In these columns will bo found « fair presentation of local and county news of general Interest. ume IX. —Number 51. Vo; County Commissioners And Town Council Appropriate SI,OOO As Nucleus Os Fund * or Memorial Honoring Boys In Service Public Subscription For Funds Will Be In augurated IN TRUST FUND Money Will Be Invested In United States War Bonds An idea enamating in the Rotary Club to pay recognition to Chowan County boys now in the service has grown to such proportions that the idea may develop into a plan to honor all Chowan County men who served in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War and the First World War. Special committees from the Coun ty Commissioners and Town Council met Friday night at the Bank of Edenton, when a resolution was pass ed to, at once, start a fund for the purpose of erecting an appropriate memorial to all who have gone from Chowan County in the defense of the nation. Because the committee from Town Council was not clothed with author ity to act, a special meeting of the Board was held Monday night, at which time both the County Commis-j sioners and Town Council appropriat- 1 ed SSOO each to start a fund to erect a fitting memorial. This amount is to serve as a nucleus for a public subscription fund which will be in augurated to raise the money neces sary. The idea has a dual purpose, for not only will this money be placed in a trust fund and ear-marked to be spent only in honoring sendee men, but it will be invested in war bonds •ntil after the war, or at such time Othe type of memorial is decided on and materials are available. A number of ide-s were advanced at t.*: meoti;.„'3 already held, a..,ongj which were the erection of a plaque containing the names of all boys who served their country, the placing of a bronze tablet in the Court House of names of the boys, and the erection of a swimming pool or recreational building in which the names would be a feature. The general opinion prevailed that some recognition should be made of these boys and that the time to start is immediately, when money is more plentiful than it is expected to be after the war. For this reason, the two governing bodies readily agreed to start the fund with SI,OOO in the hope that it would be an incentive to any who s feel inclined to join in hon oring the service men and contribute for that purpose. The two groups also feel that the proposition is of such scope that: there should be more representation in deciding the form of memorial and the course to pursue and a committee was appointed of representative citi zens, who will finally decide what will be done. This committee in cludes all of the organizations and churches in . town, so that careful study can be made and various ideas advanced to the end that what is finally done will be to the best in terest of the town and future gener ations. That the memorial is a certainty re sulted /when the following resolution was passed by both governing bodies: “WHEREAS It is deemed patri otic, fitting and just that the civilian ; population of Edenton and Chowan I County take proper atcion to per-j petuate the names of their valiant men who, in past wars and the pres-! ent war, have served in the Armed forces, and “WHEREAS It is necessary to accomplish this end that a movement ■ be immediately started to raise the i necessary funds for thus worthy pur pose, and “WHEREAS It is proposed mat the Town of Edenton and the County (Continued on Page Five) Early Next Week 1 Next week The Herald will be | printed a day ahead of regular schedule, it being planned to print Tuesday night instead of Wednes day. This is done to insure deliv ery before Christmas for much of the circulation, as well as to enable Herald employees to clear up other work before the holiday. Because of this stepped up schedule all news items, as well as advertisements must he in the office earlier than usual to ap pear in next week s issue. ' THE CHOWAN HERALD A'l .... 'vx 9 .JB i a : 99 DR. RALPH McDONALD I From the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis in New York comes the announcement that Dr. Ralph McDonald of Winston-Salem, will lead North Carolina’s 1943 fight against in fantile paralysis in the annual fund-raising campaign which cul minates in the celebration of the President’s birthday on Janu ary 30. Midnight Mass At St. Anne’s Church On Christmas Eve Father F. J. McCourt has announc ed that in addition to the usual an nual midnight mass at St. Anne’s Catholic Church between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, this year there will be a second mass on Christ mas morning at 9 o’clock and a third and last at 11 o’clock. Every Sun day mass begins at 11 