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Volume V. —Number 52.
Sfitemn High Mass;
In St Anne’s Catholic
Church On Sunday
Similar Celebration
Held In Church’s
f Existence
TOREEPRIESTS
Special Music By Col-
ored Students From
Washington
For the first time in its 80 years
6fV«a£stence in Edenton, the first
Rmass will be held in St.
lie Church on New Year’s
ig to Father E. L. Gross,
will begin at 11:15 Sun
when three priests will
le altar. The service is
ive and Father Gross
■dial invitation to mem
enominations to attend,
will be reserved for col-
Father Gilbert, of Washington, N.
C., will officiate as celebrant. Father
Carey, of Elizabeth City, will act as
deacon and Father Daniel, of Wash
ington, fi, C., as sub-deacon. I
Special music will be furnished!
during the mass by colored. high |
school students of Washington, who |
will Je accompanied at the organ by
one of the Sisters of the Emaculate
Heart of Mary. •.
The sermon will be delivered by
Father Gilbert.
Amateur Contest
At Taylor Theatre
Midnight Sunday
Double Feature Arrang
ed For New Year’s
Program
As a special feature for New
Year’s, the Taylor Theatre will stage
a midnight show on Sunday. Aside
from the showing of a good picture,
“Annabel Takes a Tour,” Manager
Earnhardt will stage an amateur con
test on the theatre stage, when the
contestants will be colored perform
ers. Many theatre-goers remember
the i very good amateur programs
Sponsored by Mr. Earnhardt some
titiw: ago and will no doubt want to
see the one Sunday night.
AijfiO prize will be awarded to the
contmant winning the most applause
by the audience.
The- box office will open at 11:30
and Mr. Earnhardt anticipates a full
house for the double feature.
Six Couples Granted
Licenses To Marry
Santa Claus handed out six mar
riage licenses over the holidays. Mrs.
Maurice Bun<s , deputy register of
issuing licenses to the follow-
Jay E., Coffey and Margaret Hollo
wetf, both of Edenton.
Lamar A. Benton, cf Gates County,
.and Homer Blanchard, of Chowan
William Preston Nixon, of Per
quimans County, and Bonnie Lee
, Laggy, of Chowan County.
William White, of Colerain, and
Lois Barrow, of Edenton.
Henry Sessoms, colored, of
Pa., and Virginia Lee
CecU-Hayes and Sadie Leary, col
ored, both of Bertie County.
Red Men Install New
Next Monday
With their last meeting postponed
Adeount of .the holidays, a large
aJKc is expected at Monday
■Mrt’h; meeting of Chowan Tribe of
BSpliiHi. At that time new officers
recently elected will be in
"i'll ® BCar Brown > deputy great
Officers Tonight
installation of new officers
fat the year 1939 scheduled to take
the meeting of
the retiring masa
miS^an^effort attend.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
| Man Appointed To
Protept Property
At Dare Beaches
i
! Steps Taken to Stop Pil-I
sering of Cottages
In Winter
SSO REWARD
Owners Asked to Make
Contribution to Pay
Patrolman
Edenton owners of beach property
will be interested in learning that a
standing reward of SSO is open now to
anyone for information resulting in
arrest and conviction of any persons
robbing, damaging or trespassing up
on property on the Nags Head Beach,
Soundside, and Kitty Hawk beaches,
and Elton C. TwLfard, of Kill Devil
Hills has been appointed a Deputy
Sheriff until May 1 to look after the
property, and. assist in apprehending
law violators, Sheriff Victor D. Meek
ins stated this week.
new officer will make a daily
patrol of the entire territory, and
will promptly begin action against
people making unauthorized use of the
1 property owned by non-residents.
The decision to put an officer on the
[ beach in winter is the result of a ris
! ing tide of pilfering that has come
about as access to the beaches has
become easier. More than a hundred
cottages are unprotected, a large part
of the year. There has been some
stealing done by people believed to be
residents of the nearby communities,
i but it is pretty definitely reported
that property has actually been
stolen and carried across the Wright
Memorial Bridge, whether to places
in Currituck or farther on, is hard to
say.
The County authorities have been
much concerned about the situation,
but did not have sufficient money to
keep a man on the job the year round.
The Sheriff intimated a plan, adopted
by the County Commissioners, and
suggested to the property owners,
whereby they hire a man as care
taker, who also acts as a police officer.
