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" - vs. 1 ONLY NEWSPAPER | PUBLISHED IN I CHOWAN COUNTY * Volume XXll.—Number 237 Xommissioners^se Most Os Meeting In Figuring On Budget Special Meeting Called For June 20 To Fin ish Work Devoting a major portion of their meeting Monday to consideration of various budgets, the Chowan County Commissioners were oblig ed to meet after dinner and delved into figures until late afternoon. While no estimate could be given as to the tax rate for 1955-56, practically all budgets presented included slight increases in appro priations, but the Commissioners are hopeful that they can shave here and there so that it will not be necessary to increase the pres ent rate, which is $1.53 on the SIOO property valuation. Some of the budgets already presented were tentatively adopted, but final action will he taken at a special meeting called for Monday morning, June 20, when all re quests should be in and County Ac count E. W. Spires will have an opportunity to present a compila tion of appropriations and estimat ed revenue in order to get a pretty clear picture of the tax structure for the new fiscal year. At Monday’s meeting the wel fare budget was considered, which calls for a total expenditure of $85,444.60. Os this amount $65,- 068 will be paid from State and Federal funds, so that the coun ty’s share is $20,376.60. The coun ty has a balance of $2,540, so that the balance of $17,836.60 will come from county taxes. Another budget tentatively ap m 'oved was forest fire control. The , * idget calls for SI,BOO as the coun ty’s part, which is slightly more than last year and is due to re placement of a D-4 tractor better suited to operate in this area. Requests for $1,200 for the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library and $525 for Brown-Carver Library were tentatively approved. The Commissioners considered requests for bands and tentatively agreed to appropriate $1,350, the Continued on Page 3—Section 1 ' Farm And Home Week June 20 - 23 Overman Says Observ ance Is Real Edu cation The 1955 Farm and Home Week will be held at the N. C. State Col lege Monday through Thursday, June 20-23. "This is a wonderful opportunity for farm people to learn new methods of farming and home making," says County Agent C. W. Overman. “The evenings are packed with gala occasions.” Registration begins on Monday. Monday evening will be devoted to group singing, opening exercises and recreation. The title of the men’s program is “Things to Come in Agriculture.” The title of the women’s program is “Home Mak ing and Family Living”. A special session for rural ministers will be hold on Tuesday and Wednesday af ternoons. Thursday will be “Swine Day” for farmers. The Swine Day program will be devoted to “Meat type Hogs,” what they are, why shift to them, how they Hook at market time and their advantages. Farm and Home Week will be a real education, real diversion and recreation and most valuable to 1 farm people who attend. “Don’t 1 have time,” you say. “Well, you L >n’t pass this way but once, so 1 f ay not take time out to learn a ,ot and enjoy a lot,” Overman says. 1 “You can stay in the college dor- 1 mitories which cost you only SI.OO per night Take your own bed lin- ] ens, pillow and towels. You can eat at the college cafteria very reasonably. The cost is very rea sonable.” ] TAX COLLECTIONS Sheriff J. A. Bunch reported to the County Commissioners Monday that 1954 taxes collected during May amounted to $5,565.64, which brings total 1954 taxes collected to date to $170,799.69. The 1954 tax levy is $185,890.98 ' so that $15,091.29 remains THF. CHOWAN HERALD * - ~ , Mike Malone Is Guest Resigns . | Speaker Wednesday ? Afternoon Mike Malone, Edenton High f School winner of the world peace | speaking contest, was guest speak er at the Edenton Woman’s Club ! luncheon meeting held Wednesday I of last week in St. Paul’s Parish j House. He spoke on “The Role of ' the United Nations In Building World Peace,” which was sponsor ed by the local club in conjunction with the extension service of the j University of North Carolina. Miss Julanne Lynn, English teacher and ; coach for the contest was also a ] guest at the meeting. j \ Tn a clear, concise and forceful j manner, Malone graphically de ! scribed world conditions and ex plained the various functions of the —— United Nations in its efforts to in- MRS. ELTON BOSWELL sure peace throughout a troubled Effective June 15th, Miss Elton wo ''ld. “Os all the important de- Boswell will resign as Chowan part men ts and committees, the se- County’s Assistant Home Agent. rurit >' council ranks first and the She plans to enter the florist busi- general asssmblv second, he said.