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I w ■ .wy. i Volume Vl.—Number 24. Agricultural Building, At Chowan High School Now Appears Almost Certainty Commissioners s Assure School Boards Budgets Will Be Approved JOINT MEETING City Board will Operate On Same Budget as Last Year —? — Though it cannot be officially ap proved until the July meeting, the County Commissioners, In session all day Monday assured both the County Board of Education and the city board that their respective budgets ' for the year 1939-40 would receive their approval. The budgets were presented during the meeting called by the Commissioners for the pur pose of equalizing taxes when the three boards met jointly at 2:30 o’clock. The County administrative unit presented a total budget of $10,186 as compared with $8,685.72 last year. This increase provides for a home economics course at Chowan High School as well as erecting and equip ping a new three-room building for teaching vocational agriculture. This much needed facility will not affect the tax rate more than two cents on the hundred dollar property valuation, upon which condition the County Commissioners agreed to approve the proposition. The city administrative unit waived its legal right to demand on a per capita basis twice the amount asked to add the two courses at Chowan, Superintendent John A. Holmes re porting to the Commissioners that members of his board were in thor ough accord with the improvement at Chowan High and that they wetU willing to go along • with the 1 county v Mard and operate during the year on the same budget as last year. - The proposed city budget as pre sented Monday, calls for an appro priation of $9,873, which compares with $9,873 for the 1937-38 term, and $10,343.88 for the 1936-37 term. Broken down, the 1939-40 budget calls for $6,943 for current expenses, which includes $1,228 for general con trol, $2,923.50 for instructional ser vice, $250 for operation of plant, $2,000 for maintenance of* plant, $338.50 for fixed charges, and $203 for auxiliary .agencies. Under capital outlay $2,930 is budgeted as follows: Improvement to grounds, $200; alterations and addi tions, $500; science, $300; stage, $200; industrial, $800; steel filing cab inets, $120; library books, $500; bal ance due on furniture, $3lO. Current expenses in the county budget calls for an expenditure of (Continued on Fags Fivs) Edenton Lions Elect New Set Os Officers Dr. W. S. Griffin Suc ceeds West Byrum As President New officers for the Edenton Lions Club were elected at the club’s meet ing held on Monday night, when Dr. Wallace S. Griffin was elected to suc ceed West W. Byrum as president. Other officers elected were: First vice president, J. A. Curran; second vice president, Earl G. Harrell; third vice president, Thomas J. Wood; sec retary and treasurer, W. J. Taylor; lion tamer, Ralph Parrish; taiJLtwist er, Leroy H. Haskett; directors, T. | C. Byrum, West Leary, George Hos | kins and Oscar Duncan; pianist, Earl Harrell; music director, Oscar Dun- S caiK.-, : ■ .. pNew Officers Elected ' By Junior Auxiliary. _Th§. Junior Auxiliary of the Ed Bond Post of the American Legion, 1 met with Lillian Byrum on Tuesday |, evening. Ten members and two visi tors, Jean Rose and Artie Hass,' were ; present. Mrs. W..E. Baker and Mrs. T. C. Byrum met with the Juniors. Election of officers for the coming year was the feature of the meeting, and the following were elected: Pres ident, Doris Brown; vice president, Martha Conger; treasurer, Carolyn . Oglesby; secretary, Mary Griffin; p chaplain,, Lillian Byrum; sergeant-at- arms, Nell Perry. The next meeting will be held with Pauline Moore on the second Tuesday f • ,w. .... .. ?< l :V V;V THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY > - ———————— j LEGION GUEST j»l ——•—■ —— ■■ ■■■■■l —ft "X Hf - if m m mkw I S’. ffFWtUBJL A distinguished guest at the annual convention of the North Carolina Department of the American Legion in Raleigh June 25-27 will be National Adjutant Frank E. Samuel (above) of national Legion headquarters in Indianapolis. Adjutant Samuel will address the convention Tuesday morning, June 27, after an introduction ,by Judge Henry L. Stevens, Jr., of Warsaw, past national com mander. A record-breaking throng of Legionnaires, expected to reavh 5,000, )s the goal of General Chairman R. L. McMillan of the committee preparing for the con vention in behalf of Raleigh Post No. 1. Esso Field Employes To Meet In Edenton Addresses, Motion Pic ture and Dinner Will Be Features Approximately 40 Esso field salary employees within a radius of fifty miles from Edenton will attend a meeting Friday afternoon, June 16th, at the Parish House at 3 o’clock, ac cording to an announcement by R. M. Tarrant, North Carolina personnel manager of Esso Marketers. The main topic will be a discussion of Employees Thrift fund plan. The plan has been provided by Standard Oil in order that employees might se cure additional economic security in the way of a substantial retirement, and a systematic plan for savings and accumulating cash surpluses. Safety in the operation of the com pany’s fleet of passenger cars and trucks