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At Colored library
“Ehe following list of new
books lias been received at the
> BrtJWft-Cbrver Library:
4 Bradford of Plymouth by
Smith; The Folk Songs of North
Artwrtea by Lomax; The Lady
PerWWiew by Woodward; Shad
ow* On The Grass by Blixen;
,Th® Man Who Rode The Thun
der by Rankin; In Pursuit of
Poetry by Hillyer; Presidential
Transitions by Henry; White
Caihbllias by Brooks; The All
New Fanfiie Farmer Cookbook
by Farmer, and The Peabody
Sisters of Salem by Tharp.
Malone File*
f For Town Council
-Wilmer E. Malone has’ an
nod*tPe d hi* candidacy for Coun
cifitian : the' First Ward in
Uib Edenton Municipal Election
Tuesday, May 2.
Mr. Malone came to Edenton
ini 1941 an experienced mer
chartt and presently owns and
operates 1 his business known as
Malone’s $ ahd 10-cent store. He
has been active in church work,
wavihg served four three-year
terms with the Vestry of St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church and has
served as Senior Warden for the
church. He is a past president
of the Edenton Lions Club, 1944-
1948, and has a perfect attend
ance record of 18 years. He is
also a past president of the
Edenton Band Parents Associa
tion. He served as director of
the local Chamber of Commerce,
as. chairman of the Merchants
Committee, is presently serving
on the Merchants Committee, al
so presently serving St. Paul’s
Church' as a Vestryman!. He is
church, business and civic mind
ed.
-Mrs. Malone is also active in
church work, while their son is
a.Seminarian ahd will enter into
the Episcopal ministry in about
one year.
Negro Band Concert
Scheduled May 7th
The Edenton Negro High
School Band will present its an
nual spring concert in the high
school gymtonum Sunday after
noon, tylay 7 > at 3:30 o’clock.
vThe public is cordially invited
and there will be no charge for
admission.
Town Council
{proceedings
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Con'tdL from Pag* 3—Section 2
single file and not abreast and
mai not march closer together
Uhan 15 feet, except in passing
on*, another.
(4) If pickets promoting dif
ferent objectives desire to use
the same sidewalk for picketing
and such use would result in
the. presence of more than 10
pickets thereon, the Chief of
Police shall allot time to each
group of pickets for the use of
sudh sidewalk on an equitable
bails.
(ft The term “block” as used
in this ordinance shall mean
that portion of a street lying
between street intersections.
Picketing done contrary to the
provisions of this ordinance
shall be unlawful.
Section 2. That it shall be
unlawful for any person to phy
sically interfere with such pic
ked in the use of the side-1
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i walks dr to address profane, fit*
decent, abusive, or threatening
language to Os at such pickeld
which would tend, to provoke
such pickets or others to a
breach of the peace.
Section 3. The police officers
of the Town of Edenton may,
in the event of the assemblage
of persons in such numbers as
to tend to intimidate pickets
pursuing their lawful objective
through numbers along or
through use of inflammatory
words, direct the dispersal of
persons so assembled and may
arrest any person who fails to
absent himself from the place
of such, assemblage when so di
rected by the police.
Section 4. Whenever the free
passage of any street or side
walk in the Town shall be ob
structed by a crowd, the persons
composing such crowd shall dis
perse or move on when direct
ed to do so by a police
It shall be unlawful for any
person to refuse to so disperse
or move on when so diTected 'by
a police officer as herein pro
vided.
Section 5. If any section,
subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordi
nance is for any reason held
invalid or unconstitutional by
any court of competent juris
diction, such portion shall be
deemed' a separate, distinct and
independent provision and such
holding shall not affect the va
lidity of the remaining portions
hereof. .
Section 6. This ordinance be
gins for the urgent and immedi
ate preservation of public peace
and safety, arid having been
adopted by a vote of two-thirds
of the members of the City
Council, shall become effective
upon adoption.
No person or .group of persons
shall block, impede or obstruct
the sidewalks within the city in
such a manner as to hinder or
interfere with the free use of
the sidewalks by any other per
son lawfully using the same.
Any person or persons who
shall violate any provision of
'this ordinance shall be guilty ofj
a misdemeanor and upon con-1
viction thereof shall be fined or!
imprisoned in the discretion ofj
the Court. |
Motion was made by George
A. Byrum, seconded by J. Ed
win Bufflap, and duly carried
that the resignation of William
C. Bunch, Jr., Councilman First
Ward be accepted with regret
Motion was made by George
A. Byrum, seconded by R. Elton
Forehand, and duly carried that
■the Town Council adopt the As
sessment policy covering water
and sewer installations as rec
ommended by the Board of
Public Works.