| ness with her husband. “ Th <> Russian delegates have ntiliz-, , _ r cd the veto extensively in nrevent t| ■ ■ A ing several democratic nations from I\IPU/ nnaunr IlflPv becoming members of the organiza- ItwVT ITlajfUl UUwO tion However, under similar con ■ t\tt m I 4 M ditions it holds forth greater pos |f| (ItllPP imp Isl sibilities for maintaining peace 111 Ul llvw JUIIW I*l than its predecessor, the League of _____ Nations.” June Meeting of Town h \ said I‘T /-a *i o i j l J must through the beginnings >f the V OUnCII Scheduled United Uations, organize a world Tuesday Night constitutional congress. History _____ advises the union, necessity de- Town Council will meet for its mauds it. Through world govern- June meeting next Tuesday night, Continued on Page 3—Section 1 June 14, at 8 o’clock in the Mu- : • 1 - . nicipal Building. A 1 O * The meeting will bring about a \PfllllC XtinnCnrilKT slight Change in city administra- iHfIHIW O|JUIIoUI lllg tion, with Ernest P. Kehayes tak- ■■ • :^d"g r Le h ; r 1L HaS" The CIWW MHI only other change will be Luther Parks, who will succeed Clyde Hoi- n n lowell as councilman from the llateS Will be DellVCr- Fourth ward. ed Thursday Even- Thp olfl Board will moot, pay tne * 'current hills, after which the new ing, June 16 Board will take over, all officials ___ elected in the recent election hav- _ ~ , , . , . Edenton Bov Scout Troop No. la 6 ing already taken the oath of of- ~, , j..” will sponsor a chow mein supper ' Thursday, June 16, in an effort to Colonials Play First hols , t ? r thp . fund . to ''; ,y fni ' a _ . week s camping trip to Camp Dar- Home Game Tonight den the week of July 3. Edenton Colonials will play their Orders for plates at SI.OO each first game of the Albemarle Lea- are bein(r taken by the Boy Scouts gue season on Hicks h ibid tonight l or mother 0 f t be bovs and anyone (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. (desiring to buy a plate who has Manager Alton Brooks is very t bcen ~o ntacte d is requested to much encouraged over the pros- Jack Hat ,i t or p ercy Dail. All pects of a winning ball club and', ates wiM be delivered in the hopes a goodly number of fans will! np j Kh i 101 . hond „f 6 o’clock Thursday turn out tonight to see the open-:,,- ing home game. Xhe Srollts la( . k approximately AUXILIARY MEETS TUESDAY sll2 having enough to pay for the A luncheon meeting of St. Paul’s camping trip and they are hoping Women’s Auxiliary will be held in to raise this amount by the chow the Parish House Tuesday after- mein supper. All are urged to buy noon, June 14, at 1 o’clock. All a plate and help the Scouts go to members are urged to attend. camp for a week. Col. M. K. Peyton Grateful For Cooperation Os Edenton People On Armed Forces Day Says Personal Gift Wil er of Good Will and Marines and E Colonel M. K. Peyton, command ing officer of the Edenton Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field, this week expressed his appreciation of the interest and cooperation of Edenton people in the recent ob servance of Armed Forces Day at the base. In a letter to Mayor Ernest P. Kehaves, Colonel Peyton had this to say: “On behalf of the entire com mand at ALF, Edenton, I would like to thank you for participating as honored guest in our Armed Forces Day program. Also, I would like to extend our apprecia tion to the people of Edenton for their fine support on Armed Forces Day. “Your presentation of the floral display was warmly received as a symbolic gesture of the close co-i Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 9,1955. Woman's Club Has Final Meeting Until Fall Season Arrives Mike Malone Is Guest Speaker Wednesday Afternoon Mike Malone, Edenton High School winner of the world peace | speaking contest, was guest speak er at the Edenton Woman’s Club luncheon meeting held Wednesday of last week in St. Paul’s Parish House. He spoke on “The Role of the United Nations In Building World Peace,” which was sponsor ed by the local club in conjunction with the extension service of the University of North Carolina. Miss Julanne Lynn, English