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es IMflf and county odd I Volume Vll—Number 12. Herald Starts Circulation Campaign Sunrise Service On Court House Green Will Feature Easter Celebration Sunday ■ Appropriate Program Wifi Begin at 6:15 , OfclocK < BAND PLAYS Moved to Court House In Event of Inclem ent Weather Following a suggestion advanced by Rev. C. A. Ashby in a recent meeting of the Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce, a sunrise ser vice will be held in Edenton next Sunday, Easter morning. C. L. Mc- Cullers, director of the Edenton High School Band, at the meeting was instructed to try to perfect plans for such a service, and this week announced that all arrange ments had, been made and that the service will begin at 6:15 o’clock. The affair will be held on the’ Court House Green, and in event of unfav orable weather, the service will be moved to the Court House. This is the first time a service of this kind has been held in Edenton in recent years,' at least, and it is hoped a large number will turn out to join in th eworship. Mr. McCullers has announced the following program: Onward Christian Soldiers, Pro cessional (beginning at High School) by Band. America Band , Invocation Address of Welcome by Mayor J. H. McMullan. Holy, Holy, Holy Band I Need Thee Every Hour ___ Band Beautiful Garden of Prayer, Band Player , _ Pauline Moore Joy to the World Band , Scripture Reading Doris Brown All Hail the Power of Jesus Name, by Band. Address Barbara Kepler Sweet Bye and Bye Band Tell Me That Old, Old Story, by Band, Stand Uip, Stand Up for Jesus, by Band. Star Spangled Banner Band ■Benediction Rev. W. C. Benson <i - Boy Scout Executive Names Kermit Layton Field Commissioner Kefmit Layton, until recently scoutmaster of the Edenton Boy jscouts, has been appointed field commissioner for Boy Scouts. The appointment was announced by Lewis R. Hester, scout executive of the 1 Tidewater Council. Mr. Layton’s duties will be to line up troops with headquarters and pro mote ideas sponsored by national headquarters. He will also hold an inspection every three months and check on troop ratings, uniforms and advancement. Counties under Mr ■ Layton’s supervision include Chowan, Gates and Pasquotank. / Mr. Layton’s first big job will be to try to stage North Cardina Week at the Darden Boy Scout Reservation ... at Franklin, Va. The Edenton troop .. camped there last year and so well \ is the camp equipped and so ideal for \ scouting that he hopes to influence many more North Carolina troops to camp there this summer. The Eden ton troop was the only Tarr Heel out fit in the camp last year and carried off several honors in camp competi tion. Vaudeville Show At Theatre On Tuesday Theatre-goers will have an oppor tunity to attend a vaudeville enter tainment at Taylor Theatre Tuesday when Morris Nelson presents “Revue Magnificent.” The show features a dazzling array of feminine charm, in cluding Mar-Ta Tonga, the blonde siren, a tight-wire act, two musical maniacs, novelty ring act, popular songs, dancing, jokes, the lingerie girls and music by a six-piece band. The show, which can be seen at both matinee and - " night, is in addi tion ty> a feature picture starring Joan Bennett in “Housekeeper’s Daughter.” BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mis. Ernest Waff of the Advance community have announced n the birth of a son. THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY <s>-■ - -- | Tit For Tat | Though their chairman, D. M. Warren, was unable to attend on account of illness, the County Commissioners met Monday to hear complaints relative to prop erty valuation and make adjust ments on a basis of comparison with similar property. A. D. Ward presided in the absence of Mr. Warren. At one stage iof the meeting it appeared as though the county would be the loser to the tune of abeut $5,000 property valuation, but the deficit was made up on property recently sub-divided and sold. During the meeting $6,670 was taken off of valuations while $7,400 was added, netting a gain of $730. Dr. Tedder Begins Dog Vaccination Monday Morning Schedule Is Arranged For Convenience of Owners P. W. Tedder, rabies inspector for Chowan Coumy, ’aKfiopneesr that dog vaccinations will begin Monday, March 25. In connection with the vaccination, the price of which is fixed at 50 cents, Dr. TeddeT desires to emphasize the fact that the North Carolina law requires all dogs to be vaccinated against rabies, and those who fail to have this vaccina tion done will be subject to prosecu tion. Dr. Tedder reports that there have been several cases of rabies in Gates County during the last three weeks and that some people have been bit ten. For this reason he is very anx ious to see every dog in this county treated. For the convenience of dog owners throughout the county, Dr. Tedder has arranged the following schedule: First Township Monday, March 25—8:30 a. m. to noon, at his hospital. Ip.m. to 2:30 p. m., at George Goodwin’s store, Hancock Station. 