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Men Called To Enlist In Home Guard
f 'HoOand Arranging Scrap Drive
SahrageCfcaran If ISM
Figares Cbse Ta 100,00(1
.Pends Already Mkdd
CkflArcs Takimy
__ Mai Sh> h Briro !
SCRAP""MOVING
IWVdbiUM Ef
fatwaastaH
AsCfau
ft. c. TOnlWii Chowan County
tSaftSSaa the machinery
g«r irUiiiwiani Cramty’s drive for scrap.
■flto er««ft in driwte was en-
Ufa. :«a jff school children
scrap material and
dt to tom various schools,
has open a date, he
toTmmte He **lftmr„ not mriy the junk
w*»h te ham dtipmitoti at the va-
Twi*nK scjwjjtls, hatt also t© have trucks
Pjk Wsmm awffiwrtss. the school children
, hotnaa W that- 'route Ha school in J
F stem* JrW*r«! W he "crtttwd to
tte nsspwrtnw grades. A lot of ma
tserisfe ftms been -fiaraished the boy*
ami gnufe and iactedes the following:
ftMad beds. sprang® aid irons, eld,
awed or '.anal sßewes, akad chains, old
ftßßWßteara, nM -rmdtonwra. dd wash
prta. rii£ pipe, fairm. garden and
ante towis, rid hedeas, old furnaces.
«fii nartsil tins, skates, aM metal
Sans*, rid dm. nM pots and pans, old
jccssmts and shears, rid ante parts
ami Dante- rid electric meters, old;
■Jhttanie Sams. rid wash tubs, old
naotafi nahaaMs, aid jar tops, old farm
Wm. rid batteries, old lighting
buibs- roeffiaO plant stands, old wash
Ifceanfe. rid metaul hangers, old radios.
Giirdllss. sHmowcs* caps, rubber gloves,
y. DCantmoaid am Page Free)
f Bishop Dust Pteacfces
At St PawTs Sunday
ffijpiscepaifisais as maO as friends in
,* other JhnMmiiiaaitraaaiT wall have an op
portunity Die bear Bishop Thomas C.
Driest. eff Wnfaßtttptiran. preach on Sun
efiay- w&e® he wSE occupy the pulpit
alt St.. Wadlfe Ctannch The appear
ance <sff Stesbo® Daurst is expected to
artsritsr p aarw congregation when he
ectU preach at the 11 o’clock sendee.
N* successor ha the Rev. C. A.
*h»® recently resigned, has
heme selected
nm Kean Kmia (hhuh
OMNI Mil MMUSS CHIB
1 Cbttseats to lg»» Sun hiritog Mrs. W. H.
I OMt, Mol IN. Pnto ui Mrs. W. H.
At a meeting of the Chowan Chun
ty Chagter of the Nadimall Feudia
tiam fler Hnfamtile Pa
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A MOM* UWifU DEVOTED TO TME IMTEXESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
| Better tewy 1
gneetrinegs ft tony an* expected ha
been sen* <*ult by to® ftost Office
s*m» to< .weak pnemate or -greet -
tags tte dte sm aft <mwe. **■ vrifcff
* Duma. These preanato may he
Hotel tees Meet
PlyMrth
Mw AfinuM
- flMy' IffW HUSH
stiiggfe Wfll Be NMtk
Mediae of IWgfc
boroy Teams
GAME AtToXXOCK
Local Boys Expected to
Be la Better Shape
Han Last Week
Smarting: oxer triton** defeats to a
f single muttony tritons Saw ttibis season.
Coach Bow WaDJsan!’? Hugh School
' Aces ape 1 (miking: Snrmanril to adding
> another marifcmr iin trftoe wiim cotomn at
the expense <df ffllyinoutfli fflEigb School,
when the two- teurnts meet on the Ite—
oaf gridiron Fbhday afitemoc® at
4 a’Wbcfe.. Hfamwmesr,, by comipairison,
the Plymouth Pbntrftoets have a slight
edge. Both tusans -deSeaited WiEiiaan
ston: so Saar,, hut Dtoe Ptymuorth out
fit’s tnangaiii off miktony mas tagger
' than that ®ff Dft* Acss, IFlynnooth
hawing pushed swar Sour touchdowns,
while ffitentom hawdly: rrosswd the pay
- dirt mariksc on* Dum* iin Dh* openintg
gam*.
