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Section Two ; ' 4 Eight Pages Volume VL—Number 48. E. W. Spires Strong For Reproduction Os Civil War Naval Battle At Sandy Point < Former Mayor Outlines Affair In Radio Ad > dress; Idea Advanced By Dixon For Sound Bridge Celebration In a radio address Wednesday of last week, delivered over the Edenton hook-up with WCNC at Elizabeth City, former Mayor E. W. Spires re vealed the fact that he had not given up the idea of re-enacting the battle of Sandy Point during the Civil War. The idea was presented by Mr. Spires at a recent meeting in Edenton of the •Greater Albemarle Association, fol lowing failure of the episode to ma terialize as originally suggested by Richard D. Dixon in connection with the celebration and dedication last I year of the vehicular bridge across! Albemarle Sound. Mr. Spires sees in the event a splendid opportunity to publicize the. Albemarle section and firmly believes j it would attract national recognition, in that, so far as he knows, while battles on land have been re-enacted by the government, there has been ( no naval battle reproduced. Mr. Spires’ remarks over the radio were as follows: ! “Last year when plans were being laid for the celebration of the open ing of the magnificent highway bridge across the Albemarle Sound, a j suggestion was made by Richard' Dillard Dixon, Edenton’s affable Clerk of Court and historian par-, excellence, that the Battle of Sandy Point, a Civil War naval engagement) of fascinating historic lore, be re-1 enacted, but time was insufficient to, procure the necessary enactment of j Congress for the funds and the sub-, sequent completion of so elaborate! plans. “While many land battles have been j reproduced by the Army, including j the Battle of Bull Run this year, the Battle of the-. Crater last year, the Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown and others, we are not informed of any re-enactment of a naval battle. “The Battle of Sandy Point took place ten miles east of the Roanoke River, near the site of the new I AS COMFORTABLE AS A BIRD-DOG BY THE J • “Yes, sir, it was a good hunting day— fSf I j clear and cold. And I can tell you I was l \ \ / glad I had changed from Summer under- \ \ 1 f / wear. With Hanes middleweight WINTER \ -T , SETS, I felt as snug as Ole Rambler . . . bird- \fr dreaming by the fire. Matter of fact, I don’t 7|. // \ feel all padded up here indoors cither.” / W Jj That’s the big point about HANES WINTER / II SETS. They’re middleweight —help equalize / ’WJ U your body heat indoors and out. You feel spruce j \y and trim, too ... with the gentle, athletic sup- r~ jr port of the Hanesknit Crotch-Guard. This [ it reinforced vent has no buttons to bother you. y / | Pick one of the popular WINTER SET styles. Have your HANES Dealer show them to you. 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Hobowsky THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER: DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY $ bridge across the Albemarle Sound,: • which furnishes a natural background . of scenic beauty and numerous ad- I vantages for the staging of such a magnificent spectacle. 1 “In this pageant, the ‘Albemarle,’! the ‘lone eagle’ of the Confederate Navy in upper Albemarle waters, would be seen steaming proudly out of the Roanoke River with a troop i ship and a captured vessel laden with i coal and provisions “in tow. Billow ing from her smokestack great waves of black smoke could be perceived i floating lazily against an azure Western sky, as if defying any and all enemy craft to challenge her here i tofore mastery of these waters. “And prideful she had a justifiable right to be, for had not she succeeded just two weeks previously in sinking the Federal warship ‘Southfield’ and ; putting to hurried flight the ‘Miami’! I to which the ‘Southfield’ had been' chained by orders of Lieut.-Com-j t mander Flusser near Plymouth in a! i vain effort to defend the Federal 1 I I troops in control of the latter place ?' ,' Flusser, an heroic commander, was | : killed by splintering iron from the I armor plates of the ‘Albemarle’ when , his own gun was fired point-blank, j** “Now the scene shifts to the area adjacent to the new bridge where | one would, see a great array of naval ■ 1 power under the command of Cap' tain Melanothon Smith, who had been hurriedly sent South to hold the ; mouth of the Roanoke. Under his' : command were four large armored , 1 double-enders, the ‘Sassacus,’ the , ‘Mattabesett,’ the ‘Whitehead’ and ' the ‘ Wyalusing,’ which together with ; the battleships ‘Commodore Hull’ and . j the ‘Ceres,’ already there, made a ,; formidable squadron, j “Observing the challenge to his , dominion Confederate Naval Com :! mander James W. Cooke, formerly | on officer of the United States Navy, | orders his tow placed at anchor and ■ j with engines at full speed ahead, i steams ‘rapidly’ toward the Federal > fleet which had drawn up in battle formation. “A fierce struggle ensued and when the smoke of battle had lifted, two : of the Federal ships had been sent to i ‘Davy Jones Locker’ and the others 1 finally retired. The ‘Albemarle’ al- jrv HANES HEAVYWEIGHT P CHAMPION SI ■ ncmt Ankle-length leg*. Long or short sleeves. Plenty of eaay movement at ahoulders, crotch and under arms. Nothing to pinch or pull. Buttons, buttonholes , cuffs and i seams all seued securely. EdentOn, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, November 30, 1939. I though rammed and subjected to heavy bombardment, was considera bly damaged, and with much diffi culty managed to return to Plymouth. \ '“lt is the purpose of the Greater Albemarle Association to enlist the never-failing aid of our splendid Congressman Lindsay Warren in the procurement of an appropriation by Congress whereby the Navy Depart ment might carry out this awe-inspir ing pageant. It is