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Volume X.—Number 36.
Third War Loan Drive Under Way
Organization Perfected
For Chowan At Meeting
Held Tuesday Afternoon
Chairman J. G. Campen
Meets With Chairman
To Discuss Plans
BIG JOB
Chairmen and Assist
ants Will Make Com
plete Canvass
Chowan County will today (Thurs
day) join with the remainder of the
nation in the Third War Loan drive
in an effort to raise at least fifteen
billion dollars in the nation by the
end of September. Because of the
tremendous amount to be raised,
Chowan County, like all other com
munities, faces a big job, for the
county’s quota has been set at
$417,000, and to meet the quota
means hard work on the part of can
vassers and liberal purchases on the
part of those contacted.
J. G. Campen, chairman of the
Chowan County War Finance Com
mittee, has the entire county organ
ized, and on Tuesday afternoon met
in the Court House with his various
chairmen. At this meeting Mr.
Campen emphasized the importance
.of the drive and appealed to his co- j
workers to do their very best ini
selling bonds in an effort to reach
the quota. The chairmen were pre
sented various kinds of literature
which will serve as an incentive to
work hard as well as explain the
anous kinds of bonds for sale. They
■ ere also given application blanks
for the sale of bonds, so that the
machinery is well oiled for the start
of the campaign today. Extra efforts
will be put forth at the outset to sell
a large number of bonds, it being be
lieved that a good start will go a
long way toward making the drive a
success.
The various chairmen have ap
pointed assistants in the different
sections of the county so that no one
will be burdened with too much ter
ritory and the county can be com
pletely canvassed as soon as possible.
During the drive seven kinds of
bonds will be offered for sale, any
one of which may be considered the
best investment in the world. The
first of these bonds are the Series E,
named appreciation bonds because
(Continued on Page Six)
Superior Court
Begins Monday
Judge C. E. Thompson
Scheduled to Preside
Over Term
Chowan County’s September term
of Superior Court will coimeae Mon
day morning with Judge C. Everett
Thompson, of Elizabeth City, presid-1
ing. The term will be devoted en
tirely to criminal cases except for
any divorce suits which may be pre
sented.
Included in the docket will be three
felony charges, two of the defendants
being Negroes, and the other a white
man. Benny Carr, colored, faces two
charges of burglarly. James Nowell,
colored, is charged with assault with
a deadly weapon upon Adolph Britt,
also colored. B. F. Hardy, white
man, faces a charge of larceny of a
watch and a sum of money.
Other eases listed for trial include
Lloyd Edward Privott, colored, who
appealed from a 30-day road sentence
in Recorder’s Court on a charge of
vagrancy.
Porter Jones, colored, also appeal- 1
ed to Superior Court, following a 12- :
month sentence on a charge of as
sault with a deadly weapon, and 1
carrying a concealed weapon. He is
now serving a 6-month road sentence
on a similar count.
Jarvis Skinner appealed to Superior
Court as the result of a 10-day sen
tence in Justice of the Peace Court '
for trespassing on the land of Lloyd i
White. 1 1
John Beasley also appealed from a , I
f>o-day sentence for driving while |
drunk, but the defendant is now in j I
the Army. ll
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO TMM INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
Badham Re-elected
Chairman Chowan
County ABC Board!
Three Members Granted
Increase In Pay of
$5 Per Month
Meeting jointly Tuesday afternoon,
members of the Chowan County
Commissioners, Board of Health and
the School Board re-elected R. P.
Badham as chairman of the Chowan
County ABC Board for another three
year term. Mr. Badham has served
in this capacity since the local ABC,
store was opened six years ago.
Following Mr. Badham’s election,'
the three Boards voted to increase
the salaries of the three members of,
the Board $5 per month. This in- j
crease brings Mr. Badham’s salary to
S4O per month, and M, F. Bond and
Hector Lupton ' $23 per month. Mr.
Bond receives SSO per month as sec
retary to the Board.
Eight New Teachers
On School Faculty
Session Begins Wednes
day With Full Corps
Os Teachers
Though John A. Holmes, superin
tendent of Edenton schools, faced a
season of wholesale resignations only
a few weeks before the scheduled
opening, he was able to begin the
1943-44 session Wednesday morning
with a full complement of teachers.
Enrollment figures were not avail
able at the time The Herald went to
press, but earlier in the day Mr.
Holmes expressed the opinion that
they would not be as high as last
year. The Senior Class this year is
especially small.
