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Volume IX.—Number 46.
Pile
Increases by 25,000
O 'ounds This Week
During the week, R. C. Holland,
Chowan County salvage chairman,
estimated that at least 25,000 pounds
of junk had been added to the var
ious scrap piles in the county, which
brings the collection to date up to
something like 325,000 pounds or al
most 21 pounds per capita. Among
this week’s contributions is the iron |
fence around the home of Miss Mar-j
garet Pruden, which was given by 1
her to help boost Chowan s collec
tion.
Mr. Holland is of the opinion that
much more scrap will be turned in
before the final two-weeks climax
to the drive, when every corner of
the county will be visited in search
of the much-needed metal. With far
mers still busy with crops, Mr. Hol
land has not decided when the two
weeks drive will be inaugurated.
However, at the close of the drive
he’Says at least six junk dealers will
bid on the junk, with a high scrap
iron official also scheduled to be on
hand to assist in the sale. The pro-,
ceeds will go to the USO, Red Cross j
or some other cause whose activities I
are related with the war effort.
Mr. Holland is also urging Cho-!
wan County citizens to save every
tin can possible. These are to be
stored at homes and when a suffi
cient quantity has accumulated a
collection will be made. In the rural
section the drive for tin cans is un
der the direction of Miss Rebecca
Colwell, who is instructing those
with whom she comes in contact how
to care for the cans. Rural citizens
are asked to take the cans either to
the schools or to Edenton.
Resident Os Cross
Roads Killed On
I 0 Suffolk Highway
Ernest Ray Byrum. 44-year-old |
Cross Roads resident, was found 1
dead on the highway near the home
of County Commissioner and Mrs. E.
N. Elliott Monday night, with the
cause of his death being somewhat
of a mystery. Two Windsor white
boys driving a trailer noticed the
man lying on the highway and
swerved their car in order to miss
hitting what appeared to them as be
ing a human body. They stopped
their car and finding the man had
been severely injured, went to Cross
Roads, where Sergeant George Dail
was summoned.
At a coroner’s trial Tuesday, the
boys were exonerated from all blame
and the verdict rendered that Byrum
met his death by an unavoidable ac
cident.
Funeral services were held at the
home Wednesday afternoon at 3:00
o’clock, with the Rev. J. T. Byrum
officiating. Interment was made at
the Jesse Byrum home place. Dur- j
ing the service three favorite hymns
were sung, “Nearer My God to
Thee,” “Abide With Me,” and “Lead
Kindly Light.”
Deceased is survived by his wife,
who was the former Miss Annie Bac
cus; one son, Ernest Ray Byrum, Jr.,
of Fort Bragg, and four daughters,
Mrs. Wallace Riddick, of Gates
County; Mrs. B. L. Hobbs, of Fort!
Bragg, and Misses Sylvia and Annie
Mae Byrum, at home. Two grand
children also survive.
Active pallbearers were Bertram
Hollowell, Gurney Byrum, Baker
Boyce, Wallace Riddick, Tom Byrum
and Bonnie Lee Hobbs.
Honorary pallbearers were B. M.
Hollowell, Sr.. L. G. Bateman, John
Dail, J. P. Bvrum. A. S. Bunch, R.
H. Hollowell, Milton Bateman, Lind
say Evans and E. N. Elliott.
Annual Senior Class
Play November 19th
“Pigtails” is the title of the annual
senior play which will be presented
in the high school auditorium 'Diurs
day night, November 19, beginning
at 8 o’clock. The play is a light breezy
comedy in three acts and, as is us
ually the case, this entertainment is
expected to be of a high order. Miss
Lucille Clark is coaching the sen
iors, who are practicing their var
ious parts and from present indica
tions the play will live up to the rep
utation in past years.
The cast includes Nell Skinner,
Millard Ward, Carolyn McMullan,
Jimmy Weathers, Sara Miller, Vir
ginia Byerly, Jeanne Smith, Irene
Osborne, Francis Collins, Wesley.
Chesson, Lloyd Griffin and Jessie
Ruth Bunch.
A matinee has been arranged for
the afternoon primarily for the ben
efit of school children.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO TEE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
Home Guard Unit
Looks Very Good
To State Officers
At the meeting of the Chowan
County Home Guard unit Tuesday
night in the Armory, the recruits
were reviewed by General James A.