teacher and coach for the contest was also a guest at the meeting. j Tn a clear, concise and forceful manner, Malone graphically de scribed world conditions and ex plained the various functions of the United Nations in its efforts to in sure peace throughout a troubled i world. “Os all the important de i parturients and committees, the se curity council ranks first and the general assembly second,” he said. “The Russian delegates have ntiliz- | ed the veto extensively in prevent ing several democratic nations from becoming members of the organiza tion. However, under similar con- Iditions it holds forth greater pos sibilities for maintaining peace than its predecessor, the League of Nations.” Tn conclusion, Malone said “Wo must through the beginnings >f the United Uations, organize a world constitutional congress. History advises the union, necessity de i mands it. Through world govern- Continued on Page 3—Section 1 Scouts Sponsoring Chow Mein Supper Plates Will Be Deliver ed Thursday Even ing, June 16 5 . Edenton Boy Scout Troop No. 156 will sponsor a chow mein supper Thursday, June 16, in an effort to bolster the fund to pay for a week’s camping trip to Camp Dar ' den the week of July 3. Orders for plates at SI.OO each are being taken by the Boy Scouts '’or mothers of the boys and anyone (desiring to buy a plate who has I not been contacted is requested to call Jack Habit or Percy Dail. All 'j plates will be delivered in the j neighborhood of 6 o’clock Thursday : night The Seouts lack approximately sll2 having enough to pay for the ; camping trip and they are hoping to raise this amount by the chow mein supper. All are urged to buy a plate and help the Scouts go to camp for a week. 11 Be Constant Remind -1 Harmony Between Menton People operation and friendship existing between the good people of the Edenton area and the Marines at this base. The display was post ed in our Station Theatre for all hands to see. “Also I extend my sincere thanks for the Sheaffer desk pen set you presented me on behalf of the Mer chants of Edenton. The inscription “In appreciation for Spirit of Co operation while CO Edenton ALF USMC 1954-1955" will be a con stant reminder of the excellent good will and harmony enjoyed be tween the Marines and the business men of Edenton. “Although the floral display and the desk pen set were symbols of cooperation and good will from the business men of Edenton, I feel quite assured that they represent i Continued on Page 6—Section 1 Mrs. Clara Boswell Submits Her Resignation As Assistant ChowanCountyHome Agent Miss Helen Street McDonald of Carthage Ap pointed as Successor and Scheduled to Be gin Her Duties Thursday, June 16 Mrs. Clara Boswell on Monday | submitted her resignation to the | County Commissioners as assistant home demonstration agent, effec tive June 15. In her letter of resignation Mrs. Boswell had this to say: “Would you please accept my resignation as Chowan County As sistant Home Agent, effective June 15. My husband and I are plan ning to go into business in the near future. “I want you to knov I appre ciate your cooperation and inter est in the Extension program dur ing the time I have served as as- 1 isistant home agent. I have enjoy ed my work here very much. The hoys and girls, men and women are wonderful] people to work with and for. The pleasant part of leaving the Extension Service is that I ■ know I will not bo leaving Chowan County and its people. I will still he working with and for the peo ple and serving them. 1 hope you will continue your support of the Methodists Elect Church^Officers Fourth Quarterly Con ference Held Sun- j day Night i - , On Sunday evening, June 5, the Rev. C. Freeman Heath, Superin tendent of the Elizabeth City Dis trict of the Methodist Church, preached at the Edenton Metho dist Church and conducted the Fourth Quarterly Conference fol lowing his sermon. Most important of the business ■ transacted by tta Cohference was the election of new church officers for the coming year. Effective im mediately, Robert S, Marsh be , comes Sunday School Superintend ent, succeeding Parker Helms, who is moving to Rocky Mount. The new assistant Sunday School Super intendent in charge of membership cultivation is Rufus C. Carraway. ' His predecessor was Jess Wilson. ' Besides these new Sunday School i officials there were elected new ste i wards, new trustees, and new mem ■ bers of the