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The Chowan Herald
Published every Thursday by The Chowan
Herald, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin
Bufßap and Hector Lupton, at 423-425 South
Broad Street, Edenton, N. C.
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“He” Men Needed
This week is being observed as State Guard Weea
and many radio listeners heard the very complimentary
remarks regarding the organization made by Governor
Broughton the other night. There are 42 units of the
State Guard scattered throughout the State and, though
Edenton is the smallest town in the State to have a
unit, Company 26 has the reputation of being one of the
best companies in the brigade. Management of the
local unit, as well as its record at the encampment at
Fort Bragg last summer, is outstanding and well-known
throughout North Carolina.
However, like all other units in the State, Company 26
has had its ranks depleted by members entering the
armed forces, so now more men are needed to bring the
Company to its full strength, as well as train men to
replace others who will enter the armed forces.
There is no better way for any able-bodied man to
serve his State and country than by enlisting in the
State Guard, for while, fortunately, it has not us yet
been needed, there is no telling when an emergence
may arise at which time it would prove its inestimable
worth.
Captain Marvin Wilson and other members of Com
pany 26 will be at the Armory tonight and Friday night
to receive enlistments or give any information about the
organization, and The Herald has no hesitancy in urging
any eligible men to enlist and in this way make a con
tribution to the war effort.
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Let’s All Give a Shove
Apparently it’s an up-hill fight, but Chowan County
is gradually nearing its quota of $7,800 in the Red Cross
War Fund drive. Up to Wednesday morning $1,522
was still needed to reach the quota, and while a few
more reports have not been made, the campaign was
dragging bottom and just a little more effort is neces
sary if Chowan is to keep a clean slate in meeting Red
Cross requests, as it has done in every previous year.
Edenton relatives this week received letters from
Thomas and Ward Hoskins, who have recently landed
in England and both emphasized the fact that "it was
great to be met by the Red Cross when we arrived here
and furnished with hot coffee, doughnuts and cigarettes."
That is only one .of the many phases of Red Cross ,
work, and while it should spur contributions, The
Herald is thinking of the more important phase of being
at the side of the boys when they are wounded, suffer
ing, home-sick and experiencing any number of other j
tortures in circumstances brought on by war.
If we all take time to consider the merits of the Red
Cross and figure in terms of our interest in the welfare j
of our boys,, there is no doubt but that the county’s j
quota will not only be reached but that the anticipated ,
goaf of $10,060 will shortly be in hand.
Let us keep a clean slate for old Chowan. Those who
have not made a contribution make one right now and
then there are others who can add to what they have al- ;
ready given without causing anything like a sacrifice
they would be required to make if caused to exchange |
places , with service men and women,
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THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. N. C., THURSDAY. MARCH 30, 1944
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Hi. By “HI I F”
In rummaging through his drawer* (of hia dresser, of
course,) E. T. Rawlinson, the other day, found the
following clipping, which might not hurt a bit in re
printing. The piece is titled “Nisi Dominus Frustra,"
whatever that means, but underneath it appears the line
“The American’s Creed.” Here ’tis:
"I believe in the United States of America as a gov
ernment of the people, by the people for the people;
whose just powers are derived from the consent of the
governed; a democracy in a republic; a sovereign nation
of many sovereign states; a perfect Union, one and in
separable; established upon those principles of freedom,
equality, justice and humanity for which American
patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.
“I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to
love it, so support its constitution, to obey its laws, to
respect its flag and to defend it against all enemies.—
William Tyler Page. (As formally accepted by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, April 3, 1918)”
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Gosh, with all the rain we’ve been having of late
about the last thing a person might think of is a short
age of water. But that’s exactly what happened at the
local air station, so much so that even drinking water
and water for taking a bath was at a premium. The
trouble was caused by some of the wells being partially
filled with sand, but the way I get it, the situation has
been cleared up. Os course, it would be hard to sub
stitute drinking water, but with weather as we had
Sunday, maybe a gang of the boys, and girls, too,
wouldn’t mind a dip in the Albemarle Sound which bor
ders the buse.
