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fertfrM IgPPPWPWIr JPP jtmmW few WWWUIIWB •1 load and county news iuUmt. Volume Vl.—Number 47. Merchants Lined Up To Increase Trading Next Few Months •ssantir Coupons START NEXT WEEK Practically Every Mer chant Cooperating In !« Movement . Practically every merchant in Edenton has signed up to cooperate in a campaign to boost trading in Edenton during the next few months, during which over SI,OOO will be dis tributed to those who come here to Trade. It was expected to begin the drive this week, but inability to se cure in time an adequate amount of coupons which will be given with each purchase, the event will hardly get under way until early next week. r The event will be widely advertis ed, the story going into every home in Edenton’s trading area as the re sult of 10,000 copies of next week’s Herald being sent to box-holders in Chowan, Gates, Bertie, Perquimanej' Tyrrell and Washington Counties in an effort to attract shoppers during the event. During the drive Edenton mer chants will put forth their best front, displaying seasonable and attractive merchandise, and many of them will offer special prices for merchandise which cannot be duplicated elsewhere. Merchants are much enthused, over the idea of increasing business, some of which is now going to neighboring towns, and if courtesy, fair dealing, quality merchandise and fair prices mean anything, many new traders will be attracted to Edenton as a re sult of the campaign. Wade Max Speaker At Rotary Today President “Spec” Jones Requests Every Mem ber to Attend Rotarians will have an opportunity to hear an address by Wade Marr, of Elizabeth City, at the meeting of the Edenton Rotary Club today (Thurs day). at 1 o’clock. Mr. Marr, promi nent not only in the Elizabeth City * Rotary Club, is recognized as an out standing Rotarian nationally and even internationally, end is a speaker well worth hearing. Mr. Marr on Tuesday agreed to come over to this meeting, and of course President “Spec” Jones is very anxious that every member 1 of the Club will be on hand to hear Mr. Marr. Last week’s Rotary meeting was called off due to the Rotarians being invited to the turkey supper staged by farmers of upper Chowan County. Imperial Hawaiians At Taylor Monday • Manager Jimmy Earnhardt of the Taylor Theatre'has announced that a treat is in store for theatre-goers next Monday afternoon and night when the Imperial Hawaiians will ap pear on the .stage of the theatre, coming direct fro mthe famous Steel Pier in Atlantic City. The Imperial Hawaiians, in their latest creation, “A tri’p to the Hawai ian Islands,” is composed of a troupe j of talented artists, singers, dancers and musicians which include the only 1 and Original Electro Orchestra. The Hula Dancing girls execute the Ha- j '■ - waiian dances as only Hawaiian girls can. j Each member of the troupe -is an artist in his own right, and Manager : Earnhardt says the show will be one | pf the best to appear on the theatre stage. j Juniors Present Play At School Tonight i "Aunt Tillie Goes to Town," a ’ three-act comedy, wHI be presented tonight (Thursday) in the High’ v School auditorium. The entertain- 1 ment is sponsored by the Junior Class p.; and will begin promptly at 8 o'clock. The play is packed with humor and promises to be a very enjoyable affair Those taking part are Frances Sallowed, Margaret Bunch, Sam Cates, Alvin Parks, Annie Macon By rum, Juanita Hayman, Luther Parks, THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Initial Report In Red Cross Roll Call Shows $lB4 Return Not All of the Canvass ers, However, Have Turned In Report GOALS4OO Mrs. Pruden, County Chairman Is Much Encouraged Incomplete reports for the first week of the Chowan Chapter Bed Cross membership campaign ere very satisfying. Mrs. J. N. Pruden, local Chapter chairman, says many of her canvassers have failed to contact her with their figures so far which will greatly enlarge the amounts so far turned in. To date $lB4 has been handed over to Mrs. Pruden in Edenton alone, and she is certain the sums collected in the County and by those who haven’t reported yet will send this sum far above S2OO, maybe $250, which shows the canvassers have been on their toes for sure and have missed few. The Chowan quota, while not offi cially received from Washington, is figured by Mrs. Pruden as around S4OO, and she is very confident this goal will be reached before the cam paign closes Thanksgiving Day. Canvassers who have reported to Mrs. Pruden and those from whom they have secured memberships, are: Mrs. Timothy White, Canvasser — Chowan Woman’s