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m there columns will be famed e fair presentation fa bed end county news fa general Interest. . / . Volume Xl.—Number 15. Chowan County Democrats Will Hold Convention In 0 Jourt House On April 29 Precinct Meetings Call ed to Be Held Prev ious Saturday allatlp.m. Place of Meetings An nounced by Chairman Lloyd E. Griffin Lloyd E. Griffin, chairman of the Chowan County Democratic Execu tive Committee, announced Tuesday that the County Democratic Conven tion will be held in the Court House Saturday afternoon, April 29, at 4 o’clock. Preparatory to the County Conven tion, precinct meetings are scheduled to be held the previous Saturday, April 22. These meetings are also called for 4 o’clock and, according to E. W. Spires secretary of the Execu tive Committee, they will be held at the following places: East Edenton Precinct—At Court House. West Edenton Precinct—At Munic ipal Building. Rocky Hock Precinct—At Henry Bunch’s Store. Center Hill Precinct—At L. W. Belch’s Store. Wardville Precinct At G. A Hollowell’B Store. Yeopim Precinct —At old Yeopim school house. Wm. M. Bond Dies At Home Monday Services Held at Grave side In Beaver Hill Tuesday J William M. Bond, 58, died at hts * jme a short distance from Edenton on the Windsor Highway, about 2 o’clock Monday morning. He had been in ill health for several years having suffered a stroke two years ago. Deceased was a member of one of Edenton’s oldest and most prominent families, being a son of the Judge William Bond and Mrs. I>aura Griffith Bond. He graduated from the Uuniversity of North Carolina in 1906, following which he practiced law in Plymouth. In 1916 he went to Denver, Colorado, where he became a prominent lawyer and trust officer. He became vice president of the In ternational Trust Company and later became associated with Lawrenc Lewis, congressman from Colorado. About two years ago Mr. Bond re tired and with his family returned to Edenton, where they have lived since. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Louise McMullan Bond, and a son, William M. Bond, Jr. A brother, Lyn Bond, of Tarboro, and a sister. Mrs. Minton H. Dixon, of Norfolk, Va., also sur vive. Mr. Bond was also a brother of Edward G. Bond, hero of the first World War, for whom the Chowan County post of the American Legion is named. Funeral services were held at the graveside in Beaver Hill Cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, with the Rev. E. L. Wells, pastor of the Baptist Church, officiating. Many friends of Mr.. Bond and the family were present for the last rites, for which the family requested that no flowers be sent. Applications Taken For Canning Sugar Consumers May Apply As Need For Sugar Develops Beginning Monday of this week the local War Price and Rationing Board will receive sugar applications for the 1944 home canning season. These applications will be taken throughout the season so that it will not be necessary for consumers to register until the sugar is needed for canning. The maximum amount of sugar to be issued on these first applications is five pounds per person. This, in ddition to the five pounds already % did on Stamp 40, will give each J arson ten pounds, and in most cases will be ample for the entire season. It will be necessary to present War Ration Book Four for each per son to be included in the application for home canning sugar. THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Selective Service Making Drive For More Young Men Those Not Examined In Past 90 Days Will Be Called FEW DEFERMENTS Local Boards Ordered to Scrutinize Agricul tural Occupation All registrants under 26 years of age who have not been examined by the Armed forces within the past 90 days will be ordered to report for pre-induction physical examination, announced General J. Van B. Metts, State Director of Selective Service. The general stated that local boards have just been furnished directives to that effect and that members of his staff are at present conducting a series of regional conferences to dis cuss this policy as it affects occupa tional and agricultural deferments. He pointed out that the directive was for the purpose of accelerating the processes of induction of younger men to meet the urgent needs of the armed services and to provide the Director of Selective Service and employers with information regard ing those who are not acce'ptable for military service. The State Director advises that a registrant, if found acceptable to the armed forces might still he granted aii occupational deferment provided a Form 42-A Special, ap proved by the State Director having jurisdiction over the principal place of employment, is received by the local board prior to the registrant’s actual induction. In view of direc tives from National Selective Service Headquarters, Metts anticipates- that few Forms 42-A Special will be filed, as present indications are that they will be restricted to the following vital war activities: Landing Craft, Tires and Tubes, High