National Wildlife Restoration Week March 21 To 27 W. C. Bunch Emphasizes Importance Conserv ing Resources As a result of conservation prac- which Federal and State agen- B-.s have employed during the past years to perpetuate America’s re newable wildlife resources, many sub stantial contributions are being made today to the national war program, asserts William C. Dunch, repre senting the Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the In terior, as superintendent, at the Edenton Fish Hatchery. “While conservationists all over I the country are calling public at tention to the sixth annual obser vance of National Wildlife Restora tion Week from March 21 to 27, this is a good time to review the benefits derived from conserving our fish and wildlife resources,” Bunch empha sized. This special week, he ex plained, was inaugurated by presi dential proclamation in 1938 and is sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation. With so much emphasis being placed today on food, the commercial fisheries of the United States and Alaska, Bunch pointed out, contri bute nearly 5 billion pounds of fish and fishery products, the bulk of which is used as food. This impor tant source of protein food ranks second in volume, following pork and beef, among the various sources of animal protein. “In fact,” Bunch added, “fishery contributions of food and essential by-products are so great that without them the" ability of the Nation to wage war would he lessened materially” With the present severe shortage of domestic meats due to the neces sity for shipping such large quanti ties to our armed forces and to our allies, wild species provide a food re source that is becoming increasingly important. “A deer or an elk or a pheasant or creel of fresh-water fishes taken by a sportsman and used in the home or given to his friends releases an equivalent amount of beef, pork, lamb or poultry that can be consumed by the public or made available for military needs,” Bunch said. “The extent of contri bution to the Nation’s food supply is J i/I.'WSAAe, I TRUCKS and CARS I We still have faith in the Used Car market, and our faith | has been justified by the many sales we have recently made. |j Because of these sales, we have now built up our Used Car |j stock to the point where it is larger and better than we have g ever had during our 16 years of automobile business. We now have on hand 6 Pickup Trucks, 2 Panel Trucks, [| iind several nice Chevrolets, Buicks, Mercurys and Fords. If | interested in a nice Used Car, we cordially invite you to look jf over our stock. 1 HOaOWEU CHEVROLET COMPANY I | HERTFORD, X. C. 1 1 CHURCH STREET PHONE 2151 | 1 ' Attention Farmer GROW PICKLES UNDER CONTRACT FOR AN EARLY CASH CROP FOR THE ANNA MYERS PURE FOODS, INC. WINDSOR, N. C. No. 1 Pick1e5........ $3.50 per 100 lbs. No. 2-A Pickles SI.OO per 100 lbs. No. 2-B Pickles $1.20 per 100 lbs. No. 3 Pickles 50c per 100 lbs. Pickles for processing’ are an essential crop. Fertilizer available. For further informa tion, see their representative — LEARY BROS. Edenton, N. C. surprising.” “As custodians of our national wildlife resources,” Bunch empha sized, “all Americans are responsible for their wise use. While we must strive to make those resources yield the maximum in food and recreation y\ in wartime consistent with good management, on the other hand we must not allow conservation gains made during the past 50 years to be lost. No one should stand idly by 5 and permit the stupid and wasteful exploitation of these resources un der the guise of wartime emergency. "While the aspect is encouraging in every field of wildlife conserva tion, the purpose now must be to hold those gains, even though the programs which made them possible ' cannot be carried forward under ex isting conditions. The cost of the effort necessary to preserve that which has been built is small compar -1 ed to its value. Wise husbandry of food resources is necessary in peace -1 time; it is utterly essential to a na tion at war,” Bunch concluded. , Baptist Training Union Convention March 26-27 (Continued from Page Onet j day morning. During the Saturday morning session the State represen tative, Miss Marie Roberts, will de liver an inspirational address on the subject, “Faith Without Works Is Dead.” During the Saturday after noon session the missionary address will be brought by Miss Clifford Barratt, a returned missionary from China, on the subject, “Our Living Faith In Missions.” Throughout the program talks by Training Union members, conferen ces, skits and addresses will be inter spersed with various items of special music, both vocal and instrumental. The public is cordially invited to attend this helpful meeting of four sessions.: the Friday afternoon ses sion opening at 3:15; Friday night session at 7:55; Saturday morning session at 9:15; Saturday afternoon session at 1:45. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Adams Monday night in Tayloe Hospital, Washington, a daughter. The new comer weighed 9% pounds and has been named Mary Jean. HOSTESS AT PARTY Miss Wessie Harrell entertained a few friends Saturday evening honor ing her cousin, Miss Ruth Jordan, of Cross Roads. Miss Harrell’s guests included the honoree, Miss Jordan, and Misses Doris Russell, Frances Stallings, Doris Perry, Daisy Stall ing and Augustus Perry, Earl Stall ings, J. C. Bond and S. J. Outlaw. THE CHOWAN HERA- EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1943 [ Guard Gossip I From 26th Co. N. C. State Guard Edenton, N. C. Major William A. Blount of Wash ington, N. C., commanding the 2nd. Bn., N. C. S. G., visited the local or ganization last week. The Company went through several formations, in cluding Interior Guard Duty, and Major Blount was highly complimen- j tary of the progress made by the. Company. Though Captain J. Frank White, j Jr., and Lieutenants Marvin Wilson and Leslie Morgan were scheduled to; leave this week for Fort Bragg to attend a 10-day training course, only the two lieutenants are at Fort Bragg. Captain White was advised by his physician to remain at home due to an eye infection. All officers making a visit to this Company have more than once spok en of the high type of personnel in the organization. Major Blount said j it is the best looking outfit from the j standpoint of personnel that he had seen so far, and that with the men interested as they are, we should be one of the ranking companies in the State Guard. It is very apparent that Lieut. Morgan has been in the combat zone from the patch on his left temple. He says, however, this was caused from an accident with his team in the logging business, a horse having kicked him there. Evidently the horse made contact. Maybe that was a combat zone after all, with Lieut. Morgan being on the defensive without any defense. The biggest man in the Company, Jay Coffey. The smallest man in the Company, Mack Ward. We wondered why Captain White was all smiles at the last drill. We found out. He had been the receiver of some mighty useful gifts. Sgt. S. A White, (no relation) a buddy of Captain White in civilian life, mailed him a nice Ronson cigarette lighter, with his name engraved on it, with congratulations. Captain White has enjoyed displaying it around too. He also received from Supply Sgt. Ernest Swannery a desk piece. It’s pretty, too, made of solid oak, var nished and has his name in gold leaf letters, “J. F. White, Jr., Capt. 26th Co., NC SG.” We bet Sgt. Earl Harrell had burn ed biscuits or scorched soup for one dinner last week. Sgt. Harrell had the misfortune of having a fire at his home right at noon time, when an oil stove exploded. However, it was not the fault of Mrs. Harrell, and no insinuations are being made of her cooking. Mrs. Harrell received some badly burned hands, we understand. 15 Scouters Complete Scoutmaster’s Course Fifteen men in the Tidewater Dis trict recently completed a scout masters’ course which is said to be the most interesting and instructive ever participated in by Don King, Scout executive. Those completing the course were John A. Holmes, H. A. Campen. Geddes Potter. C. W. Overman, C. E. Kramer and Mike Harris of Edenton: the Rev. Herbert Miller and' L. O. Pierce of Sujibury; Dan Hackett, J. E. Crowe, Leander Own ley, Godfrey Stallings, Fred Howard, Raymond Collier and Norman Shannonhouse, of Elizabeth City. H. A. Campen is district chairman, and because of the success of this course, he is planning to have a troop camping course in the near future. Baltimore Man Chosen Director Os USO Club (Continued from Page Onei of the Service Men’s Recreation Committee, has spent a considerable amount of time in working on the es tablishment of a USO Club and was no ljttle elated early this week when he was assured that his efforts had developed into a realty and that it will be in charge of a man with the reputation of Mr. Martin. However, Mr. Benson desires to emphasize the fact that the appointment of Mr. Martin as director does not relieve the community of its responsibility to assist in the usefulness of the club. Mr. Benson plans very shortly to call a meeting of the various committees in order to proceed as far as possible until Mr. Martin arrives to begin his duties as director. I BABY CHICKS I U. S. - N. C. Approved First hatch Jan. 21 and each Friday thereafter. Rocks, New Hampshires, White Leghorns. Hatchery on U. S. Highway No. 17, two miles west of Edenton in front of L. R. Sutton’s home. Superior Hatchery - Air Warning Meeting In Rocky Hock School (Continued from Page One) vation unit the world has ever known. Hundreds of thousands of patriotic Americans have volunteered for this service. The public is invited to attend the meeting and particularly those living in the Rocky Hock section. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Harrell are chief and assistant chief observers respectively j of the Rocky Hock section, and pres ! ent at the meeting will be the Rev. | Frank Cale and Medlin Belch, both lof whom spent a week at the air -1 craft recognition school at Norfolk, where Mr. Cale made a perfect re cord. ; Plans are now underway to build an observation post on Hicks Field, which will complete Chowan County’s network of posts on 24-hour service to spot and report airplanes. The Edenton post will be manned by Boy Scouts and members of Ed Bond Post of the American Legion. CIRCLE MEETS The Laura Griffith Bond Circle of j . the Methodist Church met Monday j night at 8 o’clock with Mrs. Thomas i iJ. Wood. Mrs. P. T. Owens had | charge of the program, while Mrs. J. J. Ross conducted the business session. Those present were Mrs. H. I. Smith, Mrs. J. J. Ross, Mrs. T. J. Wood, Mrs. L. L. Lewis, Mrs. P. T. Owens, Mrs. Zell Ward, Mrs. Harry Smith and a visitor, Mrs. Scott. Defense Council Plans For Blackout Friday (Continued from Page One) report and Chief Air Raid Warden W. W. Byrum and Deputy Chief Le- Roy Haskett expressed the view that one of these prominent lights seen in town was the Cotton Mill, which has been exempted by the Army Need t Taxi? CALL CHAP PHONE 228 I Labor Holds the Reins j, I Behind every business is the vital element of Labor. In- j terwoven with our remarkable business and industrial expansion is the spirit of the men and women who have i given their whole-hearted support and cooperation. ? Side by side with the growth of American Industry is the j growth of American Labor, which alone has made it pos- T sible. We call it “Labor” for lack of a better word. It f is more real, more human than that. It is the clerk be- £ hind the counter... the man behind the p10w... the girl | at the typewriter ... the milkman .. . the mechanic ... i real people who have contributed to America’s success. { Our economic system cannot operate without their sup- i port. .. without their cooperation. May that fine spirit J that characterizes American labor and sets it apart from i every other country live forever! 1 The Bank of Edenton I | “SAFETY FOR SAVINGS SINCE 1894” | T > Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ? from participation in practice black outs due to 85 per cent of their pro duction being for war purposes. This exemption was granted on recommen dation of the local Defense Council. The otfier was doubtless the city dump, which became very bright due to a rising wind at that time. The red light referred to was a large neon sign in the business dis trict, which was switched on when the sefcond “Blue” signal was given, the proprietor thinking it was the all clear signal. The wardens in that block got busy and the light was cut off within a brief period, but per haps the plane was passing just at that moment. A committee consisting of Com mander T. C. Byrum, Deputy Chief Warden Leßoy Haskett, together with Fire Chief R. K. Hall and J. H. Conger, Chief of Auxiliary Firemen, are to confer with Street Commis- Just Received K A LOAD OP GUARANTEED HORSES AND MULES We Have We Sincerely Invite Your Inspection Before Buying Elsewhere F. W. HOBBS CO. CHOWAN-WINDSOR HIGHWAY Edenton, N. C. sioner J. Edwin Bufflap with a view of perfecting the best method of con : trolling the situation at the trash dump during future practice black outs, as well as the “real thing," should it come. A committee consisting of R. N. Hines, T. C. Byrum and W. W. By rum was appointed to cooperate with Doctors R. H. Vaughan and L. P. Williams in working out the most feasible plan for participation of their Emergency Medical Corps (First Aid). It was decided to arrange black out curtains at both of their build ings, but this presents a major prob lem. It is hoped, however, that a satisfactory plan will be adopted, as the Defense Council has invested up ward of S2OO in equipment for these two first aid stations and seven thoroughly capable men and women are assigned to each. PAGE FIVE

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