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ibataM M*MMM wM be 3 fMrrf imUr**! Volume XIII. —Number 3. Chowan Is Assured Rocky Hock Road No. 1 Project; i\ 31,200 Now Earmarked Merrill Evans and T. J.; McKim In Edenton Tuesday NINE MILES LONG ! • i ■ Also Request List of De sired New Roads and Improvements Meeting with members of the Board of County Commissioners and the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday after noon, Merrill Evans, highway com missioner for the First Division and T. J. McKim, district engineer, as sured those present that since the last meeting held with the Chamber of Commerce, the highway depart ment decided that the Rocky Hock road would be the No. 1 project in Chowan County and further that $131,200 had been earmarked to hard surface a 20-foot road from Valhalla through the Rocky Hock section and joining Route 32 at Cross Roads, a distance of about nine miles. The survey has already been lined up, according to Mr. Evans, though this work, he said, is rather slow due to shortage of surveyors. At present, he said, the department has only seven surveying parties and that in this area there are only four sur veyors. These four men are now work ing on a project in Edgecombe Coun ty, said Mr. Evans, and when they complete this work they are schedul ed to make the Rocky Hock survey. He thought possibly the local survey ing could be started by spring, and that several weeks after the survey the project could be set up for secur ing a contract for the construction. The road will be built with Federal aid, so that a contract will be award ed to do the work and should be a higher type road, according to Mr. J Evans. Both Evans and McKim appeared anxious to comply with the wishes of \ 'howan people, though they stated (f lat because of inability to secure >ew equipment the work of the com-1 mission has been greatly handicapped.: Both men requested a list of propos- 1 ed road improvements and any which may be desired to be added to the State system, saying that such in-!, formation would be of value to them ! when n w equipment is secured and: a quickening of road activity is pos sible. Both state officials said they want- i ed to cooperate and welcomed any ideas from the county commissioners, assuring those present that repairs to roads in the county will be made as soon as cm d! ions permit. Mr. Evans was also asked about the possibility of the state constructing curbs and gutters in North Edenton to relieve, a bad drainage situation. Both h ■ and Mr. McKim stated that they would'.observe- the street as they passed through after Tuesday's meet ing and promised to come to Edenton again in the near future to investigate the matt r. New Furniture Store Is Scheduled To Open In Ziegler Building David Warren and Jesse Harrell Partners In Business According to an announcement this week, Edenton is scheduled to have a new furniture store. The new concern will be located in the Ziegler building and will be operated by David Warren and Jesse Harrell, both recently dis charged from the armed services. Messrs. Warren and Harrell have been to several furniture markets, where they secured what merchandise is available at present. They intend to carry a complete line of household furniture and furnishings and expect to be ready for business in about 90 days. They have an option on the Ziegler building and intend to complete the purchase for their new enterprise. Be fore entering the service, both young men were employed by the Bank of Edenton. w Edw. Bass Recently Promoted To Maior Friends will be pleased to learn that Edward Bass, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Bass, has recently been promoted from captain to major in the U. S. Army. Major Bass has only recently returned from overseas duty. THE CHOWAN HERALD HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY j_ Hoo-Ray! _J T. (’. Byrum, chairman of the Chowan County War Finance Committee, was a happy man Fri day when he received a letter from Carl Leinbach, State Chair man for the Victory Loan drive, which stated that Chowan County had topped its E bond quota in the recent drive. According to Mr. Leinbach, E bonds sold and credited to Chowan amounted to $86,512.50, which is $1,512.50 over the $85,000 quota. Chowan’s overall sales amounted to $575,512.50, the quota