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The Chowan Herald
Hroad Street. Eden ton. North (hroMni,
J EDWIN MMor
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THURSDAY, FEBHUARY 16, 1961.
The National Guard In
The Cold War
This month as the National Guard observes
its annual ‘‘Muster Day” throughout the na- 1
tion, also marks the 15th anniversary of the
reorganization of its units following \\ orld
War 11. Aside from the obvious significance
of the occasion, it serves to remind us much
to our discomfort —that the C old War has
been with us for a long time.
And as a reminder that the C old l\ar goes
on we note that the National Guard in some
States has started to wage war on C ommu
nism by conducting its own National Defense
Strategy Seminars. Patterned on similar
“orientation” courses conducted by the Na
tion War College in Washington, these Semi
nars are designed to educate citizens on the
specific nature and menace of Communism in
a straightforward, unemotional manner.
It is not at all. surprising that the Guard
should be taking Communism as a part of its
special province. Since early Colonial days,
Guardsmen —or Minutemen as they were once
called —have been motivated by a conviction
that citizenship demands more than the pay
ment of taxes and obedience to the law. In
short, they have believed that a good citi
zen must put into his counl ry at least as much
as he has taken out of it.
Reviewing the 15 years of the Cold War,
we can see that the National Defense Strategy
concept is but one example of this philoso
phy. In the whole area of military and eco
nomic Cold War deterrence the National
Guard stands at the forefront.
Take, for example, its role in National De
fense. On its reorganization early in 1946,
the Guard was little more than a paper or
ganization. It not only had tcuregruit most
of its members, but also had to rebuild most
of the "battle-worn equipment the Army turn
ed over to it. Adding to this uphill effort
was the fact that modern warfare requires
the Guard to he closer to battlefield readi
ness than ever before—more ready even than
the active services of the 19?0’s. Today these
challenges have been met and the Army and
' Air National Guard have become so inte
grated with the active establishment that they
not only have been assigned specific missions
in our nation's war plans hut are performing
essential defense roles in peacetime.
A less glamorous—hut no less important —
.aspect of national defense is our ability to
recover 1 qdicklv and*: effectively from a nu
clear attack. In recognition of this. Nation
al Guard leaders have been advocating a re
covery mission tor their units, pointing out
that the Guard's geographic dispersion, its
472,000-man strength, its modern equipment,
and its variety of units—ranging from air
transport to medical—make it ideally suited
... for such purposes.
Lastly, the National Guard’s contribution
to our economic strength cannot be overlook
ed. While its combat versatility makes it an
important part of our defense structure, its
annual appropriation of only 1.5 percent of
our total military budget makes it, dollar for
dollar, one of the wisest investments in the
nation today.
In recognition of its invaluable service to
State and Nation, we salute the National
Guard on the occasion of its annual Muster
Day.
Putting First Things First
There are many important health and wel
fare causes asking for support. Most of us
.can’t give to them all. But how can we de
! cide which health appeal merits priority on
tour gift lust for health?
We favor using a yardstick suggested re
cently by the North Carolina Heart Associa
• ■-tion which poses some pertinent questions to
' be answered:
How big is the problem? The heart and
blood vessel diseases are the nation’s No. 1
enemy, killing 900,000 a year—more than
all other causes combined—and afflicting 10
trillion in the U. S. Lost man-days of pro
duction due to these diseases exceed 69 mil
. }jpn a . year and cost an estimated $1 billion.
What is the program? The Heart Associa
tion program provides for research to seek
!|ew ways to treat, control and prevent all
.ijprms of heart and blood vessel disease; for
ifducatum through which physicians can learn
M* h&ut research information and the
.Jjpnerai public can gain new facts to help
Mead & Seen
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With the observance of the Confederate Cen
tennial now in progress, a very interesting copy
of “The New York Herald” was loaned me by
the Rev. Preston Cayton. The copy is dated Sat
urday, April 15, 1865, and one of the most pro
minent stories on the front page is about the as
sassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The
leading paragraphs of a half page story read as
follows: “This evening at about 9:3, at Ford’s
Theatre, the President, while sitting in his pri
vate box with Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Harris and
Major Rathburn, was shot by an assassin, who
suddenly entered the box and approached behind
the President. The assassin then leaped upon
the stage, brandishing a large dagger or knife
and made his escape in the rear of the theatre.
The pistol ball entered the back of the Presi
dent’s head and penetrated nearly through the
head. The wound is mortal. About the same
hour an assassin, whether the same or not, en
tered Secretary Seward’s apartments and under
pretense of having a prescription was shown to
the secretary’s sick chamber. The assassin im
mediately rushed to the bed and inflicted two or
three stabs on the throat and two on the face.”
Another prominent story had to do with Jeff
Davis at Danville. He made his latest appeal to
his deluded followers and vainly promised to
hold Virginia at all hazards. The general, the
story says, thought the fall of Richmand was a
blessing in disguise as it left the Rebel armies
free to move from point to point. General Lee
and his army was supposed to be safe and that
his future movements would be directed with
the skill and energy which distinguished this
great captain.
