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4 kml mi mrrfj■ mrrr] Volume XII. —Number 28. TOWN TAX RATE RAISED TO $1.50 > gt. George I. Dail Accepts Position As Chief of Police; Assumes Duties August 1 Offered Job at Special Meeting of Town Council SALARY $250 MONTH General Satisfaction Is Registered Over Ac ceptance At a -special meeting of Town Council held Thursday afternoon, the! resignation of Chief of Police J. R. Tanner was accepted with regret, af ter which a successor claimed the at-. tention of the Councilmen. Several members of the Board stated that; they had talked to Sgt. George I. Dail of the State Highway Patrol and were of the opinion that he would be in a receptive mood. Subsequently Sgt. Dail was called in and formally offered the position at a salary of $250 per month. Mr, Dail said he greatly appreciated the honor, but that he would not be able to give a definite answer until the latter part of the Week after he had; discussed the matter with his su perior on the Highway Patrol, as; well as Mrs. Dail. On Saturday he! informed Mayor Leroy Haskett that! he had decided to accept the position; and would send in his resignation to! the Highway Patrol. To say the least. Mayor Haskett and the Councilmen were delighted to learn that he had accepted and since his acceptance general approval and satisfaction has been heard from | °ry dilution. Had not Mr. Dail | j epted. the Councilmen feel that! V./ , a few headaches would have re ulted, for it is generally known that - two members of the police force were making strong bids for the opening, | and a number of applications were on hand from other parts of the State. However, when Mr. Dail’s acceptance, was made known, members of the police force voiced entire satisfac tion, so that he will assume his new; duties with the assurance of respect! and cooperation on the-part of every patrolmah in the department. Many prominent citizens have call ed upon Mr. Dail in order to Con gratulate him upon accepting the chief of police job, and he will go in office with the approval of the citi zens in general; He will assume his new duties on August 1 but, of; course, he will be in Edenton: right much of the time until then, so that in the meantime he will be making observations and considering plans for the efficient operation of the de partment. Sgt. Dail has been a member of the Highway Patrol since 1931, a period of 14 years. He was sent to Edenton in September, 1931, and in 1945 was stationed in Greensboro for a short time, after which he vvas sent back to Edenton, where he has! remained. At present he is in charge 1 of Troop A of Division 2, including; the nine counties of the Albemarle. He is 42 years old and was born in Beaufort County. Chief of Police Tanner, W'ho is; scheduled to leave about July 15 to become chief of police in Greenville, also voiced his delight that Sgt. Dail I accepted the position, saying that if j he had accomplished anything worth- j while during his two years as chief of police, he knows of no person to; whom he would rather turn over the; duties than Mr. Dail. Eleven White Men Sent To Fort Bragg Eleven white men from Chowan County were sent to Fort Bragg Thursday of last week to receive their pre-induction examination. Re ports were to the effect that all but three passed the examination. Those in the group were;' Hay wood Washington Jones, Clyde Ray mond Hollowed, James Edward Byrum, Lonnie Raymond Harrell, 'ster Ray Lane, Hubert A. J. X. -um, Louis Edward Bunch, Frank J .mill, Carlton Phillips Layden, j tha Grady Bennett and Harry Lee! Spruill. COZZENS LEASE RENEWED With the lease shortly to expire on the W. I. Cozzens building, which houses the Police Department, Town Councilmen on Monday night re newed the lease for a period of two years. IHE CHOWAN HERALD NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY :| First Class _| Postmaster C. E. Kramer was Ihis week notified by the Post Office Department that, effective July 1, the Edenton Post' Office was listed as a first class office, i This is the first time in the his tory of the office that it Has been higher than second class. The higher rating resulted due to the increase in stamp sales, which during the last fiscal year jumped to over $42,000. Post master Kramer early this week had no further information re garding the change other than that the Edenton office had been advanced to first