In tlfese columns will be
found a fair presentation
of local ana county news
of general interest.
Volume ll.—Number 51.
Edenton Stores Open Nights Until Christmas
I'fPP''; ~
•S2O Ton For Peanuts
To Be Diverted To Oil
Part of Plan to Remove
Surplus Nuts From
Trade Channels
UNTIL DECEMBER 13
Contract Made With
Five Millers to Buy
Crushing Stock
Ki offer by the Secretary of
re to pay any contracting
ower $20.00' a ton for di
irginia-type peanuts into
the period December 11-31
meed today by the Agricul
lstment Administration.
V xfer is a part of the peanut
diversion plan designed to remove
surplus peanuts from the normal
channels of trade and divert them
into the manufacture of ""peanut oil.
ffhe objective of this plan is to main
tain a minimum price ,of $62.50 per
ton to growers for Virginia-type pea
nuts of 65 percent sound meat con
tent, with proportionately higher
prices for peanuts of higher meat
content and proportionately lower
prices for peanuts of lower meat
content
Any grower who produced peanuts
in 1935 under an adjustment contract
may receive this payment of $20.00
a ton on any of his peanuts which he
pells to an oil miller during the period
December 11-31. Provision is made
for extending the period of such sales
if such extension is necessary to
maintain a minimum price of $62.50
- per ton for peanuts of 65 percent
sound meat content In order to re
ceive payment under this offer the
grower is required to obtain from the
miller who purchases the peanuts an
agreement on Form PN-27 to crush
them on ro before June 30, 1936. It
is contemplated that oil millers will
pay growers the oil value of the pea
nuts, which together with the $20.00
payment, will return growers the an
nounced minimum price for their pea
nuts.
The offer that any pea
nut miller who is under contract on
Form PN-24 to purchase peanuts at
specified minimum prices may pur
chase peanuts under this offer to
growers at S2O a ton less than such
minimum prices. Peanuts purchased
subject to Form PN-27 will not be
entered as a part of the miller’s pur
chases under his contract.
The Agricultural Adjustment Ad
ministration also announced that five
peanut millers had contracted to
purchase for crushing 13,900 tons of
Virginia-type peanuts during the
month of December at not less than
$62.50 a ton. These millers are;
Planters Nut and Chocolate Company,
Suffolk, Virginia; Wilmington Oil
Ijd Fertilizer Company; Wilming
■ N. C.; the Bridger Corporation,
Idenboro, TT C.; Suffolk Oil Mill,
(ffolk, Va.; and Nashville Cotton
1 Mill, Inc., Nashville, Tenn. The
inimum price is for farmers’ stock
rginia-type peanuts of 65 percent
Und meat content and is subject to
i adjustment of 96 cents per ton for
ch 1 percent variations in sound
aat content.
Virginia-type peanuts are produced
Virginia, North Carolina and Tenn
see. Offers are made at this timq
view of the fact that the heavy
marketing season for this type pea
nut is now under way- Diversion
payment offers also were made ear
ner for Spanish-type and Runner
type peanuts during the heavy mar
keting season for these types.
Prior to November 15, 1935, oil
jmiflers purchased and diverted into I
9O 7,496 tons of Spanish-type pea
huts, 1.4,911 tons of Runner-type
l peanuts, and 477 tons of Virginia
type peanuts. In addition, applica
tions have been approved for crushing
6,360 tons of Spanish-type peanuts,
tons of Virginia-type pea-j
ttuts which were purchased in the
ported, October 14 to November 15,
1936, but not crushed during that
In addition to the above an
.offer to purchase 5000 tons of Span
ish-type peanuts in December for
crushing purposes has been accepted.
Otter offers for crushing Spanish and
Virginia-type peanuts are under con-
FIREMEN MEET FRIDAY
A meeting of the Edenton Fire
Department will be held on Friday
night at 7:30 o’clock. Rire Chief
IgKll urges all members to be pres
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 19, 1935.