In another story it was reported that Lee was
in Richmond and Rosser and Fitzhugh Lee re
fused to be surrendered by General Lee. The
Rebel army was taking position along the South
side Railroad and Grant executed details of the
surrender. Sherman’s army was reported mov
ing and with Johnston’s army west of Raleigh,
only his cavalry was holding the capital of the
state. He was reported endeavoring to form a !
junction with Lee. The ram Albemarle was re
ported as having been raised in good condition
dnd that the occupation of Murfreesboro, N. C.,
was completed by the northern fleet.
There’s a lot more very interesting reading in
the old newspaper, but Friend' Cay ton loaned it
to me a month or more ago and wants it back,
so I’ll have to quit copying from it and have it
ready to give him when he calls the umpteenth
time for it.
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Two great Americans were bom in February.
Abraham Lincoln and George Washington and, of
course, a lot of people in Edenton celebrate their
birthday in February. Two of them are Bill
Rosevear and Branning Perry, both bom on Feb
ruaiy 28. However, there is sort of an argument
between these two fellows as to who is the old
est. It so happened that Branning was bom un
der Eastern Standard Time, while Bill was bom
in the Midwest where Central Time is observed.
Bill, therefore, claims Branning is a little older
than he is, but Branning contends that the date
is the same, so that there should be no difference
in their age. Well, yours truly also has a birth
day in February, the 24th to be exact, and that’s
Eastern Standard Time. The years roll so swift
ly by that they are taking the toll in some re
spects. For instance, last week Willie White was
a guest of Bill Rosevear at the Rotary Club. I
noticed him and went over to introduce myself
and felt like falling through the floor after I
spoke and then recognized him. Well, for one
thing, Willie was all diked out in his Sunday
best. Had he. been rigged up in his fishing
clothes, I’m satisfied I would have recognized
him at a distance. And speaking about my
-birthday, Tw-already-received a
from Mr. and Mrs. William Davis. It is very
much appreciated, but what I like still better is
| a message written on the back, which reads like
this:
1 If the date of your birthday you would reveaL
When Bill Davis does his smokehouse unseal.
Then some luscious Davis smoked ham you
could munch
For your very Happy Birthday lunch.
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, A brief letter came to me this week from Mrs.
P. L. Rea, now living in Washington, D. C. “I
did not receive The Chowan Herald last week,”
she said. ‘ Please trace it, for I don’t want to
miss a single issue. I am interested in Edenton
A/VWWWV
services in support of rehabilitation projects,
rheumatic fever prevention programs and oth
er essential aids to heart patients and their
families.
What progress has been made? More than
50 million ileart Fund dollars have been
channeled into research since 1948. These
contributions have helped develop new knowl
edge needed to:
1. make possible the prevention of rheu
matic fever and rheumatic heart disease;
2. control high blood pressure;’
3. repair damaged heart valves and blood
vessels, and correct in-born heart de
fects;
4. perfect new tools for improved diag
nosis, and new drugs to retard blood
clotting and prevent repeat heart attacks;
5. help most heart attack victims recover,
to return three out of four to produc
tive work, and to reduce or prevent in
validism from strokes through new, ef
fective treatment.
Does the agency have, medical approval?
Physicians created the Heart Association, and
heart specialists now guide and <%ect its ac
tivities with the aid of dedicated laymen.
We believe that this yardstick measures the
importance of the heart disease problem and
of the Heart Association’s fight to control it.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY H, 19»1. "
and The Herald is quite full of
news. Best wishes to you and
my good friends there.”
Branning Perry was one who
dropped in The Herald office the
other day to renew his subscrip
tion. He was sort of short on
change, so he decided to write a
check. The only trouble was
that he had been connected with
the Chowan Motor Company so
bloomin’ long that he wrote the
check payable to Chowan Motor
Conlpany. Yep, he changed it to
The Chowan Herald.
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A few fellows were talking
the other day about how Episco
palians stick together and do
their trading as much as pos
sible with fellow Episcopalians.
“Yes,” said one, “an Episcopalian
does business with another Epis
copalian whenever he can.” An
other said, “Yes, that’s true,
true, while Baptists, Methodists
and members of other denom
inations don’t give a hoot who
they trade with.” But another
Episcopalian in the group then
chimed in, saying, “Yeah, maybe
Episcopalians stick together and
trade with each other, but Epis
copalians don’t pay each other.”
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A great many letters are be
ing received from people interest
ed in the 1961 Edenton Pilgrim
age. One was received this week
by Mrs. R. J. Boyce from Com
mander G. H. Wheeler, senior
U. S. Navy chaplain now sta
tioned at Little Creek, Va. The
letter read:
'“Dear Mrs. Boyce: I noticed
in today’s issue of the Virginian-
Pilot that the 1961 Pilgrimage of
Colonial Edenton and Country
side, sponsored by the Edenton
| Woman’s Club, will be held April
.14, 15 and 16.
