North Carolina Newspapers

. » AiKm eelrtmns will be fmssi $ fair presentation ft W mi tomnty mw «T fMrd Interest. Volume XI. —Number 13. Easter Seals Now In Hands Os Group ' For Chowan's Drive Teachers, School Chil dren and Friends At Work NEED GREAT Potter Appeals For Full Support In Behalf of Crippled Children Full support to the annual sale of Easter seals now being carried on to finance the local program for crippled children is urged upon the citizens of Chowan County by Ged des Potter, president of County Crippled Children’s League. Declaring that the work of the Chowan County League is of vital importance! to the home front, Mr. Potter said that the restoration of handicapped youth t« earning capa city has relieved many communities of a burden and enriched them by adding to their producing citizens. Citing numerous instances of crip pled young people he knew who had been helped by the Chowan County Crippled Children League to help themselves, Mr. Potter declared that as the war progresses the voluntary agencies will probably be called upon for greater end greater efforts to meet social needs on the home front. "Their work will have to be ex panded. not. decreased,” he said, “and it is our duty as citizens to see to it that such work is adequately financed. A movement that pays such high social dividends should have the support of everyone. I give the Easter seal sale my hearty en dorsement, and I appeal to the people of this community to give the sea sale for crippled children the sup port it deserves." Easter seals are by this time in the hands of the teachers and schoo i children, and friends of the crippled w children. It is the desire that every friend of the crippled children will make their remittance to the Crip pled Children Fund as liberal a possible, because the need is great. 75 Marines Out For Baseball Team League Organized In cluding Service Teams In Albemarle Daily workouts have been in pro gress at the local air station in an ticipation of putting a strong base ball team on the field this summer. Approximately 75 candidates are tak ing the workouts, including warm-up drills, calisthenics and batting prac tice. Most of the candidates are former semi-professional and high school players, with Ensign Harry Gains acting as coach. The team will participate in an Albemarle Service Team League in cluding Harvey Peint Naval Station, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Station Auxiliary Patrol Plane Base, Weelcs ville Lighter-Than-Air Station and the Elizabeth City All Stars. The Marines are seeking games during the months of May, June and July to finish out their schedule, and service or civilian teams inter ested in playing the Marines should coptact either Lieut. L. E. Cochran, athletic director, or Ensign Harry Gains, the coach, at the air station. Another Arrest Made In Connection With Series Os Robberies . Another arrest has been made in connection with > the frustrated rob bery of the Triangle Filling Station Wednesday momlng of last week when Officer Joseph Bunch arrested Willie James Rhinehart, Negro, who had a large quantity of stolen mer chandise in an automobile which was also stolen in Norfolk, Va. The second party arrested is Rob ert Dock Roach, Negro, who was picked np in Norfolk, and police are expecting at any time to round up two other Negroes in connection ■ quartet “ with a series of robberies by the A preliminary hearing will be given the defendants in Recorder’s Court Friday morning prior to being tried in Superior Court They will be charged with breaking and entering and having in their possession bur glary tools and deadly weapons. THE CHOWAN HERALD 4 HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE IMTMEMETM OP CHOWAN COUNTY N Bear Swamp Drainage Project Is Satisfactory To State Representative E. B. Garrett of the State Soil Conservation Service, visited Chowan County last week and while here ob served the Bear Swamp drainage project. Mr. Garrett appeared well pleased with the success of the work thus far and had conferences with each of the drainage district com missioners in view of determining what needs to be done in order to complete the project. Program is Shaping Up For Presentation Os Colors To Base Post Committee and Captain Gurley Iron Out Details John A. Holmes, R. L. Pratt, Jesse W. White and Judge Richard Dixon, representing a committee from Ed Bond Post of the American Legion, met with Captain Henry Gurley in Mr. Holmes’ office Tuesday night, at which time tentative ar rangements were made for the pre sentation by the Post of a set of ■colors to the U. S. Marine Corps All Station on Sunday, April 9. Color guards will be selected on behalf of the Post and the air sta tion, and these groups will meet prior to the celebration in order to rehearse their part of the program, while Captain Gurley stated that he will have arrangements completed at the base for those taking part, as well as for spectators, which with favorable weathes has been estimat ed to be in the neighborhood of 5,000. Captain Gurley will also have programs presented to guests as they enter the base which will out line the activities as well as specify where