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■■ ' in them columns will be found a fair presentation of local and county news of general interest. Volume IX. —Number 9. Curtain Falls On T Basketball Season , On Tuesday Night Berth Teams Meet Hert ford Outfits In Final Game EXPECT BIG CROWD Plans Under Way For Tourney Here March 11,12 and 13 H —— ■ The Edenton Aces broke a four game losing streak Monday night to sweep over the Windsor basketball team to the tune of 25-8 before a •L, crowd of enthusiastic fans lining the f walls of the local Armory. Ross was high scorer with seven points for the local team, while Bass was runner-up. Before the boys’ game, the Ace lets tackled the girls’ team from Windsor and, as usual, came out at the' end of the game on the winning side of the score, the Acelets getting 13 and the Windsor girls 10. The last four games, all double headers, resulted in triumphs for the girls and losses for the Aces. The scores by games is as follows, taking the Aces first: Plymouth, 16-31; Chowan, 13-37; Williamston, 13-19; f and Plymouth, 23-29. For the girls the scores were: Plymouth, 26-6; Chowan, 31-6; Williamston, 20-15; and Plymouth, 30-8. In the double-header with Columbia at Columbia Tuesday night, the Aces and Acelets brought home the bacon, chalking up scores of 19-18 for the boys and 2-325 for the girls. Yates and Qoodwin led the scoring for the Acelets, while Byrum and Ross kept the basket busy for the ’ Aces. The last game of the season will'' be played on. the home court on Tuesday night, March 3, when the Aces and, Acelets tackle the Hertford j High School teams in a doubleheader! that should bring the basketball fans out in Ms iruf. - Although plans have noi, as* yet f been completed, a basketball tourna ment is planned in the Armory on March 11, 12 and 13, when several of the surrounding schools will be asked to participate. Complete plans will be announced in next week’s Herald. P. T. A. Meets At 3:30 On Tuesday Afternoon Next Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, the monthly meeting of the Edenton Parent-Teacher Association will be held in the library at the Edenton school. All members are especially requested to attend. Five Tires Allocated By Rationing: Board a The Tire Rationing Board, meeting 4 Monday night in the Municipal Build ' ing, allotted one tire to each of the following persons: A. H. Copeland, R. L. Williams, S. F, Small, Curtis M. Chappell and Jacob Hobowsky. r r —* ' Dr. Deese Reappointed County Rabies Inspector Or. J. & Chamblee, county health officer, last week reappointed Dr. L. A. Deese, local veterinarian, as inspector in Chowan for the year 1942. Dr. Deese will, in due time, notify owners of dogs when the animals will have to be treated. Safety Os Elwood Nixon Uncertain • ___ No md yet has been received by |& Mrs. Elwood Nixon concerning the B safety of her husband, Elwood Nixon, W who was stationed aboard the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Alexander [ Hamilton which was torpedoed and Jj. sunk off Iceland. The Alexander ar Hamilton is Hie first reported unking f of A United States warship in Atlan tic waters since December 7. I Chowan Higrh Senior • Class Play Friday E The Senior Class of Chowan High P School will present a three-act play, Perkins,” on Friday -evening, February 27, at 8:30 o’clock, in the IK Chowan High -School auditorium. A small admission fee will be changed. I FIRE WEDNESDAY M The Edenton Fire Department was ET called out Wednesday morning at K' about 11:30 to put out a flue fire I on West Carteret Street. little dam- I and the blaze was soon II exunguianeo. / THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY | Black-out March 161 West Bynun, in charge of Edenton’s air raid committee of the Civilian Defense Council, has been notified by J. Kenyon Wil son, of Elisabeth City, district air raid -warden, that a black out Will be observed in Edenton on Monday, March 16. The exact time was not stated, but prior to the blackout pam phlets will be distributed and due notice given, so that every citizen should be prepared to co operate to the fullest extent. Opportunities Os Rotary Stressed By Maynard Fletcher Splendid Address Deliv ered by Anniversary Speaker Thursday rotary" SHIPS Urges Interest In Boy hood and Girlhood of Community One of the best Rotary talks heard 'in a long time by Edenton Rotarians was delivered last Thursday night when Maynard Fletcher, past district governor, was the principal speaker at the 16th anniversary celebration of the Edenton Rotary Club. Mr. Fletcher, no stranger to most of the Rotarians, talked upon the topic, “Rotary In a Time Like This.” He referred to the present world conflict, when it has become neces sary for this nation to spend not mil lions but billions to destroy rather | than build. Though money is not everything in this life, he cited greed as the underlying reason for the catastrophe now facing the world. Mr. Fletcher t based his remarks on ! the fact that two ships are -being launched daily to enter the conflict hi one another, but. that "Rotary has the means and material to build 'a number of ships, not of wood and steel, which should be manned, sails hoisted and used, to sfend tidings of brotherhood to every nation. iSevcn ships were enumerated by Mr. Fletcher, these being member ship, leadership, salesmanship, ser viceship, fellowship, friendship