Volume XVII.—No. 25.
Town Councilmen
Approve New Budget
For Year 1950-1951
figures Presented at
fecial Meeting Held
Thursday Night
TAX RATE $1.50
» Now on File for Objec
tions In Town Clerk’s
Office
Meeting in special session Thursday
night of last week members of Town
Council tentatively adopted the pro
posed budget for the year 1950-51. No
little time has been spent on prepar
ing the budget on the part of the 'Fi
nance Committee, composed of J. Clar
ence Leary and A. B. Harless. Prior
to Thursday’s meeting they scrutiniz
ed the various department budgets
and also called each department head
in order to hold the figures as low as
possible.
Os course, it was necessary to de
lete some requests, one of which was
a straight 10 per cent increase in
salary for town employees, as well
as juggle other figures. As presented
Thursday night, the budget will call
for a $1.50 tax rate on the SIOO prop
erty valuation, the same as last year.
Total estimated expenditures for
the fiscal year are $110,425, of which
amount $43,425 is anticipated aside
from taxation, leaving $67,000 to come
from taxation. The town’s property
valuation is $4,466,000, which with a
$1.50 rate will raise $67,000.
Obviously the Street Department
f budget is the largest in the town's ad
ministration. This budget this year
calls for expenditures of $55,304,
which includes half the cost of a new
sweeper to replace the present one
which is worn out. It also provides
ilia jMjiWiM l and k-as*
If ing an acre of land to secure ground
used by the department.
The next highest budget is the
Police Department which estimated
expenditures of $18,984 for the fiscal
year.
The Fire Department budget is $lO,-
299. For administration the budget
is $5,395, while a budget of $2,600 is
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Cub Scouts Go To
Nags Head Sunday
Picnic Expected to Pro
vide Day of (Fun For
Youngsters
According to Cubmaster Peter Carl
ton, the Cubs and parents and friends
cl Cub Pack 159, which is sponsored
by the Lions Club, will have a gala
picnic and fun fest at Nags Head on
Sunday, June 25.
4 Each family will take a picnic lunch.
Those needing transportation are re
quested to get in touch with the den
mothers, Mrs. Clyde Hollowell, Mrs.
? Robert Boyce or with Mr. Carlton.
* The cubmaster declared it will be a
wonderful time to relax by the ocean
and cool breezes with a minimum of :
expense to each person going. A 1
dressing tent will be provided.
Twin Orphans Visit
: Sponsoring Class
Youngsters Greeted By I
I Members Young Men’s
Bible Class
| Delightful guests in Edenton over ]
|. the week-end were Mr. and Mrs. J. l
s Marse Grant of the Baptist Orphange ‘
I; at Thomasville, who brought with
gt: them 11-year-old twins, ’Ray and Roy i
I: Puckett, two orphans sponsored by 1
| the Young Men’s 'Bible Class of the
| Baptist Church.
The group was guests of various
: t; members of the congregation and
needless to say members of the spon
poring class were delighted and proud
to meet the two youngsters. i
|- They were cordially greeted by !
I 9fsy°r Leroy Haskett, who placed ]
| Boy in the office of Mayor for five i
gk minutes. ' I
Wraair. Grant is editor of Charity and ]
Ipfinlren, Baptist newspaper, and J
spoke at the morning service in the i
Baptist Church in behalf of the or- 1
phanage 1
THE CHOWAN HERALD
| Beware! |
Fire Chief R. K. Hall again
calls attention to cars running
ahead or racing with the fire
truck in answering a fire alarm.
He points out the State law which
requires cars to pull up to the side
of the curb when an alarm is
sounded or the fire apparatus is
approaching.
Chief Hall states emphatically
that the law will be enforced.
