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These tired American Infantrymen pause for a rest in the milk house of a French farm from which they
have only recently chased out Nail snipers. One man is taking a drink from his canteen and another is lyinf
under an old comforter he has salvaged Lom someplace. Are you supporting the Invasion with the purchase
of War Bonds? rrom u - s - Tnamrp
Company 26 State
Guard In Training
Over Week-end
Entire Outfit Is Taken
Through Maneuvers
At Holley’s Wharf
Company 26, Edenton unit of the
North Carolina State Guard, held a
training encampment at Holley’s
Wharf over the week-end. Three
officers and 46 enlisted men left the
rmory Friday afternoon by truck
J nd returned Sunday afternoon.
Special emphasis was placed on j
camp administration, military court
esy and discipline, guard duty and
the use of the rifle.
Lieut. Walter Leslie Morgan was
in charge of rifle training and he
was assisted in this by Privates Jesse
Copelanc and Elisha B. White, Jr.,
on leave from the V, S. Army. All
men in the company went on the
range Saturday. U. S. rifles, inoael
of 1917. recently had been issued to
the men in the unit and this was
their first opportunity to familiarize |
themselves with this weapon. The
mess was in charge of Lieut. Robert |
Bunch and Sgt. Walter Adams,
This encampment did not take the |
place of the annual encampment of j
ail of the N. C. State Guard at Fort
Bragg, hut was ordered by Captain
Marvin Wilson when the regular
one was postponed because of infan
tile paralysis throughout the State.
P-40 Warhavvk With
13 Japanese Flags j
Lands At Air Station!
I
All eyes at the Marine Corps Air j
Station were turned the other day to
the apron near the hangar, where a
strange gray P-40 Warhawk with 1
the Flying Tigers insignia and 13
Japanese flags on its side landed.
The ship bore the name of Col.
Robert L. Scott, author of “God Is |
My Co-pilot,” and was flown by Ma- j
jor T. P. Talley, an instructor at ]
Orlando, Fla., in the U. S. Army Air |
Force School of Applied Tactics.
Col. Scott, original flyer of the
ship while stationed in Orlando, was
in command, directly under General
Claire Chenriault in China over the
famous Flying Tigers.
Major a fighter pilot who
has seen action abroad, made a
smooth take-off ami headed for his
home base after an enjoyable visit
with his brother, Lieut. James Tal
ley of Squadron 813.
Jap Souvenirs Shown
At Leggett & Davis
An interesting display in the win
dow of Leggett & Davis Drug Store
which is attracting a great deal of
attention contains souvenirs from
the Southwest Pacific battle area,
\ >ent home by some of Chowan
} County’s boys who are on the heels
of the Japs in that part of the
world.
Among the souvenirs are a Jap
sniper’s gun, a gas mask, two Jap
helmets, a sword and water flask.
Aside from these souvenirs are at
tractive pictures of some of Chowan
County’s boys in foreign service.
IHE CHOWAN HERALD
NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO TME INTERNETS OP CHOWAN COUNTY
Garments Shipped I
By Local Red Cross I
75 Hospital Bedside i
Bags Made By Junior
Red Cross
Chowan County Chapter of the
Red Cross on Wednesday shipped 75 j
hospital bedside bags to Red Cross.
headquarters in Atlanta. These |
hags were made by Junior Red Cross'
I members at both the white and col-!
ored schools in Edenton under the |
direction of the home economies!
teachers.
In addition to the above, 65 house
wives were included in the shipment
as well as 14 army mufflers- and three j
j helmets.
All of these items will he trans-.
forced by the Red Cross to the
armed forces.
Family Hospital Fund)
Drive Nets $2,376.96
Fourth of July Celebra
tion Receipts Total
$1,229.48
Climaxed by the Fourth of July
' celebration in Edenton, the $2,000 j
quota for the Family Hospital As
sociation Fund at the Marine Corps |
Air Station was more than raised,!
figures released by Captain Melvin
F. Griffin, welfare and recreation of- j
fleer, showing that the several bene- ]
fits held to raise the quota netted
I $2,576,95. The actual amount taken
( in at the various affairs amounted to
i $2,431.81, from which expenses was
I deducted in the amount of $54.85.
j Receipts in the drive up to : the
Fourth of July celebration amounted
to $1,229.48, and receipts during the
celebration amounted to 1 $1,229.48, in
which the cover girl contest led by
turning in $322.98. The baseball
games came next with $3lO, the
| boxing matches $154 and $132.50 at
the dance. Advance combination
i tickets sold by Chief of Police J. R.
