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Volume Vl.—Number 40.
Answer Is Filed
To Complaint In
Prison Guard Suit
C. A. Cooke Denies
Practically All of
Charges
PERFORMED DUTY,
Admits Mistaken Iden
tity of Nekro Filled
Witl* Shot
v Answer to the complaint in the
Buit instituted by John Johnson, col
ored, against?' C, A. Cooke in which
Johnson asks $4,500 damages, was
made this week with Richard D.
Dixon, clerk of court.
In the answer practically every
paragraph in the complaint is denied
and sets out that on the afternoon
of July 14 information was obtained
by the defendant and others of a
posse that three escaped prisoners
were secreted in a woods near Eden
ton. The defendant Cooke was plac
ed at the junction of two roads to
be on the lookout for the prisoners
and that at abput 9:30 o’clock at
night the defendant saw two men
. approaching. Their presence was
first revealed by-a flash of lightning,
says the answer, and Cooke observed
that each time an automobile passed
• along the road the two men wouhj
step entirely out of range of car
lights so that they were not plainly
- visible.
As the men approached, it is stat
ed, Cooke heard one of them say
/ that if they saw anybody they must |
~ruh. When the two men were about!
20 to 30 feet from Cooke, .he called!
■/to them to step but from the edge of
the bushes into' the light of an ap-|
. proaching automobile. Upon giving
this order both men are said to have
immediately turned and run, separat
’s . ing and running., in opppsite direc- (
tions.- Cooke
but the ortfeifwas disobeyecr amrj
he shot wild the first time. How-j
» ever, the answer says, that when,
• Johnson had gone about 65 or 70j
I feet Cooke believed that he was one'
of the escaped felons for whom hej
was looking.
• ' The defendant expressly denies he |
had any ill-will towards the plaintiff;
or that he even knew him and while!
- Cooke admits that he made a mistake
v in his.identity of the party, he alleges
. that he acted at all times in good
faith and as any reasonably prudent
man would, have done under like cir-|
cumstances. The defendant alleges
that he not' only had the right but
that it was his duty to use whatever
force was necessary to recapture and
subdue said escaped felons. It is also
averred that Cooke honestly and in
good faith believed that Johnson was
one of the escaped prisoners at the
time he fired upon him, claiming that
the action and. conduct of the colored
man was such as to reasonably lead
him to believe that he was in fact an
escaped prisoner.
Cooke was acquitted in the recent;
session of Chowan Superior Court of j
the charge of assault with a deadly!
weapon ■ with intent to kill.
Cooke is represented by John F. j
a White, while Herbert Leary repre
sents Johnson.
• Auxiliary Institute
At St. Paul’s Church
Miss SaMie lseane, of Richmond,
Va., has been holding an Auxiliary
Institute at St. Paul’s Church this
week, telling of the purpose, plans!
.. and working oathe Auxiliary. She
spoke on this subject last Sunday.' j
Miss Deane is being heard with !
much interest and is well versed in l
I the Auxiliary work. Her institute!
will conclude tomorrow afternoon,]
She!Jji to visit seversft/other places 4jte
the diocese, of East'Carolina, and
the Convocation of Edenton meeting
at FannviHe on Tuesday, October
h, 24th.
Schoolmasters Club
Meets At Cross Roads
The Schoolmasters Club of this
District met Monday evening with
Superintendent W. J. Taylor and
~ Principal P. L. Baumgardner at
0 Chowan High School. Hie meeting
was held in the Community House and
supper was served by the Woman’s
Club. Thirty-four were present.
Edenton, and Miss May Belte Ed
wards spendid musical pro-
Carolina School Commission, gave a
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
| Sheriff Moves |
For the time being Sheriff J.
Bunch’s office will be at a new
location. Due to necessary re
pairs to the present office, in ope
of the oldest buildings on King
Street, it was necessary for the
Sheriff to vacate while the work
is in progress.
The County Commissioners
suggested that the Sheriff, in >
the meantime, occupy the office
on the second floor of the Court
House, but G. H. Harding, pro- ,
prietor. of Hotel Joseph Hewes,
kindly proffered a vacant store
room in the hotel building, which
offer was very agreeably accept
ed by the Sheriff and the Com
missioners. The temporary office
is much more convenient and. \yill
be of no extra expense.
