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Jb il ttkmmt «M kt Mtw Volume XII. —Number 39. Opinion Is Divided Among Churches In Chowan For Teaching Bible In Schools Voting In Six Churches] I Favors Idea By Slim Margin ONLY 712 VOTE , : Many Members Prefer Not to Express Views On Matter Six rural churches in Cho.wan ■ County have completed their voting) to find out the sentiment as to the! question of a class of Bible study in the Cour.ty schools. The voting was rather light, many people not choos ing to vote. Only 112 votes were cast and of this number 68 were in favor of the idea and 44 were opposed. In three of the churches there was no opposition to the proposal. In the other three churches the opposition outvoted those who were in favor of the idea. ~ | The following tabulation gives 'the! complete vote: For Against! Center Hill Methodist —l4 0 Ballard’s Bridge Baptist-29 0 Evans Methodist 12 0 Rocky Hock Baptist 7 18 Warwick Swamp Baptist- 4 13 Center Hill Baptist 2 18 Total 68 44 ——- I Chowan Peanut Growers Organize Committee Expected to Contact Each Farmer In the County j County Agent O. W. Overman and) a few representative farmers attend-, ed the National Peanut Council meet-! ing held in Tarboro last week. Lead-j ing farmers of the county realize that, something must be done to stimulate American consumption of peanuts if the present production is to be con tinued. A group of leading farmers met with the County Agent and the chairman of the County AAA com.-) mittee on Thursday night. These farmers selected a four-man County, Committee consisting of W. E. Bond,! W. A. Harrell, Percy L. Smith and: K. N. Elliott. This committee is in the process of setting up an organi-. zat ion sufficient to contact personal-' ly every peanut grower in Chowan county. J. B. Small,■"Negro county! agent, and Alexander Blaine, Negro j vocational teacher at Kdenton. will as-1 sist the Negro farmers in their or ganization and drive. It is expected) that the sign-up will be completed! within the next two or three weeks. I Peanuts—Can we continue large! production? Will the American mar-; ket consume our peanuts if the pres ent large production is continued?! Can wo expect continued good peanut prices? Will we have a surplus of: peanuts and low prices? Will we; have to revert to peanut quotas and acreage allotments? What can we, growers do to help the situation ? “These are questions that should cause every peanut grower in Cho wan county to think,” states E. N. Elliott, chairman of the Chowan county peanut growers committee. “It is possible that we growers can do something if we act quickly.” For the purpose of considering these questions and discussing the sit uation, Mr. Elliott is calling meetings as follows: Rocky Hock School Wednesday night, September 26 at 8:80 o’clock. Chowan Community Building— Thursday night, September 27, at 8:30 o’clock. Court House, Edenton Friday night, September 28, at 8:30 o’clock. At these meetings, County Agent C. W. Overman, will present a film show ing the situation and possibilities. “I wish to urge every' peanut grower to attend one of these meetings,” states Mr. Elliott. Four White Boys Leave For Exams Four Chowan County white boys left for Fort Bragg Monday morning for pre-induction examinations after having been delayed Wednesday and Friday of last week on account of flooded conditions at Fayetteville. In the group were Allison Darwin Ward, Rupert Marion Forehand, Jo seph Hurley Ward and Joseph Horace Boyce, the latter a volunteer. THE CHOWAN HERALD A WO MM NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO TUE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Preparations Now Being Made For War Fund Drive Chairman W. J. Taylor 1 Says Chowan’s Quota Set at $7,485 _____ In preparation for Chowan County’s participation in the United War Fund drive, W. J. Taylor, chairman met with his group of workers Wednes day afternoon at 4:30 o’clock, too late for The Herald to carry definite in formation as to the time of the cam paign in Chowan County. However, Mr. Taylor reported early this week' that the county’s quota has been set jat #7,485, which is somewhat larger I than last year when Chowan was asked to raise $6,000. I Mr. Taylor plans to use practical- Ily the same personnel in the drive this year as