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A———-—* In these columns will bo found a fair presentation of local and county news of general interest. Volume Vl.—Number 43. Local Ambulance Company Awaiting Orders To Spend Week In Special Training » rr; —“ ♦ r-! Company F Drills Are Increased to Twice Each Week NEW EQUIPMENT Employers of Men Are Urged to Save Jobs > For^Them In accordance with President Roosevelt’s preparedness program, Company F, local ambulance unit of the North Carolina National Guard, is awaiting orders to be sent to * camp for a week of special field training. The local outfit has al ready begun holding two regular drills each week instead of one, which will be carried out under present or ders until January 31, 1940. Drills are now being held every Monday and Wednesday nights. Lieutenant-Colonel H. R. Melton, senior instructor of the medical de partment of the Fourth Corps Area, with headquarters in Henderson, vis ited thp local' outfit Monday and in formed the men that they would be obliged to spend a week in camp. The date and place of encampment, however, was not known, but is ex - pected to be learned at any time now. The Edenton outfit will camp with the entire medical regiment of which j it is a part, which is in contrast with the annual summer encampment when they are combined with a divi ■ sion composed, of both infantry and cavalry. The local unit is now newly equipped, including all wearing ap parel’ and cooking utensils. . In speaking to the Edenton unit, Lieut.-Col. Melton emphasized the importance of the anticipated week of training and expressed the hope that employers the* ieAa*. involved , would cooperate and while it was not expected that the men receive pay ■. while away from their usual duties, it was hoped, that their jobs would! not be in jeopardy due to their pa-j triotic duty in complying with orders following the President’s program to prepare for any possible emergency. General J. Van B. Metts said that ■the North Carolina regimental com-! manders are working out their plans so that whole regiments will be en-! gaged in the maneuvers at the same! time instead of sending single com- j panies into the field. While the date and place of en-! campment has not been made known,] Captain Pearly Baumgardner of the local unit, has an idea Henderson will i be selected as'the site of the manu-j Vers. Next Regional Meet Os Lions In Edenton —i Many From Local Club Attend Meeting Held In Plymouth Last Thursday evening the Eden ton Lions Club journeyed to Ply-] mouth, where they met with the! Hertford and Plymouth Lions Clubs ' in the first joint or Regional meeting j held in this section. Lion W. .J. I Taylor of Edenton was appointed Regional President of the three clubs by District Governor Neil Hester, of] Raleigh, and called the meeting. lion Norman, president of the Plymouth CJub, holding the gavel called the first Regional meeting to] order, later turning the meeting over 1 to Lion John Mitchener, of the Eden ton Club, who had charge of the pro gram. Lu>n Mitchener-had prepared a most excellent program, consisting of a number of stunts. Mr. and Mts. Jack Mooney, of Edenton, rendered 1 several musical selections, and Miss] Louise Smith, of Edenton, entertain-' ed with two black face skits, which were thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. Edenton was well represented at the meeting, having approximately seventy-five per cent of its members present. At the business session of the meeting, which was in charge of Lion W. J. Taylor, it was voted to have the next Regional meeting ini Edenton sometime in March, the ex act date to be set by the committee, with the Lions Club of Plymouth hav ing charge of the program. HAND INJURED Marian Goodwin, little daughter of Mr. and Mm. J. Wallace Goodwin, had the misfortune Monday to have one of her hands badly injured. The little girl’s hand was caught in a com aheller, badly mangling several of her fingers. THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Achievement Day Postponed i Achievement Day exercises of home demonstration clubs, which were scheduled to be held next Tuesday at Chowan High School, have been postponed, according ( to Miss Rebecca Colwell, Chowan •' home agent. Reason for the | postponement was due to the in ] ability of J. F. Criswell to be present on that day. Mr. Cris well has a prominent part on the program. ]i No date had been set for the exercises late Wednesday after , noon, but the day will be observ ] ed on a date when both Mr. Criswell and Miss Pauline Smith, district agent, can attend. 