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—SECTION om PAGE FOUR The Chowan Herald Published every Thursday by The Chowan (Herald, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin Jjufflap and Hector Lupton, at 423-425 South Broad Street, Edenton, North Carolina. —ms 4snr; CmkM v\ g tngIAIIOCUTI^ 4. EDWIN BUFFLAP Editor HEt.TOR LUPTON Advertising Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: - One V ear (outside North Carolina) -53.00 ■One Year (in North Carolina) $2.50 'Six Months - - - <*l-50 Entered as second-class matter August 30, 1934, at the Post Office at Edenton. North Carolina, under the act of March 3. 1878. Cards of thanks, obituaries, resolutions of re spect, etc., will be charged for at regular ad vertising rates. . ... .. THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1959. . Why are ye so fearful?—Mark 4:40. When the world hears the Master’s words, “Peace, be still," and feels his presence—then there will be in every land confidence and vic tory. Grant that we may have hearts tha! are brave because tthey are filled with the knowledge that we are conquerors through Christ, we pray, O God. Don’t Be “Other Guy” Accidents killed 655 “other guys” during the Fourth cf July .holiday last year. Three hundred and seventy “other guys” died in traffic, 192 by drowning and 93 in miscellane ous accidents. Not one of those 655 thought an accident could or would happen to him. The "other guy” is all of us. No one is im mune from accidents. Or ra'ther, everyone is immune to the extent of his own caution or common sense. This Fourth of July Hike last year’s will be a three-day week-end holiday for millions of Americans. The National Safety Council has warned that motorists will clog highways and funseekers will jam parks, lakes and picnic grounds. The time will be ripe for some kind Os accident. Don’t you be one of the “other guys” this In dependence Day. Two Pictures To Remember Two pictures for parents to remember ap peared in newspapers not too long ago. One showed a mother and seven children gath ered about a man in an iron lung. The cap tion, under a Michigan dateline, said that the whole lami'y had been vaccinated- against polio except the father. Now he is so paralyzed that he cannot breathe without mechanical aid. The other showed an infant of five months in a respirator tank. The caption, datelined from Texas, said that the baby was a victim of polio paralysis. What does a father think when he gazes up from an iron lung into the sorrowing, bewilder-, ed of his children? What goes through a mother’s mind when she looks down on the polio-wasted body of her child? One thing they must both realize, to their horror and regret, is that polio today is unneces sary. There is a safe and effective weapon against it in the Salk vaccine. When it strikes a person in 1959 somebody almost surely has been guilty of neglect. Far too many Americans share this guilt— nearly three out of seven, in fact. And among "o these neglected or neglectful millions, none is safe from polio—either the helpless infant nor the: wage-earner of a family. Last year babies under two showed the highest rate of polio at tack. Young adults ran them a close second. The Salk vaccine can protect you against this dreadful and incurable disease. Don’t take a chance—take your polio shots now before dis aster overtakes you. Your Name In The Paper How valuable is local newspaper advertising to local business people? Here’s what the American Bankers magazine, a publication which represents a traditionally hard-headed profes sion, has to sav: “No business man or woman in any town should allow’a newspaper to go to press without his or her name and business be ing mentioned somewhere in its columns. This does not mean you should have a whole, half or even a quarter page advertisement in each issue of the paper but your name and address should be mentioned if you do not use more than a two-line space. “A stranger picking up a newspaper should be able to tell what business is represented in a town . . . it’s the best possible town advertiser. The man or woman who does not advertise does an injustice to himself or herself and definitely to the