Newspapers / The Chowan Herald (Edenton, … / Feb. 1, 1968, edition 1 / Page 4
Part of The Chowan Herald (Edenton, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
The Chowan Herald BOX 207. EDENTON. H. C. 17032 Published every Thursday at Edcnton by The Chowan Herald. Inc., L. F. Amburn. Jr., prctldent and general manager. 421-429 South Broad Street. Edcnton. North Carolina 27932. Entered as second-class matter August 30. 1934, at -the Post Office at Edenton. North Carolina, under the act of March 3. 1879. L. F. AMBURN. JR.. President and Gen. Mgr. J. EDWIN BUFFLAP Editor HIiCTOR LUPTON Advertising Manager E. N. MANNING Mechanical Superintendent SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year (outside North Carolina) 83.30 One Year (In North Carolina) 33.00 Six Months —— .-31.73 Cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, etc., will be charged for at regular advertising rate. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1968. A LIFT FOR TODAY . . . We spend our years as a tale that is told.—Psalm 90:9. Failure to draw near to God and be so filled with His Spirit that we may be com pletely surrendered to Him, then our days become as ephemeral as a cobweb. Almighty One. so- teach us to number our days that we may get us a heart of wisdom and sympathetic understanding. Law Os The Land Instant relief is now the 'law of the land. Time was when a person who needed public assistance was expected to be a resident of the state for a time before applying. But now, thanks to a ruling by Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., the person who wants re lief is entitled to it, at once, immediate ly, forthwith and without delay. This interpretation of constitutionality came about because of a suit filed by a Miss Juniata Sith, 24, an unwed mother of five children, who moved to Philadel phia from Delaware. When Miss Sith applied for relief, she was told that Penn sylvania required a year of residence. This displeased her. She brought suit and a three-judge court ordered the Pennsylvania Department of Public Wel fare to pay her. Whereupon the State called on Justice Brennan, who has jur isdiction over Federal courts in Penn sylvania, to delay the effect of the ruling pending an appeal to the Supreme Court. But the jurist denied the plea without comment. Thanks to this enlightened ruling, America is once again the land of op portunity. No longer need an indigent remain igua state where relief payments are sub-standard. He can pick and choose among states, decide which offers the best deal, and improve his lot in that state without any waiting period what ever. / While it is perfectly clear that Justice Brennan’s ruling will give greater free dom of choice to reliefers who have need and will travel, there is one puzzling aspect of the case. Although Brennan held that the Pennsylvania restriction was unconstitutional, the court which first heard the case held that there is no constitutional right to receive welfare assistance. In other words, the Constitution can mean many things to many people, at the same or different times, depending upon various imponderables including the climate, political or otherwise. But one thing is sure. If Pennsyl vania’s Governor Raymond P. Shafer has any questions as to what he’s going to do with his sales tax money, recently increased to 6 per cent—highest in the nation—he will probably find the an swers ere long at the Commonwealth’s bus, train and air terminals, thanks to Mr. Justice Brennan. Noted And Passed On Crooks and Kooks: At long last, aware that this nation has a terrifying crime problem, Washington has come yp with a typical Great Society remedy: money. In great gobs. Throw it at the problem. We are told that billions are going to be needed to make our streets safe for the non-criminal citizenry. One figure being bandied about is S2O billion. This makes a nice round figure for calculating purposes. We doubt that there are 2,- 000,000 criminals in the country, but you probably could tot up that figure if you throw in all those who take part in dem onstrations, preach treason, smoke pot and indulge in assorted other anti-social activities. Maybe if the S2O billion were divided among these people they’d lay off. After all, a SIO,OOO bribe isn’t to be sneezed at and our politicians could be counted on to keep the money coming. That’s one solution. Another would be to retire some of our Supreme Court Justices, fire professional crime-coddlers from their strategic jobs, pay less atten tion to the legal outfits which consistently work to get crooks and Communists out of trouble, and then start tossing some of this nation’s crooks and kooks into jail—and seeing to it that they stay there. The effort to secure selfish advan tages explains much of what is termed “politics” n m l4eard&Seen “By Buff Well, the Bufflap household is back to normal so far as the occupants are con cerned. However, it is far from normal so far as activities are concerned. The Missus returned home Sunday afternoon from Al bemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City much encouraged over the outcome of her opera tion performed by Dr. Polk Williams, but still too weak to get around