Volume XlV.—Number 40.
Chief Os Police George Dait
Resigns To Accept Job With
Vehicle Inspection Bureau
Jack Gaskill Declines
Offer to Become
Successor
GOES WITH STATE
' \
$ R L. Pratt Authorized
To Serve as Acting
Chief
George I. Dail, Edenton’s Chief of
■ Police on Saturday tendered his res
ignation, effective Wednesday of this
week. Mr. Dail has served in the
capacity of Chief of Police for two
years, succeeding J. R. Tanner when
the latter resigned to become Chief
of Police at Greenville.
Mr. Dail has accepted a position
with the Inspection Bureau of the
State Department of Motor Vehicles.
His headquarters will be in Green
ville and will have the Eastern part
of the .State under his supervision.
Though he will work out of Green
ville, he will be home over week
ends, so that he and Mrs. Dail will
retain their residence in Edenton.
Mr. Dail's letter to Mayor Leroy
Haskett and Town Council, tender
ing his resignation follows:
“I herewith respectfully submit
my resignation, same to take effect
as soon as you can release me, if
possible not later than October 1.
“It has been a pleasure working
with your department and I want to
take this opportunity to thank each
one of you for the cooperation and
consideration you have given the Po
lice Department. I shall always re
member that you worked with me in
every request asked and helped to
make my stay with you a pleasant '
Chief Dhil expressed?*'his interest £n I
the local Police Department and ex- J
pressed his willingness to be of any
help possible before and even while
he is engaged in his new duties.
At a special meeting last week,
Town Council offered the position to
Jack Gaskill, who later declined the
offer due to also accepting a position
with- the State as a motor vehicle
traffic lane supervisor. Mr. Gaskill,
a former State Highway patrolman
stationed in Edenton, was highly rec
ommended. He was a patrolman
about six years, some of which time
was spent in Edenton and Hertford.
He left the service to enter the Al
coholic Tax Unit of the Federal gov
ernment and during the war entered
the Merchant Marine. Since his
discharge he was working as a sales
man in Elizabeth City and it was
hoped he would accept the offer of
the y position when it was made.
Due to Mr. Gaskill declining the
offer, Sergeant Robert L. Pratt has
been authorized •" by Mayor Leroy
Haskett to serve as acting Chief
of Police, and the matter will most
likely be discussed at the regular
| meeting of Town Council Tuesday
night, October 14. . /
\ CONSENT COURT ORDER RELEASES PART
I Os BASE PROPERTY TO TOWN OF EDENTON
Motion of Attorneys to Dismiss Hervey Founda
tion Counter Suit Is Denied By Judge Gilliam;
Case Expected to Be Tried In November
Though the suit between the Town
of Edenton and the Hervey Founds- :
tion and a counter suit brought by i
the Foundation were not reached iq j
the term of Federal Court held in \
Elftabeth City last week, a consent
order was signed by Judge Don Gil
liam which Immediately releases to
the Town of Edenton some of' the
property at the Edenton Naval Air
Station heretofore controlled by the
Foundation under the original. lease
between the Town and 1 the Founda
tion. Judge Gilliam’s order followed
conferences with ‘former Governor J*. i
C. B. Ehringhaus and John Graham,
who represented the Town, and Rob-
Bomey for the i
CTV.Ii: ■!«■' X 8;
sys presented a <
s Hervey coun
lliam denied the
wever, intimate i
tried at a spe- i
which will no i
tvember. J
THE CHOWAN HERALQI
1 Got A Spare Pig?~
In last week’s announcement
of Committees working in con
nection with the Legion’s Armis
tice. Day celebration, the duties
of Willis McClenny were not
made clear. Mg, McClenny is a
member of the Free Dinner Com
mittee, of which W. J. Yates is
chairman.
Mr. McClenny will be solely in
. charge of soliciting for food and
several have already promised to
furnish a pig for barbecue. Any
one who will make a contribution
toward providing the free meal
is asked to phone Mr. McClenny,
whose number is 386-W2.
Mr. Yates and the others on
the committee will be in charge
of serving the crowd the free
meal. s
Wiggins Asks Permit
To Dredge Portion
Os Pembroke Creek
Any Objection to Work
Must Be Filed Before
October 10th
According to Col. John B. Hughes,
acting district engineer of the Corps
of Engineers of the Department of
the Army, Emmett H. Wiggins of
Edenton has . made application for
to djrfdge approximately 6po
cubic yards of material from Pem
broke Creek immediately above the
bridge on U. S. Highway No. 17, the
dredged material to be placed on the
swampy area along the west side of
Pembroke Creek and north side of
U. S. Highway No. 17.
Plans showing the proposed work
may be seen at the office of the
district engineer at Wilmington, N. C.,
and at the Edenton Post Office.
If anyone has any objections to
this work from the standpoint of
navigation,, the work may be pro
tested.
