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The Chowan Herald
Published every Thursday by The Chowan
Herald, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin
Ruffian and Hector Lnptnn. at 423-425 South
Rroad Street, Edenton, North Carolina.
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THURSDAY. JANUARY 30. 1958.
A LIFT FOR TODAY
* He did right in the sight of the Lord.
—II Kings 18:3.
WE NEVER WANDER from Christ while \ye
make character the end and aim of our intellec
tual discipline. —Scovel.
Almighty God, lead ik in the paths of righteous
ness that we may become acceptable unto Thee.
Edenton Puzzle
In terms of its financial impact, the con
templated shutdown of the sl3 million Eden
ton Navy Auxiliary Air Station, with its an
nual payroll of about $4.5 million, is a more
serious mailer than the recent closing of the
Weeksville Nava! Air Facility (payroll. $3
million I. In both eases the loss of the activi
ties represents a serious blow to the communi
ties involved as well as to this whole region.
No one expects the government to maintain
expensive'operations in an area merely because
cf the economic needs or desires of a locality.
The requiremenfs of national defense consti
tute the overriding element in any such situ
. alion. and when the emphasis in weapons is
shifting dramtica'ly, as in the case today, dis
locations. economies and changes are inevita
ble.
However, the Edenton decision certainly
raises some provocative questions. If need is
controlling, for instance, why was this Marine
Corps facility only recently scheduled for a
S4B million expandon program? And if econ
omy is the decisive force, what kind of econo
my is it that permits the discard of a sl3 mil
lion basic investment?
—Norfolk Lf.oger-Dispatch
Those Vicious Automobiles
Judging by news reports of automobile acci
dents. modern ears with their multi-hundred
horsepower engines and super-sonic speeds re
act in strange ways to the temperaments of
their drivers. Almost daily one reads "car
left highway on curve, crashed into tree and
killed driver.’' Or "cur pulled out of traffic
line without warning, struck oncoming car
head on—occupants of both cars dead." Or
car went out ci control and rolled over bank
into river—bodies ml yet found.”
What ails the modern automobile? Why
has it taken c n these homicidal tendencies?
Aie automoi,i.(*> irritate 1 because their drivers
hold them hack on curves? Do they become
impatient when a timid driver tries to keep
them from going SO or 90 miles an hour to
pass another ear and keep ahead of every
thing on the n adr Do they imagine when I
coming to a curve that they can spread their j
lenders like wings to cross a canyon like an
airplane and cornice! with the road on the
other sider What are their motives?
Owm'i> must be protected trom the irre
sponsible actions of cars or it will soon be
suicide to drive < he of them.
One way to show your car vou are boss
when it shows sign- of taking the "bit in its
teeth" is to cut it. he I supplv and spur it
with well-adjusted brakes—that might teach
it a lesson, if you live through the experiment.
W hat Makes America
. Tl,; ' rr ' s n " doubt that in the last genera
tion or so mere an I more persons have de
veloped jhe habit of looking to government to
do things tor them and to solve their prob
lems.
So this statement by Secretary of the
treasury Humphrey is highly timely: “The
success of nm economy depends not upon gov
ernment. but upon the efforts of all the peo
ple all trying to do a little more for them
selves. trying to better themselves and their
loved ones. It is the cumulative effect of all
this individual effort . . . that makes our svs- I
tem superior to anything ever known in this I
world before. That's what makes America.”
Nearly everybody thinks of wrong in terms
of what other people are doing.
It’s a jtoor brain that has to be fired by
alcohol before it can function.
Vour success, if you are wise, does not de
pend upon somebody else.
