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Volume IX.-T&lumber 6
514,M2,300 Deal Is
Adjudicated Tuesday
By (M Os Court
,
Largest Financial Mat
ter Ever to Enter
County Records
$1,540 STAMP
Norfolk Southern Own
ership In 50 Counties
Transferred
The Norfolk Southern Railroad
Company no longer exists as a cor
' poration, deed having been placed for
. registration Tuesday in 50-odd coun
ties, including Chowan, whereby the
property became that of the Norfolk
Southern Railway Company.
The deed was adjudicated in Clerk
of Court E. W. Spires’ office from W.
B. Rodman, Special Master, and oth
ers conveying property to the new
Company for the consideration of
$2,100,000, which is the amount of
the highest bid when the property
was sold by order of Federal Judge
Luther C. Way.
Also probated was a First Mort
gage from Norfolk Southern Railway
Company to the Manufacturers
Trust Company for $6,000,000, and a
general mortgage to the Central
Hanover Bank and Trust Company in
the amount of $6,892,300.
The deed contains 69 pages, the
first mortgage 164 pages and the
general mortgage 160 pages, which
means that the Register of Deeds’ of
fice, usually a place, will now
be'Swamped under with work as all
of this has to be recorded verbatim.
The deed, first mortgage and gen
eral mortgage total $14,992,300, most
likely the largest financial transac
tiqn to go into the records of Chowan
County in many years, if not the
largest on record.
On the deed, “Uncle Sam’’ re
-1 ceived a total of $1,540 in revenue
stamp tax alone’. And‘ln all the 50-
odd counties where the deed is re
corded, the same revenue stamp tax
is required.
Under the reorganization plan, the
new Company is expected to be able
to show a profit, whereas, ‘before it
showed an operating loss due to the
large amount of mortgages and
bonds. These have been scaled down
under the new Company to less than
half their previous value and the
stock even more. Consequently, the
railroad now ought to be considered
a “going concern” instead of a
“white elephant.”
Aliens Must Register
February 9 To 28
All enemy nations aliens must reg
ister during February 9 and 28, and
though Chowan has practically no
aliens, a notice has been displayed
| in the local post office. Registration
> ?is required at the date set irrespec
tive of whether or not those affected
have registered before.
7 Regular Trips Os Navy
Recruiters Abandoned
Due to illness of one of the re
cruiting officers and the transfer of
the other, the regular trips to Eden
ton every Thursday by Navy recruit
ing officers has been abandoned for
the present. The regular trips are
expected to be resumed shortly, when
due notice will be given. Quite a few
young men have been contacted on
these trips, when all necessary in
formation is given by the recruiting
officers.
Gaylord Speaker At
' lions Club Meeting
W. B. Gaylord was an interesting
speaker at the Lions Club meeting
on Monday night when he discussed
airplane bombing, explaining the va
rious sises and types of bombs, their
generating ability and the types of
shelters used.
John Mitchener asked that all col
lapsible tubes be saved and deposited
in a box provided at Mitchener’s
Pharmacy to be turned over to the
government for the tin content. At
. the dose of the meeting a bill was
paid for a pair of glasses for an in?
, digent woman.
* Four Chowan Boys
Go To Fort Bragg
Vour Chowan County white boys,
jr the first 'to bO inducted into military
since war was declared, will
F VWe Eden ton this (Thursday) mom
ig by bus for Fort Bragg. The
lartet indudes John Ralph Brabble,
lines Thomas Brabble, Thomas Jar-
E Parks and Willis K. Copeland.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY .
| Getting Better? |
Not in the recollection of any
member of the Board of County
Commissioners, which dates back
as far as 1920 when J. B. Webb,
oldest member of the Board took
office, has the jail report been
smaller than was the case in
January. According to Jailer
Shelton Moore’s report, only 13
persona were jailed during the
month, entailing an expense of
$26, which included jail and
turnkey fees, and $2.50 for scrub
bing the jail.
