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Jb Mm mkmtu wM be hmi f Hr preeonluHm V Ami «■* cotmty mn T fMm# imlereet. Volume XII. —Number 16. ’Ow 1 ’ > - >L ”' ,* •„.< 1 • y II S V\.:r I V[.urtm.*iit. Burmu of Public Relation*. flit ST U S AIRFIELD IN GERMANY-C '■ C.a week oi this German JC-88 Aviation En gine uof V" "‘.h Engineer Command are shown building the f.: u completely Anne ambuilt a.r .1 p an .(it-rmcn »('.;!. (Official 9th AF photo.) Edenton Pays Tribute To President Roosevelt, Who Died Suddenly In Georgia Citizens Deeply Affected i By News of Untimely Passing STORES~CLOSE Impressive on Court House Green Saturday j( ' Menton, like every other city, 1 All and hamlet in the country, was stunned Thursday afternoon of last week when it was learned that [’resident Franklin Delano Roosevelt died suddenly at Warm Springs, (ia., as the result of a cerebral hemorrh age while sitting for a portrait. "He had gone to Warm Springs to rest in preparation for the San Francisco Conference, where he was expected to take a major role. He died short ly after being stricken and the an nouncement of his death cast a pall of sorrow not only over the entire United States, but throughout the world. Shortly after his death was flashed over the radio the bell on the old Chowan County Court House was slowly sounded, and the news was the chief topic of conversation, expres sions of regret and sorrow being heard everywhere. A service was hurriedly arranged' by the Rev. Harold W. Gilmer, rector of St. Paul’s Church, which was held in his church at 10 o’clock Friday morning. It was very well attended despite little time for publicity. The service was very impressive in pay ing tribute to the departed President. Further tribute was paid to Mr. Roosevelt when all business houses closed during the funeral services Saturday afternoon from 4 to 5 o’clock. Business was at a complete standstill and sorrow' about the un- j fortunate and unexpected death of \ the President was reflected among I the various groups as they gathered on the streets Flags in the business section were displayed at half mast throughout the day. A very impressive memorial ser vice was held on the Court House j Green during the time the stores were closed, the program being ar ranged by the Chowan County Min isterial Association. A large crowd gathered on the green to witness the program, which opened with a prayer by the Rev. H. Freo Surratt, pastor of the Methodist Church, which was followed by the group singing “My Faith Looks Up To Thee.” The Rev. D. C. Crawford, Jr., pastor of the Presbyterian Church, who presided over the service, then read the 27th Psalm, followed by the audience re peating the 23rd Psalm. At this point a solo, “America,” was rendered by Mrs. Roy Delin, ac companied on the piano by Miss Elizabeth Moore. An address was then made by the Rev. Harold W. Gilmer, during which he paid high tribute to the departed President. He said the best monu ment his friends can contribute to his memory is to resolve to do his or her part in winning a lasting peace, one of the things for which Mr Roose velt was most interested. The Rev. Mr. Crawford then led in prayer, which was followed by the (Continued on Page Five) THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY War Fund Drive Contributions Now j Stand At $8,985.02 . Chairman Leary Ex presses Thanks to All Who Helped • ! ! .1. Clarence Leary, chairman of the Red Cross War Fund drive, this week reported an additional contribu tion of $25, which brings the amount ,; collected during the drive to $8,985.02 or only $14.98 of reaching the $9,000 ( j mark. The quota was $6,700, so that I the county is far over the top, I though it was hoped contributions j would reach $9,000. I | In submitting the reports of ean | vassers last week, three workers ’ | Were unihtentionally omitted. Those i canvassers whose names did riot ap pear and the amounts collected fol : low: I Mrs. John Waif _ .. . $25,57 ; C. P. Harrell 35.00 Mrs. W. S. Bass . . 