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Volume XlX—Number 27.. Plan To Organize * Ground Observers. Corps In Edenton | s < Meeting Scheduled To night In Chowan Court House ' NEED VOLUNTEERS Set-up Will Be Explain ed By Two Air Force Sergeants Tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock a public meeting' will be held in the Chowan County (Court House for the , purpose of organizing- a Ground Ob ' servers Corps. The meeting will be in charge of Staff Sergeants Frank .-IS. ffetterson and Robert Turner, who », will ask fofr volunteers to serve in the Corps. i David Holton has been named su pervisor of Chowan County. The Ground Observer Corps works under the joint control of the civil ‘authorities and the United '(States Air (Force The civil authfirities are re sponsible for the administration of the Ground Observer Corps, taking care of such things as personnel, records and the like. The Air Force is responsible for Ihe tactical operation of the Ground Obesrvert Corps, that is, its specific defense operations, including training, reporting procedures and the like. i In connection with the organization of a Ground Observer Corps it is pointed out that (we are in a dang erous position. In a period of inter national strife and lawlessness, we stand at the bulwark of freedom. Every would-be aggressor knows that he can’t get by unless he defeats us first, for twice already in two world wars—-the tide of aggression has been turned- by the weight of our industrial production. The next tirhe, , an aggressor will certainly try to eliminate us first. He will strike first I at our production plants and at the people who man them. What’s worse, he can do ft. Os course, the fact that we can hit him far harder than he can hit us stop any enemy. We have far i more atomic bombs; we have great fleets of mighty bombers; we have fast, efficient fighters; and every day we are producing more and better planes and bombs. Yet the enemy might decide to -make the desperate gamble. If he does, be will try to catch us unprepared and strike such a devastating first blow that we cannot recuperate in time. We must make sure, therefore, that we can ward off his blow and come back immediately with terrific power. There is little probability of turning back an enemy air attack completely. However, »if we have adequate warn ing, we can destroy or turn back a large number of his bombers and re duce considerably the losses that the rest might cause. The big problem is adequate warning. The Ground Observer Corps will be • fully explained at the meeting tonight by Sergeants Petterson and Turner, and it is hoped a large number of people will attend. , Red Men Install Officers Monday Henry Allen Bunch New Sachem For Six Month Term f| Officers for Chowan Tribe, (No. 12, Improved Order of Red Men, for the six month period ending December 81 , will be installed at next Monday night's meeting of the tribe. The new, officers are E. G. Willi : ford, prophet; Henry lAllen (Bunch, f sachem; C. C. Wiggins, senior saga more and Lionel Copeland, junior i sagamore. r “" 1 1 ' 1 Pocahontas Officers Be Installed Friday ' Chowanoke Council, No. 54, Degree m of Pocahontas, will meet Friday night at 8 o’clock in the Red Men hall. The principal item of business will be the I- installation of officers, so that every member is especially urged to attend. Elliott Is Reappointed To Chowan ABC Board | At a joint meeting of the County ■ Commissioners, tne Board of (Educa | tura and Board of Health Monday mg morning. R. F. Elliott was reappoint- Veda member of the Chowan County ADC Board. Mr. 'Elliott's term expired and-he was reappointed for a three year senn. THE CHOWAN HERALD o^nrrvyyy^r>ryys~yii~iniriii-i«~inoriinrnmri n r nrr . National Guard Unit At Fort McClellan Members of the local Heavy (Mortar Company, 119th Infantry, 30th Divi sion, left shortly after 6 o’clock Sun day morning for Anniston, Alafcama, where they will - spend two weeks ia ’ camp at Fort McCldtLan. While in camp the National Guard unit will undergo intensive training. The local outfit is scheduled to return home Sunday,' July 20. New Rotary Officers Installed For Year At Meeting OnThursday Outgoing President J. L. Chestnutt In Charge Os Ceremony At last week’s Rotary meeting new officers were installed with outgoing President J. L. Chestnutt performing the