I Tanner totaled $203, and advance
I combination tickets sold at the sta
tion amounted to $lO7.
Officers at the base, as well as the j
Officers Wives Club, are very well j
pleased with the result of the drive
and desire to extend their thanks j
and appreciation to all 'who contri
buted to its success.
Bond Drive At Base
Amounted To $28,481
As the result of a Navy and Ma- .
rine bond drive at the Marine Corps
Air Station from July 1 to 8, a to- ,
tal of $28,481.25 was invested in
war bonds.
Lieut. Mary Hamilton led the drive
for MOTG-81, reporting a total of
$20,625 for the group.
Former Veterinarian
Returning- To Edenton
Captain Lester A. Deese. who be
fore entering the armed forces, was ,
a veterinarian in Chowan' County, is
expected to arrive in Edenton next j
Saturday. Captain Deese was dis
charged from the serflee, having
been station veterinarian at Avon I
Park Army Air Field in Florida.
Edenton, Chowan County/ North Carolina, Thursday, July 13, 1944.
Purchase Os Bonds
Continue To Mount
In Chowan County
Series E Bonds Now
Over Quota By Mar
gin of-$12,000
Though Chowan County rached its
I quota in both E bonds and overall
\ sales in the Fifth YVar Loan before
; the close of the drive on July 8, pur
! chases since that time have contin
ued, especially as to F bonds.
The county’s quota in the F bond
series was $93,000, and up to YY'en-
I nesday morning sales amounted to
$105,00(1, or $12,000 above the quota.
Emphasis has been placed on pur
chasing of F bonds, therefore J. G.
Campen and D. M. YY'arren, co-chair
men of Chowan County’s drive, are
delighted over the county’s response, j
Willie Elliott Awarded
Good Conduct Medal;
It has just been announced by]
Major General Raymond G. Leh
man’s headquarters, 93rd Infantry
Division, that the Good Conduct
Medal for exemplary behavior, effi
ciency and fidelity through faithful
and exact performance of duty was
awarded to Corporal Willie L. El
liott, son of Mrs. Annie D. Elliott, 1
127 YY'est Freemason Street.
Corporal Elliott is wire corporal
of his unit.
EDENTON BOY WRITES LETTER TO HERALD
FROM HIS FOXHOLE ON ITALIAN FRONT
Casper Alexander Says Horrors of Cassino Battle
Far Worse Than Pictured By Newspaper
Correspondents on Scene
Pfc. Casper Alexander, writing
from a foxhole in Italy, says he sends
his sincere thanks and appreciation
for receiving The Herald, which he
says is a most welcome newspaper
and which he hopes he will continue
to receive.
“I’ve spent 17 months in overseas
duty and would like very much to be
at home again,” wrote Alexander.
“In several letters I have received,”
his letter stated, “I am inclined to
believe that the people do not be
lieve what they read about the war
in Italy, especially the battle for
Cassino. I can’t make myself be
lieve that the people in Edenton are
like that, however, after reading
The Herald.
“I spent quite a whMe on the Cas
sino front, better known here as
‘Hell’s Half Acre.’ What the news
correspondents say about Cassino Is
true —terribly true. There’s only,
one thing left to say and that is the
news correspondents could tell only
half of what they saw due to the
U. S. Military censorship regula
tions.
“I was there and I’ve witnessed
how tough it really is, but if I had
not been there and someone told me
about it, I admit that I hardly ivould
have believed it either.
“It’s no fun to see a soldier ge
hit by shell fragments. I’ve seen
them hit and I’ve seen them die.
Eye Examination |
Clinic Scheduled j
To Be Held July 26,
Preliminary Tests Will!
Be Made By Health j
Department
On Wednesday morning, July 26,
beginning at 9 o’clock, an eye ex
amination clinic will be held in the
auditorium of the Edenton High
School for the purpose of providing
free eye examinations for those per
sons iii Chowan County who are in
need of eye examinations but who are ! .
not financially able to have them '
made by a private physician.
The North Carolina State Commis- i
sion for the Blind has arranged for
a licensed ophthalmologist to make
the examinations and for a represen
tative of a licensed optical company j
to be present to fill prescriptions for (
glasses. A medical social worker I
will make arrangements for eve •
operations to be performed at a 1 at- >
er date if operative treatment is pre- *
scribed. a
The Chowan County Health De- '
partment will give preliminary eye
tests at the local office and will pro- J
vide a nurse to assist with the clinic. 1
The Chowan County Department of ‘
Public Welfare will investigate ap
plications for clinic services and is
sue admission slips. The Edenton .
