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Volume VII. —Number 25.
Whirlwind Drive
Starts Friday For
Red Cross Quota
Mrs. J. N. Pruden Se
lects Workers
Make Canvass
ends "June 30
Chairman Reports $282
Os SSOO Quota on
Tuesday
With $282.69 in hand toward Cho
wan County’s minimum goal of SSOO
for relief of war refugees in Europe,
Mrs. J. N. Pruden, chairman of the
Chowan Chapter of the American
Eed Cross, will inaugurate a drive
beginning tomorrow (Friday) during
which every, home will be canvassed
in an effort to raise or even exceed
the quota. Mrs. Pruden feels con
fident that the amount will be forth
coming and plans to make a whirl
wind. drive, which will be completed
by June 30.
In announcing the drive, Mrs.
Pruden has selected the following
canvassers, who are asked to com
plete their work as soon as possible:
East side Broad Street from Queen
to Water—Mrs. John Mitchener, Jr.,
and Miss Audrea Rowell.
West side Broad Street from Queen
to Water—Mrs. Lee Sledge and Miss
Mary Moore.
East side Broad Street from Hicks
to Queen —Mrs. Wood Privott and
Mrs. Miles Elliott.
West side Broad Street from Pet
erson to Queen —Mrs. Albert Byrum
and Mrs. J. S. Davis.
East side Oakum Street—Mrs.
> Jessie Vincent. ,
West side Oakum Street—Mrs.
Raleigh Hollowell.
. West side Granville Street—Mrs.
P. S. McMullan.
East side Granville Street—Mrs.
\Thomas Cheat&, '*
Mosely Street —Mrs. W. f. Hart.
Albemarle and Gale Streets—Mrs.
- Jimmie Earnhardt.
East Church Street —Mrs. W. C.
Brunson.
West Church Street—Mrs. O. M.
Elliott.
, South side East Queen Street from
Oakum to Broad —Mrs. Gordon Huf
fines.
' > North side East Queen Street from
:• to Broad. —Mrs. Thompson
'
North side West Queen Street
* from Broad to Granville —Mrs. Lee
Moore.
South side West Queen Street
from Broad to Granville —Mrs. J. M.
Vail.
- . North side West Queen Street
from Granville to Mosely—-Mrs. J.
. W. White.
South side West Queen Street
from Granville to Mosely—Mrs. Hec
tor Lupton.
1 North side Eden Street —Mrs.
Richard Elliott.
South side Eden Street —Mrs. O.
B. Perry.
West Queen Street—Miss Mary
t Moore.
Blount Street—Mrs. W. O. Elliott
Water Street —Mrs. Rupert* Good
win.
New Street—Mrs. Grace Dobson.
\ Joseph Hewes Hotel—Mrs. Epp
Debnam.
„ East King'Street from Railroad to
Broad and Colonial Square—f Mrs. R.
' P. Badham and Mrs. W. Mi Bond.
Industrial Plants—Mrs. Herbert R.
' Leary and Mrs. George C. Wood.
North Edenton—Mrs. H. F. Crum
v my, Mrs. West Leary, Mrs. G. W.
'•gk Asbell and Mrs. Tom Cross.
% Chowan County—Mrs. James Has
sell, Mrs. Lonnie Boyce, Mrs. Thos.
Wood, Mrs. Neal Hobhs, Mrs- E. N.
• Elliott, Mrs. Percy Smith, Mrs. J,
• Carroll Byrum, Mrs. A. M.. Forehand,
Mrs. Percy Perry, Mrs. Z, W. Evans,
Mrs. P. L. Baumgardner, Mrs. K. R
Winslow, Mrs. Roy Parks, Mrs.
< Stephen M. Tynch, Mrs. J. D. Ward,
. Mrs. W. H. Winbome.
Canvassers for the Colored People
, —Mrs. C. C. Cox, Mrs. Theressa
Blaine, Mrs. Julia Hines.
With the need So urgent, Mrs.
Pruden has sent what funds she had
in hand this week to national head
;**■ * quarters.