In the white school there are eight
new members on the faculty, includ
ing Mrs. John F. White, Miss Betty
Pearl Fleming, Mrs. Charles Buckley,
Jr., Miss Louise Morgan, Miss Helen
Lindsley, Miss Dorothy Thompson,
Mrs. Helen Reagan and Rockefellow
Venters.
In the colored school there is only
one new teacher, she being Hattie M.
Watson.
Caterpillars ‘Take’
Town’s Pecan Trees
, Pests Practically En
velop Trees In Some
Instances
Caterpillars are on a rampage in
Edenton as as a result, practically :
every pecan tree in town is taking on
the appearance of a huge cobweb.
Earlier in the summer the cater- i
pillars became numerous and Street i
Department employees spent no little
time in cutting from the trees all the
nests possible, but since that time
the pests have greatly increased so
that in some cases they have prac
tically enveloped the greater portion |
of trees. 1
Caterpillars usually collect on the i
town’s pecan trees, but at the pres
ent time the situation is worse than i
any resident can remember.
Traffic Violators Will
Face Trial In Court
1
For the past two maltha Edenton’s
police have been issAng warning <
tickets to those who folate traffic i
regulations. Some of the offenders
have repeated violations and more or
less of a nuisance has dfcveloped. In
view of this fact, poliev will abandon
the warning ticket and Offenders wifi i
be hailed into court, v* i
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 9, 1943.
Housing Project Strikes Snag
Farm Groups Set
$1.50 As Fair Price
For Picking Cotton
Figure Arrived at After
Lengthy Meeting
Thursday
MAIN PICKING
Plan Adopted to Use
School Children In
Harvesting Crop
Meeting Thursday afternoon, the
Chowan Farm Labor Advisory Com
mittee and the County Agricultural
Wage Board, together with a group
i of leading farmers, agreed that $1.50
j per hundred pounds for the main |
| season pickings was a fair price to
pay for cotton picking this fall at the ;
present price paid for cotton. As to |
; green and damp cotton, it was the
i opinion of those present at the meet
ing that a price could be better work
ed out by the farmers and pickers.
The meeting was held following re
ports that some cotton pickers were
unreasonable in the prices demanded
as well as instances where some,
farmers offered unreasonably low
j prices.
During the meeting tentative plans
were made to employ school children
in cotton picking, the idea being ad
vanced of offering prizes for boys
and girls picking the most cotton.
Prizes will he offered to the school
rooms whose students pick the most
I cotton and record forms will be fur
nished each student who agrees to
participate. Each day the grower
will certify on the report the number
of pounds picked, and these reports
are to be taken up by school teachers.
Definite plans for the program arc
now being worked out, which it js
hoped will aid materially in over
coming the labor shortage in housing
the cotton crop.
Prices to be paid for digging pea
nuts were also discussed, and though I
no decision was reached as to prices
to be paid, it was agreed that in
cases of any injustice or. misunder
standing between growers and dig
gers, the Farm Labor Advisory Com
mittee and the County Agricultural
Wage Board would he asked to assist
in arriving at a fair price to be paid.
Frances Evans Now
11. S. Army Nurse
Commissioned as Second
Lieutenant and Sta
tioned In Alabama
Chowan County friends will he in-;
terested to know that Miss Frances
Evans has been commissioned a sec
ond lieutenant in the C. S. Army-
Nurse Corps and is now stationed at
the Northington General Hospital at
Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Miss Evans has had a great deal of
training and experience in nursing
and public health work, having an
A. B. degree from Duke University
and receiving her public health cer
tificate from the University of North
Carolina. She attended the Mayo
Brothers Clinic at Rochester, Minn.,
as well as completing a course in
public health work at Peabody Insti
tute at Nashville, Tennessee. Miss
Evans has also been engaged in I
public health work in Virginia and
Providence, Rhode Island, prior to
holding a similar position at Tusca
loosa before entering the Army Nurse
Corps.
John Mitchener Now
Senior Gas Officei
John Mitchener has been appointed
senior gas officer in Chowan County’s
Civilian Defense organization, the
appointment being made last week
by County Chairman E. W. Spires.
Mr. Mitchener will arrange classes
in order to give instructions relative
to any possible gas attack as well as
treating gas burns and meeting otheT
emergencies.
