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> A Newspaper Devoted To the Progress of the Albemarle Area L J Volume XXXl.—Number 28. County Tax Rate Again Set At $1.58 For 64-65 By County Commissioners Various Budgets Up But Valuation Also Higher Resulting In Same Rate Chowan County Commission ers, after long and serious con sideration of anticipated expend ' itudes and income, presented and adopted the county’s budget for 1964-65 at their meeting Monday morning. Though the various depart ment budgets reflected an in crease in appropriations, the Commissioners were able to juggle figures to the extent that the new budget will remain the same as last year—sl.sß per SIOO property valuation, plus a 10- cent rate for fire protection for those living outside the Edenton city limits. The rate is calculated on a property valuation of $22,225,000, which compares with a valua tion of $21,500,000 last year. The budget calls for an over all expenditure of $638,954.35 as compared with $595,926.92 last year. Os course, the school budget. i calls for the largest outlay, with ' anticipated expenditures esti mated at $212,094.25. Os this amount the city 'unit requests M $156,655.25 and the county unit $55,439.00. The total, however, is reduced by $32,071.75, (which includes $15,000.04 anticipated from fines, forfeitures, penalties, etc.; $1,039.00 from dog tax; $13,- Conllnued on Pago 3, Section 1 ' — , 20 Years Ago As Found In The File* Os The-Chowan Herald * Chowan County Commissioners considered the 1944-4$ budget and set the county tax rale at 80 cents per SIOO property valu ation, which was the same as tha previous year. Honor was paid John A. Holmes as governor of the 198th notary District at an inter-city meeting held in the lEdenton ar mory, when in the neighborhood of 200 Rotarians and Rotary Anns in the district attended. W. E. Malone was installed as president of the Edenton Lions Club and H. A. Campen was installed as president of the Edenton Rotary Club. Two more Edenton boys were listed in the war’s casualties, bringing the killed or missing to date to ten. The latest to be added to the list were Sgt. Mil ton Bunch, -who was reported missing and William I. Cossens. reported killed in action. Conl'd. on Page 2—Section 1 Wallace H. McCown Os Manteo Mew Governor Os Rotary District No. 771 Wallace H. McCown, an attor ney of Manteo, on July 1 took office as Governor of District 771 of Rotary International, worldwide association of Rotary Clubs, for 1964-65. l One of 276 men serving as Rotary District Governors from i 50 countries of the world, Mc- was elected at Rotary’s convention in Toronto, Canada, in June. His district comprises 40 Rotary Clubs in Piedmont and Eastern North Carolina, in cluding the Rotary Club of Edenton. To prepare for his responsi bilities during the year, McCown attended a 9-day meeting in June at the Lake* Placid Club in •upper New York State. With fellow governors from all parts of the world he participated in study sessions to' further his knowledge of ways to implement! the program of Rotary, and was instructed in his administrative At the Lake Placid , Wally McGowan met Charles W . Pettengill of Greenwich, Con neeticut who also assumed of- L fice as president of the global j i x . . THE CHOWAN HERALD I 1 " ■' ' Wins Scholarship % * ’. - /■. f wm;. m j?*: Miss Sandra Leigh Cale. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cale, has been named a recipi ent of a scholarship at Louis burg College for the fall of 1964. Miss Cale had previously been selected for the local Business and Professional Women's schol arship. A 1964 graduate of John A. Holmes High SchooL Sandra was an outstanding high school student. She was a member of the band for four years and was chosen the Jaycette Student of the Month. She plans to major in business at Louisburg. FwsCanCiaim Refund OnGas Tax 262 Os Chowan Coun ty’s 340 Farms Ap plied In 1963 liitoWlPidO ’ - ; _ "■'■"■WJJTV.**.