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Ifc these columns will be \found a fair presentation I of local and county news I of general interest. , ■ . • Volume IX.—Number 5. /Neighborhood Committee Members Play Major Role In Victory Garden Program More Food Now Needed from Gardens to Help Win War PATRIOTIC DUTY Plans Should Be Made f Now and Seed Bought ' to 14 Ninety-eight neighborhood commit ► tee members in Chowan County will “it play the major role in making Victory Garden Week, February 9-14, a suc cess. The year 1942 is designated as Victory Garden Year, a victory gar den being one in which a sufficient quantity of vegetables is grown to properly feed the family. Normally, this requires one-tenth of an acre for each member of the family with 10 or more different vegetables grown. The Victory Garden program which is part of the regular agricultural program, consists of a plan for: 1. Producing t'he food for the fam ily and feed for the livestock. 2. Cropping system and fertilizer practices that will maintain the soil in a highly productive condition. 3. Production of cash crops com bined with sound livestock, dairy and poultry activities in such degree as will supply the cash needed by the family. The need for Victory Gardens is as £•' follows: 1. In 1941 there were 119 approv ed gardens grown by farm families in Chowan County, while the county j has approximately 1,300 farm fami ■ lies. 2. Only about half the food needs for rural families in Chowan County was produced on the farms in 1939. 3. Food prices are rising rapidly, /t Less canning containers are available * and war demands for food are in creasing. fe- 4. of food produced at home saves money for our armed forces. 5. The strength of our nation is determined by the strength of our people. More than one-third of the young men being drafted into mili tary service are turned down because of poor health, approximately 80 per cent of which is caused by lack of a ' balanced diet. *. So that the purpose of Victory Gardens is to develop stronger and healthier bodies, save money for the producer and supply our armed forces with plenty of good food, i February 9-14 has been designated as Victory Garden Week in Chowan, during which plans should be made to grow a Victory Garden and seed_ ; ' bought for the various vegetables to be grown. The patriotic duty of every farm family demands partici |*l pation in the Victory Garden pro § .gram, the slogan of those in charge jf' of the movement being: “Grow your . P food in a Victory Garden, save your | money and buy Defense Bonds.” X. C. Cross Omitted As gw Junk Dealer In Scrap Iron Week Publicity It is with a great deal of regret that in all the publicity given to 'Scrap Iron Week in The Herald last week, the name of a dealer in junk was omitted. This dealer is T. C. Cross, who for a number of years I has handled junk of all kinds and will gladly cooperate in buying scrap idon during the drive for metal r - which ends tomorrow (Friday). I Mr/ Cross’ name was not pur- omitted, but was overlooked by all who had any part in writing the advertisements and publicity ar- Stamps Must Be Placed On Automobiles By Only two days remain in which to buy a Federal Use Tax Stamp | by owners or operators of aufo | mobiles, trucks, motorcycles us jPtL hitleg not later than February 1, ■and failure to do so makes such cS/a*StamDS can be purchased at Hyalite Edenton Post Office or at tbeifneci office of the Carolina 10H Motor Club, opposite Hotel Joseph Hewes. The cost is $2.09 ior uie nve-montn pencil enaing K June 96, 1G42, and auto owners t«.Y?ie! oattendtothiSniat ' THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY ■»—— j Seeking Re-election ** jw - M & Jsgfw f' 1 ,;*!& ..■«* * MERRILL EVANS Announcement was made this wleek by Mr. Evans that he will seek re-el< ction as Senator for j the First Senatorial District. Lions Win Plaque | At District Meeting Local Club Had Largest Number Traveling Fartherest Edenton’s Lions Club was signally honored at the mid-year convention of District 31-C which was held at | Wilson Sunday and Monday, when j the eitrb- Was awarded the attendance ' plaque for the club of less than 35 j members having the most members; present traveling the fart'herest dis tance. The local group reports a splendid meeting which was highlighted by addresses by V. J. Ashbaugh, of, Durham, chairman of the State blind I committee, and H. L. Loreman, Jr., i of Salisbury, Md., director of Lions 1 International. Norman Trueblood, of Hertford, district governor, reported that five new clubs have been added and that memberships and finances are in splendid condition. Those in t'he Edenton group were: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Parrish, Mr. and Mrs. William Privott, the Rev. and Mrs-. W. C. Benson, Miss Margaret! Harrell, Dr. Wallace Griffin, West Leary and. Kenneth Floars. Over Nine Million Fish Hatched In 1941 At Hatchery Major Portion Released In Local Waters, Says j Supt. W. C. Bunch It will no doubt be of