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I MW OTMp WnWMI WtU M I Volume Vlll—Number 33. ♦ Edenton ’s 7ax Rale Cut to 95 Cents Proposed Peanut Diversion Program For 1941 Boosts Price Schedule About $25 Per Ton Above Last Year’s Figure - --- ..... .. , i Crop Again Marketed Through Designated * Agencies GOOD”PROFIT New Program Very En ' couraging to Peanut Growers Peanut growers will be interested to know that the Department of Agriculture has announced a schedule of prices for quota peanuts for use in connection with a proposed pro gram to divert peanuts into the man ufacture of oil and by-products. De tails of the program, which will be similar to diversion programs pre viously conducted by the Department of Agriculture, will be announced in r the near future. Under the proposed program pro ducers could sell their quota peanuts to designated agencies at the announ ced schedule of prices. For the pur > pose of the program “quota peanuts” would be those marketed within AAA farm marketing quotas established for 1941 after a referendum of pro ducers. The program also provides for the marketing through designated agen cies of non-quota peanuts at the mar ket value of peanuts for oil, less es timated handling, storage and selling costs. Non-quota or “excess pea nuts” are those marketed in excess of AAA farm marketing quotas. Program provisions require that botfr the-qaota and excess peanut* be properly identified with marketing * cards when they are sold. The pro gram would authorize designated agencies to pay the following prices to producers for quota peanuts grown in 1941. The price paid in 1940 al . so appears below to give an idea of the increase planned for 1941 as com pared with last year: Virginia U. S. No. 1 1940 1941 Per Ton Per Ton Class A S7O $94 Class B 66 88 Class C 61 81 Virginia U. S. No. 2 Class A 67 91 t Class B 63 86 Class C 58 78 Virginia U. S. No. 3 Class A 66 89 Class B 61 83 .Class C 66 76 Under the proposed program it is expected that producers’ cooperative associations which participated in the peanut diversion programs in prior years will be* named as the designat ed agencies to divert quota peanuts and to market excess peanuts. Pro ducers may deliver either quota pea nuts or excess peanuts at the ware houses of the designated agencies. The prices set up by the United States Department of Agriculture, .twill, of course, have to be met by processors if they expect to secure peanuts, which should be reason f6r no little encouragement on the part wf farmers who will have peanuts to dispose of and should result in the fanner making a good profit on his crop. Service Club Picnic field Next Tuesday At Holley’s Wharf Members of the Chowan County Service Club met at the Community House at Cross Roads on Monday night One of the principal matters discussed at the meeting was the club’s picnic which will be held at Holly’s Wharf next Tuesday after noon, beginning at 5 o’clock. Every member of the club is urged to attend the picnic in order to make it a success. Of Band At Bay View This Week ■ ■■■■■ - In the neighborhood of 50 members of the Edenton High School Band left Monday morning for Bay View, the Pamlico River, where they will remain in camp this week. The bandfters are expected to return home (Sunday. Reports coming from the camp are to the effect that the boys and girts, Lahnd even adults who are with the Ifioup, are having a wonderful time. THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE tj/TERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY | THANK GAWD! Conspicuous Detour Signs, Detrimental to Eden ton, Windsor and Williamston, Removed From U. S. Route 17 Saturday Reason for rejoicing in Eden ton resulted Saturday when con spicuous detour signs were re moved at Broad and Church Streets, at the intersection of IRoute 17 and the Albemarle Sound bridge road, a few miles from Edenton, as well as the large sign on Nodth Broad Street calling attention to the detour sign a few blodks further. Re-routing of traffic over the (Sound Bridge road Isince the washing away and repairing of the highway just this side of Wißiamston has been very detri mental to Edenton, Hotel Joseph Hewes, tourist homes and filling stations especially feeling the ef fect of curtailment of this flow of traffic. This detour has can ted considerable concern on the part of Edenton, Windsor and Williamston, all three towns feel ing the effect of loss of the tourist business, and Windsor especially being just about en tirely cut out. Removal of the signfc is cre dited to Carroll First , Division highway commissioner, who was the principal speaker at the joint meeting of the Cham ‘ j.ber of Obmmerce, Lions and . Rotary dubs last No Kttle Mrs. F. W. Hobbs . Wins Two Prizes In Chevrolet Contest i | Has Best Record For Accounts In Zone and Region I Mrs. F. W. Hobbs, Chowan Motor Company’s able bookkeeper, has been l notified that she has won