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fc columns will be semi a /«r presentation 7 l**af and county news W general interest. Volume X.—Number 27. Lt. Bruno Tells Os “''aria Control Now ueing Carried Out 1 lie campaign to bariis'n malaria in Ivienton and Chowan County, which whs started early in March, and spon sored by the Federal Government with Lt. Ralph I). Bruno in charge, has done quite a hit of good work in stepping up the project and combat ting mosquitoes in this area, The fojlowing is a rcp„it of the progress of the work done up to date, This report, comes from Lt. Bruno, It is a well-known fact that the armed ft>roes in war zones are com batting malaria while fighting the enemy, it must he brought to the attention of the general public that a major or decisive battle can be lost as a result of malaria. In ordei to keep the service men healthy while in this country, a campaign is under way to control the production of malaria mosquitoes in malarious re gions of the United States where military personnel is being stationed. Unman malaria in this part of the country is transmitted almost ex clusively by one species of rfiosquito. Anopheles quadnmaeulatus, and ma laria can he controlled by measures I re,tod specifically against this 1110s nito at a much lower cost than vvouTJ be required for genera' mosquito control. In order to aicolivplish control work, attention is given to the habits of 'hi' malaria mosquito. This is done by the entomologist and his helpers who guide the control opera e , and determine tin* effectiveness if w, *-k on malaria control pro g rams. • Baring the day the Anopheles I'.adrimarulatus rests in places such i- n demeath houses, in cow barns, nr- ies. culverts and under bridges: i n k places in homes, such as be- : iiiud pictures and curtains, under 'V : furniture and the like, where dark and quiet conditions exist. 1 •nnnli- r of these resting places are ed as catch stations through *’y > control area, where adults are - . with a catching tube periodi , The number of resting Ano . tih'eiines"i'n these places gives a re if pile, index of their density in the surrounding area and the effective ness of the control work can thus,be, (fudged Drily* the female mosquito bites ami Transmits malaria The female urns (uifoes are out seeking a blood meal - ,ou after dusk, continuing through out the night. The male mosquito i subsists on water, nectar and fruit juices. A tiophelines are mmparat ivelv weak fliers. The flight range of this species is limited to one mile under military conditions. Therefore, all' actual or potential breeding places within a mile radius from an area to be protected are searched out and located on. maps, so that they can be • easily; found and trested by control (Continued on Page Three) Police Chief Tanner Studies Edenton’s Parking Problems Edenton’s new chief of police, J. K. .Tanner; has recently made a survey j of the automobiles parked on Broad I Street and in the business areas, and) has found that as many as 35 to 40 of these cars are owned and operated] by the townspeople, the clerks and | merchants, who are driving to their i various businesses and who are! thoughtlessly; taking up parking space that should be used by the out-of town. people who have to drive to town to carry on their various busi ness affairs, and who must find pro per parking space while they are] here. Therefore, local people are being asked to take notice of this fact, and if they do find it necessary to drive to work, they are asked to find park ing space on side streets, or other places where parking space is less , ingested. This brings up the subject of Eden tbn’s parking lots. On Saturdays, particularly, there is a terrific con gestion for lack of parking space to t ike care of our out-of-town visitors, customers and farmers who must be ken car* of, in the sense of giving -* n adeqnate parking space. ) lief Tanner has conferred with J. ' Campen, president of the Mer chants’ Association, and has been as sured of the help and cooperation of that body, who for sometime them selves have been keenly interested in providing free and adequate parking places about town to take care of the congested situation, and to give Edenton’s trade area better and suf ficient parking space. THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Herald Editor Under Knife; Lena Jones I Pinch-Hitting For Him News has come to The Herald of fice that .1. Edwin Buffl-ap. editor, who underwent two operations at >] Duke Hospital this week, is, doing i splendidly and is going to be as chip per as a chic-a-dee after his recup -1 oration. A. • | “Buff’s” multiplied dozens of ’ friends, who have been constantly asking after, him since