—-r % Cash in the form of refunds from taxes paid on gasoline used for non-highway purposes is resting in state and federal cof fers, waiting to be claimed by Chowan County farmers. Farmers are permitted by law to claim a six-cent refund from the state an da four-cent refund from the federal government on each gallon of gasoline they use in. farm tractors and other farm equipment. Last year refunds were ap plied for from only 262- of Cho wan County’s 340 farms, repre-\ senting a sizeable loss in net in come to these farmers Who did not file a claim. To receive the refund, a farm er must file applications with the U. S. and N. C. Department of Internal Revenue between July 1 and September 30, points out Jim Allgood, extension farm management specialist at North Carolina State. Continued on Page s—Section • m 4m . JISRBr m v |Wl |Flk ' WALLACE a McCOWN He will meet with President West Bykim and Secretary Wil jliara 4- Hollar of Hie Edenton Rotary Club on his visit here. m pi—. . Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 9,19647 Development VMp At Advance i s To Meet July Ernest Stallings, ral Defense Special ist Will Be Principal Speaker The Advance Community De velopment Organization will meet at the Community Build ing Tuesday night, July 14, at 8 o’clock. According to Mrs. Ruth Efird, secretary-treasurer, this will be a community pro ject planning meeting, so that, all families and other interested parties are urged to attend. County Agent C. W. Overman will present the guest speakers for the meeting, Ernest Stall ings, Extension specialist on rural defense. Mr. Stallings has lectured the group in the past and has always given a very interesting and informative talk. A large attendance is urged in order to help leaders and the planning committee by making ideas and suggestions known. Joe Thorud New Lions President Officers Installed at Meeting of Club on Monday Night Edenton Lions installed new officers for the year at their meeting held Monday night at the Edenton Restaurant. Joe Thorud was installed as presi dent and succeeds Dr. A. F. Downum. Other officers installed were: Dr. Richard Hardin, first vice president; Daniel Reeves, second VtCtr-president; George Lewis, third vice president; Henry Cuthrell, Lion Tamer; Rudolph Dail, Tail Twister; W. J. Taylor, ■secretary and treasurer; two-year directors, E. L. Hollowell and Leo Katkaveck; one-year direc tors, Hector Lupton and Jesse Harrell. The officers were installed by Herbert Hollowell, wh<t was elected Deputy District Governor at the State Lions Convention in Raleigh in June. Mr. And Mrs. Frank White Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank White celebrated their 60t!h wedding an niversary Saturday, July 4. On July 4, 1904, J. Frank White and Saintie S. Miller were mar ried in Hertford by the Rev. M. H. Tuttle, a Methodist minister. To this happy union was born three daughters and six sons. The first little girl, Varina Cheshire, died at the age of three. Flowers were placed in the Edenton Baptist Church Sunday in honor of Mr. and Mrs. White by their children. The couple had as their guests to celebrate the 60th wedding anniversary the following chil dren: Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank White, Jr., and son Joe of Char lotte; Mr. and Mrs. Fred F. White and daughter Karen of Norfolk; William Allen White of New Orleans, La.; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. White and children Susan and Sam, Jr., of Rich mond; Mr. and Mrs. James W. Wilkins and daughters, Candace and Arie Lea of Suffolk. They all remained Saturday and Sun day and returned to their re spective homes on Monday. The Rev. and Mrs. Harry C. Hand and dhildren of Alexis and Mr. and Mrs. Ned M. White and daughter Leana of Maysville, California, were unable to at tend. Three Win Prizes At Cape Colony July 4 A very gratifying crowd was on hand ,at Cape Colony Satur day, July 4, when a goodly number Os lots Were sold and prices awarded. Hie three prize winners were: I^irst— A won by Nancy Second - A General Electric television, won by "Rpscoe A. I PnKino a f . ... .» National Guardsmen At Summer Camp mm * • fEyjjw ’ ~WL&%¥** ■*Tf - J "■'lm i "'zSßkti- toH ■■■■>■" ■ sm ♦*"- Tl. „ - ■■ ■ Pictured above is a group of Edenton National Guardsmen who spent two weeks in training at Fori Bragg. Pictured are Jackie Britt. Melvin Baker, Leroy Heninger and an Army Reservist as signed to the Edenton company. Reduction Announced In Intrastate Phone Rates From 5-15 Cents Per Call Benefits Estimated at $18,780 Will Be Pass ed on to Telephone Subscribers L. S. Blades, Jr., president of the Norfolk & Carolina Tele phone & Telegraph Company, early this week stated that