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Volume Vl.—Number 51.
Santa Claus Will Arrive At 6 Tonight
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Chowan Exceeds Its
Qiota Os S4OO In
Red Cross Roll Call
Final Report Shows
That $416.49 Was
Collected
HIGHEST YET
Mrs. J. N. Pruden Very
Appreciative For
Cooperation
With final reports turned in this
week to Mrs. J. N. Pruden, Chowan
Red Cross Chapter chairman, the
amount collected during the annual j
roll call exceeded the S4OO quota by
over sl6, the actual figure being
$416.49. Mrs. Pruden is very well
pleased with the report, which she
‘ says is the largest amount ever col
lected in the county during a roll
call.
With apparent slow progress at the
start of the campaign, Mrs. Pruden
kept in close touch with canvassers
and never doubted but that the quota
would be reached, and now that* her
hope has been realized, she is very
appreciative of the splendid coopera
tion offered by canvassers and those
who have rallied to the cause, and
will feel very proud to send Chowan’s
report to headquarters.
‘ Included in this weak’s report is a I
contribution by schools in the county
.amounting to $26.07.
5 Contributions included in this final
-henpzt and not before acknowledged
HNKSi fO*©w& 4,' ~>* v*
' Gum Pond. Voiter,
membership, $1.00; Center Hill (■#),
$1.60; Beech Fork, $1.92; Oak Grove, |
$1.60; Warrens Grove, $2.00; Center
Hill (c), $1.60; Chowan High, $8.66;
White Oak School, $3.00; Britts,
$1,00; Hudson Grove, $3.00; Green
Hall, $1.00; Mrs. W. F. Cale, L. W.
Belch, Mrs. N. Bunch, Mrs. Jesse
Lane, John R. Wheeler.
Garden Club Book
Features Edenton
Only 1,000 Copies Print
ed and Then Plates
Destroyed
Edenton and Chowan County re
ceived prominent mention in a splen
did publication, “Old Homes and Gar
dens of North Carolina,” which has
just been completed. The book, pub
lished by the Garden Club of Chapel
Hill, makes frequent mention of
Edenton and Chowan County and
contains five local pictures including
the Cupola House, Beverly Hall,
Hayes, and the garden at Beverly
Hall and the Booth House.
Only 1,000 copies have been printed
and the plates destroyed, which
makes the book very exclusive and
much in demand. Richard D. Dixon
is among the 29 co-editors of the
book and he, together with W. D.
Pruden have received a copy of the
very attractive book.
Jttary Christmas
DanceOn Monday
f Affair Calculated to At
tract Crowd From
Wide Are*
All arrangements have been com
pleted for the Rotary Christmas dance
to be held Monday night in the Eden
ton Armory, which promises to be
one of Hie most successful dances
ever to be held here. The affair is
by the Edenton Rotary
and is being handled by William
(Spec) Jones, who has had a con
siderable amount of experience with
> dances. The dance has been widely
i||ps»rtised and from early indications
a record crowd will be on hand.
Music will be furnished by “Dutch”
IfeMillin and his Duke Ambassadors
. Attend Rotary’s Christmas Dance In Armory Dec. 25
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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Show At Taylor
Benefit Os Poor
At 11AJI. Today
Gifts of Food Is Only
Charge Made By
Management
What should; attract a large crowd
to the Taylor Theatre this (Thursday)
I morning is a benefit schow in behalf
of the needy of the community. There
will be no admission charge, Mr. and
Mrs. S. W. Taylor and Manager
Jimmy Earnhardt asking only that a
gift be left in the lobby to be given
to the pbor.
These gifts should not Include any
thing that is perishable, for they will
be turned over to the Chowan Red
Cross chapter for distribution among
needy families on Christmas eve.
The show will begin at 11 o’clock,
the picture scheduled being “Sweep
stakes Winner.”
Twilight Service
At Baptist Church
Sunday Evening!
Christmas Carols Will
Feature Service By
Church Choir
What promises to be one of the
most outstanding Christmas obser-1
vances will be a - twilight service to be '
held in the Baptist Church Sunday'
evening, beginning at 5 o’clock. At
that time a program of appropriate
music will be rendered by the choir
of the church under the direction of
Mrs. M. A. Hughes. A number of
rehearsals have been held and an
evening of delightful entertainment
is assured all those who attend.
The program will be as follows:
“O Come All Ye Faithful,” Choir.
Prayer, Rev. E. L. Wells.
“It Came Upon a Midnight Clear,” i
congregation.
“Silent Night,” Male Chorus.
“Holy Night,” choir.
Scripture, Rev. E. L. Wells.
“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,”
congregation.
"O Holy Night,” Women’s Chorus.
“The New Bom King,” Choir.
“Joy To The World,” congregation.
Colerain Post Office
Open Saturday Night
Mrs. Ruth F. White, postmaster at
Colerain, states that if all rural pa
trons of the office served by rural
carriers will call at the office Satur
day night between 8 and 9 o’clock,
their mail will be delivered to them.
