Jb those columns will be
bund a fair presentation
et bad and county news
•r tamoral interest.
Volume X. —Number 18.
Due To Little Opposition Only 300 Voters
Participate In Edenton Election Tuesday;
> nallest Vote Registered Since 1935
Bufflap Leads In Contest'
For Two Council
men-at-large
HOLTON” LOSES
J. P. Partin Easy Win
ner Over J. L. Pettus
In Third Ward
With only two contests for city of
fices, Tuesday’s election in Edenton
claimed little interest and as a result
just about 300 voters went to the
trouble to go to the polls to exercise
their franchise privilege. It was the
smallest vote registered since 1935,
when only 92 votes were cast in an
election in which there was no oppo
sition for any of the offices.
In the four wards 301 votes were
cast for Councilmen, there being a
contest only in the Third Ward.
The First Ward turned in the largest
vote for all candidates, thus outvot
ing the Second Ward, where the larg
est vote is usually cast However,
voting dragged in all Wards and it
was not unusual to find voters who
had forgotten all about the day being
election.
The highest vote went to W. H.
Gardner for treasurer, who had no
opposition. Mr. Gardner’s vote was
266, and was followed by J. H. Con
ger, W. W. Byrum and O. Branning
Perry, three unopposed candidates
for the Board of Public Works,
whose vote respectively was 261, 253
and 249. Leroy Haskett, unopposed
as candidate for Mayor, followed with
235 votes.
In the contest for two Councilmen
at-Large, J. Edwin Bufflap led the
three candidates with a vote of 218.
W. J. Yates followed with 186, and
Holton with 148 votes. As
esult of this vote, Yates will
e Holton on the Board of
V. ilmen, though Yates has been
.ember for one term as Second
Ward Councilman. Holton has served
one term. Bufflap led in three
Wards, but trailed Yates by two votes
in the First Ward, where Yates' own
Ward gave him 74 votes as against
72 for Bufflap. The latter, in his
own Ward, the Second, led by 10
votes, while in the Third Ward he had
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FBI Looking For Two
Chowan County Negroes
Chowan County’s Draft Board has
turned over to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation the names of two
Chowan County Negroes, Robert Lee
Mayo and William Lee Beasley. The
two young men were numbered among
the group to report at Fort Bragg
last week for their physical exami
nation, but failed to report.
| Final Decree
One of the few and what will
no doubt be Mayor J. H. Mc-
Mullan’s last proclamation was
issued Wednesday morning when
he set aside June 8 to 14 as Flag
Week in Edenton. Flag Week
will be observed on the same
dates throughout the nation, dur
ing which the national emblem
is to be displayed at homes,
business places and elsewhere.
Mayor McMullan has appointed
J. A. Moore as chairman in Eden
ton, and he is to head up the
town’s display of Old Glory dur
ing the week set aside.
PAGE JOHN L LEWIS AND MS MMERS |
Gatesville Carpenter Working- at U. S. Marine
Corps Air Stations Converts All of His Salary
Into United States War Bonds
Horace B. Baines of Gates ville,
an employee at the U. S. Marine
Corps Air Station, has, without
doubt, set an example which
■ery few Americana will match
-I fhen it comes to buying war
oonds. Mr. Baines is a carpenter
at the air station and commutes
to his work daily from Gatesville.
He has been employed since
October 26, 1942, and on January
1 he began putting 100 per cent
of his salary into war bonds.
Bat still Baines felt that ho
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
HOW EDENTON VOTED
Ist Ward 2nd Ward 3rd Ward 4th Ward Total
For Mayor:
Leroy H. Haskett 8i 6o 62 32 235
For Treasurer:
W. H. Gardner 99 61 72 34 266
For Councilmen-at-Large:
J. Edwin Bufflap 72 65 57 24 218 1
W. J. Yates 74 55 38 19 186 j
David Holton 49 34 46 19 148 ,
| For Board of Public Works: 1
J. H. Conger 96 68 65 32 261 J
W. W. Byrum 98 59 65 31 253
O. Branning Perry 95 58 66 30 249 <
For Councilmen: '
First Ward: ,
J. Clarence Leary 103 1
; Second Ward: I j
Graham Byrum 85 ’
Third Ward: 1
J. P. Partin 63 ,
; J. L. Pettus 16
Fourth Ward:
W. M. Wilkins 34 !
New Air Warning
i Tower Assured For
Rocky Hock Post
| Commissioners Appro
[ priate Funds to Pur
\ chase Material
i
\ MUCH INTEREST
! Building Will Be Erect
j ed By Volunteer
1 Workers
At Monday’s meeting of the County
1 Commissioners, a group of Rocky
| Hock citizens were present and with
Emmett Harrell as spokesman, re
, quested county assistance in building
• an adequate air warning observation
, post at Valhalla. The section has
, shown a great deal of interest in
' this defense measure and has up until
now been using a small shed on West
. Byrum’s property. Mr. Harrell told
the Commissioners that if they would
provide enough money to buy mater
ial, the work of erecting a suitable
tower would be done free by residents
of the section.
