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In tkoee columns will be I found a fair presentation I of local and county news I of genoral interest. . Volume XI. —Number^ Armory Roof Repairs; Claim Major Portion nf Council Meeting \ .•mediate Action Ne cessary to Prevent Serious Damage EXPENSIVE JOB Nahie of Housing Pro ject Street Changed ' To ‘ Morris Circle” Follow ;g recent heavy lains, when the File) ion Armory was more or less flooded, the condition of the roof of the building was called to the attention of t own 'Councillheh: at their meeting iast Week. Sev eral members of the Board were called dining the rain to visit the 1 Armory : > get first-hand * informa-) tion as . . what was taking place, as the result of which, Lloyd Perry Was instructed to make a thorough inves tigation and he submitted Ins find- j ings at the meeting. Mr. Perry stated that to remedy tiie present situation and tints pre vent serious damage to the building, it would be necessary to flash the inside walls, install a 3-ply asbestos composition loot on the.wings, caulk windows and repair and replace gut ters. He also reported that the main roof had several leaks, but that these could he satisfactorily repaired. Mr. Perry called in a representative of a roofing company, who also made an investigation and recommended the above repairs. Figures submitted by Mr, Perry for making repairs were as follows: Flashing inside walls, s3si).s<); in stalling 3-ply roof on wings, $771.81; caulking windows, SSO; repairing and replacing gutters, $75, He also submitted a price of $1,014 for a new roof on the main building. The O.mlcifmeri are convinced that immediate steps must be taken to prevent more serious damage, but de cided to wait until the next meeting take definite action, and in the •'antithe Mr. Perry is to submit a ' ce for applying waterproof paint the outside walls and efforts will oe made to secure assistance "in meeting the expense. Naming of the street at the bous ing project on the Virginia Load was also discussed, but very little time was consumed in deciding on "Morris Circle, this name being adopted in , honor of S. K. Morris, who sold the land oil which the 15 houses are ouiit. These houses are now occupied, j The matter of mail ’service for residents living in the houses was 1 also brought up and it is expected i that the local postoffice will be able j to provide delivery service. The matter of some owners of dogs ; still neglecting to purchase a dog li cense was irksome to some of the Councilnien and Chief of Police .1. R. 1 1 aimer was Subsequently ordered to 1 show no favors in this respect and to proceed according to law in see ing to it that every dog owner in Kdenton buys a license at once. Chief Tanner, in submitting his monthly report, said he was at pres vontinued on Page Six) Volunteers Praised For Making Many j Surgical Dressings Mrs. Coffield Receives Letter From Area Manager Mrs. VV. H. Coffield, Red Cross surgical dressings chairman, has re ceived a letter from John C. Wilson, manager for the Southeastern Area, | thanking the volunteers for the work they have done. In his letter to Mrs. Coffield, Mr. '• Wilson had this to say: “The War Department wishes to take this opportunity to thank the volunteers in your chapter who have given untiringly of their time and effort during the past two and a half years in providing surgical dressings for the Army. These sur- 1 gical dressings volunteers have made n outstanding contribution to the >\ »r effort and their help cannot be 1 e aluated in terms of hours or dol .ars and cents. The total require- ( ments were enormous, far beyond the available industrial facilities of this country, and could not have been met except for the work of these vol- | linteers. 1 am sure you and the host ' of volunteers take great pride in ; such an active part in this j vital wartime activity.” THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Burning the Japs Out on Bougainville | r > mhh n w jMjm mm Jm ' JQMW jffll mm? ygk- j tf| ft \ j' Jm i|| ... \ Hv r kwHlhm m&mmK Army Signal Corps P'.:o'> | Men of the famous and feared Amerlcal Division are shown burning out a Jap machine (tun nest in a pillbox on Bougainville Island. These boys play for keeps the Nips know now. Back them «Pj»y < •*\jr.i War RonH tndav Mooney Brothers Killed Within Nine Days I.T. WILLIAM J. MOONEY S/SGT. RALPH J. MOONEY Within a period of nine days C. B. Mooney was notified by the War Department that two of his sorts were killed in action over seas, Lieut. William J. Mooney lest his life in Belgium on Sep tember 13 and Staff Sergeant Ralph J. Mooney was reported killed in Italy on September 22. Union Service Sunday Nigh t In Baptist Church Feature Os Celebrating Navy Week Sermon Will Be Preached By Lieut. O. (i. Dasher, Chaplain of Weeksville Air Station; Special Piogram Arranged By Chaplain Wheeler Next Sunday, October 22, will mark the beginning of Navy Week, with Navy Day being observed on Friday, the 27th, christening a re minder of the enormity of the task ! yet to be done so that some day soon real victory may be celebrated with < : reserve While in- special observance of Navy Day has been planned in Edenton. the entire town is urged to join the U. S. Marine Corps Air Sta tion in a union service in the Bap- j tist Church next Sunday night at K Gurney Hobbs Gets ;i i FBI Appointment. Edenton Boy Will Work! In Uentif.ratiou Eu- J reau In Capital Gurney Hobbs, sen of Mr. and Mrs. Gurney Hobbs, left Wednesday for Washington, D.. having re -1 reived an appointment by J. Edgar Hoover, FBI chief, to work