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6N GUARD! Edenton’s historic Courthouse Green and the Barker Mouse to the southwest will be the location of a
re-enactment of the October 24, 1774, Tea Party to be held at 11 A. M., Monday. The three cannon ruarding Edenton’s
waterfront will be fired for the first time. One of the can non, at left, aas anion? those brought here in 1773 by Wil
liam Borritz- The few still left here in 1882 were put out of commission by Federal troops who observed that they were
a greater danger to the men behind them than to the enem y out front. No invitations are being issued to this re
enactment and the public is encouraged to attend.
Injuries Fatal
To Mrs. Newsom
An automobile accident
near Petersburg, Va., early
Christimas morning resulted
in the death of a local
woman and left her hus
band and son injured.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy New
som, 705 Johnston Street,
and their son, left Edenton
at 1 A. M. Sunday to visit
their daughter in Alexan
dria, Va.
Some three hours later
their car was involved in a
head-on collision. Later in
the day Mrs. Newsom died.
The extent of injuries re
ceived by the others in the
car was not known here at
press time.
Etta Louise Newscm, 54,
was a native of Chowan
County. She was a daugh
ter of the late J. E. and
Ethel Bagley Brabble.
In addition to her hus- r
band, she is survived by her
stepmother, Mrs. Hilda
Brabble; a son, Roy Newsom,
Jr., of Edenton; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Joseph Bake of
Alexandria, and Mrs. Melvin
Stewart, Cottonwood, Ariz.;
two brothers, William and
Thomas Brabble of Edenton;
a sister, Mrs. Ida Baker of
Edenton; a step-sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Kirby of Edenton
and eight grandchildren.
She was a member of
Yeopim Baptist Church.
/Funeral services were held
at Williford Funeral Home
at 2 P. M. Wednesday with
Rev. Johnnie Bradley in
charge.
Burial was in Beaver Hill
Cemetery.
‘End Measles’
Clinic Scheduled
Or. L. Polk Williams, Jr.,
president of the Medical
Society of Chowan and Per
quimans County, has an
nounced an End Measles Day
Sunday, January 29, from
J3:3*> P. M. to 3:30 P. M. at
theiiChowan County Health
Dequrtment on the first
Hotel Joseph Hewes!
'fti# clinic will be for alt
children ages one to five, f
©r. David Wriight has been
named as county chairman
the committee. 4
-«dbr. T. P. Brinn is chair*
emm for Perquimans Couni
tjf.l The clinic in Hertford
Will be at the Health De
partment at the same time
*s one in Chowan. i
-©s. Wright says measles fs
rib*'; a preventable disease,
ftfelcq it is particularly dan
*£&*># in the age group #
ode Ijp six, this wflj be the
ones jto whom the vaccine
should be given first Seri
ous complications of measles
include ear trouble, pneu-
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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SOMETHINGTO WIT
NESS There’ll be a jolly
big tea party here Monday
and you are invited.
Everyone who meanders
along The Public Parade will
want to be on hand for the
re-enactment of the 1774
Edenton Tea Party, the first
in America.
Final polish is being ap
plied to elaborate plans for
the 11 A. M., ceremony at
the Barker House on the Al
bemarle Sound, at the foot
of Broad Street. Mrs. Wood
Privott said rehearsals for
the re-enactment went off
smoothly and those partici
pating are excited over the
prospects for a successful
ceremony.
British diplomatic efforts of
late towards reconciliation
with the rebel government of
Rhodesia and unsteady rela
tions with other members of
t h e Commonwealth are
strained. However, White
hall can take comfort in the
fact that at least one group
of rebellious colonists have
been won back to the Crown.
British Consul-General
Thomas C. Sharman went the
extra mile in efforts to make
peace with the women of our
colonial town when he
agreed to supply tea for the
re-enactment.
At the original Tea Party,
a resolution against the
drinking of British tea and
the importation of British
goods was adopted. The res
olution provoked King
George 111 to wrath and be
came one of the significant
documents preceding the Am
erican Revolution.
Mrs. Privott, chairman of
the re-enactment being stag
ed in support of the N. C.
