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The Qiowan Herald I’ublUhed ever* Ikur*tegr uy The Chowan Herald, a •artnerahlp conslsueg* of J. Kawln Buiflao and Htctn ‘ ipton, at 423-tkTaouth Bixxtd Street. Edenton. North . EDWIN BUFFLAP.___ Edit* SECTOR LUPTON Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: tnc Year (outside North Carolina) —53.50 jne Year (in North Carolina)— 43.00 Six Months $1.73 Entered as seoono-ciass uistte. Augus. 30, 1934. at the Nat Office at Edenton. North Carolina, under the act of if arch 3. 1879. Cards of thanks, obituaries, resolutions of (aspect, etc., will be charged for at regular idvertising rate. . ' .t . THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1964. A LIFT FOR TODAY Create in the a clean, heart, O God.—Psalms 31:10. ki Purity lives and derives its life solely from the Spirit of God. _ 4 . . Make us beautiful within, we pray. Our Faiher On The March At the present time four projects are under consideration by various officials which deserve, the full cooperation of citizens in Edenton and Chowan County. All of them are important to the future of this area and the well being of the entire citizenry. Like most other things, these projects will hit where it hurts the most —right in the pocketbook. The entire Albemarle area is on the march Thus far, thanks to farsighted leadership, Eden ton and Chowan County are leading the parade. We are literally setting the pace for numerous other counties in the northeastern section of North Carolina. Now is the time to hue anew oar pledge for continued development. The projects under consideration range from little more than $20,000 needed to upgrade Eden ton Municipal Airport to approximately $1,000,000 needed by the Hall of Fame for Patriots of the Revolution. The other undertakings are a new home for Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library and an adequate fire station. Put them all together and you about run the gamut of necessities of a well balanced com munity with services for its people. A new library building situated near the Cupola House would have numerous advantages. It would not only beautifv the Water Street add culture to our town and county, but with it would come books which are now being with held because of the lack of adequate facilities tc h ... ane. citizens of Chowan County are actually being penalized because of the situation which now exists. Edenton Town Council led the way this week with approval of a letter of intent to appropri ate $15,000 toward construction and furnishing of the library building. We feel sure that in the near future the County Commissioners will take similar action on a request for $20,000. The urgency in. this request at the present time is the availability of federal funds for library construction. Chowan can qualify for 46 per cent in matching funds. That ain’t hay—it’s nearly $30,000. Town Council has been wrestling with the fire station problem for some time. Architects first proposed a buildjng which proved too ambitious. By the time new plans and specifications are completed the way is expected to be cleared to go ahead with the project which is badly needed. Like the library, the fire station cannot be ex pected to function at top efficiency in an out moded building. . The Town got a real deal in Edenton Munici pal Airport. But the facility is not designed for small scale dperations. With the establishment of an Airport Commission, with guidance from the Council, this property could become the pride and joy of the entire area. The pretty part of this set-up is that funds de rived from the airport can be used only at the airport. A commission', composed of a represen tative of the Council, the County Commissioners and area people interested in aviation, could make this project go and grow with those using the facility paying the bills. Edenton would have a distinct advantage with a lighted runway, hangar, gasoline service and proper communications. There are many people in Chowan interested enough in flying and oth ers who know the importance of the airport to our growth to make it successful, without tax funds. The proposed Hall of Fame is a most ambitious undertaking. Some doubters snickered when it was proposed. However, a New York firm which specializes in fund raising campaigns for such endeavors were greatly impressed with the project. Shortly after January 1, 1965, a pre campaign survey will be made. This project will take an untold number of hours by volunteers, in addition to the complete financial support of the area. But when it is completed arid thousands of people make their way to Edenton and Chowan County each year to visit the venter, the increase in business will make it a profitable-venture. Visitors