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Volume VI.-Number 23.
William M. Perkins Again
Mamed Superintendent Os
Public Welfare Fer Ceunty
Asfcs For Boost In Sal
ary From SI6OO To
SIBOO Per Year
GIVEN SI7OO
Replies to Criticism For
Not Certifying More
For WPA Work
William M. Perkins, who has bear
acting as superintendent of public
welfare in Chowan County for the
past two years, was re-appointed for
another two-year term on Monday
at a joint meeting of tire Welfare
Board and County Commissioners.
Mr. Perkins was the only applicant
for the position and in asking to be
re-appointed, also asked for an in
crease in salary from SI, 1 600 to SI,BOO
per year.
The Commissioners expressed them
selves as being very well satisfied
with the way Mr. Perkins conducted
the welfare work of the County, but
were very reluctant to raise any sal
aries at this time. It after
Mr. Perkins was called back to the
meeting, after he made his monthly
report, that the matter of salary was
settled. As the result of the con
ference, it was decided to boost his
Balary SIOO, making it $1,700 per
year.
In making his application, Mr. Per
kins wrote a long letter to the Com
missioners in which he stated that he
had tried to administer the duties
of his office ably, efficiently and im
partially, bearing in mind the wel
fare of the tax-pacing public as well
as that of the applicant for some type
of assistance. He said that those
who, in his judgment, were actually
in distress have enjoyed: f very bandit
that the department had to offer for
the prevention of human suffering.
Every effort, he said, has been
made to utilize his trailing and ex
perience toward a middle-of-the-road
policy in the administration of the
welfare and relief problems with
which he was confronted daily.
Mr. Perkins said that in his opinion
throughout the past few years, there
has been a rising order of social con
x sciousness, dominated by theorists or
demogogues with pressure from the
“have-nots” which has swerved too
far to the left in trying to solve
problems connected with public assist
ance and work relief. This leftest
r domination, he said, in reaMty a re
lentless struggle between the “haves”
and “have nots,” has created the
graver problem of mass pauperisation
and in so doing has* weakened the
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Garden Chib Holds
Final Meet Monday
Official Gub Hostesses
Will Be In Charge
Os Session l
The Edenton Garden Club will meet
Monday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at
the Cupola House. This will be the
last meeting of the year and much
very important business is scheduled
to be transacted. For this reason
every member of the Club is urged to
«. be present.
Due to the hostesses scheduled to
have charge of this meeting being un
able to serve, the official club hostess
es, Mrs. J. H. Conger, Mrs. Albert
Byrum and Mrs. George P. Byrum,
will be in charge of the meeting.
Masons Confer Third
Degree On Candidate
, At Tonight's Meeting
At tonight’s Masonic meeting, the
third degree will be confesred upon
a candidate. For this meeting a
number of Colerain Masons are ex
pected, as well as several from Nor
4, J.’ R. Byrum, master of the lodge,
v announced that refreshments will be
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A NOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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Commissioners Instruct
Tax Assessor to Add
Property on Books
County Commissioners at their
meeting Monday instructed Tax
Assessor William Frivott to thor- i
oughly investigate tax listing in
Chowan County in an effort to
place all taxable property on the
tax books. The Commissioners
explained to Mr. Privott that 1
they have reason to believe that
there are some owners of auto
mobiles in the county who have 1
not listed their machines, and 1
who should bo found and made i
to pay.
The Commissioners also in- J
structed Mr. Privott to make a
survey of vacant lots listed, it
being the belief that houses have ‘
been erected on some lots in the
county and that the property is
still listed as a vacant lot.
Another matter which will
bring in slightly more revenue {
and which was ruled upon by the
Commissioners is the matter of
tax exemption. This affects the
taxpayers who have property in
more than one township, some of
whom expect the S3OO exemption
in each townahipw The Commis
sioners instructed Mr. Privott to
allow only one exemption, re
gardless of in how many town
ships the property is located.
Many Attend Bible
School Exercises
87 Children Receive Per
fect Attendance
Certificates
The Methodist Church was well
filled Friday night with parents and
friends of children of the daily vaca
tion Bible School, when closing exer
cises were held. The young people
presented a very interesting program
which reflected some of the things
they were taught during’ the two
weeks the school was in session.
The school was the largest and
most successful since the idea was
adopted at the local church, the en
rollment reaching 143, which exceed
ed the former peak enrollment of
108 by 35. Mrs. G. A. Helms was in
charge of the school and was assisted
by a corps of ten teachers, as well as
the pastor, Rev. W. C. Benson, and
several other assistants.
At the closing exercises, 87 receiv
ed perfect attendance certificates
and after the program, specimens of
handiwork were on display in the
Sunday School room, where refresh
ments also were served.
