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XAT~ —J- A J A Short Story by One of ‘ VY Stilt /VO the Herald’s First Subscribers The “Seth Perry Post” of the American Legion meets regularly on the third Friday evening of each month. “Sunny Jim” McConnel call ed the April meeting to order at ex actly 8 o’clock, and every man stood at attention as the secretary solemn ly called the roll of those of us who had not come back. After a brief talk by a visiting Legionnaire and the transaction of a small amount of business, the formal part of the meeting was adjourned. Immediately the boys, -segregated into small groups^,r'nbiv cards and - an hour or more of chatter before going to their respective homes. Most of us had been across the “big pond” to do our bit for the country, and we found it very pleas ant to sit around and talk about “old times” and the various places we had made for ourselves in the new order of affairs which we had found when we returned. Jenkins, for example, had been a buck private with the A. E. F. in southern France and had come home to make an outstanding success as a small-town banker. Lieutenant Smith, of the same outfit as Jenkins, had returned and had gone into the business of plumbing. After trying to make a go at sev eral things, I had finally taken up newspaper work and was now in charge of the Want Ad department of a small but thriving daily. The greater part of the talk to night was not about ourselves, how ever, but was about Hitler’s treat ment of the Jews. Jenkins remark ed that it was a national disgrace for Hitler to drive the Jews from Germany. whom he had ™ bayonet pushed through his stomach and with the name of the fatherland on his lips. Others join ed in with words and stories of praise for the Jewish lads in service on both sides. Finally someone said that it was nearing “zero hour” by which he meant that for the sake of peace and safety he would have to go home to the wife and children. Lieutenant • Smith' took out his Ger man watch to look at the time. This watch was a remarkably fine one. of unusual size and excellent workman' ship. It was generally regarded as the best timepiece in town, and Smith had let the story get around that it was a gift from a German Jew whose life he had saved during the war. Smith said that the time' was 11 o’clock, and all of us decided to go home. As I sat at my desk some two or three days after this meeting, I was confronted by a splendid-looking middle-aged Jew who stated that he wished to insert an ad in our paper and inquired about the charges. The rates seemed satisfactory to him, so I asked to see the ad he wished to run. The following is an exact copy of the ad: “In the early spring of 1918 the German and Allied lines in Southern France, near the little town of Vil lieux, were scarcely more than two hundred yards apart. Often when thp wind was right, we could hear each other, but we could not see the men in the French trenches because ; directly between our sections there I arose a small hill approximately 50 j feet high and a mile or more in • length. On April 18th I and four , camtpdes, while on patrol duty just beyond the north end of this hill, wjefe; surprised and captured by an l.* *- ' Thl American lieutenant. The -four or us had been students and could speak and understand English fairly well. We were surprisingly informed by this lieutenant that he was under orders not to leave his post and that it-would be necessary for him to kill us since he was alone and could not carry us back as prisoners. Natur ally, we fell upon our knees and pled earnestly for our lives, promising him all the money and valuables we had with us. These he rightly re fused, but agreed to take one article from each of us with our names and addresses. He faithfully promised to see that these articles were sent to our relatives in Germany if he were fctffuliate enough to return home af-‘ war. Then he made a con fdfeifon that he had not the heart to bgufsjly shoot four young_ men and offer,*/ us the alternative of making eplidjSi in the open for our lives. We tallibi it over among ourselves for a sews; tninutes- and decided -to a'ccept hisjoffer. We lined up four abreast as contestants do for the dishes at track meets. The lieuten ahticiunted: ‘One! Tw<H ’J'Jjree!’ and we *trjpde a break for" our > fl'Cnches. j‘j}ut, alas! Hardly had we run 25 yarfla before a deadly hail of ma clpi|el gun bullets cut the four of us down-as wheot-fttre-ws -fall upder the stroke of the scythe. I regained consciousness after night had fallen, aiid£ having suffered only a broken thfjhjl managed under the cover of darrrtess, to reach my friends and sadfdtf. I afterwards j-Tgfejped that m* '»wbor comrades <;h«d “been killed '/<•-. ■ |‘t fio not knw the'-hame of this Afijjrfcan lieutenant. I do not even lafcpfthat he lives, for none of our re§E#ive3 have ever received any of thi tokens which we left in his pos seisloft. Nevertheless, if he isNaliye refld-4his ad, it CCiV'l ! 