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THURSDAY, AUGUST 15. 1968
A LIFT FOR TODAY
. . 1 know that my redeemer liveth.—
Job 19:25.
Faith is not belief without proof, but
trust without reservations.
Our Heavenly Father, help us so to grow
in faith that we shall prove true in the
time of testing.
DON’T FORGET 1948
Millions of Americans who
will vote in the November presi
dential election are too young to
remember the humiliation of the
public opinion pollsters in 1948.
: Since at least two candidates this
* year are openly relying on the
: polls to win them the nomina
; tion, we thought it might be a
proper precaution to review what
happened just 20 years ago this
summer.
The story actually begins in
1946, when voters in an off-year
Congressional election turned
out dozens of Democrat Con
gressmen, giving the Republican
Party control of both houses of
Congress for the first time in 18
years. The gloom of Democrat
Party leaders was exemplified by
Senator J. William Fulbright,
who seriously proposed that
President Harry Truman resign
from office, after nominating a
Republican Secretary of State
who would succeed him. “It will
place the responsibility of run
ning the government on one par
ty, and prevent a stalemate,” said'
Fulbright. Whereupon, President
Truman called Fulbright “half
bright”—a label which has been
widely (and erroneously) attri
buted to the late Senator Joe Mc-
Carthy.
In any event, in that memor
able 1948 campaign, there were
four candidates contending for
the Presidency,, Truman for the
Democrats, Dewey for the Re
: publicans, Henry A. Wallace for
:the Progressive Party, and then
; Democrat Senator Strom Thur
mond for the “Dixiecrats.”
The major public opinion polls
jin 1948 were those conducted by
.Gallup, Roper and Crossley. And
[they were unanimous in predict
ing the election of Thomas E.
Dewey. Two months before elec
tion day. Mr. Roper wrote that
:“my whole inclination is to pre
dict the election of Thomas E.
Dewey by a heavy margin and
devote my time and effort to
other things.” The final Gallup
poll, released shortly before elec
tion day, showed Dewey getting
49.5 per cent of the vote, and
Truman 44.5 per cent. News
week polled 50 of the nation’s
: leading political pundits who,
without excention, oredicted that
Dewev would be elected. Cross
ley flippantly dismissed a sug
gestion that the polls could be
: wrong.
: So what happened? Truman
[won 49.3 per cent of the popular
[vote. Dewev picked up a mere
: 44.9 per cent—an almost precise
[reversal of the projections of the
rfinal Gallup poll.
V Mr. Rockefeller and Mr. Mc-
Carthy, who put such stock in
: : what polls show, mav not be able
[[to remember 1948. But the vot
;iers will do well to remember.
% The public opinion polls can be
*;as totally wrong in 1968 as they
r were in 1948.
CANDYSTRIPERS
Continued from Pag* I
: uniforms but the hospital presented them
:with caps after they had completed 30
: hours of work.
Participating in the program were:
.Linda Harrell, Darlene Bunch, Peggy
'[Nixon, Miriam Bissette, Pamula Wills,
if Patricia Parrish, Janet Sadler and Patsy
1 Austin.
B
\J4eard &Seen
“By Buff ”
McinlH'is of the John A. Holmes High
School Pond have turned into magazine
salesmen and are now busy trying to sell
subscriptions to many kinds of magazines,
ll is the hope of the young musicians to
meet a goal of SI,BOO during the campaign
and. of course. they’U be happy to sell any
body a subscription or two to almost any
kind of magazine desired.
o
Willie Monds. who has been living in
Tampa, Fla., for many years now, is trying
to find a lady to care for his mother in
Tampa. Willie says he’d like to find a
lady by September 1, which would be a
good way for someone in these parts to
miss the forthcoming winter weather. If
anyone is interested, Willie’s address can
be found in an ad in the classified section
of this issue of The Herald.
o
Chowan County Shriners are planning to
stage their second annual fish fry, which
is scheduled for Saturday, September 7, at
the Edenton armory. Last year’s fish fry,
the first undertaken by local Shriners. was
a very successful affair and it is hoped this
year’s event will be equally as successful.
As is well known, profits from these fish
fries go to crippled children’s hospitals
which are supported by Shriners.
o
From what I hear and see, the yellow
flies have about left these parts. It’s said
that they leave after the first heavy rain
in July (and some say August), but the
“heavv rains” have been mighty scarce dur
ing b?th of these months. However, with
the extremely long and hot spell we’ve had,
maybe the devilish yellow flies were just
plain roasted. Anyway, it’s almost worth
putting up with the heat for so long in
order to get rid of the scudders.
o
Some comment has previously been made
in this column relative to mini skirts, so
that I was delighted the other day tc get
hold of a parody of Joyce Kilmer’s “Trees.”
