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In Mmi columns will be found 4 fair presentation of local nd county news I of totieral interest. Volume X.—Number 16. Soil Conservation Service Plans Four Miles Drag Line •* Lengthy Conference In Washington By Con gressman Bonner TOTAL COST $70,000 Assistance of Local In terests Necessary to Complete Project Congressman Herbert C. Bonner, in a letter to The Herald, states that he had a lengthy conference late last week with Arnold Davis, executive assistant, and A. E. Jones, chief of operations, of the Soil Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, discussing the Bear Swamp drainage project in Chowan and Perquimans counties. The Soil Conservation Ser vice, according to Mr. Bonner, has definitely agreed to proceed with four miles of drag line work on the main canal in the Bear Swamp area, with an understanding that every possible assistance will be given by local in terests in this initial phase of the en tire project. Dr. Hugh H. Bennett, chief of the Soil Conservation Service, is most enthusiastically interested in the pro ject, as well as are other officials in ■the Department of Agriculture, and Mr. Bonner feels confident that great "benefit will be derived from the small part of this work that is now being initiated. He expressed the hope that all in the community will be so inter ested and appreciative of the assist ance they are now receiving as to thoroughly organize the whole area for the purpose of eventually com pleting the entire project. Dr. Bennett’s office last week con tacted contractors, asking for -bids on v ag line work for four miles of the fey' iject, which he stated upon com- * (Continued on Page Five) Potter Is Appointed Scout Commissioner At Virginia Meeting Five From Albemarle District At Lynch burg Conference At 9 Boy Scout executive confer ence held in Lynchburg, Va., Satur day and Sunday, Geddes Potter was appointed Scout commissioner for the Albemarle District of Tidewater Coun cil. Mr. Potter was present at the meeting, accompanying H. A. Cam pen, district chairman, and three Eli zabeth City Scouters, Don King, Scout executive; Norman Shannon house, commissioner, and Holland Webster, a director of the National Council. The Lynchburg meeting was in the nature of a training course, at which many phases of iScout activities were studied by a large group of Scouters. As a result of the conference, both Cam pen and Potter have become more imbued with Scouting and what it means to boys, and new ideas as, well as a proper application of the I fundamentals of Scouting will no doubt permeate future activities of the Edenton troop, as well as other troops in the district. The five from the Albemarle Dis trict attending the conference were greatly impressed with the meeting, which was so arranged as to impart a maximum amount of information in a limited time. Birthday Present | Pupils in Miss Mary Lee Cope land’s sixth grade at the Eden ton school celebrated Adolf Hitler’s 54th birthday Tuesday by buying on that day $90.10 worth of stamps and bonds in order to help put the Fuerhrer mt of business. 1 There are 31 pupils in Miss * Jopeland’s class, who thus far this year have invested $842.20 in war savings stamps. The youngsters have set as their goal for the school year S9OO, enough i to pay for a jeep, and they are determined to reach this goal. Over two-thirds of the pupils in the room are regular buyers of stamp*. i THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Goal In Sight ! Up to Saturday night Chowan County had purchased $203,000 , worth of War Bonds in its second War Bond Drive quota of $231,- 900. leaving only $28,900 more to be purchased during the remaind er of the month. Os the amount sold up to Saturday, $163,0d0 , worth of the bonds were sold by the Bank of Edenton. J. G. Campen, chairman of ! Chowan’s drive, is very well ’ pleased with the result of the i drive to date, and has no doubt , whatever but that the quota will ! be reached and even oversub -5 scribed. | Managing Group : Os USO Club Names : Holmes Chairman 1 Mrs. James E. Wood Is [ Vice Chairman of Committee t -- MEET MONDAY i Planning and Steering Committee Is Also Appointed i ! At a meeting of the Committee of Management of the Edenton USO Club held in the Court House Mon- Iday night, John A. Holmes was elected permanent chairman; Mrs. James E. Wood, vice chairman, and D. M. .Warren, chairman of finances. , As vice chairman, Mrs. Wood’s du ties will include heading up the women’s and girls’ division. The Rev. W. C. Benson called the f meeting to order as temporary chair- I man, the following members of the Committee being present: D. M. Warren, R. N. Hines, J. A. Moore, ! Laeut.