Objections to the proposed work, if
any, will be received at the district
office until October 10, 1947.
Employment Office
Hours Are Changed
Mrs. Corie Bunch, manager of the
local office of the N. C. State Em
ployment Service and the Unemploy
ment Compensation Division, stated
this week that office hours have been
changed.
Office hours hereafter will be from
9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Monday through
Friday, and from 9 A. M. to 1 P. M.
on Saturday.
house, a tow tractor, bulldozer, Inter
national stake body truck, asphalt
spreader, roller, road machine, gaso
line storage tank funnel, metal shop
and several other buildings.
Equipment and materials of the
Foundation now in the hangar build
ing must be moved out. within five
days, except the concrete press which
was erected, for which 15 days is al
lowed. What: equipment. has been re
moved from the hangar building must
also be returned
' The order provides that the Town
and Foundation, shall have joint use
of the ramp near the boat house.
The order also specifies that it was
made without prejudice to the pend
ing motion in the litigation or to the
contentions of each litigant.
The Town of Edenton cancelled its
lease wtfth the Hervey Foundation and
subsequently entered suit on the
grounds that the Foundation broke
its agreement relative to providing
adequate heat for the hospital and
in other* particulars. ' A
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 2,1947.
| Edenton Aces Meet
Formidable Foe At
Washington Friday
Each School Has Won
Four of Eight Games •
Played to Date
With one victory tucked under
‘ their belts, which is .offset by a de
feat, the Edenton Aces will journey
to Washington, N. C., Friday night
to meet the Washington Pam Pack
outfit in the hope of adding another
notch on the win side of the ledger.
The Washington team is reported to
be one o£the strongest teams in the
conference, so that Coaches Tex
Lindsay and Nick George are ex
pecting a hard battle, and have been
taking their boys through stiff prac
tice sessions in preparation for the
game.
Edenton and Washington have thus
far played only eight games, with
honors divided, each having won
four games. The rivalry dates back
to 1928, when Coach Frank Sutten
field first inaugurated football at the
Edenton High School. The Aces
lost the first game 19-0 and in 1931
again lost 39-14.
[ln 1936, 1937 and 1938, when Dav
id Holton was coach, the Aces won
three successive games, 19-12, 6-0,
I and 13-7.
The Aces and Washington did not
meet again until 1941, when Bill
f Bowman was coach, Edenton winning
, by a 7-6 score. In 1942 Washington
won 7-0 and in 1944, the last time
the two teams met on the gridiron,
. the Aces lost by a score of 24-12.
k Washington thus far has two vic
tories to their credit, having won
from Roanoke Rapids and Scotland
Neck.
Edenton’s probable starting lineup
’ will be Davenport and Goodwin at
* ends; Hector Lupton, Jr., and George
, Habit, tackles; Gene Spruill and A1
■ Habit, guards; Frank Habit, center;
: Jack Habit, quarterback; Byrum and
Wheeler, halfbacks, and Whitson,
fullback.
I
Legipn Completes
Tentative Plans For
Nov. 11 Celebration
Mayor Haskett Will Be
Asked to Declare
Holiday
At a meeting Tuesday night the
American Legion committee in charge
of the Armistice Day celebration on
, November 11 completed tentative
plans for the gala event. Mayor Le
roy Haskett will be asked to declare
I a legal holiday and merchants will be
l requested to decorate their store
fronts and to remain closed for the
day. All citizens will be asked to
| display American flags, if possible.
The tentative schedule for the day’s
program follows:
10 A. M.—Parade forms at armory.
1 10:45 A. M.—Armistice Day ad
dress at the Court House Green.
11:30 A. M.—Commercial fish boat
I race.
12 Noon—Band concert on Court
House Green.
1:00 P. M.—Free pig barbecue for
the public at .Hicks Field.
1:30 P, M.—Band concert at Hicks
Field.
2:00 P. M.—Football game at Hicks
Field.
7:30 P. M.—Community sing at
• armory.
9:00 P. M.—Dance at the armory.
1 10:00 P. M.—Beauty contest at
armory.
i Spanish War veterans and Gold
Star Mothers will be asked to ride
■ in the parade.
In case of rain during time for the
parade or boat races, these events
will be eliminated. If the weather
is inclement, the address, band con
certs and free dinner will be held in
the-armory.
Fire Chief Hall Will
Be On Radio Sunday
Fire Chief R. K. Hall will take part
on Peter Carlton's "Let’s Be Neigh
borly” program on the Elizabeth City
i radio station next Sunday afternoon.
> Mr. Hall’s remarks will have to do
with the observance of Fire Preven-
I tion Week, which will be observed the
r week of October 6*ll. .
> During next week talks will be
i made in schools stressing fire preven
tion and at the Taylor Theatre a short
I picture will be shown relative to
' Fim Prevention Week.