Mar A Dimes And
Presidents Birthday
Dances Raises slls
Many Enjoy Round and
Square Dancing at
Armory
NEW “RULING
March of Dimes Cam
paign at Taylor The
atre Nets $85.58
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Though the financial return from
Chowan County’s President’s birthday
ball was not as much as might have
been expected, the affair was very
delightful and many enjoyed both
round and square dancing at the Ar
mory last Thursday evening. The
dances netted $30.40, while the March
of Dimes featured at Taylor Theater
brought in $85.58 or a total of
$115.98.
Half of this amount will remain in
Chowan County for use in the fight
against infantile paralysis. It will
be of interest to know, too, that Basil
O’Connor, president of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis,
following a conference with President
Roosevelt, announced a radical de
parture in the use by local chapters
of the 50 per cent they will retain
from the campaign.
This year, to make a still greater
contribution to national defense and
national morale, the National Foun
dation will permit Chapters, wherever
to use a part of their pro
ceeds from this year’s Drive to assist
the dependents of any man or woman
in the military or naval services of
the United States, who may become
a victim of infantile paralysis while
in the service of their country.
Mr. O’ Connor stated that shortly
the Trustees of the Foundation will
issue regulations under which this
expanded defense activity of the
Chapters will be conducted.
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Advisory Council
For Employment
Office Is Installed
Demonstrations of Of
fice Work Feature of
Meeting
Members of the local Advisory
Council, appointed recently by Gover
nor J. M. Broughton to work in con
junction with the Edenton office of
the United IStates Employment Ser
vice, were installed Thursday night
in the local office in the Citizens
Bank Building, with Dr. W. R. Cur
tis, State director _of the Unemploy
ment Compensation Division, and R.
A. Wadsworth, field supervisor of
the U. S. Employment Service, both
of Raleigh, as special gutsts. The
meeting was presided over by Wood
Privott, manager of the Edenton of
fice, and was attended by a number of
interested citizens.
Those installed were Mayor J. H.
McMullan, Mrs. Charles T. Hollowell
and J. Edwin Bufflap, representing
the public; J. W. Davis and Ralph
Parrish, representing employers, and
Henry Rogerson and Gumie Hobbs,
representing employees.
At the beginning of the meeting
Dr. Curtis delivered messages from
Major A. L. Fletcher, chairman of
the Unemployment Compensation
Commission, and R. Mayne Albright,
director of the U. S. Employment
Service for North Carolina.
“The Unemployment Compensation
Commission,” Dr. Curtis said, “is not
a cure all for people out of work but
it does attempt to cushion the fall
and helps in the period of readjust
ment.”
He further stated in reference to
the Employment Service, “The main
service of the program is not to find
workers for jobs but jobs for work
ers and on the local employment of
, (Continued on Page Five)
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 5, 1942.
Mayor McMullan Asks For
Cooperation In Time Change
WifEREAS, the Congress of the United States has passed an Act
to promote the national security and defense by establishing Daylight
Saving Time, by the terms of which, beginning at 2 o’clock A. M. Feb
ruary 9, 1942, the standard time for the various zones shall be ad
vanced an hour, and the President has issued a Proclamation to this
effect, and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of North Carolina has
thought it for the best interest of the people of the State and the Na
tion that the standard time in effect in thus State be advanced in ac
cordance with the said Act of Congress, and has issued a Proclamation
to this effect,
NOW THEREFORE, I, J. H. McMullan, Mayor of Edenton, being
in hearty accord with the purposes of the aforesaid Proclamations, and
feeling that it is for the best interest of the people of the Nation, the
State, and the Town of Edenton, that the spirit and the letter of this
wise instrument of defense be scrupulously observed, do hereby call
on all persons, firms and corporations engaged in industry or com
merce in the Town of Edenton to volunteer their wholehearted co
operation to make this national policy a success.
This 2nd day of February, 1942.
