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Volume XXXIV. —Xo. 1
Tea Party Event Is Big Success
580 Witness
Re-enactment
At Barker House
‘"You gotta have heart,”
sa-id the lyricist. "Lots and
lots of heart.”
And it was for the sake of
the heart that Monday
brought, on revival of an al-
I most forgotten piece of
| Americana: the Edenton Tea
Party of 1774.
Lots and lots of “hearts”
| worked on the successful re
i enactment of the New Year’s
program to launch the 1967
N. C. Heart Association edu
jj cational campaign.
|j In ceremonies duplicating
t. the original Tea Parly, the
‘ women of Edenton this time
ended their 192-year feud
; with the British over the
| drinking and purchase of
English tea, and advocated a
"declaration of independence
from heart disease.”
Mrs. Emily S. Badham and
Mrs, Wood Privott led the
si.,,'.ers oi the resolution and
Mayor John A. Milchener,
Jr., asked that it be deliver
ed to President Lyndon B.
Johnson by representatives of
t the town.
There was more than ade
! quate armament here to de
fend Edenton’s quiet water
front and reinforcements
came from Chcrryville and
Camp Lejeune. The booming
of cannon fire, thundering
blasts from flintlock rifles,
and a salute of the modern
Marine weapon kept the
chilled audience of seme 500
in place.
Mrs. Privott, general chair
man of tne event co-sponsor
ed by Edenton Tea Party
Chapter. Daughters of the
American Revolution, and the
N. C. Heart Association, read
the resolution in the restored
Continued on Page 6
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Kdenton. Chowan County.. North Carolina 279.32 Thursday, January 5. 1967.
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EDENTON FIRE STATION Little remains to be done on the new Edenton Fire Station, located on North Broad
Street at Park Avenue. Chief VV. J. \ates moved his forces into the spacious headquarters last week. The building,
containing some 7,000 square feet of space, was built at a cost of approximately 890,000. Mayor John A. Mitchcner
Jr., hailed the completion of the building as the final phase of a five-year project to modernize the town’s physical
facilities.
THE Pubic Parade
SHOOTING Till: WORKS
—-They called it an almost
forgotten piece of Ameri
cana: thi: Edenton Tea Party
of 1774. And it took 192
years and the public rela
tions genius of the North
Carolina Heart Association
to put the pieces together.
Regardless of the label
: used, the time spread or the
orchids distributed, those
who meander along The Pub
lic Parade can be prouder of
their heritage because of
Monday’s program.
The women of “this quaint
little Colonial town” may
have ended their long-stand
ing feud with the: British
over the drinking and pur
chase of .English tea. The
Heart Association may have
: “used” us to focus attention
on the greatest killer of all
time heart disease. The
•Daughters of the American
Revolution may have gotten
clippings for their scrap
book. And Mrs. Wood Priv
ott and her able assistants
■may have had some sleep
less nights.
Nevertheless, the re-enact
ment of the Edenton Tea Par
ty was something for the
tourist committee of the
chamber of commerce to put
their teeth into.
Bill Scarborough of Cha
pel Hill and the heart asso
ciation. worked on the pro
ject with every ounce es
ability he could muster. His
research and planning—with
the help of the weatherman
—brought realism to what
we all walk around every
day. The success of the re
enactment proves we are
perched atop an untapped
resource.
People are interested in
things of historic Signific
ance and are willing to pay
a fair price to see sights such
as are found here. The Eden
ten Tea Party might be the
launching for greater things
in the near future.
But, it was not a complete
ly Edenton Party. The Ma
rines came to shoot the
cannons guarding the water
front. However, it was a
chanter and his five rifle-
t'non from » .’herryv illo Who
made »h< : ; :*>st !■ • :.* •• .
Arrive ;; ::i tic- rain Son
day night, th.o Day Shooters
had no mere than unloaded
the ear 'before they poured
black g(:h powder into their
flintlocks and started: shoot
ing up the place,'
It was the first time in
history the Shooter;: hud
performed outside, their
hometown. And they made
the best of it.
The chant which precedes
the. firing of the rifles goes:
"Good morning to you. Sir.
We wish you a happy New
Year, great health, long life,
which God may bestow so
long as, you stay here below.
May Ho , bestow' the house
you are in, where you go
out and you go m. Time by
moments steal away first the
hour and then the day. Small
the lost days may appeal* but
yet they soon amount up
a year. This another year is
gone and now it is no more
or cur own but if it brings
our promises good as the
year before the flood. But
let none of us- forget it has
left us much in debt, a favor
from the Lord received since
which our spirits hath been
grieved. Marked by the un
erring hand thus in his book
our recoid stands. Who can
tell the vast amount placed
to each our accounts? But
while you owe the debt is
large you may plead a full
discharge. But poor and
selfish sinners, say what can
you tc justice pay? Tremb
ling last for life is past and
into prison you may be cast.
Happy is the believing soul.
Christ for you has paid the
whole. We have this New'
Year’s morning call(ed) you
by your name and disturbed
you from your rest. But we
hope no harm by the same.
As we ask come tel! us your
desire and if it be your de
sire our guns and pistols
they shall fire. Sihce we
hear of no defiance you shall
hear the art of science. When
w'e pull triggers and pow
der burns you shall hear the
roaring of the guns. Oh,
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Mayor Cites Progress
Made Here During ‘66
Mayor John A. MMehenci:.
Ji., has declared that !!lii‘>
was a banner year for the
Town of Edenton and ex
presses optimi-'m 'for the year
ahead.
In his annual Suite of the
Town report to the citizens,
Mayor Milchener pointed to
such accomplishments as the
completion of a five-year
project to modernize tne
town’s physical facilities and
the landing of The Carter's
Ink Company.
He said, however, while
much has been realized in
the past few years in Eden
ton, there remains a great
challenge for the future and
municipal officials would
meet this challenge with
vigor.
“While we tend to boast
of our advances, and r'ahtlv
sa, we must not lose sight of
DSA Banquet Tuesday
Bill W. Su'ttic .<>f Tulsa,
Ok'la., president. U. S. Jay
cees. will be the featured
speaker at the 13th annual
Distinguished Service Award
and Bosses Night banquet of
BILL W. SUTTLE
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the many things which e
main to be done.", the njn o.r
said, “Edenton has a d ti
eat< d. energetic town cou 'll
and this body will con! tie
to forge ahead on n nv
fronts.”
Ti e mayor went on to
that,although the town’s bud
get has continued to incre -e
as citizens demanded ae o~
tional. services flu* tax rue
has r< coined at $1 per sfoo
valuation. "We have b 1 c.ii
able to provide the best a
municipal services at a mod
erate tax rate because v.
have enjoyed increased valu
ation as well as increased
consumption of elect licit;
he said.
The Town of Edenton
operating this fiscal year -
a $648,107 budget." T!
amount includes the use of
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Edenton Jaycees next week.
Jack Evan-, chairman Os
the event, said the event will
begin at 7 P. M.. Tuesday at
Chowan Golf &- Country
Club. This is a Ladies’ Nigh'
function of the local Jaycees
and is a highlight of the year
for the local club.
Evans said the club is very
proud to have been able to
obtain Suttle as keynote
speaker for the DSA pro
gram during his term as na
tional president. Suttle, a
native of Marion, is on leave
of absence iron N. C. Na
tional Bank in Greensboro.
Suttle, who has visited in
Edenton on many occasions
during his active career in
the Jaycees, was elected last
year to the national post
which climaxed a successful
10-vear period in the organi
zation of young men.
An anxious moment during
the banquet will be the pre
sentation of the Distinguished
Service Award for 1966. This
award is given annually by
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