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Volume Xll.—Number 10.

Hicks Field RecommendedBy Trustees As Site ForProposed Chowan Hospital

A» wounded American boys come back from the battle front* they findAmerican Rod Cross workers In all military and naval hospitals ready to helpthem. Thl* year there will be more need than ever before for Red Cross serviceIn domestic hospitals.

MeetingsWith

MUCH DISCUSSkSB, Prospectus Planned For

Future DevelopmentOs Property

Trustees of the Chowan County

Hospital met on Friday with WilliamRudolph and Van Leevwyn of thefirm of Rudolph, Cooke & Van Lee-vwyn of Norfolk. This was the secondmeeting the trustees have had witharchitects concerning the building ofthe hospital. An interesting discus-sion was had and the hospital boardgained considerable useful informa-tion from these gentiemen.

At the close of the meeting, a dis-cussion was had as to the location ofthe hospital building. The most logi-cal and popular site discussed wasHicks Field and it was duly movedand passed that the trustees recom-mend to the Town Council and CountyCommissioners that this be selectedas the site. There was considerablediscussion as to other possible pro-jects to be located on this propertyand a committee composed of J. H.Conger, John G. Wood and E. N.Elliott was appointed to have a pros-pectus made of the property showingpresent installations and arrangingsites for new developments, includingthe hospital. This plan would take inconsideration and allow for othersuggested projects and so arrangethem as to make the best use possi-ble of the field.

Frank Benton, architect from Wil-son, will meet with the trustees onFriday, March 16th.

Commissioners 0. K.Chowan TeacherageAuthorize Securing of

Specifications andBid For Project

Members of the Chowan CountyHoard of Education appeared beforethe County Commissioners Mondaywith a proposed plan of a teacherageat Chowan High School, the estimat-e I cort of which will be $21,000. Ift e building, as planned, is con-si ructed, it will house 11 teachers in-stead of 18, as was at first'suggest-ed. As now proposed, there wouldbe three single rooms and four rooms :which would accommodate two per-1s ons. Os course, quarters would be 1provided for the principal and ma-tron.

Under present conditipns the Com-missioners are convinced that atoacherage is absolutely neoessaryand authorized the Board of Educa-tion to secure a blue print, specifica-tions and bids for the building.

It is expected to finance the pro-ject through the State Literary fund.

lolui H. HollowellIn 11. S. Hospital

Local Paratrooper HadHis Legs Frozen In

Belgium

Pfc. John H. (Monk) Hollowellreturned to the United States onFebruary 19, after a harrowing ex-perience in Belgium. Young Hollo-well, a paratrooper in the 617th Air-borne Division, had his feet and legsfrozen when trapped by the Germanson January 23. Following his rescue,he was treated in hospitals in Bel-gium mid England and later was sentback to America for further treat-ment.

Pfc. Hollowell is now a patient inthe U. S. Amy Hospital at CampCarson, Colorado. Some rumor* wm* ito the effect that his legs were am-putated, but in a letter to his sister,Mrs. Agnes Davenport, he informedher that amputation was not neces-

Endorsed |¦*

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MERRILL EVANSChowan County Commission-

era, on Monday, endorsed Mr.Evans of Ahoskie as highwayCommissioner for the Firet Divi-sion, succeeding Carroll Wilsonof Roanoke Rapids. Wilson'ssuccessor will be named by Gov-ernor R. Gregg Cherry.

[Red Cross Display]In order to give some idea of

only one phase of Red Crossactivity 1, Mrs. J. N. Pruden, chair-man of the Chowan County Chap-ter, is planning a display nextweek of the packages which aredelivered by the Red Cross toprisoners of war. The packagescontain food and clothing f<.rthose imprisoned and informationis to the effect that but forthese items many more prisonerswould have starved to death.Over ten million packages havebeen sent overseas.

The display willbe arranged atRose's 5-10-25 c store.

No Report AvailableAs To Progress OsWar Fund Campaign

Chairman J. ClarenceLeary Optimistic of

Reaching Quotai

Though no report of the progressmade in the Red Cross War Funddrive could be secured at the timeThe Herald went to press, canvassersbegan Monday morning to make so-licitations and, although Chairman J.Clarence Leary has been in touchwith a few of his workers, he wasunable to say if reports in hand re-flected success or failure of the drive.However, he remains optimistic, say-ing that he feels certain that ChowanCounty people will not fail the RedCross in their effort to secure ade-quate funds in behalf of their activi-ties among men and women in theservice, both at home and abroad.

Mr. Leary, as well as his co-workers, is very anxious to learn thetrend of the drive and, for that rea-son,' requests the various canvassersto submit a report as soon as possi-ble, even if not complete.

“If our quota is not assured whenreports are turned in,” said Mr.I«ary, “we will have to resort toother means to reach our goal. Thisdrive is too important lit this particu-lar time to fall down. ChowanCounty has never failed to meet aRed Cross quota and I feel sure thissplendid reputation will be main-tained this time. &¦

“Chowan’s quota i5.%6,700, and ifevery person will take time to pon-der oyer the worfiiness of the drive,we will have ho difficulty in raisingthe amount.

