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The Chowan Herald
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~~~~A~LIFT FOR TODAY
if Be still, and know that lam God.—Ps. 36:10.
THE HEART that is to be filled to the brim with
holv joy must be held still. Bowes.
' Calm our restless hearts, O Lori and fill them »ith
peace that Thy voice may be heard.
Masons and Edenton Justly Proud
Edenton Masons will have a big day Wednesday
of next week when a fond dream of members of
Unanimity Lodge of many years standing will
bloom into realization. At a special ceremony in
the lodge’s new temple on East YV ater and Oakum
streets the building will be dedicated with Grand
Lodge officers officiating. The new temple, beau- i
tiful and modern in every respect, gives not only
members of Unanimity Lodge but members of the
Grand of North Carolina and Edenton as a whole .
just reason to be proud.
The consumation of this temple reflects what
can be accomplished as the result of determination
and persistence. Some of the older members of
Unanimity Lodge can recall that as long as a quar
ter of a century ago. the idea of building a temple
came up for discussion at various intervals at lodge
meetings. The lodge, no doubt, passed up its best
opportunity when it failed to purchase the rr perty
on the corner of Queen and Broad stre ‘s some. \
years ago. Later, when the temple idea Libbed up |
some consideration was given to purchasing the
Paxton property on West King Street, then the
property on the corner of King and Broad
as well as other locations.
However, when the approximate cost involved
was mentioned progress of a temple never advanced
further than the talking stage until about a year
ago when new blood in the membership served as
a shot in the arm and definite steps were taken to
fulfill a dream of many years standing.
One member of the lodge made a proposition that ;
if the lodge really wanted to own its own temple
he would furnish building materials if and when
the lodge secured a site. The shot in the arm very ,
shortly took effect, for another member of the lodge j
purchased a lot and deeded it to the lodge. Ihe
•‘operation” was successful, for within a short time
materials began to be placed on the lot and con
struction began.
It has been rough sledding for the lodge, but
generous contribution of money, time and energy [
has brought the temple into ultimate realization.
Members of the lodge, as well as other friends,
made generous financial contributions and many
Masons gave of their time and energy in doing a
large portion of the work. The lodge still has
some indebtedness on the temple, but with the
same degree of determination and persistency pre
vailing this debt will in reasonable time be liqui
dated.
Unanimity Lodge has never owned its own meet
ing hall. Thanks to the County Commissioners
over a long period of years, practically all of th“
lodge’s activities have been carried on in the small
room on the second floor of the Court House, and
using the panel room for some degree work and
gatherings too large for the lodge room. The first
meeting of the lodge was held on November 7, 1775
at Kings Arms and later moved into the Court
House. However, according to the records, some
misunderstanding arose between the Commission
ers and the lodge, so that meetings for a time were
again held at Horniblow’s Tavern, the name chang- |
ed from Kings Arms. Later, however, the Masons j
were invited to come back to the lodge room, since
which time the Court House has been the home of
the Edenton Masonic lodge.
Now, however, the old lodge has its new home,
one of the finest in the eastern part of the state,
and of which the members are very proud. The
temple will be ready to be dedicated, but a consid
erable amount of beautification work is still sched
uled. The lodge holds title to the waterfront and
has notified people living in the unsightly old boat
houses to vacate. In due time this area will be
landscaped, so that this section of Edenton will be
beautified and become far more attractive than it
is today.
The Masons are proud of their new temple and
some of them recall and compare their accomplish
ments with the words of the Psalmist who said
“What God hath wrought.”
The pew temple reflects determination, persist
ency, hard work and sweat, sacrifice in money,
time and energy on the part of the fraternity in
securing a home of its own, so that The Herald
compliments and congratulates each and every
one who had any part in bringing to ultimate rea
lization a dream of many years standing.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1954.
I Heard & Seen j
By “BurF” J
These htprjcanes have no “bringin’ up” at all.
