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Volume IX.—Number 16.
Group Os 27 Young
Men Leave Edenton
Today For Army
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Program Arranged For
Departure of Boys
At Armory
HOLMESSPEAKER
20 Colored Men Schedul
ed to Be Inducted
April 23
At 8:16 this (Thursday) morning,
27 white men will leave in a special
bus from the Edenton Armory for
Fort Bragg to be examined prior to
induction into the army. The quota
had been 30, but the parents of one
of that number who volunteered, re
fused to sign papers, and two others,
John Martin Harrell and Eldridge J.
Faulkner, were transferred to leave
from other points. Harrell will leave
from Bele Glade, Fla., and Faulkner
from Pulaski, Va.
The list of selectees, as finally
made up, includes:
John Lee Spruill, Clarence Thomas
Hollowell, Jimmie Jordan, Ernest
Whitson, Richard Bruce Harrell,
Melvin P. Perry, Leland Glenn Ward,
Wilbur F. Wheeler, Noah Bateman,
pibson H. Mitchell, James B. Still
man, William Preston Jones, Melton
Coproy Bunch, John Richard White,
Joseph Eugene Perry, John Wiggins
Wheeler, .David Minton Warren, Jr.,
William Lloyd Jackson, Henry F.
Bond, Brice Everett Ashley, Leon
Twiddy, Horace William Belch, Albert
W. Cullipher, Ned Miller White, Ed
ward Exsom Everett, Robert Puchy
&ay, and George Andrew Hugo,
transferred from Norfolk.
The Chowan County draft board
1 has also had a call for 20 colored men
to be inducted into the army on April
23rd, and will include the following:
Francis Wiggins and Earl Calvert
Bennett, volunteers, and Joseph Beas
, ley, Golden A. Frinks, Ernest N.
Boyce, John Thomas Gilliam, James
Edward Johnson, James Edward
Brownridge. Joe Edward Corrtelibus.
Charße White, Woodrow tynfcard
Sharpe, Wesley Leander Jordan,
James Edward Jernigan, William
Hoggard, Johnny Christopher Tread
well, Charlie Burke Harris, Charlie
Mizelle Jernigan, Seth A. Downing,
Chester Mazio Greene, James Edward
Mjftiite.
Another call was received Tuesday
for 25 more colored men, who will
report on May 27, for service in the
army.
The boys leaving today wi|l be
given a send-off, it being planned to
have a latrge crowd of friends on
hand and for John A. Holmes, a
veteran of the first World War, to
make a brief address. Legionnaires
wjll. attend and at the Town Council
meeting Tuesday night each member
agreed to go to the armory. A band
concert had been arranged, but some
of the boys in the group expressed a
gs dseire not to have the band play.
' The boys who are to leave are re
quested to be at the armory at 7:45
in order to have ample time for pa
pers to be prepared and to be on
i hand for the program.
r According to the draft board, only
a few more registrants remain m
Class I-A, and questionnaires are now
being mailed to those who registered
in the third registration on Febru
ary 16.
The fourth registration will take
place on Monday, April 27, when all
men between the ages of 45 and 65
must register. Registration centers
will be at the Edenton Armory and
the Community Building at Cross
Roads, the hours of registering being
from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Lights Must Be On
r Bicycles At Night
I Danger Called to Atten
* tion of Town Council
men at Meeting
| the number of bicycles in use
P in Edenton greatly increased since
the automobile tire situation devel
oped* attention was called to Town
Council Tuesday night of the danger
of riding bicycles at night without
If A State law provides that every
K bicygß shall be equipped with a light
' ed lamp in front which is Risible un
der normal conditions from k distance
i of at least 800 feet in front as well as
MP This law will be enforced in Eden
| interest of
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY \
| Jars Wanted_J
This week and next the Eden- .
ton Parent-Teacher Association
are observing as Jar Week in con
nection with the canning project
sponsored by the WPA and PTA.
Jars are needed for canning vege
tables raised through the project,
which are for use in the school
lunch room next year.
