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The Chowan Herald
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i partnership consisting of J. Edwin
Ruffian end Hector Lupton, at 423-425 South
Street, Edenton, North Carolina.
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rl THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1955.
A UFT FOR TODAY
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John seeth Jesus ... and saith, Behold the Lamb
«f God.—John 1:29.
Every Christian should be a herald to announce
|he King of kings and Lord of Lords.
Almighty Father, we came to Thee in humility,
praying that we may interpret the Saviour to all
who do not know Him. .
“Where’s the Car Tonight?
Should there be a midnight curfew on teen
tgf driving? This would be a drastic proposal,
but unless milder restraints have some effect
tfcgre may be serious suggestions in this direc
tion in the interests of safety.
A group of state traffic and law enforcement
officials conferred recently with Gov. Abra
ham A. Ribicoff of Connecticut. Among sev
eral recommendations resulting from the con
ference was one that parents should restrict
the use of family cars by their children unless
the youngsters returned home by midnight.
This was based on the facts that although the
Connecticut accident record is lower this year
than last, the number of fatalities is higher, and
that early morning crashes by teen-agers using
family cars have contributed significantly to
this total.
Any parent with a teen-age driver or drivers
in the family knows the difficulty of keeping
control of the family' car. It is a problem on
which parents need the support of each other
and perhaps of public officials.
Some parents perhaps would welcome the
backing of a law which ruled drivers of under
20 off the highway' after 12 or 1 o'clock at
night. This, however, would penalize many
for the offenses of a few.
If extreme proposals are to be averted, the
answer must be sought first in driver training
with an emphasis on safety, in resolute parent
al control, and in a sense of responsibility—
which in this motor age has to be acquired early
or else some privileges become too costly for
society to sustain.
—The Christian Science Monitor
\ * Farm Safety Week
It’s probably unfortunate that the American
people are asked to observe so many “weeks'’
devoted to advancing some cause or other.
Their very number tends to produce disinterest.
But, that to one side, many of these “weeks”
are of great importance, and are deserving of
eviry possible support and success,
That was the case when Farm Safety Week
was observed between July 24 and 30. Acci
dents constitute a grim and heavy toll on agri
culture—a toll that must be paid for both in
needless human suffering and loss, and in
money and materials.
Farm people are susceptible to dangers com
mon to all of us—such as highway and home
accidents. In addition, modern farming is a
highly technical and mechanized enterprise,
and this inevitably creates additional hazards
to the unwary and the ill-informed. As an ex
ample, the farm equipment manufacturers have
done everything possible to build safety into
their machines along with efficiency and econ
omy. But no manufacturer can do anything
about users who will not follow the simple and
basic safety rules and practices. The same
thing is true of farm electrical equipment, and
of modern insecticides and other aids to better
and more profitable farming.
During the week experts of all kinds done
everything in their power to point to the haz
ards the farmer encounters —and to show him
they may lie eliminated or minimized. Every
farm family had a chance to learn lessons that
will save life and limb. May they take full
advantage of it!
Give A Pint Os Blood
Once again the Red Cross bloodmobile is
scheduled to come to Edenton on an errand of
mercy. The bloodmobile will be at the Eden
ton armory Wednesday of next week, August
10, when the quota for the county will be 100
pints of blood.
W. E. Malone is chairman of the Chowan
County blood program and he is appealing for
the cooperation of Chowan County people to
the end that the county’s quota will be donated.
So much good at so little cost can be done by
donating a pint of blood that it should not be
the least bit difficult to meet this quota. Sure
ly there are at least 100 people in Chowan
County who are interested enough in relieving
ajfering and even helping to prolong life to do
nate a pint of blood which is painless and re
tires only a few minutes of their time.
H HEARD & SEEN
Q By "Buff”
Gib Perry sat up and took notice for a few
seconds at the County Commissioners’ meeting
Monday morning. He was among the members
of the temporary Chowan County Fire Com
mission meeting jointly with the Commissioners
to appoint three lumbers as a permanent com
mission and took a seat while the Commission
ers were picking names from the jury box for
jurors to serve at the September term of Super
ior Court. As the boy picked out a slip of pa
per Chairman West Byrum called out “Gibson”
and hesitated a few seconds. In that few sec
onds'Gib Perry’s eyes opened larger as he
straightened up in his seat. But Mr. Byrum
then continued “Mitchell,” which didn’t make
Gib a bit mad. T. A. Berryman, another mem
ber of the temporary Fire Commission at the
meeting wasn’t quite so lucky for when Chair
man Byrum called out “T. A.” he continued to
add “Berryman,” so that he will be among the
number to attend the term of court.
o ■■■—
Getting a free cigar at the Rotary meeting is
getting to be sort of a habit. Last week Elton
Forehand came to the meeting equipped with a
box of cigars because he became the daddy
of a daughter. One of the Rotarians wanted
to pass the cigars around, but Elton objected,
saying he had something to do with that “tour
of duty.”
o
Spring is usually the time for poets to bud
forth, but the hot weather, too, must have its
effect. This week I rceived a short poem with
the following note: “This is my own composi
tion but. being a steward, it would not be ad
visable to use my name.” Here ’tis:
MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY
As I was walking down the street,
I talked with the few I chanced to meet;
And each one had some lie to tell,
But all agreed 'twas hot as ’ell.
