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In these columns will be found o fair presentation of local and county news Os general interest. Volume Vl.—Number 34. Chowan Negro Enters Suit Against Prison Camp Guard Who Shot Him By Mistake !■ ■ ..... . ' <S> John Johnson Asking $4,500 Damages From C. A. Cooke shotuTback Injured By Guard Dur ing Search for Es caped Convicts Suit in the amount of $4,500 instituted late Saturday afternoon in Chowan Superior Court against C. A. Cooke, a guard at the Woodville Pri son Camp. The suit was made by John Johnson, a Chowan Negro, who was shot by Cooke on July 14 during a widespread search for three escap ed convicts. In the complaint Johnson contends that he and. a companion were walk ing on the highway conducting them selves in a peaceable and lawful man ner in the rightful pse of the high way and the defendant suddenly and without provocation or cause of any. kind whatever unlawfully, wilfully, wantonly, maliciously and feloniously j assaulted the plaintiff with a deadly. weapon, to wit, a shot gun, with in-1 tent to kill. Johnson further contends that he was shot with small shot in the rump, thigh and legs, inflicting injuries which were serious, painful" and per- j manent, necessitating being taken to a hospital for treatment, and where it is still impossible to determine the extent of injuries. He is asking SB,OOO for compensatory damages and SIJ>OO in punitive and exemplary damages. The Negro is represented by Her fcert Leary. i Johnson was shot by %eke warn convicts on the Mexico «oad, wen the convicts were reported to be in | the neighborhood. The convicts, how- ever, wore captured a few days later , (on the Hayes farm here. i Trustees Os School j Will Meet Tonight Band Appropriation ofi S9OO Will Be Up For Discussion A meeting of the trustees of the Edenton school administrative unit will be held tonight (Thursday*, at 8 .o’clock in the school buflttipg.. One S>f*the items td be discussed will be matching , the SBOO appropriation' madebyTown Council for placing C.'- L. McCullers, band on a' permanent salary for one year. > It is understood that a- group of f band enthusiasts will also attend the meeting ready to present the merits' of the movement to put Mr. McCullers 1 ou a salary rather than collect tuition 1 from band members. j Currituck Man New Deputy U. S. Marshal CPrd Worthy, of Washington, OTQRpri Week announced that W. C. Flora, of CufHtttCfc County has been recommended as deputy U>. S. marshal to fill the vacancy caused by ' the recent death of Whit Wright, of] Hertford *■ Mr. Flora is well-known to manyi Edenton citizens. Be^Tela *Hll members of tit* Edwttdrt«P i Department are urged to meet to-1 night (Thursday) at at the, fire station. Fire Chief R. K. Hall announced that the annual fire drill will be held at that time and every member of the Company is especially urged to be pdesent. Mrs. W. B. Shepard Replaces Mrs. Holton As Edenton Teacher 1 Mrs. W. B. Shepard will be a new .member of the Edenton school facul ty this year. She was appointed when Mrs. David Holton resigned as! teacher of the sixth grade. Mrs. will teach the third, graders, Mrs. M. A. Hughes, who was 1 *. w ■: si?:, THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY | Band Enthusiast 11 11 ■■ ■ '"?'T r* 1 , V’ * JS WALTER M. WILKINS Mr. Wilkins is manager of Quinn Furniture Company, which organization sponsored Edenton High School Band’s appearance at the Field and Picnic Day Cele bration near Creswell Wednes day. Quinn’s Sponsors Trip Os Edenton’s Band To Creswell ; -v -i. > I Due to the interest and cooperation of the Quinn Furniture Company, the Edenton High School band was able to take a prominent part in the Field and Picnic Day Celebration at the | Scuppemong Farms Project, near ! Creswell, Wednesday. The firm spon-j sored the band’s trip to the celebra- ) tion, where it added greatly to the pleasure of the occasion. | The program was started about 1 9:80 Wednesday morning at the Com munity Building and included brief but interesting talks by representa tives of the Extension Service of State College and the Department of Agriculture. A picnic lunch was pro vided for the visitors, after which a tour was made of the Scuppemong farms. Games and athletic stunts also were included in the program. , Director McCullers and his band , members left* Edenton ’ about 8:30 ,‘Wednfckdajr morning and upon their return expt-efesed their appreciation 1 to the Quinn organization for making .it possible for them to attend and ( enjoy the celebration', j Those in charge of the Creswell i event were high in their praise of the .Edenton band’s part in the program land many very complimentary re marks were made during the day. Paul Olsson Is Now Decorating Windsor Masonic lodge Room * m " "" a, Paul