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Volume XIII. — Number 24. Bond Issue Authorized For Street Improvements *> DENTONIANS MAKING DETERMINED STAND TO SAVE NAVAL AIR STATION FOUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERS CONFER WITH HIGH RANK OFFICIALS OF NAVY DEPARTMENT IN WASHINGTON ; Protests of Bonnet* Re sult In Promise of Resurvey HOEY’S HELP ASKED Town Considering Leas ing Base If Retention ' Efforts Fail With most of the men and much of I 1 the material being moved from the Edenton Naval Air Station, which is scheduled to be closed lock, stock and ( barrel b> August 1, a committee from the Chan her of Commerce has gone to bat in an effort to have the base ( continued i operation. Last week J. Clarence Leary, J. H. Conger, Marvin Wilson and West ( Byrum went to Washington, where they cor ferred with Congressman ( Herbert Bonner and high ranking Navy Department officials in the hope of chang.zg the closing order for the | Edenton rase. Arguments were ad- | vanced that the Edenton base is own ed by the Navy Department, whereas the Atia?: e City base, w liege per- j sonnel of the local base, have been j tnsfei rt. is a leased proposition 1 stre.’if •honing their argument by , fat't that at "Atlantic City i.rii-.'j Mm -its' are necessary, while this ■>t necessary here. While no; definite commitments were made by Navy Department of- • ficials, *.:<• Edenton group was as sured that a resurvey would he made, which added to the hope of Eden- tonians • general that the base would not he closed as scheduled. I Congressman Bonner, who has en listed the md of Senator Clyde Hoey, has gone to bat in behalf of the Edenton base, and as a result of his strenuous protests, the Navy Depart - : meat has promised to make the re survey. Bonner registered protests to Ad miral DcWitt Ramsey, in charge of the Navy’s air bases, and Carl Vin son, chairman of the House Naval - Affairs Committee. He said the de cision to . move the Edenton base to; Atlantic City was typical of the in consistency and lack of business sense displayed by both the Army and 1 Navy. He also pointed out that the I Navy has an $8,000,000 investment in Edenton, where another $446,000 was ii appropriated for maintenance and im- !' provemer.t and that this money is [ Tow proposed to be spent on the! l leased base at Atlantic City. I While the Edenton delegation wash in conference in Washington, T. J. j < Crooks, civil engineer for naval air j I bases, was in Edenton and in view of j t his information that the base will be ! | closed, met with members of Town j t Council and advanced the opinion that the town or county, or both jointly, could, no doubt, lease the base, or any part of it, for SI.OO a year. On the strength of his information, members of Town Council went to the base Thursday afternoon and were escorted to every part of it by Com mander Bert Creighton in order to determine if the Town would be in terested in acquiring control of the (Continued on Page Six) Edentori Lions Hear Report Os Convention Members of the Edenton Lions Club heard a comprehensive report of the State Lions Convention held last week in Raleigh, which was at tended by Hector Lupton, Mayor Le roy Haskett. Dr. Wallace Griffin and Ralph Parrish as delegates. The report was presented by Dr. Griffin and Mr. Parrish, and covered ■tically every angle of the con h) m '- wood E. Ward Is Promoted To Corporal Linwood E. Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Ward, who has been very ill at the 98th General Hospital in Munich, Germany, cabled his parents last week that he had recovered and had returned to the Oberpfaffen hafen Air Field, where he is station ed. Young Ward was recently pro moted to Corporal. THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Albemarle League Jaseball Schedule^ Officials of the Albemarle League have completed a schedule of games up to July l, the schedule released for the remainder of the month be ing as follows: June 21—Elizabeth City at Hert-i ford and Windsor at Edenton. June 22—Colerain at Camden. June 22—Hertford at