North Carolina Newspapers

In thus columns will bo found e fair presentation of had and county news of general Interest. Volume X.—Number 49. Merchants Publish New Ceiling Prices Released By OPA -jst Appears as Official Guide When Making Purchases EFFECTIVE DEC. 1 Housewives Are Urged To Clip and Save For Reference Attention is called to OPA com munity ceiling prices in Group 1 and 2 stores, which became effective on December 1, the entire list of which appears on page three of this issue of The Herald. Ihiblication of the list was made possible by the Chowan County Cham ber of Commerce and Merchants As sociation, who sponsored and paid to have it published in The Herald. It appears for use of housewives as an official guide to ceiling pices, and the sponsoring organization urges every housewife to clip it from the paper and save it for reference when mak ing purchases. Theodore S. Johnson, of ltaleigh, district director, has announced that practically all food items, even though not listed, have ceiling prices under other maximum price regulations, so that any additional information should be secured at the local War Price and Rationing Board. Edenton’s merchants are eager to comply with ceiling price regulations and they ere especially anxious to have housewives fully acquaint them selves with the ceiling prices in order to eliminate any misunderstanding when making purchases. Seniors WiUPresent Play On Friday Night Mama’s Baby Boy’ Title Os Three-act Comedy k At School Members of the Class of 1944 will present the annual Senior play in the High School auditorium Friday night at 8 o’clock, the title of this year’s production being “Mama’s Baby Boy." The play is a three-act comedy and is expected to live up to the reputa tion of previous senior plays present ed at the school. Miss Lucille Clark has been direct ing the play, which includes the fol lowing cast of characters: Mrs. Shepard McClean - Sarah Russell. Shepard McClean—Donald Vincent. Luther Long—Gurney Hobbs. Juliet Long—Rae Martin. Mrs. Matilda Blackburn J o s i e White. William Warren—William Leary. Sylvia Kline—Hazel Cobb. Mrs. Carlotta Angeline—Virginia Hays. Cynthia Angeline—Jackie Letcher. Max Moore—Hurley Ward. Minnie, colored maid—Mary Eliza White. -■ - - ~ , i Harding- Contribution j In War Fund Drive j Inadvertently Omitted Attention has been called to a very important omission in the list of! United War Fund contributors which 1 appeared recently in The Herald. The names of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Harding, who contributed S2OO to the| fund, did not appear through an error which is unexplainable. Mr. and Mrs. Harding were solicit ed by George C. Cunney, Jr., and were among the first to make a con tribution during the drive, so that it is regretted that their names were missing, and The Herald gladly makes this belated correction. USO Dance Tonight In Local Armory Another UISO dance for service men and women will be held in the Edenton Armory tonight (Thursday) from 9to 11 o’clock. Hostesses and refreshments will be provided and music for the occasion will be fur nished by the Weeksville Naval Air Station orchestra. BACK TAXES PAID Continuing his efforts to secure for the county all back taxes, J. N. Pruden, special tax attorney for the county, reported to the County Com missioners Monday that during No vember he collected $807.75 in back taxes. The amount represented taxes in small amounts for the years from 1932 to 1940. THE CHOWAN HERALD 4 HOME EEWBPAPER DEVOTED. TO TEE IETERMETM OF CHOW AM COUNTY | Blackout Tonight | Chowan County, along with other counties in the coastal area, is slated for a practice air raid blackout drill tonight (Thursday). The practice drill has been order ed by the Army and follows close ly the public announcement of the policy of the headquarters of the Eastern Defense Command con cerning blackouts and practice air raid drills. According to information re ceived, the red signal will be j sounded at 9:30 o’clock, followed j by the blue signal at 9:45, and j the all clear alarm :at 10:10 | o’clock. The drill has been called for j the primary purpose of testing complete mobilization of civilian i protective forces within the shori- j est period of time and on short notice. This is the first practice black out since September 1, and West j Byrum, chief air raid warden, requests the same fine coopera tion that has been shown in all previous tests. W. J. Daniels Elected ;New Master For 1944 Os Unanimity Lodge •j , !j Other Elective and Ap r: pointive Officers In »! stalled Tonight i —— ) At Thursday night’s meeting of -.Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. r M., officers for the year 1944 were' S elected. Those who were chosen j were: W. Jim Daniels, who succeeds S. C. Mills as master; T. B. Williford, , senior warden; W. P. Goodwin, junior • warden; C. H. Wood, treasurer, and ’ J. Edwin Bufflap, secretary. These officers, together with those j appointed by the new master, will be ' installed at tonight’s (Thursday) j meeting. All members of the lodge » are especially urged to be present for ' the installation ceremony, j Due to the scheduled blackout test, ; the meeting has been stepped up to ] 7:30 instead of 8 o’clock, with the I installation ceremony to be perform -9 **d by H. A. Campen. t ~ ; Many Attend Plaque j Unveiling In Church i J. L. Wiggins and Lloyd i Griffin Make Interest ing Remarks Enough people gathered in the > Baptist Church Sunday afternoon to ' fill the entire first floor, when a . special service was held in connec i tion with the unveiling of a plaque i in honor of over 100 young men now | in the armed forces from the church i and Sunday School. In referring to | the plaque, the preacher, the Rev. ] i E. L. Wells, said some names were! I unintentionally omitted, but that j names will be added as they are re-; | ported. | The unveiling was done by Mary Eliza White, daughter of Mr. and; | Mrs. J. Frank White, Sr., who have! i five sons now in service. Speakers , 'I for the occasion Were J. L. Wiggins, ! a veteran of the Spanish-American i ; War and chairman of the Chowan] County Draft Board, and Lloyd E.! Griffin, a veteran of World War I : l and teacher of a Sunday School Class of which many of the young men were members. Mr. Wiggins read the names on the plaque and told the congregation that the Draft Board is now in its fourth year, during which time 45 calls have been made for draftees, as the result of which 702 have been sent to camp, 290 white and 412 col ored. Os this number, 206 white boys were accepted and 210 colored. Aside from these boys, said Mr. Wiggins, there have been 371 volunteers, 346 of whom are white and 25 colored. Mr. Wiggins said that since the establishment of the U. S. Marine (Continued on Page Six) Groups Asked To Wrap Packages For Christmas - —a.* All members of tßjfc G. S. 0., the V. S. O. and Service Wives Organi zation are requested to meet at the Parish House on Dfemday evening, December 13, at 7:3&oclock, to wrap presents for the kSO Christmas party to be held on* Tuesday night, December 21st. If Aough come on time, the meeting vm be over by 8:30 p. m. Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 9, 1943. Striking Us Clock Un Court House A Mooted Question One Group Wants Clock To Strike and An other Objects S TWO ARGUMENTS i ____ Final Decision Thrown Into Lap of Town Council i i Whether or not the clock on top j of the Court House should continue to j toll the hours both day and night is ! a mooted questioq and one which has I been thrown in the lap of Town Coun cil. For many years, until a few years ago, the clock went about its business of striking off the hours, i’but when a complaint was registered] some time back by G. H. Harding, j proprietor of Hotel Joseph Hew r es, j that the striking bothered hotel guests, it was stopped at 10 o’clock at night and began to strike at 7 o’clock the next morning. When the striking was discontinued there was no little objection register , ed, but the complaints were ignored i and each night the striking was stop , ped until several months ago when tlie clock struck throughout the night. Objection was again made and once | again the clock was stopped, so that, ! recently Mayor Leroy Haskett has; ! been confronted with a number of ( | queries as to why the striking was • , 1 discontinued. ■j Mr. Haskett, therefore, decided to: settle the matter one way or another] ! i and, together with W. M. Wilkins, 1 Fourth Ward Councilman, appeared; 1 before the County Commissioners on [ Monday primarily to ascertain if the' j clock was town or county property,' in order to determine whether Town | 'Council or the County Commissioners ; had jurisdiction over the clock’s oper-: ation. Os course, the clock is on top I of the Court House, a county building, J but for years Town Council .ias pro- j | vided an appropriation for maintain- • j ing and repairing the clock. ’i The County Commissioners frankly' ’ admitted that they could not say ’ wheii.e; the clock was town county, ' | property, and because all but one of them live in the country, little concern was expressed as to the clock’s strik j ing or not. For that reason, the Commissioners referred the matter to j Town Council to decide whether or I I not the clock should or should not I strike, every hour, day and night. | The matter will, no doubt, be subject I for discussion at the meeting of [.Town Council Tuesday night. One group complains that the night striking greatly interferes with sleep ing and rest, while another group ad- ‘ vances the argument that due to the inability to buy clocks, striking of the] 5 1 hours aids no little in knowing what M time of the day or night it is. i 1 j Warren Instructed i Order Flouroscope | Machine Will Be Placed In Office of Board of Health ] That Chowan County will purchase a flouroscope is practically assured, : following a motion passed Monday by ] the County Commissioners instructing Chairman D. M. Warren to proceed with the purchase of this much needed machine. The absolute need of a flouro; '4(Pe was brought to the attention of the Commissioners at a previous meeting I by Mrs. J. A. Moore and Mrs. R. C. Holland, chairman and treasurer, re spectively of the Christinas Seal j sale. It was stated at that time that Chowan is led by only 10 other j counties in the State in the death I rate from tuberculosis, and that the flouroscope would play an important' part in discovering and undoubtedly checking development of the disease. Mr. Warren told the Commissioners that he had made an investigation of the matter and was convinced that