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4&iflC m/ummi Mi// A* fmm4 $ |Ur prasantadon jj kmat ami aaamty mam Volume Xl.— Number 40. War Fund Drive Starts Wednesday On the Road to Mandalay | ■IL Fef'Jm :> t ** - *r#3 A raj Signal Cor ta Pboto These are some es Brig. Gen. Frank Merrill's “Marauders” deep In the hearkjef Buraia resting during a lull In fighting the Japs. The men of this command are aU volunteers and veterans of the Southwest Pacific jungle fighting. The Army’s old standby, the mule, Is playing an Important part In this war In the Far East. Are you backing up these fighting men of ours by buying War Bonds? From V, S. Traaaury Barbee Court Name Designated For One o Housing Projects Named In Honor of Vet eran Teacher In Pub lic Schools of State NAMED THIS WEEK Street Through Project Will Be Known as Barbee Circle George Jordan, who is in chargej of the two Kdenton housing projects, announced early this week that “Bar bee Court" had been selected as the name for the development in North Kdenton, and that the circular street will be known as Barbee Circle. In announcing the name, Mr. Jor dan said it was so designated in honor of Mrs. .1. M. Barbee, a teacher in the public schools for 70 of her 00 years of age and is widely known as a child’s friend. Fifty-two of the 70 years, Mrs. Barbee taught in the Baleigh public schools. She was horn in Burke County oil February 22, 1854. the oldest daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. K. B. Jones, her father having been pastor of the Baptist Church in Hertford during the 60’s. She attended Chowan College during Dr. A. McDowell’s administration. Mrs. Barbee now lives in Greens boro with her son, Robert J. Barbee, who is chief architect for the FHA, through which the two Kdenton ho us-1 ing projects were financed. Auxiliary Os Legion Will Meet Friday A very important meeting of the | Auxiliary of Ed Bond Post, American Legion, will be held Friday night at j 8 o’clock at the home of Mrs. L. S. Byrum. Mrs. Jesse White, president of the Auxiliary, urges every member to try and be present. FBI Now In Need Os Fingerprint Classifiers Edward Scheidt, special agent in charge of Federal Bureau of Investi gation at Charlotte, N. C., has an tounced that the FBI can offer em ployment to applicants as finger print classifiers in the identification division of the FBI at Washing ton, D. C. j The salary is $146 per month and applications will be received from I any person 16 years of age or older. | Anyone interested in obtaining such | a position should write to Federal Bureau of Investigation, Box 306, Elizabeth City, N. C. THE CHOWAN HERALD MEW IP A*KM. DEVOTED TO TMM UtTMMMfTM Os EMOWAM 000117 | Not Bad Start J. G. Campcn, who had charge of ISc sa l - o' ti**ti**„ In ,*ivilians for the Marine Corps variety show, “A Slight Touch of Gen ius,” Thursday and Saturday nights, reports that proceeds to taled $416,50. As per arrange ment with Marine Corps officials, this amount will he contributed as a starter in Chowan County's War Fund drive, the quota of which is $7,500. Both performances drew ca pacity houses, with service men and women being admitted free. Marines Meet Cherry Point Swimmers In Contest On Saturday Edenton Team Trailed Visitors In Recent Norfolk Meet Next Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock, a swimming meet will lie held | at the Marine Corps Air Station's j pool, when the Edenton leather necks will meet the Cherry Point; swimmers. Early last month, the j Edenton team, in a meet held in Nor folk, Va„ won fourth place, while the Cherry Pointers came in third, so a hotly contested meet is in prospect. Seven events are scheduled, includ ing a free style 50 meter, back stroke 50 meter, breast stroke/ 50 meter, free style 100 meter, 150 meter med ley relay, 200 meter free style relay, : and fancy diving. j '. ■> , j Joint Meeting Board j Os Public Works And i Town Council Tonight Mayor Leroy Haskett has called a special joint meeting of Town Coun cil and the Board of Public Works to be held tonight (Thursday) at 8 o'clock. An important matter per-; taining to Edenton’s water will be j discussed and all members of both j boards are expected to he present, v I Perfect Fire Record In Edenton Last Month Edenton had the distinction of ; having no fires during the month of September, Fire Chief R. ty. Hall re porting that not a single Alarm was sounded during the month - .* Mr. Hall took part on a fire haz- j ard program at the coloMd school I last week, when he spoß on the disastrous effects of fire and the many simple precautions which can be taken to prevent fires. Krienton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 5, 1944. U. S. Employment Service Office Now j in Citizens Bank Moved Monday From U. S. Marine Corps Air Station OUTPOSTOFFICE Clearance of Employees And Other Handled Locally I Approval has been obtained for j the establishment of d permanent | outpost office in Edenton of the | United States Employment Service, j the office being moved Monday from i the U. S. Marine Corps Air Station jto the Citizens Bank Building. The i change was announced by P. B. Pol lock, area manpower director of the i War Manpower Commission. | Headquarters of the United States j Employment Service were set up at the Marine Corps Air Station in Sep- I tembef, 1942, to handle the referral ' of workers to the contractors at the ! various construction projects. Rai -5 ford E. Sumner was assigned to the j post at the Base, and remained there ! until May, 1, 1944, when