Mr. Leary met with a group ofEden ton workers Friday night, whenfinal instructions were given and allappeared interested and enthusiasticto meet the quota. A similar meet-

fagwaaJbdd at the ,Co»-

finri instructions were given W the

Four Counties Have1952 Signed Up ForRural ElectrificationMarch 22 Is Set as Dead-

line for Signing Ap-plications

298 IN CHOWAN

Board of Directors Mov-ing Forward With

Organization

Rural Electrification sign-up un-

der the Albemarle Membership Cor-poration is progressing very nicely.At the present time Chowan Countyhas 298 completed applications, thegoal being 325.

It is most important that personswho want electric current in theirhomes and who are hesitating tosign up for various reasons sign upat this time. The closing date fortaking applications is set for March22. According to a ruling of the

' Board of Directors, no more applica-tions will be taken after March 22until after construction of the lineshas been completed and other detailsworked out. This means that per-sons who fail to sign up now willmost likely be six months to oneyear later getting current in theirhomes.

At a meeting held at Hertford theBoard of Directors proceeded withcompleting organization of the REACooperative and are applying for acharter. L. E. Wooten of Raleigh, acivil engineer who has worked anumber of jobs of REA, was selectedby the Board of Directors as theirengineer. After the closing of thesign-up, the County RIEA Committeewill assemble the applications in pro-per order for the engineer. The en-gineer plans to begin & survey of thelines about March 2S

A check up on the progress in thearea shows that applications havebeen signed as follows: CamdenCounty 165, Pasquotank County 278,Perquimans County 284, and ChowanCounty 275, making a total of 962.The goal set for each county is asfollows: Camden 225, Pasquotank 325,Perqdimans 825, and Chowan 325.

Other persons interested in sign-ing applications may do so by see-ing George C. Wood of Yeopim, L.E. Francis of Edenton, Gibson Perryof Rocky Hock, J. A. Wiggins ofCenter Hill, Drew Welch and McCoyPhthisic of Gliden. Applications arealso being accepted at the offices ofthe County and Home Agents.

Taylor Reappointed'To Welfare Board

W. J. Taylor, whose term has ex-I pired as a member of the ChowanJ County Welfare Beard, was re-ap-

( pointed for a two-year term by the{County Commissioners Monday. Mr.' Taylor is secretary of the Board.

Navy OfficiallyTakesOver Edenton BaseThursday Last WeekGroup of Nine CiviliansInvited as Guests For

Ceremony

WELL PLEASED

Capt. J. gT~Farrell ofNorfolk and His Staff

PresentWhat has been known as the U. S.

Marine Corps Air Station was offi-cially changed to the Naval A-ir Sta- 1tion, Edenton, N. C., at brief exer- 1cises at the base on Thursday morn- !ing of last week, when Lieut.-Col.Henry C. Lane relinquished his au-thority as commanding officer, whichwas in turn transferred to Coindr.Thomas J. Robertson.

Present for the ceremony wasCaptain J. G. Farrell of Norfolk,Va., commander of naval bases in theFifth Naval District, and members ol

. his staff. The ceremony took placein front of the Administration Build-ing, where Old Glory was raised onthe flag pole and a group of sailorswas lined up along the street.Comdr. Robertson read the orderswhich designated the name of thebase as well as naming him command-ing officer.

A group of Edenton men were!specially invited for the occasion and,after being cordially received, wereshown all over the base, later servedrefreshments and invited to remainfor dinner.

In the Edenton group were MayorLeroy Haskett, T. C. Byrum, J. L.Chestnutt, West W. Byrum, Chiefof Police J. R. Tanner, Sgt. George I.Dail, Sheriff J. A. Bunch, MarvinWilson and J. Edwin Bufflap.

Officers appeared very well pleasedwith the base and took no little pridein showing the group of civiliansover the entire reservation. They,too, expressed a favorable impressionof Edenton and the friendly peoplethey had already met.

$13,516.25 Os CountyDebt Ordered" Paid

West W. Byrum, chairman of theChowan County Commissioners, was,on Monday, authorized to pay two in-stallments of county indebtedness,which willbe due March 15 and April1. The first installment is for $4,-642.09, while the latter is for SB,-874.16, or a total of $13,618.25. Theindebtedness is for school bonds and'coupons and road and bridge bonds Iand coupons.

LOCAL BOY PROMOTED IN ITALY

Private James E. Roberta, son ofWilliam D. Roberts, who lives orRoute 1, Edenton, has been promotedto private first class. He is a lab-orer with a quartermaster unit of theFifth Army in Italy.

THE CHOWAN HERALDA NOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY

Edenton, Chowan Couhty,"North Carolina, Thursday, March 8, 1945.

