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found a fair presentation
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Volume IX. —Number 34.
Chowan County Scheduled
For Second Blackout Test
Some Time Monday Night
Alarm to Be Sounded
Between 8 P. M. and
IP.M.
LASTS 30lvHNUTES
Spires Calls Meeting of
All Defense Workers
Friday Afternoon
i
Chowan County, along with Dare,
Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Per
quimans and part of Gates, will ex
perience the second pre-announced
blackout next Monday night some
time between the hours of 8 p. m.
and 1 a. m., and the blackout is sche
duled to remain in effect for a period
of 30 minutes.
The exact time of the blackout has
not been announced, and will, of
course, be made known by the fire
siren, the signal being two short
blasts and after a brief interval will
be followed by two more blasts. Up
on hearing this signal it will be the
duty of pedestrians to get off the
street and drivers of cars to imme-|
diately park their cars and turn off |
all lights. In houses, also, all lights |
must be put out unless arrangements i
have been made whereby the light!
cannot be seen from the outside. It
is necessary for all persons to remain J
indoors except those on duty in con
nection with the blackout. It will be
remembered that Town Council pass
ed an ordinance pertaining to black
out, the rules of which will be en
forced, so that it is compulsory fori
everybody to cooperate to the fullest j
extent. The termination of the black- i
out will be announced by one long
1 blast of the fire siren.
The entire county is included in the
blackout, and it is hoped those living
in the rural sections will also cooper
ate. Os course, the general alarm in
Edenton cannot be heard, but ar
rangements will be made to telephone
to various points announcing that
the blackout is in progress.
An important phase of the blackout
test is that nobody uses the telephone
during the practice period. This is
necessary in order to keep the lines
clear for those who are connected
with the defense organization.
E. W. Spires, Chowan County Civil
ian Defense Chairman, has called a
meeting with his key men to be be
held in his office Friday afternoon at
5 o’clock, at which time a check-up
of the organization will be made so
that everything will be in readiness
when the alarm is sounded. All the
wardens, special police, as well as
any other authorized civilian defense
worker, is especially requested to at
tend this meeting.
1 Chowan County’s initial blackout
test several months ago was very suc
cessful and Mr. Spires feels that with
the experience thus gained the forth
coming test will be even more suc
cessful.
“CAPTAIN DICK” HALL HONORED BY
STATE FIREMEN AT ANNUAL MEETING
Veteran Fire Chief Awarded Gold Medal In Rec
ognition of 60 Years’ Service; Claims Made
That He Is Oldest Fireman In Nation
Fire Chief R. K. Hall, affection
ately known in Edenton and the State
. ovsr as “Captain Dick,’’ was signally
honored last week at the State Fire
j men’s Convention in Greensboro,
I when he was awarded a gold medal as'
' recognition for his 60 years’ service
as a volunteer fireman. The State
organization adopted a policy of
i awarding recognition to firemen serv
-1 ing 10, 20, 30, 40 and over 50 years,
Edenton’s veteran fire chief being
the only one to be honored in the
latter class. Not only is he the old,-
est active fireman in point of service
in the State, but claims were ad
vanced last week that he holds this
honor in the United States.
“Captain Dick” is 76 years old.
He is the son of the late William
Thomas and Sara Jordan Hall, being
ibom in Hertford on December 25,
1865, the year Grant accepted the
surrender of Lee’s forces. He moved
with his parents to Edenton when he
was seven years old.
|L As a lad of 16 “Captain Dick” join
ing the Edenton Volunteer Fire Com
|*pany in the days of the Bucket bri
gade, and has served continuously
since that time. Working up through
the ranks, he succeeded Frank Tuttle
as fire chief in 1941.
