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kt those columns will bo found $ fair presentation tonal and county news •f general interest. Volume X. —Number 20. R. N. Hines Appointed To Succeed R. C. Holland As bounty Salvage Chairman Holland Reluctantly Re signs Due to Many Other Duties —■—■■■ ACTION REGRETTED I I New Chairman Senses Some Lack of Co operation R. C. Holland, who has been serv ing as chairman of the Chowan County Salvage Committee since it was appointed in connection with the war effort, last week tendered his resignation to E. W. Spires, chair man of the Chowan County Citizens Civilian Defense Council. Mr. Hol land has previously expressed his in tention of resigning, but it was hoped by Mr. Spires that Chairman Holland could see his way to continue. In his letter of resignation, Mr. Holland, in part, said: “As stated to you, I am taking this action with the greatest reluct ance. However, I have the firm con viction that due to ever increasing duties imposed upon me as chairman of the Chowan County Agricultural Conservation Committee and the U. S. Department of Agriculture Wai Board for Chowan County that to do otherwise is unfair to the important work of the Salvage Committee for this county. I feel strongly that no person should accept and retain a post of duty to which he cannot give the time and thought commensurate with the job to be done. “I know that you understand my position and that you will be able, without much difficulty, to replace me on the Salvage Committee.’’ Holland’s resignation caused no little concern on the part of Chair- Spires, who was in a quandary Owhom to name as a successor, inally decided R. N. Hines was logical man to appoint. Mr. Hines, after serious consideration, ac cepted the appointment. In accepting Mr. Holland’s resig nation, Spires had this to say: “It is with deep regret that 1 have to acknowledge receipt of your resig nation as chairman of the Chowan County Salvage Committee. “I am well aware of the various other war duties which have been thrust upon you, all of which you have so graciously accepted and so ef ficiently administered. “Although we are always reluctant to release a good man who has done such a magnificent job as you have accomplished as director of the va rious salvage drives, I feel that the (Continued on Page Six) Barbecue Chicken Delights N. C. State Guard And Guests Affair Held at Oolerain Beach Thursday Night About 60 members of the Chowan unit of the State Guard, together with members of the town and county official family as specially invited guests, enjoyed a barbecue chicken supper at Colerain Thursday night, which was prepared by Lee Miller. The affair was a success from every standpoint and one which was greatly enjoyed by those in attendance. During the evening brief remarks were made by D. M. Warren, who spoke in behalf of the County Com missioners; Mayor Leroy Haskett, representing Town Council; W. W. Byrufn, representing the Board of Public Works; E. W. Spires in be half of the Civilian Defense Council; Lieutenant R. D. Bruno, in charge of the War Department’s malaria control program, and Albert Byrum, , chairman of the War Price and Ra tion Board. All of the speakers were high in praise of the State Guard uijjt, the 1 of all the remarks being that , • ton is proud of the outfit and ilndid group of officers and en -d men. Captain J. Prank White, Jr., as toastmaster, expressed pleasure at having the officials as guests and during the evening explained and demonstrated the type K field ration i including breakfast, dinner and supper. ' THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY *> | Tin Cans | I aaaaBBHA Friday, May 21, being the | third Friday in the month, another collection of tin cans will be made by the Eden ton Street Department. This col lection will begin at 9:30 o’clock, so that any cans to be collected should be properly prepared and placed at the curb before the above hour. Little response has been made to the appeal for tin cans to date and unless more are saved for collection the plan will be aban is a possibility that more vital material is used than is received, so that the amount of tin sSl vaped does not warrant the gasoline and rubber used to make the necessary rounds. E. L Ward Attracts State Attention In Beating 801 l Weevil Turns to Beef Cattle Following Loss By 801 l Weevil PRACTICAL BASIS Plan Recommended to North Carolina Growers * At Enterprise, Alabama, cotton growers erected a monument to the boll weevil, but here in North Caro lina, E. 1,. Ward has built a fine herd of commercial beef cattle on a prac tical basis which any grower can follow, says L. T. Case, Extension Animal Husbandry Specialist at N.! C. State College. About ten years ago, according to the beef cattfe specialist, the boll weevil caused Ward such losses that he decided to alter his farming prac tices and put in some beef cattle. Ward bought a few scrub cows, cost ing from sls to $25 per head, and mated them to a purebred Hereford bull. Soon his pasture