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Volume XII. — Number 18.
Jesse White As Chairman!
o Cano&Drive In Chowan
oounty At SSOO
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One Out of Eight Per
sons Destined to Be
Cancer Victims
DRIVE ENDS MAY 15
Chowan Citizens Urged
4 To Make Contribu
tions at Once
», Though a drive has been in pro- j
yress during April to raise funds 1
: ivith which to combat cancer, only j
the latter part of last week did Cho
wan County get into the drive when j
Jesse W. White agreed to serve as j
county chairman and set a goal of
§SOO. The drive has been extended
until May 15, so that Mr. White is
hopeful that the amount will be
raised.
Mr. White is vitally interested in
the drive to fight cancer. He has
first hand knowledge of its devastat
ing effects, for it has invaded his own
household and claimed some of his
own relatives.
Due to the delay in naming a
chairman, Mr. White cannot form an
organization to make a house-to
house canvass, but he is personally
seeking contributions. Obviously, he
cannot see every person who would
like to make a contribution, so he
urges contributions to be sent either
to him or W. H. Gardner, treasurer,
at once. Mr. White says 75 per cent
of the amount collected will remain
in North Carolina for the purpose of
fighting the disease.
The purpose of the nation-wide
campaign is to provide research, edu
cation and service to victims.
The appalling toll of cancer is re !
fleeted in the fact that between He- !
■••••" her 7, 1941, to December 7, 1;>44.
the Axis were killing 121
i ' was killing 495,000 of those
es and friends who were at
One out of every eight | er
-ionsds destined to die of cancer at
the present rate, or a total of 18
Americans every hour.
Mr. White spoke to the Lions Mon
day night and will speak at the Ro-!
tary Club today, and is hopeful that j
Chowan County will rally at once to
chalk up a contribution in keeping
with its record in other drives already j
held in the county.
Marvin P. Wilson
Rotary President
Former Indian Princess
Resents Delightful
Program
Marvin Wilson, judge of Recorder’s I
Court, was elected president of the,
lldeato- Rotary Club at the meeting |
£ Thursday of last week. Mr. Wilson j
| v U not be installed until the first I
* meeting in July, when he will succeed ,
I li. A. Campen.
John A. Holmes, at present gover
| nor of the 189th District, was elected
I vice president, with the following
| chosen as directors: Richard F. El
k liott, James E. Wood, C. T. Griffin
I and C. E. Kramer.
During the meeting President Cam
; pen appointed Ernest Kehayes, J. L.
i Chestnutt, T. G. Sheffield and Rich
ard Elliott on the Scout Troop Com
mittee.
An interesting feature of the
meeting was a program presented by
Mrs. L. B. Russell, who is a former
Indian princess of the Kiowa tribe in
Oklahoma. She was known among
her native people as Princess Kaua
nomity, which means “Old Honking
Goose." The princess lost her title
when she married Mr. Russell, a
white man, which followed after he
met her carrying a heavy suitcase in
Norman, Oklahoma and offered to
carry it for her. Mr. Russell was
transferred to the Edenton Naval Air
Station and his wife subsequently
came to Edenton to be with him. She
is a graduate of the Oklahoma Bap
tist University and possesses a
splendid voice. Attired in her native
costume, Mrs. Russell sang several
hers, some in the Indian tongue,
f”v were accompanied by Indian
) Mr. Russell also sang a few
.ions, all of which provided a
piogram which was enjoyed by the
Rotarians.
TRUCK FIRE SATURDAY
Edenton’s firemen were called out
Saturday afternoon when a truck
caught fire on West Queen street.
Little damage was done, the fire be
ing extinguished before the firemen
arrived.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
Killed In Action
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ERIE FOREHAND
A member of the Infantry in
General George Patton's Third
Army, Erie Forehand, feton of Mr.
and Mrs. O. J. Forehand, was
killed in action in Germany on
March 28.
Local Peanut Mill?
