Newspapers / The Chowan herald. / April 10, 1941, edition 1 / Page 1
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I toontond county no iw I Volume Vlll.—Number 15. — • m 1 111 ■ ' Mrs. J.M.Harrell Instantly Killed And Seven Injured In Auto Wreck Saturday Mr. Harrell In Serious V Condition at His Home large"funeral Two Greenville Ladies Also Have Broken Legs One of the most tragic automobile wrecks ever experienced in Chowan County occurred late Saturday af ternoon as the result of which Mrs. J. M. Harrell was instantly killed, her husband rendered in a critical condition, suffering two broken legs, broken ribs and internal injuries, and six other persons were injured. Two of the others most seriously hurt were Mrs. B. F. Singleton and Mrs James Arthur Clark, both of Green ville, the former having both legs broken and suffering a compound fracture, while Mrs. Clark had one leg broken. They were rushed to the Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City after being given preliminary attention by Edenton physicians Mr. Singleton was painfully cut a bout the face and badly bruised a bout his legs, while Mr. Clark was badly shaken up. Two young chil dren of the Singletons were also slightly injured. The accident occurred as Mr. Har rell was returning home and was in the act of turning off the Suffolk highway on to the road leading to his home. According to reports, he drove directly in the path of the on coming automobile, driven by Mr. Singleton, who crashed into the truck, throwing the occupants in both vehicles violently to the ground and badly wrecking both machines. Mrs. Harrell’s neck was broken by the impabt. Hr. Harrell, was on Wednesday? still in a critical condition, while the folks from Greenville have since been removed to their homes. 'Funeral services were held for Mrs. Harrell on Sunday afternoon, which resulted in one of the largest funerals ever held in the county. The services were held in Rocky Hock Church, with the pastor, the Rev. Frank Cale, officiating. The church was unable to accommodate the huge throng’of friends and many were obliged to stand outside the church. Automobiles formed a fu neral procession about three miles long, extending from the Rocky Hock Church to the Harrell home. Mrs. Harrell, 78 years of age, was a splendid Christian lady and the large number of beautiful floral tri butes attested to the esteem in .which she was held. Interment was made at the home place. Besides her she is sur vived by five daughters and two sons, as follows. Mrs! Ned Bunch of Mur freesboro, Mrs. C. D. Privott, Mrs. George Privott, Mrs. Henry L. hfixon, Mrs. John Layton, William A. Harrell and Rodney T. Harrell. Fifty, grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren also survive. _ Pallbearers were: Honorary, W. E. Harrell, J. F. Harrell, Lloyd Bunch, J. E. Bunch, I R. W. Leary, Mark Bunch, Edward Haste, W. W. Bynrin, Russell Byrum, C. E. Kramer, E. E. Harrell and J. Clarence Leary. Ac tive, Willie Bunch, Elbert Layton, George Privott, Jr., Robert Harrell Jeßse L. Harrell and Llojhi Nixon. Bank Will Be Closed \ On Easter Monday i ■ ■ ' Patrons of the Bank of. Edenton are asked to remember that the bank will be dosed all day April 14, Easter Monday, which is a holiday for bank employees. Patrons are requested to arrange their banking affairs ac cordingly. Band Scheduled To Parade Tonight Jm ' Weather permitting, the Edenton High School Band will parade in full dsns “.tonight (Thursday) on Broad Street This will be the first ap pearance this spring of the local ag gregation. The parade is scheduled to begin at 7:30 o'clock. Music Pupils Os Mrs. Lewis Win Ratings Seven pupils of Mrs. Leon Lewis’ music class participated in the Music Festival held in Murfreesboro last rotinS <£e E! superior, five excellent one good. - ...... - ... • - - . • THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY | Good News j t Though fishing is prohibited in inland waters until May 10, Game Warden J. G. Perry has announced that the ban on fish ing will be withdrawn on Easter day as well as Easter Monday for the benefit' of those anglers who desire to spend a few hours (with their hook and line or rod And reel along the various Streams in' the county. However, fishing will be strictly forbidden after Monday until the closed season terminates. W. A. Leggett, David Holton, M. A. Hughes Buy D. B. Liles Store Latter Is Going Out of Business Due to 111 