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The Chowan Herald
Published every Thursday by Ttus Cbow&n
Herald, a partnership consisting oj J. E,
Bufflap and Hector Lupton, at 428-426 South
t Broad Street, Edenton. N. C.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1953.
A LIFT FOR TODAY
I am the Lord that healeth thee. —Ex. 16: 26.
INFINITE POWER of God, can replace medicine and
nursing to heal our physical illness. Then, too, He heals
the sickness of the soul.
O Master Physician, we thank Thee that we can bring
to Thee our ailing bodies and sin-scarred souls for relief
and healing.
Vandals At Work
Every now and then some acts of vandalism crop up in
Edenton which cause no little amount of concern. The
latest is wanton damage done at the playground on Hicks
Field, where on Monday night benches were broken and
some of the children’s equipment damaged. This dam
age was not done by the little children who use the play
ground, but by older boys who should have more sense.
Members of the Edenton Woman’s Club, sponsors of
the playground, were up in arms and appealed to the
police in an effort to apprehend the guilty parties, and
Chief of Police George I. Dail has promised to instruct
his officers to keep an eagle eye on the playground in
order to break up the practice.
Monday night isn’t the first time damage was done
at the playground, for on a number of occasions mem
bers of the Street Department replaced bolts from bench
es which were deliberately broken or removed as well as
made repairs to equipment damaged by vartdals.
Benches on the Court House Green also fare very com
mon at times. On several occasions lately all the bench
es were stacked on a pile, as the result of which some
were broken. The Street Department at one time was
obliged to remove a bench from the top of the Joseph
Hewes monument. At another time it was necessary for
the men to wade out in the water to recover benches
which were thrown overboard and on several occasions
benches were found behind the old Norfolk Southern
railroad freight warehouse, almost a block from the
Green.
Once the cannon balls in front of the Court House
Green were thrown into the water, all of which must
have been done by persons old enough to know better
and the sooner this practice of destruction is broken up
the better it will be.
The Town and Woman’s Club procured the benches on
the Green and playgrounds for the convenience and com
fort of citizens and visitors, but if such devilshment con
tinues the best thing to do is to remove these benches,
thus eliminating a lot of worry, work and expense.
Good Men Gone
With the departure this week of a large number of
Marines from the Edenton Marine Corps Auxiliary Land
ing Field, Edenton will miss a group of splendid men.
Edenton has been very fortunate in always having, for
the most part, law-abiding and cooperative Marines at
the local base, many of whom joined in the town’s activi
ties and joined in any worthwhile endeavor. Some of
them regretted leaving Edenton as much as Edenton peo
ple regretted their departure.
Replacements are gradually arriving at the base and
The Herald feels that these new Marines will find Eden
ton and its people as friendly and hospitable as any place
they have been or will be stationed.
The end of the world, when it comes, will find some
human beings still trying to tell others how to live their
lives.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C- THURSDAY AUGUST 6, 1963.
Heard & Seen
By “Buff”
After* last week’s comment about a trip to the Western
North Carolina mountains, Leon Halsey, said it made
him sort of “homesick” for he once took a similar trip
which he - enjoyed very much and proved beneficial to his
asthma trouble. But one thing Leon couldn’t quite un
derstand about the Westerners occurred when he went to
see one of the outdoor pageants. He and his family
drove to the pageant, but when he went to buy tickets he
was told “standing seats” were all that were left. He
looked sort of puzzled for he couldn’t quite figure out
what a “standing seat” was. After a while he decided
“seat” was a superfluous word and that if he went in
he’d be standing on his feet during the whole perform
ance, which he didn’t do that particular night.
Then I was told that Joe Webb once was on top Mount
Mitchell and while' looking all around he stuck up his
hat and said “that’s about as high as you’ll ever get.”
Well, hats are mighty high these days. But on a trip
westward one thing is cheap, for all along the route one
sees signs “Free Ice Water.” m
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Mr. and Mrs. Willie Bunch of the Rocky Hock section
had a thrilling experience Tuesday. While riding in
their car they ran over a large rattlesnake near the
Rocky Hock Baptist Church. The reptile was four feet
long, with seven rattles and a button. It was about as
large around as Mr. Bunch’s arm.
Again one hears talk about a swimming pool for Eden
ton. The idea has been popping up every now and then
for several years, but no progress has been made. While
listening to a discussion the other day, I heard a sugges
tion which might be better than a swimming pool. There’s
plenty of water here for bathing and swimming, hut
we’re told the water is polluted and not fit for swimming.
The suggestion was advanced that a sewage disposal
plant would prevent water pollution and thus provide
safe water for bathing. Maybe that’s the solution to the
whole problem. Worth thinking about, anyway. It’s
just too darned had that we have so much water around
us which is deemed unsafe to use for bathing.
