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| Br JOHN D. McCREADY
Thu week comes the Glorious i
Fourth, a food time to stay off,
the highways and survive.
A good time also to give a;
thought to patriotic Americans!
who have helped our nation to
survive.
One of these was Noah Web
iter, father of the dictionary, ,
whose 200th birthday comes this i
year.
' This eminent scholar was a
true patriot, and his life shows
how any man, through the right
use of his occupation, may serve
his country.
Webster was a poor boy with ;
ambition. When he went to Yale i
College the family finances were
so straitened that his father had
to mortgage the farm to pay i
his son’s modest expenses. Af
ter graduating, Noah, though in
tending to study law later on,
taught school for some years.
He found the text-books out
sf-date in method and content.
They were written from an old
world viewpoint and almost
wholly unrelated to American
life. The Revolutionary War had
just been won by the colonists —
the year was 1782; the next year
the treaty of ‘ peace would be
gigned. The twenty-four-year
old schoolteacher prepared a
spelling book, published the next
year, and soon afterwards a
grammar and a reader. In the
introduction to the speller was
the author’s “literary declaration
of independence,” cutting loose
from foreign influence in Ameri
can education.
The hopes of the publishers of
this little volume were far sur
passed by what followed. Dur- j
ing and after Webster’s lifetime!
its popularity continued. In the
year 1890 it was estimated that
sixty million copies had been
sold; and the sales lasted into
the 20th century.
The compensation that Webster
received from the speller might
have amounted to comparatively
little if he had not taken steps
to protect his rights, and those
of thousands of other writers
who would come after him.
There were no copyright laws
at the time, and Noah traveled
thousands of miles in all the
thirteen colonies in his endeavor
to influence public opinion to
ward legislative action which
would protect authors from lit
erary piracy. He supported him
self during this period by teach
ing, lecturing, and holding singing
schools. He met many notable
people, including Benjamin
Franklin, with whom he spent
much time.
Like Franklin, Webster was a
man of wide and varied inter
ests. He wrote on scientific,
fj -economic and political subjects.
“Sketches of American Poli
cy” won the admiration of Wash
ington and Madison. His two
volume work, “A Brief History
of Epidemic and Pestilential Di
seases” was in his day an au
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■ was seventy-five he brought out
I a revised edition of the Authoriz
; ed or King James Version of the
| Bible.
Webster’s most famous publi
cation was, of course, his “Amer
ican Dictionary,” issued in 1828
after nearly twenty years of pro
digious labor. This brought "him,
at once, renown at home and
abroad. It was not perfect, but
it established a standard in spell
ing, pronunciation, and definition
for his fellow Americans. Re
vised and improved through the
years, it still stands at the top.
On this Fourth of July week
end a knowledge of Wehster’s
book might prove a literal life
saver for some of the millions
of motorists. At least the experi
ence of a sixteen-year-old boy in
Hertford County suggests this.
The boy had just obtained his
driver’s license, and was at the
wheel, with his father beside
him. They approached a road
sign marked “YIELD.” The boy ;
paid no attention to it but drove
right on—almost colliding with
another car, which had the right
of way.
“Son,” said the father, “didn’t
you see that sign—‘YlELD’?
Why didn’t you do that?”
“Dad,” replied the boy, “I
didn’t know what ‘YIELD’
meant.”
In North Carolina last year
there were nine thousand acci
dents at intersections marked
“YIELD”.
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j Hospital Patients •
Visiting Hours: IQ to II A. M«
2 to 4 P. M., and 6 to 8 P. M.
Children Under .12 Years of
Age Not Permitted To Visit
Patients.
Patients admitted to the Cho
wan Hospital during the week of
June 23-29 were:
White
Mrs. Alma Bateman, Hertford;
Miss Jacque, Stallings, Eden ton;
Master Clifton Stallings, Eden
-1 ton; Master Wesley Chesson 111,
’ Edenton; Master Ernest Carpen
ter, Edenton; Mrs. Dotmegan Rog
i erson, Tyner; Mrs. Thelma Fowl
er, Edenton; Jesse J. Armstrong,
■ Columbia; Archie Asbell, Tyrter:
Mrs. Joyce Wise, Edenton; Rev.
