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SECTION ONE- The Chowan Herald Published every Thursday by The Chowan Herald, a partnership consisting erf J. E. Bufflap and Hector Lupton, at 423-426 South t Broad Street, Edenton. N. C. I J. EDWIN BUFFLAP r -——— HECTOR LUPTON Advertising Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year (Outside State) One year (In North Carolina) *2.00 Six Months Entered as second-class matter August 30, 1934. at the Post Office at Edenton, North Caro- Lina, under the act cf March 3, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1954. ATIFT^FOITTObAY Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. —Psalms 90:12. . , Make use of time if thou lovest eternity; yesterday cannot be recalled; tomorrow cannot be assured; only to day is thine; what is lost, is lost forever. O God, if there be any good that we can do or any kindness that we can show, let us do it quickly, for we 'hall not pass this way again. Born of Necessity The average citizen of today often wonders what the background and history of various organizations and in dividuals who are in the public eye, and are curious to learn more of their place in our society. Next Week, the Veterans of Foreign Wars throughout the nation will observe National VFW Week, affording the citizenry a better opportunity to know more of this splendid organization, and to reveal some of its pro grams for the future. We believe there is a place in the hearts of all patriotic citizens for this organization, men who have shared unusual hardships to protect our way of life. From the history of this fraternal group of soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen who have gone to strange lands in the various wars or expeditions for the past half century to defend the rest of us from a foreign aggres sor, we find that they have always stood forthright for such things as to keep their land strong and free. It is apparent that they have a deep reverence for their num ber who are disabled, and for the dependents of their Comrades who paid the supreme sacrifice. To have such ai. attitude. and to have demonstrated through the fifty-five years of the organization’s exist ence in the nation, that they too love their flag, their country, their families, their God and peace-loving people everywhere, is highly commendable. They too, deserve the admiration from our people in general, who owe so much to the men who have borne the brunt of battle. Next week is an opportune time to giv? them that recog nition they so richly deserve. As one reads into the anriy history of the VFW and the purposes for which it was organized, can readily see that it was bom of necessity, as far as they were concerned. When they returned home from their volun teer and gallant:service with Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. Admiral Dewey’s fleet at Manila, they found that the American people were not too concerned over their Comrades who were ill with tropical fevers, and the usual disabilities of war. not to mention this lack of considera tion for families of those who paid the supreme sacrifice. It appears to have been the natural thing to do, in banding together in order that their voices could he heard by the people, and the members of the state and the na tional legislatures, Because at that time, there were no veteran hospitals, veteran' pensions or compensation, or training program, which haw' greatly alleviated the prob lems of returning war veterans in recent years. There fore, it is apparent that this small beginning by a hand ful of men, has now grown to be an influential group for the good of the 10,000 communities throughout Amer ica where they have Posts. In recent years, with the fine leaders it has had on all levels, the VFW has greatly expanded its programs and activities, until its voire is heard in many and varied endeavors which seek to make America a better and safer place to live and rear our families. We wish for the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its units everywhere, godspeed in all of its worthy activities. We trust that through its efforts, combined with all other groups and responsible citizens tnere will be no further wars and that the sacrifices made by all veterans may not have been in vain. W A Bear Trap to EtTtS|H M Catch a Mouse? Whether trapping bear, muskrat or pesky little mice, tackle each job with the right equipment and you'll get good results. It's the same with servicing John Deere Tractors and Equipment. Skilled mechanics need pre cision tods to do the work right ... do it efficiently quickly, and at the lowest possible coet. A quick trip through our shop will show jo* how well we're equipped with modem _ Hobbs Implement Co., Inc. guy C. HOBBS, Mgr. “YOUR JOHN DEERE DEALER" EDENTON See Your JOHN PURE Denierfor Quality Farm Equipment Page Four THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. N. C.. THURSDAY. JANUARY 21, 1954. Heard & Seen! By “Buff” A brief letter was received this vteek from Miss Eliza beth Larriek, a former school teacher in the Edenton schools. With her renewal for The Herald, Miss Larriek had this to say: “Dear Mr. Bufflap—Enclosed find check for the re newal of The Herald. It has been twenty years since I left Edenton, but I’ve never lost interest in what you good folks are doing. I hope sometime, before too long, to get back for a visit. Best wishes for your continued suc cess of The Herald, and hoping, too, that the Editor will have no difficulty with the law during 1954.” o And while speaking about the law, Chief of Police George I. Dail was good enough to check my speedometer with the Edenton police car. which has been calibrated, but he