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In these columns will bo found o fair presentation of local and county now* j wj g mower CM Inlfnil. Volume Xl.—Number 4. Town Councilmen Decide To Rent Cozzens Building *or Use Police Department Definite Action Taken At Meeting Thurs day Night EFFECTIVE FEB. 1 W. I. Cozzens Goes Out Os Business After 26 Years At a special meeting- held Thursday night of last week, Town Council definitely decided to rent the W. I. Cozzens’ building on the southeast corner of Broad and King Streets for the purpose of housing the Police Department. For some time the Councilmen have realized the police had outgrown their present limited room in the Municipal Building, and with this increase of activities has come about more or less interference with proper working of other city employees. At a previous meeting several pros pective sites were considered and a committee composed of W. M. Wil kins, W. J. Yates and J. Clarence Leary was appointed to make a thor ough investigation as to the advant ages of the proposed buildings and submit recommendations. The re commendation of the committee was that the Cozzens’ building be rented, in that it would be more satisfactory for the purpose intended. It is expected that the police will be able to move to the new quarters about February 1. Tentative plans: call for sections set aside for the j Edenton police, State patrolmen and the Soore Patrol, together with a pri vate office for Chief of Police J. R. Tanner and a waiting room in the L part of the building for the Shore Patrol, where they can hold and question service men who are taken into custody. Police have occupied the front por on of the Municipal Building since ' , was acquired in 1930, but in even <rmal times their quarters were not adequate. The proposed arrange ment is only temporary, it being the hope that at some future date a per manent building will be erected in which the police will be housed. In renting his building to the Town Mr. Cozzens will close out a business which he has conducted for a little 1 over quarter of a century. This past September he had been in business 26 years. He does, however, plan to continue to take orders for suits and top coats for both men and women. Mr. Cozzens stated that his reason for going out of business is due to the extreme difficulties of operating under present conditions, together: with ill health. Mrs. Chas. G. Prahl I Chosen President Officers Wives Club Succeeds Mrs. Z. C. Hop kins, Who Will Soon Leave Edenton At a meeting held Monday at the USO Club, officers were elected for the Officers’ Wives Club, which re sulted in Mrs. C. G. Prahl being elected president of the group. Mrs. Prahl succeeds Mrs. Zebulon C. Hop kins, who was obliged to resign due to the approaching departure of Colonel and Mrs. Hopkins. Other officers elected included: Vice president, Mrs. A. Ujlaky; sec ond vice president, Mrs. R. D. Fitz Gerald; treasurer, Mrs. D. C. Kline; secretary, Mrs. C. W. Walker. A goodly number of the members attended the meeting, and it was de cided to meet the first and third Fri days at the Officers’ Club at the base. At present there are 37 mem bers enrolled, but this number is ex-! pected to increase as other wives of officers are contacted. Mrs. Peters, wife of Colonel Pet ers, who will succeed Colonel Hop kins as commanding officer, was unanimously elected honorary presi dent of the club. Though Colonel Peters is already in Edenton, his vise has not yet arrived. ) The club sponsored a very success ful dance at the Officers’ Club Sat urday night. The affair was well attended and music was furnished by the Weeksville Air Station Orchestra. THE CHOWAN HERALD | Lucky Break | Because of the prevalence of so much sickness, coupled with the gasoline and tire situation, P. S. McMullan. county tax super visor, announces an extension of five days for listing 1911 taxes in Chowan County. This action j was authorized by the County Commissioners, and there will be no further extension before the penalty for not listing on time will go into effect. Listing of property is supposed So be done during January, so ( despite the five extra days al lowed, little more time remains to attend to this necessary matter. Trying Times Fail To Halt Progress B. & L Association Rate of Interest Earned .069076 Despite War Conditions Stockholders of the Edenton Build ing & Loan Association met in annual session Monday night in the Court House, at which time directors for the ensuing year were elected. The directors elected by the membership vote were: A. G. Byrum, L. C. Bur ton, F. W. Hobbs and J. W. Davis, who was elected after filling the un expired term of M. F. Bond. Directors elected by the stock vote were: It. C. Holland, F. P. Wood, T, C. Byrum and J. Clarence Leary. These two groups met immediately following the business meeting and re-appointed R. P, liadham as the ninth director. At the regular meeting of the As sociation on February 10, the presi dent and