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Harold Langdale Dies
After Short Illness
Jlarold Elton Langdale, 36,
died Saturday morning at 9:40
o’clock in Chowan Hospital fol
lowing a short illness. He was
a native of Chowan County,
member of the Edenton Baptist
Church, VFW and Red Men, ser
ved in the U. S. Navy in World
War II and was an employee of
M. G. Brown Company.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Leda Modlin Langdale; his mo
ther, Mrs. Myrtle Langdale; five
sisters, Mrs Johnny Owens of
Edenton, Mrs. Robert Goodwin
and Mrs. Douglas King of Eliza
beth City, Mrs. Fred Rindenhour
of Richfield, N. C., and Mrs. Jo
seph Kubaski of Newport News.
Funeral services were held at
the Baptist Church Sunday af
ternoon at 4 o’clock. The pas
tor, the Rev. R. N. Carroll, of
ficiated and burial was in Beav
er Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Linwood Lee,
William E. Barrow, W. D. Har
ris, Larry Knox, W. W. Perry
and Marshall Mansfield.
IN GERMAN EXERCISE
Sgt. Lloyd R. Williams, son of
Mir. and Mrs. Percy L. Wil
liams, Route 2, Edenton, partici
pated with other personnel from
the Seventh U. S. Army Sup
port Command in April Shower,
a Seventh Army command post
exercise in Germany, June 2-9.
The exercise was designed as
a study of organization, displace
ment of units, communications
and logistics. All U. S. corps
and divisions within the Seventh
Army participated at command
levels.
During April Shower control
staffs fed problems and situa
tions involving the activities of
a simulated aggressor force to
the participating commands.
These units then took the ne
cessary action.
Sergeant Williams, assigned to
the 7th Aviation Groups’ Head
quarters Company which is reg
ularly located in Ludwigsburg,
entered the Army in 1954 and
arrived overseas on this tour of
duty in September, 1957.
CARD OF THANKS
Since coming to the sanatorium
at Wilson, I have received many,
many cards, letters and gifts,
feach day more arrive and all
are greatly appreciated. It is
impossible to write individually
to each of you, but I do want
to thank you for your thoughts,
kindness* love and prayers. And
to the women of other churches
who have sent cards and have
had special prayers for me I am
most grateful. And to my Pres
byterians and women of the
church, thank you for your pray
ers and for that abiding love and
companionship that I miss tre
mendously.
o MRS. SAM ROSS.
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Town Council
I Proceedings |
Edenton, N. C.
May 17, 1961.
A special public hearing was
held this day in the Chowan
County Court House for the pur
pose of discussing the Council’s
action to revise and consolidate 1
the charter of the Town of!
Edenton.
Council members present: May
or John A. Mitchener, Jr., J.
Edwin Bufflap, George A. By
rum, R. Elton Forehand, Luther
C. Parks and R. D. Dixon, Jr.
Meeting was called to order
by Mayor John A. Mitchener,
Jr.
The following persons were in
attendance:
J. E. Debnam, James Wood,
James Robinson, John Shackel
ford, Tom Shepard and R. N.
Hines.
After full explanation of the
proposed changes in the Char
ter the majority of the people
present expressed satisfaction
with these changes.
Motion was made by George
A. Byrum, seconded by R. D.
Dixon, Jr., and duly carried that
the Charter as changed be
adopted ana that Chowan Coun
ty’s Representative, Honorable
Albert G. Byrum, be requested
to enact the same in the North
Carolina General Assembly.
Motion was made by Luther
C. Parks, seconded by George
A. Byrum, and duly carried that
the following resolution be
adopted:
WHEREAS, The Town of
Edenton has received 807.030
acres of land together with the
improvements thereon from the
General Services Administration
for use as a Municipal Airport
and,
WHEREAS, portions of this
land are to be used for produc
ing revenue for the maintenance:
and operation of the Edenton
Municipal Airport;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLV
ED, that all proceeds derived
from the leasing of the property
will be diverted exclusively to
the development, improvement,
operation or maintenance of the
Edenton Municipal Airport.
There being no further busi
ness. the Council adjourned.
W. B. GARDNER,
Clerk.
Edenton, N. C.
June 6, 1961.
