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f ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY Voitune XXVll.—Number 2. Special Election C. ’’ed To decide $557,000 801 l Issue Fbr Sewage Improvements Election Scheduled to Be Held on Tuesday, 1 raj. 16; Polls Open •fl&m 6:30 to 6:30 i > c> whAlhjthe request of Edenton’s Council, the Chowan Board of Elections has o®s' a special election to be held in Edenton Tuesday, Feb ruary! 16. The purpose of this election is to submit to the quali m ' voters of Edenton for their approval or disapproval a $557,- 000 pond issue for constructing disposal plant and ex tension of the town’s present sliu!aiy ( sewer system. Council at a special meeting; heid on December 28 adopted an ordinance authorizing the isale of bonds in order to ctftnpfy With a mandate from the State Stream Sanitary Commis sion prohibiting dumping of raw sewage into local waters and that a sewage disposal plant be pro vided. The improvements will include ’ at disposal plant, interceptor sew ers, pumping stations, sewer mains, acquiring land or rights in land, equipment needed and pother 1 facilities, the cost of whioh is \ estimated to be not in excess of $557,000. It is understood that if the bond issue is defeated, the State has the authority and will make the necessary improvements wi h the cost passed on to Edenton tax payers. If this becomes ne cessary, the general opinion is that tile cost will be considerably more. Much thought and considera tion has been given to the bond issue by the Board of Public Works and Town Councilmen., The opinion has been advanced by Boprd of Public Works mem bers that there is a possibility that the interest and principal of the bond issue can be paid from Electric & Water Depart ment earnings. However, this means" that the town’s general fund will not receive any money Ifrortjjthe Board of Public Works, which for many years has been I transferred to meet the town’s operating expenses and obvious ly down the tax rate con siderably. Without question, if the major portion of the Electric £i Water Department’s earnings go toward the bond payment, it ifTH be necessary to increase the Cwtkiued on Page B—Section 1 i^>+>*i*++*^*****^*+****r*****+>**o^***+ &svic CALENDAR j A ! Edenton's ,Aces and Acelels | Will. Play the Plymouth teams «n*the local court Friday night! ft lift Week. I Edenton Band Parents Asso ciation will sponsor a barbecue dinner Saturday night, January 23, from 6 to 8 o'clock BC&i John A. Holmes High | Sdhew cafeteria. Chowanoka Council No. 54, Degree of Pocahontas, will meet , tonight (Thursday) at 8 o'clock f in the Ned Men ball. Edenton Jaycees will meet to night (Thursday) at 7 o'clock at the Edenton Restaurant. I Edenton Chapter No. 302. Or- Continued on Page 6 Section » yuVOirtf-Lriru^-rj — ■>» President W. P. Jones Appoints Standing Committee Chairmen To Serve C. Os C. During 1960 j Chairmen of thirteen stand 1 ii^-committees of the Chamber of Commerce, Which carry ou‘ -the organization’s activities, have been appointed by President W. approved by the board of direc wmm said the Chamber’s com * are ,<the found * tion vpon THE CHOWAN HERALD ' / r~' — \ 1 ! Proclaims March of Dimes Month I - mr*mm # ri l m \ !■ ■pm - I ! i Mayor John A. Mitchener, right above, proclaims January in Edenton as New March of. Dimes Month. Accepting the signed proclamation is William B. Gardner, 1960 campaign 1 director. Mayor Mitchener asks the people of Edenton and ! Chowan County to support the New March of Dimes which is sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.