Volume Xlll.—Number 13.
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Official U. S. Navy Photograph ,
Above is pictured the aircraft carrier Saratoga, oldest in the Navy today, one of two car
riers to undergo the atomic bomb tests scheduled to he held at Kikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands
in July. The “Sara,'* seven times announced sunk by the Japanese, has been in 17 major engage
ments or air strikes, from the early attacks on Guadalcanal to the final blows against the Japanese
home islands. She was torpedoed twice, and at l»o Jiina sustained the heaviest Kamikaze at
tack on a single ship to that date. !
EFFORTS CONTINUED TO PUT ALLEY BACK!
OF PROPERTY ON LOWER BROAD STREET
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All of Property Owners Except Two Agree to Pay ,
For Land Necessary; Aim Is to Secure Alleys
Back of Entire Edenton Business District
Members of a committee appointed
by Mayor Leroy Haskett to investi
gate the possibility of opening up an i
alley back of the business houses on
tiie east side of lower Broad Street
met Friday night, together with prac
tically all of the property owners
concerned, in an effort to make some
headway with the project.
Mayor Haskett presided over the
meeting and at the outset explained
the reasons for having the alley.'
-rating that it would allow loading
and unloading back of the buildings
rather than on Ilroad Street, thus
tributing to relieving traffic eon-|
p 'on on Ilroad Street. Other ton
_ / were that it would allow better
protection in that firemen could
' gilt a fire from the rear as well as
. : front. The alley, too, would allow
better police protection l as well as
permit the collection of trash from
the rear, thus eliminating very un
sightly conditions at times on Ilroad
Street.
Mayor Haskett called on .1 H. Con
ger,. a member of the committee, who
reiterated the Mayor’s reasons, but
added the fact that it is necessary to
put in new sewer and water lines and
unless an alley is provided, these lines
will necessarily have to be placed
under the sidewalk, which means that
property owners would be obliged to
change the present hook-up from the
rear, which in some Cases would
amount to practically as much ex
pense as the purchase of land for an
alley, not saying anything about the
inconvenience in making the change.
For the purpose of providing an
alley., Mrs. Fred Deane has offered to
sell a slice of land back of the busi
Father And Son
Banquet Tonight
For Local Cub Pack
i
Boys Must Be Accom- i
panied at Meeting
By Father
Cubniaster D. C. Crawford, Jr., an-:
nounces that Cub Pack No. 159 will |
have a father and soil banquet to
night (Thursday) at the Episcopal j
Parish House. Each Cub must bring !
his father with him. An interesting
program has been planned and an
important business meeting of Cub
parents will be held after the ban
quet.
Lieut.-Comdr. Graham
Now On Inactive List
Lieut.-Comdr. John W. Graham was
among a group to be released to in
active duty at the U. S. Naval Per
sonnel Separation Center at Wash-
D. C„ Friday of last week.
V ieut.-Comdr. and Mrs. Graham j
j f now in Edenton with Mr. Gra- !
m’s mother, Mrs. W. A. Graham. !
W. M. U. Meeting At
Macedonia Church
The Women’s Missionary Union
Associational meeting will be held
at Macedonia Baptist Church Tues
day, April 2. The meeting will be
gin at 10 A. M., to which the public
is cordially invited.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
! ness houses 12 feet 8 inches wide for]
| $2,000, with the provision that in the \
{transfer the Town erects a cyclone
! fence as a protection to her property. {
It is the cost of this strip of land that J
the property owners are asked to pay
for, which would be used as the alley. {
Mr. Conger explained that the Town '
would erect the fence and improve the
alley, so that it would be usable for 1
loading and unloading and collection
j of trash by the town trucks.
All of the property owners except !
two agreed to pay for the land abut- j
i ting their property at a price of !
I $8.3.3 per foot, \vhich would practic j.
. ally raise the $2,0H0, if all would join !
.in the movement. It was stated that
. the cost to each .property owner
! could he paid iivcr a period of years.
| One property owner was . not present i
due to pending, negotiation's in pro- '
I gress for tin- sale of tin- property and]
; one. other, flat ly refused to pay. for
any land to be used as an alley. !
The Board of Public Works is |
- especially anxious to secure the alley (
because of the necessity to lay new
; sewer lines, and at the same time it
|is believed that if it materializes it
I will be an incentive for merchants on
both sides of Broad Street between
King and Queen Streets to follow
i suit, which would be one of the great- '
jest moves to ease the crowded traffic
' conditions in that particular block]
[I With all of the property owners '
|on lower Broad Street, except two,
. ; expressing a willingness, to pay for
■ | their proportionate part of the alley
j way, efforts are being continued to
i I secure the land and proceed with the
- property, though at the meeting no
'definite action was taken.