Reminiscing over the many fires
THE CHOWAN HERALxi
A NOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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| Be On Lookout |
Information has reached the
Chowan County War Price and
’ Rationing Board that the office
of a local ration board in Wash
ington, D. C., was broken into on
the night of August 6, and 1,450
gasoline ration books were stolen
from the building. The local
board has been instructed to be
on the lookout and to have picked
up any person who may offer the
books for sale or attempt to use
the same. Filling station opera
tors, oil companies or any other
persons are also urged to be on
the alert to detect any of the
books qnd report immediately
to the local Ration Board.
Books stolen may be identified
as follows:
Class B—Nos. 302501 to 303000.
Class S-l—Nos. 691750 to 692,-
000 and 97501 to 98000.
Class S-2 Nos. 428401 to
1428600.
Any information furnished re
| gairding these books will be
| greatly appreciated by the local
| Board.
August War Bond
Quota In Sight
j Campen Reports $11,891
Os $15,700 August
Quota Sold
Indications point to Chowan Coun
ty reaching its August quota of War
Bond and Stamp purchases, J. G.
Campen, county chairman of the War
Savings Staff, reporting that up to
Saturday of last week purchases
amounted to $11,891.50. The August
quota is $15,700 for Chowan.
Os the amount purchased up to
Saturday, $9,760 was taken in by the
Bank of Edenton, while post office
sales totaled $2,141.50, of which
$1,450 were for bonds and $691.50
for stamps.
Mr. Campen feels certain the quota
will be reached this month and even
oversold to in some way offset what
was lacking in the July quota.
Pender’s Meat Manager j
Dies In Suffolk Hospital
News reached Edenton Wednesday
that, C. F. Crumpler, manager of the
meat department in the local Pen
der’s store, had died early Tuesday
morning in Lake View Hospital, Suf
folk, Va.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day afternoon at 4 o’clock, from Hill’s
Funeral Home in Suffolk.
he has assisted in fighting, Chief
Hall recalls some very spectacular
battles in his day. “The hardest fire
we ever had,” he says, “was when
the entire block of ‘Cheapside’ was
destroyed, but the most costly fire
was that of the Edenton-Farmers
peanut plant which occurred January
28, 1932, entailing a loss of about
a quarter million dollars.”
Asked what he considered to be the
most narrow escape he ever exper
ienced, “Captain Dick” admitted he
did not know, but that he vividly re
called close calls when a store on the
comer of Granville and Carteret
Streets was burned, as well as when
the fire broke out in the house now
owned by W. A. Barrow on Queen
Street which destroyed and damaged
six houses.
The fire on Granville Street trap
ped a baby in its crib and “Captain
Dick"” rushed through a veritable
wall of fire to rescue the child, but
the baby was dead when he emerged
with it. His hair was scorched and
he suffered numerous bums on the
arms and face.
Another narrow escape was when
he was caught between the houses
now owned by Mrs. C. A. Boyce and
E. W. Spires. The hydrant sprung a
(Continued on Page Four)
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 20, 1942. $1.50 Per Year.
Rose's Re-open In
Enlarged Quarters
Saturday Morning
Remodeling Sale Cli
maxes Completion of
New Store
spaceldoubled
Now One of Most Spa
cious and Attractive
Stores In Edenton
Climaxing the completion of the
addition and remodeling of the local
Rose’s 5-10-25 c Store, a Remodeling
Sale will be staged Saturday of this
week. During the day special bar
gains will be offered, but as an in
centive to attract visitors ail day
lang, extra specials will be sold at
specified hours. These sales will be
held at 9, 10 and 11 a. m., and at 2,
3 and 4 o’clock in the afternoon.
The specials include ladies’ full
fashioned hose, facial tissue, con
goleum rugs, decorated water sets,
ladies’ panties and glass mixing
bowls, all of which will be sold at
money-saving prices.
With the completion of this store,
Edenton now has a store of this type
comparable to any in this part of the
State, both as to appearance and
modernness for the shopping needs
of the community.
