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September Term : Os Superior Court Lasts Only One Day Judge Thompson Cleans Up Docket Monday Afternoon NO CIVIL ACTIONS Joe Habit and Harry Smith Cases Finally Disposed of It did not take Judge C. Everett Thompson long to wind up the Sep tember term of Chowan Superior Court, the trial of cases being coin-] pleted Monday afternoon and other court matters finished Tuesday mom- j ing. There were no civil cases dock- j eted for the term and of the criminal I cases none were of any special interest. Judge Thompson dismissed the case of Joe Habit, who five years ago, was ordered to appear at each term of Superior Court and prove that he had not engaged in the sale or manufacture of liquor. Mr. Habit has complied with the court order to the satisfaction of each presiding judge. Harry Smith was brought into court ami a case hanging fire since 1927 was finally disposed of. The defendant was charged with secret assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and in April, 1927, was ordered to pay doctor’s bills and a stipulated amount each month for William Capehart, colored, for injur ies received when hit in the face with a bottle. Recently, Smith paid SBOO into the hands of Clerk of Court E. W. Spires for use and benefit of Oapehart, which satisfied the terms I of his original sentence. However, Solicitor Chester Morris resented the fact that the defendant made very little effort in complying with the court order until his recent arrest in Newport News, Va. Asked for an ex planation by Judge Thompson, Smith said ke made some of the payments, but that later he was unable to work and, therefore, could not meet them. The judge placed him on probation* for a term of five years, James Nowell, colored, was found guilty of assaulting Adolph Britt with a deadly weapon. He was sen tenced to two years on the roads. Porter Jones, colored, was found i » guilty on two counts, assault with a| deadly weapon and carrying a con cealed weapon. He was sentenced to 12 months on the roads on the first I charge and three months on the lat- 1 ter, the sentences to run con-j currently. Bennie Carr, colored, was found guilty on two charges of burglary, j He was given the same sentence on j both charges, not less than three itorj more than five years in State prison.j the sentences to run concurrently. Jarvis Skinner faced a charge of trespassing on the lands of Lloyd, White, but Judge Thompson re-! manded the case to Recorder’s Court. John Wilson Beasley failed to pur in an appearance on a charge ot | drunken, driving. The defendant is j now in the C. S. Army so that the State took a nolle prosequi with leave. Two divorces were granted during j the brief session of court, Viola Hill j Davis and Ruth Voliva each securing ! a divorce from their respective hus- 1 bands, Samuel Boyd Davis and Isaac [ Voliva. I * MKRiii iTTiI 5j Mr. and Mrs. ,)oe Cobb, of I’orts mouth, Va., spent Sunday with Shade' Cobb. Miss Rachel Cowand, of Ports mouth, Va,; Miss Betty Cowand and Mrs. Everett Bartlett, of Norfolk, Va., spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Cowand. Mr. and Mis. Jimmie Love and Roy Morgan, of Newport News, Va., were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. White. Mrs. Groyer Myers, of Portsmouth, Va., was the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. M. Smithwick, on Sunday. Corporal Woodrow Britt, of Texas, has been the guest of his sister, Mrs. Frank Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Winborne, Mrs. T. E. Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Cobb and children, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Holder, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. James Holder spent Sunday as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Loy Bowen, of Windsor. Mrs. Sue Britt and Miss Bobbie Britt, °f Newport News, Va., spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perry. Staff Sergeant and Mrs. Hubert Williford, of Vincennes, Ind., visited Mr. and Mrs. Wright Willis d on Thursday. James Norman Phel. o. Cjfc Stewart, Ga., spent the week- with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Phelps. Mrs. Celia Phelps. Miss Nora Bowen and Mrs. Cheslev White were visitors in Windsor on Saturday. LOOKMG AT WASHINGTON j :y Hugo S. Washington t'orrespondent I Foreign I’olicJ’ Not Clear Parties Should Speak Out Fast-moving events in Europe, fol-, lowing the surrender of Italy, may make it imperative that the United ( States establish a foreign policy that can be accepted throughout the world as the expression