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PAGE SIX The Chowan Herald Published every Thursday by The Chowan Herald, a partnership constating of J. Edwin Bufflap and Hector Lunton, at 423-426 South Broad Street, Edenton, N. C. * ■ ' /North Carolina v4h /WISi ASSOCIATION*)! SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year Six Months —■■ ■■ ■ SlJio J. EDWIN BUFFLAP Editor HECTOR LUPTON Advertising Manager Entered as second-class matter August 30, 1934, at the Post Office at Edenton, North Caro lina, under the act of March 3,1879. Cards of thanks, obituaries, resolutions of respect, etc., will be charged for at regular advertising rates. ~~ THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1950 THkTwEEK’S BIBLE THOUGHT SOME SPEAK OUT LOUD: The fool hath said in hie heart, there is no God .—Psalm 14 :1 ■ What Will The Answer Be? Beginning this week and continuing until the end of January, Chowan County is joining with every other county in the nation to raise funds with which to fight infantile paralysis byway of research, as well as to prevent any victim of polio to go without proper treat ment. . .... Like every other campaign to raise funds for worthy causes, there are some people who are not in accord with the movement, but some of the reasons are mighty flimsy. The writer cannot see where any money spent for research to fathom infantile paralysis, and cancer as well, is ill spent. Chowan County has been extremely fortunate m hav ing practically no polio victims during the annual epi demics, so that it has not been necessary to care for any whose finances would not allow adequate treatment. Had there been an outbreak, the county most certainly would have been obliged to call for outside financial as sistance. Because of the previous absence of cases in Chowan, much of the local funds have been sent to State headquarters due to appeals for help in counties where an epidemic occurred. Even help from North Carolina counties has not been adequate to meet the expenses for the years 1944 to 1949, so that $3,247,962.31 has been sent into the State from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Epidemic Fund. During the same years North Carolina raised $3,228,256.32, which means that at this time North Carolina is definitely a debtor State. The ma jority of the State’s county chapters have received aid from national headquarters in excess of the amount of funds they have raised. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis began the year 1949 with lower re serves than ever before in its history as the result of the 1948 epidemic which wiped out many chapter treas uries in high incidence areas. Even the 1949 March of Dimes receipts were not sufficient to provide funds for continuation of medical care in many areas. Thus chap ters became more dependent upon national advances this year than at any time in the past. According to a recent report, with the beginning of December, 1949, new polio cases were occurring in the nation at the rate of 500 a week. In August they were occurring at the rate of 3,000 a week. Is there any guarantee that Chowan County will not be the victim of an epidemic? Is it not proper that we should at least raise the county’s quota which would make it less embarrassing if the occasion arose which would require an appeal for financial help in order to care for polio victims ? The purpose of the drive is not to put a burden on any particular person, but rather a large number of people doing a little. It would not take a large contri bution to meet the quota if everybody would give just a little. Chowan can and is able to raise the quota. Let us be one of the counties which shows its interest in the drive and sympathy for polio victims by quickly meet ing and even exceeding what we are asked to raise. Beware of those who approach you, talk in a low voice and offer to let you in on a deal to make some large and easy profits. The same is true of the bird who says he’s looking for a job and then hits you up for enough money to get something to eat or transportation expenses to another town (where most of them pull the same trick). There is no reason that we know of why an intelligent man or woman cannot continue to be intelligent even when it comes to the matter of religious beliefs. Every year is leap year to the pedestrian who expects to live. NOTICE! [ To Chowan County TAXPAYERS The Tax Books for the year 1949 are now in my hands for the collection of taxes. We urge you to pay your taxes now and thus avoid the penalty which will begin on February! » A PENALTY OF 1% WILL