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■wPw MW! COlUfrflS Will Pe Mum i. m' ————- MERCHANTS READY FOR CHRISTMAS Spires Selects Sixteen On Chowsn Hospitality Group * .v-- a———, . ■■»■■■■ Every Phase of County’s Activities Represented On Committee MAY ADD OHERS Meeting Will Be Called Shortly After Holi day Season W- yip Clyde Hoey as chairman of the Governor’s Hospitality Com mittee .for Chowan County in con nection with the State-wide hospital ity program, named his local com . mittee Tuesday morning, which in dudes 16 associates in carrying’ out the purpose of the campaign, which primarily is to welcome and bestow hospitality upon any visitors or tour ists who chance to stop in our midst. In selecting this committee Mr. Spires stated that it was his purpose to name those who were representa tives of the county’s various activi ties in the hope that full cooperation is assured to the end that Chownn will continue to uphold its reputation «f cordially greeting visitors and mating them feel like they would Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library. 1 of J. A. Bunch, She of Chowan ] (i. A. Helms, OJyief of Police of John W. Graham, president of . William S. Privott, president of , Mrs. Wm. B. Shepard, president ' J. Edwin Bufflap, editor of The Dixon, Clerk Superior Court H.' K. Rowell, Chowan County ! Mr. Sldns is very anxious to have ] a meeting with all the members of ( the committee, but due to the holiday j season, has withheld calling them to- j gether until immediately after the j holidays. At that time he hopes to have a 100 percent attendance when < IIUII U| 1111 I |U| M wi 11 THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY ► JURY FIREDJ_ Aa interesting topic for eon* versatiou in Edenton developed Tuesday ararning when Judge R. Hunt Parker lost patience with one of the juries in Superior Court, resulting an him ordering them to be dismissed, paid off sad told to go home. The jury in question had heard the Jteqti mony against A. R. Chappell, whose attorneys put no witnesses on the stand nor made any, plea to the jury. The judge initrect ed a verdict of guilty, but upon being summoned twice, Wood Privott, spokesman for the jury men, said a decision had not been reached. Thereupon the judge showed his displeasure Vs well as his authority, ordered Clerk of Court Dixon to pay them off. “I don’t want 12 such men to sit in a jury in my court,” rebuked Mr. Parker, “you are (dismissed, get out and go home.” They did as ordered that time! Councilmeti Urge Use 81 Town Lot For Parking Cars Plot Now Used Very Little By Drivers of Automobiles / Added to the already vexatious parking problem, Town Councilman at their meeting Tuesday night were reminded of the crowded condition in the business section, especially on Saturdays, and a discussion ensued relative to a remedy for the situation, especially during the holiday season. It was suggested by the Council- j men that more general parking be* done on the town lot tat the comer of Broad and Water Streets, which it was thought would in some measure relieve parking on Broad Street. It was further suggested that merchants themselves’ and employees in the downtown section, thoughtlessly, no doubt, monopolise choice parking space that very readily could be left vacant for shoppers coming into town. In this regard the Councilmen hoped that local citizens would be as considerate as possible at least dur ing the next few weeks, thus provid ing bettor convenience for (hoppers as well as benefit to merchants. Town Appropriates sls For Best Outside Holiday Decoration Town Council on Tuesday night voted to again this year appropriate ■best out in Eden stion ’ I a, a I Beginning Monday night, prac tically every store in Eden ton - r® r?*? op f“ at *** Mti > 9 e clock for the convenience of Christmas shoppers, giving ah tVfind it inconvenient to do » during the day. ftdenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 16,1937. iiilV .. ■■ m' m- Ja 'MB ? fCP * 1 u A//y • ~.r r A A;a I atom m&BKk i i ■g• 9 B k n K •••• ® 9 9 KM Bp/! ’ ■ 99 v » . I 11 I I m m m m 1 Sil I I mmm t m- Mmmsm *. I ni •- ImHwl | ?. RVv m, WMm BHm VB M Wm Mi CaHs Meeting Os Fanners Thursday Morning At theatre R. W. Graeber Will Ex plain Present Timber Land Situation AT 10 O’CLOCK Timber One of Eastern Carolina’s Greatest Crops N. K. Rowell, Chowan County Agent, has called a meeting for to day (Thursday) at 10 a. m. at the Taylor Theatre to which everybody interested. in timber is cordially in vited. The speaker for the occasion will be R. W. Graeber, extension forester of State