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PAGE SIX The Chowan Herald Published every Thursday by The Chm« Herald, a partnership consisting es J. ®iwin Bufflap and Hector Lunton, at 428-428 South Broad Street, Edenton, N. C. i 'i*" 1 /North Carolina f HttSS ASSOCUTW?! SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year : Six Months MM j. EDWIN BUFFLAP --Editor HECTOR LUPTON Advertising Manage Entered as second-class matter August 80, 1934, at the Post Office at Edenton, North Caro lina, under the act of March 8,1879. Cards of thanks, obituaries, resolutions of respect, will be charged for at regular advertising rates. , THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1950 THIS~\VEEK’S BIBLE THOUGHT MANY HAVE FOLLOWED THIS RULE: Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.—Phil. 1:5. Hoorah, Says Mrs. Smith If there was any person in Edenton this week who felt like yelling “Eureka,” it was Mrs. Percy Smith, chairman of the Chowan County March of Dimes. This year’s quota for Chowan County was $2,200 and when checking up Tuesday morning Mrs. 'Smith had $1,902.89 in with the expectation of a little more trickling in by a few canvassers. Though still almost S3OO short of the quota from re turns of canvassers, the county has gone over the top by reason of the Edenton Marine Corps Air Station. At the base, personnel, due to their generosity and sym pathy with the fight against infantile paralysis, con tributed $1,793.32, all of which goes to the credit of the county. The money was sent to Marine Corps headquar ters, but half of the amount, according to the State of fice of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, will be returned to the Chowan County Chapter. Mrs. Smith is to be highly complimented for the splendid and business-like manner in which she conduct ed the drive. The drive was sponsored by the Business and Professional Woman’s Club, but most of Mrs. Smith’s workers were chosen from among non-club members, all of whom did a magnificent job of can vassing the county. Practically every house and busi ness establishment was called upon by the canvassers and in some instances back calls were made in an effort to secure contributions. Mrs. Smith personally is very much elated over the success of the drive, and, modestly taking no credit for herself, she is high in praise of her co-workers and ex tends to all who helped either by their efforts or contri butions her sincere thanks and appreciation. A Grass-Roots Country The government of this nation is dominated by the small towns and rural areas not by the great city populations. The striking fact is developed in an ana lysis of the United States Congress published in the December issue of The American Press. The analysis shows that 76 out of the 96 Senators — 79 per cent —are elected by rural majorities, and that 54 per cent of the Representatives represent more rural counties than urban counties. For the purpose of the etudy, a rural county was considered to be one in which there is no community with more than 10,000 .population. The small number of Senators who represent predomi nately urban constituencies mostly come from states with very small land areas and concentrated industry, such as Rhode Island and Connecticut. The study shows further that 42 Senators and 132 Representatives have a weekly newspaper as their home town paper. The point is that, in spite of the growth of the cities, this is still a grass-roots country. The people on the 1 ■ ■■■— l ■■ February Special I 5-PIECE I Bedroom Suite BY TOMLINSON MADE OF SOLID CHERRY I ■ Consisting of: Regular $435.00 Value i bed special today I 1 MR. AND MRS. DRESSER C?OQA AA I 1 MIRROR I 1 MR. AND MRS. CREST This Suite Will Be Reduced SIO.OO 1 1 NIGHT TABLE Each Day Until Sold! ++ + I YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD AT I Quinn Furniture Company EDENTON, N. C. f . T I ■ ■■■■ —I •**- . . « THE CHOWAN HERA 13? EDKNToN, N. U. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, I*6o ♦ Heard & Seen By “Buff” Mrs. Jimmy Gibbs, who lives in Florida, wrote me a brief letter in which she said she read in this column the .piece about Edgar Pierce giving me a cocoanut. “Note,” she said, “Mondongo is the proper spelling of the island and not ‘Mondonga’ as you spelled it” In fact Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs now live on Mondongo and Mrs. Gibbs says there are plenty of cocoanuts there and that fishing is good. “You spoke of coming to Florida,” wrote Mrs. Gibbs, “and if and when you do, come to Mondongo and pay v& a visit. Welcome is always on our door mat and the doors are never latched.” Well, folks, if you don’t get your Herald some Thursday morning, just jump to the conclusion that I’ve gone to Florida. One of the principal reasons —I went fishing 'Saturday, sat in a cold boat and a stiff breeze and caught only one fish, so that “fishing is good” is quite an incentive to make the trip. O A local salesman the other day was trying to sell a large box of Valentine candy to a young fellow. “Why not buy this big job ?” asked the salesman, “you will be able to help your girl friend eat it.” “Yes,” replied the young man, “that’s what I’m afraid of. If I buy the big job, some other guy might also be helping to eat my candy.” o William Reeves, who works for The Herald, has his troubles, too. William is the daddy of three boys and the other day his sister called, saying: “William, the littlest one is cussing and the biggest one is smoking.” Sort of puzzled, William asked, “What is the middle one doing ? Let me talk to him.” The youngster talked over the phone, saying, “I’m not doing anything, just settin’ down.” Still puzzled, William said he expects he’ll beat ’em all—the middle one, too, because he wasn’t doing anything. o Cal Kramer has just got to dig up some new jokes and tricks. At the Rotary meeting Tuesday night, when club boys were entertained, Cal, as usual, told some of his jokes and tried some of his tricks. Larry Lowe, who was sitting nfext to Cal, solved all the tricks and said he had heard the jokes before. “Where did you hear them ?” asked Cal. “Why, you told them last year when I was here,” said Larry. o Young Pat Carlton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Carlton has a legitimate complaint. So far in his young life there have been few reasons for his name to appear in The Herald. But last week he was one of the Boy Scouts who filled town offices. However, when the paper was printed the name appeared as “Pat Cayton.” It was Pat Carlton who joined the Scouts in running the town for a day and from what I observed they did a swell job. o Percy 'Perry, for one, is very glad the Bank of Edenton has provided a night depository. Percy says his bank de posits have fallen off so badly lately that, he’s ashamed to go in the bank to make ‘em. With the night depository now in operation he can slip up, droip his bag in the win dow and not Have a teller look him in the face while en tering the amount in his book. Well, maybe he’s not alone in that respect. Chowanoke Council of Pocahontas had a very nice * dance Saturday night—one of the most delightful ever held, according to some. Being a member, I attended . in order to help in any way. Well, the ladies had every thing under control, so that all I had to do was dance i with some of the Pocahontas gals, and on Sunday mom . ing I could just about navigate on my “dogs.” Yep, it must be old age creeping up! i farms, in the villages, and in the small municipalities have the dominant voice when it comes to electing the men who make our laws. The future of America is in i 1 their hands. Bonner Introduces BN To Authorize Study Os Fishing Action Caused Due to Gradual Dwindling Fish Catches Congressman Herbert Bonner on Wednesday of last week introduced a bill to the House of Representatives to authorize the Study of shad, her ring and other fish in the Albemarle and PamiLco Sounds and tributaries. Mr. Bonner's bill came as a result of declines in catches of fish in waters of Northeastern North Carolina. The bill would authorize the Wild life Service to make a study of the situation and make recommendations to increase the abundance of fish. The bill is seen as a great step in aid to commercial fishermen along the North Carolina coast, where fishing is a major industry. Examination Set For Census Crew,Leaders Monday, February 20 All applicants for crew leaders in the 1960 census will be given a pre employment test on Monday, Febru ary 20th. Applicants from the following coun ties are asked to meet F. Webb Wil liams at the Court House in Elizabeth City at 10 o’clock Monday morning, February 20th. Any interested person is eligible for this examination even though for mal application may not have been previously submitted. Applicants scoring 20 or above pass and are rated eligible for ap pointment as crew leaders. Applicants scoring 19 or less