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jr- Efr these columns wM be Mfound a fair presentation §fg#/ had and county news ||jj|«7 general interest. §|P——l folume Vll.—Number 1. flerald’s Review Os The Year 1939 Nans In Making To Have fThe Messiah” Presented ■Edenton Sunday, Jan. 21 liedI ied Chorus Con \ of 80 Trained .Voices HALL COST i Mrs. Lewis Bul iluests at Rotary- Meeting: it plans materialize, Eden i entire Albemarle will bej an exceptional musical | unday, January 21. At| t is altogether likely that imortal masterpiece, “The ; will be presented in the ! ihool auditorium at 4 p J festival Symphonic Chorus \ i of the Eastern Carolina j Choral Association under n of Lewis Sidney Bullock le. The chorus is compos rs from Ayden, Snow Hill, j and Goldsboro, where Mr. engaged in choral work. Mrs. Bullock were guests irsday’s Rotary meeting, j explained their work and! e that the idea originated, e .combined chorus appear | . Mr. Bullock explained would be no charge to horus come here, but that I it would be but fair forj ion expenses to be paid by tople or organizations. It >re suggested that the Ro kms Chibs and the P. T. A. 1 ierwriting $76 to covei j xpenses, but at a meeting, fht P. T. A. members did j Ice entering into the plan much activity prior to • They will cooperate, how- j vere reluctant to obligate sts. now is to have the Rotary j Clubs underwrite the ex-' not charge admission to take up a silver offer in turn would go back to ’ bs. This plan* it was sug ald attract more people, e desire of Mr. and Mrs.! order for more to hear' andgappreoiate fine music. The mat-j terwill be presented at the Lions! Club Monday night and will also be brought before the Rotary Club and P, a, A~, and. in the meantime many expressed the opinion that QAton cannot afford to pass up this pjWrtunity to hear this concert should stimulate appreciation JnMood music and encourage develop |K of the cultural and spiritual life community. Bdenton Loses District j ■Office Os Farm Agency «■■ - ■ efforts of Jr. H. McMullan, 1 of the Chamber of Com-' jMrce, to prevent it, the district of- j H of the Farm Security Adminis ■ Bjon which has been in Edenton, will hereafter be locat- HlHrindsor. night’s meeting of the Secretary McMullan BHr letters he had written to Con- Lindsay Warren, but the Kof Mr. Warren was that the was ordered by the State in order to be more conven- K®. for the farmers in the area. || Home On Wednesday Hgis. Mattie Spicer Madrin died ait jHr home on West King Street about Ks Wednesday. She was 57 years Bnitand had been in ill health for tbne, but had been in a critical |Kdition since Christmas night when HIT was stricken with paralysis, ■nt is the widow of Reuben Madrin, Mho died a number of years ago. Hfoie body will be taken to Golds gfro today (Thursday) where funeral Hgtfces will be held. Hntrviving are three sisters, Mrs. Hjte Wilson, of Winston-Salem, EHk Tom Holmes and Miss Clara 9perJ| of Goldsboro; and three Blitters, Dr. Richard Spicer, of gHMBh-’Salem and Drs. John and gfHk Spicer, of Goldsboro. Kor to her marriage to Mr. deceased taught for sev- County, first in HbKRhMmI t , Walks**... ... THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY j■/ 3 / | Liquor Sales Drop Figures released Wednesday showed that receipts during 1939 in the local ABC store fell con siderably below the 1938 total. During the year $77,717.45 was received in liquor sales as com i pared with $82,279.05 for 1938 | or a -drop of $4,561.60. I In both cases December was I the peak month which for 1939 j I slightly led 1938. In December of this year receipts w ere I $11,196.95, compared with $lO,- I ! 982.50 in 1938. I i Two Colored Youths j Held For Robbery Os | S. Hobowsky Store Charlie Ricks and Willie 1 Howell Bound Over j For Superior Court j i As the result of the robbery of the' S. Hobowsky store shortly before Christmas, when almost SIOO worthi of ladies’ wearing apparel disappear ! ed, Charlie Ricks and Wfllle Howell, j colored youths, were bound o er to , the April term of Superior Court.' j charged with breaking and entering ! \ and larceny and receiving. Both boys j j were found guilty in Recorder’s. : Court Friday and bond was fixed at | SSOO each. In another count Ricks was found i I not guilty of larceny and receiving, i I but was held on the breaking and en- ! tering charge. Also rounded up by police in con- ' . nection with the robbery were Elko j Jones, Pauline. Staton and Johnnie, Felton, who were charged with re-: j ceiving stolen goods. The trio was | : released, however, when the charge J j was nol prossed by Prosecutor John ; ; Graham. At a session of court Tuesday! morning Fate Forehand was found] guilty of hit-and-run, being sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and, costs, the , fine to be remitted upon payment of j $lO to