Courtesy is too cheap for some people to
be interested in it. j
I
; The impulse to do good is worthwhile if 1
the individual does good. 1
&^^een\
. By Buff
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“Cheapside" (newcomers may not know
that lower Broad Street used to be so called)
has been filled up at least for about three
years. However, the Ricks Jewelers early .
this week moved this business to Hertford
and will be located in the old Hertford Bank
building. The Herald office now has a vacant
building next door, and here’s hoping some
body will soon move in. It isn’t hard to re
member when The Herald moved from -East
King Street to the present building and the
losest'neighbors were Joe Vail on the corner
and Dick Holmes up near King Street. Any
way. Friend Ricks will be in a bank building
in Hertford, but the banking concern took
all the money along when it moved into its
new quarters. •
o
It is sort of news these days when any
prices drop. But the Albemarle Electric
Membership Corporation, through its presi
dent. A. T. Lane, has announced that as of
January 29, a reduction of five per cent went
into effect on electric rates. It will be good
news for a lot of electric users.
——o
Mrs. Jim Haynes, who now lives in Char
lotte. sent in her renewal to The Herald this
week. With the check was this brief note:
"Keep the paper coming. We are not like
Miss Larrick from Washington. The paper
is grabbed by both myself and my husband
when it gets here and we read it from
‘kiverTo kiver,’ We enjoy it as much as we
did when we lived in Edenton 24 years ago.
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And speaking of clippings, one was re
ceived some time back from the Troy. (N. Y.)
Record. It had a piece about lighting Pitts
burgh for Christmas with atomic reactor for
peacetime purposes. One of the 12 engi
neers loaned by Westinghouse to assist in
’he project was Lauren J. Connery, husband
)f the former Annie Ruth White, a registered
nurse from Edenton. Incidentally. Miss
White was one of my nurses while I was a
patient in Chowan Hospital when it was lo
cated on the base. It was Miss White who
-atisfied my curiosity by looking up and spell
ng the word "Diverticulitis” —that’s what Doc
j Wood operated on me for.
* I —•» o— —
Latest report from; Memorial Hospital in
Chapel Hill is to the effect that members of
I the Edenton "colony” are showing s’gns of
improvement. Izzy Campen. after a serious
setback, is ab'e to get about the hospital, and
Mrs. Lena Leary was able to stand up for a
while early this week. Jim Daniels was in
very serious condition for a time, but he came
through an operation on h;s jaw and while
not in the pink of condition, he is showing
signs of recovery. Here’s hoping all of ’em
will soon lie able to come back to the old
home town—and 111 betcha they will be
mighty g’ad !o get hack.
——o
Harry Smith; Jr . executive vice president
| of the Chamber of Commerce, emphasized the
, importance of the tourist business in his re
marks at a Chamber of Commerce meeting
Monday night. Which reminds me of a clip
ping handed me by Mrs. Gus Moore. It re
f«Ts to tlu' Virginia State Chamber of Com
merce. but applies just as well to tourist
businc-s here. Here ’tis:
You may not own a motel or tourist re
-ort. lint the Virginia' State Chamber of
( ommercc says you stand a good chance of
profiting from tin tourist dollar.
Ihr average American tourist, acco-ding
to the Virginia chamber, spends, about $lO
a day traveling in the United States.
An example of where the monev goes, most
motel owners show financial breakdown like
this:
Salaries and wages, 3! cents.
Taxes and insurance, 14 cents. *
Interest on the mortgage, 12’ '• cents,
furniture arid other replacements, 6 cents.
Heat. light and power, 4 cents.
Telephone, 3 cents.
And shares also go to the local printers,
laundry men. dry cleaner and others.
If the tourist decides to spend his vacation
I in the Old Dominion, his money is spent like
this:
Food and refreshment, 27 cents.
Transportation, 22 cents.
Lodging. 21 cents.
Retail purchases. 14 cents.
Theaters, other amusements, 7 cents.
Tourist attractions, 4 cents.
Laundry and other services, 5 cents.
These figures indicate that businesses
other than those dealing directly with the
tourist are making a profit, too.
The Knoxville, Tenn., tourist bureau says <
jit is convinced that fanners are benefitting
j from the tourist dollar. Some examples of
j the yearly tourist consumption are:
i Eggs. 321.000 dozen: milk and cream,
THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 30. 1958.