Following a discussion of the mat
ter, the Commissioners agreed to ap
propriate SIOO to the Civilian De
fense Council to be earmarked for
buying the necessary materials, with
the further promise that a lease for
the land be secured from Mr. Byrum
for the duration of the war upon
which to build the tower. There was
no doubt whatever but that Mr. By
rum would gladly sign such a lease
for the erection of the building.
Mr. Harrell is Chief Observer of
the Rocky Hock post and nearly 100
men and women have volunteered as
observers. With assurance of county
financial assistance, Mr. Harrell be
lieves a creditable tower will be erect
ed and that his post will be second to
none in efficiency in reporting air
craft.
could do more, so in March he
deposited every penny he had
earned *while employed it the air
base in war bonds, and expects
to continue the practice.
He is a veteran of the first
•world war, a friendly jovial fel
low and has set a mark to shoot
at—one which should put to
shame a fellow like John L.
Lewis and a group ff miners
who prefer to follow a leader
like him rather than to help win
the war.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, May 6, 1943.
— :
Revival Preacher
REV. B. C. REAVIS
Beginning Monday, the Rev.
B. C. Reavis, pastor of the Hert
ford Methodist Church, will
preach at a series of evangelistic
meetings to be held in the Eden
ton Methodist Church.
Chowan County's
Court Officials Get
Increase In Salary
County Commissioners
Grant sls Monthly
Boost In Pay
EFFECTIVE MAY 1
Increased Cost of Living
And Added Work
Is Reason
Chowan County court officials were
granted a straight sls per month in
crease in salary by the County Com
missioners at their meeting Monday,
which means, effective May 1, Judge
Marvin Wilson and Prosecutor J. N.
Pruden will receive S9O per month
and Clerk E. W. Spires S4O per
month instead of $76 for Prosecutor
and Judge and $25 for the Cleric.
The boost in salary came about
following a request presented by
Judge Wilson and Prosecutor Pruden,
who gave as their reason the steady
increase in the cost of living, coupled
with an added amount of court work.
Mr. Wilson told the Commissioners
that at present there is three times
the amount of work in connection
with the offices than was the case
last year, and that there was no an
ticipation of a decrease in the
volume.
Wilson also pointed out to the
Commissioners that in only one neigh,
boring county were court officials
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Plans Arrive For
Edenton USO Club
In Hotel Building
Three Contractors Bid
ding on Remodeling
Rooms
OPEN BIDS MAY 11
Up-to-date Club Rooms
Provided In Blue
Print
Abe Martin, director of the Eden
ton USO Club, on Tuesday received
blue prints of the club rooms in the
east wing of Hotel Joseph Hewes,
and invitations to submit bids have
been extended to three contractors, in
cluding Frank O. Muth, C. B. Mooney
and George Norris. The plans were
prepared by Albert C. Woodroof of
Greensboro, with instructions to se
cure bids for the work.
D. M. Warren has been appointed
as chairman of the Renovation Com
mittee by John A. Holmes, chairman
of the Board of Management, and
Mr. Warren and Director Martin on
Tuesday studied the plans before re
questing bids.
The plans call for an office to the
right of the entrance on King Street,
which will be separated from a
lounge room and snack bar. A pas
sageway will lead from the lounge
room to the recreation room, which
formerly was the hotel dining room.
A powder room for ladies will also
be included, as well as a men’s room
which will include shower baths. A
kitchen and store room have also -
been included in the plans. i
A feature of the Club will be a
large book shelf, where 1,000 books I
will be placed as a starter for read
ing material. These books will be
furnished through the Victory Book
Campaign, and more will be available
if needed, says Director Martin.
Bids for the work will be opened
Tuesday, May 11, at 4 o’clock in the
afternoon and work is expected to
start very shortly after the contract I
is awarded.
John R. Wheeler Dies
Suddenly As Result!
Os Blood Poisoning
Very Active In Early
Improvements Made
In Edenton
John R. Wheeler, prominent Eden
ton citizen, died suddenly Thursday
in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Norfolk,
Va., where he contracted blood pois
oning resulting from a carbuncle.
Mr. Wheeler became gravely ill at
his home and on the previous Tues
day was taken to the hospital.
Deceased, who was in his seven
ties, had lived most of his life in
Edenton, but was a native of North
ampton County, the son of the late
John Richard Wheeler and Clara
Sykes Wheeler. He received most of
his education from his father, a
teacher in the community, and as a
young man came to Edenton as sup
erintendent of the Branning Lumber
Company. Later he organized and
became president of the Edenton
Lumber Company, which he operated
for many years. In later years he
was connected with the Government
Biological Survey at New Holland,
N. C., and recently at the U. S.
Marine Air Corps Station.
A leadeT in the town’s civic as well
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Draft Board Now
Reclassifying Men
Any Change In Employ
ment Must Be Report
ed at Once
Chowan County’s Draft Board is
now re-classifying all registrants,
which makes it very necessary to
have certain information in order to
properly classify those affected.
