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Volume Vlll.—Number 43.
Peanut Most Democratic of
Foods Says Grover B. Hill
In Festival Address Friday
Praises Edenton and All
Os North Carolina on
Its Progress
“MAGICPLANT”
Governor Suggests Joint
Celebration With
* Suffolk
That the peanut is coming into its
own both as a food and as an indus
try was the theme of an address by
Secretary of Agriculture
Grover B. Hill, who was the principal
speaker at Edenton’s first annual
peanut festival last Friday. The low
ly goober also came in for much
• praise by every speaker assembled
on the Court House Green, where a
large number gathered to enjoy the
beginning of the day’s celebration.
To start with Temporary Chairman
E. W. Spires referred to the peanut
as reason for the celebration, which
had gotten off to a splendid start.
Highway Commissioner Carroll L.
who introduced Governor J.
'M. Broughton, also emphasized the
importance of peanuts and their
place in the life of Eastern North
Carolina.
I . Governor Broughton, too, continued
I praise of the peanut, producing sta-
I tistics to show how important a crop
it has become. He was high in his
I praise of Edenton’s efforts to glorify
I the peanut and expressed the hope
I that the festival would become an
I annual and even larger celebration.
I During his remarks he advanced the
I idea that Suffolk and Edenton pool
I their efforts in staging a national
I peanut festival, it being his idea
I that the affair be held in Suffolk
I fine year and in Edenton the next,
I thus adding to the importance of the
|v event. The Governor intr >duc' d Mr.
I ' - £iil, tne principal speaker.
I In behalf of the Chamber of Com-
I merce, President J. W. Davis, in a
I few appropriate remarks thanked all
I who in any way contributed to the
I success of the festival. Mr. Davis
I followed Mayor J. H. McMullan, who
I delivered a brief address of welcome
I to the visotors. R. C. Holland, mas-
I ter of ceremonies, said that the cele-
I bration was a realization he had long
I hoped for. As one of the best in
■ formed men in the State relative to
I peanuts, Mr. Holland, too, briefly
I presented some facts tending to show
I the importance of the crop.
I i Mr. Hill, in beginning his address,
I expressed pleasure at being able to
I be in Edenton, saying that every
I time he visits North Carolina he is
I more impressed than ever with the
I kind of citizens that make up this
I great State. He paid tribute to Con-
I gressman Herbert Bonner, who was
I prevented from attending, as well as
R to his predecessor, Lindsey Warren.
■ “You people in North Carolina are
I a fortunate people,” he said. “You
I have many things to be proud of.
■ You have, perhaps, the highest per
I, cent, of ail native-born white Ameri-
I can citizens. You are blessed with
I a multitude of resources and advant-
I ages. I believe you stand first in
■ the Nation in the size of the average
■ ffVpily. You rank third in the value
I oagall farm crops in America. You
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I Infantile Paralysis
I Meeting Friday At
I Court House, 8 P.M.
I Officers Will Be Elected
I For Chowan County
Chapter
I Dr. J. W. Warren has called a
■ meeting Friday night at the Court
|H House, beginning at 8 o’clock, for the
m organization of an infantile paralysis
■ chapter for Chowan County.
■ Dr. Warren is urging all those
H interested in infantile paralysis con-
M trol and in helping those afflicted
HR- with the disease to be present at the
meeting. 4
H The primary purpose of the first
Bv meeting will be to elect officers.
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pi STEWARDS MEET TONIGHT
HL of the Board of Stewards
Sk. of the Methodist Church will meet
H tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 o’clock in
Hr the; office cm Superintendent John A.
at the high school. This will
an important meeting and every
■Y V Member is expected to be present.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPJBR DEVOTED TO THEANTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
Tarboro Girl Wins
Honor As Queen
Os Peanut Festival
Miss Rachel Weeks Se
lected From Group of
18 Princesses
AWARDED TROPHY
Judges C. E. Thompson
And Richard Dixon
Officiate
•
Honor of being the queen of Eden
ton’s first annual Peanut Festival
went to the princess from Tarboro,
Miss Rachel Weeks, a striking brun
ette, who was signally honored by
receiving the crown and the Harding
Trophy from Superior Court Judges
C. Everett Thompson of Elizabeth
City and Edenton’s own Richard Dil
lard Dixon.
Judges Thompson and Dixon offi
ciated instead of Governor Broughton,
who had been scheduled to make the
presentations, but was obliged to
leave before the ceremony took place.
According to both judges, they were
well pleased with the “task” of being
surrounded by a bevy of beautiful
princesses from the eastern part of
the State and receiving the honor of
the first smile from the newly crown
ed queen.
