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The Chowan Herald !
Published every Thursday by The Ch< w..n
Herald, a partnership consisting of J. K ;w-n
liufllap ami Hector l.upton, at 423-4.;. Youth
Broad Street. Edenton. X. C.
. ''North Carolina
.ISS ASSOCIATION^)
J. EDW IN BI FFLAP La tor
HECTOR LITTON .Adveiti-._;,g -M-gr.
SUBSCRIPTION RaTES:
One Year , : 'o..
Six. Months ..c
Entered as second-class matter August oil,
1934, at the post office at Edenton. Norta Caro
lina, under the act of March .3, 1879
THURSDAY, 01 fOBEU 14, la-.;.
.T bibleltiolt;iir for the week.
. HE PATIENT: The hand of the Lord is not shorteneo
that it cannot save, nor His ear heavy that it cannot
hear.— Isaiah 59:1.
Edenton Tree Party
The. controversy in Edenton legarding the removal of
a group of crepe myrtle trees oil West Eden Street to
make way for a cement sidewalk has attracted State
wide attention, both news stories and editorial comment
having appeared in various newspapers throughout the
State,' The. most recent comment appeared in Louis
(1 raves' Chapel Hill Weekly of last Friday, and is r.
printed' for the benefit of Herald readers:
“One. hundred anil. sixty-nine, years ag.i Cd’s no>nth,,
on the hth of October, 1774, a company ,of -al ■indignant
women of Edenton, gather, d at the home (d' Mrs. Eliza
beth King ami signed an sagreeiiient “not to buy tea
or am. othet .-British goods untii the rights of the
Colonies ate resnecto.t.' This gathering has come down
in 1 :sto r\ as t 1 ■ Edenton lea I alf \ .
••One day last week them was another gathering of
indignant women of Edenton. I'm- time .t was m tin
Town t .-ui.c.i chamber, and I - describe.! in. tin news
papers as the largest and most influential delegation
that has confronted the Council m many years.' I hey
caine to protest against the projected cut.ng <town <0 a
row of fifteen crepe myrtle trees on West Eden •‘street,
these trees, more than, a century old, are famous tor
beauty.
-Plans had been made for the construction of a
cement sidewalk, and in response to a petition from
property , owners along tin street tee Town Council was
preparing to have the trees cut down. Put the women
soon succeeded in changing tin Councilrneti's minds. It
was decided to readjust the sidewalk pine- so as to
save the trees.
••Tile experience of many communities would seem to
justify the conclusion that Town ('ouncdmen in genera
aie a brutish trihe when it come- to protecting trees.
We recall heaHug a citizen of Rockingham toil of the
dost met by ! • unicipal aulhoi ties ot row s or
t;v. - that for generations had beautified the ma r.
street of tiia: town, lien ■ . 1 Impel Ili! . -on:e thirty
ears ag". null \ tree- . .11 I lanklin street were cut down
by order of tin- i.oaiii of ahiermen: tin- massacre, which
w.i- t.erun i-aih one n,. 1•• • g before tin- coiinnunity
w.l- astir. w-oubEhav. .-pM:.rued if a company of women
had not hastily a--endued to. raise a -torm of protest
.r_;i : *. Ml". I\ 'll!/. ;i> «•';»• ‘if l *1 Hill S. UHtl
w at si:- 'oil! tin- a (i-rmei was a p olity. They ipm'iMO
and qua :e i before it.
"Tin. Coqjic ity 1■ 11 in falentoi, appeal to have been wl
- toward - igge-l "ps for the saving o* tile tleo-.
What they needed, apparently. was :'-i tin women ty
and inform them that trees are worth saving-—a
•'art that .Councii-mien' often have to have pounded into
them by the female of the species.
“Our notin', is that, the Edenton lire Party ot ltd-.
th- 1 '■>lllll chamber deserves to be acclaimed along
with tin Ede: 1 : -:: lea Party of 1. . -1.