United Charities j
Squeezes SSO Out
Os Commissioners!
i
Group Will Aid In Feed- !
ing Undernourished |
Children ,
stoveTneeded I <
—i - ■ i
Though Not Function
ing, Organization Is :
Not Disbanded .
Mrs. R. F. Tuttle and Mrs. A. T. I
Bush, president and treasurer, re-;,
| spectively, of the United Charities
j which . for a number of years had |
charge of relief work in Chowan
i County, appeared before the County .
! Commissioners Monday in behalf of ,
underprivileged children at the Eden
ton school, where meals are served
in the lunch room under the sponsor
i ship of the Edenton Parept-Teacher
, Association.
j Though the United f Charities has 1
1 not been officially disbanded, the or- i
! ganization has ceased to function i
i since the advent of the social secur- i
, ity program in the county. However, 1
jin their budget for 1938-1939, the :
I Commissioners allowed an appropria-
I tion for the United Charities for use
j in cases which were not taken care
of under the social security program, >
but on account of it not being used/
no provision was made for any funds i
in the present budget. It was be-]
, cause the 1938-1939 appropriation
i was not used that Mrs. Tuttle and
, Mrs. Bush hoped to be able to comply j
with jy. request by the Parent-Teacher
Association to secure a stove for the
lunch room and to provide dinners
for underprivileged children.
The matter was thoroughly discuss
ed by the Commissioners and be
cause the 1938-39 appropriation was
carried over with the unexpended
balance for the year, it was agreed
to appropriate SSO toward the project.
Creswell Merchants
| Form An Association!
Improvement of Busi
ness Conditions Is
Major Function
Merchants of Creswell met Friday
evening in the store of H. W. Nor
man for the purpose of organizing a
r Merchants Association.
After open discussion of ways and
means of cooperating with each other
for improvement of business condi-
I tions in their town, the following ■
/officers were elected: President, J. B.
[Davenport; secretary, Rom Norman;!
: advisory board, H. W. Pritchette. f
3*/ The organization will meet once
■ each month. The nine members pres-'
ent at its organization were: C. N.
Davenport, J. B. Davenport, H. R.
Stillman, C. L. Barnes, Claude Brinn,
H. W. Norman, Rom Norman, O. D. j
I Hatfield and W. T. Phelps.
• Legion Auxiliary To
i Meet Friday Night
The Auxiliary to the American Le
l] gion -will meet Friday evening at 8
i o'clock in the Auxiliary room at the
Armory. Mrs. D. M. Reaves, presi
! dent, urges all members to attend as
? plans are to be made for the installa
. tion of officers to be held on October
■ 88rd. Auxiliary members are urged
• to renew their interest in affairs of
the organization to the end Hint the
i year now facing them will show the
t moat accomplishments of any year
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Fdenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, October 5,193&
W.t White Seeks
$15,000 Damages
For Dead) Os Son
Bus Company and Hem
by Chappell Defend
ants In Suit Filed
, SAYS NEGLIGENT™
Boy Killed Shortly After
Leaving Bus Near
Hertford April 8
Suit against Hemby Chappell, a
resident of Perquimans County, and
the Norfolk Bus Corporation has been
filed with Richard D. Dixon, Chowan
County Clerk of Court, by W. E.
White, of Edenton. Mr. White is
administrator of his son, W. E.'
White, Jr., a minor, who was killed
April 8, shortly after he and his
mother left the bus about a mile
north of Hertford. The youngster
was struck by a car driven by Mr.
Chappell as he ran across the high- .
way toward the home of a relative 1
whom he and his mother planned to >
visit.
The complaint charges that the,
boy was killed due to negligence on!
the part of both defendants and 1
damages in the amount of $15,000 are j
asked.
Mr. White, suing as a pauper, is |'
represented by P. W. McMullan, of
Elizabeth City.
New Club Organized
In Gum Pond Section
Miss Eva Nixon Elected
President; 14 Mem
bers Enrolled
. Miss Rebecca Colwell met with the
ladies of the Gum Pond Community
on Friday afternoon, September 29,
and organized a Home Demonstration
Club. She was assisted, in this work
by Mrs. Percy {Smith, county home
management leader.
Miss Pauline Smith, of Raleigh,
made an interesting talk on “What
Is Home Demonstration?” She re
viewed the history of home demon
stration work and discussed the fine
projects offered and the splendid
work accomplished in this State.
