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\ kmmd m fair SriSAntah/m I $f interest. HPtme Vll.—Numbpr 52. —■ «—— I tdenton This Year rchristmas Tree and Pro grams Add to Cele bration , POOR REMEMBERED Interesting Services at Churches Feature M Holiday W Always alive to its festival oppor tunities during the period of the Holy Nativity Edenton this year is slated for a better, merrier and more spiritual Christmas than ever before in its recent history. Special church services, the celebration on the town green under the beautiful community Christmas tree sponsored by Mrs. Julien Wood, the filling of stockings and their distribution to needy little tots about town, and the giving away of baskets of groceries and fruit and candies by a delegation of town la dies helped on their way by the Lions Mid Rotary Clubs, are but some of the things destined to make the Yule tide unforgettable to those who might otherwise find the occasion a sorrowful one. intends that everyone, Bridh and poor alike, shall have a joy- Aus and bright Christmas, and while sSanta Claus may find it inopportune | to do much sleigh riding and chimney [j climbing in this land of supposed sunshine and lack of snow, he in tends,'nevertheless, or daddy and mama do with the entire town be hind them, to keep the Kris Kringle myth alive in the hearts of old and yof»g. •"'For after all, wljat would Christ mas be without Santa Claus? Noth- II and woe be to the sour ho would put a damper on d-bellied old gent and his y reindeer. Os course it is s difficult down tins way for nd Blitzen to haul a Bled or _ and out among the muddy - (Continued on Page Three) Employees Os Town Have Double Holiday Edenton’s street and electric and water department employees, togeth er with almost all other employees in town will enjoy a double Christ mas holiday, the street commissioner *Wnd electric and water superintend ent granting their forces a holiday kon Christmas Day as well as Thurs- Bay. regular schedule of the street Planing crew will be maintained foi collecting trash on Tuesday, and in addition the business section will be cleaned up late Tuesday night as is done on Saturday nights. Due to the extra accumulation of trash because of the holiday, citizens are urged to cooperate and have their trash out in time so that the town may be as as possible over Christmas. Caretaker Employed For Athletic Field Following' complaints of condition Jpf the field house and armory, a.care taker has been employed. The mat ter was. called to the attention of Town Council at the last meeting, when Graham Byrum was authorized p%to employ a man to act as caretaker. L*#Mr.' Byrum has employed J. Tom Twiddy for the job. Mr. Twiddy will be required to see that the premises of both the Armory and the athletic field, are kept in order. Holy Communion At ; St Paul’s Church As is annually customary the cele bration of Holy Contmunion will be Jteld at St. Paul’s. Episcopal Church 2bt 11 o’clock Christmas morning r with the rector, Rev. C. A. Ashby, officiating. A similar celebration will at midnight on Christmas THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY /*// fciy at ,»5 for * r kirtgf jP* JMf ***ladti ***** * %'■■ o/tig y °* r ‘ ' Special Service At St Anne’s Church On Christmas Eve Christmas Mass Will Be Held at Midnight In Catholic Church Father Racette of St. Anne’s Cath olic Church, announces that Christ mas mass will be held in the church at midnight Christmas eve. Friends will remember the beautiful manger display in the church last year which was reason for a considerable amount of favorable comment. Father Racette plans on having a similar display and if aything will exceed last year's for attractiveness. Another feature will be special music by a double quartette. Father Racette will preach. Again on Christmas Day, mass will be held at 10 o’clock in the morning, especially for the benefit of those who will be unable to attend the mid night service. The public is cordial ly invited to attend both of these ser vices. Christmas Club At The Bank Os Edenton Leading Last Year’s ... \ Though a large number are expect ed to join the Christmas Savings Club at the Bank of Edenton after Christmas, already membership in the 1941 club is running ahead of last year-at the same time. Each subse quent year this method of saving has become more popular and this year’s club is expected to break all previous records. Santa Claus Satisfies Lions Club Members Edenton Lions held a very enjoy able meeting Monday night, at which time each member was given a pres ent as near as possible to what they asked for in a letter they were re quired to write to Santa Claus at a previous meeting. The gifts, secured by Kenneth Floars, provoked a great deal of laughter and merriment and resulted in one of the most pleasant meetings in recent weeks. Chowan ABC Store Will Move To New Quarters With current reports that the White building has been or/will be sold, Chowan County’s AJBC store, #ill move from the place which it has Oc cupied since the store was opened. . (Shortly after the .holidays, the new location will be in the kitchener Building on the southeast corner of Broad and Queen Streets. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 26, 1940. Boy Scouts Again Minus Scoutmaster As Leary Leaves Charles P. Wales, Jr., Will Be Urged to Take Post Much as Edenton is gratified at the personal selection of Wade Leary for a first lieutenancy in the U. S. Air Corps, the boys of the town as well as their elders, too, are mourn ing the fact that Lieutenant Leary’s removal this week to Montgomery, Ala., where he will put in a year ol service, will take him out of his po sition as Scoutmaster of the local Scout corps. Lieutenant Leary was obliged to relinquish this post last Friday in view of his going else where. Leary has been Scoutmaster for over a year now since his return from New York life and has made a very creditable showing as such. The troop has been increased in member ship, and much attention has been given to conduct and drilling. Mr. Leary’s successor will be chosen by the troop committee shortly after the holidays, when it is believed Charles P. Wales will agree to tafle over the duties of scoutmaster. Food Stores And Beauty Parlors Close Thursday Though no definite information could be secured when The Herald went to press regarding stores clos ing on Thursday, the food stores, beauty parlors and Ward’s Shoe .Shop definitely decided to close the day after Christmas. Included in this group is Goodwin’s Quality Store, Cherry’s Grocery, A. & P., Pender’s, Friendly Market, C. E. Byrum, Graham Byrum, W. D. Holmes Wholesale Company, Mae Jackson, Lela’s Beauty Salon and Mrs. C. A. Boyce. Members Company D Home For Holidays Just about] the happiest group of men in Edenton are members of Company D, who are in training at Camp Jackson. They arrived in Edenton Saturday night and included all but seven of the entire outfit. The seven unlucky (and undoubtedly un happy) boys will be given a vacation ‘ when the others return after the holi days. All the boys are looking fine and without exception were glad to get back home once again. MASONS MEEf THURSDAY Unanimity Lodge, No. *?, A. F. A A.M., will bold its regular meeting Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. All 1 members are urged to be present. Plans Completed For Edenton Oance On Christmas Bay Indications Point to One Os Most Successful Dances Ever Held Present indications point strongly tq the probability that the Christmas dance to be held in the Armory on Wednesday will be one of the most successful ever held in Edenton. Ad vance sale of tickets is exceeding expectations of the committee in charge of the affair, and with col lege students home for the holidays a record crowd is anticipated. All arrangements for the dance have been completed. The Armory is attractively decorated and many tables and chairs have been provided for the convenience of those attend ing. Two dances will be held, a tea dance in the afternoon from 4 to 6:30 o’clock, with the principal dance be ginning at 9 o’clock and continuing until 2. During intermission at the night dance sandwiches. will be sold. Music for both dances will be fur nished by Spence Hadley and his deans of music, with a soloist, Miss Dolores Hamilton, as a special at traction. The affair js being held for the benefit of the Field House Associa tion, in the hope that enough profits will be realized to wipe out the out standing indebtedness on the field house at the athletic grounds. Bank Os Edenton Closed Two Days Patrons of the Bank of Edenton have been notified that the institu tion, in conformity .with Governor Hoey’s proclamation, will be closed on the day after Christmas, Thurs day, as well, as of course, on Wed nesday Christmas Day. Bank users are warned of the two-day holiday being thus observed and are urged to plan their banking business ac cordingly. The bank will also ob serve New Year as a holiday, when the institution will also be closed all day. Drug Store Contests Will Close Tuesday Two Christmas contests of unusual interest will close Tuesday and will no doubt attract a crowd. At Mitch ener’ Pharmacy a pot of gold con test, will end qt 8 p. m., when cash awards will go to the winners. At Leggett and Davis drug store a group of children will be, made happy by the awarding of prizes lfi a contest whidh has been running for over a month. This contest closes at 4 o’clock. i Machinery Now Ready For Chowan Tax Listing And Revaluation Os Property New Job | (Ralph Parrish has been elected as vice president of the Edenton Merchants Association to succeed C. L. McCutters, who resigned about a month ago when he was elected to the position after Wil liam P. Jones volunteered to join Company D. The presidential responsibili ties will almost wholly rest upon the shoulders of Mr. Parrish for (some time due to the fact that J. G. Cam pen, president, will be attending the sessions of the Gen eral Assembly. Merchants Enjoy Biggest Christmas Business In Years Post Office Has Heavi est Mail In History Os Office Ideal weather and well-filled pock et books and hearts loaded with Yule tide desire brought out the largest and best spending crowd in the pre- ■ Christmas week-end shopping in the history of the town. Merchants everywhere reported Monday that ali day last Saturday and far into the night, also, their places were jammed with eager shoppers anxious to beat the last minute rush ahead of Santa Claus’ arrival Tuesday night, and one enthusiastic chieftain of the Chamber of Commerce said that more than $25,000 was left behind over Saturday to enrich the coffers of the trades people. And at the post office the heaviest incoming mail ever known in the history of the office was reported, with no figures at the moment on the amount of outgoing mail, though that