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Volume Vll.—Number 16.
Stage Is Set For Primary Election
Saturday Night Deadline
For First Period In Herald’s
Drive For More Subscribers
Contestants Are Hard
At Work as Drop In
Votes Nears
RACE VERY CLOSE
Several Workers Now
Neck and Neck For
Top Honors
Nine o’clock Saturday night. That
is the final hour of the big first per
iod of The Herald’s huge circulation
campaign. With the. closing of The
Herald’s office Saturday night goes
the last chance to secure top votes on
subscriptions.
Viorkers in the campaign, and es
pecially those who have their eyes set
on the S3OO, are urged to secure
every possible subscription before th*
First Period closes Saturday. What
candidates do between now and Sat
urday night may be just what they
need to “cinch” the grand prize.
The last of the big votes Saturday
night will undoubtedly be a deciding
factor in determining the final win
ners. After Saturday, votes on sub
scriptions will count less, hence a
commanding lead at the start of the
second-fWfod wHI be hard, to over
come.
Persons contemplating subscribing,
or who have promised some- worker
in the campaign a subscription
“later” should give it now while it
counts the most votes.
Every candidate should make a su
preme effort to secure every possible
subscription between now and 9
o’clock Saturday night. Live candi
dates will endeavor to build up a lead,
no matter how small before this
big reduction in credits. The crucial
test of the campaign is at hand. If
you ever intend doing big things to
ward. winning the First Grand Prize,
,do it now. Instead pf being content
with second, third or fourth place,
make up your mind that by this time
next week you will be leading the
list. Determination goes a long way
in helping you gain your end.
Just a timely warning! Do not try
to figure out how many votes it will
take to win, or y6u surely will fail
to get enough. It would be better to
win the prize you desire with a
million' votes too many than to lose
by a mere handful of subscriptions.
Don’t let this happen to you. You
.would never forgive yourself for the
fatal error. Do not be satisfied. Get
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New Parking Rules
On East King Street
Cars Hereafter Must Be
Parked on North Side
Instead of South .
Motorists are urged to note the
change of parking regulations on
East King Street between Broad and
Court Streets. Hereafter, in an ef
fort to remedy the crowded condi
tion of this street, parking will be
allowed on the north side of the
street instead of the south side as
.heretofore. The change was author
ized at last week’s meeting of Town
Council when it was brought out
that because of the several business
houses on the north side of the- street
-it was unfair to prohibit parking
-on that side of the street.
New lines were painted Tuesday
morning and motorists are urged to
’'comply with the new parking regula
tion.
Merchants Business
And Dinner
Tonight At Hotel
J. G. Campen, president of the
•> Eden ton Merchants Association,
announced early this week that
night (Thursday) atj Hotel
Joseph H*wes. 7 -v .
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
| To Give Recital {
MARY ELIZABETH CATES
Miss Cates, an honor student
at Converse College, Spairtan
burg, S. C., will give a vocal re
cital at the college on Thurs
day, April 25.
Carlton Goodwin
Named President
Os Service Club
Officers Elected By Old
er Youth at Cross
Roads Meeting
A group of Chowan County older
youths met last week at the Com
munity House at Cross Roads and
organized a County service Club
Miss Rebecca Colwell, Home Demon
stration Agent, and J. W. Crawford,
county agent-at-large, met with the
group. Mrs. Percy Smith acted as
chairman and the following officers
were elected: Carlton Goodwin, pres
ident; Avis Ward, vice president;
Evelyn Smith, secretary; Frances
Dail, treasurer; Mary Esther Belch,
pianist; Mary Leary, song leader.
John Artz, farm agent of Gates
County, was a visitor at the meeting
and explained the activities of the
Service Club in his county, after
which he lead the group in a ifiost
enjoyable hour of recreation. Re
freshments were served.
The next meeting will be held on
April 23rd, at 8 o’clock, at which
time it is hoped others will join.
The various committees will be ap
pointed at the next meeting and an
attendance contest started.
The following are now enrolled:
Alvin Byrum, Jessie By,rum, Mary
Esther Belch, Colbert Byrum, Isaac
Byrum, Guthrie Berryman, Wilson
Berryman, Frances Dail, Alethia
Forehand, Carlton Goodwin, Leroy
Harrell, Mildred Harrell, Sarah Hur
dle, Forest Jordan, Rudoflph Jordan,
Mary, Leary, Juanita Lane, Martha
McClenny, Pearl Nixon, Exa Nixon,
Evelyn Smith, Lorenda Ward, Mr.
and Mrs. Percy Smith.
