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PAGE TWO i—SECTION TWO Beetle Quarantine Affects This Area : E Seasonal Japanese beetle quar antine requirement went into effect Taesday at 12:01 A. M. 'in the following counties of ■[North Carolina: Beaufort, Cam den, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Duplin, Gates, Hyde, Martin, New Hanover, Pamlico, Pasquo tank, Pender, Perquimans, Samp son, Tyrrell, Washington and Wayne. Areas of Virginia which are affected with the quarantine are: Nansemond, Norfolk and ■Princess Anne and the inde pendent cities of Norfolk. Ports mouth, South Norfolk and Suf folk. Certificates showing that ade quate . precautions have been taken and that the loads are free of the beetle will be re quired on carloads of apples, peaches, cabbage, fresh com on the cob and fresh beans in the pod moved from infected areas to non-regulated destinations. Any trucks or refrigerator cars i empty or full will be required to have the appropriate certifica tion before leaving this area.! jCleaning, inspection, treatment 1 jar protection may be the forms j fef requirements prior to an J fempty truck leaving this area for j non-regulated sections. Trucks I inoving through this area from | non-regulated areas to non-1 jtegulated areas must have their wents screened or kept closed or Otherwise insectioncidal treat ment may be required. Regular j inspection of all trucks moving through the area will be carried feut at state weighing stations and all regulations will be ob- j aerved. Inspections of cargo will fee carried on through the county i agent’s office. Any questions i Ip to further regulations can be Obtained by writing North Caro lina Commission, Raleigh, 307 Capital Club Building or the 10-1 «ai county farm agent’s office, i if rucks moving from one regulat ed area to another may do so fvithout certificates of inspection. ; The regulations at present ap- Ely to all shipments from this tea to anywhere else in the »untry outside the counties pre viously named in North Caro lina and Virginia. However, af fcer June 18 the entire states of Delaware, Maryland, except the iounties of Alleghany and Gar !ety, New Jersey, counties of Warns, Bucks, Chester, Cumber and, Delaware, Franklin, Lan caster, Montgomery, Philadelphia knd York in Pennsylvania, coun ties of Buncombe, Henderson, McDowell and Transylvania in North Carolina, counties of Ac comac and Northampton and the of Glade Springs and Tiolston in Washington County, Didn't Wait To Find Out . A ventriloquist attended a Negro funeral unknown to the mourners. Afterwards, one of them told another what had happened at the cemetery. “You won’t believe it, Muse,” • • $0.50 SQ.9O £ PT. %J 4/5 QT. ■■ltr—Tgj jjjlv; j 6 YEAR OLD jCENTURY IB CLUB Jj&TRAIQHT BOURBON WHtSKEY fcbM—' | the narrator said, still wild-eyed, “but when dey begins to lowah Joe in his grave, he says, ‘Lem me down easy boys’.” “And did dey finish burying him?” “Man, Ah don’t know. Ah didn’t stay.” ■> Town Council Proceedings Eder.ton, N. C., June 11, 1957 The Town Council met this day in regular session at 8 P. M. Members present: Mayor Ernest P. Kehayes, J. Clarence Leary, J. Edwin Bufflap, John Mitchener, j Jr., George A. Byrum, Luther C. Parks and Raleigh B. Hollowoll. Minutes of the May 14 regular meeting and May 20 and June 7 special meetings were approved as read. Motion was made by J. Edwin Bufflao, seconded by J. Clarence Leary, and duly carried that the following ordinance be adopted: 'AN ORDINANCE CREATING \ BIRD SANCTUARY WITHIN THE TOWN OF EDENTON: Be It Ordained by the Board of Councilmen of the Town of Eden ton as follows: Section 1. The area embraced/ within the corporate limits of the ] Town of Edenton, and all lands) owned or leased by the Town of Edenton outside the corporate | limits, is hereby designated as a Bird Sanctuary. Section 2. It shall be unlawful. to trap, hunt, shoot or otherwise kill, withih the sanctuary estab lished by Section 1, any native wild bird: provided that it shall be lawful to trap starlings or simi lar birds or fowls when such birds or fowls are found to be congre gating in such numbers in a par ticular locality that they consti tute a nuisance or a menace to health or property. Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person, within the area hereby established to shoot or project any stone, rock, shot or other hard substance by means of j sling shot, bean shooter, air rifle, pip-gun, bow, or other similar contrivance, or to fire any pistol, gun or other fire-arm within the said area, except on archery ranges, firing ranges, or in legal ly established shooting galleries or ranges, or in the discharge of duty of law enforcement officers: provided that the use of fire-arms in the destruction of rodents or similar animals or reptiles that are considered a menace to public health or property may be per mitted by special permission of the chief of police. Section 4. The Bird Clubs of the Town are hereby granted per mission to erect such artistic signs giving notice of the regulations herein provided, at such places of such design as may be approved by the Board of Councilmen. Section 5. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean or, and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding SSO or im prisoned not more than thirty days, in the discretion of the Court. Raleigh B. Hollowell and Luth er C. Parks were appointed as a committee to, ..confer with, the Chow a n County' Commissioners f relative to’ an alley in the Tear of the business houses on the East side of Broad Street between King Street and Belk-Tyler Com- 1 pany. John Mitchener, Jr., and George did you know this fffiftflil fact about ... w»*****» I* .y - ' One cf the moit widely appreciated service* to the people of North Carolina is rendered through their popular system of State Porks, visited in 1956 by 1,549,702 people. Ranging over the State from the mountains to the seashore, the eleven State parks afford nearly every imaginable outdoor recreational facility, available either free or at a very modest charge. The people of North Carolina can be very proud of their State - Parks system. They can be proud also of their system of "legal control over the sale of beer and ale which prevail* in areas where 76% of our total population have decided it to be the best of all systems in the interest of low abiding, wholesome community life. North Carolina Division UNITTD STATES BREWERS FOUNDATION, INC. THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1557. A. Byrum were appointed as a committee to recommend names' for streets in the newly annexed area. Motion was made by J. Clar ence Leary, seconded by John Mitchener, Jr., and duly carried that the following resolution be adopted: Whereas, under and by virtue of a resolution adopted by the' Town Council of the Town of Edenton, dated April 9, 1957, pub lished as required by law, and to which reference is hereby made, the Town of Edenton has provid ed constructed, established, and completed the extension of a port able water system in and for said Town along the West side of the right of way of Jackson Street as set out and described in said resolution; And Whereas, the Town Coun cil of the Town of Edenton has 1 computed and ascertained the to tal cost thereof; Now Therefore, Be It Resolved that the Town Council of the Town of Edenton hereby makes an assessment of such total cost to be assessed upon the lots and parcels of land abutting directly on the lateral mains of said ex tension according to the extent of the respective frontage thereon and in accordance with said reso lution, and hereby makes out an assessment roll as follows; Assessment Roll For Water Extension Feet Per Ft. Total M. W. Jackson 227.2 SI.BB $427.14 M. W. Jackson ... 50.5 I.BS 94.91 F. P. Murph 120.0 1.88 225.60 L. Q. Spruill 65.0 1.88 122.20 J. F. Britton 60.0 1.88 112.80 522.7 $982.68 Be It Further Resolved that the foregoing assessment roll be de posited in the office of the Town Clerk for inspection by parties in terested, and that there be pub lished in the same manner as the order or resolution authorizing such work, a notice of the com pletion of the assessment roll, set ting forth a description in general terms of the improvements fix ing the time of the meeting of the Town Council for the hearing of allegations and objections in respect of the special assessment, said meeting to be held at the Municipal Builline in Edenton. N. C„ on July 9, 1957 at 8 o’clock P. M. Motion was made by J. Clar ence Leary, seconded by J. Edwin Bufflap, and duly carried that the property on North Oakum Street owned by the Town of Edenton which is now occupied bv Spedic Foods Products. Inc., be leased to Spedic Food Products, Inc., for ten years with an option to renew for five vears. subject to the ap proval of the Town Attorney and providing the building is purchas ed by Spedic Food Products, Inc. Mavor Kehayes appointed Lu ther C. Parks to serve with him as a committee to confer with of ficials of Spedic Food Products, Inc., relative to the terms of a lease. Motion was made by George A. Byrum, seconded by J. Clarence Leary, and duly carried that the following resolution be adoDted: Whereas, Section 218 of Title II of the Federal Social Security Act has been amended for the purpose of extending to the po licemen and other law enforce ment officers of political subdi visions of the