Volume Xlll.—Number 28.
J. H. MMcullan Advances
Ejections To Bond Issue
tor Town Improvements
Says Economically Un
sound; Not For Best
Interest of Town
POOR INVESTMENT j
Intimates Higher Taxes!
Scare Off Prospec
tive Industries
Former Mayor J. H. McMullan in
a letter to The Herald expresses his
objection to the proposed bond issue
which will be voted on Saturday,
July 27. Regarding the proposed im
provements, Mr. McMullan has the
following to say:
“May I commend you for offering
the columns of your paper to anyone
who might desire to express them
selves regarding the proposed $370,-
000 paving bond issue. 1 think it
proper that a matter of this import
ance be freely discussed so that the
public may know all the facts while
there is yet time to act,
“This is a matter of very great im
portance and should be given serious
consideration by every voter. And I
feel it the duty of any citizen who
has given thought to the proposition
to give the public the benefit of his
conclusions for what they are worth.
“The question for the public to de
cide is it necessary or desirable that
the town vote on itself a bonded in
debtedness at this time in the sum of
$370,000 for the purpose of paving
certain streets?
“Everyone will agree that it is,
nice to have paved streets where-.
ever there is traffic, but there is ai
wide difference of opinion as to how j
and when this is to be accomplished. •
“I have always been a strong ad-!
vocate of sound public improvements, j
»* ,J am now. 1 have favored every
„ 'sstie the town has advocated in j
1 ( st and have zealously worked j
*m because I considered them |
.ideally sound and for the best
nuerest of the town in every way. |
But I am Unalterably opposed to this;
present proposed issue because 1
consider it unsound economically and
not for the best interest of the town j
or the abutting property owners, I
feel that it will place a tax burden
on the town as a whole, and an as
sessment burden on the abutting pro
perty owners which will cause many
headaches for years to come, 1 have
made investigation and find that the
taxable value of all the residential
property in the proposed paving dis
tricts does not exceed $350,000. The
proposed hond issue is $370,000, or
$20,000 more than the total taxable
value of said property. The average
lot in this area is valued at about
SI,OOO. This will involve a tax as-j
sessment against these non-profit pro- |
during properties of about BOG of j
their value, and in addition will add !
to their burden an increase in the tax j
rate of 63c on the SIOO increased val
uation. The inevitable result of this
burden in the trying days ahead will ;
cause many _ of the owners to lose I
their' property through tax foreclos
ure.
“All of our past bond issues did
not involve the town because at this
figure we acquired all of our present
utilities including pavement, sewer
age, water works and electric light
plant.
“Because of the excessive cost of
paving at this time this proposed
bond issue in the sum of $370,000
exceeds the total of all past bond is
sues by $190,000. This in my opinion :
is a poor investment and economical
ly unsound.
“If it is deemed necessary to pave
the proposed area it must be appar
ent to anyone that now is not the
opportune time to undertake it. We
are now in the throes of reconversion.
The nation, the state and everv com
munity in the days ahead will be put
on their mettle to solve their finan
cial problems. Edenton is indeed for
tunate because it is now practically
bond-debt free and so can face this
problem with confidence. But should
we embark on this unsound venture
and involve the town to the extent
of the $370,000 proposed bond issue
we will lose this advantage beyond
recall.
“Until recently the town was run
on a $1 per SIOO valuation tax rate.
Notwithstanding the fact that tax
able values of the town have been
greatly increased, and we are prac
tically bond free, the rate has been
boosted to $1.50. It is now proposed
4 boost the rate an additional 63c
* jßfc. lance this proposed bond issue.
our tax rate soars to this dizzy
L *" <t how can we expect any in
*cry to locate here and assume such
a heavy tax burden ?
DISCHARGED FROM NAVY
Frank V. White, Jr., Ph.M 3/c, was
honorably discharged from the Navy
last week at the U. S. Naval Person
nel Separation Center, Shoemaker,
Calif. Young White is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank V. White, and is
now at home with his parents.
THE CHOWAN HERALD.
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY c s**
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 18,1946.
| Night Basebaljjl
With the arrival late last week
of bulbs and reflectors, work has
| been rushed to completion for
lighting Hicks Field, so that a
night game was scheduled to be
played with Camden Wednesday
Might.
