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Scoutin’ A round
By PETER CARLTON
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SO WE SPENT the last week in the nation's cap
ital. Actually speaking, we brought back with us a
good artnfull of speeches and other pieces of litera
ture obtained while at the convention of the United
States Chamber of Commerce. Some of the talks
were good and carried good points to them. Others
were just “lip service.” A talk that seemed to im
press the listeners who jammed the Hall of Flags
from every State in the Union and from foreign
countries was one given by Dr. Clark Kuebler, presi
dent of Ripon College in Wisconsin. He mentioned
a poll taken of people asking if they would want
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CARLTON
their sons to engage in politics as a profession. There was an over
whelming percentage of parents who said “No.” He pointed out also
that even from among the college students themselves, somewhere
near So per cent said “No.” The good doctor pointed out the herit-
age we received from the ancient
(.'reeks arid -.he Hebrews—the heritage
which considered the dignity of the in
dividual. He showed that all action
(.prang from ideas. He pointed out
that the tr. .ent Greeks considered a
man dangerous if a man made no
istand at aH on ah issue — because he
could be tne prey if the unscrupulous
who could ' coerce'him to their side.
It- was pointed out that in these days:
of momentous decisions, of world-!
wide significance. That each and every j
person eligible to voife should be in-!
forested in his government. Youth
i.hould &>•- encouraged to study more'
of their g-weminent's problems. They
i.bould !)•• ready to step in and carry
on the .idea;s' upot which this country,
(he greatest ir the. world, barring
none, is founded
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"f hear lots Os conversations.
People who look upon political of
fice holding as .something tinged
or tainted; those who believe it
unworthy to give their efforts in
try in g to wir. 11 election to serve
their lellow citivens. How en
couraging it us to observe the
(wakening that t.s taking place
among the nnyoritj. How thrill
ing it i- to witness courageous
citizens “stick”; their necks out in
tn effort to iserv.s their neighbors.
Win or lose, osr neighbors will
agree with urs, cere is no con
demnation ir -losing., an election.
In referring r,b an election in a
small town .such as Edenton.
where there ;;s r o, pay involved
io make it a grab-bag election,
the election of one neighbor over
another is just like a father
making a select: on from among
Ids sons. One might have the
qualities whir- make for better
(service. There - 'are, father ap
here. VVin or lose, they’re all our
good neighbors Each of us
points him to tile task. The same
might have a■ personal preference j
for a candidate But our prefer- j
c-nce does not mean that the
other candidate is dishonorable.
We go on record as congratulat
ing all candidates who have ex
posed themselves to the hurly- j
burly of public election, with its
wear and tear on one’s private
life and nervous system. If you
have won—congratulations. We
expect a bang-up job from each
of you. If you have lost—it
(sometimes is glorious to lose a
good, clean tight. If you have
what it takes, and jf you’re still
ironvinced that you’d make a good !
public servant, then you’ll try
again the next time.
While in Washington, D. G., we rep
resented the people of Edenton and
Chowan County at the ■offices of Sen
ator Clyde Hoey, Senator Bill Uni
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j ner. We paid a visit to the Senate
land witnessed one Senator making a
most oratorical pronouncement which
| went on and on and on—only there
were but a handful of Senators pres
ent listening. A few were reading
literature and paying no attention.
The page boys were flitting back and
forth with messages. Occasionally
I another Senator would wander in. The
• rest were outside in the hallway or on j
(other business. The people in the
gallery, the people who sent these j
• representatives to Washington in their
interests, jammed the gallery and
seemed most puzzled at the goings-on, !
They were there looking on in the gal - 1
! lery. Where were the lawmakers ?
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Senator Hoey, in answer to a
question put to him by the Execu
tive Secretary of the Chamber of
, Commerce during a personal con
ference in the interests of the
farmers of Chowan County, con
cerning the threatened agricul
tural cut in appropriations said
that in his opinion, the law which
kept parity prices for the farm
ers for a stipulated time after the
cessation of war. would not be
changed; that the farmers would
not have to worry about it. It is
also indicated and seems to be the
prevailing opinion in Washington,
j that some kind of similar ar
rangement will have to be made
for the farmer. For the farmer
is considered "most important” to
the economy of the country.
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Senator Bill: Uinstead and Con-
|gressman Bonner, along with Senator
Hoey, stated that they would ever he
j vigilant in the interests of the people
jof North. Carolina and particularly
for the constituency represented by
| them.
Viva President Aleman! We almost
got into a press conference at the
"Blair House." tile lodging of all dis
tinguished visitors to the White,
House. The only obstacles were that
it was necessary to be "processed”
through the Secret Service outfit,
"mugged.” fingerprinted and whatnot.
