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M 9 Volume Vll.—Number 30 — New Roof Being ; t Put On Chowan's L Old Court House P Shingles Have Been on Building Since Erec tion In 1767 IN GOOD SHAPE Idea Is Advanced to Sell Old Shingles as g Souvenirs Workmen on Monday began re moving the roof from Chowan’s an cient Court House, which will be re traced by Mohawk shingles of the type used in the restoration work in Williamsburg. The work is being done by Martin A Company of Richmond, Va., at a cost of about $1,500. For several years the idea of put ting a new roof on the building has been discussed by the County Com missicncrs and just recently an esti mate of costly repairs spurred a comn ee' into action which result ed in a contract for the new roof This lu.nmittae was composed of D. M. Warren, A. C. Boyce and Richard D. Diion. The old shingles being removed ) from underneath the tin roof were placed there when the building was erected in 1767, and many are in splendid state of preservation. They range from 22 to 24 inches in length. 1 They served as an adequate covering until 1835, when according to re cords in Mr. Dixon’s office, a copper roof was placed over the shingles by a crew of men sent from New York at a cost of $1,650. This copper roof lasted until about 30 years ago when it was torn off and replaced by the present tin roof. The new roof will add considerably » to the appearance of the building / which has recently been improved ' both itfside and out. Even the old Masonic lodge room ,on the second T floor is taking on a new appearance. New officers’ steps hare been fwult, the safe and the George Washington chair have been inserted in the wall of tbfe lodge, Venetian blinds have been put in place and an entire set of new furniture and new floor cov ering has been purchased. Because'of the age of the shingles and their connection with one of Edenton’s most prized historical buildings, it has been suggested that the' best of the shingles should be salvaged and sold as souvenirs. The ■idea as suggested by Richard Dixon calls for burning into the wood just a few words of identification and that some organization such as the Edfnton Band or Boy Scouts sell the t souvenirs to the many tourists who visit here annually. Several of the shingles will also, no doubt, be placed in the local museum properly marked. The new roof is expected to be completed in two or three weeks. Norfolk Red Men Visit Local Tribe Members of Chowan Tribe of Red Men were agreeably surprised Mon day night when about a dozen Nor folk Red Men paid the local tribe a visit. Most of the visitors were from Massoitt Tribe and included . tribal officers, several past Great Sachems of Virginia and the present Great Chief of Records and Great Junior Sagamore. Though the local lodge room was vesy hot, a splendid tune was en * joyed by the visitors, after which they were taken' to the Triangle for refreshments. FIREMEN MEET TONIGHT Members of the Eden ton Fire De partment are urged to attend a meet ing at the Are station tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. This is the regular July meeting, which was call ed off July 4 on account of the holi day' ATTEND EXPOSITION t Cherry Briggs, nephew of Mrs W. J. Daniels, and Miss Bobby Matthews, daughter of" Lieutenant i Francis Matthews of the United » States Navy, attended the California Golden Gate Exposition Monday. They had been visiting Mias Zelna Maris of Smith River, Calif. Miss Matthews resides in Berkeley, Calif. _ BIRTH AND DEATH Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Jones, of Norfolk, Va., at Leigh Me THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COtJNTY Recruits Wanted | ■ ' ' "'"I! 11 " Fire Chief R. K. Hall has is sued a call for four recruits for the Fire Department to serve while the local Ambulance Com pany is expected to be in camp early in August. Four firemen will be affected when the National Guard goes into training, and while he hopes there will be no need for men to take their place, still he wants 'to be prepared in event the men are needed. v , Applicants should see Mr. Hall at once. Lions Losing Grip On Soft Ball Lead Leaders Drop Two Con tests During Past Week Losing two games during the, week materially reduced the Edenton Lions Club lead in the soft ball league, the leaders dropping a game each to the Red Men and Masons-Rotarians. The '' Red Men are now in striking distance' of the lead, only half a game separ-l ating the two clubs. In a very interesting game Friday! night the Red Men won from the Lions in one of the best played games of the season. The two teams were tied at the last inning, when taking advantage of two errors and two timely hits, the Red Men scored four runs to win the game. On Monday night the Masons- Rotarians took advantage of a slow start by the Lions and won their' fourth game of the season by a score I of 11 to 7. Tuesday night’s game was rained out_ August 16 is the 1 last scheduled game, but to date there are eight rained-out games to be played. STANDING OF CLUBS W L Pct.j Lions 9 6 .6001 Red Men 8 6 .571 Masons-Rotarians 4 9 .807 Amtfier Gartf Os Wrestling-Boxing To Be Held Aug. 2i Small Crowd Attends Interesting Affair Last Week Despite the fact that a very small crowd