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|/M • /sir firtmitMn | Volume Vlll.—Number 48. ■ ■ ' Sale Os Christmas Seals >Begins Friday; Chowan’s r Ouota This Year Is $350 < No General House-to- House Canvass Plan ned This Year LETTERSSENT OUT Contributions Should Be Sent to Mrs. R. C. * Holland Beginning tomorrow (Friday) and continuing until Christmas, an effort will be made to raise $530 as Chowan ,%County’s quota of Christmas Seal j sales. The campaign will be con-1 ducted by a different method this year in that a general house-to-house; canvass will not be made. Only the ( •business district will be canvassed. Mrs. J. A. Moore, Chowan County chairman, is following suggestions of the State organization in making an appeal by letter in the hope that returns will be larger. These letters will be mailed Friday and will contain a quantity of seals and a return en velope for the purpose of returning contributions as well as any stamps I. not purchased to Mrs. R. C. Holland, treasurer. It is hoped, however, that some contributions will be returned for more than the number of seaiS enclosed. r q In the letter Mrs. Moore empha d sizes the fact that the need is great and that in 1940 North Carolina contributed for the cause only 1.9 cents per capita, while Virginia gave 5.4 cents and South Carolina 4.7 cents. By reason of this fact, North Caro lina stood fourth from the bottom among 15 southern states. The Christmas Seal sale was or ganized 35 years ago, and while other organizations are fighting tubercu losis, the sale of Christmas Seale rs the only group organized solely for this purpose. It is interesting to 4 ate that since the sale of CJfeistmaS eals was inaugurated, the tuberculo sis death rate has dropped 70%. However, tuberculosis still claims 47 deaths out of every 100,000 andi among people from 15 to 45 years of ♦ age, it is the chief cause of death. This year’s quota is above tnat asked last year, and despite the fact that many calls are made at this sea son of the year, it is hoped tnat everybody will buy some of the seats to the end that the $350 wall be easny raised. •Dates County Case ' Tried in Chowan - Ends In Non-Suit C. E. Griffin Freed In Connection With Em-v bezzlement Opening the November term of the Chowan County Superior Court here Monday morning, Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, of Snow Hill, charged the grand jury with the reminder that there was no greater opportunity for service or more important duty as a citizen than serving as a member of the grand jury. “You are an integral part and branch of the court itself,” Judge ' Fnzzelle told them, “and the duty of serving as jurors amounts to a super vision of life. There is honor, dig nity and value in such service and the court only wants men who know the qualities of these things.” Frizzelle paid trubite to the fine citizenship in the county, particularly, is he said, "in respect to their inclina tion tp obey the law.” He told them farther that such praise was some <- <Continued on Page Eight) Aptchener’s Begins Pot Os Gold Contest i, The annual Pot o’ Gold Christmas contest conducted by Mitcheners Pharmacy during the Christmas sea 1, son, got underway Wednesday with contestants who purchase five cents worth or more of merchandise getting I the chance to participate in the j drawing Christmas Eve that will jh; award to five luckv ticket holders t five cash prizes of $26, $lO, $5, SS, | aid $6. j Kk, Starting the second year of the If Plot o’ Gold contest, which created a I great deal of interest last year and I drew hundreds of out-of-town shop- Lgjars hire the night before Christmas, I Kjg§. contest will close at 8 o’clock on ' of December 24 v THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY Treasure Hunt Big Success In Spite Os Very Chilly Weather Unique Idea Ushers In Christmas Buying Season PRIZES AWARDED I Crowds Travel From j Window to Window' During Evening ' Pronounced a decided success, the Merchants Association Treasure Hunt Tuesday night filled the streets with Christmas-minded citi zens who gazed longingly at the at , tractively displayed windows of the merchants participating in the con test. The five cash prize winners who I handed in the first five most correct answers to the treasure hunt con test Were: First, Miss Jessie Byrum; second, Miss Evelyn Smith; third, Robert Harrell; fourth, Monk Hollo well; fifth, Miss Jessie Mae Jordan. The prizes were $lO, $6, $4, $3 and $2. A list of the correct articles of merchandise not sold by the mer chant who displayed the article in his show window is as follows.