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Volume XV.—Number 52.
Congregation Os St
Paul's Divided About
Kind Os Restoration
Second Meeting Held on
Monday Night to Dis
cuss Plans
MANY~PRESENT
Difference of Opinion
About Balconies and
Ceiling
A second meeting to show the ar
chitect’s plans for the restoration of
St. Paul’s Church was held Monday
night in the Parish House. J. H.
Conger, chairman of the building
committee, presided and the Rev.
Harold Gilmer, rector of the church,
opened the meeting with prayer.
The Parish House was filled to ca
pacity. The discussion was general,
bringing out differing points of view
on the subject. Maj}y members of the
congregation were not present, so I
am anxious to have my opinion known
and understood by them all. I am
taking the only means of reaching
them by using the columns of this
newspaper.
I am opposed to radical changes in
the church. The question, it seems to
me, is not why the church should not
be completely changed, but why it
should be.
To return it at great cost to its
original design in the interest of an
tiquity and authentic arhcitecture
seems to me a very inadequate and
flippant reason for destroying a
church interior long and widely known
for its beauty and beloved by its con
gregation for nearly a hundred and
fifty years. That would seem to be
history enough for any church.
Among the more radical changes
proposed would be the removal of
the balconies. These balconies are
needed, I feel, for several of its pres
ent uses, and their loss would reduce
the seating capacity of the church, so
that the floor and pew spaces would
have to be uncomfortably and unat
tractively altered. Even then some
of the uses now made of the balconies
would be lost. They furnish relief to
the eyes from the strong light com
ing through the high clear glass win
dows. J. E. Wood made a clear, im
partial statement of the issue and
called attention to the damage of the
acoustics by changing the ceiling.
William Shepard spoke feelingly and
ably in defense of the balconies, as
did Meredith Jones and Mrs. R. P.
Badham.
Philip McMullan approved taking
the balconies out and advocated build
ing another church if more room be
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Band Gives Concert
In New Uniforms
Appearance and Music
Brings Many Compli
mentary Remarks
Dressed in their brand new
uniforms for the first time, the Eden
ton High School Band on Thursday
night, under the direction of H. W.
Williams, presented a concert in the
school auditorium, which was enjoy
ed by a goodly number of friends.
The band did not seem like thq
same organization, both in appear
ance and the calibre of music played,
and after the performance many
complimentary remarks were made
both as to the uniforms and • the
splendid music.
The program included “Mutual”, a
march, by Bennett, “Yule ti d e
Echoes”, a selection 'of Christmas
songs, by George H. Sanders, “Nor
ma’s Dream", a waltz, “Military Es
cort”, "Zenith Overture", "Safety”,
and "Activity”, all by Bennett. Be
tween "Safety” and "Activity”,
Christmas Carols will be sung by the
Midnight Service At St
Paul's Church Dec. 24th
Services at' St Paul’s Episcopal
Church have been announced by the
rector, the Rev. Harold W. Gilmer, as
follows:
Friday, December 24, Christmas
Eve, 11:80 P. M., midnight service.
, The Hely Communion, low celebra
» tion. V
P- Saturday, December 25, Christmas,
11 A. M., the Holy Communion, high
celebration* ’
Tuesday, December 28, Holy Inno-
L cents Day, H A. M„ the Holy Com
■bmntop, Holy baptism by appoint-
THE CHOWAN HERALD
YOUR tree...
and us...
is there on your tree for one more wish?
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CONCBUO
ABOUT PAVme DAMAGE DONE BY DOGS
Express Desire to Have Law Changed Eliminat
ing Dog Tax and Owners of Dogs Required
To Pay For Damage Done
For & long time Chowan County ;
Commissioners have shown no little :
' concern in connection with the amount
of money paid out on account of
damage done by dogs. Scarcely a i
meeting of the Commissioners goes
by that bills are not presented for
turkeys, chickens, ducks, geese, hogs
or other farm animals which have
been killed by roaming dogs.
What irks the Commissioners is
their firm belief that there are prob
ably as many dogs in the county not
on the tax books as there are those
listed and upon which dog taxes are
paid. In fact, the Commissioners at
various times have expressed their
belief that proper steps should be
taken to do away with the dog tax in
the county and instead of the county
paying for damage done by dogs,
1 force owners of these dogs to pay for
1 damage done.
