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■V: MPM tM ihsss cdAvwv wU b€ found * fair presentation of local and county news of general interest. Volume Vl.—Number 27. County Tax Rate Reduced To $1.13 Mayor McMullan Declares July Crepe Myrtle Month And U rg es D ay T o Celebrate Praises Mrs. W. A. Gra ham and J. L. Wiggins For Interest Shown DIDN’T “JUST GROW” Asks For Committee to Plan For an Annual Celebration With approximately 500 crepe myr tle trees in Edenton now in bloom, Mayor J. H. McMullan on Wednesday declared the month of July as crepe j myrtle month, and as a climax, urges a committee to be appointed to work out plans for setting aside one day in each year to celebrate the event. Regarding the idea, Mr. McMullan released the following statement on Wednesday morning: “I wonder how many citizens of Edenton know to whom they are in debted for the beautiful array of crepe mytle trees that adorn every street in Edenton! I am frank to say that until recently, in common with a number of our citizens, 1 was inadvertant to the fact that these beautiful trees did not Mks Topsy “simply grow up” ot their own ac cord. During the administration as mayor of our beloved and progressive citizen, Captain* Jasper L. Wiggins, W. A. GrahSm came to the town < authorities with ihe proposition that . if they would plant and nurture one hundred or more crep& myrtle trees, she would purchase and donate them to the town. The town was fortunate that at that time it had as the head of its affairs a lover of trees and the beauties of nature. So as a result of the meeting of the minds of the patriotic and generous donor, Mrs. Graham, and the esthetic and patriot ic Mayor, the trees were planted and carefully protected until they reached maturity. Thanks to this circum stance, the streets of Edenton, par ticularly through the month of July, are a thing of beauty and a joy to all lovers of the beauties of nature. “Acting upon this urge, I am as suming the authority as Mayor to de clare the month of July Crepe Myrtle! Month. And as a climax to the oc- • casion, it is my hope that a commit-■ tee will immediately work out a plan | to have one particular day in July! set aside for celebration of the event, j “Bespeaking the hearty cooperation of all patriotic citizens, and hoping, that this may serve as' an inspiration to others to do their part to make Edenton a better place in which to live and a more pleasant place to visit.” j Troop Os Girl Scouts; formed In Edenton! j Mrs. C. L. McCullers as Leader Is Proud of Her Group Thirty-six Edenton girls are now | members of a Girl Scout troop, of which Mrs. C. L. McCullers is leader. The organization meets every Friday {light at 7:30 o’clock, and until a de finite meeting place is secured, the girls will meet in the band 1 room ovei j the Friendly Market. Mrs. McCullers is very proud of this group of 86 girls, laying they are the pick of Edenton. Those included in the troop are: Cora Edward Bond, Winifred Holl owell, Fontaine Pettus, Norma Perry, Sarah Miller, Sally Dixon, Minnie! White, Mary Ayers, Vivian Hayman, Martha Conger, Jeanne Smith, Polly Chestnutt, Carolyn Morgan, Jeanette Habit Emily Bussell, Marcia Kepler, Mary* Goodwin, Laura Satterfield, Virginia Hicks, Alma Hicks, Charlotte Elliott, Mary Grey Byruin, Jo Ann Easley, Janie Mitchener, Julia Bur ton, Sarah Saunders, Carolyn Mc- Mullan, Ruth Vail, Sarah Russell, Margaret Griffin, Aam Chappell, Co rinne Forehand, MarfßGriffin, Alice White, Laura Dixon, Frances Collins. BAND CONCERT TONIGHT C. Jj. McCullers, director of the Edenton High School Band, announced Wednesday that the band will play a THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY 9 , " ~ ■— •* | Drawing Crowds j - - - Jk. ' BEATRICE WELLS Thirteen-year-old evangelist, who is conducting a revival meet ing, at Full Gospel Tabernacle in North Edenton. The building was unable to accommodate the largo crowd attending ttse first meeting of the revival on Tues day- Praise Is Stowered On Edenton's Band S *• < For Showing Made Is Community’s Greatest Asset, Says Lindsay Warren RETURNTUESDAY | j Youngsters Play at Bel- I haven and Ocracoke Celebrations t _____ J Edenton’s high school band, togeth j er with a group of chaperones return |ed Tuesday night from Belhaven, where they joined the Belhaven band , in staging a Fourth of July celebra tion. Director C. L. McCullers, his group of musicians and those accom- ■ panying them were high in their j , praise of the hospitality showered j | upon them at Ocracoke, where the j band played in a celebration honoring 5 Lindsay Warren, as well as at Bel : haven. j At Ocracoke, the band was given a i great ovation where they rendered,' ! five concerts and played in a parade, j j and in fact was a feature attraction j !of the celebration. Mr. Warren was high in his praise of the organiza tion, saying it was no doubt one of the community’s greatest assets. Attorney General Harry McMullan also complimented the band and that ( he was proud of it was evident when (Continued on Page Five) Something Phoney I jf-.ii 11 i —i. * Following instructions to maJce 1 an investigation to leam whether all automobiles in Chowan Coun- 1 ty are listed on the tax boobs, 1 William Privott, tax supervisor, 1 on Wednesday submitted a report 1 revealing a puzzling situation. ■ Mr. Privott secured from the re- ' venue department a list of all car < registrations in the county which : Includes 450 more names than > cars appearing on the tax boobs. 1 Together with that fact, the 1 matter is more complicated be cause there are 185 automobiles I listed son- taxes which are not on i the Stott's registration list. lin order to straighten out the ] matter and get all cars listed, Mr. ] Privott was instructed to mail < letters to those on the State list 1 informing them that if they did i not prove that they were not now \ owners of the cars credited to 1 them, they would be billed for t taxes according to a schedule* of f the make and model of car. i l 1 Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, July 6, 1939. $3,822,042 Is Value Os 1938 Commerce In Edenton Harbor i Figure Represents Total Os 41,431 Short Tons Handled REPORTMADE 140,599 Tons In Chowan River Aggregates $1,615,565 According to a report of John H. Carruth, district engineer for the Norfolk district of the War Depart ment, the value of waterborne com merce for the calendar year 1938 in Edenton harbor was $3,822,042, re presenting 41,431 short tons. In Chowan River the value was $1,615,565, representing 140,599 tons. Figures taken from the report re lating to tonnage and value of com merce in nearby streams are as fol lows: Edenton Harbor Short Tons Value Internal receipts 33,096 $2,140,452 Internal shipments 7,835 1,669,090 Local 500 12,500 Total 41,431 $3,822,042 Chowan River Inbound 16,699 $ 601,404 Outbound 93,752 509,380 Through traffic 27,957 450,006 Local 2,191 54,775 Total 140,599 $1,615,565 Mackeys Creek Inbound 4,895 $1,668,100 Outbound 8,722 1,763,348 Local 61 1,525 Total 13,678 $3,432,973 Perquimans River Inbound 21,200 $ 116,406 Outbound 4,129 94,756 Total 25,329 $ 211,162 Cashie River I Inbound 3,421 $ 70,065 Outbound 40,256 449,149 Total 43,677 $ 519,214 Roanoke River Inbound 169,865 $1,628,443 Outbound 179,421 6,735,551 i ! Through traffic J__ 23,084 433,0711 Downbound 20,141 111,721 Total 392,511 $8,908,786 Scnppernong River Inbound 3,966 $ 99,928 , Outbound 9,863 52,556 .Local 5,350 29,828 1 I Total 19,179 $ 182,312' ———■ T 77 O News Reel Taken Os Section Where Virginia Dare Stone Was Found Near Edenton Paramount News Cameramen Sent Here Monday To Record Sound Pictures; Excellent Chance For More Publicity Through Movies With the appearance of camera men in Edenton Monday, this section again stands an excellent chance to be publicized in news reels which will be released all over the country. As the result of recent stories in metro politan newspapers to the effect that a reproduction of the Virginia Dare stone found near Edenton will be displayed, at the New York World's Fair, Paramount News staff camera men were sent here to secure pic tures of the site where the first stone was found by a tourist. Hugo C. Johnson and Alfred J. Oeth arrived here Monday morning with their equipment and together with Captain J. L. Wiggins and The Herald editor went to the Chowan River bridge, from where a number of pictures were taken. Mr. Wiggins has been very much interested in the stone found in this county and knows the spot where it was supposed to have been picked up several years ago by-a Californian while traveling through this section, and later becom ing the property