Volume XVl.—Number 18.
L. H. Haskett Re-Elected Mayor Os Edeisriin
Above is pictured the Court House Green in Edenton as it appeared about 50 years ago. The picture was token by Edgar C. Rea in
1899. At that time the Confederate monument had not been erected and, of course, the Joseph Hewes monument at the foot of the Green
came many years later. Neither had the tea pot been placed on the site of the Tea Party house. The rows of trees on either side of the
Green had not yet made their appearance. The ancient Chowan County Court House and old Bay View Hotel ait easily recognized in the
background. The hotel at that time was operated by Fred White, with R. F. Cheshire acting as clerk. In the foreground is seen “Ro
chelle,” faithful horse of Chief of Police “Uncle” Jimmy Roberson, which, no doubt, was the town’s “official lawn mower.” In contribut
ing this story and pictures, Mr. Wiggins remarked, “Who says Edenton has not shown any progress ?”
Captain J. L Wiggins
Releases Interesting
Recollections Os 1899
Through the cooperation of Captain
J. L. Wiggins, a former and very
capable Mayor of Edenton, The Her
ald herewith presents a few interest
ing recollections of Edenton half a
century ago. The article was written
by Mr. Wiggins, who also loaned The
Herald the two pictures used in con
nection with the story, which follows:
“Usually it is the reverse and Caro
linians emigrate to Virginia in large
numbers, but in my case, I elected to
come to the Old North State to make
my future home.
“As a youth, twenty years old, al
though a veteran of the Spainish
American War; I landed in Edenton
on Mav 11, 18P9 at 1 o’clock at night
"frvrr. stor’*3r.-~Js!ltve”.
between Franklin, Virginia and Eden
ton, North Carolina (this boat was
later sunk by a tornado at Holiday’s
Island in the Chowan River on Feb
ruary 15, 1903, eighteen people losing
their lives).
. “I have spent five-sevenths of my
life here in this fair City, which some
times I like to think was named for
NewFTOffficers
Installed Tuesday
Group Holds Final Meet
ing of School Year
In Library
Edenton’s Parent-Teacher Associa
tion held its last meeting of the year
Tuesday afternoon in the high school
library, at which time the officers for
the coming year were installed. The
new officers are: Mrs. Leon Leary,
president; Mrs. John F. White, vice
president; Miss Nancy Darden, sec
retary and Mrs. Maynard Perry,
treasurer.
The devotional was conducted by
Mrs. Ernest Swain.
In closing the old business for the
year, the outgoing president, Mrs. L.
A. Patterson, called for reports from
various committee chairmen, and
commended each for her cooperation.
Mr's. Leon Leary, chairman of the
lunch room, was especialy compli
mented on her efficient operation of
the lunch rooms.
Members approved the plan to have
dances arranged for teenagers, at
wi)ich a number of Marines will be
invited.
The details in regard to transpor
tation, rules and chaperones to be
worked out with officers at the Ma
rine Corps Air Station.
> Mias Rebecca Walker’s ninth grade
; awarded the attendance banner.
YTlfes. Mary Browning, program
■ presented a part of her
in a group of songs, ac
at the piano by Miss Mar-
TES DISCHARGED
om chowan Hospital
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W. Cates, who has been a patient
ft ..Chowan Hospital, was released
Tuesday afternoon. Though greatly
improved, Mr. Cates is far from be
ing, a well man and will be confined
fbr some time to his home. He ex
pressed his appreciation for the many
. friends who called to Bee him while
hospitalized.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Here is pictured “Uncle” Jimmy Roberson, Edenton’s widely
known chief of police for 26 years and whose reputation for tracking
down criminals was known far and wide. Many old-timers will re
member “Uncle” Jimmy in his familiar buggy and his faithful
horse “Rochelle.” The Herald was unable to learn who the boy is
riding the pony, who is referred to on the photograph as “Jack.”
the Garden of Eden, rather than Gov
ernor Eden.
“Perhaps, in retrospect, an article
Wfty'en portraying Edenton 50 years
ago topography, customs and peo
ple wWftff 'he intertstong to both our
older people and those also born dur
ing the last half century.
“A person driving up Broad Street
from the County Dock to what is now
known as the Triangle would hardly
recognize it as the same street except
for its width. In May, 1899, there were
a row of elm trees in the center of this
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Commissioners Ask
State To Take Over
Four County Roads
Petitions Presented at
Meeting Monday
Morning
Chowan County Commissioners at
their meeting Monday acted upon
four petitions for the State Highway
and Public Works Commission to take
over sections of county roads. In
each instance the Commissioners
agreed to request the Highway Com
mission to take over the roads re
quested.
The first petition had to do with a
road in the Second Township known
as the Bear Swamp Road, which runs
from Center Hill to the Hertford
highway, $. distance of 1.8 miles.
Another petition pertained to the
Piney Woods Road in the Third Town
ship. This road runs one mile east of
Ryland to the Perquimans County
line for a length of approximately
three miles.
The third petition was for the
Greenfield road, which runs from
Drummond’s Point to the Greenfield
gate, a distance of one mile.