Heart Association’s public
education campaign, said the
Edenton Tea Party Chapter,
DAR, accepted with gratitude
the tea and Sharman’s con
ciliatory message.
Here is how the Consul-
General soothed the relations:
“I feel that, ( in the at
mosphere of goodwill and
friendship which surrounds
Anglo-American relations to
day we should congratulate
the ladies of Edenton on
their intention to re-stage
the famous Edenton Tea
Party and on their support
of a Declaration of Independ
ence from Heart Disease.
“1 therefore endorse their
proposal most ‘heartily’.
“Old embargos dating from
1774 should no longer pre
vent the Edenton ladies from
enjoying the eqjiisite quali
ties of a dish of tea from
England, and I am therefore
sending a package of this
b&eficient ft beverage post
haste, and with the compli
ment? of Her Majesty’s Gov
ernment
Edent' County. North Carolina 27932 Thursday, December 29. 1966.
“Now that there is no tax,
either on tea or goodwill, I
trust that the normal flow of
commerce between Edenton
-and Great Britain-v.-i 11 -grow
apace. I am delighted to
have this opportunity of
wishing the Tea Party every
success in aiding the con
quest of heart disease. May
you all enjoy a happy and
prosperous New Year.” Sign
ed, Thomas C. Sharman, Her
Brittanic Majesty’s Consul-
General.
The original Edenton Tea
Party, unlike the more famed
Boston Tea Party, was a
genuine social gathering, at
which the'hostess served tea
made from died yaupon
leaves.
The party was satirized by
an unknown London artist in
a caricature published in
1775. The original of the
caricature, painted on glass,
was discovered by a North
Carolina naval officer on a
Mediterranean island. He
purchased it and presented
it to the town shortly after
the War of 1812. Later
dropped and shattered, the
painting has been re-assem
bled and photographed.
But the drinking of Brit
ish tea and the re-enactment
of the signing, of the original
resolution, will be only a
part of the activity Monday.
The three cannon which
guard the waterfront will be
“fired” for the first time'.
That job has been turned
over to the Marines. Music
will be from our own popu
lar and highly skilled John
A. Holmes High School Band
and an appearance of the
Day Shooters of Cherryville.
Actor Sidney Blackmer, a
native of Salisbury, will ren
der a reading and there will
be a few choice words from
Hargrove Bowles, Jr., of
Greensboro, state president
of the Heart Association, and
Rep. Walter B. Jones of
Farmville.
This re-enactment will be
interesting to the entire fam
ily, so bundle them up and
gather at the water for a
historic ceremony. It may
be another 200 years before
it is repeated.
RECREATION PROGRAM
a CDS ATTENTION A
11 group of dedicated peo
ple are working hard to pro
vide some badly needed rec
reational facilities for the
young people of this com
munity.
In recent weeks the Teen-
Age Club organizational
structure has been revitalized
and much progress has been
made toward an ambitious
goal.
Late in September the
group elected officers with
Alton Elmore as president.
Continued on Page Six
Monday Holiday
For Edentonians
Edentonians, just getting
back into the normal rout
ine from the Christmas holi
days, have another break
Monday when closings are
scheduled for New Years.
All city, coUrity,' sta'te and
federal offices will be closed
Monday.
W. B. Gardner, town ad
ministrator, said trash will
be picked up all over town
Saturday and again Tuesday.
There will be no trash col
lection on Monday as street
department personnel will
have a day off.
Postmaster James M. Bond
said the U. S. Post Office
here will be closed Monday
with no town or rural route
delivery.
Peoples Bank & Trust
Company, Fir s t National
Bank cf Eastern North Caro
lina and Edenton Savings &
Lean Association will be
closed Monday. It was an
nounced at the same time
Continued on Page Six
Town, State License Tags Go On Sale Tuesday
Keflectorized license plates
will make their debut in the
Edenton area Tuesday, ac
cording to Mrs. Goldie L.
Nibiett, agent for the N. C.
Department of Motor Ve
hicles here.
Mrs. Nibiett said the sale
READY FOR MOTORISTS Motorists throughout North Carolina will have to fork
out the cold cash between now and February loth lor state and municipal license plates.