very much— which is a pill in itself, for she is itching to walk around in the yard, meet friends on the street, and even maybe, if I can make a guess, to go fishing. However, since she’s home I’m learning a lot of things, none the least of which is to change dressings each morning and night. I must not be doing so bad, for Doc Williams drop ped in the house Tuesday and changed a dressing which 1 bad put on earlier in the morning. And the only criticism he made was, “Well, it looks like Buff wanted to use all of the adhesive around the place.” Anway, by the time the incisions are healed up, maybe I’ll be able to get a part time job at the hospital. But it’s great to have her back home even if she’s far from being in her normal health. o And, incidentally, I had the hard luck to get my forehead against a very hot lamp shade at a typecasting machine one day last week. Os course, a large blister was the result, and before I could explain to a couple of Rotarians at Thursday’s meeting, one of ’em said it was caused by my cook ing—an egg flying out of the skillet. o Apparently a lot of argument is going on about a proposed natural gas line being in augurated in Edenton. Some think it would be a very good thing, while others have a different opinion. But maybe we don’t need it after all for, like a heard a fellow say the other day, “there’s enough hot air in Edenton to heat a lot of homes. o Spending right much time in a hospital the last two weeks, I just don’t understand some of their doings. For instance, one of the patients couldn’t go to sleep, so a nurse gave her something to make her sleep. Very shortly after the patient dozed off, in comes a nurse to take the temperature. Then again falling to sleep, in comes two more nurses, saying “We must give you an ene ma. Then after that was over the patient didn’t even want to sleep. So what good was the sleeping pill? o Then in wandering about the hall, I heard a nurse ask a male patient, “Did you have a stool this morning?” The fellow looked at the young lady and said, “Why, yes, I think it’s still under the bad. But I can get out of bed without it.” o Then another lady patient was just com ing out of an operation and the nurse was rubbing her face. “Do you know where you are?” asked the nurse. The patient mum bled “Yes.” Then the nurse asked, “Well, where are you?” Again mumbling, the pa tient said, “right here.” o Yep, we still have some honest people in Edenton. The other day a fellow found a $5.00 bill and told his wife about it. “Well, you’ll give it back to the one who lost it,” she told him. “Why, certainly," the fellow replied, “but the person will have to give me the serial number in order to identify it.” o Another change has taken place in The Herald neighborhood. Claude Griffin has moved his Griffin Musicenter just below The Herald office in the building formerly occupied by J. D. Elliott and his insurance agents. J. D. and his gang have moved in the Twiddy Insurance & Real Estate build ing on East King Street. We’re glad to have Friend Griffin and his music makers in our neck of the woods. o Chowan Tribe of Red Men called off its meeting Monday night due to the ill ness of William Edward Barrow, a very im portant official of the tribe. William was the victim of a heart attack earlier in the day and all of the Red Men (and hosts of other friends) hope he will be able to re civer. o Another Edenton old-timer pays his re spects to William Capehart, who died re cently in South Carolina. In a brief letter from E. F. Hettrick, now living in Atlanta, Ga., he had this to say: “I was very sorry and express my regret in hearing of the death of my boyhood friend, William Capehart of Avaco. At the time I attended the old Edenton Academy with him many years ago (or between 1896 and 1900) when my family moved to Nor folk, Va., as did my cousin Richard Win borne, who married Margaret Warren, also of Edenton (both deceased), I ran into Wil liam Capehart and his sister, Mrs. Selby Harney (“C. C.” as she was known then, or Clara Cotten Capehart) at the Edenton Restaurant one evening five or six years ago on one of my visits to Edenton, Nags Head and Norfolk. William was in Eden ton to attend the funeral of a relative and it was the first time I had seen him in over 60 years. Although he was six years older than I am (I am 82 yean old), Jade Mc- Mullan (85 yean old last July), Clifton Byrd of Concord (83 yean old), Walter Ferebee of Norfolk (about 82 yean old) and John Bonner of Alexandria, Va. (80 yean old if still alive) are the only “young” men of that era still alive an 4 kicking.” If you do not succeed in making a lot of money, you will probably escape much needless worry in life. ** * * Unfortunately the man with the loud est mouth often gets the most attention. ** * • The best way to accumulate money is to save some of what you are now making ** * * Now that the heiting bills must be paid, summer doesn’t seem so bad after aO. *• * * Unfortunately the world is not inter aajrthiag. Boost In Social Security To Be Felt (Special to Me Herald) NEW YORK—How much more will resident of Chowan County be receiving from Washington this year in the form of pension checks under the new, liber alized