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hi there columns will be femod § fak presentation dt I ltd and county nows f fmotd interest. Volume X. —Number 46. 1944 Automobile License Plates Go 9 On Sale Dec. Ist At Carolina Motor Club Office on West Eden Street LARGE PLATE Miss Goldie Layton Asks For Early Purchase Os Licenses Automobile license plates for 11)44 will go on sale Wednesday, Decem ber 1, according to Miss Goldie Lay ton, branch manager of the Carolina Motor Club. Miss Layton’s office is now located in the old armory build ing just off Broad Street on West Eden Street, having moved during the year from the office occupied on Last King Street for several years. One large plate will be issued this year instead of the small tab, as was the case lest year, the figures being! of orange color on a black back-1 ground, which is exactly opposite from the last large plate issued in! 1942. bile owner to apply for his license 1 bile owner to apply for their license plate as early as possible in order to avoid a last-minute rush which is the case every year, and which results in an overworked limited personnel, as well as loss of time and no little dis gruntling on the part of the crowds which must stand in line for a long time before being waited on. Miss Layton also wishes Ao advise every applicant for a license plate for an automobile, truck or trailer that the 1944 registration card must !«■ furnished. These cards will soon be received from State headquarters. ■ Christmas Mail Mu?t . Re Sent This Month } ' Overseas Greetings Call' For First Class Post age Rates I In order to assure delivery of Christmas gifts and greetings by' Christmas, postal officials are urgent-' )y requesting mailing of these items during the month of November. Ex-: treme pressure on transportation fa cilities and the manpower shortage created by war-time conditions make this matter very important. All greeting cards sent to those in the armed forces overseas must be sent in sealed envelopes and postage! paid at first-class rate which is three j cents for each ounce, or fraction thereof. The help situation in the Edenton | post office is very acute, so that Postmaster C. E. Kramer is urging the cooperation of all patrons in re-J spect to sending Christmas mail. Cotton Ginning 370 I Bales Over Last Year Chowan County’s cotton ginning ! continues to lead last year’s figure, the latest report submitted by F. W. Hobbs, special agent for the Bureau of the Census, showing that this j year’s ginning is 370 bales ahead of! last year. j Mr. Hobbs reports that 4,234 bales were ginned in the county from the! crop of 1943, prior to November 1, as ; compared With 3,864 bales from the 1942 crop at the same time last year. I St. Paul’s Auxiliary Will Meet Monday The Woman’s Auxiliary of StJ Paul’s Church will meet next Monday afternoon, November 22, at 4 o’clock, in the Parish House. Mrs. Julien Wood, educational chairman, will pre sent the first lesson on “A Call to Ventures in Christian Living.” This is one of the topics suggested for study this fall, and is taken from “For All Life,” by William H. Wiser and Charlotte V. Wiser. Both Auxiliary members and visi tors are to attend this meeting. Edenton Stores Close p On Thanksgiving Day Mrs. Jimmy Gibbs, secretary of the Edenton Merchants Association, has issued the announcement that all of Eden ton’s stores will be closed all day next Thursday due to the Thanks giving holiday. THE CHOWAN HERAL2 A NOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO TKM INTERNETS OF CHOWAN COUNTY | Shore Patrol |j At the request of Lieutenant- Colonel Zebu lon C. Hopkins, com mander of the U. S. Marine Corps 1 Air .Station, the commandant of | the Fifth Naval District, Naval I Operating Base at Norfolk, has ' sent to Edenton an experienced shore patrol consisting of four men, one of whom is a chief petty officer. The quartet arriv ed on Tuesday and went on duty immediately. The request was made by Com mander Hopkins, following a con ference with Mayor Leroy Has kett, who felt that an experienced | patrol was necessary. A splendid spirit of cooperation exists be tween the Mayor and Colonel Hopkins, and both felt that the new patrol would be more satis factory. The shore patrolmen have been specially trained in the work and will be in a position to show no partiality to any who go to ex tremes. They will not be sta- I tinned at the base, but will live in Edenton. The patrol includes Lawrence Pierce, CSp (S), who | is on leave of absence from the West Virginia State Police; H. J. Aman, Splc (S), a former po- 1 liceman at Maplewood, N. J.; | J. W. Fairchild, Sp2c (S), for- I merly on the Washington, 1). C,, police force, and A. L. Cruick shank, Sp3(S), a former police man in Pennsylvania. This group will be assisted in patrol work I by contingents from the local air station. 