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ONLY NEWSPAPER f WBUSHEto W ‘ CROW AN COUNTY Volume XXVlt—-Number 25. County Commissioners Find It Necessary To Increase Tax Rate From SI.OO To sl.lO Budget Calls For Ex penditures Which To tal $451,474.51 With $116,566.64 to Come From State and Fed eral Funds Meeting in special session Mon day morning, Chowan County Commissioners approved a budg et for the fiscal year 1960-61 which calls for a 10-cent tax in crease in order to meet the vari-i ous appropriations for the year. This means that the county tax , rate for Edenton taxpayers will be si,lo as against a SI.OO rate! last year. The increase will be greater in the rural area due to, a boost in the levy for rural fire protection from 7 cents to 10 cents, making the rate outside Edenton $1.20 instead of $1.07 bst year. Previously when the various budgets were considered, most of which called for increased ap propriations, the Commissioners fdt that an even larger increase wta inevitable. However, figures were juggled, so that it is be lieved the 10-ccnt increase will bring in the necessary funds. The budget was approved Monday but it is now open for infection before being formally adopted at the July meeting of the Commissioners which will be held Wednesday, July 6, due to the Fourth of July holiday fall ing on the first Monday. The countyjs budget for the fiscal year calls for an expendi ture of $451,474.51 of which is received $116,566.64 from state and federal funds. Anticipated revenue beside ad valorem taxes is estimated at leav ing $220,509.17 to be raised by the tax levy. This compares with $194,774.78 last year. Property valuation is $20,500,000 as against $20,000,000 last year, is that a sl.lO tax rate will raise $225,- 500.00, slightly above the appro priations. By far the largest increase fori appropriations is in the school) b.udget, which calls for $150,- 566.85, of which $109,313.65 is for the Edenton schools and $41,- 250.00 for schools in the county tjnß. This is an increase of $22,508,29 over last year when the school budget was $128,058.36. The Edenton budget this year'is $13,961.27 above last year and the county unit $8,547.00. The Continued on Pago 7 ■ Section I Edenton’s Schools Get Aid From Government v ■ ■■ “Congressman Herbert C. Bon ner, in a telegram to The Her ald. Wednesday morning, stated that, he was informed by the office of education that the ap plication of Edenton Public for federal assistance for current expenditures pursuant to Public Law 874 as amended has Men approved. : Tentative entitlement for the fiscal year is $1,877 with $1,407 critified for immediate payment Commissioners Adopt Vacation And Sick Leave For Employees Aside from working with andj finally approving the county budget for the fiscal year 1960- U, the Chowan County Com missioners at a meeting Monday morning disposed of a group of other matters. •' Hie Commissioners denied a request of Sheriff Eayl Good win ter « roving deputy sheriff to patrol the rural ear. but did agree to install an air condition trig unit in the sheriffs office. The low bidder was By rum Hardware Company at a cost of $290. i. • The Commssioners also adopt ed a new form of tgx receipts which will in some degree sim plify the work in making up the was decided to make re* pairs to the small building beck fc#. Court House to be uaed tek storing some of the records The building was formerly* used THE CHOWAN HERALD Goal Os $3,500 Is Reached For Promotional Film Production A report early this week was to the effect that counting a | few pledges still to be collected, J the goal of $3,500 for a promo-1 tional film for Edenton and Chowan County has been rea-1 lized. As has been stated before, an J order has been placed to’ have the film made, and it is expect ed that the film will be com pleted late this summer or early fall in order to include some peanut harvesting scenes. A local committee will be ap pointed to work with tile film ing group so that the most im portant and interest - drawing < Voters Os State Will Elect New Governor Saturday, June 25 Chowan County will join the other 99 counties of the state in electing a new Governor on Sat urday, June 25. This run-off election is an aftermath of the Democratic primary election held Saturday, May 28 with four can didates in the race. Terry Sanford was high man in the primary election, but fail ed to secure enough votes for election, so that Dr. I. Beverly Lake, second in the race, called for a run-off election. Both candidates