10.75 The amounts collected by the above were included in the total, but for ! some reason their names were over t looked. Mr. Leary also desires to express his appreciation for the splendid work done by Miss Rebecca Colwell, norne agent; (’. W. Overman, County Agent; J. B. Small, Negro County Agent, and Prof. D. F. Walker. In fact, Mr. Leary is more than | pleased with the success of the drive and does not wish to overlook any j one in expressing his appreciation to ! all who in any way contributed either ! in time, effort or money. Bain Scheduled To Explain Beer Laws i All Dealers Urg-ed to Meet at Court House Friday Afternoon Chowan County retail beer dealers are ashed to meet at the Court House in Edenton Friday afternoon. April 20, at 2:30 o’clock for a dis cussion of the changes made by the 1945 General Assembly in the laws governing the sale and distribution of beer in North Carolina. Edgar H. Bain of Goldsboro, State director of the North Carolina Com mittee-United States Brewers’ Foun dation, will discuss these changes. He also will talk on the industry’s voluntary cooperation program which he has headed in North Carolina for almost six years. ROBERT L. PRATT RETURNS FROM VETERANS HOSPITAL Robert L. Pratt, a member of the Edenton police force, retumed'Friday night from the Veterans Hospital at Kecoughtan, Va., where he underwent an operation. Mr. Pratt is gradual ly improving, though he is hot yet able to be back on duty. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 19, 1945. 7 Edenton Rotarians Attend Presentation Charter To Four Oaks Interesting: Program at Smithfield Country Club Kdenton’s Rotary Club was well represented at the charter night ex ercises of the Four Oaks Rotary Club which were held Monday night I in the Smithfield Country Club. The affair was well attended and , was very interesting throughout, the : principal address being made by ,\ Wade Marr of Elizabeth City, who j was ill rare form. He was intro duced by Theodore Johnson, a past j district governor and now State OPA director. The presentation of the charter was made by John A. Holmes, gov ernor of the district, whose well j chosen remarks were very favorably commented upon. Those comprising the Edenton j group were John A. Holmes, C. T. • Griffin, H. A. Cam pen, Richard Baer, 1 K, X. Hines, Ernest Kehayes and J. 1 • 1.. Chestmrtt Triangular Debate Takes Place Today Washington and Eliza beth City Debaters Meet In Edenton j This (Thursday) morning the an nual Triangular Debate will be held, with the two Edenton teams partici pating. The debate will begin in the school auditorium at 11 o’clock, though the contestants in jvdenton will be the Washington affirmative and Elizabeth City negative debaters. Edenton’s affirmative debaters, con sis ting of Joyce Harrell and Marian Alexander, will meet the Washington negative team in Elizabeth City while the local negative team, Rosa Asbell and Mary Griffin, will go to ! Washington to meet the Elizabeth | City affirmative team. The query to be debated this year is, “Resolved, that the voting age should be reduced to 18 years,” and it is hoped a large number of Eden ton people will hear the two visiting groups debate the question. ALL TOWN OFFICIALS EXPRESS INTENTION TO SEEK RE-ELECTION BY VOTERS MAY 8 No Opposition Filed With Town Clerk R. E. Leary Up Until Wednesday Morning; April 27 Deadline For Candidates to File With a Town election scheduled to be held Tuesday, May 8, every in cumbent of the present administra tion has expressed his purpose to seek re-election, announcements to be candidates being made known earlier than heretofore, it being usu ally the case that filing for office is, in some instances, put off almost un til the last minute. Up to Wednesday morning no oth ers had filed their intention to seek office, nor has there been any rum ors to the effect that any of the present officials will have opposition. However, any prospective candidate George Snow Says Work Os Legion j Has Only Begun! Fays Tribute to Late President Franklin Roosevelt I ■ . j ■ -1- George K. Snow, Department Com mander of the American Legion, <le i live red a splendid address at a meet -1 ing of Ed Bond Post and the Legion | Auxiliary in the Court House Tues day night. The meeting was pre- I sided over by .1. L. Chestnut t, Post I Commander, Mr. Snow being intro duced by Judge Richard Dixon. Mr. Dixon during his introductory | remarks, paid tribute to the late I President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and | was high in praise of Mr, Snow, who is a leader of whom the Legion may well be proud. In beginning his remarks Mr. Snow i also paid tribute to the deceased President and said that in his trav | els throughout the State, it was vis ibly apparent that the sad and shock ‘ ing news had deeply affected all citi ' I zeiis from one end of North Carolina I I to the other, irrespective of political j views. Mr. Snow traced