first prize ! both in zone and region competition I in a Chevrolet bookkeepers’ contest i held throughout the United States. i Mrs. Hobbs took first prize in the > Charlotte zone which comprises the • States of North and South Carolina, • and was also winner in the region i which includes Chevrolet dealers . throughout Southeastern United ■ States. The zone prize was a Sun . beam Mastermixer with all attach ments, while for her success in the | region she will receive a beautiful , silver service. r During the contest Mrs. Hobbs re > duced accounts receivable 83.25 per : cent, which was the highest percent t age of reductions in both the zone i and region. In winning the prizes, > she desires to extend her thanks to i all customers and friends of Chowan Motor Company, who responded to letters asking that they pay ac counts during June. W. I. Cozzens’ Brother Dies In Washington r Edward B. Cozzens, prominent and r widely known resident of Washing r ton, N. C., brother of W. I. Cozzens, i died at his home Saturday night as > the result of a heart attack. Mr. : Cozzens was widely and popularly ■ known to a host of friends as “Bur ley,” being an especial favorite with i children in his neighborhood who > knew him affectionately as “Uncle Ned.” He was 67 yean old and was for a number of yean owner of a meat market in Washington, but re tired about 16 yean ago. ; In addition to his brother in Eden ton, the deceased is survived by a sister,* Miss Julia Cozzens, with whom . he lived. Funeral services were held from \ the home Sunday afternoon. | LOSES FINGERS F. O. * Muth, who is working in > Roanoke Rapids, had two fingers cut off last week. Mr. Muth was help i mg hang a garage door when the chain slipped catching his fingers. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 14, 1941. complaint was registered with Mr. Wilson aiyd concrete facts were presented to show how Edenton was losing considerable business as the result of the de tour signs (when much of the traffic would otherwise flow through town. (Already an increase in guests at Hotel Joseph Hewds has been noticed, and removal of the signs is reason for a great deal of optimism on the part of those who were most affected when the detour signs were put up. The only sign now to detract traffic from Route 17 through Edenton is a regular highway sign labeled Temporary Route 17 which is located a few miles north of where the Albemarle Sound Bridge road leads into Route 17. Os course, Edenton, Windsor and Williamston will al so object to this sign when the road near Williamston is com pleted. Efforts have been and are still being made to change Route 17 across the bridge, or else mark the road 17-A, but this, too, will bring forth no little objection on the part of the three townfe which would be vitally affected by such changer Club Women Os County Staging Picnic Today ‘Affair at Eden House; County Officials Spe cial Guests Many members of the county home demonstration clubs and their hus bands are expected to gather today (Thursday) at Eden House to enjoy the annual picnic held by the va rious clubs of the county. The pic nic will be an all-day affair, featur ed by an elaborate dinner which will be served at about 1:30 o’clock, Daylight Saving Time, which will be 12:30 according to the time observed by the county people. All county officials, as well as members of the press, have been in vited to attend the picnic as special guests of the club women, most of whom are expected to accept the invi tation. 1 Look At Label This week, following the cam paign by Chowan County Dem onstration Clubs to secure re newals and new subscriptions to The Herald, the mailing list has been corrected and it is a distinct pleasure to note that as the re sult of the efforts of the club women, many new subscribers have been added to The Herald’s family of readers. In correcting the list, every effort was made to be accurate, but no doubt some errors have been made, and for that reason every subscriber is urged to note the expiration date on the label stamped on the paper, and if it is not correct, please let M be known at once so that correction can be made. (bn turning in renewals, it was (poted that some subscribers were listed With only initials instead of first names and vice versa, in which case they did not agree with names on the list and this might have resulted In a duplica tion-in several instances. Notify The Herald in this event so that home or that proper extension lean be given to the one subscrip tion. Reduction Likely In Electric Rate For Edenton Users Board of Public Works Now Considering Flat Cut MAYBE 10% Dr. W. S. Griffin Keenly Interested In Lower Rate Though some reduction in light rates are expected to be put into ef fect, no definite announcement has as yet been released by the Board of Public Works. One of the most in terested persons in securing a flat reduction in rates is Dr. Wallace