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kt Mm columns will bt hand g fair presentation lenal end county news *r general interest. Volume X—Number 22. Lady Marines Corning To Ederdon education Biggest Business On Earth, Herbert Bonner Tells Edenton’s Graduates —1 Annual Cost Over Five Billion, Investment Over 10 Billion H AT CROSSROADS j i I One Road Leads to Free dom, Other to Fields Os Conflict i Speaking at the graduating exer cises at Edenton High School on Tuesday night, Cohgressman Herbert C. Bonner said that education is the greatest business on earth today, the most costly. To substantiate this statement, he said more than five billion dallars are spent annually, while the investment in property, equipment, athletics and other essen tial preparations totals more than ten billion dollars. Prefacing his remarks, Mr. Bonner expressed his appreciation for being invited to Edenton to speak to the graduates. He will always remeirf ber, he said, the warm friends he has here and he reiterated his sincere appreciation for the flattering vote accorded him in the last election. He told the graduates that they will soon have the responsibility of carrying on as older ones have been trying to do, and that parents and friends present wish them Godspeed in entering this great event of exper ience on the road of life. Mr. Bonner referred to Thomas lAt erson, Robert E. Lee, Alexander lilton, Stephens, Shakespeare and .emor Charles Brantley Aycock as outstanding exponents of educa tion, all of whom realized the import ance of education. “This is a great and happy moment in the lives of the members of this graduating class.” he said, “but it is a sad and sorry' moment in the his tory of civilization. Civilization has come to the cross roads, one road leading to the citadels of freedom, while the other leads to the bloody fields of conflict. We are living in an unhappy world that is torn and twisted by the most merciless war that civilization has ever witnessed.” He informed the graduates that they are passing through massive gates and entering fields of greater activ ity and responsibility, to the great battlefields of life and into a world of death and doubt and despair, but that they are going from an insti tution of learning and that he need only to remind them that fear is the child of ignorance. (Continued on Page Five! TIN CAN THERMOMETER V ® Cans Cans Saved Wasted . I » Above thermometer gives some ,dea of the lack of cooperation in Edenton relative to the saving of tin cans, which are needed in order to salvage vital metal for prosecution of the war. Collections of tin cons are made by the Edenton Street De partment every third Friday morning in the month. THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Unusual Fire t ■ Kd«?nt«n’s firemen were called J out Sunday morning to fight an unusual fire in the basement of Hotel Joseph Hewes. The day before, 30 tons of coal were placed in the basement, and un , noticed the coal was piled on an j electric extension cord. A cross circuit resulted which ignited the coal, and when it was discovered a corps of workers were hurried ly mustered together to remove the coal, so that water could be moire readily applied to the lower portion of the coal pile. No damage to the building re sulted and the fire was extin guished before much of the coal had burned. Helen Rae Evans Wins Honor In 4-H Club Dress Contest • Chowan High Girl Wins Over Mildred Harrell Os Edenton In the county-wide 4-H dress con test held last week, which is part of a national contest, Miss Helen Rae Evans of Chowan High School was declared winner and will represent Chowan County in the district con test to be held in Elizabeth City in the fall. Miss Evans won out in the Chowan school, while in the Edenton school Miss Mildred Harrell was the winner, with county honors going to Miss Evans.