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Volume X. —Number 38.
Presbyterians And i
Methodists Worship !
• intly For Present
Both Local Congrega
tions Facing Severe
Handicap
ONE SERVICE
Rev. D. C. Crawford, Jr.,
Will Preach Sunday
Mornings
Both the Presbyterian and Metho
dist denominations in Edenton face a
serious handicap, which in some
measure has been overcome, as the
result of which Presbyterians and
Methodists will worship jointly in
the Methodist Church at least until
the Methodist Conference meets in
November.
At present the Presbyterian Church ■
is undergoing remodeling and due to
war-time conditions, this work is be
ing held up considerably, so that the
denomination cannot use the building;
for worship.
The Methodist Church, on the other
hand, has been without a pastor since !
the resignation of the Rev. W. C. j i
Henson, who entered L'SO work, j]
Though efforts have been ; made to i l
secure a successor to Mr. Benson, j
these efforts have proven of no avail,:
so that the Methodists have no 11
pastor.
As the result of this situation, the j
official boards of the two churches, l
together with the Rev. D. C. Craw-1*
ford, Jr., pastor of the Presbyterian j
Church, have agreed for both denom-■
inations to worship in the Methodist j'
Church every Sunday morning when
the Rev. Mr. Crawford will preach. !
T his arrangement until i
the Methodist conference convenes in \
November, when it is expected that)
the local church will be supplied with I
a preacher. . )’••
Services will be held only on Sun-j
day morning at the 11 o’clock hour, :
and while members of each denomi- j
tion are urged to attend, a special 1
* ation is extended to visitors. '
,'iayor Appeals !
For Clean Town
Asks For Cooperation In
Disposition of Trash
On Premises
Following several recent inspection
trips about Town, Mayor L. H. Hask
ett has found a number of instances
of untidy lots and sidewalks on which
paper and trash is causing an un
sightly appearance. As the result of I
his inspection he is making an appeal!
to citizens to be more careful about
the appearance of their premises and
to cooperate in making Edenton a:
cleaner and more attractive town.
Mayor Haskett made the following
statement to The Herald Tuesday:
“It has been called to my attention
frequently recently that the Town of
Edenton is anything but clean and
1 wish to appeal to the merchants,
business establishments and house
wives to cooperate in having a more
attractive town. First, I urge every
one to try to get a container in which
to put trash and not use cardboard
boxes now being used which are of
ten allowed to remain on the street;
after trash is collected, even over
week-ends, which is by no means!
attractive.
“I find that some merchants are
not putting trash out on time, in
which event trash and containers re
main on the streets to be scattered
about by youngsters and dogs.
“I find that there are still a few
people who have not yet cut weeds in
vacant lots and in driveways, which
I feel sure is just an oversight on
their part. If you find you cannot
get anyone to cut these weeds, inform
,1. Edwin Bufflap, Street Commis
sioner, and he will be glad to have
his Department cooperate.
“I feel that the people as a whole
understand that the Street Depart
ment has a lot to do, due to the in
crease in population, but if the peo
ple of the town will do their part by
cooperating, our little town will be a
great deal more attractive and much
cleaner than it has been recently. I,
therefore, ask all to try and do their
part in keeping premises clean and
attractive, so that we can have a
'munity of which we can all be
i ,f
birth announcement
Mr. and Mrs. Brinkley Keeter an
nounce the birth of a nine-pound son
on September 20, at the Columbia
Hospital. Mother and baby are do
ing nicely.
liiF CHOWAN HERALD
A MOM A MMWEPAPMM DEVOTED TO TMM tMTMMMETE Off EMOWAM DOMETT,
Half Way _|
Chowan Buys $208,000
Os $417,000 Third
Bond Quota
According to figures compiled
up to Tuesday morning by J. G.
Campen. chairman of the Chow
an County War Pinance Commit
tee, the county has just about
reached the half-way mark in the
Third War Loan quota. Sales, |
according to reports turned in,
amounted to $208,000, which
lacks exactly SI,OOO of being the
half-way murk of the $417,000
quota.
In submitting the report, Mr.
Campen said: “ Bond sales have
reached the half-way point, and
we still have a long way to go
yet to reach our quota of $417,-
000, so let me beg of every citizen
in Chowan County to buy an ex- i
tra bond before September 30.