In order to accommodate the
crowds expected to attend night
games, new bleachers are also
being erected on the field.
Gov. Gregg Cherry
Compliments Work
Os Hospitals Board
T. C. Byrum Has Taken
Active Part as Board
Member
The North Carolina Hospitals
Board of Control, of which T. C. By
rum of Edenton is a member, has re
ceived the thanks of Governor Cherry
for a report of its first year’s work
showing general improvement in the
care of the mentally ill during a dif
ficult period, with plans for further
progress in the making,
j Appointment of Dr. David A.
I Young as the State’s first general;
j superintendent of mental hygiene, es- j
tablishment of an extension unit fori
j 500 senile patients at Camp Sutton j
jin Monroe, and steps taken to meet!
j the major shortages 6f space and per
sonnel were listed in the report by
| the chairman, Dr. 11. O. Linebergerj
of Raleigh, as highlights of the
j twelve months which,began with the
| installation of the present board in
April 1945.
: Administered by the unified hoard
! are institutions with more than !),000
patients—State Hospitals at Mor
ganton and Raleigh, a hospital at
Goldsboro for negroes, Caswell Train
ing School at Kinston for feeble
minded children, and State* Hospitals
Extension at Monroe.
in receiving the report. Governor
Cherry congratulated Mr. Byrum and
other board members for what he
termed a “very fine record”, adding
“1 feel that you have laid the ground
j work for the administration of our
j mental institutions that will reflect
j in permanent good.’’
July 15-22 Observed
National Home Food
Preservation Week
Mayor Haskett Urges
Saving Food to Fight
Inflation
This week, July 15-22, is being ob
served as National Home Food Pre
servation Week, and Mayor Leroy
Haskett is anxious for Edenton and
Chowan County people as well to co
operate in an effort to raise and can
surplus foods.
“One of the easiest, quickest and
fairest ways to prevent inflation of
food prices out of all reason,” said
Mayor Haskett, “Is to supplement
the civilian supply with homegrown
foods. This will not only help to
keep the cost of living down for
themselves, but will have some effect
on those who depend upon commer
cial supplies. Anything that reduces
demand for food also helps keep con
sumer prices down.”
Mayor Haskett stresses the fact
that demands upon current food sup
plies are great and the need for large
shipments of food to famine-stricken
areas will continue this fall and win
ter. “That we may give this aid
without cutting adequate supplies
for nutrition here at home,” he skid,
“we must keep home gardens pro
ducing throughout the growing sea
son and we mugt preserve a part of
the summer’s abundance for next
winter’s use.”
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., will hold its weekly meeting
tonight at 8 o’clock. All members
are urged to attend.
Stage Now Set For
An All-Star Baseball
; Game In Hertford
I Two Groups Will Meet
i Tonight In Hertford
At 8 O’clock
j Baseball fans will have an opportu
j nity tonight (Thursday) to witness an
all-star game to be played on the
Hertford diamond at 8 o’clock, weath
er permitting. The two teams will be
selected from the six Albemarle
League teams, with Hertford, Eliza*
beth City and Camden stars opposing
a team composed of players from
Edenton, Golerain and Windsor.
Cap’n Pratt Fearing of Elizabeth
City will manage the northern end of
the loop, while Fred Dunstan of
Windsor will be the skipper for the
southern half of the league. The
game has been widely publicized, so
that another record crowd is expected
to 'pack M moria! Park in Hertford.
To start the game, Moe Bauer,
Hertford's pitching ace, who is credit
. ed with seven victories in as many
starts, is slr.i d to be pitted against
[ Edenton’s Garland Little, who is
rated as one of the best pitchers in
the league: Fa h is scheduled to
pitch three innings. Jerry Chitty of
the Golerain dub is scheduled to fol
low Little, while Don Gilbert of the
Elizabeth City club will follow
Bauer. Ted Miller of Windsor will
occupy the mound for the southern
end of the league for the final three
innings, while Ah Williams will finish
the game for the northern section.
