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'' ; |SS33 : ' | I of heal and county news I of general interest. Volume Vl.—Number 39. Plans And Specifications For New Bus Station Are Approved By Town Council Action Taken at Special .Meeting Thursday Afternoon READY JANUARY 1 Busses Will Enter on King Street; Leave On Broad Street At a special meeting of Town Council held last Thursday afternoon, plans and specifications for the new Norfolk Southern Bus Corporation bus station were approved and work on its erection is expected to begin in very short order. Appearing be fore Town Council was former Mayor E. W. Spires, who conducted nego tiations for the lease of the property between the Mills and Nejam build ings as well as an eight-foot strip of the Byrum Hardware Company property on the rear to provide ade quate entrance for busses. The prop erty has been leased for a period, of ten years. While Mr. Spires did not divulge the cost of the new bus station, he said it would be modem in every de tail and would add to the appearance of the business section. Exterior walls will be of red tapestry brick with glass brick in front which has a light transmission of 84%, thus pro viding a well lighted station during the day time. The station will provide rest zooms for both white and colored, as well as waiting rooms for both races. Both rooms will be modemly equip ped, the specifications calling for material and design similar to that in the new station recently erected in i Elizabeth City. The station 458113 'fe*t from the Nejam building, this amount ■ of space being allowed for the ve hicles to leave the lot. A ' walkway will also be provided between the Mills building and the bus station for colored people to enter the wait ing rooms. White patrons will enter the building from the front. M. S. Hawkins of the bus corpora tion, was in Edenton Friday making preliminary plans for the erection of the building. Specifications are now in the hands of contractors for a bid for the new building. Town employ ees on Monday began work on mak ing driveways from the street to the lot, one being necessary on Broad Street and another on King Street.* i According to Mr. Hawkins, all busses will enter from King Street and leave on the Broad Street side. The loading platform will accommo date three busses. Aside from the actual cost of erect ing the new station, a considerable amount of money will be spent in improving the lot. Quite a good deal of filling in is necessary, which when completed will be covered with an asphalt combination covering to insure proper roadbed and drainage. The station is expected, to be ready for use by January 1. Grades Released For Meat Markets And Hotels-Cases Triangle and Lassiter's Meat Market Head Groups of September. In the hotel-case group the Triangle Filling Station headed the list with a grade of 97.5%. For meat markets, Lassi ter’s Meat Market topped the list* with a rating of 95%. The grades as released by Dr. Gar ris are as follows: Hotels and Cases Thiangle Filling Station 97.5% Hotel Joseph Hewes 96.0% Joseph Hewes Coffee Shop 93.0% Burton’s Sandwich Shop : 94.6% Chappell’s Case ____9S.o% Dempsey’s Barbecue 91.0% Habit’s Case 91.0% Norwood Case * 82.6% Bluebird Case *—_82.6% * Meat Markets Lassiter’s Meat Market 95.0% G. M. Byrum Meat Market 94.0% C E. Byrum Meat Market 98.0% Friendly Meat Market 88.6% White’s Meat Market ...89.0% THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Bids For New Star Route Not In Order Chief Clerk Says Route Proposed But Not Authorized Though the general impression has leaked out that a star route between Englehard and Edenton has been au thorized and that bids were being received, Postmaster C. E. Kramer was on Wednesday advised by A. B. Yates, chief olerk of the railway mail service, that the route has only been proposed, but has not as yet been authorized. Mr. Kramer has had several re quests for forms to make bids for the route, but was unable to provide them and as a result wrote for in formation. Mr. Yates informed Mr. Kramer that if and when the route is author ized he, as well as other postmasters, will be provided with the necessary forms with which to submit bids. Edenton High Wins Oping Game Os Football Schedule Columbia High Defeat ed on New Athletic Field Friday SCORE~29 TO G Local Gridders Put Up Better Game Than Expected With practically all of last year’s gridiron warriors missing in Edenton High School’s football squad, Coach Dave Holton’s aggregation of young and inexperienced boys on Friday af ternoon greatly surprised a large crowd of fans who gathered to see the first local game of the season by defeating Columbia High School 29 to 0. That the boys have been re ceiving some good coaching and ap plying the instruction was plainly evident by the brand of ball display ed, which was reason for consider able favorable comment on the part of some fans who anticipated