interest to Herald readers to know that during the year 1941 the number of fish hatched at the local United States Fish Hatchery totaled 9,060,749, which were distributed mostly in North Carolina waters as far west as Oxford. This figure was released by W. C. Bunch, superintendent of the hatchery, who is now preparing his annual report. Os the fish hatched 44,549, includ ing yellow perch, black bass, bream and crappie were distributed locally for sport fishing, while 8,795,000, in cluding shad, white and yellow perch and rock were turned, into the Albe marle Sound. The remainder of the fish hatched were distributed else where throughout the State. The work in connection with hatch ing and distributing this large num ber of fish was done under the super vision of Superintendent Bunch, who has three assistants, JH. Asbell, W. B. Sanborn and Durwood, Travis. Bank Os Edenton Needing More Room The Bank of Edenton this week is adding or ratfyer making room at the back of the hank for a storage room. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 29, 1942. Celebration In Honor President’s Birthday Will Be Held Tonight Both Round and Square Dancing In Edenton Armory 8 TO 2~Q 7 CLOCK Taylor Theatre’s March Os Dimes Very En couraging Chowan County will celebrate President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s birthday tonight (Thursday) in thte local Armory when both square and round dancing will be enjoyed in an effort to help swell funds with which to continue the fight against infan tile paralysis, a cause dear to th|e heart of the Chief Executive. William Privott, as chairman of Chowan County’s birthday celebra tion, has arranged both forms of dancing in order to attract those | who like either one or both, and it is ’ hoped that many will go to the Armory tonight in order to make the celebration a success that a credit able amount of money may be raised to help fight infantile paralysis. One half of the money raised by the birthday ball, as well as half of the proceeds from the March of i Dimes will remain in Chowan Coun ty, where it will be used by the local chapter of the National Foundation : for Infantile Paralysis. The re- I mainder of the funds is used by the | National Foundation to carry on its > work in research, education and epi demics. * At t'he Taylor Theatre the March j j of Dimes has been in progress since -! last Thursday and ended Wednesday ‘ I night of this week. Manager Jimmy j Earnhardt is delighted with th,e re j sponse made by patrons during the I shows and while the exact amount j was not known when The Herald went to press, Mr. Earnhardt said 1 1 he expected that the contributions I will reach in flije neighborhood of M SICO, which- is~a splendid contribution ! i to the cause. ,! The celebration tonight will begin 'at 8 o’clock, when square dancing will start the evening’s entertainment and continue until 10 o’clock. Music ' for the square dance will be furnish [ ed by the Gurganus Brothers String | Band, who are no strangers' to '! local square dance enthusiasts. ’} Round dancing will begin at 10 J o’clock and continue until 2 o’clock, with music furnished by the Edenton > High School Orchestra under the di ! rectioh of G. L .McCullers. Mr. Privott, in planning the cele -1 bration, decided not to engage an ex pensive orchestra for the occasion, : feeling that most of the money tak [ en in would have to go to paying for 1: the music. Instead he engaged lo ;. cal outfits which means that more ; money will go toward the purpose of staging the celebration and he hopes, of course, that many will turn out for a pleasant evening of 'entertain ; ment and at the same time contri- I bute to a very wbrthy cause. A nominal charge will be raadje' for I dancers as well as spectators. IN WINDSOR HOSPITAL . Miss Helen Goodwin was taken to ' the Windsor Hospital Tuesday night j following an acute attack of appen j (Pcitis. She underwent an operation | shortly after arrival and on Wed- j ■ nesday was reported resting easy. ! TEUTON BUNG & LOAN ASSOCIATION RE-ELECTS OFFICERS AT ANNUM MEETING Best Report Submitted In History of Association; 360 Stockholders Own Total of 5,438 Shares; Steady and Healthy Growth At the annual meeting of thej Edenton Building and Loan Associa tion held in the Court House Monday night, all officers and directors were re-elected for the new year, which are as follows: F. W. Hobbs, presi dent; R. E. Leary, secretary; M. F. Bond, Albert Byrum, L. C. Burton, F. W. Hobbs, R. C. Holland., Fred P. Wood, T. C. Byrum, J. Clarence Leary and R. P. Badham, directors. Prior to the election Mr. Hobbs and Mr. Leary were elected tempor ary chairman and secretary, respec tively and upon roll call of stock, it was found that 3,072 shares were represented. A quorum constituted 2,719 shares. The meeting was with quite a few shareholders present and proxies were presented for many who could not attend. President Hobbs, in a brief summary of the annual statement, expressed pleasure at be ing able to report