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The Chowan Herald
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Herald, a partnership conaistingctfJ. Biwto
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THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1948.
' THIiT'wEEIUS BIBLE THOUGHT
YOU MAY DWELL IN AN IMPREGNABLE FORT
RESS: Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all
generations. —Psalm 90:1.
Creditable Home Talent
Two creditable performances were presented within
the past few days which demonstrates what can be ac
complished in Edenton with local talent. The May Day
festival Friday was a credit to those who planned and
developed the entertainment and the Minstrel sponsored
by the Lions Club which was presented Tuesday night
was just as good entertainment in that particular line
as one would want. Then again tonight (Thursday) a
Tom Thumb Wedding is scheduled to be held in the high
school auditorium, in which quite a few local youngsters
will take part. It isn’t much of a gamble to predict
that this youngsters’ affair will also be very entertain-
of which goes to show that Edenton does not need
outside directors to come in and go away with the lion s
share of the proceeds.
Gesture Os Good Will
That Williamsburg has something in common with
Edenton besides historical significance, is reflected in
the fact that a group of Williamsburg girls came all
the way] to Edenton Friday afternoon to participate in
the May Day Festival sponsored by the Beta Club of
Edenton High School. It was a gesture of friendship
and cooperation which is also characteristic of Edenton
people, and it is safe to say Edentonians will not
hesitate at any time in the future to reciprocate.
The Williamsburg girls put on a creditable perform
ance which was in keeping with the remainder of the
program, so that all in all the entertainment was very
delightful throughout.
Be Sure You Can Vote
The Herald again calls attention to the fact that
Saturday is the last day to register in order to vote in
the Primary Election on May 29. There is some con
fusion, especially in Edenton, due to the fact that there
is a set of books for city elections, as well as county
election books. In order to vote in either election it is
necessary to be registered in the particular book.
- In the past some people have gone to the polls to vote
either in a city or county election, but were denied a vote
because their names were not on the proper books. Then,
too, if a voter has moved it is necessary to be register
ed in the precinct where he now lives before a ballot
can be cast.
Registrars have been on duty for two consecutive
Saturdays, and the final day to register will be from 9
o’clock next Saturday morning until sunset. If any
voter is not sure that his name is registered he should
be sure and attend to the matter next Saturday.
Reason To Complain
It is interesting to note that in initial returns of the
recent questionnaire published in North Carolina news
papers that one of the criticisms is to the effect that
teachers are underpaid.
Every school district in the United States must face
a challenge to restore the public school system to its
former strength and usefulness, and to insist on better
schools for the present generation of youth that will be
running this country in another dozen or 15 years..
Uncle Sam has voted funds to increase the support
of the public school system. Any boy or girl in the
United States is entitled to the best schooling that can
be supplied by local districts, counties, cities and states.
The Herald, therefore, sides with the teachers that
their salaries are far out of proportion to the cost of
living as Well as salaries paid in other far less import
ant positions.
The folks who live on interest rarely worry about the
troubles of the man who lives on wages.
Children would be more religious if parents practiced
religion more in everyday life.
We are always a little bit suspicious of those who as
sure us that they want nothing.
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Heard & Seen
By “Buff”
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According to the errors appearing in last week’s
Herald, maybe I should use this column for making
apologies and corrections. In the first place I miscued
in stating that a dinner would be served free at the big
fox hunt at the base. It wasn’t a free feed, ahd Buck
Byrum, president of the Chowan County Wildlife Club,
sponsor of the hunt, gave me the dickens for making
the error. Then through a typographical error it was
printed that dinner would be served at the Legion Aux
iliary meeting at 10 o’clock, when as a matter of fact
the hour was 1 o’clock. Mrs. 'Paul Holoman, about two
weeks prior to the meeting, made me promise to have
dinner but not having heard from her since I “jfured
she was a woman of few words, so I chased out and had
a splendid meal. John Holmes, Charlie Overman, Bui
Cozart and I were the only men there and we didn t
get a chance to get a word in edgeways.
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One of the most interesting visitors in The Herald
office lateljj was Mrs. G/L. Davenport of Mackeys, who
dropped in Wednesday morning. She reads The Herald
religiously, though she had never seen me. She said
she wanted to see what the fellow looked like who
writes this column. Well, she saw.Jmt would not com
mit herself if she was disappointed or not. At any rate,
Mrs. Davenport, who is 80 years old, is obliged to use
crutches, but at that she gets around as well or much
better than a lot of women, and men, too, who are much
younger. Mrs. Davenport read in The Herald that
Wednesday would be observed as National Hospital Day
and that the Chowan Hospital would be open Jor inspec
tion. She visited the hospital and here’s hoping she
was more impressed with our fine hospital than she was
with the writer of this column. >
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Branning Perry was saying the other day that despite
the fact that Edenton is a small town, there is no short
age of recreation activities. He went on to enumerate
some of ’em, which included fox hunting, golf, skeet
shooting, boating, fishing, airplanes, baseball, basket
ball, football, public playgrounds, tennis and maybe a
few more which I have forgotten. Anyway, Friend
Branning left out one important form of recreation par
ticipated in by( some of' our men. For lack of a better
name, it might be listed as “Tom-catting.”