seeing a much poorer brand of ball. It was the first game of the season for both teams, and while Columbia is one of the weakest teams on Eden ton’s schedule, fans were greatly en couraged after closely scrutinizing the actions of each boy who partici pated. Each one gave a good ac count of himself while on the field, but especially noticeable was the playing of Dick Badham and Dee Skiles in the backfield and Emmett Wiggins and David Goodwin in the line. Many of the reserves were also used, and due to an abundant amount of reserve material Coach Holton hopes to overcome the handicap of absence of several of last year’s in (Continued on Page Three) W. D. Holmes Rotary Program Chairman At Today's Meeting .'W,. D. Hobne*. will. be in charge of th|e program at the meeting of the Edenton Rotary Club today at l o’doik. Recently the club adopted a jHain whereby members in alphabet ical order will present a program which has been proving very interest ing. Dr. W. I. Hart conducted the pro gram last week, having present L. N. Hollowell and Linwood Skinner of Hertford, who publicized the Per quimans County Fair and extended an invitation to organize a motor cade of Edentonians to attend the Fair Tuesday. Mrs. Gordon Blow also rendered several solos during Hie meeting. Bishop Darst At Old St David's Sunday The Rt Rev. Thomas E. Darst, of Wilmington, bishop of the dtooese of East Carolina, will preach at old St David’s Church at CneswdU, on Son* dag morning at 11 Che pub lic Is cordially invited to 'attend. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, September 28,1939. PTA Holds First Meeting Os Year On Monday Night Edgar Bundy, E. City Superintendent, Will Be Guest Speaker "POUNDING” School Lunch Room Will Be Reopened on Monday Mrs. R. F. Elliott on Wednesday morning announced that the first meeting of the year of the Parent- Teacher Association will be held Monday night, October 2, at 8 o’clock. At this meeting every member of the J organization is urged to attend in J order to get off to a good start in j the year’s work. Mrs. Elliott desires it to be known that on Monday the school lunch room will be opened, and, on that ac count a “pounding” will be observed, each member being requested to bring to the meeting something that can be used in the Hunch room, such as Irish or sweet potatoes, canned vegetables! and the like. At this first meeting ox the year, the guest speaker will be Edgar \ Bundy, superintendent of Elizabeth 1 City Schools, and it is hoped a large proportion of the membership will be on hand to hear him. A meeting of the executive council I was held Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. Elliott, at which time a plan of work was mapped out for the year. It was decided to open the school lunch room on Monday, a charge of five cents to be made for the meal, plus five cents for milk. Miss Sallie Jones will supervise the lunch 'room gnd with the menu as prepared, it is expected that the lunch room this year will be even more popular than before. The menu as arranged for the opening week will be as follows: Monday—Corned beef hash, slaw, baked tomatoes, biscuits. Tuesday—Salmon croquettes, slaw, creamed carrots, com bread. Wednesday—Beef soup, crackers, apple jack. Thursday—Beef balls, cole slaw, sweet potatoes, biscuits. Friday—Macaroni and cheese, string beans, steamed apples, bis-1 cuits. Campaign Started To Wipe Out Bang’s Disease in Chowan Every Cow In County Will Be Thoroughly Examined WORKSTARTED Dr. Lee M. Becton Ar rives Monday to Take Charge Os interest to farmers in Chowan County is the presence of Dr. Lee M. Becton of the United, States Bu reau of Animal Industry, who is con ducting a campaign in the eradica tion of Bangs disease. Dr. Becton arrived in Edenton Monday and im mediately went to work in examining cattle. This work is being done in accord ance with an act of the General As sembly igf North Carolina of 1937, and costs the farmer nothing. If it is necestiti? to destroy t cow the farmer fgpald a certain price for the animal, plus a fair sum for the beef value. The inspection is made in cooperation with Chowan County. Dr. Lee and his assistant will make a farm-to-farm canvass and will, during his stay in the county, inspect every cow relative to Bangs disease. According to the act to assist in the control and eradication of Bangs diseases, it is ordered that no female cattle six months or over or bulls of any age shall be allowed to be driven, transported or allowed to stray into the County of Chowan, except upon official permission from a duly au thorized quarantine inspector in ac cordance with the livestock sanitary laws and regulations of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. . BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mss. Haywood J. Hughes announce the birth of a son, Haywood Nancy, on September Bth. The youngster wMjliiinl 8% pounds. 