Volume XV. —Number 367
Edenton Naval Air Station
Transferred From Fifth To
Sixth Naval District Sept. 1
Action Curbs Rumors of
Navy Taking Over
Local Base
STATUS SAME
Fifth Naval Command
Pleased With Pleas
ant Relations
Many rumors have been going the
rounds that the U. S. Navy or Ma
rines will again take over the Eden
ton Naval Air Station, all of which
are without foundation as of this
writing. Most of the speculation de
veloped last week when a group of
Navy officers called on Mayor Leroy
Haskett.
As the result of the Navy officers’
visit to Edenton, the local base was
officially transferred from the juris
diction of the Fifth Naval District,
with headquarters in Norfolk, to the
Sixth Naval District, with headquar
ters located at Charleston, S. C. The
change was effective Wednesday,
September 1.
The group of Navy officers who
called on Mayor Haskett were from
the Fifth and Sixth Naval Districts,
with the former presenting and the
latter accepting command of the
• Edenton base.
The status of the base so far as
being taken over by the Navy is ex
actly the same as it was when leased
to the Town of Edmiton by the Navy
Department, the oto difference being
that it is under the jurisdiction of the
Sixth instead of the Fifth Naval
District.
Mayor Haskett’s letter from Cap
tain G. A. Dussault, commander of
the Fifth Naval District, follows:
“This letter is to inform you that,
effective September 1, 1948, the coun
ties in North Carolina under the jur
isdiction of the Commandant, Fifth
N let,- wfii •L'lfrei&iUm'od- W the
jurisdiction of the Commandant,
Sixth Naval District; whose head
quarters are located at Charleston,
South Carolina.
“The Commander, Naval Air Bases,
Fifth Naval District, as a subordinate
command of the Commandant, Fifth
Naval District, will on September 1,
1948, relinquish all administrative
dealings as concerns the former Naval
Air Station, Edenton, North Carolina,
to the Commander, Naval Air Bases,
Sixth Naval District, a subordinate
command of the Commandant, Sixth
Naval District. The Commander,
Naval Air Bases, Sixth Naval Dis
trict, will have headquarters at the
Naval Air Facility, Weeksville, Eliza
beth City, North Carolina. Captain
F. L. Worden, the present Command
ing Officer of Naval Air Facility,
Weeksville, will on September 1,
1948, assume the duties of Command
er, Naval Air Bases, Sixth Naval
District.
“It is anticipated that representa
tives of Commander, Naval Air Bases,
Fifth Naval District' and Commander,
Naval Air Bases, Sixth Naval District
will make an inspection of the Naval
Air Station, Edenton, prior to Sep
tember 1, 1948, and it is the desire of
this command that you have a repre
sentative of the Town of Edenton <
present at this inspection. You will
be notified of the inspection date' at a
later time.
“You are further advised - that on
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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE OF CHOWAN
COUNTY FARM BUREAU NOW IN PROGRESS
President A. C. Griffin Stresses Importance of
Membership of Farmers; Goal This Year Is
Again 617 Members
A. C. Griffin, president of the Cho
wan County Farm Bureau, calls at
tention this week to the annual mem
bership drive, which officially started
Wednesday of this week. The mem
'lership goal is the same as last year,
617, and Mr. Griffin is hopeful that
the county’s quota will be realized in
short order.
Mr. Griffin emphasizes the import
ance of Farm Bureau tpewbership,
pointing out that the primary purpose
of the organization is working for the
welfare of farm people, so that every
farmer in the State who is concerned
about the future of Agriculture should
enroll. He is hopeful that every farm
family in the county will be enrolled
during the drive.
Hie county will again be canvassed
by townships, with the following
chairmen named by President Griffin:
THE CHOWAN HERALD
ISMs In County
Unit W1 Open On
Monday, Sept 13th
Supt. W. J. Taylor Has
One Vacancy at Cho
wan High School
W. J. Taylor, superintendent of the
Chowan County administrative school
unit, announced early this week that
his faculty for the coming session is
complete, except a seventh grade
vacancy, which he expects to have
filled by the opening date of school.