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War or no war, things are in some measure coming
back to old times. The other day Jake Hobowskv
dropped in the office and, smiling from ear to ear,
passed out a cigar to Hec Lupton and I. He had a
pocket full, and after being around for a while, he said,
"It’s a boy, have a smoke on him.” Fine business, our
population is gradually growing, but Izzy Campen and
Lloyd Bunch haven’t come across yet—or are they
waiting for a boy ?
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Many enjoyed the radio team in the High School
auditorium last Friday night, but it was rather expen
sive for Hpllowell and I—both of our hats dis
appeared. The show included some good tricks but
the magician wasn’t so hot, for after the show I asked
him to pull our hats out of his pocket, but he couldn’t
do that sort of a trick.
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Local Legionnaires are anticipating a big day in
Edenton on Easter, when they will present a beautiful
American flag and a Marine Corps flag to the local air
station, and as a part of the program, the “old boys”
will help make up a parade as part of the celebration.
The “old boys” are not in as good shape as they were
back in 1918 and here’s hoping none of ’em give out
before the parade is over. Fact is, some of ’em helped
break the Hindenburg line, but now it’s doubtful if they
could even break a clothes line.
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Mayor Leroy Haskett, this week, received a letter
from little Billy Deese, son of Dr. and Mrs. Lester
Lester Deese, former Edentoniar.s. In the letter was
two sticks of chewing gum and on a sheet of paper was
; scribbling as one might expect from a three-year-old.
Anyway, Mayor Haskett is proud of the letter and if I
were allowed to translate it I’d say: /‘Here is two
| sticks of chewing gum to keep you from chewing the
rag so much.”
Os late my style has been cramped so far as this
! column is concerned, for of necessity it’s been brief.
One of these weeks, maybe, I’ll be able to use the entire
column once more, but the load is a bit lighter with less
space to fill when the whole crew is yelling “let’s go to
press.”
W. M. U. Meets In
Hertford Church
All Day Session Sched>
tiled For Tuesday,
April 7th
The Woman’s Missionary Union of
the Chowan Association will meet in
an all-day session with the Hertford
Church on Tuesday, April 7, begin
ning promptly at 10:30 o’clock. A
most interesting program has been
THE OLD JUDGE SAYS...
"I was just tellin* my brother Fred this
morning, Judge. ..there’s never been a time
in our lives when we got to live up to that
old sayin’ ‘ United we stand, divided we fall’
more than we have to today.”
“How true that is, Herb. And for the
life of me, I can’t figure out why, at a time
like this, some folks insist on raising a ques
tion like prohibition. I can’t imagine any
thing that would tickle our enemies more
than to get us folks over here taking sides
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prepared which, aside from some
special features, includes addresses
by Mrs. J. S. Farmer of Raleigh,
State president of the Union, and
Miss Pearl Johnson. The latter was a
missionary to China for a number of
years, who is now at her home in
Apex, N. C., on a furlough.
Special music will be rendered by
the preachers of the Association,
with the Rev. Frank Cale, pastor of
the Rocky Hock Church, in charge.
Mrs. C. T. Doughtie of Edenton, is
superintendent of the Union, and she
is very anxious to have all who can
attend the session.
RED CROSS WORKER HERE
S. H. Bennett, Red Cross field
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PARSON’S
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director, visits the local air station
every Wednesday and any who de
sire to contact him will find him in
Chaplain Henry Chace's office.
Miss Eleanor Evans
In Welfare Office
Miss Eleanor Evans, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Evans, of the
Rocky Hock section, has accepted a
position as junior stenographer-clerk
in the Chowan County Welfare office,
succeeding Mrs. Pauline Moore
Sutton. .
Miss Evans will assume her duties
April 1, after having completed a
11-month course in stenography at
the Coastal Business School in Nor
folk, Va. t j
against each other, arguing about an issue
like that We’ve got a he-man’s job on our
hands to win this war and we can’t be
wasting our minds, our money and our
strength fighting about something we
tried for nearly 14 years and found couldn’t
work.
“I say there’s a time and a place for
everything, and this is no time or place to
be doing any fightin’ except the kind that’s
going to win the war.”
LIBBY’S
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