2,523,000 quarts; meats, 2,-]
909,000 pounds, and potatoes, J
1,557,000 pounds.
All this, the Virginia cham- j
ber says, is proof that travel
advertising and promotion j
pay. The chamber’s opinion j
is any community which can
generate a few dozen tourists!
ja day throughout the year can
generate the same financial
oenefit that would come if it
obtained a small factory.
February Set
As American
HistoryMonth
Edenton- Tea Party Chapter of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution will join the National
Society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution in sponsor
ing February as American His
tory Month, It is pointed out
that February is an important
month in America’s history, being
‘he birth month of its two great
est Presidents, George Washing
ton and Abraham Lincoln, and
that knowledge of American his
‘orv is the foundation on which
•ests the sound activities of the
-itizens of the future.
Mayor Ernest Kehayes has is
sued a proclamation declaring
February American History
Month in Edenton and calls upon
all organizations, including the
schools, to emphasize the study
of American history during the
designated month in order that
citizens may better appreciate
their good fortune in living in a
free country based on the dedi
cation of our ancestors to the love
of self-government and personal
freedom.
Ten Leaders In
Bridge Marathon
At the close of the! tenth round
of the bridge marathon sponsor
ed by the Chowan Hospital Au
xiliary, Mrs. W. B. Rosevear and
Mrs. L. A. Patterson continue to
hold the lead.
With 20 couples participating in
the contest, the ten leading teams
and their scores follow:
1— Mrs. W. B. Rosevear arid
Mrs. L. A. Patterson, 41,370.
2 Dr. Richard Hardin and Joe
Thorud, 39,670.
3 Cecil Fry and W. T. Harry,
35,840.
4 Mrs. Tom Shepard and Mrs.
Wesley Chesson, Jr., 34,170.
5 Earl Goodwin and Mrs.
Richard Goodwin, 31,640.
6 Mrs. Elton Forehand, Jr.,
and Mrs. Kathryn Brown, 29,860.
7 Mrs. Richard Elliott and
Mrs. J. H. Conger, 29,740.
8— Nick George and Jesse Har
rell, 28,600.
9 Mrs. J. W. Dfivjs and Mrs.
Earl Goodwin, 28,530.
10—Medlin Belch and A1 Phil
lips 28,180.
Schedule For
Bookmobiles
The two bookmobiles owned
and operated by the Pettigrew
Regional Library served Chowan
County this week and will also
make runs this week.
The remainder of the schedule
for the white bookmobile will be:
Today (Thursday) Advance
and Oak Grove.
Monday, February 3—Windsor'
highway, Route 17 north, Hert
ford road and Yeopim.
The remainder of the colored
bookmobile schedule will be:
Today (Thursday) St. Johns,
Yeopim and Canaan’s Temple.
Monday, February 3—Paradise
road, Mexico road, Rocky Hock,
old Hertford road and Brown-
7-Room Country Home
Large Yard and Shade Trees
Modern Electrical Conveniences
Running Water, Bath and
Screened Porch
Close to Church, Store, School
Hard-surfaced Road
Telephone if Wanted
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E. L. PEARCE
Route 3 Phone 3839
, .
One-third Farm Family Income
Coming From Nonfarm Sources
'T'
Over a third ol ihe income of
the nation’s farm operators and
their families is now coming
from sources entirely outside of :
agriculture, reflecting a long-term
shift in major sources of farm in
come and a progressively lessen
ing dependence on farming itself
as the predominant source of live
lihood.
The chief factor in this trend
has been the big growth in non
farm job opportunities as the re- j
suit of the expansion of the econ-!
omy over the last decade and a
half, but an appreciable, and
growing income is being contrib-'
uted by a return on savings andj
by public and private retirement
benefits, annuities, etc.
i The-Income Breakdown '
A special survey made by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
in cooperation with the Bureau of
the Census shows that farm oper
ator fami’ies had an aggregate
nonfarm income of $6.9 billions in i
1 1955 out of a total income of $19.3
' billions in that year. Thus non
’ agricultural income represented
36 cents of every dollar of in- *
come of farm operators and their 1
families in 1955. j
Preliminary figures indicate'
j that-The rmnfarm income of farm,
I operator families rose to a new
high of s7'i billions in 1956,
though still 36 cents of every dol
lar of their to*al income last year.
