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PAGE TWO The Chowan Herald j Published every Thursday by The Chowan Herald, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin liutiiap and Hector Lupton, at 423-425 South broad Street, Edentou, N. C. .—I i s' North Carolina VA f PRESS ASSOCIATION !)) J. EDWIN BUFFLAP Editor ECTOR LEPTON Advertising Mgr. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Yea, s l - 50 Entered as second-class matter August 30, 1934, at the post office at Edenton, North Caro lina, under the Act of March 3. 1879. Cards of thanks, obituaries, resolutions of respect, etc., will be charged for at regular advertising rates. '■ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1942 ' BLBLE THOUGHT”FOR THE WEEK: THE PROTECTION OF A GREAT FRIEND: Conn unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and 1 , will give you rest.- —Matt. 11:28. ■ • —— - v Take Time To Give Thanks “What time Thanksgiving?” is nothing new. This country’s first universal Thanksgiving was December 18 1777, during our struggle for independence. The Continental Army, under General Washington, observed it again the following year at Valley Forge, scene ol oitter hardship. Through wars, through heartbreaking civil strife, through years of economic hardship, they have found deeper, more moving reasons than in brighter years. The Pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving is proof enough ot this. True, it marked a good harvest but the previous winter had been one of hunger and sickness and death. And the Pilgrims knew they faced severe trials again in the months ahead. They had learned what a New England winter could mean. They knew the., were go ing to have to fight for existence. The first Thanks giving took on more intense meaning because of the very desperateness with which they fought for their blessings. Consequently, it was a fight that involved them all, the women and children as well as the men. Every member of tiie family shared the suffering and the struggle. It was a family thing. And ever since that first Thanksgiving tne nay has had lam ly signifi cance. It has that significance today. The things for which we have always been thankful are the things for which we are fighting now—things alien to the Axis ,t a te —~ur belief in freedom and human d.grtity. It those things go, the family goes with them. They ait. its existence. The family must fight for them, must be willing to face self-denial and suffering and hardship for them, if it deserves to survive. It’s not the first time we have fought tor them.. A;ter the adoption of the Constitution, Congress direct ed Washington to set asiiie a day for 1 hanksgicing. That was in 1789 and he gave thanks in that first presidential Thanksgiving proclamation for the things for which we had just fought and won. What were t ~y? The peoples’ safety and happiness, their civil, and religious liberties—the things we find at Stake today'. It is fitting, therefore, and proper that though this war is not yet won and everybody is on the run, we all should pause long enough on this Thanksgiving Day to return thanks to a kind Providence that things are as well with us as they are. W'e still have our own inde pendence and liberty, we have been blessed far more than we deserve and have more for which to be thank ful than any other nation. President Roosevelt has pi 0,.1 aimed Thursday as a day- of Thanksgiving, and we should thank God that we Americans have a leader who believes in and has faith in God Almighty. We’ve Lost A Friend Not the least of those to mourn the passing of Mrs. A. T. Bush are the publ shers of The Herald, for site wa numbered among the paper’s best friends. She pla. ed tio small part in the early days of The Herald’s •• i-ience. and time a:.d again expressed her wish that ‘her boys” would succeed. it was the latter part of. 1934 when two young print . i-ii' . ,to had preciously adopted Edenton as their home and loved it so well that instead of leaving when no .. jobs were available add a depression had not yet loosen ed its hold on the , itintry as a whole, decided to gamble' v It!i fate and started a weekly newspaper in Edenton in the face of a daily newspaper as competition and".:.-, printing plant fully equipped to handle practically any kind of printing. The business was started on a very slender shoe string basis and when a building large enough was needed and w th no capital, Mrs. Bush ve:, generously offered her building on King Street on a ren tal basis far less than it was worth until “her boys” could afford more. The building was occupied until the present home of The Herald was purchased in July, 1940. Mrs. Bush was a kind, sweet, unassuming individual, who apparently guarded her every act and word for fear she would offend another. She was generous and very sympathetic toward the poor and those who met wth misfortune. To the writer’s own knowdedge, he, Contributions were far more than allowed to be de ducted from returns governing income tax payments. A beautiful Christian life of the highest type has been removed from the community, so that The Herald feels a distinct loss and extends its sympathy to the two daughters and the brother who survive. Give Him Some Help By attending a meeting of the Edenton Boy Scout Troop Friday night, the writer is convinced that adults are falling down in connection with Boy Scout activities in Edenton. On hand Friday n ght was a lively group of boys representing the average boyhood of America, and boys who in a very short time will occupy places , of those now in the saddle. To properly train and develop this group of boys re quires more than the efforts of .Scoutmaster C. W. Overman, and this assistance is, to say the least, very much lacking. If the Edenton Boy Scout Troop is to amount to anything, Mr. Overman must have some help even at a t me when everyone is apparently busier than they have ever been. In