program? Artifacts Search Underway Here An urgent search is on for artifacts that will tell the story of Edenton’s and Chowan County’s past. Citizens are asked to look in actics, store rooms, and among old photo al bums, scrapbooks and mementos for items that portray the life of earlier citi zens. These objects will be used for an audio-visual program and museum ex hibits to be placed at the Barker House which will be the visitors’ center for His toric Edenton, Inc. The urgency is due to the need to have artifacts available in order to design the displays around them and to have cabi nets constructed and completed in May. Mrs. F. B. Drane, artifacts committee chairman, stated that the beginning daft* will be 1586 when Lane made his expedi tion up the Chowan River and continue to the present. She said, among the needs are Indian relics, household items, home crafts, ag ricultural implements, anything pertain ing to the fishing operations, the lumber industry, naval stores, ship building, making rope, etc. She said that the displays will also in clude artifacts pertaining to transporta tion, industry and commerce, education, the military (the Revolutionary War and Civil War) and Revolutionary patriots. Artifacts may be given as gifts or loans, she explained, and that contracts will be signed with owners. All items on display at the Barker House will be in sured. Miss Elizabeth Moore, chairman of the audio-visual program, is especially anxi ous to obtain old line drawings, engrav ings, old photographs including pictures of places and special events, and personal papers containing descriptions. Suggested subjects are the watermelon boats, show boats, ferries, old carts, hors? racing, etc. Anyone haring artifacts to donate or loan are requested to contact either Mrs. Drane or Miss Moore. JUDGMENT ENTERED Continued from Page 1 30 days, suspended upon payment of costs and S2O restitution. William Overton, assault on a female, prayer for judgment continued upon pay ment of costs. William Arthur Privott, assault with a deadly weapon, four months, suspend ed upon payment of $25 fine and costs. William Black, Sr., speeding, 30 days, suspended upon payment of $25 fine and costs. Notice of appeal entered and bond fixed at SIOO. The following capiases were ordered: Alphonso Henry Dail and Charlie Cope land. As soon as a local citizen does some thing to win national recognition, he suddenly has a lot of friends he didn’t know he had. ** * * Read a good book every month if you want to improve your mind (which few people try to do) —and we don’t mean the best-sellers. ** * * The person who smiles throughout the day doesn’t have sense enough to know what’s going on, or else too much to care. PHB Pickled Herring Breakfast Sat, Feb. 3rd 7 to 9 A. M. Edenton Methodist Church ALL YOU CAN MAT FORUM What will the average payment be in the local area compared with what it was previously? It is estimated that the changes in so cial security rates, approved hist month by Congress, will add approximately $131,000 a year to the amount that local beneficiaries have been collecting. The estimate is based upon the latest annual statistics for the county, released by the Social Security Administration. They show the number of retired and dis abled workers, as well as dependent rela tives, on the pension rolls and the total paid them each month. All of them will be benefited by the changes. Those who have been getting no more than $44 a month, the minimum amount, will be receiving $55 when the new checks go out, early in March. The smallest payment to a married couple will be SB3, instead of the present $66. For those whose annual earnings were $6,600 or more, the new pension checks will be at the rate of sl9 a month, as against $l6B last year. For couples in that maximum bracket, it will be $285 a month instead of $252. At the beginning of last year, the So cial Security Administration reports, pen sion payments in Chowan County aver aged $638 per year per recipient. Under the increased rates, they will get approximately $721 per year on average. The total payments throughout the local area, based upon the number who were on the pension rolls at last count, will add up to some $1,137,000 a year, a considerable rise over the prior total of $1,006,000. The increases are not without cost, however. People with earnings above $6,600, the former taxable limit, will have to pay 4.4 per cent on all income up to $7,800. Their employers will have to contribute a similar sum. Those who are self-employed will be taxed at the rate of 6.4 per cent, up to the $7,800 maximum. All others will be free of additional tax until 1969, when the tax rate will rise from 4.4 per cent to 4.9 per cent. HISTORIC EDENTON Continued from Page 1 of Colonial Edenton and Countryside to Historic Edenton. “With other groups demonstrating this support we can put together something here that will be of great konomic bene fit to the entire Albemarle Area,” he con cluded. J sr*% IS ip g s * Auction Sale Registered Hogs 20 Bred Sows 42 Open Gilts 35 Boars Courtland New Sale Pavilion Ole Mile West es CoirtUid Om U. S. Bout* 3S COURTLAND, VA. Wed., Feb. 7,1968 1:30 P. M. Duroci, Hampshiras, Yorkshires, Black Poland