Tenacity Rayon for War Ih-oducts, Aircraft, Airborne Redar, Rockets, Subma rines, Transportation, and possibly a few others. With regard to agriculture, the General stated that it seems to be the prevailing thought that the with-j drawal of the war unit plan for measuring agricultural activities! would liberalize farm deferments.! Metts stated this to be an erroneous construction, since the unit system was only a means of measuring the value of the registrant’s farming ef fort in applying the Tydings Amend ment, which is still in effect. The Tydings Amendment to the Selective Training and Service Act provides, in general, only that deferments be granted to those registrants who in the judgment of the local boards are regularly engaged in agricultural oc (Continued on Page Six) Troop 156 Os Boy Scouts Guests Os Rotarians Tonight Interesting Program In Parish House at 6:30 O’clock Tonight (Thursday) Troop 156 of the Edenton Boy Scouts will be guests of their sponsors, the Edenton Rotary Club, at a banquet to be held in the Parish House. The affair is scheduled to begin at 6:30 o’clock, and a program has been arranged which should be of interest to both the boys and the Rotarians. During the meeting the 1944 char ter will be presented to the Troop, the presentation to be made by Ged des Potter, district commissioner. Registration cards will also be pre sented to the Scouts and Scouters as part of the program. The program is in charge of James E. Wood who has arranged for brief addresses on the Boy Scouts and’ their work. President R. N. Hines is very anx ious to have every member of the club present for the occasion and is hoping to have a 100 per cent meeting. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 13, 1944. Mayor Designates Week April 17 - 22 As Clean Up Week Appeals to Citizens tc Join In Improving Premises PATRIOTIC DUTY Street Department Will Assist In Collecting Trash Joining with the National Clean- Up and Paint Up Campaign during the month of April Mayor Leroy H. Haskett this week designated next week, April 17-22, as Clean-Up Week in Edenton. In announcing the campaign, Mayor Haskett said it would provide an opportunity for patriotic and pub lic service in aiding the war effort on the home front and, at the same time, promote conservation, health, fire prevention, safety and general public welfare in Edenton. During the week citizens are urged to clean up about their premises, discarding what is of no more use and putting into salvage channels such material as may now be stored or lying in yards and outbuildings. “As the period in which things, must be made to last lengthens,” said the Mayor, “the necessity for prompt maintenance and repair of property becomes increasingly im portant, and has an important bear ing upon public health and safety. “Practically all American commun ities need an annual spring cleaning and there is no better way than a good clean-up, paint-up, fix-up, plant-up and light-up campaign.” Mayor Haskett is appealing to dll Edenton citizens to join in an effort to improve appearances in town by cleaning up and painting and repair ing wherever possible. He has ar ranged with the Street Department to cooperate in the campaign, and extra efforts Will be put forth during the week to carry away all trash accumulated Suspension Os Draft Ordered To Secure Men Under 26 Years Others Called or Exam ined Will Not Be In ducted at Present Selective Service headquarters on Saturday ordered local draft boards to suspend induction of men 26 or older who are engaged in essential employment until all available younger men have been taken. The' order followed an urgent demand for| young men, even though current! calls are not filled. The induction suspension applies to j men who reached their 26th birthday! on or before March 24, 1944. Such j men engaged in essential industries will not be inducted, even though! they have been ordered to report for induction, passed their physical ex aminations or been ordered to report for physical examinations. Regional Selective Service Meeting In Court House Today This ((Thursday) afternoon at 2 o’clock, a regional Selective Service meeting will be held in the Court House, when one of the principal items of business will be a discussion of a policy regarding discharged veterans. Those expected at the meeting will be Draft Board members, clerks and re-employment committeemen from counties in the Albemarle. Lions Enjoy Navy Film At Monday’s Meeting Members of the Lions Club at Monday night’s meeting had an op portunity to get an insight of the Navy and its work when a film was shown by Chief Petty Officer J. W. Brown, in charge of the Elizabeth City recruiting station. The picture was very much enjoyed and was rea son for no little comment on the part of those present. During the meeting it was voted to allow Troop 170 of the Boy Scouts, which is sponsored by the Club, to operate a refreshment stand at the festival to be held at Hicks Field next week. E. H. Babb was admitted to the club as a new