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'(A S' •••, ■- 4r*J.V. • * I/mM «ffTHurntm I #/ load end comity turns I if general interest. Volume VII. —Number 32. Flames Rapidly Reduced BrownLumberCompanyTo 9 Ruins Friday Afternoon Fire Spreads So Fast There Was No Chance To Save \ Loss~mooo :tr } —i Plans Under Way to Rebuild Ruined Plant Soon as Possible -v Edenton late Friday afternoon ex perienced, one of its worst fires in re cent years when the major portion of the M. G. Brown Lumber Company was totally destroyed, the loss being estimated at upwards of $60,000, which was only partially covered by insurance. The fire spread so rapidly that very little could be saved and at the rate it made headway, the opinion has been expressed that had the plant been in operation some of the work men would have been trapped and lost their lives. The fire occurred shortly after 5 o’clock after the I plant had been cttosed for the day, and is said, to have first been seen by a boy in a boat off from the plant, who saw a small blaze outside the building, which is thought to have | spread to the inside, from where so rapid progress was made that no 1 amount of water could have saved the building at least. , Included in the loss was the plan ing mill, the gllazing room, the sash: warehouse, carpenter shop, lumber shed, cement and brick mortar ware house and the old office. Three car loads of lumber which were on ! * the railroad siding were also consum- j . ed hy the flames, which were of such; intense heat that the railroad track | was melted. Heat was also respon-l I sible for burning three., sections.of, * hose' ah close as firemen eoufld get "* to fight the fire. All that remains of the plant which provided Edentons’ largest payroll, is the saw mill and the main office. But for a favorable wind, it is thought the fire would have spread to the residential section and caused considerable more loss. Due to the rapid progress of the fire, (local firemen realized it was more than they could cope with and calls for help went out immediately r to Elizabeth City and Windsor. Both towns promptly sent their fire trucks and relieved anxiety as to the spreading of the flames. These trucks, together with the two Eden t ton trucks, played upon the flames until near midnight Friday and sev eral local! firemen remained on duty all night to be ready to check any flare-up of the smouldering ruins. The fire attracted a large number of spectators, some from neighbor ing towns from where the huge bil lows of smoke could be seen. Many remained late into the night to view the ghastly scene. Just the Wednesday previous thej fan house was destroyed by fire at the plant, but this damage was very small compared to the (latest out break. There were about 50 men employ ed at the buildings which were burned, but if the plant is not re > built many more than that will be affected. Following the fire there was con siderable speculation as to whether or not the plant would be rebuilt, * but early this week it was definitely decided that as soon as possible new buildings will be erected and new equipment installed to resume opera tions. Ne|r Pharmacist At Sutton’s Drug Store J. E. Phillips, of Wilson, wiM ar i rive in Edenton Monday to be asso ciated with Sutton’s Drug Store. Mr. . Phillips is an experienced registered 4 pharmacist, a graduate of the North Carolina School of Pharmacy and has had chain store experience. Mr. Phillips succeeds S. G. Clarke, L who recently left Sutton’s to go to Elizabeth City. Only 26 Jailed In Chowan During July 1. During the month of July Chowan ; County’s jail again experienced a low fe ■ population. According to Jailer ■K Shelton Moore’s report to the Coun ™ ty Commissioners Monday there f were 26 placed in jail during the month, most of whom were for one | day, except George Pennington, who THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED- TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY | On “VacatioifJ Evidently tax payers have tak en a vacation during the month of July, for very little paying of taxes was realized by Sheriff J. , A. Bunch. During the month f»e collected only $216.85 of 1939 taxesi, and $11.04 of 1938 faxes. I New Dock Being Built In Edenton By Franklin Concern Chesapeake-Camp Cor poration Building j Loading Depot FOR PULP WOOD Dock Expected to Be Completed Early Next Week Piles are now being driven for a| | new dock just across from the county \ i dock which will be used for loading pulp wood on barges. The dock is being built by the Chesapeake-Camp ! Corporation of Franklin, Va., recent i purchasers of the waterfront proper- ! ity of W. A. Everett. It is expected' I that the dock will be completed by! j next week. J The Chesapeake-Camp Corporation! , are large, users of pulp wood and | ;■ plan to use their property for thej ! storage of wood, from where it can; jbe conveniently loaded on barges. | l The Edenton dock is the tenth one I . erected by the concern, i In charge of the pile driving out ': fit is H. B. Ward, who is a brother of Mrs. J. G. Campen, and is well- I known by many older Edentonians. Revival Begins At (j Bethel On Monday Rev. Frank Cale Will Assist Rev. John T. Byrum Rev. J. T. Byrum announces a re-, vival meeting to begin at Bethel i Baptist Church on Monday afternoon, 1 | August 12, at 3:30 o’clock. The I j meeting will continue for one week! with the Rev. Frank Cale assisting j | the Rev. Mr. Byrum. I A cordial invitation is extended to ’i the public to attend as many of the i services as possible. 