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The Chowan Herald
Published every Thursday by The Chowan
Herald, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin
Rufflap and Hector Lupton, at 423-425 South
Broad Street, Edenton, N. C.
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J. EDWIN RUFFLAP— Editor
HECTOR LUPTON— Manager
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Entered as second-class, matter August do,
1934, at the Post Office at Edenton, North Caro
lina, under the act of March 3,1879. !
THURSDAY. APRIL 11, 1946. G j
THIS WEEK S HIBLE THOUGHT
i;OD IS EAGER TO DO WONDERS IN OUR LIVES:
And Joshua said unto the people, sanctify yourselves; for
tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.—Josh, j
3:5 ‘
In New Role
Edenton's Town Councilmen took on more re
sponsibilities Tuesday night when they accepted j
the Beaver Hill Cemetery from Beaver Hill Ceme
tery Coryioration and Beaver Hill Cemetery As
sociation. both groups agreeing to transfer the j
property with the provision that the cemetery be ,
maintained in a proper manner. Proper papers
have been prepared for the transfer and accep
tance on the part of the town provides a sigh of
relief for a small group of Edenton women who
have worried, and worked hard for many years
in the interest of an attractive cemetery.
No little amount of praise and credit is due
these few women for their interest and efforts, for
they have carried on under great handicaps, es
pecially in recent years. They have, by their work,
st-t an example for Town Council in operating
the cemetery and it should be encouraging to this
group of loyal women to know that the city ba- j
thers will do their best in keeping the cemetery '
attractive and even make some improvement.
While Town Council as a whole is now respon
sible for the affairs of the cemetery, the lion's
'hare of the responsibility will be borne by \\. M.
Wilkins, who has been appointed custodian. It is
n't a :-mall job. and Mr. Wilkins would rather not
have been appointed, but he has accepted the ap
pointment and is no little interested in conducting
affairs in manner that both the cemetery |
groups will not regret their decision to make the
cemetery a gift to the town.
It will be voted that under the town's supervi
sion the price of lots has been increased from
around $35 to SSo. This price will be charged
residents of Edenton or those who own property
here The price per lot for non rc-idents or non
taxpaver.' will be Sijo. However, under the new
prices, there will be no charge lor upkeep, in
contrast with the former policy of charging each
< e.vflcr; of a . lot Si j 5.0 per year for upkeep. :
Explanation for the .difference in price of lots
is that with the cemetery under the town's ad
ministration some .01 the cost will necessarily hav<
tii la- paid by the town, so that it was not deemed
fair :or ..those not paying town taxes to secure a
lot at the same price I'his is the policy followed in
all of the towns where cemeteries are undei the
t<>wn's administration. . U-r
\..t having cemetery experience. Town Council
xx possible, tace some problem-, at the outset.
! u the purpose is to maintain the cemetery in
such manner as to be an asset to the town.
All Should Help
Although Easter Seals are now being sold for
the purpose of aiding crippled children,, another
drive is also announced this week equally as im
portant, which is to help fight cancer,
Jesse Harrell has been appointed chairman for
Chowan County in the cancer drive, the county
being asked to raise $325. and it is hoped this
amount Will be realized during the drive which
will be in progress the remainder of the month.
Cancer is considered our number one enemy,
it being figured that one of every eight of us is
doomed to die from this dreaded disease. This
means 17,000.000 Americans now living will die of
cancer unless we act to conquer it or bring it un
der rigid control. It has also been learned that
50 per cent of all cases of cancer could be cured |
if detected early enough and treated properly. A
gift now to fight cancer may protect your home
or the one next door from this terrible malady.
Both drives now in progress are very worthy, !
and it is expected that Chowan County will live i
up to its reputation for generosity in any worthy
cause.
Buy Easter Seals and help make some crippled
child happy. Contribute in the cancer drive to
help fight a deadly enemy which kills more chil
dren between the ages of 5 and 20 years than
infantile paralysis, diphtheria, scarlet fever and
whooping cough combined.
Worth Hearing
One of the most enlightening affairs and one
which is least attended by grown-ups, who should
be interested, is the triangular debates. The de
bate this year will be held Wednesday, April 17,
in the school auditorium, the query being very
timely, “Resolved that compulsory military train-
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| Heard & Seen}
By “Buff”
I'm trying to figure out who in the dickens I know
in Michigan, but evidently someone lives there who reads
The Herald. Just the other day the following letter post
marked lonia, Michigan, was received:
"Dear Mr. Bufflap: I have read several of your eom
\ ments on fishing in your locality. Evidently from your
j articles you think you’re the best fisherman and have
| the best fishing any where.