the beginning of the American Legion, telling of the , early day struggles, when the real > purposes of the organization were not entirely understood and when the small voice of the Legion had very > little influence. He reminded his " Hearers that those who fought and suffered in the first world war ex perienced war’s horrors and came home to receive S6O mustering out pay, which was scarcely enough to 1 buy what clothing was needed, and - then most of them were obliged to spend months begging for a job. t “The Legion has grown since then,” said the speaker, “and while a great i deal has been accomplished, our task t has only begun.” Mr. Snow said the r men in the armed forces deserve > j more than the first world war veter - ; ons received upon their return home, t | and the Legion will fight to the end i ] that there will not be a repetition at | the end of the present conflict, r i Mr. Snow said Legionnaires had - I reason to thank God for a Governor 1 of the State and a President of the *’ United States who personally have experienced the horrors of war and a know first hand what our fighting i lien are experiencing and then went • j in to explain the Cl bill. Former High School Coach Loses Life Sgt. Roy Watson Killed Bridge Over Rhine Collapsed Edenton friends this week learned with regret of *he death of Staff - Sergeant Roy G. WatSbn, who lost his • life when the Remain bridge over - j the Rhine River in Germany col ' j lapsed. Sgt. Watson was a member • j of the Edenton High School faculty 1 j in 1942 and entered the Army in the ‘ | full of that year after completing the • j football schedule. He came here j from Sylva, X. C., and though in i Edenton less than a year, he was i very popular among the students and faculty members. He was a member i of the 302nd Infantry, having gone i i overseas in July, 1943. i MASONS MEET TONIGHT At tonight’s (Thursday) meeting ; I of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & \ [ A. M., the third degree will be con . ferred All members, as well as ■ visiting Masons, are invited by the j master, T. B. Williford, to attend. j will have the privilege to file with Town Clerk R E. Leary before Fri day, April 27. The officials who will seek re election are as follows: Mayor—Leroy H. Haskett. Treasurer—W. H. Gardner. Board of Public Works —J. H. Con ger, Geddes Potter and O. B. Perry. Couneilmen-at-large—W. J. Yates and J. Edwin Bufflap. Councilmen—First Ward, J. Clar ence Leary; Second Ward. Graham Byrum; Third Ward, J. P. Partin: Fourth Ward, W. M. Wilkins Belk-Tyler Concern Buys Penelope Barker Hotel As Site For Up-to-date Store | President Dies J ® .**% JOB 4® Is J -'• ;* » , FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Not only the United States, but the entire world was shocked Thursday afternoon of last week when news was flashed over the radio that President Franklin I). Roosevelt had died suddenly J while at Warm Springs, Ga. Gov. Cherry Asked Cancel Civil Term Os Superior Court i Members of Bar Decide Nat to Calendar Any Cases For Trial i 1— • Members'; of the liar met Friday afternoon in Clerk of Court E. Y\ . Spires’ office, and due to only a few cases being ready for trial, it was decided i.ot to calendar any cases. | Mr. Spin s, therefore, wrote to Gov ernor R. Gregg Cherry requesting cancellation of the term of Chowan |) Superior Court which was scheduled to be held the week of April 30. lit deciding not to calendar any cases, members of the Bar were, no I little influenced by the fact that farmers who would he summoned; for jury duty are especially busy rat this time, as well as others. Then, too, cancellation of the term will result in a considerable saving for the 1 county. There is little doubt but that Gov ernor Cherry will cancel the term, at j which Judge ,1. J. Burney Os Wil- I mington was scheduled to preside. Boy Scout Troop : Guest Lions Club Boys Show Club Mem | bers How Boys Are Inducted Memoers of Boy Scout Troop No. 170, were guests of their sponsor,; | the Lions Club, Monday night and j with Scoutmaster J. R. Tanner in 1 charge of the program, the boys pre sented the ritualistic phase of in ducting a boy into the troop, John Doughty, Jr., being the candidate. At the meeting J. Clarence Leary, chairman of the Troop Committee, was presented the charter forthe 1 year by Geddes Potter, District Com- ! missioner. Visitors at the meeting were War- j j rant Officer John Doughty, Sgt. John | Richard White, Ensign William