arc putting on a very spirited campaign to win votes and supporters of both can didates predict a victory. In the first election Chowan voters cast a majority for San ford with 678 votes. Larkins was second with 518 while Lake was third whh~434rani* 'StfcriWl fourth with 105. The Chowan County Board of Elections has set up machinery for the election. The polls will be open from 6:30 A. M., to 6:30 P. M. There was, of course, no registration for the run-off elec- I tion, so that only those who were eligible to vote in 'the pri mary will be allowed to cast a ballot- It is understood that quite a few voters were unable to cast' a ballot in the last elec tion due to not being registered in the proper books. It has fre quently been pointed out that there is a registration book for a town election and one for a general election, so that names must be registered accordingly in order to vote. Then, too, when a voter moves from one ward to another it is necessary to be registered in the book for thei ward in which he lives. Officials for the election at the I six polling places will be as follows: East Edenton Precinct—Court House: Mrs. William Stokely, registrar; Mrs. J. M. Thorud and John M. Elliott, judges. West Edenton Precinct Mu nicipal Building: Mrs. George C. Hoskins, registrar; Mrs. S. Francis Hicks and Gus Hughes, judges. | a vacation and sick leave for appointed full time county em- I ployees. The vacation will be for two weeks but will not be accumulative. Sick leave will be two weeks which will be ac cumulative not to exceed 30 days, but illness must be cer tified by a physician. Those employees who will be affected Include the county accountant, assistant register of deeds, as sistant clerk of court, clerk in the tax collector’s office and the Court House Janitress. It was pointed out that 70 of the 100 North Carolina counties allow vacations and 36 provide sick leave for appointed employees. During the meeting the Com missioners agreed to relieve taxes for all members of the armed forces during the time they are in service. Before adjourning the Com-' ygUsionsn announced that the July meeting will be held Wed nesday, July 9, duo to the Fwrth of July falling on the tint Monday ~v Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 23, 1960 features of the area will be in ! eluded. 1 Members of the DAR and Ire- I dell Association, who were in strumental in conducting a cam- I paign to raise the funds, arc very much elated over the rapid rais | ing of the money necessary to have the film produced and ex press their appreciation to every business concern and individual who contributed toward the ex pense of the film which will ad vertise this area and is expected to result in adding to the eco nomic situation after the film is viewed of expected millions of people. i Rocky Hock Precinct Henry Bunch's Store: Alphonso Spi vey, registrar; Henry Bunch and W. H. Saunders, judges. Center Hill Precinct Ross Bunch’s Store: Ralph Goodwin, registrar; Norman C. Hollowell and Louis Monds, judges. Wardville Precinct Herbert PeelC’s'Store: T. A. Berryman, registrar; H. R. Peele and Jen nings Bunch, judges. Yeopim Precinct Harry Per ry’s Store: T. J. Hoskins, Sr., registrar; J. A. Webb, Jr., and Harry Perry, judges. Center Hill Scout Troop Rechartered Interested parents and friends g£ iiLlhe CciU&u. Hill Boy Scout hut Friday night, June 17. under the direction of Gene Trautwein, field Scout executive, to rechartcr Boy Scout Trooo No. 154. Melvin Byrum was named as chairman of the committee. The duties of the troop committee were explained by Mr. Traut wein and a copy of the duties was given to each committee. The committee desires full cooperation from Scout parents and friends in the Scouting pro gram. The next meeting will be held Monday night, June 27, at 8 o'clock at the Boy Scout hut. Advance Community Meeting Friday Night The Advance Community will hold a community improvement meeting Friday night, June 24, at 8 o’clock. The meeting will be held at the Advance Community Building and all people living in the Advance community are es pecially urged to attend. ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY HOLDS MEETING TONIGHT The Enterprise community will hold a meeting tonight (Thurs day) at 8 o’clock. The meeting will be held in the Advance Community Building and will be for the purpose of consider-, ing community development. All I citizens of the area are urged to attend. | Wins Scholarship ] - ip ■llff . ’VXkJr . ".'v:. w - *. ■ i - 1 -Ij-.