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PAGE FOUR The Ghowan Herald Published eyery Thursday by The Chowan Herald, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin Bufflap ana Hector Lupton, at 423-425 South Broad Street,' Edenton, N. C. J. EDWIN BUFFLAP Editor HECTOR LUPTON.——Advertising Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year ————-w,— —-—sl-50 Six Months.--.—.————,—-—— SI.OO Cards of thanks, obituaries, resolutions of respect, etc., will be charged for at regular advertising rates. 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, FEBRUARY 28, 1946 theTweeics bible thought * WE ARE NOT THE CREATURES OF ACCIDENT: The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.—Job 33:4. Like Santa Claus Many Chowan County citizens, especially in the upper portion, should be delighted to learn that John F, White has offered as a gift four acres of land adjoining the Chowan High School property for the purpose of developing an athletic field. The up-county institution has made splendid records in various phases of school activities, so that with' an athletic field and proper equipment, it is safe to guess that the school will take its right ful placp among other schools in an athletic way. Mr. ifc'hite in his offer of the land did not stipu late the: exact spot to be given, but specified that it adjoins the present school property and in dis cussing khe matter, suggested to Superintendent W. J. Traylor that he and his Board of Education decide kbere the plot would be most convenient and sui able for athletic purposes and that he would I ave a deed executed for as much as four acres if needed. With [a teacherage now in the course of con struction and the nucleus for an ample athletic field, thp Chowan school plant should not only be a sourci of pride for the folks living in that com munity, jbut interest will no doubt be aroused so that evep more progress can be expected than has been thqcase heretofore. Os course, the Board of Education will have to officially accept the gift, the only condition being that the field be named, called and known as the “John F. White Athletic Field.’’ .As The Herald sees it, there should be no reason why the Board of Education should not accept the land. The Herald, too, doffs its hat to Mr. White for his gen erosity and interest in the up-county school. Duty Resting On Parents Attention is again this week called to the pre school clinics scheduled to be held throughout the county from March 12 to 16. At these clinics children who enter school for the first time this fall will be examined in order to find any possible defects which may hinder proper progress in school. Os course all children entering school are re quired to be vaccinated as a safeguard against certain diseases, but at these clinics other defects are subject to be found. It is obvious that if any defects are found, it will be much easier to effect a remedy than to al low conditions to continue and become more ag gravated and possibly be the means of needlessly holding youngsters back in school. Parents having children of pre-school age are urged to see to it that their children attend the clinics and even more important, that the parents themselves accompany children in order to be come intimately acquainted with any possible de fects so that proper effort can be made to bring about a correction of conditions. Job For All This week in Chowan County another drive is in progress to raise at least $2,500 as the County’s quota in the annual Red Cross Fund Raising Campaign. The Red Cross has a warm spot in the hearts of Chowan County's people, so that there should be little doubt that the amount will be raised in very short order and even go far be yond. Last year the county’s quota was $6,700 and even that amount was exceeded, a record to be proud of .when it is considered that drive after drive for pne thing or another was conducted. The drive is for Chowan County as a whole, so that as many as possibly can, and there are precious few who are not able to make a con tribution, take part in the drive. All giv ing a little will be far better than comparatively few shouldering the entire load. If each one takes enough tirpe to consider what the Red Cross is doing, what it has done and, yes, what it will do, very few yvill see any reason why they should not make a contribution. Target For Discussion Just about the most discussed and probably cussed subject during the week has been the Bank of Edentdb’s announcement that, beginning April 1, a charge of five cents will be made against all checking Accounts for each check cleared. In fairness to the bank, as is the case with and filling stations, too little considera- THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. N. C.. THURSDAY, MARCH 7,1946. Heard & Seen By “Burr” ♦ —————■—« With weather such as we’ve been having this week, about the only thing I can think about is fishing, so that it should not be surprising if most of this column is devoted to the subject, for talk about it is about all I can do under present circumstances. And I’m not the only one who is getting fidgety to get