Some of the property owners express
ed a desire to cooperate, sent their
check and praised, the plan. Some
others did not reply. Contributors
enjoy caretaker service and personal
attention to their property; others
have the advantage to be derived from
the presence of the officer.
FSA Ready To Help
Farmers Who Were
Cut From WPA Roils
Program Helping Put
600,000 Farmers Back
On Their Feet
Farmers dropped from WPA relief
rolls will be aided by the Rural Re
habilitation Program of the Farm Se
curity Administration if they, have, or
can get, adequate land for farming
and can meet FSA requirements, ac
cording to County Supervisor John
H. Pope.
“Farmers without adequate land
should make plans at once for the
coming crop season,” Mr. Pope ad
vises. “Where the land is sufficient
to allow the farmer to benefit from
the R. R. Loan Program, and to let
sound farm plans be made, the Farm
Security Administration stands ready
to extend help.”
The R. R. Program is helping more
than 600,000 farmers in the United
States to get back on their feet.
Present personnel of the Farm Secur
ity Administration cannot carry a
very greatly increased number of
farm people.
Mr. Pope urges that every ordinary
source of credit and assistance be
sought by fanners for whom WPA is
no longer open. County Farm Secur
ity Administration offices will give
advice on loans or other help to fam
ilies in this group who cannot get
ahead with their farming through us
ing the regular kinds of credit.
1 Not Long Now |
School children and teachers as
well are rapidly nearing the close t
of' their Christmas vacation.
School will be resumed next Mon
day, January 2, when college
students, as well as local school
children will again take up (heir
studies.
All of the local teachers are ex
pected to their
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 29, 1938.
J§jggl9|g|
It’s sweet music to hear that 1939 is
with us! We need a New Year that’s
full of health, good fortune and good
fellowship, which is the wish of
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Prize Winners In
Leggett & Davis
Annual Contest
Jack Hicks and Jose
phine Mills Win
Bicycles
Eighteen youngsters were made
happier over Christmas on account of
the contest held at Leggett & Davis
Drug Store when that number of
prizes were award.ed to nine boys and
nine, girls for votes given them on
purchases and payments made on ac
count. The contest annually creates
keen interest and the announcement
of the contest is one of the first fore
. runners of the Ohristmas season in.
Edenton. This year a beautiful bicy
cle was given as a grand prize to the
boy and girl securing the most
votes, Josephine Mills winning in the
girls’ group and Jack Hicks setting
the pace for the boys.
The other winners, in order, follow:
Girls —Carolyn White, Carolyn El
liott, Bunky Ainsley, Eva Anne Jack
son, Fay Dail, Mary Etta Perry, Sara
Alethia Saunders and, Dorothy Chest
nutt.
Boys—Julian Wood, 111, Jimmie
White, Teddy Lupton, Lewis Sikes,
Ernest White, Bobbie Pratt, Edgar
j Rogerson, Keith Emminizer.
|
Location Athletic
Field Considered
Meeting Called By J. H.
Conger Later This
Week
Plans are progressing for improve
ments on Hicks Field in the way of
a new athletic field. Joseph Conger,
who has been very active in securing
a WPA project, will call a meeting
late this week for the purpose of de
termining where the new field will be
located.
There are those who think the
grandstand and bleachers for the
baseball and football fields should be
along Freemason street while others
believe it would be better to put the
entire field along Oakum street. At
any rate the location will be thresh
ed out at the meeting to be called
later this week by Mr. Conger.
Oyster Roast Tuesday
For Town Employees
Employees of the Town of Edenton
were guests of Town Council at an
oyster roast held Tuesday night at
the power plant, when practically
every person employed by the town,
together with a few invited guests,
enjoyed one of the best oyster roasts
in recent years. There were no for
malities, each one quickly discharging
the duty before them—disposing of
three barrels of the best grade of
oysters obtainable.
The affair was a gesture of appre
ciation on the part of Town Council
for faithful performance of the duties
of town employees during the past
year.
. Rotary Club Resumes
Its Meetings Tonight
With last week’s Rotary meeting
called off on account of the holidays,
the regular luncheon will be held to
night in the Parish House at 6:30
o’clock. President Oscar Brown is
anxious to have every Rotarian pres
ent for the meeting.
Surplus Products
Help Many People
: During November
93 Persons In Chowan
Certified to Receive
Commodities
i There were 40 cases representing 93
persons certified by Chowan County
i welfare officials as eligible to receive
surplus commodity products during
I the month of November, Arthur E.
i Langston, State director of commo
dity distribution with the State Board
: of Charities and Public Welfare, an
; nounced this week.