.
White Cane Sale In
Edenton Saturday
Nets Almost S3OO
Chairman J. A. Curran
Expresses Apprecia
tion For Support
J. A. Curran, chairman of the
White Cane Sale, sponsored by the
■ Edenton Lions Club, and which was
; held Saturday, reports that contribu
: tions have mounted to almost S3OO.
■ Mr. Curran is delighted with the
success of the drive, and desires to
' express his thanks and appreciation
■ to those who worked in the interest
: of the drive, as well as those who
cooperated in purchasing the canes
i and made contributions. Mr. Curran
said the colored people of the town
■ were very generous and he desires to
express his appreciation for their in
; terest and loyal support,
t “I had a splendid group of work
i ers,” said Mr. Curran in commenting
: upon the drive, “and with such a
- group of people I am satisfied much
: more money could have been raised
i, if pressure was brought to bear. I
I am delighted with the success of the
(drive and want to thank each and
every one who had any part in the
i very gratifying outcome.”
, Mr. Curran had nine girls on the
job selling the canes and these in
; eluded Sharon Lupton, Peggy Good
win, Lillian Leary, Barbara Leary,
■ Helen Boswell, Edna Boswell, Crystal
i Haste, Barbara Dail and Betsy Dun
, can.
Assisting in making solicitations
in the interest of the drive were.
West Byrum, West Leary, L. S. By
i rum, W. E. Malone and Hector Lup
; ton, all members of the Lions Club,
and women who joined in the drive
, were Mesdames West Byrum, George
Hoskins, Oscar Duncan and J. A.
, Curran.
Bonner Scheduled To
Attend Meeting Os
Chowan Farm Bureau
All Farmers Urged to
I Be at Community
House Oct. 9th
' J. E. Baker, president of the Cho
wan Farm Bureau, early this week I
stated that Congressman Herbert I
Bonner will attend a meeting of the •
organization which will be held at the
Community Building at Cross Roads
, Thursday night, October 9. The
meeting will begin at 7:30 o’clock.
Mr. Baker invited Mr. Bonner to be
present and the Congressman has in
, formed him that he expects to attend.
, Mr. Baker, of course, is very
i anxious to have a large number pres
, ent, for he believes the meeting will
, prove beneficial. Mr. Bonner is not
slated for a long address, but will
discuss legislative problems in con
nection with agriculture and other
phases of government. Mr. Baker
stated that the meeting will be more
or less of a round table or open
forum type, in which those attend
ing will be given an opportunity to
ask Mr. Bonner questions or express
their personal views on matters which
may come up for discussion.
All farmers, and especially Farm
Bureau members and their families
are urged to attend in order to hear
what Mr. Bonner has to say or ex
press their own opinions to the end
that the meeting may be interesting
as well as beneficial.
Carlton Speaker At
Columbia Rotary Club
Peter Carlton, executive secretary
of the Chamber of ‘Commerce and
Merchants Association, was the prin
cipal speaker at the Columbia Rotary
Club meeting Tuesday night. Mr.
Carlton spoke on the subject, “The
Need For Cooperation Among Towns
In the Albemarle,” pointing out the
necessity ,of eliminating petty jeal
ousies among the towns and those
who make up the citizenship.
PTA Meets Tuesday
In School Library
Edenton’s Parent-Teacher Associa
tion will meet Tuesday afternoon,
October 7, at 3:15 o’clock in the
school library. Mrs. L. A. Patterson,
president of the association, urges
all members to attend and extends a
special invitation to mothers of chil
dren who have just entered school to
be present.
A social hour will follow the regu
lar business meeting.
Parking Meters Installed In
, Edenton But Not Enforced
Until Town Council Meets
| Here Next Thursday J
M4j t '
mm .
i
HERBERT BONNER
Congressman Herbert Bonner
will attend and take part in the
Farm Bureau meeting at the
Community Building at Cross
Roads next Thursday night, Oc
tober 9, at 7:30 o’clock. J. E.
Baker, president of the Farm
Bureau, urges all farmers and
members of their families to
attend.
•
Junior Woman’s Club
Wins Cup For Best,
Community Project
: Members Complimented \
For Sponsoring Play
ground In Edenton
More than 100 women, representa
tives of the various clubs of the 16th
District of the North Carolina Fed
eration of Women’s Clubs, were the
guests of the Camden Woman’s Club
at Camden Saturday, September 27.
Mrs. Dennis Evans' of Manteo,
president of the district, graciously
I presided at both the morning and
I luncheon sessions. The invocation
I was pronounced by the Rev. Arthur
Stephenson of Camden. Welcome was
spoken by Mrs. P. P. Gregory, presi
dent of the Senior Club of Camden;
Mrs. Ralph Saunders, president of
the Camden Junior Club, and Mrs. C.
