Sale Easter Seals
Very Satisfactory
Last Year’s Sale Al
ready Passed By $66,
Says Potter
Geddes Poter, chairman of the
Chowan County Crippled Children
League, is very well pleased with
the progress shown in the sale of
Easter seals, proceeds of which go
i toward aiding crippled children. Up
'to Tuesday morning Mr. Potter re
ported that sales totaled $lB6,
which already is $66 ahead of last
year’s return when $l2O was re
ceived.
Tuesday’s report lacks a lot of be
ing complete with a number of can
vassers not yet making a return and
with a few more days remaining
during which seals may be pur
chased.
Mr. Potter stated that no small
amount of very worthwhile assist
ance has already been given crippled
children in Chowan County and that
half of the Easter seal funds re
main in Chowan for local work.
Besides, according to Mr. Potter, the
State matches any amount used for
crippled children work, therefore,
what is contributed in way of pur
chasing Easter seals will do double
duty.
Commander Prahl
Leaves Air Station
Stationed In Edentort
Since Early Part of
July, 1942
Lieut.-Commander Charles G.
Prahl, (CEC) U. S. N.. who arrived
in Edenton early in July, 1942, as
officer in charge of construction of
the U. S. Marine Corps Air Station,
has been detached from the station
and transferred to Wiliamsburg, Va.
In leaving, Commander Prahl ex
pressed his appreciation for the many
courtesies extended to him and his
family since their arrival.
Though Commander Prahl has al
ready left, his family will remain
and for some time will make their :
home on the Emmett Elliott farm :
near Cross Roads.
Engagement Os Lieut. !
Jess Powell Announced
Edenton friends will be interested
in an announcement made by Dr. i
and Mrs. Emory Clifford Watkins, of '
Brooklet, Ga., of the engagement of i
their daughter, Jane Estelle Watkins, i
to Dr. Jess Averette Powell son of i
Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Powell. Young
Powell is a first lieutenant in the
Medical Corps Unit and is at present
stationed at Clinton, lowa.
* NOTICE!
I TO CHOWAN COUNTY |
I TAXPAYERS 1
I By order of the Chowan County Commission- j
T ers, I will on Monday, May 1,1944, advertise prop- j
f erty for sale for 1943 delinquent taxes, the sale I
| to be held on Monday, June 5,1944. J
PAY YOUR TAXES NOW AND SAVE THIS EXTRA 1
EXPENSE AND EMBARRASSMENT I
j, J
i J. A. BUNCH I
J> Sheriff of Chowan County , >
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Their first night in Washington, Paulette Goddard and Fred Mac Murray
find the only sleeping accommodations under a statue in “Standing Room
Only” at Taylor Theatre, Edenton, Monday and Tuesday.
Judge Leo Carr
Speaks To Lions
Urges Organizations to
Maintain Wholesome
Communities
i ,
Judge Leo Carr, who is this week
presiding over a term of Superior
Court, was the principal speaker at
the Lions Club meeting Monday
night. During his remarks, he re
hearsed the origin and mechanics of
the courts, the purpose of which is to
administer justice, seeing to it that
criminals are punished and that, on
the other hand, no innocent person
should be taken advantage of.
The judge also stressed the im
portance of maintaining wholesome
communities, in which I.ions Clubs
and similar organizations can play
an important part.
Solicitor Chester Morris and How
ard Pierce, SBI agent, were also
visitors at the meeting.
During the meeting West Leary,
A. E. Jenkins, J. A. Curran and
John Mitchener reported having at
tended a meeting of the Elizabeth
City Lions Club which was a very
enjoyable affair.
Lions were especially proud of the
fact that in the official district
bulletin Secretary W. J. Taylor was
included in the secretaries’ honor roll
for December, January and February.
Criminal Docket Ends
Tuesday Afternoon
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coming up from Recorder’s Court.
“However,” he went on, “to change
the proceedure it is necessary to
change the Constitution, which does
uot lie in the province of this court.
“The grand jury is an impartial
body, coming from every section of
the county, and those who disobey
the law are generally in fear of a
THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON. N. kalis), APRIL 7, 1944
grand jury."
He gave instructions on passing on
presentments and bills of indictment,
> asking W. A. Harrell, the foreman,
I to see to it that oaths are adminis
tered with some degree of solemnity.
