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Volume XV.—Number 10.
Jurymen Selected
For Chowan Term
Os Superior Court
Session Is Slated to Be
Held During Week
Os March 29
Jurors for the next term of Chow
an Superior Court which will convene
Monday, March 29, were picked from
the jury box Monday morning by the
Chowan County Commissioners. The
session will be a mixed term with
Judge Walter J. Boone of Nashville
scheduled to preside.
Those who will be summoned for
jury duty are:
William H. Wells, Wendell Cope
landv J. H. Conger, Sr., Lindsay Ev
ans, E. Z. Evans, Charles P. Wales,
Jr., Asa C. Griffin, C. P. Harrell, C.
S. Morgan, Earl Bunch, M. L. Bate
man, Kissler Phillips, E. L. Halsey,
Fred C. Hoskins, H. D. White, W. E.
Jordan, Sr., M. M. Perry, J. C. Saun
ders, W. H. Heath, J. Haul Bunch,
W. D. Garris, R. A. Mansfield, E. E.
Goodwin, William Holmes, Kenneth
Floars, Claud E. Small, Sr., Colbert
Byrum, J. E. Brabble, E. E. Privott,
Albert Gray, J. N. Jordan, A. A. Par
rish, C. A. Perry, Ehrie Jones, J. W.
Hollowell and Bristow Perry.
Most important cases on the crim- ■
inal docket are as follow's: ,
State vs. Clingman Holley. The de
fendant is charged with the murder
of Milton Gatling. Both are Negroes.
State vs. William Byrum, Jr. By
rum is charged with manslaughter in
connection with the death of Louis
Nixon as the result of an automobile
collision. Both are white men.
State vs. Latimore Ballard, who is
charged with entering the home of
Charlie Gay and larceny of $730. The
money was recovered from the de
fendant by the Edenton Police pe
partment. Both are Negroes.
State vs. Lee Perry, Negro, charg
ed with larceny of $245 from David
Morris.
State vs. ALbert E. Lassiter. The
defendant is charged with assault on
C. W. Hayman, Deputy Fish Commis
sioner. Lassiter appealed from a
sentence in Recorder’s Court of 60
days, suspended on payment of SSO j
fine and costs and showing good be- ]
havior for 12 months.
Famous Baritone
At Edenton School
Tuesday Morning
Nelson Sabin Will Pre
sent Program at 9
O’clock
Nelson Sabin, famous NBC Ameri
can baritone is scheduled to appear
in a concert in the Edenton school
auditorium next Tuesday morning at
9 o’clock, it was announced Tuesday
by Superintendent John A. Holmes.
The concert will be open to the
public as well as school students, for
which a small admission charge will
be made. Mr. Sabin’s program will
include popular numbers from radio
programs and movies.
Nelson Sabin was born and educat
ed in the United States and is a prod
uct of our American Universities. He |
is a fine artist and possesses a voice
of rare beauty and tone. His reper
toire includes songs in seven lang
uages. This season he is featuring
American songs of which he has
over one thousand in his repertoire
alone.
Before the war, Nelson Sabin tour
ed Central and South America, w'here
he was acclaimed as “America’s Am
bassador of Song.”
He has toured the United States
from coast to coast, several times,
appearing in over 304, American
cities in the past three years. The
radio networks attracted by this gift
ed, young American artist have en
gaged him and he is heard regularly
over the N.B.C and C.B.S. coast to
coast Networks, both on commercial <
and network programs.