being $281,000, so that the overall quota was oversold by $294,512.50. The overall quota had been ex ceeded long before the drive ter minated, and due to extra effort near the end of the drive and some credits, the E bond quota was reached, thus giving the county a perfect record in all war loan drives. Rural Section Will Collect Clothing For Drive Jan. 24 Bulk Os Work Expected From Various Clubs In County Though the rural section of Chowan j County will cooperate in the Victory Clothing Collection next week, the | canvass will not be made on Sunday, January 27, as scheduled in Edenton. Instead, rural citizens will be can vassed Thursday, January 24, accord ing to Miss Rebecca Colwell, home 1 demonstration agent. As is the case in | Edenton, an appeal is made to have the bundles ready to be taken up, tied securely and labeled as to the number of pieces in each bundle. If ! any messages are to be sent with the clothing they should also be attached , to the bundle. Miss Colwell and County Agent C. ! W. Overton are heading up the drive i in the county, most of the work being expected to be done through the var ious clubs and neighborhood leaders. Both of the agents expect a substan tial contribution throughout the rural | section. Interest Mounting For Baseball Team Goody Number Os Fans Attend Meeting 1 Fri day Night A goodly number of baseball fans met in the Court House Friday night in the interest of entering a team in the proposed Albemarle League. After the idea was thoroughly discussed it was decided that J. P. Partin, tempor ary chairman, appoint a commit tee with power to act at a league meeting to be held Tuesday night. This committee included G. M. Byrum, Richard Elliott, Henry Goodwin, A. L. Boaz and Marvin Wilson. Those who attended the meeting ap peared very enthusiastic and express ed the opinion that Edenton should provide baseball during the summer. The committee was instructed to vote for a five-game a week schedule and to limit the number of hired players to a maximum of four. Ways and means of financing a baseball team was also put in the hands of the committee. A meeting of the league was sched uled to be held in the Court House Tuesday night, but representatives wore on hand only from Edenton, Windsor and Lewiston, so that the meeting did not materialize. Appeal Being Made To Return Christmas Seals Mrs. R. C. Holland, treasurer of the Christmas Seal sale in Chowan Coun ty, reports that there are still some seals which were sent out and have not yet been accounted for. For that reason, she urges any who received seals to return either the money or seals, so that she can make her final report. <*6 -1 —1 - Chowan County, North Carolina, ’rv iv’v 17, 1946. Infantile Paralysis Drive In Progress During Next Week Chairman J. A. Moore Announces Group of Canvassers ! PROSPECTS BRIGHT Workers Urged to Re turn Reports as Soon As Possible With Chowan County’s drive toj raise funds with which to combat in- j fantile paralysis scheduled to be held the week of January 21-26, J. A. Moore, chairman of the drive, has his machinery about completed for what is hoped will be the largest contribu tion ever made in Chowan County. Though ideas were swapped at a meeting of workers from 17 eastern counties held at Hotel Joseph Hewes Saturday afternoon, Chowan County will again rely almost entirely upon personal solicitation. Os course, a campaign will be conducted in the schools and again the Taylor Theatre will cooperate in the drive. Mr. Moore also plans to place containers in schools and at various places about, town so that contributions can be made by any who have not been soli cited. As in previous drives, the town will be divided into sections with can-' vasses expected to make every effort to contact every person in order to so !j licit a contribution. Mr. Moore has asked the following to serve and is greatly encouraged by j I the fact that practically every one .! readily agreed to help in the drive: j 11 Mrs. W. O. Elliott, Jr., Blount ! street. Mrs. T. L. Ward, Ryland rommuni- I % | Mrs. Thomas B. Wood, Water street. 11 Miss Jessie McMullan, Granville, Church to Albemarle. e j Mrs. R. L. Pratt, Broad street, r »j Triangle to Queen. I- | Mrs. L. W. Stallings and Mrs. .1 es- 1 ' sie Wiggins, North Edenton. '■j Mrs. L. S. Byrum, Virginia Road. e j Mrs. B. W. Evans, Cross Roads. 