Volume XVI. —Number 8.
Two Bills Affecting
Chowan Introduced
In General Assembly
Concern Damage Done
By Dogs and Salary of
Commissioners
IN COMMITTEE
Presented Thursday In
House By Representa
■ tive J. H. McMullan
J. H. McMullan, Chowan County’s
Representative in the General As
sembly, last week introduced two lo
cal bills, which, no doubt, will be
passed during the session. Both bills
were introduced Thursday.
The first bill, HB-417, if passed,
will fix the- compensation of the
Chairman and other members of the
Board of County Comimssioners of
Chowan County. The provisions of
the bill are that the chairman shall
receive |25 per month and other
members $8 per month, in lieu of ail
other per diem and mileage allow
ances.
Chowah County Commissioners at
present receive $4 for every meeting
attended, plus mileage, with no extra
remuneration for the Chairman, who
is obliged to donate much of Ijis
time and make many sacrifices in
connection with the office. Unless
Representative McMullan adds an
amendment to his bill, the County
Commissioners will hardly realize
any increase in pay, especially when
they are obliged to meet in special
session.
The second bill, HB-418, is to ex
empt Chowan County from the pro
visions of Section 67-13 of the Gen
eral Statutes of North Carolina. If
passed, the bill will exempt Chowan
County from the cited section, which
provides for the application of pro
ceeds from dog taxes to school
funds and for the payment of dam
ages done by dogs from such pro
ceeds. ■-
.Chowan County Commissioners for
years have been concerned over the
apparent abuse of the policy of pay
ing for damage done by dogs. It
has in some instances been discover
ed that claims were presented for
loss of "Tpoultry or livestock which
has not been listed for taxes. Then,
too, what has been of even more
concern is the fact that it is the firm
belief that not half the dogs in the
county are listed on the tax books.
If and when the proposed bill is
passed, the county will pay no more
damage done by dogs. • It will be a
matter to be settled between the
party having the loss and the owner
of the dogs doing the damage.
The first bill was referred to the
Committee on Salaries and Fees and
the second to Judiciary Committee
No. 1.
Mary Griffin Elected
President Os Class
At Woman’s College
Friends will be pleased to learn
that Miss Mary Griffin, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Griffin, a
student at Woman’s College, UNC,
Greensboro, was recently elected
president of the senior class. She
was vice president of the class dur
ing the fall semester.
Miss Griffin’s name also appears on
the Dean’s list,, and she has been
chosen as one of the attendants in
the May Day Court. A major in pri
mary education, she has been par
ticularly active in religious and edu
cation activities of campus- organiza
tions.
LIVESTOCK SCHOOL SCHEDULED JO DE
HELD IN CHOWAN THURSDAY, MARCH 3:
Latest Practical Information In Livestock Rais- I
mg Will Be Presented By Livestock Spe
cialists From N. C. State College
A livestock school has been sche3-„
ulfed for Chowan County on Thurs
day, March 3, at Chowan Com
munity Building, Cross Roads: This
meeting will begin promptly at 10
o’clock and will end by 4 o’clock or
earlier that afternoon.
Extension livestock specialists from
N. C. State College will conduct the
. discussions. Those attending will
have an opportunity to break into the
discussion and ask questions at any
.time relating to individual problems
that thejlhave on their own farms.
The principal subjects to be dis
cussed will be as follows:
1, Swine, housing, breeding, .feed
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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Sponsored by the Edenton
Band Association, Tag Day will
be observed in Edenton Saturday,
February 26. During the day
members of the band will be on
the streets selling tags, with the
proceeds going toward the pur
chase of a bass horn.
Members of the association
emphasize the fact that present
bass horns used by the band were
purchased second-hand back in
1932 when C. L. McCullers was
band director, and that they have
just about reached the end of
their usefulness.
Citizens are urged to cooperate
by purchasing tags, for which
any amount 'will be gratefully
received. j
Laymen’s Day At
Methodist Church
Service Will Be Directed
By John Holmes, Dis
trict Lay Leader :
r
Next Sunday, February 27, will be 1
observed as Laymen’s Day in the 1
Edenton Methodist Church. Accord- 1
ing to the pastor, the Rev. W. L. t
Freeman, the Sunday morning service <
will be in charge of laymen of the 1
church under the direction of John A.