Miss Smith also urged these women
! to start now and work toward getting
I a Community House.
| Officers were elected as follows:]
President, Miss Eva Nixon; vice I
president, Mrs. J. R. Bunch, Jr.;'
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Milton,
Evans, and song leader, Miss Pear) I
Nixon.
Miss Colwell gave a demonstration
on table linens and ways of serving
meals.
The club will meet at the Gum
Pond school building on the third
Wednesday in each month.
Fourteen members were enrolled at
the first meeting, and it is expected
that additional members will join at
■ the next meeting. Four visitors were
J also present.
Members enrolled in the club are:
I Mrs. J. T. Evans, Mrs. W. L. Smith,
Mrs. G. T. King, Mrs. Charlie Peele,
Mrs. J. T. Nixon, Mrs. G. P. Harrell,
Mrs. J. R. Bunch, Miss Ila Bass, Mrs.
Milton Evans, Mrs. H. M. Nixon, Miss
Beulah Evans, Miss Pearl Nixon, Miss
Eva Nixon and Mrs. Selby Byrum.
Mrs. Evans Continues
Improve In Hospital
Though Mrs. B. W. Evans is notj
yet out of danger, reports from the 1
' hospital at Fayetteville are encour- j
[aging to her friends and relatives.!
i Even under the most favorable con
ditions, Mrs. Evans is expected to be
forced to remain in the hospital for
1 several weeks longer as the result of
1 serious injuries sustained in an auto
mobile wreck while enroute to At
lanta, Ga., for a visit on Wednesday,!
■ September 20. )
| Mrs. Evans was not expected to ;
live for several days following the]
J accident, but now it is not necessary]
: to administer oxygen and blood trans- ]
fusions have also been discontinued. |
Few Placed In Jail
During September.
Another small jail population dur
ing the month of September was re-|
ported to the County Commissioners
Monday by Jailer Shelton Moore.
According to Mr. Moore’s figures,
i there were daily 28 persons confined
i ia jai during the month, the cost
• * involved, Including jail and turnkey
fees, amounting to |6ABO.
Modern Heating Os
Chowan Court House
Is Again In Limelight
Butane Gas Is Recom
mended as Safe and
Economical
TAKE NO ACTION
Commissioners Decide]
To Study System at
Triangle
Chowan County Commissioners at
their meeting Monday again discuss
ed the idea of installing heat in the
Court House, but no definite action
was taken, the Commissioners decid
ing to investigate a system now used j
by L. S. Byrum at the Triangle Ser
vice Station and which he also ex
pects to install in his home.
Representatives of the Eastern!
Butane Gas Company, of New Bern, I
were present at the meeting and ex-!
plained how the entire building I
could be heated by using butane gas. I
It was explained that the gas is sold j
in liquid form, a tank being placed i
underground outside the building, ;
where the liquid generates its own]
gas and insures a constant pressure. ]
The gas is said, to carry more than:
six times the heat contained in an]
equal amount of artificial gas.
The Commissioners were told that
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Paul Spencer Stars
On Alabama Team ,
S i
i r
Former Edenton Player, i
Had Major Role In j
21-0 Victory | ’
» .
Edenton football enthusiasts were j 1
thrilled " Sunday when they saw. a: 1
sport story in the News and Otrser- j
ver headed “Ed.enton Boy Proves. I
Hero as Alabama Takes Opener-” j <
The Edenton boy referred to was j ‘
Paul Spencer, a former Edenton grid- ; ‘
iron star now a student at the Uni- !
versity of Alabama and a member, ’
of the Crimson Tide football squad.
In part the Associated Press dis- :
patch was as follows:
“Stalemated for nearly three pe-! (
riod.s by Howards superlative defense
play, Alabama’s Crimson Tide un- (
loosed a belated attack today to open { .
the 1939 football season with a 21-0:'
victory over the Birmingham Bull-:;
j dogs before 6,000 fans.
“Sparked by a sophomore fullback,!
! Paul Spencer, of Edenton, N. C.,|
I Alabama rushed across a touchdown j
in the third period’s waning moments i
and struck hard for two more pay-off,
parad.es in the final quarter. It was j
Spencer on two scores, and Holt Rast;
on the other. All extra points were'
booted by that place-kicker de luxe, i
Sandy Sanford.
