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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.
J. EDWIN BUFFLAP Editor
HECTOR LUPTON Advertising Mgr.
Entered as second-class matter August 30,
1934, at the post office at Edenton, North Caro
lina, under the act of March 3. 1879.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1940.
Buck Passing About Right
Chowan County Commissioners were surprised, and
rightly so, on Monday when Marvin Wilson and Geddes
Potter, on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, presented
a request that a re-statement be made by the Commis- ;
sinners that the No. 1 road project in Chowan County is j
improving the road running through Rocky Hock from j
Valhalla. As a matter of fact, the Commissioners sev- •
eral years ago adopted the Rocky Hock road as the No. 1
project and it so appears, on the minutes. And that State j
highway officials knew about it is evidenced by the fact j
that a survey WAS MADE and some of the grading has
been done, this work having been stopped shortly after!
the Outbreak of the war, and it was thought by Chowan
County people that war conditions were responsible for
the work being stopped.
The Commissioners, as do many other Chowan County,
citizens, well remember the controversy which arose
when the highway engineers coursed the road across the
farm of W. E. Bunch near the Rocky Hock Church. The
writer, too, remembers having a conversation with
roll Wilson, then highway commissioner for this division,
who said that the controversy might result in the State!
Highway Commission abandoning the project, so surely
the Commission knew about the proposed improvement.
It is also remembered that to ease the situation, and se
cure the right of way across the Bunch farm, interested
citizens in the,section privately contributed money to pay
for the damage done by cutting off. a portion of the farm.
Now, how ever, highway officials apparently know noth- 1
ing about the Survey having been niade or that it has'
ever been designated by Chowan County as. the No. 1
road project.
Os course. Carroll Wilson has been replaced by Merrill
Evans as Commissioner and T. J. Me Kim succeeds J. O.
Gardner, who has since resigned as district engineer.
Even, so, what kind of a system is it if there are no
records of what has been done and what was contem
plated to be done in Chowan County byway of road im
provements ?
According to the way the writer understands it. it is
now necessary for Chowan County to again designate
the. Rocky Hock road as the No. 1 project, and after hav
ing done that, a new survey will have to be made, in fact
start all over again to get! any recognition On the. part
of the Highway Commission, all of which appears very
foolish, to say the least.
Chowan County, being under the impression that the
Work was stopped because of the war. and no doubt it
was. heard nothing about the. road until recently when
the Chamber of Commerce prodded Merrill Evans to see
when resumption of the work might be expected. Had
it hot been for this prodding, according to the present
situation, it is doubtful, if or when anything would have
been heard about it.
The unfair phase, of the situation is that after Chowan
County complied with all requirements, and after some
work has. been done, it is. now, from all. indications, ne
cessary to start .from . Scratch and. thlis "stand in line"
for a: new survey, while other counties which had not
made as much progress on projects as has Chowan w ill,
be first to get attention fn>n; the highway,officials.
Yes. it was a surprise to the: Com missioners and .will
also be a surprise to many. Chowan County citizens,
many ms Whom >■ :Vr : ■ uh.-v affair as a splendid
specimen of buck -passing.
Let’s Get Together
Thm tlii re is; no little concern, about progress made
o.ii a S/Spifal: for’ * 'mwati County -is 'evidenced' in a let
's r, r ~.j by Tie liera d 'editor: Following some edi
tprial- coir,inenti"last week about the project. This.brief
letter was received:
.Mr. iiuifhip: Many of your friends are so pleased
..that! yo.u are reminding the Hospital Committee of
!ii a'■ cri-rit. slowness in getting our h.ospitaf on the way
■ to' building.; ySonie''.have said they thought of withdraw-:
: irig their pledges -df .eVen asking. for : the return of cash
contributions if something ■ isn't started spot). Hit it
again this, week, and.hard."
Os c-'tirse, to be fair, the writer is nut a member' of
the hospital committee and is, tfrierefore. not fully ac
quainted,with progress, to date, but a meeting of- the
hospital directors w as called Monday to be held Wednes
day hight.at about the time The Herald was being pre
pared, for. the mail. It may be altogether possible that
this m.-eting was for the purpose of reporting some de
finite plans.
However, over a year has elapsed since sufficient con
tributions were secured to assure a hospital. Os course,
it is only ,fair to remind, contributors that no small
amqiiv of preliminary work had to be done, and was
done, mol it is also a well known fact that building ma
terials. because of wiar-time conditions, are hard' to get.