And pray tell me who disagrees with the
guy-
o—
And speaking about the hot weather, I heard
a colored fellow say the other day: “When
I works I sweats and when I sweats I stinks.”
Well, don’t we all? At any rate, with the hot
weather we’ve been having a fellow doesn’t
even have to work in order to sweat, or should
I say perspire?
o— ——
Miss Evelyn Leary is in sort of an odd pre
dicament. She found a parakeet at her home
but at the same time lost one which she had
promised to deliver to a customer. She’ll be
glad to return the found parakeet to its owner,
but will be a heck of a lot happier if she can
get back her own parakeet.
o
Checkers at the P & Q and Colonial stores
keep an eagle eye on what people buy so they
can ring it up on the cash register. But the
gals in the P & Q had a fast one pulled on ’em
the other day. A dog happened to be in the
store and as it went past the checker somebody
noticed a dark candy bar in the dog’s mouth.
The dog didn’t even stop to be checked, and
waited until somebody opened the door to get
out on the street after completing its shopping.
o
Leroy Haskett isn’t a fisherman, but he ap
parently has as many or even more fish to eat
than a lot of the fellows who try their luck
with the hook and line. Mr. Haskett spends
practically all of his spare time at his cottage
at Nags Head and even sitting on his porch he
is kept pretty well supplied with fish. How:
Well, a lot of his friends who like to fish pass
by his place and give him fish by the bucket
full. So. says Haskett, he’s been eating plenty
of fish and doesn’t even have to sit out in the
hot sun. nor be worried about losing a rod and
reel. Wonder if he expects the fish to be clean
ed when they are given to him!
o—
Col. M. K. Peyton sort of played the role of
Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde at last week’s Rotary.
In the first place he delighted the Rotarians
by giving a brief sketch of his life from the
time he was born until he was sent to Edenton
as commanding officer of the local Marine
Corps base. But where the Mr. Hyde part
comes in is that he informed the Rotarians that
he will be detached from the local about Aug
ust 17. Not only the Rotarians, but Edenton
ians in general regret very much that Col. Pey
ton will be obliged to leave Edenton. We’ve
been very fortunate for the most part in hav
ing splendid commanding officers at the Eden
ton base, but here’s one who places Col. Pey
ton among the very best.
The past few days at the Buffldp home have
been very pleasant, for I’ve had my only two
grandchildren, both girls, as guests. Os course',
one is a young lady ready to go to college, but
the other one is only about five months old.
Both are cute, but what is any cuter than a lit
tle baby with, eyes stretched wide open as a
smile breaks out almost from ear to ear?.
THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1955.
WOMEN AND WHEELS
Take Your Camera
On Your Auto Trip
( By Mary Lou Chapman
Travel and picture-taking go together. Here are »ome tips
about cameras to remember before you start.
To get the best travel photographs possible, be sure your cam-
era Is working properly; free
from dust and light leaks. If
it haa given you any trouble
Mtu Chapman
• with you.
Always use a camera field
case to protect your camera
from bumps, hard knocks, dust
( and moisture.
Motorists should take care not
to leave a camera in the hot sun.
Extreme heat can damage the
emulsion on your film.
AVOID OVER-EXPOSURE
Beware of over-exposing your
1 pictures in bright sunlight. Also,
sunlight causes people to squint
at the camera, so try to keep the
aun away from the eyes. Have
subjects turn a little away from
direct sun.
A filter, when used with black
and white film, will bring out
clouds and sparkling water that
otherwise would be lost to the
picture because of the bright
sun. Flash equipment can help
you catch after dark close-up
shots at a night beach party or
a night boat ride,
j Scenic photographs of your
trip can be improved if you use
a foreground object in the pic
Mother Mrs. Griffin ]
Dies At Hertford
\
Mrs. Margaret Stokesi Walters,
91, mother of Mrs. Lloyd Griffin,
died Wednesday night of last week
at the home of another daughter,
Mrs. Thad C. Chappell at Hertford.
Mrs. Walters was the daughter of
the late John and Elizabeth Stokes
and the widow of th e late Thomas
Walters.
Aside from the two daughters,
six grandchildren and five great
grandchildren survive.
Funeral services were held Fri
day; afternoon in the, Hertford
Methodist'Cfiwrchi of which she had
tieen very active and was the old,
est member for the past 10 years.
Burial was in Cedarwood Cemetery
at.fterjEfafd.
Milk Cows Waning
In North Carolina
Estimated numbers of June milkj
cows on North Carolina farms have I
been on the decline for the past!
two years. The numbers as re
ported for 1953, 1954-and 1955 were
381,000: 378,000; and 366,000, re
spectively.
Several factors serve to explain
this decline in reported milk cow I
numbers. The build-up to 381,000
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j ture to frame a distant scene.
