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Volume Vll.—Number 10.
Census Supervisor
, D. W Lupton Seeks
Help Os Farmers
Asks Cooperation With
Enumerators to Get
Complete Record
VERY IMPORTANT
Information Can Be Se
cured From County
Agents
“No group has a greater degree
of self-interest in the success of the
Decennial Census of 1940 than has
the farmer,” declared D. W. Lupton,
District Supervisor of the Census for
this district.
“Agriculture as an industry has
been in had health for a number of
years,” declared Hr. Lupton. “Just
as a prudent person goes to his doc
tor for a complete checkup the farm-
'ers will in the Census of 1940 get
the most complete study of their
symptoms that has ever been ipade.
Facts to be coUeeted on the seven
million farms will provide the farm
ers themselves, the government, >nd
students of the farm problem with a
guide to the future;
r “The nation as a whole cannot he
fundamentally prosperous unless the
, fanner is Vosperous,” declared Mr.
Lupton, “because the farms directly
support 26 percent of our population
and the business of fanning affects
about half of all of our people. Be
sides being the producer of the na
tion’s food supply, the farmer is one
of the largest customer* of the busi
ness man. The farmer’s ability to
purchase goods directly affects all
business as well as their workers in
the city. The fanner |$ one of the
neatest suppliers of raw m*terisi*
for industry.
“Vital changes throughout the
world have directly affected the proa-,
parity pf the American fanner,” ex
plains Mr. Lofton. “Dislocation of
. world markets due to wars and the
efforts of foreign- flattops *o, make
themselves self-sufficient has made
the American farm surplus burden
some by curtailing exports. Mechan
f ization of farms has increased farm
production while decreasing the num
ber of consumers even op the farm.
Greater mechanization in factories
■ has reduced physical labor and the
demand for staple food products.
Lighter women’s clothes have added
to the cotton surplus, and reduction
of physical labor has resulted in a
■per-capita decline in the consumption
of wheat. The reduction of horses
and mules from 27,000,000 to 16,000,-
000 in favor of tractors and trucks
have made it necessary to find a
market for cash crops from 30,-
000,000 acres formerly used to raise
horse feed. The greatly reduced
' birth rate from 26 babies per 1,000
population to 17 means fewer mouths
to feed in coming years.
“The farmer is therefore confront
ed with the problem of adjusting his
production to meet these vital
changes and the Census will tell him
what these changes are. The Cen
sus figures will tell him what crops
are being overproduced; pro
gress is being made to use more of
his crops in industrial plants.
“Industry has developed a fine
statistical record which guides its
future operations. No one of the
7,000,000 farmers can develop such a
set of records for his own guidance
because he has only his own figures;
Census records of 7,000,000 farms
combined is the only complete na
tional picture of farm operations to
tell the farmer which way he is go
ing, and to provide-students of the
serious farm problem with the facts
- to meet this problem.”
Mr. Lupton urges all of the farm
ers of this section to cooperate with
the enumerator so that a complete
record of farm operations in this
section can be made. He suggests
that farmers acquaint themselves
v with the essential facts
, 1939 operations speh as nuflj&f. of
' acres fanned ;nq*i(iber of
ed or rented; value.of the Jmkluc
tions of each item; number ana clas
sification of all livestock; quantity
and value of all products including
milk, butter, eggs and even the vol
ume of foods produced and consumed
on the farm. The enumerator- will
want to know the number of acres
in use for each crop, pasture land,
land lying idle, expenditure for fee,
farm implements, automobiles,
trucks, building materials and equip
ment, fertilizer and gasoline.
Mr. Lupton urges fanners to get
help from their county agents, many
-of whom are able to supply sample
copies of the farm schedule.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
| Enlightened ]
Interesting information was
presented to the County Commis
, sioners Monday relative to re-
I quests for roads. Heretofore
requests have been made to the
Board, but hereafter there will
I be a change in policy.
•A letter was received from J.
