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Volume VTl.—Number 34.
Edenton 1940-41 Tax Rate
Heid To $1 After Slicing
Budget Monday Afternoon
Would Have Been Low
er But For Overhang
ing Deficit
I PROJECTS
Possibility of Putting
Curbs and Gutters on
Mill Village
Meeting in special session Monday
afternoon for the second time within
a week, Town Councilmen set the
1940-41 tax again at SI.OO per hun
dred, dollar of valuation. As origi
nally prepared the budget would
have required a rate of $1.05, but as
predicted in The Herald last week
various appropriations were shaved
to acquire the dollar rate.
But for a deficit of $3,196.26 due
to an emergency storm sewer pro
ject, the tax rate, with present ex- j
penditures, could have been material
ly reduced. This is due to a reduc
: tion in debt service. Last year 13
f cents was required for this expense,
but with street bonds reduced to only
$5,000, SI,OOO of which will be due,
plus interest,, amounts to only $1,250
to fee paid from this year’s budget.
The town’s indebtedness has been
very much reduced, for aside from j
the $5,000 street bonds, there re-;
mains only $14,000 in water bonds
and $9,000 in sewer bonds. These
latter two are paid from electric
and water earnings.
The total budget calls for an out
lay of $37,717.38, which includfe* the
storm sewer deficit. Os this amount
it is figured the town's income,
from the year’s taxes and induing
$3,500 from the E. & W. Board, hull
be $9,650, which leaves $28,0§?.38.
figure,. jtowever, does not include
debt service expense, for debt ser
vice funds on hand amount to $52.71
and with intangible taxes amounting
to $854.40 leaves $342.89 to be raised
by taxes. Together with these a
mounts a 2-cent rate will raise tr.r
necessary $1,250.
\vith $28,067.38 remaining to be
raised and property valuation fixed
at $2,900,000, a rate of 98 cents will
produce $28,420, which together with
the 2-cent debt service rate amounts
to an even dollar rate.
In the administrative department
there is little change in last year’s
figure, the only change being in an
increase in salary of $5 per month
for Miss Louise Coke, tax collector.
<* The administrative expense was set
at $3,571.
The police department requires
$5,455.55, which is slightly over last
year’s amount. This is caused by
more expense in maintaining a worn
automobile and some provision for
new uniforms.
Quite an increase was necessary
in the Fire Department, which this
year needs $5,079.60. This increase
is due to the need of new hose and
other minor equipment. It also pro
vides for raising Fire Chief R. K.
Hall s salary $2.50 per month as well
as employing A1 Owens and Tom
Goodman as all time firemen with
equal salaries of $95 per month, ef
fective September 1. The two men
l will work an equal number of hours
and will require no extra expense
for vacations. They will also joint
ly be required to keep the fire sta
tion and Municipal Building dean
' Aside from this S2O per month was
set as a salary for an assistant fire
chief. J. H. Conger was recommend
ed and Town Council unanimously
approved the appointment.
The health department requires
S6QS, which is slightly higher than I
last year.
In the street department $13,594.57'
is set up. This amount was fixed
after slicing off over $l,lOO in order
to maintain the dollar rate. The ori
\ ginal figure provided for a box cul
r vert across Granville Street to re
place three small pipes in order to
aid in draining of surface water. An
appropriation of S6OO for sidewalks
was also shaved S2OO. Provision
(V w® B made, however, to lay a storm
| sewer on the east side of Broad
Street from the soft “ball park to the
Armory in order to eliminate water
accumulating in that vicinity after
rains. Previously the water from
Hicks Field drained into a ditch, but 1
since the new stadium was erected
. all, this water drains to Broad Street.
For other expenses a budget of
1 $6,140 was set. This includes S9OO
for the band, S3OO for the library,
S3OO for Boy Scotus and S4OO foor
• school athletics.
' # At Monday’s meeting the street
<7 commissioner presented separate
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THE GHOWAN HERALD
A NOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO TEE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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i Paying an official visit, Mr.
Harrow, Governor of the 189th
district, will meet with the Eden
ton Rotary Club today.
Joseph C. Dail Dies
Sunday Night After
Three Weeks Illness
Long Deeply Interested
lit Town’s Religious
Affairs
68 YEARS OLD
Many Attend Funeral
Conducted Tuesday
Afternoon
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Following a serious illness of
about three weeks, Joseph C. Dail ]
succumbed to an attack of pneumonia
and neuritis at his home on the cor-|
ner of Queen and Oakum Streets*
about midnight Sunday. He was 681
years of age and in his passing
Edenton loses one of its outstanding!
human landmarks. He was very re-j
ligiously inclined and because of his>
moral rectitude commanded the re-|
spect of all who came in 'contact with |
him. |
For many years he has conducted
a grocery store at the corner of
Church and Oakum Streets, where
by his fair dealing he developed con
siderable trade and built up a pros
perous business. Though of a very
quiet manner, Mr. Dail was identified I
with all spiritual activities and was a
1 liberal contributor.