a. m. Father McCourt’s sermon subject on Sunday will be “Wisdom and Folly,’’ while on Christmas Day his subject w 11 be “Feast of the Nativ ity.” Everybody is invited to every service. Conger Instructed Investigate Exits Recent Disastrous Ca* tastrophies Arouse Councilmen As the result of two recent disas trous fires in which many lives were lost, Town Councilmen, at a special meeting Monday night, expressed some concern as to whether proper exits have been provided in every building where crowds congregate and if present exits could be used im-: mediately in event of an emergency. I Following a discussion, J. 11. Con | ger, assistant Fire Chief, was in structed to'make a thorough investi | gation of all exits as well as places where groups gather and exits should be provided. Th's action was taken in order to preserve every precaution Jto prevent the loss of life,in event of fire or other causes when it would be necessary to hastily leave a building. Twilight Service Will Feature Christmas At Baptist Church Baptists will celebrate Christmas next Sunday with a special twilight service and the usual observance of white Christmas. The twilight service will be held at 5 o’clock, a feature of which will be presentation of a Christmas cantata by the church choir, under the direc ton of Mrs. M. A. Hughes. This service will take the place of the usual night service. At both the Sunday School and morning preaching j hour white Christmas will be celebrated, when members of the conjugation and friends are asked to bring presents to be distributed among the poor of the community. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, December 17,1942. [Two Dances Planned 1 For Christmas Day Tea Dance In After noon and Night Dance In Edenton Armory Entertainment in the way of danc ing will be provided Christmas Day, when a tea dance will be held in the Edenton Armory from 3 to 6 o’clock in the afternoon, and a night dance from 9 o’clock to 2. Music for both dances will be fur nished by “Dillard” Dixon and his or chestra, and the dances were planned as a special holiday attraction. The Armory will be appropriately decorated and heated and tables will be provided for private parties. Tickets are now on sale at all drug stores, and from present indications both affairs will be well attended. Add Improvement To Bus Station Concession Will Be Ar ranged In Adjoining Building Improvements are now being made to the building adjoining the bus sta tion which, when completed, will re sult in additional service for the trav eling public. In the change Raymond Mansfield’s barbershop will be moved Ito the southern side of the building, while the present barbership will be converted into a concession, where ••••»’ be ■- . ‘ *. -md other i j items usually sought by bus patrons. | The addition of this portion of the building will also serve to take care of the overflow of patrons of the bus ’ line while awaiting a bus. Doors ’ will convert the two buildings so ’ that there will be convenient passage from jone building to the other. | Chester Hawkins, traffic manager, will also have an office at the rear of the building, thus affording him an opportunity to keep in closer touch j with the busses as they come and go. H. A. Campen Now District Chairman > Albemarle Scouts Elected at Meeting Held In Hertford Friday Night Meeting in Hertford Friday night, Boy Scout executives of the Albe marle District elected H. A. Campen as district chairman. Mr. Campen, one of the most successful Scoutmas ters an Edenton troop has ever had, is at present chairman of the Eden ton troop committee, a job which has claimed much of his attention since he was elected. Mr. Campen sue ! ceeds C. P. Morris, of Hertford. The meting was held in the Hert ford Methodist Church, where a sumptuous dinner was prepared and served by the ladies of the church. Another feature of the meeting was several films shown by Miles Clark, of Elizabeth City. Bank Closed Two Days For Christmas Because Christmas Day this year falls on Friday, the Bank of Edenton, together with practically all of Edenton’s business houses, will be closed both Friday and Saturday in order to observe the holiday. Due to these two days being just about the busiest at the bank, patrons are especially urged to attend to their banking affaire before closing time Thursday afternoon. County Offices Closed Two Days For Holiday Joining with other business houses, all county offices will be closed both Friday and Saturday of next week in observance of the Christmas holiday. Those having an important business to transact are, therefore, urged to attend to it before closing time on Thursday. Chowan Farmers Give Big Majority For