Newspapers / The Chowan Herald (Edenton, … / Feb. 18, 1943, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Chowan Herald (Edenton, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
In tkese columns will be found a fair presentation of local and county news of general interest. Volume X. —Number 7. Edenton Boy Scouts Climax ScoutWeekßyHavingCourt Os Honor At Rotary Meeting 27 Merit Badges Award- < ed to Boys During Meeting ' TWO LIFESCOUTS Don KinT, Scout Execu tive, High In Praise Os District Work Climaxing Boy Scout Week which was observed February G-12, the Edenton Boy Scout. Troop conducted a Court of Honor at the Rotary Club meeting in the Parish House Thurs day. The Scout activities consumed the regular program period and pro vided no little information so far as most of the Rotarians are concerned as to what the Scouts really art doing. During the Court of Honor, which was in charge of H. A. Campen, dis trict chairman, 27 merit badges were awarded, two boys were promoted to Life Scouts, one advanced to second class Scout and one to first class Scout. Don King, Scout executive of the Albemarle Council, was also pres ent at the meeting and was high in praise of the accomplishments of'the troop and of the entire district, and for the interest recently developed relative to Boy Scouting in Edenton. The two boys promoted in rank to Life Scouts were Clarence Leary, Jr., and West Byrum, Jr. To be a Life Scout, a boy must have earned 10 merit badges. Merit badges were awarded by C. E. Kramer to the following: Clarence Leary for Civics, cooking, public health, personal health, music, firemanship and safety. Gumie Hobbs for woodwork, car pentry, painting, machinery, wood turning, wood carving, civics and life )aving. West Byrum for handicraft, path inding, athletics, and civics. Llovd Griffin for civics. William Leary for aviation. Lester Stewart, who being out-of town. was unable to be present, had qualified for merit bages for inter preting, cooking, civics, handicraft, pathfinding and bird study. R. N. Hines presented a. second class badge to Philip McMullan, Jr., and J. Edwin Bufflap presented a first class iScout badge to Johnny Thigpen, Walter J. Taylor, Jr., has passed the various tests as a second class Scout, but had not appeared be fore the board of review in time to receive his badge at the meeting. This will be presented at the regular meeting of the troop. At the conclusion of the awards, each Scout was asked to tell the Ro tarians just what they had to do in order to be entitled to each merit badge, or to be advanced, which fea ture proved very interesting to the Rotarians. CAMPAIGN TO COLLECT TIN CANS Will START IN EDENTON ON FRIDAY MORNING One of Town’s Trucks Will Make Collection Third Friday In Month; Cans Must Be Properly Prepared to Be Taken From Curb With the drive for scrap iron out of the way, R. C. Holland, Chowan] County salvage chairman, hasA* an- j nounced a campaign to collect tin I cans, from which can be reclaimed vital metal for the war effort. Mr. Holland purposely delayed the drive for tin cans until 'the scrap iron drive was completed and he is now calling upon citizens to save every tin can possible. Chairman Holland has arranged with J. Edwin Bufflap, street com missioner of Edenton, to have one of the town trucks make one collection a month, the day designated to make the rounds being the third Friday in each month, thus tomorrow (Friday) is the first collection day. In connection with the drive a bin will be arranged on the town lot on the northwest comer of Broad and Wate'r Streets, where the cans will he stored until they are disposed of >'or government purposes. This bin, >o, will be constructed by the Eden <yi Street Department. Mr. Holland is very anxious for ■ everyone to be thoroughly acquaint ed with preparation of tin cans for collection for it is absolutely neces sary that all paper be removed, that the cans are dean and also fattened. This latter requirement cart* easily be - accomplished by cutting out both THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY | Graduates j Petty Officer third-class Rob ert M. Dale, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Dale, recently graduated ifrom the Naval Armory Electri cal College at Detroit, Michigan. Young Dale enlisted in the Navy May 17, 1942. 