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I The Chowan Herald
■ Published every Thursday by The Chowan
■ Herald, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin
H Ruffian and Hector Lupton, at 423-425 South
I Broad Street, Edenton. North Carolina..
■ J. EDWIN BUFFLAP Editor
■ HECTOR LUPTON Advertising Manager
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■ Rjx Months - - $' 50
I Entered as second-class matter August 30, 1934,
I at the Post Office at Edenton. North Carolina,
I under the act of March 3. 1879.
I Cards of thanks, obituaries, resolutions of re-
I snect, etc., will be charged for at regular ad-
I wrtising rates. .... ..
I THURSDAY, APRIL 9. 1959.
I
it ... We see Jesus. —Hebrews 2:9.
I SEEING JESUS we understand why life is giv
| en and how it is to be used, and by following him
K we have the Light of Life which enables us to
B see it through.
I O God, if we have seen the Holy One, and
■ turned to the ways of the world, forgive us, and
| bring us back to the fold, we pray.
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An Explanation
I Recently The Herald carried an editorial
5 concerning placing the \ oice of America
I radio installation in Pitt County, where land
i must be purchased, instead cf locating it on
I; vacant government property in this section.
I Congressman Herbert Bonner forwarded
the editorial to Henry Loomis, director of
Broadcasting Service, United States Informa
tion Agency. Mr. Loomis replied to Con
gressman Bonner, and his letter follows:
“Dear Mr. Bonner: Thank you for your
letter of March 4. enclosing the editorial from
the Edenton, North Carolina, paper which
comments' on the location of our new Voice
of America installation.
“Its suggestion concerning use of govern
ment-owned land has a lot of merit and. in
fact, was one of the first factors we consid
ered in selecting the plant site. To begin
with, we established criteria as to electronic
requirements, logistics and costs. Then a
complete review 7 was made of all government
owned land in the general area, including the
Edenton Naval Air Station and the Naval
Air Facility at Weeksville. Available govern
ment-owned land was included in a field sur
vey of the general area, running from the
Virginia-North Carolina border to Charles
ton, South Carolina, and extending 75 miles
inland. Based upon this survey, 38 poten
tial sites were defined and evaluated against
the established criteria, and a final group
cleared with other government agencies for
interference objections. The Pitt County
area was the only one to pass this final
screening.
“The whole matter has been given most
careful study and the decisions taken have
been based upon full and objective considera
tion of the facts. I appreciate your calling
this editorial to my attention.”
Among: The Missing:
With the Edenton municipal election in the
offing, it is difficult to predict how many can
didates will seek the various town offices.
One, who has been a candidate for nine
terms and 18 years of service, will be missing
from the list of candidates in this election.
This Councilman will be J. Clarence Leary,
who announced Tuesday that he definitely
will not be a candidate for re-election. Mr.
Leary has served very well as a Councilman
and for most of his incumbency he has been
chairman of the very important Finance Com
mittee, the watchdog of the town’s budget.
Mr. Leary feels that, together with his
many other duties and responsibilities, it is
only fair to himself that he should not seek
another term, especially when apparently
many complex and vexing problems will face
Town Council, thus calling upon him for
much more of his time and energy.
While there have been many problems be
fore Town Council during Mr. Leary’s terms
in the office, as a whole he has enjoyed serv
ing the town the entire 18 years he has held
office. It is true, he says, that he did not al
ways see eye-to-eye with all of his fellow
members, but he respected their opinions and
regarded them just as highly as if they saw
as he did.
hfr. Leary also feels grateful to the voters
for the confidence placed in him over the I
years and will always cherish and appreciate
this confidence reposed in him.
Whether all of the other members are re
turned to seats on Town Council or not, the
Wisdom and interest Mr. Leary had in the
town’s affairs will be greatly missed, and he
set an example which his successor might
Wffi emulate. m
Not Too Lite
‘.The whole matter has been given most
Red Cross fund raiding drive, is very much
discouraged over thf result of the campaign.
Chowan apparently has failed miserably,
which is no credit to the county. just why
the Red Cross drive should hog down so bad
ly is hard to underfeed.
Pr. Ferguson is appealing to everybody
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Chowan County Commissioners have sort
of a hard time occasionally to wind up their
business without an afternoon session. It was
one such meeting Monday and near the noon
hour Chairman W. E. Bond asked, “Would
you gentlemen prefer to remain and finish up
the business or come back for an afternoon
session?” Nothing was done until Gilliam
Wood remarked. “I don’t know about you
gentlemen, but I’m still growing and I must
eat.” Anyway, they knocked off long enough
to eat and went back for an afternoon session.
The Commissioners, however, decided to begin
their meeting at 9 o’clock instead of 10 o’clock
beginning Monday, May 4. They are hoping
that this extra hour will prevent some meet
ings from running into the afternoon.
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Stopping in at the Broad Street Fish Mar
ket the other day, I saw a pile of rather small
white perch. “Have that for bait?” I asked
Haywood Jones. “I’m going fishing and am
looking for bait.” But Haywood replied, “If
you’re going fishing and want to eat fish,
you’ll be back. Fishermen like you are my
best customers.” However, I didn’t go back
for the Missus and I caught the nicest string
of fish I've seen in many a moon.
o
An interesting visitor the other day was
C. D. Stewart of Beaufort. C. D. is a former
Edenton school teacher and was the original
owner of the Broad Street Fish Market.
“What you doing in this neck of the woods?”
