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Volume Vll.—Number 41.
Draft Registration Next Wednesday
Lions To Hold
®
Local Club Sponsors Affair
To Clear Outstanding Debt
Athletic Park Field House
& —
Outstanding Shows Will
Furnish Amusement
All Next Week
AT HICKS FIELD
Free Acts and Fire
works Feature of En
tertainment
To help clear up -the debt on the
littfle field house on the northwest
comer of the new athletic field, the
\ Lions Club of Edenton has mapped
out a week of jollity from next Mon
day on to Saturday. It has called
in the Funland Shows as midway at
\A tractions, said to be the best organi
zation of its kind to tackle Edenton
in recent years. The entire affair
will be sponsored by the Lions and
will be in personal charge of Hector
Lupton and Graham Byrum.
While the proceeds will be utilized
to pay off the outstanding guarantee
notes making up the field club short
age, the week’s jamboree will be ad
t ditionally offered for the amusement
and delight of every one, and can be
considered as high class, clean enter-
I tainment everyone can attend
with safety and freedom from annoy
ances.
The Funland Shows have always
been reckoned as one of the best
Lions’ sponsored exhibitions on the
road. There will be free acts fea
turing high pole and various trapeze
stunts.
In addition to these free exhibi
tions there will be the usual devices
to amuse and for which a small sti
pend will be charged. An American
white band, will be on hand at after-
hoon and evening performances.
The jamboree will be on the old
fair grounds property and will last
through all of next week. Thursday
has been designated as Children’s
J Day, when they will be admitted on
F all rides for half price.
Revival At Baptist
Church Is Drawing
Splendid Crowds
Mass Meeting For Men
Will Be Held Sunday
Afternoon
V> With the Rev. J. W. Kinchloe, of
Rocky Mount, arriving Monday to
preach during the revival at the
Edenton Baptist Church, the meeting
got off to a splendid start with large
congregations on hand at every ser
vice up to Wednesday.
The visiting preacher has been de
livering powerful sermons and it is
expected that congregations will
continue to increase as the revival
continues. Though no definite time
has been set for closing of the meet
ing, the pastor, the Rev. E. L. Wells,
| said Tuesday that it will be brought
to a dose some time next week.
Os special interest is a mass meet
ing for men which will be held Sun
day afternoon at 3 o’clock. For this
service /special music has been ar
ranged by a male chorus and quar
l tet.
Both the visiting preacher and Mr.
j Wells will be delighted to have the
V spacious church filled to capacity for
if; this service and a cordial invitation
' is extended to all men in Edenton
and surrounding territory to attend.
The meeting will be worthwhile, the
Rev. Mr. Kinchloe planning to deliver
a sermon of special interest to men.
t HOME COMING AT PHILIPPI
Bfcl Sunday, October 20, is to be ob-
Kv served by Philippi Christian Church
I}> as Home Coining Day. . A special
1 program is being prepared and pic-
I ma hmck will be served. •
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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| AH Ready i
Though Chowan’s draft board
)vas the first to be sent to Ra
leigh, and narrowly missed get
ting to Governor Hoey ahead of
the Wake County list, L. C.
,Burton on Wednesday wired the
Governor that Chowan’s ma
chinery is ready to be put into
(action. .
Mr. Burton’s wire was as fol
lows: “Chowan County is in a
i; complete state of readiness for
I the selective draft registration,"
which has been perfected before
some draft boards have been
sent to Governor Hoey.
Women’s Clubs Os
16th District Meet
, | Cross Roads Oct 16
; Chowan Club Host at
Annual Meeting of
I I Group
l lunch ati o’clock!
;!
President and Vice Pre
i ; sident on Program
To Speak
’ Mrs. John D. Robinson of Wallace,
{ president of the North Carolina Fed
eration of Women’s Clubs, and Mrs.
Creasy K. Proctor of Oxford, second
I vice-president of the State Federa
tion, will be the principal speakers
at the annual meeting of the Six
teenth District of Women’s Clubs at
1 Chowan High School on Wednesday.
1 October 16.
The Chowan Club is lie hostess
club. The meetings will be held in
the auditorium of the high school, and
the luncheon in the new club house
across the highway from the school.
The program will begin at 10
o’clock in the morning. Attendance
and mileage prizes, applying only to
i those who register before the pro
| gram begins, will be awarded.
Mrs. John M. Sewell, of Murfrees
boro,, vice-president of the Sixteenth
1 District, who will preside over the 1
meeting, and other officers have ar
ranged a program which is expected
to attract a large attendance.