61 Join Edenton- Chowan Chamber Commerce To Date i Dr. W. I. Hart, Treasur er, Reports $545 Collected MORE EXPECTED Follow-up Campaign to Be Conducted to Boost Memberships Though not all prospective mem bers of the Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce for the year 1939-40 have been canvassed, Dr. W. I. Hart. Jr., treasurer of the organization, this week reported that according to his records the recent canvass netted 61 memberships amounting to $545 in way of fees. At present there are quite a few names on some of the lists who have not been seen by can vassers and still others who found it inconvenient to pay the annual dues when called upon. For this reason a follow-up drive is being planned by President Milliard Bond and J. H. Conger, chairman of the membership committee, in the expectation that both the member ship and treasury will be consider ably boosted. At the time the canvass was made several weeks ago, many were off on vacations and with the approach of cooler weather and an anticipated pick-up in business, there is every reason to believe more members will again join the Chamber of Com merce this year. A meeting will be held 'shortly and an effort made to contact all who have not been pre viously seen, as well as those who hesitated to pay their • dues when canvassed. Dr. Hart’s records show the fol lowing who have joined to date and the amount paid by each: A. & P. Tea Co. 9 15.00 Albemarle Peanut Company 15.00 The Advance ->* 5.00 C. A. Ashby _f 5.00 Badham Bros. Co. 5.00 Bank of Edenton 50.00 Cherry Boyce, Grocery 5.00 M. G. Brown Lumber Co. 10.00 Willie H. Bunch Garage 10.00 L. C. Burton 5.00 Byrum Hardware Co. 15.00 L. S. Byrum 15.00 (Continued On Page Five) L H. S. Preparing For Tussle With New Bern Friday Practices Held Under Lights at Soft Ball Diamond GAME AT NIGHT Both Coach Holton and Players Expect Tough Opponents Greatly encouraged by their vic tory over Columbia last Friday af ternoon, Edenton High School’s foot ball team will tackle the New Bern outfit on the Craven County gridiron next- Friday* 'Both Coach David Hol ton and his boys anticipate a much tougher opponent in their second game, and for this reason they are undergoing strenuous practice ses sions during this week. Coach Hol ton is especially drilling the boys along several lines that appeared weak in the initial game. coolest I’jnday at Bern wSiybe played ,pt : night and in ordei to become acquainted wifli handling the ball on a lighted field, a practice was held Wednesday night under the lights on the soft ball park. Another practice will be held tonight (Thurs day) in order to become accustomed to playing under the changed condi tions. The boys, accompanied by a group of football fans, will leave Edenton about 6 o’clock Friday af ternoon. The list of boys who have reported for football practice, 36 in all, and all of whom are working hard for berths on the team, are as follows: Backs—Tom Wilder. Dee Skiles, Dick Badham, Gray Byrum, G. A. Byrum, Alvin Parks, Carroll Stewart, Elton Forehand, John Hassell, Tom Shepard, Jasper Hassell, Richard Mizzell, Ervin Griffin. Ends—David Goodwin, Joe Row lett*, Murril Byrum, Howard Phipps, (Continued On Page Pour) Efforts Os Lindsay Warren Successful In Preventing Consolidation Mail Routes Mrs. B.W. Evans In Serious Condition i Blood Transfusions Ne-| cessary Following Auto Accident Though still in a critical condition in a Fayetteville hospital following an automobile wreck last Wednesday! morning, Mrs. B. W. Evans on Wed- \ nesday morning of this week was re-] ported to be slightly improved. Phy- j sicians at that time expressed the! opinion that, barring anw complica-l tions, Mrs. Evans will most likely re-' cover from her injuries. Four blood transfusions have been] necessary since she has been confined! to the hospital and it was said that if | she would live through Monday, morning of this week, chances were encouraging for her recovery. Edenton Placed On Next Itinerary Os Philatelic Truck i Display Car Scheduled To Arrive Here on December 4 EDUCATIONAL School Children Will Be Urged to View Big j Stamp Exhibit Ramsey S. Black, third assistant; postmaster general, this week notified j Postmaster C. E. Kramer that pro vision has been made in the next! itinerary schedule for the philatelic truck to visit Edenton for the benefit, of local stamp collectors and others interested. j The display car will aajgve from j Elizabeth City on Monday, December 4, and will be open to visitors for a temporary period. Mr. Kramer will be advised in advance with regard to the hour of arrival of the truck in ' Edenton. | It is. desired, especially, that pupils in the local schools and those inter-, ested in stamp collections shall be ] given the best possible opportunity to view the exhibits, which are of high educational value since they in clude a complete showing of United States postage stamps and related: materials. : The car is approximately 