—(Photo by J. P. Ricks, Jr.) Edenton Lions Club Entertains Chowan’s 4-II Corn Club Boys EdentonoLions played host on Monday night to nine members | of the Chowan County 4-H Corn Club and their fathers as guests, j The corn-growing contest was originated back in 1944 and has been an annual event since that time. The average this year was the highest since the beginning of the program at 96.86 bushels per acre. Awards of $lO for est yield are divided into three groups. Winner for the age 10 through 12 age group was Tommy Brab ble, son of J. T. Brabble. Tom my’s yield was 110 bushels per acre. Winner for the age 13 through 14 age group was Richard White, son of E. S. White. Richard’s. /Wwwwvwvw - Masonic Program | Presented Tonight Tonight (Thursday) the Arcacia t Lodge will present its annual 1 play in the Masonic Temple of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. & IA. M. This group has previously presented their play in Edenton and each time it has attracted , a .large number of Masons who were very much pleased with the performance. Tonight’s ap pearance of the Norview Lodge players is expected to attract; another large crowd. The Virginia group is schedul ed to arrive in Edenton at 7 o’clock, when dinner will be served in the dining room, with local Masons invited to partici pate. IThe play will begin at 8 o’clock with no business to be transacted by .the lodge. j ties.” 1 Chairmen named were W. Her bert Hollowell, Jr., budget com-1 mittee; R. Elton Forehand, Jr.,] • advertising and promotion; John! W. Graham, civic affairs; Philip! S. McMuilan, education; Chief! George I. Dail, health and safe-] ty; Richard S. Atkinson, Jr., in-i dustrial development; Joe H.[ i Conger, Jr., membership; George| . Aim a Byrum, merchants; Alberti ; Byrum. state and national as-j i fairs; Shelton Moore, Gil sjliam Wood, highways and trans- j j portation; Bruce Jones, recre i ation and George S. Lewis, ag sj Other members on the com -1 j y e i Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 14, 1960. yield was 116 bushels per acre. I Winner for the age 15 and over age group was Jerry White, son of Sid White. Jerry’s yield was 120.9 bushels per acre. Jerry explained. to the group some of his cultivation prac-1 tices. Richard White spoke fori the group and expressed the group’s appreciation for the sponsorship of the contest anc’ evening’s entertainment. Oth ers participating in the pro gram were Harry Venters, assist ant county agent, and C. W. Overman, county agent. James Griffin presented the awards. James Parks, son of E. F.| Parks, raised 116.5 bushels; Ber nard Dale, son of W. R. Dale, raised 109 bushels; Leon Evans, Continued on Page 4—Section 1 73 Pints Os Blood Donated Monday * Tom Ridgeway, Chowan Coun ty Red Cross blood program chairman, reports that 73 pints of blood were donated at the bloodmobile here Monday. The quota was 95 pints. Mr. Ridgeway expresses his appreciation to all who donated blood as well as those who help-, ed in any way. He especially thanks Joe Swanner, James Still man, Charlie Swanner, West Leary, W. E. Bond, H. A. Cam pen and Bill Perry, as well as others who have consistently do nated blood. Mr. Ridgeway him self is a three gallon blood donor. New Master 1 kkl McKAV WASHINGTON la an impressive ceremony Thursday night. McKay Wash inatom, was installed as master [ of OanimUT Lodge No. 7, A. F Mrs. i. D. EHiott fleeted President ! Os Woman’s Chib 1 Club Goes on Record i To Support Bond Is !i sue For Sewage Im provements At the January meeting of the Edenton Woman’s Club,, Richard Hines, Superintendent, and T. C. Byrum, Jr., chairman of the Board of Public Works, gave a detailed tatyc on the bond issue which will be voted on Feb ruary 16. and the sewage dis posal plant for'which this bond issue is intended. The Woman’s Olub went on record to support this bond issue and assist in any way possible the passing of same. The new officers for the club year 1960-61 were unan mously elected and will be installed at ! the May meeting. The following were elected - 1 President, Mrs. J. D. Elliott; I vice president, Mrs. George A. Byrum; secretary, Mrs. Herbert Hollcwell; corresponding secre tary, Mrs. Wendell H. Copeland; treasure l- , Mrs. Mvda Taylor: his torian, Mrs. James H. Grifin. Members of the club will par ticipate in the “Mother’s Maroh” which will be held on January ! 