SECTION ONE—:
The Chowan Herald
Published every Thursday by The Chowan
Herald, a partnership consisting of J. E.
Bufflap and Hertor Lupton, at 428-426 South
, Broad Street, Edenton, N. C.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1963.
A LIFT FOR TODAY
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good
will toward nfen. —Luke 2:14.
God speaks to us at Christmastime through the Little
Lord Jesus, and life takes on new meaning for time and
eternity with hope and salvation for our sinning world.
May we follow the Path of His Star and find the Way
Home to Thee, we pray, Almighty God.
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Another Step Forward
So far as education of boys and girls is concerned
Edenton made a step forward when it was announced
last week that the Edenton Junior-Senior High School
had been accepted by the Southern Association of Col
leges and Secondary Schools, thus becoming the 86th
high school holding membership in the association.
Membership in this association means that, due to re
ciprocal affiliations, graduates of the Edenton school
will be enabled to enter any college in the United States
without taking examinations. This should be welcome
news for parents of children who go to college, for here
tofore, it has not been unusual to send boys and girls to
junior colleges in order to prepare them for entrance into
college.
Schools in Edenton and Chowan County have made a
great deal of progress in recent years, but this particu
lar achievement in meeting the high standards maintain
ed by the Southern Association of colleges and Second
ary Schools is one of which not only the faculty but
citizens in general should be justly proud.
The Christmas Spirit )
This is the time of the year when memories of both.
the youngest and oldest citizens in the community go
back many years to never-to-retum Christmases. Almost'
without exception the memories of Christmas, the fami
ly, and the home constitute the sweetest of one’s child
hood.
The true Christmas spirit is sometimes missed in to
day’s commercial trample, however, and this is regret
table from several standpoints. In the first place, too
much commercialism tends to make Christmas an ordeal, .
especially for those charged with the final responsibility j
of buying presents, selling presents, or dealing with the i
commercial aspect in some other form.
In the second place, the commercialization of Christ- ,
mas tends to reduce its pleasure, since the real pleasure
to be derived from the season comes from a spirit of
giving—not getting—the exception being the children
who expect Santa Claus to come through for them, as he
does on Christmas Eve night or early Christmas morn
ing.
The proper emphasis to place on the Christmas sea
son is a religious one, and every American—regardless
of his faith—should keep this in mind. A full and beau
tiful realization of the inspiration Christmas should be
can he realized only through a proper appreciation of the
spiritual nature, of the observance.
Reason To Be Doubly Happy
Next Friday, Christmas, will be of double significance
for Fire Chief R. K. Hall, who on that day will also cele
brate his 88th birthday.
Cap’n Dick holds the unique distinction for being the
oldest active fire chief in the United States, having ser
ved with the Edenton Fire Department since he was 15
years old, a period of 73 years.
Cap’n Dick numbers his friends as legion throughout
North Carolina and here in Edenton he’is one of the
landmarks. One of his hobbies is repairing discarded
toys for children of the community and while he gets a
lot of joy out of living, the fact that he can make little
children happy is an added pleasure.
The Herald congratulates Cap’n Dick on his 88th birth
day anniversary and wishes him many happy returns of
the day as well as a very Merry Christmas.
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Page Four
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C„ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 19M.
Heard & Seen
$y “Buff”
At Christmas time a* lot of people are cooperative and
of a kind disposition as I observed in a Norfolk store
Friday. A lady stepped up to another “pleasingly plump”
lady and asked, “Do you mind if I ask you a personal
question?” The answer was, “Why I reckon so.” Then
the inquisitive lady asked, “What size pants do you
wear?” Sort of surprised, the “pleasingly plump” lady
answered, “Why I wear size 8.” “Thank you,” said the
other lady, “I want to buy a pair of pants for my sister
and she’s just about as stout as you are.” See what I
mean? Had it not been Christmas time, the possibility
is that the lady might have replied, “None of your blan
kety blank business.”
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Here’s one, like all other Herald employees, who has
worked like the mischief in order to print The Herald a
day earlier this week. The paper was printed Tuesday
in order to allow the whole works several days to cele
brate Christmas. So if I don’t see you around, here’s
wishing for every reader of The Herald a very happy ,
Christmas.
