In these columns will be
found 4 fair presentation
of local and county news
of general interest.
Volume X. —Number 4.
New Order Os Postmaster
General Vitally Affects
**ail For Boys Overseas
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.iume of Mail Dis-!
patched Must Be Re
duced to Minimum
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PUBLIC WARNED j
Papers and Magazines j
Accepted Only From
Publishers
Present orders from tlie Post-!
master General «v. i1 i have no little j
effect upon mail intended for men
now overseas, especially as to news-1
papers and magazines, which orders
were brought about in view of the
heavy demands being made on cargo.
space for military shipments and be
cause of the limited facilities avail
able to commanders of theatres of
operations for delivery of mail. The
new regulations are designed to keep
the volume of mail dispatched over
seas at a minimum.
No parcel exceeding five pounds in
weight, or 15 inches in length, or 36
inches in length and girth combined,
shall be accepted for dispatch to
APO’s overseas for individuals, and
no parcels shall be accepted for dis
patch to APO’s outside the continent
al United States unless they contain
such articles only as are being sent at
the specific written request of the
addressee, approved by the battalion
or similar unit commander of the ad
dressee.
Individual copies of newspapers or
magazines shall be accepted for dis
patch to APO’S outside the contin
ental United States only where sub
scriptions are specifically requested
in writing by the addressee or for
which subscriptions are now in ef
fect. Such copies to individuals shall
he accepted only from publishers who
'1 place on the wrapner, or on the
V. cation when a wrapper is not
v , a certificate (which shall be
girded as sufficient to authorize
their accept p.nee) reading as fol
lows: “Mailed in conformity with
POD Order No. 19687.” No circular
matter of the third class should be
presented for mailing to APO’s
overseas, as the War Department ad
vises that it will not be dispatched
from ports of embarkation.
V-mail will be transmitted, either
when micro-filmed or in its original
form, to all APO’s overseas and
transported by airplane when such
facilities are available. Although let
ters prepaid at the air mail rate of
fi cents ner half ounce will continue
to be transported by airplane as far
as the ports of embarkation, the War
Department advises that no assur
ance can be given that such letters,
other than V-mail, will be dispatched
by airplane from ports of embarka
tion to localities overseas served by
V-mail.
Individuals serving overseas de
siring to request the mailing of par
cels to them will be required to in
clude in their request the following:
1. A general description or name
of article requested.
2. The gared or rating, the com
plete address, and the signature of
the individual (addressee) making
request.
The reouest will be presented to
the batttalion or similar unit com
mander who will approve it when the
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Negro Killed At
Brown Lumber Co.
Saw Mill Monday
Robert Robbins Caught
In Drive Shaft While
At Work
Robert Robbins, 64-year-old Negro,
was instantly killed at the Brown
Lumber Company saw-mill Monday
morning. The unfortunate accident
occurred when the left sleeve of
Robbins’ coat caught in a drive shaft,
throwing him violently around until
‘he mill’s machinery could be brought
a standstill.
bobbins was badly managled, re
— ving a broken neck, broken left
arm and both legs broken. He was
a foreman in the saw-mill.
The victim of the accident was a
highly respected Negro and had been
an employee of the Brown Lumber
Company for a period of 20 years.
The entire mill was closed for the
remainder of the day, following the
accident.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
i| Time Short |
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With next Saturday being the
deadline to list property for taxa
, tion without being penalized,
there were still a large number |
in Chowan County who had not
attended to this matter early this
week. Tax Supervisor P. S. Me- |
| Mullah, in order to prevent a
i penalty, has notified by postcard
j all who have not listed and only
in cases of sickness qr other un
avoidable circumstances will (lie
. St.oo penalty be waived.
Listers have h‘>en silting
throughout January for property
to he listed and unless it is done '
by Saturday, a penalty of SI.OO
"ill be added to the taxes. All j
who have not listed are, there
fore. urged to do so at once.
The books will be closed at 5
o’clock Saturday afternoon and i
will not be reopened until Wed
nesday, February 3.
Operators Os Taxis
Warned To Conform
With Regulations
Trips Not Allowed That
Personal Cars Can
not Make
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Chowan County’s War Price and
Ration Board has been advised by
ODT that taxicabs are noV’to haul
fates for non-essential trips. This
would include making trips to dances,
sporting events, social calls, etc. In
fact, taxicab operators are not to
make trips that an individual could
not make in his own personal car.
In this connection the local board
senses the opinion that there seems
to be some misunderstading as to the
regulations on taxicabs as covered in
ODT Order No. 20, effective Septem
ber 1, 1942. For this reason a part
of the operating regulations of this,
order follow:
1. Taxicabs cannot make commer- j
cial deliveries.
