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Volume IX.—Number 28.
County Tax Rate Cut To 80 Cents
Victory Day Celebration
Saturday Morning One Os
Best Programs Ever Held
Huge Crowd Turns Out
For Affair on Court
House Green
' SERIOUS NOTE
Griffin Stresses Need of
Faith For Ultimate
Victory
What no doubt was one of the most
impressive celebrations in recent
years took place Saturday morning
when Chowan County observed Vic
tory Day as a fitting celebration of
the Fourth of July or Independence
Day. The affair was held on the
Court House Green, where, with fav
orable weather, a large group as
sembled to witness and take part in
the celebration. The program lasted
only about an hour, beginning around
11 o'clock, and winding up shortly
after the noon hour. Much favor
able comment followed the program,
both as to the interest and the ap
propriate nature.
To begin the program the Edenton
High School Band paraded down
Broad Street to the Green, and alter
a few numbers, E. W. Spires called
the gathering to order, stating that
the purpose of the occasion was to
comply with the wishes of Governor
J. M. Broughton and quicken the
spirit of the people. He then turned
the program over to J. L. Wiggins, a
former mayor and at present chair
man of the Chowan County Draft
Board.
Mr. Wiggins called upon the gath
ering to sing “America,” which was
led by C. W. Overman. Then followed
a skit by the rhythm- band of the
Baptist Vacation Bible School led by
Mrs. George Lassiter. The Rev. D.
C. Crawford, Jr., offered the invo
cation, which rwas followed by a band
selection.
• The address of welcome was made
by Mayor J. H. McMullan, who in
formed his hearers that for over a
century and a half Chowan County
people had gathered on the same
spot to celebrate their independence,
but that on this occasion, the meeting
was under different circumstances,
for instead of a feeling of security
about our independenee, there was
reason to assert our inter-dependence
on our allies to help win this war,
thus preserving independence and
liberty for liberty-loving nations of
the world. Mr. McMullan took occa
sion to urge contributions to U/SO,
Navy and Chinese relief, which still
lacks its $1,600 quota, referring to
the forthcoming glider base as «
means of USO providing wholesome
entertainment for boys in service.
(Continued on Page Two)
Chowan ABC Store
Nets Profit $23,909
Total Sales During Fis
cal Year Amount to
$126,858.40
According to the- report of the
Chowan ABC Board for the fiscal
year ended June 30, released this
week by M. F. Bond, secretary and
treasurer, total sales in the local
ABC store amounted to $126,858.40,
resulting in a net profit of $36,364.57.
Os this profit, $10,636.67 went to
' the State of North Carolina in way
of sales tax and $1,818.21 was spent
for law enforcement, leaving a net
profit to the county for the year of
$23,909.69.
During, the year just closed the
ABC Board paid into the county gen
eral fund SIB,OOO, with the explana
tion that $24,000 will go into the
county coffers during the present
year.
The store's inventory on June 30,
amounted to $11,445.90, cash on hand
was' $13,289.47, and an operating
surplus of $21,076.32.
Since the ABC store was opened in
Chowan County the latter part of
1987, 'profit* paid to the county have
amounted to $63,100.
Lately ’sales have increased in the
store, which is attributed in part to
the inability of bootleggers to secure
sugar for making illicit liquor.
"sWE CHOWAN HERALD
*+ HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
| Too Bad! |
Due to lack of rain, 'water has
dropped considerably in both
Dillard’s and Bennett’s Mill
Ponds, which has caused ■ Game
i Warden J. G. Perry to prohibit
all fi-hing In the ponds. This
order will be in effect until the
water supply has been replen
ished, the game warden announ
ced, at which time he will reopen
t the ponds for fishing.
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: Heavy Calls Made
’ On Chowan County
i For Men In Army
; Group of 23 White Men
Will Leave July 21;
» Two More Calls
r
1 With a group of coiored boys
leaving Tuesday morning for Fort
* Bragg, the Chowan County Draft
r Board has been ordered to send 35
| white men on July 21, another group
* of 35 white men on August 6, and
1 stiil 45 more colored men on August
* 26.
These calls are putting the local
Draft Board in somewhat of a strain,
" and as a result, they are being
* obliged to “shake the bushes” in or
* der to find every available man to
‘ meet the quota.
’ The group of white men ordered
* to leave for Fort Bragg op July 21
" includes: Kermit Leary Layton, John
* Speight Skiles, Elmer Clarence Ward,
Paul Thomas Byrum, Lawrence Al
- bert Ceyton. George Ephraim Morris,
■ George Washington Lassiter, Robert
1 Marvin Hobbs. Hallett David Hobbs,
7 Joseph Carrol Byrum, Melvin Aline
! Ryrurr., Clayton McDonald Ward, Jr.,
> Ephraim Elton Forehand, Joseph
' Taylor Vail, Vernon Mills Sitterson,
i Howard Bevens Warren. Harvey I.eed
T Cayton, Jarvis Henry Chappell, El
* bert Hunter Copeland. William Er
-5 nest Sutton, Lester Harrell Ashley
> Herbert Cleveland Byrum, Joseph A1
* Herbert Cleveland Byrum and Joseph
Albert Ross.
