In these columns will be
found a fair presentation
of locftl and county news
of general interest.
Volume VI —Number 38.
First Day’s Enrollment At
Edenton School Slightly
Ahead Os Last Year’s Mark
796 Enter School Mon
day Morning; More
Expected
BAND INSTRUCTION
Now Able to Graduate
Without Units For j
Foreign Language
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That there will! be more students j
attending the Edenton school this year
than last year is reflected in the en
rollment at the first day of school
on Monday morning. Superintendent,
John A. Holmes reported that on the
first day there were an even 500 en
rolled in the elementary grades and
296 in high school, or a total of 796
on the first d.ay.
Last year at the end of the first
ten days the enrollment was 798, and
the fact that more students entered
school within the first ten days is
reason to believe that this year’s en
rollment will equal that of last year.
Last year’s enrollment on the first
day was 790.
There was little confusion in con
nection with the opening of school,
abbreviated sessions being held Mon
day and Tuesday to organize the j
, classes. However, on Wednesday aj
full schedule of classes went into es
► __fect and everything was running
'smoothly.
At the opening exercise Rev. W.
C. Benson conducted a devotional
service. He was followed by Thomas
Chears, chairman of the board of
School trustees, who made a brief
address of welcome and expressed the
hope that the year would be success
ful from every standpoint.
The High School band rendered a
30-minute concert, which was very
much enjoyed by students and visi
tors alike.
Mr. Holmes announced that under
the present set-up it will be possible
to graduate from the Edenton school
without units in foreign languages.
This is due to the fact that there is
now included in the curriculum an
industrial art department, offeringi
two units of work, one in mechanical
drawing and. one in woodworking.
Heretofore, in order to graduate it
was necessary to have four units in]
English, two units in foreign lan- j
guages, two units in mathematics,'
two units in social science, one unit 1
in natural science and five elective'
units. Now it is possible to acquire'
the necessary units by leaving off the 1
foreign languages and getting two,
units in home economics, two in in-j
dustrial arts, plus one in either gen
eral science, biology or chemistry.
Another feature of this year’s ses
sion is the fact that band instruction
will be furnished free. This mater- j
ialized when the school trustees and}
Town Council agreed to put C. L.'
McCullers on a $1,500 salary basis as
band instructor. McCullers will be
in school five days each week and has
regular classes arranged. A small,
fee, however, is required, to be paid
by each member in order to maintain'
a treasury for maintenance and
equipment. '
On account of graduation eight
band members were lost, but Mr,
McCullers reported Wednesday that
six new candidates had been added
and several other new ones were ex
again loolfing forward, to a very suc
pected to take up the work. He is
cessful year with the band.
Football Season
OpensOn Friday
E. H. S. Opposes Colum
bia on New Athletic
Grounds
Edenton High School will open its
1939 football season Friday after-j
noon when they meet' Columbia High
' School on the local field, playing the
first game on the new athletic field.
■. The game is scheduled to begin at
3:30 o’cttock. - v
■ While Coach Holton has lost the
greater number of last year’s regu
lars, he feels that he has material
which can be developed into a credit
able team and for this reason he will
carefully scrutinize the playing of
’ each man on the team Friday.
Little is known about the strength
of Columbia, but Holton and his boys
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A. J. Maxwell, Commissioner
of Revesue, and W. Kerr Scott,
Commissioner of Agriculture,
will speak at the Perquimans
County Fair next Thursday, the
day being designated as Farmers’
Day. The two speakers are ex
pected to attract a large number
from Perquimans as well as ad
joining counties.
Mrs. B.W. Evans Hurtj
In Automobile Wreck]
On Way To Atlanta!
Family Rushes to Fay
etteville After Learn
ing About Accident
Information reached Edenton Wed
nesday to the effect that Mrs. B. W. 1
Evans was injured in an automobile |
wreck at Fayetteville. The extent 1
of the injuries was not known, I
other than that she was rushed to a'
Fayetteville hospital.
Mrs. Evans left at 6:30 Wednes-j
day morning to accompany Mr. and j
Mrs. Ted Ford to Atlanta, Ga. The
Fords had been spending some time'
at the Evans’ home and Mrs. Evans]
was going to return the visit.
Upon hearing of the accident, Mrs.
Evans’ husband and. two daughters,
Mary Winbome and Beatrice Wilson
Evans and Mrs. Z. W. Evans imme
diately left for Fayetteville.
Successful Revival
Ends At Macedonia
One of the most successful revival
meetings in recent years came to a'
close Sunday night at Macedonia'
Baptist Church. Under the preach- ]
ing of Rev. J. L. Pearce, 39 have
been added to the church’s member
ship.