Liberty Bell Will Be
in Edenton June 26
Exhibit Planned to In
crease Interest In
Bond Sales
Sponsored by the Albemarle Motor
Company, local Ford agency, a replica
of the famous Liberty ißell will appear
in Edenton Monday afternoon, June
26, from 3 to 5 o'clock. The exhibit
is one of the 52 bells now utoring the
nation in art effort to stimulate in
terest in the Independence 'Savings
Bonds Drive which started May 15 and
will continue through July 4.
The exhibit is a full size duplicate
of the Liberty Bell and the public is
urged to view the bell when it appears ]
in Edenton.
Mrs. Horace White
Is UonoroUt State
Pocahontas Meeting
Given Three-year Ap
pointment on Public ■
Relations Committee i
Chowanoke Council, No. 54, Degree \
of Pocahontas and Mrs. Horace White, i
Pocahontas of the Council, in par- ]
ticular, were honored at the Great ]
Council meeting held at Carolina ]
Beach the first part of last week.
Despite the fact that the local coun
cil is less than a year old and it was (
the first time Mrs. White attended a
Great Council meeting, she was given (
a three-year appointment on the Pub- i
lie Relations Committee, a new and -
important phase of activities in both (
the Red Men and Pocahontas. It is
very unusual for a member of either (
group to receive an appointment upon
the first attendance of the Great
Council, and came as a distinct sur- 1
prise to Mrs. White. j
In the Edenton group attending the '
Great Council of both branches of the
order were Mrs. Horace White, W. J. '
Daniels, 'Raleigh Hollowell, A. S. Hol
lowell, W. M. Rhoades and J. Edwin
Bufflap.
Though in operation for several
months, the local Council officially
received its charter at the Great Coun- ,
oil, the charter being presented to '
Mrs. White, who will have it framed i
and hung in the hall.
Those listed on the charter as char- (
ter members are_Nezzie_P. Haste, ,
Pearl B. Hughes, Ida Bell Tynch, .
Bommie White, Dorothy Buiflap, J. ,
Edwin Bufflap, Agnes W. Washington,
'Hazel Williford, W. J. Daniels, Doris ]
J. Toppin, Elsie M. Lee, Ailene Bunch, i
Avelyn Smith, Joyce C. Allen, Jeanne
O’Neal, Naomi P. Copeland, Mary
Ruth Baker, Griiell W. Pruden, Mamie
N, Parker, Gladys N. Hughes, Willard .
M. Rhoades, Myrtle Tynch, A. S. Hoi- ,
lowell, Charles H. Bufflap, Virginia '
L. Wiggins, Hulda Goodwin, Lloyd C.
Bunch, Hilda S. Bass, Horace C. White *
and Martha G. Crummey.
Mrs. Hettie Ames of Elisabeth,
City, mother of Chowanoke Council,
presented Mrs. White s white Bible, to (
be used by the local organization.
Local Lions Attend |
State 1 Convention i
Edenton’s Lions Club was repre- i
sented by four local members at the <
State Lions Convention held at Char
lotte early this week. -Members of
the group which included Hector Lup
ton, outgoing president; Leroy Has
kett, incoitiing president; West Leary, ,
Zone Chairman, and W. J. Taylor, sec- t
retary and treasurer, left for Char- i
lotto Saturday night and returned 1
home Wednesday. . <
"Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina,Thursday. June 22,1950.
LIBERTY BELL REPLICA TO VISIT HERE
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Pictured above is the full-size exact duplicate of the Liberty Beil
which will be displayed locally and will tour the state as the symbol
of the Independence Savings Bonds Drive from May 15 to July 4,
which urges the people to “Save fsr your Independence.” Fifty-two
of these bells, touring the nation during the drive, were completely
donated by America’s copper producers. Companies donating the
Liberty Bells are the Anaconda Copper Corp.; Phelps-Dodge Corp.;
American Smelting and Refining CO.; The American Metal Co., Ltd.;
Miami Copper Co. The U. S. Steel Corp’s American Bridge Company
supplied the stays and hardware used in mounting the bells. The
Ford Motor Company is providing the transportation of these bells
across the nation. The Liberty Bell will appear in Edenton Monday,
June 26, from 3 to 5 P. M. under the sponsorship of the Albemarle
Motor Company.