gave me the dickens in connection with my re cent ridiculous arrest and conviction for “speeding.” Said the Chief: “Why in the dickens don’t you ‘trade’ at home instead of going to Bertie to pay out your money for fine and cost of court?” Well, I wanted to, but the cop had other ideas. o Anyway, the next time I drive in the vicinity of Wind sor I might run off the highway, but it will not be due to driving fast, but rather because I am not cross-eyed. I'm going to keep one eye constantly on the speedometer —that’s no doubt what’s expected when testifying in Court. o— —— Tn a story last week in The Bertie Ledger Advance he patrolman who arrested me told the reporter that “he s pretty certain that Mr. Bufflap didn’t know how fast he was going.” The patrolman also, according to the Windsor newspaper, said: “In the cars of this day, if vou rover up the speedometer a driver couldn’t even tell low fast he is going.” Well, in the first place Mr. Bufflap KNOWS he was not Iriving 70 miles per hour as charged by the patrolman. In the second place, the patrolman must have been trying out the covered speedometer idea at the time he arrest ed me, for when I denied the charge his answer was, “Well, you have a car here which can get away,” and a little later said. “You might have gone 80 if there were not so much traffic on the highway.” The patrolman claims “he pulled in and followed me a ways and I didn’t even slow un.” I had no reason to slow up while driving as fast as I was. Furthermore, in the area I was charg ed with speeding I came to a group of pigs in the road and almost came to a standstill (had I been driving 70 miles an hour, there would have been some barbecue on the highway) hut the patrolman says “You just about missed them.” At any rate. I maintain T am the victim of either a big mistake or a trumped up charge—for which I paid to Ber tie County 29 bucks and on Wednesday of this week re ceived the following letter from Col. James R. Smith, commanding officer of the State Highway Patrol: “Dear Sir: “It has come to our attention that you have been con victed of speeding in excess of fifty-five miles per hour. “Possibly you are unaware of the fact that should there be added to your record within one year from the date of the above offense: (1) another charge of speed ing in excess of fifty-five miles per hour, or (2) a charge of reckless driving, this Department would be required to su-o'-nd your driver’s license for a period of not less than six months or more than one year. “We realize that the loss of driving privileges can he a serious disadvantage in these days of extensive mo tor travel. It is with a sincere and friendly interest that we venture to send you the above statement of fact.” Rill Perry this week informed me that the VFW is interested in purchasing a second hand wheel chair for a man who needs one and has no way of buying it. Any -1 eriy who knows of such a chair for sale, please contact Rill Perry. o Mayor Leroy Haskett today winds up 25 years with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He started with the company in 1929 in Wilson, then went to Rocky Mount and later asked to be transferred to Edenton. He’s had his ups and downs not only with the insurance busi ness but with his connection with the town as well. Con | gratulations, Mr. Mayor. tools. What's more, our skilled mechanics, trained in servicing methods recommended by John Deere, use only genuine John Deere Replacement Parts. Ours is the only shop in rtii. community that offers all three —pre- cision tools, trained mechanics, genuine John Deere Parts. Don't wait 'til the last minute for service; let's schedule a service date now for your equipment. Give us a call soon. I OUR DEMOCRACY — —-by I “VOTES FOR WOMEN Susan b. Anthony was on* or Tne ft1 1 PION66RE OP THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE “jj .V AljJlMJft llju MOVEMENT IN AMERICA. ,j 'jf APPEARING BEFORE CONGRESSIONAL Perhaps her most dramatic act occurred in 1872 .when, to test her constitutional rights, she was arrested ANO FINED FOR ILLEGAL VOTING. Vi rr, in tjio, H years after her oeath, the crusade SUSAN a.ANTHONY STIRRED UP GAVE AMERICAN WOMEN A VOICE IN NATIONAL AFFAIRS— THE BALLOT. in ipi in 11 ira "I II) IMAN HOAD HAZARD ACCORDING TO 17JM MILE VERDICT l Which is the worse highway men ace—man or woman driver? “Man,” say two researchers who since last summer have driven over 17,000 miles to find out. And they have a bushel of statistics. The men, those show, commit most frequently the 20 most common driv- j ing offenses drawn up by traffic ex- J nerts. Tho researchers who are making the national highway safety survey—you "messed it, huh?—are women, Miss Claire Emory, former newspaperwo man and conductor of her own radio j show in Connectcut, and Miss Dor"- • thy Mignault, attorney and manage- > ment consultant of Kennebunkport, Me. However, to guard against any pos sible accusations of prejudice in favor of their own sex, they are accom-1 napied on various stretches of their! survey by state highway or safetvj commission officials who make the scoring with them. Now engaged in a check of the east ern seaboard states, the scorekeeping drivers recently crossed the two Caro linas, and they report the ratio be tween men and women offenders isn’t much different from that noted else where. Howpwr thei'- record-keening in the Cp’m'inps indicated somewhat less than the m-onortien of speed law vio lations ♦t-’t have been encountered in other regions. “Driving exact'v at posted snoods, no more and no b»ss.” observes Miss Mignault “we pass otVr cars rather seldom. It’s pretty safe to sav that 90 ner cent of tt>e motorists on the highway regularly break the