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Volume X. —Number 26.
Baptist Assembly
At Chowan College
0 Week Os July 12-16
Leading Workers of De
nomination Included
On Program
Baptists of the West Chowan and
Chowan Associations are now making
final plans for another large assembly
at Chowan College the week of
July 12-16. Outstanding Baptist
workers of the two associations will
lead daily classes in Sunday School;
Work, Training Union Work, W. M.
S. Work, Y. W. A. Work, G. A. Work,
K. A. Work and a Bible Study Class I
for ministers and both young and old j
laymen.
The Assembly opens Monday night,
July 12, at 6:20 o’clock, with the
supper meal after registration and
acclimation during the afternoon
Following the evening meal the initial
evening worship period will be held
at 8:45. Classes will begin at 8:45
on Tuesday morning and continue
through Friday noon.
One of the most outstanding fea
tures of the Assembly is that it cov
ers the entire Baptist Church pro
gram and those attending are re
quired to attend at least two classes
each morning, thereby availing them
selves of the benefits to be had in at
least two departments of the church
work. Swimming, games, and super
vised recreation are planned for each
afternoon.
The officers of the Assembly are:
Director, the Rev. J. M. Duncan,
Murfreesboro; Associate Director, the
Rev. E. R. Stewart, Windsor; Dean
of Preachers’ School; the Rev. J. L.
White, Elizabeth City; Dean of Sun
day Schools, the Rev. Dr. E. H.
I’otts, Elizabeth City; Dean of Train
ing Unions, J. M. Elliott, Edenton;
Dean of W. M. U. Department, Mrs.
J. Grady Bridgets, Murfreesboro.
Those expecting to attend are ask
ed to make reservation as soon as
possible by sending in name and ad
ess, along with SI.OO reservation
, to the Rev. J. M. Duncan, Direc-
Ir , Murfreesboro, N. C. The total
xpenses for the entire week are $7,
which includes the $1 reservation fee.
Each year the attendance of the As
sembly has been growing and another,
large crowd is expected this year to
enjoy the fun, fellowship, instruction I
and inspiration.
Fire Inspection Will
Begin Next Week
Fire Chief R. K. Hall announces
that he will begin his annual inspec
tion in the residential section next
Monday-morning. In view of this in
spection, he is asking that furnace
rooms be cleaned of all unnecessary
material so that proper investigation
can be made in the least possible!
time.
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I TIN CAN
THERMOMETER
Cana Cans
Saved Wasted
1 I
the “mercury” in the col
umn representing tin cans saved has
risen somewhat following Friday’s
.collection, the pile of cans at the
salvage depot next to the W. D.
Holmes Wholesale Grocery shows
very little progress toward a carload
shipment.
Another collection will be made
on the third Friday in July and if
no appreciable increase is noted, R.
N. Hines, county salvage chairman,
may abandon the drive feeling that
more vital war material is used
than is gathered by making the col
lection.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
| Cotton Blossoms | j
Thai cotton blossoms are early
this year in Chowan County is re- (
fleeted in the fact that shortly .
after last week’s issue of The
Herald was printed a number of
blossoms were reported to this l
newspaper.
G. C. Hare was the first to re
port from the Hayes Farm,
where 20 acres known as “Jack’s
Pasture” is in full bloom. Fol
lowing Mr. Hare’s report, came
those o# Zell Ward, T. L. Ward,
Floyd Griffin. J. H. Kyrum, J. A.
Bond. Will Jones, Joe Kyrum.
H. S. Kyrum and J. Timothy
' White.
i For many years July 4 was
I considered early for the appear
ance of cotton blossoms.
Methodists Call
Off Night Services
During Month July
Guest Preachers For
Morning Services Dur
ing Pastor’s Vacation
With the Rev. W. C. Benson, pastor
of the local Methodist Church, being
granted a vacation during the month
of July, guest preachers will occupy
the pulpit each Sunday morning at
the 11 o’clock service. There will be
no services, however, at the evening
hour while Mr. Benson is on vacation.
Before leaving for New York Tues
day, Mr. Benson announced the fol
lowing schedule of the Sunday morn
ing services:
Sunday, July 4—Chaplain H. E.
Chace of the U. S. Marine Corps Air
Station.
Sunday. July 11—The Rev. D. C.
Crawford, Jr., pastor of the Presby
terian Church.
Sunday, July 25 —Lloyd E. Griffin !
(pending).
Sunday, August I—To be an
nounced later.
Sunday School will be held as
usual every Sunday morning at 9:45,
as well as the Young People’s Fellow
ship every Sunday evening at 7
j o’clock.
ißotary Club Installs
: New Officers Today
R. N. Hines Succeeds
Frank Holmes as
President
At today’s Rotary meeting new
officers for the year will be installed,
the incoming president being R. N.