I "If you xvant to do some good fishing. Bub, and see
j some good fishermen who are really good fishermen it
would be well for you and your experts to come up here
I and see xvhat good fishing is.
“We can give you any kind of fishing you could xvish
for, Bub. We have some fish that are really wild, yes I
j wild, Bub,Wild as a tiger, so wild that you almost hear j
| them growl under the water, then xve have some so tame
' that they will eat a worm right out of your hand. Bub,
you just haven't ever seen good fishing until you come
j up here and that goes for that feller Gal Kramer and
Jim fates you boast so much of. Bub.
"Why Bub, we never use but one worm to fish with,
we take, a little whiskey along, soak the worm in the
: whiskey, put it on a hook and drop it overboard. Why,
j Bub, by the time the cork hits the water the worm has
gotten the fish by the neck so xve pull the fish in and !
j take it away from the worm and soak the worm some
j more, drop it overboard again and the worm catches an
j other fish and so on until xve get tired of fishing. Bub.
So you see we don’t need but one worm. Bub.
“We can always tell how much a fish weighs before
1 we pull it out of the water. Bub, for the fish furnish
their oxx n scales. (Editor’s note —-That’s an old one,
Bub.)
"Now. Bub, if you and your expert fishing friends
. want to do some tall fishing, come up. You will not have
i to go back with stale rusty yarns about your fishing
i but. Bub, you will have concrete evidence of actual facts,
j figures and photos. Bub, to prove your statements, for
photos don’t lie.
“Yours for better fishing Bub,
"From a fisherman that doesn’t brag or boast.’’
Yeah, Bub. I've tried that picture business, but be- j
j cause we’ve had Paul Olsson around here (he’s an artist. 1
Bub.) I was accused of having Friend Olsson paint the j
. picture. In fact John Holmes said the picture actually j
looked like fish. Anyway, Bub, fishing is all off around'
here for a few weeks now, but when the season opens j
again —oh, boy!
O-
At this time many Herald readers are renewing
their subscriptions, haying been reminded that their
subscription has or will soon expire, and as a result
quite a few comments accompany the checks, all of
which express pleasure in receiving the paper. One of
these comments came from Mrs. J. A. White, who now
I lives at Elizabeth. N. J. "You have no idea how I look
1 forward each week for The Herald." said Mrs. White,
"for in that way 1 keep in touch with dear old Edenton
and my friends there." But Mrs. White also offered me
a good' tip on fishing, writing. "By the way, if you will
get brush and wire them together, then fastening same
and a bushel of corn meal to a stake in deep water, with
only a small end of the! stake sticking out so only you
can find the spot, you will soon have'a certain charm
to catch all the fresh fish you Want. Good luck to. you.
I’d like to go fishing, top." Oh yeah. I’d like to see
somebody be able to have a good’ fishing hole around
here now without the; whole .’works knowing it after the
j- first real catch.
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I Then the Rev. Frank Cale, now a: Louisville, Ky:.
writes that he and Mrs, Cale enjoy The Herald and
. would not be without it, as "it is for us a link with our
people back home. Please give to them our greetings.
We hope to get back to Choxvan for a visit during the
summer." Incidentally Mr. Cale enclosed a poem which
he wrote and which has been quite favorably received
by students and members of the faculty at the Baptist
Seminarx-. Here ’tis:
SAY NOT THE VICTORY’S WON
Say riot the victory's won.
Though furled at last the battle flag may he
And w ildly men proclaim the world is free,
. The struggle's just begun.
This is not victory.
While tyranny spawns .in the brains of men
And despots dream , (heir drunken dreams again.
Alas, we .are not free.
We have not yet attained
When still the few inspired by naught but self
Defeat the common good for paltry -elf.
With truth and justice chained.
The victory is not yet.
While mute-faced children sift the refuse heaps
\ud hunger gluts with death a thousand streets.
O let us not forget.
We has e 1.,.t reached our goal
While any man Ur xvhom the Sax ior died.
For race or creed is human rights denied.
Go right these wrongs, brave soul.
Say not the victory’s won.
Although 'tis true the battle flag is furled.
Until at last we are in truth “one world”
Wherever shines, the sun.
The victory shall be xvon
When through the eyes of Christ we see each other.
And black and white and yellow cry, “hiy brother!”
Then shall God’s, will be done.