Lessons In Bridge
Now Under Way
in bridge, which are spon
sored by the Chowan Hospital Aux
iliary, got under way with a fine
start Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. i
Mary Andrews Person, bridge expert,
is in charge of the classes, which are :
being held at Hotel Joseph Hewes at ;
3 and 8 P. M. Wednesday through
Tuesday, March 9. <
For particulars regarding the les- 1
sons, those interested are requested <
to call Mrs. Frank Wood, Mrs. R. F. :
Elliott or Mrs.iJ. M. Jones.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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1 ARMY’S WINTER TRAINING IN ALASKA—Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Regiment, Second Divi
sion, trudge through the snow during Army Ground Forces exercise Yukon based in the wilderness of
• Alaska. This is one of the maneuvers in which the Armv is acclimatinsr its troons to winter eonditinna
Commissioners Clear Another Hurdle In
Path For Chowan School Improvements
Adopt 25-Year Schedule |
For Paying $400,000
Bonds
SAVE INTEREST
Anxious to Get Work
Started as Soon as
Possible
Another legal step on the road to
realization of school improvements
in Chowan consumed a considerable
amount of the County Commissioners’
time at their meeting Mftnday. Coun
ty Attorney J. N. Prudfcn appeared
at the mee(M|f 1 tw*preseAt two sched
ules for payment of the $400,000
Chowan County bonds, one of which i
must be accepted before the bond at-1
torneys prepare the resolution calling
1 for the sale of the bonds,
j One schedule calls for payment of |
.the bonds in 25 years, while the other
allows 31 years. Mr. Pruden was not I
' acquainted with the constitution of
’ the proposed buildings and informed J
the Commissioners that to take ad- |
vantage of the 31-year schedule, all j
buildings must be fire-proof. He pre- |
sented the two schedules which stip- •
ulated the amounts of principal to
be paid annually, as well as the I
amount of interest accrued.
After studying the two schedules,
the Commissioners decided to adopt
the 25-year plan when it was learned
that a saving of $33,300 will be saved
in interest, although the annual pay
ments on the principal will, of course,
be larger.
Taking for granted that the bonds I
will sell at an interest rate of 3 per
cent (it is expected a lower rate will
be offered) the interest on the 25-
year plan will amount to $183,840,
while the 31-year plan will call for
$217,170.
Under the 25-year plan the prin
cipal payment for the first four years
Will be SB,OOO annually and for the
next three years the payment each
year will be $16,000, while for the re
maining 16 years the annual pay
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Plans Completed
For Spelling Bee
Those Attending Need
Not Participate If
So Desired
Plans have been completed for an .
old-fashioned spelling bee and quiz 1
program which will be held in the -
high school library Wednesday night
of next week, March 11, at 8 o’clock. 1
The affair is being staged for the
benefit of the Hospital Auxiliary and <
Mrs. Albert Byrum wishes to remind
members of the Auxiliary who are
to donate candies and cookies to
leave them at either drug store or
Superintendent John A. Holmes’ of
fice before 5 P. M. or bring them
along when they come.
John A. Holmes will conduct the
spelling bee, while H. A. Campen
will direct the quiz from a comical
angle and Judge Marvin Wilson will
ask more serious questions.
Those in charge of the program
emphasize the fact that those at
tending may or may not participate, i
according to their wishes. / The
audience will find the program enter- i
taining even if no part is taken. i
Edenton, Chowan County, .North Carolina. Thursday, March 4,1948.
1 Meeting Os Town
Council Changed
To Monday Night
With a Lions Club zone meet
ing and the celebration of the
11th Anniversary of the Edenton
Lions Club Tuesday night of
1 next week, Mayor Leroy Haskett
this week ordered the March
meeting of Town Council to be
held Monday night of next week
instead of Tuesday night, the
regular meeting time.
Os the seven members of Town
I Council, five of them, Mayor Has
kett, J. Clarence Leary, J. P. j
| Partin, W. J. Yates and Graham
Byrum, are members of the
Lions Club, all of whom desire
| to attend the Lions affair, so that
the change in meeting was made.
Any person, therefore, who
has any matter to present at
Town Council, is urged to note
the change in meeting and to ap
i pear Monday night instead <of
| Tuesday night.
I Directors Os Junior
Chamber Commerce
Hold First Meeting
In the Court House Monday night
. the directors of the recently organized
[Junior Chamber of Commerce held
their first meeting. A full attendance
was present and many items of im
portant business were discussed.
Plans were formulated for the
membership meeting which will be
held tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock.
Each director was given a list of
prospective members to contact be
fore the meeting.
President Frank Holmes stressed j
the idea that the Jaycees are working j
for the sole benefit of the community j
welfare.
GERMAN WOMAN WRITES LETTER TO MRS.
RALEIGH HOLLOWELL TO THANK HER FOR
CLOTHING RECEIVED IN EDENTON DRIVE
Mrs. Raleigh Hollowell was de
lightfully surprised this week when
she received a letter from Bremen,
Germany. The letter, written by
Mrs. S. Walkerling, was to thank
Mrs. Hollowell for some clothing the
German woman received as the result
of one of Edenton’s recent clothing
drives. \
The letter was written in German,
so that Mrs. Hollowell had it trans
lated by Mrs. F. 0. Muth, which is
as follows:
“My dear Mrs. Hollowell:
“You, no doubt, will be surprised to
hear from someone in Germany. I
went to the pastor to see if I could
get a pair of clothes for my husband.
