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ONLY NEWSPAPER PV BUSHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXVlt.—Number 10. Monument RemovaiTo Be Decided By Voters Os County Town Councilmen Studying Sewage Disposal Problem Go On Record as Fav-I oring an Application Asking For an Ex tension Permit Town Councilmen at their meeting Tuesday night were furnished the certified result of the recent bond election and passed a resolution to adopt the report which showed defeat of the election by a majority of 53 votes. Following this report Mayor John Mitchener reported on a, trip to Raleigh by himself, Clerk j Ernest Ward and A1 Phillips. The trio conferred with officials] of the State Stream Sanitation Commission and informed the Commission that Town Council is desirous to cooperate in the program and Mayor Mitchener] stated he will request Town j Council to file an application! asking for an extension permit Mayor Mitchener reported that if the bond issue had passed, aj contract let and work started; Edenton would have gained 10: points and moved from 26th i place on the list for federal' aid to eighth or ninth, thus be-] ing .eligible for something like $150,000 in federal aid. However, now Edenton must start from scratch under the proposed application for time extension, so that with other towns showing progress and ap plying for aid. there is no way of knowing how much or if any federal aid will be granted to Edenton. Mayor Mitchener and Clerk Ernest Ward were authorized to execute an application form from the General Services Ad-j ministration if the town is in-] terested in acquiring the land-, ing facilities at the former U. S. j Naval Auxiliary Air Station. The facilities include runways, hangars, taxi strips and main-i tenance buildings. Following a report that B. G.' Willis planned to retire and dis pose of his property on the wa terfront, the Finance Commit-] tec. George A. Byrum and Al l Phillips, together with Luther Parks. Playgrounds Commission er. were instructed to contact ] Mr. Willis relative to the townj purchasing the property and present recommendations at the! next meeting. During the meeting the possi- 1 bihty of providing some equip-j ment on the recreational area in Albemarle Court was discussed. Etton Forehand and Luther Parks were instructed to in-] vestigate the matter and report at the next meeting. The Councilmen agreed to! make an appropriation of SIOO to the Fatstock Show and Sale sponsored by the Edenton Jun-j ior Chamber of Commerce. The Councilmen commended Fire Chief W. J. Yates and the Edenton firemen for their effici-j ent work at Mulberry Hill when Continued on Page 8. Section 1 C. Os C. Again Studying Plans To Improve Farm Income In ’6O The Agriculture Committee of the Chamber of Commerce will again sponsor a program to im prove farm income in 1960. Chairman George W. Lewis an nounced following a recent meeting of the committee. Last: year the committee inaugurated; a plan to increase the yield ofj eight farm enterprises, but in 1960 will emphasize peanuts andi hogs. Chowan County’s princi-] pal income. I Lewis said the program is bas- t ed on obtaining higher yields! per acre for peanuts and litters' saved for pigs. Subcommittees were named to outline the steps, to be taken by farmers to pro-i duce greater income. | In 1959 the committee prepar-i ed posters outlining the bene- j fits to be gained which were distributed throughout the coun-. THE CHOWAN HERALD j| WM V. /*j One of the smallest jail re ports in many years was pre sented to the County Commis sioners Monday by Jailer Ber tram Byrum. During February only 17 persons were placed in i file Chowan County jail with confinements ranging from one to 22 days. The expense amount ed to 5139.31. which included jail and turnkey lees, telephone and soap. i Piano Students ! Get High Rating; i Piano students of John A. Holmes High School, aceom ! panied by their instructor. Mrs. I jC. B. Mooney and Mrs. Kath-j i leen Skiles. participated in a ] ‘ district piano contest at East I j Carolina College, Greenville on i | Friday. March 