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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 423-425 South
Broad Street, Edenton, N. C.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1943
BIBLE THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.:
THERE IS HOPE WHILE THERE IS LIFE: Where
fore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that
come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make
intercession for them.—Hebrews 7:25.
Why Not?
The Herald has no hesitancy in hacking up a sugges
tion of Abe Martin, director of the USO Club, relative
to a Christmas tree on the Court House Green during
the holidays. Undoubtedly, there will be many service
men anti women, and possibly others, who will be obliged
to remain in Edenton instead of spending the holidays
at their homes,, and it is contended that a community
Christmas tree and a program or so around the tree
would be a means of helping to spread the
spirit and contributing to the enjoyment of a large
number of strangers who will be here, not because of
their own will.
One of the suggestions made was that various organi
zations be asked to share in the expense involved, which
is the only objection registered by The Herald. The
strangers are not guests of any particular organization,
but they are newcomers in the town, so that while the
Christmas tree idea is favored, it is without question
the responsibility of the Town to provide the tree. Os
course, the various organizations will not object to tak
ing part in arranging and carrying out any programs,
but they should not be asked to pay the exepense.
The community Christmas tree idea in Edenton is not
new, for on a number of occasions a large tree has been
decorated on the Court House Green which, incidentally,
made a contribution to the Christmas spirit. This was
time before Edenton had so many visitors, so that it
should be even more necessary this year.
There should he very little expense in placing a tree
on the Green, and decorations would not enter into trie
cost. The Town has a large number of vari-colored
bulbs which, before the war, were used to decorate the
business section, which will hardly be done this year.
Os course, an appeal is made by the Office of War
Activities to confine lighting decorations to trees in
private homes, but this request is made primarily in the
interest of conserving light bulbs. The Town already :
has the bulbs which are now in storage and there would
be no waste by putting them in use for a few days
during the Christnias season;
As J. I,,.Wiggins remarked in his address at the Bap
tist Church Sunday afternoon, nothing is too good for.
the boys and girls who are making great sacrifices !>.
order to. win the war.
So, unless the community Christina,-, tie, idea i:
too great a conflict with the appeal of the Office >
War Activities, by all means let's have it this Chris',
mas, and hope that by next year this time not only
those who are now in Edenton. but others who are
scattered all over the world will have an opportunity to
spend the Christmas holidays where they most desire.
Chowan Again Coming Through
With spine neighboring counties lagging in the sale
of Christmas Seals, it is encouraging to learn that pres
ent indications point to Chowan again living up to ex
pectations and that the goal of $750 will most likely be
realized. The campaign thus far has been highly suc
cessful, according to Mrs. J. A. Moore and Mrs. R. C.
Holland, chairman and treasurer, respectively, of the
drive, who report that splendid cooperation has been
offered from all sides.
Os course, the more funds with which to work, the
more can be expected to be accomplished in the fight
against tuberculosis in Chowan County, where the death
rate is higher in only ten other counties in the State.
The acquisition of a flouroscope is practically assured,
which while more accurate in detecting the disease than
the skin test, means that the work will necessarily he in
creased in treating cases which otherwise would have
not been known.
Even if tile goal is in sight, let that not be a reason
for any who have not made a contribution to do so.
The funds made available will he u.-ed to the best mi 1
vantage in curing and preventing the disease, arid the
fewer cases of tuberculosis thor- arc in the'county. :!•
less will be the risk of contracting the disease, which i,
r.o respecter of persons.
Either Mi -. Ho and or Mrs. Moore wjil be very graft
ful for any <••••,.tribute,! .> iviviu- i- am thus,- \\h<i wish
t-, contribute are • s cd t>, <io so immediately.
For The Housewife
In this issue of The. Herald appears a list of ORA
community ceiling prices which is sponsored by the
Chowan County Chamber of Commerce and Merchants
Association. The local merchants did hot have this list
published inertly to fill up space, but rather that it
should serve as a guide to housewives when making pur
chases. For that reason, it is hoped the list will be
clipped from the paper, saved and referred to.
The merchants are very anxious to comply with ORA
regulations and realize that confusion necessarily
arises under prevailing abnormal conditions. House
wives are, therefore, asked to thoroughly acquaint
themselves With the prices which will tend to prevent
misunderstanding when purchases' are made. It will ,
help the buyer as well as the merchant, who during
these hectic days has little time to spend arguing.
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Have Any Rooms?