will have a prominent part of the program, and accident prevention j and personal injury problems will be 1 discussed. At 5 o’clock, a number of the Esso commission agents will join the group to witness a showing of the com pany’s motion picture “News In The Air.” G. M. Byers, North Carolina divi sion manager of Esso Marketers, and several members of his staff will ad dress . the meeting. Local sales re presentatives attending will include R. M. Allen, district sales manager of Raleigh, and J. A. Buglass, sales representative from Elizabeth City. A dinner at 6 o’clock will climax the day’s activities. Red Men Handed Initial Whipping STANDING OF CLUBS W L Pet. Red Men __— -5 1 .833 'Lions 3 2 .600 Maaons-Rot&ry —0 5 .000 The Red Men continue to lead in Edenton’s softball game, though the Lions on Monday night, handed them their first defeat of the season. The game was one of the best played and the shortest game of the season, the lions coming out on top with a 3-2 score. On Friday night, with a number of Mason-Rotary players absent, the lions had little difficulty in taking a 7-2 game from the cellarites. (Continued on Page Eight) j Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, June 15,1939. Monkey Wrench In Plan To Consolidate Rocky Hock Schools 153 Vote For Central School While 80 Op pose Idea SURPRISEVOTE No Provision In Budget Undoubtedly Kills School Issue * Though interest in the consolidation of the three schools at Beech Fork, Oak Grove and Gum Pond in the Rocky Hock section reached such a pitch that an “election” was held on Friday to determine whether patrons of the three schools favored the con solidation and the erection of a new school near the center of the terri tory, or adding a room to the Oak Grove school, it now appears that all the fuss over the consolidation has gone for naught and that the three schools will continue to operate as before. The “election” followed a sort of surprise action taken by the County Commissioners when they favored the proposition as presented by Z. T. Evans, a member of the County Board of Education. The idea was to con-, solidate the three schools and build a four-room central school near the Rocky. Hock Church, if the present property could be sold for enough to substantially offset the cost involved. However, when Mr. Evans’ plan be came generally known a great deal of opposition developed. But despite this fact, when. patrons left their work Friday to wend their way to the Union Store at Rocky Hock to register their wishes in the matter, 153 signed a petition to consolidate the schools and build a central build ing, while 80 signed a petition to add an extra room at Oak Grove and close the other two schools. That nothing will be done in the matter is evident from the fact that no provision was made in the County school budget to pay for any work in connection with the consolidation. The budget was presented to the County Commissioners Monday and to secure their approval, it should be filed at least 30 days before final approval is made. The Commission ers will approve the school budget at the July meeting. That a great deal of interest was created is evident by the fact that 233 school patrons went to the Union Store to express their opinion, which is by far a larger number than was expected to take part. The central building, for which the majority voted, was estimated to cost approximately $4,500, while the ad dition to the Oak Grove school was figured to coat less than SI,OOO. In either case, a new bus would have been necessary, which would have added about $950 to each plan. The Board of Education rejected (Continued on Page Eight) ZT.EVANS MAKES ttEARHS POSITION IN ROCKY HOCK SCHOOL SQUABBLE - Wants It Understood That He Was Assured Back ing of County Board of Education Before Pre senting Consolidation Plan to Commissioners Z. T. Evans, a member of the Chowan County Board of Education, 1 has asked The Herald to make clear his position regarding the consolida i tion of the three schools in Rocky Hock, which in a story appearing in i The Herald last week, could have been misconstrued. The wording referred to is this: “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 I center road about one-half mile from I the Rocky Hock Church. At the time this location was suggested, it was understood by the Commissioners that it was agreeable to the County Board [ of Education and patrons of the l school, but at the meeting of the i Board of Education Monday protests were entered • . " i Facts in connection with the mat , ter are these, which were given by i Mr. Evans: , On account of the County Commis sioners so many times turning deaf ears to requests of-the Board of Edu ! cation, die latter thought it would be ! futile to request the Commissioners to approve consolidation and build a ■ new school. However, Mr. Evans was; ! given to understand that if he mus-| i tered up enough nerve to make the, request, and if it was approved, he would have the backing of the entire I • V..