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luring 1 Year
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The period January 1 to April
IS, 1961 is tax return filing time.
The Norfolk Social Security dis
trict office wishes to remind
the self-employed that filing of
a 1960 tax return is required if
the net profit from any trade
or business or a combination of
businesses is S4OO or more, re
gardless of whether any- income
tax is due. This is,true no mat
ter. how old or young you are,
and- even if you are receiving
social security benefits.
If the net profit is over S4OO,
#nje only self-employed persons
exempt from filing a return for
social security purposes are med
ical doctors. Ministers are also
f exempt if they have not signed
a waiver Certificate electing cov
erage under the Social Security
Law. The. only group that may
file returns if the net profit is
' less than S4OO are farmers with
a gross farm profit of S6OO or
more.
The tax return is filed with
Internal Revenue Service and
the self-employed obtain social
security credit when a part of
the tax return is sent by Inter
nal Revenue to social security.
The self-employed person is giv
en credit for four quarters un
der social security for each year
for which a tax return is filed
if the net profit is S4OO or more. ]
By filing tax returns self- j
employed persons are providing
for social security benefits when j
they reach retirement age. 65 for
men, 62 for women, and for j
disability benefits if they be
come disabled before reaching
retirement age. They also pro
vide tor survivors benefits for
their widows and children in
case of death.
Hospital Auxiliary
Now Planning For
v Membership Drive
Chowan Hospital Auxiliary is
fortunate in having as its lead
i ers tor 1961 the following offi
cers:' Mrs. R. F. Elliott, presi
dent; Mrs. Joe Thorud, vice
president; Mrs. Wesley Chesson,
secretary, and Mrs. W. H. Hol
lo well, Jr., treasurer.
Already Mrs. Elliott is form
ing new committees, and starts
the ball rolling on the annual
membership campaign with Mrs.
J. H. Conger, Sr., and Mrs. Rod- j
ney Harrell, Sr., in charge. An
earnest appeal is made that 1
every woman in Edenton and
tptyifyan County will enroll in
KWe Chowan Hospital Auxiliary.
Mrs. L. A. Patterson, retiring
president, summarized the splen-j
did work of the past year.
Among many accomplishments, i
the nursery has been redecorat
ed, 16 chairs upholstered, port- j
able scales and two wheel chairs
purchased, two nursing scholar
ships awarded and extensive
work done' on the grounds.
Mrs. Fred Drane reported fur
ther I improvements planned for
the grounds with Buxton White
as consultant. Three hundred
dollars was voted for this pro
ject..
During January, St. Paul’s
Episcopal women have had
I charge of flowers and magazines.
Hostesses for tea at last meet
ing wfcre Mrs. Richard Hardin
and Mrs. Joe Thorud.
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Yos health is a matter
of {primary importance. f
If y»u arc not Quite }
up to par, have a •
talk With your Doctor. •
And, we do hope j
you will bring your i
Doctor’s pre- !
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Ross Cndle, director of admissions at Chowan College, has really
been a "man on the go" since September 19 when he began carry
ing out his annual task of representing Chowan at college day pro
grams in high schools across the state. When his schedule is com
pleted on February 19. he will have visited nearly 100 high schools
in more than 70 North Carolina counties and traveled in excess of
10,00 miles. Edenton area students and their parents will have an
opportunity to talk with Cadle and other college representatives
when a college day program will be held Friday morning, February
3, at the John A. Holmes High School.
1959 Census Os Agriculture
Counts 644 Farms In Chowan
The 1959 census of agricul
ture counted 644 farms in Cho
wan County, according to a pre
liminary report just issued by
the Bureau of the Census, U. S.
Department of Commerce. This
number compares with 895 in
1954.
Total land in farms was 67,-
945 acres, while in 1954 there
were 72,311 acres. The average
size of farms was 105.5 acres
an 4 in 1954 farms averaged 80.8
acres.
Os the county’s farm opera
tors, 290 owned their farms, 164
owned part of the land and
rented additional acreage, and
188 were tenant farmers.
Farms by size in 1959 com
pared to 1954 follow:
Under 10 acres —67 in 1959
and 156 in 1954.
10 to 49 acres—223 in 1959
and 346 in 1954.
50 to 69 acres—7B in 1959 and
90 in 1954.
70 to 99 acres—69 in 1959 and
98 in 1954.
100 to 139 acres—69 in 1959
and 75 in 1954.
140 to 179 acres—37 in 1959
and 43 in 1954.