Camden, Windsor at Edenton and Elizabeth City at Colerain. June 24—Camden at Hertford. June 25—Hertford at Elizabeth City, Colerain at Camden and Eden ton at Windsor. June 26—Elizabeth City at Eden ton and Windsor at Colerain. June 28—Edenton at Hertford and Colerain at Elizabeth City. June 29—Camden at Windsor. June 80-—Hertford at Colerain, Edenton at Camden and Windsor at Elizabeth City. Revival In Progress At Mill Street Church Evangelist Harvey C.j Bream Attracting Large Crowds j Large crowds have been attending revival services at the. Mill Street Church of Christ, at the corner of Mill and East Queen Streets, were Evangelist Harvey C. Bream is preaching. During the first week there were 15 confessions and 12 people were baptized last Sunday as ternoon. Arangemehts have been made for another baptismal service next Saturday afternnon at 2:20 o’clock. Tonight (Thursday) Mr. Bream will ; preach on “How to Become A Christian." Friday night’s subject will be “Prepare to Meet Thy God." On Saturday night the subject will he “The Beauties of Heaven” and on Sunday morning, “The Lord’s Ad ditions.” The meeting will close with Sunday morning’s service. Mr. Bream is an evangelist of na tional reputation. He was called from his work in Texas to become evangelist for the Roanoke District Churches of Christ. His messages have brought an uplifting influence to the church and community. The public is urged to hear the evangelist each evening at 8 o’clock. ; i Local Group Attends Legion Convention • | Ed Bond Post of the American Le- , ■ i gion was well represented at the , j State Legion Convention held early < this week in Winston-Salem. Local , Legionnaires who attended the meet- i ■ ing were R. L. Pratt, Jordan Yates, ; J. L. Chestnutt, West Byrum, T. C. Byrum, Willis McClenny and Wil liam P. Jones. ! Mrs. Willis McClenny of Edenon; was among ten selected as delegates ; to the national convention. < - ——■—-—— t Scouts Chosen For ’ Posts Monday Night ; At a meeting of Edenton Boy I Scout Troop 156 Monday night Bob- ! by Byrum, an Eagle Scout, was el- > ■ ected junior assistant scoutmaster. < Philip McMullan, Jr., another Eagle Scout, was elected Senior Patrol j ] Leader. Jimmy Earnhardt, Life Scout, was elected troop scribe and Willie Crummey, Tenderfoot, was elected troop quartermaster. f ■ - ( ( BIBLE SCHOOL IN PROGRESS < The Vacation School of the Evans \ Methodist Church opened Monday 1 with an enrollment of 24 pupils and < four teachers. The enrollment of \ pupils is expected to increase during \ the week. t Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 20,1946. Over SI6OO Collected! In Emergency Food Drive Held In Chowan; Reports Still Incomplete! When Herald Went to Press Wednesday Though reports are incomplete for the Emergency Food drive, which ended Sunday, what reports were available Tuesday night showed that cash collected amounted to over $1(500 with still more expected to be turned in to Chairman J. L. Chestnutt. Members of the Junior Woman’s I Club cooperated splendidly in the drive, undertaking the house-to-house canvass which netted $550. This work was in charge of the club’s pub lic work and projects committee, of which Mrs. Nathan Dail is chairman. Going also toward the amount col lected was the splendid offering taken at the Baptist Church Sunday which totaled $550. Then $248 was received I from merchants, $1(51 from industrial establishments and $l7O turned in to Miss Rebecca Colwell, which repre sents cash contributions from rural Churches, together with the Presby terian Church contribution. A report of the canned food col lected Sunday afternoon could not be obtained by The Herald Tuesday | night due to Chairman Chestnutt he-, i ing out of town, but; it is understood i j very few cans were collected. In the {rural section, however, about (500 leans of food were '.'contributed in a drive sponsored by the Home Demon stration clubs. Daily Vacation Bible School Finals Friday! ■ • • ■ •' ; '' .