BE ADDED ON 1949 TAXES NOT PAID BEFORE FEBRUARY 2. AN OTHER 1% WILL BE ADDED MARCH 2 AND AN ADDITIONAL y 2 OF 1% WILL BE ADDED FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MONTH TAXES ARE UNPAID. J. A. BUNCH SHERIFF OF CHOWAN COUNTY JANUARY 19, 1960. Heard ,& Seen By “Buff” A. T. Whiteman, who lives at Lakeland, Fla, speni, the Christmas holidays visiting relatives in the count:, and dropped in the office to pay his subscription (some subscribers don’t even have to be notified that their sub scription is about to expire). Mr. Whiteman has orange trees on his farm and picked some off the trees to bring along. He passed ’em out and gave me some with the suggestion that I eat one at once to see if there is any difference in the taste from oranges bought at the stores. I did as he asked, gnd found there was some difference, and now I want to take a trip to Florida —not only to eat some good oranges, but also to see ’em grow. o Will Harrell was one of the new Masonic officers re cently installed for Unanimity Lodge, No. 7. Os course, with new officers in the chairs, the subject of a feed had to crop up. Living in the country, it was suggested that Mr. Harrell furnish a free country ham or fried chicken dinner. “Yep,” said Mr. Harrell, “I’ll put one on any time the lodge votes unanimously and I am present.” In that case, I suggest that the vote be by standing, and that somebody gets behind Will with a hat pin and uses it so that he’ll jump to his feet When the master of the lodge says, “Everybody in favor of the motion, please stand.” I forgot to mention it before, but due to somebody I was awake when 1950 rolled in. Going to bed sort of early for a change the night before New Year, the tele phone rang at just about midnight, making me get out of my nest to hear a “Happy New Year” greeting oyer the phone. The scudder, whoever he was, disguised his voice and till now I don’t know who he was, but he has “Mrs. 1950” nearby according to the snickering. Any way, my gun is still loaded in case I find out who it was that got me out of bed. Much as we regret it, a lot of us are in about the same fix as a colored fellow I heard outside The Herald office Saturday afternoon. His wife asked him if he had bought a certain item while in town. His reply was, “No, suh, ma’ money’s runnin’ low and cornin’ in slow.” “The Mule Train” hit town Thursday afternoon of last week, and it wasn’t the familiar tune we’re hearing just about everywhere we go. A mule hitched to a wagon full of lumber decided to run away and picked the side walk on lower Broad Street for his exit. There was plenty of clippity clop as boards fell from the wagon, but fortunately no damage was done. The consarn mule must have had a lot of sense, for I understand when 'he reached the red traffic light he stopped, thus allowing a colored man to catoh up with him. o An explanation might be in order in case anybody might think Eddie Spires and Marvin Wilson swap clothes. It so happened that each one bought the same kind of a suit at a bargain sale. You’ll no doubt see ’em both diked out in exactly the same kind of suit, but if it’s not on the same day, they’re not loaning suits to each other. I’m never going to say anything about a woman shop ping, for Cecil Fry cured me. He went into one of our grocery stores the other day with the intention of buy ing only a loaf of bread. When he landed at the cash register he had one of those “baby carriage” contrap tions filled, both top and bottom sections, to overflowing. He intended to spend 14 cents when he went in, but from the looks of the carriage his bill must have been nearer 14 bucks. o * I’m still hearing more about that New Year’s ete party held at the Officers Club. For instance a certain Major had his wife along. She didn’t mind her husband kissing the women, but when the scudder kissed the same gal four or five times, the Missus complained slightly, saying “that wasn’t necessary.” Dr. George Crawford became daddy of a bouncing baby boy Wednesday of last week at Miami, Fla. Well, be ing in that neck of the woods the brand ought to be Havana. Doc said the baby weighs seven pounds naked. What—hain’t he got no clothes for the youngster? o Cal Kramer is now proudly displaying another fishing gadget which completes .his sure-fire outfit to catch fish. The new contraption is known as Depth-O-Plug. Cal says the thing will register the depth as well as the temperature of the water. Now with his rig which de tects the sound of fish swimming and his other hifalutin’ equipment he ought to be the top fisherman in the county. With