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PAGE TWO The Chowan Herald Published every Thursday by The Chowan Herald, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin Bufllap and Hector Lupton, at 423-425 South Broad Street, Edenfon, N. C. ■ m ■■ 1 " //wnkCiniiiM va /mss »ssociATiqpj) J. EDWIN BUFFLAP Editor HECTOR LUPTON Advertising Mgr. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year Six Months 5 100 Entered as second-class matter August 30, 1934, at the post office at Edenton, North Caro lina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Cards of thanks, obituaries, resolutions of respect, etc., will be charged for at regular advertising rates. " THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1943 BLBLE THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: DO NOT MAKE PRAYER A DEAD FORMULA: I . will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the under standing also. —I Cor. 14:15. Every Reason To Be Proud With deposited in the Bank of Edenton to the credit of the Chowan County 7 Red Cross Chapter by 7 Millard F. Bond, treasurer of Chowan County’s War Fund drive, and indications that the amount will soar beyond that when reports are completed, Chowan has every reason to be proud of the success of the campaign. Getting off to a late start, due principally to not having supplies, the $4,200 quota seemed like a Herculean task to attempt. But, despite this fact, a corps of interested and hard-working canvassers faced the situation with a determination to do their part and began their rounds. They were encouraged to find a ready response and, though the first week seemed somewhat discouraging, the apparent lack of success only spurred them on until the quota was in sight and now even likely to be ex ceeded by something like $1,500. To reach a goal of $4,200 in Chowan County was con sidered next to impossible by some, but thank goodness, there were those who were convinced the quota could be reached, which fact provided an incentive to work all the harder for the cause. The Herald, then, doffs its hat to this loyal group of canvassers and in doing so would not forget those wno were so generous in their contributions, as well as those whose hearts were just as sympathetic to the Re<j Cross, but who, because of their means, were obliged to contribute more modestly. Chowan has ever been loyal to the Red Cross, as well as to other worthy appeals for funds, but in this year’s War Fund Drive, when the need for funds Is far greater than ever before and Chowan’s quota the largest in his tory, the county has hung up its best record. An Embarrassing: Moment While reason for the above comment is a source of pleasure to The Herald, a conversation this week proved equally as embarrassing to the editor. One of Edenton’s citizens who travels quite exten sively all over the State knew he was talking to the editor of the paper, but was ignorant of the fact that ne was also talking to Edenton’s Street Commissioner, part of whose duty it is to see that the town is kept neat and clean. “I travel over much of North Carolina,” said this gentleman, “and while I think Edenton is as beautiful a town as we have in the State, I have come to the con clusion that it is one of the dirtiest.” Os course, this statement startled the writer, who is no little interested in maintaining a town in keeping with its history and reputation for beauty and attractiveness. The Complaint registered was relative to uncovered garbage receptacles, and it was charged that many peo ple go even to less trouble and merely pile garbage along the curb to be dragged around by dogs and literal ly provide breeding places for flies. If Conditions are as bad as were painted, the writer feels, justified in supporting the street department, which is directly charged with the responsibility of col lecting trash and garbage, and which affords a splendid opportunity to again remind those who criticize that in order to have and keep a clean town, the street depart ment must have and is entitled to the cooperation of those who put out garbage to be collected. Os necessity, a schedule has been arranged for the trash truck which is adhered to as closely as possible, and it is surprising to know how many people have ut ter disregard for the collection of garbage, putting it out only at their own convenience and many-times after the trash truck has covered that particular section, so that the garbage is obliged to remain 24 hours before being gathered. Be it generally known or not, the volume of trash and garbage in Edenton has multiplied several times within the past year, which places a burden on a street de partment not too well equipped and employing no more men than