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As those columns will be found t fak presentation at Ucd and county news op general interest. Volume X. —Number 14. Contributions In Chowan’s War Fund Drive Far Above • 1$ Quota; $5,553 To Date Still Few Canvassers Who Have Not Sub mitted Reports NAMES NEXT WEEK Chairman W. J. Berry man Makes Statement Os Appreciation Due to receipt of late adver tising, space this week will not permit acknowledgement of Red Cross War Fund contributions. This material is in type, but will necessarily have to wait until next ‘week’s issue. With $4,103.40 actually turned over to him last week, M. F. Bond, treas urer of the Red Cross War Fund drive, since that time has received $1,449.84 to send Chowan County’s contribution to $5,553.24, thus tar over-subscribing the quota of $4,200. Even then, the report is still incom plete, so that the amount has already passed the $5,500 mark hoped for. There are still some contributions which have not been turned over to Mr. Bond, and he is very anxious to receive these lists as early as possi ble in order to complete the drive. Mr. Bond has also been very careful to compile accurate lists of money turned over to him and the names of contributors, but it is altogether possible that a name or so could have been inadverently omitted before so many names were put into type. The Herald will be glad to make any cor rections as to contributors or the amounts. W. J. Berryman, chairman of the drive, who even before the drive was started, set $5,000 as a goal for the county, is very well pleased with the result and this week made the fol- (Continued on Page Six) tied Men Hosts To Wives Friday Night Chicken Salad Dinner to Be Served In Tribe’s Hall at 8:15 Chowan County Red Men will be hosts to their wives at a chicken salad dinner which will be served in the wigwam of Chowan Tribe No. 12, Friday night. The affair is scheduled to begin promptly at 8:15 in order to allow ample time for members living in the rural sections to attend. To arrange the affair Sachem C. B. Mooney, Jr., appointed J. Edwin Bufflap, Raleigh Hollowell, Frank Hughes, W. A. Munden and William K. Israel, who have an interesting program planned. The feature of the entertainment will be several num bers by a quartet composed of W. J. Daniels, Raleigh Hollowell, C. B. Mooney, Jr., and A. S. Hollowell. The affair is expected to attract over 100 Red Men and their wives. Binnif POLICE G. A. HELMS FOR SELLING FIREARMS Nol Pros Introduced By Prosecutor J. N. Pruden Which Also Eliminated Charge Against Guy Hobbs For Purchasing Revolver Charges against Chief of Police G. A. Helms for illegally selling a re volver to Guy Hobbs were squashed in Recorder’s Court Tuesday morning when the State took a nol pros. In his request for this action Prosecutor J. N. Pruden quoted section 5106 of the State law which has to do with the illegality of selling or buying firearms without first securing a per mit from the clerk of court, but found in a subsequent section these words: “Provided nothing in this ar ticle shall apply to officers authorized by law to carry firearms.” Mr. Helms is chief of police and Mr. Hobbs is a member of the auxil iary police force in connection with ft he county civilian defense council; f tie revolver being purchased shortly after his appointment. The charge against Helms, follow ed an investigation of the Grand Jury after a defendant, Peter de Jesus, testified in a charge of shoot ing Edward Boyce that he purchased the revolver from Helms. The Grand Jury questioned several witnesses, THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY | Close To TopJ Though Edenton High School’s negative debating team did not win the Aycock Cup last week in Chapel Hill, the two debaters, Jeanne Smith and Lillian Davis, can be classed among the (our best teams in the State. The two Edenton girls continued in the contest until the semi-finals, where they were eliminated by the Apex debaters. Apex lost the decision in the final round to Forest City. Another Term Os 1 Court Scheduled i : To Begin April 26 , Commissioners May Re quest Cancellation Os Term BONE JUDGE ) Pulp Mill Case Again ; One of Cases On Cal endar For Re-trial ■ Though a term of Superior Court was held only last week, another • term is scheduled to be held the week 1 of April 26. This term is for the ■ trial of civil cases only and there is a ' strong possibility that the County ■ Commissioners will request Governor J. M. Broughton to cancel the term. The Commissioners’ request will depend upon whether or not the case of Robert L. Chesson vs. Kieckhefer (Continued on Page Two) : Rotary Club Elects ’ New Officers Today Entire Membership of Club Placed In Nom ination At today’s meeting