There being no further busi-
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9 electric service entrance? At least x
I 8 regular and 3 heavy-duty circuits? Plenty ofj
■ convenient fixtures, switches and outlets?
■ If you’re not sure .. . U you think ’
■ your appliances and lights should Work battoi '
■ ... call us for a FREE wiring cheek-up /
and no-obligation Heusepower estimate.
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I ELECTRICAL k PLUMBING CO.
Phone 6098 Edenton
THECHOWAE MUttOmW. MOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1981.
; Clerk.
• Edenton, N. C.
1 March 27, IMI.
The Town Council met this
: day in special joint meeting
> with the Industrial Committee
'of the Edenton Chamber of
i Commerce at BA. M. '
1 Council members present?
' Mayor John A, Mitchener, Jr.,
' J. Edwin Bufflap, George A.
Byrum, C. A. Phillips and Lu
-1 ther C. Parks.
Industrial Committee members
present: Jim Robertson, W. F.
Jones, Richard Atkinson, Gil
liam Wood, Joe Conger, Jr„ and
Bruce Jones.
Also present were Thomas C.
Bfrum, Jr., chairman Board of
Public Works; Richard N. Hiries,
Superintendent Electric & Wa
ter Department, and W. S. Pri.
vott, Town Attorney, t: y , ' C
•A; propose}' td'. an industrial
proiijpeet was read arid 'explain
ed by,Town Attorney. -W.'S.: Pri
vottAA .
Motion was made by'Luther
C. Parks,. seconded ;by George
A. Byrum and duly qajrted jthat
proposal as changed'be accept
ed.' '... :• ;V ■;
Motion was made by George
A. ..Byrum, seconded by'<X A.
PhiiHps, and dqiy carried ' that
authority be given to Mayor
Mitchener to negotiate.-with
General Services Administration
concerning water and railway
rights.
There being no further busi
ness, the Board adjourned.
W. B. GARDNER,
Clerk.
Edenton, N. C.
April 11, 1,961.
The Town Council met this
day in regular session at 8
P. M. Members present: May
or John A. Mitchener, Jr., J.
Edwin Bufflap, George A. By- •
rum, C. A. Phillips, Luther C.
Parks and R. Elton Forehand.
Also present: R. N. Hines,
Superintendent Electric & Wa
ter Department; J. P. Ricks,
Ralph Parrish, members Os tlfe
(Board of Public Works, and W.
S. Privott, Town Attorney. j
Councilman Parks gave the
I invocation.
The minutes of the March
| meetings were read and ap‘-
proved. 1
I Motion was made by George
iA, Byrum, seconded by R. El
ton Forehand, and duly carried
that the Town of Edrieton adopt
a policy for assessment of costs
of providing, constructing, and
establishing extension of sani
tary sewage system and port-'
able water system in said Town
and that the actual cost of the
establishment and construction
of such extensions shall be as*
sessed upon the lots and parcels
.of land in said Town aDuttina
I directly on the lateral mains
for said extension, according to
the extent of the respective
frontage thereon, by an equal
rate per foot of such frontage,
except that when such sewage
and water lines are construct
ed along both sides of comer
lots. l»e Town Council shall
eliminate the short side of said
cortier lots, but not in excess
of Seventy-five (75) feet, from
consideration in determining the
amount of assessment to be
levied, and that the assessment
to be levied in connection with
such work may be paid in equal
installments covering a period
riot exceeding the limitation
provided by law, and that such
resolutions shall designate by
general description the improve
ment to be made, and the street
or streets or parts or part
thereof, whereon the work is to
be affected, and the cost there
of to be assessed upon all abut
tirig property, and the terms
and manner. of payment, and
that such resolutions after its
passage shall ’ be published in a
newspaper published in the
Town of Edenton, or if there is
no such newspaper such reso
lution be posted in three public
places in the Town of Edenton
for at least five days, as pro
vided by law. The Board of
Public Works is hereby au
thorized to use this policy in
providing, constructing, and es
tablishing the extension of sani
tary sewer system and portable
water system in said Town.
Motion was made by C. A.
Phillips, seconded by Luther C.
Parks, and duly carried that the
Clerk be directed to 'begin ad
vertising for delinquent real es
tate taxes for the year 1960 on
May 15th, 1961 and that a tax
sale be held on June 12, 1961.