I Frank Fortescue, Tyner; Jack
‘ Badham, Edenton; J. D. Stallings,
i Belvidere.
Negro
Marian Frierson, Hertford; Ge
neva Cuffie, Edenton; Odell Hin
ton, Hobbsville; Brenda Sue Lit
tlejohn, Creswell.
Patients discharged from the
hospital during the same week
were:
While
Mrs. Lillian Elliott, Hertford:
• Mrs. Alma Leicester, Hertford;
Lewis Kinnamon, Edenton; Mrs.
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA, THUMPAT JUNE 28. IMB.
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“AIR-CONDITIONING” THE ATMOSPHERE-A louvered mask installed in front of (he
No. 3 engine of a Boeing 707 prototype jet airliner “air-conditions” the atmosphere in front
of the engine for tests in Seattle, Wash. Since natural icing conditions are hard to find, the
14 parallel bars are equipped with 109 spray nozzles which shoot water at the engine. After
a quarter-inch of ice forms, the engine’s hot-air de-icing system is tested.
Elizabeth Ambrose, VirginiP; Dan
Williams, Hertford; Mrs. Minnie
Armstrong, Columbia; Mrs. Imo
gene By rum, Edenton; Leonard
Collier, Winfall; Mrs. Edith Wood,
Edenton; Mrs. Ann Ranch, Eden
ton; Mrs. Nellie Curtis, Virginia;
Mrs. Alma Bateman, Hertford;
Miss Jacque Stallings, Edenton;
Master Clifton Stallings, Edenton;
Master Wesley Chesson 111, Eden
ton; Master Ernest Carpenter,
Edenton; Mrs. Dotmegan Roger
son, Tyner; Mrs. Thelma Fowler,
Edenton; Jesse J. Armstrong, Co
lumbia; Archie Asbell, Tyner.
Negro
, Melba Boyce, Tyner; Marian
Frierson, Hertford; Geneva Cuf
fie, Edenton; ( Emma Bembry,
Edenton; Brenda Sue Littlejohn,
Creswell; Odell Hinton, Hobbs
ville.
Births
Births during the same week
were: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rog
erson of Tyner, a daughter; Pfc.
and Mrs. Charles Wise of Eden
Chowan County Budget For Fiscal Year 1958-1959 '
APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS JUNE 6, 1958
PIIMn ' ’ APPROPRIATED AMOUNT ' #v
: WP x -» r ..f0ß REQUIREMENTS LEVIED RATE
Bonds —— - $35,210.18 $ 35,210.18 .19
Chanty:
General Assistance $ 8,880.00 ‘
Hospitalization 12,000.00
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$ 20 880 00
Less Anticipated from State and Federal Funds 7,254.15
_ ~ ' 13,625.85 13,625.85 ' .07
Health: <
District _ 10,893.00
County __. 1,200.00
0 , , . 12,093.00 12,093.00 .07
Schools: . '
County 37,021.00 " '
Edenton T ___'_ 77,901.00 ' -
$114,922.00 -
Less Amounts Anticipated from :•> i
Fines, Forfeitures and Penalties. .$19,127.00 ' t #
Dog-Taxes • 641.00 . . \ ,
Poll Taxes 1,186.18 , • • ,
Intangibles Tax 5,310.76 * ■ / ~
School Fund Balance 1,500.00 : - .
Social Security: . • ■ v -
Old Age Assistance 52,444.00 - ~ .
Aid to Dependent Children _ 18,000.00 - % , \
Aid to Permanently and Totally Disabled 21,600.00- . -> i
Administration _______ 12,358.70 ‘
|( 'Y* $104,402.70 - ' ' •
Less Amount Anticipated from and ' ~
Federal Funds $85,442.00 -
Less Unexpended Balance _ JtA 2,450.00 , .
\ 87,892.00 16,510.70 . 16,510.70 .09 .
General County „ . 95,390.00 ‘ .
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Less Amounts Anticipated from: * .?■ £ f , :m
ABC Store Earnings and Surplus*. - __ .$43,040.00
General County Fund Surplus \_____ 15,000.00 * .