4. Joanne Leary, Roger Lamb ! and Bud- Skiles played in the ■ senior division with Joanne 1 making an excellent rating. Bud and Roger making ratings of j very good. 1 Ruth Overman and Pat Moon ey played in the junior division, Pat Mooney making superior rating and Ruth Overman an excellent rating. i Judges for the piano section were Donaid Perry of the Music Department of Saint Mary’s Jun ior College. Raleigh, and Janies' Clyburn of Meredith College, j , Other schools participating were Roanoke Rapids. Tar boro, Wash j ington and Rocky Mount. Mrs. Mooney states that the ; aim of allowing these students I to participate m the contest ] festival each year is the aid j and assistance they receive from j their judges in continuing and' j developing their musical ca j reers which will influence them' Ito strive and work toward a ’ more satisfactory musical ex perience. -- - - Rural Fire Station Almost Completed ' Joe Webb. Chairman of the ,1 Chowan County Fire Commis-j sion, together with a group from i the Center Hill-Cross Roads Fire Department appeared be- I fore the County Commissioners ! Monday. Mr. Webb stated that ■ a cinder block building. 28x30 j (feet, is just about completed in' ;* the Cross Roads section and that 1 organization of the rural fire ,j department is also nearing eom i pletion. ■j Mr. Webb informed the Com-! j missioners that a group plans .to visit near by rural fire de li partments to inspect rural fight : j ing and that requirements for j the Chowan unit will be pre ijsented at the April meeting of i the Commissioners- the goals set. This year the committee will include all in-1 formation on a singte poster for! easy reading and better distri-1 bution. I R W. Leary. Jr., was named | j to head the group preparing ma j terial on peanuts. David Bate , man was named chairman of the group preparing material on i hogs. The committee also approved I cooperation with the Albemarle i Soil Conservation District Su ! pervisors in promoting attend * ance and interest in a “timber field day” which the supervis ions will soonsor this spring. t “Agriculture is still our most I important industry in the coun t tv.” Lewis said. "If we can get I substantial increases in yields ’per acre of peanuts and litters j saved in pigs, it will not only • help the individual farmer but (also improve the economy of the area at very little cost." Ede £ - \, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 10,1960. Board Member wfW * JOSEPH CONGER, JR. Town Council on Tuesday night appointed Joseph Conger. Jr., a member of the Board of Public Works. Mr. Conger will serve the unexpired term of W. M. Wilkins, who resigned. Eastern Star Eleets Officers Edenton Chapter No. 302. Or der of the Eastern Star, elected officers -for the new year at its meeting Monday night. Mrs. Margaret Bell was elect ed worthy matron to succeed Mrs. Helen Wood and J. Edwin Bufflap was elected worthy pa tron to succeed C. W. Overman. Other officers elected were: I Associate worthy matron. Mrs.| Anita Tarkington; associate wor thy patron. Raymond Tarking ton: secretary, Mrs. Ruth Over man; treasurer, Mrs. Mary Leary; conductress, Mrs. Annie Goodwin, and associate conduc tress, Mrs. Clara Boswell. The new worthy matron an nounced the following appoint ments: Chaplain, Mrs. Frances Wilkins: marshal, Mrs. Pattie Ross: pianist, Mrs. Carolyn Swindell: Adah, Mrs. Grace By rum: Ruth, Mrs. Ruth Griffin: Esther, Mrs. Emma Perkins; Martha, Mrs. Pearl Harrell; Electa. Mrs. Ethel Haskett; Warder. Mrs. Edna Reeves and sentinel, Mrs. Lydia Daniels. All of these officers will be ihstalled at an open meeting onj Friday night, March 25. at 8! o'clock, after which a reception "I will follow. . I During Monday night's meet-1 ing a very impressive program j was presented which honored 1 Mrs. Mary Leary and Mrs. Ruth Overman, treasurer and secre tary, respectively of the chap ter. Merchants Discuss Promotion Os Sales A subcommittee of the Cham ber of Commerce Merchants Committee has tentatively ap proved a spring sales promotion scheduled for May 12-14. Chair man J. H. Woolard