North Carolina Newspapers

i-MCTHM T WU PAGE FOUR r KNOW YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY §. . £ John T. Grooms. representative of the Social Security f Adminktra lion, ia in Eden ton every Thursday at the North " Carolina Employment Security Commission. office in the j>.' Ciiixens Bank Building. ■ ****** was a fanner —and a hood one. He knew his land tad did everything possible to protect and improve it. He Sraduated from “State” and practiced tvhat 'he had been taught—certified seed, crop ro tation, proper fertilization, in tact control, recommended soil Conservation practices every hing. And, he prospered. He aade a good living for himself ipd his wife and three sons. Johnny would have given you rough time if you had told iim he didn’t care for his fami y. He provided for them in a yay that impressed his friends md neighbors. Everyone would iave said that Johnny was a good husband and father. But n one respect, Johnny didn’t hink ahead. A young man always thinks that death is for someone else— not for him. But a tractor ac cident did happen to Johnny and his sons were without a father — his wife a widow. ‘One of the first things that Mrs. Johnny did, of course, was U> check with the social securi Historic Booklet Os N. C. Just Off Press i Civil War battlefields, monu ments and restorations are pic tured in the new edition of North Carolina,” just off the press and available free •from the Dept, of Conservation .and Development, State Adver tising Division, Raleigh. This is t a 40-page booklet with covers in ’color. It covers in pictures and .nutshell descriptions places of history in North Carolina from the Lost Colony on Roanoke Island to the great military es tablishments of World War 11. One of the color pictures is of Fort Macon in the State Park hear Morehead City and Beau fort. This fort, a veteran of four wars, is now beautifully re stored and open to visitors. Al so) pictured is the monument at Fort Fisher, near Wilmington, where the life-line of the Con federacy was kept open until the last year of the war. The Harp- House on Bentonville battle ground, site of -the last major conflict, is pictured, as is the Announcing 1 A Change from the Partnership of R. E. Aiken, Jr., & Company Certified. Public Accountants EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA to The Proprietorship Os LAWRENCE C. NOYES Certified Public Accountant EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA As Os MAY 25, 1961 Telephone 3521 Office: Citizens Bank Bldg. BOX STORAGE The finest household assistant since the invention of husbands . . . BOX STORAGE at RICKS LAUNDRY & CLEANERS. .. we clean, moth-proof and store your woolens during the summer. Guaranteed and insured! Next fall, when you are ready, we press and return clothes ready to war. Eliminate cluttered closets. No summer worries. Only $3.95 per box plus regular cost of cleaning. No money due until clothes are re turned ... Do it the easy way ... let RICKS store your winter woolens! Ricks Laundry & Cleaners 209 W. Church St. Edenton, N. C. PHONE 2148 ity representative who came to I her community. She just knew I that here was some income she could count on until she could decide how to manage the farm. And here was where she discov-i ered that Johnny had been un thoughtful. He had never filed his social security tax returns and wasn’t insured under social ! security. Mrs. Johnny wasn’t j entitled to benefits for herself and her three boys. Could this happen to you and i your family? Social security is ] designed to protect you and yours against old-age, disability, and death. Do your part and file your returns promptly and correctly. If you have any questions about how social security ap plies to you, phone, write, or come in to the office. The of fice in Norfolk, Virginia, is lo cated at 220 W. Brambleton Ave. (The social security representa tive is in Edenton, N. C., on each Thursday of every month. His office is at 304 Citizens Bank Building). Bennett House near Durham, where U. S. General Sherman received the surrender of the Confederate armies from General, Joseph E. Johnston. FOUR CHOWAN STUDENTS AMONG ECC GRADUATES | East Carolina College con ferred degrees Sunday, May 21, on more than 1,000 seniors and | graduate students who complet- | ed their academic work during the 1960-1961 term. Exercises took place at 6 P. M., in the! college stadium on the East Campus. Governor Terry