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Join The March Os Dimes To Help The Fight Against Polio THE CHOWAN HERALD-* Volume_XX.— Number 6. Green Light Given I For Supplying Soft Water For Edenton Board of Public Works Authorized to Em ploy Engineer COST UNKNOWN Project Has Been Un der Consideration For Several Years With Town Council and the Board of Public Works meeting jointly Fri day afternoon, the latter was given authority to employ the services of an engineer to draw plans, specifica tions and secure bids Tor a water softening plant for Edenton. While the cost is somewhat of a question mark, it is estimated that the plant will cost somewhere between $75,000 and $85,000. * For a long time it has been the desire of the Board of Public Works to construct a water softening plant in Edenton, not only for the conveni ence it provides, but also as an econo my measure. It has been pointed out that with continued use of the present hard water many of the water lines will have to be replaced which will be very costly. It has also been pointed out that the life of private water facilities will also be greatly increased if and when soft water is available. To install the soft water system it will be necessary to build an addition at the present Electric and Water De partment building on West Freemason street to house the plant and to run a line from the pump house near the hospital to the softening plant. 'Several engineers have been con tacted but it is expected that the contract will be awarded William Freeman Engineers of High Point. ” (Some few years ago the Board of Public Works requested authority from Town Council to install a water softening plant, but other than mak ing some inquiries, nothing definite was .done. However, witfi the esti mated cost of the project now ex pected to be obtained, this informa tion will be reported back to Town Council and the green light will most likely be given to proceed with the water improvement project. PTA Box Supper At School Tonight Program Arranged In Observance of Found er’s Day The Finance Committee of the Par ent Teacher Association 'has complet ed plans for the benefit box supper to be held in the Junior-Senior High School gymnasium and cafeteria to night ( Thursday) starting at 6515 •o’clock. ! A final plea is made to parents and patrons interested in the work of the OTA movement in the community to prepare a box and come out and enjoy an evening .of fun as the boxes are auctioned off. It is hoped all the fi nancial needs of the organization can be met in this one big effort and a substantial contribution made to both uchools from the proceeds. There is need for library books, rec ord players, television and furnish ing a teacher’s lounge. H. A. Campen, assisted by Robert Bmifh, will conduct the auction, and 'the Edenton Band will give a short ■concert beginning at 6:15. The usual order of business will be omitted due to a social program in observance of the 66th anniversary of Founder’s i Day which is being celebrated by PTA’s throughout the country. Boxes will be received at the school from 2 to 5 o’clock this (Thursday) afternoon. Beta Club Planning Local Talent Show Plans have been announced by the "Beta Club of the Edenton High School to stage a talent show during the month of (February. "r* ; No definite date had been set early this week, but any local talent desir ing to participate should contact Miss K^sW 8 wm a k? Ing, playing musk*. instruments, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 5,1953. » I ' 1 I " - ' ' LS » ■ | Getting ToughJ Commissioners Want to Get Back Taxes In County Coffer - Chowan /County Commissioners on Monday again expressed some concern about the goodly amount of back taxes still on the county books. Some of these unpaid tax es date gack as far as 1941 and in several cases even further. * The Commissioners called in County Attorney J. N. Plruden and Sheriff J. A. Bunch in an Effort to secure this tax money which is due the county. Mr. Pruden informed the Com missioners that In the very near future he will begin issuing tax suits and Sheriff Bunch was au thorized to serve garnishees on wages and otherwise attach per sonal property if necessary to col- I lect delinquent taxes. Land Will Be Leased For Agricultural Use Navy Will Lease 134.2 Acres of Unused Base Property The District Public Works Officer, Fifth Naval District, U. S. Naval Base, Norfolk 11, Virginia, will accept pro posals to lease certain lands not re quired for immediate construction pur poses at the U. S. Marine Corps Air Station,“Edenton, for agricultural use. * These lands