Possibility Looms
For Reopening Os
Home For Poor
Matter to Be Seriously
Considered By Coun
ty Commissioners
TICKLISHPROBLEM
Former Inmates Now
Board With Mrs. Har
rell at Home
Though Chowan County is report
edly financially better off by having
closed the County Home, there is a
possibility that the institution will be
reopened. Since the home was
abandoned by the county as a refuge
for the indigent, former inmates
have boarded at various places with
the expenses being met by the Wel
fare Department. In the meantime,
Mrs. George Harrell has lived at the
home with the understanding that it |
should be kept in good repair.
However, several of the county’s
charges have since gone back to
board with Mrs. Harrell, for which
she receives sls per month per per
son from the Welfare Department
until last month when S2O per month
was allowed. Mrs. Harrell has com
plained that with present food prices
she could not make ends meet and
besides it is very hard for her to
satisfy those who boarded with her.
To further raise the allowance
would, in the opinion of some of the
Commissioners, cost little less than
to operate the home, and for that
reason an investigation will be made
as to the advisability of reopening
the home, or continuing as it is now.
FEBRUARY 9-14 OBSERVED AS “VICTORY
GARDEN WEEK” IN NORTH CAROLINA
Marks Campaign to Encourage Farm Families to
Help Win War By Producing Own Vege
tables and Fruit Supplies
Next week, from February 9 to 14,
has been designated, as “Victory
Garden Week” in North Carolina. It
will mark the start of a campaign
to encourage every farm family in
the State to contribute to the war
effort of the United Nations by
producing their own vegetable and
fruit supplies in 1942.
Dean I. 0. Schaub, Extension di
rector of N. C. State College, says the
“Victory Garden” campaign is based)
on: (1) Patriotism, (2) economics
needs, and (3) health.
Schools; National and State farm
organizations; dealers in seed, fer
tilizers and farm supplies; churches;
health, rural electrification and other
rural welfare agencies; bankers; and
civic clubs, chambers of commerce
and other city and town organiza
tions, have been enlisted to help
agricultural agencies in the cam
paign.
“The patriotic duty of every fam
ily demands participation in the
Victory Garden campaign,” Dean
Schaub declared. “We must make
an extra effort this year to grow an
adequate supply of vegetables and
fruits for family needs.
of the advancing prices
for food, the'shortage of containers,
and the increasing war demands,
more food must be produced at home.
Every serving of food produced in a
Victory Garden saves money for the
fanner and makes available more
food for our armed forces.
“The strength of our Nation is
PTA In Favor Os
Consolidation Os j
Garden Projects
Joining With Chowan
High Would Reduce
Expense
STUDENT^TALKS
Group Also Votes to
Swap Produce With
Colored School
Meeting in the High School Li
brary Tuesday afternoon, members
of the Parent-Teacher Association
went on record as favoring the con
solidation of a garden project with
Chowan High School this summer.
Contributing factors influencing the
vote were that there will be less
equipment to buy and since there
have been several contributions of
fertilizer, rent on the land for the
project will be paid by the Edenton
High School' P. T. A. giving the fer-
I tilizer for the land cultivation.
Another motion passed during the
meeting stipulated that the High
School P. T. A. will share the produce
of the summer project with the col
ored high school for use in the lunch
room if they, in turn, will share the
produce of their winter garden pro
ject with them.
Announcement was made by Mrs. |
W. D. Pruden, president of the P. T. j
A., of the receipt of $lO from the I
High School Scholastic Society, the
Beta Club, for use by. the lunchroom. |
At the beginning of the after
noon’s session, Mrs. R. F. Elliott in
troduced the High School student
government president, Robert Har
rell, who gave a brief talk on the
activities of student government.
I
determined by the strength of our 1
people. 'Stronger bodies, keener eye
sight, steadier nerves, and greater
courage can be developed by the use
of fruits and vegetables in the diet."
What constitutes a “Victory Gar
den”?
This question has been raised in
connection with the “Victory Garden”
campaign.
H. R. Niswonger, Extension horti-
I culturist of N. C. State College, ans
wers the question, as follows: “A
Victory Garden is one in which a suf
ficient quantity of different vege
tables are grown to feed the family.