A survey of the tax scrolls shows
that a total of 902 dogs are listed on
! the tax books in the county for the
Rotary Meetings Off
For Next Two Weeks
Dinner Money Goes to
Stocking Fund and
Buying Shoes
Edenton’s Rotary Club will miss
two consecutive meetings with no
1 meeting scheduled for today (Thurs
day) and Thursday of next week.
This week’s meeting was called off
due to the Christmas holidays, while
1 next week’s meeting was adandoned
1 due to New Year’s.
Though no meetings . will be held,
■ the Rotarians will pay the price of
> the meals, with this week’s money
’ going to the Stocking Fund to help
> provide presents to be distributed
• among needy children on Christmas
eve, while next week’s dinner money
will go toward purchasing shoes for
, some needy children in the Edenton
school under the direction of Prin
‘ cipal Fenton Larson.
The Rotary meetings 'will be re
■ sumed Thursday, January 6, when it
1 is hoped to have a 100 per cent at
-1 tendance.
; OVER 100 TAKE PART IN
WILDLIFE TURKEY SHOOT
That the turkey shoots held by the
Chowan County Wildlife Club are
i very popular is reflected in the fact
; that on Tuesday over 100 persons
participated in the shoot in an effort
to win their Chrismas turkeys.
Judges for the affair were Sheriff
J. A. Bunch, Mark Bunch and W. W.
Harrell.
Cdenton, Chowan County, North~Carolina. Thursday, December 23,1948.
year 1948, when as a matter of fact
some of the Commissioners estimate
that there are at lease twice that
many dogs in Chowan County. Os
the 902 dogs listed there are 712
males and 200 females.
In the First Township white people
have listed 237 male dogs and 69 fe
males. Colored people in the same
township have listed 94 males and 13
females.
White people in the Second Town
ship listed 103 male dogs and 48 fe
males, while the colored listing in
cludes 29 male and 11 female.
In the Third Township 132 male
dogs and 34 females are listed by
white people, and 18 male and five
female by colored people.
In the Fourth Township white peo
ple listed 46 males and nine females,
while colored people listed 53 males
and 11 females.
The revenue from dog tax for the
year aipounts to $1,263.
CHOWAN TRIBE OF RED MEN
CALLS OFF MEETING MONDAY
Due to the Christmas holidays, the
weekly meeting of Chowan Tribe, No.
12, Improved Order of Red Men, has
been called off for next Monday
night. The usual meeting will be
held Monday night, January 3.
A Scene Beyond The Horizon
By JIMMIE CHURCH
For God so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth on Him shall not
perish, but have everlasting life.
That is how Christmas began, and
it is not a day to be celebrated for
our own amusement, but a day to
make others happy, and to thank
God for the greatest gift that was
ever given in the history of mankind.
It is a day to remember, and a day to
be kept holy, for Christmas is the
birthday of the Son of God, and the
anniversary of peace and good will
among Hie people of the earth.
Today as I look out my window
with this thought in mind and with
Christmas just around the comer, I
can see the cars and trucks driving
down Broad Street as the bordering
trees sway to and fro in the cold
wind. The sky is dark with low
hanging clouds that appear to be
about to overflow with moisture, it is
foggy and cold, and drops of rain are
dancing about in the wind splashing
against the window to dim my view
that is blocked completely by the
horizon, yet in my memory I can see
far beyond.
When I close my eyes I can see an
Italian city where the homes, the
business buildings, and the churches
have been shelled and bombed into
almost utter ruins. The streets are
muddy and wet, and the people are
wandering here and there, barefoot
Local DAR Chapter
Buys Iredell Home
Property Vacant Since
Death of William T.
Gordon
Information was received this
week that the Tea Party Chapter of
the Daughters of the American Rev
olution has purchased the Iredell
house and property, formerly belong
ing to the late Mr. and Mrs. William
T. Gordon. The property extends
from East Church Street to Gale
Street, and the house is one of the
historical sites in Edenton.
It is supposed that the house, home
of James Iredell, Justice of the First
United States Supreme Court, will
be preserved on account of its his
torical significance. The house has
, been vacant since the death of Mr.
Gordon several years ago.