to the Hall of Fame will come by all modes of travel, including airplanes. There is where the Edenton Municipal Airport will func-, tion as a diamond in the rough. While the visitors are here they will want to visit area landmarks to learn more about his toric Edenton. This is where the new Shepard- Pruden Memorial Library will function as a cultural center. And for goodness sake, while the visitors are in our community to want them to be safe. We will look to an efficient fire department for a portion of this protection, thus the fire station will play a vital role All of these things can be a reality in a rela tively short period of time. Now is the time fog everyone to put on Good Citizens badges. Jbst iielping Santa Up a stump & ’toVhat to give him for Chrjst- The N. C. Traffic Safety Council suggests that you put seat belts under the tree for every mem ber family* W#o’A jjaat in the family oar k Seat belts do save lives and reduce injuries. Okay, Sank. We kkr'eApread thejWord. ’& R i. ■ -v. I if *» HtMtttiimiiinnmtnnnumunm«iuninmuiuuiimiugH»mtH»miifel Two Vfry interesting visitors in Hife Herald office last week were 3. G. Coates nrf New Castle, Pa., and his son, Coates, * Church Os Christ preacher at Reading, Pa. The elder Coates went into a very interesting spell of reminiscing. He was a foreman ion the Norfolk Southern railroad bridge when it" was built in 1907 and recalled quite a few episodes in con nection with the work. He came here at the close of the Jamestown Exposition and recalled that the work was stoppe<J for a time due to a money panic Mid script had to bfc used. The men, he said, lived in barrack? on ' th*f Mackeys side of the Sound, but he 'managed to |§<f a room with a Baumgardner family who lived in .the house now occupied by Mrs. Kathleen Skiles. Two Baumgardner girls, who were fatherless, lived in the house and they were so kind to Mr. Coates that he has not forgotten them over the years. In fact, he was on his -way to Raleigh to see the two women, but stopptkb fbr a night at Hotel Joseph Hewes' in ooier ’toi look around Edenton. “There has been a great change since I was here,” he said. Mr. Coates also planned to stop off at Roper to see the mother of Earl Knowles, manager of a C. D. Penney store .in New Castle. Mr. Coates, who said the Lord has been especially good to him, was very much en thused over the fact that he was able to go to Raleigh to meet “two splendid ladies” who he , lias not seen since 1907. It was very interest ing to hear Mr. Coates toll about Edenton back in 1907. It is always a pleasure to hear about what some old-timers have to say about Edenton —then and now. -j&r o—i —- T A ..note this week from Ernest F. Hettrick of Atlarita, also an Edenton old-timer, sort of makes the head swell a bit. Mr. Hettrick paid up his renewal to The Herald for two years and with his check had this to say, in part: “You have a fine paper which has done much for the city of Edenton. A newspaper plays an important role in the development of a city and,in the molding of the characters Os the citizens of the city, and I am sure you have done your duty. I am very proud of having been born in Edenton (in 1886) and I expect to be buried there in the year 2006 (not sooner, I hope) in Beaver Hill Cemetery by the side of my father, William Hettrick. If I ever fail to renew my subscription to The Chowan Herald, you will then know why and where to locate me.” o And while old-timers can see that a great deal of progress has been made in Edenton, another recent improvement has been the neat trash re ceptacles placed about the business section. These receptacles, 25 of them, were purchased by the town, with the Jaycees making a substantial contribution. They replace the old trash cans which were about “shot” and adds to the appear ance of the town. The next thing is fpr folks to use them instead of throwing paper cups, paper and other trash along the street. o Edenton’s Christmas parade Friday afternoon was just about the best ever. At least one of the bands played while passing The Herald of fice. For those who may not know it, those two Street Department employees pushing a cart and ca/ijying brooms didn’t happen to get in the pa rade by mistake. Their assignment was to follow the group of horses in the parade. This is not a one-horse town, you know. And speaking about the parade, if it becomes the practice for Miss North Carolina to sit on the lap of Santa Claus, we might have a gang of applicants to play Santa Claus hereafter. o Dr. Wallace O’Berry of Tarawa Terrace, N. C., was another to renew his Herald subscription and in a note said, "Enjoy reading of things of our friends in Edenton. Keep the good Mayor in good company.” ° A lot of Rotarians were given a- scare