Every registrant, therefore, who is
"from 18 to 45 years of age, white or
colored, and has changed jobs during
the past yfear is requested to contact
the Draft Board at once in order to
prevent any error in classification.
This does not, however, apply to any
who have notified the Board of any
change in employment.
Referendum Is Scheduled
To Vote On Organization
Soil Conservation District
Chowan's First j
ll
MISS MILDRED E. SMITH
Honors for being Chowan
County’s first lady to enter the
nation’s service, aa well as the
first to be commissioned, goes to
Miss Mildred Smith, daughter of
John N. Smith and the late Mrs.
Smith.
Miss Mildred Smith
Offers Her Services
For Foreign Duty!
First Chowan Girl to
Answer Call of
Country
Though it is not generally known,
Miss Mildred E. Smith is the first
Chowan County girl to offer her ser
| vices to her country in the present
conflict and is also the first girl
from Chowan County to receive a
commission. She is now assistant
chief nurse with the rating of Lieu
tenant.
Miss Smith is the daughter of John
N. Smith and the late Mrs. Smith
of the Rocky Hock section, and was
commissioned a Lieutenant in the U.
S. Army Nursing Corps. She was
graduated from Edenton High School
in 1931, and in 1936 graduated as a
nurse from the General Hospital in
Norfolk, Va., and was then licensed
to practice as a registered nurse the
same year. She was on the staff of
General Hospital, and prior to the
attack on Pearl Harbor, she joined
the staff of the Government Hospital
at Fort Monroe, Va.
In the spring of 1940 Miss Smith
was commissioned a Lieutenant and
sent to Morrison Field at West Palm
Beach, Florida. She has now volun
teered for foreign service and is
awaiting a call.
PROCLAMATION
To the Citizens of Edenton, Greetings:
Whereas, June 8 to 14 is designated as Flag Week by the United
States Flag Association, which sponsors throughout the Nation this
week commemorating the adoption of our Flag, and
Whereas, The observance this year is dedicated to the War Sav
ings Program of the United States Treasury Department with the
slogan “SAVE BY SACRIFICE” and the object of selling 100 mil
lion dollars worth of War Bonds over and beyond normal purchase*
for the week.
Now, Therefore, as Mayor of Edenton, I proclaim the week of
June 8 to 14 Flag Week; direct that our Flag be displayed on all
municipal buildings; and urge that our citizens display the National
Emblem at their homes, places of business and elsewhere.
Furthermore, I urge our people to participate in the Flag Week
War Bond Campaign so that our city will discharge with honor and
distinction its share of responsibility in this campaign of homage to
our Flag and aid to the victory for which our brave sons, on the
battlefronts of the world, are offering all that they possess.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused
the seal of the City of Edenton to be affixed this 4th day of May In
the year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Forty-three.
J. H. McMULLAN,
Mayor of the City of Edenton.
This newspaper it circu
lated lu the territory
where Advertisers will
realise good results.
$1.50 Per Year.
>
Voting- Scheduled to Be
Held From May
17 to 22
ADVANTAGEOUS
Organization In Albe
marle Approved By
State Committee
The State Soil Conservation Com
mittee has approved the organization
of the Albemarle Conservation Dis
trict, and a referendum on the or
ganization of the district will be held
during May 17-22 inclusive. All land
owners and parties who have con
tracted to buy the land will be eligi
ble to vote in the referendum. Vot
ing will be accomplished through
mail.
Ballots, along with an explanatory
letter, will be mailed out shortly
and each land owner may mark his
ballot, sign and drop it back in the
mail or return it to the county agent’s
office. Should the vote be small or
the opposition to the organization
of any consequence, it will be very
likely that the State Committee will
deny the petition of the land owners
in the proposed district to organize.
Since the approval of the State
committee to organize an Albemarle
District, three educational meetings
have been held in Perquimans County
and four in Chowan County, when
the procedure to organize was ex
plained and benefits to be derived
by farmers in the proposed organized
territory set forth. Among these
were the technical assistance which
the Soil Conservation Service would
j make available to the district for
| making surveys for drainage ways
, and other soil conservation measures,
the granting of equipment by the
| Soil Conservation Service to the dis
trict such as drag-pans, U-drags,
i plows, graders, tractors, and other
heavy equipment together with allot
ments of tree and Kudzu ceilings and
other nursery stock,
j If the vote in the referendum is
j sufficient to justify and perfect the
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Few Tax Sales
That Chowan County citizens
■re either becoming more tax
conscious or else conditions sre
far better than in many years is
reflected in the list of property
advertised for sale due to delin
quent 1942 taxes as appears for
the first time in this issue of
1 The Herald. The list is smaller
than in many years. Sheriff J.
A. Bunch being obliged to adver
tise just a little over 200 de
-1 linquents. It is the smallest
number of delinquents to be pub
lished since The Herald was es
tablished.
I The sale of property for the
i non-payment of 1942 taxes is
scheduled to be held Monday,
i June 7, at 12 o’clock Noon, at
the Court House door.