66 On Honor Roll At Edenton School For First Month | Report, However, Does Not Include First Three Grades ELEVENTH LEADS Taylor Theatre Offering Tickets For Highest j Averages./ : According to the honor roll for the j first*month of the Edenton school, 66 1 were included on this select list. This I number, however, did not include the first three grades, reports for which were not compiled. To make the honor roll an average of 92.5 is re , quired, not being absent or tardy and showing good deportment, j The eleventh grad.e led for the j month, placing 18 on the list. The i ninth grade was runner-up, placing 113- Those on the honor roll follow: ,j Fourth Grade—John Phillips, Dal ! j las Lee Jethro, Alula Taylor White, i Annette Oliver, Pat Keeter. i Fifth Grade—Helen Barrow, Penny j Mae Spruill, Melvin Ashley, Anne i McMullan. ! Sixth Grade—Martha Conger, Em- I ily Russell, Mary Griffin, Scott Har ! rell, Carolyn Elliott, Joyce Harrell, i Mary Bunch. || Seventh Grade—Mary Eliza White, I Gurnie Hobbs, Hazel Cobb, Jo Ann I Easley, Gordon Huffines, Ruth By ! rum, Hurley Ward, William Leary, Inez Norris. Eighth Grade—Carolyn McMullan, Jean Smith, Nell Skinner. Ninth Grade—Helen Harris, Evelyn Hughes, Neanie Bunch, Robert Har ! rell, Helen Godley, Norma Perry, Sally Dixon, Margaret Griffin, Nick I Gardner, Lester Stewart, Winifred | Hollowell, Cora Bond, Marcia Kepler. Tenth Grade—Frances Hollowell, | Juanita Hayman, Catherine Ward, Alvin Parks, Annie Macon Byrum, I Margaret Spivey, Cullen Swind.ell. j Eleventh Grade—Anne Chapped, Essie Coffield, Laura Dixon, Marguer - ite Elliott, Corinne Forehand, Jimmy 'Hassell, Sarah Lane, Doris Jean 1 I Leary, Katherine Leigh, Sophie Mills, 1 I Evelyn Perry, Mary Privott, Helen | Swanner, Catherine Reaves, Joe Row lette, Ernest Ward, Elizabeth White, ’Leslie Yates. ' In order to- stimulate interest hi , scholarship, Hie Taylor Theatre is i offering tickets to the Theatre to | the student in each room with the highest average. These for the first month went to the following: Fourth Grade—John Phillips, Dal las Lee Jethro. Fifth Grade —Helen Barrow, Penny Mae Spruill. Sixth Grade —Martha Conger and Emily Russell. I Seventh Grade Sarah Russell,' Mary Eliza White, Gurnie Hobbs. i Eighth Grade—Carolyn McMullan,: Katie Jethro. j Ninth Grade —Margaret Griffin and! Helen Harris. Tenth Grade—Alvin Parks. Eleventh Grade —Corinne Forehand. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT *—“■— \ Bom to Mr. and Bunch of Rocky Hock, a son, Edison, Jr. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, October 26,1939. ' State President To | Visit Local P. T. A. ' At November Meet » Members Feel Greatly Honored By Visit of Mrs. Alley CONCERT NOV. 9 Dr. Koch Scheduled to Read Famous Christ mas Carol Mrs. Richard Elliott, president of the Edenton Parent-Teachers Asso ciation, has announced that at the next meeting of the Association which will be held November 6 in the school auditorium, the local group will be especially honored by the presence of the State president, Mrs. Doyle D. Alley, of Waynesville, as guest speaker. At this meeting Mrs. Elliott is especially anxious for parents of town and county to be present, whether a member of the organiza tion or not. The Association is also very much interested in the organ and choral concert to be given by Hal Lyon and his group of singers from Franklin, Va. This concert will be held, in the Baptist Church on Thursday night, November 9. Arrangements have been made also I to have Dr. Frederick Koch of the ! University of N. C. and read Dickens’ noted Christmas Carol in Edenton some time in December. The date I has not been definitely set, but it is I hoped to arrange for this special en tertainment to be held as near Christmas as possible. Richard D. Dixon ! Named Director Os History Group Efforts Wffiße Made to Restore Landmarks In State Richard D. Dixon was on Friday , together with four others, named a , director of the North Carolina So- ] ; ciety for the Preservation of Antiqui ties. With 270 charter members, the new society met in Raleigh Friday to organize and elect officers. Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, of Chapel Hill, was elected president of the organi , zation, James Boyd, of Southern Pines, vice president, and Mrs. C. A Gosney, of Raleigh, secretary-treas urer. Reviewing relics of North Caro lina’s past worthy of preservation, Dr. Archibald Henderson, of Chapel ( Hill, said the Governor’s Palace must , be restored and pointed to Tryon , Palace in New Bern as the first pub i lie building in Colonial America. He challenged the new society to rebuild and restore Tryon Palace as an his torical landmark. i Dr. C. C. Crittenden, secretary of the State Historical Commission, re-1 , (Continued On Page Eight) Home Economics j Teachers Meet At Chowan High School j Home Economics teachers of Curri ] tuck, Pasquotank, Perquimans and ,' Chowan counties held the third of a I series of professional meetings at' I Chowan High School on Wednesday | ' i afternoon, October* 18, at 4 o’clock. The meeting was held in the home economise, department of the school.! Miss Elizabeth Forbes had charge of! the program .which was. centered ] arouncLbanquet and party ideas suit : able for high school use. | I Miss Forbes provided a most inter-' ; esting and helpful display of these 1 ideas which she had found usable and each teacher contributed to the pro gram by adding other ideas. The group enjoyed a most delight- j ful social' hour at the end of the! meeting. | Oyster Supper - Party At Advance School J Ladies of Macedonia Church will stage an oyster supper and