Possible starting lineups of the
, two all-star outfits follow:
Northern Half
Catcher—Nathan Caddy. Elizabeth
City.
Pitcher—Moe Bauer, Hertford.
First Base —Cater Harris, Elizabeth
• I City.
ij Second Base— Bud Cayton, Bert*
. j ford.
- ; Third Base—-Harmon Young, Hert
• j ford.
•j Shortstop;—Red Kimbreil, Hertford.
> Left Field-—Floyd . Steele, Eliza
> beth City.
i Center Field—Paul Morris, Cam
den.
I Right Field—E. Fearing, Camden. I
i Southern Half
Catcher —Jim Edwards, Edenton.
Pitcher—-Garland Little, Edenton.
First Base —Vernon Baker, Cole
rain.
; Second Base- -Fred Castelloe, Cole
rain;
Third Base —Ken Sallenger, Wind
-1 sor.
> Shortstop—Punk Spruill, Windsor,
r Left Field—Snooky Hollowed, Ed
- enton.
r Center Field—Joe Dunstan, Wind
[ sor.
Right Field*—Gene Freeman, Cole
rain.
Northern reserves include: Wood,
Brinn and Eure of Hertford; Brinson,
Morris and Holmes of Elizabeth City,
and I. Seymour, Gordon and J. Sey
mour of Camden.
Southern reserves include: Conner,
Ted Miller and Ballard Williford of
r Windsor; Poss Askew, Hoggard and
i Holloman of Golerain, and Ben As
kew, pete Everett, Joe Wheeler and
Claud Griffin of Edenton.
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Lady Reading Sends
Attractive Certificate
To Red Cross Chapter
Chowan County’s Red Cross Chap
ter has recently received a beautiful
I certificate from Lady Reading in Eng
land in appreciation for the generous
help given by the Red Cross during
the long years of battle against Nazi
I tyranny. The certificate has been
placed in the office of Miss Elizabeth
Moore, home service chairman.
Miss Moore recently returned from j
a Red Cross national convention held j
i in Philadelphia, which was attended j
by pver 7,000 Red Cross workers.
Many outstanding speakers spoke at
the convention, all of whom empha
sized the enormous need for continued
production for overseas relief in
China and most of Europe. These
people need help, according to the
speakers and children especially need
clothing.
Lions Change Up And
Feed Wives At Meeting
Believing that turn-about is fair
play, Edenton Lions on Monday night
served their wives a barbecue chicken
dinner at the regular meeting. The
meeting was held at 6:30 in order
to allow members who so desired to
attend the scheduled baseball game
at Hertford. The game, however,
was rained out, so that some time
was devoted to singing a group of
> familiar songs led by W. Jim Daniels
and A. P. Hassell.
Talented Violinist ls|
Scheduled To Appear
In Edenton Sept 20th
Leona Flood Will Play
In Edenton School
Auditorium
Mi sic;-lovers., in Edenton and sur- 1
rounding territory will have an op
portunity to hear a gifted violinist
in the Edenton school auditorium onl
Friday, September 20, when Leona
Flood is scheduled to present a pro* |
gram. The appearance in Edenton of
Leona Flood is sponsored by the
Edenton Rotary Club, President Mar
vin Wilson having executed a con
tract with Phil Rubinoff of New York,
her manager.
The young lady is the latest young
American artist to attract the atten
tion of critics and music lovers. Born
in Spokane, Wash.. Miss Flood made
her concert debut in Oslo, Norway,
and played throughout Europe and
Australia before coining back to the
States at the outbreak of war. She
has been for the past two years play
ing recitals from coast to coast and
has everywhere met with acclaim
from press and public.
She began to play the violin at the
age of five and made her recital de
but at sixteen, inheriting her musical
talent from her mother, who is an ac
complished singer and pianist. Many
songs for which she wrote words
and music are published both here
and abroad.
Miss Flood’s appearance has no
connection with the proposed com
munity concerts contemplated during
the fall, but will, it is hoped, help
stimulate interest in the concerts.
Youngster Dies As!