25 feet long and 8% feet wide with entrance) door in the rear and exits on each side at the front. Mr. Kramer will. arrange to locate the display car in a 1 conspicuous and accessible place dur ing its stay here, and detail one of the local office force to supplement the regular personnel of the truck, who aside from giving any desired information will distribute stamp lit erature. Auto Licenses One- Fourth Annual Fee Effective Sept. 30 Mrs. Leon Leary, manager of the) Edenton branch office of the AAA, ' announced Wednesday morning that ] j effective September 30, automobile 1 j license plates' may be sold for one-i fourth of the annual fee. There is| an* exception, however, for “A” trailer {dates. Mrs. Leary’s information was re ceived from R. R. McLaughlin, direc-] tor of the motor vehicle bureau. | Benson Speaker At Lions Club Meeting 1 Almost a 100 per cent attendance 1 was registered at the Lions Club| J meeting Monday night and. with the approach of cooler weather the club hopes to renew activities which were j more or less at a standstill during] the summer months. The guest speaker Monday night was Rev. W. C. Benson, who pre sented an idea for the systematic training of youth. Under the plan he suggested that the Lions, Rotary! Club and churches could unite in sponsoring a movement which will be of lasting benefit to the youth of the town. i This newspaper is circu- I lated in the territory where Advertisers will realize good results. $1.25 Per Year. Convinces Postal Offi cials That Proposal Is Not Feasible fightsT" WEEKS Civil Service Examina tion Will Be Held to Fill Vacancy Representative Lindsay Warren in a letter to Postmaster C. E. Kramer early this week announced that there would, be no rural route consolida tion out of Edenton. Such a consoli dation had been ordered by the Post Office Department to take effect on November Ist. Mr. Warren said that for the last seven weeks he had vig orously opposed this consolidation because he was convinced it was not in the public interest and that mail service out of Edenton would greatly suffer. The law requires consolida tions to be made wherever possible whenever a carrier dies or retires. The First District Congressman stated that this was the first rural route consolidation that he has ever been able to stop because the Post Office Department always follows the report of its inspector. He said that he had convinced the Second Assist ant Postmaster General that the pro posal was not feasible. Sometime later on a Civil Service examination will be held for the va cancy and it is generally several months after an examination before an eligible list is established and one of the first three high on the eligible list must be appointed. The vacancy will be caused by the retirement of J. J. Long. Several weeks ago a postal inspec tor was in Edenton and following an investigation he recommended con solidation of the three routes into two. However, when it beCfenfcftgen erally known patrons throughout the county expressed their displeasure in no uncertain terms. Appeals were made to Postmaster Kramer, who, however, had no jurisdiction in the matter, a petition was circulated and signed by practically every rural mail patron and letters were written to Congressmen in an effort to prevent the consolidation. Consolidation of the routes would have crippled mail service not only in some patrons receiving their mail later in the day due to added mileage for the two carriers, but moreso be cause the carriers would have retum j ed from their routes too late to have the maiH dispatched which they col | lected. Many Edentonians Attend Perquimans Fair On Tuesday i Big* Parade Led By Ed enton Hig*h School Band In the neighborhood of, 25 automo bile loads of Edenton people journey ed to Hertford Tuesday afternoon to take part in and visit the Perquimans County Fair which opened Monday. Featuring the afternoon was a big : parade which was led by the Eden ton band. The Creswell, Columbia and Plymouth bauds also partici pated. ! Attendance at the fair Tuesday was j larger than expected, the town being j crowded with folks from all over the Albemarle. What is expected to be the most interesting the week is sche duled for today (Thursday) which is designated as Farmers’ Day. A fea ture of the program will be addresses by A. J. Maxwell, commissioner of revenue, and W. Kerr Scott, commis sioner of agriculture. Elizabeth City has arranged for a large motor cade as guests during the day. I District Bar Meets In Washington Sept. 29 | The annual meeting of the District Bar of the First Judicial District will be held in Washington, N. C., Friday, September 29. The meeting will be held in the Federal court room, be > ginning at 11 a. m. John W. Graham, secretary of the group, has notified every member of the organization and it is expected most of them will attend.
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