Scott Harrell Is
Winner Os PSA
Continued from Page I—Section 1
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ddt:;i:;, and is a member of the
Chowan County Farm Bureau
and Carolina Farm Equipment
Dealers Association. He is an
active church worker and as a
member of the Baptist Church
he serves as a deacon, Sunday
School teacher and a member
of the building and planning
committee of the church. He is
also manager of the Edenton
Tractor & Equipment Company.
The DSA winner is 33 years
old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rod
ney T. Harrell, and is married
to the former Beverly Moore.
They have a son and two daugh
ters.
Taken completely by surprise,
the only thing Mr. Harrell said
when presented the award was
“This is a privilege and honor
I will treasure the rest of my
life.”
Al Sharpe of Lumberton,
president of the North Carolina
Jaycees, was the principal speak
er for the occasion. Mr. Sharpe
made a very interesting address,
during which he pointed out a
number of corollaries which can
AT AUCTION
Property of the Charles H. Jenkins Estate
Saturday, February 11th
FIRST SALE 10:00 A. M.
Garage Building and Vacant Lot, Water Street, Edenton,
N. C. In front of Waff Brothers. Fishery and Texaco
Oil Company.
SECOND SALE 2:00 P. M. AHOSKIE, N. C.
3-bedroom brick home, 109 W. Church Street, next to
Chev. Motor Used Car lot. This house is ideal for an
office building or residence.
THIRD SALE ?:30 P. M.
“Pete Brett” tract—B-acre Pine Thicket. 1 mile from
Mapieton, between Win ton and Murfreesboro. The most
beautiful stand of pine timber you've ever seen.
(AM property will be sold on the premise*)
SELLING AGENTS
ROCHELLE REALTY CO.
ELIZABETH CITY ROANOKE RAPIDS
For further information contact
ZEE R. ROCHELLE
300 Carolina BuDdfc* :- f ft EUaebeth City, N. C.
THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2. 1961.
I 180 to 219 acres—29 in 1959
I and 18 in 1954.
j 220 to 259 acres —19 in 1959
! and 18 in 1954.
260 to 499 acres—34 in 1959
and 36 in 1954.
500 to 999 acres —14 in 1959
and 11 in 1954.
1,000 or more acres—s in 1959
and 4 in 1954.
There were four farms in the
county in 1959 over 1,000 acres.
The census shows that in 1959
there were 477 farm operators
compared with 622 in 1954. In
1959 there were 167 Negro op
erators while in 1954 there were
273.
The average age of farm op
erators in the county was 49.6
years. There were 107 farm
operators 65 or more years of
a,ge.
Os the 644 farms in the coun
ty, 465 were commercial farms.
Detailed , statistics on crops,
livestock, equipment, etc., are
presented in the preliminary re
port, with comparable statistics
for 1954. Copies of the county
report may be obtained for 10
cents each from the Bureau of
the Census, Washington 25, D. C.
be used to adjust one’s activities
in life. He also referred to the
DSA winner as a splendid ex
ample of the type of citizen any
] body should strive to be. Mr.
! Sharpe was introdused by Dick
Dixon.
James Perry, president, served
as master of ceremonies and the
invocation was by Carlton Jack
son. -Billy Gardner introduced
special guests and Rudolph Dail
recognized past DSA winners,
which included James P. Ricks,
Jr., Luther C. Parks, Joe Con
ger, Jr., Gilliam Wood, Dr. Ed
ward G. Bond and Eu,gene Ward.
The meeting closed with the
Jaycee Creed, led by Bob Bry
an, vice president of the Tenth
District.
_ A delicious turkey dinner was
served by members of the East
ern Star.
AUXILIARY MEETS TONIGHT
The Ladies’\ Auxiliary of Wil
, liam H. Coffield, Jr., Post No.
9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will meet tonight (Thursday) at
8 o’clock at the home of Mrs.
W. H. Coffield. Mrs. Doris Tol
er, president, resuests every
member to be present.
Tristram L..
Skinner
’Continued from Page I—Section 1
as the Albemarle Guards. His
lieutenants were John Avery
Benbury and Lemuel Creecy
Benbury. This company report
ed for duty at Warrenton, N. C.,
in June of 1861, and became
known as Company A, First
Regiment of North Carolina
Volunteers. The company flag
which they proudly carried on
parade had been presented by
the ladies of Edenton. It is
preserved in the Confederate
Museum in Richmond. From
Walter Clark’s “History of Sev
eral Regiments and Battalions
of North Carolina in the Great
War, 1861-65.” Vol. 1, page 135,
he says, “The First Regiment
was organized at the Race
Track, near Warrenton, N. C.,
in the spring of 1861, under Col.
