop due to unfavorable weath
er and raids by the boll weevil. At
the outset extremely dry weather
caused much replanting, which was
followed laterjby heavy rains, causing
much of the Cotton to be washed out .
too late to be replanted. .
S Last year’s production for Chowan
was 4,600 bales, which if initial gin
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First Os Lions Club
Entertainments On
Next Tuesday Night
Elias Tamburitza Sere
naders Will Appear at
School Auditorium
8:15 O’CLOCK
Junior 'Classes In Coun
ty Schools Selling
Tickets
The Elias Tamburitza Serenaders
and John Ilika come here on Tuesday
night, October 18th, at 8:15, to open
the fall entertainment series of the
Collins Festival, which will be pre
sented at the Edenton High School
Auditorium by the Edenton Lions
Club.
A gay and fast-moving entertain
ment of the Balkan as well as popular
music, is presented by a company of
five, Charles, Anna and Martha Elias
j and Mary Filipovitch, all Jugo-Slav-
I ians, artists on the tamburitza, rjntive
instrument of Jugo-Slavia.
Audiences marvel that magnificent
operatic selections can be rendered in
wonderful harmony by these simple
four-stringed instruments. The tone
of the tamburitza is pure and clear,
the intervals sharply defined. Upon
it the tones of violin, cello, flute and
oboe can be beautifully simulated.
The tamburitza is a musical instru
ment the size of the modern big bass
'violin, though no bow is used. It is
j picked with the fingers. It is a mys
, tery and a marvel ta the modern
musical age, the finest musical tones
iin classical, Jugo-Slav, or modern
| music can be brought out on this in
strument by the Elias Serenaders.
In Jugo-Slavia, it is the custom for
j families to assemble and furnish their
; own music and entertainment. For
| the Elias family, Charles,
i Martha and Anna together played the
I music they so dearly loved. When
they migrated to America, their music
| was considered so beautiful and novel,
j and their years of association had
produced such perfection of ensemble
playing, that they were persuaded to
j enter the professional field, and have
I added to the group Mary Filipovitch
! and John Ilika, tenor, radio and
church singer of Chicago.
The program comprises, besides the
Jugo-Slavic numbers, many selections
I from well-known composers, all pre-
I sented on the tamburitza and several j
; fine vocal groups. A place is given I
j also to the latest popular airs which I
! are played with great verve and zest.'
Folk songs sung to orchestral ac-j
; companiroent, vocal duets and solos, |
and quaint dances from Jugo-Slavia, ]
; are unusual and favorite features.!
I Clad in their.native costumes, these
j spirited musicians form a striking
l picture.
| Tickets for the. four entertainments
| went on sale through the junior class
ics in the high schools during the past
week and from all indications, a ca
parity audience will be on hand for
j the opening program.
Three Rotary Clubs
Meet In Windsor
Thursday, Oct 11
Edenton, Murfreesboro
And Edenton Clubs
In Joint Meeting*
Though a speaker is’ yet to be se
cured, plans are about complete for
an inter-city meeting of the Eden
ton,'Windsor and Murfreesboro Ro
tary Clubs. The affair will take
place in Windsor on Thursday night,
October 27th, at 7:30 o’clock and will
be held in the Woman’s Club.
An interesting meeting is in pros
pect and president of the three clubs,
Charles E. Vale, of Murfreesboro, ■
George Spoolman, of Windsor, and :
Oscar Brown, of Edenton, are urging
every one of their members to be on
hand for the meeting, which will be
in the nature of a “family reunion.”
The Windsor club was sponsored by
the Edenton Club and the Windsor ■
Club in turn sponsored the Murfrees
boro club.
Revival Announced
At Chappell’s Hill
The Chappell's Hill Baptist Church
will hold its annual revival again this
year during the week of Thanksgiv
ing, announces Rev. W. T. C. Briggs,
the pastor. Rev. Ira S. Harrell, of
South Mills, will again preach during
the series of meetings. 1
War Department In Favor
Channel 50 Feet Wide And
8 Feet Deep To Hatchery
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I Not Forgotten
Somewhat disturbed at not
having observed any airplanes
over Chowan all day Monday and
Tuesday, three observers on Tues
day night were able to play a
part in the war exercises now in
progress. Thomas Wood from
his post at Athol reported two
planes over his territory, while
R. L. Spry at the Armory and
Captain Pat Bell at Chowan River
Bridge each reported one. No
planes were observed by Pearly
Baumgardner at Cross Roads, the
fourth of Chowan County’s posts
in the government’s air warning
maneuvers.
Hr. Spry also detected a plane
over the Armory Wednesday
morning.
With reports coming in from
other counties and absence of
planes over Chowan early this
week, the reports Tuesday night
has greatly stimulated interest
in Chowan’s part in the aircraft
test.
