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Senior Play
Ladies, if you want to see how to
get your man, come to the senior play,
“Mystery at Midnight”, and, watch
Letty Flanders grab Oscar Jansen,
“the strongest man in all the coun-
and everyone else, if you
want to see how all is well that ends
well, attend the Chowan premiere per
formance of “Mystery at Midnight,”
by Mabel Conklin Allyn.
Miss Warren is directing the play.
Sara Margaret Asbell entertained
the members of the cast, the promp
ter, and Miss Warren at a candy par
ty at her home on Friday night, Sep
tember 24, after play rehearsal.
Jean Evans entertained the mem
bers of the cast, the prompter, and
Miss Warren at her home on Thurs
day night, September 30, after play
rehearsal.
Mr. Copeland came to play rehears
al Thursday, and reacted favorably to
the lines and actions.
The cast of the play, “Mystery At
Midnight,” has asked the faculty of
Chowan Schools, elementary and high,
to be their guests at the performance
of their play at 8 o’clock, Friday, Oc
tober 15, 1954.
F.F.A. News
The freshmen F.F.A. members ran
through the belt line Monday during
activity period. Afterwards, their
pains were relieved by ice cream.
Monogram Club News
The Monogram Club held a called-,
meeting Wednesday during activity
period to discuss sweaters and letters.'
Letter To Editor
CRITICISM FROM FLORIDA
Belle Glade, Florida,
■ September 29, 1954.
Dear Mr. Bufflap:
The Chowan Herald has been com
ing to my home weekly for the past
several years. It is read from cover
to cover, and I enjoy reading your col
umn, “Heard & Seen.”
And you are a City Commissioner!
I can understand some of your prob
lems —having served three full years
and going on my fourth in the City
of Belle Glade. As a matter of in
formation—as to the different be
iwen your City and our City—our
Budget for the year 1954-55
gr $345,572.40. Our Water Depart
ment Budget is $108.300 —and our Tax
Rate after deducting Homestead Ex
emption is 15 Mills. Our town is
without debts, except Outstanding
Bonds covering our Water System,
and that is self-liquidating.
Tn case you ever travel South and
should hit the borders of the State of
Sunshine—check your map and see
where Belle Glade is—and when you
arrive you will find a little City and
surrounding territory that you can
really write something about!
Now the issue is at hand: and I am
sending you a Copy of the Belie Glade
Herald and the Glades Observer, (Pa
hokee, Florida), both dated September
24th. I want to call your attention t:
the fart that neither of our two com-,
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Senior Class News
Ida Anne Blanchard, a blond haired
and blue-eyed senior, is a popular and
studious girl. Some of her activities
are: Beta Club, basketball, Glee Club,
4-H Club, winner in county and dis
trict 4-H Club Dairy Foods contest,
County Council, Monogram Club,
school paper poet and stapler, bus dri
ver, senior play usher, assistant edi
tor of the Publicity Club, Dramatics
Club and scholarship committee of the
Beta Club.
She plans to attend Johns Hopkins
Hospital to study to be a laboratory
technician.
New Water Coolers
The entire school appreciates the
two water coolers installed in the first
floor corridor. Thank you, Mr. Tay
lor!
Commercial Department
The typing pupils are proud of the
enlarged typing room and of the add
ed number of typewriters.
The Chowanian, monthly magazine
of the school, came out on October 1.
Mr. Carson, head of the typing class,
sponsored the edition, making the
work a project in typing.
Beta Club j
The Beta Club, under the sponsor- ■
ship of Miss Wilson, is selling maga- 1
zines for the treasury of the club.
Junior News
The junior class is selling Christmas
, cards and stationery for their big pro
ject of the year—the junior-senior
I prom and banquet.
jinunity papers carry a single liquor
advertisement, while the issue of The
Chowan Herald under date of Sep
tember 23rd—and many others I have
noticed—carried six liquor ads. While
that is your business I feel that youi
good paper could operate without
them; and I have noticed in quite a
few of your issues that carries, “60-
Second Sermons”—there is a large
liquor ad—and if I am not mistaken
some few weeks ago the liquor ad was
next to the “60-Second Sermon,” —
quitfe a contrast!
All of us have ideas and views and
that’s what makes it worth living in
America; hut by expressing ideas and
views we make progress and I hope
that you will accept this letter in the
spirit in which it is written.
In closing I would like to support
Reverend James MacKenzie, Pastor,
of the Presbyterian Church, with re
spect to his Letter To Editor entitled.
“Criticizes Fair.” Money derived
from gambling is corrupted and leads
to corruption, and those benefiting at
that time really do not prosper. The
poor fellow that can’t see beyond his
nose in taking the gambling chance is
to be pitied. He is not the only one
who suffers but those he supports;
and generally speaking it is only
those in the low financial brackets'
that cater to the chance game. We
have a Legion Fair in our town, but
the vice shows and gambling are ta
boo; and by being taboo the attend
ance has never been effected.
In conclusion as a thought—as I did
inot get it that your City did for the
THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDKNTON, N. C.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1954.
: TIE HAZARD
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< —What size fuse is proper
for the lighting circuit in an aver
age home?