“As former residents of Eden
ton during my duty at the Ma
rine Air Station in 1945, I would
be most happy to be able to take
this pilgrimage. Will you be so
kind to send me information as
to hours. Mrs. Wheeler and I
will make eveiy attempt to at
tend either the 14th or 15th.
’This will give us opportunity
to renew old friends. We have
lived in many sections of the
United States and overseas and
yet never have found a com
munity which we enjoyed more
than Edenton.”
VFW MEETS TUESDAY
William H. Coffield. Jr., Post
No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will meet Tuesday night,
February 21, at 8 o’clock. Com
mander John Bass urges a large
turnout.
S&L CLOSED FEB. 22
Due to the observance of
George Washington’s birthday,
Edenton’s Savings & Loan As
sociation will be closed all day
Wednesday of next week, Feb
ruary 22.
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incidents on the national seen*
»jid does noi necessarily retied
NAM policy or position.
Washington lt now is offi
cial. Industry is being called
upon to pay much of the cost
of the Kennedy legislative pro
gram.
Only a part of the program has
been revealed thus far —but the
cost of this limited portion
seems certain to run into the
billions of dollars.
Even this portion—not to men
tion what is to follow—threatens
to run up a huge deficit in the
1962 fiscal year, starting next
July 1. Mr. Kennedy already
has given up any expectation of
a surplus either in 1961 or 1962.
A drive to get some of the
major Kennedy-sponsored bills
through Congress at an early
date was begun promptly after
the President submitted to Con
gress his proposals for reinvig
orating the economy.
Among his recommendations—
part of the cost of which would
be borne by industry—were
these:
1. Enlarge from $3,000 to $4,-
' 800 the annual wage base on
| which the unemployment insur-
I ance tax is imposed—and paid
by industry. The funds would
be used to finance a temporary
program for extending the dura
tion of unemployment benefits
up to 13 weeks for workers who
have exhausted their rights un
der present law.
The cost is estimated by ex
perts in this field at possibly
$1.5 billion if all of the states
participate. Since the money
would be a federal gift, the
states would be expected to co
operate eageiry. Revenue from
the enlarged base is estimated at
$l2O million annually.
Administration legislation was
introduced' by Chairman Mills
(D-Ark.), of the House Ways and
Means Committee, and hearings
were scheduled.
2. Increase the minimum wage
immediately from $1 to $1.15
an hour —and to $1.25 within
two years—and broaden cover
age to “several million addi
tional employees.
Such action would boost costs
substantially—since wage differ
entials at every level would be
afbected. This would come at
a time when the United States
is seeking to increase its export
trade—-the success of which is
influenced to a great extent by
the price level in this country.
Unemployment also would be
increased at a time when this
is one of the major problems
confronting the nation. It would
be economically impossible to
pay the prescribed wages to
those not earning them.
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
(D-N.Y.), chairman of the House
Education and Labor Commit
tee, expressed hope of sending a
measure to the house by April 2.
3. Increase the social security
tax, effective January 1, 1963,
by one-fourth of one percent, on
both employers and employes,
to sweeten up social security
benefits. These would include
raising the minimum monthly
benefits so retired workers from
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one percent on both employers
and employees.
On top of these recommenda
tions is a long list of costly
legislative proposals being push
ed by President Kennedy, in
cluding federal subsidies for de
pressed areas, school construc
tion and teacher salaries, and
housing.
Hinqlish Umar
“What a big family you have.
Mrs. Jones,” said the visitor.
“Yes’m. And the funny thing
is'that all the names begin with
a haitch. There’s ’Grace, ’Er
bert, ’Enery, ’Ugh, ’Ubert, ’Ar
nold, ’Arriet end ’Etty all ex
cept the last one, and we ’ad’er
named Halice.”
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P. G. Perry Salvage Store
West Water Street
Building Formerly Occupied by Chowan Motor Company
EDENTON, N. C.
MRS MADDREY CHAIRMAN
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the Committee on ’Alcoholism of
the ifrth Carolina Council of
ChuFCkes, announces the apr
pointment of Mrs. ,/C. Gordon
Maddrey -of Ahaskie to the Com*
Alcoholism of thg
North Carolina Council of
Churches.
Mrs. Maddrey is president of.
the Carolina Federation of
Women’s Clubs and bsß been ac
tive in civic and religious affairs
of her native Ahoskie and in
North Carolina for many year?,
LIONS MEET MONA**
Edenton Lions will meet Mon
day night, February 29, at 7
o’clock. President James Gris-,
fin is very anxious to haye
every Lion present. !•
LEGION MEETS TUESDAY !
Ed Bond Past No. 40 of the
American Legion will rqee|
Tuesday night, February 21, gs"
8 o’clock. Commanded; Pavkl %
White urges a full attendance.
There is nothing either good
or bad, but thinkinv makes it so.
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