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Pfne Chowan Herald
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THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1957.
A LIFT FOR TODAY
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Stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord,
and likewise at even. —I Chron. 23:30.
God is pleased with no music below so much £0
as with the thanksgiving songs of relieved widows
and supported orphans; of rejoicing, comforted and
thankful persons.—Taylor.
O Lord, who lends me life, lend me a heart replete
with thankfulness.
"Growing Pains”
Both Edeqton and Chowan County are faced
with “growing pains” and as a result Town
l Councilmen and County Commissioners are
f scratching their heads in wonder as to where
the money will come from to solve the situa
tion.
The County Commissioners are faced with
building a new jaij as well as a building to
house all of the county agencies, not to men
tion oome other necessary items of expense.
As it the Commissioners have not enough to
worry about the idea of a health center was
called to the attention of The Herald by one of
Edenton’s citizens this Week.
To be sure a health center is very necessary.
At present the Health Department is cooped up
in rooms on the second floor of the Bank of
Edenton. These quarters lack a lot of being
adequate and satisfactory for the proper dis
charge of the various duties. Congestion to
some extent hampers the work and with some
30 Steps to ascend it makes it hazardous for
some people who are obliged to visit the office.
There are not a few people who are victims
qf heart ailments making climbing steps dan
gerous and in one instance a pregnant woman
fell oujthe siteps to the^ health office.' Another
advantage off e«ster would beij-rays,
whicfh *iunder the prelfcnt set-up cannot be
handled.
Many counties in North Carolina have health
centers which are a distinct credit to the com
munity and affords a better opportunity to car
ry out an effective health program. With a
building program in the county a necessity, it
might be a good idea to consider a health cen
ter along with the other improvements.
In Edenton there is need for adequate fa
cilities for the Fire Department, a Municipal
Building and large enough quarters for the
Street Department. Some progress along this
line was made Tuesday night when authority
was given to employ an architect in order to
secure plans and specifications for a Municipal
Building. The idea might not'result in fruition,
- but at least a start has been made and noth
ing gets accomplished without a start.
Edenton and Chowan County are growing
and naturally the situation has changed so that
what was adequate say 10 or 20 years ago is
* not adequate now. To be sure it will take
money to remedy the situation, but the aver
- taxpayer would rather pay some extra tax
es and realize some progress than to pay
as little taxes as possible and have nothing
done.
Volunteer Firemen
Among the most notable of the unsung heroes
and patriots of the State are volunteer firemen.
These men are public servants in the finest and
highest sense of the words. Were it not for
' these men, fire insurance rates in the average
: Small town would* be so exhorbitant as to be
prohibitive. The demands upon these volun-
N teers are tremendous and the compensation is
negligible. The average pay to each fireman
l by the town is $2. Such a sum, within itself,
[ is ndt ample inducement to make a man leap
| from a warm bed in the small hours of an icy
& Right to respond to .the summons of the screech
ing fire whistle,
• If the fire amounts to anything, $2 will do
sttle more than have your clothes cleaned. So,
something is involved here that transcends
money. Just what patriotic impulse it is, we
don't know. Perhaps, it is the same essential
giving of self for community that has made the
nation what it any event the next time
seu are having a coke, or playing golf, or rest
ing in year home and the fire whistle goes off
With it horendous implications, just give a si
feat prayer of thanks for the boys who have
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If I’d apply for membership in the Edenton
Lions Club this week I’d no doubt be black
balled and rightly so. Last week in a story
about the Lions celebrating their charter night
in observance of their 20th anniversary I stated
that the big meeting would be held in the Lions
hall at the corner of Broad and Queen Streets.
As a matter of fact the meeting was scheduled
to be held in the Masonic Temple and I knew
it. Why I said in the story it would be held in
the Lions hall is more than I can understand.
All I can say, Lions, is that I’m sorry I made
the blunder. Maybe this social security age
I’ve reached is having something to do with
my memory. Anyway, I didn’t see any of the
Lions hanging around their hall at about the
time of the banquet, and I understand the meet
ing was one of the best held in a long time.
Despite the abundance of rain we’ve been
having recently, it rained practically all day
Wednesday of last week. As I went out of the
office I heard one fellow say, “What in the
dickens is all this rain good for?” Whereupon
another piped in, “It would be mighty good if
crops were up and we’ve had a spell of dry
weather.” Then James Griffin, who’s outdoors
much of the time in connection with his soil
conservationist duties, said, “I wish somebody
would order about 30 days of sunshine.” And
I second the motion, but as this column is
written the weather is 100 per cent O. K.