C. Gardner, division engineer, to
the effect that requests for add
ing roads should be sent direct
to Prank L. Dunlap, chairman of
the State Highway and Public
Works Commission, Raleigh.
(Requests tor construction pro
jects or permanent improve
ments should be sent to D. Colin
Barnes, commissioner, Murfrees
boro, while requests pertaining
to work that would come under
the classification of maintenance
should be sent to Mr. Gamer, at
TTarboro.
Previous requests have more
or less bothered the Commission
ers, and thf above information
was received with some degree of
satisfaction.
Grammar Grades
Present Operetta
On Friday Night
About 80 Children Will
Show “A little Bit
Os Holland”
About 80 grammar grade children
will present an operetta, “A Little
Bit of Holland” in the Edenton
school auditorium Friday evening at
8 o’clock. This is a jolly entertain
ment with catchy music, brimful of
fun toy everyone and in the course
of which those who attend will get a
ffampie of life in HnDand.
Proceeds of the entertainment, for
which a small admission fee will be
charged, will be used to purchase
books for the elementary school li
brary. If enough books are placed
sow-tho llh—this year, the
elementary school be standard
ized.
The public is cordially invited to
attend, and assurance is given of an
entertaining program as well as con
tributing to a worthy cause.
Jurors Drawn For
April Term Court
Judge J. J. Burney of
Wilmington Sched
uled to Preside
Jurors for the April term of
Chowan Superior Court were chosen
by the County Commissioners at
their meeting Monday. Court will
convene Monday, April 1, with Judge
J. J. Burney, of Wilmington, sche
duled- to preside.
Those drawn were: Albert Culli
pher, Julian Ward, J. T. Bass,. T. E.
Bunch, R. C. Nixon, Howard Over
ton, O. C. Ward, Percy Perry, Alma
Harrell, P. S. McMullan, W. R.
White, Gurney Hobbs, Roy Lane, E.
F. Parks, W. R. Eason, P. T. Owens,
W. B. Small, Herman Layden, Lduis
Sutton, John Parrish, R. J. Boyce,
R. G. Privott, John M. Harrell, W.
C. Skinner, J. Elton Jordan, W. V.
Byrum, Mack Ward, J. E. Jackson,
C. J. Wiggins, Luther Dail, Earl G.
Harrell, A. E. Jenkins, C. W. Ward,
John N. Bunch, D. O. Ellis and W.
M. Chesson.
Dr. Roland Yaughan In
Baltimore For Special
Post Graduate Course
>
Dr. Roland H. Vaughan, associate
. of -Dr. -J. A. Poweil and Dr. Martin
, ..Wisely, in operating the Rowell
Clinic in the Citizens Bank Building,
loft Edenton Friday for Baltimore,
Md., where he erttered Marine Hos
: pital. Dr. Vaughan will take a post
graduate course on ailments of the
I eye,, nose and throat. He is ex
pected to: teturn to Edenton and re
i sume his practice about April 1.
Goodly Number Attend
! Public Forum Tuesday
Quito d jow people gathered in the
School Tuesday .night to. hear
1 an address and itoftdPb;
Mb taffum conducted -by Ebvr.JUlph
McDfcnsld. The topic was “Federal
Aid. to Edenton,” which subject prov
’ ed tor interesting and caused many
qusjbdpns and quite a discussion by
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, March 7, 1940."
Cherry Briggs Now
Handling Publicity
At Oregon State
Edenton Boy Manager
For Oregon State
Foresters
VERY”A€TIVE
Developed Forestry Pro
blems While Edenton
Boy Scout
Cherry Briggs, nephew of Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Daniels arid former
Edenton High School student, was
recently elected publicity manager
of the Forestry Club of Oregon State
foresters. His duties consist of dis
pensing forestry information and es
pecially that connected with creat
ing a careful attitude of the public
regarding roadside fires which often
result in fires amounting to huge
losses.
KOAjC, the Oregon , state-owned
radio station, Forest Service movies,
speeches and Oregon publications are
used in his work. .
