North Carolina Newspapers

dfghjk V” -jfirie Vl. —Number 37 K Committees Swing tion For Celebrating Birthday President Jan. 30 its Made By Chairman > "again Outlined to isticGroup number of those in the various com at a meeting called t, plans were gotten Identon’s celebration sevelt’s birthday on January 30. The Bided over by C. E. chairman for Cho spark plug of the (rear, who is again Chowan to make a n helping to raise i to combat infantile leme of the program the central commit sd by Mr. Kramer, all for an elaborate ffair, but rather a 1 provide amusement ure, thus attracting from Edenton but ' counties as well. ie celebration, the bool Band will whoop parading in the down t 8 o’clock a brief extended to the visi- H. McMullan at the hich the band will and engage in sev ir this, there will be :eur features which by square dancing, ■e dance contest with 1 the best two square lected by a group of .. ? «^ggn tion of square danc ch.will be held, after cing will begin, with, and a contest. will determine the J ■mount of time to be devoted to each ■babe of the program so that no part BUThe held long enough to interfere Kith the remainder of the program. ft The question of admission was llM|Hl>ughly discussed and contrary to last "year’s plan, a flat charge of 2b j ■Buy will be made to everyone, which ( Hjßvides for ajv of the dancing sea- 1 SH-els for those who desire to dance. J UU|ifter assignments were specified by he called, for another |H|pjng tomorrow (Friday ) night, at Lai Set For 200 farmers To Affiliate r. With Farm Bureau New Members Join m First Week ■ mOf Drive I MUCH INTEREST ■Campaign Will Con- I limue Until Friday, January 27 to a report made by the canvassing Chowan 1 Cijmiy for Farm Bureau members, ft afliiliated with the group I4 ul Ev fast week. The two commit | teestleadedby H. T. Hobbs and E. G. | Blaadtard met Friday afternoon at I'th«'',BSp& House to make their re ? port,' ?i time they reported fc ' considerable interest has been arJSjiM® the movement, ft It Syjis decided to continue the Jldrt••••• Spk' .lengthen the campaign un m,H January 27, at which time "meeting will be held at the |(C3<S|rt House to determine which can ■ nniifiinrßßsll|( will, be the winner. It «f,'igreed that the losing team bear expH& of a banquet to be held |l|||Blp| grouoipv V£' ■Wilimi. members of each continue to contact advantages to be derived affiliated with an organiza- purpose is to . ; he county and by consistent | THE CHOWAN HERALD A NOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY ► '■ - 1 -■ Honor Lee | For the purpose of appropriate ly observing the birthday of General Robert E. Lee, a meeting of the Daughters of the Confeder acy will be held at the Cupola House today (Thursday). The meeting will be held at 4:30 o’clock, to which members as well as others are cordially invited. Now Signs Attract Travelers To Hotel Attractive Neon (Con traptions Put In Place Last Week Two very attractive neon signs have been installed by G. H. Harding, owner and. manager of Hotel Joseph Hewes, which are calculated to at tract many more travelers to the hotel. One of these signs has beenj put in place at the northwest corner of Broad and Queen Streets, while the other is at the comer of Broad and King Streets. Mr. Harding was convinced that travelers using Route 17 especially i are unaware that a first class hotel is located here and subsequently secured permission and had the signs made and put in place. To substantiate his belief, since the signs have been operating, the hotel has been filled practically ever since. In fact all the rooms are being paint ed and this work was forced to be held up until such time as vacancies occur. Os the 75 rooms to be renov ated only 17 have been completed. ■ —a--' * Detective Writes From California To Find Out Who He Is j S. L. Woodard of Glen | dale Loses Track of Afl Relatives WRITESDIXON Settled In California Af ter Service In World War Among the varied duties and re quests facing Richard D. Dixon in the capacity of Clerk of Superior Court and ace historian of this sec-, tion, an inquiry was received this week from far away California by a , man who desires to know something about himself, who he is and where he came from. The letter, written by S. L. Wood- \ ard, a detective sergeant in the police! department of Glendale, California, 1 follows: “Several days ago I wrote Sheriff Fred M. Dunstan, of Windsor, re questing information which would en able me to get a line on my relatives which I became separated from when 16 years of age. Sheriff Dunstan suggested I write to you because you have an interest in geneology. My interest in relatives at this time is not an idle inquiry, but based on a sincere desire to know something about who I am. I am 40 years of age and have