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Jta tkm mhtmm will fa fammd $ fair pmtntaUoH' tj famimdjmmty mm Volume Xl.—Number 37. Machinery Put In Motion For Chowan War Fund Drive • as ear’s Goal Set at $7,500; Pep Meeting ! Is Planned Machinery is being gradually set' in motion for Chowan County’s Unit-! ed War Fund drive, several organi-' zation meetings already having been held by \V. J. Taylor, chairman for! Chowan County. The latest of these; meetings was held Tuesday after-! noon, when preliminary plans for the drive were made. The campaign will be conducted somewhat along the lines of last j year, with various chairmen appoint ed, who will have groups of can-1 vassers in an effort to canvass every J home ar.d business house in the county. This year’s goal has been set at 1 $7,500, of which amount the Boy! Scouts have been allocated 15 per cent of the amount taken in during the drive. A tentative breakdown calls for $4,500 to be raised in Eden-] ton and §3,000 in the rural sections of the county. The drive is headed by W. J. Taylor as chairman, with the. follow-! ing in charge of various phases of the dri\» : Advisory Committee —J. G. Cam pen, W. W. Byrum. J. H. Conger, E. W. Spires, (1.« B. Potter and John A. Holmes. C. W. Overman and Miss Rebecca Colwell are in charge of contributions in the rural section. J. Clarence Leary, white contribu tions in Edenton. D. F. Walker, colored contributions in Edenton. J. B. Small, colored contributions in the rural section. Captain Melvin Griffin heads up the drive at the U. S. Marine Corps Air Station. i P. M. Warren, initial gifts chair-j man. P. S. McMullan, secretary. J. Edwin Bufflap, publicity chair- ' man. It was agreed at Tuesday’s meet to stage a pep meeting prior to < rive in order to stimulate inter .nd impress the importance of drive upon chairmen and can vassers. The white and colored groups will meet separately and the plan is to have a dinner meeting to be paid for by those attending. W. W. Byrum was appointed to arrange the white meeting and D. F. Walker j to have charge of the colored meet ing. The drive is scheduled to get un- j der way Monday, October 9, and it is hoped that it will be completed in one week. Firemen Make First Contribution Toward War Fund Quota Even before the United War Fund j drive gets tinder Way Edenton’s fire men, at their meeting last week, ! voted to contribute §sl> toward Chowan County’s goal. The Fire Department, with IS volunteer mem bers, has seven in the armed forces, including John Lee Spruill, Luther Parks, W.'iN. McCleese, Eugene Cobb. S. A. White, Harry Lee Spruill and Willie Spruill. Again On Duty ill K. . JHH IK MILTON BUNCH •Yfter Mr. and Mrs. Lonuie nch were notified early in dly that Itheir son, Milton Bunch, was missing, a telegram *a sre ceived by his wife last week from France stating that he is safe. This week a telegram was received saying he was back on duty as a waist gunner on a Flying Fortress. THE CHOWAN HERALD a mourn MMWtrArmm mtrormo n rn wium or mow am commit Schools In County ! Unit Will Open On Monday, Sept 18th , Superintendent W. J. Taylor Has Two Va cancies to Fill i W. J. Taylor, superintendent of I the Chowan County School unit, has j announced that county schools will ! open Monday, September 18, and that ! a meeting for colored teachers will 1 | be held in his office today (Thurs day) beginning at 10 a. m., and a I meeting for white teachers will be I held in Chowan High School Friday, ; September 15, beginning at 10 a. m. j All teachers have been selected, I with the exception of two, namely, i J tiie Vocational Agricultural teacher ito replace Michener Banks, who re- I signed to go with the Soil Conserva i tion Department, and an extra teacher recently allotted for the ! high school, which was not expected so early. Efforts are being made to secure these two teachers. It is the I opinion that the extra High school ' teacher will be secured by the open- ; | ing date of school, but it is rather j I doubtful that the Vocational Agri- ) ■ culture vacancy will be filled by j tjien. Superintendent Taylor Was noti fied last week by Mrs. Charles T. Hullowell that her services in the Rocky Hock Central School will not be avaiable at the opening of school, but this Vacancy has the assurance of being filled by a local teacher in the event no other teacher can be se cured. The following is a list of the teachers as of September 7 by schools: White Schools Chowan High School—Miss Hazel Bramm, Miss Myrtle Sesoms, Mrs. Marguerite B. Burch, Miss Edna i Louise Wilson, Mrs. Nora I.ane ! Boyce, Mrs. Myra B. Stokley, Miss | .Marguerite Muth, Mrs. Thomas W. j Eliott, Miss Annie Ixruise Perry, Mtss ; N’elle Louise Carter, Mrs. Lenora E. ; Hollowed, Miss Edna Mae Wilkins, and T. J. Jessup, Principal. Rocky Hock Central—Miss Ada Morris, Mrs. Willip Morris, replac ing Mrs. Charles T. Hollowed, and Mrs. Mattie Nixon, Principal. Negro Schools Hudson Grove —Thelma Spellman | Morris and Rosa Howcott Joyner. Green Hall —Chas. L. Fayton and j : Delilah V. Holley. White Oak—Roxanna W. Diggs, ! Harriet F. Creecy and Tinie L. i Jernigan. Warren’s Grove —E. S. Parker i and Naomi B. Hicks. Center Hill—Jane Edith Bonner j Gilliam. Britts—Annie Blair-. Rotarians Hosts To Leathernecks Baseball Team Enter tained at Barbecue Wednesday Members of the Marine Corps Air Station baseball team were guests of the Edenton Rotary Club Wednesday night at a barbecue supper served at Richard Baer’s barbecue pit at his home on Mosely Street. The j Leathernecks, on Wednesday of last week, won the championship of the Albemarle Service League by defeat ing the strong Harvey Point outfit, and the Rotarians, in recognition of the success of the Marines, planned | the barbecue in their honor. Members of the team who enjoyed the affair were the Fasick twins, Bear, Pollock, Malikowski, Hummel, Kasin, VVetherholt, Steveson, Sams, Lonegan, Blow, Plott, Whitehead and Wilson. Accompanying the players were Lieut.-Col. Peters, Lieut.-Col. Sweet- j ser, Captain Griffin, and Lieut, j Greey and, of course, Lieut.-Col. j William Huffman, who is a Rotarian [ and assited Lieut. Cochrane in coaching the team the latter part of the season. The affair was presided over by H. A. Campen, president of the Ro tary Club, who said no program had been arranged, it being the desire of the club to meet and talk with the boys and have a good time together. He asked each one of the Marines to introduce himself and in turn re quested each Rotarian to do likewise. EDENTON NEGRO KILLED Rfdmon Zachary, 26 - year- old Edenton Negro, was killed during a fight in Norfolk, Va., Saurday night, the young man being, stabbed in the heart. He is the dbn of Flossie Zachary. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 14, 1944. Loses Life In France ’"'T' 11M| W * v J: El) HABIT. Jr. Chowan County’s la'i'est casu ally in the war is Ed Habit, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Habit. The young man was reported killed in France on August 20. Church Services Are Planned For V -Day Time Dependent Upon When News Is Flashed Around the World Though the time of V-Day, or when Germany succumbs is uncer tain, plans have been made to ob serve the event by services in all churches of the county, and so well has the idea been received that in event it is necessary to hold the, services during the day, prac tically' all stores and business houses ! will close during the service. It is the belief that practically everybody will want to go to a • -church for a service of praise suul thanksgiving, and make of the event a day of dedication for a just and durable peace for Christians through out the world. Os course, no one knows when V- Day will come, but when the news is flashed around the world, it is ex : pected to hold these services very I shortly thereafter. The idea was j advanced by the Chowan Ministerial j Association, and has been approved by Governor J. M. Broughton. If the end of the European war does not come before next wetfc, it is expected to have more definite, in formation about the services, but if not everyone is urged to go to his oi lier church for a service as arranged by the pastor. Board Os Health Lifts Restrictions Ban on Children Gather ing Will Be Taken Off Monday Members of the Chowan County Board of Health met Friday after noon, at which time they voted un animously to waive restriction on gatherings of children, effective on Monday, September 18. I Due to the outbreak of infantile I paralysis, the Board, several weeks ' ago, discouraged meetings of any sort and took steps to p event chil dren from congregating in groups.] No rases of the di ease de eloped in I I Chowan County, .and with cooler! weather at hand, the ban will be | lifted next Monday provided, how-! ever, State Board of Health does not make any other recommendation. Two Edenton Boys Meet On Big Plane Alex White and John Henderson I (Monk) Hollowell, two Edenton boys, ! met on a big plane recently over seas. Alex is seationed on an air plane and was engaged in transport ing 42 paratroopers from Italy to Southern France and was no little surprised and delighted when he dis covered Hollowell among the group of paratroopers. Officers Wives Will Meet Friday At 5:30 A meeting of the Officers’ Wives Club will be held Friday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock at the Officers’ Club, when a pot luck supper will be fea tured. The meeting will be in charge of Mrs. W. R. Cunningham. Mrs. W. E. Sweetser is president of the club and requests each member to bring her husband and a dollar. Killed In Plane Crash | mgr W k| fg I lIIIIBsy vllliPfip 41 «- - - ALVIN BARKS., Lacking only a few week* be fore receiving his wings. Aviation Cadet Alvin Barks, son of Mrs. Lillie B. Barks, was killed in a training plane crash in Michi gan last week. Solicitor Morris Speaks To Lions Juvenile Delinquency Is Subject of Interest ing Address Solicitor Chester Morris was the principal speaker at the Lions Club meeting Monday night, when