'I j j Edenton Officials To ;! Attend FBI Meeting ] >j Today In E. City! ■| Chief of Police G. A. Helms, Sher ?! iff J. A. Bunch, Clerk of Court Rich il ard, D. Dixon and Officer Robert L. j ’ Pratt will attend a closed meeting j r | for law enforcement officers to be \ r ! held in Elizabeth City today (Thurs-; ■ day) at 2 p. m. The meeting is called by the Federal Bureau of In vestigation for the purpose of coor-! dinating work of law enforcement j agencies in this area pertaining to -, national defense and internal se | curity. 'j The investigation of activities in ' i volving espionage, sabotage and sim ■l ilar matters affecting national d«- ‘ sense is a matter of supreme im -1 port&nce at this time and the cooper -1 ation and assistance of local, county and state law enforcement agencies ’ is absolutely essential. * j At the Elizabeth City meeting the I policy of tiie Federal government in' ; handling national defense investiga- j 1 tions will be fully explained and the J r law enforcement officials who at tend wiH be informed in detail re i garding the assistance and coopera r tion which they can render in the ■ present emergency. , BAND CONCERT TONIGHT i Weather permitting, a concert will be given tonight by the Eden-j Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. August 8, 1940. 1941 Revaluation Os Chowan's Property Arousing Interest Commissioners to Adopt Policy at September Meeting LOSINGTAXES Believed Much Property Not Now on County’s Tax Books With revaluation of Chowan Coun ty property to be made for 1941, County Commissioners are already considering the best method to have this very important work done. The Commissioners feel certain that a I considerable amount of property is I not now listed on the tax books and I that there is much property listed at too low a figure and some carrying too high valuation compared with similar property. Though the matter was discussed at Monday’s meeting, after Tax Sup ervisor William Privott reminded the Board of the importance of an early start, it was decided to reach a de finite decision at the September meeting. At present the Commis sioners are undecided whether it would be better to employ Chowan County citizens to revalue the prop erty or employ experienced men out side the county to do the work. At any rate, they feel that by the re valuation more tax revenue will be realized and that there will be more equality in the payment of taxes. Peanut Program Will Be Discussed At Meeting Aug. 15. [Nearly 150 Representa-j tives Will Meet In Washington R. C. Holland, president of the Peanut Stabilization Cooperative here, received word on Monday in-. viting him to meet with nearly 150 representatives of the peanut indus- j ; try in Washington, August 15, to dis- l 1 zuss with Department of Agriculture officials the peanut situation and a' possible diversion program for the 1940 crop. Invitations to attend the confer ence were extended to members of four large cooperative marketing as-| sociations, independent growers, i millers, shellers, peanut oil mill op erators, and peanut, product manu ] facturers. I These grower organizations have | cooperated with- the Surplus Market- j j ing Administration in conducting! I diversion programs for the 1937, | 1938 and 1939 peanut crops. Under j the diversion programs, the grower organizations bought surplus peanuts j from growers at prices designated I by the Secretary of Agriculture andj ! sold them to bidding crushing mills ! for the manufacture of peanut oil i | and meal. I Last year approximately 34,000 tons of 1939 crop peanuts were crushed for oil under the program at a total cost to the government of, about $700,000. Officials of the mar l keting division estimate that, as a ; result of the program, there was an j increase in the income of peanut i growers amounting to about $8,000,- 000 for the 1939 crop. They also ( estimate that the diversion program jin 1938 increased peanut growers’ i income between $16,000,000 and $lB,- 000,000, and that in 1937 growers received about $12,000,000 more for their peanuts. New Piling- To Be Driven At Docks Both the County and city docks are in need of repairs, both needing a number of new piles driven. This work will be done within the next} few days by the Chesapeake-Camp j , Corporation of Franklin, Va., which organization is now erecting a pulp , wood loading dock on the waterfront. ■ About 15 new piles 40 feet long will be driven, which will add greater | protection- to the docks as well as to ’ boats landing in the harbor. i ROTARY MEETS TODAY | The regular meeting of the Rotary | Club will be held today at 1 o’clock. | The program will be in charge of i ;W. M. Perkins, superintendent of ] I