j Shepard and County Agent C. W. Overman, Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop No. 156. Grocery Stores Will Close On Wednesdays Mrs. Hazel Gibbs, assistant secre tary of the Chamber of Commerce, informed The Herald that, beginning the first Wednesday in May, all gro cery stores in Edenton will close every Wednesday at 1 o’clock to ob serve a half holiday during the sum mer months. The stores will close each Wednesday afternoon until Sep tember. This newspaper it circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realise good results. $1.50 Per Year Sale Consummated By W. W. Massey Satur day Morning NEW BUILDING Edenton Store Will Be 12th Belk-Tyler In This Section W. \Y. Massey, manager of the i Belk-Tvler store in Elizaoeth City was in Edenton Saturday, at which time he closed a’deal by which the Belk-Tyler concern purchased the I Penelope Barker Hotel property on Broad Street from Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Kramer and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cheshire. An option was taken on I the property a week or two previous. Land on Saturday the sale was con- I summated. j Mr. Massey stated that it was the I intention of his concern to replace the old wooden structure with a | modern and up-to-date building which 1 will be capable of taking care of the needs of Edenton and this entire j section. Os course, erection of the new building will not begin until fie i cessarv materials are available. Mr. ; Massey did not conceal the fact that the Belk-Tvler company for a year or more had endeavored to secure a site to locate one of their stores in Edenton. A number of proposed sites were recommended but in each instance the matter of too limited amount of space prevented a deal. [ln securing the Penelope Barker Hotel property Mr. Massey expressed some degree of satisfaction in the fact that his concern did not accept any of the other propositions previ ‘ ouslv offered, for in the property ac quired there will be ample space for the company to build the sort of building needed, and at the same time be prepared to expand if neces sary. The property extends from Broad Street to Court Street, and while Mr. Massey was not prepared . Saturday to go into details, he ex pressed the opinion that at least a portion of the lot would he devoted to parking space, which is now at a | premium on Broad Street. In releasing the information that tile sale of the. property had been , consummated, Mr. Massey stated ; that in coming to Edenton his con cern desired to become an integral . part of the community. It will not . come solely as a competitor to those merchants now in business, but more in the belief and hope that in at tracting people to Edenton, business will he increased in all stores Mr. Massey realizes that at present no little amount*nf shopping on the part of people in this trading area is go ing elsewhere, and with the erection of a modern building and carrying a large and varied stock of merchan dise, much of this business can be held in Edenton. Aside from possibly the manager | j of the store, as much of the person -11 riel as possible will be employed lo cally, Mr. Massey said Then, too, j according to Mr. Massey, it is the • policy of the stores to transact as much business as possible locally, such as insurance, and other matters entering into the operation of a store. Mr. Massey seemed delighted over I acquiring the local property and said j he desired, on behalf of his company, ,to express his sincere appreciation ! for the interest and help of Edenton | people in securing a satisfactory site. There are 210 Belk stores located jin North Carolina. South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Ten j nessee, of which there are 11 Belk j Tyler stores in this section of the I State, with the proposed Edenton ! store making the twelfth unit. | W. 11. Belk of Charlotte is presi . dent of the concern, while A. L. Ty j ler of Rocky Mount is vice president of the Belk-Tyler stores. Center Hill - Evans Churches Celebrate Church School Day > | Church School Day was observed at the Center Hill and Evans Metho dist churches Sunday. The program, “Pass On the Flame” by E. O. Har bin, furnished by the denominational educational board, was used. The program contained helpful and in spiring material concerning Sunday • School work. At the Center Hill church one new member was added to the roll.
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