installation ceremony. Officers installed were: William T. Harry, president; John A. Kramer, i vice president; (Robert S. Marsh, sec retary; William Cozart, sergeant-at arms; Frank Holmes, statistician; C. W. Overman, song leader; Mrs. Wood Privott, pianist; directors, Lloyd 1 Bunch, J. L. Chestnutt, Maynard Per ry and Gilliam Wood. The following committees were an nounced: (Club Service, John A. Kramer, chairman. Attendance, Frank Holmes, W. J. P. Earnhardt and Wesley Ches son. Club Bulletin, John A. Holmes and J. Edwin ©ufflap. Magazine, George Alma Byrum, William I. Hart and J. E. Wood. Program, H. A. Campen and Charles Wood, Jr. Ro taqM nforma J. L. Chestnutt, John A. Holmes and Frank Holmes. Classification, T. C. Byrum, Jr., Hu bert Williford and R. F. Elliott. Fel lowship, C. W. Overman, R. N. Hines and W. B. Rosevear. Public Infor- \ mation, J. Edwin Bufflap and William Cozart. Vocational Service, Lloyd Bunch, chairman. 'Buyer-Seller Relations, J. E. Wood,- George Alma Byrum and Phillip MoMullan. Competitor Rela tions, W. D. Holmes, Jr., T. C. By rum, Jr., and Gibson Brickie. Em ployer-Employee Relations, Phillip McMullan, C. B. Mooney and R. N. Hines. Trade Associations, Wesley Chesson, J. L. Chestnutt. and John Graham. Community Service, Gilliam Wood, chairman. Crippled Children, William I. Hart, Robert S. Marsh and Gibson Brickie. Rural-Urban, Jasper Harrell, Charles Wood an<j C. W. Overman. Student Loan Fund, John Graham and John A. Kramer. Traffic Safety, Marvin Wilson, W. J. P. Earnhardt and R. F. Elliott. Youth, R. N. Hines, H. A. Campen and William Cozart. International Service, Maynard Per ry, chairman. International Contacts, W. B. Rosevear, W. D. Holmes, Jr., and Marvin Wilson. Publicity and Forums, Charles Wood, Jr., Hubert Williford and J. Edwin Bufflap. Ro tary Foundation, C. B. Mooney, John A. Holmes and Jasper Hassell. Unit ed Nations, Charles Wood, (Marvin Wilson and W. J. P. Earnhardt. P*ior to the installation Mr. Chest nutt presented an interesting report of his administration which revealed quite a bit of activity. The incoming president, William T. Harry, also made a few remarks, expressing his pleasure for being elected -president of the club and soliciting die help and cooperation of each member during his term as president. West Side Os Chowan River Channel Closed Due to the construction of a new highway bridge on Highway U. S. No. 17, across Chowan River, near Eden ton, it is necessary to close the west side of the channel, effective July 7 to navigation until further notice. The east channel will be available to navigation during the closure of the west channgji Davey Ward Teaches EAglish Jfn 'Morocco 'According to “The Friday Dead line,” a! newspaper published at Nou asseur (Air (Base,' French (Morocco, A/2c Davey Ward of Edenton is in structor in basic English. The basic English course will be In progress for ' 10 weeks. Ward is a 1951 graduate of Wake Forest College, where he majored in English and French. • * ’ * , . ** * Edenton; Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 10, 1952. At Start Os Fiscal Year Mayor Urges More Cooperation Says Ftenty of Room For * More improvements In Edenton m—mtmmmrnm -*** At the start of a new fiscal year Mayor Leroy Haskett, in reminiscing activities during the 'past year, is proud to point to some of the ac complishments of the present admin istration. “This has been a successful year,” said the Mayor, “we have made quite a few improvements, but there are still others which qeed to be done. a new year, we must strive to do a still better job. As Mayor, I know we, can do a better job and I shall strive to be a better Mayor this year than in the past. "'Some of our town people have co operated witjjj us 100 per cent and others have not. You know who you are. I am asking that you, too, this year start to cooperate. Please try to work with our .Street Department in handling the trash. Never put trash out after the trash truck has passed, so that it is well to know the time and cooperate. A few could keep their places of .business a little cleaner by using a container, and some are not cooperating as to sidewalks. We hate to remind folks of this on and on. “There are a few people who are not having their vacant lots cut on time. And then there are a few who do not cooperate with those who re side near business places. “There