* In these columns will
found a fair presentation
of local and county news
of general interest .
Volume IX. —Number 36.
I Warning Is Issued
. To Fishermen By
* Warden J. t Perry
All Non-Residents Re
quired to Purchase
license
ANGLERS INCREASE
- Hunting Season Begins
With Squirrels on
October 1
▼ With the arrival in Edenton of
many new-comers and among them
a number who enjoy the sport of
fishing, Game Warden J. G. Perry
has issued a warning for those who
fish to be in possession of the proper
license.
Mr. Perry states that before a
new-comer can be considered a resi
dent he or she must reside here for
at least six months. It is necessary,
therefore, for those who are resi
dents of the State but not of Chowan
County to secure a State resident
fishing license, while any whose
home is not here in North Carolina
must secure a non-resident license.
Residents of Chowan are not
obliged to purchase a license to fish
within the county, but must have a
State license, if they go without the
county to do any fishing.
The fishing sport differs from that
of hunting in that every person who
hunts must purchase a license wheth
er a county resident or not
Mr. Perry urges followers of both
sports to comply with the law rela
tive to licenses, as well as open sea
• sons and bag limits in order to save
possible embarrassment and expense
in way of fines.
Opening of the hunting season will
take place on October 11, when the
t open season for squirrels will go into
effect and will last until January
15. The bag limit is 10 per day,
while there is no limit for the season.
Rabbit Reason will be from Novem
.jjjKkr 26 to rebruary ID, with no limit.
The quail and wild turkey seasons
include the same dates, but the bag
limit for quail is 10 per day and 150
for the season, while only one turkey
may be killed in one day and only
three for the season.
The bear and deer season opens
October 1 and continues until Janu
ary 1. For bear the bag limit is
two per day as well as only two for
the season. One male deer may be
killed in a day and three for the
season.
Mr. Perry also warns that it is
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Roechelle Blanchard
, First Known Chowan
Victim Present War
* Upper Chowan County
Youth Dies Following
Accident In Alabama
IN AIRFORCE
Funeral Services Held
Tuesday In Warwick
Swamp Church
Chowan County’s first authentic
wictim of the present war occurred
Saturday when Private First Class
Roechelle Blanchard, 23, a member of
the U. S. Army Air Force, died in
l the Lawson General Hospital at At
lanta, "Ga. Young Blanchard was
stationed at Craig Field, Selma, Ala
bama, where several weeks ago he
figured in an accident as the result
t of which his collarbone was broken.
He was later taken to the Atlanta
hospital when complications develop
ed, where he died.
The victim is a son of Mrs. Annie
V. Blanchard, living in the upper
end of the county, where the family
is prominently identified.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o’clock in the Warwick
Baptist Church, with the pastor, the
Rev. Frank Cale, officiating.
l Aside from his mother, the dead
* soldier is survived by two sisters,
Mrs. Earl White and Miss Eddie Mae
Blanchard, and four brothers, O. M.
Blanchard, Julian Blanchard, EUs
* worth Blanchard and Lyman Blanch
-1 ard, all of Chowan County.
[ There have been several casualties
rumored among Chowan County boys
in the war rone, but it has not been
definitely determined whether these
boys have been killed or are held as
prisoners of war.
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WE CHOWAN HERALD
HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
Miss Colwell In j
Charge County’s
Waste Fats Drive
Receiving Depots An
nounced to Buy Kit
chen Waste
3c PERPOUND
, Goal For Each Family
Set at 17 Pounds
Per Year
With Miss Rebecca Colwell in
charge of the collection of waste
i fats for use by the government in
’ the war effort, arrangements have
been made for housewives to sell
this material at Pender’s, A. & P.,
Flynn’s Grocery, Goodwin’s Quality
Store, Heywood Phthisic’s Store and
, Byrum’s Grocery, where 3 cents per
pound will be q>aid.
‘ In this phase of the salvage cam
. paign, Miss Colwell urges all house
wives to save all waste cooking fats,
including pan drippings from roast
; ham, beef, lamb and poultry, as well
> as broiler drippings from steaks,
chops, veal and bacon, and deep fats,
.whether lard or vegetable shorten
ing from fried potatoes, fish,
doughnuts, etc.
These fats should be poured into aj
1 clean, wide-mouthed can, such as a
coffee or vegetable shortening can,
which must be spotlessly clean. The
• fats should be strained as they are
poured so that all foreign matter is
removed. It is important that the
fats be kept in a refrigerator or a
cool, dark place until at least a
pound is accumulated, when they
i should be sold.