, -»
Haskett And Carlton
At Wright Celebration
Mayor Leroy Haskett and Peter
Carlton, manager of the Chamber
of Commerce and Merchants Asso
ciation, attended the 45th anniver
sary commemorating the first flight
in an airplane by the Wright broth
ers held at Kitty Hawk Friday. The
Edenton representatives were guests
, of the Kill Devil Historical Associa
tion at the Carolinian Hotel, where
Mark Edwards, assistant Secretary
i of the Navy, addressed the as
semblage.
and hungry, ill clothed and cold.
Some are carrying baskets, some
bottles, and still others just grimly
trudge along empty handed in the
cold mist as if they were leaving a
place as bad as hell itself and strug
gling to a destination known to be
even worse. An American soldier
walks by and he is followed by a
string of Italian children who are
ragged and dirty. Some of them ap
pear to be sad, wearing expressions
indicating a desire for pity and kind
ness, others are smiling with a good
pretense of false happiness. I can
hear their familiar voices as they beg
for sweets, matches, cigarettes, gum,
or anything that he might give them
—money, food, a kind word, or just
a smile.
My mind moves on, but only to
stop- again, for I can see, slowly
walking down the street, a little girl.
She is eight years old, tiny and
frail, apparently hungry; and at a
glance I can see that her right arm
is but a stub protruding to the elbow.
Her feet are bare and red, and she is
wearing a black dress that is soiled
and worn. Her black pigtail sways
in the cold wind, then falls to rest
upon the dirty sack that is wrapped
about her shoulders, serving poorly
for a coat. It is hard to tell if they
are tears or drops of rain that are
resting Upon her pale cheeks, but
even though she might be crying,
there are faint traces of a smile upon
Bell * Tyler Store In
Edef f 1 on Will Beßuilt
By J I}-. Batton & Bro.
Committee In Chowan
I Named To Help Raise
I Chowan College Fund
The Rev. G. M. Singletary,
chairman of the campaign to
raise funds for Chowan College
at Murfreesboro, announced Cho
wan County’s committee in the
drive Tuesday. The Chowan
group includes the Rev. J. W.
Davis, the Rev. W. C. Francis,
Mrs. Lloyd E. Bunch and Mrs. '
Percy Smith.
Christmas Dance In
Armory December 25
Bob Lee and His Col- j
legians Will Furnish i
Music For Affair
Plans have been practically com- ,
pleted by the Varsity Club for the ,
Christmas dance which will be held ,
in the armory Christmas night, start
ing at 9 o’clock.
Gilliam Wood is chairman of the ,
committee in charge of the dance and .
■ stated early this week that a large
crowd is expected to attend.
Bob Lee and his Collegians will (
furnish music for the dance. This or- .
. chestra has 10 pieces with a reputa
j tion of having one of the most out
standing reed sections among college
bands in the South. i
, ’ Reservations for tables should be
' made at once by contacting either J. ,
M. Boyce or Parker Helms.
Profits from the dance will go in
the fund to purchase portable bleach- ,
ers for Hicks Field, a project spon
• sored by the Varsity Club. I i
i
Young People Sing
Christmas Carols
■ Music Furnished at Hos
: pital and For Sick
And Shut-ins
i
Christmas carols were sung by a
group of young ladies of the Metho
dist Church Sunday night under the
direction of Mrs. Frank Elliott. The
group began their round shortly af
l ter 9 o’clock and finished about 11
• o’clock, when they went to the church
• and enjoyed hot chocolate.
The singers first went to the
■ Chowan Hospital, where they sang
t in the lobby before a lighted Christ
■ mas tree, with patients and hospital
s personnel enjoying the familiar and
i lovely Christmas carols. The group
■ then journeyed about town, singing
s for those who are sick and shut-ins.
r The music was splendid, and very
• much enjoyed by those who heard
it.
. her face, and in the blueness of her
; eyes there is a sparkle like a moon
r beam reflecting off a snow surrounded
i lake at night. She is looking straight
i at me and I can hear the patter of
- her feet on the sloppy pavement as
i she approaches.
r It was on the day before Christ
i mas, five years ago, that I first met
* Antonyetta. I was walking down the
■ street in Lecci, Italy, with S/Sgt.
j Lewis S. Daugherty of 931 Mulberry
■ Avenue, Hagerstown, Md„ and each
I of us was carrying a quart bottle of
l ‘grappa” (a strong Italian liquor).