The store formerly occupied the
building next to Badham Bros., store,
but the adjoining building was re
cently acquired, the two stores be
ing combined and renovated both in
side and out, so that now it presents
one of the most spacious and attrac
tive stores in the entire business sec
tion.
The Rose concern opened the Eden
ton store in 1927, since which time a
generous patronage has been enjoyed,
which has gradually expanded until
it yvas decided to just about double
fife floor space. Rose’s is strictly a
Southern concern, operating stores in
five Southern States, including North
and South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia
and Tennessee. The main office is
in Hendersonville.
Paul M. Wallace, manager for the
past several years, is being assisted
in Saturday’s opening sale by R. E.
Neal, of Fayetteville, district super
intendent; R. E. Vickers, manager of
the Hertford store; M. L. Shands,
manager of the Clinton store, and
H. B. Barbee, manager of the Ahos
l kie store.
Much Rain Holds
Up Progress On
Air Station Work
Mulberry Hill and Sandy
Point Eliminated From
Area to Be Used
Recent rains have played havoc
with progress on the U. :S'. Marine
Corps Air Station, much of the work
of clearing and erection of tempor
ary buildings being’ held up due to
showers practically every day this
week.
During the week, too, original
lines of the base have undergone
another change, so that a large part
of Mulberry Hill and all of the
Sandy Point land has been eliminat
ed from the site. This most recent
change in the plans will reduce the
acreage about 900 acres.
Gates will very shortly be erected
on both sides of the tract, after
which all employees must carry their
identification badges in order to en
ter. Special passes will also be is
sued to those people who still live
within the boundary of the base,
which must be produced before
guards will allow them to leave or
enter.
As to the employment of labor, it
is definitely understood that no help
whatever will be employed on the
site. The matter of employment will
be handled at the contractors’ head
quarters on Water Street, where em
ployees will receive proper identifi
cation badges in order to enter the
base.
Rumors were going the rounds this
week that the Navy Department had
or will take over Hotel Joseph Hewes,
but upon investigation Wednesday,
The Herald was informed that such
rumor is without foundation.
PROMOTED TO CORPORAL
Word has reached Edenton from
Fort Knox, Ky., that Ned V r hite,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank White,
Sr., who is with the Bth Armored
Division, has been promoted to the
rank of Corporal.
White And Colored
Schools In City Unit
Open September 9th
Board of Trustees De
cide to Abandon Ad
vance School
GO TO EDENTON
■ Pleasant Grove School
On Air Station Site
Also Abandoned
3 At a meeting of the Edenton
1 school trustees this week, it was de
r cided to open the schools, both white
3 and colored, in the city administra
tive unit on Wednesday morning,
- September 9.
l In addition to the school in Eden
t ton, the schools at Ryans Grove, Vir-
J ginia Fork, St. John’s, Canaan’s
, Temple, Triangle and Cedar Grove
. are a part of the City Administrative
- Unit. The school at Pleasant Grove
- will be abandoned since this building
, is on the reservation of the U. S.
' Marine Corps Air Station.
t The Board has decided to suspend
operation of the Advance school for
, the year 1942-1943. The average
; daily attendance in this school has
; dropped to 36 and the State School
i Commission will not allow more than)
3 one teacher for trie scTiool. The!
school board and the administration
i. have given full and serious considera
, tion to the matter and have decided j
- to transport all children from the
■ Advance community to Edenton for
- 1942-1943.
: The teaching personnel in all col
■ ored schools is complete, but Super
• intendent Holmes has two vacancies
not definitely filled. These are a
• commercial teacher and director of
i physical education. However, he is
. (Continued on Page Four)
I
! Habit’s Case Increases
I Seating Capacity To 110,
i |
i In anticipation of many newcomers.
; to locate in Edenton, Joe Habit this|
week fficreased the seating capacity |
: of his case on Broad Street, as the |
I result of which he can now accom- 1
. modate 110 customers at one time,
■ instead of 60 as heretofore. In tnei
: renovation of his establishment new
, and modern fixtures have been in
-1 stalled which have greatly changed
■ the appearance of the interior, mak
ing it very attractive and up-to-date
in every respect.