But. wit hah before any construction work can be done,
it is necessary to have a site and the War has had noth
ing to do with'that phase-of the hospital,. -
It is unfortunate that more progress has not been
made in this direction, for apparently it is Causing
many of he contributors to become disgruntled and it is
to no good of the proposed hospital to hear whisperings;
that some contributors are becoming so. dissatisfied that
they are .considering: cancelling their pledges or asking
for their contributions to be returned. This, indeed, is an
unfortunate situation and The Herald hopes it will not
materialize, for such action or any other unnecessary
impediment to the ultimate construction of the hospital
•would no doubt cause the late Mr. Warren, who worked I
so hard and successfully to secure the necessary funds,;
to turn in his grave. j
I Be Sure And List Your Property
In January
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I Heard & Seen
By “Buff”
This is another week when last minute advertising
has robbed me of my space, but I must somehow get in
an idea advanced by my friend, the Rev. Harold Gilmer.
He’s been reading so much about a location for the
United Nations Organization and says Edenton can
make a bid for this honor by offering the late Dr,
Drane’s study in the Episcopal rectory yard. The study
will accommodate about 10 persons, but Mr. Gilmer says
three of ’em will run the thing so that there would be
ample space for that many. Well, let’s ask ’em and get
on the map, even if they do not accept.
o—
Not only has my column been just about crowded out
altogether, but quite a few news stories had to be held
! out this week which makes me not only very unhappy,
! but near about “nuts.’’
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Just about enough room left to remind you of the ap
proaching infantile paralysis drive and the Victory
| Clothing Collection. Let’s put both over in a big way.
A "Look at the Books"
OR
"A Finger in the Pie"?
Which is the UAW-CIO really after? Is it seeking facts—or new
economic power? Does it want to know things—or run things?
These questions concern you as well as General Motors .
For years the facts about General Motors have been
made public.
In spite of this, the UAW-CIO demands a chance to
look at our books, with the hint that we could meet
Union demands “if the truth were really known.”
We have firmly declined to recognize this as a basis
for bargaining:
1b The Full Facts are Published
How much General Motors takes in each year—how much it pays
employes—how much it pays to stockholders—how much it pays in
taxes—how much net profit we make—and many other facts are
plainly stated in annual reports and quarterly reports.
These are broadcast to 425.000 stockholders from coast to coast
sent to newspapers and libraries. Additional copies are free for
the asking.
2. All Figures are Thoroughly Checked
Every General Motors annual statement is audited by outside
auditors. Similar figures are filed with the Securities & Exchange
Commission.
Does the UAW-CIO honestly believe that General Motors would
or could deceive these experts?
3. Basis of Collective Bargaining is Defined
The Wagner Act lays down the rules for collective bargaining.
These cover such areas as rates of pay, hours of work, working
. conditions.
No mention is made of earnings, prices, sales volume, taxes and
the like. These are recognized as the problems of management.
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1946.
SERVICE GROUP MEETS
The Willie Evans chapter of the
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
of the Center Hill and Evans Metho
dist churches will hold its first meet
ing of the year Saturday afternoon,
January 12, at 2:30 o’clock at the
home of Mrs. Z. W. Evans.
Officers elected for the year are:
Miss Lillian Turner, president; Mrs.
J. S. Turner, vice-president; Mrs. J.
T. White, secretary; Mrs. J. G. White,
treasurer; Mrs. M. P. Whichard,
chairman Christian Social Relations.
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4a Something New has been Added
The obvious fact is that the UAW-CIO has gone beyond its rights
under the law—and is reaching not for information but for new
power- ho/ for a look at past figures, but for the pozcer
to sit in on foreeasting and planning the future.
A “look at the books" is a clever catch phrase intended as an
opening wedge whereby Unions hope to pry their way into the
whole field of management.
It leads surely to the day when Union bosses, under threat
of strike, will demand the right to tell u'hut we can make, when
we can make it, ’where we can make it, and how much we must
charge yon—all with an eye on what labor can take out of the
t*i siness, rather than on the value that nocs into the product.
5a This Threatens All Business
If the Union can do this in the case of General Motors, it can
do it to every business in this land of ours.
Is this just imagination? Union spokesmen have said, “The
Union has stated time after time that this issue is bigger than
just an ordinary wage argument, that it is bigger than the
Corporation and bigger than the Union.”
For Labor Unions to use the monopolistic power of their vast mem
bership to extend the scope of wage negotiations to include more
than wages, hours and working conditions is the first step toward
handing the management of business over to the Union bosses.
We therefore reject the idea of a “look at the books” not because we
have anything to hide but because the idea itself hides a threat to CM,
to all business, and to you, the public.
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