Those who have contributed to the
' fund since last week’s issue of The
* Herald are: Mrs. W. J. Leary, Mrs.
w W. M. Bond, Miss Alethia Warren,
Mrs. W. Y. Warren, Miss Rebecca
Colwell, Miss Carrie Coke, Ward’s
J Demonstration Club $6.00, Mrs. E. R
Conger, Mr. and Mrs. Grayson Hard
ing, Miss W. M. Winbome, Mrs. W.
H. CofSeld, and. Ballards Bridge Bap
tist Church an additional $1.25.
CAKE SALE SATURDAY
The Chowan Woman’s Club will
have a cake sale at the Quinn Furni
ture Store, in Edenton, Saturday
morning. • "V/"-'
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TOE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
| Almost Perfect |
•Miss Louise D. Coke, town tax
collector, has made another
splendid record in collection of
taxes as revealed in her final re
port for 1938 taxes. The total
amount of taxes listed for the
yeas* amounted to $30,220.11, of
which amount only $190.20 re- '
mains uncollected and of which
amount Town Council relieved
her bond.
Miss Coke’s report shows that
she actually collected $26,684.19,
discounts were allowed in the
amount of $116.47, she was re
lieved of $35 which was uncol
lectable and tax. sales certificates
totaled $2,194.25, making a total
of $30,029.91.
Thus Miss Coke hung up a re
cord percentage of uncollected
1938 taxes of .0063.
Old Chowan Maps
Loaned By Dixon
For Raleigh Exhibit
Hall of History Plans
Display All Through
Month of July
“Quarrels between neighbors gave
rise to the most recent exhibit in the
Hall of History,” said Miss Mattie
Erma Edwards, collector, in an
nouncing a display of old maps which
opened in Raleigh Monday.
The maps form part of the record
in old law suits and illustrate some
of the tangles which arose over early
land grants and other problems.
While many are crudely drawn, oth
ers show that a considerable amount
of time and care were spent in their
preparation. The oldest map was
made in 1787, and all are over one
hundred years old.
The collection was lent by Chowan
County through Richard Dillard Dix
on, tllerk o££ourt., It is. one a
series oF temporary displays planned
by the Hall of History, and will re
main on view through July.
Huge Sum Goes To
Unemployed From
Office In Edenton
*
$83,996 Distributed In
Five Counties Dur
ing 29 Months
The Edenton Employment Service
office, serving the area embraced in
five counties, has delivered 14,577
checks for $83,996.30 to unemployed
or partially unemployed workers in
that area in the two years and five
months of benefit payments through
May, figures compiled in the Central
office of the N. C. Unemployment
Compensation Commission show.
The .46 white offices, with 10 color
ed branches in as many cities with
large colored populations, distributed
2,186,856 checks for $14,154,197.59 in
the same 29 months, in addition to
22,994 checks for $258,260.82 sent
from the Central UCC office to resi
dents outside the State who had pre
viously accumulated reserves by
work in the State. April distribu
tions were 82,995 checks for $417,-
426.27, as compared with May dis
tributions of 87,689 checks for $438,-
712.05, both sets of figures including
out-of-state checks. The April out
of-State checks numbered 1,584 for
$15,630.39 and the May but-of-State
checks reached 1,364 for $12,396.56.
The Edenton office in the month
of April delivered 350 checks for
$1,518.18, as compared with the May
distribution of 221 checks for sl,-
133.68, it is reported by Wood
Privott, office manager.
The ten colored branch offices
serve colored claimants in their im
mediate area only, the 46 white of
fices serving white claimants in the
immediate area, in addition to both
white and colored claimants at about
125 ’“service” points and now about
175 “spot” points, through itinerant
service to these points. The “service”
points are regular weekly points of
call of a representative from the
local office for registering unemploy
ed workers, taking claims and deliv
ering checks. The “spot” points are
temporary points of call, to mills or
plants in the rural areas, or in subur
ban areas, whete it is more convert-*
ient for representatives of the Em
ployment Office to visit the plants
than it is for the unemployed or par
tially unemployed workers to visit
the Employment Office.
.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, June 20,1940.
