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The Chowan Herald
Published every Thursday by The Chowan
Herald, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin
Bufflap and Hector Lupton, at 423-426 South
Broad Street, Edenton, N. C.
J. EDWIN BUFFLAP Editor
HECTOR LUPTON Advertising Manager
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1934, at the Post Office at Edenton, North Caro
lina, under the act of March 3, 1879.
THURSDAyTfEiTrUARY 21, 194th
THIS WEEK'S BIBLE THOUGHT
A GUILTLESS CONSCIENCE FEARS NO POLICE
MAN: But now we are delivered from the law, that be
ing dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in
newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.—
Romans 7:6.
A Stitch In Time
Fire Chief R. K. Hall, as well as some property own
ers, are no little concerned about fire hazards brought
about by a number of yards and vacant lots being cov
ered with dead grass and weeds.
Many times youngsters play with matches and if a
fire should be started in some of these yards or lots it
could very rapidly spread to houses, thus causing dan
ger and loss to the owners or occupants.
Os course, there is a city ordinance prohibiting burn
ing any leaves, trash or grass in yards without proper
protection being provided. Chief Hall, sensing the haz
ards now existing in a number of instances, will be glad
to cooperate in eliminating the dangerous conditions, so
that he should be contacted at once. Just a little pre
caution now may be the means of preventing a costly
fire later.
Some Help, At Least
With March 15 rapidly approaching, a reminder may
be in order for taxpayers to think about their Federal
income tax returns. This return must be in the hands
of the Collector of Internal Revenue in Greensboro March
15, so that little more time remains to attend to this
matter.
Os course, getting together figures for this return is
always more or less of a headache and all too often it
is put off until the last minute, thus adding to the un
pleasantness of the annual requirement.
However, those who are puzzled over making the re
turn have some consolation in the fact that a deputy
collector of internal revenue will be in the office of Coun
ty Agent C. W. Overman from March 4 to March 8 from
9 A. M. to 1 P. M. J. N. Robbins, the deputy collector,
will be glad to give advice or assistance to any taxpayer,
and those desiring information should see him as early
as possible during his stay in Edenton.
An Opportunity
Edenton citizens should become vitally interested in
the proposed re-opening of Paul Green's symphonic
drama, “The Lost Colony”, in Manteo the first of July.
The Board of Trustees of the Roanoke Island Historical
Association, sponsor of the historical pageant,will meet
in Raleigh next Tuesday to formulate plans for the re
opening and to raise $75,000 for rebuilding the theatre,
which has greatly deteriorated since performances were
suspended due to the war.
During the five years "The Lost Colony” was present
ed it was estimated that nearly half a million people
saw the dramatization and of that number there is no |
way of estimating how many came through Edenton on j
their way to and from Manteo. Many of us, however, |
well remember that, during those five summers great
crowds of visitors stopped over in Edenton to visit the
local historical points. Os course, some tarried only a
short time, while others remained for a day or two.
Obviously, with the War over, the tourist business will
again climb to the forefront, and Edenton can, if it will,
be in position to greatly benefit by visitors and tourists,
the number of whom will be greatly increased when “The
Lost Colony” resumes operation.
Let The Police Know
The writer has long since learned that it is an impos
sibility to please everybody, and the local police, no
doubt, realize that fact, too, but they are very anxious to
obtain the general opinion regarding several traffic and
parking problems in Edenton. In order to secure a
cross section of opinion, postcards have been printed on
which is listed nine problems which every now and then
are the target for criticism.
Not that the police will be able to comply with all the
opinions checked, but according to the result of the poll
they, as well as Town Council, might be guided in set
ting up regulations.
In event you, gentle reader, have not received one of
the postcards, just turn to the front page, clip out the
boxed story and mail to the Police Department.
Some people think there should be stop lights at cer
tain intersections, some do not. Allowing U turns in the
business section meets the approval of some, while others
consider the practice a menace to the safety of others.
Complaint is sometimes heard that the police are too
strict, especially with visitors,-while it is not unusual to
hear complaints that the police are not doing their duty.