Colonials Break Even
During Past Week
Lack of Attendance Now
Source of Concern on
Part of Officials
Following a series of losses, the
Edenton Colonials Broke even during
the past week by winning three games ,
and losing three. The otrtfit, uriffer \
Manager Gashouse Parker, is showing i
improvement .and Manager -Parker j
predicts the Colonials will so6n lead i
the league.
Attendance At gabies, however, is \
very diScouEagihg a™! W. J. Daniels, i
president of the Colonials, intimated i
that unless gate receipts take a con- i
siderable boost, the Colonials will be ]
forced to withdraw from the league.
Edenton 8, Plymouth 9
In Plymouth Wednesday night of ]
last week the Colonials lost a close ;
game by a count of 9-8. Both teams j
fattened their batting averages with j
the Rams collecting 15 hits and the
Colonials 11, two of which were home (
runs by Manager Gashouse Parker, j
He led the Edenton attack with three j
hits. J
Edenton 4, Windsor 1
The Colonials on Thursday night I
defeated the Windsor Rebels 4-1 on
the latter’s diamond. Keane was on 1
the mound for the Colonials and al
lowed six hits, while Eller for the
Rebels gave up seven hits and struck
out 14 Edenton hatters.
Keeter led the Edenton attack with
three hits followed by Clark with two.
Edenton 10, Windsor 1
The Colonials won easily from
Windsor on Hicks Field Friday night
by a score of 10-1. Stanley Johnson
was in good form for the Colonials,
allowing only five scattered hits. He 1
fanned 12 men.
Clark, Parker and 'Sires led at hat ,
for Edenton, each making two safe
hits.
Edenton 4, 'Plymouth 5
In a hard fought game in Plymouth 1
Saturday night the Rams emerged
victorious by a count of 5-4. The Rams
won the game in the final inning when
Metesich doubled to score two runs 1
and break up the ball game. Manager !
Parker hit a home run in the fourth
inning, when all of the Edenton runs j
were scored.
Brown went the entire route on the ‘
mound for the Colonials, while Carratt ‘
for Plymouth held tEe Edenton bat- ’
tors to four hits. ,
Edenton 3, Windsor 2 ,
On Hicks Field Sunday afternoon
the Colonials won from Windsor 8-2. '
The game developed into a mound
duel between Brockwell for Edenton
and Hoggard for Windsor. Hoggard
allowed nine hits while Brockwell gave
up only five hits. .
Edenton 4, Windsor 6
Monday night’s game was rained (
out, but on Tuesday night on Hicks ,
Field the Windsor Rebels won by a (
score of 6-4. Eller on the mound for ,
the Rebels was in splendid form, fan- ,
ning 16 Edenton batters.
Manager Gashouse Parker hit a two
run homer and Sires hsd three hits
oat of three times at bat
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & i
A. M., will hold its weekly meeting j
tonight (Thursday) in the lodge room <
in the Court House at 8 o’clock. Hu* I
bert Williford, master, prges all Mas- 1
one to attend. 1
Local VFW Post
Host For District
Meeting July 2nd
Junior Vice Commander
Os State Will Be Prin
cipal Speaker
Henry G. Quinn, district commander
of the VFW, announced this week
that • the Wm. H. Coffield, Jr., Post
No. 9280 will be host to all posts in
the First District at the post home on
Sunday, July 2.
Registration will begin at 11 o’clock,
with a turkey dinner scheduled to be
served at 12:30.' Following - the rqeal
the speaker will be Charles Myers of
Charlotte, junior vice commander of
North Carolina.
Representatives from Edenton,
Hertford, Elizabeth City, 'Manteo, Co
lumbia, Plymouth, AhosTcie and Wind
sor, as well as district and state of
ficers are expected to attend the meet
ing.