The Town Council met this
day in special session at 8 P. M.,
at the Town Office. 1
Members present: Mayor John
A. Mitchener, Jr., J. Edwin Buff
lap, George A. Byrum, C. A.
Phillips, R. Elton Forehand,
Luther C. Parks, and R. D.
Dixon, Jr.
Bids were opened and read on
a 16 cubic yard compaction unit,
24000 G.V.W. truck, and crawler
loaded tractor.
George A. Byrum. and C. A.
Phillips were appointed to in
vestigate the expansion of the
Beaver Hill Cemetery.
The Clerk was granted per
mission to advertise for Gas &
Oil for vehicles and fuel oil bids
THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JUNE SS, IMI.
for the period July 1, 1961 to
June 30, 1962.
The Electric & Water Depart
ment board joined the Council
to discuss the proposed sewage
treatment plant.
Electric & Water Dept, mem
bers present: Tnomas C. By
rum, Jr., Chairman, Jesse L.
Harrell, Ralph E. Parrish. J. P.
Ricks, Jr., and J. H. Conger, Jr.,
| and Superintendent R. N. Hines.
I Motion was made by J. Edwin
Bufflap, seconded by George A.
Byrum, and duly carried that
the time schedule for construc
tion of proposed sewage treat
ment plant as suggested by W.
F. Freeman, Inc., be accepted.
Representatives from the Clay
Pipe Institute met with the two
Boards and discussed the prob
, lems of holding bond elections.
The Board agreed to accept the
help and advice of the Institute
during, the upcoming bond elec
tion.
There being no further busi
ness, the board adjourned.
W. B. GARDNER,
Clerk.
Edenton, N. C.
June 13, 1961.
The Town Council met this
day in regular session at 8 P. M.
Members present: Mayor John
A. Mitchener, Jr., J. Edwin Buff
lap, George A. Byrum, C. A.
Phillips, R. D. Dixon, Jr., Luther
C. Parks and R. Elton Fore
hand.
The meeting was called to or
der by Mayor Mitchener and he
gave the invocation.
Minutes of the May meetings
and special session held on June
6, 1961, were approved as read.
Motion was made by J. E.
Bufflap, seconded by R. D. Dix
on, Jr., and duly carried that a j
stop sign be placed at Albania [
and Dickerson Streets and that i
the following ordinance be
adopted:
When stop signs are placed, !
erected, or installed at the in- j
tersection of Albania Street and
Dickerson Street and placed in 1
Schedule X and made a part
thereof it shall be unlawful to i
enter Dickerson Street without
stopping his vehicle and deter
mining that no conflict with
traffic will be involved.
Motion was made by R. D.
Dixon, Jr., seconded by R. El
ton Forehand, and duly carried
that the following ordinance reg
ulating honey bees and bee hives ;
be adopted:
AN ORDINANCE TO REGU- !
LATE HONEY BEES AND
BEE HIVES IN THE TOWN
OF EDENTON:
i It shall be unlawful to keep
or maintain a colony or swarm
of bees or bee hives in the Town
of Edenton. Keeping bees or
bee hives in the Town of Eden
ton will be considered a private I
nuisance.
If any person or persons re
sponsible for the existence and
continuance of such nuisance af
ter being duly notified by the
Chief of Police or his duly
authorized officer to abate said
nuisance, shall fail to abate the
same within 24 hours after such
notice, he shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and subject to a
fine, not to exceed fifty dollars
or imprisonment not to exceed
thirty days.
Motion was made by George
A. Byrum, seconded by R. D.
Dixon. Jr., and duly carried that
the following ordinances regu- I
Taylor Theatre
EDEXTON, N. C.
Thursday, June 29
George Hamilton and
Dolores Hart in
"WHERE THE BOYS ARE"
C'inemaScope and Coior
Friday and Saturday,
June 30-July 1—
Short* 7:30 Feature 8:00
Saturday Start 1:45
Features 2:25 - 5:30 & 8:35
Glenn Ford and
Anne Baxter in
"CIMARRON"
Cinema Scope and Color
Sunday, July 2
Audie Murphy and
Dolores Michaels 'in
"BATTLE AT BLOODY
BEACH"
Monday and Tuesday,
July 3-4
Steve Reeves in
"MORGAN THE PIRATE"
Cinemascope and Color
Wednesday, July 5
Shown Continnoua from 3:3d
Lana Turner in
"IMITATION OF LIFE"
Cinema Scope and Color
MERCHANTS
FREE MOVIE DAY
Trade With The Following
Merchants And Get Free
Movie Tickets
Edenton Fnrnitnre Company
The Edenton Bestaarant
BiH Perry’s Texaco Service
Hollowell’s Kexall Dray Store
Nu-Curl Scanty Shop
George Chevrolet Company, Inc.
