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J then columns will be I found e fair presentation I of local and county news I °f interest. Volume IX.—Number 17. Fourth Registration Next Monday Two Contests Develop For County Offices In Primary Election To Be Held May 30 < Close Race Looms Be tween Campen and White GRAHAM OUT Charlie Griffin and Mar vin Wilson After Judgeship With last Saturday night being the deadline for candidates to file with the Board of Elections for county offices in the May 30 primary, only two contests have developed, one for Representative to the General Assem bly and the other for Judge of Re corder’s Court. In the contest for Representative J. G. Campen, incumbent, is opposed by John F. White, now solicitor in Recorder’s Court. Mr. Campen has served one term, having defeated White in the last election by 138 votes. Mr. White is a veteran legis lator, served four regular and one special sessions. Both are well known throughout the county and another close race is expected. Because John W. Graham, judge of Recorder’s Court, expects to enter the armed forces, his position is sought by Charlie Griffin and Marvin Wil son. Griffin is a former prosecutor of the court, having served from 1932 to 1935. It is Mr.' Wilson’s first bid for public office after hav ing practiced law here for the past five years. With Mr. White entering the r race for Representative, William Privott is unopposed to succeed him. He is a former prosecutor of Recorder’s Court. - " I ■Sheriff J. A. Bunch and Clerk of Court E. W. Spires also have no op position. The same is true of the County Commissioners, the present board, D. M. Warren, A. C. Boyce, J. A. Webb, E. N. Elliott and J. R. ■ Peele, filing for re-election. This year’s election does not call for filling the offices of County ' Treasurer and Register of Deeds, so that Henry Gardner and Maurice Bunch, respectively, will continue in their offices. * THfere will be no new registration, but it will be necessary for those citizens who havle moved from one precinct to another or any newcom ers who have lived here long enough and who wish to vote to register in their respective precincts. The reg istration books will be open May 2, 9 and 16, with Challenge Day set for Mlty 23. Joe Conger Appointed As Building Inspector At a special meeting of Town Council held on Monday afternoon Joseph H. Conger was appointed building inspector to succeed R. K. Hall, who is now a patient in a Nor folk hospital. This action was neces- sary due to the fact that a few ap-, plications for building 1 permits haves been made. Mr. Conger accepted the appoint -7 ment with the understanding that he would resign when Mr. Hall returns and'is able to attend to the duties. Army Rejects Six Boys At Fort Bragg ‘ Os the group of boys leaving last Thursday morning to be inducted in to the U. S. Army at Fort Bragg, six were rejected Upon final examina tion, the remainder immediately en tering the service. Those who were rejected included Albert Cullipher, Gibson Mitchell, Noah Bateman, Wilbur Wheeler, An ti rejy Hugo and Brice Everett Ashley. 20 Colored Boys Leaye Today For Fort Bragg Today (Thursday) 20 Chowan County colored boys will leave Eden ton for Fort Bragg, where they will be inducted into the Army. These boys have already passed their phy sical at New Bern and will be immediately assigned to va rious army outfits. They will depart on a bus leaving the Eden ton Armory at 10.05, and plans have been made by a large group of both white and colored Mends to be on hand jto see the boy* off. j THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Community Chest idea Presented To Lions By Conger W. J. Taylor Reports Easter Seal Sale Netted $68.61 J. H. Conger, speaking before the Lions Club Monday night, advanced the idea 'of sponsoring a community chest fund. Telling the Lions that Ghowan County would be called upon to contribute to various charitable organizations such as Red Cross, navy and army relief and the like, that if the amounts for these contri butions could be anticipated as nearly as possible, the one canvass could be made to include all contributions instead of making drives for every call made. The suggestion was put into the hands of a special committee for immediate consideration. W. J. Taylor, chairman of the Easter Seal sale, reported that the sale netted $68.61, of which amount S4O was raised in Edenton. The money will be used for crippled, chil dren work. Mr. Taylor and J. Qfarence Leary received keys from Lions Internation al for outstanding work done in Lionism. The regular meeting next Monday has been cancelled