Briggs has been active in forestry
publicity work since being at Oregon
State, last term having over 280
inches printed in Oregon newspapers.
One of his letters was published in
the February issue of “American
Forests,” national forestry magazine.
“I consider forest protection the
paramount issue of foresters any
where in the United States,” said
Briggs. He mentioned the Edenton
Boy Scout troop as being one of the
places where he developed a realiza
tion of the forestry problem. John
Graham, local attorney, was his
scoutmaster.
Oregon State college is near the
location from which carpe the Doug
las fir piling used in the construction
of the Albemarle Sound vehicular
bridge.
Commissioners Ask
For Special Term Os
April Superior Court
Accumulation of Many
Cases Makes Term
Necessary
Such an accumulation of civil ac
tions in Superior Court of Chowan
County has developed as to necessi
tate holding of a special term and
the County Commissioners at their
meeting Monday passed a resolution
requesting Governor Hoey to issue
an order to a judge of the Superior
Court requiring him to hold a special
term for the trial of civil cases only.
The term is to begin Monday,
April 29, and continue for one week.
Jurors for this special term, which
will not include a grand jury, will
be picked at the next regular meet
ing of the Commissioners.
Fashion Show At
Holmes Success
About 300 Jam Into Big-
Store to See Living
Models
Exceeding all expectations, an es
timated crowd of about 300 jammed
into the J. H. Holmes Company store
Friday night to attend a fashion
show conducted by this concern. Dur
ing the evening living models, wear
ing the latest spring creations prom
enaded before the large crowd of
spectators which drew rounds pf ap
plause by those interested in the at
tractive wearing apparel. Models
were’ also ■ used effectively to display
children’s wear. The store was very
attractively decorated for the affair.
The whole affair was very inter
esting and gave some idea of the
large stock of new and up-to-the
minute merchandise purchased by
the Holmes Company for the spring
business. ;
At the conclusion of the show re
freshments ■ were served to those in
attendance.
FISH MARKET
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By G. W. MOGER & CO.
Baltimore, Md.
Tttopday Sales
Roe Shad, per lb. —4O c
Buck Shad, per lb.
Rock, per lb.' —lße
Roe Jack*, per lb - 10<^
j$ * <\€ . '•> V*
Colerain Fishermen
Plan Bait Casting
Contest March 11
Tournament to Be Held
In Gymnasium of
School
GIVE~PRIZES
Open to Fishermen of
Section Who Should
Notify J. J. Beale
Something new for this section
will take place Monday night, March
11, in the Colerain High School
gymnasium, when fishermen of Cole
rain will sponsor a bait casting tour
nament. The contest will begin at 8
o’clock and all fishermen of the sec
tion are invited to participate.
The tournament is a new game
called Skish, recently adopted by the
National Association of Angling and
Casting Clubs. The rules are very
simple. Contestants use regular bait
casting outfits. Weigths will be 6-8
ounce sand bags provided by the
sponsors. Targets will be 30 inch
circles placed at varying distances,
40 to 80 feet. There will be five of
these tagets, and each must be cast
at from both a standing and a sitting
position. Each caster is allowed
three casts at each target, scoring 5
points if made on first cast, 3 if
made on second cast, or 2 if made on
third cast Perfect score is 60.
Any fisherman interested should
notify J. J, Beale, of Colerain. Each
contestant will be expected to pool
68 cents with which to buy prizes for
high scorers. There will be at least
thT& and possibly five prizes, de
pending on number of contestants.
All 'entrance fees will be used for
prices. Spectators are invited, and
there will be on admission charge.
interest is already being
manifested in the tournament. This
wiih bring more fishermen together
at One place than have ever been to
gether before. Contestants should
sepd, in names and entrance fees
right away. i - / .