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Missionaries Guests
Os Baptist Church On
Sunday, April 28th
Dr. W. C. Newton and Mrs. New
ton, emeritus missionaries of the
Baptist .Foreign Mission Board, will
be the guests of the Baptist Church
in EdentbA on Sunday, April 28, at
which time Dr. Newton will address
the congregation at the 11 o’clock
service.
Interior Os Methodist
Church Being Painted
Painters last week began work in
the Methodist Church, the Board of
Stewards recently deciding to have
both the church auditorium and Sun
day School room painted. Mulch of
the old paint had peeled off, and
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, April 18, 1940.
Chilly Weather
Cripples Baseball
Training Outfits
Games Scheduled For
Today, Saturday and
Sunday
CROWDS"SMALL
Shivering Fans Watch
Pocomoke City-Igloo
Game Sunday
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Unseasonable weather played hav
oc with the two baseball teams in
training in Edenton the past week,
two of the scheduled games being
canceled. On Saturday following a
cold driving rain and snow Friday
night it was impossible for Pocomoke
City and the Sunbury, (Pa.) teams
to play and a game which Reading
was scheduled to play in Norfolk
was also called off.
Despite weather more suitable for
football, Pocomoke City and the
Igloos of Norfolk played, a game
Sunday afternoon before a small
crowd of shivering fans. The Nor
folk boys carried off the long end
of a 5-11 score when the Pocomoke
City rooundsmen were unable to con
tact the ball. Caswell, starting for
Pocomoke City, was holding his own,
but Thompson and Trout were very
wild, accounting for most of the
Igloo runs. Lefty Derlick, fourth
twirler, had little difficulty in find
ing the plate and caused no little
worry to the Norfolk boys. --He
yielded only one hit, and no runs
were scored during his 'turn in the
box. He appeared to be the most
capable twirler of the quartet used
in the game.
With the weather more in keep
ing with baseball, Pocomoke City
will tackle the Williamston Mar
tins this afternoon on the local dia
mond. Read.ing on Tuesday defeated
the Martins in a game played in
Williamston.
On Saturday Reading will play
Tarboro here, which should attract a
large crowd of fans, and on Sunday
afternoon, Reading and Pocomoke
City will play. Next Wednesday
Harrisburg and Reading will cross
bats, which will be the final game
Reading will play on the Edenton
diamond.
Both teams in training are grad
ually being reduced of candidates for
berths and as opening of their sea
son nears, Managers Tom Oliver and
Poke Whalen are whipping their re
spective teams into shape for the
opening games, and arc hopeful that
more baseball fans will be on hand
as the weather is more suitable for
the boys showing their wares.
Edenton Passes Goal
In Cancer Fund Drive
Reports of Mrs. Wood Privott and Miss Rebecca
Colwell Incomplete, But Corps of Canvassers
Doing Splendid Work
Though, reports are incomplete.
Mrs. Wood Privott, in charge of the
drive for cancer funds in Edenton,
reported early this week that the
town’s quota of SB6 had been passed,
and that she is hopeful of securing
SIOO before the campaign is closed.
She was high in her praise of the
corps of canvassers, who she says
are much interested in the drive and
have done a splendid piece of work.
Mrs. Privott also expressed apprecia
tion for the many who either took a
membership or made a contribution
for the cause.
Memberships represent a contri
bution of SI.OO to the cause, but any
amount will foe accepted by the can
vassers, which is listed as a contri
bution.
Miss Rebecca Colwell, who is in
charge of the campaign in the coun
ty, reported early this week that her
canvassers had returned $21.50. Her
report is also far from complete and
she hopes in the final check-up to
be able to report the goal of SSO col
lected by her workers.
Those who have cooperated in the
drive either by membership • or con
tribution up to Tuesday were:
Mrs. Ralph Parrish and Mrs. R.
H. Lupton, Canvassers: Member
mam
| Government Loans
I In Chowan County
Total Over Million
$1,046,741 Used From
March 4,1933, to June
30, 1939
STATISTICS GIVEN
Report Furnished Her
ald By Senator Josiah
W. Bailey
Through the efforts of Senator
Josiah W. Bailey, chairman of the
committee on commerce, The Herald
has been furnished a report of Fed
eral expenditures in Chowan County
from March 4, to June 30, 1939.
