Chamber Os Coihmerce Backs
13% Sales Tax Levy For Schools
At a Merchants Committee
meeting of the Edenton Cham
ber of Commence Tuesday at
the Hotel v Joseph Hewes, those
present voted to endorse Gov
ernor Sanford’s school tax pro
gram which embraces a 3%
:> rales tax on food. A motion
*. was passed voicing objections to
the 4% sales tax proposal and
. also against the 3% tax on
utility bills which is another
tax in the hopper of the Legis
lature. Their stand in these tax
matters will be forwarded to
Representative Albert Byrum.
Merchants Committee Chair
man George A. Byrum appoint
ed H. A. Campen as chairman
of a subcommittee to investigate
the most agreeable solution to
effect' equitable parking on
downtown Broad Street. Some
towns in the area, it was learn
ed, provide special overtime
parking consideration for out
of town shoppers but Mr. Cam
pen’s committee will look into
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night at 8 o'clock. Both show
ings will be in the John A.
Holmes High School auditorium.
Ryland Home Demonstration I
Club will hold a barbecue chick-'
en and barebcu'e pork dinner at
the Chowan Community Build
ing Saturday, April 15, from 5!
to 7 P. M.
A dinner in honor of Mrs.'
Inglis Fletcher will be held at'
the Masonic Temple Friday
night April 14, at 7 o'clock.
Delinquent 1960 taxpayers will
be advertised Monday, May 1.
Chowanoke Council No. 54,
Degree of Pocahontas, will meet
tonight (Thursday) at 8 o'clock.
Edenton Jaycees will meet to
night (Thursday) at 7 o'clock at
the Edenton Restaurant.
A school exhibit displaying
samples of work done by stu
dents will be presented in the
John A. Holmes High School
gymnasium Monday night, April
17, from 7 to 9 o'clock. j
Chowan County Confederate
Centennial Committee will meet
Monday afternoon, April 17, at
3 o'clock at Hotel Joseph Hewes. j
E. P. Holmes, author and edi
tor. will speak at Shepaxd.-Pxu
den Memorial Library Thursday
night, April 20, at 8 o'clock in
connection with the observance
of National Library Week.
Edenton Methodist Church
will hold its fourth quarterly
conference Thursday night.
April 20, at 8 o'clock.
Edenlon's spring fishing con
test will begin Saturday. April
15 and continue through June
17th.
Edenton Lions Chib will meet
Monday night at 7 o'clock.
Methodist Men's Club will
serve a pickled herring and her
ring roe breakfast in the dining
room of the church Saturday
morning, April 15, from 7.30 to
9:30 o'clock.
Wings Over Jordan Choir of
LoS Angeles, Cal., will present a
program at the Edenton Colored
High School Tuesday night.
April 18 at 8 o'clock.
James Johnston, local repre
sentative of the N. C. Depart
ment of Revenue, will be in his
office in the Citizens Bank Build
ing until April 15 from 8:30
A M. to 5 P. M. to assist tax
payers in filing their income re
turns.
Edenton Rotarians will meet
this (Thursday) afternoon at 1
,i o'clock in the Parish House.
Chowan T-’be of Red Met
will meet Monday night at 8
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all phases of the parking prob
lem in the business district.
Subcommittee members in addi
tion to Mr. Campen are Hector
Lupton, Mrs. H. J. Cifthrell and
John Woolard.
The Merchants Committee vot
ed unanimously to endorse a
letter of congratulations to be
written to the Woman’s Club
of Edenton on their wonderful
ly organized efforts to make
this year’s Pilgrimage one of the
most outstanding ever held and
for their cooperation in obtain
ing; antiques and 18th Century
heirlooms for 24 window dis
plays in the Broad Street stores.
In order to keep abreast of
developments and to further in
dividual participation in future
Merchant Committee meetings,
it was voted that committee
meetings should be held regu
larly. Hereafter the first Thurs
day in the month has been set
for future meetings.
o'clock.
William H. Coffield Jr. Post
No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will meet Tuesday night
at 8 o'clock.
A dance will be held at the
VFW post home Saturday night,
March 25, beginning at 9 o'clock.
Buell A. Bailey Is
New ESC Manager
Arrives From Shelby
To Succeed Milton
E. Bass
Buell A. Bailey has assumed
the duties as manager of the
Edenton Office of the Employ
ment Security Commission, hav
ing taken over the duties as of
April 1. He succeeds Milton E.
Bass, who recently was trans
ferred to Raleigh.
Mr. Bailey was transferred to
Edenton from the Shelby Em
ployment Security Commission
Office, where he served as vet
erans’ representative. He is a
graduate of Catawba College at
Salisbury.
Following his graduation Mr.
Bailey taught school, after
which J*# wa» .. connected ' with
insurance and finance compan
ies before being employed by
the Employment Security Com
mission, going first to Roanoke
Rapids as an interviewer.