he spoke about juvenile delinquency. Solicitor Morris, by virtue of his of fice, comes face to face with many j I juvenile delinquency problems and he 1 ! told the Lions that it is impossible ] for schools to do everything to pre- vent this problem, but that it is the duty of everybody to help make boys and girls good citizens. Guests at the meeting were Major Sam Graves, Dr. J. A. Payne, of Sunbury, F. H. Rountree of Sun-; bury, L. Q. Bierce of Sunbury, Travis Thompson, Scout Executive of the Tidewater Council, Bob Graves, Scout Executive of the Albemarle District, C, B. Morris of Hertford, and B. S. McMullan, R. N. Hines, D. M. Warren and H. A. Campen. At the conclusion of the meeting those interested in Boy Scouting met to plan a program for raising finan ces under the leadership of D. M. Warren, chairman. John Byrum Is { Reported Missing; j' Edenton Boy Credited With Downing Ger man Plane Cecil Byrum was notified this week j that his son, John Byrum, was re- i ported missing while in action over i Austria. Young By rum was a turret 1 gunner and only on August 28, in a letter to his sister, Mary Gray By rum, said he had seven missions to his credit, going over Southern Ger many, Rumania and Yugoslavia. The latter was the roughest, he said, but he shot down a Fuche-Wolfe 190 German fighter, which was witnessed by two members of his crew. Lieut. Owen Leider Being Transferred ; Lieutenant and Mrs. Owen Leider expect to leave Edenton Monday for ' the West Coast, where Lieut. Leider ! has been transferred. Lieut. Leider is possibly the oldest man in point of service at the Edenton Marine Corps Air Station, having been here | 25 months. He arrived in Edenton August 4, 1942, shortly after Lieut.- Com. C. G. Prahl, officer in charge of construction of the local base. Lieut. Leider says he has learned to like Edenton and in a sense re grets to leave, but hopes to return for a visit after the war is over. New Material Arrives For Surgical Dressings Mrs. W. H. Coffield, chairman of Red Cross surgical dressing, has re ceived a new supply of gauze and is desirous of having a large attend ance at the work room in the Parish House, which will be open on Tues days, Wednesdays and Thursdays and on Sunday afternoons. The work schedule is in the morning from 10 to 12 o’clock; af ternoons from 3 to 5 o’clock, and evenings from 7:30 to 9 o’clock. Town Council IjM Lengthy Session Bn Tuesday Night Carnival Question Con-i sumes No Small Pari Os Time ; Various matters confronted Town Council Tuesday night resulting in another lengthy session. No little time was devoted to a discussion of ’ carnivals, which have become com plicated due to the ban i)ii children | gathering together on account of the j infantile paralysis outbreak. Chowan Tribe of Red Men had a i carnival scheduled when the ban on meetings was ordered by the Board of Health, and which was subse quently cancelled and the date of October 9 accepted. Another carpi- 1 val was scheduled by Ed Bond Post of the American Legion, to appeal , the week of September 18. How ever, the outfit has traveled some ■ distance to escape polio restrictions, I therefore, it cannot arrive in Edenton I until about the middle of next week. | The Legion asked permission for the carnival to operate the latter part of next week and the entire following’ week. This was granted despite the fact that Town Council’s ruling calls 1 for not more than one week at a time. ! ] At this point it was brought out that only nine days will elapse from 1 j %’ie close of the Legion carnival until! the Red Men’s carnival is scheduled. ] There is also a resolution on the books that at least 30 days must elapse between carnivals and after ! quite a bit of discussion, a vote was i called for, which resulted in a tie.! Mayor Haskett broke the deadlock, ! ! voting not to allow the Red Men i carnival to come before November 1. j At the time of the vote Councilmen j , Graham Byrum and Jordan Yates! ! left the meeting, leaving four other j members. Councilmen J. Clarence i j Leary and J. P. Partin voted against. the Red Men carnival dne to coming! too soon after another carnival, while Councilmen W. M. Wilkins and J. Edwin Bufflap voted negatively on the grounds that to allow the rules to be broken in one instance and| adhered to in another was discrimina tion against the Red Men. Another matter to consume quite a i lot of time was a request by W. A. Everett to pipe and fill in his lot at the Wool property over which a ditch runs draining town water. Mr. Everett said he had an offer to sell thp lot if it was filled in and claim ed it has been damaged by many t ears of use of the ditch of the town.! The Councilmen decided not to com-j I ply with Mr. Everett’s request on the! grounds that a number of similar | conditions prevail and that to pipe| 1 and fill in one would result in num erous other requests. When inform led on Wednesday morning of the I Town’s action, Mr. Everett said he intended t<> enter suit for damages. Town Council decided