of the Edenton ' Rotary Club new officers will be 1 elected, and for that reason every member of the club is urged to be present. The entire membership was placed in nomination at a previous meeting, so that the outcome of the election is uncertain. At present Frank Holmes is presi i dent, and Wood Privott, vice presi dent, while on the board of directors are J. Edwin Bufflap, H. A. Campen, R. N. Hines and J. A. Moore. All of the new officers and directors elect ed today will be installed at the first meeting in July. after which a true bill was returned and Judge Walter Bone sent the case back to Recorder’s Court for trial. Mr. Hobbs was also charged with illegally buying a revolver by not first securing a permit from the Clerk of Court. This charge was al so nol prossed. Horace Ragsdale, white man, was found guilty of reckless driving and speeding, Judge Marvin Wilson Im posing a fine of $25 and eosts. Shelly Clay, also white, who claim ed to be a former officer, was fined $25 and costs for reckless driving and given 30 days on the roads for operating a car equipped with a siren. The latter sentence was #suspended upon condition that the siren be re moved the same day. James Edward Perry, Negro, was found guilty of assault ing Edward Felton and was sentenced to six months on the roads. E. L. Simpon, who was charged by G. W. Skinner with trespfpsing, was found guilty and fined s2f> and costs. He appealed to Superior Jourt. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, April 8,1943. Chowan’s Quota In Big 13 Billion Dollar Drive Set At $231,900 Every Cent Needed In Victory Drive to Smash Axis CAMPEN~CHAIRMAN Committee Meets Friday Afternoon In Munici pal Building Chowan County people will be put to the acid test during the Second War Loan campaign, beginning Apnl 12, when as part of the nation’s drive to raise 13 billion dollars, Chowan is asked to sell $231,900 worth of bonds. This staggering sum of money is necesary for the victory drive of the American and other allied armies in defeating the Axis partners, and to thus end Americans must loan their government every cent not needed I for the essentials of living. J. G. Campen has been made gen eral chairman of Chowan’s drive and has set up an organization to help in this great undertaking. With him on the general committee are D. M. Warren, J. H. Conger, W. H. Gardner and J. Edwin Bufflap. Other chairmen are as follows: Cotton Mill —P. S. McMullan. East Edenten—E. W. Spires. West Edenton—T. C. Byrum. Yeopim—Mrs. J. L. Hassell. Rocky Hock—Z. T. Evans. Center Hill—L. W. Belch. Cross Roads—Mrs. E. N. Elliott. Upper Chowan—T. A. Berryman. U. S. Marine Corps Air Station— H. C. Woodall. This group has been asked to meet in the Municipal Building Friday af ternoon at 4 o’clock, when definite plans will be made for the drive to raise Chowan's quota. Progress Seen In Drainage Project Bear Swamp Area Federal Government Se lects Area as Dem onstration County Agent C. W. Overman has been informed by the State Soil Con servation Service that the Bear Swamp Drainage Area has been se lected by the Federal Government as a demonstration. The Government has set aside funds to take care of grading the right-of-way and dredg ing the necessary canals. The Bear Swamp Drainage Commit tee has been advised to proceed in se curing a contractor for this work and efforts are now under way to secure a contractor. County Agent Overman and T. C. Byrum, last week, visited Congress man Herbert Bonner, at his home in Washington, N. C., furnishing him with information and correspondence regarding the project so that he can keep in touch with the matter in his office at Washington. Drainage of the Bear Swamp Area is considered one of the most helpful projects for Chowan and Perquimans Counties in that it will release for cultivation thousands of acres of the richest kind of soil. Mrs. Nathan Bail ! Elected President Os Parent-Teachers Mrs. Ep Debnam’s Class Presents Silas Marner At Meeting: Tuesday At a meeting of the Edenton Par ent-Teacher Association Tuesday af ternoon, the nominating committee’s recommendation for new officers was announced as follows: President, Mrs. Nathan Dail; vice president, Mrs. J. Clarence Leary; treasurer, Mrs. West Leary, and secretary, Mrs. Lloyd Bunch. A feature of the meeting was a splendid dramatization of Silas Mar ner by members of Mrs. Ep Debnam’s English class which was written by Carolyn Elliott and Emily Russell. Those taking part were Emily Rus-‘ sell, Caiolyn Elliott, Rodney Roger son, Robert Oliver, Fred Bunch, (Continued on Page Six) Group Is Appointed To Manage USD Club In Edenton Twelve Citizens Agree To Serve on Import ant Committee MEET NEXT WEEK Direcor Abe Martin at Region Meeting This Week In