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apnwiHr ■ Volume XII.— Operation Store Thoroughly Airrafe Joint Meeting Os Boards Monday Investigation Held Fol lowing Arrests For Illegal Sale CHARGES~DENIED : Vote Taken Retains All Members of ABC ;■ Board ? 1 Meeting jointly Monday morning the County Commissioners, County Board of Education and Board of Health aired growing complaints and criticism of operation of the Cho wan ABC store, which developed since the illegal sale of whiskey was brought to light about a week ago, resulting in the arrest of Harry F. Stallings of Kinston and Rupert Goodwin, manager of the store. Since Stallings’ arrest, when he had eight cases of whiskey in his car, he apparently committed suicide, his body having been found drowned near Kinston. In calling the joint meeting of the three boards, which have the power to elect or discharge members of the ABC Board, West Byrum, chairman of the Commissioners, stated that no little complaint had been register ed with him recently and it was his desire to have a meeting to deter mine if the criticism and complaints had any foundation and if so, to take steps to remedy the situation, and if not, .to bring an end to the in creasing rumors. Afteii stating thd purpose of the meeting Mr. Byrum asked if it was the desire of those present to pro ceed with an investigation. A mo tion was subsequently made and un aninyiusly passed to conduct an in fi. A. Helms, a clerk in the store _a»<L was the first witness call ed. Helms stated that he began working as a clerk on May 1, and shortly thereafter Gus Beasley, the other store clerk, advised him to watch the stock, as whiskey in case lots was disappearing Thursday nights. Helms said he noticed that cases of whiskey would be missing and that later the following day the sale would be registered on the cash register. Thursday before the ar rests, Helms said, he found a check from H. F. Stallings in his cash re gister, after which he informed Ser geant George Dail of the State High way Patrol. Dail, said Helms, watched the following night and saw Goodwin loading the whiskey in his car and took it to a warehouse on the waterfront, from where it was loaded on Stallings’ car. Dail and C. D. Fentress then went out along the Windsor highway, where they stopped Stallings and arrested him, the latter claiming that he bought it from Goodwin. Quite a few questions were asked Helms, among which were if mem bers of the ABC Board or others had purchased whiskey without cou pons, and if liquor had been held under cover and sold only to certain persons. Helms’ answer was “yes” to both questions. Another state ment was made that one member of the board had been seen on the (Continued on Page Four) Richard D. Dixon Is Not Reappointed As Superior Court Judge Governor Cherry Re duces Special Judges From Six To Three In Governor Gregg Cherry’s ap pointment of special Superior Court judges Saturday, Judge Richard « Dixon was one of three who were not reappointed, the Governor re ducing the number of special judges from six to three. Those reappoint ed and sworn in at the Governor’s office were Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn, Judge Luther Hamilton and Judge Hubert E. Olive, while the three not reappointed were Judge Dixon, Judge Jeff D. Johnston, Jr. and Judge J. C. Sudisill. 'The Governor • said that under present war conditions he could not see *»»y necessity for appointing six special judges. Judge Dixon was appointed to the : Judgeship four years ago when Gov ernor J. M. Broughton was elected. THE CHOWAN HERALD A NOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO TEE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY I Entire Magazine Page Devoted To Edenton Marine An entire page of the Pic torial Magazine section of the Baltimore American on Sunday was devoted to a picture of Jo seph C. Griffin, Edenton Marine, and his dog. Max, a Doberman pinscher. The drawing was made by Gilbert ’Bundy for King Fea tures Syndicate, who says it was difficult to get Private Max to sit while the Marine stood still even though the dog and boy were dead tired after long hours at flaming battle lines. Extension Os Rural Lines Planned By Edenton Officials Projects Discussed at Joint Meeting Tues day Night Meeting jointly Tuesday night, Town Council and the Board of Pub lic Works discussed proposed pro jects of the latter board which, if completed, will represent an expen diture of approximately $150,000. These projects include the extension of rural electric lines, which is es timated to cost from $15,000 to $25,- 000. As previously discussed, it is intended to improve the town's water by installing a softening sys tem and centralisation of the electric which includes a .modern building’ oJTThe ’'"town property on Freemason street. 