Sept 15 Deadline
For Fathers Change
To Essential Work
Those In Non-Defer
able Class First to
Be Inducted
NEW "RULING
Skilled Man Must First
Be Referred to Em
ployment Service
Selective Service has set Septem
ber 15 as the deadline for fathers in
non-defenable jobs to signify their
intention to transfer to other work if
they want a cushion against induction
ahead of other fathers.
I Unless they have actually obtained
jobs off the non-deferrable list or
| registered with the U. S. Employ-1
, ment Service for such jobs and give |
proof of registration to their draft
boards by Sept. 15, they will be the j
first fathers to be drafted, and can
be taken before October 1. |
The announcement took the form
of an amendment to a regulation is
sue; I three weeks ago. It laid down
the rule that the 30-day immunity
from reelassifiea'fSn gained by regis-,
tering for a job-transfer cannot ex
tend beyond October 15 under any
circumstances, 1
However, if the non-deferrable
father’s order number would bring
him up for induction earlier than
October 15 eveii if he were not in a
lion-deferrable job, he will get no
added immunity and will he subject
to call whenever his number comes
up after October T,
Meanwhile, draft boards’ authority
to order induction of men in the 149
high-skill positions recently designat
ed as “critical occupations’’ to give
them super-eligibility for extended
occupational deferment was restrict
ed sharply.
The boards, which hitherto have
had complete control over each in
j dividual’s, case, subject only- to ap
peal board rulings, were forbidden to
order the induction of any man with
me required skips without first re
ferring the ease to the Employment
Service.
Furthermore, they were ordered to
[ refer the case to the Employment
j ‘Service .even if an appeals board has
agreed with them that the particular
j man does not deserve occupational de-
I ferment despite his qualifications to
1 till a "critical occupation.”
I In doing so, they must give the
' man at least a 30-day postponement'
of induction, and then, if the employ-j
meiit service directs it, reconsider his j
case and give “the most serious con- j
sideration” to granting him the de- ■
terment it has previously refused.
Jordan Yates New 1
Assistant Fire Chief;
J. H. Conger Resigns
Due To Too Many
Other Duties
«
Because of so many other duties, J.
H. Conger has tendered his resigna
tion as assistant Fire Chief, and at
the monthly meeting Thursday night
of the Edenton Fire Department,
Jordan Yates was recommended as his
successor.
Mr. Conger’s resignation and Mr.
Yates’ appointment will be officially
acted upon at the monthly meeting
of Town Council next Tuesday night.
Mr. Conger has served very effi
ciently as assistant Fire Chief for
several years, while Mr. Yates has
also been very much interested and
has taken an active part in affairs of
the department.
Tour Sunday For
Service Men - Women
Edenton’s UISO Club will sponsor a
tour of Edenton Sunday afternoon at
5 o’clock for the benefit of service!
men and women. The tour will be in
charge of Mrs. C. P. Wales and will
end with a visit at the home of Mrs.
L. G. Plant.
r’
Representative Refuses To
Approve Blades Property
In North Edenton As Site
Small Cuttings Os
i Pulpwood Will Be
Moved From Farms
A
j Information Available
From Jack Swain In
i Edenton
, j With the pulpwood campaign now
jin progress, The Herald has had aj
i number of inquiries from Chowan j
jCounty farmers relative to small;
j quantities of pulpwood which could be!
I cut but with no means of transporta-!
, tion. Os course, great quantities of!
i pulpwood are needed to meet the pres-1
ent emergency, but arrangements
i have been made with the North Caro- 1
Una Pulp Company at Plymouth to j
transport smaller quantities,
l Following several inquiries, the
editor of The Herald contacted offi
cials of the Plymouth concern ami,
was informed that any who have pulp
wood cut or can arrange for cutting
same, are asked to communicate with '
Jack Swain, who represents the pulp '
mill. Mr. Swain spends much of his
time in Chowan County and can be
contacted by addressing mail to
Postoffice Box sb‘, Edenton.
There is a great need of pulpwood.
which goes directly and indirectly in-,
to the war effort, and the govern
ment’s appeal is for every farmer or |
worker on farms to devote at least;
three extra days to cutting pulpwood
during the remainder of the year as
a means to curb the threatened j
shortage.
The logical market for the wood]
in this county is the North Carolina '
1 l'ulp Company at Plymouth, and both
1 small and large amounts will be pur
chased. Any information desired in
this area will be gladly furnished by-
Mr. Swain or .J. B. Rountree, at
' Gatesville, and R. J. ‘Gatling, at
Windsor.