Anyone having jars to donate
is asked to call Mib. John F.
White or Mrs. Graham Byrum,
’who will gladly collect them.
Tuberculosis Clinics
WH Begui April 22
Second Clinic In County
To Aid In Combatting
No. 1 Killer
The Bertie-Chowan Health Depart
ment is holding its semi-annual tu
berculosis clinic in the Health Office
on April 22nd. Dr. W. M. Peck,
Clinician for the State Sanatorium,
will be the examining physician. This |
will be the second clinic held in the|
county since the clinics were started
last year. The local Health Depart
ment is cooperating with the Exten
sion Department of the North Caro
lina State Sanatorium in an effort
to find all cases of tuberculosis in the
County so that these cases may be
put under treatment and supervision
to prevent further spread of the
malady. Preventing further spread
of the disease is the only way it will
ever be eradicated as there is no
vaccination or other preventive meas
ure that will stop it.
Although great progress has been 1
made in the successful treatment of
tuberculosis, the disease now ranks
eighth in the cause of death in the
United States, considering people of
all ages, even though the death rate
has been reduced to one third its
former figure during the past 26
years. However, tuberculosis is still
Ihe No. 1 killer among .girls and
women 15 to 36 years of age, and ex
cluding violent deaths, is still the
No. l_killer among J>»ysL of
the same ages.
Further reductions in the death
rate of tuberculosis may be obtained
only by early diagnosis and treat
ment of undeveloped cases and by
isolation of all cases that are in con
tagious stages.
Persons who have been in contact
with a case of tuberculosis and. peo
ple who have any symptoms of the
disease such as persistent hacking
cough, loss of weight, loss of appetite,
general weakness, pain in chest, etc.,
should be examined to rule out tuber
culosis.
The clinic next week is mostly for
re-examination of contacts who were
seen last year, but there are still a
few appointments open to contacts or
people referred by local physicians.
William S. Privott
Out For Solicitor
■ Recorder's Court
John White, Incumbent,
Enters Race for Rep
resentative
William S. Privott, this week, an
nounced his candidacy for the office
of solicitor for Chowan County Re
corder’s Court. John F. White,
present solicitor, will not be a candi
date for re-election, having filed his
candidacy for representative in the
General Assembly in opposition to
J, G.' Campen, incumbent.
Mr. Privott is a former solicitor,
having been defeated when opposed
in 1938 by John W. Graham, who was
later appointed as Judge when J. N.
Pruden resigned.
Up to (the time The Herald went
to press, Mr. Privott had no opposi
tion. I
Rotarians Will Elect
New Officers Today
At the meeting of the Edentop
Rotary Club today at 1 o’clock, at
the Parish House, new officers for
the Rotary year will be elected.
Those officers elected will be installed
at the first meeting in July, but are
elected at this time in order to have
the incoming president and secretary
attend the district assembly.
President C. L. McCullers is very
anxious to have a 100 pe# cent at
tendance meeting and due to the fact
thgt every member of the»club has
been placed in nomination, all mem
bers are especially urged to attend
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 16, 1942.
Stewart Resigns As
Elementary Teacher
hi Edenton School
Accepts Position With
Division of Fisheries
In Washington
HERE 22YEARS
One of Oldest Teachers
Will Leave Profess
sion Friday
Charles D. Stewart has tendered
his resignation as teacher in the
Edenton school and will teach his
last classes Friday of this week. He
resigned in order to accept a posi
tion in the marketing division of the
Division of Fisheries and will be lo
cated temporarily in Washington,
D. C. Recently taking the civil ser
vice examination, * T r. Stewart made
a mark far above the average and his
1 appointment for the position soon
followed.
’ In leaving his teaching duties, the
\ j Edenton school will lose one of its
| oldest teachers in point of sendee, he
having been a teacher here for 22
years. He took the, position of ele
mentary school principal when* he
’ came to Edenton and has held mat
' position continuously ever since.
