Owners Os Homes Opened To Public For , Pilgrimage Guests At Meeting Os Woman’s Qub Owners of homes which will be opened to the public during tl)e three-day Pilgrimage of Edenton and CouAtrjdSde were guests of the Woman’s Club at ' their April meeting. , The club’s bi-enneniHl tour is' Scheduled for April J9-il* and ar rangements are being completed for the event. Mrs. R. Elton forehand, Jr., club president, expressed to the homeowners the appreciation of the club for opening doors for the tour. She gold them the 'Pilgrimage couldl not be possible without their : splendid cooperation. Mrs. A. F. Downum, assisted by IMrs. J. D. Barnhill, arranged an interesting program on Wil liamsburg gardens and arrange ments. Slides were shown with Mrs. Downum as narrator. The membership was advised an invitation has been accepted to exhibit the restoration and, beautification project of the Court House and Green at a seminar in Winston-Salem April; 26-28 . The seminar % being co sponsored by the National Trust •' Stamp Sale Attracts Many To Edenton Continued from Page 1. Section 1 fleet upon our greatVieritage,” he said, “we are looking ahead to the future with confidence that North Carolina willbfSemain in the forefront.” ' V. | Mr.. Mitchener then uiitroduced the special guests whqv occupied the stage of the auditorium. Senator B. Everett Jordan and' Congressman Bonner spoke prior to Postmaster Gen-1 eral Day. , Mr. Jordan expresseahis ap preciation to Mr. Day for grant-j ing the state the commemorative stamp and commended the North Carolina Tercentenary Commis sion for its efforts in stimulating more interest in the history of North Carolina. Mr. Bonner spoke more at length. He pointed- out the events leading to the signing of - the Carolina Charter. He called for rededication to the funda .Omental principles and of our forefathers, saying, “we must again study and learn to appre ciate the history of our nation. A dedicated study of all of us of the heritage of our nation will ;add luster td its future.’’ Mr. Day said the new stamp represents a fine merger of the I aims of the Charter Tercentenary' Commission and the. Post Office Department and that it is mak ing Americans aware of the his torical significance of the state. He said he had adopted' a poli cy or limiting commbrnorative issues to 15 a year, a dritetijc reduction from prdbigds;.'Jtears, explaining that ,*t6b many cbWK memora.tive stamps dilute the ■sigmficiance jof any one person Off event. „ he listed other com memorative issues which will honor Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt, Montgomery Blair, centennial of West Virginia’s statehood, Emancipation Procla mation, Food For peace, Battle of Gettysburg and a science stamp in conjunction jrith' the 100th aniverSary of the 'National Academy of Science. At the cdnclusion at his re marks, Mr. Day presented 12 leather-bound albums to Presi dent John Kennedy, Governor Terry Sanford, Senator Sam J. Erwin, Jr., Senator B- Everett Jordan, Representative Herbert Mr Fanner,.. I i • . 1 > i My Handcock Seed Peanut Sheller has been completely rebuilt an *. *■ - «• v :;vV t^ r .h irw" ■ Town Asked For More Parking Area fVW'AA/WWYWVWW\ -ywv Continued from Page 1, Section 1 vanced the idea that the town hardsurface the area back of Belk-Tyler’s which, he said would accommodate approxi mately 125 cars. He also stated that he had approached the County Commissioners relative to tearing down the large ware house back of Hotel Joseph Hewes in order to provide park ing space. No action was taken, but Mayor John Mitchener instructed Mr. Harrell to meet with the Finance Committee to investi gate the cost and other angles to be considered to hardsurface the area. Junius Britton appeared at thp meeting on behalf of the newly formed Bell Battery Gun Club. Mr. Britton requested the town to allow the club to take up the old cannon at the corner of Granville and Church Streets, ATTENTION! Voters Os The First Ward I am a candidate for Councilman from the First Ward. If elected, I will devote my efforts to the best interests of all the citizens of Edenton. I am not obligated to any