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The committee hearings
continue to increase in
tempo and importance. As
I have previously Stated,
the entire tobacco econ
omy is under serious
-threat during this present
session of Congress. In ad
dition to the concern over
the ban on advertising, al
ready bills have been in
troduced to phase out the
tobacco support program
within the next three or
lour years. It would be
superflous for me to em
phasize the disaster which
such action would bring to
the economy of the greater
part of the First District
if the support program was
abolished.
Many at you have heard
of the research discovery
at N. C. State University
by Dr. William Johnson
which does two things:
one, provides a new ap
proach to the curing of
flue-cured tobacco Which
approach would reduce up
to 85 per cent of the al
leged ingredients which
some claim are health haz
ards. The other process is
one which could be used
by the manufacturers
which would reduce by 50
per cent the alleged harm
ful contents. Unfortun
ately, this process would
require less tobacco per
cigarette, but fortunately,
would also eliminate the
use of stems and other in
ferior parts of the crop.
Having seen this demon
stration in Raleigh a few
weeks ago, I felt it wise to
have this brought before
the Committee on Agricul
ture, which we did on
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NOTICE TO
TAXPAYERS
By order of the Town Council, on
Tuesday, May will advertise for
sale for taxes all property on which
1968 taxes and assessments have not
been paid, the date of sale being Mon
day. June 9,1969.
Please pay your taxes before May 13,,
and thus avoid having your property
advertised for sale.
W. B. Gardner, Colector
TOWN OF EDENTON
Report From Washington
By Rep. Walter B. Jones
Wednesday, April 30. The
reception was excellent;
practically the entire com
mittee was in attendance
as well as a packed audi
ence. I felt it time to
bring to the attention of
,the uninformed members of
Congress that research is
-being conducted and hope
does exist to produce to
bacco which even its most
severest critics could not
claim dangerous. I feel
that if this demonstration
and testimony before the
committee did nothing
more, it would at least
give those at us who must
protect the future of the
tobacco farmer some de
fense against the critics
and also some hope for
those who are senuinely
concerned.
Some four weeks ago, a
group of some of the most
responsible black citizens
of Washington County
came to my office and
presented a logical plea ac
companied by a petition
containing some 2,000
names of black citizens of
that county for an addi
tional year of “Freedom of
Choice” as it relates to the
public schools. On one or
more occasions in the past
where the request had been
made by black citizens and
where the school enroll
ment was composed in ex
cess of 50 per cent by
black citizens, it had been
granted. But unfortunate
ly for Washington County,
the present administration
under the Department of
HEW refused this request.
I am going to include in
this column a portion of a
letter I wrote to Secretary
Finch, a copy of which was
HIE CHOWAN HERALD. EDEMTON. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. MAY 8. 1888.
also sent to the President
of the United States:
"It is indeed a sad day
to realize that this nation
through bureaucracy has
sunken' to the depths of
dictatorship where the de
sires of an overwhelming
majority of -the citizens of
-both races ere completely
ignored. To those in North
Carolina who voted in the
last general election in the
hope that some sanity and
understanding could be re
stored to our multiple
school problems, I can only
share their disappoinment.
If these decisions were be
ing made by men of good
faith and a genuine inter
est in the education of our
children, this unfavorable
decision might be under
stood. But, on the con
trary, the decisions are be
ing made by those who
have, and are, releasing
federal funds only for oth
er objectives. If the re
quest had been made by
militants of either race, I
could well understand the
refusal. But inasmuch as
the sentiments expressed
came from the dedicated
citizents who believe sin
cerely that the request
was in the best interest of
Washington County and
the future of its schools, I
cannot understand this de
cision of HEW.”
The predictiton of a few
months ago of "Tweedle
dum, Tweedledee” is appar
ently coming true.
Readying A
Window Box
In order to grow annual
flowers in the restricted
area of a window box,
certain preparations are
necessary.
The first is to make cer
tain there are sufficient
holes in the bottom of the
box to insure perfect drain
age. If not, drill mare.
The next also furthers
good drainage. A 3 or 4-
inoh layer of gravel, brok
en flower pots or other
similar coarse material is
placed in the bottom of the
box.
Then comes the soil,
placed to within two in
ches of the top of the bo*.
This should be specially
mixed because it must be
rich, otherwise it will
never nourish plants all
summer.
Start with good garden
soil. Add an equal volume
of peat moss granulated,
as it comes in bags. When
these are well mixed,
sprinkle on a cupful of any
complete fertilizer to each
bushel of soil.
You can estimate the
number of bushels by set
ting a bushel basket next
to the pile of soil and
comparing the bulk of the
two.
Make Church - Going A Habit ...
THE BIBLE IN THE LANGUAGE OF
THE PEOPLE
International Sunday School Lesson for May 11
Memory Selection: “Crefes and Arabians, we
do hear them speak in our tongues the wonder
ful works of God.”—Acts 2:11.
Lesson Text: Nehemiah 8:1-3; Habakkuk 2:2;
Acts 2:1-2.
In our lesson today the importance of language
is stressed. For important it is—without it man
would be unable to communicate with his fel
low man—and with God. And lack of commu
nication means lack of understanding, and a
great and immeasurable loneliness.
In our last lesson we studied the history of
the Bible, and of how it came to be written. In
today’s lesson we cannot help but be struck by
its universality; ‘hrough its translation into many
tongues it has reached into the far comers of the
earth and brought man closer to his neighbor.
This fact is aptly illustrated in our Bible se
lection from Acts 2, verses 1-12. The Holy
Spirit is seen at work during the Pentecostal
rites, When Jews were gathered together to give
thanks for the harvest which had been success
fully gathered. They came from many different
regions, and spoke many different dialects. Yet,
on this particular occasion, each spoke and heard
in his own tongue—and understood (and was
understood) by all
Understanding is as essential to man as is
language, for without understanding language be
comes just so many words strung together. The
Bible speaks to men of those things which are
common in the lives of all of us; basic, personal
things, like life and death, sin and its counter
part—salvation; weakness and Strength; sickness
and health.
How fortunate we are that a handful of men,
throughout the ages, cared enough to devote
their lives to the translation of this record of
true Christianity, that all men—the poor as well
as the rich—might know the might and the ma
jesty of God’s love; that they might have a
foundation stone upon which to build their per
sonal lives, that the promises of the prophets
might be their reward.
We find it hard to believe that the neat, leath
er-bound Book with the gold-leaf on the edge
of each page—that same Book that brings us
comfort and a sense of awe, and a great measure
of peace—that same Book which is such a fa
miliar sight in these days and times—was once
a rarity for which man risked their lives.
Translated from the original languages of He
brew and Greek, in recent years the American
Bible Society proudly announced the comple
tion of the translation of the Gospel of John into
the language of an African tribe—the Sakata.
What a long way it had come from its original
translation—the Septuagint. But, as more and
more nations embraced the Christian faith, there
followed several translations in Latin, of which
Jerome’s “Vulgate” became the most widely ac
cepted. This was the chief Bible of the Chris-
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Who doesn’t like to be remembered? It’s natural to feel a certain glow when you
receive a greeting card. It means that someone has thought of you, that someone
cares.
Yet bow foolish it would be for any of us to ever believe that we are alone or
friendless. There is always Someone who cares, who cares very deeply .. . who cared
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