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pile Chowan Herald
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if Herald, a partnership consisting: of J. Edwin
I > Bufflap and Hector Lupton, at 423-425 South
I: Broad Street, Edenton, North Carolina.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1958
f TTifTTor^today^
A man’s judgment cometh from Jehovah. —
Prov. 29:26.
: A Christian looks to God, and Creator of all that
is good and true and eternal, and receives wisdom
and courage to follow the Christ.
Wa thank Thee, O God, that Thou art the Spirit
•f Love and infinite good, and Thou dost control
the universe.
The Voluntary Way
Freedom in giving is a basic part of the
democratic American way of life. We cre
ate, maintain, and support our own chari
ties. We help the organizations and the peo
ple we think need a lift. It is voluntary
agencies that have brought our nation’s health
and welfare to the forefront.
Proof that this freedom has its characteris
tic benefits is the growth and success of the
Easter Seal Society, which is charged with
the responsibility of rehabilitation of crippled
children and adults not only in Edenton, but
throughout the nation.
Coordinating the nationwide Easter Seal
rehabilitation program for America’s handi
capped is the National Society for Crippled
Children and Adults, largest voluntary agen
cy serving the crippled. Through its 1,655
Easter Seal affiliates in all 48 states, Dis
trict of Columbia, and three territories, the
1 National Society operates some 1,400 centers
and facilities where the highest quality of
professional services are available.
. To maintain this vital humanitarian
gram and to extend its services to encompass
the increasing numbers of crippled persons re
sulting from a growing population is a tre
mendous and expensive responsibility. There
; fore, in the same voluntary way which has
> marked its successful fund-raising program in
j the past, the National Society through its
I Easter Seal affiliates is carrying its independ
ent and direct appeal to the American public
again this year.
You have probably already received in the
mails an appeal letter and a sheet of gaily
[ colored Easter Seals which represent the mes
sengers of hope to the crippled. Won’t you,
in your own way, respond to this appeal and
: send your check to the crippled children to
day?
Precious Traffic Victims
Each year a distressing number of our chil
dren fall victim to traffic accidents. Some
are killed outright, others suffer injuries that
. maim them for life.
While traffic accidents in themselves are
frightening and hideous—a bane to our so
cial welfare and progress—the number of
young people sacrificed to this monster each
year on our streets and highways is particular
ly appalling.
According to the National Safety Council,
\ traffic accidents kill more children under 15
I years of age each year than other leading kill
jprs of children such as tuberculosis and pneu
j. monia. The shameful waste of children’s lives
> in traffic accidents leaves untold suffering in
> its wake. The loss of potential manpower, the
, blighting of human promise—these tragic
strings lie behind the bare statistics which tick
off the child victims of modern traffic one by
one each year.
r. The problem of child traffic safety, while
The serious concern of all of us, cannot be
wtrived by gnashing our teeth or wringing our
A tragic condition—admitted, but one
Bfhat can*be changed in time by intensifying
■our efforts and working toward the goal of
■ greater traffic safety for our children.
I Lj building an improved program of child
BffViy we should make education our corner
stone, our firm foundation on which to build
■Jfcactices and attitudes in the child which will
Sptect him in modern traffic and grow with
I E We need not dwell on how essential it is
■that the first lessons in safety be learned in
Rfciklhood; the need for human safety is part
I and parcel of human life, and training in this
Kin valuable equipment for survival should be
Ptoceived early and imparted well.
I We must coordinate the safety training of
I the child in the home with the training he
gKeives in school; and, in addition, we ought
yo devise new and better means of supplwnent-
Ehg the safety training the child receives at
gwme and school by continued safety eduea
» 011 playgrounds and other spheres of
\Jdeard & Seen
By Buff
I
With a primary election scheduled to be
held Saturday, May 31, L. So Byrum, Chair
man of the Chowan County Board of Elec
tions, reminds prospective candidates that they
have very little more time to file. The filing
deadline is Monday, April 14, at 12 o’clock
noon. And Mr. Byriim says that does not
mean 12:30 or even five minutes after 12.
o
Judge Henry Stevens, who presided over the
Chowan term of Superior Court, got off to a
bad start Tuesday morning. First, while he
was eating breakfast his partial plate broke.