There are four things which should
be observed, according to Miss Col
[ well, which are as follows;
1. Don’t take less than a pound
i at a time to the receiving depots.
2. Don’t take fats in glass con
, tainers or paper bags.
3. Don’t let fats stand so long
■ that they become rancid. If they
. do. \me glycerine content will be re-|
i duced.
4. Don’t take fats to dealers on
i week-end if you can avoid it. Help!
them by turning in fats early in the |
■ week.
It is estimated that more than two |
: billion pounds of fats are wasted in j
the nation’s kitchens each year,
i while the government needs 500,000,- j
■ 000 pounds to make up for imported |
fats which have been cut off be-1
i cause of the war in 'order to continue I
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Chowan Exceeds
' August Quota In
Sale Os War Bonds
i
Chairman J. G. Campen
Reports $3,645 Above
$15,700 Quota
Chowan County exceeded its Au
gust quota of war bonds and stamps
by $3,645, according to J. G. Cam
pen, county chairman of the war I
savings staff, who reported sales!
amounting to $19,345 as against a 1
quota of $15,700.
Os this amount, sales at the Bank
of Edenton totaled $13,975, while at
the Postoffice, bond sales amounted
to $4,400 and $970 in stamps.
Mr. Campen, up until Wednesday,
had not been informed of the county’s
September quota, but feels sure it
will be larger than last month’s quo
ta. He urges everybody to buy all
the bonds and stamps possible, re
minding that all must make sacrifices
in order to win the war.
Chairman Campen will make a re
quest to secure enough gasoline to
enable him to canvass the entire
county during September in order to
make contacts and stimulate the
buying of bonds and stamps.
Pay Pay Changed
• Pay day for employees of
North Eastern, Warren, Beck
ham and Brooks, contractors for
constructing the U. & Marine
Corps Air Station, has been
changed from Wednesday to
Thursday. v
Pier that leaaan, the Bmik of
£32 -3* .tzzx
•will open each Thursday night
from 6 to 7JO o’clock. Instead of
Wednesday might ter the pnrpsas
iff J~mmmUnMfr Viatfy* f ; - nfiXr'Tr ,-ie •
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, September 3,1942.
| School Days Are Here Again. Drivers, Beware!
iiSiHlaw
NO SCHOOL ACCIDENTS THIS YEAR . ..
AMERICA NEEDS THE YOUNGSTERS
By FRED W. BRAUN, Th, Safety Man
The opening of school calls for in
creased caution on the part of auto
drivers. Unless you want to be re
sponsible for the death or injury of a
little child, you'will heed the warning
“School—Slow,” and drive according
ly. The reduction in auto accidents
due to the government’s request that
drivers slow down in cooperation
with the move to conserve gasoline
and tires proves that slow driving
saves lives, if you’ve been cooperat
ing with this movement and have
slowed down, there's little to worry
about, for the slow driver is invari
ably a cautious driver and school
signs mean something to him. As a
result, there should be a marked de
crease in the number of school-child
; casualties this year. Let us hope so.
! However, there’s one phase of the
I hazard that requires special obser
vance on the part of drivers. Young
! sters who are just starting to school
Surgical Dressing
Material Fails To
Arrive On Time
Red Cross Chapter Ex
pects to Make 30,000
Dressings
i'
Though uniforms have arrived for
the supervisors making surgical
dressings under the sponsorship of
the Chowan County Red Cross Chap- i
ter, material with which to make the 1
dressings had not arrived on Tues- j
day, when the work was scheduled j
Ito begin. However, this material is]
I expected momentarily and upon its
receipt, making of the dressings will,
j get under way immediately.
At present 58 have signed up to
help make these surgical dressings
for the Red Cross, but many more j
are needed. The local chapter has
been asked to make 30,000 of these
dressings during September, so that
it is obvious that more than the 58
enrolled will be needed to fulfill the
quota. Any who will volunteer their
services are requested to notify Mrs.
W. H. Coffield, chairman; Mrs. Lela
White, co-chairman, or Miss Corinne.
Forehand, who is thq instructor.
Upon receipt of the material for]
making dressings, the work will pro
ceed in the Parish House each Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday from
10 to 12 o’clock in the morning, and
from 8 to 10 at night.
Rev. D. C. Crawford, Jr.
Leaving For Seminary
The Rev. D. C. Crawford, Jr., who
for the past few months has been
pastor of the Edenton Presbyterian
Church, will leave next Monday for
Richmond, Va., where he will again
enroll in the Union Seminary.
