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Volume Xlll.—Number 6. Chowan Passes Quo a In Infantile Paralysis Drive -hough Report Incomplete Chairman J. A. Moore Reports $1,437.81 up To Tuesday QUOTA”SI,42O Contributions Trail C ast Year When $1,858 Was Raised J. A. Moore, chairman for the March of Dimes in Chowan County, early this week reported that the county had passed its quota of sl,- 420. Though reports still are not all in, Mr. Moore’s record on Tuesday showed that contributions amounted to $1,437.81. As was observed in initial reports coming in to Mr. Moore, contributions trailed last year among most of the canvassers, so that this year’s contri butions in the drive will hardly reach last year when $1,858.22 was contri buted. However, Mr. Moore is well pleased that the county has again oversubscribed its quota despite the fact that the amount is not as large as he had hoped. There are several contributing factors to the drop in contributions, one no doubt being the fact that the last epidemic has been more or less forgotten. Another might be contributed to the fact that peanut and cotton crops were very poor which naturally had its effect in less liberal contributions. Os course, Mr. Moore expects more contributions to come in, but reports in hand from canvassers up to Tues day, which may not be altogether ac curate, follows: Mrs. R. D. Dixon $ 7.00 Mrs. Wood Privott 17.15 Mrs. T. B. Smith 8.45! Mrs. Thomas B. Wood - ,_i_ 10.00 j Mrs. P. T. Owens ! 18.05 : r iss Jessie MeMullan : 24.00 j ss Maude Miller 25.00; ss Margaret Pruden 17.50, .rs. J. Clarence Leary 21.001 Mrs. Ray Hollowell and Mrs. B. \V. Evans - 18.05 Mrs. M. A. Hughes .4 ____, 29.00 { Mrs. J. F. Harrell __ 2.00; Mrs. C. T. Doughtie 5.00 Mrs. T. W. Jones - 20.05 Mrs. Frank Hughes 8.75 Mrs. T. B. Williford 4.00 Mrs. Rodney Byrum 14.15 Mrs. R. B. Hollowell and Mrs. J. 11. Thigpen _ T 19.05 Miss Ruby Felts ____ 5.00 Mrs. 0. B. Perry _c.. 2.00 Mrs. Conroy Perry, Mrs. Elton Ward and Mrs. James Ward- 53.95 Mrs. J. H. Conger 115.10 Mrs. T. G. Sheffield 14.00 Mrs. W. O. Elliott, Jr. 5.00 J Edenton Cotton Mills 105.50' From Coin Collectors - 182.35 Edenton Graded Schools 50.401 Naval Air Station 144.00] Taylor Theater _. 339.50 Mrs. Elbert Peele 10.55 Mrs. W. T, Bunch 11.25 : Mrs. C. W. Tynch - 3.50 j Mrs. Bristow Perry 3.501 Mrs. Ellsworth Halsey 27.00; Mrs. Will Harrell 17.00 i Mrs. J. Cameron Boyce _ 2.55] Mrs. Medlin Belch 1.75 j Mrs. Joe Wiggins h— 1.75 Mrs. Wilbur Privott 5.35] Rev. Arthur Stephenson 8.00 ■ Mrs. Charles Peele 12.60 Mrs. E. C. Bunch 10.80 Mrs. W. H. Saunders and Mrs. Stillman Leary 17.00 Mrs. W. C. Brunson 3.50 Chowan 4-H Clubs 4.20 Rocky Hock 4-H Club 1.65 Mrs. Perry Smith, Mrs. Henry Bunch and Mrs. K. L. Perry _ 5.50 Mrs. J. A. Webb, Jr. 4.10 Mrs. Russell Byrum 2.00 Edenton 4-H Club . .90 J. P. Partin Enters Furniture Business Though Jesse Harrell and David Warren, two recently returned vete rans, had planned to launch into the furniture business in Edenton, the latter has decided not to be one of the partners. Mr. Harrell, however, is proceeding with his plans, and this week J. P. Partin, who for many years has operated the Bridge Turn Service Station, joined Mr. Harrell in the new venture. Mr. Partin will, however, O mtinue to operate his service sta >n in connection with the furniture jsiness, which will be located in the Ziegler building on Broad street. ROTARY MEETS TODAY Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet today (Thursday) at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. An attendance drive is now in progress, which has greatly boosted interest and another 100 per cent meeting is hoped for by Marvin Wilson, president of the club. THE CHOWAN HERALD ** A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY I C-ofCJeethii* I W ’ I Marvin Wilson, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, this week stated that the quarterly meeting of the organization will T>- held Friday night, February 15, at 8 o’clock in the Court House. This meeting is for a’l the members and is in keeping with the policy to hold a membership meeting every three months. Every member, therefore, is urg ed to attend. lob Hunting Vets In Chowan County Paid $10,274 In 1945 Program Os Readjust ment Allowances Part Os G. I. Bill Veterans in Chowan County receiv ed $10,274.80 in readjustment allow ance payments during 1945, according to a report just issued by the Unem ployment Compensation Commission. This amount was paid to job-hunting veterans covering 576 weeks they were without employment last