Here ’tis:
I think that I shall never see
A thing as ugly as a knee,
Above whose gnarls and knotted crest
A mini hemline comes to rest.
Or one that’s even worse than that
When padded with repulsive fat.
A knee that may in summer wear
Nothing at all but be quite bare.
Behind whose flex there oft remains
A net of blue and broken veins.
Small nuts write verses such as these.
But greater nuts display their knees.
o
Jack Williams of Elizabeth City, a fre
quent visitor in Edenton, recently added to
his professional photography laurels by
winning a first place blue ribbon at the
70th annual convention of the Virginia
Professional Photographers Association held
at Richmond. Williams was presented a
certificate of merit toward the degree of
Associate Fellow of Photography. We’re
extending our congratulations.
o
Occasionally word is received that a sub
scriber did not receive The Herald one
week and, of course, wants a copy sent.
Such was the case the other day when Mrs.
D. F. Hopkins, who lives in Pa’metto, Fla.
“I always look forward to Saturday after
noon around 2 o’clock,” wrote Mrs. Hop
kins, “for the mail man to bring me the
good old Chowan Herald, After that until
I have read and re-read it all over, nothing
else gets done at our house.” Incidentally,
Mrs. Hopkins is one of the Griffin girls.
WORK UNDER FIRE
Continued from Page 1
The administrator was instructed to
contact Supt. Bill Britt and request a
full report on the program.
L. S. Blades, 111, of Norfolk & Caro
lina Telephone Company, requested
council to pass a resolution amending a
portion of the firm’s franchise agreement
with the town. He said the State Utili
ties Commission has told telephone firms
they could no longer grant municipalities
concessions.
Councilmen sharply questioned Blades
concerning this and requested a report
on the number of town utility poles used
by the telephone firm.
No action was taken on the resolution.
Council approved action to request
federal assistance in deepening the chan
nel of Pembroke Creek to allow larger
boats to enter the Edenton Marina.
There has been concern over the depth of
the channel for some time and with
Chris-Craft Corp., having a boat works
here now the traffic in Pembroke Creek
is expected to increase.
Gardner said he has contacted federal
officials and it has been indicated that
if a study showed the need for the pro
ject it could be funded.
The town approved the purchase of
$7,314.70 in communication equipment.
The local share of the cost will be
$1,828 with the remaining 75 per cent
being paid through a federal grant.
Mayor John A. Mitchener, Jr., who
presided at the session, announced that
William Cozart had resigned from Eden
ton Planning Board and Zoning Com
mission. His resignation was accepted
with regret.
Councilmen discussed the Virginia
Road project where some property own
ers claim the town exceeded the right
of-way in widening the street. Town
Attorney W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr., was
asked to study the deeds and advise the
council what action to take.
Gardner said signalization and i«nj«g
is- necessary to complete the project.
Continued iron Pago 1
with candidates being voted on county
wide, still they must run from particular
townships.
In 1970 when members of Edenton-
Chowan Board of Education come up for
election, township boundaries will again
be of utmost importance. Legislation
merging the two administrative units
spelled out that board membership be
composed of candidates from each town
ship. It was based on population.
How do you determine the number
of citizens living within a certain town
ship when the boundaries are unknown?
As late as Monday a request was made
for a map designating township boun
daries. The engineer preparing to do a
comprehensive water and sewer survey
for the county made the request.
Chaiman W. E. Bond blushingly re
plied: “We can give you the approximate
boundaries.”
For this particular job “approximate”
may be good enough. Nevertheless, in
many other more crucial areas it just
won’t do.
Chowan County is now composed of
four townships. If you don’t live in the
center of one of these geographic zones
you can’t be sure which one you are in.
It is high time “approximate” be re
placed with “definite” where our town
ship boundaries are concened.
TALKS SCHEDULED
Continued from Pago 1
said no minimum student body nor cost
figures have yet been discussed.
Following the integration order by
Federal Judge John D. Larkins, several
parents made application to enroll their
children in the Windsor academy. It
was learned that between 50 and 60 ap
plications were submitted and most have
been accepted.
Also, there is discussion of working
during the coming year to establish a
private elementary school, possibly for
grades one through seven, in Edenton for
the 1969-70 term.