the machine is necessary and prac tical, but that he desired to contact Dr. R. E. Fox, of the State Board of Health, before placing the order. When the machine is purchased it will be placed in the local Health Board office as part of the county equipment. FOLKS PAYING TAXES Sheriff J. A. Bunch had a good collection of taxes during November, his monthly report to the County Commissioners showing that during the month he collected $21,777.02 in 1043 taxes. Canvass Scheduled In Edenton To Find All Available Rooms Living Quarters Neces sary Due to Squad ron of Marines MEETING HELD Appeal to USO Referred To Civilian Defense Council Following a request received by Abe Martin, director of the local USO Club, from the Federal Security Agency for a report on housing facili ties in Edenton, Mr. Martin appealed to E. W. Spires, chairman of the Chowan County Civilian Defense Council, who called a meeting of j block leaders for the Edenton Zone | Monday afternoon. ] The appeal came as the result of a large .number of Marines expected to arrive soon at tile Edenton base, it being expected that about 700 of them 'will be accompanied by their wives who will, of course, need living quar ters. The local housing situation was thoroughly discussed, after which it was decided to make a thorough house-to-house canvass in order to learn of every available room, i apartment or home which can be] ;I made available. Cards have been: l printed on which the necessary infor- j jmation will be listed and these cards ] ] will be kept on file in the USO office.] ’] Mrs. John F. White is chairman of i the Edenton block, but due to her] ; health and teaching duties is unable '1 to handle the canvass, so that Mrs.; ;W. 1). Pruden was appointed and she! '! agreed to serve as chairman and di- ] rect the canvass-. Miss Rebecca Col- j j well is chief block leader for the ] , county and will also assist in furnish-! j ing information relative to available! living quarters in the county. Gilmer 1 Johnson is director of the Citizens ! Service Corps under which the block ! leaders operate. At the completion of the canvass,' the cards are to be turned in to the ’ USO office, and -any who rent rooms ,|<>r apartments »re requested to notify 1 , Mr. Martin at the USO of the fact in. order to prevent duplication of send-, ing prospects when quarters have' been rented. It is also requested ] that the USO be again notified when any rooms are vacated so that others may be accommodated. i It was emphasized at the meeting . that the service men expected to ar rive shortly will remain only a lim ited time and that their wives, as well .as other relatives, will want to be i with them as much as possible before : their departure. For that reason, it' ; is urged that when canvassed, every ’'citizen in Edenton will stretch every ' | point possible in making available rooms or apartments. ! Local Shore Patrol | i Has Been Doubled j - Four More Men Arrive Thursday From Nor folk For Duty \ I Effective Thursday of last’ week, the Shore Patrol in Edenton was' doubled, four more men being addril' to the quartet assigned to duty a few 1 weeks ago. The newcomers are William J. Fitz- 1 gerald, specialist first class; Jacomino C. Longillotti, specialist third class; Edward W. Lonsinger, specialist third class, and Charlie W. Lewis, special ist second class. The entire group, sent here from I the Norfolk Shore Police Headquar- ] iters, will Ire under Chief Petty Officer I Lawrence Pierce. Red Men Nominate Officers Next Monday At next Monday night’s meeting of Chowan Tribe of Red Men nomina ! tion of officers for the first six months in 1944 will be held. Erie Haste is sachem of the Tribe for the present term and he urges as many' members as possibly can to be [ on hand to take part in the nomina tion of the officers. I, COUNTY DEBT REDUCED D. M. Warren, chairman of the CJjowan County Commissioners, was, on Monday, authorized to pay $6,- 521.78 of the county indebtedness, which will be due January 1. The amount represents road, bridge and culvert bonds and coupons. | New Master | New Master —ii a i .. i' W. JIM DANIELS , At election of officers Tor Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. j &A. M., Thursday night, Mr. j Daniels was elected as master for the year 1944. He succeds , S ('. Mills. | 210 Garments For Red Cross Made By Women In County i 1 14 Army Mufflers Also, j Sent to State Arsenal On Tuesday j Mrs, J. N, Pruden, chairman of the • Chowan County Chapter of the Red i Cross, reported this week that 210 j garments have been made by members of the home demonstration clubs of ! the county. These garments, made • under the direction of Miss Rebecca :! Colwell. Red Cross chairman of pro-' ■ ductipn in the county, included wnm ] en’s slips, nightgowns, petticoats ami, , 1 children’s nightgowns. Credit for the garments made goes 1 : to the following: ’ Byrd’s Club, 10; Rocky Hock Club,' ,’11; Kyland Club, 27; Center Hill , Club, 20; Ward’s Club, 30; Chowan i 1 Club, 30; Enterprise Club, 20; Gum .