Motion was made by J. Ed
win Bufflap, seconded by
George A. Byrum, and duly
carried that a relief of taxes in
the amount of $18.20 be grant
ed to Mrs. R. W. Hurdle and
Mrs. Sarah H. Everett for 1957,
1958, 1959 and 1960 taxes col
lected in error.
Motion was made by R. El
ton Forehand, seconded by C.
A. Phillips, and duly carried
that the following resolution be
adopted:
Whereas, certain real proper
ty owned by the United States,
located in the County of Cho
wan, State of North Carolina,
has been declared surplus and
is subject to disposal for edu
cational or public health pur
poses by the Secretary of
;Health, Education and Welfare
under the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of
1949, as amended, and rules and
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regulations promulgated pur
suant thereto; and
Whereas, the Town of Eden
j ton needs said property and can
utilize the same for purposes in
j accordance with the require
. ments of said Act and the rules
and regulations promulgated
thereunder;
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolv
ed That The Town of Edenton
shall make application to the
Secretary of Health, Education,
and Welfare for and secure the
transfer of it of the above
mentioned property for use
upon and subject to such ex
ceptions, reservations, terms,
covenants, agreements, condi
tions and restrictions as the
Secretary of Health, Education,
and Welfare, or his authorized
representatives, may require in
connection with the disposal of
said property under, said Act
and the rules and regulations
issued pursuant thereto; and
Be It Further Resolved That
John A. Mitchener. Jr., be and
he is hereby authorized for and
on behalf of the Town of
Edenton, to do and perform any
and all acts and things which
may be necessary to carry out
the foregoing resolution, includ
ing the preparing, making, and
filing of plans, applications, re
ports, and other documents the
execution, acceptance, delivery,
and recordation of agreements,
deens, and other instruments
pertaining to the transfer of said
property, and the payment of
any and all sums necessary on
account of the purchase price
thereof or on account of fees
or costs incurred in connection
with the transfer of said prop
erty for surveys, title searches,
appraisals, recordation of in
struments, or escrow costs.
Motion was made by Luther
C. Parks, seconded by George
A. Byrum, and duly carried,
that the Chowan County Repre
sentative of the General Assem
bly, the Honorable Albert G.
Byrum, be instructed to enact
the necessary legislation to
stagger the terms of the mem
bers of the Town Council and
the Board of Public Works and
lengthening them to a period of
4 years effective during the
1963 Municipal Election.
Motion was made by R. Elton
Forehand, seconded by C. A.
Phillips and duly carried that
the League of Municipalities be
informed that the Town of
Edenton does not favor the pas
sage of SB 126, HB 370, HB
175, and SB 78, now pending
before the North Carolina Gen
eral Assembly. The Clerk is
directed to send letters to Sena
tor Eleton Aydlett, Senator
Emmett Winslow and Represen
tative Albert G. Byrum.
[ Motion was made by R. Elton
Forehand, seconded by J. Ed
win Bufflap, and duly carried
promoting Sgt. Leo LaVoie to
Assistant Police Chief effective
immediately.
Motion was made by George
A. Byrum, seconded by J. Ed
win Bufflap, and duly carried
that the following resolution be
adopted:
Whereas, April 14, 1961, has
been designated as Inglis Fletch
er Day, and
Whereas, the Town of Eden
ton is deeply indebted to Mrs.
Fletcher for her contributions to
this community;
Therefore Be It Resolved, that
the Town Council of the Town
of Edenton expresses its admir
ation and appreciation to her
both as a novelist and citizen,
and
Be It Further Resolved, that
this resolution be spread upon
the minutes of the proceedings
of the Town Council, and that
a copy be presented to Mrs. In
glis Fletcher.
Motion was made by George
A. Byrum. and seconded by Lu
ther C. Parks, and duly carried
that Electric & Water Depart
ment bills in the amount of
$12,068.39 be paid.
Motion was made by J. Edwin
Bufflap, seconded by C. A. Phil- j
lips, and duly carried that i
Town of Edenton bills in the |
amount of $3,389.17 be paid as I
follows: I
Norfolk & Carolina Tel. &
Tel. Co., $6.35; Institute of Gov-,
ernment, $11.00; R. T. Mills,!