our thought thatj possibly the military battle at Ply mouth, which was taken twice by the! Federal troops, as well as the subse- i quent sinking of the ‘Albemarle’ at j Plymouth by the heroic Captain i Cushing, who finally succeeded in placing a torpedo under the ship de spite a heavy barrage of gun-fire by the Confederate troops on shore, might also be included, in the pagean try. j "We believe that the Navy Depart - | ment would be willing to utilize some ! of the old Shipping Board wooden , steamers, built hurriedly during the World War and since remaining idle, | for this purpose. Blank shells would of course be used in the cannon. As- 1 ter the battle, modern bombing planes would fly over raining bombs upon the hulk of a ship which would have pur posely been run aground, in shallow water. This would afford an excel lent contrast of the manner of war fare used in both periods. “Moreover, representatives from the newsreels would be on hand and a running fire description of the battle ; would be broadcast by radio from; observation balloons floating above I the scene. “In conclusion, I desire to state j that it is not the purpose of the Greater Albemarle Association to promote this show as a counter-at traction to The Lost Colony drama at Roanoke Island, which, under the most capable guidance of my good friend Bradford Fearing, has at tained international fame, but ratheT j in collaboration therewith.” ' Hese they ase! THE WHOLE FAMILY OE new FARMALLS Features of the New "H" and "M" Farmalls la • Comfort -sitting or stand ! ing. 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The cakes may be baked or I steamed according to preference. I Bake your pound cake a day or so before you wish to use it. Black Fruit Cake No. 1 1 dozen eggs. 1 pound sugar. 1 pound butter. 1% pounds flour. 2 pounds shelled nuts, chopped. 1 cup brandy. 2 teaspoons cinnamon. 1 teaspoon allspice. 2 pounds raisins. 2 pounds currants. ! 1 pound citron, cut fine. 1 1 pound dates, chopped. 1 cup molasses. 1 teaspoon cloves. 2 teaspoons nutmeg. 1 teaspoon soda. The flour should be slightly brown- j ed in the oven before commencing - the cake. Cream the sugar and but- j ter, add eggs, the yolks and the j whites being beaten separately, and; : one pound of flour. Use the other i j flour to dredge the fruit when added jto the cake batter. Lastly, add soda.! j dissolved in 1 tablespoon of water, 1 ! add brandy. Divide into 2 parts and bake at temperature 275 degrees for 2 hours. 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If you do your own re pairing, remember we carry a large stock ei Genuine IHC Repairs for your convenience. 1940 Cotton Marketing Quota Referendum Dec. 9 All Farmers Who Produced Cotton In 1939 Elig ible to Vote; Allotment For Chowan County j Fixed at 5,045 Acres ’i ! Farmers of Chowan County have, ! been allotted 5,045.7 acres on which ,| to grow cotton in 1940 under the' , Agricultural Conservation Program,: and if they approve quotas for next j , year they will be allowed to sell all j ; the cotton they are able to produce! ■ on their allotted acreage without i penalty. The cotton marketing quota refer-1 endum will be held on Saturday, j December 9, and all farmers who pro-; duced cotton in 1939 will be eligible! to vote. In announcing the county quotas, j E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive officer j of State College, said that every! grower will know his individual cot ton acreage allotment for 1940 before he votes. Farmers are being notified) of their quotas, and all should be. 14 pound citron. ; 14 pound shelled almonds, chopped, i j 14 pound shelled, chopped pecans. | 1 teaspoon' baking powder. Cut citron thin and dredge with j j extra flour. Cream the butter and j sugar and add well beaten eggs. Add ; I the flour, sifted, with the baking l : powder. Add all other ingredients, j Mix thoroughly. Bake in oven 275 de ! grees for one hour. This makes one | loaf. White Fruit Cake No. 2 ! 4 eggs, i 1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar. 3 cups flour. ' 1 cup black walnuts, 1 cup almonrs, chopped. 1 pound pineapple, cut fine. 1 pound citron, cut fire. 14 pound candied cherries. 1 teaspoon vanilla, i 1 teaspoon lemon. Mix and bake in loaf pans as other three BEARS FOR WORK! Here are three bears for work —big size, middle size, smell. size! You’ll find each one a go-getter in every inch and ounce. First view shows you up to-the-minute appearance— the handsome lines of form I pep! 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Robeson County received the largest j allotment, 54,614.9 acres, followed by I Cleveland, with 51,091.1 acres; John ' ston, 44,849.7 acres; Union, 42,802.2; i Sampson, 39,463.7; Halifax, 39,248.0; ; and Arison, 33,032.4 acres, j Floyd pointed out that the allot : ments will be in effect in connection j with the soil-building program j whether quotas are approved or not. ! Allotments of other counties in this section include: Bertie, 9,936.4; ! Gates, 6,350.7; Hyde, 4,014; Perquim | ans, 6,148.5; Tyrrell, 1,177.5; Wash . ington, 2,674.8. ( fruit cakes. Poor Man’s Cake : 14 cup butter. 1 1 cup sugar. 1 cup watermelon rind preserves. 2 teaspoons baking powder. 1 2 eggs. 14 teaspoon salt. 14 teaspoon cloves. " 14 teaspoon cinnamon. 1 cup nuts, chopped. 14 cup raisins. 2 cups flour. 1 tablespoon cocoa. 14 teaspoon mace. Mix as other cakes. Bake in an j ov,en 375 degrees for 1 hour. Ribbon Fruit Cake j _ 214 cups sifted cake flour. I 1 teaspoon each baking powder and 1 salt. 1 14 teaspoon cloves. 14 teaspoon cinnamon. (Continued On Page Eight) NtW SMALL Faimau-A \ / wW*."Cuin.Vuiot«" \ # A»k ui to thew you Her- » I v*it#r‘i now Pa rmolt. Fowtr, ■ I ip*»d, tcenomy, end ‘Xwfc M 1 V'Wot/'Built to do all tht M % work on tht until form, tr m to rtplact tht last totm \ M on tht big form.
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