If we do, then Chowan’s quota
will be met.
‘‘l believe our quota will be
bought because we are going to
back up Chowan County’s more
than 000 boys and girls who are
now in the armed forces fighting i
for the salvation of our country
and our homes.”
Masons Will Observe
Past Masters Night
At Meeting Tonight
Jewel Will Be Presented
Honoring Louis E.
Francis
Members of Unanimity Lodge, No.
7, A. F. & A. M., will observe Past
Master’s Night in their lodge room
tonight (Thursday) when a special
effort has been made to have as many
past masters as possible present. A
feature of the meeting will be the;
presentation of a past master’s jewel
to Louis E. Francis, who served as
master of the lodge during 1942.
Refreshments will be served at the
conclusion of the meeting.
Past masters of the old lodge still
living and, in order of service are:
(’. H. Wood, D. 1!. Liles, W. S. ISum- j
mere!!, F. O. Muth, E. W. Spires,!
H. A. Cam pen, J. Edwin Bufflap, E.
T. Rawlinson, Dr. W. S. Griffin, A.,
S. Hollowell, W. C. Bunch, J. A.
Curran, W. M. Wilkins, C. W. Saw
yer, G. A. Helms and L. E. Francis.
S. C- Mills is present master and is
very anxious to see all of the past
masters present.
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Only One Bid For New
Eden Street Sidewalk
While in session Tuesday night,
Town Council considered further the ,
construction of a sidewalk on the
north side of Eden iStreet, the Street
Commissioner reporting having re- 1
ceived only one bid for doing this!
work, which was Submitted by C. B.
Mooney. The price submitted pro
vided for only the sidewalk and neces- j
sary excavating but did not include
removal of any trees.
An offer had been made by a pri
vate citizen to remove the trees for
the wood, but after consideration,
the Street Department was ordered to
remove the trees necessary to con
struct the sidewalk.
Change Made In
Library Schedule
For the benefit of school boys and
girls, the afternoon hours for the
Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library
will change from 4 to 6 o’clock to
from 3 to 5 o’clock. This will give
them a chance to come by the Library
on their way home from school.
The other hours remain the same as
follows:
Every week morning—-10 to 12
o'clock.
Every afternoon (including Sunday)
—3 to 5 o’clock.
Four evenings—Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday—7:3o to 9
o’clock.
Henry Gardner One Os
1,600 V-12 Students
Among the 1,600 enlisted students
who are training at Duke University
in the Navy College Training Pro
gram, V-12, is William Henry Gard
ner, Jr. The Duke Navy Program
lists nearly 1,000 Navy trainees, 600
from the Marine Corps and a number
from the Coast Guard.
Young Gardner is a memfl>er of
the Navy group.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, September 23, 1943.
Renewal Os A Gas I
Ration Necessary
Sept 22 To Oct, 22
Applications Available *
At All Local Filling
Stations
INSTRUCTIONS
Forms Required to Be *
Filled Out and Mailed
To Ration Board
According to information from the c
Chowan War Price and Ration Board, I
renewal of basic “A” gasoline ra- (
tions is to take place during Septem- a
her 22 and October 22. Applications h
for renewal may be obtained from (
local filling stations. After complet- (
ing the form it is to be mailed to
the War Price and Ration Board, to- (
gether with: c
(1) The present tire inspection 1
record for the vehicle for which ap-, 1
plication is made. The tire inspec- e
tion record must show that at least >
one inspection has been made and (
approval given.
(2) The back cover of the present s
“A” or “D” ration book showing the c
signature and address on the lines 1
provided. j 1
If the application is approved, the i
Board will mail a new ration book j (
and tire inspection record to the, '
name and address shown on the form. | <
Applicants are urged to complete thei I
form before returning it to the I r
Board, for if it is not filled out e
correctly, it will not be approved. | i
It is further eniphasized that ap-jl
plications are not to be taken to the! c
office to be filled out, because the
Rationing Board personnel will not £
be able to assist anyone. The appli- <
cations must be properly filled out 1
and mailed. \
E. H. S. Opens Grid ]
Season On Friday,
Aces Will Oppose Co- j
lumbia High on Eden- ) i
ton Field, 4P. M. ! ?
