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SECTION ONE— The Chowan Herald Published every Thursday bjr The Chowan Herald, a partnership consisting of J. E. Bufflap and Hector Lupton, at 423-425 South Broad Street, Edenton, N. C. i j jgggggr i 1 ” Carolina vX /mss ASSOCIATION q J. EDWIN BUFFLAP Editor HECTO-R LUPTON Advertising Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year (Outside State)- $2.50 One year (In North Carolina) $2.00 Six Months * l - 25 Entered as second-class nriatter August 30, 1934, at the Post Office at Edenton. North Caro lina, under the act of March 3, 1879. ATISTT ; OIPfODAY /V •k And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only j begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. —John 1:14. IN CHRIST, who is the thought of God become articu late in human living, we begin to see the face of God and learn His purpose for our lives. We offer Thee our lives, Most Holy One. So shine through them that men will come to Thee and glorify Thy name. USO Club Nearer Realization Apparently Edenton stands a good chance to se- j cure a USO Club with the prospect being that a club will be placed here if Edenton will furnish j a site. Those interested have spent much time on the project and decided upon the hotel ball room, which entails an expenditure of $75 per month, and must be guaranteed locally. Y r erv soon a canvass will be made to determine if I enough people are interested to the extent of un derwriting the rent. If this expense is assumed lo callv. it is believed Edenton stands a splendid j chance of securing this needed recreational facili ties for service personnel. As the matter now stands enough people must be willing to pay the rent. The operating expense of a club will be borne by the USO. More Should Give At this season of the year when it is give, give and give some more, people in Edenton will be called upon to make contributions for two projects i not in the usual run of fund raising drives. The Christmas Seal drive is over, the March of | Dimes campaign is now in progress and then there j are calls for Boy Scouts. Red Cross, cancer and still other appeals. Rut aside from these requests for contributions local people will soon be solicited , for funds with which to provide a swimming pool in Edenton and a USO Club for more adequate recreation facilities for service personnel. All of these drives merit the support of our ci tizens. but were more to participate in the giving, the burden would be lighter. In fact, the purpose j of these drives is to give many people an oppor- | tunity to give a little rather than a comparatively 1 few giving larger amounts. While it seems to be no end to calls for money, J if more people would participate, there is little reason to doubt that any particular drive would turn up short. So, if enough people unloose their pursestrings, the quotas in various drives will be met and a USO Club and swimming pool assured. Opposed To Secrecy With Elton Aydlett of Elizabeth City and C. \V T . (Cousin Wayland) Spruill of Windsor announcing that they will be candidates from the First Sena torial District in the forthcoming election in May for seats in the State Senate, a lively election is in prospect. Both men are well and favorably known throughout the district and if competition develops ; it will be a real battle for votes. Up to this week The Herald fiad no information as to whether the two incumbent Senators, William Copeland of Murfreesboro and A. P. Godwin. Jr., of Gatesville. will seek re-election. Mr. Spruill, a veteran legislator, in announcing his candidacy, says he is going on record as oppos ing any secret legislation. Referring to the bill passed in the last Legislature which allows execu tive sessions of the Appropriations Committee, he says.*‘T am opposed to using the taxpayers’ money without the people being informed as to how much is to be spent on each item in the budget. I will do what I can to repeal the present law on the sta tute books which was passed by the 1953 General Assembly.” A great amount of publicity and criticism has been directed at the bill, which was railroaded through the law mill, so that the issue will un doubtedly be a talking point for votes when the voters cast their ballots in the May election. Nearing Deadline January 31 is the readline for operating motor vehicles with 1953 license plates, but with the 31st falling on Sunday, the final day to buy the 1954 plates will be Saturday. The same applies for the 1954 Edenton plates. Patrolmen will, of course, stop anyone they see without the 1954 license tag, which will result in a penalty. It should, therefore, behoove every own er of a motor vehicle to take advantage of the re maining few days to purchase and display the proper tags. Page Six THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1954. Heard & Seen By “Buff” •L. Either because news travels fast or else purely by coincidence, this week I received a lot of litera ture about a 500-mile race at Indianapolis on May 31, when 33 of the fastest race cars in the world will participate. Nope, I haven’t been invited to take part in the race, but if a certain North Caro lina highway patrolman happened to be one of the judges, I think I’d have a pretty good chance of winning with my car. In my “test run” recently I “burned up” the road by driving 63 miles in two hours and 10 minutes. According to the patrolman who arrested me for “speeding” my time would have been considerably lower, for he figured 70 I miles when it was less than 50 miles —a pretty good handicap. The judge figured 29 bucks. o Then being a charter member of the “Rotary j Hot Rod Club,” Judge Marvin Wilson (not the j judge referred to above) arranged for the showing * of a safety picture at last week’s Rotary meeting. 