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PAGE FOUR I—SECTION OWE | !fhe Chowan Herald feeHMSSs" 53 4. EDWIN BUTTIAP— 1 Editor oEtTTOR LUPTON——r UWtHUI HUU* 1 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year (o .itside Norm Carolina) One Year (in North Carolina) Si* Months rSTiiff kmprgd as second-class matterAu*ust3o. l*W. It the Post Office at Eden ton. North Carolina. Under the act of March 3. 187#. r" - mnnnnrni ~ THURSDAY, JUNE 23.1960 TTIPr FOR TODAY Love vour enemies.—Matt. 5:44. Doing an injury puts us beiow our enemj. Mtyengmg one manes us but even with, him. for giving one sets us above him.—B. Fral }^'" ith * Merciful Father, teach us to conquer hate with _ u - J- ir ~~ Don’t Forget To Vote Every person who. is eligible to vote knows, or should know and remember that a new (iovernor for the State of North Carolina will be elected next Saturday, June 25. It is well to remember, too, that the polls will be open from 6:30 A. M.. until 6:30 P. M., and the latter does not mean 6:35. There are two candidates in the race. Terry Sanford of Fayetteville and Dr. I. Beverly Lake of Raleigh. Both of the candidates have staged a strenuous campaign to win votes with much appearing in newspapers as well as radio and television. Besides, both men have a strong following of supporters working in behalf of their candidate. With so much being said and printed, there is little reason for a voter not to be able to decide which candidate he prefers in the Gov ernor’s mansion. The general belief is that all too many voters, as is usually the case in run-off elections, will not go to the trouble to go to the polls to cast a ballot. 1 his elec tion is just as important as the primary elec tion on May 28. so that it is not only a privi lege but rather a duty to vote. There are millions of people in many countries who would make a great sacrifice to enjoy the rights and freedom which is ours at election time. This right should not be treated lightly. In the heat of the campaign there have been charges and counter-charges, but it should be up to the voter to make his decision as to which candidate will make the best Gov ernor. and cast his vote accordingly, irrespec tive of urging on the part of supporters of r any particular candidate. The Herald has no intention to try to in fluence any voter, but it does point out the importance of casting a ballot in this very im portant election for the state’s chief executive. Go to the polls Saturday and cast a ballot, thus carrying out your duty as an American. Found Responsive Chord It is gratifying to note that Edenton people have raised enough money. $3,500. which is necessarv to produce a promotional film on Edenton and Chpwan County. It is also gratifying that this money was raised in a comparatively short time with very little ef fort. which reflects the fact that the belief prevails that the film will be a wonderful ad vertisement lor this section and that it will eventually affect the economy in one way or another. It is estimated that when completed the film will be viewed by millions of people, many of whom will be attracted at one time or another to this section. It is difficult to place a definite value on legitimate advertis ing. but it pays or else not so much money would be thrown away on the part of so many advertisers the nation over. It doe.' not. how ever mean that alter the $3,500 is spent, somebody will bring in that amount or even more and lay it on our doorstep the follow ing day or week. The film is generally be lieved to be an asset, else so many firms and individuals would not have so willingly made attributions. The success of the drive to raise the amount necessary goes to members of the Tea Party Chapter of the DAR and Iredell Association, aft of whom deeply appreciate the coopera tjpn and interest on the part of so many people. The film is expected to be completed late this summer or early fall and it goes without saying that everybody will await with ex pectancy its first showing. We Congratulate Them Edenton as a mmle and members of the lo cal National Guard Unit.in particular should be proud of the showing made at the two weeks encampment at Ffttt Bragg. The men returned home Sunday bringing with them a nlimber of honors, not the least was a beau tiful trophy won for being the most outstand ing unit during the summer encampment. Besides this honor. a number of individual timbers were also honored for outstanding achievement. } This speaks well of the members of the unit and the officers .who, no doubt, believe 'tfcht anything worth doing is worth doing well. TThe Herald is proud of the local unit and congratulates ev«y member for the splendid showing It’s a privilege to have such an ef ficient and valuable group of men in die community . g&rtvZi&at&iA -- I % ' y,. ** -»*> Ijuj'gT s*T .i-Jm—L Six members of Unanimity l.odge went to Gatesville Thursday night to attend a meeting of the First Masonic District. At the junction of Routes 32 and 37 there is a sign “eight miles to Gatesvilfe.” One of the group said it was the loogest eight miles he knows of. “Yes.” said Louis Francis, ‘i think they meas ured this road with a cowhide and threw the tail in every time they moved the hide.” Any way, the boys at Gatesville put on a real feed with plates piled up with barbecued pork and barbecued chicken as well, together with slaw and cornbread. AH were invited to go back for seconds, so that Izzy Campen and J. C. Parks were among those of the Edenton group to wend their way to the kitchen for a second helping. Time was when I'd have gone with them, but the old tummy is not what it used to be. o _ , ! I have a hard time keeping up with frank Muth. This week 1 had a note from him telling me to change his address to Box 308. Pineville. X. C., and in it he said. “I am glad they are still inviting you to all the eating parties around there. 