, The foreground object can be a
[ tree or a clump of flowers, or
] better yet, a member of your
family. When you have people
in your scenic photographs you
, have a picture that is a personal
, thing, not a duplication of a pic- J
ture postcard that you probably ;
, could buy of the same thing.
For more interesting snap- *
j shots of historical monuments
, or statues, take a general view
. of the structure and then take
[ a close-up of the inscription on
the main figure of the monu-
I ment. Include members of your
, family looking at the inscription
. or main figure.
RECORD Or TOUR TRIF
W T hen your trip is over, have
■ your travel films developed and
1 printed as soon as possible. Then
you can start organizing a vaca- .
tion album.
Arrange the pictures in your
album so they tell the story of
your trip. Use your imagination
• to bring order and continuity to
1 the story you want to tell. If you
1 are selective, and use only the
best pictures you have taken,
yoa’U get an album of travel
snapshots you'll be proud to
show others.
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i (Fashion writer, artist, and TV
i personality, Miss Chapman is a
■ native of Detroit and has spent
the last several years working
• with automobile stylists, design
ers and engineers at Chrysler
■ Corporation )
recently, re
member to
have it re
paired. Al
though you
can buy film
almost any
where, you
might stock
up on the kind
you need so
you'll always
have enough
| head in June of 1953 was to the sec. ■
! ond highest number on records go- 1
ing back to 1935, being exceeded
only by the 389.000 reported for
• June of 1944. Two successive dry'
1 years, 1953 and 1954, necessitated
greater purchases of high priced
* feeds, and encouraged dairy farm
ers to cull their herds very closely.
Finally, these selective cullings and ;
other good dairy management prac
-1 tices have demonstrated to farm
ers the practicability of producing
more milk from fewer milk cow
; numbers.
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I. f Vets’ Question Boxl j 1
I v-—u J I
Q—l bought a house with a Gt
; loan, and now lam planning to sell
■ it. I was considering having the
buyer ,tafre_ over . Mjift.J
get VA’s permission to do this ?
A—-No. VA’s permission is not
required. However, you should re
■i member you remain liable for the
I GI loan, even though you sell your
j house to another person. You can
I relieve yourself of all liability by
j insisting that the buyer refinance
the house.
By skillful conduct and artificial
means a person may make a sort of
i name for himself; but if the inner
• 1 jewel be wanting, all is vanity, and
i will not last. —Johann Goethe
WASHINGTON REPORT
Treat. Three members of North
Carolina’s Congressional delega
tion had a real treat last week.
To give some concrete evidence
of the work they are doing, mem
bers of the New Farmers of Ameri
ca chupter at the Ann Chesnutt
High School in Cumberland County
presented several prize water
melons they raised to Senator W.
Kerr Scott and Congressmen Har
old Cooley and Ertel Carlyle.
E. L. Pettiford made the presen
tation as director of the NFA chap
ter and the vocational agricultural
teacher at the school. He brought
along four of his students who
helped raise the melons, which were
big, juicy 75-pounders.
Emphasis. Pettiford told the
lawmakers that special emphasis is
put on teaching future farmers to
grow premium products. Each
year, he said, he holds a contest
for the members of the chapter to
stimulate interest to develop better
farm products.
All of the legislators urged Pet
tiford and the students to carry on
their work, and pointed out that
strong competition is forcing farm
ers to seek new ways to produce
higher grade crops.
Spread. During the conversation
with the lawmakers, one especially
interesting fact was brought out.
Pettiford said the majority of the
farmers who raise watermelons in
Cumberland County for the com
mercial market sell them in Wash
ington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
other eastern cities.
For the past week or so. he said,
the top price for watermelons on
these markets has been about 50
cents each.
In Washington, super market.'
Troy Toppin Named
Township Constable
Chowan County Commissioners
on Myiday appointed Troy Toppin
Constable in the Second Township
to fill the unexpired term of Frank
Miller, who recently resigned.
There were three applications for
the position.
Prior to the Commissioners'
meeting the Chowan County ABC
Board appointed Mr. Toppin ABC
enforcement officer, so that h e will
serve both as constable and ABC
enforcement officer.
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I
1 are charging housewives 7 cents a
pound for watermelon. (Why they
, sell it by the pound, nobody knows
. —probably because women figure
- they’re getting something cheap if
• it costs just 7 cents a pound.)
' With a little figuring, it comes
■ out that the watermelons raised in
• North Carolina are bringing only
• 50 cents a piece to the farmer and
well over $4.00 in the markets. (A
• good size watermelon will weigh
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94.4 rn
Proo L#M
$2.10
mJ/ ■■■ pint
$3.40
4/5 qt.
Gordon’s Gin
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60 pounds.).
Somebody) somewhere, Is doing
well on watermelons between North
Carolina and Washington—and it
isn't the farmer.
Thrift is one of the greatest of
virtues, {especially when your sav
ings aret in United States Savings
Bonds.
I inanri
CARD OF THANKS
We are taking this means to ex
press our sincere thanks and
preciation to our friends and
bors for their many kind deeds
expressions of sympathy during the
illness and death of our husband
and father, Joe Copeland.
WIFE AND CHILDREN. c