$2.15; Public Personnel Associa
tion, $4.00; The Karpark Cor-,
poration, $33.11; Bennett Broth-'
ers, Inc., $23.65; Russell Uni
form Co., $87.06; W. D. Holmes
Wholesale Grocery Co,, $9.50;
Coastland Oil Co., $9.23; Nor
folk & Carolina Tel. & Tel. Co.,
$10.10; Albemarle Motor Co.,
$34.46; Twiddy Sign Service,
$31.00; Hughes-Parker Hardware!
Co., 12c; Gulf Oil Corporation, I
$51.12; Bunch’s Auto Parts, I
$7.46; Esso Standard Oil Co., I
$249.99; K. L. Nixon, $8.00; Nor-|
folk & Carolina Tel. Co., $21.88;
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LEARY BROS.
Storage Co.
EDENTON. N. C.
NOTICE to TAXPAYERS
By order of the Town Council, on
Monday, May 8, I will advertise for sale
for taxes all property on which 1960
taxes and assessments have not been
paid, the date of sale being Monday,
June 12,1961.
Please pay your taxes before May 8,
and thus avoid having your property
advertised for sale.
W. B. GARDNER, Collector
TOWN OF EDENTON |
, .’-v.
Bunch’s Garage, $3.83; Esso
Standard Oil Co., $40.43; Albe
marle Motor Co., $44.35; Bunch’s
Auto Parts, $1.62; Carpenter
Manufacturing Co., $12.43; Nor
folk Welders Supply, Inc., $8.00;
Ricks Laundry & Cleaners, Inc.,
$6.00; Hughes-Parker Hardware
Co., $5.13; Byrum Hardware Co.,
$1.76; S. A. White, $22.00; Vol
unteer Firemen, $135.00; Nor
folk & Carolina Tel. & Tel.
Co., $9.25; Ashley Welding &
Machine Co., $10.81; Esso
Standard Oil Co., $109.35; By
rum Implement & Truck Co.,
29c; Edenton Tractor & Imple
ment Co., $25.40; J. D. McCot
ter, Inc., $54.76; Ack Ack Ex-1
terminating Co., $15.00; Para-i
mount Chemical Co., $20.60; j
Parnell-Martin Supply Co.,'
$32.00: Elizabeth City Brick C 0.,!
$116.20; Bunch’s Garage, $131.73;
Byrum Hardware Co., Inc.,
$3.89; Bunch’s Auto Parts,
$58.85; Hughes-Parker Hardware
Co., $14.52; Hobbs Implement:
Co., $4.95: Bill Perry’s, $39.84;
Coastland Oil Co., 913.99; Gulf
Oil Products. $32.68; M. G.
Brown Co., $5.50; Edenton Auto
Parts, $32.14; Greenbrier Farms,
$812.50; Byrum Hardware Co.,
Inc., $57.07; M. G. Brown Co.,
Inc., $5.70; Paramount Chemi
cal Co., $143.61; W. B. Gardner,
$35.86; W. E. Mills, $25.00; Celia j
D. Spivey, Assistant Clerk, (
$250.00; Treasurer, Edenton,
Teenage Club, $150.00; N. C.i
ATTENTION!!!
Voters Os The Fourth Ward \
lam seeking- re-election as Coun- 1
(
oilman from the Fourth Ward. If
elected, I will devote my efforts to
the best interest of the ward and the
town as a whole.
1 SOLICIT YOUR VOTE AND SUPPORT
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Luther C. Parks j
Mr. Farmer:
My Handcock Seed Peanut Sheller lias
been completely rebuilt and is in first
class mechanical condition.
WE ARE NOW READY TO START
SHELLINC SEED PEANUTS
We will have for sale all types of Seed
Peanuts at competitive prices.
We will serve as local agent for Dixie
Fertilizer Company.
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You Know The Haiuleoek Sheller
You Know There Is None Reiter!
LOUIS A. CHAPPELL
OPERATOR
PHONE HER! FORI) 5821 or 5825
PAGE FIVE
SECTION TWO
Public Employees Social Securi
ty, $40.50; William C. Crum
mey, $4.80; James Stillman,
$4.50; The International Insti
tute of Municipal Clerks, $10.00;
The Chowan Herald, $43.00;
Mrs. Bertha Bunch, $9.75; Mu
nicipal Finance Officers Asso
ciation, $15.00; R. Elton Fore
hand, $150.00; Mrs. R. W. Hur
dle, $18.20.
There being no further busi
ness, the Board adjourned.
W. B. GARDNER,
Clerk.
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E. L. Pearce
SEEDSMAN
Phone 383 S Edenton