On the Rocky Hock steering commit
tee are Carroll Evans, Ray Byrum,
George Amick, Jack Evans, J. C. Lewis
and Carroll Bass.
Privott Presides
Violation of the motor vehicle laws
were aired in Tuesday’s session of Cho
wan Cpunty District Court.
Judge W. S. Privott presided. Action
taken in cases called by Solicitor Wilton
Walker included:
Lonnie Lee Nowell, driving drunk,
four months, suspended upon payment
of SIOO fine and costs.
Charlie Scott Morning, failure to re
duce si eed to avoid a mishap, 30 days,
suspended upon payment of $lO fine
and costs; no liability insurance, four
months, suspended upon payment of SSO
fine and costs.
Richard Edgar Jackson, Jr., failure to
reduce speed to avoid a mishap, 10 days,
suspended upon payment of $lO fine
and costs.
Arthur Jordan Nowell, driving on
wrong side of highway, 10 days, sus
pended upon payment of $lO fine and
costs.
Dick Whitcomb, reckless driving and
hit and run, prosecuting witness refused
to testify and was ordered to pay court
costs.
Joseph Scott Harrell, Jr., driving too
fast for conditions, 10 days, suspended
upon payment of $lO fine and costs.
Thomas E. Cockerill, speeding, 10
days, suspended upon payment of $lO
fine and costs.
Henry Brownridge, worthless check,
30 days, suspended upon payment of
$25 fine and costs and $25 to Belk Tyler.
He was placed on probation for two
years.
Fannie Lou Ross and Evelyn Mae
Gilliam, trespass, prayer for judgment
continued for one week.
Chairmen Named
The Democrats’ First Congressional
District Fall Campaign Committee will
be headed by the wife of an Edenton
physician and the aide to the late Rep.
Herbert C. Bonner.
Jimmy V. Johnson of Charlotte, state
party chairman, announced Tuesday the
selection of Mrs. Edward G. Bond and
Henry Oglesby of Grifton for the top
district posts.
They were named by the chairmen and
vice chairmen from the 11 congressional
districts at a meeting in Raleigh. John
son urged each district to “nominate hard
workers rather than make honorary ap
pointments” to the party’s fall campaign
committee.
Mrs. Bond is a precinct official in
Edenton, has been active In the Demo
cratic Women’s organisation and was a
delegate to the Democratic National
Convention in 1964.
-ryr »
JUDGE DENIES STAY IN EXECUTION OF ORDER
Continued from Pago 1
said an appeal might be carried directly
to the Fourth Circuit Court in Richmond
if no action is forthcoming from the
lower court.
Dr. Edward G. Bond, board chairman,
presided at the meeting. In response to
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MEN WANTED
Heavy equipment opera
tors, bulldozer, drag line,
motor grader. Call 482-
3408. aug 15 22c
FOR SALE For country
living, nice three bedroom
brick home, 1% baths, fam
ily room with fireplace.
R. Elton Forehand Agency,
Inc. Phone 482-3314.
FOR SALE llOl North
Oakum Street. Five-room
house. Two bedrooms; one
bath. R. Elton Forehand
Agency. Phone 482-3314.
WANTED Mature house
keeper who loves children
to care for two boys, ages
4 and 6. September thru
October in Windsor, N. C.
Live in desired. Salary
open. References required.
Telephone Windsor, N. C.
794-3312. exp Aug 22p
BUSINESS
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We Want ladies who wish
to earn extra money to
sell our wonderful line of
cosmetics. We have a free
training program. A won
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us show you our product
and how you can earn
money. Part time or full
time. Call Mrs. Dorothy
Nixon, 221-4477 or write
Mrs. Dorothy Nixon, Arrow
Head Beach, Edenton, N.
C., for appointment.
exp Sept 19p
ANTIQUES FOR - SALE—
Already refinished. Roll
Exp Sept spd
top desks, beds, dressers,
etc. Phone 221-4502.
SINGER SEWING MA
CHINE Zig-zagger, but
tonholes, darns, mends, etc.
Complete with like new
cabinet. Guaranteed. Want
ed: Someone in this area to
assume payments of $10.14
monthly or pay off balance
of $40.17 cash. For full
details, write: Mr. Smith,
P. O. Box 1612, Rocky
Mount, N. C.
Exp Aug 29c
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formals and Reception
Cards to choose from. See
our samples. The Chowan
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LADY WANTED to liveln
to take care of my mother.
