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-SECTION ONE PAGE FOUR The Giowan Herald ’’ Published every Thursday by The Chowan Herald, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin f': Bufflap and Hector Lupton, at 423-425 South I Broad Street, Edenton. North Carolina. 4. ED WEN BUFFLAP —Biltor Rf* HECTOR LUPTON Advertising Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year (outside North Carolina)— One Year (in North Carolina) s2.|o Six Months ■■■■ • * Entered as second-class matter August 30,1934, at the Post Office at Edenton. North Carolina, under the act of March 3, 1879. Cards of thanks, obituaries, resolutions of re spect, etc., will be charged for at regular ad vertising rates. THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1959. A LIFT FOR TODAY it ... I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. —John 10:10. JESUS CAME not to add years to life but to add life to years, and to teach that eternity is not | the future, but now. Almighty God, help us to realise afresh that Thou art The Way, The Truth and The Life. Long Past Due In the face of a few objections registered at a special meeting Friday night, Town Councilmen decided to go forward with their plans to fill in the slip at the foot of Broad . Street. The primary objection to doing away with this portion of the harbor was that it reduces the docking space for boats, which was compared with eliminating automobile parking areas when parking is such a prob lem. The objections brought out one very im portant factor and that is that with so much water, Edenton lacks docking facilities to at tract the water traveling enthusiasts. It was pointed out that boating has become a big business and is rapidly expanding, so that it was compared to a smoke stack. Town Councilmen were impressed with the magnitude of boating facilities, but argue that the slip to be closed cannot care for many boats and that it is usually cluttered : up with small skiffs, as well as debris. They are of the opinion that the town will be far more attractive if this slip is filled in and the area beautified or made into sort of a park, and more adequate facilities provided to take care of boats. So much interest was en gendered among the Councilmen that Mayor David Holton appointed a committee to in vestigate the proposition and secure the ap proximate cost of constructing a pier or even more if the boat traffic justifies it. What impressed the writer is the fact that a pier Is long past due in Edenton. On more than one occasion visitors in Edenton have remarked how nice it would be to have a pier jutting out into the water from the Court House Green. Os course, the site most likely to be se- I lected by Town Council, if a pier is built, '. will be from the town property on the water j front. Not only would an appropriate pier be far more attractive to boat enthusiasts, but it could be used to fish from and what more re | freshing could be imagined than to sit on the pier on hot summer nights and enjoy the cool i breeze coming off the water? \ Besides, if a municipal building is erected | on town property at the foot of Broad Street, j- only a limited amount of driving space is now I available, so that if the slip is closed, ample I driving space will be provided and it will, no [ doubt, provide more space for parking. A contract has been let to repair the wa | terfront and fill in this slip and when com pleted the area should be more attractive, i And if the town decides to build a pier, the objections registered at the special meeting • will have served a wonderful purpose. With j Edenton’s excellent water facilities, it is high 1 time to realize that a pier is not only con j venient but actually necessary if we are to ’ benefit with the ever increasing water traffic. NATO’s Anniversary t This April marked the 10th anniversary of : the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. I Jtnown the - world around as NATO. And | the grave problems and events of the present heavily underline the organization’s signific ance and importance. | NATO established a new precedent for this country —we had never entered into a peace time foreign alliance. But 10 years ago it became apparent that the Soviets intended world domination, beginning