Double Reason For Appreciation
Chowan,'County's old Court House was the scene of
much pleasantry Monday morning when a large gath
,-r ng .\as ~i hard for the presentation of the portrait
of George Monk. Duke "f Albemarle, to Chowan County,
bv John and lnglis Fletcher. Both Edenton and visit
ing ladies were mi hand in their finery, which recalled,
to some at least, the meeting of Edenton Ladies for the
Tea Party hack in 1774.
Mr. and Mr-. Fletcher have spent some time In
Edenton and in token of their appreciation of the hos
pitality and friendships experienced here, presented the
portrait to the county'. It is a beautiful picture, the
work of Mr. Fletcher’s sister. Miss Ann Fletcher, of
Virginia, and it is no doubt due to the. presentation of
the portrait that the Assembly Room is now in its pres
ent condition. Faded paint on the rare paneling ana
ceiling ha- been renovated, the two old fireplaces, here
tofore used more or less as a place to deposit all sorts
of trash, have, been cleaned and painted. Heretofore,
large cracks appeared in the floor which were danger
ous due to the possibility of alighted cigarette drop
ping betieath.the floor and starting a fire. In one part
of the room narrow pieces of lumber replaced a section
of the floor through which the weight of the clocK
crashed several years ago. All this, however, has been
made a thing of beauty. Boards from the attic, in keep
ing with the remainder of the floor, replace® the nar
row' boards. The floor has been cleaned and treated
so that it now is more attractive in appearance than It
ever could have been.
All of which was undoubtedly brought about due ti
the decision of the Fletchers to present the portrait,
To them, then, goes the thanks of Chowan County, hot
only for the beautiful and appropriate portrait of the
Duke of Albemarle, but for arousing a renewed interest
and appreciation of the /lourt House as one of the
town’s treasured historical shrines.
Now Opportunity To GIVE
Chowan County people, in common with all Ameri
cans, have been urged for months now to buy war
bonds, and have responded magnificently. But now,
starting Wednesday, October 20, all Americans on the
home front will be asked to GIVE something, when the
United War Fund drive is,started. Buying war bonds
is essential, but while helping Uncle Sam, it is the best
investment in the world.
What is contributed during the War Fund drive is
;■• gift and will go toward relieving suffering for v?e
tims of the war.
The bigness of Chpwan County’s heart will be re
flected the response to this appeal for funds.
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1943
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■ KTEL By "BI FF” j
In the Roanoke Beacon, Plymouth's splendid weekly j
newspaper, 'lust week appeared an article relative to
the uralting of fathers. "The fathers of 43 Washington j
County children are included in the first group of pre- :
lVarl Harbor dads to be called for possible induction
in the armed forces next week,” the story went on to \
say. Included in the group was W. T. Freeman 01 1
Roller fat he 1 of eight children, three who were the
fathers, of five children, one the father of four, one the
fatliei of three, three the fathers of two and seven
latiiei.- of one child. . If Mr. Freeman is drafted it
would cost Elide Sam in the neighborhood of S2OO a
month, -o that The Beacon’s story winds up by saying
that if Encle Sam goes . in for drafting Washington
County fathers on a; Ridge scale, another War Loan ;
I hive w ill soon he necessary to meet the payroll. All of ;
which is mentioned because of my opinion that the
first to go into the service siioind . 1 toe inids •• 1,0 .an
nothing running around their house tut a fence, those j
who. are..hiding behind a. petticoat,... giivciirmCnt oifice 1
desk or plow haifdles, as well as rounding up ami curing
a good sized army of young men affected with venereal I
disease, who otherwise meet all the requirements of a. j
soldier.
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A reader of The Herald has requested me as much as j
diet* months ago to reprint a poem. I've used up all j
y 1 ■ \c.i.—iis before reading the poem, but when cornered ,
.old having to read it. 1 find it’s a great deal better
than a lot of other poetry I've read and reprinted. So
here gees:
V SOLDIER'S PRAYER *
hear God!- t can't pray and say- -
All the tilings 1 want at the close of day.
I know you're with me and you always will,
But I’ll try to pray till my lips are still.
Dear God!—-bless my mother so good and true,
For she's been thru what I'll never go thru.
