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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 123-425 South
Broad Street, Edenton, N. C.
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' THURSDAY, ABRIL 2d, 1945.
IHIS WEEK S BIBLE THOUGHT
SIMPLICITY AND HUMILITY IS BETTER THAN
EGOTISM AND BRIDE: Whosoever, therefore, shall
humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest
n the kingdom of heaven.- Matt. IS:4.
Support Needed
W ith the Seventh War Loan scheduled to begin
Monday. May 14. I\ C. By rum and W H. Gard
ner realize that they have a real job on their
shoulders. Mr. Byrum succeeds J. G. Campen as
chairman ot the Chowan bounty War Finance
Committee and Mr. Gardner replaces L>. M. War
ren as vice chairman. The new chairmen replace
men who were vitally interested in Chowan County
meeting its previous War Loan quotas and devot
ed a great deal of their time, efforts and ability to
the end that every quota has been met. In fact,
so well did Messrs. Campen and Warren have the
drives under control that it was hardly necessary
to call upon any others to help in the preliminary
work. Os course, they called in workers and had
the wholehearted support of a loyal and hard
working group.
Naturally, the new chairman and vice chairman,
stepping into the shoes of the two deceased lead
ers, are at a disadvantage due to the lack of ad
vice from either one. The new chairmen, how
ever. will confer with former workers and plan to
conduct the forthcoming drive along similar lines
as used by their predecessors. They will, there
fore. need the advice and support, of all who have
taken part in previous drives.
With the county's record untarnished in meet
ing the quotas in six War Loan drives, much ol
the credit of which is due Messrs. Campen and
Warren, it would be a fitting tribute to them if
Chowan County would meet its Seventh War Loan
quota in record-breaking time. It would please
these two outstanding leaders who have gone to
their reward, and their unselfish devotion to the
cause in an effort to be of service to their country
should be an incentive for Chowan County people
to rally to the support of the new chairmen, both
in canvassing the county and the purchase of war
bonds to the limit.
Plain Talk
Chowan County retail beer dealers heard some
talk straight from the shoulder Friday afternoon,
when Col. Edgar H. Bain of Goldsboro, state di
rector 01 (he North Carolina Committee-United
States Brewer.- Foundation, spoke to them rela
tive to conducting their business on a scale which
would invite little criticism. He said all too often
retail beer establishments were referred to as
"beer joints." when the proper term should be
"beer parlors.”
Col. Bain cited a number of examples to bring
out his point that if ‘one improperly operated es
tablishment is permitted to continue, it will affect
others who are interested in carrying on the busi
ness in a legitimate manner. Not only did he warn
those who have little concern other than to ring up
a sale on the cash register, but he offered a remedy
in that the source of beer easily can and will be
cut off if necessary.
Selling beer or any other intoxicating beverages,
even on the highest plane, is fraught with many
problems which require the exercise of good com
mon sense rather than primarily the desire to
make big profits. There are places which reflect
credit and on the other hand there are other places
which,without doubt, are little less than nuisances
and the town and county would be better off if
they were closed.
In the final analysis, conditions around "beer
joints” or "beer parlors.” whichever they are. de
pends wholly upon the person operating them. If
order is desired, it can and will be had. And if
drunkenness in the places is not wanted, that. too.
can be eliminated. When an operator of a retail
beer establishment asserts his purpose to conduct
his place of business on a high plane, it will not
take the customers long to realize the fact, and in
nine cases out of ten they will not go any further
than they know the man in charge will allow.
Retail beer dealers, therefore, should not wait
until it is necessary for law enforcement officers to
step in and close up any particular place, but the
dealers themselves should, for their own protec
tion, prevail upon unscrupulous operators to so
conduct their business that criticism is not heaped
upon all of them.
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THI CHOWAN HERA.J), EDENTON, N. C„ THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1945.
! Heard & Seen!
I | By “Buff” j
J Here’s one who’s getting along line with the sailors j
1 both officers and others, at the Naval Air Station, tor |
they’re a .fine group of fellows. But, doggone it, a Dig |
argument is looming between myself and one certain j
chief petty officer, Oliver Dugent by name. Frankly, I j
had thought the pronunciation of my name had tieen j
butchered up just about as much as possible, for with
dim Cates starting it off over 20 years ago by calling ;
me “Burlap,” and with it being pronounced all tlie way j
from that to “Buffalo,” etc., etc., Friend Dugent, who j
hails from Massachusetts, gives another “version.” in
his droll Yankee fashion Friend Dugent calls me “Bowl- j
Flap.” I’ll get hi ill, so help hie!
I’ve always been of tile opinion that the American j
boys are the best equipped fighters in the'present " ar >
but according, to a note from one 01 'em they still lack
some very necessary equipment, For instance, this is 1
what one of ’em wrote:
God gave the pig a mighty snout
W ith which to dig ami root about.
