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IGHJKJH In these columns will be found a fair presentation of local and county news of general interest. Volume X.—Number 12. Plans Going Forward For Organization Os Edenton’s SO Club For Service Men < Benson Calls Meeting: of Recreation Commit tee Tonight AT 8 O’CLOCK Abe Martin on Hand to Take Up Duties as Club Director As was reported in The Herald last week, Abe Martin arrived in Edenton Friday to begin his duties as director of the Edenton USO Club, which will be located in the east wing of Hotel Joseph Hewes, taking in the portion formerly occupied by the Floars Electric & Plumbing Company, the section used as a storage room and the old dining room. Mr. Martin was met by the Rev. W. C. Benson, chairman of the Ser vice Men’s Recreatio.n Committee, who has worked unceasingly in behalf of the establishment of a USO Club, and was introduced to many of Edenton’s citizens. He was favor ably impressed with the town and its people and if given the proper co operation believes the local club will develop into a popular place among service men and a credit to the com munity. The rooms will be altered to meet the needs of the Club and equipped to provide suitable recreation for ser vice men, including a reading room, lounging room, radio, making talking records to be sent back home, games of various kinds, stationery, maga zines, shower baths and occasional dances. Mr. Martin’s first wish is to or ganize a committee of management, which will be selected from local peo- Another important phase of the -» Vs work is a hostess group, which i comprise a group of ladies who . interested in entertaining the service men. Chairman’Benson has called a meet ing of his committee for Thursday night at 8 o’clock in the Municipal Building, whem Mr. Martin will be present and explain in detail the set up and functions of the Club. Mr. Benson’s associates on this commit tee, each of whom is expected to be ‘ present at the meeting, include J. A. Moore, Geddes Potter, Father F. J. McCourt, Mrs. R. E. Leary, Mrs. J. Clarence Leary and Mrs. Junius Davis. Vesper C. Smith, associate regional USO director, was again in Edenton early this week in connection with the new Club, and expressed the be lief that everything will run along smoothly whe.n the lease to the hotel rooms officially goes into effect next Thursday. He conferred with Mr. Martin and both appear very en thusiastic over the service to be ren dered by the local Club when once in operation. Typhoid Vaccination Scheduled To Be Held During Early Summer Immunization More Ne cessary This Year Than Ever This year, 1943, is the regular typhoid fever vaccination round-up year, which, the local Health Depart ment emphasizes, is more important than ever, for during war time the bacterial exchange is speeded up considerably. “The armed forces are protected against the more serious com municable diseases,’’ say local health authorities, “so that if we are doing our part on the civilian home front, we must protect ourselves from these diseases and prevent any possible epidemic." i At different sites throughout i Chowan County these immunization clinics will be held during the early < cummer months, the schedule for ■ *ch will be published in a later is j The Health Department is urg * ' every civilian in the county to i . .an to secure this added protection against typhoid fever and smallpox i for adults and these two, plus diph theria, for infants and children. MASONS MEET TONIGHT The regular meeting of Unanimity < Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will be held tonight at 8 o’clock. THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Baptist Radio Speaker " '"’liiiP’ I DR. ELLIS A. FULLER Dr. Fuller, Louisville, Ky., President, Southern Baptist Sem inary, who will deliver the con cluding message of the Baptist Hour series, on Sunday morning, March 28th, at 8:30 a. un. Nutrition Course Begins Today At Community House Classes Arranged For Home Demonstration Club Members Miss Rebecca Colwell, home demon stration agent, announces a nutrition class for Home Demonstration mem bers which will begin a 5-hour course today (Thursday) at the Community House at Cross Roads. The class to ■day will begin at 3 o’clock, and all club members are requested to be present so that the most convenient hour can be decided upon for future meetings. Miss Colwell, who is also chairman of the women’s divsion of the county salvage committee, also reports that while there has been a marked in crease in the collection of waste fats and oils, the county is still lagging in its quota. The quota for the month is 372 pounds, while Miss Colwell es timated about 100 pounds collected in the last two weeks. As to old nylon and silk hose, Miss Colwell says