Interest Aroused in
Edenton Boy Scouts
Scoutmaster Leary Says
Success of Troop Is
Now Up to Him
That interest has been revived in
Edenton Boy Scouts as the result of
Wade Leary taking over the respon
sibilities of scoutmaster was reflect
ed in his- meeting with the boys in
the Scout Cabin Friday night, when
every boy enrolled, except one was on
hand. The absentee was out-of-town
when the meeting was held.
Mr. Leary is much enthused with
his new duties and at a meeting to
be held tomorrow (Friday) night he
will complete the re-registration andj
review Scout work for the ensuing
year. “I have a fine group of
boys,” said Mr. Leary, “and I feel
that it is now up to me to make
things attractive enough to command
their interest and respect, and there
, by develop a creditable group of Boy
Scouts in Edenton.”
Mr. Leary’s initial program of
activities will include general first
aid and knot-tieing.
At present there are only two va
cancies to reach the quota for the
troop, which includes a senior patrol
leader and scribe. Meredith Jones,
who will soon qualify as an Eagle
Scout, is temporarily acting as senior
patrol leader.
Girls’ Basketball Team
In Ahoskie Tourney
Edenton High School girls’ basket
ball team, which hung up an enviable
record this season, is entered in a
tournament to be played in Ahoskie.
The team drew a bye in the first
round and will not play until the
semi-finals, which will be played
Friday.
Mrs. Badham Likely Be
Back Home Next Week
Though still in a cast and exper
iencing much discomfort, Mrs. Wil
liam Badham, who'is a patient in the
Elizabeth City hospital, is expected
to be brought home some time next
week. Mrs. Badham had the misfor
; tone to fall down the stain in Bev
i >*erly Hall, sustaining serious injuries,
> which at first caused considerable
eoncern tor her recovery.
J • ' '‘for)/
| Coming, Sure -|
Undoubtedly Chowan, County
Court House will soon become
more attractive by the addition
of a much-needed new roof. Re
cently a committee composed of
D. M. Warren, A. C. Boyce, R.
D. Dixon and' Mayor J. H. Mc-
Mullan journeyed to Williams
burg to inspect the type of roof
ing used in the restoration work
there and have about decided
that an asbestos composition
shingle would be the most satis
factory covering for the old
building.
The committee contacted the
architect in charge of the Wil
liamsburg work and letters have
been written to a Richmond con
tractor for prices to cover the
building. The matter will no
doubt be more fully discussed at
the next meeting of the County
Commissioners.
March 31 Deadline
For Purchasing Os
Peanuts By P. S. C.
R. C. Holland Sure No
Time Extension Will
Be Granted
The Peanut Stabilization Cooper
ative with headquarters in Edenton
has just announced that under its
contract with the U. S. Department
of Agriculture it must cease pur
chasing peanuts under the Surplus
Removal Program by midnight
March 31.
This organization has receiving
warehouses conveniently located
throughout the peanut area of North
Carolina.
R. C. Holland, president and man
ager, said that in his opinion there
is no possibility of an extension of
time beyond March 31 for the pur
chasing of peanuts, under this pro
gram.
Gravely Speaker
At Rotary Today
Effort Made to Have
Every Rotarian at
Meeting
The Hon. L. Lee Gravely, of Rocky
Mount, one of the candidates for gov
ernor, will address the Edenton Ro
tary Club at its meeting in the
Parish House today at 1 o’clock.
Mr. Gravely is a member of the
State Senate, chairman of an im
portant committee, with the China-
American Tobacco Company, farms
on a large scale, and. is one of the
best speakers in North Carolina. He
has an intimate knowledge of the af
fairs of the State, and is well and
favorably known to many in Edenton.
S J. Edwin Bufflap has charge of the
program, and arranged, for the com
ing of Mr. Gravely. Every member
of the club has been advised by Sec
retary John A. Holmes that Mr.
Gravely will speak, and it is hoped
that every member of the club will be
present.
Any who -would like to hear Mr.
Gravely speak will be perfectly wel
come to attend the meeting, provided
notice is given that they desire a
meal or else come to the Parish
House after the meal is served.
