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Im Hoot columns witt it ftsmi t ftU presentation •f Itod end county ntwt of gtnmd interest. Volume XII. —Number 3. InfantuSEaralysis Drive Jan. 22-2 7 ' . . Edenton SJSO Club Fills' * i ‘To love In New Quarters On Broad Street By Fei. 1 1 Esther Marion Smith Will Be Assistant Director MRS. HALL LEAVING Miss Janet Grant Se cured as New Staff Assistant Edenton’s USO Club will be es tablished in its new quarters at 300 North Broad Street, by February 1, it was announced today by Abe Mar tin, director of the club. The new quarters will include two social lounges, a recreation room, a snack bar, men’s shower and a large check room on the first floor, said Director Martin, On the second floor are service women’s lounge and powder room, a quiet room for reading and writing and the staff offices. Director Martin also states that an additional staff worker will be supplied by the YWCA, and the club will be known as a joint operation, the two agencies cooperating in pro viding facilities and activities for service people. Miss Esther Marion Smith of the YWCA, has arrived in Edenton and will be the assistant director. She is a native of Pennsylvania and re ceived her B. S. and M. S. degrees from Syracuse University in Syra- 5 ouse, New York. She has been a teacher in the schools of l’ennsyl- 1 vania, New York and Ohio. Miss Smith is especially skilled in or ganizing and directing groups in music, dramatics and is skilled in planning activities programs. For five years she furnished recreation or a Federal Housing community ear Cincinnati, Ohio. Director Martin also announced the ! appointment of Miss Janet Grant as the staff assistant, who will succeed ] Mrs, Sue B, Hall, who has held that ; position for more than a year. Mrs. Hall is leaving February 1 to be with her husband who was wounded In action in France and is now in the Yrniy General Hospital in Walla-1 Walla; Washington. Miss Grant comes from the staff of the l SO at Itlackstoiie, Virginia, ! where she has an excellent record as a worker with women and girls] In Edenton she will associate herself With the GSO and VSO, She is a graduate of Columbia University, a member of the Presbyterian Church and has a wide and successful busi- 1 ness and USO experience. Building And Loan Meeting January 29 Rate of Interest Slight- j ly Less Than Last Year Stockholders of the Edenton Build ing and Loan Association will meet in annual session in the Court House on Monday night, January 29, at 8 ] o’clock, when every stockholder is urged to be present to transact As-j sociation business. Secretary R. E. Leary has prepar- 1 ed the annual report, which shows j that the affairs of the Association ; are in splendid shape. The net rate | of interest earned during the year was .064604, which is slightly less than last year, the decrease being attributed to falling off of building, due to war conditions. W. H. Gardner And James E. Wood New Directors Os Bank Stockholders of the Bank of Eden ton met Thursday of last week, at which time W. H. Gardner was elect ed a director to succeed D. M. War ren, deceased, and James E. Wood was elected a new director. | Other directors re-elected were R. D. Dixon, W. D. Welch, W. A. Leggett, W. D. Pruden, J. H. Conger, John G. Wood, George C. Wood and John W. Graham. W. A. Leggett was elected as chairman of the Board of Directors. THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY |_ Too Late! _J If there are those who have put off joining the Bank of Edenton’s 1945 Christmas Club, they will be minus a check just before next Christmas, for this year’s club is sold out and has been for about two weeks. W. H. Gardner, executive vice presi dent, informed The Herald this week that.) it is now too late to enroll, for all books have been utilized, and that this year’s membership is about 100 more than last year. Ministers Forward Congratulations To The Rev. L L Wells Baptist Minister Com pletes 34th Year as Pastor In recognition of 34 years of faith ful service as pastor of the Edenton Baptist Church, five ministers in j Edenton and Chowan County recent ■ ly sent a congratulatory message to j the Rev, E. L. Wells. The message was signed by the IleVs, D. C. Crawford, Jr., J. T. By rum, 11. Freo Surratt, Arthur L. G, Stephenson aigi Harold W.,Gilmer, and reads as follows: “We, your fellow ministers, desire to extend to you our heartiest and most sincere congratulations, upon t the completion of your thirty-fourth year as pastor of the Edenton Bap i list Church. “In these days when men are ■] restless and driven by diverse im pulses to frequent changes, it is a source of great satisfaction when men remain steadily at their ap pointed places and tasks through a long succession of years. This you | have done. “Your long pastorate has been a ; long witness to the church and the community of the ‘unsearchable rich es of the Truth in Christ Jesus our Lord.’ “It is our prayer and hope that our loving Heavenly Father will j vouchsafe to you many more years |of service for Him in His Holy ; Church.” Lieut. John Peese Speaker For Lions' | Richard Baer Urges; Further Cooperation j In Scouting Lieut. John Peese was the princj-. pal speaker at the Lions Club meet ] ing Monday night and during his re ■ marks ably explained the classifica -1 tion of military personnel, telling the | Lions about the care exercised in | placing men where they are best 1 fitted to be of the utmost service. Richard Baer, vice chairman of the | West Albemarle Boy Scout District, was a visitor and spoke briefly on handling a Scout Troop, urging the Club to cooperate further in build ing up Scouting in the district. A fourth member for the Scout Troop Committee was elected at the re -1 quest of Geddes Potter, Scout Com missioner, George Hoskins being chosen for the job. President W. E. Malone called at tention of the Club to the lack of attendance on the part of some mem bers and requested absentees to be contacted. He also called for com mittee reports for February. Bank Os Edeirton Closed On Friday The Bank of Edenton will be clos ed all day Friday, January 19, in order to observe the birthday of Robert E. Lee. Patrons of the bank are urged to arrange their banking accordingly. . . . , | Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 18, 1945. Miss Mary Moore | ! Resigns As Home Service Chairman I i i Accepted 1 or Service In | National Red Cross Work SECOND ONE Miss Nelson Powell Now Awaiting Orders For Overseas Duty Miss Mary Moore, who for over a year has very capably served as Home Service Chairman for the Chowan Chapter of the Red Cross, has resigned to accept a position with the National Red Cress. She will go to Washington, D. C.,* for a period of special training, after which she will be assigned to either an Army or Navy base as an assistant field director. Her sister, Miss Elizabeth Moore, will succeed her as local Home Ser vice Chairman, and will maintain an office at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Moore, on West King Street. Miss Moore is the second Edenton] girl to enter the National Red Cross sendee, Miss Nelson Powell, daugh-1 ■ ter of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Powell, recently completing a special course in recreational work and now being located in Washington, D. C., await ing orders for overseas duty. Threatening Fire In : S.C. Mills Building . Monday Afternoon »■ i Mrs. Claude Rogerson ! And Children Have j Narrow Escape The apartment of Mr. and Mrs. I Claude Ilogeison on the second floor 1 of the S, C. Mills building, corner of 1 Broad and King Streets, was badly ' damaged by fire and wafer Monday j 1 shortly after noon. Cause of the fire ! 1 is undetermined, one belief being j that an oil stove was the cause, Out 1 Fire Chief R. K. Hail leans toward : the opinion that it was caused by ■ faulty wiring. Practically all of the clothing and furniture of Mr. and Mrs. Rogerson were ruined by fire, • smoke and water, as was the case I 1 ! of a Marine anil his wife, who shared J ' the apartment. Mrs, Rogerson and two of the] three children were in the apartment j at the time the fire broke out, but when it was discovered that the only exit was rapidly being blocked by flames, she managed to escape with j the two children unharmed, though | ‘j badly frightened. | Firemen managed to check the j I flames, but in doing so, the Sana-I I wich Shop below, operated by Cherry j i j Boyce, was badly damaged by water I I and some damage was done to the I j rear of the Century Barber Shop. AI , brick wall separates the Norfolk j Southern Bus Station, so no damage! was done there. J. J. (iSlim) Sawyer, an official of the bus company, was painfully! , burned on one hand. He was of the' i opinion that one of the Rogerson' l children was still in the burning apartment. He rushed in and in searching the rooms, his hand came j in contact with some hot metal, pre- 1 sumably a bed. He managed to es cape just before flames would have! , prevented an exit. The Rogersons’ loss was estimated! by Fire Chief Hall at about S2OO. [ , but he has not placed an estimate on the entire damage. Seniors Present Play Friday At School Friday night at 8 o’clock, in the Edenton school auditorium, the sen . ior .