year. Throughout the state, the total of 1945 readjustment allowances paid was $1,707,688.00 covering 95,732 job less weeks for North Carolina vete rans. The program of readjustment al loxvances was set by the G. I. Bill to help veterans get established r.v be come reestablished in employment. In North Carolina, the Unemployment ] Compensation Commission handles ] these payments for the Veterans Ad i ministration. Veterans make applica tion to the unemployment compensa tion claims agents located in the U. ] S. Employment Service offices. While a veteran is looking for a job, or if he is going to get his old job back but has to wait a few weeks to get on the payroll and can’t find temporary employment meanwhile, or if he finds a job and loses it, he is entitled to an allowance of S2O a week. He can apply for this any time within two years after his discharge or two years after the end of the war, whichever is the later date (but not more than five years after the war has been declared over.) The number of weeks for which a j veteran may claim an allowance de pends on the length of his active j service. If he saw service for more 1 than nine and a half months he would be eligible for allowances for the maximum number of 52 weeks. The important differences between readjustment allowances and unem ployment insurance are (1) that it doesn’t matter in the least whether | the veteran ever worked before or not, : his eligibility is based on his military service; and (2) allowances are paid |at the uniform rate of S2O a week, ] whereas the amount of an unemploy ment benefit, depending on a work er’s past earnings, will be something between $4.00 and $20.00. Boy Scouts To Go To Church In Body Special Sermon Planned By The Rev H. F. Surratt Edenton Boy Scouts as part of the observance of Boy Scout Week will attend services in a body at the Methodist Church Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock, when the pastor, the Rev. H. F. Surratt, will preach an appro priate sermon, the subject of which will be “The Golden Rule.” Boy Scouts will serve as ushers at the service, which will be in keeping with the Boy Scout movement. Church School will be held at 9:45 Sunday morning and the Youth Fel lowship meeting at 6:30 p. m. -- - MASONS MEET TONIGHT Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will hold its regular meeting tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in the Court House. W. P. Goodwin, master of the lodge, urges all members to be present and extends a cordial invita tion to visiting Masons to kttend. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 7,1946. ■ZZZ'JfIS DF Till WORLD •* |-fC 1 Week Nearly 2,000,000 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Senior Scouts will mark the 36th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of Arne, ca uuring Boy Scout Week, Feb. Bth to 14th. The theme of the ce c (ration is “Scouts of the World—Building Together." Members of the Move ment are helping brother Scouts throughout the world to reorganize. Their “World Friendship Fund” of voluntary con'r. ns and their “Shirts-Off-Our-Backs” project of dor.- r iv- • mforia 1 parts and equipment, will assist S - understanding among the boys oi me wunu. awic .... ......... poster marking the event. Young Pemte Hold cw ~" —* Crusaded first h > In Edenton Fridav r^M , Rally Planned To Be A ”;tt ~ " TTon i Held In Benton or > - T 4 | Methodist Church > ts _il !.• i i o ,i . - . 1 , Methodist young people of this . community and county are joining in . a Crusade for Christ Rally at the .; Methodist Church in Edenton on Fri . day, February 8. The Intermediates ■ and Seniors, together with their pas , tors and adult leaders, will begin the rally at 5 p. in. All delegations will j bring a bo« lunch and an evening ser- ; vice will conclude the program. Those , who cannot come for the afternoon [ service and supper are urged to come I by 7:30 p. m. . The Rev. J. H. Miller, district supe rintendent, and Miss Margaret Reeves ( of Elizabeth City, will be the featured speakers. The Rev. LaFon C. Vereen and the Rev. J, G. Phillips of the Methodist Board pf Education will announce dates for the camps and as- 1 J semblies and present the plans for the I Youth Movement in the Methodist Crusade for Christ. > Red Cross Fund Raising Drive To Begin March Ist J. Clarence Leary Will Again Be Chairman Os Drive Mrs. J. N. Pruden, chairman of the Chowan County Red Cross Chapter this week calls attention to the an s nual Red Cross Fund Raising Cam paign which will begin March 1 and continue throughout