Holmes, district lay leader. This 1
service is usually very interesting, so 1
that all members of the church are <
especially urged to be present. '•
The usual evening service will be 1
held at 7:30 o’clock, with Mr. Free- i
•nan preaching. Church School will 1
"be held at 9:45 Sunday morring anjj
the Youth Fellowship meeting at 6 1
o’clock.
i
Exam Is Called For
Tyner P. 0. Vacancy;
Position of Substitute
Clerk-Carrier Will
Be Filled
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an open com
petitive examination for the position
of substitute clerk-carrier for filling
vacancies in the Post Office at Tyner,
North Carolina. The usual entrance
salary of this position is $1.04 per
hour.
Competitors will be required to re
port for a written examination at
8:30 A. M. on March 10, 1949, at
Elizabeth City. Full information and
application blanks may be obtained
from the Postmaster at the Tyner
Post Office.
i
Measles Serum Arrives J
At Health Department ’
According to the local Health De- j
partment, a quantity of measles se
rum arrived early this week. Any
one who desires to have their chil- !
dren vaccinated against measles are, ]
therefore, requested to take them to j
the Health Department in the Bank
of Edenton Building.
, ing, care and management.
2. Beef Cattle, breeding, feeding,
care and management.
A discussion may be. held on
sheep if there are any sheep raisers
present.
The purpose of this meeting is to
bring to Chowan County farmers the
latest practical information that they 1
may use in livestock raising. Ten- ]
ants, as well as landlords, are urged i
to attend. i
County Agent C. W. Overman <
urges all farmers to remember the ]
time and place, Chowan Community i
Building, Cross Roads, Thursday,
March 3, beginning at 10 o’clock i
Edenton, Chowan County, North February 24, 1949.
Navy Watches Old Man Weaker
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Weather plays aa Important part In the development and testing
of aerial missiles. Therefore, the U. g. Navy maintains complete
meteorolegioal faoiUtles at the Naval Ordnance Test Station,
tnyokara, Calif., ter prodieting the anties of Old Man Weather.
Sack information is additionally of invaluable aid to the American
public in many ways and is available when needed.
fOfficial Nary Photograph)
CHOWAN COUNTY’S SHOW RACES IN
FORTHCOMING GARDEN CLUB TOUR
Herald Will Present Concise History or Pertinent
Data of 23 Homes and Gardens Which Will Be
Visited During “Old Home Week”
In connection with the forthcoming
1949 North Carolina Garden Club
Tour and the observance of “Old
Home Week” in Edenton, for the next
five weeks there will appear in The
Herald a list of the Colonial homes
and a concise history or pertinent
data concerning each place which will
be open for the visitors.
The tour, sponsored by the Eden
ton Junior Woman’s Club, will be
held Friday, April 8 through Sun
day, April 10. Twenty-three homes
and gardens will be open to the pub
lic holding tickets. The price of the
tickets will be $6.00 for the comp'.et
tour or 50 cents per home.
Members of the Jqnior Woman’s
Club are pleased with the number of
inquiries coming in almost daily from
interested parties in North Carolina
and there have been requests for fold
ers from as far as New York State
and New Mexico.
Six of the show places which will
be included in the tour follow, with
other installments to appear in sub
sequent issues of The Herald:
EDENTON
Chowan County, North Carolina
Edenton, the first capital of North
Mrs. John Graham
Elected President
Jr. Woman’s Club
New Officers Will Be
Installed at Group’s
June Meeting
New officers for the Junior Wo
man’s Club were elected at the Feb
ruary meeting of the organization,
with Mrs. John W. Graham chosen
as president to succeed Mrs. John
Kramer.
Other officers elected included the
following: Vice president, Mrs.
Frank M. Holmes, succeeding Mrs.
David Holton; .secretary, Mrs. Peter
Carlton, succeeding Mrs. Federal
Taylor; treasurer, Mrs. Walter Hol
ton, succeeding Mrs. Ralph Parrish;
historian, Mrs. Jimmy Earnhardt,
succeeding Mrs. Frank M. Holmes.
This new group of officers will be
installed at the June meeting of the
club.