Apply Willie E. Monds,
2910 North Blvd., Tampa,
Fla. 2260082. Zip Code
33602. aug 15 22 29
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MANUFACTURERS
Grain bins and drying
bins. Bulk feed tanks.
Farm buildings. Utility
buildings. Farrowing and
finishing buildings. Bi n
accessaries. Auger ing
equipment. Big Chief will
do the job on your farm.
Call or write P. E. Cayton,
Representative. Phone 482-
3388, Edenton, N. C. 500
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Volkswagen
JOEPECHELES
MOTORS
GREENVILLE. H. C.
Pfcsao 25 tfe
one question about the board’s authority,
Dr. Bond said: ‘“Board members have
felt somewhat like a rubber stamp for
some time.”
N. J. George reported on school in
surance. He said the Walker Plan gave
better coverage and the board adopted
this plan. It costs $2 per student.
FOR RENT Seven room
house five miles from
Edehton; four miles from
Country Club on Highway
37. Wired for washer, dry.
er and air conditioner.
Call 482-2929 or 338-6409.
Aug 8 15p
FOR SALE Cape Colony
cottage on Albemarle
Sound. Two bedrooms.
Dial 482-2019.
Aug 8 15
FOR SALE 1967 Ford
pickup. Like new. Call
482-2346. Can be seen at
807 North Broad Street.
aug 8 15pd
FOR RENT Waterfront
cottage at Chowan Beach.
sls per week. Furnished.
Apply H. Eason, Chowan
Beach. aug 8 15c
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
Two lots on Country
Club Drive on private
lake and across road from
private marina. Price is
right. Call 482-3214 or
482-2720. t f c
FOR SALE—3 Phase 7%
HP motor. Very good con
dition. See Hector Lupton
at Chowan Herald.
FOR SALE 1957 Ford
pickup truck. V-8 one-half
ton. Priced to sell. Call
221-4955. 1 t p
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or
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mm mmm
First Year
Automatic Raises
Each Year
National company ex
panding into Eastern North
Carolina seeks person to do
advertising and salsa pro
motion in Edenton, Hert
ford and Elisabeth City
area.
Benefits include Retire
ment, Hospitalisation and
Liss Insurance.
Write Personnel Manag
er. P. O. Box 307, Rober
sonville, N. C. 27871. Give
brief resume and phone
number. All replies confi
dential. aug 15 22p
Installment Loan Department
LOANS FOR
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• Appliances t Boats and Motors
• Furniture • Personal Loons
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FOR THIS WOK...
NEW! NEW! - V-8
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Parchment Vinyl Trim . . White Vinyl Roof Cover
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Steering . . $27 Co. In. 275 HP V-S . . 525 x 14
Whitewall Tires . . Pmhbutton . . Electric
Clock . . Tinted Glass . . Wheel Covers.
Sticker Price *3,739.35
Sale Price $3,039.35
FOR SALE—Car, 1966 Fiat
Contact Harry A. Spruill,
Jr. Phone 482-2715.
Aug 8 15 22 29p<|
APARTMENTS for rent
Call Britton Byrum. Phone
482-2191 or 482-3262.
Aug 1 tfc
WANTED TO BUY—Pop
lar logs and 69-inch blocks.
Top prices paid. Hertford
Veneers, Inc., Hertford,
N. C. Phone 426-7420.
Jan 4 tfc
WANTED—Mature lady to
share home with same in
Windsor, N. C. Share
monthly expenses of mod
em furnished air condi
tioned, central heat home.
No rent expense. Refer
ences required. Call Eden
ton, N. C. 482-2242 for ap
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Discount Plywood
and Paneling
SEE WAYNE BAKER
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Edenton, N. C.
exPcc!2pd
SALES PERSONNEL—Men
or women to represent well
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No collecting or debits. In
come unlimited. Wri t o
Barry Hoggard, P. O. Box
526, Ahoskie, N. C.
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FOR SALE —No. 5 West
over Heights. Four bed
rooms, large kitchen and
family room. Ready for
immediate occupancy. R.
Elton Forehand Agency.
Phone 482-3314.
FOR SALE—At Cape Col
ony. 2-bedroom brick ve
neer home overlooking
beautiful Albemarle Sound.
Including carport, storm
windows, fireplace and
many other features. R.
Elton Forehand Agency,
Inc. Phone 482-3314.
REPOSSESSED
1968 ;Stpjer Zig-Zag reg
ular type sewing machine.
Slightly used. Monograms,
sews on buttons, blind
hems dresses, makes but
tonholes, no attachments
needed. Five-year guaran
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