are a few who never take in the trash cans. We know who you are so please work with us in this respect. A little paint on that old rusty trash can would improve its looks. A little paint on that old chair or bench near your business will help, too. Let’s try it “We have a parking and tieing lot or two which is being left not too neat as the result of trash, paper and other waste. “We have some of our people who put their trash and waste out at their places of business afternoons after the trash truck has gone, so that dogs turn over the trash and make a very unsightly appearance. “Beginning now, you will find the Town Office open from 9 A. M. until 5 P. M. with the office open during the noon hour for those who cannot go there conveniently at other times. This has been arranged for the con venience of our citizens. “I wish to thank each and every one who has cooperated in the past and so licit, the cooperation of all from this ' time on.” Petitions Presented For Improvements To Three County Roads Commissioners Approve Requests Signed By Property Owners Chowan County 'Commissioners re ceived three petitions asking for im provement of roads at their meeting Monday morning. The Commissioners approved the requests and the peti tions will, of course, be forwarded to the State Highway and Public Works Commission for its consideration. The roads concerned are: Meadow road in .the Third Township running from Highway 32 to Sign (Pine, a distance of approximately 1% .miles. River Road in the Second Township running from the comer of Jesse Smith’s property to the highway at Bob Privott’s place, a distance of ap proximately 1.8 miles. The road running from Beech Fork school to John Layden’s home and continuing past Gib Perry’s farm, a distance of about two miles. Sgt Willie R. Wilkins Killed In New Mexico Staff jßergeant Willie R. Wilkins, 31, was killed while on auty at his 'base at Albuquerque, New Mexico, Thursday of last week. The body arrived in Edenton Wed nesday morning and funeral services will be held in ISt. Ann’s Catholic Church this (Thursday) morning. Burial will take place in Beaver Hill i Cemetery. \- Surviving are hid wife, Mrs. Myrtle Pressley Wilkins; his mother, Mrs. W. R. Wilkins of Sunbury, and two sis ters and four living «t Sun MASQNS MEET TONIGHT Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will meet tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. A apefciaj*invitation is extended visiting Masons to attend. Edenton’s Colonials Strengthen Hold On 3rd Place In League Add Five Victories Out -Of Seven Games Play ed During Week OF CLUIBS (As of Wednesday) W! L Pet Kinston 44 26 .629 Wilson 42 27 .609 Edenton 38 31 .551 Goldsboro 35 35 .500 Rocky Mount 35 36 .493 Tarboro 30 38 .441 Roanoke Rapids 29 41 .414 New *Bem 26 45 .366 Edenton’s Colonials won five of sev en games played during the past week and as a result strengthened their hold on third place in the Coastal Plain League. Due to wet grounds, the Colonials were unable to play Monday and Tues day nights. They were scheduled to play Goldsboro on Hicks Field Mon day night and Roanoke Rapids on the latter’s diamond Tuesday night. Home games during the week will be New Bern Friday night, Kinston Saturday night, Rocky Mount Tues day night and Tarboro Thursday night of next week. Edenton 5-4, Wilson 3*2 In Wilson Wednesday night the Co lonials added two more victories, win ing the first game 5 to 3 and the sec oond 4 to 2. In the first game the Colonials collected 10 hits off Webb and Mc- Clenney, scoring two runs in each of the third and fourth innings and added another in the fifth. Wilson scored their three runs in the second. Evans and Brooks led at bat, each with two hits. Stinza started on the mound for the Colonials but was replaced by White in the fourth. Wilson made four hits off Stinza and White gave up only one hit in four innings. Shahid went the entire route in the second game, giving up seven hits, while the Colonials made six hits off Long. Edewtotf scored two runs in the sec ond inning and Wilson with one run in the first scored another in the third to tie the score 2-2. In the seventh the Colonials scor ed two runs which wound up the scoring for the remainder of the game. Edenton 0, Roanoke Rapids' 1 The Colonials’ winning streak was broken Thursday night in Roanoke Rapids when they lost a hard fought game 