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The Chowan Herald
Published every Thursday by The Qiofcraa
Herald, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin
Bufflap and Hector Lupton, at 423-425 South
Broad Sjreet, Edenton. North Carolina.
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' THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1959.
Cannot Afford Not To
It is distressing news to hear that Chowan Coun
ty is standing a good chance of losing the blood
bank, as well as other valuable Red Cross ser
vices. The situation has come about due to the
failure of the county to raLe its Red Cross quota.
In fact, the county is SSOO short and unless this
amount is raised before July 15, the county will
experience a great loss.
Tom Ridgeway, administrator at Chowan Hos
pital, and Dr. Archie Walker, Chairman of the
Chowan County Red Cross Chapter, are in posi
tion to know how important it is to have blood
when it is needed at the hospital, and how much
of a handicap and even hardship it will cause
patients if this blood is not immediately avail
able for use in emergencies.
Without blood on hand, when the need arises it
is necessary first to ask a friend to donate blood.
Then more time is lost to determine if the b'ood
matches that of the patient. And during this time
a patient may die. And who can say who this
particular patient might be. It will be too late
then to decide to make a contribution to the Red
Cross for the services cf a blood bank.
With the uncertainty as to Who will be the next
person to require a blood transfusion, it behooves
every person in Chowan County to step forward
and make a contribution toward this SSOO deficit
before July 15 and thus assure continuation of
the blood bank.
No house-to-house canvass is anticipated, but
contributions will be gladly received by Dr.
Archie Walker or Gene Ward, treasurer 'of the
Chowan Red Cross Chapter.
Vacation Suggestions
More people vacation in July, August and Sep
tember than during any other three-month period
of the year.
Most people who travel those months will make
the trip by car.
About 3 out of 10 trips during the period will
be less than 100 miles. More than half will be
less than 200 miles.
With these facts in mind, the National Safety
Council issued t’mse be'Dful hints for vacationers:
Before You Start Your Trip—
1. Jot down the items vou want to take alone
You’ll think of more things to add to th-' list
a» the big dav apnmaches. And vou’U probably
eliminate a lot of the excess baggage.
2. Have vonr car s-M-vi-ed thorouph’v. P-”'
SDecial attention to lights, brakes, tires and
steering
3 Mak=> sure vou take along such items as
a f’rst-aid kit, snare the and ja<k.
On the way to your vacation spot, the Council
sa vs:
1. Pa 1 ’ strict attention to your sneed. And
obey t-affic si°ns—thev’re vour s> a ns of life.
7 Look C’t tor the other fellow. A good
driver is a defensive driver.
3. Don’t overdo >t on the road Take rest
stops often, and limit your day’s driving to 300-
400 miles.
And when you arrive at your destination—
Don’t overdo it!
“Fun is fun.'’ thn Council agre°s. “but too
much exercise can be dangerous. Plav in -"od
eration—and rest when you’re tired.’’ Other
suggestions;
1. Swim only as far as yon know vow can.
2. Look where you’re diving. Before von
dive, find out about underwater obstacles and
the wa'er’s dn'-th.
3. Enter cold water gradually.
4 If your boat capsizes, stay with it till help
arrives
5. When it’s hot. drink lots of liquid®
6. Better be pale than parboiled—don’t get
half baked under the sun.
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been proved by the University of Ne- v iT j /y
kraska that many tractors, after a season's l 1
use, deliver only 80 per cent of their * t *** k\ (\
power. Think what this means in terms of v. A I
extra work . . . extra fuel . . . and profit / Z/ 7 \ Bjl//7
dollars going down the drain. jJ( j , //
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begins, is a good time for our skilled / rH' j i/ J / I
mechanics to renew tractor performance [[ I J / j 11 .
with a tune-up or reconditioning. We'll 1 11 .. * iWA
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I don’t know who was surprised the most, Dos
Hardin, Willie or Dorothy Rankin, when the latte'
gave birth it» triplets at Chowan Hospital early
Wednesday of last week. Willie and Dorothy nl
ready had a house full of children, so that the
unexpected trio has added to a lot of difficulties
for the family. In fact, the Rankins are badly in
need of baby clothing and equipment. A screen
ed crib is especially needed and Willie just don’t
have the money to buy what is absolutely needed.
Anybody who wants to help the family in a time
of need are requested to contact Mrs. J. H. Mc-
Mullan at the Welfare office or Asa Griffin, who
will be glad to call for any articles donated.
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Gus Bunch was in sort of an embarrassing pre
dicament at Monday night’s Red Men weiner roßst.
Gus looked around and failed to see Gus Nixon
and Kenneth Worrell and said “I’m in a tight spot,
for I can eat my share but I just can’t eat Gus
Nixon’s and Kenneth Worrell’s share, too. Any
way the situation eased somewhat When Gus Nix
on put in his appearance just in time to waylay a
gang of “hot dogs”.
o
Howard Ange and Milton Bass have been shov
ing out some extra good meals &t the Methodist
Men’s Club meetings. So good are they at the
job that on Thursday night they were re-elected
to serve for another year. They appealed for a
little assistance in way of helping to serve and
clean up after the meal, but Jess Wilson said he
couldn’t be of much help, for his hands are allergic
to soapy water.
