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—SECTtOM Q KE PAGE FOUR Hie Chowan Herald • -•} ■ published every Thursday bv The Chowan herald, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin . 1 Eufflap and Hector Lupton. at 413-425 South •road Stmt. Edenton, North Carolina. » J. edwin Burrur m■■ —waiter tOSOTOR LUPTON—Atverttonx Meneger SUBSCRIPTION RATES: tea Year (outside North Carolina) 33.00 One Year (in North Carolina) W 50 Six Months —l.~ 11.50 Entered as second-class matter Auxust 30,1834, at the Post Ofiice at Edenton. North Carolina. Under the act of March 3. 1870. Cards of thanks, obituaries, resolutions of re spect. etc., will be chained for at regular ad vertising rates. UUlAnAni _ injn _ r^u - u - xn j-^ f rinJ‘\riJ*TJhJrijnj~u~LrLi ■ THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1960. A LIFT FOR TODAY Thou hast proved us; thou hast tried us. —Ps. 66:10. through affliction. He makes his own enjoy the life to come. Help us to realize. O God. that without purifi cation we can hope for no crown in the life to cease. Nobody Likes Taxes Nobody is especially pleased to pay taxes even though all too often one forgets what he receives in return for the taxes he pays. County Commissioners and Town Council men. too, regret when it is necessary to in crease the tax rate, so that not everybody knows how much time and effort is consumed over making up a budget for the town and county. Like living, however, the cost of operating the town and county is ever increasing. More and more requests for appropriations are in cluded in the various departmental budgets and in many cases an increase over previous appropriations are requested. So that each governing body .goes over the long list of fig ures in an effort to see what items might be reduced and even deleted altogether. Members of the two governing bodies are just as eager, and maybe more so. than the average taxpayer to hold the tax rate at a minimum and both groups almost shudder at the thought of increasing the rate. This year the County Commissioners, in view of the demand for appropriations, were forced to raise the county rate 10 cents, put ting it at sl.lO instead of SI.OO. There are a number of things the Commissioners have been requested to do and which they would like to see accomplished, but the money is not available, so that they are to be com menced for being able to get by with only a 10-cent increase in the rate. Town Councilmen were a little more fortun ate in that they were able to anticipate enough revenue from a SI.OO rate to meet the re quirement.< of the 1960-01 budget, so that no boost in the tax rate appears necessary. They, too, spent considerable time juggling figures in an effort to escape a higher tax rate for the new fiscal year. Like death, we all must face taxes, and Edenton and Chowan County taxpayers are fortunate in that they are not called upon to pay more than they are. An Irreparable Loss In the passing of John G. Fletcher. Chowan County has sustained an irreparable loss. Though living at Bandon Plantation in upper Chowan County, he was a frequent visitor in Edenton and was usually on hand for any occasion when the glad hand of Edenton was wont to be put forward. His affable smile and genial disposition could but nothing else than leave a favorable impression on those he met. so that he was a past master in the art of making lasting friendships. Bandon Plantation has been a showplace for visitors in Edenton and the warm Fletch er hospitality has made many people glad that they made the visit. Both Mr. Fletc er and his wife have been gracious hosts, in which John Fletcher played a very promi nent role. He will not only be missed by his family, but Chowan County as a whole has lost a valuable citizen and a true friend, for he was one of the Fletcher team who have had the happy faculty of generating friend ship wherever they happened to be. ... a-- Congratulations In Order Congratulations are in order for Warren Twiddy. who last week was one of five Jav cees in the nation to receive the Clint Duncan award, an honor singled out for only five na tional Javcee Directors who are deemed the most outstanding in the entire country. The honor is well deserved, for Mr. Twid dy. if anybody has. has put his heart and soul in the Junior Chamber of Commerce on the local, district, state and national level He has been showered with many honors in rec ognition of his services, with the climax com ing last week in St Louis when he brought to a crowning glory, due to the age limit, the end of his active career as a Javcee. The Clint Duncan award is a coveted honor and Mr. Twiddy is to be complimented and tile Edenton Junior Chamber of Commerce and Edenton as a whole can well be proud one of Edenton’s citizens has been so oooorea. * * * \ r't ' ~ 1 \ ■ -i - ■ ' K J i - - • —Hi jN . • ► -i' IlJJearJ & Seen l B iM Town Councilmen met in special session on Monday night and should draw pay for two meetings, for they were in session Monday and Tuesday. They didn’t get away from the Municipal Building until 2 o’clock Tuesday morning. The reason for the long meeting was due to taking the first stab at the budget for the fiscal year 1960-61. The Councilmen carefully scrutinized every item in the budget and at times would branch off on a tangent until George Alma Byrum. chairman of the Finance Committee, would say, "Gentlemeu. lime is passing rapidly and we still have a long way to go.’’ Some changes were made in the various budgets as presented, but the Councilmen left the meeting practically cer tain that the tax rate could remain at SI.OO, the same as last year. Mayor John Mitch ener had some drinks sent in early in the even ing, but he must have forgotten to order some sandwiches or sumpin’, for it didn't lack a ter rible lot of being breakfast time by the time the Councilmen finally hit the hay and got to sleep. Figgers! Figgers! Figgersl o Last week 1 had something to say about seeing enough of Nikita Khrushchev’s picture in the papers. I forgot—the same goes for Fidel Castro, the Cuban dictator. o— —— A host of friends are glad that Chief of Po lice George Dail has been able to leave the hospital and is now recuperating at his home, before he left the hospital, however, he had two visitors who went to his room together. They were Mayor John Mitchener and Town Clerk Ernest J. Ward, Jr. When they entered the room George said to himself. ‘‘Those two sons-of-guns (mild version) are surely up to something.’’ Well, they were, for they pre sented the sick Chief of Police a framed cer tificate which read something like this: ‘‘For meritorious service beyond the line of duty in leading the band, parades and dignitaries vis iting in Edenton.’’ He was also presented a baton, which he will hardly use. It had no effect on ‘.he chief’s heart condition, but he'll no doubt get 'em told when he regains his strength and is r.’>le to bo on the job. o Roy Emminizer was the first one to report picking a cotton blossom, which he brought to The Herald office early Monday morning after plucking it Sunday evening. However. Asa Griffin shortly afterward brought in a cotton blossom just to let folks know that he is farm ing also. Earl White also sent in a couple of cotton blossoms picked from the Hayes farm, and West Byrum, too. brought in a handful of the blooms, so that it looks as though cot ton is off to a good start. The blossoms are sort of early, for I remember when the Fourth of July was sort of early to find one in this neck of the woods. Now who’ll be the first to bring in a nice ripe and juicy watermelon? While the disastrous fire Friday night, when the Spedic Food Products plant was totally destroyed was news, still another bit of real news was fortunately prevented when one of the fire trucks was moved just in time to pre vent it from catching fire. The blaze develop ed tremendous heat and when the wind shift ed a portion of the paint on one side of the I truck was scorched. The upholstery on the ! seat was burned at one end and the plastic dome over the red light on top of the truck melted. Fortunately the firemen were able *o move the truck before it caught fire, but it would have been a piece of real news for a fire truck to be burned while fighting another fire. o It was no foolin’ about the alligator story appearing in this column last week. Oscar Duncan and Mrs. Duncan declare they saw an alligator back of Brown’s Mill while they' were fishing. Further. Walter Adams says if an\'- body doubts there are alligators in that neck of the woods, he’ll show tracks made by them. It is further reported that alligator eggs have been found. Take it or leave it. there are some people who are 30 re some alligators are in the waters hereabout. o Mrs. Margaret Bell sometime back went on a trip and forgot to take along some powder, so she stopped at a drug store along the way. She was shown a certain brand, but she said «he didn’t particularly care for that kind. However, the clerk was rather insistent and said. “Why, lady, we sell a great deal of this powder to MIDDLE-AGED women.” She took another look at the box and suddenly said to the clerk. ‘Oh. is that so? Well, give me two boxes." o Monday of next week will be the Fourth of lulv. which means another long week-end and no doubt many deaths. Many folks will be on the highways and at vacation soots, so that here’s a reminder to beware of the ‘Terrible Two”—Traffic and Brownings—top hazards to be encountered during the holiday. Try to be aßve on the filth. ■■ j v V -I . t - •' . v i *v* .'A ;. **-&S-ri i/t*tlix, THE CHOWAN TUOtALP. EDENTON. NORTH CNROLOr*. THURSDAY. JUNE 30, 1969. . waBaWIWWiIWr 11 ■ fry tS : MBs im jPa -^gglgg REALLY SKIMMINC ALONG—This 26-foot Hydrostreak craft being tested by the Navy speeds atop the water by riding a cushion of air sucked in by fan at top. New Books At Local Librarv J Following is a list of books re cently received by the ShepanL Pruden Memorial Library: ‘‘ Lampedusa. The Leopard; Mac- ( Lean, Night Without End; Yo-' gananda. Autobiography of a! Yogi: Howard, The Sea Change; | Sat. Ev. Post, Adventures of the 1 Mind; Richter, The Waters of Krohos; Axelrod, Tropical Fish; 1 Lawson, History of North Caro lina; Snow, The Affair; Stern,' The Search for Tabatha Carr;: Gasser (ed). Best American Plays; Fitzgerald, This Wont Hurt You; Fletcher, Blindfold; 1 Coxe, One Way Out; Smythe, Golden Venus; King, May This House Be Safe from Tigers. ; Francis, That Certain Some thing; Landis, World Religions:. Chase, Three Men On the Left Hand: Gcrson. The Queen’s Hus-j band; Pierce, On A Lonesome’ Porch; Rutledge, The World • Around Hampton; Slaughter, Pil-1 (Trims in Paradise; Stephens. All j the Queen’s Men; Duggan, The Cunning of the Dove; Stout, 3 At Wolfs Door: Taylor, Storm the Last Rampart. $42,500 00 BEING DISTRIBUTED PAYABLE JULY Ist 1960 to the STOCKHOLDERS -of the - Edenton Savings& Loan Association 322 S. Broad Street Telephone 3317 Current Dividend Rate PER ANNUM ARE YOU RECEIVING Chowan Team Wins First Place Honor In State Contest The peanut demonstration tehm from Chowan County, James I Taylor and David Felton, repre-l senting the Northeastern Dis- j ' trict at the state contest, was .' awarded first place at 4-H Club I Week, June 20-25 at A. and T. | College,' Greensboro, N. C. 1 j James and David gave a dem ' onstration on ‘The Fertility Re ’ quirements For Peanuts.” For ; 1 the last several months they have I been active presenting their dem | onstration at 4-H Club meet -1 ings and to community groups. 1 : j They were judged first place in i the county contest, then won, : first honors in the district before; i going on to receive the highest 1 honor in the state among peanut , demonstrations. James and Da i vid will be in the Bth grade 4-H ’ Club at 'White Oak Consolidated ‘ School next term. | j John G. Fletcher Dies In Charleston j ; Continued from Page 1. Section 1, in California. Alaska. Oregon, Mexico and North Carolina. La ter he became associated with ' the Standard Oil Company and I worked for the company in Cali | fornia for 23 year?. Following : his retirement he lived in Santa Ana and Balboa, Cal., and about j 15 years ago he and 'Mrs. Fletch er came to Edenton, where they purchased and lived at Bandon | Plantation, a showplace for many ! tourists who always were greet -led with the pleasant smile of Mrs. Fletcher and the inimitable Fletcher hospitality. Besides his wife, he is sur vived by a son, Commander J. j Stuart Fletcher of Charleston and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the National Cemetery at l Wilmington, N. C. The Rt. Rev. Thomas Wright, bishop of East ' Carolina, officiated. I ' Four FFA Members At State Convention Four members of the Future Farmers of America in Chowan Countv are attending the 32nd state convention of the FFA in j Raleigh Wednesday through Friday. Attending are H. Ivey Ward, who will receive a state farm er’s degree, next to the highest award for members; Ray Perry and Graham Bass, both dele gates, and Malcolm Bunch, in coming president of the local ... ■ - chapter. They were aocom- { panied by T. S. White, agricul tural teacher at Chowan High School. Fahey Bunch, who was a fed eration winner in soil and wa ter management, will be award ed sls. Over 2,000 delegates are ex pected for the convention. They will stay at State College and business sessions will be held at the Raleigh Municipal Audi-, torium. ' f ciyic calendarl v .* Continued from Page 1. Section 1 Service of the Methodist Ghiurch will meet at the home of Mrs. A. B. Harless. Jr., Tuesday night. July 5, at 8 o'clock. Chowan County Commissioners will hold their monthly meeting Wednesday morning, July •..in stead of the first Monday which falls on the Fourth of July, a' legal holiday. j Classified Ads GUMS BLEED, tender, receded. See dentist. Buy soothing OLAG Tooth Paste at the drug store. M. G. BROWN COMPANY NOW buying logs and tracts of tim ber. Highest market prices .paid. Phone 2135, Edenton. tfc FOR SALE —1953 PLYMOUTH Cranbrook . 