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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1959
A LIFT FOR TODAY
The preaching of the cross ... is the power of
God.--—I Cor. 1:18. , , ...
What does the Cross teach? It says that life
and not death is the destiny of man; that reality
is in the spiritual and not the material, and that
God and not man speaks the last word.
Help us to realise what Christ made possible
for us by His death on the Cross—salvation from
our sins and eternal Ufa, we pray, O Lord.
Face To Face
Thee visits of Premier Nhrushchev to this
country and of President Eisenhower to
Moscow certainly reflect the enormous pres
sures for peace that come from the peoples
of both the Soviet Union and the United
States. The leaders of the two most power
ful countries in the world are reflecting, in
action, what amounts to an overwhelming
demand that every avenue that may lead to
peace be explored.
The cold war is not going to end over
night. Mr. Khrushchev is not going to sud
denly wave the flag for capitalism, and Mr.
Eisenhower is not going to embrace com
munism. But when men of opposed views
meet face to face and talk in frankness the
chance for reaching an understanding neces
sary to coexistence may be enhanced.
We have seen this at levels other than
these of chiefs of state or high officers of
state. American and Russian artists, scien
tists and industrial leaders have exchanged
visits. In every instance, so far as one can
see, the results have been healthy. A new
measure of respect has been gained on both
sides. So has a measure of friendship.
It would be foolish to expect too much
from the Khrushchev-Eisenhewer journeys.
We nvvt remain wary and watchful—as will
the Russians. But these spectacular and un
precedented events hold hope for all the
peoples of the world.
Folly And Trpgedy
More and more people—from sociologists
to medical authorities, and from, business lead
ers to government officials are becoming
vitally concerned with the practice of retiring
workers at some arbitrary age, such as 60
or 65.
The life span has been greatly expanded.
The percentage of elderly people in the popu
lation is swiftly increasing. And, thanks to
medical progress and other factors, the elderly
in large part, retain mental and physical
vigor into advanced years. Under such cir
cumstances, to forcibly retire men and women
at some given age, regardless of their abilities
and energies and desires, becomes both folly
and tragedy.
We all know of people who are making
outstanding contributions to the world in old
age. Herbert Hoover, for instance, has just
become 85. He a 10-hour day, is
writing fonr important books, maintains a
heavy schedule of appointments, and is full of
the zest of life. i
Destiny marks few of us to become Hoov
ers or Churchills or Adenauers of Schweitzers.
But millions of elderly people can perform
valuable tasks. They need to keep usefully
occupied. And the nation needs their
services.
Why Trade Goes Elsewhere
As the ancient ballad tells, for want of a
nail a kingdom was lost. A modern para
phrase could be that for want of the right
kind of advertising great amounts of business
are lost.
The Windsor, Missouri, Review points on*
that “The chief of the small city
retailer are not other local merchants. His
most serious competition comes from nearby
metropolitan centers.” Prices on standard
brands of merchandise, the Review goes on,
are virtually the same everywhere. Low
overhead sometimes gives the small-town re
tailer a competitive advantage over the big
eity merchant. So the Review asks and
answers a question: “Why, then, do so many
shoppers travel fifty or a hundred miles to
.buy the same items they could obtain at home
for the same price? Many retailers who ask
this question should look to themselves to
find the blame, .inadequate advertising is
likely to be thealuwer,”
The merchant who -just opens his doors
and waits, for the customers to enter, without
attracting them through advertising, is grjng
to* do a minimum of business. The merchant
who sees to it that people know what he has
in oner is no uw uioai w *•
I. J4eard Cf Seen
By Buff
Eddie Spires, who for 17 years was Clerk
of Court and during that time swore in a
great many jurors, had things reversed dur
ing court last week. It was necessary for
Judge W. K. McLean to call for some extra
jurors for a case and Eddie, who happened to
be nearby, was called in to serve. He took
the oath that time instead of administering it.
o
Coming home from High Point late Sat
urday night, the moon was sort of hazy. But
Caswell Edmundson, riding with me, advanc
ed the idea that the Russians were already
starting to hang up the iron curtain.
o
And speaking about the Russians, I saw
where Premier Nikita Khrushchev saw a can
can dance out at Hollywood. “It was im
moral.” he is reported to have said. “Hu
manity’s face is more beautiful than her
backside.” Oh, Yea! That’s what he says!
But then, maybe some of ’em are at that.
o
Unfortunately because Ronald Saunders
didn’t have a camera last Wednesday after
noon, I missed a very interesting picture for
The Herald. Ronald happened to be up at
Bennett’s Mill Pond (it should now be known
as Kehayes Mill Pond) and while there saw
Ernest Kehayes and the Rev. George B.
