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found a fair presentation
qj local and county news
of general interest.
Volume IX. —Number 31
►Work On Marine Glider Base Begins Next Week
I Special Meetiag Chamber
Commerce Called Toaight
la Court House At 6 O’clock
Plans Will Be Discussed
For Activities Dur-.'
\ng New Year
WORK AHEAD
4 Likely Merchants Asso
ciation and C. of C.
Will Consolidate
Os especial interest to present,
former and prospective members of
the Chamber of Commerce and Mer
chants Association is a meeting to be
held tonight (Thursday) at 6 o’clock,
in the Court House. This meeting
has been called by J. W. Davis,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, whose term of office expires
this week.
One of the principal matters to be
discussed at the meeting is the amal
gamation of the Chamber of Com
merce and the Merchants Association
in order to provide a stronger organ
ization both in members and finances
to cope with conditions as they are
expected to materialize during the
year. At present there are quite a
few merchants who are members of
both organizations, the activities of
each in some cases at present over
lapping.
• Richard Elliott, recently elected, to
succeed Mr. Davis as president of the
Chamber of Commerce, is very much
concerned about this meeting. He is
scheduled to take over the reins of
t the organization next week and as
president is very anxious to have
plans of activities for the year gen
erally discussed. He is especially de
sirous of having a large attendance
at the me*.ia%'~£»d ar3.es thone who.
attend to come prepared with sugges
tions as to what may be expected of
the organization in the days just
ahead.
Mr. Elliott says that a Chamber
of Commerce in Edenton, at this par
ticular time, especially in view of the
fact that the Marine Glider Base
will be constructed and that a large
group of officers and enlisted men
will be stationed at the base when j
completed, will call for more work j
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EVERY OUNCE OF ENERGY NEEDED TO WIN
WAR, CONGRESSMAN HEROERT CONNER
SAYS, AT LEGION MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT
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R. L. Pratt and Mrs. Pratt Installed as Command
r er of Ed Bond Post and President of Auxiliary;
Visiting Legionnaires Attend Meeting
Climaxed by a stirring address by
Congressman Herbert C. Bonner,
one of the most outstanding Legion
meetings was held in the Court
House Tuesday night, at which time 1
officers of the Ed Bond Post, the
Legion Auxiliary and the Junior
Auxiliary were installed,. The in
stallation was rather unique, for it
was the first time in the history of
the Post that a man and his wife
headed the two organizations, R. L.
Pratt becoming the new commander
of the Post, while Mrs. Pratt is now
president of the Auxiliary.
Prominent Legionnaires from Eli
' zabeth City and Hertford were pres
ent, each group being accompanied by
their Post commanders. Dr. H. A.
Thorson is commander of the Seth
Perry Post of Elizabeth City, and
B. C. Berry is commander of the
Wm. Paul Stallings Post of Hertford.
Each of these men, as well as other
Legionnaires, conveyed greeting®
from their respective Posts and as
v gured wholehearted cooperation In
any >yay possible to advance the
welfare of the Legion.
ftoland Garrett, district comman
der, was scheduled to install the of
ficers, but after a brief but interest
; ing and encouraging address, he
s called upon Jesse P. Mercer to of
ficiate.
The newly elected and appointed
officers were arranged ;in a line,
where Mr. Mercer informed them of
f the duties devolving upon them in
K their new capacities and also appeal
ed to their comrades to assist in
every way possible to carry on the
Legion’s affairs.
Post officers installed Were: R. Lj
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TKS CHOWAN HERALD
A HO*. * IPAPEE DEVOTED TO TMM INTMEMETM OF CHOWAN COUNTY,
| Relief *t Last ]
! According to County Agent C.
( W. Overman, rains last week
have greatly helped crops in
Chowan County. While the dry
weather has damaged corn to a
great extent, a a well as other
crops, the rain came in time to
help late com, peanuts and
cottdn.
Home gardens have suffered
severely from the drought, but
gardeners can now start fall
vegetables.
War Ration Board
In New Quarters
Move From Municipal
Building to Citizens
Bank
Unless plans miscarry, headquar
ters of the Chowan County War Price
and Ration Board will, after today
(Thursday) be located in the Citizens
Bank Building. The three rooms on
the mezzanine floor, formerly occu
pied by Lela’s Beauty Salon, have
been rented for the purpose.
The new quarters will provide more
needed room for the War Ration
Board which, since it was organized,
has been occupying the Town Council
Chambers in the Municipal Building.