he was pleased to announce that its petition filed before the North. Carolina Utilities Commission has received favorable approval, wherein the company’s subscrib ers will receive certain benefits. The Utilities Commission re quested all companies in the state to adjust their gross reve nues downward to allow for the 2% reduction in federal income tax to corporations. The Telephone' Company peti tioned the Commission for per mission to reduce intrastate toll rates in accordance with a recent order of the Commission. This reduction amounts to five to fif teen cents per call on most of the calls made within the state. The Telephone Company also asked, in .the same petition, to expand its base rate area in Hertford, Edenton and Elizabeth City. This will reduce mileage in these exchanges, and in many instances eliminate mileage. Tht company passes on to its sub scribers these benefits amount ing to $18,780.87. The new intrastate rates were effective July 1 and the new base rates will be reflected in the company’s billing beginning with the 6th of July. E. L. Hollowell On Campaign Committee For First District Tom Shepard, Chairman of the Chowan County Democratic Ex ecutive Committee,' attended a meeting of Democratic leaders held in Greenville Monday night. Mr. Shepard reports that one of the two elected as members of the State Democratic Cam paign Committee from the First Congressional District was E. L. Hollowell of Edenton. Mrs. Swanson Graves, Jr., of Beau fort County was elected as the other member. 36 JAILED IN JUNE Jailer Bertram Byrum reports 1 that during June 36 persons were placed in the Chowan County jail. Confinements ranged from cne to 30 days with the ex pense, including jail and turn key fees, amounting to $366.05. Local Teacher Attends Summer UNC Institute In Earth Sciences Mrs. Sandra F. Askew of John A. Holmes High School, is one of 38 junior and senior high school teachers from all over the country taking part in a Sum mer Institute in Earth Sciences at the University of North Caro lina June 8-July 16. This is one of 20 Earth Science Institutes sponsored in the nation by the National Science Foundation, which provides participants, a stipend of $450, plus a travel al lowance and S9O for each de pendent. Participants are ex Lions President HBHHHk* v - 4IH ft * t ■ JOSEPH THORUD At the iEdenton Lions Club meeting Monday night Joe Thor ud was installed as president for the new year. He succeeds Dr. A. F. Downum. Chowan Winners In 4-H Electric Congress Chowan County had three win ners in the Electric Congress re cently held at Asheville. The congress was sponsored by the power companies of North Caro lina, with three winners named from each county. . Chowan County’s winners were Bobby Francis, Ivey Lowe and Bruce Efird. All three of the winners are members of the Advance 4-H Club. Bobby Francis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Francis, Ivey is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Lowe and Bruce is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Efird. Mitchener Appointed On Planning Board Following a request by the Albemarle Area Development Association, the Chowan County Commissioners on Monday morn ing appointed Mayor John Mitch ener on the association’s Plan ning Board. BYRUM ON DEAN'S LIST A total of 422 students in the School of Liberal Arts and Business Administration at Wake Forest College qualified for the spring semester dean’s list. Among the group was James E. Byrum, Jr., of Edenton, a senior. pants three courses, of which they may take two. They are “Topics in Physical Geology;” “Topics in Historical Geology,” and "Topics in Physical Geogra phy.” Participants are assigned to one afternoon laboratory pe riod each week, this laboratory class being devoted to the iden tification of the more common minerals and rocks. In addition, participants will take two field trips, one to the Coastal Plain and one to the Ap palachian Mountains of North Carolina, for the purpose of studying the geology, landforms, ' i v-■ ? : •-rsy -v'V ; ■ / J Chowan Purchases 53.2 Per Cent Os U. S. Bond Quota R. Graham White Re ports January - May Sales Reach $38,072 Os $71,500 Quota R. Graham White, county vol unteer U. S. Savings Bonds Chairman, reports that sales in Chowan County in May amount ed to $5,035, which brings total