A brief letter was received this week from one of the I,
Charlotte boys, Eddie Pell, who recently toured Edenton
and was shown through The Herald plant. “The child- I
ren that were on a tour through Edenton certainly did
appreciate your letting us go through your newspaper
office,” wrote Eddie. “We enjoyed looking at the presses,
and all the other machines in the back shop. It was par
ticularly interesting to some of us because that was the
first time we had seen a weekly newspaper. Thank you,
again, for letting us see your office.” Sure, they en
joved looking at the machinery, but if they had to run
some of it like I do, it wouldn’t be quite so interesting.
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Winning radio prizes isn’t always so profitable as will
be attested by. Willie Monds, former Chowan boy now
living in Tampa, Florida. Willie won first, prize on a
radio program for an essay “My Blind Date”. He spoke
for 10 minutes and then was awarded a beautiful ivory
gift box in which was a necklace of Deltah pearls. Be
sides, he was awarded an orchid, so the best he could
do was to turn over all his winnings to Friend Wife.
Willie wound up his letter by: “Mr. Editor, you must
come down, for the fishing is fine.” Yeah, that’s what
they all say!
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Oh, yes, another error I made last week was stating
that the American Legion Auxiliary members will serve
the Masonic banquet late this month. As a matter of
fact, the banquet is scheduled to be served by ladies of
the Methodist Church and not the Auxiliary. Anyways
when it comes to serving good'meals, it doesn’t matter
much which one of the groups does the feeding. I’ve
eaten meals prepared by both, and I’m not going to get
in a jam by saying which was best.
Methodists will go all out next Sunday tq raise enough
money to make absolutely necessary repairs to the pres
ent church plant and add a new building in order to pro
vide adequate church school and recreational facilities.
Members of the congregation are asked to give until it
hurts, but in event any who are not Methodists want to
make a contribution, it will be gratefully received. If
any outside person helps out in this undertaking, it will
curtail the “hurting” of the Methodists.
° —
Edenton High School baseball team’s game last Fri
day night with Elizabeth City wound up something like
a novel. There were two men out in the ninth inning
and a man on first base with the score 5-4 in favor of
the visitors. Earl Goodwin was at bat and with two
strikes, he connected with the ball, sending it far out
beyond the light pole in center fiteld, crossing home plate
.before the ball was returned to the infield. It was his
second home run wallop in the game, so it wouldn’t be
far wrong to say Earl Goodwin beat the Elizabeth City
Yellow Jackets. Anyway, fans will remember that game
a long time, which bears out the fact that a baseball
game is not over until the last man is out.
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY; MAY 18,1948.
Farm Bureau Leaders
Plan European Trip
To Study Agriculture
Ten American Farm Bureau lead
ers, including R. Flake Shaw, Greens
boro, executive vice president of the
North Carolina organization, will
leave May 22 fpr a month’s study of
European agricultural problems and
their effect on the American export
market.
In announcing the overseas survey,
the State Farm Bureau office pointed
out that the trip is a voluntary one
on the part of the of the
group and each of the 10 is paying
his own expenses. Although the trip
is not actually sponsored by the
American Farm Bureau, as an or
ganization, it is expected to benefit
considerably from the experiences of
the leaders who make the survey.
The Farm Bureau leaders will try
to acquaint Europeans more fully
with the facts about American farm
conditions and products, and at the
same time learn as much as possible
about farming on the Continent.
Farms and agricultural experiment
stations will be visited during the
trip, which will end in New York
City June 30. Visits will be made to
the British Isles, France, Belgium,
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ATTENTION!
The Board of Public Works wishes to inform its cus
tomers of a condition that has existed for a number of years
in the Water Department. This condition has caused the
Board considerable concern and for the past few months
has been under discussion, a decision being unanimously
reached at its regular meeting May 5, 1948.
The new rate, effective at the next water billing:
Quarterly minimum charge allowing 3,000 gallons, $3.00.
26 cents per 1,000 gallons for next 10,000 gallons.
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18 cents iier 1,000 gallons for 177,000 gallons.
15 cents per 1,000 gallons for excess.
This schedule of rates has been established with the idea
that they will produce enough revenue to pay the cost of
operating the Water Department. This amount of revenue
is believed to be as small as the Department can operate
on and at the same time remain in a sound economical
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These rates compare favorably with those in our neigh
boring communities of like size and operating conditions.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
TOWN OF EDENTON, N. C.
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