, With only a month more of school
’ remaining in this term, the vacancy
, caused by Mr. Stewart’s resignation
j will be filled temporarily until the
I appointment of teachers for the next
‘ term. j
Aside from his school connection,
Mr. Stewart has for several years
L , served very successfully as superin
, tendent of the Methodist Sunday
, School, which vacancy will also have
, to be filled. He is also a member of
• the Board of Stewards. He is also
, an active member of the Edenton
’ Rotary Club and but for his leaving
j town would in all probability have
I been elected president at today’s
I meeting when new officers will be
elected.
. Mr. Stewart does not intend, to
" move his family at present, at least,
and will most likely be able to spend
( most of his week-ends at home.
Ban May Be Put
: On Sale Beer And
: Wine On Sundays
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Increasing Nuisance Is
Called to Attention of
; Town Council
That a nuisance is rapidly develop
ing in Edenton due to the sale of for
tified wines and beer, especially over
the week-end, was called to the atten
tion of Town Council Tuesday night.
Various ideas were advanced to curb
this increasing nuisance, among
which was the suggestion that the
sale of beer and wine be prohibited
, from 11 o’clock Saturday night until
7 o’clock Monday morning.
Jordan Cates was appointed by
Mayor J. H. McMullan to consult
Town Attorney W. S. Privott as to
1 the legality of passing an ordinance
1 which would stop the sale of beer
and wine during the above mentioned
hours in order to remedy the situa
tion. If the ordinance is passed, it
will be illegal to sell either of the
! two drinks on Sunday.
Eight New Tires
Granted On Monday
Permits Should Be Call
ed For at Oncerat Mu
nicipal Building
Eight permits to purchase new
tires were granted Monday night by
the Cho’wan County Tire Rationing
Board. Those to whom, permits were
issued were: J. Wallace Goodwin,
tire and tube; M. J. Tynoh, two tires;
C. R. Satterfield, tire and tube; Rev.
S. N. Griffith, tire and tube; J. H.
Byrum, tire; M. J. Baker, tire; L. C.
Baker, tire and two tubes; Edenton,
Bay Packing Company, two tubes.
Retreads, Paul R. Perry, two;
Edenton Bay Packing Company, two,
and L. C. Briggs and Thomas Edward
Francis, one each.
‘ Several who have been issued per
mits had not called for them up to
Wednesday, and it is very essential
that these permits are used for if not,
the county loses the tires for which
permits were issued.
Town Authorizes
Purchase $15,000
U.S. Defense Bonds
Amount Taken From
$22,000 Deposit of
E. & W. Board
PART OFSURPLUS
Indebtedness of Town
At Present Reduced
To $16,000
With a surplus of $22,000 on de
posit in the Bank of Edenton, which
represents earnings from the sale of
water and electricity and which
draws no interest, Town Council, at
its meeting Tuesday night, authoriz
ed the Board of Public Works to pur
chase $15,000 worth of Government
Defense bonds. The idea had pre
viously been discussed by Mayor J.
H. McMullan and West Byrum, chair
man of the Board of Public Works,
and the Councilmen, without any hesi
tancy whatever, approved the action,
feeling that it would be a very pa
triotic gesture, as well as realize a
profit by the investment.
Edenton’s financial condition is in
splendid shape, the total indebted
ness being only $16,000, which repre
sents $12,000 for E. & W. improve
ment bonds and $4,000 remaining of
the old street paving bonds. This
indebtedness is being curtailed regu
larly each year by of SI,OOO
bonds on each account.
Marvin Wilson Also
Candidate For Judge
Os Recorder’s Court
Contest Develops With
Two Anxious to Suc
ceed John Graham
Following the announcement last
week that Charlie T. Griffin would
be a candidate for Judge of Record
er’s Court in the May 30 primary
election, a contest developed this
week when Marvin Wilson
for the same office.
Mr. Wilson, a graduate of the Uni- I
versity of North Carolina, has been I
practicing law in Edenton for several I
years and this is the first time he has
sought public office.