class. Committee Urges Flood Lights Put Up On Hicks Field W. J. Daniels Spokes man on Behalf of Young People Appearing before Town Council Monday night was a committee rep ; resenting the Lions and Rotary clubs, | Masons and Red Men asking that | the town install floodlights on Hicks Field for the purpose of playing soft ball at night, or for any other I purpose of a recreational nature. The committee was composed of W. J. Daniels, Kenneth Floars, Raleigh Hollowed, Frank Hughes and Clay ton Hollowed. i Mr. Daniels was spokesman for the group, stating that the lights had been purchased several years ago by ( the four organizations and are now • stored away. He stressed the fact that the lights would provide a means for recreation for the young er-group of people who now have very few places to spend spare time at night, and if the lights were in r stalled, many would take advantage of the opportunity to play at night. The Councilmen were in sympathy ! with the request and will recommend to the Electric & Water Department that the poles be put in place and the lights installed. Improving Dock Claims Attention Town Councilmen Idea Is to Provide More Room For Boats in Harbor Town Councilmen on Monday I night again considered the possibili ty of dredging and improving the ; harbor at the county dock in order to - provide more room for boats coming ; into the harbor. The idea advanced j was to drive piling along the bulk ; head beside and in front of the ; town lot back of the power plant and dredge so that boats could tie up ]in any part of the area. The sug gestion was also advanced that a boardwalk be built near the ware . house on the west side of the harbor to enable people whose boats are tied up at the outer edge to walk to shore. Councilmen W. J. Yates and J. Edwin Bufflap were instructed to make an investigation as to the cost of the project ajid if and when the work can be done. Advance Detail Os Co. 26, State Guard Now At Fort Bragg Captain Marvin Wilson and a de tail of five members of Company 26, State Guard, left Edenton early Tuesday morning for Fort Bragg to make arrangements for the - arrival of some 25 members of the local • outfit, who will leave Friday for an nual camp. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 12,1945. i ' . - Helmed b j U. 8. War Department, Bureau of Public Relation*. WHERE HITLER LIVED IN WILHELMSTRASSE— Remains of the Borsig Palace in Berlin as it looked after the German surrender. It is said to have been one of Hitler’s residences in the reich capital. Councilmen Hear Complaint About Sanitary Condition Horse Stable and House Without Sewerage Criticized Town Councilmen at their meeting ! Monday night heard a, complaint re-! lative to sanitary conditions on the; (lot back of the property of Raymond! Williams. The target for complaint! was the charge t hat a horse stable j is located on the lot, as well as a; dwelling house without toilet facili ties. Dr. W. P. Jordan, county health t officer, was present at the meeting 'at the request of Mayor Haskett, and while he is familiar with the situation, he said he would make further investigation. Complaints made were that the odor from the horse stable was un desirable in the neighborhood and that recently flies have greatly mul tiplied. THREATENING WEATHER FAILS TO DAMPEN INTEREST IN INSTALLING OFFICERS FOR ED BOND POST, NO. 40, AND AUXILIARY Barbecue Chicken Served In Panel Room Instead Os On Court House Green; R. L. McMillan In Charge of Installation Inclement weather failed to reduce! ; the crowd or dampen the enthusiasm j for the ceremony attending the in stallation of officers for Ed Bond; Post, No. 40 and the Legion Auxiliary ’•< Tuesday night. As a highlight of the affair, a barbecue chicken dinner, was scheduled to be served on the Court House Green, but with rain i , falling late in the afternoon and; ! threatening clouds overhead near the ' j time for the meal, it was decided to ! 