all of his equipment, he says if he don’t catch fish at one place, he then moves to another. Well, what in the dickens does he think I do? Traffic Fatalities In North Carolina Drop In November Chowan and Durham Counties Head List With Four For the first time since May, traf fic fatalities in North Carolina took a downward turn ir- November as com pared with the same month last year, the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles has reported. Seventy-six persons were killed on the highways last month as compared with 78 for November, 1948, a three per cent decrease. Injuries and acci dents showed an increase over last year but were less than the record high month of October of this year. A total of 894 injuries were reported, a 23 per cent increase over the 735 of November, 1948. Accidents numbered 2,023, a 24 per cent increase. Octo ber’s statistics showed 83 killed, 980 injured, in 2,287 accidents. November’s fatalities brought the total for the first 11 months of the year to 762, an increase of 15 per cent over the 662 recorded last year. Injuries totaled 8,802, up 2,139 over last year, and accidents, 18,906, up 4,480. Thirty persons died when the ve hicles in which they were riding ran off the roadway, representing an 11 per cent increase over the 27 killed in this manner in November of 1948. Twenty-two pedestrians were killed, an 11 per cent increase over the 19 killed in the same month last year. Collisions of vehicles accounted for 14 deaths, a 30 per cent decrease un der the 20 killed last November. Train-car collisions killed four per sons and two bicyclists were traffic fatalities. / Chowan and Durham counties led the State in fatalities with four per sons killed in each county. ChoWan’s contribution was the fatal drowning of four Negroes when a car plunged into the creek at Bolton’s brige. No fatalities were reported in 64 counties. Sixty-one of November’s fatalities occurred in 52 accidents in rural areas, while 12 accidents in cities accounted for 15 deaths. CATHOLIC SERVICES The special chair of Unity Octave religious services are continuing in St. Ann’s Catholic Church, with the Intention on Thursday, January 19, being for “The return of all Oriental Separatists to Communion with the Apostolic See”; January 20, “The submission of Anglicans to the au thority of the Vivar of Christ”; Janu ary 21, “That the Lutherans and all other Protestants of Continental Eur ope may find their way ‘Back to Holy Church’”; January 22, “That Christ ians in America may become One in communion with the Chair of St. Pe ter”; January 23, “The return to the Sacraments of lapsed Catholics”; Jan uary 24, “The conversion of the Jews”; January 25, “The Missionary conquest of the world for Christ”, stated Father F. J. McCourt, pastor, who invites everybody to all Services. Friday, January 20, Holy Mass will be offered in Plymouth Court House court room, Plymouth, at 8:10 A. M., with confessions there at 7:45 to 8:05 A. M. Sunday, January 22, Masses in Edenton at 9 and 11 A. M., with con fessions there at 8:30 to 8:56 and 10:30 to 10:65 A. M. The next great task of humanity is not deliverance by the sword, but de liverance from the sword. —David Lloyd George. Beware Coughs From Common Colds That HANG ON Creomulsion relieves promptly because It goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with die understanding you must like die way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money bade. CREOMULSION lor Coughs,ChestColds.Bronchiti« Personal To Women With Nagging Backache As we get older, (trees and strain, over exertion, excessive smoking or exposure to cold sometimes stows down kidney func tion. This may lead many folks to com plain of nagging backache, lorn of pep and energy, headaches and dirtiness Getting up nights or frequent passages may result from minor bladder irritations due to oold, dampness or dietary indiscretions. If your discomforts are due to these causes, don’t wait, try Doan’s Pills, a mild diuretic. Used successfully by millions for over 60 years. While these symptoms may often otherwise occur. It's amaaing how many times Doan’s give happy relief— help the 16 miles of kidney tubes and filters flush out. waste. Get Doan's PUls today! , Dun s Pius State Offers Medal # For Bicycle* Safety Fellas and girls, would you like to have an attractive red, blue and silver decal for your bike, showing a silver colored bicycle on a blue background with a red border? You can get one by writing the Highway Safety Diviaion of the North Carolina Department of Motor Ve hicles in Raleigh. No, you don’t have