1 This project is estimated to cost SBO,OOO. Another project contemplated when finances warrant is a swimming pool which is calculated to cost in the neighborhood of $30,000. Besides, it is necessary to replace wires on the town’s whiteway very shortly and this is estimated to cost possibly $5,000. The announcement of these im provements prefaced the remarks of J. H. Conger, chairman of the Board of’ Public Works, who advanced the idea that Town Council refrain from asking for any electric and water earnings for a period of possibly five years so that the above projects can sooner be realized. However, the matter of appropria tions made by Town Council for pur poses for which, under the law, no tax levy can be made, were brought out and after a thorough discussion it was finally agreed that Town Council would secure $5,000 from electric and water profits this year, which will aid in holding down the tax rate, at present apparently cer tain to be materially boosted. Os course, SBO,OOO ha» been ear marked for improving the water and electric Systems, and Town Council men on Tuesday night approved the expenditure to extend rural electric lines if the Board of Public Works deemed the project of benefit to the town. After some further investiga tion on the part of E. & W. members this project will get under way with in a short time, providing nothing de velops which would tend to change the minds relative to the expansion being an asset. Beoref adjourning, Town Council considered the possibility of remov ing sunken piles at the county dock and dredging in order to provide ade quate facilities for boats to come in to the harbor. It was brought out that the DuPont company needs safer docking facilities, as well as more space being needed for watermelon. boats. J.’ Clarence "Leary, Jordan Yates and J.,, Ed win Bufflap were appointed to make an investigation relative to the amount and nature of work necessary as well as the cost involved. ROBERT E. ASHLEY ON DUTY IN THE PACIFIC £• Coast Guardsman Robert E. Ash ley, chief boatswain’s mate, of Mc- Clellanville, S. C., is serving aboard a Coast Guard-manned aitny freight supply ship in the Pbcific. The sturdy supply vessel delivers equip ment to invasion forces an island road through the’ Pacific to the Jap homeland. Coast Guardsman Aakley’s wife and two sons live in McClelianville. He is the Bon of Mrs. R. L. Ashley of Edenton. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 28,1945. Sgt John Bynim Returns Home After Being War Prisoner Forced to March 77 Days Before Being Liberated S-Sgt. John Byrum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Byrum, returned home Sunday to spend a 60-day fur lough. Sgt. Byrum, a tail gunner on a bomber, was a prisoner of the Germans for 81- months, having been captured when his plane was shot down over Hungary on Septem ber 1, 1944. No little concern was caused on the part of relatives and friends, when it was reported that he was missing, for no word was heard con cerning him for months. He uhder went many hardships while a Ger man prisoner, being forced to march 77 days before he was liberated by the British. He lost considerable weight due to lack of food and rest, but is rapidly gaining weight and strength. Sgt. Byrum has been awarded the Purple Heart, Oak Leaf Cluster and i the Air Medal. I At the end of his leave Sgt. , Byrum will report at Palm Beach for reassignmenh. Pvt Wm. Stokely Home From Prison Camp In Germany I Edenton Boy Held In Stalag 118 For Seven ! Months : Private William Stokely returned i home last, week after experiencing* i almost seven months in a German ! prison camp. Pvt. Stokely, a mem ber of the 29th Division of the 115th i Infantry, was taken prisoner while I in a foxhole in Germany on October > 21, 1944, and was released by the : Russians on-May 3,1945. ; While a prisoner, Pvt. Stokely, | was confined in Stalag 118, where! ■ he was poorly fed and was obliged; to sleep on a wooden box in quarters • which were extremely unsanitary. : While interned, relatives had no 1 news from him until a month or i more ago, when radio listeners heard , a request that his wife be notified ■ that he was safe in a German prison i camp. He is scheduled to report to i Miami, Fla., on August 21 for re assignment. Baptist Bible School Finals Sunday Night ; i Commencement exercises for the vacation Bible school which is still in ] progress at the Baptist Church will be held in the auditorium of the Bap tist Church Sunday evening at 8; 1 o’clock. The program will consist of a de-1 votional period in which all the pu- j pils will participate as they have; each morning during the school. This will be followed by a brief program by each of the four departments: Beginner, Primary, Junior and In- 1 termediate. The handwork which has i been made by the pupils during the two weeks of school will be on dis play. The Rev. E. L. Wells, pastor, and Mrs. Senterfitt, principal of the school, urge especially that the par ents of all the children