However, Doc Bill Hart was contacted, so that
the artificial teeth were back in place in time
to open court at 9:30. The judge had opened
court, but before getting very far Mrs. Cath
erine Goodwin, assistant in the clerk of court’s
office, had a phone call requesting Marvin
Wilson, judge of Chowan Recorder’s Court,
to come to the phone. Mrs. Goodwin, up to
her neck in a new line of work, requested] a
highway patrolman to inform Judge Wilson
he was wanted on the phone. The patrolman
heard “Judge” more than anything else, so he
made his way to Judge Stevens, saying “You’re
wanted on the phone, your honor.” The pa
trolman returned to the clerk’s office ahead of
Judge Stevens and Mrs. Goodwin politely told
him “It was Judge Wilson and not Judge
Stevens who is wanted on the phone.” About
that lime Judge Stevens arrived and the pa
trolman hurriedly told him, “I’m sorry, your
honor, but it’s judge Wilson who is wanted
on the phone.” Judge Stevens hurried back
to his place in court, but in a short time a
telephone call came from Clinton asking to
talk to Judge Stevens. Mrs. Goodwin, wad
ing through her court proceedings, asked the
same patrolman to inform Judge Stevens he
was wanted on the phone. The patrolman
hesitated briefly and said “Say, I’m afraid
the Judge will think I’m playing an April fool
joke on him.” Anyway, the Judge answered
the phone and didn’t get peeved, for it gave
Bm an opportunity to take a few puffs on a
Fcigarette.
o
\\ hile opening Court Monday morning it
was raining and Judge Henry Stevens said the
weather was not fittin’ for much of anything
else hut attending court, so that he didn’t want
to entertain arty flimsy excuses for jurors not
to serve. “You can’t go fishing,” he said, “and
you can’t farm unless you do it in a boat, so
you might as well be in court.” George Hol
land, a member of the National Guard, asked
the judge if National Guardsmen are not ex
empt from jury duty. “Are you a member
of the National Guard?” asked the Judge.
“Yes, sir,” replied Holland, “I’m a mess ser
geant and we are subject to call at any time.”
“Well, there’ll he no ‘messing’ today,” said
the Judge, “but if it is, I’ll excuse you and
go along with you, if necessary, for I’m an
old Army man myself”.
o
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Davis and Mr. and
Mrs. A. W. Embree of Kingston. N. Y., were
on their way to Florida early this week and
being impressed with appearance of Edenton,
decided to drive around to look the place
over. They stopped at Hotel Joseph Hewes
to get some information and one of ’em told
me, “They were so darned nice to us that we
couldn’t go anywhere else to spend the night.”
The group left very well impressed with Eden
ton and said they plan to stop over on their
return trip from Florida. Which goes to prove
that being nice pays off.
o - ...
Eating breakfast with one of the Peoples
Bank & Trust Company boys Saturday morn
ing, I was told “We’ll have a rough time with
Doc Davis today. ’ Asking the reason why,
I was told that he went fishing Friday and
caught nine or ten nice rockfish. Well, that’s
enough for a fellow to “crow” about. I went
fishing Saturday afternoon and didn’t get a
single bite.
o
Isaac Byrum had a bone to pick with me
early this week. Seeing him on the street
Saturday, he told me he didn’t get The Her
ald. I usually have a few copies in my car
for just such emergencies, so I got a paper
off the front seat. However, Mr. Byrum hap
pened to be in the office Monday and said,
“Say, that paper you gave me the other day
was three weeks old.” Maybe my front seat
is about as bad as my desk.
o
Spectators at the Chowan Fat Stock Show
and Sale had something extra added to the
.program. Bryant White’s grand champion
steer and another steer apparently were not
satisfied with things, so they broke out and
went on a rampage with spectators scatter
ing. “Cowboy” White grabbed one of the,
steers by the tail and managed to hold him
back, but the grand champion proved that he
was also a champion runner and was taken in
to tow at Westover Heights seine time later.
o
Here’s wishing you jSI a very joyous Eas
ter. Go to church! , .