his operation, ’ will be glad to hear this good news concerning him. During his absence from business, Miss Lena Jones of the Edenton School faculty, and correspondent for the Daily Advance, is pinch hitting ■ for him, in the capacity of news gathering and what-not. Miss Jones says she finds . this sort of vacation work a fastidious hobby and most pleasant pastime. Youngest “Veteran” * •' M Wr- T. SGT. HUGH ASHLER .Stationed at the Army Air Base at Maxton. N. Technical Sergeant Hugh Ashley is said to 1 know his business including rules, regulations arid soldiers. Plans Now Making To Secure Housing Project For Edenton ‘“W ith the hearty cooperation of our citizens, Kdenton's Housing Project is, i practically assured," states J. G. ‘Campen. president of the Cliambcr of] Commerce. During tin* past week Campen was in conference with .John R. Ruggles. a! Government agent from the Atlanta J office's of Housing Projects, and a survey of facts and figures was made as a basis on which to work out] Edenton’s problem, which has caused] considerable deep thought arid .acute interest during, not only those past , months, when the local Air Base brought in an inflation of house, roolu and apartment seekers to our town, but this shortage has prevailed for a number of years. Newcomers to Edenton and vicin ity have always had to put their names on a long waiting list before being able to rent quarters of any sort, in order to bring their families in. This acute situation has not been relieved to any extent during, these years. Many business people ! have given the situation .quite a lot of j serious thought, but as yet those thoughts have not been executed. It has been suggested through civic clubs, and from, individuals, that ! Kdenton’s Housing project could be j taken care of through private; enter- 1 I prise. This is a good timely thought, 1 'and no doubt could be easily worked up. .. ! Campen states that the Chamber of Commerce has had much pleasant correspondence with the Atlanta of fices of Federal Housing, also there I has fieen some correspondence of the, same nature and interest with the Housing Projects in the Norfolk j Area. Edenton happens to be in the! Atlantia Area. Something will definitely be known very soon concerning the lo cal problem of housing. stafes Campen. Lieut. Chas. G. Prahl Receives Promotion Lieut. Charles G. Prahl nas re ceived his promotion from headquar ters as Lieutenant Commander. Lieut.-Commander Prahl is the officer in charge of construction at the U. S. Marine Corps Air Base, and has lived here since last August, with his family. Lieut.-Commander Prahl was hon ored by Col. Howard at a “Wetting Down Party,” given at the Officers’ Club, at the local Air Base, on Sat urday evening. Herald Editor Under Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 8, 1943. J. R. Tanner Assumes! Duties As Edenton’s New Chief Os Police J. R. “(Fats”) Tanner, EdentoiisJ " new chief of police, has assumed his] ■ duties and has stated that all mem-. , hers of the local police force, wiioi • made application for their jobs, have 1 been re-appointed to serve in the same . capacity as heretofore. “These po i Bremen are now hired from month ' to month, and not on a yearly basis ' as before,” stated Tanner, “and they 1 will be retained as long as their ser vices prove satisfactory,” ' Chief Tanner seems very pleased! over the set up which he has tne op portunity and privilege to work with in Edentop. He is looking forward to a pleasant and co-operative year, and has expressed Ins interest in the Boy Scout organization as one of his pet civic hobbies. As soon as a house is available, Tanner expects to move his family of five to Edenton. He has three children of school age, who will enter the Edenton City school in Sep tember. Before coming to Edenton to be come the chief of police, Tanner lived in Rocky, Mount, where he was employed for 14 years as deputy' sheriff of Nash County. He has| been trained in FBI and also in SBI I work in this State, anil has done] quite a bit of -uch work during recent I years. R.N. Hines Installed As New President of Edenton Rotary dull w R. N. Hines, local superintendent ] of the E. X- W. Department, at ap proximately a lOn per cent, attend ance meeting, took over the duties as president of the Rotary Club here at its weekly luncheon meeting Thurs day, in St. Paul’s Parish House. Hines, a graduate of the Edenton High School, also a graduate of Blls- Electrical School in Washington, D. ('.. succeeds Frank Holmes, who has | ably served for the past year. Since 'his graduation in 1928, Hines has; ,] been associated with the Carolina ] ] Light and Power Company, in Ra • leigh. and was superintendent of the j E. & W. Department