Commander Quinn will be in charge
of the meeting and will introduce the
guests of honor. ‘He extends a cordial
invitation to all VFW members in this
area to attend.
Health District
Discusses Milk
Meeting Held In Eliza
beth City Tuesday of
Last Week
The Pasquotank-Perquimans-Cam
den-Chowan District Board of Health
met at the Health Center in Elizabeth
City Tuesday afternoon of last week.
Those attending the meeting were S.
G. Etheridge, chairman, J. 'B. Flora, J.
H. Moore, D. F. Bartlett, V. N. Dar
den, Dr. A. B. Bonner and L. H.
Haskett. Mr. Etheridge, chairman;
presided. ,
There was general discussion of the
milk ordinance and the recently pass
ed amendment to. this ordinance. Mr.
Haskett moved that the recently pass
ed amendment to the milk ordinance
be amended to read. “Milk processed
at any plant approved by the State
Board of Health and located in the
State of North Carolina within 25
miles of the geographical limits of
this Health District shall be permitted
to be sold within the iPasquotank-Per
quimana-Camden-Chowan Health Dis
trict, provided equal resiprecity be
granted by the Board of Health hav
ing jurisdiction over said processing
plant.”
Dr. A. B. Bonner seconded the mo
tion and all voted “Aye.”
There wm short discussion of the
tentative budget as presented by the
Health Officer. J. B. Flora moved
that the tentative budget be adopted.
It was seconded by J. H. Moore and
ell voted “Aye.”
Electricity Off Early
Wednesday Morning
Early risers on Wednesday morn
ing discovered the electricity was off,
it being necessary to sever connection
from 5 to 7 o’clock. This action was
caused to make emergency repairs
to poles which were struck by light
ning back of tire colored school during
Monday afternoon’s storm.
W. W. By rum Speaks
On County Finances
At Meeting Os Lions
| Rained Out |
What was expected to attract
the largest attendance at Hicks
Field Monday night of any game
played thus far in the Albemarle
League failed to materialize due
to a downpour of rain.
The occasion was designated as
“Merchants Night” when local
merchants distributed many free
tickets to the game.
W. J. Daniels, president of the
Colonials, informed The Herald
Tuesday that Merchants Night
will now be observed on Hicks
Field Thursday night of next
week, June 29.
Incidentally, Mr. Daniels had no
hesitancy in saying that unless
attendance at the local games
picked up considerably, the Co
lonials will be obliged to withdraw
from the league for financial rea
sons.
Frank V. White Host
I At Forestry Banquet
Group Entertained Fri
day Night at Com
munity Building
Frank V. White, Chowan County
; Forest Warden, was a genial host Fri
day night at a banquet served in the
. community building at Cross Roads
by members of the Lela Davis Mis
, sionary Circle of Ballard’s Bridge
i Baptist Church. Mr. White had as
t hhi guests official# of the Forest Ser
’ vice, County Commissioners and his •
' assistants in forestry work in Cho
wan.
Mr. White acted as toastmaster and
introduced each one of his guests, af
ter which E. N. Elliott offered the in
vocation. A delightful turkey dinner
was ‘ served by the Ballard’s Bridge
Church ladies. ,
Brief addresses were made during
the evening by E. S. White, agricW- ,
tore teacher at Chowan High School;
V. W. Herlevich, district forester;
Paul Tillman, State forester, and W.
W. Byrum, chairman of the Chowan
County Commissioners.
Each of the speakers paid com- ;
pliments to Forest Warden White and ,
the people of Chowan County for i
their cooperation in holding down for
est fires. It was pointed out that in
April when other sections of the State
were scourged with forest fires, not
a single fire occurred in Chowan
County, which was referred to as a
State record. During the month an
emergency was declared when no
burning permits were issued. Over
1500 fires occurred in April, with as
many as 50 a day reported in the
state.