However, since the first rationing
went into effect, the work has ra
padil ft expanded ap that the Municipal
Building could scarcely accommodate
the crowds coming before the Board,
and at the same time more or less
disrupted the entire town govern
ment.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., will hold its regular communi
cation tonight at 8:30 o’clock, in the
| Court House. All members as well
|as any visiting Masons, are invited
I to attend.
Pratt, L. E. Griffin, T. L. Ward, Joe
Boyce, Thomas J. Wood, C. E.
Kramer, W. H. Gardner, Jesse W. j
White, J. L. Chestnutt, John A..
Holmes, R. E. Leary, W. W. Byrum,
J. W. Daviis, Richard D. Dixon, W. J.
Yates, P. S. McMullan, S. W. Moore,
Geddes Potter, T. C. Byrum, O. E.
Duncan and R. F. Elliott.
Those installed for the Auxiliary
were: Mrs. Robert L. Pratt, Mrs. O.
B. Perry, M-rs. Jesse W. White, Mrs.
Thomas J. Wood and Mrs. L. S.
Byrum.
The Junior Auxiliary officers are:
Lillian Byrum, Josie White, Dorothy
Lee Chestnutt, Mary MacDonald
Holmes, Charlotte Bunch and Mary
Griffin.
The Cor/t House was comfortably
filled for the occasion and with John
A. Holmes, retiring commander, pre
siding, Mayor J. H. McMullan was
asked to make the address of wel
come. He was followed by John A.
Holmes, who. briefly reiterated the
purposes of the Legion and the good
accomplished since its organization.
Then followed greetings from visi
tors, who were recognized by Com
mander Pratt as he took over the
reins of administration.
Mr. Pratt thanked the Ldfeionnaires j
for the honor bestowed upon him and
while he promised his best-efforts in
the Legion’s behalf, he anpealed for
the support and cooperation of the
membership as a whole. W
District Commander (Jgrrett, at
this point, interrupted the proceed
ings to present to John A. Holmes
awards for meritorious service of the
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TSientonj Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 30,1942. Year.
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“LAST CALL”
Several weeks ago The Herald sent notices to some 800
subscribers whose subscriptions expired during May, June and
July, notifying them that unless the subscriptions had been re
newed before July 31, it would be necessary to drop them from
the circulation list. Many of these subscribers have either sent
or brought in their renewal, but there still remains quite a few
who failed to comply.
As stated in the notice, postal regulations prohibit sending
papers under second class rates which are not paid in advance,
and even without this regulation, supplies and operating ex
penses in connection with publishing a newspaper have greatly
advanced, so that The Herald could not afford to continue
sending papers without which the regular subscription price
has not been paid.
It is not the desire of The Herald to lose a single subscriber,
but unless delinquent subscribers pay up by tomorrow (Friday)
it will be necessary to drop them from the list. Attend to this
matter today so that you do not miss an issue of the paper!
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Pre-School Clinics
In Chowan County
Will Start Aug. 7
Parents Urged to Take
Children Entering
School
Dr. John S. Chamblee, health offi
cer of the Bertie-Chowan District,
announced this week that pre-school
clinics will be held in Chowan Coun
ty during the month of August.
These clinics are held for the pur
pose of examining all children who
are to enter school for the first time
next year so that physical defects
may be corrected before they enter.
The children are also weighed and
measured and vaccinated for small
pox and diphtheria, if this has not
been done previously.
All parents who have children of
this age are urged to make arrange
ments for their children to attend a
clinic and one parent should be with
the child so his or her condition may
be discussed with the parent.
The clinics are to be held at the
following ischools on the dates shown:
August 7—Edenton and Advance
white schools at Edenton High School
from 10 to 12, and August 10, from
1:30 to 3.
August 14—Chowan High School,
10 to 12.
August 17—Rocky Hock Central
School, 10 to 12.
August 21—Edenton, Virginia Fork j
and Ryans Grove colored schools at'
Edenton Colored High School from;
10 to 12.
August 28—St. Johns, Triangle,!
Cedar Grove, Pleasant Grove and |
Yeopim colored schools at St. Johns j
school from 10 to 11.
August 28—White Oak colored
school from 11 to 12.
Mrs. McCullers Resigns
As Teacher At School
Upon her return from Raleigh to
spend several days, Mrs. C. L. Mc-
Cullers announced that she had re
signed ais a member of the Edenton
school faculty. Reason for her re
signation is due to her husband now
being in the army and her desire to
be nearer her relatives. Mrs. Mc-
Cullers has accepted a position to
teach in the Garner school.
Mr. McCullers is now a private at
Fort Bragg, where he is a member of
the reception center band. He ex
pects to spend a week-end in Edenton
in a week or two.