Judge Carr explained the doing
> away of kissing the Bible while
assuming the oath, which was done
for purposes of sanitation. He told
the jurymen that the General As-
Semby in 1941 amended the law so
c that it was no longer required to kiss
r the Bible. In the summer of 1941,
t the judges assembled together,
, agreed to the placing of the left
. hand on the Bible and raising the
f! right hand while the oath is admin
,! istered, and at the conclusion each
t one taking the oath answering “I do.”
i “You are not to be interested in
i the guilt of anyone appearing before
you,” said the judge, “but you
. should confine your actions to the
; opinion if you think there is probable
3 cause.” He then explained the me
r chanisms of returning presentments
and true bills, placing emphasis in
- presentments.
> “Often it happens,” he said, “that
criminal offenses have been commit
, ted and no arrests made. These
I crimes could have occurred without
. the knowledge of the law enforce
i ment officers, so if you have been
■ informed by reliable sources that the
law r has been disobeyed and have
; reason to believe there has been a
; violation, it is your solemn duty to
; make a thorough investigation and
i call witnesses before you.”
He urged members to be on their
guard for violations of the liquor
laws, though he admitted it is very
often hard to get enough evidence to
result in a conviction.
At this point he dwelt on gambling,
i saying the courts are bothered right
. much with his form of crime. “Cer
! tain forms of gambling have disap
i peared,” he said, “but there is still
i too much going on. It is particular
ly hard for officers to secure evi
[ dence. Either officers are not as
’ diligent as they should be or guilty
■ parties are often too shrewd to be
. caught. There is not much differ-
ence between a gambler and a rogue.
They have the same motive of get
ting something for nothing. The
gambler is willing to pay to take a
chance, while a rogue does not. If
the two are not brothers, they are
first cousins and create a bad in
fluence in a community.”
Because of a military base here,
Judge Carr urged the grand jury to
be especially on the alert that no
place goes unnoticed which is operat
ed in any way offensive to the neigh
borhood and dangerous for service
men and women as well as ’teen-age
boys and girls. He charged them
with the responsibility of seeing to
it->that wholesome surroundings are
provided for boys and girls in the
armed forces. “In war ” he said,
“w’e are too prone to forget also
about the youngsters just below the
military age who need wholesome
places of amusement.”
Judge Carr also directed some re
marks to obeying patriotic rules.
“While the State does not formally
have any jurisdiction,” said he,
“there are federal rules and regula
tions with regard to prosecution of
war. There are those who participate
in black market practices, which is
a Federal court matter, but it is the
duty of grand jurors to : report any
not obeying patriotic rules, and if
such cases are referred to this court,
they will get into proper channels
1 have no patience with those who
squirm and complain about inconven
iences of rationing which are in no
way comparable to the sacrifices of!
the boys now in the service of their j
country.”
Due to the manpower shortage, the
Judge said the inspection of school;
buses is one of the most important j
duties of the grand jury, seeing to it
that the buses are safe to transport!
the human cargoes and that qualified
drivers are at the wheels.
Telling the jurymen that in the
final analysis they are a check-up
body for Chowan County, he in
structed them to examine the reports
of administrators, executors and
guardians, records in county offices,
the last county audit as well as the
last grand jury report to see if any
recommendations have not been car
ried out.
Quite a number of criminal cases
were disposed of, which included the
following:
Upon motion of State Probation
Officer J. Wayland Sledge to revoke
the probation judgment of Morgan
Hudson, judgment was continued to
the term of Perquimans County Su
perior Court on April 17.
Willie Moore failed to appear to
answer to a charge of maiming with
intent to kill and assault with a
Paas Egg Dye
3 Pkgs 25c
I <®> String Beans 11c
I Tomato Juice i^z y c.n 10c
I <*>Deviled Ham aizcLn 14c
I Now POINT FREE-Standard
I PEAS-llc
I wPinto Beans i«mi o Ilc
I ° BlackeyePeas i lbCe "° 10c
I <«> Apple Butter o^?."; 3 22c
["•£" Clorox
I 3 15c x rt 19c
EXTRA LARGE SIZE
Grapefruit, 46 size 3 for 27c
SWEET JUICY
■ Florida Oranges 10 lbs. 69c
I FLORIDA
Green Cabbage 3 lbs. 12c
FRESH
Carrots, per bunch 6c
FRESH
Beets 2 bunches 15c
U. S. NO. 1 MAINE
■ White Potatoes 10 lbs. 34c
I IN OUR MEAT DEPARTMENT
I Fat Back, lb. 18c
Hamburger, lb. 27c
Cottage Cheese, lb 22c
deadly weapon. Bond was posted by
the Atlantic Bonding Company.
