North Carolina Newspapers

In these column i will bo found o fair presentation of local and county news of gtnerol interest. llVolume IX.—Number 39. Machinery Rationing Board Is I' Named For County Chairman Holland Ap points Geddes Potter And Mack Ward TWO ALTERNATES ; Temporary Program In Effect Until No vember 1 > Announcement of the personnel of i the Chowan County Rationing Com mittee to handle temporary rationing of new farm machinery until Novem ber 1, 1942, has been made by R. C. Holland, chairman of the County USDA War Board. Mr. Holland, who is also chairman of the County AAA Committee, will serve as chairman of the * rationing body, and other members named by the County. USDA War Board are: G. B. Potter and Mack Ward. Alter nate members are: W. H. Hollowell and L. W. Belch. Responsibility for administering the new farm machinery rationing pro gram was delegated to the Agricul ture Department by the OPA, he said. Secretary of Agriculture Wickard named Fred S. Wallace, chief of the AAA and special War Board assist ant, to handle the program national ly, and directed State USDA War Boards to be responsible for ration ing on State levels. Secretary Wick ard also • provided for setting up the county rationing committees. The order setting up the rationing |j. > program provided that the chairman U of the County AAA Committee should R be chairman of the rationing com- I mittee, and that t\/o representative P. farmers should be selected by the I County USDA War Board to serve I 'as regular members. Naming of two I alternates also was provided in the order. I Chairman Holland said that no K , member of the 'Committee may-act on I his own application to purchase new I machinery, on apnlicat'on of a mem-' I ber of bis immediate family or other ■ near relative, or that of his landlord, I tenant, or other business associate. I No member of the rationing com ■ mittee may be a person engaged in I the business of selling new farm ma-j ■ chinery rnd equipment. I Under the program, Chairman I Holland said. one classification I (Group A), including items which are I scarce and which are vitally needed ■ j in 1942 agricultural production, may | I be sold only upon approval of the II county rationing committee. Equip- U ment in this class includes: combines, ■ corn pickers, disc harrows, feed I grinder, fertilizer spreaders, grain ■ drills, grain elevators, hay balers, I lime spreaders, manure spreaders, I milk coolers, milking machines, pick ■;Aup balers, potato diggers, shredders, ■r and tractors, including garden trac- I tors. ■ A second classification (Group B). I! includes items somewhat less scarce ■ which may be sold upon certification oy the. farmer to the dealer that it is ■ required to meet current agricultural ■ needs. This group includes most I other types of farm machinery. I The third classification (Group C), ■ includes smaller items which may be ■ sold without restrictions, such as ■ hoes, rakes, forks, scythes, shovels, ■ and all hand-operated and one and ■ two-horse farm machinery and equip ■ ment not included in Group A or ■ Group B. ■ Eligibility requirements for Group ■ A purchases, he added, include inade ■ quacy of present equipment and in ■ ability to meet farm production goals ■. by repairing, or by purchasing or used machinery, or by custom |Hbr exchange work. A purchaser must Mpturn in replaced equipment and agree ■ to rent or let others use the new ma ll chmery on specified terms and con ■ ditions. The purchaser must pre- Hk sent a satisfactory reason if chang- Hphg from horses or mule power to HSnotor power, or from hand labor to ■ Mr. Holland said there are no re |B structions on sale or transfer of used !■ farm machinery, equipment or repair H parts. Additional information con » cerning eligibility of application for S purchases of new farm equipment H mav be secured from the county ra ■Btioning committee. Application may secured from any implement deal |Hfer or at the County AAA Office. Board Ordered k t To Reclassify Class IB m upon orders from Selective gHKrvice headquarters, the local Draft HKiad will reclassify all men in Just as soon as this work fH|t completed. these men will be call- yV- > : a THE CHOWAN HERALD X A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY j Chief Resigns □ v ■ I / ? f •: / CHIEF G. A. HELMS Beginning Saturday morning