The 1967 plates go on sale in Edenton at 9 A. M., Tuesday. Shown here are specimens
of the Town of Edenton and North Carolina plates. Town plates can be obtained at the
Municipal Building while state tags are sold at Edenton Office Supply, 501 South Broad
Street.
Public Is Invited To Waterfront;
Actor Among Those On Program
Actor Sidney Blackmer
will play the male lead in
the re-enactment of the
Edcnton Tea Party of 1774,
to be staged here at 11 A. M.
Monday.
Blackmer, for over four
decades one of the finest
Property Owners
List In January
Chowan County property
owners, some 6.000 strong,
Tuesday begin the annual
task of listing their hold
ings for the purpose of
taxes.
W. P. (Spec) Jones, tax
supervisor, said listers in
the four townships have
been briefed and are ready
to begin their duties. Tax
payers have 30 days, frem
January 3 1c February 3, in
which to visit with the lister
in their respective town
ships-
Jones said a 10 per cent
penalty wil be imposed for
those listing after February
3 as well as those who fail
to list. He said the county
has had full cooperation
from property owners in the
past and hopes the same
will be experienced this
year.
The tax supervisor said
special hours have been ar
ranged at times believed
most convenient for the
property owner in an effort
to lessen the burden of tax
listing.
Mrs. Pattie St By rum and
Mrs.'Annie M. Hare are list
ers in First Township and
will be available on the first
floor of Hotel Joseph Hewes
from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.,
Monday through Friday, and
9 A. M. to 12 noon on, Sat
urdays.
The lister in Second
Township is Sherlon Layton.
He will be at W. E. Smith’s
Store from 6 P. M. to 9
P. M. on Monday and Thurs
day. Layton will also have
the following schedule in
the township: January 5, 8
A. M. to 5 P. M„ W. L. Mil
ler’s Store; January 12, same
hours, C. C. Nixon Store;
January 19, same time, E. R.
Bunch Store; January 24,
same time, Archie Nixon
Store, and January 26, same
(Continued on Page Six)
of 1967 state license plates
will begin at her office, 501
South Broad Street, at 9
A. M. The license office, lo
cated in Edenton Office Sup
ply, will be open from 9 A.
M., to 4 P. M.. Monday
through Friday, and 9 A. M.,
character actors on Broad
way, in Hollywood and on
television, will give a dra
matic reading in ceremonies
following the Tea Party’s re
enactment.
The public is invited to
witness the festivities which
SIDNEY BLACKMER
Quiet Holiday Reported
The long Christmas holi
day was void of law en
forcement and fire depart
ment activity with depart
ments reporting a weekend
which was “very quiet."
Police Chief James H.
Griffin said members of his
department arrested four
persons for traffic viola
tions, two transients and
three for public drunkenness
and investigated three acci
dents with property damage
in excess of SIOO.
There were several com
plaints answered but as a
whole there was not much
activity for members of the
department, the officer re
ported.
Sheriff Earl Goodwin re
sponded “Very quiet” when
asked about activity of his
department during the week
to 12 noon on Saturday.
Across the street, town
tags can be purchased at
the Municipal Building. This
office is open from 8 A. Mi,
to 4 P. M.. Monday through
Friday; and 8 A. M.. to 12
noon on Saturday.
are being staged by the wo
men of Edcnton in the h me
ti Penelope Barker, who or
ganized the original protest
against British taxes and op
pression in 1774.
The Edcnton Tea Party
was cne of the: most signi
end. Sheriff Goodwin said
several 'calls were answered
but no arrests were made by
him or his deputies.
State Highway Patrol offi
cials said some minor mis
haps were investigated in
Chowan County. There were
no serious injuries reported.
In Edenton, police gave
citations to Hattie M. Spen
cer of New York and Peggy
A. Colfield of Colerain for
operating motor vehicles
without a license; Joseph W.
Goodwin, Route 3, Edenton,
for speeding, and Clara Mae
Belargia, Route 1, Merry
Hill, for failing to stop for
a stop light.
William Madrey, 58-year
old Negro, 121 West Free
mason Street, escaped seri
ous injury at 10:30 P. M.
Continued on Page Two
The town tags, like state
plates, are reflectorized.
This new type plate was
spearheaded by Gov. Dan K.
Moore as a safety measure.