50 Boys Enrolled In
Swimming Class At
Naval Air Station
Group Under Supervi
sion of Benjamin F.
Askew
Interest in the Red Cross Swim j
I ming course being conducted at the
; Edenton Naval Air Station pool has j
j mounted so that now 50 boy’s are en
rolled and are taking lessons daily.!
I The class is under the supervision
of Benjamin F. Askew, who is as-j
sisted by George Willoughby and W. j
C. Bunch, Jr., all of whom qualified i
as instructors at tjie recent Red j
Cross Water Safety Course.
Transportation is provided by the i
local Red Cross Chapter for boys \
going to the base, arrangements j
being made for a truck to leave the \
school at 3:45 each afternoon and j
returning about two hours later. The
boys are displaying a great deal of
interest in the course which will con
tinue for two weeks.
| JOHN HOLMES IMPROVING
: John A. Holmes, superintendent of
Edenton schools, who has been very
sick for several weeks, is nojjr grad
ually improving. Mr. Holmes for
the last few days has been able to
do some of his work at homej but on
Wednesday felt strong enough to be
out doors for a while. Though los
ing considerable weight, he is devel
oping an appetite and his «family
and friends hope he is now on the
way to complete recovery.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 28,1946.
Judge Henry Grady j:
Will Be Speaker At j
Meeting Os Legionj
Group Will Also Discuss ,
Securing Hut For ;
Members
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j Ed Fiond Post of the American
j Legion will have its monthly meeting i*
I next Tuesday night in the Court *
j House at 8 o’clock, when Judge Henry <
L. Stevens, who is scheduled to pro- ;
I side over the term of Chowan Su :
perior Court, will bo the principal
j speaker. 1
, Judge Stevens is a past national; I
; commander of the American Legion,;'
iso that all members of the -post,, as] 1
well as others, are invited t" attend
] the meeting. ! i
Another very important feature of]
the meeting will he 'further eonsidera- ,
tion of acquiring a hut l>\ the local
post, which, too, should .attract many
I of t he mem hers,
Charlotte Bunch
Elected President
District Students
Popular Edenton Girl
Wins Honor at Kins
ton Meeting
On Friday Mrs, Fred Hoskins.
brought hack to Edenton a triumph •
ant delegation from the seventh an
nual meeting of the Pastern District;'
of the North Carolina State Student
Council Congress. And well might
they he triumphant, for in their midst ]
, was their own student body president,
'Charlotte Punch, the new. president
of the Pastern District,
This was the third year that dele-;
I gates from Edenton had attended a ]
j district meeting, and the first year ]
j they have entered a candidate for any 1
1 office.
; The delegation went to Kinston
iwith the plan of the Student Council '
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Bible Study Class
At Methodist Church
| The Woman's Society of Christian
i Service of the Methodist Church will
| hold a Bible study class, using the!
textbook “The Divine Fatherhood” as |
j a guide. This study will be given at j
! the church on Thursday and Friday j
| evenings of this week at 7:.'!(> o'clock. I
| Leaders for Thursday evening will j
! be Mrs. David Browning and Mrs. J. j
|G. Small, while Friday evening’s j
! leaders will be Mrs. Eleanor Buckley j
| and Miss Beatrice Wilder.
The public is invited, and all mem
i bers are urged to attend.
Thomas H. Shepard
Gets Navy Discharge
Thomas H. Shepard, Radioman 2/c,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Shepard,
' was among 52 North Carolina men
• who were honorably discharged at
the U. S. Naval Separation Center
• at Charleston, S. C., on Saturday,
i March 23.
i Young Shepard entered the ser
! vice July 24, 1943, and of the 32
months in service was overseas for
- 20 months. He was awarded one
' battle star and was entitled to wear
•the Asiatic-Pacific, Victory and,
! American Theater ribbons.
Chowan Exceeds Its
Quota In Red Cross
Fund Raising Drive
Chairman J. Clarence
Leary Reports $3,000
Collected
STILL INCOMPLETE
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Chairman Compliment
ed Upon Success By
Regional Director
■Though not ail reports have boon
[made in the Red Cross I'iitid Rais
ing Campaign, J. Clarence Leary, i
count.- chairman, oil Tuesday re
[ ported that the county had gone be-;
yond its quota of $2,500. Up to I
I Tuesday afternoon Mr. Leary re- j
ported contributions of approximate-!
ly $.'1,000, which was reason fori
great relief oil liis part due to the- ;
discouraging returns early in thej
drive.
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Mr. Leary, as well as his co-i
workers, are delighted with the ul
timate success of the drive and de
sire to express their appreciation to !
all who in any way contributed either
of their time or money.