Executives Hosts To
Va.-Car. Association
Visitors Enjoy Shad Din
ner at Hotel Coffee
Shop
Executive-* of the Albemarle and
Edenton Peanut Companies were de
lightful hosts to the Yirginia-Caro
lina Peanut Association Wednesday
I afternoon of last week, when nearly
j UK) per- cent of the membership en
joyed a shad dinner at the Hotel Jo
| seph Hewes Coffee Shop. The meet
ing was presided oved by James E.
Wood, who is president of the asso
ciation.
Following the dinner a business
session was held, with the principal
j items of business being a detailed re
port of a meeting recently held at
\ Fort Worth, Texas, the employment
: of Charles Godwin of Suffolk as at
■ tomey for the association, and the
I proposal to make a special assess
i ment of one-twelfth of a cent per;
! bag on peanuts in order to boost the !
treasury so that if necessary funds!
! would be immediately available for;
any activities for the welfare and;
I protection of the association.
| The Rev. Harold W. Gilmer, rector j
j of St. Paul’s Church, made the prin-;
1 cipal address, during which he spoke j
upon the encouraging outlook in the
1 future despite present war-time con
ditions.
All of the members of the associa
tion present were high in praise of
the hospitality of their hosts, and a
number of them remained after the
meeting to visit various historical j
points of interest.
MissMMred Ward
On Overseas Duty
Local Girl Chosen Sec
retary to Red Cross
Hospital Staff
Miss Mildred Ward, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ward, will soon be
on her way overseas, where she will
serve as secretary to a hospital staff
of the Red Cross. She is now at a
port of debarkation awaiting passage
overseas on a Red Cross hospital
ship.
Miss Ward received training for
the overseas assignment at * the
American University at Washington
and the Halloran General Hospital at
Staten Island.
T/SGT. JIMMIE GIBBS HOME
T/Sgt. Jimmie Gibbs returned to
Edenton late last week, the first
time he has been home in almost
three years. He will enjoy a 30-day
furlough, after which he will return
to a redistribution center. '*
Sgt. Gibbs was once wounded in
action and to be home again, he says,
“seems like a dream.”
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 3, 1945.
Plan Worked Out I
For Celebration Os
German Surrender
Three Long: Blasts of
Siren Will Be Signal
Victory In Europe
J At a meeting Tuesday afternoon
called by E. W. Spires, chairman of
! Civilian Defense, definite plans were
| made for the celebration of Y-E Day.
i Mr. Spires called the meeting of
! members of the Ministerial Associa-
I tion, Chaplain R. A. Egan of the lo
| cal Naval Air Station anti civic lead-j
! ers in order to provide an organized j
• celebration of the event, whereby
j a prayerful, patriotic and thanksgiv
ing service may be offered for vic
• fury in Europe. Mr. Spires expressed
! the hope that the service would be in
j way of thanksgiving and a rededica
tion of purpose to finish the war,
rathe* than parading and hilariously
celebrating.
It was definitely decided by those
present that if a proclamation comes
between 7 A. M. and 7 P. M. the ser
vice will be held two hours after the
siren is sounded announcing the event.
If the new's is heard after 7 P. M.,
the service will be held at 10 o’clock
the following morning.
Three long blasts of the siren will
be the signal that Germany has sur
rendered.
If weather permits, the service
will be held on the Court House
Green, but if not, it will be trans
ferred to the high school auditorium,
and in either event it is hoped that
people generally will gather in cele
bration of victory and join in render
ing thanks for winning the first phase
of the war.
Parent Teachers
Elect New Officers
Mrs. J. Clarence Leary
Chosen President at
Last Meeting
i The Edenton PTA held its last
meeting of the school year Tuesday.
I Prior to the business meeting, the
! Rev. f). C. Crawford, Jr., repeated the
j talk on “Juvenile Delinquency” which
Jhe made to another group a few
j weeks ago, and was well received.
The ITA voted to pay unpaid bills
incurred by the Teen-Age Club in;
furnishing their club room, amount
ing to §133. A donation of §l5O to
the Girl Scouts was also agreed upon,
j New officers for 1945-46 were
elected as follows:
President, Mrs. J. Clarence Leary;
vice president, Mrs. Albert Byrum;
! secretary, Mrs. Ernest Swain; treas
! Urer, Mrs. R. N. Hines.
