Society News
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;H. Haskett ahd son, Carlton
Haskett, visited in Hertford Monday.
Mr, and Mrs. Eugene Rector are
in Durham today to attend the Rose
* Mr. and Mhi. J. W. Davis and son,
JuAius Davis, attended the Rose
Bowl game in Durham on New Year’s
C. P Wales, Jr., of New York City,
the holidays with his
pMgX«Mta, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Wales.
Mr, and Mrs. Carroll Cason Good
win, of Birmingham, Ala., are guests
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Goodwin. Mr. Goodwin received a
telegram Tuesday afternoon ordering
him to report to Fort Houston, Texas,
Monday.
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a. m. Foriehands entertain
One of the loveliest parties of the
holiday season was given Tuesday
evening by Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Fore
.\hand at their home near Cross Roads,
f Christmas red and green was used to
/artistically decorate the home. A
delicious turkey supper was served
to about 60 guests.
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Rev. and Mrs. A. L. G. Stephensor
and son, Louis Earley, have returned
home after spending the holidays at
Aulander, with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Sumner.
Mrs. J. H. Byrum, Miss Ann Eli
zabeth Byrum, Miss Mary Esther
Belch and Miss Marian White were
dinner guests of friends in Newport
News, Va., Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Carter and son,
Olan, of Richmond, Va., First Ser
geant Frank Miller and Mrs. Miller,
of Camp Davis, spent the holidays as
guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Furry.
Friends will regret to learn that
R. 0. Furry continues very ill.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Byrum had as
their dinner guests on Christinas Day
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Turner and two
children, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hollo
well and daughters, of near Sunbury;
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Copeland and
, children, of Edenton; Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Byrum and daughter, Doris
Jean, of Gatesville; Mr. and Mrs.
Willie Byrum and daughter, Shirley.
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Belch spent
the Christmas holidays at Mt. Gilead
> with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Up
church.
Mrs. A. M. Williams and son, Mel
vin,' of Boykins, Va., are visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Elton Jordan, and Mr.
Jordan.
Jrev. and Mrs. Frank Gale spent
the Christmas holidays with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bragg, at Stem, i
Mr. and Mrs. Medlin Belch spent j
the holidays at Mt. Gilead with her
parents, Mr. and Mis. Poe.
Miss Myrtle Lane, of Fayetteville,
spent the holidays with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Lane.
Mrs. J. I. Boyce and her mother,
Mrs. Henry Lane, of Asheville, spent
the holidays in Washington, D. C.,
with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pettit. Mr.
and Mrs. Pettit returned home with
them for a visit.
Miss Melba Chappell, of Washing
ton, D. C-, spent the holidays with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Chap
pelL
Murray Goodwin, a student at
Wake Forest CoUege, spent the
L holidays with his parents, Mr. and
■ Mrs. R. H. Goodwin.
y Miss Marian White, who is attend
ing Appalachian College, at Boone,
(was with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
j E. B.lWhite, during the holidays.
1 Miss Lucy Myers, White, a nurse
'in King’s Daughters Hospital, Ports
mouth, Va., spent Christmas with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. White.
I Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lane, of Eli
zabeth City; Mr. and Mrs. W. O.
Boyce and daughter were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lane on Christ
mas Day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Turner visited
relatives in Rocky Hock Christmas.
Miss Lillian Turner spent Christ
mas in Rocky Hock with friends.
Willie Monds, a nurse in the Ma
rine Hospital, Norfolk, Va., visited
relatiyes here during the holidays.
Mrs. J. G. White was the dinner
guest of Mrs. Z. W. Evans Christ
mas Day.
: and Mrs. Silas Whitt: have re
turned home after visiting their
children at Whaleyville, Va., and in
Gates County, during the holidays.
Mr. and. Mrs. Nearest Jordan and
mmm spent Christmas Day with
herjparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dail.
