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Volume IX—Number 27.
Program 1$ Completed For
Victory Day Celebration On
CourtHouseGreen July 4th
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Principal Address Will
Be Made By Lloyd
E. Griffin
STARTS AT 10:40
Tribute to Parents of
Boys Furnishing Boys
For Uncle Sam
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In compliance with a proclamation
issued by Governor J. M. Broughton
calling upon each of the 100 counties
in the State to celebrate July Fourth
as Victory Day, plants were com
pleted Tuesday night at a meeting
with E. W. Spires, county civilian
defense chairman, for a program to
be held on the Court House Green
Saturday morning. This celebration
will be brief, being scheduled to begin
at 10:40 a. m., and terminate at 12
o’clock. This hour was selected be
cause it was deemed more convenient
not only for those taking part, but
for those who are expected to attend
as well.
The underlying theme of the cele
bration is to honor parents who have
and will furnish boys for the nation s
armed forces, and for the occasion
Lloyd C. Griffin will be the principal
speaker. The program will be held
on the Green unless the weather pre
vents, in which case it will be carried
out in the Court House.
The official program, as arranged
by Mr. Spires, Mayor J. H. Mc-
Mullan, John A. Holmes and C. L.
McCullers, members of the Program
Committee, follow:
10:40 a. m.—Concert, by the Eden
ton High School Band.
11:00 a. m. —“America,” led by C.
W. Overman and accompanied by the
Edenton High’SsJjool Band.
11:05 a. m.—lnvocation, by the
Rev. D. C. Crawford, Jr., pastor of
the Edenton Presbyterian Church.
U.:10 a, m.—“ American Patrol,” by
the Band.
11:13 a. m. —Address of Welcome,
by Mayor J. H. McMullan.
11:18 a. m. —Advancing the Colors
and Pledge to the Flag, by the Ed
ward G. Bond Post, American Legion.
11:25 a. m. “Remember Pearl
Harbor,” by audience and Band.
11:30 a. m.—-Roll call of men and
.yrOmen in the service.
11:35 a. m.—“ Over Here” (words
by Mrs. Julien Wood, Sr.), by au
dience and Band.
11:40 a. m.—“ Why the Civilian De
fense,” by E. W. Spires. chairman
Chowan County Defense Council.
11:45 a. m. —“God Bless America,”
by audience and Band.
. 11:50 a. m. —Address to the Fathers,
and Mothers of Men and Women in
the Service, by Lloyd E. Griffin.
12:00 Noon—“ The Star Spangled
Banner,” by the Band.
Stores Close For
Victory Day Event
Saturday Morning
Practically All Doors
Closed From 10:40
To 12 O’clock
In cooperation with the Victory
Day celebration to be held Saturday
morning on the Court House Green,
practically all of Edenton’s mer
chants will close their doors while
the program is in progress, which
will be from 10:4p to 12 o’clock.
The following have agreed to
close for the occasion:
Campen’s Jewelry, A. & P., Rad
ham Bros., Rose’s 5, 10, 25c Store,
Goodwin’s Quality Store, Preston’s,
Elliott Co., Spivey Stores, Inc., Ed
Habit, Hughes-HoltOn Hardware Co.,
Mrs. Sam Habit, Mrs. John Habit,
Chowan County ABC Store, Chowan
Motor Co., Oglesby Bros., Cuthrell
Dept. Store, Pender’s, Ziegler & Son,
Quinn Furniture Co., S. Hobowaky,
Byrum Hardware Co., Flynn’s Gro
cery, Western Auto Associate Store,
Chas. H. Jenkins Motor Co., Chest
nutt Cleaners, Meiggs Co., Scott
Feed and Seed Store, W. D. Holmes
Wholesale Grocery, W. I. Cozzens,
Floans Electric and Plumbing Co.,
Iredell Florist, Broad St. Fish Mar
ket, J. H. Holley and W. A. Valen
tine.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
An important matter ■will be dis
cussed at tonight’s Masonic meeting,
and for that reason a large attend
ance is desired.
