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By ROBERT E. LEE
(For ih« N. C. Bar Aacociation)
Larceny Os Pig*
Three pigs, owned by Henry
Hough, escaped from the farm
of their owner and wandered
over to the farm of Matthew
Moore. After running at"large
on the Moore farm for about two
weeks, they were caught and l
shut up for a few days. Moore
made inquiry as to whose pigs
< they were, and not finding this
out, requested his brother, Mark,
who lived on an adjoining farm,
to take him and the three pigs
to town for the purpose of sell
ing the pigs. The three pigs
were sold to John Johnson.
Subsequently, Matthew Moore
discovered that the pigs beong
ed to Henry Hough. He return
ed to town and paid back to
John Johnson what he had origi
nally paid for the pigs. Two
of the pigs were returned to
Hough, but the third one was
not because he had been butch-1
ered by Johnson. Mocre paid
Hough for the pig which had.
been slaughtered and could noti
be returned.
Both of the Moore brothers
were indicted for the larceny of ■
three pigs. Were they guilty?
Yes. This was an actual case ;
before the Supreme Court of.
North Carolina in 1943. The jury]
.convicted both of the Moore
brothers of larceny and the Su-,
pteme Court found no error in j
the charge of ihe jury by thei
trial judge.
If a person finds lost property
anji keeps it intact for the own
er, he has committed no wrong;
but if he finds lost property on
hid land or elsewhere, and takes
it i with the intention at the
time of stealing it,, just
as guilty of larceny as if had
gone in the nighttime and stolen
it secretly.
In a case decided by the Su
preme Court of North Carolina
this year, larceny was defined as
“the felonious taking and carry
ing away from any place at any
time' of the personal property of
another, without the consent of
the owner, with the felonious in
tent to deprive the owner of
his property permanently and to
convert it to the use of the
taker or to some other person
„than the owner.”
Mark Moore was convicted
along with his brother because
he aided and abetted in the
commission of the crime.
If a stray hprse, mule, cow,
hog or sheep should come upon
your land, you may shut the
animal up, but you cannot kill,
sell or harm it. You should in
form the owner," if known. If
the owner is unknown, within
ten days you must inform the
register of deeds • and have him
institute a legal proceeding for
the public sale of the animal.
20 YEARS AGO
Continued from Page I—Section 1
dollar.
S'mple in ev°ry res-eci, sym
bolic of the life he lived, was
the funeral of Dr. R. B. Drane.
with the body buried in the rear
Vof the church.
Determined to make' an effort
to attract to Eden ton jts ri-'hfpl
amount of business, a g-odly
number of Chamber of Com
merce members met in the Mu
nicipal . Building to discuss ideas
to. improve trading conditions.
Chowan Countv Commissioners
ware in fa ror of ilium’-'nting the
tower of the Court Ho-se ''wr
ing the CbrUtnohs s-ason if th«
town agreed to pay for toe cur
rent consumed.
Dr. W. S. Griffin xpoeared be
fore the County Commiss’oner*
in behalf of an pdegwte de"«a«
elHiic to last 11 pi|ah». ..The
Ccmmissicnw* were in e-e-*d
wfto the rfinic and ,#jnre«d to
enmnlv w'th the reguest'for $45
as nart as toe cost.
; Mrs/ A. D._ Ward, ff # left*
10 to# County Commissioners,
celled attention to toe Hutch
reem aft Chowan Hah School
be’irr greatly hand‘capped due
tit* Uuifed Charities which, of]
courj#, was earmarked for use
n purchasing a stove for the
lunch room.
Ed Bond Post of the American
Leg‘on changed their meeting
place from the Red Men hall to
Hotel Joseph Hewes.
The Edenton High School Band
went to Raleigh to play in the
American Legipn parade held in
observance of Armiii ce Day and
at the Slate Duqucs.ie football
game.
Miss Judy Cozsens accepted a
position on the staff at Kings
ley Settlement House in Mew Or
leans, La.
Tax listing time was changed
l from Apsil to January, as now
in effect
At an Arbor Day program pre
. sented at the Edenton school
i each grade in the s-hcol plant-
I ed * tree purchased by them,
, which was so marked and nur
, tured by them.
i Edenton Jaycees At
Meeting Os Board
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i j Six Edenton Jaycees attended
a Junior Chamber of Commerce
i board meeting held in Rocky
; Mount Sunday. At the meeting
the Jaycees reaffirmed one of
1 the bas ; c Jaycee beliefs, ‘that
I faith in God gives meaning and
: purpose to human life.”
