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Volume lj. —Number 26.
Edenton Assured Marine Glider Base
Board Public Works Gives
Current Consumed During
June To Electricity Users
Customers’ Bills Total j
Something Like
$4,000 I
IN GOODSHAPE
Increased Consumption
Os Current Boosts
Revenue
Users of electricity in Eden ton
Will have the very unusual exper
ience of not being obliged to pay their
electricity bills for the month of
June. This action was taken by the
Board of Public Works due to the
excellent financial condition of the
department, and after serious con
sideration deciding to cancel the
June electric bills as a means of re
lief due to present conditions. The
amount of revenue involved in the
cancellation es the month’s electric
bills amounts to something like
$4,000 to approximately 850 cus
tomers. 1
Instead of each user of electricity
receiving the regular bill for current
•'consumed during June, the letter will
contain the following information
from the Board of Public Works,
signed by the three members, W. W.
Bynrm, J. H. Conger and O. B. Perry.
“The E. & W. Department met on
June 9th, and made a careful survey
of operations, stock of supplies on
hand, and the condition of our en
tire system. Due to the efficient
management of our Superintendent
and the fine spirit of cooperation of
his employees, we take pride in re
porting that the Department is in
excellent condition. For the past
two years our citizens have installed
electric stoves and other electrical
equipment, thereby increasing the
consumption of electricity. Because
of these installations, of the efficient
management and the sound condition
of our finances, we have decided to
give the electric current consumed
during the month of June to our
customers.
’‘lt has been our ambition to ren
der the best service at the lowest
possible cost, therefore we feel that
you have justified this contribution
of relief at this time.”
Uttle Observance
Os July 4th Holiday
By Edenton Stores i
Bank of Edenton Only I
Business Place to
Be Closed
Unless other action is taken, Eden
ton merchants wil not observe the
Fourth of July holiday a week from
next Saturday. Due to the holiday
falling on Saturday, on which day the
bulk of business is transacted, the
merchants do not feel justified in
closing their places of business. In
some towns Monday, instead, will be
observed as a holiday, but informa
tion from the local Merchants As
sociation i« to the effect that stores
will be open as usual on Monday af
ter the Fourth.
However, the Bank of Edenton will
be closed July 4 in observance of the
national holiday, while at the Post
Office there will be no observance
of the holiday except the fact that
there will be no rural mail deliveries
on that day.
Masons Change Hour
Os Regular Meetings
Though the hour of meeting has
never before been changed, Unanim
ity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M„ at
Thursday night’s meeting decided to
change the meeting hour from 8 to
8:30 o'clock every Thursday night.
Reason for the change is due to war
time, which made it very inconvenient
for some of the members to be on
time, which obviously had an unfav
orable effect on attendance.
the new hour of 8:80, which goes
into effect tonight, will continue un-
Srtar&'iraais
of members. •
CHOWAN HERALD
ME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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[Cotton BlossomsJ
That Chowan County’s cotton
crop is far advanced this year is
reflected in the fact that blos
soms have been in evidence since
Sunday. The first to bring a
cotton bloom to The Herald office
’was W. C. Skinner, ‘who on Mon
day produced a blossom from the
Hayes Farm. On Tuesday a
blossom waui plucked from a field
on W. O. Speight’s farm and
brought to The Herald office.
July 4 has long been consider
ed as satisfactory for appearance
of cotton blossoms, which tends
to show that Chowan’s crop this
year will be well ahead of the
average.
Cotton blooms were brought
in Wednesday morning by the
Rev. M. L. Chappell, of Tyner,
Zell Ward and Asa Griffin, of
near Edenton.
Band Will Collect
Scrap Rubber As
Climax To Drive
House to House Canvass
Planned For Friday
Morning
BTO tOO’CLOCK
Penny Per Pound Paid
Or Accepted as Gift
To Band
As a climax to Chowan County’s
drive to salvage scrap rubber for the
Government, members of the Edenton
Band will make a house-to-house
canvass tomorrow (Friday) morning
between the hours of 8 and 10
o’clock.
As has been the case with rubber
sold to filling stations, one cent per
pound will be paid, but the rubber
may be contributed to the Band and
the proceeds will then be put into the
organization's treasury.