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Fruit cake at my house has taken a good beating. The
Missus baked three some time ago to “age” for Christ
mas, and the last one is now over half gone. Well, as
one of my friends said, it tastes just as good before
Christmas as it does on or after Christmas.
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Everybody seems to he busy as bees these few days
before Christmas. But if anybody is any busier than the
gang at the post office, I’d like to know who they are.
Some of ’em the other day were about belly deep in
Christmas cards, but somehow here’s betting a stogie
they’ll be cleaned up by Christmas day.
o
Mrs. Lester Ashley, a native of Germany, is in Eden
ton for the holidays, and while she likes this neck of the
woods, she says she will greatly miss the white Christ
mas usually experienced in Germany. Well, a lot of us
would like to see a white Christmas also, but if it gets
much warmer than it is as this column is written Tues
day morning, we might consider a few bathing parties
as part of the Christmas celebration.
o
Most of the places of business in Edenton will be
closed Friday and Saturday for Christmas. This will in
clude the Bank of Edenton, so if you want to get any
| money out of the bank, better get it before closing time
Thursday. (You’ve got to have some money in the bank,
however, to get any out).
o
Like most folks, I’ve received a large batch of Christ
mas cards, and isn’t it embarrassing when a fellow gets
one signed “Mary and John” or something like that and
you can’t figure out who the card is from? Anyway,
postal employees for sure aren’t very much in favor of
the greeting card idea. 1
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This name of mine has been terribly butchered up
many times, but a new one turned up in the mail last
I week. Among my many Christmas greetings was one
I from the Sinclair Refining Company at Atlanta, Ga.,
which had my name spelled “J. E. Bubbcap.” Oh, me!
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Edenton Rotarians held their annual Christmas party
in the American Legion hut Thursday night of last week.
The women apparently play bingo out there, for on the
ladies’ rest room door is posted a sign “Play Bingo Fri- '
day Night.” I don’t know where the men play, for
there’s no sign on their door. ;
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In the mail Tuesday was a brief letter from Jimmy
Barrow, who signed the letter “Jimmy Barrow—Joe '
Barrow’s son.” Jimmy expressed his appreciation for re
veiving The Herald which he receives about three weeks
after printing. “But it is still news to me,” he says. “It
keeps me up on what’s happening in and around Eden
ton.” Jimmy’s tour in Korea is just about over, so that
he says it will not be too long before he can sit down at
home and read the paper in peace. He wishes a Merry
Christmas for all his Edenton friends. And here’s wish- '
ing a Merry Christmas to all of the boys from Chowan
County who are in Korea and many other parts of the
world who would lick their aims up to their elbows if
they could be home to enjoy Christmas. ,
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The way I understand it, Chowan is lagging in the j
Christmas Seal quota which is $2,400. This money is
badly needed to fight tuberculosis right here in Chowan ,
County (yep, there’s some of it here). If you haven’t j
sent in the money for the seals mailed you, look around j
and find the envelope. Then send in your contribution. ;
The money is needed and you’ll not miss a buck or two.
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Local 4-H dubs HoM
Christmas Parties
State Winners Tell of
Recent Trip t0.4-H
Congress
The home agent and the assistant
county agent held regular 4-H Club
meetings in the schools last week. The.
clubs held their regular Christmas!
party, which is their usual meeting I
program for the month of December. 1
James Monds, State 4-H tractor
winner, reported on his trip to the
National 4-H Congress at Chicago.
James made his report to members of
the Chowan 10, 11, 12 grade club. He
made a very interesting report and, no
doubt, many of the club members are
inspired to work harder to earn a trip
to Chicago.
Vandy Parks, State winner, 4-H
corn production, also reported to the
Chowan Bth and 9th grade club on
his trip. Vandy, as well as James,
was impressed with the meetings
which he attended at this National
4-H Congress.
CIVIC CALENDAR
(Continued From Page One)
Chowan Tribe, No. 12, 1.0.R.M.,
meets Monday night at 7:30 in
the Red Men hall.
Fire Chief R. K. Hall celebrates
his 88th birthday on Christmas
day.
Midnight Christmas services at
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on
Thursday night starting at 11:30
o’clock.
