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Volume XI IT Niimler 51. Edenton, Chowan t uumy. North Carolina Thursday, December 26, 1946. $1.50 Per Year. USO Drive Is Bad* ■ .egging Quota Now Only About > 3 Raised Chairman E. \Y. Spires Continues Drive Until After Christmas $438 KThANU One-third of Canvassers In Edenton Have not Reported Although about one-WtuitiJ <*f the canvassers in Edentoa foe the ISHOI drive are yet to be heaardi all ito~ durations. point to failure ih weetimg the county's quota of StJJWWi. Walter- Holton, chairman in heientoc foe Hut dividual contributions, reported! feurii day n ; ght that only 'sS*s, bad! hev«. reported to him. while another comtiriir. bution from the industrial or truittal l gifts committee amounted to. cvtUy $63. Mr. Holton's quota is set at s7P<>. While the initial gifts quota is $425. The quota for rural: white people Is s3»m> and $75. from ccvTotesl rural p*.oplo K. \V Spires. gem raj county chair-, j man; stated that he had no rvpojft from the county canvassers up to EK. ■ day u gat. and that in an eff”« tv raise ir.e county's quota., he planned! to continue the drive after Christ mas. In commenting upon the apparvnt failure of the dr tee. both ftp-ires and Holton expressed the opinion that it is ill-timed, coming at a time who* practically everybody is busy with' Christmas. They still have hope that the quota- will be reached, and are of ; the opt in. in that after Christmas the workers "ill have more time te c>*--—' plete the canvass and that peopJl- wi;N he - ore wdfeiog to contribute, , Christmas Seal Sale Returns Reported At Half Way Mark Approximately 8850 Re ported By Mrs. R. C. Holland Friday According to a report of Mrs. R. C. Holland, treasurer of Chowan Ctoua tv's Christmas Seat sale, about s&sw> had been returned to her up to Fri day eight. This amount is quite a bit less than was in hand at the same time last year, although Mrs. Itoilaneii -aid the report is far from being complete . Many letters have been sent con taining the seals for which the money: i imr the stamps have been returned, ! so that it is expected quite a hit titer* will b<- coming in. It is the h.-m of : Mrs. Holland and Mrs.' .1. A M o*.,J Christmas Seal chairman, that t he- * wan County will raise a; toast through the sale of the seals, hut vt: 1 less there is a decided increase in the ; return.,, this figure will not be tea- 1 lized. Roth ladies are of the opinion that many of the letters have been lad aside and overlooked or forgotten, so that they urge those who have re-|j reived the seals to return their con. tribution or unused seals as soon as possible. “It is not too late to make a con tribution." said Mrs. Holland. >nd we hope enough will be forthconjiiiag to raise the amount to the goa' which was calculated at the outset vs the drive." Elliott And Holton Head Committee For Convention Os Rotary C. \V. Overman, president of tb* Kdenton Rotary Club, at last week's j meeting called attentiofc to the meet, | ing of International Rotary which j will be held in San Francisco in Jane- Mr. Overman is hopeful that ttbn 1 Edenton Chib will send a del* gate a-xf appointed Richard l v . Elliott cbaiim , nan of an On-to-San Francisco, wnn nittee. with David Holton as vice i chairman. Elliott and Holton will make every ! effort to secure a local delegate to i the convention. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Born to Mr. and Mrs. William St. I Herring of Scotland Neck, a sawn, William S. Herring, Jr„ at Dark View Hospital, Rocky Mownit. e* Tuenc»v. November I*. Mrs. Her ring b the former Miss Fdma Goed-j; win. THE CHOWAN HERALD A MOMA IHV4MI MTOTU TO TUM UfTHMMFTB OF CHOWAN COUNTY ====== - - - —V, /£k C\ Sfl / i • % ' s Qj(t . / J | At this time of the year ** appropriate to take T time out to express to you. « mir and advertisers, I tSL } our appreciation for your J T*'" ’" '[s mm '\ loyalty and good will. We j thank-you, and extend our - sincere wish for a Merry . ftjfcgMfeJ Christmas AT THE PUIJLISHEtJS _ r Christmas Radio Program By Good Health Association 30-Minute Show Man ned With Top Stars Taking I*art A g-jki.ak 1 "suriisttii’ -vs birrtaMtoast tVatur- i l hi® etgfcit ■ IWflyw stars hasj bevui svftvdiu.l]vxi by tb,- iiciNvd ILalth , AssS'’"Wiltif»im. ssatte SKqwSiqwarters in ’ 1 Duiffhtkiw ilKtis 1 The SKH-wiMWiiute. s-fi'iiw is *.iw , be-ung tnkussmhiAd am Caiifwaiiia and tettxNnftatgs will fee snapped this wvek tx* jkHE N'isrtih t'ami'ilaaiwk radiw stations l foe prvtsvmt.iW.ipixw qua Ohristsias day. Kuig Or.'isfey and B,<t» Hope head ’ tW> iwipwissixie array of talent ap peskrirg e® rfee broadcast. t>ther paurftSriijKaßiits invlukde Jmdy . Garland. | Mairgarv-t O' lSriv w, Edgar B»-rgvn and j Ckarliv McCaurttfey,-Kay Xyser, Johnny. ! Me-irvvr. JmAnt r'tetilirs Thomas and ; the Rob, M bi'-X-TV stun- !: ftSwd.'-'Medtefc. sdfccials,. in annoiirK-- ■ iiwss ;fthe Bmdiiday; iurvugrari-y wat •! thatt is will!!Atsd.X feewtd dtitr all sa liojffis at the. saWnn- fom-T, tW exact ! tiswie- aiirimg dk'pe#fdft«st. m the tot-! ! dividuiial statinmi's Chrftsi ai*s Day svhiedtiilh-. The- slh •« wa, arr.x ad by Kay Kysw-r, Ruvky Minuumtt native, u h-o is rihairtnan off tfee tl'i’v’d Hoalth Asset-1 ciatiwifiiV ’a-f ■ - l : It -> -b'-ing peeipaiwd. graSis fey writers who ; hamslte »X- «lar rad .- putvigramsi "f the- part -.■lijuatt hug s-a-s. .V! stars j are dfettatii.n® their servi-e- s frees as- : wwwrdiifeig: ioennpia*iy ; j ' malklnß ttlte ttranscriptiimns. The- Ibifviiadfast wiiM fee si-wu' lar to, Tl!irtM:!k<g'iviing yNhdhKt km pees* w.*-! ; vd fey tfe>" te'sed Heailtfe Assiviation | ■j'«t \',wx-™r,l!)«er 3X fe»"iimg aneth- r im thy- irtMtvWlt swrnxs idlTx-lvd in antjiMWCt- , wiitlh ttSue- llin'ailtfe ■,dn*catw»inal p*iV |; ftefey A Special New | ! V titar's B»r sfeaw is also wlam-rKxi. i I i. : 7 ■ “ - 1 . j i . - *t lIAVAIMAMife 1 MjJjkHA j® Kotanans tnoorse Maynard Hotelier Candidacy Is Sponsored By Washington Ro tary (Tub i Edv®ite«m Riutariawcs at their lmeet ! tas to* week endKvrsed Ittfee ctMtdidtaey e# Dr, Maymatd Flet- [ iefeer vt Wa-sfeieogtiNn. X. C, as a dir- ! evttKvr of Roirary Inrernatiomal for ®*»e 4. Dr.. FTefecfeer has been very , active- 5w Rwtaury affairs and is netl knaswni »feirv«ii!gfe«vat tfee entire rone. His candidacy' is sponsored fey the Wasfeimigtv® Rotary Chafe. Dw»i«(g last week's meeting Pres dmt C. OT. Overman appointed Er nest Swain- Geerge Twiddy and J. jj Edwin Raffap «n tW Rotary Maga- ■ I BUM CaanMkftftie*. j Anniversary j Tfee Rev. Harekl U. GUmer, rector of St. Panl's Kpmrepal Cfenrcfe. »ill reteferate tfee twen tieth anniversary of hr- nrdin atraa te tfee Diacomale on Satnr dav. December 2S. Mr. Gilmer was ordained in Christ Episcopal Church. Meadville. IVnna... fey (fee- Rt. Rev. John Ward. Bfe-fe«p of Erie, new retired. Lions nub Enjoys Christmas Party Barber Shop Quartet Is Feature of Affair on Thursday Nisjht | M embers «f tW lalenten Ukms Club and their wives enjivyvd tfee .am mu-aF Christwtas party' which was held m their hall Thursday night. Tfee was appr-ipriaitetly dec-.'