- Badham’/! Department Sto r e Whisk Broom and Table. Elliott Company—Pipe. Mitchener's Pharmacy—Rolls. Preston’s—Powder Puffs. Cuthrell’s Department Store—Belt Buckle. Flynn’s Grocery—Pablum. Goodwin’s Quality Store Metal Polish. A. & P. Tea Company—Baking Cups. Quinn Furniture Company—Maga zines. Western Auto Store—Tin Cup. Byrum Hardware Comp a n y Leather Boots. Campen’s Jewelry—Pipes. Floars Electric & Plumbing Co.— Flash Light. Iredell Florist—Gold Fish. Hughes - Holton Hardware Co. Tooth Brush. Gulf Service Station Johnson-s Wax. Burton’s Service Station—Quinine Tablets. Bridge-Turn iService Stat i o n Paint. D. Pender Company—Kilim. J. R. Griffin—Water Glass. J. E. Lassiter—Toy Tub and Board. G. M. Byrum— Chestnutt Cleaners Pipe and Tobacco. Contributions Asked For Stocking Fund Purpose Is to Make Poor Children Happy on Christmas y s Again this year contributions will be received for the Christmas Stock ing Fund for the purpose of provid ing stockings for the poor children of the community. The guiding spir its in this movement to help make all children in the community happy on Christmas Day are Miss Louise. Coke and Mrs. -Q. M. Elliott, who will appreciate .any contributions. The Stocking Fund is non-denomi national and no solicitations are made, the two ladies depending en tirely upon an appeal made in The Herald for funds. Last year $110.27 was contributed for this purpose, with which stockings filled with presents, fruit and candy were dis tributed among 107 children. The stockings are delivered on Christmas Eve. / To prepaid and deliver so many stockings is no small undertaking, and those who desire to contribute are asked to do so as soon, as possi ble in order to assist the two laches in planning their purchases in time 1 JOBS AVAILABLE The Edenton/Employment office is now able to furnish employment at the Elizabeth (Sty airport, where there is a demand for laborers. Those i interested should contact either the Chowan Os Perquimans employment i offices, .[ -V '■*'"! i .% -L-:’* ■■ % ■' 'i ; ’’' • - . Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 27, 1941. ; Ships Will Be Named , After Hewes, Hooper And Penn, Says Land Admiral Informs Con gressman Herbert Bonner i VANCE FIRST , State’s Signers of the Declaration of Inde pendence Honored • It is interesting to learn that a government Liberty ship will be nam ed in honor of Joseph Hewes, as well as the two other signers of the Decla ration of Independence from North Carolina, William Hooper and John Penn. Several Edenton citizens, es pecially Mrs. Charles P. Wales and Judge Richard D. Dixon, have been very much interested in naming a ship in honor of Joseph Hewes, prom inent citizen of Edenton in colonial days, who was virtually the first sec ! retary of the navy and patron of John ! Paul Jones. ! This information was received by • Congressman Herbert Bonner last ■ week from Admiral Emory S. Land, ■ chairman of the Maritime Commission. - Congressman Bonner had written Ad miral Land suggesting the name of 1 Virginia Dare for one of the ships to ; be launched at Wilmington, N. C., - and later wrote an additional letter suggesting the name of Joseph , Hewes for one of the ships. Congressman Bonner’s letter from ■ Admiral Land follows: • “Thank you for your letter of the Bth, regarding the naming of the ■ first Liberty ship to be launched at i Wilmington, N. C. ‘“Virginia Dare’ is an excellent suggestion and has been immediately adopted as the name of the third ves sel to be launched at the North Caro lina Shipbuilding yard. “As for the first ship, the name 1 - chosen is Zebulon B. Vance, to be launched, on