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Volume Xll.—Number 19.
ImpressivffMtfgram Held
' jesday In Cerebration Os
End Os War With Germany
President Truman Pro- <
claims Sunday Day
Os Prayer
EGAN SPEAKER
Program Transferred to
School Due to Uncer
tain Weather
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As was previously planned, two
Pours after the unconditional sur
render of Germany to the United
Great Britain and Russia was
officially announced. \-E Bay sei- t
• vices were held at 11 o’clock Tues
day morning. Though the surrender j.
was, announced over the radio Mon
day morning, it was not officially,
confirmed until 9 o’clock Tuesday |
morning, when the three nations si
multaneously informed their people, j
I’resident Harry Truman speaking
for the United States. The Presi
dent proclaimed Sunday, May 18, as
a day of prayer and thanksgiving and
urged the people of the nation to at
tend church on that day to offerl
thanks to Almighty God for the vic
tory in Europe and to dedicate the
day to the memory of those who gave j
their lives in the conflict, as well as :
seek guidance in bringing tile wai to
an early end.
When the proclamation was read i
by President Truman, the .-men
soundeu according to plan and J
whistles blew, American flag.- wore
displayed in the business section, and |
while people generally reflected joy j
over the fact that hostilities had
ceased in Europe, there was no dis
play of hilarity. Quietly they gath-j
I around radios or in. small; groups j
e Street, apparently eager to at-1
the scheduled celebration, AfiSj
,ng to a requestor Mayor ls*ipy j
..askett, all business houses, closed;
during the hour the celebration was
m progress, hut shortly thereat ter
business went on as usual.
The program was scheduled to lie
held on the Court House Green, but
w ith threatening skies, it was trans-.
Terred to the auditorium of ..the.;
school, which was. filled so that many
were obliged to stand throughout the
program.
vt the appointed hour, the liov. 1).
( . Cfewford, Jr., asked the Coiigre- .
gallon to stand while he offered
p ayer, which was. followed by a sa
lute to the flag and pledge of allegi
a ice led by a group of 15oy Scouts,
" Vmerica” was then sung, led by C. '
\V. Overman.
As a Scripture lesson, the Rev. 11.
l' ieo Surratt read the l()3rd Psalm j
n- i was followed with an address by
Chaplain It. A Egan of the Naval
• Air Station.
Following the Chaplain’s remarks
Mrs. 11. VV. ;'Delin'- sang a solo, “A
Afighty Fortress Is Our God,” after
which a service prayer was read by I
t e entire group and “The Battle
Hymn of the Republic’’ sung. Mr. 1
(Continued on Page Six)
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FINALLY TAKE
DEFINITE STEPS TO BUILD MODERN JAIL
Board Calls In Members of Bar and Law Enforce
ment Officials For Information; Plan Calls
For Tearing Down Old Jail
With somethin# to be done about a
jail in Chowan County hanging fire
for a period of 10 or 12 years, the
County Commissioners on Monday
took definite steps to solve the prob
lem and as a result a new jail will
most likely be constructed.
Previously various suggestions had j
been considered whicli included the
purchase of the Citizen Bank Build
ing, joining with the Town in erect
ing a community building in which a
jail would be housed, remodeling the
old jail and building a new jail.
However, on Monday the Commission
ers, accompanied by Frank Benton,
architect, inspected the present jail
i came to the conclusion that it
v 'V id be no economy whatever in
ng to or remodeling the present
ucture to make it adequate.
For the purpose of being as well
informed as possible, the Commis
sioners met Monday afternoon, call
ing in members of the liar and law
enforcement officers to get an idea as
to present and future needs.
It was generally agreed that pro- |
vision should be made for 12 white
and 12 colored men and four white
and four colored women, as well as a
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
| Mothers' Day j
A very worth-while suggestion
has been made that mothers In
Kdenton celebrate Mother’s Day
next Sunday by hunting service
men and women to their homes
for dinner.