Result Os Injuries 1
Inflicted By Mulei
Charles Bembridge, 3,j
Succumbs In Doc
tor’s Office
! : 1
Charles Bembridge, three-year-old j
son of Mr. and Mrs, .J. W. Bembridge,
died Thursday afternoon as the result
of injuries sustained in a barn at his
parents’ home on the Edenton-Wind
sor highway.
The youngster, according to re
ports, accompanied his father to a
field on the farm but was sent back
to the house for fear he might be bit
ten by a snake. The boy apparently
went in a stable housing a mule,
which he had frequently done, and it
is supposed that he was kicked by the
mule.
The boy was found unconscious by
his mother and was rushed to the of
fice of Dr. L, P. Williams, where it
was learned that he had a fractured
skull and arm, as well as bruises
about his body, which led to the belief
that he had been kicked or pawed by
the mule. At first it was thought the
boy would survive,, but he suffered a
relapse and died while in the doctor's
office about 4 o’clock.
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon at the Ziegler Funeral
Home, with the Rev. R. N. Carroll,
pastor of the Baptist Church, officiat
ing. Interment was made in Beaver
Hill Cemetery.
Overman Will Become
Rotary President Today
Due to County Agent C. W. Over
man, incoming president of the F'den
ton Rotary Club, attending the 4-H
Club Camp at Manteo last week, in
stallation of officers was postponed,
j At today’s meeting Mr. Overman will
|be installed as president to succeed
j Marvin Wilson and Richard F. Fl
| liott will be installed as vice presi
dent, succeeding John A. Holmes. |
At last week’s meeting most of'
the program time was devoted to a
study of a detailed financial report
of the Club as prepared by Secretary
R. A. Hines.
Vacation Bible School
At Center Hill Church
A daily vacation Bible school is be
ing held this week at the Center Hill
Baptist Church. The school is well 1
attended and considerable interest is
shown. Commencement exercises are <
planned for Friday . night, at which <
time the public is invited.
The Rev. W. C. Francis, pastor of
the church, has plans for a vacation
school next week at Great Hope Bap
tist Church and also schools at Rocky
Hock and Warwick Swamp in the I
near future. Mr. Francis has had <
previous experience in this kind of !
work and he is gratified at the at
tendance and interest shown.
jlnterest Gradually Mounts
In Special Town Election To
Decide On Improvements
I- if
Artist Coming I
i
LEONA FLOOD
Arrangements have been made
to have Leona Flood, gifted vio
linist, appear in Edenton Friday,
September 20. The artist will
present a program under the
auspices of the Edenton Rotarv \
Club.
Chowan loins In
Overwhelming Vote.
i For Tobacco Quotas !
| Only One Negative Vote
Registered In 136
Ballots
| Chowan County tobacco growers j
I joined with the tobacco-growing
| South in Friday’s referendum in vot
ing almost unanimously for a three
-1 year quota system.
In Chowan County 436 ballots were
! cast and all but one was for the three
] year quota. No vote went for only ]
| one year control, while one vote was j
cast against the entire control pro
gram.
The six states voting piled up 242,- j
516 votes for the three-year quota,
3,126 for only one-year quotas and j
4,132 against any kind of quotas. In {
North Carolina 172,042 votes were!
east for the three-year program, I,*
762 for a one-year quota and 1,922
against any quota.
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Rains Play Havoc
With Chowan Crops
Watermelon and Canta
loupe Growers Are
Hardest Hit
Continued frequent and heavy rains
have played havoc with crops in
Chowan County with watermelons
and cantaloupes being especially
hurt. In some sections peanuts and
cotton were also greatly damaged
while corn and tobacco show signs
of damage caused by continuous rain.
Some cantaloupe and watermelon
growers say their crops have been
practically wiped out and what re
mains will be of very poor quality.
Estimates have been made that there
will be as low as a 30 per cent crop.
Goodwin’s Quality Store
Going Out Os Business
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Goodwin this
week announced that they will dis-
I continue operation of Goodwin’s
i Quality Store after having conducted
their grocery business on Broad
Street for 17 years. They plan to
close out their business immediately ■
so that their stock of merchandise
will be sold as soon as possible.
