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Hallowe’en Program
At Oak Grove School
A Hallowe’en program yill be giv
en at the Oak Grove school on
Thursday night, October SI. Music
for the occasion will be furnished by
the Chowan Coon Hunters. A small
admission will be charged and a
pleasant evening’s entertainment is
assured.
FOUR FIFTH GRADERS MAKE
PERFECT SCORE IN SPELLING
The following children in the fifth
grade, taught by Mrs. W. S. Sum
merell, made a perfect score in spell
ing for the first month of school:'
Virginia Farless, Henry Gardner, Iva
Jean Baker and Winifred Hollowell.
TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Edenton, N. C., Oct. 8, 1935
The Town Council met this day in
the Town Office at 8:00 o’clock P. M.,
in regular monthly, session. Present
were: E. W. Spires, Mayor, O. B.
Perry, G. M. Byrum, T. W. Jones,
and A. G. Byrum.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
On motion of G. M. Byrum, second
ed by T. W. Jones, the E. & W. Dept,
bills amounting to $2,653.19 are or
dered paid.
On motion of T. W- Jones, second
ed by G. M. Byrum, the Town bills,
amounting to $1,617.65, are ordered
paid as follows:
Town Bills
Ernest W. Teague, $ 12.00
American LaFrance &
Foamite Industries, 7.19
Butler Blue Print Co., 1.29
Lay Manufacturing Co., 57.70
Gulf Refining Company, 121.29
W- I. Cozzens, 156.83
Shepard -Pruden Library, __ 75.00
J. H. Wroten, -80
The Chowan Herald, 7.00
Penelope Barker Hotel, 1-00
J. H. Holmes Company, 3.11
M. G. Brown Company, 329 76
Chowan Motor Company, 25.99
Jno. C. Bond Company, 9.60
Guy C. Hobbs, 27.80
Wood & Warren, 341.29
Appropriation for State
Employment Service, 165.00
Wallace Goodwin, 71.60
C. LaMontagne, 5-00
Edenton Laundry, 2.00
S. J. Sutton, 20.12
Post Master, 3.00
N. S. R. R. Company, 146.49
N. C. Tel. & Tel. Company, 26.79
$1,617.65
On motion of T. W. Jones, second
ed by O. B. Perry, the Town Council
is appointed as a committee of the
whole Council to draft Resolutions of
Respect on the death of Councilman
X. E. Copeland.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried William E. Bond is appointed as
councilman from the Fuortb Ward to
serve the unexpired term of X. E-
Copeland, deceased.
On motion duly carried L. P. Wil
liams is appointed Mayor Pro Tem.
On motion duly carried William E.
Bond is appointed third member of
Finance Committee.
On motion duly carried the follow
ing resolution is unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolved that J. N. Pruden is ap
pointed special attorney, and author
ized and directed to bring suit to
foreclose Town Tax Sales Certificates
for taxes for 1932 at a fee of $2.50
per suit.
The following resolution was in
troduced by T. W. Jones, seconded
by O- B. Perry, and unanimously
adopted:
Resolved that the budget for the
fiscal year 1935-36 now on file with
the Town Clerk, a summary of
which was published in accordance
with law on September 12, 1935, is
hereby adopted and the appropria
tions and tax levies set out therein
are hereby made and levied.
The following resolution was in
troduced bv G. M. Byrum, seconded
by O. B. Perry, and unanimously
adopted:
Resolved that for the purpose of
meeting appropriations heretofore
made for the current fiscal year and
in anticipation of the collection of
taxes and revenues of the current
fiscal year the Town of Edenton is
authorized to borrow not exceeding
Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) Dol
lars.
Negotiable notes shall be issued
for the money so borrowed. Such
notes may be renewed from time to
time and money may be borrowed
upon notes from time to time for the
payment for any indebtedness evi
denced thereby but all such notes
shall mature not later than the 10th
day of October 1936 and shall bear
interest not exceeding six per cent
per annum.
