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The Chowan Herald
Published every Thursday by The Chowan
Sermld, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin
dufflap and Hector Lupton, at 423-425 South
troad Street Eden ton. North Carolina.
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EDWIN BUFFLAP l Editor
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FEBRUARY 25, 1960.
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A LIFT FCR TODAY
All things are yours.—l Cor. 3:21.
>• Jesus speaks in universal terms — because the
world is his by creation and we are his children, |
having been bought by his blood on Calvary.
We thank Thee, © Lord, for the world, for
companionship with friends and with Thee; for
supplying all our needs—material and spiritual.
What Are We Doing?
One of the fastest developing businesses in
the U. S. is the tourist business. This year
American tourists traveling up and down all
parts of this country will, spend roughly"be
tween sls billion and S2O billion.
By any standards, this is a huge economic
pie.* How big a slice can cur community
nope to get as its sjiare? This question has
a practical answer: What this community
will get depends on the -community itself—its ,
attitude toward tourists, ita recognition of the
value of tourist business and the steps it
takes to stimulate and promote this business.
If the community can attract a couple of
dozen tourists a day throughout the year, it
would be economically comparable to ac- (
quiring a new manuiacturing industry with J
an annual payroll of SIOO,OOO.
Suppose this community launches an all-out
program to promote tourism. Who in the
community will pccket the profits:.
The answer is “everybody.” Because the
tourist business is a composite of many other
businesses, it stands to reason that what helps
one will help others. Tourists spend money
for food. They pay to be catered to and
provided with comforts. They buy many
things, and they 7 need a whole range of- ser
vices. Every cne of these tourist require
ments can be met by a business in this com
munity and the people in all these various
businesses will be the first to pocket the
profit. But they in turn will re-spend what
they get from tourists. They will spend it
for groceries, rent, hardware and other things
the community can supply.
Knoxville, Term., is a good example of
what happens in practice. Knoxville does
about $35 million worth of out-of-state tour
ist business and rails it “the biggest and most
profitable business in town.’ Here is how
Knoxville’s 2/j million tourists spend that
$35 million.
Food $10,306,000
Lodging 7.925,000
Automobile upkeep
Amusements 4.762.000
Laundry and dry cleaning 711.000
Retail purchases . 5,331.000
Professional services (barber, doctor,
lawyer, etc.) 1,244,000
Utilities (taxi, bus, telegraph, power,
water, lights, gas. oil. etc.) 1.563,000
Money spent by tourists throughout the
country —in Knoxville and in this commun
ity—is NEW money brought into the com
munity from outside. It is a financial shot
in-the-arm that improves the economic health
of every business in the area. It is not just
the hotel or motel owners, the restaurant op
erators, and the gas service people who cash
in. Tourist money goes to the farmer, the
professional man and the business man.
Thei tourist is the taxpayer’s friend. Every
tourist who comes to a community can help
the local tax burden.
What are some of our neighbors doing to
attract the tourist business?
Anyone going through New Bern these
days is struck immediately by the changed
appearance of the place. The town looks as
if it had gone through a massive face-lifting.
There are new streets leading into town.
Business establishments are renovated.
. The reason for much of the improvement
lies in New Bern's historic past and what has
been done to keep it alive.
, What is Eden ton doing to get tourist busi
ness? Eden ton. with its renowned historic
sites, its beautiful waterfront, its history—
Us greatest natural resourse —all this, and
nothing being done to put it actively to work.
It is time that every citizen makes up his
mind to work aggressively- and develop the
tourist potential this community has in such
abundance for the. salvation of our economic
well-being.