The selection of the queen was
made in the morning during a con
test at Taylor Theatre, but announce
ment was kept secret until the actual
presentation of the crown and Hard
ing Trophy during the halves of the
football game between Elizabeth City
and Edenton.
Miss Weeks will have her name
engraved on the Harding Trophy,
given by G. H. Harding, owner of the
Hotel Joseph *Hewes, and will be the
first to keep the trophy in her poses
sion until the following year’s Peanut
Festival.
Kramer Building
Rented To House
NYA Work Shop
Equipment Ready to Be
Moved as Soon as
' Building Is Ready
C. L. McCullers, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, made the an
nouncement Wednesday morning that
the Kramer Building on Water Street
has been rented for the establish
ment of an NYA wood-working and
ship carpentry work shop, formerly
located in Manteo.
R. E. McGlaughan, Works Project
officer, informed Mr. McCullers to
day that the shop will be moved here
as soon as the building can be made
ready for occupancy. It is expected,
Mr. McCullers said, that equipment
will be moved into the Kramer Build
ing some time next week.
Hie NYA shop will employ approx
imately 50 young men between the
ages of 17 and 25.
In order to secure this project, the
Town Council voted to provide the
building, lights, water and heat.
NYA funds provide for the equip
ment and the payroll, expected to
total around SI,BOO per month.
Town Water Tank
Now Being Repaired
Work on cleaning and repairing the
250,000 gallon water tank at the foot
of Bn?ad Street was begun Tuesday
morning by a crew from the U. S.
Elevated Tank Maintenance and Con
struction Co., of Memphis, Tenn.
The work is being done prior to
painting the tank, inside and outside,
the other tank on Freemason Street
being depended upon entirely for
service during the repairs.
NOW A MIDSHIPMAN
Information has been received by
The Herald that Louis George Wil
kins, who was recently called by the
Naval Reserves, has been promoted
to a midshipman. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wilkins and is
still stationed ita Chicago.
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 23, 1941.
Elizabeth City Trims
Edenton Friday 18-6
In Big Festival Game
Attendance and Color
Approach College
Proportions
CLEAN~GAME
Visitors Outclass Local
Boys Except In Rog
erson’s Punting
Edenton High School’s football
team again went down to defeat at
the hands of their arch rival, Eliza
beth City, Friday afternoon on Hicks
Field in a game which approached
the proportions of a college game in
so far as attendance and color is
concerned. The score was 18 to 6.
it was just a case of the better team
winning, for the Edenton boys were
simply outplayed in every department
of the game, except punting, in which
case Rogerson had the edge.
The visitors, though meeting with
reverses before opposing Edenton,
played what appeared to be an in
spired game, for with Gard, Brinson
and Morris running wild, the trio
gained ground almost at will and
were largely responsible for the Jack
ets chalking up 15 first downs while
Edenton registered only thre^
Elizabeth City drew blood within
three minutes after the whistle blew
starting the game, when Brinson
drove through the line at the two
yard. stripe. Elizabeth City kicked to
start the game. Rogerson had pick
ed up two yards and on the next play
HollowelT was heading for a first
down, when he fumbled as he was
tackled. Ferebee recovered for the
visitors on their 40-yard line and
with Morris registering two first
downs the ball was resting on the
tiwo-yard. line from where Brinson
crashed through the line to score.
The second score came in the sec
ond quarter, when the Edenton boys
were unable to check Gard and Mor
ris on reverse plays, mingled with
power drives by Brinson. Elizabeth
City threatened to score late in the
first quarter and early in the second
quarter had the ball on Ed.enton’s
18-yard line, where the locals i
strengthened and held for downs.
Rogerson booted to the 50, from |
which point the Gard, Brinson and ,
Morris combination again clicked, re-1
suiting in the second score. Morris |
chased across the goal line again
near the end of the first half, but
was called back on account of an off
side penalty. The visitors were on
Edenton’s 12-yard line as the half
ended.
Edenton appeared to be stronger
at the start of the second half, each
team resorting to pupnting to keep
the ball out of dangerous territory.
However, near the close of the quar
ter, Gard got away on a 25-yard
sprint for the third, and final score
for the vsitors.
Edenton’s score came in the last
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SeriesWPußHc
Forums Planned
Again This Year
Various Organizations
Will Be Asked to Be
Sponsors
A series of public forums, featur
ing prominent speakers of Duke Uni
versity, the University of North Car
olina and State and Davidson Col
leges, will begin here some time in
November, according to John A.
Holmes, superintendent of the Eden
ton High School.
This' year, Mr. Holmes said, the
forums will be financed by the
schools and eight local organizations,
the Rotary and Lions Clubs, Ameri
can Legion, American Legion Auxil
iary, Garden Club, Chamber of Com
merce, Merchants Association and
Parent-Teachers Association will be
asked to cooperate in securing the
series of foroms.
