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The Chowan Herald
Published every Thursday by The Chowan
Herald, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin
Bufflap and Hector Lupton, at 100 East King
Street, Edenton, N. C.
J. EDWIN BUFFLAP Editor
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THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1939
BIBLE THOUGHT FORWEEK
GOOD NEWS: Hast thou not known? hast thou not
heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator
of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary?
there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth
power to the faint; and to them that have no might he
increaseth strength.—lsa. 40:28-29.
A Start In The Right Direction
An evidence of what can be accomplished by coopera
tion resulted in Edenton Saturday when a one-hour
fni-irmg limit was inaugurated between 10 a. m. and 10
p. m., on Broad Street between Water and Queen
Streets. Never before since parking has become an
acute problem has there been less congestion in this de
sired area to park automobiles. At least a few parking
Bpaces were available all day until about 7 o’clock at
which timo every space was filled, which condition has
not been the case for several years.
There are those who before the restriction went into
effect claimed that the plan would be of no consequence
whatever in solving the problem, and still others who
expressed the opinion that it would cause a hardship on
merchants and store clerks who heretofore have been
utilizing a major portion of the parking spaces on Sat
urdays.
True the plan no doubt does cause some inconvenience
to merchants and down-town employees, but after all,
business is what enables these merchants to keep open
their doors and the clerks to have jobs. To attract new
business to Edenton and to hold what business is now
coming to Edenton, it is absolutely necessary to offer
some inducements and the matter of finding a suitable
place to park is one of these inducements.
It is rather encouraging to police and town officials to
note how much cooperation was offered in carrying out
the one-hour parking idea. It went into effect last Sat
urday for the first time without very much ado except
newspaper stories. There were no signs displayed to
inform car drivers that they were allowed only one hour
to park, and despite this fact, it was necessary for offi
cers to tag less than a dozen cars for remaining over the
allotted time. Practically every one of those who found
tickets on their cars told officers that they were un
aware of the new ruling and gladly agreed to cooperate
when informed by policemen.
The new system will undoubtedly tend to relieve con
gestion, but of course it does not entirely solve the
problem. There is not enough parking space in the
business district even with the one-hour parking limit.
Unfortunately, with parallel streets a considerable dis
tance away, these streets offer little in solving the
problem as is the case in many cities. For this reason,
before the problem approaches anywhere near solution,
it will be necessary to provide parking facilities not now
in use.
A committee from Town Council has been appointed
to make an investigation into the matter of procuring
a lot to park cars and even if use of these lots means an
expenditure in the way of rental, Town Council should
realize that it is high time to do something about the
matter even though it entails some expense, besides
agreeing that there is an acute parking problem in
Edenton especially on Saturdays.
Preparations should be made to maintain and attract
new business, which not only requires cooperation, but
undoubtedly some expense, too. The one-hour parking
is a good start in the right direction and while about it,
adequate steps should be taken that will more complete
ly provide suitable parking places for all who come here
to visit and to do their trading.
Hasten The Day
With a number of the nations of the world ready to
jump at the throats of other nations and hints of war
and peaceful relations at high tension, it might not be
out of place to quote an inscription at Rollins College,
at Winter Park, Florida. Inscribed on a triangular
surmounted by a German cannon ball given to
Hamilton Holt after the World War are these words:
“A day will come when a cannon will be exhibited in
public museums just as an instrument of torture is now
and people will be surprised that sych a thing could
ever have been.”—Victor Hugo.
“An engine of Destruction, Torture and Death, the
Prostitution of the Inventor, the Avarice of the Manu
facturer, the Blood-guilt of the Statesman, the Savagery
of the Soldier, thfe Perverted Patriotism of the Citizen,
the Debasement of the human race. JThat ft can be em
ployed as an instrument of defense of Liberty, Justice
and Right in nowise invalidates the truth of the words
here graven.”
Traffic Accidents Decline >
More than thirty-two thousand persons lost their
lives in motor vehicle accidents during 1988. In addi
tion there were more than a million persons who suffer
ed non-fatal injuries. Altogether the dollar damage
from traffic accidents approximated one and a half
billion dollars.
In calling attention to these figures the National
Safety Council points out that traffic accidents declined
during 1938. If they had continued at the rate of
former years another seven thousand persons would
liavDbeen killed during the year. I
This decline in traffic accidents in 1938 is contrary to I
previous experience. For over thirty 'years, with one I
excepting there has been an annual increase in traffic j
THE CHOWAN HERALD.EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1939
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It was a very delightful reception Mr. and Mrs.