was necessary before the influx of people m connection with the Marine Corps Air Station. One of the primary objectives of the street department is to maintain a clean town, but unless a reasonable amount of cooperation is offered by the citizens them selves this cannot be realized, even if there were five times the amount of equipment available and many more men employed to do the work. Let’s have some cooperation on the part of the citizens and the writer has no hesitancy in assuring any one that the town will be kept clean, at least until July 1, and that isn’t a plug for any political aspirations. Not Altogether Lost Friends of the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library will learn with regret that Mrs. Sidney McMullan, on Friday, tendered her resignation as librarian, a position she has held with outstanding distinction- since the library was established in 1921, a period of 22 years. During that span of years, Mrs. McMullan’s ability as a librarian has been recognized by a number of promi nent authors, as well as others seeking information, all of whom found in her a congenial, cooperative soul, al ways willing to impart of her knowledge and assist in her thorough familiarity with the many books on the shelves of the library. Mrs. McMullan was very much interested in the li brary, devoting much of her time and energy to its de- »HE cHuWAN HLkAJ.d, E DEMON, N. C., IhoKSDaY. APRIL 8, 1943 Heard and seew* ; Ry “BUFF" i J A story will be found on the front page relative to a drive to make all able-bodied men, white or black, either work or fight, and this will be vigorously enforc ed. As a matter of fact, a joint resolution was passed in the recent session of the General Assembly calling ; upon all law enforcement agencies of the State to strict ly enforce State laws against vagrancy to aid in the war effort. Every law enforcement agency in Chowan , County has pledged its cooperation with the local Draft Board and henceforth the pathway of the loafer in Chowan County will not be so easy. The vagrancy law 1 has enough teeth to keep a gang of strong young men from loitering around. Police come pretty near know ing what men are regularly employed, and with the shortage of manpower all about us, there is no excuse for a single man to be wasting time. The stage is all 1 set for a round-up of such class of men, so that they better get to work—or else. o Living in these parts this summer will no doubt Be like the old gray mare—not what it used to be, and it all comes about due to a reduction in watermelon acre age, Reports have it that 30 per cent has been lopped off the State’s acreage, which means that Chowan ( County will be similarly affected. The principal reason for this reduction is because fertilizer is not available for watermelons and cantaloupes. They are not eonsia eied essential crops, but gosh ding it, when a fellow fills up on either of ’em, it’s a lead pipe cinch that he would not be eating some of the stuff which is considered es sential, and at the same time, what in the dickens can take the place of a nice, sweet cantaloupe or a big hunk of tasty watermelon such as are raised in Chowan , County? I’m getting madder at Hitler and the Japs , all the time. o i Earl Menshew hasn’t graduated at school yet, for he’s only 10 years old, but his age caused him to “graduate” ( as the County Commissioners’ puller-outer of name* from the jury box for jury duty. Earl was on hand ] Monday to draw names for a jury in the civil term of 1 court scheduled for the week of April 26, but the Com- J missioners decided he could read well enough to make him ineligible. The youngster has been doing this work j for several years, and though on Monday he did not draw out names, he did pass around his hat to draw | his last pay. The new puller-outer is little Bobby Pratt, who does very well, except he almost forgot to marcn 1 around the table to collect a nickle or a. dime from th* 1 | Commissioners and others sitting in at the time. o , And speaking of selecting a jury, it’s getting to be ; quite a job. On Monday, when Bobby Pratt was busy pulling out names, he startled Chairman Warren by 1 saying, “There ain’t no more in the box.” Time was * when to secure 24 or 36 men for jury duty it was neces sary to pull not many more names from the box. Now, however, with Chowan men in the armed forces ana another large group living out of the county, it is neces sary sometimes to pull at least a dozen names from the box before a single prospect is listed. « O The Herald, the last few weeks, has somewhat re sembled a city directory, if names mean anything. To publish the names of contributors in the Red Cross War Fund Drive has meant a lot of time