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| CHOWAN COUNTY
1 Volume XXVlll.—Number 25.
County Commissioners
Forced To Increase Tax Rate
To $1.32 For Year 1961 - ’62
Increased Cost Os Op
eration of Schools I:
Contributing Facto]
For Increase
Meeting in special session 01
Monday morning, Chowan Coun
ty Commissioners approved thf
'budget for the county for th<
fiscal year 1961-62. Floodec
with figures, the Commissioner;
r were able to come up with ;
rate of $1.32 on the SIOO prop
erty valuation which is 22 cent;
above the present rate of sl.lO
The increase is somewhat les;
than was at first anticipatec
when the budgets for the vari
ous departments were first sub
mitted.
The new budget calls for to
tal appropriations amounting tc
$497,133.57, Os course this fig
ure is reduced by funds from
other sources, so that the amount
to be levied for totals $267,580.90
The lion’s share of the budget
is for operation of schools with
$177,799 being appropriated. This
portion of the budget requires
76 cents of the $1.32 rate. The
levy in reality will be $155,-
408.03, for $22,390.67 is antici
pated from other revenue. This
includes $8,566.90 from fines,
forfeitures, penalties, etc. Dog
taxes are estimated at $1,079;
poll taxes, $1,636.50; intangible
tax, $10,108.27 and an estimated
school fund balance of SI,OOO.
Bond requirements call for an
appropriation of $32,536.26. With
an unexpended balance of $lO,-
000, the amount to be levied is
$22,536-26, which requires 11
cents of the tax rate.
Charity, including general a
w and hry call;
for ah appropriation of $22,-
. continued on Page 6—Section t
Baptist Youth Camps
Planned At Chowan
About 800 persons are expect
ed to attend Baptist Association
al youth camps on the campus
of Chowan College this sum
mer.
Two camps—one, the week of
June 19-23, the other, the week
of July 10-14—are scheduled for
the young people of the 60
churches of the Chowan Baptist
Association.
West Chowan Association youth
will gather on the Chowan
campus for a week-end encamp
ment June 23-26, and for a reg
ular camp the week of June
26-30.
The camp for young people
representing the 54 churches of
the North Roanoke Baptist As
sociation is set for July 17-21.
South Roanoke Association
campers will wind up the sum
mer camping program at Cho
* wan College w'hen they gather
for the week of July 24-28.
RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv
ed Order of Red Men, will meet
Monday night, June 26, at 8
o’clock. Bill Harris, sachem,
calls attention to the fact that
officers will be nominated for
the new six-months term, so that
a large attendance is desired.
| 20 Years Ago
| 1 As Found In Th• Files Os
! The Chowan Herald
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The Edenton Chamber of Com
merce went on positive record
as endorsing the idea of holding
a peanut festival in Edenton
with E. W. Spires appointed as
general chariman.
Edenton Masons observed past
master's night at which 12 of
the 18 living past masters were
present E. R. Conger was pre
sented a medal for being a
Mason for over 50 peers and E.
T. Rawßnsan a ring for serving
as master of the lodge ter two
Some 58 members of the Eden
ten High School Band left by
I they participated in the Aroeri
* can Legion parade in connection
wifli to# stal# convention.
In compliance with a procla-
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Represent Edenton At Boys State
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HERB ADAMS
Two Edenton boys. Herb Adams and Mac Wright, sponsored by
Ed Bond Post No. 40 of the American Legion, are attending Boys
State at Chaoel Hill this week. Both boys will be members of the
senior class at John A. Holmes High School in September.
Chowan Sales Os
Savings Bonds Is
15.9% Os Quota
Richard Atkinson, Jr.,
Chairman For Cho
wan, Reports Sales
$3,514 For May
Richard S. Atkinson, Jr., Cho
wan County volunteer chairman
for U. S. Sayingg Bonds sales,
sports that C owar Cooptv
zeos bougnt $3,514 Wurth'of Sav
ings Bonds during May. This
represents 15.9 percent of the
county’s 1961 quota, which is
$113,520.
For the second successive
month U. S. Savings Bonds sales
in North Carolina showed in
creases over the corresponding
month of 1960, according to Mr.
Atkinson.
The combined sales of Series
E and H Savings Bonds during
May for the State were $3,747,-
348. This is an increase of more!
than 6% over May of last year !