the month. Mrs. Pruden was pleased to an i nounce that J. Clarence Leary had agreed to again serve as chairman, ; and that William P. Jones would • serve as publicity chairman for the drive. °ost Office Takes Over Office At Base Edenton’s Post Office has taken over the office at the Edenton Naval : Air Station, which will be known as ' Unit 1. W. P. Goodwin has been 1 transferred from the Edenton office ' to the base, where he is clerk in charge. i Scouters from the East and West Albemarle Districts will gather at 'Yrginia Dare Ifotel in Elizabeth City Thursday night, February 14, at 7 o’clock at a banquet in recognition of the devoted and unselfish men and wo men of the communities of the Albe marle for their work with youth. Dignitaries of all walks of life are scheduled to attend the meeting, in cluding Congressman Herbert Bonner, Edward Schedit, chief special agent of the FBI in Charlotte, the national president of Ruritans, District Gov ernor of Lions, H. A. Campen, first Beaver recipient in the Albemarle, and many others. Mayors of Edenton, Manteo, Hertford and Elizabeth City will also be guests. Mary Kelly Shoots Cousin, Vergie Kelly Little Hope Advanced That Victim Will Recover Mary Kelly, colored, was arrested Tuesday night shortly after she shot a cousin, Virgie Kelly, and is being held in the Chowan County jail pend ing developments of the victim. The shooting took place on Oakum street opposite Small’s Paradise Case and, according to police, who question al Mary Kelly late Tuesday night, she ntended to shoot her brother. She told the police her brother whipped her, after which she went to her home and secured a .38 calibre revolver, hough she did not see her brother, •'•ording to her story, she shot when about 12 feet from her cousin. The bullet entered the left breast of Vergie Kelly, but missed the heart. She was rushed to Dr. L. P. Williams’ office, who late Tuesday night ex pressed little hope that the victim would recover. HOLMES PTA SPEAKER John A. Holmes, superintendent of Edenton schools, was the guest speaker at a meeting of the Parent- Teacher Association in Elizabeth City Wednesday. Mr. Holmes’ subject was '“Character Building.” Road Paving Program For Chowan Cour y Adopted By County C nissioners Fathers, f!e*irrt! Chowan County’s .Draft Board requests all fathers between 18 and 26 years of age who re gistrants of the local hoard and who have one or more children to ; report this information to the I board immediately. Edenton Lions Host j At Social Meeting i On February 13th :W. F. Malone Plans To Entertain Lions In Zone 1 W. E. Malone, chairman of Zone l of Region 111, has informed Edenton Lions that the Edenton club will be host at a social meeting of Zone 1, which comprises the clubs in Edenton, Hertford and Elizabeth City. The af fair will be held Wednesday night, February 13 in the Edenton armory, starting at 7:30 o’clock. Mr. Malone is planning a very in-. ! ♦ u—sting program for the occasion and expects James A. Glover, of | eshville, district governor of Dis trict .'M-C, to be present. Mr. GloVer . has 51 clubs under his jurisdiction. ] Panford Aydlett of Elizabeth City, de-I p : v district governor, is also expect-' d to att-nd. as well as Lions from' .] the: -tubs in Zone 1. The social will be a ladies’ night] ■P'fvr: so that a goodly number are exp-cted. Mr. Malone is asking the program hamnUn of the three clubs to arrange I a ‘-nappy program to last about 15 minus s, which is expected to pro ' vide an evening of entertainment for all who attend. " f , i<!ll Games Hday and Monday ; 'n-m*'" ,\r»4 TTert ’4 Play o’ ''V'rr ; Basketball teams of Edenton and | ■ Williamston High Schools will meet on , the armory court Friday night in re ; I turn games. In their previous meet -11 ing the Edenton boys won a nip and • 1 tuck battle 38-32, while the local girls ; lost to the Martin County girls. ' A game on the same night is pend ’ ing between the Edenton Naval Air Station and a team from Elizabeth City. If this game materializes, it will follow the high school games. ‘ Next Monday night in the armory I both Edenton High teams will play return games with the Perquimans j ■ High School outfits. In their first meeting the Perquimans teams won from Edenton by narrow margins, so that both games are expected to be thrillers. Games start at 7:15 and local fans are urged to attend. Annual Meeting Os ! Cemetery Association Thursday Afternoon * Mrs. R. E. Tuttle, president of the i Cemetery Association, calls attention . to the annual meeting of the associa . tion, which will be held