Schools in Mr. Taylor’s unit will
open Monday morning, September 16,
at 8:30‘ o’clock.
A meeting of all white teachers
has been called for Friday morning,
September 10 at 10 o’clock at Chowan
High School. The meeting for all
colored teachers will be held on the
same day at 2 o’clock in the after
noon at the office of the Superin
tendent in the Citizens Bank Build
ing.
School bus drivers are asked to
meet in the Edenton High School
Thursday morning, September 8, at 9
o’clock. All students desiring to drive
school buses and who have not had
the class instruction or road test
should meet with this class.
The bus drivers who are to begin
will be sent notices by the principal
at Chowan High School Friday after
noon, September 10, at 2 o’clock.
The faculty of the county school
unit follows: I
Chowan High fechool—W. J. Nich
. ala, 'Sc&U'ifMdw Miss Ann Bachman,
Miss Ada Morris, Mrs. 'Doris M.
Nichols, Mrs. Marguerite B. Burch,
Miss Hattie Hudgins, Miss Ella Mae
Nixon, Mrs. Myra B. Stokely, Mrs.
Nina B. Elliott, Miss Louise Wilson,
Mrs. Phoebe B. Owens, Mr. F. A.
Rowles, Mrs. Edna Wilkins Reaves
and Mr. Everett S. White.
Rocky Hock Central School—Mrs.
Mattie Nixon, Principal, Mrs. Maie
P. Asbell and Mrs. Willie Morris.
Colored Schools
Britts School—Mrs. Annie C. Blair.
Center Hill School—Mrs. Jane
Edith B. Gilliam.
Green Hall School—Charles L.
Fayton and Mrs. Fannie A. Parker.
Hudson Grove School—Thomas H.
Jemigan and Mrs. Rosa H. Joyner.
Warrens Grove School—E. S. Par
ker and Mrs. Naomi B. Hieks.
White Oak School—William H.
Creecy, Mrs. Harriet Creecy and Mrs.
Tinie Jernigan Evans.
Preaching Services At
Presbyterian Church
Preaching services have been an
nounced for the Presbyterian Church
every Sunday night during the month
of September, beginning next Sun
day. The preacher for these services
will be the Rev/ P.- K. Ausley of
Elizabeth City.
> Services will begin each Sunday
night at 7:30 o’clock, to which the
public is cordially invited.
First Township—W. A. Harrell.
■Second Township—T. 0. Asbell for :
the Cross Roads and Center Hill vsec
i tion, and Paul Ober for the Rocky
Hock section.
Third Township—L. E. Twine.
t Fourth Township—Joe A. Webb, Jr.
Os course, these chairmen will have ,
a group of workers wljo will canvass
prospective members in their com
munities, but a complete list was not 1
named when The Herald went to press ■
Wednesday afternoon. i
Officers of the Chowan Farm Bu
reau are: A. C. Griffin, president; J. <
E. Baker, first vice president; W. A. |
Harrell, second vice president, and E. 5
S. White, secretary-treasurer. The r
board of directors are E. N. Elliott, i
W. H. Hollowell, L. 1?. Twine, C. M. 1
Evans, Guy C. Hobbs and T. 0. As- ]
bell. | 1
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, September 2,1948.
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GEN. EICHELBERGER ON FIRING LINE—The veteran
American commander led the Allied force* to speedy, decisive victory
in the Buna sector in New Guinea. Here he converses with his
men in breaking the Japanese stalemate in the tangled jungles,
lieutenant General , Hobart L. Michelberger returns to the U. S.
j after six years in the Pacific.
