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1 Mn H county KYll.—Number 1. PsJfect Is Now In MakingV "o IMofilm Old And Valua| e RfSLrds Os Chowan County im~ —■ WotHwe Done By DejßUßht of Ar- History at No jHftjß County w. e. dm Chairman of the'• Chowan BmK Commissioners,! by H. G. If ones, £>t« Mbhivist, that with' the the Board ofj County StJMHßsioners, the De wartmfoit |»Vllrchives and His ftory #1) ,Mit| trained archivists into We WMan County Court Hous®* -;'! the purpose of making a °f all of ficial in the various counSL o(RiS- This inventory ■will WBuMp jjuantity, dates and each series of records' with recommendations as to hbw lomg each record should be preserved, whether perma nently or ToX a specific number of -years. records will be classified as permanently valuable and will be designated to be included in the county records microfilming program. The 1959 General Assembly j ehacted legislation which direct- 1 ed the State Department of Ar chives and History to formulate] and execute a program of in ventorying, repairing, and micro filming for security purposes those county records classify dj as permanently valuable. The bill provided funds to finance thfe' program during the 'bien nium beginning July 1, 1959. Mr. Jones informed Mr. Bond that the North .Carolina Associa tions of cdunty commissioners. Clerks of Superior Court and register of deeds actively im ported this program in the Gen eral Assembly. He expressed the belief that the prop-am is es the utmost importance in the preservation of permanently val uable county records andj*- noted that county -Official.* throughout the state concur in its imlportance. The work will De done at no expense to the county, other thin, the small cost of the elec trijaty used by the cameras. £! which are in such con that they cannot be t without the danger of •d oa Page 3—Section 1 Mpp^ee-e—. 1111 ■ " Masonic Officers Installed Tonight A stated communication of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. will be held tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. At this i meeting officers for the year. n 960 will be installed. The in- Ibpling officer will be William •dams, a past master of the y ■mest J. Ward, Jr., retiring Ber, urges a full attendance |Hhe occasion. I BO Years Ago |H|Ls Found iB the File* of Sj| The Chowan Herald Concerned about delinquent taxes. Chowan County Commis sioners passed a motion allow-' ins Sheriff J. A. Bunch SSO per month as an expense account for the first six months in 1940 to help! in collecting delinquent poll and personal taxes as far back Patrolman Robert L. Pratt was! attacked and painfully cut about the head by Bruce Hines, a col ored farm hand whom Pratt had arrested for being drunk and disorderly, while being escorted loW. . - I J, M. Vail sold his interest to J.jjl Holmes in the J. H. Holmes Cct resulting in Mr. Hetmes b»- coming sole owner of the store. A jfow month* prev ous Oscar EHlett withdrew tram the part nerthip to manage the Elliott ■'MP*. 1 *** ohung THE CHOWAN HERALD Marshall Goode Adams First Baby Born In Chowan In 1960 Marshall Goode Adams was the first 1960 baby born in Cho wan Hospital and the newcom er will be honored with gifts by local merchants. The baby, born at Chowan Hospital at 10:30 o’clock Friday morning, January 1, according to Tom Ridgeway, hospital ad ministrator, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rhea L. Adams, who live at 215 West Queen Street. The youngster tipped the scales at 7 pounds and one ounce. Mrs. Adams is the former Lucy Brooks of Chase City, Va., Penalty Goes On Taxes February 1 Sheriff Earl Goodwin reports that December tax collections amounted to $39,624.72. The levy is $220,004.60, so that $120,463.36 remains to be collected. Sheriff Goodwin also collect ed $3,833.28 for delinquent real and personal taxes which was for the years 1949 to 1958. The balance of these delinquent tax es still remains at $66,495.52. During the month the Sheriff also collected $23.46 in pickup taxes. Sheriff Goodwin desires to em phasize the fact that after Febru ary 1 until March 1 a penalty of 1% will be added to unpaid 1959 taxes. Three Front Chowan Finish College Work Registrar Holt has announced that 113 candidates for degrees at East Carolina Col lege have completed their work pt the end of the fall quarter. With other members of the class cf 1960, graduates of the fall quarter who are eligible for de grees will receive their diplomas exercises scheduled for Sunday, May 22. sAmong the students who have completed their work of the fall quarter are thipe from Chowan Councy. They fre Adolphus Ray Spruill,, $ 8.,- Fred Durwood Layton. 