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THE CHOWAN HERALDS
Volume XV.—Number 16.
Judge Richard Dixon
Metes Out Sentences
To German Criminals
Ldcal Man One of Three
Man Court In Nuern
burg, Germany
Edenton friends will be interested
•to know that Richard D. Dixon was
one of the judges 9f a three-man
American war crimes tribunal in
Nuremburg, Germany, to pass sen
tences Saturday on 14 officers of
Adolph Hitler’s Elite Guard to death
on the gallows. It was the biggest
group of death sentences handed out
in war crimes trials in Germany.
The 14 and seven other officers
were given life terms and the other
five were sent to prison for terms
ranging down to 10 years.
Trila of the Nazis had been in
progress seven months, and the judg
ment was hailed as “a landmark in
the campaign against racial intol
erance and violence.”
In a letter to Clerk of Court E. W.
Spires this week Judge Dixon stated
that he and Mrs. Dixon expect to
leave Germany on April 21 on the
ship Bremerhaven and are scheduled
to arrive in Edenton early in May.
Welfare Program
Feature At Junior
Woman’s Club Meet
Director of Field Social
Work Guest Speaker
At April Meeting
Miss Ada McCracken, Director of
field social work in North Carolina,
was guest speaker at the April meet
ing of the Junior Yfopuw»?s Club and
gave a most instructive talk on “Wel
fare services to children,” Miss Mc-
Cracken explained the resources by
which the state aids children, some
of which are the adoption program,
boarding home program, free foster
homes placement service, child labor
laws, juvenile court work, school at
tendance, psychological and psychi
atric service and the crippled child
ren’s program through which the
state-wide clinics are conducted.
Mrs. J. H. McMullan, local welfare
director, was also a guest and gave
some pertinent information on the
welfare activities in Chowan County.
The welfare chairman of the Club,
Mrs. Ralph Parrish, who was in
charge of the program, presented the
plan for the canvassing es the cancer
drive which is now under way, and
assigned ipembers to each district.
Mrs. Nathan Dail, treasurer of
the Cancer Drive, reminded the mem
bers of the drastic need for funds for
the cancer research and treatment,
expressing the hope that the quota I
of SBOO would be reached, if not ex
ceeded.
* Several interesting letters were
read by Mrs. Martin Wisely from ,
residents of Germany, thanking thej
Junior Woman’s Club for clothing
sent them. Mrs. Wisely reported that |
over 200 pounds of clothing had been
sent. I
Miss Julia Burton and Mrs. T. C. [
Byrum, Jr., were Voted ’in as new
members.
Red Cross Drive Is
Drought To Close
Chairman Herbert Hol
lowell Reports Total
Os $2,235.77
Herbert Hollowell, chairman of the
Chowan County Red Cross fund rais
ing drive, has wound up the 1948
campaign and reports contributions
totaling $2,235.77. The two final re
ports were turned in during the week,
one from the Edenton Cotton Mill,
where C. C. Cates was chairman, and
the county colored people-with J. B.
Small chairman.
Mr. Cates reported $64.70, which
was collected by the following can
vassers:
Viva Wriglit, Gladys Ward $15.35
Mary Edwards 14.35 i
J. G. Creech,, Jessie Miller! 20.25
Elizabeth G. Wriglit 11.26
R. W. Carden 3.60
J. B. Small reported $12.17 from
the following solicitors:
Mrs. Priscilla Long —... SI.OO
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, April 15,19487“
|_ Illegal _J
- Postmaster C. E. Kramer re
ported this week that numerous
postcards of the chain variety
have been received lately, and
calls attention to the fact that
such postcards* are unmailable.
Mr. Kramer says that this type
of card is contrary to the rules
and laws of the postal service
and, therefore, warns patrons of
the postoffice to refrain from
mailing such cards.
Tuwn Councilmen
In Session Tuesday
Until After 10’clock
Several Items Consume
Much Time During
Discussion
Faced '• with several complicated
matters which consumed no little
time, Town Councilmen at their April
meeting held Tuesday night, remained
in session until after 1 o’clock Wed
nesday morning.
Quite a discussion developed when
Town Attorney J. N. Pruden present
ed a proposed lease of a portion of
the Edenton Naval Air Station to the
Country Club for a golf course. The
discussion centered principally around
the list of equipment to be specified
in the lease. However, it was finally
agreed to include such equipment as
will be required permanently to main
tain a golf course, and provision was
made to use heavy equipment until
the construction work is completed.
