tF ===== \ I ONLY NEWSPAPER II PUBLISHED IN # CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXll.—Number 15. Edenton Pilgrimage Is Scheduled Friday And Saturday CITIZENS OF TOMORROW 1| L .. . -... ■ —~—i Above appears the final installment of The Herald’s feature "Citizens of Tomorrow,” which has been appearing since January 27. It is hoped readers were pleased to scan over these pictures of youngsters as they were pictured each week. In the above picture are: Top row, left to right, Sheryl Joy Chappell, I years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Chappell of Hobbsville; Philip and Frances Smithson, 5 and 10 .years old, son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Smithson; bottom row. left to right, Michael J. Wells, Jr., 4 months old, soil of Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Wells; Leroy and Delores Harrow, II and 13 years old, son and daughter it Mr. and Mrs. booßny Harrow. _ , . Zoning Ordinance Finally Adopted By Town Councilmen Adjustment Board to | I** \ppointed to Con- 1 E# sider Complaints After hanging fire for many i years, Town Council at its meeting, Tuesday night, adopted a zoning of- 1 dinanee for Edenton, which sets I apart areas strictly for residential; purposes, heavy business, neighbor-j hood business and industries. Some years ago a .proposed zon ing ordinaiire bad advanced to the! stage for adoption, but much "p ; position developed at the crucial | meeting that the idea was aban doned. Some months ago a zoning Com mission was appointed with in structions to proceed with a pro- , posed plan of zoning and at a re- , cent public meeting several changes were made on the initial plan and with these changes made the Zon- ' ing Commission presented maps at 1 Tuesday night’s meeting which des- j ignated how the town is divided for. the various purposes. Only one objection was register-j' ed Tuesday night, that being made ' \ by Walter Bond, who roqiiestedjl Court Street to he included as a I business iirea rather than strictly , residential. No rhang ■ was made,j, however. Mr. Bond also registered , a complaint about raising ducks at; the jail property just opposite his,, home. 1 1 The building inspector will he re-ji quired to see that that the Zoning’ Continued on Rage 2—Section 1 Annexation Os Westover Heights Postponed Pending Engineer’s Estimate Os Cost; a Residents of Westovcr Heights,| armed with a petition signed by 57 j residents of the area and a map [ designating the area affected, ap peared at Town Council’s meeting Tuesday night, requesting West-1 over Heights and contigious terri-l tory to be annexed to the Town of Edenton. Nathan Dail was spokes man for the group. ► Tt was pointed out that 50 dwell-1 houses are included in the arca,| fee places of business, 116 peo ple of voting age and a population of 350. Considerable discussion developed regarding annexation, and subse quently a motion was made to post- 1 pone action until an estimate of I cost, involving principally the in stallation of a water and sewer | line, can be secured from an engi neer. The Councilmen were equal ! ly divided on the voting with J. THE CHOWAN HERALD Ministers Oppose Gambling - Shows At Chowan Fair -•——■ ' Adopt Resolution at| April Meeting of Association Following i( a iv.-elution adopted) 'at the April meeting of the Tri- County Min , tonal A.-'oriatinn: ,* Bo it resolved that the Tri-Coun ty Ministerial A<-eciation, compos ed of ministers from < howari.l Gates, and I’ciquimiitts Counties,' North Carolina, go on record as con-1 (lemning ant! protesting against thi■ 1 corrupt practice of o.pt;'n and illegal | gambling, and ttie o|)( , rut.;io,n of bur- I*‘sque show; at tile Chowan Chun- '.l ty Fair for life -past Several years, jWe deplore the practice of Ramb ling because it is forbidden by the I law.s of our state, ( specially G. S. 1 4-292, which reads: "If any per son play at any game of chance at [which any money, property or other thing of value is bet. whether the [same lie in stake or not, both those j who play and those who bet there on shall he guilty of a misdomeun ,,r.” We condemn the practice of gambling as opposed to the rom- Contintied on I’agc s—Section l I Clarence Leafy, John Mitchener (and George Alma Byrum voting lon postponement-andi Graham By- I rum, Clyde Hollowell and J. Ed win Bufflap voting against the mo j tion. Mayor Leroy Haskett was j requested to break the tie vote and he voted to postpone action until < the figures are available, at which i time he will cal 1 a special meeting ; !to take another vote on the peti- Ition. I If Town Council votes to annex the territory in question and there is no objection, the area will be taken into the city limits. How ever, if 15 per cent of those affect ed and who voted in the last guber natorial election file a protest, then I Town Council is authorized to call 'a special election to vote on the | issue which, in its discretion can be a vote in the area affected or the town as a whole. Continued on Page 2—Section 1 Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 14,1955. Edenton’s Political Picture Undergoes Change This Week! J. P. Ricks. Jr., Horace, White. W. J. Yates File During Week Edenton’s political picture under went a slight change during this week when Clyde Hollowell with drew as a candidate for Council man from the Fourth Ward in fa vor of I.uther C. Parks. The lat ter up tir press time had no opposi tion. Three candidates filed during the week, all three for the Board of Public Works. The three are J. P. Kicks, Jr., W. J. Yates and Horace White. It is the first bid for public office by Ricks and White. Mr. Kicks is manager of the Bishop Laundry and holds a mechanical en gineering degree. He graduated from State College in 1951. Mr. White is a local plumber of long experience, while Mr. Yates is a former Town Councilman. Present members of the Board of Public Works are J. H. Conger, Ralph E. Parrish, Dr. J. A. Powell, W. J. Yates and Thomas Byrum. However, up to Wednesday mom only Yates filed with Town Clerk Ernest ,J. Ward, Jr., for re-election. The only contest up to Wednes day morning were for the two Councilmen-iit-large seats. The two incumbents, J. Edwin Bufflap and George Alma Ryrum, are seeking re-election, Two others, Dr. A. F. Downum and Larry Dowd, have al so filed as candidates for'Council-' men-at-largo. I At this writing