he was ap pointed manager of the United States Employment Service Office in Roa noke Rapids. Mrs. Corie B. White, Interviewer in the Elizabeth City Of fice at the time, replaced Mr. Sum-1 tier. She will be Interviewer-in- • Charge of the office in the Citizens Bank Building. I The United States Employment j Service office originally occupied! (quarters in the Citizens Bank Build-! i ing, but it was discontinued on Au (Continued on Page Five) Baptists Plan All i Day Mission Study! I 1 (Course Will Be Held In Edenton Church On Next Tuesday The Baptist Women’s Missionary Societies of Chowan County will hold a mission study class at the Edenton ■ Baptist Church on Tuesday, October 10th. This class will be in session all day, beginning at 10 o’clock in the morning, during which the book, “Basil Lee Lockett,” will be studied, i All ladies of the county are urged to | attend. Teachers for the course are Mrs. John W. Senterfitt, Mrs. John T. Byrum, Mrs. A. D. Ward, Mrs. Medlin Belch and Mrs. W. H. Dail. Marines’ Variety j ! Show Successful I From All Angles Spacious School Audi- I torium Packed Two ! Nights GOOD ~TALENT Various Numbers Cause Rounds of Thunder ous Applause Exceeding fondest expectations, the l’. S. Marine Corps variety show, “A ' Slight Touch of Genius,” proved to be j just about the best loyal talent show : j ever, presented in Edentoii, as well ias the best drawing card. The en ! tertainment was presented Thursday I and Saturday nights at the Edenton ! High School, the first performance filling the spacious auditorium so that, only standing room was avail able. The Saturday night show was also presented to a full house. The show was planned primarily for the entertainment of service men and women, who were admitted free, j However, in an effort to cooperate in Chowan County’s United War Fund j drive, the show was virtually turned over to civilians to secure as much as j J possible in way of admission charged | |to civilians. A charge of 50 cents I was made and, according to J. G. j Campen. who was in charge of ticket sales, $416.50 was realized, all of i which will serve as a starter for the j drive which will begin next Wednes- I day. The show resulted in many favor | able comments on the part of those j who saw it, so that no little credit j is due those who planned as well as , those who took part. I I To open the show the stage took on the appearance of a cabaret with I S. Sgt. Edward Rainey and Cpl. E. I W. Londregan as masters of cere-! ’ monies. The show began wit h! Blondie meeting a Marine, Pfc. Judy j Altman and Cpl. Joe Coptic, follow-1 led by a solo, "Stormy Weather,” by Pvt. Peggy Biggart, who appeared I again later singing “You Made Me Love You.” A barber shop quartet j 1 1 was scheduled but failed to mater- | 1 ialize, so Lieut. W. H. Bell, brought | | down the house with a number m I which he imitated famous movie (Continued on Page Six) Drive In Progress To Get Members For Farm Bureau Leaders Appointed to Work In Every Sec tion of County Efforts are now under way to boost j j membership in the Chowan County j ; | Farm Bureau, a drive being in pro- j l guess in the hope that practically; every farm family in the county will Ibe represented. In order to cover! | the entire county, workers have been 1 i appointed in every section, who, in * turn have selected assistants to con- • tact as many potential members as | possible. The present drive is headed by J. ■ j E. Baker, as county chairman, and he j ! has associated with him the following j j community leaders throughout the : i county: ! Yeopini—J. B. Webb, j Edenton—J. G. Campen. Enterprise—W. A. Harrell. I Macedonia—A. C. Griffin. Kyland—J. C. (Dick) Leary, j Center Hill—Wilbur J. Privott. i Glitten—L. E. Twine. During the drive the importance of | j the Farm Bureau as a farmers’ or i ganization is being stressed, workers , 'being equipped with arguments so 1 ! much in favor of every farm family , being represented that it is hoped, every farm family will realize the advantages of membership and the need for unity and organization in , the interest of improved farming conditions. At present the Chowan County Farm Bureau has in the aeighbor hood of 200 members and as a result , of the present drive, it is hoped to boost this number to 500, thus add , j ing to the strength and influence of . j an organization whose prime purpose i is the welfare of the farmer and his I family. Large Group Os Interested Workers Will Endeavor To Raise Quota In Short Time |_ Keep Out! _J All people traversing AI be- i marie Sound lo and Irotn the railroad bridge should he not less chan 1700 yards, or approxi mately one mile, off shore while passing the pistol range at the f. S. .Marine Corps Air Station. This information comes from of ficers at the Base and is sent out as a precaution for any who use j the Sound. The range is marked off by two water signs reading: "Keep Ou>—Firing Area.” The area is also marked by two red halls erected 20 feet high on shore, so that no one should take any chances in entering the danger zone. Taylor Active In New Role As School ! Attendance Officer White Child of 10 Found Who Has Never Been ! Enrolled In School With the opening- of schools in Chowan County. W. J. Taylor, at-' tendance officer, has lost no time Th-j ' performing- the duties of his newly-j j appointed, office. Mr. Taylor sun-, Im it ted a report to the County Com-; | missioners Monday in which he stated ; | that four families were reported by j i principals a> not having ; enrolled their children. Seven