- ZACKIE HARRELL U It Harr ill, stato 4-H Club leader. anaouMes teat Zackie Harrell will be awarded a $250 SS?hil«T* c ? | Edenton Business And Professional Woman’s Clu cers - * Mwsm Pictured above are new officers for thi Edenton Business and Professional Woman's Club who presided over their first meeting last week. Left to right they are: Beulah Privott. treasurer: Mrs. Ethel Simpson, second vice president: Mrs. Lala Smith, president: Miss Pauline Calloway, first vice president; Miss Catherine Aman, recording secretary, and Mrs. Leon Leary, corresponding secretary.—(Photo by J. P. Ricks. Jr.) Edenton Jaycees Sponsoring Class In Skiing July 10 Another Skiing Show Planned In Connec tion With Starting of Skiing Instruction Scott Harrell early this week announced that Edenton Jaycees, at a meeting of the directors Monday night, decided to spon sor a water skiing school in Edenton. Classes are scheduled to begin Sunday afternoon, July 10. at the old Fish Hatchery grounds on Pembroke Creek. In connection with the inaug- oL4l»e skiing school, an other show will be presented by the Outer Banks Ski Club. This group recently staged a show at the old Fish Hatchery which attracted and delighted a large crowd of people. This show will begin at 1:30 o'clock, after which the skiing instruc tions for local people will be gin. With the Outer Banks ski group will be Laverne Watson (Cousin Tibbie of radio), who is president, together with about 25 members who will participate in the show. They will present an other interesting program of all kinds of skiing stunts which should be very thrilling and in teresting. The local skiing class will be open to all from 12 years of age and up. Mr. Harrell stated that all necessary equipment will be provided for those who enroll in the class, and that there will be no charge. In order to create interest and show how simple it is to learn to ski, Mr. Harrell announced that Continued on Page 4—Section 1 Geo. Dail Transferred To Chowan Hospital Friends will be interested to know that Chief of Police George I. Dail was transferred Satur day from a Washington, N. C., hospital to Chowan Hospital. Mr. Dail, was the victim of what was supposed to be a heart attack while spending some time at his cottage along Pamlico Riv er and was rushed to the Wash ington hospital Sunday a week ago. He is undergoing further tests and examinations at Cho wan Hospital and is reported to be gradually improving. > 20 Years Ago As Found in lln FUss of Th* Chowan Horsld V >» Masons in Edcnton announced I that one of Edenten’s show places, the lodge room of Una nimity Lodge No. 7. A. F. fc A. M.. located on the second floor of the Court House, would shortly undergo extensive im provements, including new fur-J suture. Mrs. Julies Wood celled a* group of Edenloa todies to east! in her home in order to dkcuasj definite plans regarding the pee- > Ability of America eecaping tea' horror of war. Mrs. Wood elat ed that ska was a Arm boMovar Interest Very Keen hi Soft Ball League Varsity Team Holding Slight Edge For Lead Edenton’s Little League is | well underway now, having played a total of nine games. There is a lot of race between the Varsity and the Lions for leader in the league. At pres ent the Varsity holds a slight edge over the Lions. One of the major reasons for this keen competition is the fact that G. A. Keeter is again this summer giving a free ice cream cone to each member of the win ning team. The boys really o.n joy and appreciate this nice ges ture on the part of Mr. Keeler. Another added improvement is that each team now has a vol unteer coach. These men who have consented to give their , time are the Rev. George B, Holmes. Varsity Club; James H. Griffin, Jaycees; Charlie Swan ner, Rotary, and Mr. St il linger for the Lions. The top ten battel's in the league are as followsT based on 10 or more times at bat): Ab. H. Pet. Mike Smith 13 7 .538 Rudy Tolley 17 9 .529 Johnny Cates 10 4 .400 Mike Phelps 12 » .333 Buddy White 16 5 .313 Earl Bunch 14 4 .286 Ronnie Harrell 14 4 .286 Rusty Bootwright 11 3 .273 Wayne Brabble 12 3 .250 Lowell Spivey 16 4 .250 League Standing W. L. Pet. Varsity 3 1 .750 Lions 3 2 .600 Jaycees 2 3 .400 Rotary 1 3 .250! The Pony League is now prac ticing each day. About 20 boys have signed up so far. Tentative plans are being made for a num- 1 ber of games. BAKE SALE FRIDAY The Ryland Home Demonstra tion Club will have a bake sale Friday afternoon, June 24, at 2 o’clock in Belk-Tylcr's Depart ment Store in Edenton. Home | made