-ratv-d I fur the ‘vvasien and with a Christ inias tree, a spirit «sF Christrnnas prv*- vailed. A very interestitug pr-vgraim was arranged, which iimc’iiuiided jwrx j sentati-'.w ,>f presents tv» the- ladies fey Santa Claus. pwJrttayv-d fey Jehtt Mit , che-rv-r. j- A fe-atuirv- of the- ' ptM’-grasw, - was a barber -shop qaartet. cwmtpu-sed ' es Kart Harreif. Edmititid tX-fewam*. J. C s ar I- once Leary atid tisc-ar Ifejmcnn. A ‘ barb, -r sho>;» scene was arramged v. it h: 'Lt-eyd Ihurtea taknig- the part of tfee i cus-t- 'OTu-r and Oscar Dnnesut the. fear | ber. A jcrwup eff s-iwugs were .tender ed during the tiurne Air. IStaritem was i Wing shaved.-with Mrs. M.-A. Mvgfevs ;• asSriampatiyitog ■ the'«nnarte-* dwi the. ptatte. Piresidetit Wallace- Gr. "im tiurnm->8 - the n-i-ey-tlug »ic-r t<* R. C ilW!!)amd. vvh-.v serv ,-d as Beastm-asu; - f--,r th, . evening. The affa-'*- w--- ferim -3 by a c wiiit nit tee- tnelludihg V. W. By rum. 'h-ddes It ft*. ,'.H -fiaml, i Dr. Martini Wc'se-Jy; Keniih't'h Ffe-iatss | tfescar IXitea#, d. C,.-ran C.'.-ar ! eroev Leary. W. E. Mal.-sa aid fed i mu: id JScfevvarve. Electric Worker Hurt In 45-Foot Fall From Pole •p Murray. Vick, employee of the Al- : i bemarle Electric Meswhership Cer pvmtien, suffered a fractured she®!- ; der and hip and interna' injuries Ttasday vs Hast week w'hen he felt from a p*>lh’ an which he was working i-tt the Bear Swamp section. A farm house fire, near th,- lines of the- AEM, hurried out the wires of the lines serving the area and Sir. ! Vkk had rep«>rted to service the lines i and restore power to the customers.! While climbing the pole, which was j charred from the fire, he !«vst his foot- i ing and fell a distance of 45 feet. He was taken to the Albemarle | Hospital for treatnuent, IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO BUY CHRISTMAS SEA» HELP IN THE FIGHT TO ERADICATE TUBERCULOSIS i Service At Midnight ! In St Paul’s Church ! On Christinas Eve Other Church Services Announced By Rev. Harold Gilmer Servians'-- at Ft- Paul’s Episcopal •Church have been announced by the ' rector, the Rev. Harold W Gilmer, i as follows: »i Tuesday. Dvcemher 24. Christinas r eve. llto" I‘. M„ midnight Fuch arist. plain eelebratioii. The Young People's Choir will sing carols and j Christmas hymns. Wednesday. Dri'enihor 23, Christ: 4tfeas; Feast of the Nativity, 11 A. \ M.. the Holy Kueharis’. Choral eeh ] feral i on. . J . Friday, December 27, Ketist of St. 3-ofen the Evangelist, 11 A. Al.. office I of m«ming prayer: 4 I’. M.. ADs Julien"Wm -d entertains the Woman's I Auxiliary and friends. Saturday, December 2S. Holy tn m-v'etus. 11 A. Al„ the Holy Commun ion; S-; D. M., Church School party. ' Sa»<jay. lAeceni’u-r 29. First Sun day as ."- ('laisto as. 8 A. Al.. the l lloly Con. don: Veto Church Sf:fei,olt 11 A. A!., Office of Alorning | Prayer with sermon; 7:3<l I*. Al.. Voting C.-oi.te',, Service T.'-agu«-. '}■ ' Yes - - - v: Plans Are Completed For Christmas Dance Holiday Affair Expect ed Attract Lan»e Crowd lifers are complete for the ( !:■■ -t vas -dance on Thursday nigh'. Dei > r 2ft, which is sponsor- ii by Kdv . <, D >ixl Dost of the American Legion. M - • for the dance will be provided feV Roy Cole and his University of North Carolina Orchestra, with • Geotge Demas featured as the vocal-, ; iSt. i 1 The armory will be attractively i ■ decorated and with dance enthusiasts knowing the calibre of music pre- I seated by Mr. Cole, the affair prom ises to attract a large crowd from Edenton and adjoining territory in what is expected to he one of the most