there has been practical ly none turned in. Red Men Tribe Plans Chicken Salad Dinner With Wives As Guests Chowan Tribe of Red Men plans to entertain members’ wives at a chick en salad dinner in the lodge hall in the near future. At Monday night’s meeting C. B. Mooney, Jr., sachem, suggested some sort of an aiffair to entertain the women folks and ap pointed a committee consisting of J. Edwin Bufflap, W. A. Munden and William Israel to decide the form of such entertainment. The commit tee had in mind a fish fry, but due to the lard situation it was decided to stage a chicken salad dinner instead. Plans for the affair, as well as the time, will be arranged at next Mon day night’s meeting, when it is hoped many of the members will be on hand. Employment Officer In Edenton Fridays In order to assist in employment needs of this community, H. Wellons of the U. S. Employment Office of Elizabeth City, will be in Edenton every Friday from 10 to 12 o’clock, which hours will be increased if de mands justify. He will be in the former Edenton employment office on the second floor of the Citizens Bank Building, where he will assist in securing help as well as finding jobs for those seeking work. Mr. Wellons is very anxious to serve the needs of the eommu,nity and hopes any person neaping help of any kind or those who want jobs rill contact him during the above hours each Friday. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, March 25, 19437 Friday's Blackout j Successful From i Almost All Angles : Only Few Lights Left j Burning to Mar Per fect Record ! NO ARRESTS | Surprise Blackout Un der Army Is Now Scheduled Friday night’s test black-out i identon was almost perfect, accor. ig to E. W. Spires, county civilian j-xense chairman, about the only .ing to mar a perfect record being .o or three instances of lights al wed to bum while occupants v of of ees were out of the building. According to the report, the time j jquired to black-out and clear traf j in Ldenton after the alarm was i ss than three minutes, while in ru ral sections five minutes were re quired. Os course, the Edenton Cotton Mill was exempted by the army from participating in the black-out due to 1 working 24 hours a day principally! on defense orders. Nor was the red harbor range light turned off, which, must be done only by orders from ’ the Coast Guard. Despite previous arrangements to prevent fire at the city trash pile, a colored woman set fire to some pa- j per while scratching in the rubbish.! The fire was extinguished by the fire j !department before the signal was! given, but a strong wind later caused j a small blaze near the bottom of the. trash pile toward the end of the test, j There were no arrests for violations j of the blackout and general satisfac tion was expressed at the way it I was carried out. * Leroy Haskett, again very ably handled the telephone at headquar , (Continued on Page Five) Group White Boys Go To Fort Bragg i Draft Board Ordered to Withhold Future Lists Called 1 Another group of Chowan white boys left Edenton Tuesday morning for Fort Bragg to undergo a physical examination to determine whether or not they will be inducted into the Army. The call included Hoskins Bass, John Oliver, Jr., Frank Holmes, Parker Helms, Ephraim Wright, Thomas Twine, John L. Harrell, Jr., Harry Liniger, Leßoy Holmes, James E. Sutton, James K. Layton, David Mizell, John Hassell, Jr., Fred erick E. Bennett, Sam White, Reuben Phillips, John H. Hollowell, Robert Satterfield, James Bond, Edward Bunch, Lloyd Eure, Robert Rawls, Henry White, Carroll Stewart and Clarence L. Pinholster. The last two were transferred to | Jacksonville, Florida. This will be ‘the last list of boys called which may be published, the local Draft Board being notified to hereafter withhold the lists until the selectees return from induction cen ters, and then release the names of those who were accepted for service. do. i*. » ..jiXHltll rnuu.io i n.«l HEPW 01 CHRISTMAS SEAL DRIVE total of $625.83 Collected During Campaign; De ducting Expenses, County’s Share $453.49 For Local Purposes Mrs. R. C. Holland, treasurer of the 1942 Christmas Seal Campaign, has completed her report which shows that $625.83 was collected during the drive. One-fourth of this amount has been sent to State headquartess. After payment of expenses incidental to the drive, advertising material, stamps, etc., a balance of $453.49 has been deposited for the benefit of per sons in Chowan County. This fund will be tapped for fur nishing milk to undernourished chil dren and adults, pay for X-rays when other funds are not available, and used for other purposes as desig nated by State authorities for the eradication of tuberculosis. Everyone who participated in the drive, whether by helping in the sale or by buying