in the 1 Identification Bureau ,in Washington. Young Hobbs, for some time, has been working in Drug Store and was recommended to Mr. Hoover by Chief of Police J. R. Tanner. i The Edenton arrival in ' the National capitate will be given a training course, ajjthe completion ; of which he will en||r upon his new duties. X Eclenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 19, 1944. o’clock, when a special program has been arranged by Chaplain George Wheeler. The speaker for the occa- I sion will be Lieut. Olan G. Dasher,! chaplain of the Weeksville Air ; Station. Cooperating in the union service are the Baptists, Methodists, j Episcopal ; n and Ikesbyteiian churches, therefore,'' only the one i service in the Baptist Church will be j held Sunday night. Chaplain Wheeler has announced j ■ the following program for the oc • ntinued on i > -'i':. Rev. Harold Gilmer Lions Club Speaker j i At the Lions Club meeting Monday j ■ night, the Rev. Harold Gilmer was j 1 the principal speaker, holding the I rapt attention of the Lions as he I j spoke about Italy and the Italian j I people. The Rev. Mr. Gilmer spent. : some time in Italy, where he attended 1 a university, and he spoke first-hand about the political and economic life of the Italians, prior to the advent of Fascism. j In the absence of President Malone, Kenneth Floars presided over the meeting, at which Private Harry ■ Cooper, of Nashville, was a visitor, j REV. ALPHOSA JORDAN TO PREACH AT EI'REKA CHURCH The Rev. Alphonsa Jordan, of Ra-! leigh, will preach at Eureka Baptist Church Sunday afternoon. He and Mrs. Jordan will be guests of his sister, Mrs. L. B. Harrell, Saturday night. # Rare Treat Given Those Attending Pool Dedication | First Class Water Show Presented By Marines For Occasion i PETERS HONORED Water From Pacific and Atlantic Used For Dedication Personnel at the U. S. Marine; j Corps Air Station, as well as a group of invited civilian guests, exper-j , fenced a rare treat Saturday night; at a program arranged in connection \ with the dedication of the beautiful ! swimming pool used primarily for I combat training at the Base. The ,-peetator.s occupied three rows of chairs around the large pool with the speaking portion of the program i sent to every section of the huge | building over a laud-speaking system. , Captain Melvin Griffin,’a member of the Dedication Committee, was ! first to speak on the program and, after stating the purpose of the cele j oration, called upon . Chaplain George Wheeler. “We are here tonight to dedicate this beautiful pool,” began : Chaplain Wheeler, “but a man who was vitally interested in its construc tion is not here to enjoy this dedica tion ceremony.” He referred to Lt.- , Col. Chester Peters who, together with two sergeants, were killed in a recent plane crash. To honor the deceased commanding officer of the Base, Chaplain Wheeler requested everybody to stand for a brief period j of silent prayer. Captain Griffin then asked every- 1 body to join in singing the Marine’s, : Hymn, after which he introduced of- ’ , fivers of the Station, specially invit- j ;ed Kdenton guests and those from ( Continued on Page Six I HI eOND POST LEASES LOT UPON WHICH 1 ! MODERN LEM HUT WILL BE ERECTED; Legionnaires Secure Portion of William T. Gor don Property on East Church Street; Bar becue Chicken Dinner November 10 Concrete steps in the realization of a dream long cherished by members lof Ed Bond Pest of the American legion were taken this week when a | plot of ground was leased for the ) I erection of a Legion hut.* A lot i 66 2-3 by 300 feet on the western j | end of the W. T. Gordon property | 1 has been leased and, with a nest egg! j resulting from a recent carnival . sponsored by the Legion, immediate) steps will be taken to build a hut. I i To have charge of the project, the j local Post has named as trustees ] Judge Richard Dixon, J. H. Conger | and West Byrum. who will pass upon i the various details entering into the , erection of the hut. Os course, none j : of these details have been discussed ! | as yet, but the general impression is | that the hut will be of brick veneer. It will also be constructed as to be, of paramount service to veterans who , return from the present war which, I after all, was the principal incentive |Chowan County Is Within Sight Os $7,500 Quota In Week-old War Fund Drive | JSD Will Move |i Abe Martin., director of the | Kdenton ISO Club, is in poses - sion of a lease for the house on the northeast, corner of Broad j and Albemarle Streets, where the ISO headquarters will he moved. , The house, formerly occupied by | Mrs. Lillie Bond and now owned j by Claude Small, will be remodel ed for the purpose as soon as possession is secured, the lease calling for November 1. Since the I SO Club was es tablished in Kden'ion it has been located in the Hotel Joseph Hewes building, but has long since outgrown the space allowed and for some time Mr. Martin has been on the lookout for a lo- I ration which will more adequate ly meet the need. Mayor L. H. Haskett Urging Attendance | At Navy Day Service Tribute Deserving Men; And Women Serving In Navy Blue j Mayor Leroy Haskett, though not i issuing a proclamation in observance lof Navy Day in Kdenton, especially ' urges citizens to attend the union !. service scheduled to be held in the ; Baptist Church Sunday night at 8 o’clock, when a special program will ■j oe-rendered as a part of the nation wide tribute paid the 1. S. fighting j fleet and all its component parts. In urging attendance at the ser j vice, Mayor Haskett said it is appro [ priate that, on this