Sanford of j North Carolina, delivered the commencement address. Presi-j dent Leo W. Jenkins of East Carolina conferred degrees upon members of the class of 1961. Included among the graduates from Chowan County were: M.A. Degree Elbert Rosser Bunch, Jr., of Tyner and Hazel j Leary Chappell of Edenton. B.S. Degree Maude Leigh i Dobson of Edenton and James I Robert Hendrix of Tyner THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDEftYGH, MOfITH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. MAY IS, IMI. l RONALD BUNCH A1 the recent annual bus driv er's roadeo held at Harvey Point Ronald Bunch, representing John A. Holmes High School, was de -1 clared winner and was' awarded a SIOO scholarship to the school j ex college of his choice. Man has not sufficient imagin ation to exaggerate the import ance of love. • —Elbert Hubbard. Legal Notices ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE Having qualified as Adminis tratrix of the estate of Minnie Moore Rountree, deceased, late of Chowan County, North Caro lina, this is to notify all per sons having, claims against the estate of said deceased to pre sent them to the undersigned within one year from date of this notice or same will be pleaded in bar of their recov ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 20th dav of April, 1961. MINNIE BELLE ROUNTREE. Administratrix of Minnie Moore Rountree. Apr20,27,May4,11,18.25c ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Town Council of the Town of Edenton will receive sealed bids until 5 P. M., June 6, 1961 for furnishing the fol lowing specified equipment to the Town of Edenton: One 24,000 lbs. G.V.W. Truck, Engine 332 Cubic In. displace ment, Vacuum over hydraulic brakes, transmission—s speed— Direct in fifth, rear axle—single, speed, tires 900x20 10 ply tube type, wheelbase cab to axle di mension 102 in. Accessories: Fender mount front turn signals, hot-water heater. Bids on the above vehicle are to be a net price with an allow ance for trade in of a 1952 In ternational IMs ton truck and a 1953 Chevrolet I Vs ton -truck. No federal or state tax to be included. Bids are to be F. 0.8. at a site to be announced later. The Town of Edenton reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. TOWN OF EDENTON. John A. Mitchener, Jr., Mayor W. B. Gardner, Clerk. May 18,25 NOTICE— NOTICE— NOTICE SALE OF VALUABLE PERSONAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Chattel Mortgage execut ed by Albemarle Plywood, Inc., dated the 2nd day of May, 1961, and recorded in Contract Book No. 26, pages 100-101, in the of fice of the Register of Deeds of Chowan County, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and the said mortgage being by its terms sub ject to foreclosure and the pow er of sale having become abso lute, the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale at public auc tion to the highest bidder for cash at the location thereof at the plant of Albemarle Plywood. Inc., in Edenton, N. C., on Mon day, June 5, 1961, at 11:00 o’clock A. M„ the following per sonal property, to-wit: 1 Yates American model 533, 49-in. 3 drum sander, Serial No. B-13086, complete with motors and switches. 1 Beach 102-in. trim saw, Shop No. 522C22, complete with mo tors and switches. 1 Beach 80-in. trim saw. Shop No. 52Y20, complete with motors and switches. 1 50 Horse Clayton steam gen erator complete. -v ■- 1 Dennis Veneer taper with variable speed, complete with motors and switches. ,1 Merritt clipper. Shop No. 371, complete with motors and switches. 1 Black Bros. 62-in. glue spreader No. 22D, Serial No. 42913, complete with motors and switches. 1 Black Bros. No. C-3 30-gal lon Cole jflue mixer, Serial No. 42914, complete with motors end switches. 1 Fjellman Press, model 1951, j Serial No. 240, complete with control panel, motors and switrfi ■ fes. 1-hand truck. Serial, No. 2029. era.' ' And all spare -partan-now in the buildings for the above list ed machinery, and all other equipment, machinery, switches and connecting wiring, parts and accessories used in the business of the Edenton Veneer Mill, Inc., (ISter of Albemarle Plywood, Inc.) for the manufacture of ply wood and situate in the'-planing mill building ahd building No. 2 now owned by B. W. Ivans. The above items will be sold, first, individually and then as a whole ahd the larger total amount so received will be ac cepted. The said property may be inspected prior to sale