S. Griffin, who was a member of the Board for the last two years and during which time he made a thor ough study of operating expenses and the amount of revnue. Dr. Griffin has been open and above board in his argument for a cut in rates and in conversing with a large number of citizens finds that many favor a reduction in present electric rates. He made an effort to head a delegation to appear before the Board of Public Works at the last monthly meeting of that body on Wednesday of last week, but when none showed up to accompany him, he appeared himself and urged a 10 per cent reduction. The argument advanced by Dr. Griffin is that since the rates were juggled something over a year ago, the revenue has increased. The to tal revenue for the year ending on June 30, 1941, amounted to $61,347.56 which resulted as follows: $45,490.44 from the sale ol current, $11,787.28 from the sale of water, $1,069.84 from t 1 a sale of mt-chuvlisc, and $3,000 from the Town of Edenton for current and water. ' The total year’s revenue of $61,347.56 compares with $55,622.52 for last year. During the past year the expenses were out of the ordinary in that a considerable sum was spent for re pairs to a newly acquired electric line to the Chowan River bridge as well as extensions and enlarging the city’s water line. For repairs to the electric line $1,612.60 was used from the year’s income, while for water line extension and enlarging the Board of Public Works spent $17,- 455.17, or a total of $19,068.37. Aside from this amount, operating expenses of the department totaled $36,004.87, which were as follows: wages, $8,836.69; building mainte nance, $140.03; line .and structure maintenance, $9,152.41; insurance and taxes, $760.58; water test fee, $64; maintenance and supplies for car and truck, $511.36; electric current pur chased $15,526.46; fuel for plant and city hall, $363.34; new truck, $650. General and administrative ex penses of the department amounted to $2,387.49, as follows: salary book keeper, $900; salary collector, $780; salary treasurer, $150; postage, sta tionery and printing, $343.55; tele phone and telegraph, $151.44; audit, $62.50. Other expenses aside from repairs to the electric line to the bridge and water line totaled $2,440 as follows: Fidelity bond premium, SSO; interest on bonded indebtedness, $1,290; bond principal paid, $1,000; appropriation to Fire Department, SIOO. Thus the total expenses for the year amounted to $59,900.73, or a net profit of only $1,446.83. However, eliminating the expense of repairing the electric line to the bridge and the water line expenses, which cannot be classed as usual operating expenses, the profit for the department would have been $20,515.20, which compares with a profit of $14,458.32 last year and $24,478.40 for the year ending June 30, 1939. Increased profit over last year is not altogether due to increased con sumption of water and electricity, for last year’s Board of Public Works effected quite a saving in cost of operation by reducing the amount paid in wages, which resulted when the number of employees was re duced. Ground Broken For New Texaco Station Ground was broken this week on North Broad .Street, near the Leary Bros. Warehouse for a new Texaco Service Station,which when complet ed is expected to be one of the most attractive and convenient stations in this section. The cost of the new station is said to be in the neighborhood of slo#oo. Five Cents Cut Off Os Old $1 Rate At Long Meeting Os Council Tuesday Night Not A Dump Extreme carelessness is bring exercised lately by some Edenton people who gather on the Court House Green to enjoy the re freshing breeze coming from Edenton Bay. So indifferent to the appearance of the Green were some people Saturday night that it was necessary to call out members of the Street Depart ment about noon Sunday in order ito clean up trash which was scat tered all about the Green and making it embarrassing to have visitors see the place, much lefcs tarry for any time. Watermelon rinds were scat tered about, empty whiskey and pop bottles "were thrown here and 1 there, and paper littered the plot as well as being scattered along the street. Two large cans have been plac ed on the Green, where trash Should be deposited by those Who visit the place. The Green .is very popular for many who visit Efdenton’s historical points, and it is the hope of town offi cials that local people cooperate in keeping it clean and as at tractive as possible. Chowan Asked For 11 More Soldiers Colored Youths Will Go To Fort Bragg on Sept. 18 Chowan County’s Draft Board has received another call to provide men for military training, this time th6 order being to send 11 colored re cruits. This group will leave Eden ton on September 18 and includes Walter Pierce, Javan Roberts, Thom as Nathaniel Morris, Willie Walter Rawls, James • Clifton Beasley, Joseph Lawrence, George Washing ton Williams, Alphonso