Normally this requires one-tenth of
an acre for each member of the
family, with 10 or more different
vegetables grown.”
Niswonger suggests that the fol
lowing 22 vegetables be grown, and
' he recommends varieties of seed to
buy, and tells the amount of seed to
plant for a family of five persons:
Bush lima beans, Henderson Bush,
Wood’s Prolific and Baby Fordhook
■ varieties, 2Vi pounds of seed; pole
lima beans, Carolina Sieve and Chal-
I lenger varieties, 2% pounds of seed;
bush snap beans, Stringless Black
i Valentine, Stringless Greenpod, and
Bountiful varieites, 5 pounds; pole
snap beans, Kentucky Wonder, 2%
pounds; beets, Early Wonder and
Crosby’s Egyptian, 2% ounces; cab
bage, Jersey Wakefield (early) and
1 Danish Ball Head (late), 1 ounce;
carrots, Chatenay and Imperator, 2%
(Continued on Page Eight)
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Time To Belllyachej
With tax listing time complet
ed, except for a few who will be
penalized for not listing their
property for taxation, the County
Commissioners will sit as a board
of assessment and review on
Monday, March 16, to hear and
adjust any complaints. All citi
zens whose property valuation
has been increased on the tax
books will be notified by a letter
from the tax supervisor.
A. P. Godwin Will
Remain In Contest
For Seat In Senate
Gatesville Attorney Un
willing to Let His
Friends Down
FIRST TO~ENTER
i Godwin, Leary and Ev
ans Now Candidates j
In Primary
A. P. Godwin, Gatesville attorney,
will be a candidate for the State Sen
ate from the First Senatorial District
despite the fact that since his an
nouncement in the early part of June
Herbert Leary, of Edenton, and Mer
rill Evans, of Ahoskie, have an
nounced their candidacies for re
election in the coming primary.
That there will be at least a three
cornered race for the two seats is
evident by a statement made this
week by Mr. Godwin, who said:
“Some months ago I announced
, that I would be a candidate for the
State senate. That was after Mr.
Leary had announced his candidacy
for Congress. My announcement was
the result of solicitations from many
, of my friends over the district, many j
of whom in the past few days, have j
renewed their assurance of support.
■ Now that I am a candidate, I am!
unwilling to let my friends down, and '
will make the race.
“My record of thirty years of un-!
rewarded support and loyalty to the
Democratic party stands before the
people of this district, and 1 leave it j
to them to say, if iny years of ex-1
perience and party devotion shall |
earn for me at this time recogni-;
tion.”
Men From 20 To 45
i Must Register On
Monday, Feb. 16th
Two Places For Regis
tration Designated In
Chowan County
In addition to the proclamation by
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
calling for the third registration of
men of the nation on Monday, Feb
ruary 16, J. L. Wiggins, chairman of
Chowan County Board No. 1 of
Chowan County, has been authorized j
to conduct the registration and has|
made the following statement:
There will be two points of regis- ,
tration for Chowan County. One in
' the National Guard Armory, Eden
ton, for those who are eligible to
; register from West Edenton, East
Edenton and Yeopim Precincts. The
' other will be in the Community
House at Tyner (Cross Roads),.for
‘ those who are eligible to register
’ from Center Hill, Rocky Hock and
Wardville Precincts.
The registration hours will be from
7 a. m. to 9 p. m., at both places.
. The age limit of those who should'
register are those young men who I
■ have become 20 years of age on orj
. before December 31, 1941, and those;
‘ who have not reached their 45th
s birthday prior to February 16, 1942.
; To make this clear a young man who
becomes 20 January 1, 1942, does not
- register and any man who is 45 on
I the 16th day of February, does not
i register.
i President Roosevelt, in his procla
mation, urges all employees and gov
, eminent agencies of all kinds to give
; those under their charge sufficient
> time in which to fulfill the obliga
• tions of registration.
