In then columns will b*
found n fair presentation
of local and county news
•f general Interest.
Volume X.—Number 3.
Race Riot Averted Saturday NSg hi
Veterinarians Contribute
Chowan’s Hog Situation To
Weather And Decayed Food
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90 to 92 Per Cent of Lo
cal Trouble Blamed
On Cholera
EXPERTS HERE
Say Failure to Vaccinate
Has Caused Weak
ened Condition
Following the recent alarming con
dition which developed among hogs in
Chowan County and Representative
John F. White’s efforts in Raleigh,
three State veterinarians were in the
county making exhaustive investiga
tions last week. The three veterinar
ians were Drs. Fallhaber, Boyd and
Gilcrist.
The State men visited a number of
farms in the county and after a thor
ough investigation rendered the opin
ion that from 90 to 02 percent of the
trouble was due to cholera and a
complication of swine plague and en
teritus, or intestinal ailments.
The principal reason advanced by
the veterinarians for the outbreak of
cholera is due to many hogs not be
ing immunized in time. Cholera in
recent years has been very rare in
Chowan County and as a result
growers of hogs have not had their
hogs vaccinated against the disease,
which fact has weakened the hogs j
and made them more susceptible to
the cholera germs.
Another factor playing an impor
ant part in the Joss of hogs has |
\ «n weather conditions, according to j
.e experts. Peanuts and soybeans
nave decayed in the fields, which j
coupled with cold and damp weather,
have been contributing factors.
Though no definite program has
been announced, plans are now being
arranged to overcome the major por
tion of the present difficulty, which
it is thought can be accomplished
principally by vaccination against
cholera, if fanners will cooperate.
Dime Society Meets
Next Tuesday Evening
The Dime Society of the Baptist
Church will hold its monthly meeting
Tuesday evening, January 26. This
meeting will be held at the home of
J. G. Campen, beginning at 8 o’clock.
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Representative John
White Appointed On
12 House Committees
Representative John Fernando
White was named on 12 of the 47
House of Representatives committees
appointed in the 1948 session of the
General Assembly last week. The
committees of which Mr. White is a
member are as follows:
Congressional District, Conserva
tion and Development, Constitutional
Amendments, Drainage, Federal Re
lations, Finance, Health, Institutions
for the Blind, Journal, Judiciary No.
1, Oyster Industry, and Penal In
stitutions.
Red Cross Chapter
Sends Shipment Qf
Knitted Garments
Appeal Made For More
Knitters as Demand
Increases
Chowan County's Chapter of the
American Red Cross has sent another
shipment of knitted garments to the
State arsenal at Seagirt, New Jersey.
Included in the shipment were four
avy sleeveless sweaters, seven army
eyeless sweaters, 2 pairs army
VN cks, • pairs navy socks, 14 army
.elmets and 12 pairs of army
wristlets.
Mrs. J. N. Pruden, chairman, is
making a special appeal for more
knitters and especially urges all who
have any garments started to com
plete them at once. There is a great
demand for various knitted garments
and for that reason more workers
are necessary.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOMA NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
Nose For Smoke
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Possessed with a nose for smoke, i
being an ex-fireman of the Roa
noke Rapids Fire Department, j
and being a plumber and there
fore acquainted with faucets,
W. R. My rick, who was working
on the plumbing at the New
Century barber shop, possibly
saved a disastrous fire at Hotel ■
Joseph llewes early Sunday
morning.
Mvrick had worked until about
1:30 a. m., at the barber shop
and while going up in the hotel 1
elevator he smelled smoke when
passing the third floor. He ask
ed the elevator boy to stop and
upon investigation found a room
in which the bed was burning j
and a man still sleeping on it.
He immediately ran for the
fire hose and single-handed ex
tinguished the blaze which might
have proved disastrous both to
the man in the room and the
hotel also.
District Ministers
Meet In Edenton
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The Rev. W. C. Benson
Elected President
Os Group
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A meeting of the Methodist minis
ters of the Edenton area of the Eli
zabeth City District was held in the
Edenton Methodist Church Monday
morning, the meeting beginning at
10 o’clock, and continuing until 1
o’clock when adjournment was made
to have dinner at the Hotel Joseph
Howes.
The meeting was presided over by
District Superintendent Dr. W. L.
Clegg, while the guest speaker was
the Rev. R. W. Bradshaw, of Dur
ham, executive secretary of the Sun-;
day School Board.