; Edenton Colonials Win Semi Final Play off;
Lose First Game For League Championship
Final Series Began Monday With Edenton
Losing 5 to 3 as Rebels Chase Lester Jordan
From Mound In Third Inning
After losing the first game of the
semi-final play-off for the Albemarle
League championship to the Hertford
Indians, the Edenton Colonials won
the next four games to easily claim
the right to play the wirtners of the
Colerain-Windsor series for the league
championship. The final series will
also be the first four out of seven
games.
As of Wednesday last week, the Co
lonials held a 2-1 advantage in the
semi-final play-offs, and went on to
win the games played Wednesday and
Thursday night from Hertford 7-5
and 7-1.
The Colerain-Windsor series was a
hot race, with the seven games ne
cessary to decide the winner. The
two teams were tied with three games
each an<f'BnH4'tv«day night the Wind
sor outfit eliminated Colerain by a
score of 5-4 before a capacity crowd
of fans. The crucial game was sched
uled for Saturday night, but due to
inability to get light at the Colerain
park, the game was postponed until
Monday night.
Manager Awood Holland of the
Windsor Rebels came through the
Jolerain-Windsor series in a blaze of
glory, having hurled and won all four
of the games for his team.
The final series got under way
Tuesday night on Hicks Field, when
the Windsor Rebels won the first
game 5-3. The second game was
scheduled to be played in Windsor
Wednesday night and then returning
to Edenton Thursday, with games al
ternating until one team wins four of
the seven-game series.
Edenton 3, Windsor 5
Apparently affected by a rest of
several days, the Colonials were un
able to get in high gear on Hicks
Field Tuesday night and dropped the
first final series game to the Windsor
Rebels 5-3. The Colonials appeared to
lack the pep on the field, and surely
their batting eyes were . somewhat
dimmed in that they collected only six
hits off Tutwiler and White, Windsor
moundsmen. Several times the bases
were loaded, and one time with no
outs, but the necessary punch to push
across runs was lacking.
Tutwiler was very -wild and despite
the fact that he walked four men in
the fifth inning, the Colonials could
shove only one run across home plate.
Tutwiler was replaced by White in the
seventh inning after one man was out
and the bases loaded. The Colonials
made only five hits off Tutwiler and
one off White.
The Rebels, on the other hand,
took an immediate liking to Lester
Jordan’s slants, and gathered eight
clean hits before he went to the show
ers in the third inning. Wade went
the remainder of the route, giving up
only two hits.
Windsor scored a run in the first
inning when Cross and Aycock singled
in succession. Holland bunted and
Cross was safe at third when Jordan
threw to cut him off. Wilhelm singled,
scoring Cross. Taylor hit into a
double play and Bell flied out to end
what appeared would 'be a scoring
spree.
The Rebels had a big third inning
when they scored four runs on three
hits, a walk and an error. Aycock
walked and Holland singled. The for
mer scored when Murphy picked up a
wet ball and threw wilfl at second to
catch Aycock. Wilhelm was safe on a
grounder and Taylor singled, scoring
Holland. Bell sacrificed and J. D.
Thome then doubled, scoring two,
more runs. Jordan was relieved by
Wade after one man was out and
Moorehouse hit an easy fly and Tqt
wiler fanned to end the scoring pa- 1
» rade. With Wade pitching in splen
i did form, the Rebels made no more
1 threats to score, the Edenton right
l hander allowing only two more hits
i the remainder of the game,
i The Colonials scored a run in the
» first inning. Hoch singled and went
1 to second on a passed ball. . Wheeler
i walked and most of the Windsor team
gathered between second and third
. bases in order to catch Hoch between
» the line. He was safe on third, how
> ever, when the ball hit him while
| running. Bohonko fanned and Hoch
5 scored on Parker’s grounder.
Another run was added in the sec
i ond inning when Fulghum doubled
. and scored on a neat single by Jor
} dan. The final Colonial counter was
, tallied in the fifth. Hoch and Wheel -
. er walked and after Bohonko fanned,
t Gashouse Parker was walked, filling
| the bases. Hoch chased home when
. Leary hit a grounder. Fulghum then
, walked, but Murphy fanned to end
, another hope that the Colonials
I would at least tie the score.
lij the seventh Bohonko walked, as
; ter which Parker hit an easy fly.
