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«T tenoral interest.
VOLUME X.—Number 29.
Jno. A. Holmes Tells
Rotarians ‘History Os
jrican Education’
J. G. Cainpen, president of the local
Merchants Association, is slated to
address the Hotary Club at their
meeting today (Thursday) in the
Parish House. Oampeii will talk on
the popular subject of mercantile
conditions in Edenton.
At last , week’s Rotary meeting, 1
John A. Holmes was asked to discuss j
the History of Education in our
State.
■ • ' . ■ j
City School Superintendent John A.; 1
Holmes very ahly and interestingly j
talked on the Early History of Amei-|
ican Education, using as his basic;
building point, the fact that the very
earliest efforts of American educa
tion in our State were based on the
famous old English Law , of 1601,
when certain churchwardens, and oth
er .substantial citizens of each parish, j
were nominated annually, and em
powered to lay a tax on the free- ’
holders of the parish in order to
raise funds to provide for appren
ticing children' of the orphan dr poor I
class, m order that they might be
put to work and made useful. “This
was the beginning of public support
for public education,” said Holmes,
“and when a parish was not able to
provide money enough to take care
of its own needs, the law made tt
possible for taxes from other pari su
es to he brought to, their aid.
.Holmes .told how Gabriel Johnson
hadbecome a Royal Governor of the
State i: .17114. and of his very; keen
interest in schools and education, to
the extept that .he made anotabie
appeal to the Assembly, in behalf of
.•nmols and education, however no.
action was taken on the matter, until
II years later, when; the Assembly
passed an act to build a school house
in Edenton. The Edenton City Senoor
stands on the Sadie site now,
Holmes said.
i < Academy school movement
grew and flourished from about 17,0)
-to 1 -5.7 11 . and this type of school coi -
responded to. the Lain Grammar
’ hooi if New England. Vet this,
of school only took care, of the
■ i for their schooling. The. appren
system was still used for br-J
phans and those who were unable to
pay for their education.
Holmes gave a minute detailed ac
count of how the Public High School !
and Graded School System began to j
appear, around I'JOO, and how Eden-!
ton established the Graded School in,
ldo.'i, explaining how that system held]
until the State took over the opera- j
tion of all schools for an eight
months’ term, in 1933. "However,
tile State does hot wholly maintain I
the schools, therefore, it is necessary]
to levy a school tax in every county',*’ j
he explained.
“Before the State took over the,
schools,” he further said, “the Gen- 1
eral Assembly had tried out the ]
Equalization Fund principle, but this
principle of equalization could not
maintain all schools in the State on
a similar and equal basis.”
Again he told of how the State had i
added the twelfth year, and the nine
months term to its schools, and how
the next logical and probable step to
all of our school systems, will be the
use and appropriation of Federal aid.
“The school tax levy for Chowan
County is 11 cents on the SIOO valua
tion of all property. Only two
counties in the State have a lower
school tax county rate, namely Macon,
which has a school rate of 7 cents,
and Pitt which has a rate of It)
cents,” stated Holmes, as he compli
mented the school boards and the tax ,
levying authorities, for their effi
ciency and thoughtfulness In nandiing
schools.
He said the schools of Edenton]
and Chowan would compare very fav
orably with the schools of the neigh
boring counties, even though they
had a much higher school tax rate.
Citing the fact that Gates County
lias a rate of 62 cents, Perquimans,
45 cents and Washington 85c.
Mr. Holmes has been asked to make
this same address to the County
Commissioners at a special meeting
in the near future.
TWO EDENTON MEN JOIN
U. S. NAVAL RESERVES
Archie C. Ashley and Simeon
Phipps signed up this week in Eli
zabeth City, through the Navy Re
cruiting Officer, for service in the
Naval Reserves.
Ashley and Phipps will go to Ra-
Friday to report for entrance
4s b he Naval Reserve Service.
N. GRIFFIN GRAVELY ILL
... a,
C. N. Griffin, who has been crfti
cally ill for some days at his home
on Broad Street, is still very ill, with
only a slight improvement. L
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
j Convalescent J
I.IKI'T. EDM I NO ( . FOREHA M»
Friends will be glad to learn
llial Lieut. Forehand is improv
ing at 1. S. Naval Hospital,
Quantico, Va„ after an attack of
pneumonia.