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At every meeting of the County Commissioners they
scan over the list of people who were jailed during the
previous month. One of ’em was asked on Monday morn
ing who he was looking for. He replied, “Well, I was
just looking to see if one of my Hands took a brief vaca
tion.” I don’t expect the jail is air-conditioned, hut it
was a popular place during July, when 63 people were
penned up.
o
I recently received an attractive placard on which is
printed: “All fishermen are liars except you and I, and
sometimes lam in doubt about you.” It all depends, you
see, who’s talking.
o
I think pallbearers should be given lessons in march
ing. I happened to he following Jack Mooney as a pall
bearer Tuesday, and he couldn’t keep in step with me to
save his life. A pallbearer has to take some mighty
short steps sometimes, which was my case following
Jack.
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Here’s one who has had a fill of cantaloupes and wa
termelon this year, and all due to the fact that Charlie
Boyce raises ’em on his Rocky Hock farm. Related to
him on the Missus’ side, I made several raids on his
fields and in one instance used his tobacco sled and mule
to haul watermelons to my car. (Os course, Charlie was
not home at the time). Not knowing much about farm
ing, I soon learned that it’s a hard job toting watermel
ons even from the patch to a tobacco sled, let alone from
the field to my car, some two or three blocks away, un
der a hot afternoon sun. Anyway, if I ever tasted any
better cantaloupes and watermelon than I have this year,
I do not remember when it was. Nope, Charlie hasn’t
any more for sale—they’re about gone.
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Maybe a lot of people do not scare very easily, but the
electrical storm Friday night surely scared a lot of peo
ple in Edenton. Not only was the lightning very sharp,
but the claps of thunder almost made a fellow jump out
of bed—if he remained in bed during the storm. We
j could have used more rain and less thunder and light-
I ning.
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WITH A GRACEFUL LEAP, this Army dog dears an obstacle at
the Army Dog Training Center at Camp Carson, Colo. During basic
training at the camp, dogs learn to obey commands of their han
dlers. The command for clearing hurdles like the one shown above
*- “up and over.*
Weather Damaging I
To 4-H Projects
Corn Principal Victim of
Long Hot and Dry
Period
Dry, hot weather has seriously dam
aged most of the Chowan 4-H Corn
projects, according to Assistant Coun
ty Agent Robert S. Marsh. Visits were
made last -week to several of the 4-H
com contestants and their acre of com
was measured and staked by Mr.
Marsh. Some sections of the county
had more rain than others and, con
sequently, those boys are more fortu
nate.
The dry weather has also affected
peanuts but most of the 4-H peanut
projects are looking well. The major
ity of the boys who have 4-H peanut
projects have sulphur dusted their
crop. They used copper sulphur dust
and applied 50 pounds on their acre
by making three applications. Experi
ments and actual field experiences
have established the fact that dusting
peanuts with copper sulphur to con
trol the leafspot disease pays big divi
dends.
People get mixed ur on equality;
men and nations are not equal. But
they should both have equal rights
and opportunities, which they don’t
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Better Facilities For
Oregon Inlet Traffic
Commissioner Winslow
Announces Addition
Os New Boat
According to J. Emmett Winslow,
First Division Highway Commission
er, a new ferry will be added at Ore
gon Inlet to relieve the congested
traffic condition. The new boat, he
says, will be named Governor Um
stead, and will be able to transport
22 cars across the Inlet.
The old ferry boat with a capacity
of 11 cars will continue in operation,
so that with the new boat 33 cars
can be carried instead of 11.
One of the big advantages of the
new ferry is that car doors can be
opened in transit and passengers can
get out and walk around. To do so
now they must climb out of their car
windows, Winslow said.
Commissioner Winslow also point
ed out that possibilities of erecting
a bridge across the inlet are being
considered.
It Was
Patron (at lunch counter): “Take
this coffee away, sister. It tastes
like mud.”
Waitress: “Well, it was ground
only this morning.”
Lay Leader Speaker
At Methodist Church
On Sunday Morning
Clifton Everett, an Attorney from
Bethel, N. C., associate lay leader of
the Rocky Hock District, will fill the
pulpit at the Edenton Methodist
Church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
The pastor, the Rev. <2. B. Edwards,
is on vacation.
The public is cordially invited to
hear the visiting speaker.
Give Him The Works
Magistrate “Witness says you
neither slowed down nor tried to avoid
the pedestrian.”
Motorist—“l took all precautions.
I blew my hom and cursed him.”
Trade, based upon taking advantage
of another, rarely proves profitable
in the lon£ run.
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