The program will open with the
r singing of the club women’s hymn, I
, followed by the reading of the collect,
j Mrs. E. L. Winslow, of Edenton, will \
- bring greetings from the hostess
1 club. The response will be made by
. Mrs. E. P. Brown, of Murfreesboro.
W. J. Taylor, of Edenton, superin
. tendent of Chowan County schools;
, Mrs. P. P. Gregory, of Shawboro,
L district president of home demon
[ stmtidn clubs; and Mrs. T. L. Ward
, of Ryland, president of Chowan Coun
.ty Council Home Demonstration
Clubs, will bring greetings.
Mrs. J. G. Roberson, of Hertford,
will give the report of the district
. president, following the business ses
, sion. The junior chairman will re
. port, after which W. W. 'Sheffield
. will give instructions on “Highway
(Continued On Page Five)
\ Back Home j
ii , After being out of their
regular quarters since April 9,
i the offices of County Agent N.
K. Rowell and Miss Rebecca ,
Colwell, home , demonstration
agent, have be«q completed in
the Post Office Building and
equipment is being moved back
'today. {Since repairs were begun
i | six months ago, the offices have
t been temporarily located over the
offices of R. C. Holland and W. D.
*• Braden.
1 •linMrhf^Tfin ~f-11ft 'i i f ; “-*i ifr *
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 10, 1940.
Jubilee!
i
Revaluation Chowan:
Property Causing No
Little Amount Worry,
Matter Claims Major
Attention of Commis
sioners Monday
REVENUE LOST
Definite Steps to Be Con
sidered at Meeting
On October 21
What was the most important
matter and one claiming the most
attention of the County Commission- 1
ers at their meeting Monday was the
task of revaluation of property in
Chowan County, which is scheduled
to be done this year. The proposition
was discussed pro and con and final
ly dwindled down to whether the
work should be done by locall people
or employ outside expert assessors
to revalue all property in the county.
The Commissioners have no hesi-i
tancy in saying they feel reasonably
sure that a considerable amount ol
property is not now on the tax books,
which may not be purposely left off,
recalling instances where property
has been missed by tabulating from
one book to another as the years'
pass by. Then, too, they considered
the fact that over a period of years
property in one section would ad
vance in value while in another sec
tion it would decrease, thus making
valuations unequal and unfair. Sev
eral instances were cited where
about 20 years ago a piece of proper
ty was worth much more than it is
today due to course of events which
! affected the particular neighborhood,
and vice versa there is some prop
erty carrying a valuation set years
ago which has since greatly enhanced
in value.
It is the general opinion of the
Commissioners that the county will
benefit by a revaluation, not only by
getting all property on the tax books
but also that there will be a more
equal distribution of the tax burden.
They are convinced that the revalua
tion is absolutely necessary, but what
puzzles them is the method of pro
cedure. They are reluctant to tak
ing the present tax listing and by
going over it set values more or less
on a guess basis. It is their desire to
have assessors visit every piece of
property and after thorough exami
nation place a fair value upon it.
Having agreed on that phase of the
revaluation, the Commissioners then
were puzzled as to who should do
i the work. They realize that if local
people are employed to revalue the
property there will be some criticism
for favoritism toward relatives or
friends, and for that reason favored
I employing outside assessors to do
the work. They, however, realize
that it would be a costly proposition,
but feel that it would be more satis
factory and for the best interest of
I the county.
I No definite action was taken Mon-
J day, but a special meeting was called
for Monday afternoon, October 21, at
2 o’clock, at which time definite
steps will be taken. In the mean
time, other counties employing expert
assessors will be contacted in order
to learn how satisfactory the plan
has worked out, as well as to get in
touch with concerns doing this sor 1 -
of work.
Radio Entertainers At
Edenton School Tonight
What is calculated, to be a splendid
entertainment will take place tonight
(Thursday) in the Edenton High
School auditorium when Sunshine Sue
and her rangers will appear in per
son. The outfit is very popular on a
coast-to-coasj; radio hook-up and will
begin their performance at 8 o’clock.
The entertainment is sponsored by
Belle Bennett Circle of the Metho
dist Church.
Named Cheer Leader
Friends will be pleased to learn
that Miss Doris Jean Leary, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Clarence
Leary, has been elected cheer leader
of the freshman class at Meredith
College. She was elected Friday
night when officers of the class were
balloted upon on recommendation of
the juniors.
