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found a fair presentation
of local and county news
of general interest.
Volume VI. —Number 35.
District Meeting
Os Postmasters In
. Edenton Sept 6th
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Group Will Be Enter
tained at St. Paul’s
Parish House
MEET AT7P. M.
Concert By Edenton’s
Band Feature of
Program
C. E. Kramer, Edenton postmaster,
announced Tuesday that a district
meeting of the North Carolina Asso
ciation of Postmasters will be held in
-Edenton on Saturday, September 9.
The meeting will be held at the Par
ish House, where supper will be
served by St. Mary’s Guild at 7
o’clock.
The association comprises the First
Congressional District and includes
125 postmasters, the biggest propor
tion of whom are expected to attend
the meeting.
Among the outstanding guests will
be Jack Teague, of Henderson, presi
dent of the State Postmasters Asso
ciation, and W. T. Culpepper, of Eli
zabeth City, past president. Efforts
are also being made by Mr. Kramer
to have Congressman Lindsay War
-xen as well as an official from the
Fostoffice Department present for the
meeting.
Among others who will attend the
meeting will be Miss Effie Brick
house, of Columbia, State vice presi
dent, Mrs. Luella Swindell, of Swan
Quarter, district secretary; Charlie
Evans, of Manteo, director, and James
A Bonner, of Aurora, vice chairman.
An appropriate entertainment pro
gram if being arranged for the af
fair, which will Indude a band con
cert by the Edenjpn High School
* electing district offircrexbf’dtoTbaf.
Schools Os County
Unit Preparing For
Opening Sept 11
Pre-school Conferences
Arranged By Superin
tendent Taylor
ONE NEW BUS
Rainy Weather Delays
Vocational Agricul
ture Building
With schools in the Chowan County
unit scheduled to open Monday, Sep
tember 11, a number of pre-school
conferences will be held with teachers
by Superintendent W. J. Taylor.
Wednesday, September 6th, at 3
p. m., has been set aside for the
white teachers’ conference. This
conference will be held at Chowan
High School. The colored teachers’
conference will be held Thursday
morning, September 7th, at 10 o’clock
in the Superintendent’s office.
On account of . the unusual time it
takes t« register and distribute
books, it is desirable to complete the
registration of dll pupils and the dis
tribution of books before the 11th.
Therefore, all elementary children
are asked to assemble'at their respec
tive schools Friday morning, Septem
ber Bth, by 9 o’clock, for the purpose
of enrolling and having book assign
ments made. This wifi enable the
teachers to determine the number of
books needed by schools, and by Mon
day morning, September 11th,. the
necessary books will,have been sent
to the schools by the Superintendent.
This applies to both white and color
ed schools.
At Chowan High School, the high
school students only, will assemble
Thursday morning, September 7th,
for the purpose of enrolling, having
courses assigned, and determining
the necessary books for these courses.
If this procedure is followed, then
actual school work will begin Mon
day, September 11th. It is felt that
this 'procedure is better than waiting
until Monday morning to make the
necessary arrangements .and adjust
ments, thus obstructing classroom in
‘ ■ struct!—. -
Notices are being sent out to the
teachers and track drivers for the
above conferences as follows:
Corn Pond: Miss Carrie Mae
Yoder, from Hildebran, N. a Miss
Yoder is a newjeschsr for the Gum |
c§ftSAciii ytfch tlio Ai 8« Amma, *
/W fiyd,
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
BOOKMOBILE COMING TO CHOWAN
K- WM' m>ii liv~- $ i ••y-::. mm. „ inimiiWF- n
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Loaded with about 2000 books, the WPA Bookmobile will be in Chowan County during the months
of September and October. Sponsored by the Board of Education, the Bookmobile will furnish books
free to every white person in the County. The schedule carries this service to every part of Chowan,
and it is hoped that many people will take advantage of this traveling library.
G. H. Harding Host j
To Ocean Highway i
Group On Sept 15j
Executive Committee to
Hold Very Important
Meeting
ATHOTEL
Consider Expenditure of
In Waj-*f
Advertising
Coming to Edenton on Friday,
September 15, as guests of G. H.
Harding at Hotel Joseph Hewes will
be members of the executive com
'mittee of the Ocean Highway Asso-|
i ciation, of which Mr. Harding is also;
a member. One of the principal |
items of business to be transacted
will be the approval of the budget for j
1939-40, which includes the expendi-1
ture of about $15,000 in the way of
advertising along the entire route.