•" ■ ■■' : v:' Program Will Be Pre sented at 8 O’clock In Parish House The union daily vacation Bible school of the Methodist, Presbyter ian and Episcopal churches will Come to a close Friday and as a climax to the school commencement exercises will be held Friday night at 8 o’clock in the Parish House. A special program has been ar ranged in which all of the children attending the school will take peart. Refreshments will be served at the close of the program, and the public is cordially invited to attend. Junior Woman’s Club Sponsoring Card Party At USO Club Friday Friday afternoon at the USO Club the Junior Woman’s Club will spon sor a card party. The affair will be in progress from 4 to 6 o’clock and is expected to attract a large crowd. Prizes will be awarded at each table and as an added feature a home-made cake and pound of butter will be raffled off. Tickets will he on sale at the door. Players are urged to bring their j own cards and any further informa-j tion can be secured by phoning 265—.) or 128—W. New County Agent Impresses Officials Following the County Commission- I ers’ decision to allow an assistant j county agent in Chowan County, B. j Troy Ferguson, district farm agent, last week brought Robert S. Marsh j as a prospective agent. County I Agent C. W. Overman and the Coun ty Commissioners were very favor ably impressed with Mr. Marsh, who is expected to make a decision at an early date. Dr. Clyde Erwin Will Be Speaker At Rotary Today’s (Thursday) Rotary pro gram will be in charge of Wale Cashion, USO director, who has se cured for the speaker Dr. Clyde Er win, State Superintendent of Schools. Every member of the Rotary Club is especially urged to be present, aid visitors are invited to hear Dr. Er win, who will speak immediately af ter the luncheon. Merit Certificates Will Be Awarded j Volunteers At USO (Program Planned at Lo- 1 cal Club Next Sunday Afternoon Mayor I. H. Haskett wilt, lead the roster of speakers at the USO Club on Sunday. June 28, when John A. Holmes, chairman of the USO com mittee of management, will award certificates of merit to a number of volunteers in appreciation for the services they have rendered the mili tary, their wives and friends, and veterans, through the means of USO. Wade N. Cushion, local club direc tor, who will act as chairman for the occasion, also has announced the fol lowing speakers: Commander Bert H. Creighton for the Navy, Mrs. W. O. Elliott for the Volunteer Service Organization, and Marvin Wilson for the Chamber of Commerce, The program will begin at 5 o’clock ii; the afternoon TEST) and will be followed by a social hour, during which cake and ice cream will be served bv members of the Girls Ser vice Organization. Grounds at. the back of. the USO! Club will be cleared to accommodate | the public, but in the event of rain, the exercises will take place indoors. I Legion Junior Team Beaten By Wilson | Fans Treated to Thrill ing Game Monday Afternoon j In a thrilling and Well played game of baseball the Edenton American | Legion Junior team lost to a strong [ Wilson outfit Monday afternoon on j Hicks Field 2-n. Both teams played la good brand of ball, time and again • executing plays which would have been a credit to much stronger- and !• more experienced teams. It was nip ami tuck for both teams until the fourth inning, when Zrakas. : visiting catcher, sent the ball soaring over left field fence for a home run. Tile other run was the result of three Edenton errors. Allen I ’owe! 1 was on the mound for Edenton and kept eight hits well scattered, but the .lo cal boys were unable to connect with the slants of Davis, Wilson hurler, when hits meant runs. Tlve local boys will meet two tough opponents here today (Thursday) and Saturday. This afternoon’s contest, starting at 4 o’clock, will find Ahoskie facing the locals in the second and final game of their series, while the powerful Raleigh Juniors come here to meet the Edenton nine Saturday [ afternoon, when the game will get under way at 8 o’clock. Powell is slated to work for Eden ton on the mound today and Whitson will be pitted against Raleigh. Edenton plays in Raleigh next f Monday, but return to Hicks Field