member. Estimated Crowd 11,000 Visitors Attend Presentation Os Colors To Marine Corps Air Station Sunday Town Councilmen Consider Request For Public Toilet Report of Grand Jury Read at Meeting Held Tuesday Night LITTLE BUSINESS C. of C. and Merchants Given Use of Council Chamber At Tuesday night’s meeting of Town Council, Mayor Leroy Haskett reat a report of the Grand Jury for the April Term of Superior Court, where in it was recommended that the County Commissioners and Town Council take necessary steps to pro vide toilet facilities. It was pointed out that present conditions are caus ing many unsanitary conditions, es penally around the waterfront and back of stores in the business section. Various suggestions were advanced to remedy the situation and to bring the discussion to a close, Mayor Haskett appointed J. P. Partin and Graham Byrum as a committee to confer with the County Commission ers at their next meeting to deter mine what action might be taken. Another committee was appointed to meet with the Commissioners rela-! tive to repairing the County Dock.! It was brought out that the dock is! now in a bad state of repair and that, practically no more piles remain for docking purposes. This committee ~s composed of J. Edwin. Bufflap and ,1. Clarence Leary. The feeling was expressed that unless immediate re pairs are made, a far greater expense will be involved later if the dock is to continue to be serviceable. The Councilmen also instructed -Miss Louise Coke, the collector, to i proceed with advertising delinquent 1943 taxpayers. These taxpayers will bd advertised the second Monday in May, with the sale of property taking place the second Monday in j J une. j During the meeting, the Council-' ! men also agreed to allow the Cham- j ! her of Commerce and Merchants’ As-, gsci'tiG" t. ueUth; Cctlr.c:' Chamber! as an office, provided it would be: vacated at any time for any public meeting or town affairs of an execu tive nature. It would also be ex pected that the organization would take care of the janitor service. Mayor Haskett also reported the j need for a pamphlet to be given to ; 'visitors similar to one distributed; | several years ago by the hotel and! I service stations. He appointed J.i I Edwin Bufflap to confer with the j hotel management and service sta j tions in an effort to have some | printed. Very little other business was pre sented, therefore, the councilmen had one of the briefest sessions in sev eral months. j Marian Don Francis Honored At New York Marian Don Francis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don E. Francis, form er residents of Edentoq now living in Brooklyn, N. Y., who is a student at Central High School of Needle Trades of New York City, was recently ap pointed officer of the court of the student body of the school. This is Miss Francis’ second year in school and her work has been so meritorious she has won recognition a number of times. As a member of the Service Squad of the school her picture ap peared in a recent issue of the school paper. Last year Miss Francis’ picture ap peared in one of the New York daily papers modeling a hat she had made. Operetta And Minstrel At School On Friday “A Little Bit of Holland,” an oper etta composed of children from the fourth and fifth grades of the Eden ton school, will be presented Friday night at 8 o’clock. At the same time “Down South” a minstrel show made up of latest clog dances, old fashioned songs, peppy jokes will also be presented by pupils from the sixth and seventh grades. The public is cordially invited. Tickets are now on sale by pupils in the elementary grades. Governor To Speak At Meeting Os Home Demonstration Clubs District Meeting In Har rellsville Thursday, April 27 Governor J. M. Broughton is sche duled to be the principal speaker at a district meeting of home demon stration clubs to be held in Harrells ville next Thursday, April 27. The meeting will be an all-day affair, starting at 10:30 in the morning. The morning session will be devot ee! primarily to reports and singing, with Governor Broughton’s address being the feature of the afternoon session. The Harrellsville club will be hosts for the meeting, and Miss Rebecca Colwell, Chowan County home dem onstration agent, is very anxious to have the county well represented at the meeting. Open House Sunday For Service People Gardens, Yards and Few Buildings Open For Visitors More or less of open house will be observed in Edenton next Sunday af ternoon, when several yards and gar dens will be open for the benefit of service men arid women. In an nouncing the plan, Mrs. W. 1). I’ruderi stated that the yards and gardens opened to visitors will be marked by American flags. At the same time arrangements are being made to have the Cupola House, St. Paul’s Church, the Court House arid Masonic room open for the benefit of any who may want to visit these historical spots. During the afternoon tea will also be served at the home of Mrs. Pru den on Blount Street. Boxing Match In Armory On Friday Edenton Marines