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Sr*** Volume Xll.—Numßerll^^ Commissioners Request Governor To Reappoint Richard D. Dixon As Judge Say Local Man Highly Praised By Bar and Press IN 50 COUNTIES • Ckim Returning Ser vice Men Will Release Many Cases Chowan County Commissioners at their meeting Monday unanimous ly adopted a resolution urging Gov ernor R. Gregg Cherry to favorably consider the reappointment of Rich ard D. Dixon as a special Superior Court Judge, Mr. Dixon being one of three who were not reappointed by the Governor. The resolution as adopted follows: “Whereas, the Honorable Richard Dillard Dixon of Edenton was ap pointed a Special Judge of the Su perior Court of North Carolina on July 1,1941; and, “Whereas, since the aforesaid ap pointment, Judge Dixon has most diligently and ably performed all of the duties of his office in such man ner as to elicit high praise by the members of the bar, the press and the citizens at large in the approxi mately fifty counties in which he has held courts; and, “Whereas, the Civil Issue Docket in Chowan County has accumulated a large number of cases which have not been tried due to the fact that either the plaintiff, the defendant, or principal witnesses are in the armed services of our Country, which con dition it is assumed prevails else where in our State; and, "Whereas, many of the aforesaid members of the armed forces are now being discharged and sent home to their respective counties, which will tend to increase the number of cases being calendered for trial in I the near future; and “Whereas, the people of Chowan County are deeply sensible of the fine services performed by- Andge Dixon and the splendid attestation of these services by his host of friends throughout our State; therefore, “Be It Resolved, that we, the mem bers of the aforesaid Board of Coun ty Commissioners do hereby petition and urge the favorable consideration and reappointment of Judge Dixon and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to Governor R. Gregg Cherry and a copy spread upon the per manent minutes of this meeting.” 38 4-H Club Boys And Girls Already Sip Up For Camp Youngsters Will Go to Jamestown, Virginia, August 6 to 11 Plans are practically completed for the 4-H camp to be held at James town, Virginia, on August 6-11. The time for taking applications has been extended and any 4-H Club boys and girls who are interested in going should send in their names and the SI.OO deposit to the Farm, or Home Agent by July 21 if possible. The camp will accommodate 200 girls and boys, which means that Chowan can have only 60, as they are camping with Pasquotank, Perquim ans and Camden 4-H Clubs. The following Chowan 4-H boys and girls have already made reserva tions: Wilbur Twine, McKay Phthi sic, Rosser Bunch, Charles Lee Over man, Edward Parrish, Roger Bunch, S. J. Bunch, Lynn Boswell, Horace Rountree, Aubrey E. Harrell, J. C. Forehand, Lewis E. Twine, Wilbur Harrell, Billy Gray Leary, Thomas Leary, David Hollowell, Robert Lee Byrum, Jr., James Roy Winslow, Fred Winslow, Nora Lee White, Dor othy Anne Asbell, v Lucy Bright Co field, Annie Cofield, Zelma Boyd, Rita Hollowell, Madge Copeland, Betty Cole Bateman, Audrey Pearce, Cath erine Forehand, Paige Perry, Mar garet Winslow, Jane Wiggins, Jane Goodwin, Marion Goodwin, Esther Mae Brabble, Anna Lee Asbell, Helen . Tynch, June Blanchard. ‘ OVERSEAS 37 MONTHS T/4 Jud Son K. Harrell, brother of Mrs. Essie McClenny, wears the ETO ribbon with five stars, the American Defense Ribbon and Good Conduct Medal. Young Harrell has been in the Army since and ‘ v.. ' v‘■■'yTT' ■. JHE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY |_ Warning _J Sgt. George I. Dail, of the Highway Patrol, this week em phasized the importance of au tomobile owners removing old li cense plates from cars. “To dis play an out-of-date license tag on an automobile is against the law,” said Sgt. Dail, “and any one found with old plates on '' their car is subject to arrest.” Mr. Dail said a number of old tags are still on local cars, to gether with the 1945 tag, but un less the old tag is removed, there will be arrests. DuPont Group Now Making Research Os llmenite Deposit Dr. J. L. Gillson, DuPont Geologist, In Charge Os Work Though in Edenton a week or more, a group of representatives of ; the DuPont Company of Wilmington, ; Del., on Thursday of last week began I actual operation in Albemarle Sound in connection with ilmenite deposits on the bottom of the Sound. The group, housed in a yacht, is working I under the direction of Dr. J. L. Gill i son, geologist for the DuPont Com ! pany, and includes also Paul Klaus i termeyer as superintendent; Mrs. Opal Klaustermeyer, accountant; Ed -1 ward Hearn, engineer and surveyor; Dr. Anastasia Van Burkalow, miner- I alogoist; James Bregan, chemist; . Ralph Solie, captain, and Bill Atm- I strong of Columbia, cook. Dr. Gillson, in commenting upon the mineral, said