Mrs. Nathan I)ail, retiring presi-1
j dent, expressed her appreciation to i
i all members for their help during hes;
I term of office and asked that it con- [
j tinue for the new officers.
Look Out!
A rather unique program is
planned at the USO Club for
Friday night, when “Fish Night”
will be observed for the enter
tainment of service men and
women. Mrs. Alma Barrows,
assistant director, has invited
practically all of Edenton’s fish
ermen to be on the program, dur
ing which they will be asked to
tell their tallest fishing yarns.
EDENTON OFFICIALS HAVE NO OPPOSITION
FOR RETURN TO OFFICE IN MAY 8 ELECTION,
Rumors of Contests For Mayor and Councilmen
at-large Fade When No Candidates File
With Town Clerk Leary Friday
With Friday of last week being the j
final date for prospective candidates
to file for office in the election to be
held Tuesday, May 8, no opposition
developed for any of the present in
cumbents, so that the election will
be a perfunctory affair with all of
ficials slated to serve for another
two-year term.
Thursday afternoon and Friday
rumors went the rounds that there
would be a contest for Mayor and
Councilmen-at-large, but no one filed
with Town | Clerk R. E. Leary, which
means that no names other than pres
ent office holders will appear on the
ballots.
Beta Club Planning
May Day Program
! On Green May 11th
Contest In Progress to
Determine King and
Queen
Members of the Beta Club of Eden- |
ton High School are planning to
have a very attractive May Day pro- ,
gram i>n the Court House Green on
May 11. The program is scheduled
to begin at 6 P. M. and last until
I about 7 P. M.
! A contest is being held in the High
School this week to determine who
the May King and Queen will be.
There is much competition among the
students as they campaign for their
favorite candidates. Thp persons
chosen King and Queen will be
crowned in the program that will
take place on the green.
The Beta members and other stu
dents in the High School will have
some part in the program, such as
dancing, singing or being attendants
in the royal court.
Several of the grammar grades will
also participate in the program. They
plan to give some very attractive
May Day dances and songs.
Beta members will be campaigning
on Broad Street Saturday, May 5, for
the different candidates. The towns
people are urged to vote for their
favorite selection as King and Queen,
as the money they give as votes will
go for a very worthy cause—the Na
tional Education Fund.
The Beta Club consists of the boys
and girls of EHS who are outstand
ing in achievement, character and
leadership. They may be depended
upon to have a very good May Day
program.
Lions Club Hears
i Data About Cancer
I
Film Shown Relative to
Rehabilitation of Re
turning 1 Veterans
Jesse W. White, recently appointed
chairman of Chowan County’s cancer
drive, was the principal speaker at
the Lions Club Monday night, when
he appealed to members to cooperate
in raising §SOO as the county’s quota.
Mr. White presented pertinent facts
regarding cancer and its gradual in
crease of taking toll of human lives,
| some of which were surprising to
his- hearers. He informed members
that 75 per cent of what is contribut
ed will remain in the State for work
in fighting the disease. At the con
! elusion of his remarks he was as
sured by the club members that he
could count on their support in help
ing to raise the amount.
! Another feature of the meeting
| was the showing by Abe Martin, di
| rector of the USO Club, of a picture;
I having to do with the rehabilitation
lof returning veterans. This portion !
[ of the' program was in charge of Ed
j mund Sehwarze.
It was announced that the eighth
anniversary of the club would be ob
served May 14, which will be in the
form of Ladies’ Night. The principal
address for the occasion will be de
livered by Neil Hester of Raleigh, a
former district governor. John Mit
chener, Sidney Campen, West Leary,
Oscar Duncan and Kenneth Floars
were appointed to make the arrange- j
ments for the celebration.
LEGION AUXILIARY WILL MEET
FRIDAY AT HOME MRS. REAVES
The American legion Auxiliary j
will meet Friday night at 8 o’clock j
at the home of Mrs. D. M. Reaves.