Charlie Wood Now
Wearing Gold Wings
Charles H. Wood, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Wood, has suc
cessfully completed his advanced
aircraft carrier flight training at the
Naval Air Station at Miami, Fla., and
has been appointed Ensign in the U.'
S. Naval Reserve.
Ensign Wood tiow wears the Navy’s
i coveted Wings of Gold which he was
presented by Captain G. F. Bogan,
USN, commanding officer.
He was introduced to naval avia
tion at the Naval Reserve Aviation
Base at Atlanta, Ga., and after ad
vanced training at the Naval Air
Station, Jacksonville, Fla., was se
lected for special instruction in take
offs and landings from aircraft car
riers.
Bonner Assisting '
In Investigation Os
tfggins Contract
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Leaves For New Orleans
After Addressing
Legionnaires
Following Congressman Herbert C.
Bonner’s appearance in Edenton
Tuesday, when he addressed the
Legionnaires and members of the
Auxiliary, he proceeded, to New Or
leans. Mr. Bonner is ranking Demo
cratic member of a special committee
from the Merchant Marine Commit
tee of the House of Representatives
designated to investigate the concel-i
ling of the Higgins boat contract at
New Orleans.
Mr. Bonner stated that in all
probability the committee will be in
New Orleans for at least a week, and
that from the outlook, based on the
hearings so far conducted in Wash
ington, he will be unable to enjoy a
vacation during the recess of Con
gress, as he intends to give his full
time to this responsible duty.
26 More White Men
Called From Chowan
j Group Will Leave For
Fort Bragg August 6
At 8 A. M.
Though Chowan County was asked
| to send 35 white men to Fort Bragg
i on August: 6, only 26 will be called
and will leave at 8 o’clock on the
i morning of August 6 from the Eden
ton Armory. This group will receive j
their final examination and, if pass-1
: ed, will return home for a 14-day j
I furlough, after which they will re-|
turn and be assigned duties in the
Army. |
One of the number called, C. L.
McCullers, has already joined the:
army, but the local. Draft Board has
had no official notification.
The group scheduled to leave,
aside from McCullers, follows: Riley
Copeland Byrum, Jarvis Henry Chap
pell, Joseph Calvin Parks, William'
Edward Barrow, Janies Norfleet Pru
den, Daniel Patrick Reaves, George
; Wesley Copeland, Lloyd Ephraim
Bunch, Ellie Edward Nixon, Ernest
A. Swain, Jesse L. Harrell, Colbert ;
j Western Byrum, Will Winbome
I Bunch, Noah Bateman, Wilbur Wheel
er, Earl Delbert Outlaw, Joe Webb,
Jr., William Clarence Bass, Percy
.Judson Satterfield, Edgar Lee Sadler,
1 Robert Eugene Cobb, Charlie W.
Scanner, Marian Winfred Bunch, C.
O. Myers, Jr., and Carroll Dewey
Chappell.
Bay View Barber Shop
Soon In New Quarters
Ernest White’s Bay View barber
’ shop will move from its present 10,
, cation on Eaist King Street to the
Dixon Building, just across the
■ street, formerly used by E. C. Alex
i ander as the Singer Sewing Machine
headquarters and now used tempor
' arily by the Merchants Association.
The building at present occupied by
Mr. White was bought by Thomas B.
Wood. Mr. White expects to move
in a week or two.
Owners Os Land Informed
Wednesday To Prepare To
Vacate As Soon As Possible
Total Payroll Town j 1
Employees Boosted
$2,583 Coming Year
Councilmen Sit Through
Another Lengthy
Session
ALL REAPPOINTED
First Steps Taken to
Curb Unfortified Wine
Nuisance In Town
Members of Town Council sat I
through another long meeting Thurs
day night of last week, when they
met in special session to set salaries
and. employ Town employees. At the
outset of the meeting, it was gener
ally agreed that due to soaring living
costs and the high wages available!
at the local Marine Glider Base, asj
well as defense projects in nearby)
places, it would be necessary to I
raise salaries if employees were ex
pected to continue in the Town’s
employ. 1
Each office was considered separ
ately and, after going over the list,!
the salary increase for all employees
for the year amounts to $2,583. Os
this amount, $630 goes to the regular
ly appointed Town employees, while
$2,583 goes to street department em
ployees.
As the offices were considered by
the Councilmen. the tax collector’s
salary of $65 per month remains the
Same, except that the 50-cent fee
for making out tax certficates for
delinquent taxes is to be collected by
her instead of being turned into the
general fund, as had been decided
iseveral months ago. The Town col
lector also receives $65 per month
from the E. & W. Board.
The Town clerk’s salary was raised
from SIOO per month to sllO, from
which an office assistant is paid. To
this is added S9O per month fro:n the
: E. & W. Board.