public welfare. All members are t 0 attend - _ Chamber Os Commerce Membership Drive Will Be Concluded This Week; 25 Already Signed lip For Year 1940-41 Hoey Autographs Fletcher Novel Book “Raleigh’s Eden” Features Edenton History Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Fletcher, the latter an authoress who writes under the name of Inglis Fletcher, visited j in Raleigh on Sunday and prevailed j upon Governor Hoey to autograph! J the first 500 copies of Mrs. Fletch- j I er’s (latest novel to come out in Sep- 1 ! tember which is to center about ] ! Edenton and New Bern and be called | “Raleigh’s Eden.” The Fletchers j have been guests at the Hotel Joseph j | Hewes since last May, Mrs. Fletchei | spending the time checking on hex | facts and reading page proofs of her forthcoming opus. Those who have been privileged to read the advance sheets speak of the! novel to be as very cleverly told and ( charming with data about Edenton 1 in the days immediately before the Revolution. The Fletchers live in Balboa, Cali fornia, and Mrs. Fletcher had a grandfather resident of Tyrrell county, which she feels makes her a “native” of the Albemarle. Mr. Fletcher is a retired Standard Oil executive, and Mrs. Fletcher, who publishes through Bobbs-Merrill, has written three other pupolar novels She has been at work for six years on “Raleigh’s Eden.” Cqurt House Wiring j j May Be Replaced Inspection Shows That Present Wiring Is Fire Hazard * ( j That further improvement will be ; made to the old Chowan Court! | House will no doubt follow a report; j to the County Commissioners Mon -1 j day that the electric wiring in the' I building is in very bad shape. Fire I \ Chief R. K. Hall and C. M. Hicks j ! reported to the Board that they hadi I I made an inspection and in their opin- I ions the wiring constituted a seriou | fire hazard. ’j The Commissioners seriously con sidered the matter and before they adjourned had bids from Harry Smith and Floars Electric Company >: to do the work. However, they will ■! take no action until the next meet ?| ing at which time both bidders were i j asked to display the sort of wire 'j and tubing to be used in enclosing 'j the wires. ’ ( Reroofing of the building is rapid- 1 j ly being completed, in the course ol l which repairs were made to timbers 1 in the roof. Some of the timber j was rotten and had to be replaced | and braced, due to the heavier roof. • It is interesting to note, too, that i sheathing on the Court House is only. i one inch in thickness, while that !.j used in St. Paul’s Church is two ■ inches thick. i Legionnaires Stage Membership Drive Robert L. Pratt Put In Charge of Canvassing Committee 'j At Tuesday night’s meeting of Ed' i Bond post, plans were laid for a [ membership drive • with R. L. Pratt 1 in charge of a committee. Officers |! of the Post are anxious to secure a ! record membership this year and ( 1 due to present national and inter national conditions, they are hopeful , that every ex-service man in the I ; county will join. , That interest in the regular meet- I ings will increase is certain due to j the announced purpose of Command j er John A. Holmes to have a special program arranged for each meeting at which timely topics will be dis cussed. i C. E. Kramer made a splendid re | port of his trip to Asheboro, where he attended a meeting of district [ representatives and state officers. in - trMafctnffiii i tl ■ t s,:. .diuAk..«. Grades Released For Local Stores Triangle and J. E. Las siter Head Two Groups Grades for cases and, meat mark ets in Edenton for the month of j August have just been completed by j the Bertie-Chowan Health Depart- , | ment. Among the cases the Triangle, | Service Station leads with 96 per : j cent, while J. E. Lassiter heads the | meat markets with a score of 92.5 \ ' i per cent. The grades follow: Cases Triangle Service Station 96.0% j Burton’s Service Lunch 93.0% | Blue Bird Grill 92.0% Chappell’s Recreation 91.0% Joseph Hewes Coffee Shop . 91% Blue Bird Case (C) 84.5% 1 Mrs. Dempsey’s Barbecue 84.5% 1 Habit’s Case 84.0% ' Norwood Case (C) 80.0% Meat Markets | J. E. Lassiter > 92.5% Dixie Market 91.5% ; G. M. Byrum 90.0% C. E. Byrum 90.0% Friendly Market 90.0% 1500 Cans Garden Vegetables Canned At Chowan High; Two Acre Plot Pro duces Food For Lunch j Room at School | Around 1,500 cans of garden pro ! duce have been canned in the new j agricultural building at Chowan I High School. This work was done by four women under the supervision ] of Mrs. Ella Murray, district WPA supervisor, and was sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Association of Chow ! an High School. | Vegetables were raised on a two- j | acre plot by the women and the can ned products will be used, in the Chowan High School lunch room. 1 To do this work two pressure cook ers, a hot water canner and an auto- j matic sealer were used. Aside from the vegetables raised for canning, 58 bushels of Irish pota- 1 toes were also secured from the two acre plot. Mrs. Murray, accompanied by Mrs. J. Paul Holoman, visited the can ning project Tuesday afternoon and expressed herself as being well