28 in connection with the March of Dimes which is sponsored by I the Jaycees. C. OF C. Endorses I Sewer Bond Issue Board of Directors In ! Favor of Addition to Present System 1 The issuance of bonds to con ' struct a sewage treatment plant | and to make improvements to | the town’s present system was endorsed by the Chamber of Commerce board of directors at | their meeting Wdnesday. It was the consensus of those | present that the new plant and| other additions to the sewage i system will be advantageous to the future growth of the com munity. It is recommended that local, voters make a special effort to vote on the question at the elec- j tion to be held on Tuesday, Feb ruary 16. Band Parents Will Hold Chicken Dinner Saturday, Jan. 30th Sponsored by the Edenton; Band Parents Association, ai barbecue chicken dinner will be held in the John A. Holmes! 1 High School cafeteria Saturday night, January 30. The dinner will be served from 6 to 8 o’clock with plates . delivered if requested. It is hoped many will buy the plates at $1.25 each in order to help the association to raise funds. Degree Work At Eastern Star Meeting Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or- Ider of the Eastern Star, will meet Monday night, January 18, , at 8 o’clock. At this meeting a candidate will be initiated, so that Mrs. T. J. Wood, worthy matron, urges all members to be I present. James Edwin Byrum, Jr., Wins | First Round For Scholarship Five seniors, four from John, j A. Holmes High School and onej j from Chowan High School, were, L recently interviewed by thej I Chowan County Morehead Sehol-| i arship Committee in the* first i j round of awarding the annual | 1 scholarship award. The Chowan j Committee -is composed Os John, Graham and Herbert Hollowell. i I Jr. The late Judge Marvin Wil- I son was chairman of the com- I mittee. 1 Os the five ’students inter viewed. James Edwin Byrum. i t Jr..' was selected to be among! • students interviewed by the dis t trict committee. This interview • will be held at the Roanoke Country CSub at Williamston the Gift Certificates For First 1960 Baby ] | •” • V Harry Smiih, Jr., executive vice president of the Edenton Chamber of Commerce, is shown above presenting gift cer tificates to Mrs. Rhea L. Adams honoring her on the birth of her son, Marshall Goode Adams, the first baby born in Chowan County in 1960. The baby was born January 1 at 10:30 A. M. ai the Chowan Hospital. Local merchants contributed gift cer tificates and services to the parents of the new baby.—(Photo ! by J. P. Ricks. Jr.) I Edenton Tea Party Re - Enacted Here For News Bureau! I i _ <t Group Attired In Co lonial Costumes For Pictures to Appear In Magazine The Edenton Tea Party of 1 1774 was re-enacted by a small I group of citizens Wednesday ■ morning at the old Charlton House on West Eden Street for the benefit of the State News Bureau. Charles Kelly of the State News Bureau was here to take color pictures of the event for Dodge magazine to use with a recipe for Barker cook’es. j The Charlton .house, built I about 1769, was the home of' I Abigail Charlton, first signer of; | the tea party resolutions where iby the ladies of Edenton “re ! solved not to drink any more tea, nor to wear any more Brit | ish clothes.” The home is now | owned by Mr. and Mrs. David i M. Warren. Presiding at the tea was Mrs. I Bruce F. Jones as Penelope Barker, attired in a colonial cos tume and wearing a pin be longing to Penelope and a r ng owned by Thomas Barker, her husband. Both heirlooms are now owned by Mr. and Mrs. j R. F. Elliott. ; Tea was poured from silver I belonging to Mrs. Frances John ! ston of Hayes, one of the reso ! lution signers, and now in the Continued on Page B—Section 1 Sewage Disposal Plant Topic At Next Lions Club Meeting Edenton’s Lions Club will meet Monday night, January 13, O'clock; A.feature of this meeting will be an address by a representative of the State Health Department. The speaker will discuss the proposed sew age disposal plant for Edenton. Members of the Edenton Ro tary Club have been invited to join the Lions in order to be come better acquainted wi'h the sewage expansion in Edenton. , latter part of January. Those J students selected from this group ■ will go before the Central Com mittee for an interview in Chap , el Hill in March, j The other seniors interviewed, John Frank Phillips, Jr., Zackie ; Webster Harrell and James Mar i ion Johnston, Jr., of the John A. Holmes High School and-Jeff Ward of Chowan High School, will be considered. Each of the boys have been notified that i their papers have been given to I Charles Bernard, the University of North Carolina’s director of admissions, who will advise the students about other scholarship i opportunities jn the University. — I ifleSgCiosTl a r> According to Mis. Wesley Chesson. Jr., Seal Sale Chair man for the Chowan County Tu berculosis Association, 51,416.30 has been contributed by resi ents of Chowan County to be used in a continuous fight against tuber culosis. "Only through the generous contributions from individual in 1 each county can this program' be carried on," says Mrs. Ches- j son, "so it is hoped that all who have not contributed, not through neglect but oversight, , will do so at once so that the, . Chowan County goal of $2,000j will be reached before the drive is declared officially closed. We need $583.70 to meet our quota." Hospital Auxiliary Officers For ’6O Will Be Installed Frida\ The Chowan Hospital Auxiliary j vill meet Friday afternoon, Jan-1 uary 15. at 3 o’clock in thej nurses’ home. A feature of this, meeting will be the installation i of officers for the new year. J when Mrs. L. A. Patterson will j succeed Mrs. J. W. Davis as president. Mrs. Davis urges a full at tendance for the installation ceremony. LIONS MEET MONDAY Edenton Lions will meet Mon- j day night, January 18. at 7 o'clock. President T. B. Willi- ! ford urges a 100 per cent meet ing. j Nominated 1, s. d (? j JAMES EDWIN BYRUM, JR. In a report of the Morehead ■ Scholarship Committee for Cho i wan County. James Edwin By f rum. Jr., has been invited to . appear before the District Com ! mittee at the Roanoke Country t Club at Williamslon late in Jan i uary. Six boys will be se cc'ed r from this group to go before E the Central Committee in Chapel » Hill in March to compete for > the coveted Morehead Scholar ship, 52.50 Per Year In North Carolinf ——■■■ ■■ ■ s {Contract Awarded To Extend Sewage To Industrial Site f Not Sold Yet | | Though the abandoned Rocky Hock School property was again scld to Rocky Hock Community Center Monday morning of last week, it will be put up for sale again. The bid for $2,150 has been raised, so that when the sale is again held Wednesday morn ing, January 27, at 11 o'clock the starting bid will be $2,360. BoyScouteWiilSeTl Peanuts To Help To Boost March Dimes Road Block and Crutch Sale Held Last Week Proves Very Satis factory j i As part of the month-long , New March of Dimes Drive Boyi | Scouts w'ill sell peariuts in down-1 I town Edenton Saturday. Pro-j ; • ceeds from the sale will be add-! ' ed to money already collected by the Junior Chamber of Com- , merce, sponsors of the local drive. j Jaycees are contacting busi-! ( nessmen —sor —solicitations tills) ~ week. ( The projects held last week- ; end were successful. The road- . block Sunday totaled $114.67 and;, the crutch sale by the teenagers ; Saturday $85.62. William B. j , Gardner. 1960 campaign director. , termed the crutch sale headed ; by Mary Thorud as excellent. j Assisting in the sale of crutch- , es were the following 7th. Bth i ] Continued on Page 4—Section J ! - * t Masons Install s Officers For ’6O ! t In an impressive ceremony c Thursday night officers for 1960 t for Unanirn ty Lodge No. 7. A. F.; \ & A. M.. were installed withj William W. Adams as the install- j c | ing officer. j ( | Officers installed were: Mas-1 } ter, McKay Washington: senior; warden. Dr. A. F. Downum; jun- { ior warden. J. C. Parks: treas- < | urer. R. E. Leary: secretary, W. - C. Bunch, Jr.: senior deacon, J. i A. Bunch, junior deacon. Thomas I Byrum: senior steward. Rodney Harrell. Jr.; junior steward. Al bert Lassiter, Jr.; chaplain. Rich-' aid W. King; tyler. LaDel Park-* er. 1 J. Edwin Bufflap. marshal, as -; I sisted Mr. Adams with the in-1 : stallation ceremony. At the con- \ , elusion refreshments were served j in the kitchen. JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT I Edenton's Junior Chamber of : j Commerce