Club. Mrs. M. F. Mond, Jr., Canvasser— Mrs. J. L. Wiggins, Mrs. W. B. ShepaTd, Mrs. M. F. Bond, Jr. Mrs. L. S. Byrum, Canvasser—M. L. Bunch, Mr. and, Mrs. S. E. Morris, Triangle Filling Station, L. S. By rum, R. W. Leary, Jr., Miss Insz Felton. Mrs. Lloyd Griffin and Mrs. J. H. Conger, Canvassers—Edenton Peanut (Continued On Page Five) J ’ ' 1 -• - •«. Chowan Court House Will Be Illuminated During The Holidays Flood Lights to Play on Old Building From Green dixon’sT IDEA Four Organizations De cide to Loan Lights For Purpose After 172 years the grand old court house here is about slated to come into its own for the Christmas season and will be the center of much attraction through flood light electri cal illumination of its facade and roof. The first clear day will see electricians at work making this pos * sible, and by the middle of next week I it is hoped the lights will be thrown I on and the stately, magnificent edi- I fice dating back to 1767 and in con tinual use since that date, wdl shine forth like a beacon of hope for the oppressed, and a thing of great beau ty for the town. The County Commissioners have) given consent to the idea, originating as it did in the mind of Court Clerk Richard D. Dixon, the four local fra j temal and civic organizations, the ' Rotary, the Lions, the Red Men and ! the Masons, who provided the flood ! lighting equipment at the town soft j I ball diamond, will transfer these j 1 lights to the town green from which j they will be focused and flared against the Court House, and the ■ Town of Edenton, which provides ' free lighting for the soft bailers, is ' expected to offer the same gratuity | during the holidays at the Court I House. At this moment any plans for oere ! monies attendant upon the inaugura tion of the flood lighting are more or | less necessarily ill the air, but there ;is talk of having the high school band on hand, opening night, *with j 1 the school glee club present, also, to make the welkin ring with pre-Christ-1 mas carols. It is possible, likewise, that some local speaker of promi nence will be present to extoll the beauty of the building and dwell upon its historical past. Originally, the Dixon plan provided for special lighting of the steeple, but this has been temporarily abandoned for the holidays, though it may come j later with a more or less permanent (Continued On tVigs Eight) • Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, November 23, 1939. | May Soon Be Common Occurrence In Edenton | ’ ♦ ... * . , t . I /. i - : ‘- A* 1 i , .‘j f , k ' * * - A fk, \ dm 1® J . w i 1 sh l p|. | V Y : 1 - A jt. In above picture a plane is shown making a pick-up and delivery of mail in front of the United States capitol in Washington in dem onstration of new service at the recent national convention of post masters. Edenton is included as a station on a proposed schedule between Greensboro and Norfolk, and ere long may witness this performance from the top of the Edenton post office. Judges Trade For December Session Os Superior Court Judge Zebulon Vance; Nettles Will Preside j At Term With the December term of Super j ior Court scheduled to convene Mon-' day, December 11, Clerk of Court Richard D. Dixon was on Wednesday notifed that there would be a change in the judge presiding. Judge Q. K.! Nimocks, Jr., w T as scheduled to con J dust this term of court, but he has traded, with Judge Zebulon Vance Nettles of Asheville, who was sche-| duled to appear in Rockingham County. Mr. Dixon has not as yet been, advised if the term will be held with, the grand jury dispensed with, which: is being attempted in view of no crim inal cases for the grand jury to con- j aider. Elimination of the grand jury will effect a saving to the county of, about $250. Dixon Advances j Fine Suggestion; a | } Sees Splendid Opportu-| nity For Christmas Program With a one day’s interim between j the rush of la£t minute Christmas shopping and the observance of Christmas Day, a splendid idea has; j been advanced by Richard D. Dixon, j j which should attract the attention of J j some group in Edenton and result in an outstanding celebration of the hoi- j iday. Due to Christmas eve coming on' Sunday, after the rush of prepara-j tion is over, the idea of Mr. Dixon is to stage a celebration on the Court; House Green which cocld include com- j munity singing of patriotic and reli-, gious numbers appropriate to the oc-, casion, music by the Edenton band and glee club and even several reli | gious tableaux which would provide a \ j fitting observance of the season and' attract many folks who are waiting j j for Christmas to arrive on the fol- , lowing day. j This idea is presented, not that j anything definite has been done about it, but in the hope that some