by appointment with Mr. B. W. Evans. Dated and posted this May 12, 1961. Taxes due Chowan County and the Town of Edenton for year 1961 will be assumed by the purchaser. W. S. PRIVOTT, Trustee. Maylß,2s,Junel BOND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $289,000 SCHOOL BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF CHOWAN. WHEREAS, the Chowan Coun-; ty Board of Education and the' Edenton City Board of Education I have determined that the exist-] ing school plant facilities in their respective units are not adequate for the maintenance of i public schools, and each of said Boards has determined that the additional school plant facilities to be constructed in its respec tive unit as hereinafter set forth are necessary to enable the County of Chowan, as an ad ministrative agency of the pub lic school system of the State of North Carolina, to maintain public schools in such unit, and has requested the Board of Com missioners to provide the re spective sums herein authorized to be expended for such addi tional school plant facilities; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Chowan as follows: Section 1. The Board of Com missioners of the County of Cho wan has ascertained and hereby determines that it is necessary to reconstruct, enlarge and alter the existing building used for the Chowan County High School, in order to enable the County of Chowan, as an administrative agency of the public school sys tem of the State of North Caro lina, to maintain public schools in Chowan County Administra tive Unit for the school term prescribed by law, and that it will be necessary to expend for such purposes not less than SBB,- 000 in addition to other monies which have been made available therefor. SBB,OOO raised by the issuance of the bonds authorized by this bond order shall be used to finance the cost of providing said school facilities. Section 2. The Board of Com missioners of the County of Cho wan has ascertained and hereby determines that it is necessary to reconstruct, enlarge and alter the existing building used for SEAGRAM’S Y.O. IMPORTED CANADIAN WHISKY :v I|h ■ _ :>jl peapa# L VM, . I t *SAJ!AK _ _ _ _ I *»■ (if fiftMNIV 1f T Ui IliM 111 fill! MA the Edenton High School; and to install proper drainage facili ties and covered walkways, and to erect an addition to the build- 1 ing used for the John A. Holmes High School, in order to enable , the County of Chowan, as an ad ministrative agency of the pub lic school system of the State of North Carolina, to maintain pub lic schools in Edenton City Ad ministrative Unit for the school term prescribed by law, ahd that it .will be necessary to expehd for such purposes not less than $201,000 in addition to other I monies which have been made available therefor. $201,000 rais ed by the issuance of the bonds authorized by this bond order I shall be used to finance the cost of providing said school facilities. Section 3. In order to raise the money required to finance the cost of reconstructing, en larging and altering said exist ing building used for the Cho wan County High School and reconstructing, enlarging and al tering said existing building used for the Edenton High School, in cluding the installation dt proper drainage facilities and covered walkways, and the erection of said addition to the buildihg used for the John A. Holmes High School, bonds of the Coun ty of Chowan are hereby au thorized and shall be issued pur suant to The County Finance Act of North Carolina. The maximum aggregate principal amount of bonds authorized by this bond order shall be Two Hundred and. Eighty-nine Thous and Dollars ($289,000). Section 4. A tax sufficient to pay the principal of and inter est on said bonds when due shall be annually levied and collected. Section 5. A statement Os the County debt of the County of Chowan has been filed with the Clerk of the Board of Commis sioners of said County and is open to public inspection. Section 6. This bond order shall take effect when approved by the voters of the County at an election as provided in said Act. The foregoing bond order was finally passed on the 16th day of May, 1961,- and was first pub lished on the 16th day of May, 1961. Any action or proceeding questioning the validity of said order must be commenced with in thirty days after its first pub lication. BERTHA B. BUNCH, Clerk, Board of Commissioners of Chowan County, N. C. May 18,25 