in composition as well as no little amount of space in the paper. Any way, if this work and space had anything to do with the splendid response to the appeal, The Herald feels well repaid. Incidentally, to compile, put i type and print so many names, a few errors undoubtedly crept in. One has already been reported, for the Chestnutt Cleaners’ contribution was listed as $2, when it should have been $5. No doubt other errors occurred, despite the splendid record kept by Treasurer Bond. And errors or not, here are three cheers for the way Chowan came across in the drive. John Ward, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest M ara, has the small boy’s love for dogs and is especially fond of Julian Ward’s pointer, “Fritz.” Recently John saw an advertisement in a magazine offering a book on dog care,-sent free upon request. He wrote an unusually good letter for a youngste rof his age, ending with the following sentence: "I could write all day, but I do not want you to read all day, so please send the book.” He got the book. o Red Men are planning on having a good time Friday night when they will stage a chicken salad dinner with their wives as special guests. Two members of the Tribe have prepared for the affair, for both Raleigh and Clayton Hollowell are now sporting a set of artificial teeth. Nope, Jesse Smith isn’t equipped yet with teetft, but he’ll be able, no doubt, to eat with more satisfaction than the above-mentioned brothers. Incidentally Friend Clayton has missed eating a lot of steaks, for he’s been toothless for about five years, and now that he Has , teeth, he’s having a devil of a time getting the steak. - ■■ (l ■ ' Earmarks of a young fellow who is sent by the Draft ; Board to Fort Bragg and sent back because of a posi : tive blood test or illiteracy is wearing an extra large brim hat with a feather sticking up the side and a zoot suit. And invariably this sort of guy takes pleasure in meeting Captain J. L. Wiggins or other members of the Draft Board with a ’possum-like smile, as much as to say, “To hell with you, I have been rejected and now I can do as I please.” However, this sort of a guy is in ■ for a surprise, for we are in a war in which all avail able manpower available is needed in one way or an other—except loafing. County and town officials are going to round up those who refuse to work, and they will most likely find themselves minus their zoot suit. velopment, so that no little of the library’s success is directly attributable to the efforts of she who retired Friday. While Mrs. McMullan will be greatly missed in the actual operation of the library, it is a source of satis faction to know that she will continue as an active member on the board of trustees and will act in the ca pacity of advisor and consultant to the acting librarian, Elizabeth Carroll. The library will, therefore, continue to benefit by her knowledge of its affairs as well as ner influence, even though she will not occupy the station she has so creditably filled for almost a quarter of a ■ century. Weekly Newspaper Folks Enjoy Fish Fry In the neighborhood of 25 weekly newspaper folks met at Colerain Beach Friday night to enjoy a de lightful fish fry prepared by Mr. and Mrs. Lee Miller. The group had a splendid time at the beach, with the affair in charge of Lucius Blanchard, of Ahoskie, vice president. Another meeting will be held in a few weeks in Windsor, when new officers will be elected. Both the president, James Bateman, and the secretary, Miss Addie Mae Cook, have left for other sections of the State. TIME LIMIT REMOVED The thirty-day time limit on tire certificates has been removed. Cer tificates for tires, tubes and recap ping service may now be used any time after date of issuance. Permits Issued To Buy New Tires And Tubes Permits to purchase new tires and tubes have been issued by the Chow an War Price and Rationing Board to the following: Tires for Passenger Cars—G. M. Chesson, 1 tire; E. G. Blanchard, 1 tire; L. M. Johnson,. 1 tire and 1 tune R. T. Harrell, 1 tire and 1 tube, Willie Charlton, 1 tire and 1 tube; D. M. Warren, 1 tire; Grady E. Love, 1 tube; Roland Ashley, 1 tube; O. R. Spivey, 1 tube; Noah J. Goodwin, 1 tube; Jay E. Coffey, 1 tube; Hay wood Jones, 1 tire and 1 tube. Truck—C. N. Griffin, 2 tires and 2 tubes; George W. Skinner, 2 tires; Byrum Hardware Co., 1 tire and 1 tube. Passenger Hobbs, 2 tires; N. C. S. H. and P. W. C., 3 tires and 3 tubes; S. R. Walch, 2 tires and 1 tube; S. L. Moore, 1 tire; H. W. Layton, 5 tires and 1 tube; Lloyd C. Parrish, 1 tire and 1 tube; J. G. Layton, 3 tires and 2 tubes; Mullen Holly, 2 tires; Aloisis Blanchard, 1 tire; Alma E. Harrell, 1 tire; Pasco Davidson, 3 tires; Shelton Ford, 2 