1-0. The Edenton batters were (Concluded on Page Six) Town CouncHmen In Lengthy Session On Tuesday Night Prospects Loom For a Slight Reduction In Tax Rate Faced with various vexing prob lems, Town Council was held in a ather lengthy session Tuesday night with the meeting continuing until af ter 11 o’clock. Several complaints were registered with the Councilmen, the most import ant being the beer parlor and music box at the Korner Kupboard and old cylinder oil running off the property of the Byrum Implement & Truck Company. In both cases a solution appeared likely. John Kramer, Dr. A. F. Downum and W. E. Malone attended the meet ing in behalf of the Edenton Band. They appealed for an increase in the appropriation for the band. The re quest was referred to the Finance Committee with the increase approved by the entire Board. The parking problem on East Water Street again bobbed up and after quite a discussion a motion was passed to allow parking only on the north side of East Water Street between Broad and Court Streets. W. C. Wright presented a request for the Town to grade a street'on the M. W. Jackson property, where sev eral houses have been located. The Street Department was authorized to proceed with this work. Some phases of the 1952-53 budget were presented at the meeting and while no action was taffien, it p the hope that possibly a few cents can be sliced from the present $1.50 tax rate. A special meeting is. Scheduled to be held very shortly to consider the budget J. E. Bufflap and W. J. Yates were authorized to purchase a low body truck for the Street Department which will eliminate one man on die truck and reduce the number of trips to die trasK pile. / '. ‘ 0 . ‘f. "t . - Tobacco Growers’ Referendum Will Be Held July 19th |_ApproveßudgejJ Chowan County Commission era at their meeting 'Monday took a final glance at the budget figures for the year 1952-53 and found no , place to make any changes. The budget was, therefore, adopted, which calls for the same tax rate as last year, $1.53 per SIOO valu i ation. - Lions Install New Officers For Year AtMeetmgMonday Dr. W. S. Griffin Con ducts Installation Ceremony At Monday night’s meeting of the Edenton Lions Club, officers for the new club year were installed, with Dr. W. S. Griffin in charge of the installa tion ceremony. . The officers installed for the year were: .' A. E. Jenkins, president; Guy C. Hobbs, E. W. Spires, and Carey Phil lips, vice presidents; Haywood Bunch, Lion Tamer; T. 'B. Williford, Tail Twister; W. J. Taylor, secretary treasurer; C. E. 'Byrum, director for one year; W. W. Byrum, director for two years; J. C. Leary, director for two years; J. C. Leary, chorister. The following committees were ap pointed to serve during the year: Program—L. H. Haskett, A. F. Downum, Nathan Dail and Ernest Ward, Jr. Finance —E. W. Spires, L. F. Fer guson and W. J. Yates. Membership—G. B. Potter, L. iS. Byrum, Jimmis Partin and G. C. Hobbs. Civic Improvement—Jesse Harrell, G. M. Belch. Willis Hooper and C. E. Riggs. (Constitution and By-Laws—W. S. Griffin, O. E. Duncan and Erie Haste. Lions Education —R. W. Leary, Jr., Jack Conn and Ben Perry. Sight Conservation —A. iF. Downum, A. M. Stanton, J. D. Elliott and'Her bert Hollowell. Health and Welfare—W. J. Taylor, Martin Wisely and Richard Hardin. Citizenship and Patriotism —W. W. Byrum, Percy Smith, J. R. Dulaney and Haywood Bunch. Publicity—E. W. ISpires, Nathan Dail and Hector iLupton. Boys and Girls—George Thompson, C. W. Fry, John Mitchener and G. M. (Byrum. Attendance —T. B. Williford, L. H. Haskett, J. R. Byrum and Wilmer Malone. Education—N. J. George, M. A. .Hughes, J. C. Leary and Carey Phil lips. Community Betterment Hector Luptpn, Bruce Jones, Aubrey Turber ville and 'E. B. Edwards. Safety—George Dail, Ralph Parrish, Kenneth Floats and C. E. Byrum. Convention—R. W, Leary, Jr., W. S. Griffin and L. H. Haskett^ Den—John Goodwin, Percy Smith, Kenneth Floars and Ben Perry. Local Boy Scouts At Camp Darden Almost 25 Boys Enjoy ing Camp Life In Virginia A number ot Edenton Boy Scouts are now camping at Camp Darden near Franklin, Va. One group left week before last and on Sunday an other group , arrived'in , the camp to bring the total to almost 25. The first group, who will spend two weeks at the camp, included lAsa Dail, Jerfy Downum, Ben (Browning, Robert Earl Edwards, Billy Moore, Caleb