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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXX—Number 6.
County Commissioners Indignant
About Criticism Attributed To
Representative 6. Warner Evans
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Refute Almost Doub
ling of Tax Rate and
Wasting of Money In
Using State and Fed
eral Funds
Chowan County Commission
ers as a body appeared right
much concerned at Jheir meeting
Monday morning relative to one
of a number of feature storie?
concerning Eastern North Caro
-4 lina legislators. The series has
been appearing in the Virginian-
Pilot and a recent one was writ
ten by F. Roy Johnson about B
Warner Evans, Chowan County’s
new representatives' in the House
of Representatives.
Some of the statements quoted
in the article were very critical
of Chowan County Commission
ers,. and they, as a group, feci
that for the most part there is
no foundation for this criticism.
In the first place the article
stated that Chowan County’s tax
rate has nearly doubled in the
past two years. The Commis-.
sioners point out that this is far
from true in that the 1961-62
rate was $1.32 with 10 cents add
ed for fire protection. The 1962-
63 rate is $1.58 plus the 10-cent
fire protection levy.
In defense of the raise in this
year’s tax rate, the Commission
ers point out that the major rea
son for this increase was due to
a $289,000 bond issue for schools
which was passed by voters in
the county. This money was
used for additions to Chowan
1 High School, John A- Holmes
High School and D. F. Walker
High School.
Os the bond issue $201,000
went to the two schools in
Edenton. -It included eight class
rooms at D. F. Walker High
School, a library, vocational agri
culture building and covered
walkways. It also was used to
add a dressing room to the John
A. Holmes High School gym
nasium.
In the county SBB,OOO was used
at Chowan High School for
building a new and much needed
lunch room, necessary equipment
and two class rooms.
In connection with schools, it
will be interesting to note a pro
Conlinued on Page 3—Section 1
20 Years Ago)
A* Found Jn V;• Files Os j
The Chowan Herald*
Members of the service men's
recreational committee, together
with a few other interested per
sons, discussed whether or not
application should be made for
a direct government grant to es
tablish a recreation center for
EL S> Marines and other service
rften, or operate a program local
ly or invite the USO to estab
lish a center in Edentbn. It was
decided to write the USO, Inc.,
inviting the establishment of a
USO center.
Dr. G. L. Gilchrist, formerly
employed by the North Carolina
Department of Agriculture, ar
rived in Edenlon to begin pri
vate practice as veterinarian.
The Chowan War Price and
Ration Board was notified that
Coni'd. on **age 2—Section 1
National Boy Scout Week Is
Being Observed Feb. 7 To 13
Boy scout Week will be ob- j
served throughout America.
February 7-13. Sunday the lOth
is designated as Boy Scout Sun- 1
day. In many towns and cities
there will be special church ser
vices for the Scouts, who will
attend in uniform and as troops.
, No special service has been ar
™ ranged here in Eden ton, but the
Scouts are asked to attend the
church they belong to in uni
form. /' ia-
Locally, Scout Week will be
f observed first by a Parents
'* Night at the ,Scout Hut on Mon
day the llth at 7 P. M. The
Area Scout Campbtf Program
will be presented at this time in
. picture.
On Saturday, the fth, there
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Ed Bond Post, American Legion
Exceeds Membership Incentive
Goal For ’63 With 99 Members
'Post No. 40 of the American
Legion has exceeded its member
ship Incentive Goal for 1963 ac
cording to information received
from State Headquarters of The
American Legion in Raleigh.
Alexander Deßlois, command
er of the post, has received a
letter from the Legion otate
Adjutant, Nash McKee, express
ing congratulations and thanks
to the membership chairman, all
post officers, and membership
workers for their effort.
Leslie R. Brady, Sr., of New
ton, N. C-, Department Com
mander of The American Le
gion, issued a statement of high
praise for the local post.
Commander Brady said, “I am
proud to congratulate the offi
cers and members of Post No. 40
upon this notable achievement.
All of the programs and ser
Kev. MicKael Malone Speaker
z At BPW Club Bosses’ Banquet
The Rev. Michael Malone of
Ahoskie, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
E. Malone -of Edenton, will be
guest speaker for the Edenton
Business and Profesional Wo
men’s Club annual Bosses’ Night
banquet.