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Town Os Edenton. N. C. Sealed proposals will be re ceived by the Town Council of the Town of Edenton, N. C., un til 5 P. M., June 10, 1961, for the furnishing of labor and ma terials required to remove the Willis Warehouse at the foot of South Broad Street in accord ance with plans on file in the office of the Town Clerk. Proposal must be sealed and marked “Willis Warehouse Re moval.” Each bid must be accompanied percent (5%) Os W*amount of ! bid made payable to the Town 5% certified check, .the bidder may offer a bidder’s bond in the amount of the 6 Wot the amount of the bid.. All (hecks must be drawn on a Bank or Trust Com pany insured under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Tiie bid for this proposed work will be received art the Town Hall, Edenton, N. C., at which place, and £t the time above, they will be publicly’ opened and read. . A performance bond or other suitable security bond is requir ed in an amount equal to 100 percent of. the price, conditioned . upon-1 the faithful performance of the contract and upon the payment in full to all persons supplyftig labor and furnishing material for and in connection with the completion of the project. ' The Council reserves the right to award contracts which appear to be for the best interest of the Town. The Town also reserves the right to hold any and all proposals for a period not to ex ceed thirty (30) days from the date of opening thereof. The committee also reserves the right to reject any or all bids and Waive informalities. Each bid must show the number of con secutive calendar days required by the contract for the comple tion of the proposed job in an acceptable manner. TOWN OF EDENTON, John A. Mitchener, Jr., Mayor W. B. Gardner, Clerk May 18,25 ADVERTISEMENT FOR SEALED BIDS The Mayor and the Board of Councilmen of th( Town of Edenton will receive bids until 5 P. M., June 6, 1961, at the; Town Office, Edenton, North Carolina, on the following spe-! cified equipment: It is the intent of these speci-j fications to set forth a refuse collection packer body unit of the rear loading type, 16-yard] capacity. Steps large enough to fully protect riders shall be pro- : vided with grab handles at rear of body. The leading mechan ism shall have sufficient strength to handle all types of materials 1 found in refuse collection. A packing blade shall exert suffi cient pressure on the load to fill compactly all the voids of the body, shall be equipped with I.C.C. lights and reflectors to meet N. C. State laws, painted white and installed complete and ready to operate on 25,000 GVW I chassis 10-in. cab to axle di mensions furnished by the Town of Edenton and idelivered to 1 point of installation by the Town of Edenton or its dealer. Com plete unit to be delivered by the successful body dealer to the Town of Edenton. No tax to | be included, the Town of Eden ton will furnish tax exemption certificates; Please state point of mounting where our chassis is to be delivered, and delivering date. | The Town of Edenton reserves' the right to accept or reject any j or all bids in the best interest of what we think will best serve] our needs, all facts of operation 1 Special Clearance SALE! '■f ". ' > ’I Lynch Monuments Wholesale Prices and Below ; t . Limited Time Monuments and Makers Granite and Georgia Marln^ MARKERS $20.00 And up PRICES ON TWO CRYPT MAHBOLEUM V S GRANITE AND GEORGIA MARBLE All Monuments Delivered & Erected on Concrete Foundation CONTACT OR CALL p, i T. B. WILLIFORD Ph " 18 Menton, N. C. as well as prices Will be con sidered. ■ 1 ■ TOWN OF EDENTON, John A. Mitchener, Jr., Mayor w. B. Gardner, Clerk. May 18,35 1 ADVERTISEMENT FOR SEALED BIDS Sealed bids will be received by the Town Council of the Town of Edenton, North Caro lina, until 5 P. M., June 6, 1961, for the following specified equipment; , Bids for Crawler Loader Tractor Crawler —not less than 40 HP 4 cyl. gasoline engine twelve (12) volt electric starting system, weight tractor and loader not less than 8,000 lbs. less counter weight. Heavy duty radiator grill guard and engine crank case guard. Track gauge mini mum 48-in. not less than 60-in. tract on ground should be equip ped with 5 rollers and heavy duty roller guards. ' Track shoe minimum of 12-in. wide semi grouser type (street shoes). Transmission—4 forward gear with reversing shuttle. clutch. Bucket —not less than % Cu. Yd. bucket with 60-in. wide