successful dances held recently. Tickets in advance of the dance are -on sale and table reservations are in charge of Mrs. Frank Elliott. Colored Births Far In Lead During: November - Colored births in Chowan County j far outstripped white births during j the month of November, according Ito the vital statistics report of the ! local Health Department. During the month there were 25 colored births reported, compared with seven white. The report show ed there were four colored deaths and three white deaths during tne month. Carl Ober Winner 4-H Corn Contest In Chowan County Sponsored By Local Lions |_Parking SpaceJ f With the permission of \V. \V. Massey, manager of the Bclk i Tyler store in Elizabeth City, a i portion of the former I'enelope Barker Hotel lot on Broad Street has been cleared hv the Menton Street Department in order to provide some added parking space over the holidays. Mr. Massey informed Mayor 1 Leroy Haskett that it will be per j fectly agreeable to use the space for parking until building the proposed new Belk-TyleV store is begun. The space cleared is free for parking, so that it is hoped it will be used by those people coming to Kdenton who cannot find suit able parking elsewhere. Listing Os Property For Taxes Begins , Wednesday, Jan. 1 i . . i .. List Takers Arrange Schedules In Various Townships Attention is called this we, s by I'. S. McMullan. County Tax Super I visor, that tax ..listing in Chowan * County will begii Wednesday • >*’ next week. January i and must he com pleted during the onth of January *1 Ail property owners are required i to list for the year 1047 aii real es; tate. personal .property, etc. Which is owned on the first, day of January, , All male persons between the ages of 21 and alt years are also required ; to list their polls during the month. ’ i The law requires listing to be made j during January, penalties being im posed upon arty who fail to comply. " so that Mr. McMullan. as Wei! as tin j list takers urge tax payers to attend 1 to this important matter as soon. a.- possible. The county's list takers ate a- f. ’ lows: First Township, Mrs. F. S. ’ j McMullan; Second Township. Paul I Ober: Third Township, T. A Berry •f than; Fourth Township. C. \V. Parker, ‘ j Each one has arranged a schedule ; for listing taxes which will be seen elsewhere in this issue of The Herald. Farm owners and tenants are re quired to furnish the following it: formation: Acreage for each crop harvested during the year 1946: jihm-- her of horses, unties, cows, sows, ewes and hens on farm in January, 1047: number of people living on farm in January. 1947. and number 1 , of th'-eshing machines, combines ; peanut pickets, farrw ifact >rs anti I flirt): !i ticks. Only females ami non residents ,-f a tqwnsh.ip and persons physically in: ‘ able to attend and tile their fists cun . appoint agents to list proper - \. General Two Day Holiday Will Be Observed Locally Business Will Be at a Standstill December 25 and 2(1 i. ■ Generally, a two-day holiday will be observed in Edenton over Christ mas. practically every business con cern planning to be dosed all day Christmas and the following day. December 25 and 26. The two-day closing also affects Town and Coun ty offices, as well as the Bank of Edenton. Citizens of EdeiitoO are urged, therefore, to take note of the two holidays and adjust their shopping and business affairs accordingly. Members of the Street Department will also be given a two-day holiday. MRS. JI’LIEN WOOD WILL READ POEMS DECEMBER 27 Mrs. Julien Wood will read a group of her religious poems to the mem bers of the Woman’s Auxiliary of St. Paul’s Parish and their friends, at her home on Friday, December 27. at 4 o'clock. ; Chowan Boy Produces 104.4 Bushels of Corn Per Acre 27 BOYS~ENTERED Herbert Ray Lane and Louis Monds In Second And Third Place ! 