succeeded in raising a family, who ask questions concerning where I came from and who my rela tives are. Their inquiries are no more than natural. “At the age of .16 I ran away from home and -joined the U. S. Army, i serving through the World War, com : ing out a lieutenant of infantry. And then coming to California I took up ; police wprk which I have been in ■ since andhave had more or less suc i cess and which enabled me to estab lish a home and family. i “When I was a small child I re ; member my mother talking about her ■ relatives back in Bertie, Chowan and I Hertford counties. My mother’s maiden name, was Virginia Brinkley. > j3he married Thomas Woodard, who also came, from one of the northern i counties' in North Carolina. Mother t had two brothers named John Calvin t Brinkley and WiHiam^nkl^’nieir Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 19,1939 Residents In North Edenton Up In Arms Over Peanut Hulls Porches, Sidewalks and Roofs Literally Cov ered Monday COMPLAIN Many Lose Patience as They Look For Town Councifmen Residents of North Edenton were up in arms Monday and dozens of 1 them by telephone and otherwise . complained vigorously to members of . Town Council relative to conditions ' prevailing about their premises as : the result of ashes from the stack of ] the Albemarle Peanut Company being ' scattered about the neighborhood. i At the last meeting of Town Coun- j cil a petition as presented request- , ing something be done about what is termed a nuisance, and it so happen- , ed that an unusual amount of trash , was deposited Monday, which fact , caused quite an impetus to the desire , for the situation to be remedied. ( A committee composed of Albert . Byrum and, J. Edwin Bufflap was ap- , pointed when the petition was pre- , sented to make an investigation to see what could be done, about the I matter and report at the next meet- ' ing. This committee has already conferred with officials of the peanut mill and in each instance it was ; stated that mill executives were much concerned, about the matter and would gladly do anything within rea son to remedy the situation. The ( plant uses hulls as fuel and it is charred particles of peanut shells which are blown from the stack and, according to the direction of the wind, scatter the refuse in North Edenton. Officials say frankly that they do not know what to do to do away with the condition other than change to the use of coal or electricity for generating power, which, they say, would be so costly as to prohibit operation. Another remedy suggest ed was to iitstall a screen on top of the stack. This, it was pointed out, often clogs up, thus preventing pro-| per draft for burning peanut shells j and when opened to allow draft the same conditions would prevail. In the meantime residents continue to complain and the committee is awaiting the next meeting of Town Council to make a report. Revival To Enlist Church Workers All Os Next Week Unique Campaign Plan ned For Local Bap tist Church 1 One of the most beneficial programs 1 ever planned is scheduled for all next ' week at the Baptist Church in the ! form of an enlistment campaign. The entire week will be devoted to visita ■ tion and the enlisting of every church i! member to some form of active ser ,l vice in the church. There will also be an educational program at the ! church each night beginning at 7 o’clock and this program will be con ■ ducted by Baptist State workers for i the purpose of better acquainting the i church member of every age with the i Baptist program of work. i Workers furnished by the N. C. ’ Baptist State Convention are Rev. S. i L. Morgan, who will work among the ■ church members of adult age; Mrs. : S. L. Morgan, who will work with the ■ church members of the senior ages; • Miss Eloise Miller, who will work with church members of the inter mediate ages; and Mrs. Leon Leary, > local worker, who will work the junior ages. , , i Every church member is urged to , give full cooperation to the campaign • and join in the enlistment movement l whole-heartedly. » 4 | Governor Speaks Over Radio Tonight GoEtnor Clyde Hoey will broad ■ cast knight over a State-wide hook- I up in connection with the approach • ing celebrating commemorating the • birthday of President Roosevelt. The > Governor is scheduled to speak from i 7 to 7:15 and will no doubt (rtress the r outstanding accomplishments in the i fight against infantile paralysis, r funds for which are raised by birth day celebrations all over the country. •• V - Another Big Music Festival Scheduled For Sunday, April 15 Place Will Be Decided at Meeting to Be Held January 30 interestTgrowing Local Enthusiasts Re quest Affair to Be Held In Armory Another music festival for the Al bemarle area will be held on Sunday, April 