it was named for Ilmerall, a lake in Russia. The min eral is a compound of iron, titanium j and oxygen and is the principal ore of titanium, used in the manufacture of titanium oxide for paint. The mineral itself is black, but when dis solved in sulphuric acid the iron is chemically removed, leaving a white substance, titanium oxide. Titanium oxide as a pigment was developed about 1924 in Norway, says Dr. Gillson, and production in the United States began about 1926. Il menite came from Travancore, a na tive state in India, and still does, al though during the war a mine in New York State is being worked. The fact that black sand occurs on the beach of Albemarle Sound was called to the attention of DuPont late in 1941* by Carl Bailey of Ply mouth. Dr. Gillson, geologist for the company, came down in December of that year and an agreement with the State was secured early in 1942 giv ing DuPont a non-exclusive right to prospect and operate for the produc tion of the mineral under the water of Albemarle Sound. The sand un der v the Sound carries only two to three per cent of the mineral, but the company is investigating the grade and depth of the sand with the hope that a domestic operation can be started. Dr. Gillson says the mineral is found from Edenton on down the Sound, and that deposits are heavier on the south side. In event the mineral is found in large enough quantities, DuPont will, of course, construct a plant some where in Hie area. ,> Navy Men Must Ask For Papers Mailed To Them Overseas Navy restrictions on tbe mailing of newspapers and magazines to per sonnel overseas have gone into ef fect, as of July 1, in that post offices will accept only publications that are requested in writing by the addressee. The Navy Mail Service says this plan will release 1,500 men from the distribution and directory service of second class mail to process letter mail which has increased 108 per cent in the past year. Latest comparative figures from the Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, reveal that total mail has risen from 49,719,867 pieces in May, 1944, to 100,129,789 pieces in May, 1946. Meanwhile, the Navy has adopted a bulk-shipment plan for madpsines, buying them for re-sale as every shore Btation and ship. The* ship ments, due to start in are expected to give Navy men tm same choice of magazines they would have at their home news studs. ' J:. ' ■ 4- T. ’ * Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 5,1945. % I Carriers on “Promenade” | i . i lijm If* ■■Kil JHHk •fe ME Official U . S. Nmvj Photo . | A huge portent of disaster for Japan is seen in these ships of a Navy carrier : task group steaming through the Pacific en route to a battle mission. On 1 the flight deck of the carrier In the foreground is an Avenger, left, and a Hellcat, right. You are urged to join the great outpouring of Americans 'who will purchase War Bonds in the Mighty Seventh. From U. S. Treasury T. W. Jones Plans Modern Show Room On W. Hicks Street Building Will Be Re modeled and New Ad dition Planned T. W. Jones has in hand a blue, print and sketch prepared by Frank! Benton, Wilson architect, of what will! be the most modern and up-to-date 1 automobile show room in Edenton. j Mr. Jones plans to remodel and add j to his building on West Hicks street,! formerly used as a Ford agency. The present building will be entire ly remodeled and plans include an addition to the front of the present building 29x74 feet, which will be: modern in every respect for the dis-: play of automobiles. Provision will also be made for an accessory depart ment as well as all modern equip- j ment for servicing and repairing au tomobiles. Mr. Jones expects to secure an au-; tomobile agency, but as yet has not j determined what make of cars he j will handle. Mildred Ward Now Stationed In Italy Mildred C. Ward, daughter of Mrs.: J. H. Ward, has arrived in Italy for further assignment in the Mediter- < ranean Theater of Operations as an American Red Cross secretary. Un til her Red Cross appointment, Miss Ward was employed by the Navy, Department, Washington, D. C. Shei is a graduate of Edenton High School; and attended King’s Business Col- 1 lege, Raleigh, and Woman’s College,. University of North Carolina, Greens- j< boro. I ’ CHEF OF POUCH R. TANNER RESIGNS TO ACCEPT SIMILAR POSITION IN GNEENVIUE Position at Considerable Increase In Salary Of fered Monday Night; Resignation Submitted To Mayor Haskett Tuesday Morning Chief of Police J. R. Tanner on Tuesday morning submitted his resignation to Mayor Leroy Haskett, asking that it become effective immediately or as soon as possible. Chief Tanner was offered the position as Chief of Police in Greenville Monday night at'» much higher salary than he receives ilr Edenton, and in fact more than he supposed Edenton would be able to pay for a Chief of Police, and immediately ac cepted the proposition. Chief Tanner has been in charge of the Edenton