in Hertford Tor i several years before coming back to I ■ his home town, arid . taking over his j ] present work. Frank Holmes, out- j going president, made a very timely] ] speech, saying, “1 heartily appreciate , ' the good will, and cooperative, spirit j shown me during the past year as ] president of the Rotary Club, and ' you can depend on me this year, as a member who will lend his energies and interests, toward making our club a successful one.” Holmes then presented the new] president with. the president’s button, j and the gavel, as he took his place ! at. the head of the table. Hines very 'graciously thanked the Rotarians for the honor they had bestowed upon him, and said he would put his very, best into the job, and with the co operation of the club members, they would work together to make an out standing record this year. Recognized at the meeting weie (’apt. 1). C'. Kline, of the local Air Base; Robert Graves” Albemarle Boy Scout Executive, of Elizabeth City, and Mrs. Virginia Gilliam. Sales Co ordinator, of Burlington. ! Mrs. Gilliam was introduced to the club by J. G. Campen, president of the Merchants’: Association, and at the request of Campen, she made a brief up-to-the-minute sales talk, specifying good salesmanship, and personal salesmanship pro blems. “Every employer must be a teacher, and the people must be taught in specific lines of training,” i declared Mrs. Gilliam. “Good sales-] | manship in any and every phase, of I life, is made up of three parts,” again spoke Mrs. Gilliam. The first part is in telling, then showing, and lastly demonstrating. The last part Is a combination of the first two parts.” O. K. Joyner Here On F riday To Help Truck Operators With Gas Edenton people are being urged to keep in mind the fact that O. K. Joyner, who represents the Office of Defense Transportation, will be in town all day on Friday, July 9, ana at that time he will be glad to meet and talk with those who need aid in handling their problems concerning the regulations of the ODT. zens Bank Building in the offices of zens Bank Building i n the offices of the War Price and Rationing Board. i Local Citizen Cites | Improvements Now Needed In Edenton ; The Electric and Water Depart • ment forgave the June bills for ; electricity and requested the custom ers, to write upon the reverse side of the statement accompanying these bills just what they thought of the idea. One business man, when approach ed for his opinion, made the state ment that while he thought: it very fine to cancel the June hills, since there is a sizeable surplus in this j fund, he is inclined tb the belief that the surplus ought to be reserved for a post-war works program. . “There is a very present need for i a lock-up for overnight cases and for certain material witnesses who might otherwise be compelled to re main in jail for want of ability to give bond, particularly a person from out of the state,” said this citizen. ”1 would like to see the town con struct, (when normal times return) a building on the lot on the corner of Broad and Water Streets. In this could be housed the police depart-, ! ment. a lock-up and: also public toilet ! ] facilities,. which are dreadfully | I needed. j “There is also a need for a swim-i j ming pool to protect the young folk | j who are now in danger of typhoid, | from swimming in our sewagejpol-l ] luted open waters. I “Moreover, there are many streets I and sidewalks which ought to be paved, to speak only of a few pro- j I jects among the many, j “Wo are certainly going to he sac-j ed with a corisideralrie number of: unemployed when the war projects cease and our hoys return from the' | war. “I think it would he a fine thing to j invest these surplus earnings now in war bonds looking to the day when I we will have these problems, facing us," he concluded. The County Commissioners are tak ing the same view and it is expected that they will invest a surplus from the ABO store earnings in war bonds with a view of building a new jail and probably installing a central heating plant to take care of the] Court House, jail and the jailer's; home. i Byrum Hardware Co. Now Operating Store In Suffolk, Virginia i T. Cameron By rum. owner and operator of the Byrum Hardware , store, has greatly expanded his local I business; and has opened up a similar business in Suffolk, Va.. having I bought out the half-century-old busi ■ ness firm formerly- known as Pruden I Bros. Hardware Co. This Suffolk store was opened on Tuesday, with J. Haywood Bunch, of Edenton,. as head rnanager. The. same personnel as . lias heretofore worked for Pruden Bros., ir. Carrying on this expansive - business, will con- j tinue to work for Byrum, under the management nf