and I citizenship. Each of these were commented upon by the speaker, who brought out the merits if practiced. “Think of what these ships could do for the world today,” he said. “Friendship and fellowship are among the best things in life. There would be no war today if the principles of Rotary prevailed, for they would bring to the world the sort of human relations which God Almighty in tended. Especially interested in Boy Scouts and young people, Mr. Fletcher urg ed Rotarians to take care of the boyhood and girlhood of the commun ity. In this connection he said that if it were possible to have every boy pass in review before the Club the., would include bankers, lawyers, doc tors, farmers and all sorts of other business men. Among them, too, >vould no doubt be future worthless citizens and tramps, he said, and it is a responsibility resting upon Ro tarians to lend such influences as will help to develop worthwhile -citizens of the future. At the meeting many former Ro tarians were special guests, and special music was furnished by Miss es Norma Perry and Julia, Burton. Special recognition was given to Carroll E. Kramer, who has a perfect attendance record since the club was organized. Recorder’s Court In Recorder’s Court Tuesday morn ing, Judge John W. Graham found Harry Wright guilty of simple as sault on his wife and sentenced him to serve 30 days on the roads, sus pended upon payment of the court costs. Judge Graham also placed Wright on probation for one year. Ernest Clinton Freeman, Negro, pleaded guilty of operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license and received a 30-day sentence, suspend ed upon payment of $lO fine and costs of court, and on the further condition that he not operate a mo tor vAicle on the public highways ■UBtiWfe secured an operator’s license. There was only one case on the court calendar for Tuesday in which Stonewall Lowry, white Navy Yard employee, pleaded guilty of reckless driving and was given a suspended 30-day sentence on condition he pay S4O and costs. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 26, 1942. Price of Herald Will Increase 1 Effective Saturday, March 14, the subscription price of The Herald will necessarily be advanced from $1.25 to $1.50 per year. The publishers have been reluctant to raise the price of The Herald, but supplies as well as operating expenses, have increased to such an ex tent that the increase is absolutely necessary. The Herald has been for a long time one of the few weekly newspapers to be sold for $1.25 a year and due to present conditions, readers may have noticed recently some change in the physical make tip. There is bound to be more. Lay it to the war. Editorial and production expenses will continue to increase and advertising revenue has been reduced and will no doubt drop some jmore, which will be observed in our columns. However, we have no intention of skimping and at the moment we are in good shape to weather a war and you, as a subscriber, have an important share in our venture. We would have you .share our confidence. Though beset with obstacles, the publishers hope to con tinue to make The Herald as interesting, or even more so than in the past. In the meantime, remember that beginning March 14, the yearly subscription rate will be $1.50, and any who renew their subscription before then will save 25 cents. ReOienßai^ At Cross Roads Thursday, March 5 Committees Appointed At Monday Night’s Meeting Chowan Tribe of Red Men will have its annual banquet Thursday night, March 5, at the Community Building at Cross Roads, beginning at 8 o’clock, this decision being reach ed at Monday night’s meeting of the Tribe. To arrange for the affair, Percy Smith, sachem of the tribe, appointed A. :S. Hollowell, W. J. Daniels ana J. Edwin Bufflap.To handle the sale of tickets, the following were ap pointed: Raleigh Hollowell, Ernest White, L. A. Bunch, L. C. Bunch, Henderson Goodwin, J. H. Harrell, Noah Goodwin, Wesley Chesson and Percy Smith. An interesting program is. now be ing planned and it is expected that about 100 Red Men and their wives will’ attend. Spires Appointed Explosive Licenser Purchasers and Sellers Os Explosives Must Secure License Clerk of Court E. W. Spires was this week notified by R. R. Sayers, direc tor of the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, that he had been appointed explosive licenser forl Chowan County. It will be Mir. Spires’ duty, beginning March 1, te issue a license to any person before explosives may be bought or sold. To be able to secure this license, any person making application must be of high standing in the community and known to Mr. Spires, or else have two other reputable citizens to vouch for him. For violation of this law a penalty is provided of not more than $5,000 or one year imprisonment. The law will be for the duration of the war and is primarily for the purpose of preventing explosives getting into the hands of any who would misuse them. There is no cost in connection witn the license, except the 25-cent fee for the seal. Three Edenton Boys Go To West Coast Friends will be interested to know that three members of Company D, 105th Medical Regiment, have been transferred to the west coast. The trio includes Fred Hoskins, E. L. Hollowell and John Harrell. Since this company left Edenton over a year ago, the outfit has been station ed for the most part at Fort Jack son. j FISH MARKET j By G. W. MOGER A CO., Baltimore, Md. Roe Shad, per lb. 37c Buck Shad, per lb. zoc Large Rock, per lb. <. 