15, according to action of (the Albemarle Music Festival Association which held a meeting Tuesday night at Duke Inn in Elizabeth City. The place, however, was not selected, but will be decided upon at the next meet ing of the group which will be held at Virginia Dare Hotel on Monday, January 30. President C. L. McCullers appointed a committee .of one from each county represented in the Association to make an investigation as to facilities and also as to the desire of the vari ous communities to have the festival. This committee will report at the next meeting, after which the place will be selected. The tentative program provides for approximately two hours of instru mental and vocal music by the high school bands in the Albemarle area and as many or more glee clubs from the same territory. Towns which will be represented are Belhaven, Colum bia, Creswell, Plymouth, Edenton, Robersonville, Elizabeth City, Pas quotank County, Manteo and Ahoskie. Many Edenton music enthusiasts who attended the first festival held in Hertford are very eager to stage the next festival in the local Armory and have so notified Mr. McCullers. It is expected to invite Governor Clyde Hoey to attend the next festi val regardless of where it is staged. The festival, with about 700 on the program, is calculated to attract in the neighborhood of 5,000 music en thusiasts. Bank Closed Today Due to Robert E. Lee’« birthday today (Thursday) the Bank of Edenton will be closed all day in observance of the holiday. The doors will be opened, as usual Friday morn ing at 9 o’clock. E.H.S. Teams Revive Basketball Sport Old Rivals Among Next Two Games on Sea son’s Schedule Returning to the basketball court after a lapse of about ten years, Edenton high school’s boys’ and girls’ teams played their first game in the Armory last Thursday night. Both squads, equipped with brand new basketball togs, attracted a goodly crowd of spectators who for the most part appeared well pleased to see basketball again revived in Edenton. It was two inexperienced squads Coaches David. Holton and Miss Eula Nixon had on the court, with the girls probably displaying the greater im provement over practice sessions. They played a steady game through out and at the final whistle held their Windsor opponents to a 5-5 deadlock. Betty Wales, scoring four of the five points for Edenton, looked best among the local girls, while Leslie Yates played a spjpndjd defensive game at guard. Dunning, scoring all of the points for the visitors, was most out standing for Windsor. The boys, after holding the Wind sorites to an 8-8 tie at the half gradually lost out in the final game by a score of 19-9. Though the boys performed creditably in passing they lacked accuracy in finding the basket, many shots being missed that should have easily gone for counters. Elliott was high scorer among the' hojne boys, while Spruill took honors for the visitors. Both' teams went down in defeat. Friday flight at Tarboro, the boys losing 44-10, while the girls hung on ; to the short end of a 22-4 count. While both outfits showed some im provement, they were no match for the more experienced Tarboro aggre gations. On Tuesday night neither of Eden ton’s teams were any sort of match for the two aggregations from Hert ford. The local girls were forced to (Continued on Pago Five) "Ak». iff,-- ‘■■jl j . 7-v'j; yj/T.' Edenton On Air Over Station At Charlotte For Quarter Hour Friday Night, Feb. 17 —-- - ■ ♦ 1 Early Bird 1 Although closing of Chowan County schools f<& the summier is somewhat in the distance, Sifper intendent W. J. Taylor has lost no time in securing a speaker for commencement exercises at Cho wan High School on or about May 10. Mr. Taylor announced yesterday that State Superin tendent of Schools Clyde A. Er win had consented to make the commencement address this year. Methodists Os District Meet In Hertford Jan. 26 Well Known Speakers Will Appear on Vari ous Programs threeTsessions Bishop Clare Purcell To Attend Institute and Speak On Thursday, January 26, Metho dists in the Elizabeth City District will gather in the Hertford Metho dist Church, where a district mission ary and evangelistic institute will be held as the initial rally being launch ed by the Methodist Church in con nection with the Youth Crusade. The meeting was stressed by Rev. W. C. Benson Sunday and delegations from the Edenton church as well as Evans and Center Hill and all over the dis trict are making plans for attending this significant meeting. Three sessions of the institute will be held, in the morning, afternoon and night. The theme for the morn ing service will be “A Missionary- Minded Church,” with the following program being arranged: Devotional—Presiding Elder. “A Church School of Missions” — D. M. Sharpe. “The Task