Julien Wood, Sr., had on Friday afternoon. The only
thing wrong with the affair w r as the weather. It was
very warm, which caused one man to remark: “I don t
see why it is not permissible to attend receptions with
out wearing coats.” “Me, too,” I chimed in, adding that
it would be swell these hot Sundays to go to church
without having to wear a coat. “Well, that doesn’t
bother me,” my friend replied, “for I never go to
church.” But, maybe, it may come to that yet, for a
few were present at the Methodist Sunday School last
Sunday without coats.
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About two weeks ago Paul Olsson was just about the
maddest fellow in town when he saw a news reel in
which was used an almost identical invention on which
he holds a patent. But on Sunday he was just about
the happiest fellow in town. Paul celebrated his 79th
birthday and had a few friends as his guests at a steak
supper. It was hard to tell which were the happier—
Paul or the iguys who dug into a splendid supper.
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The Masons-Rotarians finally won a soft ball game on
Friday night. The star of the game, no doubt, was
Izzy Campen, who played center field for the “has
bedns.” He played an errorless game in the field, but
on the bases he didn’t do so hot. For some reason he
got down on all fours and discovered that his knees were
not as tough as the soft ball diamond, and. as a result
secured a decoration on each knee that held up his gait
considerably the following few days. He’s now playing
a spectacular game in the rooting section. Jim Daniels,
too, is in the same position, for several nights ago he
broke a finger while playing. And they call it soft ball.
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I’ve had occasion to attend several parties lately and,
isn’t it strange that where spiked and unspiked punch
is served, the bowl containing the former is required to
be refilled before a dent is even made in the unspiked
brand. Serving at the bowl containing unspiked punch
reminds me of a W'PA worker’s job.
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Monday night sort of reminded one of'the “horse and
buggy” days. With no lights anywhere except automo
bile lights, we could get some idea of what night life
apparently was before the general use of electricity for
lighting. But, consam it all, the bloomin’ mosquitoes
didn’t mind the darkness for on account of sitting
around at various places waiting for the lights to come
on the pesky things put about a dozen of their trade
marks on various parts of my body.
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Harvey Thomas is down in the dumps. He is still in
the sanatorium at Tarboro and was expecting to be in
Edenton Sunday to meet his wife and daughter who
were scheduled to come here June 27 to celebrate their
30th wedding anniversary. However, Friend, Thomas
had a set-back and must remain ih the institution,
which makes him very blue.
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Several people have registered complaints about chick
ens belonging to neighbors doing considerable damage
to gardens and flowers. There is a city ordinance pro
hibiting this nuisance and if some owners count their
chickens some night and find that some are missing,
they have themsleves to bkune.
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A certain lady met up with her husband, Saturday
night and requested him to accompany her home for it
was about time for married men to be home. The man
was sort of reluctant to leave at the moment, where
upon the wife said, “If you don’t come along with me,
I’ll introduce my shoemaker to your tailor.” Which
meant, I reckon, a kick in the pants. Anyway, both
walked off together.
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“What’s become of Walter Hughes,” asker a Philadel
phian Wednesday, who read some of the stories he. Wrote
in the Edenton News about 10 years ago. The man want
ed to see the files to refresh hie memory, for he said
segno of the stories come in good when he is called upon
to make speeches., Hpwevatv tothe change of hands of
the newspaper The Herald was able to salvage only part
of the files which the Philadelphian will thumb through
to read some of Walter’s writings. But due to the fact
that I’ve not heard front Walter in a long time, I’m
prompted, too, to ask, What's? A* *
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Soft hall games this yeatfUe drawing larger crowds
than last year, but when it comes to the greatest num
ber of onlookers, the girls have the men beat a mile.
When the Edenton girls played the Gliden lassies last
Thursday night, the crowd reminded one of the. days
when Edenton was a baseball hotbed. The girts aont
play any-better than the men, but maybe because: they
wear shorts has something to do with the larger crowds.
What’s the matter with the men wearing shorts? But
I tets hold t wft haw, men*
j their fishing and, variotfi numbers have been reported
Romancers All
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Jane Withers is alt thrilled over
her first “crush.” George Ernest
(top) and Arleen Whelan and Richard
Bond are that way, too, in “Boy
Friend” at Taylor Theatre, Edenton,
Wednesday. |
in a whole afternoon caught about a
dozen fish (I’m not telling the size,
either). That’s a fishing quartet,
but catching 12 fish isn’t anything to ■
brag about. And even at that some
checking up has been done, for my
better-half was asked how many I]
brought home. But that’s easily ex-;
plained, for it’s my job to clean the|
bloomin’ things, which is a legitimate
excuse not to take any home.
