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,..
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been completely rebuilt an<J is in first
class mechanical condition.
WE ARE NOW READY TO START
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will hltVe for sale all types of Seed
Peanuts at competitive prices.
We will serve as local agent for Dixie
Fertilizer Company.
You Know The Handcock Sheller,
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OPERATOR
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HERTFORD, N. C.
for Historic Preservation, the
N.‘ C. Department of Archives
and History, Old Salem, Inc., and
the N. C. Society for the 'Preser
vation of Antiquities.
Other business transacted in
cluded decision to send S2O to
- State Headquarters to purchase
a chair; contributed $25 to the
Cancer Loan Closet for the pur
chase of bed rails; urged com
pletion of the Cancer fund drive
solicitations as soon as possible;
and the membership was advised
telegrams had been pent to Sen
ators N. Elton Aydlett and J. J.
Harrington, Jr., urging their sup
port of a legislative v bill which
would require seat belts in all
new automobiles.
Guests included Mrs. J. G.
Wood, Sr., Mrs. J. G. Wood, Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs.. W. E. Bond, Mrs.
W. B. Rosevear, G. H. Harding,,
Mrs. R. D. Dixon, Jr., the Rev. I
and Mrs. 'Fred Drane, the Rev.
! and Mrs. George B. Holmes, the
Rbv. and Mrs. T. W. Allred, Mrs.
J. W. Davis, Mrs. J. O. Perry,
, Jr., Mrs. M. K. Mobley, Mrs.
David Wright and Mrs. Floyd
Frizzelle.
Bonner, Representative Charles
R. Jonas, Under Secretary of Ag
riculture Charles S- Murphy, As
' sistant Postmaster General Rich
ard Murphy, Francis E. Winslow,
Mayor John A. Mitchener, Post
master J. L. Chestnutt and Mrs.
Ernest Ives of Southern Pines,
sister of Adlai Stevenson.
| Mr. Day also asked visiting
postmasters to stand, about 30 in
number, and led in a round of
j applause.
' Following this program about
200 repaired to the Masonic
I Temple, where a delicious din
ner was served by members of
the Eastern Star.
j Here again a delightful pro
gram was presented with Mayor
John Mitchener acting as mas-;
ter of ceremonies. A number
of the guests spoke' including
Francis E. Winslow of Rocky
Mount, chairman of the Carolina
Charter Tercentenary Commis
sion. He said the Commission
agreed that it was here in the
Albemarle that this ceremony
should be held and expressed
his appreciation to Mr- Day for
his good sense in selecting the
Carolina Charter as ohe of the
evehts to commemorate this year.
Following the dinner many of
the visitors were taken on a
j tour of some of Edenton’s his
torical shrines.
Girl Scout And
Brownie News
L—.— i
The Girl Scouts of Troop 8 met
April 8, 1968. We had the flag
ceremony. The president called
tile . Shying to order. The
scribe called the roll and read
the minutes. Dues were collect
ed. The girls that had not fin
ished their first class, require
ments worked on their require
ments. The other girls helped
the ones that hadn’t finished. We
were served refreshments by
Nellie Furlough and, Jean Tri
beau. Nellie served drinks and
Jean served potato chips. The
meeting w'as theft dismissed.
NELLIE FURLOUGH,
Scribe.
Money never made a man
happy yet, nor will it. There is
nothing in its nature to produce
happiness. The more a man has,
Lhe more he wants.
—Benjamin Franklin.
THE CHOW Alt HERALD, EPENTOW. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1963.
PRIME MOVER —Elephant lies on hi 3 side while man re
moves ropes used for hauling from his ears in Assam, India.
.Three Contests In
Hiaencon Election
Continued jErom Page 1. Section 1
number pf yotes will be elected
for a four-year term and the
[next two highest for two years.
I For Councilmen-at-large, the one
receiving Jjae highest vote will
be • elected ho serve four years
and the next highest two years.
Machinery for the election has
already been sfet up by the Cho
wan County Board of Elections.
The registrars will open the
registration books at the various
polling places at 9 o’clock Sat
urday morning, April 20 and
shall keep the books open each
day for seven days, excluding
Sunday, for the registration of
any voters entitled to register
from 9 A. M., to 5 P. M., except
Saturday, when the books shall
remain open until 9 P. M.
The polling places, registrars
and judges will be
as follows:
First Ward: Mr?. Sadie Hos
kins, Registrar; of Elec
tion, Mrs. J. A. Curran and Mrs.
S. F. Hicks. Polling place, Mu
nicipal 'Building.
Second Ward: Mrs. Ruth Stoke
ly, Registrar; Judges of Election,
Mrs. Haywood Bunch and Mrs.
Richard Hollowell. Polling Place,
Chowan County Court House.
Third Ward: Mrs. Corinne
Thorud, Registrar; Judges of
Election, Mrs. Sidney Campen
and Mrs. Grace Sawyer. Polling
Place, Electric and Wa.ter plant
on West Freemason Street.
Fourth Ward: Mrs. W. W. Por
ter, Registrar; Judges of Election,
Sirs. W. E. Mills and Mrs. J. E.
Cozzens. Polling Place, National
Guard Armory on North Broad
Street,
The election will be held Tues
day, May 7. Polls will be open
from 6 A. M., until 6:30 P. M-
Saturday, April 27, has been
designated as Challenge Day.
However, books 'krill also be
open for registration on April 27.
Lawn Mower Owners
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Town Asked For
More Parking Area
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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
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| 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.
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! 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.