that the statement was the moat satisfying and best in the if is to ry of the Association. He Leary Withdraws As Candidate For Seat In Congress Announced Candidacy During Spring of Last Year GIVES~REASON States That He will Seek Re-election as State Senator Herbert Leary, who during the• spring of last year, announced that j he would become a candidate for j representative in Congress from the First Congressional District, this week announced that he had with drawn his candidacy and instead will be a candidate for re-election as \ State Senator. Changes of a momentous nature 1 which have developed since his spring announcement were given as Mr. Leary’s reason for withdrawing from the Congressional race and in a statement released Tuesday he had j this to say: “Since announcing for Congress during the Spring of last year, ] changes of a momentous nature have ( occurred and after serious reflection I have decided to withdraw from the Congressional race and become a .candidate for the State Senate in the coming June Primary, and in making this announcement I direct special at tention to my efforts in behalf of I Education and Agriculture during my | first term in the Senate, having | sponsored as author or co-author every bill introduced in the Sjenate for the improvement of Agriculture and the press of the State, in a re view and summary of legislation passed by the General Assembly of 1941, declared: ‘Legislature given name of friend of Education,’ and ; ‘Agriculture gets biggest victory’ and if re-nomipated and re-elected, I pledge continued support of all Edu- j cational and Agricultural Legislation, I as well as all other legislation of a ' beneficial nature affecting the citi- j zenship of the First Senatorial Dis trict and State and Nation, and, I will support with all my energies an j “all-out” legislative program for an | » aggressive prosecution of the present war and will in every way possible ' 1 render the best seivices of which' I am capable.” j j Edenton Group Attends Meeting of Legion And Auxiliary At Goldsboro j Five Edentonians attended t'he.: American Legion Post and. Auxiliary j ,• Officers’ Conference held. Sunday and ; Monday in Goldsboro, when a review was presented of various activities of the organizations, as well as plans : for the future. Highlights of the meeting were addresses by Mrs. Mack W. Murriell, national president ! of the Auxiliary, of Scifuate, Mass., for the Auxiliary, and Bruce Stubble- ! field, national field secretary Os the | Legion, of Washington, D. C., and National Vice Commander of the ! Legion of Lewisburg, W. V. Those in the Edenton group wore i Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Chestnut!, John jA. Holmes, R. L. Pratt and C. E. i ■ Kramer. | pointed out that there was a reduc tion in interest uncollected, and that while the growth has not been phe nomenal, it has been healthy and steady, showing an increase of about $6,000 during the year. The rate of interest earned during the year was .07826. He thanked the members for their interest in attending the meet ing and submitting proxies so that there was no question about having a quorum to hold the meeting. It will be of interest to members of the Association to know that there are now about 360 stock holders who own 5,438 shares of stock. R. H. Bachman, a former president and one of the few remaining citizens , who started the Building and Loan Association, was called upon for a few remarks, during which he ex pressed pleasure at seeing new names added to the long list from year to year, which, he said, means a home for many who would not be * able to own one otherwise. Recorder Court Jury Finds J.C. Nixon Guilty Saturday In County School Squabble j Withdraws * ——. fjp '****' i§|y mamm, Jr X^v : , ' ! i i HERBERT LEARY Announcement was made Tues day by Mr. Leary that he had j withdrawn from the. Congression al race, after having announced his candidacy during the spring of last year. He will seek re election in the June primary to a seat in the State Senate. Instructors’Course In Nursing Feb. 2-13 Eugene G. Speer Will Be Teacher of 30- Hour Course Mrs. J. N. Pruden, chairman of I the Chowan Chapter of the Ameri i can Red Cross, has been notified that I Eugene G. Speer will he in Edenton February 2 to 13, for the purpose of I conducting an instructors’ nursing, | course. The course will include 30 ! hours of tarining, three hours each lay, running from Monday to Fri j Jay of each week. Trie course will begin Monday light, February 2, at 7:30 o’clock, in the library at the school building, and all who have signified their in tention of taking this very impor tant course of study are urged to bo ’ present at the first session. About 40 have signed up to take the course. Volunteers Needed • '•• ' •A.. . . | For (Man Defense Mrs. Grace Dobson Vol unteers Services as Registrar The Chowan County Defense Coun-1 | cil .has announced the opening of a Volunteer Registration Office, and, Mrs. Grace S. Dobson, secretary of the Merchants’ Association, has vol unteered to act as registrar. Registration cards have been print ed listing the various types of occu- j pation and, those who wish, to volun teer their services for either part or] whole time are requested to call at Mrs. Dobson’s office in the Citizens j Bank Building and register at once. \ “Although wfc have over 200 men and women who are now actively co operating on the various committees,” j said County Chairman E. W. Spires, I “still more may be needed and all: who can give either a part, or all of their timie in this patriotic endeavor, are urged to register with Mrs. Dob- I son at the earliest possible moment.'’ This record will afford the of each organization a good idea as to how many, and what talent th|ey have, that- can be called on in an emergency. Ginning Os Cotton In Chowan Leading 1941 By 738 Bales Cotton ginning in Chowan main tains its lead over last year, accord ing to F. W. Hobbs, special agent for the Bureau of the Census, who reports that 3,897 bales of cotton were gin ned in the county from the crop of 1941 prior to January 16. This amount compares with 3,159 bales ginned from the 1940 crop at the same time last year. This newspaper it circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realize good results. $1.25 Per Year. Trial Lasting All Day Attracts Many Inter ested Spectators fineeT $lO Defendant Enters an Appeal to Superior Court Creating considerable interest in Recorder’s Court Saturday, in a trial lasting all day, J. C. Nixon of the Rocky Hock section, was found guilty of sending his children to a school other than the one to which they were assigned by the County Board of Education, and was fined $lO and costs by Judge John W. Graham, after a six-man jury deliberated ap proximately two hours. Mr. Nixon, however, noted an appeal to Superior Court, his bond being set at SSO. Acting as attorney for the school board, W. D. Pruden called only one i witness to the stand, W. J. Taylor, superintendent of the county schools, wdio testified that Nixon had been notified before the beginning of school that his children had been as signed to the Rocky Hock School and that after Nixon sent his children to the Cross Roads school and continued, to do so, that Nixon had received I several letters explaining that his i children could not be allowed to re ] ceive instruction there since they had been assigned to the Rocky Hock school. Mr. Taylor also brought out j that t'he Rocky Hock school had re 'jcently been completed with all mod i ern conveniences, that, the teachers are competent and that, moreover, the Rocky Hock school is about two j miles closer to the Nixon home than [the school at Cross Roads. Nixon’s attorneys, L. E. Griffin, , former secretary of the State. School. . Commission, and 1’ HenrA ‘ TN' of j Elizabeth City, presented no testi -1 niony of the defendant or of any wit nesses for the defendant. In cross examination, however, the. defense attempted to prove that since the Nixon children were present ,1 in the: Cross Roads school house they ! were attending school. •i Prosecuting Attorney Pruden, how ever, brought out this question: if the Nixon children were attending school, was the school janitor also 1 attending school since lie was also present in the same sense the Nixon children were? After ail evidence of the State had been presented. Nixon’s attorneys, Griffin and LeKoy, made a motion ! for dismissal of the case which was ] denied by Judge Graham, j The..jury which returned a verdict of guilty was: W. If. Ilollowell, Henry Jordan, Lloyd Overton, 11. G. I Brinkley, H. H. Lane and George j Goodwin. j Now Industry Now In Making For Edenton A new industry is in the offing in | Edenton with the old Norfolk and j Carolina Boatline warehouse and wharf on Dock Street being rebuilt ! for a fish curing and packing, plant. 'The plans, which will probably be . named the Edenton Bay Packing Co., will specialize in curing and packing herring, as well as dealing with other sea foods. Gosh, Another Tax| ——— Pleasure Boat Owners Must Pay Federal Use Tax Gosh, Another C. H. Robertson, collector of inter nal revenue, on Monday released the following information relative to a federal use tax on pleasure boats which will affect many in this area. The statement follows: “A Federal Use Tax is imposed, on pleasure boats propelled by machin ery, sail or both, effective on and af ter February 1, 1942. The tax va ries with the overall length of the boat h|eginning with $5.00 per annum for boats sixteen feet in overall length to a maximum of S2OO for a boat over 200 feet in length. Tax attaches when boat is first used. Tax does not apply to boats used by the Unified States, a State, or a political subdivision thereof. “Payment of the tax will be evi denced by stamps which may be pro cured from the Collector of Internal ' Revenue, Greensboro, N. C. Applica > tion Form 732 can be obtained from the Collector s request.” ■ ■ • .J JutLitSi: i '.it
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