Mr. Bailey is married and has
three sons, 12, 10 and 3 years
old. He is a Baptist and mem
ber of the American and Opti
mist Club.
His family is now residing at
Shelby but they plan to move
to Edenton at the completion of
the present school term.
Mrs. Alice W. Bond has also
recently joined the Edenton
staff as,, interviewer-stenqgraph
er, replacing Mrs. Virginia L.
Wiggins, who has been trans
ferred to Morehead City. Mrs.
Bond has had 10 years prior
service with the Commission
and has lived in Edenton since
1946.
Methodist Will Hold
Quarterly Conference
Edenton’s Methodist Church
will hold its fourth quarterly
conference Thursday night, April
20, at 8 o’clock at the church.
District Superintendent R. L.
Jerome will attend the confer
ence and all organizations of
the club are requested to pre
sent written reports of the
year’s work.
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As of April 1, Buell A. Bailey
has been office manager for the
Edenton Office of the Employ
ment Security Commission. Mr.
Bailey succeeds Milton Bass,
who was transferred to Raleigh.
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Lunch Room Menu >|
Menus at the Edenton Ele-1
mentary School lunch room for I
the week of April 17-21 will be
as follows:
Monday: Spanish rice with
beef, candied yams, corn bread,
carrot strips, milk, chocolate
pudding, butter.
Tuesday: Beef vegetable soup,
crackers, pimento cheese sand
wiches, pineapple upside down
cake, milk. 1
Wednesday: Corned beef and
potatoes, corn bread, steamed
cabbage, apple pie, spiced beets,
milk, butter.
Thursday: Roast turkey, tur
nip greens, giblef gravy, fruit
jello, creamed potatoes, milk,
school baked rolls, butter.
Friday: Fish sticks, cole slaw,
potato salad, milk,- corn bread,
| grapefruit, butter.
Geo. Byrum Files As
Councilman-at-large
George Alma Byrum on Tues
day announced that he will seek!
re-election as councilman-at-!
large in the primary to be held
Tuesday, May 2, 1961.
Mr. Byrum stated, “I believe
the experience gained while ser- :
ving on the Town Council for |
the past eight years will be j
of definite value in facing the!
many pressing problems which
will confront the town during
the next term.
“While being a member of the
Town Council is both an honor
and a privilege, I also feel it
offers an excellent opportunity
for me to discharge an obliga
tion to the people of this town.
“I invite the scrutiny of my
record as that shall be my plat
form. I believe the record will
show I have endeavored to fur
ther the cause of a progressive
government in a sound and eco
nomical manner and I shall con
tinue that policy. If re-elected,
I shall endeavor to represent all
the citizens to the best of my
ability.'* I
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AttractiveOisplays
In Store Windows 1
Added Attraction In
Connection With
Pilgrimage
Mrs. Edward Bond, Mrs. Jo
seph. M. Thorud and Mrs. Gil
liam Wood, the committee in
charge of window displays in
connection with the Pilgrimage
of Colonial Edenton and Coun
tryside extend their thanks to
the many Edentonians who re
sponded so enthusiastically to
the plea for antiques and fami
ly mementoes to display in the
downtown store windows.
They hope that all Chowan
Countians will avail themselves
of the privilege of viewing all
of the interesting items on dis
play until Monday, April 17, at
the following stores:
R. E. Forehand, Jr., Insur
ance—School supplies.
West Byrum Insurance —Books
and maps.
Ralph E. Parrish Appliances—■
Bathub.
Griffin’s Musicenter Music
box, music books.
Bell’s—Maritime items.
Hollowell’s lnglis Fletcher’s
books and original book jackets.
Tots and Teens Children’s
clothing.
Jill Shoppe Women’s cloth
ing.
Western Gas—Old stoves.
Elliott Company—Shoes, furni
ture.
Malone’s—Bric-a-brac.
Rose’s—Pictures.
Sanitary Cleaners—Flat irons.
Edenton Furniture Company—
Furniture.
Campen’s—lndian relics, china
and silver. |
Consumer Credit Civil War
memorabilia.
Colonial Furniture Young
lady’s boudoir.
Western Auto —Children’s toys.
Betty Shoppe—-Women’s cloth
ing.
Cuthrell’s Quilts, wearing
items.
Quinn's —Baby furniture.
Byrum’s Gift Shop—China, sil
ver and crystal.
Byrum Hardware Kitchen
and farm. f
Building & Loan Reproduc
tion miniature furniture of Co
lonial era.
Belk-Tyler’s—Civil War wed
ding arranged by Centennial
Gommittee.
Some of these merchants were
wholly responsible for dressing
their own windows; others were
offered some assistance.
Joe Conger Files For
Board Public Works
Joe Conger, Jr., on Monday
filed as a candidate in the
Edenton election on Tuesday,
May 2. Mr. Conger is seek
ing re.-election as a member of
the Board of Public Works.