Police Department for a period of two years, coming here from Rocky Mount when conditions in the local department were very un satisfactory. In a very short time he straightened matters up and since the department has been running very smoothly. Mr. Tanner upon Ms arrival began at once to take an active Commissioners Balk At Abolishing Office Os County Physician County Attorney Rules No Authority to Wipe Out Office i Chowan County Commissioners on ! Monday failed to comply with the I recommendation of the Chowan Coun-j i ty Board of Health to abolish the of -1 fice of County Physician, now held byl ] Dr. John W. Warren. The Commis-. ! sioners called in County Attorney W. !D. Pruden to pass upon the legality: of abolishing the office and were ad vised by Mr. Pruden that the Com missioners had no authority to do away with the office despite the fact ; that a district health department is in. operation. There was no inference that Dr. ! Warren’s services were not satisfac i tory, the recommendation being : made wholly on the assumption that there were some overlapping duties j and that the county physician’s du- I ties could be performed by the dis trict health officer, thus saving the salary of the County Physician, j : I which has been $25 per month. Following Mr. Pruden’s interpreta- j ■ 1 tion of the statute, the Commission ers abandoned consideration of the,' recommendation and subsequently in-1 creased the County Physician’s sal-j' ary from $25 to $35 per month. j 1 FEW JAILED IN JUNE jl Quite a drop was noted in the < number of persons placed in the Cho-jl wan County jail during June. Jailer | Shelton Moore’s report shows that 30. ; were confined ranging from one to 11 1 days. The cost amounted to $67, ' which includes jail and turnkey fees. i part in community affairs. He is a lover of young people and was chosen as scoutmaster of Troop 170, Boy Scouts. He had for a long time before coming to Eden ton taken a prominent part in Scouting, so that he will be very much missed among the Scouts and Scouters in Edenton. He joined the Lions Club, where he was also very active, and at present is tail twister of the club. He also joined Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., while in Edenton. In leaving Edenton, Chief Tan ner senses a feeling of regret, and in his letter to Mayor Has kett he concludes by saying: “Being'associated with you and members of Town Council for the past two years shall always be a pleasant memory.” The resignation is expected to create a problem for Town Council in securing a successor. Chowan County’s Tax Rate For Fiscal Tear Boosted To 95 Cents; Up 15 Points |_Cotton BlossomsJ Quite a few farmers have re- ' ported cotton blossoms seen in their fields, J. H. Byrum being the first to report to The Herald. Mr. Byrum said blossoms ap peared in his field on June 25. H. H. Lane of the Ryland sec tion sent a bloom to The Herald which was picked June 30. That the blossoms are early this year is reflected in the fact that July 4 is usually considered early for the first appearance of the blossoms in Chowan County. LTA Throws Scare In Camp Os CASU Sunday Afternoon Rally In Ninth Inning Saves Perfect Record In League Lighter Than Air Base of Eliza beth City threw a big scare in the CASU camp Sunday afternoon when I it appeared as though the local outfit would drop its first league game of the season. However, a ninth inning rally thrilled the fans, netted two runs and claimed the long end of a 7-6 score to maintain the lead in the, Albemarle Service League with nine victories and no defeats. CASU scored two runs in the first inning, after which they were held scoreless until the sixth, when an other pair of runs were shoved across j the plate. LTA senred one in the fourth and in the seventh, when At ; wood, starter on the mound for CASU, weakened and was replaced by Hatcher, four runs came in before the side was retired, putting the visi tors in the lead 5-4. In their half of the eighth LTA added another run, making a lead of two runs. CASU added another run in their half of the eighth and two runs in the ninth. The final two runs materialized when Mason singled and went to sec ond when the ball got away from a fielder. Lem bo hit a sizzling double between center and right field, seor- I ing Mason. Van Eman, home-run king of the local outfit, then singled to short right field, scoring Lembo; i and the winning run. The two runs in the sixth were scored when Powell j slammed the ball far over the left field fence with a runner on the , bases. Allen, on the mound for LTA," went the entire route, and was touch ed for 10 safe hits. The visitors also 1 secured 10 hits from the two CASU: j hurlers. Lembo was on the receiving end for CASU, while Hettrick was the visiting catcher, j CASU had little trouble Thursday | afternoon in defeating the Jackson ! outfit in a non-league game played on the Naval Air Station diamond by | the score of 10 to 