Large Force Here To
Finish Bridge Road
That the piece of road of about a
mile in length on the Albemarle
Sound Bridge road connecting with
Route 17 will soon be completed, is
evident by the large force of work
ers now on the scene. Equipment
has been unloaded and erected for
this work and forms have also been
made.
Actual work of pouring concrete
will begin in a day or so, it was re
ported Wednesday.
Following completion of this piece
of road, the contractor is scheduled
to begin on the spur running from
the bridge road into Edenton.
AAA Urged Not To
Allow Peanuts Drop
Below 3c Per Pound
A communication went forward
from the headquarters of the Eastern
Carolina Chamber of Commerce to
Kinston to J. B. Hutson, director of
the Southern Division of the AAA,
urging him not to fix the price of pea
nuts at less than 3c a pound for this
year’s crop. Estimates recently giv
en report an increase of 15% acre
age for 1939 over 1938 and it was the
opinion of the directors of the East
ern Carolina Chamber of Commerce
fedenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, June 8,1939.
Thomas J. Wood And
Mrs. R. L Leary Head
Two Legion Groups
Joint Meeting Held on
Tuesday Night In
Armory
hear’reports
Legion Discusses Idea
Os Sending Band to
Convention
New officers were elected Tuesday
night for Ed Bond Post of the Amer
ican Legion and the Auxiliary of the
Post at a joint meeting held in the
Armory. The meeting was very en
joyable, the Legionnaires holding a
brief session prior to the joint meet
ing.
In their separate meeting, aside
from electing officers, Legion mem
bers discussed sending two boys
from the County to the Youth Estate
to be held at the University of North
Carolina, and also the idea of sending
the Edenton High School Band to the
State convention to be held in Raleigh
June 25 to 27. No definite action,
however, was taken on either pro
posal.
In the joint meeting various chair
men of the Auxiliary presented re
ports of what had been done during
the year, after which a number of
stunts and singing was enjoyed. A
report was also made by the Junior
Auxiliary, members of which prepar
ed corsages and presented one to each
member of the Auxiliary as they en
tered the Armory.
Officers elected for the Legion in
clude: Thomas J. Wood, commander;
R» L. Pratt, first vice commander;
Shelton Moore, second vice com
mander; O. E. Duncan, adjutant and
finance officer; C. E. Kramer, service
officer; E. L. White, sergeant-at
arms; J. L. Chestnutt, chaplain.
Auxiliary officers are: Mrs. R. E.
Leary, president; Mrs. Shelton W.
Moore, vice president; Mrs. C. E.
Kramer, secretary; Mrs. Geddes Pot
ter, treasurer; Mrs. J. A. Holmes,
historian; Mrs. Graham Byrum, ser
geant-at-arms.
Demonstration In
Canning On Monday
On Monday afternoon, June 12, at
2:30 o’clock, Mrs. Helen B. Cloanin
ger of the Ball Brothers Company,
will give a canning demonstration in
the Farm Security Administration
office which is located over the West
ern Auto Associate Store. All wom
en who are interested in canning are
invited to attend.
There will be an attendance prize
given to the woman holding the lucky
number.
NEWSPAPER MEETING
Weekly newspaper publishers and
editors of Eastern Carolina will hold
their monthly meeting at Ahoskie
Saturday night. The meeting will
follow a supper at 7 o’clock.
Edenton Produce Auction
Block Attracting Farmers
From Adjoining Counties
Between 15,000 and 20,000 Baskets of Snap Beans,
Squash and Potatoes Sold Since Block
Opened Last Week
That interest in Edenton’s produce
auction block is increasing is evident
by the fact that up to Wednesday be
tween 15,080 and 20,000 baskets of
snap beans, squash and. potatoes have
been auctioned off since operations
were begun last week.
Prices of items sold ranged as
follows: Beans 60 cents to $1.17 per
basket; potatoes, $1.30 to $1.45 per
100-pound bag; squash, 50 to 60
cents per basket.
That interest in the block is spread
ing is refleeted in the fact that beans
have been sold from Bertie County,
potatoes from Tyrrell County, beans
from Perquimans and Pasquotank
counties. In every instance, farmers
from Chowan and adjoining counties
expressed satisfaction at prices re
ceived and the way the block was
operated, and nuinbers of them gave
assurance that they would be back
next year with a greater amount of
produce, because of this year’s crop
much- had been sold by other methods
The only criticism those in charge
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School Unit
Presents Its Budget
To Commissioners
Figures For 1939-40 Ex
ceed Last Year By
About SIOO
NEWCOURSE
Taylor Presents Ruling
Regarding Vocational
Building
At Monday’s meeting of the County
Commissioners the proposed budget
for the next fiscal year of the County
Board of Education was presented for
consideration. In the budget several
items have been reduced and in a few
instances, new or increased figures
were necessary, which netted a total
budget for the county unit of $8,786,
or $100.72 above last year’s budget.
