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J '' THURSDAY. MAY* XA ISM.
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* A «MN that tritwh must show himself
fritWly. -(Proverbs lt&L
THERE IS NOTHING so *re«t that 1 fear to
do it for toy tlrwnd; nothin* so small that 1 will
disdain to do it for him. —Sir Philip Sidnev.
O God. $m us from saltish thoughts and deeds
ltd create within ns an understanding of the
needs and problems at others- r t
' Good Slices Os Publicity
'Edcmtun dki itself pruud Monday in con
nection with tW drdkatitat of the National
Fish Hatchery , when a sntwwth-worting pro
gram was carried out without a hitch. It
was no easy job arranging a program and es
pecially a fish iry for the visitors. However.
Mayor John Mhchener. who spear-headetl the
dedication cerenatnies. tailed to give up when
the task at first seemed unsunttountahle. He
worked like a Trojan, ami is very appreciative
for the ovperation he received from those
he called to shoulder varkms responsi
bilities.
That the dedication was a delightful suc
cess is reflecyd in the omunent heard from
many of the visit ms. especially fish ami wild
life officials from. Washington. Atlanta and
the State of North Carolina. They expressed
their pleasure for the sort of dedication cere
ntony arranged for the occasion ami were
very well pleased with their visit ami the
friendliness and hospitality received on the
part oi Edenton officials ami citizens.
The dedication, aside from being a detight
ful affair, brought Kdenton a great ileal ot
favorable publicity. so that what little expense
and effort was involved was very' worthwhile.
And speaking about publicity. Kdenton was
the recipient of two other good slkes during
the week.
In the May special vacation issue of Hodge
News Magazine, a beautiful colored picture
appears showing little Brabble Norman War
ren serving Penelope barker tea cakes at the
Charlton house, together with Mrs. T. C, By
rum. Jr., ami Mrs. Bruce F. Jones, all dress
ed in colonial attire. A story also appears
with the picture which (aunts mil some of
the facts about Kdenton. The magazine has
a wide circulation, so that Kdenlonians shim Id
appreciate lie publicity which will result.
Then another piece of publicity is the re
sult of the visit to Washington. I>. C.. of the
John A. Holmes Band. The local outfit par-
Jeipated in the huge National Safety- Patrol
I'arade and although over m) bands were in
the line of nvarch from all over the eastern
part of the country-, the Kdenton band was
awarded first place as the best appearing unit
in the fifth division. The parade was five
hours long, so that there is no way to estimate
how many people saw the Kdenton young
sters perform, Obviously their a|ipearance
ami their perfiunmaner brought queries as to
where the "band was from, so that Kdenton
is bound to have had favorable publkity.
Some people may think publicity isn't worth
very' much, but who is there who can esti
matc how much good has ami will result from
favorable publicity?'
Consider The Soil
With the observance of Soil Stewardship
Week May 22-id, the following should be
considered:
The soil lies as far as the eye can see. It
covers millions on millions of acres around
*the globe, yet it is a rare thing and cannot
be replaced.
This soil is a living thing, yet it can be
destroyed.
This soil is fruitful, yet it can become
’l.
This soil is find s gift to mankind, given
unto our Stewardship. Yet it can be despoil
ed and wasted.
This sod produces crops and verdant grass
and trees. It cannot be duplicated by chemis
try or physics.
This soil is an intricate house of myriad
elements. Yet it is so commonplace as to
be known as dirt.
It fills the fiower pot in Manhattan, serves
ns a garden in Minnesota, and produces an
orchard in California—this thing called soil.
It is the spectacle of the Grand Canyon,
the flatness of the Plains, and convolutions
~ It is the source of our nourishment: it pro
vides the means of our protection
God h*s willed we can live with it; we
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Consider this soft. Consider it weft!
FAMtLtSQtATB*
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IJdeard & Seen
A very important film on the Jamestown
area will be presented at today’s Rotary meet
ing. The film was shown to a selected group
at the Parish House Monday morning and
again at the Legion meeting Tuesday night.
It is an award-winning film describing the
hardships and victories of America’s colonial
settlers, and re-enacts America’s early his
tory as staged in Virginia during the 350th
anniversary op 7 the settlement of Jamestown
The film has been awarded the 1958 Free
doms Foundation George Washington Hmioi
Medal for outstanding achievement in bring
ing about a better understanding of the Amer
ican way of life. It is hoped that everybody
in Kdenton during the next few weeks
will see this film, which was secured by G.