The banquet will be held
Thursday night, February 14, at
7 o’clock at the Masonic Tem
ple.
Hiram A. Weeks
Wins High Award
From Motor Club
Hiram A- Weeks of Edenton,
State Motor Club district man
ager for Chowan, Tyrrell, Wash
ington and Hyde counties, has
won one of the company’s top
annual awards for outstanding
performance during 19G2, Thomas
B. Watkins, president of the Mo
tor Club, has anounced.
Weeks received a plaque and
a large cash award for placing
first in membership increase in
thp top category, leading the en
tire company in sales increase.
Watkins and Lewis Scruggs,
Rocky Mount division manager,
highly commended Weeks for his
fine achievement.
Collection Os Taxes
Brisk In January
Sheriff Earl Goodwin reports
rather brisk tax collections dur
ing January, when 1962 taxes
collected amounted to $86,106.75.
Taxes collected after Saturday
will carry a penalty of one per
cent during February.
The 1962 tax levy is $357,863.61,
so that the blance of 1962 tax
es uncollected amounts to sll3-
061.11.
During January Sheriff Good
win also collected $1,620.09 in
delinquent taxes for the 10-year
period 1962 through 1961. The
total of uncollected taxes for this
I period stands at $68,861.20.
water Council. This banquet will
be held in the high school au
ditorium at 7 P. M., in Eliza
beth City.- The local Rotary
Club, which sponsors Scouting
in Edenton, will be represented
by .John W. Graham and the
Rev. F. B. Drane. Scoutmaster
Jack Habit will attend if busi
ness permits.
On Saturday the Edenton
Troop will be taken on a hike by
their Scoutmaster.
Credit should be given to Jack
Habit for his work as Scout
master. Himself an Eagle Scout,
he has a fine group of some 30
odd boys, and the troop is grow
ing. At present Jack has the
whole job of drilling, instructing,
and keeping the boys in order,
all by himself. He very much
needs the help of an assistant
Scoutmaster. Any volunteers?
Edenton, van County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 7, i%3.
vices of the Legion are made
possible through dues paid for
membership, and we appreciate
the great part played bv Post
thanks to every member of the
post who had a part in the
membership work.”
The incentive Goal of Post
No. 40 is 93, and the member
ship for 1903 to date is 99. In
centive Goals are assigned each
American Legion Post by the
State Headquarters and are bas
ed on last year’s membership of
the post plus 2 percent.
“We do not intend to stop our
membership drive now that we
have reached our Incentive
Goal,” post Commander Deßlois
said. “There are many more
eligible veterans who have not
yet joined our Post, and we in
vite them all to become mem
bers.”
Another feature of the banquet
will be naming the 1962 ‘'Woman
of the Year”.
The dinner will be served by
members of the Edenton Chap
ter of the DAR. Tickets are
available to the public at $1.75
each and can be obtained from
any member of the BPW Club,
but reservations must be made
before Sunday, February 10.
February Set
As American
History Month
Edenton Tea Party Chapter of
the DAR is joining the National
Society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution in sponsor
ing February as American His
tory Month. It is pointed out
that February is an important
month in America’s history, be
ing the birth month of its two
greatest Presidents, George
Washington and Abraham Lin
coln and the knowledge of
American history is the founda
tion on which rests the sound
activities of the citizens of the
future.
Mayor John Mitchener has is
sued a proclamation declaring
February as American History
Month in Edenton and calls upon
all organizations, including the
schools to emphasize the study
of American history during the
designated month in order that
citizens may better appreciate
their good fortune in living in a
free country based on the dedi
cation of our ancestors to the
love of self-government and per
sonal freedom.
During the .month American
History Month will be called to
the attention of school students
and appropriate projects will be
carried out in observance of the
event.
Named Alternate
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JERRY YARBOROUGH
Pictured above is Jerry Ken
neth Yarborough, who last week
was appointed by Congressman
Herbert Bonner to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. Jerry
was among the alternates select
ed by Mr. Bonner.