commissions on mem bership and evangelism, education, ; missions, and finance, and a num ; ber of committees. One of the most important posi tions of responsibility in the Meth- Continued on Page 4—Section 1 Local Police Make 38 Arrests During May Chief of Police George T. Dail reports that during May Edenton police made a total of 38 arrests, of whom 35 were found guilty as charged. Os those arrested 18 were white males, two white females, lfi col ored males and two colored fe males. Fines amounted to $225 and costs $255,60 or a total of $480.60, of which $225.40 represented officers’ fees and went back to the town. Activities during the month in cluded 63 calls answered, three ac cidents investigated, two funerals worked, 45 lights reported out, 15 courtesies extended, 21 doors found unlocked, 25 investigations made, three fire calls answered, and 599 parking citations issued. The police made 509 radio calls and were on the air 43 minutes. Vacation Church School In Progress At Methodist Church For its vacation church school this week the Edenton Methodist Church is having a fine attendance in all three of the divisions cover ed by the classes —kindergarten, primary, and junior. The children attending will re ceive special recognition in the morning worship service next Sun day morning, June 12. They will 1 sit in a group with their teachers and will sing in the service. Ap- i propriate to this special recogni tion of the children the Rev. J. 1 Earl Richardson, minister of the i church, wilt preach on the subject, 1 “The, Child of the Church ” I Extension program in Chowan | County.” Both County Agent C. W. Over man and Mrs. West Byrum, Jr., home agent, highly praised the work of Mrs. Boswell and express ed deep regret that she was leav ing the service. The County Com missioners, too, were unanimous in expression of regret that she was giving up her position. Mr. and Mrs. Boswell plan to op erate a florist business, with a small building for the purpose now being erected on the Boswell prop erty just south of the city limits on Route 17. A successor to Mrs. Boswell was selected Monday by the Commis sioners. She is Miss Helen Street McDonald of Carthage. Miss Mc- Donald graduated at Woman’s Col lege, Greensboro, Monday of this week, and comes to Chowan County highly recommended by both the .State and District Home Agents as well as many friends in Carth age. Vacation School At St Ann’s Church Classes Will Begin on i June 13 and End June 24 St. Ann's Catholic Church will conduct its annual vacation school , Monday through Friday, beginning June 13 and ending June 24. . Classes will be held from 9 A. M„ . until noon each day. School children of , thp grade [ school level will he divided irtto dis : ferent groups According to their ; ages. A progahi of mixed activi ties is prepared For besides per iods of doctrinal training there will be recreational activities and . games. The school will be in charge of the pastor, Father Francis M. Smith. Helping him will be Sis-, ter St. Raphael and Sister Peter Damian of the Gray Nuns of the Sacred Heart. Both Sisters, who taught the vacation classes last year, are from Buffalo, N. Y„ where both teach history during the regular scholastic year at D’You ville College. While the classes are designed primarily for thp children of St. Ann’s Parish, all the children of Edenton are welcome, [ civic calendar] Edenton will play its first home game of the Albemarle League sea son on Hicks Field tonight (Thurs. day) at 8 o’clock with Colerain Chowan is scheduled to meet NAF on the same night hut with lights not yet installed, the game will be played Saturday afternoon. June 11, on the Chowan diamond. Troop No. 56, Boy Scouts of America will sponsor a chow mein supper Thursday evening, June 16 to help raise funds for a week’s camp at Camp Darden. Chowan Tribe of Red Men plan to hold its annual banquet at the American Legion hut Friday night, July 15, at 7:30 o’clock. An election will be held in Cho wan County (excluding Edenton) Continued on Page 6—Section 1 Town Will Be Asked To Pay Fair Share Revaluations Costs With a view to conducting a re valuation of property in Chowan County, the County Commissioners on Monday advanced the idea that the Town of EdenAm should share in this expense, which will be a ! substantial amount. The idea is based on the fact that the Town copies the valuation of Edenton property