out and try ’em—that is among those who have not been going despite previous sort of weather. In fact, one of the boys at the base was recently transferred and before leaving he expressed his regret to Postmaster Cal Kramer, saying he had just about learned to distinguish the fish from the fishermen up Big Creek. o Cal Kramer, by the way, has more to say about fish ing than most of us, so that his tales evidently have traveled beyond the borders of Edenton. Just last week he received a letter from Raleigh signed “George,” and he hasn’t yet figured out who it is from. Anyway’ here’s the letter: "I have heard many of the fishing stories that have come from you and others in your section of the state. You know, fishermen are born honest, but they finally get over it, after they have been fishing long enough. “When you tell about that big bass you caught, you know that your listener will deduct about five pounds, to allow for untruthful ness. Therefore, you add five pounds, to take care of this deduction. Then you add three pounds, to keep up your reputation. Then you know it will not hurt to add another two pounds, be cause what is two pounds to such a big fish. “There, you have it. If you really did catch the fish, or even found it floating, dead, in the river, your one pound bass has grown to eleven pounds. A very good story, at least.” ■ ■ "O I'm not able to say definitely, but here’s betting just about all local fishermen tried their luck Saturday and all because on Friday John White and Weldon Hol lowed caught a string of 19 bass and jack and for pure devilishness strung them out in the window at the police station. It set the boys on fire. But this fishing business is something, for Edmund Schwarze on Saturday figured that he’d also have some fun in Bennett's Mill Pond (that’s where John White said they caught 'em). Well, he chased up to the pond and managed to catch only one fish, while at the same time Cal Kramer, Oscar Duncan and Charlie Overman went up Big Creek (where friend Schwarze usually fishes) and, they say, caught 16 bass and jack. That’s what gets my goat—it’s hard to pick the place where they’re biting when I get a chance to go. ■o Then take Jim Cates, who goes fishing just about every time his spirit moves. The other day he cast up and down Big Creek and caught one small bass. He got a belly full of fishing for one day and when on his way down the creek passed Cal Kramer, who was casting from the bank near the Fish Hatchery. While 1 Friend Cates was passing in his boat, Cal happened to land two nice bass, which made Jim very unhappy. “It’s no justice to it,” he says. ' 0 With all the local fishing stories, we’re all amateurs,: which was proven at last week's Rotary meeting, when j Lee Jackson Greer, Red Cross water safety instructor,! was the principal speaker. Mr. Greer was telling about: a place off from Brazil where he saw a couple of fel- j lows fall overboard and before a rescue party could: reach ’em fish had eaten about everything but the ■ skulls. Oh me! But he continued by saying the fish] were so thick that if a piece of bread was held above the water with one hand, the other hand could reach in the water and pick out as many fish as desired.' 'That’s enough for me,”’ sighed Cal Kramer. Anyway, if this sort of weather lasts just about two more days here’s another who’s going fishing and for get all about a newspaper for a few hours at least. 0 .1 Well, this idea of passing out cigars when there is an increase in the family is not only an old custom remem bered by me. for when Charlie Overman appeared before' the County Commissioners Monday to make his monthly j report they all asked about a cigar. You see, Charlie] became papa again early Thursday morning, this time: a daughter, so that he was all smiles. Anyway, Charlie] told the Commissioners that he had a box of cigars on: his desk which had not been opened, so that the Com- ] missioners (and me, too) wondered when he expected: to open up and pass ’em around. “0 . ] Chowan County Commissioners are human, and while l they do not think those w-ho are obliged to be penned up in jail should live like millionaires, they believe in hav ing enough food to keep them from being hungry. For that reason on Monday they allowed Jailer Herman White 75 cents per day instead of 65 cents for each prisoner. "We don’t want to serve too good meals,”] said one of the Commissioners, “for the folks over at; the hotel might want to be penned up, too.” Anjrway, \ 75 cents these days don’t go very far when buying some-; thing to eat —even if it is pickled herring. With church attendance as it is in Edenton, maybe an attendance contest would help out a bit, for in at least two other instances it has brought out quite a gang. The Rotary Club has a contest now in progress which is a neck and neck race, and quite a few 100 per cent meetings has resulted. Then on Monday night the Red Men started a contest which filled the hall and re sulted in a tie count. Os course, back of the whole thing is “eats,” which might be the reason for the boys turning out so well. ■■ 0 Don’t forget to make a contribution to the Red