secretary-treasurer will be appointed and the organization per fected. Those present at the meeting were: surprised to learn that despite the| lack of building due to war condi tions the net rate of interest earned was .069076. The financial report was discussed, which was reason for no little satisfaction on the part of stockholders, and prompted a number of very complimentary remarks for the splendid ieport during these try ing times. Chowan County Willi Be Well Represented! At Jackson Dinner! Group of 10 Scheduled To Attend Raleigh Affair Chowan County will be well repre sented at the Jackson Dinner which is to be held next Monday, January 31, at the Sir Walter Hotel in Ra leigh. According to R. L. Pratt, Chowan County chairman for the af fair, ten men from Chowan are sche duled to attend the meeting, includ ing the following: R. L. Pratt, Henry Gardner, B. W. Evans, Jno. F. White, Judge Richard Dixon, Medlin Belch, E. W. Spires, Lloyd Griffin, Marvin Wilson and T. C. Byrum. Chairman Pratt’s quota for Chowan County was set at $l6O but accord ing to contributions early this week, he had collected S2OO toward the Democratic get-together, at which the principal address will be made by Postmaster General Frank C. Walker, who is chairman of the National Democratic Committee. Chowan High PTA Meets February 1 The Chowan High School Parent- Teacher Association will meet Tues day night, February 1, at 8 o’clock, at which time special music will be furnished by the Second Grade Rhy thm Band. An interesting program has been arranged, which includes stunts and games, so that everyone interested in the work of the school is urged to attend Mrs. Rufus Smithson, president. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 27, 1944. Police Stage Ball In Edenton Armory Tuesday Feb. 22nd Purpose is to Secure Funds to Buy Extra Equipment TICKETSON SALE Floor Show and Music By Hal Thurston’s Orchestra Plans are going forward for the staging of a Police Ball in the Eden ton Armory on the night of Tuesday, February 22, from 8:30 to 12:30 o’clock. The idea was advanced by Chief of Police J. R. Tanner in order lto raise extra funds with which to purchase much-needed police equip ment, part of which is an inhalator, finger printing material as well as other necessary items. Music for the affair will be fur nished by Hal Thurston and his or chestra from Rocky Mount. A floor i show will also feature the ball, one. of the highlights being Buddy Robin son, of Rocky Mount, who will give an exhibition of tap dancing. Tickets for the affair went on sale Tuesday of this week, Mayor Leroy Haskett and J. Edwin Bufflap, Street Commissioner, purchasing the first two tickets shortly after they were printed. Members of the police force will have tickets with them from now until the night of the ball, and will be delighted to sell as many as possible. The tickets will also be placed at other places for the convenience of the public. Chief Tanner is very optimistic over the affair and feels that a tidy sum will be realized for the benefit of his department. He has had many encouraging comments about the affair and officers at the U. S. j Marine Corps Air Station have as-! sured him that many at the base will cooperate in token of their ap preciation for the cooperation and consideration of the local police in more ways than one. The Police Ball will be widely ad vertised, and Chief Tanner, with favorable weather and no untoward incidents, says he would not be sur prised if the event nets SI,OOO. Screen Test For Youths In Edenton High School Feb. 2 All Boys 17 and 18 Years Old Are Eligible to Take Test i John A. Holmes, superintendent of ] Edenton schools; has been notified by Lieutenant-Colonel William A. Schil j letter, district recruiting officer, that the U. S. Army Air Forces mental | screening test will be administered by representatives of the Army and the Civil Air Patrol at the Edenton High School on Wednesday morning, February 2, at 9 o’clock. Any white students in the com munity who are 16 or 17 years of age, whether enrolled in school or not, may take the test. Since this examination was author ized by the Fourth Service Command and the State Department of Educa tion has pledged its full cooperation, W. J. Taylor, superintendent of the county unit of schools, will allow any boys in Chowan High School to be excused from classes to take the test. Marine Air Station Will Tackle Colerain Monday Unless plans miscarry, the U. S. Marine Corps Air Station basketball team will meet the Colerain team Monday night in the Edenton Ar mory. The game is scheduled to bej played after the high school’s teams play a double-header. There will be no charge for the game and the public is invited. Masons Call Meeting Off To Eat Barbecue Tonight’s (Thursday) meeting of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., has been called off by W. J. Daniels, master of the lodge, and in stead members will go to Lee’s Place to join in a barbecue supper. Those who plan to go are