Hallow e’en party at Advance school Friday night, October 27, at 7 o’clock. A good supper and lots of fun is guar anteed by this group of ladies. The affair is being held for the benefit of the church, a reasonable price being charged, and it is the hope that many will be on hand. siylfess. j Garden Club Makes Drive For Planting t Trees In Edenton r Water and Willow Oaks Recommended For Street Planting ARBOR DAY NOV. 13 ) Cost to Property Own ers Cut In Half Dur ing- Drive ■ Monday, November the 13th, has ■ I been designated by the Edenton Gar : den Club, the Parent-Teachers Asso -11 ciation and the Town Councilmen as | the date for the observation of Arbor i Day. : After a good deal of consideration . these groups have decided to recom : mend for street planting the two varieties of trees which are already s 1 extensively used and which are na : tive to this section; that is water , oaks and willow oaks. For the information of anyone who may not be entirely familiar i with trees, the willow oak has a nar- I row pointed leaf, grows quite rapid- I ly and attains considerable size. , The water oak has a small pear > shaped leaf, does not grow so large, , but is almost evergreen in this sec tion. There are lovely specimens of i these trees all over town. > Two water oaks that might be ’ mentioned are in front of the Cupola i House. : I The willow oaks are easily recog s I nized on nearly every street. ■; The price of these trees is: 6 to l • 8 feet, $2.50 each. This price is for (Continued On Page Four) Edenton Tackles Granby Highs In | Norfolk Today! Virginia Team Defeated i Elizabeth City By 12-0 Score On the heels of the defeat last , Friday at the hands of Elizabeth i City High School, Coach David Hol i ton’s high school boys will today j 1 tackle the Granby High School in i Norfolk. Not at all encouraging are . ■ prospects for a victory for the Aces , 1 in this game when it is considered ~ that though a new high school, the i ] Norfolk boys earlier this season de | seated Elizabeth City 12-0. •! However, Coach Holton, and fans; jas well, are proud of the way the j . ■ Edenton youngsters held out during , | the first half against Elizabeth City | I' last Friday and strenuous practices , 'have been in order this week in an-1 i ticipation for the game in Norfolk' this afternoon. So far this season, Edenton has I won only one game, that being in the opener with Columbia. They played a scoreless tie with New Bern in ■ their second game, but since have lost, , I to Windsor, Plymouth, Tarboro and I Elizabeth City. Rotary And Red Cross Luncheon In Parish i I, House Today, IP. M.| Though a luncheon will be served j for Red Cross workers in the Parish . , House at 1 o’clock today, the Rotary i :' Club will hol'd, its regular meeting at | | the same time and place. No pro-1 gram has been arranged, this portion I ] of the meeting *Mng given over to ] ! the Red Cross program. | A goodly number from the Rotary j « Club went to Cross Roads last Thurs-! , day night where the faculty members ] (of Chowan High School were special j ' guests. After the meeting the: 1 group attended the “Womanless Wed-1 ding,” in the high school auditorium. I The meeting was one of the most ■ pleasant of the year. | Dr. and Mrs. Tedder Will Leave Edenton Friends will regret to learn that [ Dr. and Mrs. P. W. Tedder plan to [leave Edenton in about 30 days. Dr. Tedder has been in Chowan County since July 2, 1938, as a practicing veterinarian, and during that time he Kas won for himself a host of friends. (He has been very active among farm ers, whose welfare he has very much at heart, and has expressed sort of a reluctancy in leaving oh that account. The Tedders will locate in Colum bia, South Carolina. Rose In Stirring Address Stresses Aims - Principles Os American Legionnaires | Red Cross Speaker | m mr msm f Mr, DR.F&/\a!K p. GRAHAM Dr. Graham will deliver the principal address at the after noon session today of the Red j Cross regional conference. This j meeting will be held in the Parish House, following the morning meeting at the Methodist Church. ! Eastern Carolina j High School Band j Is Now In Making! ! j i Key Members of Pres-! | ent Bands Will Com- | | j pose Group - j 100 IN OUTFIT Nine Bands Pledge to Give Support and Cooperation At a meeting of the Albemarle ! Music Festival Association, together with a number of non-resident band j directors of this section, held last j week at Hotel Joseph Hewes, the idea j of an all Eastern Carolina High i School Band was discussed. The band would comprise as members first choir or key members, of all school bands in Eastern North Caro- 1 ; lina, with the idea in mind of pre j senting a concert by this group of j around 100 members four times a i year at a time and place to be decid ed later. ! It was the belief of those present ; that such a project would do much !to stimulate interest in band music in this section and, too, provide a most outstanding program of music which would no doubt pack any au-! I ditorium in Eastern North Carolina. | The following bands have already ! expressed enthusiasm over the idea i and