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PAGE TEN Closing Hours For Dispatch Os Mail At Edenton Office Schedule Published To Assure Quickest Pos sible Service In order to be assured of the quick est possible service at the lEdenton Post Office, Postmaster C. E. Kramer annouces the following closing hours for outgoing mail from the local of fice. 6:30 A. M. —Star Route to Aulan der, N. C., intermediate points and points to the South. (All classes of mail) 11:45 A. M.—Norfolk-Raleigh Train No. 1, to Raleigh, N. C., intermediate points and all points to the South. (All classes of mail) 12:45 P. M., —Norfolk-Raleigh Train No. 2, to Norfolk, Va., intermediate points and all points to the North and West. Air Mail connection. (All classes of mail) 2:00 P. M.—Star Route to Aulander, N. C., intermediate points and points to the north. (All classes of mail) 2:00 P. M., —Star Route to Suffolk, Va., intermediate points and points to the North. (All classe of mail). 4:45 P. M.—Star Route to Rocky Mount, N. C., intermediate points and points to the North, South, East and West. Air Mail connection. (First class mail, only) 5:45 P. M.—Star Route to Norfolk, Va., intermediate points and points to North. Air Mail connection. (First class mail, only.) In order to be assured of the quick est possible service, on parcel post matter, parcels should be mailed be fore 11:30 A. M., so that they may be dispatched on the same day that they are mailed. “To avoid delay,” says Mr. Kramer, “be sure that sufficent postage is ap plied on air mail matter.” Careful Marketing Os Cotton Is Urged Every cotton grower should fine out the grade, staple, and exact value of bale before selling, says D. H. Stancil, cotton marketing specialist for the State College Extension Service. Stancil points out that current cot ton prices are higher than most farm ers can remember, and growers in some sections have been so pleased to hear of “40 cent cotton” that they have eagerly accepted this amount as soon as it was offered. In some cases, the specialist says, G&W ■£• jt SEVEN $ 2” M STAR BUnded whiskey. "The straight whiskies are 4 / / years or more old. 37Vi% mm / SEVE\ vJ< I Straight whiskey. 62Vi% ■■■■ / / neutral spirits distilled W| I / fH” / from grain. 15% straight # / 'sTpf / whiskey 4 years old. LP^Z2SP*II 15% straight whiskey 5 DDAOE / years old. 7ki% straight W1 whiskey 6 years old." GOODERHAM & WORTS LIMITED, PEORIA, ILLINOIS I KEEP YOUR CAR WELL GROOMED l Handsome —the word for today’s automo-1 < > o S 5 bile. And it will look that way for many years, $ 1 *' I if you give it proper care at the outset. Start f o x j; out right for Fall. Let us take out occasional <; o dents and touch up the paint, BEFORE rust O <! I sets in. Let us keep it looking g00d... so you <> < > ;: can keep it longer. Drive in today! $ <> < > <► . $ <S A. $ o V < i! B. B. H. MOTOR CO., Inc. j <; “YOUR FRIENDLY CHEVROLET DEALER n \ \ | North Broad and Oakum Sts. Eden ton, N. C. J 'jjojjiiiitii ho iiiiuiniimiiniiimnniiiiiiii! this may be a mistake. For example, during recent weeks cotton which was bringing 40 cents a pound in one area of the state was bringing 41 % to 42 cents in other areas. Prices of midd ling and strict middling cotton have varied this month frqm 40% to more , than 42% cents a pound. “(Forty cents a pound may seem to be a good price for cotton,” asserts Stancil, "but every farmer should find out what grade and staple he has and what it is worth before selling.” Stancil adds that although a definite cottonseed price has not been estab lished in most areas, indications are that prime seed (grading 100) will bring more than $1 a bushel. A-Pirating We Will Go (Continued From Page Nine) could take him—the mighty Black beard. On the night of the 21st of No vember, Lieut. Maynard arrived out side Ocracoke Inlet and dropped an chor. Blackbeard, on the “Adven ture”, was lying at anchor about 3 miles from the mouth of the Inlet, behind treacherous shoals which he knew Maynard would have to ne gotiate before he could attack. Ashore, in the village, some sort of celebration was taking place, and the sounds of merrymaking and revelry drifted across the water to Black beard’s ship, and to seaward where Maynard lay anchored. Simultaneous ly, both Maynard and Blackbeard de cided to go ashore, but for different reasons. Blackbeard desired only to get drunker than he was and join in the merrymaking. Maynard wish ed to engage a pilot to guide him through the Inlet and the dangerous shoal water, where on the morrow he knew the fight of his life was to take place. The fight might have begun and ended there in a few minutes, if the men had met that night on Ocra coke. Aso most of the inhabitants of Oc racoke—as many North Carolinians were—were sympathizers of Black board, Maynard was unsuccessful in engaging the services of a pilot. He JACKSON RADIO SERVICE AM AND FM SUPPLIES TELEVISION TIRE RECAPPING AND VULCANIZING 115 East Church Street PHONE 361-W THE CHOWAN HERALD EDENTON. N. C- THUBBDAY, SEPTEMBER 28,1960 !,(returned to his ship and began prepa s rations for tomorrow's engagement. a The morning of November 22nd, 2 1718, dawned. The sky was slightly hazy and foggy, but it gave promise 6 of soon clearing. There was little e wind. Maynard’s gallant little “Pearl” thrust her prow into Ocracoke Inlet, o and slowly surged forward. At one s time the wind fell completely off, and i Maynard had to supplement his sails s with sweeps and towing; but he made ” progress toward Blackbeard’s “Ad g venture”, although slow. - Slowly but surely the intervening e distance between the vessels grew !1 shorter and shorter. Sounds of voices, and the metal clink of armament in preparation for the fight, floated over the water. When the vessels came within can non shot distance, Blackbeard was the first to open fire, his cannon belching flame and smoke that mushroomed over his deck. Maynard instantly re plied, and with both ships blazing at ' one another the quietness of the sandy ‘ wastes of Ocracoke was shattered ' into a thousand fragments and the ' inhabitants were startled into the rea * lization that a sea battle was taking > place before their eyes. 9 A pirate does not like to stand still, ‘ the passive target for bullets and shot. IHe likes action; he prefers to take f the fight to the other fellow. That 3 was why boarding an enemy’s ship 1 was standard battle-technique among - buccaneers and pirates, and that was 3 what Blackbeard decided to do now. - He had no stomach for Maynard’s. - broadsides, which rent his sails, splin t tered his decks, and wounded and 3 killed his men. l With 20 of his crew, armed with - cutlasses and knives and pistols, i Blackbeard rowed toward the “Pearl”, 3 and yelling and cursing, swarmed ov -3 er the sides and filled her decks with Millions prefer Adrv\s better bleach WfTH NO OFFENS/HE ODOR! C* Fleecy White is so pleasant to use so 9®htle.. so good! No wonder women) exclaim "It’s a Peach of a Bleach!” very next time you buy a bottle of bleach . . buy Fleecy White! It’s not just another bleach. It’s a better bleach. Full-bodied .. . always uniform in quality Jj ssmmm and strength .. . Fleecy White is also pleasant to use. It / §|J|*! has no offensive odor. All in all, it’s the best buy in bleach. f > That’s why millions I fWomiRCOUPOH TODAY! M 'CEeqfM Ha (THIS is NOT Jm Mm' -*r* Always Uniform Always Dapendablo - the fury of fighting, savage men. Back and forth they surged, hacking with I cutlasses, stabbing with knives, and y shooting with pistols. Blackbeard him e self fought with the strength of a e maniac and the ferocity of an enraged > tiger. He had made his appearance more frightening by thrusting slow g burning cannon matches into his mat j ted beard. Blood, mingled with powder 3 smudges, ran down his grimy face. } With swinging, dripping cutlass he - strode up and down, dealing death right and left, until he came face to, r face with Lieutenant Maynard. The , Lieutenant was an expert swordsman t and he neatly parried every attack i and thrust that Blackbeard aimed at! - him. Blackbeard, knowing that he had met his match, in desperation drew his pistol and fired point-blank into 1 , Maynard’s face. He missed. It was J then that Maynard leaped in, and in ai 1 surprise lunge, quickly ended the | fight. I ; The terrible Blackbeard lay dead i - at Maynard’s feet, bleeding from | many wounds. With their leader dead, i > the rest of Blackbeard’s crew lost j . their taste for battle and surrender-' - ed. Maynard boarded Blackbeard’s 1 ship, “The Adventure”, and found , there a giant Barbadoes Negro on , the verge 1 of blowing up the powder . magazine and all hands along with it. : He was promptly made prisoner, i Maynard, with Blackbeard’s head : stuck on the bowsprit of his vessel, i | sailed first to Bath, where he exhibit- I ed the grisly memeneo of the encoun : ter at Ocracoke; and then he sailed • away to Hampton Roads. His prison- I ers, Maynard delivered to justice in Williamsburg, where they were fair i ly tried, found guilty of piracy on the , high seas, and hanged. Although i n the operations of Blackbeard, there were many implica-j i tions of graft and dealings between' . him and Governor Eden, there were \ few repercussions. Tobjaa Knight, I Secretary to the Colony, was definitely . implicated, having at one time secreted t Blackbeard’s loot in his bam. There I was never any direct proof of Govem , or Eden’s complicity with Blackbeard, . but it was almost a sure thing that he . had a finger, or even his whole hand . in Blackbeard’s pie. Governor Eden’s actions were not those of an entirely innocent party; for he acquiesced in Blackbeard’s af fairs and gave him passive aid by re fusing to take action against him. ' That should not have been the attitude of the Governor of North Carolina, .when its citizens were clamoring that 'he at least take official steps to ap prehend Blackbeard. I But Eden was not alone in conniv-| ing with pirates—the Governors of| Massachusetts and New York and ! several other States did the same J thing. It seemed to be the general order of things in those rough and | ready days; many things were com jmon practice in Colonial tfmes that | would not be countenanced now. Even (Blackbeard should not be dealt with too harshly . . . for, after all, he was the product of his environment and his times. I l || l || l | llllll , l , ||| , |||||||||||||||n||||a|aH||||||||a||||||||)| | | If You Need Money To Finance or Re-Finance Your Farm at Low Interest Rates... SEE T. W. JONES Edenton, North Carolina Representative of One of the Nation’s Largest Insurance Companies TAKE UP TO 20 YEARS TO REPAY LOANS I I ITS WISI TQ tIPAIt ) Thin soles and off level heels can be harmful to your feet. Come in for a complete shoe rebuilding | job and ask for STEERHEAD i genuine leather soles that protect your foot health! W. M. RHOADES SHOE REPAIR SHOP EDENTON, N. C. 129 S. Broad St. Phone 378 I TRY A HERALD CLASSIFIED AD
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