\mi now this win and I’m so far away
That's why I kneel and try to pray.
Dear God! help tin to keep the vows that I made,
For the -ea of troubles and temptation.- I'll wade.
Give me the strength that my Mother holds.
And her prayers will keep me within Thy folds.
Dear God! Hl'-.- my girl so pretty ami sweet,
Guide .md keep her till again we qieet.
May our love stay as strong as when 1 went away.
1 Mouse! Dear God! It's so hard to pray.
Dear God: blr.-s my home which we’re fighting to keep,
W here 1 first met you at my Mother’s feet.
My family is there ami all that I own,
So. please Dear God. bless my swell home.
Inal God! when this war is over and all thru,
Vmj tais proud world bows to do homage to You.
There'll i>e millions and'million..- who come to -ay.
"Dear God It's just me I've learned to pray.”
By Cpl. David M. (.'usworth.
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I don't ike to make this column an advertising tned i
mm. oat darn it all, I've lost my hat. Because ot aj
paragraph u this section of Jhe Herald recently, 1 now
have a small supply of precious pipe cleaners, so may
eby ii -erllug a fi/. lines Eil find my hat. It'.- a green
lat .which has gone through several winters, hut it s
st ii 1 in one piece ami will, if returned, prevent tin
wearing of my Suhdayrgo-meeting hat or th laying
out of about five bucks for a new: headgear t s too
darned cold walking around bareheaded. especially
w.ieii tin- "fur" on top of my head is getting mighty
scarce.
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Alia! It's not only the older people who are afflicted .
with forgetfulness, as was proven Friday morning |
down around tile Cupola liou.-e. With Miss Elizabeth ■
Copeland, librarian at the Shepard-I’ruden Memorial I
Library, together with police and firemen standing |
and looking in the yard, I chased over to see what ban
happened, thinking as they were inspecting the win
now- that a robbery had occurred. The trouble was
that Miss Copeland could not get in the building and
felt sure she had put the key outside the night before
se that another party could get in the building. She
was sure the key had been taken away. Finally Town
Clerk R. E. Leary managed to hoist one of the win
dows,took a jump mi that he could hang on and finally
ciimbed through to open the door from the inside. Os
course. Miss. Copeland was relieved and opened her bag ;
to get a handkerchief to wipe off beads of perspiration.
The beads, however, only grew larger as the first thing
she touched in the bag was the bloomin' key to the
Cupola House. Shucks, ho robbery story!
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There were only two members in an “orchestra”
which furnished music for the Rotary Club at last j
Week's meeting, but these two fellows kicked up enough
fuss for a dozen. Cine played the piano, While the j
other scraped and scratched on a washboard with one;
hand, w hile-the other hand was playing around bang
ing on old automobile headlights. Jimmy Earnhardt
introduced them as “0.1!.” and “Blue Dick,” and it's a
settled fact that Charlie Overman, for once, did not re
sort to bobbing his head back and forth with his eyes
closed to express his approval.
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At least four sailors whose homes are in Brooklyn
and California are of the opinion that buses going to
Washington should have the “N. C.” after the word. It
so happened that the quartet, one day last week, return
ed from active duty overseas and left from a base near
Norfolk to spend a furlough in the National Capital.
They decided to catch a ride and after walking for a
time, met a fellow and asked him if he was heading
toward \\ ashington. The motorist being a North Caro
linian, said he was going that way as far as South
Mills and took them along. At South Mills, the sailors
saw a bus with the name Washington in front. They
stopped the bus, got on, and not until they reached
Elizabeth City did they learn that they were heading
away from their proposed destination. They explained
their diiemma to the bus driver, who suggested spend
ing the night in Edenton, which they did. In Edenton
they were entertained in two homes, where they tola
of their experience and were very appreciative of the
hospitality they found here. But, they contend that the
buses should be properly marked.
