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Volume Vll.—Number 50.
I ISO Chowan Citizens Face
"Possible Indictment For
To List Poll Tax
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Philip McMollan, county tax
supervisor, was summoned be
fore the Grand Jury on Tuesday
and ordered to make a thorough
check with the registration of
I {rotes in the last election as well
as the recent draft registration
S to see if any names were includ
\ ed not now on the County tax
books.
Mo-. McMullan at once began
i,. checking and late Wednesday
night found about 150 per
sons on the two lists who had not
l:s|pd poll taxes. These will be
turned over to Solicitor Chester
Morris for action at the next
term of court.
, v Judge W. C. Harris' in opening
Chowan Superior Court Monday
mornings continued the present cam
paign made by various judges upon
those who have not listed taxes, and
in his charge to the grand jury, or
dered* the jurymen to check with tax
collectors in town and county and
then investigate the registration
books for the last election as well as
the recent draft registration and re
t port to him all names not on the
/Vtax books. He said efforts are being
made in the different counties to see
A that all list taxes and that Chowan
dt will be no exception. He informed
the jury that 300 to 400 in Gates
County had been missing from the
tax books, and that Usually it is this
grbup of people who have the most
criticism to make of the way the
government is handled.
The judge expressed his pleasure
to learn that since his last visit when
he cracked down on slot machines,
none have reappeared.
Judge Harris also stated that he
/is not in accord with the idea of
jH. the county paying hoard to various
persons for those who ordinarily
HfwQuld be in a county home, infimat-
that the'hetfnty hr dodgf/Tgf'fti
responsibility, and hence' ordered the
grand jury to report to him the name
of every indigent person and a report
of the conditions under which these
unfortunate people are obliged to
spend their evening of life. Proper
care of old and unfortunate folks is
his hobby, he said, and he is going to
see to it that they live decently. As
a fitting Christmas thought, he said,
it would be a good idea to make life
just a little happier for these unfor
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Order Placed For
$■ Band Uniforms
Director McCullers Has
$767 of SI,OOO Ne
cessary
C. L. McCullers, director of Eden
ton band, is very much encouraged at
the response of friends to raise funds
with which to purchase new band
uniforms. The goal is now in sight
. as Mr. McCullers reports on hand"
$767.62 of the slightly over SI,OOO
necessary. On the strength of the
J funds fn hand and the belief that the
remainder will be forthcoming, an
: order was placed for the uniforms
Wednesday.
\ In order for those interested to
- Vjkknow how the present fund was
gEfraised, Mr. McCullers submits the
| ‘ following statement:
| 4 John Graham $22.50
I Ipisbit Case 22.50
I Bank of Edenton 22.50
It'-- Guy Hobbs 5.00
W : - : Julian E. Ward 10.00
Ik W. f. Yates 5.00
It Iredell Florist 5.00
|Kt>icfc Hines 1.00
I A Friend 1.00
I Amount received from Arm
|L istice Day football game —225.70
I ; . Amount received from Band
■BY parents in advance dues 370.00
ri Concert proceeds , 77.42
ilk Total $767.62
WMk Mr. McCullers will appreciate any
|Hother contributions, and urges those
I W vHu> plan to aid in providing new
f If’uniforms to make their donations at
Musical Program At
I Rotary Club Today
1
I £ Jp. Edenton Rotary Club will meet *s
affinal today at 1 o’clock in the Parish
I House. For the meeting a musical
I | program has been arranged which
I I *ift include a trio of
I Gpce Wilkins, FranceJblollowell and
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
it HOMS NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTMRESTM OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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LATE DR. R. B. DRANE
In memory of the beloved rec
tor of St. Paul’s Church, a tablet
will be unveiled Monday in his
honor to which the public is
■invited.
Tablet Unveiling
Monday In Honor
Late Dr. R. B. Drane
Ceremony Will Be Held
In Church He Served
So Long
MANY EXPECTED
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Two Grandchildren of
Beloved Rector to
Participate
Next Monday, December 16, at.a
, service, beginning at 8 p. m., there
will be unveiled in St. Paul’s Church, j
by two of his grandchildren, Frances
Drane and Bennett Perry, Jr., a me
morial tablet to the memory of the
late Rev. Robert Brent Drane, D. D.,
for 56 years rector of, said church,
> and citizen of Edenton. The Rev. C,
I A. Ashby, rector, will -be in charge
of the service. Bishop Thomas C.
