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Os Your Christmas Shopping In Edenton I In these columns will be I I found « fair presentation I I pi local and county news I 1 of general interest. Volume V.—Number 50. Edenton Mecca For Xmas Shoppers Chowan’s Farmers Strongly In Favor r Marketing Quotas 1 95% Vote for Tobacco I And 91.6% For 'Cot ton Control COTTONCURBED Result of Lack of To bacco Quota Appears :■' Problematical Had the farmers generally voted as they did in Chowan County last Sat urday, there would be little doubt as to the continuation of the govern ment's marketing quotas for tobacco and cotton in 1939. Though returns show that the tobacco referendum & failed to secure the necessary two !; thirds majority, Chowan voted 136 * for tobacco control and 24 against or 85 per cent in favor of maintaining the quota. Ik 1 As for cotton, in the county’s four * townships 538 voted for control with only 49 opposing the measure, or a | percentage of 91.6 favoring the quota arrangement. Nationally, the cotton program won ed in favor of marketing quotas. In ■ ■ the tobacco referendum, however, a majority signified their desire to co lli operate with the government, 57 per in favor of control, but thih total lacked the necessary 66 2-3 «, majority to carr; die marketing prp r \ W \ '% k Chowan’* vote was as follows. P Tobacco For Against Edenton Township 74 16 Middle Township 27 1 Upper Township 5 0 Yeopim Township 30 7 136 24 Cotton For Against Edenton Township 161 22 Middle Township 148 15 Upper Township 133 2 Yeopim Township 96 10 538 49 Just what effect the result of Sat |, urday’s voting will have on conditions | generally is problematical. There are | those who firmly believe that with the / absence of control measures for to bacco, many farmers will greatly in crease their acreage, thus producing a much larger surplus and conse quently resulting in disastrous prices. Others, too, believe that in view of this fact it will be more difficult to borrow money on crops as well as se cure fertilizer for use on farms. Contributions Lag For Stocking Fund ' Appeal Made For Imme diate Response By Friends WL with Christmas rapidly approach , ing, the Christmas Stocking Fund at present is. greatly lacking in contri butions, and to date is running far behind lest year. According to Miss < Louise Coke, the names of 70 children S have already been presented to be re membered on Christmas eve. This numroer will be added to as reports of investigations are made, and is ex pected to exceed the 100 mark, which number received s'-ockings last year. 'Bin* Coke wants it to be generally V, known that while the Stocking Fund flHSjphtedl i n st. Paul’s Church, neith recipients of gifts or contribu tion are confined to that church. It ’• f •'«JBpffort to remember all children . lnS-ythe Community, regardless of - ohmreh affiliation, who might not otherwise be remembered on Christ mas. In view of this fact, contribu nH|;are solicited from any person llpfeatiid, and these contributions iIMMP'wB made at once, so that those i. [Charge of this worthy cause can •fee proper plans to purchase what WmW placed in each stocking. meide from Miss Coke, Mrs. W. O. Jiott, Jr., and Miss Sarah Jones will Wm ■■ s " a»v*yu. \ THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY . | Cross Roads Community House No Longer A Vision Says Mrs. Warner Evans A.- Incomhftg Tuesday Proves Very Suc cessful IN SPECTSCHOOL Mrs. J. B. Spillman Prin cipal Speaker on Program “Our community house is no longer a vision and our hearts are filled with gratitude for the cooperation and in terest shown in our efforts,” joyfully remarked Mrs. B. Warner Evans at the close of the morning program in the Chowan High School auditorium as part of Incoming Day. Mrs. Evans is chairman of the ways and. means committee of the Chowan Woman’s Club which organization conceived the necessity of a community building, and by overcoming great obstacles, she and her fellow club members now cherish the fact that actual construc tion will soon be under way on the building with the help of WPA. Though the audience in the morn ing was not as large as was hoped for, it was an attentive and interested group who enjoyed a well-balanced program The principal speaker for the occa sion was Mrs. J. B. Spillman, vice chairman of the N. C. Unemployment Commission. “The National Youth Administra tion, the Civilian Conservation Corps camps and the Public Works Admin istration, all established in the United, States by the Roosevelt administra tion, are three of the greatest move ments ever started in this nation,’’ Mrs. Spillman told the gathering. Mrs. Spillman, known to hundreds of Chowan county people as Miss Johnetta Webb, returned to her home county with a message which lent in spiration and encouragement to the efforts being made to raise this sec tion's contribution, aided by a PWA grant, for a community house, as a community center. Since the days of (Continued on Page Five) I Booby