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In these colunms will be Volume Vll.—Numbei* 49. I Chi isimas SeasonUsheredln 7 onight Cotton Farmers Will Decide Fate Os Marketing Quotas In Saturday’s Referendum —— ■ . Every Grower Urged to ■ls .Register His Wishes At Polls I POLLINGPLACES i Loans on Cotton De pends Upon Approval Os 1941 Quotas Cotton growers of North Carolina ana other states in the Nation where the lint crop is produced will go to the polls Saturday to decide in a re ferendum whether to have cotton marketing quotas in effect on the 1941 crop. Quotas have been in ef fect for the past three years, includ ing 1940. v E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive officer /> of N. C. State CoQlege, urges every fanner who produced cotton this year to go to his community polling |H' place and express his opinion. “A V large majority of cotton growers B voting will mean that the referen dum outcome represents the true opinion of producers as a whole,” he declared. The nation-wide vote in favor of; cotton marketing quotas for 1940 was 877,297 for quotas and 84,976 against quotas, or 91.2 percent of those voting in favor of quotas. North Carolina gave 1940 quotas a 1 ( 50,737 to 6,767 vote (89.8 percent) ydte of approval. ~ Floyd pointed out that cotton loans, which have helped this year in maintaining cotton farmers’ incomes, can be made available to cotton growers in 1941 only if marketing quotas are approved in Saturday’s referendum. Tne Agricultural Ad justment Act, passed by Congress in 1938, specifically provides that if quotas are* proclaimed and then vot ed down, loans cannot be made. The Triple-A officer also said that if marketing quotas are rejected, the 1940 cotton -loan program would have to cease at the time ballot re ; Jesuits are announced, and’ a loan |} could not again be available until August 1, 1942. Polling places for Chowan County ' cotton growers to register their '' wishes in the referendum will be as Edenton Township—Court House. Middle Township Z. W. Evans’ office. Upper Township—G. A. Hollowell’s store. 1 Yeopim Township—R. E. Coffield’s store. (These polling places will be open from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., during which time any farmer who produced cot ton this year is eligible to cast a vote. I Perfect Fire Record L During November $ ife Fire Chief R. K. Hall qpports a perfect fire record in Edenton for the month of November. During the jjyykmonth there were only three alarms Mpsent in and in each instance the dam . age was less than $5. It was report ed that the damage at the Boy Scout Cabin last week reached SIOO, but according to Mr. Hall onljf old, disused tents were burned which were to be sent to the trash pile. I 33 Persons Jailed During Last Month ft. During the month of November llfrfrthere were 33 inmates in the Chowan ■PI County jail, according to Jailer Shel [ jffi ton Moore’s monthly report. Prison s' ers were confined for from one to 30 5 jgjdayf, entailing an expense of $105.40, includes jail and. turnkey fees. Club Back | l On Regular Schedule Having missed the last two regu lar 'meetings, the Edenton Rotary Club will today get back on regular j & jMfehedule by meeting at the Parish |Uy3ouse at 1 o’clock. According to the I pmonthly ’ report, (he (local club has I|_ made considerable progress in at ndance rating and for that reason THECHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY v | Coming Slow | According to Sheriff J. A. Bunch, tax collections in Chowan County during November have not been up to par. During the month he collected only $6,911.24 of the 1940 taxes, and $207.18 was collected for 1939 taxes. (The drop in collections Vas a source of concern to the County Commissioners, who attributed the drop in payment of taxes in comparison with other years to the fact that a considerable por tion of the peanut crop had ijot yet been picked and that money not put into circulation. Picture 'Golgotha' Will Be Shown At School On Sunday Only Talking Picture Ever Taken of Pas sion Play threeTshows Night Showing Will Not Start Until 8:30 O’clock On Sqnday night in the Edenton High School auditorium will be pre sented the picture “Golgotha,” the first arid only talking picture ever made of the famous Passion Play. This picture is shown in this com munity under the sponsorship of the (Continued on 'rage nve) December Term Chowan Superior Court Next Week Judge William C. Har ris of Raleigh Will Again Preside Fifteen civty actions and as many more criminal cases are on the cal endar for next week’s December term of Superior Court, at which