items such as cakes, can dies and cookies will be on sale. The proceeds of the sale will be added to the building fund for use on a community building which will soon be started. It is hoped that the sale will be a great success. f eme calendar] Edenton Jaycees will sponsor dosses in skiing and another ski show by fit# Outer Banks Ski Club at tbo oM Fhk Hatchery in at 1:30 o’clock. A »—purity hoproeosnoot masting will ho koM to the Ad vance Coomb unity Building Fri daynlghtJnno K ot^ojdedu Zackie Harrell Is I Awarded One Os 1 4-H Scholarships Chowan Lacks $350 of Reaching Quota For Maintaining Devel opment Fund L. R. Hat*ill. State 4-H Club leader, announces that Zackie Harrell will receive a 4-H schol arship. He will be awarded $250 this year and the same amount will be awarded in 1961 if his scholastic and collegiate records justify it. Zackie has been an outstand- j ing 4-H Club member for nine j years. He was state peanut | champion in 1958 and attended I the National 4-H Congress in ] Chicago. "AH of us should be I proud of the record Zackie has made,” says Harry Venters, as sistant county agent, "and we should be encouraged to help other boys and girls on their • wav up the 4-H ladder to suc cess.” ) Money for this scholarship comes from the 4-H Scholarship Fund. A few scholarships are awarded each year to deserving 4-H'crs. “There is an urgent need that this fund be increased." says Mr. Venters. "If we are to continue to prosper and advance in agri culture. more of our outstand- 1 ing boys and girls must con- ( tinue their education past the j Continued on Pago 3—Section i Officers Installed For Methodist Men’s Club! i At a meeting of the Methodist | Men's Club held Thursday night j new officers were installed for the new year. The new president is George j Lewis, who succeeds Oscar Grit- j fin. Other officers installed j 'were Howard Ange. vice presi-j dent: Erwin Griffin, secretary | and treasurer: E. W. Spires, pro- I grant chairman and the Rev.) Ralph Fowlkes, project chair- j . man. The officers were installed by I Mr. Fowlkes. jl President Os Lions £ ■ ■ I 1 7 1 I■ I JAMES H. GRIFFIN At Monday night, mooting of t the Edenton Lions Chib Jomea H. Griffin, tocel aoU conmrvo- $2.50 Per Year In North Carolim Edenton’s National Guard Unit Carries Off Camp Honors New Officers For Edenton BPW Club Take Over Duties Group Meets at Cho wan River Cottage of; Mr. and Mrs. Percy j Smith The Edenton Business and Pro fessional Woman's Club met for the June meeting Wednesday of last week at the Chowan Rivet cottage of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Smith. The members were en-l tertained at a Weiner roast giv en by the new in-coming offi cers. The BPW officers elected sor 1 the 1960-61 term are: President.! Mrs. Lala Smith; vice president. Pauline Calloway; second vicoi president. Mrs. Ethel Simpson: I recording secretary. Catherine; Aman; corresponding secretary. Mrs. Lena Leary, and treasurer.; Beulah Privott. A past president's pin was! presented to Mrs. Alice Twiddy] by the new president, Mrs. Lalaj Smith. Miss Pauline Calloway gave a' report an the State BPW con-! vention held at Blowing Rock.' N. C. Miss Calloway represent- 1 ed the Edenton Club at this con vention. The meeting was ended with! the following members being • named committee chairmen for| the coining year; Career Ad-] vancement, Mrs. Phvllis RUev;l Finance, Beulah Perry; Health Safety. Olive Goodwin; Interna tional Relations. Mrs. Ethel Simpson; Public Relations. Mrs. Anita Baker; Legislative. Mrs Bertha Bunch; Membership. Mil dred Munden; Program Coordi nation. Pauline Calloway: Public Affairs, Mrs. Goldie Niblet; Na tional Security. Mrs. Hazel Lassi ter: State Headquarters. Mrs Rosebud Ward; Hospitality. Mrs.; Laura Ferguson; Telephone. Mrs. j Flo DeArment. and Christmas Parade. Mrs. Alice Twiddv. Frank Johnston In Golf Tournament Edenton friends will be inter ested to know that Frank John-, ston, son of Mr. and Mrs. James! M. Johnston, left Friday for Greensboro, where he is partici- 1 pating in the Junior North Caro lina Amateur Golf Tournament, j It is the first time Edenton hasl been represented in this tourna-j men.t Young Johnston, only 15 years i old. was accompanied to Greens boro by Harvey Hill of Plym- outh, 18. who is also participat-! ing in the tournament. At present there are about 20; boys who are interested in play- j ing golf and the hope is ad-! vaneed that a golf club will be j organized for boys. It is also hoped golf will be added to ath letics at the John A. Holmes j High School. Slimmer Program For Edenton Band Aimouneed Bv Direr tor J The summer program for the! up of students in their particu band students at the John A. j ar sect i on Clarinets will meet Holmes High School began on . r , Tuesday. June 21. on Mondavs al 2 P ' M - Band Director Derwood Bray 601108 and bantone * will " leet states that the band program is Tuesdays at 2 P. M. Cornets set up in four phases, the con- J will meet on Wednesdays at 2 cert band, intermediate band, iP. M . and drummers wil] meet section rehearsals and private jen Tuesdays and Thursday at lessens. 