In making these calls a request is
made for citizens to search their
premises thoroughly for all rubber
articles, such as worn out garden
hose, rubber shoes and boots, water
bottles, inner tubes, tires, foot mats,
sink stoppers, or anything made of
rubber. These articles are asked to
be put in front of homes so that as
much progress as possible can be
made in the collection.
As incentive to the wind-up of the
drive the band will istage a booster
program tonight (Thursday) when a
parade will be held on Broad Street
and the scheme of collection of scrap
rubber emphasized.
Os course, the cent per pound will |
be paid for old rubber, but the band’s
campaign cry is: “The band needs
money and Uncle Sam needs rubber.”
Price Ceiling List Must
Be Filed With War
Ration Board By July 1
Edenton merchants are advised by
the War Ration. Board that their
price ceiling list must be filed with
the Board before July 1. These
prices must be based on OP A re
quirements and no license will be
issued to do business unless this list
is furnished.
10,000 Pounds Rubber
Collected Up To Today
Though no definite figure was
available Wednesday morning rela
tive to the amount of scrap rubber
collected in Chowan County, J. H.
Conger, in charge of the drive, esti
mated that approximately 10,000
pounds had been gathered.
Much more than that amount is ex
pected to come in when filling sta
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 25,1942.
Order Is Held Up To
Move Employment
Office July First
Glider Base May Mean
Continuation of Office
In Edenton
PROTEST 7 MADE
Local Citizens Argue
With Field Supervisor
R. A. Wadsworth
Though it appeared certain last
Thursday night that the local office
of the U. S. Employment Service
would be transferred to Washington,
N.’C., news of .the Marine glider sta
tion being located here has tempor
arily, at least, held up the plan.
At a meeting held in the Court
House, R. A. Wadsworth, field isuper
visor of the U. S. Employment Ser
vice, in so many words said the of
fice would be moved,, basing his argu
ment on reports tending to show that
an office here was not necessary and
further that because of a defense
project scheduled for Beaufort Coun
ty, the office was needed in Washing
ton.
Present at the meeting were a
large number of interested citizens
who protested to transferring the of
fice and were not at all backward in
presenting reasons for their argu
ment.
However, Mr. Wadsworth apparent
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Auto Use Stamps
Must Be Bought
Before July First
Sticker Must Be Se
cured to Get Gasoline
Ration Card
Before July 1 all automobile own
ers must purchase government use
stamps for their automobiles, a plan
which was inaugurated last Feb
ruuary, when owners were required
to pay $2.09 for the remainder of the
fiscal year. The stamp for the year
costs $5.00 and will be good until
July 1, 1943. They can now be pur
chased at all post offices.
That there will be no evasion of
buying these stamps, the government
has issued orders that a motorist
must have the stamp in order to be
eligible to secure a gasoline rationing
card in the new registration, which
has been postponed from July 1 to
July 9. Until this order was made,
the government had relied upon police
officers to see to it that the stamps
were attached to all cans.
Stamps are now on sale and car
owners are urged to make the pur
chases as soon as possible in order
to avoid a last minute rush.
DRIVE FOR (ISO, NAVY AND CHINESE RELIEF
FUNDS Sill LACK ABOUT ISM OF QUOTA
Contributions During Volunteer War Relief Week
Nets Little More Than SIOO Toward Deficit
Still Remaining In County’s Quota
Little progress is noted during the
week set aside to make volunteer
contributions to meet the S6OO de
ficit of the $1,600 quota for USO.
Nlavy and Chinese Relief for Chowan
County. According to all contribu
tions in the hands of Treasurer W. H.
Gardner Tuesday, the total amount
was just a little over $l,lOO, or some
thing over SIOO contributed during
the week. It is hoped, however, that
the drive wiU not bog down, and that
those in charge of the drive will not
allow any of the three quotas to go
lacking.
Canvassers have covered their re
spective areas, after which there was
a shortage of S6OO in the combined
quota, and unless some effort is put
forth, Chowan may be charged with
the first, or at least one of the few
times, of failing to meet expectations
in any emergency.
Chowan County has been asked for
S6OO for USO, and SSOO each for
Navy and Chinese Relief, and in or
der to eliminate overlapping of effort
Over 50 Members
War Ration Boards
Meet In Edenton
Listen Over Two Hours
To Explanation New
Gas Ration Plan
ALL MILEAGE CUT
Purpose Also to Con
serve Automobiles
And Rubber
Over 50 war ration board members,
coming from Perquimans, Gates, Ber-
J tie, Hertford and Chowan counties,
listened for over two hours Tuesday
I night to an explanation of the new
permanent gasoline rationing pro
gram which is to go into effect Wed
nesday, July 22.
