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PAGE TWO The Chowan Herald Published every Thursday by The Chowan Herald, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin Bufflap and Hector Lupton, at 423-425 South Broad Street, Edenton, N. C. /wllj Carolina f WES'S ASSOC I ATlOW*n J. EDW IN BUFFLAP- ■ . ..Editor HECTOR LUPTON Mgr. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year —— $1.50 Six Months . —sl.oo Entered as second-class matter August 30, 1934, at the post office at Edenton, North Caro lina, under the act of March 3, 1879. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 2, 1943 BIBLE THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: EVEN IN DIRE CALAMITY: Peace I leave with you, my peace 1 give unto you: not as the world giveth, give 1 unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neith er let it be afraid.—John 14:27. Lack Os Patriotism John L. Lewis wav some littie time back, and still IS for that matter, the personification of unpatriotism m his bull-headed dealing with the nation’s mining opera tors. He was the target for severe criticism, and no ittle criticism was heard in Edenton, the principal complaint being advanced that he was unpatriotic at « time 'then the nation needed coal and was instrumental in the miners refusing to enter the mines. The Herald concurs in the criticism, but here tn Edenton right now there is also striking lack of pa triotism. In the first place, Mrs. V\. H. t offield. chair man of Red Cross surgical dressings is experiencing lack of workers to make surgical dressings so necessary L the Red Cross today in caring for wounded soldiers. Purely enough, ladies in Edenton can sacrifice enough time to help in this work so that there will be no worry about completing quotas on time. Another, sign of lack of patriotism is being exper ienced by the Rev. D. C. Crawford. Jr., chief observer of the Edenton Air Warning Observation Post. Though an attractive tower has been provided, quite a few watches have not been filled and there will be more vacancies when some of the young people return to school. It .is also true that, all too often some obser vers absent themselves without securing a substitute or informing Mr. Crawford that they cannot serve* so that n< one is oji duty. This air warning service 4 is not a plaything and vails for sacrifice of time on the part of Edenton people. Not only is it a protection in apprehending any possi ble enemy plane, but it. is a cog in a course of training for pilots who will ere long be living am) dropping bombs over enemy territory. Were an enemy plane suddenly to appear overhead, possibly more people would be awakened to the im portance of this service. It is not a duty to be shoul dered by a few , some of whom have served for successive watches of three hours each: Thete should be enough volunteers so that no one person,would: be required to , watch more than one hour-or even tw, hours at a Cme. h isn’t si. hard to detect unpatriotic < harneteristii. - i, i ther people, but the emergency in which we find ourselves affords .each one an opportunity to * xanuhe himself or herself and -ee just how patriotic we are w hen applying the measuring: stick .to ourselves. Don’t Forget Forgetfulness in recent year* has grown into, some what of a malady, for many important are left undone -imply due to folks being so much occupied with a multiplicity of duties. Os course, hardly a por sUrt having a relative or dear friend in the service of their country land serving overseas will want him to be forgotten on Christmas by some sort of a present. It is necessary, therefore, not to forget that, any Christmas mail intended to go to service men overseas must be mailed between September 15 and October !•>. In some instances Weeks are required for a ship to reach many of the points throughout the world where American boys are stationed, and for that reason this little piece is written to remind readers that if they want to mail a Christmas: present to that boy .overseas it should be attended to now, and placed in the mail be fore October 15, else there might be disappointment at both ends. It is so easy to put things off and events uklly forget them. Believed In Second Chance Death last week claimed C. N. Griffin, one of Eden ton’s prominent citizens, who, like all of us. was only human and had his shortcomings. And, like many othei people, he possessed sterling qualities but he was. tire sort of person who did not like to broadcast his good deeds nor his interest in the misfortunes of others. In this last regard the writer comments advisedly. Mr. Griffin was, at one time a full-time Street Com missioner in Edenton and as such had many .problem? rn common with the present Street Commissioner. On one occasion, Mr. Griffin had very good reasons to discharge one of his Street Department employees and did so, but immediately thereafter, and labor was plentiful at that time, decided he would give the man another chance. His consideration was appreciated and the employee became one of the most valuable men -in the town’s employ, Mr. Griffin had been out of public office for a num ber of years when the present Street Commissioner, too, had good reason to discharge one of the town em ployees. Quietly, Mr. Griffin appealed for aonther chance for the party in question, and because of his pleading another chance was given. Again, by reason of being given another chance, this man also developed into a very valuable employee. All of which is recited to emphasize the fact that all too many are too prone to condemn a fellow being for making a miscue. We all err and should put ourselves in the other fellow’s place before being too harsh in our criticism or placing judgment. Mr. Griffin realized his own weakness and, there fore, had a sympathetic feeling for those who got into trouble. He taught the present Street Commissioner an object lesson, one which might be emulated by us all. This was only one of the sterling qualities