Christmas eve (Thursday) a
midnight service will be held in
St. Ann’s Catholic Church.
Annual Varsity Club Christ
mas dance in Edenton armory
Friday night, December 25, from
9 to 1 o’clock.
North Carolina 1954 automobile
license plates now on sale at the
Edenton branch office of the Car
olina Motor Club on East Water
Street.
City automobile tags for 1954
on sale at the Municipal Building.
Officers for Unanimity Lodge,
No. 7, A. F., & A. M., will be in
. stalled Thursday night, January
7, at 8 o’clock in the Court House.
Chowan’s quota in Christmas
Seal Sale is $2,400.
DR. ROBERT T. DANIEL TO
PREACH AT BAPTIST CHURCH
(Continued from Page One!
Southwestern Baptist Theological:
Seminary and is now professor of Old j
Testament at the Southeastern Ban- ■
tist Theological Seminary in Wake
Forest, N. C. *
The public is cordially invited to |
hear Dr. Daniel at both the morning
worship hour at 11 o’clock and the
evening worship hour at 7:30 o’clock.
Sunday School meets at 9:45 Sunday
morning and Training Union at 6:15
Sunday evening, the mid-week prayer
service at 7:30 Wednesday evening
and the Bible study hour on Friday
evening at 7:30.
AGRICULTURE BOARD
RENEWS ACTIVITIES
(Continued From Page One)
monia as a cheaper source of nitro
gen. He also mentioned chemical
weed control suggesting these as lines
of work needed in 1954.
C. W. Overman, countv agent, nr.
rounced the series of "- : nter ri»'
mgs ceV,o,i,q pp held January 12,
13, 14 and 15 Subjects to be dis
cussed at tne.si meetings were: (1)
"Chemical Weed Control”, (2) “Lay
ing Flocks and Turkeys”, (3) “New
Practices in Com ar.d Soybeans”, (4)
“Managing tlie Farm Business”, (5)
“The Farm Woodland”, (6) “New Tc
bacco Practices,” and (7) “Beekeep
ing”. Every member was urged to
make every effort to get farm peo
ple to attend.
/ HOME FROM PACIFIC
Lieut, and Mrs. William B. Shep
ard and their daughters are spending
1 the Christmas holidays with Mr. Shep-
I ard’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Shepard. Lieut. Shepard just retum
, ed from Kwasalein, one of the Mar
, shall Islands, where he has been sta
tioned for 13 months and is now
awaiting a new assignment.
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
The following Chowan County stu
dents from Mars Hill College are
j home for the Christmas holidays:
Mary Ann Elliott and Charlotte Vir
ginia Small. The official holidays be
' gan Thursday, December 17, and
classes resume on regular schedule
Monday, January 4.
HOME FOR HOLIDAYS
Lillian Webb Leary and Alphia
Ruthia Small, both of Edenton, and
Bernice Lucretia White of Hobbsville,
students at Meredith College, have ar
rived home for the Christmas holi
days.
NO POCAHONTAS MEETING
Chowanoke Council, No. 64, Degree
of Pocahontas, will not meet Friday
night of this week, due to Christmas.
The next meeting of the Council will
be Friday night, January 8, at which
time officers will be elected.
FOUND LADIES’ BILLFOLD ON
Church Street last week. Owner
can secure same by contacting J. P.
Partin, Jr., and paying for this ad.
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Master Sergeant and Mn. Lester
t Ashley and two children from Camp
. Hood, Texas, are spending the Chriat
, mas holidays with; Mr. Ashley’s par
• ents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Ashley.
WCUNC STUDENTS HOME
Sharon Lupton, Thomissa Goodman,
Betsy Duncan and Lu Jordan, students
at WCUNC, Greensboro, arrived home
Saturday to spend tbe Christmas holi
days with their parents.
MASONS CALL OFF MEETING
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., will not meet Thursday night
of this week. The meeting has been
called off due to the Christmas holU
days.
Chowan County Spends
For Liquor and Tobacco,
Averaged Over All Adults
In the County, About $2.00
Per Week Per Person!
Your Church Needs
At Least An Equal Amount.
Go To Church and Learn
What It Can Do
For You and the World.