3 p. m. to 4:30 p. m., at Harrell’s store, Cowpen Neck. Second Township Tuesday, March 26—8 a. m. to noon, Peele’s store, Rocky Hock. 1:00 p. m. to 2:30 p. m., old bank build ing, Cross Roads. 2:35 to 5 p. m., Harrell’s store, Valhalla. Third Township Wednesday, March 27 —8 a. m. to noon, Ryland. 1:30 to 5 p. m., Briggs store, Gliden. Fourth Township Thursday, March 28—8 a. m. to 11:30 a. m., Perry’s store. 1 to 2:30 p. m., Coffield’s store. 2:45 to 4:30 p. m., Greenfield gate. 6 to 6 p. m., Phthisic’s store. Auxiliary Sponsoring Dances On March 29 Sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, a round and square dance will be held in the Edenton Armory Friday night, March 29. The ladies have arranged the affair so that the time will be equally divided for the two styles of dancing and at inter mission a floor show will be staged. Music for the occasion will be fur nished by the Georgia Wildcats of Richmond, Va., which group pre viously played for a very successful dance sponsored by the Auxiliary. | Finals Speaker | John A. Holmes, superintend ent of Edenton schools, was on Wednesday in receipt of a letter from Governor Clyde R. Hoey in answer to an invitation to speak at the commencement ex ercises of the school. The Gov ernor accepted the invitation and will speak to the 1940 graduat- I ing class in the school auditorium on Wednesday night, May 15. jfcdenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, March 21,1940. Easter Seals Now On Sale To Help Crippled Children W. J. Taylor Urges Gen erous Purchase Dur ing Drive NATION-WIDE Opportunity to Help a Worthy Cause For Only a Penny The annual nation-wide Easter Seal campaign to aid crippled chil dren got under way this week in schools of Chowan County under the direction of W. J. Taylor, executive secretary. North Carolina is joining with 30 other states throughout the country affiliated with the National Society for Crippled Children to raise funds to carry out their program of giving every crippled child in the State an opportunity for a full and better life. The society is a lay organization which cooperates with various gov ernment and social welfare agencies in developing a well-rounded program for the crippled child, embracing proper med.ical treatment, hospitali zation, education, proper psychologi cal adjustment to their environment, vocational training and employment. The annual Easter seal drive pro vides necessary funds to carry on their work. The seals are being sold in Chow an County through the school chil dren. This is appropriate because of the particular effort being put forth at this time for the education of phy sically handicapped children. Mr. Taylor, who urges generous purchases of the seals on the part alxitizeo# of the community as well as school children, says: “The education of crippled children is a vital necessity. Handicapped in body, and thus denied many of the occupations open to normal boys and girls, a trained mind is their only hope of economic independence.” Mr. Taylor is very much interested in the seal sale, for what money is raised d.uring the drive is equivalent to, the amount which may be used locally, for though only 50 per cent of the sales remain in the county, the state matches dollar for dollar the amount raised for crippled chil dren work. The seals sell for only a penny a piece and the slogan for the 1940 seal sale is “Share Your Easter Joy—Buy Easter Seals—Help Crippled Chil dren.” Marionette Show Sponsored By PTA Friday, March 29 Entertainment Will Be Held at School at 2:30 O’clock Clemens’ Marionette in “Robin Hood,” a five-act entertainment, will be presented in the school auditorium Friday afternoon, March 29, at 2:30 o’clock. The entertainment is spon sored by the Edenton Parent-Teacher Association, for which a small admis sion will be charged. 