Any who will entertain in this
manlier are urged to call Mrs.
Alma Barrow, assistant director
of the l SO, not later than Fri
day, stating how many they ran
accommodate.
Returns For Election
Set New Low Record
• eye ■' I
Total of Only 80 Votes
Cast For Group of
City Officials
With the celebration of the sur
render of Germany taking place and
the fact that there was no opposi-
I tion for any of the city officials, lack
of interest in Tuesday’s election is
reflected in the fact that the vote no
doubt set an all-time low record.
The highest vote recorded was a
total of 80, going to J. Edwin Bufllap
j for Councilman-at-large, which com
pares with 92 votes cast back in]
i 1935, when candidates had no con-j
i tests. Geddes Potter led the vote for '
Board of Public Works, receiving 79
; votes as against 77 for J. A. Conger;
; and 7ti for O. B. Perry.
The First Ward polled the largest
vote with 27, while in the Second
Ward only 20 persons voted. In the-
Third Ward 18 votes were cast and ’
; 15 in the Fourth Ward.
. As the result of the election Mayor
-I.eroy Haskett will serve another two
year term as Mayor; Henry Gard
ner, treasurer; J. Edwin Bufllap and
VV J. Yates, ('i)uiicilmeii-at-large; J.
Clarence I.eary, Graham Byrum, J. P.
Partin and W. M. Wilkins,,Council
men from the four wards respective
ly and -U H. Conger, Geddes Potter j
and O. 11. Perry members of the
Board of Public Works.
State Refuses To Take
Over Rocky Hock Road!
Chowan County Commissioners j
! have been notified by the State High-i
way Commission that the commiy-!
1 sion at its last; meeting could not see
! its way clear to approve the addi
tion to the highway system of the
road leading from Gum Pond school]
j house iii Rocky Hock to a point on
the River Road at Marvin Smith’s
home.
The request was made by the
County Commissioners following
j complaint registered by people living
( on the piece of road as well as Xath
i an Bail, rural mail carrier.
detaining room for juvenile delin
quents. The jail will, of course, be
up-to-date, for it will have to meet
requirements n/ the State penal laws.
It was generally agreed by the
Commissioners that the present old
jail should be torn down and that the
new one would be erected directly
back of it, thus providing some space
between the jailer’s house and the
jail. While the present building is
very old, the Commissioners were
unanimous in their opinion that it is
no mark of beauty, nor anything to
be proud of, so that apparently it will
be torn dow T n.
Mr. Ylenton was instructed to pre
sent a blue print and plans as soon
as possible, so that bids may be se
cured for erecting the jail.
Aside from the Commissioners,
those considering the matter were |
John F.I White, J. N. l’ruden, W. D.
Pruden, Marvin Wilson, Sheriff J. A.
Bunch, Chief of Police J. R. Tanner
and Jailer Shelton Moore.
Following a number of recommend
ations by Grand Juries to do some
thing about an adequate jail, the
Commissioners several years ago
purchased war bonds which were ear
marked for a jail.
Edenlon, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 10, 1945.
CHOWAN HERALD OBLIGED ABANDON
!] PIffiUCATION ROTOGRAVURE SECTION ]!
Following the announcement last week that The Herald would |J.
E publish.a rotogravure section dedicated.to those in the armed forces, | j
| It is with regret that this week, it must ho announced that it has been f j
1 necessary to abandon the idea. This section ivas to have been printed |
| by a rotogravure printing establishment in Atlanta, and after making E, .
1 tiie announcement, but before going too far with the project, I’he | I
E Herald contacted the Georgia concern and was informed that due to |j I
i inability to secure materials necessary to be used in this sort of .print-. §’ I
i i ing, no definite assurance could he given as to when the. section could E|«
] I ne printed. {
] E ■ Under such uncertain conditions, The Herald publishers decided to i f
abandon the plan at present. However, it is hoped that when drafting j
1 I has ceased and a relatively complete list of those who served in the E
. I war is available, a complete edition can be gotten out as a tribute to E
| E those who took part in the various branches of the service, as well as , ;
j.E in recognition of those.who oil the home front also helped in the march E {
IT to.ward victory. In the meantime, parents and friends of those iii ser- E
i E vice are requested to secure a clear picture of those in service to the f!