S. Fairless, district president of Home
Demonstration Clubs, and the re
sponse was made by Mrs. R. R. Cope
land of Ahoskie.
Mrs. James A. Gupton of Charlotte,
president of the N. C. Federation of
Women’s Clubs, addressed the meet
ing, using as her theme “United For
Peace,” and urged the representatives
of the various clubs attending to co
operate toward unity and peace in the
world by working for unity and peace
in their own communities. The other
address of the morning was made by
Mrs. E. P. Brown of Murfreesboro,
second vice president of the N. C,
Federation. Special music was ren
(Continued on Page Six)
W. A. MUNDEN IMPROVING
W. A. Munden is gradually improv
ing after being confined to his home
over a week. Mr. Munden’s illness
was caused by the after effects of
having a tooth drawn.
GROUP MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS
SCHEDULED TO PLAY IN EDENTON OCT. 9
Big Shots Will Cross Bats With Team Selected
From Albemarle League Players; Sponsored
By Ed Bond Post of American Legion
Baseball fans in this section will
have an opportunity to see a group
of major leaguers in action on Hicks
Field Thursday night, October 9, at
8 o’clock. The group will be in
charge of Buddy Lewis, popular
Washington Senate star, who last
year brought 'a group to Edenton and
had little difficulty in defeating a
picked team. t
The big leaguers will cross bats
with an all-Albemarle team, selected
from teams in the Albemarle League
under the direction of John Byrum,
manager of the Edenton* Colonials.
'The game will be sponsored by Ed
Bond Post of the American Legion,
$1.50 Per Year.
162 Placed In Business
Section From Water
To Church Street
LOADING” ZONES
Two Hour Type Provide
12 Minutes Parking
For Penny
C. B. Mooney & Son, local contrac
tors, on Tuesday completed erecting
the standards which will support
parking meters in Edenton. Mr.
Mooney was given the contract by the
I Kar Park Corporation to erect the
sections of pipe, on top of which will
be mounted the meters for insertion
of coins .for the privilege of parking
|in the business section. All of the
meters are expected to be put in place
today (Thursday) with the work sup
ervised by Charles Baker, a represen
tative of the Kar Park concern, from
whom the Town purchased the park
ing meters.
According to the contract, 162
meters will be installed on an eight
months trial basis. The meters ex
tend from Water Street to Church
Street on Broad Street, with loading
and unloading zones arranged in
about the middle of the blocks. There
are no meters installed at these load
ing zones, which will be open for the
purpose of loading or unloading.
| The police have painted loading
zones, as well as other places where
( parking is prohibited, yellow, so that
motorists can easily determine the
restricted parking areas.
The meters are of the two hour
'type with 12 minutes parking allow
(ed for a penny. Either pennies or
nick'.es. may be used, with an indica
itor registering how much- time is al
lowed. The indicator gradually re
| turns to the starting point and when
I the time has elapsed a red flag rises
with the word “Violation” plainly
visible, so that patrolmen can easily
determine when a car has parked be
yond the time limit.
While the meters are now in place,
paying for parking privilege will not
be enforced until after the next regu
lar meeting of Town Council on Oc
tober 14, when an ordinance will be
adopted, unless it is deemed necessary
to call a special meeting before that
time to take the proper steps to put
the parking meters in operation.
There is, of course, some objection
to installation of the parking meters,
but it is the belief of Town Council
men that after they have been in
operation during the trial period there
will be less complaint and that the
plan will meet with the approval of
the majority of merchants and motor
ists alike.
Installation of the meters requires
no outlay of funds by the Town.
Each meter costs $75.50, plus a $4.00
installation charge for each meter.
All of the expense will be paid from
the money collected in the meters,
with freight and installation charges
paid first. After these expenses have
been paid, the collections will be di
vided on a 50-50 basis, the Town re
ceiving half and the other half going
toward the purchase price of the
meters. When the meters are paid
for under this plan, the Town, of
course, will realize all of the collec
tions.
Provisions of the parking ordi
nance will be decided upon when
Town Council meets, either at the
regular October meeting or at a spe
cial meeting if one is called for the
purpose.
! so that an effort will be made to have
i a large crowd present in order to
i realize a substantial financial return
; to the players as well as the Legion,
i Aside from Buddy Lewis, the group
• will include Rudy York, Chicago
t White Sox; Kirby Highbe, Pitts-
I burgh; Taft Wright, Ralph Hodgin
i and Bob Gillespie, all of the Chicago
White Sox; Jimmy Brown, who this
s year managed the Indianapolis team;
1 Tommy Byrne, Newark; Ray Scar
> borough and A1 Evans of the Wash
, ington Senators; Mickey Livingston,
New York Giants, Broadus Cullens,
1 Boston Braves and possibly some
, others.
frjfllSfoHfoiiiriiir