who have been attending regularly be present. The public is cordially invited also. | We Dood It Again | Chowan County Exceeds E Bond Quota By More Than $10,000; Overall Quota Shoots Over Goal By More Than $247,000 Chowan County has again not only met but far surpassed its quota in both the overall and E bond quotas in the Seventh War Loan drive, Chairmen T. C. By rum and W. H. Gardner report ing Wednesday morning that sale of E bonds totaled $151,438, the quota being $141,000. In the overall quota the county far''ex ceeded the quota of $385,000, to tal sales amounting to $632,038,. or $247,938 beyond the quota. v? Both quotas were the highest Legion And Auxiliary Officers Installed At Meeting On July 10th Rarbecue Chicken Din ner On Green Pre cedes Meeting New officers for Ed Bond Post, No. | 40, American Legion, and the Legion Auxiliary will be installed Tuesday j night, July 10, in connection with which a barbecue chicken dinner will be held. The dinner will be served on the Court House Green at 7:30 o’clock, after which the installation ceremony will take place in the Court •House. Tickets for the dinner are now on sale by R. L. Pratt, J. W. White and at Leggett & Davis drug store. The public is invited to attend both the dinner and installation. Roy L. McMillan of Raleigh will be in charge of the installation of Le gion officers, while Mrs. McMillan ■will install the Auxiliary officers. Mr. McMillan is a past State com mander and a former national vi®e commander. He is being sponsored by North Carolina posts as a candi date for national commander. Edmund Schwarze was elected as commander of Ed Bond Post, but due 'to present business conditions, he is unable to serve, so that Shelton W. Moore, who was elected as first vice commander, will be installed as com jnander. Mr. Schwarze will be first vice commander. Other officers who will be installed follow: William S. Elliott, second vice commander; Jor dan Yates, third vice commander; J. W. White, adjutant and finance offi cer; John A. Holmes, service officer; -T. C. Byrum, assistant service officer; W. C. Bunch, chaplain and R. L. Pratt, sergeant-at-arms. J. L. Chest nutt is the outgoing commander, f For the Auxiliary Mrs. J. Paul jloloman will be installed as presi dent, succeeding Mrs. J. W. White. Jlnion Bible School Will Close Fridayi Exercises Will Be Held In Methodist Church AtBP. M. Friday will bring to a close the j daily vacation Bible School held '■ jointly for two weeks by the Pres-! byterian, Episcopal and Methodist Churches. In the neighborhood of 75 children have enrolled in the school with classes conducted at the Methodist and Presbyterian: churches and at St. Paul’s Parish | House for various groups. A great; deal of interest has been shown, so that it is felt that the school has been a success. A program will be presented in the Methodist Church Friday night ,at 8 o’clock, when those enrolled | will take part. The program will ; reflect in part what has been learn- j ed during the two weeks’ session. j Parents and friends are cordially in- : vited to attend. Standard Oil Company Allocates $1,500 In War Bonds To County Credit J. A. Burglass, field supervisor, with headquarters in Elizabeth City, has announced that Standard Oil Company of New Jersey had pur chased war bonds in the amount of $500,000.00 in North Carolina in con nection with the Seventh War Loan Drive. In line with the company’s policy of allocating this purchase among the 100 counties of North Carolina in proportion to each coun ty’s quota, Chowan County has been allotted $1,500. ever allocated to the county and at the outset both Byrum and Gardner realized it was a huge task, but throughout the drive felt that Chowan County people would live up to their past repu tation despite the large amounts asked. Both of the chairmen are very much elated over the success of the drive and desire to thank all workers and those who purchased bonds to help maintain a perfect record for the county. Directors Os Hospital Sign Contract For Plans And Construction Supervision Edenton Marine | Gets Big Scare In Iwo Jima Foxhole Joseph C. Griffin Also Shares In Capturing Jap Prisoner A spent flare that fell in his fox hole somewhere in the Pacific scared Marine Private Joseph C. Griffin more than anything else during the battle of Iwo Jima. The incident occurred during the 19-year-old Leatherneck’s first night at the front. A member of Third War Dog Platoon, Third Marine Division, Griffin and his Doberman pinscher, “Mac” had been assigned to a regiment for bivouac security and patroling. Griffin was on security watch at -wm* jt gs* uHH JigHS ' Aft - ‘ jflL jpß!