E end that as many pictures as possible can be secured when the edition ;i i
E i.- ready to he published. .. . E ].
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I VOTE IN TUESDAY’S ELECTION |
-First Second Third Fourth j
Ward Ward Ward Ward Total
MAYOR:
U. 11. Haskett 25 19 18 15 77 ]
! TREASURER:
W. 11. Gardner . - 25 19 18 15 .7.7 j.
i COUXCILMEN-AT-LARGE:
I J. Edwin Bufllap 27 20 18 15 81) ]
J W. J. Yates 26 19 17 15 77
] BOARD OE PUBLIC WORKS:
Geddes IL Potter —.7 26 19 19 15 79]
J. H. Conger 25 19 18 15 77 ]
O. B. Perry 25 18 18 15 76 ;
C O UNCI LM AN—FIRST WARD:
j. Clarence Leary ——-7"—26 i
COU NCI UMAX—SECOND WARD:
G. M. Byrum _ 1- 19;
COUNCILMAN—THIRD WARD-
J. P. Partin
COUNCII,MAX—FOURTH WARI):
W. M. Wilkins . ——— 14 j
Only Few More Days
In Local Cancer Drive
Chairman Jesse White
Well Pleased With
Response
| ,J(<ss»‘ W. White. chairman of the j
Chowan County cancer drive, report
l it early this week that he was very
; murh encouraged with the response
to the appeal made for funds in an
t effort to reach a SSOO goal. While
1 that amount is not yet in hand, Mr.
White says he feels confident that it
( will be realized.
Named too late to form an organ
/ ization and desiring not to interfere
| with the Seventh War Loan drive by
' requesting some of the same people
j who will work in that drive to make
j solicitations, Mr. White is for the
l inost part resorting to responses to j
letters sent out. Os course, not all I
who desire to make a Contribution
will receive a letter, so it is hoped if
l a letter is received or not, a contri
bution will be sent to either Mr.
White or \V. H. Gardner, treasurer. ;
The drive will be in effect through
ne*t Tuesday, May 15, so that those
who want to help in the drive are
urged to make their contribution at
once before the Seventh War Loan ]
drive gets under way.
Merrill Evans In
Edenton Monday
Seeks Information Per
taining to Road Needs
And Problems
Merrill Evans, recently appointed
‘ by Governor 11. Gregg Cherry as
: highway commissioner for the First
. Division, was a visitor in Edenton
■ Monday and called upon the County
I Commissioners to ascertain if they
• had any road problems to present.
The, new commissioner was informed
(. that at present there are no specific
1 problems other than some apprehen
; sion relative to the surveys made in
• connection with straightening Routes
i 17 and 32.
i Mr. Evans said it was his desire
to be acquainted with the needs and
problems of the county and to be of
service whenever possible. He said
i he would be an occasional visitor in
Edenton and hoped he would be called
upon any time he was needed.
Mr. Evans thanked the Commis
‘ | sioners for their support and said it
. was his purpose to work for the best
interest of the county and district.
APRIL TAX COLLECTIONS
Sheriff J. A. Bunch reported 1944
tax collections made in April as be
! ing $4,430.66, which brings collec
» tions to date to $61,324.11. The 1944
levy is $70,765.79, so that $9,441.68
remains unpaid.
Civilian Defense
| Will Remain Intact
Chairman Spires Feels
! Organization Needed
Until War Ends
1 K. W. Spires, chairman of Civilian,
Defense for Chowan County, announ
ced that although President Truman
is abolishing the State .'offices of Civ
ilian Defense, the local chairmen
have requested to hold their organ
izations together.