The report was prepared by the sta
tistical section of the office of gov
ernment reports, and aside from
showing benefits received from the
Federal Government, includes valua
ble county statistics.
Under loans the report shows that
Chowan received $170,000 from the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
from February 2, 1932. There were
62 loans made by the land bank
commissioner totaling $131,530, while
526 emergency crop and feed loans
totaled $43,400, and rural rehabilita
tion loans amounted to $16,225,
During 1933-1936 the Home Own
ers’ Loan Corporation furnished 16
loans amounting tjj, $41,967, or a to
tal of repayable loans of $403,122.
During the same period the Federal
Works Agency furnished $31,500 for
non-federal projects, $7,983 for Fed
eral projects, $10,415 for completed
projects, and $156,417 for the Works
Projects Administration. Other pro
jects under the Works program re
ceived $2,500.
Under the Federal Security Agen
cy, 109 received $7,996 for old age
assistance, 41 received $1,551 as aid
to dependent children, and 8 received
$1,191 as aid to the blind, or a total
of $10,738.
tinder AAA Conservation pro
grams a total of 899,593 was re
ceived in the county, representing
$62,309 in 1936 and $37,284 in 1937.
For rural rehabilitation $1,912 was
received.
For completed programs, the Fed
eral Emergency Relief Administra
tion furnished $118,392; the Civil
Works AdministraVon, $34,233; AAA
rental and benefit payments, $169,-
936, or a total of non-repayable loans
of $693;619, and a grand total of re
payable and non-repayable loans
amounting to $1,046,741.
Other benefits the county received
included four loans amounting to
$2,355 for modernization and im
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John Graham, W. D. Pruden (sub
scription to Memorial Fund). Con
tributions—A. S. Smith, Mrs. Mattie
C. Davis.
Miss Audrea Rowell, Canvasser:
Memberships—Badjiam Bros., Good
win’s Quality Store, R. L. Meiggs &
Co., Elliott Co. Contributions —Pres-
ton’s, Mrs. Charlie Wood, A Friend,
Kermit Layton, Miss Betty Cowan,
Miss Helen Ward, Joe Habit, W. I.
Cozzens, Sammie Cates, Mrs. P. T.
Owens, Mrs. Ernest J. Ward, Julian
E. Ward, D. B. Liles, A Friend, Gus
Hughes, Mrs. Annie Holmes Elliott,
Mrs. T. B. Williford, Miss Estelle
Privott, Ed Habit, Cherry Boyce, A
Friend, A Friend, A- Friend, A
Friend, A Friend.
Mrs. George P. Byrum anch Mrs.
C. T. Ho-llowell, Canvassers: Member
ships—J. M. Elliott, Mae Jackson
Beautician, Byrum Hardware Co.,
Ralph Parrish, Quinn Furniture Co.
William Privott, J. G. Campen, Guy
Hobbs, Rupert Goodwin, Drs. Powell,
Vaughan arid Wisely, Dr. W. I. Hart,
Dr. J. B. Pollock, W. M. Perkins,
Miss Zene Elliott, D. M. Warren,
George C. Hoskins. Contributions—
Miss r ßuby Lentz, Miss Frye Pettus,
Miss Mildred I. Matthews, Miss Mar
garet Dail, Sfiss Lena Smith, I. Ho-
Jake Muth, Horace Hurdle, Mrs. C.
P. Wales, A. E. Jenkins, E. L.
Herbert Leary Enters Race
For State Senate; Campen
Will Oppose John F. White
j Running For Senate j
1
HERBERT R. LEARY
Deciding at the last minute to
seek a seat in the State Senate,
Mr. Leary filed his candidacy for
the position shortly before the
deadline last Saturday.
Committees Named
For All Star Band
Affair On May 24th
Parade atJiho Will Be
One of Big Features
Os Program
With a program scheduled to bo
presented, in Edenton on May 24th
by the All-Star High School Band,
committees were this week appointed
to arrange for the performance.
Initial plans call for a parade at
3:30 o’clock led by all the drum maj
ors and twirlers of all the partici
pating bands. Mayors and school
superintendents of all towns repre
sented will be special guests of the
bands, a banquet to be served to them
as well as band members and chap
erons at 7 o’clock. A concert will
be held, by the band in the Athletic
Park at 8:15.
