■ ; s ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY [I * Volume ffumber 26. Budget For ’59 -60 Is Given Approval By Commissioners * Final Adoption Sched uled to Take Place at Board Meeting ,Fri - day, June 3rd Meeting in special session Thursday, Chowan County Com missioners approved the 1959-60! county budget which underwent j [ very little change from the fig- j ures arrived at at a meeting heD! ' Monday, June 15. A change, however, was made in the special levy for rural fire protection,' which was raised from three cents to 10 cents. At Thursday’s meeting this rate was reduced to seven cents. The total budget anticipates ex penditures of $414,837.91. 'amount anticipated income other than taxes, together with unex pended balances amounts to $220,063.13, leaving $194,774.78 to be raised by ad valorem taxes. The various departments call for the following appropriations: 80nd5—527,538.76. Charity—s2l,B34.47, less $7,- 520.00 anticipated from state and federal funds, leaving the levy $14,314.47. Health—District, $11,805.30 and county, $1,200 or a total of $13,- 005.30. 4 Schools—County, $32,706.00 and Edenton, $95,352.38 or a total of $128,058.38. Os this amount an ticipated income amounts to $31,- 155.13, leaving the levy at $96,- 903.25. Welfare 5120,467.00, from which $107,454.00 is deducted in Continued on Page 3—Section 1 Major Cecil Fry Hospital Patient At Fort Bragg Friends will regret to learn that Major Cecil Fry is a pati ent in the hospital at Fort Bragg. Major Fry was prepar ing to leave Fort Bragg after two weeks of National Guard encampment .to go to Henderson and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back. He went to the hospital, where he was X-rayed and was immediately placed in . a cast due to an injured back. ' According to information, it will be necessary for Major Fry , to remain in the hospital for at least six weeks. 20 Years Ago Aa Found in tha Flic* of The Chowaa Mi raid Lloyd Webb lost kit Hie by drowning in Rocky Hock Creek when he became confuted an to , the location of « sand bar and be came exhausted. Seyeral complaints warn regis tered with the police velatire to damage done by chickens. Own ers of chickens were reminded that there is a town ordinance forbidding chickens to run at h random. At a meeting of the Menton Garden Club a project mas an l nounced to beautify West Queen Street to the Fish Hatekeoy by; Continued on Page 4—Section 1 National Guardsmen Return Home; Edenton Unit Given | Highest Rating On Inspectionj Members of the Edenton Na-, tionad Guard Unit returned home Sunday afternoon after spending two weeks in damp M Fort Bragg. The encampment began on June ?, with the division moving to-the RTC Area at Fort Bragg, where they have trained'far sev eral'Bummers. - The first week of traimiwg for the units included such schools as military intelligence, squad tactics, and * logical warfare. - f Highlight of the fire* week of i* V ?Jj r, fL be .r Tnthfi Hi THE CHOWAN HERALD - ~rr—:: , —- [Meeting Changed] Chowan County Commission ers will hold their July meeting on Frjday morning. July 3, at 9 o'clock, instead of the first i Monday. July 6. The change was requested due to the Fourth of July holiday, with many business | places closed on Monday. July 6. Little League In Edenton Opened j Program of Recrea tion Scheduled By Billy Hardison The Rotary Club defeated the i Jaycees by a score of 15-1 in the opening game of the Little Lea gue here last Friday, June 19. The big gun for the Rotary Club was Bill Cozart, who got three hits in five trips. Includ ed in these three hits were a triple and a home run. Darrell Ambrose also hit a home run. The winning pitcher was Percy Byrum and the losing pitcher was Phil Harrell. A great deal of hustle and desire was display ed by both teams. A Little League game is sched uled for every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoon at 5 o’clock. Everyone is invited to go out and support their favorite team. Bleachers will be provided for comfort of the fans. For boys ages 13-15, a variety Continued on rage 6—Section 1 Dixie Champion Will Participate In Variety Show Judy Lynn Raiford, age 6, of Portsmouth, Va., will appear on the Variety Show June 26 at 8 o’clock in the Chowan High School auditorium sponsored by the Center Hill Demonstration Club. Judy Lynn is a majorette and .has won several trophies and medals. Her latest honors were received June 6 at Myrtle Beach, S. C., where she won first place in the Dixie National contest, which represented the 11 Dixie j States. She received top honors | both in twirling and strutting and also first place in twirling two batons. She will participate in the International Contest to be held at Indian Lake, Russell's Point, Ohio, in August. Jaycee Insecticide Sale Friday Night Edenton Jaycees will hold their annual insecticide sale Friday night, June 26, beginning at 6 o’clock. The Jaycees will call from door to door and urge citi zens to cooperate