8.5., and Alma Virginia Hardison. 112 Receive Old Age Aid During December Mrs. J. H. McMullan, welfare ahperintendent, reports that dur ing December 112 persons in Chowan County received old age assistance with $4,340 being dis tributed. There were 24 aid to dependent children cases who received $1,575, while 36 aid to permanently and totally disabled cases received $1,622 and 11 blind aid cases received $497. There were two emergency as sistance cases calling for an ex penditure of $54. Other financial assistance cases included seven cases hospitalized in the county which cost $917.70, of which the county’s part was $567.70 and six cases hospitalized outside the county, $204. t■ - " Food Prospects Good For ’6O By MISS PAULINE CALLOWAY. Chowan Home Agent I General Situation: Food sup-1 plies in 1960 will continue large,, providing about the same amount; per person as in 1959. Retail .food prices will average a little flower in 1960, chiefly because of lower farm prices. This decline will be only partially offset by higher costs of processing and marketing fbo«h • Prospects are for a continued highy of consufer incorSP-hi mand for food is expect main strong. Total I plies will be adequate-io-main tain consumption *. a high; level. 1 Expenditures:far food have ris en along with consumer income though at a somewhat slower j rate. After consumers hfve met their basic needs, studies stater and Durham, N. C. Mr. Adams, formerly of Red Oak, Va., is a representative of Gregory- Poole Equipment Co., of Ra leigh. They have two other sons, Lance 9, and A1 7. Local firms contributing gift certificates or services are Mitoh ener’s Pharmacy, Peoples Bank & Trust Co., Tots & Teens, Belk- Tyler Co., Cuthrell’s Department Store, HolloweH’s, Inc., P & Q Super Market, Quinn Furniture Co., Byrum Hardware Co., Ricks Laundry and Dry Cleaners, Hughes-Parker Hardware Co., and Chowan Hospital. Swine Growers’ Meeting Today County Agent C. W. Overman has announced that a swine growers’ meeting will be held at the Chowan Community Build ing this (Thursday) afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. During the meet ing valuable information will be given relative to problems in hog production, so it is hoped many hog growers will attend. Present at the meeting will be Ray Woodard, Extension swine specialist from N. C. State College, and Dr. T. B. Ryan,; diagnostician at the Swine Di sease Diagnostic Laboratory in Edenton. Both will take part in the discussion and will be delighted to answer any ques tions. Interesting/Facts j In v All 1959 cards issued in ChivSi^Sounty, have been returned and no indi cated violations occur Tied. The average yield per here on tobacco for the 1959 crop year in Chowan County was 1,588 pounds. This is 158 pounds per I acre lower than the 1958 crop; year average for this county. As a result of the votes cast in the peanut and cotton market- 1 ing ouota referendum held De-i cember 15, in Chowan County, there were 250 farms voting in the cotton referendum. 19 voted against quotas on cotton and 231 voted in favor of. 291 farmers voted in the pea nut marketing quota referendum. 17 farmers voted against quotas on peanuts and 274 voted in I favor of auotas for the 1960. 1961, and 1962 crops. If you have harvested your peanuts and have completed sales, please return your market ing card to the ASC Office. This has to be done, and the sooner you return your card, the least chance you have to lose it which presents a prob lem. LIONS MEET MONDAY Edenton Lions will meet Mon day night, January 11, at 7 o’clock. This will be the first meeting after the Christmas holi days, so that T. B. Williford, > president, urges every member' to be present. | higher quality foods, on “eating j out” and the services that go with it, and on various market ing services such as the ready prepared or specially packaged items. Meat: Civilian per capita con sumption cf meat is expected to be a little higher next year. The ! major increase in meat consump tion will steam from larger su<p i. Consumption per pejforris-wrecas; ac 160.6 pounds, uics,4 pounds per person from the 195£f^ate. American Meat Institute re ports “there will be more meat on the table in 1960.” You’ll be eating: 82 pounds of beef (up 1.5 from 1959). 