These he needed badly. I received a
wonderful man’s coat which fitted my
husband as if it had been made for
him. The joy was immense.
“When I arrived home I found a
note in the jacket which gave your
address. I learned at once whom the
sender was. Now I can thank you
right away for the nice gift You
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NELSON SABIN
John A. Holmes has announced
that Nelson Sabin, famous Ameri
can baritone, will present a con
cert in the school auditorium
Tuesday morning, March 9, at 9
o’clock. The public and students
are invited to hear the popular
radio artist.
Police Nab Negroes
For Stealing Ford
Pair Turned Over to FBI
For Trial In Federal
Court
Patrolmen George Moffat and
James Hassell, arrested Eugene P.
Boone, 29, of Norfolk and Walter
Wilder, 27, of Norfolk but formerly
of Edenton early Sunday morning
'• hen they parked a 1940 black Ford
sedan on East Albemarle Street.
It was later learned that the car
was stolen from the Rev. W. C. White,
5229 Powhatan Avenue, Norfolk, on j
February 24.
The two Negroes were turned over
jto the FBI and taken to Elizabeth
j City, where they will face trial in
1 Federal Court on March 22.
have given me a great blessing.
“In the year 1944 they took away
, all our possessions—my dear home,
garden and everything. My husband
was released as a war prisoner and
had nothing at all to wear. So I had
to go to the pastor to ask for some
thing for him. It will take a long
time.to gft something back again.
The suffering is great, as there are so
many in the same outlook.
“I have two daughters, ages 16 and
12 years, and it is very hard to get
something for them so they can keep
> clean, etc. My oldest daughter is a
seamstress and helps me out by mak
ing things out of old material which
is worth much today. (She means
here her knowledge to do this).
“I am thankful we have our health
1 and having this maybe the other
things can be added slowly.
“Again I will thank you very heart
ily and hope you will remember me as
I will remember you.
"With many greetings,
“From Mrs. S. Walkerling.”
4-H Club ' nt At
Naval Air Station Now In
First Stage Os Realization
Venereal Worker Is j
Approved Monday
By Commissioners
Follow-up Activities Are
Necessary, Says I)r.
S. V. Lewis
According to H. A. Campen, presi- )
dent of the Chowan County Chamber
of Commerce and Merchants Associa
tion, as a result of the close accord
manifested between the Chamber of j
Commerce and Merchants groups of
Edenton and Windsor, and the Com
missioners of both counties, follow-up
worker for venereal diseases will be
secured to work in both counties for
the last three months in the present
fiscal year. Commissioners of both j
counties on Monday agreed to pay
the salary jointly, $240 each for such |
a worker but the acquisition is sub-j
ject to the approval of the District
Board of Health.
The need for this type of worker
was brought to the attention of the ;
two groups by Dr. S. V. Lewis, dis-1
trict health officer who serves both j
Chowan and Bertie Counties. Dr.
Lewis, backed by the service or
ganizations, appeared before the two I
boards Monday, along with H. A. i
Campen and Peter Carlton of Edenton
and Hampton Brett, head of the 1
Windsor Merchants Association. . j
“Persons infected with social dis->
eases are now walking untreated,
among other people,” said Dr. Lewis. I
“Lack of funds and personnel caused |
this situation, but a follow-up worker >
can trace them down and cause them
to have needed treatment, or have j
them removed from society until they i
become non-infectious.”
Lions Will Observe
11th Anniversary
On Tuesday Night
I Zone Meeting Also Will
Be Held at American
Legion Hut
West Leary, president of the Eden- '
ton Lions Club announced Monday'
night at the club’s meeting that Eden
ton Lions will celebrate their 11th an
niversary next Tuesday night, March
9, in conjunction with a tri-city zone ,
meeting, which will be held at the j
American Legion Hut beginning at
7:30 o’clock.
Gaither Beam of Louisburg, govern-1
or of District 31-C, and Norman
| Shannonhouse, Zone Chairman and a
number of other distinguished guests
are expected to be present. Ladies'
night will be observed in connection
with the event, for the banquet will
be served by members of the Ameri- i
can Legion Auxiliary.