What do you think? Send your opinions to the police,
who will be glad to know what most folks think about
the problems.
Another Big: Problem
A small group of Edenton ladies also have a problem
and one which should be given consideration. Ever since
1914 a mere handful of ladies took it upon themselves to
carry on an association, the purpose of which is to keep
Beaver Hill Cemetery in a neat and attractive appear
ance. These few loyal and patient ladies managed some
how for many years to make repairs, keep the grass and
weeds cut and otherwise tidy up the cemetery so that one
needed not be embarrassed when strangers visited the
place. This work was done, principally, by revenue com
ing from $1.50 annual assessments on lot owners for
maintenance. However, this amount is not forthcoming
from every lot tor one reason or another, so that actually
not as much money comes in as some might think.
Due to increased cost of labor, the ladies cannot afford
to pay a man the sort of wages prevailing today, so that
Heard & Seen
By “Buff”
— ——
Here’s an invitation to Mayor Leroy Haskett, Dick
Baer and Izzy Campen to visit The Herald office and in
spect my desk. Last week the following note was left
on my desk from the Mayor:
“The Mayor has been in the past appealing to the
people of Edenton to clean up and cooperate with the
Street Department. In this issue I especially request
that through your paper you appeal to the Street Com
missioner and Editor of The Chowan Herald (gosh,
that’s me twice) that he clean up his desk and private
office and be sure to use the trash can and all the bar
rels he can find and I will try to get the town’s trash
trucks to take off one day and transfer this trash to the
trash pile.
“I trust you will impress on this person the import
ance in having this done at once, as spring is about
here.”
Then Izzy Campen was expecting a Masonic apron,
from a concern in Kalamazoo, Mich., and called up think-j
ing that it was sent to me and probably lost on my desk. |
Dick Baer, well, he didn’t have much of a reason, so he i
came out bluntly, “Buff, why in hell don’t you clean up
your desk?”
At any rate, I can again see the top of the thing, but
here’s hoping nobody comes in for this or that article
which was left in the hope that it would be returned.
If Frank Muth were a drinking man, I'd bet he was
tanked up one night this week, all because a letter ad
dressed to me and postmarked at Trenton contained a
set of plans for a cabinet and a letter to “Dear Edith.”
i I was puzzled about the sender of the letter until Mrs
Muth informed me that her daughter had received a let
ter intended for me. Well, I’m not the only guy who is
getting forgetful and mixed up, only I hope Frank didn’t
have one of his jokes in my letter.
February 25, 26 and 27 will be registration day in
Edenton, but not for an election, and no doubt more
ladies will register than if it were for an election. You
see, Rose’s 5-10-25 c Store has arranged a registration in
order to equitably distribute any Nylon hose which might
arrive and the hose will be sold in order of registration
Os course, there are certain rules which must be complied
with, and these will be seen in an advertisement else
where in The Herald. Nope, men will not be allowed tv
register. This is strictly a ladies’ affair. And incident
ally several folks working in stores tell me they have
discovered they have a lot more friends than they knew
they had since the shortage of Nylon hose.
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Recorder Judge Marvin Wilson has entered the farm
ing game, having this week purchased an 85-acre farm
from John F. White. The farm is in the Green Hall
section of the county, so that when Friend Marvin is not
wearing his court clothes, he’ll be liable to be wearing a
pair of overalls.
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On Tuesday the police radio tower was put up on top
of Hotel Joseph Hewes. Several weeks ago the thing
| was blown down when on the roof of the Police Station,
and if you remember, a pretty stiff wind wa§ blowing
Tuesday night. How-ever, the tower is apparently an
chored to the hotel building, for it was still standing
Wednesday,
Uncle Sam left the United States for England at the
beginning of the war and had no nieces or nephews, but
upon his return he had three. Os course, the Uncle Sam
referred to is Uncle Sant White, who upon his return saw
for the first time James William Hand, son of his sister;
Karen Holler White, son of his brother Fred, and James
I W. White, son of another brother, J. Frank White, Jr.