various groupings will meet. Governor J. M. Broughton will make the principal address in con nection with the presentation and he will be accompanied by Mrs. Brough ton and Mr. and Mrs. It. L. Me \ Millan. Mr. McMillan is nationa vice commander of the American Le gion and will present the colors in behalf of Ed Bond Post. According to plans. the coloi guards will form in front of the re viewing stand on the runways, where the colors will be exchanged between (Continued on Page Six) First Vesper Service Will Be Held Sunday Weekly Meeting's Ar ranged In Methodist Church Carrying out one of the first ac tion* of the newly organized Chowan Ministerial Association, vesper ser vices will be held for the first time in the Methodist Church next Sunday afternoon at 5:25 o’clock. These regu lar Sunday afternoon services are planned primarily for men and worn en in the armed forces, although it is hoped that many othem will also attend. ; The Rev. D. C. Crawford, Jr., pas tor of the Presbyterian Church and president of the Association, will be the speaker. Sunday afternoon, and for each subsequent service various ministers in the county will speak. In connection with the service, a portion of the program will be de voted to singing and such other ac tivities in keeping with church work will be planned which should interest service men and women. The service will be held every Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the local Methodist Church, which has been offered for the purpose by the official board. Bond Drive At Base Boosts Percentages Coming to a close Tuesday, the war loan drive at the U. S. Marine Corps Air Station proved very suc cessful. The station was divided into six departments, with the per centages tabulated as follows: Naval personnel officers, 96 per cent.; enlisted men, 97 per cent.; WR squadron, 89 per cent.; head quarters squadron, 85 per cent.; sta tion officers, 100 per cent., and civilians, 75 per cent. The goal was 90 per o*nt. and the gain made during the drive was splendid, but bond buying and bond allotments are still encouraged. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 30, 1944. ‘Old Boys’ Organize Own Scout Troop At Meeting On Monday Course In Training Be gins at Scout Cabin Tonight SEVEN LESSONS For Scout Officials, Par ents of Boys and Any Interested In Boys At a meeting held in the Boy Scout Cabin Monday night plan were set up for holding a Scout master course, which will be held once a week for seven weeks. The first lesson is scheduled to be held tonight (Thursday), according t( John A. Holmes, chairman of the leadership training committee. The lessons will be taught in the Scout Cabin, beginning at 8 o’clock, and have been arranged not only for Boy Scout officers, but for parents of the boys as well as anyone interested in the boys. Xt the same time, a Scout troop composed of adults was organized with John Holmes as Scoutmaster; J. R. Tanner and C. W. Overman, as sistant Scoutmasters; L. Q. Pierce of Sunbury, senior patrol leader; th Rev. D. C. Crawford, Jr., Oscar Duncan and J. P. Johnson of Hobbs ville, patrol leaders; R. N. Hine3, quartermaster; J. E. Wood, scribe, H. A. Campen, J. Clarence Leary and Geddes Potter, members of the troop committee. All men who take the training , course will be organized into patrols and at the conclusion of the seven weeks, they will be required to pre pare and eat their own supper. Mr. Holmes is very anxious to have a large number take advantage of the series of lessons, therefore every! man who is interested in boys arid their welfare is urged to attend. | Red Cross Shows : No Little Activity During Past Year Mrs. J. N. Pruden Sub ! mits Figures of Lo cal Chapter While Chowan County is strugglinj to meet its Red Cross War Fun< quota, it will be interesting to know some of the local chapter’s activitie during the past year, which were furnished by Mrs. J. N. Pruden county chairman. A list of the activities, therefore follows: i Kits made and filled for service • men going overseas, 838; kit bags for i hospitals, 200; housewives made an ■ filled for hospitals, 100; women’ • and children’s garments made, 348 ) knitted garments for service men, 181; surgical dressings made in 11 i months, 220,696; first aid certificates i issued, 58; canteen , certificates is sued, 12; home nursing certificate ■ issued, 12; water safety and junior I life saving certificates issued, 7 i financed instruction of life saving in l structor at Brevard, N. C.; furnished i refreshments one evening, at USO; . filled 26 Christmas boxes for patients 1 at U. S. Marine base; handled 98 • emergency oases at the Marine base, • as well as many more cases handled i through th home service in charge of : Miss Mary Moore. -, , Daring the year SAWlSl'toas sent ' to the National organization; $676 > used for heme service; $lB6 for sun l gical dressings; SB4O for service kits; ! S6B for production; $666 for can ten service; $lO for .fruit and $67 for water safety, and S3O for adminis tration, or a total of $1,930 aside from the amount sent to National > headquarters. | Lieut-Col. C. J. Peters Speaker For Masons At tonight’s ((Thursday), meeting of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. 