Judge William C. Harris, of Ra leigh, will again preside. Os the civil matters perhaps the most pro longed will be suit again brought by G. H. Harding, owner of the Hotel Joseph Hewes, against the Southern Loan and Trust Company, of Eliza beth City, for alleged contracturall misrepresentations. action by Harding was on the court dockets for several terms this and last year and was finally disposed of by the Supreme Court of North Carolina against the plaintiff. In- the new suit Harding claims that he has paid $10,833 on account to the defendant corporation besides expending SB,OOO on improve ments, and asserts that building de fects unanticipated by him induce him to believe he has been damaged to the extent of $15,000, for which amount he is suing. Criminal cases have been set down for the opening two days of the term and the civil docket, starting Wed nesday, is as follows: Jackson vs. Perry; Francis vs. Smith; Johnson vs. Cooke; Hudgins vs. Hotel Company; Parrish vs. Hotel Company;- Hawkins vs. Edenton Cot ton Mills; Perry & Hofler vs. Hassell; Rank vs. Lowry. •* (Thursday, December 12 Scott vs. Holley; Davis vs. Wins low and Waff; Collins vs. Northcutt; Kelly Furniture Co., vs. Mrs. J. W. Griffin; Dai! vs. Wood Manufacturing Company; Zachery vs. Payne; Rober son’s s Slaughter House vs. Friendly Market. ' -.T. _ ’ Motions and Divorce cases ' heard at the convenience i>f the Court. Edenton, Chowan County, North Calliina. Thursday, December 5,1940 Christmas Seal Sale Off To Splendid Start On Tuesday Morning Group of Canvassers Making House to House Calls NEED dTgREAT 75 Cents of Each Dollar Collected Remains In County Edenton’s sale of Christmas Seals for the campaign against tuberculo sis got off to a good start Tuesday morning and by this time most of the people in Edenton have been visited by one of the authorized canvassers. However, some who were visited were not at home, and those who missed the opportunity to buy, are urged by Seal workers to tele phone the canvasser on their street so that the total sales may be as large as last year. As in former years, all proceeds 1 from the sale of Christmas Seals will be used to fight tuberculosis. Seven ty-five cents out of each dollar col lected in Chowan County remains in the county. Again the fact is emphasized that the need is great and it is hoped that this year’s sale will exceed all form er years. The canvassers appointed to sell seals are as follows: Hotel and Business Blocks —Mrs. George ,C. Wood. Business Section Broad. Street, West side—Mrs. J. Si Davis; East side—Mrs. Albert Byrum. Colonial Square and Water Street —Mrs. Herbert Leary. Oakum Street —Mrs. Jim Daniels and Mrs. A. S. Hpllowell. West Eden Street—Mrs. Branning Perry. East Eden Street —Mrs. C. T. Dougbtie. Mosely Street —Mrs. George C. lloskins. West Albemarle and Gale Streets —Mrs. W. J. Berryman. Granville Street—Mrs. John F. White. North Broad Street, West Side— Mrs. J. L. Pettus; East Side—Mrs. Dave Holton. West Queen Street, North Side— Mrs. W. W. Byrum; 'South Side, Mrs. M. G. Brown. East Queen Street—Mrs. Wallace Church Street, North Side —Mrs. Philip McMullan; South Side, Mrs. Lee Sledge. West King and Blount Streets— Mrs. Roy Leary. East King Street—Mrs. Frank Hughes. Industrial Plants Mrs. W- I. Hart and Mrs. W. O. Elliott, Jr. North Edenton —Mrs. Garriss. Virginia Road—Mrs. West Leary. Bridge Road—Mrs. T. B. Smith. Mrs. Elliott Resigns As President Os Parent - Teachers Resignation Is Read at Meeting Held Tues day Afternoon NO SUCCESSOR Illness In Family Rea son For Giving Up Presidency Members of the Edenton Parent- Teachers Association at their meet ing Tuesday learned with a great dead of regret that Mrs. Richard Elliott had resigned as president. Though not present, Mrs. Elliott, in a letter, explained that due to illness in her family it would be impossible for her to devote the time which she feels is necessary to properly direct affairs of the organization and therefore would be obliged to give up the presidency. Mrs. W. D. Pruden, vice president, presided over Tuesday’s meeting in Mrs. Elliott’s absence, but no successor was named. After reading of the minutes, re ports were made by the committees on the lunch room, finance, clothing, (Continued on Page Eight) p Wafren Explains Revaluation Plan To Corps Workers Tax Listers and Ap praisers Meet With Commissioners WANT EQUALITY To Concentrate In Plac ing All Property on Tax Books > Neviy appointed list takers and appraisers in Chowan County’s re valuation set-up appeared before the County Commissioners Monday at the request of Tax Supervisor Philip Mc- Mullan. It was Mr. McMullan’s idea to have his group of workers know just what the County Commissioners expect? of them and for Enat reason Chairman D. M. Warren very ably explained the present status of af fairs and the results which are de sired. 