W. Louis Fisher, of Wilmington,
N. C., was elected president of the
association at the annual meeting re-1
cently held at New Bern, and to-1
gether with Mr. Fisher the following.
members of the committee are ex
pected to attend the meeting:
John S. Cator, W. 3. Ivey, M.
Bishop Alexander, Robert Clark,
Santo Settile and Robert T. Rose
mond, of Charleston, S. C.; Sidney
Banks, of Old Point Comfort ,Va., G.
Leslie Hall, P. M. Nuna.and Dan M.
Miles, of Norfolk, Va., J. E. L. Wade
and Sydney Rivenbark, of Wilming
ton, H. L. Smith, of Georgetown, S.|
C., R. T. Pillsbury, Salisbury, Md.,l
J. E. Bryan, of Myrtle Beach, S. C., '
Homer Spiva, of Savannah, Ga, Hen- j
ry N. Callahan, of Elizabeth City, I
L. H. Garrison, of New Castle, Del., _
and H. M. Jacobs, of New. Bern.
Red Men Leading j
As Soft Ball Ends
i
i
Five Game Series For;
Championship Still
In Doubt.
- Though several rained-out games'
have not been played, the soft ball!
league schedule was closed on Friday!
night, when the Masons forfeited to
the lions .Club 7-0.
At the close of the season the three
clubs stacked up as follows:
W L Pet.
Red Men 12 7 .678
Masons-Rotary 10 10 .500
Lions 7 12 .366
Original plans called for the two
top teams to play a five-game series
'for the city championship, but at the
time of going to press it was not de
cided whether or not this series
would be played. Quite a few play
ers on both teams are out of town
and it appeared very likely that the
season would be considered dosed.
BIBLE CLASS TO MEET
The Young Woman's Bible Class of
the Kdenton Baptist Sunday - School
i wiil meet with Mrs. W. C. Bunch at
Wer. «e«to* ,
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, August 28,1939.
jWPA Bookmobile
| Will Tour Chowan
! Next Two Months
At Various Places From
September 4 to Oc
tober 31
2,000800 KS
Visit In County Is Spon
sored By Board of
Education
It is interesting to learn that the
WPA bookmobile will be in Chowan
County during the months of Septem
ber and October. The bookmobile is
| a laage truck loaded with about 2,000
; books, which will be loaned to every .
' white person in the county free ol
' charge. Bessie F. Gwyn will be the
1 librarian in charge. i
j This bookmobile Is sponsored by l
the Board of Education in Chowan
County, and it is hoped many
throughout the county will avail
themselves of the service offered by !
I this traveling library.
The schedule, as outlined, which 1
carries the bookmobile into every
section of the county, is as follows: ;
September 4, 11, 18, 25, October 2,'
9, 16, 23 and 30—Overton’s Store in
the Yeopim section 9 to 11 a. m.;|
Boy Scout Cabin, Edenton, 11:30 Hr
2 p, m., until the 18th; Advance'
school building, 2:30 to 4 p. m.
September 5, 12, 19, 25, October 3,'
10, 17, 24 and 31—Enterprise, home
of Mrs. W. H. Hollowell, 9 to 11 a. m.;[
j Perry’s Store, near Beech Fork 1
I school, 11:30 a. m. to 1:45 p. m.;!
I Henry Bunch’s Store, Rocky Hock 1
j section, 2 to 4 p. m.
September 6, 13, 20, 27, October 4,
1 11, 18 and 25—Gum Pond School, 9
jto 11 a. m.; Elbert Peele’s Store,
Rocky Hock section, 11:30 a. m. to
1:30 p. m.; Evans Mill, near Cross|
| Roads, 2 to 4 p. m.
September 7, 14, 21, 28, October 5,‘
1 12, 19 and 26—Chowan Community |
House, Cross Roads, 9 to 11 a. m.;>
.Belch’s Store, Tyner, 11:30 a. m. to!
11:80 p. m.; Ryland, old school build
| ing, 2 to 4 p. m.
, September 8, 15, 22, 29, October 6,!
13, 20 and 27—Elmo, Twine’s Store,!
9 to 11 a. m.; Snow Hill, Copeland’s
Store, 11:30 a. m. to 1:80 p. m.; Gli-|
den, Briggn Store, 2 to 4 p. m.
First Accident On
New Edenton Road
" i
The first accident on the new road
leading into Edenton from the Albe
marle Sound bridge road occurred
late Saturday afternoon when seven
people miraculously escaped serious'
injury. The accident happened when;
a pickup truck collided with a mule
and cart which had entered the new
highway from the old road just out- l
side of Edenton.
