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Adequate Funds
To Finance Road
Program In State
Sparger Speaker at Oil
Men’s Meeting In Ply
mouth Tuesday
S. Gilmer Sparger, executive secre
tary of the North Carolina Petroleum
Industries Committee, said at Ply
mouth Tuesday before a dinner meet
ing of oil men from Washington, Mar
tin, Tyrrell, Chowan and Bertie coun
ties that available highway revenues
are adequate to finance an ambitious
road building program over the next
three years, if used exclusively for
road purposes.
C. E. Ayers, chairman of the Wash
ington County Petroleum Industries
Committee, presided and introduced
the speaker.
J. H. Conger of Edenton, chairman
of the local committee, attended with
a representative group of oil men
from this county.
Speaking before this group, Mr.
Sparger declared, “There will be
available during the next three-year
period for highway construction,
debt service and ad
ministration, more than $200,000,000.
This figure is based on annual re
ceipts from the State gasoline tax of
$41,000,000, motor vehicle registration
fees of $16,000,000 and Federal aid of
$11,000,000. The only thing neces
sary is to make sure of appropriate
legislation that these revenues are
spent exclusively for road purposes.
To do otherwise would not only be a
travesty on good judgment and sound
fiscal policy but a breach of trust
with highway users who pay Out an
nually millions of dollars in gasoline
taxes and motor vehicle registration
fees for better roads and highways.”
“The average automotive tax bill,”
he continued, “amounting to more
than SIOO per vehicle in North Caro
lina, is among the highest in the coun
try. In fact, the motor vehicle own
ers in this State paid more on the
average in state gasoline taxes, state
motor vehicle fees, federaf gasoline
taxes and other federal excises during
1946 than in all except three other
states throughout the nation. As
compared with the average for the
11l We’re building .
II ONE EVERY 45 SECONDS
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I In Just two years we’ve built tad sold
more fine cars than any other new
manufacturer In automobile history.
Why? Because America fell In love with «
the KAISER and the FRAZER on tight.
Folks are streaming Into Kaiaer-Frazer
showrooms and learning from present
owners how dependable these two great
can are. They’re learning from people
Who drive them how soundly they are
built... how economical they are... how
. much enjoyment there Is In owning one.
FOR EARLY DRLIVERY SEE
Edenton Motor Company
Water Street Edenton, N» C.
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United States, the North Carolina
average is about $25.00 per vehicle
per year higher.
“At the same time,” Mr. Sparger
concluded, “North Carolina citizens
are less able to bear a heavy load of
taxation than are citizens of most
| other states. This is shown by recent
j ly compiled Bureau of Census figures
which show that North Carolina rank
ed 41st among the states in per cap
-1 ita income.”
Mrs. Martha Baker
Passed Away Friday
■ *
Mrs. Martha Perry Baker, 72, died
1 at 1:45 o’clock Friday morning at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Antonne
Davenport, in the section,
after an illness of three weeks. A
’ native of Perquimans County, de
’ ceased was the widow of the late J.
’ L. Baker.
Surviving are one son, Eugene
r Baker, and three daughters, Mrs. Ar
thur S. Hollowell, Mrs. Dallas L.
’ Jethro and Mrs. Antonne Davenport,
I all of Edenton. Two brothers, Joseph
Perry and Timothy Perry, both of
Perquimans County, and three sisters,
1 Mrs. W. J. Baker of §1 Paso, Texas,
1 Mrs. J. H. Barber of Winfall and Mrs.
1 A. A. Harrell of. Edenton also sur
vive.
Mrs. Baker was a member of the
| Yeopim Baptist Church. Funeral ser
vices were held Saturday afternoon
1 at the Quinn Funeral Home at 3
o’clock With W. J. Berryman officiat
ing. Interment was made in Beaver
Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Henry Jordan,
Travis Jackson, Will Jethro, Pete
Sawyer, Earl Outlaw and Lloyd Over
ton. -
MARY HARVET AT COLUMBIA
FOR WORKERS’ CONFERENCE
Mary E. Harvey, 814 North Oakum
Street, a North Carolina school su
pervisor, was one of 40 educators at
tending the Cooperative Work Con
ference for Curriculum Workers from
July 19 to 23 at Teachers College,
Columbia University. This confer
ence, one of several held in conjunc
tion with the six-week summer ses
sion, had as its theme “The Curricu
lum of Tomorrow.”
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to express my sincere thanks
tojcind friends and neighbors for the
beautiful cards and flowers. Also for
fruits and kindness rendered during <
my illness at the hospital.