Edenton’s High School football 1
team will open the 1943 gridiron sea-1
son Friday w hen they are scheduled 11
to oppose the Columbia High School I
on the local field, the game being
slated to begin at 4 o’clock. This
opening game will be of more than
ordinary interest due to the fact that
Grady Love, who has assisted iD
coaching former Edenton teams, 1
now serving in a similar capacity for
Friday’s rivals.
The strength of the Tyrrell County
aggregation is not known, but Coach
Rock fellow Venters will put on the
field a Very light and inexperienced
squad, lie has only four veterans,
Sammy Ross, Frank White, Carroll, 1
Griffin and Robert Oliver, around;
whom to develop a team. However, j ‘
the boys have been taken through!
strenuous practices, so that they are
expected to give a good account of j
themselves in the opening game.
Coach Venters has had a squad of
nineteen players at work since Sep
tember 10th, but he is unable to say
who will start the game Friday after
noon.
The center will probably be picked
from West Byrum and Dick Hollo-] 1
well. The guards will come from.
Bui-ten Jones, Jimmie Cates, Hay
wood Harrell and Jack Habit. The
tackles will be picked from Frank
White, Robert Oliver, George Habit ] *
and Fred Bunch. The ends will most!
likely be Scott Harrell and Clarence |
Leary. The backfield candidates are
Sammy Ross, Carroll Griffin, John
Cleary, Ralph Ward and R. G. Hen
derson. Other candidates who may
see action Friday afternoon are Billy
Skinner, George .Norris and Tommie
Johnson.
On Friday, October Ist, the Tar
boro High School will play in Eden
ton, and on Friday, October Bth, the
Aces will make,their first trip out
of town when they play Ahoskie, in
Ahoskie.
Ceiling Price Lists
Appearing In Herald
Last week The Herald, without re
compense of any kind, agreed to
publish the community price list for
the benefit of its readers. For con
venience of shoppers partial lists will
appear weekly, so that readers can
save and use for reference.
The Chowan County War Price
and Rationing Board says it is the
patriotic duty of everyone to help
prevent inflation by not paying over
ceiling prices.
China Will Share In
United War Fund
Drive Next Month
Chairman J. H. Conger’s
Workers Organized to
Solicit Contributions
QUQTAS6,OOO
Goal Expected to Be
Reached In Less Than
Two Weeks
Eight cents out of every dollar
contributed to the National War
Fund this fall will go to the United
China Relief, one of the seventeen i
agencies of the Fund, it is announced s
by J. H. Conger, chairman of the :
Chowan County United War Fund 1
Campaign. i
In making this announcement, Mr. 1
Conger said: “The profound respect i
of Americans for United China Re- <
lief is best expressed by Captain ‘
Ted Lawson, one of the men who had i
a part in the bombing of Tokyo last
year. In his hook, ‘Thirty .Seconds 1
Over Tokyo,’ Captain Lawson wrote, 1
‘Near the edge of the settlement the]
stretcher bearers stopped. They
carried us into the patio of a dean
looking little building—some China
Relief posters stuck on the surround
ing walls. We felt better after the
Chinese nurses washed us with hot
water. The man in charge of the
dressing station came in that night.
I was glad. I felt so low about so
many things. 1 told him 1 had pass
ed up the collection for China Relief
more times than I had contributed.
1 told him I was so sorry I could
cry’.”
For six years China’s gallant stand |
against our foe has cost her millions j
of wandering refugees, starved and!
homeless orphans, “Shanghaied”!
workmen, and many sick and crippled. !
Among United China Relief’s ser-l
\ ices for these people are the medical
aid centers, self-help projects and]
rehabilitation work.
Chairman Conger reported splen-j
did progress in the organization of!
the local Drive, during which Chowan i
County is asked to raise $6,0i10. He I
has already received some eontribu
tions, though the campaign will not;
be conducted until next month. Mr.)
Conger- expects to do the job quickly 1
and is hopeful that the goal will be!
reached in less than two weeks.