2-door sedan. A-l mechanical condition and good rubber. New seat covers. Priced for quick sale. Phone 2859 after 6 P. M. june3oc 74 YEARS OF PROUD SER VICE PROVES . . . that Avon Beauty is a number on business. Make it your business t become an Avon Representative Openings at Ballard’s Bridge anr Valhalla. Write P. O. Box 242 Ahoskie, N. C. WANTED—GOOD USED FOUR drawer file cabinet. Phone 3737. Mrs. J. P. Ricks, Jr. ltpd FOR RENT KILL DEVIL Hills ocean-front cottage. Twc bedrooms, screened porch, elec trie kitchen. Near Avalon fish ing pier. Available July 17 tr July 31 and August throug Labor Day. Contact Mrs. Woo- Privott. Phone Edenton 323 f ftc FOR SALE—TAPE RECORDED in excellent condition. Price' for immediate sale. Call 204( ltc LOST A FIELDER’S GLOW behind the Edenton armory Finder please call Rudy New some. Phone 2391. It] FOR SALE—36-INCH CABINET gas range, 4 years old; goo: condition. Price $60.00. R. L Thornton, Route 1, Box 174A Edenton, N. C. june23,3o] FOR SALE OR RENT FOUI bedroom house, two bath; fireplace, copper plumb inf Also 4-room house for ren C. C. Wiggins, Cypress Roac Edenton. Phone 2322 or 205 after 5 P. M. June16,23,30,Ju1y7 WANTED AT ONCE—MAN OJ woman to supply families wit Rdwleigh Products in Chowa Couhty. Consumers write v for Products. Can earn $5 weekly part time—sloo and v full time. Write Rawleigh’ Dept NCF-210-1, Richmon Va. ’ June2,16,30p FOR RENT OR SALE—2-BET room house in Alhemart Court. Stove and refrigerat furnished: also floor furnac Phone 3122. ‘ ti “King of Swine” Mammouth meat type OIC. Grand champion blood lines. Service boars, gilts and pies. Minton’s Ranch, Merry Hill, N. C. . expMayl2 HELP WANTED MADE OI female in Edenton. No strike or lay-offs. A better than av erage income for full or pa 1 time. Will consider older mer Investigate Watkins Product' inc., today. Write Box 5071 Dept. S-3, Richmond, Virginh june9,16,30p FOR RENT OR SALE TW and three bedroom house: Electric stove, refrigerator, he water heater. On school bu route- Terms can be arrang ed. L. E. Francis, Route ? Edenton. Phone 3472. WATCH REPAIRING JEWEL ry repairing and engraving Prompt service. Ross Jeweler: Phone 3329. tft TOR QUICK AND EXPERT SWTiceOB your radio and j pnonograpn, can inc vamnixi | A Joint meeting of Ed Bond Post of Legion end hold Tuesday night July 5, at 8 o'clock for the purpose of in stalling officers for' both groups. Woodland field day will be held at the farm of Fahey and Carroll Byrum Friday afternoon. July L William H. Cos field, Jr., Post No. 9280. Veterans of Foreign Wen, will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Edenton Restaurant. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Pittman of Edenton announce: the birth of a daughter, Kathy Lynn Pitt man, 8 pounds and 14 ounces, in Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth ■ City, Saturday, June 18. | The p«3ple are that part of the state which does not know (what it wants. HOME FOR SALE— Attractive bungalow near Dick Coffield’s Store on Sound Bridge Highway. Two bed rooms, living room, combina tion kitchen-dinette. All mod em conveniences, and garage. Large lot with lovely grove of trees. Priced for quick sale at $3900; partly financed. Con tact E. W. Spires at once. june3o,july7c BEACH LOTS FOR Three lots at 'Pilot’s Point (Nixon’s Beach) on Albemarle Sound. Ideal for summer or permanent homes with beauti ful grove of trees. SI2OO each. All lots adjoin. Price subject to confirmation. E. W. Spires. ,une3o,july7c r OR SALE—GOOD USED GAS ranges as low as $35.00. West ern Gas Service. Phone 3122, Edenton. june2tf SIX-ROOM HOUSE FOR RENT. Located 308’ W. Queen Street. Large yard. Rent $45 month. Phone 2380. june23,3opd lOUSE FOR SALE—IOB TWID dy Avenue. Pay $1,760 equity and assume payments. Al ready financed by FHA Phone 3618 day or 4145 night. June 23,30 c OR SALE PORTO RICO sweet potato plants, now in time to turn your snap beans and other early crop acreage into a profitable crop by set ting out sweet potatoes. We buy and store potatoes. Co lonial Potato Company, West Carteret .Street. Phone 2204, Edenton. expjune3o VILL BUY OLD COINS AND gold coins. A. T. Hurlbert, Sunbury. N. C. Phone 3431. une2,9,16,23,30r JOTTAGE FOR RENT KILL Devil Hills. Electric kitchen, hot water, three bedrooms and screened porch. J. L. Chest nutt, phone 2389. Aug2sc (OUSE FOR RENT—TWO BED rooms; refrigerator and stove. Newly painted. Call Dr. A. F. Downum, 3218. $45 month. layl9tfc OR RENT NAGS HEAD cottage; ocean side. Best lo cation; 3 bedrooms, screened porch, electric kitchen. Mrs. J. D. Elliott. Phone 3586. xpJune3oc CTURE FRAMING—FOR THE best in custom Jture framing *ee Jonn R. Lewis at the Eden ’•on Furniture Company. Com plete line of moulding to choose from tfc tULLDOZER WORK LAND clearing and dirt pushing Phone 2956, Clarence Lupton fc Industrial Equipment —sor— Wheel Type and Crawler Tractor* Backhoee, Dozers, Trenchers Crawler Traciorz With Winch** Loaders. Landscaping Rake* S.. or Call Company <*
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