fail and are not eligible for appointment as crew lead ers. Examination for enumerators will be given at a later date approximately March 15 th. Applicants scoring 10 or above are eligible for Enumerators. James Carlton Boyce 4-H Peanut Winner (Continued From Page One) samples of peanuts were auctioned to the highest bidder and the prices ranged from SI.OO to $5.00. These FARMALL M 8 IS HERE I ‘ ’ M with Matched Cub Equipment! four types of plow. F«*er, ***** WOrk ~ *U-p ur P oSt **P*f**y and - 1 i that’s what the new Farmall Cub brings to small farms umf With a full line of matched, specially-designed im plements... with such features as the Universal Mount <» ing Frame and Master Control ... the Farmall Cub is just right for those crop acres that are now without effective, efficient power. , ' Meet* every planting need There are four types of power in the Farmall Cub: power to push . * * y I - . forward-mounted implements or puU those attached to the drawbar j / ... to operate machines through the power takeoff or belted up to , ( the pulley. Put the Farmall Cub to work and say good-bye to the slow, tiresome L work you walked through before. The Cub’s riding comfort, ease of j | | v* handling and finger-tip controls really bring a "new day to the Cultivator* for every crop Bma ll farm. ' w j Les us show you how so much all-around efficiency and economy J I has been wrapped up in a tractor package the'size of the Farmall Cub! We Also Have For Delivery the 1 ’ Farmall C and Farmall M Tractors ft I ’ Byrum Implement & Truck Company ||. > EDENTON ELIZABETH CITY • samples were from peanuts exactly as they came from the picker and they wefehed from 1% to 5 pounds. The i Rotarians and the boys’ dads were very active in the bidding' and ell samples sold for a total of $28.25. After they were sold to individuals . they were again auctioned «s a group , to the highest bidder with the under- , standing that* the proceeds would be donated to the March of Dianes. The Edenton Rotary Club was high bidder and the whole lot of peanuts brought $25 and a check for this amount was given to the March of Dimes. The Extension Service expresses its wholehearted appreciation and grati tude to the Edenton Rotary Cliib and the Edenton and Albemarle Peanut Companies for their cooperation and backing of the contest. Robert Rhodes Speaker At Methodist Church (Continued from Page One) holism is a disease and the alcoholic is a sick person; (2) the alcoholic can be helped and is worth helping, and (3) alcoholism is a public health problem and, therefore, a public re sponsibility. . Before joining with other citizens interested in the problem of the re habilitation of the alcoholic in the or ganization of the Albemarle Commit tee for Education on Alcoholism, Mr. Rhodes was for a number of years a well-known business man of Elizabeth City, and is now giving his entire | FOR STATE LEOSUTIHC \\ Mrs. Josie Ruth (Wheeler) Carr, a native of Chowan , \ J County and Edenton, and a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. 3; John R. Wheeler of Edenton. o lam glad to have this opportunity, as a woman, to bid to 3I serve Chowan County, which has done so much for me. I 31 would like to serve because: 3 3 i. I believe in Chowan and its form of government. <. 3 3 2. lam proud of its past history and have great faith in 31 its future. 3 3 3.1 think, with my experiences as a teacher and interest 3 3 in civic affairs, I could do much to further good government. <3 4. I believe that women should take a practical interest in \; government. 55. I would desire, if elected, dose contact with the people 3 ; to know their desires on pending legislation. 1 ;; In all humbleness I ask your vote. It will be appreciated. ’ ' '♦***♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦*****♦****************************** time to the accomplishment of the aims of that group. He i* a gradu ate of the Yale University Summer School of Studies on Alcohol. The Rev. W. L. Freeman, .pastor .of the Methodist Church, in announcing the appearance of Mr. Rhode*, de clared: “The primary problem which alcohol presents to the community is less that of prohibition than the re habilitation of the alcoholic.” The public is cordially invited Ibo at tend the service. PETER CARLTON Radio Program SUNDAY WGAI 560 On Dial—2:3o to 3:30 FOR RENT Three Room Apartment KITCHEN FURNISHED Apply To DAVID HOLTON EDENTON
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