There will be no deliveries on the
24th and 25th, and the postmaster is
anxious for all mail to be delivered
before those dates.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, December 21,1939.
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Or. Garriss Urges
Use By Citizens Os
Health Department
Is Part of Service For
Which Taxpayers*
Money Is Used
Dr. F. H. Gafrra®, health officer
for the Bertie-Chbwan district, is
very anxious to have his office fur
nish any advice relative to health
and sanitary problems, especially
where plumbing is involved. A re-j
cent experience has prompted Dr.
Garriss to submit the following for.
publication:
“In an article published in this
paper during September, 1937, we in
vited the citizens of Chowan County'
to use us in any of their health or 1
sanitation problems. Owing to a re
cent experience we have had with a
home plumbing problem, we again
invite you to consult and use us in
such problems.
“All licensed plumbing contractor?
in North Carolina are supposed to
know how plumbing should be put in
a home and also the requirements
for a home sewerage system, but all
of them will not do it properly unless
they know their work will be inspect-]
,ed by one knowing the proper re-J
I quirements. Such items as proper
j vents to fixtures, properly placed,
I septic tanks of sufficient size and
drain tile properly laid are all very
important items in a plumbing job,
that result in either bad or good
service. j
“If the vents are not installed prop- j
erly, one will have sewer odors in the j
| kitchen or bath room. If the septic;
1 tank is not large enough, it will re
; quire desludging at too frequent in
tervals and if the porous tile drain
is not properly laid the fluid of the!
sewerage will dam back in the tank]
and cause an overflow. Also proper j
advice on a plumbing job before it is:
installed will often save you money
as well as give you better service.
“We will be very glad to give you
this service and would prefer to go
over your plans before installation is
started. It is part of our service to
the County that you are paying us
for” ■ ■ -
Christmas Pageant
At Colerain Sunday
The B. Y. P. U. of Colerain Baptist
Church will give a Christmas pageant
Sunday night, December 24th. The
public is cordially invited. Mrs.
Lonnie Hughes is in charge of the
program.
White Christmas At
Baptist Church Sunday
White Christmas will be observed
by the Baptist Church at the Sunday
School hour Sunday morning. At
that time presents will be brought
for distribution among needy families
in the community and a program
will be rendered by the children of
the primary department.
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Daughtry Gatlin Is
First To Announce
t For State Senate
* Gates County Man Will
Seek First Seat Since
Costen In 1923
t Daughtry Gatlin, of Gates County,
5 on Tuesday announced that he wiil
’ be a candidate for the State Senate
, from the First District in the Jun6j
. j Primary. Mr. Gatlin is the first per
. [ son to announce his candidacy. He is
‘; a veteran legislator, having repre
sented Gates County in the House
i for three terms.
I In making his announcement, Mr.
' Gatlin said that not since 1923, when
Tom Costen was a member of the
Senate, and since which time every
other county in the district has been
represented, has Gates had a senator.
He is a prominent farmer, living at
Gates Station and is well-known
: throughout the district.
White Christmas At
I Methodist Church
On Sunday Night
Sunday School Will Also
Present Christmas
Story
At the Methodist Church Sunday i'
night a white Christmas will be ob ]'
served, when members of the congre- '
, gation and friends are asked to bring 1 !
! gifts which will be distributed to the' 1
i needy in the community. Basket? . ]
will be placed at the rear of the | !
church where the gifts may be de- 1
posited.
In connection with this observance i
the Sunday School will present the, i
Christmas story in cantata form j.
which promises to be very impressive j 1
and interesting. Music for this en
tertainment will be furnished by the |
Junior Choir and Jim Daniels’ quar-j
tet. 1
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Christmas Program | (
At Full Gospel Church !|
Next Sunday Night |J
The Christmas program of the Full |
Gospel Church will be presented onj
Sunday night, December 24, at 7,
o’clock, at the church. During the |
program the young people will pre-1
sent an episode from the Scriptures!
in three scenes entitled “No Room
For Jesus.” For this presentation a
large background scene of Bethlehem
has been secured, being 9x27 feel
and adding to the impressiveness of
the entertainment.
A cordial invitation is extended all
to attend.
High School Band Will Play
With Saint Nick At Head Os
Parade Down Broad Street
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Commissioners Meet
Wednesday, Jan. 3rd
There will be no meeting of the
Chowan County Commissioners
on Monday, January 1, the usual
time for the regular monthly
meeting. Instead, the meeting
will be held Wednesday morning,
January 3, at 10 o’clock, this re
quest being made by a member of
the Board and the date of meet
ing changed according to law.
Lions Contribute
Toys For Kiddies
Large Number Turned
Over to Fire Chief
R. K. Hall
Members of the Edenton Lions
Club resembled Santa Claus Monday
night as they wended their way to
Hotel Joseph Hewes for their regular
meeting. Each member carried a
present of either a new or an old
toy which was turned over to Fire
Chief R. K. Hall, who after seeing to
it that every toy is in tip-top shape
will in turn give the present to the
Stocking Fund for distribution among
unfortunate children in the commun
ity. ‘ *
Inoculated with the Christmas spir
j it, the meeting was very interesting J
! and was well attended, a splendid j
program being presented by John!