Mr. Leary was also complimented ■
for Chowan County's success, again
this year, the following letter being
received from Francis P. Siraer-j
ville, regional director;
“We have been most interested in '
the efficient handling of the 194*1 1
Fund Campaign in your chapter. The
success of vour chapter in reaching !
and exceeding the goal so early is]
a tribute to splendid leadership,'
sound planning, good organization.
and enthusiastic campaigning.
“We share the pride of your com-!
infinity in the service you have, so;
generously given. This service will ;
have a stimulating effect upon the
chapter for a long period of time.
“Please extend our heartiest con !
; gratillations to all those who par
; ticipated in this campaign '.effort'."
Baptist Training
Union Convention
In E. City April 26-27
,121 Churches Included ,
In Eastern Region 1
Meeting
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The Baptist Training Union ap-
I'nual convention of. the Eastern He- '
j gioii will lie held April 2*l-27 in
, Blackwell Memorial Baptist Church,
! Elizabeth City. The region com- ,
prises both the ‘Chowan anil West-1
Chowan Associations, embracing 121 .
churches.
For the convention Dr, R., K. Wall ,
' will he host pastor, I, 11. Sawyer |
! host director and John M Kliiottt of]
Edenton regional director.
The convention wifi compose four;
i sessions starting Friday afternoon
' with a banquet between the after
. noon and night meetings. Two more
{sessions will he held Saturday morii
-1 ing and afternoon.
The program as arranged calls
i for addresses, talks, skits, denioii
-1 st rations, conferences, vocal and in- I
strunienta! music.
Individual Unions of each church’s
training union are urged to appoint
two or more official delegates,' and
all members of training unions,
training union workers, pastors and
others interested are urged to at
tend. The convention will be con
ducted oh the Harvard plan.
! Vaccination Os Dog’s
Week Os April Bth
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Dr. L. A. Deese, veterinarian and i
! rabies inspector for Chowan County,
j will begin vaccination of dogs against
I rabies on Monday, April 8. This
work will be done each day during
the week, the complete schedule to be
announced in next week’s Herald.
All dogs must be vaccinated before
April 13, and Dr. Deese hopes dog
owners will take their animals to the
nearest place on the days scheduled.
Third Degree Tonight
At Masonic Meeting
At tonight’s (Thursday) meeting
of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
. A. M„ the third degree will be con
-1 ferred upon a candidate. W. P.
• Goodwin, master of the lodge, re
: quests all members to attend and ex
- tends a cordial invitation to visit-
I ing Masons to be present to witness
1 the degree.
Binghamton Recruits Now
In Edenton Making Bids For
Regular Positions On Team
Term Superior Court
Scheduled Be Held In ~uein* - Trainin *
r . a , IDEAL WEATHER
Edenton Mext Week,.
Criminal Docket Is Ex
pected to Consume
Most of Term
GRADY JUDGE
Negro Faces Charge of
Murdering Colored
Woman >{
Judge Henry L. Stevens of Warsaw .!
is scheduled to preside over the'
spring term of f'hnwan Sunn'or
Court, which will convene Monday]
morning, April 1, Among the eight
criminal cases docketed is one charge (
of murder, Willie Edward Dillard be -1
ing accused of murdering. Lula Val-.
entitle, both colored.
Another interesting case, will be
that of Daniel and Fred Muse, white,
who are charged with breaking into .
the Charles H. Jenkins Motor Com
pany building on Water street and
carrying off a safe and its contents
in a series of robberies in several
counties;
It is ex ported that tilt criminal
docket will consume most of tin
time, so that very few of the. civil
.cases are expected to he tried
Triangular Debaters
Chosen For Edenton
Annual Affair Likely to
Be Held on Fridav,
April 19
Miss Paulina Hassell, in charge, of'
i training Edenton debaters' for the] ,
annual Triangular Debate was no-i
: tified Monday that the date for the
j debate will be between April 15 and
| 2". depending upon the selection,
agreeable with Elizabeth City, Wash
; ington and Edenton. Miss Hassell
hasn’t had any suggestion from the
other schools hut is rather of the
-opinion titat it will be on April 19.1,
Edeiiton's debaters will be Marian ;
Harrell and Laura Skinner for the!,
; affirmative ami Harold Webb and
Marian Alexander, negative. j (
l The query for debate this year is:].
; “Resolved that compulsory 'military u
training should be given to every
' hoy between .the ages of 1.8. ami 24
Important Meeting
Os PTA Tuesday
\ Edeiiton's Parent-Teacher Asso- -
elation wilt, meet Tuesday afternoon j
in the school library at 2:2*' o'clock.]
This will be a very important meet
ing in. that officers for the year are
scheduled to be elected.