$40.95 DONATED TO
STOCKING FUND
Service League Will Distribute Gifts
To Needy Children of Town
On Christmas Eve
At the time The Herald goes to
press $40.95 has been contributed to
the Stocking Fund sponsored by the
Young People’s Service League of St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church. The amount
needed is expected to be around S6O,
and while the donations have not
reached the total, those in charge
are very appreciative of the coopera
tion thus far shown, and expect to re
ceive enough so that the work can be
carried on. The stockings prepared
by the League are distributed on
Christmas Eve among poor children
in the city and each year is the source
of much pleasure on the part of the
youngsters.
Any person desiring to contribute
to this cause can do so by getting in
touch with Mrs. R. G. White, Mrs. J.
M. Jones, or Miss Louise Coke.
Those who have made donations
since last week arer
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. White, O. H.
Brown, Mrs. J. D. Traylor, Mrs. H. C.
Jackson, Mrs. W. H. Coffield, Miss
Jessie McMullan, Miss Louise D.
Coke, Archie Ashley, Miss Marian
Skinner, Mrs. H. G. Skinner, Mrs. C.
E. Kramer, D. M. Warren, Jack
Badham, Mrs. Annie S. Graham, Mrs.
A. M. Day, Mrs. C. P; Wales, Mrs.
Julien Wood, Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Pruden, Mrs. E. N. Elliott, Misses
Mary and Margaret Pruden, and Mrs-
John M. Beatty.
POST OFFICE OPEN
ALL DAY SATURDAY
Shoppers Urged to Securely Wrap
Christmas Packages and Mail
Them Early
For the convenience of the public
and particularly the patrons who re
side in the County, the local post
office will remain open throughout
the day on Saturday, December 21.
according to Postmaster C. E. Kram
er. This action was taken in order
to accommodate those who shop Sat
urday and desire to mail packages
immediately.
The Christmas mails will be unusu
ally heavy this year, the advice from
postal officials being to the effect
that Christmas parcels should be se
curely wrapped and mailed early to
assure satisfactory delivery. In or
der to render the best service patrons
of the post office are urged to mail
packages between the hours of 8 and
10:30 o’clock in the morning, and be
tween 2:30 and 5 o’clock In the after
noon, thus avoiding the rush periods
of dispatch and distribution of mails-
C. P. Wales Injured
In Auto Wreck
Charles P. Wales was painfully
but not fatally injured Monday night
when, while driving his laundry truck
back from Williamston, where he
delivered a quantity of laundry, he
lost control of the car and it turned
over about midway from the city linv
its to the Chowan Rive* bridge.
Mr, Wales had been ill and was
asked not to make the trip, but went
on despite that fact. It is thought
that he fainted while driving, when
the truck left the road and was bad
ly wrecked. He was found uncon
scious by a passing motorist and
brought to his home, where he is
reported to be improving.
Rotary Meeting Next
Week Is Called Off
The international service committed
will have charge of the program at
the weekly luncheon today of the
Edenton Rotary Club. This commit
tee is made up of E. W. Spires, chair
man, Isaac Hobowsky, John A.
Holmes and J. Edwin Bufflap.
At last Thursday’s meeting Rev.
C- A. Ashby very interestingly told
of the origin of St. Nicholas, connect
ing the generosity of this man with
the spirit of Christmas giving. The
program was thoroughly enjoyed.
The Rqterians will not meet next
Thursday but each member of the
Club wifi be asked for the regular
price of th4 meal, which will be turn-
LITTLE INTEREST
SHOWN IN TERM
DECEMBER COURT
Criminal Docket Com
pleted On Tuesday
Afternoon
HARRISJUDGE
SIO,OOO Dixon Suit At
tracts Largest Crowd
Os Session
The December term of Superior
Court convened in the Chowan Coun
ty Court House Monday morning
with Judge W. C. Harris, of Raleigh,
presiding. Following the usual court
procedure, Judge Harris gave brief
but explicit instructions to the grand
jury, ordering them to make a thor
ough investigation of the County’s
affairs, as well as checking up to see
if his instructions to the last grand
jury were carried out.
The grand jury for this term of
court consists of the following: E. N.
