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Pictured above is the squad of the Edenton High School football team, which to date has won four
games and lost three. Kneeling in the first row, left to right, are: John Harney, Hobby Jordan, Donald
Doughty, John Doughty, Maurice Hassell and Jimmy Earnhardt. Middle row, Hector Lupton, William
Hassell, Oscar Griffin, Frank Habit, Andrew Whitson, Bobby Byrum, A1 Habit, R. G. Henderson and Coach
Tex Lindsay. Back row, Henry Powell, William Sutton, Rodney Harrell, Bill Bunch, George Norris, Pete
Manning, Edgar Rogerson and Stancil Davenport. Ja k Habit and George Habit, captain and co-captain of
the team, were not present when the picture was tak >n. Photo courtesy Daily Advance, Elizabeth City.
Scouts Replace Officials
In Observance Os Local
Government Day Tuesday
Boys Very Enthusiastic
In Performing Vari
ous Duties
MUCH INTEREST
Similar Affairs Sched-!
uled For Entire Al
bemarle Area
Edenton was a scene of activity
Tuesday morning, when Boy Scouts
of Troops 156 and 170 took over the
reins of town and county government.
The affair was a part of the plan for
the observance of local government
day by Scouts in the entire Albemarle
■a, and Edenton's Scouts went
#it their appointed duties with'
h enthusiasm and interest,
in each department to which the;
Scouts were assigned the boys were I
on hand bright and early Tuesday
morning ready to perform whatever
duties confronted them, but of course,
they were directed by those in. office,
so that the youngsters secured a gene
ral idea of the duties of the various
offices and employees.
Bobby Byrum headed up the town
government as Mayor, while Johnny
Thigpen was the Sheriff for the day. j
la Recorder’s Court Tuesday morning;
Jack Habit sat beside Judge Marvin
Wilson and Polk Williams was be
side J. N. Pruden as prosecutor, with
Bryan Kehayes as prosecu
tor. In the Clerk of Court’s office
Stanford Spruill helped E. W. Spires
in the daily routine work and in the
Register of Deeds office Fred Keeter
was attentive to the work done there.
At the police station Jimmy Earn
hardt occupied Chief of Police George
Dail’s seat and with him was a group
of Scouts who acted as patrolmen.
Frank Habit received a number of
complaints as street commissioner
and most of his time was consumed
in chasing after Frank Hughes, who
was in one of the town trucks, to see
when the complaints could be attend
ed to. Calvin Mills accompanied Mr.
Hughes on the truck as street super
intendent.
Charles Lee Overman was busy
about the fire station, where he acted
for R. K. Hall as Chief, having as
drivers John Gurley and Vernon
McClenny. Philip McMullan was at
the County Agent’s office as County
Agent and Milton Flynn was county
health officer. Maurice Hassell ac
companied R. N. Hines in the capa
city of superintendent of electricity
(Continued on Page Six)
Campen Appointed
Deputy For Masons
Local Man Represents
Grand Master In Sec
ond District
t the meeting of the Grand Lodge
Masons held in Raleigh last week
H. A. Campen was appointed District
Deputy Grand Master for the Second
District, succeeding William Spivey of
Williamßton.
Mr. Campen, most likely the best
versed Mason in the district on the
Masonic ritual as well as the Ma
sonic code, is a past master of Una
nimity Lodge, No: 7, and at present
is captain of the degree team.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A NOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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This is a last-minute reminder
that tonight (Thursday) at 8
o’clock, a meeting of all contri-
I butors to the hospital fund is
called by the Executive Commit
i tee of the Hospital Association.
| The purpose of this meeting is to
discuss a logical location for the
hospital in order to learn the
wishes of the majority of those
who have contributed to the j
fund.
Several sites have been sug
gested, so that any contributor
who is interested in the ultimate
location of the hospital should be
on hand and let his or her wishes
be known.
The meeting will he held in the j
,j Court House.
Williamston Downs
Edenton Aces 6 To 0
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R. G. Henderson Has
Misfortune to Break
Arm In Game
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Though outplaying the Williamston
Green Wave in Williamston Friday
afternoon, Edenton High School’s
1 football team lacked the necessary
punch to score and lost the game by
: a score of 6-0. Practically all of the
• breaks of the game went against the!
Aces as time and again they threat- j
ened to cross their opponents’ goal
line. The major portion of the game
was played in Williamston territory,
but when nearing the last stripe
■ something happened to prevent a
, touchdown.
The winning touchdown was scored
by Williamston during the third
quarter when Tom Brandon flipped a
beautiful pass to Horton in the end
zone.
An unfortunate incident in connec
tion with the game was an accident to
R. G. Henderson, flashy Edenton back
field man, who had his arm broken in
the third period when he drove
through the Williamston line. He
will, of course, be out of the lineup
for the remainder of the season, thus
greatly weakening the Edenton team’s
offense.