Take Monday afternoon, for instance. One of ’em
swooped down on us without even being announced
and without a name, too. In fact, more damage
! was done Monday than by previous hurricanes
which were expected to strike but didn’t. A num
ber of large trees were blown down, some roofs
were ripped off, radio and television aerials dam
aged and the Street Department had a hard time
cleaning up the mess. The wind was accompanied
by a downpour of rain and the only good thing
about Hurricane (?) is that it lasted only a few
minutes. Had it continued much longer, there’s
no telling how much more damage would have been
done. Anyway, between these bloomin’ hurricanes
the bank robberies lately in North Carolina, a fel
low hardly knows what to expect next.
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What might be termed an extra-emergent com-
munication of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., will be held tonight (Thursday) in the new
Masonic Temple. The lodge will not be opened
according to the ritual, so that instead of using the
usual lodge paraphernalia, members are urged to
show up with brooms, brushes, rags or anything
which is suitable to clean the building. The more
who report to do this work, the sooner it will be
done, so that W. M. Rhoades, master of the lodge,
is asking for a full turn-out. Anyone coming
without “tools” might find himself minus his shirt
tail, for the place just must be cleaned up.
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r-.v , v the Edenton Aces will play their
third consecutive game on the home gridiron. It i
will be the last home game until November 5.
v he.i the Aces will be hosts to Farmville. The
Aces have won their first two games and are sched
i led to meet a regr-’d Williamston team Friday
I eight. The beys have been playing a splendid
1 brand of ball, which has brought thrills to the spec
tators. so that a large crowd should turn out Friday
night. In the two games played the Aces were
traimg at hall *ime. but put on the steam in the
last h::’i to come off the field the victors. Some of
i the Aces' supporters are wondering what goes on
between Coach Bill Billings and his boys between
the halves. Whatever it is. it has worked splendid
ly thus far. Here’s hoping the Aces turn back the
Williamston gridders Friday night. The band got
| a good hand at the two games already played, and
| here’s hoping they improve as much as the Aces
! have on the football field.
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| A fellow the other day was looking at a note
j from the bank, notifying him that his account was
overdrawn. “See that O. D?” he said to a colored
boy standing nearby. “What does that mean.” the
! colored bay asked, “does it mean out of order:”
i Well, something is “out of order” when a fellow
j gets one of those slips from the bank.
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An Edenton lady went to Norfolk the other day
and while there purchased a pair of shoes. After
the purchase, because her feet were hurting her,
she went in her stocking feet to the cashier to pay
the bill. One of the clerks seeing her without
shoes on, said. “You must be from North Caro
lina.” Well, the lady admitted that she was, but
if you’d take all the North Carolinians out of Nor
folk. there wouldn’t be so very much left.
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Harry Crummey. a bus driver, had his day off
a day earlier this week. “What’s the idea of be
j ing home Tuesday night?” I asked him. “Well,”
he said. “I’m going to a protracted meeting to
morrow.” I learned that the “protracted meeting”
was in the Court House in Williamston. where he
had to attend a trial for speeding. Harry says he j
was not driving over 52 miles an hour, hut the |
trouble with these speeding cases is that the guy
i doing the driving sometimes is not supposed to
know how fast he was travelling. I know!
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As will be noticed elsewhere in The Herald
plans have been made with a professional photo
grapher to take pictures of children in Edenton and
Chowan County free of charge. The photographer
will be at Hotel Joseph Hewes Thursday. October
7, from 1 P. M. to 8 P. M. for the purpose of tak
ing pictures of the kiddies. There is no cost in
volved, but anyone desiring to purchase a picture
after seeing it may do so. The pictures will ap
pear as a feature in The Herald, so that it is
hoped many mothers will take their children to the
hotel to have the “pitcher” taken. Then, too, the
pictures will be entered in a contest to decide the
cutest boy and cutest girl, for which a prize of $125
will go to each. The contest covers the states east
of the Mississippi River, which will take in a lot
of babies. However, they’re just as pretty and cute
in Chowan County as anywhere else. One thing,
though, the mothers and dads will not be the
judges, for there’d be too darned many first prizes.
Anyway, bring the kiddies to Hotel Joseph Hewes
Thursday, October 7, in order to have them pho
tographed. Later on The Herald has arranged to
have free pictures made of prominent people in
Edenton, including business and professional men
and women.