Killed Instantly

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JOSEPH GREENE CAMPENWhile enroute to Raleigh on

Monday, Mr. Campen was killedalmost instantly when his carskidded down an embankment a !

short distance west of Nashville, j

| Another Drive jl1 It was announced Friday night

by Secretary of the TreasuryHenry Morgantheau that theSeventh War Loan drive will be-gin April 9 and close July 7,with a quota of fourteen billion

; dollars.The quota is the same as in the j

Sixth drive, but half of the :amount is to come by individualpurchases of bonds. Os the sevenbillion dotfar individual quota,four billion has been set for Kbond sales which compares with$2,r»00.000,000 in the last drive. i

Evans Endorsed ForHighway Position;By Commissioners

Resolution UnanimouslyAdopted at Meeting

Held Monday. _

| T. C. Byrum, J. G. Campen anil E.W. Spires appeared before theChowan County Commissioner in be-,

half of their support of MerrillEvans of Ahoskie as highway com-

missioner for the First Division tosucceed Carroll Wilson, of RoanokeRapids.

The Commissioners were favorably!inclined and subsequently adopted the

j following resolution:“We, the undersigned members of

the Chowan County Board of Commis-sioners in meeting this day unani-mously endorse Hon. Merrill Evansof Ahoskie for the appointment ashighway commissioner for the FirstDivision.

“Mr. Evans was born and raisedon this side of Chowan River andhas resided on the west side for sev-eral years. He is well acquaintedwith the entire district and the peo-ple thereof. We believe that if ap-pointed, he would fill the officewith dignity and general satisfactionto all our people.”

The endorsement, signed by everymember of the Board, was given toMr. Campen to present personally toGovernor R. Gregg Cherry, but he

I was killed in an automobile accidenti on his way to Raleigh, following the

meeting.

Dr. Jackson ResignsAs Health Officer

Dr. J. M. Jackson, who has beencounty health officer for about threeyears, resigned last week, his resig-nation being accepted, by the Board

lof Health and going. Into effect im-mediately. No successor has beennamed by the State Board of Health.

TAX COLLECTIONS¦ Sheriff J. A. Bunch collected sl.-i 628.09 of 1944 taxes during February,

which brings 1944 taxes collected todate to $58,424.63. The tax levy for¦ the year is $70,765.79, leaving $12,-341.61 still uncollected.

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J. G. Campen Loses Life InAutomobile Accident WhileGoing To Raleigh Monday

Car Topples Over Em-bankment During

Heavy Rain

ON WAY TORALEIGHMrs. Campen, Mrs. H. B.

Jones and Ida KayJordan Injured

Residents of Edenton and through-out Chowan County were shockedearly Monday afternoon to learn thatJoseph Greene Campen was almostinstantly killed in an automobilewreck about 1% miles west of Nash-ville,/Rmly a few hours after he leftEdenton for Raleigh. At’ the sametime Mrs. Campen, Mrs. H. B. Jonesand a granddaughter, Ida Kay Jor-dan, were also badly injured.

The three injured were taken to a

Rocky Mount hospital, where it was

learned that Mrs. Campen had sus-tained serious scalp wounds, a brokenleg and other painful bruises andlacerations. Mrs. Jones had an armbroken and was severely cut about

. the face, as well as being bruised.| Little Ida Kay Jordan escaped withminor cuts and bruises.

I The accident occurred when theparty encountered a downpour of rain

i which more or less blinded Mr. Cam-I pen who was driving. He was trav-

I eling only about 20 miles an hour,: but suddenly realized that he was off

j the highway on the left side. As hei endeavored to cut over to the right

side of the road, the car began skid-ding on the slippery dirt and toppled

i down a high embankment. Deathwas caused by internal injuries whenMr. Campen’s chest was jammed

| against the steering whel. The body

! was brought to Edenton MondayI night.! Mr. Campen intended to attend a¦j session of the General Assembly in

¦J session in Raleigh, having been aformer member and desiring to meet

some of his friends. He also had: with him an endorsement by the. Chowan County Commissioners for! the appointment of Merrill Evans ofAhoskie as highway commissioner for

I the First Division, which he intend-jed to present personally to Governor;R. Gregg Cherry. Mr. and Mrs.j Campen had planned to visit theirj son and daughter-in-law, Mr. andMrs. Joseph Campen, in Jacksonville,Fla., and while in Raleigh, he ex-pected to make reservations for the

! trip in the very near future.Mr. Campen was a very valuable

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Rotary Meeting Is, Called Off TodayAction Taken as Token

Os Respect For J. G.Campen

Because of the funeral today(Thursday) of J. G. Campen, themeeting of the Edenton Rotary Clubhas been called off. Mr. Campenwas a charter member of the cluband his son, H. A. Campen, is atpresent the president.

The hour of the funeral is 2:30this afternoon, which is only 30 min-utes after the adjournment hour ofthe club, therefore a group of mem-bers, on Wednesday morning, agreedto call off the meeting as a token ofrespect for their deceased memberand the president.

Murray Byrum InHospital In France

Local Boy Expects to BeWith Outfit In About

30 Days

Mr. and Mrs. Graham Byrum havereceived several letters from theirson, Pvt. Murray F. Byrum, who wasinjured in action in Germany onFebruary 17, and since which timehe has been confined to a hospital inFrance.

Young Byrum informed his parentsin one of his letters that he expect-ed stitches to be removed in about aweek and that he would be bade withhis outfit in General Patton’s ThirdArmy in about 80 days. He did notstate the extent of his wounds.