6 A. M., Lieut.-Col. Chester Peters, commanding officer of the U. S. Marine Corps Air Station, will make a brief address. ! All members of the lodge are urged to attend and a cordial invitation is extended to all visiting Masons to be present The meeting will be held in the lodge room in the Court House at 8 o’clock. $1,522 Still Needed To Reach Quota In Red Cross War Fund Contributions Wednes day Morning Amount To $6,278 QUOTA~S7,BOO Berryman and Warren Urge Extra Effort In Final Roundup Though gradually nearing the Ue< Cross War Fund quota, Chowan County on Wednesday morning lack ed $1,522 of reaching its quota of $7,800. Treasurer D. M. Warren has had turned over to him $6,278, and vvhile the report is still incomplete tliere will have to be some extra ef fort put forth to reach the quote before the end of March. It is not expected that canvassers who have not reported have contributions amounting to $1,500, therefore, both Mr. Berryman, chairman of th drive, and Mr. Warren urge can vassers to contact all they have not seen, as well as solicit another con tribution from some who have al ready contributed. Both Mr. Berryman and Mr. War ren feel sure the quota of $7300 will be reached with the prope amount of effort and cooperation even if the goal of $lO 000 is not realized. Canvassers are, therefore, urged to make a final round-up today (Thursday) and Friday and turn in their reports at once to Mr. Warren so that the result may be known as soon as possible. Many Young Men On Farms Facing Likely Army Duty Computing Data Neces sitates Employing Assistant New- regulations made by Selective Service requiring a minimum of 16 farm units for farm registrants has caused a large number of farmers to visit County Agent C. W. Overman’s office to get their war units com muted. Due to the diversification of thej farming system in Chowan County I many farmers are able to show j above 16 war production units for! this year, but even under the diver-1 sified system of farming, it appear ! that Selective Service will take a i large number of young farm workers I from the farm. The War Board, in reviewing re cord sheets, recommended to the Draft Board that approximately one third of the registrants considered be taken for service. These recom mendations were made on the basis of individual farms, noting which farms these men might be spared from. This work of computing war pro duction units is placing a tre men dous strain on the extension per sonnel in the county, therefore Her man F. White of the Paradise .com munity has been employed to assist with farm labor work as farm labor assistant. Square Dance Tonight In Edenton Armory Sponsored by the USO and VSO, a square dance will be held in the Edenton Armory tonight (Thursday) from 8:30 to 11:30 o’clock. The affair has been planned especially for service men and women, although a special invitation is extended to any who enjoy square dancing to attend. Music for the dance will be in charge of Sid Ward. PTA Meeting Will Be Held Tuesday Edenton’s Parent-Teachers Asso ciation will meet Tuesday after noon April 4, at 3:45, in the High School Library. Every member is urged to be present A prize of one dollar will be awarded the room having the largest number of parents present A special invita tion is extended to newcomers in town to atend this meeting and to join the P. T. A. A feature of the meeting will he a musical program including vocal and instrumental numbers. Important Meeting Os Cemetery Association Scheduled For Today This afternoon (Thursday) at 4 o’clock, the annual meeting of the Cemetery Association will be held at the home of Mrs. W. S. Privott. This will be a very' important meeting and a request is made that as many lot owners as possibly can will attend. So imperative is it that a larg number of lot owners attend this meeting, it has been arranged, in event of inclement weather today the meeting will be held Friday af ternoon instead. Harding Speaker At Anniversary Os Edenton Lions Club Outstanding Affair Held In Lions Den Tues day Night One of the most outstanding as fairs in the history of the Ederf-on 1 Lions Club was held in the club’s den on Tuesday night when Ladies’ , night was observed in connection with the seventh anniversary banquet. The spacious hall in the Mitchener building was crowded to capacity with local members, their wives and a large group of visiting Lions from neighboring clubs, and during the en tire meeting a splendid spirit of fellowship prevailed. A feature of the meeting was an address by Edmund Harding of Washington, N. C., well known humorist and after dinner entertain er, who was ; in exceptional form for the occasion, and kept his audience in a splendid mood throughout hisj performance, which was climaxed by a number of snappy songs with the t i speaker playing his accordian. Living up to past reputation, a splendid meal was served, though, those present had some difficulty m j. figuring out the menu, which listed; such items as “Just Plain Spud Sa- : lada, Fruit De Plymouthe Rocke, a la go carte de herbs, Navy noise, dental polish, hard tacks, brine starch and heavenly