tires; John E. Dail, 2 tires; Rudolph Guff, 1 tire; Mrs. John Lee Spruill, 2 tires; Sanford Stallings, 1 tire and 1 tube; Hilton Wordsworth, 5 tires and 1 tube; J. T. Riddick, 5 tires and 2 tubes; Jackson Blount, 2 tires and 1 tube; Joe C. Wills, 4 tires and 4 tubes; Thomas A. Goodwin, 3 tires and 1 tube. U. S. Marine Air Corps Base Truck—Pittman Wayne, 1 tube and SEED PEANUTS FOR SALE G. E. NIXON EDENTON, N. C., ROUTE 1 8,500 NIGHTS The right to pump water for the Saturday night bath was never officially listed as one of the things for which our forefathers decided to fight. Yet it is quite symbolic of away of living the Colonists sought to preserve * Today we light again... not for water pumps, automo biles or ultra modern bathrooms, but once ' more for • way of living that means, just as it uid 8 ( 30G Saturday nights ago, the right Jfc • men to think as he pleases and worship HI 40Vc fin tyifti S&ondt ii a tonal//nice lo /uty \CENTURY DISTILLING PcORIA, ILLINOIS 1 recap; R. C. Huffman Const. Co., 4 tires and 4 tubes; Edward W. Congle ton, 1 tire and 1 tube. Passenger Tires—James E. Byrd, 1 tire and 1 tube; C. E. Lassiter, 1 tire and 1 tube; G. W. Coppedge, 1 tire and 1 tube. Chas. T. Griffin, 1 tractor tire and tube. Bunch Brothers, 3 truck recapping service; E. L. Belch, 6 truck recapping service; O. C. Coffield, 5 truck re capping service. Wm. Vicks Ordered To Die On May 7 (Continued from Page One) ris and Mr. Leary to prepare their case. Another of the late cases involved Hannibal Blount, Negro, who was charged with the theft of sl3 and drunken driving. He was found guilty of the first count and was sentenced to six months on the roads. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty in favor of William White, white Greenville youth, who was charged with manslaughter. White w 7 as driver of an Air Station truck from which a colored man was thrown and killed in a collision with a log truck on the Yeopim highway. In its report to the Court, the Grand Jury reported that the Coun ty’s affairs are in goodftshape. The group made the usual tions and found practically no criti cism, aside from a few needed re- j pairs to several school buses. Another Term Court Scheduled April 26 (Continued lrom Page One) Container Company will be ready forj trial, which is the most important case on the docket and is calculated to consume just about the entire | term. If this case is not ready for trial the Commissioners will make. the request to abandon the term in i I’epsi-Cola Company, Long Island City,. N. Y. Franchised Bottler: Pepsi-Cola ltottling Company of Littleton order to save the county the extra ex pense. This particular case involves a breach of contract suit instituted by Robert L. Chesson against the pulp mill at Plymouth and haa been drag ged through the courts at no amall expense to the county. Cheason won a verdict for d&ni&ges, to which the defendant appealed to the Supreme Court. The latter upheld the lower court’s verdict, after which it was referred to a referee. The referee, on the strength of an error in testi mony, ordered a new trial, which puts the case exactly where it started ' several years ago. So that jurors can be summoned in event the term of court is held, the following were selected by the Ooun- 0 ty Commissioners Monday: A. V. Asbell, D. G. Welch, Mack Jordan, G. B. Potter, J. Wallace Goodwin, Lindsay T. Evans, J. D. Bunch, J. L. Chestnutt, J. L. Foxwell, R. C. Hollo well, Alma Harrell, W. W. Small, Thomas B, Wood, L. C. Burton, Eu gene Umphlett, Fred Ashley, W. M. Wilkins, O. M. Blanchard, George H. Privott, W. A. Barrow, G. W. Bunch, Louis Goodwin, Leslie Nixon and Junius White. Judge Walter Bone, of Nashville, who presided over last week’s term of court, is scheduled to return for this civil term. IN MEMORIAM In loving memory of our dear hus | band and father, Pe*er Forehand, j who died March 21. 1942. 1 Just a year ago you left us And we miss you more an V more Miss your smiles and jolly l iughter Miss your footsteps at the door. God has called you up in Heaven | There to rest forevermore , Some day we’ll be there to meet you jOn that bright and golden shore. Think of him not as dead, I say, , He is not dead, but just away. I— Written by his Wife and Children. where he will * And so we are faced with a need for temporarily giving up many of the comforts symbolic of our way of life. That the peace may quickly come, Century Distilling Company is urging moderation and thrift in all thlngt, except the pros ecution of the war. Conserve food and clothing, save scrap metals, live economi cally... buy War Bonds with all vour might There is no compromise with gangsterism.
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