PAGE TWO The Chowan Herald I , jtuEtop um . Broad Street, EOeoftan, NL C. X EDWIN BUFFLAP. “ilar ECTOR LUFTON t*nrt>»c ***»- SIBSCMFTTON KATES Oaw Y«a> llj* Enters as s*«.W*ss Matter Aar«a MV 1934, at the poet «hn at North G»- aaa, under the Act of March X 18®. Cards us thanks, osiraaries. reswiutM** of respect, etc, will he charged for at n*«ht advertising rates, THURSDAY, OCTOBER X l»*t BULB THOUGHT FOB THE WEEK: MORAL RECKLESSNESS IS DANGEROUS: Phr by me thy ways shall he noftilW, *»d years ®f thy life shall he increased.—Freverte »AL Opportunity For Patriotism There are any number of Chowan County me* aw proving their patriotism and duty to their country »y serving in the armed forces. That these men are @f outstanding calibre is reflected in the numerous news items that many have been, prvwnofted fiom the ranks t» more responsible duties. As before stated in this newspaper, there is mote danger in the folks who re main at home bringing «Ssiwnsw to their county and in failing to discharge their- patriotic duty than there is in the young men who are called upon to sacrifice and bear the brunt of the burden. Now, however, there is an opportunity for at least 5$ Chowan County men t» show their patriotism which, while requiring some sacrifice, in no sense equals that of the hoys in the army, navy. Marines and air eenja There is a unanimity of opinio® among practically all heads of various organizations, as well as other leaders of the community, that a State Guard is at this limp very necessary in the county. To organize this unit will require the enrollment of 540 men and three offi cers, all of whom will he obliged to sacrifice at Beast two hours a week in order to be drilled and trained. Needless to say, practically everybody is very busy these days and to give up only two hws will mean some degree of sacrifice. But due primarily to the same reason that our boys are in the service, this organisa tion seems necessary in the interest of security arndt pro tection, so that there should be little reason why there should not be even far more applications to take part in the unit than are necessary In securing Lloyd E- Griffin as commanding officer, tfee unit will have a leader in every respect. He has had practical experience in war etiquette, he ss level headed, knows human nature and can. be depended upon to use proper judgment in any emergency. He is a natural leader and The Herald believes there will he little trouble encountered in securing a quota for the unit. Mr. Griffin is willing to sacrifice time which is as valuable to him as any other person's time, so that at least if others should show their patriotism in lar terms by offering their services when the time comes, and that will be within the next few days. That Edenton lacks a lot of being war-minded is evi dent if one takes a trip of any distance. This fact is reflected in reports from those who have had an oppor tunity to make some observations. Edentom, however. is in this war just as much as any other part of the country and with a uniformed State Guard, ftalty equip ped and ready for any emergency, the possibilities are that more of our folks will realize that a war. anq » doubtful one, is now in progress. The proposed State Guard, which will be the local first Kite of defense, should have the support awl co operation not only of all organizations, but of every individual as well. Time For Action With the arrival im Eden to® this week of the first Marine in connection with the U. S. Marine Corps Air Stat.or*. iniierest in tfte movement for providing whole some entertainment and recreation for thj* Marines should take an upward boost. The Rev. W. C. Benson agreed to single-handedly lay the foundation, for a per manent organisation. and has performed that duty and is ready ti» take more concrete action. He has called for committees from the various ©r ganiaat.oßts to assist in forming this organization and plans for a group to visit various defense centers for the purpose of securing first-hand information so that what Bocal efforts are put forth will be most beneficial. The Rotary Club has named its committee and is awaiting th«* call of Mr. Benson. Have all the other organizations named their representatives ? If not. why not attenu to this important matter as soon as possible so that the Marines will not be conning around the corner before anything is done for their weifarw. We Extend Our Sympathy Not only the family, but the community as a whole was saddened Wednesday morning when news rapidly spread that Captain George Major White died in Geor gia as the result of an airplane accident. This hale and hearty young man had a promising future, having in the course of less than two years reached the com mand of a heavy bomber squadron. He will be remembered among Edenton s heroes in the fight to save democracy, fee it was while in the ser vice of his country that he paid the supreme sacrifice. To have his life suddenly snuffed out is heart rending, especially coming only several months after the father suddenly met his death by accidental drown ing. The sincere sympathy of The Herald