i SECTION B From The Yellowed Pages Os The Chowan Herald M YEARS AGO Chowan County Commis sioners, meeting as a Board of Equalization and Review, took off $6,670 in property valuation but added $7,400, netting a gain of $730. Kennit Layton, until re cently Scoutmaster for Eden ton Boy Scout troop, was ap pointed field commissioner. His duties were to line up troops with headquarters and promote ideas sponsored by national headquarters. John A. Holmes, superin tendent of Edenton schools, announced that Governor Clyde R. Hoey had accepted an invitation to speak at the school's commencement exer cises. Edenton High School’s Band accepted an invitation to participate in the Tulip Festival at Washington, N. C. The Spring Festival of the Northeastern District of Junior Federated Music Clubs Mr. Farmer SEE US FOR YOUR SEED PEANUT SHELLING We Are Now Open For Business - Telephone 452-2423 WE HAVE Farmers Stock and Certified Peanuts For Sale Chowan Storage Company W. Carteret St. Edenton, N. C. All Seed Receives Our Personal Attention ...A Trial Will Convirice You! ,fEI I IfMX liflnH/iFi Come in and get acquainted! As your new Texaco Retailer, we’re here to serve you with the finest of automotive products. They’re from Texaco, famous name for top-quality products in all 50 states. Stop in next time you’re out driving and say hello. We’d like to get to know you, and add to your driving pleasure with Sky Chief or Fire Chief gasoline, localized for better performance. And Hav oline, the motor oil that does such an outstanding job of protect ing engines against friction, acid, heat and rust. Good reasons why it pays to trust your car to the man who wears the star, the Texaco star. > Rudolph Dale |tex»co] | THE CHOWAN HERALD | was held in Edenton. Clubs from Belhaven, Bethel, Rob ersonville, Conway, Hertford, as well as other clubs, par ticipated. Parents and friends of Edenton Boy Scouts met to discuss plans to put local Scouts on a sound financial basis. The idea was ad vanced to secure from 50 to 100 people who would contri bute 50 cents per month to ward the Scouts. Other ideas advanced to raise money was a rock muddle, fiddlers’ con vention and square dances. Chowan County officials were hosts to members of the boards of election in 12 sur rounding counties as well as chairmen of the executive committee in these counties, to explain changes in the election laws made by the 1930 General Assembly. Those who spoke on the various phases of the new election laws were W. A. Lucas, chair- man of the State Board of Elections and Gregg Cherry, former speaker of the House of Representatives. Chowan Tribe of Red Men began an attendance and membership drive with C. H. Barber and Jesse Smith as captains of the two sides. Following his return from Charlotte, Jimmy Earnhardt, manager of Taylor Theater, announced that ‘Gone With the Wind” would appear at the theater for a four-day showing. Mrs. Lula G. Byrum, 72, died at the home of her son, Thomas Byrum, after an ill ness of five weeks. A. E. Mason, 78, died at his home here following a period of ill health of about a year. Plans were in the making for staging a concert in Eden ton by the Eastern All Star Band with 100 members par ticipating, coming from Eden ton, Washington, Columbia, Creswell, Plymouth, Colerain, Pasquotank County, Roberson ville, Greenville, Tarboro, ■ Roanoke Rapids and Ahoskie. A scheduled oyster roast by the Edenton Rotary Club was forced to be called off due to the fact that C. D. Stewart was unable to secure oysters. The marriage of Miss Madge Gilliam Pettus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Pettus, to Hugh Augustus Richbourg, Jr., of Charleston, S. C., took DeaiMms Mrs. Bunch, 67 Mrs. Dixie Harrell Bunch, 67, died in a Goldsboro hos pital Friday following an ex tended illness. Mrs. Bunch was bom in Chowan County on Septem ■ ber 13, 1902, daughter of Isaac D. and Lena Ashley , Harrell. Her marriage was to Clarence Bunch. | Also surviving are six sons: Ralph Bunch of Merry Hill, Lindsey, Alvin, Carlton, Edward and Thurrell Bunch, all of Edenton; one daughter, ; Mrs. Carolyn Rogerson of i Winfall; one brother, Lester I Harrell of Edenton; three sis . ters: Mrs. Lena Edwards, Mrs. Agnes Harrell and Mrs. Pen cie Bond, all of Edenton, and 15 grandchildren. She was a member of Rocky Hock Baptist Church, where funeral services were held at 2 P. M. Monday with Rev. Meredith Garrett in charge. Burial was in Beaver Hill Cemetery. Williford Funeral Home was in charge of arrange ments. Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, April 9, 1970. place at the home of the i bride's parents. ( Mr. and Mrs. Dan Carter entertained at a lovely party complimentary to their daugh. ' ter Helen’s 11th birthday S anniversary. < Sponsored by the American < Legion Auxiliary, a round 1 and square dance was held in 1 the Edenton armory. Music i for the occasion was furnish- ' ed by the Georgia Wildcats of Richmond, Va. 26 YEARS AGO Selected on a basis of grades and aptitude at State College, Eugene Noah Jordan of Tyner was chosen from a field of over 200 men as the state's first student to be em ployed for national forest training. A delegation from the Junior Woman’s Club ap peared before Town Council requesting permission to beau- j tify the Court House Green. Miss Elizabeth Moore, spokes man for the group, informed Councilmen that the State Garden Club had returned all of the proceeds of the Eden ton Garden Tour upon condi tion that the money be used for beautification purposes. She said one-third of the lenyHlNews By Mrs. Ethel Win borne Mr. and Mrs. Martin White of Rocky Mount spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chesley White. Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Smithwick and children of j Yorktown, Va., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Lay- ( ton for the weekend. Mrs. Bob House and daugh ter Lynn of Harrellsville spent Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smithwick. Mrs. Smithwick accompanied Mrs. House and Lynn to Elizabeth City and spent Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Pruden, Jr., and children, Ellen, Ed-! ' mund and Marie, spent Sat- J urday night and Sunday with : Mr. and Mrs. John Bond at Oriental. Mrs. Thomas Cowand ac companied her sister, Mrs. Eugene Mizell, to Chesapeake, Va., Saturday and visited their sister, Mrs. Aubrey Evans. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Katona ; of Alburqueque, N. M., spent a week here with Mr. and Mrs. Rcy Baker and Mrs. [ Cliff Keeter of Edenton. , Mr. and Mrs. Everett Baker . of Chesapeake, Va., were the weekend guests of his par i ents, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Perry and children of Wallops Island, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Holland and children of Virginia Beach, Va., and Miss Amelia Perry of East Carolina University, Green ville, were at home with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perry, for the Easter holi days. K SPECIAL PRE-SEASON| OFFER | FREE msnuunwi IKKSSfI Modal 1 ■ Frigidaire PRESTHSL air conditioner is Pin-Drop Quiet Harrell’s, Inc. EPPCTON. N. C. ( money had been given to the Cupola House Association and one-third to the Edenton Tea Party Chapter of the DAR. She further stated that the Cupola House and James Ire dell property had already been beautified and asked permission to use the remain ing third to beautify the Hans Ernback, a future shipping magnate, is enticed by the ample charms of luscious Diana Kjaer portraying the title role in the exciting new film from Sweden, ‘‘Fanny HOI,” a modern look at the lives and loves of the notorious lady released by Cinemation Industries showing at Taylor Theater Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Rating X. Help Wanted Experienced Sewing Machine Operators Beautiful Factory - Completely Air Conditioned Excellent Working Conditions; Good Pay FLAIR MANUFACTURING, INC. Columbia, N. C. 27925 Phone 796-5881 [B ji rr: || Now thru Saturday buy any major appliance, TV or [ |Hr \. OffJlrWl Stereo in our stock, priced at $125 or more and receive | absolutely FREE your choice of any small electrical appliance in stock, priced at sls or less. 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Court House Green by replac ing missing trees on the east side of the Green and remove some stunted trees on the west side. The Councilmen were in accord with the beau tification plans and gladly granted permission to pro ceed. Plans were practically completed by the Edenton Tea Party Chapter of the DAR to hold a cooking school in the high school audi torium. Town Councilmen received complaints from residents of Pembroke Circle relative to commercial fishermen using 0 There is something special . about those you have in re serve for the immediate onT Ci,on ° f l ° V * d /(; Too want them safe, in "v You want them handy, ready to use without pen- You want them active, ! earning a steady income. You wont security of a savings account in our Association. im.oooA/ Edenton Savings & Loan Assn. I A Safe Place To Save Since 1905 322 S. Broad St. - Edenton, N. C. p?l SECTION E land along the creek. The complaint stated that fish are unloaded and that fish box* were stored on the lot which was not only unsanitary but created a nuisance due to odor and breeding of flies. A meeting was called for Continued on Page t

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