H. Harding, and that it will arouse enough
interest in Kdenton to have a film made of
Kdenton s past in the early days of the coun
try. If made, it is estimated that 30.000.000
people will see it the fink year and that as
a result manv tourists will come to Kdenton.
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Mr. and Mrs.iHarrv Smith. Jr., packed tip
bag and baggage and left Edenton fpr theil]
home in Detroit Tuesday. Harry drop
ped in the shop so say goodbye just before he
left and the regret of his departure was mu
tual. Harry said he and Mrs. Smith made
many friends while in Edenton and that they
will ever remember the friendship and hos
pitality of Edenton people. #!ut the old say
ing is that "money talks” which is the pri
mary reason for Harry leaving us as "head
knocker" of the Chamber of Commerce. All
of his Edenton friends wish him much suc
cess in his new position with the American
Power Boat Association.
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Here's one who was very happy to witness
the dedication of the new National Kish
Hatchery Monday. However. I’m one of
many who will be disappointed over the fact
that the fish hatchery will not propogate
speckled perch (crappie to be hifalutin’). And
besides, some of the big shots at the dedica
tion told me no federal hatcheries propogate
speckled perch. What in the dickens ails
'em? How do they expect the great number
of speckled perch fishermen in this neck of
the woods, as well as elsewhere, to be able
to catch a mess once in a while? Speckled
perch fishing provides as much (and more in
my case I sport as any other kind of fresh
water fishing, so here's hoping the powers
that be decide to hatch some so that a fellow
don't forget what a speckled perch looks like.
But then maybe they have the some opinion
as the iate Tom Wilder. Tom used to tell
me he saw no need of having a limit for fish
ing. for the Lord would see to it that as many
fish were hatched as were caught. Well, here
of late I’ve about proved Tom’s opinion
wrong, for it's been a long, long time since
I've been able to catch anywhere near the
limit. Maybe the Lord has been too busy
with other tilings to bother about the speckled
perch.
o
And speaking about the fish hatchery dedi
cation. about the first to arrive for it was a
group of game wardens. One of the other
visitors noticing the fellows, wanted to know
if we were advertising Edenton’s wildlife.
o
One of the visitors at the fish fry Monday
was very much delighted with the corn bread
and was commenting on how good it was. A
friend asked. "Don't they make corn bread
where you come from?” Alter gulping down
a big mouthfui. the reply was. “Don’t they
make it? Why they don't even know how
to spell it.” And incidentally, Mayor John
Mitchener was highly complimented for spear
heading the celebration, but don't forget those
guys who cleaned the fish, cooked ’em and
made the corn bread, slaw and did all the
other menial tasks that go with a fish fry
deserve a lot of credit, too.
—— —o
Tom Ridgeway. Chowan Hospital Admini
strator. was just about the happiest guy in
town the other day when he received a check
for $30,000 for the hospital. The check
came from the Z. Smith Reynolds Founda
tion and is to pay the remaining indebtedness
on the hospital's air conditioning unit and
for other expansion. Tom says, that in even
looking at the pipes he already feels cool.
the earth and breathed into us Thy spirit,
keep us mindful that, although we are from
the earth, we have been created in Thine
image. And though we have sinned against
Thee, we have been made heirs to heaven
through the suffering and death of Thy be
loved Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Teach us
to be good stewards of Thy land while we
are here. Help us to remember that the soil
we till is Thine and is to be used by chil
dren yet unborn. When we sin by misusing
the soil, grant that the minister 'of Thy
Church may lead us to mend our ways and
enjoy Thy forgiveness. Thjs we pray in the
name of Jesus Christ. Lorayof us and of
few* Mrs Earth. Amw/N.
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THVRBDAY. MAY 19, 19W,
And then Tom, too. feels so'
very grateful to employees of j
the Electric & Water Depart- j
ment and firemen, who did |
such a tremendous job in I
pumping water from the hos- [
pital during Edenton’s recent i
flood. Tom also says that"
quite a few others offered their
assistance, but under the cir
cumstances the only thing to
do was to hope that the pumps
would work faster.
—o
So complete was Mayor
John Mitchener s arrangements
for the fish hatchery dedica
tion Monday that he even had
an ambulance and the emer
gency fire truck on hand at
both the old and new fish
hatcheries. Fortunately, neith
er was needed, but had they
been needed a lot of valuable
time would have been saved.
In fact the whole affair work
ed like a well-oiled machine.