Bunch. Bunch plains to move his family to Suffolk, when he can find available living quarters. The Suffolk store is in an expansive j trade drawing area, serving a great deal of the upper part of Northeast ern North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia. It will continue to carry the same kind of stock, on a large scale, as of the Edenton store. The Byrum Hardware Company has served Edenton and the large sur rounding community, also nearby counties and towns for more than 25 years. They plan to continue this! unparalleled service, bn a bigger arid fuller scale. When An Export Became An Import The incident of an export being an import came about here recently. Lieut. Gordon G. Price, who is sta tioned in England, and who knew through correspondence with his wife of the safety pin shortage in the U. S, A., and that this shortage would be of critical importance to Mrs. Price, who was soon expecting the stork, found a ten-cent store some- j where in England and hurriedly dis patched by air-mail-special enough safety pins to take care of the situa tion for some months. The pins ar rived ten days ahead of the stork. When Mrs. Price opened the pack age, which had traveled from such a long distance, she found on the trade mark tag, made in U. S. A. Mrs. Price is the former Miss Myda Weaver of Edenton, and Norfolk, Va. ] Columbia Network To Broadcast Program, “Eyes For Victory” Lieut. I>. H. Patrick, of the .Ground Warning .'.Service; from the .Norfolk Area has announced that a program of great interest and of a highly educational . tempo, concerning, tne necessity and the value of Observa tion Posts throughout our territories., will be oil the radio, beginning July 8, at 10:45 p. in., over the Columbia Network, and that these programs will continue to be broadcast weekly at the same time and over the same stations. The name of this highly accelerated program is “Eyes For Victory.” This program is devoted entirely to inter esting facts concerning the activities 1 ■of Observation Posts.' There, will be dramatized stories, messages irom pilots from the theatres of war, re mote broadcasts from planes in flight, and many other highly interesting features. Lieut. Patrick highly endorses this program and urges the people every where to avail themselves of the op portunity of hearing each and every single series in these weekly radio entertainments. Edenton Observation iPost Is Inspected By Headquarters Group i Personnel from headquarters ot ' First Fighter Command, Ground Ob | server Section, this week made a j thoroughgoing inspection of tne Edenton Observation Post, and it- re ] cords. Although the Post, during its first ! week of service, received special com- I memlation from Army headquarters, this week’s inspection has been a source of disappointment to the Chief Observer and the inspecting per sonnel. It was noted that there have been numerous eases in which the Post has been left vacant. The records show that several periods of duty of considerable importance to tin Army liave remained entirely unreported. ■ As a result of the inefficiency of our' j Post, interception problems -et up by calls received from various Observa ; trim Posts in this district, were not , completely sueee-sful. These prob i kins run almost daily by the Army, j are providing constant experience for | j ground officers and pilots in work ing iindei simulated combat condi tions. It was also remarked upon that the Post looked disorderly and unclean. A lampshade had been broken.; the ■ electric clock has been tampered with, and made unfit for use; a cot used m the Scout Cabin for those! taking the late watches has been j completely destroyed: the grounds ; have been littered with refuse, ami the Post itself shows signs of very ' : thoughtless ill-treatment. The Army wishes to impress on everyone that 1 the Post and equipment are the prop-! erty of the town, under the special ' protection of the 1 nited States] Army, and that trespassing and van dalism will not he tolerated. Die Chief Observer sends this mos- ' sage to all loyal citizens: ‘‘lf you, : have volunteered your service- tor : this work, and have not yet been , [called upon to serve, please under-] stand that it has been due to eon-| ; fusion, involved in the reorgianiza-] i tion ot the Observers’ Corps in tne j town. We ask .that you now get in! touch with the Chief Observer, even though you may have already volun teered. Let him know when you will serve. He will immediately assign you to the watch most acceptable to you. Dance At Marine Base Proves Very Suceessful "The Navy’s Kay Kaiser Kollege of Musical Knowledge Kut-Ups,” was definitely a highlight of unusual en tertainment, at the U. S. Naval Ma rine Corps