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Rev. R. N. Carroll
Speaks At Rotary
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“Getting Most Out of
Life” Subject at Last
Week’s Meeting
The Rev. R. N. Carroll, pastor of
the Edenton Baptist Church, was the
principal speaker at the Rotary
meeting Thursday of last week. Mr.
Carroll spoke briefly on the topic
“Getting the Most Out of Life”, and •
injected a number of humorous ■
stories to emphasize his point.
The speaker emphasized the im
portance of men having a purpose in
life, and one which is worthwhile.
He pointed out that a great deal of
progress has been made in a material 1
way, but spiritually' things are more
or less at a standstill.
An important factor, said Mr.
Carroll, is to face life squarely I
and be ready and willing to shoulder >
responsibilities. “We are too prone •
to pass the buck,” he said, “which
has been characteristic ever since
Adam passed the buck when he sin-
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ferred to the few who ere required
to shoulder the work in the churches,
while the majority shirk any duties
(they should perform.
“Putting people above things and
having faith in someone greater
than ourselves is necessary,” said
Mr. Carroll, “if we are to get the
most out of life. We can believe in
God and depend upon His word.”
Funeral Services Held
For Mooney Brothers
Double funeral services were held
Friday afternoon for Lieut. William
J. Mooney and Staff Sergeant Ralph
J. Mooney, brothers of C. B. Mooney,
who lost their lives overseas in the
recent war only nine days apart.
Services were held at the Quinn
Funeral Home with the Rev. W. L.
Freeman, chaplain of Ed Bond Podl
of the American Legion officiating.
The Legionnaires also had charge of
the services at the grave.
William Mooney was killed in
Belgium on September 13, 1944, in
a motorcycle accident, while Ralph
Mooney was killed September 22,
1944, during the fighting in Italy.
The brothers Were buried in Beav
er Hill Cemetery.
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|RES High Bill
! Fir Town’s Lot
! Town Council Will Meet
1 To Either Accept or
Reject Bid
At an auction sale held Saturday
* at the Court House door, a bid of
I $5,525 was highest for the lot be
i longing to the Town of Edenton on
i the northwest corner of Broad and
, Water Streets, adjacent to the W.
■ D. Holmes ' Wholesale Grocery. The
name of the bidder was undisclosed,
i Town attorney J. N. Pruden, who
. conducted the sale, will report the
: result at a meeting of Town Council,
. at which time the bid will be either
accepted or rejected.
New Set Os Officers
For Unanimity Lodge
Close to. 100 Masons from Una
nimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M.,
and a group of visitors attended the
lodge’s meeting Thursday night,
when officers were installed for the
year 1949. The installation ceremony j
was performed by William J. Bundy,'
of Gr.eenville, past Grand Master of
Masons in North Carolina, with W.
P. Goodwin serving as marshal.
Quite a few prominent Masons of
the State attended the meeting,
among whom was Leon Gray, super
intendent of Oxford Orphanage, who
extended greetings from the institu
tion.
The officers installed were: Richard
P. Baer, 11, master; Hubert Williford,
senior warden; C. B. Mooney, junior
warden; C. F Wood, treasurer; J.
Edwin Buffiap, secretary; W. A. Har
rell, senior deacon; C. T. Griffin,
junior deacon; C. M. Speight and W.
M. Rhoades, stewards; the Rev. Har
old W. Gilmer, chaplain; E. T. Raw
linson, tiler and W. P. Goodwin, mar
shal.
MRS. CHESTNUTT ENTERTAINS
FOR EMPLOYEES OF BADHAM’S
Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt entertained at
a delightful Christmas party Monday
night at her home on West Eden
Street in honor of the Badham Bros.
Company employees.
The home was beautifully decorat
ed with Christmas evergreen and
pine. The dining room table was cov
| ered with a lovely cloth and ever-
I green, flanked by tall candelabra.
I Each lady was presented a Christmas
corsage. The group joined in sing
ing Christmas carols, after which the
hostess served delicious refreshments.
Invited guests were Mr. and Mrs.
R. P. Badham, Mrs. John C. Badham,
Jack Badham, Mr. and Mrs. George
Harrell, Mr. and Mrs. Frank V.
White, Mr. and Mrs. Erie Haste, Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Goodwin.
OGLESBY-WIGGINS
J. N. Oglesby and Mrs. Pauline
Wiggins were united in marrige Sat
urday night in Hertford. The cere
mony was performed by the Rev.
Charles W. Duling, pastor of the
Hertford Baptist Church.
DIME SOCIETY MEETS TUESDAY
The Dime Society of the Edenton
Baptist Church will meet Tuesday
night at 8 o’clock with Mrs. B. F.
Francis. All members are urged to
attend.
ASBELL CHANGES JOBS
John H. Asbell, Jr., who has been
employed as a levelman by the State
Highway and Public Works Com
mission, has resigned to accept the
position as administrative assistant
of the Edenton National Guard unit.
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SOCIETY NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Whitt of Falls 1
Creek, Va., spent Sunday with Mr. :
and Mrs. Peter Carlton while enroute
t to visit relatives in Gadsden, Ala.
Miss Joyce Moore of Washington,
D. C., is spending the Christmas
holidays with her mother, Mrs. W.
C. Moore.
f Mrs. W. T. Williams of Gadsden,
f Ala., is spending the Christmas
. holidays with her daughter, Mrs.
i Peter Carlton and Mr. Carlton,
i Dr. and Mrs. George T. Crawford
, are spending Christmas Week in New
; York City. They plan to return to
Edenton Tuesday morning, December
> 28.
> Mr. and Mrs. Weston W. Valen
, tine left Monday for their home in
• Chevy Chase, Md., after coming to ;
Edenton to attend the joint funerals
Friday of Mrs. Valentine’s brothers, i
Lieut. W. J. Mooney and S/Sgt.
Ralph Mooney.
( The Rev. Harold W. Gilmer has as 1
guests this Christmastide his son, -
. Harold W. Gilmer, Jr., instructor in <
, Latin at Cushing Academy, Ash- ’
. bumham, Mass., and his son-in-law, (
, Dr. R. T. Warren, recently of Toggus,
, Maine. Dr. Warren is national ser- i
■ I vice officer of the disabled American 1
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Mias Frances Wood, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wood, a student •
at Randolph-Macon College, Lynch
burg, Va., is spending the holidays ■
with her parents. She will return to ■
college for classes on January 5.
Billy , Brunson, student at UNC,
Chapel Hill, is spending the holidays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. .
Brunson.
BERRY-HASTE
On Sunday afternoon, December 12,
Miss Lillie Mae Haste, daughter of ,
Mrs. M. W. Haste of the Rocky Hock !
section, became the bride of William
Berry, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Berry of Norfolk. The ceremony was ■
■performed at the Methodist parson- J
age, with the Rev. W. L. Freeman of
ficiating, using the double ring cere
mony.
The bride was attired in a dark
wine suit with gray accessories and
wore a corsage of white orchids. Her
only attendants were Mr. and Mrs. .
Willie Thigpen and Mrs. J. H. Berry ]
of Norfolk.
Immediately after the ceremony a
reception was held at the home* of
Mr. and Mrs. Erie Haste.
Street Church Sunday
Prof. J. E. Norman and hi* jp'dioit
singers of Elizabeth City will sibg at
the Gale Street Baptist Church Sun
day night at 8 o’clock. The program
will consist of Christmas music.
Seats will be reserved for white
friends and a cordial invitation is ex
tended to both white and colored
people to hear the program. '*■:
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