'The story has been especially ar ranged for the marionette theatre and is the most elaborate production now in existence. The puppet actors are unusually life-like and, will be dressed in beautiful and historically accurate costumes. The scenery for each of the five acts is also excep tionally attractive. “Heart Os Africa” In Slides At Methodist Church Wednesday “In the Heart of Africa,” an in teresting story told by stereoptician slides will be presented in the Sunday School room of the Methodist Church Wednesday evening, March 27, at 7:45 o’clock. This entertainment is sponsored by the Missionary Society of the church and will take the place of the usual mid-week service. The Rev. W. C. Benson, pastor, will de liver a lecture in connection with the slides. (A silver offering will be taken at the door and the public is cordially invited to attend. Chowan Host To Election Officials Saturday, March 30 State Chairman Lucas And Gregg Cherry Will Speak FROM 12~COUNTIES Important Change Has To Do With Registra tion of Voters Chowan County will be host Satur day, March 30, to members of the boards of election in 12 surrounding counties as well as the chairmen of the executive committee in these counties when a meeting will be held in the Court House to explain changes in the election laws made by the 1939 General Assembly. The meeting will begin at 11 o’clock and at 1 o’clock the visitors will be guests of the local board at a luncheon to be served at Hotel Joseph Hewes. Counties which are expected to be represented at the meeting include Northampton, Martin, Bertie, Hert ford, Washington, Chowan, Gates, Pasquotank, Currituck, Tyrrell, Dare and Perquimans. Present at this meeting will be W. A. Lucas, chairman of the State Board of Elections, and. Gregg Cher ry, former speaker of the House, both of whom will speak on various phases of the election laws. One of the most far-reaching changes in the election laws has to do with setting up a new system of registration in primary elections. Heretofore, only the general elec tion registration book has been used for both primaries and elections. new law there will, be sep arate registration books for pri maries and elections. The voter will be entered on the primary registration book of the party of which he is a member and hereafter only the primary regis-, tration books will be furnished the registrars for the primaries. There will be either a complete re listing of voters or a new registra tion in each county in the state, as may be determined by the County Board of Elections of each county, at the meeting of such on Saturday, March 23rd. In those counties in which a new registration is ordered, the books will be open during the usual regis tration period before the May pri mary. (Continued on Page Five) Baseball Players Arrive March 27 For Early Practice First Group Will Com prise 18; More Com ing- Later According to information received • by G. H. Harding, the first group of baseball players to train in Edenton < will arrive on March 27. In this group will be 18 players, and they will be accompanied by Tom Oliver and Poke Whalen, managers of the , Reading, Pa., and Pocomoke City, Md., clubs, as well as Arthur Ehlers, vice president, and Fred Hering, his assistant. According to Mr. Ehlers, 24 more men will arrive on April 1, and on April 11, another group of 15. The players will train from 11 o’clock in the morning until 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The Reading Club is a member of the Inter-State League, while the Pocomoke City outfit is in the Eastern Shore League. Local Band Will Play At Tulip Festival Edenton’s High School Band will i again this year participate in the ; Thilip Festival to be held in Wash ■ ington, an invitation having been ac : cepted this week. The festival will ! be held on April 12. CAKE SALE SATURDAY The Chowan Woman’s Club will ; have a cake sale at the Quinn Fumi ■ ture Store, in Edenton, Saturday morning. Seven Weeks Drive Begins Today To Secure Renewals And Add New Subscribers «> “Gone With Wind” Coming To Edenton On May 19 To 22 Following his return from Charlotte Tuesday night, Jimmy Earnhardt, manager of Taylor Theatre, announced that “Gone With the Wind” will appear at the theatre for a four-day show ing May 19-22. Mr. Earnhardt stated that the entire picture will be (shown exactly as it ap peared in the initial showing at Atlanta and New York City. He was hopeful of securing the 'pop ular film during April, but due to extended runs it could not be booked until the above date. At the same time Mr. Earn hardt booked Walt Disney’s Pinocchio feature which will soon appear at the thearte. Efforts Made To Raise Money For Local Boy Scouts Much Activity Follow ing Meeting Held Friday Night Following a meeting in the Boy Scout cabin Friday night, at which parents of Boy Scouts, as well as others interested in the welfare of boys attended, plans are now on foot to put the lrf:al Boy Scout troop on a sound financial basis. The idea was advanced to secure from 50 to 100 people who would contribute 50 cents per month toward the Scouts and though very little so liciting has yet been done, 15 have already agreed to lend this support. Mrs. J. M. Jones