Included in the budget was SSOO
for use in teaching home economics
which amount was to supplement a
teacher’s salary and a like amount
for home economics equipment.
The Commissioners merely glanced
over the group of figures, asking
several questions, and will not act
upon the budget until their next
regular meeting.
In commenting upon the budget,
Superintendent W. J. Taylor inform
ed the Commissioners that he had
communications from Attorney Gen
eral Harry McMullan as well as State
Superintendent Clyde Erwin to the
effect that a building could be erect
ed at Chowan High School for adding
a vocational training course which
would not affect the budget of the
Edenton unit on the per capita basis,
a bugaboo which in the past has
caused considerable reluctancy on the
part of the Commissioners to add to
operation expenses at the Chowan
school.
The matter was presented at a pre
vious meeting of the Commissioners
when they were informed that the
added course and building could be
secured by a two-cent tax levy. The
Commissioners at that time felt fav
orable to the idea, but balked be
cause of the impression that double
that amount, according to per capita,
would necessarily have to be appro
priated to the Edenton unit. How
ever, Mr. Taylor informed the Com
missioners Monday that under the
ruling in hand, the improvement
could be made on the basis of actual
need instead of per capita expenses.
The original cost of a frame build
ing was estimated at $1,505, but in
discussing the matter, the Commis
sioners expressed the opinion that if
the building is erected, it should be
of brick veneer to be more perma
nent and in keeping with the present
buildling. Mr. Taylor said that with
a two-cent levy and the usual income
from fines, he could secure a brick
veneer addition at the two-cent levy.
No definite action was taken on
the matter, but will probably be con
sidered by the Commissioners when
they finally approve the year's
budget.
of the block have heard is that some
farmers in the Rocky Hock section
of Chowan desired it to be located at
Valhalla in order to be more conven
ient for them, end because it was not
located there have refused to bring
their produce for sale. However, the
opinion is advanced that to have the
block in Edenton is more convenient
for farmers in adjoining counties,
who will no doubt bring enough corn 1
to far offset what is lost in canta
loupes and beans. The opinion is
also advanced that it would not be
practicable to operate blocks at both
places, for in this event, the group
of buyers would be split up, which
after kll causes prices to hold up by
competitive bidding. It is the belief
that to have the block located in
Edenton is for the best interest of
all concerned, and it is hoped «mll
farmers will realize the advantage
of selling their produce on the block.
There is no limit to the possibilities
for better prices, if farmers cooper
ate, for the more produce offered for
sale, the more buyers will be on
haiid and the keener the bidding.
Wave Opposition Develops
Over School Location In
Rocky Hock Consolidation
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1 Few “Boarders”!
Jailer Shelton Moore’s report
for the month of May revealed
the smallest number of jail in
mates in a number of years, ac
cording to several members of
the Boair/d of County Commis
sioners at their meeting on Mon
day. During the month only 26
persons were placed in jail, en
tailing an expense of $44.65,
which includes jail fees and turn
key fees.
Red Men Leading
Soft Ball League
Leaders Take Double
Victory on Tuesday
Night
STANDING OF CLUBS
Won Lost Pet.
Red Men 4 0 1.000
Lions 1 2 .333
Masons-Rotary 0 3 .000
The Red Men easily lead Edenton’s
soft ball league which officially open-!
ed last week, the leaders having won
all four of the games they have thus
far played. They materially strength
ened their grip on the top rung in the
standing Tuesday night when in two
very fast and interesting games the
Masons-Rotary combination fell prey
to the younger and better-balanced
Red Men outfit by scores of 4-3 and
7-2. The d.ouble-header was played
due to the game between the two
clubs last Tuesday being rajned put.
On Friday night, a very fast and
interesting game was played between
the Lions and Rotary-Masons teams,
the former winning by a score of 8 to
1. The game was played in less than
an hour, with both teams putting up
a good brand of ball.
The Red Men on Monday night
took a thriller from the Lions by a
score of 6 to 5. The Red Men were
leading 5 to 2 in the sixth inning
when the Lions by a series of hits
iwent into the lead 6 to 5. However,
in their half of the last inning, the
Red Men, aided by two Lions’ errors,
sent two runners across home plate
to win the game.