of the considered opinion of the people and hence notj subject to revision with every change, in administration. This definiteness will be extremely difficult to attain. It is possible that j the presidential election of 1944 will 1 give the people an opportunity to de- j cide what our foreign pol icy will be I but this js by no means certain, j Consequently, it is probable that our; role in world affairs will be cir Cum-, scribed by the inherent obstacles to j prompt'elucidation of nation policy, j To give positive assurance of our j participation in the establishment of a new world order, with adequate power to preserve peace, it would be 1 necessary, at this time, for both ma jor parties to make a declaration that is without the possibility of “in terpretation” to please all factions. The Republican conclave at Mack inac Island adopted a declaration urging: “Responsible participation by the United States in post-war co operative organization among sov ereign nations to prevent military | aggression and to attain permanent I ! peace with organized justice in a free world.” i Now, with all recognition of thej j obvious difficulties that confront the Republican committee, we find its ut j terance far from the clarity of the suggestions recently made by Clar- 1 I ence Rudington Kelland, former ! executive director of the Republican I National Committee, or the foith-i i right declaration of Governor Dewey 1 of New York, for an outright con- j tinuing -military alliance With Great | Britain, together with the hope that Russia and China might be brought into a four-way arrangement. Os course, ,the Republican party, when it assembles next year in con vention, may give us an out-and-out declaration. It is assumed that the Democrats will have no choice but to support the President's foreign pol icy. This, however, must be more clearly defined, especially in regards to post-war matters. In fact, both parties must come out into the open * in order that the verdict of the peo ple, at the polls, will be conclusive as to national policy. Russia Not Fighting Alone Soviet Has Received Aid It may be perfectly natural for I soldiers of the Red Army to attri- I bute their clean-cut victory over the Germans to their own power and not to Allied operations in the West, as | reported by Henry C. Cassidy, Asso ciated Press correspondent on the j Steppe front. It is somewhat surprising, how ever, to find many people in the • United States and Great Britain, I Who, despite clearer information as I to the activities of their countries, j seem to agree with the Russian sol diers. When all the facts of the present war are available, it vill be ascer ’ tained. we think, that the aerial of fensive against Germany and the threat of an Anglo-American inva ■ stoii in Western France exerted con ! -idetable pressure upon the Nazis 1 ami prevented the Germans from using their full power against the Red Army. In strange contrast with the Rus ! sian soldier who believes that his j country is fighting the whole war, I Some of our citizens are inclined to i depreciate our war effort. The same ' observation applies to some of the 1 people of Great Britain. They have j accepted the propaganda from Mos- I cow, relating to a “second front” and, I like the Russians, will be satisfied We Have The Seed You Will Need To Grow a Cover Crop Or Winter Pasture Don’t wait but plan ahead for winter graz ing. We can furnish you with — WHEAT - OATS - CLOVER - RYE GRASS Plant your seed at the proper time and be sure of tine results. Our store will continue to close Wednesday at 1 o’clock until further notice. ❖ Scott Feed & Seed Store Edenton, N. C. Phone 273 V THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1943 with nothing less than a full-scale offensive against the German Army. They are not impressed by the aerial offensive against Germany, the successful operations in the Mediterranean, the volume of sup- plies shipped to Russia, the burden j of maintaining sea control or the fact that the United States and Great [ Britain are carrying the entire war against Japan. Parcels Sent To Prisoners Now Being Held By Japan Now on the high seas the Swedish ship Gripsholni will proceed to Mor mugoa, Portugese East Indies, where it will meet a Japanese ship for the exchange of passengers and cargo. Os great interest to the people of this country is the dispatch of par cels to Americans, now held as pris oners of war by the Japanese. The i next of kin of every designated prisoner was given the opportunity to send a parcel. Where next of kin was not desig nated, or could not be