State and their in strumentalities, and to the de pendents and survivors of such employees, the basic protection rfforded to general employees by the Old-Age and Survivors In surance program as embodied in the Social Security Act and Whereas, the governing Board of this political subdivision has already extended such coverage ,fO other .erppjo.yees bv agreement with the 'Executive. Secretary of the Teachers’ and State Employ ees’ Retirement Svstem. whose ti tle is: Director of the North Car olina Public Employees’ Social Security Agency, as the State (Agency authorized to enter into agreements for the purpose of ex | extending such benefits to em ployees of such political subdi visions, and Whereas, the governing authori ty of this political subdivision of the State desires to extend to its I eligible policemen, other law en jforcement officers and their de- I pendents and survivors the se - curity, protection and benefits provided for other employees, and , Whereas, the extension of such benefits has been approved by a referendum as provided by law: Now Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Town Council of the Town of Edenton, Edenton, North Carolina in regu lar meeting, a quorum being present: 1. That the governing authority of this political subdivision of the State, to the extent of its lawful authority and power, here by extend to its eligible police men or ether law enforcement of ficers the benefits authorized by Title II of the Federal Social Se curity Act, _as amended, and as authorized by Article 2 of Chapter 136 of the General Statutes of North Caroling, as amended. Such coverage will. be effective January 1, 1956. 2. That Mayor Ernest P. Ke hayes is hereby fully empowered and authorized, and is hereby or dered and directed, to prepare, with the coooeration of the Direc tor of the North Carolina Public Employees Social Security Agen cy, a suitable agreement or cover age plgn as provided by law, the same to be properly executed in behalf of this Board and approved by said Director of the State Agency for the purpose of mak ing available to such employees the benefits mentioned in Para graph I and the preamble of this Resolution. Upon motion of George A. By rum and seconded by J. Clarence Leary, the above Resolution was introduced for passage and the same was duly passed, the follow ing number voting in the affirma tive: Six and the following num ber voting in the negative: None. Motion was made by J. Clar enec Leaiy, seconded by Raleigh B. Hollowell, and duly carried that the minutes of the Town Council of April 9, 1957 relative to the advertisement of delin quent real estate taxes be amend ed to read as follows: That the advertising of delinquent real es tate taxes for the year 1956 will < a '■ v v ■ ■ . * ' ' . uka, % ~y ’ '• . i ■ v v .'.<(3 f, V >■'/'* ■ ■ K ■ . . ' mu so fbs, of SHAH jl) With evoty freozof! Or Refrigerator ♦ v v . . •. I J || f * ' J 3 Beys Only at Sears I Thursday ... Friday ... Saturday B JUNE 20 JUNE 21 JUNE 22 M b t ,s,4j •_ -cC .j F/taninn. M. C. B I vjj South Broed Street edenton, n. k > . .. . ■ .... begin on June 10, 1957 and that | a public sale will be held at noon | on. July 8, 1957 at the Chowan ; County Court House. I Motion was made by John" Mitchener, Jr., seconded by I George A. Byrum, and duly car | ried that the following resolution • be adopted: j Whereas, Ernest J. Ward, Jr., I Town Clerk of the Town of Edenton, has been elected presi ‘ dent of the Albemarle-Pamlico i Travel Council, an organization dedicated to the promotion of . travel in the Albemarle-Pamlico 'area of the State of North Caro lina: Whereas, Ernest J. Ward, Jr„ Town Clerk of the Town of Eden ton, has been elected first vice president of the Ocean Hiway As sociation, an association dedicated to the promotion of travel on the Ocean Hiway between Maine and Florida; Whereas, the members of the Town Council of the Town of Edenton wish to congratulate Er nest J. Ward, Jr., on his accom plishments and to express appre ciation for the outstanding work done on behalf of the Town of Edenton: Now Therefore*, Be It Resolved j bv the Town Council of the Town of Edenton that this resolution be spread upon the minutes of said' Council and that a copy be sent to the headquarters of the Albe-i marle-Pamlico Travel Council, and the Ocean Hiway Association.' Motion was made Jjy John l Mitchener. Jr., seconded by J.' Clarence Leary, and duly carried that Electric and Water Denart-j ment bills in the amount of $19,-! 