Gain Os Only Four
Farms In Chowan
In Past Ten Years
Figures Released By
Census Supervisor
D. W. Lupton •
PRELIMINARY
Twenty Less Farms In
County Than On
April 1, 1935
Information reaching The Herald
from Denton W. Lupton, supervisor
of the 1940 census, relative to the
number of Chowan County farms in
the 1940 agricultural census shows
that there is an increase of only
four farms since the 1930 census.
The report aiso shows that there are
20 less farms in the county, accord
ing to the recent census than there
were on January 1, 1935.
Os course the figures furnished by
Mr. Lupton ar epreliminary and sub
ject to correction, but they are be
lieved to be substantially correct.
The number of Chowan County
farms listed in the latest census is
1,007 as compared with 1,027 on
January 1, 1935, and 1,103 on April
1, 1930.
Comfort Station
Likely To Be Built
Next Power Plant
Committee From Town
Council Investigates
Complaint
*FIND NUISANCE
Estimate In Making For
Cost of Brick Veneer
Building
Considerable interest has been
aroused regarding the Town provid
ing a comfort station for visitors
coming to Edenton, and Town Coun
cilmen will have an opportunity to
decide on the matter following a re
port of a committee appointed to
make an investigation.
This committee, composed of Le
roy Haskett and J. Edwin Bufflap,
learned that complaints have been
justified regarding the use of a shed
on Water Street, which at present
constitutes a health menace, as well
as creating obnoxious odors in the
neighborhood. The interior of the
shed is unsanitary and the owner
will undoubtedly be obliged to eitheT
board it up or remove the shed.
Considerable thought has been giv
en to providing a comfort station for
the convenience of visitors, and the
committee will recommend to Town
Council that a neat brick veneer
building be erected on Town proper
ty next to the power house or else
on the boulevard in front of the
building.
Figures will be furnished for the
cost of a creditable building which
will provide four sections for white
and. colored men and women, and
when these figures are in hand a re
port will be made to Town Council
for final action or abandonment al
together of the idea.
Swimming Classes
At Holley’s Wharf
Tomorrow (Friday) at 9 o’clock,
Red Cross swimming classes will be
conducted at Holleys Wharf. These
classes will be similar to the ones
just ended at Eden House and will
continue for ten days.
The classes will be in charge of
Melvin Layton, who will be assisted
by Thomas Elliott, and all who de
sire to enroll should be on hand at
9 o’clock.
At the conclusion of this course
in swimming and life saving a picnic
will be held.
• *
Mrs. O. H. Brown To
Move To Greenville
Many friends will be interested to
know that Mrs. O. H. Brown and her
three children, . Doris, Hubert and
Gordon, will make their future home
in Greenville, N. C. Mrs. Brown
plans to move either the latter part
of this or the first of next week, and
she has been receiving many expres
sions of regret that she and her chil
dren are leaving Edenton.
One Os Edenton’s
Show Places To Be
Greatly Improved
Masonic Lodge Room
Will Be Completely
Refurnished
COST ABOUT. S7OO
Famous George Wash
ington Chair Inset In
Wall of Room
One of Edenton’s show places, the
lodge room of Unanimity Lodge No.
7, A. F. &A. M., in the ancient
Chowan County Court House, will
shortly be made one of the most at
tractive places in Edenton as well as
one of the most unique lodge rooms
in this section of the State.
Just recently the lodge decided to
make some extensive improvements
which will entail an expenditure of
something like S7OO.
The improvements include new
chairs, which will be of walnut and
solid leather placed along the sides
of the room with much more ela
borate individual chairs for the prin
cipal officers. A new desk is also
included for the secretary and treas
(Continued from Page Four)
Rehearsals Start
For Fourth Season
Os lost Colons
Historical Drama Will
Open Saturday,
June 29
AT MANTEO
Over 150 Roanoke Isl
anders Selected For
Roles
Rehearsals for the 1940 production
of Paul Green’s historical drama
“The Lost Colony,” which opens its
fourth summer season at the Water
hide Theatre here June 29th, began
Monday morning.
Following a company night meet
ing, which was held in the Dare
County Courthouse, more than 150
islanders were selected by Director
Samuel Seldon to resume supporting
roles in the drama. Except for the
half-dozen or more leading players,
the entire cast of “The Lost Colony”
is recruited, from Roanoke Island.
