SECTION ONE—]
State Is Unprepared
To Withstand Any
Major Enemy Attack
Civil Defense Director
Urges Communities
To Be Prepared
In a clarion call to governing bod
ies of each political subdivision to
remedy the situation, State Civil De
fense Director Edward F. Griffin says
that North Carolina is not prepared
to withstand any kind of enemy at
tack—atomic, hydrogen or otherwise.
Griffin called the situation criti
cal.
“Until every county and every town
has a properly functioning Civil De
fense Corps, operating under a direc
tor appointed by the governing body
of that political subdivision, until each
community has adequate warning sys
tem, until a Ground Observer Post is
established at the eight-mile intervals
prescribed by Air Defense Command,
we will remain vulnerable,” the direc
tor stated.
Referring to the hydrogen bomb, he
called it a development of world shak
ing significance. “In North Carolina
there are no “critical target” cities,
such as might be selected as likely
targets for a weapon of the desructive
power of a hydrogen bomb, but that
does not mean that we will not be af
fected if one should be used on any
one of several such strategic targets
in adjoining states”, he said. “We
have plenty of target cities but no
“critical targets.”
Prepare Your Woolens
For Summer Storage
With the weather warming up, you
may not feel like talking or thinking
woolens; but according to Mamie
Whisnant, State College home man
agement specialist, now is the time to
plan storage of woolen blankets and
bedding.
If you’re washing wool blankets this j
spring—or other woolen clothing, for.
that matter —try using the easy soak j
method for getting them clean. Ac- i
cording to Miss Whisnant, this simple I
procedure will save you both time and j
energy, and it will save shrinkage of
those woolen materials.
Here is the blanket-washing method
developed by United States Depart
ment of Agriculture specialists which
will save shrinkage: submerge blank
et in water in which a detergent is
dissolved and allow to soak for 15 to
20 minutes. Then turn blanket over
once or twice, spin off water and re
fill machine for rising. The rinse,
too, is done simply by soaking—no
operation of the machine. Soak in
rinse water for about five minutes, ex
tract water, and turn blanket while a
second deep rinse comes into the ma
chine. Extra water and stretch blank
et to bring it back into size and
shape. When dry, brush to restore
VOTE FOR I
J. A. BUNCH
SHERIFF
CHOWAN COUNTY
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I am a candidate for re-election to the office |
lof Sheriff of Chowan County. It has been im-1
possible for me to personally contact all of the j
voters of the County, so that I am, through |
this means, soliciting the support of all the |
voters in the County. I will greatly appreciate
any votes and support the voters will favor |
me with in the Democratic Primary Election |
on Saturday, May 29th.
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WHEN will we find
a real CURE
for CANCER?
one by one, most of man’s natural
enemies have become only bitter
memories.
HOW ABOUT CANCER—?
the truth is that this terrible dis
ease can already be completely cured
in about half of the cases i t t if
taught in time.
the other half can b« helped.
They cannot yet —be saved.
research aimed at a final, sora
{>lete solution to the cancer prob
em is proceeding as fast as available
funds permit. Last year, with the
help of $5 million allocated by the
American Cancer Society from do
nations made by Americans every
where, encouraging progress waa
made.
BUT “ENCOURAGING PROGRESS” il
not enough. More money is needed.
After all, 85 million is less than
four cents per American per year.
When your American Cancer So
ciety Volunteer calls on ycu, this |
year, won’t you please try to man
age a real! y generous con tribution—?
A big check, if you please . . s it’s
really needed!
Cancer /
MAN'S CRUEIEST ENEMY
Strike back—Give
original fluffiness.
U.S.D.A. specialists add that other
' studies of washing wool fabrics also
i indicate that the less handling, rub
j bing or agitation of wool in water, the
less the chances for shrinkge. In gen
| eral, Miss Whisnant recommends us
| ing only luke-warm or tepid water and
a mild detergent for best results when
washing woolens.
Snoring Obligato
Walking down the street one morn
ing, Willem Mengeliberg, the celebrat
ed Dutch conductor, encountered a
member of his orchestra.
“My. my, but you look prosperous!”
Mengeliberg observed.
“How do you manage it?”
“Oh, I’m a busy man,” replied the
musician. “Besides playing in the or
chestra, I play in a quartet, give les
sons and perform: on the radio.”
! “Really,” rejoined the conductor.
“When do you sleep?”
“During the rehearsals,” came the
calm rejoinder.
THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON. N. C„ Tti (JRSDA 22, 1964.
Governor Umstead
Appeals For Support
In Cancer Crusade
Points Out That Killer (
Claimed 227,000 Lives
Last Year
Governor William B. Umstead is
asking North Carolina citizens to give
generous support to the Cancer Cru
sade being held throughout the State
this month.
The Governor pointed out that can
cer, which last year took a toll of 227,-
000 victims in the United States, now
is being called America’s second most
deadly disease.
The Governor said that a statistical
survey made by the American Cancer
Society revealed that “Cancer will at ]
sometime strike one in every five I
Americans, according to present esti
mates, and that every day approxi
mately 620 Americans die of cancer.
“Approximately 650,000 Americans
were killed by cancer during the three
years of the Korean War up to the
Armistice of July 27, 1953. Ameri
can war deaths during the same peri
od totaled about 25,000. Therefore,
cancer killed some 25 times as many
Americans as the Korean War did.”
There is an immediate need, the
Governor said, for wider public knowl
edge about cancer, as evidenced by
the fact that 73,000 Americans died
last year from cancers that reported
ly could have been cured had they
been treated in time.
The Governor said that public
health problems are “the concern of
everyone in our State. The Cancer
Crusade is therefore an opportunity
to further a program that is combat
ting this disease in three fields of ac
tivity—research, professional and pub
lic education and service to patients.”
DELIGHTFUL EASTER EGG HUNT
The Easter egg hunt put on for the
children of service people at the Eden
ton Auxiliary Landing Field was quite
a success, and the members of the
committee wish to take this oppor
tunity to thank the merchants of
Edenton for the lovely prizes they
donated. These gifts made the chil
dren very happy and was a big help
I toward making the occassion so suc
i cessful.
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BECAUSE IT’S FIRST IN ‘VALUE f
More people are buying Ford cars than any other make because
they have found that Ford gives them more of the things they want
—and at the price they want to pay.
National new car registration figures * for the latest six-month period
available show Ford out front by thousands.
I. L Polk & Company. Registrations
hr period September through February.
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YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FORD DEALER
Especially For
Pet Owners...
The main toxic effects of salt pois
oning in puppies apply to the spinal
nervous system, and can produce pa
ralysis of the limbs.
The addition of two amino acids to
dog rations will enable them to grow
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and be as lively on a low-protein diet
as with a higher protein ration. These
acids, lysine and methionine, make for
more efficient use of protein.
Dogs are more susceptiblfe than any
[ other animals to the bite of the large
• rattlesnake. The application of suc
tion as soon as possible is important
in saving a dog that has been bitten.
' Veterinarians also report good results
in using antivenin, if it can be ad-
ministered promptly.
Dogs and cats treated with certain
insecticides may become poisoned by
licking themselves or each other. Lean
animals are more susceptible than fat
ones. Twitching is an early symptom
of such poisoning—followed by trem
ors and convulsions. Death may re
sult from respiratory failure, unless
treatment is started quickly.
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