day we recognize j the. Navy as “the: vanguard of our victorious naval forces against the enemy” and he emphasized the fact that “our naval forces now constitute tiie mightiest fleet in tile history of; the world’s navies." ‘ Navy Day will be officially oh-j served Friday. October 27, and: Mayor Haskett says, “the day gives; each citizen an opportunity to in j se.nte way honor, the men and women j from this section now serving in t Navy Blue.” Delegation To Inspect Water Softening Plant At New River Today In connection with the proposed I water softening project in Kdenton. an Kdenton delegation is scheduled to { go today (Thursday) to New River to inspect the water softening process plant there, which is similar to the' one contemplated here. Those who are expected to make ! ! the trip are J. H. Conger, O. B. | Berry. R. N. Hines and R. K, Leary. 1 West Byrum, chairman of the Board of Public Works, will be unable to accompany the group. to buiid the hut. Several sites were considered by i the trustees, who finally decided to 1 lease the Uordon plot, tne lot extend-' , ing from Church to Gale Street I along the back of the Post Office, | Methodist Chureh and the Ziegler , property. The legionnaires and Legion Aux | iliary will stage a barbecue chicken | dinner Friday night, November 10, at 7:30 o’clock, at the Edenton Armory. I At this affair members of Town Council, the County Commissioners, Board of Public Works and ABC Board will be specially invited guests, tAn interesting program will be ar- I ranged with Judge Richard Dixon | making the principal address of the I evening. ! Tickets for the dinner will be put j , on sale in an effort to bolster funds , | already in hand with which to con- j struct the building. This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers wilt realize good results. $1.50 Per Year j Contributions Reported j Wednesday Morning Amount to $5,700 TAYLOR CONFIDENT I Belief Advanced That Quota \ . ;11 Be Met Be lore End of Week 1 . —— | With reports far from complete jup to Wednesday morning, W. J. 1 Taylor, chairman of Chowan County’s' United War Fund drive, reported that $5,700 had been turned in up to that time, However, this report in cluded very little of what lias been collected by rural workers, practic ally all of the contributions reported i coming from Kdenton canvassers and initial gift contribulb.ns, which has been handled by D. M. Warren. | Chowan’s drive began only Wed ! nesday of last week and though ap proximately' SI,BOO is needed to meet the quota of $7,500, Mr. Taylor is encouraged over the response and feels very optimistic that when all reports are ill the county will again have reached the goal. “We must not fail in this drive,” said Mr. Taylor, “and our quota will be raised even if we are obliged to call another meet ing for the purpose of bringing more . pressure in order to accomplish our ' purpose. I feel reasonably sure, i however, that our people realize the I merits of the appeal for funds and ! will not make it necessary to resort j to further means to raise the $7,500.” Interest in the drive has been created by a huge “thermometer” placed on a light standard in front of. the Bank of Kdenton, where con tributions have; been recorded daily.' On Wednesday morning tiie “mer cury” rose to the .-$5,700. mark, and it is confidently expected that before the week is out tile sign .will record contributions as having reached the top. or the $7,500 goal. Though practically all of Kdenton’s canvassers have submitted a report, naturally some people have been missed and others had not decided upon how much to contribute when solicited. Mr. Taylor realizes the , sacrifice made by these canvassers in : seeking contributions, but makes a request that if any of them have any i prospects who might contribute that they be conacted as soon as possible ! so. that a complete and final report . can be made. Then, too, those can-: I vassefs who have not made a report are earnestly urged to do so at once, j Both .Mr. Taylor and his co-workers are very anxious to wind up the drive, which cannot be done until every canvasser has made a report. Rotarians Change Hour Os Meeting Club Begins Today to Meet at 12:30 Instead Os 1 O’clock Beginning today tThursday i the Kdenton Rotary Club will start its | week!) meetings at 12:30 instead o.f | 1 o’clock, the hour of meeting for | many years. The change was agreea ! upon at last week’s meeting, after [ the idea was discussed, it being ne ■ lieved that the new hour would be more convenient to a larger number |of members. Today’s program will 1 be in charge of C. H. Wood, j The club has had one 100 per cent attendance meeting this month, and President H. A. Campen is hopeful j that more will be registered as a result of an attendance contest in i which the club is divided with Ernest Kehayas and Richard Elliott as cap tains. At the conclusion of the con test, the losing side will entertain i the winners. President Campen announced last week that Ladies’ Night will be held early in November and to plan for the event he appointed Richard Baer, Dr. W. I. Hart and C. T. Griffin as a committee. Navy Recruiter In Town Every Tuesday Chief Graeme Stewart, Navy re i cruiter, who was in Edenton Tuesday, I announced that he will be in Edenton every Tuesday until further notice in an effort to. secure enlistments of school graduates who are 17 years of age. j Chief Steward will make his head | quarters at the Post Office, where he I will be delighted to contact any young men who are interested.
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