on! | Wednesday for a game with the Dur j ham outfit. Agents impressed With 4-H Camp Site —- Say Set-up Is Ideal For Girls’ and Boys’ En campment C. W. Overman, County Agent, and Miss Rebecca Colwell, Home Demon stration Agent, visited the Roanoke | Island 4-H Club Camp last week for j the purpose of observing it in opera tion to better plan the program for encampment there the week of Julv 8-18. The is perfect, say the agents, having a well directed bathing area, ample play ground space, good build ings and facilities for class instruc tion and nine buildings for housing the club members. Both agents agree that the camp is perhaps the best setup they have seen for 4-H encampment. TOWN COUNCIL, MEETING MONDAY NIGHT SETS UP LEGAL MACHINERY FOR PAVING STREETS, CURBS, GUTTERS AND DRAINAGE .. 1 Ladies’ Day _| Marvin Wilson. president of j the Edenton baseball team, has proclaimed Friday. July 2(5, as Labes' Day at Hicks Field, at I which time all ladies will be ad mitted free as guests of the Col onials. The attraction will be a game between Edenton and Eli zabeth City, and it is hoped the grandstand will be filled with members of the fair sex. Edenton Breaks Into League Win Column Colonials Emerge Vic tors In Three Con secutive Games BV IRVING LEIGH The Edenton Colonials, crowding other Albemarle League entries, jumped back into the wiii column this week with a double triumph over the week-end. The Colonials; defeat ed the favored Colerain nine. 9 to 4, at Colerain Talk .Saturday afternoon, { and trimmed the Elizabeth City j i Senators, 8 to 1, hi an eleven inning J | contest Sunday at H unsucker Field | 1 in Elizabeth City. ■ Against Colerain Saturday. with I j the score tied up at 4-all in the ninth | inning, the Colonials staged a he ; lated rally when- Manager Tex Lind-: I sey-went in as a pinch hitter and laid j down a perfect bunt for a Well ex ecuted -quec/.e play that brought the,, winning run . across. Four more | rung, crossed the plate before the ' drive was halted. Feature of the game. Mas a home j run in the eighth inning, by- alb State catcher .1 ini Edwards, who poled one {over the fence setting tile stage fori the victory. .; Garland I.: 11 1Colonial hurlcr. j . maintained a steady pace throughout |.| the game striking out 'i, walking 8 ( an'd allowing 8 scattered, hits. Journeying over to Elizabeth City’s ( Huiisucker Field Sunday afternoon. . the Edenton aggregation came from K liehind in the ninth 'to tie up the hall , game: and send it into extra innings. Manager Tex Lindsey, inserting him- { self in a crucial spot with two out ; | and : one man on, blasted a clean : single scoring Mike Byrum with the tying run. With ;one down in the eleventh in ning. Jim Edwards and Mike Byrum singled, bringing Johnny Hagood, i . Naval Shore "Patrolman, to-bat. Ha good hit the first pitch for a clean game-winning single, storing Ed wards and By rum. Elizabeth City scored their lone . tally on a wild pitch by Griffin in the eighth frame. Jobey Griffin snapped a losing jinx , and broke into the victory parade by hurling a clever five hit game. Grif fin was credited With 10 strike outs . and one walk to go the whole route against the highly touted Elizabeth City nine. The Colonials continued their win- { (Continued on Page Six') Citation Issued For Johnnie Lester Perry J In connection with the recent post- 1 f humous award of the Navy- and Ma- j Hue Corps Medal to Johnnie; Lester r Terry. AMM 1 c, son of Ml. ami Mrs. ( J. U. Ferry, by Secretary of the Navy f James Forrestal for President Tru man. the following citation was is sued: . {-.