<• ass will present a three-act . dramatization of Jane Austen’s fam ous novel, “Pride and Prejudice,” the locale being England in the early j 1800. The cast of characters include J. Clarence Leary, Mary Griffin, Joyce Harrell, Emily Russell, Joyce Brun-; son, Lcis Reich, Herman White, j ’ Scott Harrell, Rosa Asbell, Roy j : Cayton, Carolyn Elliott, Lillian By-, rum, Magdalene Downing, W. J. | Taylor, Jr., and Artie Bass. AAA Committeemen! Plan To Obtain Vital Data On Production i Meeting’s M ill Be Held! Relative to 1945 Farm Plans WILL BENOTIFILD Production Figures Im portant Due to Change In Status of War —- Immediately following the goals and production meeting on January 19, of the county and community committeemen, county agent and ether agricultural representatives, the community committeemen will hold meetings with farm operators for the purpose of advising, inform ing and guiding them in preparing their individual 1945 farm plans] which will contribute to the all-im- i portant crop, livestock and poultry j goals have been assigned to this State, R. C. Holland, chairman Chowan County AAA Committee, has announced. J “Community committeemen will al i so assist farm operators in planning : to build and conserve the fertility of I their soil, by advising them of the approved conservation practices that they will carry out and receive pay ments for during the 1945 program year,” Mr. Holland declared. Mr. Holland pointed out that the intended production figures are of vital importance at this time as changing conditions in the war pic ture and domestic picture might make it necessary to adjust produc tion goals before planting time; and the figures furnished at these meet ings will present a true picture of just how we stand in comparison with the goals that have, been, set. Mr. Holland further pointed out that each farm operator will be lio ] tified of the exact time and place of I the meeting in his community, and it | is sincerely hoped that every effort will be made to attend on the date j .-et. Bonner Anxious To ! Help Relatives Os ! First War Veterans Recent Act Provides Pension For Widows And Children In a letter to The Herald, Con-! pressman Herbert C, Bonner calls; attention to the act passed by Con | gress in December granting pension j 1 to widows and minor children of de- i I ceased veterans of World War 1. | Being a veteran himself, he is inter ested in the widows and children of his comrades and is desirious to as-j | sist those who may be eligible for' j compensation under the act. | The law provides payment to a ! widow with no children in the amount |of $35 per month; widow and one ! | child, $45 (with $5 for each addi tional child); no widow but one | child, $18; no widow but two chil- j I dren $27 (equally divided); no wid • ow but three children, $36 (equally ; divided) with $4 for each additional j child (the total amount to be equally divided). Congressman Bonner will be glad, j to furnish widows or guardians the ; I proper form bn which to make ap- 1 I plication and when the application is j j completed, if returned to him, he will j j file the claim and see that it is! properly considered by the Veterans | ] Administration. Mr. Bonner says] j claims should be filed as early as ] possible, as they are not retroactive j to date of the act, but effective the date of filing. He will be delighted to lend such aid as he can if any] i who desire assistance will write to] him. Officers’ Wives Club Will Meet Friday ] A meeting of the Officers’ Wives j . Club will be held Friday afternoon at ] 1 o’clock in the west wing of the j Officers’ Club. A covered dish; j luncheon will be served, so that each i one attending is requested to bring a \ 1 coveied dish. Miss Emily Smith wick New Women’s Croup Chairman In Charge Edsjilon Canvass I Better List Now! If ■ i Listing of property for taxa tion is lagging considerably in Chowan County, according lo I Tax Supervisor I’. S. McMullan, ! j who says r hat though over hall of the month of January is gone, only about one-third of the prop erty in the First Township has been listed. The same condition exists in the other townships or 'the county. Mr. McMullan also states that a penalty of SI.OO is provided for failure to list during January, and that the penalty will be add ed for failure to lirfd within the allotted time. Parker Helms In 1 Outfit Praised By j Brig. Gen. Landon Edenton Boy Participat ing: In Bombing: Jap Islands 1 Because of the terrific pounding they gave the Jad-help Volcano Is lands on the third anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Staff Sergeant Parker Helms, of Edenton, radio operator and aerial gunner, and other mem hers of this 7th AA F heavy bom-; bardment group, were praised by Brigadier General Truman 11. Lan don, Commanding General of the Seventh Bomber Command. So successful was the combined Liberator Bomber-—B-29 Superfort ress attack, that Genera! Landon telegraphed his congratulations . . , “for a fine mission lo hvo Jima j which makes the Nips’ three-year J headache worse.” Taking, off from their Marianas :■) ba. e, wave after wave of 7th AA K ! Ji-tM's swept over the heavily forti fied stronghold. Each Liberator] ; dropped three tons of bombs on 1 enemy installations below. Navy reconnaissance photos taken | immediately after, the raid showed ] direct hits on., supply and amniuni i tion dumps, oil and gas storage j tanks, communication centers, shops j and airstrips. ] Sergeant Helms’ parents are Mr. ] and Mrs. George A. Helms, lie at j tended University of North Carolina, S prior to entering the AAF in March, ! 