of Brenau College at / VJ Dr. Garriss Advises County To Adopt Health Regulations! J Individual Paper Drink-! mg Cups an Import ant Safeguard HARD KILL GERMS Syphilis, Diphtheria, Tu berculosis and Trench Mouth Transmitted Recently the health department. ! according to Dr. F. H. Garriss, health ■ officer, has received several inquiries - concerning milk and glasses at soda i fountains. People are complaining • about being served milk in glasses from quart bottles and want to know ! why the drinking places in Chowan County do not use individual paper service exclusively. These questions were taken up with . the County Board of Health by the Health Officer in the fall of 1937. They did not see fit at that time to pass such a health regulation. Sev eral counties in North Carolina and ; the State of Virginia require such i service. i “Milk should not be served to an individual in any form but in the ! original container with the cap in tact,” says Dr. Garriss. “The cus tomer may drink it through a straw or pour it in a glass. Also the soda , clerks should empty the entire con , tents of an eight-ounce bottle of milk in each milk shake and the customer should have the privilege of seeing the cap if he so desires. There are several reasons for this. The cus -1 tomer gets a fixed quantity of milk, he gets his share of cream and he gets milk that has not had an op> i portunity to become contaminated or infected by fingers, etc., as the re-j suit of frequent handling. Why re- 1 quire dairymen to handle and bottle | milk under aseptic conditions and then allow soda clerks to handle it carelessly ? Concerning individual paper ser vice. We consider this one of the most important safeguards of public i health. The drinking places in Eden- j ton will give you paper cups if yo*j ask for them and some of the foun tains are equipped to sterilize their! glasses with chlorine. Syphilis, diph ■ theria, trench mouth and tuberculosis are some of the diseases that can be transmitted by unsterilized drinking and eating utensils. Ordinary wash nig in.hot water and even soap will) not kill the germ of these diseases, j “Yes, Chowan County should re-! quire both of these health regulations j ; and a few requests made to the mem-' l bers of your board of health will, 1 ’ am sure, get results.” Gainesville, Georgia. The two Paramount News camera- j men recorded sound pictures, Mr.' Oeth explaining the shots as Mr.! Johnson with equipment on top of an' automobile reeled off the scenes, j They came here from Fort Bragg on! Friday, but being unable to contact | Mr. Wiggins, proceeded to Roanoke! Island to take pictures of the “Lost Colony” presentation and Mrs. Roose velt, who witnessed the first showing of the drama. Arrangements were made in the meantime with Mr. Wig gins and on Monday the Paramount representatives returned to complete their assignment. While Mr. Johnson could not say i definitely whether the news reel will be released to theatres, he said that due to the publicity given the Btone, as well as the “Lost Colony” pageant, he thought the film stood a very good chance of being used. "‘News reels,” said Mr. Johnson, “are in the same category as articles coming to a newspaper editor’s desk. (Continued on Page Five) Budgets Approved And Rate |Set By Commissioners In Session Held Wednesday j Heads State*!! & lT{ Wheeler Martin, prominent attor ney and secretary of the Martin County Building and Loan Associa tion of Williamston, was elected president of the North Carolina Building and Loan League at the close of the three-day convention of the building, savings and loan asso ciations of North Carolina at Wrightsville Beach. Rocky Hock Folks Present A Petition For Central SMi 135 Sign Names to Pa-! per Asking For New ! Building STRIKE - SNAG ■ jNo Provision Made In Budget and Too Late j To Be Included j A delegation of citizens from Rocky ( Hock presented themselves before the i j County Commissioners Wednesday 1 | morning armed with a uetition asking ; for a central school building to be ; erected according to the wishes of a ; majority expressed at a recent. i “election” held on the matter. The delegation previously appeared before the County Board of Education with the same petition. The Board of Education requested the delegation to go before the Coun ty Commissioners to