will meet tonight | (Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the I Edenton Restaurant. West By-i rum, Jr., urges all members to! attend. VFW MEETS TUESDAY William H. Coffield. Jr., Post ! No. 9280. Veterans of Foreign, | Wars, will meet Tuesday night,! January 19, at 8 o'clock. Com- ! mander John Bass is anxious to! have a large attendance. J Edenton Methodists Call Special Quarterly Conference Sunday To Discuss Vital Improvements At the request of the official] board of the Methodist Church, i a special quarterly conference will be held immediately follow ing the morning service Sunday. January 17. The purpose of the conference ■ is to consider certain necessary improvements, repairs 'and re placements to church property, so 1 1 that every member of the official j ! board is especially urged to be i ■ present. -1 The official* board has recom- i mended that the trustees be di rected to borrow $15,400 for the tT" — 1 FIGHT CANCER WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK i ► I T. A. Loving & Co. of Goldsboro Low Bid | der For Project at $107,000 In a lengthy meeting lasting until midnight Tuesday, Town Council awarded a contract to extend the sanitary sewer line from Oakum and North Bioad Streets to the new industrial site. The low bid for this extension was $107,000, submitted by T. A. Loving & Company of Goldsboro. Os the $107,000 bid, $92,723.60 is for construction and the remain ing $14,276.40 for contingencies and engineering fees, The cost jis far above the original esti- I mate which for the most part :is caused by the deep cuts ne cessary to provide proper drain age. The project is expected to be completed within 180 calen dar days and will; begin in three or four weeks. There were five bids present ed, which were opened ear.icr iuesday night by the Board of J ublic Works, and they recom mended that the Loving Com pany be awarded the contract. The Councilmen were no little surprised over the amount of the bid. for previous estimates placed the figure at around $45,000. The Councilmen also balked at the recommendation of the Board of Public Works to purchase a piece of land on which will bn erected a pumping station. This is less than two-tenths of an acre to be purchased from Jim my Parrish at a price of $650. Both boards were of the opinion that this is an excessive price for this piece of low land, but it was the most convenient site for a pumping station. Chair man Thomas By rum of the Board of Public Works, when asked, stated that his board had not inquired about anv other site which could be used and probably not be out of reason in price. The Councilmen. how ever. in a split vote, agreed to comply with the recommendation to purchase the site at the $650 figure. During the meeting the Coun cil received applications for taxi cab franchises and operator permits for 1960. The Councilmen also approv ed the application of Mr. and Continued from Page 8. Section 1 20 Years Ago ] As Found in the Files of | The Chowan Herald The Board of Public Works announced the abandonment of the custom of sending out a col lector each month to round up light and water delinquents and that after the 10th of the month service would be disconnected and a charge of 50 cents made for re-connection. Handel's immortal masterpiece, "The Messiah", was presented in the high school auditorium by a chorus of 80 trained voices com ing from Snow Hill, Ayden. Goldsboro and Greenville. Neil Hester, district governor of Lions, visited Edenton and was principal speaker at the Edenton Lions Club meeting. Edenton's merchants were ask ed to meet at the Municipal Continued oa Page 6—Section 1 ! purpose. The Parsonage Com mittee and a special committee of the official board, after care ful investigation and study, esti mate that $4,500 will be required to make the present parsonage livable and standard. A new organ is also included 1 in the improvements which will i cost in the neighborhood of $9,- ! 600 by using some of the pipes in I the present organ, i Repairs to the church steeple are also essential and this work is estimated to cost $1,300.