Jenkins, Colonel William A. Sharpe
and Major Hugh Dortch, who were
well pleased with the outfit. They
officially recognized the unit and all
three said the company looked very
good. The three officers spoke brief
ly to the men and took them through
| a number of drills during the eve
- ning.
The Chowan unit has bene desig
nated Company 26, Second Battalion,
First Regiment, N, C. State Guard,
and is now composed of 47 men with
Captain Lloyd Griffin as command
ing officer.
Mr. Griffin has not yet named his
commissioned and non-commission
ed officers, though he expects to
announce these appointments very
shortly.
Serial Number Os
Tires Is Necessary
To Use Gasoline
In order to retain their right to
use mileage ration books already is
sued them, passenger car and motor
cycle owners must file with their lo
cal War Price and Rationing Board
the»new application form and tire
inspection record, according to Al
bert G. Byrum, chairman of the
board.
The forms, which are being used
in other sections of the country as
an application for a basic A ration,
are now available at nearby service
stations, garages and other conven
iently located places. Mr. Byrum urg
!ed autoists and motorcyclists to
; pick up copies at once and mail them j
|to the War Price and Rationing
| Board as soon as they are filled out.
“Local car and motorcycle own
! ers will continue to use the coupon
j books already in their pssession,” the
I rationing board chairman said, “but
they need to turn in the new forms
anyhow, in order to give us a rec
ord of the tire serial numbers and
to get for themselves a tire inspec
tion record to be used for the per
iodic tire inspections.
“Those who fail to turn in one of
the new forms will be subject to a
call from the board after November |
22 to explain why he hasn’t done so,
and he may have his ration book re-1
voked."
“The form is simple. Most of the
information can be obtained from
the vehicle registration card. The
most important information needed
to fill out the application, however,
is the list of serial numbers on ev
ery tire which you or any relative
living in your house, own for that
I vehicle.”
Loyal Workers Elect
New Group Officers
The Loyal Workers Bible Class of
the Methodist Church met Tuesday
evening at the home of Mrs. P. T.
Owens. Mrs. W. C. Benson conduct
ed the devotional. The following new
officers were elected: President, Mrs.
W. E. Malone; vice president, Mrs.
J. S. Skiles; secretary, Mrs. W. C.
!Benson; treasurer, Mrs. Harry Smith.
After the business session the hos
tess served dainty refreshments.
The following members were pres
ent: Mesdames Jessie Asbell, W. C.
Benson, T. J. Bell, L. L. Lewis, W.
C. Moore, P. T. Owens, Edward
Speight, J. S. Skiles, J. H. Thigpen,
L. A. Deese and W. E. Malone.
Aces Snowed Under By
Hertford High Eleven
Edenton’s Aces, completely out
played in every department of play,
lost to the Perquimans High School
team in Hertford Wednesday by a
score of 31-9. The game was an Arm
istice Day attraction and was the
’worst defeat taken by the Aces this
season.
The Aces scored a touchback early
in the second half and managed to
score a touchdown in the last period
when Coach Max Campbell sent in
practically all of his reserves. The
Perquimans outfit is considered the
strongest team in the Albemarle this
year, except in reserve material.
White Births Lead
Colored During October
White births in Chowan County
during October led colored births,
according to the vitq] statistics re
port of the Health Department. Dur
ing the month there were 12 white
births and 10 colored, while two
deaths were recorded for each race.
There was also one colored still
birth reported.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 12, 1942.
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We re Sorry
This week this newspaper experienced its most
disastrous t breakdown during its entire existence, and
but for the cooperation and accommodation of the
Roanoke Beacon at Plymouth and the Enterprise at
Williamston, it would have been necessary to miss this
week’s edition entirely. As it is, the paper is greatly
curtailed, it being necessary to leave out most of the
advertising and news, but we have been saved from
missing an issue altogether due to the good nature of
the two above mentioned newspapers.
What type was needed for advertisements was
set in the Beacon office, while news type was set in
Williamston. Early this week one of the most sensi
tive and expensive parts on a typecasting machine
broke, which could not he secured in time to do the
regular work on the paper. We hope to have this
part and the machine hack in working condition in
time for next week’s issue.
We are exceedingly sorry that our readers are
deprived of the usual amount of reading matter, as
well as advertising, hut it is a situation over which we
had no control. For that reason we ask our readers
to bear with us this week, and assure our utmost efforts
in getting back to normal hv next week.