Mitchener.
Nope, Edenton’s Boy
Scouts Are not “Dead”
Despite the impression at the last
meeting of Town Council that the
local Boy Scout troop has about
ceased functioning, Scoutmaster Ker
mit Layton says the troop is more
active than ever before.
On Monday night the boys went
to Bass Landing, where they are
erecting a log cabin on a piece of
land offered by Raleigh Peele. In
cidentally, Mr. Layton says two of
the boys are ready to be made Eagle
Scouts, and that interest in Scout i
work is at high pitch.
Monday’s meeting was the last of]
the year, which marks Mr. Layton’s'
eighth year as scoutmaster.
Late Mailers Should
Use Special Delivery!
; Those who have not yet mailed :
I Christmas packages should take into,
i consideration that post offices will be'
I closed Sunday and Monday (Christ-:
l mas Day) and late mailing will stand ■
a good chance of not being delivered •
on time. For that reason the advice j
is given to place special delivery.
stamps on packages which will in-!
sure their delivery rather than remain '
in postoffice until Tuesday.
GRANTED PERMIT
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion has granted a certificate to W.
A. Everett to allow operation of a
bus line between Edenton and Suffolk.
BUSIY, THANK YOU!
That the local postoffice is very
busy is indicated by the fact that on
Monday and Tuesday almost 20,000
Christmas cards alone were cancelled.
Passes Century Mark
Christmas Day will be a rather
unique occasion for Mrs. Lizzie
Bunch of the Center Hill section.
Not only will she obserce Christ
mas Day, but at the same time
'will occur her 101st birthday.
While she is in very feeble health,
her many years attract the at
tention of a large number of
friends throughout the county.
She has three children, two
daughters, Mrs. Annie Twine and
Mrs. Ida Reed, with whom she
makes her home, and one son,
Hubert Bunch.
This newspaper is circu
lated in the territory
where Advertisers will
realise good results.
$1.25 Per Year.
All Kiddies Are Asked
To Be On Hand For
Reception
'j GIFTS DISTRIBUTED
j Sufficient Amount Eas
i ily Raised to Pro
vide Presents
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Yes, sir, Santa Claus is coming to
Edenton in person, and while the
• length of his visit here is uncertain,
] he is scheduled to arrive at 6 o’clock
| tonight (Thursday) and has request-
I ed all the youngsters in town to meet
j him on Broad Street. In honor of his
► | appearance the Edenton High School
11 Band will turn out en masse and
j parade down Broad Street with Santa
|at the head of the procession. To
I, show that he loves all the children
j and desires to meet them, Santa will
I distribute a large number of presents
before he makes his departure.
Arrangements for Santa’s visit
i J were made Monday night when a
l [ small group of civic-minded folk met
) | at the Municipal Building and decid
rj ed to solicit enough money to pro
i j vide a small gift for the children.
I ■ and much to their surprise on Tues
i j day about S6O was raised without
i ’ any trouble. In event this amount
: i will not be needed for the presents,
: the remainder will be turned over to
\ the Stocking Fund.
■ j Already the Christmas spirit is
' abroad in Edenton, but*ti e affair to
! night is calculated to draw a large
| crowd to the business section and
| put everybody on edge until the day
! of days arrives on Monday.
C. W. Sawyer New
Master Os Masons
New Officers Will Be
Installed at Meeting
January 4
At the regular communication of
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A.
Mi, held last Thursday night, officers
for the year 1940 were elected. C.
I W. Sawyer was chosen to serve the
' lodge as master, succeeding J. R.
1 ] Byrum. Assisting Mr. Sawyer will
-be B. F. Britton, senior warden; G.
] A. Helms, junior warden; C. H. Wood,
j treasurer, and J. Edwin Buffiap,
! secretary.
1 These, together with the subordi
] nate officers whom the new master
! appoints, will be installed at the
' regular communication on January 4.
Officers Elected
| For Red Men Tribe
Lloyd C. Bunch Is New
Sachem For Next Six
Month Period
Officers for the next six months
were elected for Chowan Tribe of
Red Men at the regular meeting held
Monday night. Those chosen by the
membership are: Prophet, Ernest
Lee; sachem, Lloyd C. Bunch; senior
sagamore, J. R. Jarvis; junior saga
more, Thomas Edward Francis; chief
of records, Raleigh Hollowell; collec
tor of wampum, A. S. Hollowed;
keeper of wampum, W. J. Daniels.
These, together with appointive of
ficers, will be installed at the meet
ing on January 1.
Baptist Christmas
Entertainment Tonight
The Christmas entertainment of
the Baptist' Sunday School will be
held tonight (Thursday) at 7:30
o’clock, when an impressive program
will be rendered. In connection with
the entertainment Christmas treats
will be distributed among the younger
members of the school.