2. They cannot operate more than
10 miles beyond the corporate limits
of the city in which the trip origi
nated.
3. They cannot exceed 25 miles in
any one trip within the city limits of
the city in which the trip originated.
4. All taxicabs must be distinctly
marked to indicate a taxicab.
Any violation of these Regulations
or that of hauling passengers for non
essential purposes constitutes a vio
lation for which gasoline and tire
rationing can be denied.
Baptist Meeting In
Hertford Feb 4th
Prominent Leaders In
State Expected to Be
Present
There is to he a conference held on
| February 1, at the Hertford Baptist;
j Church for the Young Peoples Lead- j
| ers of the Woman’s Missionary Union
from Perquimans,dates and Chowan
Counties. The conference begins at
10:30 a. m. Every one is asked to
bring lunch.
Miss Mary Currin, State Young
Peoples Leader, and Miss Katherine
Abee, W. M. U. Field Worker, will at
tend the meeting.
Each Y. W. A., Girls’ Auxiliary,
1 Sunbeam and Royal Ambassador
leader is urged to be present.
The conference has been arranged
under the, direction of Mrs. Howard
Dawkins, Divisional Young Peoples
Leader.
Dance In Edenton
Arm Jory Friday Night
Another dance for the benefit of
Navy relief will be held in the
Edenton Armory Friday night, start
ing at 10 o’clock, and continuing un
til 2 o’clock. Music for the affair
will be furnished by Dillard Dixon
and his orchestra featuifyg Millard
Ward and his saxaphone.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, January 28,1943.
Edenton Boy Scout
Troop Sets Record
During Past Year
25 Advancements and
112 Merit Badges
Awarded
DON KING PLEASED
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Court of Honor Planned 1
During Boy Scout
Week
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According to Scout Executive Don j
King, of Elizabeth City,, the . Edenton j
Hoy Scout troop lm. ■ sot an exception-']
Ia! record in advancement during the]
1 past year. This record, according to j
; Mr. King, lias been due to the work >
! of the Scouts, assisted by Scoutmaster;
j C. W. Overman, his assistants. Oscar
Duncan. Marvin Wilson and Frank j
j Holmes, and by the cooperation of
! the Troop Committee in reviewing the
| Scouts.
i The troop, during the year, has had
i Seven second class, seven first Class,
! seven Star and four Life Scouts ad
j vancements. During the year, also,
] there were 112 merit badges awarded,
j Air. King is well pleased with the
showing of the local troop and ad
vanced the comment, “if every troop
in the Council had had an equal re
cord, what a record this would be.’’
The average of advancements has
not been figured, hut it is far below
the Edenton mark. Several of the
Edenton Scouts are practically ready
to apply for their Eagle award, only
waiting for the time requirement or
for some particular merit badge.
It is now planned to have the next
Edenton Court of Honor during Boy
Scout! week, which is February fi to 1
14. This may be held in connection
with the Rotary meeting, due to the'
1 fact that the Edenton troop is spoil- 1
sored by the Rotary Club.
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Edenton B. And L.
Re-elects Directors
Annual Meeting of As
sociation Held Mon- j
day Night
Meeting Monday night in the Court]
House, stockholders of the Edenton j
Building and Loan Association were
! again gratified to hear the annual
i report submitted by R. E. Leary,
secretary, and saw fit to re-elect the
same board of directors, which in
cludes M. F. Bond, Albert Byrum, L.
C. Burton, F. W. Hobbs, R. C. Hol
land, Fred P. Wood, T. C. Byrum, J.
Clarence Leary and It. P. Badham.
These directors will elect the Asso
ciation’s officers at their next meet
ing and there is little doubt but that
they will re-elect F. W. Hobbs as
president, and R. E. Leary as secre
tary.
I The rate of interest earned was
ovep 7%, and though slightly under
last year, stockholders were very well
pleased due to the fact that war-time
conditions have had no little effect
on building and repairing property.
The Association is in splendid fi
nancial condition and interest in this
form of saving arid buying a home
continues very encouraging.
Registration Asked
Os All Those Trained
In Home Economics
I Miss Catherine Dennis, State Sup
] ervisor of Vocational Home Eco-
I monies, has asked that each person
| who has had two years college train-.
! irig in Home Economics be registered
on special forms.
Presidents and defense leaders of
home demonstration clubs, and presi
dents of other local organizations are
being asked to make a survey for this
information. Since it will be im
possible to contact everyone in that
way, every person in Chowan County
who has two or more years of Home
Economics (training is asked, in the
event they are not contacted by ari
appointed person, to notify Miss
Rebecca Colwell, Home Agent, and
necessary registration forms will be
sent.
This information is needed by
February 5.