The speaker for the occasion will]
be Irving Leigh, .Suffolk Herald rep- !
resentative, who will speak on the j
subject of "Delinquency.” Mr. Leigh !
has worked with Boy Scouts and for j
3Vi years was a photographer and!
combat reporter.
Mrs. Ernest Swain
Elected President Os
Local NCEA Group
I Mrs. Ernest Swain was elected]
! president of the local unit of the i
| North Carolina Educational Associa
tion at a meeting held last week, |
succeeding Miss Betty Fleming. Miss >
Louise Morgan was elected viee-pres- ;
ident and Miss Mary Lee Copeland ;
was chosen secretary and treasurer. :
MRS. FLYNN IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. M. L. Flynn is a patient in j
the Lake View Hospital, Suffolk,
where she underwent an operation
for appendicitis Thursday night. {
Early this week she was reported as |
making satisfactory progress.
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ILL WITH PNEUMONIA
Johnny Thigpen, son of Mr. and
. Mrs. J. H. Thigpen, is gradually re
- covering from an attack of pneu
monia. Young Thigpen was serious
- ly ill the latter part of the week,
3 but is now making satisfactory pro
' gress.
$1.50 %>r.
rmsc iiome ; .;Ga:~e Sun
day, April 7, With
Raleigh Cluh
Op Saturday recrui’s f -. the Bing
hamton baseball team began arriving
in Edenton and immediately a work
out was held in the afternoon on
Hicks field. The group is headed
by BillMct'orry, business manager,
and Garland Braxton, manager. The
first group of players, coaches, train
ers and sports writers totaled 38,
who are making their headquarters
at Hotel; Joseph ilewes during the
30-day spring training period.
The gt-oiip . has been greeted with
faco.ajic vH.awii i thus far, so that
consitlerable progress is being mad
in whipping the players into shape.
Practice sessions are held daily from
10:30 A. M., to .2:30 p, M„ the group
taking out only enough time to eat
lunch, which is served on the field.
Mr. MeCpfry is now planning a
schedule, of games, the first being
next Sunday, when the Binghamton
boys will go to Norfolk to play the
Norfolk Tars, The first Edenton
game scheduled is for Sunday, April
7, when they meet the Raleigh team
on the Edenton diamond.
Almost .50 recruits are scheduled
to try out for berths on the Bing
hamton club, some of whom are the
following:
Catchers
Jaynes llarbary, who played with
Phil lii/.zute and other lug. league
. players in the service,.
Tony Chernetsky. caught semi-pr
ball in Luzerne. Pa., in 1940-41 and
in the, service caught . for. Kniyrne
Army Air Corps in Tennessee.
Maurice Cunningham, played quite
a bit of ball in service. There is a
possibility that he may be optioned
■out to Quincy. Augusta or Norfolk,
, Alex Danickson. a promising re
ce.iv.er and good batter.
V,-rne Hoscheit, caught for non
commissioned officers' physical train
| ing. Hobbs Army Air Field in New
Mexico. , In May he caught 65 games,
j and was leading batter.
Pitchers
1 .-Paul F. Pair, played on the 131st.
Infantry team at Sioux St. Marie,
Michigan and played in England.
Ray Eancel.lv in 1941 pitched for
Orlando and Miami Florida. While
in service lie pitched for Curtis Bay.
and Camp Bradford in Norfolk.
Johnny Howard, former Findlay
College pitcher who played in Twin
State League, New Hampshire and
Vermont prior to the war. As a
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Red Men Plan Fish
Fry On April 2nd
Choyvan Tribe of, Red Men will
have a fish fry Tuesday night, April
[2nd. the affair scheduled to be held
■at Ernest Lee's filling station on the
I Windsor highway at 7:30 o'clock
Wives of the members are invited to
'attend, so that a goodly number is
I expected to be oil hand.
The committee appointed to make
[the necessary arrangements includes
jW. R. Israel. Frank Hughes, A. S.
j Hollow ell and li. B. Hollowell.
Contracting Firm
Formed In Edenton
I. F. Trogdon and Ern
est Kehayes Owners
Os New' Concern
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Another new Edenton enterprise
' has just been formed, which will be
| known as the Albemarle Construe
i tion Company, members of which
[are J. F. Trogdon and Ernest Ke
j hayes. The concern will do general
I contracting work, with Mr. Trogdon
| in charge.
Mr. Trogdon supervised building
!of the houses in the two Edenton
\ housing projects and prior to coming
to Edenton supervised building of 50
houses in Wilmington. He is a na
tive of Asheboro and has had 34
years experience in the contracting
business.
The new concern expects to main
tain an office in the Citizens Bank
building as soon as one is available.