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ht these columtu (nill An nvwwnnnß Ivon »» found a fair presentation tt tonal and county mows f general interest. Volume X. —Number 32. | Edenton Housing Project Approve | birector Thomas Markham I Calls Landlords’ Attention I Os Requirement To Register h Many Failed to Comply With Regulation Held Last Week ■s REGISTER TODAY if ! Forms Available at Reg ister of Deeds and Clerk of Court Following the announcement last I i week that Chowan and Perquimans ■ t Counties were added to the Elizabeth City Defense Rental Area, some land lords have registered according to in structions of Thomas J. Markham, 6 area rent director. Registration of ■S' the remainder of landlords is sclie ■ duled to be completed this (Thursday) R afternoon in the Court House, when registrars will be on hand to offei j If any assistance necessary. j Is In connection with the registration, ! Mr. Markham had the following to j B say this week: "1 wish to call the attention of the landlords of Chowan and Perquimans Counties to the registration that was held in these two counties on Friday, August 6. At this time a number oi the landlords registered their rental property, thereby complying with the ■ requirements of the Federal Relit I . Regulations, but a large number fail; ed to comply. There will be sum. I of the., registration forms placed in i the offices of the Register of Deeds] n a" ’ ' herk of Court in each of these for the convenience of those | Ad to register on the 6th, ami asking each owner of rental f p. . .rty, that is, a house, apartment, rooms Or group of rooms to call at once at one of these offices in then respective counties ami procure these forms and a Copy of the instructions for filling them in. Fill them in and «' mail to the Area Kent Office, Kramer pudding, Elizabeth City, N. C., iinnie jf diately. It is imperative that land lords comply with the regulations oy s registering. "A survey of the registrations that! f have been filed discloses that it is not generally understood that rooms must lie registered, which is a serious i mistake. Anyone renting a room must register the room as though % he were renting an apartment or a . liouse. "The attention of all landlords to | this matter is urged at once.” Surprise Blackout j Practically 100% j f On Tuesday Night Civilian Defense Offi cials Dejighted With Success Edenton experienced its most ef fective blackout test Tuesday even ing, in the opinion of the Civilian ;• Defense officials and the town at large. The “Yellow” alert was received at 9:45 p. m., and all keymen were promptly notified by telephone to stand by for a possible emergency. The “Blue” warning was received at 10:05 p. m., and all lights were promptly turned out. Headquarters was fully manned by this time and everything was clicking in real shape. The “Red” blackout order was re ceived at 10:15 p. m„ and by this time all sector wardens had reported everything blacked out. The second “Blue” alert was re ceived at 10:25 p. m., and all sectors were kept on the alert in the event that the "enemy planes” might return for a second “attack.” At 10:37 p. m., the “All Clear” re fcame in and the town resumed naal way of life, glad that it Jy a practice test. ,re were only two lights report ea left on, and one of these was quickly extinguished, while the other was left on, but was in the rear of a store and the owner could not be located. All in all, it was considered prac tically a perfect test. THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOMS NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Lady Marines . This week a detachment of the Women’s Reserves of the Ik S. Marine Corps arrived at the local Ik S. Marine Corps Air Station, where they will undergo a period of training. Upon com pletion of their training, they l will be transferred to other points, where they will releive Marines for more strenuous duties. Bus Drivers face Charge Os Selling ! “C” Gas Coupons! j Picked Up Following In vestigation This Week By OPA Officials Warrants growing out of an inves tigation made by OPA agents have been served upon Seven white men 1 who drive buses to and from the local Marine Corps Air Station. The seven were picked up early this week ]by Ik S. Deputy Marshal William C. Flora. Each one of the group is charged • with illegally receiving, possessing and selling C gasoline coupons. They ' were given a hearing in Edenton be- ;■ fore Ik S. Commissioner J. H. Leg gett, of Plymouth, and hound over for the next term of Federal District j 1 Court iii. Elizabeth City on Septem-. her 27. They were, released on $3.00] j bond each. The drivers arrested as the result of the OPA