Mr. Crawford, however, expects to
return to Edenton every other Sun
day in order to conduct morning ser
vices in the church. He has also ar
ranged ter morning services Hie Sun
days he remains in Richmond, when
the Rev. D. A. McClean, a classmate,
will preach.
for the first time create the big dan
ger. These kids do not “know the
ropes.” They have had little or no
instruction on how to conduct them
selves on the streets except per
haps that which they received from
their parents. Eventually they will
be more self confident because of ex
perience and training on safety they
get from their teachers, in the
meantime it is up to drivers to keep
a sharp lookout for these little ones,
especially where they are apt to dart
out in front or from between cars.
It is hoped that a “no school child
accident” record can be established
this year—a record of so few casual
ties that our drivers can be proud of
it and will want to maintain or lower
it as the years go by. American
lives are more valuable today than
ever. let us save them. Let ’em
1 live.
Taylor Theatre Joins
In Big Campaign To
i Sell Bonds - Stamps
Film Industry In All-out
Drive to Sell Billion
Dollars’ Worth
. The film industry has been en
listed as a spearhead for the Sep
• tember U. S. Bond and Stamp Cam
paign during which one billion dollars
, is the goal. At a recent meeting
represented by 8,451 theatres and all
branches of the industry it was
unanimously voted to enter the all
out campaign.
During the drive more than 300
I cities will stage huge rallies with
! one or more Hollywood screen stars |
appearing in person. j
The Taylor Theatre is cooperating
in the drive, and Manager Jimmy
Earnhardt urges all of his patrons to
purchase either bonds Os stamps at
the box office, where a goodly supply
will be on hand. Mr. Earnhardt had
planned to stage a rally and special <
programs, but due to lack of help
he was forced to abandon a number j
of original ideas to stimulate sales. 1
He is, therefore, depending upon
soecia! slides to urge the purchase of
either bonds or stamps at the theatre.
North Carolina’s quota in the drive
is 14 million dollars.
Commissioners Meet
Next Wednesday
Because Labor Day falls on next
Monday, Septemb«» 7, the regular
time for the County Commissioners
to meet, their September meeting
•will be held the following Wednes
day, September 9, instead.
County-City Offices
Closed Labor Day
In observance of Labor Day next
Monday, September 7, both the Coun
ty and city offices will be closed all
day. For that reason any business
to be transacted should be attended
to accordingly.
All Is In Readiness
For School Opening
Wednesday Morning
Roy G. Watson Secured
To Coach and Teach
Physical Education
LAST VACANCY
R. L. Martin of Roanoke
Rapids New Band
Director
John A. Holmes, superintendent of
the Edenton City Administrative
,Unit, early this week stated that the
teaching personnel had been com
pletely filled and that everything is
in readiness for the opening of.)
schools in the unit next Wednesday, |
September 9. In addition to the
Edenton schools, the unit includes
St. John’s, Canaan’s Temple, Tri-.
angle, Cedar Grove, Ryan’s Grove and
Virginia Fork.
The faculty was completed this ■
week when the Board of Trustees!
employed Roy G. Watson, of Sylva,
N. C., to teach physical education and
coach athletic teams.
Mr. Watson was graduated from
Western Carolina Teachers College in J
1933. While in college he was a.
three letter man, playing football,)
basketball and baseball. He made;
letters in each sport for three years,
and served as captain of both the
football and basketball teams. He
was voted the best college citizen;
during his senior year.
Since graduation Mr. Watson has
1 been teaching and coaching in Bar- |
iiardsville and Sylva. He is recom
mended by the school authorities as
a man of excellent character, a fine,
teacher and an athletic coach of ex-;
. ceptional ability. His football team j
■ at Sylva last year won nine games j
, and lost only one. His basketball)
, team had an even better percentage ]
of games won.
’ Mr. Watson will not arrive until)
the day before school opens and |
I Grady lyove, who will again assist j
I (Continued on Page Five)
C. Os C.-Merchants
i
: Call An Important
; Meeting Sept 15th
I Little Progress Made at
Meeting Held Last
; Thursday
With just a handful of directors of
the Chowan Chamber of Commerce
I and Merchants Association present at
a meeting held last Thursday night
in the Court House, little was accom
plished in way of putting machinery
in operation for perfection of the
new organization. President J (!.
Campen stated that he had a number
of committees appointed, but with so
few present he withheld the names
of those selected.