'j serve the chicken in the panel room 1 !of the Court House, which was; I crowded with Legionnaires, Auxiliary members and quite a few guests, in- j eluding some of the personnel at the Edenton Naval Air Station and sev eral Chowan County boys who have returned from overeas. ! Plenty of barbecue chicken was on 1 s hand which was prepared to perfec-1 ' I tion under the direction of William S.! ! Elliott. Together with a generous | helping of chicken, went the trim- j mings, including sliced tomatoes, slaw, corn bread and rolls and ice tea. Prior to serving the dinner quite a few took advantage of visit ing the Masonic lodge room, where a brief lecture was delivered by E. W. Spires pertaining to the history of , the George Washington chair, as well as the old lodge. When all had the inner man satis -1 fied the crowd adjourned to the court I room, where the installation cere mony was conducted by R. L. McMil lan of Raleigh, past department Directors Os Red Cross Will Meet On Friday Night Field Representative Is Scheduled to Attend Meeting —— Mrs. J. N. Pruden, chairman of the j Chowan County Red' Cross Chapter, ; has called a meeting of the board of ; directors, which will be held Friday j night at 8:30 o’clock in the Cupola ! House. \t that time Miss Janet ! Cox, field representative, w ill be ! present, so that Mrs, Pruden is very anxious to have every member of the hoard of directors present. Those comprising the board of di | rectors are W. J. Berryman. Mrs. J. W. Davis, <ieddes Potter, the Rev. H. E. Surratt. Miss Elizabeth Moore, W. J. Taylor, J. Edwin Bufflap, Mrs, J. ;H. Conger, Mrs. Sidney McMullan, Mrs. D. M. Reaves, J. Clarence Leary, John A. Holmes, Miss Rebecca Col well, Mrs. T. Wallace Jones, Mayor Leroy Haskett, Mrs, Julia Hines, Mrs. C. C. Cox, Dr. 0. L. Holley and Mrs. Pruden. !commander ami a former national ! vice commander. John A. Hoirnes presided in the ab ! sence of Commander J. L. Chestnutt, who was unable to be present due to illness. Mr. Holmes called upon W. I C. Bunch, chaplain, who offered prayer, after which Mayor Leroy j Haskett was asked to make an ad dress of welcome. In a few remarks Mayor Haskett said he was proud of the work done by the Post and Aux iliary, saying that the accomplish ; ments reflected no little interest and ! effort on the part of somebody. He ; expressed his pleasure for being able to be present and hoped everyone en joyed the occasion as much as he did. R. L. Pratt then was given the floor and stated that the option on a lot on which to build a hut primarily , for returning veterans would expire July 15 and it was his desire to settle the matter at the meeting. West By | rum, chairman of a committee to in vestigate the purchase of a lot, re ported that there was a difference of opinion relative to this particular lot and that the committee did not rec ommend buying it. However, he said, if the Post decided to do so, the committee would cooperate in the project. Mr. By rum also stated that it was the purpose of the committee to begin a canvass in the early fall to raise funds to build a hut, or rath er a memorial. For several good rea sons, he said, this solicitation has (Continued oa Page Six) Councilmen Also Decide To Take Steps To Pave All Dirt Streets In Edenton j Rotary President j •' 1 ' ' i ; - - I «§§ }; : ' * f fIHUB , ; cxjiff IMMr Ig m I# I 1 ~~ .MARVIN l>. WILSON At last week’s meeting of the Edenton Rotary Club, Marvin Wilson was installed president [for the ensuing year, succeeding H. A. Cantpen. , Local Boy Scouts Return From Camp 17 Boys Spend Prof it [i able Week at Darden Reservation t j. -. Seventeen happy Edenton Boy •’, Scouts and an equally happy Scout s i master, C. W. Overman, returned ! Sunday from Darden Reservation near Franklin, Va,, where they spent ■! a week in camp. Mr. Overman was ■ high in praise of the hoys, as/well • as the camp, saying it was far sur • perior to any year he attended. The ’ food was very good, the management ’ was splendid and he said the boys ‘were very orderly and easily tnana-; r , ged. ; 'j The local group Avon camp -insp.ee,- “ tion cme day and tied for honors on another day. I During the week Scoutmaster Overman said 2" of- the boys met second and first class requirements and five qualified for merit badges. [Four boys also completed the Gold Nugget Trail, which covers first aid, ! swimming, rowing, climbing. an f obstacle course, a compass and nat f ure course. These four boys are Jack and Frank Habit, Bobby By rum ami Calvin Mills. | In the group returning from Dar den Reservation Were Jack Habit, ' Frank Habit, Calvin Mills, Bobby Byrum, Keith Emminizer, Frank 1 Williams, McKay Phthisic. Charles Lee Overman, John Goodwin,. John 11 Ward, Philip McMullan. Milton ! Flynn, Jimmy Earnhardt, Hector - Lupton. Jr. and Stanford Spruill of . Troop 156, and Douglas Alien and > Eddie Tanner front Troop 170. 