During the meeting a discussion of
the work of the church was conduct
ed, and a general review of the pro
gram for the new year was made.
Among the subjects discussed was
Race Relations.
The group elected the Rev. W. C.
Benson as its president and the Rev.
J. D. Cranford of Windsor as secre
tary’. It was decided to meet quar
popijs e qjpvv ‘JB3.C aqt Suunp Xpia}
program to be presented at each
meeting. Books will also be re
viewed and exchanged, by the min
i isters.
Those in attendance were the fol
lowing ministers: W. L. Clegg, dis
trict superintendent from Elizabeth
City; B. C. Reavis, Hertford; J. D.‘
Cranford, Winfall; O. L. Hardwick,
Plymouth; G. C. Wood, Roper; H. F.
Suratt,.Windsor; A. G. E. Stephen
son, ('enter Hill; A. I. MeCleilmid,}
| Columbia: J. A. Cooper. ( ’reswoll;
| Robert W. Bradshaw and W. C.
Benson.
j Making Os Surgical
Dressings Resumed
Mrs. W. ILCoffield Ap
peals For Many More
Volunteers
Following the repair of the furnace
at the Parish House, making of sur
gical dressings has been resumed by
the Chowan County Red Cross Chap
ter. Mrs. W. H. Coffield, in charge
of this work, is appealing for more
volunteers, saying that more work
has accumulated than can possibly be
done by/the loyal group who have
been of firing, their services.
Makin&of the dressings has been
transferred to the main auditorium of
the Parish House, where it least 76
workers can be accommodated with
ease, and it is hoped more will vol
unteer in this very woi%iy work.
Mrs. Coffield is asking that the la
dies take this matter serliusly and
rally at once to the call for help.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, January 21, 1943.
E. R. Conger Dies
Suddenly Saturday
From Heart Attack
Injected New Life In
Edenton Upon Ar
rival In 1895
86 YEARS OLI)
Leader In Business, Re
ligious and Civic Af
fairs For Years
Edmund R. Conger died su .eiily j
about' 7:30 o’clock Saturday morning!
at his home on West Church Street.)
News of his death was a great shock, j
for while he had been in declining j
health for the past few years, his j
condition was not considered alarm- j
ing. He succumbed to a heart at'ack.
Mr. Conger was 86 years old, be
ing born in Mansfield, Ohio, August j
13, 1857. He came to Edenton from j
South Carolina in 1895, and imme
diately ‘upon his arrival injected new
life in the community by taking an I
active part in business, religious and;
civic affairs.
He organized the Edenton Ice Com
pany which he operated for about 40
years and was one of the organizers
of the Edenton Telephone Company.
He was also a former Town Council
man and later served as Mayor. It
was during his administration that
many outstanding improvements were]
made in Edenton, among which was j
street paving, which project was car
ried out in the face of much criticism |
on the part of many citizens
Mr. Conger was especially Interest
ed in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
1 where for 17 years he has been
'cr.ior warden. The work of the
| church was dear to his heart and no
; little of his effort has gone to the
( church’s welfare as well as to the
diocese as a whole. He was also the
oldest member, both in years and
membership, of Unanimity Lodge,
No. 7, A. F. & A. M., and until re
cent years was very active in the
fraternity. He is a past master of
the Edenton lodge and several years
ago was presented a medal by the
Grand Lodge of North Carolina in
recognition of 50 years of continu
ous membership in the fraternity.
He was made a Mason in South Caro
lina in 1886.
In 1893 Mr. Conger married Har
riet Gillingham of Port Huron, Mich
igan, who died two years ago. From
J this union four children were born, all
of whom survive and are Edwin C.
Conger of Elizabeth City, Charlie
Conger of Richmond, Va., Joseph H.
Conger and Mrs. R. Elton Forehand
of Edenton. Five grandchildren, El
ton Forehand, Jr., Edmund Forehand,
Joseph H. Conger, Jr., Martha Con
ger and Harriett Conger, also survive.
Funeral services were largely at
tended Sunday afternoon at 3:30
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J. FrankWhiteTr.
Appointed Captain
State Guard Unit
j Marvin Wilson and Les
lie Morgan Promoted
To Lieutenants
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I J. Frank White, Jr., was notified
Wednesday afternoon that he had
been promoted from first lieutenant
of the local unit of the State Guard
to succeed Lloyd E. Griffin, who re
cently resigned to locate in Raleigh.