Tomorrow night (Friday) the
Masons-Rotary team will again meet
the Lions. On Monday night the
Lions and Red Men will meet and on
Tuesday the Masons-Rotary team
will again tackle the Red Men. The
games thus far have been very inter
esting and in contrast with last year,
a large number of fans have been
turning out to see the games.
Edenton Girls Urge
Troop Girl Scouts
Considerable agitation among girls
of the community has been apparent
this week to organize a troop of
Girl Scouts. (Several of the girls
have requested Mrs. C. L.
to head a movement in an effort to
organize a group in Edenton, follow
ing which Mrs. McCullers has writ
ten to Girl Scout headquarters for
information, and upon receipt of
which she will call a meeting of all
girls who are interested.
Ages for girls to affiliate range
from 9 to 16, with the group between
9 and. 11 designated as Brownies.
Lions Elect Officers
Next Monday Night
At the meeting of the Edenton
Lions Club next Monday night, new
officers of the Club will be elected.
For this reason every member of the
Club is urged to be present in order
to participate in this very important
duty.
The present president of the Club
is West Byrum, under whose admin
istration much interest has prevailed
and the organization has made con
siderable progress.
Red Men Nominate
Officers Next Tuesday
Next Monday night-at their regular
meeting Red Men will nominate offi
cers for Chowan Tribe, No. 12, for
the six months period beginning July
1. The nominations will remain open
for three consecutive meetings, the
election being scheduled for June 26.
J. Craig Haste is the retiring sa
chem of tiie Tribe.
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j Oak Grove .Up
In Arms Over Pro-
I posed Otange
TWO PETITIONS
Patrons Asked to Vote
at Union Store Friday
Afternoon
Though the County Commissioners, at
their May meeting, appeared in ac
cord with a proposition presented by
Z. T. Evans of the Board of Educa
tion to consolidate three schools in
the Rocky Hock section and erect a
central school instead, a wave of op
position to the plan has developed,
| which will no doubt come to a cli-
I max Friday afternoon.
The plan presented by Mr. Evans
( was to close the schools at Oak.
' Grove, Beech Fork and Gum Pond
and erect a four-room building on
the center road about one-half mile
from the Rocky Hock Church. At
the time this location was suggested
it was understood by the Commision
■ ors that it was agreeable to the
• County Board, of Education and pa
i trons of the school, but at the meet
• ing of the Board of Education Mon
day protests were entered, especially
i from the Oak Grove section,, which
■ i apparently is in closer proximity to
a greater number of children who at
i tend school.
In view of the opposition which has
developed, the Board of Education
| has decided to call for an expression
! of opinion and on Friday afternoon
between 1 and 2 o’clock will have two
: petitions at the Union Store, where
patrons are asked, to come and regis
ter their wishes. One petition is for
> the plan suggested by Mr. Evans
■ and the other is to qdd a rv»m to the
1 Oak Grove school to serve the ehil
-1 dren in the section.
J It has been pointed out that to
| build a new school would cost about
| $4,500 plus a new bus costing $950,
while another room can be added to
the Oak Grove school for about $950,
; and adding a $950 bus.
J Patrons in the Oak Grove section
' claim that their school is nearer a
! greater number of children and that
’ many are within walking distance
[ which would also tend to reduce the
cost and lessen the transportation
’ problem.
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Anticipating consolidation of the
; schools, the Board of Education ad
; vertised the school property for sale,
i hut a bid of only $675 was received,
| and of course, was rejected.
t Enrollments at the three schools
, are: Oak Grove, 43; Gum Pond, 24;
Beech Fork, 33.
Lions Sell White
,j Canes Saturday
Generous Response Ask
ed For Blind Relief
Funds
Though postponed last week, the
, j Lions Club will on Saturday sell
. 5 white canes in Edenton in an effort
\to raise funds for blind relief in
i. Chowan County. These small canes
| will be sold, by a group of young la
, j dies, who will receive any amount
i 1 from those who are in sympathy
with the idea in exchange for a white
cane.
Blind relief is one of the major
projects of the Lions Club and it is
; hoped, a generous response will be
made to this appeal for funds. Half
i of the money received will remain in
r Chowan County to be used among
. those who need attention to their
i! eyes but are unable to pay for the
• work.
The committee in charge of the 9ale
of the white canes is composed of J.
i A. Curran, R. C. Holland and Dr.
Martin Wisely.
Perry and Sutton Or.m
Sheet Metal Busmess
r Announcement has just been made
that the sheet metal business which
. was conducted by the late Oscar H.
. Brown, and which has not been oper
. ating since his death, was this week
j taken over by Lloyd Perry and W. E.
i Sutton.
> The pair will operate at the same
. shop on Water Street and will do a
. general line of metal work, featuring
tobacco flues.