to send in any box tops or 10 cents to cover the cost of mailing. All you have to do is to give your word of honor that you will ride your bicycle safely and you may have one of the decals. The Division also has on hand mem bership cards, which you can carry around in your pocket to show that you are a member in good standing of a bicycle safety club, and certificates suitable for framing for your bed room wall to show you have answered successfully 40 questions on bicycle safety. Although these items are designed primarily for use in connection with bicycle safety clubs, Z. E. Helms, chief of the driver education section of the division, stated that any boy or girl who lives in a city or town which does hot have a club can obtain the decal, membership card and cer tificate if he agrees to live up to the standards set for club members and if he answers the safety questions cor rectly. Helms reported that to date 12 bicycle clubs have been organized in the State and plans for others are underway. The clubs have been form ed under the supervision of civic groups, law enforcement agencies and recreation units, in cooperation with the 17 field Representatives of the Di vision. The program for organizing bicycle clubs was begun last year in an ef fort to cut down on bicycle fatalities in the State by teaching youngsters to ride safely in traffic. CHOWAN BOY PROMOTED Richard C. Hollowell, son of Mr, R. C. Hollowell, of Tyner, was re cently promoted from the grade of staff sergeant to technical sergeant while serving a tour of duty with the U. S. Air Force in the Philippines. Overseas since May of 1948, Techni cal Sergenat Hollowell is currently assigned a3 preventative maintain ance utilities technician with the 18th Installations Squadron of Headquar ters, Philippines Command (Air Force) and Thirteenth Air Force stationed at Clark Air Force Base in Central Luzon. A former student of Chowan High School, Edenton, North Carolina, he served at Schofield Barracks in Hono lulu, Hawaii before the war and reen tered active service in January, 1947. ROTARY.MEETS TODAY Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet today (Thursday) at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. President George Twiddy urges a 100 percent attend ance. Our social life is in essence but a long, slow striving for the victory of justice over force. —John Galsworthy. (lj~ - ' These Bottlss Cost Us Seven Cents Each «jT*! Since Christmas our delivery service has been late because we get more bottles on late delivery than when we come early. I We know that our customers are not losing our bottles, but we do know that they are disappearing from the time they are put on the porch after our delivery until we come back for the next delivery. II O' V-. gjjg Anyway, we are going back to our early delivery because we have a lot of trade that benefits by early deliveries, and we H URGE YOU, our customers, to put your bottles on the porch « the night before your delivery. II | . ■frfdS We are still serving the best products that we can,get, and ill we want you to know that we appreciate your faithful patronag^J Albemarle D<iMm l | PHONE 2 17-W EDENTON, N. C. 111 . |l| Deaths On Highways | Cause Terrible Loss Highway deaths, injuries and prop- , erty damage cost North Carolina aj». ; proximately $74,000,000 during 194®, the Department of Motor Vehicles has estimated. * > The estimate was based on a formu la worked out frpm the National Safe ty Council’s publication, “Accident Facts,” which places the cost per death at approximately SBB,OOO. The unofficial total of killed in highway accidents in 1949 was 842: The SBB,OOO figure takes into consid eration that a proportionate number of injuries and accidents occur for each death. TAX BOOK BEST SELLER “Our Federal Income Tax,” the of ficial guide for taxpayers published by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, ■has established itself near the top on national beat-seller lists, according to 1 information released today. Over 200,000 copies of this 138-page tax ! book, which is available from the Su perintendent of Documents, Govern ment Printing OfficeT at 26 cents a copy, were sold~ during the first five weeks since publicaton. u Sold In Edenton by Mitchener's Pharmacy ~gTw’ m William! p* Pen a I fgl Blended M _ - ® Retail . *1.95 Ml I Fifths 86 Proof IHE STRAIGHT WHISKEYS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE 4 YEARS OR MORE OUT. SEC STRAIGHT WHISKEY, ASX NEUTRAL SPIRITS, DISTILLED PROM GRAM. ttltlUM t IMR LRETD, KMH, RUMS
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