' We wore warmly dressed, wearing the
, woolen army uniform with a knit
i scarf tucked about the collar of our
t leather jackets, and inside us was
enough “grappa” so that we were ab
> solutely free of pain. We were cele
j brating the coming birthday of the
, Son of God in a manner that it is not
j to be celebrated. And even though
i we were wearing gloves and heavv
i shoes, our hands and feet were cold,
. and we were searching desperately
3 for-a warm place to take a drink.
1 Then there was the little girl ap
s proaching us.
t She looked just as I can see her
1 now, walking slowly but proudly, with
r her head thrown hack, and looking
r straight at us. She lowered her chin
> as she passed, then softly and with a
t trembling voice, she uttered -the fa
, miliar words, “Deri mio carimella
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$2.00 Per Year.
>
Store Is Expected to Be
Completed In Six or
Seven Months
COST”$£00,000
Local Concern Also Giv
en Contract to Build
Plymouth Store
The contract for building a new
and up-to-date store for the Belk-
Tyler Company was awarded to J. L.
jatton & Brother of Edenton, accord
ing to W. W. Massey, manager of the
Elizabeth City store. The local con
cern was also awarded the contract
to build a new Belk-Tyler store in
Plymouth.
The Edenton store will be erected
on the Broad Street site where the
Penelope Barker Hotel formerly
stood, the old frame building hav
ing been torn down shortly after
being purchased by the Belk-Tyler
concern.
The Edenton store will be a build
ing 60x100 feet two stories high, and
will be modern throughout. Con
struction will be brick and concrete
reinforced with steel, the front of
which will be tile. The building will
have carrier air-conditioning, oil
heating plant and will be equipped
with Otis elevators. Adequate rest
rooms will also be provided in the
building.
The cost of the Edenton store is
estimated at $200,000. Construction
work will begin early in January and
it is expected that the building will
be completed in six or seven months.
The Plymouth store will also be a
50x135 feet building similar to the
Edenton store and will cost in the
neighborhhod of $175,000.
In connection with the two new
stores, the concern plans to make
extensive improvements to stores at
Elizabeth City, Goldsboro, Ahoskie,
Tarboro, Kinston and Greenville, the
expansion and modernization pro
gram calling for the expenditure of
approximately $750,000.
With the completion of the Eden
ton and Plymouth stores, the Belk-
Tyler Company will have 13 stores
in Eastern North Carolina, all mem
bers of the Belk organization operat
ing more than 185 stores in the
South.
Mrs. James Wood
New Chairman Os
Hospital Auxiliary
Christmas Party Plan
ned For Hospital Pa
tients and Nurses
At a meeting of the Chowan Hos
pital Auxiliary held Wednesday of
last week, Mrs. James E. Wood was
elected chairman, succeeding Mrs. W.
D. Holmes, Jr. Other officers elected
were Mrs. E. N. Elliott, vice chair
man; Mrs. J. Clarence Leary, secre
tary and Mrs. Rodney Harrell, treas
urer.
At the meeting members discussed
the Christmas party for hospital pa
tients. The committee in charge of
this project includes Mrs. W. I. Hart,
Mrs. Martin Wisely, Mrs. Albert By
rum, Mrs. J. E. Wood and Mrs. L. P.
Williams.
A Christmas party will also be held
for the nurses and nurses’ aides,
which will be held in the nurses’
home.
Christmas Party Staged
By Lions Tuesday Night
Edenton’s Lions Club held an en
joyable Christmas party Tuesday
night, which was featured by splen
did music by Mrs. Mary Browning’s
sextet composed of Carolyn Swindell,
Mary Dale Spry, Jane Spry, Susan
Thigpen, Lillian Leary and Marion
Harrell. Miss Susan Thigpen was
accompanist on the piano.
The group sang popular songs as
well as familiar Christmas carols
much to the delight of those present.
Group singing was also enjoyed dur
ing the evening. Gifts were exchang
ed, with the entire program in charge
of Geddes Potter and his committee.
The next two meetings of the club
have been called off due to the holi
, days, so that the next meeting will
be held January 10.