68 pounds of pork (about the same a* 1959). Owwhtfrtwittfl «*c timi ton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 7,1960. { Pictured above is Mrs. linen Adams and her son, Marshall • Goode Adams, Chowan County's first baby born in 1960. Mrs. I Adams gave birth to the baby in Chowan Hospital at 10:30 1 o'clock Friday morning, January 1, according to Tom Ridge way, hospital administrator.—(Photo by J. P. Ricks, Jr.) Mayor Mitchener Proclaims March Os Dimes Month Various Events Plan ned to Raise Money To Combat Infantile Paralysis i I The Chowan County New March of Dimes Drive is under way with the first events coming up this week-end. The annual drive is sponsored by the Junior i Chamber of Commerce. Mayor John Mitchener has proclaimed the month of Janu asy as the New March of Dimes month, in which he points out lhai problems of biu’i defects and arthritis are of great con cern to the families of our county and that polio is a con tinuing problem because of in sufficient numbers of our citi zens have been protected by the Salk vaccine. “In that The Na tional Foundation, which fi nanced the Salk vaccine, has added birth defects and arthritis to its work in the polio field,’’ said the Mayor, “the vital work affecting one family in four is supported entirely by the New March of Dimes to prevent crippling diseases. I, therefore, urge everyone to support this tremendously important cause to the fullest extent.” Saturday, Crutch Day, will be observed with tennagers selling miniature crutches to raise funds for the National Foundation on the streets in downtown Edenton from 10 A. M. to 4 P. M. Mary Thorud is chairman of the group for the 7th, Bth and 9th grades. The Jaycee committee for the crutch sale are James Perry, chairman, Shelton Moore, Leo Lavoie, Ivy Meadows and .David Continued on Page 3—Section 1 Mrs. Lena Leary Hurt In Accident Mrs. Lena M. Leary, deputy clerk of court, was hospitalized early Sunday morning when she and three others were injured in an automobile wreck. The' accident occurred at the corner of Broad and Church Streets J when .her car was rammed into by a car driven by Wadell Phelps, Jr., of Route 1, Cres well. Phelps is a member of the U. S. Air Force stationed at 1 Hunter AFB in Georgia. i Both cars were badly damaged in the wreck. Mrs. Leary was injured about the arms and legs and back. Miss Linda Leary, riding with her mother, was also slightly in jured but it was not necessary for hospitalization. Two occupants of the Phelps car were also injured, Gary Spruill and Rodney Spears, bothj from Tyrrell Coun'y. They were i given emergency treatment. Henry Phelps and Brooks Phe’ps, also passengers of the Phelps car, were not injured. Phelps|-was charged with reck less drivipg and failing to yield the right of way. He was re leased on bond for a hearing in Recorder’s Cowi' j Edenton’s First 1960 Baby Dies Suddenly mmmmrnmm mm in ■n■r r■ 11 ■ t . .uu: ■. * r r ~ ROBERT L. PRATT Shortly after 1 o'clock Wed nesday afternoon, Robert L. Pratt, retired veteran Edenton policeman, died suddenly as the result of a heart attack while at the Chowan Medical Center. Robert L. Pratt Dies Suddenly As Result Os Heart Attack Veteran Edenton Po liceman Falls Dead In Medical Center at 1:15 Wednesday Robert L. Pratt, 67, retired veteran Edenton policeman, died suddenly of a heart attack Wed nesday afternoon at 1:15 o’clock. Mr. Pratt had gone to the Cho wan Medical Center to pick up his wife and was planned to be examined when he fell dead in the lobby of the building. Mr. Pratf served as an Eden ton policeman for about 30 years before he retired a short time ago. He was a veteran of World Continued on Page 4—Section 1 j - | Important North Carolina's new income tax withholding plan went into effect January 1. An effort has been made by the field personnel of the Revenue Department to contact every employer. Any employer who has not been reg istered and assigned an identifi cation n unAguftoufrccn: act the office of fim 1 i ve o&yl uzMfl;1111® from 12 WMftt*)) mornings. He can also be ffHH ed by telephoning hh offial i >434 of at Us home, 3313. Sales Rather Brisk For Morth Carolina 1960 License Plates Mrs. Goldie Niblett Urges All Owners to Secure Plates as Soon As Possible As of Saturday of last week the 1960 automobile license plates went on sale in Edenton. The plates may be purchased at the Carolina Motor Club office on East Water Street, where the office hours will be