He was for many years a deacon
of the Edenton Baptist Church, where
his advice and regular attendance
will be greatly missed. He was also |
a director of the Edenton Peanut,
Company.
! Surviving are his widow, the form
er Miss Kate Hobbs, three daughters,
Mrs. Eugenia Shump and Miss Iva
Mae Dail of Edenton, and Mrs. Katie
Parham of Oxford,, and two sons,
Leroy Dail of Newsom, Va., and Na
than Dail of Edenton. A brother, J
i Henderson Dail of near Cross Roads,
and a sister, Mrs. D. T. Ward of
Ryland, and two grandchildren, Kath
arine Shump and Barbara Dail, also
; survive.
| Funeral services were held, at the
I home Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock •
and were, largely attended with the
! Rev. E. L. Wells officiating. Inter
ment was made in Beaver Hill Ceme
(Continued On Page Four)
i [New Commissioner 1
Following the sudden death
Saturday of A. D. Ward, a mem
ber of the Board of County Com
missioners for almost 20 yeans,
E. N. Elliott was on Tuesday
I appointed to fill Mr. Ward’s un
expired .term. The appointment
was made by Clerk ,of Court
; Richard D. Dixon. 1 -• , r
i Mr. Elliott is one of the coun
ty’s most prominent and pnoe-
Iperoua farmers and fishermen.
He is well versed in county af
fairs and Ms presence on the
Board! is regarded as ashling con
siderable prestige and efficiency
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 22, 19401
Rotary Governor
On Official Visit To
Local Club Today
W. Carter Darrow Will
Advise Officers On
Club’s Activities
LIVEWIRE
Meets With Officers and
Various Chairmen at
12 O’clock
W. Carter Darrow of Tarboro, Ro
tary Governor of the 189th District,
will make an official visit to the
Edenton Rotary Club today (Thurs
day.) Mr. Darrow, a live wire and
a very enthusiastic Rotarian, will be
guest of the club at the usual meet
ing in the Parish House at 1 o’clock,
but at 12 o’clock he desires to meet
with all of the club’s officers and
committee chairmen to consult with
them and advise on matters relating
to club administration and Rotary
service activities.
' The club’s officers and committee
chairmen have been notified about
Mr. Darrow’s visit and J. Edwin
Bufflap, president of the club, is very
anxious to have each one on hand to
meet the Governor as well as every I
club member at the regular meeting
Mr. Darrow will be alloted the usu
al time devoted, to a program.
The officers and committee chair
men who are asked to meet Mr. Dar
row at 12 o’clock, aside from the
president, are: C. D. Stewart, John
A. Holmes, William Jones, Charles
Wales, Earl Goodwin, C. L. McCul
lers, J. G. Campen, John Graham,
! C. E. Kramer, Wood Privott, C. H
Wood, N. K. Rowell, William Per
kins and Dave Holton.
Mr. Darrow was elected to the of
fice of district governor at the 1940
Rotary’Convention which was held in
Havana, Cuba, during June, and will
continue to serve until the 1941 con
vention in Denver. He has attended
many district assemblies and confer
ences, and was delegate to the inter
national convention in Mexico in
1935.
The 5,000 Rotary Clubs of more
than 60 countries of the world, are
grouped into 149 districts. The j
189th district, of which the Edenton '
, Rotary Club is now a part, consists
l of 49 clubs located in cities and
| towns of North Carolina, and has a
■ membership of approximately 1,700
[ Rotarians.
| Richard B. Wheeler
Promoted To Major
In Command of Armor
ed Regiment At Fort
Knox, Kentucky
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Wheeler
have received news of the promotion
of their son, Richard Bryan, to the
rank of major in the United States
Army. Major Wheeler is a gradu
ate of the United States Military
, Academy at West Point, N. Y., being
appointed by the late Senator Fur
nifold Simmons. He is the only
Edenton man to graduate from West
Point.
Major Wheeler also studied for a
period of two, years at L’Echole Poly
technique in Paris, France, being one
of 11 West Point graduates to be so
honored. He is now in command of
the Second Battalion of the 69th Ar
mored Regiment at Fort Knox, Ken
tucky.
Major Wheeler spent the Christ
mas holidays in Edenton with his;
parents and his promotion will be
welcome news to his fnany friends'
here.
Pearl Whichard To
Have Raleigh Debut
Friends of Miss Pearl Whichard
daughter of Dr. end Mrs. M. P
Whichard, formerly of Edenton, but
now living at Murphy, N. C., wiL
be glad to learn that she has been
selected by the Terpsichorean Club
to be presented to North Carolina so
ciety at the twentieth annual De
butante Ball to be held in Raleigh,
September 6 and 7.