-Col. Zebulon C. Hopkins, H. S. G. Verlander, John A. Holmes, A. J. S. Martin, Captain Donald C. Kline, Mrs. W. I. Hart, Mrs. W. W. Byrum and Mrs. J. E. Wood. Mr. Benson, who is chairman of . the service men’s recreation commit i tee, which group was instrumental ! in securing the USO Club, while not . a member of the Committee of Man , agement, expressed his appreciation . for the interest shown on the part . of the managers, and extended to them not only his cooperation but . said that his entire committee could | be depended upon for any support which may be needed. Director Abe Martin read a letter from Commander Seabury C. Mas teck, chairman of the Army and Navy Department of the National Council of the Y. M. C. A., outlining the du ties and responsibilities of the com , mittee. A planning and steering commit ( tee was also appointed Monday night,; | which comprises Mrs. W. I. Hart, J Mrs. W. W. Byrum, R. N. Hines, J. A. Moore, H. S. G. Verlander and Captain Donald Kline of the U. S. Marine Corps. This committee will meet shortly to set up an organiza tion structure of committees neces sary to carry out the various activi ties to be conducted by the Club for the welfare of service men stationed here, as well as any who are visiting in Edenton. The next meeting of the Commit tee of Management will be held at the call of Chairman John Holmes. Colored Births Again Top Whites In March Colored births in Chowan County again led white births, according to the vital statiotics report for the month of March by the Chowan- Bertie Health Department. During the month there were 14 colored -births, compared with 11 white. Os this number nine were bom in Eden ton and 16 in the county. Deaths during the month were the same, five being reported in both races. There were no deaths under ) one month or one year. Two days during March were de voted to pre-school work in small - colored schools in the county, where splendid cooperation was experienced f i iby the health officials. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, April 22, 1943. NEXT SUNDAY IS EASTER I Hp - Bln Jmm *■ i, iU |i||| | fl||! 'I jBBI li|i i 1 Wk yttMFI * h; iStill do the bells of Eastertide Ring hope for all where men are free; Still in the hearts of men abide. Kindnesses born of liberty. Os ringing truths He taught, they speak Deep-throated and with honest tongue— The final triumph of the meek . And little folk He walks among. ..'•••• ... • • ' • ■ ;• •. . •• " • When Easter dawn comes in agdin And rifting clouds with light are pearled. They will ring out their glad refrain, The promise of a better world. BUY EASTER SEALS . . . GIVE NEW LIFE TO CRIPPLED CHILDREN _ " ... " Auxiliary Os Legion Hostess To District Members Tuesday State Officers Take Pro minent Part on Day’s Program On Tuesday Ed Bond Post No. 40 of the American Legion Auxiliary was hostess to members of the First District at a lunchedn held in the Baptist Church, when Mrs. D. M. Reeves, District Committeewoman, presided. Those taking part on the program were: Mrs. Victor Johnson of Pittsboro, department president; Mrs. E. C. Hudnell of Chocowinity, area vice president; Mrs. W. C. Alexander of Durham, department radio chairman, and Miss Aurelia Adams of Pittsboro, department sec retary. The Rev. E. L. Wells, pastor of the Baptist Church, conducted the devo tional with prayer and reading the 46th Psalm. The salute to the flag was led by Mrs. Sadler, and the Preamble to the Constitution by Mrs. Roland Garrett, both of the Seth Perry Post, Eliza beth City. Mrs. Roy Leary, of the hostess unit, welcomed the officers and delegates. Reports of the activities of the units were read by Mrs. D. R. Nixon, president of the Seth Perry Post, Elizabeth City, and by Mrs. R. L. (Continued on Page Six) Clara E. King First Chowan Colored Girl Called For WAAC Clara E. King, Chowan County’s first colored girl to be accepted in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, on Monday reported at Fort Devens, Mass., Fourth WAAC training cen ter, to undergo her basic training. She has been