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James Iredell House
' Iredell House Is Target
Os Big Funds Campaign
A state-wide funds cam
paign is being launched this
week by the James Iredell
Association in an effort to
secure sufficient money to
continue the restoration and
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- SUGAR DADDIES The
municipal and county bud
gets for 1965-66 have been
adopted. They total nearly
$1 million, a new high.
Eden ton will operate on
$878,623.04 budget while
Ghowan county has a kitty
of $688,445.31.
dpch case the tax rate
flwiHired to support these
expenditures remains the
same as last year—sl per
SIOO valuation in town and
$1.58 in Chowan county,
with rural residents getting
a two-cent reduction in the
special levy for fire protec
tion.
These are the cold, hard
facts and figures. They
prove county and municipal
government is a growing,
bigger-by-the-year, business.
But they don’t tell the whole
story.
While on the surface it ap
pears a county of 12,000 and
a municipality accounting
for more than 5,000 of them,
are spendnig a lot of tax
money, it could be much,
much worse.
If you take the time to
put a pencil on these two
budgets you will find near
ly half a million dollars, or
$489,868.35 of the total fig
ure comes from anticipated
sources other than ad valo
rem taxes.
Should you be figuring
with a sharp pencil you can
discover that roughly 50 per
cent of the money to sup
port these two budgets
comes from sources other
than property taxes. The
figure is 45 per cent in Cho
wan county and a staggering
65 per cent in Edenton.
As far as the county is
concerned, money is picked
up from ABC Store profits,
state and federal funds,
courts and prudent spending
in most departments which
finished 1964-65 with a sur
plus.
The sugar daddy in Eden
ton, of course, is the Elec
tric hnd Water Department.
Next year profits from this
department will supply mo
ney for 30 per cent of the
budget. Ana even at this,
the department maintains a
healthy surplus while re
tailing power at a rate which
is in most cases lower than
be paid if a private
company operated here.
An example Os the role
our state and federal govern
-3S and county (toirJTis
furnishings of an Edenton
landmark.
Memberships in the asso
ciation, whose prime goal is
the James Iredell House and
property, are being solicited
400, just over 10 per cent
of the total.
While the figures are not
concrete, our two school sys
tems could pick, up over
sMKhtwo '~from -■•th*r*tederaf
government alone in addi
tion to a combined county
budget of • $234,452.73. Eden
ton levies no special school
tax.
It is interesting to watch
news releases coming from
municipal and county gov
ernments this time of year
as the members wrestle
with their conscious and
their respective budgets. In
some instances we have not
iced bodies which increased
taxes more than 15 cents per
SIOO valuation.
Often you hear of two
things which are certain—
death and taxes. Well, in
the case of Edenton and
Chowan county we feel our
elected officials are doing a
commendable job in the lat
ter department, over which
they can exert some meas
ure of control.
If you are a bit disgruntl
ed when the tax notice
comes, just review the above
figures and see how worse
off you could be.
MORE PEANUTS—A dis
patch from Washington re
ports action of the Food and
Drug. Administration to
make peanut butter manu
facturers put the peanuts
back in their butter.
The government agency
said after September 8,
manufacturers could not put
more than 10 per cent of
“optional ingredients” in a
jar of peanut butter. These
ingredients include season
ings and hydrogenated pea
nut oil or cottenseed oil. It
is claimed they “counteract
the tendency of peanut but
ter to stick to the roof of
the mouth.”
Epp Debnam of Jimbo’s
Jumbos has beat the feds to
the draw. He only produces
100 per cent peanut butter.
As far as the “optional in
gredients” are concerned, we
don’t think they are neces
sary. We like the complete,
delicious taste of the lowly
peanut in our peanut butter
and onion sandwich.
And fqr this gourmet com
bination you can choose your
own beverage for washing
the peanut butter off the
roiof of your mouth as well
as dashing the fire caused
by the onion.
NOTHING PERSONAL
The percentage of difficul
ties encountered by a news
paper editor, is minute con
sidering the total undertak
ing of publishing a paper.
But try to sell this to Mis.
■D. Davenport, a former
recently
in this intensive drive. More
than 5,000 letters appealing
for funds are to be mailed
Friday.
A contribution or SSOO or
more designates the donor as
a patron of the association.
Life membership is SIOO
while contributing member
ship is $5 and annual mem
bership is $3.