Subject to the approval of the
Local Government Commission, the
Mayor is authorized to fix the face
amount and rate of interest of the
said notes within the maximum
aforesaid and is further authorized to
dispose of said notes by public or
private negotiation at not less than
par. The said notes shall be signed
by the Mayor and Clerk and shall
have affixed thereto the corporate
seal of the Municipality. They shall
be submitted to and approved by the
attorney for the Municipality before
they are issued and his approval
shall be endorsed on the notes.
The Mayor is further authorized
to make application to the Local
Government Commission for its ap
proval of said notes and to furnish
such Information and to perform such
ether acts in connection with the is
suance of said notes as may be law-
I fully required by said Local Govern
ment Commission.
Edenton, N. C., Oct. 2, 1986
t The Board of Public Works met in
: the Town Office Wednesday evening
r at 6:00 o’clock in regular monthly
l session. Present were: J. A. Wood
i ard, Chairman, and F. W. Hobbs.
The following bills were examined
and approved for payment for the
month of September 1935:
Wachter, Hoskins & Rus
, sell, Inc., $ 11,15
Westinghouse Elect. &
Mfg. Supply Co., 5.94
Graybar Electric Company, 24.28
Byrum Bros. Hdwe. Co., 49.51
W. D. Holmes 4.10
Chas. H. Jenkins Motor Co., 2.00
Jno. C. Bond Company, 24.37
M. G. Brown Company, 24.57
M. G. Wroten, 184.25
J. M. Baldwin, 100.00
Bank of Edenton, 570.00
Va. Electric & Power Co., 1,056.37
John Jones, 2.25
Frank Barrow, 9.15
N. C. Tel. & Tel. Company, 10.50
$2,078.44
Paid Salaries for month of
September 1935 574.75
$2,653.19
Amount of Receipts in ex
cess of disbursements
from E. & W. Dept, for
month of September 298.88
'
$2,952.07
Received from Collector
for Current and Mer
chandise for month of
September 1935 $2,952.07
Respectfully submitted,
R. E. LEARY, Clerk.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’
PROCEEDINGS
The County Commissioners met
October 7, 1935, with a full Board
present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The following standing orders were
passed for help in support:
Clarissa Lowther, $3.00; Julia Pru
den, $4.00; Mary Bailey, $3.00; Puss
Modlin, $5.00; Austin Lawrence,
$3.00; Mrs. R. F. Tuttle, (for Mack
Skinner) $5.00; Mrs. A. T. Bush, (for
Mary Reed) $5.00; Geo. Skinner,
$2.00; Annie Elliott, $3.00; Pullan
Cabarrus, $3.00; Cora Perry, $3.00;
Eliza Creighton, $3.00; William Skin
ner, $3.00; Mrs. Vera Ashley, $3.00;
Nannie Gregory, $3.00; Mrs. Allie
Griffin, $2.00; Mourning Granby,
$3.00; Lillian Tripp, $3.00; Pattrick
Dail, $3.00; D. P. Rice, $4.00; Theo
Bradley, $3.00; L. G. Layton, (for
Jno. Dail) 12.00; Alfred Creecy,
$3.00; Gertrude Ricks, $3.00; Mrs.
Ruby Adams, $12.00; Tony Skinner,
$2.00; Evie Barrow, $3.00; Miss El
len Hudson, $5.00; Reuben Blount,
$3.00; Albert Boston, $2.00; Frank
Miltieer, $1.50; Abe Dillard and fam
ily, $5.00; Betsy Sawyer, $3.00; Thos.
Henry Parker and wife, $4.00; Isaac
Jordan, $3.00; Marie Haughton,
$4.00; John Burke, $2 50; Anthony
Roberson and wife, $5.00; Elbert
Riddick, $2.50; Will Gatling, $3.00;
W. H. White and wife, $5.00; Lucy
Williams, $3.00; Sarah Edmonds,
...but,after all is said and
done, it’s the cigarette it
self that counts rjH .
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does it suit you? ■-■>.
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JNJoze>, when it comes to a figarette that
will suit you ... you want to think whether
it’s mild, you want to think about the taste
That Chesterfields are milder and taste better
is no accident. •.