1 Mr. Warren told the group that the purpose of the revaluation is to get all tax-payers on an equal basis, to put all real estate, personal property and polls on the books. In this connection he said the County Commissioners felt reasonably sure that a considerable amount of tax able property is not now listed, and this is not fair to those who list propeAy. It isn’t fair, he said, foi one mpn to list a high-priced auto mobile! at $250 and another party to list a fear of far less value at the same amount. Mr. W.'arren also explained the inequality of present valuations by reason of changes resulting in the past ID or 20 years. To bring out bis p<%-‘ , he explained that certain Edenton property which 10 or 20 years ago was in a thriving neigh borhood and worth what it is listed on the tax books is now worth, in some cases, not half that amount. On the other hand, there is some property in Edenton which 10 or 20 years ago was worth very little, but by reason of a change in trend of business, improvements and high ways, is worth far more than it is listed. The same condition prevails in the county. Sandy land, he said, used to be considered worth very little, but now some of this land produces the best sort of crops and yields more revenue than land pre viously considered worth far more. It is matters of this sort which are to be ironed out by the revaluation group. It is to consider the worth of land and buildings and value on an equal basis, irrespective of where the property is located. The Com missioners are frank to admit that some property is valued too low and that in some cases too high a valua tion is placed on the books. (Continued On Page Four) v Benefit Musical Review Tonight At High School Interesting Program to Be Presented at 8 O’clock FEATURES Proceeds Will Go To ward Purchasing Band Uniforms Tonight (Thursday) £t 8 o’clock in the high school auditorium a musical revue will be presented for the benefit of the band uniform fund. During the evening vocal and instru mental numbers will be rendered, to gether with a band concert consisting of numbers ranging from symphonic .to jazz, as well as a number of Christmas selections. * An added fea ture will be a colored quartet which will be in charge of Emma Foreman and Sadie Badham. Another feature will be a dance team composed of Jimmy and Mar jorie Weathers. At thq conclusion of the program a beautiful solid mahogany end, table will be awarded which is now on display in the Quinn Furniture Com pany window. , -i Parade In Business Section With Santa Claus i n Line Will Quicken Holiday Spirit * | Here’s Hoping | Edenton, along with other towns along the eastern sea board, was visited this week by Representative Herbert C. Ron iner and a three-member party of (Navy men headed by Captain C. E. Rosendahl, in the interest of locating a 95,000,000 naval sta- I tion for Lighter-than-air craft. The delegation, arriving earl ier Tuesday morning than ex pected, was met and accompa nied by Richard Dixon, J. W. Davis, John Graham, D. M. War ren and Julien Wood, Sr. The local men felt very optimistic re garding a site that will comply withgthe requirements, and es corted the visitors to the scene. Os course, no commitments were made, except the fact that there ' will be no delay in beginning the project when the location has been determined. Red Cross Roll Call In Chowan County Passes Last Yeari ■i $282 Turned Over to i Mrs. J. N. Pruden, »] Chairman !j EXPECT S4OO ;! Still a Few Canvassers To Send In Final Reports ' j Immensely pleased by the incom ’; plete results of the officially finish- : 'Led Red Cross Membership Roll Call; I : Drive, Mrs. J. N. Pruden, Chowan , | Chapter chairman, reported Tuesday that she was confident the campaign total will aggregate S4OO. To date she has had turned over into hei ! $382.07, which is around S4O more 1 , (Continued On Page Five, I Mrs. Julien Wood, Sr. Appeals For Aid To Bundles For Britain Says Our Destiny Insep arably Linked With England Mrs. Julien Wood, Sr., chairman for Bundles for Britain in Chowan County, is somewhat disturbed at the lack of cash contributions for this cause and is hopeful that citi zens will realize the importance of j the movement and rally to its sup port as is the case with other worthy causes. Mrs. Wood reports .that some few weeks ago a creditable amount of clothing was collected