550 Red Cross Kits Sent To Charleston Mrs. J. N. Pruden De lighted With Appear ance and Number Today (Thursday) Mrs. J. N. Pru den, chairman of the Chowan County Red Cross Chapter, shipped 550 Red Cross kits to Charles E. Cozard, field director at Charleston, S. C., port of debarkation. These kit bags are for service men who leave for oversea duty and contain many handy items for the men in uniform. The bags were made by members of the county home demonstration clubs and home economics classes at Eden ton and Chowan High Schools and were filled in the Cupola House by volunteer workers. Mrs. Pruden is well pleased with the appearance of 1 the bags as well as the number sent from the Chapter, which was made possible by generous contributions on the part of various organizations as well as individuals. The number far exceeded expectations, when Mrs. Pruden appealed for contributions with which to make the remembrances for the service men. ends and trampling. Beginning tomorrow (Friday; j morning, one of the town’s trucks I will begin making the rounds of the town to collect the cans, which housewives are requested to have at the curb in a suitable container by 9:30 o’clock. It should be remem bered, however, that street depart ment employees will gather only such cans as conform to the above men tioned requirements. All cans not properly prepared will be passed up and collected on the regular rounds of tbp trash truck and taken to th town’s trash pile, thereby contribut ing in no way whatever to the accu mulation of the metal for which there is an acute shortage. . The reason for this is obvious, for when the cans are shipped they must take up as little room as possible, and must be clean and free from rust to be of any ]plue in reclaim ing the tin. Therefore, to gather all sorts of tin cans and carry them to the salvage depot would necessarily ■create an unsurmountabla task in as sorting worthless cans find putting others in proper shape fdr shipment. Therefore, Mr. Holland is appealing for the cooperation of housewives in the tin can campaign a,n# hopes thev will rally to the cause u well as in (Continued on Pan Six) Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, February 18, 1943. Final Report Shows Infantile Paralysis Drive Nets $1,006.75 Chowan County Chap ter’s Share of Contri butions $496.77 i EXPENSES $13.21 State Chairman McDon ald Congratulates Local Workers Father F. J. McCourt, chairman of [ the Chowan County Chapter of the I (National Foundation for Infantile i , Paralysis, submitted a final report j ! Wednesday of the campaign recently concluded, which boosted the total in-! come in the drive to $1,006.75, which { amount is far above expectations j when it was decided to conduct a 1 house-to-house canvass instead of | celebrating President Roosevelt’s ■ birthday by staging a dance. ] The expenditures in connection j with this year’s drive amounted to $13.21, this leaving $993.54 to be J divided equally between the Chowan j Chapter and national headquarters, 1 or $496.77 each. This amount is by far the largest ever raised in Chowan County in previous campaigns to combat the disease. Father McCourt desires to thank the canvassers, as well as those who contributed in any way to make the campaign the success that it was. He has also been complimented by Dr. Ralph McDonald, State chairman, who in a letter had this to say: “Chowan County has broken its record several times this year in raising funds in the drive against in fantile paralysis. I want to thank you personally, and congratulate you, for the magnificent job you, and those (Continued on Page Two) Miss Mildred Owens Passes Examination ; To Enlist In WAAC » " ; Ordered to Report at • Fort Bragg For Duty Next Monday '. Miss Mildred Owens, daughter of ’ Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Owens, has suc- I cessfully passed the physical exami r nation to enter the Women’s Army ( Auxiliary Corps and is to report at . Fort Bragg next Monday to enter the : WAAC* ' Miss Owens went to Fort Bragg | Monday to undergo the rigid physi cal examination, which was completed . Tuesday and she returned home on Wednesday. Until going to Fort Bragg she was employed by the ’ Bank of Edenton and is the third Chowan County lady to enter the WAAC. Miss Lena Jones has also issued applications to two more Chowan girls to enlist in the WAAC, which brings the number of applications is sued to 10. j Red Cross Planning For War Fund Drive Plans were beiug made ‘Wednes day for the Red Cross War Fund drive, which will take the place of the usual Roll Call, and will be di rected by W. J. Berryman. . Details of the drive will appear in [ The Herald next week. Draft Board Gets Two Calls In March ! 40 Colored and 35 White Men Ordered From Chowan Chowan County’s Draft Board has received two more calls to furnish men for army duty during March. The calls are for 40 colored men on March 4 and .35 white men on March 23rd. The selectees have not yet been named, and though there ap pears to be no shortage in the color ed ranks, there is doubt on the part of the Draft Board that the white quota can be met. J. L. Wiggins, chairman of the Board, also stated that if any stu dent is called who is 18 years, but has not reached 20, he may be de ferred if .request is made so that he c*n complete his studies. Prices Os Peanuts Will Be Supported At Uniform Level Oil Stock Peanuts on Parity With Edible Peanuts $1.29 PER TON R. C. Holland Says Lo cal Markets May Be Established I’eanut growers of Chowan County who increase production of peanuts | this year in response to the •.govern