In a letter received recently by
Mr. Holmes from Dr. Ralph Mc-
Donald, who is in charge of the
North Carolina Public Forum, Dr.
McDonald stated that a public forum
directory would be forwarded within
the next few days for the selection of
the series of speakers. Six or more
of the public forum speakers will be
selected, Mr. Holmes said.
Each of the eight organizations
will be asked to appoint a member
to represent the organization in mak
ing the selection of speakers and the
committee will meet the last week
in October to arrange for the forums.
Success Edenton’s First Annual Peanut
Festival Friday Surpasses Expectations
As Thousands Gather For Celebration
Miss Marjorie Powell
Will Represent State
At Suffolk’s Festival
Named By Governor J.
M. Broughton Fri
day Morning
BIG SURPRISE
Governor Suggests Joint
Celebration With
Suffolk
Miss Marjorie Powell, as well as
the Town of Edenton, was signally
honored Friday when Governor J. M.
Broughton announced that he had se
lected Miss Powell to represent the
State of North Carolina at the Na
tional Peanut Festival to be held in
Suffolk October 30-31. The an
nouncement was wholly unexpected,
coming during the Governor’s prelim
inary remarks' in introducing Assist
ant Secretary of Agriculture Grover
B. Hill, who was the principal speak
er at Edenton’s Peanut Festival.
Governor Broughton was very com
plimentary of Edenton’s efforts to
glorify the peanut and in staging
such a creditable festival, which he
said he hoped would be an annual
and even more elaborate affair. He
presented a series of facts relative
to the importance of the peanut and
the ultimate realization of the value
of it as a food and as having a
place in industry.
The Governor was delighted to be
on hand for the celebration and while
expupsjg-* pleasure at what then
appeared to be an auspicious occa
sion, he told his listeners that he had
been requested by Governor Price of
I Virginia to select a North Carolina
| girl to represent the State in t'he
Buff oik festival. “I here and now
| appoint Miss Marjorie Powell, daugh-
I ter of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Powell of
I Edenton, for that high honor,” said
| the Governor, and those present re
: ceived the announcement with no
little pleasant surprise.
Miss Powell, a very attractive
young lady, had been elected in a
contest to' be Edenton’s princess in
the Edenton festival, but she, as well
■ as Miss Anne Elizabeth Byrum,
Chowan County’s princess, was not
eligible in the contest for queen.
Miss Powell is a graduate of Edenton
High School, later graduating at
Salem College, where she was select
ed to serve in the May Court during
her senior year. After she graduat
ed at Salem College, she was a
member for two years of the school
faculty at Gibson, N. C.
Before introducing Mr. Hill, the
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GovwSeeslT
First Parade To
Proceed On Time
Mr. and Mrs. Broughton
High In Praise of
Peanut Festival
One of the most appreciated words
of praise heard during the Peanut
. Festival floral parade here Friday
came from none other than our
State’s head, Governor J. Melville
i Broughton, who, unfortunately, was
i called hack to the executive mansion
soon after the parade was over.
“It is the best floral parade I have
ever seen,” Governor Broughton*
stated, “and it is absolutely the first
parade I have ever seen started ex
i actly on time.
And who else but the Governor can
really appreciate the value of the
time element?
Edenton was proud to be host to
Governor and Mrs. Broughton and
although it was regrettable that he
was called away before his scheduled
crowning of the Peanut Festival
Queen, its citizens well understood
that the press of business was to
blame.
Both the Governor and Mrs.
Broughton expressed the hope* that
soon they would be able to pay
another visit to Edenton and have
the time that was needed in order to
see the many points of interest the
town offers.
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MISS MARJORIE POWELL
Coming as a complete surprise
was the announcement by Gov
ernor J. M. Broughton Friday
morning that he had selected
Miss Marjorie Powell, daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Powell, to
represent the State of North Car
olina in the national Peanut Fes
tival to be held in Suffolk Octo
ber 30-31. The Governor made
the announcement during his
Introduction of Assistant Secre
tary of Agriculture Grover B.
Hill, 'who was the principal
speaker at Edenton’s Peanut Fes
tival.
Mr. And Mrs.‘Dick’
Reynolds Praise
Edenton Festival
i
Both Express Desire to
Return to Edenton
For Longer Stay-
Thousands of visitors choked the
streets of Edenton last Friday to en
joy the Peanut Festival celebration,
but, perhaps, none were more out
spoken in praise of Edenton’s hospi
tality and the enjoyment of the oc
casion than Mayor and Mrs. R. J.
Reynolds of Winston-Salem, who
were the house guests while here of
Mrs. H. M. S. Cason.