Every year the debutantes give
this week-end ball, have the privilege
of selecting their marshals and are
strictly limited as to invitations,
thus making the affair properly and
exclusively for them.
DR. WILLIAMS VACATIONING
Dr. L. P. Williams and family left
Edenton Wednesday to spend their
vacation. They have no definite des
tination, but will be gone a week or
ten days. 1
Holland Confident
Peanut Program
For Crop Os 1940
Tp-kes Active Part In
Washington Meeting
Last Week
MANY~ATTEND
J. B. Fearing of Wind
sor Represents N. C.
Growers
As the result of the meeting of
representatives of the peanut indus
try held in Washington, D. C., last
week, R. C. Holland, president of the
North Carolina Peanut Stabilization
Cooperative, Inc., said that he con
fidently expected a peanut program
similar to those in operation the past
three years to go into effect for a
peanut diversion program for the
1940 crop. Between 75 and 100
from North Carolina were present at
thq meeting, with Edenton being
represented by Mr. Holland, Ep Deb-
and Millard Bond.
Appointment of a committee to
formulate a schedule of prices to
represent base prices for peanuts
purchased, under the program, if and
when approved, highlighted the dis
cussions, and J. B. Fearing of Wind
sor was appointed to represent North
Carolina growers on the committee.
Hope that the diversion program
would be continued was expressed at
the. opening of the conference by
Representatives John H. Kerr and J.
Bayard Clark, and Herbert Bonner,
secretary to Representative Lindsay
Warren. Kerr told the group that
the governments’ ivestment in the
peaput program was the most pro
fitable that has been made. He as
serted that the income of peanut
i growers had been increased from
$16,000,000 to $50,000,000 since 1932.
Speaking from the growers’ view
point; ■ Holland added emphasis to
this statement by estimating that
peanut growers had received benefits
totaling nearly sls for every dollar
spent on the program. He paid tri
bute to the cooperation of Randall B.
Etheridge, Department of Agricul
| ture marketing specialist and other
j Federal officials who have helped
direct the peanut program.
Under the diversion program, the
growers’ organizations bought sur
plus peanuts from growers at prices
designated by the Secretary of Agri
culture and ‘sold them to bidding
crushing mills for the manufacture of
peanut oil and meal.
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. It is estimated that
this expenditure resulted in an in
creased income for peanut growers
amounting to about $8,000,000.
CupolaHouseNow !
Open All Day Long
Janie Badham Placed
On Duty Every Af
ternoon
Due to the cooperation of the Mu
seum Committee, of which Mrs. J. N.
Pruden is chairman, visitors in
Edenton will for a time at least
have an opportunity to visit the
Cupola House at any time of the
day. Arrangements, effective Tues
day of this week, have been made to
I have a colored woman, Janie Badham, |
|on duty every afternoon to meet
( visitors.
In the morning the library is open
and during these hours Mrs. Sidney
Mac Mullen, the librarian, has been
looking after visitors who come to
the place. The new arrangement
will cause less embarrassment upon
the part of those who meet visitors
who wish to visit the Cupola House.
Orders Now Taken
For Book On Edenton
Orders are being received, at the
Hotel Joseph Hewes for the initial
copies of Mrs. J. S. Fletcher’s pre-
Revolutionary historical novel of
Edenton and North Carolina life.
The books will be on sale at the
hotel and will bear the title page
autographs of the author, “Inglis
Fletcher,” and of Governor Hoey
who has agreed to sign the first 600
copies.
The novel will be on sale Septem
ber 23, and as there already has
been quite a local demand, those who
get their orders in early will be as
sured of a copy.
Rejuvenated Chamber Os
, Commerce Elects Officers
At Meeting Tuesday Night
j New Secretary 1
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C. L. McCULLERS
l At a meeting of the rejuvenat
ed Chamber of Commerce Tues
i (day night, Mr. McCullers was
elected secretary. He succeeds
• Mayor J. H. McMullan.
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A. D. Ward Suddenly
Claimed By Death
At Home Saturday
| Dies Shortly After an
s Attack of Cerebral
Hemorrhage
52 YEARS OLD
1 Served as County Com
i missioner For Almost
20 Years
,1 Friends throughout Chowan Coun
1 ! ty were shocked Saturday when they
! learned of the sudden death of A. D.
) Ward, which occurred, at his home
i near Gliden about 3 o’clock. Mr
i Ward, though apparently in good
: health, was stricken with a cerebral (
: hemorrhage and died in less than an i
■ hour after he was stricken. He was
i 52 years old.
He held the distinction of being
next to the oldest member, in poin:
of service, on the Board of County |
Commissioners, having taken office
on December 6, 1920. He is led only
, by J. A. Webb, who was appointed to
i serve an unexpired term just a few
: months before. He was one 'of the i
1 county’s prominent farmers and took
| a great interest in county affairs.