is. therefore, extended to the family which at present is apparently experiencing what appears bo he more than its share of bereavement. Our Own Question —Why stay out of the array and then get killed in an wtoeiMt wreck? of business is gnfthrrtd lipthu so Heft it can he coF raetinwr. f IHE CHOWAN BEKALD H.BSWON NC. TFUBSHAV. \ OCTOBERS j UEARD and SEEM j jnL— By “BUFF" ■ Maybe the next time West Byrum takes his attrac tive wile «a a trip he’ll take along a pair of handcuffs to he sure he brings her hack. And all because it look ed fdr a time, while he and Mrs. Byrum and Mr. and Mrs. a M- Warren were on a southern trip, that he would be obliged to come home without her. It so hap pened that while the quartet were strolling along one of the principal streets of Savannah, Ga., that a nice Booking soldier tapped Mrs. Byrum on the. shoulder, saytoqb “Oeaae here.” Mrs. Byrum being of a kindly disposition stepped aside and the first thing West knew his wife was walking off with a soldier boy. Maybe it didn't seem like a short time to West, but it wasn’t long before Mrs. Byram joined the party and explained that the chap wanted to buy a present to send him mother and asked her if she would be so kind as to advise him what would he appropriate among a number of articles on display. Which little kind deed no doubt made Mrs. Bynums trip a little more pleasant and convinced the soldier in a strange city that plenty of people have a kindly attitude for the boys in uniform. o J. Clarence Leary no doubt was envied by most of Edentoa's baseball fans over the week-end. Friend Leary was fortunate enough to be in New York and saw two games of the Yankee slaughter at the hands of the SSL Louis Cardinals. It goes without saying that Mr. Leary risked more than one eye on the laying of Jimmy Brow®, who®* many of us remember seeing perform on the local diamond. Jimmy was a fast thing then, but Mr. Leary says he is so much faster now that he doesn’t seem like the same player. Jimmy didn’t play on the Edenton tan, but those were the good old days when Edenton helped to make big league material and when all business practically suspended and the town turned out almost iai a body to see a good baseball game. o Just a short; time at college, no doubt, helps our girls going away to school to learn things very soon. Fot instance, a® Edenton girl now in college sent the latest war bulletin to her daddy, which goes about like this: It is officially announced that the Japs have taken Sal Hcpatiea. The U. S. War Department admits it, bur doubts their ability to hold it. A later dispatch states that the iftrsu® on the rear is tremendous. U. S. troops have caught them on the run several times trying to evacuate all along the line. A number of flank move ments have been undertaken while action at times turned out to he only gas attacks. The Japs tried to suppress the report, but it leaked out and the Allies got wind of it. The Japs now realize the value or a scrap of paper. In returning a key to the Court House to Clerk of j Court E. W. Spires, Harry Stewart, project manager j of Olsen, Dietrich, Carr and J. E. Greiner & Company,! engineer and architect contractors for the Marine Corps j Air Station, expressed the appreciation of the asso ciated architects and engineers for the spirit of hospi tality and cooperation displayed during their sojourn m the Court House. “Please extend our thanks to the County Oomraisskmers and others who were responsible for our comfort and security during the tew weeks we oeeupoed the beautiful and historical building,” con cluded Mr. Stewart in a letter to Mr. Sipres. Anyway, there's a lot more room on the second floor of tne Court House since the architects and engineers moved to their quarters at the air station. o Just last month the County Commissioners raised the allowance for meals at the county jail from 50 cents for two weals to 65 cents. During the month there have been SS “boarders,” at the jail, the largest number in many months. I asked Mrs. Shelton Moore if she was serving country ham, French fried potatoes and the like, but she informed me the principal item on the is ~-f*a pigeons’—which in Chowan County talk are just plain oM pickled herring. o With so many Edenton and Chowan County boys in ihe service of their country and having The Herald fol low them, it gives a fellow a good feeling when they write back home saying that they enjoy the little sheet and that it is helping them along. Incidentally The Herald now goes all over the world, except of course, to Germany, Japan, Italy and the other countries domi nated! by that gang of cut-throats. And if The Herald were to. go into those countries I’d like to devote this entire column to what I’d like to say about, them which wouHdatlt be very good for me if I happened to go there, too. o squirrels are mighty shrewd things, if you ask me. The season opened last Thursday and, of course, the boys in numbers shouldered their guns and chased into the woods and swamps to shoot at those squirrels which were wot shot by the "advance guard” who tried their Marksmanship before the season opened. I’ve had no report of anyone bagging the limit and what’s more, before the season opened there were very few squirrels chasing- around in town, but since the season opened the bloomin' things have come to town. o There must be some difference in being drunk and being sick. A colored man testifying in Recorder’s Court Monday morning was asked by Prosecutor John White with what he was charged when arrested. The fellow replied. “I was arrested for being drunk, but I was more sick than I was drunk. 