Thurs day when they fqynd tags on their cars for park ing on the left side of West Gale Street. Chief of Police Jim Griffin was the speaker for the Rotary meeting and informed the guilty ones that they were tagged just to remind motorists that it is now unlawful to cross a street to park on the left side. : i. o . • “' Many Edentonians were shocked to the death of Ike Perry, principal of Perquimans High School at Hertford. Mr. Perry, only 42, died Tuesday in the Veterans Hospital at Dur ham following an illness of two months. Mr. Perry, before being named principal of Perquim ans High, coached the Indians’ football team, so that many former Aces remember him very well. While his Indians scalped the Aces a number of times, his Edenton friends regret that he has passed on and extend their sympathy to the be reaved family. o Members of the Chowan County Scottish Rite Club are in for a treat Friday night when a sup per will be served consisting of country ham and turkey; Clarence White will see tp'it that every body will have enough to eafc so that President Tom Francis urges every member and his wife to turn out for an honest-to-goodness good ?neal and a nice time. Each one attending is resisted to take a present to be distributed as well as a toy or clothing for needy youngsters. o * ' A - street Christmas decorations are es pecially attractive this year. With tee dark -colored lights crossing the-,, «lrgess| t BHI -jnore brightly colored bulbs paralleflirig' tee street makes for a very beautiful decoration. They’re very nice" and a credit to put ’em up. o Last week’s cold snap emphasized how forget ful a fellow can get Looking for aiy overcoat ’t could not be found around tee house, so teat I thought it was lost However, the other day a package arrived from Pennsylvania containing my overcoat It was left in that neck of the woods while on a recent trip there. Well, that THg CttOWAH HERALD. ED Os TOW, WORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 10. lost Dec. 15 Important | Day For Farmers' Outcome of Referen dums Will Vitally Affect Economy Tuesday, December 15, is tee most important single day North • Carolina farmers will have in the next three years, according to a ranking farm official. W. R. Carver, district field man for the Agricultural Stab • . ilization and Conservation Ser ' !vice, said Tuesday night that ‘four important issues are before 1 j farmers in the referendum but : the tobacco program is most vital to the total economy of ■ North Carolina. ■ Speaking to a group of inter : ested persons in Chowan County 1 Court House, Carver pointed out that more than 80 per cent of income from crops in the Tar Heel State comes from tobacco. 1 “Therefore, it is a very import ant crop to the economy of our state,” he said. ’ In the referendum, farmers ' and others deriving income from > flue-cured tobacco will be vot • ing on whether to continue the ■ present program that has been ; in effect for the past 25 years. Carver said in 1938 there were 603,500 acres of tobacco and the average price was $22.70 per hundred pounds. That year far mers voted out the government program. In 1939 there were ; 843,000 acres pianted but the price per hundred pounds fell to $15.20. Later in the year the present program was voted in. By 1962 total acres had de , creased to 483,000, the yield per acre was 1,890 pounds, an all time high at that time, and the average price was $60.20 per , hundred pounds. Although tobacco is not a big money crop in Chowan County, , Carver said local farmers should support the program because of the widespread importance of the crop on our total economy. The farmers will also vote on a two-cent per hundred pound peanut assessment for continua tion of the N. C. Peanut Asso ciation. This group does re search, promotes the use of pea nuts and sponsors legislation ’ relative to the crop. Too, farmers will be asked to vote on a tobacco assessment of 1 not more than SI.OO per acre for support of Tobacco Associates. This group promotes the sale of i t tobacco products in foreign coun ’ (tries. Carver said it is more ■ (important now than ever that > U. S. tobacco interests be rep [ resented on the national market. The third issue will be con ■ tinuation of cotton quotas which , have been in effect since 1952 ; | This includes a 30-cent per • pound support for those compiy i ing with allotment quotas. i All of these issues must carry by a two-third vote in order tc be law. Therefore, Carver and other farm officials have urged ’ everyone who is eligible to vote ' on Tuesday, December 15. Library Officials Renew Efforts - Continued from Page 1, Section 1 ( was taken due to the absence of ; jW. E. Bond, chairman. ’ I The commissioners said Mr. ’ . Bond had more knowledge of the WANTED! ... To Keep You Comfortable Year- Around At Guaranteed Lowest Cost! Let Sears install you a Heating System ... Hot Air or Hot Water... We sell with satisfaction guaranteed! FREE ESTIMATES ... Low monthly payments Experienced men to do the installation. Don’t pay extreme prices to heat your home when you can do it for less. 