Chinas. Spotted Swine Selected Frew Virginia's Finest Herds <Ment Types In All Breeds) FOB CATALOG, WHITE: J. F. JOHNSON. Extension Agent, Cowrtland, Va. er % CHARLES COOPER, V. P. L. Blacksburg, Va. Jan 25 Feb lc FURNITURE REFINISHED at reasonable prices. Call 221-4763 between hours at 3 P. M. and V P. M. Oct 26 tfc “ PIANO FOR SALE Ma son • Hamlin Conventional Grand Piano, ebony ma hogany cabinet, metal sounding board to prevent contraction and expansion. CWTMyda Price, 482-4578 from 9 to 5 week days. tic Unclaimed Layaway 1967 Zig Za« cabinet model sewing machine. Never used. Sews on but tons, makes button holes, lines and hem dresses. Built-in bobbin winder. Original five-year guaran ** $336.60 due Call Collect: I , U ..ism tUn' Public |Jararfc Centinoed from Page 1 He said the Broughton highway com mission study of every section of major highways “resulted in four-laning around Jacksonville, Hertford, Elizabeth City and Edenton; Nashville and Rocky Mount; Laurinburg and Lumberton; to Carolina Beach and on 64 east of Ra leigh. Maybe Mr. Warren didn’t know any better. But Mel Broughton does. Dur ing a recent visit to Chowan County tjje candidate had to split Edenton wide open and'make a 90 degree turn to get out. The Edenton Chamber of Commerce, Town Council and Chowan County com missioners have all petitioned the State Highway Commission to establish a by pass of U. S. 17. This wasn’t before the Broughton Commission or the Evans Commission. It is before the Hunt Commission and like the two previous ones, nothing has been built. Come see for yourself, Cousin Lind say. Still In Business He’s about the world’s most unrelia ble weather prognosticator, but he’s still in business. We are talking about the groundhog, who is about to give us his one-shot weather dose for the next 12 months. According to folklore so ancient we are all about to come to believe, the groundhog will awaken from his long winter sleep Friday, stick his head above ground and have a look around. If he sees his shadow, he will crawl back into his hole and we will have six more weeks of winter weather; but if he doesn’t see his shadow, he will leave his den, for spring is about to break. Well, what about all this? Not much, we reckon. At least, one encyclopedia has its doubts. It says the story is believed by superstitious peo ple, but that science has not yet con firmed it. But science has not been able to con firm what sort of weather we will have tomorrow, either. That’s why these 10 percent odds you hear at midnight so often turn out to be 100 percent wrong by morning. Never take yourself seriously. The world is too vast. ''m naMspi session, despite all the jokes to the con trary. FOR SALE—3O acres of woodland in Yeopim Town ship. $l5O per acre. Dr. A. F. Downum, Sr. Phone 482-3218. t f FOR SALE —43x10 Mobile Office unit Telephone 338- 8767, Elizabeth City, N. C. Fefc 1 8c PLYWOOD FOR SALE $2.00 and up. Also new 2x4 fir studs, 40c each and up. Tee-Lok Corp. Phone 482-2305. t f c FOR SALE—Approximate ly 70 feet of 2-inch plastic pipe. Excellent for drain lines. Priced to sell at 35 cents per foot Contact The Chowan Herald. Phone 482-2221. t f WANTED —Hardwood and cypress logs. Tracts of hardwood and pine tim ber. Top market prices. Williams Lumber Co., Inc., Mackeys, N. C. t f FOR SALE —Three bed roqp brick house. 1 % baths, ceramic tiled. Car port Ideal location in town. For inspection call 482-4109 after 5:30 P. M. t f c WANTED TO BUY—Pop lar logs and 69-inch blocks. Top prices paid. Hertford Veneers, Inc., Hertford, N. C. Phone 416-7420. Jen 4 tfc MAN OR WOMAN INCOME —SPARE TIME No selling. Refill end collect money from U. S. Postage Stamp Machines in this area. To qualify must have car, references, S9OO to $1,900 cash invest ment required. Tea hours weekly can net »™*u*"* income. More time can result in mom money. Ter ntones now open in we GRJCSfUVE, Book 12104, Sip FOR SALE—7% HP three phase motor. In good con dition. Contact William Reeves at The Chowan Herald office. TWO APARTMENTS for rent. One up and one down. Call George Chev rolet Co., 482-2138. tfc LADIES WANTED —Make up to $1.68 per hour doing simple sewing in your spare time. Write Jam ster Industries, Inc., 100 Ashmun, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Zip Code 49783. Feb 1 8 15c AN EXCEPTIONAL BUY in an antique Grandfather Clock. Mahogany finish. Keeps perfect time. Call 482-2596. t f c SPECIAL 60x12 Mobile Home. $4,195.00. Conner Mobile Homes, Elizabeth City, N. C. Feb 1 6c FOR SALE 1965 Ford Fairlane GT. In excellent condition. S2OO and take up payments. Phone 482- 3287, ltp Camping Equipment Pickup Campers, Camp Trailers, Sportsman 12- valt bunk wanner for campers, boats. P. E. Cay ton. Phone 482-3388. 500 Elliott Street, Edenton, N. C. t f c *67 Singer Zig Zag Cabinet model sewing machine, slightly used. Monograms, sews on but tons, makes button holes, lines and hems dresses, fancy stitches, all without attachments. Five year guarantee. OQMPLETE PRICE er payments es fttg pet month Call Collect Oedjt Manager 793-W7-7MI
The Chowan Herald (Edenton, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 1, 1968, edition 1
4
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75