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Rlume X.—Number 51.
Pecan Trees Utilize
Much Os Time At
Town Council Meet
Argument Develops Re
garding Right to
Gather Pecans
CONSULT ATTORNEY
Nuts Generally Gather-*
ed By Boys For Pur
pose of Sale
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Councilmen, at their meet-1
ing Friday night, devoted quite a bit
of time to consideration of the
Town’s pecan trees, after Chief of
Police J. R. Tanner recommended
that-the ordinance pertaining to the
trees either be amended or abolished
altogether.
At present, the ordinance prohibits
the climbing or flaying of the trees,
with provision that part of the fine
will go to the person furnishing in-1
formation that the ordinance has
been violated. The police recently!
made two arrests but the case was not
prosecuted by Prosecutor J. N. Pru
den on the ground that the ordinance
is not legal.
The present status of the trees is
that pecans are gathered by almost
anybody* in many instances for the
purpose of sale, which fact is opposed
by inany people in front of whose
property the trees are located, some
of whom sweep up the leaves and
even water end fertilize the trees, so
they contend that they should be en-1
titled ,to the pecans.
Iq Such an event, the Councilmen
were of the opinion that the pecans
x should go to the property-holders, so
Mayor Leroy Haskett and J. Clarence
Leary were instructed to confer with
W. D. Pruden, town attorney, to j
see if an ordinance could be legally
passed whereby the pecans would
belong to the parties in front of!
whose property the trees were
planted.
Many jtweajj trees were -planted by
the Town on Town property ' .some
thing like 20 years ago and since
they have uorne fruit there has been
a conflict of opinion as to who is
entitled to the nuts. It’s an annual
custom of boys to gather as many
as possible, and mostly at night,
and in some cases these nuts are sold
as low as 10 cents per pound, and
later sold for from 3o to 50 cents.
The suggestion was made that the
property holders lease trees for
something like 5 cents a year, so that
in event the trees are shaken, the
police would have a better chance of
prosecuting an offender.
SpeciafServicein
Parish House 11:451
On Christmas Eve
Rev. D. C. Crawford Will
Read “The Christmas
Pilgrims”
f A special Christmas Eve program
in the Parish House has been an
nounced by the Rev. D. C. Crawford,
’ Jr., pastor of the Presbyterian
Church. This service will begin at
11:45 o’clock Friday night, at which
a feature will be the reading of “The
Christmas Pilgrims,” by IVIr. Craw
ford.
Christmas music has been arranged
toad singing of Christmas carols will
also be included cn the program.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the general public to attend.
Christmas Party At
USO Club Tuesday
; \ A delightful affair was held in the
tJSO Club Tuesday night, when a
party was held for ser
wice men ana women. Music was fur
wlriMwi by the Island Serenaders and
AW, Overman led the singing of
jCkrittmas carols.
Over 2/j)0 presents were distributed
to the service men and women and
the affair, held amid profuse Christ
tnas decorations, apparently was very
HgHi! enjoyed.
[ Rotary Meeting On
Thursday Called Off
Due to the close proximity of
! Christmas Day, the Edenton Rotary
dnb has called off its- regular meet
ing Thursday of this week. The
*; usual meeting will be held Thursday
week at one o’clock in the
Parish House, at which time Presi
dent R. N. Hines is very anxious to
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
A mOMB EEWEFAPEE DEVOTED TO TMM IETMMMMTM OF CMOWAM COVETY
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From the Hmet of our forefathers, America hot enjoyed e lre<
ditional Chrbrmes. I* ho, afaay.ba.nondwm olwoyscon.nuefa
be o festive seesen es good faWw*»P «d «"<>*£• °
for rem.mb.ring friends end loved ouee. oee fa «We theek, for
those Messing, which Amerieo enjoys. *•
Although our lives hove
j .vents within the pert month* the fairrttd
changed. From the pieesures es the YeloHdo seesen fdey •
! .trengfawi* which to ef faufa£r.
thoughtfulness es these whom we held deer, we uMoh.
well being end e desire fa ereefa greeter achievement*
The American Christmas mart mmole traditional r.gordl«i es
customs that hove been the predemineHeg fader es Arne
Christmas far many, moor years.
, . . . —a censidefate es ethers this Chrlstsms so
Let us be happy one w— mHm—. This
Shat we may obtain the greetert enjoyment the seeseu effete. This
M ear Christmas wish far you.