organi ; zation or group grasps the idea and j formulates a program which would) add to the significance of the day ot days, and provide extra pleasure for ! many who would welcome such a pro :■ gram on Sunday when there is little ' going on to attract them. Find Your Name And Receive Free Carton R-C Cola ! New Feature In Adver ; tising Schedule of Royal Crown Cola Os interest to readers of The Her ald will be a “Find Your Name” fea ture of Royal Crown Cola advertis ing appearing in this newspaper for the next several weeks. Today and in subsequent issues will be carried an advertisement of Royal Crown Cola in which will' appear four names, picked promiscuously from The Herald’s mailing list. The per sons whose names appear in these ad | vertisements will be entitled to a handy carton of six bottles of this favorite drink, providing they clip the advertisement and present it to the Roya Crown truck driver or bring it to The Herald office. ; The first four names appear this week and, the cartons are in The Her , aid office to be given to those whose i names appear and who bring in the 1 advertisement containing their names. There are no strings to this ! offer and a number of people will re ceive six free bottles of Royal Crown Cola if they discover their names in the advertising and present the adver ) tisement before the following issue ! of Tire Herald. t I I. ■ ■ | Library Has 150 New I Books For Children i Sent to Edenton During Children’s Book j Week j ! In connection with Childrenss Book ! Week which is being observed this I week, Mrs. Sidney McMullan, libra - i rian at Shepard-Pruden Memorial Li ( brary, has received 150 books includ j ing books for the pre-school child, l the middle-sized child and for older i boys and girls. i Receipt of this collection of books . was made possible by cooperation of ) publishers and Mrs. McMullan urges j children as well as parents to visit ; the library to inspect the splendid i collection of appropriate reading ma i terial. | j CONTINUES TO IMPROVE Friends will be glad fco learn that ; Mrs. B. W. Evans’ condition continues ' to show improvement. i BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mr*. Joe Wiggins, of Cross Roads, announce the birth of a son on Monday, November 20. Mother and baby are getting along nicely. | Company F Leaves Sunday Morning To Camp At Henderson Local Outfit Will Spend Seven Days In Spe cial Training OBSTACLES Lieut. Wisely Says 75 Per Cent of Company Must Go Company F, Edenton’s contribution to the North Carolina National Guard, this week received orders to leave Edenton next Sunday morning, No vember 26, for Henderson, where they will spend seven days in special training in conjunction with Presi dent Roosevelt’s preparedness pro gram. Members of the outfit realiz ed for several weeks that they would be obliged to go into special training, but the date and place was not made known until early this week. Lieutenant Martin Wisely and Captain Pearly Baumgardner will ac company the company to Henderson, which Lieutenant Wisely says must comprise 75 per cent of the enlisted men. All of the company’s equip ment will be transferred to Hender son for use in the maneuvers and the men will make the trip on the am bulances. Some obstacles are being encoun tered by the local officers due to the fact that some members of the com pany fear that the necessity to leave their regular work will jeopardize their jobs after the special training is completed. Lieutenant Wisely and . Captain Baumgardner are hopeful that employers of members of the company will realize the importance of the orders and cooperate to the fullest extent in holding jobs for the men who will be forced to go to camp. I There are at present 43 men in the company arid two officers. Kramer Enthused 1 Over Idea Air Mail j Pick Up Service | Edenton Chosen as One of Stations In Pro posed Plan • | FEASIBLE Mail Would Be Taken From Roof of Post Office Building Following last week’s announce j ment in The Chowan Herald that ; i Edenton was included, as one of the ' i pick-up stations on the proposed na ! | tional air mail sendee plan, came the ! j report that the plan would necessi tate a pick-up service from the top ; , of the local post office, which was ' i altogether feasible and would quite 1 probably be employed, if the service 1 . went into effect. ! ■ This so-called pick-up method is in I common usage throughout the coun- I try. Big cities like New York, Phil i adelphia and Chicago, with their fed f eral buildings miles from landing \ fields, suspend their outgoing mail I! sacks from high pylons atop their 1 post office buildings, and mail carry ing airships swoop down upon these, j