Soil Conservation |
District Formed Atj
Meeting In Hertford
At a recent meeting held in Hert
ford, the Albemarle Soil Conservation I
District, comprising Chowan and]
Perquimans lAunties, was. officially)
organize I, anil the neces ary papers;
authorizing the formation of such a)
■district'- were drawn and signed..
Archie T. I .ace. of, ii••rt •• o . was]
elected .-'chairman, of. the ma d of
supervisor's';' K. M. I'ei rv. • : Per-]
quiinans, was named vice-chairman. •
and T. Cant By rum, of Edenton, was]
appointed as secretary. Other mem-!
hers of the board are. E. X, Elliott,;
of Chowan County, and John T. Lane.;
of Perquimans County.
Attending the meeting in Herl•
ford were approximately 25 Govern
'me tit officials, including K. B. Gar
ret t, A. A. Cone and T- W. Bridges,
all of the State Conservation Ser
vice. Also present was Mr. Alaliand, i
i supei iiitendeht of the Bear . Swamp j
■ Drainage Project, which is making!
' headway. However, the contracts
j have not as yet been let.
In the near future it is expected!
| that various soil conservation )irac- 1
Itic.es. will be started in Chowan and
PefquimHns, although immediate pro
jects contemplated by the district
'have not as yet been released.
! Lions Club To See
Special Showing Os
| Picture On Rubber
A special feature at the Lions Club
meeting on Monday night, July 26,
will be a 30-minute moving picture
i program. This picture will show the
history and methods of development
of synthetic rubber.
(J. F. Bell, of Charlotte, special
representative of Esso Marketers,
will present the film, and make ex
planations concerning the picture.
An educational entertainment of
this type is a rare treat. The Lions
are looking forward to this enter
tainment with much interest. The
film will be shown at 7 o’clock, Mon
day evening, July 26.
Junius W. Davis, Jr.
Enters Army Medical
School at University
i
Junius (Sonny 1 W. Davis, son ot)
Mr. and Mrs. J. W, Davis, was ac
cepted in the army on July 16, and
lias reported to the commanding offi
cer at the A. S. T. Medical Program
Unit of the University of North
Carolina, where he will continue his
study of medicine.
Davis has had four years at the
University of North Carolina, and is
now in his second quarter in the
School of Medicine there. Prior to
his entrance in the University, he
graduated from the Edenton Higs
School, and took one year of prepara
tory study at Episcopal High, at
Alexandria, Va.
Presbyterians Resume
Sunday Evening Service
Regular Sunday evening services
will be resumed at the Presbyterian
Church on Sunday evening, July 25.
The service hour is 8 o’clock.
The Rev. D. C. Crawford, Jr., pas
tor, stated that these Sunday even
ing services will be held regurariy
L from now on.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 22, 1943
Opening Os USO Club
Expected To Be Held
About August 11th
Official plans were made by the
Planning and Steering Committee of
the local USO club, at a meeting held
on Monday night, f6r a grand offi
cial opening of the club on Wednes
day night, August 11.
A chicken barbecue dinner, will be
served in the club rooms to the men
at the U. S. Marine Corps Air Base
(anil, of course, to the Lady .Marines,
too, if they are here i.
•Short, peppy, up-to-the-miiiutt
speeches ot greetings and welcome
I will be made bv the town and niiti
] tary officials, who are slated to take
i leading parts in the program, which
j lias been carefully and splendidly
prepared by the various committees.
This entertainment will take place
ion the spacious Court House Green,
! which practically fronts the USO
I Club rooms. Adding to the enter
tainment and merriment of the occa
; sion, the Naval Base Band will give
a concert on the Green. This band is
| widely known for its high-class eti
-1 tertainment.
Following the entertainment on
the Green, a Street dance will be
held on Broad Street. Special music
] for this dance will be furnished.
| During the opening evening, tne
; USO will hold open house. Visitors
I and spectators will receive most cor
] dial welcomes.
j -
Week-end Ban On
I Wine Pleasing To
1 Local Police Dept.
i
j Edenton had a quiet week-end,
i with only one arrest;being made from
the charge, of drunkeness. This fig
ure compa red to the figures of recent
months, would go to prove that the,
prohibiting of wine sales over the
i week-end is hitting the mark.
