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Tax Listing Increase Eyes 1
The dumber of individual tax
payers fin Chowan County may
reach p. record high of 9,000 in
19®, according to W. P. Jones,
tax; supervisor.
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.TAX LISTING BEGINS.—-W. P.' Jones, Chowan County Tax
Supervisor; is pictured here with a tax listing form which an es
timated 9,000 people wi’l complete in this county for 1965 lax
ables. Jones has estimated an increase in total listings as well as
a 10 per cent boost in total valuation for 1965. Everyone owning
property in Chowan County piust list it for taxes prior to Febru
ary 1, or pay a 10 per cent penalty.
Requested Contribution Is Cut
For Final Two Doses Os Vaeeine
Plans for the second dose fcf
oral polio vaccine to be givrni
to resklents of a nine
area of Northeastern North Car
olina on Sunday, January 10,
began to take shape today.
Public clinics, mostly in the
schools, will be open from noon
until ft P. M., on January 10, to
provide the second-dose of the
vaccine to about 50,000 persons
, in the nine county area.
V In Chowan County clinics wilt
be operated at .the Edcnton ami
ony, Chowan High School, Whirr
Oak School and St. John’s Com
munity Center.
“During the first Stop Polio
Sunday on November 15, and in
the make-up clinics that follow
ed we gave more than 52.|0g0
doses of the oral vaccine,’’ Dr.
T. P. Brinn of Hertford, Chair--
man of the Stop Polio Comifiit
tee of the First District Mecrtcni-
Society, reported.
"Because of the generosity of
those who visited the clinics on
the first Stop Polio Sunday, bur
committee has voted to cut >ur
requested financial contribui on
for the final two doses to a it ,n-
Deadline Nearing
For DSA Nomine ?s
Nominations for the recipi nt
of the Distinguished Serv re
Award in Edenton must be sub
mitted by January 15. Eden 1 on
v! Jaycees arc currently accept ng
nominations for fthis coveled
award. . 1
The wiiyiej- for distinguisHcd
service to the community during
1964 will be announced at a D£A
banquet January 28 at the Ma
sonic Temple. The event vHI!
begin at 7 P. M.
Nomination blanks can iW
picked up at Hollowell’s
gtore, Mitchener’s Pharmacy
Peoples Bank & Trust Company.
wf i Anyone iftf Edenton can subm t
IF- na«e of a deserving persoh
I' they would like to see re<
a ognized lor service.
M Bill McDonald of Hickorj.
g state Jaycee president, will key.
M note the DSA banquet. j
I Jaycee President Pete Dail
L states that to be eligible, a norm*
ftjHiee must be between 21 and 30
of age. The award, accord-I
to ©ail, is given for achieved
wj ment, leadership and service to I
mk Edenton and the suirouadttß
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
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out the county started listing
their possessions for taxes on
January 2, Jones said real estate
listings alone may reach 7,000
this year. It ia estimated that
2,000 additional people will list
imum of 25 cents,” Dr. Brinn an
nounced. A contribution of 50
<sfrils was asked on November 15.
“We are most interested in pro
viding vaccine for as many of
our people as we can give it to,”
Dr. Brinn said.
.Dr, Brinn today urged all
those people who missed the
first dose of the vaccine on No
vember 15, to start with the sec
ond dose on January 10. “They
can take the second dose on Jan
uary 10, get the third dose on
February 21. and then get the
dose that they missed in make
up clinics to be held later in the
Spring,” he revealed.
The method of receiving the
vaccine is simple. A person
merely walks into one of the
Stop Polio Clinics and is given
a sugar cube on which has been
placed two drops of the vaccine.
‘He eats the sugar cube and is
then immunized against one of
the three major types of polio.
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-MEW LICENSE PLATES ON SALE.—Kerxnit Layton here displays the first 1965 North Carolina
bfflS»mohile license plate sold In Edenton on January 2. Owners of motor vehicles from a wide
■|ft come here each year to purchase their new tags which must be displayed by February 15.
1 Oa estimated that 2*225,000 application cards were mailed recently by the Department ot Motor
to vehicle owners.
owan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 7,1965.
personal property only. 3 <
Taking a look at props
valuation, Jones said a 10 pet
cent increase over the current
$23 million could be realistic.
He credited this increase to new
construction—both industrial and
residential and new sub divi
sions.
At the present tune there are
six sub divisions in Chowan
County; parcels at least two of
them being listed by individual
property owners for the first
time in 1965. They are Chowan
Beach, Arrowhead Beach, Cape
Colony, M. G. Brown, Mont
pelier Acres and Nixon’s Beach.
Cape Colony alone is expected
to account for from 250 to 300
new listings.
At this time there are 2.483
real estate listings in First Town
ship; 2.767 in the Second Town
ship; 578 in Third Township,
and 454 in Fourth Township.