**T.HE CHOWAN HERALD
K * e 4 c ° % HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
| Still Short
Little progress has been made
during the week to meet the
$1,600 quota for U. S. 0., Navy
and Chinese relief. On Wednes
day morning, W. H. Gardner,
treasurer of the consolidated
drive, reported $1,119 in halnd,
which still leaves a deficit of
$4Bl.
Os course, for the last two
weeks only voluntary contribu
tions have been received, and
plans are being considered to
make another canvass in order
to put the county over the top.
Another Group Os
35 Negroes Go To
Fort Bragg Tuesday
No Departing Program
When Bus Leaves at
10:05 A. M.
Next Tuesday, July 7, 35 more
Chowan County Negroes are sche
duled to leave for Fort Bragg, where
they will be examined for service in
the Army. Those who successfully
pass the examination will be inducted
into the Army, though they will be
granted a 14-day furlough at the ex
pense of the Government, before be
ing actually assigned to duty.
The group will leave by bus from
the Edenton Armory Tuesday morn
ing at 10:05 o’clock, but contrary to
the departure of previous groups,
there will be no departing program
until those return to Fort Bragg, who
are granted a furlough.
The list of inductees comprises the
following young colored men:
Clarence Holley, Joseph Alexander
Bennett, Charlie Ludy Cooper, Simon
Hardy, Alfonso Hathaway, Cecil
Twine, Robert Bembry, Edward Lee
Druitt, Robert Lee Rick, Lonnie
Snowden, Willie Critten Hurdle, Lon
nie Roosevelt Rumble, Charlie Wood,
Fred Skinner, Oscar Elliott, Howard
Linwood Manly, James Earl Morning,
Cleveland Blount, Ralph Riddick,
Willie Wadsworth, Leroy Littlejohn,
Odell Jordan, James Edward Jones,
George Nelson Elliott, John Edward
Beasley, George Alfred Roberts,
Willie Sutton, William Lewis Bond,
Bill Jordan, John J. Bond, Lawrence
Curtis Collins, George Washington
Halsey, Raleigh Elliott, Otto Little,
and V. S. Twine.
Actual June Sales Os
War Stamps And Bonds
In Chowan Total $19,650
Actual figures on purchases of
war stamps and bonds in Chowan
County for the month of June, as re
ported by J. G. Campen, county chair
man of the war savings staff, totals
$19,650. In last week’s issue the
figure was reported as $24,788.60,
but this report included sales at the
Bank of Edenton for the last two
days in May, which were not pre
viously reported, but were not actual
ly made iri June.
As the figures now stand, Chowan
has exceeded its June quota of
i $17,400 by $2,250, while the May
quota of $11,600 was practically
■ doubled.
Wm. R. Israel New
Red Men Sachem
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’ New Officers Elected at
Meeting Monday
! Night
At Monday night’s meeting of
Chowan Tribe No. 12, I. 0. R. M.,
officers for the next six-month term
jvere elected. The new group of of
ficers follow:
Prophet, Percy L. Smith; sachem,
William R. Israel; senior sagamore,
Jack Mooney; junior sagamore, Erie
Haste. These" officers will be in
stalled at next Monday Jught’s meet
ing and it is hoped thaw a large por
tion of the membership will be pres
ent for the occasion. William Chesson,
district deputy great sachem of Eli
sabeth City, is expected to preside
over the ceremony.
Edenton, Chowan County, Ndrth Carolina, Thursday, July 2, 1942.
208 Chowan Young
Men Register In
Fifth Registration
Draft Board Apprecia
tive For Services of
Volunteers
Chowan County registered 208
young men between the ages of 18
and 20 in the fifth registration which
was conducted Tuesday. Os this
number 144. registered at the Armory
and 64 at Cross Roads. Os course,
the county will furnish more in the
registration, for the local board ex
pects to receive quite a few cards
from boys who are away working or
attending school.
An able corps of volunteers offered
their (services for the registration,
which has been reason for an ex
pression of appreciation on the part
of members of the draft board.