with Europe, and that the only hope of preventing this lay an a grand alliance, representing not only the strength but the will of the free world. So ■we joined with If nations—subsequently in | creased to 14—and NATO was born. ,h Certain things should be universally known Ljgbut NATO. A% Jhe American Council on I NATO points out, it is purdy defensive in \m . .. * ' . \ 'jirr’ ■ IJdeard & Seen By Buff Chasing back and forth from the Red Men’s Convention in Elizabeth City and g|tting out a paper makes a fellow just about pooped out, so that the following piece might be sort of appro- UP 'N go—HAS GOT UP 'N went How do I know my youth is all spent? My get-up and go has got up and went, But in spite of it all, I am able to grin When I think where my get-up has been. Old age is golden, so I’ve heard it said, But sometimes I wonder as I get into bed With my ears in a drawer, my teeth in a cup and My eyes on the table until I get up. F’re sleep dies my eyes. I say to myself Is there anything else 1 should lay on the shelf? And I’m happy to say as I close my door. My friends are the same, only perhaps even more. When I was young and my slippers were red I could kick my heels" clear over my head. As I grew older my slippers were blue. But still I could dance the whole night through. Now that I’m older and my slippers are black. I can hardly walk to the corner and back. The reason I know that my youth has been spent Is that my get-up and go has got up and went. But I don’t mind, as I think with a grin Os all the grand places my get-up has been, Since I have retired life’s compensation I busy myself with a complete repetition. I get up each morning, dust off my wits, Pick up my paper and read the “orbits”. If my name is missing, I know I’m not dead. So I eat a good breakfast and go back to bed. o And speaking about the Red Men’s Convention, one lady said, as she was entering a room, ‘T feel as though I’m protruding.” Well, she was a little bit. o Mrs. Olive Dail the other day left the follow ing piece on my desk with a note, “I thought you might like to use this.” Well, here ’tis: "IF" IF everyone who drives or walks could lie a month in bed, With broken bones and stitched-up wounds, or fractures of the head, And there endure the agonies that many people do, They’d never need preach safety any more to me or you. IF everyone could stand beside the bed of a close friend. And hear the doctor say, “no hope”, before the fatal end, And see him there unconscious, never knowing what took place, The laws and rules of traffic I am sure we’d soon embrace. IF everyone could meet the wife and children left behind. And step into the darkened home where once the sunlight shined. And look upon the vacant chair where Daddy used to sit, I’m sure each reckless human would be forced to think a bit. IF everyone would realize pedestrians on the street. Have just as much the right of way as those upon the seat, And train their eyes for children who run reck lessly at play. This steady toll of human lives would drop from day to day. IF everyone who drives or walks would heed the danger signs Placed by traffic engineers who also marked the lines To keep all traffic in its lane and give it proper space, The accidents we read about could not have taken place. IF every pedestrian would follow the Golden Rule, And exercise due caution Whether home, near shops or school: While children and the aged now are the major [ toll. Life and limb conservation would then move to ward safety’s goal. • I And last—lF he who takes the wheel would say a little prayer, And' keep in mind those in the car dependent on his care, And make a vow and pledge himself to never take a Chance, The great crusade for safety then would suddenly advance. o Edenton Rotarians and their wives enjoyed an outdoor meeting Thursday night down at Sandy Point Beach. It appeared as though the Rotarians who have no Rotary Annes were penalized by having to cook hot dogs and hamburgers. Any way Gene Ward and Derwood Brajr cooked the food to perfection and saw to it that everybody got a belly full. NATO nations will strengthen their common heritage of freedom the root source of power. It speaks well for NATO that Is is reviled in the most extreme terms by the Soviets. That is only logical—for