Four Assailants Os
Arthur Byrum Given
From 20 To 30 Years
Judge Q. K. Nimmocks
Ad journed Court Term
Thursday Afternoon
With a full criminal docket in last
week’s term of Chowan Superior
Court, Judge Q. K. Nimmocks adjoin
ed court at about 4:30 o’clock Thurs
day afternoon without calling any
criminal cases except one which was
settled by consent.
The latter part of the term, Wed
nesday and Thursday, was devoted to
the trial of Lester Griffin, Willie B.
Boyd, Amos D. Page and Jasper Boyd,
Jr., the quartet charged with armed
robbery in connection with the brutal
beating and robbing Arthur E. Byrum
in his filling station and store in up
per Chowan County last winter. The
Negroes robbed Byrum of in the
neighborhood of $12,000 in cash and
bonds after brutally beating him.
They were apprehended in Boston
some months later and some of the
bonds were recovered,
j Judge Nimmocks sentenced each of
| the quartet to from 20 to SO years j
in State Prison.
Charles David Parker and Jessie
DeliZe Felton, charged with highway
robbery, were sentenced to from two
to three years in State Prison, sus
pended upon being placed on proba
tion for three years and on good be
havior for five years. They were al
so ordered to pay the court costs and
$75 to Jep Bass, who they robbed and
assaulted. The amount represents sl2
they stole from Bass and the remain
der for medical services and time lost
due to his injuries.
Before court adjourned Judge Nim
mocks passed sentence on Mrs. Ethel
Spence, charged with four counts of
forgery. The sentence was 12 months
in prison, suspended upon condition of
good behavior for five years and that
she make restitution of the money
she falsely obtained. Forged checks
amounting to $145 were cashed at
Belk-Tyler’s, Colonial Store and Jack
& Jill Store.
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again”.
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On opening day all squirrels peek
I more or less boldly at the hunter.
Flirtation ceases about the third shot,
however, and from there on bushies
become steadily harder to find. Near (
the end of the season hunters may get
the idea they’ve cleaned out all the |
squirrels. Don’t believe it. They’re i
still there and all you have to do is
change your hunting tactics.
Below' are four methods listed by!
Lee Yeager in an article in the No- j
vember issue of Sports Afield in which
he discusses hunting strategy to use
during the squirrel season:
Open stalking "pussy-footing”
slowly and quietly through timber,
with frequent short stops in shadow
of trees to look and listen.
Sit and Wait—quiet waiting at like
ly spots, usually at base of large trees
or similar cover; seldom more than
15 or 20 minutes in a place.
Hide and Walt—persistent waiting
in good cover at key points for periods
up to about one hour. ,
Wait on Travel Route—persistent
.waiting on squirrel “passes” to and,
at food, such as wooded lanes connect- 1
,ing timber and cornfield. Waiting I
period may be two or three hours, 1
“Your Frigidaire Dealer”
Edenton, North Carolina
sometimes longer.
I A com field is always top squirrel
pasture and it grows practically every,
i where over the squirrel range. How
ever, in some parts of the Appa
lachians, the South and even in the
Ozark hills, sizeable comless areas do
[occur. It is in the bigger woods—
[everything from a square mile up, and
especially up—that straight sitting
and waiting for squirrels after about
mid-October may fizzle out. That’s
because food is no longer
ed in quantities large enough to Sire
big squirrel build-ups; the bushies
ihave to scatter out to feed.
The need for finding food pockets,
|or cornfields, late in the season thus
becomes perfectly plain. Waiting on
travel lanes, in the vicinity of grain
lor peanut fields, or at seme untapped
| grape or berry tangle is the most
'sure-fire method of hunting squirrels
that I have found.
j Food holds the key to good squirrel
[ shooting through the fall. But comes
December, and often earlier, some
thing else begins to make the plume
tailed folk take notice. That’s love.
Love-smitten bushies make the eas
iest shots in the woods. In detecting
their presence, your ears serve you
hotter than your eyes. You’ll hear
before you see two to six animals ca
vorting through the trees. The fe
male will be leading, pursued by the
older bucks, followed by the younger
males. So try for the last squirrel,
both as a conservative policy and be
cause his meat is more palatable.
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