All Male Citizens Between Age Os 21 And
36 Compelled To Appear At Edenton Or
Chowan High School To Be Registered
*
Badham Succeeds
Himself Chairman
Chowan ABC Board
Unanimously Appointed
At Joint Meeting
Monday
ONLY APPLICANT
Letter Read Praising
Manner In Which
Store Is Handled
Though his term of office expired
a month ago, R. P. Badham was on
Monday afternoon re-appointed as'
chairman of the Chowan County ]
ABC Board. The appointment was
to have been made last month, but ]
due to the lack of a quorum of the
three boards whose duty it is to ap
point and set salaries of ABC Board,
members the appointment was notj
i made until this week.
On Monday a quoroum of each of
the County Commissioners, Board of
Health and County Board of Educa-f
tion was on hand and little time was
lost in naming Mr. Badham to sue-]
ceed himself, which is for a period of,
three years. Mr. Badham’s was the 1
only application presented forthe 1
job. Wuliam B. Shepard nominated
Mr. Badham, which was seconded by i
A. C. Boyce, the vote being unani-1
mous.
Those attending the meeting from
the Board of Education were S. E.
Morris, T. L. Ward, W. B. Shepard |
and Z. T. Evans. Dr. Roland S.l
Vaughan, Dr. W. S. Griffin, W. J.
Taylor and Mayor J. H. McMullan
represented the Board of Health,
while all of the Commissioners,
Chairman D. M. Warren, A. C.
Boyce, J. R. Peele, J. B. Webb and
E. N. Elliott, were present.
After Mr. Badham was duly ap- (
pointed Mr. Warren read a letter
from the State ABC Board in which
the local board was congratulated
for the efficient manner in which the
liquor situation was handled in
Chowan, which, it was stated, com
pares favorably with any other board
in the State.
E. H, S. Plays First
Game On Foreign
Soil Next Friday
Locals Have Won Four
Os Five Games Played
With Tarboro
Edenton High School’s football
warriors will play their first game of
the season on foreign soil Friday,
when they tackle Tarboro High
School in the Edgecombe County)
metropolis. Reason that the Edenton :
boys will be gunning for a victory is ,
two-fold, first that they want to win i
their third consecutive game, and
second, to reap revenge for last
year’s defeat at the hands of Tar
boro, the first Tarboro team to down
Edenton since the two schools played
football.
The scores to date are as follows:
1933, Edenton 16, Tarboro 0; 1936,
Edenton 21, Tarboro 0; 1937, Eden
ton 19, Tarboro 0; 1938, Edenton 19,
Tarboro 6; 1939, Edenton 7, Tarboro
31.
Strength of the Tarboro outfit is
not known, and because of this fact
Coach Jimmy Maus is not only iron
ing out defects he has observed in
the two previous games, but has been
putting the boys through strenuous
practice in anticipation of Friday’s
encounter.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Roes
Tynch a son, John Gordon, on Sep
tember 18th. Mother and baby are
getting along nicely.
Town Councilmen
Consider Changes
In Town’s Charter
Board Holds Lengthy
Meeting on Tuesday
Night
EXECUTIVE SESSION;
Attorney’s Opinion Ask-!
ed Regarding Junk
On Lots
! With a long list of matters pre
! sented, together with an executive
. session, Town Council held a lengthy .
| meeting Tuesday night. The entire 1
, board was present and despite littlp
| loss of time, the Councilmen waded
through business until almost 11
i o’clock. I
It was reported, following com
i plaints of long standing, that the,
' Albemarle Peanut Company had in
stalled a device on the smoke stack j
which will go a long way toward'
f curbing the nuisance of scattering,
j ashes about the neighborhood when
j the plant is in operation. This device
: is the latest perfected, means of pre
venting scattering of ashes, and be
sides a new hull shed is being erect-j
ed at the plant.
| Two complaints were registered
regarding junk on vacant lots, one
j directed at Willie Bunch, who stores
old automobiles on his lot in North
Edenton, and the other at S. Hobow-
I sky, who plans to establish a junk
| yard in the rear of houses on the
East side of Oakum Street near
King Street. Residents affected j
complained that storage of junk
back of their homes will be very ob
jectionable. Attorney John F. White
, was called into the meeting to ascer- i
tain just how far Council could legis- j
late because the lots affected were
privately owned. Mr. White will ren
der an opinion after looking over the
statutes.
Four projects were presented by.
the street commissioner, for which
he was instructed to secure figures.
One was for sidewalks and street
paving, another for widening King
Street, another for curb and gutters
on the cotton mill village. All of j
these projects were deemed, neces- j
sary and would result in considerable;
improvement, but the cost prevented!
any definite action. The street com- i
missioner, however, was instructed
to have the projects drawn for WPA
help, after which it will be decided
if any of them will be undertaken.