Elliott, foreman; James Brabble, H-
C. Brinkley, A. H. Copeland, W. J.
Goodwin, „G. B. Potter, J. Wallace
Goodwip, George T. Jordan, Colbert
Byrum, J. E. Bunch, W. W. Harrell,
C. A. Perry, W. J. Bunch, Junius
White, .Joe White, H. C. Jackson,
James Bunch and C. H. Small.
The criminal docket, including only
minor cases, was completed Tuesday,
with the case of Joe Burke vs. Alfred
Holley on an assault with intent to
kill charge, claiming most attention.
W. L. James, charged with larceny
and receiving, failed to make his ap
pearance. The case was continued
and a capias issued for his arrest.
William F. Bembridge, charged
with resisting arrest, assault and in
terfering with an officer, was fined
$25 and costs. On a second count of
driving an automobile under the in
fluence of Ijguor he was fined SSO and
costs and his driving license revoked
for 12 months. His brother, John,
who was connected with the first
charge, was granted prayer for judg
ment.
The cases of William Stallings for
larceny and R. L. Chesson for giving
a worthless check, were continued
until the next term of court, as was
the case of Owen Williams for as
sault with a deadly weapon.
John Fleming was given eight
months on the roads for larceny and
receiving. He was found guilty of
stealing an automobile belonging to
W. T. Williams, of Bertie County.
John Leary, for breaking into the
store of W. T. Perry in Rocky Hock
in October was given 18 months in
jail, with time to be worked out on
the roads.
The case of Joseph Outlaw for
drunken driving was continued.
W. L. Jones, of Hertford, charged
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Opportunity To Play
Santa Claus At Home I
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Thirty-one Cases In Chowan Where Christmas
Cheer Will Be Lacking; Pick Out a Number
And Get In Touch With Mr. Taylor
If any person would like to play
Santa Claus to the unfortunate in our
community, for convenience, a list of
those most needy are listed below.
The names and addresses may be had
by calling W. J. Taylor, Welfare
Officer,
A glance at the ages and condition
of these people will clearly show that
they are unable to work and are de
pendent. upon charity for the bare
necessities of life, which does not in
clude an apple, orange or candy
which is so much appreciated at this
season of the year. Glance over the
list and Mr. Taylor will arrange for
any donations that may be given!
No. I—Widow, age 65, with two
children, ages 3 (boy) and 10 (girl).
No. 2—Man, age 76, dependent
on charity; no relatives, feeble.
No. 3—Widow, age 70, lives alone;
no children, feeble dependent on
charity.
No. 4—Man and wife, 84 and 85,
respectively; no children, feeble, on
charity.
No. 6—Woman, 54 years old;
feeble-minded, lives alone, dependent
on charity. , ',
No. «—Man, age 67; feeble, auf
OTHER SCHOOLS
DECIDE TO ENTER
N. t CONFERENCE
Scotland Neck, Windsor
And Williamston En
ter Loop
SCHEDULES MADE
Conference Winners To
Be Decided on Per
centage Basis
At a meeting held Saturday in
Rocky Mount of school superintend
ents, principals and coaches, the
Northeastern Conference was en
larged, adding to Edenton, Elizabeth
City and Roanoke Rapids, the only
members of the conferences, the
schools of Windsor, Williamston and
Scotland Neck to particiuate in foot
ball. Hertford will play conference
basketball only while Weldon will
take part in baseball.
At this meeting plans for next
year were discussed and schedules
arranged. The football schedule foi
Edenton includes five games, all con
ference contests, two played at home
and three on foreign soil. The num
ber of schools added is calculated to
materially increase interest in the
sport. The winner will be decided
on a percentage basis.
Following is the schedule as drawn
up.
Sept. 25—Scotland Neck at Wil
liams ton.
Oct. 2 —Edenton at Windsor; Scot
land Neck at Roanake Rapids; Eli
zabeth City at Williamston.
Octc 9—Roanoke Rapids at Wil
liamstom; Edenton at Scotland Neck;
Windsor at Elizabeth City.
Oct. 16—Roanoke Rapids at Eden
ton; Scotland Neck at Elizabeth
City; Williamston at Windsor.
Oct. 23 Edenton at Elizabeth
City; Windsor at Roanoke Rapids.