Joseph Albert Ross and Joseph
> Carroll Byrum were included in the
* sroup, but these two have already
* enlisted in the service.
1 The boys will return home after
! being examined and inducted into
■ service to enjoy a 14-day furough at
the expense of the government
i There will be no exercises or pro
gram when they leave on July 21,
this feature being postponed until
the boys return to camp after their
I furlough.
Nutrition - Canteen
Courses Completed
Classes’ last week were completed
in a nutrition and canteen course
held at the Edenton .High School
under the sponsorship of Chowan
i Chapter of the .American Red Cross
1 and taught by Miss Louise Ward,
s home .economics teacher at Elon Col-
I lege High School. Similiar classes
I are expected to be offered in the fall.
, Those who completed the nutrition
. course were: Mrs. G. P. Ashley, Miss
> Corinne Forehand, Mr*. G. W. Lassi
-7 ter, Mrs. J. J. Long, Mrs. W. C.
t Moore. Mrs. P. S. McMullan, Miss
t Ruth Privott, Mrs. Mary W. Sawyer,
f Mrs. Wilma Swain, Mrs. Mac Ward.
Colored: Eva Cox, Roxanna W.
s Diggs, Naomi Hicks, Mozella Roberts
■ and Armeld* Sharp.
Those completing the canteen
s course were: Mrs. George P. Byrum,
S Miss Corinne Forehand, Mrs. G. W.
Lassiter, Mrs. J. J. Long, Mrs. J. H.
. McMullan, Mr?. Mary W. Sawyer,
I Mrs. Evelyn Mrs. Jesse W.
: White. Colored: Eva Cox, Roxanna
W. Diggs, Sadie Felton, Naomi Hicks,
i Effie Muse, Hazel Valentine and
’ Mozella Roberts.
There was splendid cooperation in
the classes and Mrs. J. N. Pruden,
s County Red Cross chairman, is es
> pecially appreciative of the services
s of Miss Ward, who contributed her
time to teaching tlmse enrolled.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 9,1942. $1.50 Per Year.
Revocation Some
Beer Licenses In
Edenton Is Likely
Complaints Registered
With County Commis
sioners Monday
JOINT MEETING
Fear Unfair Criticism
Toward Chowan ABC
Store \
That come of Eden ton’s cases and
filling stations stand to have their
beer licenses revoked again cropped
up at the meeting of the County
Commissioners Monday when com
plaints were registered that a num
ber of places have developed into con
siderable nuisances as the result of
selling unfortified wine without re
gard to behavior about the premises.
Similar complaints were registered at
the June meeting of Town Council,
when it was reported that not only I
some of the places in question had
become a nuisance, but that menacing
conditions have developed as the re
sult of drunkenness and rowdyism.
Conditions as they have developed
were discussed pro and con, several
of the Commissioners reporting hav
ing heard a considerable amount of
complaint of late and stating that
they are ready to go their legal limit
in breaking up the situation.
Similiar to previous complaints,
tlje argument is advanced that in
about nine out of every 10 cases of
drunkenness, unfortified wine is giv
en as the cause, and that not only
does the stuff make a person drunk,
but has an after effect which more or
less stupifies the victim. Because of
this condition, many workers, princi
pally among the Negro race, are un
| able to perform their regular /duties
especially the first part of the week
after a week-end of drinking, thus
handicapping employers who face an
acute situation so far m labor is
concerned.
The Commissioners called, in R. P.
Badham, chairman of the Chowan
ABC Board, in order to inform him of
present conditions, saying that while
the local ABC store is not responsi
ble, criticism is or will be directed at
the local store and might have a ten
dency to create a desire to close the
store when the county has, since the
latter part of 1937, received $63,100
in way of earnings, which sum has
had no little to do in maintaining a
low tax rate.
It was decided to hold a joint meet
ing of Town Council and the County
Commissioners at a near future date,
when the matter will come to a head,
and if evidence as strong as that re
cently presented is produced, it is a
foregone conclusion that . the places
in question will have their beer li
censes revoked. Under this license
permission is granted to <sell beer
and unfortified wine, and if revoked,
of course, neither may be sold.
C. Os C. Directors
Study Immediate
Needs In Edenton
New Officers Will Be
Elected at Meeting-
Monday
Directors of the Chamber of Com
merce met Tuesday night in the
Municipal Building, at which time
recommendations were made to set up
a permanent office for the organiza
tion, due to anticipated increased ac
tivities due to the scheduled Marine
glider base to locate here in the near
future.