was on hand last Thursday night at the baseball park to witness the boxing and. wrestling matches staged by Chowan Tribe of Red Men, another show is being arranged for Friday night, August 2. Though the program has not yet been completed, Raleigh Hollowell, who is making ar rangements, said that Eddie Pope, whose performance last week was much to the liking of fans, wffll tackle Roughouse Tuggle of Atlanta. , These two were scheduled to meet last week, but a change was made in ord.er to allow Pope an opportunity to wrestle Eddie Blake, light heavy weight champion of Virginia. Pope denies that he ran out on Roughouse Tuggle last week as was rumored, but that a mistake was made in the contract. Though Tug gle is the heavier of the two men, Pope is taking on Tuggle by request and is very anxious to enter the fray to prove that he did not run out last week. The match will be the best out of three falls with a 90-minute \ time limit. The match should be fill ed with action and following last; week’s show a much larger crowd! is expected to attend. Tickets will be en sale late this week at both Leg-1 gett A Davis and Mitchener’s drug I stores. "> j Last Thursday Pope won over] f Eddie Blake of Hopewell, in a match] which thrilled the fans on hand, while Roughouse Tuggle won a deci sion over Joe Kirkland of Baltimore. Another action-filled event was the boxing match between Spencer Adams of Colerain and Jack Thomas of Norfolk. The two boys were evenly matched and the bout resulted in a draw. In the preliminaries, Monk Hollo- 1 well won a decision over Richard Mizelle in three rounds of boxing, | and Hambone Griffin won a decision over Harry Lee 'Spruill. The event, though much enjoyed by the fans, respited .in a .financial ’< loss to the Red .Mem* „ . MASONS MEET TONIGHT «•' Hie regular communication of Unanimity Lodge A. F. A A. M. f will be held tonight at 8 oclock. All members are urged to attend. ' v'v.- - Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, July 25,19407 Chowan Tobacco Growers Joined In Big Quota Majority Almost Unanimous In Favor of Three-Year Program 100 VOTES E. Y. Floyd Urges Pro duction of More Food Crops Though only an even hundred of the 185 tobacco growers in Chowan County eligible to vote in Saturday's referendum to decide tobacco control measures cast a ballot, the county joined with the remainder of the flue-cured tobacco belt in over whelmingly favoring control on a three-year basis. Chowan County was almost unanimous, only one vote be ing cast for no control and four votes going in favor of a one-year quota. In the State growers cast a vote almost 90 per cent in favor of the three-year quota, the measure re- I quiring only two-thirds majority to become effective. AAA officials' were well pleased with the result of the vote and con sidered it not only as a vote of con fidence for the Triple-A program,! but as a move to avert a decline ini prices in the face of an unprecedent-1 ed tobacco surplus and collapse of | foreign trade as a result of war ' conditions. Individual acreage allotments will , be made each of the years of 1941, I 1942 and 1943, and all poundage produced within the acreage will be sold without penalty. Tobacco sold| from acreage in excess of allotments will pay a marketing penalty of 10 j cents a pound. I By extending control to cover pro duction in 1941, 1942 and 1943, to bacco growers accepted government assurance that the price for 1940 tobacco will be stabilized in spite of surpluses and war affects. J. B. Hutson, assistant AAA ad ministrator, assured the growers throughout the belt that under three year control the , government will J make the necessary purchases of surplus tobacco to keep Fall prices at the 14.9 average received last year. North Carolina’s current crop is j estimated at 458,540,000 pounds, which would yield a gross income of (Continued on Page rivet Interest Is Aroused In Impvement Os Rural Mail Boxes Chowan Patrons Al ready Making Im provements Though rural mail box improve ment week will not be observed until thfe week of August 1, it is gratify ing to note that many patrons of the rural service have already started to improve their mail boxes. This encourages the belief that a fine spirit of cooperation will be extended by the box-holders in Chowan i County. It is the desire of the Post Office Department that every patron make some effort to improve his or her mail box. Many things can be done ] to improve the boxes that are in ; adequate or not properly erected. , The rural carriers are prepared to , advise what to do to make a credit able improvement on your box. The patrols of the rural service j are provided with the same postal j facilities as the city patron living ; within a block of the Post Office. Therefore, it is believed that they will welcome the opportunity to ex press their appreciation for this ser vice by giving 100 per cent coopera tion in this effort to improve the box es on their respective rural routes. The Chowan Woman’s Club, headed by Mrs. E. L. Winslow, has made splendid strides along the line of , civic improvements in this county, and Postmaster Kramer is pleased to ; ] have the cooperation of this splendid organization. Miss Rebecca Colwell, home demonstration agent, too, is lending