was used last year and will adopt the same method in se curing contributions which calls for a house-to-house canvass under a county-wide leadership. While this year’s quota is larger than heretofore, Mr. Taylor calls at tention to the fact that though the ! military fight has been won, the na tion is actually only beginning tfie fight on famine, pestilence and gen j eral distress, and urges every person in the county to plan to make a sub- I stantial contribution to the end that ; Chowan county will maintain its ! spendid record in every war-time ef ' fort. First Meeting Os PTA On Tuesday Mrs. J. Clarence Leary,! President, Asks Full Attendance Mrs. J. Clarence Leary, president lof the Edenton Parent-Teacher As sociation. announces that the first ! meeting of the year will be held Tues day afternoon, October 2, at 3:20 ) o’clock in the school library. She! urges all parents to attend and help reach the aims of the P. T. A., which! are: ! 1. To Promote the welfare of chil-i dren and youth in home, school, i church and community. . 2. To raise the standards of home I life. 3. To secure adequate laws for the! care and protection of youth. 4. To bring into closer relation the! home and school that parents and! I teachers may co-operate intelligently.! 5. To develop between educators andj the general public such united ef-’ forts as will secure for every child! 1 the highest advantages in social, phy-j sical, mental and spiritual education. The following chairmen have been named for the year: i Lunch Room —■ Mrs. Paul Wal lace. Finance Mrs. Rupert Goodwin. Program Miss Paulina Hassell. Publicity Miss Lena Jones. Hospitality Mrs. Nathan Dail. Old Clothing Mrs. Frank Hughes. Edenton Students Elect Cheer Leaders Enthusiasm High In An ticipation Os Game Friday With the Edenton High school foot ball season opening next Friday, the student body assembled in a cheery mood Friday morning to elect cheer leaders for the year. A vote was taken, and from a number of nominees Charlotte Bunch, Ruth Goodwin, Roger Haskett and Mary Cease were selected as the lead ers, with Nelle Perry and Frances Griffin as alternate leaders. After the election was over the new cheer leaders took over in full swing. The entire student body was called to the front of the auditorium, where they gave up several yells and songs. The pep was high, and pro mises to be a very big fcglp to the boys as they go against a strong Co lumbia team Friday afternoon. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 27,1945. Football Season Opens Friday With L H. S. Vs. Columbia Jack Habit And George Habit Co-Captains Os Team GAME STARTS 4 P. M. Coach Tex Lindsay Us ing Touch Os T Formation Football practice has been under I way for some time under the direction j of Coach Tex Lindsay, who says the boys are in pretty good shape phy sically, but still need quite a lot of polishing up on their blocking and tackling. Thursday morning at a meeting of the Monogram Club Jack Habit was elected captain of this year’s team and Georgy Habit was elected co-cap tain. These two boys are expected to make a good showing this year both in offense and defense. Jack is full back and George is a tackle. The formation has been given a touch of the T this year with some pretty fast men in the backfield, and Coach Lindsay believes this T forma : tion attack should be very effective. R. G. Henderson, a halfback, will be. carrying the ball through the line and) ' around ends, along with Bobby j Byrum, halfback and Andrew Whit-j son, quarterback. Byrum and Whit-j 1 son both are good blockers and can carry the ball. Henderson will also do' some of the passing. Maurice Has- j sell will see action at the quarter-! : back position also. In the line there are several boys who are expected to stand out this; year. Stancil Davenport, end, is fast,) aggressive and a good tackier. He! also snags passes very well. Co-Cap tain George Habit will be at a tackle position, where he ia-expected to hold 'down his part line. Frank i Habit is a newcomer in the line, but fshertrs ~ gooff defensive work and offensive blocking. George j Norris will he back at the pivot spot, jHe snaps the ball as it should be j done and is capable on defense. A1 j Habit is breaking into the lineup at a guard position. He fights hard, trains ! conscientiously and will be doing his j part. Edgar Rogerson will be at his \ tackle position with power and should j ! stop every play over his side of the line. Bill Sutton is back at end,! ■ where he plays a good defensive; , game, Harry Lee Spruill is showing* promise of making a capable end,) both on defense and pass catching.’ 