It will be noticed that a systematic house-to-house
canvass is to be made in an effort to learn of every
available room, apartment or house which can be rented
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C„ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1943
Heard and sexu 1
■— By “BUFF” - —j
Add a ball of twine to your hunting equipment, for it
is necessary in hunting squirrels, according to Eddie
Spires, though he doesn’t get much time to hunt the
tnirigs. Anyway, at this time of year when the leaves
vre off the trees Eddie says a squirrel will manage to
stay on the opposite side of a tree from a hunter and
that’s where the string comes in. He says the thing to
do is to tie the string to a bush, then go to the opposite
side of the tree and yank ,on trie string, The squirrel
is supposed to think the fuss is a hunter and, of course,
i ha.sc around on the other side, which gives the hunter
t .shot. It may be straight dope, but what I’d like to
know, is what kind of a contraption to ring up to foot a
onsarn fish which apparently smells a bait, wiggles its
tail ami then swims away.
'fills one just leaked out about :Ji,iii, It,,lines, i ut it s
.mtli mentioning while on the topic of hunting. John
a son of a Methodist pit ucher, so naturally lived in a
..umber of towns. At one time he lived at a place
where he had an opportunity to hunt quail and very
frequently went hunting. In fact, he got so that he was
a pretty good shot and it wasn’t unusual for him to go
• ■ut after school and shoot a mess of the things. Well,
-long about that time. John entered the first World
war and before- very long he qualified as an expert
..ari smar.. V\ lien he returned from the war, he decided
try another bird-hunting trip and happened to go
where there were plenty ot birds. He had quite a *cw
shots, but despite the fact that he was hunting in open
fields, he shot away an entire box of, shells arid didn’t
shoot the first quail. I’m not able to say if he has im
proved or not, for lie hasn’t shot a gun since.
I’d make a mighty poor soldier, if knowledge of rank
if officers means anything, for I’d be liable to be salut
ng a private on one hand and maybe next be thumbing
iiv nose at one of the wearers of the braid (though the
.atter no doubt wouldn’t be very pleasant). Anyway,
my ignorance about rank was reflected in an item m
last week’s Herald, when it was said that Joseph Long
was promoted from a major to a lieutenant-general.
Joseph has been making rapid advancement in the army,
but his advancement was to lieutenant-colonel. Well, at
the rate he’s been going, he might even be a general,
but I’ll have to learn the various ranks between the two.
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It looks as though the price of everything has ad
vanced, even John Jones meeting with a complaint the
other day. John sold a lady a load of |Jab)e manure
and when he went to collect he was handed a dollar bill.
He hesitated for a while and said to the lady: “The
price has gone up. It’s two dollars a load now.’’ The
lady looked surprised as she replied, “What, as sorry as
that stuff is, you are charging two dollars a load.
John nodded and smiled as he reached for the second
dollar bill.
Being a merchant has its advantages these days, es
pecially when it conies to selling cigars. Take Ernest
lxehayas, for instance, Tire other day when a customer
was pay ing for his meal at the. case he wanted to buy a
cigar. Ernest handed the box, which had only fee
cigars ill it, and the man said,“l’ll take all five.’’ But
he didn’t, for Ernest politely said, “111 be doggone, 1
want to have a smoke myself,” and thereupon tricked a
cigar gently in his sweater pocket.
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There ought to be quite a lot more money in circula
tion in Edenton now, for the Bank ot Edenton last week
s.-nt out over .145.<M10 to members of the Christinas
S.(\ j Cluh. Then, on Monday, the County Coinmis
sinners each was paid their yearly salat; ; time for
Christmas. Rut the "tug” flow of mom \ hould take
place next week when Town Clerk Roy Leary will pass
to each Town Councilman a check for six months’ ser
vices—;whew! .12 bucks each.
Mr. and Mrs. E. 1.. Hollowell have received a ship
ment of belongings of their son, E. 1.., which was sent
from Australia before he left for the South Pacific.
Mr. Hollowed is of the opinion that his son was unable
to take the things along when he was transferred and
says the articles have been farther than he ever ex
pects to go. Here's hoping E. L. is safe and that a
letter will soon be received by his parents explaining
the reason for sending the package home.
Necessity is the mother of invention, ’tis said, so that
the goose hunters going over to Lake Mattamuskeet had
to do something about sheds in order to down the geese.
The latestwrinkle that I've heard is that some of the
boys have some sheds with small shot, and in order to tie
better equipped to kill a goose, the small shot are re
moved and in place are inserted air rifle shot which are
available. The shed is then plugged up anil from re
ports. it must be very effective for quite a few have
returned with the limit.
Rv( been under the iniprt -.-ion that this town is the
only Edenton in the country, hut I’ve been wrong.
Whlh ' ,iking with All.- Ma-tin the other light we were
looking over his complete list "f bus schedules and I
learned that there is an Edenton in Pennsylvania, a
sniail tov n between Reading and Lancaster. Gosh,
less than H'O miles from my home town and it has taken
ice oO.years to know that there was such a place.