Lions Club will pay for a limited 1
number of glasses for indigent per- 1
sons.
All adults or children in Chowan ,
who have reason to believe that they |
should have their eyes examined, and
who can qualify for clinic services on
a basis of financial need are urged
to make application for admission I
slips at the local Welfare Office on
or before Saturday July 22.
lames W. Mitchener
Expert ’Chute Rigger
Out of Lar r e Number
None Has Yet Failed
To Open
Rigging parachutes is an exacting
and responsible job. hut Sergeant
James YV. Mitchener, son of Dr. ana
Mrs. J. A. Mitchener, has packed
more ’chutes than he can remember,
none of which have failed to open 1
when needed, according to informa-
tilin' from an airdrome outfit at-, !
tached to the Fifth Bomber Com-1 1
niand at an advanced base in New
Guinea. 1
A former student at the I'iijversity 1
of North Carolina. Sgt, Mitchener,
entered the Army in February. 1943. j
He attended parachute rigging school
at Ghanute Field, Alabama. He has ]
been overseas for the past seven!
months. f
“YY’hile on the Cassino front I saw
a soldier that was hit by a piece of
steel weighing over 100 pounds—he
was hit in the stomach, so you can
imagine what was left to lie seen.
I was talking with that soldier just
a couple of hours, before he was
killed.
“I’ve seen arms, legs, hands and
even heads tying in fields. YVlipther
they were Americans or Germans I
don’t know.
“As you probably know, there are
a lot of rivers in this country and
they have to be crossed. There are
small tributaries running from larg
er rivers, and they have to be cross
ed, too.- The rivers that have been
crossed are how flowing with some
thing other than water —good ole’
American blood.
“I’ve experienced this war and it’s
just a matter where some live and
, some die. What I’ve seen can never
be erased from niy memory. I hope
and pray that I will ne\ er be in an
other war.
“I’ve tried to give you a general
idea of what the war is like in Italy
and I do hope I haven’t bored you.
“I’m writing this letter from my
foxhole right on the front lines. I
could probably write a book about
combat experiences were it not for
the difficulties of censorship.
“Honing that you and the people
of Edenton will continue seeing the
h<ivs through this war.”
Likelihood That Town Os
Edenton’s New Tax Rate
Will Be Boosted To sl.lO
Idea Os Hospital |
For County Still
Claims Attention
County-wide meeting at
School House Held
Friday Night
i
Chowan County’s need for a hos- |
pital was again emphasized at a
county-wide public meeting held
h riday night in the Edenton High
School auditorium, w r hen a goodly
number of the members of the Eden
ton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce
and Merchants Association and other
interested persons attended.
J. VV. Davis, chairman of the com
mittee working in the interest of a
hospital, presided over the meeting,
during which he called upon W. J.
Taylor and D. M. Warren to discuss
the matter of a hospital.
Both speakers presented convinc
ing argument in favor of a hospital,
the gist of their remarks being that
wholehearted cooperation is needed
in order to go after and secure a
hospital as well as other things of
benefit to the county.
Marines Lose Ten
Inning Game Sunday!
To Naval Air Station
Former Chicago Cub
Pitcher, Knocks In
Winning Run
Baseball fans were treated to «
fine exhibition Sunday afternoon on
Hicks Field when the Edenton Ma
rines and the Naval Air Station of
Elizabeth City battled for 10 innings,;
with the visitors managing to tuck !
under their belts a 2-1 victory. Both j
teams played a splendid brand of I
ball, in fact, one of the: best played!
games on the local diamond this!
season.
Oil the mound.-' for the visitors was ;
( ant red, former Chicago Cub pitch-!
er, who was touched for nine safe!
hits. Cantrell, however, won his own •
game when, with a man oil third base !
in the tenth inning, he slashed a hard
single into left field, scoring what
proved to be the winning run.
Joe Blow, pitching for the Marines,
gave up only five hits, going the en
tire route.
Fearus, star catcher for the Ma-j
lines, was injured during the game
. \yh'—< he and First Baseman Fasiek
collided in an effort to catch a foul
ball. He was replaced by Lonergan. j
Two Local Boys Back
From New Guinea
Two Chowan County boys, E. L.