Hines, who succeeds Frank Holmes,
and the Rev. Lewis F. Schenck, vice
president, succeeding Wood Privott.
The new board of directors will be
composed of the out-going president,
the new president and vice-president
and D. M. Warren, Marvin Wilson,
J. A. Moore and J. E. Wood.
Rotary has been on the up-grade
during the past year, the club having
appeared high all year in the at
tendance report and several new
members having been added.
Newspaper Man j
Praises Edenton’s
New Chief Os Police
J. L. Horne, Jr. of Rocky
Mount Congratulates
Town on Selection
Learning that J. R. (“Fats”) Tan
ner has accepted the position as
chief of police of Edenton, J. L.
Horne, Jr., publisher of the Evening
Telegram at Rocky Mount, where Mr.
Tanner has been deputy sheriff for
14 years, had complimentary remarks
about Mr. Tanner in a letter to the
editor of The Herald this week.
Said Mr. Horne, in part:
“It is my understanding that
“Fats” Tanner is going to be your
new police chief, and I want to
congratulate you on your selection.
He has been a deputy sheriff in
Nash County for some wears and
during that time has doner a good job
here and he deserves the promotion.
“I am telling him to ”go in and
make your acquaintance J . . treat
him kindly. He is a ‘smqjj’ boy with
a big family, and will make you folks
a good officer ...”
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, July 1, 1943.
Mrs. Willie West 30,
Dies As Result Os
Self-Inflicted Wound
Succumbs In Windsor
Hospital Saturday
Night
Mrs. Edith West died in the Wind
sor Hospital Saturday night where
she was taken earlier in the day fol
lowing an attempt to end her life in
her home on Court Street. Mrs.
West, 30 years old, had been in ill
health for several years and her at
tempt to kill herself was attributed
by the family to brooding over the
necessity of undergoing another
operation.
The affair occurred Saturday morn
ing shortly after Mrs. West had
served breakfast. She had not eaten
and when asked if she was not going
to eat she replied that she did not
care to eat. Very soon thereafter,
she entered her bedroom, locked both
doors and carried out her intention
to kill herself with a single-barreled
shotgun. She apparently had the
gun aimed at her heart, but for some
reason the major portion of the shot
entered between the heart and left
shoulder. The wound, however, prov
ed fatal.
Deceased is survived by her hus
band, Willie West, and two young
sons, Willie, Jr., 11, and Philip, 4.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Solomon
Greene, also survive, as well as two
sisters, Mrs. J. H. Williams of Nor
folk, and Mrs. Louis Sutton of
Portsmouth, and two brothers, Rich
ard Greene of Gates County, ana
Billy Greene of Edenton.
Funeral services were held Monday
morning at 10 o’clock, at the Quinn
Funeral Home with the Rev. W. C.
Benson, pastor of the Methodist
Church, officiating. Interment was
made in Beaver Hill Cemetery.
Current Rumors
False Relative To
Ban On Bathing
Board of Health Has
Issued No Such
Orders
Numerous rumors have been going
the rounds to the effect that bathing
has been prohibited in local waters,
these rumors going so far as to say
that a fine would be imposed upon
anyone found guilty of bathing.
The source of these rumors could
not be learned, but on Tuesday The
Herald contacted the local Board of
Health office, being informed that
no prohibition had been ordered by
Dr. J. M. Jackson, health officer.
The rumor has caused quite a bit
of confusion among those who enjoy
bathing as a means of relief during
hot summer days, so that the above
information should clear up any mis
understanding.
Knitted Garments
Sent By Red Cross
j To State Arsenal
Need For More Women
To Help With
Knitting
According to Mrs. J. N. Pruden,
chairman of the Chowan County Red
Cross Chapter, 11 army sweat--
nine helmets, 54 mufflers, one Navy
sweater, four pairs of Navy socks and
eight pairs of Army wristlets were
shipped to the State arsenal at Sea
girt, New Jersey, on Tuesday.
Os the 54 mufflers, 28 were made
by pupils in the North Carolina
School for the Deaf at Morganton,
where Miss Kathleen Parker of
Chowan County, is one of the teach
ers in the vocational department.
There is a great deal of knitting
necessary to be done and any who
will assist in this work are asked to
contact Mrs. Mattie Davis, knitting
chairman.
ODT Representative
In Edenton July 9th
O. K. Joyner, representative of the
Office of Defense Transportation,
will be in Edenton on Friday, July 9,
to aid persons in this vicinity in any
problems they may have concerning
the regulations of the ODT.
Building And Loan
Groups Distribute
$2,000,000 Earnings
Record Mark For Half
Year’s Earnings, Says
President
By June 30th, distribution of two
million dollars of earnings for the
first half of 1943 will be distributed
in the* form of dividends to the mem
bers of 174 Building, Savings, and
Loan Associations of the State, it is
announced by the North Carolina
Building and Loan League.