The final petition had to do with the
road leading from Hobbsville to State
Highway 37, the Gates County end of
which is now under improvement.
f Street Dance |
Sponsored by the majorettes of
the Edenton High School Band, a
street dance is scheduled to Be
held on Broad Street in front of
the Cupola House Saturday night
at 8 o’clock.
A small admission will be
charged and it is hoped a large
crowd will attend to show their
interest and cooperation with the
band.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina,Friday, Maylyl949.
street from the intersection of King
Street to Freemason; there was a
drive-way on each side of these trees
and the only vehicles there were, were
drawn by either horses, mules or oxen.
It was nothing unusual to see an ox
cart on Broad Street drawn by a yoke
of oxen. The street was unpaved and
in winter became very muddy and cut
out with deep holes. Cattle and hogs
roamed the streets at will. The only
water supply was from open wells on
the streets and in private yards. With
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Flower Show Friday
In Hotel Dining Room
Food Bazaar Will Also
Be Held In Connec
tion With Event
Arrangements have been completed
for the annual Flower Show and Food
Bazaar sponsored by the Edenton
Junior Woman’s Club, which is sched
uled to be held in the old dining room
at Hotel Joseph Hewes Friday. It is
expected that the show this year will
live up to the reputation of previous
shows and that many flowers will be
exhibited and that many lovers of
flowers will visit the show.
Mrs. Dorothy Campen is chairman
of this year’s affair and states that
cars will be available to call for any
flowers to be placed on exhibt, if ne
cessary. For this service exhibitors
are asked to contact Mrs. John W.
Graham, Mrs. Sarah Lee Smith or
Mrs. Campen herself.
The show will open at 9 o’clock in
the morning and will close at 6 o’clock
in the evening.
At the food bazaar tasty items will
be sold which will be made by mem
bers of the club.
Missionary Union Will
Hold Session May I2th
On Thursday, May 12, the Wo
man’s Missionary Union of Chowan
County will meet in the Macedonia
Baptist Church. The meeting will be
gin at 10:30 A. M., the theme being
“Making Christ Known to the
World.”
Both a morning and afternoon ses
sion will be held, with those taking
part including Mrs. Jesse Smith, L.
H. Dawson, Mrs. L. H. Dawson, Mal
colm Copeland and the Rev. E. G.
Willis. Special music will be fur
nished by Warwick Swamp Church
and a playlet will be presented by the
Macedonia Church.
Ha! Lyon's Concert
In Edenton School
Auditorium Tonight
Popular Artist Will Be
Presented By Hospital
Auxiliary
Tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in
the Edenton High School auditorium
the Ghowan Hospital Auxiliary will
present Hal J. Lyon, Widely known
artist, in an organ recital. Mr. Lyon
has appeared in Edenton on two pre
vious occasions, so that the quality of
his music and his ability as an organ
ist is well known to quite a few
Edentonians. The Auxiliary feels
very fortunate in being able to secure
Mr. Lyon for a recital and it is hoped
a capacity house will greet the artist.
Mr. Lyon’s program wil be as fol
lows:
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by
Johann Sebastian Bach; Behold, a
Rose Is Blooming by Johannes
Brahms; Angelus From “Scenes Pit
toresques” by Jules Massenet; Foun
tain Reverie by Percy E. Fletcher;
Country Gardens by Percy Grainger;
Reverie: Sweet Hour of Prayer by
I Bradbury; Deep River, Negro spirit
ual; What a Friend We Have In Je
sus by Converse; Finlandia by Jean
Sibelius; Victor Herbert 'favorites:
i March of the Toys, Absinthe Frappe,
Because You’re You, When You’re
Away, I Can’t Do the Sum, I’m Fail
. ing In Love With Some One, Gypsy
Love Song, Italian Street Song, Kiss
Me Again, The Irish Have a Great
Day Tonight; Nola by Felix Arndt;
Tales of the Vienna Woods by Johann
* Strauss; The Parade of the Wooden
Soldiers by Leon'Jessel.
The Hammond organ and chimes
for the concert will be furnished by
courtesy of the Levy Page Temple of
Music in Norfolk.
Application Must Be
Made For Bleachers
Information from the Varsity Club
is to the effect that the portable
bleachers recently purchased by the
club, will be I6aned for any worthy
purpose, but jfn order to secure the
bleachers, application must be made
to Coach George Thompson.
This provision has been made in
the interest of proper care of the
bleachers.
| Edenton’s Vote In Tuesday's Election |
First Second Third Fourth Total
Ward Ward Ward Ward
FOR MAYOR:
L. H. Haskett 124 120 109 128 481
H. A. Campen 131 130 114 78 453
FOR TREASURER:
W. H. Gardner 229 189 194 151 763
FOR COUNCILMEN-AT-LARGE:
W. J. Yates .. .......213 176 174 137 700
J. Edwin Bufflap 214 168 175 138 695
FOR BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS:
Ralph E. Parrish 206 162 178 148 694
Dr. J. A. Powell 187 174 181 138 680
J. H. Conger 200 162 158 144 665
Richard P. Baer, II 84 76 83 67 310
| For Parking Meters 143 102 116 118 479
Against Meters 1 100 104 95 58 357
Majority Os Voters
Register Desire To
Hold On To Meters
Re-elected Mayor
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LEROY H. HASKETT
In one of the closest municipal
elections in years, Leroy H. Has
kett on Tuesday defeated H. A.