Again' Meet Harvey Point Fighters In a return engagement, Edenton i Marines will meet the Harvey Point! boxing team in the Edenton Armory! Friday night, with the first bout j scheduled to begin at 8 o’clock. | Kdenton’s boxers won a 4-3 decision! in a previous meeting, therefore, the card as arranged should prove an i interesting match. There is no charge to see the con test and an invitation is extended to all fight fans to attend. Rocky Hock Pre-School Clinic On April 28th Attention has been called to an error in the date of one of the pre school clinics in progress by the Chowan-Bertie Health Department. These clinics began March 30 and in the schedule the clinic at Rocky Hock School was listed for April 26, at 11 a. m. The correct date for this par ticular clinic is Friday, April 28, in stead of the 26th. Remaining clinics to be held on April 14 at Edenton High School from 10 to 12 a. m.; April 21 at Chowan High School from 10 to 12 a. m., and then the Rocky Hock clinic April 28 at 11 a. m. Methodist Conference In Windsor Sunday Sunday night at 8 o’clock, the Rev. W. L. Clegg, district superintendent, will preach in the Methodist Church in Windsor, after which the second quarterly conference of the Edenton and Windsor churches will be held. Heads of various organizations of the local church are expected to be present at the conference In order to I submit their quarterly reports. This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers wm realise good resnite. « c s»« r ‘J. y ear Ed Bond Post Presents Beautiful Flags at Ceremony COLORFUL AFFAIR Gov. Broughton and Congressman Bon ner Speak With an ideal day, the number of people attending the dedication and presentation of colors to the U. S. Marine Coips Air Station Sunday af ternoon by Ed Bond Post of the American Legion, has been estimated at between 10,000 and 11,000. The affair was very interesting and suc cessful frum every viewpoint, with the pricipal addresses being made by Governor J. M. Broughton and Con gressman Herbert Bonner. Lieut.-Col. Chester Peters, com manding officer of the air station, had agreed to open the gate to the base at 1 o’clock and from that time up until shortly before the exercises began a steady stream of cars ar rived at the base. Systematic park ing arrangements were made and so far as the parking situation is con cerned, the area took on the aspect of a prominent college football game. Os course there were some re stricted areas, but some of the bidd ings were opened so that visitors could go through and get some idea of the training given Marines. Tours were arranged through the Opera tions and Synthetic buildings, where demonstrations were given and films were shown. The celebration started shortly af ter 3 o’clock. >vheri the adjutant call ed for the battalion parade. The crack Cherry Point band led the pro cession, coming from some distance down one of the runways. Following the band were two squadrons of Ma rines, a squadron of the Marine Women’s Reserves, a group of blue jackets and WAVES, a group of Legionnaires, followed by the Eden ton High School band. The various groups marched up the runway and at some distance oppo site the reviewing party came to a halt and waited for the color presen tation. The bands and service men and women presented a beautiful spectacle as they kept perfect time and stood erect until the arrival of the reviewing party on the opposite side of the runway. At this point, Lieut.-Col. Peters, Captain Henry Gurley, Governor Broughton, Congressman Bonner, Judge Richard Dixon, June Rose, John A. Holmes and Mayor Leroy Haskett started out on troops in spection, marching in front of the procession and marching back in the rear. At the completion of the long march, Judge Richard Dixon stepped up to a microphone, which was con nected with loud speakers all over the base so that everyone could eas ily hear what was said. Judge Dix on extended a brief welcome to the huge throng of visitors, after which he introduced Congressman Bonner, (Continued on Page Five) Farmers In Chowan Now Facing More Acute Labor Problem 190 Farm Registrants Considered By USDA War Board During the month of March the Chowan County USDA War Board furnished Selective Service with in formation and recommendations as to classification on 190 farm regis trants. <New Selective Service regulations regarding farm laborers is quite dis tressing to many farmers for in most instances seed and fertilizer for this year’s crops have been purchased. They have planned for maximum pro duction under present labor on the farm and it now appears that a large number of the young men will be taken and. in a great many cases, it is impossible to replace them with other farm laborers. While the taking of these young men on many farms is creating grave labor difficulties this year, most of the farmers are expressing the view point that they are willing to face the hardship and take the chance if It is necessary towards winning victory.
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