Richmond Twelve prominent Edenton citizens have been contacted and have agreed to serve as members of the Commit tee of Management of the Edenton USO Club, which will be operated by the Army and Navy Y. M. C. A., un der the direction of Abe Martin, who has been in Edenton in the interest of the Club for two weeks. Those 1 who will comprise this management committee are D. M. Warren, R. N. I Hines, J. H. Conger, W. J. Taylor, the Rev. Lewis F. Schenck, J. A. Moore, Lieutentant-Colonel Z. C. i Hopkins, Mrs. W. I. Hart, Mrs. W. W. Byrum, H. S. G. Verlander, John A. Holmes and Mrs. J. E. Wood. Though the definite date has not been set, a meeting of this group will be held some time next week for the purpose of electing officers and ap pointing various committees in con nection with the operation of the Club. Director Martin left Edenton Mon day for Richmond, Va., where he is attending a regional USO institute and conference for all directors and supervisors in the region. At this conference ideas will be exchanged and plans discussed in connection with the operation of USO Clubs. Mr. Martin expects to be away the re mainder of this week. Taylor Appointed As Member Board Os Public Welfare ! W. J. Berryman Resigns After Serving Term j Os Six Years, - W. J. Berryman, this week, rounded out six years as a member of the Chowan County Board of Public Welfare and because the term of of fice is limited by statute to six years, he retired from the Board of which he was chairman. Succeeding Mr. Berryman, the County Commissioners, on Monday, appointed W. J. Taylor. Mr. Taylor served as superintendent of public welfare before the social security program was inaugurated which created a full time office. The Com missioners were unanimous in their opinion that he is thoroughly familiar with the work and that a better qualified successor could not be found in the county. Under the wel fare set-up the County Commission-1 ers are obliged to appoint one mem ber, the State Board another and these two appoint the third member. W. D. Pruden is the State Board’s ap pointee, while W. W. Byrum was ap pointed by Pruden and Berryman. In recognition of the services of Mr. Berryman, the County Commis sioners instructed the clerk to write a letter of appreciation to Mr. Berry jman expressing their satisfaction of[ I his services and their regret that the ilaw made it necessary for him to ) resign. Group Os White Boys Inducted Into Army i Eighteen of the group of white boys recently sent to Fort Bragg were inducted into the Army. The list includes: Parker Helms, Lonnie Harrell, Jr., Harry Allan Liniger, Lee Roy Holmes, James Edward Sutton, David Rudolph Mizelle, John Carl Hassell, Jr., Frederick Earl Bennett, Sam White, John Oliver, Jr., Hoskins Bass, Jr., Rober Joseph Rawls, James Bond, Edward Bunch, Alex White, Robert Satterfield, John (Monk) Hollowell and Lloyd Thomas Eure, transferee from Bayboro, N. C., who was accepted In the Navy (his pre ference). MR. MOONEY BETTER C. B. Mooney, who has been very ill in his room at Hotel Joseph Hewes, is considerably Improved. Mr. Mooney suffered an attack of the flu last week shortly upon his arrival f rom Kansas City, where he was called due to the critical illness and death of his brother. Mrs. McMullan o ns As Librarian Memorial Library Friday On The Way Town Council, will at its meet ing Tuesday night, set up machin ery for the Town election to be held Tuesday, May 4. To date there appears to be two vacan cies due to the announcement by Mayor J. H. McMullan that he would not be a candidate and the fact that Jordan Yates, who was elected Councilman from the Second Ward, has since moved from the Ward end is not eligible for re-election. No prospective candidate had, up until Wednesday, definitely announced his candidacy, though several are expected to seek of fice. The deadline for filing is 10 days before the election. Wm. Vicks Ordered To Die In State Gas Chandler On May 7 i i Judge Walter Bone Sets j Date of Death Fri i day, May 7 APPEAL~N OTED Sixty Days Allowed For Preparation of Cases By Both Sides After The Herald went to press last week and near the completion of | the criminal docket in the Term of l Superior Court, William Vicks, Chowan County Negro, was found guilty of rape and was later sen- Ijtenced by Judge Walter Bone to die I in the State’s gas chamber on May 7. j Vicks was charged with ravishing his : own 14-year-old daughter, Ola Dean, I the jury deliberating about nine hours before returning the verdict which sealed his doom. Vicks’ attorney, Herbert Leary, noted an appeal to the Supreme Court, and Judge Walter Bone allow ed 60 days for Solicitor Chester Mor (Continued on Page Two) Plans Going Forward For Easter Seal Sale Plans for the sale