Already many of the newcomers
are patronizing the case and many
more are expected to be served regu
lar meals and short orders.
Mrs. Jimmy Gibbs
1 Busy Finding Homes
For Base Workers
Secretary of Merchants
Association Places
Over 150
That Edenton is doing a job com
parable to other sections near defense
projects is reflected in the fact that
through the Merchants Association
and the Chamber of Commerce at
least 150 newcomers have secured
• houses, apartments and rooms since
coming here in connection with the
construction of the U. S. Marine
Corps Air Station.
The bulk of this work has been
• done by Mrs. Jimmy Gibbs, secretary
• of the Merchants Association, who
• has also been pinch-hitting as secre
tary of the Chamber of Commerce
i pending the consolidation of the two
organizations, or until it is definitely
: decided whether or not the two
■ groups will combine.
Mrs. Gibbs’ office in the lobby of
Hotel Joseph Hewes has been serving
as a clearing house fo£ providing
tenants, and much of the time for
her past several weeks has been de
voted to acquainting home-seekers
with those who have rooms, apart
ments or houses to rent. She goes
with those seeking living quarters, in
troduces them, and all in all, has
done a splendid job considering the
scarcity of accommodations in Eden
ton.
Newcomers continue to arrive
daily and naturally at once seek liv
ing quarters. For that reason any
olne having available rooms, apart
ments or houses is requested to con
vey this information to Mrs. Gibbs,
rwho in turn will find no difficulty in
securing tenants, thus rendering a
service for landlords, as well as
those who locate here during the
construction of the air station.
Mayor Os Edenton Irked
About Complaints Relative
To Unfair Rental Praotices
| Gets Gold Medal ||
R. K. HALL
“Captain Dick” Hall, Edenton’s
veteran fire chief, last week was
awarded a gold medal at the
, State Firemen’s Convention in
j recognition of over 50 years ac
tive service.
New Restaurant
Planning To Open
About September 1
Ernest Kehayes of New
York Here as Man- |
ager of Concern
About September 1, Edenton will
have what is expected to be One of
! the most modern and up-to-date eat
! ing places when the Albemarle Res-,
! taurant will be ready for business in
j the T. W. Jones building on the
southwest corner of Broad and Eden
Streets, formerly occupied by Cuth
rell’s Department (Store.
The new restaurant will seat about ]
10(1 and will be managed by Ernest!
Kehayes, an experienced restaurant I
man. He comes to Edenton from!
New York, where he has been con- j
nected with a chain of hotels, includ-.
ing the Taft Hotel, St. George Hotel,
as well as other well-known hostel
ries.
Mr. Kehayes is personally superin-j
tending the furnishing of his new
restaurant, which when completed, be |
says, will be a credit to Edenton.
Dr. Whichard Returns |
From Atlanta Hospital
' i
Friends throughout Chowan County I
will be pleased to learn that Dr. M.!
P. Whichard, former popular Eden- j
ton physician, has returned to his
home in Murphy, N. ‘ C., following a!
stay in the Veterans Hospital in j
Atlanta, Ga.
Dr. Whichard is much improved,!
but information received early this;
week is to the effect that he must
observe strict quietude at bis home
until he regains more strength.
MEETING CALLED TONIGHT TO PERFECT
CONSOLIDATION C. OF C. AND MERCHANTS
i
Flans Agreed Upon at Meeting: Tuesday Night
Will Be Reviewed and Officers Elected
For Combined Group
Continuing in the efforts to consoli
date the Edenton Merchants Associa
tion and the Chamber of Commerce,
the presidents of the two groups,
Ralph E. Parrish and Richard F. El
liott, together with two directors of
each group, met in the Municipal
Building Tuesday night to further
discuss amalgamation plans. With
Mr. Parrish were J. G. Campen and
W. M. Wilkins, two directors of the
Merchants Association, while repre
senting the Chamber of Commerce
directors were M. F. Bond and J.