in purchasing insecticides. Paulbtt Lane is chairman of the Committee in charge of the sale, the proceeds of Which will be used for community betterment. (division moved to the west range j area of Fort Bragg for four days of intensive field training under . simulated battle conditions. Aggressor forces in ?reen uni forms provided realism for a nigh* tactical problem, with the defending troops armed with blank ammunition. The entire division operated under blackout conditions during this period. Hie field bivouac was the high light of the entire encampment for die artillerv units of the di vision. Men who had dry-fired their big weapons during die ar mory training at home had an op portunity to fire round after j round of live shells at targets stick was added lb the Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 25, 1959. 3 Agreement For Burnt Mill Watershed V ■> Hr JH Pictured above is a group of men signing the operation and maintenance agreement and the project agreement for the Burnt Mill watershed, ihe project has been approved by the Stale Con servation Service and is ready for operation. Pictured, left to right. L. D. Hummings, civil engineer. SCS; Ralph Powers from Currituck County, secretary for the Albemarle Soil Con Brief Storm Sunday Afternoon Levels Marvin Jackson’s Barn Trapping About 75 Head Cattle Edenton was the target for a freak storm late Sunday after noon, which lasted only a few minutes, but played havoc while it was in progress. The major damage occurred at F. W. Jackson’s home, where a large flame barn collapsed, trapping about 75 white-faced Hereford beef cattle. Mr. Jack son and his grandson had just left the barn and reached his home and was unaware of the barn collapsing until a passerby 1 stopped to inquire if he knew his barn was blown down. An alarm was sounded by the Fire Department and before long a large crowd had gathered at the scene, all desirous to do what they could to release the trapped cattle. It was at first believed that practically all of the cattle had been killed, but for tunately only five were lost due to the accident. Winners Named InFishingContest For Second Month Railroad Bridge Ap parently Hot Spot For Rock; Fishing Is Reported Good The second monthly fishing j contest, which closed June 20, j sponsored by the Chamber of j Commerce and five local busi ness firms, had winners in five classes. James Mooneyhan of Rocky Fount, captured the first award for largemouth bass with an entry weighing 6 pounds and 4 ounces, measuring 22% inches. He caught the winner in Pem broke Creek, using a topwaterj I plug. Others entering in this division were M. P. Bond, 5 pounds, 9 ounces, and /Shelton Rogerson, 3 pounds and 14 ounces, both of Edenton. Bass continue to hit in mo6t of the local creeks, averaging 2 to 3% pounds. Continued on Page 3—Section 1 Town Councilmen Will Adopt ’59-60 Budget Monday Town Councilmen will be call ed in special session Monday night, June 29, aft 8 o’clock. The purpose of this meeting is to make a final inspection of the 1959-60 budget and to officially adopt H. » The budget as at present set j up calls for a SI.OO tax rote on the I SIOO property valuation, the dame as last year. “Hie general im pression is that no change will be ,If his. automobile while stopping ,at a red light in Rocky Mount. In the car with Hobbs were J. I. Chestnut!, Robert L. Pratt and little Paula Powell. Mr. Hobbs was taken in an am i bulance la a Rocky Mount hos -1 p;tal„ where it was (earned that 'he collapsed more from high ’ blood pressure than from a heart/ attack as was first thought. 1 On Monday his condition was reported improved and it" was stated at the hospital that he could return home Tuesday or Wednesday. X-ray Cards Now At I Local Health Office All negative cards in the recent mass chest X-ray held in Edenton have been returned to the local I Health Department.. The nega tive cards specify that the X-ray picture of a chest appealed satis factory. The card carries the film number, which may be help ful later if a doctor wishes to re fer to the X-rav. These cards can be secured bv calling at the ‘local Health Department in the Peoples Bank & Trust Company ! building which is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 A. M., i to 5:30 P. M. All those whose picture was | positive have been notified so that corrective measures can be i taken. 1 sistant to the director if one can be obtained. These matters were placed in the hands of commit tees. With increased local appro priations it will be possible to keep some of the libraries open more hours and to generally give j better library service. Shepard-Pruden Library will j be open until 5:30 instead of 5:00 after July 1. Hours will be: Monday through Friday—9:3o to 12 and 2:30 to 5:30. Monday and Thursday—7:3o to 8:30 P. M. Saturday—9:3o to 12. I Brown-Carver Library OB will be open additional hours but the ' change will not be made until Continued on Page 3—Section l