Bieka Laundry A Dry Cleaner*
P-* <) Snper Market
Mitchener’a Pharmacy
Albemarle Motor Company
PhtbMe’a Soper Market, Ine.
Qeina Farnitare Company, Ine.
Beik-Tyler Company
lating the Naval Air Station
property be adopted:
PARKING—
It shall be unlawful for any
person to park or leave standing
any motor vehicle in certain
area when signs have been
placed, erected, or installed giv
ing notice that parking is unlaw
ful.
STOP AND YIELD RIGHT OF
WAY—
When signs have been erected,
or installed it shall be unlawful
for any person to fail to stop and
yield the right of way to any
motor vehicle that is on the
main traveled or through street.
SPEED LIMITS—
It shall be unlawful to op
erate any motor vehicle on any
street or roadway on the Naval
Air Station property at a speed
in excess of 25 miles per hour.
BOAT DOCK OR BOAT HOUSE
It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to
dock or moor any boat, ship,
barge or other water craft at the
dock or boat house on the Na
val Air Station property for
longer than 24 hours without
permission of the Town Council.
TREES, SHRUBS OR FLOWERS
It shall be unlawful to cut
down, pull up, remove, destroy
or otherwise injure any tree
shrubs or flowers growing or
placed within the property
known as the Naval Air Station
property acquired from the Fed
eral Government, without per
mission from the Edenton Town
Council.
LOITERING OR PROWLING— !
It shall be unlawful for any
person to loiter or prowl in any
unoccupied building, or to mu
tilate any building fence or to
deface, damage or trespass upon
any property belonging to the
Town known as the Naval Air
Station property. I
LIVE STOCK—
It shall be unlawful for any
person to allow any livestock to
graze or to be allowed to be
on the Naval Air Station proper
ty without permission of the.
Town Council.
VEHICLES ON RUNWAYS— j
It shall be unlawful for any j
person or persons to operate or
to allow any motor vehicle on j
the Air Strip of the Naval Air;
Station except emergency ve- j
hides authorized by the Chief
of Police.
HUNTING—
It shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to hunt with
dogs or guns on the Naval Air
Station property without permis
sion in writing from the Town
Council.
Motion was made by George
A. Byrum, seconded by C. A.
Phillips, and duly carried that,
the following ordinance, be
adopted:
In conformance with Motor
Vehicle Laws of North Caro
lina Section 2-162 it shall be
lawful to park any emergency
vehicle defined in Article 1,
Chapter F sub. Section A of the
code of general ordinance of the
Town of Edenton within 8 feet
of any fire hydrant.
Motion was made by C. A.
Phillips, seconded by J. E. Buff
lap, and duly carried, that a B
-184 International truck be pur
chased from Byrum Implement
& Truck Co., at a net price of
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Represented Chowan At Girls State ]
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ANNIE RUTH NIXON
Sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, Miss Ann Jenk
ins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Jenkins, and Miss Annie Ruth
Nixon, daughter of Mrs. Louis Nixon and the late Mr. Nixon, at
tended l>he recent session of Girls State in Chapel Hill. Miss
Jenkins is a student at Jphn A. Holmes High School and Miss
Nixon is a student at Chowan High School.
$3,079.03 with a 1952 IVz ton
International truck and a 1953
1 ton Chevrolet with bodies
as trade in. Voting No. George
A. Byrum.
Motion was made by R. D.
Dixon, Jr., seconded by R. Elton
Forehand, and duly carried that
a T-340 421-0 International Gaso
line Loader Crawler Tractor
with International Drott 340K3
skid shovel with % cu. yd. buc
ket be purchased from Byrum
Implement & Truck Co., at a
net price of $5,385.00, Voting.
No. George A. Byrum.
Motion was made by George
A. Byrum, seconded by R. D.
Dixon, Jr., and duly carried that
a Model LP-616 Gar Wood Load
er-Packer (New 600 Series) of
16 cu. yd. capacity be purchas
ed from Baker Equipment Engi
neering Co., at a net price of
$4,540.00.