C. B. Miller, of Albemarle, presi
dent of the League, said: “The divi
dend will help pay for the War by j
several uses to which it will be put.
In the main, the bulk of the pay
ments will be on the regular savings
and investment share accounts in the
Associations. On the savings ac
count, the dividends will be credited,
and will flow back into the same
uses as the regular capital of the in
stitution is directed, and much of it
will go into the purchase of War I
Bond issues of the Association.
“Dividends, paid in cash, will, in
a great many cases, be used to in
crease the individual War Bond hold
ings.
“Among (be Associations partici
pating in this dividend distribution,”
said Mr. Miller, “will be the Edenton
Building and Loan Association.”
Guest Preachers At
St Paul’s Church
During Month July
Rector and Wife Leave
To Spend Month In
Tennessee
St. Paul’s Church Vestry has grant
led the Rector, the Rev. Lewis F.
! Schenck, a month’s leave of absence
, j for July. During this time he will j
conduct the twilight hour at Mont-!
| eagle Assembly in Tennessee. While
11 Mr. Schenck is away, guest preach
lers will conduct services at St.
' Paul’s.
The Rev. A. J. Mackie, of Belhaven,
j will be the preacher for the II
> j o'clock service on the first Sunday
| in July; the Rev. John H. Bonner, of
1 1 Ahoskie, on the second Sunday; the
Rev. Sidney Mason of Windsor on
the third Sunday; the Rev. W. B.
Daniels of Plymouth on the fourth
; Sunday, and the Rev. Henry E.
; Chace, chaplain at the Marine Corps!
Air Base, on the first Sunday in
August.
The Church School will convene as
usual at 9:45 a. m. every Sunday.
There will be no early services, nor
Sain’t Day services during July.
During the absence of the Rector,
Chaplain Chace will occupy the Rec
tor’s apartment in the Parish House.
Mrs. Chace is expected from Cincin
nati to be with the Chaplain during
a large part of this time.
Watchers Needed At
Observation Tower
The local observation post is having
much difficulty in filling the watch
es from midnight to 3 a. m., and
from 3 a. m. to 6 a m. According
to the Rev. J. W. Crawford, Jr., chief
observer, men are needed for these
watches and those who feel it their
patriotic duty to help in this work
are urged to contact him immediate
ly. This work is doubly important
as it aids in defending our country
and at the same time helps in train
ing our pilots. Men who will take
watches during the above mentioned
hours are asked to call the Rev. Mr.
Crawford at once, signifying their
willingness to help and stating their
prefer# nee as to days and hours. The
chief jbserver can be reached by
calling phone 324-J, between 9 and
' 12 in the morning.
Soil Conservation
Supervisors Named
As the result of an election of land
owners to select supervisors for the
Albemarle Soil Conservation District,
John T. Lane and E. M. Perry, of
Perquimans County, and E. N. Elliott
of Chowan County, were elected.
These men will serve, together with
the two appointed by the State Com
mitte, T. C. Byrum, of Edenton, and
Archie Lane, of Hertford.
The final vote was counted Tues
day of the ballots cast up until Sat
urday,
“Santa Claus”
Users of electricity in Edenton
were agreeably surprised early
this week when they received
their June electric bill which
was marked “paid.” Accompany
ing the bill was a printed slip
from the Board of Public Works,
reading as follows:
“Your electric bill for June is
paid.
"The Board of Public Works,
at the close of this fiscal year’s
operation, feel that our financial
condition warrants our passing
on to the customers of this de
partment a month’s electric ser
vice at no cost. We are, there
fore, attaching your bill dated
July 1, 1943. marked PAID.
“We take pride in offering this
reduction to you in the face of
rising prices on every hand, and
solicit your comments on the re
verse side of this announcement.”
One month’s electric bill was
also remitted last year by the
Kourd of Public Works.
Representatives of
Civilian Defense In
Edenton on July 8|
Key Workers To Meetj
In Court House at
3:30 O’clock
Mrs. Walter Craven, State director!
of the Citizens Service Corps, and I
Miss Mary Elizabeth Judy and Harold j
Rogers of the Regional office in At-1
lanta, Ga., will be in Edenton Thurs- J
day, July 8, at 3:30 p. m., for the
purpose of discussing the civilian war
service program and offering any as
sistance in the development of the
local program.
These representatives will come
prepared to answer questions about |
any phase of the Service Corps pro-1
gram, and E. W. Spires, civilian de-]
sense chairman, is requesting all ke.Vi
men and women of the civilian defense
j organization will be present at the|
meeting whicth will be held in the!
