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In thess columns will be found 0 fair presentation of local and county news of general interest. Volume IX.—Number 12. Ahoskie Girls and Elizabeth City Boys Win Top Honors In Basketball Tournament < —“ ’ « T Finals Played Saturday Night Before Large Crowd of Fans MUCH INTEREST Marcia Kepler is Most Outstanding Player In Series In a three-day basketball tourna ment wiiich terminated Saturday night in the Edenton armory, the j Elizabeth City High School boys’ team won out over the Chowan High j School boys by a single point to win | honors, the final score ■•being 12-11. Tne same night, the Edenton High , School girls’ team, which hung up an enviable record, during the season, • lost first place honor to the Ahoskie , girls by a score of 29-20. On the final night, playing for third place honors, the Weeksville girls had little difficulty in defeating Merry Hill girls, the score being 28-12. For third place among the boys’ teams, Plymouth took the long end of a 39-27 score from Powellsville. Sixteen games were played during the tournament which began Wednes day of last week and continued on Thursday, the finals taking place Saturday night, and in each instance large crowds of fans were on hand to see' the games. The scores during the tournament were: Wednesday Girls—Ahoskie 32, Roper 17. Boys—Powellsville 20, Hertford 18. Girls —Weeksville 25, E. City 18. ' goys—Chowan 21, Ahoskie 20. Girls—Merry Hill 33, Chowan 6. Boys—Plymouth 20, Roper 17. Girls—‘Edenton 29, Hertford 13. . floys—E. City 22, Edenton 12. f Thursday Girl s—^Ahoekte»4o, Weefc*>v*ile 34. Boj4—-’dlfoSldrf *&l, Powellsville 14. Girls—Edenton 36, Merry Hilt 11. Boys—E. City 26, Plymouth 20. Saturday Girls—Weeksville 28, Merry Hill 12 Boys—Plymouth 39, Powellsville. 27 Girls—Ahoskie 29, Edenton 20. Boys—>E. City 12, Chowan 11. The Edenton boys were eliminated from the tournament in their first game with Elizabeth City, while the girls went through to compete for , top honors. Though they lost first place, the Edenton girls’ team was awarded a silver trophy for placing second and each of the 10 members of the 3quad received silver basketballs. Aside from this recognition, Marcia Kepler, star of the Edenton team, brought honor to herself and the school by winning three medals. She was easily the most outstanding player in the entire tournament, having won the honor of high scorer for the tournament as well as a! medal for being high scorer in any ! tine game. Miss Kepler scored 52 points during the entire tournament and her high score for a single game was' 21 points on Thursday night against Merry Hill. She was select ed as a member of the all-tournament ' team, for which she was also awarded aiipedal. Supply Os Gasoline To Service Stations ( ; Reduced 20 Per Cent ✓ •" Starting today (Thursday) filling sfations in a number of seaboard states, including North Carolina, will have their gasoline supply curtailed 20 percent upon order of Donald Nelson, director of the War Produc tion Board. While the reduction in supply does not mean rationing of gasoline at prtaent, it will necessarily affect the amount filling station operators will Be able to sell individuals so that asvinany of their customers as possi ble can be served. Mr. Nelpon’s order also provides that seraigMftations may remain open not monttiggpin 12 hours a day and 72. though the hours will be at the discretion of the operators. L. L. Lewis Succeeds Hudson As Teacher beon L. Lewis, who until several months ago was employed at the M. G. Brown Lumber Company, was on i Tuesday appointed as teacher of in dustrial arts at the Edenton school, to succeed William H. Hudson, who died suddenly of a heart attack on Wednesday night of last week. Mr. Lewis assumed his new duties Tues day morning. I ■ THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Don’t Forget | Next Thursday night, March 26, at the Municipal Building, at 8 o’clock, a public hearing will be held to hear suggestions and expressions of opinion., relative to adopting a zoning ordinance in Edenton. The meeting has been called by J. L. Petti*, chairman of the Zoning Commis sion. and it should be attended by every Citizen who has any inter d>t in the matter, either for or against the proposal. Judge R. D. Dixon High in Praise Os Good From Music Speaks at All-Star Band Concert Held In Creswell What is said to have been the best program ever rendered by the Albe marle All-Star Band took place last Thursday night in Creswell, when about 75 youthful bandsters present ed a program of popular numbers which was generously interspersed with patriotic selections. At the same time the Englehard Glee Club, composed, of 50 voices, added to the pleasure of the evening by singing a number of selections. It was the sixth performance of the all-star combination. A special feature on the program was a brief address by Judge Richard D. Dixon, of Edenton. Judge Dixon delighted his hearers with #4. account of his ambition as a boy to become a cornet artist, which passed into oblivion when as he played near a pasture an old. cow became frightened at the awful discords and died as the result of injuries received when try ing to jump over a barbed-wire fence. “The cow died,” he said, “which cost my