said that all details have not yet been work ed out and the plan must be finally approved by the full Merchants Committee. Woolard said those present, including J. R. DuLaney, Hector Lupton, H. J. Cuthrell. J. J. Miiey, H. G. Quinn and R. W. Schuman, were enthusiastic about the general idea to have a special town-wide promotion. “We need to draw attention of shoppers in the Edenton area to the many values and quality merchandise to be found in lo cal stores,” Woolard said. “The proposed sales promotion will emphasize Edenton’s shopping I advantages.” civic calendar] v —~~~~ A Chowan County Commission ers will meet as a board of I equalization and review on the second floor of the Court House Monday. March 14. beginning at 9 A. M. Chowanoke Council No. 54 1 Degree of Pocahontas, will meet tonight! Thursday) at 8 o'clock in the Red Men hall. Edenton Jaycees will meet to night (Thursday) at 7 o'clock at the Edenton Restaurant. The American Legion and Legion Auxiliary will meet Tuesday night March 15. at 7: Continued on Page I. Section 1 50 Jurors Drawn To Serve During April Court Term Judge J. Paul Friz zelle of Snow Hill Is Scheduled to Be Pre siding Judge With the April term of Cho wan Superior Court scheduled to be held the week of April 4, Chowan County Commissioners on Monday picked from the jury box the .names of 50 men who will be served summons to re port for jury duty. Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, of Snow Hill, resident judge of the Eighth Judicial District, is scheduled to preside over the term. The jurors, 47 white men and three Negroes, selected to report for jury duty are as follows: James Richard Morgan, George A. Ward, W. W. Perry, C. T. Griffin. John P. Bass. George Clifton Beamon, Jasper W. Has sell, Roy E. Lane, V. E. Jordan. John L. Goodwin, Jr.. J. H. Allsbrook. Fred A. White. Edgar Earl Hollowell, Thomas F. Hop ikns. Ralph K. Hollowell, P. W. Nixon, William S. Morris, J. P. Partin, Thomas E. Winslow, Willie G. Joyner. A. D. Ward, John W. Collins, G. W. Lassiter, Maynard H. Chappell, John L. Nixon, Cecil C. Casper, T. C. Cross, Jr., C. F. Boyce, J. H. Jordan, C. C. Webb, William R. Ashley. John Washington White, Clarence Bunch, Walter O. Lane. 1 Glenn Langley. John W. Alex- ] ander, Wilbur T. Jordan, John H. White. Samuel S. Ross, Her man F. White. Jr., Thomas W. Leary, Marvin Smith, E. H. Copeland, Earl Jones, J. *J. Oliver, L. G. Layton, Frank Rob ert Jones. James Kcrmit Layton, I Thurrell G. J3unch. Mrs. Georgia Hines Census Crew Leader Appointment of crew leaders for the 1960 census of popula tion and housing in this area is announced by Supervisor John R. Brinson of the Census Bu reau’s temporary district office ! in Washington, N. C. Each crew leader will super-1 vise about 20 enumerators in the! big nationwide census which be gins April 1. Mrs. Georgia Hines has been appointed crew leader for Cho wan and Gates counties. I Record Microfilming j Is Now In Progress Work of microfilming old rec ords of Chowan County is now in progress in the Court House. However, some of the records are in a bad state of repair, so' that the County Commissioners on Monday gave authority to re tired Admiral A. W. Patterson to remove some of these old records to be repaired. Admiral Patterson is public records examiner for the De partment of Archives and His tory. LIONS MEET MONDAY Edenton Lions will meet Mon day night, March 14. at 7 o’clock. President T. B. Willi ford urges a 100 per cent at tendance. If They’d Only Pay Up! Sheriff Earl Goodwin reports that total 19g9 taxes collected during February amounted to 519.968.62, bringing the total of 1959 taxes collected to date to $166,437.87. The levy for the year is $220,004.60, so that $53,- 566.73 remains uncollected. Delinquent real and personal taxes collected by the Sheriff during February amounted to $1,881.39 representing taxes from 1949 to 1958. The balance of uncollected taxes for this pe riod still remains at $64,260.72. I Pickups collected during the month amounted to $161.57. Sheriff Goodwin also reports that the amount of delinquent taxes due Chowan County from December 31. 