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A recent news release by the National Audubon So
ciety of New York is to the effect that the waterfowl
supply is substantially less than it xvas a year ago and
that on top of that 1,700,000 duck stamps were sold the
past season as compared with 1,458,0(i0 the previous
season. Besides, according to the release, the number
•>f stamps sold next season will be still larger due to
returning veterans. The society, therefore, has decided
to recommend to the Federal government to reduce the
length of the open, season from 80 to 30 days for the
1940-47 hunting season and to reduce the bag limit from
In to 5 birds per day, with possession limit the same as
the bag limit. Huh, the bag limit will not affect a lot
of us who try to shoot the scudders.
Gosh ding, there’s even more newspaper reporters
now in Edenton than I mentioned last week, for L for
got all about Sam Nash, sports writer for the Bingham
ton Sun. I miscued, too, in saying A! Lamb was the
Sun’s sports writer, for he’s employed by the Bingham
, ton Press. Both of ’em are fine fellows and here’s hop- j
I ing they are thawed out now after Sunday’s game.
0
Here's one who attended the meeting of newspaper
folks in Jacksonville, N. C., over the week-end. My
[ space is used up, so that all I can say is that it was
j a newspaper meeting.
i ing should be given to every boy between the ages
; of 18 and 24.”
Almost every person has his or her opinion about
this proposition, and enlightening arguments will
be heard from both angles when the debaters pre
sent their arguments. These youngsters devote a
considerable amount of time to study and search
ing for favorable information in support of their
particular view, so that it will be worth anyone’s
time to listen to them and benefit by what they
have to say both for and against compulsory mili
tary training.
The Elizabeth City and Washington teams will
debate in Edenton, and school teachers and offi
cials will be delighted to see many adults present
instead of the mere handful as is most usually the
case at the annual debates.
THB CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. G, THURSDAY, APRIL 11. 1946
Air Station Baseball
Team Is Organized
Only Three Players Left
From Last Year’s
Champions
Though the Edenton Naval Air Sta- j
tion has lost most of the players on
last year’s baseball team, the base
has a team on the field with a sched
ule of several games already arrang
ed. The team will be in charge of
I Lieut. E. A. Wilbur, welfare and re
j creation officer, who states that -while
the Binghamton team is using Hicks
Field, games will be played on the
diamond at the base, but after Bing
hamton returns to their home dia
mond games will be transferred to
Hicks Field in order to be more con
venient for citizens to attend. How
ever, the public is invited to attend
1 games played at the Air Station.
Os last year’s team, which won the
Service League Championship, only
three players remain at the base,
these being Lem bo, who is well re
membered as the most outstanding,
catcher in the league. Seiran and Ma
son.
The team played Windsor on the
base diamond Wednesday afternoon
and oil Saturday afternoon Harrells
ville xx ill play at the base.
On Sunday a game will be played j
j at Cherry Point and Tuesday of next :
' week the team will play at Hertford |
in a night game starting at 8 o’clock,
i
Mrs. Minnie Cobb Dies
At Home Os Daughter
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■ Mrs, Minnie White Cobb, 71, of
Merry Hill, daughter of the late Rev.
William. Joseph White and Martha
Harrison White, died Tuesday, April
2. at 5:45 P. M. at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. T. B. Williford, af
ter an illness of sex'eral weeks.
Funeral services xxere held Thurs
day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at
Capehart's Raptist Church by her
pastor, the Rev. E. R. Stewart. Inter
ment was made in Beaver Hill Ceme
tery in Edenton.
Deceased is survived by her hus
band, G. H. Cobb; five sons, W. R.
Mothers’ Day Cards
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< • EDENTON, N. C. " ’
J. P. PARTIN PHONE 50-W JESSE L. HARRELL
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Cobb of Merry Hill, W. J. Cobb of
Lilesvllle, Zeb V. Cobb of Colerain, J.
H. Cobb of Norfolk, and G. H. Cobb
of Plymouth, and four daughters,
Mrs. T. B. Williford and Mrs. W. P.
Goodwin of Edenton, Mrs. W. R.
Phelps of Greenville and Mrs. Sophie
Farless of Colerain. Thirty-four
grandchildren and seven great grand
children also survive.
Pallbearers were six grandsons, W.
R. Cobb, Jr., Harvey Cobb, Leslie
Cobb, Eugene Earless, Manley
I Thompson and Rudolph Phelps.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George S.
Twiddy, an 8-pound son, in. the Albe- j
marie Hospital, Elizabeth City,
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