father $65 and with it went my life’s ambition to be a cornet player.” Mr. Dixon said it is conceded by. many that no study of either grade | or high school has so much educa-1 tional value as the study of music, learning how to do is followed by the doing of that which the pupil would learn. Though some people look upon music as an accomplishment and not as an educational asset, Mr. Dixon said it is both, and that a good music department is one of the best assets in any school system. (Continued on Page Five) Spires In Favor Os Showing Lost Colony Clerk of Court Writes Letter to Governor Broughton With the possibility of “The Lost Colony” being abandoned this year, Clerk of Court E. W. Spires is fav orable to the showing this year un less objection is made by the War Department. Early this week Mr. Spires sent the following letter to Governor J. M. Broughton: “There has been considerable dis cbssion in the press recently as to the advisability of staging the ‘Lost Colony’ on Roanoke Island again this year, in view of the prevailing condi tions due to the war. “If the Army oi; Naval authorities advise against such, I am quite cer tain that the good people of Dare County would be the first to favor the cancellation of the drama for they are no less patriotic than we. ‘“The tourist business in North - eastern Carolina has been conspicuous by its absence this winter and the hotels, filling stations and other places of business have felt this loss most severely. Some of this is doubtless due to unwarranted pic tures of horror which have been painted, by certain writers, depicting conditions on the Dare coast by rea son of the submarine warfare. This, I am compelled to believe, hqp been done with a view of diverting this businss elsewhere. “If the War Department has no ob jection to the show going on, I hope that you will likewise feel disposed to look with favor upon the same.” Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 19, 1942. Chris Wadley Loses Life When Japanese Sink Destroyer Pope Mrs. Charles Russell, His Sister, Notified Sunday DIED MARCH 1 Son of Former Minister Spent Boyhood In Edenton Mrs. Charles F. Russell received a telegram Sunday morning from San Diego, California, announcing the death of her brother, Chris Wadley, who was chief commissary steward on the destroyer Pope. The follow ing telegram was sent by the U. iS. Navy to Mr. Wadley’s wife: “Chris Wadley reported missing.” Mr. Wadley lost his life on March Ist, when the destroyer Pope and the cruiser Houston were sunk by the Nipponese. He spent his boyhood in Edenton, receiving his high school education here. He enlisted in the i Navy 21 years ago. Mr. Wadley was the youngest child of the late Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Wadley,- Mr. Wadley being a former pastor of the Edenton Presbyterian Church. A brother, William Wadley, and two sisters, Mrs. Alvin Jones, of Nashville, N. C., and Mrs. Charles F. Russell, of Edenton, survive, also his wife, Mrs. Minnie Wadley, and three children, of San Diego, Calif. This is the first casualty from Chowan County in the second World War and many friends are extending sympathy to Mrs. Russell in her be reavement. 20 Earn Certificates In Red Cross First Aid Course Os Study Two Classes Complete Work Under Direction Os Four Instructors For completing the course in first aid which terminated last week, 20 Edentonians will receive standard first aid certificates. Two classes j were conducted, one in the afternoon [ and one at night, Mrs. William Av erette, assisted by Mrs. Roland H. Vaughan, instructing the afternoon classes, while Miss Frye Pettus, with Miss Gladysteen Hester as her as sistant taught the classes held at night. Those taught by Mrs. Averette and Mrs. Vaughan who will receive certi ficates are: Mrs. Julien Wood, Sr., Mrs. R. P. Badham, Mrs. M. G. Brown, Mrs. J. M. Jones, Mrs. Ralph Parrish, Mrs. Hector Lupton, Mrs. M. D. Watson, Miss Lucille Clark and Miss Corinne Forehand. In the night class taught by Miss Pettus and Miss Hester 11 persons earned certificates as follows: Mrs. Myra V. Holland, Mrs. Wilma Swain, Mrs. Enola N. Smith, Mrs. Lena ; Pearsall, Miss Rebecca Colwell, Miss I Josephine Grant, Miss Emily Smith ] wick, Miss Sara Hurdle, Miss Edna l Goodwin, E. D. Babb and Josiah Elliott. CHARLES U JENKINS GIVES STIRPIHG ADDRESS AT MEETING OE LIONS MB Better “Too Much Too Early” Than “Too Little Too Late,” Speaker Says Commenting Upon Present War Situation Charles H. Jenkins, member of the Board, of Conservation and Develop ment, was the principal speaker at the Lions Club meeting Monday night, speaking on what he consider ed the thing that is uppermost in the minds of all, namely, what we may do toward winning the war. “Since the Pearl Harbor episode,” said Mr. Jenkins, “we find ourselves engaged in a world-encircling war and fighting not only to save our resources but to save our freedom. So it was necessary to abandon our plans for these developments, reduce our expenditures and to gird our selves for all-out war—a task which will tax our resources and call for a supreme effort to save us from the fate of those countries which have gone down before the powerful mili tary forces which seek to destroy us. “We have a wonderful State of al most unlimited resources