1 Henry Powell- is showing up well and ! j should crowd some one for an end >1 position. He is .fast and catches pass- j 1 j es well. Football is beginning to show pro-; ■| mise for more success in the next few ■ years, for other boys who will playi i a big paid in this progress and will j j see action Friday are Hector Lup-j j ton, tackle, Maurice Hassell, quar- j ter back; John Harney, tackle; Donald: ! Doughty, guard; Oscar Griffin, guard;; j Haywood Rogerson, guard,: Alberti Lassiter, end; John Doughty, tackle;! ! Ktith Kmminizer, Bobby Jordan, Jim-! | mie Earnhardt and Wilbain Hassell. ! The first game of the season is) ' scheduled for Friday afternoon on: j Hicks Field, when the local outfit, j will tackle the strong Columbia High) school eleven. The game is scheduled to begin at 4 o’clock. The probable starting line-up, ac cording to Coach Lindsay, will be Stancil Davenport, left end; Edgar Rogerson, left tackle; Frank Habit, left guard; George Norris, center; All Habit, right guard; George Habit,! right tackle; Harry Lee Spruill, right! lend; Andrew Whitson, quiq-terback; 1 Bobby Byrum, left halfback; R. G. t | Henderson, right halfback and Jack! j Habit, fullback. i Edmund Harding And Washington Caravan In Edenton Tuesday Night Edmund Harding and his Washing ton Caravan is scheduled to appear in the High School auditorium Tuesday night at 8 o’clock, when a free show will be presented. Mr. Harding, a 1 comedian of national reputation, is no stranger in Edenton, having on sev ' eral occasions appeared as after din ner speaker at various affairs. On the program will be between 25 and 30 people, who will present hill-billy music and humor which will without doubt entertain all who attend. Two Chowan Boys Enter Armed Forces Two Chow’an county white boys, , Charles Henry Davis, Jr., and Louis Edward Bunch, left Edenton Monday morning for Fort Bragg, where they i were inducted into the armed forces, having previously passed their phy sical examinations. Town Councilmen Adopt Resolution Calling For Paving Town’s Streets And Constructing Curbs And Gutters Edenton Host To || Law Enforcementfl Conference Oct 2 One Os Series Os FBI j Meetings To Be Held ; In Carolinas in courtThouse Interesting Topics For Officials Be Present- | ed By Speakers Edenton will play host on October -2 to law enforcement officers in this 1 . area who will attend a conference to ! be held by the FBI with the co-: I operation of Chief of Police George) I. Dail and Sheriff J. A. Bunch. 11 Edward Scheldt, special agent in 1 1 II charge of the Charlotte FBI office,: ij has announced that the principal topic; | for discussion will be “Post War; Planning For Police Departments.”: j There will also be a discussion and) i - demonstration on the care of fire- i • I arms by Special Agent George G.| ' Vlk, and a talk on "Personal De-j | scriptions” by Special Agent James ! W. Coan. both of whom are assigned I. ijto the Charlotte FBI office. This is 1 i one of a series of meetings which will ,j be held by the FBI during the month jof October throughout North and : South Carolina, j • The conference will convene at 2 ' p. m. in the Chowan County Court. : House. : All law enforcement officers in ' this area are invited to attend. 173 Fluoroscoped In Health Office Thus Far In 1945 ,Plans Under Wav For X-Ray Clinic In November ! Up to last week, 178 patients were I fluoroscoped by the Bertie-Chowan ! District Health Department, accord ! ing to a report for 1945 thus far. Dur i ing that time 53 patients were X | ray ed, 4 patients admitted to Sana torium with 3 white and 4 colored j patients awaiting admission. According to the report there are! '2O white arid 11 colored inactive pa tients, and 409 home visits and con -! j tacts made with tuberculosis patients] by the public health nurse. I Dr. W. P. Jordan, district health) officer, expects that plans arc' being made for another X-ray clinic at the , Health Department in November of I this year, though