State Javcee President A1 Har
rison presided over the meeting
’ and told his audience “We have
reached the half-way mark in
this Jaycee year. It is time to
» ask ourselves where we have
■ been and how fruitful our efforts
really are. If we are to render
service to the communities in
which we live, we must not be
j blinded by the things that be
get publicity alone. Many deeds
; go unfilled in a community be
-1 cause they aren’t considered im
j portant enough. It is these mi
j.nor, insignificant needs that tend
■ 1 to grow into problems. Be
! aware of your community’s needs
, —open your eyes and be able
to recognize a need when you
i see it.”
The Edenton group included
West Bvrum, Jr., George Lewis,
Scott Harrell, Tom Ridgeway,
Warren Twiddy and Bill Eas
terling.
Conncilroen Held
In Long Session
Continued From Page 1, Section J
charges made in other towns
for cemetery lots. Mr. Bunch
had reports from 19 towns, all
except one of which was con
siderably higher than Edenton’s
charge. At present the price of
a lot for an Edenton resident i 9
SBO and $l2O for non-residents.
Mr. Bunch’s report showed that
other towns charge as much as
$750 for a resident and S9OO for
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STATE VlSlT— Princess Grace of Monaco chats with French
Premier De Gaulle in Paris. She and her husband, Prince j
Rainier made aa official visit to the city. J
a non-resident. ,
It was pointed out that for
the fiscal year 1958 the ceme
tery income was $1,070 while
the expenses amounted to $2,-
000. To June, 1959, the income
was $1,500 compared with an
expenditure of $2,039.44. , While
the Councilmen are considering
increasing the cost of cemetery
lots, no action was taken Tues
day night, and in connection
with the cemetery discussion
Councilmen Bunch and Elton
Forehand were instructed to in
vestigate a possible location for
a colored cemetery.
Councilman George Alma By
rum presented a report relative
to a meeting with a representa
tive of Greenbriar Farms. It
was recommended that many old
and disfigured trees be taken
down on Broad Street and re
placed with new trees. The
suggestion was that 12 live oaks,
24 pin oaks and 30 crepe myrtle
trees be planted. Action on the
proposal was postponed pending
the outcome of the proposition
of the Edenton Woman’s Club
relative to improving the Court]
House Green and a square at the<
foot of Broad Street. A sketch]
of the proposed Court House
Green improvement, presented l
by the Community Planning,
Committee of the Edenton Wo-'
man’s Club, was also discussed
but no action was taken pend-J
ing an estimate as to the cost
of the project. I
The Council accepted a reso-,
lution complying with the re
quirements of the N. C. Fire
men’s Pension Fund.
Elton Forehand, who was in- 1
structed to secure suggestions
for a name of the street in the
industrial park, presented the'
following Mattacomack, Shaftes-1
i bury, Chevin, Seabrook and
Gardner. Because there is no
urgency in adopting a name, the
selection was postponed until a
later date.
The committee considering a
municipal building and fire sta
tion had little to report except
a considerable amount of time
was spent considering the funds
with which to carry on the pro
ject.
During the meeting Mayor
John Mitchener paid a glowing
compliment to the Edenton Po
lice Department for its efficient
work in handling traffic at foot
ball games, as well as a number
of other activities of the police.
Training Course At
Providence Church
Every Thursday night at 7:30
o’clock the Sunday School teach
ers’ training course is held at
the Providence Baptist Church.
The purpose of the co'urse is to
train the teachers and other of
ficers in order that a standard
Sunday School may be obtained
I to train the teachers in order
1 that they will be able to teach
j Sunday School more effectively.
| At present, two books are be
| ing studied alternately. The
books are “Building A Standard
j Sunday School” and “Sunday
! School Officers and Their Work”.
, They tell how to build or main
] tain a standard Sunday School
and the qualifications and re
sponsibilities and many other in
i' teresting things that go for the
betterment of a Sunday School.
I The Sunday School lesson for
the coming Sunday is_ discussed
I and a teacher from each de
| partment teaches the lesson just
as it i 9 taught Sundays.
] Each member of the course is
I asked to bring some one.
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Edenton Planning
Peanut Festival
Continued from Page 1. Section 1
will take place on November 28.