William Altman for value of; dog which Forehand allegedly killed with his automobile. Forehand noted j an appeal to Superior Court. ! Former Methodist Pastor Takes Wife i i Rev. George W. Blount ! Weds Miss Evelyn Hill In Durham Os interest to Edenton friends is the marriage of Rev. George W. Blount, former pastor of the Edenton Methodist Church, who was married in Durham on Thursday, December 28, to Miss Evelyn Hill. The cere mony, marked with dignity and sim plicity, was performed in Duke Uni-' versity Chapel in the presence of im-j mediate members of the family and! a few friends. Rev. L. C. Larkin, of Rocky Mount, officiated. The bride was attended by her sis ter, Miss Ann Hill, as maid of honor, i The bridegroom was attended by! his brother, James D. Blount, of I Wilson, as best man. The bride is the daughter of Mr. | and Mrs. James" Carlisle Hill, of Spartanburg County, S. C. She is a graduate of Winthrop College and - was a member of the public schools of Woodruff, S. C. The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. [ C. E. Blount and of the late C. E. , Blount, of Wilson. He was graduat ; ed from Wake Forest, and from Yale [ Divinity School, of Yale University, with high honors. Following the wedding the bridal - couple left for Florida, and on their I I return will make their home in 11 Spring Hope,*, where Mr. Blount is pastor of Idle Methodist Church. Edenton, Chowan County. North Carolina. Thursday, January 4, 1940. | Local Sale Os Auto License Plates Far Ahead Os Last Year l |Up to Monday $31,816 Collected In Edenton Branch Office 2,545 LICENSES SOLD i Receipts $1,098 Above j Previous Year, Says Mrs. Leon Leary Automobile license sales in Eden ton broke last year’s record, accord ing to Mrs. Leon Leary, manager of the branch office of the Carolina Motor Club, where the tags are sold locally. Up to Monday of this week Mrs. Leary reports that 2,545 sets of license tags were sold in her office which represents a cash return of $31,816.16. Os this amount, almost ( one-third, was taken in on Saturday when the day’s receipts totaled $11,891.65. This year’s receipts up to Monday are $1,098.43 above the 1939 figure of even date when 2,485 sets of license tags were sold locally which brought, j in $30,717.73. As is always the case,l the day before the tags must be dis-! played on automobiles was also the] biggest day, last year when $10,306.80 was taken in. This amount is ' $1,584.85 less than this year’s peak day. All of the work in connection with issuing licenses and keeping the re cords straight was done by Mrs. j Leary and her assistant, Miss Goldie Layton, both of whom worked like! Trojans to supply owners with their! licenses. State Patrolman George I.! Dail remained in close proximity dirr-1 ing the rush hours, however, as a precautionary measure in event of any attempt to rob the small but, very busy office. Garden Club Will j Meet On Monday! Prominent Members of Norfolk Club Will Be Guests A very important meeting of the Edenton Garden Club will be held j Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at! the home of Mrs. J. M. Jones. This ! will be the first meeting of the year j and every member is urged to be present. Together with Mrs. Jones, j Mrs. L. P. Williams, Mrs. J. H. Me- ] Mullan, Mrs. P. T. Owens and Mrs. L. S. Byrum, will act as hostesses for this meeting. Os especial interest at this meeting will be three prominent members of the Norfolk Garden Club, who will J make brief addresses. These ladies I will be Mrs. J. Frank East, Mrs. Al bert Crosby and Mrs. C. Wilbur Whitehurst. A number of local club members heard Mrs. Crosby speak at a recent meeting of the Elizabeth City Garden Club and efforts will be made to have every member attend the meeting Monday afternoon. Big Drop In Marriage Licenses During 1939 Only 59 Couples Licens ed to Wedjln Chowan During Year Marriage licenses issued in Chowan j County are gradually declining, ac cording to records furnished by Mrs. Maurice Bunch, deputy Register of Deeds. During 1939 only 69 licenses were issued in the register of deeds office as compared with 96 issued during 1938. . A drop was also recorded in 1938 when 96 couples were licensed to wed compared with 110 in 1937. The principal reason advanced for the drop in licenses is the law requiring a health certificate before a mar riage license may be issued. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Bojn to Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Gnfienwood, on Friday morning, kn Impound son, Martin Nixon Green wood. Mrs. Greenwood is the former JRfli TrViln Nirnti. C. Os C. Discusses Plans For Year At Meeting Tuesday i j Committee Appointed to ■ Arrange For Annual Banquet newlEdeas i ! Efforts Made to Better j Mark Route 17 In Norfolk At a meeting of the Edenton Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night in the Municipal Building,activity dur j ing the year was discussed when about 25 members were present, many of whom participated in the discussions. Though only three retail mer chants were represented, the idea ( was advanced to increase the number of cash prizes to be given away each Wednesday afternoon. The plan, started shortly before Christmas, will continue throughout January and February with a grand prize to be awarded at the close of the campaign to boost business. The annual banquet of the organi zation was also discussed, after which President M. F. Bond, Jr., ap pointed Richard. Dixon, C. L. Mc- Cullers and Dr. W. S. Griffin as a banquet committee to decide on the: kind of banquet to be held, the date, as well as the place and to arrange for a speaker. Another matter which caused con siderable comment was the marking of Route 17 through Norfolk. It was explained that many travelers using Route 17 so very easily become con fused when they enter Norfolk and as a result -are sidetracked to other routes. A committee composed of J. H. Conger, E. W. Spires and J. H. (Continued On Page Four) I Thomas 0. Darst j Bishop 25 Years! i Event Will Be Celebrat ed In Wilmington Church Jan. 6 Saturday, January 6, Ephiphany, j Bishop Thomas C. Darst, D. D., will have served as bishop of the diocese | of East Carolina for 25 years. He > was consecrated as bishop in St. | James Church, Wilmington, and there j will be a service commemorating this in St. James on Ephiphany, January 6. At the diocesan convention to be held in Wilmington on January 24th, plans are being made to celebrate the bishop’s long and useful service. He was elected in St. Peter’s Church, Washington. The diocese of East Carolina has had but three bishops: Bishop Wat son, who served about 21 years; Bishop Strange who served about 9 years, and Bishop Darst. The diocese of East Carolina was a division of the original diocese of North Caro lina, made when the first diocese had grown too large for one bishop tc give it the needed attention. Penalty Goes On Taxes February 1 One Per Cent Saved If During Month Os January Taxpayers should take notice that if taxes are paid this month there will be no penalty, but beginning | February 1, there will be a penalty j of one per cent of the tax added and j if not paid during March another, one per cent will be added, and an : extra one-half of one per cent addec. j each month thereafter that taxes re- : main unpaid. During December Sheriff J. A.! Bunch collected $1,085.28 of the 1938 tax levy, bringing the total collec-! tion of taxes for that year to $70,-j 227.83. During the month he also collected $9,827.17 of the 1939 tax levy, bringing the total collected to date to $31,159.87. Three Edenton Men Shock Community By Taking Own Life Within Month’s Time Edenton First Despite the fact that credit for the first white baby born in the Albemarle in 1940 has been given to Perquimans County, Edenton lays claim to this honor. News stories have appeared that at Belvi.dere Mrs. Murray D. Lane gave birth to a daughter at 11:30 Monday morning. However, in Edenton, eight hours earlier, at 2:15 a. m., Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Rogerson be came the parents of a daughter, Imogene, this being the first youngster to make its appearance •in the Albemarle in 1940. Dance Is Announced For Celebration Os Presidents Birthday Affair Will Be Held In Edenton Armory on January 25 C. L. McCullers, chairman of Cho wan County’s celebration of Presi dent Franklin D. Roosevelt’s birthday, in order to raise funds with which to combat infantile paralysis, announced' week that for the occasion a j round dance will be held ' Eden- j ton Armory on the night of Thurs day, January 25. Music for the af fair will be furnished by Doc Bennett and his original State College Orches tra. In connection with the celebration Mr. McCullers plans to stage a con- j cert by the Edenton High School! band and glee club during the school) hour, as well as a public concert at which a silver offering will be taken. Exact dates for the concerts, how ever, had not been announced by Mr. Mc-Cullers up until Wednesday. Mr. McCullers is very anxious for Chowan County to report a represen tative amount through the President’s birthday celebration, and hopes he will be accorded, proper cooperation in his efforts to swell the fund with which to fight infantile paralysis. Unique Christmas Scene At St Anne’s Father Gross Erects; Beautiful Display of Christ’s Birth Christmas decorations in Edenton! were very beautiful this year, and re-! suited in a great deal of favorable • comment, but possibly the most at - tractive and appropriate Christina:, scene in town has not been seen by the majority of local people. In St, Anne’s Catholic Church Father E. L. Gross erected a m&ngei portraying