By contrast, the comparable fig
ure for nonfarm income of farm
1 operators and their families was
! somewhat under $6 billions in
I 1950. or 27 cents of every dollar
j of their income: and in 1948 was
about $5M> billions, or 22 cents of
I every dollar of income for that
year. Figures prior to 1948 are
distorted by wartime influences
and by the depression of the Thir
ties.
Important of Nonfarm Job
1955, or over 80 cents of every
I dollar of nonfarm income for the
j vonr. Os this total, the farm op
erator himself earned $3.2 billions,
in wages and salaries, and receiv-1
l ed an additional billion dollars
The dominance of off-farm cm-.
nlovment in nonfarm income is |
shown by the fact that farm oner-'
Carver Library. j
Anyone desiring books who
does not have a stop convenient
may phone radio station WCDJi
and the message will he passed on
to either Mrs. Harris or Mrs.
Alexander, bookmobile librarians.
Service is every four weeks and
is free.
loyScoutNews]
By BILL GOODWIN
r>
Troop 156 moved toward Boy
Scout Week by one more step
last Monday night as the Green
Bar (Patrol Leaders’) Council ap
proved the Wednesday of that
week as the day on which to take
a trip to the shipyard at Ports
mouth, Va. The trip was arrang
ed by the Troop Committee.
Other activities during Scout
Week will be a Scout party, Ex
plorer party, Rotary Club meet
ing, window display and other ac
tivities.
The meeting on Monday was
taken up with a demonstration on
Wig-Wag Signaling. Billy Harry
was in charge and Jack Overman
helped out and carried on a sig
naling game.
Scoutmaster Jack Habit was
appointed by the Green Bar to
see about one of the local “Ham”
operators to give the Scouts a
demonstration on that type of sig
naling.
It was also announced that
Gene Ward had consented re
placing Tom Ridgeway as Explor
er Advisor. Mr. Ridgewav had to
resign about a month ago.
ators and their families received
a total of $5.7 billions in earnings
from non-agricultural sources in'
from a noff-the-farm business or
self-employment. ’Nonfarm earn
ings of the wife and other mem
bers of'the family added up to
slVfe billions for the year, ,
Behind these figures is a long
term growth in the number of I
farm operators working off the
farm 100 days or more. Back in
j 1930 this total was only 700,000.
i By 1940 the number had crossed
a million, and the latest figures
indicate it is approaching Ok
' million.
' The category of return on sav
ings contributed close to a half
j billion dollars to the nonfarm in
come of farm operators and their
families in 1955 in the form of in
terest, dividends, trust funds, or
royalties. Rentals from nonfarm
real estate came to an additional
$173 millions. Savings of the
farm * population have shown a
big rise over the last decade, and
a half. At the beginning of' this
I year, for example, farmers had
( over $8 billions in'pavings- de
posits and U. S. Savings Bonds.
I Ownership of life insurance also
1 has increased greatly artiong
i farmers in recent years as it has
among the population at large,
and the latest figures show threp
out of every four farm families
with some life insurance protec
tion.
All Farmers "-anefit .
Farm operators and their fam
ilies also had an income of over
a half bitlion dollars in 1955 from
a variety of pensions and bene
fits, including retirement pay, an
nuities, veterans’ pensions and
compensation. This source of non
farm income also is certain tc
grow jn the future as more and
more farmers qualify for a. pen
sion in an off-the-farm job or be
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lihood. This group’s nonfarm in
come added up to $3% billions in
1955 and averaged out to some i
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J. farmers, even
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mately $l,lOO per farm.