Mayor Leroy Haskett is unopposed, as is the case with J. Clarence Leary, First Ward Councilman: Graham Byrum, Sec |ond Ward Councilman; John Mitch -1 oer, Third Ward Councilman and, course, Luther Parks in the I Fourth Ward, and Henry Gardner as Town Treasurer. | The election will he held Tuesday, May •'!, with Friday, April 22, be jing the deadline for candidates to file for office. Voters are reminded that a new registration has been called, so that] j every voter who desires to cast a ' ballot in this or future town elec | lions must register in the ward in which he or she resides. Voters ! may register from now until sunset (in Saturday, April 22. The regis trars will register names at their homes Monday through Friday un til sunset and on Saturday will sit at the various polling places from !». A. M., to sunset. Bids Requested For Timber On County Home Site Bids Will Be Opened J Monday Morning, May 2nd Chowan County Commissioners are this week advertising for seal ed bids for all merchantable timber on the County Home land in the Second Township, except shade trees on the lot on which the Coun ty Home is located. Bids require the timber to measure 14 inches or more in diameter, 12 inches from the ground. The bids will be opened at the County Commissioners’ monthly meeting Monday morning, May 2, at 10 o’clock. Under the terms of the contract the timber must be cut and removed within 12 months from delivery of the deed. The Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. NO MASONIC MEETING C. W. Overman, master of Una nimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., has announced there will be no meeting of the lodge tonight (Thursday). A stated communica tion will be held Thursday night of next week. i f Annual Flower j Show Cancelled l A Many Flowers Badly: Damaged By Fold Weather One of Edenton’s roost popular i annual affairs, the flower show, sponsored by the Edenton Woman’s! Club, was cancelled early this w eek, j The show had been scheduled for. Tuesday, May 3, in the Penelope Barker House. The announcement was made due to the recent extreme cold weather which killed or damaged many of the flowers. The show has always attracted a goodly number of peo ple, as well as many exhibits of beautiful flowers of all kinds, which delighted all who have attended. However, with so many flowers damaged, it was decided not to stage the show this year. Methodists Will Stage Rally Day Sunday Morning Program In Charge of Parker Helms, Sup- 1 erintendent On next Sunday, April 17, the Edenton Methodist Church will have an annual Sunday School ral ly. The attendance goal has been set for 1 in. A special offering for the support of leadership education in the North Carolina Methodist Conference will he taken. A special service '.of worship will bring the entire Sunday School to gether in the sanctuary of the | Methodist Church at 9:45,. Ii has (been prepared by Dr. Heivsey E. Spence of Duke University for use ill Methodist Sunday School rally programs. This order of worship, under the title, “The Eternal Word, Yesterday. Today and Forever,” will he led by Parker Helms, su perintendent of the Edenton Meth odist Sunday School, and will fea ture representatives from all areas lof church life. Closely related to the Sunday School rally will he special recog nition to be given in the morning worship service next Sunday to those persons who have attended church every Sunday since the first of the year. Attendance records have been kept by many Edenton Methodists as a part of their ob- Iservanee of the National Church Attendance Crusade conducted by | churches throughout, the country from January 2 through April 10. I civic calendar] New rcgistralion of voters in Edenton will close Saturday, April 23. The Royal Ambassador Chapter of the Edenton Baptist Church will meet Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Edenton Chapter No. 302, Order of the Eastern Star, will meet Mon day night, April 18, at 8 o'clock in the Masonic Temple. The Rev. Ralph W. Knight, pas tor of the Ballard's Bridge Baptist Church will preach a series of six sermons in the Presbyterian Church beginning Monday, April 18, and continuing until Saturday, April 23. A revival meeting will be held in the Edenton Presbyterian Church beginning Sunday night, April 24, and continuing until Sunday night. May 1. Classes held Thursday night at 7 o’clock in the colored high school for homemakers of Edenton. I Due to the recent untimely cold r weather which damaged many! Continued on Page B—Section 1 I f \ New Edenton Baptist Parsonage | I !.■■••• •; • > r? ' • ; ~ ;• '’ '• • >V ' - •••; ' : .•' • • ; . ■ ' . .. •; "' ~ - "jkv 11 % W / This attractive two-story brick residence with eight rooms and three complete bathrooms is the new parsonage of the Edenton Baptist Church. The house is expected to he completed within two weeks, after which the Rev. and Mrs. K. N. Carroll will take occupancy. When com pleted it will cost in the neighborhood of $33,000, including the front walkway and breakwater at the rear of the building.—(Evelyn Leary Photo). County-wide Rat Control Campaign Week April 25-30 _ I Orders Being: Taken For Bait at Several Sources A county-wide rat control cam paign is planned for the last week of April. Plans for this were made at the April meeting of the Agri cultural Workers' Council held on Tuesday of last week. The orders for liait will lie taken by 4-H Club members, FFA members and FHA members. Also, orders will be tak i n at the County Agent’s office, ASC office, SCS office and by vo cational and home economics teach ers in the schools, says County Agent C. W. Overman. Warfarin bait will he used. The bait will he put up in three pound packages which have complete in structions printed on them. The bait will cost one dollar per pack age and will be paid for when order is given. Feeding stations must be established where rats and mice Use, A small amount of bait must be placed, in the .container' of each station daily until the . rats cease to take it. Rats and mice eat the bait over a period of four, or five days before it builds up sufficient ly in their system to kill them. Halt must be protected from poultry and domestic animals as well as chil dren. The rural youth will conduct the (Continued on Page B—Section 1) Rov Elton Forehand Dies At Home Early Wednesday Morning Roy Elton Forehand.