stamps, should feel proud of what has been achieved. For the spirit of understanding and sym Crowded Docket Is | In Prospect For March Term Court Session Scheduled to Be gin Monday Morning At 10 O’clock | BONE PRESIDES Charges of Rape and Homicide Face Two Defendants i When Judge Walter C. Bone, of j Nashville, arrives to preside over the March term of Chowan Superioi j Court, which convenes Monday morn ing, he will face one of the most crowded terms in several years ; Eleven criminal cases are docketed, I several of which are serious crimes and may consume a considerable ■ amount of time. Among the criminal cases is charge of incest against Willia Vicks, Negro, who is charged wit attacking his 14-year-old daughter, Ola Dean Vicks. He has been held jail without bail since a preliminary 1 hearing in Recorder’s Court, j James C. White, Greenville white man, is charged with homicide in , connection with the death of William ‘ C. Blount, a young colored man, who | was thrown from a truck driven by White from the Marine Corps Air Station. Blount was crushed under ; falling logs from a log truck driven j in an accident at a narrow bridge on the Yeopim road. Charles Granby, colored, will be j tried on two charges of burglary and ; larceny from rooms in Hotel Joseph i Hewes, where he was formerly era i ployed. John Henry Alexander faces a charge of assaulting Katie Leary, also colored, with a pistol and in flicting serious injury. Peter deJesus, white operator of a filling station on Broad Street, near Hicks Field, is charged with shooting (Continued on Page Fivel . v Pre-School Clinics Planned In April Parents Urged to Enroll Names With School Principals During the month of April pre school clinics will be hpld in Chowan County, during which parents of chil dren planning to enter school for their first year are asked to have their children treated. To prepare for entering children in these clinics, par ents are asked to contact the princi pal of the school in which their child will be enrolled, giving the child’s name, the parents’ names and ad dress. Appointments will be arrang ed for each child. “Pre-school clinics are advisable in peace time and are a necessity during war time,” advises the local Health Department, “for many people are changing their living quarters where by the bacterial change is promoted.” The Health Department would like to secure a complete list of the chil dren expected to enter the clinics by April 1, and an appeal is made for the cooperation of parents in order to make the round-up program a success. pathy, and for the generous outpour ing of funds, both Mrs. J. A. Moore, chairman, and Mrs. Holland, treasur er, are deeply appreciative. To George C. Cunney, Jr., Navy Auditor at the U. S. Marine Corps Air Station, who personally directed the sale at the Base, which resulted in a contribution of $81.39, is due very special thanks. To all other kindly people who generously gave of their time and effort, Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Holland are genuinely grateful. Among those who made real con tributions to the Christmas Seal Sale were: Mrs. George Dail, who mimeo graphed all the letters: Mrs. Roland Vaughan, Mrs. L. G. Plant, Mrs. J. M. Jones, Misses Mary Arrington Burton, Elizabeth Moore and Mary Moore, who addressed these letters; W. J. Taylor, who handled the sale (Continued on Page Five) Contributions Red Cross Wa.lrund Drive Not Vet At Half Way Mark Turn Off Lights With a surprise blackout in the offing, an appeal is made by local civilian defense officials for precautions in seeing that all lights in offices or public build | ings are turned out before leav ing every night, unless there is someone on the premises who is acquainted with the surroundings and can turn off lights, if burn-* ing, when (he black-out alarm is sounded. This was the only reason that prevented Edenton from scoring a perfect observance of Friday night’s black-out, and special at tention is called to seeing to it that lights are not permitted to burn hereafter when leaving at night. Edenton’s Debaters Divide Honors In Contest Held Friday Negative Side Wins But Affirmative Loses In Washington Edenton High School’s debating teams split honors with Washington High Friday morning in the State wide debate on the query, Resolved that the United States should adopt the policy of extending Federal aid to general public education. Edenton’s negative debaters, Lil lian Davis and Jeanne Smith, won the I decision in the debate held at Wash- ‘ ington, while Mary Griffin and Nell Skinner, upholding the affirmative | side of the argument, lost the de-! cision of the judges in the Edenton school. The four local speakers, by their arguments and delivery, showed that they spent a great deal of time in preparing