33 Auxiliary Police! Graduate Wednesday Interesting Exercises In Court House For Occasion Thirty-three members of the Eden* t , ton Auxiliary Police School graduated 1 jat fitting ceremonies held in the • Court House Wednesday night. The! • school was organized several months ! ago by Chief of Police J. R. Tanner,l jand under his leadership nas main-j . tained a great deal of interest, at a number of meetings outside speakers' coming in to help with the school. At Wednesday night’s exercises, j prayer was offered by the Rev. Lewis! F. Schenck, and Mayor Leroy Haskett' ! made a brief address, expressing his l appreciation for the efforts and time devoted to the school by Chief • Tanner and members of the school. ' The diplomas were awarded by 1). M. Warren. Among those present at the exer-| j rises were wives and friends of thej graduates, members of the State 1 Guard, American Legion, the Legion ! Auxiliary and Civilian Defense offi-1 i dais. Edward Scheidt, who will speak at j the quarterly FBI Conference today, ! I was present at the meeting and made the principal address for the occasion.! Those receiving diplomas were; | Ephraim Alexander, C. E. Byrum, J I Lonnie Bunch, Haywood Bunch, H.j B, Bass, Richard Baer, Clyde C. Cobb, | Harry Crummy, Josiah Elliott, W. A. Elliott, Earl Goodwin, John L. Good win, Dave Holton, Melvin Hudson, | jC. T. Harris, E. E. Harris, L. M. i Johnson, W. P. Jones, Woodrow Lawrence, S. C. Mills, W. E. Malone, Gibson Mitchell, W. H. Parker, Al phonso Spivey, Raymond Williams, iJ. W. White, Paul M. Wallace, T. B. ; Williford, Julian E. Ward, Wash | Wright, W. J. Yates, E. L. White, I Ralph Hawkins. ! # Oil Stoves Required Be 18 In. From Woodwork I As the result of several recent fires , being caused by oil stoves, Fire Chief R. K. Hall desires to call attention I of all who use oil stoves that, accord ing to law, an oil stove must be at least 18 inches from woodwork, unless a shield of asbestos or metal is pro vided. Mr. Hall urges users of oil stoves to comply with this requirement in the interest of helping to prevent dangerous and destructive fires. Survey Made Relative To Price incompliance As a result of a recent community price survey conducted by the Chowan County War Price and Ration Board, the following were found to be high est in percentage of compliance: G. A. Hollowell, Arthur Byrum, J. E. Peele, C. P. Harrell,®. G. Perry, J. F. Harrell, R. L. Williams, E. E. Harrell, C. T. Dixon, A. S. Hollowell, G. M. Byrum, W. H. Parrish and B. G. Davenport. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 18,1943 CHOWAN COUNTY EXCEEDS UNITED WAR, FUND QUOTA BY 12JN IS CONTRIBUTIONSI TRICKLE IN TO BOOST AMOUNT TO IMH) General Chairman J. H. Conger Overjoyed at Suc cess of Campaign; Thanks All Who Took Part at Meeting Held Monday Evening With contributions still trickling in, Chowan County’s United War Fund drive, up to Wednesday morning, amounted to $7,979.21, which is about $2,00(1 above the quota of $6,000. j The drive officially started Wednes day October 21, and the quota was | reached Monday, November 1, or in a | few days shorter time than the two ! weeks in which it was hoped to wind | up the campaign at the outset. Since j then, however, contributions have > been coming in, which have sent the fund far in excess of the most optim istic predictions when the quota was j Announced and machinery for its real- j ization put into motion. General Chairman J. H. Conger, on Monday evening called a meeting of his executive committee and chair men, at which time the treasurer,! Mrs. W. 1. Hart, submitted her finan-1 eial report. Mr. Conger called the meeting principally for two reasons, I one being to publicly express his sin- i cere appreciation to the workers, as we|l as to all those who contributed: So generously in making the drive' Over 2,000 School j i Children Members! j Junior Red Cross 'Mrs. Philip McMullan Reports on Drive Just Ended Mrs. Philip AlcMullan, Junior Rod j Cross chairman, report- that over j 2,320 school children have become j members of the organization, and that contributions from both white and colored schools amounted to approxi ! mately $l5O. i Mrs. McMullan’.