Housewives Asked
Help Fight Inflation
Five-Point Pledge Cards
Will Be Distributed
To Be Signed
Edenton housewives will be offered
the opportunity to volunteer militant
action in the war effort when they
pledge, them*elqes to support their!
government on five points designed to!
hasten victory. In signing the
pledges, which will be distributed by!
school children, consumers will align]
themselves squarely behind their,
wartime government on the follow
ing counts: ,
1. To combat inflation by refusing
knowingly to buy anything above!
ceiling prices.
2. To help eliminate black mark
ets by refusing to buy rationed foods
without the proper use of ration
stamps or to patronize any dealer
who charges above ceiling prices.
3. To help punish violators by |
agreeing to assist in bringing them
to the attention of the proper author
ities.
4. To help keep America financial
ly stable by a pledge to do every
thing possible to enlist others in
maintaining this program.
5. To work for a safe America by
pledging hard and earnest work for
victory.
It is the hope that every housewife
in the community will join the mobil
ization against inflation and sign
and return the pledge card.
The Home Front Fledge Campaign
was presented at both the Rotary
and Lions Club meetings last week,
J. G. Campen and J. Edwin Bufflap
speaking at the Rotary meeting, and
L. H. Haskett and West Byrum ex
plaining the purpose of the program
to the Lions. Miss Rebecca Colwell,
home agent, is also explaining the
pledge at the various meetings in the
county.
TRAINING AS NURSE
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hass accompa
nied their daughter, Miss Madeline
Bass, to Norfolk, Va., last week,
where the young lady entered Gen
eral Hospital to begin training as a
nurse.
Step Nearer |
Majority of Town Coun-i
oilmen Favor Zoning-
Ordinance
Meeting in special session Tuesday!
night, Town Council advanced anoth-i
er step toward adopting a zoning or-!
dinance for Edenton. The meeting
was called for the purpose of classi
fying provisions of the proposed zon
ing law, which was done by J. L
Pettus, Geddes Potter and Guy
Hobbs, members of the Zoning Com
mission appointed by Town Council in
September, 1941.
The proposal has been hanging fire
since that time, and on Tuesday night
four Councilmen and Mayor L. H.|
Haskett were more favorably im-j
pressed than ever with the zoning]
idea. The proposed ordinance was]
studied and many phases discussed, ]
after which it was decided to present
the matter at the next regular meet- ]
ing of Town Council on October 12,
for final disposition. If adopted, and
indications are that it will be, the
ordinance will be published and after
20 days from the time of publication,
it will become a law.
Lack Os Shells Puts
Crimp In Hunting
As Season Opens]
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I
Shooting of Squirrel and
Deer Allowed On
October 1
Sportsmen are not so enthusiastic]
at this particular time as they have
! been in former years, for with the
I squirrel and deer season opening
! October 1, many hunters face the
j prospect of very little hunting due
ito lack of shells. In fact, if shells
are not already in hand, sportsmen
] have no chance whatever of receiv
| ing any. at least until the squirrel
j and cleer season is over, for only
j about three per cent of the normal
! supply will be available for civilian
: use.
j This small amount has been re
! served for use by law enforcement
j agencies, operators of defense plants,
i special guards and farmers and
ranchers.
A program has been adopted under
! which approximately 100 million shot
I gun shells, 12 million center fire,
rifle cartridges and 100 million .22
calibre rim fire cartridges will be
available for distribution to civilians.
Under this program, dealers’ stock
may be sold upon presentation of a
; certificate or an approved Fonn
PD-860. j
According to the program, farmers
and ranchers may purchase 100 .22
calibre rim fire cartridges, 40 center
fire cartridges and 25 shotgun shells
during any calendar quarter by exe
cuting the proper forms.
Between September 30 and No
! vember 16, all persons, except those
! who have received or ordered the
; farmers’ and ranchers’ special quotas.
] may purchase 50 .22 calibre rim fire
| cartridges, 20 center fire rifle cart
. ridges and 25 shotgun shells by use
]of a proper certificate. The rub
comes, however, that though the
necessary certificates have been filled
, out, it is problematical when local
j stores can secure shells for sale.
Reports are to the effect that
game is plentiful, but because of the
shell situation, it is very likely many
will be obliged to forego the sport
of hunting.