Series E Bond sales were up
5% and Series H Bonds jumped'
18 % above last May’s sales.
Cumulative sales for the pe- j
riod of January through May
amounted to $20,298,440. This is
nearly 40% of the State’s quota
for 1961. I
U. S. Weather Bureau Marks
Opening Os Hurricane Season
The United States Weather
Bureau marked the official
opening of the hurricane season
June 15 when it began investi
gating all tropical weather dis
turbances.
After June 15 the Weather
Bureau maintains a hurricane
warning service to alert persons
living in the path of a tropical
storm of impending danger.
Adequate warning of a storm’s
approach is given so that' pre
cautions can be taken to prevent
injuries and damage, the Na
t Three Edenton Girls Will Make Debut In September
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GRACE TOWNSON MARGARET HOLMES FRANCES HOLTON
Three Edenton girl* we scheduled to make their debut in society by the Terpsichorean Chib of
Raleigh Friday, September 8. The trio includes Grace Townson, Margaret Holmes and Frances
te ihe*daughter^ Holton
Edenton, (Jhc County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 22, 1961.
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MAC WRIGHT
Maps And Guides
Os Ocean Hiway
Now Available
i
Travel on U. S. 17 Is
Speeded Up By In
creased Schedule of
Chesapeake Ferry
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T. A. Dobson of Accomac, Va..
newly elected president of the
•Ocean Hiway Association, has
been advised by Nolan C.
CiuuidieiV general manager of
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and
Tunnel District, Norfolk, of a 1
fast new summer schedule of
Chesapeake Bay Ferry crossings
which went into effect June 15
on the water link of the Ocean j
Hiway route.
I
The new, fast, round the clock
summer schedule of the ferry j
operation that serves the popu-1
lar north-south G'cean Hiway I
route between New York and
Florida will utilize seven huge
automobile and passenger trans
port ships in the 21-mile cross
ing between Kiptopeke Beach,
Va., and Little Creek, Va. The
1961 summer schedule increases |
the ferry service by up to 46,
crossings of Chesapeake Bay
daily as traffic demands. It in
sures that summer vacationists I
Continued on Page 3—Section I
tional Board of Sire Under
writers points out.
1 The National Board of Fire
Underwriters, a service organiz
ation sponsored by capital stock i
fire insurance companies, has |
drawn up a list of safeguards to
be taken in areas where storms
threaten.
Hurricanes and tropical wind
storms have caused billions of
dollars in property damage and
taken countless lives over the
years. Hurricane Donna, which
! Continued on Page s—Section 1
;i” ackson Moves
% Edenton Front
11. Airy Position
Working In Animal
Disease Eradication
Division of Depart
ment of Agriculture
Dr. H. C. Jackson, a veteri
narian at Mt. Airy, has arrived
! in Edenton, from where he will
jbe working in 15 northeastern
! North Carolina counties. He be
| gan his duties last week.
Dr. Jackson in May accepted
I an appointment with the U. S.
i Department of Agriculture, Ani
mal Disease Eradication Divis
ion.
A desire for shorter hours and
to be near real estate interests
with which Mrs. Jackson is con
cerned in Bertie County ware
the reasons given for the change
Dr. Jackson explained,
j The Jackson family moved to
j Mount Airy in January, 1944. He
J was active in civic and com
| munity life in that section, hav
-1 ing served as past president of
; ! the Kiwanis Club and a mem
s | ber of the Renfro Masonic
I Lodge and Oasis Temple Shrine
Mrs. Jackson was recent secre- (
; tary of the Salvation Army (
i board in Mt. Airy. Their two
i sons are Steve, an Eagle Scout
and ninth grade student, and
! Tommy, a second grade pupil, j
Rocky Hock Leadsj
In Baseball League
I The Rocky Hock Orioles down-
Crcswell Friday night by a
score of 8 to 6. Creswell gotj
off to a fast start with 3 runs
i in the first inning, but the Ori
! nles took the lead in the inning
and held it the remainder of the
game.