M. L. Stokes, Matt W. Ransom,
Lieu. Col., and J. A. McDowell,
Major. The officers of Com
pany A were Captains T. L.
Skinner, J. A. Benbury, F. W.
Bond and T. L. Johnson. First
Lieutenants, J. A. Benbury, J.
L. Bratton, T. L. Johnson, J. A. 1
Morgan, A. R. Stamer, J. D.
Williams and W. H. McNider.
Enlisted men, 121. (Note by
F.8.D., why the long list, and
the repetition of the names ini
the different ranks, I do not
understand). In July after the
organization was perfected the
regiment was ordered to Rich
mond and was assigned to Gen.
Holmes Brigade at Brooks Sta
tion, near the mouth of Acquaia
Creek, Va. About this time
Captain Skinner was made Ma
jor of the Regiment, in Ripley’s
Brigade, Gen. D. H. Hill’s Di
vision.”
On June 26th, ’62, in the sev
en days fighting around Rich
mond, Major Skinner’s regiment
was chosen with other picked
troops to lead the assault over
a bridge near Mechanicsville,
and drive the advanced position
of McClellan’s troops back. I
This they accomplished with:
frightful loss of life. Col. Stokes 1
was mortally wounded, Lieut.'
Col. McDowell badly wounded,
and Major Skinner killed. More
than half the men of the regi
ment were killed or wounded.
Those wtso survived pressed on
to Cold Harbor and later to
Malvern Hill, where Capt. J. A.
Benbury was killed. The re
mains of Major Skinner and
Captain Benbury were recover
ed and they are now buried in
the churchyard of St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church, Edenton.
Many of the relics of Major
Skinner are in possession of his
descendants and some are in the
museum at the Cupola House,
Edenton.
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was sadly brief, but he died in
the forefront of those gallant
North Carolinians who stopped
and turned back . McClellan
when he was at his very closest
to Richmond.
McKinney Heart
Fund Chairman
Continued from Page I—Section 1
cruited now by the Chowan
County Heart Association aecord
| in.g to its fund raising represen-
I tative, William E. Bond, Jr. “In
‘ addition to the door-to-door so
• licitation to be conducted on
1 Heart Sunday—February 26th—
I there will be special money-rais
ing events and a number of oth- j
er campaign activities for which
we will need help,” he said.]
“Those interested in signing up j
for whatever hours of work they j
can give may do" so by calling j
Mr. Bond at 4190,” he added,
j The local and state campaigns |
I are part of the national drive J
sponsored every February by the
I American Heart Association. Na-:
tional Heart Fund Chairman is!
Donald C. Power of Columbus, |
Ohio, chairman of the board ofj
I General Telephone and Elec
tronics Corporation. Serving]
with him as honorary co-chair-1
man are Mrs. Dwight D. Eisen- j
hower and Dr. Paul Dudley j
■ White. Last year’s national drive
I brought over $26 1 ,2 million for
support of the Heart pro.gram of |
search, education and commun-;
ity service, Mrs. Hardin pointed
out.
The state Heart Fund chair
man was born Horace Albert
McKinney in Pamlico County.
His family moved to Durham
when he was five and he at
tended Durham public schools,
State College, and the Univer
sity at Cahpel Hill. Four years
of Army service and a period
in professional basketball inter
rupted his college years, then
in 1952 he entered Southeastern
Baptist Seminary at Wake For
est. After his ordination, he
j served as pastor of a Raleigh
1 Baptist Church, while working
.as assistant basketball coach at
| Wake Forest. He was promoted
to head coach in 1957, a posi
tion in which he continues to I
delight basketball fans wherever
they have the opportunity to
observe him. ,
Married to the former Edna
Ruth Stell of Raleigh, he is the 1
father of Horace, Jr., Kay, Kit-1
tie, Karen, Kenneth and Ka
trina.
ROTARIANS MEET TODAY i
Edenton Rotarians will meet
this (Thursday) afternoon at 1
o’clock in the Parish House. The
program will be in charge of
Dr. Ed Bond and President Elton
Forehand urges a 100 per cent
meeting.
t | CIVIC CALENDAR J
a j
t Continued from Page 1, Section 1
Edenton firemen will hold iheir
monthly dinner meeting tonight
(Thursday) at 7 o'clock in the fire
station.
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. C
A. M., will hold a slated commu
, nication tonight (Thursday) at 8
o'clock.