Prize | Net to be outdone by Town Council in offering prizes for the most attractive Christmas deco rations in town, the Chamber of Commerce has also decided to award a prize. This prize, how ever, will go to the merchant whose place of business shows the least desire to decorate. The prize was not made known, --- but may likely be a brass ring s*. ;;s; Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 15, 1938. * —- Prizes | mmmmmmmKmmmi , Aside from favoring this year’s Christmas decorations in the bus iness section, Town Council will again this year offer prizes for the most attractively decorated ■residence and business establish ment. As was done last year, Sls was appropriated Tuesday night as prizes in the two groups. The Garden Club will be asked to determine the winners. Edenton Sporting Best Holiday Dress In Town’s History 0. B. Perry Decides to Do It Right or Not At All MUCH COMMENT Beautiful Sight as One Approaches Business Section Edenton this Christmas will ex perience the most elaborate holiday decorations in the history of the town, and already the most favorable comments have been heard, about the attractive appearance of the business section. The major portion of credit for this year’s decorations goes to O. B. Perry, wjio together with W. M. Wil kins and Graham Byrum were ap-i pointed by Town Council to arrange for the Town’s holiday dress. Mr. Perry has taken almost full responsi bility for the decorations and has been showered with congratulations for his interest and good taste. (Continued on Page Eight) Midnight IChristmas Eve Service At St. Paul’s The Christmas services at St. Paul’s will be a midnight communion on Christmas eve, and service Christ mas Day at 11 A. M. The vestry is asking the congregation to be as gen erous as it can in the Christmas offer ing so that repairs and so on made at the church and rectory may be taken care of. The vestry is anxious that St. Paul’s carry over no deficit this year. i Benefit Show At Taylor Theatre On Thursday, Dec. 22 All Requested to Bring Presents to Be Distri ... buted Among Poor SHOWFREE Distribution Will Be In Charge of Red Cross Chapter As has been the custom the past few years, the Taylor Theatre will again give a benefit show this year for the poor and needy. This show will be held Thursday morning, De cember 22, at 11 o’clock. There will J be no admission charge, but all who can are asked to bring something : for the needy of the community. What is collected will be turned over to the Red Cross for distribution. I Manager Jimmy Earnhardt asks ! those who attend this free show to bring something that will be of some i good to the poor but requests noth ing perishable to be included in the list. As a suggestion he names any kind of groceries, canned goods, cloth i ing or toys. A specially selected picture for this occasion has been secured which fea tures Ann Gillis, Robert Kent and June Travis in “Little Orphan Annie.” Last year’s benefit show far ex ceeded expectations when a large quantity of materials was distributed ! among the town’s unfortunates and Mr. Earnhardt hopes this year’s con tributions will exceed that amount. The show begins at 11 o’clock, but the doors will be open 15 minutes be fore that hour. White Christmas Service At Methodist Church On Sunday Methodists will observe a White Christmas service in the church on Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock, when I everyone attending is asked to bring a present for the less fortunate of the community. Rev. W. C. Benson, the pastor, is hopeful that a large congregation will be on hand and that a substantial amount of gifts will re sult from this service. At the same time a short Christmas program will be rendered by the Sunday School and presents distri buted to members of the primary and junior departments of the Sunday School. White Christmas At Baptist Church Sunday Baptists will observe awhite Christ mas Sunday morning at the Sunday School hour. At this time every one attending is asked to bring a present which will later be distributed to the poor of the community. ‘V,tk. J&i- a. • Merchants Stocked With Every Conceivable Sort Os jMerchandise For Presents ! ® i Santa On Parade Santa Claus will parade in Edenton Friday night and all youngsters are asked to come down to see him. He will lead the Edenton High School band in a parade through the business section which will interest every kiddie in town. The parade will begin at 8 o'clock. 