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I H gmmti intertsU Volume Vlll.—Number 12. Lancaster Baseball Club Selects Edenton For Spring Training Os Group Recruits Dave Holton Informed Friday of Club’s Decision 30 MEN EXPECTED Recruits Will Arrive on April 7 and Remain Four Weeks Definite assurance was recelvea late last week that the Lancaster, Pa., baseball club of the Interstate League will train in Edenton. Dur ing the previous week Norman Mc- Cain, secretary of the club, and John Quinn, an American League umpire, who is interested in the club, came to Edenton to investigate facilities and though favorably. impressed would give no definite information at that time. However, on Friday Quinn tele phoned Dave Holton, who has been interested in securing a baseball club to pick Edenton as a spring training camp, that at a meeting of the Lancaster club's officials it was decided to train here. The baseball park and field house will be at the disposal of the recruits free of cost and suitable accommodations win be provided at Hotel Joseph Hewes for boarding the men. According to McCain, there will be approximately 30 players in the group to come here to train, who are expected to arrive April 7, and re main in training about four weeks. Following the telephone conversa tion, Holton early this week receive a letter from McCain confirming tn« club’s agreement to train in Edenton. He also asked Holton to arrange to have the diamond in satisfactoiy condition and arrange to take caie of the umpires as well as assist Wil liam CcWdrick, the business managei, 4 in the sale tickets at the Joail park, McCain, in his ; letter, eaid they had not yet decided on their .playing manager, but did furnish a list, of the: exhibition games scheduled, which are as follows: April 13—Lancaster at Newport News, Va. April 14—Lancaster at Ports mouth, Va. April 18—Lancaster at Wilson. April 19—Hagerstown at Edenton. April 20—Lancaster at Rocky Mount. 22—Reading at Edenton. April 26—Lancaster at Newport News, Va. April 27—-Lancaster at Newport News, Va. April 28—Lancaster at Newport News, Va. McCain has arranged to ship to Hotel Joseph Hewes a gross of bast balls, as well as baseball bats anu other paraphernalia, which he asks to be taken care of until the cluo officials arrive. According to McCain, the club u contemplating purchasing a new bus, but in case the plans are not carried out, he asks Holton’s cooperation in securing fans to assist in traveling to and from Edenton to play exhibition games. He also suggests securing a couple of batting practice catcheis and upon information furnished ex . pressed pleasure at having William Cayton take part in the practices at second base. The local field will be put Into proper shape for the visiting base-' ball players and it is hoped by those ' interested that the weather will be more favorable for baseball than was the case last year when it was so unseasonable that few days af forded comfortable training periods. Raleigh Hollowell To Represent Red Men In Great Council At Monday night’s Red Men meet ing, Raleigh Hollowell was elected to represent the tribe at the meeting of the Great Council of North Caro lina which will be held in Charlotte May 12, 13 and 14. J. Craig Haste was elected as alternate. Mr. Hollowell was elected follow ing (he resignation of J. Edwin Bur flap, who resigned to accept an ap pointment on tite Finance Committee of the Great Council made by Grea-. Sachem W. L. Weolard of Rocky Mount. The appointment results in Chowan Tribe having four membeie in the Great Council, A. S. Hollowell and W. J. Daniels being members, in addition to the two above mentioned BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. W. Taft Cozart, oi Roxboro, announce the birth of a son, born on March 17th. Mr. Cozan *? «■» »• ““- 0 - »• A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Recreation, | V With a view to the possibility of inaugurating a Youth recrea tional project in Edenton, a 'meeting of representatives of the Edeniton Parent-Teacher Associa tion, Rotary Lions Club and the American Legion wiil meet at the home of Mrs. W. D. Pruden on Friday night, March 28th, at 8 o’clock, at which time the project will be discussed. Ait that meeting, Allen P. Oim stead, district WPA recreational project director, will be present ito explain the idea. Each organization is requested to appoint one representative to attend this meeting and report back to the respective organiza tion. Parent - Teachers Realize $127 Profit From Entertainment Large Crowd Turns Out To Enjoy Womanless Wedding What was one of the most enjoy able and profitable local entertain ments in recent years was held on Wednesday night of last week when the Edenton Parent-Teacher Asso ciation staged a womanless wedding in the high school auditorium. About 50 men were selected for the cast, all of whom, despite only two rehearsals, playe£ their respective parts to per fectioffr ,Tbsilbly because of some of the men who took part and because the entertainment was staged for the j benefit of