Mr. Goodwill plans to operate a
men’s clothing store, together with
his brother, Carroll Cason Goodwin. 1
who was recently discharged from 1
the armed forces. The two brothers
will occupy the building now used by
Goodwin’s Quality Store and plan to j
carry a full and complete line of j
men’s wearing apparel.
FIREMEN CALLED OUT
I
Edenton firemen were called out p
Sunday morning when an oil stove
expßxfed at the home of Mrs. Willie
Morris on North Broad Street. The i
firemen prevented any progress, so
that little damage was done. <
50 Per Year.
Some Favor While Oth
ers Oppose Town Go
ing In Debt
VOTE~JULY 27
Town Not Obligated to
Sell All of $370,000
Bond Issue
Though there have been very few
new registrations for the special
election to be held Saturday, July 27,
to decide on a bond issue for the pur
pbse of making permanent town im
j prnveroents in Edenton,- interest in
tlv "lection is gradually increasing,
i From comments heard, it is apparent
that there are those who will vote
for the bond issue, while it is equal
ly true that some will vote against
it.
It is only fair to inform the voters
that while the bond issue, if passed,
.authorizes the issuance of $370,000,
;it does not necessarily mean that
I that amount of bonds will be floated.
!In fact, the amount of bonds sold
will depend upon how much of the
work Town Council decides to do.
As a matter of fact, even if the elec
tion is won, it does not necessarily
mean that Town Council will have
to do any of the work. It is a set
'figure above which no more bonds
; could be sold. However, if any im
provements at all are to be done, it
will be necessary for the election to
carry in order to secure funds.
The mistaken idea seems to prevail
I that a vote in favor of the bond is
sue means definitely that the town
will go in debt to the tune of $370,-
I 000, when as a matter of fact only
i enough bonds will be sold to pay for
.any portion of improvements auth-
I.prizedl.prized- by Town Council.
Included in the proposed improve*
meats are hard-surfacing practically
all of the remaining dirt streets in
Edenton, constructing curbs and gut
ters on some of the streets and in*
j stalling adequate storm sewerage
, which will eliminate the unsightly
j and dangerous ditches in town. To
|do all of this work is estimated to
j cost approximately $370,01)0, though
j that figure is excessive in order to
| lie sure of enough funds if all of the,
j work is undertaken,
j According to petitions signed by
property owners affected, they will
pay approximately half of the cost,
so that the estimated cost to property
j owners will be $2.25 to $4.60 per
j front foot or about an. average of
153,50 depending upon the type and
width of pavement and the amount
of storm water drainage pipe re
quired.
Little opposition has been heard
from property owners who will be re
quired to pay a portion of cost of
improvements, but what opposition
is heard comes from those who ob
ject to paying increased taxes on
what bonds might be issued.
The election to decide the matter
will be held Saturday, July 27, with
voting allowed from 6:30 A, M. to
6:30 I’. M. The majority of the
votes cast will decide the election.
4-H Club Members
Return From Manteo,
A happy group of 4-H boys and
girls returned over the week-end
from the 4-H Club Camp at Manteo.
While at Camp the young people
witnessed a showing of “The Lost
Colony’ and enjoyed a well rounded
program which provided entertain-
I ment and instruction.
Chowan County boys and girls at
tending the camp were:
Shirley Ann Parrish, Pearl Halsey,
Dorothy Ann Asbell, Paige Perry,
Madge Copeland, Pearl Ann Hollo
well, Audrey Keeter, Clara White,
Hilda Rae Harrell, Margaret Wins
low, Marion Nixon, Shirley Elliott,
Helen Marie Tvnch, Ruth Rogersoni
Judy Hollowell, Jane Goodwin, Alvis
Perry, Betty Cole Bateman, Arlene
Harrell, Robert Lee Byrum, Robert
White, Jack Leary, Maurice Leary,''
Billy Gray Leary, Horace Rountree,
Gerald Layden, Bobbie Byrum, Mal
colm Copeland, Ted Perry, Roger
Bunch, Leon Privott and Durwood
Bateman.
!
i Methodists Plan For
Church School Picnic
i Various groups of the Methodist
Church met Friday night, at which
time affairs of the church in general
were discussed. Among the things
considered was a Sunday School pic
nic, which will be held the latter part
of July. i