ment's appeal for: more vegetable oil ! crops are assured of the same support [ prices for oil peanuts as are paid for i edible nuts, according to information ! received from the U. S. Deartment of i Agriculture by R. C. Holland, Chair man of the County USD A \Y ar Board. A recent announcement by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, he j said, provides for support of pea ; nuts grown this year for oil and the ! edible trade at 85 percent of parity. This price, the chairman said, is an average of about $129 per ton. “It must be understood, however, that this is an average price, and is subject to differentials according to types and grades of the peanuts a farmer offers for sale,” he said. “Prices at which peanuts will be sup ported according to types and grades will be announced at an early date.” Chairman Holland said plans are being considered by the Department for establishing local markets in counties that have sufficient peanut production. In all cases he is ad vised that growers will be paid in cash at time of delivery. In an effort to assist farmers in [ meeting acreage goals this year, the Department recently announced that peanuts now stored in designated agency warehouses will be sold for cash for planting purposes. It also has been announced that farmers who have “excess” peanuts on hand may] sell them to other growers for seed, j Growers offering peanuts for sale, must receive a certificate from the County AAA committee authorizing the sale. New Schedule Hours For Rationing Board Effective immediately, and until further notice the Chowan County War Price and Rationing Board will ■ be open to the public from 8:30 until 12:30 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and from 8:30 until 5:30 on Wednesday and Saturday. On Wednesday and Saturday the office will be closed from 1 to 2 for lunch. Sidney Smith Now Corporal In Army Albert Sidney Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Smith, has been pro moted to a corporal in the U. S. Army. Corporal Smith is a member; of an armored division and is located at Camp Polk, Louisiana. ODT Representative Will Be In Edenton To Solve Problems ! W‘lliam Stewart In C. of C. Office Thursday Os Next Week For the benefit of any Chowan County people who may be exper iencing transportation problems, Wil liam Stewart, of the Division of Mo tor Transport of the Office of De fense Transportation in Raleigh, will be in Edenton 1 Thursday, February 25, to assist people in filling oat ap peals and in other matters pertaining to the ODT that may be causing con fusing Mr*, Jimmy Gibbs, secretary of the Chawnber of Commerce and M>r chants Association, was advised that Mr. Stewart will be »ent to Edenton on the aforementioned! date with a re quest that her office b* used for the purpose. Tftia request was complied’ with, so that any who htl»e any prob lems to solve should matt* it a point to see Mr. Stewart next Thursday. Mr. Stewart’s ofait was manged by William E. Butler, district manager of the Division of Motor Transport. Mrs. Gibbs’ office is in the Citizens Bank Building. Production Progrj; Ji Red Cross Surg! .dressings NecessaryToßeSpeededUp Air Raid SignajsJ For the benefit of Edenton citi zens, and in the hope that they will familiarize themselves with the color code and audible signals for air raid warnings which went into effect at 12:01 a. m. Wed nesday, T. C, Byrum, commander of the local Civilian Defense Corps, requested The Herald to reprint the new set-up, which follows: BLUE One continuous blast for two minutes duration on sirens. This is a mobilization and black-out order, but traffic may continue to move with restricted lights (low beuim, or parking lights). Pedestrians may also use streets, but buddings and street lights blackout. RED Four short blasts (two shorts, a pause of 10 seconds, and two more blasts). This is an “all out blackout.” WHITE No signals to be used. This is an “All-Clear.” Public notice will be given by turning on street lights, radio announcement and by the block wardens in each sector. BLUE The warning of blue will al ways follow the red. One long blast for two minutes will be given on sirens. This will con tinue the mobilization of (he de fense forces and also the black out, but will permit traffic to move as heretofore under the re stricted lights. Pedestrians also may travel on streets. This warning is a safeguard against the. return of the enemy planes. If after 10 minutes, the planes I fail to reappear, the “All-Clear” ’ | will be given. Methodists Will , Observe Laymen's Day Next Sunday i District Superintendent Will Also Hold Quar terly Conference At the morning service in the Methodist Church next Sunday, the Rev. W. L. Clegg, district superin tendent of Elizabeth City, will preach ' and at the conclusion of the service conduct the second quarterly con-, ference. At the service Laymen’s Day will also be observed during which three laymen will make brief, addresses. Those