|L Jnß K PVT. JOSEPH C. GRIFFIN the time. - The bivouac area was in i ; the weird ridge-and-ravine country j of northern Iwo. Flares, fired above the area by I warships off shore, were kept con- ; j stantly burning to discourage Jap | infiltration. Griffin was in a foxhole with two other marines. Overseas only three and a half months at the time and without previous battle experience,] he was more than ordinarily appre- 1 hensive. “Grenade!” yelled one of the men,! executing an upward dive. Thej bottom of the flare, which had burnt, itself out, plopped into the hole. Griffin and the other man also re-: acted like released springs. They j leaped out of the hole, floundering! in the blankets in which they had; wrapped themselves for the night. “It’s a wonder we weren’t shot for Japs in the commotion,” said Griffin. .“I lost my carbine in the scramble and didn’t find it till mor ning.” During the next two weeks Griffin r had another exciting experience. He j shared in the capture of a Jap. “It was about 8:30 in the morn ing,” said Griffin. “We were still in our foxholes. We saw the Jap about 150 yards away. He was run ning. A guy and I took after him. The other fellow yelled, ‘Hey!’ The Jap turned, saw us, stopped and held up his hands. He was unarmed.” When questioned, the Jap said he had slipped away from 50 other Japs in a cave with the intention of surrendering. He later made an un successful attempt to talk the others into giving themselves up. Griffin, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Griffin, was born and reared in Eden ton. He played on the football, bas ketball and baseball teams of Eden ton High School, leaving in his sen ior year to join the Marine Corps. This newspaper k circu lated k the tenUery where Aivartkan wM realise goad resteUe. $1.50 Per Year. Eric G. Flannagan of Henderson Is Selected For Initial Job SITES SURVEYED Local Committee Visits Randolph County Hospital Eric G. Flannagan, architect-en gineer, of Henderson, N. C., has sign ed a contract with the directors of the Chowan County Hospital Asso ciation to draw plans and supervise the construction of the proposed hos pital for Edenton and Chowan Coun ty. Mr. Flannagan was chosen after personal interviews with a number of the leading architects in North Carolina and Virginia. His selection by the directors was based on the fact that he specializes in hospital work and on his record of building hospitals in this and adjoining states. Among the hospitals and hospital buildings constructed under his di rection are the Randolph County Hospital, Granville Hospital, Har nett County Hospital, Cabarrus County Hospital (including a 75 bed addition), nurses’ home and 50 bed addition to Roanoke Rapids Hospital, sanitoriums in Henderson, Halifax, Edgecomb Counties and numerous others. He is at the present time supervising the building of several hospitals, the largest being a 150 bed plant at Petersburg, Virginia, and a 100 bed hospital and 75 bed nurses’ home in Burlington. A committee from the directors, composed of Albert Byrum, West Byrum, J. Clarence Leary, John Wood and Marvin Wilson, visited .the hospital in Randolph County and was mUch impressed with its »vrangtrrvnt- • and VyL 7Vo,* is h plant comparable in size to the one planned for Chowan county and is considered the outstanding hospital of its size in this area. An addition to it is now underway under Mr. Flannagan’s supervision. Surveys of proposed sites are now being made and the drawing of the plans will get underway as soon as this preliminary phase is completed. Board Os Health Votes To Abolish County Physician Budget of $3,250 For Year Approved at Meeting Friday At a meeting of the Chowan Coun ty Board of Health Friday after noon it was decided to recommend to the County Commissioners that the office of County Physician be abolish ed, the position now held by Dr. John W. Warren. It was brought out at the meeting that the County Health Officer of the Chowan-Bertie-Gates , Health District performs similar du- I ties in Bertie and Gates and that un t der the program these duties could : be performed in Chowan without the i added expense of a county physician. 1 The matter will be decided by the commissioners at their July meeting, at which time the budget for the year ! 1945-46 will be adopted. General health conditions in the county were also discussed at the meeting and the budget for the year approved, which calls for an appro priation of $3,250. Richard H. Goodwin Returns From Persia —_ ! Richard H. Goodwin, who for over a year has been in Persia in the em ploy of an oil company, returned home Friday and will be assigned to a position in this country. It re quired 36 days’ time for him to ar rive at New York from Persia, tra veling by train and by boat. He was met in New York by his wife. Robert McM. Francis Returns From Brazil Robert McMullan Francis, AM 1-c this week returned from Brazil and is now visiting his wife and baby and parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Francis. Young Francis landed at Miami, Fla., and will on Saturday report to Norfolk for reassignment.
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