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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1940.
THIS BIBLE THOUGHT
SEEK UNDERSTANDING THROUGH DIVINE
FRIENDSHIP: For the Lord your God is gracious and
merciful, and will not turn away his face lroriv you, if
ye return unto him. — 11 Chron. 80:9.
A Job For All
With the election of officers and directors for' the
Chowan County Chamber of Commerce and Merchants
Association Monday night, it is very evident that new
blood has been injected into the organization, which was
the suggestion of some who have borne the brunt of
the burden of affairs for some time. New faces appear
among the group of directors and Jesse L. Harrell, a
young returned World War II veteran, succeeds J.
Clarence Leary as president.
Both the retiring and incoming presidents made very
brief remarks upon their relinquishing and assuming
Chamber of Commerce responsibilities, and these re
marks are worthy of consideration.
Mr. Leary in giving up the presidency, said it was a
pleasure to work for the organization and welfare of
the county, but that in so doing he learned that there
are some selfish people in Edenton who are not willing
to work together for the betterment of Edenton or the
county.
Mr. Leary is absolutely right in his assertion, and the
new president will, without doubt, run up against the
same obstacle. It is hot surprising but is rather to be
expected, so that Mr. Leary's experience should in no
wise tend to discourage Mr. Harrell. The world is full
of selfish people. We have always had them and- al
ways will. In fact, selfishness is one of, if not the
greatest, evil in the world and is at the root of practic
ally every crime. Holy Writ has no little to say regard
ing selfishness,, so that because we have some selfish
people among us, it is no rason why those who. have the
welfare of the town and County sincerely at heart should
give up in their efforts to accomplish such things as
will benefit the county, regardless who desires to .have
the honor or glory.
In taking over.the presidency Mr. Harrell said it was
a new kind of job for him and that he will need the help
and cooperation of all members to the end that some
thing of benefit to the county as a w hole can. be ac
complished.
Mr. Harrell, too, is absolutely right. The work of the
Chamber of Commerce is not a one-man job, nor a mere
handful to direct the policy and affairs in general of the
association. Every member of the Chamber of Com
merce by reason of his or her affiliation should share
some of the responsibilities and have a voice in what is
done. Those who refuse to become members have no
legitimate reason to complain about what has or has
not been done by the organization. True, Mr, Harrell
is new in this work, so that he Will need advice and help
■of those who have been through the mill, as well as those
who are often prone to express their views or criticisms
in drug stores or on street corners.
The Chamber of Commerce is facing a new year and
a very important year. Conditions will surely change,
for the war is over and with the closing of the Edenton
Naval Air Station, many people will not be in our midst
as; was the case, for several years. Obviously this will,
affect business conditions in general, so that we may
expect Edenton to returnto .something like conditions
before the war,
It will be very, important.- therefore, that we have a
smooth working and efficient Chamber. ..f Commerce
working for the interest of . the county as a whole, and
to have, such an organization we need a large group of
members willing to work . together, forgetting, petty,
bickering as to who. is to receive credit; for having ac-
C'lnrplished this or that.
The Herald wishes for tin- officers and directors of
the Chamber of Commerce Si very successful year, and
is ready to cooperate in . any way possible to the end
that Edenton and Chowan County may march forward.
Worthy Os More
Attention is called to the proposed celebration next
Wednesday, August 14. when the ; Chamber of Commerce,
with the assistance of Ed Bond Dost of the American
Legion, will stage a. homecoming day or official welcome
home for veterans of World War 11. This is the first
public expression of appreciation in Chowan County for
the sacrifice made by Chowan County’s men and women
who offered their services and some who made the sup
reme sacrifice; in order that they, as well as we who re
mained at: home, can continue .to enjoy* the American
way of life. .
In staging this celebration the public in general is
urged to take part, arid Mayor Leroy Haskett is calling
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Miss Rebecca Colwell, Chowan County Home Agent,
thinks a lot of her various club members, but she has
a crow to pick with some of ’em this week. Miss Col
well sent questionnaires on housing to the club women
i with the request that they be returned as soon as pos-
I sible. Up to Wednesday only 11 were returned, two from
| Center Hill, five from Chowan, two from Enterprise and
I two from Ryland. Miss Colwell is very anxious to have
! these questionnaires by tomorrow (Friday), so those
! who read this should send ’em right away;
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I And speaking about the rural women reminds me of
the county-wide picnic last Wednesday. Os course, 1
rniscued and went out to Valhalla Tuesday, but made
sure to go again Wednesday afternoon. The affair was
worth two trips, however, for there was a lot of fun
with the various contests and games, and Joe Williams
made a speech which all of the farm people should have
heard. Os course, the dinner was above par, for all the
good things the women provided were enough to tempt
a fellow to eat who was oil a diet. Nope, I'm on no diet,
and I can prove it. Neither is West Byrum, according
to the pile of chicken bonks be had on his plate. Some
how 1 got hold of a piece of cake baked by Mrs. Rodney
Harrell and if she’d ever enter a cake baking contest
and I’d be one of the judges, she would be sure of
getting one vote. Anyway, . why in the dickens don t
they have a picnic say about once a week !