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If you see Charlie Overman parading around
wearing a dress, you might blame me. Occa
sionally Charlie sends in articles for publica
tidn and lately I’ve placed a by-line under the
heading, “By C. W. Overman, County Home
Agent.” As a matter of fact Miss Maidred
Morris is the home agent in Chowan and Char
lie is the county agent. Anyway, Charlie is
about tired of being put in the feminine class
and he don’t want to resort to wearing dresses.
Maybe to penalize me. he sent down an article
long enough almost to fill a book.
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Quite frequently advertisers are furnished
prepared mats for advertising and in some
cases the line appears, “Liberal Credit Terms.”
But last week one of our advertisers glanced
over the advertisement and gave specific in
structions to delete that line. “Too liberal
'Credit fierkw,” he siid, “■» why l-’np almost not
*in business today.^
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Monday night must have been “Initiation
Night” in Edenton. A group of members were
initiated into the Monogram Club at the Eden
ton Junior-Senior High School, and Chowan
Tribe of Red Men initiated four palefaces.
Doc Hardin might not have known about the
Monogram Club initiation, but he surely knew
the Red Men were initiating somebody above
his office. Anyway, if what I hear about the
Monogram antics is true. I’ll take the Red Men
initiation.
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Some of the Town Councilmen sort of lost
out Tuesday night. The Councilmen were held
in session until near the midnight hour and, of
course, a little snack was in order. As is his
custom, Mayor Kehayes invited the “boys” to
go to his case to eat a bite. But the Mayor is
a strict observer of Lent and naturally some
things are not on his menu during the Lenten
season. “Where’s the liverwurst?” asked John
Mitchener. “I’m not eating meat during Lent,”
•said Ernest, “and you’ll have to eat what I
eat.” John still looked around in the cabinet
and then replied, “Well, it looks like you’d
have some consideration for your friends.”
John had to settle on cheese—and he admitted
that it was very good. In fact, anything almost
would have tasted good after that long session
in the Municipal Building.
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Attendance at all the churches on Sunday is
apparently picking up considerably of late.
Maybe some of the folks are getting in practice
for the usual journey to church on Easter
Sunday.
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What is considered music at its best will be
presented in the Elementary School auditorium
Wednesday night Os next week when the Men’s
Glee Club of the University of North Carolina
will sing. The concert is sponsored by a group
of Edenton organizations and it is hoped the
auditorium will be filled to capacity. Some
members of the sponsoring organizations might
as well go, for they have tickets which must be
paid for if they attend or not. Anyway, here’s
hoping a large crowd will turn out, so that the
club will want to return to Edenton again.
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Go to door Friday night if you hear
somebody knocking or ringing. It will, no
doubt, be an Edenton Jaycee trying to sell you
sqme light .bulbs. The Jaycees are selling the
'helbs to Fam money mm* whatever they
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THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1957.
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Program Cplls for Ex
penditure of $11,000,-
000 During 1957
Colonial Stores Incorporated
plans to spend approximately sll,-
000,000 during 1957 for equipment
and inventories, as part of Colon
ial’s development program, Russell
B. Stearns, Chairman, and Joseph
Seitz, president, told stockholders
in the Company’s annual report re
leased March 1.
Commenting on the company’s
activities during 1956, Messrs.
Stearns and Seitz reported that:
45 new Colonial supermarkets were
opened during 1956; 17 existing su
permarkets were remodeled last
year; and 28 small-volume stores
were closed.
Colonial plans to open between 40
and 50 new supermarkets this year,
the annual report pointed out. This
is approximately the same number
of stores opened during 1956, and
is part of Colonial’s long-range
store development program.
As previously released in a pre
liminary annual report, sales of
$423,040,272, for the fiscal year
ended December 29, 1956, constitut
ed a new high for the company and
represented an increase of 11.3 per
cent over the $380,009,045 recorded
in 1755. Net earnings totaled $5,-
625,217, contrasted wi,th $5,458,896 1
in 1955. |
Layman’s Revival
AtßaHariTs Bridge
Weldon Hollowell Will
Be Speaker For
Meetings
The Rev. Lamar Sentell, pastor
of Ballard’s Bridge Baptist Church,
has announced that a layman’s re
vival will be held in the church Fri
day and Saturday nights, March 15
and 16, beginning at 7:30 o’clock
and also at the regular church ser
vices Sunday.
Weldon Hollowell will be the lay
man speaker for the services and
special music will be presented by
the church choirs as well as the
men's chorus of the church.
Members of the congregation
have made preparation for the
meetings and it is expected many
will attend all of the services.
FIREMEN CALLED OUT
Edenton firemen were called' out
about 6 o’clock Monday night when
an automatic washing machine
caught fire in a house trailer on
East First Street. The trailer is
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Mullins. Damage was confined to
about $25 to the washing machine,
but the trailer was not damaged.