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DR. BERNICE KELLY HARRIS
Featuring the meeting of Edenton Tea Party Chapter of the
DAR Wednesday afternoon. February 13. will be an address by
Dr. Bernice Kelly Harris of Seaboard. N. C. The meeting will be
held at the Edenton Restaurant at 1 o'clock. Dr. Harris was
president of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Societv in
1961. She is an author and holds two doctor's degrees, from Wake
Forest and WCUNC. She will also be one of the principal speakers
at the annual North Carolina Literary Forum to be held at Stale
College Union Thursday, March 28, where books and writing will
be discussed.
Edenton Group j
Visits Smithfield;
i
View Projects Com- j
pletcd, In Progress i
And Proposed
‘The Smithfield Plan” was
presented Wednesday of last
week to ten business and civic j
leaders from Edenton. The ■
group, headed by Mayor John A j
Mitchener and Chamber Presi-j
dent George A. Byrum, arrived
at the Smithfield Chamber of
Commerce office at 10:30 A. M-,
where Mayor Hugh C. Talton
extended an official welcome.
The details of ‘‘The Smithfield
Plan” were outlined and the
group toured the town viewing
the projects completed, in pro-1
gross and proposed. After the
tour, the group met at Nelson’s
Restaurant for lunch and a ques
tion and 'answer period.
Members of the Edenton dele
gation, other than Mitchener and
Byrum, were Alton Elmore, Ross-
Inglis, Hector Lupton, W. E.
Malone, M. E. Parker, H. M.
Phthisic, Jim Robertson and
George Twiddy.
“The Smithfield plan” is a
town-wide improvement program
formulated to motivate individ
uals and organizations to make
needed improvements. The story j
of “The Smithfield plan” hasj
been presented in recent months
to delegations from more than
two dozen towns in North Caro
lina, South Carolina, Virginia,
and other states.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
• A stated communication of
Unanimity ‘Lodge No. 7, A. F. &
A. M v will be held tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock. T. B.
Williford, master of the lodge,
urges all Masons to attend.
Dr. Bernice Kelly Harris Will
Be Speaker For DAB Feb. 13
Dr. Bernice Kelly Harris of
Seaboard, Mayflower Cup win
ner, will be the guest speaker at
the Edenton Tea Party Chapter,
DAR, luncheon meeting Wednes
day afternoon, February 13, at 1
1 o’clock at the Edenton Restau
rant.
Mrs. Harris was the first wo
man author to receive the covet
ed award and it was far her-first
book, Purslane. The book, ‘pub
lished in 1939, was the first
novel printed by the University
Tests Planned For
College Students
Will Be Used In De
ciding Deferment
In Service
Applications for the Selective
Service College Qualification
Test to be given on April 18 are
now available to college students
at the Selective Service local
boards throughout North Caro
lina, according to William S. El
liott, Chairman of Local Board
No. 21.
The test will he given at more
than 500 colleges in all 50 states,
Puerto Rico, and the Canal Zone.
In North Carolina, the test will
be offered at the following
schools:
Asheville-Biltmore College at
Asheville.
Appalachian State Teachers
College at Boone.
Brevard College at Brevard.
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
Davidson College at Davidson.
Duke University at Durham.
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
Tax Listers Given
Increase In Salaries
Chowan County Commissioners
at their meeting Monday morn
ing agreed to raise the salary
of three township tax listers. It
was pointed out that these listers
had worked for many years
without any increase in pay and
that their duties had gradually
increased.
It was voted to grant an in
crease amounting to SSO for the
three listers for the .month they
[list property in their respective
townships. The listers involved
are Henry Bunch, Ward Hoskins
j and Tommy Berryman.
ot North Carolina Press.
Other novels by Mrs. Harris
have included portulaca, Sweet
Beulah Land, Hearthstones and
others. Her latest book is The
True Story of Christmas.
According to the author “I
have tried to record in my writ
ing deeply felt impressions of
scenes and people in terms of
their universality.”
Reservations for the luncheon
for members and guests must
be made by Monday with Mrs.
A. B. Harless, Jr.
National Beauty
Salon Week Will
Be Held Feb. 10-16
Feature Will Be Beau
ty Show With Miss
Betsy Cam pen Rep
resenting Edenton
National Beauty Salon Week
will be observed February 10-16
during which hairdressers and
cosmetologists will be dedicated
to the magic wrought by beau
tification everywhere and con
eived in a spirit of genuine
helpfulness to those in need.
