I of toed end county noon Volume VI. —Number 11 IG. Os C. Banquet Postponed f From Tonight To Tuesday L Night, March 21, At Hotel f Entire Program Will Be h In Charge of Nor folk Group I ATS^CLOCK Lions Club Calls Off Next Week’s Meet ing For Affair Though it was expected to have a Chamber of Commerce banquet to night, which was announced last f week in The Herald, it became neces i; sary to postpone the affair when !' G. Leslie Hall, of Norfolk, Va., the : , principal speaker, notified Secretary 1 J. H. McMullan that he would not be K able to attend. Mr. Hall’s reason r’ for not being able to come was his desire to remain in Norfolk when the . fleet is in. Instead arrangements have now WK been made to have the banquet Tues day night, March 21. The affair will be held at Hotel Joseph Hewes at 6:30 o’clock, instead of at the Parish House as originally planned. Aside from Mr. Hall making the principal address, the entire program will be in charge of a Norfolk group composed of W. Selby Harney, a former Edentonian, who is now sec retary of the Norfolk Chamber of j Commerce, Charlie Day, Norfolk poet and newspaperman, and Dr. A. A. Burke, who is prominently identi fied with the AAA. All members of the Chamber of Commerce are invited to attend the banquet, but all merchants especially are urged to be present. Cooperating in the affair, the Lions . Club will call off their meeting next Monday night and all members at | Ending the banquet will be given 1 credit for a club meeting. The dining will not accom modate more than 100 people for the ' banquet and tickets will be put on i SB le on the basis of “first come first served.” The nature of the program has not been made known, but it is assured that one of the most inter esting meetings of the organization is in prospect. Winfall Host To Zone Meeting On Tuesday, March 21 Mrs. F. Cfwhite of the Friends Church Prin , cipal Speaker Of particular interest to Metho-j * diets is the Chowan-Perquimans Zone meeting which will be held in the 1 Methodist Chqrch at Winfall on Tuesday, March 21, beginning at 10 o’clock. Mrs. J. G. White, chairman. 4 of the Zone, will preside. A very in- ‘ ■ teresting program has been planned for the day, with Mrs. P. C. White, of the Friends Church, Belvidere, as guest speaker. Others oil the pro gram will include Mrs. Henry Stokes and Mrs. George W. Jackson. It is hoped there may be echoes from the Council, which met in Ashe ville March 8-13, for the first time since it was organised there 29 years ago. This also was the last meet ing of the Council before formal uni fication. Church history is being made, and this meeting at Winfall is very im portant, being the reason for the de sire for a full atteadance. Town Council Holds i _ Very Short Session One of the shortest sessions of Town Council during the present, ad ministration was held Tuesday night When the only official business trans- I acted was reading and approval of the minutes of the previous meeting and paying the monthly bills. * t No matters of importance were brought up at the meeting and ad journment was immediately made in | 'order to permit several members to : lattend the concert at the high school. CAKE SALE SATURDAY The Chowan Woman’s THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY ' ■ Evangelist a -.T' . > sss& :■ • gjlir DR. ZENO WALL Rev. Mr. Wall, of Shelby, one or the most outstanding Baptist preachers of the South, will be gin a 10-day revival meeting in the Edenton Baptist Church on Monday. Masons Hold Annual Banquet Friday At Hotel Joseph Hewes Rev. W. G~Benson Will Deliver Principal Address AT 8 O'CLOCK Interesting Program Is Arranged for Get-to gether Affair Plans have been completed for the annual banquet of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., which will be held Hotel Joseph Hewes Friday night, beginning promptly at 8 o’clock. At that time local Masons, together with their wives, will gath er to celebrate the annual get together occasion. For this banquet the principal i speaker will be Rev. W. C. Benson, pastor of the Edenton Methodist Church, who is also a former mem ber of the Grand Lodge of Masons in North Carolina. The program as | arranged calls for several musical j numbers under the direction of W. J. j Daniels. j The gathering will be called to or der by J. R. Byrum, master of the lodge, who will, after the invocation , and dinner, turn the