Norfolk Southern
Drops Watchman At
Church SI Crossing
Ordinance Is Rescinded
Calling For Ten
Hours Duty f
ECONOMY MOVE
Train Flagmen Requir
ed to Give Warning
To Travelers
Effective October 15, the watch
man at the Norfolk Southern railroad
crossing at Church Street will be dis
continued. This action became possi
j ble Tuesday night when Town Coun
| cil rescinded an ordinance requiring
I a watchman to be on duty 10 hours
I a day.
In behalf of the Norfolk Southern
j Railroad, J. L, Pettus appeared be
i fore the Council and asked for an
! nulment of the ordinance passed in
i 1926. At that time, said Mr. Pettus,
many- more trains passed over the
line, whereas at the present time
very few trains cross during the
time the watchman is on duty. Mr.
Pettus also explained that in 1926 it
was the policy of the railroad to
place men incapacitated for other
forms of work at grade crossings,
whereas at present under the retire
ment act such employees receive
more than is paid as watchmen.
The present ordinance was passed
following an accident at Church
Street 12 years ago, and as an econo
my move the railroad asked to be i-e
--lieved of the expense for what is
; now an unnecessary requirement.
Town Council in repealing the or
dinance did, however, pass a substi
tute, which requires the railroad to
have the flagman on every train!
crossing Church Street give a warn
ing to travelers before the train
passes.
Sheriff Prepared To
Collect 1938 Taxes
Tax books for 1938 are now in the
hands of Sheriff J. A. Bunch for col
lection of taxes. Mr. Bunch is hope
ful that as many as are able will pay
their taxes immediately, reminding
taxpayers that during October there
will be a one per cent discount, drop
ping to one-half of one per cent dur
ing November.
No discounts will be allowed dur
ing December and January, and be
ginning February 1, the usual penalty
will be added.
Club Members At
State Fair Today
Early Thursday morning about 25
or 30 members of Chowan home dem
onstration clubs will leave to spend
the day at the State Fair. The
group will be accompanied by Miss
Rebecca Colwell, home agent, and
will be joined by a delegation qf Per
quimans County Club women. The
ladies will return late the same
I
This newspaper it circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realise good results.
$1.25 Per Year.
Rejects 80-Foot (Chan
nel as Originally
Requested
NOT NECESSARY
Interested Parties Have
An Opportunity to
Appeal
Information received from the War
Department is to the effect that the
recent request for improvement of
the channel from Edenton Bay into
Pembroke Creek to the United States
Fish Hat hery has been reported and
a partially favorable improvement
authorized.
A channel 8 feet deep and 50 feet
wide is recommended from the im
proved channel in Edenton Harbor to
the wharf of the United States Fish
Hatchery, following a route along
the south side of the row of piles
bordering the log pond. The princi
pal reasons for recommending only a
partial improvement are that the
channel desired by the lumber com
pany through the log pond would be
expensive to dredge, because of
sunken logs, and would not be eco
nomically justified, and that a channel
as wide as 80 feet to the fish hatch
ery as desired by other interests is
not necessary, the 50-feet width re
commended being considered sufficient
i for all needs of navigation.
All interested parties have the priv
ilege of an appeal from this conclu
sion to the Board of Engineers for
[ Rivers and Harbors, a permanent
body sitting at Washington, D. C., to
which all examination and survey re
ports of this character are referred.
Parties desiring to To so* may be
heard on appeal by the Board, either
orally, or in writing. Written com
munications should be addressed to
. the Board of Engineers for Rivers
and Harbors, Munitions Building,
Washington, D. C., and should' be
mailed in time to be in possession of
the said Board within four weeks
. j from the date of this communication.
1 1 If, however, there is important data
. I to communicate to the Board, which
.! cannot be collected and put in shape
. j for proper presentation within four
, weeks, the Board should be informed
!! of this fact without delay and request
j made for an extension of the limiting
,! date for submitting information. If
oral hearings are desired, dates for
i the same may be arranged for by cor
!; respondence with the Board.
! Edenton Football
! Teaiii Wins Third
i j
Consecutive Game
, Dave Holton’s Gridders
Easily Turn Back
Plymouth
BCORE~39 TO 2
Cayton and Everett Play
Exceptionally Bril
liant Game
Though outweighed, Edenton High
School’s scrappy little football team
had very little trouble Friday after
| noon in turning back Plymouth High
School on Hicks Field, the score being
, 39 to 2. With ideal football weather,
a large crowd of fans witnessed the
game, which showed a much improved
Edenton outfit over the two previous
games, thereby boosting hopes of a
victory next Friday over Elizabeth
City.
All of the Edenton hoys played a
bang-up game of ball, with William
Cayton and Pete Everett especially
furnishing thrills by their spectacu
lar play. Cayton, especially, starred
and many fans advanced the opinion
that it was the best game he had ever
played.. Time and again he would
zig-zag through the entire opposition,
evading would-be tacklers to add
many yards toward a touchdown.
Everett, too, by his terrific plunges
gained consistently on every play in
which he figured. Aided by Fred
Hoskins, Griffin and Harrell, the Ply
i mouth line was no match for the
i hard-hitting and evasive Edenton
baekfield.
i That every member of the Edenton.
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