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1943 Automobile
License Tags Go on
Sale December Ist
According to Miss Goldie Layton,
branch manager for the Carolina
Motor Club, 1943 automobile, truck
and trailer license plates will go on
sale on December Ist. Miss Layton
also desires to emphasize the fact
that applications for 1943 license
| plates will be sent out only to the
motorists who have 1942 licenses and
in order to renew such licenses it
will be required to present and sur
render 1942 pocket cards with new
application before renewal tags will
be issued.
If the 1942 pocket card has been
lost or is not legible, a duplicate of
same must be obtained from the de
partment in Raleigh before renewal
date of December Ist.
Plates in North Carolina must be
displayed by January 1, 1943.
EDENTON ACES TUCK
ANOTHER VICTORY
UNDER BELT FRIDAY
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Edenton High School’s football
Ueam added another victory to their
credit last Friday afternoon when
the Manteo team fell victim by a
score of 14-0. While the Edenton
boys came out wtih the long end of
the score, they were decidedly off
form and at times were easily out
played by the Roanoke Island boys.
During the entire first half the vis
itors held the upper hand and at one
time reached the two-yard line,
where the Edenton line stiffened in
time to prevent a score.
Edenton’s first touchdown drive
started about midway of the third
quarter from the Aces’ 40-yard line.
The ball had exchanged a few times i
when the visitors punted. Rogerson
drove through the line for nine yards .
followed by Albert Holmes who
skirted around end for a first down.
Rogerson then tallied five yards and
followed with a run to the 20-yard
line for another first down. On the
next play he drove to the 9-yard
stripe. Holmes added five yards, but
the Aces were penalized five yards
for off-sides. Rogerson then drove
to the 2-yard line from where he
crashed across on the next play. Rec
tor hurdled over a mass of boys to
j make the extra point.
I The second touchdown came near
the end of the game when Holmes
intercepted a pass as the visitors
were making a desperate effort to
complete a pass to tie the score.
Holmes, however, snagged a pass and
with perfect interference, chased
across the pay-off stripe. Rogerson
went through the line for the extra
point.
For the visitors Nixon and Mason
did the most damage, the former
cracking the Edenton line almost at
will during the first half, and Ma
son, a much larger boy, pulling up a
considerable amount of yardage dur
ing the second half. For Edenton
Rogerson and Holmes did the best
offensive work, while Bass and Ross
looked best on defense.
More Contributions
For Red Cross Kits
Mrs. J. N. Pruden, chairman of the
Chowan chapter of the Red Cross,
this week reported additional con
tributions of $13.40 toward furnish
ing Red Cross kits to service men
going abroad. These contributions
came from the following: Presbyter
ian Church, $lO, and an additional
$3.40 from the Gliden Home Demon
stration Club and commonly.
Error Discovered In
School Amendment i
r
Vote At Center Hill!
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Though Chowan County’s election (
returns last Tuesday showed a tie 1
vote for the school amendment, in 1
checking the vote it was discovered
that the amendment carried in the 1
county by two votes. The error was
made in the Center Hill vote, which ;
was first reported as 15 for the | <
amendment and five against. The j 1
actual count, however, was 17 for j:
the amendment and five against.
The error, therefore, changed the j 1
county’s vote to 123 for the amend- 1
jment and 121 against.
Another error was made in the |,
solicitorial amendment, the first re-1
turns showing 16 for the amendment
and two against, which should have
been 15 for and two against.
i Kramer Urges Public To
Mail Christmas Gifts
.4s Soon As Possible
i Due to extremely heavy demand
for postal service, created by war
time conditions, Postmaster C. E.
Kramer emphasizes the importance
of the public to shop early, prepare
and mail their Christmas gifts as
soon as possible. Mr. Kramer also ;
urges requirements in postage j
stamps to be purchased now, or as
early as possible, in order to avoid
congestion and delay during the
! last minute rush.
“Cooperation on the part of the
general public during these war-time
conditions,” says the postmaster,
“will contribute to our war effort, as
well as serve a great advantage to
you.”
j Recorder Holds Negro
j For Superior Court
!
Probable cause was found against
James Arthur Burke, colored, who
was charged in Recorder’s Court on
Tuesday of assault with intent to
commit rape on his 13-year-old step
daughter. The defendant was order
ed held for Superior Court by Judge
Marvin Wilson.
