I own inincnmen
i Long Session
Trash Cans, Truces
And Base Consume
Considerable Time
Though lew matters were on
the agenda for Town Council
men at their meeting Tuesday
night, they remained in session
until near the midnight hour. A
goodly amount of the time con
sumed was devoted to matters
pertaining to -base property
which w,as consider'd in execu
tive session.
Nick Geoßge appeared at the
meeting in the interest of an
nexing itQ the town property he
recently purchased on NC route
32, a short distance from the
city limits. No action was tak
en pending more compliance
with the provision of annexa
tion. t
The. matter of trash cans re
maining on the streets was air
ed. The Councilmen are appeal
ing. {n the interest of a more
attractive town, to citizens for
removal of the garbage cans as
soon *as possible after they are
emptied. The police were in
structed to notify persistent of
fenders about an ordinance per
taining to removal of garbage
containers.
Adding facilities at the M. G.
Brown tract along Pembroke
Creek was again discussed and
after a lengthy discussion it was
voted to approve the plat and
classify it as a subdivision.
Heavy trucks using Grahville
Street also came in, for some
consideration due to a number
of tickets recently issued. An
ordinance forbids heavy trdeks
using the street as a. through
thoroughfare and police were in
structed to see that the ordin
ance is Complied with.
Some thought was given to
improving and possibly replac
ing town property in a long
range program. Mayor John
Mit hener will appoint a com
mittee to make an investigation
and submit recommendations at
a subsequent meeting of Town
Council. Before coin? into exec
utive session permission was
given for use of the bleachers
at Hicks Field in connection
with the forthcoming water car
nival at the old fish hatchery
property. Permission has been
giveh to erect the bleachers on
the property by the owner. Col. j
Cul.in Capehart. It is planned'
to charge admission to use the!
seats, in order to help raise j
monqy to help cover expenses of 1
the water carnival. .
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fTOM L. RIDGEWAY, Administrator
police To 'I he Voters Os The Second
| Township, Chowan County
1 do hereby announce myself as a candi
date for re-election to the office of Coun
ty Commissioner for Second Township.
M re-elected I will continue to do my best
roj* the progress of my county as a whole,
at the least expense possible to the tax
payer, Your vote and support will be
Appreciated.
C M. EVANS
HS I 1 liU A I ll* ■' *fr***" * f s Ihl II V
; WESTERN GAS SERVICE, MC.
2d4 S. Broad St^ M Phone 3122 Edenton, N. C.
feme calendar)
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'Continued from Page 1. Section 1
closing meeting of this school
term in the Cho#an High School
auditorium Monday night. May
14, at 8 o'clock.
Annual meeting of the Cho
wan County Woman's Mission
ary Union of the Chowan Bap
tist Association will be held at
the Rocky Hock Baptist Church
Tuesday morning. May 15, at
10:30 o'clock.
Saturday. May 12. is final day
to register for the Democratic
primary election on Saturday,
May 86.
Annual Chowan Cc mly 4-H
dress revue will be held at the
Rocky Hock Community Center
tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock.
A Democratic primary elec
tion will be held Saturday, May
26th,
Edenion's Rotary Club will
meet this (Thursday) afternoon
kt 1 o'clock in tha Parish House.
William H. Coffield, Jr., Post
No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will meet Tuesday night
at 8 o'clock.
Chowan Tribe No. 12. Improv
ed Order of Red Men, will meet
Monday night at 8 o'clock.
Chamber of Commerce fishing
contest is now in progress and
will continue through June 16.
Edenton Lions Club will meet
Monday night at 7 o'clock at the
Edenton Restaurant.
A spring revival will be held
at the Providence Baptist
Church Monday, May 14 through
Friday, May 18, with services
each night at 8 o'clock.
Progress Shown
For Golf Club
Continued from Page 1. Section 1
timistic that a full 150 member
ship Will be signed up. "
The club has already secured
an adequate amount of land at
ihe formfer .Edenton Marine Air
Station for a golf course and
country club. It is pointed out
that a good golf course and
country club will not only be of
great benefit to Chowan County
people, but that it will be a
decided asset to attract tourists
as well as new industry.