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Evidently some young girl lost her purse con
taining a small amount of Change. The purse was
found on Broad Street by Frank Hughes, who
will gladly return it to the owner if it is properly
identified, qs to color and approximate amount
of change in it. It can belong to only one person.
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A brief letter was received from Margaret
Stiffler, who lives in Johnstown, Pa. She renew
ed her subscription and had this to say: “Enclos
ed please find my renewal to The Herald. I miss
the hospital news. 1 am also interested in the
proposed textile concern 'and hope it is success
ful. Even though Ido not live in your state, I’m
still a Rebel at heart and look forward to receiv
ing the paper each Saturday morning. Best wish-1
es for the continued success of The Herald ana*
Edenton.” I say “amen” to Mrs. Stiffler’s refer
ence to the hospital news and the proposed tex
tile concern.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars and members of the
VFW Auxiliary are particularly interested in th.
United States flag and call attention to the fol
lowing:
First, the 49-star flag—accounting for the addi
tion of Alaska —becomes official July 4. Second,
but not to go into effect for another year, is the
50-star flag for use after Hawaii compleittes tht
procedure of becoming the 50t)h state. 'Hawaii,
voted admission by Congress holds its statehood
referendum June 27. The 50-star flag can't be
‘ come official until the July 4 'after the President’s
, proclamation naming the new state. That can’t
‘ be before 1960. Just what form the 50-star flag
will take has not yet been decided. Although the
49-star flag goes into official use July 4, Pentagon
officials say that with some exceptions, the armed
forces will continue using 48-Star flags until they
wear out. The same procedure applies for all
citizen flag owners as well. >
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Mayor John Mitchener spoke at last week’s Ro
tary meeting, but he didn’t feel much out of p ace,
for among the Rotarians were three Town Council
men and three members of the Board of Public
Works. Anyway, Mayor Mitchener pointed out
some of the problems of the town-and welcomed
any constructive criticism or suggestions from Ro
tarians which will be of benefit to the town.
Jchn R. Lewis attended the Red Men meeting
Monday night, but he doesn’t know much about
what happened. Jchn spent the week-end ait At
lantic City at an Admiral Corporation convention
and just can’t finish talking about the wonderful
time he had.
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THE CHOWAN HBUOJJ. EDSHTQH. NORTH <SMOUX*K THURSDAY. JUNE 25, 1851.
WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
Note: This Is th* fiaal si s series es
weekly saasasarias fnn>e* Iqr the
legislative staff es the Institute »f
(leveruneat ea the work es the
North Carolina Geaeral Assembly
of lMt. It la anaflned to (Usena
slans of matters at general Interest
and major mipertaaee.
Time stood still in the legis
ative halls at 3 P. M. Saturday,
rone 20, and 12 minutes later,
.s measured by unofficial clocks,
President Bamhardt and Speak
er Hewlett simultaneously de
clared the 1959 General As
sembly adjourned sine die. In
this era of the Research Triangle
'it was not necessary that an at
tendant climb a ladder to perform
the ancient rite of stopping the
clock; this year it was necessary'
only to pull the plug from the!
new electric time pieces. As ■
befitted a session where amend
ments ware legion, even the ad
journment resolution was amend
ed; it had originally called for
adjournment at 6 P. M., but
some yeoman work by the en
rolling office (given a real assist
by Calendar Committees which
bu'-ied a number of last-minute
bills) made it possible to quit
some three 'hours earlier.
Courts and Constitution
The Bell Committee’s proposals
for court revision, already seri
ously crippled in the Senate, was
destroyed by a series of amend
mtnts Tuesday and Wednesday
in the House, and supporters in
both Houses admitted defeat and
moved to postpone the measure
indefinitely. With its keystone
gone, the whole structure of Con
.’titutional revision collapsed, and
’he session ended without ap
proval of a single proposition to
be submitted to the voters. Reso
lutions were introduced in the
House to request the Governor to
'all a special session in the fall
of 1959 to consider Constitution
al amendments, and to create an
11-member legislative committee
to study Constitutional 1 revision.
The first resoluttion was never
'cted upon by the House. The
econd was killed in the Senate.
Revenue
The Senate passed the General
Revenue Bill in the form ap
'roved by the House, and it was
atified Saturday. Efforts to
unend the corporation withhold
ing provision to apply to all cor
porations paying taxes of more
ihan SIO,OOO failed by a vote of
32-18. The ratified bill provides
hat beginning January 1, 1960,
?taite income taxes will be de
luded by employers: Self-em
ployed persons must file esti
mates and pay their taxes quar
terly; farmers may file quarter
ly or at the end of the year; 'and
corporations expecting to pay
nore than SIOO,OOO per year must
file estimates and pay the excess
in installments. HB 1255, which
would have made 'it possible for
-,ome corporations to take ad
vantage of a provision in federal
ax taws and receive a “windfall,”
was reported unfavorably by a
Senate committee. The propos
ed Constitutional amendment to
-equire all property tax exemp
ions and classifications to be'
nade by uniform Statewide law
was buried with the other pro
posed amendments.