Health OLD MERCHANT Hardware Concern Will Occupy Building as Soon as Vacated Dr. W. A. Leggett and Hughes & Holton Hardware Company, of which David Holton and M. A. Hughes are owners, on Monday completed nego tiations whereby they have become owners of the D. B. Idles 5 and 25- cent store. It is the purpose of the hardware concern, which now*..occu pies the adjoining building, to mov« into its new home just as soon as it is vacated by Mr. Liles, which wui be in a month or two, or just as soon as he can dispose of his stock. He plans to put on a sale for this pur pose, during which all merchandise will be drastically reduced -jn order to move it quickly. Mr. Liles is one of Edenton’s old est merchants, having been in busi ness in Edenton for 37 years and in the present building for 32 years For five years he operated his store on the site now occupied by the C. E. Byrum Meat Market. In selling out, Mr. Liles said that business is good, but that because of ill health, he is unable to continue. Grades For Cases And Meat Markets Made By Inspector Burton’s and Dixie Get Highest Mark In Two Groups W. .B. Gaylord, sanitary officer for. the Bertie-Chowan District Health Department, has released the follow ing grades for cases and meat mar kets: Cases Burton’s 94.5% Triangle 94 % Chappell’s 93 % Blue Bird (col.) 86 % Habit’s 84 % Jim’s Place 82 % Dempsey 81.5% Centrol (col.) __ _ 8L % Holley (col.) 81 % Norwood (col.. 80.6% Meat Markets Dixie 94.6% Byrum, G. M. 92.6 % Lassiter , 91 % Friendly 90 % Byrum, C. E. 83.5% In releasing these grades, Mr. Gaylord made the following state ment: “This is to notify all places that are preparing food and serving it to the public for immediate consump tion, that they must comply with the case and hotel laws. Serving of hot dogs and hamburgers constitute a case. If there are id aces not com plying with this law, it is advisable that these managers contact the Sanitary Officer at the Health De partment. MASONS MEET TONIGHT Unanimity Lodge will hold its regular meeting tonight at 8 o’clock. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 10,1941. Investment In The Future Os Youth | I fill .1? ;; 1 ::<> . j&S-- HUSKS' f "wv. , % - "'fmwmZwMftm ßßHp I Although his legs are disabled, Harry is being trained to use his hands skillfully in work which will help him earn a living when he grows older.' Like other young people, Harry’s ambition is to become economically independent. Through the sale of Easter Seals and “Shares of Happiness” certificates now in progress in this county, the 10,000 physically handicapped children of the State can be aided in training for the business of living. Studies show that prompt treatment for cripples is far more economical to the State than maintenance Over a long period. Seals and certificates may be purchased in any quantity through W. J. Taylor, county chairman of the Easter Sale campaign or the Department of Public Welfare. The sale closes Easter Sunday—buy now! Baseball Officials And Recruits Well Pleased In Edenton Greeted . With Favor able Conditions For Training Traveling in a brand new bus, a group of over 30 men, including of ficials, some of last year’s players and recruits of the Lancaster, Pa., bzasehall club arrived in Edenton Sunday night to undergo several weeks of spring training, and with favorable weather greeting them, they began Monday morning to practice on the local athletic field. William Cowdrick, business mana ger of the club, on Tuesday said there was more or less of a pessi mistic feeling among the group when (Continued on Page Five) Methodist Zone Meeting Tuesday Mrs. W. C. Chadwick of New Bern Principal Speaker The Chowan-Perquimans Zone meeting of the Methodist Woman’s Society of Christian Service, will be held in Anderson Church on Tuesday, April 15, beginning at 10 o’clock. Mrs. W. C. Chadwick, New Bern, newly elected, president of the North Carolina Conference, will be guest speaker. The Zone is very fortu nate to have her at this meeting, for she will bring first-hand infor mation concerning the new regime under the united church. | OPEN LETTER BV MAYOR McMOUAN | Sees Considerable Progress In Edenton and Sup ports Mass Meeting or Convention Plan Os Nominating Officers With Town Council on Tuesday night officially calling a Town elec tion on May 6, and though Mayer McMullan to date has not definitely stated whether or not he will be a candidate for re-election, he released the