sales in the county for the first five months of this year to S3B,- i 072. In making this release Mr. White pointed out that January- May sales amount to 53.2 per cent of the county's annual goal of $71,500. The sale of bonds in North Carolina showed a sharp increase during May with both Series E and Series H Bonds showing a i substantial increase. Bond sales in May were the best for any month of May in nine years, since 1955. E Bond sales for the month | were up 14 per cent, and H Bond i sales were ahead of May, 1963,1 by nearly 50 per cent. Combined [ sales of the two bonds totaled j $4,476,484, an increase of more; than 15 per cent over the com- 1 bined sales of May a year ago. January-May sales of E Bonds were up over the first five months of last year by 4.5 per cent with H Bonds down 12.5 per cent. The combined sales of both bonds for this year amount to $22,624,377, which is over 3 per cent higher than the cumulative sales of the same five months Os a year ago. “This is a splendid sales rec ord," said W. H. Andrews. State Volunteer Chairman, "and all the more impressive as there were only 20 sales reporting days in May, 1964, as against 22 sales days in the same month of last year.” Veterans Officer To Have New Schedule Stephen H. Alford, district of ficer of the North Carolina Vet erans Commission, will visit the employment office at Edenton on every other Thursday, instead of Tuesday from now on. His next visit will be on Thursday afternoon, July 23 at 3 | o'clock. For appointment and ] other information, contact John Lee Spruill, Chowan County Veterans Service Officer, or the Edenton Employment Office. Five From Chowan At Homemaker Week Five Home Demonstration Club members from Chowan i County are attending Homemak- j ers Week at N. C. State, UNC, I Raleigh, this week, July -10. | Mrs. M. T. Barrington, County | Council president. Miss Harriet j Leary, Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt, Mrs. J. F. Phillips and Mrs. John Pri vott will attend the annual meet ing of Home Demonstration Clubs. Special features of the week include a play by the Ra leigh Little Theatre, tours to the Governor’s Mansion, State House, Hall of History, and Art Mu seum. Classes will be conducted on Thursday and Friday and each Home Demonstration Club mem ber and home economics agent attending will enroll in one of | the following classes: (1) “Food Fate or Fact’’, (2) "Let’s Enjoy Fish,” (3) “Well Dressed at Small Cost,” (4) “You and Your In vestments”, (5) “Planning and Planting Your Home Grounds”, 1 (6) “House of Good Taste”, (7) j “Effective Speaking and Listen-1 ing”, and (8) “A Portrait of Youth.” • Jones Reappointed As Tax Supervisor William P. Jones -was reap pointed Chowan County tax supervisor by the County Com missioners at their meeting Monday morning. The appoint ment was made for one year so that his term will expire in an uneven year, when appointments are made for two-year terras. MASONS MEET TONIGHT A . stated communication of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A F. & A. M., will be. held tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. W. M. I Rhoades, master of the lodge, l invites Masons to attend. $3.00 Per Year In North Carolina Drastic Change Made In Operation Os Justices Os Peace Court In Edenton Making Progress L j&t M ;M t: Frank M. Holmes, representa tive of Equitable Life Insurance Society since March 1, was re cently awarded the vice presi dency of the Leaders Club. As lof July 1, he qualified for the educational conference to be ' held in Blowing Rock August 26. At the training school held at ! Atlanta. Ga.. June 22-28 for spe -1 cial training he was awarded a certificate of excellence. Varsity CluhLoses First League Game - i Red Men Tenm Takes Scalp to Tune of i 9 to 5 | The Varsity Club in the Soft ball League suffered its first de feat during the week. When the 1 Red Men walked off with' the I long end of a 9-5 score. The club standings through Monday, July 6, were as fol - lows: W LI Varsity Club 6 1 ' Jaycees No. 1 3 2 Red Men . 