individual or group of individuals. I Sincerely Solicit Y our Vote And Support. J. D. Elliott which would be cleaned up and mounted on wheels. One of the pui'poses of the club is to pre serve old relics: At present there are about 20 members in the club. Tax Supervisor W. P. Jones met with the Councilmen in connection with placing valua tions on unoccupied houses, as well as some of the buildings pn property at the base leased to the United States Lumber Company. Mayor Mitchener ap pointed a committee to meet with a committee from the Coun ty Commissioners to consider these valuations. Maurice Small registered a complaint about the land fill near his home. He said smoke and odor from the garbage was detrimental to his home. He was informed that an investigation will be made and an effort made to remedy the situation. Mayor Mitchener presented a report from the Good Neighbor Committee, which endorsed side walks from the D- F. Walker High School to U. S. Highway 17. The matter was considered and the Councilmen were requested to visit the area to determine what might be done. A report was made by Clerk W. B. Gardner relative to a fed leral grant under the accelerated public works program, funds for ! which it was hoped would en able building a new municipal building. Mr. Gardner reported that the appropriations commit tee had cut off the $500,000,000 appropriation. Councilman Luther Parks pre sented an elaborate proposed rec reation program which, if adopt ed, will cost in the neighborhood of $3,700. Councilman Elton Forehand re ported that cars have been seen on the runway at the airport and suggested that police make peri odical checks and that the fact is emphasized that no vehicles will be permitted to drive on ( he runways. The Councilmen also discussed constructing lights along the runway. Mayor Mitchener commented upon the success of the first day sale of the Carolina Charter commemorative stamp and ex pressed his appreciation to the police department and National Guard for the part they played in the celebration. The application of Hattie Bon-) ner for a beer license on Ookiim ! Street was approved. Before adjourning the Com.. , men authorized Clerk W. B. Gardner to advertise 1962 de linquent taxes the second Mon day in May, and called for a special meeting Wednesday, April ] 17 at 8 o’clock. Alexander Blaine Honored By Trustees Continued from Page 1, Section 1 Oak School in Chowan County | for eight years. In 1932 he was I elected as vocational agriculture; teacher at the D. F. Walker High School and has continued in that j capacity until 1963. His agricul- J ture shop was located in the old FIRST OF WEEK SPECIALS - SAVE! ECONOMY GWALTNEY OR HARRELL LEAN CUT JIFFY W* Pork Chops STEAKS HAMS „ , i 39( 1b.69c 1b.59c 49c Prices In This Ad Good Only Mon., Tues., Wed., April 15-16-17! FREE DELI VERY U. S. NO. 1 GOLDEN RIPE NO. 303 WHITE BANANAS Red Glo POTATOES lb. IQt Tomatoes 29c P&Q } tan|Q( FREE GIFTS WITH ® f FREE GIFTS WITH discount couponsi Super Market discount coupons t ■ 10 | | CHOWAN COUNTY | | Taxpayers ] } By order of the Chowan County Com- I missioners, I will on Monday, May 6, 1963, advertise property for sale for ' 1962 delinquent taxes, the sale to he ■ held on Monday, June 3rd, 1963. 1 9 Pay your taxes now and save this > extra expense and embarrassment! 1 earl Goodwin Sheriff of Chowan Co untv elementary building at the D. F. Walker High School until this year when he moved into the new agriculture building, which ... been named ii, nis honor. Mr. Blaine is married with no j children and they reside a 131 1 East Cb’j-rii Street rie p 'am tc ret e June 30, 1963, and states FOR SALE NEW 3-BEDROOM BRICK VENFER HOME WITH CARPORT AND DELUXE KITCHEN. Located 202 Second Street Can Be Seen By Appointment Only $850.00 down payment Twiddy Insurance & Real Estate, Inc. 103 E. King Street Phone 482-2163 Edenton, N. C. I—SECTION ONA PAGE THREE 1 • u ! that he has enjoyed working ; | with the people in Edenton' and ■ Chowan County and plans to remain in Edenton after retir®- 1 ment. 1 j [ Nearly all men die of their ! medicines, not of their diseases. —J. B. Moliere.