NATO ,is a dosed door between them and world domination. If NATO shotdd collapse, Europe, the iduktte East and Africa would be wide ’open to that domination. Then, ultimately, the United States would be isolated—an feland in a com *: ■ »■ ■■ T/ U* *• ' . V;m : . ™ CH °™ —gA»ei.mx. may «...... |f ' l llPi L’lH SHOE THEY TAKE A SHINE TO THIS BUS—Mobile shine parlor, a converted city bus, takes on “passengers” during a pause for I business on New York’s Fifth Avenue. The price of a shine (matches the fare charged on New York buses a few years back—ls cents. DAR Chapter Installs Officers The Edenton Tea Party of the CSDAR held its monthly meet- 1 ing in the James Iredell house May 13 with Mrs. Wood Privott, the outgoing regent,-, presiding. The meeting opened with the DAR ritual, prayer and pledge to the flag. The minutes of the last meeting were read and ap-J proved. Mrs. Privott thanked all who made the Pilgrimage and snack bar a success, especially Mrs. W. I. Hart and Mrs. R. P. Baer, and all who helped with the snack bar which was stationed in the Joseph Hewes dining room by courtesy of Grayson Harding. Mrs. W. I. Hart suggested the mjney made be spent to help buy proper furniture for the Iredell house in' keeping with its period. Mrs. Wood Privott read an in vitation from Miss Horn to visit Tryon Palace in New Bern, which is now open every day except Mondays. Mrs. Medlin Belch reported that Phil Harrell won the DAR Good Citizenship Medal and J. Norfleet Pruden the award for the outstanding pupil in Ameri can history. Mrs. Frank McCrery of Cole rain gave a very interesting talk cn her trip with Mrs. Wood Privott to the Continental Con gress of the National DAR which met in Washington, D. C., April 18 to 23, with added remarks from Mrs. Privott. Mrs. Privott said she was very proud to wear the badge of the National Honor Roll for the chapter and she thanked all the members who had made it pos sible for her very successful two years of service as regent. New officers were installed by the chaplain, Mrs. J. L. Pettus, as follows: Regent, Mrs. John A. Kramer; vice regent, Mrs. Philip McMul lan; chaplain, Mrs. J. L. Pet tus; registrar, Mrs. W. I. Hart; treasurer, Mrs. Ralph Parrish; recording secretary, Mrs. Eu genia Babylon; corresponding secretary, Mrs. James Ricks; , (9\ , | L You’ve besrd many §§§ :: y\ A 0 I people say, "Sure,' t > i know I should go to ' W& X church, but there are j I® J so many different sill * /j y,i churc fi e * i i u,t d® o ’* If know which one to j°‘ n -” So, they d° Chad Walsh, a former college English professor ■ * who says, "I grew up as an agnostic, perhaps I B m should say an atheist . . took the trouble to do I something aboutit. As he says, “I went shopping.” And he found his answer in the Episcopal Church. Within the pages of his very readable booklet/ "I Chose the Episcopal Church,” may be the B answers to your questions. Perhaps die answers B are in the services of the Episcopal Church near fl B you, or in the class of instruction that_cburch Ip may be holding. |||| B In the last 25 years our memberdiijr has b- , B B creased 43.9%, which means that many thousands Bof people‘haw found in the Episcopal Church j the answer an inner cry for spiritual guidance fl ;. and direction. . You will be welcomed at the Church I near you. If &e service is strange .» you, a fl •fl ID* PC™ yvu* ( » 5 . - historian, Mrs. Medlin Belch; librarian. Mrs. S. M. McMullan. Hostess for the afternoon was' Mrs. Wood Privott, who served j refreshments with the help of Mrs. J. L. Pettus. r Councilmen Favor Building Os Pier Continued from Page 1, Section I jin years gone by which was of (great benefit to Edenton and Chowan County as a whole. He said the ouncilmen should pro tect the waterfront which was put there by God Almighty and that it did not make sense to jhim to close it. ‘This dock means a lot to the town and county,” he said, “and I don’t think it’s the right thing to do to close the slip.” James P.I Ricks, Jr., stated that the county is seeking new industry and that the boating industry is a fast growing one. iHe said the town should extend rather than decrease docking facilities and cash in on them for tha boating business repre sents a new smoke stack. “If more and adequate docking fa cilities are provided,” he said, “it is all right to close this slip but if not, I don’t think this I docking area should be elimin jated.” 