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PAGE TWO Libraries In North Carolina Provide 95 Per Cent State’s People With Reading Service Chowan County Ranks 63rd In State For Per Capita Circulation During Fiscal Year Today oyer 96 per cent of the State’s four million pluß citizens have access to library service through a system of school, college, special, and public libraries. Sta tistics from 3,490 library systems for the fiscal year 1963-1954 show ed a total book collection of 11,- 268,224. '.This.figure represents 2.- 163 schools with a total bookstock of volumes; 64 college and university libraries with 3,382,- 904 volumes; 8 special libraries with 267,493 volumes; 265 public libraries with 2,669,185 volumes. All figures from the special lib raries are supplied voluntarily and consequently many have no re porting system established. Sta tistics from public libraries, include reports from municipal, branch, county and regional libraries. Approximately three-fourths of the more than 11 million books available to North Carolinians aw used almost exclusively by the re spective memberships of the insti tutions owning them. Fortunately, the philosophy of cooperation has been constant with library develop ment in North Carolina. This makes it possible for a wealth of library materials to be in easy ac cess to most of the people through a system of interlibrary loans. The necessity for current infor mational materials for all citizens Weekly Devotional j Column < By JAMES MaeRfiNZIE ! P The current issue of Life Maga zine (January 30) devotes ten pag es and a lead article to the stir ring story of the five young fun damentalist missionaries who laid down their'lives a few short weeks ago for the testimony of the Gos pel. (Byway of contrast the same issue carries an account of an “Un churehlike babble and confusion” caused by cheap, petty, self-serving politicians in a Brooklyn, New York Church). It may be that some what purpose God could pos sibly have in allowing these fine Performance made Ford the LARGEST SELLING 8 /j^P / i : i >: ■ ; S i MMßßHHHHM^m^^^^B«^ffi^MWwißwwt l ; . ■■ -.-- ••••>«■iWjv '''^iivaß j maw Ford’s Thunderbird V-8 engine is the most powerful standard engine in any low-priced car today! 0 ' >. —• ■ 9 A Test Drive will tell you why the Ford V-8 has been the largest-selling eight over the past 24 years! The mighty Ford Thunderbird V-B—the . standard eight for Fairlane and Station Wagon models—is the most * powerful standard eight, at no extra cost, in the low-priced field! It has • terrific take-off power . . . extra muscle to send you zooming up the steepest Hills . . . top performance for all driving situations. Test Dnve a Ford V-8 at your Ford Dealer’s today. When you drive one, you’ll know that its performance made it America’s favorite . . . and you’ll know why people automatically think of FORD when they think of V-8! m FORD V*B ■ DBBmBB W DR I has been recognized by business 1 and industry as well as education. One of the questions asked by both business and industry before se lecting new Site locations, requires specific information about library resources. They may have their own techni cal library but want to know what i supplementary materials may be | anticipated for employees and what facilities are available for employ ees’ families. Libraries today are going far be yond the printed page in providing information for their patrons. | Films, recordings, exhibits, lec tures, and discussion groups have all been included in the modem li brary. New library buildings have made special provision for these new media. Older buildings have been renovated to accommodate an expanded library service program. According to per capita circula tion of books in public libraries from July 1, 1954, to June 30, 1955, Chowan County ranked 63rd of the counties in North Carolina. In that period the county had a to tal 11,909 volumes which is 0.92 volume per capita and a per capita circulation of 1.59. Tyrrell County ranked first in per capita circulation with a per centage of 8.00. young consecrated saints to be killed in such away. Without j making any pretensions to knowing! the mind of God in this matter (ex-1 cept that I believe Romans 8:28) 1 1 would like to list a few possible reasons for God to allow this thing to happen: 1. To challenge young Christians to give their lives to full time Christian service. How many teen agers of today will be challenged by this incident to take the place of these five men by going to the mission field? Most of our mod ern mission boards began by some missionary laying down his life for the faith, and many ithers, chal lenged by his example stepping in to take his place. I dare say that THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1966. ’fifteen years from now, should Je sus tarry, there will be many scores, of young men and women on the mission field who will be there be cause God used this incident $o bring them to surrender their lives 1 to full-time Christian service. 