comprise approximately 134.2 acres of tillable land and will ' be outleased until such time as re auired by the Navy Department for the expansion or other needs of this • Station. The land, divided into five plats, is located at the intersection of Route 32 and the road which leaves 32 going to the base, lying on the right of Route 32 and left of the base road. Upon acceptance of bona fide pro posals by the Navy Department for any one or all of the areas proposed for outleasing, a standard agricultural lease will be consummated between the Navy Department and the pros pective lessee, granting unto the les see the use of that plat or plats of land for agricultural use. (Proposals will be considered on a unit price, per-acre per annum basis, and the highest price per acre sub mitted will be given first considera tion, irrespective of the former prop erty ownership. Any person or persons interested in submitting a proposal for leasing the lands indicated on the accompiany ing plats may do so by submitting same to the District Public Works Officer, Fifth Naval District, U. S. Nf'val Base, Norfolk 11, Virginia. For the convenience of those par ties interested in leasing these lands, a standard proposal form will be fur nished upon request. No proposals will be considered af ter February 15. i Any information desired about leas ing this land can be secured by con tacting Captain W. J. Hines, legal officer, at the Edenton base. _i Debating Team For 1953 Chosen At EHS tirnJmmmm'- ** ’■ .. 1 1 Argue With Elizabeth 1 City and Hertford In Triangular Debate 1 —— i Teams have been selected at the i Edenton High School for the annual ; triangular debate which will be held ! in April. As usual the Edenton de baters will compete with Elizabeth '■ City and Hertford. The affirmative ttem includes Ed- : na Boswell and Mickey Barrington, ' whjle fVankie Privott and Mary Leg es'®, Browning will argue the nega tive side of the query. This year’s A' “Resolved that the North lAtlaxftkiPact should becomb a Federal ! /George Gelbach is coaching the % .lnkmfana' . ueuawrp. ' , ■ Edenton Boy Scout Troop 156 Divided Into Two Groups Leon Thomas and Sid ney Campen Act as Scoutmasters Edenton’s Boy Scout Troop, No. 156, has been devided into two groups with boys 11 to 13 years included in the troop and boys over 13 com posing the Explorer Post. This di vision was made in the interest of better Scouting and will, of course, necessitate more grown-ups taking part in the Boy Scout work. This action was announced at last week’s Rotary Club meeting by Presi dent W. T. Harry. The club sponsors the troop. Under the new set-up Leon Thomas will be Scoutmaster of the younger group, with the Rev. James Mac- Kenzie as assistant. The Troop Com mittee from the Rotary Club includes Frank Holmes, R. N. Hines, Thomas Byrum, David Holton, C. W. Over man and J. L. Chestnutt as insti tutional representative. Sidney Campen will be Scoutmaster for the Explorer Post with Kermit Layton as his assistant. The Rotary Club’s Troop Committee for this group includes Robert Marsh, Marvin Wil son, Gerald James, W. T. Harry, Dr. W. I. Hart and H. A. Campen as in stitutional representative. Change Is Made In Supervision Os Band Administration Trans ferred Under Princi pal Gerald James At a recent meeting of the Eden ton Band Parents Association it was unanimously voted to transfer the ad ministration of the Edenton High School Band under Principal Gerald James instead of the association. Hav ing a bearing on the decision was the fact that now since the band has a room in the new high school build ing, as well as a regular period for instruction, and is in effect part of the school curriculum, that it is only proper that the principal shoqld have supervision over the classes. Ernest Gentile, who has very capa bly directed the band for three years, will continue in that capacity. At Mr. James’ suggestion the Band Parents Association will continue and act in an advisory capacity. The band will continue to be financed by dues and efforts of the association, but Mr. James will handle the income and disbursements. The general feeling prevails that with the band directly under the su pervision of the principal there will be better coordination and efficiency. AUXILIARY MEETS TONIGHT The Auxiliary of William H. Cof field, Jr., Post, No. 9280 of Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet tonight (Thursday) at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to attend. Costal Plain Loop Folds Up For Season Suspension Announced mon After Three Clu Under Propose Edenton and other members of the 'Coastal