“The Lost Colony” is being pre
sented as a highlight of the 353rd
anniversary celebration of the found
ing of the Roanoke Island colonies
and the birth of Virginia Dare. It is
a non-commercial venture sponsored
by the Roanoke Island Historical As
sociation, of which State Senator D.
B. Fearing is president. During the
past three years, more than 250,000
spectators have seen the drama.
Surgical Dressings
Will Be Included In
Red Cross Garments
Though Edenton ladies have rallied
splendidly to the Red Cross appeal to
make garments for -war refugees,
surgical dressings which are very
much needed in the war-torn sec
tions, have not been made. This is
because there is no one here who is
fully acquainted with making these
items.
However, Mrs. J. N. Pruden, coun
ty chairman, stated Tuesday that an
institute to instruct workers will be
held at “Friendship”, home of Mrs.
Edward McLean in Washington, D.
C. for the purpose of instructing
workers. When notified by head
quarters a worker from Chowan will
be sent to Washington to receive
proper instructions so that this work
can be included in that done by
Edenton ladies.
BREAKS ARM
Richard, young son of Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Hoskins, Jr., suffered a
broken arm Monday. Riding a bi
cycle, he lost control of the wheel
and fell to the pavement, breaking
his left arm.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
The regular communication of
Unanimity Lodge A. F. & A. M., will
be held tonight at 8 oclock. All
members are urged to attend.
1 Another Quota |
Mrs. J. N. Pruden this week
shipped,to Red Cross headquar
ters a quantity of garments
made for war refugees. In thfis
shipment, which was valued at
not less than $125, were 29
sweaters, 10 children’s dresses,
five women’s dresses and five
layettes. These garments were
made by ladies of Efdenton at the
request of the Red Cross.
Mrs. Pruden also announced a
new quota for clothes of the
same sort Which must be com
pleted by September 1. Those
,who will make sweaters should
see Mrs. Mattie Davis at Iredell
Florist, and those who will make
other garments should contact
Mrs. Pruden.
Baptists To Conduct
Daily Vacation Bible
School Early In July
Mrs. C. T. Hollowell
Chosen as Superin-
of School
Vacation Bible School at the Bap
tist Church will be held the first two
weeks in July, to which all boys and
girls from six years and up are in
vited to attend. The school is being
held for the entire community, and
children of any denomination or of
no church affiliation at all will be
welcome.
In announcing the school, it was
stated that there will be no begin
ners department due to lack of room
However, if there are any beginners
who want to attend, they may sit
with the primary children.
Mrs. C. T. Doughtie would like to
get in touch -with any persons who
will help in the transportation of
pupils who live in the country and
have no way to come to the school.
A splendid faculty has been secur
ed. for the school with Mrs. C. T.
Hollowell serving as superintendent,
Mrs. W. J. Daniels in charge# of the
Junior Department, and Mrs. I,ee
Sledge in charge of the Primary De
partment.
Red Men And Lions
Still Deadlocked
For Top Honors
Masons - Rotarians Also
Better Average In
Standing
Red Men and Lions continue their
deadlock for the lead in the city
soft ball league, each adding one vic
tory and one defeat to the last week’s
standing. The Masons-Rotarians, ■in
the cellar position bettered their
average slightly, jumping from .250
to .333.
On Friday night the Lions tripped
the strong Red Men outfit, while on
Monday night, the Masons-Rotarians
were in rare form, easily defeating
the Lions 26 to 16. The Red Men
nosed out a win over the cellarites
Tuesday night, the winning run be
ing made in the last inning.
THE STANDING
W L Pet.
Lions —4 3 .571
Red Men 4 3 .571
Masons-Rotarians 2 4 .333
Mr. And Mrs. Davis On
Extended Motor Trip
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Davis left Sat
urday on a motor trip which will
take them to the Western Coast.
While away they will visit relatives
in Utah, Idaho, Oregon and Califor
nia. They will be away the entire
summer and plan to visit in Mexico
on their return trip home.