1 hope you will not bust open. - ’ o It's a settled fact that everybody who reads newspapers ought to be able to recognize Ni kita Khrushchev if they passed him on the street. For some lime now it’s hardly an issue coming off the presses in which the pic ture of Khrushchev does not appear. As for me. I’ve seen enough of the face of that bird. I’d rather see a picture of the other end so I could give him a kick in the pants. o Driving around in the county Sunday after- : noon. I came upon a baseball game being played by two colored teams in the Bethel section. I hung around until all the balls i (two of 'em) were lost in the woods across 1 the road by foul balls. There were a number of fans on hand who reminded me of the spirited rooting at games a few years ago Hicks Field. At one stage of the game the bases were loaded when one of the fans yelled. “That a boy. you're beginning to play a small bit now.” Anyway the batter struck out ah<i no runs were scored in that inning, so it must have been a small bit. Then when a ball hit the umpire one of the fans veiled. "\eah. if 1 would hit you like that, you would want to fight me.” It was a hotly contested game, but I don’t know if it was finished before dark or not. o It was rather cool to be at the soft ball park in shirt sleeves Tuesday night, but two hot 'Ottball games were in progress as the Soft ball League opened with the teams being Var sity Club. Red Men. Jaycees and P & Q. j Henry Allen Bunch, playing for the Red Men. socked the ball far out in the field, but he gradually slowed down, so that when he reach- j ed third base he stopped and said “The heck j with a home run.” Al Phillips, playing for i the Varsity Club, also hit the ball for a ride. : The only difference is that Al hit the ball so ; far it wasn't necessary for him to run as fast as Henry Allen to make a home run. I hadn't ; seen many of the players Wednesday, but some of ’em, no doubt, are quite intimate with the liniment bottle. Obed Lee. pitcher for the Red Men. walked a few batters the first inning, but he said he needed time to “warm up.” A nice crowd was on hand to see the opening games which was fun for both players and spectators. Here's hoping the league will continue to provide a lot of fun and recreation. o In this issue will be found some news from Merry Hill. We've added this column with Mrs. Louise Adams sending in the items. I hope Chowan County, as well as Bertie County read ers. will read and enjoy this news. I've heard a lot of fish stories hereabout, but now it’s an alligator story. The way I got it, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Duncan were up the creek fishing Sunday. Friend IXincan had a terrific strike which he at first thought! was a big bass. However, as he pulled in he discovered it was an alligator “seven feet long.” I don't know how he arrived at the length, for it got away and he obeyed the Missus when she said. “Let’s get out of here.” o Chowan County Commissioners on Monday agreed to install air conditioning in. the Sheriffs office. Raleigh ,Pee)e made the suggestion that Sherff Goodwin also put a cot in the office so that when it gets too hot for the Commissioners, they might go in and have a cool rest and may-t be take a nap. ° ; And at the meeting I heard a new one. The Commissioners were talking about some people being annoyed by crow guns. After inquiry I learned that a crow gun ft a contraption which ft.rigged up to shoot every so often. It ft sup posed to keep crows from damaging crape and at the same time keeps neighbors awake. O' . <« With so much money needed to operate the schools, the County Commissioners on Monday harked back to the time when they went to school. Raleigh Peel* recalled that when he went to school there was one teocher for from 00 to 80 pupils. “But than," hcatid. “maybe tbaftft why I dicta* eaartWii^-- wtrtatoftr** MdlAijkKPtirfbw, ndrtn cAftoLtiiA. twpiißpat. juke as. mo. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR i* P Vote we must Little do we know the sig i niticance and realize the lasting effect that a small group or bet . ler known as a minority can f have. If; figures were available o-v the percentage increase of the colored voters against the percentage increase of the white ivoters during the last registra tion period in this county, I feel these figures would amaze all. Thusly. whether we like K or not. our colored brethren have in fact created a sizeable bloc that can and will be used effec : tively to the future. It was not uncommon during the last election to overhear our colored brethren saying to one another when entering the poll ing place. “Have you seen the slate?” On a slip of paper was printed the "slate” and not one 4 colored hrethren escaped receiv ing a copy, and only in excep i tional cases didn't follow its in struction. What is the significance of it all? It doesn’t take much com mon sense to see or understand such an almost Russian ruse as this. All of their votes were as much directed as could have been. By whom?. You might ask yourself this question and when you do, you will realize that even in little ole Edenton the activities of a powerful or ganization are with us. This Saturday's gubernatorial election has already been di rected. There is no .need for de “slate” to be printed. One name can be remembered by all, and as sure as I write this, our col ored brethren will cast their bal-: lot as a bloc. What we must realize is that we must get out and vote in order to combat such a strong and directed from afar minority. We must never fqrgeu “If you choose to be 11 weak and be led about, then weakness will prevail and you shall be led.” —Haughton Ehringhaus. Jaycees Sponsoring Class In Skiing Continued from Pape 1. Section 1 a group of prominent people will be among the first to receive lessons. In this group are heads of various organizations includ ing the following: Mayor John Mitchener: Elton Forehand, new president of the Rotary Club; James H. Griffin, new Lions Club president; Spec Jones, president of the Chamber of Commerce; McKay Washington, master of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F St A. M.; Al Phillips, president of the Varsity Club: Thomas Byrum. chairman of the Board of Public Works; Mrs. J. D. Elliott, president of the Eden ton Woman’s Club; Mrs. Percy Smith, president of the Edenton 'Business and Professional Wo man’s Club; Guy Williams, sa chem of Chowan Tribe of Red Men; James Perry, president of the Junior Chamber of Com i merce: John Bass, commander of I Veterans of Foreign Wars; David White, commander of Ed Bond Post of the American Legion; Mrs. Leroy Harrell, Pocahontas jof Chowanoke Council of the 1 Degree of Pocahontas, and Mrs. | Paul Holoman, president of the Legion Auxiliary. Mr. Harrell stated that most of the above mentioned people . have agreed to participate, al- I I though a few had not committed i 1 themselves when this informa ' tion was given The Herald. It is hoped that the show and skiing lessons planned will re sult in enough interest in skiing I locally in order to organize a * ! ski club. FAMILY REUNION i The family of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Hare met Sunday, June 19, for a family reunion. The dinner took place in the backyard of the residence of Mr. and Mrs.j Hare on Route 3. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hare and children, Tommy and Ginger. With them: were relatives of Mrs. Thomas Hare, Miss Rosa Dicus, Warren Dicus and Jim Bell of Glen Bur- j nie. Md. Also Mr. and Mrs. Al- J bert Lassiter and four children,; Maty Pane, Kathleen, Camille and Jimmy of Ocean View, Mr. j and Mrs. Robdrt Holland and. three sons, Ronnie, Randy and) Clifford and Stanley, Larry and’ Roger Brickhouse of Norfolk.) Others were Miss Beulah Roach; of Ocean View and Mn. Alice Roach and son, George T. Roach of Winfall, Mr. and Mrs. E. L CfBPSEJ.IftCBrSg daughters, Gail, Sandra, Iris and; Sally, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard! Haro and daughters, Susan and. ■■ ‘A. - ■ v ' ___ _____ ___» ' I fc I I M W 1 ■ bhK? Before You Cast Your Ballot For Governor On Saturday IF YOU ARE AGAINST THE PROGRAM OF THE NAACP which includes inte gration of our schools, barber shops, beauty shops, lunch rooms, parks and bathing beaches. VOTE FOR LAKE IF YOU ARE AGAINST A CANDIDATE WHO HAS THE BLESSINGS OE LA BOR UNION BOSSES? VOTE FOR LAKE / IF YOU ARE AGAINST A CANDIDATE WHO PROPOSES A PROGRAM THAT CAN ONLY MEAN HIGHER, HIGHER AND HIGHER TAXES FOR EVERY CITIZEN OF NORTH CAROLIN A? VOTE FOR LAKE V. ' t IF YOU ARE AGAINST The present State Highway set-up and want to go back to the old system of local commissioners,.. VOTE FOR LAKE STAND UP WITH THE MULTITUDE OF CITIZENS WHO OPPOSE PLANS OF THE NAACP... VOTE FOR LAKE FOR GOVERNOR ON SATURDAY! Does The NAACP Favor A Particular Candidate? Three Raleigh Precincts Sanford Seawall Larkins Laks Precinct No. 20 944 32 22 _ 5 Precinct No. 25 272 10 7 $ Precinct No. 26 : 993 21 15 7 Totals ... ....2209 63 44 20 These Are The Undisputed Facts! 11l Winston-Salem —Sanford got 4.209 votes in 7 all-negro precincts, while John D. Larkins got 103. Malcolm Seawell 93, and Dr. 1. Beverly Lake only 31. .Al Greensboro—in three predominantly-negro precincts the vote was Sanford 2,352, Seawell 158. Lake 74 and Larkins 66. ? T For The Sake of The State VOTE FOR LAKE ThU * dT ********** bT chow * n Coun,T ***** •fPnft'n vi ~ .. a • ... .. • - ..J,. - -4,f. . .. -J,
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