Plain League will be without organized baseball as the result of the long popular Class D Circuit sus pending operation for at least a year. This announcement was made by Ray Goodmon, president of the lea gue, after three members advised him that they could not operate under proposed plans set up at a meeting held in Goldsboro last week. The plan proposed a membership of Roanoke (Rapids, Wilson, Goldsboro, New Bern, Kinston, Wilmington, Edenton and Elizabeth City. Wilmington and Elizabeth City were scheduled to re place Tarboro and Rocky Mount. • Members were given until noon Monday to advise President Goodmon whether they will continue under the plan, and before the deadline three advised him they could not operate in 1963, so the suspension was agreed upon. / * Goodmon said he would not re lease the names of the three voting Resolution Edenton And Ghowan County Critical Defense Housing Area —— —i 4-H Club Corn Winners Awarded Prizes 11 Jls > I B»i« '■ - 1M 1 5355; 35* .aft. HmbßM. imam --*• / ' V ills v _ BI 11 v jMfeu iiTUlhflf „ * > jg : Sslf, | jrTjL M ; Pictured above are the three Chowan County 4-H Club boys who ' won top prices in the 4-H Corn Contest sponsored by the Edenton Lions Club. The boys are in the front row, left to right, Vandy Parks, James Monds and Paul Blanchard. In the back row are fath ers of the boys, left to right, B. P. Monds, E. G. (Blanchard and Earl Parks. At right is County Agent C. W. Overman, Who presented the prizes. Schoolmasters Will I Meet In Edenton Next Monday Night Director Os School Plan ning Will Be Princi pal Speaker 3 The„Albemarle Schoolmasters’ Club 1 will Ameet in Edenton on Monday 1 evening, February 9, at the High • School cafeteria at 6:30 o’clock. This ' club is composed of superintendents, ' principals and key teachers from ten ■ county administrative units and two r city units. The county units are: ' Dare, Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, ’ Perquimans, Gates, Chowan, Tyrrell, J Washington, and Hyde. The city units are: Elizabeth City and Edenton. - Representatives from Bertie County , have been invited to attend this meet ing. : Tex Lindsay, former Edenton teach : er and coach, who is now principal of | the Columbia High School, is presi * dent of the club and he will preside J over the business session. Gerald D. 1 James, principal of the Edenton High School will be in charge of the open t ing session of the meeting and Super ■ intendent John Holmes will introduce 1 the speaker. John L. Cameron, Director, Division of School Planning, State Board of Education, will be the principal speak - er. Mr. Cameren has done an ex s cellent job in school planning in North t Carolina and he is well versed in the i needs of schoolhouse construction in the State. By President Ray Good lbs Balk at Operating ;d Arrangement i no. “That would just cause some t hard feelings,” he said, “and we '■ agreed not to say which cities they - were.” • Goodmon said some of those favor ' ing suspension were of the opinion ' the league could come back a year , i from now stronger than ever. Frank ■ Walker, president of the Rocky Mount > dub which first proposed to lay off i a year, said he thinks interest in i minor league ball will be revived by a , recess. 1 Under the suspension, the league 1 will comprise the same members - which finished the 1952 season. This means Tarboro and Rocky Mount, i which had been voted out Friday i night, retain their memberships and i territorial rights. 'Elizabeth City and ! Wilmington were voted in conditional i ly, pending revision of votes. Three 1 members opposed, so they are not members. > The clubs now have unltil March j (Continued on Page Six) Edenton Aces Win 41-36 Thriller From R.R. Yellow Jackets Edenton Girls Defeated In Hard-Fought Game By Score of 42 to 33 Ip a thrilling basketball game in the'' school gymnasium Tuesday night the Eder ton Aces managed to add a victory over Roanoke Rapids by a score of 41-36. The game was close throughout and although the Aces remained in the lead a!l the way, they never went ahead over six points. With only two minutes to go Roanoke Rapids closed the gap to a 36-34 score, but -n the last few seconds the Aces forged ahead 41-36. The Aces led at the end of all four periods, the score at the end of the first quarter being 10-6, at half time the Aces led 22-17. At the end of the third quarter the, score stood at 33-27. Owens was high scorer for the night, bagging I's points. Rogerson followed with 7, Lassiter and Batton with 6 each, Bunch 4 and Gardner 3. Topping led the visitors with 14 points. , The Edenton girls lost to the Roa noke Rapids girls 42-33. This game was also very close until the waning I minutes, when the visitors went on a scoring spree to wind up 9 points ahead. Betsy Duncan led Edenton’s scor ing with 15 points. 