The Councilmen subsequently pass
ed a resolution to the effect that it
is the intention of the Town to exe
cute a lease to the Country Club for
certain property v when corrections
have been made to the lease regard
ing the equipment, as well as a
change in the lines so as to eliminate
several buildings from that portion
leased to the club.
What consumed more time than
anything else was deciding on a sal
ary for William Privott, who has
been appointed manager and super
visor of the Edenton Naval Air Sta
tion now that his duties as receiver
have terminated., Several propositions
considered, including an outright
salary, salary and percentage of
rentals, as well as sharing only in the
rentals. After much discussion it was
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Richard D. Dixon, Jr.
Speaker At Rotary:
Richard Dixon, Jr., was an interest
ing speaker at last week’s Rotary
meeting, speaking about his recent
stay in Germany. Mr. Dixon held
the rapt attention of the Rotarians
as he explained the war trials tribun
als and the way they function, point
ing out that all defendants have a
fair trial.
1 He told of the gas chambers, shoot
, ing pits and other methods used by
; the Nazis to kill their enemies dur
ing the recent war, as well as con
ditions as they now exist in Germany.
| Young Dixon returned from Chapel
■ Hill in order to speak at the meeting.
I Before the meeting adjourned, C.
E. Kramer and John Holmes present
' ed, a brief report of the recent Rotary
! Assembly held at Raleigh.
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Junior Woman’s Club
Plans Bridge Party
And Fashion Show
Latest Summer Styles
v Will Feature Latter
Event
Mrs. John Kramer, chairman of the
ways and means-committee of the
Junior Woman's Club, has announced
that the Club will sponsor a bridge
party and fashion show on Thursday
evening, May 6th at 8 o’clock. The
party will be held at the Clubhouse
and plans for reservations will be an
nounced later this month.
The fashion show will be in charge
of Mrs. Roland Vaughan, and the
forthcoming summer styles will be
shown from Preston’s, The Betty
Shoppe and The Tots & Teens Shop.
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY WILL
MEET WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2i
The Chowan Hospital Auxiliary
will meet Wednesday afternoon, April
21, at 8:30. The meeting will be held
in the nurse*’ borne, and every mem
ber is urged to attend.
CITIZENS OF TOMORROW I
Another installment of “Citizens of Tomorrow” is herewith pre
, * sented by The Herald. In the above group are, top, row, left to
right,: R. B. Keeter, son of Mrs. Estelle Keeter, 814 Johnson Street;
Linda Leary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon G. Leary, 308 Moseley
•Street; Billy Bunch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Bunch, Route i,
Edenton. Bottom row, left to right: Sharon Hare, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. N. Hare, Route 1, Edenton; Patsy Mooney, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mooney, 302 South Oakum Street, and Douglas
Forehand, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Forehand, Tyner.
Another Effort To
Hold Meeting Os
T. D. Association
Directors Urged to Meet
At Court House April
26 at 8 O’clock
The Board of Directors of the
Chowan County Tuberculosis and
Health Association was requested to
meet in (he Chowan County Court
House at 8 P. M. on March 18 for the
purpose of reviewing the activities of
the past, approving the financial re
port, electing officers for the coming
year and handling any other business
that should come before the body.
However, when the meeting was call
ed there were only ten of the directors
present, which number did not con
stitute a quorum. Lack of a quorum
made it necessary to- postpone the
meeting until Monday night, April 26.
Ralph E. Parrish, president of the
association, is sending notices to all
of the directors requesting them to
attend the meeting on April 26. The
meeting will be held in the Court
House and Mr. Parrish emphasizes
the fact that without the support and
attendance of the directors it is im
possible for the organization to con
tinue its worthy work.
Early Morning Fire
Damages Building
At Naval Air Station
Veneer, Lumber and 17
Electric Fans Com
plete Loss
Fixe of undetermined origin seri
ously damaged Building No. 17 at
the Edenton Naval Air Station early
Friday morning. The building was
used by the Hervey Foundation as a
drying kiln for veneer, and at the
time of the fire was filled with ve
neer and lumber, all of which is a
total loss.
The building is one of the few brick
structures on the base and the in
tense heat inside caused the walls to
crack in several places. Aside from
the damage to the building and loss
of the veneer and lumber, 17 electric
fang were also damaged beyond re
pair. Drying coils were also dam
aged, but David Hervey, president of
the Foundation, expressed the belief
that most of the pipe could be used
again.
Mr. Hervey informed The Herald
early this week that he intends to
rebuild the damaged building. No
estimate of the loss was given.
Fire fighting equipment at the
base, as well as the Edenton Fire De
partment rushed to the scene, hut
there was little opportunity to save
the contents of the building. It is
supposed that the fire had been in
progress for some time before it was
discovered.