investigation are James j T. Nichols of Windsor. Henry Jasper, Byrd of Tarboro, Jones Miller Flow- j er of Belhaven, Robert Elton Perry] | of Ahoskie, Thomas Hillary Twine of Tyner, Hallie Ruffin Griffin of Rocky Mount, and John Thomas Bembry of Parmalee. | Methodist Board Os Stewards Called To Meet Tonight I To Discuss Successor to j Rev. W. C. Benson, Who Resigned Though in a new role as director, of the USO Club at Hampton, V«., the Rev. W. C. Benson on last Sunday morning returned to Edenton to preach at the 11 o’clock service in the local Methodist Church. ] The Rev. W. L. Clegg of Elizabeth i City, district superintendent, wlfl meet with the Board of Stewards of the church tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock, at which time it is expected that, a successor to Mr. Benson will be discussed. l)p to Wednesday, no arrangements had been made as to services in the church next Sunday, though Mr. Benson, on last Sunday, said he would preach at the morning hour, if he could possibly manage to leave his duties at Hampton. ! “Dry" Week-ends! ■> Joining with many other com munities in North Carolina, Town Councilmen on Tuesday flight passed an ordinance which will hereafter prohibit the sale of beer and ale from 11:30 o’clock Saturday night until 7 onclock Monday morning. This action was taken following a recommen dation of Chief of Police 1. R. Tanner, who believes the ban will contribute to reduce arrests for drunkenness and yther charges as the result of dmmk enness over the week-ends. Penalty for violation of this order is provided by the State. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 12, 1943. Red Cross Chapter Asked To Furnish 432 More Kit Bags Proving So Valuable Navy Requests Some For Sailors no driveTplanned Mrs. J. N. Pruden Ask ing For Voluntary Contributions Mrs. J. N. I’ruden, chairman of the Chowan Chapter of the Red Cross, has just been asked by William Carl Hunt, manager of the Eastern Area, for 432 kit bags to be furnished by the local chapter. For more than a year the Red Cross, through its chapters, has been supplying kit bags to the armed forces leaving for overseas duty. This service has proved so valuable that, in addition to further I requests from the Army, the Navy has also asked for these bags. Mrs. Pruden has been advised that the twill and tape for the bags will be furnished chapters free of charge but that the cost of the contents is approximately SI.OO per bag. which the chapter is expected to purchase. It will be recalled that last yea: the. idea of providing these kit bags met with such generous response that instead of a quota of 250. the local chapter received enough contributions to send 550 of the bags. Because of the generous contributions last year. Mrs. Pruden is rather reluctant to Stage another drive, but in order to cooperate with the national organ! ] zatioh, is asking any who would like to make a contribution for the pur- j pose to send any amount they, desire] either to her, Mrs. J. W. Davis, or to . The Chowan Herald. In order -to meet the greatly in-] i creased demand for these kit hags, it 1 will be necessary for all chapters to ! participate in the program, so Mrs.[ Pruden will greatly appreciate it if j enough voluntary contributions a* e j 1 forthcoming for Chowan chapter to I ] send the number of kit hags re j quested. Supt John A. Holmes Faces Blitzkrieg As Five Teachers Resign Resignations Submitted Within Three Days Os Deadline With Sunday being the deadline for teachers to resign, John A. Holmes, superintendent of the Edenton School, experienced a blitzkreig, when with j in three days he received five resigna tions. Os course, there was some consolation in the fact that two of the teachers agreed to serve, provid ing successors could not be secured. The three who resigned outright were Mrs. Ep Debnam, Miss Lots Turnbull and Miss Irene Pitts. The school is scheduled to open on September 8, and though teachers, as in almost every other profession are limited, Mr. Holmes has contacted a number of prospects and is hopeful of having all vacancies filled by the time school opens. He is also investi gating three prospects for a coach for the school. Surgical Dressing Class Changes Meeting Hour Mrs. W. H. Coffield, surgical dress ings chairman of the Chowan County Red Cross Chapter, announced this week that beginning Tuesday night, 'August 17, the hours for working at the Red Cross surgical dressing rooms in the Parish House will be changed from 7:30 to 9:30 o’clock. Workers are asked to note the change. Band Rehearsal At School Monday Night R. L. Martin, director, of the Eden ton High School Band, has called a full band rehearsal at the