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Move much unton
National Group Will
Meet In Arkansas
May 2-3
Government “sale -for - export”
programs are expected to move ap
proximately seven million bales of;
cotton from Cotton Belt warehous
es to foreign markets during the
year ending August 15, and at least
four and one-I.alf million,additional
bales during the ensuing twelve
months.
Meeting the increased demands
upon cotton warehousemen caused
by these movements, coupled with
the receiving, handling and storing
of the 1967 cotton crop, will receive
the concentrated attention of the
members of National Cotton Com
press & Coton Warehouse Associa
tion in their 20th annual meeting
to be held May 2-3 in New Orleans,
Alfred Bessell, Jr., president of the
association, has announced.
More than 500 persons from all
sections of the Cotton Belt are ex
pected to attend the two-day ses
sion at Hotel Roosevelt. Associa
tion member from Edenton expect
ed to attend the convention is J.
Clarence Leary of the Edenton
Bonded Warehouse.
The social calendar, in addition
to the annual reception and dinner
dance, includes a ladies’ luncheon
at the venerable Orleans Club and
a breakfast for the ladies at the
famous Brennan’s Patio Royale.
Rev. E. W. Downum
Dies At Beaufort
The Rev. Edgar Wilson Downum,
72, father of Dr. A. F. Downum,
died at his home in Beaufort Sat
urday morning. He was a retired
Methodist minister and made his
home in Beaufort since his retire
ment several years ago.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sa
die F. Downum; three sons, E. W.
Downum of Beaufort, Dr. A. F.
Downum of Edenton and E. R.
Downum of Orlando, Fla.; one
daughter, Mrs. M. W. Deberry of
Murfreesboro, 10 grandchildren and
one great grandchild.
Funeral hfld Mon
day afternoon at ‘Beaufort and bur
ial was in Oceanview Cemetery at
Beaufort.
CATHOLIC LENTEN SERVICES
Special Lenten services at St.
Ann’s Catholic Church are announc
ed as follows:
Daily mass at 6:30 A. M., during
the week. The Sunday schedule re
mains the same; masses at 8 A. M,
and 11 A. M.
Sermon and benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament on Wednesday
evenings at 8 o’clock.
Stations of the Cross and Bene
diction of the Blessed Sacrament
on Fridays at 8 P. M.
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Visiting Layman From
Central Part of State
Will Be Speak er,
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The Rev. Lee A. Phillips an- ■
nounces that there wiH be a lay-,
man’s revival at the Warwick Bap
tist Church beginning Friday night,
March 16. There will be services '
on Friday and Saturday nights and ’
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Lost Needlessly?
Although more than 70,000 Americans were
cured of cancer last year, the tragic truth is
that at least 70,000 others—who might have
been saved—lost their lives because their can
cers had spread and “colonized” in other parts
of their bodies before proper treatment could
be started.
That’s why we keep reminding you that, since
most early cancers can be cured, your best
“insurance” is: I
JTHBT: To have a thorough health cheek-up every
year no matter hour well you may fed (twice a
year far women over 36)
second: To learn the 7 danger signals that may .
mean cancer, and go straight to your doctor at the
■first sign of any one of them —( l) Any sore that
does not heal (2) A lump or thickening, in the
breast or elsewhere (5) Unusual Heeding or
discharge ($) Any change in a wart or mole (5) .
Persistent indigestion or difficulty in swallow ,
ing (6) Persistent hoarseness or cough (7) Any -
change in normal bawd habits.
For more lifesaving facts about cancer, phone
the American Cancer Society office nearest "
you, or address your letter to “Cancer”—in
cm jrw, bChilWk.
Amerio ** ° mtxr \ Sodety ■ v
day.
Hie visiting speaker will be a
layman from the central part of the
state. He will speak at each, of
these services. The evening ser
vices will begin at 7:30 o’clock.
The laymen of the church will
sing in the choir and will also
bring special music. They will al
*o conduct a program of visitation.
The Men’s Brotherhood of War
wick Church is sponsoring this re
vival. The public is urged to at
tend and hear the messages that
will be brought by this layman.
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; A sffal program on Urn*
grown flower arrangements bjf
Mrs. M. L. Flynn, local florist, wiH
highlight tfae March 20 meeting df
! the Chqaptn Home Dembnstraflld
1 County Council at the Choivan
Community Building at’2:3o P. M.
Mrs. EL, T. Hollowell of Tyner,
• Council president, will preside at
the buajpess session.
All jlome Demonstration Club
members and visitors afe invited to,
attend. ..