Cross Fund Raising campaign. Let’s put Chowan County over the top in fine style. tion is given to the work and expense involved in free service which customers expect. The new policy, while probably causing a hard ship to some using a checking account, will no doubt go a long way in curbinb a certain group who use the bank purely for convenience and carry a very small balance against which far more checks are written than a person or concern having many more times as large a balance. The new regulation obviously will not be popu lar at first, but like many other things objected to, it will soon be forgotten. “Wily Did You Stitt. Him >" “Doctor Said He Must Cry Every Day for a Outlet, an’ as We’re Goa’ to a Party, I ThouttaU’d Have It Over With!” 6,459 Lunches Served During February At School Lunch Room Group Votes to Furnish Suit For Baseball Team Mrs. Paul Wallace, chairman of the Lunch Room Committee of the Edenton Parent-Teacher Association, reported at a meeting held Tuesday afternoon that a total of 6,469 lunches had been served in the school lunch room during February. The number of hinches sold during the month fell off slightly, according to Mrs. Wallace, but the total number served was about on par with pre vious months. Mrs, J. Clarence Leary, president !of the association, presided over the ; meeting and presented a request from Coach Tex Lindsay for the or ganization to present a baseball suit , to the high school baseball team now ‘.shaping up for spring practice. This I request was unanimously granted, i The association also voted to pur- I chase two electric Victrolas as gifts :to the primary and elementary de i partments of the school for use in furthering the musical program of ] she individual class rooms. A com ,!niittee was appointed to make the | purchase, also to buy suitable re ] cordings as a starter for the school’s | collection. The machines will be j 'j bought this week in order that the] i rooms may begin using them ati once. j Improved lunch room equipment was also discussed, but no definite j action was taken. The attendance banner Was award- -1 <‘d to Mrs. E. B. Sehwarze’s third] grade room, with Miss Myrtle Jen kins’ third graders runners-up. | Because of continued illness which 1 has kept Superintendent John A. | j Holmes confined to his home for the j I past several days, he was unable to] j speak at the meeting Tuesday as was ] planned. SE 666 ' Cold Preparations liquid, tablets, salve, nose drops CAUTION USE ONLY AS DIRECTEO NOTICE! The Board of County Commissioners of Chowan County will meet as the Board of Equal ization and Review in the Court House on Mon-. day, March 18,1946, at 10 A. M. for the purpose of hearing complaints as prescribed bylaw. P. S. McMULLAN Chowan County Tax Supervisor Red Cross Drive In Progress This Week No Reports Turned In To Chairman Leary Tuesday Chowan County’s drive in the Red Cross Fund Raising campaign got under way early this week, with workers beginning their house-to house canvass. Up to Tuesday Chair man J. Clarence Leary had received no reports, but he feels optimistic that the county’s quota of $2,600 will be easily raised. Canvassers have been chosen from every section of the county, and it is Mr. Leary's hope, that people gener ally will share in making a contribu tion during the drive. Every canvasser is requested to make the solicitation in his or her respective territory as soon as pos sible and to report to the chairman as soon as the canvass is completed 1 so that progress of the drive will be! known. Mr. Leary again emphasizes the need for Red Cross funds and hopes Chowan County will again raise more than the quota calls for. Miss Marguerite Dale Weds WileyE. Radclif f Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Dale, for merly residents of the Cross Roads section, but now living in Norfolk, ] announce the marriage of their daughter, Marguerite Dale, to Wiley ! E. Radcliff, son of Mrs. Irene Traylor of Petersburg, Va. The wedding took place Saturday, February 23, in Norfolk. 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The time of the next meeting was set for April Bat 11 o’clock in the morning, the place of meeting to be in Hertford. The members present decided to alternate their meeting be tween Edenton and Hertford. Two Victims Os Wreck Return From Hospital Henderson Ray Peele and Carroll Dail, Jr., two Chowan County young men who miraculously escaped death in an automobile wreck Saturday night, February 9, were brought home from the Albemarle Hospital in Eli zabeth City Saturday. The young men have been patients in the hospital since the accident and are gradually recovering from the in juries, which included fractured skulls and necks. Heuralaia Hka art «akk nIM wttk Ca»»4l—■ | M & >mai W* M—M ■« ttaa | M vtlttaa tm ha tecraiSm* •» 41a- ■ 411 fcaartrt. Paa Caaattl—Wlr ■ rn 41mm. IK Ma, 4 alaaa. ■ ik 1 1 ■i ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ t I Kidneys Must Work Well- For You To Feci Well 24 hours every day. 7 days every week, never stopping, the kidneys filter waste matter from the blood. 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