- report shows that $01.68 was contributed in the Eden-’ | ton school, $43.41 in Chowan High , School, $29,13 in the Edenton colored ( ; school, $5.84 in Rocky Hock Central ■ School, $4.24 at White Oak, $1.05 ati Center Hill, SI.OO at Hudson’s Grove, 50 cents at l>/{tt’s School, SI.OO at (ireen Hall, and SI.OO at Warren’s Grove. , Chowan County schools have enroll | ed 100 per cent in every room and jail money contributed by the pupils' t becomes part of the Junior Red Cross: I service fund in the County chapter, and will be used for local service pro | jects soon to be undertaken. Already, I there is a sewing project in tile local! . high school, where girls will make ! bedside kits, gin boxes and other j useful items. ' In visiting schools throughout the i County, Airs. McMullan presented | various phases of Junior Red Cross ! activities and its opportunity for ser- j j vice, and she Was well pleased with ! I the enthusiastic cooperation in all j cases. Prior to the membership drive | lin the schools, Mrs. McMullan spon-! sored a pageant on Junior Red Cross' work which was staged by pupils in ; Mrs. Lloyd Griffin’s room. Edenton H. S. Meets j Ahoskie On Friday Game Earlier In Season Resulted In Scoreless j Deadlock What is calculated to be a battle royal will take place on Hicks Field Friday afternoon, when Edenton High School will again meet the Ahoskie aggregation. The two outfits met earlier in the season when they play- , ed to a 0-0 deadlock in Ahoskie, and j when they meet Friday each team will go the limit to leave the field the winner. Both teams are evenly matched, so j that a good game is in prospect, and • it is hoped more fags will be on hand j than has been the case at recent' games. Friday’s game will begin at 3 o’clock, instead of 3:30. Service Wives’ Club Will Meet Monday A meeting of the Service Wives' Club will be held in the Rose Room j at Hotel Joseph Hewes Monday even- j ing at 8 o’clock. All members are' urged to be present. such an outstanding success. Then, the fact that the county over-sub-’ scribed its quota gave rise to an idea that possibly only the actual quota | should be sent to the United War Fund and what remained over to be | kept to apply on another drive which j may be called. However, the idea was discussed by members of the | executive committee, and it was un j aniniously agreed that the contribu-' j tions were made for that particular purpose and that the money should j therefore go for the specific purpose | for which it was collected, t Prior to the drive it was agreed ‘l° a dd the Boy Scout contribution to the quota, which was estimated at $650, or is peicent of the amount asked for. Accordingly. 13 percent of" I the gross contributions will go to the | Poy -Scouts, which gives them a little over SI,OOO. The remainder, of i | course, after expenses have been de- • • ducted, will go to the United \Var , Fund. | VV lien the campaign was being or (Continued on Page Six) Formal Opening Os New Horse - Mule Exchange Saturday; T. Wallace Jones and Frank J. Ward Are Proprietors i Edenton now has a new enterprise, the concern being the Chowan Horse and Mule Exchange, located in the old kuitting mill on West Hicks Street, until recently occupied by Edenton Motors, local Ford agency, The proprietors of the new concern are T. Wallace Jones anil Frank J. Ward. The building was recently bought iHt public auction by Mr. Jones and has been remodeled into what is a first-class and modem horse and mule exchange, having a spacious pasture. The formal opening of the ex-! change will be held Saturday, Novem ber 20, when a group of splendid work horses and Tennessee mules will he offered for sale. The public is cordially invited to visit the new horse and mule ex e|ange, whether interested in the purchase of horses or mules or not. Both proprietors are experienced horse and mule men and are interest-‘ ed in serving and satisfying everyone , in need of work horses or mules. Drainage Os Bear j Swamp Progressing Government’s Portion Is Expected to Be Done Within Six Weeks l i Howard Al. Ellis, extension agri- I culture engineer, spent two days last. ; week with County Agent C. W. Over -1 man, during which time farm drain-' (age work was considered. Plans are 1 now in the making for a proper farm : drainage which will empty into the j Bear Swamp drainage system, •< According to Mr. Overman, the! Bear Swamp drainage work is making good progress. The portion of the j drainage sy.