With rift® netonni <«ff B&ngerse® and
| Mioore to) trii® !sh*mpv, Ehentton will be
-; much stronger town hn the Scotland
ISwdk gam®. The attwence eff these |
players: and Dft® ffitnr nanny .days -jnre
cetong- to® game Itoad :n tteMing effect
on. triie pHaying off tribe Aces 'last Fri
s day , so. toatt to* thews an* going:
( Ctmirinuad am Sbfta Thor)
ter a JaWt atotebg at ate aanaejtento
SSmb a»laa*aiatei at a aaK
BAenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 22,1942.
ÜBHI SOKE MOTS RECREATION
caMTiE mb ra suramsE IRK
P. N. Bmford. Reprcscntattre oi Federal Security j
Agency, Says Recreation Very Necessary
Part of War Effort
Meeting i® joiimt sbssbmd Friday 1
might, Ch*wan OsuonDy CoßnniiiisaMwm«s
«md Trim Crinmataen ajnpwimthHl a.
seven-member steering ewanmiDDme iin
ceninieetmu! with the guwmrnimmiitty ser
vice UDomeaunDt to. gurwride whurAesnun*
rntDerDaimanemt andl reerealwmm Ser
men i® the armed forces- This gmonp
wffl he toajiwm as. to® Semrace lleßn’s
Recreatro® Committee and iuncMes
the Bex. W. C- Benswcu. at. a parextoins
meeting riedted gemsameniD dnauurmaum
«f the commiDDee off the whete- Ged
des Potter, J. A Hwm. Mis- ft E.
l®ary, Waiteß- Olfirwr. Mis. J- W.
Paris and Mrs- J. CHaiemce Leary.
The ewmmitte* off the whmDe ia
clwdes apge«wiiimiately 4* geopte), who
were appoms.ted by the xarioas wrgauiD
izathms in towrnt. and while these will
be called in to. perfomm xariowis da
llies in caufliiecttDon! with the mwwe
mestt, the affairs wil he «fisiwttßy min
der the supervision off the steering
committee.
Those present at the nneetiing were
P. M. Warrem. A. C. Boyee. E. W.
Spires, Mis- ft P. Badham. J. ft
Peel*. J. G. CampeQ. J. Oawmce
Leary. Lfe.yd QriffE®. the Rev. M. C. j
Benson., Mayor J. HL MeMalllain, L
S- Bjmsm. C. ft Kranner. G- A.
Hetes, David Holto®- J. A Muraie.
J. Edwin Buffllap and P„ K. Bimifißid.
field recreatieim: lepresen-.tativie off the
Federal Security Ageraev-
Befare mMimimg the vonmmittie*- Mr.
Bimford peesemted a brief history off
toe recreation pewgiam purorided so
»;--uaX- jTi.—ii?
miss RMfldred rarrei
Wns Top Honors In
District Dress Revue
i. "■•••, j
High School Junior Will
Represent County In
State Contest
Miss Mildred HamretL 14-yesair-rid
member of the Jumiioir Class at Edem
to*i High Scho«)L. and a ffwinmer Chow
an High School student, on Monday
won first place when she lepmesemted
Chowan CounrntjCs 4-H Omls in the
district dress revue held in Eliiaaiteth
City. This honor will emttiMe hear to
enter the State contest in Raleigh
to* latter part off tote anornffa.
Miss Harrell, together with Hebe®
Ray Evans and Myra White, all
three -Chowan High School girts, was
placed in the Wu* rihbem gronup when j
the County 4~H dress revu* was
held last spring. From this group
Miss Harrell was selected to repre
sent the- county in to® dfetrivtt rev®®. ;
| where she took top homwis-
Mildred modeled a Wu® wool suit
| which she made; and her aaraesswries
were a red felt hatt. hllac-k shwras and
bag, and white gtswes.
Other requtireiinients off tthe comtest
: were a TSU-woed story albwntt hea
i clab work and her etonh records for
j the past ffouar years
Masons Entertain Air
Station Visit ws At
Tonigtit's Meeting
Members off Unanmnuitty Lodge, Xo.
!\ A. F. A A. BE, will fflftssrwe to
night’s meeting as IF. S. Marine Air
Statoon naght, when at least a done®
Ah'sLm are expected to attend
members off to® lacal Bodge are espee
lefty regatrted to he present.
