PAGE FOUR Tfie Chowan Herald Published every Thursday by The Chowan Herald, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin Buffiap and Hector Lupton, at 423-425 South Broad Street, Edenton, North Carolina. J. EDWIN BUFFLAP— Editor HECTOR LUPTON—Advertising Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year (Outside North Carolina) $2.50 One Year (In North Carolina) $2.00 Six Months ,_51.25 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, APRIL 4. 1957. A LIFT FOR TODAY ★ . . . Let there be no strife between me and thee , . . for we are brethren. —Genesis 13:8. ANGER becomes sinful and contradicts the rule of Scripture when it is conceived upon slight and in adequate provocation, and when it continues long. —Paley. When anger arises, O God, help us to remember the consequences—that others, as well as ourselves, may be harmed. Cordially Invited If publicity has anything to do with it, Eden ton merchants should attract many new and old shoppers from April 5 to April 13. Between those dates the merchants and business con cerns will observe a Spring Festival of Values in order to develop a habit of shopping in Eden ton. The event has been publicized by an eight page circular being sent all over the Edenton trading area in which 24 merchants advertise many items they will offer at bargain prices. The Herald, too. has publicized the event and Yadio station WCI)J is having no little to say about it. In connection with the Festival of Values merchants will contribute approximately SIOOO worth of attractive merchandise which will be given away as prizes. Drawings have been scheduled to take place each of the two Satur day nights on Broad Street at 9 o’clock. To be eligible to win these prizes the only require ment is to register in the various stores. Edenton merchants are anxious to have pros pective customers visit their stores, for they are of the opinion that if merchandise is in spected and prices compared it is just, or even more economical, to trade in Edenton than in stores at a greater distance. Many bargains have been offered for the Spring Festival of Values, so that shoppers rtand to realize substantial savings by making purchases during the eight-day observance. To this end Edenton merchapts extend a cor dial invitation to prospective shoppers all over this section of the state to visit their stores not only during the Spring Festival of Values, but all during the year. Reason To Be Proud Chowan County’s April term of Superior Court had a rather unique opening Monday morning when, before proceeding with court af fairs, Judge Joseph \V. Parker yielded the floor to William S. Privott. Mr. Privott called attention to the fact that it was the first term of Superior Court to con bnngl^rneMber of the Chowan County B&r. He went back to the days of W. D. (Billy) Pruden who was a wheel horse in his day throughout the entire district. Following him were his two sons, W. I). Pruden. Jr., and Nor fleet Pruden and the last to serve being the lat ter’s son, J. X. Pruden. Mr. Privott paid glowing tribute to the Pru den family for its record in the halls of jus tice and it should be a matter of pride not only to the Pruden family, but Chowan County as a whole to be able to claim so long a chain of able and illustrous men in the legal profession. Buy Easter Seals The hopeless cripple who once depended upon the charity of others is rapidly disappear ing from the American scene. Modern medi cine with all its seeming miracles has not yet erased illness and crippling, but modern sci ence is becoming more and more capable of i making useful, happy citizens of those who are crippled. Today, there are schools for crippled chil dren, workshops, rehabilitation c’enters, and many other specialized programs to cope with the problems of the physically handicapped. Responsible in great part for the rapid advance in aid and understanding is the Chowan Coun ty Easier Seal Society, which is now conduct ing its annual Easter Seal campaign. * Dedicated to serving children and adults re gardless of race, creed or cause of crippling, the aodety last year provided valuable assistance for crippled children and adults. In spite of the outstanding job. the society’s officers do not feel it is enough. Every dollar spent is worth many times its value to the handicapped and to the community. The crippled child who was a charity case in years past now is able to become a self-suf ficient Idult who shares the tax load with his / K -y- . . fitly Easter Seals and help crippled children. I—SECTION ONE. Jdeard .Seen t By Buff 1 Beginning Friday and continuing through April 13 many of Edenton’s merchants will be offering attractive bargains in Edenton’s Spring Festival of Values. Bill