pleased with the efforts of the work i ers. R. P. Badham’s Term On ABC Board Expires At next month’s meeting of the , County Commissioners, which will be 1 held Tuesday, September 3, a mem ber of the Chowan County ABC Board will be chosen. This will be' done in a joint meeting of the County Commissioners, the County Board of Education and the Board of Health. The term of R. P. Badham, chair man, who was appointed, for a three- 1 year term when the Board was nam ed in 1937, expires and he will eith- j er be reappointed or a successor named. ' I Reunion Os Wiggins Family On Sunday j A reunion of the Wiggins family! will be held Sunday at the home of! the late E. C. Welch in upper Chow-1 an County. The reunion will be an aW-day affair, the feature being a picnic lunch which will be served on the lawn between 12 and 1 o’clock. I This will be the first reunion held ! of the family and a large number of people are expected to attend. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Born to Mr. and Mrs. Leon Leary a daughter, Linda Lee, on Thursday, August Ist. MASONS MEET TONIGHT The regular communication of Unanimity Lodge A. F. A A. M. t will be held tonight at 8 oclock. All members are urged to attend. yL.&ilaL-ic-V - ih iiftTAriiffiffl This newspaper it circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realise good results. $1.25 Per Year. ‘ Canvassers Will Meet For Final Report Monday Night DUESS6.OO Change Method of Ap pointing Officers For Organization Though only a few of the canvass ing committees to secure member ships in the Edenton-Chowan Cham ber of Commerce have functioned, about 25 members have already been secured, it was learned at a meeting held Monday night in the Municipal Building presided over by John A. Holmes. At a recent meeting Mr. Holmes was appointed chairman to supervise a membership drive and committees were subsequently appointed to so licit every place of business as well as a number of individuals to secure members in the Chamber of Com merce for the year 1940-41. Due to several of these committeemen, who are arranged, in pairs, being out-of town and on vacations, a complete canvass has not been made, but those who have functioned have met with encouraging results. At Monday night’s meeting it was agreed to complete the canvass this week and report at another meeting called by Mr. Holmes for next Mon day night at 8 o’clock in order to see how many memberships have been secured. Shortly thereafter a meeting will be held of all members, at which time officers and, directors will be elected. It was reported Monday night that canvassers met with some criticism relative to tLe method of electing officers for the organziation, which heretofore has been done by the board of directors. This situa tion will be remedied, if the members so desire, by electing officers by a membership vote or any other meth od agreeable to the majority. It was also reported, Monday night that there is some misunderstand ing relative to the amount of annual dues. It is the purpose to refrain from placing a certain amount on any individual business, as was done heretofore, according to the amount of business done. Instead all mem berships for the new year will be $6.00, with the expectation that most business houses, especially the larger ones, will take several memberships. This amount need not necessarily be paid at one time, though it would be more appreciated, but can be paid on a monthly basis. It is thought that by this plan it will be less of a burden to individuals and smaller business men who feel it their duty to join the Chamber of Commerce. Every effort will be made both as to policy of the organization and collection of dues to develop a live and cooperative group by which the town will benefit. The need of a live Chamber of Commerce was nevei more realized than at the present time and if present plans carry there will be no need in future years,*to conduct an annual membership drive, but send statements for annual dues and the organization continue to function without interruption. During the remainder of this week canvassers will visit various business men, and it is hoped those solicjted will think seriously about the need of an organization to press the claims of the community and sign up for the ensuing year. County-wide Picnic At Edenhouse Today Today (Thursday) the county-wide picnic for home demonstration club members and their families will be hedd at Eden House Beach. The fea ture of the event will be the picnic dinner which will be served shortly after 12 o’clock. Special guests of the club women will be county offi cials and their families. Clubs that have at least half of their members present will be given 10 points on their score card. Three Edentonians At Highway Meeting Mayor J. H. McMullan and L. S. Byrum will leave this (Thursday) morning for Wilmington, where they will attend the annual meeting of the Ocean Highway Association. G. H. Harding, a director of the Association, will also attend the meeting, and left eaitier than the Mayor and Mr. Byrum. . ...
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