December 6th. The sec ond will be the Nathanael Greene, I and then will follow (after Virginia Dare) the three signers of the Decla ration of Independence from North Carolina, Joseph Hewes, William Hooper and John Penn. “Thank you for your interest ana cooperation.” $30,000 Distributed In Christmas Club Checks Next Week 1,000 Members Will Re ceive Timely Holi day Money Early next week about $30,000 will be distributed locally by the Bank of Edenton in the way of Christmas Club savings. This amount will go to ap - proximately 1,000 members and will, no doubt, stimulate Christmas buy ing. Both the amount to be distribut ed and the number of members is the largest in the history of the bank, the 1941 club being the largest since this popular form of saving was inaugurated. The 1942 club will open shortly af ter the checks have been mailed, and officials of the bank anticipate a larger enrollment than last year. • " " Missionary To Speak At Baptist Church Miss Ola Lea, Baptist missionary tp China, is now on furlough in this country, and will speak at the Eden ton Baptist Church Sunday morning, Nov. 30, at 11 o’clock. Miss Lea has been the representative of this church in China for 14 years. She will have a great message for the people and everyone is most cordially invited to hear her. On Monday afternoon at 3:30, Miss Lea will address the Woman’s Mis sionary Society, at which time all the women of the community are invited. Tuesday evening at 7:30, Miss Lea will meet the young people of the entire community. Edenton Boy Scouts Have Successful Hike The Edenton Boy Scouts staged a rather successful hike Saturday. While the number of boys present j was small, the amount of test passing was rather good. Scouts passed cook- < ing, fire-building, use of knife and axe, judging, 14-mile hike, and sev eral other outdoor tests. The group i was in charge of Scoutmaster Chas. Overman, with Field Executive Don King assisting. 1 Comparatively Few Voters Register i For Special Election December 9th To Add Ninth Month To Edenton School Home Town Boys Open New Modern Store In Edenton i Spivey Stores, Inc., Will Be Ready For Busi ness on Saturday VARIETY” STORE 1 New Store One of Most Attractive In Entire Section j A new store, Spivey Stores, Inc.,: will open here on Saturday, Noyem-j ber 29, in the location formerly occu pied by Hughes-Holton Hardware Company, and will be ready to take its place as one of the finest inde pendent stores in this community offering a variety of merchandise ranging in price from five cents to! one dollar and up. Os especial interest is the fact that | the president, Malvern R. Spivey, the j vice-president, Orestes E. Spivey, and! the secretary-treasurer, H. Spurgeon I Boyce, are all Chowan County men who have kept up their contacts in the county despite the fact that their business has taken them away from the county during the past few years. Malvern Spivey was associated here in 1928 with the Spivey-Spruill Cor poration, a dry goods store. He married an Edenton girl, Miss Sarah Privott. i I The new manager of the store here, W. E. Malone, who is also a stock holder in Spivey Stores, Inc., has moved here with his wife and four year-old ion. Mr. Malone has had a wide experience in managing variety stores, being associated with Rose’s 5 and 10 for a period of 13 years. Local citizens have watched with much'interest the developments as they have taken place in the Spivey Store. First of all, the old front was completely removed and a new store front, one of the most modern and outstanding in town, was installed. The jnterior was completely rebuilt, and the new fixtures are stream lined and convenient, with the entire store being arranged to make shop ping easy and pleasant. The store will employ only local help. 124 Given Tests In Tuberculosis Clinic 68 White and 56 Colored Report For Exam ination The Tuberculosis Clinic held here last week by the Bertie-Chowan Dis trict Health Department, in coopera tion with the State Health Depart ment, reports a very successful clinic with a total of 124 persons tested, of which 68 were white and 56 colored. Os