following statement in an open letter to the voters of the town: “May I say to you in all candor that I am amazed at the apathy of the good citizens of Edenton in the matter of their town government.. I am startled by the fact that few citizens realize to what extent their well-being is tied in with their town government. With a very few ex ceptions you, the people, who are joint owners of Edenton, do not take Annual Meeting Os Merchants Will Be Held Next Tuesday Election of Officers One Df Principal Items *" Os Business • Next Tuesday night at 7:30 o’clock, a membership dinner meeting of the Edentqn Merchants Association will be held at Hotel Joseph Hewes. The meeting will be presided over by J. G. Campen, the president, who has announced that no special speaker has- been secured for the occasion, the meeting being held primarily for the transaction of business and the election of officers. Every member of the association is urged to attend this meeting. Board Df Education Reorganize Monday Taylor Re-elected Sup erintendent; Morris Chairman At Monday’s meeting of the Coun ty Board of Education the Board was reorganized, when S. E. Morris was again selected as chairman and W. J. Taylor re-elected as superintend ent. The same district committee was also appointed, which includes B. W. Evans, chairman, J. H. Byrum and Dewey Berryman. Advisory Committees were select ed as follows: Chowan High School—J. L. Savage, E. L. Wisnlow and R. H. Hollowell. Rocky Hodk School Stillman Leary, W. T. Bunch and Carey Evans. fl ' the necessary action to secure your ■ best talent too fill the administrative' ‘ offices of your town government. Most of you leave it to a few people i to arrange a “slate” which you slav- I ishly march to the polls on election i day and endorse. Or you'leave it to the whim of anyone who might de | cide to “throw his hat” in the ring ■ and possibly be elected by default ‘ regardless of his qualifications. We have abandoned that practice which ’ worked so well in the past, whereby ‘ a mass meeting of the citizens was i held—a convention, if you please— * and the people themselves nominated i those who were to -administer their I i (Continued on Page Five) Town Council At Meeting On Tuesday Night Sets Up Machinery For Election Bad News | At their meeting Monday the iCounty Commissioners decided not to extend the time for pay ment of 1940 taxes. Sheriff J. A. Bunch was accordingly in structed to advertise those who are delinquent in payment of taxes for the year 1940 on Mon day, May 5, and this list will appear in The Herald in the issue of May 8. The property will be sold at the Court House door on the first Monday in June, the second. Lions Anniversary Banquet Tuesday Delightful Affair Almost 100 Gather at Hotel Joseph Hewes For Occasion BEST AFFAIR YET Walter Cohoon Again Delivers Splendid Address Forsythia, jonquils, daisies, bridal wreath and other spring blossoms helped to make the banquet hall of the Hotel Joseph Hewes a place of beauty Tuesday night, and 35 or 40 town ladies exquisitely dressed in formal evening costumes of many and varied colors made it a spot of muc£i pharm, both flowers and beau ties being on display at the fourth anniversary dinner of the Edenton Lions Club. The matrons and their club member husbands and sweet hearts, along with small visiting dele gations from Hertford, Elizabeth City and Washington, totaling in all around 100, partook of one of the town’s finest meals, listened to a heroic and patriotic address by Wal ter W, Cohoon, of Elizabeth City, and danced the rest of the night hours away afterwards . at the Ar mory. All in all, it was the best affair of the same nature, called “Ladies’ Night,” that the Lions have held (Continued On Tage Four) Spring Federation Meeting Held At Chowan Tuesday Mrs. Z. T. Evans Win ner In Mail Box Contest Home Demonstration Clubs of Chowan County held their spring Federation meeting Tuesday in the auditorium of Chowan High School. The meeting was opened by singing “The More We Get Together,” “Is Everybody Happy?” and “Come Al mighty King,” followed by the devo tional by the Rev. Frank Cale. The roll was called and the min utes of the last meeting were read and. approved. The treasurer’s re port was read and accepted. Visitors were recognized by the president, Mrs. M. L. Hoffler. Special music was rendered by C. W. Overman, county agent, with Mrs. Gordon Blow at the piano. Mrs. K. R. WinsloW gave