1958 to December 31. lUB totaled U1.9t1.12, on* Camellia Show At ElizabethCityTwo Days, March 12-13 Everyone In the Albe marle Area Invited To Enter Blooms In Annual Show Every one is invited to attend and exhibit their blooms at the third annual Albemarle Camellia ; Show at Elizabeth City on Sat urday and Sunday, March 12 and 13, in the ballroom of the Virginia Dare Hotel. The Men’s Horticultural Society of the Al bemarle sponsors this accredited show in cooperation with the American and the North Caro lina Camellia Societies. It has been accorded nationwide recog nition. An engraved sterling silver I bowl is offered as sweepstakes 1 award by the show. Six other] sterling silver trays and cups' | will be given as trophies for] best bloom in the show grown j in the open, best bloom grown! under glass, best arrangement 1 and the runners-up (second place winners- in each class.' Five annual memberships in the] American Camellia Society (S 6 ] each) will go to those who have] blooms placed in the Court of Honor. • j Gold certificates of the na tional society will be presented to sweepstake winners of blooms grown in the open and grown under glass. Runners-up in each case will get Silver Certificates. Highly Commended Certificate for Seedling is also offered. First, second, and third winners in eaoh of the 8 classes of hor ticultural specimens and the 12 classes of artistic arrangements will be awarded blue, red and white ribbons and show certifi cates. “Competition is open to all exhibitors from everywhere. A single flower entered has the chance of taking “best bloom, "j show chairman Clay Foreman emphasizes. Nineteen officially accredited judges have accepted invitations to preside in placing awards at the Elizabeth City show. They come from Fayetteville, Burgaw. Salemburg, Rockingham and Ra leigh, N. C., Norfolk and Suf folk, Va. Each is a recognized camellia authority and theirs is a labor of love at their own ex pense. Program schedule and entry cards will be sent upon request to Raymond Sheely. chairman staging committee. All entries will be welcomed and received from 8 to 11 A. M., Saturday. March 12. Judging will follow immediately and the show will be open to the public from 3 to 9 P. M.. on Saturday: from 1 to 6 P; M.. on Sunday, March 13. General co-chairman Bill Meekins and Clarence Jones say, “You-all come. You’ll love it” Rotarians Elect Officers Today Edenton Rotarians will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. At this meeting officers for the new \ Rotary year will be elected, so that President Jimmy Earnhardt urges every Rotarian to be pres ent and take part in this im portant business. that total 1959 taxes collected December 31, 1959 amounted to $14,635.20. Delinquent taxes relieved by the County Commissioners due to double listing, men in ser vice and error in bookkeeping. amounted to $857.40. Interest collected on delin quent taxes amounted to 53.- 855.10, with a cost to the county of $2,748.36 for collection, so that interest collected above cost of collecting was $1,106.74. To tal amount of delinquent taxes collected, tax plus interest, was $18,490.30. The balance of delinquent tax es due Chowan County as of UU3VS?. Seeks Re-election^)' mwr* * I I SBm 9 / MRS. BERTHA BUJIWCH j Another public amt-! i nouneed that she wi!ls toe * lomJ ■ didate for re-elect ion an stop May! i Democratic primary I Mrs. Bertha Bunch wRS see* Ire-election -as register <otf dteedfe:; I Mrs. Bunch, for many yxuzrs.. 1 I was assistant to her hissrorsi. I the late Maurice Bunch amd | appointed to fill the wan-cv-area i term of .her husband f.ufe&tng, j his death. j Concert B\ Band A erv Out-landing * ] Though comps ratrrely few.' , people braved the cold u i<a .