Motion was made by George
A. Byrum, seconded by L. C.
Parks, and duly carried that the
ball park be rented to out of
town ball clubs at a price of
$20.00 per game with lights in
cluded in the above amount.
Motion was made by R. Elton
Forehand, seconded by R. D.
Dixon, Jr., and duly carried that
Electric & Water Dept, bills in
the amount of $13,77.86 be paid.
Motion was made by C. A.
Phillips, seconded by George A.
Byrum, and duly carried that
Town of Edenton bills in the
amount of $3,086.94 be paid as
follows:
The Norfolk & Carolina Tel.
& Tel. Co., $9.40; The Chowan
Herald, $314.44; American Bank
Stationery Company, $66.26; Es
so Standard Oil Co., $174.03; R.
T. Mills Plumbing & Heating,
$8.00; Hughes-Parker Hardware
Co., 98c; Gulf Oil Corporation,
$36.08; Edenton Office Supply,
$16.25; Byrum Hardware Co.,
Inc., $3.33; Everson-Ross Co.,
Inc., s39.so;Bridge-Tum Service
Center, $17.00; Mitchener’s Phar
macy, $4.47; North Carolina Lea
gue of Municipalities, $38.36;
Ashley Welding & Machine Co.,
81c; Transport Clearing of the
Carolinas, Inc., $2.50; The Nor
folk & Carolina Tel. & Tel. Co.,
ANN JENKINS
$13.25; The Chowan Herald,
$9.00; Bill Perry’s Texaco Ser
vice, $25.32; Albemarle Motor
Co., $27.94; W. F. Miller, $25.00;
Atlantic Supply Company, $38.77;
K. L. Ndxon Company, $8.00;
North Carolina League of Mu
nicipalities, $23.20; The Norfolk
& Carolina Tel. & Tel. Co.,
$21.88; S. A. White, $22.00; By
rum Hardware Co., Inc., $3.78;
Hobbs Implement Co., $3.11;
Bunch’s Auto Parts, $11.76; Al
bemarle Motor Co., $42.66; Esso
Standard Oil Co., $42.76; W. J.
Yates, Chief, $108.00; Volunteer
B'iremen, $60.00; Elizabeth City
Brick Co., $79.40; Ack Ack Ex
terminating Co., $15.00; Byrum
Hardware Co., 92c; Bunch’s Auto
Parts, $4.73; Ashley Welding &
Machine Co., $11.45; Edenton
Auto Parts, $50.28; Shaver Bat
tery & Auto Parts Co., Inc.,
$11.25; Sawyer’s Tractor Service,
$7.34; North Carolina League of
Municipalities, $116.24; W. D.
Holmes Wholesale Grocery, Inc.,
$17.50; Hughes-Parker Hardware
Co., $17.02; Hobbs Implement
Co., $47.80; Coastland Oil Co.,
$31.70; Gulf Oil Products, $39.91;
M. G. Brown Co., Inc., $9.57;
Bunch’s Garage, $111.39; The
Norfolk & Carolina Tel. & Tel.
Co., $12.35; Gulf Oil Corporation,
12c; Esso Standard Oil Co.,
$198.20; J. D. McCotter, Inc.,
$28.70; Leary Bros. Storage Co.,
80c; The J. F. W. Dorman Co.,
$66.70; Institute of Government,
$2.00; International City Mana
gers’ Association, $35.00; Caro
lina-Norfolk Truck Line, Inc.,
$3.18; Ricks Laundry & Clean
ers, Inc., $6.52; InstUqte qf Gov
ernment, $22.29; William Lewis,
$8.75; Leon Harris, $7.00; W. E.
Mills, $25.00; Tidewater Supply
Co., Inc., $318.24; Byrum Hard
ware Co., Inc., 25c; Edenton City
Schools, $300.00; Notary Public
Clerk, Governor’s Office, $7.50;
Western Auto Associate Store,
$3.50; Tom H. Shepard, $1.50;
Celia D. Spivey, Assistant Clerk
E & W Dept., $250.00; total,
$3,086.94.
There being no further busi
ness, the Council adjourned.
CELIA D. SPIVEY,
Assistant Clerk
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