; Leary and Fulghum then walked, sill
s ing the bases. Murphy then was an
. easy out on a fly, and Aycock, Rebel
first sacker, stabbed a grounder which
r was labeled as a hit, chased to first
! base in time to make the out and
t again kill the Colonials’ chances to
. score.
. Fulghum led at bat for the Co
. lonials with two hits, while Cross was
[ the leading Rebel slugger with three
■ hits.
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Four Edenton Scouts
Admitted To Order
Os ArrowAt Darden
Now Nine Local Mem
bers of National Hon
or Fraternity
Four Edenton Boy Scouts went to
I Camp Darden Friday of last week,
where they were received into the
' Order of the Arrow after undergoing
; secret initiation ceremonies. The
: four Scouts who Were honored were
Hector Lupton, Jr., John Ward,
Johnny Goodwin and Mack Privott.
The Order of the Arrow is a
1 national camping fraternity in which
the Candidates are elected by the boys
in various troops for their outstand
ing camping work at Camp Darden,
together with other Scouting activ
ities.
There are now nine local members
of the Order of the Arrow. Aside 1
from the quartet above mentioned,
the members are C. W. Overman,
Charles Lee Overman, Philip Me- 1
Mullan, Jimmy Earnhardt and Frank
Habit.
The four Edenton boys went to '
Camp Darden Friday, accompanied
by Scoutmaster C. W. Overman, and
returned home Sunday. There were 1
56 boys in the group from the Tide- ’
water Council who were admitted ;
into the honor group.
Wednesday Holidays ;
Concluded This Week ,
Edenton merchants observed the i
Wednesday half, holiday this week, but
according- to the Chamber of Com- 1
merce stores will remain open all day i
beginning Wednesday of next week, i
Chowan bounty D raft Board
Went into Action Monday;
Offices In Citizens Bank
Corn Tour Planned
In Chowan County
Friday, Sept 3rd
Schedule of Stops Is
Released By County
Agent Overman
C. W. Overman and Robert Marsh,
county agent and assistant county
agent respectively, announce a corn
, tour which will be held Friday, Sep
tember 3. Henry L. Cooke of the
North Carolina Crop Improvement
Association, plans to assist in the
tour and give latest information on
corn varieties and production.
The following schedule of stops
was announced by Mr. Overman early
this week:
9:00 o’clock—Leave County Agent’s
office.
9:ls—J. D. Swindell’s farm in
Yeopim. Here will be observed
Dixie 17, N. C. 27 and local corn in
1 production.
10:15—Jack B. Webb farm—Hybrid
1 seed production.
11:00 Edward Goodwin farm,
Macedonia, variety demonstration.
Edwin Byrum farm—Dixie 17, N. C.
27 and local variety in comparison.
12:00—Stop for dinner.
Afternoon
1:30 Paul Ober farm, Rocky
Hock—Observe Paul Ober Special.
2:ls—Webb Harrell farm, Rocky
Hock—Variety test demonstration.
(Continued on Page Seven)
School Bus Drivers
Classes Sept. Bth
All Over 16 Who Are In
terested Urged to
Attend
John A. Holmes, superintendent of
the Edenton administrative school
unit, announced Wednesday morning
that Mrs. Alice Futrell of Hertford
will conduct a bus drivers’ school for
white and colored drivers in the city
unit Wednesday morning, September
8, starting at 9 o’clock in the white
school.
Both class room work and the driv
ers’ test will be given by Mrs. Fut
rell, and all boys and girls 16 years
of age or older who are interested in
driving a bus are urged to attend the
classes.
Bank Os Edenton Will
Close On Labor Day
The Bank of Edenton will be closed
next Monday, September 6, in ob
servance of Labor Day. Those who
may have important banking business
to transact are urged to note the
closing in order to observe the holi
day.