, Mrs. Wood Privott presi
dent of the association, said
the local organization is
seeking to raise $4,000 in
order to qualify for $2,000
offered by the Richardson
Foundation.
—-This« money.-i' along - with
funds recently gained from
the General Assembly
through Rep. W. J. P. Earn
hardt, Jr., of Chowan, will
be used to complete the res
toration and furnishing pro
ject.
In addition to the house
itself, there are several out
buildings and a formal gar
den which must have atten
tion.
When completed, the
James Iredell House would
become an even more valu
able tourist attraction for
Edenton.
Iredell was attorney gen
eral of North Carolina in
1779 and associate justice of
the U. S. Supreme Court
from 1790 to 1799.
In 1948, the newly or
ganized Edenton Tea Party
Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, as
sumed the liability of the
Iredell property when it was
about to be sold and perhaps
demolished. Subsequently
the chapter sponsored the
organization of the associa
tion and through their ef
forts interested the state in
assuming ownership of the
house in 1951.
The local DAR chapter
constitutes the board of di
rectors of the association,
which is custodian of the
house. The state contributes
to the maintenance of the
property but continuing re
storation and furnishing are
the responsibility of the as
sociation.
In addition to Mrs. Pri
vott, association officers in
clude: Mrs. J. P. Ricks, Jr.,
Mrs. George C. Hoskins, Wil
liam S. Privott and John W.
Graham, vice president; Mrs.
P. S. McMullan, secretary;
Mrs. George K. Mack, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. J.
Norfleet Pruden, Jr., treas
urer and Grayson H. Hard
ing and Mrs. Inglis Fletch
er, ex officio.
Meeting Planned
On Mental Health
An important meeting on
the subject of mental health
in Chowan County will take
place Monday afternoon at
2:30 o’clock.
This will be an organiza
tional meeting and the first
of many designed to make
our county a leader, so far
as mental health facilities
and mental health educa
tion are concerned.
The meeting place will be
announced later this week
over WCDJ. All interested
persons are invited to at
tend this vital -atteting. '
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Vol. XXXII.—No. 28.
Chowan Schools
Get Green Light
With New Plan
Chowan County’s plan for
compliance with the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 has been
approved by federal authori
ties.
Supt. C. C. Walters re
ceived a letter Friday from
U. S. Commissioner of Edu
cation Francis Keppell ad
vising him of action taken
in Washington.
The plan submitted by
Edenton City Schools was
approved earlier. Therefore,
Edenton and Chowan County
are now among 29 units in
the State of North Carolina
who have gained approval
with “freedom of choice in
all grades” plans.
With reference to the Cho
wan County plan, Commis
sioner Keppell stated it “is
adequate to accomplish the
purpose of the act . . . ”
The asked
Supt. Walters to keep his of
fice advised of any progress
made toward construction of
new facilities at White Oak
School.
Commissioner Keppeil fur
ther stated that the creation
of a single administrative
unit is not a condition to
compliance with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
“inasmuch as the plan con
templates the expansion of
facilities at the White Oak
School to be completed by
the fall of 1967.”
In the final plan presented
by the Chowan County Board
of Education, it was stated
that the board would work
toward one administrative
unit for the entire county
and if this could not be ac
complished they would build
a high school at White Oak.
During May letters went to
all parents of school children
asking them to state their
choice of schools for next
year. Only one request was
made for a Negro to enter
previously all-white Chowan
High School. This request
was granted by the board.
Approximately 100 Negro
(Continued on Page Six)
Raise In Pay
Given At Mill
Employes at Edenton Cot
ton Mill have received a 5
per cent pay increase.
Philip S. McMullan com
pany president, said this is
the third “across the board”
pay raise for employes at
the company in the past two
years. The last raise was
in September, 1964.
McMullan said the com
pany is glad to be able to
give the employes another
raise. He added that the
mill is now running six days
a week.
Approximately 190 em
ployes are affected by this
boost in pay.
Year’s Benefits To Veterans Exceed $564,000
Veterans and families of
deceased veterans in Cho
wan County last year re
ceived running awards of
$564,854.44.
This is an increase of
$147,371.83 for the 12-month
period which ended May 31.
Stephen H. Alford, district
veterans service officer, said
the total compilation figure
of Chowan’s monetary ben
efits, which include the run
ning awards and lump sum
insurance, - burial allowance
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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Hardison Given
School Position
SCOTLAND NECK—Wil
lie (Bill) Hardison
will fill the principalship
position at Scotland Neck
left vacant by the resigna r
tion of Charles E. Fleming,
who has accepted the princi
palship of West Rowan
School in Rowan County.