Court House. % c ,
j
N.C. Press Meeting
In Winston-Salem
July 15,16 And 17
General Theme of Meet
ing Will Be Post War
Planning
Paul Gray Hoffman will address
the North Carolina Press Association
at the Friday morning session of the
71st annual convention, to be held
in Winston-Salem July 15, 16 and 17,
President W. K. Hoyt announced.
The Association will, convene at
: the Robert E. Lee Hotel on Thursday j
night, July 15, and the meetings are
j slated to continue through the morn
ing session Saturday, July 17.
Although Hoffman is one of the
outstanding industrial speakers of
the nation, he is to appear on the'
Press Association program as Chair- j
man of the national Committee for j
Economical Development. This com-i
rnittee has been organized to assist;
commerce and industry in preparing
to make their full contribution to
stability and prosperity through high
levels of employment and productiv
ity, when peace comes.
While the successful prosecution of
the war is recognized as the first con
cern and paramount obligation of
commerce and industry, Mr. Hoffman
and the members of his committee
are working and planning to fulfill
the further obligation to provide em
ployment in private industry for
those millions of war workers and re
turning soldiers, who will be return
ing to peacetime pursuit following
the war.
Also slated to speak at the Press
Association meeting is Sir Gerald
Campbell, G. C. M. G., British Minis
ter to the United and Special
Assistant to the British Ambassador
at Washington.
The general theme for the meeting
will be “Post War Planning.”
Officers of the Association are:
W. K. Hoyt, Winston-Salem Journal
and Sentinel, President; John B.
Harris, Stanly News Press, Albe
marle, Vice-President; Miss Beatrice
Cobb, Morganton News-Herald, Sec
retary-Treasurer; and Clarence Grif
fin, Forest City, Historian.
This newspaper Is drew- I
lated In the territory [
where Advertisers will l
realise good results.
$1.50 Per Year.
Two Edenton Boys
Play Role Os Heroes
At Nags Head S'V*
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William Lea and Gur
ney Hobbs Save Lives
Os Two Ladies
Two Edenton boys, William Leary
and Gurney Hobbs, played the role
of heroes Sunday afternoon at Nags
Head when each saved a young lady
from drowning. A party of bathers
were drawn beyond the breakers by
a strong undertow, one of whom, Nor
man Markham, of Elizabeth City,
was drowned.
Realizing the plight of the bathers,
the two Edenton boys, both of whom
are well versed in Boy Scouting,
rushed into the surf. Both being
good swimmers, they grabbed a girl
each and managed to get them to
shore, where they proceeded with
their knowledge of resuscitation work
learned as Boy Scouts, until the
young ladies were taken to Elizabeth
City for further treatment.
The two ladies saved by the
Edenton boys were Miss Annie Coop
er and Mrs. Roger Hunter, both of
Elizabeth City. Another man, Al
phonso Scott, was saved by Ensign
l Steve Blanchard of the Coast Guard.
!
No Need To Worry
! If Ration Book 3
! Has Net Arrived
New Coupons Will Not
Be Used Until Sep
, tember 1
Information from tne State OPA
| mailing center in Charlotte is to the
. effect that there need be no uneasi
ness if War Ration Book No. 3 has
. not been received before July 1.
, Applications are being filled in the
order of their receipt in Charlotte,
, j and not by town or city.
! The mailing tenter, in response to
I many queries, points out that Book
3 will have only the name of the ap
plicant on the front cover, the appli
cant being required to fill in the ad
dress, age, sex, race, height and
weight.
Failure of a person to receive the
book or to secure correction of er
rors will cause no hardship, according
to the mailing center, since the new
ration book will not be used until
September.
The mailing center is accepting no
further applications for Book 3 un
til after August 1. Likewise, no er
ror or omission can be corrected un
til after that date.
W. J. Taylor Awarded
Secretarial Trophy
At Lions Convention
Edenton Group Returns
I From Winston-Salem
Tuesday
i
I Edenton’s Lions Club was repre
i sented by four delegates at the State
Convention held early this week in
1 Winston-i Salem. The quota was com
posed of J. Clarence Leary, John
Mitchener, Hector Lupton and Sidney
Campen.
The local Lions left for Winston
; Salem Saturday night and returned
Tuesday night, reporting a well
-1 attended convention and a very inter
■ esting and helpful program.
I W. J. Taylor, secretary of the
■ Edenton Club, was awarded a secre
' tarial award for efficiency and
■ promptness in sending in monthly
■ reports to the district governor.
Ep Debnam Promoted
i To Second Lieutenant
Joseph E. Debnam, Jr., has recent
ly been commissioned as second lieu
tenant, following his graduation from
’ the Transportation Corps Officer Can
didate School at State College, Miss.
The Transportation Corps Officer
1 Candidate School is the only officer
• candidate school in the United States
- training prospective transportation
- officers. Lieutenant Debnam has
- been ordered to active duty in the
- newly organized Transportation Corps
of the Army of the United States.