Colored Births Lead
White During March
Colored births again led the white
in Chowan County during March. Ac
cording to figures leased by the
Health Department, there were 14
white births as compared with 18
colored. Colored deaths also led the
white with nine and two white.
Two colored stillbirths were also
reported.
Audience Amazed j
At Progress Made
i By Edenton Band
Movement Under Way
To Secure Rehearsal j
Room
I The audience at the Band concert j
, last Friday night was enthusiastically i
responsive, amazed and genuinely j
, thrilled at the remarkable progress!
t the students have made under the!
splendid direction of their untiring j
. and zealous director, Ben Stephenson. |
j After only six weeks of instruction, j
Mr. Stephenson presented his 57 ,
students in their first concert in the 1
. High School auditorium and seven
were gendered including i
| semi-classical, popular numbers and ;
, j marches.
In his appeal to the parents and
i teachers, sponsors of the Band, for a
I rehearsal room Mr. Stephenson stress- 1
ed the need for a separate building.
' due to the inevitable conflict of hand
practice with the other school activ
ities. The band committee is working
' on that problem and it is expected
that a building will very soon be
.vailable.
Mr. Stephenson is preparing an
other concert to be given in May.
Mayor Thanks All For|
Cooperating During
Local Clean-up Week
Complains, However, In |
That Some Residents
Are Indifferent
Mayor Leroy Haskett early this
week expressed his appreciation for
the cooperation of many Edenton
people in Clean-up week.
“To those who did such a nice job,”
said Mr. Haskett, “I, as Mayor of
Edenton, wish to express my sincere
thanks, but there are still a few who
have done very little. Please be
good enough to do your part and
clean up for I really appreciate it.
I have had several people come to me
and express their willingness to al
ways cooperate and make Edenton a
clean and attractive town, in fact the
most attractive town ifi the State.
Let’s make it a very neat and tidy
town to live in.
“I regret it is necessary to mention
this, but I know of s6me few people
who are not at all particular about
their trash containers as they should
be. They have the habit of putting
them out after the Street Commis
sioner as to the schedule, he will be
glad to assist you. And, too, we have
a few who even put their trash and
garbage out over the week-end. For
instance even on Sunday morning. It
is a known fact that dogs scatter this
trash and make unsightly conditions.
Please remember not to put trash or
garbage out on Sundays or Saturday
nights.
“Anyway, thanks to each and every
one for their cooperation.”
FIRE TRUCK REPAIRED
The Ford truck of the Edenton Fire
Department which was badly wrecked
in an accident on Thanksgiving morn
ing is expected to be back on duty
within a few days. The truck' has fin
ally been repaired and is now in Suf
folk, where it is being painted.
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|_ Band Meeting J
All Parents Especially
Urged to Attend
Attention is called to all par
ents of members of the school
band to attend the meeting at
the High School auditorium j
Friday night, April 16, at 8
o’clock.
The purpose of this meeting
-is to form an organization of
the parents to assist in the ac
tivities and problems of the
band. It is believed that the
band can function more success
fully with such an organization
behind them. From the spirit
of congeniality and interest al
ready show*n by the people of
Edenton, indications are that the
parents will enjoy being a part
of the long-awaited band. ,
Anyone interested in the hand
is incited to attend this meeting
on Friday whether they have a
child or not.
Jaycee Will Observe
Charter Night April
22nd At Legion Hut
State President Ed Ellis
Will Be Principal
Speaker
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of Com
j merce will observe charter night next
;Thursday night; April 22, the affair!
; scheduled to be held at the Legion
hut. The principal speaker for the
! occasion will be Ed Ellis,' State Presi
dent of the Junior Chamber of Com- j
j merce. It is hoped that every mem
ber of the local organisation will be;
I present to enjoy the affair.
President Frank Holmes will pre-:
| side over the meeting, with the fol-:
i lowing program announced by A. P. j
| Hassell, chairman of the Program 1
| Committee:
Song.
| Grace.
Dinner.
Address of Welcome by Frank M.
! Holmes.
Response by Quillen Ward of the:
i Rocky Mount Club.
Recognition of Guests, Frank M.
Holmes.
Song.
Presentation of the National Char
ter, Billy Harrison, National Di
rector.
j Presentation of State Charter, Ed
j Ellis, State President.
I Song,
j Dance.
Floral Exhibit On
Friday, April 23rd
| Food Bazaar Also Plan
ned By Junior Wo
man’s Club
Friday, April 23rd, has been set as
the date for the floral exhibit spon
sored by the Junior Woman’s Club
and will be held in the old dining room
of the Hotel Joseph Hewes from 11
to 4:30 o’clock.