speed, laws everv day.” For scoring, the researchers use a bantiv olmek-list of the most common] traffic offenses, compiled bv experts for the Hudson Motor Car Company. The check-list is currently being used in certain high schools whe<-> dri'ru training is taught, and is made avail ■ Hie to individpels tiv Hudson deal -j erg and often th-ough civic clubs. The onenin" "hase of the two wo ■nen’s national highway safety survey was a transcontinental drive from New York to San Francisco and back. Obeying sneed laws to the letter and taking turns at the wheel of their Tat the women crossed the continent in three davs and eight hours. The "iris followed the identical route of a 1916 run to dramatize the "rpat imnrovements in highway con ditions during the last 40 years. And at today’s legal sneeds they got to San Francisco far more quickly than did the racing drivers in 1916. On the return trip from San Fran cisco to New York, longest continuous run to date, the girls marked down 2.061 safety violations of which 1.821 were by men drivers and 240 by wo men. In the north-south crossing of North Carolina over U. S. 1, Miss Mignault and Miss Emorv counted a total of 56 offenses—so by men and 6 by women. In a more indirect crossing of South Carolina, they . counted 85 offenses—7s by men and 10 by women. “Even considering the national ra tio of seven men driven for every three women,” Miss Mignault says, ' “our findings positively male driving superiority.” Some comparisons are interesting. On the San Francisco-New York run, speeding accounted for virtually half of the total violations. Here are the \ transcontinental statistics on princi pal violations: i Speeding—934 men and 92 women; not signalling properly—4os men and j 110 women; entering or leaving car from wrong side—2ss men and 42 wo-! men; passing on hills or curves—26 j men and one woman; following too closely—3o men and one woman. Oddly enough, in the brief North , Carolina check, the No. 1 offense turned up as improper signalling, with 18 men and three woman offenders. Seventeen men and one woman were tabbed as speeders. Only two men were guilty of passing on hills and | curves, and seven men and one wo- I man were observed entering or leav ing their car from the wrong side. Two men drivers were marked for not maintaining sufficient speed. U.S. Savings Bonds Ssles In Chowan j $12870 In December I Chairman Harless Says Sales Above Decem ber Year Ago Combined sales of Series E and Hi United States Savings Bonds in Cho i wan County for the month of Decerii -1 her totaled 812 870,75. This sales an nouncement is made by County Sav ings Bonds Chairman A. B. Harless, according to the monthly sales report issued by Allison James, State Direc I We Print to Please! j|3|flj|l For anything from a card to a catalog, see our samples and get our quotations. Cali 35. m The Chowan Herald tor of the U. S. Savings Bonds Di vision in Greensboro. The combined sales of Series E and H Bonds for North Carolina’s 100 counties for the month of December totaled $4,047,714.75. In commenting on the above county and state sales figures, Chairman Harless stated that December 1953 sales of E and H Savings Bonds in North Carolina were 24 per cent high er than during December a year agio. The nation as a whole achieved a 14 per cent increase for the same periods. Sales of Series E and H Savings Bonds in North Carolina for the twelve months ending December 1953 totaled $45,759,930.50. This total set a five year record for the state, and amounts to a 24 per cent increase over 1952 sales. For the corresponding periods, the nation achieved a 22 per cent in crease in sales with $4,368,000,000, the largest amount sold since 1946. Chairman Harless expressed the Treasury Department’s appreciation to all individuals and agencies whose co operation and support helped make possible the above achievements. |_Letter To EditorJ Editor of The Chowan Herald The last paragraph in my item “Chair of Unity Octave in Edenton Catholic Chair” became unintelligible in your January 14 issue, due to a member of your staff transposing stereotyped lines. The correct para graph of copy I requested publication reads: “Father McCourt urges everybody during Octave to daily pray: (Jn. 17- 21) ‘That they all may be One, as Thou, Father, in Me and I in Thee; that they also may he one in Us; that the world may believe that Thou hast sent Me.’ V. ‘I say unto thee thou art Peter.’ R. ‘And upon this Rock I will build My Church.’ 0 Lord Jesus Christ grant to Thy Church that peace and unity which are agreeable to Thy Will; Who livest and reignest God for ' ever and ever. Amen.” Father F. J. McCourt, Pastor. Old Episcopal Church Restored As Memorial One of America’s oldest churches, built before 1690, is to be reconstruct ed as a memorial to the late Walter P. Chrysler, automobile magnate, and his wife. Old Trinity Episcopal Church at Church Creek. Md., on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay. will be restored by Col. and Mrs. Edgar Gar bisch as a memorial to her parents. When the restoration is completed the church will have a full-time rector ifor the first time in 150 years. Tine glory consists in doing what deserves to he written; in writing what deserves to be read: and in so living as to make the world happier and better for our living in it. —Pliny. Real glory springs froni the silent •onouest of ourselves. —Thompson. Too T ate To Classify I .CRT- LADIES’ OCTAGON SHAPE Swiss wrist watch. Finder please return to Ralph Outlaw. Phone 2-W. ltp HAVE YOUR Typewriters and ! Wins Machines jCLEANED AND | REPAIRED EDENTON OFFICE SUPPLY 102 East Water Street PHONE 266-W
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