R. F. Tuttle To Aid
Income Tax Filers
Deputy Will Be at His
Home on March 9,
11 and 12
Deputy Commissioner R. F. Tuttle
of the State Department of Revenue,
will be at his home in Edenton on
Saturday, Monday and Tuesday,
March 9, 11 and 12, for the purpose
of assisting State income and intan
gible tax filers in the preparation
of their returns.
All married persons having in
comes of $2,000 or more, and all
single persons having incomes of
SI,OOO or more are required to file
income returns. \
All persons holding notes, stocks,
bonds or haying open accounts due
them are required to file an intangi
ble return.
These returns must be filed on or,
before Meireh 16, sr penalties accrue.
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This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realise good results.
$1.25 Per Year.
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Mrs. Gladys Smith
Sues Va. Car. Joint
Stock Land Bank
Asking $5,000 Damages
As Result of Automo
bile Wreck
ACCEPTED SSO
Charges Employee, W.
W. Winder, With
Negligence
Suit has been filed in Chowan
Superior Court by Mrs- Gladys
Smith against the Virginia Carolina
Joint Stock Land Bank in which Mrs.
Smith is asking damages in the
amount of $5,000.
Mrs. Smith claims that on Decem
ber 6, 1939, while driving her hus
band’s automobile on Oakum Street
and when she was about two-thirds
of the way across the intersection of
Oakum and Queen Streets, she was
struck by a car owned by the de
fendant and driven by W. W. Winder,
throwing her violently against a tele
phone pole.
In the complaint Mrs. Smith
charges Winder with negligence and
driving at an excessive and unlawful
rate of speed.
By means of the accident the
Smith car was demolished and the
plaintiff seriously and permanently
injured, it is set out in the com
plaint.
Mts. Smith charges that while she
was confined to her bed and could
not give proper consideration to bus
iness affairs an agent for an insur
ance company carrying liability in
surance for the defendant and dur
ing the time accepted a check for SSO
covering the doctor’s bill and replac
ing of the damaged car.
The check, however, was not cash
ed. and that by reason of her injuries,
Mrs. Smith is asking, for $5,000
damages.
Lions Clubs Plan
Inter City Meeting
Bn Monday Night
Club Will Entertain
Chowan Champs on
March 18
Lions from Edenton, Plymouth and
Hertford will hold an inter-city
meeting next Monday night in Hotel
Joseph Hewes, when a majority of
the members of these three clubs are
expected to be on hand.
The program for the meeting will
be in charge of the Hertford club,
and. while it has not been disclosed,
the program will undoubtedly be of
interest to those who attend.
On Monday, March 18, the Edenton
club will entertain the Chowan High
School boys’ basketball team, win
ners in the Albemarle Rural Confer
ence basketball tournament, together
with their coach, J. P. Barnett, and
Principal Pearly Baumgardner. The
meeting Will be held in Hotel Joseph
Hewes.
Garden Club Meets
Monday Afternoon
Mrs. Sol Rawls, Frank
lin, Va., Invited to
Spfeak
Mrs. L. D. Bond, Mrs. George
Byrum, Mrs. West Leary and. Mrs.
M. S. Elliott will be hostesses to the
Garden Club at a meeting to be held
Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at
the home of Mrs. Elliott. This is a
very important meeting and every
member is urged to be present.
The program committee has invit
ed Mrs. Sol Rawls, of Franklin, Va.,
to speak at this meeting which adds
more than usual interest to the
meeting.
Weekly Newspaper
Folk Meet Saturday
Weekly newspaper editors and
publishers of Northeastern Carolina
! will meet in Edenton Saturday night,
at a dinner in Hotel Joseph Hewes.
• The principal speaker for the occa
! sion will be J. L. Horne, Jr., of
Rocky Mount.
The meeting will begin at 7 o’olMk;
1 with the president of the assoc iationJ
. J. Edwin Bufflap, presiding.
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