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The commissioners were told that Chowan County is in line! for a 46 percent government grant which would leave $35,0^0, to be put up locally. 1 It was noted that $1,400,000 in federal funds have been made i available to North Carolina for library construction. No state funds are available and federal grants will end in June, 1966. A representative of the N. C. j State Library told the board i more books could be put in the Shepard-Pruden library but there is no suitable place to put them. It was pointed out that inade quate quarters are actually cost ing local citizens the benefit of the type library they deserve. In other business during the regular monthly meeting, the commissioners, at the suggestion of W. P. Jones, tax supervisor, named the following tax listers: Mrs. Pattie Byrum and Mrs. An nie Martha Hare, first township; Henry Bunch, second township: T. D. Berryman, third township: and Ward Hoskins, fourth town ship. Jones also discussed tax list ing schedules with the board and reported that revaluation was progressing on schedule. He also recommended a review in the salary scale of office person nel in the supervisor’s office. He said some of the help had not received a raise since 1956. John Graham was re-appointed county attorney. County offices will be closed from 5 P. M., December 23 to 8 A. M., December 28 for the Christmas holiday. Sheriff Earl Goodwin reported that 36 persons were confined to the county jail for from one to 30 days at a cost of $284.86 dur ing November. Gilliam Wood, highway com missioner, advised the board that a narrow road from Indian Trail to Yeopim would be widened and re-surfaced with government surplus funds. The cost of the project, which includes about four miles of Chowan secondary roads, will cost $115,000. i Leary thanked Wood for what he had done for Chowan Coun ty in the way of providing better roads. Wood is not expected to be renamed to the commission when his term expires June 30, 1965. First Degree Tonight At Masonic Meeting A 'stated communication of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will be held tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. W. M. Rhoades, master of the lodge, has announced that the first degree will be conferred upon a candi date, so that he invites all Ma sons to attend. ’•'or the world was built in order And the atoms march in tune. —Emerson. Home Deijifc&jfration Clubfettblfegistrict Meemif lil^flenton ficers and' co«uJii%ee chairmen from Sprinties in the East ern District -meet -aLRbe Metho- Edagqft on Wed nesday, for their annual plateji^.lfHSntng. Mrs. R. W. Humphries, state 1 coordinating treasurer from Gates County, presided at the general -Session. Mrs. John A. Winfield, Beaufort County, state president, gave the officer train jing to County Council, and dis trict officers. , The .following committees met land planned /their year’s activi ties: Education, Safety, Family j Life, Citizenship, Health, Inter . national, Music, .and Public Re . lations. .... >, Mrs. J. L. Eden ton is district -dhairman of the i Health Committee.* * \ ] Mrs. Maggie At ’ Sweet, radio and television editor, and Miss Anamerle Arant, Eastern District home economics agent, both from Raleigh, attended the meeting. Attending the meeting from , Chowan County were'Mrs. M. T. Barrington, second vice presi dent, 25 th Federated District; Mrs. Morris Smalt, County Coun ' cil treasurer; Mrs. Eugene Jor dan, County Council secretary Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt, Mrs. B. P. Monds, Mrs. Ruth Efird, Mrs. O. M. Blanchard, Miss Harriet Leary, Mrs. B. L. Penny, Mrs. Grace Sawyer, Mrs. Tom Good man, Miss Hulda Wood and Miss. Pauline Calloway, home eco nomics extension agent. A total of 116 people attended the meet ing. ■ ’ y Donald J. Beaudoin Dies Very Suddenly Donald J. Beaudoin, 71, died suddenly Saturday afternoon, at 4:30 o’clock at his home on Strat ford Road. A nativj; of Connecticut, he was a son of’’*the late Joseph and Amanda P-. Beaudoin and lived in Edenton the past five years. Surviving are his wife, Mrs Katherine Kelly Beaudoin and three sisters, Mrs. Thomas Berry of Oak Ridge, Tenn., Mrs. Ar thur Verroneau and Miss Ora Beaudoin, both of Meridan, Con necticut. He was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church, a veteran of World War I, member of Dis abled Overseas Veterans and a 1 past commander of Imperial Golden Rodent. 