1 Draft Board Changes Hour Os Meetings f During July, August and Septem - her the Chowan County Draft Board - will change the time of meetings i These meetings will be held at 10, ' o’clock Wednesday mornings in • stead of 3 o’clock Wednesday after-; -! noon as previously. VERNON BARROW HOME i : '■, •j Vernon Barrow, USNR, a former j] employee of The Herald, is spending ? a leave with his parents, Mr. and - Mrs. Frank Barrow. Young Barrow,; - who has been stationed on a troop - transport, has made some 20 trips; f; across the ocean and has been to j t many parts of the world. He ex- ] -1 pects to be transferred to another ;! ship at the conclusion of his leave. a | - s TWO FIRES IN JUNE t b Fire Chief R. K. Hall reported to 1 Town Council Monday night that - firemen were called out only twice - during the month of June. Both s were minor fires with practically no damage resulting This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers wik realist good results. $1.50 Per Year. Special Election to Be Called to Vote on Bond Issue 5% PAY BOOST Budget Calls For Ex penditure of About $79,125 Remaining in session until after | midnight Monday, Town Councilmen | seriously considered various appro ; priations, juggled figures and before adjourning were faced with the nec essity of raising the town tax rate ■ '35 points on the $10(1 property val ; uation, so that tentative figures ; place the tax rate for 1945-46 at $1.50, as compared with a rate last year of $1.15. A slight increase was registered on most of the anticipated expendi tures, but contributing very largely to the 35-cent boost was the pur chase of a new fire engine and a -pick-up street sweeper. The cost of the fire engine is approximately $6,- 000, while the street sweeper invol ves an expenditure of approximately $4,00(1. w The proposed budget was pre pared by W. M. Wilkins and J. P. I Partin, members of the Finance Com mittee, and so well was it set up that after each item was considered sep arately with a view of shaving wherever possible, only about $340 was clipped from the original figures. The entire budget calls for the ex penditure of approximately $79,125, which is divided as follows: Fire Department, $13,117; Health De partment, $750; Street Department, $35,561: Police Department, $15,635; Administrative. $4,562; other ex penses. $10,250. Anticipated revenue during the year amounts to approximately $23,- 850. leaving $55,275 to be raised by taxation. The rate is based on a property valuation of $3,700,000, which will require a levy of $ 1.50 to raise the $55,275. In the. budget provision was inade to increase the salaries of all town employees five per cent, which amounts to $1,756.40; In other expenses an appropriation of $650 was provided for the Boy •Scouts, S4BO for the two libraries. S3OO to the State Guard and a S6OO appropriation for the employment of a year 'round recreation director. Two projects were presented du ring the meeting, one being the pav ing of all dirt streets in town, in cluding, the cotton mill and North Edenton and piping all open ditches. It was hoped to be able to do some of this work under the budget, hut when it was learned that the rate ! would be raised otherwise, the idea to pave the streets by this method was abandoned, However, quite a discussion developed relative to the importance of doing something now regarding improvement of streets. While there was some objection re gistered to attempt to do anything at this particular time, a motion was made and; passed to secure the services of an engineer to figure the cost and prepare plans for paving all streets, including valley gutters (and piping all ditches, and when (Continued on Page Six ) J. P. Partin Installed President Os Lions Other Officers Also In stalled at Meeting Last Week At last week’s meeting of the Edenton Lions Club J. I’. Partin was installed as president, succeeding W. iE. Malone. Other officers installed ; were Edmund Schwarze, J. A. Curran j and M. A. Hughes, vice presidents; I John Mitchener, tail twister; Nathan Dail, Lion tamer; Oscar Duncan and G. M. Byrum, new directors; W. J. Daniels, song leader and Earl Har rell, pianist. President Partin expressed appre ciation for the honor and confidence i placed in him by electing him presi i dent, and appealed to the entire * membership for cooperation during his term of office.
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