Oct. 30—Williamston at Edenton;
Elizabeth City at Roanoke Rapids;
Windsor at Scotland Neck.
Nov. 6 —Open to play off game in
case of a tie.
Nov. 13—Eastern Semi-Finals.
Nov. 20—Eastern Finals.
Nov. 27—State Finals.
Edenton will also play conference
baseball, the season starting on
March 27. There will be five teams
playing in the conference which calls
for eight games for each club.
The schedule follows:
March 27—Edenton at Elizabeth
City; Weldon at Scotland Neck.
March 31—Weldon at Elizabeth
City; Roanoke Rapids at Edenton.
April 3—Weldon at Edenton; Scot
land Neck at Roanoke Rapids.
April 7—Edenton at Roanoke Ra
pids; Scotland Neck at Weldon.
April 10—Weldon at Roanoke Ra
pids; Elizabeth City at Scotland
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children, dependent on charity.
No. 7—Widow, age 68; lives with
afflicted son, much in need.
No. B—Widow, age 67; lives a
lone, no children, feeble both in body
and mind.
No. o—Man,0 —Man, age 67; has no near
relatives living here, lives alone, and
is afflicted.
No. 10—Man and wife, ages 82 arid
72, respectively; lives with two adopt
ed children, wife, helpless.
No. 11—Man age 7§j lives alone,
feeble, dependent on charity.
No. 12—Man age 76; lives alone,
unable to work, dependent on charity.
No. 13—Man and wife, five chil
dren, oldest 9 and youngest 18
months; War Veteran, unable to
work, recently returned from Gov
ernment Hospital, very needy, de
pendent on charity.
No. 14—Man, age 80; lives with
daughter and her two children, de
pendent on charity, afflicted with
rheumatism.
No. 15—Widow, age 95; very fee
ble; no near relatives, dependent on
charity.
JHo. 16—Woman, age 84; lives with
dMHjHer, age 65; very feeble, de
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Merchants Prepared
For Tardy Shoppers
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Fire Chief Urges
Care In Decoration
Os Christmas Trees
Fire Chief R. K. Hall is desirous
to emphasize the importance of not
lighting Christmas trees with
candles due to the fire hazard. He
explains that Christmas joy may
very easily be turned into sorrow |
and urges all tree decorations for
lighting effects to be by electric
ity.
Mr. Hall also warns that trees
should be placed far enough from
stoves or fire places so that there
will be less likelihood of fires,
especially as the trees become dry-
PROGRAM BEGUNTO
REDUCE ACCIDENTS
500,000 Copies “Guides to Highway
Safety” Distributed In State;
Mayor Issues Proclamation
As the beginning of a State-wide
program of accident prevention and
motor vehicle law enforcement, 500,- '
000 copies of “Guides to Highway
Safety” have been distributed as the
basis of instruction. These books
have been sent to all officials and em
ployees in city halls, county court
houses, and State departments; mem
bers of citizens organizations, busi
ness houses, and automobile drivers;
150,000 students and teachers in 851
high schools.
It is the purpose of the campaign
to conduct systematic discussion dur
ing the first weeks of January by
150,000 students and teachers, by all
citizens, organizations of men and
women, by members of business or
ganizations, city councils, county
commissioners and all groups of pub
lic officials and employees.
The plan also calls for systematic
instruction in schools to be conducted
every month in every city and county
of the State, with a law enforcing
officer analyzing accidents of the
previous month and mapping out pro
grams of prevention for the next
month.
Mayor’s Proclamation
Mayy E. W. Epires, realizing the
importance of the movement to pre
vent fewer highway calamities, many
of which are tne result of ignorance,
has made the following proclamation:
Whereas the President of the
United States has called on the peo
ple to unite in a national effort to
cut down the rising tide of death and
destruction on the streets and high
ways of the nation;
Whereas the Governor of North
Carolina has pledged the cooperation
of this -State in this national effort;
Whereas the Law Enforcing Offi
cers of North Carolina have inaugu
rated through the Institute of Gov
ernment a systematic and continuous
program of Accident Prevention and
Motor Vehicle Law Enforcement
through the distribution of 500,000
copies of “Guides to Highway Safe
ty,”
Now, therefore, I, E. W. Spires,
Mayor of Edenton, call upon all high
school authorities, all local officials
and employees, all citizens’ organiza
tions and automobile drivers, and the
heads of all business enterprises, to
procure and study “Guides to High
way Safety" without delay, Und to
devote the first meetings of their re
spective organizations in January,
1936, to a program of accident pre
vention and motor vehicle law en
forcement as the starting point of a
larger program o? crime prevention
and criminal law enforcement.