( "Fi>r heroic conduct while attached ; j to the USS Monterey on the occasion j f of a fire aboard during a severe ty-1 pinion in the waters off the Philippine , Islands, on December 18,1944. Man . Ping his .fire station on the hangar , deck, I’erry resolutely fought the]' flames despite smoke, exploding am-i munition and the danger from loosed f airplanes sliding over the slippery j deck as the ship rolled excessively in c high winds and heavy seas, carrying j on with aggressive determination un til killed by an explosion. By his cool courage, bold initiative and skill in tha performance of duty under the ( niOTt hazardous conditions, Perry 1 contributed materially toward saving ; his ship and upheld the highest tra- i ditions of the United States Naval \ Service. He gallantly gave his life 1 for his country.” ] av Per Year. Special Election Will Be Held to Decide Matter Saturday, July 27 50-50 BASIS Maximum Amount of Bond Issue Set at $370,000 U Town Council at a meeting held Monday night passed an ordinance which authorizes the, issuance of a maximum of sß7u.olill Town of Eden ton bonds for the purpose of improve ments which include paving practic ally all of the remaining dirt streets, installing curbs and gutters and im proving the storm drainage system which will eliminate most of the un sightly and dangerous ditches in tow 11. Frokeiit at the meeting was A. C. Li'iliorg. consulting engineer of Bur lington. who lias already checked on the various petitions signed by prop erty. owners. Mr. I.inberg explained various phases of the project and answered quite a few questions which w ere asked: by the .Councilinen. Town Attorney VV. I). I’ruden also attended the meeting arid advised the Council men . relative to the legal phases of tlie ordinance. One re<|uireinent was a .Taneial statement of the town’s j indebtedness, which was furnished by j VV. H. Gardner, treasurer, showing I that the Town owes only SB,OOO, | which is being paid by SI,(MM annua 1 I installments In the Board of Publi- Works. Having adopted the, ordinance T authorize the issuance of bonds, • resolut ion was.subsequently adopted calling for a special election for the • purpose of submitting to the qualified j voters of the Town for their approval or disapproval of the bond issue. This election will be held Saturday, July 2”. The polls will be open from (5:80 A. M. and close at (5:80 F. M. (EST) AM qualified voters now on the books will be allowed to cast a ballot for or against the bond issue. N i new registration will be necessary, but any who wish to vote in the elec tion and are not listed on the various wards’ books will have an opportunity to register. For this purpose the registration books will be open from Saturday, July (5, to; Saturday. July 18, both dates inclusive. The Town Councilinen set up ma chinery for the election by naming the following polling places,, reg istrars' and judges of election: First Ward Foiling Flace—-Municipal Building. Registrar-—R. H, Bachman Judges of Election—H. T Miller and J. J, Long. Second Ward Foiling Place-—Court House. Registrar—o. C. Davis. Judges of Election-—C. T. Doughtie and G. E. Uullipher. Third Ward Foiling l Mace-—W. H. Parrish’s Store. Registrar—L, S. Byrum. Judges of Election—W. H. Parris!) and S. S. Cam pen. Fourth Ward Polling Flace— H. W. Layton’s Store. Registrar— F. J. Bunch. Judges of Election—K. W. Layton and R. L. Ward. Streets to be payed in the project are: Oakum from Church to U. S. 17, Gale from Broad east to railroad and from Granville to Mosley, Albemarle from Broad east to railroad, Carteret from Granville cast to railroad. Free mason from Granville east to rail road, Granville from Carteret to Vir ginia Road, Mosley from Church to Albemarle, Church from Mosley west to railroad, Peterson from Broad to Granville. The project also includes King, Queen, Church and Office streets from Railroad Avenue to Mill Avenue and Mil! and Railroad Ave nues from Church to King in the Cot ton Mill village, as well as Park Ave nue, Johnson and Cabarrus streets in North Edenton. Provision of the petitions as signed for the various streets call for the property owners paying half of the cost of the improvements and the town paying the other half. BIBLE SCHOOL CLOSES The Vacation Bible School of the Center Hill Methodist Church closed last Friday with an enrollment of 67 scholars, four tea eh Mrs and 4 visitors. Average attendance of pupils for the week was 51. Certificates for per fect attendance were awarded to 510 pupils.
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