Both candidates announced for the
office after it was a foregone conclu
sion that John W. Graham, incum
bent, would not be a candidate due
to his pending enlistment in the arm
ed forces.
Speakers Secured
For C. H. S. Finals
Judge I. M. Meekins and
Dr. J. L. White Accept
Invitations
With over 30 students scheduled to
graduate at Chowan High School this
year, arrangements have practically
been completed for the closing of
school. The baccalaureate sermon
will be preached in the school audi
torium Sunday night, May 10, with
the speaker being Dr. J. L. White, of
Elizabeth City. x
The final program will be held on
Tuesday night, May 12, when com- 1
mencement exercises will terminate
the year’s school, activities. For this
occasion, the speaker will be Federal
Judge I. M. Meekins, also of Eliza
beth City.
LI’L ABNER DANCE
The Edenton High School Mono
gram Club will stage a Li’l Abner
Dance Friday evening at the Edenton
Armory. Bids must be presented for
admission and everyone will be re
quired to dress like some character
in the Li’l Abner comic strip.
| Here Again! |
Town Council, on Tuesday
night, authorized Miss Louise
Coke, town tax collector, to ad
vertise all property in Edenton
on which . 1941 taxes have not
been paid. This property will be
advertised the second Monday in
May, with names to appear in
The Herald the following Thurs
day. ;
The sale will be held at the
Court House door on the second
Monday in Juno. \
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| Again Candidate 1
JOHN F. WHITE
Serving at present as solicitor
of Recorder’s Court, Mr. White,
this week, announced that he will
be a candidate for Representative |
in the General Assembly, oppos
ing J. G. Campen.
White Announces
For Representative
Contest Develops Be
tween Veteran and
J. G. Campen
John F. White, this week, announc
ed that he will be a candidate in the
May 30 primary election for Repre
sentative in the General Assembly,
thus creating a contest for the office.
J. G. Campen, incumbent, announced
several weeks ago that he will be a
candidate for re-election.
Mr. White is a veteran legislator,
having served four regular and one
i special term in the General Assem
bly. He was defeated by Mr. Cam
pen in the last election in 1940 by
138 votes.
Both are good vote-getters through
out the county and a close election is
again anticipated.
Methodist Revival ■
Now In Progress
Meeting Will Continue
Through Friday,
April 24
Last night (Wednesday) a series of
revival meetings began in the ‘Metho
dist Church which will continue, ac
cording to present plans, through
Friday, April 24. Services are held
each morning at 10 o’clock, and every
evening at 8 o’clock, except on Sat
urday.
Preaching for these services is the
Rev. J. T. Whitehead of Gates, who
is a former pastor of the First Meth
odist Church of Henderson, and is
prominent in Methodist Conference
affairs. He is an able and interest
ing preacher and it is the hope of the
pastor, the Rev. W. C. Benson, and
church officials that large congrega
tions avail themselves of the oppor
tunity to hear the visiting preacher.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the public to attend.
Calvin Sexton Now
Stationed In Australia
Mrs. W. A. Sexton, last week, re
ceived a letter from the wife of a
Methodist minister in Australia to
the effect that her son, Calvin Sexton,
was among a group of American sol
diers entertained at her home. The
letter came from Bendigo, Victoria,
Australia, and was the first informa
tion Mrs. Sexton had had of the
whereabouts of her son since Decem
ber 26, when she received a letter
from him while stationed in the Canal
Zone.
Two Local Officers
Promoted To Captain
Miss Evelyn Leary learned this
week that her brother, Wade Leary,
has been promoted from first lieu
tenant to captain in the United States
Air Corps. Captain Leary is station
ed at Shaw Field, Sumter, S. C.
At about the same time, Mrs. Har
old E. Baker, sister of Miss Leary,
received word from her husband that
he has also been promoted from first
lieutenant to captain. His where
abouts is unknown except for the
fact that he is on a submarine in the
Philippine Island area.