from the county books, so that both branches of the government should "participate in the expense. Chairman W. W. Byrum and Wil liam E. Bond were appointed as a committee to meet with Town Council at its next meeting to con sider the matter. Election To Be Held Saturday To Vote For Fire Protection Poles Will Be Open From 6:30 A. M. to 6:30 P. M. ’ Next Saturday, June 11, Chowan 1 County citizens who live outside the city limits of Edenton will have an opportunity to vote whether or not they are in favor of a special tax to provide rural fire protection. In compliance with a legal re quest, the County Commissioners called for a special election to vote on the issue and this election will accordingly he held next Saturday. If a majority of voters who regis tered for the election vote in fa vor of fire protection, a special levy 1 of 10 cents on the SIOO property valuation will be assessed, with the revenue therefrom going toward purchasing a new fire truck and adding another paid fireman, both ' to be stationed at the Edenton r Fire Department and subject to call for any rural fire. Polls will be open from 6:30 A M., to 6:30 P. M„ and according ( to the registration a light vote is anticipated. i Red Men Banquet Scheduled July 15 Committees Now at Work Making Ar rangements T Members of Chowan Tritio of Red Men are planning to hold their an ’ nual banquet Friday night, July 15, at 7:30 o’clock in the American Legion hut. r Wives of Red Men and members of the Degree of Pocahontas and . their husbands have been invited I to be guests of the Red Men and j various' committees are now at. work making arrangements for the j. affair. An effort is now being made to secure a prominent speak er for the occasion r ■ Petition Is Filed To 1 Improve Road In | Upper End County A petition was presented to the County Commissioners Monday I morning from upper Chowan Coun ty citizens requesting a road to be j hard surfaced by the State High way and Public Works Commission. The road in question is in the I . Third .Township running from the I Pinpy Woods road at Clarence! I Chappell’s farm to Route 37 at j ' the Gliden road at Mrs. Lucy ' Ward's farm, a distance of 1.9! ■ miles. The petition was signed by 251 property owners and was referred' to the State Highway Commission! for consideration. James Cites Improvements ; Made At Edenton School In Addressing Local Rotarians i .. Points Out Immediate Band and Music Rot plete Facilities Gerald James, principal of the Edenton Junior-Senior High School, was the principal speaker at last week’s Rotary meeting, at which time he presented very timely and 1 interesting facts about Edenton schools. He pointed out that a number of important changes have been made ; at the school which have resulted in considerable progress. He refer red to the change in the grading scale, addition of advanced mathe matics, driver education, a girls’ physical education program, an in creased number of clubs in the school, the school newspaper, the school annual, an outstanding jun ior-senior banquet, addition of ten nis to the athletic program and a number of other additions. Mr. James said one of the most significant changes was moving the school from tho Northeastern to the $2.00 Per Year In North Carolina IL. H. Haskett Issues Final Statement As Mayor Os Edenton <?> \ Consistent Winner s. „ J : 1 Hr#* 4 b i , % 1 f/ i , BERNIE BAKER I A sophomore at Chowan High School, Bernie Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Baker of Tyner, r has been awarded the DAR medal ; for citizenship for the third consec utive year. He has also been re cently elected to the Beta Cluh, a national honor society. . DaiTPleased WitF 1 Scout Cooperation \ Scrap Iron Drive and Bake Sale Very Successful Percy Dail, new assistant scout master for Boy Scout Troop No. 156, is verv well pleased with the 1 . interest and cooperation on the part of Scouts themsfelvte as well * as manv adults. 1 J I Mr. Dail reports that in a scrap I iron drive held Wednesday of last ( week the Scouts collected .11,000 pounds of scrap iron. The bake sale held Saturday was also very successful, with all cakes disposed of in short order. Proceeds from these two efforts will go toward paying expenses for a week’s camping trip to Camp Darden this summer. Mr. Dail r 'hopes the Scouts will he able to I raise enough money to pay all ex penses besides the registration fee ‘ 1 of $2.00 which must be paid by, ’(the hoys. He thanks all who are) .taking an interest in Scouting and j cooperating in development of the | :troop. 