Chief of Police Helms will as sume the duties as chief of the guards at the U, S. Marine Corps , Air Station. | Again Over Top ; Though not having a complete report, J. G. Campen, chairman of the War Savings staff, was able to report Tuesday that Chowan County’s September quo ta of war bonds had already been purchased. The quota for the month is $15,700, and on Tuesday sales of bonds and stamps pass ed the $1,600 mark. Methodist Zone ' Meeting Tuesday ! I .1 * Conference Officers on | Program at Local Church ► r f The Perquimans-Chowan Zone and .! educational meeting of the Woman’s .' Society of Christian Service will be held at the Ealenton Methodist Church | Tuesday, September 29, beginning at . 1 o’clock. Mrs. Boone and Mrs. ! 1 Foutz, conference officers, will be . i speakers on the program and will | present interesting phases of the [ woman’s work, including the fall mis i sion study and young people’s work. , All Edenton members are especially. | urged to be present in order to enter-! . tain the visitors. , Herbert Hollowell i One Os Three New Triangle Managers An error was made last week in both the advertisement and news , story announcing change in manage ment of the Triangle Filling Station. The new operators are Heywood M. , Phthisic, Clyde Hollowell and Herbert Hollowell, and not Cecil Hollowell as appeared in last week’s issue of The Herald. The error is regretted and this correction is gladly made. 35 Colored Boys Leave For Army Exam Sept. 29 Thirty-five colored boys will leave Edenton next Tuesday morning for Fort Bragg, where they will receive their final physical examinations be fore being inducted into the Army. They will leave by bus from the local Armory at 7 o’clock Tuesday morn ing. Those who pass the examination will be granted the usual 14-day furlough before going on active duty. The list includes: Linwood Elliott, Whit Stallings, Mathew Franklin Lowther, Robinson Bennett, Horace Melvin Nixon, George Allen Spru’ll, Thomas Milton Rawls, Roosevelt Dillard, Waddell Jordan. David Lee Felton, Harry Lee • West, Earl Lowther, Andrew Wilson, George Nelson Elliott, Sherman Val entine, Willie Earl Jones, James Ed ward Cooper, George Washington Coffield, Willie Lee Elliott. Ross Ed ward Privott, George William Gil liam, Timathews Askew, John Henry Turner, Alvin O. Gilliam, John Lee Ferebee, Charlie Frank Jordan, Elijah Carter, Moses Mebane, Oscar Flem ing, George Privott, Richard Mc-j Pherson, James Spellman, William McKinley Dawson, John Albert Wynn, and William Dunbar Roulhac, who volunteered. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL / Friends will be glad to know that J. H. Haskett, who has been very ill in General Hospital, Norfolk, Va., has returned to his home, and is showing some Improvement. .A. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 24, 1942. Over 20,000 Surgical Dressings Made By Red Cross Workers Failure to Get Material Results In Herculean Task For Ladies THREE QUOTAS Appeal Made For Still More Workers to Help _____ Miss Corinne Forehand, instructor for making Red Cross surgical dress ings, reported on Tuesday that about 20,000 dressings have been made and that 10,000 more must be made dur ing the remainder of September. The 30,000 dressings were actually Chow an Chapter’s August quota, but due to late arrival of material, the work could not be started until this month. The September quota is 9,000 dress ings 4x4 inches and 7,200 dressings 4xß inches. For October, the quota is 9.000 dressings 4x4 inches. Because of failure of material to arrive on time, the Chapter faces a Herculean task, and an urgent appeal is made for new workers. About 130 | women have enrolled in these classes, I but only about 80 of this number have been active. The schedule of working hours are as follows: Tuesday morning, 10 to 12 o’clock; Wednesday afternoon, 3 to 5 o’clock; Thursday night, 8 to 10 o’clock; Sunday afternoon, 3 to 5 o’clock. Regulations require every worker to have her head completely covered and her hands must be wash ed after she enters the work room. • The first Sunday meeting was an nounced in all the churches and the first Sunday afternoon the largest crowd was on hand, while last Sunday • onlv 17 workers reported for duty. 1 The work is being done in the Par ish House, where Miss Forehand is instructor. Mrs. W. H. Cofield is