Hardison was employed by
the Halifax County School
system earlier as a teacher
and coach in the Scotland
Neck High School. He has
been teaching and coaching
in the Edenton City Schoois
for the past six years.
A graduate of John A.
Holmes High School in
Edenton, Hardison received
his AB degree from the Uni
versity of North Carolina
and his masters degree from
East Carolina College. He
has taken additional gradu
ate work at East Carolina
College to receive his prin
cipalship’s certificate.
Mr. and Mrs. Hardison,
the former Yvonne White,
and their two daughters,
Bess, age five and Kimberly
age one, have been living in
Scotland Neck and are plan
ning to move into their new
home when it is completed.
Hardison, a former deacon
and Sunday school teacher
at Edenton Baptist Church,
has been employed as sum
mer recreational director at
the Scotland Neck First Bap
tist Church since moving to
Scotland Neck.
He will assume his new
position as principal of the
Scotland Neck High School
on August 21, 1965,
‘Old Country Ham’
Dinner Is Planned
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of
the local Veterans of Foreign
Wars chapter is sponsoring
an “old country ham” supper
on July 17. Plates will be
served from 5 to 8 P .M.
Anyone desiring a plate at
$1 each can contact Mrs.
Florence Lane at 482-4555 or
Mrs. Dora Stillman, 482-2276.
The meals can be eaten at
the post home on Old Hert
ford Road or be delivered.
and retroactive compensa
tion, for the period is $4,-
512,780.37.
This information was con
tained in a letter from Al
ford to John Lee Spruill,
Chowan veterans service of
ficer.
“The increase in running
awards resulted from your
efforts and service in aiding
new applicants in qualifying
for benefits that more than
offset the loss of benefits by
termination at death of re
cipients,” he wrote.
County Budget
Os $688,445.31
Given Approval
Chowan County commis
sioners have adopted a $688,-
445.31 budget for fiscal 1965-
66, maintained a tax rate of
$1.58 per SIOO valuation, and
lowered the special tax levy
for rural fire protection out
side Edenton from 10 to
eight cents.
This action was taken on
July 7 at the regular meet
ing of the board.
Chairman W. E. Bond told
his fellow' commissioners an
adjustment of nearly SI,OOO
was necessary in the contri
bution to the District Heatlh
Department because some
anticipated state funds had
been withdrawn. This
brought the health budget
to $19,200.
Also, a clash with the
..couply school board over an
increase in their budget was
avoided when the unit fin
ished the fiscal year with a
surplus in excess of SIO,OOO.
The commissioners approved
a county school budget of
$60,428.51 and allowed the
school board to retain their
surplus.
The city administrative
school unit will get $174,-
024.22. Thus, the two school
units now operating in the
county will receive a total
of $234,452.73, or 82 cents of
the tax rate.
The budget was based on a
county-wide valuation of $24
million and a $1.58 rate will
provide $379,200. The re
maining $309,245.31 is anti
cipated from sources other
than ad valorem taxes.
The general fund budget
is $125,964 but $77,964 is an
ticipated from sources other
than taxes. This includes a
surplus of $32,964, $35,000
from ABC Store earnings
and SIO,OOO from costs, re-
Continued on Page 8
Local Jaycees
Schedule Events
July and August are big
months for Edenton Jay
cees.
The local club will host a
district meeting on July 21
at National Guard Armory.
Then on August 6 they
will sponsor a dance here
featuring The Crystals.
Also in August numerous
members of the club will
journey to Greenville to at
tend a regional meeting.
These activities were
among those planned last
week at the club’s regular
meeting at Edenton Restau
rant.
Sam Cox, president, pre
sided and presented Charlie
Overman, a special guest at
the meeting. He will repre
sent' Edenton in the Boy’s
Home Bowl Game.
“The review of your coun
ty record further reveals
from the number of field
trips your efforts to contact
veterans in their homes and
in off hours.”
The report reveals that
Spruill made 360 field trips
during the 12-month period
and conducted 859 inter
views.
The post of veterans ser
vice officer in Chowan
County is a part-time post
At the July meeting of the
Thursday. July 15, 1965
Phillips Resigns;
Katkaveck Gets
Seat On Council
Leo F. Katkaveck, superintendent at Edenton Cot
ton Mill, is the new councilman from the Second Ward.