Forehand and Harrell pitched
for Rocky Hock with Forehand
getting the win. They combined
to get 10 strikeouts and gtve'upj
8 hits. Vanhorn, Cahoon and
Tarkenton did the mound work
for Creswell, giving up 12 hits
and striking out 12. Vanhorn
was the losing pitcher,
j Jack Evans had 3 hits while |
| Ashley and Tynch had 2 each'
f for the winners. D. Sneli led
j the Creswell hitting with 3 hits.,
Rocky Hock’s next home game :
l will be Friday night at Hicks
Field with Colerain.
The club needs the support of
fans, so that it is hoped a large
crowd will turn out for the
game.
League Standing
W L Pet.
j Rocky Hock 2 0 1.000
| Colerain 11 .500
Aulander 11 .500
j Creswell 0 2 .000
Revival Services At
Christian Church
The Rev. E. C. Alexander, pas- j
tor of the First Christian
Church, announces revival ser
vices will start Sunday night,
June 25, and continue through
July 1.
The Rev. R. L. Topping of
Roanoke Rapids, N. C., will be
! guest minister. Services will be
held at 7:30 o’clock. The public
is invited to all services.
VFW MEETS TUESDAY
William H. Coffield Post No.
9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will meet Tuesday night, June
27. Commander Bill Harris urg
es a large attendance.
Mayor Mitchener Made “Admiral”
r.ai.ieu a-cve ai ie.l is Richard Dixon presenting Mayor John
kitchener a certificate designating him as an "Admiral" of the
forth Carolina Navy. The honor goes to anybody who will con
ribute as much as SIOO to save the USS North Carolina, which it
s ho-ed will be moved to Wilming'on, N. C„ as a Battleship
Memorial.—(Photo by J. P. Ricks. Jr.)
Chowan To Be Represented On
Battleship USS North Carolina
All 100 of North Carolina’s
counties will be represented on
J three separate USS North Caro
'lina honor rolls when sufficient
funds materialize for the pre
paration of exhibits aboard the
famous battleship.
Chowan County will have 10
names on the principal honor
roll, which will cover the ser
vicemen from the county who
died in World War 11. Os this
number from Chowan County
six died while serving in the
Army and the Air Force and
four died in combat serving
with the Navy, Marines and
Coast Guard.
Local Beauticians
At Beauty Show
Anne Jenkins Honor
ed For Being Oldest j
In Point of Service
.
Edenton beauticians and hair
stylists were well represented at
the 29th annual beauty show of
Southern Beauty Supply Com
pany of Norfolk which was held
at Virginia Beach Sunday and
Monday. Nine of Edenton’s
beauticians attended the show
and all were well pleased with
what they witnessed.
Host to the show was Michael
A. Martinette, president of
Southern Beauty Supply Com
oany and the show was pro
duced by Harry Robins, New
York hair stylist.
Edenton people who attended
the show were Mr. and Mrs.
Max Leary, Miss Christine Har
ris, Mrs. Edith Bufflap, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Allsbrook and daugh
ter., Vickie, Mrs. Ineida Walker,
Mrs. Margaret White, Miss Cher
ry Boyce, Mrs. Anne Jenkins
and Mrs. Camilla Driver.
Mrs. Jenkins was signally
honored at the show by being
the oldest active beautician in
attendance in years of experi
ence. Mrs. Jenkins has been a
beautician for 40 years and is
the oldest in point of service in
North Carolina. For her long
service in beauty culture work,
Mrs. Jenkins was recognized by
being called to the platform and
she was presented gifts in rec
ognition of her service by all
of the beauty culture manufac
urers.
Mrs. Leary Installed
Director For BPW
Mrs. Lena Leary ancl Miss
Pauline Calloway attended the
State Convention of Federated
BPW Clubs of North Carolina
held in Durham.
During the session Mrs. Leary
was installed director of Dis
trict 10 for a two-year term.
' The installation was conduct
! ed by Mrs. Dorothy Ford of Los
Angeles, Calif., who is a repre
sentative of the National Fed-!
eration of BPW Clubs.
Headquarters for the Conven
tion was the Jack Tar Hotel,
with over 350 registered for the
meetinf.
LIBRARY CLOSED JUNE 27
Shepard-Pruden Memorial Li
brary will be closed all day
Tuesday, June 27, for a regional
board meeting in Plymouth.