For the next two years, then, Le
roy H. Haskett will be Mayor; W. H.
Gardner, treasurer; W. Jordan Yates
and J. Edwin Bufflap, Councilmen-at
large; J. Clarence Leary, Councilman
from the First Ward; Graham By
rum, Councilman from the Second
Ward; J. P. Partin, Councilman from
the Third Ward, and W. M. Wilkins,
Councilman from the Fourth Ward.
J. H. Conger, Geddes Potter and O.
B. Perry will constitute the Board of
Public Works.
With no contests, apparently little
interest in the election, and interest
centered upon war developments, an
extremely light vote is anticipated.
Chowan Herald Arranging
Rotogravure Edition To Be
Dedicated To Service Men
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Proposed Edition
| Wins Approval Os
Leaders In Edenton
I With the announcement this week j
| that The Herald proposes to publish a ;
rotogravure edition and upon pre- 1
senting a sample of about what is in
mind, quite a few expressions have
been submitted as to the merit of the i
undertaking. These samples were.
•shown by George S, Meyers, who will j
assist in getting up the edition. A '
few of the expressions follow:
J. H. McMullan:
“Surely any publication which j
causes our people to give more seri
ous thought to the present and fu
ture welfare of all those in the Armed
Forces is a very worth while under
taking. Success to you.”
Richard D. Dixon, Judge Superior
Court:
“I have just learned that The Cho
wan Herald and George S. Meyers, as
■ your representative, now have in
course of compilation a permanent
. record of those in the services from
Chowan County. Mr. Meyers has
1 shown me a similar copy that was
recently issued in an adjoining state
and it is most attractive. I am glad
to learn that you have Mr. Meyers
i assisting you with the get-up of this
. issue, as I recall he was associated
I with you some years ago in getting
I up a brochure on Edenton and the i
County which was most attractive!
and lasting. I shall be glad to co- i
operate with you in any manner you I
may wish.”
L. 11. Haskett, Mayor of Edenton: |
“I am very glad to learn that you !
, are planning to issue a special maga- '
zine publication dedicated to the men
and women from this section, and
that, you will .-end copies to all those
hi the services from here. I am sure -i
II that they will read it with interest, 1
. and that such a publication will do
I their morale a great deal of good. If
i I can be of any assistance to you, :
I either as a private citizen or as
! Mayor. I will be glad to do so,”
! Clarence Leary, president of the
I Chamber of Commerce:
“Ad president of the Edrnton-Cho
■ wan Chamber of Commerce, I riatur-;
ally wish to congratulate you upon)
! your purpose of an attractive muga
,j zine publication, in color, dedicated 1
Ito the community and its people. It
| appears to be most timely, and 1 am
confident that all the loyal and pa-!
! triotic citizens will cooperate with
I vou.”
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11. A. Campen, president of the.
Edenton Rotary Club:
“It appears to me that the uttrac
j tive colored magazine section that !
you plan to issue within the imniedi-'
j ate future with pictures of those of!
| our boys from Edenton and Chowan l
County who are in the service of
j their country, is rpost commendable,
qnil an issue that should he preserved '
I for many years to come.”
j I
\V. E. Malone, president of the i
Edenton Lions Club: j
I am very glad to learn of your i
proposed issue that will be devoted
to the favorable activity and ad
vantages that Edenton and Chowan
County have that would be the con
cern of new people and industries
contemplating changes arid expansion
after the war.”
I
| J. L. Chestnutt, commander of Ed j
. Bond Post, American Legion:
| “The story you plan to show in
j pictures of Edenton and the men and j
! women from here in the services ap-
I pears to be a fine thing. As com-;
mander of the local Post of the I
; American Legion, I will cooperate 1
! with you.”
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j Marvin Wilsoli. secretary of the \
j Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Com
merce:
“I am very much interested in the
[proposed rotogravure section of The
I Herald. I feel that it will not only
be a fitting tribute to our people in
j the service, but will also be of raa- )
i terial benefit to Edenton and Chowan
County. We will be glad to cooper- \
ate with you in any way we can.”