Oct. 1 Deadline For
Rent Registration
j ■■ i
All Renters Required to
, File Information Be- i
fore That Date
Thomas J. Markham, area rent di
rector, th’is week calls attention to
, all persons who rent property that
i the deadline for registration in!
| Chowan and Perquimans Counties is
i October 1. All those who rent prop
erty, whether they are owners or;
. tenants who sub-let, are required to !
I register in order to avoid violation of
! rent control regulations.
I W. C. Twiddy, examiner and ih
l spector for the area, is scheduled to
! be at the Court House each Thursday
i from 9:30 a. m„ to 12 o’clock, to fur
nish any information necessary.
Registration forms will be found in
the Clerk of Court’s office in the
Court House.
Mr. Markham also calls attention
to those who have already registered,
that in event any change is made in
the rental unit, that is, decreasing or
increasing the number of rooms to
the unit or the changing from an
unfurnished to furnished accommoda
tions it necessitates a new registra
tion, and that a change of tenants
necessitates a report within five days
of such change to the Area Rent Of
fice on specially prepared forms.
MASONS CONFER DEGREE
Members of Unanimity' Lodge, No.
7, A. F. & A. M., were called into
special session Tuesday night for the
! purpose of conferring the second de
gree upon a candidate. At tonight’s
meeting the third degree will be con
ferred, and every member is urged to
be present.
This newspaper is drew I
toted In tie territory I
where Advertisers wdt I
realtae good retake. j
$1.50 Per Year.
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Committee Appointed to
Act In Interest of
Town
SEEK NEW SITE
Representative Expect
ed to Be In Edenton
Friday
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Despite the fact that last week
Mayor Leroy Haskett was informed
by Aubrey McSabe, State Director ot
the Federal Housing Administration,
I that Edenton’s Federal housing pro
ject would most likely get under way
j by September 15, a monkey wrench
I was thrown into the works late last
1 week when J. M. Holland, FHA re-
I presentative, flatly refused to con
■ sider the site selected for the project.
The site proposed, and for which it
[is understood an option was secured,
j is the Blades property fronting on
U. S. Highway No. 17 in North Eden
ton and Oakum Street. Mr. Holland
1 told a number of persons that his re
fusal to approve the site was based
upon the location, advancing the argu
ment that because of a nearby rail
! road track and comparison of present
rents in the neighborhood, it vpjjtlji,
be impossible, after the war, to se
cure rents or even sell the houses at
a price in keeping with the cost of
erecting them,
| The houses in the proposed project
are to be modern in every respect,
costing something like $4,000 each.
Because of Mr. Holland’s decision
and also because there was no parti
cular person to act with authority, a
! meeting was called Friday afternoon
(Continued on Page Two)
Annual Red Cross
1 Swimming Course
I Ends This Week
Mike Harris Instructor
After Taking- Course
At Brevard
I —i
Chowan County’s Red Cross annual
(swimming and life-saving course was
j completed this week with Mike Har
iris acting as instructor, assisted by
iW. J. Taylor, Jr. The classes were
held at the U. S. Fish Hatchery with
certificates in junior life saving be
ing awarded to West Byrum, Jr., Wil
liam C. Leary and W. J. Taylor, Jr.
Certificates for intermediate swim
mers went to Charles Gillespie, J. B.
Gillespie, Hector Lupton, Jr., Albert
; Habit, John Harney, John Thigpen,
! and Philip McMullan, Jr.
Mike Harris was sent by the
I Chowan Chapter to Brevard, N. C.,
where he took a 10-day course in the
National Red Cross Aquatic School.
He passed the examination for water
safety instructor, which includes
Swimming, life saving, canoeing,
boating and first aid. There were
about 100 in the school, coming from
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ala
bama, Georgia, West Virginia and
Tennessee, and it is one of the best
aquatic schools in the country.
Joseph Ross Wins
“Wings Os Gold”
Joseph A. Ross, son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. :S. Ross, won his Navy
“Wings of Gold” and was commis
sioned a Second Lieutenant in the
Marine Corps Reserve this week fol
lowing completion of the prescribed
flight training course at the Naval
Air Training Center, Pensacola, Fla.,
the “Annapolis of the Air.”
Having been designated a Naval
Aviator, Lieutenant Ross will go on
active duty at one of the Navy’s air
operational training centers before
being assigned to a combat zone.