'
j Garden Club Meets
Monday Afternoon
l Edenton’s Garden Club will meet
■ Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock in the
I Rose Room at Hotel Joseph Hewes.
; This will be a very important meet
ing and every member is especially
urged to be present.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers wHt
realise good results.
$1.25 Per Year.
Horse And Mule
Clinics Planned In
County Next Week
Conducted By Dr. Deese
In Cooperation With
County Agent
SCHEDULE
Important That Every
Farmer Has Work
Stock Checked
Horse and mule clinics will be held
in Chowan County next week, Febru
ary 9 through February 13. These
clinics will be conducted by Dr. L.
A. Deese, local veterinarian, in co
operation with County Agent G. ’w.
Overman.
Every animal brought to these
clinics will be examined by the veter
inarian free of charge. If treat
ment is recommended by the veteri
narian it will not be administered
unless the owner wishes the work
done. All work done will be at very
reasonable prices. In the two clinics
conducted so far, the cost for ani
mals treated has ranged from 60c to
$2.50 per animal, depending upon the
kind of work needed and the amount
of work done. The average cost per
animal so far, has been around SI.OO
per head.
It is very important that every
farmer take advantage of this op
portunity to have his work stock ex
amined and treated, if needed, so
that the animals will be in the best
of shape to carry on the farming
program in 1942. Labor is scarce
on most farms. When the work is
heavy it will cause considerable loss
of time if the animal becomes sick
and has to stop work and be treated.
The old saying, "a stitch in time
saves nine” is very true. It is good
common sense to have the work stock
treated before they become sick and,
j perhaps in most cases, avoid sick
! ness iater.
j It is the hope of the County
! Agent that every farmer will take
advantage of this >pportunity 'iich
jhe believes will render a saving in
time that may be lost later, a saving
of money by having the work done
cooperatively and perhaps a saving
jof some animals that might be lost
j during the heavy work season by
j treatment now.
The following schedule has been
arranged for the clinics:
February 9—J. H. Harrell’s—B to
11 o’clock.
February 9—. St. John’s Church
-11:15 to 12 o’clock.
February 9—J. C. Boyce’s (Sandy
Point) —2 to 5 o’clock,
February 10—Yeopim School—B to
9 o’clock.
February 10—George C. Wood’s—
-9 to 12 o’clock.
February 10— E. L. Ward's—l to
1:30 o’clock.
February 10—Z. W. Evans Estate
(Greenhal’D—l:3o to 5 o’clock.
I February 10—\V. S. Privott’s—s
i o'clock.
February 11—Chowan Produce Ex
change^—S to 11 o’clock.
February 11—Tom Parks’ Black
smith Shop (Small’s Cross Roads) —
1 to 4 o’clock.
February 11—Center Hill (Belch’s
Store) 4 o’clock.
February 12—Byrum’s Service Sta
tion (Ryland Road) 8 to 10 o’clock.
| February- 12—Briggs’ Store—lo:3o
to 1 o’clock.
1 February 12—'Henry-Bunch’s Store
—2 to 4:30 o’clock.
February 13—W. H. Roberts’—B to
8:30 o’clock.
February 13—C. H. Small’s—9 to
11:30 o’clock.
February 13—A*. C. Griffin’s—l 2
o’clock.
February 13—A. C. Boyce’s—l:oo
o’clock.
Federal Income Tax
Return Man At Post
Office February 19-20
According to C. H. Robertson, of
Greensboro, collector of internal re
venue, the department is giving
February 16 through March 16 for
filing period to assist taxpayers in
filing their Federal income tax re
turns. The office is anxious to
serve as many taxpayers 3S possible
during that time and in order to as
sist local people with filing a return,
one of the representatives will be in
Edenton February 19 and 20.
This representative will be located
at the Edenton postoffice for the
convenience of those who desire as
sistance.
PIANO RECITAL FRIDAY
Mrs. Leon Lewis will present some
of her piano pupils in a two-piano
recital at the Edenton school Friday
evening at 8 o’clock. The public is
cordially invited to attend.