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THURSDAY, OCTOBER^. 1964.
~ TUFTfor today
. Behold now is the day.—ll Cor. 6:2.
We are always in the expectation of living.—
Voltaire.
May we remember, merciful Father, that the
mly time that we have is NOW.
Help Fight Cancer
Attention is called to the fact that Chowan
County’s annual cancer crusade begins today
(Thursday) in the hope of raising at least
$1,500 to help fight the dread disease. Funds
raised during the drive go toward the three
toys to cancer control—research, education
md service.
In the early 1900’s few cancer patients had
any hope of cure. In the late 1930 s fewer
than one-in-five was being saved that is,
alive five years after first being treated. A
few years ago one-in-four was being saved.
Today one cancer patient in three is being
saved. The gain in lives saved amounts to
some 48,000 patients each year.
Os every six persons who get cancer today,
two will be saved and four will die. Numbers
1 and 2 will be saved. Number 3 will die
but might have been saved had proper treat
ment been received in time. Numbers 4, 5
and 6 will die of cancers which cannot yet be
controlled; only the results of research can
save these patients. This means that today
half of those who get cancer could and should
be saved —by early diagnosis and prompt
treatment. Thus, the immediate goal of can
cer control in the United States is the annua
saving of 270,000 lives, or half of those whc
develop cancer each year.
Cancer strikes all peoples, from the nobles'
to the meanest, richest to poorest, and somt
of the most gifted are among its victims
Each year cancer takes many leaders from the
worlds of government, science, sports, the
arts frequently at the height of their ca
reers. If a general cure or preventive foi
cancer had been found in their time, some
might have lived longer to influence their re
spective fields and the course of contemporary
history.
. This year’s theme is “To Cure More, Give
More” supplementing the slogan “Fight Can
cer With a Checkup and a Check,” to protect
you, your family, and others.
Fire Prevention Is Working
With Fire Prevention Week scheduled t<
be observed October 4-10, it is pointed ou'
that the year 1963 was the seventh consecu
tive one in which fire losses exceeded $1 bil
lion, according to the National Board of Fire
Underwriters.
The growth of this country', the Board says,
has of itself contributed to the high level o'
fire losses.
Since its inception in 1866, the National
Board has been at the forefront in fire pro
tection activities.
We are glad to report that some real pro
gress has been made in the fight against fire.
For example, since 1950 there has been an
increase of 34,500,000 in the population of
this country, 13,750,000 new housing units
have been added, and thousands of new mer
cantile and manufacturing units have been
built. The new structures have increased the
number of burnable buildings.
However, the burning ratio the ratio of
dollar fire loss to national wealth has been
declining steadily over the years, indicating
progress in the never ending fight to prevent
fire waste.
As the nation observes Fire Prevention
Week this month—which comes October 4-10
it’s a good time for everyone to use care
with fire and try to help us stem this needless
destructin of our resources.
Fire takes its toll in lives. Last year there
were 11,800 fire fatalities and tens of thous
ands more were injured in fires.
We can cut down the national toll in lives
and property by keeping out homes free of
hazards, throwing out accumulations of old
newspapers, and combustible trash, keeping our
electrical equipment iq good repair, and using
particular care with matches and smoking
which are the cause of one-fourth of all fires.
And the National Board reminds us that
three-fourths of all fires are the result of
carelessness and never should have occurred.
effort* wothwhn.? Ye,
says the National Board. Without fire pre
vention efforts on the part of all of «s, the
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As in so- many times in the past F the weath
erman is not very well with the
Chowan County Fair, especially up to the
time this column was written Wednesday
morning. It is really a shame for so many
people to go to so much trouble to make the
necessary arrangements fbr the fair and for
so -many others to use their efforts in enter
ing exhibits that so many are kept away due j
to inclement weather. But then, what mortal
being can do anything about the weather?
o
Last week the new 1965 model cars went
on display by the various automobile dealers
and many anxious eyes viewed the new cars.
One fellow said he’d like very much to buy
one of the new models but he just couldn’t do
It because his conscience would hurt him to
drive and owe for a new car when he owed
so many more bills in Edenton. Well, there’s
a lot of people driving automobiles who have
quite a few unpaid bills—and usually the car
payment comes first.
o
In Elizabeth City Friday of last week I ran
up with Dick Atkinson, a former Edentonian.