Musical Program
At Meeting Os PTA
Association Will Meet
Tuesday Afternoon In
School Auditorium
Edenton’s Parent-Teacher Associa
tion will meet Tuesday afternoon,
March 1, at 3:15 o’clock. This meet
ing will be held in the school audi
torium instead of the library due to
a musical program which will be
presented by Mrs. Mary Browning
and Miss Dorothy Williams.
All members of the association
are especially urged to attend.
; Carolina, was originally known as
) Queen Anne Town, or Town on Queen
1 Anne’s Creek. In 1722 incorporated
t the Town of Edenton in honor of
; Governor Charles Eden. Edenton was
s the first capital of North Carolina,
t Prior to and during the Revolution,
1 it was the residence of a group of
distinguished men:
Joseph Hewes, Signer of the De
; claration of Independence.
Sir Hugh Williamson, Signer of the
5 Constitution and Surgeon General of
. the Southern Army.
? Samuel Johnston, Revolutionary
leader.
James Iredell, Associate Justice of
; the United States Supreme Court,
f Charts Johnston, Senator, Jeffer
i son’s administration,
i James Blount. Signer of the Con
-' stitution and Governor of Tennessee.
:■ Hooper, Signer of Declaration from
Hillsboro, was a frequent visitor
1 here.
i James Wilson, Senator from Penn
- sylvania, was a visitor to James Ire
dell and died at his home here.
This group of brilliant men lived
at Edenton before and after the Revo
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R.F. Tuttle Will Again
Aid Taxpayers With
State Income Return
Deputy Collector Will
Be In His Office For
Four Days
As usual, R. F. Tuttle, deputy
tax collector for the State of North
, Carolina, will again assist taxpayers
i in filing their State tax returns. Mr.
i Tuttle will be in his office at 105
West Queen Street four days to offer
his services. These days will be
Monday, February 28 and Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, March 1,
2 and 8. He will be glad to assist
any person, but has indicated that
due to the illness of Mrs. Tuttle, his
office hours will be from 9 A. M. to
5 P. M., and that other than these
hours he will not be available.
Every single person or married
woman who had an income of SI,OOO
or more during the year 1948 and
every married man living with his
wife on December 31 having an in
come of $2,000 or more must file a
state income tax return. These re
turns must be filed with the Depart
ment of Revenue on or before March
15, 1949 and pay the tax which is
due.
; Deputy In Post Office
To Help File Federal
1948 Income Returns
John N. Robbins, deputy collector
of internal revenue, will be in the
Edenton Post Office building today
(Thursday), Friday and March 7,8,
9, 10 and 11 to give any advice* or as
sistance needed in filing Federal in
come tax returns.
Any person whose total income in
1948 was S6OO or more must file a
Federal income tax return.
Organization Is Set
Up To Sup^'h-J^d
9 220-230 S First St
k,mss 49 Campaign
p’or Mercy’s Sake
’ ni mi
On call at all times, thousands
of Red Cross volunteers are
ready to respond for emergency
service as varied as human need
I itself.
Some Activity Starts
In Building To Relieve
Shortage Os Houses
Ground Is Broken For
Several Apartments
And Motor Court
In order to some extent relieve
the housing shortage in Edenton,
several projects are under way
which will, at least, provide some liv
ing quarters.
Ground has been broken on Gran
ville Street by David Holton for two
apartment houses, while George
Norris, local contractor, is breaking
ground for eleven brick motor court
units next to the W. H. Bunch’s
Garage across from the Triangle Fill
ing Station. The units are being
built by L. S. Byrum.
There are also reports that others
are planning to provide apartments
I in private houses to help out in the
acute housing situation.
C. B. Mooney, Edenton contractor,
expects very shortly to begin work
I on the construction of 40 homes for
I Capt. L. A. Patterson just a short
distance south of the U. S. Fish
| Hatchery on the Edenton-Windsor
| highway.
Because Edenton, even before a
■ full contingent of Marines arrives at
| the reactivated Edenton base, is ur.-
able to provide living quarters, new
comers are trying to secure houses
[ in nearby towns. Over in Hertford
Jesse Harris is contemplating build
ing an 8-unit apartment home.