have pledged their support ar.d, cooperation in the matter: Ahoskie,! Tarboro, Robersonville, Pasquotank i County, Currituck County, Perquim-! ; ans County, Colerain, Columbia, Cres- j j well, Rocky Mount, Henderson, Ply-; j mouth and Edenton. Another meeting will be held in \ the Edenton school auditorium Wed-1 i nesday night, November 1, for the] ] purpose of perfecting an organiza- ’ tion and laying plans for the first I concert. The meeting will be held at | 8 o’clock and C. L. McCullers, local ] band director, has sent out special ! invitations to those interested to be J present. i Methodists Observe Week Os Prayer j At Wednesday night’s mid-week prayer meeting at the Methodist Church, the pastor, Rev. W. C. Ben son, spoke about the annual week of prayer being observed this week. In •connection with the observance pray er meetings will be held this (Thurs day) afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. J. W. Cates. At 3:30 Friday afternoon a similar meeting will be held, at the home of Mrs. G A. Helms. HERE —AND THERE Town Clerk R. E. Leary was home! over the week-end, but is now back at the Veterans Hospital at Hampton, Va. Mr. Leary went to the institu tion last week for an examination and treatment for a stomach ailment.' He was, however, in high spirits over the week-end. Aammmmmmmmmmmm. This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realize good results. $1.25 Per Year. i Principal Speaker Mon day at Installation of New Officers AGAINST WAR Foreigners Not Satisfied With American Meth ods Urged to Leave One of the most delightful meet ings of Legionnaires . and Auxiliary members in recent years was held in the Armory Monday night when of ficers for the year of both groups were jointly installed. Something ; over 100 ex-service men and Auxil iary members were present at the meeting- whjch was preceded by a banquet in the Armory. Prior to the meeting the Edenton High School Band, added to the pleasure of the occasion by rendering a concert. Immediately following the banquet and without much ado, Mrs. H. L. Swain, first area president, installed Auxiliary officers, after which June H. Rose of Greenville, department j commander, in a very impressive and | systematic manner installed the offi \ cers for Ed Bond Post. Mrs. R. E. Leary, the new Auxil iary president, made a brief but im pressive talk, in the course of which ! she complimented Mrs. D. M. Reaves, | the out-going president, for the very ! successful administration she con ; ducted while In office. Mrs. Leary I also pledged the support of her group jto the Post and urged the members j to cooperate in the various activities i to the end that the work would not j lag during her incumbency. On be | half of the Auxiliary members, Mrs. ] Leary presented to Mrs. Reaves a beautiful Auxiliary pin as a token of j their appreciation of her efforts dur- I ing the year. Responding, .Mrs. rßeaves discredited persons) efforts j and said she had received sp’.endkr co ! operation from the members, for 1 which she was very appreciative. Thomas J. Wood was installed 'as commander of the Post, succeeding i J. H. Conger. j Following the installation cere monies, Mr, Rose delivered an ad ; dress which Was especially suitable for the occasion and which was thor < oughly enjoyed by all who heard him. ! Mr. Rose emphasized the part the j Legion has taken in education, get- I ting the Legislature to pass a law 1 giving a complete college education at State-supported institutions in North Carolina to sons and daugh (Continued On Page Five) Red Cross Regional Conference Today Meetings In Methodist Church and Parish House : With Dr. Frank Graham, president ! of the University of North Carolina, i and Clarence F. Rowland, assistant ! director of Red Cross roll call, sche ! duled to speak, today’s regional con i' ference of the American Red Cross i is expected to attract a large num ber of Red. Cross workers and others I interested in the work, i As announced before, there will be two sessions, the morning meeting being held in the Methodist Church, at which Mr. Rowland will be the principal speaker. The subject of his address will be “Interpretation of the Relationship of the American Red Cross to the War in Europe.” This meeting will recess at 12:30 and at : 1 o’clock luncheon will be served in the Parish House. Featuring the afternoon session, which will be held in the Parish House, will be an address by Dr. Graham, which will no doubt attract a number who will not attend the morning meeting. Mrs. J. N. Pruden, Chowan County Chapter chairman, has distributed a number of the programs in adjacent counties and looks forward to one of Hie most interesting and beneficial Red Cross meetings ever to be held here. j . WHICHARDS RETURN ' Dr. and Mrs. M. P. Whichard left Edenton Monday for their home in Murphy, after spending a week with Mrs. WhichardL’s brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. George P. By ' rum. The Whichards enjoyed their brief stay, during which many spec ial courtesies were extended them.
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