PAGE FOUR I Published every Thursday by The Chowan m |X’ a I* US I EDWIN BUPPLAP— Editor TER CARLTON Associate Editor CTOR LUPTON ...Advertising Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Months SI.OO Entered as second-class matter August 30, 4, at the Post Office at Edenton, North Caro 1, under the act of March 3,1879. lards of thanks, obituaries, resolutions of pect, etc., will be charged for at regular r ertising rates. , THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1947 THIS WEEK’S BIBLE THOUGHT 4 FAR AHEAD: For we know that, if our house of his tabernacle were dissolved. we have ng of God, a house not made with hands, eternal eavens. —II Cor. 5:1. Probably Misunderstood bly due to a misunderstanding, people of the Hock section presented a petition to the County isioners in which a request was made to include ition of an auditorium at the Rocky Hock school first proposed bond issue. The petition was by 166 representative people living in Rocky hich reflects the interest and concern of a citizen one of the best sections of the County, sense of the petition, however, reflected an ap misconception of the County’s building program evidently many of the signers were of the that the Rocky Hock project had been side or eliminated altogether from the program, owever, is not the case, as was explained by in West Byrum and supported by other members County Commissioners. seeds of the county were presented to the County isioners and subsequently a county-wide build nmittee was appointed,* members of which in ;ed and carefully considered these needs, later ing recommendations which listed five improve ;o be made in order of their greatest need. The Hock project was fourth on this list, obvious that all of these improvements cannot [e at the same time, and the general opinion is $400,000 bond issue is as large as the voters will >. For that reason class rooms for both white lored schools in Edenton and a physical educa lilding at Chowan High School, the first three s recommended, is as much as can be done with ount of money to be borrowed, lould be encouraging to Rocky Hock citizens, learn that the possibility is that the auditorium added to the school probably just as soon even :ost is not included in the first proposed bond is lich might tend to defeat the measure. It is be jy the Commissioners that the first three projects t be completed within two years if the voters e the bond issue, and by that time, barring any en expenses, they believe enough surplus will een accumulated to add the auditorium without bonds. In either events the chances are that the ement will be made just as soon, so that it seems ssary to place the proposed bond issue in jeop y adding to the amount of bonds to be sold and ssibly lose the election. j are five projects listed in the building pro and one is just as much a part of the program ther, although all cannot be done at the same It behooves Chowan County people, then, to sup e proposed bond issue when the election is held, cooperating it is possible to realize all of the ry improvements, whereas if any particular sec tes solidly against the measure purely for selfish and the proposed bond issue is defeated by the I -well existing conditions cannot be anything elpe j ilack blot on the fair name of Chowan. y once in a while a citizen of a community gets idy wishing that he would get it in the neck does. enow a lot of fellows who think they have per * and maybe they have. i : people take so long getting ready to work that • ersons do the work. j unny how fat people, who eat too much, wonder i akes them stout. ■Notice Os Sale Os Valuable ft Town Residential Property I The undersigned will on Friday, the Bth day of I August, 1947, at 12 o’clock noon, on the premises, offer I for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, ft or on terms, subject to confirmation by the owner, the II Thomas B. Wood residence and lot, bounded by Edenton ftf Bay and Water and Broad Streets, in the Town of Edenr ** I . ton, N. C. * ft K; y t] : I J. N. PRUDEN, Agent '*-4 . . '..S' - . tMt CHOWAN HSKALD, BPBNTON, K. O, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7,IMT. tT Heard & j^eeni By “Buff” 1 ■ | What mighit r welT be termed a “high pressure” com ihitfiie dropjMl in The Herald office Monday and as a result. I am aa member of the Chowan Golf Club to gether with 51 others up to that time. In the group were Joe Conger, Tick Elliott, Spec Jones, Jimmy Par tin and Izzy Campen. Yep, I “jined” up in keeping with my reputation** as a “jinee” put on me some years back when I was an argument with a Baptist minis ter. i At any rate, ntow that I am a