This totals 6.282. More than 10
per cent increase in this figure
would be needed to exceed the
7,000 individual real estate list
ing predicted.
Jones, who became tax super
visor in 1953, has been the prop
erty valuation in Chowan Coun
ty increase from sll million at
-that time to the present $23 mil
lion. During this time there has
been one revaluation, which
Jones believes fairly equalized
property values in this county.
This opinion is supported by
en official of Souther Apprais
ers in Greensboro, who is here
carrying out a new revaluation.
The appraiser said he thought
the property in Chowan County
has been put on the" books at a
“fair” figure.
Continued on Page 7, Section 1
1965 License Tags
Being Sold Locally
1965 license plates went on
sale throughout North Carolina
January 1 and in Edenton, the
first tag went to Herbert Ed
ward Bass, West Queen Street.
His new number is CT-1101.
Business at Edenton Office
Supply, where Mrs. Goldie L.
Niblett is branch manager for
the N. C. Department of Motoi
Vehicles, was brisk but not
rushed Saturday. However,
things are expected to pick up
this week.
License tags are sll for pas
senger cars. If you live in Eden
ton. you must also purchase a
town tag for SI.OO. The town
tag is on sale in the Municipal
Building across from Edenton
Office Supply.
State tags will be sold from
9 A. M. to 4 P. M., Monday
through Friday, and from 9 A. M.
to 12 noon on Saturdays. The
law requires that the new tags
Continued on Page 3. Section 1
Money Guaranteed For New Edenton Library
Carroll Boyce New
Master Os Mesons
For Edenton Lodge
New officers for Unanimity
Lodge No. 7. A. F. & A. M.,
were installed at Thursday
night’s meeting of the lodge.
H. A. Campen. oldest past master
of Unanimity Lodge, was the in
stalling officer and was assisted
by . Edwin Bufflap as marshal.
Those installed were Chnroll
A. Boyce, master; R. T. Pickier,
enior warden; Clarence White,
junior warden; R. E. Leary,
treasurer, and W. P. Goodwin,
secretary.
The new master announced
the following appointments, all
of whom were also installed:
Philip Robey, senior deacon;
Vernon Barrow, junior deacon:
Hiram Weeks and Bernard Bur
roughs. stewards; Willie Spruill,
tyler. L. E. Francis Will serve
as chaplain and J. Edwin Bufflap
as marshal.
Mr. Boyce also announced the
following committee appoint
ments:
Oxford Orphanage Committee:
John A. Mitchener, George
Twiddy and West Byrum.
Education Committee: W. P.
Goodwin. Daniel P. ReaVes. W.
W: Adams and J. C. Parks.
Finance and Budget Commit
tee: T. B. Williford, 11. P. Baer
and L. E. Francis.
Charity Committee and House
Committee: Carroll A. Boyce.
R. T. Pickier and Clarence
White.
■ Reference Committee: John Lee
Spruill, W. A. Harrell and Rod
ney Byrum.
Flower Committee. Jimmy N.
Oglesby.
Tax, Office 15usv
During Pant Month
Tax collections during Decem
ber, 1964, climbed to $88,381.92,
according to Sheriff Earl Good
win. This compares with col
lections of $77,435.44 during the
same period in 1963.
County commissioners com
mended the sheriff for his ac
tivity of collecting taxes.
Current collections were $86,-
574.82 towards the 1964 tax levy
of $391,864.63.
Delinquent tax collections
amounted to $1,769.40 for years
back to 1954. Pick-ups amount
ed to $37.70 for prior years, in
cluding $15.82 in penalties.
Sheriff Goodwin expressed the
opinion that January would be
another good month for collec
tions as taxpayers move to avoid
a penalty imposed as of Febru
ary 1.
LIBRARY SEEKS NEW LOCATION Shown above is the current home of Shepard-Pruden
Memorial Library on the corner of Broad and Church Streets. Efforts are underway to secure
$35,000 in local funds *o go with a matching federal grant to nrovide a new home for the library.
Library officials have asked the Town of Edenton for $15,000 and the County Commissioners
for $20,000 to insure Chowan County adequate librarv facilities.
Long Is Chairmen
Os School Board
Oi C. Long, Jr., has been
elected chairman of the Chowan
County Board of Education as
the board ieorganiz.ed under re
quirements of a new state
statute.
Dr. A. F. Downum was elect
ed vice chairman.
Long succeeds G. P. Potter,
who did not seek rc-clection.
Other members of the five
man board include N. J. George.
Frank Williams and Eugene
Jordan.
The board this year, as the
result of local legislation in the
General Assembly, was changed
from six to five members.
r The law stator,-dial the board
takes office January 1 each term.
Also, the three candidates
polling the most number of
votes are elected for four years
and the next two are elected
for two years. Long, Downum
and Jordan were top in the gen
eral election and will serve for
four years. Williams and
George were elected for two
years.