Harry, however, got' the jump on bargains last week at Ed Bond Post’s fish fry. A Hertford Legionnaire won a pound cake as a door prize and put it up at auc tion to help boost a fund to support the can- , didacy of John Holmes as Department Com mander. The cake was bought jointly by Frank V. White and Howard Ange for S2O and they in turn agreed to again sell the cake at , auction. This time the cake was bought by Bill Harry a* a price of $9.50 —he got the cake at about “half price”, you see. o And speaking about the Legion fish fry, the next time they have an auction maybe E. J. Hobbs, Jr., will leave his little son at home. At one stage of the auction bidding was sort of slow and the auctioneer kept hawking, “I’ve got $5.50 —$5:50 I’ve got—who’ll give me $6.00? Who’ll give me $6.00 for this fine cake baked by Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt?” There was sort of a quiet spell when suddenly the little boy yelled “$6.00.” There was still another quiet spell and Friend Hobbs didn’t appear to be so well pleased. He no doubt didn’t tell his son what ; he was thinking, but it appeared as though he wanted to say.'“Hey, there, you keep your big mouth shut.” Anyway, bidding took on new life and the cake brought S2O. o , A. L. Brinson, Jimmy Earnhardt, Jr., and I Donald Thomas put on a first class fish fry at Thursday night’s meeting of the Methodist Men’s Club. The fish were so good that a mo tion was made that the same committee put on the same “feed” at the next meeting. How ever, members of the committee balked at the motion. o While in The Betty Shoppe Saturday after noon one of the clerks was admiring and made very complimentary remarks about a little boy’s hair. I took off my hat—but it didn’t do any good. o Eddie Spires tried to get Charlie Overman several times on the phone the other day, but was unsuccessful every time he called. Seeing Charlie at the Masonic meeting Thursday night. Eddie told Charlie. “I tried to get you on the phone all day today, but you must have been out gallavantin’ around.” Charlie re plied. “Well, yes, I might have been vantin’ but [ surely have not been gallin’.” o In just about a month another election is scheduled to be held in Edenton. According to the whisperings there might be at least three candidates for the office of Mayor. But who ever is elected, no matter how good his reputa tion and character is, the chances are that it will not be long before he’ll be considered by Monday was April Fool’s Day, but not everybody was foolin’. For instance, I receiv ed a letter from the Bank of Edenton saying: “Vour note is due April 1.” Hoping it was an April fool joke, I hustled over to the bank— but Edward Wells informed me that it was not a joke. o Then one of the Herald boys had a notion to send an empty envelope to his landlord for the month’s rent. But upon second thought he gave up the idea for fear his landlord would get some ideas. , o March 15th used to be a day dreaded by most people. Now it’s changed to April 15th. That day is rapidly approaching. Have you filed your income return? —o With the arrival of summer-.ike weather the word has gone out that speckled perch should start moving around with sort of an ap petite. Well, here’s one who tried ’em out the other day and from my catch there are no speckled perch or else they have learned to keep their mouths shut. o Here’s one who lost out on a free feed this week. The banquet planned by the local chap ters of the North Carolina Education Associa tion and the National Education Association was called off. It was scheduled to be held to night (Thursday) at the Masonic Temple. It was cancelled due to circumstances which de veloped. Anyway, Miss Maidred Morris, home agent, on Monday invited the County Commis sioners, including yours truly, to a dinner to be served the first Monday in May about the noon hour at the Advance Community Building. That’s one meeting when the Commissioners hope nothing turns up to keep diem in session ' past the lunch hour. '-J ‘ .. *■ . ‘ t ". . . . THE CHOWAN fIERALD, EPENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL j m LETTERS TO THE EDITOR STUDENTS OBJECT Dear Mr. Bufflap: We write to you in regard to the letter which, was printed in the “Herald” last week. We are mem-, bers of various classes of Edenton Junior-Senior High School and we 1 I wish to say how appalled andj shocked we were at the seriousness of the charges hurled at some mem bers of our faculty. We comprehend no injustice, nor can we find more apt words than those of “cheat,” when someone is caught cheating, or “lie” when someone is caught lying, or “thief”i when someone is guilty of plagiar ism. We contend that quotes print ed in last week’s article