“Near the end of the third period, j
Alabama took the ball on an out-of- j
bounds kick by Howard at the Bull
dog 46 and marched to the first score
in a drive featured by Blackwell’s
11-yard sprint on an end-around.
Spencer went over from the one.
“Recovering a fumble at Howard’s
28, Alabama counted again quickly.
Boswell led the attack and barely]
missed the score by stepping out at;
the 2-foot line. Spencer lugged it
across.”
Alabama plays Fordham in New;
York next Saturday in a major in- 1
tersectional fray. Several Edenton 1
fans are planning to accompany Tom
Spencer, brother of Paul, to witness
j the battle.
] Commissioners Grant
Home Agent $lO Per
Month For Expenses
Chowan County Commissioners on
Monday agreed to hppropriate $lO
per month as an expense account for
I use by Miss Rebecca Colwell, Chowan
; County home demonstration agent.
I The request for the appropriation
] was made by Miss Pauline Smith,
[district home demonstration agent,
I who told the Commissioners that only
! two counties in her district, Chowan
| and Camden, do not augment the
' home agent’s salary to help pay for (
' a telephone, extra necessary office ]
] help and the many incidentals needed
in connection with the work.
| Miss Smith highly commended Miss
i Colwell for her work in Chowan and
'plainly told the Commissioners that
,] an agent of her calibre could very
i [ easily be transferred to a county,
; where a larger salary was paid, as
r I well as adequate office help pro
vided.
| Double Suit |
In addition to a suit filed May
16 in which Mrs. Lillie May Ward
is seeking $15,000 damages from
Rose’s 5-10-25 c store and Paul
M. Wallace, manager of the
Edenton store, on a charge of
slander, another suit was filed
Cast week with Clerk of Court
Richard D.. Dixon by Mirs. Ward
against the same parties.
In the latest action Mrs. Ward
charges false arrest in the com
plaint, for which she is asking
for $1,500 compensatory dam
ages and SI,OOO punitive dam
ages.
The plaintiff was charged with
stealing a pair of 69-oent hose
from, a counter in the Rose store,
and was found not guilty in
Chowan Recorder’s Court on May
16, following which the first
suit was immediately filed.
Windsor High Hands
Edenton Its Initial
Defeat Os Season
Passing Combination of !
Hale and Spruill Re- 1
suits In Upset
FUMBLESCOSTLY j
" — ■
Next Three Games to Be
Played on Edenton’s
Gridiron
i
Whether it was a ease of over- (
confidence or not, a stubborn Wind- j
sor High School football team on
Tuesday afternoon handed, Edenton!
High School its first defeat of the]
season on the local gridiron 7 to 6.'
Despite the fact that Edenton’s line
was bolstered by James Cozzens at j
center, the necessary punch was lack- j
ing to add the third consecutive vie-1
tory.
Two factors are resppnsible for
Edenton’s loss and Windsor’s vieSdi'y,
one being a smooth working passing
combination for Windsor composed of;
Spruill and Hale. This pair of
youngsters, Spruill a mere stripling
weighing not much over 100 pounds,
would do credit to almost any high
school outfit, for each can flip a
bullet-like pass at will and each is a
very capable pass receiver. The
other factor in Edenton’s loss can
easily be attributed to fumbling, for
on several occasions when within
striking distance of a touchdown the
pigskin fell aimlessly to the ground
only to be recovered by the Bertie
boys.
Except in the passing department,
both teams played on about even
| terms. Edenton was first to score,
Dick Badham scoring a touchdown
: (Continued On Fage Five)
I _
I Chowan Senior In
I State Dress Revue
lea Mae Stallings Wins
First Place In County
Contest
i
! Miss lea Mae Stallings, a senior
’at Chowan High School, will com
■ pete for honors in the State dress
| revue to be held at State College to
i morrow (Friday).
Miss Stallings won first place in a
county contest held at Chowan High
School in which 12 contestants were
entered. Miss Forbes, home econoifi
ics teacher at Chowan High, judged
the dresses, all of which were very
good as to material, pattern and
workmanship.
I Others entered in the county con
test and who will attend the State
| dress revue are: Kathryn Copeland,
! Virginia Hope Perry, Mozelle Stall
ings, Kathryn Hollpwell.
Kathryn Copeland made second
highest score and Virginia Hope
Perry third in the county contest.