was announced as “stupendous.” Postmaster Kramer found it necess ary and helpful Sunday for the clerks and carriers to work late at night (Saturday and Sunday in relieving the congestion. Especially was this a gratuitous bit of Christmastime work on the part of the carriers and much favorable comment has followed as a result. But in addition to the post office rush the town business up to date has been enormous and if spending counts this bids fair to be a very joyous Christmas for everyone. There may be much unemployment, there may be much need as always, but the fact remains that 1940 has been a prosperous year for the majority and the spirit of giving has been given an imeptus this Christmas unequaled in Edenton annals. Those down town Saturday night, if they used their eyes, got a taste es this by the great number of autos parked here, there and everywhere. On Main street alone there was a long line of pleasure vehicles parked on both sides from the water front clear beyond the Catholic Church, and the same was true of adjoining side streets. And best of all, business interests talk as though it is but the harbinger of an equally stiff trade after the holidays are over, and that instead of business going stagnant, as is fre quently the case, the week after Christmas, the spending and the buy ing will continue on through the win ter. Which is a grand prognostica tion if correct. Let everybody hope so. Local Health Officer Weds On Saturday Dr. John S. Chamblee, health officer for the Bertie-Chowan health depart ment, and Miss Willie Elizabeth Evans, of Woodard, were quietly mar ried in the parsonage of the Windsor Baptist Church Saturday morning at 11 o’clock. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. M. E. Evans of Woodard, and Dr. Chamblee is the son of Mr. and Mrs. ■s. V. T, Chamblee of Red Oak. After a northern wedding trip, the newlyweds will make their home in Windsor. This newspaper it circu lated in the territory where Advertisers wUI realise good results . $1.25 Per Year. All Property Must Be Listed During Month Os January FARM~CENSUS Poll Tax Dodgers Sub ject to Action By Court According to the machinery act, which calls for either a revaluation or horizontal increase or decrease of taxes in 1941, Chowan County Com missioners have ordered a revalua tion, the machinery for which is now ready for operation. In ordering the revaluation, the Commissioners ap pointed Philip McMullan as tax super visor, and he has been very active in carrying out the wishes of the Com missioners in an effort to get all taxable property on the books as well as to have more equalization of tax es throughout the county. 'The revaluation has been reason for a considerable amount of discus sion on the part of the Commissioners for some time, for they are frank to admit that they believe there is some taxable property now going untaxed, and on the other hand, there is some property which is valued, too low, and some which is valued at too high a figure. Property must be listed for taxes during the month of January in each of the four townships. The tax list ers and the time of sittings follows: First Township—George S. Har rell, list taker. 'Mr. Harrell will be at Clarence Harrell’s store on Janu ary 8 and at the Municipal Building, Edenton, all other days during Janu ary. 'Second. Township—Percy L. Smith, list taker. Mr. Smith will be at Henry Bunch’.*: ,«tor? on - January 8 and 22; at Z. W. Evans’ estate office January 15; at L. W. Belch’s store on January 9 and 23, and all other week days at his home. Third 'Township—T. A. Berryman, list taker. Mr. Berryman will be at Spivey’s store, Ryland, on January 8 and 15; at G. A. Hoilowell’s store on January 22; at L. C. Briggs’ store on January 4, 10, 18 and 25, and all other days at his home. Fourth Township—Joe A. Webb, Jr., list taker. Mr. Webb will be at N. C. Hobbs’ store on January 11 and 25, and all other week days at his home. All of the above, except Mr. Har rell, will also act as appraisers, who, together with two appraisers at large, will fix values in their respective townships. Due to the large amount (Continued on Page Seven) Dance Will Be Held In Armory December 30 On Monday night, December 30, a dance will be held in the Edenton Armory for the benefit of the band uniform fund. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McCullers will have charge of the affair which is expected to be at tended by many of the younger set. Chowan Herald Office Closed On Thursday Along with many other places of business, The Chowan Herald will observe Thursday as a holiday, there by affording employees a double holi day after a strenuous pre-Christmas rush. The office will open Friday morning as usual. Chowan High Program Attracts Large Crowd Chowan High School’s auditorium was filled with an appreciative au dience last Thursday night when a Christmas program was presented, the latter part of which was a can tata, “Child Jesus,’’ by the Chowan Glee Clubs directed by Mrs. Gordon Blow. i Watch Night Service At Methodist Church A Watch Night service will be held in the Methodist Church on New Year’s eve, the pastor, the Rev. W, C. Benson, announced Sunday. This ser vice will begin at 11 o’clock and con tinue untS midnight. Last year a similar service was well attended and it is hoped many will again attend this year.
The Chowan Herald (Edenton, N.C.)
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