Mrs. J. S.~ Turner and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Alma Byrum,
Mr.fand Mrs. J. P. Byrum and Willie
spent Monday in Elizabeth
Oliver Jordan anti son, Oliver,
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spent Christmas in Norfolk, Via.,
with her sons.
Miss Delsie Jordan spent the hob
days with her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Dail, of near Hertford.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Griffin, of
Suffolk, Va., were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Byrum Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddfe Ridgeway, of
Roanoke, Ve., Miss Estella Ward,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eason, of Nor
folk, Va., were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Hobbs Christmas Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Parker and
children, of Sunbury, spent the holi
days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. N. Boyce.
DIME SOCIETY MEETS
The Dime Society of the Edenton
Baptist Church met Tuesday evening
with Mrs. C. T. Doughtie. The presi
dent presided over the business ses
sion, calling for reports from the
various officers. After routine busi
ness was disposed of, new business
was taken up.
During a delightful social hour, the
hostess served frozen fruit custard
and fruit cake.
CREDLBS HOLD OPEN HOUSE
Dr. and Mrs. Carroll Credle held
open house on Christmas eve from 9
until 12 o’clock, at their home at
Colerain. Those who called were:
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Beasley, Mr. and,
Mrs. C. W. Beasley, Mr. and Mrs
Leonard Parker, Mr. and Mrs. L. D.
Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Stokes,
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. White, Mr. and
Mrs. J. O. White, Dr. and Mrs. L. A
Nowell, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Nowell,
of Suffolk, Va., Dr. and Mrs. S. M.
Crisp, of Greenville, Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Coggins, of Carey, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Smith, of Salisbury, Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dukes,
of Norfolk, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Frank
McCrery.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton
Haskett Entertained
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy H. Haskett en
tertained at their home on Broad
Street Thursday night in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Haskett, of Ro
chester, Indiana, who are spending
the Christmas holidays in Edenton.
The entire first floor was ' very at
tractive with Christmas decorations.
In the neighborhood of 75 friends
called during the evening.
M. Jethro, 76, Passes
Away At Son’s Home
M. Jethro, aged 76, died at the
home of his son, D. L. Jethro, in the
Yeopim Section of Chowan County
last Thursday. Deceased had been
sick only about two weeks. He was
a native of Washington County,
l coming to Chowan in 1900.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Zin
thia Jethro; and the following chil
dren, Mrs. H. I. Jordan, of Suffolk,
Va.; J. W. and D. L. Jethro and Miss
Elizabeth Jethro, of Chowan County.
Ten grandchildren and three great
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were held at the
Quinn Funeral Home Friday after
noon at 2:30 o’clock, and interment
was made in Beaver Hill Cemetery.
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Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Meyers and
Mrs. Gyover Meyers, of Portsmouth,
Va., and Miss Mary White, of Nor
folk, Va., were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Smithwick.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Winbome
spent the holidays at Churchland,
Va., with Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Keeter and
children, of Fort Monroe, Va., spent
the holidays here with Mr. and Mrs.
11. R. Outlaw and Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Keeter.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Crabtree and
son, John, of Bahama, were guests
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A.
Adams, Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. W. M. Munden, of Hertford,
spent the holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Britt.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Holloman and
daughter, of Greensboro; Bill Hollo
man, of Washington, D. C., and Mrs.
W. J. Smith, of Williamston, visited
relatives here Christmas Day.
Miss Millie Phelps, of Roxboro.
spent fast week with her sister, Miss
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THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1942
Celia Phelps.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stanton, of Eli
zabeth City; Mr. and Mrs. B. B.
Cale, of Norfolk, Va.; Mr. and. Mrs.
Willis Bunch, of Murfreesboro, and
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bazemore, of
Washington, D. C., visited Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Smithwick during the holi-*
days.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rhea and son,
of Franklin, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Clair
Hoole, of Norfolk, Va., visited Mr.
and Mrs. C. T. Baker during the
holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. James Keeter and
Charlie Keeter, of Newport News,
Va., and Miss Sue Margaret Keeter,
of Fort Monroe, Va., were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Keeter during the
holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Cobb and
son, of Edenton; Mr. and Mrs. Ches
ley White and daughter, of Windsor,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. E.