behalf of Mr. Overman, it can be said that his time is for the most part taken up in carrying out his duties as farm agent, so that it is im possible for hinrf to devote as much time as is necessary to properly steer the Scouts. For instance, at the weekly meet ngs there are three matters requiring the attention of a seouter, so that with no assistance, two THE CHuWAN HERALD EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1942 j] and From all reports, fishing of late has not been up to r ar hereabouts, those who enjoy this sport blaming it .hi t.ie record prolonged high tde and the supposition .oat water'is poisoned by decaying leaves or other mat ter coming from adjoining swamps, thus killing a lot of fish or else chasing them from this neck of tne woods, l.ut, bite or not, the boys keep trying in the hope that the finny tribe w.ll show up one of these days and somebody come home with a nice string o" Gsh. At any rate, maybe the trouble is due to so many lolks fishing and so few being interested in replenishing local waters with new stock. This s very simple with no expense attached to it, except a three-cent stamp. There are too few local fisnermen who apply for.y» aig fish which are hatched out at the fish hatchery heie, and because applications are not made for them lb-ally they, of course, go to other parts of the State. \ ith bait as scarce as it is this year, it was a great tem| ra tion one day last week to refrain from putting over- I board several thousand m.gerling which looked like Ueal bait for speckled perch, bass and jack. But Carey Bunch, superintendent of the hatchery, Johnny Asbell and Durwood Travis were along in the fish hatchery boat to see that the fish were properly planted. I’ve marked the spot where they were put ovetuoard a m gave specific instructions to the 1 ttle fellows to hang around the same place until big enough to catch. It they follow instructions, here’s one guy who ought to come home in a year or so with a nice string of f.sh. At any rate, fellows, put in an application for some j baby fish so that we can keep our streams stocked and; continue to have some real sport. As Paul Olssotv says,; ‘lt don’t cost nodding.” Os course, Jimmy Earnhardt goes to no little trouble j to get the best there is in pictures for the Taylor Thea tre, but he has some stiff competition down about the j Municipal Building every Monday night of late. Each ; Monday night the Town off.ee is crowded from stem to stern when the week-end round-up of drunks and other j minor offenders are tried by Justice of the Peace F. W. j Hobbs. Not only is there a gang to be tried, but many friends also are on hund so that the court takes on the appearance of doing a land office business. But where; Jimmy Earnhardt’s competition comes in is the comedy j developing in trying these cases. As a spectator on a number of occasions recently I’ve actually gotten more ■ laughs than at any comedy witnessed in the theatre. I There’s no end to the comedy in some cases, even when j Mr. Hobbs says: “85 and costs,” for the majority of ’em j have folding money in their jeens and have no hesitancy j in digging down in order to pay up so that they’re tree j to be rounded up again. “Do you work regularly. Mr. Hobbs asked one defendant Monday night. “Yas suh," was the answer. “How much do you earn?” was , the next quest on. “Oh, Ah earns enough to pay m* out of trubble when Ah gets in it, and dat takes about all Ah gets,” was the answer. Anyway, here’s one who gets a chuckle from some of the carryin-on and hopes they don’t start charging admission for a seat in the place. -- —o- ——- With The Herald’s appearance pushed up a day be cause of the Thanksgiving hojjday, some news, especial ly from our rural correspondents^was again obliged to be omitted. But The Herald force is entitled to the holiday and for that reason the paper is a day early this week. The editor, for one, will pause long enough to give thanks for this: That in these uncertain times the paper is still in j existence. That there are still a Jarre number of sutis. r'oers who realize the necessity of paying their subscription to get the paper, That criticisms have been offered, some of which were constructive and some of which have been just pure belly-aching. That many friends have been so cooperative n fui nishing news. That there are some business men who realize the j value of advertising. That the press has not been throttled by a maniac • like Hitler and his tribe. That expressions reach us from far and near that The Herald is enjoyed. That so far I’ve had three meals a day, despite the rationing program. That fish are not biting, so I’m not uneasy when du ties prevent my going. Well, shucks this whole column could be filled with things for which I’m thankful and the same is true of j every bloomin’ one who reads this and those who don’t, j 0 ' . Things are moving fast over at the Bank of Edenton and it will not be long now until the bank will take on the appearance of a brand new place. The partition has been removed between the new- part which was added, thus doing • ay with the one-way passage way leading back to the ‘mourners’ bench” where Mint i Warren and Henry Gardner hear the sad stories from those seeking to borrow money or the reasons for not paying back on time what was borrowed. New and up to-date equipment is being added so that when com pleted the bank will be a place of beauty as well as one of the f nest places for banking business in this section. O In a number of instances promotions have been made J of boys in the service and no mention made in The ! Herald. For the most part such information has been j sent to The Herald from the public relat ons office at j various camps, but in many cases such information is . not sent from some camps. The Herald will be giad | to publish any news of these promotions and parents j and friends need feel no hesitancy in furnishing