27c Medium Rock, per lb. 23c Large Perch, per lb. 15c Catfish, per lb. 7c BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Adams an nounce the birth of a daughter on Saturday, February 21, at the Tayloe Hospital in Washington, N. C. Mrs. Adams was tee former Miss Myrtle Spruill. Campaign Started To Salvage Every i Kind Os Scrap Tin [ Drug: Stores Collecting Collapsible Tubes as Source of Supply I Drug stores in Edenton are coop '■ erating in a nation-wide campaign to salvage every bit of tin available in ; this country, in which 60,000 drug stores in the United States will serve : as depots for collection of scrap tin. Every citizen is urged to bring to the drug stores all available collapsible [ tubes which contained toothpaste, i shaving cream, cold cream, ointments , and the like. Receptacles have been . arranged, in which to place these ; tubes. , Tin is vital to national defense , and is no longer obtainable from the I Far East, and salvaging of this sort of tin will selp America to create a . new source 4f supply. When a suff cient quantity has been collected, the metal will be forwarded to smelting stations for immediate use. j Appeals have already been made over the radio, the plan being ap proved by the Bureau of Industrial Conservation of the War Production Board and sponsored by a joint con;- 1 1 mittee of the Packaging Institute of America and the Collapsible Tube , Manufactures Association working with wholesale and retail piianna | ceutical organizations. State USD A War Board On Radio Programs Radio Station, WPTF, Raleigh, has , inaugurated a program entitled “Tar i Heel Farm Journal.” This program • I will be held each week day from 1 to . 1:15 o’clock, and will bring valuable information to North Carolina farm i ers. Today (Thursday) immediately fol- : , towing the above program at 1:15 ; ; o’clock, a transcribed program entitl ed “American Agriculture Mobilizes” i will be broadcast. This program was ; prepared by G. T. Scott, chairman of ; the iState UISDA War Board, and 1 Ben J. Stephenson, chairman of ] Northampton County USD A War ; Board. i These programs carry very valu able information on the farmer’s part in our War Program. Tires Issued To Haul , Products To Market Many questions are being received , regarding the eligibility of farmers for receiving tires. The following statement may serve to clarify this matter. Certificates may be issued to farm ers, on application, for trucks or trailers (not for passenger cars even , though they have been partly or wholly converted) for hauling farm ( products to market, provided the truck is used exclusively for one or j | more purposes under Section 404 (e). They may also haul to the farm such j things as fertilizer, stock feed, need ed for the farm as a production unit. They may not deliver produce to the ultimate consumer and ma7 not use the truck for “personal, family or household use.” Calvin Sexton Now In Canal Zone ■ Word has been received, here by ’ Mrs. W. A. Sexton that her son, Cal vin S. Sexton, a sergeant in the Army, has arrived siafely at Cristobal in the Canal Zone. Mrs. Sexton last heard i from her son on December 26, when J1 he was stationed in New York . Launches Campaign | i->? ; H JP Mk H MARVIN K. BLOUNT In the Congressional race for the seat now held by Congress man Herbert Bonner, Mr. Blount of Greenville, formally launched his campaign for office in an address last week at Greenville. He, together with Congressman Bonner and Jack Edwards, also of Greenville, and another can- ! didate for the office, were pres- I ent at the Washington Day Din ner in Edenton Saturday night. j LiisMePiil™ Defense Activities Banquet In Honor High School Teams Post poned to Monday Twenty-five members of the Eden ton Lions Club are expected to at tend the anniversary banquet of the Elizabeth City Lions Club Friday night. An interesting feature at Monday night’s meeting of the Edenton Club was a poll conducted by Kenneth Floars to determine the part Eden ton Lions are taking in national de fense. As the result of the poll, it was learned .that 85 per cent, of the membership .hold one or more civilian defense posts and that a like number contributed to the Red Cross and purchased defense bonds. Every j member, it was learned, is contribut ing in one way or another. The poll, Mr. Floars explained, was to give every member an oppor tunity to check up and see if he is doing his part toward national de fense. i Due to the basketball games sclie j duled, the entertainment for the 1 high school basketball and football j teams was postponed until next Mon : day night. St. Paul’s Taking Part In Program To Raise $385,000 St. Paul’s Church is now taking part in the undertaking of the whole Protestant Episcopal Church to raise $385,000 for work with the Army and Navy, through a special Army and Navy commission of which Bishop Sherrill of Massachusetts, is chair man. Members of the congregation are asked to make a contribution for this cause in envelopes mailed. The money will be used to furnish equip ment and supplies for the Holy Com munion and other religious services; prayer books, religious literature and whatever else may be needed to equip the chaplains serving in Army and Navy. It