The street commissioner also report
ed that a WPA project was being,
made up for putting down a storm
sewer on North Broad Street along
the old fair grounds and building a’
4x6-foot culvert across Granville
Street. " j
Attorney White was asked for a
report relative to water damaging j
the rear of the Municipal Building,;
which has for some time been blam-j
! ed on a garage on the S. Hobowsky
; property adjoining the Municipal
' Building. Mr. White’s investigation
1 revealed, the fact that the town had
built a few inches on the Hobowsky
property, but the latter was willyig
to cooperate in making what changes
are necessary to prevent damage to'
the building. O. B. Perry and L. H. |
Haskett were appointed a committee;
to contact the Board of Public Works
(Continued on Page Five)
New Job
Chowan County Commissioners
pondered over the recent grand
jury report at their meeting on
Monday, in which it was suggest
ed thait the night patrolman in
spect {the building after various
meetings. held at night when it
is necessary to have fire in the
stove.
Hie suggestion followed the
approval of former grand jury
recommendations to install mod
ern heating in the building.
This newspaper is drew- J
lated in the territory I
where Advertisers will I
realise good results.
$1.25 Per Year.
School Teachers Press
ed Into Service as
Registrars
7 A. M. TO 9 P. M.
J. L. Wiggins, L. S. By
rum and N. Bunch
Draft Board
Next Wednesday, October 16, will
be the day of days for all young
men in Edenton and throughout
! Chowan and all over the United
j States from the Atlantic to the
j Pacific and from the Canadian boun
dary to the Rio Grande. Between
| the hours of 7 A. M. and 9 P. M. on
I that day, every male citizen and
l every alien male who has reached, the
I age of 21 years and is not Up to nor
! over 36 years of age will be required
to present himself for registration
under the new peacetime military
! conscription law, and by so doing
avow his readiness to defend his
country in time of war and prepare
for this course in time of peace.
I October 16 will be draft day every
where and in Edenton and Chowan
between 1,200 and 1,500 are expected
I to be On hand as registrants, from
| which one half, anyhow, may find
! themselves in this selective Service.
I The recently appointed draft board
' made up of Lynn S. Byrum and J.
L. Wiggins, of Edenton, and Nehe
miah Bunch, of Center Hi'll, was se
lected last Thursday by Court Clerk
Richard D. Dixon, Superintendent of
! Schools Walter J. Taylor, and Chair
man of the County Election Boar*)
Lloyd C. Burton, have already been
engaged in furthering the plans for
registration day. The law requires
voting precincts shall be used, and to
ease matters in Chowan and make
the registration points more accept
able the draft board has amalgamated
various voting precincts into one
' central spot. There will be two reg
istration places in the county, at the
Edenton High School and in mid
county at the Chowan High School.
! Those who must appear at the
i former place are all males between
the ages designated who live in
i either the East Edenton or West
Edenton precincts and those in Yeo
' pirn precinct w r ho would vote in these
1 precincts. At the Chowan High
School, near Small’s Cross Roads, all
the rest of the county’s eligible
young residents, meaning those who
vote at Rocky Hock, Center Hill and
Wardville precincts, must register.
| Naturally it is not expected the
three members of the draft board
j would be able to handle Chowan’s
extensive registration on the day in
; question, so the day has been de
clared a school holiday, and teachers
from each of the two high schools
will be on hand as registrars to aid
registrants in filling out the required
blanks.
Cards will be on hand for every
offered registrant to fill out and
sign—there will be eleven questions
to be answered, some somewhat in
i tricate—it being calculated to con
j sume on an average of twenty min
utes to fill out each registration
! blank, which will make the assist
! ance of the teachers invaluable as
i registrars.
These questions will require the
registrant’s name in full, his town,
county and state address, his private
or business telephone number, his
age in years and date of birth as
well as place of birth, his country oi
citizenship, the name of one person
j who will always know his address
! and the relationship of that person
! and his or her address in full, his
employer’s name and his place of
employment.
After the registration has been
completed the draft board will have
i the advisory services of Dr. J. A.
j Powell, of Edenton, on all medical
questions relative to future exemp
tions, and of W. D. Pruden, also, of
Edenton, on all legal questions. But
on next Thursday the registration of
prospective soldiers is all that will
be attended to.
All this is an important matter for
those involved and for their country
It is the law and failure to comply
with it opens the door to a five-year
jail penalty or SIO,OOO fine or both,
with the ignominy of “slacker” be
ing attached to the one who fails to
do his duty.