Campen by a majority of only
28 votes.
Home Demonstration
Club Week Is Being
Observed In Nation
Chowan Clubs Plan Spe
cial features During
Entire Month
The fourth National Home Demon
stration Week is being observed May
1-7 to focus attention on the accom
plishments and plans of the club
women. However, Chowan County
women are having special features at
i both community and county-wide
meetings each week during the month
’of - May. The theme for National
Home Demonstration Week, “Today’s
. Home Builds Tomorrow's World” j
; should be the year-round theme for
all homemakers, realizing that better
homes will build a better world.
The Extension Service considers the
week of May 1-7 as an educational
week with objectives setup as follows:
1. Acquaint the general public with
objectives, activities, and accomplish
ments of Home Demonstration work.
2. To emphasize the need for fur
ther development of the program in
light of local problems, and urge more
families to participate.
. 3. Give recognition to volunteer
local leaders, and officers whose ser
vices have contributed greatly to the
success of Home Demonstration work.
4. Emphasize the opportunities in
Extension work to bring about better
understanding of public problems, lo
cal, state, national and international.
The project leaders and officers of
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Closest Race In Years
With Haskett Leading
Campen Only 28 Votes
LITTLECH AN GE
Sentiment Favors Park
ing Meters By Ma
jority of 122
In one of the closest municipal
elections held in recent years, Leroy
H. Haskett was re-elected Mayor of
Edenton over H. A. Campen in Tues
day’s municipal election, by a slim
majority of 28 votes. Haskett receiv
ed 481 votes as against 453 for Cam
pen. Mayor Haskett can attribute his
re-election to the Fourth Ward, for
Campen led by slight majorities in the
other three Wards. The Fourth Ward
rolled up a majority of 150 votes for
Haskett, while Campen led in the First
Ward by seven votes, ten votes in the
Second Ward and five votes in the
Third Ward.
J. Clarence Leary rollea up a ma
jority of 98 votes over George Twiddv
for Councilman from the First Ward.
Leary’s vote was 175 and Twiddy’s 77.
Another contest occurred in the
Fourth Ward, where Clyde Hollowell,
incumbent, easily defeated C. T. Grif
fin as Councilman, Hollowell rolled up
156 votes as against 47 for Griffin, a
majority of 109 votes.
There were no contests for Council
man in the Second and Third Ward,
Graham Byrum being, elected without
opposition in the Second Ward, and
A. B. Harless elected in the Third
Ward. Harless succeeds J. I’. Partin,
who did not seek re-election.
With four candidates for three
members on the Board of Public
Works, J. H. Conger, incumbent, was
re-elected and new members will he
Dr. J. A. Powell and Ralph ’K. Par
rish. Parrish led the race with 694
votes, followed by Dr. Powell with 680
and Conger 665. Richard P. Baer, IT,
the fourth candidate, received 310
votes. Parrish and Powell will suc
ceed Dr. W. S. Griffin and O. 11. Perry,
who did not seek re-election.
W. 11. Gardner had no opposition
as Treasurer and led the entire ticket
with 763 votes.
W. J. Yates and J. Edwin Bufflap
were returned as Councilmen-at-large
with no opposition. Yates received
700 votes and Bufllap 695.
Tn conformity to a bill passed by
the recent General Assembly, the
highly controversial parking meter is
sue was finally settled. The bill called
for an election to decide whether or
not the meters should he removed,
and in Tuesday’s election a majority
of votes were cast in favor of keeping
the meters. The vote for continuation
of the meters was 479 votes, while
357 votes were cast against the park
ing meters, or a majority of 122.
There has been a continual argument
in Edenton ever since the parking
meters were installed, so that the
election will, no doubt, bring to an
end the efforts to have them removed
unless some other avenue of attack
on the part of those opposed can be
discovered.
Several write-in ballots were cast
Tuesday, there being three votes cast
for Dr. W. S. Griffin and one for O.
B. Perry as Board of Public Works
members and one vote for W. J.
Daniels as Councilman in the Second
Ward.
As a result of the election, there
will be very little changes in the ad
ministration. There will be only one
new face on the Town Council, that
being A. B. Harless, who succeeds J.
P. Partin. On the Board of Public
Works there will De two changes, Dr.
J. A. Powell and Ralph E. Parrish
succeeding Dr. W. S. Griffin and O.
B. Perry.
Auditions Held For
Tomorrow Stars Show
Auditions were held in the high
school auditorium Tuesday for the
“Search For Youth Talent Show” to
be held in the auditorium Tuesday
night, May 10.
1 Those selected were as follows:
Susan Thigpen, pianist; the Melo
daire Trio, Frances Bennett, Juanita
1 Bennett and Grace Sutton; Carolyn
Swindell, vocalist; Garey Martin, vo
calist, and Brenda Dean Mooney,
dances.