from 9 A. M., to 4 P. M., daily ex cept Saturdays, when the office closes at noon. Early this week Mrs. Goldie Niblett, office manager for the Carolina Motor Club, reported ' that sales were rather brisk and j expressed the hope that all. au | tomobile owners would secure i their license plates early to avoid j a long waiting line, j To secure the 1960 license I plates, an owner must sign the I insurance declaration on the re ] verse side of the renewal card., However, a current FS-1 cer tificate of insurance must be presented with all new registra tions of used and new vehicles. < 181 Children Made Happy This Year i By Stocking Fund The Young Churchmen of St Paul's Episcopal Church in Eden ton, in cooperation with local firemen, wish to report to many generous contributors that iBl •hildren were assisted this year with Christmas tovs and other miscellaneous items. Help came late this year, but he- -he’ p - of-radio- -Sta t ion - WCBJ j md many who met the urgent j ilea provided ‘full stockings" | .'Cj mtrj •!>;,- anticipated. The firemen gave considerable 1 ime, effort and even dipped in o their own pockets to get many bicycles, tractors, wagons, etc., tainted and repaired in time for distribution. Many names contributed to th foung Churchmen were not as dsted this year due to the annual misunderstanding of its purpose, r because such were receiving ther help, or because more /orthy families preceded them. ( The Young Churchmen, to- ( ether with the local firemen.! repress their deep appreciation) o each and every one who con ! tributed to its Empty Stock ing Fund this Christmas. j Visiting Speaker At , Meeting Os Auxiliary Announcement is made that a; luncheon meeting of the Auxili ary of St. Paul's Episcopal Dhurch will be held in the - > arish House Tuesday afternoon, fanuary 12. at 1, o'clock. Mrs. M. D. Wmsnant. whose lusband is superintendent of the Thompson Orphanage, will be the speaker, so that a large attendance is desired. ROTARIANS MEET TODAY « Edenton Rotarians will meet 'his (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. The club has called off the last two meetings due to-the holidays, so| that Jimmy Earnhardt, president,' urges a 100 per cent attendance.* Specialist Gives Outlook For Tar Heel Farm Costs In 1960 The squeeze is expected to be I on Tar Heel farmers in 1960. I Prices received by farmers are expected to continue downward. Prices paid by farmers are ex pected to remain high or to in ’■ crease. These are some conclusion* | reached by agricultural mists at North Carolina JHBH , College after studying nor 1960. fc Pd re's what Prod A ■air pht, X C Agnculuujß pie *Se i costs outlook RaPriccs V anc * Sbuffc.ag Ito daaff! as of the H- Prices of likely con- £er Year In North CarolinT Jaycees Os Edenton Seek Outstanding Young Man For ’59 [ Sold Again j Another sale of the abandoned Rocky Hock School property was held Monday morning at the Court House door. The property was previously i sold to a group of Rocky Hock | citizens for $2,000. but the bid | was raised to $2,150. which re ! suited in a second sale, j The high bid for the property ! Monday was $2,200 and was en i tered by the Rocky Hock Com munity Center. The bid will, of j course, remain open for 10 days |to give anybody an opportunity ! to raise it. { „ (Bloodmobile Is i | Coming Jan. 11 1 Dr. Archie Walker, chairman of the Chowan County Red Cross Chapter, on Tuesday announced j the appointment of Tom Ridge way, administrator of Chowan Hospital, as chairman of the Chowan County blood program. Mr. Ridgeway succeeds Billy , Gardner, who resigned as blood j chairman. Immediately following his ap pointment. Mr. Ridgeway an nounced that the Red Cross bloodmobile will again visit Edenton next Monday, January 11. The bloodmobile will be at the armory from 10 A. M. to 4 P. M. to secure blood donations. Mr. Ridgeway says the quota for Chowan County will be 951 pints. In view of the great need | of blood, he is appealing to both white and colored citizens of the ( county to report to the armory and donate a pint of blood 1 "The need is erca 1 .,” he said, "so ! that Chowan County citizens j should not hesitate to meet its l quota of 95 pints.” Lions: Ho f ts to 4-H Club Corn Growers Edenton Lions, sponsors of the annual 4-H corn growing con test, will entertain the boys who participated in the 1959 contest, together with their fathers, at a meeting of the club next Mon-1 dav night. January 11, at 7 o'clock. Winners