Cotton Quotas Only 14 Negative Votes Cast In Total Poll Os 429 Chowan County joined with the re mainder of the cotton-growing coun ties of the State in registering an overwhelming majority in the cotton referendum for approval of the Fed eral Marketing Quotas on the 1943 cotton crop./ In the county 429 votes were cast, of which number 415 voted in favor of the quotas, with 14 voting nega tively. The vote in the State went about 13 to 1 in favor of the program. Chowan’s vote follows: Yes No Edenton Community ____ 132 1 Macedonia Community 14 1 Center Hill Com. ______ 75 1 Rocky Hock Com. 41 9 Ryland ■Community ____■ 62 2 Gliden Community 47 0 Yeopim Community 44 0 Total , i __ 415 14 Generous Response | To Appeal To Buy Christmas Seals! [Many Contributions Al i ready Returned to Mrs. R. C. Holland , Response to the appeal for the purchase of Christmas Seals, a direct ’ | attack on tuberculosis, has been very ■ gratifying with initial returns coming J to Mrs. R. C. Holland, treasurer. The campaign was begun on December I 3rd, when, following last year’s plan, [ batches of the .Seals were sent ' through the mail with the recipients I being requested to forward their con-J ‘ tributions to Mrs. Holland or return [ the Seals. So far no Seals have been , | returned, and though a goodly num- ’ ’ her have sent in their contributions, | | many more are expected. (Continued on Page Six) I , Presbyterian Service On Christmas Eve t A special Christmas service will be: held in the Presbyterian Church at j 11:45 o’clock on Christmas Eve, ac-, cording to the pastor, the Rev. D. C. Crawford, Jr. This service will in clude singing of Christmas carols and a special worship service to which the general public is invited. Second Os Series Os Concerts Tonight Director Martin Trying To Raise Fund to Re pair Instruments Edenton High School’s Band, un der the direction of R. L. Martin, will present the second of a series of concerts in the High School auditor ium tonight (Thursday), beginning at 8 o’clock. These concerts have been arranged for the purpose of raising part of a fund with which to have many of the hand instruments rebuilt. Director Martin says the instruments are in a deplorable condition, and if necessary repairs are made tins will in itself greatly add to the band. The first concert was held a couple of weeks ago, and though the at- j tendance was comparatively small, i much favorable comment was made on the quality of the music. The public is cordially invited to attend tonight’s concert, for which a small charge will be made. Youngest Owner T Os U.S. War Bondi k Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Evans, of the Rocky Hock section, lay claim to being the parents of the youngest owner of a war bond in Chowan County, and possibly in North Carolina, for that matter. At 4:30 o’clock Monday morn ing an 8 -pound son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Evans at their home and 11 hours later the proud father was in the Edenton post office, where he purchased a war bond from Postmaster C. E. , Kramer made out in the name of the youngster, Marvin L. Evans. Stage All Set For Edenton’s Christmas Party Saturday To Raise Navy Relief Funds | Instructor j ROBERT FRANCIS Following his graduation at the Naval Aviation School at Nor man, Oklahoma. Robert Francis, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Fran j cis, has been retained as an avia tion maintenance instructor at the school. Christmas Play At Methodist Church _ x On Sunday Night ! ; ■ Christmas will be observed next . Sunday at the Methodist Church, when at the morning hour the pastor, ! the Rev. W. C. Benson, will deliver! an appropriate Christmas sermon j I and special Christmas music will be ’ , arranged. ■ I At night white Christmas will be ! observed, when members of the con- 1 gregation are asked to bring presents 1 for the poor and unfortunate in the | community. There will be no sermon !at the night service, but instead a j | Christmas play, “In the Path of the , Star,” will be presented by the young ‘ people belonging to the Youth Fellow- j: j ship. The play is being directed by Miss Lucille Clark, leader of the \ , Youth Fellowship, and Mrs. W. C. ! Moore, superintendent of the Primary ! | Department of the Sunday School. i, i At the close of the program pres- ] ents will be distributed among mem- j bers of the Primary Department, i which have been arranged by Mrs. J. ( 11. Thigpen, Mrs. Thomas J. Wood and Mrs. Zell Ward. ] 1 Listing Os Taxes • Begins January 1 Two New Listers Named j By Tax Supervisor 1 P. S. McMullan ! With January 1 nearly here, every i citizen in the county is reminded J that during January all persons and h