Darst, D. D., bishop of East Caro
[ lina, and closely associated with Dr.
Drane for many years, will deliver
an address on the life and work of
Dr. Drane. Many visitors, cflergy
and laymen, are expected to attend
this service. The public is cordially
invited.
Dr. Drane was a conspicious leadei
in i hfs church and a most useful citi
zen, His children, Brent S. Drane,
of Washington, D. C.; Eliza Drane
Webb, of Hillsboro; Dr. Robert B.
Drane, of Savannah, Ga.; the Rev.
Fred B. Drane, of Monroe; Katherine
Drane 'Perry, of Henderson; and
Marian Drane Graham, of Chapel
Hill, with their families are to be
present.
Besides the congregation which he
served, many friends of Dr. Drane
of other churches and of no church
affiliation, wall want to join in this
tribute to a revered religious leader.
Christmas Program At
Chowan High Dec. 19
! A free Christmas program will be
! held at Chowan High School Thurs
day evening, December 19, at 7:30
o’clock. The program will consist of
numbers by the Glee Club, Chowan
faculty trio, primary and grammar
grades. A feature of the evening
will be a community sing.
Miss Sally Dixon, of Edenton, will
be the soloist.
I Almost Perfect I
Chowan County cotton growers
voted almost 100, percent in Sot
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I in effect for the 1941 crop.
During the day 230 votes were M
’ least, of which 229 ware to favor
I of the program, and on* vote
Edent on, (Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 12, 1940.
PTA Presents 'Jane
Eyre’ Tonight In
School Auditorium
Proceeds Will Go To
ward Operation of
Lunch Room
AT 8 O’CLOCK
Splendid Cast Prepared
To Put on First Class
Performance
Tonight (Thursday) in the high
school auditorium, the Edenton Par
ent-Teachers Association will present
; three-act dramatization of. -‘-‘Jane
Gyre.” The entertainment is sche
duled to begin at 8 o’clock and with
■rehearsals frequently in progress the
past week or more, the affair prom
ises to provide entertainment of the
highest calibre. The play is directed
by Miss Mary Elizabeth Cates, who
also takes the part of the leading
character, Jane Eyre.
Others in the cast are as follows:
Mrs. Fairfax Dot Moore Ballenger
Grace Poole Margaret Satterfield
Rochester Frank Holmes
Mason Sam Cate 3
Blanche Ingram 1 Anna Wood
Lady Ingram Barbara Kepler
Mr. Wood Harvey Cheston
The production staff includes: Ad
visory Committee—Mrs. A. G. Byrum
and Mrs. P. S. McMullan.
Stage Manager—Elton Forehand.
Electrician—Alvin Parks.
Property Committee—Mrs. C. C
Cates and Miss Orhpia Cozart.
Scenery—Ralph Britt and David
Goodwin.
Make-up—Miss Lucille Clarke.
Prompter—Miss Lucille Clarke.
Director Miss Mary Elizabeth
Cates.
The proceeds from the entertain
ment will go toward operation of the
school lunch room and for that reason
members of the Association are hope
ful that the auditorium will be filled
to capacity in order to enjoy a fine
entertainment and at the sajne time
lend aid in the very worthwhile un
dertaking of providing meals at the
school for undernourished children.
Charles Uverman
Succeeds Rowell
As County Agent
Commissioners Approve
Appointment on
Monday
Meeting in special session Monday
afternoon, Chowan County Commis
sioners approved the appointment of
Charles W. Overman to succeed N.
K. Rowell as county farm agent. Mr.
Overman was recommended by Troy
Ferguson, head of the northeastern
district farm agents.
Mr. Overman, a very capable man,
is now agent in Dare County and
will take over his duties here on
January 1. He was graduated from
State College in 1928 and has served
as farm agent ip Nash and Bertie
counties before going to Dare, hav
ing been in the service for almost six
years. Before entering the service
he was connected with the marketing
division for fruits and vegetables.
Mr. Overman attended Mr. Row
ell’s, funeral Sunday and remained 1
over until Monday when he met with
the County Commissioners and was
subsequently appointed. He is a very
active member of the Manteo Rotary
Club and is usually called upon to
lead singing at Rotary assemblies
as well as at other Rotary affairs.
Aside from his Rotary activities, he
is a live wire and is expected to
maintain the high standard of service
so long carried on by his predecessor.