College, Raleigh. Mr. Graeber has been in this work for the past 18 years and will be able to assist those present with any prob lems they may have. “One of our greatest crops in Eastern North Carolina is our forest trees,” says Mr. Rowell, “and yet they have been sadly neglected. Many farms have been paid for from the sale of timber. I realize that most of our timber land has been cut over, but by proper management it can be brought back to a profitable state. “Under the present conditions, I am sure the outlook for a profit from forest trees is as good if not better than any other crop, if they are pro perly cared for.” Mr. Rowell requests a large attend ance at the Taylor Theatre Thursday morning, the meeting being held there sion in House. There will allowed during the White Christmas At Baptist Church Sunday As has been the custom in the 1 Edenton Baptist Church for many years, a white Christmas will be >b-| I iX&SA of the itm'imn. December Term If Superior Court Ends Wednesday Morning Term Attracts Smallest Group of Spectators In Long: Time PARKER STERN Ernest Drew Given Two Years In Prison For Patricide With one of the smallest crowds on hand in-a long time the December term of Chowan Superior Court was opened on Monday and brought to a conclusion yesterday., Judge R. Hunt Parker, of Roanoke Rapids, presided in his usual forceful way, and enliv ened proceedings a bit on Tuesday when he minced no words in dismiss ing peremptorily a jury panel for re fusal to follow his instructions. The jurist arrived a bit late Mon day, but lost no time in getting started, impaneling a grand jury in a few minutes and making a vigorous charge largely directed at reckless motoring and highway fatalities He instructed the inquisitors as to the interpretation of Hie law in the seven criminal cases which would be brought before them, and in true Yuletide spirit, admonished the jury men to give Hie defendants the bene fit of any doubt in deciding upon*in dictments. The charge was a brief one. Only one grand juryman was ex cused, the fortunate one being Ep Debnam, who is at present assisting in the work of the Peanut Stabiliza tion Cooperative. R. C. Holland, president of the Cooperative, asked that Mr. Debnam be excused, and the request was at once granted, the court, however, remarking that he would slate Mr. Debnam for service j at the next term. ! 1 The grand jury as finally selected ! with W. A. Everett named as fore man, was comprised otherwise of T. J. Bell, W. T. Smith, George H. Privott. Earl Goodwin, M. C. Hobbs, iE. E. Privott, J. E. Jackson, W. H. i Hollowell. W. T. Satterfield, J. H. I Ward, G. E. Hassell, H. T. Hobbs, I George P. Byrum, Thomas Hoskins, George Norris, C. D. Privott and N. Bunch. On Tuesday Hie grand jurors had finished their labor* and had made one of fih| briefest reports of recent record, stating that except for the m* 4 «f beaters and window Large Stocks Include Every Conceivable Kind Os Gifts — * | ARE YOU READY? “Is there a man with soul so Who never to ’ himself hath said.... What shall I give Aunt Tiz for Christmas?” From the four comers of the town and county they are hust ling and scurrying to get that one last present, to start out on that enormous list they’ve been adding to ever since every mer chant started making over his store,\ stringing festive colors and lights, and has announced “We’re ready for Christmas, Are you?” Minor catastrophes are taking place daily. Children are wan dering off in a hunt for Santa Claus. The very velocipede little Henry wanted has been sold and. Ma starts off in a panic to find its duplicate. Whoever said there wasn’t a Santa Claus has lost his senses. The little ones are being good and mothers are getting ex hausted. Merchants are trade tiptoeing and waiting for the last spurt that will bring them to the j > home plate in q state of co Uapoe. Even jthose early birds who j wrapped their last v - Chrtoujas j gift long before Thanksgiving j aren’t smiling smugly over the rush. Only nine days more and Old j Kris will be here!" Are yon j ready for him? Edenton stores j are ready for you, ready as never before. U Warehouses Now Cooperating In P-Nut iStabilization Scheme i R. C. Holland Assured Capital and Ware house Facilities i i With 24 warehouses already coop-1 editing in the Peanut Stabilization Cooperative, of which R. C. Holland is president, the peanut growing territory of the state is adequately covered, and peanuts are being bought not only in North Carolina, but in South Carolina and Virginia as well. Mr. Holland is very well pleased j with the amount of business being done and