school house Monday night at 8 o’clock. He requests all members to be on hand, for which occasion refreshments will he served. Program Provides For Building 60 War Housing Accommodations On Portion Os Blades Brothers Land In North Edenton Chowan Falls Down On July’s Quota Os Stamps And Bonds $36,837.50 Sold, While County’s Quota Was $44,794 NO TIME TO LAG Campen Appointed War | Finance Committee Chairman As was the case during July of last year, Chowan County again this year fell short in sales of war bonds, -J. G. Campen reporting sales amounting to $36,837.50,. us against the July quota of $44,794, or a deficit of $7,956.50. Mr. ( 'ampen has also been, informed that the August quota remains un changed. Chowan being asked, to buy $44,794 worth of stamps and bonds. In connection with the sale, of War bonds, Mr. Campen . has . announced j that the War Saving Staff has been j dissolved ami in its place a War ] Finance Committee has been set up. Mr, Campen itas, incidentally, been appointed chairman of this 'committee. | for Chowan County and, despite re j cent encouraging reports from the theatres, of war. he warns that mort ] 'than ever purchase of war bonds is] necessary in order to save the lives of! more American boys. July is a bad] month to sell bonds, . says Mr. Cam-; j pen, hut he is hoping that the county I I will rally to the need and again reach] j the quota during August, Mr. Cam pen is. also directing his. attention to | the drive which will be staged during' | September, when the nation will be] asked to raise 15 billion dollars in j war stamps and bonds. The county’sj quota in this drive has not yet been ] [made public. Negroes Rounded Up | On Charge Vagrancy! ■' ■ Four of Group Tried In Recorder’s Court Tuesday | As the result of continued efforts on the part of police to break up needless loafing, four charges of] vagrancy were tried in Recorder's . Court Tuesday morning, Judge Mar vin Wilson finding two guilty, one not guilty, and the fourth continued until Friday’s Court. The four were included in about a j I dozen Negroes picked up at pool | rooms Monday morning, the remaind er being able to show that they were regularly employed, though they were warned that if again found not j working, they will be charged with absenteeism. The two Negroes found guilty] were Willie Brown of Manning, S. C., and William A. Richardson, of Wilson. The former was ordered to pay court] costs of $14.50, and the latter sl6, J 1 and both were required to appear in . Superior Court and be able to show that they have been regularly em ployed. W’illiam Dennison, of Frankfort, Ky„ was found not guilty, while Charlie Ford Holly, of Edenton, will be given a hearing in Friday’s court. Two New Chairmen For Red Cross Work Chowan County Chapter of the Red Cross, of which Mrs. J. N. Pru den is chairman, has this week ap pointed two new chairmen in con nection with the Chapter’s growing activities. The two new chairmen are Mrs. 3. . H. Conger, who will have charge of ! production, canteen and home ser vice. Mrs. Philip McMullan has been appointed chairman of the Junior Red Cross. Both ladies have agreed to accept their appointments. Schools Os County Begin Session On Monday Morning; Superintendent W. J.; Taylor Lacks Two Teachers ERROR LAST WEEK Teachers Called to Meet To Secure Final In structions It is regretted that in last week’s Herald it was stated that schools in the Chowan County Administrative Unite would open Thursday, Septem-i her 13. This, was an error jrt that Superintendent W.‘ J. Taylor in formed this newspaper that the coun ty schools will begin next Monday. August, 16. In view of the fact that only three J more days remain before the opening ' <>f school, Mr. Tavlor is iW I Otic cor- j cerned that he has two vacancies on/ • the. faculty at Chowan High Schoi 1. an eighth grade teacher arid-A. teacher in the social science arid ohysical, edu cation program. Schools will open as, early in the morning as possible, according tr i:Mr. Taylor, in order to id early in ■ the day. It is planned to dismiss j around 12:30 Or 1 o’clock. No school i buses have been replaced, but aid ] buses are in good mechanical : condi ! tion, said Mr. Taylor, A meeting for all the colored i teachers will be held in the Super I intenderi.t’s office on Friday morning ,at 10 o’clock. I A meeting of the white, school bus I drivers for the County Ain't will be I held. Saturday morning at S o’clock at | | Chowan High School. This meeting ] will be followed lay a mooing for ad ] the white teachers at 9. o'clock. j Edenton USO Club ] i Formally Opened] Many Service Men En joy Dance Held In Armory | Edenton’s USO Club was favorably ; I opened Wednesday night and is now ] I ready to accommodate service men who are stationed here, as well as ] any who are passing through oi are spending some time in the city, j ] The opening was marked by three] ] principal events, exercises and a band concert being held on the Court ] House Green at 5:30 o’clock, and open house and a reception in the Club rooms from 7:30 to 9 o’clock. The highlight of the opening was a j dance at the Armory when upwards of 300 enjoyed dancing which includ ]ed only service men and the GSO ] girls. Music was furnished by the Weeksville Air Station Band. |_Coincidence ] With six sons in service and a daughter heading up the R e d Cross work in Whittakers. Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank White. Sr., last week, learned of a rather unique coincidence in that three of their sons were promoted to first-class privates on the same day, though stationed in different parts of the country The trio who figured in the simultaneous promotions were.: Samuel Pearce White, who is in the Transportation Corps and station at Camp Kilmer, N. J.; Henry Alexander White, a mem ber of the Air Signal Corps and stationed at Camp Sedalia, Miss ouri, and William Alban White, also in Air Signal Corps, station ed at Miami Beach, Florida. This newspaper le drew iatai im the territory whore Advertisers I rtU roeUeo good results. $1.50 Per Year. Project Approved Satur day by National Hous ing Agency 10-ACRE SITE Campen and Haskett Remain on Trail For Local Relief A program providing 60 war hous ] ing accommodations for incoming j workers in essential war industries ! in Edenton has been approved by the | National Housing Agency, according ;to NHA Regional Representative Robert K. Creighton. The plans were ! approved Saturday by John B. Blan ford, National Housing Adminfs trator. The new program calls for the construction, of 50 privately financed units and. in addition, 10 family units will be provided by privately financed conversions of existing buildings. This is the first war housing pro gram approved for. the Edenton area, Creighton advised. The program was approved by the National Housing j Agency after analysis of the War ] Manpower Commission's estimates of I the additional workers needed to meet production schedules in war indus tries here and after allowances for maxi muni recruiting of local workers, ] lie said. The National Housing Agency also, made a careful check of the housing supply iri the area to. determine how many of the additional workers needed here can he housed iri exist! ng dwellings. Because [of wartime scar city of critical materials, new quar ters- cannot be built for all incoming war workers and residents of the Edenton vicinity must continue to support the, war effort by sharing their homes With workers needed sot war jobs, Creighton declared. Occupancy of the new war hous ing will be reserved for workers in war industries and essential occupa tions who move to Edenton from be yond reasonable commuting distance or who have moved here since July 1, | 1941, and are now living under condi ] tions impairing their efficiency, said | Creighton. War workers who find it I necessary to bring their families here j from beyond reasonable commuting distance and who are dispossessed j from their present quarters will also be eligible. Applications for preference ratings lon the additional privately financed I war housing should be filed with the State office of the Federal Housing Administration in Greensboro where I loan insurance on approved projects ] may also be obtained. ! Sensing the need for more housing (Continued on Page Five) Town To Have New Fire Fighting Truck Secured Through eration of Office of Civilian Defense Following a suggestion presented by E. W. Spires, Chowan County Civilian Defense chairman, Town Council on Tuesday night passed a resolution for the purchase of a IVs ton truck and a body which w-ill be equipped as a fire truck for use in civilian defense. When equipped, the trailer pump will be capable of pump ing 500 gallons of water per minute, all the equipment to be furnished on the lend-lease plan by the Office of Civilian Defense. Included in the equipment will be five gas masks, five firemen’s hel mets, five firemen’s coats, five pairs firemen’s pants, one trailer pump, skid-mounted pumps, front-mounted pumps and five pairs firemen’s boots. Mayor Leroy Haskett was author ized to execute a contract. Arrange ments will be made to house the truck in the fire station and F'ire Chief R. K. Hall was named custo dian of the new truck. The Board of Public Works agreed to furnish the funds to purchase the truck and body.
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