the milk fund for under- I nourished children, a large crowd ' gathered in the auditorium to wit ness the affair. Paid admissions to the entertain ment amounted to a little over SIBO, (Continued On Page Four) Red Cross Workers Active In Creswell Mrs. C. A. Swain, chairman of the sewing for the Red Cross, reports that Creswell women are busy mak» ing .woolen suits and layettes. Each Tuesday the ladies from the Episcopal Church sew in the Home Economics room of the school, each Wednesday the Methodists and eacA Thursday the Baptists. Mrs. Swain invites all wno will to meet with the ladies on either ot these days for a few hours work tor the Red Cross. Campen Speaker At Rotary Today I In Parish House Representative Will Re view Session of Gen eral Assembly William M. Perkins, Chowan Coun ty welfare superintendent, will be in charge of the Rotary program today. For the program he has arrangeo to have J. G. Campen, Chowan Coun ty’s representative in the Genera/ Assembly, speak and gitfe a resume of legislative activities, which should prove of interest to Rotarians. Evei> member of the club is especially urg ed to be present. At last week’s meeting County Agent C. W. Overman was the prin cipal speaker, dwelling upon 4-H club work. He told of the organiza tion of 4-H clubs which followed small community activities and of the adopting of the name, the 4-H’s re ferring to head, hands, heart anu health, all being necessary to prope/-! ly function in carrying out the worn I outlined. I Mr. Overman said he realized the importance of 4-H club members l* eventually adopting methods whicn will result ip Snore profitable farm ing. "It is hard,” he said, "to change methods and views qf older persons who are set in their way* but through the youth more modern (Continued on Page Five) .. ■ Edenton, Chowan County, North Carblina, Thursday, March 20, 1941. John Elliott Again Elected President Os Baptist Group Interesting and Helpful Convention Held In Edenton Church I 22 CHURCHES Speakers and Special Music Please Large Audiences One of t'he most successful and in teresting conventions ever held by the Baptist Training Union was hem in. the Edenton Baptist Church Fri day and Saturday, at which 2 2 churches were represented. The theme of the convention, “Following the Living Christ,” was carried out by a group of speakers, with the highlights being addresses by the Rev. P. Rowland Wagner, of Nor folk, and Archibald McMillan, ot Richmond, editor of “The Commis sion,” Baptist publication. Special music of various kinds also contri buted to rounding out a very delight ful program, which was highly praised by those in attendance. At the conclusion of the conven tion, officers were elected for anoth er year. Those elected were: John M. Elliott, president; J. J. Beale, vice president; Mrs. John Lee Spruiit, secretary; the Rev. Harold White, chorister; Mrs. M. R. Brown, pianist; the Rev. Clarence Hobgood, pastor- I adviser. Leaders for the group were elect ed as follows: adults, Miss Mamie Chamblee; young people, Herman Sawyer; intermediates, Miss Mary Lee Jackson; juniors, Mrs. George . Burgess; leadership director, T. S. . Britt. f It was unanimously agreed to hold , the next convention at Ahoskie. Naval Radio Men i Testing Equipment ! For Use In Navy Contraption Directs Pi lots In Landing Their Airplanes Six naval radio men and two civil . ian engineers arrived in Edeniton Monday night and plan to be here a i week or ten days in the interest of ; making final tests of a contraption . to assure safe airplane landings when these landings are unable to bv i seen. The group of men are staying i at Hotel Joseph Hewes and are mail ing tests along the water, using a seaplane instead of an airplane due to water affording a greater amount i of clear space to make the tests. The tests are being made in tn*- vicinity of the Albemarle Sound bridge. Equipment consists of a large trailer and motorcycle, which send out beams by which the pilot of a plane can determine (he location of the apparatus, which assures a safe landing. In the party are H. E. Manley, K. E. Bower, John Postak, William Boettcher, Frank Pratuer and Vei non Beaumont, naval radio men, ana Henry McCue and Charles Horseman, civilian engineers. Arrangements Completed For Chamber Os Commerce Banquet On Tuesday Night Program Remains Dark Secret Except That John Holmes Will Make Principal Address; Splen did Turnout at Meeting Tuesday Night Continuation of increased interest in Chamber of Commerce affairs wm reflected in the well-attended regu lar monthly meeting of the organi zation held Tuesday night when the Town Council chamber was over-run 'by members. President J. W. Davis stated that one of the purposes ol the meeting was to arouse interest in the annual banquet, the first to be held under his administration. The affair will be held next Tuesday night in the Community Building at Cross Roads, being held there to make it more convenient for men of the community to attend and provide a means of becoming better acquaint U.N.C. Alumni Club Organized At Hotel