Bpard Os Education
Will Meet Monday
Though no meeting was held in
January, the Chowan County Board
of Education will hold its February
meeting on Monday morning, begin
ning at 10 o’clock.
WAAC Recruiters
Stop In Edenton
Wednesday Night
Opportunities For Wo
men Explained By
Officers
REPLACE SOLI )I ERS
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: Lieut. Norton Says We
S Must Lick Hitler
Now
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lUenton women Wednesday even
ing heard Lieutenant Alary Jo Norton,]
j executive officer of the WAAC re-1
| bruiting anil induction station .at j
] Fort Bragg, tell of the opportunities j
I for young women in the Women’s I
] Army Auxiliary Corps.
They also heard Major Ernest ('.
I. MacDonald, recruiting officer from.
! the Seymour Johnson Field air base 1
iat Goldsboro, explain the need for
i civilian instructors at the air field’s !
technical school.
Airs. Eleanor W. Epps of Edenton,
first local woman to join the WAAC,
also spoke briefly at the meeting
which was held in the Court House
j under the chairmanship of Miss Lena :
Jones.
Lieutenant Norton emphasized the
need for women to replace men inj
non-combatant jobs in the Army by
telling of her experience with the way
the Axis works.
“I was in Berlin on a trip through
Europe when Hitler forced his elec
tion as dictator of the Reich, and
started on his way to whip the
world,” she said. %
“Democratic-minded Germans fail
ed to stop him then, hut we must lick
Hitler now, If we export to win, we
must have every able-bodied soldier
I In the spot where he can do the most
good. The Women’s Army Auxil
i iary Corps has been formed to free
soldiers from non-combatant jobs so
| that they may fight actively against
i the Axis.”
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Boy Scout Training
Course In Progress
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j Meetings In Edenton
Scout Hut Monday
Nights
A district Scoutmasters training
course started in Edenton Alonday
night, which will be held weekly un
til completed. The course is open to
all Scout Committee members, as
sistant scoutmasters and scoutmas
ters, as well as interested adults and
Scouts 15 years old and over,
I Scouts from Gates, Chowan, Pas
quotank and Perquimans Counties are
expected to take advantage of the
opportunity of this training, which
will be given Monday nights at the
Edenton Boy Scout hut from 7:45 to
9:45. The course will include games,
Scout test requirements and discus
sion of Scoutmaster problems, and
will be conducted like a regular
Scout troop with patrols, Don King,
Scout field executive, will act as
Scoutmaster; C. W. Overman, local
Scoutmaster, assistant Scoutmaster;
H. A. Campon, new district chair
man, senior patrol leader; Norman
Sharinonhouse, district commissioner,
| troop scribe. Patrol leaders will be
Scout Leaders Howard Pitt of Hert
ford, and Dr. Dan Hackett, of Eli
zabeth City.
Edentoniaus, are especially uiged to
attend these meetings since they are.
being held here.
Slick Trick Worked
To Steal Morphine At
Mitchener’s Pharmacy
An unusual theft occurred at Alitch
ener’s Pharmacy Wednesday morning,
when a man entered the store claim
ing to have a toothache and buying
some medicine to relieve him. With
only James Mitchener in the store at
the time, the man boldly went behind
the prescription case presumably to
apply the medicine. Young Mitch
ener kept an eye on the man until a
customer entered the store and short
ly thereafter John Mitchener return
ed to the store. It was then that the
man departed and shortly thereafter
it was discovered that the lock on
the narcotics case had been broken
and about 400 morphine tablets were
gone.
The man suddenly disappeared and
police and FBI agents were notified
and are working on the case. The
man tried the same etunt at I-cggett
and Davis’ drug store, but Dr. Leg
gett refused to allow him to go back
of the prescription case.
State Veterinarian* Say
Poor Managem* r Cause
OfjChowan’s fog Situation
WAAC Recruiter
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LIEI'T. MARY J. NORTON
In an effort to secure enlist
ments in the WAAC, Lieutenant
I- Norton appeared in Edenton on
Wednesday night as part of her
itinerary in a tour of Eastern
North Carolina.
Eight Heard For
Violating Ban On
Pleasure Driving
l Dixon, Wilson and W. D.
Pruden Named Panel
To Hear Cases
Eight persons charged with violat
ing the ban on pleasure driving were
given a hearing in the Court House
1 ' Saturday afternoon, at which time
I some submitted legitimate reasons
why their cars were found parked on
the streets, while others were penal
. ized by removal from their gasoline
books a number of coupons.