The Aimy and Air Force list
bears the names of 4.680 indivi
dual North Carolinians who were
killed in action or died of
Wounds. The official Navy, Ma
rine Cors and Coast Gupard list
carries 1,369 from the state dead
in combat and 14 dead in prison
camps. All 6,063 will be listed
individually by county aboard
ship when the Battleship Com
mission is able to carry out its
plans.
Another of the county by
county rosters contemplated for
the Battleship Memorial is the
list of schools that participated
Continued on Page 2—Section t
Edenton Negro Is i
Honored In N. Y.
Plaque Is Presented to
James E. Newby For ;
Services Rendered
i
A native Edenton Negro,
James E. Newbv, was signally
honored in New York City Sat- '
urday night when he was award
ed a plaque for outstanding ser
vice rendered the community for
31 years. During that time he
has been one of the most out
standing citizens and has led!
such an exemplary life that hej
serves as a model for decent and|
cloo-n living.
Lending to his selection for
the honor is his continued in
terest and support of the under- j
privileged children of the State J
of New York; clean living and
moral support for 31 years in'
the community; support and
guidance of an Old Folks’ Home|
and the only barber to be se
lected by the New York Board;
of Education to teach barbering.
A benefit dance was also held|
lin his honor Saturday night at
the Henry Lincoln Johnson
Lodge in New York City. The,
proceeds went to underprivileged i
children. |
Service Stations
('becking Canners
Three service stations are'
available in the county for hav
ing pressure canners checked.
They are M & R Servicenter at!
Center Hill, Earl Smith’s store,
Rocky Hock and Miltcn Bunch’s
Service Station in Edenton.
There will be no charge for
having these pressure canners t
checked.
“You are urged to have your !
pressure canner checked before!
the canning season really gets i
underway,” advises Miss Paul-1
ine Calloway, home agent. “How
accurate your gauge is and how ;
the petcock and safety valve are
operating will greatly affect the
quality of the canned product.
By having these checked at one
!of the above places, you will be
able to determine if there are
any defects which should be
corrected.
“The owner should bring the
pressure canner to the place to
have it checked thoroughly and
cleaned. Also, be sure to take
all parts which belong to the !
pressure canner, as accurate !
testing cannot be done unless all !
parts are cm the canner.’*
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
Navy Announces It
Will Open Harvey
Point For Testing
|[ Wanted!
j John Shackelford. Chairman of
the Chowan County Red Cross
' Chapter is anxious to conduct
Red Cross swimming lessons in
Edenton. However, at present,
he has not been able *o contact
any person who will serves as
i ar instructor.
\ Anvbody who will cooperate
f in this program and is willing
' to be an instructor is requeste ’
I to contact Mr. Shackelford.
Two Edenton Boys
! Attend Boys State
Herb Adams and Mac (
, Wright Sponsored
By Legion Post
Two Edenton boys, Herb Ad
ams and Mac Wright, are in
Chapel Hill this week attending
Boys’ State. The youngsters are
sponsored by Ed Bond Post No.
40 of the American Legion and
while in Chapel Hill will study
extensively state government.
Young Adams is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Adams,
| He was president of the junior
class at John A. Holmes High
School last year and has been
elected president of the senior
class next year. He is also a
member of the National Honor
Society and served as a marshal
I for graduation exercises.
] Wright is the son of Mr. and!
Mrs. McKinley F. Wright. Hej
was vice president of the Stu-;
dent Council last year and was
elected president of the Council
Dor next year. Hq also fa aj
member of the National Honor
Society.
i Two Chowan County: girls
1 sponsored by the Auxiliary of
lEd Bond Post, returned Satur
day from Chapel Hill, where
they spent a week attending
Girls’ State. The two girls were;
Anne Jenkins, a student at John
A. Holmes High School and An
nie Ruth Nixon, student at Cho
wan High School.
Three Edenton Girls
! Will Make Debut In
Raleigh Sept. Bth
Three young ladies from Eden
j ton have been invited by the
Terpsichorean Club to make !
■ their debut Friday. September
8. in Raleigh.
They are Miss Frances Her
| .nan Holton, daughter of Mrs.
David Holton and the late Mr.
Holton; Miss Margaret Austin
j Holmes, daughter of Mr. and
I Mrs. W. D. Holmes, Jr., and Miss
Grace Townson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Townson. Jr.