3 3 Jaycees No. 2 2 4 National Guard 0 4i Court House Will Be Painted Inside Chowan County Commissioners at their meeting Monday morn ing agreed that the interior of the Court House is needing its face lifted and in very short order a motion was made and i passed to paint the interior. The 1 project will include painting ; and making repairs to the plas tering where necessary. The courtroom, register of | deeds office and the clerk of | court’s office will be included ! in the work, a contract for which will be awarded in early fall. Elliott Reappointed ABE Board Member At a joint meeting of the County Board of Education and Chowan County Commissioners Monday morning Richard F. El liott was reappointed a member of the Chowan County ABC Board. Mr. Elliott, now serving as chairman of the board, was | reappointed for a three-year term. His application for the ap pointment was the only one sub mitted. lEdenton’s Per Capita Fire Loss Estimated At $1.45 For Year; Rate For Chowan County $4.57 < Fire Chief W. J. Yates this week released his annual report for the year. His report shows that firemen answered a -total of 177 alarms, 49 being in Edenton . and 28 out of town. * | The firemen were out 28 hours .! and 55 minutes in Edenton and 15 hours and 10 minutes out of , town. They were on the air six minutes and 55 seconds in Eden ton and five minutes and 35 sec onds out of town. In Edenton : they traveled 57 miles and 173 rpiles out of town.- For the Edenton fires 4,750 feet of hose were laid and 4,850 , feet out of town. Ladders were raised 102 feet in Edenton and{ For Quick Results ... In The Herald i Try a Classified Ad Town’s Administrator W. B. Gardner Issues New Policy Effective After July 8 A drastic change in the opera tion of justices of the peace in Edenton was announced this week by W. B. Gardner, Town Administrator. j In response to a letter from Chief of Police James Griffin, |Mr. Gardner has notified jus tices of the peace and the clerk ■of Recorders Court that the Po lice Department will no longer, j after July 8, collect any fines ' other than fines from out of ! state motorists who wish to : plead guilty and who sign a waiver of appearance form be tween the hours of midnight and ! 7 A. M. The Police Department | will at no time, however, collect these fines if there is any dis satisfaction on (he part of the motorist. The collection is strict ly for his convenience and he should be made to understand this fact. Mr. Gardner’s directive also requested all justices of the peace make their preparation for this change in procedure. Under the new plan Edenton police will continue to cite cases into the various J. P. Courts and testify at the time of trial. The police will continue, for the pres ent. to furnish space for the J. P. I Court, but when the new Mu nicipal Building is occupied, it is pointed out that every square I foot of space will be needed for I the business of the Police De -1 partment, so that the justices of the peace will be obliged to find Continued on Page 3, Section 1 Roger Lamb Now 1 Organist In Church | At Washington, D.C. Edenton friends will be inter ' ested to know that Roger Lamb, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Lamb, is now serving as guest 1 organist at the Chevy Chase i Baptist Church at Washington, D. C. He will continue in this capacity during the summer months. Lessons In Tennis Will Be Resumed Jim Kinion, summer recrea tion director, announces that tennis lessons will be resumed Monday morning, July 13. at 9 o’clock. Lessons were discon tinued due to swimming lessons at Sandy Point Beach. Mr. Kinion says rackets and balls will be furnished children who do not have them and he hopes a large number will turn out for the lessons. i cmc calendar] ' Ryland Rurilans will hold a barbecue chicken and barbecue pork supper at the Ryland Com munity Building Saturday night, July 11 from 6 to 8 o’clock. Advance Community Develop ment Organization will meet Tuesday night, July 14, at 8 o'clock at the Community Build ing. Lessons in tennis will be re sumed Monday morning, July 13 at 9 o'clock. Continued or Page 5, Section 1 12 feet out of town. In Edenton 413 volunteers re sponded and 360 for out of town fires. Property involved in Edenton was estimated at $557,500 and $236,800 out of town. Damage in Edenton was $7,284.95 and $18,285 out of town. Insurance in Edenton was $356,750 and $137,’00 out of town. During the year the firemen held 12 fire drills. Chief Yates reports that the per capita loss for the year in Edenton was $1,45 which is bas ed on 5,000 population. The county per cap! 107