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY APRIL 3. 1958.
Term Superior Court
Completed Tuesday
Continued from Page 1. Section 1
Judge, “among whom was W. D. i
Pruden, one of my close friends 1
and a college classmate. I feel'
like this is holy ground with your |
inspiring history and antiquity, so
that we should recall the illustra
tions past of those who help
found the republic.”
Judge Stevens told those sum
moned for jury duty that the
weather was fitting for very little
else than attending court, so that
he would not excuse any unless
they had very good reasons, so
that only a few were excused.
He then explained the courtvsys
tem which is divided into three
branches, the executive, legisla
tive arid judicial, which he com
pared with the family picture of
God’s Tribune, the Father, the
Son and Holy Spirit.
“The executive and legislative
branches are more or less remov
ed from the people,” he said, “but
the judicial branch is different in
this respect in that it comes to the
people in operation of the courts.
Not only does it come to you,
but it makes you an integral part,
so that it is an important cog in
administering the law fairly,
equally and impartially in the
sight of God.”
He then pointed out that the
duty of the Grand Jury is two
fold—deciding on bills of indict
ment and making certain inspec
tions and file a report so that all
may know conditions in the coun
ty. The judge then scanned
over the docket and briefly ex
plained all the charges' which
were listed. As to schools, he
suggested that a patrolman be
called in to check on condition of
school buses. “State patrolmen
are Very well .qualified to report
on buses,” he said, “moreso than
the average member of a grand
jury or myself. I’ll not require
you to inspect the school build
ings, for if they came through the
severe winter we’ve had, they
ought to be able to make it a few
weeks more.”
With true bills of indictment re
lieved, the following cases were
disposed of:
Harry B. Whitaker entered a
plea of guilty to larceny, break
ing and entering. He was sen
tenced to State Prison for not less
than two years nor more than
three years.
Alonza White entered a plea
of guilty to assault with a dead
ly weapon. Prayer for judgment
was continued for two years upon
condition of good behavior for
two years and payment of costs.
Norwood Koonce entered a plea
of guilty to forgery, and was sen
tenced to 18 months on the roads.
Sentence was suspended upon
condition that the defendant be of
good behavior and not violate any
law and that he pays $66.94 to the
D & M Superette and $67.00 to
the Clerk of Court, to be paid be
fore July 1, 1958.
Isaac Collins pleaded guilty to
breaking and entering and lar
ceny and was sentenced to T 8
months on the roads.
Pleading guilty to receiving
stolen property, Wallace Privott
was given a 12 months sentence.
Oscar Wilder, who entered a
plea of guilty to larceny, was giv
en 18 months on the roads.
Jasper Cobb was found guil
ty of breaking and entering and
was sentenced to 18 months on
the roads.
James Forest Wilson pleaded
guilty to larceny and received an
18-months road sentence.
On a charge of bigamy, Betty
Keisler was charged with the cost
of court and prayer for judgment
continued upon the defendant for
two years providing she shows
good behavior and does not vio
late any laws.
Joseph Chessons entered a plea
of second degree murder and was
sentenced to not less than 15
years nor more than 17 years in
State Prison.
Joe Spruill was found guilty of
receiving stolen property and sen
tenced to 18 months on the roads.
He entered an appeal with bond
set at $3,000.
The case of Henry Collins,
charged with manslaughter, was
continued.
The State took a noi pros in the
case of Eli Johnson, who was
'charged with receiving stolen
property. '
Shelton Ford entered a plea of
guilty to violation of the prohibi
tion laws and was sentenced to
six months on the roads.