11 Mrs. W. C. Brunson, East Church! e and Court streets, ’»; Mrs. Frank Hughes, East King e Street. Mrs. R. B. Hollowed and Mrs. Earlj e Harrell, Oakum street. 4 Mrs. R. C. Jordan, Pembroke Cir- I cle. I : -i Mrs. T. W. Jones and Mrs. C. T e | Doughtie, East Queen street. Mrs. Leon Leary, Moselv street. "I Mrs. O. 11. Perry, Granville street, ’•( King to Church. "J Mrs. T. 11. Williford, East Eden * I street. (Continued on Page Five) Two New Vestrymen Elected At St. Paul’s I: At the annual meeting of St. Paul’s “I Parish Sunday night two new vestry-! men were elected, the new members , | being David Warren and Charles P. 5 Wales, Jr., both recently discharged veterans of the armed forces. Other members of the vestry are J. j A. Moore, senior warden: J. H. Con-j ger, junior warden and R. N. Hines, s ! secretary. ; HOSPITAL DIRECTORS SUBMIT REPORT ON : STATUS OF PROGRESS MADE TO DATE Prepared To Report Site Recommendations To County Commissioners And Town Council For Final Decision For Location i The Directors of the Chowan Coun-' » ty Hospital Association wish to make J the following report on the status of 3 the hospital: I The treasurer reports that $142,- i 520.53 has been collected and is in ; vested and drawing interest and that $21,143.75 remains to be collected . from pledges made for the fund. The ; Duke Endowment has made a grant to 3 the directors of $30,000 for building ■ purposes. j After much investigation and de liberation Eric Flanagan of Hender son, N. C., was selected as architect for the proposed hospital. Mr. Flana ’ gan has specialized in hospital con-; j struction and has built a goodly num ber of hospitals in this state and else ; where. The directors have gone on record 3 1 as favoring locating the hospital on ;; Hicks Field. Some opposition to this t developed at the general meeting of 1 residents of the county held to discuss r the site. Several recommendations of 1 possible sites were made at that time' and the directors have investigated First Step Is Taken In Forming Chowan T. B. Organization; 29 Names Submitted to Serve on Board of Directors TO BE CONTACTED Mass Meeting Will Be Called to Make Selec tions Official W. J. Taylor, temporary chairman of the proposed Chowan County Tu berculosis Association, on Tuesday night held a meeting with the nom inating committee he appointed at a mass meetinng held December 13 for, the purpose of choosing a board of di rectors as the first step in perfecting; an organization. Present at the meeting was Mrs. Claudie J. Hurt, field representative of the N. C. Tuberculosis Association, who offered suggestions as to the proper method of proved e Though the exact number of direc tors was not stipulated, a list of 29 names was submitted by the commit tee, with a list taken by those present i who will contact the persons mention ed to see if they will serve. J. Edwin Bufllap was appointed temporary chairman of the nominat ing committee, to whom the various j members will report, as soon as pos sible after contacting proposed direc tors, after which a mass meeting will be called for the purpose of officially electing those selected. Names proposed as directors were: Philip McMullan, Rodney Harrell, W. | P. Jones, Mrs. R". C. Holland, Mrs. M. F. Bond, Jr., Ralph Parrish, Jesse Harrell, Charles Wales, Jr., B. W. Evans, the Rev. D. C. Crawford, Jr., Gilmer W r . Johnson, Oscar Duncan, the Rev. W. C. Francis, the Rev. Arthur Stephenson, Mrs. T. L. Ward, Z. T. Evans, J. G. Perry, L. S, Byrum, J. Edwin Bufllap, W. J. Taylor, Geddes ;B. Potter, George Wood, Jr., Asa | Griffin, Hr. Martin Wisely, Miss Re j becca Colwell, L. H. Haskett, Mrs. J. | A. Moore, M. A. Hughes and Mrs, W. H. Saunders. I Mrs. John A. Holmes Breaks Both Wrists r Accident Result of Fall Which Occurred In Home Friday Mrs. John A. Holmes had the mis j fortune to break both of her wrists in a fall at her home on North Broad ■ street Friday afternoon. The acci dent occurred when . .Mrs. Holmes' ■ ankle turned and in an attempt to catch herself her wrist, on both arms ! were fractured. She at first thought her wrists were only sprained, hut ■! when the pain became more severe, she was taken to the. Albemarle Hos ; uital Saturday, where an X-ray pic ; fare showed that both bones in one j wrist were broken and the large bone |in the other