those tested, there were 57 white negatives, 50 Negro negatives, three white positive active cases and three Negro positive active cases. The number of positive healed cases tested were eight white and three Negro. Dr. J. S. Chamblee, health officer, | in speaking of the clinic, paid par-1 ticular tribute to the cooperation ob- j tained here from the local medical profession. “Many of the patients,” he said, “were sent by local doctors.” The response to the clinic was also especially good, Dr. Chamblee stated. Dr. W. H. Roper, of the State Ex tension Service from the North Caro lina State Sanitorium, was in charge of the clinic. Lions Meet Friday Night At Cross Roads In Joint Meeting Edenton’s Lions Club did not hold its regular meeting Monday night, but will instead join in a joint Lions meeting Friday night at the Commun ity Building at Cross Roads when the Edenton, Hertford and Elizabeth City clubs will hold a zone meeting. The meeting will begin at 7 o’clock, with Norman Truebloojl of Hertford, district governor, in charge. Eden ton’s club expects to be well repre sented. practically every member ’“•T- J Over Half County Red Cross Roll Call Quota Raised By Workers l Report Still Far From Complete, Says Mrs. J. N. Pruden $458 NOW IN HAND l ocal Drive Will Come To an End Next Monday On Tuesday, with reports still far j from complete, Mrs. J. N. Pruden,: I chairman of the Chowan Chapter of ! the Red Cross, reported that $458.97 hud been turned in from the annua! Red Cross roll call. Mrs. Pruden has had very few reports from the rural sections of the county as well as from the schools, and while the t j quota this year is SBOO, she feeis j [very optimistic over the prospect of | j raising that amount. The drive will continue until next j Monday, at which time all canvassers are expected to have their reports• turned in. j Those who have joined the Red Cross since last week’s edition of The Herald follow: Mary Arrington Burton, Canvasser 1 —E. C. Alexander, 11. R. Leary, Floars Electric & Plumbing Co.. Mrs.' H. C. Privott, Mrs. J. A. Bunch,W. I D. Pruden, Dr. L. P. Williams, Mrs. i H. E. Baker, Mildred Ward, J. A. j Bunch, Gurnie Hobbs, R. C. Holland I (2), Mrs. Claude Jones, Mrs. H. B. i Chappell. Contributors—Goldie Lay- j ton, Mrs. E. W. Bond. Mrs. L. \j. Plant, Canvasser—G. H. j Harding, Mrs. G. H. Harding, John' Beatty, Thomas Elliott, Mrs. John| Beatty, L. G. Plant, Mrs. L. G. I Plant, Julius Heller (5), Mr. and Mrs. j W. D. Garriss. Mrs. N. K. Rowell, Canvasser — Mrs. N. K. Rowell, Mrs. J. P. Partin, Mary Berryman, Mrs. W. J. Berry man, Rev. W. C. Benson, Mrs. John M. Harrell. Mrs. R. N. Hines, Canvasser —Mrs. R. N. Hines, Mrs. R. F. Tuttle, Mrs. J. M. Vail, Mrs. A. T. Bush, Mrs. J. A. Mitchener, Mrs. Lee Moore, Mrs. M. M. Perry, Mrs. O. C. Byrum, Mrs. W. T. Satterfeid, Mrs. Ralph J Parrish. Mildred Owens, Canvasser—P. T. i Owens, Mrs. Ellen Byrum, Sarah El len Goodwin, Mrs. Roy Spry, Tillie Muth, Mrs. J. Frank White, Sr., Mrs. T. C. Byrum, Mrs. R. F. Elliott, R. I B. Smith, Mrs. D. M. Reaves, Mrs. 0. B. Perry, R. H. Bachman. Myrtle Waff, Canvasser—Mrs. O. C. Davis. Contributors: Mrs. J. Louis Harrell, Mrs. W. R. West, Aurelia j Layden, Myrtle Waff. Mrs. Roy Leary, Canvasser—Mrs. i R. E. Leary, Mrs. W. D. Pruden, Mrs. ! E. T. Rawlinson, Mrs. J. M. Jones, j Mrs. B. W. Hathaway, George P. Byrum, Mrs. J. H. McMullan. Mrs. Gordon Blow, Canvasser— Mrs. Chas. Hollowed, Sutton and Barrow. Mrs. W. O. Elliott, Jr., and Mrs. R. H. Vaughan, Canvassers—Miss, Carrie Coke, Mrs. Herbert Leary,! Mrs. J. H. Holmes, Mrs. B. F. Fran- j cis, Mrs. Roland Vaughan, Mrs. Alii- j son Campen, Mrs. J. A. Woodard. Edenton Colored School, D. F. j Walker, Canvasser—s 34.63. Jessie McMullan, Canvasser—E. R.' Conger, Mrs. Elton Forehand, Mrs. ! O. M. Elliott, Mrs. C. S. Vann, Mrs. I R. C. Holland, Mrs. Thomas Chears, • Continued on Page Eight) Bids Opened Today To Widen Route 17 Contract to Be Awarded' Friday If Bid Is Not Too High > Bi4s for the widening of U. S. 17, from Edenton to the Perquimans County line, a distance of three and five-sixths miles, will be opened on .November 27. Information submit ted/to The Herald on Wednesday by Carroll L. Wilson, commissioner for thl First Division, was to the efffect that if the low bid is not too high, the State Highway and Public Works Commission will probably let the con tract for this widening on Novem ber 28. This It tkm teW h ms tmkmy wktn AdvwHun wM rssliss gooi rtmdtt. $1.25 Per Year Only 188 Names Placed On Books Up to Last Saturday Night CLOSE SATURDAY Only Those Registered May Take Part In Election With the special election to vote upon the proposition to add an extra month of school in the Edenton City administrative unit to be held on December 9, -little interest is being I taken if registration for the election I reflects the attitude of voters. Next Saturday, November 29, at [ sunset, the registration books will close, and any voter who has not : registered by that time will not be ’ allowed to vote in the election one way or the other. The books were ' opened on November 15. That little interest is being taken in the election is plainly apparent by the fact that up to last Saturday night only 188 had registered, when I the voting strength is about 1,206. j Os this number 87 registered in the I East Edenton Precinct, 82 in West j Edenton Precinct, and 19 in the Yeo pim Precinct. Voters are warned that to vote • they must register, irrespective of i whether their names are on the books for regular elections or not. A new registration was ordered, and only i those whose names are listed will be [ given a ballot. For the information of voters, the registration boons , close next Saturday night at sunset. I Those voters living in the East Eden ; ton Precinct can register with Mrs. C. T. Hollowed, while Mrs. IYS. Mc -1 Mullan will register voters in West ' Edenton Precinct, and Mrs. J. L. Hassell in Yeopim Precinct. The purpose of the election is to ; determine there shall be i levied in the said territory a tax of i not exceeding 15 cents on the SIOO valuation of real and personal prop ! erty to supplement the funds from the | State and county allotments in order :to cover the expenses of an extra month of school, or a 9-month term. The 9-month term is one of the major projects of the Edenton Par ent-Teacher Association, which or ganization secured enough signers to a petition asking the Board of Trus tees to request the County Commis sioners to call the election. Many voters are very much in favor of the [ 9-month term, but there has also > been heard some opposition, which ! hinges principally upon the add,ed i taxation. Those in favor of the extra montn base their reason on the fact that by an extra month the schools will be , operated on a higher standard and thus be of great benefit to students, while at the same time properly equipping those who enter college. I In order to win the election and i add an extra month of school, a ma [ jority of the registered voters must | cast their ballots in favor of the in j creased tax rate. Demonstration Glub 1 Meeting At Chowan High School Dec. 3 IF. H. Jeter, Extension Editor Will Be Prin cipal Speaker The Chowan County Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs will meet in Chowan High School auditorium on Wednesday morning, December 3, at 10:30 o’clock. AH club members, as well as non-members, are urged to attend this meeting, with a special invitation extended to the men of the I county to be present. I The feature of this meeting will De ! an address by F. H. Jeter, Extension editor of State College, Raleigh. Mr. Jeter, aside from being well informed on all agricultural matters, is an In teresting speaker and will be well worth hearing by a large audience. The recreational program will be m charge of County Agent C. W. Over man, with special music being fur nished by two 4-H Club girls, Doro thy Berryman and Sallie Sue Hollti well. Each club will furnish a three minute report of work accomplished during the year, apd awards of merit, perfect attendance certificates and dub prizes will be presented. The Chowan Club will serve lunch at a nominal charge. .a
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