due to the charter ■ night banquet of the Hertford Club j tomorrow (Friday) night, which at { le-ist 16 Edenton and their ! wives expect to attend: Baptist Revival Begins Monday Dr. Zeno Wall of Shelby Will Preach During Meetings Beginning Monday, April 27, and continuing for 10 days, revilal ser-l vices will be held in the Baptist Church. The preacher for this series of meetings will be Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Shelby. Dr. Wall will be no stranger in Edenton, for he held a revival in the same qhurch several years ago during which ,he attracted large congregations throughout the , meeting. The pastor of the church, the Rev. E. L. Wells, has announced that ser vices will be held twice daily, at 10:30 o’clock in the morning and at 8 o’clock at night, and he is hopeful that large crowds will again be pres ent to hear the visiting preacher. j■‘ " I § The Pledge to Democracy ... Have You Signed Yours? k G. S. Treasury Department PLEDGE FOR REGULAR INVESTMENT IN Defense 6avines Staff DEFENSE SAVINGS BONDS NOTE —This is not an order form. The Signer will buy Defense Savings Bonds by one of the methods listed below: SWuiail To aid the National Defense, I pledge that, y (CONFIDENTIAL) I will invest the sum of I in Defense Savings Bonds (or Stamps) each wee k. I will buy these Bonds: !□ month. • • □ From a post office, bank, or other sales agency. (□ ■ □By mail from the Treasurer of the United States, Washington, D. C. . . .... □ Under * Psy-RoH Saringi PUn (or other similar arrangement far regular portheeing) in effect at my plaee of employment: Systematically, please —- ■■ . . Indicate the type es ®smAi«>s (Misrtiiiam iifc.n> plan when rimlmlhh □ Through a regnlar purchase plan Inetelrd by the fcßoerffig orgentsafirm: agreement, Unwed (NntUaimiMln) (iMml I will faithfully fulfill this pledge for the duration of the War «r so long as I am financially tUe to da am (Snit mimmSmi W miani , ________ 1 (Naina a(Oifaninllm mi Assart Beesrimt lMkel fcdtirt ■. ■. iwnnuiiwT wwnw nc» io— Mtn-t NEW PLEDGE CARD FOR BONDS AND STAMPS: Above is a fnsaimln of a piadgs cnad, oaMag for. the systematic purchase of Defense Bands and Stamps, which every American oitfaaa Is now Ish| asked to sign. The country must have billions of dollars to carry on the war. Wham jvffi MB apvpsaahaf i be sure you sign these pledge cards for as much aa you possibly cant ' - - i '• ..av 4 . - iWIV-fv.*. v’ 2**"' • * Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 23, 1942. County Organized To Secure Pledges For Defense Bonds Campaign Will Be Con ducted During Week Os May 4-9 At a meeting held Friday night in the Court House, organization was • ; effected for a thorough canvass of | Chowan County in an effort to sell | Defense stamps and bonds. The meeting was called by J. G. Campen, | chairman for Chowan County, during which chairmen were appointed for each of the county’s six precincts, who will name assistants and canvass the entire county in a pledge signing campaign. Chairmen appointed were: "East Edenton—Mrs. Julien Wood. West Edenton—J. A. Moore. Yeopim—Mrs. Thomas B. Wood. Rocky Hock—Z. T. Evans. Center Hill—L. W. Belch. Wardville—Mrs. E. N. Elliott. The campaign is a part of a na tion-wide drive to secure pledges of regular purchase of Defense stamps and bonds from 1 the 48-odd million income receiving persons in the na tion. Generally speaking, the pledge campaign is aimed to reach every peTson in America who earns an in come and to make these income earners stockholders in their govern ment. The pledge itself is only a promise to save a certain amount regularly in Defense bonds and stamps and is not an order form. Persons signing the pledge are expected to make their own arrangements for purchase. No funds will be accepted by the can vassers, nor will any pressure or coercion be used to obtain a pledge. Both the amount pledged by any per son, as well as the part of his pledg ing or not pledging, is to be held ab solutely confidential. The campaign in Chowan County will be held May 4 to 9, which is designated as North Carolina War Bond Week, and it is hoped the county will rally to the cause and turn in a creditable number of pledges. Members of Mr. Campen’s war sav ings staff include: W. J. Taylor, J. Edwin Bufflap, C. E. Kramer, D. M. Warren, Chas. W. Overman, Miss Rebecca Colwell, Mrs. E. L. Winslow, Mrs. Grace Dob son, J. A. Moore, G. H. Harding, E. W. Spires, W. H. Gardner, B. W. Evans, J. H. McMullan, T. C. Byrum, Rev. C. A. Ashby, Z. T. Evans, W. H. Pearce, Mrs. Percy Smith, Mrs. J. G. Perry, Mrs. George C. Wood, J. A. Webb, Jr., Mrs. Thomas