asked to meet at The Chowan Herald office at 7:15, going directly to Lee’s Place, where the meal will be served at 7:30. Chowan County Goes Far Beyond Quota In Infantile Paralysis Campaign As Incomplete Report Shows SI,OOO Raised Urgent Appeal Made To Housewives For Waste Kitchen Fats Mayor Receives Letters From Governor and Salvage Official PAY 4c POUND Two Meat Ration Points | Free With Every i Pound Sold | Appeals have been made to Mayor : Leroy Haskett by Governor J. M. Broughton and Janies B. Vogler, exe cutive secretary of the State Salvage Branch, for Chowan County to con tribute more waste fat for the war effort. “Consumption of waste fat in pro ducing munitions of war, military medicines, civilian medicines and a wide variety of other war materials,” wrote Governor Broughton, “has so increased that it is absolutely neces sary for us to lend every effort possible to increasing the shipments of this material from our State. I will assure you that this is a most important part of our war effort, and we must see that our boys get the proper equipment to assure a lasting victory, to enable them to accomplish I their task in the shortest time.” j Mr. Vogler likewise emphasized the ! importance of saving waste fat, call- j |ing attention to the fact that house wives will be paid four cents per! pound in cash and will be given two! meat ration points free for every pound of used household fat pur- i chased at a meat market. Mr. Vogler points out that one pound of fat not saved will deprive a soldier on the battlefield of 150 machine gun bullets. Five pounds not saved will deprive a soldier fight ing submarines of a 100-pound depth bomb charge. “In fact,” says Mr. Vogler, “fats are vital materials of war going into many important ave nues of the war effort.” For the convenience of collection, three stores on Broad Street are now buying waste fats, these being Goodwin’s Quality Store, Pender’s and the Friendly Market. Miss Re becca Colwell is in charge of the collection of waste fats and will be glad to furnish any information desired. County Salvage Chairman J. Ed win Bufflap also urges the collection of fats, as well as scrap iron. He is also now working on a plan whereby waste paper can be disposed of, though no definite plan had been reached as The Herald went to press. Girl Scout Executive Will Speak At PTA Meeting February 2 Local Troop Major Pro ject of Association For Year Mrs. E. S. Chesson, Jr., of Eliza beth City, Girl Scout program con sultant for Eastern North Carolina, will speak to the Parent-Teachers Association at its meeting next week. This meeting will be held on Wed nesday, February 2, at 3:45 p. m., in the High School Library. Mrs. Chesson will give vital help I toward organizing a Girl Scout Troop, one of the principal projects of the PTA. All members are, therefore, urged to be present. Visi tors and newcomers in town are also cordially invited to attend this meet ing. A social hour with refreshments will follow the meeting. Members are asked to notice that this meeting will be held on Wednes day instead of on Tuesday. MERIT EXAM JAN. 29 Anyone who is planning to take the merit examination in Elizabeth City Saturday, January 29, is asked to contact Miss Mary Gray Byrum. She can be reached at phones 209 or 3-J. | Only Knee High I With a very encouraging sale of Fourth War Loan bonds tile first day of the drive last week, when about $62,000 were purchas ed, the rate of purchases has dropped considerably. ' According to I). M. Warren, assistant chair man of the War Finance Com mittee, sales lip to Tuesday ol this week amounted to about SIOO,OOO. or less than one-third of the county’s $363,000 quota. “We will have to pick up con siderably,” said Mr. Warren, “if we are to meet what is expected of us." J. G. Campen, chairman, who has been ill, is able to be out again and expects to do his best to increase sales throughout the county. Gate At Air Station Named In Honor Os Wake Island Victim Col. Zebulon C. Hopkins Honors Second Lieu tenant Conderman Col. Zebulon C. Hopkins, USMC, commanding officer of the Marine Corps Air Station, has named the main entrance gate on the west side of the reservation “Conderman Crate.” in memory of Second 1.1. Robert J.i Conderman, Jr., of New Bern, Marine! : aviator, who lost his life in the de fense of Wake Island by the Marines. A native-of Hudson, N. Y., Conder man first went to New Bern in 1930, , his father, Fred D. Conderman, then becoming postal inspector for a 21- county postal district. After grad uating from the New Bern High School, he was graduated at the Uni versity of North Carolina in the class of 1939. Following completion of his avia-j tion training, he was recommissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps, for flight duty, and was or dered to active duty at San Diego, Cal., and thence to Hawaii. His next orders transferred him to Wake Is land. He was among the first to fall ! mortally wounded in the initial at-1 tack of the Japanese there on Decem