-S JV t■ * r - Baptist Convention Convenes In Edenton Thursday, June 22nd Meeting of Chowan As sociation Will Be Held In Local Church . FINE PROGRAM ; Dr. J. L. Carrick on Pro gram as Principal Speaker i The 13th annual Baptist Training i Union Convention of the Chowan As i sociation will be held in the Edenton i Baptist Church Thursday, June 22, i when a large number of workers of i the Association are expected to meet. ■ The theme of the convention will be • “Loyalty to Christ,” with Dr. J. L. Carrick, president of Chowan College, : making the principal address at 8:30 o’clock p. m. 1 The program as announced will be 1 as follows: 1 3:oo—“Loyalty to Christ in Our Meditations,” G. W. Lassiter. 3:ls—“Loyalty to Christ in Oui ■ Business.” [ 1. Minutes of last meeting. 2. Old and new business. 3. Appointment of Committees. (a) Nominating (b) Time and Place (c) Resolutions 4. Announcements. 5. Report Enlargement Cam paign. 3:45—5010, Mrs. Rupert West, of Moyock. 3:so—“What-not,” directed by L. H. Sawyer, Elizabeth City, i 1. Story Hour, Mrs. J. E. Upton i 2. Juniors Social Committee, Miss Mildred Mund.en 3. Intermediates lnstruction Committee, Mrs. Victor Morgan 4. Seniors—Program Committee, i Miss Addie Mae Cooke 5. Adults—Membership Commit i tee, Mrs. Paul Ives. 6. Missionary Committed—Mrs. ■ J. P. Mercer. i 4:so—Closing Hymn. s:oo—Benediction. ■ s:3o—Picnic. | “Loyalty to Christ in Our Social ! Life.” 6:30-7:30 Vesper “Loyalty to Christ in our Consecration,” K. Eu gene Bryant, Powellsville. 7:3o—“Loyalty to Christ in Our- Meditations,” Chas. Overman, Manteo. 7:4s—“Loyalty to Christ in Our Committee Reports.” B:os—Playlet, Eureka Church. B:2o—Special Music by Edenton Glee Club. B:3o—Address, Dr. J. L. Carrick, president Chowan College. B:so—lnstallation of officers, Rev Paul Forsyth, Gatesville. 9:oo—Benediction. MASONS MEET TONIGHT The regular communication of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. M. & A. F., will be held tonight at 8 o’clock. Board of Education. It was only af ter this support was assured, that he decided to present the matter to the Commissioners and went before them with that understanding. He was not aware that there was any opposition to the plan among the members of his Board when he went before the Com missioners, which might be under stood by the paragraph quoted from last week. At a joint meeting of school boards and County Commissioners Monday, Mr. Evans, in order to clear himself, requested each member of the Board of Education to be asked if he had not been assured of their backing. It was ruled, however, that it was not the proper time to iron out Board of Education matters, but W. B. Shep ard did reply to the request that when opposition developed among pa trons it was decided to give them an opportunity to express themselves. This article appears in The Herald, not because of any error in the story printed last week, but to clear Mr. Evans, for though he went before the Commissioners with the understand ing that he had the full backing of his Board, the writer of the article last week was aware that not all of j the members of the Board of Educa- I tion were favorable to the proposition , as proposed by Mr. Evans and it wa3 | that opposition to which reference i was made. 1 Many Important Matters ! Causes Town Council To Be ,ln Session Until Midnight ■■ ■■ - [ Parade TonighF Edenton’s High- School Band . will have a full dress parade to night on Broad Street. A special feature of this event will be the presence of Miiss Evelyn Lilley, of Williamston, who will be remem , bered as a former drum major, | who last year served in that j capacity at Elon College. !, Miss Lilley has been in Eden s ton all week instructing Norma . Perry, Janie Mitchener, Julia ; Burton, Charlotte Bunch, Frances u Hollowell and A. J. Mason, pres , ent drum majors of the band. ) Kiwanis Festival In ; Ahoskie June 21-23 Feature of~Affair Will Be Ben Bernie and His “Lads” The Ahoskie Kiwanis Club has an . nounced its fifth annual Kiwanis Fes tival for June 21, 22 and 23. The f Festival this year will be larger and much better and it will bring to u Ahoskie on the 23rd Ben Bernie and I his “lads”, one of the nation’s out , standing orchestras. , The first two nights, 21st and 22nd, will feature an array of radio and i vaudeville entertainers and a large i midway of carnival attractions. From radio the Festival has obtained two well known bands. The “Georgia - Wildcats,” headed by Clayton “Pappy McMichen”, whose “period” spoken i. at the end of radio programs is fa miliar to dialers of this section. From J Central Broadcasting System, Bert Repine and His Dominoes come to Ahoskie for the first two nights. 1 Featured with Repine and his dance band, is lovely Mary Kaye, vocalist. > The Lewis Sisters will sing and dance j - and Kaky Fagan, “the Martha Raye of the South,” will add her talents to p the entertainment program of the I . first two nights. Johnnie Whitaker.' r a sixteen-year-old who sings and imi- i tates; Christine Olaker, dancer; Ash-' by Mahone, a golden voiced juvenile; i i and two of WRVA’S leading funsters, j Smoky and Poky, .blackface, will, , round out the program. Climaxing the three-day program,. Ben Bernie, famous in radio and, screen, will bring his full orchestra, and four featured vocalists. The I “OP Maestro” and his “lads” will be| assisted by “Colonel” Manny Prager,! f a song stylist; Bobby Gibson, a ro-| • mantic baritone; and the Bailey Sis- j • ters, will round out the program. Grading Shed Being Erected At Valhalla ’ Rapidly being rushed to completion is a grading and packing shed located at Valhalla, which was started only last week. The project is the out growth of a group of farmers, who - furnished the money to provide an ! adequate building to take care of the j > needs of farmers in the section to! i properly grade, pack and sell the. t produce to the best advantage. 