Olsson, Edenton’s artist is now engaged in decorating the lodge ! room of Charity Lodge, No. 5, A. F. and A. M., at Windsor. The Windsor l Masons axe planning to greatly im prove their headquarters and being I favorably impressed with the appear- the Masonic todge room here, 1 will not be of the same design as the ' local lodge, but that when completed 1 it will be as attractive as the Edenton lodge room. He figures it will take l him two weeks to complete the job. one week having already been con sumed in the decorating. Chief Os Police Helms Vacationing In Virginia Chief of Police G. A. Helms, to gether with Mrs. Helms and their! son, Parker, left Edenton Tuesday for Willis and Roanoke, Va., where I they will spend 10 days visiting rela tives and friends. I The trip will consume part of Mr. I Helms’ annual vacation. During his absence R. L. Pratt will serve as day patrolman, and Joe Bunch will handle I the duties at night. ' * ' Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, August 24,1939. Chief Executive Os Virginia Will Visit In Edenton Today Gov. James H. Price De sires to See Local His . torical Shrines LUNCHAT HOTEL Eight Virginians Will Compose Party of Sightseers Edenton will be signally honored j today (Thursday) when Governor’ James H. Price, of Virginia, will un-j j officially visit the town to see the ] historical points of interest The Vir- j ginia chief executive’s intention of | paying the town a visit was made known Tuesday afternoon when I. O. Hill, of Suffolk, Va., called Richard D. Dixon over the telephone request ing him to contact Mayor J. H. Mc- Mullap in order to arrange a luncheon foiO eight Virginia visitors with Mr. I McMullan and Mr. Dixon as their j guests. The luncheon will be held at Hotel Joseph Howes. Governor Price is vacationing at; Virginia Beach, and included in his' party will be Mr. Hill, Mayor Jackj Numey, of Suffolk and Brownrigg Dixon, also of Suffolk. In honor of the Virginia Governor, North Carolina’s chief executive, Clyde R. Hoey, has been requested to send a representative to meet and greet Governor Price. It will be remembered that Gover nor Price was an especially invited guest at the opening and dedication 1 of the Albemarle Sound bridge, but was unable to attend the celebration, and therefore conveyed his felicita tions through Colonel E. E. Holland, who represented him. The tentative program as arrang-j fed to entertain the visitors is as 'follows: 11:00 A. M.-T-Arrival of the Gov ernor’s party at Hotel Joseph Hewes. Met there by- committee of., Edenton men, J. W. Davis, chairman. 11:00-1:00—Visit Court House and i Green area. i l 1:00 P. JM. —Luncheon at Hotel Joseph Hewes. ■ 2:00-2:30 P. M.—Visit to “Hayes”. 1 i 2:30-3:00 P. M.—Visit Shepard • Pruden Memorial Library. Mot there 1 Iby committee of Edenton ladies, I Mrs. S. M. McMullan, chairman. 3:00-3:30 P. M.—Visit St. Paul’s Church. 3:30-4:00 P. M.—Visit Beverly Hall, old State Bank. 4:00 P. M.—Boat trip on Bay. Edenton Is Paired With Scotland Neck In Play off Series • t Winner of Five Game Series Will Play For Championship Edenton’s Albemarle League base ball team has been paired with Scot land Neck in the play-off series to determine the two teams who will fight it out for the league champion ship. The play-off aeries consists of five games, and at the same time Plymouth and Perry town will be try. ing to eliminate each other for the right to play either Edenton or Scotland Neck for the title. Edenton played in Scotland Neck Wednesday, the second game of the series scheduled to .be played . in Edenton pit Saturday, afternoon. On Jhm&gL&e two- teems will again play Manager Floyd Ca.vton says his the best of condition and that hia club will make a of, three games with Scotland Neck, thus giving them an Opportunity to play in the champion ship series. Severn Man Teacher Os Industrial Classes Johp A. Holmes, superintendent of the Edenton jfchool, has announced that Ralph W. Sritt has been secured to teach in the industrial department, added this year to the school’s cur- Jriculum. Mr. Britt hails from Sev ern, N. C., and is a graduate of State College, which, institution highly re commended him. ~ The industrial department will in clude mechanical drawing and wood work, these mo classes to be taught in the basement of the new auditor ium, where class rooms will be fitted up. I Road To Bridge Is Opened For Traffic Friday Afternoon ■ Attractive Signs at In tersection Directs Mo torists to Edenton .