ber 7, 1941. He was New Bern’s first casualty of World War 11. The Purple! Heart medal was | awarded posthumously and received: by his widow, Mrs. Julia Bishop: Smallwood Conderman, of New Bern, j He has also been recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross. A special memorial tribute was paid him by Troop 13, Boy Scouts of America, in which troop he had been a senior patrol leader and an Eagle Scout. Soon after receiving news of his only son’s death, Lieutenant Conder man’s father was commissioned a captain in the Marine Corps Reserve and went overseas to the Pacific area with the First Marine division. He is now camp mail officer for the 11 postoffices at Camp Lejuene, New River. Native Os Honduras Speaker At Meeting Rotary Club Today Abe Martin Arranges International Service Program Abe Martin, chairman of the Inter national Service Committee of the Edenton Rotary Club, has arranged I an interesting program for today’s! (Thursday) Rotary meeting. For the I occasion he has secured a native of ; Honduras, Central America, who will tell something about her native land as well as her impressions of America. The speaker is Mrs. Rally Vaughn, of Tegucigalph, Honduras, wife of one of the service men stationed at the U. S. Marine Corps Air Station. Because of the appropriate program arranged by Mr. Martin, every mem ber of the club is urged to attend. This newspaper k drew- I lated in the territory | SUU Library * v $1.50 Per Year Returns Up to Wednes day Morning $409.10 Above Quota MORE EXPECTED Chairman and Miss Lu cille Clark Delighted With Results Though the report is still incom plete, Chowan County has again ex ceeded its quota in the drive for funds With which to fight infantile paralysis, J. Edwin Bufflap, chair man of the Chowan Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, reporting on Wednesday morning that the amount collected at that time totaled $1,001.10. The quota for the county is $592, so that it was exceeded by $409.10, with still more expected to come in. Credit for the success of the cam paign goes to a group of interested and hard-working canvassers, coupl ed with a generous response on the part of those solicited, hut special credit is due Miss Lucille Clark, who served as chairman of the Women’s Division and under whose leadership the county was organized for the drive, which was practically com pleted in one week. Though Miss Clark nor the chairman doubted but that the quota would be reached, it was not expected to be so much of a success and both had discussed other means to reach the quota, if contri butions fell short. Half of the amount, after ex penses of the campaign have been deducted, will go to the National Foundation, while the other half will remain in the county to be used to the best advantage in combatting infantile paralysis or offering assist ance to any who are afflicted with the disease but cannot afford to pay for necessary treatment or appli ances fi r rendering relief. Expenses in the campaign were negligible, there being less than $5.00 to be paid. Glass banks used in collecting money cost $2.20, while the only other expense was a printing bill of about $2.00, which was necessary in sending postcards to the canvassers urging them not to forget the drive and to make an effort to collect as much as possible. A great deal of material was offered for sale by headquarters, some of which was rather expensive, but both the chair man and Miss Clark felt that people in Chowan County knew about the campaign and its purpose and that ; added expense would have very little effect upon the ultimate amount raised. I Splendid cooperation was given at the l . S. Marine Corps Air Station, ' where the Marine personnel and con j tractors and personnel of the Navy • Department joined in the drive. Though contributions were taken (Continued on Page Six) Need Continues For Workers To Make Surgical Dressings Two New Supervisors Appointed By Mrs. Coffield Mrs. A. F. Liles and Mrs. John Oliver have been appointed by Mrs. W. H. Coffield, chairman of the Sur gical Dressings Unit, as supervisors at the work rooms, and this week be gan their duties. The class which began Sunday af ternoon, after a recess of two months, was well-attended, as have been the classes this week. How ever, there is a definite need of more volunteer workers to help in getting the quota of pads, dressings and sponges finished and shipped within I the given time for such work to be j completed. The necessity of such ; I work is outstanding. At all times, ; the call from improvised hospital headquarters behind the lines of war theatres, in jungles and on ship board is steadily increasing. “We, who can lend our aid, if only for a 1 few hours, will be doing a great work toward surgical dressing production, ' an< i toward aiding and relieving in . tense suffering for those who are i fighting that we may live," said Mrs. • Coffield in appealing for more volunteers.
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