1 A funeral service was held at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning at St. Joseph Catholic Church at Meridan and burial was in the 1 Sacred Heart Cemetery at Me ridan. 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Paying cash on the barrelhead • for the following in fine condi tion (including Carolina gold oieces): j • Half Cents, Large Cents, Co lonial Cents I • Half Dimes, 20c Pieces, Bust Quarters • Commemorative Halves (Uncirculated) • All Gold Coins U. S. and Foreign | • Dollar Size Foreign Silver Coins | • All Canadian Coins of Queen Victoria, Edward VII. and George V. | As a specialist in the science of coins for over 35 consecutive years, my knowledge is your warranty of realistic aporaisal. Deal with me in confidence. You will be pleasantly surprised. i * John A. Taylor NUMISMATIST—AN A14846 P. O. Box 372. Edenton, N. C. Telephone 482-3802 PONIES FOR CHRISTMAS—WE ■have a nice assortment of) ponies a.s to color, price and I size. We also have several! mare ponies. Ponies can be , seen at Haskett’s Stock Farm back of radio station WCDJ. See or call L. H. Haskett, phone 482-3248 or A. E. Jen-i kins, phone 482-3369. Dec3.10,17c j HELP WANTED MAN OR woman—one week each month. Must be able to read and write. Call 482-2224 for ap- [ point. Electric & Water Dept., W. Freemason St., Edenton. j Dec 10,17,24 c j HOUSE FOR RENT IN CENTER; HILL community. Apply at George Chevrolet Co., phone 482-2138. DeclOtfc SALESMAN WANTED—Wanted at once: Rawleigh Dealer in Chowan County. Write Raw leigh, Dept. NCL-210-3, Rich mond, Va. D3,10,17p: CAMERA FOR SALE LIKe! new 35mm Yashica Lynx 1000 with case. Cost new $130.00; half price $65.00. Also Kodak movie camera. Three lens with filters, $25.00. Call 482- 3601 after 5:30 P. M. | Dec3,10,17c . - » House For Sale Five-room house partially finish- ' !ed inside with an acre lot and well. Located in the Pearidge j section off Highway 32. apnroxi-l mately 10 miles' from Rppe^, 1 N. C. Small down payment and assume payments. Call— I Modern Homes Construction Co. WIL9ON. N. C. (Collect) PHONE 237-0541 OR WRITE P. O. BOX 641 Dec10.17,24c ; | FRUIT TREES, Nut Trees, Berry Plants, Grape Vines, Landscape Plant Material offered by Virginia’s largest growers* Write for Freq Copy 56-pg. ■ Planting Guide Catalog in ‘ color. Salespeople wanted. WAYNESBORO NURSERIES, Wdynesboro, Virginia. Dec3,loc FOR RENT—THREE-BEDROOM I house, vacant, write or call Barrier, 120 E. Sherwood Dr.,! Havelock, N. G. Dec3tfc, FOR SALE FIVE BEAGLES. , | Two mature dogs, running' vcell, three puppies ready to I * &C fr ■ * V .n; PAGE FIVE FOR SALE: REBUILT UPRIGHT pianos, refinished, in perfect condition; reasonable. Edenton I Furniture Co.. Tnc. Junßtf' CUSTOM HOMES LONG term financing. Very low I down payment. Call Haywood Jones, 482-2314 or Tom Cross, 1 482-3159. jlyietf PICTURE FRAMING—FOR TR« best in custom picture framing see John R. Lewis at the Edenr ■. . ten FiJrhit’ut: Company. Conn plete hbe o< moulding tc I choose from. tf| SEWING- MACHINE REPAIR?. Any make or model. Only ' $3.00. All work done in your home, all,, work guaranteed. Write "Service Manager”, Box X, c/o The Chowan Herald. I Dec 3,10,17,24, Jan7,l4c i SEWING MACHINES. Singer, electric, in modern style cod sole cabinet. Complete with attachments. Reconditioned and guaranteed. 3 only to sell 1 $22.50. Free home demonstra tion. Write “Service Manager” Box X, c/o Chowan Herald. I Dec3,10,17,24,Jan7,140; SINGER MACHINE: In like new.. cabinet, ZIG-ZAGS, makes buttonholes, fancy stitches, and, darns, etc. Local party may j assume payments of $11.14 monthly or pay complete bal ance of $58.60. Full details and where seen write: National’s Credit Dept., Box 1612, Rocky I Mount, N. C. N0v26,Dec3,l 0,17,24 c FOR SALE FULL-BLOODED I male pUppy. I Five 61d.' Apply if. G. . Spruill, 4,11 West Eden Street. Phone 482-2247. Dec3,lop sewing Machine. Diai/A --i Matic lflyiriifi in- modern style console cabinet. Makes button holes, sews on buttons, mona grams, darns, embroiders, blind hems, and uses twin-needle. Repossessed; assume payments i of $7.50 month, or pay total' ' 'balance of $48.22. Free home demonstration. Write “Credit Manager”, Box X, c/o Chowan Herald. y Dec3,10,17,24,Jan7,14c FOR sAlE*— 7956 PLYMOUTH. | A-l condition. V-8 with standard transmission; new i tires. Price, S3OO. A good buy) Contact Blount’s Garage, East I Carteret Street, Edenton. ltc FOR SALE—MARE PONY AND j colt. Pony guaranteed gentle. Contact Robert S. Harrell, phone 482-2997. lte House Hunting? Youfctaft'Wt* neigh* i > J, borhood If you want the qf our fiulf, "tToulf Service. You’hJH automatic deliv world’s finestheating oil-* < call .. . ' 0 ) 1 •“ WRSn I ijuaaiicuiii vrii w I * Bhwe 482-34 H Vi I