W. D. Turner, a representative of
the Smith Douglas Company of Nor
folk, entertained the Lions with an
I excellent film based on the diary of
George Washington, farmer. The film
1 was so good that a member of the
i local Red Men Tribe has applied for
a showing of same to the group for
i March 22.
After the introduction of guests,
among whom were J. E. Coffey, B. C.
Brown and Bobby Byrum, Dr. W. S.
Griffin inducted Haywood Bunch into
the oragnization as a member Lion.
'President Leary urged all members
to be present with their wives next
Tuesday at the charter night-zone
meeting. The members voted to
eliminate the Monday meeting in lieu
of the banquet on the following night.
Captain Harry Hand
Will Preach At Local
Baptist Church Sunday
Captain Harry C. Hand, chaplain in
the U. S. Army, who has recently re
turned from service for the past
three years, will preach in the Eden
ton Baptist Church next Sunday night
at 7:30 o’clock. The Rev. Mr. Hand
is well known in Edenton, having
married a local girl, the former Miss
Saintie White, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Frank White. The Hands re
cently returned from Japan, where
Captain Hand was stationed.
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Support Your
Red Cross
$1.50 Per Year
T
At Least SI,OOO Neces-
I sary to Put Facilities
In Condition
ONE SCHEDULED
County Puts up SSOO and
Town Asked to Fol
low Suit
i
If present plans work out, the
'Edenton Naval Air Station will be
J the scene, of sizeable 4-H Club en
campments. oiie of which is already
scheduled if information is assured of
its operation in very short order.
I William Privott appeared before
j the County Commissioners Monday,
and stated that the large barracks
near the nurses’ home is adequate to
accommodate encampments of several
hundred, but that sortie funds are
: needed to put the building in shape
for handling encampments or other
large gatherings.
j The major work to be done is to
install stoves and refrigeration, which
are already at the base, and build a
chimney so stoves can be used. It
j was formerly heated by the centra!
j heating plant. Then, too, a minimum
I of incidental items is needed.
V After the matter was presented by
| Mr. Privott, who also called upon
J County Agent C. W. Overman to re
| port upon the progress of 4-H Club
encampments, the latter stated that
I although encampments are scheduled
i almost 12 months in advance, he has
j one pending if operations can be
1 started in time.
The great advantage over other
sites where he attended encampments
j was pointed out by Mr. Overman and
both he and Mr. Privott expressed
the opinion that the local facilities
l are ideal for such encampments or
j other similar group meetings,
j The Commissioners were in accord
j with the advantages and asset it
I would be to the town and county and
subsequently agreed to appropriate
SSOO, providing .the Town of Edenton
will appropriate a like amount. It is
calculated that the expense in pre
paring the barracks and other facili
ties will amount to SI,OOO to $1,500,
but with the site in operation it was
confidently believed that after it can
be used it will be on a self-supporting
basis.
I Mr. Overman stated that he can
schedule a senior 4-H encampment
| for June 21 which, will include over
1100 members.
I Town Council will be asked at its
| meeting next Monday night to make
a SSOO appropriation so that work on
preparing the camp can be started
immediately.
Tuttle Will Assist In
Filing Tax Returns
In Edenton March 6,8, 9
And 10 to Render
Service
R. E. Tuttle, Deputy Commissioner
of Revenue, will be at the office in
his home, 105 West Queen Street,
Edenton, on March 6,8, 9 and 10, for
the purpose of assisting taxpayers
who may need help in the preparation
of their state income and intangible
tax returns.
All single persons, and all married
women having an income during 1947
of $1,000.00 or more, and all married
men having an income of $2,000.00 or
more, are required to file a return.
All persons owning on December
31st, 1947, intangible personal prop
erty; such as money on hand, accounts
receivable, notes, bonds, mortgages,
or other evidences of debt, or shares
of stock of corporations (not wholly
in this state), must file an intangible
tax return.
Failure to file subjects one to
severe penalties.
Mr. Tuttle will be in his office from
9 A. M. to 12 noon and from 1 to 5
P. M., and he urges all who must file
a return not to neglect doing so.
BOY HURT IN FALL
Little Bobby Stokely, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Stokely, had the
misfortune to fall at his home on
Oakum Street Tuesday afternoon, as
i the result of which he lost foot front
teeth is nursing a cut on the lip.