Meeting Thursday Frank Holmes Elected President of New Or ganization WOLFSPEAKS Meeting Referred to as One of Best of Its Kind What has been referred to as one of the most enjoyable meetings of Its kind was held last Thursday pigtu at Hotel Joseph Hewes when former University of North Carolina stu dents met to organize a Chowan U. N. C. Alumni Club. About 35 form er University men gathered for the occasion which was presided over by Frank Holmes, who was the prime mover in calling the Meeting. The principal speakers for the oc casion were J. Maryon Saunders, U. N. C., alumni secretary, ana Coach Ray Wolf. Mr. Saundeio spoke upon the purpose and accom plishments of alumni clubs, while Mr. Wolf, naturally chose football as his topic. He took a middle of the road course in his remarks relative to next season’s prospects, stressing the fact that a coach can never ten what sort of a season his team will turn in. Often, he said, a coach anu alumni as well, figure a team shouta have a perfect season, but that spec ulation misses the mark and a team does well to win at least half the games. And, he said, just the oppo site often happens, when a coacn figures his boys have little chance J-o have a successful season, an envia ble record is hung up. Mr. Woit commented upon the numerous woi ries of a football coach, but. assured (Continued on Page Eight) Miss Goldie Layden G r anch Manager Os Carolina Motor Club Mrs. Leon Leary Re signs Saturday as Manager , Mias Goldie Layden, for the pasi two years assistant manager of the Edenton branch of the Carolina Mo tor Club, was on Saturday mao* manager of the office. Miss Lay den’s appointment followed the re signation of Mrs. Leon Leary, who has been manager for several years, during which time the business of the Edenton office has gradually In creased. Increase Noted In Marriage Licenses At the present rate, marriage li censes issued in Chowan County dur ing the current year will far sur pass last year’s number, according to the records in the Register of Deeds’ office. There were only 49 licenses' issued during the 12 months from July 1, 1939 to June 30, 1940. From January 1, 1941, to the present date, Mrs. M. L. Bunch, deputy register of deeds, reports 27 licenses having been issued, at which rate will result in a great increase. ed. President Davis, a stickler toe being punctual, said the dinner will begin at 7:30 o’clock, which did not mean 7:45 or 8 o’clock. A quota ol tickets have been put on sale by the Chamber of Commeice and it is hop ed at least 65 or 70 of them will be purchased by members. Aside from their tickets, members of the Chowan Woman’s dub, who will serve the dinner, will sell tickets to men of the community, which is expected to ru» up the attendance to around'loo. As to the program, the committee in charge says it will be a complete surprise and one which will be very (Continued on Page Five) Overflow Crowd Property OwnersOn Hand Monday To Complain About Valuations | Here’s Reason | Because no reason was given I in The Herald’s story last week regarding the resignation or Leroy H. Haskett as police com missioner, he has requested The Herald to publish reasons for hts ' action. When appointed, he says, ' he expected to have the support ' and cooperation of the Mayor and members of Town Council, which, he says, he did not re ceive while in office and which prompted him to give up the | post. Walter Cohoon Red : Men’s Speaker At ; Banquet On Friday ; Annual Affair Will Be i Held Friday Night ; At Cross Roads , Walter Cohoon, popular Elizabetn . City attorney, will be the principal ’ speaker at the annual banquet oi , Chowan Tribe of Red Men whicn , wiil be held at the Community Housv. at Cross Roads on Friday night, be . ginning at 7 o’clock. Accompanying Mr. Cohoon will also be several men. ! bers of the Great Council of Nortn Carolina, who will be special guests. Tickets for the banquet are now o,< sale and from indications (here wifi be close to 100 present. W. J. Daniels, Raleigh Hollowell and J. Edwin Bufflap, the committee in charge of the banquet, have ai ranged the program, which includes .eallir.k to order by C. H. Barber, sachem- of tbe tribe; opening «jng, led by Jim Daniels; invocation, W. Clayton Hollowell; dinner; W. iS. Privott, toastmaster; recognition of prominent guests; introduction of the speaker, by A. S. Hollowell; aa dress, Walter Cohoon; closing song. Barn Dance Friday Night At Armory Plans are rapidly materializing for ! an old-time bam dance to be held at the Edenton Armory Friday night, March 21. The affair will be stageo by the members of the Auxiliary ot the American Legion, with the pro ceeds going to the Auxiliary. Music will be furnished by the Gurganus Brothers, of Williamston, and the Ashley Brothers, of Edenton. The door prize will be a home-made cake. The public is cordially invited to attend. Women Backbone Os Nation, Dixon Tells Service Club Clerk of Court Principal Speaker at Cross Roads Meeting While the women of the United States continue to make supreme sacrifices and hold aloft the