Recorder’s Court Costs 12,000.00 ' ■
v _ 70,040.00 25,350.00 25,350.00 .13
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County-wide Tax Rate per SIOO.OO Valuation, ba&ed upon a Valuation of $19,500,000.00. _sl.oo
Special Tax Levy for Rural Fire Protection Outside of Town of Edenton 03
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,v . EVELYN B. WILLIAMS
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ton, a son.
Visiting ministers for the week
of June 30-July 6 are: White, the
Rev. Francis Smith; Negro, the
Rev. Mr. Gordon.
RIDING WITH 1
THE COLONIALS
By JIM NASH
S
The Colonials- behind the ex
pert pitching of Shorty Fenn, a
left-hander, and the timely hit
ting by Edgar Rogerson, k .edged
the league leading Hertford In
dians Monday night by the;wS<*>re
of 4-3. Fenn struck out eleven
Indians and if not for poor base
umpiring, the score would have
been by a much wider margin.
The big first baseman, Edgar
Rogerson, accounted for all four
Colonial runs by clouting two
triples for his first two trips to
the plate.
The attendance appears to be
dropping off slightly. Edenton
still leads the league in attend
ance, however. Let’s keep it that
way by coming out to the games
and yell for the Colonials. They
are a good club and need fan
support. Give it to them.
The all-star game in Hertford
July 4th features players from
all teams as selected by the ball
players themselves. The Jaycees
of Hertford are sponsoring the
game to be played at Hertford at
8 o’clock Friday night, July 4.
Legal Notices
NOTICE OF SERVICE OF
PROCESS BY PUBLICATION
State Os North Carolina
Chowan County
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Maizel Leary Campbell,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Richard Dean Campbell.
Defendant.
To: Richard Dean Campbell:
Take notice that
A pleading seeking relief
against you has been filed in the
facing
mony heretofore existing between
the plaintiff and defendant on the
ground of separation for more
than two years next preceding the j
commencement 6f this action.
You are required to make de
fense to sueh pleading'not later
than the Ist day of August, .1958,
and upon your failure to do so the
party seeking sg-vice against you
will apply to the Court for the re
lief sought.
This 21st day of June. 1958.
LENA M. LEARY.
Assistant Clerk
Superior Court ; •
Ju26.Jy3.10.17pd
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as Administra
trix of the estate of Mrs. James
A. Boyce, deceased, late of Cho
wan County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said
deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned at Edenton, North
Carolina, on or before the 3rd
day of July, 1959, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted
to said estate will please make
immediate payment.
This July 3rd, 1958.
MRS. INEZ B. MORAN,
Administratrix of
Mrs. James A. Boyce
Jy3,10,17,24,31 Au7c
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as Administra
tor of the estate of Seva L. Lane,
deceased, late of Chowan Coun
ity, North Carolina, this is to no
tify all persons having claims
I against the estate of said deceas
ed to exhibit them to the under
[ signed at Tyner, North. Carolina,
1 on or before the 3rd day of July,
1959, or this notice will be plead
ed in bar of their recovery. All
. persons indebted to said estate
’ will please make immediate pay
ment
This July 3rd, 1958.
FORREST E. LANE.
Administrator of
Seva L. Lane.
Jy3.10.17,24.31.Au7c
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified as administra
trix of the estate of Joe E. Bas
night, deceased, late of Chowan
County, North Carolina, this is to
notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the undersign
ed at Edenton, N. C.. on or be
fore the 26th day of June. 1959,
or this notice will be pleaded in
1 bar of their recovery. All persons
'■ indebted to said estate Will Please
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North Carolina. .
Chowan County.
The undersigned, haring quali
fied as co-administrator of the es
tate of Martin Wfcely, requests all
persons haring claims against said
estate to present them to the un
Samovar
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>d L^barWS*recovery .° 1 * ad '
AU persons indebted to said
Martin Wjftgy, deceased, or to the
partnership of Doctors Wisely and
Vaughan pmu please make im
mediate iKfment to the under
signed or tof the surviving partner
of said partnership.
This the 28th day of May, 1958.
MOLLY M. WISELY.
Co-Administrator®
Edenton, N. C.
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