Holmes in a boat wringing wet. They went
fishing and were caught in a downpour, but
their predicament didn’t stop ’em. They
continued fishing though they were soaked
to the skin. Fish? Well, I haven’t heard
how many they caught. Maybe they just
caught a cold.
o
With a professional wrestling match sched
uled to be staged in the armory next Tuesday
night, there ought to be a lot of thrilling en
tertainment. The match is sponsored by the
Edenton Band Parents Association, and Band
Director Derwood Bray says that if those at- i
tending do not get their money’s worth of
wrestling, he will wrestle Elton Forehand.
Oh, me!
o
Edenton is up to date. My attention was
called to a parking meter in front of Ray
mond Mansfield’s barber shop, where an “ash
tray” is conveniently located at the foot of
the parking meter post. Well, so much lean
ing against and talking that goes on at that
post, as well as the old cannon in front of the
bank, an ash trity is very appropriate. In
fact, .it should be a little larger in order to
catch some of the “bull.”
o
The Rev. Ralph Fowlkes “paid up” Thurs
day night. At the Methodist Men’s Club
meeting he passed around a box of cigars.
Mr. and Mrs. Fowlkes recently adopted a
daughter, little Margaret Marie, of whom
they are very proud. At any rate the preach- i
er gave me two of the cigars, one from him
and one from the baby—first “baby cigars”
I’ve had in a long time.
o
While sitting in a restaurant the other
night a young man and lady sat at the table
next to me. While the young lady went to
the rest room, the waitress went to the table
to take the order. “Give me a nice big
steak,” said the younpj man. But before the
waitress left, he said, “Maybe you better
wait until my girl gets back to see how much
money she has.” ,
o
Though in High Point attending a confer
ence Friday night while the Aces were play
ing Wallace-Rose Hill, I was there in body
only. However, in about 15 minutes after
the game was over I telephoned back home
and was delighted to learn that the Aces won
26-0. In fact, E at first thought I was a vic
time of a joke, for I was expecting al much
closer score and even had my doubts if the
Edenton boys would turn back the Duplin
County outfit. I’ve been told the Aces played
another superb game in both offence and de
fence, and if they continue that brand of
playing, there’s trouble ahead for all the teams
the Aces meet, including Rocky Mount, a
much larger school. Anyway,, one at a time,
boys, and Williamstcn is next. It will take
continued good playing, for the other three
games now are history, and what has been
done in these games has no bearing on tuck
ing more victories under the belt. No doubt
a lot of fans will accompany the Aces to
Williamston Friday night and here’s one who
is glad to know that the band will also go to
Williamston to help whoop it up. The band
is doing a swell job, too, and we should sup
port it just like we do the football team. They
go hand in hand.
o ' .
There was no monkey business last week
when Judge W. K. McLean presided over the
September term of Superior Court. The
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August Sales Os
U. S. Savings Bonds 1
In August $18,137
Richard S. Atkinson, Jr., vol
unteer Chairman for U. S. sav
ings bonds sales in Chowan
County, reports that sales in the
■county for the month of August
were $18,137.60. Accumulated
sales for the year amounted to
$62,463.55, which is 53.3 percent
of the county’s quota f:r the
year which is $117,300.
Baptist Will Meet
At Warwick Church
Continued from Page 1. Section 1
announced that an excellent
program of information and in
spiration has been planned, with
conferences for workers from
each Sunday School department
and an inspirational message on
the theme by the Rev, Wi’liam
Pursell, pastor of the Corinth
Baptist Church.
Special emphasis on practical
teaching problems and creative '
new ideas will be presented in
each of the conferences. Lead
ers for the conferences are: Cra- ■
die Roll Department, Mrs. Carol
Jackson; Nursery Department, ,
Mrs. Lyn Davenport; • Beginner
Department, Mrs. W. B. Riddick;
Primary Department, Mrs. Cecil
Sasnight; Junior Department,
Mrs. B. F. Bray; Intermediate
Department, Mrs. A. R. Cook; (
Young People Department, the
Rev. Harland Getts; Adu't De- .
partment, Joe Gantt; Extension ■
Department, Mrs. G. M. Single- J
tary, and adult visitors, pastors
; and superintendents, C. R. Vann.
The meeting will begin with/
a devotional period led by the
Rev. Russell Cottingham, pastor ,
of the host church. A special i i
feature of the inspirational pe-1
riod will be special music by the ,
Warwick Church Men’s Quar-,
tet. • !
BEECH FORK CLUB MEETS
The Beech Fork Home Dem
. onstration Club held its regular
I meeting m the home of Mrs
Paul Ober Tuesday night wi ,|V
nine members and one new
member present. An inspiring
devotional was given by the
hostess reading Luke 6:31-35, fol
lowed by prayer by Mrs Willie
Saunders.
The business session was con
ducted by the president. A :
treasurer’* report was given by
Mrs. Lester Harrell and a report
on the County Council meeting
by Mrs. Willie Saunders.