chairman, and Mrs. M. A. Hughes has been added to serve as co-chair- I man with Mrs. Lela M. White. Mrs. J. L. Pettus has been added as a | supervisor. Anyone desiring to help in making these dressings should contact any of ' | the above ladies or report during | working hours at the Parish House. |l iCork Oaks At Avoca [Attract Attention Os Soil Conservationist ; Belief Expressed Trees Can Be Successfully Grown Here Henry Hopp, soil conservationist . of the U. S. Department of Agricul ; ture, has written to the Chamber of i Commerce for information regarding ■ two old cork oak trees on the Avoca plantation near Merry Hill owned by i Mrs. L. B. Evans. Mr. Hopp said a few weeks ago he visited the plantation and examined , the trees, the species of which is a native of the Mediterranean region I and is the commercial source of cork, a product which is considered a strategic raw material now cut off from this country. The cork tree is very rare in the United States, says Mr. Hopp, there being only one other speciman, so far as he knows, in the entire State of North Carolina, although there are additional specimens throughout most of the Southern States. Judging from the wide range and favorable growth of these cork oaks, Mr. Hopp is inclined to believe this tree can be successfully grown in this county, and for that reason is anxious to learn more about the ton, farmer (trailer) tire and tube; oaks at Avoca. The Industrial Committee of the Chamber of Commerce informed Mr. Hopp that Mrs. L. B. Evans owns the property, which is all the information available at this time. Great Sachem Invited By Chowan Tribe ' Chowan Tribe of Red Men, at Monday night's meeting, extended an invitation to A. C. Cutter, of Wash ington, N. C., Great Sachem of North Carolina Red Men, to visit the local tribe on Monday night, October 5. It is expected that Mr. Cutter will ac cept the Invitation and bring along with him several prominent Red Men. Members at the tribe will be noti fied and refreshments will be served for the occasion. Edenton High School! Football Team Opens 1942 Season Friday Aces Play First Game In Williamston Un der Lights HOME GAME OCT. 9 Coach Watson Has Only; Five Lettermen In Lineup When the Edenton Aces open the • 1942 season in Williamston Friday ■ night of this week at 8 o’clock, it t will be a new and untried team that 1 Coaches Watson and Love will throw - against the boys in the Martin Coun > ty capital. Only five lettermen remain in ; school and it is certain that at least ; six men will be starting their first . game for the Aces. Hoskins Bass, - big, rugged tackle, will be the only 5 hold over from the starting line of i 1941. George Alma Byrum, veteran backfield star for the past three sea-; > sons, will be in the starting line i up again. Rodney Rogerson, 200-! 1 pound fullback, will be available; ) again. Jack Moore, who made his ! , letter last year as an utility man, r saw service in the line and also in j the backfield. It is not certain; j where he will play this season, but it ! > is certain that he will be in there! } fighting. Albert Holmes, who play ) ed wingback last season, is the other ; letterman who is again trying for a position on the team. /I Missing from the line will be six - regulars from the 1941 team: Sam Cates, who played center for three . seasons is gone. Both guards, Henry ; Gardner and Tom Shepard, have en t tered college. Gardner has entered, j N. C. State College and Tom Shep ard will matriculate at Marion In-; _ stitute this week. Ed Habit, giant 5 tackle, is employed at the Marine Air 3 Station. Lester Ashley, end for the 3 past three seasons, is now in the U. . S. Army, and Robert Harrell, the other end, is employed at Elliott’s, t store. Jasper Hassell, who alternat ed at end and in the backfield, is now , at Oak Ridge Institute, f Monk Hollowell, speedy sophomore r backfield star, who carried the brunt '< of the running attack last year, is now engaged in defense work at Nor- Ifolk. Several promising candidates have; come up from the Little Aces. Those] who are showing up best at this* f time are: Sam Ross and Carroll Grif [ fin in the backfield. Robert Oliver, Tom Cross and Murray Hudson in t the line, and Marvin Alexander at j end. j Several boys have reported for | football for the first time. Edward J Goodw’n. big, husky senior, is show- 1 * ing the same aggressiveness that! carried him to the top of the batting order on the baseball team. Howard j ; Spruill, basketball forward for the' ij past two seasons, is making his first! t j try for football. He promises tot -[develop into a real ball-hawking end. j fi Frank White is another big boy who ] ? is making his first try at football, j »| He is a leading candidate for a guard ! < ; position. 