Superintendent ,C. C. Walters
is, ct course, secretary to the
board.
Sessions Soiled tiled
By Lillie Theater
An informal reading session by
members ct the Edenton Little
Theater will be held at 8 P. M.
Tuesday, January 12. at the Par
ish House at St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church.
At the same time the group
will discuss a special program
for January 29.
The general meeting of Little
Theater wit! be held at 8 o’clock
tonight (Thursday) at the Par
ish House. All members, are en
couraged to attend.
At the meeting. Mrs. Lucy
Fairfax Vaughn, drama teacher
at the College of the Albemarle,
will give a talk on principles of
oral interpretation.
All members unable to attend
the general meeting are urged
to attend the one on January 12
when the reading of favorite
prose selections and poems will
take place. Members desiring to
read should bring certain selec
tions to the meeting with them.
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i CIVIC calendar!
Edenton Little Theater will
hold a general meeting tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o'clock at the
Parish House. Another informal
gathering will be held Tuesday
night, January 12 at the Parish
House at S o'clock for the pur
pose at reading favorite prose
selections and poetry.
March of Dimas campaign is
now in progress with a goal of
*2,50«.
The Auxiliary of Ed Bond
Post No. 40 of the American
Legion will meet tonight (Thurs-
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Tuber To Return
Yankee I)oj» Is Fond Os Chowan
EY TOBER
All good stories should give the rcadci a general idea of the
entire mess in the first paragraph. So, let me tell you that this is
going to be a Dog-gone story about hunting, among other things.
Well, you may think it a bit*odd that it appears on page one. It
is. however, not just an ordinary sports story, (If I played football
for the Aces no explanation
would be necessary).
Now that byline might throw
you. It is not a pen name. It’s
all mine. There’s lots more to
it but I shorten it in print for
the convenience of my public.
For you sec, I am a dog.
Wait a minute, before you
chuck the paper with your nh.se
all out of joint, do me the cour
tesy of hearing me out.
1 ah; not j*. ist an urdina .t uog.
I am a writer. \ I write for na
tional publications under tho pen
name of.my master, Corey Ford.
Although I do all this work, all
1 get for my services is good,
loving care, and a lot of vaca
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V JUST A YANKEE DOG—Tober, a Yankee dog who likes Southern quail, takes a break in hunt
ing at Hayes Plantation to get some fond words from his owner. Corey Ford, left, and George
Twiddy of Edenton. Ford, associate editor of F eld & Strecm magasine. was working on a story
)tere last week and spent two days hunting quail in Chowan County." Twiddy was among local
people in the Edenton Chamber of Commerce who beat the bushes with the Hanover, New Hamp
shire, writer and author.
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$3.00 Per Year In North Carolina \
tions. He, gets all the checks.
Yes, 1 am a dog. As a mat
ter ot fact, I am a Yankee dog.
I am six years old, weigh about
80 pounds, completely dry and
Without burrs, and am an Eng
lish Setter.
I also have a big head. As
a matter of fact, one not so
tactful Edentoniar. once told me
1 might have some Saint Bernard
blood in my! strain. But it ain’t
so. 1 util all seller. •
Impersonator Ford raised me
from a pup. He also let njy mo
ther write for him. although she
didn't become as famous as I.
Continued on Page 6, Section 1
A Newspaper Devoted
To the Progress of the
Albemarle Area
RequestFors2o,ooo
Is Given Approval
By Commissioners
Shepard-Pruden Memorial Li
brary is virtually assured of a
new home.
The final local financial hur
dle was cleared Monday when
Chowan County commissioners
agreed to put up $20,000 of the
construction cost This, with
$15,000 guaranteed by the Town
Council, is sufficient to seek a
$30,000 federal grant for the
$65,000 project.
Action on the library boards’
request: was a highlight of the
regularly monthly commission
ers’ session. Some of the com
missioners were concerned about
the wisdom of approving the
project without the money in
the bank. They acted swiftiy,
however, once Chairman W. E.
Bond assured them the funds
would be forthcoming.
Tom Shepard, chairman of the
library trustees, again appeared
before the commissioners-to re
new the request for funds which
would assure the new structure
becoming a reality. He was
hacked up by delegations repre
senting the DAR, Friends of the
Library and the Woman’s Club.
The commissioners had already
received notice that the Edenton
Chamber of Commerce directors
had gone on record urging them
to approve the request.
Shepard again told the com
missioners that it would he de
sirable to have a 3,500-square
foot building for future growth
of the library. The estimated
cost of land, building and furn
ishings has been set at $65,000.
The board members were told
that Chowan County now quali
fies for a 46 per cent federal
grant which would amount lo
nearly $30,000 They bad asked -
and awivfii uppi --al fmm the
Town Council for $15,000. The
council Duel stated they would
guarantee this amount if the
county would pay $20,000
Shepard called this "a golden
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