the exact date has : riot been decided upon at present. A! list is now being compiled and any-! one interested should inform the Health Department as soon as pos sible. ! Fluoroscopic examinations ar ej j made every Friday morning from 10 i o’clock to 12 by Dr. Jordan. Comdr. Creighton Civic Clubs Speaker Addresses Both Rotary; And Lions Club j 1 At Meetings Comdr. Bert Creighton, conunand , ing officer of the Edenton Naval Air Station, was the principal speaker at last Thursday’s Rotary’ meeting and at the Lions Club meeting Monday night, each time expressing his plea , sure with the reception he has re ceived in Edenton since assuming command of the local station. | Comdr. Creighton spoke to both of the civic clubs relative to the function of the base, telling them that at present there are about 2,000 sailors, , 320 officers and 350 civilian em i ployees stationed there. He told both ■ groups that the Navy had inaugurat - ed a program for discharging men as , soon as possible and that by August • 31 of next year the Navy would no doubt be on a peace time basis. |_Base Permanent_j Though there has been some speculation in recent weeks rela tive to whether or not the Eden ton Naval Air Base would be con tinued as a permanent base or be released now that the war is over, an announcement was made the latter part of lasi week lo the effect that the Edenton bast would be continued as a perma nent establishment. The info ination was released when Assistant Secretary of the Navy for air John I-. Sullivan , ■ informed the House Naval As- j fairs Committee of plans for bases. The announcement said l both the Edenton and Weeksville ; bases would be maintained, as well as at Cherry Point, while the Harvey Point and Manteo bases in this immediate section 1 would be released. | i Scout-Ree To Be Held At Kill Devil Hill Sept 29-30 Affair Previously Called Off Due To Storm Scare r Scouts and Scouters from all over the Alii,'marie will join in a huge “Scout-roe” on September 29 and 311, at Kill Devi) Hill just south of the, Coast Guard Station. Originally planned for two weeks ago. it had to be postponed because 1 of the hurriean. scar* . It. i.- now scheduled. rain or shine. Troop ITo is expected to leave from the Scout Cabin on Saturday around 1 p. m. Scoutmaster Tex Lind . say said his troop would participate. Dr. Allen Bjyvner and Howard I’itt, who. is Scoutmaster of Troop 100 in ! Hertford, are expected to he on hand ■ with Scouts from that area. ! It is reported that L. Q. Pierce, an void time Scouter and Scoutmaster of Sunbury will be on hand with a con-; Uiiigeiit of Scouts. Scouters expected! to attend from Edenton are Richard, Baer. Geddes Potter, H, A. Dampen, Jerry Sheffield, Ernest Kehaycs, Richard Elliott and others. Annual Meeting Os Red Cross Tuesday: Board Os Directors For Year Scheduled To Be Elected Mrs. J. N. Pruden, chairman of) the Chowan County’ Chapter of thej Red Cross, announced early this week! that the annua) meeting of the local j chapter will be held Tuesday night at) 8 o’clock in the assembly’ room of the, Cupola House. The purpose of this meeting is to elect members of the hoard of direc tors for the year and the transaction j of any other business which might be presented. Due to the importance of this meet-; ing, Mrs. Pruden urges as many Red l Cross members as possibly can to at- 1 tend. Methodists Planning To Repair Church Stewards of the Methodist Church 1 held a meeting Tuesday night, at i which time necessary repairs to the' church building were discussed, and; the Building Committee instructed to proceed with the work. The cost of these repairs will be in the neighbor hood of $750, or possibly’ more, so ] that the stewards devoted much of; the time to deciding upon a method to raise the necessary’ funds. METHODIST SERVICES Services will be held in the Metho dist Church Sunday morning at 11, o’clock, when the pastor, the Rev. H. Freo Surratt, will preach on the sub ject “Indifference In Forgiveness.” Church School will be held at 9:45 Sunday morning and the Youth Fel lowship meeting at 7 o’clock in the evening. This newspaper it circu lated in the territory Users wM ffhd rcsulte. $1.50 Per Year. Linberg Engineers Os Burlington Employed For Project TOTAL COST $240,208 Petitions Must Be Filed And Special Elec