Jesse Dillard, charged with
embezzlement, entered a plea of
guilty to forcible trespassing. He
was sentenced to six months on
the roads. The sentence was sus
pended upon condition that he
pay $16.60 plus costs of court, to
be paid sls per month beginning.
May 1, and with the further con
dition that he shows good be
havior and violates no law'for
two years.
Holmes Bass from Lindsay Bass
! and Alfred Lee Holley from Hat
tie Lee Holley.
The Grand Jury submitted a
jvery brief report showing that
[ conditions in the county were
i satisfactory. Judge Stevens dis
i missed the inspection of schools
| but due to a complaint registered
with one of the jurors. Superin
tendent W. J. Taylor was called in
and the matter was cleared up
satisfactorily. The Grand Jury
did recommend a rest room in the
Court House, 'a recommendation
previously made, but Judge Stejj
vens asked “Where are you going
to put it?” The same question
has prevented the County Com
missioners from taking any pre
vious action. .
Chowan PTA Will
Meet On April 8
Chowan High School’s Parent-
Teacher Association will meet
Tuesday night, April 8, at 8
o’clock. A feature of the meeting
will be a musical program by the
primary grades under the direc
tion of Miss Cecelia Williughby.
All parents and friends abe cor
dially invited to attend.
ERROR IN LAND BID
Attention is called to an error
which appears in the resale of
John J. Byrum farm land, adver
tised by John W. Graham, attor
ney-at-law. The ad appears in
Section 2 of this issue, in which
it is stated that the advance bid
is now $4,225.00. The correct fig
ure for the advance bid is $4,-
725.0 Q and
pearing in the ad.
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That morning he kissed her good-bye as usual.
“Be a good girl,” he said, “and I’ll bring you
a surprise.” But he didn’t come home that night ,
—nor ever again. How can you explain a thing
like that to a tearful child?
Death comes suddenly on the highway. No
one expects to meet it, much less to cause it.
Yet last year, 40,000 men, women and children
Here's how you can help stop traffic tragedies:
O Drive safely ond courteously yourself. Observe speed limits V,*,
ondwaminq signs. . / local Saf C it
O Insist on.strict enforcement of all troffle laws.
Traffic regutahom work for' you, not against you. .
CANCER S
SEVEN
DANGER
SIGNALS
1 Unusual bleeding or
discharge
2 A lump br thickening in
the breast or elsewhere’
3 A sore that does
hot heal
4 Changed bowel or > >
bladder habits
Hoarseness or cough •
Indigestion lor difficulty
O in swallowing
7 Change in a wart or mole
l( your signal laotoHongor than
two weak*, go to your doctor to
loom If it moans eaneor.
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In recent years it has been in
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medical job is not finished when
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cured., Follow-through rehabilita.
tion of all patients to the point
where they can once again take
their place in the working world
is now regarded as a prime medi
cal responsibility.
One reason, of course, that this
part of treatment has taken on
added importance in recent years
is the vast improvements in medi
cal care. More and more people
who might otherwise have died or
been hopelessly crippled are re
covering because of new drugs
and other medical techniques. In
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vent of drug treatment has meant
that thousands have recovered
from the disease—recovered with
more or less of a handicap. Re
covery is not complete until, de
spite their handicap, they are once
again self-sufficient members of
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job. It is freedom from the pris
on of dependence. But it does
not happen overnight. It requires
a combination of expert training
and counseling under medical
guidance to develop capabilities,
out of disabilities. It requires the
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died in traffic accidents throughout the
country. Most of them didn’t have to happen.,
i Remember this heartbroken little gifl the*-*
next time you are tempted to take a chance
pass a stop sign—overstep the speed limit Oqly .
you can put an end to such tragedies.
Now, during the peak driving season, accident
- hazards are highest—so be especially careful!
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' of a valuabkjjhumpq being.