Neir Uniforms ArriTc
For Edcnton’s Police
| JMviua. aam. “Though some people
say this is no time to play," he said,
“to® exhaustive study has been made
and both the army and navy realise
that it is abet finitely necessary for the
men to relax and that recreation is a
necessary part of the war effort.” -
Mr. Binford said that the Govern
ment sec sired some ft.) specialists on
recreation to plan for the proper
kind of pregram, and that it required
months to work out a pattern. He
-aad help would he forthcoming if it j
l is necessary, hut that because the
local defense project is numbered
among the smaller ones, it would he
far better for Edemton to do the job
itself. La this respect he said he i
was annexed by the hospitality shown ' -
in North Chrolima, where open arms
are extended to service men. He
briefly explained the pmrrpose off a
] recreation center, which need hot he
a® elaborate affair, hut primarily a
place where soldiers, sailors and Ma
rines can go and feel at home, doing
! their writing:, reading, meeting
friends aad tote like.
Chairman Benson briefly reviewed
what action had been taken up to the
Tim® off meeting, saying that what
prelmnainary work was necessary had!
been accomplished.
Dwrimg to* meeting a resolution
was adopted, which reads as follows:
Whereas, there will soon be a large:
. nuumber off Marine Glider Troop® in
jour oonumannity, with an increasing:
» ffContißßed on Page Ffrel
ApplicationsFor
Gasoline Be Heard
Next Three Days
j
Ration Books Expiring
Today Must Be Sur
rendered
AM automobile owners in Chowan I
CoHiumty who are eligible for supple
mental gasoline under the rationing
order and whose ration books expire
today < Thursday) are requested to
appear at the office of the War Price
j auw! Ration Board in the Citizens
Bank building tonight and Friday
I might at 7 o'clock, or Saturday,
October 24, from 8:30 to 12 a. ns., in;
I order to receive new books.
At that time owners will be re
quired to surrender their old books
as well as any remaining coupons
before receiving a new supplement.
Those who fail to present them
selves at the above-mentioned hours
will be obliged to apply at regular
Isntttimgs of the Board members at
U-ftß a. m_, each day and have their j
appScatiKMii considered at the convert- j
i iesntoe of the members.
The registration will be in charge:
off L. H. Haskett. W. J. Berryman
and Geddes Potter, members of the
local ratio® hoard.
White Births Lead In
County For September
White births in Chowan County
: during the month of September led
colored births, to* vital statistics re
port off the local Health Department
■recording 12 white and nine colored
births. The death rate during the
month was the same, four deaths
for each rare being recorded.
The report also shows that during
Crptemk rr there was one colored
death under me year and one white
Registration Pod Oil
Dealers Is Postponed
Aeeaedmg to a telegram received
Wednesday from State Headquarters.
If "ftoriTrfl dmte^
icghtontien
• bffppff ftcMani*
Captain Llayi E. Griffin
Calls For Aa Organzation
Meeting On Friday Night
| Judge Resigns |
H
j; J
JOHN W. GRAHAM
Dae to being ordered to report
at the Naval Operating Base at
Norfolk, V*. John 14. Graham,
judge of Chowan County Decant
er's Court, oa Monday submitted
his resignation to D. M. Warren,
chairman of the County Commis
sioners. Judge Graham’s resig
nation was effective as off Mon
day of this week.
Griffin Urging All
j DemocratsToVote j
In General Dection
Two Rallies Scheduled
To Be Held Prior to
Election Day
uttlelnterest
One of Speakers Ex
pected to Be Congress
man Herbert Bonner
.!■
With the general election less than
two weeks im the offing, little inter
est in the election is evidenced in
Chowan County, where there is no
opposition to the Democratic office
seekers elected in the May primary.
However. Lioyd E. Griffin, chair
man of the Chowan County Democra
tic Executive Committee, emphasizes
the importance of going to the pills
oii November 3rd and casting a bal
lot. “A great war is going on.” he
says, “but at the same time carrying
on of the government is on no account
to be neglected, for which reason..
(Continued on Page Six)
ROCKY HOCK SCHOOL PAIROKS YOU
UNANIMOUSLY TO SUPPORT SCHOOL
115 Interested Citizens Discuss flatter at Recent
Meeting When It Was Brought Out That Only
16 Children Transferred to Chowan High
One hundred fifteen patrons and
interested citizens of the Rocky Hock
section met Friday evening at the call
of tft® local school board, the meeting
! being held jointly with the Rocky
Hock Parent-Teocher Association for
i a discussion of the Rocky Hock school j
situation which has developed in the
: community.