Mrs. Delsie Leary gave a lead- .
er report “Shall A Woman
Work?” Said Mrs. Leary, “there
are advantages and disadvantag
es to women working.”
A panel discussion was given
on “'Children and Money” ’by ;
Mrs. Mattie Halsey, Mrs. Blanche
CXber and Mrs. Cora Harrell. ,
Everyone was delighted to have
the new agent, Miss Pauline Cal
loway, at the meeting. She add- ;
ed much to the discussion by us
ing posters to illustrate what had ,
been said.
The hostess then served de- ,
licious refreshments. j,
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BROWNIES ELECT OFFICERS ,
The fourth grade Brownies I
met Tuesday at the Barker house ,
under the leadership of Mrs. ■
Henry Cuthrell and Mrs. Bill,’
Easterling. I ■]
This being the first meeting ■
of the year, the following offi- ;
cers were elected: President, ;
Carol Lassiter; v'ce president, ;
Judy Mills; secretary, Ellen ■
Cuthrell; treasurer, Anne Carson,
arH rewr-ter, Lvnne Riley. . ■ i
Hikes and various .other one J
Closing Dates For
i State Fair Given
Commissioner L. Y. Ballentine
calls attention to the closing
dates for entries of exhibits at
North Carolina State Fair as he
issued' the annual invitation of
the Department of Agriculture
to attend the exposition the
week of October 13-17.
“Last year’s Fair broke all rec
ords for the number of competi
tive exhibitors and exhibits en
tered,” the Commissioner stated.
“This year premium monies have
been further increased to a total
of more than $55,000.
Closing dates for receiving en
tries in the various departments
for the 1959 State Fair are as
follows:
Friday, September 25, 6 P. M.,
the pony show and races.
Thursday, October 1, 6 P. M.,
all other livestock departments.
Monday, October 5, 6 P. M„
poultry, pigeons and rabbits.
Wednesday, October 7, 6 P. M.,
Handicrafts, hobbies and dressed
turkeys.
Saturday, October 10, 6 P. M.,
field crops, horticulture, flower
show (except cut flowers, arts,
photography, bees and honey
■culinary (including yeast bak
ing), clothing, house furnishings
and the Ham show.
Monday, October 12, 6 P. M.,
the egg show.
Tuesday, October 13, 11 A. M.,
cut flowers.
Firemen Answer 3
; Alarms In August
Fire* Chief W. J. Yates reports
that firemen answered three
! alarms during August, two in
town and one out of town. For
, tfhe Edenton calls the firemen
were out one hour and an hour
for the rural fire. The firemen
were on the air 20 seconds in
Edenton and 10 seconds out of
town. They traveled three miles
for the Edenton fires and 14
miles out of town. Hose laid in
Edenton was 150 feet and 300
feet out of town.
For the Edenton fires 36 fire
men responded and 21 out of
towh. Property involved in
Edenton was $15,000 and SI,OOO
out of town. No damage was
reported in Edenton, but there
was SI,OOO damage out of town.
Insurance in town amounted to
$12,000 and none out of town.
The firemen held one fire drill,
answered one still alarm and
stood by one time for welding
at Evans Gin.
Local Police Arrest
48 During August
Chief of Police George I. Dail
reports that Edenton police made
a total of 48 arrests in August,
of whom 47 were found guiltv
as charged. Miscellaneous traf
fic arrests led the list with 26,
followed by 8 drunks. Os those
arrested 29 were white males, 3
white females, 12 colored males
and 4 colored females.
Fines amounted to $l6O and
costs $372.65. or a total of $532.65
of which $194.50 was turned
over to the town in way of offi
cers” fees.
Activities during the month in
cluded 62 calls answered and in
vestigated, three accidents in
vestigated, two stolen automo
biles recovered, four funerals
worked, lo courtesies extefiaea,
29 doors found unlocked, one
ported oftit t^ralfifjc
Sept. 30 Is Deadline
For Wool Referendum
All ballots in the wool and
laipb market development ref
erendum must be voted not later
than Wednesday, September 30,
according to A. C. Griffin, chair
man of the Chowan Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Committee.
The referendum is being con
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, ducted throughout the month of
September to give all growers
ample opportunity to vote. Bal
lots were mailed to all known
wool and lamb producers. After
the ballot is voted, it should be
mailed or brought in person to
the county office. If the ballot
is mailed, if must be postmarked
not later than September 30.
In the referendum, farmers
who produce wool have the op-
portunity Wpote YES or NO on
approval ’of ia new agreement be
tween the Secretary of Agricul
ture arid sfhe American Sheep
Producers'Council for the adver
tising &gd sales promotion of
Hamb arid • wool. If. the agree
ment is #• approved, deductions
will be'jinade from government
wool and lamb payments for the
1959, 1960, and 1961 marketing
years to finance the Council’s
activities.