PAGE FOUR —SECTION TWO Our Yellowed Pages AS fOCNa IN THE FILES OF THE CHOWAN.. HERALD , " 30 TEAKS AGO Edenton’s perplexity over engaging an athletic coach to succeed Henry House, who resigned, became more pro nounced than ever when Area Highway Work Finished RALEIGH—State Highway Commission forces complet ed work on 8.55 miles of roads in the First Division during the month of July, acc.ording, to Commissioner Don Matthews, Jr., and Di vision Engineer D. W. Pat rick. Work was completed in five counties: Chowan, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell ana W ashington. In Chowan County: 0.2 mile of grade and paving was placed on SR 1109 (DARF Plant Road). In Hyde County: 1.8 miles of grade -md stabilize was placed on SR 1125 (Maple town Road). 0.25 mile of grade and stabilize was plac ed on Hyde County School driyei In Tyrrell County: 3.0 miles of finish base and paving was placed on SR 1307 (Frying Pan Road). In Washington County: 3.3 miles of finish base and paving was placed on SR 1231 (Woodlawn Read) and SR 1303 (Back Road). S JACOUIN’S <Mi€§mfa Vodka Royale ‘ L 'E.' h . ~ * pint 1.11 I pi : Chas. Jacquin et Cie.. Inc., Phila., Pa.—Bo Proof, Distilled from Grain LET COLLEGE STUDENTS KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE vVP HOME A MV muiM NEWS lgS|J|fp SUBSCRIBE jf\' 1 THE CHOWAN HERALD ONLY HA COD O MAMTUC w Mm • v W " "•"NIHj j p> M tmm mm m mS m■ A K■ a _ _• _ _ . ' j T r ■ r ml I A I M mm m m m m M ■ Lib U II L| L B| I JB | M CS K ’v ■ | f I r ■# ■ I 111 ■* 111 ** I #1 Ik B B b b I I IBb ■§ bi H 11 v# Iv h I I ™ " * m ** ■ ■ “Big Jim” Morgan, David son’s three-star man, asked to be released from his contract. Chowan County joined the nation in the shock when 1 news was broadcost that Will Rogers and Wiley Post . were killed in an airplane crash in Alaska. Town Council announced that the tax rate for 1936 would be $1.15 compared with $1.26 the previous year. The Board of Health lift ed restrictions against child ren under 15 years of age to congregate. The action was taken uue to a marked decrease of infantile paraly sis cases throughout the state. Considerable time was spent in the Court House when three Chowan County watermelon growers were hailed before representatives of the AAA for alleged vio lation of the watermelon marketing agrt I nent. The three growers were L. A. Bunch, W. G. Forehand and R. N. Privott. Funeral services were held for Nellie Horne, who met a horrible death when, as she i was at work at the Edenton Cotton Mill, her husband, John Horne, virtually cut off her head with a razor. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Leary were in Seattle, Wash., on a motor trip across the continent. While there the bodies of Will Rogers and W T iley Post arrived from Alasxa. A valuable silver vase was stolen from the Edenton Methodist Church and ef forts failed to recover the vase. Asa Griffin entertained members of the Red Men degree team at one of his tobacco barns in the Cow pen Neck section. Mrs. Z. W. Evans gave a lovely dinner party in honor of her husband’s 74th birth day. Town Council offered a site 110x110 feet on the fair grounds to the State of North Carolina for use in construction of an armory. A two-weeks-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sutten field died at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Webb, in the Yeopim section. 20 TEARS AGO Dr. Walter A. Leggett, senior member of Leggett & Davis Drug Store, retired from business and sold his interest in the concern to J. W. Davis, who continued to operate under the same name. Cpl. Noah Goodwin, Jr., was awarded the Purple Heart for .injuries sustained in battle during fighting in the European Theater of Operations. Capt. Harry L. Turner was awarded the Silver Star THI CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, TaCMDA*. AfGtST *O, IMS. Medal for his ' dUplay of bravery in the Pacific. . Five iftofe Ghowan County white boys left for Fort Bragg, where they were in ducted into the armed forces. Hunters and fisherman of Chowan County planhed to get together at the Court House to consider formdtiorr of a club to join with hunters’ and fishermen’s clubs of other counties to sponsor mor» <?ame, fish and other wildlife. Town Council granted per mission to Chief of Police George I. Dail to hold a police ball with profits of the affair to go toward pur chasing radio equipment which was to include a transmitter and receiver. Due to a problem caused by bicycles, Town Council voted to charge an annual license fee of 25 cents for each bicycle in Edenton. Speaking at a Rotary Club meeting, John Fletcher spoke about Edenton's opportunity to share in the lucrative, tourist business now that the war was over and people would be able to travel. Though blocked in the purchase of land upon which to build a teacherage at Chowan High School, the County Board of Education decided to erect the build ing on present school prop erty, using what was the athletic field. Town Council unanimous ly approved a suggestion to secure equipment and train a group to aid in saving or recovering drowning bodies. Chowan County’s Draft Board received a bulletin from state headquarters \\ hich announced that up to the present there had been no change in registration of ycung men becoming 18 years of age. John A. Garrett, 60, died suddenly of a heart attack near the Norfolk Southern Bus Station while he was doing some work on his motorcycle. Prosperity cannot abound in an area populated by people who have low in comes. ! GILLETTE SLIM-ADJUSTABLE RAZOR SET s|so COMPUTE WITH GILLETTE STAINLESS STEEL UADIS. SIT EXPOSURE EOR TOUR HARD I * .... jgiS| SPECIAL I LB. ORANGE SLICES OR FRUIT SLICES lc LB. /WITH I | PURCHASE OF 1 LB. 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