Baptist Convention
Will Be Held Today
All arrangements have been com
pleted for the 15th annual Baptist
Training Union Convention which will
be held in the Baptist Church today.
The program will begin at 3 o’clock
this afternoon and includes as princi
pal speaker Dr. J. L. Garrick, presi
dent of Chowan College, who will de
liver an address at 8:30 o’clock to
night.
There were 2,765 inmates of 80
county homes in North Carolina in
April, 1939.
LENGTH OF COTTON
STAPLE INCREASED
Cotton farmers of North Carolina
have made substantial progress in im
proving the staple length of their
product since 1923, but little or no im
provement was mobile in the grade, it
is revealed, by studies recently com
pleted by the North Carolina Agri
cultural Experiment Station of State
College, in cooperation with the V.
S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
In 1928 the average staple .length
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of cotton grown in the State was
14.69 sixteenths inch; in 1936 it was
16.07 sixteenth indies. Approximate
ly 80 percent of the cotton grownHn
North Carolina 10 years ago had a
staple of less than 15-16 inch, where
as in 1936 only 13 percent of the cot
ton was this short. On the other
hand, iia 1928 only 19 percent of the
crop was 15-16 to 1 1-16 inches
staples, but in 1936 a total of 85
percent was of the longer staple.
The studies were conducted by
Glenn R. Smith and Ralph H. Raper
of the N. C. Experiment Station, and
W. B. Lanham of the B. A. E. The
detailed report of their investigations
is included in Experiment Station
Bulletin No. 323, “Quality of North
Carolina Cotton —1928-1936,” which is
available for free distribution to in
terested citizens of North Carolina
upon application to the Agricultural
Editor of State College, Raleigh.
In summarizing the results of the
studies, the research men pointed out
■ that the longer staples make strong
er yamß, and for certain fine yarns,
1 the longer staples are required. They
also stated that the grade of cotton
is important in obtaining premium
prices, and in this respect North Car
i olina is lagging. They strongly en
dorsed the one-variety cotton com
munities being organized throughout
’ the State by the North Carolina Agri
-1 j cultural Extension Service to improve
| the grade of cotton.
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Little Miss Mertha Lee Winstead
returned Sunday to her home in
Goldsboro, after spending sometime
with her grandmother, Mrs. Sallie
Williams.
Mrs. L. M. Phelps, of Raleigh, is
visiting her daughter, Miss Virginia
Phelps. j
Mrs. W. H. Peal and Miss Lona
Belle Weatherly were in Norfolk, Va.,
Saturday.
Miss Lula Tucker, of Winterville, is
spending sometime in the home of her
brother, A. H. Tucker.
Bobby Woodley, Wilson. Armstrong
and Ralph Gordon Davenport are at
CMTC camps at Fort Bragg, this
month.
Raymond Holmes, of Elizabeth
City, was the guest of Mrs. Rennie
Alexander on Thursday.
Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Phelps, J. L.
Phelps and Edison Godwin were in
Elizabeth City on business Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith spent
Sunday and Jfonday with relatives
and friends m Goldsboro.
Miss Evelyn .Swain returned to her
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home near Plymouth on Sunday, after I
spending the winter with her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Swain.
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Harrell and
son, Billy, attended the World’s Fail
in New York last week.
Mrs. Steward Woodley is undergo
ing treatment in a Rocky Mount Hos
pital.
Mrs. J. M. Phelps returned home
Friday, after visiting relatives and
friends in Washington, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. James Harrod and
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Dillon, of Nor
folk, Va., were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. H. W. Norman.
Mrs. Ellen Stillman is visiting her
daughter, Miss Christine Stillman, in
Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Allen, of
Norfolk, Va., were dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Allen Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Green, of
Norfolk, Va., spent the week-end as
guests of Mrs. Clyde Woodley.
Mrs. C. L. Barnes and Mrs. L. B. 1
Bennett attended the Youth-Adult
Conference of the Christian Church
held in Montreat the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Nooney and
children returned Tuesday to their
home in Norfolk, Va., after spending;
sometime with Mrs. Nooney’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Barnes-
They were accompanied home by Mr
Barnes.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Bowen and chil
dren and Junior Spruill, of Ports
mouth, Va., spent the week-end with
Mrs. Bessie F. Spruill!
Mrs. Julius Snell was in Washing
ton, N. C., on Sunday.
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