meeting over to 'J. Edwin Bufflap, who will act as toastmaster. J. W. Cates will make | the address of welcome which will be | responded to by S. E. Phelps, district deputy grand master, of Windsor. The speaker of the evening will be presented by E. W. Spires,' a past master of the lodge and former Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge. This banquet annually creates con siderable interest among local Mas ons and in the neighborhood of 100 are expected to be present. Badly Injures Foot While Cutting Wood j ‘ Tom Goodman, an employee of thej Town of Edenton, had the misfor tune to badly ihjure a foot Tuesday. Mr. Goodman was cutting wood in an outhouse at his home and in some manner his axe struck part of the bliilding, hitting his foot as it land ed. Abopt 15 stitches were neces sary to close the wouifd, and a small piece of bone nad to be removed. GOES TO GREENSBORO A. S. Hollowell left Wednesday morning for Greensboro, where he Wfill meet with the death benefit de partment of Improved. Order of Red Men. While in Greensboro, Mr. Hollowell, who is Great Sachem of the Order, will make preliminary plans for the Great Council meeting to be held in Greensboro in May. He j expects to return home tonight (Thursday). BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. John L. Goodwin, an nounce the birth of a daughter, Theda Ann, on March 2nd. ; : '- .•■■■ Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, March 16,1939. | Third Local Citizen In Month’s Time Takes Own Life On Monday William Morris Fires .32 I Bullet Into Temple At Home IN ILLHEALTH Funeral Services Held At Home on Tuesday Afternoon Rushing into the house from the back yard, after hearing a pistol shot Monday morning, Mrs. William Morris was horrified to find her hus band dying. Mr. Morris, while sit ting on a chair in the dining room at his home in North Edenton, fired a .32 calibre bullet into his right temple, the missile hitting its mark and causing almost instantaneous death. The tragedy brings to three the number of Edenton citizens who within a month’s time have ended their lives by similar methods. Mr. Morris was 49 years old and had been in bad health since 1935 when he suffered a stroke of paraly sis. He was a World War veteran and for many years before his illness drove a truck for the Standard, Oil Company. He was a member of the local Legion Post and Red Men Tribe. Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon with Rev. Frank Cale officiating. Interment 1 was made in Beaver Hill Cemetery. , Surviving- are his wife, two sons, William, Jr., 15, George Edward, 9, and a daughter, Mary Elizabeth, 7. Two sisters, Mrs. John Goodwin, of Edenton, and Mrs. J. D. Chappell, of Perquimans County, also survive. Several Features Added To Program In Windsor Church Baptist Training Union Will Be Conducted March 24-25 Several features not previously an-1 nounced have been added to the pro gram for the Eastern Regional Bap-| tist Training Union convention to be , held March 24-25 at Cashie Baptist 1 > Church, Windsor, it was stated this week by President John M. Elliott, of Edenton. The sunrise service on Saturday morning will be conducted, by the Rev. H. W. Baucon, Jr., of Rich Square. The Edenton orchestra, un der the direction of W. Jim Daniels, will render music for fifteen minutes at the beginning of the Friday even ing session. The Rev. Richard Collins of Five , Points Baptist Church, Wilson, will , present a playlet on training union ■ study course books on Saturday morning. Special music will be ren- : dered by sextet from Kennedy Home, > Kinston. ] The Observation period, with the , subject, “Loyalty to Christ in Pro- 5 grams”, on Friday afternoon will be i under the direction of Mrs. C. C. j Coppedge, of Greenville. Miss Julia , Whitty, of Pollocksville, will conduct the junior memory work tournament Mrs. Victor Morgan, of Elizabeth ‘ City will conduct the intermediate • sword drill. Miss Ruth Privott, of Rich Square, will speak Saturday morning on “The ! , Training Union and My Life Choices.” ; j Mrs. Herbert Jenkins, of Aulander, * 1 will conduct the story hour panel The Rev. J. F. Stegall, of Hertford, will direct'the adult scripture read-1 ing tournament. Miss Nan Morgan,l student secretary E. C. T. C/, Green ville, will conduct the senior panel; discussion. Miss Frances White, of Hertford, will speak on “Out of My Experiences as an Intermediate.” J. C. Leary Elected Director of B. & L. At a meeting of the board of direc tors of the Edenton Building and Loan Association held on Thursday night, J. Clarence Leary was elected a director of the Association. Mr. Leary succeeds. O. H. Brown,' who died on February B._ SENIORS PRACTICE PLAY the direction of Mrs. Ep Debnam, members of the Senior Class have begun practicing for the senior play which will be presented in the , school auditorium the latter part of this month.. 