spirit of America, as they have since the ini tial days of white settlement on Roanoke Island, this country will be absolutely safe and sure in its desti nation against all the dictatorships and totalitarian governments of the old world, was the basis of a tain delivered Tuesday night by Richard Dillard Dixon, at the March meeting of (he Chowan Service Club in (he Community House at Cross Roads. A new historical incident bearing upon the early period life of Edenton in which an 18-year-old girl of Halifax County was the main participant in a small rebellion that ensued, was gone into by the speaker, as was, of course, the part 51 women played here in 1774 to be since immortalized as the Edenton Tea Party. Beginning his address by a refer ence to the allusion made by Nortn Carolina’s first historian, John Law son, that he had found the women of the Albemarle in 1709 “lovely to be hold, with brisk and charming eyes which set them off to good advant (Continued on Page Eight) This newspaper it circu- I Itted in the territory j where Advertisers will I realize good results. $1.25 Per Year I Necessary For Commis sioners to Meet Again Today at 10 A. M. FEW "ERRORS Purpose to Equalize But Not Lower Figures Os Appraisers With a hearing taking the pro portion .of a session of Superior Court, Chowan County Commission ers on Monday were unable to heai all the complaints regarding in creased property valuations resulting in the process of revaluation oi county property. Long before 10 o’clock, the hour of the meeting, residents from every section of the county appeared at the Court Hous», some for the first time in their lives, and by the time the Commissioners convened the court room was com ( fortably filled. r At the outset Chairman D. M. Warren explained the purpose of tfte meeting, emphasizing the fact that ? the Commissioners, sitting as u Board of Equalization and Review, had no intention to change properly valuations as determined by the ap praisers. He explained, that the pn n mary purpose of the meeting was to , equalize any valuations which mighi j 1 be out of line with adjoining prop- I, erty or similar property elsewhere L located, or to recognize any errors . that might have been made in the ? new listing. The principal complaint made was i that this or that piece of property i. was valued too high and in most ,j of the cases, the general impression 1 of the appraisers, as well as the Commissioners, was that the proper i ty complained about had originally e been placed at too low a figure on - the tax books, which incidentally s was one of the principal reasons for -, the revaluation. i> Several errors, were caught during • the complaints, which were referred ’• to the appraisers in the particular U township, who were instructed to t make further investigation and re - port back to Philip McMullan, tax supervisor, who will make the changes recommended by the ap praisers. A record was made of the complaints registered and if there r was any merit to any objection, the complaint was referred to the ap r | praisers in order to recheck the prop t erty and reconsider the valuation ~ placed upon it. l It will be interesting to know, t however, that the lowest valuation - placed upon cleared land in the county is $25 per acre, while (he low u est figure placed on cut-over wood , land is $lO per acre. Some com . plained that this was too high, but : the Commissioners backed the tax supervision officials on this amount > in order to have a basis upon whicn to set values. Os course, more de sirable land is valued much higher. The minimum valuation for swamp land and property covered by water is $4 per acre. It was no easy matter for Chan man Warren to make clear to some of the complainants that it was the I purpose to equalize property valua tion and that if the county’s value tion is increased and expenses of the county remain about the same, thai ! obviously the tax rate can be made I ; lower. In several instances, he wa.i | asked to figure how much more taxes will be, according to the new valua tion. On Monday appraisal of all of the property in Edenton had not been \ fully completed, which undoubtedly I means that more property owners will be notified that their valuations have been increased. These, togeth er with those who could not be heard (Continued on Page Five) : Missionary Union To Meet On March 28 At Cool Spring Church The annual meeting of Womans 1 Missionary Union of the Chowa.i * Association will be held Friday, • March 28, at Cool Spring Church, m i Gates County. The superintendent, ' Mrs. A. D. Ward, will preside dur- E ing the morning session. Mrs. J. P. I Perry, of Hertford, Mrs. Philip I White, lately returned from China, the Rev. Frank Cale, of Tyner, and - other interesting speakers will take > part in the program. A quartette - will render special music. Mrs. C. f C. Bell, of Elizabeth City, and Mrs. - Percy Smith, of Edenton, will have ? charge of the afternoon session. The - program will be given by the young people.
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