the birth of Christ whieb should be seen by everyone, both young and old. The scene carries out in detail the story of the Saviour’s birth, and by viewing it an indelible impression of the great event will undoubtedly be formed. The Christ Child is portrayed in the manger,' surrounded by cattle, as Mary and Joseph as well as shepherds and wise men look on in awe. The images are especially made for Christmas scenes! and will be appreciated, by all who go ’ to the church to see it. Father Gross says the scene will not be removed until Sunday, Janu ary 7, and he invites all who will to come and see it. County Agent Rowell Back From Hospital Many friends will be pleased to learn that County Agent N. K. Rowell returned to his home Monday. For j the past several weeks Mr. Rowell has been a patient in a Baltimore hospital, and though he has not re sumed his duties in his office, he is gradually gaining strength. This newspaper is circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will . realize good ressdts. $1.25 Per Year. Death Claims Oscar H. Brown, W. H. Win borne, S. J. White DR. DRANE DIES Consolidation of Schools Reason For Consid erable Interest Another year has been cut from its moorings and cast adrift on the dark, shoreless Seas of the Past. Her once proud masts are broken, her sails are stained and tattered, her hull is draped in dark shrouds. She carries the ugly scars of War . . . Death . . . Deceit. Few will mourn the memory of 1939, but Chowan’s record for the past twelve months just ended, outside of economic de pressions, has not been so bad. A cursory examination of the high lights of 1939 insofar as they may be said to have applied to this county and this town shows much of pro gress and achievement and little of unhappiness and worry. Also, that we can be proud to know we live in a section of the world free from ab dications, coronations, usurpation and merciless persecutions and the scorching breath of war. With all of us here may life really begin at ’4O. The following are some of the things that happened in this terri tory during 1939, as readers will re call were chronicled on the pages of The Herald: Jan. 5.—G. H. Harding takes charge of Hotel Joseph Hewes. C. E. Kramer announced pie*- for Pres ident’s Birthday celebration. County Commissioners turn down sewing room project. Rev. Andrew Stirling succeeds Rev. Kelly Wigfield as pas tor Full Gospel Tabernacle. D. M, Warren again re-elected chairman of County Commissioners. Herbert R. I-eary resumes private law practice in Edenton after losing election for Judge. Dr. John Warren opens of fice in hotel building. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Bachman seriously injured in automobile accident near Bethel Jan. 12.—Garden Club members praise tree trimming project just completed. Committees named to stage President’s ball. Herbert R. Leary recommends Townsend Recov ery plan to speed return of prosper ity. County combed for memberships ill Farm Bureau. North Edenton residents sign petition requesting re lief from ashes from Albemarle Pea nut Company. Dr. J. A. Powell nam ed county physician. William Shep ard caught first shad of season. Jan., 19. —Wiley Nichols, Bertie | Negro, found dead while sitting in 1 chair in focal home. Big music fes tival planned for Edenton on April 15. Mayor McMullan invited to tell about Edenton over WBT at Char lotte. Basketball revived by high school in local Armory. Jan. 26.—80 b Rogerson, former Edentonian, died in Cincinnati hos pital following robbery. J. H. Conger pleads for more action in Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. John G. Small elected president of U. D. C. Eden ton placed on honor list by Milk Commission. Rotarians favor music festival. Feb. 2, —Candle lighting service feature of County Council meeting. Patrolman Jack Gaskil! transferred to Hertford. Mrs. Mabel Hare ap peals to Superior Court on charge of passing school bus. Chowan schools enter peace poster contest. Edenton wins first basketball game of season over Columbia. Baa on gill nets for shad causes concern among . local fishermen. Feb. 9.—Teacherage ruined by fire at Sunbury. Health units ask for State tuberculosis sanitorium in ,; eastern section. Office provided for j J. B. Small, colored farm agent Freakish whirlwind hits in Rocky Hock. Ban lifted on gill net fishing. | Oscar Brown died suddenly. Com missioners deny request for $7,000, to erect Agricultural building at Chowan High School. Two hundred! farmers attend barbecue supper in" Armory. Receipts from President’* j ball $66.58. Reward offered ! missing Virginia Dare stone. I Feb. 16.—Members of Suffolk': j Garden Club guests of Edenton Club. - ' Boy Scouts special guests at Baptist ; [ Church. T. E. Chappell advances, i (Continued On Page
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