-tem obligated to he cut by the Federal Government is well under way and the contractors ex pect to finish same within the next I month or six weeks. 1 Drainage commissioners are in the process of working out arrangements I for cutting their portion of the drain- I age system. ! Another USO Dance Scheduled Tonight Tonight (Thursday) the monthly dance of the USO will be held at the Edenton Armory, the affair being scheduled to begin at 9 o’clock, and continue until 11:30 o’clock. Music for the dance will be furnished by the Weeksville Naval Air Station Orchestra. j These affairs have been growing in ] popularity and tonight’s dance is ex ! pec ted to attract a large number of the service men and women. j| Disappointed |j Though damage was estimated at only about SIOO, due to a fire j at the home of Mr. and Mrs. j Willie White, on Oakum Street, late Monday afternoon, no little inconvenience resulted. I^lrs. White feeds in the neighborhood of 75 boarders who are located at the U. S. Marine Corps Air Station and it so happened that the evening meal was being pre- I pared when an oil stove caught ; fire, causing all of the food to be ruined, and necessitating the boarders securing their supper elsewhere. Added to the loss, is the ex treme difficulty Mrs. White is experiencing in securing another oil stove in order to continue fur nishing meals to her large num i her of boarders. She has been ' unable to secure a stove in Eden ton or any nearby town, be- | ing obliged to make-shift with a j second-hand stove, which is in adequate to meet her needs. Large Congregation greets New Pastor At Methodist Church Service Will Be Held at 11 O’clock Next Sun day Morning ;t Preaching his initial sermon to an . j Edenton congregation, the Rev. Freo ] | Surratt, .new pastor of the Metho- I dist Church, on Sunday night was ] ‘greeted by a large crowd which in- • ‘ eluded those from other denomina- , tions.; Mr. Surratt expressed delight 1 at being able to serve the local ■ church, while at the same time he > ! has been maintained as pastor of the ] ) Windsor Church, with his time equal- • i ly divided between the two churches. , I: During the, services, the Rev. Lewis Schenck. rector of St. Paul’s Church, asked permission to make a few re marks in the course of which he em- , phasized the importance of unity , during these hectic days as well as | the necessity to willingly endure in- , conveniences or even hardships as j the result of the nation being in the f grip of war. Mr. Schenck was associated with Mr. Surratt in Windsor and was high in his praise of the new pastor, say- , ing that the local congregation was , fortunate in securing the services of , ; such a splendid leader, who will also be an asset to Edenton. According to the arrangements, , Mr, Surratt will preach Sunday , morning at 11 o’clock in the Edenton . church, when his subject will be “Steps In Following Jesus.” Church ! school will convene at 9:45 o’clock, | and the Youth Fellowship meeting will be held at 6:30 o’clock. There will be no night preaching service, 1 Mi. Surratt being scheduled to preach at that hour in the Windsor church. Quarterly Meeting Os FBI In Edenton Today Edward Scheidt Will Be In Charge of Officers’ Conference This (Thursday) afternoon, the quarterly FBI Police Conference will ! be held in the USO Club, when police officials, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, from Albemarle counties are expected ; to attend. The conference is sche duled to begin promptly at 2 o’clock, according to Chief of Police J. R. Tanner. ' Counties expected to send represen , tatives are Martin, Bertie, Washing ) ton, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquo i tank. Gates, Camden, Hyde and Dare. The principal speaker for the oc casion will be Edward Scheidt, of Charlotte, in charge of FBI in .North and South Carolina. Mr. Scheidt is, an able speaker and well versed in police activities, so that a goodly j number of officials is expected to be j on hand. Chief Tanner has extended i a special invitation to Mayor Leroy I Haskett and Town Councilmen to be 1 ; present. , \ Quarterly Inspection Begins December 1 i Beginning Wednesday, December 1, ’ Building Inspector R. K. Hall plans i to begin his quarterly inspection in the business section of Edenton. In i anticipation of this inspection, Mr. - Hall urges merchants and business f people to clean up about their prem ises prior to his inspection visit. library •* the territory I I whore Advertisers w M f rootles good results. | $1.50 Per Year | Improvement Seen In Pulpwood Picture For Two Months Production, However, Is Far Behind Output In 1942 morelneeded Slump During First Six Months Must Be Overcome Some improvement in the pulpwood supply picture for 1943 is apparent in reports from pulp and paper mills | for July and August. August deliv eries were slightly more than season al over July, but still substantially below the 1942 and 1941 figures, A. B. Hansen, Deputy Director of the WPB Pulp and Paper Division, advis ed the Newspaper Pulpwood Commit tee this week. It is too early yet to predict whether this trend will hold and gain momentum, Mr. Hansen said, but it is encouraging as a response to the cur rent newspaper-industry victory pulp wood campaign created to induce farmers and small woodland owners to engage in cutting pulpwood. The most noticeable upswing is in the South, hut encouraging trends were indicated in other sections of the pulpwood producing areas which include the Northeast, Appalachian and Lake States, and the Northwest regions. “These facts should not lead to any kind of optimism,” Mr. Hansen said. “At best they represent merely a change in trend in pulpwood produc tion which was steadily downward for the first six months of this year. The July and August reversal might be compared to the conquests of Tunisia and Sicily. We’ve still got a whole war to win.” ( Mr. Hansen called attention to a report that more than 1000 communi ties in the 27 pulpwood producing states have organized local pulpwood committees and that in some towns business and professional men actual ly have gone into the woods and cut pulpwood in their spare time. Despite the favorable reports in pulpwood receipts and inventories for July and August, Mr. Hansen warned that production must be stepped up consistenly during the remainder of 1943 if the slump during the first six months is to be overcome. He also stated that receipts of pulpwood at U. S. pulp mills showed a slight upswing in July, which trend continued in August. As a result, some mills were able to replenish partially depleted inventories. “Pulp wood production is still running far behind 1942, however,” he concluded. Work On Surgical Dressings Forced Stop Temporarily Failure of Gauze Ship ment to Arrive Holds Up Work Due to the failure of receiving a shipment of guaze, Mrs. W. H. Cos -1 field, chairman of the Red Gross surgical dressings, has announced that the workrooms will be closed un til further notice. However, Mrs. Coffield is hopeful that the material will soon arrive and work continued on this important work. During the year 172,200 bandages, pads and dressings have been made and shipped from the local work rooms, according to Mrs. Coffield. The quotas are expected to be doubled when future shipments arrive and Mrs. Coffield will notify all workers by telephone and postcards, when the , work will be resumed. Officers’ Wives Club Planned In Edenton There will be a meeting of officers’ wives at the USO Club Monday morn ing, November 22, at 10 o’clock. The purpose of this meeting is to organize an Officers’ Wives Club in Edenton and to provide Jor them during the day. All officers’ wives are cordially in vited to attend and take part in this meeting. MASONS MEET TONIGHT Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will hold its regular meeting tonight at 8 o’clock. Visiting Masons are invited to attend the meeting.
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