* The blue ribbon group at Chowan included Miss Evans, Helen Joyce Byrum and Myra White, while in Edenton only two, Mildred Harrell and Doris Mizzell, were included in the blue ribbon group. It is interesting to note that the places of the two winners is exactly reversed this year, Mildred Harrell last year winning county honors over Helen Rae Evans. All dresses made in the contest were splendid specimens and resulted in very favorable comment on the part of Miss Rebecca Colwell, home agent. Drowning Victim | Buried Saturday Eight - year -old Calvin Comer Loses Life In St. Anne’s Creek Calvin Comer, eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Comer East Queen Street, lost his life by drowning in Queen Anne’s Creek on Wednesday afternoon. The tragedy occurred near Johnson’s bridge .at the old Norfolk Southern freight sta tion. The boy, together with some companions, was playing around the boat houses in the vicinity of the bridge, but did not leave at the time the other boys left. When he failed to return home Wednesday evening, his parents be came alarmed and a search was made, but failing to find the boy, the con clusion was reached that he had drowned. Subsequent dragging near the boat house where he was left by his com panions, soon resulted in finding the body. He was a pupil in thA second grade at the Edenton school and a member of the Methodist • Sunday School. Funeral services were held at Quinn’s Funeral Home Saturday af ternoon with the Rev. W. C. feenson, pastor of the Methodist Church, offi ciating. Interment was made in Beaver Hill Cemetery. *» • Besides his parents, Calvin is sur vived by two sisters older than he. < Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 3, 1943. Poppy Sales Net ! $143.06 To Break All Former Records 1 Chairman Mrs. West Byrum Delighted With Success of Drive YOUNGSTERS BUSY Colored Group, Cooper ating For First Time, Raise S3O Sale of poppies on Saturday net ted $143.06, which amount is the ' largest ever realized by the Auxiliary of Ed Bond Post through the obser vance of Poppy Day. Mrs. West W Byrum, who was Poppy Day chair man, as well as of the Auxiliary, are delighted over the splendid success of the affair and de sire to express their appreciation to the group of salesladies as well as to those who so generously bought the tokens of tribute to those who have given their lives for their country. Youngsters were on the streets bright and early Saturday morning, and there were very few who were not approached and asked to buy one of the poppies. Among the white group Dorothy Chestnutt led in' sales with Ruth Muth being the runner-up. Among the Negro workers Eleanor Badham returned the highest amount, [followed closely by Vanleigh Brown. White salesladies were: Betty By rum, Lillian Leary, Betty Letcher, Dorothy Chestnutt, Ruth Muth, Billy Bond, Charles Gillespie, Bobbie Gilles -3 pie, J. B. Gillespie, John Ward, Bobby Pratt, Gene Ward, Mrs. Jesse White, Mrs. Wallace Jones, Mrs. Robert L. Pratt and Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt. Mrs. Fannie Badham was chair man for the colored people, who turned in S3O. Those who partici pated in the sale of the poppies were: " Mrs. M. M. Tillett, Mrs. Betty Cape ’ hart, Tinie Jernigan, B. M. Cape hart, Georgia Capehart, E. E. Fore man, Elnora Badham, Marie Gregory, | 'Sarah Elliott. Hattie Hathaway, Hattie Wright, Clara Hedgepeth, Mildred Jones. Gladys Lowther, Lynette Small, Roselyn Small, Lyn ette Green, Alice Wright, Vanleigh Brown, Mrs. J A. Hines and Mrs. E. D. Herritage. I Methodist Bible School Will Begin Monday Morning Ten Volunteer to Teach During Two Weeks Session Daily vacation Bible school will | begin on Monday morning in the Methodist Church, with Mrs. W. C. Moore as superintendent, the classes scheduled to start at 9:30 o’clock. The school will continue for two 1 weeks and at the close, commence- i ment exercises will climax the efforts < of teachers and pupils. A program i will be presented which will reflect the sort of work done during the session. I (Continued on Page Five) t 1A MOORE CALLS ATTENTION TO FLAG WEEK OBSERVANCE FROM JWCI TOl4 Old Glory Urged to Be Profusely Displayed Dur ing Week; Extra Drive to Sell War Bonds; State Guard May Climax Event Following up a proclamation made by J. H. McMullan before he left the office of Mayor calling for the ob servance of Flag Week from June 8 to 14, J. A. Moore, who was desig nated chairman, this week announced plans for the observance. Os course, one of the primary purposes of the celebration is to have a generous display of the Stars and Stripes during this week, and an; appeal is made to every person to display the national emblem at their homes and places of business. Mr. Moore also hopes that the cele bration will be an incentive for in creased sale of war bonds, which will Rev. D. C. Crawford Will Be Drdained Sunday Afternoon Commission Appointed By Presbytery to Officiate PUBLICINVITEI) Many Prominent Visit ors