I In his almost 20 years of service as
! a Commissioner he never missed a
single meeting of the Board, despite:
, the fact that he lived further than
any other member. He is the sec- !
ond County Commissioner to be lost j
■ by death in a little over a year, W
I H. Vvinborne’s death occurring early
in July of last ’ year.
Surviving are his widow, who be
fore her marriage was Miss Minnie
I Brown, two daughters, Lorinda and
Florence, and a son, A. D. Ward, Jr.
I I Four brothers, Dr. F. A. Ward and
; T. E. W.ard, of Suffolk, Va., Dr. O.
i W. Ward, of Phoebus, Va., and B. H.
| j Ward of Bosley and a sister, Mrs.
Blanche Ward Lamb, of Elizabeth
1 City, also survive.
. Despite threatening weather, a
, host of friends attended funeral ser
i vices which were held Monday after
noon at Warwick Swamp Baptist
Church, with the Rev. Frank Cale
officiating. Interment was made in
the Ward burying ground at the
f home place.
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Bring ’Em Back |
After checking up since the
Brown Lumber Company fire,
Fire Chief R. K, Hall finds sev
eral coats and pairs of boots
i missing from the Fire Depart
ment. Mr. Hall is of the opinion
that firemen took these articles
home after the fire and forgot
to return them. He asks that
they be returned to the fire sta
tion immediately.
This nomfofor it cirm
hotod in tnt territory
wkore Adoordtort odd
rotiko good muki.
-51.25 Per iear.
Members Select J. W.
Davis as President
Os Group
FEW ATTEND
C. L. McCullers Chosen
As Secretary For
New Year
Though every member who has
joined, the Edenton-Chowan Chamber
of Commerce for the year 1940-41
was notified, a small proportion was
on hand Tuesday night in the Court
House to elect officers for the year.
John A. Holmes, who at a previous
meeting was appointed chairman in
charge of securing members for the
new year, reported that there were
110 memberships secured during the
recent canvass.
After a general report by Mr.
Holmes, new officers were elected,
which included the following: Presi
dent, J. W. Davis; vice presidents,
John Graham and Geddes Potter;
treasurer, Dr. W. I. Hart, Jr.; sec
retary, C. L. McCullers. This group
will meet at an early date to name
directors of the organization.
In accepting the presidency, Mr.
Davis made a strong plea for cooper
i ation on the part of members. He
said he had little patience with the
sort of members who never attend
meetings of the organization and all
too freely criticize what is done by
those who sacrifice time to shoulder
the responsibilities of a chamber of
commerce. He also made it clear
that when he called meetings, they
would start on time and while suffi
cient time would be used in discuss
j ing maters of inyjaffance the meet
ings wo aid not be unnecessarily de
layed. '
Mr. Davis announced Wednesday
that a meeting of the new officers
would be held today (Thursday) at
3:30 o’clock, when directors will be
appointed. This meeting will be
held at the Leggett and Davis drug
store.
J. G. Campen, president of the
i Edenton Merchants Association, con
gratulated the group upon their
choice of officers, and offered all the
cooperation possible from the Mer
chants’ Association.
No salary was set for the new
secretary, but it is understood that
it will be about half of former years’
figure when S6OO per year was paid.
Thos. J. Wood Has
Novel Radio Card
Features Edenton as
Second Largest Pea
nut Market
Due to an idea of Thomas J. Wood,
| Edenton will of necessity secure con
siderable publicity as a peanut mar
ket. Mr. Wood, an amateur radio
enthusiast, has followed the custom
i of many amateur radio operators of
; sending cards to those whom he con
tacts, and his novel idea was a card
emphasizing Edenton as the second
largest peanut market in the world
On the card is pictured a peanut as
well as his station number and other
radio information.
Mr. Wood had 1,000 of these cards
printed, following a request from a
fellow amatuer operator, who said
he had cards from every state in the
Union except North Carolina.
Graham Conducts
Court After Absence
After a lapse of several weeks
due to the vacation absence of Prose
cutor John W. Graham, Recorder’s
Court convened again on Tuesday
and three prisoners were held for
the Superior Court next month, and
a fourth was discharged as not
| guilty. N. E. Hollowell was the lat
| ter up for reckless driving.
Harry Lee Spruill was arraigned
j charged with the larceny of an out
board motor, the property of O. C.
Davis. He was released on S2OO bail.
Norman (Jutland, arrested recently
in Norfolk on a charge of breaking
and entering and attempted rape,
and George M. Trueblood, mid-county
resident, charged with breaking and
entering the smoke house of James
Barrington on August 7 last, and
making off with 9 pieces of meat
valued at S3O, were the other two
held.