*«( . %‘Ve miles , Sign and Highway De lights Merchants and Citizens Edenton citizens were delighted 1 Friday when at 2 o’clock, the new j road was opened through the Moran field connecting Edenton by a splen j did highway with the Albemarle Sound bridge road. Os course many have traveled over the greater por tion of the road for a couple of weeks by rounding the curve at Moran’s comer, but there is considerable sat isfaction now that the spur into Edenton is completed. All that re- I mains to be done is finish the shoul ; ders before the road will be accepted by the State. j Adding to the delight of the local ; merchants and citizens is the attrac tive sign at the intersection of the I new road and the bridge road. The sign is 16x45 feet, beautifully painted and equipped with flood lights so that it can easily be seen at night. At the very top of the sign on a large arrow is lettered “5 miles to Eden ton,” while directly below the sign reads: Historic Edenton Trade Center Shortest Route North Welcome Many have already driven out on the new road to view the sign, and it | is the general impression that it will! j attract many motorists through 1 I Edenton who otherwise would have | continued on the bridge road to 1 Route 17. | Despite the sign at Broad and Church* Streets which reatfa “Nine miles to "Widge”, the actual distance, as measured by a number of-ideal j motorists, is only 5.1 miles. September Term Os Court Convenes Monday, Sept 11th Judge Q. K. Nimock of Fayetteville Will Pre side at Sessions Richard D. Dixon, clerk of Superior Court, has released the calendar for ( the September term of Chowan- Su-- Court, which convenes here on Monday, September 11. Presiding at this term of court will be Judge Q. K. Nimrock, Jr., of Fayetteville. Judge Nimock went on the bench on January 1; 1939, and replaces Jpdge N. A. Sinclair, who has been icpming! to Edenton for 15 years. The docket is as follows: I Monday, September 11 Criminal Cases Nixon vs. Nixon Tuesday, September 12 Jackson vs. Perry Romanus vs. Habit et als Globe Brewing Co. vs. Habit et al Southern Dairies vs. Sutton’s Drug * Store Southern Dairies vs. Sutton’s Drug Store Warner vs. Edenton Ice Co. Hudson vs. Edenton Ice Co. Wednesday, September 13 American Brewing Co. vs. Habit 1 et al - -.Felton va> Hollo well :.; V ■Wand-vs. Baker et al .Vv V* Parker vs. Parker Panther Oil ate.: Co-- vs.,-Edenton ' City School Administrative -tJnit Ward vs. Roses Stores, et al. Thursday, September 14 Francis vs. Smith Leary Vs. Perkinson, et al Motions and Divorce cases will be ■ heard at the convenience of the court. " ” 1 I Frank Gray Ends Life At Hobbsville Home ' Frank Gray, of Hobbsville, on Wed nesday afternoon ended his life by . slashing his throat with a razor. The deed was committed at his home . at Hobbsville, and ill health was giv en as a reason. He died before a ; doctor could reach him. Mr. Gray was the father of former 1 representative of Gates County 1 Claude Gray. Town Council Puts Stamp Os Approval On Budget For ’39-40 At Special Meeting $ [ PaidUp | John A. Holmes on Monday received from the government the final payment as its full amount of the $31,500 PWA grant for building the new Edenton school auditorium and making other necessary improve ments and repairs to the build ing. The final check was for $7,000 and Mr. Holmes immediately wrote checks for the balance due various contractors who did work on the building, the major por tion going to H. F. Mitchell, of Burlington. Lions Club Secures $242 As Share In Amusement Week Club Eager to Support Staging Huge Pea nut Festival At Monday night’s meeting of the'' Edenton Lions Club a report was . made regarding the week of amuse m«nt sponsored by the club. Despite the fact that unfavorable weather , prevailed most of the week, the club’s j share of the profits netted $242 as ■ I the result of the appearance here of i: l the Crescent Amusement Company. : . The committee in charge of the es- I fair was composed of Graham Byrum, Hector Lupton and Jimmy Partin, who were complimented for the suc cess of the show. This amount Will be used by the> club in its work among blind and* crippled children’s cases in the' county. At Monday’s meeting, the idea of j staging a mammouth peanut festival j was also brought up. This matter ; was discussed by the Chamber of Commerce about a year ago. but no definite action was taken because it ' was considered too late at the time it was mentioned to arrange a cmlit j able celebration. I The Lions are eager to Support the . festival if proper interest and co-, operation is offered, and it was de cided to appoint a committee to ap-' pear before the Rotary Club today! as well as the Chamber of Commerce in order to determine if there is a de -1 sire to stage the festival. I ■ New Home Economics j Teacher Begins Work i Miss Josephine Grant, of Garys-J burg, N. C., has arrived to assume 'her' responsibilities as teacher of i Vocational Home Economics in the j Edenton High School. Miss Grant has just returned from Chapel Hill,' where she attended the Vocational, Home Economics conference held | there last