The group also discussed the hous
ing situation in Edenton, the election
of new officers and other activities
of the Chamber of Commerce. Be
cause the organization will be faced
with new problems and the rendering
of more service, a much larger bud
get will be necessary for the next
year, and for that reason consider
able attention will be focused on
membership and dues for the new
year.
A membership meeting has been
called for Monday afternoon at 6
o'clock, at the Court House, at which
time new officers will be elected, the
new year for the Chamber of Com
merce beginning August 1.
Users Os Gasoline j
Required Register |
For Basic A Cardj
Three Days, Beginning
Today, Devoted to
Purpose
9A.M.T05 P. M. i
I
Permanent Rationing of
Gas Goes Into Effect
July 22nd
Beginning today (Thursday) and!
continuing through Friday and Sat-|
urday, all automobile owners are re- j
quired to register in order to secure |
a permanent ration book if they ex-1
pect to purchase gasoline. Plans fori
the registration have been completed,
four places being designated for the,
purpose. In Edenton this registra
tion will be conducted at the Edentoifl
High School for white people and at I
I the colored high school for Negroes. I
In order to accommodate citizens of
the lower end of the county, the .'St.
John’s school building will also be
used to register colored people.
For Upper Chowan County there
will be only one registration center,
this being at the Community Build
ing at Cross Roads, where both white
and colored will register.
The hours for registration will be
from 9 o’clock in the morning until
5 o’clock in the afternoon, with a
large number of volunteers offering
their services. These volunteers have
been given specific instructions rela
tive to the registration by Superin
tendent W. J. Taylor of the County
schools and John A. Holmes, superin
tendent of the Edenton school unit.
Thirty-two volunteers met with Mr.
Taylor at the Community House on
Wednesday afternoon, and about the
same number met with Mr. Holmes
at the Edenton school.
Under the permanent rationing
plan, every user of gasoline must
register during the three-day period
in order to secure a basic A card,
which will contain 48 coupons and
must last for a period of one year.
I The units will allow in the neighbor
hood of 250 miles of traveling per
month, but supplementary cards will!
be used to those who for essential
reasons and purposes connected with j
the war require more gasoline. Ap-1
plication for the supplementary cards!
must be made to the War Ration |
Board. The only cards issued during 1
the three days will be the basic A!
cards.
The permanent rationing schedule
will go into effect July 22, after
which time driving will obviously be
reduced, except that directly con
nected with the war effort.
Aircraft Warning
Officers Will Meet
In Edenton July 10
Important Details Air
craft Warning Will
Be Discussed
According to C. E. Kramer, district
director of the Aircraft Warning
Service, officers from the Ground
Observation Section of the First,
Fighter Command, of Norfolk, Va.,
will hold a meeting at the Court
House in Edenton, Friday night, July
10, at 8 o’clock.
The primary purpose of this meet
ing is to inform the Chief Observers
and all volunteers of important de
tails relating to the Aircraft Warn
ing Service. It is, therefore, impor
tant that everyone connected with
this service be present.
Also, the chairmen and members
of the local Civilian Defense Commit
tees are invited to attend this meet
ing, so that they may learn how this
important service affects their Civil
ian Defense activities.
All citizens who are interested in
Civilian Defense, and winning this
war, are cordially invited to attend
this meeting.
“It is our desire to show the
United iStates armed forces,” says
Mr. Kramer, “that we are with them
for Victory. The First Fighter Com
mand wants you to attend this meet
tttg. It will please our enemies if
you do not attend.*
[County Will Enjoy One Os
jLowest Rates In Recent
I Years; Reduced 22 Points
What Have You?
• •
I With a Marine glider ba:«
I scheduled to be constructed near
Edenton, the Chamber of Com
merce is now making a survey in
and near town in order to learn
| of any vacant houses and rooms
suitable for government or civil
ian use.
There w.ill be a great need for
housing facilities and for that
reason any person having a va-
I cant house or rooms is requested
j to contact C. L. McCullers, Secre
tary of the Chamber of Com
merce. at once. He can be
reached at Phone 275-W.
War Bond Quota In
July About Trebled
For Chowan County
June’s Quota of $17,400
Has Been Boosted
To $48,100
Though Chowan County over
purchased its war bond quota in May j
and June, the July quota has been al |
most trebled and will require far.
more generous purchases if the
County is to maintain its perfect
score.
The amount of bonds and stamps |
Chowan County is asked to purchase 1
during July has been set at $48,100, l
which compares with $11,600 as the
May quota and .$17,400 in June.
J. G. Campen, county chairman o
the war saving staff, feels that the
July quota is a big mark to shoot at,
hut with sales gradually increasing in
the county he is very optimistic that;
the quota will be reached by the
time July 31 rolls around.