TWENTY EXAMINED IN
EYE CLINIC HELD FRIDAY
As the result of the eye clinic
sponsored by the Edenton Lions
Club in conjunction with the Public
Welfare Department, Dr. J. C. Saw
yer examined 20 children at the high
school Friday.
Many defects were found by the
examining doctor and most of these
will be remedied by glasses which
will be furnished' by the Lions Club..
RED MEN WILL ELECT NEW
OFFICERS MONDAY NIGHT
At next Monday night’s meeting of
Red Men, officers for the next six
month term will be elected. All
members of the tribe are urged to
be on hand.
This newspaper if dress
latei Ist the tesrUer j>
when Advertisers will
rtdUee good results.
$1.25 Per Year.
Edenton Ladies
Endorse Address
Made By President
Discuss World Crisis at
Home of Mrs. JuUen
Wood
PRAYERNEEDED
Many Sign Letter to Be
Sent to Representa
tives In Congress
Just across the Court House Green
from where in 1774, a group of
Edenton ladies met and agreed to
support measures which ultimately
plunged the Colonies into war with
Great Britain, a group of about as
many Edenton ladies met Thursday
afternoon to lend every possible ef
fort to the end that America may
escape the horror of war.
The meeting was held in the home
of Mrs. Julien Wood, who said that
she felt a peculiar urge to call the
women together in order to discuss
definite plans regarding the present
crisis. Mrs. Wood frankly told
those present that she was a firm be
liever in prayer and that she felt
that Americans should be much in
prayer, especially during these try
ing times.
Mrs. Wood also said that she was
of the opinion that more letters
s” ?yld be written to our representa
tr\ -s in Congress and even to Presi
dent Roosevelt.
In this regard she drafted a letter
to be sent, which was signed by
practically all of those present. The
letter is as follows:
“We, the women of Edenton,
North Carolina, and their friends,
most heartily endorse the pronounce
ment of our Great President on June
10, 1940, that we should promptly
give all possible aid to the Allies
now desperately fighting to uphold
those ideals for which America
stands and without which our lives
would seem all in vain. We well
know that those heroic Tommies
and Poilus are not fighting and dy
ing in that fearful carnage for them
selves alone. We all know that the
frontiers of our safety and happiness
lie in their paths. The hour for
quibbling over technicalities of neu
trality has passed. We are not neu
tral and never have been. Ail who
are ignorant of this fact will be duly
and impressively informed of it by
the Germans and Italians should they
succeed in overthrowing the Allies.
We earnestly ask our Senators and
Representatives at Washington that
they promptly and fully support
the President in his pronouncement
of June 10.”
Many of those present entered in
to the discussion, which also develop
ed into an offer of any service
whatever which may be needed by
the local Red Cross Chapter.
At the close of the meeting tea
was served.
Golden West Cowboys
At Taylor Monday
Celebrating their third year on the
famous WSM Grand Ole Opry with
a trip to Hollywood to appear in the •
feature picture “Gold Mine In the
Sky” with Gene Autry, the Golden
West Cowboys with Little Texas
Daisy are now beginning their third
season of personal appearances in
this territory. Headed by their
manager, J. L. Frank, the Golden
West Cowboys, including Pee Wee
King, Lost John, Cowboy Joe, Abner
Sim:|-.s, Smiling Eddie and Little
Texas Daisy will appear on the stage
at Taylor Theatre, Edenton, on Mon
day, June 24th.
These boys with Little Texas Daisy
have won the hearts of thousands of
radio listeners in their three years
on the Grand Ole Opry. Pee Wee
King is director of the outfit and
plays his thousand dollar accordian.
Lost John is master of ceremonies
and sings. Smiling Eddie is featur
ed on the guitar and in cowboy
songs. Speedy McDay is radio's
fastest fiddler. Little Texas Daisy
presents a stunning picture on the -
stage in her ten gallon hat, cowboy
boots and everything, yodeling her
way to fame. Elmer Higgins is the
featured comedian of the outfit.
Rotary Club Meets
At 1 O’clock Today
With the last several Rotary meet
ings being held at night, the regular
1 o’clock meeting will be resumed
today by the Edenton Rotary Club.
President William Jones, who has
only two more meetings to serve as
president of the club, urges every
member to be on hand.