B. Wood, W. J. Goodwin, L. W. Belch, Rev. Frank Cale, Mrs. J. S. Turner, Mrs. Cameron Boyce, Mrs. E. N. Elliott, T. A. Berryman, O. M. Blanchard. Mrs. A. D. Ward, Mrs. J. N. Pruder., J. H. Conger, Dr. R. H. Vaughan, R. N. Hines, G. I. Dail, R. L. Pratt, G. A. Helms, R. F. Elliott, C. L. Me- j Cullers, J. N. Pruden, H. A. Campen, I A. G. Byrum, Dr. W. S. Griffin, Rev. | J. T. Byrum, T. L. Ward, John A. Holmes. ; ! Special Term Os Superior Court In ; Edenton Next Week Only Civil Cases Sched uled; Judge Williams Will Preside Chowan County will have a (Special term of Superior Court for the trial 1 of civil, cases, beginning next Mon -1 day morning, with Judge Clawson L. ■ Williams, of Sanford, presiding. The County Commissioners met in special : session Thursday to select a jury for the term, which includes the fol ’ lowing: William S. Morris, John S. Skiles, W. C. Hollowell, Gordon Blow, J. E. Debnam, Graham Byrum, S. C. Mills, C. S. Cozart, Robert L. Bunch, W. L. Langdale, D. L. Warren, George H. Privott, Robert Evans, Jesse Smith, J. M. Lane, W. H. Bass, Carlton Goodwin, E. D. Byrum, J. J. Byrum, A. H. Jordan, J. A. Webb, Jr.,. Al bert Gray, Lewis Craddock and Mil ton Copeland. The calendar, as arranged for tne term, follows: Monday, April 27—Chesson vs. Container Company; Davis vs. Wins low and Waff; Kelly Furniture Com pany vs. Griffin; Foister vs. Sutton Drug Company; Bunch vs. Riddick. Tuesday, April 28—John Habit vs. Century Indemnity Company; Joe Habit vs. Century Indemnity Com pany; Littlejohn, Administrator, vs., Lassiter, et al. Wednesday, April 29—-Bank of Edenton et al vs. Boswell. Motion —Francis vs. Smith. Second Public Forum Held Next Thursday Speaker Wili Be I)r. Phillips Brooks of U. N. C. Faculty The second of a series of public forums sponsored by the Edenton Ro-| tary Club is scheduled, to be held on j Thursday night, April 30, in the li brary at the Edenton High School. The speaker for this forum will be \ Dr. 'Phillips Russell, a member of the: University of North Carolina faculty, who will speak upon topics in the field of journalism ar.d current as-i fairs. Dr. Russell is the author of several j prominent books and will undoubted ly present one of the most interesting and timely forums of the series. Fire Chief R. K. Hall Patient In Hospital Fire Chief R. K. Hall is now a pa tient in the General Hospital. Nor folk, Va., having entered the institu tion Friday. Mr. Hall is suffering I with some form of infection and is I being treated at the hospital. He j was very ill when ho entered the hos | pital, and on Wednesday shewed little ! signs of improvement. All Male Citizens From 45 r. To 65 Required To Register For Likely Military Service Drive For Funds To Fight Cancer Will Begin Today Mrs. John White and Mrs. A. S. Bush In Charge i Beginning today (Thursday) and] continuing through the remainder of J the month, a campaign will be in progress in Chowan County to raise > funds for the purpose of fighting j cancer. As in former years, the drive j is sponsored by the Women’s Field j Army of the American Society for the control of cancer. Mrs. John F. White again heads the campaign in Chowan, and will be assisted by Mrs. A. S. Bush, the ( former having charge of the canvass in Edenton, while Mrs. Bush will supervise the county solicitation. Last year SIBO was raised for this purpose in the county and despite uie many calls being made due to the , present war, both Mrs. White find , Mrs. Bush are hopeful that this fig- , ure will again be reached or even surpassed. Mrs. J. A. Bunch will again serve | as treasurer and all contributions j j should be turned over to her. : The money raised in the drive will , | go to educate and familiarize people J | relative to cancer control and funds ( will be available for any Chowan ( county needs. j Mrs. White has named the can vassers in Edenton, who will-be as follows: * Business Section Mrs. Rupert Goodwin. Industrial Plants— Mrs. Jimmie j Earnhardt. Colonial Square and Water Street—-1 1 i Mrs, Marvin Wilson, j Oakum Street—Mrs. Graham By j, rum and Mrs. W. Jim Daniels. West Eden Street—Mrs. Richard j' Elliott. East Eden Street—Mrs. Arthur j • : Chappell. West Albemarle and Gale Streets— 1 j Mrs. W. J. Berryman. North Edenton—Mrs. Tom Good t man and Mrs. J. Frank White, Jr. Granville Street, West Side—Miss i Dorothy Holmes. Granville Street, East Side —Mrs. 1 W. D. Holmes, Jr. East Side Broad Street, residential I section—Miss Evelyn Brown. West Side Broad Street, residential j section—Miss Mary Arrington Bur ton. West Queen Street —Mrs. .J. Clar ence Leary and Mrs. Oscar Duncan. Church Street —Mrs. Henry Card- j. ner. West