Hallett Vernon Wilson was charged
with operating an automobile under
the influence of liquor and hit and
run. The State accepted a plea of
guilty on the second count and the
defendant was sentenced to three
years, suspended by being placed on
probation for five years and payment
immediately and the balance by the
of $750, of which S4OO is to 'be paid
next term of court
Most interest in the term centered
about the trial of Percy Lawrence,
who was charged with the knife
slaying of George Allen Spruill, both
Negroes. The jury returned a ver
dict of not guilty Tuesday afternoon.
Oscar L. Holley was found guilty .
of forgery and attempting to cash
checks. He was sentenced to 18 ;
months, which was suspended by his '
being placed on probation for three
years.
■Shady Dixon was found guilty of ,
theft of peanuts and chickens, but
was found not guilty of stealing corn. :
His sentence was two years on the
roads.
Everett Marvin Boyce was found
guilty of drunken driving and reck
less driving. He was sentenced to
60 days, suspended upon payment of
SSO and costs and his driver’s li
cense revoked for 12 month*. Bo
was also ordered to pay Wilbur
PriVott $107.20 for car damages.
Robert Sessoms pleaded guilty to :
drunken driving and was given four 1
fom where I sit... Joe Marsh
What our fighting
men dream of
Bob Newcomb was reading me a‘
letter the other day-from his
son in the Marines. Dick New
comb’s somewhere in the South
Pacific, thousands of miles from
home, yet he writes to ask:
“Tell me, Dad, do they still
pitch horseshoes back of Ray’s?
Is Johnny keeping my tools la
shape? Are the trout still biting
in Seward’s Creek?”
Makes you realize what the
men over there are thinking
about. Sure, they’re fighting for
Democracy and Freedom and a
Better World Tomorrow.
C 1944, BREWING INDUSTRY FOUNDATION, North Corollno ComMh
Edgar H. Bain, State Director, 606-007 Insurance Bldg., Raleigh, N. C
PENDER!
months, suspended upon paying
and costs and revocation of his driv
er’s license for 12 months.
Atlas E. Cleary was found not
guilty of drunken driving, and a non
suit was agreed to in favor of
Thomas Twine, who was charged
with reckless driving.
W. James Rhinehart and Georg*
Boche, two Negroes rounded up tq
connection with a series of robberie*
including the Triangle Filling Sta
tion, requested trial in Perquhnan#
County term of Superior Court which
will be held April 17, which wa*
agreed to. They are charged with
breaking and entering, larceny and
possession of burglary tools. Efcnne
of the robberies occurred in Per
quimans.
At various times during the session
a divorce was issued to four persons:
These included Agnes H. Dowdy,
white, from William C. Dowdy. The
others were Negroes, Henry A,
Jones from Lucy Skinner Jones Man
gaver W. Watford from Willie Wat
ford and Rosanna Nowell Jordan
from Louis Jordan.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. ft
A. M., will hold its weekly meeting
tonight in the lodge room in tha
Court House at 8 o’clock. W. J.
Daniels, master of the lodge, urges
every member to attend and extends
a cordial invitation to visiting
M
But the things they dream ol
coming back to are the little
simple pleasures that mean
home to all ol ns—like a homo
cooked meal, a glass of beer with
friends, a game of horseshoes in
the backyard.
From where I sit, one of our
most sacred obligations here at
home is to keep those little
things exactly as they remem
ber them — to keep intact the
world they’re fighting for.
Ballard's Plain
Obelisk
FLOUR
lOiS,, 67c
Northern
TOWELS
Ron 9c
Most Varieties
LIBBY'S
Baby Food
434-oz Q One
Glass Oh p o |ni
Laundry Soap
Octagon
3%ff,14c
Krispy Cracker*
: Sunshine 19c §
Soap Powder
Octagon 3 fcsr 14c I
Toilet Soap
Palmolive cak * 7c I
Soap Powder
Super Suds ffif” 10c $
Laundry Bleach
Fleecy White * 1 23 c
California Pearl
Rice a. 11c a, 22c I
Old Virginia Citrus
Marmalade a 25c I
Armour
Peanut 39c |
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