Highway Safety
The Motor Vehicle Depart
mint’s “point system” bill, SB
340, was approved by both houses j
Friday. The bill as ratified lists
violations of driving laws tor
which a specified number of
ooints are assessed. If a driver
accumulates 12 points withi na 2-
year period, the Department is
authorized to suspend his license
for a period ranging from 60 days
to one year, depending upon,
whether the suspension is the
first, second or a subsequent one.
A driver who accumulated eight
new points within the 2-year
period immediately following a
prior suspension, is liable to
another suspension. The bill
replaces an earlier act, declared
unconstitutional by the Su
preme Court, under which the
Departfent of Motor Vehicles
had sought to deal with the
habitual traffic law violator.
The.'bill was the only major
measure dealing with- driving
IN MEHORIAM
In loving memory of our hus
band and father, William Fletcher
Perry, who passed away three
years ago, June 19, 1959.
There comes a time for all of us
When we must say goodbye.
But faith and bop* and Jove and
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Can never,
Although the curtWn falls «t last
Is that a cause to grieve)
The future’s fairer than the past
If only we believe end trust in
CoJ-, Eternal care—
[safety which was approved by
this General Assembly.
Surveying
I .Senate Bills 61 through 66,
embodying the recommendations
: of the Commission for the Study
of a Uniform Map. Law, were all
ratified during the week, though
not before SB 66, relating to
the Official Survey Base, got
separated from its brethren and
received an unfavorable report
in the House Friday; a hastily
organized rescue party brought
the bill safely home Saturday
morning. 1
20 YKAKS AGO
planting crepe myrtle frees.
Mrs. John G. Small was report
ad improving following an opera
tion in sh« Norfolk General Hos
pital*
RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe of Red Men will
meet Monday night; June 29, at
8 o’clock. New officers will be
elected for the next six months
term, so that Leroy Harrell, |
sachem, urges a large attendance
to take part in this important 1
item of business. I
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Law Ratified As .
Safety Measure
The General Assembly last'
week enacted into law regula
tions governing operations, of
motorboats.-
The measure, proposed as a
life-saving law, will give au
thority to the Wildlife Commis
sion to enforce safety regula
tions for all classes of motor
boats. ,
It requires the registration
and licensing of all boats using
a ten. horsepower motor or more
power propulsion. It also re
quires . a $3 per year fee for
such boats.
Proponents of the law point
ed out the tremendous growth
of motorboating throughout the
state in recent years and ad
vocated the measure as a means
to prevent accidents. The law
makes it a misdemeanor for a
boat operator to drive it reck
lessly, drunkenly or in a care
less manner. The measure also
calls for a system of reporting
motorboat - accidents, modeled
on highway accident reporting.
t* mwi' * the
Department of Soils at *, fei
. State College, made piinci-|
I pal address to members and
their wives" of Zone 6, N. C.j
l .Chapter, Soil Conservation So
feiety of America, at their an
!nual banquet at the Country
Club gt Williams ton Friday.
' Approximately 90 guests at-,
tended from the 17 northeastern
counties of Zone 6.
Dr. Fitts spoke an soils and
their characteristics ip relation
ship to plants, using color slides
to illustrate his points. He ex
plained that research had prov
en that most plants do opt
“send roots” very deep in, soils.
A report was given on the so
ciety’s activities for Zone 6. So
oiety members have assisted Boy
FOR SALE
Three 3-bedroom Houses
ON HAWTHORNE ROAD
No. 45-37-29
ONLY $750.00 DOWN
Pick Up Unpaid Balance Owing
on House to F.H.A.
4% INTEREST
Monthly Payment, House No. 45—553.65
Monthly Payment, House No. 37—551.94
Monthly Payment, House No. 29—551.67
the above monthly payments include .
TAXES AND INSURANCE
Immediate Possession
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL OR SEE
Twiddy’s Ins. & Real Estate, Inc.
103 E. King St. PHONE 2163 Edenton, N. C.
Scouts in receiving merit badges
ton soil and water consetv«Mflsk
' Vwp booklets “The Story q# the
Land, '.arid Water” ' have bee#
tbsei in schools to teach, yoqpg
IpecMn the value of soil and wa
iter epnservati&n." The N. C.
j Chapter of the society has as. ojuk
of its goals this year helping
Boy S<fouts attaih merit badges
in' soil and water conservation.
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Raleigh The Motor Vehicles
Departments summary of traffic
deaths through 10 A. M., June
22, 1959 is as follows:
Killed This Year To Date 516
Killed Tq Dale Last Year 426
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