week. The conference, conducted by the 1 State Supervisors of Home Econom- • ics, Miss Catherine T. Dennis and Miss Virginia Ward, was one of in-1 spirational and educational value. ] The morning sessions were devoted to ' a program of work for Home Eco- 1 nomic teachers and each teacher was J urged to plan her program at the be ginning of the year. The afternoon programs were planned to include aj 'number of outside Speakers Who con tributed information of interest to | the vocational teachers,. . t Prior to the qpjs*j»jg of achqot Sps* \ Grant will visit in tfra-komes of Home . Economics students, open the Home' Economics department and organize' her work for the coming year. C. Os C. Canvassers Asked Report Tonight With reports incomplete in the drive for membership in the Ed.enton-! Chowan Chamber of Commerce, a| meeting has been called at 6 o’clock! tonight (Thursday) at the Municipal Building to check up) on results of the canvassing committee. All members of this committee are! urged to complete their canvass and - be prepared to submit a full report at the meeting tonight. MASONS MEET TONIGHT The regular meeting of Unanimity - Lodge, No. 7, A. F. and A. M., will r be held tonight at 8 o’clock. All members are urged to attend. This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realize good results. $1.25 Per Year. Figures Are Shaved to Keep Tax Rate at SI.OO For Year MAY BEINSPECTED Order Application Made For WPA Project For New Storm Sewer At a special meeting late last week, held in the office of Dr. L. P. Wil liams, chairman of the Finance Com mittee, Town Council officially ap proved the budget for the fiscal year. The budget at a previous meeting was thoroughly gone over, and prac tically agreed upon except for the fact of shaving off SSOO to keep it within the SI.OO tax rate. This wa3 done by the finance committee, com posed of Dr. Williams, W. M. Wil kins and J. Edwin Bufflap, which met with the approval of Council. The estimated receipts for tlie year 1939-40 were placed at $34,- 596.15 estimated expenditures or $333.85 estimated receipts over esti mated expenses. Departing from the usual custom of calculating a tax in come from the property valuation of $2,900,009 and figuring a certain amount from back taxes collected, the , finance committee eliminated the in come from back taxes collected which is hoped to entirely or at least par tially offset the deficit of uncollected taxes for the year. The estimated operating expenses for the year 1939-40 are as follows: Administrative $ 3,311.50 Police Department 5,305.55 Fire Department 3,540.07 Health Department 545.00 Street Department 14,894.10 Other Expenses 7,000.00 Total j »%.—.534,596.15 j The entire budget Jocr the year is ; $1,192.26 over was. actually i spent last year, that amount being (Continued On Page Four) Edenton Band Goes To Camp Leach For Week On Monday i Daily Schedule Insures Profitable Week’s Outing Edenton’s High School Band will j leave Monday morning for Camp j Leach, near Washington, N. C., for their annual week’s camping trip. I Director C. L. McCullers has sent a j circular letter to membere an<j par ents of band members urging them to take advantage of the encampment both for the recreational advantages as well as the valuable practice and ‘ instruction which will be afforded during the week. Three competent instructors have j been secured for the week to assist ! with the music phase of the camp, ;and two swimming instructors and life guards will be on hand to have I charge of the group while in bathing, i Assisting Mr. McCullers with the , band xpill he W. T. Hearae, of the ! Henderson .band, Beverly Burrage, of I the Tarboro band, and James H. Mc ; Callum, of Colerain. Melvin Layton will have charge of swimming and [will supervise all sports while in camp. The group will be chaperoned by 'Mr. and Mrs. John A. Holmes, Mr. ; Mr. and Mrs. Cross,: ! ®tber parents of bat'd members. Mrs. ,C. L. McCullers Vral be matron of cottages and girls during the week. Mr. McCullers has asked all who go , on the trip to take along music books, stands and folios, a blanket, two single .bed sheets, pillow and case, tooth brush, soap, towels, handker l chiefs, band uniform, one extra pair of white trousers, one white shirt, j bathing suit and other personal ef fects as may be needed. The rent of the camp will be SIOO for the week, each member being re ! quired to pay $7. On this account, I Mr. McCullers urges every member of the band to make the trip so that it will not be necessary to raise the individual amount. Each member of the outfit has been ; furnished with a daily schedule while 1 in camp, which insures a very pleas -1 ant and profitable outing for those who attend ■ ” * * •*• , * * 7*
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