The girl selected will be award
ed SIOO in qash. All candidates
will receive a gift.
Bands in surrrounding com
munities have also been invited
to participate in the parade.
DuLaney said the affair will
point up the importance of agri
culture in eastern North Caro
lina, especially peanuts which
are so important to the economy.
It should focus attention on this
valuable commodity.
During the Festival 24 busi
ness firms will also give out
tickets which will be drawn on
November 28 for cash prizes I
amounting to S3OO. Other prizes
will be offered by individual
firms.
Those underwriting the cost of
the Peanut Festival are Belk-
Tyler Co., Mitchener’s Pharmacy,
Tots & Teens, Ralph E. Par
rish, Elliott Co., Hughes-Parker
Hardware, M. G. Brown Co.,
Edenton Restaurant, Hoskins
Texaco Service, Bill Perry’s Tex
aco Service,. Jill Shoppe, Sports
Specialties, Cuthrell’s Depart
ment Store, Quinn Furniture Co.,
Byrum Hardware, Colonial Fur
niture Co., Hollowell’s Pharmacy,
Betty Shoppe, Griffin’s Musicen
ter, John J. Ross, Jeweler, Ma
lone’s 5 & 10c Store, P & Q,
Super Market, Sears-Roebuck,
Phthisic’s Super Market, Cho
wan Herald, radio station WCDJ,
Northeastern Milling Co., and I
Hobbs Implement Co.
John W. White On
USATRECOM Staff
The appointment of John W.
White, aeronautical research en
gineer (power plant), to the staff
of the Army Transoortation Re
search Command (USATRECOM)
Fort Eustis, Virginia, was an
nounced early this week by
Colonel Vancel R. Beck, com
mander USATRECOM. White
has ben assigned to the Aero
mechanics Division USATRECOM
Aviation Directorate.
A native of Merry Hill, White
attended Oak Ridge Military In
stitute, Oak Ridge, N. C., and
received his bachelor of mechani
cal engineering degree from
North Carolina State College in
1951. Upon graduation,, he re
ceived a regular commission in
the U. S. Air Force where he
served for 39 months in vari
ous capacities, including a tour
in Japan with the Far East Air
Logistics Force.
After termination of his mili
tary service, he was employed
by the Martin Company, Bal
timore Division until his recent
appointment to USATRECOM.
During his affiliation with the
CENTER LINE A forestry
/worker stands near a crack in
the road at West Yellowstone,
j Mont., following the earthquake
' that struck the area.
! i Martin Company, White was en- ■
, gaged in work dealing with pro
pulsion systems for • a number
, of advanced design piojects.
' White is the son of Martin H.
White, superintendent of main
tenance for Carolina Trailways.
in Raleigh. He is married to j
- the former Miss Josie Marie
White of Edenton and they have
two sons, Paul, 7 years and Bill!
4 '/■> years.
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JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES TO
J MEET IN ROCKY MOUNT
, According to a statement
made here this week by J. C. |
, Hall, presiding minister of the!
Edenton Congregation of Je
[ hovah’s Witnesses, about 13
delegates from Edenton will at
, tend the three-day circuit as
! sembly being held in Rocky
I Mount Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, November 13-15, at the
, Community Center on Albemarle
, Avenue. About 600 delegates
from 19 towns and communities
i in North Carolina and Virginia
, will be there.
The featured event of this
. convention will be a public
. talk Sunday at 3.00 P. M. by
James A. Thompson, Jr,, district |
. supervisor and assembly chair- 1
man on the subject “When Is
. God’s Will To Be Done On
Earth?”
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SOCIETY MEETS
The Ladies’ Aid Society of the
Providence Baptist Church met
at the home of Mrs. Emily
Brooks Monday night, November
9. The meeting was opened by
singing “Wh-’.t A Friend We
Have In Jesi s”. Scripture and
prayer was by Miss Ellis. The
minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved end various
committees made t.ieir reports.
“Get well” cards were sent to
the sick in the community.
The turkey dinner held at
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Mrs. O. S. Charlton’s Sunday,
was a great success. The club
members were very pleased at"
the amount raised by the es-s
fort. The club wishes to thank
everyone who helped make tne
affair so successful.
The door prize was won by
Mrs. Dinah Valentine. Refresh
ments were served, after the
close of the meeting.
An acquaintance that begins
with a compliment is sure to de
velop into a real friendship.
1 —Oscar Wilde.