1 The picture had to do with highway and pedes | trian safety—presented, maybe, for the benefit of • I the "Hot Rod Club.” o Jess Wilson had a harrowing experience Satur- ' dav in returning home from Charlotte. He cncoun- , tered snow and ice on the highways and in one in stance had to turn back and go another route. It i took over 10 hours to get home from Charlotte. < With my recent speed reputation in a certain area j I of Bertie County, he should have had me at the 1 wheel. o |. Two colored boys, William Reeves and Clyde ; Slade, are two of The Herald s employees and both ( sing in different quartets. William leads the Al bemarle Four and Clyde is a member of the Four r Aces. The other day both of them, together with , two or three other colored boys gathered in the ; I back of the shop and were “sounding off.” About , that time a lady entered the office and hearing the , | boys sing, asked “Is this a printing office or a re- . I cording studio?” Well sometimes it’s more of a ; I mad house than anything else. j o 1 Thanks to Ernest Kehayes. local Masons enjoy ed an honest-to-goodness steak supper at Dick Baer’s barbecue pit Thursday night. The steaks ; were of such “vast dimensions” that nary a Mason j | even looked like he wanted any more than the one -teak. The affair put all the boys in good spirits. | for later at the regular Masonic meeting they chip- | lied in $2,520 toward the new Masonic temple be i ing constructed on Water Street. It just goes to j i prove the old saying “The way to a man’s heart (or j pocket book in this case) is through his stomach." Incidentally. Masons and the town as well will have j eyerv reason to be proud of the new temple when 1 completed, for it will be second to none east of j Raleigh. Os course, the Masons are having a tough ! time raising the money necessary to complete the i building, so that if anybody not a member of the ! fraternity feels like chipping in, I’ll be very hap ! py to get a check and turn it over to the building fund. Any amount will be appreciated, for it is : the hope of local Masons to have the temple paid for before it is used. o Edentonians had another real taste of winter Saturday, for after raining all day Friday the mer cury dropped fast and on Saturday morning there was a covering of snow and ice, so that walking ! and riding were hazardous. Salt sales apparently | were brisk in the downtown section, where a num | her of sidewalks were sprinkled with salt in order to melt the ice. Anyway, with so much rain, cold weather and generally disagreeable weather the fishermen and golf players are getting far behind. o In a brief letter from Carlton Haskett, who lives at Rochester, Indiana, he says he has been telling Rochester bankers for years that the Edenton bank closes for Lee’s birthday, but that the bankers were skeptical. Carlton recently showed them the story in The Herald to the effect that The Bank of Eden ton will be closed January 19, Lee’s birthday. “Now they are convinced,” says Carlton. o Some folks might as well face the music. Only a precious few more days remain before 1954 mo . tor vehicle licenses must be displayed—or else. Then it must be remembered also that property must be listed for 1954 taxes during January. Both deadlines will be Saturday, so go stand in line to get your licenes plates and list your taxes. Failure to do either means a penalty. o And speaking about procrastinating, March 15 is gradually but surely approaching. A fellow might as well start now to scratch his head and almost go “nerts” messing with figures. o The VFW and Degree of Pocahontas are anxious to wind up the 1954 March of Dimes. Have you made your contribution to this worthy cause? If a canvasser missed you, send what you want to give to Bill Perry or Mrs. J. Edwin Bufflap, co-chair men. Annual Meeting Os Red Cross Feb. 2nd (Continued From Page One) ing the blood program. Only $726.47 was retained in the local treasury last year. In its major program, the Rod Cross, Dr. Downum said, helped 232,- 000 servicemen and veterans each month at military installations and veterans’ administration hospitals, and 133,000 families of servicemen and veterans through local Red Cross j chapters. “This aid,” he explained, “included guidance in solving personal and fam ily problems, financial assistance in emergencies, help with communication between srvicemen and their families, recreation in military hospitals, and help in applying for government bene fits. The Red Cross Blood Program, ac cording to the financial statement, cost the organization over $12,000,- 000. This covered collection of 1,791,- 640 units of blood for treatment of civilian patients, procurement of 2,- 320.000 donations for national de fense needs, and the production of gamma globulin for distribution by the Office of Defense Mobilization. The Red Cross, according to the re port, aided over 25,000 families back I to normal living after reverses in ma jor natural disasters. This service, to [ gether with a preparedness program. ! cost the organization $6,776,000. Chanters and the national Red Cross staff participated in 319 major disas ter operations. Over $5,576,000 was spent on pro- • grams helning to improve the nation's i i health and safety. Two million per- < sons were trained in first aid, home ' ! nursing, and water safety skills. ; The organisation's nucleus of ca reer personnel in chapters, at nation al headquarters and area offices, and at military