Every service was well attended,
in some instances even standing
room being at a premium. Music
during the meeting was in charge of
W. J. Daniels.
Band Plays Concert
In Hertford Tonight
Edenton High School’s band will
render a concert tonight (Thursday)
in Hertford. Hie concert will be
given in front of the court house, be-1
ginning at 7:30 o'clock. Refresh-]
ments will be served to the band,
[members by the Hertford Rotary j
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, September 21,1939.
Ocean Highway
Group Plans No
Change In No. 17
Executive Meeting Held
Friday at Hotel Jo
- seph Hewes
HARDINGS GUESTS
Travel Along Route Is
Headed For Marked
Increase
Absolutely no change in routing
travel over U. S. 17, carrying it as
heretofore through Edenton rather
than as had been intimated across
the Sound bridge and into Plymouth,
was advocated unanimously last Fri
day at a meeting of the executive
committee members of the Ocean
Highway Association. The visiting
members, about 25 in . all under the
tutelage of Louis Fisher, of Wil
mington, the president, were guests
of G. H. Harding at the Hotel Joseph
Hewes, and prior to their meeting
were entertained sumptuously at a
luncheon.
Mayor J. H. McMullan and former
Mayor E. W. Spires, Association di
rectors, were, also, invited guests of
Mr. Harding at the luncheon, but
took no part in the committee meet
ing later. At the meal, and before,
Mayor McMullan presented to the
visitors his proposed new folder lo
cating the historic spots and other
places of interest in Edenton. The
Mayor likewise made a very brief
speech of welcome at the dinner.
An elaborate program for the clos
er relation of the public to the high
way through additional advertising
by signs and in publications was ad
vocated and will be carried out.
Travel along the highway is marked
for a large increase during the com
ing fall and winter, President Fisher
said.
Many Requests For
Aid Still Pending
In N. C. Counties
9,136 Applications In
State; Only Two In
Chowan
A total of 9,136 applications for
public assistance were pending' be
fore North Carolina county welfare
boards on the first of August; 7,600
representing requests for old. age as
sistance with 1,536 aid to dependent
children cases completing the num
ber, Nathan H. Yelton, director of
public assistance division of the State
Board of Charities and Public Wel
fare, said this week.
Lack of funds kept 1,786 needy
aged on the pending lists and the
same reason was assigned to 5211
possible aid to dependent children \
cases. A total of 2,550 in both j
categories were held without investi
gation because of lack of staff time 1
to complete necessary investigations I
before granting of assistance pay
ments.
In Chowan county the total pend
ing case load on the first of August
was two cases, both being requests
for old age assistance and none for
aid to dependent children.
“North Carolina’s public assistance
program is going forward slowly but
surely, and as funds become available
in the counties, pending applications
will receive due consideration,” Yel
ton said.
“Beginning in January the federal,
government will pay one-half instead j
of one-third of the aid to dependent
children grants and administrative
costs and this automatically will re-j
lease additional state and. county]
funds for increased recipient rolls in
this category,” he explained.
Methodist Junior
Choir Resumes Fall
And Winter Activities
Beginning next Sunday night the
junior choir of the Methodist Church
will resume its activities for the fall
and winter months after a few
months’ vacation. Regular rehear
sals have been held and the young
people will occupy the choir loft on
Sunday night.
Prayer meeting on Wednesday
night has also been resumed and with
the opening of school and the return
of vacationists the pastor, Rev. W.
C. Benson, appears very optimistic
for the closing out of a successful
year before the annual conference is
held.
Over 1,000 Books
Put Into Circulation
By WPA Bookmobile
Librarian Reports Gra
dual Increase In
Interest
WEEK’SSCHEDULE
Visit to Chowan Thus
Far Considered Very
Successful
That the WPA bookmobile now
j appearing in various sections of i
! Chowan County is proving very pop
ular is reflected in the fact that an
increase in books borrowed has been
shown each.day. In the last two
weeks, reports Mrs. Bessie Gwyn,
librarian in charge, about 1,000 books
| have been circulated, and the Chowan
visit thus far is regarded as very
successful.
The schedule of the bookmobile
during the week of September 25 is
as follows:
Monday—9 to 10, Overton’s Store;
10:30 to 11:30, Edenton High School;
11:30 to 12:30, Boy Scout Cabin,
Edenton; 1 to 2, Advance School.
Tuesday—9 to 10, Enterprise, home
of Mrs. W. H. Hollowell; 10:30 to
11:30, Perry’s Store and Beech Fork
School; 12 to 1, Henry Bunch’s Store.!