Committees appointed are:
Publicity—Hector Lupton.
Stage and Seating—L. H. Haskett
and W. I. Hart.
Lighting and Sound Kenneth
Floars.
Hospitalitv—John A. Holmes and
J. H. McMuilan.
Finance—O. B. Perry, J. Clarence
Leary, Earl Goodwin, W. P. Jones.
J. W. White.
R. D. Dixon Fifth Vice
President of Eastern
Chamber of Commerce
At the 18th annual dinner of the
Eastern Carolina Chamber of Com
merce held in Bethel last week of
ficers and directors were elected, for
the ensuing year.
It will be of interest to know that
Richard D. Dixon was elected fifth
vice president of the organization.
He was formerly one of the directors.
The Eastern Carolina Chamber of
Commerce was organized April 10,
1922, and is the oldest organization
of its kind in the Southland.
Fiddlers Convention
And Square Dance
In Armory April 26
Plans for the old-fashioned fid
dlers convention and, square dance to
be held in the Armory are rapidly
being whipped into shape. The af
fair is sponsored by the Boy Scouts
and will be held on April 26.
Invitations have been sent to quite
a few tpusicians to participate and if
any have been overlooked, they
should get in touch with Hector Lup
ton at The Herald office. Prizes
will be awarded to the winners in
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers wiU
realise good results.
$1.25 Per Year.
Also Two Contests For
Board of County Com
missioners
VOTERS,"REGISTER!
All Voters Must Be Reg
ister If They Wish to
Cast Ballot
With the closing of the filing date
for candidates to run for office in
the primary election on May 25, the
stage is all set for Chowan voters
to cast their ballots a little over a
month hence. Though for several
months there has been very little
interest apparent in the local elec
tion, as the final hour for filing
neared, three contests developed and
Herbert Leary also surprised his
friends by deciding to enter the race
for one of the district senator
ial seats.
All of the present officers filed
for re-election, except members of
the County Board of Education, Wil
liam B. Shepard, Z. T. Evans and
T. L. Ward filed, while-L. W. Belch,
Mrs. George C. Wood and Chairman
S. E. Morris did not file-.
Others who filed for re-eiection
were D. M. Warren, J. A. Webb, A
C. Boyce, A. D. W, rd o. J- R
Peele as Countv Commissioners.
The contests will be for Chowan
County’s representative in the Gen
eral Assembly, -J. G. Campen an
nouncing his. candidacy opposing
John F. White, who is seeking re
election. Contests for County Com
missioner developed in the Second
and Third Townships where- Stillman
Leary will oppose J. R. Peele and E.
G. Blanchard will try to Unseat A.
D. Ward, next to tin: oldest member
in point of service on the Board.
John W. Graham filed to succeed,
himself as prosecuting attorney, J.
N. Pruden as judge of Recorder’s
Court, George C. Hoskins as treas
urer, Maurice L. Bunch as register
of deeds, and McCoy Spivey as
township constable, all of whom will
have no opposition.
What will no doubt create most
interest in the election is the race
for representative between J. G.
Campen and Johp White. In an
nouncing his candidacy, Mr. Campen
said he is not sponsored by any
group or faction and that he decided
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Edenton School’s
Safety Patrol Is
Again In Action
Violators of Boys’ Sig
nals Will Be Subject
To Arrest
Edenton High School’s safety pa
trol is again in action directing traf
fic at four street intersections during
the time school children are on their
way to their homes. Members of the
patrol have been given instructions
in directing traffic by local police and
have been provided with new caps
and belts.
Motorists are warned to abide by
the signals given by these four boys,
for those who fail to comply will be
reported to the- police and will be
subject to arrest. Revival of the
safety patrol followed some criticism
of speeding on the streets and is be
ing done in the interest of safety
for children crossing principal street
intersections.
Boys who will patrol and the in
tersections designated for them are
as follows:
Court and Church ’ Streets—Sanford
Forehand.
Broad * ancj Church Streets —Ervin
Griffin.
Broad and Queen Streets—Thomas
Wilder.
Court and Queen Streets—Lester
Ashley.
CAKE SALE SATURDAY
The Cjtowan Woman’s Club will
have a cake sale at the Quinn Furni
ture Store, in Edenton, Saturday
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