. Just Piddlingl
It is interesting to note that Congress
has sent to the president a bill that pro
poses to increase grants to municipali
ties for construction -of sewage disposal sys
tems. The biH, known --as the Blatnik bill,
has for its purpose to increase frcm 50 mil
lion dollars to 90 million dollars the amount
of grants made each year by the federal gov
ernment to cities and towns toward the cost
IJJ.aJGrS",
By Buff
Just about every week now some candidate
announces that he will run for office in the
Democratic primary election in May. Well,
if no more people vote in Edeoton in the) pri
mary- election than did in the recent bond
election, a candidate’s own vote will go a
long way toward electing him to office. It’s
a crying shame that no more than 609 voters
went to the trouble to go to the polls out of
1.481 eligible to vote. Wonder what some of
these voters would say if they were denied
the right to vote for pub ic officials or any
issue which affects the community 7 ? They'd
raise hell, that’s what they'd do.
o
If yon don’t want to miss a treat, reserve
Friday night, March 4. On that night the
John A. Holmes High School Concert Band
will present its winter concert in the school
auditorium. These band concerts are very 7
worthwhile and the auditorium should be fill
ed to capacity instead of only about half filled.
Many of those who have not heard any of
these concerts don't know what they've miss
ed. Here’s one who was thrilled with the
Christmas concert and figures on hearing the
winter concert. The concert is easily worth
a buck to see, but as it is no admission
charge is made. Try to go to the concert,
for Director Derwood Bray and the band
members will greatly appreciate your pres
ence.
o
Sponsored by the Edenton Unit of the
North Carolina Education Association and
the Parent-Teacher Associations of John A.
Holmes High School and the Edentcn Elemen
tary School, a, dinner will be held in the din
ing room of the Masonic Temple next Tuesday
night. March 1, at 7 o'clock. The principal
speaker will be Dr. Stacy Weaver, president
ot the Methodist College of Fayetteville. Dr.
Weaver is an excellent speaker, so that Mrs.
f. R. DuLaney, president of the local XCEA
Unit, hopes the dining room will be filled.
They're charging a buck and a half for the
dinner which will be served by members of
the Eastern Star. Tickets can be purchased
from Dr. L. E. Ferguson, Nick George or any 7
of the teachers will be glad to get one for
you. Mrs. Mary L. Browning’s Treble Clef
Club will furnish a musical program so that
anyone attending should enjoy an evening of
real pleasure.
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The equipment in the Edenton harbor used
to deepen the channel pulled out lock, stock
and barrel early this week. One local fish
erman claims the deeper water will attract
white perch this summer, sq that white perch
fishing should be just a hop. skip and jump
away from shore. But what I'd like to know
is where will the speckled perch go?
o
Edenton"s basketball teams are participat
ing in the Albemarle Conference basketball
tournament being played in Ahoskie this week.
The girls have hung up an enviable record
this season, so here's hoping they, as well as
the boys, will come home with the bacon.
o
A report went out Wednesday that a
gang of speckled perch were caught Tues
day 7 . With stores closed Wednesday after
noon, Ernest Kehayes at once bought some
hooks, so it's not hard to guess where he
spent Wednesday afternoon.
of building sewage disposal systems.
When these federal grants were first of
fered Edenton was among the first, tct file an
application for federal aid, which at that
time was estimated to be approximately
$150,000. However, Edenton piddled around
for a long time due to inability to agree upon
a site for the plant. In fact, so much time
was lost arguing about a site that the federal
appropriation went by the board and Eden
ton officials were subsequently summoned to
Raleigh to show cause why no more prog
ress had been made. These officials in no
uncertain terms were warned to proceed
with a. proposed sewage plant cr else, so tijjit
a time-table was arranged with which to
proceed.
Finally a site of about 22 acres cf land at
the abandoned Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air
Station was given to the town by the federal
government to be used for the purpose. Some
progress had been made by the town, so that
an election on a $557,000 sewer bond issue
was caHed. This election was held Tuesday
of last week and it was defeated by a- margin
of 53 votes.
Edenton is among 46 towns in North Caro
lina scheduled to construct sewage disposal
systems and, of course, applications will go
in for part of the federal aid. Edenton WILL
eventually construct a sewage disposal sys
tem but Edenton citizens* by a vote of the
people, is now stymied and what course of
action wiH, be followed is yet to be seen.