has been assured that suffi cient capital is available and adequate warehouse room has been promised to carry the program to a successful conclusion. Many of the tobacco warehouses in the peanut growing belt have been offered for storage of peanuts, and according to Mr. Hol land, a land office business is in pro gress at the various warehouses which are cooperating in the move ment. J. N. ELLIOTT VERY ILL Friends will regret to know that J. N. Elliott continues seriously ill at his home on Church Street. Better Light Up | Attention to the practice of g bicyclists riding ft night in Edenton without Blights was | brought to the Attention of . Town Council at their monthly meeting Tuesday night. Several accidents have been narrowly averted recently as the result of boys riding without lights and dashing from behind parked au tomobiles. No formal action was token In the matter, it being the opinion that a State law requires all have ffghta at wight ■>. ■ -,k., •- , This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers wdl realize good results. $1.25 Per Year. » Edenton Stores Never Appeared More At tractive NINE DAYS MORE Absolutely Unnecessary To Go Elsewhere to Do Shopping Nine days more and Christmas wiß be here! The thrill of Christmas is in the air everywhere. We see it in Neigh bor Smith whose face is lighted up by an inward glow that won’t be suppressed, thinking, perhaps, of the toy home building outfit he’s to buy for Billy, or the little kitchen set for three-year-old Jean, or the long postponed range for mother. We see it, too, in the face of Neighbor Smith’s daughter, who packs a world of joy into just the planning for Christmas, and for the pretty things she’s going to give her friends and intimates. Above all we see it in the face of tiie throngs of Christmas shoppers, rejoicing, as one, that they ore able to give. We feel it ourselves when we buy or make presents for cur dear ! ones. We feel it when wq d.-ess the i Christmas tree with its glistening : trifles, and haupily -place about it j those gifts wb’vs already experienced I h thrill in buying. " i And in the stores, our stores, for I we should view Edenton shops as our | own, the spirit of Christmas can be | seen on,every hand. Shelves have j been restocked with the best the land j offers. Windows have been decorat j ed with all the beauties of the sea ! son. Clerks and owners are asmile , with the pleasure they feel at privi ! leging the last minute shoppers to find exactly what they may be seek ing. Never before, perhaps, have the Edenton stores looked so fine. Never before, of a certainity, have they put forth their best effort to display j and sell. Those who unpatriotically Jgo elsewhere for their Christmas ! doo-dads should first try at home. In . quantity and superlative excellence j and cheapness of price, the same I things can be bought in Edenton. There are plenty of these unpa- I triotic ones and, maybe, Christmas jis not the time to recall this fact. ' But it continues to remain a strange and non-understand&ble thing how incomes derived in Edenton and spent elsewhere, how Edenton can be ! relied upon to feed, but not to clothe or adorn. Yet such a trait is com mon and the ones possessing it should I be ashamed. i Edenton merchants have put them -1 selves out this year to hold your at traction. They rely upon your pa tronage, they depend upon your purse. Any other viewpoint would be but blarney. And by your patron age and your purse, so they exist. This issue of The Herald is filled with references to the offerings for the homefol'ks. Follow these offer ings carefully, compare them with advertisements of other city shops, and the realization will soon come that better things at less price can be bought in Edenton than elsewhere. Let the Spirit of Christmas guide you aright. Do your Christmas shopping at home, end do it now. White Christmas At Local M. E. Church On Sunday Night A white Christmas will be observed at the Edenton Methodist Church on Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock, when ; members of the congregation and friends are asked to bring gifts to be I distributed among the leas fortunate jin the community. In bringing these ; gifts, Rev. George W. Blount, the pastor, urges that they be in the way of staple groceries and not to include fruit or randy. Tn connection with the white Christmas, appropriate music will be given and a reading of Christmas Carols. A cordial invitation Is eft tended the public to attend. a. ;.. :T..j v. —... wmw wm m ■*# 'T*''.’ • ■ v-.- ?•.„ w
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