Edenton Police In
Neat Trick Round
Up Five Gamblers
; Patrolman Snell Perch
ed In Tree Watches
Poker Game
What is believed to have been a [
gambling joint of long standing was j
broken up Saturday flight in a rather
neat move on the part of Edenton
i police, when five white men were ar
-1 rested in the old knitting mill just
[iiff Broad Street amt until about a'
j year ago used as an automobile
I agency. The building was recently
• might by T. Wallace Jones, at which !
j icie, the second floor had been used
| by roomers.
| On the strength es a tip, <’hJbf of
J l’olice .1. R. Tanner secured a ladder
and ordered Patrolman Harry Snell
tn climb a tree beside the building
i w hich provided an unobstructed view
j into the room, where Snell, perched
on a limb, watched a poker game in
' progress. After a while, Chief Tan-
I her and I’atrolman Russell Cobb
knocked at the door. According to
Snell, the money was quickly cleared
from the table and the gambling
game suddenly took on the air of a
game of set-back.
Chief Tanner and I’atrolman Cohn,
ore tin-: ailmjttod and greeted with.
"Hello. Chief, don’t you want to join
us in a game of set-back?” The
Chief replied, "No, thank you, 1 think
I have a little surprise for you fell
ows.” He then walked over to the
window and called to Snell to show
the group where he was. Upon
raising the window Snell could be
-eon perched on a limb and able to
seo all tiiat had been going on.
Tiie victims of the surprise visit
In tiie police admitted that they
were caught and by one of the slick
est methods they could have imagined.
Those arrested were Deimar W.
Wallace, charged with operating the
eu 1 ; Clarence L. Helmer. James F.
Stovall. Robert .1. Mosely and Robert
(Iray.
Two 4-H Clubs Elect
Officers For New Year
Meeting Tuesday of last week, the
1-If Club- of the fifth and seventh
grades at Chowan High School elect
ed officers for the year.
, For the fiftli grade club Mack
! I’rivott was elected president j Lottie
I Ann Leary, vice president: Ruth
I Boyce, secretary: Louise and Lewis
! Chappell, sung leaders, and Hetty
Cole Bateman, reporter. Booklets
were given to the officers on State
goals and how each club can help
reach them. Miss Rebecca Colwell
told members to bring material tn
make an apron and have the sewing
box ready to go to work. The next
meeting will be held the fir-1 Tues
day in November.
The seventh graders elected Lc-sie
i Mae Davidson, president: Kelly fly -
rum, vice president; Marguerite
1 Nixon, secretary; Gladys Copeland,
I and Howard Bass, song lead'is; pro
gram committee, Frances Bunch.
! N'oami Boyce, S. J. Bunch and Ray
; mend Layton; Mary Forehand, report
! er: Marguerite Nixon and Marv
Forehand, demonstration team for
Nov ember.
After tin- business meeting, flip 1
boys and girls met separately, the!
girls discussing their projects, sew
ing and cooking, while the boys will
have fame projects. The girls were
requested by Miss Colwell to bring
material for a skirt at the next meet
ing, which will be held on Novem
ber 5.
Rumors Denied That
Ceiling For Pulpwood
Will Be Increased
The Office of Price Administration
I has flatly denied rumors that ceil
! big prices on pulpwood will be raised,
j Present prices are adequate, the
1 OPA found, and any increase allowed
at this time would merely contribute
another factor to the inflationary
trend.
Many farmers and woodland owners
have found a profitable second crop
in their timber land and are busy
i harvesting it. Others have been
I holding back in the belief that prices
I would rise. OPA now says that they
j will not; bad weather will hamper
1 wood cutting in a few months, that
now is the time to get out pulpwood.
I There is nothing to be gained by de
' lay, but everything to be gained by
| action at once in helping to forestall
I a serious shortage of pulpwood used
| in the war effort.
NINE J. P. CASES
Seven charges of drunkenness and
two affrays were disposed of Monday
night by Justice of the Peace F. W.
Hobbs. All were found guilty and
taxed as follows: William Walter Alt
man, $13.30; Otis Holmes, $13.80;
Kenny Bazemore, $13.65; Warren
Spivey, $13.00; George Overman,
$13.00; John Thomas Brickhouse,
$13.15; Ernest Milner, $13.65. The
two affray cases cost Lee Russell
Edwards and Marion Miller $11.68
each.