The game was the second to be
played between the two teams this
season, the Aces having won by the
score of 19-6 in the former game.
The Aces will be idle next Friday
due to no game being scheduled.
Union Thanksgiving:
Service To Be Held
At Methodist Church
Union Thanksgiving services will
be held this (Thursday) morning in
the Methodist Church, beginning at
11 o’clock. At this service the Rev.
D. B. Lawrence, pastor of the As
sembly of God Church, will deliver the
message and other ministers of Eden
ton and the county will also take part.
The union service was decided
upon by members of the Chowan
County Ministerial Association, and
it is hoped many will attend.
FIRE CHIEF OUT AGAIN
Fire Chief R. K. Hall was able to
be out Tuesday after being confined
to his home about a week suffering
from an abscessed tooth.
Edenton, Chowan County,.North Carolina, Thursday, November 15, 1945.
Town Council Hears
Protests Relative To
Parking And Building
Boy Scouts Wind Up
Day’s Work By At
tending Meeting
COMPLIMENTED
Council Orders Aban
donment of U-Turn
Regulation
Featuring the meeting of Town
Council Tuesday night was the pres
ence of a group of Edenton Boy
I Scouts, who during the day served in
I the various offices in the observance
of local government day. Mayor Le-
I roy Haskett introduced the boys and
| stated who they represented, and was
I high in praise of the way the Scouts
i went about their duties during the
! day. He especially complimented
Bobby Byrum, who was chosen as
j Mayor for the day and said Jimmy
Earnhardt as chief of police and his
j group of patrolmen let the people
I know they were on the job.
i The Scouts we,re given an opportu
nity at the meeting to report on their
! work or offer any recommendations or
I I suggestions as the result of their day
|j in office, which brought forth several
suggestions. ' ,
Sonny Stillman, who served as a
[ Councilman, said fie was opposed to
j the ordinance prohibiting riding a bi-
I cycle on the sidewalks, saying it was
j very hard to ride on some of the dirt
streets and that some provision should
t be made which made the ordinance es
. fective only in the business section.
t John Harney, another Councilman,
suggested that the town should have
a dog pound for the purpose of round
ing up stray dogs, where they could
'l be held for several days and if not
| claimed by owners, to be disposed of
in the proper manner. He referred to
the nuisance of dogs, much of which
is attributed to stray dogs.
Bobby Byrum also reported on his
investigation at the colored school,
where he understood the school
grounds are misused, especially at
night, and suggested the erection of
a fence around the school property.
Several of the boys stated that they
noticed a number of instances of trash
and garbage uncollected, and urged
more cooperation with the Street De
partment. Some of the boys in com
menting upon being in office for the
day said they were of the opinion
that the affairs of the town were be
ing handled in an efficient manner.
Before leaving the meeting Mayor
Haskett again complimented the
Scouts for the interest they had taken
and said he hoped the experience
would help to make them better Boy
Scouts.
Going into the regular meeting, the
Mayor presented Willie Bunch, Joe
Northcott and Joe Robertson, who
were present in behalf of efforts to
clean up unsightly automobiles on va
cant lots. Various phases of the
problem were presented, and the gar
age men promised to do all they pos
sibly can to rid lots of cars of no
more use.
Mayor Haskett read three letters he
received, two of which opposed the
building of an automobile show room
and garage on the comer of Broad
and Gale streets, while the other was
in opposition to the recent ordinance
prohibiting parking on West Queen
street.
Mrs. W. S. Summered, Mrs. E. R.
Marriner and Mrs. J. L. Pettus signed
a letter objecting to the establishment
or erection of a garage or show room
on the Satterfield lot, as well aa any
buildings for business purposes in the
residential section of Broad street.
Mrs. E. S. Norman and Mrs. Fannie
K. Ziegler signed another letter which
(Continued on Page Five)
OPA Representatives Examine Fifty
Peanut Growers And Buyers Following
Evidence Os Scheme To Evade Ceilings
Sale Os Christmas[
Seals Begins Nov. 19
In Chowan County
Leaders Hope For Rec
ord Return to Fight
Tuberculosis
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i MORE NEW CASES
Many Letters Contain
ing Seals Sent to Citi- j
zens of County
l Mrs. J. A. Moore, chairman of the'
Christmas Seal sale, announced this
week that the drive to raise funds
I will begin Monday, November 19.
The method used in previous -years
will again be used in which 200 seals
will be mailed to citizens throughout ■
the county, the price of each seal be- 1
ing one penny. It is hoped that!
everyone will buy as many seals as |
they can, though if the entire number!
■ | is not purchased they should be re- '
j turned with a penny for each seal not j
returned. If more than 200 seals are
wanted, they can be obtained from
Mrs. Moore or the treasurer, Mrs. R.
t C. Holland.