were in complete, misunderstood by the writer, and a product of the inform er’s or informers’ narrow, malicious 1 mind. We also contend that the in-) former’s words as quoted by last week’s writer only show his or her immaturity in their inability to take a reprimand or punishment for their own actions. It is also clear that he or she is merely seeking a way to rationalize and condone their misdeeds. Others, including ourselves, have been reprimanded but pride themselves on their abili ty to take it without expecting someone to champion their cause, i We don’t claim that our faculty members, or ourselves, are infalli-j ble and we do not expect them to; be perfect. We ask, “Is a teacher to let his or her classes run wild merely to pacify the childish whims and actions of a few?” Parents send their children to school not only for an education, but also in hopes that their child will learrj how to get along with others. They also “expect” their children to ! be reprimanded for their misdeeds,j had actions, and ill-manners, just as they, as parents, would correct them at home. We challenge the writer of last week’s article to the authoritative basis of his article and ask by what l means does he have to judge whenj he can only know from hearsay and; the warped stories told him by aj few students who resent the fact' that someone does not pat them on the heads all the time! —Five Jr.-Sr. H. S. Students P. S. to add that., should another derogatory’let tthWiej published pexk.'week, we refuse to* comment again, since we feel that more offense would not be any good to those directly involved. 0 * | I *{■ : : CUDAHY WESTERN | CHOICE STEER BEEF I | ROUND STEAK I j Per Pound ODC j j SIRLOIN STEAK Q(- I | Per Pound 03 C i | T-BONE STEAK OC ~ I I Per Pound OO C | | ARM ROAST ! } Per Pound - p C | [ CHUCK ROAST OQ j | Per Pound V I | SIRLOIN TIP ROAST i I Per Pound - - j | PRIME Rlß—Boned and Rolled 1 j Per Pound •* $ OC j | CENTER CUT PORK CHOPS CQ ~ j j Per Pound - - j | BOSTON BUTT PORK ROAST I | Ppr Pound - —Ww V ] I w »rrelPs Country Style *7 C f SMOKED HAM - -, * ALSO FANCY GROCERIES ;!! * TRY OUR STEAKS AND BE CONVINCED AS MANY OTHERS HAVE! Parker’s Drop-In OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK FROM 6 A. M., TO 9 P. M. WE DELIVER PHONE 3'59 AN EXPLANATION . Someone has said that a half truth is no truth at all; and with this in mind I would appreciate the opportunity to correct any misun i del-standing caused by my letter i last week. i Os course teachers make mistakes | (and so, lam told, do Presbyterian ministers), but they are ALL sin cere, capable, dedicated, self-sacri ficing persons, with the welfare of their students uppermost in their minds. I cannot conceive of any one becoming a teacher for any but the noblest motives. Further, all of our local teachers are doing an ex cellent job, and they are all regard ed with respect and affection by , their students. < James MacKenzie. ALL MIXED UP | Dear Editor: Tn your March 28 issue of The ! Chowan Herald, you have an article that reads “Edenton Typists Take Honors At District Contest.” This heading is very misleading. Here are the facts and I would like for you to reprint the article. Edenton and Chowan competed in a county typing contest on Febru ary 15. The article never mention ed that Chowan High School won the beginning division of the con test. Chowan had the student to achieve the highest grade between Edenton and Chowan and also made I the highest team average. Mr. Tucker and I (Marvis H. Hendrix. Commercial Teacher for Chowan) received a summary report stating that Chowan ranked first and Edenton second in the county con test. Now for the advanced group— Mr. Tucker only entered one stu i dent and that one student made the | highest average in the advanced I group. He was supposed to enter a team the same as I but instead .he only entered one student. Cho j wan was to receive the team award hut the judges threw out that , award because Mr. Tucker didn’t | eriter a team. In other words Chowan won the ! beginning contest all the way—had j the student making the highest av erage and also the team making the highest average. Chowan ranked Ist in the contest and Edenton 2nd. Edenton only had the student mak ing the highest grade in jfche ad- j ► Now your heading said Edenton took honors at the District Contest. Neither Edenton or Chowan won in the district contest. It is true wo were awarded the winnings th* * Ntbradu Tractor T«**» ha« any (mop A of tractors tot to many ntw racorda fejgAfc; s < Ij for powar and aconomy at tho now TU 2 *’• 2 I John Doom "520 V "4JOV> and Ir&r'ii -20. - The ”720 ” Gasoline, LP Gaa, and Diesel Models broke the horse ' power record to become the most sHhHPBII powerful row-crop tractors ever KlliljrSSre^ 1 JWC - Bnifi tested. The "520" Gasoline Model ' ‘ ' : deveiopec mere norsepower houri , -'"J, 'J&EyHLV P er 9 a *ten of fuel on the drawbar > ‘ ,ndn otner qasoline tractor *2f tested except the new 620." m&M 3 The ”520" LP.Q 4 s Model set ’■KH; a new economy refcoWl develop \*Er SSBWwi 4*9 tnore horsepower hour* per •wita renter w . r , fuel on the drawbar than / J.M StßltS—Tremendous 5-plow capacity (58-plus b.h.p.