GMND JURY RECOMMENDS REOPENING
| Os CHOWAN COUNTY HOME IN REPORT
In their report to Judge Harris
before being dismissed on Wed
nesday afternoon for the term,
tiie Chowan grand jurors recom
mended that the, County Home,
jnore or leas abandoned last year,
* be restored and buildings be
repaired, and that aU jiimates be
returned to the institution in
-1 ‘stead of being boarded out as at
• 'present. This is In consonance
- with the Court’s instruction*.
The same report announced
Edenton Trio Makes Trip To National
Capital To Present Chowan County’s
Data For $5,000,000 Dirigible Base
A
Christmas Tree To
Be Decorated Bn
Court House Green
Mrs. Julien Wood, Sr.,
Put In Charge of
Decorations
THREE PROGRAMS
Music By Band, Glee
Clubs and Various
Choruses
An added feature to the celebra
tion of Christmas in Edenton this
year will be a beautiful Christmas
tree on the Court House green, which
will be decorated under the super
vision of Mrs. Julien Wood, Sr., in
cooperation with the Chamber of
Commerce. Around the tree will cen
ter three programs on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of Christmas
week, which have been arranged to
add to the spirit of the occasion.
On Monday night, December 23, a
musical program will be presented
by the combined glee clubs of Eden
ton and Chowan high schools, as well
as several numbers by the Edenton
band. The respective glee clubs will
| be under the direction of Mrs. M. A.
Hughes and Mrs. Gordon Blow.
Tuesday night’s program includes
numbers by a combined Colored chor
us under the direction of Chester
Hawkins. '
The highlight of the Christmas tree
activities wjill be on night
when it is planned to hold a general
community sing led by the combined
church choirs. This feature will be
in charge of Miss Mary Elizabeth
Cates, Mrs. M. A. Hughes, Mrs. W.
H. Codield, Mrs. Gordon Blow and C.
L. McCullers.
Unsightly Road
Causes Criticism
Bf Garden Club
Members Urged to At
tend Public Forum
Meetings
At the regular meeting Monday
afternoon the Edenton Garden Club
discussed at length the unsightliness
of the Cemetery road, which result
ed in the appointment of a commit
tee to meet with Town Council to see
what can be done about the.matter.
A great desire was also expressed
to look into the advisability of in
stalling a sSn dial on the Court
House green.
Another matter discussed was the
idea of the Town giving to Bundles
for Britain the amount usually ap
propriated for- the best decorated
home and business house during the
Christmas season and instead award
blue ribbons to the winners. A
1 committee was appointed to make
this recommendation to Town Council
'The club voted to support the pub
lic forums being held this winter and
agreed to share the expenses on an
equal basis with organizations.
All members were urged by Mrs. R.
P. Badkam, president, to attend these
very interesting and enlightening
affairs.
Members were gratified to learn
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the selection of Philip S. Mc-
Mullan to check the tax list and
report on those unlisted, that the
county jail is in a very clean
condition with several minor im
provements needed, that a heat
ing system bie installed in the
Court House ias well as new toi
(lets for white and colored, and
that the Sheriff and county offi
cers under him investigate all
places using punch boards.
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Richard D. Dixon, Julien Wood, Sr., and John W.
Graham Spent Week-end In Washington
In Effort to Land Big Project
(Though, of course, no commitments have been made, an Edenton trio
following a hurriedly planned trip to Washington, D. C., over the week-end
feels that Chowan County has a fighting chance to be selected for the loca
tion of the five-million-dollar naval dirigible base to be erected by the
United States government somewhere along the Atlantic seaboard.
The* trio composed of Richard D. Dixon, Julien Wood, Sr., and John W.
| Cla’med By Death |
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N. K. ROWELL
Having served as Chowan
County farm agent for 21 years,
Mr. Rowell passed away at his
home Fric’ay night following an
’ iiiness of over a year s d a ion.
N. K. Rowell Passes
: Away Friday Night
: After Year’s Illness
Farm For Cho
wan County For 21
Years
53 YEARS OLD
| Funeral Largely At
tended on Sunday
Afternoon
Following an illness lasting over a
year, some of which time he was
confined in a hospital and for. the
, past several . weeks confined to his
, home, N. K. Rowell passed away
, about 8 o’clock Friday night. He was
. 53 years old, having been born ,in
. Marion, S. C., on December 8, 1887
) Mr. Rowell was one- of the oldest
. county officials in point of service,
I having served as Chowan County
- farm agent for 21 years, taking over
t his duties in 1919. Prior to coming
to Chowan County he served in a
> similar capacity at Trentoh, N. C-,
; for two years. He was graduated at
Ciemson with a B. S. degree in 1912,
| after which he served as assistant
> agronomist at the college for one
[ year. In 1913 he was appointed to
the federal service as superintendent
, of the experiment station at Alabang,
R. 1., Zal Province in the Philippine
. Islands, where he remained for four
I years. During his connection with
, this station he traveled extensively
in China, Japan and Hawaii in the
interest of his work.