a report on the amount collected from the different clubs on the stove. Mrs. R. H. Hollowell thanked the clubs for the contributions. Mrs. Z. T. Evans, Gum Pond Club, won the $2.50 prize in the County Mail Box Improvement contest which had been m progress several months. Mrs. T. L. Ward introduced th« 3 speaker, Miss Sallie Brooks, assist ant Extension nutritionist, of Raleigh. Her Subject was “Afternoon Tea”. After her talk, Miss Rebecca Col welH county agent, and Mrs. M. L. Hoffler entertained the club members and visitors at an informal tea. .The table was covered with a lace cloth and centered with an arrangement 1 of jonquils in a silver bowl, and four (Continued on Page Five) This newspaper if. circu lated In the territory where Advertisers will realise good results. $1.25 Per Year Registrars and Judges Os Election Named In Wards DATEMAY 6 Meeting One of Short est Held In Several Months Town Councilmen, at their meet ing Tuesday night, officially called the town election in accordance with law, which will be held Tuesday, May 6. At the same time registrars and judges of election were appoint ed for the various wards, thus setting up the machinery for the election. The election officials, together with polling places, will be as follows: First Ward—R. H. Bachman, reg istrar. Judges, H. T. Miller and D. M. Warren, Jr. Poling Place, Muni cipal Building. Second Ward—Willie White, reg istrar. Judges, C. H. Wood and C. T. Doughtie. Polling Place, Court House. Third Ward—H. T. Layton, regis trar. Judges, William Parrish and S. S. Campen. Polling Place, William Parrish’s store. Fourth Ward—W. T. Gordon, reg istrar. Judges, R. L. Ward and J. Paul Holoman. Polling Place, H. T. Layton’s store. The registration books will be open 20 days before the election and voters may register at a place con venient to the registrars. There will not be a new registration foi this election, but any voters who have moved to another ward, or those who have not heretofore registered for a town election, will have to reg ister. Another feature in the oncoming election will he the requirement of any aspirant for office to file his candidacy y&»~iih Town Cldc R. E. Leary ten days before the election. This was not heretofore necessary, but according to a bill passed in the last General Assembly, no filing for office can be made later than 10 days before the election. Tuesday night’s meeting was one of the shortest in several months, i setting up of the election machin ery being the principal item of bus iness. With the election now called there is quite a lot of comment relative to office seekers, but to date there has been none to file with the town clerk. Nor have any of the present incumbents made any statements as to whether they will seek re-elec tion. It is supposed, however, that all will again run for office, although Mayor McMullan’s decision appears to be problematical. The Councilmen agreed to employ a boy to assist in caring for the : baseball grounds during the stay of the Lancaster baseball club, as was done last year. The matter of relocating the ce ment sidewalk from the Triangle to L. IS. Byrum’s home was tabled. The present sidewalk for a long time has been the cause of much dissatisfac tion, and the street commissioner had been instructed to contact the property owners concerned. To prop erly remedy the situation would be very expensive necessitating tearing up the present sidewalk, install curb and gutter and then lay a new side walk. This apparently would be the only way satisfactory to all concern ed, but the expense involved resulted in tabling the matter. Special Easter Music At Methodist Church On Sunday Morning 1 Special music and an Easter ser mon will feature the 11 o’clock ser vice in the Methodist Church on Sunday morning. Appropriate music will be rendered by the reorganized adult choir arid the pastor, the Rev. W. C. Benson, will preach on the subject “The Risen Christ.” A cor dial invitation is extended everyone to attend the service. Berryman Renamed To Welfare Board W. J. Berryman was on Monday reappointed by the County Commis sioners as a member of the Chowan County Welfare Board for a term of two yean. Last week W. D. Pruden was reappointed by the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare for a three-year term, and these two will appoint the third member of the hoard, who now is W. W. 3yrum.
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