The salary of the Chief of Police
j was raised from $162.50 per month
to $165, while the first night police
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S6-foot Steel Flag Pole
Will Replace Elm Tree
On School Grounds
One of the elm trees on the Eden-'
.ton High School grounds was cut
down late last week, the tree having!
almost completely died. In its place j
will be erected a high flag pole!
which will extend skyward. 66 feet j
| and from the top of which will wave j
1 Old Glory. The pole will be of steel,
| located on the Court Street side of
I the school building and will so dis
play the nation’s flag that it can be
j seen from all highways entering
Edenton.
I The steel pole has already arrived
and will be put in place as soon as
possible.
j BANK OF EDENTON EXPANDING [
Building Occupied by Mae Jackson’s Beauty Par
lor Will Be Added to Present Building
For Banking Purposes w
Because of gradual increase of
business, the Bank of Edenton is now
planning an expansion program which
will almost double the present space
for transacting business, as well as
provide a more spacious lobby. The
building adjoining the bank and for
several years occupied, by Mae Jack
son’s beauty parlor, will be added to
i the bank and when completed will
make the building one of the most
■ attractive banking houses in this sec
tion. The most modern and up-to
t date fixtures will be installed
s throughout, with two entrances pro
• vided, the presen entrance as well as
i a new entrance to the adjoining
building.
The wall will be tom out between
’ the two buildings with large and at
tractive columns serving as supports.
i The front of the adjoining building
will undergo a complete change, so
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Contractors' Equipment
Expected to Arrive
Monday
TRIPLE-A RATING
All Job-seekers Urged to
Register at Employ
ment Office
With tentative lines established for
the Marine Glider Base, the “go
ahead” signal has been received by
Lieutenant C. G. Prahl, officer in
charge, and actual construction work
is expected to get underway early
next week. Equipment of the con
struction companies, North Eastern
Construction Company, Warren
j Brothers Roads Company and Beck-
I ham and Brooks, who will construct
the base, was shipped from Augusta,
Ga., on Monday and is expected, to
be unloaded at the site next Mon
day. Included in the equipment is
bulldozzers, tractors and various
j other pieces of equipment necessary
j for putting the project in shape for
the erection of buildings and run
ways.
! According to Lieutenant Prahl, the
project will take in practically all
the land from the Albemarle Sound
|to Highway 32 on the north. On the
i east it will extend from Highway 32
to about the middle of the W. D.
Pruden farm, exclusive of the Burton
tract and most of the Albert Byrum
farm at the northeaist comer. The
western boundary line will run from
a point on the railroad track approx
imately three-quarters of a mile west
of bridge through the Pruden farm,
’ crossing the Soundside road approxi
mately one-fourth of a mile east of
the home on the Pruden farm occu
pied by R. O. Bennett. The line runs
thence north to a point approximately
one-half mile southwest of the C. Y.
Parrish house, continuing east and
connecting Highway 32 at the bend
in the road at a house on the Fred
Wood farm occupied by Jack Hen
drix.
The project includes the Sandy
Point farm west of the highway, all
of Athol and Mulberry Hill, most of
the A. C . Boyce land in the area,
approximately one-half of the Pru
den farm, a small part of the east
iile of the John G. Wood land and
also through the Parrish farm, ex
cept that portiqn fronting on High
way 32 and not including his home.
All owners of the land affected, as
well as tenants, have been notified
of the Government’s intention to use
j their land and given instructions as
! to the time to vacate, and whether
j or not they will have time to harvest
j crops. Some will be obliged to va-
I cate within two or three weeks, while
j in some instances it may be possible
| to remain until crops are harvested.
The first operation, Which is ex
pecte d to begin early next week, will
be in way of erecting temporary of
fice buildings, storage sheds, shops
and the like, as well as improvements
to the Soundside road and the Mont
pelier road. Shortly thereafter, the
contractors will start clearing the
site for main operations. It is ex
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that when completed, the front of the
bank will compare favorably with the
new furniture and fixtures inside.
The contract for renovating both
buildings has been awarded Wade
Manufacturing Corporation, bank
architects, of Charlotte. The con
cern has completed plans for expan
sion and. furnishing the bank, but will
not start actual work until all ma
terials have arrived. When all ma
terials necessary are on the scene
work will proceed at a rapid rate and
is expected to be completed within 30
days.
When actual work begins a tem
porary partition will be erected so
that the bank will be able to continue
business during the transformation.
The change will not affect the of
fices on the second floor of the pres
: ent bank nor the Red Men’s Hall
' above the beauty parior.
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