Dick, a cigarette smoker in Edenton, was
smoking a pipe and I commented upon the
change. “Well,” said Dick, “with all the talk
about cigarettes and cancer, this is ‘scare
smoking’.”
o
Mrs. Dorothy Phillips became a grand
mother Wednesday of last week and again
on Friday, when two of her daughters gave
birth to sons. To say the least, she is a very
proud grandmother, and hardly before the
babies were dry behind the ears, she sent in
two cigars before I had time to mark ’em on
the debit side of the ledger. So here’s con
gratulations to her and also Grandpop Madi
son Phillips.
o
Driving on Oakum Street, one hardly can
miss noticing the new headquarters tor the
Brown-Carver Library. The library is now
operating in the former Beasly store build
ing, which is far more attractive and commodi
ous than the ramshacle old building used for
so many years. And what’s more it’s good
to see so many people using the library—they
can now be seen from the outside.
o
Henry Oglesby, secretary to Congressman
Herbert Bonner, called me Tuesday. He in
vited me to ride part way on the train with |
Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, whose special train |
will stop in Ahoskie Tuesday afternoon of
next week, October 6, at 3:15 o’clock. It so
happens that Tuesday is a bad day to get
away from work, so that the invitation was
declined. However, Mr. Oglesby is very
anxious for a lot of Chowan County people to
go to Ahoskie to meet and hear Mrs. Johnson
speak on behalf of her husband’s candidacy
for President. “There’ll be a large crowd on
hand,” said Mr. Oglesby.
Arid speaking about politics, the daily pa
pers every day are filled with political stories.
Makes a fellow wonder what they’ll be able
to print after the general election Tuesday,
November 3. And with the election coming
up, here’s another reminder to voters that
they must be registered in the county registra
tion books in order to cast a ballot in the
election. So many people think that because
they voted in a town election, they can vote
in a general election. There are two sets of
registration books, one for Edenton and one
for the county. If any voter desires to cast
a ballot, it might be well for him or her to
check to see if they are registered in the prop
er books, if they are not absolutely sure.
Quite frequently a voter goes to the polls
only to find that he or she is not registered
and cannot vote. This information will be
available from the registrars, who will sit at
the various polling places three Saturdays,
October 10, 17 and 24, from 9 A. M., until
sunset.
Edenton’s Aces will try to continue a per
fect record v Friday night when they meet
ScoUaod Ntick High School on Hicks Field.
The Aces have four consecutive victories
tucked under their belt and, according to the
dope, the Aces will be favored to win. How
ever, the football dope doesn’t always hold
out, so anything could happen. Then the
Aces on Friday night of next week go to Eliz
abeth City to play the strong Yellow Jackets.
Who'll give a guess as to the outcome of that
game? And speaking about football, the John
A. Holmes High School Band has been pre
senting very good programs at half time
which have been probably as interesting as
the one-sided games played thus far. My
hat’s off to ’em. :
o
'There’s a lot of digging and hammering
going on these days at the Edenton Post Os-
THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDEN TOW. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 1. 19$ 4.
VEPCO Workshop
In Wiamston
Over 100 Community
Leaders Expected
To Participate
A regional community and in
dustrial development workshop
will be held in Williamston on
October 8 to acquaint community
leaders with ways in which their
communities may work effective
ly with the State, railroads, and
i utilities in promoting the growth
|of their respective areas.
The workshop will be co-spon
sored by the Virginia Electric
and Power Company and North
Carolina’s Division of Commerce
and Industry. It will be directed
by J. Randolph Perrow, manager
of Vepco’s area development de
partment and Robert W. Whit
field, Assistant Administrator of
the Division of Commerce and
Industry of North Carolina.
Over 100 community leaders
from eight counties in the area
are expected to participate.
Counties include Beaufort, Dare,
Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pitt,
Tyrrell, and Washington.
The meeting, at the Town and
Country Restaurant, will begin
at 9 A. M. It is one of a series
of regional workshop conferences
scheduled throughout the State.
Russell G. Hanson, North Car
olina’s chief industry hunter and
Administrator of the State’s Di
vision of Commerce and Indus
try, will be a principal speaker
at the morning workshop and
will discuss the State’s role in
community and industrial devel
opment. Also speaking during
the morning session will be
Thomas B. Broughton, an in
dustrial agent with the State’s
Division of Commerce and In
dustry. The topic of Broughton’s
speech will be “Community De
velopment.”
i Elementary School
Lunch Room Menu!
v -
Menus at the Edenton Ele
mentary School lunch room for
the week of October 5-9 will be
as follows:
Monday: Sausage patties, navy
beans, candied yams, com bread,
banana pudding, milk, butter.
Tuesday: Hamburger, gravy,
steamed rice, milk, butter, black
eye peas, school baked rolls,
cheese slices, apple sauce.
Wednesday: Weiners, baked
beans, carrot and cabbage salad,
school baked rolls, apricots, but
ler, milk.
Thursday:-'- Roast turkey, gra
vy, creamed potatoes, milk, cran
berry sauce, turnip greens, school
baked rolls, fruit jello, butter.
Friday: Tuna salad, garden
peas, potato chips, milk, school
baked rolls, toss salad, peaches,
butter.
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Nationwide Insurance says:
"SI,OOO insurance
increases to $5,000
-yet no increase
in payments”
Staht a SI,OOO Nation
wide Juvenile Estate
Builder policy on your
new Son now. When he’s
15 it jumps to $2,500. At
21, it jumps to $5,000.