>«•' | to attend the wm:c: oeucm vs ■ the John A Holmes H.g?: tv - Band Friday night, the toasri presented a splendid tpr.ii v which highly delighted those who were present.. Bach if-ren-. ber of the hand per'Kvrhted ya export fashion under tdr direc tion of Derwood Bra- The., program reflected a great hi, of ureparation „nd hard writ so that those who heard :t 'acre high in praise of the pregnarr Numbers played bv fb» toan.i during the evening tw: The National Anthem s.Nc audience singing: H<i>:s oj Flute dom by Karl 1. K ng. Hy~r. lof Freedom by R:. ■;„. Traucrsinfonic by Richard W - nor; Oasts by Fred K«-nne: H.U of Fame by J Oliva dot; An 0» castonal Suite by G. F Hanrt . Tune for Timpani, fey Mteapure Gardner, w ith Bi 1 80. :« t timpani soloist; Been N* Peter de Rose: Pr,..iv to Ant V of King Manfred b> Reineeke. and Thunder We>t by Kenneth Farrei! The band was for an encore. Fatstock Slum Vml Sale On March 30 Sponsored bv the Ktk«.v. Junior Chamber of Cr.irttUMtvxi. another fatstock s- w ~nd su, «• will be held tVodhesdaj. Maret 30. The sh w and sale w 35 bw held at the Amci tean la-gvet Building. Anyone, wishing to entets in the show and sate js asJrei to contact Harry Yenters. as sistant county agent, nr Goodwin. Jr., chairman uttf ttStue fatstock show and sate. The committee is hard on this project and tt-err bers are hoping for a vere gsvet and successful show aga-tt tth.es year. The Chowan County Fatstrek Show and Sale wiR he IwWi at the American Legion BaiLung Wednesday, March Bft. 20 Years Ago j As Found the (9m el > The Chews* ttem&d l J With the idea in wwd «f benefiting as nruacb as ps«tN* by WPA funds. Town Csauwed considered placing sidewalks aa every street in twa as weM as | paving Oakum Street tree* Church Street to the school, on First Street from Oak um to Broad. Rreeemeaa® Oakum to GwamMe and Gran ville from Carteret Street to the Virginia hagkwey- Mrs. R. P. Badham was abat ed president <ot the garden dab at a meeting Md a* Am home of Mrs. Miles EUaeM. at which Mrs. J. X Mttchenar was add ed as a member. ■L H. Caager tjjrfjt $2.50 Per Year In North Caroling Decision Made In (Lengthy Meeting By Commissioners library Group 1 Elects Officers ] The Chowan County Friends |of the Library had its second | Meeting at the Cupola House on | MoracSay afternoon. February 29. ‘ The group duly elected the |i fbi.owing slate of. officers: Nick George, chairman: Mrs. Eugenia pUSa&yion. vice chairman: Mrs. JUjaix Venters. -secretary and ji treasurer: Mrs. Nancy Carson. • pubiivity chairman. Milton Bass. oaetßoersiiip chamnan. j Plans, were made to stimulate lunteces; ta the local libraries i;dtaiusg. National Library Week. 1 The plans ineittded radio broad casts. posters and essay con tests in . tile schools. • Tire Chowan County Friends ; u( toe Library invite the meiji bersnip of everyone :tt the i county wno would like to sup ? Port, tneu city and county h |i to.~jcn.es. C -ntact any of the vit.cers for further information C. Os I'onsiders Store ( losing Hours T e Merchants Committee of tne Cnarober of Commerce w:’J. s..revy rvta:! members if the C of C for thetr views on the .late to return to all-day opera . ttort ,-n Wednesdays and the 01-.-s.-g :to :.- for Saturday night.- Cfeaurmait Geyrge A. Byrum, sa.-d 'rut a subcommittee w.ilt uro.-. .‘take a canvass of retailers is these two questioas in the] merest : the shopping public. A••. - exp.'.i’imng the survey -as a.ready ben-n sent to retail' ' O-' -. :‘ess d.scussed a* trv cwr r.tee s recent meeting ..doi the 1960 holiday sched —e. a -pruig sale promotion and a fad peanut festival. H.-..-.-.a>s recommended by me cvxr • ..tee were Easter Monday. A.. 10. Independence Day, J 1 - v 4 LaA.w Day, Siplember >•. Tna-ts-g.-. .:-g Day, November; 2A, a'ct Christmas, which will! .e ;-s<:*vvd this year on Mon- ’ . - 26. Be committee also rccom ■ m-.kvi mat stores remain open jl during fund'd*s for tX'Lva.tc* citizens und merchants. Results of the survey and re-j ports from subcommittees study :.g sa.es -promotions and the peanut festival will be consid ered at to* next meeting of the irettm.ftee. Byrum -said Eelt‘l»raU‘s 1 Its H>l Birthda\ The American Legion and the. '.eg. ,»;t Auxiliary will hold a j»nt meeting Tuesday night. ■ March. t->. a' 7 oV.