this i form of new'S. What promotions have not been pu:>- ' 1 shed was not the fault of the editor, for he just didn’t know about it and cannot know unless the information is received. Pass it along, folks. And still better, j you boys in the service (and we’ve got a lot of ’em j of these are neglected at one time or another, for Mr. Overman, like any other, human, can only do one of these at a time. Edenton’s Scouts comprise a group of lively and promising boys who deserve the attention, interest ana time of several adults who realize the value of proper training of a boy at a time when influences and environ ment play a very important role in his development and future usefulness. Mr. Overman needs some help and there should be more than enough to offer their services in the interest of boyhood in Edenton. |] getting The Herald) dritp us a line, for other readers would like to hear about you wherever you are. o In the mail this week was a letter from a man in New York who used National Republican Club stationery. He wants to know' if there are any points of historical interest in Eden ton and if March or April are good months to pay a visit. Well, there’s no election on at that time, so I don’t expect there’ll be much objec tion to inviting him down at that time. Anyway, I did it. o Edenton came in for a good slice of publicity Sunday afternoon when Dillard Dixon’s orchestra played for three-quarters of an hour over the Washington, N. C., radio. The boys hail plenty of outers on tan and though the microphones iffore or less scared some of ’em, the music was apparently enjoyed by a large num ber of listeners, as well as the radio officials who invited the boys back. However, the gasoline and tire situ ation is making the boys think twice before they consent to run over for another program. Postoffice Facing Greatest Task In Handling Os Mail Postmaster Kramer Is sues Timely Sugges tions to Follow t* rom now until the end of the holiday season the Edenton Post Office will be called upon to handle the greatest amount of mail in its history, with less than the normal amount of help. In order to meet this tremendous demand for service, the Post Office Department and the local Post Office earnestly request the cooperation of the public, so that there will be the least possible congestion and thereby the least inconvenience to those whom we desire to serve. If the public will observe a fev simple rules for mailing, they will receive better local service, as well as speed up the. dispatch of their let- Need A Taxi? CALL CHAP PHONE 228 E ; inty 1 EtS j ow in my ] I (lands for collection of taxes. j We urge you to pay your Taxes now and take advantage of the savings. j On all taxes that are paid after February Ist, 1 1943, there will be the usual penalty. i J. A. BUNCH SHERIFF OF CHOWAN COUNTY C i --IMS , ters and parcels, to their destination, j • Postmaster C. E. Kramer submits the 1 following rules to be cameo out: I 1. Parcels should be mailed be-; • tween the hours of 9 a. ni. and 11 l a. m., and front 3 p. m., to 5 p. m. . Parcels ma led at other hours aie oi ten delayed, due to the fact that first class matter takes preference over all other classes of mail. 2. Get all Christutas mail prepar ed and mailed as early as possible. This will avoid congestion and delay in transit, due to a shortage of facili ties for transporting the mails. 3. It s advised that persons who desire to use the IVzC stamp for mailing Christmas cards purchase • their requirements without delay. 4. Use Air mail for the quickest service to distant destinations. 5. Use Special Delivery for ; prompt delivery, upon reaching des ; tinations. 6. Do not send currency, or coins, • in ordinary mail. Use Postal Money . Order, or check. 7. Always register, or insure, val ! urhle matter of any kind. •j 8. Use the “V” letter mail for the ! best and quickest service to our Armed forces abroad. “V” letter i forme niav he obtained from your j local Post Office. 13 Chowan Boys Go To i Fort Bragg Wednesday, !j Thirteen Chowan County boys left ! Edenton Wednesday morning for Fort ! Bragg, where they will be assigned to • duty in the U. S. Army. This group includes those from a contingent of 28 going to Fort Bragg last week w'ho passed the Army’s physical ex amination. . One young man, Robert C. Hassell, . also passed the examination last . week, but remained at Fort Bragg in- 1 i stead of acceptng the seven-days’ [ BE SURE WITH • ktunn tin,,,. »2.8 C QT. • ’1.45 FT. old I I furlough. 1 The group leaving on Wednesday morning included: Lloyd Lane, Harry | Lester Jordan, Solomon J. West, Wm. M. White, Oscar P. Bunch, Ray Elijah Boyce, Raymond B. Bunch, Clarence T. Hollowell, Merrill Leon Ward, Cecil H. Hollowell, Jr., Ralph B. Ward, James Nurney Hudson and Herbert W. Twiddy. liOcal Orchestra On Radio Last Sunday Edenton’s up and coming music or ganization, Dillard Dixon and his or chestra, journeyed to Washington, N. C., on Sunday afternoon to broadcast for 45 minutes over the radio. The— program was well executed and thea boys, upon their return, were complimented for their splendid pro gram. Those comprising the orchestra were: Clarence Leary, Jr., Richard D. Dixon, Jr., J tniny Weathers, Millard Ward, Lin wood Ward, Tommy Cross, Lloyd Griffin, Billy Brunson, George Alnta Byrum, West Byrum, Jr., Dee Skiles and Shelton Moore. EDGAR HOLLOWELL HOST Edgar Earl Hollowell entertained the R. A. and G. A. groups on Friday evening. An interesting program was presented after the business ses ! sion. During the social hour, the host’s mother, Mrs. C. J. Hollowell, served grape juice, sandwiches and salted nuts to the fifteen present. The December meeting will be held with the councillor, Mrs. J. Cameron Boyce. T<u» 1 ate to Classify FOR YOUR LOCAL AND LONG Distance Hauling, call Lee Jones, 104 Oakum Street, Edenton, Phone 237. n0v.19,26dec.3,10c.
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