The meeting was one of 25 to be
held in North Carolina to acquaint
the 146 local rationing boards and
volunteer workers with the perma
nent gasoline rationing plan, the <
discussion being led by Don L. Leach, i
l During the meeting a telegram was
read by Albert Byrum, chairman of
the Chowan War Ration Board, to the
effect that permanent gasoline ra
tioning registration dates will be
July 9, 10 and 11, and that rationing
will go into effect July 22. The tele
gram, coming from the State Office
of Price Administration, said the
above dates had been officially es
tablished by Washington and cannot
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New Bus Service
Is Inaugurated For
Defense Workers
Three Trips Scheduled
Daily From Center
Hill to Portsmouth
For the convenience of defense
workers now employed in Norfolk
and Portsmouth, a bus service has
been inaugurated which begins at
Center Hill and will serve all points
on Highway 32 through Chowan and
Gates Counties and Nansemond Coun
ty in Virginia. The service is provid
ed by the Arrm trong Bus Line, which
iis a government method of conserving
rubber and gasoline because of the
large number who have been attract
ed to defense projects.
The bus line has arranged to fully
insure all riders, and has scheduled
three trips daily from Center Hill to
Portsmouth, with schedules effected
at Small’s Cross Roads, Mintonville,
Sunbury and Corapeake.
The bus will leave Center Hill at
4:40 a. m. and 12:55 and 8:55 p. m.
At Cross Roads the bus is scheduled
to leave at 4:45 a. m., and 1 and 9
p. m. Many of the defense workers
are expected, to take advantage of
this new and convenient service.
and a duplication of solicitations on
the part of those asked to contribute,
the three drives were consolidated in
the expectation that all three quotas
would be more easily raised with the
least possible effort. T. C. Byrum
was chosen chairman of the joint
campaign, while Geddes Potter is
USO chairman, J. H. Conger, Navy
Relief chairman, and Mayor J. H.
McMullan, chairman of Chinese Re
lief.
These four men are very anxious
to see their respective quotas reach
ed, and for that reason appeal to
every citizen in the county to make a
contribution so that each quota can
be sent in to headquarters as early
as possible. Either of the above
mentioned men will be glad to accept
any contributions, or they may be
isent or taken to Mr. Gardner at the
Bank of Edenton.
Names of those who have contri
buted during the campaign are ex
pected to be ready for publication in
The Herald next freak.
Acquisition Os Land For
Purpose Is Made Known By
Secretary OfThe Navy Knox
Away Over TopJ
Chowan County, on Wednesday
morning, had gone far over its
June quota of war bon,d and
stamp sales. The imonth’s quota
is $17,500 and on Wednesday
morning a total of $24,788.60 was
reported. Os this amount, the
Bank of Edenton sold $22,000
worth of bonds, while at the
Post Office bond sales totaled
$1,550. To thils amount stamp
sales at the Post Office totalled
$1,238.60 up to Wednesday morn
ing.
The county, therefore, has ex
ceeded its quota by $7,388.60.
With five more days remaining
in this imonth.
Victory Day To Be
Observed On Green
On Fourth Os July
Affair To Honor Par
ents of Boys In Ser
vice of Country
STARfsTIA. M.
Principal Address Will
Be Made By L. E.
Griffin
Complying with the wishes of Gov
ernor J. M. Broughton for every
county in the State to observe “Vic
tory Day” celebrations on July 4 in
honor of mothers and fathers of boys
,in the service of their country, ar
rangements were made last Thursday
afternoon to stage a celebration on
the Court House Green. A meeting
was called by R. W. Spires, county
civilian defence chairman, in the
clerk of court office, which was at
[ tended by about a dozen members
of the county organization.
After thoroughly discussing pro
posed programs, it was decided, to
have a brief celebration lasting not
more than an hour, and to begin at
11 o’clock on the Green, and in event
of unfavorable weather, the exercises
will be carried on in the Court House.
The principal address for the oc
casion will be made by Lloyd E.
Griffin, who will speak in honor of
the parents of boys called to fight
for their country. Clerk of Court E.
W. Spires will also make a brief ad
dress in order to explain the import
ance and various phases of civilian
defense.