Thursday , afternoon February 14, at 3:30 o’clock , at the home of Mrs. W. S. Privott. All members of the association are . especially urged to be present. r uberculosis Directors Asked To Meet Tonight W. J. Taylor, temporary chairman 1 of the Chowan Tuberculosis Associa tion, has called a meeting of the di i rectors to be held tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 o’clock in the Court House. At a recent names were presented as prospective directors, most of whom have been contacted and agreed ‘ to serve. The purpose of the meet ; ing tonight is to complete the slate • of officers. Mr. Taylor is very anxious ■ to have every director present so that i e organization will be able to begin fnctioning. 1 $1.50 Per Year. Five Projects Reeom rcerr’ed By Chamber Os Commerce ROADS^RAT) Request Immed'aV "im provements of Dirt Roads First J. Clarence Leary, Marvin Wilson, I. TL Conger and R. C. Holland, rep resenting the Chamber of Commerce, appeared before the County Commis sioners Monday with the organiza tion’s recommendations for first con sideration on the part of the state to j pave roads in Chowan County. Marvin Wilson, spokesman for the group, stated that a great deal of thought had been given to the roads desired to be paved first, and while there will no doubt be some objection on the part of some people, it was thought that the projects approved would serve the greater number of people if and when the paving is done by • the state. ! Five projects were presented to the ’ commissioners, which was done follow ’ ing a recent suggestion by Highway Commissioner Merrill Evans that the ’ county submit a list of what work in ' way of road building is desired to be done first. Os course the projects are separate \ [ and apart from the county’s desire to i pave the road from Valhalla through Rocky Hock to Cross Roads and the road from Tyner to Sign Pine, which i are to be built with Federal aid. [ The major portion of the commis- I sioners’ meeting was devoted to the j consideration of roads in the county, ! which at present are reported to be in : very bad condition. It was the desire of the commissioners to have the highway commission carry out a pro gram for betterment of all dirt roads, so that temporary improvements are made as soon as possible and surely before any paving is started. The projects as recommended by the Chamber of Commerce committee, and which were subsequently adopted by the commissioners are as follows: Project No. I— Paving from Bolton’s Bridge through Cowpen Neck to the Henry White-Miller farm, then by Chambers Ferry to Clarence Harrell’s store, back to the Macedonia Church, continuing on to Valhalla. Project No. 2—Paving the Bally Oak road to Drummond’s Point. Project No. 3 —Paving the road off No. 32 at Carroll Byrum’s corner to Elbert Peele’s store, up to Henderson Nixon’s home, back to Mack Bunch’s j farm and then on to Henry Bunch’s store at Rocky Hock near the Baptist church. Project No. 4—Paving the road starting in North Edenton going through Paradise to Green Hall road on to Z. W. Evans’ farm, over Pollock Swamp, then turning left at John White’s farm to Walter Miller’s filling station on Route 32. Project No. 5-—From Center Hill to Cisco, turning right and going out to Route 32 at Alfred Perry’s farm. It is the intention of the commis i sioners to keep before Commissioner Evans the desire of the county in way of road improvements and road building and will invite him to come to Edenton as early as possible and make a tour of the roads recommend ed to be paved, in order to become better acquainted with present condi tions. Legionnaires Hold Interesting Meeting One of the best attended and most interesting meetings of Ed Bond Post of the American Legion held in recent months took place Tuesday night in the Court House, when many of World War II veterans were on hand. An interesting program was presented by Mrs. Frank Elliott and Mrs. Willis McClenny, which featured music by Blue Dick and his washboard orches tra and solos by Mrs. Elliott. Lieut.-Col. J. J. Long Back From Overseas Lieut.-Col. Joseph J. Long, Jr., has returned home after spending 15 months in France and Germany. Col. Long was with the 100th Infantry Di vision as Division Finance Officer and : saw action with the 7th Army in Southern France and Germany. Col. i and Mrs. Long are spending his leave ; with the former’s parents, Mr. and . Mrs. J. J. Long before reporting to i Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana for reassignment.
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