I It was brought out at the meeting
i that the Board of Education at its
recent meeting heard a delegation
! representing 20 families from the
I Oak Grove school district for the
i purpose of transferring their chfi-
I dren to the Chowan High School im
| stead of sending them to the Central
[ Rocky Hock School. Relative to this
i 10 of these families had no children
■ going to school at all. seven of these
• families had children already en
rolled in the Chowan High School,
i and that wM^hufliw^g^
P 5
Yeor.
Men 18 to 45 Who Are
Interested Requested
To Report
AT 8 O'CLOCK
Unit Has Backing: and
Support of City and
County Officials
With prajcticauly- alii «»ff ttft* pieiiHmmi
iiary work omt off the way. a! tteit
now remains to oegamiiaf a Sttatte
Home Guard lam-iit in: Cfaewam Cfflomnty
is the enlistmen t off mem. Foe tits®
purpose Lloyd ft Gritffii®. who has
agreed to serve as captain of the
: outfit, ha® called arc liiwganiiaaiDw®
meeting to- be held aft ttft* Omoneam
- County Court House Friday miigftitt: aft
. 8 o’clock. To organize ttft® ictonpany
- it will be necessary to have a nnraii
mu.ni off 45. men., ami mffitt ;®wer SW.
j These men must be from® IS to 45
years old, and wfeiOie ®o> physical ex
amination wilt be required. sft: wiilll be
necessary that they are p&ysiicaMj
fSt to enlist.
In respect to. tiftte n»eettiiiDg- Mr,
Griffin urges all naen -who are inter
ested to be on. hand pcoospittlly. wfoicli
applies a® well to- those who have al
ready expressed their wiliuiffismies® ti»
1 join, a® well as to those who have
j not been. seen. ”Thte 5s a eaM t>» pa
! triotism.” sahi Mr: GrilfEm. who
' enough men will be o® hamdl at the
meeting to. perfect the ocganuiaaiticin.
Mr. Qrifftn. hand occasion; to go l»
! Raleigh Tuesday fii»r a fhw days awd
while there he plaaned to ownttart
i those hi authority 6m 'wider to be «s
: fully informed as possible reliaft-ve trn
hi® duties as eommaniidi'ag <»fffiicer.
Last week he was auttft»ria*d by Ad
jutant General Van R. Metft® to -or
ganize the unit, whoth sfeowaili be
completeii in two- week®. W%*m tft*
quota of enlistments i® reartned,
equipment will be .sent an>.ii anaimge
ments made foe atim: niissemnig to®
oath. Mr. Griffin said care wouteff be
exercised in the calibre off mem se
lected so that the whoiefteairted sup
port off the community may be 'rea
sonably expected.
The purpose off tft® Hons* Ground is,
no doubt, generally undlerstwwd. It
it purelv a voluntary oatgamijaatMOß in
which there is no pay nnlsess caiiied
(Continued ®® Puge Twn»l|
Band Scheduled To
Play Concert Tonight
Weather permitting, tft® EieaoO«a
High School Band will play om to®
Court House Green tocugiftt uTbars
day!, beginning at Tt3B) o'c ■ wk. This
will be the first concert rendereur
the band since R. L. Mara® snocwnii
ed C. L. McCuilecs as uErocttoflr. and a
large crowd 5s expected to be '« hamd
- to hear the music ..
ruling at their regular OTeetriig Xdn-ait
children, in the Koeky Hock sertter
could go to either Otowart High
School or the mew Kwcky Hock Cen
tral school..
In a report o>ff this artaoci hy the
! Board of firdtcofatiiojii), The HeraM re
cently stated that sons* 25 rtuMrea
would Italy Beawe the Ra«ky
Hock school' to go to Chowan Ugh
School. Tins figure was weed as *
guess oo the part of a nawtot «f
Kocky Hock and was mrit antbewtie.
At the meeting Bit was heaughtt oat
that by a check-up itt found that oaJy
IS children Befit the Kocky Hock
, school to eater the schawl at Cross
Kwk
During the meeting a write was
concerned really Befit ahow* Bta
school 1 atna&srin. The write wars H*
per wk »IPP«*