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The Chowan Herald
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!| WE WILL CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS j
iiy I au.li.-c* Smith. District Agci.L, State College
, Celebrating Christmas as usual this
year? No, Sir! More Chri fmasi;
More sharing, more family planning,
more neighborliness, more thought of
our men and women in service who
serve that some day we may have
Christinas in peace,—boys fighting,
suffering and dying while we wait in
: comfort, but they want us to carry
1 on, they wish to think of home as
.■ they left it. So we will celebrate
, Christmas.
The Star of Hope rides nigh and
the eyes of helpless millions follow
its course. Some things like faith
and religion are eternal. So is the
: Spirit of Christmas. Both adults and
. children need the help that Christmas
1 celebrations bring to them, ever wid
j ening and expanding in its scope of
1 usefulness to others.
Os course, children come first.
Phillips Brooks said, “The future of
! the race marches forward on the
feet of little children.” The fight j
for eternal peace is a fight for the;
l child, for the American home. We j
can make the child happy and at the
same time teach him to help make
others happier.
Let’s start by planning an old
-1 fashioned Christmas. Let’s give up
■ the fancy tinsel, expensive gifts, wild
. parties, and have open fires, filled
t stockings for every member of the
1 family and for some lonely strangers.
1 There can be plenty of fragrant
1 evergreens and red berries from our
own grounds. Let every one, family
and guests, have a part in decorat
l ing. The children’s decorations may
1 not be as well designed as yours, but
they should have a place of honor,
1 for theirs Js a contribution toward a
beautiful Christmas.
A sergeant says that the most pa
: thetic characters at Christmas time
1 are the homeless old ladies who will
sit alone in some bleak room, and
bent old ladies who will never again
' see their murdered sons. They are
1 no more pathetic than old men, and
not so helpless. Can’t we search out
j some of these December the 26th-?
. But it is the little fellow with his
[ face pressed against a toyland wln
. dow—the dirty little girl gazing
. eagerly at the doll she cannot have,
who touch the heart Oh, yes, we,
‘ still have them in this curious war
time when America is flowing with
money. If you don’t believe there
are children whom Santa Claus will
not .visit, go down on a side street
f or a cart road.
Well-to-do American children have,
too many toys. Cant we teach the
child of 1948 to share, not only by
repairing toys to be distributed by
some organization—but also to be!
content with simpler pleasures? .
It is these lonely old shut-ins, thej
unfortunate, children whose hearts;
should be gladdened on this Birthday
of the Christ Child. Community
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 23, 1943.
planning may be the solution.
| , A church in one town sends a Sautu !
with gaily wrapped g ... !m
shut-ins. Another limiinun.Ty Jiu. a
big Christ,:' s t.n ’ .l ie a .. .
Carols are sung, Christmas g,i'l- ~,s-tributed,
tributed, and afterwards- candy fide .
cornucopias are handed out to ,1.
The -1-11 Clubs of one county lielpt u
the l .SO center to make meriy. io;y
made hundreds of popcorn Labs,
dressed themselves in red, white a,hi
blue paper aprons and caps a. d
, P>(idleii t!ie;i ptooucls ,i.ie , ,
1 course) from trays tii . n ;.*,« .
Could we. revive the 1 id custom of.
-.singing Calais from house to house?
Open house to which strangers are
invited should ue more c mmon.
; m;fie! service is the perfect way to
! entffrtaim I'erjiaps serve hot spiced
j S' l ape juice, cuiai', or Russian tea.
, Simple refreshments, simple enter*
| tainment will help to instill .. .-tea-.i
--; fastness in American life which i
fast disappearing.
Last December 1 knew a gump of
neighbors who build a barn for a
sick neighbor. The women came iu
after the “Barn Raising” and served
a bountiful supper, followed by
games. Miss Sallie Hill of the Pro
gressive Farmer, tells of the pooled
gift of an organization. Instead of
exchanging gifts as usual, the mem- 1
bers pooled their resources and paid
for the digging of a de»p well at a
Negro orphanage. Mrs. Effie Vines
Gordon, home agent of Nash County,
reports that the home demonstration
club women of Nash County ha
asked for the privilege of furnishing
three hundred and twenty Christmas
boxes to soldier patients in nearby
camps. -
: Regardless of other plans made,
let’s endeavor to preserve the true
1 spirit of Christmas. See that chil-
I. dren know Christmas carols and
> legends which should be perpetuated.
. Let’s take time to wrap our gifts, no
; matter how simple and make a
secret of them.
Take time to write letters to old
. friends and to add the tiny decoration
; of a Red Cross J Seal. Let’s give the
, most needed gifts as it has been said:
:, “Let us share the warmth the har
■ mony and the beauty of this Christ
, mas pledge ourselves to do the one
: best thing we can to assure the pru
[ | tection and help of service men
everywhere; to buy war bonds regu
larly and continually.”