of tbo contest will be I announced at the meeting, as/ well as the average 1959 yield by each boy. Harry Venters, assistant county agents, reports that the boys have made excellent yields during the contest. BERTRAM BYRUM WILL ATTEND SHERIFFS' SCHOOL j Chowan County Commission-1 ers at their meeting Monday t agreed to send Deputy Sheriff Bertram Byrum to a sheriffs' school to be held in Chapel Hill January 24-27. The school is sponsored by the Institute of Government and provides valuable information for officials. DAR MEETS JAN. 13 Edenton Tea Party Chapter of the DAR will meet Wednesday afternoon, January 13, at 3.30 o'clock in the Iredell house. Mrs. John Kramer, regent, urges “verv member to attend. I tinue high in relation to the cost of new equipment. Reflectingfiyie influence of larger sujy||l|3t. feed prices have the summer year This ‘■aflr HRjft is expected to con -960. KHH* of feeder s’eers and are expected to be low ■jHn The trend toward ■Prlr priced feeder pigs, lambs, baby chick and turkey poults is •expected to continue in 1960. Fertilizer prices in the first half of 1959 have shown a 2 per cejjt decrease from the previ ous yw. Prices in the coming year ah* expected to show little change^ Poliey measures aimed at con- Coimnued on Png* 1 Becttoj I FIGHT CANCER WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK | Award Will Be Pre | sented at DSA Ban quet Friday Night, i January 29 t | Edenton’s Junior Chamber of i Commerce this week named a secret committee to seek the outstanding young man of the year in Edenton, according to j West Byrum, Jr., Jaycee presi -1 dent. | The committee will actively canvass churches, businesses, clubs and organizations to deter mine which young man, 21 i through 35, has contributed the j most to the community during ! the year. j The distinguished service i award will be presented at the annual Jaycee DSA banquet i which will be held in the Ma i sonic Temple Friday night. Janu ary 29. at 7 o’clock, j According to Eugene Ward, . chairman. nomination blanks [will be available from any local i Jaycee. The .DSA is based upon ■ the young man’s contribution to 1 the general community welfare i and evidence of leadership abil , ity, evidence of personal or {business progress. { The Distinguished Service ; Award winner from Edenton will be entered in the North Carolina Jaycee contest. The state winners will in turn be en tered in the national competition, which chooses the nation’s 10 outstanding young men. Harless Succeeds i Eugene Waid At j Edenton S. &L. j R. E. Leary, executive •.-• j president of the Edenton Sav ings. & Loan Association, has an nounced that A. B. Harless. Jr., has been employed to s cooed Eugene Ward, secretary, who has resigned. Mr. Ward has accept ed a position with the Citizens Savings & Loan Association at Rocky Mount and will enter upon .his new duties February I. Mr. Hariess began his new / duties Monday of this week in order to become better ecquain'- ed with the work before Mr. Ward leaves. I Mr. Harless, before jo.n.ng with the Savings & Loan Asso ciation was associated with W. J. Berryman Insurance, Inc. He attended Randolph-Macon Col lege at Ashland, Va., before serving, two years in the arti ory I branch of the U. S. Army in | Germany. Upon his discharge he j returned to Edenton to 'take jup the insurance business w.ith Mr. Berryman [ TOWN TAGS ON SALE Automobile 1960 license p'atcv for the Town' of Edenton are now on sale at the Town Office. Town Clerk Ernest Ward. Jr., says quite a few plates have al ready been sold and urges auto mobile owners to secure as early as possible. [ CIVIC calendar] Red Cross bloodmobile w 11 be at the Edenton armory Mon day, January 11, from 10 A. M., ! to 4 P. M. Town automobile license platen i for 1960 are now on sale at the Town Office. Edenton’s Rclary Club will meet this (Thursday) afterneci at 1 o'clock in the Parish House. Edenton Lions Club will met Monday night, January 11, at 7 o'clock. Ed Bond Post of the American Legion w : ll meet Tuesday night. January 12, at 8 o'clock. Edenton Tea Party Chapter of the DAR will meet in the Ire dell house Wednesday afternoon, January 13. at 3:30 o'clock. A luncheon meeting of thn Auxiliary of St Paul's Episcopal Church will be Veld in the Par ish House Tuesday afternoon, January 12, at 1 o'clock. The annual Jaycee DSA ban quet will be held in the Mason m Temple Fr'-’ay n'gVi, January 2t, at 7 o'clock. Continued on Peg# 2- -Seciiou 1