However, the chances are that Edenton will
again piddle around and lose another oppor
tunity to secure fedeni aid in a suhWantnl
amount
THE CHOWAN HEHALD.EDENTON.NONTH CAROLINA.THURSDAY.FEBRUARY 25.1960.
Omm Natkm-Otte Mission-One Army
National Guard Troops
America’s Up-To-The-Minute Men
so.
Army
NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS, among the first volunteers In war and disaster, evacuating
wounded on the scene of an air crash. Training programs under tough Army standards help
keep Guardsmen ready for any sort of emergency. The Modern Army National Guard cele- j
brates MUSTER DAY on February 22 in respect to George Washington. The First President
served his country and Kb state as a member of the Virginia Militia. Today, the National Gudrjl
games on in the best tradition of the historic citizen-soldier, f
; Letter To Editor 1
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FAVORS IMPROVEMENT j
Dear Mr. Bufftap:
I'm waiting this note in pre
ference to consuming your time
talking.
I write not as a member of j
the Edenton Woman's Club, but i
as a citizen of Edenton in re- j
gard to the proposed beautifi- j
cation of the Court House Green
and the area at the foot of ■
Broad Street.
I favor the proposed plans;
and feel that it is important to |
Edenton to enhance her natural
beauty and historical signifie- 1
ance (even at a cost) in line |
with industrial development. j
It can mean money also, par- j
ticularly keeping in mind the:
300th anniversary in 1963 in |
which Edenton could play a ma- j
jor rede.
The more attractive Edenton
is, the greater her potential.!
The area at the foot of Broad j
Street could be one of the
greatest single improvements in I
Edenton.
Sincerely.
JACKIE RICKS, |
ROCKY HOCK FIRE
Edenton firemen were called!
to the home of Carlton Privott
in the Rocky Hock section Tues
day morning. Fire caught about
the chimney, and the damage
. was estimated to be approxi
mately $lO6.
The good life is a full life, complete with the comforts and con
venience/rf a full living standard. It is also a balanced-life, in which
the simulation of earning your way in the world is’sharpened by
THIS the relaxation of an enjoyable leUure.time..
How did you learn about the labor-saving tools and comforts
GOOD that surround your good life? Probably through advertising. What
is more, you can probably afford them only because of the freedom
■ ggpr of cumpetition brought about by advertising.
Iwaiw. it can advertise, a company can offer improved prod-
Clinton O. Davis
Honored At EGG
Joanne Smith of Deep Run
and Clinton O. Davis of Eden
lon. seniors at East Carolina
College, have been selected as
Miss and Mr. Representative
Student Teachers for 1960 at the
college. Choice of outstanding:
future teachers for this honor!
is made annually at the college!
by a student-faculty committee {
working with the campus chap-j
ter of the Student National Edu-|
cation Association.
Both of this year’s recipients!
of the honor have done student |
teaching during the 1959-1960
term at the Greenville High
School.
Mr. Davis, a graduate of John
A. Holmes High School, is spe
cializing in mathematics and
business at the college. He has
been included frequently on the
honor roll and dean’s list cf the
college, and because of out
standing participation in student
activities was among those., cho
sen to represent East Carolina,
in the 1960 Who’s Who Among|
Students in American Universi
ties and Colleges, national year
book.
At present Mr. Davis is presi-j
dent of the Student National!
Education Association on the 1
campus and vice president of the 1
Department of Future Teachersj
of the North Carolina Educa-:
tion* Association. He js also!
vice president of the Mathemat-;
ics Club, student departmental
group at the college.
Advance Group
Plans Program
The people of Advance com
munity are determined to begin
early on their rural develop
ment program for 1960.
A meeting was held Friday
night, February 19, at the Com
munity Building with 16 peo
ple present. Officers for the
year were elected as follows:
Woodrow Lowe, chairman;
Roy Emminizer, vice chairman;
Mrs. Phil Robey, secretary; Phil
Robey, assistant secretary; Mrs.