Captain White’s appointment was re
leased by Adjutant General J. Van B.
Meets.
In the special order promotions
were announced also for Marvin P.
Wilson and Leslie Morgan. Wilson
has been promoted to first lieutenant
and Morgan to second lieutenant.
Physical check of all property and
financial assessments will be made of
Company 26 and said property and
accounts transferred from Captain
Griffin to Captain White. Captain
White will assume responsibility and
accountability for all State and Fed
eral property and accounts as the re
sponsible officer of the outfit.
iDR. W. I. HART ILL
Dr. W. I. Hart, Jr., has been con
fined to his home since Saturday,
suffering with an attack of intestinal
influenza. He hopes to be able to
return to his office by Monday.
Very Threatening Situation Develops
Following Serious Cutting Os Walter
Adams By Chowan County Negro Soldier
PROCLAMATION ISSUED BY MAYOR IH,
MoMULLAN AIMED AT ACTS OF VIOLENCE
Following Saturday night’s disturbance in Edenton, Mayor J. <
LI. McMullan on Monday issued the following proclamation, which
in effect means that rowdyism and individuals or groups of indivi
duals bent upon taking the law in their own hands will not be toler
! ated. Enough police protection is available to properly handle any
! likely emergency, and the instigators and perpetrators of any tin- i
| lawful and illegal acts will be severely dealt with.
Mayor McMullan’s Proclamation follows: !
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WHEREAS, by virtue of the fact that Edenton’s trading \
population has been more than doubled by the location here o) '■
i Ac V. S. Marine Corps Air Station, and
WHEREAS, as the result of this population increase our side
walks on Saturday afternoons and nights ore greatly congested,
| and
WHEREAS, because of this congestion there is always danger
that some irresponsible person or persons may cause trouble,
and
irresponsible trouble-makers may lead the uninformed crowd
to acts of violence that will do irreparable hurt to innocent
people, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Edenton , by virtue of the fact that,
in addition to its regular Police Force, is equipped with a well
armed deputy force of forty citizens, and a State Guard Unit
subject to call in emergency, is well able to handle any situation
1 and sec that law and order is maintained and quick justice ad
-1 WHEREAS, when crowds assemble it takes but a spark of
< trouble to 'quickly become a raging inferno, and
WHEREAS, in times like this there is danger that vicious or
. ministered,
1 .VOIE THEREFORE, /, /. IT McMullan, Mayor and Com
mander of Civilian Defense, of the Town of Edenton, do rail on
> all persons to refrain from any attempt to take the law in then
p own hands. And Ido proclaim that Law and Order will be
\ maintained in Edenton by the duly constituted authorities, amt
i any attempt by individuals or groups of individuals to illegally
take the law in their own hands will be duly and severely dealt
with.
Done at Edenton this 18 th day of January, 1943.
: Meeting Called To i
Get Enlistments In j
: Chowan For WAACj
, Officers Will Be at Court !
House Next Wednes
day Night
An effort to secure enlistments!
from Chowan County for the Women’s;
Army Auxiliary Corps will be made
next week, when a meeting is sclio- ;
duled to be held Wednesday night at.
’iS o'clock, in the Court House, At
>1 that time Major E. C. MacDonald,)
recruiting officer for Seymour John- 1
Ison Field, Goldsboro, will lie present,)
1 well as Lieutenant Mary J, N’or-.
) ton, who will be glad to explain t I
j new facilities and enlarged oppoi'tu-j
njti.es for training as the V- AAC
j tn be increased six times its original |
size. They will also take applications
for'enlistment.
Major MacDonald war in Edenton |
Monday and was successful in secuv-j
ing Miss Lena Jones as sponsor of the
meeting to be held next Wednesday
She will be glad to contact any
women who are interested. Lieuten
ant Norton will also arrive at noon
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1
| Guard Meeting
* At the request of State offi
-1 cers, a formation of Company 26.
local unit of the State Guard,
will be held tonight (Thursday)
in the Armory at 7:30 o’clock.
At this meeting instructions will
be given relative to riot duty and
a film 'will be shown for the bene
fit of members.
Captain J. Frank White, Jr.’s
I instructions are that no member
, of the company will be excused
| from the formation.
i Don’t Say It Can’t
j Happen Here, Says
i Dr. Carl Replds
j Drive Now In Progress
To Raise Infantile
Paralysis Funds
North Carolina bad 2,248 cases of
infantile paralysis from 1918 to
1942, Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, State
Health Officer, said in a statement
urging the people of the State to give
generous support to the. infantile'
paralysis drive being sponsored by j
committees: for the President’s Birth
day celebrations from January 15-3.0..