'vi-Uv y,iivvvW'.. ! / ■ No Objections Made To Proposed Change Os Local Harbor Line Hearing Held Monday Morning In Munici pal Building STRAIGHTENED Though Illegal, Not Ne cessary to Remove Present Structures With a goodly number of interest ed local citizens present, Col. John L. Carruth, of Norfolk, district engi neer, submitted plans for a revision of Edenton harbor lines at a hearing held, in the Municipal building Mon day morning. Mr. Carruth presented a set of maps showing what changes had been contemplated and to be subsequently submitted to the War Department where, he said, they will be no doubt approved. No objection was registered by any one to the proposed changes which will straighten out the present zig zag lines, established in 1906. By the change some present structures are illegally located., but Mr. Carruth I assured those present that these would not have to be removed, but that when the new lines are proved nothing can be placed beyond the harbor lines and permits will have to be secured hereafter to erect any sort of structure along the harbor. Accompanying Colonel Carruth were G. M. Parker, associate engi neer, Harold H. Waterfield, surveyor, and a stenographer. Colonel Carruth was questioned about deepening the channel in Pem broke Creek to the Fish Hatchery which, though the hearing on Mon day had no bearing upon the matter, resulted in encouraging reports. All Is In Readiness For Baptist Revival Beginning Monday I Two Services Scheduled Daily During Series Os Meetings _______ , | Everything ; s j n readiness for the series of evangelistic meetings which will get under way in the Edenton Baptist Church Monday, continuing for 10 days. Interested members of the congregation are looking forward to one of the best meetings ever held in the church, due in no small part to the fact that Dr. Zeno Wall, pas tor of the First Baptist Church of Shelby, will do the preaching. Dr. Wall is one of the most prominent Baptist preachers in the South and will undoubtedly attract large con gregations to the church during the series of meetings. He was for four years president of the State Baptist Association and only recently was named Centennial chairman of the Southern Baptist Convention. He presided over the committee several days ago at Augusta, Georgia, in making plans for the Centennial Celebration of the founding of the Southern Baptist Convention in 1945, six years hence. The convention, which embraces 18 southern states and 25,000 church es, was organized in Augusta in May, 1845. Rev. E. L. Wells, pastor of the church, has notified all members of his congregation and has earnestly pleaded for prayerful cooperation to the end that the coming series of meetings will be largely attended and successful in the building up of church members as well as saving of souls. Two meetings will be held daily, at 10 o’clock in the morning and 8 o’clock at night, to which members of all denominations are cordially invited. R. D. Dixon Receives Blanks For C.M. T. C. Application blanks for entrance in the Civilian Military Training Camp have been received by Richard D. Dixon, to be issued to the first who apply. The camp will open at Fort Bragg on June 15 for young men between the ages of 17 and 21. Chowan County has been allotted three applicants, but in event other counties do not fill their quota more may be enrolled from this county. Any young men desiring to attend this camp should see Mr. Dixon at ofice. | Georgians Arrive Tuesday ;In Further Attempt To ] Solve Lost Colony Mystery —.