Now it is up to you and to me
who are well and comfortable to keep
our chins up and to help others who
are inclined to worry. • It is simple if
we could only get it over; to be
happy a person mast forget himself
i and remember others.
| In an excellent article on How to
Ibe Happy This Christinas, Margaret
(Continued on Page Eight)
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Herald Gets Merit
! Os Award For Effort
In Piripwooti Drive
Caiapaign Will Continue
l hroughout Next
i ear
STILL NEEDED
Vital War Material as
Lon : as Present Con
flict Lasts
The Herald, this week, received an
Award of Merit: as a tbk m'pf appre
ciation from the Newspaper Pulp
wood Committee of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association.
The award was made by Walter M.
Dear, chairman of the committee,
who said, “while we cannot yet es
, liniate the results of this newspaper
I campaign in terms of pulpwood pro
duction, I believe we can feel justly
proud of our record. Your hews
i paper, with the support of your local
pulpwood committee and your com
; munity, has performed a patriotic
and vital service for our country and
the men who are fighting for its pre
! servation.
1 “The War Production Board, at
whose request we conducted the l!)4t>
campaign, shortly will announce the i
1944 goals based on estimated mill- i
tary and essential civilian require-,
merits. Consequently, lam asking
i for your continued. support ■ the
'victory Pulpwood Campaign, ii i ■ -
I through tire influential colum;.., o.
| your newspaper and the local puip
. wood committees that you have
■ formed.”
Pulpwood is still a vital material,
l made scarce by the manpower short
age, and fighting forces will need it |
1 so long as the war lasts and as long J
as there is an American soldier on
foreign soil.
Paul Olsson Paints
Picture At Greensboro
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Edenton friends of Paul Olsson
s will be interested to know that he
■ has just completed a life-size picture
i of Christ in the Garden at the
• Masonic and Eastern Star Home in
Greensboro, where h« is now making
> his home.
i An" item in a Masonic paper fol- j
i lows:
’ “Mr. Paul Olsson, one of our new
» guests, has just painted a beautiful
f life-size picture of Christ in the
Garden in the chapel. All those who
> have seen it marvel at the fine work
t our ‘little boy’ has done. You should
come over and see it for yourself."
IMandud Printing oo *■
Christmas On
Court House Green Sniday
Afternoon At 6:30 O’clock
| Extra Holiday ||
Practically all of Edenton’s
' Chores and business houses will
be closed Monday of next week, j
thereby affording merchants and
, their employees a three-day holi
) day over Christmas.
Filling stations, however, will
remain closed Saturday and Sun- j
I day, but will be open for business j
as usual Monday.
All stores are now open nights j
I and will remain open unli’il Christ
mas Eve for the benefit of
shoppers.
Lions Club Entertains
At Christmas Party
In Honor Os Wives
Unique Affair Held In
Club Room Monday
Night
! SPECIAL~MUSIC
Women’s Group Pre
sents Check to Pur
chase Clock
Edenton’s Lions, on Monday night,!
: enjoyed one of the most delightful
] affairs during the club’s existence
when members of the club entertain
ed their wives at a Christmas party,
i Fifty-five were; on hand to enjoy the
occa-ioh which was held in the Lions
Club room.
Christmas music featured the . pro
gram, a number of familiar carols
... .-ring by a group composed of
:f. Tanner. Oscar Duncan, J.
< arepee Leary, \V( .1 ir) : . ■
ant O'i lesky and J. A. ( an an, with
Earl Harrell at the piano. “b.leai
Night” was also, sung by a quartet;
composed of J. Clarence Leary, W. E.
Malone, Oscar Duncan amt Earl liar
. .fnot.cr: delightful number was
a: parody (Ton “Pistol Packin’ Mama,”
composed by Chief of Police .1. El
Tanner.
T ■ e.'-C "■ 1 ■ itod ;t gift to the
!; irr-ied the longest
tli ent to Mr, and Mrs. R, ■
C. Holland. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Floars received a gift for. being the
youngest, married couple.
The hall was very beautiful ■ t!i
Christmas decorations and a tree also
added to the Christmas spirit. Sid
<*.- Cbmpeir acted as Santa Claus
rad.: .presented .gifts to each of the
i 'lies present.