White Christmas Day.
C. M. Pruden, of Aul'ander, is vis
iting Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Pruden.
Mr. and Mrs. Hobson Taylor and
daughters, of Williamston, spent
Property Must
Be LISTED In
Notice Is Hereby Given
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That the List Takers for Chowan County will sit at the following - places at the times named,
at which places and in which month all property owners and taxpayers are required to return
to the List Takers for taxation for the year 1942 all the Real Estate, Personal Property, etc.,
which each one shall own on the first day of January, or shall be required to give in then.
All male persons between the ages of 21 and 50 years are to list their polls during the same
time. Return of property and giving in of polls are required under penalties imposed by law.
FIRST TOWNSHIP
Mrs. C. T. Hollowell, List Taker
Court House
THIRD TOWNSHIP
T. A. Berryman, List Taker
Briggs Store Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31
Spivey’s Store Jan. 7 and 21
G. A. Hollowell’s Store Jan. 14 and 28
Other days at home
Blanks upon which a verified statement of property is to be made by each taxpayer can
be had of the List Takers. Fill these blanks and see to it that statements are free from error,
thereby obviating much trouble. Only females and non-residents of Townships and persons
physically unable to attend and file their lists can appoint agents to list property.
EXAMINE YOUR LIST BEFORE SIGNING
Report Your 1941 Crop Acreage Through Tax-Lister During January, 1942
Your local Tax Lister is required to make the records but Farm Owners or Tenants must
furnish the facts. Therefore, call your list-taker’s attention to these records and be prepar
ed to furnish the following information: (1) Acreage for each crop harvested during cal
endar year 1941. (2) Number of horses, mules, cows, sows, ewes and hens on farm January,
1942. (3) Number of people living on farm January, 1942. (4) Number of threshing ma
chines, combines, peanut pickers, farm tractors and farm trucks. All of the above informa
tion furnished will be considered as confidential and will not be used in any manner that is
detrimental to the farmers concerned. It is not used for tax purposes.
Do your part to insure complete farm reports for your County and remind your neighbors
to give their farm record to the local Tax Lister.
First Township Listing At Court House
Thursday and Friday with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Smithwick.
Mr. and Mrs. Butler Williams and
children spent the holidays visiting
relatives in Norfolk, Va., and Eliza
beth City.
Mrs. Virgie Baker and son, Jerry,
visited relatives at Williamston over
the week-end.
Miss Betty Cowand, of Norfolk,
Va., spent the holidays here with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Cowand.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Swain, of
Plymouth, and Mrs. J. E. Castello, of
Windsor, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Smithwick Sunday.
Ellis Edwards, of Norfolk, Va.,
spent the holidays here with his sis
ter, Mrs. Roland Leicester, and Mr.
Leicester.
CARP OF THANKS
We desire to take this means of
expressing our sincere appreciation
for the kind words of sympathy and
deeds of kindness extended to us
during the illness and death of our
father, M. Jethro.
THE FAMILY.
We're Tootin’
And here’s what we want to
WrM. IMv the P and hope we can be
of further service in 1942.
health, success ®
ness throughout the coming
year.
WESTERN AUTO ASSOCIATE STORE
Ralph E. Parrish, Owner
EDENTON, N. C.
SECOND TOWNSHIP
P. L. Smith, List Taker
Henry Bunch’s Store -. Jan. 6 and Jan. 20
L. W. Belch Store Jan. 8 and Jan. 22
Evans Mill Office Jan. 15
All other days at home
FOURTH TOWNSHIP
J. A. Webb, Jr., List Taker
R. E. Coffield’s Store Jan. 17
Neal Hobbs’ Store Jan. 24
Other days at. home
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