Chowan County Commissioners
i will meet Monday morning. Feb
■ ruary 6, at 9 o'clock.
1 VFW Auxiliary will meet to
- night (Thursday) at 8 o'clock at
the home of Mrs. W. H. Coffield.
Edenton Chapter No. 30, Order
of the Eastern Star, will meet
. Monday night, February 6, at 8
i; o'clock.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet tonight (Thursday) at 8
; o'clock at the home of Mrs. W. W.
j Porter.
Edenton Jaycees will sponsor
a 14-weeks Dale Carnegie course
I beginning with a tree demon-
I slralion course to be held at the
| Penelope Barker house Tuesday
I night, February 7. at 7:30 o'clock.
Rocky Hock "Orioles" baseball
team will present a black face
comedy in Rocky Hock Com- 1
muniiy Center tonight (Thurs-,
'day) at 8 o'clock.
Due to cancellation last week 1
;on account of inclement weather,
another meeting to reorganize
Cub Scouts in Edenton is sched
uled to be held tonight (Thurs
day) at 7:30 o'clock in the Par I
ish House.
Bishop William Stewart of
Washington, D. C., will preach at,
the Kadesh A. M. E. Zion Church
Sunday night, February 5, at 7:30
o'clock.
Annual meeting of the Eden
ton Savings and Loan Associa
tion will be held in the Court
House Monday night, February
6, at 8 o'clock.
American History Month will
be observed during the month of
February.
Ed Bond Post No. 40 of the
American Legion will meet
Tuesday night, February 7, at 8
o'clock.
Edenton Rotary Club will meet
this (Thursday) afternoon at 1
o'clock in the Parish House.
Edenton Tea Party Chapter of
the DAR will hold a dinner
I meeting at the Edenton Restau
rant Wednesday afternoon, Feb
ruary 8. at 1 o'clock.
Edenton Lions Club will meel
i Monday night at 7 o'clock,
i The Business and Professional
Women's Club will hold its an
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nual Bosses' Night banquet Tues
day night, February 14, at 7:30
o'clock at the Masonic Temple.
College Day will be observed
at John A. Holmes High School'
Friday morning, February 3, be- i
tween 9 and 11 o'clock.
Chowan Tribe of Red Men
! will meel Monday night at 7:30
o'clock.
William H. Coffield Jr. Post
No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will meet Tuesday night
at 8 o'clock.
Prospects Point To
Successful Tour
Continued from Page I — Section 1
The first day of the tour has
been designated as InglLs Fletch
er Day to honor the author whoi
chose to make Chowan County (
her home and has done so much
to make this area well known
through her historical novels.
Events scheduled for the day,
include an autographing hour,
showing of the film, “Ye Towne,
on Queen Anne’s Creek” and a
testimonial dinner.
Other events planned during
the tour are an antique show,
waterfront tours and special;
window displays downtown.
Food will be sold at head-1
quarters at the Hotel Joseph'
FOR RENT
Two Offices Facing Main Street
FIRST FLOOR ENTRANCE
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Three Large Storage Units
One 60x30 Storage Space
One 60x40 Storage Space
One 60x50 Storage Space
All Units With Outside Entrance
J.ocatrd on Corner of Broad and Water Streets
Large Parking Lot Adjoining
WRITE OR CALL
W. D. Holmes Wholesale Grocery,lnc.
PHONE 2166 -:- EDENTON
PAGE THREE
!—SECTION ONE
Hewes by the Business and Pro
fessional Woman’s Club, at the
Iredell House by the Edenton
Tea Party Chapter, DAR; at St.
j Paul’s Parrish House by the
| Churchwomen and at Yeopim
Church by the Yeopim Home
Demonstration Club.
Folders will be printed this
week to be distributed giving
all information related to the
tour. A large number of these
• will be mailed, but many will
be paced at motels, hotels and
restaurants from Virginia to
South Carolina. .
Publicity is being sent to 57
newspapers and television ap
pearances are being scheduled in
Virginia and North Carolina to
promote the pilgrimage. Com
plete radio coverage is also be
ing distributed for the tour.
1 Details of the e\'ents planned
1 will be announced locally first
and then released to other pub
lications and news media. Any
one desiring information about
the tour is asked to contact Mrs.
Boyce.
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FIREMEN MEET TONIGHT
Edenton firemen will hold
their monthly dinner meeting
tonight (Thursday) at 7 o’clock
in the fire station. Chief W. J.
! Yates expects every member of
I the department to be present.