was also broken, j Both wrists were put in a cast and, ! though greatly inconvenienced, Mrs. | Holmes is resting comfortably. these sites and are prepared to report on them at such time as the County Commissioners and Town Council meet to select the site. The directors have kept a close check on building conditions through out the country and have sought the advice of others on this subject. The situation seems to be that it is an im possibility to attempt any sizeable construction at this time. One of our neighboring counties started building its hospital a year ago and construc tion has been stopped for three months because of inability to obtain building materials. Proposed hospitals in Chatham and Guilford counties sub mitted their plans to contractors and had to refuse all bids because of pro hibitive prices. The directors feel that the expendi ture of the funds, so generously giv en by the people of this county, in the construction of a hospital is a! trust reposing in them and that they! would be false to this trust and laxJ in their duty if they did not get value received for every penny spent. | Victory Clothing Drive Is Scheduled To le Held In Edenton All Os Next Week i | Triple-Header | Basketball fans are in for a treat Friday night When a triple ! header is scheduled in the Eden- I ton armory. The Edenton High ( { school boys’ and girls’ teams will meet the Merry Hill outfits, after 1 which the Edenton Naval Air Sta tion team will play the strong NOB Marines from Norfolk, which promises to be a thriller. 1 The girls’ game will begin at 7 o’clock, followed by the boys’ game. The Navy-Marines game '■ will wind up the basketball menu. Fire Chief R.K. Hall Urges New Building tj For Fire Department 1 Tells Town Councilmen s i Present Quarters Are Inadequate i Last week's meeting of Town y j Council was one of the briefest held Jin recent months, the councilmen winding up the business before 10 ’; o’clock. B j Fire Chief R. K. Hall appeared be . fore the board to request a new fire station, asserting that the present headquarters is inadequate for both r equipment and men. Mr. Hal! stated that there is no place for recreation [J for the firemen, not sufficient space s for the fire fighting equipment, no a room for a work shop and a crowded condition fob sleeping quarters. He f.* stated that it is very embarrassing 'J at times when firemen or others on , official business must be sent to a hotel rather than offering them sleep : ing quarters, which are provided by ! many fire departments in the state, j It was Mr. Hail’s idea that a new j building be built on Town property! J i for the fire department, so that the ' police could move into the present (quarters, thus saving $75 per month I 1 now paid as rent for the Police De partment. The idea was considered, hut no definite action taken, although .the Councilmen agreed that the pre sent headquarters: are inadequate. I Emmett Wiggins and , Cage Hay ' man, deputy fish commissioner, also n attended the meeting in the interest of. •* enlarging docking facilities at the! ‘ County Dock, Mr. i layman stated ; that he has been obliged to dock the State; boat in Elizabeth City due to s crowded conditions at the local dock, ’ as well as so much oil and trash at 1 the local, dock, which damages the '> boat. The idea was advanced to build two docks from the Town property at the power plant out as far as the - present buildings along the water-; " front which would furnish double the | space for docking boats. The idea was j ’ discussed and Mr. Wiggins was re-1 • i quested to present an estimate of the; ( cost of the project. I Another matter discussed was a proposal to provide alleys back of I the business houses on Broad street. , Mayor Haskett appointed J. Clarence ,; Leary, Graham Byrum, J. Edwin Bus , j flap and Jordan Yates, who were ask ed to confer with J. H. Conger, chair- I man of the Board of Public Works, ); and Town Attorney, W. D. Pruden, relative to securing the alley. W. M. Wilkins and J. P. Partin were also appointed on a committee known as the business site committee, the t function of which will be to try and t secure sites for any prospective busi t nesses coming to Edenton. 