o
Miss Elizabeth I.arrick, who will be remembered as a
j member of the Edenton school faculty 12 years ago, is
one of the most interested readers of The Herald, even;
though she has been in Washington, D. C., that long, ansi I
she sends her subscription renewal every year without'
being reminded. "Teaching still occupies my time and
energy,” she says. “This semester I have a boy from;
Egypt, two Italian boys, a Chinese girl and Americans
from many different states. This war has certainly
j ‘mixed us up’,” I second the motion, and I’m wondering
if we’ll ever get straightened out.
o
Lance Bufflap (some kin to me) is now T working jn;
Wallace, N. C., and in a letter this week said many of j
the people in Wallace look at him as though he is an am-i
bassador from Egypt. Well, some us who happened not i
to be born in Edenton well remember about the same,
situation in Edenton not so many years ago whenever a
stranger arrived in town. Now? Well, who can pick
out strangers from the folks living here 7
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Baseball fans will be glad to learn that the Bing
hamton, New York, baseball team will train in Edenton
this spring. Many of us remember when the club trained
here in 1942, for the boys liked Edenton and the town
liked the boys. In 1942 the weather was ideal, and be ;
cause we’ve had all sorts of weather lately, here’s hop
ing the weather man will hand out the same menu for
1946.
o
Not a lot of space left for this column, but it’s enougn
to ask what's the latest on the Chowan County Hospital
project? Has any of the proposed sites been investigat
ed? If so, the County Commissioners and Town Council
are about ready to hear what recommendations the hos-,
pital trustees have to present. It no sites, other than'
Hicks Field, can be found, the chances are that the two
governing bodies would like to know. Let’s have a word
one way or the other. The motion is seconded.
t , ;
Mrs. H. S. West has struggled with the job and done as
well as can be expected from any woman. However, it
is a man-sized job.
The ladies have about come to the end of the way, and
will appeal to Town Council to provide temporary relief
in maintaining the cemetery, and possibly later on will
ask for the town limits to be extended so that it will
take in the cemetery. The matter is mentioned here so
that it will not be new to Town Councilmen when they
meet March 12. While the cemetery is not within the *
town’s limits now, it is definitely a part of the town.
Every last person in Edenton will sooner or later be
placed in Beaver Hill or some other cemetery, so that it
seems to The Herald it should be kept in as neat appear
ance as possible. |]
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1946.
Visiting Preacher
At Evans Church
Goodly Number Hear
The Rev. E. Crawford
Williams Sunday
Services at the Evans Methodist
Church were well attended Sunday
afternoon when the Rev. E. Crawford
Williams Was guest speaker. The
Rev. Mr. Williams has been serving
for some time as assistant pastor of
I Christ’s First Presbyterian Church of
Hempstead, Long Island, N. Y., the
oldest Presbyterian church in the
United States. He and his wife are |
spending a vacation with the latterV
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Evans,!
after which Mr. Williams is to begin
a new pastorate at Mooresville, N. J.
i Miss Mary Evans, student of Duke
! University, gave a beautiful rendition
! of “The Lord’s Prayer” as a solo at
I the services Sunday.
Ruby Lee Ambrose
Dies Suddenly Friday
Funeral services for Ruby Lee Am
brose, eight-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ronald Ambrose, were held
at the home of her parents Sunday t
afternoon at 4 o’clock, with the Rev.'
W. O. Henderson officiating. The ;
little girl had been ill only a few,
days, and was being taken to a hos
pital when she died, Friday night at ;
8:50 o’clock. Surviving are her par
ents, also maternal and paternal
grandparents.
The Christian Church choir beauti
fully sang, ’’Does Jesus Care”, and!
‘‘Will The Circle be Unbroken”. Lit
tle girl members of her Sunday school
class acted as flower girls and were 1
as follows: Pearl Perry, Faith Law
rence, Ethel Lawrence, Betty Jean
Moore, Joyce Moore, Delores Barrow,
Shirley Sitterson, Mabel Williams, |
and Joann Sherain. The many lovely I
floral offerings were evidence of the
love and affection in which she was
held. Pallbearers were George La
piene, William Crummey, Donald.
