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Negro Veterans In Chowan Observe Achievement Day 27 Contestants Compete For Top Places In Exhibits The veteran farm training- class of Chowan County recently held its an nual achievement day. The followii% products were ex hibited: Corn, soybeans, peanuts, vegetables, canned foods, swine, poul try and articles constructed in home farm shops. Each veteran’s products were group ed and placed according to quality, ap pearance and variety. There were 27 contestants compet ing for top places. The placements for the various pro ducts were as follows: jWhite com: Herman Jemigan, first place and Ce cil Capehart, second; yellow com: William Tyner, first and William White, second; eggs: Frank White, first; Cecil Capehart and Robert Elli ott tied for second; cured ham: Aaron Saunders, first; pumpkins: Aaron Saunders, first; sweet potatoes: David L. Felton, first ,and Joe J. Hoggard, second; white potatoes: Joe J. Hog gard, first, and Cecil Capehart, sec ond; turnips: Aaron Saunders, first, and Cecil Redmon, second; peanuts: David Felton, first and Aaron Saun ders, second; collards: Jessie Morris, first and Joe J. Hoggard, second; pe cans: James F. Wills, first and Mat thew Wills, second; hogs, two months: William Tyner, first and George Wills second; hogs, three months: William Edney, first; Aaron Saunders, second and Jamas F. Wills, third; canned goods: Joe J. Hoggard, first, Robert L. Wilis, second and Clinton Jordan, third. Winners of the first three prizes according to quality, variety and dis play were as follows: Joe J. Hoggard, first; Matthew Wills, second, with James Welch and Robert Elliott tying for third. 20% School Buses Found With Defects Os the 16 Buses In Cho wan, One Was Found Defective Approximately 20 per cent of the State school buses still have defects, many of them serious, a report on the fourth monthly inspection by the Highway Patrol has revealed. Os 5,704 buses in operation at the time of the inspection, 1,152 were found with defects, 24 serious enough to ground the buses. 'Seventy-six bus es were found to be overloaded. Cas ‘ well Courtty liad 50 buses, all of which overloaded. Os Chatham’s 66, 21 were overloaded. On the brighter side, 25 counties had no defective buses, as compared with 17 on the third inspection. Bad lights topped the list of defects, with approximately 300 buses in this category. Approximately 200 had de fective sun visors, while bad brakes and faulty window glass were found in 100 cases each. Around 150 buses were dirty. Approximately 50 had faulty exhausts, six had emergency <Soutnz%n J^ife INSURANCE COMPANY / home ornoc GREENSBORO, N. C. g|;;?;-' imMnuTn m, ... Is expanding its services to North Carolinians. And is looking for aggressive young married men to further Its expansion. Southern Life, a company with more than 22 years active service, writes all forms of Industrial and Ordinary Life Insurance. If you are interested in a Southern Life CAREER, write to: awmRN LSE mSURANCE owwwr ■ H Mi I ■ BATH FOR WATER-PROOF ARMY JEEP—At Aberdeen Proving Ground this jeep is tested under water. Its engine is waterproofed. Two pipes, one at the windshield and the other at the rear of the vehicle, are breather and exhausts. While submerged the ignition may be turned off and the motor restarted. The driver is equipped with a rubberized suit. (Official Department of Defense photo). doors in dangerous condition, and the steering apparatus on 23 was defect ive. Tires and windshield wipers were bad in approximately 20 cases each. One bus was lifted with no ignition switch. Col. C. R. Tolar, commander of the Patrol, stated that he will send a copy of this month’s report to Dr. Clyde Erwin, superintendent of public in struction, asking that immediate at tention be given to these defects. “The majority of these defects are serious enough to cause a repetition of the tragedy in Nash County,” Col. Tolar said. “I’m sure no one