Max Leary is area chairman
and says Edenton boasts an ex
cellent number of professional
hairdressers and cosmetologists
who have contributed not only
to the financial well-being and
progressive spirit of the com
munity, but also to the personal
beautification and grooming of
citizens—even to those who are
hospitalized. “We see on every
hand,” said Mr. Leary, ‘‘the ma
gic this new look has wrought
in the business and residential
areas of our city and on its road
ways, which in turn inspired our
hearts uplifted pride and cn
thusir an.”
Mr. Leary says a feature of
the observance will be a beau
ty contest and dance to be held
jin Washington, N. C., Friday
night, February It. The contest
I will be held at the Country Club
j at 8 o'clock and will be followed
by a dance. Miss Betsy Dampen,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sid
Campen, has been entered to
represent Edenton. Miss Cam-
Conl'd. on Page 2—Section 1
George Alma Byrum
Lions Club Speaker
.George A. By rum. president of
the Edenton Chamber of Com
merce, was the principal speak
jer at the,, Edenton Lions Club
meeting Monday night. He was
introduced by Al Phillips, who
had charge of the program.
Mr. Byruin presented a very
j interesting and informative re
hearsal of the accomplishments
of the Chamber, as well as out
lining some of the activities in
the future.
Mr. Byrum pointed out that
the recent membership drive was
somewhat short of its goal and
stated that it requires sufficient
funds for the Chamber to func
tion properly. He urged any
who have not paid for a mem
bership to du so at once.
’63 Christmas Saving
Club (-loses Feb. 11
I Officials of Peoples Bank &
Trust Company have announced
that next Monday, February It.
will be the final date to join
the bank’s 1963 Christmas Sav
ing Club.
After February it the club
will be closed and no more mem
bers will be allowed to join.
JAYCETTES MEET TONIGHT
Edenton Jaycettes will meet
tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 o'clock
at Hotel Joseph Hewes. Mrs.
Ethel LaVoie. president, re
quests all members to be pres
ent.
Clinic Lecturer
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DR. KENNETH WARREN
Diagostic problems and the ne
cessity of surgical treatment was
discussed at tha Edenton Post
graduate Medical Courses held
Wednesday afternoon and night
at the Edenton Restaurant by Dr.
Kenneth W. Warren. Dr. War
ren is a member of the general
surgery staff of Lahey Clinic in
Boston. Mass.
$2.50 Pei* Year In North Carolina
Woman's Club Annual Art
Show Is Scheduled To Be
Held On Tuesday, Feb. 19
BPW Speaker
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REV. MICHAEL MALONE
Featuring the Edenton Busi
ness and Professional Women's,
Club annual Bosses' Night ban
quet Thursday night, February
14, will be the Rev. Michael Ma
lone of Ahoskie. Mr. Malone is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E-
Malone of Edenton.
pMfm People
Edenton police report that a
purse was snatched from Mrs.
Richard Dixon. Sr., about 6:30
o'clock Tuesday night. Mrs.
Dixon was walking on West
King Street at the time when a
man grabbed her purse. She
was ptefliod against a fence
causing her coat to be torn and
sustaining several scratches.
The man has not been appre
hended but police are making an
investiga’ion.
The police also report the ar
rest Tuesday night of Jeff King.
52-year-t Id white man, who is
charged with attempted rape of
a six-vcai-old gir l. He was
placed in jail to await a prelim
inary hearing in Recorders
Court Tuesday.
Trio Reappointed
To Hospital Board
Chowan Comity Commissioners
it their meeting Monday morn
ing re-elected three members to
the Chowan Hospital hoard of
directors. The trio included Gra
ham White. Benny Bateman and
I t;. Perry.
The reappointments were for
three year terms.
FIREMEN MEET TONIGHT
Edenton firemen will hold their
monthly dinner meeting tonight
(Thursday) at 7 o'clock ;Vt the
lire station. Fite Chief W. J.
Yates urges every fireman to be
present.
RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv
ed Order of Red Men, will meet
Monday night, February |l. at
7:30 o’clock. Robert Brooks,
sachem of the tribe, urges a
large attendance.
Rylaiul Ruritans Request Peaee
Officer For Upper End County
Two delegations appeared be
fore Chowan County Commis
sioners Monday, one requesting a
full time peace officer in the up
per end of Chowan County and
the other seeking a stop sign on
a Rocky Hock road and calling
attention to the blind corner at
Cross Roads.
The up-county delegation, rep
resenting the Ryland Ruritan
Club, had Lester Copeland as its
spokesman, who stated that the
Rurtans * approved such an of
ficer and pointed out that such
:a recommendation had been pre
vously made in a Grand Judy
' report. The Rev. H. C. Leake
also spoke in favor of such an
, officer, stating that there are
I splendid people living in that
i section, of the county but, like
all commuinties, there are times
.when a peace officer is .needed.
I The Commissioners were in
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
, Various Exhibits Will
| Be Displayed In Con
| junction With Meet
ing of PTA
The annual art show sponsor
ed by the Edenton Womans
’ Club will be held at the Eden
ton Elementary school auditcr
ium Tuesday night, February ly,
at 8 o’clock in conjunction witn
the Edenton Parent-Teacher As
' sociation meeting.
Mrs. harry Venters, art in
j structor at John A Holmes High
j School, will present the Pi A
| program at that time. She will
(discuss the art program at the
,high school.
Ait work will he displayed
from (he Efftmton Elementary
School. John A Holmes High
School and Chowan Elementary
land High St hoofs.
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Any individuals desiring to en
ter any art work are requested
to contact Mrs. Thomas Ward,
Mrs. Warren Twiddy or Mrs. J.
M. Thorud before Monday, Feb
ruary 11.
Edenton St mien Is
Pract ice Tt *ac li i n »
East Carolina College’s student
teaching program for the winter
(quarter includes 207 seniors who
j are conducting classes in more
than thirty, public schools in
Eastern North Carolina. Sixty
; eight are doing work in the pri
i mary and grammar grades; 130
! in high schools, and nine are
teaching either art or music at
all grade levels.
Os the total number of stu
dents participating in the pto
' gram 196 -are from North Caro
• lina. and eleven are from other
! states.
Assignments of sei “urn s-.t the
j college who arc now f aming ex
perience as classroom instructors
have been anounced by Dr. J. 1,.
Oppclt. director of student
teaching at East Carolina.
Students who are teaching
from Chowan County, listed with
their teaching assignments, are:
Jacqueline If. Asbeit. T.vner,
Wshl-Coates Laboratory School
at Fast Carolina. sth grade; C’ar
olista c. Fletcher. Edenton. Rocky
Mount Schools, art.
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Peoples Bank & Trust Com
| par.y's ]963 Christmas Saving
| Club will close Monday, Feb
j ruary 11.
Edenton Jaycettes will meet
- tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 o'clock
! at Hotel Joseph Hewes.
j The Rev. Michael Malone of
j Ahoskie will be principal speak
!er at the Edenton Business and
! Professional Women’s Club an
nual Bosses' Night banquet
Thursday night, February 14. at
I the Masonic T em Pl e at 7 o'clock.
Annual art show sponsored by
; the Edenton Woman's Club will
be held at the Edenton Element
ary School auditorium Tuesday
night. February 19, at 8 o'clock.
; VFW Auxiliary will meet to
night (Thursday) at 8 o'clock.
Continued or. Par> s—Section I
accord wth the request, but
pointed ctut that no provision
had been made in the budget,
but that consideration would be
give.n to the idea when the next
budget is made up.
Marvin Evans was spokesman
for the Rocky Hock delegation
qf a dozen or more. He pointed
out the danger at a road inter
section in the Rocky Hock sec
teion and requested that proper
signs be placed in order to elim
inate a traffic hazard. He also
called .attention to the blind
corner at Cross Roads, where a
small brick building obstructs
the view. W. F. Sessoms, high
way district engineer, was pres
ent at the time and advised the
Commissioners to send the re
quest to W. H., Spruill, division
engineer at Ahoskie, and that the
proper department would be no
tified.