-- A Revival Singer j i -1 y jl JBB IjlT JS& , i fcA jjjgs j. jpg. V- - : HAROLD WILKINSON Adding interest to the series ! of evangelistic meetings to be -1 j gin in the Methodist Church on ’ March 29th, will be the music, which will be in charge of Mr. i Wilkinson, of Richmond, Va., who for 12 years has conducted , the Sunshine Hour of Station WRVA. | Hyde Now Preparing For Governor Hoey’s Visit On April Third Executive Will Be Wel i corned to County at Court House ' inviteTTguests I t Chamber of Commerce Banquet at Swan j Quarter School Governor Clyde R. Hoey will be' formally welcomed at Swan Quarter,! in front of the Court House, April 1 3rd, at 5 P. M., by the people of! Hyde County, with the cooperation of the Edenton and Belhaven bands, un der the auspices of the Hyde County; Chamber of Commerce. The Gover-i •nor will bring greetings to the peo-! pie, and immediately will go on to j New Holland, to the Mattamuskeet; Refuge Hotel, his headquarters for, the night. He will address the Cham-i her of Commerce in banquet at the! Swan Quarter High School audi torium at 6:30 P. M. A dance will be held in his honor in the ballroom' of the Mattamuskeet Refuge Hotel! from 10 until 1 o’clock. This is an invitation dance, semi-formal, with Paul Jones and his full dress orches-1 tra, furnishing the music. A recep-1 tion line will be formed at 10 o’clock [ when the Governor and guests will j receive the dancing couples and spec (Continued on Page Five) Names Sought Os Men Who Are interested In Training For Aircraft! In view of the improving business outlook and because of the increased; activity in the aviation field there! has been much interest concerning! the availability of skilled mechanics! and machinists. For this reason thej Employment Service offices are inter-! - ested in securing the names'and ad-, dresses and a record of the exper-| ience of all skilled, machinists and mechanics who are not now working at their trade who have had aircraft experience or who would be interest > ed in securing training in aircraft mechanics. All such previous regis-1 trants should renew their applica | tions and such unregistered mechan-i ics and machinists should get in touch with their local employment : office. This is not to be construed as. the promise of a job, but may be im-; portant to the applicant when open ings are presented. The local office of the N. C. State 1 Employment service which serves the j counties of Chowan, Perquimans, Gates, Hertford and Bertie, is locat ed in the Citizens Bank Building. This newspaper it circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realise good results. $1.25 Per Year. -» | Dr. H. J. Peace of Bre | nau and Son Steudy Surroundings HERE FEW DAYS College Men Will Speak At Rotary Meeting Tonight Dr. H. J. Pearce, president of Bre nau College, at Gainesville, Georgia, together with his son, Dr. H. J. Pearce, Jr., arrived in Edenton on Tuesday afternoon to remain in this section for several days in the inter est of attempting to solve the Lost Colony mystery. It will be recalled that the Pearces recently acquired possession of a stone supposed to have been found by a traveler in Chowan County in 1937, and upon which was chiseled an inscription chroniciling the death of Ananias Dare and Virginia Dare in 1591. The stone now reposes in the museum at Brenau College. What has been the incentive to bring the Pearces to Chowan County is the lettering on one side of the stone which interpreted reveals the fact that the colonists moved up Chowan River and in four years, due to sickness and Indian conflict, their band was reduced to 24 and of this number all but seven were massa cred by Indians. Burial was made, according to the inscription, upon small hills about four miles east of the river with names on a rock desig nating the victims and place of burial. While here the Pearces do not plan to do any excavating, but will visit various sections in Chowan and Per quimans to make a study of sur roundings and endeavor to locate possible burial sites. Dr. Pearce says the story on the stone is logical enough and has i strengthened his belief that it is possible th-V‘■k“ • otoue merprd *<7 could easily be somewhere
    d the hope that he will recuperate Ito such an extent that he will soon ■ be able to preside over Recorder’s Court, the County Commissioners do >1 n °t contemplate appointing a judge pro tern during his absence. At their ; ! regular monthly meeting, they ap ; pointed R. C. Holland, who declined ■j to accept the appointment due to other duties. . In the meantime quite a few cases , have accumulated and it is the opin ion of officials that if satisfactory ’ progress continues, Mr! Pruden will ■ be able to hold court at least by Friday, March 31.