{ Pond Club, 17; Beech Fork Club, 12; Hurdle’s Club, 19, and Mrs. J. Morgan and Mrs. C. P. Harrell of the; i Advance community. j Mrs. Pruden also reports that 14 ] army mufflers were sent Tuesday toj the State arsenal at Sea Girt, N. J.i These mufflers were made under the direction of Mrs. Mattie Davis, knit- ] ' ting chairman of the Chapter. Plans Under Way j | For Christmas Tree i Court House Green! Ildea to Decorate Large - Tree and Have Num ber of Programs i 1 At the suggestion of Abe Martin, ' director of the USO Club, plan s' are , u'ttdWr foot to erect a large commuii’ ity Christmas tree on the Court i House during the Christmas holidays. The idea was presented at ; las? Thursday's Rotary meeting, and C. W. Overman was appointed to re present the club at any meeting which ! may be called regarding the matter, j Mr. Martin expressed the opinion I that many service men and women will be unable to spend Christmas at their homes and 1 that a community i tree and a number of programs around the tree wilT help make the holiday more enjoyable for those who cannot be’ at their homes. It was suggested that various or ganizations share in what expense ] will be involved, as well as help in ]' arranging one or more programs, which will, of course, include singing ( of Christmas carols. Up until a year or two ago a large , Christmas tree had, for a number of years, been placed on the Court ' House Green and the idea, especially ! j this year with many service men and . . women in the community, is meeting | with general approval, though up un- I til The Herald went to press, no de finite action had been taken. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Bom to Mr. and Mrs. J. Cameron Boyce, a son, November 22, at the Medical Center in Elizabeth City. The baby has been named Jacob Cameron Boyce, Jr. This newspaper is circu lated In the territory where Advertisers wm realise good results. ■■■■■■■■ $1.50 Per Year Present Receipts In Christma N ® s **“ Approaching Goal Indications Point to Re turn of at Least $750 During Drive STILL INCOMPLETE Response at Marine Corps Air Station Gratifying Though the Christmas Seal sale in Chowan County is far from complete, indications early this week pointed to a highly successful drive, giving every reason to expect that the hoped-for quota of $750 will be realized. Contributions, according to Mrs. R. C. Holland, treasurer of the sale, are nearing the goal, though quite a num ber of the letters mailed out have not been heard from. Then, too, the drive throughout schools in the county began only Monday of this week and I will not be completed until the latter part of the week. Those who received the letters con taining Seals are requested to return either a contribution or the Seals to Mrs. Holland as soon as possible. Both Mrs. J. A. Moore, chairman of the Seal sale, and Mrs. Holland are . very appreciative for the cooperation at the U. IS. Marine Corps Air Sta tion, where the drive was highly suc cesful. Lieutenant-Colonel Zebulon I C. Hopkins very graciously allowed two booths to be operated at the 1 Base, where Seals were sold. Mrs. Moore is especially grateful to the ladies who assisted in handling the ' sale, a wife of an officer and an Edenton lady being on duty through out last week. Officers’ wives who very ably assisted were Mrs. Zebulon C. Hopkins, Mrs. H. L. Patterson, Mrs. M. E. Derryberry, Mrs. C. G. Trahl, Mrs. H. M. Gregg and Mrs. A. F. Liles. i Another incident which cheered both Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Holland resulted when Captain H. L, Patter ' son called by telephone to ask if he • could purchase sl6 worth of the Seals. The request was made when a para chute squad, 16 strong, told Captain Patterson that they each wanted to buy one dollar's worth of Seals, not having had an opportunity to make the purchase while the booths were in operation. • Booths for the sale of Seals were ' put in operation Wednesday at the ! Post Office and at Hotel Joseph : Hewes, where Seals may be purchased each afternoon for the remainder of the week. Mrs. Holland has also received a number of checks from people who ; were overlooked in mailing Seals, j These contributions are greatly ap ; predated and if there are others who ! desire to contribute they may rest I assured their checks wijl be welcome. : Mr§, Moore is very much encourag ed in the fight against tuberculosis, due to action of the County Commis i sioners Monday, when Chairman D. ■M. Warren was authorized to pur> ] chase a flouroscope for the health of fice. With more funds on hand and the added service of a flouroscope. more concrete results will be realized in discovering the presence of tuber culosis as well as in combatting its development and spread. 145,000 Distributed By Bank Qf Edenton In Christmas Club Record Established as Over 1,000 Members Participate Over $45,000 was distributed last week by the Bank of Edenton, that amount going to over 1,000 members of the bank’s 1943 Christmas Club. Both the amount distributed and the number of members is a new record this year, both being larger than any previous year since the plan of Christmas saving has been adopted. The new club opened Monday and bank officials feel very optimistic that the 1944 club will eclipse last year’s figures. Those who desire to join are urged to do so as soon as possible in order to equalize the work entailed, as well as prevent delinquent payments from the outset. UNDERGOES OPERATION Mrs. Helen Jordan underwent an appendectomy in Windsor Hospital Friday. She is reported as making satisfactory progress.