1. The CASU bat-j ters collected 14 hits off Fisher and j Taylor, visiting moundsmen, while j Asmer, on the mound for CASU, al lowed seven safe bingles. Jackson scored their only run in the second i inning, CASU scoring two in the \ same inning, after which both teams played on even terms until the sixth, when CASU scored two and added two more in the seventh and four in the eighth. Torbett was behind the plate for Jackson, while Lembo and Taylor shared duties on the receiving end for CASU. Fans will not have an opportunity to see a local game for the next two weeks, CASU playing away from home. On July 4 a return game was scheduled t<? be played at Jackson and next Sunday they play Coast Guard at Elizabeth City. Lieut. S. F. Pechar is expecting to schedule a game in the near future with the strong Cherry Point outfit. Coffee Shop Again Open For Business The Coffee Shop at Hotel Joseph Hewes has reopened, after a general remodeling and cleaning up by Ed mund Schwarze, manager of the ho tel. The Coffee Shop is operated by Mr. Schwarze, who has had many compliments since opening of the place. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served, and patrons have been grad ually increasing. This newspaper is circu lated hi the tarriiery where Advertisers wM realiae good results. $1.50 Per Year. Postponement of New Jail Prevents Greater Increase ~ LONG“SESSION ABC Earnings Elimin ates Levy For Gen eral Fund Chowan County Commissioners on Monday were obliged to stretch their meeting to an afternoon session dur ing which the tax rate was fixed for the fiscal year 1945-46. Figures were juggled, various appropriations shav ed a bit here and there, and finally when Accountant E. W. Spires made the final tabulation, it was found ne cessary to increase the county tax | rate 15 cents on the SIOO property valuation. The new rate will, there fore, be 95 cents as compared with an |j 80-cent rate last year. | The rate for the various budgets [follows: Bonds 68c ■ i Schools _y-_ 17c Social Security Total 95c The principal reason for the in crease is the proposed construction of a teacherage at Chowan High School, j which is a necessity if the school ex ■ pects to be able to secure teachers, living quarters in the neighborhood having practically disappeared. A j higher boost was eliminated due to i the fact that construction of a new jail was postponed during the fiscal year. | According to the budget, $59,566.13 will be required for payment of bonds. Os this amount $12,394.78 is i anticipated from other sources, so that a levy of 68 cents is necessary to raise $47,171. In the General Fund the require ments are estimated to be $37,775, no levy being made for this amount in anticipation of earning from the County ABC store. For the operation of schools $28,- 449.08 is budgeted; Os this amount j $18,922 will go to schools in the ; Edenton administrative unit and $9,- 527.08 to the county unit. Antici . pated from other sources is $14,- 426.50, so that a 17-cent rate is ne cessary to raise the .remaining $14,- 447. For old age assistance SIB,OOO is provided in the budget, aid to depend ent children .wiP ■ require $6,480, and with administration expenses being 84,397, the total social security bud • get is $28,877. Os this amount State , and Federal aid will amount to $20,- 1 319 and $276 anticipated from other sources, leaving $8,282 to be raised, which requires a 10-eent levy. The tax rate was figured on a county property valuation of SB,- 500,000. Nelson Powell Mingles With North Carolinians Red Cross Club In Italy There’s no more denying that all the North Carolinians stationed in i the Mediterranean theater seem to | land in Rome sooner or later. By ! standers in the American Red Cross | mess at Albergo Bernini were cer | tain that one night recently must have been North Carolina Night ; when the Southerners drowned the | voices of all the other people. At one large table in the center of the dining room were Sgt. David S. Barber, Sgt. Dick Quate and Cpl. Marshall Burton, all from Greens boro, N. C., and American Red Cross girls Nelson Powell, Edenton, and . Hazel Beacham Shore, Greensboro and Winston Salem, N. C. Miss Powell, who is stationed at the huge American Red Cross Corso Club in Rome, told the group that she is a cousin of Kate Urquhart, formerly of Greensboro and Winston-Salem. To add still more to the fun, the MP on duty walked over to the table from which all the noise came and announced that he, Jack Edwards, is also from Greensboro. And the world gets smaller all the time! Taylor Reappointed Attendance Officer W. J. Taylor was on Monday re appointed by the County Commis sioners as school attendance officer for Chowan County for another year. Mr. Taylor was appointed last year when it was felt that something -r should be done to improve school at- * i tendance. The salary for the office remains at S6OO per year.
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