ACCEPTS POSITION
Miss Pauline Moore, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Moore, has ac
cepted a position at the Town Office
with Roy Leary, Town clerk.
This newspaper k drew
lated in the territory
where Advertisers WM
realise good ressdte.
$1.25 Per Year.
Board Os Elections
Sets Up Machinery
For Coming Election
L. C. Burton Again Ap
pointed Chairman at
Meeting Saturday
OFFICIALS* NAMED
April 18 Final Date For
Candidates to File
For Office
Chowan County’s Board of Elec
tions, at a meeting held Saturday,
perfected its organization and set-up
machinery for the coming primarv on
May 30, when all county offices ex
cept the Register of Deeds will be
filled by the voters.
L. C. Burton was again elected
chairman of the Board, with P. S.
McMullan as secretary. George W.
Leary is the other member of the
board.
At the meeting, registrars, judges
I of election and voting places were an
nounced, which will be as follows;
East Edenton Precinct—‘Registrar,
Miss Sarah H. Jones; Judges of Elec
tion, C. C. Cates and M. A. Hughes.
Voting Place—Court House.
West Edenton Precinct—Registrar,
Mrs. Annie W. McMullan; Judges of
Election, J. J. Long and T. B. Smith. ,
Voting Place—Municipal Building.
Yeopim Precinct—Registrar, Gus
Beasley; Judges of Election, Will
Jordan and T. J. Hoskins. Voting
Place —Gus Beasley’s Store.
Rocky Hock Precinct —Registrar,
W. H. Pearce; Judges of Election,
J. N. Smith and Tom Tynch. Voting
Place—Henry Bunch’s Store.
Center Hill Precinct—Registrar, K.
H. Goodwin; Judges of Election, R.
R. Goodwin and E. Byrum. Vot
ing Place—-Same as last year.
Wardville Precinct—Registrar, G.
A. Hollowell; Judges of Election, T.
A. Berryman and C- J. Hollowell.
Voting Place—G. A. Hollowell’s
Store.
Next Saturday, April 18, is the
final date for filing, and when The
Herald went to press ‘Wednesday af
ternoon, very few prospective candi
dates for office had filed with the
Board of Elections.
Registration books will be open
May 2, 9 and 16, with May 23 being
Challenge Day and the election to
take place on Saturday, May 30.
To date there are only two contests
in the election, these being the Cam
pen and White race for Representa
tive and the contest for Judge of Re
corders Court with Charlie Griffin
and Marvin Wilson as candidates.
There being no election for State of
fices, a small vote is expected to be
cast.
Square Dance Saturday
Night In Local Armory
Another square dance will be held
in the Edenton Armory'on Saturday
night, beginning at 8:45. The dance
is sponsored by the Edenton High
School girls’ basketball team, with
music to be furnished by the Gur
ganus brothers, of Williamston. A
small admission will be charged.
J. N. Pruden Collects
$706 In Back Taxes
During the month of March, Spec
ial Tax Attorney J. N. Pruden has
collected $706.16 in back taxes, most
of which were for small amounts and
as far back as 1931. Collection of
taxes is the direct result of suits in
stituted by Mr. Pruden in an effort
to clean up all back taxes.
Edenton Debaters
Go To Chapel Ml
Entertained Tonight By
Dr. and Mrs. Frank
Graham
Members of Edenton High School’s
debating teams will leave for Chapel
Hill this (Thursday) morning to com
pete for honors in the State con
test. Both teams won in the triangu
lar dehate, having defeated the Eliza
beth City and Hertford teams. Eden
ton’s debaters, who will be accompa
nied by Miss Paulina Hassell, include
Winifred Hollowell and Margaret
Griffin, affirmative, and Fontaine
Pettus and Nell Skinner, negative.
Tonight the Edenton group will be
entertained in the home of President
and Mrs. Frank Graham.
The first preliminaries will be held
tonight, with the semi-finals sche
duled for Friday morning and the
finals Friday night.
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