SECTION FEES FORTUNATE THAT RAGING
TROPICAL HURRICANE FAILED TO APPEAR
Many Awake Tuesday Morning Agreeably Sur
prised; Terrific Storm Changed Course From
Northwest to Northeast Direction
Residents of this section awakened
Tuesday morning agreeably surprised
to find that a disastrous tropical hur
ricane had failed to put in an appear
ance as predicted by newspaper and
radio reports all day Monday.
The storm was reported raging
some 200 miles from Cape Hatteras
and moving northwestward, which
would have put the Albemarle area
directly in its path, and was reported
to have winds traveling at a rate of
150 miles per hour at its center. Re
ports went out that the hurricane
was scheduled to strike this particular
area between 2 o’clock and 7 o’clock
Tuesday morning unless the course
changed. * Fortunately, the course
veered from the northwest course and
headed in a northeast direction to sea,
so that up until Wednesday no ill ef
fects resulted here.
Reports of the storm came on the
heels of several of the hottest days
and nights this section has experienc
ed in many years, but mild winds de-
o
Mrs. Myda Price Chosen
To Serve as Secretary
To Board
| OPEN~DAILY
Mostly Veterans Report
For Registration on
First Day
Chowan County’s Draft Board, in
the first peace-time movement to add
ation Monday of this week with an
, men to the armed forces, began oper
i office set up in Room 309 in the Citi
zens Bank Building.
Mrs. Myda Price has been chosen
as secretary to the Board, upon whose
. shoulders will rest the greater por
i tion of the work in connection with
the peace time draft. Office hours
i are from 9 to 1 in the morning and
from 2 to 5 o’clock in the afternoon,
with the office scheduled to be in op
eration through September 18.
J. L. Wiggins, who served as chair
man of the Chowan County Draft
Board during World War 11, is again
chairman of the Board, with Walter
Holton and Geddes Potter as his as
sociates.
Mostly veterans registered on Mon
day, the first day of the draft, and in
order to clarify the dates for regis
tration, Mr. Wiggins requested The
Herald to republish the dates as pro
vided under the law. The schedule,
therefore, follows:
1. Persons born in the year 1922
after August, 1922, shall be regis
tered on Monday, August 30.
2. Persons born in the year 1923
shall be registered on Tuesday, Aug
ust 31, or Wednesday, September 1.
3. Persons born in the year 1924
shall be registered on Thursday, Sep
tember 2, or Friday, September 3.
4. 'Persons bom in the year 1925
sL'ail be registered on Saturday, Sep-’
tember 4, or Tuesday, September 7.
5. Persons born in the year 1926
shall be registered on Wednesday,
September 8, or Thursday, Septem
ber 9.
6. Persons born in the year 1927
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Masonic Meeting Is
Called Off Tonight
Action Taken Due to the
Baseball Champion
ship Series
Due to the current Albemarle
League championship series which is
now in progress, the meeting of
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., has been called off tonight
(Thursday). The notice was issued
by Richard P. Baer, who is serving
as master of the lodge during the
absence of the Rev. W. C. Francis,
who is conducting a series of revival
meetings.
Regular meetings of the lodge will j
be resumed as soon as the baseball
championship Series is terminated.
veloped Sunday night and several
showers came Tuesday, so that the
backbone of the heat wave has ap
parently been broken and relief from
the intense heat wave is very much
welcomed by people generally.
Many sections were alerted due to
the expected hurricane, so that some
areas along the coast were evacuated,
planes sent inland for safety and a
contingent of Red Cross nurses was
dispatched to Elizabeth City to help
cope with any possible disaster.
In Edenton Mayor Leroy Haskett
called into action the local Red Cross
Disaster Committee, of which ha is
general chairman. He instructed the
various chairmen to get ready for any
emergency, with the Edenton armory
designated for shelter in event any
persons became homeless or injured.
Many residents took every precaution
about their premises in order to pre
vent as much damage as possible in
event the hurricane struck as ex
pected.