1 3 o'clock. The concert band win meet| Private lessons are available each Thursday night from 7:30 to beginners and members of the untl 8:30. It will be open to i concert and intermediate band -all members of last year’s con- who wish to avail themselves of cert band, and also to all form- the extra help. These will be er members of the band who assigned on a first come basis have graduated and would like until the periods are all filled, to come in and rehearse with i There are no charges for these the band. | lessons. They are ia part of the The intermediate band will | program offered by the Band De meet etach Tuesday morning partment Students who will be from 10:30 until 11:30 and will in the seventh and eight grades be composed of all students who next year and wish to have more arc in need of additional train- information on this program may ing in order to be eligible far call the band office at 2345 or >. the concert band next year. come by the band room betwcwv t Section rehearsal* wil meet at nine and few o'clock during Up assigned times end wjR be made week- FIGHT CANCER WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK Awarded Trophy For Being the Most Out standing Unit Dur ing Encampment Members of Edenton’s National Guard unit. Combat Support Company. 2nd Battle Group, j 119th Infantry, returned home ! Sunday after two weeks of inten | sive training at Fort Bragg. N. C. J During the period June 5 through June 19th the local unit I received training with the 4.2 | inch mortar which is the largest I mortar the Infantry has. The Heavy Mortar Platoon fired the ’ mortars with extreme accuracy, ■ knocking out all argets request ed to fire on by the unit’s for -1 ward observers. Other training consisted of operation of a field ! tactical bivouac, fire direction | center training, platoon in the 'attack, night displacement, pla ! toon in defense and night with ; drawal. ■i All units of the 30th Infantry' t Division were inspected daily by 'i regular army inspectors, and j the local unit received the high- I est grade from units of the 2nd Battle Group. 119th Infantry. Edenton’s outfit won special • honors, the most prominent be j ing the battle group commander's trophy for being the most out • standing unit during the summer ! encampment. A formal p resen ! tation Will be made bv Lieut. | Col. B. A. Peterson in the neat future. Capt. Charlie W. Swanner re ject ved the 30th Division coin-. I mander’s certificate of meritori- I ous achievement for outstanding | performance of duty during the j encampment. Sergeant First Class Walter E. Mills received the same award for being the most outstanding member of the local unit. Specialist Fourth Class Oscar E. White received the Battle Group commander's certificate of meritorious achievement for out standing performance of duty. Captain Richard T. Duke of WiUiamslon, commander of the ; local unit, stated that it is a j great pleasure to be in command J of a unit with the calibre of per sonnel it has and refers to it as | the "cream of the community." Members of the local unit 'who attended camp at Fort Bragg were: Captains Richard T. Duke and Charlie W. Swan ner: First Lieutenants William C. , Bunch. Jr.. Johnny L. Halsey. Dallas L. Jethro. Jr.. Joseph M. Parker, John E. R. Perry. Harold L. Stephenson. Joseph K. Swan ner. Bernard H. Taylor. Jr., and j Charles J. Williford: Chief War rant Officer John H. Asbell. Jr.; i Master Sergeants Thomas J Hoskins. Jr., and John L. Spruill; • Sergeants First Class Jack H. Barrow. Alton M. Harrell and I Walter E. Mills: Staff Sergeants ! Albert E. Lassiter, Jr., and Wil -1 | liam A White: Sergeants Janies IR. Briley. Robert L. Bunch. Er- I win C. Griffin. Leslie Y. Kirby, William E. Lassiter. Henry O ; Peeples, Henry A. Powell. Henry jT. Rogerson. Clarence Shackel • tord. Wilburn C. Smith: Speciai- J ists Kader C. Gardner, Wilford Continued from Page 8, Section !