1 Os the 27 4-H Club boys who *n ;i tinted the corn contest which was : sponsored by the Edenton Lions ' Club, 23 followed through on their projects and the yield was actually I cheeked by C. W. Overman and Rob ert Marsh, county agent and assist ant. Cart Ober, son of Mr and Mrs. Paul Ober of Route 1, was declared the winner, having made 104.4 bush | els of corn per acre, Herbert Ra.v j Lane, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Lane of Kyland, won second place, making Js.fi bushels per acre, Louis Monds, son of Mr and Mrs. B. I‘. I Monds of the Center Hill Community, was third with 84.5 bushels per acre. Four boys who were in the contest I arid whose yields were not measured followed through in the contest, but their corn was damaged so badly by waiter that they either turned hogs »] in the field or pulled the corn early ’ hi the season before it was measured. Herbert Ray Lane’s exhibit of 10 cars of coni woti fits’ prrv of $5.00 at the annual 1 11 Hub Achievement Ilav which was held on November 2nd. A I hib members who partivi ’l pared !i the Contest planted Funk's 1 j (! 717 hybrid con which an ap proved variety for .Chowan County The boys .'d'd exception'illy well v ,’h ‘ their corn projects this ~-ar. coti siderhvg the adverse » weather conditions and also the fa t that the ' average corn yield in Chowan County ' is not >n"r, tl.i. ;i” bushels per ■acre. "I The 23 V club hoys whose yield was ' checked made 1574.0 bushels on 23.0 acres, which gives an average of 68.4 bushels per acre. , Th< county agents and: entire : Chowan < .Minty Agricultural Kxten ' 1 s a*ii stall congratulate the 4-H Club * [members eg their corn yields, and appreciate the fine sponsorship and ' cooperation that the Edenton Lions : Club gave in making this contest a jsIUVISS. Edenton Employment Office Handles Many Applications For Jobs i Mrs, Curie White Re ports 155 Pla -e:I In November * A:> 'bi-ding to Mrs. Corit B. White, manager of the local North Carolina Employment Service, her office dur ing November iia ailed 744 reception contacts, of which number 4fi7 were veterans. Os the applicants lfi7 Were, referred to Jobs and 155 were placed. 1 Mrs. \V bite states that employees i have he,m v. rv coop rative in trying to create openings for veterans. On tne job training under the (II Bill of Rights is still holding up well in : this area, according to Mrs. White. Five placements were made during November and a few applications are still pending. Students Recognition Day At Methodist Church Next Sunday ! Breaching services will be held in l the Methodist Church Sunday morn ing, December 29, at 11 o'clock, which j will be observed as Students’ Recog- I nition Day. The Rev. H. F. Surratt, pastor, plans to have a number of college students who are home for the Christmas holidays take part in 1 the service. Church School will be held at 9:45 : Sunday morning, and the Youth Fel j low-ship meeting at 6:30 Sunday i night. i BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT ■ ■■ Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoi . mes, on Thursday, December 19. at t General Hospital, Norfolk, a daugh . ter, Emily Insley Holmes. Mother I and daughter are doing very nicely.
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