$17,300 L. Stock
Matures On Saturday
1
1
Next Saturday Edenton Building ,
& Loan stockholders will benefit to
; the tune of $17,300, when 173 shares'
'of stock matures. This amount will!
be distributed among 14 stockholders,!
who have paid into the Association!
$14,099.60, the earnings amounting to
$3,200.50. ]
j A -new series of stock will be issued
’ Saturday and R. E. Leary, the sec
1 retary, will gladly accommodate any
■ who desire tt> take shares in the new
■ iseries.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realize good results.
$1.25 Per Year.
Norfolk Visitors
Well Pleased With
Edenton Hospitality
%
Mayor John Gurkin Ex
tends Invitation to
Visit His City
SOME TAR HEELS
Band Invited to Be Spe
cial Guests at Foot
ball Game
That the good-will tour of a group
of prominent Norfolk business men
in Edenton Saturday was all that the
name implies was evident by the way
the visitors commented upon the hos
j pitality showered upon them during
J their stop here. Headed by Mayor
l John A. Gurkin, himself a native
i North Carolinian, the group included
others who have moved from this
State to make their home in Norfolk,
and there was not a single one in the
party but who expressed his pleasure
at the way they were greeted and
I entertained in Ed.enton.
I Arriving about half hour later than
j scheduled, the group, traveling in a
■ special bus and accompanied by a
I sound truck, were met at the city
i limits by State Patrolman George I.
; Dail and Chief of Police G. A. Helms,
j who escorted them to Hotel Joseph
j Hewes. At Broad and Church Streets
the High School Band dropped back
i of the patrolmen and. played lively
] tunes enroute. The visitors were
! taken south on Broad Street to
j Water, thence to Court Street and
1 then north to the hotel, where they
■ disembarked and resorted to a round
of hand-shaking and self-introduc
, tions, as the band played in the
J street.
i Before a microphone, Mayor John
Gurkin expressed his pleasure in be
i ing here and extended not only a cor
■ dial invitation to Edentonians to see
! the Carolina-V. P. I. football game in
j Norfolk on October 7, but extended
! an invitation to visit Norfolk at any
time not only for business reasons
but pleasure as well. 0
Mayor J. H. McMullan briefly wel
■ corned the delegation and E. W.
Spires, chairman of the Chowan
County chapter of the Governor’s
Hospitality Committee, also extended
words of welcome in behalf of his
committee and the citizenry in gen
eral.
Stepping up to the microphone a
second time, Mayor Gurkin said he
had. a special announcement to make
and proceeded to highly commend the
Edenton band. “It is just about the
I best band of its kind I have ever
( seen,” Said he, and forthwith extended
| an invitation to the organization to be
special guests at Saturday’s football
| game. The invitation has since been
, accepted and. unless something pre
-1 vents, the band, as well as a host of
; Edenton football fans will be on hand
! in Norfolk Saturday to witness the
j Tar Heels fight it out with V. P. I.
I Director C. L. McCullers has re
! quested any who go to the game from
■ Edenton and can carry any members
I of the band to see him immediately
' ( or call phone 19-W. Mr. McCullers
] also stated Wednesday morning that
, he had accepted an invitation for the
5 band to play at the State Fair in
j Raleigh, Friday, October 13,
j G. H. Harding very graciously pro
j vided a room in Hotel Joseph Hewes,
j where refreshments were served to
• the visitors before departing for Ply
■ mouth, where they were scheduled to
5 eat dinner.
[Special Service Held
At Methodist Church
;! Next Sunday Morning
|! Every member of the Methodist
' Church is urged by the pastor, Rev.
W. C. Benson, to be present at a
special meeting to be held, next Sun
' day morning at 11 o’clock. At that
time John A. Holmes will present a
’ matter of special interest to the con
gregation and the preacher will speak
, on a topic relating to the welfare of
the youth of the town.
e . In announcing the service, Mr.
1 Benson said it would be very worth
j while and hopes as many as possible
of the congregation, as well as other
7 friends, Will attend.
Garden Club Meets
, With Mrs. Byrum On
Monday Afternoon
; Edenton’s Garden Club will have a
meeting Monday afternoon at 3:30
| o’clock at the home of Mrs. T. C.
Byrum. The hostesses for this meet
ing will be Mrs. J. W. White, Mrs.
' J. G. Smell, Mrs. Ernest Stillman
r and Mrs. T. C. Byrum. All members
are urged to be present.