wants to see that happen.” On the whale, however, Col. Tolar was pleased with the report. “The fact that 25 counties, as compared with 17 in December, have buses with out defects allows that school authori ties and mechanics are cooperating wholeheartedly to try to correct this situation,” he said. The Patrol inspection resulted in buses being grounded in the following counties: Dare, one; Robeson, one; Johnston, seven; Rockingham, one; Davidson, one; Forsyth, one; Ashe, one; Wilkes, three; Rutherford, five; Cleveland, one; Cherokee, two. Overloaded buses were found in the following counties: Martin, one; Cas well, 50; Chatham, 21; Moore, one; Ashe, two; Avery, one; Yancey, two. According to the report of the 16 buses inspected in Chowan County, only one was found defective. Among the counties where no de fective buses were found were Pas quotank, Perquimans, Washington and Tyrrell. Joseph A. Ross In Marine Maneuvers Marine Technical Sgt Joseph A. Ross, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Ross of 300 Oakum Street, will participate in the gigantic Artmed Forces opera tion “Portex” as a member of Marine Fighter Squadron 212. The squadron, operating from the aircraft carrier USS Saipan, is a part of the agressor force which will attempt to wrest away the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, from “enemy” troops lodged there. More than 150 ships and 80,000 members of the Armed Forces are scheduled to participate in this Car ribbean maneuver during February and March. Admiral William Blandy, USN, will command the operation and Marine Lt./Gen. Leroy P. Hunt, Commander THE CHOWAN HERALD EDBNTON. N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1950 of the Fleet Marine Forces in the At lantic, is the chief umpire. Proceedings j The County Commissioners met February 6, 1950, with a full Board present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The following bills were ordered paid: M. P. Wilson, Judge Recorder’s Court, salary, $110.00; Weldon A. i Hollowell, Prosecuting Attorney, Re corder’s Court, salary, $110.00; Geo. C. Hoskins, Treasurer, salary, $75.00; Miss Rebecca Colwell, salary and ex penses, $125.00; C. W. Overman, sailary and expenses, $176.00; J. A. Bunch, salary and bills, $355.80; M. L. Bunch, bill and services, $79.00; Herbert Small, January rent, $50.00; N. C. Tel. & Tel. Co., January rent, Welfare Department, $8.90; Mrs. Carolyn C. McMullan, travel, $40.00? Mrs. Martha E. Bunch, .postage, $8.00; Edenton Office Supply Co., typewriter i a. If You Need Money To Finance or Re-Finance Your Farm at Low Interest Rates... SEE T. W. 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White, jailer’s fees for January, $279.81; Wood & Berryman, bond premium for Regis ter of Deeds office, $30.00; Town of Edenton, E. & W. Dept., bill, $32.65; E. W. Spires, salary and office help, $219.80; State of N. C. Conservation and Development, $62.71; Owen G. Dunn, bill, $1.12; National Used Car Market Report, Inc., bill, $20.50; Edenton Office Supply Co., bill, $14.00; The Michie Co., bill, $6.00; J. H. Con ger, bill, 445 gals, fuel oil, $52.51; Corey Plumbing Co., Inc., bill, $1108; Edenton Office Supply Co., bill, ss.t>u; R. T. Harrell, 5 trucks wood for county jail, $30.00; DaH & Ashley, labor on door, $3.50; Modem Type writer Service, $3.75; Harrell & Co., bill, $16.33; M. G. Brown Co., Inc., bill, $1.02; Cuthrell Department Store, pair shoes for Welfare Department, $1.98; Norfolk Southern Bus Corp., tickets authorized by Welfare De partment, $23.46; Albemarle Restau rant, food authorized by the Welfare Deptrtment, $2.80; Colonial Stores, bill for Mrs. Helen C. Ledford, $10.00; A. S. Hollowell, groceries for John Brown, $20.00; P & Q Food Center, bill for Wilma H. Alexander, $5.00; Griffin Grocery, bill for Mrs. Nancy Richards, $8.00; The North Carolina Sanatorium, for Myrtle Granby $16.00, for H. iL, C&yton $17.37, for Lloyd Morring to Feb. 1, $17.26; Willie