"Each new case is a grave threat!
to the entire community," Dr. Key-
Isolds pointed out, “because infantile
paralysis is a dread t polemic, disease.
“No North Carolinian can say ‘it
can’t happen here’,”. Dr. Reynolds'
continued. “Not after the recent
epidemic of 1935. A total of 675
cases were reported to the State
Board that one year. And the plague
fell like a pall over the entire State,
not only bringing disease and suffer
ing but indirectly exacting an eco
nomic toll which was estimated to
run to many million dollars.
“Public meetings were abandoned,”
Dr. Reynolds recalled. “Travel fell
off greatly, and business generally
was seriously affected. Tourist and
resort business was badly curtailed.
And mothers with children fled the
afflicted sections of the State by
hundreds, seeking to escape the dread
malady.” .
Chowan County’s drive to raise
funds is now in progress with attrac
tive collection boxes being placed
about town. The campaign also in
cludes a house-to-house canvass for
contributions, which plan was adopt
ed instead of staging a dance as in
previous years.
The canvass is now under way and
will continue until January 31, and
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latai tht tmrkmm
whers AdvorUton frit
realiu good rtmUt l
$1.50 Per Year.
White Man Rushed to
Hospital 111 Uncon
scious Condition
SHOES CLOSED
Groups of White Men
Proceed to Chase Ne
groes Off Streets
But for the headwork of Edenton’s
police officers, a serious situation
might have resulted Saturday night
when feeling ran high following the
stabbing of Walter Adams, young
Edenton white man, by Private Wil
liam Martin, a Chowan County Negro
soldier. As it was, an unfortunate
and uncalled for situation developed
when a group of white South Carolina
workers at the Marine Corps Air Sta
tion became enraged and, followed
principally by a group of young boys,
proceeded to abuse and chase every
Negro they met off the streets.
Police sensed the attitude of a
large number gathered in front of the
police station as the officers went in
and out during the questioning of the
Negro, and after securing a confes
sion, thought it advisable to leave by
way of a back window where Sheriff
J. A. Bunch Was waiting with his au
tomobile ami immediately took the
prisoner to a neighboring jail for
safe keeping.
Because the Negro was whisked
away, no doubt increased the feeling
of the ring leaders, who thereupon
proceeded to attack any Negro they
; met and as one affair after another
; occurred, the crowds gradually be
came larger by attracting many of
the younger element of boys.
The police hurriedly went to every
pool room and case in town, asking
the proprietors to close their doors
immediately in order to prevent
crowds gathering. This every one
readily agreed to and no doubt was
a big factor in preventing the trouble
becoming more serious.
Five State Highway patrolmen
were also on the scene in short order
to help disperse crowds and prevent
threatening disorder. These patrol
men, headed by Sergeant George I.
Dail, were Stew-art, Payne, Downs
and Fentress. They remained on
duty until a late hour when matters
quieted down and there appeared to
be no more trouble brewing.
Upon advice from Mayor J. H. Mc-
Mullan, J. Frank White, Jr., lieuten
ant of the State Home Guard, in re
cord-breaking time had the unit mo
bilized and ready for duty had it been
necessary, However, conditions did
not get out of control of officers and
the Home Guard was not brought into
action.
In the fracas, several boys were
cut and a number of Negroes received
minor injuries. Chester Hawkins,
'■ (Continued on Page Five)
Ration Board Meets
Friday And Saturday
Renew Gas Coupons
Old Book and Car Regis
tration Card Must Be
Presented
With supplementary gasoline ration
books expiring tomorrow (Friday)
members of the Chowan County War
Price and Ration Board will be in the
local office in the Citizens Bank
Building from 7:30 o’clock Friday
night and again on Saturday morning
to renew gasoline coupons. To se
cure new ration books, it is absolute
ly necessary to present the old ra
tion book as well as automobile reg
istration cards.
Persons not going to the office
Friday night or Saturday morning
will be obliged to have coupons re
newed at the convenience of the Ra
tion Board, which meets from 11:30
to 12 o’clock each day except Sat
urdays.
Miss Willie Love Morgan, secre
tary to the Board, expressed the
opinion that all who are entitled to
secure supplementary gas can be ac-
I commodated if they will appear at
the times designated for the purpose.