is chairman of a committee to make a canvass and she will be delighted to hear from any who might like to help in this way. ' Other forms of raising money in clude a rock mudd.le tp be held Wed nesday, March 27, and a fiddlers’ con vention and square dance to take place about the middle of April. Interest in the Scouts has taken a J boost and Scoutmaster Leary, with a full quota, is very much encouraged with the Scout situation as it now exists. Cantata Will Feature Baptist Service Sunday Special music will feature the ser- j vice Easter Sunday morning at the \ ■Baptist Church, when the cantata “Risen Indeed” will be presented by the church choir under the direction of Mrs. M. A. Hughes. The program will take the place of the morning sermon and will un doubtedly attract a large congrega tion. Bank Os Edenton Closed On Monday Easter Monday will be observed as a holiday by the Bank of Edenton, the institution being closed the en tire day. For this reason patrons of the bank are urged to transact their banking business accordingly. | Out Again | If the weather permits, the Edenton High School Band will make its initial spring appear ance tonight. (Thursday) at 6:30 o’clock. Director C. L. McCullers ' plans to have his outfit march on Broad Street and if it is not too cool to present a brief con cert after the parade. This event is planned due to some recent criticism that the band has not been as active during recent months as might be expected. This newspaper is drew lated in the territory where Advertisers trill i realize good results. . . $1.25 Per Year. First Prize of S3OO Cash Awaits Winner In Contest PAID~DAILY Advantage For Work ers Who Enter Race At Once With this issue, The Herald an nounces details of a seven-weeks circulation campaign of unusual in terest to this section. It is the most generous program ever undertaken in this community and is in line with the publishers’ avowed intention to give readers the best newspaper pos sible and the merchants in this trade area the best advertising medium. Details of campaign appear on page 6 of today’s issue. Following are some of its highlights. The campaign is something in which everyone can participate, either by engaging directly in the campaign or by assisting others. And because of it, more dollars will be put into circulation locally and more people will be earning money. Hundreds of dollars will be paid to those who take an active part in this in teresting event and assist The Her ald in enlarging its subscription list and at the end of the seven-weeks campaign the leaders will share in the grand prize distribution. It costs nothing to enter —candidates need not necessarily be subscribers. The first capital prize, to be a warded at, the conclusion of .the seven-weeks race, will be S3OO in cash. Second prize will be SIOO in cash, and third prize SSO in cash. Six Prizes In All Nor is that all. A total of six prizes will be awarded at the close of the campaign, three other prizes being planned in addition to the three capital prizes. Fourth place winner will receive a bonus check of 40 per cent of his or her total earnings in addition to the daily pay checks which feature the campaign. Fifth place winner will receive a bonus (Continued On Page Five) Zone Meeting In Hertford March 27 Outstanding: Speakers Will Appear on Program The Chowan - Perquimans Zone ' meeting of the Woman’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will meet in Hertford Wednesday, March | 27, at 10 o’clock. An exceptionally ! good program has been arranged | with guest speakers including Mrs. jH. L. Rivers, state chairman of Christian social relations, Mrs. J. C. Wooten, whose forte has been chil dren’s work, and Miss Zoe Anna 1 Davis, deaconess at E. C. T. C., Greenville. Mrs. Joseph G. White is chairman of this zone and has the reputation of always having interesting and in structive meetings. Spring Festival Os Junior Music Clubs Held Next Saturday The Spring Festival of the North eastern District of the Junior Fed erated Music Clubs will be held in Edenton on Saturday March 23rd. Registration will begin at 9 a. m., with the program starting at 9:30. j Miss Madge Hedri*k, of Edenton and Wake Forest, who is State chairman of the Competitive Festi val, will be present. Mrs. C. L. Wilson, of Robersonville, district chairman, will preside. The name of the judge has not been announced. Clubs from Belhaven, Bethel, Rob ersonville, Conway, Hertford, and Edenton, and perhaps others, will participate. Any who are interested in the de velopment of music among young people are invited to attend. There will be no charge for admission.
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