Charlton, two trips to Perquimans for Noah Williams, $16.00; Elliott Co., bill, supplies for county, $5.08; Joe Austin, general assistance, $25.00; Tom Riddick, general assistance, $20.00; Lizzie Jordan, general assist ance for one indigent person, $15.00; Mrs. George Harrell, boarding home care for two indigent persons, $75.00; Mitchener’s Pharmacy, bill, $19.90; Carolyn C. McMullan, salary, $220.00; Martha E. Bunch, salary, $130.00; Virginia Newsome, janitress, $1.75; P. S. McMullan, expense for tax of fice, $38.53; Eloise B. Jordan, salary as list taker, $118.80; Annie W. Mc- Mullan, payment on salary for Janu ary as list taker, $84.80; Chowan Hos pital, to apply on county’s appropria tion for fiscal year 1949-1950 (care of indigent patients,) $3,000.00; Edythe Nixon, janitress court house, $40.00; Brown-Carver Library, State aid to public libraries, $205.65; Twiddy’s Sign Service, $3.90; R. H. Bachman, janitor supplies at court house, $1.15; Shepard-Pruden Library, State aid to public libraries, $411.30; Collector of Internal Revenue, $417.05; Edenton Fire Department, $126.00; State Com mission for the Blind, $82.41; Susan Higginson Nash, additional cost for returned chandelier for panel room, offering you a choice of the finest standard or automatic drive and the finest performance with econ omy from two great Valve-in-Head engines . . plus all the other features listed here. Come in. See Chevrolet for 1950 first and finest at lowest cost! $86.00; The Norfolk & Carolina Tele phone & Telegraph Co., hill, home demonstration office $6.45, County Agent’s office $6.60, coloreid County Agent’s office, $5.64; The Chowan Herald, bill, $61.30; T. W. Jones, bill, $42.24; J. B. Small, bill, $2.58; Dr. L. P. Williams, bill and salary as Coun ty Physician, $35.00; Edenton Ice Co., bill, $38.00; J. A. Bunch, salary and bills, $408.55. By motion of A. S. Hollowell, sec onded by J. R. Peele, that the County Commissioners endorse the petition for deepening the Oregon Inlet. By motion of E. N. Elliott, second ed by A. S. Hollowell, that the county lease the lot from R. C. Holland used by the malaria control project at a rental of one dollar per month as of lease on file in Register of Deeds of fice. Upon motion duly seconded and unanimously adopted, it is ordered that the sum of $5,000.00 be trans ferred from the surplus earnings of the County ABC Store to the general coonty fund and used for the pur chase of a U. S. Savings bond, with a view of future improvements at the Rocky Hock Central School. Upon motion of J. R. Peele, sec onded by J. A. Webb, that the Coun ty Commissioners request the State Highway and Public Works Commis sion to take over and maintain the road in First Township known as “B Lane,” a distance of approximately one mile. The following reports were accept ed and ordered filed: County Physi cian; Welfare Board; public notice of intention to apply for a State permit to sell beer by W. B. White and W. E. Banks; C. W. Overman, County Agent; R. S. Marsh, assistant County Agent; Lillian Swinson, assistant Home Agent; Rebecca Colwell, Home ‘VWWWWVAA/VWWS^WWWS^WSAAAAA, Fertilizer Time . . 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EXTRA-ECONOMICAL TO OWN, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN. oSSSS^MM Combination of Powerglide Transmission and 105-h.p. Engine optional on De Luxe models at extra cost. - Agent; Sheriff; Treasurer; lease from i R. C. Holland on lot used iby the ma s laria control project. f There being no further business, the i Board adjourned. , M. L. BUNCH, Clerk to Board. Extraordnary afflictions are not al , ways the punishment of extraordinary I graces. —M. Henry. Tbßdieo* - C&&666 ! Chairs Repaired With CANE BOTTOMS RUSH BOTTOMS SPLIT BOTTOMS ALSO ; SLATS AND ROUNDS > ' REPLACED r All Chairs Made Like New At a Very Low Cost ? ‘ LLOYD NORFLEET Corner Church and Oakum Sts. EDENTON, N. C. PAGE THREE
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