1 had had a drink or two, though.” o Perhaps the Negro workers at the Marine Corps Air Station are tops among some of the colored girls. Any way, three of 'em walking down Broad Street Saturday nnght, put on a little speed when one of them said, ““Huny up, gals Ah want to meet ma Glider Base man.’ One of them, however, shoved along, but said, "Not me, AMI stick to Math man on the farm.” o Arthur Chappell, while in Raleigh the other day, overheard two Men discussing a recent fishing trip. Oae of Mm aid be had a great trip and had caught one fish that “must have weighed at least a pound and aranl ad ones." The big sissy. Why here in Cbewau Goaty toe gals era catch bigger fish than toak Jus* the other day Mrs. Maybelle Sexton landed a has up the crack weighing ever five pounds. Come duwa to see m, hays, lot bring your bait along far its dsraed sceiot around here Istely. & MU SOLDIERS’ XMAS GIFTS % rd\ TIME OF MJUUNG—Christmas parcels end •*•••“»«*«*» jTy should ho mailed during the period bsgmmng October 1 VM mi ending Horamhoe Ulttlb satßsr tjto bottor.^Each lor doHvoty la teas lor Chriotoa k. SIZE AMD WElGHT—Christmas paresis shall Ml rad II lkt |i~u —to wight or It jnchss to tt aujbssto By ”***; ** co °r777 ITuiT>Mir'*">ric 1 T uiT > Mi r '*" >ric rr?*! r.iT: LQ USE CASE M PREPARATION— Bssssssboring ths grout dtolaaco this mail wiH ho transported obis No porishaklo matter should ha mcladod m paresis. EtiJL HO.V TO ADDRESS PARCELS—Addresses meet bo togHde. Yv Fa reels addressed to onmn| Axmy psnomd should show l in addition to the full name s-$9; Philippians 3:7-11 The (v-U of Matthew to disciple-' -hip by Jesus was s : milar to the call extended to the others of his chosen band. These men whom Jesus se lected as the group to be taught and trained by him to carry on his work when the time came for him to leave ’his world, were called while they were mostly untaught and untrained, saying unto them, “Follow thou me.” a»id the record declares that these men immediately forsook their ordi nary. every-day business affairs and followed him. This was the case with Levi, the son of Alphaeuh. While in Caper naum, and after healing the palsied man, Jesus passed by where Levi, whom we know as Matthew, was s : tting, carrying out the duties as signed to him by "the Roman Govern ment—that of tax gatherer from his fellow Jews—which made him the object of their scorn and hatred. To this despised man, Jesus said, “Fol low me,” and, according to the gos pels of Matthew, Luke and Mark, “he arose and followed him.” Apparently, Matthew knew Jesus, had heard him speak and his heart was ready for the call to disciple ship. As brought out in our lesson for February 22nd, it was not diffi cult for Jesus to get followers. He was a new leader and there is al ways a strong attraction, which al most amounts to fascination, about a new leader. Jesus had personal mag netism that seemed to attract men the moment they looked at him. | Thus it seemed to be with Matthew.; However, with the passage of time,' the fascination for the new leader < passes. The crowd is no longer at tracted by the leader’s personality, i It is then that the cause he repre-1 sents or the message he brings is given attention. The people in Jesus’ day expected him to acclaim himself as their king and then free them from the yoke of the hated Romans. When they realised that this was not his mission, “many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him.” Seeing the fickleness of the crowds and the shallowness of their lovaltv. Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, “Would’ve also go away?" In replv. Simon Peter, speaking for them all, asked, “Lord, to whom shall I go? Thou hast the words of eternal life” Ask your heart this searchinr question just now, “Have I been, like the crowds in Jesus’ (toy. me ret/ ‘fascinated’ with Jesus, readv to for sake Mm when the go ; ne rets herd, when it isn’t convenient to be faith ' ■ ‘ -- >; * v >*- - .. a * - fill, when it isn’t the popular thing, In my community to stand firm in! imy Christian convctions? Or, am 1, like Peter and the other disciples, al though conscious of my short-com ings and sinfulness, convinced that He only has the words of eternal life« and He only is worthy of my faith and loyalty"?” After accepting the call from Christ, which came to him on the Damascus Road. Paul, probably the most outstanding disciple of Jesus' | Christ the world has known, re mained loyal. His loyalty cost him much, in physical pain—being whip ped and stoned for the gospel’s sake and being imprisoned only because he preached Jesus Christ—in mental suffering and social ostracism—his Triends of former days would have nothing to do with him, and, for a time, neither would the members of the early church. Even with all of t? s, Paul was able to declare, “Yea, verily, and I count all tliin-s to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I, suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ, and be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine (tom, even that which is of- the law, but that wh'ch is through faith in Christ. , the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, be coming conformed unto His death that by any means I msv attain unto I the resurrection from the dead."