of Easter Seals are going forward, the drive being sponsored by the Edenton Lions Club and directed by W. J. Taylor, who appeals to Chowan County citizens to be as liberal as possible in purchaing the Seals. j Revenue derived, of which 50 per cent reamins in the county, is used in crippled children work, and a like amount is matched by the State for worthy cases. The Seals will continue on sale until Easter. DRIVE INAUGURATED IN CHOWAN COUNTY TO CURD WHOLESALE WAR-TIME LOAFING Law Enforcement Officers Aiding Draft Board In Rounding Up Able Bodied Men to Work or Fight During Manpower Shortage Chowan County’s Draft Board is no little concerned about the present manpower situation in Chowan Coun ty and with the cooperation of law enforcement officials, a crack-down is to be made on that group of men between 18 and 38 who are not in the armed forces and who show little inclination to work. The condition was discussed in the office of the Draft Board Tuesday afternoon, when Captain J. L. Wig gins, chairman, called law enforce ment officials to assist in remedy ing the matter. Besides Mr. Wiggins and L. S. Byrum, member of the Draft Board, present at the meeting were Sheriff J. A. Bunch, Judge Mar vin Wilson, County Prosecutor J. N. Pruden, Chief of Police G. A. Helms, Sergeant George I. Dail and J. Ed win Bufflap. Chairman Wiggins informed those present that of the Negroes called for service just about 80 per cent are accepted and of the white men This newspaper is circu- I leted In the territory [ where Advertisers will » realise good results, | $1.50 Per Year. > Veteran Librarian Has Served Since Library Was Established 22 YEARS Elizabeth Carroll Has Been Appointed Act ing librarian At a special meeting of the trus tees of Shepard-Pruden Memorial Li brary held Friday afternoon, April 2, the board received Mrs. Sidney McMullan’s resignation as librarian. Mrs. McMullan said she wished a rest from her responsibilities as li brarian, a position which she has held since the Library was established in 1921. She will continue to be an ac tive member of the Library board of trustees and will serve as advisor and consultant to the active librarian. No permanent appointment has been made to fill the vacancy. The board appointed Elizabeth Carroll, Four-County Librarian of this area, to serve as acting librarian of Shep j ard-Pruden Memorial. Mrs. Clar ■ ence Cates was appointed assistant. 1 The present library in historical I old Cupola House is the first public i library in Chowan County since the Edward Moseley collection of 76 vol- I umes was sent to Edenton in 1720. Edenton may well be proud and grateful that its fine public library was built up through the years by the intelligent guidance and loving service of one of its most distin guished citizens, Mrs. McMullan. The reading tastes of our children, ’ as well as the adults of this town, have been influenced and developed by this cultured, far-sighted librarian. The rich colonial history of Cu pola House, the display of the valu , able museum collection, has been made available to an interested pub- * • lie through Mrs. McMullan’s expert (Continued on Page Eix; Legionnaires Hear Stirring Address By Fred White, E. City Roland Garrett, District Commander, Present At Meeting Legionnaires, at the meeting of Ed Bond Post Tuesday night, lis tened to a stirring address by Fred White, o f Elizabeth City, commander of Seth Perry Post. Mr. White was accompanied by District Commander Roland Garrett, who after a few remarks, presented the speaker. Mr. White spoke about present war-time conditions and the import ance of the American Legion in the world conflict, also weaving into his remarks the role of the State Guard of which he is a member and recent ly underwent a period of training at Fort Bragg. from 70 to 75 per are accepted. Which, boiled down, means that the flower of our manhood is taken into the Army, while illiterates and de ceased men are allowed to return and mingle with other citizens. Another angle experienced by the Draft Board is the common belief among those who ere rejected that upon arriving home they take the at titude that they are privileged char acters and can work or loaf as they see fit. This is an illusion for the statutes on vagrancy were thorough ly reviewed and it is a foregone con clusion that some of these men will find themselves questioned and if proof is not forthcoming that they are employed, the majority of the time they will be confined to jail, re classified and again sent to the Army. The condition develops into a menace in that many of them, espec ially among the Negroes, take the at titude that they do not have to work. (Continued on Page Six)
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