whether we view it from the windswept shores of the Atlantic, the fertile plains of R. C. Holland Named Chairman Os Salvage For Chowan County Metal, Rubber, Rag’s And Paper Will Be Collected badly"needed Defense Matters Dis cussed at Meeting Tuesday Night .. At the call of E. W. Spires, County Civilian Defense chairman, a meet ing was called Tuesday night in the Court House to make a general check-up on defense activities and to organize a county-wide salvage cam paign for the purpose of collecting | old. metal, rubber, rags and paper | throughout the county. At the out- ] set Mr. Spires expressed his appre- j elation to the various committees for! the way they functioned in the black out held Monday night. The town was completely blacked-out in 30 ! seconds after the signal was given, and while he said it would he unbe coming to single out any one or sev eral persons for the way they carried out their duties, he did want to com pliment Leroy Haskett for the way he coordinated the various groups, as well as the special police, auxiliary firemen and air raid wardens. Mr. Haskett officiated for West Byrum, air raid chairman, who because of illness was unable to officiate during the black-out. At the meeting R. C. Holland was; elected, to serve as chairman of the j county salvage committee with C. W. j Overman named as vice chairman. (Continued on Page Six) Red Cross Home i Nursing Classes ] Now In Progress 11 Mrs. Vaughan and Miss Hester Teaching About 70 i Considerable interest is being taken ! in the Red Cross home nursing course ; now in progress in Edenton in which about 70 ladies have enrolled. Bothj night and day classes are held in thej , -home economics’ room at the high! school, where 40 are enrolled in the day class, while 26 attend the night session. The course is being taught ; by Mrs. Roland H. Vaughan, who teaches the afternoon class, and Miss Gladysteen Hester, teacher of the night class. , The course began Wednesday of , last week and will continue for five , weeks until 30 hours have been cre . dited by each class. : On two occasions last week inter esting features were addresses made i by Dr. W. S. Griffin and R. N. Hines, i superintendent of the Electric and . Water Department. Dr. Griffin , spoke about preventative denistry and the advantages of proper care of ; the teeth, while Mr. Hines’ remarks • had to do with the importance of . water and the Edenton water supply i Both addresses were greatly enjoyed by classes. the east, the rugged areas of the Piedmont or the towering peaks of the west. This is a land that we love and by the grace of God shall never be the home of Hitler or Hirohito. “Whqrever I have gone recently I have found an ahsence of hilarity and a soberness of thoughts regard ing the means of defeating the enemy. But too often have I found people apparently dazed by the course of events recently. It is not exactly complacency but rather an uncertain ty as to what to do. It seems to be in Congress; in the councils of the Allies. What to do next. “The American people are becom ing impatient. Only yesterday it was announced that the people of Okla homa had held mass meetings—a hundred throughout the State pro testing against inaction at Washing ton and it is predicted that these mass meetings will be held through (Continued on Page Six) 1 Chowan’s Initial Blackout Successfully Carried Out 30 Minutes Monday Night 'T | Tire Permits | Though applications for tires are gradually increasing, the Tire Rationing Board on Tuesday night issued permits for only 10 | new tires, five oh olete tires and three re-treaded tires. Those receiving new tire per mits were: Two to M. G. Brown Co., two to L. M. Johnson, two to Heywood Jones, Paul R. Perry, 1 M. J. Tynch, C. W. Ward and L. C. Briggs. Obsolete tires were allowed H. R. Spruill and two each to W. A. Bass and Fate j Forehand. Re-treaded tire per mits went to C. .1. Chappell and two to F. M. Ward. Oil Men From 12 Counties Meet in E. City March 25th Congressman Herbert Bonner Will Speak At Meeting , j Oil men from this county will meet I with representatives of the petroleum industry from 11 other nearby coun ties at a luncheon meeting of the N. C. Petroleum Industries Committee in Elizabeth City, on Wednesday, March 25, at 12:30 p. m. Congressman Herbert C. Bonner has accepted an invitation to be pres-1 ent and deliver the principal address.! Congressman Bonner is a member of the Committee on Roads and can be expected to discuss matters which are I of peculiar interest to oil men at this 1 time. In accepting the invitation to speak, Mr.. Bonner said: “Oil is the key to the conflict on our far-flung war fronts and the threats to our allies’ fuel sources is of such a great nature that it will, have tre mendous bearing on the permitted consumption here in America.” Alonzo Squires, a blind law student at the University of North Carolina, • will also be present and entertain | the group with impersonations of na | tional figures. The producer of the Fred Allen radio programs stated that the show put on by Squires in j New Rork last fall was 33 percent better than that of any other col legian to appear on the program so far. The Elizabeth City meeting, which will be held at the Virginia Dare hotel, includes the counties of: Ber-, tie, Camden, Chowan, CurritucK Dare, Cates, Hertford, Martin, Pas-1 quotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell and j Washington. Abbreviated Strike At Cotton Mill Last Thursday Afternoon Mill Resumed Opera tions at Full Capacity Monday Morning What was the first semblance of j any labor trouble ever to take place j in Edenton occured last Thursday afternoon when a small group of j workers at the Edenton Cotton Mill quit their jobs and very shortly thereafter the plant was closed by mill officials, affecting approximate ly 300 employees. Higher wages were demanded by the small group that walked out, but the abbreviated strike was marked by no disorder of any sort. An agreement was reached over the week-end and the mill was oper ating at full capacity Monday morn ing. Chamber Os Commerce Meets Tuesday Night C. L. McCullers, secretary of the Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Com merce, announced this week that a membership meeting of the organiza tion will be held next Tuesday night, March 24, at 8 o’clock. The meeting will be held in the Municipal Build ing, when several very important matters will be discussed and for that reason every member is espec ■ ially urged to attend. This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers wiM realize good results. $1.25 Per Year. Compliance In Edenton Reported Practical ly 100 Per Cent SIGNAL~AT 8:45 Every Person Very Co operative In Carry ing Out Duties ! Chowan County’s first • blackout ! held Monday night Was successful | from every angle and those in charge I report practically 100 per cent eom i pliance. Though the time for the blackout signal was set to occur some [ time between 8 and 10 o’clock, no one . i knew the exact time and from .> . o’clock until the. siren sounded and the electric lights blinked, groups as sembled at various places anxiously awaiting to see what would happen. At about 8:45 the signal was given and in a few seconds thereafter Edenton was in total darkness, and i information coining in by telephone i was to the effect that the blackout j extended generally all over the : county. i Headquarters was at the Munici pal Building, where Leroy Haskett, ; acting for West Byrum, county air raid warden, who is still confined to t his home by illness, directed affairs. C. L. McCullers was stationed at the telephone, where he received reports from air raid wardens in the six fire districts, as well as contacted every section of the county, giving the in- I formation that the black-out was in [Progress. In each instance lie was informed that all lights had been put tout and no trouble of any sort had [ developed. Not only were air rail [ wardens and a large number of as sistants on duty in their respective wards, but the corps of special police recently sworn in for use in any , emergency were placed at Various points about town in event their ser vices were needed. In only one in stance, however, had they anything to do. ; Hector Lupton, stationed on West Queen Street, was obliged to stop three automobiles which had no doubt passed over the Chowan River bridge after the blackout signal was given. The cars were ordered to drive to the curb and extinguish all lights. Highway patrolmen were stationed at the Bertie County side of the Chowan River bridge, at the Wash ington County side of the Albemarle Sound bridge, as well as several miles from the city limits on all highways leading into Edenton. Aside from the three cars stopped by Mr. Lupton, not a single car was re • ported in motion in Edenton either I with or withodt lights, during the 1 blackout. j The signal was given at about 8:45 j and the black-out lasted just about |3O minutes, during which time the I only signs of life were sounds heanl j from a group standing here and there commenting upon the complete ! ness of the black-out. In the darkness the air raid war dens, auxiliary firemen and special police patrolled their respective streets to see if all the requirements had been complied with and not a single case was reported of anybody refusing to turn off all lights. The : first report came from L. S. Byrum just a few seconds after the signal to the effect that every light in his section was out. An airplane was expected to circle I over Edenton to ascertain the eftec- I tiveness of the black-out, but so far as can be learned, none came near enough to be heard. During the time of the blackout business was at [a standstill, except at the Taylor Theatre, where shows went on as usu al, all lights on the outside being darkened. The black-out was awaited with a great deal of expectancy and only the most favorable comments have been heard relative to the way it ; was carried out. I Two Edenton Grades Have Bought $584.60 Worth Defense Stamps Two grades in the Edenton school, i the sixth and seventh, up to Wednes day morning have purchased $584.60 worth of defense stamps. For the past six weeks the youngsters have • gone to the post office once a week in a body to purchase the stamps, , and the amount accumulated was a ■ surprise to C. D. Stewart when he • checked up- Wednesday. The four sections of these two • grades are taught by Mrs. Lloyd • Bunch, Mrs. C. L. McCullers, Miss Sara McDonald and Mr. Stewart.
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