of the Local Missionary Committee” —R. S. Harrison. “The Women and a Missionary- Minded Church” —Mrs. J. L. Delaney. “The Chqrch School Creating a Missionary-Mind”—R, W. Bradshaw. “Our Study Book and Its Use”—H. (Continued on Page Eight) P. T. A. Working For Record Crowd To Hear Dr. Wm. Perry Outstanding, Lecturer to Speak at Meeting on January 27 MEN INVITED Officials of Group Hope To Fill New School Auditorium Members of the Edenton Parent- Teachers Association are displaying considerable interest and activity in their meeting to be held Friday. January 27, when Dr. William D. Perry of the University of North Carolina, will make the principal ad dress. Dr. Perry is in great demand and meiWQters 4fthe local,group feel very fort.qrtftte r tb be able to secure him for- the occasion. The meeting will be held in the new high school auditorium and offi -1 cials of the Association are hopeful that the spacious auditorium will be filled to Rapacity for the first time ; since ft was opened for.use. They l : are very anxious that it be generally known that this, meeting is not for ■ members alone, blit Uiat citizens in 1 general in this section are cordially invited. Especially aye men request ed to hear the speaker. Dr. Perry’s subject will be “Grow i ing Up Emotionally," which topic ■ will be of especial 'interest to men as > well as women. The meeting will begin at 8 o’clock. ” : v Thu ncmfafer k circu lated im the territory where Advertisers wW realise good results. ?1.25 Per Year. ► Mayor Invited to Speak On “Welcome Neigh bor” Program OTHERSINVITED As Much History as Pos sible Requested In Address The world will hear about Edenton over the radio for at least 15 minutes on Friday night, February 17, pro viding radios are turned to WBT at Charlotte. On that day Mayor J. H. McMullan, who has been invited and has accepted, will sing Edenton’s praises over the ethereal waves from 7:45 to 8 o’clock in a program desig nated as “Welcome Neighbor,” to which mayors and other citizens of cities and towns in the Carolinas have been invited to go to Charlotte and participate by telling the outside world what they have to offer new industries and newcomers to their cities. Mayor McMullan has been request ed to bring as much history as possi ble in his address, and will undoubt edly be asked to answer some ques tions asked by Charlotte’s mayor, Ben E. Douglas, regarding George Wash ington’s chair, the Masonic lodge, St. Paul’s Church, the Cupola House, Court House, or any other of Eden ton’s historic shrines. Mayor Douglas has notified Mr. Mc- Mullan that February 17 has been de finitely planned for Edenton on the broadcast and states that no substi tution can be made and for that rea son is looking forward to meeting Edenton’s mayor on that day. An invitation is also extended as many Edenton citizens as wish to attend the broadcast. The Edenton program is scheduled just two days following the proposed meeting of the Legislature in Char lotte on Wednesday, February 14, and according to reports, the broadcast has been very successful and one full of listener interest. Already the cit ies of Gastonia, Salisbury, Shelby and Rock Hill, S. C., have participated and reports are to the effect that much interest was shown, not only in their own town, but in far away cit ies. It is for the splendid publicity and good of the town which will un doubtedly result from the broadcast that Mayor McMullan has agreed to journey all the way to Charlotte to speak for a brief quarter of an hour. On that day, too, most assuredly practically every radio in Edenton will be dialed to station WBT. Episcopal Church Historian invited To Visit Edenton Dr. E. Oowes Chorley Expects Conduct Mis sion Here In Fall NEW YORK RECTOR In Charge Restoring Old Episcopal Church at Williamsburg The rector and vestry of St. Paul’s Church have invited Dr. E. Clowes Chorley, of Garrison, New Y'ork, to come here and hold a mission in St. Paul’s. Dr. Chorley writing to the Rev. C. A. Ashby, rector of that par ish, states that he had a severe oper ation in October, and under doctor’s orders has to go slow, but suggests he may be able to come in the fall. He has been told that the fall will be satisfactory. • Dr. Chorley is president of Wil liamsburg, Incorporated, and is now spending one hundred and forty thousand dollars restoring the old Episcopal Church there. He is also historian of the Episcopal Church, • and has one of the wealthiest parish es of the Episcopal Church at Garri son, New York. He is regularly . elected one of the four delegates to General Convocation from New York. Dr. Chorley is now in Williamp : burg, Va., and writes that he hopes i to get down here while there, stating 1 that he has often heard of this his toric section and is anxious to vißit it.