awaiting a call for about six weeks and left Edenton Friday very enthusiastic over the prospect of serving in the WAAC following completion of the training period. Bank Closed All Day On Easter Monday Next Monday, April 26, the Bank of Edenton will be closed all day in observance of Easter Monday. Pa trons of the bank are, therefore, re -1 quested to transact their banking af fairs accordingly. Navy Relief Dance Planned Saturday > Night In Armory ■ Affair Expected Attract Large Crowd From Albemarle Section i Another Navy Relief Jance is scheduled to be held in the Edenton : Armory Saturday night, April 24, : with dancing beginning at 8 o’clock and continuing until midnight. The affair had been contemplated early i in April but due to the Lenten season it was postponed until this week-end. With Lent closing on Saturday, it is expected that the dance will attract a large crowd. Music for the dance will be fur nished by the U. S. Naval Air Sta tion Band of Elizabeth City, the same outfit which played for the Christmas party when the financial j success of the party outstripped all expectations. That the music will be even superior to that furnished at the Christmas party is assured due to the fact that a number of instruments have been added to the band. The Christmas affair is well re membered when Edenton made itself outstanding throughout Navy circles for the amount raised by the dance. The same management as handled the previous dance is hoping to have as successful a dance Saturday night, asking for the cooperation of Eden ton people and those working at the U. IS. Marine Corps Air Station. There will be no donations asked for the dance, the income depending upon straight admission tickets and the sale of chances on War Bonds. Interest is gradually being registered (Continued on Page Five) Two Cases Docketed In Recorder Court Tuesday Only two cases were tried in Re corder’s Court Tuesday, one involving a colored man and the other a white man. Luther Hagin was taxed SSO and costs by Judge Marvin Wilson on several counts including damaging tenant property owned by F. W. Hobbs, also personal property owned by W. B. Wilkins and assaulting the latter. A charge of operating an au tomobile while under the influence of liquor was dismissed. Orrie Watson, colored, was found not guilty of assaulting Porter Jones and Everett Griffin, also colored. Except For CaniJ’ckte For Mayor, Ticket For Edenton Election May 4 Shaping Up — ™ | Court Day Late | Due to April 26 being Easter Monday, the Civil Term of Su perior Court scheduled for the week will not begin until Tuesday morning. Judge Walter Bone will preside over the term, the only case definitely scheduled be ing that of Robert L. Chesson vs. Ivieckhefer Container Com pany of Plymouth. This case in volves a suit of breach of con tract brought by Chesson, and lattorneys for both sides believe the case can be wound up during the term. The action has dragged through the courts, going to the Supreme Court and then being referred to a referee. Because of the possibility of error in tes- I timony, the case was sent back to the Chowan Court for re-trial. Soil Conservation District Proposed For The Albemarle Chowan and Perquim ans Farmers Keystone Os Organization NOTHING TO LOSE Meetings Arranged to Explain Proposed Program Chowan and Perquimans Counties have an opportunity to form a new • soil conservation district proposedly f called “The Albemarle Soil Conser vation District,” as announced re cently by the North Carolina State • Soil Conservation Committee at Ra leigh. This District will later take in Pasquotank, Camden and Curri tuck Counties, as they choose to come in. Fanners of Chowan and Perquim -1 ans Counties must decide whether 1 they want the services of such an or ' ganization. It appears that farmers ‘ have all to gain and nothing to lose. ! Farmers and land-owners may have some questions to ask, such as: 1 What benefits can I receive? To whom am I obligated? Is coopera -1 tion compulsory? What does it cost • me? What do I have to do? and many other questions. For the purpose of answering these questions, explaining and discussing the program, meetings are called as follows: j Gliden —‘ L, C. Briggs’ Store, Thursday night, April 29, at 8:30. Cross Roads—Chowan High School Auditorium, Friday night, April 30, at 8:30 o’clock. Edenton—Chowan Court House, on Saturday afternoon, May 