Expected to Be Present The Rev. D. C. Crawford, Jr., who recently completed his preparation for the ministry at Union Theological Seminary at Richmond, Va., will be formally ordained and installed as pastor of the Edenton Presbyterian Church on Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock, in the local church. A commission to officiate at the ceremony has been appointed by the Albemarle Presbytery and will be composed of the Rev. L. R. Scott, D. D., of Goldsboro; the Rev. R. IS, Boyd, D. D., of Greenville; the Rev. C. C. Crawford, of Elizabeth City; the Rev. H. N. McDiarmid, of Green ville; J. S. Littrell, of Rocky Mount, and J. L. Gossard, of Elizabeth City. Each member of this group will have a particular * duty to perform. The Rev. C. C. Crawford, brother of the local minister, will charge the pastor; the Rev. L. R. Scott will preach the ordination sermon. J. S. Littrell will charge the congregation, while the Rev. H. N. McDiarmid, chairman of the commission, will preside. Many prominent out-of-town Pres byterians are expected to be present for the ordination and a special invi tation has been extended to the gen eral public to attend, regardless of denominational affiliation. The Rev. Mr. Crawford’s father, D. C. Craw ford, of St. Petersburg, Fla., who has three sons in the ministry, will also be present to see his son or dained. Special music for the occasion has been arranged and includes a solo by Miss Julia Burton. Observation Post Goes In Operation Friday, June 11th i Plans Practically Com pleted to Go On 24- Hour Schedule The Rea-. D. C. Crawford, Jr., chief observer of the Edenton observation poSt, has announced that the Eden ton post will go into operation on a 24-hour basis at 12 o’clock noon on Friday, June 11. He is now await ing information from volunteers as to the most convenient hour to serve, and still needs a few more volun teers who will serve. Any who will cooperate in this important defense effort and who have not already been listed are urged to contact Mr. Crawford at once so that the schedule can be completed. Letters will go out to all previous volunteers within a week notifying them when to report and what hours they will be expected to serve. i be one of the features of the affair. ! It is hoped that every person in • Edenton will make a special effort during the week to invest in war bonds, thus adding to the success of the celebration. The climax will take place on Mon day, June 14, when it is hoped to secure the Chowan County unit of the State Guard to stage a drill or par ■i ade or some other appropriate pro gram. An address fitting for the occasion has also been planned by Mr. Moore, which he feels sure will be made by Captain H. E. Chace, i chaplain of the U. S. Marine Corps Air Station. v Project Approval Train IIS Marine r Woman’s Reserve At Local Air Station | Graduation Speaker j ■pp I ■pilpir 'isSKt i '■& | ii-vi . aMMLa 3 I x I .V'SSw;s&ii '.'S'-; ■-. HERBERT C. BONNER j Congressman Bonner, on Tues day night, delivered a splendid address to the graduating class of Edenton High School. Mayor Appeals For More Cooperation To Have Cleaner Town Asks For General Clean ; Up Around Homes In Edenton * Mayor Leroy Haskett has, this j ■ week, made an appeal for cooperation of merchants and citizens in general in an effort to maintain a cleaner town. In the first place, he urges a general clean-up around homes with; particular attention called to the re moval of any sort of container hold ing water, thus eliminating causes for the breeding of mosquitoes. I Another way to help, he says, is to cooperate with the Street Depart ment so that trash can be collected | systematically and not remain on the street any longer than necessary. In this respect, he says, there is no ex cuse to put loose trash along the street, for though metal containers cannot be purchased, it is no hard matter to put trash in boxes, barrels j or some sort of receptacles to pre-1 vent it being blown or scattered' about the streets. In the business section. Mayor Haskett senses lack of cooperation in that every morning before many cars are parked, the street department cleans up the business section. A ! few hours later, when stores are opened, they are swept and the trash is moved to the curb, leaving the condition no more improved than it was a few hours before when it was cleaned. Two collections of trash are made daily in the business sec