1 Several transfer students are show-1 i ing up well. Gordon Fasting from 1; (Continued on Page Five) i : 1 Brown’s Mill Stops I Retail Lumber Sales ? Due to government regulations and > restrictions, the M. G. Brown Lumber • Company, after next Wednesday, i will be obliged to discontinue local : retail lumber sales. The concern for > many years has furnished practically ; all of the local lumber needs, which now is being demanded by the Gov- I ernment for defense projects. , The management appreciates the i patronage which the mill has enjoy i ed, and will reopen the retail lumber ; department when the pressure is re s leased by the Government for lumber. Draft Board Receives Two Calls In October Chowan County’s Draft Board has received two calls to furnish men for the U. S. Army during the month of October. One of these calls is for 25 white men on October 15, and the other is for 15 colored men on October 19. Masons Chan ore Hour Os Weekly Meeting Beginning tonight (Thursday) Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. A A. M., will meet at 8 o'clock, Instead of 8:30, as has been the case during the summer. Ail members are urged to attend and a special invitation is extended to visiting Masons to be present. I Look’Em Over || ll is announced by the Local War Price and Rationing Board that no sugar certificates, wheth er issued for home canning, in dustrial, institutional or commer cial purposes, will be negotiable after 60 days from date of is suance. The local Board still has no authority permitting the issuance of sugar certificates to replace ration stamps that have been al lowed to lapse by the dealers. Dealers are required to turn in stamps within 10 days after the I expiration of each stamp re ceived. I Annual Meeting Os i Infantile Paralysis 1 Chapter Sept 29th Father F. J. McCourt, Chairman, Urgres Full Attendance Father K. J. McCourt. in conform ity to the manual for National Foun dation for Infantile Paralysis Chap ters, hsvs called the annual meeting; of the Chowan Chapter next Tuesday j night in the Court House, at S o’clock. Business of importance will j be transacted and for that reason ; Father McCourt is very anxious to j have a large attendance. The chairman last week attended I the regional conference held at Greenville, where chapter officials; were instructed for expending funds j for relief of infantile paralysis vic tims as well as other important matters in connection with the work. Negroes Lead Birth Rate For August Race Also Records More Deaths During Last Month According to a statist:""l report by the Health Department for Chow an County for the month of August. ; Negroes Uni in both births and I deaths. During the month there were 12 white births compared with 16 colored births, while four white deaths were recorded as compare*) with nine colored deaths. During the month there was no white death under one year, while one colored child under one year died, i There were no deaths among either ; | race under one month. Christmas Gifts For Boys In Foreign Duty Must Be Mailed Early Important Instructions Must Be Complied With “It’s time to start Christmas -hop ping for friends and relatives serving abroad in the Navy and Marine Corps.” is the advice given by the Public Relations Office of the Sixth Naval District. Christmas parcels and cards should be mailed during the month of October—November may he too late. Carelessness in choosing gifts or in sending them, and failure to mail j early enough, may mean that the re-; cipient will have little or no Christ- i mas cheer from home. The earlier packages are mailed, j the better the chances that they will! arrive before Christinas. Packages shovild be labeled “Christmas parcels”, i Here are some of the suggestions, of Navy and Postal officials: Articles should be easily portable and useful in any climate. In the; recommended category are toilet kits,! watches, notebooks, pipes, wallets,! pens, or