Draft Board Office
Will Close Afternoons
J. L. Wiggins, chairman of the
Chowan County Draft Board, has an
nounced that the office will be closed
to the public at 2 o’clock every af
ternoon for the remainder of the
month of September. This is neces
sary in order for the office personnel
to take an inventory of their files,
which is being done on a nation-wide
basis.
Mr. Wiggins also desires to empha
size the fact that every young man
. is still required to register with the
Draft Board on the day he becomes
18 years of age.
Methodists Observe
Rally Day Sunday
. Rally Day will be observed in the
Methodist Sunday School next Sun
day morning, at which time all de
partments of the school will meet in
the church auditorium for a special
program.
i Teachers and members of the va
, rious classes have been urged to con
■ tact all members, as well as formei
i members, in an effort to have a large
attendance.
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$1.50 Per i ear.
Work Unit Leader
For Drainage Project
Located In Edenton
i
| R. C. Jordan Has Head
quarters In Citizens
Bank Building:
AIDS FARMERS
Assistance Available to
Develop Balanced
Agriculture
Upon a comparatively recent date
i there was organized by the farmers
j of this area a Soil Conservation Dis-
I trict. This district includes all of
! Chowan and Perquimans Counties,
j with the exception of town and vil
lage lot* and lands owned by or
under the jurisdiction of the United
States. It covers an area of more
than 282,000 acres. Control of the
work and activities of this newly
formed agency is vested in a board
i of supervisors, members of which are
as follows: A. T. Lane of Perquimans
County, chairman; T. C. Byrum of
Chowan County, secretary; E. M.
Perry and John T. Lane of Perquim
ans County, and E. N. Elliott of
I Chowan County. Farmers of Chowan
j County who wish to avail themselves
j of the services and of the
j Albemarle District may cohtact any
jof the above supervisors, C. W,
j Overman, county agent, or R. C.
j Jordan of Edenton, who is serving as
i work unit leader for Chowan County,
j Mr. Jordan’s office is located in the
] Citizens Bank Building on Broad
, Street.
Through the Albemarle District
farmers are offered assistance in pro
viding for a well-rounded and coordi
nated program for the conservation
of their soil, its fertility and re
sources and for the control of any
erosion that niay be found in these
two counties. The real problem in
the district lies in obtaining a more
balanced and more permanent agri
culture. This involves land use ad
justment, drainage, the use of better
soil building and soil conservation
rotations that will add organic mat
ter to the soil, the use of other soil
conserving practices, the production
of feed, and the increase in produc
tion <>f livestock and livestock pro
ducts. The development of more and
better pastures in connection with
livestock production will be an im
portant item in the solution of the
problem. Some changes in cultural
practices may be recommended.
For farmers desiring assistance, in
dividual farm plans will be developed.
(Continued on Page Five)
Edenton Schools
On Short Schedule
Plan Adopted to Aid In
Harvesting: Cotton
And Peanuts
In order to assist in harvesting
the Chowan County cotton and pea
nut crops, Kdenton’s schools on Tues
day began a short schedule which
provides for the convening of classes
at 8:35 o’clock, and dismissal for the
day at 1 o’clock. This schedule was
adopted in order that students may
assist in picking cotton, as well as in
the harvesting of peanuts, the plan
being adopted due to the shortage of
farm labor.
This schedule, according to Super
intendent John A. Holmes, will re
main in effect about three weeks,
when it is hoped that the major por
tion of the two crops will be housed.
Group Os White Men
Sent To Fort Brag-gr
Chowan County sent six white boys
to Fort Bragg Monday morning,
where they underwent final physical
examination upon which depends
their induction into the U. IS. Army.
The group included Frank M.
Elliott, Billy Brunson, Joe Lyn Har
rell, Warner Henry Bass, Murray J.
Small and W. J. Rolthlin. Lawrence
Cayton, who was scheduled to leave
with the group, is now serving a road
sentence and will be sent to Fort
Bragg immediately after his release
by State authorities.
Alfred Leroy Cooper, colored, on
Thursday returned to Fort Bragg to
enter the Army after the usual fur
lough following his acceptance into
the Army.
John Weston Elliott, colored, left
Saturday after a furlough to enter
active service in the Marine Corps
at Jacksonville, N. C.