to join with ! the County Commissioners in finan-1 ; cing office rent and telephone ser i vice for a branch office of the N. C. [Employment office to be located in I Edenton. This entails an expendi ! ture of about SSO for each Board and is for a period of six months. The SSOO appropriation for repairs to the Boy Scout cabin was requested by J. Edwin Bufflap, and W. M. Wil kins, representing Town Council, was appointed to confer with Boy Scout officials to have this work done as economically as possible. Preston Byrum Killed In Auto Accident Preston By rum, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. By rum of Tyner, was killed instantly at about 12:30 o’clock Tuesday morning when a car in which he was riding was involved in an accident on Route 17 near the Perquimans County Home, j According to Patrolman Charles Payne, who investigated the acci dent, young Byrum was riding in the car being driven by his brother, T. Byrum, and was also accompanied by- James Copeland. The youths were driving toward Winfall, when the car suddenly swerved and went into the ditch and turned over. It is believed that the youth was killed as the car turned over, crush ing him to the earth. Neither his brother or the Copeland youth suffer ed serious injury. St. Paul’s Auxiliary Will Meet Monday A meeting of the Woman’s Auxil iary of St. Paul’s Church will be held Monday afternoon, Septehiber 18, at 4 o’clock. Mrs. R. P. Badham states this is a very important meeting and for that reason every member is urged to be present. This mcmfcCcr It tkmc- Aw lAf when AivmUtm cm .4.50 Per Year Case Transferred To Gates County To Be Tried Judge Q. K. Nimmock Presiding Over Su perior Court Chowan County’s September term of Superior Court convened Monday morning with Judge Q. K. Nimmock, of Fayetteville, presiding. Though a number ui requests were made to be excused from jury duty, Judge Nint mock released only four, Ralph Dail, who was 'scheduled to leave imme diately for Alabama, and three oth i ere who are excused by law, T. B. Williford, a funeral director, and Robert L. Bunch and C. W. Good win, members of the State Guard, i The grand jury, as finally drawn, was composed of T. A. Berryman, foreman, J. C. Williams, C, D. Hollo well, Guy L. Boyce, J. C. Hendrix, J. ] L. Layton, George E. Privott, Johnnie j Bass, J. Clarence Leary, L. E. Bai j rington, R. C. Privott, Eston Baker, [ Lloyd Bass, E. J. Ward, A. S. Hollo well, W. S. Perry, Kermit 1,. Perry and W. Jennings Bunch. ! In beginning his charge, Judge Nimmock said that while the grand ! jury system has been criticized, it has been praised as much as it has i been criticized, and that much of the ! criticism is due to th» routine or per j functory method by which many ! grand juries go about their business. | ‘‘A grand jury is a potent factor ! in a county if the duties are properly 1 performed,” said Judge Nimmock. j “You can have a better effect than • the work of law enforcement offi i cers, for laws are more frequently | broken when officers are not around. In fact, many times spotters 1 are employed t* be on the lookout for officers when laws are being violated. I “You jurors come from every sec tion of the county, so that it is ul ! most impossible for law to be con ! tinually- violated and you know I nothing about it. You gentlemen have taken an oath just as binding as the one taken by your sheriff or any other enforcement officer and you are not to be of the opinion that reporting iaw violators is a duty only 1 for police. Some grand jurors feel that they may be sticking their necks out in reporting law violations, and ■ possibly be criticized after the term court is over.” It Was at this point that J udge Nimmock went to some length in instructing the jurymen to keep absolutely secret What may be said or done in the grand jury room. He then explained the proceedure in treating bills of indictment and j the matter of presentments. “It is [ not only your right, but your sworn | duty to report anj- violations of the ! law not heretofore brought to jus | tice,” he said. "This important duty makes you the most powerful body in the county. No action should be taken which is prompted by malice, ' hatred or ill-will. No person should be too high or too powerful to face | violations of the law and at the | same time none should be too low or | humble to be protected from iu | justice.” The judge, of course, gave the usual instructions relative to in specting county buildings and school busses and to the inspection of county offices and records, telling the jurymen not to hesitate to criticize where criticism is due and to render praise where praise is due. He went to some length to explain his opinion (Continued on Page Four) | Wounded In France ■ w ’ * mm '> il GEORGE ALTON SHAW Mr. and Mrs. George Shaw have been nd'ified that their son, George Alton Shaw, was wounded in France on August 4. He was i a gbnner on a tank in the 737th Tank Battalion.
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