grace.” i The program was interspersed ; with what was classified as straining! the vocal cords and relaxation of j lungs before and after the serving of! vittles. i “Scotch’’ Mitchener, “De Odo” Campen, “One Fish” Malone and “Ibiss” Floars composed trie commit tee which arranged the affair. Close Fishing Season 'Changed To April 11 Order Takes In Easter And Easter Monday To Fish Game Warden J. G. Perry has been notified by Commissioner Hin ton James of a change in the closed season for inland waiter fishing, whereby the season has been order ed closed on April 11 to remain applying to all counties east of Alleghany, Wilkes , and Rutherford closed through May 19, the order and east of Highway 18 in Burke and CaldweU counties. As set forth in regulations of the Board of Conservation and Develop ment, the closed season for warm water fishing was scheduled to go into effect April 6 and open May 20, therefore the now order will allow sportsmen to enjoy fishing through Easter Monday. Heretofore it has been necessary for the Board of Con servation, at the request of sports men, to allow fishing on Easter day and Easter Monday during the closed season. Edenton History Topic Service Wives Meeting The Service Wives Club held a very interesting meeting on Friday night. After the usual luncheon, the club enjoyed a very informative lecture by Mrs. Charles P. Wales on the History of Edenton. Inspection Os Business Section Next Week Fire Chief and Building Inspector R. K. Hall has announced that he will make an inspection of the busi ness-section next week. This in spection will be to eliminate fire hazards and merchants are urged to clean up as much as possible before Chief HaU arrives. This newspaper is drew fated in the territory where Advertisers wM M- - 2 State Library xx d>1.50 Per Year Co. 26 Os State Guard After New Recruits To Fill UpLocal Unit Local Outfit Now Lacks 10 Men Lost By Se lective Service NECESSARY GROUP Armory Open Tonight And Friday to Se cure Enlistments Company 26, Edenton’s unit of the North Carolina State Guard, is still in need of recruits as the campaign for new inembeis nears its close. The company lacks 10 men of having its full complement of 50 and offi cers of the unit say they would like to have twice that many so that they 1 would have men already trained to take the place of the men who will be lost by the Selective Service route. The appeal for recruits is directed especially to men over 38 but under 50, men who have been rejected by the armed services because of some slight physical disability and fanners and others deferred by their occu pations. "... , Training in the State Guard, con sists of one drill period a week which is held on Tuesday nights. Equip ment and training supervision are furnished by the State and Federal governments. The State Guard is three years old this month and, though the country does not stand in danger of invasion as it did when the guard was organ ized, its primary duties, that ia pro tection of life and property in the State, still exist. The National Guard, whose place the State Guard has taken, was con ! sidered necessary in time of peace and thinking people know that such a body, trained for emergencies, is i even more needed now. The Armory will be open ana i members of Company 26 will be on : hand Thursday and Friday nights of this week from 7 to 9 o’clock for any one wishing to enlist or to get more information on the subject. - Holy Week Services At Methodist Church Rev. H. F. Surratt, Pas tor Arranges Spe cial Meetings Holy Week services in the Metho dist Church have been announced by the pastor, the Rev. H. F. Surratt, with characters about the cross being the theme of a series of addresses each night. Next Sunday, Palm Sunday, ! preaching will be held at 11 a. m„ ; when Mr. Surratt’s subject will be i “Christ as King.” Holy communion will be observed at this service and new members will be taken into the church. Services will be held every even ing, except Saturday, at 8 o’clock, with Monday night’s subject being “Caiaphas, the High Priest.” „• Tues day night Judas-Iscariat will be .dis cussed, Wednesday night, Simon of Cyrene, and Thursday night Hongi mus, the Roman Centurion. At this service Holy Communion will be observed. The subject for Friday night will be “The Watch at the Cross.” On Easter Sunday, April 9, Mr. Surratt’s subject will be “The Living Christ,” and during the service Easter anthems will be rendered by the choir. A cordial invitation is extended the public to attend all of the services. Deputy Grand Master At Masonic Meeting Bill Spivey, of Williamston, deputy grand master of the Second Masonic District, will visit Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, at its meeting tonight. He is very anxious to meet many of Unanimity’s members, therefore, W. J. Daniels, master, urges all mem bers to be present. St. Paul’s Auxiliary Will Meet Monday The regular business meeting of i the Woman’s Auxiliary of St Paul’s - Church will be held at the home of • Mrs. Julien Wood on Monday after i noon, April 3, at 4 o’clock. All • women of the parish and all visitors i in the parish are urged to attend this meeting.