Hollowell, Jr., gnd Johnnie Harrell,
are now home on a furlough after
over two years in Australia and
New Guinea. Hollowell is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollowell and
Harrell a son of Ben Harrell.
Both young men were among the
first to leave Edenton at the out
break of the war, having been meni
aers of the Ambulance Company of
the National Guard when it was
mustered into the regular army.
?ed Men Install New
Officers Monday Night
New officers were installed for a
six-month term at the meeting of
Chowan Tribe of Red Men Monday
night, the ceremony being perform
ed by Raleigh Hollowell, deputy
Great Sachem for the tribe.
Officers installed were: W. C.
Hollowell, prophet; Herbert Baker,
sachem; L. A. Bunch, senio* saga
more, and M. M. Perry, junior saga
more.
Colored Births Lead
White During June
Colored births led in Chowan Co
unty during June, the vital statis
tics report by the local Health De
partment showing 10 colored births
compared with seven white births.
Two white people died during the
month, while there was only one
colored death reported.
This ntwspaoer it drew
ktod k ilk territory
whtro AdoerMoort wE
4)1.50 Per Year
ICouncilmen Worry Over
Figures Until After
Midnight
MEET AGAIN
Effort Will Be Made to
Juggle Figures Call
ing For SI.OO Rate
Unless the complexion of Edenton’s
proposed 11144-45 budget is changed
at a joint meeting of Town Council
and the Board of Public Works at a
called meeting this (Thursday) af
ternoon at 2 o’clock, the town’s tax
rate will be at least sl.lO per hun
dred dollar property valuation. This
figure was arrived at Tuesday night
at Town Council’s meeting, when YV.
M. Wilkins, chairman of the Finance
Committee, presented anticipated ex
penditures. for the year, which com
pared with anticipated revenue.
The meeting, as was expected, was
long, lasting until well past the mid
night hour, but rather than adopt
the increased rate, it was decided
first to meet with the Board of Pub
lic Works in an effort to keep the
same rate as last year, which was
SI.OO.
According to Mr. Wilkins’ figures,
an appropriation of SB,OOO is antici
pated from the Board of Public
W’orks. Including this item of re
venue, expenses have increased so
that to maintain the SI.OO rate addi
tional revenue of $3,500 must he
forthcoming. It is for the purpose
of considering increasing the Board
of Public Works! appropriation to
$11,500 instead of SB,OOO that the
special meeting for this afternoon Is
called.
As usual, original figures were
pared, for at first proposed expendi
tures would have required a rate of
at least $1,15. But as item after
item was discussed, enough was
cut here and there to bring the rate
' to sl.lO.
A SI.OO rate has been in effect for
the greater part of the last 10 years.
In 1935 the rate was $1.15, going to
SI.OO in 1936. It stood at SI.OO
j every year until 1941, when it was
dropped to 95 cents. In 1942 it was
put hack to SI.OO and, of course, the
I same rate applied to the fiscal year
ending June 30 of this year.
! In the proposed new budget pro-
I vision is made for a five per cent in
j crease in salary for all town em
! ployees. It also provides for $lO per
j month as differential in salary for
j a night police sergeant, who will be
in charge of police at night and who
will be directly responsible to Chief
of Police J. R. Tanner. Another
hew item is an appropriation of S2O
per month as janitor salary for the
Fire Station and Municipal Building
! with the understanding that this
I work is to be done by the two regu
lar firemen, both the salary and du
(Continued on Page Six!
Watermelon Crop
Begins To Move
Five Boats In Edenton
Harbor Up to Tues
day Night
Chowan County’s watermelon crop
began moving this week, when the
first boat was loaded Monday at the
county dock. Five boats were in the
harbor up to Tuesday afternoon and
movement of melons is expected to
begin in earnest th% latter part of
this and the first part of next week.
According to County Agent C. YV.
Overman, there is a fair crop of wa
termelons, and while the yield has
be*n rduced in some instances due
to lack of rain, the quality is said
to be excellent.
Ward Wins
Marksmanship Trophy
Private Raymond A. YVard, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Ward, now a
member of Company A of the 89th
Chemical Battalion at Camp Carson,
Colo., was awarded the “Battalion
Marksmanship Trophy” for making
the highest score in the battalion
with the U. S. rifle M-l.
Brig. Gen. Alexander Wilson, Com
manding General of the Chemical
Warfare Center, Edgewood Arsenal,
Md., presented the awards last Wed
nesday to the four men making the
highest scores in the contest.