I And all we wanted to do was to he
the "neighborly" representative of the
folks back home. To sit with this
here now, Mexican President, and see
w hat made him tick. But it isn’t as I
easy as it is back home in North
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grateful eubecribere who have found their service priceleee
hi emergencies. This, of course, is always pleasing to hear.
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Carolina, where you can sit at the
same banquet table with the Gover
nor, shake hands with him, have him
listen to your “little” talk (only to
him it isn’t so, because he knows its
the “little” folks who make up the
! backbone of the country). Viva again,
: President Aleman of Mexico. We’re
deeply sorry that we small folks
i couldn't get a chance to' exchange
• ideas. We couldn’t get past the sen
try lines, despite the fact that we had
Senators and Congressmen trying to
explain the good it would do to bring
back these first-hand impressions to
the folks on the farms. Mexico got
its loan from the United States, but
we didn’t get a chance to even talk
to the representative of the country
who came here on a ‘Neighborly”
visit. That’s what comes of being
“small fry.”
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At one of the dinners given in honor
of the American Chambers of Com
merce in foreign countries, there were
representatives from England, Franee,
Spain, Mexico and South America, as
well as many from all over the United
States. The Secretary of Commerce
of the United States, Averill Harri
man, gave an off-the-record talk and
answered questions on conditions in
who was Ambassador to Russia, and
various foreign countries. This man,
j has had extensive experience as this.
I country’s representative in foreign
| affairs, scarcely looks the part of a
statesman. Yet, while not an orator
| by any means, he spoke in the direct,
| sincere, and convincing manner of a
j man who "knew” whereof he spoke.
Your Executive Vice President
of the United States Chamber of
Commerce gave an inspirational
talk titled “The Wagon and the
Star.” He recently made an ex
tensive tour all over South Am
erica in the interests of good
neighbor policies between busi
ness men of this area and the _
United States. He said it was "*
most interesting to see how busi
ness men, no matter what the
mother tongue, gathered together
in these Trade Associations, go
through the same deliberative
process as those in Chamber and
.Merchants’ groups in the U. S.,
and out of various opinions, ar
rive at workable conclusions to
lhe benefit of the greatest num
ber.
The Canadian President of the
Chamber of Commerce spoke in a
most simple, direct and captivating
way. He briefly outlined Canada’s
stand on economic problems and for
the Canadian business men, expressed
their desire to cooperate with the
United States. The President. C. Gor
don Cockshutt. spoke on "Our Com
mon Destiny.”
The motto of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States,
of which Edenton is a member, is
"Let us develop the resources of
our land, call forth its powers,
build up its institutions, promote
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all its great interests, and see
whether we also, in our day and
generation, may not perform
something worthy to be remem
bered.” (Taken from the words
of Daniel Webster). Resolved
down to our problems here in
Edenton, Chowan County, this
takes a lot of territory, and as a ,
"coordinator and not a supplant
er” the Edenton-Chowan Chamber
of Commerce and Merchants As
sociation stands ready to work
together with all groups for a
better community —for a better
and most outstanding county.
Navy Recruiter In
Edenton On May 7
Robert E. Baker, Chief Commissary-
Steward, USN, traveling recruiter for
the U. S. Navy Recruiting Station,
Room 405 Post Office Building, Nor
folk, Va., announces that he will be
at the Post Office Building in Eden
ton from 12:30 P. M. until 2 P. M. on
May 7th for the purpose of taking ap
plications for enlistment in the regu
lar Navy and the new V-(i Naval Re
serve (for inactive duty). Chief Bak
er states that the Navy is currently
accepting men from the age of 17 to'
30, and that the Navy is still in great j
need of electronic trainees.
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will be offered Mother’s Day, May 11,
Sunday, at 8:20 A. M. in Columbia-:
Theater, Columbia, and at 11 A. M. in !
St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Edenton,
each including sermon on “Artificial
Birth-Control Always Immoral,” Holy
Communion, concluding in 45 minutes,
ollowed at once by May devotions,
i -lunday School,with confessions start
rig in Columbia at 8 and in St. Ann’s
it 10:30 A. M„ stated Father F. J.
•IcCourt, rector, who invites every
i >ody to ail services,
i Ascension Thursday. May. 15, a
Holy Day of Obligation, masses only
jin St. Ann’s at 7 and !* A. M..'each
(receded by, confessions for 30 nviri
tes and concluding in half hour, fol
owed by May devotions.
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AGE ASSISTANCE IN APRIL
According to the monthly report
of Mrs. J. H. McMullan, superinten
dent of public welfare, 106 people in
Chowan County received old age as-
I sistance during April, the amount dis
tributed being $1,925. There were 18
| aid to dependent children cases who
received $648 and $164 going to seven
blind aid cases.
Other financial assistance included
hospitalization for three persons,
boarding home relief for two non
family persons and food orders for
i two persons.
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