children, be- I tween 7 and 14 years of age. being in i voiced. Notices were sent to parents ! by teachers and promises have been | received that these children would be i enrolled immediately. One child of the . seven reported, | was found to be 10 years old and had never been enrolled in school, the j child being in a white family. Mr. Taylor also has under investigation One juvenile court case with, suspend ed sentence from last school term. All principals and teachers have been provided ‘’with information as to steps to take in enforcement of the compulsory attendance law and Mr. , Taylor, since the opening of school,' has written .four letters, contacted Six j families and traveled 64 miles in con ' nection with his new duties. Machinery Is Set Up For General Election On Tuesday, Nov. 7th j Registrars and Judges Os Election Appointed By Elections Board In preparation for the forthcoming J ! general election on Tuesday, Novein- 1 ! her 7, the Chowan County Board of {Elections has appointed the follow-: j ing Registrars and Judges of Elec-- | tion for the County : East Edenton I’recinct—Registrar, I Miss Sarah Jones; judges of elec-! ! tion. C. C. Cates and M. A. Hughes. | I Voting place, Court House. West Edenton Precinct—Registrar; Mrs. Annie W. McMullan; judges of I election, J. J. Ismg and Tom Miller, j Voting place, Municipal Building. Yeopini Precinct—Registrar, Gus Beasley; judges of election, Tom j , Hoskins and Will Jordan. Voting place, R. E. Coffield’s store. Rocky Hock Precinct—Registrar, iW. H. Pearce; judges of election, Edgar Pearce and Tom Tynch. Vot ing place, Henry Bunch’s store. Center Hill Precinct—Registrar, R. H. Goodwin; judges of election, R. R. Goodwin and E. D. Byruni. Voting place, L. W. Belch’s store. Wardville Precinct—Registrar, G. A. Hollowell; judges of election, C. J. Hollowed and T. A. Berryman. Voting place, G. A. Hollowell’s store. Registration books will be open October 14, 21 and 28, with Chal lenge Dav being Saturday, .Novem ber 7. This nawspapar ia dram | latad tm ika tarrUaam wkaaa AAmUaan wm $1.50 Per Year ;» v Cho,van Citizens Asked To Contribute $7,500 Tlits Year PEP MEETING I Chairman Taylor Hop i ing For Campaign of Short Duration Arrangements have been completed 1 for beginning Chowan County’s 1944 . United War Fund drive on Wednes day of next week, during which drive the county is expected to raise a quo ta of $7,500, W. J. Taylor, county : chairman, realizes that it will take j hard work on the part of canvassers and liberal donations by contributors to reach the goal, but he feels cer tain that the county will again rally to the appeal for funds. In fact, Mr. Taylor is very anxious to have a whirlwind campaign, hoping that it can be completed within a week, anil to this end. he is urging canvassers to begin early next Wednesday morn ing- and to contact every person pos sible in their respective neighbor hoods. In order to stimulate interest tn the drive a pep meeting has been planned fin next Tuesday night at a • dinner to be served at the Parish House at 7 o’clock. Arrangements for.-.'the dinner have been, in charge of West Byrum and will be attended jby the various county captains and | members, of the executive committee, numbering approximately 50 people, j-Efforts to secure a visiting speaker I for the occasion are being made, with | 1). M. Warren being in charge of this, feature. Up to Wednesday morning, 1 -Mr. Warren had not had a definite promise, but he expected to be suc cessful in securing a speaker. The dinner will be a "dutch” affair, and it is hoped that every captain and member of the executive committee will be on hand. Tin* entire county has been divided ; into: sections, so that no particular canvasser will be particularly over i burdened. However, every worker in the drive is busy at this time, so that every person in the county is urged to plan on making a contribution and ' be ready to give it to the canvasser when called upon, so that .the drive can be completed in the shortest pos sible time. Lions Club Hosts To j Members Marines’ League Champions | Special Features Re- I suits In Very Inter esting Meeting i Edenton Lions changed their meet- I log this week from Monday to Tues ! day night, the purpose being to enter- I tain members of the Marine Corps { baseball team, champions of the Al | bemarle Service League. The affair was a Ladies’ Night and resulted in a very pleasant meeting. | Mayor Leroy Haskett, a loyal fol , lower of the team, made the address j of welcome, during which he compli j mented the team for the splendid record and for providing local fans j with a stellar brand of baseball dur j ing the summer. The response was made by Lieut. Louis E. Cochrane, the coach. During the meeting, Captain Grif fin, who was in charge of the pro gram, presented the trophy to Coach j Cochrane. Special music was also provided by a trio composed of Doro thy Jordan, Virginia Taylor and Betty Chadwick. Sgt. Esther Hol comb rendered several solos. Special guests were Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. William Huffman and Lieut. T. Battino, recreation officer. A delightful chicken barbecue din n%r was served by Lee Miller, past master of the art of Colerain. ROTARY MEETING TODAY Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet today (Thursday) at 1 o’clock in the i Parish House, at which time the program will be in charge of William Holmes. President H. A. Campen is urging a 100 per cent attendance.
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