town.” What Goes Up Comes Down Retailing is an enterprise which is highly sen sitive to economic change. Ups and downs La the cycle are quickly felt in the stores. Some views expressed by the ‘head of one of the biggest American department stores are of particular interest now. He sees the situation this way: “In the world of economics, as in the natural world, w'hat goes up, comes down . . . Somewhere along the line business must level off, muat pause to consolidate its gain, must even fall back a bit in order to correct any ex cesses. “And while It is naive to think that prosperi ty is never ending, it is equally foolish to des pair at the slightest setback. Because, just as good times cannot last forever, harder times are always temporary, too. “And perhaps even sillier than faith in good times forever, is the belief that the economic life of a natron can be managed . . . that the peaks and valleys can be completely levelled off. “Those who believe that governmeht can ‘out law* fundamental economic Jaws and can legisr late ‘corrective measures’ are deluding them selves. The idea of legislating the econonjic law of supply and demand is hogwash.” VAMearJ & Seen S By Buff gill .y—-»——— Just a reminder that practically all of Eden ton’s stores will be -open Saturday, July 4th. : They will, however, be closed Monday, ’July 6, to enjoy the Fourth of July holiday. Better shop acccordingly, for it’s a long time from Saturday night to Tuesday morning to be needing some thing. o There was sort of a funeral at my house Mon day morning which came about due to the death erf one of man’s best friends—my dog “Smokey,” who passed away some time Sunday night She was just an ordinary dog, lacking any outward beauty and she had no pedigree, but nonethe less almost as dear to me as my own children. Her friendship was genuine and not a sham like some human friendships prove to be. Whether I came home happy or mad, tired and worn out, dressed up in my Sunday beSt or wearing ink stained clothes, her eyes always beamed, her earn straightened up and she wagged her tail upon my arrival. She was an unusual dog in that She ventured no .great distance from the premises. “Smokey” has been a member of the Bufflap household for something like 18 years—just about as long as my children were home, so 'that her parting leaves a void and a real feeling of empti ness. "Smokey” was a good dog and if there is a “dog heaven,” I’m sure She will go there. At any rate, her remains were ’buried in the yard where she spent most of her life and where she so often followed me and other members of the family around and was won't to play. The place just don’t seem exactly the same, for when a fellow loses a friend he really losses something. o— Mrs. Jean O’Neal isn’t a very big woman, but she packs a healthy right wallop, if you ask me. I happened to be sitting directly in front of her in the Methodist Church when a few yellow flies were “out for blood.” One of the pesky things happened to land on my shoulder and about the time it was getting ready to puncture me, some body walloped me on the back so hard that my false teeth rattled. I thought I was about to be assassinated, but looking around Jean said, “Ex cuse me, but I juSt had to get that yellow fly on your back.” That being the case, I “forgave” her for scaring me so badly, for here’s another who’ll take a crack at a yellow, fly if the preacher is preaching or praying or doing any- . thing else in the pulpit. * I intended to mention it before, but forgot it. , However, they’re sort of up-to-date at the Eden- , ton Post Office now, so that a person can get stamps any time the lobby is open. There’s a ( machine at one of the windows which throws , out stamps, that is if you insert coins. A nickel , will shove out a 4-cent stamp and a penny ] change. A dime will produce three 3-cent ■ stamps and a penny change, and a quarter will produce six 4-cent stamps and a penny change. There’s no blanks, so that ,you get something every time you put in a coin. o Mrs. B. F. Francis will quietly celebrate her 91st birthday Sunday. Mrs. Francis is still very active and is one of those souls who doesn’t mind telling her age. Howard Jackson’s