, In 1917 he was appointed county
. xgent of Jones County with offices
at Trenton, N. C., where he served
two years. From Jones County he
came to Chowan, where his abilities
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| Easy Money |
On Monday morning checks ar
rived at the local farm agent’s
office for 97 applicants in the
1940 soil conservation program.
This is the first batch of checks
received of 640 applications and
represents a distribution of
$4,428.49.
Informption ' is' giVeti at the
office th*t. as fast' as’ checks ar
rive, the rectpiSrttS will be noti
fied, so that it to not necessary to
come to the office to inquire if
any particular checks hare been
received.
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This newspaper it circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realist good results.
$1.25 Per Year.
‘ Graham on Saturday journeyed to
the national capital to personally
present pertinent data in printed
form to Commander C. E. Rosendahl
as well as add any verbal informa
tion necessary in an effort to secure
the base for Chowan County.
'There three men, together with D.
M. Warren, worked liked Trojans to
compile necessary information and
are very optimistic over Chowan’s
ability to at least meet practically
all of the requirements set forth by
the Navy Department.
In Washington the three Edenton
men—Mr. Warren was unable to
make the trip—were met by Repre
sentative Herbert Bonner, who was
very cordial and arranged a confer
ence with Commander Rosendahl.
A fresh impetus to the belief that
the base will be located somewhere
in North Carolina resulted Monday
when Commander Rosendahl held a
conference with Basil Manly, district
freight agent for the Norfolk South
ern Railroad. Mr. Manly presented
the facilities of the road and said
the Norlolk Southern is ready and
eager to cooperate with the Navy
Department in every way possible if
the decision is reached to establish
the base within the railway’s operat
ing territory.
At the same time Commander
Rosendahl said that North Carolina
sites would probably be given pre
cedence, but that surveys were also
in progress in Florida and in Massa
chussetts.
While the various sections being
considered are hopeful that they
will be selected, the Edenton delega
k tion, despite the fact that they could
( not bring back definite encouraging
reports, was still optimistic because
they had not received any discourag
■ ing information.
The site will no doubt be selected
in a week or two, and in the mean
time the entire citizenry remains
hopeful that the Edenton location will
be approved.
Second Open Forum
On Friday Night
| j Col. J. W. Harrelson to
! Discuss “National
> Defense”
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3 Tomorrow (Friday) night at 7:30
> o'clock,, in the library at the Edenton
High School, the second in. a series
t or six open .forums will be, held, in
, which eight Edenton organizations,
/ including the. Rotary Club, Lions
r Club,.Ed Bond Post of the American
r Legion, .Chamber of Commerce, Mer
j chants Association, Parent-Teachers
i ! Association, Legion Auxiliary and the
11 Garden Club, are cooperating.
The subject for this forum will be
t “National Defense,” for which the
leader will be Col. J. W. Harrelson,
, dean of administration at State Col
t lege. While in Edenton he will be
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
, Byrum.
c That a larger attendance is expect
ed at the forum Friday night than at
, the one previously held is evident by
, the general satisfaction expressed
’ | following Dr. E. J. Woodhouse’s dis
r l cussion of International Relations on
j I November 22nd. Many who did not
j j attend the first forum have express
,! ed their intention of attending Fri
* i day night’s affair. It is hoped by all
the cooperating organizations that a
large number avail themselves of the
I opportunity of hearing and taking
part in these forums, and Superin
tendent John A. Holmes has arranged
' to move the meeting into the audi
torium if the library cannot accom
modate all who attend.
Schools Close Dec. 20
For Holiday Season
Edenton schools will dose on Fri
day, December 20, for the Christmas
holidays, Superintendent John A.
Holmes announced Tuesday after
noon. Teachers will thus be enabled
to enjoy a lengthy holiday season, be
ing required to return for the open
ing of school again on Monday, Janu
ary 6. ,
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