pencils, photographs, etc. j Electrical apparatus is of doubtful value. No perishable matter should be included. Food, including cakes, cookies, fruits, etc., should be particularly avoided, as the necessary delay in handling mail under war conditions often causes such gifts to arrive in ; had condition. Stale or mashed cakes, cookies reduced to crumbs, and snoiled fruit do not make a merry Christinas for boys overseas. Be sides, our Navy is the best fed and (Continued on Page Five) (This mawsMpor fc «h»| ho JmUml • „ co **l nritdt v walfe it*t $1.50 Per Year. Chief Os Police G. A. Helms Resigns To Go Work At Air Station Will Succeed Raymond White as Chief of Guards I CHIEF 12 YEARS I Special Meeting of Town Council Called Wed nesday Night | G. A. Helms has tendered his re i signation as Edenton’s chief of po lice ami will on Saturday morning ; assume the chieftancy of the guards jat the U, S. Marine Corps Air Sta j tion. Mr. Helms will succeed Ray mond Wh’te, former Kdentonian but now of Washington, D. C.. who has served in that capacity since guards were put on duty on the site of the base. Mr. White resigned Tuesday and will sever his connection with the project Friday night. Because of Mr. Helms’ decision to work at the base, a special meeting of Town Council was held at 9 o’clock Wednesday night, at which he asked for a leave of absence. Due to The Herald being printed late j Wednesday afternoon the outcome of j this meeting could not be carried in ! this issue. However, before the j meeting was held there was some j doubt as to all of the Councilmen ! agreeing to granting a leave of ab sence. The salary at the base is substantially more than $165 per j month, which is now paid the chief of police, and it may he possible that Town Council entertained an out right resignation if a change was made at this time when it is no easy matter to secure policemen. With the office of Chief of Police vacant, there was considerable spee j ulation Tuesday and Wednesday as to who would succeed Chief Helms. R L. Pratt is the oldest member on the force and has had considerable Idea! experience.. It is no secret that he would appreciate promotion to ! chief, and a number of his friends I wen' calling on the various Council men Wednesday, asking that they use their influence in supporting Mr. I Pratt for the promotion. There are three other patrolmen now on the force, Joe Bunch, R. P. Harrell amt Harry Snell, the two latter having been only recently added. Chief Helms has been a member of the police force for 15 years, having been employed on December 27, 1927. He served as patrolman until March, 1930, since which time he has served as chief of the department. Benson’s Radio Outfit Goes To Uncle Sam Last week the Rev. W. C. Benson, one of Edenton’s licensed amateur radio operators, turned over his radio outfit, lock, stock and barell, to Uncle Sam for use in connection with the present war. The set was most modernly equipped and was calculat ed, after a thorough inspection, to be of valuable service to the Army. Mr. Benson is director of local radio in the Chowan Countv Civilian He sense Council and for a long time has been an amateur radio fan. Tne transmitter and all equipment was carefully packed and shipped to its new destination. St. Paul’s Sunday School At New Hour Officers of St. Paul’s Sunday School met with Misses Mary and Elizabeth Moore Monday night, when . the fall program was discussed, and indications pointing to one of the most successful schools in many : years. At the meeting it was de oided to change the Sunday School ; hour from 10 o’clock to 9:45 Sunday | morning, and parents are urged to arrange to have their children on ; time so that there will be as little I interruption to the service as pos ( sible. Superintendent E. A. Swain is very well pleased with recent attendance j and interest in the school and looks ! forward to a successful year. W. E. i Malone was elected secretay and j treasurer of the Sunday School. Parson Ashby Leaves Edenton For Florida Having recently resigned as rector of St. Paul’s Church and his resigna tion having been accepted, the Rev. C. A. Ashby left Edenton Friday of last week for Florida, where he will make his future home. His furniture was moved by track and he was ac companied to Florida by his son, Clare-oa Ashby, and Mis. Ashby.