A State-wide total of 174,710 per
-1 i sons comprising 38,105 cases were cer
' tified during the month, 94.5 percent
! of the number being actually serviced
• during the period., Langston said.
! In Bertie there were 391 cases re
: presenting 1,357 persons; Gates 95
cases representing 249 persons and
Tyrrell 313 cases representing 1,444
persons.
Christmas Dance
Very Successful
Over 500 People Gather
In Armory Mdnday
| Night
As was expected, the Christmas
dance held in the Armory Monday
night was the best and most largely
’ attended in recent years. The affair,
sponsored by Ed. Bond Post of the
American Legion and managed by
William P. (Spec) Jones, attracted
about 250 couples from Edenton and
; surrounding territory.
Music was furnished by Hal Thurs
' ton and his orchestra of Rocky
\ Mount. The dance was successful in
1 every way, the Legionnaires netting
a substantial amount for their treas
ury.
■ Two Edenton Boys
| Qualify As Gunners
. Announcement has been made at
’ The Citadel, the Military College of
[ South Carolina, by the Department
of Military Science and. Tactics that
Cadets W. H. Coffield and C. H.
Wood have qualified as second class
gunners in coast artillery weapons.
• Cadets Coffield and Wood are both
1 members of the sophomore class.
I ] Cadet Coffield is assigned to Company
II “G” while Cadet Wood is in Company
’ i “K”. Both companies are in the
> Coast Artillery Battalion.
’ Gunner’s medals are awarded on the'
’ work done by the cadets during the
previous year. A thorough knowl
■ edge of both seacoast and anti-air
; craft gunnery are necessary for qual
c ification.
i Lions Again Meet At
| Hotel Joseph Hewes
Prevented, from meeting at Hotel
Joseph Hewes the past few weeks on
t account of improvements being made,
the Lions Club will on Monday re
sume their meetings in the hotel.
Leroy Haskett will be in charge of
> the program and expects to secure a
s prominent speaker for the occasion.
The meeting last Monday (tight was
i called off on account of the holidays-
B: Warner Evans
Chowan Chairman
Jackson Day Dinner
Big Affair Will Be Held
In Janu
ary 7th
AT SIITwALTER
•Chowan Asked For $75
To Help Liquidate Na
tional Debt
The appointment of B. W. Evans
as Chairman of the annual Jackson
Day Dinner Committee in Chowan
County has been announced by State
Senator John D. Larkins, Jr., of
Jones County, State Chairman of the
Jackson Day Committee, planning for
the annual Jackson Day Dinner to be
held in Raleigh on the night of Janu
ary 7th, at eight o’clock, at the Sir
Walter Hotel.
“As the Democratic Chairman in
Chowan County, Mr. Evans has been
very helpful in the past and, we are
counting on him and other good Dem
ocrats in the county to help us raise
our part to help wipe out the deficit
incurred by the National Democratic
, Executive Committee in the recent
campaign,” said Chairman Larkins.
Chowan County has been asked to
raise $5 as its part in the State-wide j
campaign that will culminate with
the annual Jackson Day Dinner in
Raleigh, where a Democratic speaker
of National reputation will deliver an
address that will leave no doubt in the
minds of those who hear him that
there was a Democratic Administral I
tion in Washington as well as one in |
Raleigh,” Chairman Larkins said.
Persons contributing $25.00 or more j
will be invited to attend the State-j
wide dinner in Raleigh and Chairman
Larkins announced a three-way plan
for those planning to attend the 1
event. Plan One calls for the pay
ment of $25.00 at the time of the re
servation; Plan Two calls for the
payment of $12.50 at the time of re
servation and the balance oh March
Ist, and Plan Three calls for the pay
ment of $15.00 at the time of reser
vation, with $5.00 on March loth and
$5.00 on April 15th.
One-fourth of the money raised in
North Carolina, Chairman Larkins
pointed out, will be retained for use
of the State Democratic Executive
Committee. Names of those securing
reservations at the dinner will be sent
to Janies A. Farley, National Demo
cratic Chairman, and, each will re
ceive a card of thanks from the Na
tional Chairman.