A—A 15-ampere fuse, in most
cases. Fuses larger than 15 am
peres will allow overloaded house
lighting circuits to heat and cause
fire. A 20-ampere fuse is permis
sible on specially wired circuits
for refrigerators, washers, etc.
Keep an extra supply of fuses
on hand. Never use a fuse of more
than 15 amperes unless you are
positive the wiring is heavy
enough.
Q—We are finishing our base
ment. What is the best way to
make the furnace firesafe?
A—You can’t make it complete
ly firesafe, but you can prevent
basement fires from spreading by
concreting the ceiling, or plaster
ng it with gypsum plaster on
metal lath, or other plaster and
plaster base of approved type.
Cut off the basement from the
first floor by a heavy door. Above
all, keep the furnace clean and
in good working order, and don’t |
pile trash or combustible material
near it.
Q—How large an oil reservoir
does a portable oil heater need?
; A—Not more than two gallons.
I For an oil-burning range, a 10-
1 gallon tank may be used. Be sure;
that tanks are the manufacturer’s ■
standard equipment and never'
use makeshift substitutes.
Q —Should an ordinary wire
basket be used as an incinerator?
A—No, because it will give off
sparks, just as an open fire will.
The most satisfactory incinerator
is built like a wood-burning stove.
It should be located so that sparks
will not endanger buildings,
I fences, grass, or woodland. It
should never be left unattended,
nor used when there is a strong
wind.
Q—How high should a ehim-j
ney extend above the roof? 1
A—Two feet above the ridge
of a sloping roof, and three to
four feet above a flat roof. How
ever, sparks from the chimney
can still ignite a flammable wood
shingle roof. Protect the house
with asphalt shingles, asbestos,
or other fire-retardant roofing
material. Fire-resistant roofing
is necessary for best exposure'
protection from nearby fires, too. (
Q —What should you do if your
clothing catches fire?
A—Lie down and roll up in al
rug, blanket, or any other ma
terial that might smother the
flames. If nothing is available,
roll slowly on the floor and beat
out the flame with your hands.
Do not run under any condition
—it fans the flames. See that/
children know this rule. It’s{
wise not to dress little girls in l
frilly clothes, which can catch
fire easily.
Legion as ours does here— that is:
Our City makes a license of so much
! per concession and the show people
pay that; and to help the Legion the
City refunds that license fee to the
, Legion, which boosts its receipts quite
a bit over a thousand dollars each
time the fair is held; and this is given
to the Legion with the distinct under
standing that no part reverts back
to the show people; and then the
American Legion receives a certain
percentage of the “takeins” of the
fair.
As stated before, I trust that you
will take this letter in the friendly
spirit in which it is written, in hopes
that some good may be derived.
Yours very truly,
H. O. Carlton.
IT PAYS TO PLAY
PEEK-A-800 WHEN
BUYING CLOTHES
It’s time to think of that winter
jacket you’re going to buy for Jun
ior, or the snow' suit you’ll need to
keep little Susie warm this winter.
And you can’t ask too many questions
about how such a garment will per
form in wearing cleaning! If you ask
for information when you buy, you’d
better be able to judge and compare
garments before you make a definite
selection.
The National Institute of Dryclean
ing states it is often impossible to
peek underneath the quilted interlin
ing of a, jacket or a snow suit to see
what materials are used. But you can
protect yourself if you ask the clerk
I for information regarding the inner
fabric to which the fiber batt and lin
,ing is quilted. And here is why!
All quilted linings are made of three
parts: the lining fabric which you
can see; the short fibers that form the
batt to trap the air and give you add
ed warmth; and an inner fabric to
which the lining fabric and the fiber
batt are stitched or quilted. It has
been found that some manufacturers
use a plastic sheeting for this inner
part, instead of a woven fabric. Un
der certain conditions, such as dry
.leaning followed by heating during
he drying and finishing of the gar
nent, this thin plastic sheet shrinks
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Don’t suffer restless tights with these dis
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Don’t neglect your kidneys if these condi
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excessively. This causes puckering of
the lining. The outer jacket then
curls and puckers too. Unfortunately,
there is no way to stretch this plastic
sheet back to size or shape.
William A. Bass Dies
Following Long Illness
William A. Bass, 79, died Wednes-j
day afternoon at the home of his 1
daughter, Mrs. L. R. Nixon, in the.
Rocky Hock section following a long
illness.
1 Surviving are two sons, Jep Bass
and Seldon Bass, both of Eden ton;
three daughters, Mrs. E. T. Nixon,
Mrs. Lonnie Bunch and Mrs. L. R.
Nixon, all of Edenton; two sisters,
Mrs. Jack Harrell of Edenton andj
Mrs, Susie Smith of Holland, Va.; 15
grandchildren and 10 great grand
children.
Funeral services were held in the
Rocky Hock Baptist Church, of which
1 he was a member, Friday afternoon at
3 o’clock. The pastor, the Rev. B. L.
Raines, officiated and burial followed
1 in the family cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Milton
! Bunch, Alvah Bunch, Branch Bunch,
1 Sammy Bass, Ronald Bass and Shel
| ton Nixon.
Honorary pallbearers were E. C.
Harrell, Edward Harrell, John Nixon,
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