At the Armory, Miss Mildred Mun
den was chief registrar, being as
sisted by Miss Edna Goodwin, Mrs.
Lloyd Bunch, Mrs. M. A. Hughes,
Mrs. T. W. Jones, Mrs. J. W. Davis,
Mrs. W. I. Hart, Miss Ruth Privott,
Mrs. George Hoskins, Mrs. Geddes
Potter, Billv Shepard and Ernest
Ward, Jr.
i At the Community Building, Mrs.
S. C. Mills was chief registrar, with
the following assistants: Mns. Belle
W. Parker, Miss Myra Bunch, Mrs. E.
N. Elliott, Mrs. J. I. Boyce, Mrs.
Foy Ward, Mrs. Cameron Boyce, T.
L. Ward and Weldon Hollowell.
Rotarians Install
Officers Today
Frank Holmes Succeeds
C. L. McCullers as
President
At today’s Rotary meeting new
officers for the fiscal year will be in
stalled, and at which it is hoped
every member of the club will be
present.
Frank Holmes will succeed C. L.
McCullers as president, while Wood
Privott will be the new vice presi
dent, succeeding C. D. Stewart, who
has left Edenton.
The new board of directors will be
composed of the president, vice pres
ident and retiring president, together
with J. A. Moore, R. N. Hines, H. A.
Campen and J. Edwin Bufflap. This
group will meet and elect a secretary
1 and sergeant-at-arms. John A.
1 Holmes is the present secretary, but
the club for the past few months has
been without a sergeant-at-arms.
Wednesday Deadline
Get Canning Sugar
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Though there are many more ap
plications expected to secure sugar
for canning purposes, the first issu- j
ance of certificates for this purpose
will end by Wednesday of next week.
1 This information was released by Dr. j
Wallace Griffin, a member of the
Chowan County War Ration Board, j
whose duties have primarily been!
confined to the sugar phase of the
rationing program.
For that reason, those who desire j
to purchase sugar for canning should j
have their applications before the i
Ration Board before next Wednesday.
County Offices Closed
Saturday, July Fourth
Next Saturday, July 4th, the
i County offices will be closed all day
in observance of National Independ
r ence Day. The offices will, however,
' be open as usual on Monday.
CONSTRUCTION MARINE GLIDER BASE IN
, HANDS BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS
Little Official Information Available For Publica-
tion as Interest in Project Claims Spotlight
Among Majority of Edenton Citizens
Though interest in the announced
Marine glider base for Edenton is
still keen-and much speculation has
been going the rounds relative to the
location and the cost of the project
as well as 1 what to expect during the
course of construction and subsequent
operation of the base, little official
information has been given out.
However, following last week’s an
nouncement that acquisition of land
for the purpose had been approved,
Mayor J. H. McMullan received a let
ter from Lieutenant-Colonel V. M.
Guymon of the P. S. Marine Corps at
Parris Island, S. C., to the effect that
Secretary of the Navy Knox had ap
Chowan Gathers
Pounds Os
Rubber To Date
Drive Continues Accord
ing to Suggestion of
President
Though not all collections of scrap
rubber have been turned in, J. H.
Conger on Wednesday morning re
ported that Chowan County had col
lected 53,650 pounds, which is about
five pounds per capita. While this is
a big pile of rubber, principally old
automobile tires, the amount is short
of expectations as is the case in the
nation as a whole.
The campaign was to have closed
Tuesday, but due to the open disap
pointment of President Roosevelt,
the drive in the nation has been ex
tended 10 more days. Similar exten
sion of the campaign will be observed
in Chowan County in the hope that
many more pounds of rubber may' be
added to the aggregate for the
county.
While Mr. Conger is of the opin
ion that some of the county s old
rubber has gone to other counties
where collection centers are near the
county line, he feels convinced that a
great amount of scrap rubber is still
available if an effort is made to
gather it.