located, the Red Cross provided parcels, similar to those being sent by the next of kin, so that practically every Ameri can will receive a package from home. In addition, the Red Croks provided special 13-pound packages of food in sufficient quantity to per mit the distribution of several to each prisoner. The Army and Navy also provided food and clothing and the ship car | ried medical supplies supplied by the ! Red Cross. These packages will be the first received by many prisoners and give them their first news of relatives in | this country. The failure to provide l earlier packages has been due en-j , tirely to the unwillingness of the Japanese government to cooperate in the exchange of packages for pris | oners of war. Two Years of War Ahead, j Hopkins Warns of Sacrifices J Harry L. Hopkins, friend and ad j viser of the President, has had many j opportunities to appraise the war ( situation. In his position, he has in -1 formation not available to many ! Americans and it is interesting to ! report his prediction that Germany ' and Japan will be crushed by 1945. i Mr. Hopkins warns that the loss of 1 Russia on the Allied side would j greatly lengthen the war. He says : that because China has fought brave ly for several years, we cannot as- I sunie that she can fight forever. He j further says that the people at home ! face two years of increasing sacrifice and “must'work harder arid go with out more things.” Warning against over-optimism, Mr. Hopkins declared that the prin cipal Axis powers are not economic ally desperate and that despite bomb ings, blockades and ship sinkings, they are still militarily solvent. The : German home front morale has suf fered a heavy blow, but Hitler’s group is fighting in the hope of “a long war, a stalemate and a compromise." Declaring that although one-third of the German Ruhr industrial dis trict probably has been demolished and Nazi war output is down ten per cent from raids and other causes, j Mr. Hopkins says that industry in I Europe is still functioning. | With nearly 13,000,000 foreigners I working in Germany, the Nazis are | able to maintain armed forces of ap i proximately 10,000,000 despite total j War casualties of 3,000,000. “The I Axis is not critically short of man -1 power,’’ declares Mr. Hopkins, who asserts that “the l nited Nations are.” D iscussing the matter of transpor tation, Mr. Hopkins says that these facilities have been heavily strained, but reliance upon inland waterways and successful repair techniques go far to offset weaknesses. As to Japan, Mr. Hopkins points t 1 ; 1 \ i Ration Reminder I 1 Gasoline—ln 17 states of East ern shortage area A-6 coupons are 1 now good. Fuel Oil—Period 5 coupons in ' old rations remain good through 1 .September 30. Period 1 coupons 1 in new rations are good through I December. Sugar—Stamp No. 14 good for 1 5 pounds through October. Stamps 1 Nos. 15 and 16 good for 5 pounds 1 each for home canning purposes through October 31. Shoes —Stamp No. IS is good . for 1 pair through October 31. Stoves—Consumer purchases of j rationed stoves must be made with a certificate obtained at local War Price and Rationing Boards. Meats, Fats—Red stamps X, Y and Z good through October 2. Brown stamp A became good September 12 and remains good through October 2. Processed Foods Blue stamps R, S and T expire September 20 U, V and W now good, expire Oc tober 20. V, -—— * I out that for years reserve industrial strength has been developed in Man- j churia, North China, Korea and For-' moso, and declares that if Japan lost all the islands she has seized in the| last two years, “she would not be l licked by any means." The views of Mr. Hopkins are pre sented in The American Magazine and are apparently designed to pre vent the development of over-confi dence on the home front, based on the growing popular belief that tin' collapse of Germany and Japan i not far djstant. Problems For Congress Taxes, Fathers, Election The end of the Congressional re cess will find returning solons con fronted with several serious legisla tive matters. After conferring with “the people,” it may be assumed that the members of the House and Sen ate will more accurately reflect popular sentiment but we do not ex pect any radical changes in the ex pressed opinions of the nation's gov erning body. There will be much discussion of, the proposed drafting of fathers. Already strenuous opposition is ap parent, with the suggestion that un married men be faken in higher age bracket and the idea is also advanced that, after all, the Army and Navy are planning an unnecessary increase in size. The ever-present subject of taxa tion will occupy considerable atten-, tion, with the President anxious to , raise an additional $12,000,000,000. The chances are that Congress will not provide so much although it. is \ - tmsamKam. | "*W, Mmiam pK J §?