is hoped that every member will make some contribution and. that the total sum will equal what the com fnission badly needs. This is called the Church’s priority number one. The envelopes should be turned in by March Bth, next. Masons Plan To Enjoy Oyster Roast Tonight Members of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will tonight (Thursday) go in a body to Hoyt’s Case in Washington County to enjoy an oyster roast. iThe trip will take the place of the regular meeting. Any of tee members expecting to go are asked to meet at Quinn’s Furniture Store at 7 o’clock. Vital Statistics The vital statistics for the month of January, as announced by the Bertie-Ghowan District Health De partment, are as follows: births, six white and 14 colored; deaths, seven white and seven colored. There was one white and one Negro death under one year, one Negro death under one monte, and one white and one Negro death from | tuberculosis. The Health Department also reported one Negro stillbirth. This newspaper is drew luted in the territory where Advertisers wM realise good results. $1.25 Per Year. i J. A. Pritchett Tells Democrats America Now At Cross Roads Warns Against Danger Os Complacency With Big Issues at Stake QUOTA~RAISED Division Chairman E. W. Spires Delighted With Interest Engendered In the neighborhood of 100 promi nent Democrats, coming from the Northeast Division, assembled at Hotel Joseph Hewes Saturday night to attend one of the six Washington Day dinners held in the State. The division included 15 counties which were Bertie, Camden, Currituck, Chowan, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Hert ford, Halifax, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Washington. At the meeting also were two guest delegates coming (from Pitt and Beaufort counties, who j attended the Edenton dinner instead of the one held at Raleigh, j Os the 15 counties composing the division, all were represented except I Hyde and Washington, and a tele gram was read from O. L. Williams, from Hyde, stating that illness pre vented him from attending. A number of prospective candi -1 dates for office were present, includ ing Herbert Bonner, Marvin Blount, Jack Edwards, Merrill Evans and A. P. Godwin, but despite previous daily newspaper reports, there was no men tion made of any particular candi date. In fact, politics were conspicu ous by their absence,-the affair taking on more the air of a fraternal get together. Good fellowship prevailed throughout the evening and all ap parently enjoyed the celebration. Division Chairman E. W. Spires called the meeting to order and at outset commented upon newspaper stories to the effect that certain can didates would be favored. “That is not our intention,” he said, “and nothing of the sort will occur. Our jftb to elect .the candidate to office when he is noibinatf H* ; expressed distinct pleasure for so many coming to the meeting and tne apparent interest aroused by the va rious chairmen in their respective counties. Mr. Spires said that he was de lighted to report that the quota set for the division by the State organi zation was assured. This amount was $1,500 and practically every county reported raising its share, with some oversubscribing. Chowan County’s quota was $l5O, but over S2OO was raised as Chowan County’s share in liquidating the national debt. Congratulations were extended by Mr. Spires to the chairmen in the va rious counties for the splendid work in raising the division’s quota. In Chowan County this duty was carried out by W. H. Pearce in Rocky Hock Precinct, M. A. Beasley in Yeopim Precinct, Llewellyn Ward in Ward ville Precinct, Medlin Belch in Cen ter Hill Precinct, -while R. L. Pratt did a splendid job in East and West Edenton Precincts. Hotel Joseph Hewes added no little to the success of the occasion by rea son of the splendid meal prepared. Prior to the dinner, invocation was offered by Herbert Peele, of Eliza beth City, and the group sang “America.” Following the dinner, W. I. Hal stead, of Camden, took charge as toastmaster, and after expressing his pleasure at being able to be present, called on representatives from every county to be recognized. It was hoped to present greetings from Na tional Chairman Edward J. Flynn and R. J. Reynolds, treasurer of the National Committee by means of electrical transcription, but Mr. Spires explained that the records were too large to be used with avail able facilities. Telegrams, however, were read from both. During the meeting the Chowan Trio delighted the group with a number of selec tions. The trio is composed of Mrs. Gordon Blow and Misses Louise Wilson and Maybelle Edwards. Prior to the dinner, the Edenton High School Band, under the direction of Director C. L. MeCullers, furnished music in the hotel lobby. John W. Graham extended a wel come to the visitors, which was re sponded to by Highway Commissioner Carroll Wilson, of Roanoke Rapids. The principal address was made by J. A. Pritchett, of Windsor, who was introduced by Hugh Horton, of Wil liamston. Mr. Pritchett, in his opening re marks, said that if there is any word that he might suggest as his theme for his Washington Day celebration, it is the word “Complacency.” "America is today at tee cross roads,” he said, “facing even more momentous questions than it faced (Continued on Page Five)
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