Mrs. Jimmie Earnhardt, chairman j
of the Home and Garden Depart-'
ment, is stressing the fact that the :
exhibit will be informal, requiring no 1
particular specimen and that any kind
of floral display will be used.
A sweepstakes prize will be given ;
and a silver rotating cup presented
for the best flower. First and second
prize ribbons will also be awarded for
outstanding arrangements of other ■
flowers.
Judges selected for the exhibit will
be Mrs. W. I. Hart, Mrs. R. P. Bad
ham and Mrs. John Wood.
A food bazaar will be held in con
nection with the show', at which time
pastries, cookies and candy will be on
sale.
Local Colored Choral
Group.ln Second Place
At Music Festival
Out of the many schools that par
ticipated in the music festival April
8 at State Teachers College in Eliza
beth City, Edenton feels proud of the
showing made by the boys and girls
of the choral group of the Edenton
colored high school. The group sang
“As By the Streams of Babylon” by
Dett, which was enthusiastically re
ceived by the audience.
Tlie Edenton group, directed by
Miss Lula Tillett, won second place at
the festival.
, Tear.
Holton And Byrum
Are Informed About
Live Bait Situation
| Unlawful to Sell Min
nows Without Proper
Permit
David Holton, representing District
No. 1 of the Wildlife Clubs and J. R.
! Byrum, representing the Chowan
[County Wildlife Club, went to Kinston
Monday in order to straighten out
the misunderstanding relative to
catching minnows for the purpose of
sale, They attended a meeting of
the Wildlife Commission at which
only hunting laws were considered,
but made it their business to contact
State Director ‘Patton in order to get
a ruling.
Locally the impression has spread
that minnows may be caught for the
purpose of sale, despite the fact that
there is a law to the contrary, Hol
ton and Byrum were informed that
the law is in effect, it being explained
that in many instances tank cars are
sent into North Carolina to carry
away large numbers of minnows. The
law, they were told, was to protect
game fish, for the minnows provide
food for these fish, which if allowed
to be taken away in such large
; numbers will eventually prove detri
mental to sport fishing,
However, Holton and Byrum were
informed that minnows may be caught
to be sold at retail only, providing a
form is filled out and approved by
the Wildlife Commission. These forms
can be secured from Game Wardens,
hut they must be sent to the Wild
life Commission for approval. Os
course, game wardens may recom
mend any applicant, hut they have
no authority to give anyone a permit
to catch minnows for sale. It was
understood that the law will be c6m
plied with, so that anyone desiring
{to catch minnows for sale is warned
to secure the necessary permit ap
proved by the Wildlife Commission.
Binghamton Still
On Winning Streak
In Exhibition Games
Rocky Mount, Harris
burg- and Wilming-ton
Latest Victims
Binghamton’s Triplets continued
their winning streak in exhibition
games with Rocky Mount, Harris
burg and Wilmington being the vic
tims during the week. Newark was
scheduled to be the attraction on
Hicks Field Monday in what was ex
pected to be the strongest team to
be met by the Triplets in pre-season
play, but the New Jersey team failed
to put in an appearance. It was re
ported that the Newark outfit re
mained in Norfolk to play due to a
scheduled game being rained out
Sunday.
The Triplets were scheduled to play
Manchester Wednesday afternoon of
this week in a benefit game for the
Edenton baseball club.
Today (Thursday) Binghamton is
scheduled to play Wilson on Hicks
(Field. A Sunday afternoon game
| was not scheduled when The Herald
(went to press but Business Manager
• Leon Hamilton was hopeful that he
could schedule a game. Tuesday of
next week Wake Forest College is
billed to, play a night game starting
at 8 o’clock. Wednesday afternoon
of next week Williamsport will be
the attraction.
In a slow game played Thursday
night the Triplets defeated Rocky
Mount 14-8. The Binghamton batters
had little difficulty in solving the
slants of Pace and chalked up five
runs in the first and third innings.
Manager Buddy Hassett made numer
ous substitutions, using Schroer, Mor
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Plans Under Way Fo/
Local Women’s Business
And Professional (Tlub
\
I
Quite a number of Edenton women
are interested in organizing a busi
ness and professional club and a
meeting for the purpose of discussing
plans of organization will be held Fri
day night, April 23, at 8 o’clock in
the library at. the Edenton High
School.
The district chairman will attend
this meeting in order to speak on var
ious phases of work and objections
of a club, so that all women of the
community who are interested are
urged to be present at the meeting.