Baptist Vacation
Bible School Comes
To End Bn Friday
Commencement Exer
cises Will Be Held
Friday Night
As a climax to the daily vacation
Bible school in progress the last two
weeks at the Baptist Church, com
mencement exercises will be held in
the church Friday night at 8 o’clock.
At that time a very interesting pro
gram will be presented which will
reflect some of the accomplishments
of the school. The program will be
featured by several numbers by a
rhythm band.
The school has been directed by
Mrs. E. J. Griffin, who has had an
able corps of assistants as teachers,
and this year’s school i • said to be
one of the most successful yet held, j
The public is cordially invited to
attend Friday night’s exercises.
Dr. Griffin Resigns
From Ration Board
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No Successor Appointed
Up to Wednesday
Afternoon
Dr. Wallace S. Griffin has tendered:
j his resignation as a member of the
1 Chowan County War Ration Board, j
effective July 1. He was one of the'
j original members of the Board and
j felt compelled to resign when it be-j
came necessary for him to sacrifice :
too much of his time from his office.
No successor has been named, and
Dr. Griffin has expressed his desire
to assist as much as he possibly can
until a successor is named. Albert
Byrum, chairman, and West Byrum
are the other two members of the
Board.
i proved a site for the base and that
construction of the base is now in the
hands of the Bureau of Yards and
Docks of the Navy Department.
Lieutenant-Colonel Guymon’is letter
to Mayor McMullan follows:
“For the information of the people
of Edenton, the Secretary of the Navy
has approved a site near there for
the construction of a Marine Corps
glider base. Construction is now in
the hands of the Bureau of Yards
and Docks of the Navy Department
at Washington, D. C. Although fur
ther details are not available, this in
formation may be published if you
desire."
10,000 -Ton Liberty Ship
Launched Sunday Will Be
Named Hugh Williamson
| Honored Sunday |
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In honor of Hugh Williamson,
one of the most versatile of the
Revolutionary period patriots,
and a resident of Edenton at
the time, a new 10,000-ton Vic
tory' vessel will be named “Hugh
Williami ion” when it is launched
Sunday afternoon at Wilming
ton, N. C. Mrs. Richard D.
Dixon will be sponsor at the
launching.
Lions Install New
Officers Next Week
!
J. Clarence Leary Suc
ceeds Ralph Parrish
As President
New officers for the Edenton Lions
Club to serve for the ensuing year,
will be installed at next Monday
' night’s meeting of the club. Os
special interest will be the presence
of both the outgoing district gover
nor, Norman Trueblood of Hertford,
j and the new district governor, Tom
Payne of Washington, N. C., both of
whom will participate in the cere
mony.
The officers who will be installed
are: J. Clarence Leary, president,
i who succeeds Ralph E. Parrish; vice
presidents, J. P. Partin, Leroy Has
j kett and J. Frtnk White, Jr.; W. J.
Taylor. Secretary and treasurer; W.
B. Gaylord, tail twister; Nathan Dail,
Lion tamer: directors, Thomas J.
W'ood and Grady Love; Oscar Duncan
and Earl Harrell, music directors.
The meeting will begin at 8 o’clock
and for the occasion Lionesses will be
special guests of the club, the pro
gram committee planning a program
; which will be full of unusual interest
At this week’s meeting on Mon
day night, the club voted to furnish
bus fare for an indigent to attend a
clinic in Elizabeth City to have a leg
brace adjusted and examined.
Street Department
Observes Holiday
Monday, July 6th
Though members of the Edenton
Street department will be given a
holiday in observance of the Fourth
of July, the street crew will work as
usual on Saturday, but will not work
on Monday. Because all stores will
be- open Saturday, street work will
go on as usual in order to present a
clean town over. Sunday. However,
on Monday trash will be collected
only in the business section at 8
a. m., and 5 p. m.
This is one of the few holidays en
joyed by the street department and
citizens are asked to cooperate so
far as putting out garbage is con
cerned.
Bank Os Edenton Will
Be Closed on July 4th
Despite the fact that Saturday is
■ an inconvenient day to observe a
; holiday, the Bank of Edenton will be
I closed all day July 4th, in obser
vance of National Independence Day.