Thus, while the bottleneck on
housing is partially being eased, the
new living quarters will be but a
drop in the bucket for the 1,100 ex
-1 pected families to descend' upon
: Edenton and surrounding towns
within a few months.
The housing picture looks dark to
officials of the local Chamber of
Commerce, although some of them
express the opinion that as soon as
it is felt that, there is some sem
blance of permanency to the demand
for houses, others will be encouraged
to build.
CHOWAN COUNTY PEOPLE HOI Dms.
SAVINGS DONDS AS FINANCIAL SWITY
T. C. Byrum, Chairman of the Savings Bonds
Committee, Reports $1,778,913.25 Being Held
In War and Peacetime Savings Bonds
“People of Chowan County today
are holding a backlog of financial se
curity in U. S. Savings Bonds amount
ing to $1,778,913.25,” T. C. Byrum.
county chairman of the Savings Bond
Committee, stated early this week.
> “This sum represents the net hold
ings of Series E, F and G War Bonds
■ and peacetime Savings Bonds (after
all redemptions or ‘cash-ins’ have
been deducted) since May 1, 1941, and
through December 31, 1948,” Mr.
Byrum said. This information was
received by the county chairman from
Allison James, State director of the
U. S. Savings Bonds Division in
Greensboro, in the annual Savings
Bonds report for 1948.
82.00 Per Year.
jHollowell and Leary Ap
point Chairmen For
Various Districts
QUOTA 82,138
Drive Will Be In Pro
gress From March 1
To March 15
Herbert Iloilowell and West Leary,
co-chairmen of the Chowan County
Red Cross 1949 fund raising cam
paign, have set up their organization
for Chowan County’s drive, which
will begin Tuesday, March 1, and
continue through March 15.
The chairmen early this week re
leased the names of the chairmen of
various districts who, of course, will
call upon volunteers to make a house
to-house canvass for contributions.
These chairmen are as follows:
Business District, East Side —Paul
Wallace.
- business District, West Side—Paul
Partin and L. S. Byrum.
Residential Section, East Side—
Mrs. Lloyd Bunch.
Residential Section, West Side—
Mrs. J. M. Jones, Jr.
Colored Residential Section, East
Side—Alexander Blaine.
Colored Residential Section, West
Side—Rev. C. C. Boone.
Morris Circle—Bill Cozart.
North Edenton Mrs. Mildred
Spruill.
Industrial—o. B. Perry.
County Area, White—Robert S.
Marsh and Miss Lillian Swinson.
Edenton Cotton Mill—J. O. Creech.
The chairmen call attention to the
fact that the County’s quota is $2,138,
and it is their hope that the drive
will meet with generous response so
that the drive can be completed by
March 15.
Masons To Disserve
Past Masters’ Night
Meeting Tonight Trans
ferred to Hotel Due to
Court House Repairs
Tonight (Thursday) will be ob
served as Past Masters’ Night by
. Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., according to H. A. Campen,
program chairman of the fraternity.
. During the evening present officers
will surrender their stations and
places, which will be filled by past
masters of the lodge.
Much interest usually is created
by Past Masters’ Night, in that some
of the old-timers have a hard time
remembering the work of the lodge.
A feature of the . meeting will be
presentation of a Past Master’s jewel
to the Rev. W. C. Francis, the im
mediate Past Master.
Due to repairs being made to the
Panel Room in the Court House, the
meeting will be held in the old dining
room at Hotel Joseph Hewes, begin
ning at 8 o’clock.
Richard P. Baer, master of the
. lodge, has notified the membership
of the meeting, so that a large crowd
is anticipated.
ROTARY MEETS TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet m
the Parish House today (Thursday)
at 1 o’clock.
Savings Bonds sales for this county
for the year 1948 (January 1 through
December 31) were as follows, ac
cording to the annual report: Series
E Bonds, $118,771.75; Series F Bonds,
$37.00; Series G Bonds, $64,300.00;
county total for 1948, $183,108.75.
“These splendid U. S. Savings
Bonds holdings and sales are com
munity assets of the highest type,”
Mr. Byrum continued.
“They will stand the many indivi
dual owners in good stead in time of
financial need; they will help stimu
late local community business when
and if times get hard; they bring in
to our county in interest and accruals
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