In the truck which was driven by
Ernest White, of Bertie County, were
six player* of the Perrytown baseball
team in the Albemarle League who
were returning heme from Plymouth
where a play-off game was postponed
on account of rein. The mule, driven
by Ed Lowther, Negro, was kiled as
the truck was thrown off the rood
into thf muddy to
...
Salary Os Edenton '
Band Director Now
Hangs In Balance
I School Trustees Balk,
Awaiting Legal
Advice
MEETAGAIN
Delegation Present to
Emphasize Worth of
-4dnganiaatioa.. .it
Though faced with a delegation in
the interest of putting C. L. Mc-
Cullers on a permanent salary as di
i rector of the Edenton High School
band, the trustees of the Edenton
school administrative unit on Thurs
day night took no definite steps in
the matter. After the proposition
was presented by E. W. Spires, as
j well as others called upon, including
Rev. W. C. Benson, Mrs. D, M.
Reaves, Margaret Spires and J. Ed
win Bufflap, who explained the town's
; appropriation of S9OO, the trustees',
l thoroughly discussed the matter, but
j preferred to withhold action until W.
, D. Pruden, town attorney and a mera
i ber of the board, could give a ruling
|as to the legality of the appropria
tion. Mr. Pruden was out of town
, when the meeting was held.
■ All at the speakers in behalf of the
' hand emphasised the worth of the
: organisation to the school and town
Jas a whole and expressed the hope
that the hoard would match the ap
> propriation made by the town in or
| der to assure permanency to the
; band.
: It was expected that another meet
[ ing of the board would be called on
1 Monday, but not all the members
could attend ami in view of that fact
another meeting will most likely be
held some time next week and ths
i matter definitely settled.
• Bank Os Edenton Will
| Be Gosed Labor Day
| In observance of Labor Day on
Monday, September 4, the Bank of
| Edenton will be closed the entire day.
j Patrons of the bank are urged to re
member this holiday and transact
j banking business accordingly.
| Meeting Called For
Officials Os P. T. A. |
AH committee chairmen and officers
1 of the Edenton Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation are asked to meet with Mrs.
R. F. Elliott tonight (Thursday). The
meeting will be -held at the home of
> Mrs, Elliott and is called for 8
t o’clock.
Edenton’s Band Now
On Camping Outing
Bright and early Monday morning
practically all the members of the
Edenton High School Band left from
in front of their hal in the Mitch
ener building tor a week's camping
trip at Camp Leach aear Washing
ton. The youngsters were accom
panied by Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Mc-
CaUers, aa well as several patents of
children to the band.
A number have visited the band
white to camp and repest tint the
Governor JamesH. PriceOf
Virginia Bestowed Title Os
Edenton’sHonoraryCitizen
Curtain Drops On
tost Colony'Drama
Labor Day, Sept 4
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•
Quarter Million People
Have Witnessed
Showing
125 SHOWS
Holiday Performance Is
Planned For Final
Night
A quarter million persons from all
parts of the country have witnessed
Paul Green’s historical drama “The
Lost Colony,” now in its third big
season at the Waterside Theatre,
Manteo, since it was first presented
in connection with the local historical
celebration there two summers ago.
This figure represents audiences
which have seen the 125 performances
since the opening. Several thousand
more are expected to witness “The
l Lost Colony” before it closes its sea
son Labor Day, September 4. A holi
day performance is being given that
night to take care of the unusual de
mand for the production.
Young Democrats
Meet Tonight At
6 In Court House
Meeting Called Sy John
W. Graham, Presi
dent jrfGroup
ELECT OFFICERS
Delegates Also Named
For State Convention I
In Charlotte
A meeting of the Young Demo-'
crats of Chowan County has been 1
called for tonight (Thursday! at hi
o’clock in the Court House. This[
meeting has been called by John W.j
Graham, president of the Young i
Democrats, and he urges all members |
to be present, as well as any others]
who are interested in the party.
Among the principal items of:
business to be acted upon will be the
election of officers for the year and
the naming of delegates to the State |
convention which meets in Charlotte
September 7, 8 and 9, and for that 1
reason a full turn-out is desired.
Richard D. Dixon j
SpeakerAt Rotary
Lloyd E. Griffin Visitor
And Speaker Last
Week
Richard D. Dixon is scheduled to be
the principal speaker at the meeting
today of the Edenton Rotary Club,
the program being in charge of
Thompson Greenwood. Mr. Dixon
will most likely speak upon the ad
vantages of the Oman Highway As
sociation, the annual meeting of
j which he attended in New Bern as a
J representative of Chowan County at
’the request of the County Commis
sioners. President “Spec” Jones urg-*
«s every member to be present.