1 il, ... • Z—Z Ziegler & Son Agent For Stewart-Warner Ziegler & Son, local furniture deal ers, this week were appointed local agent for the Stewart-Warner elec tric refrigerators. In taking over the agency, Mr. Ziegler had the follow ing to say about the r«W line: “In a -well managed home, the daily food loss is apparently insig nificant. Yet authentic national sur veys made recently on this subject show that the loss from food spoil age works like an unseen pickpocket. It steals from the average household an amount equal to $63 a year. “The loss may not be so great in some homes. But this survey based on carefully compiled records of thousands of households shows that this food spoilage does exist in every home where careful regard is not given to proper food preservation temperatures. “Figures worked out by the Unit ed States Department of Labor show that 36 per cent of the average fam ily income is spent for food. A sur vey by the California Fruit Growers Exchange shows that 73 per cent of food money in the average home goes for perishables. And a report by the National Conference of Marketing and Farm Credits reveals that 20 per cent of all food purchased is wasted by spoilage. "Electric refrigeration can stop this waste. It is not necessary that there be such a drain on the family pocketbook. Knowledge of electfi*. jyfpfmticr. 4s; rapidly in recent years, as every woman knows, but three out of every four homes are still without electric refrigera tors. These, especially, are the homes where “cold facts” about refrigera tion are still needed, if their 20 per cent loss of all food by spoilage is to be stopped. “Electric refrigeration enables the housewife to cut her food bills from 14 to 30 per cent. Food can be pur chased in larger quantities without the slightest worry of loss due to spoilage. An excess quantity of food and left-overs can be kept fresh and appetizing for days. That’s why it makes the dollar spent for food go farther. That’s why it enables the housewife to buy in larger quantities with the worthwhile savings that are possible when food is bought that way. “Actual tests under 1934 retail prices in Chicago food stores show that the following savings on food purchases are possible: milk 21 per cent, canned com 18 per cent, peas find the kindness in his heart to re- | turn the watch which I entrusted to him on that morning of April 18. 1918.” The ad was signed: Hans Hein- I riech, 115th Street, N. W., Baltimore, , Maryland. He paid the charges for running j the ad in our columns for a week and left the office. We ran the ad ! as requested, and although it was j I unusual, I had forgotten the incident j j until reminded of .it at the May meet- i ling of our American Legion Po£t j ; It this meeting Lieutenant Smith,! was displaying a brand new watch of ! American manufacture. He ex- I plained that his wife had given it j to him as a birthday present. ; i This Workman Uses Good Hardware 1 AND HE SAYS To YOU | Byrum Brothers Hardware Company 1- , r;; , r -4,,: / Edentqn, North Carolina « THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C„ THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1984, 18 per cent, tomatois 30 per cent, peaches 19 per cent, fruit salads 14 per cent and salad dressings 18 per cent. And on other food purchases the savings are in like percentage.” Mr. Ziegler Invites anybody to visit his store and inspect the new Stewart-Warner electric refrigerator even if no purchase is made. BANDIT’S RECORD BLOODY Abu Jildeh, the desert desperado recently captured near Jerusalem, has one of the most bloody records attached to a modem criminal. He is charged with 17 murders and has been terrorizing the Palestine rural districts for years. Abu Jildeh, ac companied by his faithful confeder ate, Mustapha Armeet, also wanted for numerous murders, was tracked HI i fig The Station That I Service Built .... ] CJEver since this Filling Station was started we A have taken as much pains in selling a gallon of GascEiW as we have in selling a tank full. We appreciate the many customers who are pleased with our service (service that satisfies), for they know they get the best results with - SHELL CAS AND OILS*- WE ALSO HANDLE FIRESTONE TIRES AND TUBES, BATTERIES, COLD DRINKS, CIGARS, CANDY AND CIGARETTES - |[L • We welcome The Chowan Herald to our community and feel that it will render service to the reading public that our station does to the motoring public. We invite tile Herald’s readers to stop at our station when coming into town or when leaving our city. ~ ; ■ TRY SHELL AND SEE THE DIFFERENCE : TOM’S SERVICE STATION [Telephone 246 Edenton, Nj C. liTTillTl Ml II l»«|. II || down by the police to a cave. The bandits .opened fire, but surrendered without inflicting any casualties. Abu Jildeh was literally a walking ar senal, carrying a German rifle, a re volver, a dagger, and a considerable quantity of ammunition. He had sworn never to be caught alive, and boasted that he would commit suicide first. Radio police disguised as Arabs and police dogs especially im ported from Kenya were used in the man-hunt. WARWICK BAPTIST CHURCH TO HOLD REVIVAL MEETING Revival services will begin at Warwick Swamp Baptist church on Sunday. Rev. Frank Cale, pastor of the church will be assisted by Rev. Mr. Cole of Plant City, Florida. (Congratulations and Best WisheiHH| the success of j| THE CHOWAN HERALD J * m Edenton Electric Shoe Sh<| JULIAN WARD, Prop, , Best Materials Expert Workmanshl We Pay Postage One Way il
