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PAGE TWO Scoutin’ Around By PETER ** * CARLTON . MRS. W. J. BUNCH of Chowan Home Demonstra ■ tion Club graduates this year at Farm and Home Week, after four years in attendance. (Congratu lations! Mrs. Bunch deserves a great deal of credit for her faithfulness.) A. C. Griffin is county chairman f6r the member ship drive the Farm Bureau will put on beginning September 8. Will Harrell is chairman of the First Township; Tom Asbell, the Second; L. E. Twine, PETER the Third, and Joe Webb, the Fourth Township. CARLTON J. E. Baker made this announcement after a recent meeting of the Chowan County Farm Bureau, of which he is presi dent. o Those of you who desire to write to Roger Haskett, son of Mayor and Mrs. Leroy H. Haskett, may address mail to him as follows: Private Roger K. Haskett, R. A. 142-, 47606, Squadron 8.M.6, Flight 2093, Lockland Air Base, San Antonio, Texas. (He wants to hear from all the folks, younger set, and National Guardsmen) o Miss Rebecca Colwell Home Demonstration Agent for Chow an County, announces that Miss Helen Jones of Dover, N. C-, will be the new Assistant Home Demonstration agent effective September 1. o Edenton is enjoying her nat ural place among the world’s tourist attractions. The October issue of Holiday Magazine will have pictures and a huge spread about Edenton. A writer for friendly JhougM/ 1 [>IIIUV W L./ XL “Mother is such a good friend of ours.” Such words are mu sic to the parent’s ears. Moth er knows. Mother under stands. Mother forgives. Mother guides. Motherhood is an institution of Unselfish ness. We have received the thanks of many for our sincere, pains taking care of every detail of the service. 'T.unetal 4joma ' NOTICE OF MEETMG OF CHOWAN ' COUNTY COMMISSIONERS At the request of a member of the Board of Commissioners, a meeting of the Chowan County Commission ers is called for 10 o’clock A. M., Tues- x day, September 2,1947, at the Court House in Edenton, N. C. There will be no meeting on Mon day, September 1, due to it being Labor Day. This August 28,1947. e WEST W. BYRUM Chairman Chowan County Commissioners * the Ocean Highway requested pictures and information for a 1 magazine article; The Tar Heel 1 Banker magazine wants informa- Josephus Daniels, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Jr., and two children visited at the Joseph Hewes Hotel last week, on their way back to Raleigh. They had recently at tended the reunion of the Daniels clan in Dare County. _ . tion and pictures for the October issue. Raleigh State Bureau of publicity called on the phone for, information on Edenton to pass along to Denver, Colorado. Nor theastern North Carolina as well as Edenton has much to offer to the tourist industry—we emphat ically insist Let’s see some of the names of merchants, business and Professional people who were active in Edenton in June, 1898: The Bank of Eden ton, Capital Stock $25,000. President —Julien Wood, Vice President-E. L. Woodard, Cashier—Jno. M. Mar tin- A. Huckabee, the only white bar ber in the city-open from 6 a. m. to 11 d m ; S. P. Wixon, marcantile broker; Dr. C. P. Bogert surgeon and mechanical Dentist; J. H. Beil, the tinner; E. S. Normans N_Y. Racket Store; Pruden, Vann & Pru den, attorneys-at-law; Wm. J. Lean,, Sr., attorney-at-law; (Solicitor Ist. Judicial District); W. M. Borid. at tomey-at-law; Harris and Watkins, attorneys-at-law; J. E. Bonner, mer chandise broker; A. J- Bateman, the jeweler; W. E. Burk, boot and shoe maker; Bond & Jones, hardware and stoves: Mrs. M. A. McCurdy, dealer in millinery goods; M. H. Dixon, groceries; A. T. Bush, fancy and heavy groceries; C. B. Elliott, dealei in staple and fancy groceries; Al bemarle Cash Store, a favorite resort |of the cultivated and fashionable I ladies of Edenton, Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Moore, managers, Summerell Bros., dealers in fancy and staple groceries; R. L. Haste, grocer; W. G. Moss, prac tical bricklayer and general contract or; Branning Manufacturing Co., Al bania and Pembroke Mills; D. W. Raper and Co., the Brown Mills; Walter I. Leary, pharmacist and druggist, assisted by his two ac commodating, polite and popular sons; The Old Reliable Steamboat Line. Steamer “Olive”, Geo. Withey, master; R. L. Rea & Co. dealers in fresh and salt fish—preparer of cav iar; J. C. Bond, the same; J. K. Rea, family roe herring—preparer of caviar; M. F. Bond, same; W. D. Rea, the same; B. E. Byrd, the only grad uate optician and the finest gold, sil ver worker the town has ever had; We’ll print more next week. o The Editor, A. H. Mitchell, urged good people from any part of the country to come to Eden ton. “There is no antagonism or sectional prejudice here. Our population is becoming so mixed all sections of