1 Scott Harrell presented a (sketch showing the present small boat slip. “If this area of approximately 40 x 96 feet is filled in, small boats will have no protected area in which to tie up'for landing or boarding purposes,” h,ft. saiti.. "It wijk,re move over dne-third of the pres ent north-south bulkhead which is continually used • for boat landing.” Mr. Harrell, speaking for the Tourist and Recreation Commit tee of the Chamber of Com merce, further stated: ‘The present east bulkhead is the only waterfront area where small and moderately large boats can safely tie up on the entire Town of Edenton water . front, especially in the prevail - |ing southerly winds. This bulk .Kead was used a few weeks ago Iby a 35-foot cruising cutter with a draft of 5% feet. The visit ing yachtsmeqgapjuld have been unable to berttl* the cutter else where. V* “'Hie and Recreation Committee of|tthe Chamber of I Commerce is M&s|antly promot-1 ing Edenton as » boating and fishing center.*' As you know, 1 the Town ounsf hfcs already ap proved the cl«jrtag of the har bor of stakgs’vjknd other ob structions. As Soon as this is done the Chamber of Commerce will increase its publicity on our boating facilities, bringing more small boats and small yachts and cruisers . into Edenton har bor. There must be some safe place with sufficient depth for accommodating the traveling yachtsmen. “The Tourist and Recreation Committee is cognizant of the town’s Plan to erect a munici pal building in the vicinity of the slip. This faft alone would have a tendency to make the area attractive and draw boat people to the dock. “The Tourist Recreation Committee, therefore, recom mends that unless the town has provision in its plans for pro viding a safe docking, area for pleasure boats, that the present slip be left to serve this pur- \ mm B * '■’ 4 k Bh** gpMPI j jjgr ... POSTAL EXCHANCE-Fran cis E. Maher, above, of Kirk-*, wood, Mo., is Uncle Sam’s change” mailman. He’ll tour Norway with his motorized mail scooter, background, while a letter carrier from Oslo will do the honors, here, for the Norwegian postal svstem. K ♦. jylllllminßiMiiiriiiiiinili'lr ■ * I ■ 1 f “ V'. ; I .' -hn'. ■ L.:. ». '?■ 'LJh Z H X rP nßfNffc, - t.l wWPEW. m v ' - .. . cherish our right t° worship Hf WIJDlcaSc, allU WUWv » strength to nelp Kesp tne peace. . ,1. *7■ • ■ r.iL. ■ , ■. Mdp Strengthen America's Peace iPbiver J - - f _ _ m t TV' n planned.” ' * The Councilen were in sym pathy with the idea of attracting boating business, but felt that closing of the slip would con siderably enhance the beauty of |tfce waterfront. The idea of a pier or even more if nepessary, struck a responsive chord, so that Mayor David Holton ap pointed Luther Parks and A1 Phillips as a committee to se cure an estimate of the -cost of building a pier, which could be used for docking purposes, fish ing and furnished with benches; for recreation. 1 ’l| SEVEN mk SEVtN STAIfcBIENDEO WHISKEY. 90 PROOf, 3714 WHISKEY VYEARS OR KiORE OLD, 62145 J GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS. jfaiBOtRHAM & WORTS LTD., PEORIA.'LL _ r LEARY’S BARI®? AND BEAUTY SHOP announces Special Introductory Offer On ESKA COLD WAVES Eska No-Heet £ SIO.OO-$ 8.50 Eska Eska Protein—Special sl§.oo $12.50 Eska Protein —Frosted S2(L€O _ $15.00 Protein contained only in Eska actually conditions hair while it’s waving . . . Witfi Eska Protein we guarantee to wave even limp, lifeless, hair . . . Barber shop will be closed all beaiity wjrjfc. . C pfe 101 E. Gale Street Next T 4 Sunoco Station PHONE 3383 EDENTON .. .... - .... ... ...... ... . .. —— ' . .. Money for science and education tp . ' help make peace lasting. And mbj* ‘ ey saved by individuals. Every U. S. Wm Savings Bond you buy helps us keep A buying as many as you might? J MASONS MpET TONIGHT A sMpU of A. F. & A. M|H bfylsfci tonight (ThursffMgjpt 8 Ernest J. WarJM&urgas-f’iun attend ance. TUESDAY WillmHh. Jr , Post No. 9jj||jjFVeteratjs'/of Foreign Wars, ■E',meet%ruesday night. May 2<vato o’clock. Command er John Beers urges a large at tendance.' 1 ' i TRY A HRRALD CLASSIFIED
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