At last week’s meeting John Gra
ham read an address recently broad
cast over the radio by Charles Whed
bee, of Hertford, dealing with the
topography, history and advantages
of Perquimans County.
Lloyd C. Griffin, secretary of the
State School Commission and a char
ter member of the (local club, was a
visitor at the meeting and made ai
brief address much to the pleasure of
those present.
CHIEF HELMS BACK
Chief of Police G. A. Helms, Mrs.
Helms end their eon, Parker, return
ed Sunday from a week’s visit with
relatives la WBlis and Roanoke, Va.
Mr. Helms command only part of his
va—Kan In ordor to return in time
tor kin am to aeeempaay toe Eden
tom hand to Camp Lento tor toe
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realize good results.
$1.25 Per Year.
Group Enjoys Visit to
Local Historical
Spots
WELL PLEASED
I
, Richard Dixon Reads
Interesting Letter of
Former Governor
Governor James H. Price, of Vir
ginia. upon his unofficial visit to
Edenton last Thursday, was honored
by being made an honorary citizen of
! Edenton, which he graciously accept
ed. The honor was conferred by
Mayor J. H. McMullan, who present
ed the distinguished visitor with the
following “credentials”:
“As a token of the friendly rivalry
that has existed since early Colonial
days between the Colonial Capital of
Virginia, Williamsburg, and the Co
lonial Capital Os North Carolina,
Edenton; And as an acknowledge
ment of the fact that you have proven
a worthy successor to that galaxy of
distinguished statesmen who have
governed the Old Dominion, I have
ti»e honor to bestow upon you the
title “Honorary Citizen of Edenton,”
an honor which we have ever guard
ed jealously because we have only
conferred it on one other, Sir An
thony Eden of England, a relative of
Colonial Governor Charles Eden, for
whom Edenton was named in 1722.
“May I ask that you honor us by
accepting this honor?”
The Gorvemor, together with his
son, James H. Price, Jr., Mayor Jack
Nurney, of Suffolk, Va., I. O. Hill,
Grownrigg Dixon and B. E. Ballard,
Jr., arrived in Edenton around noon
on a sightseeing trip and were met at
Hotel Joseph Hewes by a committee
consisting of J. W. Davis, chairman.
Mayor J. H. McMullan, Richard D.
Dixon, Julien Wood, Sr., John F.
White. Dr. Richard Vaughn, John W.
Graham, M. F. Bond, Jr., J. N. Pru
(Continued On Page Eight)
Scouts Celebrate
! Tenth Anniversary
; Os Their Log Cabin
< .
Beautiful Building Was
Gift of Late J. A.
Woodard
! AWARDBADGES
Troop Committee On
Hand to Serve as
Counsellors
! An interesting meeting took place
| Tuesday night in the Boy Scout
headquarters when the tenth anni
versary of the gift of the Boy Scout
log cabin was celebrated. This build
> ing was turned over to the Scouts
on August 29, 1929, and Scoutmaster
; Kermit Layton, then a member of the
troop vividly recalls how it came
about. In the summer of 1929, when
H. A. Campen was acting as Scout
master, a meeting was held in the
Court House and at that time the
matter of haring their own head
quarters was brought up. The idea
struck a responsive chord and it was
then and there decided to solicit funds
with which to build a cabin.
It was while making solicitations
that a couple of boys approached the
late J. A. Woodard. A paper was
handed to Mr. Woodard with a re
quest that he pledge a certain a
mount. The canvassers were more
than surprised as Mr. Woodard lean
ed against a plate glass window and
wrote: “Build the cabin and I’ll pay
for it.”
At Tuesday night’s meeiing a
court was also held to award badges
to boys who have advanced in rank.
Present for the affair were members
of the troop committee who acted as
counsellors. These were William
Privott, Hector Lupton, C. E. Kramer,
W. W. Byrum, Jesse , White, W. D.
Holmes and Geddes Potter.
Merit badges were awarded to
Millard Ward end Jimmy Chestnutt
i for carpentry, and the same two
. scouts were awarded badges for hand
i ieraft. W. H. Gardner, Jr n was a
i warded badges tor civics, cooking and
- safety* waning his total to il merit
, only tow more to en
title kha to toe rank at Eagle So—L