It is hoped that the goal of
150 will be reached in very
short order so that work on the
golf course can be started as
soon as possible.
— ;
Always Business
An insurance claim’agent was
teaching his wife to drive when
the brakes failed pn a steep
grade.
“I can’t stop,” she screamed.
“What should l’do?”
“Brace yourself,” advised her
husband, “and try to hit some
thing cheap.”
fHE CHOWAN HERALD. EpENTON. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, MAY 10. 1062.
Cordon Donates
Mortar, Pestle To
Pharmacy School
An antique mortar and pestle
has been donated to the Univer
sity of North Carolina School of
Pharmacy by Norman Cordon
of Chapel Hill.
Dr. Cordon is director of the
N. C. Music Program of the
UNC Extension Division and is
a former star of the Metropoli
tan. Opera.
The old mortar and pestle
were originally owngd by his
grandfather, who studied phar
macy in Baltimore and later
practiced in. Edenton.
Thomas E. Houghton, Cordon’s
grandfather, left the practice of
pharmacy after 10 years and
studied for the ministry at the
Episcopal Seminary in Alexan
dria, Va. He was chaplain of
the 50th North Carolina Regi
ment during the Civil War.
Providence Revival
May 14 Through 18
A spring revival will be held
at the Providence Baptist Church
Monday, May 14, through Fri
day, May 18, with services each
night at 8 o’clock.
The speaker for the series of
meetings will be the Rev. J.-W-
Whitaker, noted evangelist, sir/-
er and pastor of the Mount Ver
non Baptist Church at White
stone, Va.
Gospel singing will be held
every night and the public is
invited to attend by the pastor,
the Rev. F- H- LaGarde.
20 YEARS AGO
Continued from Page 1, Section 1
farm near Edenton burned to
the ground.
Chowan County Commission
ers went 7 on the war path as
the result of what was termed
''professional jealousy'' among
Edenton's doctors, having to do
with sending emergency cases to
hospitals.
In conjunction with National
Immunization Month, the Cho
wan County Health Department
sponsored free vaccination for
typhoid fever, diphtheria and
smallpox at various clinics held
by local physicians.
Consumers of gasoline were
required to register for the pur
pose of securing nation cards to
purchase gasoline.
Officers of Kadesh A.M.E.
Zion Church announced that
sufficient funds were raised to
complete payment of a mortgage
that plagued the church for the
past 19 years. A mortgage
burning ceremony was planned.
Dr. Phillips Russell of the
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was speaker at a public forum
sponsored by the Edenton Ro
tafy Club, when he discussed
the field of journalism and cur
rent affairs.
An instructor mobile unit of
ihe Red Cross was organized
and ready for any emergency
first aid work. Instructors were
Miss Gladysteen Hester, Miss
Frye Pettus, Mrs. William Aver
ette and Mrs. Eva C- Cox.
A change in ownership of the
Hobbs & Ward building, which |
housed the Chas. H. Jenkins j
Motor Company for a number!
of years, was effected when it
was purchased from Mr. and ■
Mrs. F. W. Hobbs by Mrs. W. D.
Holmes.
TRY A HERALD CLASSIFIED I
FARM FOR SALE
On Jims 2nd, 1%2, at the Chowan
County Court House door at 12 noon
I will sell mv farm. This farm is
know n rs the West Leary homeplace,
located in Rocky Hock near Rocky
Hock Creek’ Bridge.
WATOI NEXT WEEK’S PAPER
FOR MORE DETAILS.
P. G. PERRY
EDENTON. N. C.
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Telephone 3188
TAX COLLECTIONS
Sheriff Earl Goodwin reports
that 1961 taxes collected during
April amounted to $13,178.94.
The 1961 tax levy is $293,698.76
which still leaves $41,208.99 tax
es stilF uncollected.
During the month Sheriff
Goodwin also collected back
taxes in the amount of $1,094.48,
which represents payments for
the years 1951 through 1960.
The balance of uncollected tax
es for this period amounts to
$54,653.61. He also collected
$220.30 in pick-up taxes for the
years 1948, 1949 and 1950.
Success in life depends upon
persistent effort, upon the im
provement of moments more
than upon any other one thing.
—Mary Baker Eddy.
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