Busy Session Tuesday
In Recorder’s Court I
Seventeen cases were disposed of
by Judge Marvin Wilson in Recorder’s
Court Tuesday morning, five of which
Were lor gambling and six for; park
ing violations. The latter group sub
mitted to charges and were ordered
to pay $2.00, a new wrinkle adopted
by Edenton police with the sanction
of Town Council. Violators are
1 warned, but failure to comply with
the first warning results in arrest,
and by submitting in Recorder’s
| Court and paying $2.00 offenders are
' saved the expense connected with a
trial by a Justice of the Peace.
The first group of traffic violators
submitting and paying the $2.00
fine were Charles Ryan Hardison,
j Miss Katherine Brown, Joseph Har
rell, Alton O. May, Milton B. Lang
ston and J. M. Jones.
| Other cases disposed of were:
' Robert Woodlief, speeding, $15.25;
Robert Sessoms and Woodrow Gay,
a.-sault with a deadly Weapon, con
tinued; Del mar W. Wallace, Robert
Gray, Robert J. Mosely and Clarence
L. Helmer, gambling, $lB.lO each;
Thomas Blount, driving drunk. $66.75;
Armistead Bond, assault with a dead
ly weapon, $19.75; James K. Stovall,
failed to appear to answer to a
charge of gambling-and his bend y. ..-
' the ref ore f orfe i t ed.
PROMOTED TO CORPORAL
Collin AV. Cox. soil of Mrs. Bertha
1 N. Cox and a brother of Mrs. Ixjuis
Goodwin; has been prompted to cor
pora! in the E. S. Army. Young Cox
has been in the service since Febru
ary and is .now stationed at Bay
Shore, Staging Area in California',
where lie is an Army postoffice clerk.
DANCE AT HARVEY POINT
All local GSO girls are cordially
invited to attend a dance to he held
at the Harvey Point Air Station on
Friday night. Any of the girls who
will attend are asked to contart the
ITSOl T SO club as early as possible.
1 KGE PI. U l\G ORDER
Both County Agent C. W. Overman
and Miss Rebecca Colwell, County
home agent, urge any who plan to
participate: in the orchard planting
program to place orders immediately.
Either of the agents will be glad to!
take the so 01 i!i’: s.
SOLVED! M 4 STERN OF THE
RANSACKED GRA\EYAKD
How a smart police chief in Swit
zerland tracked down heartless
ghouls who had desecrate 1 graves.
Don’t miss this unusual story in the
October 24th issue "f
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| POLICE REPORT |
During the month of September
46 arrests were made by Edenton
police, resulting in fines imposed in
courts amounting to $230, costs
charged amounting to $343.41 and
officers’ fees collected by the Town
netting $121.50. Os the 46 arrests
two were for assaults, four for as
sault with a deadly weapon, one for
disorderly conduct, one for not having
a driving. license, one for driving
drunk, 20 drunks, four for fornication
and adultery, seven for gambling, one
juvenile arrest, one for speeding, ttM
for traffic violations, and one f j
violating the liquor laws.
Other activities of the department
included 91 calls, 47 iiivestigations,
30 complaints, 23 lights reported out,
11 courtesies shown. During the
month the police car was driven
1,346 miles.
Chief Tanner reported that his
department is making some pro
gress in handling the parking situa
tion and that attention is being given
to sanitation, in which he is getting
the finest kind of cooperation from
the Street Department. He also in
vited members to attend the gradua
tion exercises of the auxiliary police
school this week.
BUY WAR BONDS!
CARD 01 THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to friends and relatives for
the many kind expression- of sym
pathy and for the flowers and cars
loaned at the death of our mother,
Mrs. Laura J. Harrell.
HER CHILDREN.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Benjamin
Jackson wish to thank the people,
both white and colored.-for the beau
tiful flowers and loyal services ren
dered.
It was His will and it must be done.
When our race on earth is run.
—Margaret Jackson ami Daughter.
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