MRS. BENNIE P. MONDS. <
THE CHOWAN HERALD. BPMTOH. N. fr, THURSDAY, JULY », ■«
Carlton Now Public
Relations Director
For 38th Division
Complimented By Cap
tain Harrison For His
Work at Fort Bragg
Sgt. Peter Carlton, while at Fort
Bragg with the Edentoa Cannon Com
pany. was appointed director of pub
lic relations for the 30th “Old Hick
ory” Division, which called for taking
pictures and rewriting stories which
came in from the various regiments
and companies. Carlton worked un
der the direction of Captain George
W. Harrison, public information of
ficer of the division.
Shortly before breaking camp, Cap
tain Harrison announced that Sgt.
Carlton had been assigned permanent
ly to the public relations office. In
making the assignment, Captain Har
rison said:
“In making recommendations for
the future it is recommended that the
division public information be organ
ized and ready for work at least two
weeks prior to encampment in order
that the highest order of success may
be attained. It is believed that a fair
degree of success has been attained
and much of this success may be at
tributed to the splendid work of Sgt.
Peter Carlton the Gannon Com
pany, 119th Infantry Regiment. It is
recommended that Sgt. Carlton be as
signed permanently to the public in
formation office.”
R. S. Marsh Checks
On 4-H Club Projects
Corn Appears Unusual
ly Good; Peanuts
Dusted
The second application of sulphur
dust was put on 4-H Club boys’ pea
nuts last week. A check was made in
each field by Assistant County Agent
Robert Marsh to determine how seri
ous the leafspot is. In all fields
THESE ARE THE MOST-COPIED CARS
IN AMERICA, road-proved by 3M.M9
owner* In two billion miles of driving.
Because plenty of Ameffcane Insist on
comfort, convenience, style and vmhse,
traditional leaders had to “move over”
as Kaiser-Frazer became the fourth
largest manufacturer of motor can in
the world In two short years.
Why wait? Enjoy your new car tUa
summer. You’ll got fair trmtmtttt and
highest trade-in allowance.
checked tills disease seems to be fair-
Iy mild up to the present date., The
rains last week will increase the dis
ease considerably.
Several visits were made by Marsh
to 4-H Club boys who have an acre of
corn as a project. Most of the visits
I which were made were to those boys
I who are growing NC-27 hybrid corn.
Their com is showing up unusually
good, and most of the stalks have
■ two ears. Very little suckering was
noted in the corn, and apparently this
com is not bad for producing suckers.
Several club boys have an acre each
of Dixie 17 com and this is also show
ing up well. According to official
yield test reports which were made in
1947 by the N. C. Crop Improvement
Association and the State College
Extension Service, the Dixie 17 and
NC-27 varieties were the highest
yielders.
Kelly J. Byrum of Ryland has a
very nice purebred • Spotted Poland
China gilt as a 4-H project this year.
His gilt is from the first litter of
Lewis Chappell’s sow. Mr. Marsh
said he hopes to get more 4-H Club
members to raise better swine and
livestock in Chowan County.
Cannon Company
Returns Sunday
(Continued from Page One)
for a more harmonious civilian life,
whether it be in the family or in the
world of everyday business.”
First Sergeant Skinner White had
a recurrence of a jungle foot infec
tion which he acquired while in the
Pacific during the last war, and spent
all but a few days in the hospital on ’
the camp. Stancil Davenport ob- 1
tained the benefits of army medical
care and a foot operation on two in
grown toenails which he had been
troubled with before arrival at camp.
As part of the benefits of a Guards
man on active duty, he received all
this care free of charge. Sergeant
Skinner White reported that the hos
pital personnel was surprised at the
attention and solicitation shown the
sick Guardsmen by company officers
and officers' of the regiment and divi-
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sion.
The* Edenton Cannon Company,
which I* a part of the 119th Infantry
Regiment and a component of the
80th “Old Hickory” Division, served
with credit at the camp. The men
excelled in the firing of their weapons
on the huge ranges, and many of
them never fired with the U. S. Army
technique until this encampment.
Tomorrow (Friday) night during
the regular drill period time, the
Guardsmen will enjoy a “feed.”
IT PLEASES
US
TO PLEASE
tyCU
because - it is our aim
to make shoe repairing
really worth while.
Every shoe receives oui
careful attention and
_ for wear-assurance -
we use tanned-for-wear
"SteerheacJ'' Soleather.
W. M. Rhodes
Shoe Repair Shop
429 South Broad Street
EDENTON. N. C.
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