Winners Named For
Best Decorations
Quinn’s and Mrs. Oscar
Elliott Win First
Prizes
With Christmas decorations in
Edenton far more elaborate this year
I than in many years, a committee
from the Garden Club experienced
quite a task in selecting winners for
cash prizes offered, by Town Council
for the most attractively decorated
business houses and residences.
Among the business houses, Quinn’s
Furniture Store, which was awarded
first prize last year, again was given
first place by the committee. Leggett
& Davis Drug Store was the runner
up and won second place. First prize
is $5.00 and $2.50 is second prize.
For the most attractive residence
decoration Mrs. Oscar Elliott was
awarded first place and Mrs. C. N.
Griffin second. As with the business
houses, first prize is $5.00 and second
prize $2.50.
COTTON GINNING
F. W. Hobbs, special agent for
Bureau of the Census, Department of
I I Commerce, reports that 1267 bales of
1 cotton were ginned, in Chowan County
from the crop of 1938 prior to De
cember 13 as compared with 4456
bales of the crop of 1937.
; Reports Late
According to reports of peanut
! picker operators received by M.
: L. Bunch, register of deeds, abortt
60 operators have as yet failed to
make a return. These reports
are due January 1, and must be
in in time for Mr. Bunch to amid
the information to the Bureau
i of Agriculture. He, therefore,
urges all operators to make re
s, ports immediately in order to
i. complete his work on time.
This newspaper it circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realise good results.
$1.25 Per Year.
Progress Shown
In Beautification
Plan In Edenton
» ________
Many Trees Trimmed
And Dangerous Limbs
Removed
EXPERT^HERE
; ~rv-
Telephone Company Co
operating In. Clear
ing Wires
i Considerable • progress is being
i made by employees of the Edenton
. Street Department in trimming trees
■ in the beautification program recent
• ly started. Assisting in this work is
- Mr. C. C. Huie, a Davey tree expert,
! who is not only himself doing much
. of the work, but at the same time is
• instructing Frank Hughes, superin
tendent of the street'crew.
i A S2OO appropriation was included
i in the budget by Town Council as a
‘ start for a beautification program
and in that trees had been neglected,
1 the major portion of this appropria
■ tion will be used this year in tree ,
expert service. By this method in- *
telligent trimming has been done and
advice given which will enable the
town’s street crew to continue with
! the beautification work after Mr.
Huie leaves. He has completed 100
hours for the town and during this
time has removed many dangerous
and unsightly limbs as well as recom
mended a number of trees which
should be removed. The beautifica-
I tion plan calls for replacement of
I every tree which is taken down, thus
[ perpetuating trees along the streets,
i In cooperation with the beautifica
tion idea, the Norfolk and Carolina
Telephone and Telegraph Company on
Wednesday signed a contract for Mr.
Huie’s services for 100 more hours in
clearing their lines. While doing
this work he will be assisted, by the
street department employees, and to
gether trim trees so that the most
work can be accomplished *in the al
lotted time.
Though it is more costly to the
telephone company, Harry y Dewey,
general manager, and E. W. Spires,
manager of the Ed.enton office, were
favorably impressed with the idea of
working jointly with the town’s force
in clearing their wires and in the in
terest of beautification and cooperat
ing with the town in the program,
signed the contract for Mr. Huie’s
services.
Many Children Get
Presents By Efforts
Os Stocking Fund
129 Youngsters Remem
bered Night Before
Christmas
IN 49HOMES
Sponsors Appreciative
For Cooperation In
Work
i
Sponsors of the Christmas Stocking
Fund, wish to thank all who contri
buted to the fund this year. These
: contributions amounted to $86.20
which added to a balance left from
! last year’s fund, enabled them to fur
-1 nish Christmas happiness for children
in 49 families. The names of these
; children, numbering 129 in all, were
1 given in by the welfare office,
j Those in charge of the fund also
wish to thank The Chowan Herald for
bringing the cause before the public
through its columns, the Home Eco
nomics Class for the toys and clothing
; which it sent, and the Boy Scouts,
who rendered cheerful and valuable
service.
Christmas Is Quietly
Observed In Edenton
With only one arrest, that a sim
ple drunk case, Christmas in Edenton
was very quietly observed. Services
in the various churches attracted
gpodjy congregations where sermons
were preached and music rendered
appropriate for the occasion.
In many homes members of the
family returned to celebrate the holi
day while many left Edenton to spend
the day elsewhere with relatives and
friends.
No accidents were reportled to mar
the pleasure of the <Uy.