*) with any Other LP-Gas tractor Aver outstanding fuel economy and general-purpoae tractor versatility. tested. Gasoline, LP-Gas, or Diesel engine; general-purpose and standard jm The ”620" Row-Crop Gaso _ line Model set a new economy 620 SERIES—Husky 4-plow I *i record developing more horse . , « . K .. | power hours per gallon of fuel on power (48-plus b.h.p.) to whip I the drawbar than any other gaso tough jobs; to handle heavy loads line tractor ever tested. Same en and save time. Gasoline or LP-Gas gine available in ”620” Standard, engine, standard and general-pur- am pose models. ||B| 9 The ”620" Row-Crop LP^ae ; lii Model developed more horee power hours per gallon of fuel en the drawbar than any other LP- WmJ '.-See tractor ever tested except the beis “520." Same engine avail able in ”620" Standard. iilk I 3 The "720" Row-Crop Diese/ I Model set a new all-time tractor - *9W© 520 SERIES—FaII 3-plow power (30-plu. b.h.p.') that i.nlu up with „ cotd '?!V -isc,.. “any larger tractors in work out- since 1949. Same engine available put, with many smaller tractors ”720" Standard, first coat and operating economy. . G***- “ LP’Ga. engine. “YOUR JOHN DKEHE DEALER” GUY C. HOBBS, Mgr. EDENTON N C The Rev. Norman T, Slater, rec-i tor of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Norfolk, Va., will be the final Lenten preacher at St. Paul’s Episcopal .Church Wednesday. The service of Evening Prayer begins at 8 o’clock altd the public is cordially invited. * SUNRISE SERVICE The Tri-County Ministerial Asso ciation will sponsor an earfy morn ing sunrise service on the Court House Green on Eastern morning. Edenton Jaycees will cooperate in staging the event, for which a speaker will be secured. CAREER WEEK SUCCESSFUL The Career Week Committee of Edenton High School wishes )o thank ,eqch consultant and visitor who attended the sessions. It is felt that the efforts to make this a program of great value to East j ern North Carolina will bring forth I good and beneficial fruit in the fu ture. -^—l ■ ——— —p—«~U—u-i_rur_ -I Minutes Os County Board Os Education x —^ April 1, 1957 The Chowan County Board of. Education held its regular meeting; in the office of the superintendent,: Monday, April 1, 1957 at 10:00 A. M. The following members were present: J. 1. Boyce, Carey Evans, G. E. Nixon, Conroy Perry, D. H. Berryman and G.'JB. Potter, chair- JACOUIN’S M «2 PINT DISTIUCD FROM GRAIN -*0 PROOF |mjf l CHARLES JACQUIN et Cit. lac.. Pkill., P*. W l' "■ I ■ Iman The meeting was called to OwMk by the chairman by having the min- I utes of the previous meeting' tea*. After the-reading of the minutla nr j the secretary, a motion was m«ab aqd duly passed adopting s&itie as read. v 2 The report of the County Treaa- urgr was received and a motion was ■ mfcrie and duly passed that same he accepted. The reports of the Local School Fund Treasurer were not received; due to further information not re- ceived necessary for the prepara tion of same. The bills for the various itertis listed below were read, and by mo tion made and duly passed, same were approved as follows: Veterans training program, $901.88; capital outlay, $938.00; teacherage, $61.19; school lunch rooms, $803.40; current expense, $2,072.28; total, $4,773.75. Since the acting Board members, had been re-appointed by the Gen- 1 eral Assembly, same to take the oath of office April 1, 1957, for a two year term, the oath was.ad ministed by the Assistant to the Clerk of Court Mrs. Leon Leary, to the following members: Gr. B. Pot-4 ter, chairman, J. I. Boyce, Carey Evans, G. E, Nixon, Conroy Perry and D. H. Berryman. Mr. Potter; having been selected for chairman, called for the con sideration of the application of Wa J. Taylor for re-election to the of fice of County Superintendent for the next two years. A motion was made and duly passed by unani mous vote that Mr. Taylor be re elected as superintendent of the Chowan County Administrative Unit for the next two years. The present district committee, composed of B. W. Evans, McCoy Spivey, Willie Saunders, W. J. Pri- I vott and Weldon Hollowell, was re ' appointed by a unanimous vote to serve for the next two years. , There beino- no further business, the Board adjourned. G. B. POTTER. Chairman W. J. TAYLOR, Secretarj