Yet the low premium
never changes. Call to
day. P.S. Works for
daughters, too,
JOE THORUD
204 Bank of Edenton Bldg.
P. O. Box 504
PHONE 402-2420
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
OBJECTS TO CRITICISM
Dear Editor:
| We appreciate George Holmes’
concern for our children’s wel
fare, having the PTA recom
mend the flashing lights while
he was safety chairman for them.
We have had policemen at the!
school comers for many years,
and we agree you can’t be too
careful.
We do not appreciate the dis
credit he gives the Town Coun-I
cil, PTA, chief of police and!
Governor or the indifference he'
infers of the town toward the
children's welfare by malicious
criticism, mocking remarks and
apathy.
'Our police force, Town Coun
cil and PTA have always been
exceptional as shown by the
past. No child has even been
killed while going to and from
school on foot or via bus. This
is quite a record because we
have a great deal of inter-state
traffic, .32 and 17 going right
through the town.
About last January the schools'
circulated a mimeographed sheet
If the schools would circulate
this again and people would
abide by the regulations, it
might refresh our memories and
help mothers, because we are all
interested in the safety of all
our children.
MRS. W. D. PRUDEN, JR.
I
CONTRADICTS ROBERTS
Dear Editor:
Recently Frank Roberts wrote
in his Frankly Speaking column
that all the Negro students who
attended John A. Holmes and
Edenton Elementary Schools last
year did very poorly. He also
said that' he had heard from
Coach Billings that Linwood
Wright, who happens to be a
Negro, was not accepted on the
John A. Holmes football team
because he was not good enough.
The first statement is incorrect.
The second one is a half truth.
I called Mr. Roberts .and asked (
him why did he write these
statements and from whence did
he get his information. He told
me that he read it in a book,
published by Governor Sanford’s
Good Neighbor Committee and I
that he received his information 1
pertaining to Linwood Wright
from Coach Billings.
In answer to the question as
to why he put it irr his eolumn,
he said for a “point of informa
tion” and that he wanted the
public to know the truth as to
why Linwood Wright was not
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accepted to play on the team. j
In this letter I will address
myself to the incorrect statement
about the Negro students doing
poorly. Linwood Wright and
Coach McGee, with whom Mr.-
Roberts apparently did not inter
view, can be3t bring out the full
truth as to >vhy he was not ac
cepted on the team.
Now, did jthe students do
poorly last year at John A.
Holmes and Edenton Elenjentary
Schools? No. They did very
well. As a point of information,
all of them made the grade ex
cept two. These two did not
make the grade in a couple sub
jects not because they were
mentally incapable but because!
they were apparently, according!
to their teacher, unable to grasp
these subjects as readily as oth
ers. Is this unusiial for some
students? I can remember hav
ing a tough time trying to pass
French and algebra but Latin
and geometry were relatively
easy for me. Most .all of us who
have gone to school have had
similar experiences and thanked
God when we finally passed.
To say that the students are
doing very poorly, if we assum
ed this were true, raises these I
questions, why are they doing
very poorly? Is there that much
difference in the educational |
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UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF
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| systems, of -John A. Holmes,'
Edenton Elementary and D. F. I
Walker Schools? Is there? Isj
there that much difference in the j
cultural background of the col
ored and not so colored? Are
these the reasons why the stu
dents are doing very poorly?
I personally know all of the
students (and the parents) who
attended the John A. Holmes and (
Edenton Elementary last year.'
They like the educational sys
tem of these two schools, are 1
conscientious and are doing well
in their subjects .and in adjust
ing to a new environment and
somewhat of a different teaching
process.
Frankly speaking, Mr. Editor,
if Mr. Roberts is allowed to con
tinue to make subjective state
ments in his column (which you
gave him without charge) that
are misleading, inflammatory, in
correct and an affront to human
dignity, 1 will respectfully re
quest you to allow me space in
your paper to write a column
called “Truthfully Speaking.”
Sincerely yours,
REV. F. H. LaGARDE.
Sugar Coating
■Culture is what makes us
think we’ll like something we
won’t.
. —Leader, Tripoli. la.
Nancy O-Neal Is
Namegj Semi-Finalist
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necessary for leadership m the
future. ■ They are resourceful,
hard-working, and ambitious.”
To increase their opportunities
to obtain financial assistance if
they need it, the Merit Corpora
tion sends the names of semi
finalists ito all regionally accred
tied colleges and universities and
to other «-■ scholarship-granting
agencies and financial aid sourc
es. Studies show that about 50
per cent of the semi-finalists ob
tain financial aid from sources
other than the merit program.
Finalists designate the college .
they wish to attend and the
course of study they plan to pur
sue. The colleges chosen by the
merit scholars in most instances
also receive supplementary
grants.
The merit program was estab
lished in 1955 with grants from
the Ford Foundation and the
Carnegie Corporation of New
York. In 1962 the Ford Foun
dation announced an additional
grant to continue the program
through 1970.
No man is free who cannot
command himself.
—Pythagoras.