The tentative program will include
an invocation by the Rev. D. C.
Crawford, Jr., group singing led by
C. W. Overman, band numbers under
the direction of C. L. McCullers, ad
vancing of colors and oath of alle
giance, and the addresses by L. E.
Griffin and E. W. Spires.
In order to arrange for the affair
a program committee was appointed
consisting of E. W. Spires, John A.
Holmes, C. L. McCullers and Mayor
J. H. McMullan.
The music committee is composed
of C. W. Overman and C. L. Mc-
Cullers.
The hour of celebration, from 111
to 12 o’clock, was decided upon as
being the most convenient hour for
those taking part as well as those
expected to attend- It was first
planned to have the celebration at
night, but it was thought such hour
would conflict with business in local
stores, so that the night hour was
abandoned.
With July 4 being a national holi
day, it is hoped that a large crowd
will gather for the occasion as a tri
bute to the men and women furnish
ing boys for the armed forces as
well as a fitting observance of the
nation’s anniversary of independence.
ATTEND LEGION CONVENTION
A trio of Edentonians represented
Ed Bond Post of the American Le
gion and the Legion Auxiliary at the
State Convention held in Aisheville
this week. The representatives were
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt and
Mrs. Robert L. Pratt
This group returned Wednesday
and reported a splendid meeting.
This newspaper It ekrub I
lated in tie territory I
where Advertisers WM I
realise good results.
$1.50 Per Year.
Little Known at Present
Relative to Plans For
New Project
GENERALSURPRISE
News Reason For Much
Favorable Comment
In Edenton
With the arrival of daily news
papers Tuesday morning citizens gen
erally in Edenton were gratified to
learn that Secretary of the Navy
Knox had announced the acquisition
of land here for the construction of a
Marine Corps glider station. The
announcement came as a distinct sur
prise, though a small group for sev
eral months had been in .contact with
the War Department and knew that
Edenton was favorably comsidered as
the site for the station.
Other than the fact that Secretary
Knox approved the acquisition of
land for the station, and that a per
sonnel of about 2,000 men will be
used at first, little other information
was available when The Herald went
to press Wednesday, but according to
Congressman Bonner, it is understood
to be “a pretty big thing.”
T. C. Byrum, who managed Con
gressman Bonner’s campaign in Cho
wan County in last month’s primary
election, received a telegram from
him Tuesday, which was the first di
rect news relative to the glider sta
tion coming to Edenton. Mr. Bon
ner’s telegram was as follows:
“Have been advised by General
Ralph L. Mitchell, of the aviation
division of the Marine Corps that the
selection board has selected a site at
Edenton for the Marine glider base.
There will be a personnel’ of about
2,000 men to begin with.”
No official information, however,
was released by the Marine Corps or
Navy concerning the cost of the pro
ject or the number of men to be as
signed to it.
The purpose of the air station will
be to carry out glider training for
the Marine Corps, which undoubtedly
will be used to a great extent in
event a second front is opened in
Europe.
The glider is istill in its infancy.
The nucleus of the Marine glider
group was formed about a year ago
at the Motorless Flight School at
Chicago, after which men were sent
to Paris Island, S. C., where they
were intensively trained at the Ma
rine barracks. Officials of the Ma
rine Corps claim there have been very
few accidents in glider flying, and
that young pilots learn easily and
quickly to handle the motorless
planeis.
(Continued on Page Five)
Portion Os Cancer
Fund Will Remain
For Use In County
Mrs. John White Puts
Up Stiff Argument
With Leaders
Due to the efforts of Mrs. John F.
White, chairman of Chowan County’s
cancer drive, a portion of the coun
ty’s contribution will remain here (for
use in local needs. Mrs. White per
suaded the national and State com
manders to keep in Chowan County
all above what was asked in the quo
ta when the drive was made, instead
of sending the entire contribution to
headquarters as has been the case
heretofore.
As the result of Mrs. White’s ef
forts, there is now available $75.28,
which is in the hands of Mrs. J. A.
Bunch, treasurer, for charity cases m
connection with cancer or its pre
vention. The county’s quota was
$115.72, while contributions amounted
to $191.54, leaving the $75.82 surplus.
Mrs. White became very enthusias
tic about some of this money remain
ing for home use when she met with
some objections to making contribu
tions due to the fact that aU of the
money was sent to State and national
headqoarten.