Letters have been mailed and for
, the convenience of the recipients an
, envelope is enclosed addressed to Mrs.
, Holland for the return of the $2.00 or
. | the seals not wanted and a penny for
j each seal held out.
3 1 Os course, the funds raised by the j
3 ! sale of the seals will go toward conv- j
, batting tuberculosis.
1 “Chowan County has too much tu
-3 berculosis,” says Mrs. Moore, “14 new'
y i formerly unsuspected cases having'
s : been found in the last year. The
e | funds received from the Christmas
J Seal sale are being used to finance a
-! program of case finding, which in
i'j eludes tuberculin testing, fluoroseiip
r! ing and X-Ray treatment and reha
y bilitation of those who are sick, and
1 health education, especially among
children.”.
a Christmas Seal funds are the sole
Di support.of the local tuberculosis asso
-! eiation. Os the money raised in the i
s I seal sale five per cent will be for
t! warded to the national association,
J ' five per cent to the State association
-j and the remainder will be used to fi-,
j nance local health activities.
~! Conditions in Chowan County are
3, appalling, according to Mrs. Moore, ;
- who is hopeful that this year’s return
1 from the sale of seals will be the!
t largest in the history of the cam-.
f paigns, thus allowing much morel
> work to be done in the fight against!
l tuberculosis here in Chowan County. I
j Rev. H. Freo Surratt
' Returns To Edenton
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i Rev. Arthur Stephenson
Also Returns to Cho
> wan Charge
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At the annual Methodist Conference
held in Goldsboro last %veek no change
r in pastorates in this section was made
5 by Bishop Walter William I’eele, the
t appointments as read at the close of
* conference calling for the return of
7 the Rev. H. Freo Surratt, who will
again serve the Edenton and Windsor
8 churches.
8 The Rev. J. Herbert Miller was re
’ turned as superintendent of the Eliza
} beth City District and the Rev. Ar
thur Stephenson was again sent back
i to serve the Chowan Charge.
. John A. Holmes attended the con
ference as lay delegate from the
Edenton Methodist Church, as did
; the Revs. H. F. Surratt and Arthur
[ Stephenson.
J LT. LOUIS GEORGE WILKINS
, ORDERED ON INACTIVE LIST
, Liewt. Louis George Wilkins, US
, NR, was ordered on inactive duty
last week and is now at home. Lieut.
. Wilkins has been in the service since
[ 1941, and spent 30 months overseas.
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i DAVID WARREN DISCHARGED
r Sgt. David M. Warren has been
s honorably discharged from the Army
at Fort Gordan, Ga., and arrived
* home Monday to be with his mother,
l Mrs. D. M. Warren on Granville
. Street
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Honored By Masons I
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H. A. CAM PEN
In recognition of his knowledge
and interest in Masonry, Mr. j
I Campen last week was appointed
District Deputy Grand Master at
the meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Masons held in Raleigh.
GSO Plans To Stage
Thanksgiving Dance !
In Armory Nov. 20th
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Gala Affair Arranged
For Service People
And Civilians
With Thanksgiving! just around the
: corner, the Girls Service Organization
• of the USO has put into effect plans
for celebrating the holiday with a for
■ mal dance scheduled at the Edenton
t armory on Tuesday night, November
■ 20, from 8:30 to 1.2 P. M.
Although paying particular tribute
, to the Navy, with its Naval Air Base
stationed just a few miles, from town,
• I by carrying out a decorating scheme
in the Navy colors of blue and gold,
Wade Cashion, USO director, an
nounces that the affair will be openi
also to all service people, discharged
I veterans and citizens of the com -!
munity.
Through an agent in Norfolk, a well
known orchestra has been secured for
j the occasion and posters advertising;
: the dance have been sent to outlying
| towns with service centers.
I Heading the dance committee are|
| GSO members Mary Grey Byrum and
j Edna Mae Wilkins. The decorating
I committee is under the leadership of
; Charlotte Bunch, assisted by Vivian
Haynian and Joyce Moore. Compris
ing the poster committee are Betgy
Shepard, Frances Wood and Mary
Cease. The grand inarch committee
is being steered by Emily Smithwiek.
Refreshments for the dance will be
in charge of members of the VSO or
ganization tinder the direction of Mrs.
It. N. Hines.
A crowd of approximately 50ft is
expected for Tuesday night and head
ing the list of special guests will be
the, USO Committee of Management
and officials of the Naval Air Station
under the command of Comdr. Bert H. j
Creighton.
99 ARRESTS IN OCTOBER
According to Chief of Police George
Rail's report, 99 arrests were made in
Edenton during October, of which
number 95 were found guilty as
charged and 4 not guilty. Drunks led
the list with 30, while arrests for
parking and miscellaneous violations
totaled 49. Fines amounted to $409
and costs $467.40, or a total of
$976.40. Os this amount $187.60 was
turned in to the town as officers’ fees.