“I don’t believe I have ever enjoy
ed myself more,” Mayor Reynolds
told General Chairman E. W. Spires,
“and I want to come back again
later and see all of the places of his
toric interest in your fine town.”
Mrs. Reynolds further added: “We
are coming down for a whole week at
the first opportunity, as we want to
see more of this fascinating part of
the State.”
Mrs. Reynolds was presented at
the banquet given in honor of the
princesses and their escorts on
Thursday evening as the “next mis
tress of the governor’s mansion” and
there are many who are convinced
that Mayor Reynolds can be elected
to _the governorship, or the U. S.
Senate if he so desires.
There is something wholesome and
democratic about “Dick” Reynolds,
as he insists upon being called. His
unassuming manner and his friendly
demeanor draws friends to him
wherever he goes. None would sus
pect he is a multi-millionaire, or that
he occupies the high position in the
national councils of the Democratic
party of treasurer.
Edenton was none the less impress
ed with his charming wife, whose
easy manner and gracious attitude
made a big hit with everyone who
• met her.
Edenton is anxious for their plan
ned visit when it is hoped they will
bring their yacht into Albemarle
waters.
Licenses For Peanut
Pickers Now Ready
As in previous years, all operators
of peanut picker® are required to se
cure a license from the Register of
Deeds’ office to operate. Those tvho
operate pickers for their own crop
only are not required to pay for the
license, but those picking for others
must pay a license fee of 50 cents.
The licenses are now being issued
by Register of Deeds M. L. Bunch,
and all operators are urged to com
ply with Hie law at once.
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food mm*.
$1.25 Per Year
Affair Result of Splen
did Spirit of Coop
eration By All
LETTERS RECEIVED
Universal Desire For
Repetition of Festival
Annually
Edenton’s first annual Peanut Fes
tival may be over but it will long be
remembered if comments from local
people and out-of-town citizens are
any measuring stick. Already letters
filled with words of praise have been
heaping the desks of General Chair
man E. W. Spires and Secretary C.
L. McCullers.
And, needless to say, Edenton is
more than grateful for those kind
words. The Festival seemed to grow
by leaps and bounds but even those
more optimistic souls hardly expected
it to exceed their hopes-for a success
ful first attempt.
Estimates range all the way from
5,000 to 15,000 people who attended
the festivities last Friday, and on
high authority it was learned that
Edenton’s floats outnumbered by
three those entered in the recent Dur
ham Home-coming celebration for the
Duke-Tennessee football game. The
Home-coming celebration is the larg
est that Durham attempts during the
year. Undoubtedly it was one of the
most successful celebrations ever held
in Edenton.
“I have never before had such fine
cooperation,” said E. W. Spires, “as
that accorded by the more than 200
men and women on the various com
mittees. To them the credit for this
success must go.
“To attempt thanking the various
business concerns and individuals,
both in Chowan County and else
, where for their ontribpti fiß to the
occasion would be too hazardous, as
we would be sure to forget some.
“We do wish, however, for every
one to know that we are deeply
i appreciative for this splendid support.
“There seems to be universal de
mand for a repetition of the celebra
tion next year and we sincerely hope
that the occasion will become a per
manent institution in the civic life
i of our county.”
As to letters received by Spires,
. McCullers and various members of
■ the Festival committees, a typical
one reads like this:
“I want to congratulate you, your
. oommittee, and the citizens of Eden
' ton on the splendid job that you- did
in making the first annual Peanut
Festival a great success.
“Everyone present had a good
; time and I know something of the
, job you had in planning things to
i run so smoothly on such a big scale
It was a job well done and you ought
' to feel proud.”
' Perhaps the best thing about the
■ whole Festival is that no particular
' person, concern or organization takes
the credit for the success of the cele
bration. The general opinion is that
; it was a community effort and to the
! community and its citizens goes the
i credit for any praise lavished by out
of-town people.
Secretary McCullers made the
statement that the Festival celebra
-1 tion was the “greatest manifestation
. of civic pride and cooperation I have
seen during the four years I have
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ijLegloOiixSjary
Hoping To Secure
Haymakers Show
’ Play Is Paul Green’s
“The House of Con
nelly”
According to Mrs. Edna White,
president of the American Legion
Auxiliary, there is a possibility that
the Carolina Playmakers may bring
Paul Green’s famous play, “The
i House of Connelly,” here for a one
■ night showing.
: Mrs. White has contacted the Caro
> lina Playmakers and plans are now
) being made to secure them for an
! engagement. It is possible, Mrs.
5 White said, to secure the play be
fore Christmas, but it is hoped to
1 postpone the engagement until a
, later date in order that there be no
- conflict with the Rotary Club mys
tery play scheduled for December 4.