Clarence Leary.
The group discussed many angles
of the consolidation idea and finally
decided to lay their recommendations
before the directors of both organiza
tions at a call meeting to be heldi
tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock, in
the Municipal Building.
At this time the ideas presented
Tuesday night will be reviewed and
Co
Yam newspaper k eirem- 1
lated In lie terrkam I
where Advertent *ll
realiee good remdte.
I Appeals to Landlords to
Make Effort to Solve
Local Problem
| IN MINORITY
(Profiteering: Disloyal to
Nation as Well as
Community
j
Complaint has been registered with
Mayor J. H. McMulian relative to, a
few unscrupulous people in Edenton
Who apparently are bent upon taking
advantage of a housing situation
which has developed due to those
working on the U. S. Marine Corps
Air Station seeking living quarters.
These complaints are practically, in
effect that a few local people are de
termined to gouge employees of the
Government as well as employees of
the contractors who are building the
base. Several unfair practices have
been followed by some property own
ers with regard to enting rooms,
apartments and dwellings.
In general, The Herald has been
informed, the citizens of Edenton
have been exceedingly cooperative
and helpful in obtaining living quar
ters for the large influx of construc
, tion personnel. However, a minority
lof the property owners apparently
have been following the practice of
i renting their available space by ac-
I cepting the person who is able to
j offer the highest rental price In
some cases promises to rent at a cer
tain figure have been made by own
ers. only to later accept a different
I rentor because of a higher rental of
fer. This practice naturally makes
I the renting of homes exceedingly dif
ficult for the workers on the Govern
| ment project, as well as for those
| who have rented houses long before
the Marine Base was thought of.
It has, and rightly so, caused dis
. sension on the part of the employees
of the Government and contractors.
Naturally those people who • are
transferred to Edenton. as well as
those who elect to accept a position
in connection with the construction
of the Air Base, expect to be able to
( find some sort of living quarters,
! and it is the desire of those in charge
, that employees be treated fairly by
| property owners in any rental agree
ment which is made, thus eliminating
( unfair rental practices.
Mayor McMulian is no little con
cerned regarding complaints reaching
him and says he is in thorough ac
| cord with the victims of property
| owner's who are unfair in their rental
I practices.
“1 believe an overwhelming lna
j jority of our citizens think it is an
act of disloyalty to the nation as well
' as to our community, to profiteer in
• the matter of rentals at: this time,’'
[ said the Mayor. “While we have no
local, authority to control rentals by
( Town ordinance, still I believe the
! court of public opinion is strong
enough in authority to bring about a
! solution to this problem. If the few
: who are disposed to profiteer do not
i voluntarily place themselves in line,
I feel certain that the Government
will step in and regulate the matter.
1 sincerely hope the people of Eden
ton will solve this problem without
Governmental mandate.”
plans approved whereby the two or
ganizations will operate as one.
Officers will be elected, which as
agreed upon Tuesday night will be a
president, vice president and treas
urer, as well as six directors, all of
whom will be chosen from the pres
i ent directors of the two organizations.
Tonight’s meeting will be a very im
portant one and for that reason, all
the directors of the two groups are
especially urged to be present.
Directors of the Chamber of Com
merce are: R. F. Elliott, W. W. By
rum, J. Clarence Leary, M. F. Bond,
Earl Goodwin, W. M. Wilkins, T. C.
1 Byrum, Dr. W. I. Hart and J. Edwin
| Bufflap.
| The Merchants’ Association direc
i tors are: Ralph E. Parrish, Wilbur
Malone, W. M. Wilkins, Guy Hobbs,
R. P. Badham, John Mitchener, W.
D. Holmes, Jr., L. S. Byrum, Lloyd
Burton and T. C. Byrum.