Mi - f they sent me t<> the wrong Edenton.
Just about the principal argument in town now is
whether or not the. clock .m the Court House should
strike throughout the night. One crowd wants it to
strike, while another is opposed to it. What in the
dickens sort of argument can be concocted, after the
clock business is settled by Town Council next Tuesday
night?
in Edenton. This is necessary in order to provide living
quarters for a large number of service men’s wives who
are expected to arrive in the very near future.
The canvassers will sacrifice their time to secure this
information and accurate files will be maintained at the j
UISO office, so that it is hoped local citizens will give j
every consideration possible to the canvassers, and ,
make some sacrifices, if need be, in order to furnish |
i rooms for the wives of the men who want to be with j
them as much as possible before they are sent to more
i distant places.
Edenton is already crowded, but it is the belief that at
least some more quarters can be found, and it is be
cause of that belief that the canvass has been planned. 1
Let’s do our best in this very important matter. j
Appeal Made To
Confine Christmas
Lighting To Homes
Request Part of Cam
paign to Conserve
Light Bulbs
American people have been asked
by J. A. lxrug, director of the Office
of War Activities, to confine Christ- j
mas lighting decorations to Christ-j
’ mas trees inside private homes,
j Mr. Krug asked that street decora
' tions, community Christmas trees, ex
| terior home decorat ions and i uteri ot s
' and exteriors of commercial estab
• lishments dispense with decorations
' i this year insofar as .lighting is con-.
' | cerned.
' | “Government and industry have
’ 1 combined in a nation-wide eonserva
i! tion campaign to save critical fuels
11 and materialsnecessary to produce
: | and consume electricity,” he said.
I “1 am. asking the American people
. to refrain from their Christmas light
ing custom as a part of that cam
, paign. Electric light bulbs are par
ticularly short at present and strict
conservation of them is necessary.
Widespread consumption of bulbs
during the Christmas season merely
will mean a greater scarcity later
; on.
“Because of the shortness of dsiy-
I light over most of the country at
s Christmas time, necessary consunip
, tion of electricity is at its peak.
, Everything we can do to avoid any
, additional load will mean direct sav
ings of fuel, manpower, transporta
’ | tion and materials.”
’ Mr. Krug said no mandatory order
was contemplated because “the Anier
’ ican people realize the necessity of
• this conservation and will do it.”
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Permits Issued To |
Buy Tires And Tubes
Permits to buy new tires and tubes
I have been issued by the Chowan War
(Price and Rationing Board to the
I following:
Truck— E. L. Belch, tire and tube;
W. Jennings Bunch, tire and tube;
Jacob Hobowsky, 2 tires, 1 tube and
1 recap service.
Passenger Cars —Michiner Banks. 1 1
j tube; M. W. Jackson, 2 tires and 1
jtube; J. Cameron Boyce, tire; O. J.
Forehand, 2 tires; O. R. Spivey,
tires and 2 tubes; State Highway.
; Patrol, 2 tires and 2 tubes; Ellsworth
! Blanchard, 2 tires; Naomi B. Hicks, 2j
| tires and 2 tubes; Mrs. W. H. Win- 1
i borne, tire, and A. K. Cleary, tire
' and tube.
Firemen Stage Barbecue
Chicken Dinner Tonight
Tonight (Thursday) Kdenton’s fire
men will serve a barbecue chicken
dinner for members of the depart
ment. Special guests for the occa
sion will be members of the Shore
Patrol, Town Colneilmen and mem-
LET’S FACE THE FACTS
- Family pride and tradition, which
we so zealously guard are more
j/ tirmly entrenched by a demonstra
of love and respect to departed
/ \ members of the family in the erec
lj I '\ tion of a monument. Your raonu
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■ -measure it and live it.
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••CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLI ’BS .are >
the thing,” says Santa! He’s very
practical in his outlook, we say. The ]
money accumulates over a period of ii
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time and is ready for immediate use ij
when you most, need it—it is the con
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venient way to form good saving 3
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habits! Progressive saving, you’ll
lind, becomes a matter of personal \
pride as you watch small amounts jj
compile into large sums. Try it and 'A
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ii mgirg the praises of Christmas |
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bers of the. Board of Public Works.
I The chickens will be barbecued at the
' pit at the Armory, but will be served
at the fire station, where firemen and
guests are asked to assemble at 7:30
o’clock.
Methodist Service
On Sunday Night
Universal Bible Sunday will be ol>-
1 served in the Methodist Church Sun
day. when the pastor, the Rev. 11.
Freo Surratt, will preach in the even
ing at 7:30 o’clock, on the subject,
[“The Enduring World.”
Church school will convene at Ml
j a. m., and Youth Fellowship
will be held at 0:45 p. nv.
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