Ambrose and Ernest Ambrose. In
terment was made in Beaver Hill
Cemetery.
Homestead Planning:
Meetings Being: Held
Homestead planning meetings are
being held this month in Chowan
County in each community by Re
becca Colwell, Home Agent and C. W.
Overman, County Agent. Items dis
cussed include location of buildings,
REGISTER I
FOR I
NYLON HOSE
Rose’s 5-10-25 c Store |
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY {
February 25th February 26th February 27th j
We desire to distribute as equitably as possible all shipments of 4
Nylon Hose which we may receive in the near future. We want T
each lady in Edenton and surrounding territory to obtain at least 1
one pair of Nylons from our Hosiery Department. Therefore, we ?
have made arrangements for the ladies above sixteen to register >
for Nylon Hose in our store during the period noted above by }
simply signing a card and indicating size of hose. Each card will 4
be numbered consecutively and when Nylon Hose arrive we will I
mail postcards to as many customers as there are pairs of Hose in 4
our shipment. The cards will be sent to the first group of names I
appearing on our numerical registration list. Then when another I
shipment of Nylons arrives additional cards will be mailed to the ' ‘
next group of names registered numerically and so on until each
lady has a chance to secure a pair of Nylons. 1 *
Registration will be closed on February 27th. No names will be ( ►
accepted after that date.
< ’ No lady may register more than once, nor may she register for 1 •
anyone other than herself. Men will not be permitted to register.
.. Rose’s 5-10-25 c Store ■
, f Edenton, N. C. P. M. Wallace, Manager ( ,
n"**!!' ‘ "‘Hi ‘V~‘ ‘Hr '‘V ' 'll Vli yy iiVhb H Jli not ■ linl I
walks and drives, foundation and
screen plantings, and plans for build
ing and remodeling the house, with
special emphasis on the kitchen.
I The next two meetings are as fol
lows: On Friday night, February
22, at 7:30, at the Rocky Hock school
building, and Tuesday night, Febru
’ ary 26, at 7:30, in Advance Commun
ity with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Morgan.
These are joint meetings and all men
and women who are interested are
urged to attend.
SrtSel
EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA
We Have the Shows
,i’ Today (Thursday) and Friday,
1 February 21-22
Danny Kaye and
Virginia Mayo in
"WONDER MAN”
Saturday, Feb. 23
Charles Starrett in
“LAWLESS EMPIRE”
Sunday, Feb. 24
Robert Donat and
Deborah Kerr in
“VACATION FROM MARRIAGE”
f Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 25-26
Fred Mac Murray and
Margaret Chapman in
“PARDON MY PAST”
i
Wednesday, Feb. 27
Double Feature
William Boyd in
“FALSE COLORS"
Richard Dix in
“VOICE OF THE WHISTLER”
Thursday and Friday,
February 28 - March 1—
Judy Garland in
“THE HARVEY GIRLS”
i Too Late To Classify
I WANT FOUR MEN TO WORK IN
log woods this year. $6.00 per day.
No loafers need apply. B. E. Wins
low, Hobbsville, N. C.
Feb2l,2Bmar7,l4pd
BE 666
Cold Preparations
LIQUID, TABLETS* SALVE, NOSE DROPS
CAUTION USE ONLY AS DIRECTED
Local Boy Promoted
At Base In Alaska
The promotion of T/4 Oscar P.
Bunch of Edenton to the grade of
technician third grade was announc
ed this week by Col. Louis M. Mer
rick, commanding officer at Ladd
Field, Alaska Air Command base 75
miles below the Arctic Circle. A
mechanic in the aircraft maintenance
section, T/3 Bunch has been station
ed in Alaska for 12 months. He en
tered the service in November, 1942.
It was at Ladd Field, focal point
of the Alsib (Alaska-Siberia) route,
that the Air Transport Command de
livered to the Russians more
7,000 planes, despite the handicap oR
the Arctic’s sub-zero
From this base they were flown to
the Eastern front by Soviet airmen.
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