tion Held Meeting in special, session Friday night. Town Councilmen heard the re port of A. C. Linberg, consulting en gineer of Burlington, N. C., based on a preliminary survey made a few weeks before relative to paving the remainder of Edenton’s dirt streets i and installing curb and gutter. Mr. | Linberg very thoroughly went over j the project and submitted the cost of each street involved which totaled ! $193,208 for hard surfacing the I streets and $47,000 for installing [ storm water drainage, or a total cost of $240,208. The Councilmen passed a resolu ! tion employing the Linberg Engineers j to do the work, the amount of which will, of course, depend upon petitions signed by property owners on the streets envolved and the result of a | special election which will have to be held to sell bonds to finance the project. | The first step in making the im , provements will require the property owners oil the various dirt streets to | sign a petition requesting the street to be hard surfaced and storm water drainage installed. It will be neees ; sary for the majority of frontage to be represented on the petition with . the provision that the cost will be di vided between the property owners and the town, the latter bearing half ! of the cost and property owners on . each side of the street one-fourth If , i will he the policy’ of the town to hard surface the streets in the order that petitions are filed with the Town , Clerk, so that those presenting peti tions first will be the first to have streets paved. Dirt streets in Edenton at present total approximately six miles, which is about twice as much as there are paved streets, the percentage com paring unfavorably with most towns, Where front 75 to 90 per cent of the streets are paved. W. I). Pruden, Town Attorney, was ! present at the meeting to offer legal ! advice regarding the proposed im provements and financing arrange : mi nts.. ! The following resolution was adopt j, ed by Town Councilmen: "Whereas, there are quite a num ber of Streets in the Town of Eden j ton that need to be paved, graded, j curb and gutter constructed thereon ] together with the necessary storm j water drainage pipes, culverts and I drainage ditches; j “Whereas, quite a number of citi ! zeiis of the Town of Edenton have expressed their wishes to have these ) streets paved for the convenience l of the general public and property I owners living on said streets; and ‘Whereas, a special committee con- I sisting of J. E. Bufflap and W. J. * Yates was appointed by’ the Town j Councilmen recently to investigate land secure the services of a reliable j engineer or engineering firm to draw I up plans and specifications and make 1 a tentative report to the Councilmen ) as to his or their findings; and “Whereas, said special committee secured the services of the Linberg Engineers, of Burlington, N. C„ to do ; this engineering work for the Town of Edenton, N. C.; j “Now, therefore, he it resolved by the Mayor and Town Councilmen of | the Town of Edenton, N. C., that they approve the action of the special com- I mittee in employing the Linberg En | gineers and that their services to he ; performed and compensations to be i secured are mainly as follows: “Section 1. That the Town of j Edenton, N. C., employ the Linberg ! Engineers of Burlington, N. C., to * draw up preliminary plans and spee ! ifications and prepare estimate and , report covering the cost of improv j ing the various streets specified by j the special committee; and prepare such reports and drawings as neces ’; sary to explain the proposition to ! the citizens of Edenton, N. C., and , 1 N. C. State Local Government Com • j mission, bonding attorneys, or such ! parties that have a rightful interest in the proposition. That for such service and expense the engineers are to receive a lump sum price of $400.00, which is to be a part of the total engineering fee of six (6%) per cent. “Section 2. That the Linberg Engi neers, when and if funds are secured j will be required to draw up final plans , and specifications. These final plans . and specifications are to be so drawn ’ up that they will meet with the ap • proval of the Town officials, State s and Federal Governments or any other (Continued on Page Two)
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