catch the sacks with anchor-like con { traptions, drop their incoming mail - bags and are off in a jiffy without i 1 j stopping. J j Postmaster C. E. Kramer, long ani i air mail enthusiast, feels that this! | plan will work easily and satisfac torily in Edenton if the proposed na , ■ tional air mail extension is carried out. | The Herald last week showed a map of the proposed air mail route throughout North Carolina. Such ’ service here would put Ed,enton on a ; direct route south and north from I New York, through Norfolk, and on l. west through Raleigh, Durham and , Greensboro. jj It is expected the air mail will be ,! more generally used locally when such service is put in execution. Mrs. W. S. Summerell Is Slightly Improved! t s Though still very ill, Mrs. W. S. Summerell, who is a patient in St. Vincent’s Hospital in Norfolk, Va., was reported Wednesday to be slight f| ly improved. Mrs. Summerell was i [ taken to the hospital Monday of last i r j week after becoming suddenly ill j while teaching her fifth grade class. This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realize good results. $1.25 Per Year. Haskett Outlines What He Expects From Policemen First Official Act as Po lice Commissioner Monday HARMONIOUS Stresses Courtesy an# Economy In Police Department Leroy Haskett, who has been ag»- pointed police commissioner, madt his first official step Monday when he met with Edenton’s police and in augurated a program which he be lieves will augur well for more effi ciency in the police department. la meeting with the officers Haskett ilk formed them that he numbered them among his best friends and that what he had outlined was not intended to create any hardship or unpleasant ness upon any particular one, but rather that their salaries were paid by taxpayers’ money and- that as far as possible he intended to eliminate any criticism. Mr. Haskett presented a program of 18 points including what the offi cers should and should not do, pre facing his remarks by pledging his full cooperation to each officer, urg ing harmony among the members of the department and asking that any criticism be made to him in person. He stressed courtesy and politeness on the part of officers and urged that visitors be made welcome to the town. A new schedule of hours was also put into effect which pro vides for at least one officer on duty every hour of the day and night. Adopting an economy angle, Mr. Haskett instructed the officers not to use the police car for use unless on duty and ordered the business section to be patroled on foot regularly at nights, the car to be used only for the residential section by only one of the officers. He also told the offi cers that he expected the arresting officer to make returns on v> rants served in town and to accept fees from no one. They were also in structed to give a receipt for any bonds posted with a notation placed on the warrant. The remainder of the program deals with proper parking, cooperat ing with the ABC board, cooperation with the Sheriff and his deputies and the State Highway Patrol. Haskett especially stressed fast driving, or dering the police to arrest every per son for this offense, be it white, black, rich or poor. The meeting was very harmonious and both officers and Mr. Haskett believe that by a better understand ing a more efficient force will result. Legion Banquet Tonight At Hotel Commander T. J. Wood Plans Two Meetings Monthly Legionnaires will meet tonight (Thursday) at Hotel Joseph Hewes, accompanied by their wives when a banquet will be served. The meeting was planned by Thomas J. Wood, new commander of Ed Bond Post, in an effort to stimulate interest in the Post and as a forerunner of his pro gram to have two meetings a month ! instead of one. Tire banquet wilt be I a “Dutch” affair, and Mr. Mood j hopes a large proportion of the mem bership will attend. While a prominent spear;cr was be ing sought, Mr. Wood early this week had not completed definite ar rangements. The meeting will begin at 7:30 o’clock. J. J. Savage Very 111 At Cross Roads Home Many friends throughout Chowan County will regret to learn of the serious illness of John L.. Savage, prominent farmer of the Sross Roads section. Mr. Savage was stricken l with a heart attack while in Edenton j Saturday morning and remained in I the • Powell Clinic until late Saturday | afternoon when he was taken to his home. On Tuesday morning, he was re ported continuing very ill but slowly improving. His two daughters, Mrs. George Ballard, of Harriman, Tenn., i and Miss Lois Savage, a teacher In j the Knoxville, Tenn., schools, are at the bedside of their father.
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