was full of “White-faced” calves and each year he kept the best heifers for breeding. Today Ward has 40 Hereford cows and 35 head of yearlings. He prac tices systematized breeding and his entire calf crop is dropped during the months of March and April. He grows a large acreage of temporary grazing crops for both the winter and the summer, and this practice helps to keep his feed costs at a low level. When Extension Specialists visited the Ward farm recently, they found the cows and calves grazing on oats and crimson clover and the yearlings were running on about 50 acres of crimson clover which was around four inches high. The cattle had ac cess to all the hay they wanted and they were getting only a small amount of grain. The cattle came through the win ter ii\ excellent condition and they have enough temporary grazing crops to carry them until the permanent pastures are lush. Then, later on there will be lespedeza and soybeans for the cows when the pastures be come short again. As Case says, "an abundance of feed is the secret of the beef cattle business.” Rev. D. C. Crawford Begins Presbyterian Pastorate On June 1 The Rev. D. C. Crawford, Jr., has arrived in Eden ton following comple tion of his course at Union Theolo gical Seminary in Richmond, Va., and will resume the pastorate of the Edenton Presbyterian Church on June 1. In the meantime regular preaching services will be held in the church. New York Preacher At Presbyterian Church i On Sunday morning at the 11 o’clock service the Rev. E. M. Con over, of New York City, will preach in the Edenton Presbyterian Church. The public is cordially invited to the i Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, May 20, 1943 I {Mike Harris Fourth Edenton Boy Ranked As An Eagle Scout Honored at Meeting of Rotary Club Thurs day Afternoon OTHERS PROMOTED ' \ Scout Troop Flourishing As Interest Greatly Increased Mike Harris was on Thursday pro moted to an Eagle Scout, an honor bestowed heretofore on only three other Edenton boys, Wade Leary, now a major in the U. S. Army, W. H. Gardner, Jr., and Meredith Jones. The honor was conferred at the meeting of the Edenton Rotary Club, sponsors of the Edenton Troop of Boy Scouts, by Scoutmaster C. W. Overman. In presenting the certifi cates and the Eagle Scout badge, Mr. Overman highly praised the pro moted Scout, who he said, is an as sistant Scoutmaster, one of the most outstanding Scouts in the outfit and a splendid leader of the boys under him. At the same time, other boys were also promoted, Carl Beasington being elevated to tenderfoot, Philip Mc- Mullan to second class Scout, Bobby Byrum to first class Scout, Johnny Thigpen to Star Scout, and Burton Jones to Life Scout. The promotions consumed the program period of the Rotary Club, during which each Scout was called upon to tell the Ro tarians the requirements to be met before he can attain the rank to which he was promoted. West By rum was also called upon to explain Life Scout requirements. Interest in the Scouts has been on the up grade in recent months, and 1 Scoutmaster Overman told his fellow Rotarians that the boys are doing a splendid job and that the troop is progressing very nicely. Methodist Church Bible School Starts On Monday, June 7 Program To Be Featur ed By Classes And Supervised Play The annual session of the Daily Vacation Bible School of the Metho dist Church will start Monday morn ing. June 7th, according to the Rev. W r . C. Benson, pastor of the church. The school will continue for ten days, and will be under the supervision of Mrs. Wayland Moore. Mrs. Moore will have a corps of efficient assist ants in carrying on the program of the school. Classes will be formed for the va rious ages represented from the be ginners through the intermediates. Children of the community in these age groups are invited to attend. The Daily Vacation Bible School is an annual affair and is much enjoyed by the children who are greatly benefitted. Plans Completed For Poppy Day Chairman Mrs. West W. Byrum Expecting Record Sales Mrs. West Byrum, American Leg ion Auxiliary Poppy chairman, al ready has completed plans for the sale of the memorial flowers on Poppy Day, which will be held Sat urday, May 29. “On that day,” says Mrs. Bynun, “millions of Americans will wear a poppy as a trihute to the dead of both world wars and a mark at their determination to conclude this war with complete victory. The flower is the symbol of life given in service for America, and the wearer makes an unspoken pledge to the nation’s heroic dead that he will live as they died, serving America.” Mrs. Byrum has no doubt but that the poppies will he freely purchased, especially this year when so many from Chowan County are now in the services of their country, and for that reason she, as well as her Auxiliary associates, anticipates the largest revenue since the plan was adopted. i Chris Wadley Now I Believed Alive As ; Japanese Prisoner , Wife Sends Newspaper Clipping to Mrs. C. F. Russell RADIO~MESSAGE Credited With Being First Chowan