The farmer who grows the tobacco, the
warehouseman who sells it at auction to the
highest bidder, every man who knows about
leaf tobacco will tell you that it takes mild,
ripe tobaccos to make a good cigarette.
In making Chesterfields we use mild ripe
•M&IfMMSMIMYMMOtfOh 1 home-growriand Turkish tobaccos.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 085.
s4.so; Georg anna Miller and sisters,
$2.60; Marie Watford, $2.00; Mattie
Edney, $2.00; W. J. Edney, (for
Evaiine Cox) $3.00; Mary Coffleld,
(col.) $3100; John Davenport, $2.60;
Ada Hines, $2.60; Sarah Bembury,;
$8.00; Henry Gilliam, f3M; Ida?
Holley, $3.00; David Collins, $3.00;
Dorcas Scott, $3.00; Charles Martin,
$3.00; Jno. C. Badham, (for Clara
Norcome) $2.50; Sallie Jones, (col.) :
$3.00; E. L. Cannady, $3.00.
The following bills were ordered 1
paid: , i
J. N. Pruden, judge Recorder’s j
Court, $50.00; W. S- Privott, Jr., pro- :
securing attorney, $60.00; Miss Re- ;
becca Colwell, salary, $66.00; N. X. '
Rowell, salary, county agent, $100.06;
Geo. C. Hoskins, salary, County
treasurer, $50.00; R. D. Dixon, bill \
and salary, $464.60; Sheriff J. -A. ,
Bunch, bill and salary, $365.00; M. L.
Bunch, bill, $5.00; S. W. Moore,
jailer, bill, $183.40; G. E. Harrell,
salary, County Home, $60.00; W. D. (
Holmes, bill, $5.75; John Anderson,
jailer, Elizabeth City, bill, boarding .1
John Horne, $24.00; The Chowan’
Herald, bill, $5.00; Getem Mfg. Co.,'<
bill, $30.25; W. D. Pruden, bill, i
$30.00; Town of Edenton, E. L. & W. <
Dept., $33.25; Ernest W. Teague, bill,
$20.70; Edwards & Broughton Co., 1
$4.60; The Norfolk & Car. Tel. & !
Tel. Co., rent for months of August 1
and September, $10.00; T. W. Jones,
bill for plumbing, $4 30; Dr. W. I. i
Hart, Jr., bill, $2.00; B. D. Dodge, 1
bill, stenographic services, $54.07; W. 1
T. Cross, bill, copying jury names
Gates County, $2.00; Jno. C. Bond 1
Co., bill, $3.15; Mitchell Printing Co., t
bill, $62.99; W. J. Taylor, Welfare 1
Officer, salary and bill, $25.50; W. L.
Boswell, rent for Mrs. Georgia Belch, <
$5.00; Byrum Bros. Hdwe. Co-, bill, 1
$5.40; Rose’s 6-10-25 Cent Store, bill, *
$1.03; A. D. Ward, one hog killed by
dogs, $20.00; R. C. Privott & Co-, c
bill, $32.95; E. E. Harrell, bill, $7.84; i
J. H. Holmes Co., bill, $418; J. A. i
Powell, bill and salary, County i
Health officer, $53.50; W. H. Win- i
borne, one hog killed by dogs, $4.00;
Dr. M. P. Whichard, bill as coroner, c
$15.00; Edenton Ice and Coal Co., bill, 1
A
:: Valuable Personal Property |
For Sale f
$ <5
H X
o The undersigned, Administrators of the es- |
;; tate of Anton Athos, deceased, have for sale |
;; certain case furniture, fixtures and equipment I
; J located at the case of Mike Kehayas on the |
; \ corner of Broad and Queen Streets, Edenton, |
<> N. C. Any person interested in purchasing I
| this property will please see or write J. N. |
I Pruden, Edenton, N. C. |
This 23rd day of October, 1935. 1
J. N. PRUDEN, I
X. E. GRIFFIN, I
Administrators of the Estate of Anton Athos, I
Deceased. |
% ton of coal, $4.38; Chowan Motor
Co., Mil, $&60; King’s Amp Tavern,
MU, Itoirdiug jurors, $40.74; Quinn
Furaite* Cot, bill, $36.00; L. F.