1943. Sgt. Helms has been promoted to . ! Technical Sergeant, arcrding to de layed information from his base in j the Marianas. He joined the 7th i AAF in the Pacific last May, has j participated in many of the recent] ] aerial attacks on the Volcano and 1 l Bonin Islands, less than 600 miles' ' from Tokyo. Bank Os Edenton Assets ! Over Million Dollars More Than During: 1943 In this issue of The Herald ap pears a statement of the condition of the Bank of Edenton, which is by rar, the best report in the history of the i local Institution, in all departments, j Deposits as of December 30, ! amount to $4,800,000 and total assets j $5,100,000, which is an increase in j assets of about one million dollars ; over 1943. I Two Marines Awarded ! Burple Heart Medal] j Wednesday of last week, two Ma- • ■ vines now stationed at the U. S. ■; Marine Corps Air Station were! j awarded the Purple Heart, the pre ] sentation being made by I.ieut.-Col. John S. Carter, commanding officer I of MQTG-81, in his office. . The two receiving the awards] r wore Sgt. Stephen E. Walters and ] Pfc. Herbert 11. Argabright. The citation reads as follows: “In the name of the President, and 1 by direction of the Secretary of the ] Navy, you are hereby awarded the j i Purple Heart Medal for injuries re- 1 ] ceived on 12 February, 1944, as a re- | | suit of action against an enemy of j ; the United States.” I This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realize good results. $1.50 Per Year Chowan County’s Quota This hear Boosted To :j1,637 WORKERS LISTED Citizens Urged to Be Liberal In View of Recent Epidemic Chowan County will again partici pate in the annual fund-raising ap peal of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, with a house-to house canvass, scheduled to begin next Monday, January 22. This plan has again been adopted as the princi pal means of raising Chowan Coun ty’s quota in the nation-wide cam paign to raise funds with which to fight infantile paralysis. Os course, many other plans have been adopted elsewhere to raise funds, but J. Ed win Bufflap, chairman of the Chowan County Chapter, is of the opinion ] that here in Chowan solicitation for contributions is as simple and as successful as any other arrange ment. ! Mr. Bufflap very reluctantly ac cepted the chairmanship this year, due to the pressure of so many other duties, but following an ap peal from Dr. Ralph McDonald, and Mrs, Phillips Russell, State chairman and secretary, respectively', to continue, he agreed to serve. The local chairman was ably as sisted in last year’s drive by Miss Lucille Clark, who has since married and left Edenton. It was, therefore, no easy task at the outset to secure a chairman of the Women’s Division— Early this week, however, Mass Emily Smithwiek, a member of the Edenton school faculty, consented to serve unci immediately began to per fect an organization by appointing canvassers to make the solicitation, which will begin next Monday. Miss Smithwiek has contacted enough people to make a thorough canvass in Edenton, arid all have agreed to serve. She, for the most part, appointed one person to be in charge of a street, or portion of a street, and that person may secure any assistants desired. The canvassers named by Miss Smithwiek, as weil as their streets, follow; .Virginia Road—Mrs. I.yn Byrum. North Edenton Mis. L. W. Stallings. Broad Street, Triangle to Queen Street—Mrs. It. L. Pratt. West King Street—Mrs. Richard I). Dixon. East King Street - Mrs. Frank Hughes. -/Colonial'.Square—Miss Ruby Felts, Blount Street—Mrs. Richard Baer. Water Street—Mrs. Thomas B. Wood. West Eden Street—Mrs. P. T. Owens. East Eden Street—Mrs. T. B. Williford. West Queen Street—Mrs. J. Clar ence Leary. East Queen Street—Mrs. Wallace Jones. West Church Street—Miss Marga ret Pruden. East Church and Couit Streets— Mrs. W. C. Brunson. West Gale Street Miss Judy Cozzens. West Albemarle Street—Mrs. Gus Hughes. Oakum Street—Mrs. Raleigh B. Hollowell. Granville Street, King to Church— Mrs. O. B. Perry. Granville Street, Church to Albe marle—Miss Jessie McMullan. Mosely Street—-Mrs. Leon Leary. Pembroke Village —Mrs. R. C. Jordan. Morris Circle—Mrs. F. C. Morris. Business Houses—Mrs. J. H, Con ger and Mrs. R. Graham White. Edenton School High School—Miss Morgan. Grammar Grades Miss Bettie - Fleming. Primary Grades Miss ‘'Emily Smithwiek. Aside from Miss Smithwick’s ap pointments, the County Chairman has requested others throughout the county’ to help in raising the quota. This group did a splendid job last year and it is hoped they’ will again lend their efforts in the campaign. (Continued on Page Six)
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