tion and it is hoped that merchants will cooperate hereafter. Mr. Haskett also urges housewives to become familiar with the schedule of the trash truck for many in stances occur when trash is put out shortly after the truck has passed and, of course, remains until the fol lowing day’s collection. He realizes that some have cooperated in this respect, but feels that there is still room for a great deal of improvement if cooperation is more general. Bishop Robert Jett At St. Paul’s On Sunday The Rt. Rev. Robert Carter Jett, Bishop of Southwestern Virginia (re tired), will preach and confirm a class at St. Paul’s Church on Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Bishop Jett is one of the beloved Bishops of the Episcopal Church. His work in his own diocese is outstanding and he has gained high recognition in the national church organization. Due to ill health Bishop Darst of East Carolina is unable to make Episcopal visitations. Bishop Jett is very generous in helping him by taking many of his spring and sum mer appointments. • The public is cordially invited to worship with us and hear the Bishop. This newspaper ie drcu- I feted he the territory [ where Advertisers will J realise good rendtt. $1.50 Per Year. | Secretary of Navy Knox Approves Addition To Station COSfs27o,ooo 440 Enlisted Women and 32 Officers Expected To Train Here Early this week T. C. Byrum was advised by Congressman Herbert C. Bonner that Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox had approved a project to provide quarters at the local U. S, Marine Corps Air Station for the Marine Corps Woman’s Reserve. The project calls for an expenditure of $270,000 and will provide barracks and other accommodations for 440 enlisted women and 32 officers. Lieutenant C. G. Prahi, officer in charge of construction of the air sta tion, is now working on plans for the erection of the necessary buildings, which will be placed for contract bids in about 30 days. The contract will be a lump sum figure and not on a cost plus basis. The Lady Marines who will be sta tioned here -will be trained in various branches of Marine Service so that they can replace men who will there by be released for more strenuous wartime duties. In compliance with the latest policy of the Navy to award con tracts on a lump sum basis, a new I contract will be awarded to complete i the local air station. This change is I expected to go into effect about June 15. North Eastern, Warren, Beckham & Brooks have been the contractors, being given the contract on a cost plus a fixed fee. Legion Auxiliary Plans Send Two To Girl’s State The Auxiliary of Ed Bond Post of the American Legion, at a meeting held on Thursday night, decided to send two Edenton girls to Girls’ State, which will be held at Woman’s College at Greensboro from June 13 to 18. The two young ladies to be so honored are Josie White and Sarah Russell. I State Patrolmen Gather 15,000 Grains Quinine j In a canvass of drug stores and j hospitals in the district, Sergeant I George I. Dail reports that Highway Patrolmen have collected 15,000 grams of quinine, following an appeal for quinine by the U. S. Government. The quinine was collected in Eliza beth City, Hertford, Plymouth and , Columbia, no contributions having been secured in Edenton. It has been sent to Greenville, from wheep it will be dispatched to distribution points. In New Role Many a defendant has faced Justice of the Peace Fermor W. Hobbs, but on Monday he was obliged to play the opposite role and appeared before Justice of the Peace W. S. Summerell as a defendant in Court. It all came about due to the sudden decision on the part of Mayor Leroy Haskett to arrest any who park too near a fire hydrant. In the round-up, eleven arrests were made, one of whom was a resident of Hertford and who desired to be tried Saturday in order to prevent another trip back to Edenton. Mr. Hobbs was summoned to hear the case and upon driving to town he un thinkingly parked his car in front of the fire plug near the Municipal Building. He tried the case and taxed the defendant with the cost of court, only to find upon his return to his car that he, too, was cited to appear in court for the very same rea son. Mr. Hobbs was also taxed the cost of court t>y Justice Summer ell, and thus while earning about $2.00, he was obliged to pay something over $6.00 on the deal.
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