Vivian Berryman, white man, was
found guilty of operating an auto
mobile while under the influence of
whiskey. He was fined SSO and court
| costs and his license revoked for 12
■ months.
Herman Barnes faced the same
charge and received a similar sen
tence.
Roscoe O’Flaherty also faced a
charge of drunl&en driving, but his
case was continued until Friday.
All Fuel Oil Dealers
Required To Register
With Ration Board
All dealers in kerosene and fuel
oils should go at once to the local
War Price and Ration Board and se
i cure registration forms, fill in same,
; and return them to the ration board
: in order that they may continue to
buy keosene or fuel oils from their
supplier.
All persons using kerosene for
cooking and lighting as well as
1 those using fuel oils for tractors and
stationary engines should not reg
‘ ister now. They will be notified
■ when they should register for fuels
‘ to be used for these purposes.
i BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
: Lieutenant and Mrs. C. G. Prahl
- announce the birth of a daughter,
1 Victoria Lee, on Tuesday, November
- 10th, at Naval Hospital, Portsmouth,
Virginia.
Baptist Leaders
Will Meet Friday
In Edenton Church
The Royal Ambassador conclave
of the Elizabeth City division which
embraces two associations, Chowan
and West Chowan, will meet in the
Edenton Baptist Church Friday night
with Dr. J. L. White, Jr., of Eliza
beth City, division councilor, in
charge.
The program will begin with a
banquet at 7 o’clock in the Sunday
school room where delegates will be
asked to register.
At 8 o’clock in the main auditor
ium a playlet, William Carey 150
years ago, will be presented by the
Royal Ambassadors of Rocky Hock
Church. A missionary here on fur- j
j lough from the foreign fields, will [
jbe numbered among the speakers.
All the pastors from the two asso
ciations will be present, and every
body is cordially invited to these
services Friday night and Saturday
morning. Especially young boys are j
| urged to attend this.
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Executives Os Base
Rotary Club Guests
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Executives of the U. S. Marine
Corps Air Station were guests of the
Edenton Rotary Club which met at
7 o’clock Thursday night instead of
the usual 1 o’clock meeting. As a
feature of the meeting, Wade Marr,
of Elizabeth City, made one of his
characteristic addresses which was
very much enjoyed by Rotarians and
visitors alike. Commander Richard
Burke, of the Coast Guard Station,
accompanied Mr. Marr.
Specially invited executives of the
air station included Lieutenant-Col
onel Z. C. Hopkins, Lieutenant C. G.
Prahl, Lieutenant S. O. Leider, En
sign M. R. Parrish. G. C. Cunney, F.
M. Kaiser, W. M. Lees, H. S. G. Ver
lander, F. E. Crosby, H. G. Stewart,
R. W. Banwell and R. G. Carter.
Edenton Masons At
Meeting Os District
A group of Edenton Masons at
tended the Second District meet
ing held in Harrellsville Friday night
i which was featured by a sumptuous
i turkey dinner. Those comprising the
! local group were Paul Olsson, W. J.
Daniels, L. E. Francis, J. A. Curran
and Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Campen.
CATHOLIC SERVICES ON
SUNDAY AT 11 A. M.
Holy Mass starss in St. Ann’s
Catholic Church every Sunday at
ilia, m., announced Rev. Father F.
! J. McCourt, Pastor, who will preach
ion “The Forgotten Dead,” and as
-1 ter Mass conduct Sunday School.
Confessions are heard there ev
ery Sunday from 10:30 to 10:55 a. m.
Everybody is invite dto services
every Sunday.
Cotton Ginning Nov. Ist
Ahead Os Last Year
i Despite unfavorable conditions for
picking cotton, ginning in Chowan
County leads last year by 488 bales.
The census report compiled by F. A.
Hobbs, special agent for the Bureau
of the Census, shows that 3,864 bales
were ginned in Chowan County from
the 1942 crop prior to November 1.
This compares with 3,376 bales gin
ned at the same time last year from
the 1941 crop.
CIRCLE MEETS
The Bell Bennett Circle of the
Methodist Church met Monday eve
ning at the home of Mrs. Edward
i Speight. Mrs. G. A. Helms conduct- j
ed the devotional with Mrs. J. H.
Thigpen taking part. After the busi
ness session, a social hour was en
joyed and the hostess served dainty
refreshments.
The following members were pres
ent: Mesdames L. C. Burton, T. J.