“MV are: on|y now entering an all
out endeavor in. the second phase of
this global war’’, said Mr. Spires
“and the President feels that wo
should keep our Civilian Defense
Corps aiui our Citizens Service Corps
intact as a precaution against any :
Unforeseen emergency w:hieh may
j arise
*. “Our local organization has been
on a strictly: volunteer basis and no
one has received any compensation.
Every volunteer has paid his own
expenses and 1 should like to public
iy express my deep gratitude to
them for their patriotic services so i
freely given and to solicit a contin- !
uance of these services whenever re
quired, until this war has been sue- j
I cessfidly terminated.”
Miss Carrie Coke
Dies Suddenly As
Result Hemorrhage
Prominent Lady Found
Unconscious Tues
-1 day Morning
• I .
: l M iss Carrie Wood Coke died at
I her home on Colonial Square about
12 o’clock Tuesday night. Her death
was sudden, she having been found in
her room about 8 o’clock Tuesday
morning in an unconscious condition (
as the result of a cerebral hemorr
hage. She was 77 years old, the
daughter of the late Captain and
Mrs. Octavus Coke. Her father was
| a prominent lawyer in Edenton and
1 was a former Secretary of State for
North Carolina. She was a life-long
resident of Edenton, and took an ac-
I tive interest in church affairs and
was always vitally interested iriMhe
welfare of the community.
Aside from a number of cousins,
deceased leaves no immediate rela
tives.
1 Funeral services were expected to
be held Thursday' morning at St.
Paul’s Church at the time The Her
ald went to press Wednesday.
RETURN FROM FLORIDA
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Byrum
have returned from Florida, where
l they spent the winter, and are occupy
ing their home on Blount Street.
Seventh War Loan Drive
Will Begin Next Monday
With Byrum As Chairman
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WILLIAM GEORGE BOND
In exercises held Friday at the •
] Baptist Seminary at Louisville, Ky,,
the degree of Doctor of Theology
I was conferred upon the Rev. William
George Bond, son of Mrs. E. W. Bond
and the late Mr. Bond. Graduating
• in the class of 1928 at Kdenton High
School, Mr, Bond obtained his Bach
elor of Arts degree in 1937 at the
] University of Richmond, and in 1941
he obtained his Master of Theology
degree at Louisville. He has held
pastorates in and around Richmond,
fVa., rn Kentucky and is now pastor
of Erlanger Baptist Church at Er
langur, Ky
Lions Will Observe
Anniversary At Next
Monday’s Meeting
Neil Hester Principal
Speaker For Ladies’
Night Affair
Edenton Lions will observe Ladies’
Night next Monday night at" 8] o'clock
When the club will celebrate its
(.eighth anniversary. Neil. Hester of
Raleigh, foi liter district governor,
j: will deliver the principal address foi
the occasion.
It was also stated that the annual
j election of officers would he- held at
the meeting mi June 4. A visitor at
the meeting was Archie. Lane of
j Hertford, district /.one chairman of
! 31 -C. ,
A feature of the evening was a j
; program presented by Mr. and Mrs..
L, B. Russell. Mrs. Russell, is a for
mer Indian Princess, who . sang a
j number of Indian songs as well as
demonstrated Indian dances. Mr.,
1 Russell also sang a few numbers,
BANK CLOSED TODAA
t •
Today (Thursday) being Confeder
ate Memorial Day, the Bank of Eden- ;
j ton will be closed all day in observ-]
ance of the holiday
FREEZER LOCKER PLANT UKELY TO DE
CONSTRUCTED FOR USE LOCAL PEOPLE
Four Meeting’s Arranged to Furnish Information
Relative to Benefits to Be Derived By Installa
l tion of Modern Refrigeration System
With a meeting held in the Court ■
House Wednesday night, considerable
interest is being shown in the estab- |
lishment of a freezer locker plant in
Kdenton which, if it materializes, will |
serve Chowan County people, as well |
as those living in adjoining counties. I
Three more meetings are schedul- j
ed to be held in order to furnish in- .
formation relative to the benefits to |
lie derived from a locker freezer |
plant. Already about lO such plants
are being operated or are in the j
course of construction in North Caro- \
Tina. These plants are used for in
dividual family use in preserving
meats, vegetables and other foods,
and can be used as a meat curing |
service.