dance, on Friday evening, which was held at the Air Base, with the.GSO girls: as hostesses. This dance was one of the many which are scheduled to be held from time to time, under the direction and approval of Chaplain H. E. Chace, who is connected with the local Air Base. Friday night’s dance was splendidly attended, with dozens of invited guests, who expressed great delight i and praise for the evening’s affair, and particularly the peppy, all-star floor show, which was without a dull moment, and chocked full of whole some, hearty entertainment. This very clever novelty show was maae up entirely of the local talent in the U. S. Naval Medical Corps, who sponsored it. Music of a very* peppy dance tempo was furnished by Dillard Dixon’s Swing Band. This newspaper is csrcu- I leted in the territory I where Advertisers will I J $1.50 Per Year. |‘Work Or Fight’Law Will Be Enforce By Or(K>^ard ] ; c^- I.oafiu, Writon. and Chowan is ' going to V curbed with a vengeance, land from now on those loiterers and ] unemployed people who have time ’[oil their, hands for frequenting pool J rooms, wine parlors .and other loafing joints, are going to be definitely in vestigated and hauled into court and made to give an account of them selves. This news conies from Chief jJ. R. Tanner, who has instructed his . officers to make thorough investiga tions, and to find out why these un employed people. are not employed at this present crisis, when there is a ’ greater demand for laborers than there has ever been in all past his tory. This check up and survey of labor and laborers is. being done in . Co operation and in connection with the proclamation recently issued by our Governor, who issued a Warning by radio and press, saying that he would support, the mayors, sheriffs and I every public official in their efforts I to curb loafing arid to put people t> work. 1 Farmers from nearby farms, ainf labor officials at the local Air Base, have contacted Chief Tanner and asked his help in locating laborer who arc needed at once to help re lieve the manpower shortage. Chief I Tanner has pledged them his help 100 per cent. Front now on it’s work or fight This statement is backed up by the local Draft Board. The teeth of the ! law grind sharp, when once set fn motion. Important Meeting Os Air Warning - Observers ()ii Thursday night. July 8. at STD o'clock, all observers, and any others who will volunteer for duty at the local post, are urgently requested to i meet at the Court House fur a bus ■ ness and important instructional meeting. “This meeting should not l*i*«ver louked.” state- Chief Observer Craw ford. because matters of real im portance and interest will be ex plained by representative- from '. ’ Norfolk Headquarters ->f the. I . - < 1 Army.” Presbyterian Bible School Exercises To Be Held Friday Night The public Is most cordially in vited to attend the Bible school com mencement, which will be held or j Friday night, July 9, at the Presby terian Church. Kxhihits of the work done by the i Students during a most successful two weeks’ session, will hr* shown, land a program of real interest will T !given by the student-. Oscar Duncan Heads Edenton Lions Club The Edenton Lions Club installa tion program and dinner on Monday ] evening was definitely a highlight of [ entertainment in the history of the ! eluh. A- master of ceremonies. J. Clar enee Leary, the retiring president, scored a big hit. This was followed by a masterful speech by Toni Payne, District Governor of the Lions Club. Payne -poke briefly, and complimen tary. giving a great deal of high iiraise to Dr. J. A. Mitchener for bis unselfishness in making . it possible I for the local club to be able, to have, such a comfortable, attractive home in his building. Another highlight speaker for the I evening was Dr. Ralph C. Deal, pro fessor of the Foreign Language De partment at E. C. T. C., Greenville. Div Deal spoke with a refreshing- de gree of seriousness as well as on the side of wit and wisdom, taking as his subject, “I Am A Grouch.” Ladies’ Night was also observed by* the Lions on Monday night, making the occasion definitely outstanding in many ways, A splendid program was put on at the club to start things off. This entertainment was in charge of Sid Campen, Jimmy Partin and Kenneth Floars. Mrs. C. B. Mooney, as plan . ist, furnished a program of lively music, which was greatly enjoyed. John Mitchener gave a very inter esting report on the State Convention held at Winston-Salem recently and to which Mitchener was a delegate. Oscar Duncan was installed as the new president of the club, and was 1 given the pin and gavel by the re tiring president, J. Clarence Leary.
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