The police car traveled 2,473 miles
during the month or an average of 80
miles per day. The cost of operation
of the car for the month amounted to
$56.01.
RETURNS TO STATES
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Bass received a
telegram last week from their son,
Captain Edward Bass, stating that he
had arrived in California after serv
ing overseas for the past two years,
being stationed on Okinawa before re
turning to the States. Capt. Bass was
among the first from Chowan County
to enter the armed forces, being a
member of the State Guard when it
became a part of the regular Army.
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This newspaper is drab
lated kt the territory
where Advertisers wM
realine good results.
$1.50 Per Year.
Hearings Held In Cho
wan Court House
Two Days
UP-GRADING
Investigators In Section
Remainder of Sell
ing Season
As the result of evidence pointing
in widespread upgrading and over
: ceiling prices offered on the current
i peanut crop, representatives of the
Raleigh district office of Price Ad
! ministration called in some 50 grow
; ers and buyers from seven counties
iq this area at hearings held in the
Chowan County Court House Wednes
day and Thursday of last week.
The testimony indicated general
violations in upgrading as a means
i of evading OPA regulations and some
! straight price irregularities, accord
ing to Albert A. Corbett, OPA en
' forcement attorney, who conducted
the hearings. Those called in were
required in the subpoenas to bring to
• the hearings all records and invoices
j covering transactions during the cur
!rent season.
j It was brought out in the testimony
I that several representatives of milling
| interests had received instructions
j from their employers to stay within
j OPA regulations since agents of OPA
I recently started investigations in this
, area. Most of the respondents testi
fied in a forthright and willing man
ner. All seemed glad that something
i is being done to keep “the other fel
low” in line. •
The hearings, conducted individual
ly, were in accordance with author
ity granted OPA in the Emergency
Price Control Act, Corbett said.
Corbett indicated that enforcement
action will soon be instituted
against several buyers and milling
company officials who testified at the
1 hearings. He refused to make public
their names.
“Because of the situation in this
area,” Corbett said, "our investigat
ors will remain in this section
throughout the remainder of the
peanut season.”
The following respondents were ex
amined during the two-day hearings:
J. R. Sawyer, F. T. Mathews, MiG
ton Dale, J. A. White, Ward Hunter,
Moses Boyce, Noah Felton and J. H.
Corprew, all of Hertford; J. P. Prqct
;or and G. I). Barnes, of Severn; W.
M. Stephenson, of Pendleton; C. S,
i DeLeach, J. R. Woodard, E. W. Mar
tin, W. H. Barnes, William J. Flye
and S. F, Lassiter, of Conway; W. W.
Byrum. James E. Wood, R. E. Fore-'
' hand, R. W. Leary, Jr., and W. H.
j Jlollowell, of Edenton; C, B. Griffin, of
I Nashville; T. J. Blanchard and John
T. Lane, of Belvidere; J. F. Hollowell,
lof Winfall; Ira Ainsley and W. B.
Everett, of Ahoskie; W. H. Lassiter,
of Wenona; Drew J. Welch and J. E.
Perry, of Tyner; L. B. Sutton, of
Windsor; E. J. Broughton, J. T.
Brown and J. E. Davenport, of
Plymouth; C. B. Griffin, of Wood
ville; H. L. Davenport, Russell Know
les and L. E. Hassell, Sr., of Roper;
A. T. Powell, A, T. Belch, Jr. and O.
C. Freeman, of Colerain; N. C. Green,
J. S. Whitley and W. R. Edmonson,
of Williamston; James C. Cowan and
H. O. Raynor, of Powellsville; Edward
Patrick, of Creswell and W. H. Nooey,
of Columbia.
i S/SGT. WENDELL COPELAND
DISCHARGED FROM ARMY
S/Sgt. Wendell H. Copeland, radar
| mechanic in the Army Air Forces,
was honorably discharged November 5
at the AAF Separation Base at Port
land, Oregon.
Sgt. Copeland served 16 months in
Hawaii and wears the Asiatic-Pacific
Theater Ribbon.
MUSIC CLUB REORGANIZES
The Junior Music Club is reorganiz
ing in four groups at the Edenton
school as follows:
The Harmony Club of the High
School, Mrs. Fred Wood, sponsor.
The Girls’ Key Board Klub, gram
mar grades, Mrs. J. H. Thigpen, spon
sor.
The Boys’ Key Board Klub, Mrs. C.
W. Overman, sponsor.
The Key Board Junior Club, Ist,
2nd, 3rd and 4th grades, Mrs. Paul
Wallace and Mrs. Nathan Dail, spon
sors.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Mrs. J. M. Phillips returned Thurs
day from Albemarle Hospital in
Elizabeth City, where she had a foot
amputated. She is getting along as
well as can be expected at her home.