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o County Commissioners had sort of a light j
meeting Monday," so that with little business on deck
topics were discussed, among which was baseball. In
fact, the Countv Commissioners Convention will be held
at Wrightsville Beach September 4, 5 and (1. About
' the only one who can skip off for a few days is Joe
Webb, but he wanted to know if it would interfere with
any good baseball games.
And speaking about baseball, who in Edenton has I
ever seen such large crowds before at local games?
There were some who griped when the lights were in- |
stalled at Hicks Field, but what has ever been done be
fore which drew such large crowds and provided as much |
pleasure? Yes, there are some people who apparently
are satisfied to go down and look at the teapot
House and sav, "What a wonderful town we have.”
Those of us w ho have to go to stores to buy food need
to be told nothing about the high cost of living. Which
reminds me of a fellow who paid his grocery bill on j
Monday. "After paying the bill,” he said, "I had a con-j
ference with my family. * All of which, no doubt, means .
that rations w ill he cut down a bit.
Sbme idea of the poor watermelon crop is reflected in
what one farmer told me the other day. “I offered ray
whole field for 81.50,” he said. "Well, even if you had
| one good watermelon in it. the patch should be worth
f. that much,” I replied. ‘‘Yes,’’ he said, “that’s the
| trouble. I didn't have a good, watermelon in the whole
! lot.” No. it wasn't Asa Griffin, for I got one of Asa’s. 1
j melons and it was O. K.
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For the benefit of those who have noticed sort of a
- guy parked in a chair in front of The Herald office I
much of the time the past few weeks, he’s not my broth- j
er, as many think. He’s my daddy. I want you to know, i
and just because my hair is getting scarce on top of the
dome is no reason I’m as old as he is. Anyway, he’s en
joying his stay in Edenton and has picked up several
pounds in weight since his arrival. Off goes his rations
tomorrow!
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Methodists are scheduled to have a picnic at Edenhoiise
Friday afternoon, when members of the Church School
are asked to meet at the church at 4:30 o’clock. With (
this being a Methodist affair, maybe we’ll have only a 1
sprinkle instead of a shower of rain.
Things are hot always what they seem, and folks
sometimes fool a person, which was borne out the other
day. A colored fellow was walking up Broad Street and
spoke to several girls of his race, but none apparently
paid any attention to his remarks. After a while, When
one of them turned up her nose, the fellow pulled out a
wad of greenbacks and remarked to a friend, “Ha, she
thinks I’m broke.’’
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Yep. we're holding the line on prices. Which state
ment is made after a colored woman eame to the office j
to b.y a copy if The Herald. "Is it still five cents per
copy?" she asked. Os course, she was told it was.
"Well. 1 just wanted to know." she replied, “for every- j
thing else is going up the golden stairs.”
for a general holiday, so that all stores and business
houses are requested -to close and help to pay tribute
to Chowan County’s son.s and daughters who served in
the armed forces.
It is little enough to do in honor of our heroes, and it
is hoped a great throng will turn out to witness the
parade, hear the memorial service in Taylor Theatre,
attend the baseball game in the afternoon and dance in
the armory at night.
Os course, a more lasting tribute to our veterans was
started several years ago in way of a, iueir.oual, w hen
the town and county started a fund for the purpose.
The. matter has several tidies, been brought up. but to
date nothing further has been done. Possibly next
. week's celebration will stimulate interest in the more
permanent memorial as a tribute to Chowan's men and
women who took part in the great struggle.
JESSE HARRELL PRESIDENT
| OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
(Continued Irom Page One)
ed. For that reason he appealed for
the support of every director and
member of the organization. “With
your help, I hope we will be able to
accomplish a few things for the bet
terment of the county as a whole,”
he said.
In relinquishing the president’s
gavel, Mr. Leary said it was a dis
tinct pleasure working for the or
ganization. "However,” he said,
“there are some selfish people in
Edenton who are not willing to work
for (he betterment of the town and
county. We all should work together
and try to get things done, forgetting
who is to be given credit or honor.”
Mr. Leary said he and some of the
directors spent a lot of time in the
interest of the organization and felt
that something worthwhile has been j
accomplished. His parting words |
were a sincere wish for the success ■
of the incoming officers and directors,
and he offered his services in any j
way possible.
Several matters came up which re-I
quired reference to the by-laws, but j
in view of no copy available. Presi
dent Harrell appointed a by-laws
j committee which is composed of L.
|S. Byrum, R. N, Hines and H. A.
Cam pen. Since the meeting a copy
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