W. T. Goodwin, treasurer; Mrs.
Bristoe Perry, publicity; Jack
Perry, junior chairman.
C. W. Overman gave instruc
tians and suggestions for plan
ning the year’s work. It was
voted to hold a meeting the last
Friday in each month.
GIRL SCOUTS BUSY
. of Girl Scout Troop
No. 8 are working 6n their folk
dances and dabbler badges. The
troop now has 12 girls with
leaders being Mrs. Carroll Boyce
and Mrs. Gus. Spruill. A new
member, Pam Douglas, joined
the troop at the last meeting.
The troop has been meeting at
the home of Mrs. Carroll Boyce.
Small opportunities are often
the beginning of great enter
prises. : —Demosthenes.
Two Workshops For
Hatmaking Planned
' •> 3 * ’ '
The first in a series of hat
making workshops .will be held
today (Thursday) at the Oak
Grove Community' Building; be
ginning at 9:00 A. M. The sec
ond workshop will be held
Thursday, March 3, at the Ad
vance Community Building, be
ginning at 9:00 A. M.,
Frames, straw braid and straw
fabric for covering the frames,
lining, head bands, millinery
needles, thread and hat trim
mings wijl be available. The
price will depend on what •is
chosen. One good rule to fal
low is any hat can be made for
approximately one-third the
price of the same hat bought
ready-made.
Bring scissors, tape measure,
straight pins and thimble to the
workshop.
Eugene Baker Dies
After Brief Illness
Eugene M. Baker, 58, died
Monday afternoon at 4:10 o’clock
in Chowan Hospital after a very
brief illness. He was a native
of Chowan County and lived in
the Yeopim section.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Ida Baker; a son, Melvin E.
Baker, at home; a stepson, WiL
liam E. Lassiter of Edenton; a
stepdaughter, Mrs. Lessie Full
er, in France; two sisters, Mrs
Helen- Jethro of Edenton, and
Mrs. Antonne Davenport of
Norfolk; and four stepgrandehil
dren.
He was a member of the Yeo
pim Baptist Church, where fun
eral services were held Wednes
day afternoon at 3 o’clock. The
Rev. Mr. MeCullen of Elizabeth
City officiated and burial was
in Beaver Hill Cemetery.
Safety Week
Feb. 29 - March 5
Continued from Page L Section 1
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“I seek the cooperation of all
owners of bicycles in having
their vehicles inspected to as
sure proper operation of the
wheels while in motion,” said
the Mayor. “I urge them to
make the necessary adjustments
upon discovering any defects in
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this every street
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Jay Tourney
Gym
By BIJX GOODWIN
The afinhal Albemarle Junior
Varsity t basketball ' 'tournament
will be p toyed in the John A.
Hohnes JHigb School gymnasium
rvtext Tuesday, Wed Tuesday and
Thursday. March 1. if'and 3, un
der the spQiUirship ot the Boys’
Monogram Club of the school.
Many Jpf. the area’s finest Jay
vee teams-, have been invited to
participate, 1 but the pairings for
the tournament have not yet
been completed. The action
will get’ under way each night
at 7 o’clock.'
The Jtmior Aces of Holmes
High corrtpqse Richard Hollo
well, Wayne'Griffin. Jimmy Dail,
Mac Wright, Joe Mitchener.
Dickie Cobb, Boots Lassiter,
Charles flktthrell, Frank Johns
ton and lllltf f Bootwright. They
ihave not lost a home game all
l year - -4*.
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i Mulberry Hill Saved
j Froifi Fire Saturday
I One County’s his-
I toric sites, Mulberry Hill, nar
j rowly escaped destruction by
i fire neaK midnight Saturday.
A fire broke out in the base
ment of: j the house, but firemen
arrived ‘Ja time to oheck the
blaze aJpj£jFave what otherwise
| would probably have been a to-
Ital loss hf-We house.
The basement was gutted but
no estimate has been
made.