> vk at the Leg-.en building. The occasion, is to celebrate the 41st birth,-' -lay of toe American Legion. Each couple attending is re-j quested to bring supper for two. Chamber Os Commerce l r«*cs c Another Sewer Bond Election Tlie effects on industrial de velopment of the defeat of the recent $557,000 bond proposal; toe sewer improvements was dis-' cussed a: a special meeting of 1 the board of directors of the j Chamber' of Commerce Thurs-, I day. Richard S. Atkinson. Jr., chairman of the industrial de velopment committee, said there are currently three excellent ia dtustnal prospects for Edeuton. Therefore the committee ask ed the directors to investigate ’ to see how the failure of the town to install a sewage dis posal systeni would affect these •i prospects. { The directors voted to request ‘ the mayor to appoint a commit-! • tee to meet w*ith the Slate I Stream Sanitation Commission to] i discuss the matter at the earii-j lest tune possible. FIGHT CANCER WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK 1 Large Crowd Attends Stormy Meeting Held Monday Morning In Court House One of the largest delegations in many, years appeared before the Chowan County Commis sioners at their meeting Monday morning. The large number of citizens were attracted to the meeting in connection with pro posed improvements to the Court House Green and the erection of a Confederate park v.. y at the foot of Broad Street, which is sponsored by the Eden ton Woman’s Club. The Green improvements vail for removal of the Confederate monument to the proposed park, one phase of the improvements which has aroused considerable opposition, so that at the Febru ary meeting of the County Com missioners they decided to with hold action on permission to move the monument until the March meeting so that those in favor as well as those opposed to the improvements could be Heard. Both siqcs w ere heard .it Mon day’s meeting so that listening to arguments pro and eon, to gether with the length of time the Commissioners used in con sidering the matter were con tributuing factors m holding the Commissioners in session from 9 o'clock until after 5 o'clock. The result of the Commission ers. in split voting, was to al low the people of the county to decide whether or not the Wo man’s Club will be given author ity to move the Confederate monument- The proposal will ce voted on in the Democratic primary election on May 28, Groups represented at the meeting were the Woman > C Ruritan Club. DAK. Chart:-er ot Commerce arid the Junior Cr... her of Commerce, as well as i number of individuals iv, t iden tified with any organization. Most outspoken in opposition to moving the monument were Mrs. Raymond Carr, Ernest Leary. Walter Bond and the Rev James MabKeruie and a resolution from the Ruritan Club. Mrs. Carr, first, speaker, stated that she believes ail periods of Chowan County history should be kept together to form the whole history pattern and for that reason objected to the pro posed plan to remove the monu ment and expressed objection t>» changing the Green as the monu ment does not need to be moved for it has as much right to re main on the Given as the Hews monument, and certainly not bo moved to the unsuitable site at tile fool of Mam Street, wmen site said was too smail for such a large monument and the. un suitable surroundings. “The idi .i which has been stressed that t.i move the Civil War monument to the foot of Main Street ut Continued on Page 3—Section 1 It was also moved that the Town Council take steps as rapidly as possible to plan an other bond election to finance sewage improvements. Atkinson staled that one of , the current prospects requires a ! 75.000 sq. ft. building, twenty acres of land and would employ • approximately 150 people. The prospect's agent has indicated an ! interest in a site in the indus • trial park. “If the prospect decides or ' this location, it is doubtful that funds will be available at th« i present time to extend sewage facilities into the park. “This is a serious situation affecting the future of indus | trial development in Eden ton. W e trust that the Town Coun [ cil will see fit to call another : bond election at the earliest i possible date. 1 * __ ;