Returns Os Scrap
Rubber Lagging
Conger Firm In Belief
Much More Available
In County
J. H. Conger, chairman of Chowan
County’s drive to secure scrap rub
ber, reports quite a let down in the
collection of rubber since the drive;
was extended. Last week lie report-)
ed about 54,000 pounds gathered in;
the county to which about 10,000!
pounds has been added..
This is no small amount of scrap
rubber, but Mr. Conger feels that i
much more could be secured if the;
effort was made to gather it to
gether and take it to nearby filling ■
stations.
Only a few more days remain in!
the drive, so that every loyal citizen
of the county •is urged to put forth j
an effort to gather every piece of old J
rubber available so that it can be j
turned over to the government toward j
the prosecution of the war.
Only Five New Tire
Permits Approved By
Ration Board Monday
Only five permits to purchase new \
tires were issued by the Chowan!
County Ration Board Monday night.;
The amount of retread permits was
also reduced, the Board approving
eight applications, but due to having
no certificates on hand, these will
have to await receipt of certificates.
Those whose applications were ap
proved Monday night were.
New Tires—F. M. Ward, logger,
tire and tube; L. C. Briggs, trucker,
i tire and tube; Z. T. Evans, farmer,
tire and tube; J. D. Ward, hauling,
two tires.
i Re-treads—H. M. Nixon, farmer,
I tire and tube; J. L. and E. V. Layton,
. fishermen, tire; Maebelle P. Winslow,
farming, tire and tube; D. G. Welch,
farmer, two tires; C. M. Ward, car
’ penter, two tires; J. T. Byrum, farm
er, tire.
|££"m*s|
I where AdverMetre wM I
j renkue good rewdte. J
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| No Levy Necessary For
General County
Fund
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OLD RATE $1.02
All Day Monday De
voted to Budgetary
Matters
Taxpayers in Chowan County will,
during the 1942-43 fiscal year, enjoy
what will be the lowest county tax
rate in recent years. County Com
missioners on Monday, in an all-day
meeting devoted principally to bud
getary matters, were able to slice
here and there so that the rate was
finally fixed at 80 cents pe. SIOO
property valuation, which compares
with last year’s rate of $1.02, or a
reduction of 22 points.
Os course, tax payers in the First
and Fourth Townships will not get
off quite so easy, for a special school
tax of 12 cents must be paid in these
two Townships due to adding a ninth
month of school in the Edenton City
administrative unit, which goes into
effect this year. But even at that,
with an extra month of school and
the advantages which it affords, tax-
I es in these two particular Townships
will be 92 cents, or a reduction over
last year’s rate of 10 cents.
The cost of the extra month of
school was estimated at $6,727.73,
j which, of course, must be paid from
extra taxes in the two Townships
affected.
It is interesting to note that again
i no levy was necessary for the general
county fund, where expenditures were
estimated to be $27,800. Reason for
I this is the fact that there was a
cash balance from last year of $1,500,
anticipated income of $3,000 from
licenses and an income of $24,000 as
profits from the '.County ARC store
Each individual appropriation for
the year was carefully scrutinized by
the Commissioner- and wherever
: possible reductions were made in
: keeping with the proper function of
the county government. The entire
budget calls for an expenditure of
$100,614.45, which is divided as fol
lows: General County schools. $19,-
092.76; special tax for extra month
of school in the First and Fourth
(Continued on Page Five)
Edenton Offers Use
Os Armory For U.S.
Troops In Transit
i Camp Davis and New
River Officials Appre
ciate Invitation
Edenton has offered the use of the
j local Armory for over-night quarters
!of United States troops passing
| through town or, in any other way,
\ for the convenience of the soldiers.
This invitation was extended by C. L.
i McCullers, secretary of the Chamher
j of Commerce to the commanding gen.-.
! eral at Camp Davis and the United
| States Marine Corps at New River,
In reply to the invitation, Mr. Me
j Cullers has received the following
I reply from Brigadier General W. H.
! Rupertus of the U. S. Marine Corps:
“Receipt is acknowledged of your
j letter of May 30 with its kind offer
;of hospitality to troops passing
! through Edenton.
“We will be glad to notify you of
1 personnel movements in which we
! might be able to accept your hospi
tality. However, scheduled times gen
erally makes this impossible.
“Please accept my sincere thanks
for your very nice offer to be of ser
vice.”
Colonel Oscar C. Warner, training
center executive at Camp Davis, also
wrote Mr. McCullers as follows:
“The Commanding General of Camp
Davis desires that I write you to
i thank the Chamber of Commerce for
the cordial invitation to our troops
, to use your local Armory for over
night stops. .. v.
i “An item is beingpablished in the
. Daily Bulletin of Cta*s» Davis, and
in the future when w* are sending
troops through Edenton we will bear
this in tnlnd.*