War Casualty Mrs. Charles F. Russell, as well as j the entire Russell household, was ■ made happy the latter part of last 1 week when Mrs. Chris Wadley, sister in-law of Mrs. Russell, sent a clipping from a California newspaper to the effect that Chris Wadley is still alive. Mr. Wadley has been listed as Chow an County’s first war casualty, so that this delightful news will be gladly learned by friends of his and the family. The clipping follows: “Broadcasting over short wave as a prisoner of war in Japan, a National City Navy man sent a message to his wife Thursday morning which was picked up by Mrs. A. E. Schulte, 3059 Albatross, San Diego, and re layed to the National City News. “The message was heard by Mrs. Schulte at 9:50 a. m., and was ad dressed to Mrs. Chris Hoover Wad ley, 543*National avenue. It said: “‘Safe and healthy. Hope to be home soon. Love, Chris’.” “Wadley, who is a Chief Commis sary Steward, has been away from home for more than three years. He has a baby nearly three years old whom he has never seen. He had been missing since the outbreak of the war. and while she refused to be lieve her husband would not return, this is the first direct word his wife has had regarding him. “This is the best news I have ever had,’ Mrs. Wadley, who is an em ployee at the Rohr Aircraft plant, told a representative of the News when the message was relayed to her Thursday morning.” Final Exercises At Edenton High To Begin On May 30th Herbert Bonner To De liver Address To Graduating Class Final arrangements have been made for the commencement exercises of the Edenton City Schools. Con gressman Herbert C. Bonner has ac cepted the invitation extended to him by Superintendent John A. Holmes to make the commencement address on the night of June 1, at 8 o’clock, in the High School auditorium. The Rev. Lewis F. Schenck, rector of St. Paul’s Church, will, preach the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday evening, May 30. This service will also be held at 8 o’clock. On the night of May 28, a patriotic pageant, “Behind The Guns,” will be presented by 40 or more high school students. This pageant is being coached by Miss Lucille Clark, of the High School Science and Dramatic Department. Brain Hemorrhage Fatal To Paul Bunch Funeral Held For Well Known Farmer Fri day Afternoon Funeral services were held Friday afternoon for Paul Bunch, well known Chowan County farmer, who died at his home on the Edenton- Hertford Highway Wednesday after brain. Mr. Bunch, who was 72 years old, was a native of Chowan County, and had been in declining health for sev eral years. For many years he farmed successfully in the Center Hill section and in 1926 moved to his farm about a mile from the city limits. Several years ago he pur chased the Shannonhouse farm, where he has since resided. His wife died a little over a year ago. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. E. E. Boyce, Mrs. William Madre of Perquimans County, ans Mrs. (Continued on Page Five) Preparedness Fv Disaster i Scheduled T „ ae Topic Ot Institute Held Tonight Miss Carroll To Leave Library On June Ist Miss Elizabeth Carroll, of New York State, who succeeded Mrs. Sid ney McMullan as librarian at the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library, has tendered her resignation to be come effective June 1. Miss Car roll expects to return to her home j and after a brief vacation, she may I accept USO work or probably with the National Red Cross. Miss Carroll’s resignation is deep ly regretted. Having been here only a short time, she has made many friends. Assistant librarians are Mrs. Clar ence Cates and Miss Myrtle Waff, who will act in Miss Carroll’s ab sence until the Library Board meets and appoints a successor to Miss Carroll. Chowan Thoroughly Organized For Air Warning Operation Importance of System Is Explained by Captain DeWitt Smith PART OF ARMY Especially Useful When Local Air Station Is Completed Because of several conflicting meetings, not as many as was expect ed attended the aircraft warning meeting in the Court House Thurs day night. The meeting was called to order by Sheriff J. A. Bunch, chief observer of the Edenton obser vation post, who recognized C. E. Kramer, area supervisor, who intro duced Captain DeWitt M. Smith, ground observation officer from the regional office in Norfolk. Captain Smith explained the im portance of the air warning system and pointed out that it was directly a part of the Army operations. Therefore, if this warning system failed to function, the best and most efficient civilian defense set-up would be of very little, or no value, because it is from the air warning system, through the control center, that the civilian defense units get their re ports of approaching enemy planes. Captain Smith also explained, in detail, the method of reporting planes. He showed how the flights of all friendly planes are charted and how their course is followed by the re ports that are flashed in from these observers, who constitute the eyes and ears of