of Mr. Griffin and many of his good deeds are known only by those concerned and His maker. THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1943. f UEARD and SEEW ! A M By “BUFF” Bill I’rivott —1 mean Lieutenant William S. IVivott— who is stationed in Florida, reads The Herald regularly while in the service and has, on a number of occasions, read of a steak supper being pulled off in Edenton. It caused him so much concern that he wrote to E. T. Rawlinson, who gets in on these steak feeds somehow, simply asking: “How in the devil do you do it?” o Hallett S. Ward, who was the outgoing president of the First District Bar at the annual meeting held in Edenton Thursday of last week, was very anxious to | have a large attendance at the meeting, so he sent a ( personal invitation to all the clerks of court in the j j District to be present. In issuing the invitation he I j made a notation: “There will be no whiskey served. ’ | Whether that brief sentence had anything to do with it | I or not. the fact remains that Clerk of Court E. \V. ] | Spire.- of Chowan was the only clerk at the meeting. j 1 see where the ban on pleasure driving in the East nas been lifted, but motorists are asked to go easy on j the gas for pleasure only. Which reminds me of a’ J question Mr. Wrenn of the Mecklenburg Construction i j Company, asked a little while tiack, while tile ban was J ! still on. Mr, Wrenn wanted to know if taking a fei-! low’s mother-in-law to the depot in an automobile was i considered pleasure driving. Well, it all depends on whether she was going away, or wanted to meet more I relatives coming in. c “General” Holley, Tom Hathaway’s principal competi tor in selling Hot Peanuts, was talking to a group of his colored friends near The Herald office the othei day. He was telling ’em about his experiences in a hospital, one of which was being bathed twice every' day. ! overheard his remark and asked him about it, to which he replied “Yas, Suh. dey don’ gib me a bath two times ebery day. Ah thinks bat's what was ailin’ me nohow.” o And speaking about a hospital, I had a long talk with , Lloyd Burton on Sunday after his return from the Al- | bemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City. We underwent : similar operations, so that we checked up on our ' ex periences. Some of 'em were the same, but 1 had one or two extra ones which some of the boys have been j told about. I’ve just got to get around to see Howard Jackson, who also recently returned from Duke, where j lie was a patient in the same ward 1 was penned up in, j and to be sure he met up with some of the nurses wnn had to mess with me. o ■ Just about the most authentic report on boll weevils was heard Saturday from J. H. Roberts, who dropped in the office to renew his subscription. He was telling me that the weevils have played havoc with his cotton, to which 1 told him I had not heard of so much damage by boll weevils. “Weil.” said he, “my cotton is eaten up, whether vou call the critters boll weevils or not.” ! * —o— ——- And speaking about subscriptions brings to mind a note received this week from Thomas Cheats. Mr. (’hears, like quite a few Herald Subscribers,, had been notified, that hi.- subscription had expired and that tsc-i paper would he stopped unless a buck and a half in ! some way got to The Herald office. And. like soino other delinquent subscribers. Friend ('hears paid little attention to the notice. Subsequently, the paper fallen to turn up oil Thursday morning, ami forthwith in the mail came a check for $1.50, together with the follow ing note: “Like the fellow who was thrown but of the barroom three times hand running—l can takq a hint,’ Operation healed up or not, .1 just had to laugh, if it would have sent me back to the hospital. But what in the Sain Hill puzzles me is that some of those who have received the same Sort of notice and the paper stopped have not been able to.;•“take a hint.'”. —■ ——o —-—- That gang at tire postoffice must have a keen sense of smell, especially if Lee Moore can be depended upon. It was only the other day that 1 was asked how 1 was getting along. “Oh, very well,” I replied, “I am getting a little stronger each day now.” Lee Mo.ore happened to be nearby and spouted out, "Oh, yes, he’s ■getting stronger for we can smell him whenever he comes in the Post Office.” Well, damn it all, it’s been hot enough of late, if you ask me. o Well, my friend and “social secretary,” Paul Olssoh, dropped in last week from the Eastern Star and Mas onic Home at Greensboro, to visit hi.- old cronies for » few days. And sure enough, he saw to it that 1 diitn t forget to go to Arthur Chappell’s home Monday night to enjoy a steak supper prepared by Mrs. Chappell in Paul’s honor. It was a delightful affair and a meai which would be very hard indeed to match. Paul, by i the way, likes it very much at the Greensboro Home, where he is very popular—so much so that he has two girls. One of ’em likes his hair combed in his usual pompadour style, while the other likes his hair conibeo flat and parted on the side: Well, just notice which style he’s using. At any rate, Paul says occasionally he and one of his recently-made friends sit on a benen on the lawn,while some of the “old” inmates look on. Paul’s only 83 now, you know. Three Edenton people lost some money this week, the victims being Mrs. John F. White, E. L. Hollowell and Miss . Winifred Hollowell. Os course, none of them expect to get their money back, but then miracles hap ; pen sometimes, you know. Miss Hollowell doesn’t care so much about the change she lost, but she would like to have the purse and a key which was in it. She leaves Monday for Mars Hill College and the key which was in the purse was the key to her clothes—-and she needs it bad. Anyone finding the money, then, can, if they want to, contact the three above mentioned par ties, bui the key will be appreciated just as much by Miss Hollowell. . 