CONGENIAL GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB
MAKES DEBUT ON MAY sth
Saturday night, May sth, in the
Providence Church, the Congenial
Girls’ Glee Club, directed by Mrs.
Elizabeth Barnes, will make its first
appearance in a program of musical
numbers and other features.
, Following the program a contest
will be held and refreshments served.
AUXILIARY MEETS MONDAY
The Woman’s Auxiliary of St.
Paul’s Church will meet Monday af
ternoon, May 7, at 4 o’clock in the
Parish House. Members will please
notice that the meeting is on the
regular day, Monday, instead of on
Thursday,
This newspaper it circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisert wM
realite good results.
$1.50 Per Year
Pictures Will Appear
Without Cost to Rela
tives or Friends
PICTORAL STORY
Herald Asks Coopera
tion In Proposed Un
dertaking
Fulfilling what it believes to be an
obligation to the people of Edenton
j and Chowan County, and especially to
those men and women in the armed
| forces from this community, The
I Chowan Herald this week takes plea
sure in announcing that it will issue
an attractive rotogravure magazine
I publication within the near future,
which will be dedicated to all the
men and women from this section
now in the services.
| It will be largely a pictorial pre
sentation, and it is the hope that it
will be possible to obtain a picture
and brief war record of every one of
those boys from this community.
There will be no charge to them or to
their relatives or friends, so that
friends and relatives are requested
to send in the pictures of those now
in the armed forces, as well as those
who have made the supreme sacri
fice. These pictures will all be re
turned and will not be damaged in
j any way.
In addition to these pictures there
| will be a pictorial and editorial pre
[ sentation in concise form of many of
tin- loyal and patriotic men and wo
i men who have a part in the home
front battle. This publication will
be in the handy, convenient magazine
size, printed in the beautiful brown
tone rotogravure process by one of
the largest -publishing houses in. the
j South, and will be in a permanently
bound form. This alone should he
sufficient to cause the preservation of
•i this publication by every one inter
! esti-il in this community.
This publication will also show the.
various industries, commercial enter
prises, .school*, churches, historic
points of interest, homes, farm life,
• recreational facilities, etc. In fact, it
I will be a pictorial and editorial in
! ventory of who. what and where, and
; just what we have to offer the re
turning veterans, with information
j about factory sites, raw materials,
! transportation, labor, markets, etc.
j In order to properly handle this
i.-sue. arrangements have been made
with George Selwyn Meyers and As
sociates to aid in the work. When
they call upon; you within the next
| several weeks, The Herald bespeaks
| for them your moral and material
' support and cooperation, as they are
I working with and for this news
paper, and for what we believe to be
for the best interests of the con\-
! munity.
Pre-School Clinics
Begin In County
Next One at Rocky Hock
Central School on
May 4th
Pre-school clinic examinations be
! gan in Chowan County Saturday,
i when youngsters were examined at
| the Edenton High School from 9 to
! 12 o’clock in the morning.
The examinations will continue un
til June 1, with the next one sched
uled for Rocky Hock Central School
May 4 from 9:30 to 10:15 A. M„ and
at Chowan High School (Club House)
the same day from 10:30 to 12:30
A. M.
Friday, May 11, the examinations
| will be held at St. John’s School,
Canaan’s Temple School and Triangle
| School. On May 18, at the Episcopal
kindergarten for the Edenton Colored
School, at Virginia Fork School and
Ryan’s Grove School. May 25, at
Warren’s Grove School, Gum Pond
School and Center Hill School. The
final examinations will be held on
June 1 at White Oak School, Hudson
Grove School and Britts School.
Comdr. K. C. Huffman
Speaker For Legion
Next Tuesday night Ed Bond Post
of the American Legion will meet in
the Court House at 8 o’clock, at
which time new officers will be elect
ed. A feature of the meeting will
be an address by Comdr. K. C. Huff
man of the Edenton Naval Air Sta
tion.