2. As a witness to the world that the Christian faith is able to give men courage and purpose in this life, and grace to face the life to come. The story of these five men has been broadcast to the ends of the world; by their death they rais ed a far greater testimony than they would have had they lived. 3. As a witness to the Aucas (the tribe of Indians that killed them) of what the love of God can do in a man’s life. These Indians ' must realize that these white men, I unlike other whites, came to serve rather than to b£ served, to give rather than to receive. God has promised that His word will not return unto Him voidj the sacri fice these men made was by no i means in vain. Perhaps it took something like this to call the at tention of the Christian world to the existence and need of these In dians, and to prepare the Indians for the next messenger of Christ who will come with the message of the Gospel. 4. As a witness to the world of how a true Christ-an faces the death of a loved-one. To me, the most thrilling part of the account was the way the five widows re ceived news of their husbands’ death. Before, the news reached them, one of them, childless, ex pressed the hope that if any were spared it would be those who had children. Said the article: “In their bereavement the widows . . , showed the same fortitude and ac ceptance of God’s will they had dis played while serving aI, their hus bands’ sides. Their faith was Com- I municated to their older children. I Steve Saint asked of his father, | ‘How long v. 411 it take hini to get ito heaven?’ The widows felt no bitterness toward the Auras. They were glad when they heard that i the Ecuadorian Government would not take any reprisals against the tribe . ... all of them wanted to see someone continue the work among the Aucas for which their husbands ,had given their lives.” Yes, God had a purpose in this, as He has in everything which comes to pass. We may not always discern His purpose, even by faith, but it is there, and none so happy as he who can say from his heart, “we know that all things work to- ■ gether for good to them that love God; to them who ere the called ac cording to Hi» purpose” (Romans • 8:28.) ' FFA Conducts Tool ,! Identification Contest ) The Chowan Chapter of Future ( Farmers of America was host to the Albemarle Federation of FFA , on December 15, at which t)me a tool identification contest was held. The tools were loaned from the stock of Byrum Hardware Co. There were one hundred tools to J be identified by members of the competing teams. The teams consisted of three stu dents from each school. The schools represented were Perquim ans, Chowan, Gatesville, Sunbury, Elizabeth City, Central, Weeks ville, Camden, Moyock and Griggs. The teams were composed of fresh men students studying vocational agriculture at the various schools. Each team had a possibility of making a total score of 300 points and each team member a chance of making one hundred points. The Perquimans team won with a score of 294 points and the Chowan team ' scored 293 points. Lloyd Wayne Evans of the Chowan team was the , high scoring individual in the eon- ( test with a score of 99. Other members of the Chowan team were . Frank Evans and Gerald Harrell. ATTENDS SPRING SALE ' Robert S. Marsh, assistant agent, 1 attended the spring sale of the Al- : bemarle Purebred Swinebreeders’ 1 Association which was held at the Hertford Livestock Market on Fri day of last week. A total of 23 registered hogs of various breeds such as Duroe, Hampshires and : Yorkshires were sold. The prices 1 received were the lowest of all such sales to date. No doubt the cur rent low prices which are being 1 paid for fat hogs affected the price ; paid for the purebreds. The only secret a woman can keep is one she doesn’t know. —Arab Proverb. CARD OF THANKS I wish to take this means to ex , press my sincere thanks and ..ap preciation to my friends for the ; many expressions of sympathy and , deeds of kindness on my behalf dur i ing the illness and death of my , j mother, Mrs. .John C. Badham. . !c JACK BADHAM [ Jr.