2 Special Meeting Os j Masons On Tuesday W. P. Goodwin, master of Unanimi ; ty Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., has r called a special meeting to be held r next Tuesday night in the Court . House at 8 o’clock. This is a very im ;j portant meeting in that a matter is i to be considered which vitally affects s every member, so that each one is . urgently requested to be present. | . RETURNED MISSIONARY AT LOCAL CHURCH JANUARY 23 The Rev. J. W. Hassell of Golds . boro, a returned missionary, will be ; i the guest speaker at the Woman’s 1 1 Auxiliary at the Presbyterian church r|on Wednesday night, January 23, at : 7:30 o’clock. 1 «j The public is cordially invited to 1 j hear the visiting preacher. This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realise good results. $1.50 Per Year. Climax Will Be llouse- To-llouse Canvass Jan. 27 neeiTgreat Contributions Request ed To Tag Number Os Pieces - Following a meeting last week, everything is in readiness for the Vic tory Clothing Collection in Chowan County. J. L. Chestnutt, county chair man, met with representatives from various organizations and it was agreed to have the drive the week of January 21-27, with the climax being a house-to-house canvass on Sunday afternoon, January 27. Since the meeting, various repre sentatives have reported back to their organizations and in each instance several have volunteered to provide trucks or help in canvassing the town in as short a time as possible. Os course during the week citizens are requested to carry any clothing contributed to one of the three offi cial receiving depots which are the Police Station, Chestnutt’s Cleaners and the Triangle Service Station. The central storage headquarters will be the field house in the baseball park, where the clothing will be prepared for shipment. It is the purpose to have all trucks and volunteer canvassers at the Mu nicipal Building Sunday afternoon, January 27, at 2 o’clock, when as signments will he made, and it is hoped that enough of both will be on hand to complete the Canvass in a very short time. On that day citizens are earnestly requested to place dis carded clothing on their porches where it can be readily seen by the can vassers, neatly tied in a bundle so that it can be easily handled. It is the desire to keep an accurate record ; of the number of articles Collected in (Chowan County, so that it is very important that each bundle is tagged, j stating how many pieces of clothing is included. Edenton’s Boy Scouts will assist in the drive, while D. F. Walker, princi pal of the colored high school, will have charge of the drive among j Edenton’s colored people who desire to take part in the drive. The drive will be announced in the ] churches again Sunday; morning and ! it is hoped that as many or more pieces of clothing, bedding and shoes will be collected as was the case in the drive conducted last year by the . Edenton Lions Club. Mr. Chestnutt. .emphasizes, the fact that .clothing in war-torn countries is • needed this year more than ever; be fore to prevent suffering and; feels' |certain that Chowan County people will' respond generously to the appeal. Visiting Preachers At St. Paul’s Church The Rt. Rev. Thos. H. Wright Coming January 25 The Rev. Harold W. Gilmer, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal church, an nounced Tuesday that the Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Wright will be the guest of St. Paul’s congregation and will preach at the evening prayer Friday, January 25, (St. Paul’s Day) at 7:45 o’clock. A reception after the service is planned at the Parish House. Mr. Gilmer also announced that the Rev. G. F. Burrill of New York, will be the guest preacher at the morning service next Sunday at 11 o’clock. The Rev. Mr. Burrill is sent as a repre sentative of the National Council and will present the program of the Re construction and Advance movement of the church. Holy Communion will be observed in the church Sunday morning at 8 o’clock and church school will be held at 9:30, followed by morning prayer and sermon at 11 o’clock. 7’kßife Club Meets Thursday Night David Holton, chairman of the Cho wan County Wildlife Club, has called a meeting of the membership to be held Thursday night at 8 o’clock in the Court House. This is the first general meeting of the club since it was organized so that every member is urged to be present.
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