Farmers will have preference in
' renting the lockers, and for that rea
son they are especially urged to at
tend the three scheduled meetings,
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers wiM
realise good results.
$1.50 Per Year
Chowan Faces Test In
Raising Quota of
$442,147
“E” BONDS $141,000
Chairman Says Now Is
Not Time to Show
Any Let-up
Though recent purchase- ot wai
bonds will count in the Seventh War
Loan drive, Chowan County will start
in earnest next Monday. May 14, to
ward the realization of its overall
quota of 8142,147, of which amount
$141,000 is expected to pe raised by
purchase of Series E bonds.
T. C. Byruni, chairman of the Cho
war, County War I'inance Commit-
Tcc. succeeding the late J. G. Gam
pen, senses the Herculean ta-k con
fronting the county but, like his pre
decessor, has faith in the people of
Chowan and is, therefore, hopeful
that the quota will be realized/thus
maintaining the perfect record in all
drives. Though this is the largest
loan in point of quotas, Mr. Byrum
emphasizes the fact that; this year
only two drives are scheduled, where
as heretofore there were three
drives. For that reason he. feel
that the county’s citizens will be
more generous in their purchases,
and that now with one phase of the
war over, there should he an incen
tive to put all we have into the war
effort in order to bring it to a close
as speedily as possible and thus help
sate more previous lives.
. "Through the splendid work of
our men in the armed forces and
. those „c .mi Allies,; which has been
. hacked by those of us on the* home
front, German;, was forced to submit
to unconditional surrender," Said Mr
Byruni. '.With total victory only half
Wax over, we cannot afford to let up
iiow, but we should be even more
willing van.d in fact anxious .to invest
opr money in order, to speed up the
end of 'war. It is not asking; anyone
to make sacrifice when asked to
buy .hoi.ids. It is the best investment
in . the world and while standing in
good, stead later on, it should result.
in no little satisfaction ,im ihe re
flection of. having had a part in sup
porting the. government in this the
greatest; of.all Wars to preserve the
American wa\ of life."
Air. 'Byruin during the drivewill
use approximately the same co
chairmen and workers as were used
by Ai r. Cam pen, and iii so doing de
sires to emphasize the fact that they
Will lie expected to work even harder
than ever before, realizing that they
will be without the efforts, guidance
and inspiration of the former chair
man- Mr. Byrum is acquainted with
the work done by the various work
ers and is appealing to them to in
crease their efforts in the tremend
ous job which lies ■ ahead.
IM. Charles Baker
In N. C. Hospital
Mrs. Joseph Haste has received
word from her grandson. 1* vt Charles
] Baker, that he has arrived at Moore
] General Hospital, Swannanoa, N. C.
; His ward number is 226 and he would
] like to hear from his friends. Y’oung
I Baker was wopnded in Lukembourg.
which will be held as follows:
Rocky Hock School tonight (Thurs
day) at 8:30 o’clock.
Cross Roads, at the Community
| Building, Friday night at 8:30 o’clock.
tiliden, at I* C. Briggs’ Store,
Monday night at 8:30 o’clock.
I
Tentative plans call for the erec
tion of the plant on the Lone Pine
I lot, opposite the Boy Scout Cabin,
which will be an attractive building
i equipped with 500 lockers. Many lo
; cal people have seen similar freezer
locker plants in operation and are
very much impressed with the idea.
Miss Rebecca Colwell, home agent,
and C. W. Overman, county agent,
also are acquainted with the benefits
to be derived and are, therefore, very
anxious for many of the rural people
to attend the meeting most conveni
ent for them.