1, at 3:00 o’clock. Rocky Hock—Rocky Hock School,! Monday night, May 3, at 8:30 o’clock, j Every farmer in Chowan County is urged to attend one of these meet-] ings. A representative of the State] Office will be present to discuss the program. Tax Delinquents Be Advertised May 10 Following instructions from Town Council, Miss Louise Coke, town tax collector, will advertise property for sale on which 1942 town taxes have not been paid on Monday, May 10, with the sale scheduled to be held at the Court House door Monday, June 14. The list of these delinquents will appear in The Herald in the issue of May 13. Red Men Change Hour Os Meeting To 8:30 Beginning next Monday night, the hour of meeting of Chowan Tribe of Red Men will be 8:30 o’clock, instead of 8 o’clock. The Tribe, each year, changes the time of meeting half hour later in order to allow mem bers living in the county a -better opportunity to attend the regular meetings. This newspaper is ckcu- I lated in the territory I where Advertisers will I realixeioodresults^^l $1.50 Per T Contest Develops For Election of Council men-at-large THREE”IN RACE Saturday, April 24, Last Day For Candidates To File Though up to Wednesday there were no announced candidates for Mayor of Edenton to be voted upon in the May 4th primary election, the ticket is gradually shaping up, and but for Mayor J. H. McMullan and Albert Byrum, councilman from the Third Ward, all members of the of ficial family will make a bid for a berth for the next two years. Mayor McMullan, a few* weeks ago, issued a statement that he would not be a can didate and up until Wednesday refus ed to change his decision. Albert Byrum also decided not to seek re election, his reason being that too much of his time is taken up with the Chowan War Price and Rationing Board, of which he is chairman. Mr. Byrum was Mayor pro-tern as well as a member of the Finance Commit tee, one of the most important in ■ the city administration. Henry Gardner, this week, filed his candidacy for re-election as treasurer, a position he has held for a numbe* jif terms and for which there is little likelihood of opposition. All three members of the Board of Public Works, W. W. Byrum, chair man; J. H. Conger and O. Branning Perry, will seek re-election and up to the time The Herald went to press Wednesday afternoon, there was no intimation of any other can didate seeking the office. I In the First Ward J. Clarence Leary will again be a candidate for Councilman. Mr. Leary is now serv ing his first term, and apparently will have no opposition for re-elec i jion. (Continued on Page Five) Lions Celebrate Sixth Anniversary Governor Tom Payne of Washington Princi pal Speaker Edenton Lions, though handicapped by not having a regular meeting place, enjoyed a splendid meeting on Friday night in the Parish House when the Club observed the sixth an niversary banquet, at which the la dies were special guests. Close to 75 Lions and their wives, including visi tors from Elizabeth City, Hertford and Washington, were on hand for the affair, for which a very interesting program was arranged. President J. Clarence Leary, who presided until he turned the meeting over to W. J. Taylor as toastmaster, was delighted with the splendid turn out and expressed the hope that regular meeting quarters will soon be secured so that the Club’s activi ties and fellowship can be resumed. I The address of welcome was made Iby Dr. Wallace Griffin, while the j principal address was made by Dis - trict Governor Tom Payne, of Wash ington. Governor Payne was high in his praise of the record -of the Edenton Club and during his remarks express ed his pleasure at the progress and activities of the Clubs in his district. A feature of the program was a Russian skit put on by C. E. Kramer, which was enjoyed by all present. | Help! Help! Mrs. W. H. Coffield, Red Crooa surgical dressings chairman, is (making an urgent appeal for workers in this important Red Cross work. According to Mrs. Coffield, the January, February, March and April quotas remain incompleted and there must be more volunteers if this work is expected to be done. For some reason a number of workers have failed to take part in the work of late, so that those who have continued cannot possi bly cope with the task before them. Any and all volunteers will be greatly appreciated.
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