And claws like iron He gave the mole 1
With which to burrow and dig his hole,
But God forgot in the human riggin’
To provide a tool for foxhole-'digging
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My hat's oil’ to four Charming Edenton High School
girls, members of this year's debating team, for having
won both sides of the Triangular Debate and today go ,
to Greenville to ts y for regional honors. The quartet is j
composed of Joyce Harrell and Marion Alexander, af
firmative debaters of the query, “Resolved, that the vot
ing age should be reduced to 18 years, and Mary Griffin j
and Rosa A shell, upholding the negative side of the ar
gument. All four have every reason to be complimented
and congratulated, but especially the two affirmative
debaters who argued and won a decision in a query
which by the bare statement apparently would have less
support than the negative. Here’s hoping that by their
argument and delivery, the quartet can win a decision in
Greenville today, thus entitling them to take a shot at
State honors in Chapel Hill.
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And speaking about the query of the Triangular lie
bate, one local man said he would be opposed to lowering 1
the age to be eligible to vote. In fact, he said he thought j
it ought to be raised to 75 years, for he is almost that !
old now, and says he has not yet learned how to vote.
Yep. the population of Edenton has increased by at.
least one, thanks to Mr. and Mrs. West Leary, who j
added a daughter Monday night. Somehow, I get West;
Leary and W est Byrum mixed up when writing a story,
so that ill this case 1 had better bo dam sure to name j
the right one, or I'll have two people on my neck. Any- j
way, newspaper folk get some people'-s goal sometimes, j
For instance, when checking with West Leary about the j
increase.. ! asked him if the newcomer had been named
’Hec, no,’' yelled West over the phone, “give us a little j
time, we had a boy’s name picked out.” But just the
same, cigars are in order, and 1 understand West got
hold of a box of good ’uns in the hope of celebrating the j
birth of a son.
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Leon Halsey, who operates a seed and feed store only j
one door from The Herald office, has been displaying for j
some time a smoked pig's head which hangs from a |
rake on the sidewalk. I’ll dare him to hang a country |
ham out the same way and leave his store at times like j
he does now.
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It's quite a treat to meet up with Judge John J. Bur- 1
ney when lie’s in a mood for talking. He was in such a
mood Tuesday while in the Police Station before return
ing home after presiding: over Superior Court in Tyrrell
County, The Judge was. telling of various customs
which are characteristic in some of the over half of the
counties in the State he has visited. Anyway, he was
telling, of a queer paper he found, in the Perquimans
County Court House on his recent trip there. Many
years ago, he said, a man in the county woo had a
moustache which resembled a Fuller brush (is that all j
right. Mr. Bachman 1 sticking out of his mouth, wanted j
to borrow some money. He was very proud of his mous
tache, but having no other security, signed a paper in
which he agreed to cut off the moustache if he defaulted
in. paying the. debt on time. The Judge said, according
to the record, the very day the payment was due, the
man came in anil paid the debt in tull. And it’s one of
the old records, concluded the Judge, as he burst out in
a hearty laugh,
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You can get a fellow out of the country but it. is hard
to get the country out of a man, which may be my case
if staring skyward is any indication. The Navy planes
around here fly a darned sight higher than the Marines
did when they were here, and for the. life of me 1 can
not help but look up when I hear the things. The main
trouble is that they are up so high that sometimes I
have a dickens of a time locating them. 1 must stop it.
however, for aside from putting a crimp in my neck, it
doesn't work so well with a pipe in my mouth without a
filter. That bloomin' stuff in the bottom of a pipe does
not taste good at all.
o
If you see any fishermen, now that the season is
closed in inland waters, hanging around Sheriff Bunch,
you will know that they are after some information.
The Sheriff the other day said there are only seven good
fishing days in an entire year. Os course, one guy
wanted to know' when they were. “Well,” said the
Sheriff, “I don’t know which ones they are, but you will
have to go every day in order to catch all seven of
them.”
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A number of Edenton people were guests of the Chief
Petty Officers’ Club at the Naval Air Station which had
its formal opening Saturday night. Apparently one or
two of the guests imagined they were full lieutenants,
but they were soon “busted” when they reached home.
o
“Doing much work with your brains today?” asked a
fellow from the country of an office man the other day.
“Yes, only brain work today, my friend,” was the reply.
The man from the country in a low voice said to a by
stander, “Well, it’s a settled fact he’s not doing very
much work.”
By OENE CASK
■Aw. You Wouldn’t Get Any More Than Sixty Miles OuLofHtt*
Sgt James Bond
Presented Medals
Edenton Boy Tail Gun
ner on B-17 Flying
Fortress
James M. Bond, son of Mrs. M. F.
Bond, Sr., has been promoted from
Corporal to Sergeant and recently j
entered the aerial offensive in a
j heavy bomber attack against the j
i marshalling yards at Ulna, Germany,
vital link in the Stuttgart to Munich j
j rail lines.
Sgt, Bond is the tail gunner on an j
I Eighth Air Force B-17 flying iort-|
| ress in the 385th Bombardment Group j
' commanded by Colonel George. A. j
Juniper of Natoma, Cal. His group (
] i- a part of the famed Third Air Di- ;
j vision, the division cited by the
| President for its now historic Eng- ;
: land-Africa shuttle bombing of the :
| Messersehniitt airplane factories at
Regensburg, Germany, in August,
11943.