0 Miss Lena Jones, on a postcard sent from Washing ton, D. C., says “Enjoying Washington, but we need a steam roller to push through the mobs and masses.” Well, 'maybe Washington is a good place for some of mr attractive gals to go if they want to know how it feels to be squeezed. Judge Richard D. Dixon Speaker At Lions Club Meeting “Am I My Brother’s Keeper?” Is Challenge He Tells Lions | Judge Richard D. Dixon was a | special guest at the Edenton Lions ! Club meeting Monday night, and | though not scheduled for a speech, • was called upon to few re ! marks to the Club. He spoke briefly |of the club’s activities, especially I among the underprivileged, telling | the Lions that this spirit of unselfish ness must be carried out among the ! nations of the world if peace is ex pected to be enjoyed. “Am 1 my brother’s keeper?” asked Judge Dixon. “This is a challenge j that has come down to us from ages ! and ages ago. It seems to me that ! you here in the Lions Club have j taken up that challenge and answered it in the affirmative. In following the programs and activities of this club since its formation, I have been particularly struck with the fact that you have stressed, above afl other things, the welfare of your fellow man, how you may help those who are underprivileged and who have in this world lacked Bhe ad vantages and opportunities that most of you have been blessed with. 1 j have noticed that your ambitions, as I shown in your eye clinics and such | things, have been to aid your fellow man, rather than to confine your el forts along material lines. “What you here have been doing can in a larger way be done by our country and the other United Nations after the conclusion of this present war. After the first World War' i when we had a chance to decide | whether we were our brother’s keep j er or no, we answered very positively j ‘no’ and withdrew from the League! i of Nations and let Europe and the j | rest of the world work themselves j 1 out as best they could. The present j world war is a result of our selfish- ’ ness at that time. After the first World War, when we, Had a lha-h.ee to decide whether we ! were our brothel’s keeper or no, we answered very positively ‘no,’ and withdrew from the League of Na tions and let Europe and the rest of the world work themselves out as best they could. The present world war is a result of our selfishness at that — 1 i. Is Your Traveling Necessary? o For the past several years the Norfolk Southern Bus Corporation has made every effort to make its Bus Service the best means of passenger transportation possible. We take pride in our success in this endeavor. I However, since “Adolph” started out on his mad dream to conquer the whole world, many things have been changed in our daily lives, and among changes are those affecting our ability to obtain equipment, replacement parts and labor. The increased demand for service creates a problem for us, handicapped as we are by conditions over which we have no control. You, our friends and customers, can help us solve this problem by traveling only when necessary. By doing this you leave more room on the Buses for service men, who must come first, war workers and others who MUST travel. By doing this you will also be helping in the war effort. 0 The Norfolk Southern Bus Corporation [ « *sm i"--T ■aggaaggggßaa time. "What will we do after this war? Join hands with the rest of mankind to bring order and democracy and equal rights out of chaos ? Or will we draw into our shell, forget all others but ourselves and thereby t build up the stage for a third world war? It is worth thinking over!” » I ACORN HILL ~“j Roy Stallings, Mr. and Mrs. Hallett Jones, of Portsmouth, Va., spent Sunday with Ism Stallings. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Harrell, Mr. i and Mrs. M. A. Perry, Earl Stall- I ings and Miss Wessie Harrell visited , Mrs. Isaac Jordan, at General Hos pital, Norfolk, Va., Thursday. Mrs. Elisha Hurdle and daughter, of Suffolk, Va., are spending a few I days with her mother, Mrs. Maude i Eason-. Pvt. John R. Eason has returned to camp after visiting his mother, Mrs. ; Elsie Eason. Mrs. Maude Eason and Mrs. Elisha Hurdle visited Mrs. B. L. Harrell and Mrs. R. L. Byrum Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Gurney Harrell and children and Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Hoggard, of Rocky Hock, visited Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Harrell Sunday after noon. Willie Kite and family and Miss W,,essie Harrell attended services at Happy Home Church on Saturday evening. «xSxSk4-<4<.<. «<•<. «<♦ <♦ «« «<•<•«« >&s><&s*s | NOW OPEN BUSINESS | !:: WITH A COMPLETE LINE OF | | FARCY GROCERIES FRUITS AND I FRESH VEGETABLES Harrell’s Grocery j | We Deliver Edenton | I Labor Problem Affects Repairing Os Shoes Julian E. Ward, owner and mana ger of Ward’s Shoe Shop, wishes to call the attention of the public to the fact that the shop will not be open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednes days for the receiving of shoes for re pairs. Shoes already repaired will be I delivered. Shoes will be received for repairs on Thursdays, bridays and Saturdays of each week and this work will be done as rapidly as pos i sible under existing labor conditions. ] Mr. Ward also states that uy* 3 more help can be secuied, it will ! impossible for any shoes to be re paired while the customer waits. He regrets that present conditions pre -1 vent the same prompt service that customers have always received, but until additional help can be secured, shoes must he left in the shop for repairs. BIBLE CLASS TO MEET AT CHURCH ON TUESDAY NIGHT 1 The "Young'Woman’s Bible Class of the Edenton Baptist Church will meet in regular monthly session at the church on Tuesday evening. Septem ber 7, at 8 o’clock. The president, Miss - Bernice Williams, urges all members to attend, stressing the fact that only through the coopera tion of every member can the class function successfully.
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