the C. S. Army Air Force. He stressed the importance of having all observation posts operat ing on a 100 per cent, basis, at the earliest possible moment. This County' now has three posts operating on 100 per cent, schedule as follows: Chowan River Bridge, in charge of Captain Pat Bell; Albe marle Sound Bridge, in charge of J. C. Cobb, and Valhalla, in charge of Emmett Harrell. Plans are under way to place the part-time post at Tyner, in charge of Medlin Belch, on a full schedule within the next week or so. It is expected that the Edenton post, in charge of Sheriff Bunch, will he on a full-time schedule before this article is read by Herald readers. Upon completion of the local Ma rine Corps Air Station, the observa tion posts in this area will he of ex treme importance, because their re ports will constitute the original take-off contact. Executive Session Os Town Council Friday Though an executive session of Town Council was scheduled for last Friday night, the meeting was obliged to be postponed due to inability of several of the Councilmen to attend. The scheduled meeting will he held next FYiday night instead when sev eral problems facing the present ad ministration will be ironed out. BANK CLOSED TODAY Today (Thursday) the Bank of Edenton will he closed all day in or der to observe the Mecklenburg Decla ration, which is a legal holiday in North Carolina, service. This newspaper it drew- I ieted in the territory [ where Advertisers will I realite good results. j $1.50 Per Year. Important Meeting Will Be Held In Munici pal Building AT 8 O’CLOCK Specialist In Disaster . Work Will Be In Charge Tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock, a Red Cross Disaster Institute will be held in the Municipal Building, at which time concrete plans will be in augurated to handle any emergencies that might materialize. For the in stitute Miss Gladys E. Evans, disas ter field representative of the East ern Area, will be in charge and those attending will benefit by her wide ex perience and knowledge of relief work. As a district social worker in the Division of Employment in East ern Kentucky, and later as field con sultant of the Department of Wel fare in Kentucky, Miss Evans gained broad experience in all fields of wel fare and public assistance. F’or the Red Cross, Miss Evans was assigned to field operations in the Eastern Kentucky floods, the tropical storms which struck Geydan. Louisiana, the South Central floods of 1940 and several others. Currently, Miss Evans is active In the field of disaster preparedness, working with local chapters of the American Red Cross in the develop ment of highly organized disaster services equipped to meet any emer gency, whether from hostile attack or natural causes. Mrs. J. N. Pruden, chairman of Chowan Chapter, feels that the local organization is very fortunate in having the opportunity to be instructed by one with the ex perience and ability of Miss Evans and hopes a goodly number will be on hand for the institute. Those expected to attend are the chairmen of the various services, every member of the disaster pre paredness committee and sub-com mittees, director and key persons of the office of civilian defense, the Mayor, Welfare Superintendent, Chief of Police, Chief of the Fire De partment and other public officials. Mayor Leroy Haskett is chairman of the local Disaster Committee and has notified his associates that the institute will be held and urged them to he present. 25 Graduate At Edenton Colored School May 27th Educational Day Pro gram Next Sunday Afternoon Next Thursday evening in the col ored high school 25 seniors will grad uate and thus complete their high school career. The graduation exer cises will begin at 8 o’clock, with an “address to the graduates and friends scheduled to be delivered by John R. Lacken of the State Board of Chari ties and Public Welfare. The educational day program will be presented next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, when the speaker will be the Rev. R. T Hawkins, pastor of the Kadesh A. M. E. Zion Church. At the close of the program open house will be observed for those who wish to inspect the building and see the art exhibit. Attractive programs for the final program will be of a souvenir nature, since they will be dedicated to those graduates, former students and teachers now in the armed forces. Members of this year’s graduating class are: Selena Ruby Alexander, Mamie Lu vioet Banks, Mary Elizabeth Beasley, Elizabeth Hattie Blount, George Washington Blount, Nancy Carolina Bowser, Vanleigh Ethel Brown, Ada Arizona Costen, Thomas Edward Cox, Gladys Virginia Elliott, John Weston Elliott. Oliver Lee Featherston, Jessie Mae Goodwin, Mary Elizabeth Gran by, Lynetta Eleanor Green, Claudia Leola Lewis, Charlie Abraham Hath away, Lillian Roberts, Susie Mae Roberts, Lillian Lieuticher Skinner, Margaret Rea Standley, Ellie Viola Twine, Hazel Ethel Lee Valentine, Martha Ruth Welch and Alice Vir ginia Wright.
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