their debates and that they were thoroughly familiar with the subject they were talking about. Chowan’s Leaders System Is Studied For Use in State V. Heartman and Four Ladies Now Gather ing Information Chowan County, along with five other counties, has been selected by the Agricultural Extension Service in determining policies and procedures to be prepared for neighborhood leaders systems throughout the State. Here to make a study of Chowan’s neighborhood leaders’ ■ system is V. Heartman of the State Office, who is being assisted by four young la dies in touring the entire county to i assemble all possible information as to how Chowan’s program is being carried out. New Shipment Os Red Cross Material Mrs. W. HTCoffield Call ing For More Volun teer Workers Mrs. W. H. Coffield, chairman of the Red Cross surgical dressings pro ject, has received a shipment of ma terial for making 30,000 gauze dress ings. This shipment was due in January, but in some way was lost and has just arrived. The shipment includes 2x2 gauze dressings which are ready for folding and a call is sent out for volunteers to aid in this work so that the dressings will be ready for shipment when called for. Mrs. Coffield reports that local workers have completed 25,000 dress ings of the Bxlo size and 5,000 of the 4xß size, which are now ready to be shipped when needed. This newspaper is circu- I lated in the territory I where Advertisers will I realize good results. | $1.50 Per Year. • Treasurer M. F. Bond Reports $1,930.19 Re ceived By Him QUOTA~S4,2OO Contributions Should Be Turned Over to Mr. Bond Though no doubt more money has been collected in the Red Cross War Fund Drive now under way than has been reported, Treasurer M. F. Bond’s records show that only sl,- 930.19 has been turned over to him. It is understood, however, that a few canvassers have deposited collections to the credit of the Red Cross in the Bank of Edenton, which complicates keeping an accurate record by Mr. Bond of the account collected as well as acknowledgement of contributions in The Herald. Canvassers should, therefore, turn over to Mr. Bond all I money collected as well as the names of all contributors so that a syste matic record can be maintained of the success of the drive and eliminate any embarrassment caused by names of contributors being omitted in The f Herald. Chowan County’s quota in the drive ■ is $4,200, and though getting off to I a late start, the amount turned over ; to Mr. Bond represents less than one half of the sum asked and only a matter of a few more days remain ing in March during which month the drive is expected to be completed on . a nation-wide basis. Os the amount received by Mr. Bond, possibly the largest contribu tions have been received, for it in cludes contributions collected from industrial concerns under the chair manship of West Byrum. These contributions amount to $1,160 ano were made by the following: I The Albemarle Peanut Co. $ 250.00 j The Edenton Peanut Co. 250.00 j Edenton Cotton Mills 200.00 .M. G. Brown Co.-CJ 15.00 i Edenton Ice Co. ... 10.00 Lean,’ Bros. Storage Co. ____ 50.00 Chowan Storage Co. 20.00 J. A. Moore 200.00 Bank of Edenton 75.00 D. M. Warren 50.00 J. H. Conger ... ... 15.00 A. S. Smith Machine Works 10.00 W. H. Gardner 6.00 Edenton Bay Packing Co. 10.00 The professional group lacks a great deal of being fully represented in the contributions, only $65 being reported from this group, which in cludes the following: W. J. Berryman $ 25.00 J. A. Powell 25.00 (Continued on Page Five) Sewing Class Meets Fridays During Lent The Lenten Sewing Class of St. Paul’s Woman’s Auxiliary will meet every Friday afternoon during Lent at 3 o’clock. Garments will be made for the Good Shepherd Hospital. The class will meet this week at the home of Mrs. J. A. Moore. Rocky Hock School Filled Tuesday For Air Warning Meet Picture Shows Training Given to Airplane Spotters Rocky Hock Central School was filled to capacity Tuesday night when a meeting was held to discuss the aw warning service. Present at the meeting and explaining the set-up was Sergeant Anthony Peccola and a moving picture was shown which had to do with training airplane spotters. C. E. Kramer, chief of the air plane observers, was very much en couraged over the splendid turnout and the interest shown, and is espec ially pleased with the Valhalla post which is manned by Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Harrell. The post is in operation 24 hours a day and when the Edenton tower is completed, the county’s system will be complete. C. B. Mooney is now erecting a suitable tower on Hicks Field, but progress has been delayed several days due to Mr. Mooney’s being call ed to the bedside of a brother m Kansas City.
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