King Street—Mrs. R. E. Leary. East King Street—Mrs, C. E.; Kramer. Mill Village—Mrs. Eva Alexander Colored Workers—C. C. Cox. chair man. j 1 Rationing Os Sugar Begins Next Week All Sugar Stocks Will j Be Frozen Monday at Midnight i With W. J. Taylor appointed as administrator for the rationing of sugar in Chowan County, machinery has been put in motion to comply with government orders. The schools will be called upon to assume a large portion of the work in sugar ration ing. All consumers of sugar, if they are to continue to buy sugar, must have either the war ration stamps or sugar purchase certifi cates. Under the act of registering, either the war ration stamps or sugar purchase certificates can be obtained providing the individual person or business establishment can qualify under the rules and regulations at the time of registration. Mr. Taylor has provided two sepa rate periods of registering. On April 28th and 29th, all business es tablishments, such as retail stores, drug stores, cases, boarding houses, (Continued on Page Two) This newspaper it drat- 1 lated in the territory I where Advertisers wM I realise good results. $1.25 Per Year. ! Armory and Community Building Registra tion Centers 7 A. M. TCf 9 P. M. Severe Penalty For Neg-. lecting or Refusing To Register President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in a proclamation, has designated next Monday, April 27. as the Fourth Reg i istrat.ion day;. 'ln compliance with said, proclamation and under the au thority Conferred upon Governor J. M. Broughton in the selective train ing and service; act, he has likewise issued a proclamation calling upon the men of North Carolina to register according to the terms outlined. All male citizens in the United States between the ages of 45 and 65 years are required to present themselves for and submit to regis tration, which takes in every man who was bom on or after pril 28, 1877, and on or before February 10, 1897. Very severe penalties are pro vided for those who neglect or refuse to register. However, any person who is required to register and who is so far away from the place of his residence tjjat he cannot, without great inconvenience, return to his home to register, may register at the most convenient place of registration. Special provision wall be made forth registration of those who, on accoun„ of sickness or other cause beyond their control, are unable to register but such registration must be accom plished as soon as possible after the cause of such insbdfty ceases to- exist. Governor Broughton, in his procla mation, calls upon the heads of all governmental all educational institutions and all employers of labor in the State to give those under their charge sufficient time to enable them to discharge the duty of registration. He likewise calls upon every citizen whether eligible for registration or not to assist and cooperate freely and without complaint to the end that this fourth registration will be as suc cessful as the first three. In Chowian County there will be two registration centers, at the Edenton Armory and at the Community Build ing at Cross Roads. The registra tion wall be in progress at both of these places from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. Frank Holmes New Rotary Presided Wood Privott Elected as Vice President of Club At last week’s Rotary meeting, of ficers for the new Rotary year were elected, which resulted in Frank Holmes being selected as president and Wood Privott as vice president, Mr. Holmes is at present vice presi dent of the Club, and his election as president makes the second time in the history of the Club that a vice president was elevated to president. He will; succeed C. L. McGullers. Directors elected were: .1. Edwin Bufflap. H; A. Campen, R. N. Hines and J. A. Moore, who together with the president, vice president and re tiring president, form the board of directors. This group -will very short ly meet for the purpose of organiza tion, when a secretary and sergeant at-arms will be appointed. The new’ officers will be installed at the first meeting in July, the be ginning of the Rotary year. Special Offering At Baptist Church Sunday With the Baptists of the South being asked to raise $300,000 for war relief, the Edenton Baptist Church will join in the campaign by asking for a special offering for this pur pose at the morning service next Sunday. The pastor of the church, the Rev. E. L. Wells, is very anxious for the local church to raise a credit able amount and therefore requests as many members as possibly can to be present at the service to make a substantial offering.