her influence by bringing the matter to the attention of the clubs under her jud&diction. Rural Carrier Jim Daniels report ed to Mr. Kramer Tuesday that at least one maQ box on his route has been so improved that it will com pare favorably with any mail box in the State. V Wade Marr Drafted Director Os Greater Albemarle Group Accepts Post at Called Meeting of Directors Monday Night DUES NOW $2.00 Says Members Must First Be “Sold” On Albemarle At a meeting of directors of the Greater Albemarle Association held Monday night in Elizabeth City, Wade Marr was appointed as execu tive director of the association with the powers of secretary. He suc ceeds the late W. O. Saunders, who met his untimely death several months ago. The meeting was held following a banquet at Virginia Dare Hotel and was presided over by the president, P. D. Midgett, of Engle • hard. Mr. Marr was virtually drafted into the position and accepted only until January 1 of next year. He wiil serve only as part time sec retary and consented to do this only i after it was agreed by the chapters in the various counties to wage a membership drive and to be responsi { ble for the collection of dues. 'He : has other duties which he cannot neg- I lect and made it clear that he was not seeking the job, but because of ! the vigorous persuasion on the parti of the directors and his interest in the Albemarle, which he said is the be3t section of the State, he agreed to use his efforts and influence to bring about the aims and objects of | the association. He made it clear, however, that it would be necessary to have the full cooperation of the various chapters if the desired re sults ere to be realized. He limited his term of office to January 1, at which time he said it should be ap-j parent if enough members sign up in the Albemarle’s eleven counties to| the association a potent factoi in t he development of the * region/ "The Albemarle has more opportu nities than any other section of the State for development,” said Mr. Marr, “but has the least organized and effective method to sell the i region.” Carrying out this thought, he em- j phasized the fact that if the asso- 1 (Continued On Page Five, I Holland Presides Today At Wenona Field Day Program Principal Address Will Be Made By Dr. Frank Graham Many rural men and women from this section are expected to attend the 15th annual Farmers’ Field Day at Blackland Test Farm at Wenona in Beaufort County today (Thurs day). The principal speaker for the affair will be Dr. Frank P. Graham, president of the University of North Carolina. This annual event is sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture cooperating with the Agricultural Experiment Station and the United .States Department of Agriculture and features diversifi cation of the farm and agricultural research. J. L. Rea, Jr., assistant director in charge of the station at Wenona, has handled most of the arrangements for the event. R. C. Holland, President of the; Peanut Stabilization Cooperative, will be chairman for the day. He will be introduced by F. E. Miller, director of t’ne test farms division, State De partment of Agriculture. Dr. Graham will be introduced by Commissioner of Agriculture Scott. A ladies’ program will be pre sented in the afternoon under the ] supervision of Mrs. Frances Darden, | Washington County home agent, with ' Miss Pauline Gordon, State College I specialist in Home Management and | House Furnishings, and Mrs. Effie; • Vines Gordon, Nash County home: agent, as speakers. Features of the Field Day will also ; include exhibits on tobacco judging, egg grading, livestock, agronomy and farm machinery. Tours of the experimental place will be conducted under the supervision of J. L. Rea, Jr., assistant director in charge of the farm. Music and contests will be among the entertainment features. | Get Your License! | State combination hunting and fishing licenses for the year 1940-1941 have arrived in Chow an County and are now on sale, according to Game Warden J. G. Perry. The new licenses go into effect August 1 and must be dis played after that date. The combination license, for use in hunting or fishing in counties other than Chowan by Chowan residents, cost $3.10 and Mr. Perry urges compliance with the law in this respect. W.B. Gaylord New Sanitary Inspector Succeeds K. L. Jones And P. O. Brigham, Former Inspectors W. B. Gaylord, of Williamston, has been appointed by the State Board of Health as sanitary inspector foi the (Bertie-Chowan Health District Mr. Gaylord succeeds K. L. Joner,! former inspector, and P- O. Binghan who had been acting in a temporary capacity. i Mr. Gaylord has been connecteJ with the State organization for aboul three years, having worked in Colum bus and Union counties before com ing to Edenton. Loading Os Melons Started On Tuesday At County Dock 12 Boats Now In Eden ton Harbor to Carry j Off Crop Though 12 boats are in the Eden- j ' ton harbor, some having arrived al- j • most two weeks ago.ylyading of watermelons began only on "ijiesday. I The crop, due to a late spring, is j about two weeks later than usual this year, and while some growers J report a short crop, the greater por- 1 l tion claim a good yield. Favorable weather conditions have j resulted in