'Sharon Lupton was next with 10, Ann Hawkins fol lowed with 6 points and Linda Down urn 2. Pat Cooper led the visitors with 21 points. John Kramer Elected Presidents Rotary Officers Elected at Last Week’s Meeting By Edenton Club At last week’s Rotary meeting John Kramer was elected president -of the Edenton Club to succeed W. T. Harry. At the same time Gilliam Wood was elected vice president, and the fol lowing as directors: diaries H. Wood, Jr., W. B. Rosevear, William Cozart and George Alma Byrum. These officers, although elected last week, will not be installed until the first meeting in July. • Rotary Club Postpones Entertaining Boy Scouts Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet as usual today (Thursday) at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. 'At last week's meeting it was announced that the club would entertain the Boy 'Stouts at a meeting tonight, but due to con flicting with the Parent-Teacher box supper the 'Rotary Club board of di rectors agreed to postpone entertain ing the Scouts until Thursday night, February 19. YearT* Town Councilmen Take Action at Meeting Friday joint Meeting Advantages Pointed Out By Rent Stabilization Attorney At a special meeting of Town Coun cil Friday afternoon, a motion was made and unanimously passed declar ing Edenton and Chowan County a critical defense area. Meeting with the Councilmen were members of the Chowan Rent Advis ory Board and representatives of the Marine Corps. Also present Was J. Frank Mclnnis of Goldsboro, area attorney for the Office of Rent Stabi liation. Mr. Mclnnis was the principal speaker at the meeting, going into detail of requirements and condi tions to declare a community a criti cal defense housing area and what benefits might be expected. He explained that due to the influx of people as the result of defense projects and military installations, communities are shouldered with ex tra burdens, such as teaching children in school, street paving, housing fa .cilities, water and sewer service, which expense should be shared by the Fed eral government. Os course, he was unable to predict what might happen to such appropriations under the new administration, bent upon reducing ex penditures. It was also pointed out at the meeting that there is a shortage of living quarters, especially among ser vice men and others who are unable to pay monthly rent running as high as SIOO and $126. Though rurmrs are going around concerning the E’mton Marine Corps ■ Auxiliary Landing Fields, the status 1 of the base is a big question mark. ro that nobody is in position to say if* more personnel will be located at the base. After quite r lengthy discussion, Tov-n Council mr felt that there was nothing to lose by declaring Edenton and Chowan County a critical defense • housing area, so the resolution was • subsequently adopted. In the mean time a thorough investigation will be ' made as to housing needs and to what : extent to FHA will cooperate in con structing new houses. Carolyn Biggerstaff Submits Resignation As Assistant Agent Commissioners Urged to Employ a Full Time Assistant /Mrs. Verona J. Langford, district home agent, attended the meeting and spoke to the Commissioners regarding I the county employing a full time as sistant agent instead of part time. She pointed out that Chowan and Per quimans is the only part-time set-up remaining in the State and that she doubted if the Extension Service would very much longer approve such a program. She informed the Commissioners that Chowan has been paying approxi mately SSOO annually on the salary of a part time agent, and that a full , time agent would require a county appropriation of isl3oo, which is based on the county’s tax valuation. The Commissioners instructed Chair main West Byrum to confer with the (Continued on Page Twelve) ; White Requested To Introduce Local Bill (With Representative John F. White • sufficiently recovered from his recant ’ illness 'to attend the sessions of the S North Carolina General Assembly, he j will be asked to introduce at least ; one local bill. ; The Chowan County Commissioners > on Monday gave some, attention to s delinquent taxes and during the dis . cussion decided to ask Mr. White to : introduce a bill authorizing delinquent - money collected to be placed in the ■ general county fund. At present this , money is opportioned to the various funds making up the county budget.