bucket teeth. Minimum 3,500 lbs. lift ing capacity with adequate coun terweight. The Town of Edenton reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids received. Dated and posted this May 12, 1961. TOWN OF EDENTON John A. Mitchener, Jr., Clerk. By W. B. Gardner, Clerk. May 18,25 NOTICE OF SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE Under and by virtue of au thority conferred by that cer tain Deed of Trust executed by Henry S. West and wife, Maggie H. West, et als, dated the 4th day of April, 1958, and recorded in Deed Book 73, page 265, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Chowan County, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the in debtedness thereby secured and said deed of trust being by the terms thereof subject to fore-j closure, the undersigned trus-' tee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the Court House door of Chowan County in Edenton, North Carolina, at 11:00 o’clock A. M., on the 12th day of June, 1961, the property conveyed in said deed of trust and particu larly described as follows; Located in the Town of Eden ton, said State and County, and being the double house and lot fronting on West Gale Street, i bounded North by properties of R. H. Kennan and P. C. Ashley, ‘ Jr., Easts>y Mosely Street, South by Gale Street and West by property of P. C. Ashley, Jr., and being the same property conveyed to the said Henry S. I West and wife, Maggie H. West, by Elizabeth W. Everett and husband, W. A. Everett, by deed duly recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Cho wan County, North Carolina, in I Book of Deeds No. 5, page 555, ISAVE AND EXCEPT, that por j tion of the said property here tofore conveyed by said Henry S. j West and wife, 'Maggie H. West, to R. H. Kennan by deed duly pressly • reserved and excepted from the operation of this ini strument. Sale will be held subject to taxes dye Chowan County and the Town of Edenton for ttap year 1961 which will be assumed by the purchaser. Ten (10%) percent of the high bid received will be required of the successful bidder at time of sale, 'ii . > Dated and posted this Bth day of May, 1961. W. S. PRIVOTT/ Trustee. ' May 18,25,Ju1,8 NOTICE OF SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE Under and by virtue of atl thority ‘conferred by that certain Deed of Trust executed by, Joe J. Hoggard and wife, Mary W. Hoggard, dated the 29 th day of November, 1954, and recorded in Book 67, page 469, in the of fice of the Register of Deeds of Chowan County, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment' of the indebtedness thereby secured and said deed of trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure, the undersigned trustee will of fer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the Court House door of Cho wan County in Edenton, North Carolina, at 11:00 o’clock A. 15i., on the 7th day of June, 1961, the property conveyed in said deed of trust and more particu larly described as follows: Situate in Second Township, Chowan County, North Carolina, land known as the Dillard tract, containing five (5) acres, more or less, and formerly owned by Maggie Robinson; and being the same trace on which the said Joe J. Hoggard and wife now live and which was conveyed to the said Joe J. Hoggard by Herbert Leary, Mortgagee, by deed duly recorded in Chowan County in Book of Deeds No. 8, page 443, said deed and those instruments mentioned therein ! being hereby referred to and made part hereof for further 1 description and chain of title. Ten (10%) percent of the high bid received will be required of the successful bidder at time of sale. < . Sale will be made subject to ' payment of taxes due Chowan County for the year 1961 by the purchaser. Dated and posted this sth day of May, 1961. W. S. PRIVOTT, Trustee. May 11,18,25, J uni NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as Admini stratrix of the estate of Elijah B. Boyce, deceased, late of Cho wan County, North Caroliha, this is to notify all persons hav ing claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at Edenton. North Carolina, on or before the 27th day of April, 1962, or this jo jeq ui papea]d aq him aaqou their recovery. All persons in- I debted to said estate will please make immediate payment. I This April 27, 1961. PEOPLES BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Administrator of the '• Est. offEliiah B. Bovce. Apr27,May4,11,18,25, Jul