- , x s X 1 mm I mh you bet, aiulg/ff A fountain treat that tastes just right. Sure .. . because it’s made / rigid while you watch! Pepsi-Cola / syrup is measured accurately to the / *‘syrup line” on the glass. Then in / r Q^ goes ice—and sparkling soda to J J bubble it up to the brim. 10 ounces / / tall and full of flavor! WjflfjL, / j f<r r ten-ounce tusa^^y . - KKK6U CMMNV. IKK BUM Cm. a ¥J Franchised Bottler: Pepsi-f Cola Bottling Co., of Elizabeth City, N. C. recognized that increased levies can not be avoided. Higher rates are reasonably cer tain upon corporate, excise and per sonal income taxes. Cigarettes and liquor will pay more. Discussion as to a general sales tax runs into a certain presidential veto and Con gressmen are not enthusiastic about a spendings levy. Compulsory sav ings, advocated by some, present difficulties in connection with con tinued sale of war bonds. There will be much heard about 1 subsidies to hold down food prices, with particular emphasis upon dairy products. Improved crop conditions i indicate record yields of foodstuffs, with attractive prices, but the farm bloc will have demands for agricul ture to engage serious attention be fore Christmas. Above all, the legislators will not lose sight of the presidential elec-1 tion that comes in 1944. Statesman-1 ship will give way to the necessities of “the record” which is very im portant to those who want to be re elected. Consequently, there will be much talk, in both Houses, about the I war program, the peace ahead and I the establishment of the future world 1 order. I 1 Coast Guard SPARS Recruiting Officer In E. City Sept. 16 To 18 •i The United States Coast Guard needs women to release men for ac tive sea duty . . . to help convoy and man supply and troop ships, land in | vasion forces, destroy enemy sub marines and rescue their victims. Five thousand SPARS Will take over. Coast Guard shore jobs by the end of 1943 arid the Coast Guard wants | Edenton to be well represented in | this group. Representatives of the I SPARS will be in Elizabeth City on i Thursday and Friday, September Tfi| and 17 from 8 to 5:30 p. m., and on j Saturday, September 18, from 8 to 3 p. m. Girls between the ages of 20 to 36. i who have had at least two years of | high school, are in good physical con- | dition, are not married to a Coast , Guardsman, and have no children un der 18 years of age are urged to enlist. BUY WAR BONDS! ]"Cut Pulpwood Now” A !S^ ar ! Contact NORTH CAROLINA PULP CO. I j PLYMOUTH. N. ( . J Sidewalks Hold Town Council In Long Session (Continued from Page One) also approved the appointment of Mr, Yates at the same salary of S2O per month. J. Edwin Bufflap, Street Commis sioner, called attention of the Coun cilmen to the necessity of lesurfac* i ing Broad Street from Queen to j Water Street, and a portion of Watei Street. This portion of the Town’s streets are in danger of severe dam* age in case of a cold and wet winter, and besides it is in such shape that it is impossible to properly sweep. The Street Commissioner warned that it is dangerous to abandon all maintenance work even if a war is in progress, for it would be far mor* expensive if, at the end of the war, | the Town fouhd itself faced with the j necessity of undertaking major pro jects which could have been prevented by the investment of some money now in maintenance and repair. The Commissioner stated that re-surfac ing would cost in the neighborhood of $4,000 and he was instructed to go further into the project and secure a 1 more definite figure for the work contemplated. The matter of custodians for the Armory was also brought up during the meeting and, after consideration of the matter, three custodians were appointed. Those named were Mayor Leroy Haskett, representing Town Council; West By rum, representing the Board of Public Works, and Mar vin Wilson, in the absence of J. Frank White, representing Company 26 of the State Guard. Frank Muth, Jr., Now i Stationed In Trinidad Frank Muth, Jr., son of Mr. and ' Mrs. F. 0. Muth, who recently was ! graduated from the Naval Air Tech- I nical School at Norman, Okla., is | now stationed at Trinidad. Young I Muth is a seaman first class and is j an aircraft mechanic in the program to “keep ’em flying.” TJX 666 Liquid lot I4«)*9ta# PAGE FIVE
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