56 JAILED IN MAY ‘j Jailer Herman White reported to the County Commissioners Monday (that 56 persons were placed in the Chowan County jail during May, | with confinements ranging from | one. to 31 days. i Tito expense amounted to $306.08 | which included jail and turnkey : fees, scouring the jail, telephone, soap and powders. Need For Auditorium, om In Order to Com at Local School ■lAlbemarle Conference. He also re , ferred to changes in faculty mem - hers and said in every instance re i placements were equal to or better I than th e predecessors. 1 While his remarks were for the most part on the optimistic side, he was frank in stating that anoth ! er side of the picture isn't so bright. I He stressed the immediate need for ■ an auditorium and a band and mus ' ic room. He also pointed out that • in raising the, standards of the ’ ischool quite a few students fall by ■ the wayside, principally due to : lack of ability to read In this re -1 spect he advocated a reading spe cialist for Chowan schools. The speaker also said there has not been an adequate public relations pro gram and that too few people visit the school to become acquainted with what schools are attempting Continued on Page <*—Section X DO YOUR PART DONATE TO THE SWIMMING POOL! V . ■ Hints That He Will Be Candidate Again In Next Election Scheduled to relinquish the of fice of Mayor of Edenton next Tuesday night, June 14, Mayor Le roy H. Haskett has these parting words to say. In a letter to The Herald early this week, Mayor Haskett had this to say: “As I step aside on June 14th as Mayor of Edenton for these years which have been very much enjoyed, I want to tell you good friends of mine who have voted and cooperated with me to make my administration a very success ful one in the past and to those that did vote and support me in this last election, thanks so very much from the bottom of my heart. And to those that ran out on me on May 3rd this year, you will see your error and will be g<lad to come back into the fold when another op portunity comes. “I have tried to serve you well, impartial to any one or group. Cer tainly to the minority. I have made mistakes, of which anyone will do if they try to do anything. “One thing I am proud of (my record). During my administra tion your town has progressed and grown. There is not a single dirt street in town, every one is now paved partly with the money from the Powell Rill, which I fought for. Not another person went along, all out, for this money of $13,000 ;m --nualiy we are now receiving. Not bad is it? North Broad Street was widened and improved at no cost to Eden ton through mv unselfish efforts. Continued on Page 4—Section 1 Officers Installed For VFW Auxiliary Mrs. Ella Gray Potts New President of Organization At a meeting of the Ladies’ Au xiliary of William H. Uoffield Post No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars, held Thursday night, new officers were installed with Mrs. 'Virginia Oliver, Jr., past district | president, officiating. | Officers installed included: Mrs. Ella Gray Potts, president; Mrs, Ellie Mae Parrish, senior vice pres ident: Mrs. Betty Perry, junior vice president: Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Parker, treasurer; Mrs. Mary Cof field, chaiplan; Mrs. Emma Twid dy, conductress; Mrs. Birdie War ner, guard: Mrs. Nellie Perry, trus tee. Insurance Boosted On County Property Commissioners Expect To Increase Cover age By $95,500 Considered seriously by the County Commissioners at their meeting Monday was a substantial increase in fire, insurance on coun ty property. With the Court House, county home, jail and jailers’ home involv ed, the Commissioners considered increasing the coverage from $96,- 000 to $191,500, an increase of $95,500. A plan was presented to consoli date the various policies now in force into one policy and make payments over a five-year period instead of three years as at pres ent. Change Meeting’ x~ . Chowan County Commissioners at their meeting Monday decided to change th e day of their July meeting. With the first Monday falling on July 4, national Inde pendence Day, they agreed to meet Wednesday morning, July 6, in stead of the first Monday, j
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