the country mm CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1947. — " f '""" ———- as to wear off the wiry edge of sectionalism. Democrats and Re publicans as a rule, join equally in inviting people to this liwn and state, from the North, East and West, in fact from all civ ilized and enlightened countries.” ; o Engagement by the “ram” Albe marle, commanded by Capt. J. W. : Cooke, and the “double-enders” un der Captain Melacton Smith in the Albemarle Sound just below Edenton, May 5, 1864. Union vessels engaged: ’ Mattabesett, Wyalusing, Sassacus, ; Miami, Commodore Hull, the White head and the Ceres. Confederate vessels included the ram Albemarle, ’ and two tenders, the Bombshell and , the Cotton Plant. o Holiday’s Island above Bandon on the Chowan River was favor ite rendezvous and hiding place of the infamous Edward Teach called “Blackbeard”, not far from . Edenton. o “Come South young man. Come and grow up with the country. The South contains every variety of cli mate, soil, timber, minerals found on the earth.” (Urgings in the Far mer and Fisherman, paper printed 1 in Edenton, in June 1898.) > o 5 The Church bells of Edenton c were taken down to make can non for the defense of the coun try in response to Beauregard’s 5 call to melt the bells. The Eden ton Bell Battery organized in 1862, with William Badham as ‘ Captain. o We indorse this statement: “No town in Carolina can show so many and so potent reasons for asking people to locate as can Edenton. Come and see what we have here. We have health, beauty, and more f natural advantages than any town 1 in the State. The best way to judge 1 what is here is to come and see it. . When you have seen the facts then t you can decide whether you will re main with us. It is an indisputable . fact that everybody who comes this . way are well pleased with the place , and people, the climate and the ad > vantages offered. There is no better [ place adapted to farming, truck ( growing, grass and stock raising ’ than Chowan County. Our winters ’ are short, and mild, and our summers long and pleasant. A man can make a living here very easy, he has such a long time to work.” (The last statement of course on the individual in our estimation.) o First Sunday School was es tablished in Chowan County at Center Hill, then called the Punch Bowl, by Miss Mary Brownrigg, in 1812. o Patriotic meeting of the freehold ers and other citizens of Chowan County and Edenton at the Court House. Aug. 23, 1774. “The Cause of Boston, is the cause of all.” O' A newspaper published in Edenton id 1776 but no copies were preserved, and the name lost. 1793 Robert Beasley print ed for Archebald, the Post Angel or Universal Entertainment. ' o The Johnston “Will’ Case, a great battle of legal giants, tried in Spring ; of 1866. , o > These items came from an old copy of the Fisherman and , Farmer, Trade Edition of June, E 1898, found after all these years , recently by Peter Smith in the Iredell House. Peter Smith and a partner just bought out the ; contents and intend to have an “antique” auction in the near future. o Population of Elizabeth City around this time was around 5,000. Edenton’s also. In much of all of the old literature Edenton is spoken of as a place of beauty. Edenton Bay is compared with the Bay of - Naples in Italy. Our Climate is I also compared favorably with that of Italy. 4 mmmmm 3 & W William m P© lllßl . fSfen d oi-i t I Whis IV c Y | r^f\ $3 F ;® 5 'St iHW> MRi ftiMMB Prospects Bright Fa Stitt Crops Farm Labor Reported Scarce and Expensive In All Areas North Carolina crops made normal progress during the past week, but. in scattered sections dry weather hampered crop growth and proper development, the Federal-State Crop Reporting Service of the State De partment of Agriculture reported. Tobacco priming was reported pro gressing rapidly, with over half of the tobacco harvested in the coastal counties and a smaller percentage in the Old and Middle belts. Tobacco has been ripening very fast. Early planted corn is matured in all sec tions, and harvesting will begin in September. The cotton crop, like tobacco stands, was reported “fair’ r to “good”, with official counts indicating that boll weevils are doing the south ern coastal counties and in the low er Piedmont areas. Prospects indicate a “very good” peanut crop in the northern coastal counties, although much depends on weather from now until harvesting starts. Foliage is very good, and “pogging down” is progressing sat isfactorily. A good crop of sweet potatoes should be produced “if nothing hap pens”, the report stated. Market ing has begun, and quality is good in some sections. With State prospects indicating an extra good corn crop, particularly in the eastern section, insufficient moisture in local areas is making for