■ wf jWw(W 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 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