Miss Holton and Miss Town-
J son are students at Salem Col
. lege and Miss Holmes graduat
■ed in June from Fairfax Hall
i Preparatory School for girls at
j Fairfax. Va.
ROTARY MEETS TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club will
meet this (Thursday) afternoon!
at 1 o’clock at the Parish House.!
I The program will be in charge
of Dr. W. I. Hart and Presi-1
dent Elton Forehand urges a 100 1
percent attendance. i
Young People Conduct Services
At Rocky Hock Church Sunday
Youth Sunday was observed
at Rocky Hock Baptist Church
on June 18. when youth had
charge of all leadership in the
church as follows:
Sunday School personnel:
General superintendent, Danny i
Long; general secretary and
treasurer, Arlyn Bunch; super
intendent of adults, Scott Ober;
secretary and treasurer, Bobby
Bass; organist, Mary Alice Perry;
pianist, Annie Ruth Nixon; chor
ister, Malcolm Bunch.
Adult Teachers: David Allred,
Frank Evans, Gerald Harrell,
Lloyd Wayne Evans, Bertrom
Harrell, Zackie Harrell, Sammy
Morris, Mary Ann Hare, Ester
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Relatively Few Will
| Be Stationed There;
! Principally Civilians
To Be Employed
According to an official an
j .louncement Monday by the U. S.
Navy, a super secret testing sta
! tion for classified materials and
I equipment will be established at
the Harvey Point Naval Air
Station near Hertford about
July 1.
The base has been inactive
ince construction on a super jet
eaplane base was halted two
! years ago after sl2 million had
j oeen spent on the project. The
| work was stopped after the Navy
| Iropped its seaplane program.
A Fifth Naval District spokes
-1 :an said Tuesday that all
j branches of the services will use
J he testing facility, which will be
•affed primarily by civilian per
onnel which will be transferred
) Harvey Point from Camp
’erry, Va.
The Navy added that the
raining and bombing operations
mw being conducted in the Har
rey Point area will continue.
“The relatively few individuals
vho will be located at the site
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
Property Os Legion
Post Clear Os Debt
)eed Presented Tues
day Night to New
Commander
j Edward G. Bond Post No. 40
i f the American Legion held a
joint meeting with the Legion
Auxiliary Tuesday night. June
10. The object of the joint
neeting was to install officers
'or both organizations. The of
ficers were installed by Past
'ommander E. J. Hobbs and
sii'T as follows
Auxiliary—Mrs. J. L. Chest
nutt. president; Mrs. Johnetta
White, vice president; Mrs. E. L.
Hollowell, secretary; Mrs. Iris
Mills, treasurer; Mrs. Roy Leary,
'haolain; Mrs. Gene Perry, his
torian. and Mrs. Paul Holoman,
ergeant-at-arms.
Legion—Robert Powell, com
eonder: Heavv Deßlois. first
•’ice commander: Earl White,
second vice commander; Skinner
dn or* Pan® 1 « r*n I
! civic calendar]
An election lo authorize lhe
ssuance of $289,000 school build-
; ng bonds will be held Tuesday,
July 11, with polls open from
6:30 A. M. so 6:30 P. M.
Revival services will begin as
he First Christian Church Sun
day night. June 25. and continue
through Saturday night. July 1,
with services each night at 7:30
o'clock.
Edenton Rotarians will meet
this (Thursday) afternoon at 1
o'clock in the Parish House.
Chowan Tribe of Red Men
will meet Monday night at 8
o'clock.
William H. Coffield Jr. Post
Ne. 9280, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will meet Tuesday night
at 8 o'clock.
A dance will be held at the
VFW post home Saturday night,
| beginning at 9 o'clock.
Laytcn, Beckie Harrell, Loretta
Bunch. Kay Bunch, Faye Ober.
Nancy Spivey and Carolyn
Evans.
Intermediate Department: Sup
erintendent, Betty Jean Smith;
secretary, Thomas Pcele; pian
ist, Brenda Bunch: teachers,
Donald Forehand, Paul White
man, Clark Peele. Judy Evans
and Joyce Nixon.
Junior Department: Superin
tendent. Kathryn Tynch; secre
tary and pianist, Wilma Leigh
Nixon; teachers, Bobby Boyce,
Leon Evans, Frances Nixon and
Etta Ree Bunch.
Primary Depteitaent: Superm-