Wednesday—9 to 10, Gum Pond j
School; 10:30 to 11:30, Oak Grove!
School; 11:45 to 12:45, Elbert Peele’sj
Store; 1 to 2, Evans’ Mill.
Thursday—9 to 10, Chowan High;
School and Cross Roads: 10:30 toj
11:30,. Center Hill School and L. W. 1
BelchjJ-S Store; 12 to 1, Elmo, Twine’s!
Store*
Friday—9 to 10, Ryland, Ward’s!
Store; 10:30 to 11:30, Snow Hill,!
Copeland’s Store; 12 to 1, Gliden, 1
BrtKSfflU Store j
Red Men Win Series |
To Decide Soft Ball
Champs Bf Edenton
Winners Defeat Mason-
Rotary Group 8-2 In
Final Game
On Tuesday night the Red Men!
. had little trouble in defeating the!
■ Masons-Rotarians in the fifth game
of the series to decide the city soft!
ball championship. The score was;
| 8 to 2. The Red Men won the first 1
two games of the series, but the]
1 Masons-Rotarians came back strong'
to tie the count by winning the next
] two games. j
Both teams on Tuesday night were
j at their top strength, but the losers
I were considerably off-form both on
] the field and at bat. The Red.'Men
j scored four runs in the first inning
' as the result of three walks and two
! hits, and throughout the contest held
| the upper hand, at no time being se
| riously threatened,
i The Masons-Rotarians evened the!
j series last Thursday night when they
turned back the season’s league lead-1
! ers 5 to 0. The victors got off to a j
: good start in the first inning by tak- ]
I ing advantage of two errors, which!
coupled with three hits, netted, sour 1
runs. Thereafter the Red Men set-1
tied down and both teams played on
I about even terms on the field
| throughout the game. However, the
, Red Men were unable to connect safe
, ly with the slants of T. B. Williford,
i who allowed only two safe hits, one'
j by Ward Hoskins in the first inning,:
j and the other by Raleigh HollowelJ
j in the final game.
The fifth run for the winners was
; made in the fifth inning when Earl
| Goodwin hit for a circuit of the
I bases.
Separate Showings
Os Motherhood Film
At Taylor Theatre
On Monday and Tuesday at the
Taylor Theatre will be shown a pic
ture which should be of interest to
every adult. The title of the pic
ture is “Mystery of Motherhood,” and
is so plain and instructive that Man
ager Jimmy Earnhardt has arranged
for its showing to men and women
] separately.
The picture will be shown for
'women at 3:30 o’clock in the after- t
1 noon and for men only at 7:16 and
1 9:16 at night. The film has been en- 1
' dorsed by physicians, social workers
[ and civic leaders, presenting scien- i
tific facts and instructive infortaa-'
tion which should benefit every adult
(witnessing it.
Grand Jury Disapproves
Verdict Os Petit Jury In
Acquitting Prison Guard
Perquimans Fair
Bps Bn Monday
A. J. Maxwell and W.
Kerr Scott Will Speak
On Thursday
Beginning next Monday and con
tinuing throughout the week, Per
quimans County will stage its first
county fair, which from the spon
taneous intergst that has been mani
fested in Perquimans and adjoining
counties, augurs well to be a big
success and to become an annual
event.
The fair is sponsored by the Hert
ford Lions Club and aside from a
midway furnished by the Crescent
Amusement Company, which recently
appeared in Edenton, there will be
agricultural exhibits, speaking and a
big parade. A. Linwood Skinner is
general chairman and has been very
active in arranging for the fair, as
well as widely advertising it.
Judges of the exhibits will be Miss
Rebecca Colwell, Miss Maude Hodges
and Miss Virginia Edwards, home
demonstration agents for Chowan,
Pasquotank and Currituck counties
respectively.
Possibly the biggest day of the
fair will be Thursday, September 28,
when Farmers’ Day will be observed.
For this occasion A. J. Maxwell,
Commissioner of Revenue, and W.
Kerr Scott, Commissioner of Agri
culture, have accepted invitations to
speak. Both men are expected to
! have something to say that will be of
] especial interest and aid to
and others of this section.
The fair ground will be located oft
the municipal parking lot.
Alford L. Layton
Bies Suddenly
While Fishing
Body Found Along Ro
anoke River Near
Weldon
I
Funeral services were held at
Rocky Hock Tuesday for Aiford L.
Layton, 43, who was found dead along
the Roanoke River near Weldon on
Monday night. Layton was found by
three Negro women who were return
ing from a fishing trip. When dis
covered, the body buried to the knees
in a muddy ravine, was standing in
an upright position.