5 Santa will not only parade, but | he will be loaded down with pea nuts and candy which he will hand out to all of his little friends—that is if they are good little boys and girls. Christmas Dance Is Expected To Be Largest In Years ■ Many Have Expressed Intention of Attend ing Affair ON DECEMBER 26 Advance Tickets on Sale at Three Local Drug Stores Following widespread advertising in adjacent towns and conversations wherever he has gone, W. P. (Spec) Jones feels very optimistic about the big dance to be staged in the Armory on December 26. He is even willing to predict, following numerous prom ises of dance enthusiasts to attend. , that the affair will be the largest and most successful held in Edenton in recent years. The dance has been widely adver : tised and all arrangements have been ! practically completed, and aside from out-of-town guests. Mr. Jones figures 1 it is an ideal time for Edenton dancers 1 to enjoy the dance. It is sponsored, by Ed Bond Post of the American Legion which in itself will be reason for many to attend. Music will be furnished by Hal Thur ston and his swing orchestra of Rocky Mount. N. Advance tickets have been put on sale which will afford a saving of 50 cents for those who buy a ticket be fore the night of the dance. These tickets may be purchased at Leggett & Davis, Mitchener’s and Sutton’s drug stores. MISS BRYAN ILL Edenton friends sympathize with Miss Tunis Bryan in the recent sudden death of her father. Miss Bryan, who was beautician with Mrs. Howard Jackson for some months, is now quite ill at her home in Farm ville. | Not Dead | Though very little more is heard about a bus for the Eden ton High School band, Director C. L. McCullers has not given up l the idea and feels very optimistic that ere the summer is very far under way, he will have trans portation facilities to take his band for appearances in other communities. He says he is assured of S3OO from parents of children in the band, and loyal friends have of fered substantial contributions if there is a chance of getting a bus. Mr. McCullers didn’t ex plain exactly how the money would be raised, but does say he hasn’t given up the idea by any means. A new crop of band members will join the organization after the holidays and the director says the band is becoming better every day. This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realize good results. $1.25 Per Ye4r. Christmas Spirit Appar ently Pervades Entire Community BUY ATHOME Stores Remain Open at Nights Beginning Monday With a gaily decorated business section, the most attractive in the town’s history, coupled with displays of all sorts of articles appealing to shoppers, the Christmas spirit has about taken complete charge of Edenton’s population. Though the same old cry of hard times has been continually heard, the holiday spirit monopolized the situation and instead of grouches the entire community is apparently becoming permeated with the spirit of happiness and of making others happy. In anticipation of ihis condition, Edenton’s merchants have attractive ly decorated their stores, bought large stocks of appealing merchandise and will have a corps of congenial clerks to wait upon the customers who enter their stores. It is impossible to itemize the many kinds of presents available in local stores. Only by a visit can one realize how adequately every store is prepared to provide what is wanted by those seeking Christmas gifts. In fact a gift list is almost useless for with the great variety of items, it is a very simple matter to select a pres ent for dad, mother, son, daughter, or any other relative or friend. All of the stores in Edenton vie for Christmas business and for this rea son it is a pleasure to go even on a window shopping tour, and every single merchant welcomes an inspec tion of the merchandise in the inter ior of their stores. Merchants, generally, are very op timistic over the prospect of a good Christmas business, many of them ' already being favored with large pur chases by those who are sold on the idea of doing their shopping early. All of the stores will remain open at night starting Monday and until Christmas eve. Os course, this is for the convenience of shoppers who find it hard to do their shopping dur ing the day. However, the earlier in the day shopping can be done, the more satisfaction there will be in be ing waited upon and in selecting mer chandise. 'Never before has there been such (Gontinued on Page Five) School Lunch Room Goes In Operation After Christmas Parent-Teacher Associ ation Pushing Plans For Project Members of the Edenton Parent- Teachers Association are now busily engaged in planning for opening of a lunch room in the Edenton school, which it is hoped will be ready for operation after the Christmas holi days. This project is sponsored by the P. T. A. with the' cooperation of WPA and the school board. Officials of the P. T. A. have heard of several instances of citizens desiring to con tribute to this project and they desire it to be known that any individual, whether a member of the organization or not, can make a contribution to ward this work. Mrs. J. Clarence Leary has been designated to receive any contributions. A large percentage of P. T. A. members were present at last week’s meeting, when encouraging reports were made by all committee chair men. It was reported that SSO was realized by the Association in staging the recent home talent play “Oh Doctor.’’
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