taking part on this program will be John A. Holmes, David Holton and J. Edwin Bufflap. Every organization of the church will be expected to have a report to be presented at the quarterly con ference. REGISTRATION PERIOD FOR RATION BOOK OHIMBER 2 BEGINS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Consumer Declaration and War Ration Book No. 1 Necessary to Secure New Book; Volunteers Needed to Help In Registration Chowan County citizens will join • the remainder of the nation Monday ■ in a registration in order to secure War Ration Book 11, which will be issued to each member of a household and will be necessary in order to purchase many items of food which i wil! be placed in the rationed list. The registration will begin Monday and continue through Saturday, Feb -1 ruary 27. While the registration is in pro • gress all retail stocks affected will 1 be frozen and none will be available until the point rationing goes into es ! feet. However, grocery store* will 1 remain open for the sale of those items which do not come under the ration order. In the meantime, store keeper* will be required to put their stocks In sltape, so that customers 1 will know the number of points al lowed for each item sold, i As in the registration for Book I, the work will again be handled in the This newspaper is circu- I lated in the territory I where Advertisers will * realize good results. | $1.50 Per Year. 180,000,000 In Nation Will Be Needed By March 15 66,000 LOCALLY Mrs. W. H. Coffield Ap pealing For More Volunteers Mrs. W. H. Coffield, chairman of the Chowan County Red Cross Chap ter’s surgical dressings project, has been informed by Mrs, Cordelia D. Wolf, administrator of the volunteer special service of the Eastern area, that as a result of a conference held with the. War Department, it was found that 180,000,000 surgical dress ings will be needed in the nation by M v rt h 15, in order to meet the re quirements of the Surgeon General’s office. This means that the eptire produc tion program must be speeded up im mediately, which has no little effect upon the local chapter’s output. To date Mrs. Coffield reports that there still remains to be made by the local chapter 18,000 dressings from the November quota of 27,000, which added to 18,000 of the December quota and January’s quota of 30,000, makes a total of 66,000 dressings to be completed before March 15. Mrs. Coffield, together with those volunteers who have been reporting faithfully to make these bandages, cannot possibly complete the number expected on time, and for that rea son an urgent appeal is made for more volunteers. At a recent meet ing of the supervisors, it was sug gested that if every woman in Eden j ton would volunteer for only one I hour a week, the dressings could be I completed on schedule. For the benefit of any who will I contribute any time to this worth j while project, the work is done at the j Parish House every Tuesday, Wed | nesday, Thursday and Sunday. The ' week-day hours are from 10 to 12 o’clock in the morning, 3 to 5 in the afternoon and 7:30 to 9:30 o’clock at night. The Sunday hours are from -3 to 5 o’clock i,n the afternoon. ■ Mrs. Coffield is very much inter ' ested in this work and will be de li silted to have volunteers meet her at any time the classes are in session. Ed Bond Post And Auxiliary Members To Attend Public Meeting 2 _______ ' Legionnaires and members of the " Auxiliary of Ed Bond Post will meet 1 Friday night in the Court House, * when Staff Sergeant John C. Jones ■■ of the Norfolk Ground Observer Sec tion, will speak at a public meeting I relative to the work of civilian plane ) spotters and their importance to the • Army. i Robert L. Pratt, commander of the i Legion post, and his wife, pesident of the Auxiliary, urge every member of ' their respective organizations to make > a special effort to be present at the - meeting, to which the public is also cordially invited to attend. schools in the county, except that County Superintendent W. J. Taylor will arrange to register in the morn ing in the Community Building at Cross Roads. Mr. Taylor will con duct the registration in the morning in the Community Building from 9 to 1 o’clock, with a group of civilians serving as registrars and the work will be continued in Chowan High School in the afternoon from 2 to 6 o’clock, with teachers and other vol unteers offering their services. These will be the only registration places for the county outside of Edepton. In Edenton Superintendent John A. Holmes has arranged for the work to be done in the white and colored high schools, with the hours being fixed at 2to 6 o’clock. White people will register at the white school and colored people at tneir high school. Though teachers will be called in to serve, Mr. Holmes, as well as Mr. (Continued on Page Six)
The Chowan Herald (Edenton, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 18, 1943, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75