Two Operettas At
Chowan High Tonight
Two Christmas operettas will be
given at the Chowan High School
tonight (Thursday), starting at 7:30
o’clock. The first of these, “Santa
Claus in Mother Goose Land,” will be
given by the first three grades, while
“Santa Claus" is the title of one tr
be given by the fourth to seventh
grades.
The operettas have been practiced
earnestly by the children and promise
to'entertain a large number of peo
ple.
A ljttle olive oil rubbed over paper
that has stuck to a polished surface
softens yhpfer ted intakes it Easier to
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where Advertisers will
realize good results.
$1.25 Per Year
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| Unusual Array of Gifts
Now On Dislay In All
Stores
anxiousTo SERVE
Decorations Adds Spirit
To Happy Christ
; mas Season
Just four more days remain in
which to do Christmas shopping, and
how quickly these few days will slip
by. Many shoppers have done their
buying, but there still remains a
host of people who put off this part
of the Christmas program and rush
into the stores at the eleventh hour
to purchase their gifts or various
items for the observance of the day
in the home.
Edenton merchants are prepared
for just such procrastination and
have added clerks to take care of the
last minute rush. They have an un
usual stock of seasonable merchan
dise, much of which is shown in
beautiful window displays, as well as
on the counters, in the show-cases
and on the shelves in the stores.
Everywhere the spirit of Christmas is
apparent. The business section is
beautifully decorated with strings of
electric lights of many colors extend
ing on both sides of -Broad Street
from Water Street to Church Street.
A beautiful electrically lighted star
is suspended over Broad Street at
the Water Street crossing, and adds
much to the attractiveness of the
decorations. Besides a number of
merchants have decorated trees plac
ed on the sidewalks in front of their
stores, which, all in all, tends to
create the Christmas spirit.
One cannot but be impressed with
the gift suggestions offered by the
local merchants —they are here in
abundance, and at prices as low or
possibly lower than in stores in the
larger cities. The merchants in
Edenton are anxious to sell customers
what they desire and to this end
have purchased large stocks of mer
chandise especially for the holiday
season.
Shoppers are urged to make their
purchases at once and as early in the
day as possible, for by so doing the
customer will be better served by the
clerks and the work of the latter will
be made easier and far more pleas
ant.
All stores will remain open nights
until Christmas for the convenience
of late shoppers.
STUDENTS STUDY
DEBATING QUERY
Edenton - Hertford - Elizabeth City
Triangle Is Oldest Since
Debating Was Started
Preliminary debates to decide Eden
ton High School debaters in the State
triangular debate will be held after
the Christmas holidays, The query
this year will be: ' ,
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the several states should provide for
the socialization of medicine.” Lit
erature has been distributed among
the students and it is expected that
10 ori 2 will participate in the pre
liminaries.
Margaret Spires and Junius Davis
are left from last year’s debating
team and are expected to again enter
the contest. They went to Chapel
Hill last year, and went as far as
the quarter finals.
The Edenton - Hertford - Elizabeth
City triangle is unique in the fact
that it is the oldest intact triangle
In existence since debating was start
ed in 1914. During that time Eden
ton haS ntade quite a record, sending
several teams to Chapel Hill and in
no year during the period has both
debating teams lost in the triangle.
This year’s query is very timely
and should provide an interesting de
bate among the high schools of the
State.
Judtre Evidently Does
Not Like Ivy In Court
Os particular interest to court at
tendants here this week was the ob
servance by Ja%e W. C. Harris of
a sprig of ivy, which adorns the out
side wall of the Court House, making
its appearance through the wall. His
honor ordered the branch of ivy to be
pulled off by a court spectator.