corporations are required to list per- j. : sonal and real property. The entire j 1 month of January will be devoted to j 1 listing taxes, and for those whoj < fail to list, a fine will be imposed. Two changes in the tax listers j I have been made, according to Tax! Supervisor P. S. McMullan. Mrs. P.!' S. McMullan replaces Mrs. C. T. j Hollowell in the First Township, due j< I to Mrs. Hollowell teach ng school this I year. In the Fourth Township C. W. Parker succeeds Joe Webb, Jr., who is now a member of the Const Guard. The tax listers are as follows: First Township, Mrs. P. S. McMul lan; Second Township, P. L. Smith; Third Towns hap, T. A, Berryman, and Fourth Township, C. W. Parker. Christmas Party Next Sunday Afternoon For St. Paul’s Sunday School St. Paul’s Sunday School will not convene as usual next Sunday morn ing, but instead the rector, the Rev. Lewis Schenck, has arranged a ser vice Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. This will be a Children’s Christmas celebration, when after a short ser vice in the church, the children will go to the Parish House for a Christ mas party and carol sing. Everyone is invited to enjoy this feature of Christmas with the chil dren. i This newspaper k drw-| I lated Im the territory I ' •here Advertisers |i| realise good remits SI.OO Per Year. Outstanding Floor Show Will Be Feature of Affair MANY EXPECTED Indications Point to Fi nancial and Attend ance Success With very capable committees if.,.:/ - t oning, everything, except decora tion of the Armory, is in readiness for the Christmas Party to be held in the Armory on Saturday night, and that phase of the , affair will be attended to Friday, under the direc tion of Mrs. Jimmy Earnhart, who has ini a, pointed chair lady of the de: •ntions committee. She will be ari isted by three Marines and indi cations point to decorations being in keo ing with the remainder of the party. It is Mrs. Earnhardt’s inten tion to feature the decorations with a huge V which will be lighted, and the tables will be arranged to take on the air of a night club. George C. Cunney, Navy auditor at the Air Station, has been very ac tive in perfecting plans and has been constantly spurring various commit teemen in order to stimulate interest and to see that nothing has been left undone to prevent a huge success from every angle. Mr. Cunney has I more particularly been directing his j efforts to contributions and has gone l far beyond the SSOO goal fixed at j the outset. Contributions he has se- J cured since last week’s list was pub ! lished, include the following: IJ. Paul Holoman __—— $ 1-00 | J. H. McMullan 2.00 | S. Hoboiwsky 2.50 jF. T. Lupton , 2.50 • Mrs. Earl Goodwin 5.00 A. C. Boyce 5.00 J. P. Hooker 7.50 j Richard D. Dixon 10.00 i Julien Wood, Sr, 10.00 i Budiiam Bros. 10.00 David Holton 10.00 D. M. Warren i_. 10.00 A. T. Belch 3.00 J. H. Gray ___ 3.00 M. P. Bond 3.00 W. T. Alexander ____________ 3.00 J. C. King 2.00 W. H. Gardner 2.00 J. H. W’ard 25.00 Bank of Edenton 25.00 W. E. Given 15.00 Mr. Cannon ... 2.00 F. M. Kaiser __. 16.00 W. McDowell 50.00 Olsen, Dietrick, Carr & J. E. Griener 100.00 N. C. Equipment Co. 100.00 Mr. Nichols 1.00 M. W. Herrin 25.00 J. E. Wood 10.00 Raleigh Granite Co. 10.00 S. W. Taylor 10.00 C. Papree McCotter 25.00 R. A. Hamilton 26.00 Aside from these contributions, sales for tickets to the party have been up to expectations, as well as sale of the tickets for the war bond prizes. J. H. Conger is in charge of this phase of the party and requests salesmen to return to him all un used coupons as well as stubs not later than Saturday morning. These tickets entitle three winners to be awarded war bonds, the drawing to take place in the Armory at 11 o’clock. In connection with this drawing, it will not be necessary' for the winners to be present, hut the bonds will be awarded upon presen tation of the stub cdrrespt nding to the numbers drawn from . box. Another $25 war bond will also be awarded as a door prize. Upon en tering each holder of a dance ticket will be given another ticket which (Continued on Page Five) Again Over Top Chowan County had little trou ble in purchasing its quota of war bonds during November, J. G. Campen, chairman of the War Savings Staff, reporting that the safes totaled $57,650 in bonds and SI,BOO in stamps, which does not include sales from Tyner. The month’s quota was $30,000, so that the county purchased just about double of what was asked. Mr. Campen is also delighted with sales for December, for al ready the quota has been far over-subscribed. However, he Stresses the importance of buying bonds, and urges every citizen of the county to buy as many as possible to help insure victory.