During the meeting it was brought
out that Chowan County issues more
burning permits than any county in
the district, according to size, and
; that Mr. White is the only fire warden
1 in the district to hold an annual din
ner meeting.
Emphasis was also placed on the
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Dedication Os New '
Building Sunday
First Christian Church
Planning Interesting
Celebration
The First Christian Church of Eden
ton will observe a dedication service
Sunday, June 25, when the new build
ing will be dedicated. A home-com-
I ing will feature the celebration with
dinner served on the grounds.
This new building is part of the
Sunday School and the church has
been painted inside and the floor has
a new carpet on it, as well as new
seats installed. The new addition has
rest rooms and a kitchen and five
class rooms.
The dedication services will be held
, in the afternoon and after dinner there
i will be guest speakers on the pro
i gram.
i The Rev. Eather C. Alexander is
pastor of the church and he spear
headed the drive for the new build
ing and improvements to the church.
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Explains Chowan’s In
vestment In School
Buildings
LOOK TCTfUTURE
Program Means More
Than % Million Dol
lar Investment
Membei’s of the Edenton Lions
Jlub were greatly impressed by an in
ormative talk, upon the subject of
Ihowan County’s finances and the
construction of school facilities, by
W. W. Byrum, chairman of the Board
of County Commissioners, at their
meeting Monday evening.
“During the past three or four
years we have seen the greatest con
struction program in school facilities
in the history of our county”, said
Byrum. “I daresay that during that
time and including the school build
ings now under construction, more
money has been invested in such fa
cilities for our children than has here
tofore been expended during the en
tire period of the county’s history”,
continued the speaker.
“When our present program is com
pleted, more than three quarters of
a million dollars will have been in
vested, including both county and
state funds. We are truly building
for the future.
"Our program included the teacher
age and the gymnasium and garage
buildings at Chowan High School, a
small auditorium at Rocky Hock
grammar school; a consolidated school
at White Oak for colored students;
also the two high schools now under
construction in Edenton, one for white
and the other for colored children.
“The white high school in Edenton
lacked $40,000 in having sufficient
funds, even after the auditorium had
been left off. We undertook to find
this new money by reducing our bond
surplus by $20,000 and issuing short
term bonds for the other $20,000, said
Byrum.
“We still find that it will be neces
sary to raise $16,500 for six new buses
and $7,500 for purchase of land on
which to construct buildings. You can
appreciate the fact that our Board
has to face a complex problem in fi
nancing.
“In addition, we have received many
requests for money not previously
included in budgets. All of these pro
grams are for good causes, but the
question that always comes to our
mind is ‘where .will we secure the
money with which to grant these de
mands?’
“There is a strong probability that
it will be necessary for us to levy
perhaps fifteen cents extra in our
tax rate within the next twelve months
for an operating deficit of our hos
pital. In our new budget now in pro
cess of completion, we included $lO,-
000 for this purpose, but almost half
of that amount will be necessary for
the hospitalization of our certified in
digent cases.
“When I was appointed to the
Board of Commissioners in 1945, I
was asked to accept the chairman
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Evelyn Leary Wins
BPW Club Award
Honored at Annual Con
vention Held at Wins
ton-Salem
Miss Evelyn Leary, local news re
porter, was signally honored at the
annual convention of the Business and
Professional Women’s Club held in
Winston-Salem last week. Miss Myrtle
La Barr of Greensboro, State news
service chairman, announced the
award of news citation to the Clubs
throughout the State which obtained
top'newspaper promotion during the
past year.
Miss Leary, as chairman of the
Edenton club’s news service, received
the award for the best news story in
a weekly newspaper (The Chowan
Herald), and honorable mention for
the best story in a daily newspaper
i (The Elizabeth City Daily Advance).
ROTARY MEETS TODAY
i Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet
today (Thursday) at 1 o’clock in the
Parish House. President George Twid
. dy urges a full attendance.
i Year.