member I’ll be want ing to borrow enoqjkh money to buy a pair of knickers, 1 a checkerboard-looking coat, a pair of outlandish-look ing socks and a gojf cap. Then I’ll need something to hit at the golf clufc, so that I’m putting in a request for someone to save one of their old broom handles. I was also told tfcit golf is a splendid form of rec reation and one ’which a fellow goes “nerts” over. Then, too, I understand that the game causes a fellow to learn to cuss, I don’t suppose hitting at a ball and missing it is a ivy worse than seeing a cork go under the water and pUlllup with nothing on the hook. Any way, the Golf Cluh apparently is getting off to a good start and it should* be interesting to watch the golf novices as they smack at a ball and then go hunt for it, and one of the rules should be that no lies will be believed. o John Mitchener paid an obligation at the Lions Club Monday night. Some time back he told Kenneth Floars . that if he ever became a daddy he (John) would furnish the cigars. Well, Kenneth is now a pappy and John paid the debt at this week’s Lions meeting. Presenta tion of cigars to members was rather unique, too, for around W. J. Taylor’s cigar was a red ribbon, denoting “stop”—W: J. has five youngsters. Kenneth’s cigar had a green ribbon, denoting “go ahead”,'while a yel- , low ribbon was on Herbert Hollowell’s cigar, which was a “caution”. Os course, there were black ribbons around seven cigars and these went to Chief of Police George Dail, Geddes Potter, Ralph Parrish, Doc Wallace Griffin, R. C. Holland and George Hoskins. The black ribbon may mean a number of things, maybe “too late”, but anyway none of the above have anything running around the house, unless it is a fence. o Maybe this paragraph should be in the “Personal” column, but then it might be out of place there because it does not concern people. At any rate Doc Wallace Griffin was among a party who spent last week at Nags Head and among the things Doc took along were his two dogs, Mitchie and Mickey. Anyway, I understand they all had a good time, even the two pooches. o This is the first year I have had an “official” count of the boats coming to Edenton to carry away Chowan’s watermelon crop. The “official counter” is my daddy who watches the boats almost like a hawk eyes a tempting chicken and says up to Wednesday 19 boats had put in an appearance. The old gent started to count the watermelons loaded, but lost track. Anyway, he says, he has to eat sometime. ;—o Umpire Dutch Overton halted the baseball game long enough Tuesday night to call two boys off the left field fence. Buck and Joe Wheeler just before slammed the ball over the fence for home runs, so that maybe Umpire Overton was afraid thfe boys might be knocked off by the way the Colonials were smacking the ball. An interesting letter appears on page four of this issue of The Herald from W. H. Welch of Kingstree, S. C. Mr. Welch is a native of Chowan County and keeps up with the happenings. The little story of his boyhood life indicates* somewhat Mr. Welch’s interest! in education. For many years he was chairman of the local board of school trustees at Kingstree and for the last five years has been chairman of the County Board of Education. I’m glad to print Mr. Welch's story and wish many more readers would send in letters. After all, what is said in this and the adjoining editorial | column are opinions of only one person, and while hav j ing jurisdiction of what goes into The Herald, any views or opinions of readers, whether in accord or in opposi tion to what The Herald says on any subject will be welcome. It’s a healthy condition to see citizens trans form their thoughts into words and print, and may be ■ the means of making a worthwhile contribution to the community. o At long last it will not be necessary for local folks to | tell visitors where the Cupola House is when standing nearby. This week an attractive sign, painted in Old j English, was placed on the Cupola House lawn reading | Cupola House—l7l2 —Library and Museum. The sign | should be a big help to the many visitors who come to Edenton to see the historical points. .. -— Heard & j^eeni By “Buff” 1 I EDITOR | Mr. Editor:, In the June 26th and July.3rd is sues of the Chowan Herald you car ried accounts of the 50th Anniver sary Celebration of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Tuttle, Edenton, N. C. on June 30th, 1947. I do not know Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle personal ly, but would like to congratulate them on this occasion. (The sur name in this section of South. Caro lina is pronounced “Tootle”.)