— Ph lippians 3:8-11. Ashley Promoted j To Rank Staff Sergeant! Hugh M. Ashley, son of Mr. and | Mrs. Luther Ashley, has been pro-j moted from sergeant to staff ser vant in the U. S. Military Police! j Headquarters. Staff Sergeant Ash- \ | ley has been transfered from Louis-; | ville, Ky., to the Maxton Air Base,; ; at Maxton, N. C. ' GEO. WARD TO ATTEND SCHOOL; George Ward, U. S. N„ Norfolk, j Va., home for a few days’ leave, will; j enter the Navy’s school for machin • ists mates when he returns to Nor-: ’ folk next week. Out of the platoon he was one of ten who made a trade school. WANTED GIRL TO WORK IN LUNCH ROOM Experience Necessary. Steady Work. Good Pay. % Most Have References. —— APPLY TO * ED. HABIT ,•. * • .OO.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOhOMftBBOOOOOOOOOOBOOOBOOOOOOOOOqOM Six On Honor Reß At Rocky Hock School Six pupils in the Rocky Hock Cen tra I school mode the honor roll far the first month of schooL Them claiming this honor were: Second Morris, Norma Jane Harrell ami Ruth Tyneh. Sixth Grade —Christine Harrell and Audrey Bunch. Ned White Promoted To Sergeant In Army Ned White, who is stationed at Camp Beale in California, has been promoted from Corporal to Sergeant in the U. S. Field Artillery. In writ ing to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank White, Sr., Ned thanked them for copies of The Herald recently sent him and says "It sure is a big help to a fellow so far away from home.’’ Chowan Assured State Guard Unit (Continued from Page One) iaation of the outfit. The unit will men and three officers, who will make their headquarters in the Ar mory. Those eligible for enlistment are men between IB and 45 years, and should include many who have been placed in deferred classes in the selective service due to depend ents or for other reasons are not , eligible for immediate draft. There j is no physical examination necessary other than that applicants must be fit physically. According to General Jenkins, en listed men will he required to put in at least two hours per week for j drilling. Officers, however, will be obliged to put in at least four hours a week. The State’s appropriation is on the same basis as the former National { Guard unit. ssoo per year, and the | State furnishes uniforms, arms and j equipment. The unit is wholly vol ! untary, there being no pay for offi ( cers or enlisted men unless called for duty. In that event every man will go on regular army basis with pay governed by grade. However, an extra dollar a day will be paid, to gether with subsistence while on duty. While discussing organisation of the unit at a joint meeting of the Commissioners and Town Council : Monday, the need of such n unit was | realised, but it was generally agreed that the principal factor would be the proper officers in control. It may be very necessary to call the outfit into service and accomplish much good, while it was pointed out ! that without the proper leadership, the organisation could only add trou ble in event of an emergency or not. In making the appropriation the pro vision was made that Chairman D. M. Warren and Mayor J. H. McMutlan approve the officers before appoint ment. There was complete unanimity in the selection of Mr. Griffin as com manding officer. He is an ex-ser vice man, knows what war and war conditions are and commands the confidence and respect of the county as a whole. In accepting the cap taincy. Mr. Griffin said, “I don’t know whether we need a unit here or not. In the last war we were not threatened with invasion, but I will help to organize and get the outfit going, for none of us know what the needs for the organisation will be.” Mr. Griffin also stressed the fact that there is now a Marine Corps Air Station here, there is a cotton mill, two large peanut plants, a lumber and veneer mill as well as three bridges, two crossing the Albemarle Sound and one the Chowan River, all of which due to the war situation, could be objects of an attack or re sult in other disorders. Mr. Griffin plans to call a meeting for the purpose of organisation, hav ing written to General Jenkins that the financial obligation was taken care of, and asking for literature and information relative to organising. ‘ He expressed the opinion that there will he little trouble in securing a ;; sufficient number of enlistments, sev , end having already expressed a de -1 sire to join. [ Too Late to Classify . 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