I asked him. “Well,” he replied, “I was just
going through and I wanted to stop in and see
if your desk was in order. I want to compli
ment you, for I can see the one corner of it.”
o
Mrs. Bill Billings had a brief letter the
other day from Mrs. Joon Aynes, who lived in
Edenton when her husband, Major Aynes,
was stationed here with the Marines. The
Aynes family now lives in Corona Del Mar,
California and Airs. Aynes told Mrs. Billings
that she is flying to Cherry Point to see pro
duced at the Marine Corps Air Station a
musical comedy she wrote. Mrs. Aynes, it
will be remembered, wrote the NAAS News
for The Herald when she lived in Edenton
and if her musical is as good as the news
she wrote, it should be a success.
o
I made a slight error last week in saying
that West Byrum, Jr., was elected president
of the Edenton Jaycees. As a matter of fact.
West was only nominated and officers will
actually be elected tonight (Thursday). The
slate was presented at the last meeting, but
here’s betting a stogie the slate as presented
will be elected—they usually are.
o
A few of the Edenton Rotarians, together
with groups from other organizations, acted
as judges at the Fat Stock Show and Sale
held last week at the Legion grounds. Dick
Schuman made a very good showing and he
was being complimented at the Rotary meet
ing when he piped up: “I know a good piece
of meat when I see it.” Well, a lot of us
do also, but it’s sort of hard getting hold of
a good piece.
o
I heard of a local fellow who went to see
the doctor the other day. After an exami
nation the doctor said to the guy, “You have
shingles.” The fellow, sort of surprised, look
ed at the Doc and said, “Say, Doc, what are
shingles? I thought they were building ma
terial.”
o
My attention has been called to the beau
tiful sight in Edenton with the forsythia in
full bloom. It is a beautiful picture and the
question might well be asked “Why not plant
more?” My understanding is that the plants
should be pruned now and that this is also
a good time to plant forsythia. Incidentally,
a lot of flowers are now in bloom and it will
be a source of pleasure to walk or drive
around to see some of ’em.
o
J. D. Elliott was visiting the Davis family
on Court Street Tuesday night and between
7 and 7:30 o’clock somebody stole the four
hub caps from his car, valued at about sl6.
Looks like this kind of vandalism is sprouting
out again and the police are on the lookout
to find the guilty parties.
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Though only six persons have announced
their candidacy for office in the forthcoming
Edenton municipal election, there are already
two contests which wifi create interest in the
election. Mayor Kehayes wit seek, re-election
and will be opposed by David Q. Holton. In
the First Wgrd Joe Conger, Jr., and W. C.
Rmwh, j r ., ape candidates for tb« ae*t ty ha
vacated by J. Clarence L#a»y, wfc> decided net
*9 n*». It i» t little over tfctt* weeks until
election, so that there is M&fy to he a grand
scramble for the various town afftces. M any
rate, same weighty biwWmm vHt m doubt
some headaches are in store forsomebody. J
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Recently installed officers of Edenton Chapter No. 302. Order
of the Eastern Star, discharged their various duties at Monday
night's meeting of the chapter. Pictured above are. front row.
left to right. J. Edwin Bufflap. Mrs. Margaret Bell. Mrs. Helen
Wood, worthy matron; C. W. Overman, Mrs. Ruth Overman and
Mrs. Mary Leary. Second row. Mrs. Anita Tarlcington. Mrs.
Annie Goodwin. Mrs. Frances Wilkins. Mrs. Vivian Mooney.
Mrs. Minnie Kennan. Back row. Mrs. Edna Reeves. Mrs. Ola
Williford, Mrs. Sarah Boyce. Mrs. Edith Bufflap. Mrs. Lydia
Daniels and W. P. Goodwin.
TAX COLLECTIONS
Sheriff M. Earl Goodwin re
ported to the County Commis-j
sioners Monday that 1958 taxes
collected in March amounted to i
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CATASTROPHE
$6,966.98, which brings total 1958
taxes collected to date to $170,-;
869.16. This leaves a balance of
$41,352.23 of 1958 taxes still un-J
collected.
Sheriff Goodwin also reported
It might be anywhere ... it might be HERE. Whenever catas
trophe happens, anytime, merciful aid is there immediately to
give relief to stricken people • • ♦ through the Red Cross;
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In time of disaster : . . and at all times . . . fht
Red Cross is there. Home and safety service*,
health programs, aid for needy chfkijrea, serv
ices for veterans and the armed forces ... in
these and many other ways, the Rfd Cross
helps when help is needed.
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! having collected a total of
$487.25 in delinquent taxes dur
ing March. These taxes repre
sented payments of less than a
| foliar to $25 and were for the ]
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Notice To Delinquent I
TAXPAYERS I
ANY TAXPAYER WHO CANNOT I
PAY HIS OH HER TAXES IN ONE I
PAYMENT CAN MAKE PARTIAL I
PAYMENTS UNTIL PAID: YOUR I
COOPERATION WILL BE GREAT- I
LY APPRECIATED. I
M. EARL GOODWIN I
years 1948 to 1957. To date.
Sheriff Goodwin has collected
$2,574.42 in delinquent taxes.!
He desires it to be known that |
l he will accept part payment of,
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Do your part tp make sure that the Red Cross
will always be there. Give to the Red Crpss j
and you serve humanity . . . yottTlSilp others
... yqu protect your community .! j ail those
dear to you . . . and you, yourself. Give gen
erously from the heart . . . give now.
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, taxes so that anyone who so de
sires may pay any portion of
their taxes at any time in order
| to make’ 'it more convenient for
, them. ,