birth- | day is so close to Mrs. Francis’ anniversary that he plans to enjoy a birthday dinner with her Sunday. Nope, Howard isn’t quite as old as Mrs. Francis. Anyway, here’s my congratula tions to Mrs. Francis upon approaching the cen tury mark, and wishing many happy returns of the day for her and Mr. Jackson. o The boys at Quinn Furniture Company have just finished a job of remodeling. To say the least, the store is more attractive titan it was I theretofore, so that they’re all proud of the ! changes which were made. o Whew! If we haven’t ,had a spell of hot weather. I’ll hush. It’s been sleepless nights for a lot of people, but a thunderstorm Tuesday af ternoon sent the mercury down a few pegs, thank goodness. There’s been a lot of complaining about the hot weather, but w'hat good does com plaining do? o And speaking about Tuesday afternoon’s storm, this section was without electric current for over three hours, thus putting The Herald crew in a bind. At that particular time a goodly amount of type going into The Herald is set, but on Tuesday the whole works was standing around ‘asking, “Wonder when the current will come* back on?” The shut-down was due to trouble between Suffolk and Winfall on the main line. Current doesn’t fail often, but when it does, it’s the devil to pay. o A card was received from Sgt. and Mrs. I. L Kuni, who have moved from Hubert, N. C., to Jacksonville, N. C. ‘Tell all our friends in Edenton hello for us,” wrote Mrs. Kuni. o Here’s one who was among a group who wept to Wanehese Friday night for an Eastern Star meeting. .It was very hot, but what made it even hotter was using up a fellow’s energy slapping at mosquitoes. What is hard for me to understand is how the ladies in that neck of the woods get along with those dresses covering about half of ’em in front and none on the back. Why those devilish mosquitoes managed to find as little as a square inch of my flesh to light on and begin to drill. o- ‘ Quite a few people" have rushed off to the beach to get away from the sweltering weather we’ye been having, but from what I hear from some aif ’em, they almost “roast" at the beach [ the same as at home. o Town Councilman were in session until almost midnight Monday, but Mayor John Mit- 1 chener had compassion on the boys, and had 1 some lemonade and nabs sent down to fee Mu- 1 nicipal Building, on and somebody will ’ want to put a concession gUnd in the building. 1 almost Jpvarigbfy produced worse problems than [ those t*y were dewgnetf 4o cure The hope * | THE CHOW AM HERALD. EDBMTOff. WfmfM CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY a. MW9. Soil Conservation Will Be Formally Re leased In South Da kota August 26 A 4-cent postage' stamp sa luting progress in soil conserva tion in the United States will be issued August 26 by the Post Office Department. The nation’s first soil con servation stamp will be form ally released at the annual meet ing of the Soil Conservation So ciety of America at Rapid City! S. D., August 26 It will’ go on sale the following day at post offices throughout the country. The stamp, which was de veloped in cooperation with the U. S. Department of Agricul ture, portrays a modern farm land setting signifying that conservation farming brings beauty as well as bounty to rural living. Soil conservation practices portrayed include con tour stripcropping, terracing, pasture improvement, tree plant ing and farm pond. In addition the silhouette of a city in the background symbolizes that ur ban as well as rural people are highly dependent upon the care and wise use of land as a prin cipal source of food, water, shel ter and clothing. The stamp will be printed in three colors, yellow, green and blue. State Patrolmen Urging Safe Driving Continued from Page 1, Section 1 everything that causes them the' slightest delay,” he says. Col. Smith emphasized that this results in mounting tension which itself is often a prelude to accident. The person who is agitated and tense frequently makes errors in judgment and ' his impatience goads him into taking foolish chances, he de clared. “It’s a terrible Indictment of our way of life that every time we have a week-end holiday, we D.iy for it with