The question of week-end wine
I sales in Edenton had been under fire
| for some time, and Town Council Jiao
had the matter at heart, hut no
• definite action was taken until the
! meeting last Tuesday night, when
Council unanimously adopted the mo
tion made prohibiting the sale of wind
from 11:30 Saturday night until 7
o’clock Monday morning.
Such steps, regulating the sale of
wine and beer, are being adopted by
many towns and counties throughout
the State, and such a law when
strictly enforced, goes for a reduced
number of arrests being made for
drunken and disorderly conduct.
Edenton State Guard
Now At Fort Bragg
Capt. J. Frank White, Jr., of the
N. C. State Guard Unit in Edenton,
left with his men, numbering approx
imately 50, for Ft. Bragg early Sun
day morning. - The outfit will be in
training for two weeks. During this
period they will study plans for
home defense, since there is an im
minent need for such alertness ana
efficiency now.
The fact that the Guard is made
up of civilians with little recent, or
no military experience, makes this
two weeks encampment more import
ant than ever.
Captain White and his men trav
eled to Ft. Bragg by use of t«e
State School buses, as was designat
ed and suggested by the Governor.
| Heretofore, the Home Guard mem
bers looked upon their annual en
campment as a sort of Vacation, but
the encampment period is now one
of intensive drilling and prepartton
for active duty.
Carroll Goodwin Home
From Aleution Islands
Carroll Goodwin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Goodwin, was with his
parents for a brief visit this week,
before going on a trip to Virginia
Beach and West Virginia.
Goodwin is doing duty with the
Seabees, and has been located in
Alaska and the Aleutian Islands foe
the past year.
ROBERT SAVAGE ON ACTIVE
DUTY IN THE PACIFIC
Robert Savage, nephew of Mrs.
Leon Lewis, has been actively engag
ed in war duty in the Pacific. Ac
cording to information received here,
he has been recently promoted to
pharmacist mate, second class.
i Chas. H. Jenkins j
I Will Be Candidate
i For State Senate
‘! A recent interview with Charles]
jH. Jenkins, of Bertie County, has;re- !
i | veiled the fact that he will he a !
- j candidate for the State Senate from :
■ the First District. ... next
primary.
■ -Mi. Jenkins is widely known in
l Edenton, and the entire Albemarle,
“ -.section. For the past ten years iie
, very successfully operated an auto
mobile agency here.
Having been long active in the
■ Democratic Party, and at one time.
serving as chairman of the Demon a
tic Executive Committee in Bertie
i County, added to his; services for
■ many years as chairman of the tier
• tie County Highway Commission has
? j blade him a well-known, active po
, j litical figure in this entire Action.;'
I Mr. Jenkins will be remembered, too.
. j as all active supporter of tile highway
. and; bridge movement, connecting;
. | Chowan and Bertie Counties. During
; the first World War he served most
ably as chairman of the Liberty Loan
] Drive, being called to service in tne.
, armed forces the day the Armistice)
, was signed.
• W ith his extensive farming inter-1
ests in his native Hertford County",-j
■ in addition to his automobile 0.-tab
: | lishmonts in Edenton, Aulanuer.
- Ahoskre and Williamstoh, he is a!
member of the Board of Conservation
and Development, a committee mem-j
j her of. tile Commereial Fisheries, also j
lof the■'Committee of Forests and ,
Parks.
Mr. Jenkins was aii outstanding 1
debater at Wake Forest College from !
vlbeh he is a graduate. He was
acting principal of the Durham City
Schools and takes pride in the fact]
that he had the privilege of instruct--'
1 • ing Victor Bryant and William Um-.
| stead, who are now political figures
| in our State.
At a later date, Mr. Jenkins will ]
make a formal announcement in re- [
, gards to hjs candidacy.
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Mrs. R. L. Pratt To
Take Applications
For Lady Marines
j .Mrs. R. E. Pratt has been officially I
, appointed by the Public Relations 1
Procurement Division of Atlanta. Ga„
as chairman of the American Legion
' Auxiliary campaign to enlist women
J of North Carolina in the U. S. Ma
rine Corps. Women’s Reserve. This]
appointment was announced Tuesday j
by Mrs. Nellie P. Johnson, of Pitts- j
I boro, who is State president of the |
! Auxiliary’s drive. The purpose of
| the drive is to tell the women of the]
State how much they are needed to
, fill home-front, jobs, in order to. free j
male Marines for combat duty.