The local War Price and Ration ]
] Board has appointed a panel for i
j hearing cases of supposed violators,]
, which consists of Judge Richard D. j
I Dixon, Judge Marvin P. Wilson and
W. D. Pruden.
Meeting Os PTA Next
Tuesday Afternoon
The Edenton Parent-Teacher Asso
, ciation will meet Tuesday afternoon i
, at 4:40 o’clock in the High School Li- j
brary. Important business will be,
, transacted at this meeting, so that
, all members are especially urged to
attend.
Junk Disappearing
On School Grounds
Sale of the large pile of junk o.n j
the Edenton school grounds, as well]
as the pile on the Town lot at the]
corner of Broad and Water Streets,;
was made last week by It. C. Holland,
county salvage chairman. The junk
is now being removed.
■Report Not Complete
| In Infantile Paralysis
Canvass For Funds!
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Campaign Will Con
tinue Through Satur
day Night
Though the house-to-house canvass
for funds hi the infantile paralysis
campaign is far from complete and no j
accurate report was available Wed
nesday, the amount collected to date
is estimated to be around SIOO. The
drive will continue throughout the
week, ending with President Roose
velt’s birthday on Saturday,
Those making the canvass are:
Mrs. J. N. Pruden, Mrs. W. H. Boll
ing, Mrs. L. S. Byrum, Mrs. Robert
Bunch, Mrs. T. B. Smith, Miss Re
[ becca Colwell, Miss Lena Jones, Mrs.
i G. H. Harding, Mrs. Fannie Badham
; and Mrs. C. C. Cox. H. S. G. Ver
■ lander was appointed by Father F.
Jj. McCourt, with the permission of
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This newspaper t$ etrm
latod he tie tarrttam
where Adoertbore wm
reaUte good resnlte.
$1.50 Per Year.
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[ Promiscuous Use of Vi
rus Aggravates Local
Conditions
REPORT” MADE
Veterinary Inspector Is
Appointed For Five
Counties
Dr. William Moure, head of the
veterinary division of ; ■■■ State De
partment of Agriculture, declared re
cently that the i., .■ cholera epidemic
in northeastern North Carolina is
due to the “pi ..u!.- anis use of virus
in vaccination . pu >r management,
bad housing conditions and damaged
food.”
This statement was contained in a
I report submitted to Commissioner of
I A gricu.lture W. Kerr Scott.
1 >r. Aloore presented the report as-
I tec conferring with Dr. 1,. J. Faul
haber and Dr. Z. C. Boyd, veterinar
ians with, his division who made a
study of the situation last week. In
vestigations were made at the re
quest of Chowan’s representative,
John F. White.
Dr. G. L. Gilchrist lias been ap
l pointed veterinary inspector for the
] counties of Camden, .Currituck,
Chowan, Perquimans and Pasquo
] tank. He will be stationed at Eliza
beth City..
The complete report to Air. Scott
is as follows:
“I am enclosing a report covering
an investigation made by Drs. Faul
i haber and Boyd of disease conditions
in swine in Chowan County. This
I investigation, you will recall, was
• made at the request of Representa
s five White of Chowan County, and
others from thait county who were in
voiir office recently in reference to
this matter. Due to the seriousness
of this, a very complete investigation
was made which required considerable
time and this accounts for the delay
in reporting on this,
“In summarizing this report. I wish
to say that the principal disease
found was hog cholera, which in some
instances was complicated with other
conditions. This investigation also
| shows that a part of the hog cholera
which is widespread in (this county is
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Masons Plan Oyster
Rioast Friday Night
Local Masons have planned an oys
ter roast which is scheduled to be held
Friday night at the power plant. The
roast will be a “Dutch” affair and
will begin at 7 o’clock,
i Masons working at the Air Station
j have been especially invited, visitors
lor members of the lodge, and any
who contemplate attending are re
quested to inform the secretary of
j. the lodge, J. Edwin Bufflap, before
i Friday morning.
Cotton Ginning 1,815
Bales Ahead Last Year
j Ginning of cotton in Chowan Coun
ty leads last year by 1,815 bales.
According to a report of F. W. Hobbs,
special agent for the Bureau of the
' Census. 5.712 bales were ginned in
the county from the crop of 1942,
: prior to January 16. This compares
: with 3,897 bales ginned at the same
time last year from the 1941 crop.
Basketball Teams
l At Edenton School
Hold Clean Records
Boys Have Six Victories
And Girls Three To
Their Credit
With both the boys’ and girls’ bas
ketball teams of Edenton High School
winning games Friday and Monday
nights, each outfit has maintained a
perfect record thus far this season.
Monday night’s victory was the sixth
straight for the boys, while the girls
were victors in the three straight
games played.
On Friday night the teams defeated
Windsor, the boys’ score being 26-
20 in a hard-fought game. The girls
had less trouble in winning from the
. Windsor girls, the score being 30-15.
On Monday night the boys ran
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