a dozen or more human lives,” Col. Smith said. “This year Independence Day falls on Saturday which, for many people will mean a three day holiday .period. And if his tory repeats, a heavy traffic toll for the state unless the extra iangers are met with extra caution. Patrol records show that 15 persons died in July Fourth traffic mishaps last year. Al most 250 were injured: Col. Smith said that thousands of motorists will be on the high . ways this holiday week-end, and that too many of them would be intent on cramming as much activity as possible into one ■ brief outing. , He cautioned travelers to be on their guard against speeders, drinking drivers and those who, disregard traffic laws. Above all, he warned them to make iure they are never guilty of ;uch' offenses themselves. The colonel said that observ ance of the following common ense rules by drivers is all it would take to make this a safe and happy Fourth: 1. Limit the number of miles you try to cover. 2. -Be prepared for heavy holiday traffic. 3. Get an early start and oause occasionally for rest. 4. Keep your speed down— but don’t slow poke. 5. Don’t drink and drive. 6. Be courteous on the road- Exam Is Announced For P. O. Substitute Examination for the positions of substitute postal clerk and substitute letter carrier (where applicable) has been announced by the Board of U. S. Civil Ser vice Examiners at. Greensboro, N. C. Applications will be ac cepted until further notice. The lists of eligibles resulting from this examination will be used to 'ill positions in first, second and third class post offices within the counties of Beaufort, Cam den, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Pasquotank, Perquimans* Tyrrell and Washington coun ties. Additional information and application forms may -be ob tained from the executive sec retary, Board of U. S Civil, Ser vice Examiners, U. S. Post Of fice, Greensboro. N. C., or at anv post office within the counties I AppHcatfons will be accepted * Jhe Edertton Post Office un « Mr s. m. . j Variety Show Very Successful ■) .Continued from Pago 1. Section 1 accompanied by Jakie Boyce. * Belinda Perry was next in a song and dance “Memories Are Made of This,” accompanied by Judy Evans. I Peggy and Ronpie Goodwin, a brother and sister from Sun bury were seen in a jitterbug dance. Then Lewis Evans plav-| ed his guitar and sang a west ern number. Gates County’s Minnie Pearle, wiho is Loretta Benton, gave an act which one would .think was the Minnie Pearle of' the I “Grand Ole Oprey” in ,her cos tume and chatter. Judy Lynn Raeford, age 6, of Portsmouth, the Dixie champion, was featured in both parts of the show in a baton twirling act and also strutting and tap dancing. During intermission the' draw- j ings for the cake and door prizes were given away. The Gates County Ramblers' opened the second half of the' show with several numbers andj Loretta Benton as soloist with them. The trio from Advance com munity proved a special favor ite in singing a medley of popu lar tunes. This trio is com-) posed of Gail Hare, Kay and Nelia Lowe accompanied by Doris Jean Cale. Mrs. Geraldine Evans brought quite a bit of laughter with her costume and recitation of “You and You and Probably You.” C. W. Overman of Edenton and Jerry White of Hobbsville were both greeted with rounds of ap plause, Mr. Overman singing “I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen” and Jerry White sing ing “For a Penny.” Patricia Nixon in a Hula hoop dance was excellent with one bi» hoon and two small h^ons. The Rev. James MacKenzie and Frank Roberts gave a rendi tion of a comedy skit bv the old time favorite. “Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Sheen.” The audience enthusiastically applauded each act and from comments, the show was much enioyed bv those present. Center Hill Home Demonstra tion Club wishes to thank each person who participated on the program as well as all others who helped to make the show a success. Proceeds from this show will go to Explorer Post 154 to de Ist Anniversary SALE | ON ALL NEW 1959 j CHEVROLET TRUCKS FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY | X BUY NOW... AND SAVE MORE DURING OGR | I FIRST ANNIVERSARY SALE * II ■ ■ ! T A. ‘ *V. : , V--S' !: ;' •'•^r's.