I This drive will end on August 15.
and it is to be hoped that the local
■ Auxiliary will bend its energies, and
, use every available means of getting
in touch with women in the State
. between the ages of 20 and 36 years
of age, in order to pass the message
on to them, Mrs. Johnson stated in
• her letter to Mrs. Pratt.
There are more than 60 occupa
tion? suitable for these Lady Marines
to take over in Marine duties. Their
basic pay will be $132.5(1 per month,
plus clothing, medical, dental and
hospital care.
Mrs. Pratt has arranged to use the :
back room of the Town Municipal
Building for her recruiting office.
The days for recruiting are on Satur
days and Wednesdays, the hours be
ing 10 to 12 a. in., and 3 to 5 p. m.
Herald Editor Expects
To Return home Soon
“Editor Buff” has improved from
his operations bv leaps and bounds, j
He states that his recuperation has]
been definitely “upped” by the many
lovely demonstrations of friendship j
from the people during his hospitali- j
zation period.
He will be back in Edenton early]
next week, barring all setbacks and j
whatnot.
Charles H. Wood, Jr.
Receives Commission
q
Charles H. Wood, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Wood, has re
cently received his commission as
1 lieutenant (jg) in the U. S. Navy.
Lieut. Wood is a bombardier pilot,
and has done active foreign duty for
some months.
The egular communication of
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A, F. & A.
M„ will be held tonight.
PomMe Candidal, J
(MAS. H. JENKINS
Mr. Jenkins, well known in the
First District, plans to soon an
nounce his candidacy as Slate
Senator from the District.
J. E. Wood Named.
Director Os Va.-Car.
Peanut Millers Asso.
J. E. Wood, manager of the Eden
ton Peanut Mill, has been made a
director of the Virginia - Carolina
] Peanut Millers Association, whose j
headquarters are at Atlanta, Ga,
Wood wilt represent this organi-i
|- zation-' as; a director of the National
i Peanut Council, and will lend his aid
•in the promotion of peanut projects
'throughout the United States,
Having been associated with trie
I Edenton Peanut Mill for a number of
I years, he is well qualified in the
] field of management, and also .has
I direct knowledge of peanut products, i
[ He will he an asset as a director of.
| such an organization.
Gregg Cherry To Be
Guest Speaker For
Meeting Os Legion
Gregg Cherry, widely-known pub- j
! lie speaker, a Major in World War i.,
and now a gubernatorial candidate
j for the 11)44 Democratic Primary,!
| will tie master of ceremonies am.!
j guest speaker at the installation ot 1
new officers for the American Legion]
' Post and the,Legion Auxiliary on
| Tuesday night, at 8:30 o’clock. The
meeting will be. held in the Court
j House and the public is cordially In
vited to be present to hear Cherry
'speak.
] Roland Garrett and a delegation
of Legionnaires from Seth Perry
Post, Elizabeth City, have expressed
their intention of being on hand
V. N. Darden and members of tne [
Will. Paul Stallings Post of Hertford,
and Ike Davis, of Manteo. have plan
ned to be present at the meeting.
The I/egion Posts, from GatesviHe,
Windsor, Plymouth, Manteo, Hert
ford, Columbia and Elizabeth City]
have been invited to be on hand for
the installation ceremonies and to •
j hear Cherry speak.
Tentative plans are being made by!
Judge It. D. Dixon. R. L, Pratt arid
Jesse W. White for refreshments to
be served to the officials and invited
guests.
Thomas W. Elliott, Jr.
Commissioned Ensig-n
Thomas W. Elliott, Jr., son of Mrs: ]
Thomas W. Elliott, has recently beet: j
given an ensign rating. He is now]
stationed at Cecil Field, U. S. Nava,!
Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla. He]
attended Wake Forest College, fol-]
lowing his graduation from Edenton
High School, and after volunteermg
in the Air Corps, took basic training
at the University of North Carolina.
Chowan Melon Crops
Moving To Markets
Movements of watermelons and
cantaloupes got under way in Chow
an County this week, according to
County Agent Charles W. Overman.
Mr. Overman stated that due to the
demand for war food crops only about
one-fourth of the normal acreage was
planted in melons this year.
Farmers report that the prices
have been fair to good, according to
size and quality.