Hathaway, James Edward Lamb, Roscoe Valen tine and James Paxton Sawyer. The first six of the above named boys volunteered and all will be .sent to Fort Bragg. Masons Plan Trip To Norfolk Lodge Next Monday Night Hoped Enough Will Go To Charter Bus For Trip Edenton Masons plan to visit George Wright Lodge, No. 346, m Norfolk, Va., next Monday night the visitation being in return for two visits made recently by the Norfolk Masons. The local lodge is hoping to turn out in large numbers and if enough members can make the trip, arrangements will be made to charter a bus for the occasion. A committee composed of W. Jim Daniels and John Lee Spruill has been appointed to canvass the mem bership to determine how many will compose the delegation and in eveni any have been missed who can make the trip they are urged to contact either one of the committeemen as soon as possible so that arrange ments will not be held up. Evening Services At Methodist Church Are Off During August Beginning last Sunday night, even ing services at the Methodist Church were discontinued, which schedule will be in effect during the remaind er of August, while the pastor, the Rev. W. C. Benson, is enjoying his vacation. _ ~ ■■ Services as far as possible will be held each Sunday morning during the month, and Sunday School will go on as usual. This tumffm | thm fcl MS IgauJUUMI sshtrt AdvorMttrs «R roaHgt good rtndhu $1.25 Per Year Councilmen Remain In Session Until After 1 O’clock RAISE SALARIES Revaluation Is Reason For Greater Amount Os Revenue Members of Town Council wrestled 'with figures until after 1 o’clock Wednesday morning when a tax rate was set for the year 1941-1942. De spite an increase in salary for prac tically all town employees, the fi nance committee’s report was ac cepted which called for a rate of 95 cents on the SIOO property valua tion. This is a reduction of 5 cents, last year’s rate being an even dollar. The new rate, if not the lowest in the history of the town, is surely the lowest in the memory of Clerk Roy Leary, who has held the clerk’s po sition for 20 years. The finance committee, composed of W. M. Wilkins as chairman, Albert Byrum and J. Clarence Leary, pre sented, the proposed budget in splen did style, having included in it prac tically every request which had been made for expenditures. It was while going .over each item that consider able time was consumed, in several instances the councilmen being divid ed as to the merit of the appropria tion. The item which caused the most discussion was an appropriation of S3OO earmarked for the Chamber of Commerce ty- r.se in publicity for the town. The argument was ad vanced that the Town should not be called upon to bear the expense of Chamber of Commerce activities and Uiat the organization should have a source of revenue sufficient to secure publicity material. The appropria tion was cut off, but the usual adver tising appropriation was increased from $l5O to S3OO. Another appropriation claiming quite a bit of discussion was the $1,300 for the Edenton schools, S9OO of which heretofore went to the Band and S4OO to supplement the athletic coach’s salary. The general opinion prevailed that the school should budget for the band, it being recalled that when the appropriation was first made a few years ago that the town was asked to provide S9OO for only one year and that the school would absorb the expense thereafter. However, after quite a lengthy dis cussion, the appropriation was con tinued, except that it was reduced from S9OO to $750. The usual amount of S3OO was appropriated to the library and S3OO to the Boy Scouts. In the new budget is also included SSOO for painting the fence and seats at the ball park, as well as S2OO to clear up the indebtedness remaining on the field house, for which amount several citizens have signed notes. Another new appropriation is SIOO for equipping and iqaintaining the tennis courts near the Armory. The total expenditures as provided (Continued on Page Five* Sunday Night Service Is Abandoned During August By Baptists Preaching services at the Edenton Baptist Church were called off Sun day night, and no Sunday night ser vice is scheduled for the remainder of August. Regular Sunday morning services, however, will be held, and Sunday School will continue uninter rupted. Visiting Preacher At St. Paul’s Sunday Next Sunday, August 17, at 11 a. m., the Rev. C. A. Ashby, rector of :St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, and the Rev. William B. Daniel, student at Virginia Seminary and stationed at Plymouth for the summer, will exchange pulpits. “Billy” Daniel, as he is called, is a most prominent young man, being a leader in young people’s work. He is diocesan pretax dent of the Young People’s Service League. Members of the congregation, as well as others, are especially invited to hear the visiting preacher.
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