White, Edward Williams and Clifford Overman. In the grdhp which left 'Sunday for one week in camp were Roger Schief , er, Stuart Holland,, Lloyd’ Goodwin, ' Frank Bunch, Ralph Hawkins, Leon i King Thomas, Larry Tynch, Dallas Stallings, Eddie Stallings, Charlie i Griffin, Jack Overman, Billy Eason, • Billy Harry, Ray Hollowell and Ralph i Chappell. ; Eagle Scout Sidney Campen, Jr.; i will 'spend nine weeks at Camp Dar den, where he is a member staff. $2.00 Double-Barrelled Propo sition Will Be Decid ed By Voters IN TWO~STATES Two-thirds Majority Is Necessary to Carry Election Flue-cured tobacco growers in North and. South Carolina face a double-barrelled proposition when they go to the polls Saturday, July 19. On that date, flue-cured growers from the Carolinas will cast ballots either for or against continuance of: \ 1. A 10-cent-per-acre assessment to support Tobacco Associates. 2. Tobacco marketing quotas. Here is some background for the two referendum s: North and South Carolina depend heavily on the success of the flue cured tobacco program. Two vital phases of that program are market ing quotas, which guarantee stabiliz ed market prices through a support program, and the export promotional work carried on by Tobacco Asso ciates. Since 1934 growers have enjoyed the benefits of an acreage control pro gram, and since 1939 they have operat ed successfully under marketing quo tas with acreage allotments. Repeat edly tobacco growers have voted over whelmingly to continue this program, which has meant so much not only to growers but the entire economy of the two states. • Tobacco Associates was formed in 1947 by growers and their allied in terests to protect and develop foreign markets —upon which they depend for the sale of some 40 per cent of their tobacco each year. In July of that year, growers in the two Carolinas overwhelmingly approved the present 10-cent-pef-acre assessment for 1947- 1949 and again in 1949, they approved the assessment for 1950, 1951, and 1952. The extent of the work done by this export-promoting organization is evidenced by the increase in exports since its formation six years ago. Exports of United States flue-cured tobacco have increased from 359 mil lion pounds in 1947 to 390 million pounds in 1951 and are now about 30 per cent above pre-war years. Through the work of the organization, new markets have been developed and oth ers expanded until now American to bacco growers are no longer depend ent upon any one country for the sale of their tobacco. Countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark and the Philippines, are now taking from two to ten times more tobacco than before the war. The law authorizing marketing quo tas also provides for a government loan to support tobacco prices. If marketing quotas are approved in the referendum, loans will be made avail able on the 1953 crop at prices equal to 90 per cent of the parity prices as of July 1, 1952. Since Tobacco Associates is financed solely by growers and their allied in terests and the marketing quotas ad ministered by the government-spon sored Production and Marketing Ad ministration, there will be two bal lot boxes at the polls referendum day. One box will be for the marketing quota vote, which will show whether the growers want marketing quotas for another year,, another three years or not at all. The other box will collect votes on the 10-cent-per-acre self-assessment for Tobacco Associates. In both referendums, a two-thirds majority of the growers voting is needed to approve quotas and the as sessment. J. Henry Vaughan of Elm City, chairman of Tobacco Associates' board of directors explained that a grower “is any person who has an interest as owner, tenant, or sharecropper in co.” However, Vaughan stressed “no producer is entitled to more than one vote even though he may have been engaged in production of tobacco in two or more communities, counties, or states.” Linda Downum Will Attend Duke Meeting 1 Miss Linda Downum, daughter of Dr. and. Mrs. A. F. Downum, last week wag selected at a meeting of young people’s classes at the (Methodist , Church School to represent the group i at a conference to be held at Duke University August 24-28. i The purpose of the conference is to ■ study work and activities of the . Methodist Youth Fellowship.
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