This newspaper it drew- I
latad in the territory [
where Advertisers will f
realist good results. J
SI.HO Per Year.
EdpL Veanut Co.
Many Letters
From Service Men
J. E. Wood, manager of the Eileh
ton Peanut Mill, was instructed in
May to send a -pound bag of studi
ed peanuts to Chowan’s men, boys
] and girls who are serving in the
j Armed Forces, on the home shores
or abroad. Wood secured a mailing
list from The Herald office, and with
the help of The Herald, secured the
names of those in the service not oh
The Herald mailing list. After com
piling a mailing list, the shipment of
a 5-pound oag of, select peanuts to
each person from Chowan County in
the Armed Forces was, begun. With,
each bag of peanuts went greetings
and good cheer from the directors of
the Edenton Peanut Company.
in recognition of tins splendid ges
ture on the part of the donors, for
such a timely and welcome gift, Mr.
\ Wood has received countless letters
j of thanks from the recipients of these
'gifts. In writing these letters of
i the very warmest thanks, every re
cipient stated , how much the peanuts
l were enjoyed, and how very mnew
they appreciated the. thought of the
! folks back home, who sponsored such
i a friendly gesture,
From the far-away Aleutian Is
(lands have come, letters of thanks
i from Charlie Swanner and Carrol!
| Goodwin. ,Carrol| said, “I never,
j dreamed, when I was a hoy plowing.
; peanuts in Chowan, that 1 would ever ,
be so far fro mbome,”
Charlie Swanner- ; told of how he
, had made a bargain with the galley
! cook t" parch some of the goobers
] for him. .Charlie also, added that
! peanuts were as rare there as
oranges would be at the North Pole
The five sons of Mr. and Mrs. J.
1* rank White, who are in service in
tar away spots, here and there in-the
1. S., all acknowledged their gift
With sincerest thanks. Alex -aid he
shared his. gift with the boys
iii his barracks, and that most of the
, buys had never eveii. seen a peanut
before.
j Gebrge C. Ward, at the U:,B, Sub
Base, New London, parched some of
i his goobers on a hot plate in the
! shop one night. The next day the
commanding officer almost frighten
ed him out of his wits by sending
for him. Ward was relieved to find
• out that the officer only wanted
some of the goobers to plant in his
i garden for Ins children to see them
] grow-, as lie had seen them growing
| in Carolina.
| L. K. Overton. Jr.,, of the U. S. S.
| Charger, said, “1 feel very proud to
pass the nuts around to my ship
mates and to let them know what old
. N. (.’. can produce.”
j And from the U. S. S. Hannibal,
i Roy l’eele said his Shipmates included
their thanks to the senders of such
] a rare treat.
Ned White wrote from California,
saying, “The peanuts have inspired a
lot of the boys here to go south.”
From Miami Beach, Fla., William
A. White said that most of his com
rades Were from the New England
States, where peanuts were thought
to be handled only in packages, and
that most, of the boys had a real hk
, ing for N. C. goobers.
Sam White, in writing his thanks,
said the peanuts were as good as the
thought behind them.
“Every one of my bunkmates send
greetings and thanks for your gener
: osity and thoughtfulness,” said
Charlie Mi-Cullers, of Camp Butner.
From the U. S. Army Hospital, at
j Camp Shelby, Miss., comes a word
from Robert Bembry, expressing his
thanks and saying the peanuts were
a real help in his recuperation at the
: hospital.
From Pvt. Lehman R. Ward, down
, at Camp A’an Dorn, Miss., comes this
word. “The peanuts were too good
for words, but they didn’t; last long
when the fellows found them.”
Sgt. S. A. White, of Ft. Old, Cal.,
j tells of how he publicized the fact
(Continued on Page Five)
Chowan 4-H Clubs To
Hold Camps In August
Arrangements have been made to
hold a 4-H Camp for Chowan 4-H
Club members at Camp Kiwania, at
Mount Gould, in Bertie County, ac
cording to Charles W. Overman,
County Agent for Chowan. This
camp will accommodate 25 persons.
It is planned to conduct two conse
cutive four-day camps of about 30
4-HClub members each.
Due to the limitations of the camp,
club members are being advised that
the first 20 boys and the first 20
girls making their replies and send
ing their deposits will be selected.
These camps will be held August
7-18. Club members will enjoy in
struction and recreation while in
camp.