878 50 be paid. Motion was made by J. Clar-1 ence Leary, seconded by John! Mitchener. Jr., and duly carried. that the following Town of Eden ton bills in the amount of $2,- 649.40 be paid: Ernest J. Ward, Jr., $25.00; Nor folk & Carolina Tel. & Tel. Co., $9.49; W. F. Miller, $25.00; Nor folk & Carolina Tel. & Tel. Co., $6.45; Railway Express Agency, $2.21; W. S. Darley & Co., $76.10; Dail & Ashley, $2.41; P & P Texa co Station, $72.46; Dr. G. L. Gil christ, $7.00; Byrum Hardware Co., $1.40: Bunch’s Garage, $1.50; Perry’s Tire Service, $11.72; Kar park Corp., $3.09: 8.8. H. Motor Co., $46.35; Albemarle Motor C 0.,, $13.35; P & P Texaco Station, $5.06; Norfolk & Southern Rail-1 way, $12.13; Killebrew’s Radio, Service, $20.00; Ricks, $6.00; By . rum Hardware, $5.46; Volunteer i Firemen, $86.00; Ernest J. Ward, i Jr., $59.30; Esso Standard Oil Co., $19.17; Henry L. & Thomas W. . Rivers, $275.00; Dail it Ashley, . $29.20; The Texas Company, $32.85; P & P Texaco Station, $31.95; Hobbs Implement Co., $92.28; Bridge-Turn Service Sta tion, $2.50; E. F. Craven & Co., ; $22-7.65; Byrum Implement & Truck Co., $241.43; 8.8. H. Motor Co., $1.50; Byrum Hardware Co., 1 $11.00; Thurston Motor Lines, ; $10.02; Albemarle Peanut Co., $5.00; M. G. Brown Co., *25.41; 1 Edenton Ice Co., $9.29; Ack Apk Exterminating Co., $15.00; Albe marle Motor Co., $10.00; Bunch’s Garage, $113.40; E. J. Smith & Sons, $20.30; North American Steel, $295.00; N. C. Public Em ployees Social Security Agency, $36.00; Governmental Guide, $3.00; Carolina Blue Printers, $28.87; N. C. League of Munici palities, $107.23; State Highway & Public Works Commission, $25.00; M. L. Bunch, $4.00; Gallant, In corporated, $396.08; J. F. W: Dor mhn Co., Inc., $83.36. There being no further business the Council adjourned. ERNEST J. WARD, JR., Clerk i Bring The Whole i FAMILY FOR THE BEST.,, shoe shine in town see Clyde Slade at Rhoades Shoe Shop! S. Broad St. WE ALSO DYE SHOES, i p WHY J put your I money in a small car? READ THIS <J=T\ STARTLING FACT 5 out of 10 Smaller Cars wear a Pontiac Price Tag -yet none gives you Any of Pontiac’s Advantages V PONTIAC GIVES YOU MORE SOLID CAR PER DOLLAR THAN THE | BIGGEST OF THE SMALLER JOBSI The so-called “low-price” numbers just aren’t in it—Pontiac gives you up to 8.9% more solid car per dollar! And your Pontiac dealer can prove it—with official specifications. Check them yourself. Starting - with Pontiac’s rugged X-member frame ana - continuing through every inch of the car, .* you’ll discover engineering advances and advantages the smaller cars haven’t even thought of. Then put the facts find figures to a test—with you behind the wheel. Feel the safe, solid security of Pontiac’s extra rugged heft... the way it holds the road ... the absence of bounce and shake. More important, you’ll discover that this big heavyweight handles like a dream in traffic or on the open road, because only Pontiac offers you Precision-Touch Controls for almost effortless steering and braking. No doubt about it—here’s driving that puts the smaller cars in the shade! NO SMALLER CAR EVEN APPROACHES PONTIAC’S 122-INCH WHEELBASE! t You ride on overhang—but you can on wheelbase! Pontiac gives you from 4 to 7 inches more length between the wheels where it counts! From bump-smoothing com fort to interior stretch-out room, this is real man-size bigness! Add Pontiac’s exclusive Level-Line Ride suspension system and you » have a car that makes the smaller jobs seem undersized and overpriced! NOTHING ON WHEELS PERFORMS LIKE A PONTIAC . . . THE SMALLER CARS DON’T EVEN COME CLOSE! Your Pontiac dealer can show you on-the record proof that Pontiac is America’s Number One Road Car. And he can give you a point-by-point comparison to show you why no smaller car can hope to imitate Pontiac’s alert, effortless response to every driving demand from stop-and-go traffic to superhighway cruising . . . why Pontiac loafs while smaller cars strain . . . how Pontiac’s all-around performance superior ity has made it the talk of the automotive writers! But don’t stop with facts and figures—prove it yourself at the wheel. You’ll be spoiled for smaller cars forever! PONTIAC’S TOP TRADE-IN VALUE IS FAMOUS! Pontiac’s high trade-in value is a tradition in the industry! A quick check with your Pontiac dealer for. his eye-opening offer will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that you’re getting not only a wonderful buy but a wonderful Investment! So, befpre you spend your hard-earned dollars on a smaller car check Pontiac and discover the easy way to break the small-car habit. WWI It y«a ws Me i/WmH a to* itewey ml *ar*ertl*»y niton—n. we Wfwer Cutomtoi h wiaiati e mn tm m m» *» lowe. ptaS Pieer ■***) it ri Im aria's m«ml pw (Svun at artetori* Mlk’i SskM ML - SEE YOUR AUTHORIZED H ■ j ra. - \ •MH H H ™ 2S ' JB BB " ; Vf B ■ Wm ■ MB? -.'lßr ‘rP Ot .
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