He was appointed Tuesday night by a 3-2 vote of
the '1 own Council to the unexpired term of Council
man ( . A. Phillips. Phillips, a veteran of six years on
the council, is moving into a new home outside town.
88 Chowanians
Get Free Drugs
Two hundred thirty-one
residents of Chowan County
in June received financial
assistance totaling $13,825.87
from the •welfare depart
ment.
An increasing number of
people received medicine.
There were 88 in this area
and they received drugs
which cost $676.15. Os this
amount the county paid
$39.65 and the state paid the
rest.
In the report: riled with
the county commissioners by
Mrs. Carolyn C. McMullan,
welfare director, it was not
ed that the department
handled 56 service cases, for
a case load of 287 for the
month.
There were 111 people re
ceiving old age assistance.
They shared $5,156 for an
average grant of $46.45.
The 40 receiving aid to
dependent children shared
$3,044, an average grant of
$15.93.
Aid to the permanently
and totally disabled amount
ed to $2,577. Fifty-one peo
ple received grants which
averaged $50.52.
There were 12 aid to the
blind cases. They received
$478 for an average grant
of $39.83.
The department had only
one general assistance case
during the month and paid
$24.
Twelve persons were hos
pitalized in the county at a
cost of $1421.75. The coun
ty’s part of this was SIOO.
Patients hospitalized out
side the county totaled three
and the county paid $37.20
of a bill amounting to
$397.20.
History Os Church
Will Be Published
A history of St. Ann’s
Catholic Church of Edenton
will be published by the
Annals of St. Anne, a lead
ing Catholic publication in
Canada.
The story, by Frank Rob
erts, tells of the founding of
the church over 100 years
ago.
Chowan County Board of
Commissioners, Alford’s let
ter to Spruill was read and
the board commended the
veterans service officer for
the service he is rendering
the veterans in this county.
Spruill said there are ap
proximately 1,700 veterans
in Chowan and 300 petition
ers. The pentioners include
veterans with service con
nected and non-service con
nected disabilities, widows
and dependant children.
Single Copy 10 Cents
Like Katkabeck. he is an of
ficial at the cotton mill.
The Second Ward was
theoretically without repre
sentation on Edenton’s gov
erning board for less than
30 minutes as Mayor John
A. Mitchener, Jr., and the
five remaining councilmen
went through the motions of
filling the vacancy.
The regular ' council meet
ing was just minutes old
When Mayor Mitchener read
the letter of resignation
from Councilman Phillips. It
was accepted with “deep re
grets”.
At .8:25 \. in. Mayor Mit
chener handed Phillips his
nameplate and announced
that the responsibility of ap
pointing a replacement rest
ed with the council. He said
the appointee would serve
until May, 1967.
The mayor said only once
in the 14 years he had serv
ed on the council had a re
placement been appointed—
that was to fill his Third
Ward seat when he was ele
vated to mayor at the sud
den death of Mayor David
Holton—and at that time the
councilmen chose to vote by
secret ballot.
The five remaining coun
cilmen said the manner in
which the vote would be
taken was immaterial and
the mayor said it wouid be
by show of hands.
When he called for nomi
nations J. Edwin Bufflap put
forth the name of Katka
veck. This was quickly se
conded by J. D. Elliott.
After a short pause, Henry
G. Quinn, “on the strength
of the petition now before
us,” nominated Roy Harrell.
This was seconded by David
White.
No other names were men
tioned.
When Mayor Mitchener
called for the vote. Bufflap.
Phillips and Luther C. Parks
voted for Katkaveck with
Quinn and White casting
their vote for Harrell.
Harrell, who was in at
tendance, left shortly. Some
weeks ago the unsuccessful
Continued on Page Seven
Chamber To Keep
Record Os Events
Edenton Chamber of Com
merce this week began a
new service—the keeping of
a community calendar. - *
Robert Moore, executive
vice president, said the
chamber will keep a calen
dar of events taking place
in Edenton and ChoWw
County.
Anyone knowing of a
planned function by civic
club, church, community or
ganization or other groups
are asked to call the cham
ber to have it included.
“Through this service we
are attempting to help local
groups plan events with a
minimum of conflicts,"
Moore said.
In the future, groups can
avoid conflicts with,
functions by cab
chamber office,
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