-Sr. H. S. Menu | Menu, for the week betinninkj February 6 at the Edenton Junior- Senior High School lunch room will ; be as follows: Monday: Beef vegetable soup, sandwiches, crackers, celery and carrots, cake, milk. Tuesday: Roast pork,*rice, gra vy, garden peas, apple sauce, rad ishes, hot rolls, butter, milk. Wednesday: Meat loaf, mashed potatoes, string beans, hot rolls, butter, cookies, milk. Thursday: Luncheon meat, mac aroni and cheese, cole slaw, beets, hot rolls, butter, cake, milk. Friday: Sliced ha m, steamed cabbage, lima beans, hot i - olls, but ter, milk. Preparation Tobacco Beds Moving Along Preparation of and seeding to- • bacco beds is moving along nicely 1 in Chowan County, says County 1 Agent Overman. There is a con- 1 siderable increase in the use of gas * treatment of tobacco beds to con- ! trol weeds. The unfavorable weath- 1 er has handicapped tobacco bed J preparation hut growers are mak ing use of every suitable day. ' “There are several important ' things to remember when treating ! tobacco beds with gas,” says Mr, 1 Overman.. “Be. stire the cover has no holes. Fasten the cover secure ly around the edges of the bed so that the gas will not leak out. Ap ply the correct amount of gas that is recommended, nine pounds per 100 square yards. Apply fertilizer and prepare the bed in perfect or der for seeding before gasing so that when the gas cover is removed the bed is ready for seeding. In extremely cold weather, allow the gas cover to stay on at leah. 48 hours after applying the gas. | Quinn Furniture Co. I ■ OFFERS YOU PRICES UNHEARD OF BEFORE ON GE APPLIANCES I I Year-In Bargains - Buy Now and Save I U j w REGULARLY kT.I i ru I You Can Put Your Confidence In I I Quinn Furniture Co. i I “SALES and SERVICE Since 1925” I I. S. Broad Street PHONE 198 Edenton, N. C. I '4 Jr: * -V* ZsLxii •»?V& ■ : ■ • -• jM Happy new Khmer new year. We hear a lot about certain plants requiring acid noils —for ex ample, azaleus and camellias —but most gardeners have no idea of how acid the soils should be for such plants or what the present acidity of their soil ia. Most North Carolina soils are quite acid in reaction unless lime has been applied during the process of cultivation. Therefore the acid loving plants such as azaleas, ca mellias, hollies, blueberries and na tive wild plants will often do quite well in our yards without further treatment. However, if they do not thrive, or it is suspected that the soil is not acid enough, a soil test should be made. Your county farm agent is prob ably equipped to make a quick test for you or you may mail soil sam ples to the State Soil Testing Lab- oratory, N. C. Department of Agri culture, Raleigh, N. C. Soil acidi ty tests are generally reported in terms of pH. This is a technical symbol used to denote the relative acidity of the soil tested. A pH of 7 is neutral; anything above pH 7 as alkaline, and any reports be low pH 7 denote acid soils. A soil having a pH between 6 and 7 is slightly aci(f, one with a pH be tween 5 and 6 is moderately acid, Can’t Get Rid of Tear Cold? Then try 666, the wide-activity med icine, for greatest effectiveness against all symptoms of all kinds of colds. 666 combines 4 potent, widely prescribed drugs and gives positive dramatic results in a matter of hours. Its combined therapy covers the complete range of alZ.coM symptoms. No other cold remedy Ct can match 666 liquid fl m m el or 666 Cold Tablets. UV V 1 and one with ,a pH between 4 and * 6 is very add. J j Moat of the above named plants, ! camellias, blueberries, etc., do best * i in a very acid soil. ■ / On the other ‘, hand, most vegetable crops do best lon soils with only a slightly acid ‘ reaction although many of them— tomatoes, potatoes, snapbeans, tur -1 nips, and others—will tolerate mod- I * erately acid soils. In order to reduce soil acidity use some form of lime—ground lime stone, hydrated lime or marl. Lime should not be applied. to soils un less a soil test shows that the soil - is too acid for the crops or plants to be grown. Beets, spinach, let- j tuce, muskmelons and celery will not make their best growth on soils ■ which are more acid than a pH ■ of 6. • • i r —■ —— A 66 PROOF \ I) 86 PROOF ' yearsolo flit 86 PROOF .AMEFUCA'S FINEST (|I)C STRAIGHT W BOURBOar I 4/5 QUART COMIfcNY I I Bottled by C. D. Distilling Company, Nicholasvillc, Ky.. . Distributed by Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc., New York, N. Y. • , « Check These 8 Year -In Bargains I ALL NEW IN ORIGINAL CRATES A GE DOUBLE Was $449.95 tf»Qyi{\ Qf* 8 OVEN RANGE _ if. VO I GE 40-INCH Was $229.95 d? ICO A C I RANGE «D1 DJI. VO 8 GE 40-IN’CLI Was $199.95 (IQA A|f I RANGE tDI OV.VD 1 3E9.2 CU. FT. Was $287.00 «AAA fVgi 4S REFRIGERATOR... 8 GE 8.1 CU. FT. 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