poor prospects in some of the Piedmont counties. Reports indicated that crops were cultivated very well this season and that, for the most part, the cultiva tion process has been finished for this year. Farm labor remains scarce and expensive in practically all areas, but some crop reporters indicated the situation was improving. Father Mrs. Hawkins Dies At Greenville Granville Madison Johnson, 83, father of Mrs. A. L. Hawkins of Edenton, fell dead as the result of a stroke at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. B. Hill, in Greenville Tues day of last week. Funeral services were held at a Greenville funerai home Wednesday afternoon of last Intends to start saving 500 n... \ & Charley F., old-man-about-town, ~ «aya: x “When I was a young sq«h*» ( 1 people were always telling me, ‘Charley boy, why/don’t yon save your masuma instead of j | spending It aH on sfflc shirts, wimmen, and edscy toade?* * ‘Sore, sure, FH start neat < i week,’ Pd come buck at ’em. Y ‘Bat Hast, a fellrfs gotta hgre a ‘ The Bank of Edenton | * 1 , ,f S4FETY FOR SAVINGS SINCE 1894” * T MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION f ; HBHB&R ■ ' ** ■' -*- • '.j week at 1:30 o’clock. Interment was made in the Stephens family ceme tery near Kinston. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. A. L. Hawkins of Edenton, Mrs. A. B. Hill and Mrs. Floyd Matthews of Greenville, Mrs. J. H. Tripp of Win terville and Mrs. L. L. Edmondson of Portsmouth, Va. Two sisters, Mrs. Luther Simmons of Kinston and Mrs. Jesse Sutton of New Bern and 18 grandchildren and five great grandchilden also survive. Standard Oil Plans To Hold Price Line In response to questions J. Laurens Wright, division manager of the Standard Oil Company of New Jer sey for North Carolina* says, “In the past few weeks a number of other oil companies in this area have in creased the price of their products, but Standard of New Jersey has not increased prices to either our dealers or consumers. This situation has re sulted in some confusion on the part of the public regarding the ‘hold the line’ policy of my company. To clari fy the situation, I would like to quote from a statement recently made by R. N. Keppel, vice president in charge of marketing, in which he said, ‘My coihpany has not increased prices in the areas where other oil companies have recently announced price increases and we are continuing to maintain the ‘Hold the line’ policy announced by us on July 24. ' “Standard of New Jersey believes so strongly that further increases in the price of crude oil products under present conditions are not in the best interest of either the oil industry or rs\ ' f B • Bring your magnblo difficulties to us! We are M F J ’ thoroughly qualified to recondition your mag -1 K neto according to exacting factory standards. JH Specially designed tools and testing equipment, genuine replacement parts and authen tic factory technical information enable us to render fast, dependable service Qn a || stanc | ar( j makes of magnetos.^^V Jifr: bunch’s garage bode-ia plan. Phone 196-W EDENTON, N. C. little fun. *8 dddooP “Wei), kiddo, Z haven’t quite got around to It, yet. But Pm gonna start saving my moolah as# day now.* then Him no. "automatic aav- the public, that it’s following the gen eral policy of not increasing prices unless such increases will tend to maintain or bring out additional sup plies.” Mr. Wright said, “The Standard of New Jersey has not increased the price of gasoline to retail dealers or commercial consumers, nor has it in creased the price of fuel oil to house hold customers. In short, it has not increased any prices since July 24.”*' He pointed out that, “Our company does not establish the retail price of gasoline at the service station pump, but this price is set by the independ ent dealers who sell our products to the public.” Chas. Wales In Charge Os Program At Rotary Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet • today (Thursday) at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. The program will be in charge of Charles Wales. At last week’s meeting Vice Presi dent Twiddy was in charge of tlie program, during which he pointed out the duties of the various committee chairmen. The club also voted unanimously to cooperate in re viving a band in Edenton. - Gift Wrapping Materials and Greeting Cards For All Occasions CAMPEN’S JEWELERS Month Plan at the hank where I J yon have your checking account, you can now buy U. S. Savings Bonds automatically. , » There’s no putting it off. It’s human-nature-proof! Just sign Up once then sit bade and col- • .. , leek 94 at maturity for every fS ! > iaveatsd. So don’t put off saving She Shari ty did. Start buying Bonds automatically, today. 1 [
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