ascertain if that body would approve the expenditure for the erection of the building. How ever, the Commissioners let it be understood that they had no voice in the matter as it now stands. It was j their duty to consider the Board of (Continued on Page Five) Garden Club Urges j Steam Heating And j Blinds In Court House Mrs. George P. Byrum and Mrs i R. P. Badham appeared before the County Commissioners Wednesday as j a committee from the Garden Club in j j the interest of installing steam heat ( in the Court House as well as replac ing the blinds on the building. The ladies were informed that a commit- j I tee from the Board of Commissioners ; is now at work regarding placing a new roof on the Court House and that they will consider other im provements at the same time. H. S. Downing, a representative of the Johns-Manville Company, was present at the meeting and after a! . discussion of the sort of composition \ j shingles, the Commissioners decided jto continue the matter as they ad journed for lunch. AUXILIARY TO MEET The July meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held at the Armory Friday evening at 8 o’clock. All members are urged to attend. A report of the State Legion and Aux iliary Convention recently held in Raleigh will be heard. (This newspaper is drew letei in the territory where Advertisers will reehse good results. $1.25 Per Year. Unnecessary to Levy for General Fund, Char ity and Health SCHOOLS~RAISED Commissioners In Favor Bertie Site For State Sanatorium Experiencing less difficulty than was anticipated, the County Commis sioners on Wednesday afternoon ap i proved the various budgets and set a ! tax rate for 1939-40. The rate is $1.13 per SIOO property valuation, which is two cents less than last year when the rate was cut from $1.30 to $1.15. The levy is composed of 78 cents for bonds, 26 cents for schools and 9 cents for social security. As com pared with last year there is no levy made for the general fund, health and charity. Last year the general fund levy was 3 cents, health 3 cents and charity 4 cents. However, de spite elimination of these levies, the levy for bonds this year is 78 cents as compared with 75 for last year, and the school levy has been raised from 21 cents last year to 26 cents. Part of this is due to provision made for a loan of $6,000 from the Liter ary Fund for erection of an addi tion to Chowan High School for teaching home economics and voca tional agriculture. Reason for not being Required to make a levy for the general fund, (Continued on page four) Units Os National i Guard To Camp In | Edenton Aug. 6th \ Outfit Will Stop Over on Way to Fort Story In Virginia ! 001. R. S. McClelland and Col. J. ,B. Walbach, of Wilmington, were in Edenton Wednesday afternoon mak ing arrangements for the encamp ment on the Fair Grounds of a Na tional Guard unit on the night of August 6. Detachments from Wil mington, Lumberton, Raeford. High Point and Greensboro have been transferred to Fort Story, Va.. in stead of going to Fort Moultrie at Charleston, S. C., on account of in fantile paralysis. The units will travel ‘i two groups, one spending the night in Edenton and the other in Williamston. The group to camp in Edenton will comprise about 300 men, 35 trucks as well as a number of private cars. Col. McClelland is commander of a regiment and Col. Walbach is an United States army instructor, I Former Pastor Preaches At Local Church Sunday Rev. John Guice, a former pastor at the Edenton Methodist Church, will preach at the morning hour Sun day, announced Rev. W. C. Benson, the pastor, on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Guice is now serving a pastorate in Kansas City and while in Edenton won a host of friends, who will be happy to have the opportunity to hear him preach again. Edenton’s Girl Soft Bailers Defeat Gliden Edenton girls’ softball team on | Wednesday afternoon reaped revenge for a former defeat at the hands of the Gliden girls when they came back from up-county with a 2-0 victory tucked under their belts. The Edenton girls were in top form, not a single error being charg ed against them. A feature of the contest was a home run hit by Lester Yates. Another game will be played by the two outfits next Thursday night on the local diamond.
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