and sent to England, but she feels that cash contributions have not been . what they might be. Mrs. Wood is vitally Interested in this aid for England and because of ts importance has sent the following etter to The Herald, which is print ed in full: “If the destruction and agony of England were in a nearby city, we in Edenton would have no heart for anything but its relief, even if it | were involuntary suffering, so much easier is it to realize things close at | hand. “But England’s is a voluntary martyrdom for those things which; she and, we believe in and value more | than life. It was she who planted on our soil Christian civilization and all that flows from it. Alone in all. the world—and against most of the j world—she is battling for them. Our destiny is inseparably linked with hers, for it is the avowed intention of the power which is raining death (Continued On Page Eight) This newspaper it circu lated in the territory where Advertisers will realise good resrdts. . $1.25 Per Year. Black Out Except For Town’s Christmas Decorations AT 7 O’CLOCK Affair Expected to Stim ulate Christmas Shopping Santa Claus will hit town tonight (Thursday) on the first lap of a stay which will last for exactly three weeks longer. It will be a great visit. Illuminatingly and happily he \ will time his arrival at the very hour when the street lighting of the community’s main thoroughfare will be turned on for the Yuletide season, and while the rest of that avenue is blacked out Old Saint Nick will head a lively parade of school children, bands, Boy and Girl 'Scouts. It will be the official Christmas opening for industrial Edenton, and will usher in the holiday and shop ping time here. (The Merchants As sociation and Chamber of Commerce I are combining forces to make the oc j casion a memorable one, and. in case ■ you may wish to know, it will be i that very thing. j Prior to the night celebration the merchants will start their first of J three weeks Thursday afternoon 1 prize distributions in front of Quinn’s ! Furniture Store as last year. The I prizes, money awards, told of else where in an advertisement, will go to the holders of winning coupons registered by tojvp .tradespeople to I purchasers of Ate V&eic before. T(ms, of itself, will be quite an affair and bids fair to draw a crowd. But tonight’s show will be the big time, and will be very colorful. For several weeks now Main Street has been ready for the street lighting il lumination, gaily colored bulbs strung in and out and back and forth across Broad Street from the Post Office to ! the water front. Delay in turning |on the display has been occasioned ; by the desire to start the whole hol | iday show at the same time, and to l night, promptly at 7 o’clock, Broad Street will be black as the starless night save for the colored display. But after the parade is over there : will be a grand and sudden lighting of t'he shop windows everywhere and Christmas will officially be declared an open season of buy and sell. The parade itself will make a start on Broad Street beyond the Post Office, being led off by Miss Lena Jones’ rhythm band, each youngster tugging and tooting a horn or bang ing a drum in away to occasion ad miration, perhaps, much laughter. Then will come Santa himself— I who he will be or is, is your guess as well as anybody else’s —probably in an open auto tonneau, maybe tot ing his huge form afoot, but minus a sack of candy presents for the (Continued On Page Eight) Registrants’ Blood Tests Now Available The Health Department announces that all registrants who had samples of blood taken during the registra tion may now find out the results of the tests at the Health Office. There were 415 tests taken, 66 of which were either positive or doubtful. These results are the same percent age that is usually found in a na tional survey. There are both white and colored among the positive tests, so everyone is urged to-find out the results of his test in order for those having a positive result to start treatment immediately. City 1941 Auto Tags Now Ready For Sale ! Chief of Police G. A. Helms urges all automobile owners to purchase their city tags at once, the tags now ■ being on sale by Miss Couise Coke, | tax collector, at the Municipal Build ing. These new tags must be bought and displayed before January 1, 1941, ! and in displaying them a favor would j be conferred upon the Police officers if the tags are placed in front of cars instead of in the rear, thus aid ing in checking on cars during the one hour parking regulation on Sat urdays.
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