melons of good size and, the taste is also up to the reputation 1 of Chowan County melons. Boat shipments will undoubtedly pass last year’s number when a small crop was raised, but will hardly reach the 1932 mark when 56 boats j left the Edenton harbor. This drop j in boat loadings is no doubt respon ] sible to many watermelons being handled by trucks. Adelaide Tuttle Will ! Attend NYA Meeting j To Be Held In Kinston Miss Adelaide Tuttle, NYA district supervisor, will attend a three-day meeting in Kinston starting July 29.1 The conference has been arranged so that problems which have been faced during the past year can be discussed and suggestions considered. Miss Tuttle’s office has been mov ed from her home to the Nejam building where she can be seen be tween the hours of 8:30 and 4:30. Tyrrell County has been removed from Miss Tuttle’s district and has been turned oved to Mrs. R. B. Dunning, of Williamston, and instead; Miss Tuttle will have charge of Per- j quimans County, formerly under Mrs. Mary Fearing. Rotary Governor To Visit Edenton Club Thursday, August 22 W. Carter Darrow, of Tarboro. governor of the 189th Rotary Dis trict, of which Edenton is a part, has released his schedule for offi-1 rial visits to the clubs in his district, j j According to his itinerary, he will 1 visit the Edenton Rotary Club Thurs ! day, August 22. The visit coincides I with the regular meeting and aside ; from speaking to the club as a j whole he will discuss Rotary activi j ties with the aims and objects com ■ mittee prior to the meeting. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Edward Myers, of Enfield, announce the birth of a son, Simon, oa Saturday, July 20th. Mrs. Myers is lie former . Miss Fannie! Hobowsky, daughter of 'Mr. and Mrs- j S. Hobowsky, of Edenton. This newspaper it ckcu leted in the territory other* Advertisers will rte Hue good results. $1.25 Per Year. Two Edenton Boys Are Selected For Try At Annapolis Billy Shepard Named as Principal By Repre sentative Warren EXAMS NEXT APRIL Durwood Harrell Chos en as First Alternate For Honor Representative Lindsay Warren on Monday announced the appointment of William Blount Shepard, Jr., of Edenton, as princioal and Durwood Evans Harrell, of Edenton, as first alternate to Annapolis. The exami nation will be held next April and the successful candidate will enter in June. Shepard is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Shepard, and Harrell |is t,ie son o, T. E. Harrell. Both are giad/atcs of Edenton High .School, where they were outstanding athletes. Last year they attended Porter Military Academy and were members of the football team there. Representative Warren also an nounced the appointment to West Point of Burns Dußose Simpson of Greenville, as principal; and Robert Eail James, Jr., of Bethel, as first alternate, and Leslie Edwards Bab cock, Jr., of Greenville, as second ai rare. The examination will be held in March and the successful can didate will enter in July. J. A. Moore Speaker At Rotary Meeting New President Names Chairman of Vari ous Committees i j At today’s Rotary" meeting' the l program will be in, charge of J. A. ! Moore. The meeting will be presid ed over by C. D. Stewart, vice presi dent, due to the fact that Secretary ! John A. Holmes and President J. Edwin Buftiap will be at Atlantic | Beach attending the Rotary Assem | bly of the 189th district. At last week’s meeting, organiza -1 tion for the year was effected when j the new president named the various committee chairmen, and presented information regarding the respective duties of each. The various commit ! tee chairmen are: Club Service, C. E. Kramer. Vocational Service, J. G. Campen. Community Service, W.ood Privott. i International Service, Charles D. | Stewart. j Program, C. L McCullers. Classification, John Graham. Fellowship and Attendance, C. H. Wood. Rotary Information, John A. Holmes. Boys’ Work, Jesse White. Rural-Urban, N. K. Rowell. Crippled Children, Wm. Perkins. Student Loan, Dave Holton. The aims and objects committee is composed of the president, C. E. Ki-amer, J. G. Campen, C. D. Stewart ar.d Wood Privott. Retiring President William Jones has been appointed sergeant-at arms, a position long filled by the late W. D. Holmes, and will have as his assistant Charles P. Wales, Jr. i C. D. Stewart is vice president; | John A. Holmes, secretary and treas urer, while the new directors are I Earl Goodwin, C. L McCullers, J. G. | Campen, John Graham and William Jones. At last week’s meeting the Ro tarians were treated to a splendid address by Dr. Charlis Lancaster of Windsor, who spoke upon one of his hobbies—astronomy. During his re marks he told of the relative size and distance of various heavenly I bodies as compared to the earth as j we H as other data which claimed the undivided attention of his hearers. Red Cross Refugee Fund Now $565.91 Contributions continue to trickle in for the Red Cross European re fugee fund, which has now mounted to $565.91. The quota for the county was SSOO. Mrs. J. N. Pruden, Chowan County chapter chairman, reported two more contributions to the fund this week, ! these being Mr. and Mrs. C. E. j Kramer and the Enterprise Home Demonstration Club.
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