installations in the U. S. ■ and overseas, was augmented by about > one and a half million volunteers. The American Red Cross, Harri- • . man’s report pointed out, spent $255,- , 000 last year byway of meeting its obligations in international programs and operations of the Red Cross. Last year, ARC funds were allocated for a number of flood, earthquake, and oth- ( er major disaster operations in other countries. Other activities included assistance in establishing joint Red Cross teams to visit POW camps in Korea during “Operation Big Swith.” j For activities of the Junior Red [ Cross last year, the report showed an I expenditure of more than $2,722,000. | A total of 19.600.000 boys and girls were enrolled in the Junior Red Cross j for the year. j ————— Presbyterians Short Os Sunday School Chairs i Due to the rapid growth of the Pres j byterian Sunday School in recent Weeks a shortage of chairs exists, j Anyone having chairs not in use j which will he loaned are requested to I contact the pastor, the Rev. James MacKenzie. ROTARIANS MEET TODAY Edenton Rotarians will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. The program will be in charge of Charlie Wood, Jr., and President John Kramer urges a full attendance. FOR SALE 5-ROOM HOUSE AND BATH North Broad Street CONTACT Camp - Smith Auctions PHONE 8 OR 141 TRY A HI.UALI) CLASSIFIED Alf i ■■■ ■■! a r i m ENGRAVED OR PRINTED In the wording, dqpign and printing of -j|jf the formal Announcement or Invitation, it is of the utmost importance that cor- ij r-*?-—*• /^Hp rect form be observed. Our familiarity Jr / - with the established customs applying to 9 / /vA all types of social printing is at your \ / f L A command. We will be glad to make sug- \ / gestions, show you samples and quote \ / prices ... all without the slightest ob ligation on your part. SEE SAMPLES AT THE OFFICE THE CHOWAN HERALD FASHION-AT-HOME One of the moet popular at home fashions for collegienne, career girl, or young homemaker this sea son is a corduroy ensemble of toreador pants and weakit, the Na tional Cotton Council reports. Tills smart and comfortable design teams Reeve* plain and printed corduroy in an outfit ideal for lounging or tv icaijonsi MASONS MEET TONIGHT Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F., & A. M., will hold an emergent com munication tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in the Court House, W. M. Rhoades, master of the lodge, urges a large attendance. GUILD MEETS TUESDAY NIGHT The Wesleyan Service Guild of the Edenton Methodist Church will meet Tusday night, February 2, at 8 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Cecil Fry in Westover Heights. AH members are urged to attend. EASTERN STAR MEETING Edenton Chapter of the Eastern Star will meet Monday night at 8 o’clock in the Court House. Mrs. E. B. Edwards, worthy matron, urges all members to attend. Children have more need of models i than of critics. —Joseph Joubert. > 1— Ward’s Shoe Repair SERVICE WHEN YOU NEED IT! _ «i Complete Line of Polishes Any Leather Repair Work WEST EDEN STREET PHONE 46-W HELP WANTED - In view of the fact that within three weeks three colored families have lost all of their be longing's due to fires, an effort is being made to furnish these unfortunate adults and child ren with the necessities of life. I Anybody who will make a contribution of old clothing or furniture is requested to tele phone 57 or 428-W and it will be gladly picked up and delivered by members of the VFW Post. | HEALTH FOR All HICCUP “ . . . hold your breath, and if this fails, then gargle with a little wa ter. and if the hiccun continues, tickle vnur nose something and sneeze ...” More than 2,000 years ago. the phi losopher Plato described this “sure cure” for hiccup. It is still be and so are a host of others Voting from sudden fright to sticking the head in a paper hag. Everyone has his favorite remedy and almost any of them can claim to be successful, be cause usually hiccup yields to simple remedies or none at all. Hiccup is a sudden involuntary drawing-in of breath due to a spasm of the diaphragm. The “hies” come several times a minute and may be as rapid as two a second. They are the restilt of some irritation of the nerve pathways and may he caused by a disease or toxic condition, overeat ing or drinking, or merely a fit of laughter. There have even been epi demics of hiccup which have been var iously explained as mass hysteria or the result of a virus infection When a natient suffering from di sease develops hiccup, the condition can present serious problems How i ever, most of us are concerned only with that sudden embarrassing at tack of “hies” for which we get any thing hnt sympathy from our neigh bors. If the attack doesn’t end quick ly under Plato’s treatment, you might try light pressure on the eyeballs or the lower part of the throat, or hold a paper bag over your mouth and breath in and out a few times. If none of these remedies work, your doctor has a number of measures, one of which will probably turn the trick. Anti-spasmodic drugs and carbon di oxide inhalation are sometimes pres cribed. In refractory cases, especial ly when the spasms are preventing other necessary treatment of a sick person, phrenic nerve block or crush may be necessary. Fortunately most cases of hiccup stop of themselves in a short time, no matter what remedy is tried. POCAHONTAS MEETING Chowanoke Council, No. 54, Degree of Pocahontas, will meet Friday night at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Hoskins Bass, Po cahontas, urges every member to at ■ tend.
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