Mr. Conger was appointed to
the board to complete the un
expired term of Walter M. Wil
kins, who resigned about a
year ago. |
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JAMES BOND
Third candidate to announce
for the Edenton election on May
2 was James Bond, who seeks
re-election as treasurer.
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W. A. Leggett, M. A. Hughes
and David Holton completed
negotiations to purchase the D.
B. Liles 5 and 25-cent store on
Broad Street.
Almost 100 gathered at Hotel
Joseph Hewes to attend the
fourth anniversary banquet of
the Edenton Lions Club.
W. J. Berryman was reap
pointed as a member of Chowan
County Welfare Board.
Traveling in a brand new bus,
a group of over 30 baseball
players and officials of the Lan
caster, Pa., baseball club ar
rived in Edenton to begin spring
training.
Many property owners ap
peared before the County Com
missioners to register complaints
regarding valuations placed onj
property duping the revaluation
process.
C. D. Stewart, who operated
the Broad Street Fish Market,
purchased the Lassi*er Fish!
Market on Oakum Street.
Richard D. Dixon was reap
pointed by the County Com
missioners to a two-year term
as county accountant.
A record catch of herring was
reported in local waters, with
S. W. Taylor reporting that his
nets yielded 55.000 in one day.
The E. C. White property
which joined the Taylor Theatre
was purchased by S. W. Taylor.
Chowan Club Women
Attend District Meet
David Stick of Manteo, author
and chairman of Board of Dare
County Coommissioners, was
speaker for the 25 th Federated
District of Home Demonstration
j Clubs annual spring meeting
Friday, April 7, at Kitty Hawk.
Mr. Stick spoke to the group
about early history of this area
of the state and pointed out
many interesting and unusual
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events that happened as the
first colonies settled in this
area.
Miss Ruth Current, assistant
director, N. C. Extension Ser
vice of Raleigh; Mrs. Myrle
Swicegood, Eastern District
home economics agent of Ra
leigh; Mrs. David Williams,
president, N. C. Federation of
Home Demonstration Clubs of
Rose Hill, brought geetings to
the group.
Mrs. H. T. Hollowell, Tyner,
member of the Center Hill
Home Demonstration Club, did
the response to the welcome,
i Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt, Edenton,
| member of Colonial Home Dem
| onstration Club, served as chair
man of the Courtesy Committee.
Mrs. B. P. Monds, Tyner, from
j the Center Hill Home Demon
i stration Club and Mrs. L. E.
I Davenport, Edenton, member of
the Colonial Club, served on the
j registration committee from
! Chowan County. Serving on
other committees were: Nomi
nating, Mrs. M. T. Barrington,
Edenton; Time and Place, Mrs.
Kermit Perry, Edenton, and
Public Relations, Mrs, E. N. El
liott, Tyner.
Mrs, Fred Castelioe, member
|of the Advance Home Demon
stration Club, was installed as
1962 district treasurer.
Modeling hats in the hat pa
rade were Mrs. Marvin Evans,
Mrs. T. J. Wood. Mrs. M. M.
Nixon, Mrs. L. E. Davenport and
Mrs. M. T. Barrington.
Mrs. Marvin Evans, member
of the Oak Grove Home Demon
stration Club, was recognized
as one of the twelve A and P
leadership winners in the state.
Mrs. W. L. Forbes of Swans
boro, is the other district win
ner in the Eastern District.
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stration Club members from
Chowan County, Miss Pauline
Calloway, nome economics agent
and Miss Catherine Aman, as
sistant home economics agent,
attended the district meeting.
Mrs. Reid Overman, Elizabeth
City, district president, presid
ed. The district meeting will
be held in Gates County in
1962.
J. D. Elliott Files
For Council Post
J. D. Elliott, local insurance
man, announced this week that
he will be a candidate for Coun
cilman of the First Ward.
Elliott, a native of Perquim
ans County, came to Edenton to
live 15 years aeo. He came here
as an agent with the Home Se
curity Life Insurance Company!
of Durham, N. C., and now !
serves as Staff Manager.
He is married to the former
Pansy Alderman of Rose Hill.
N. C., and they are the proud
parents of three children.
Elliott, who is running for
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public office for the first timet
said “I have made the state-f
ment countless times that the
people of Edenton have been
wonderful to me during the past
15 years' and I feel a strong de
sire and responsibility to offer
myself for their public servant.”
He added “I am aware of the
fact that, to be an effective
councilman that the citizens of!
the First Ward deserves, will
require a great deal of time
and work. I can and will de«'
vote the time and work re
quired.”
Alter graduating from the
Perquimans County High School)
he served 3Vi years in the army: :
during World War 11. He was
discharged in 1946 and moved’:
to Edenton, where he has been
very active in civic affairs. He
is a member of the Edenton
Baptist Church and serves as a <
Sunday School teacher.
Elliott is filing for the seats
vacated by William Bunch, who
recently resigned.
It is now and in this world
that we must live.