Bell, W. C. Benson, R. W. Carden,
L. A. Deese, G. A. Helms, W. C. i
Moore, J. H. Thigpen, Paul Wallace,
John Skiles and Edward Speight.
ACES FACE STRONG
TEAM NEXT WEEK
With Edenton’s High School Aces
playing in Hertford Wednesday as
an Armistic Day attraction, Coach
Roy Watson’s boys will have a rest
Friday. However, Friday of next
week, November 19th, the Aces will
face what is expected to be the
strongest aggregation of the season
when they are scheduled to meet the
Washington High School team on the
local gridiron.
In preparation for the tussle with
the Beaufort County boys, Coach
Watson is drilling his boys in both
offensive and defensive tactics, and
while they realize they will face a
formidable team, every boy appears
determined to put up a desperate
battle.
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Requests For Paving
Sidewalks Swamp
Town Os Edenton
Though few important matters
faced Town Council at its monthly
meeting Tuesday night, the council
men remained in session over two
hours. One of the principal items
claiming the attention of the board
was the matter of paving sidewalks.
Two petitions were presented, one
requesting a sidewalk on the north
side of Eden Street from the Citi
zens Bank Building to Granville
Street, while the second petition re
quested a cement sidewalk on the
west side of Oakum street from
Church to Freemason and on the
south side of Freeman from Oakum
to Broad Street.
Nothing definite was done in ei
ther case due to the fact that ways
and means must be found for the
town to pay its half of the expense.
For that reason the councilmen de
cided to meet with the Board of
| Public Works at an early date to
■ jointly discuss the matter of side
jwalk improvements and see if the
; necessary amount could not be trans
ferred from the electric and water
account, which now amounts to
something like $25,000.
To date cement sidewalks have
been laid on the north side of Queen
Street between the school building
and Oakum Street, on the north side
of Gale Street from Broad to Oak
um and on Oakum Street from
Church Street to the colored school.
While property owners in each
case have agreed to pay half of the
cost, the amount appropriated in the
town’s budget for this sort of work
is now overspent, so that no more can
be done until provision is made to
provide the funds necessary.
William Privott was reappointed
as town attorney to serve the re
mainder of the year. This office was
not filled at the beginning of the
fiscal year due to the uncertainty of
Mr. Privott entering the Naval Re
serve.
The matter of congestion of traf
fic on Eden and Church Streets, as
well as the problem of keeping the
town clean due to more people and
more cars and trucks now here also
came in for some consideration.
However, with conditions being far
from normal there appeared little
that could be done, so aside from
considering the problems, no definite
action was taken.
Benson Returned
To Edenton Church
The Rev. W. C. Benson was return
ed to the Edenton Methodist Church
by the annual conference which met
in Wilson last week, the reappoint
ment being the fifth year he has
been assigned as pastor of the church.
Mr. Benson was able to present one
of the best reports of the church
since he has been pastor and his re
turn was not unexpected by officials
and members of the congregation.
While attending conference Mr.
Benson became ill and was obliged
to spend most of the time with his
daughter in Wallace. He returned
to Edenton early this week and has
announced the regular services on
Sunday.
The Rev. Arthur Stephenson, pas
tor of the Chowan charge, was also
returned for his second year as
pastor. Mr. Stephenson was also able
to present one of the best reports in
many years and his return meets
with the general satisfaction of his
various churches, where he is well
thought of.
A new district superintendent was
sent to the Elizabeth City District,
j however, Elder W. L. Clegg, suc
ceeding the Rev. T. M. Grant. The
new superintendent was former pas
tor of the West Durham Methodist
Church and is considered one of the
most outstanding preachers of the
conference.
LITTLE CELEBRATION
ON ARMISTICE DAY
Aside from the display of the Stars
and Stripes in the business section,
closing of the Bank of Edenton and
town and county offices, and a vic
tory pageant at the high school, Arm
istice Day went unobserved in Eden
ton. Ed Bond post of the American
Legion had expected to stage a pro
gram, but plans failed to material
ize.
At the school Wednesday morning
the victory pageant was presented
by members of the fourth and fifth
grades and also included a number
of patriotic songs. ‘
HURT IN FALL
Mrs. J. Frank White, Sr., was in
jured Saturday by a fall in a bath
tub. As the result of the fall Mrs.
White tore loose a ligament in her
left arm. She is now confined at her
home and suffering quitd a bit as
the result of the accident.