After an examination of the body
Coroner T. M. Cooper, of Enfield, said
death was due to hemorrhages of the
stomach.
Layton was in the vicinity where
he died for several days with a party
of fishermen who were taking cat fish
from the Roanoke River, but remain |
ed after the party had left Saturday. '
He is survived by one son, William
Layton; a daughter, Louise Layton;
two sisters, Mrs. Charlie Boyce and |
Mrs. John Garrett, and four brothers, j
Leslie, John, Worth and Jep.
10th Grade At Chowan j
High Elects Officers
Officers for the tenth grade at!
Chowan High School were elected at
a meeting of the class held Monday.
Those who were chosen are: Presi
dent, Ruth Byrum; vice president,
Hanford McNider; secretary and
treasurer, Lavelle Ward.
Entertainment At
Cherry School Friday
“Dark Town Strutters Ball”, a
Negro minstrel, together with a con
cert by the Creswell Band will be
presented at Cherry School Friday
night, September 22. The entertain
ment will begin at 8 o’clock and is
expected to attract a large crowd.
ROTARY MEETS TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary meeting will be
held in the Parish House today
(Thursday) at 1 o’clock. Dr. W. I.
Hart will be in charge of the pro
gram.
At last week’s meeting John A.
Holmes spoke briefly about the im
portance of Rotarians reading Rotary
1 literature.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realize good results.
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$1.25 Per Year.
Discharge By State of
C. A. Cooke Recom
mended
judgelrked
Conditions In County
Satisfactory Accord
ing to Report
Near the close of Chowan Superior
Court, which ended Friday afternoon,
the grand jury submitted its report
for the term. The report is rather
significant in that it is the first time
a grand jury publicly disapproved
the action of a petit jury in Chowan
County. The criticism grew out of a
verdict of not guilty in favor of C.
A. Cooke, Woodville prison camp
guard, who was charged with assault
with a deadly weapon with intent to
kill.
Cooke shot and. badly injured John
Johnson, Chowan County Negro, sev
eral weeks ago while participating
in a search for three escaped con
victs. Johnson and a companion
were on their way home and while
walking near the Mexico Road, Cooke
fired twice at Johnson at close range,
both loads entering his hips and legs.
Cooke claimed that he mistook the
men for two of the convicts.
The petit jury returned a verdict
of not guilty, which caused Judge Q.
K. Nimocks to reprimand Cooke and
give him to understand, that it was a
miscarriage of justice and that had
he been guilty a stiff sentence
would have been imposed. In ad
dressing Cooke, the judge said had
he been a member of the jury he
would have cast a vote of guilty and
that he had already d# k ßrmined to
render a sentence of 18 months on
the road had a verdict of guilty been
returned.
That the verdict did not meet with
the approval of the grand jury is re
flected in the report, which in part
said:
“We, after learning that C. A.
Cooke being freed by the petit jury
of this court on the charge of shoot
ing down one John Johnson, we re
commend to the State that he be dis
charged from the services of the
State as guard over any convicts, as
we deem it unsafe for any man of
his disposition to handle a gun.”
The grand jury reported that the
jail was in good condition, recom
mending only a new mattress for a
prison bed. The clerk of court’s of
fice, register of deeds’ office and
county home were inspected, and all
reported in good condition, except at
the county home the door steps need
ed repairing.
County school buildings were in
spected and found in good condition,
and a check-up on charges of the
county revealed that they are being
properly cared for in their respective
homes. All justices of the peace and
guardians had filed their reports and
in conjunction with the emphasis
Judge Nimocks placed on juveniles
not being confined to county jails,
the grand jury found that all crimi
nals under the age of 16 were being
cared for in private homes.
Norfolk Group To
Make Good Will
Tour Bn Sept 38
Brief Program Expect
ed to Be Held About
10:30 O’clock
Ellis Loveless, E. T. Enright and
Bush Eijos, representatives of the
Norfolk Advertising Club, were in
Edenton Wednesday making arrange
ments for a good Will tour into East
ern Carolina on Saturday, September
30. The group will be accompanied
by the mayor of Norfolk and. other
city officials, as well as a number ol
civic leaders.
The party, traveling in a sound
truck and motor coach, expect to ar
rive at 10:30 o’clock and remain a
few minutes. Inluded in the brief
program Major J. H. McMullan, as
well as others, will be officially invit
ed to attend the Carolina-V. P. I.
football game to be played in Nor
-1 folk on October 7.
| From Edenton the group will go
'to Plymouth, Windsor, Williamston
' and Ahoskie.