Patrons of the bank are, therefore,
urged to transact their banking busi
! ness accordingly.
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■ City Offices Closed
> For Fourth Os July
i
t In order to observe the Fouth of
- July as a holiday, city offices will
- be closed all day next Saturday. For
i that reason any business should be
arranged accordingly.
This newspaper k dram
lated In the leiAtem
where Advertisers wm
realise good results.
$1.50 Per Year.
Boat to Be Nam
ed In Honor of an
Edentonian
AT WILMINGTON
Mrs. Richard D. Dixon
Will Be Sponsor at
Launching
Honor to another Edenton immortal
will again be bestowed next Sunday,
July 7, when a 10,000-ton Liberty
vessel will be launched at the docks
of the North Carolina Shipbuilding
Company at Wilmington, N. C., the
new boat to be named “The Hugh
Williamson.” The launching will
take place Sunday afternoon at
6:45 o’clock.
j Not only will Edenton be honored
| at the launching because of the nam
, mg of the vessel, but an Edentonian,
Mrs. Richard D. Dixon, has also been
chosen as sponsor and will break a
bottle of champagne over the bow
of the boat before it slides into the
waters of the Cape Pear River. As
i SI M t , l l Sr H rS- Dixon as da mes of honor
wd be Mrs. Willis Smith, of Raleigh,
| and Mrs. Kenneth Royall, of Golds
] boro.
Judge and Mrs. Dixon and possibly
23 srsar-^
Hugh Williamson lived in Edenton
occupfed h ReV ° iUtionary P e!iwi and
; occu P le d a house on the southwest
comer of Oakum and King Streets
' ago I wT tor " d °"' n about ;i0 'cars
1 .SatHe nf T.u° ne ° f the niost ver
triots ff * , tbe . Revolut ‘onary pa
whßh he lf U y,ng t 0 be 3 Poacher
and lit a ' e U P to study surgery
and later was appointed sur-eoZ
general of North Carolina troops’ dur
one of e tlm eVOlUt K° nary War ’ was
one of the members of the Continent
s
ut n- f the Constitution.
: Nortl CarT " rrite th,ee books on
I,; Carolina, one on the state’s
staTe rT 1 t T ° n the history ome
state. These histories are still ured
bv a hist reat eXteMt as reference b^o£
’ fe He WaS a natural
cham ’/V ,C ' a "’ Preacher, mer
ed with R te - SmaM - He collaborat
ing" th benjamin Franklin in Revo
lutionary diplomacy and in V •
ments with electricity eXpen
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considered the most a Se 5 T
ftSti^rSnveS 468 After
o7the Cnifed S Stare
liam,=o, beamed th 7 nd ° n that Wil-
t :_ 7 ’ ,edr,e,! that some confiden
tal information had been received
unrest on the part of the American
colonists. That he was not lack nj
wT a * e ref,ected in the fact
that he walked into the war depart
ment and asked one of the clerks for
be confidential jiapers received from
America The clerk, no doubt tak
ing Williamson for an employee of
another department, readily handed
over the information: which in turn
was given to Benjamin Franklin and
proved of no little value at the out
set of the Revolutionary War.
The naming of “The Hugh Wil
liamson will be the second vessel
| named in honor of a former Eden
tonian, a previous Liberty ship be
ing named in honor of Joseph Hewes.
Week-end Program
At Colerain Beach
Amusements and Bath
ing- Expected to At
tract Crowd
Many from this isection are expect
ed to spend the Fourth of July holi
day at Colerain Beach, where a Vic
tory celebration will be in progress.
In connection with the affair, the
Crescent Amusement Company will
present a group of rides and amuse
ments for the entertainment of both
young and old.
The amusement company, which
has been booked several times in
Edenton and nearby towns, will be at
the beach from Friday until Monday.
Aside from the amusemenbs, the
beach provides splendid bathing fa
cilities, both of which are expected to
attract large crowds over tile week
end.