I Overman, deputy sheriff Gates Coun
ity, MU, summoning seventy-five jur
ors for Harae case, $76.00; Mitchen
er’s Pharmacy, bUI, $10.75; . Ziegler
& Son, bill, $64)0; Edenton Case,
board for jurors in Horne case,
$16.75.
By motion of W. H. Winbome, sec
onded by A. D. Ward, that the fol
lowing people be relieved of taxes,
error in listing: Eltro Andreolio,
$2.00; Eston- Baker, $2.00; W. J.
Freeman, $2.06; C. A. Pritchard*
$2.54; C. F. Russell, Jr., $2.00; W.
R. Russell, $2.00; A. T. Spivey, $3.00;
L. O. Thompson, $2.00; W. S. Vin
cent, Jr., $2.25; EL A. Harrell, $2.22;
William Cooper, $2.00; Solomon
Houghton Estate, $2.62; Fred A.
Burke, $3.81.
On motion duly seconded that
Charles Martin and wife be increased
from three dollars to five dollars for
help in support.
By motion of A. C. Boyce, second
ed by J. A. Webb, that the allow
ance of FERA office expenses be in
creased from $105.00 to $165.00.
By motion duly seconded that Joe
Wills be given $1.50 per month for
six months, famishing wood for
Mary Bailey.
On motion duly seconded that the
Sheriff be requested to advertise
1934 taxes, sale to take place on
December 2nd, 1935.
By morion of A. D. Ward, seconded
by W. H. Winbome that an applica
tion of Mrs. Maude Twiddy Phillips
be approved for Mother’s Aid.
On morion duly seconded that
Chairman D. M. Warren and A. C.
Boyce be authorized to make neces
sary repairs to jail.
On motion duly seconded that a
contribution of fifty dollars per
month be made to the United Char
ities of Edenton to be earmarked for
wood only, for a period of six
months, beginning with October.
By motion of J. A. Webb, sec
onded by A. C. Boyce that W. J.
Taylor be authorized to get a stove
f far Nannie Gregory.
On n»aM aw duly seconded that all
r 1962 taxes be turned over to J. N.
Pruden, attorney, lor foreclosure.
Treasurer'e report received wad
ordered filed.
Mbs Rebecca Colwell’s report re-
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The Greatest Array of As- Hundreds of People
sembled Features Ever Pre- Acres of Tents
sented Under One Tent For Herds of Elephants
One Admission. Droves of Camels jfj
I ANIMALS, HORSES, DOGS, PONIES, MONKEYS, LIONS ||
Aerialists Tumblers Ac- Every Act a Feature—Every g
rohats, Equestriennes, Equih- a Sensation. A Breath Taking, 1
bnsts, Jugglers, Gun Spinners, H air Raising Exhibition of if
Wirewalking Talent.
THRILLING A TRIBE OF REAL
1 WILD WEST OMAHA INDIANS I
TUDDV DTTDDUT T Cowboys, Cewgiris, Wild Steers !§j
i £vlvF!^^ <>i^^^Broncosj_Roperßi B
I FAMOUS SENSATIONAL
ST. LEON FAMILY La Marr Troupe
OF BAREBACK RIDERS “On The Flying Trapeze” |
JUMBO—“Free Rides For the Kiddies” j
| a MISS NEWTON’S “CUPID” I
SOLO ELEPHANT “MELBA” $2,500.00 TALKING PONY 1
MANY, MANY FEATURES TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION 1
1 ADMISSION PERFORMANCES AT 1
g) Adults 35c 2:00 and 8.00 P. M.
| Children (under 12) 25c RAIN OR SHINE
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coved and ordered Mad-
Dr. J. A. PoweD’s report received
and ordered fled.
No further business the Beard ad
journed.
M. L. BUNCH,
Clerk to Hie Board.