Out at the ball park the 1
other night two spectators;
were engaged in a conversa-'
tion about the qualities of their,
mother and father. One said
he had the qualities of his
father, which caused the other
to reply. "Well, according to
niv wife. 1 have the had quali-i
ties of both my mother and j
lather.” j
Awards Day May 25
At Colored School
Awards Day will be observed j
at the Edenton Negro High
School on Wednesday. May 25;,
at 1 P. M. The speakeir for this j
occasion will be the newly elect- '
ed president of the Vstudcnt !
Council. Miss Marie Jordan. She
will be presented by Miss Klen- |
da Mayo, the outgoing president. |
D. F. Walker, principal, will j
deliver the welcome address and i
remarks. Music will be fur- j
nished by the high school choir
under the direction of Miss
Trevor Summev and the high
school band under the direction
of Richard Satterfield. The pub- j
lie is cordially invited to attend, j
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Why is the great barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda) that in
habits the southern waters of
the outer islands off the Florida
coast, Cuba and the West Indies
considered poisonous at tunes j
and edible at other times This]
question has been a controver-j
sial subject for many years]
among sport fishermen. |
“In the seas of the world there
. are a number of fishes that
have their flesh more or less
permeated with poisonous sub
stances. which take the form
■ of alkaloids of a particular kind]
ij called leucomaines,” writes Pro- '
. I fessor J. R. Norman of the Brit
, | ish Museum of Natural History.
This may be regarded as a spe-j
' cial form of self-protection, poi- •
j soning the fish’s enemies. The.
■ | great barracuda is the only spe-1
I cies of barracuda that causes
la tingling sensation, gastric dis-j
I turbance, weakness, diarhea, I
coma and even death at times. |
We are careful to say that 1
this poisonous reaction does no!'
| exist in all fish caught of this|
particular species, but only ini
a certain number of fish caughti
from various areas. There is no |
known method to identify a poi-,
; sonous barracuda other than bv
| feeding it to animals first, states
Robert D. Hall. Salt-Water •
J Fishing Editor of Snorts Afield
! Magazine.
There are a great many oon
i tradictory opinions among ahg
lers who have caught and eaten
1 barracuda. Some hae been poi
! soned. while others have not.
1 Barracuda taken from the wa
ters in one part of an island
/may be safe, whereas those
I caught only a short distance
j away are poisonous,
j The greatest amount of ovi
i dence suggests that barracuda
• and other piscivores become poi
| sonous as a result of their food.
I If we assume that barracuda bc
| come poisonous as a result of ‘
j their food and the food chain,
ft is possible to explain why
only large barracuda are poi- 1
j sonous. The food of the young,
I nontoxic barracuda differs es
sentially from that of adults.
! However, barracuda weighing’
more than three pounds move
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: tat. where they teed upon poi
;] sonous filefish, t rig serf tsh. cow
j fish, panvdfis.lv and puffer.
| These groups may occur in non
j’feef habitats, but they are not
1 generally considered poisonous
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lin these areas.
In the-area along the Florida
Icoast and keys, the flesh of. the
. 1 barracuda is held in high esteem
, for its very fine flavor. Also,
the Texas Game and Fish Cotn
j mission states that no poisonous
I harraeuda has even been report-
I ed taken from the Gulf of Mexi
! CO.
We are indeed Very fortunate
i that the I" S. Bureau of Com
mercial Fisheries and the U. S
Food and Drag Administration
are doing such an outstanding
job of protecting' - the health of
consumers of seafood, wish their
I painstaking research and strict
control over the commercial I
catches reaching our food mar .
, kets, that we can enjoy any
; species of fish without the least >
fear of poisoning.
] Seif denial is an indulgence of I
j a propensity to forego
—Ambrose Bierce.
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SINCEREIA' VPPRKI IVIED
WILLIAM S. PRIVOTT
AN APPRECIATION
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and the National Fish
i Hatchery in particular desire to
express then- appreciation and
gratitude for the splendid cele
bration in eonneetion with the
dedication of the new National
Fish Hatchery Monday. Es
pecially is this thanks directed
to Mayor John Mitchener and
members of Town Council for
their interest and efforts in ar
ranging the celebration; High
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government officials also stal d
they were very well pleased w h
the celebration.
W. C. BUNCH,
Superintendent
GUN SHOW JUNE 3-4
An invitation has been ct
lended to people of this area
to attend a gun show which will
be held in the ballroom of the
North Carolina State College.
The show is sponsored by the
Sir Walter Gun Club and will
be held June 3 and 4.