Mrs. W. W. Byrum, chairman of the
women’s organization, presented a
check for $35 to President Oscar
Duncan as a gift from her group, and
in presenting it, said, “It is given in
the hope that it will be invested in a
clock so that members will be able
to arrive at their regular meetings
■ oit time.” i
j Next Monday night’s meeting of j
the club was called of! ' .;,e to the
Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Eleanor Sawyer!
liven Purnh Hear!
is
Jll Honor Os Husband
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Foster L. Sawyer Lost
Life When Carrier
Wasp Was Sunk
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Mrs. Eleanor Sawyer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sawyer and
formerly a resident of Edenton but
now living in Norfolk, Va., has re
cently received from the Navy De
partment the Purple Heart decora
tion in honor of her husband, Foster
■! L. Sawyer.
Mr. Sawyer lost his life in October,
r 1942, when the airplane carrier
1 Wasp was sunk by the Japanese.
» He was a member of Unanimity
> Lodge, No. 7, A. F. A A. M., and
i though not in Edenton much of his
l time, he won a host of friends during
, the brief time he was hers.
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CAROL feiNGING
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Community .affair >♦ i«
Center About Beau
j. tiful Tree
| At a meeting, held Monday after
noon in the USO Club, arrangements
were completed for the community
Christmas program to be held on the
• Court House ureen. This program
j was originally scheduled to be held
! late Christmas at ternoon, but the
| time was charged to Sunday evening
{at 6:3U 0’c10.... The change was
made due to a Christmas dance plan
-1 ned at the U. S. Marine Corps Air
j Station, which will attract many of
j the service men and women. By the
change, it is hoped that many of the
• young men and women in Edenton
I will be able to attend and take part.
A beautiful cedar tree has been
, placed on the Creen between the
Confederate monument and King
! Street, the tree being contributed by
W. C. Bunch, superintendent of the
U. S. Fish Hatchery, and was put
in place Monday by the Edenton
Street Department employees. It
t will be decorated by employees of
the Electric Light and Water De
partment, under the supervision of
! R. X. Hines, superintendent,
j The program will center around
I the tree and is calculated to last
about 40 mi: ules so that it will not
conflict with any church service. It
will be composed almost entirely nl
group singii . oi Christmas carol. ,
led by C. W m , j. i . L ; U
mental music by the E.ientou Hi.:
School Band, .. : 1 tne d,re-lion m
L. ■L. Mur . ; ,*e .
planned to 1 .. brief add:
Chaplain lie •.. ~, ,~L ~e .. 1
not'be here t ; . in '-oic. Anot,:.
proposed feat. • \.as a hug.e jiui -
her by Miss tirgi..ia ( ...
member of lac Marine Vv'm cn :• n<
serve, but sin. too. v. A: not i-e im
The progra. .. a. arranged .a m .
will be as £0; o. unic.-s 1.
sary to make . t- c. u ...
Croup sing .:g of .“Siicut Xi..i,i.
Scripture ami invoc..tib:i u.> 1 ;
Rev. 11. Freo S . rail, j»kst6t
Methodist Cl. cuii.
Group singing of “llaik, th.- 1a... c
Angels Sing.
Band number.
Group singing of ‘A,hit.- ( ..:
mas.”
Group singing of "O .
of Bethlehem.'
Band numb r.
. Group sihg 1 a. of
World.”
Group singi of •‘Star Span,. .
Banner.”
With the pr gram schedt. .
held Sunday e. ciing. when vv;y i.
people are bus,-, it is hoped ' ti.u*
many of the to.,n.s|)eople, as well a>
the service me . and women, •».til :■-•
on hand to m ;ke the eelobr.itn .
really worthwhile.
Outstanding- Pictures
Holiday Attractions
At Tiylor Theatre
i Taylor Theatre is featuring Kerera'
outstanding pi - to add to the.'
Christmas hol ; . < j.oymenf, vvhich
: begins today 1 ' ufsdayj.. with “Cor-,
*•■ .d • r.” y.n . the theatre
will run shows .continuously front
1:80 to ]lp. 1 . i. . 1: >y a
is featured in “Hands Across the
, Border.”
j On Christmas Day, the theatre will
| open at 3:15 and run continuous
1 shows until 11 p. m., when a non-stop
marathon of fun includes Stan Laurel
and Oliver Hardy in “Dancing Mas
ters.” Sunday’s feature will be
“So’s Your Uncle,” starring Billie
Burke and Donald Woods. Manager
Jimmy Earnhardt has booked “Guad
alcanal Diary” for next Monday and
Tuesday, which is a picture of bad
fighting Marines in America’s first
; taste of victory in the present war.
County Offices Close
For 3-Day Holiday
, All Chowan County offices will be
• closed next Monday in order for em
. ployees to enjoy an extra Christmas
holiday. Any important business,
1 therefore, should be transacted be
ll fore Friday, when the offices will
f close for three days, Saturday, Sun
day and Monday. ,