1 While the marketing end of the; 5 project has not been entirely worked | ' out, it is reported, that the grading i ' shed will be organized under the co -1 operative laws of the State. The building will undoubtedly be • ready to handle cantaloupes, water ’ melons and corn. One of the ad vantages of the shed is said to be that! farmers may bring any amount of j produce to be graded and packed. It will be properly stored and sold to , .buyers who provide large trucks to carry it away. Edenton Girls Organize Soft Ball Team; Miss Ruth Privott Manager Edenton girls will" again have a 1 soft ball team, having’ organized last week. Practices have been held and , an effort is being made to schedule : games with teams in adjoining towns. | Ruth Privott has been elected man- . i ager of the outfit, Dolly Spencer, as i sistant manager, and Mrs. Leon s Leary, business manager and treas urer. This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realist good results. $1.25 Per Year. S> Fee System of Police men Scheduled to Be Discarded APPOINTMENTS Delegation Urges Band Director Put on Sal ary Basis Though Town Council was In ses sion Tuesday until midnight, another called meeting will be necessary to complete the work brought before it. After hearing a number of requests and paying the monthly bills, the board went into executive session in order to set salaries and make ap pointments for one year. A large committee was on hand, in the interest of the band, headed by E. W. Spires, who presented the de sire of those present to ask for an appropriation for the purpose of placing C. L. McCullers, director, on a monthly salary of $l6O and add band instruction to the curriculum, at the school, instead of charging tuition as at present. The plan, as present ed, would result in more permanency of the band which was argued to be the best advertisement the town now has. Speaking in behalf of the proposal were: Mr. Spires, John A. Holmes, I Mrs. E. T. Rawlinson, Mrs. E. C. White, Mrs. D. M. Reaves, Mrs. Geo. C, Wood, J. H. Conger, Mrs. Shelton Moore, West Byrum and D. M. War ren. All of these were high in praise of the band and its value to the town and expressed the hope that Town Council will cooperate in putting Mr. McCullers on a monthly salary. The salary of $l5O will in all probability be split up between Town Council and the city school board, each appropri , ating $75 for the purpose if it is finally approved. D. M. Warren also addressed the Councilmen in behalf of the parking situation, saying in substance, that if •it is expected to hold outside trade, ;it will be necessary to make some j Provision for those coming here to I park their cars. The parking situa | tion has long been a bugaboo in i Edenton, but at the urge of W. M. j Wilkins immediate steps are being , taken to remedy the problem to some i ex tent. Mr. Wilkins and Leroy Has- I kett were appointed a committee to * investigate and provide a parking lot jon South Broad Street on property , now available. This will no doubt be !of no expense other than installing . lights and possibly employing a man | to watch cars on Saturdays, Another parking regulation decided I upon was to allow parking on Broad (Continued on Page Five) Many Requests For Lowerjfaluations Commissioners Juggle Figures All Day Monday A record number of persons were on hand Monday when the County Commissioners met as a Board of Equalization and Review to hear com j plaints relative to property valuation. In contrast with former years, there | was someone before the Board the entire day, the session terminating at 'almost 6 o’clock. | As the result of juggling figures, I adding to and taking off, when a tab ulation was made, it was discovered that a total of $10,825 more had been taken from valuations than was put on. The prime factor in this reduc tion was the fact that the Hotel j Joseph Hewes property was reduced | from $61,500 to $60,000. However, Tax Supervisor William Privott assured the Commissioners that due to several ndw homes recent ly completed and corporation excess tax, the county’s property valuation would be about the same as last year, when it was $6,700,000. Mayor J. H. McMullan Speaker At Rotary Mayor J. H. McMullan will be the principal speaker at the Rotary meet ing today, the program being in charge of C. L. McCullers. At last week’s meeting, N. K. Row ell, by the use of maps, informed the Rotarians how rapidly Rotary has spread over the world, the maps de signating every district now in ex istence.
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