«^>V^>^' , !j. • ;.' y•. 1M I , Come in now ,for special savings on our ,’S9 Chevrolet H I trucks. Low prices ap all models and generous trade-in \ 1 1 allowances make a double-barreled after that’s hard to beat. „ jl I And you*U benefit from Chevy’s on-the-jOb savings, too! _ ! 3 HE EH |j Take Advantage of Our Special Truck Savings Offer.,, TODAY jl II II W Lfe 7M/\1 T MjUXSjjfaAf -f9 ,_ -y*£ • f.. ■ lEd U wcmnmjm 1100 N. Broad St*- ’ PHONE 2138 Edeiiton N C y§' fray expenses of;the boy* going!, to Philmont Ranch in New Mexico. Center - Hill Home ' Demonstration Club is the only j I club of its kind in the Tide water area to soonsor a Boy Scout Troop and Explorer Post and this post has the largest number of boys planning to go <to Philmont in this area. The Explorers of Post 154 attended the show in full uniform and’ served -as ushers. I The Center Hill Club extends special thanks to Frank Roberts who acted as master of cere- j monies and Nixon, who op-; erated the stage lights and cur-! tains. I The winners for the cakes [ baked by Mrs. J. S. Turner and Mrs. Frank Fortescue were Carlton Goodwin and the young son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred White, Jr. Door prizes were, donated by the following Center Hill busi- ( ness concerns: R. M. Smithson I * : i ; - •> Squeezing out a few extra dollars profit \\ I |\ \ { t from your farming operation doesn't come \Vv , ( J ‘U \ , easy these days. And when a lazy tractor . y/ ) loafs on the job, it's even tougher. <2 Z Zx* /-X. yL U That's right ... loafs on the job. It's /) keen proved by the University at Ne- N h) braska that many tractors, after a season's >-• —n l y use, deliver only 80 per cent of their yO IV A' power. Think what this means in terms of / |\l \\ extra work .. . extra fuel .. . and profit f \ Kj ill I dollars going down the drain. / U j J, J , Right now .. . before the next season / /fa\ I i W///(( /( I begins, is a good time for our skilled / \,\ / I mechanics to renew tractor performance I/ 1 / yJJJJ)j) 1 1 / with a tune-up or reconditioning. We'll 111 ,I ts. do only the work required ... do it at the INN' lowest possible cost. . 'V How about it? Shall we plan on your ' ' ' tractor for a check-over ... this week? ' < Hobbs Implement Co., Inc. , GUY C. HOBBS, Mgr. PHONE 3112 EDENTON, N. C r U 1 “!- - W"" j .-! 11 ■ Electrical Company, .£. & R.J Bunch Grocery, M & R Grocery,' ,E. L. Belch Service Station, |B. .White Garage, Trqy Topping Store, J. S. Turner, Barber, Tyner Storage Company and Privott & Asbell. I EGG PRODUCTION RECORD : Egg production in North Caro-! , Wna during May, 1959, is esti- I mated aft 187 million eggs—B j per cent above the May,* 1958' , previous record. The number of j layers on N. C. farms during ; May, 1959 was plated at 9,633,- j 000, an increase of 520,000 from May, 1958. Ralte of egg produc- 1 Ition in May w*as 1,944 eggs per ( 100 layers, compared with 1,894 a year ago. The» language, of the face is universal; it is the shorthand of the mind, and crowds a .great ; deal in little space. : , •’ 1 ‘! —CoUigr. : mjMr , -sr J ADVERTISEMENT for bids ! The. Town Council of the' Town ,of Edahion will receive sealed [bids until* 8 P. M. Tuesday, July 14, 1959, for .furnishing the ,fol- I lowing equipment to the Town of Edenton’: ITEM I One 1959 Automobile, 4-door sedan, with a wheel base o lt at leapt -118 inches, 8 cylinder en igine of 200 horse power or 292 j cubic inch piston displacement [with oil filter, automatic trans mission, heater and turn- signals. \ ITEM II i One 1959 Pickup Truck, one-, half tan-with a wheel base qf at least 110 inches, 8 cylinder engine of 200 horsepower of 292 cubic inch piston displacement ‘with oil filter, 3 speed standard I transmission, - heater, turn sig nals on front and rear, i Bids on the above vehicle are to be a net price with an allow ance for: trade-in of a 1951 Ford Pickup. No federal or state tax tax to be included. . Tlie Town of Edenton reserves the right to accept or reject .any ;or ai. o.ds. j TOWN OF EDENTON. John A. Mitchener, Jr., Mayor.. Ernest J. Ward, Jr., Clerk.
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