Sgt. Bond is stationed in England
at the Eighth Air Force Bomber I
' Station. / |:
I The airman graduated from Eden- j
I ton High School and was employed ’
|as an apprentice electrician by Xor
| folk Navy Yard before entering the 1
1 AAF in March, 1943. He received ]
| his gunner’s wings at Las Vegas,
l Nevada, in July, 1944. A brother,
j Staff Sergeant John H. Bond, was in
| the infantry in France, but is now a !
I prisoner of war in Germany.
I The Air Medal has been awarded to
■ Sgt. Bond for “meritorious achieve-
I ment” while participating in bombing
attacks upon military defense points,
j communication lines and industrial ;
I installations. He has also been pre
sented an Oak Leaf Cluster to his
j Air Medal for “meritorious achieve
j ment” while participating in bombing
attacks on German military and in
dustrial targets, according to an of,
ficial U. S. Army Air Force an
nouncement.
THE OLD JUDGE SAYS...
“ Judge, remember that place up in the moun
tains where we went trout fishing last year?”
1 ” I sure do, George. We had a great time
up there, didn’t we?”
I “ I’ll never forget it. But this will interest
1 you, Judge. I heard just yesterday that the
revenue men raided a big still right near
there. Guess that’s where all that high
priced moonshine we heard about has been
coming from.”
( . “ Wouldn’t be a bit surprised. I saw in the
j paper the other day where the Government
1 has raided thousands of such stills during
the past year.’’
Red Men’s Fish Fry
Friday At Armory
Chowan Tribe of Red Men has
scheduled a fish fry for Friday night,
which will be held at the Edenton
armory. Plans for tiie affair were
completed at Monday night’s meet
; ing and a goodly number of the mem
oefs and their wives are expected to.
attend.
! The committee m charge of the ,
fish fry consists of Frank Hughes, j
Raleigh Holloweil and W. C. Hollo
| well, who have called upon a num
j her of others to assist.
The affair will get under way at
8 o’clock.
S. Sgrt. Roy H. Spruill j
Awarded Bronze Star,
j According to a brief message from
: the Public Relations Section of the j
European Theater of Operations,;
j Staff Sergeant Roy H. Spruill, son of |
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Spruill, has been (
| awardd the Rronze Star.
The award of the medal was the
result of Sgt. Spruill’s participation
in the campaign in Germany, though
no other information was given re
garding the honor.
BILLY BRUNSON ON WAY
TO SPEND A FURLOUGH
Mrs. W. C. Brunson on Monday j
received a telegram from her son,
Cpl. Billy Brunson, stating that he
had arrived in San Francisco oil his.
way home for a furlough.
Cpl. Brunson is a member of the
U. S. Marines and has been stationed .
In the Pacific since shortly after eti- '
tering the Marines. It will be the J
first time young Brunson has been;
home since he entered the service
about two years ago.
TWO NEW LIONS
Lions at their meeting Monday
night bad no program, the meeting
being devoted almost entirely to the |
discussion of business matters. Two
new members were added to the club,
W Jim Daniels and Lloyd C. Burton,
who were inducted by K. (’. Holland
and Chief of Police j. 11. Tanner.
This adicrtiscmcnt epontond hy Conjunct of Alcoholic Bn frail I ndotlnaa, Inc
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Triangular Debate
I Won By Edenton
j Teams Go to Greenville
Today to Take Part
In Semi-Finals
1
Both Edenton IPgh S'-hool teams
j won in the Triangular Debate which
was held Thursday of last \
Jevce Harrell and Marian AlexandtVy
the affirmative debaters, winning over
the Washington negative team in
j Elizabeth C.ty, ami the negative
team, composed of Mary Griffin and '
j Rosa Ashell. being awarded the deci
| sioi.r in Washington over the Eliza
j heth City affirmative team.
j By virtue of the victory, the Eden
ton; teams will go to Greenville to
day (Thursday I to participate in the
| semi-finals, and jf victorious will go
to Chapel Hill to debate for (state
honors.
The query for the debate is, “Re
solved, that the voting age should be
reduced to 18 years.”
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CARD OF THANKS
j I wish to thank all those who sent
flowers at the death of my wife, Nel
lie E. Jones, as well as those who
loaned their cars at the funeral,
ltp V. D. JONES.
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I will be a candidate for re
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j First Ward on May Bth, and
1 will greatly appreciate your
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J. Clarence Leary
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"Sounds sort of reminiscent, doesn’t it,L
Judge?”
“ Exactly and it’s not hard to figure out.
As soon as the distillers stopped making
whiskey and devoted their entire facilities to
the production of industrial alcohol for the
Government... the racketeers muscled in
again.”
*’ 1 hate to think of how that might have
spread. Judge, if the Government hadn’t
found it possible, without interfering with
our war effort in any way, to permit a
short resumption of legal whiskey produc
tion recently.”