The town and state tags
have a light background and
green numerals. There is a
marked difference in the
colors on the two plates with
the town tag being a dead
white with forest green num
bers. The state plate has an
off-white background with
different type lettering.
Mrs, Niblctt encourages
motor vehicle owners to
purchase their plates early
in January to avoid the last
minute rush. State tags
must be displayed by Febru
ary 15.
The local agent asked peo
ple coming to .purchase plates
to make sure they bring the
entire 1967 renewal registra
tion card with financial re
sponsibility certification com
pleted on the back of the
card. She said if a motor
vehicle owner has not re
ceived a 1967 renewal card
they should write the Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles in
Raleigh immediately.
She also pointed out that
after December 31 a trans
fer of a 1966 license plate
from one vehicle to another,
physically or record-wise, is
not permissible.
“Those acquiring vehicles
after December 31 and those
who have made a physical
transfer of a 1966 plate to a
vehicle which has not been
officially recorded with the
department prior to Decem
ber 31, must obtain 1967
plates in order to operate
legally after December 31,”
Mrs. Niblett said.
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ficant events in the chain of
circumstances which led to
the American Revo ution.
It is being restaged by
the Edentonians in support
i the North Carolina Heart
Association’s public educa
tion campaign.
In a surprise move, the
British Government has tak
en action to end a 192-vear
feud with the women of the
Colonial town of Edenton.
According to infoimation
received here, the British
Consul-General in Atlanta,
Ga., has extended an offer
to the wc uen of the town to
supply British ma for use in
the re-enactment.
British spokesmen noting
that the original resolution
adopted by the Colonial
women, proscribing the
drinking of British tea and
the purchase of British
goods, had never been re
voked—are sending a supply
of tea and a message rs con
ciliation to be read at the
re-enactment.
Mrs. Wood Privott, chair
man of the re-enactment,
said that she and other
members of the Edenton Te-a
Party Chapter, -Daughters of
the American Revolution,
decided to hold the new Tea
Party in support of the pub
lic health education efforts
of the N. C. Heart Associa
tion, after it was pointed
out that diseases of the
heart and blood vessels kill
five times as many North
.Carolinians each year as the
death toll for the entire
Continental Army during the
six years of the Revolution
ary War. Best figures avail
able indicate that 4,435 Am
erican soldiers died in the
war.
Mrs. Privott has announc
ed earlier that Hargrove
Bowles, Jr., of Greensboro,
president c.f the state heart
group, and Rep. Walter B.
Jones of Farmville, will
participate on the program.
She said today commit
tee chairmen have been func
tioning and a great deal of
cooperation is being enjoyed
from the Edenton Police De
partment, Chamber of Com
merce, Jaycees, Woman’s
Club, BPW Club, 4-H Clubs
as well as the DAR.
The John A. HoVnes High
School Band, directed by'
Stuart Patten, will give a
program of patriotic music
prior to the 11 A. M. cere
mony at the Barker House.
As part of the ceremony,
the three cannon on Eden
ton’s waterfront, will be
fired for the first time. The
mock firing will be directed
by the U. S. Marine Corps,
Second Division, at Camp
Lejeune. A rifle squad will
Continued on Page Six
Young Farmer
To Be Honored
Edenton Jaycees are cur
rently seeking nominations
for Chowan County's out
standing young farmer, ac
cording to Van Small, chair
man of the OYF program
for the club.
Small says any farmer in
the county between the ages
c.f 21 and 36 is eligible for
nomination. Anyone want
ing to nominate someone
may do so by contacting
Small and he has the neces
sary forms for filling out.
Small says the Jaycees
sponsor this program annu
ally to give recognition to
some deserving young man
doing an outstanding job of
farming. Also the purpose
is to add emphasis to the
importance of agriculture in
the area, says Small.
The OYF award will be
presented at an Outstanding
Young Farmer banquet held
locally on January 26, by the
Jaycees.
Thurman Ashley received
the award in Chowan Coun
ty in 1965.
The selection is based on
the following:
-1. Progress in agricultural
career (50 points).
2. Extent of soil and wa
ter conservation practices
(25 points).
3. Contribution' to com
munity, state and nation (25
points). ,