- When reading the announcement of this celebration in the June 20th issue of your paper my mind went back to my childhood days when I went to school to Miss Pattie Tuttle, sister of Mr. Tuttle. She taught at Warwick Swamp in the upper end of Chowan County at the Chowan- Gates county Tine, and on the present I Edentpn-Suffolk Highway. The build ing in which she taught was a two story, frame structure situated dir ectly across the dirt road in front of the church. I think the present paved highway . crosses the spot where it stood. This was a private tuition school sponsored by A. J. Ward, a pros perous merchant and farmer of Glid en, and Daniel Hobbs, a prominent farmer of Hobbsville, and a few other leading citizens of this com munity whose names I do not recall. 1 It was run primarily for the benefit of children of the sponsors, but was open to other children of the com munity for a small monthly tuition. Quite a number of children attended this school in the fall and went until , the public schools opened. They en tered the public schools which ran about four months, and after the close of the public school, re-entered the private school at Warwick for the rest of the season. I was one of this number. There was only one teacher, and he or she taught all grades or classes. This school did not run many years, and the teachers—as well as I re member their names and the order of their teaching—were Miss Kate Sessoms, Colerain, N. C., Miss Pattie Tuttle and Miss Bettie Brown, whose home addresses I 'do not remember, Miss Lina James, now Mrs. R. H. Welch, Louisburg, N. C., Miss Alice Babb, Hertford, N. C., and W. D. Welch, Tyner, N. C„ Rt. 1. I did not go to school to Miss Sessoms, nor to Mr. Welch. I believe there 1 were one or two other teachers, but 1 I do not remember their names. I was about eight or nine years old when I first entered the Warwick school in 1894 or 1895. Miss Tuttle was my teacher. As a child I took ; my school work very seriously, and I with the help of my mother as well , as* my teacher was able to have my lessons well prepared. Miss Tuttle often praised me for this, and, of course, it inspired me to do my best. I fell very much in love with her. I remember her as being of medium size, having pretty soft brown eyes, black wavy or curly hair, and good complexion. She had a kind dis position and was very considerate of her pupils. I liked all of my teachers and got along well with them; but somehow, I liked Miss Tuttle better than any of the others. I remember on one occasion, either at the noon recess period or soon after school was out for the day, a handsome and cul tured young man of the Cross Roads section of the county in company , with some friends stopped by to speak to Miss Tuttle. To me it seerried that he showed special in terest in Miss Pattie, and she seemed to return it in such away that it made me jealous. I then realized how much I loved her. 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I never saw any one look prettier than Miss Pattie did that night 'to the audience it seemed a time of enjoyment and meriment, but to me there was a feeling also of sadness because I realized that I would not go to school to her any more that session. * When the entertainment was over and we children gathered about her to say “Goodbye” I could hardly choke back the tears. On the way heme that night as the horse- jogged along, I was too sad to be communi cative with my father, \mother, or other younger members of the fam ily. I managed to restrain the tears until I retired to my room and to bed. -I then gave way to tears and sobbing until I fell asleep. I never saw Miss Pattie again, but the memory of this great teacher and the love I had for her will never fade from me as long as I live. I still think of her as one of the prettiest and loveliest women I ever knew. She never knew how much I loved her. The value of her in fluence over me as a teacher and as a lovely character can not be meas ured in the small compensation she received. Too few teachers realize the im press they make upon the lives and characters of their pupils. Only the child can realize it fully. W. H. WELCH Kingstree, S. C. Poor Management Very Costly To Poultrymen Poor management is probably one of the greatest reasons why many MORE PEOPLE ARE SMOKING eg'fc'tto aer befoe! wtj fIEPf "experience is the "J |jft best TEACHER I l TRIED J «•'’*< V I IflH MANY BRANDS DURING THE mm m‘m wm mTrnmrnmmmm'mmm »»»? i Flm*Jk.f FREE! i " Lwrnaiiy, J an concrete flower vase g 0 C , V . With Every Monument Sale i Lxprcssivc janr ■ In every monument deal I give p P you what I would want to re- g g ceive—the finest in materials "