W. M. Wilkins, chairman of the
finance committee, reported that the
tentative budget was placed at
$5,000, but» because so many were ab
sent who will be on the canvassing
committee and other committees,; it
! was decided to abandon further ef
fort toward putting the machinery in
1 motion until Tuesday night, Septem
ber 15, when a meeting has been
called in the Court House at 8:30
o’clock, and at which it is hoped
every director and prospective mem
ber will be present.
President Campen, as well as Ralph
Parrish, who is chairman of the
; Merchants Bureau, desire to empha
! size the importance of this meeting
and every person interested in the
welfare of the town is asked to make
every possible effort to attend.
| Hot Enough! |
Eden ton's highest temperature
during the month of August was
104 degrees, which occurred or
August 3, according to a report
by E. R. Conger, voluntary obser
ver. The lowest temperature for
the month was 52 degrees on
August 26. During the month
there three consecutive days
when the thermometer passed the
100-degree mark, these being
August 1, 2 and 3.
According to Mr. Conger's fig
ures, there were 10 rainy days
during the month resulting in a
precipitation of 7.31 inches.
There were 10 clear .days, IT
partly clear ini 4 cloudy days.
This newspaper 1$ drew
leted in ike terrUeeu
where Adnerdeen wk
nadae good moba.
$1.50 Per Year.
R. D. Harrell New
Member Added To
Town Police Force
Williamston Man Went
On Duty Tuesday
Morning
NEED ANOTHER
Appropriations of SI3OO
Claims Attention of
Councilmen
Meeting in special session Wed
nesday night of last week. Town
Council decided to add two policemen,
to the present force, one of whom
has been employed. The new patroi
; man is R. D. Harrell, a six-footer
! from Williamston, who went on duty
Tuesday morning. Though a num
! her of applications were submitted
Ifor consideration at the meeting, the
I second officer has not yet bee.t
| chosen.
j At the meeting the Councilmen
; authorized the transfer of $1,30 1
from the Electric and Water De
partment to tile general fund t>
| cover the $1,300 appropriation for a
j supplement to the band director and
football coach at Edenton High
| School. This action was taken when
1 Superintendent John A. Holmes ap
! peared before the Board after learn
ing that this appropriation had beer
eliminated from the new year’s bud
! get.
Mr. Holmes explained that plans
: had gone forward to employ a coach
l and band director following his pre
sentation of the matter at a pre
j vious meeting of the Board, and that
She and the school trustees had been
j of the opinion that all intangible tax
) money was earmarked for school use
j only. However, this law was chang
jed by the 1939 Legislature, so that
I this money now is to be distribute 1
! in proportion to other property tax
j levies made for the various funds
and activities of the taxing unit re-
I I ceiving such allotment.
For several years the appropria
; tion for school athletics, band. Boy
| Scouts and library has been an ar
' guinentative phase of the Town bud
j get, in that the money is raised by
( taxation, which strictly according t>
; law is illegal. Because of the uncer
tainty of employment of a band d.-
' rector and coach at the time the
| town’s budget was made up. as we!!
11 as the problem of traveling, it was
| decided that it was a good time to
make a stab at eliminating some of
the items, and for that reason the
) $1,300 appropriation thus earmarked
was eliminated.
The action, however, placed Mr.
Holmes in an embarrassing position
(Continued on Page Five)
R. Bryan Wheeler
Promoted To Rank
Os Colonel In Army
Edenton Man Is Com
mander of 40th Arm
ored Regiment
AT CAMPPOLK, LA.
Recognized as Expert
On Tank Warfare
Since 1922
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Bryan
Wheeler, commanding officer of the
40th Armored Regiment, has been
promoted to the rank of Colonel, ac
cording to an announcement made by
Major General Lindsay McD. Sil
vester, commanding general of the
7th Armored Division.
Colonel Wheeler, a graduate of the
United States Military Academy,
served in the Army of Occupation and
the Polish Typhus Relief Commission
from 1918 to 1922.
The colonel, commander of a tank
regiment, has been an expert on tanks
and tank warfare since 1922, when he
was graduated from the Tank School
at Fort Denning, Georgia. During
1928 and 1929 he attended the French
tank school at Versailles and subse
quently was on special duty with the
French army as a tank expert.
Colonel Wheeler is a native of
Edenton, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Wheeler. Before going to the 70th
Armored Division, he was executive
officer of the 68th Armored Regi
ment, 6th Armored Division, Camp
Chaffee, Arkansas. He recently as
sumed command of the 40th from
Colonel Harold C. Holt, who has been
transferred to Washington.