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PAGE EIGHT SECTION TWO—T | NORTH CAROLINA’S FIRST BOYS HOME (I i ■ . . I .. ...... ... By W. HOK U K i \KTKK Pulitizer Prize '' inner Tabor -City North C.n«»lin first Boys H ity. . • • | Leaders *>f the Home., to bo loc.it ed three miles from Chadbourn in Columbus Couut>. b;iv«* hnprs th. * construction u U "- n > \ ber 1 on tho £bU)OO cottau.- t • hous 0 the ncody arxl undorfn ivdou e l youngsters. Boys Horn, is now ?< \ i Carolinians. It d licity several months aRo w'hcn- tie Wbitevilh* C.ivita? < . • hoodi-d X D. Peacocks Jiloa 1 ! -ill atsMUt -II of this •' ; • '■ " •• it as a civic ju-qVct. “It Was to the kind of thing in which out; resident a’ < • i>' ( ht\ w. anxious to p.i i a..’- aid M I Ivncock. Actually. Hoys Horn*- wuan , take sl.apo i> far »ack . - 1!'.”7 when Peacock, who -a funeral di-] nctor. Iniriod the w fr of .t jnir.is U r in Snutiifu id. \. C. “ \ > ! 1 - stand.ntr at tli,. head *«f tii.-rr mo i thers casko!. I ■: i;:-* d .rnysi- i that someday Pd d- •••. a.trT •-* ivy j life to hel Poac*>, k took no act 0.n.. other.' than n at! Christmas, oh iv- • 1 1 • :m mt J When foil of f* an the rittith of the r: . rcn.- md left • with hin | st ‘ farm.on which *o st .rt a home, i Aftoj i f. who had - • is interest I ill the hoy- found .th* r.■ - a-.v' insurance nvolx. d and ,n:« iwened. 'Pi, idea nt f affain until October of !a>t year. IVn-: cock arrived ' c. regular! meeti ml' o' •■ ( . H | had just '•'ant'd ‘ •: i en children. I >-t oad w: >• 15. Tlvore v. - n«* dai Hie b,>n | and the youngster-; were rase* d( and hates “This empty _■ 'r ■ i w •?! make a bn -•:* kjd- nappy < hrist mas,*’ roin.arke.: a • ie ' ; members in "• - ao- ' ? m* pr-'j.-ct at hand. Peacock, with tear- in his eye-, told the 2 *"Ua. "I know where v .a ran make seven youngsters happy! tonight.” His story touched tin- hen rt s of j many tii.it nig Mr . ‘>ver >IOO ;n j cash and >llO in •’•-tiunc "’as n- - j nated by (‘nutans mil merchants. j “That was tin* making of Boys Home, reflected P- . . *-* k. The following month, lie outlined, the project to tin- < ivitans. The. . quickiv appcir.ted committees an* 1 ; Jhomodbse gives you a S»A« r ' Thermo Base units offer you true heating comfort . . . warm floors, warm walls and uniform tem perature throughout the house . . . PLUS a constant circulation of air that's J humified and filtered ... its the ideal i system for AIR CONDITIONING as well j as heating. Thermo Base units are as inconspicuous as wooden baseboards . . . harmonize with any type room decoration. r~“'PLAN NOW! —J | to enioy luxurious warm air I comfort. COME IN TODAY | and let us explain the Thermo-Base System! Edenton Ice Co., Inc. RHONE 47 vvithu, two weeks the corporation was formed and Keys* Home exist. ! ed in name. IVacoek visited Ardeil Nation, j "founder and director of Hoys .Es tate'! in.. Georgia. to seek advice on ' founding Boys Home. "Anle.l Nation deserves much el the . irdit for North Carolina’s only institution of this type." said Tea i ork who is servinK as executive di rector. Purine the past eight months, I’eaeock and other Boys Home I--aders have traveled over ...Unit j miles to tell the story to civic clubs md solicit their moral support. Mot cywise, the project has been -liccrssful with little effort. Inc people of Columbus County were informed of the need for the initial si.nop and the response was over whelm ine. I e’o from North Carolina and otlv states have contributed witli ou solicitation. H’ .ine dcinonst rat ion clulis in the county have keen eantiimt -ind frcei.ir.tf food to take wire of the 1 hoys next winter. Vi . starting Boys Horn.- is an exp< i sive programs. I’eaeock es timates that the first year of op- I eration. including huildinir. will lain I ir the neighborhood of ' flans are being made to eaiv for I JII hoys after the Home gets into I full si ale operation. Bovs from all sections of North i Carolina wilt f ind a new way of if, a: Boys Home. Th,. only r" i)inremoiit is that he he needy or | uniler.privilegii. i I'a.'cake suppers featuring the ! fain. ' Aunt J. mima will he held in ( oh: inis County during this rf* 1 Pay Bills The Easy Way : • Pay bills promptly, safely arid conveniently -by check. You eliminate bill-paying- er rands when you mail your check, and you have ■ a record of every transaction, with the cancel ed check as evidence of payment. [■ Your personal checking account is welcome 4 at The Bank of Edentfm. Open one now and enjoy the convenience of paying by check, with safe banking for your current funds, ' • Buy U. S. War Bonds Today ! I THE BANK OF EDENTON EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA SAFETY FOR SAVINGS SINCE 1894 member federal rebkrve system MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION I Iv 1 " i month and will spread to other ser - Cons of the State once permission, is secured from th,. State Welfare • Department to make statewide so ' Imitations. Every penny from tin ' pancake suppers will he turned over to Boys Home. I’ivhahly the mrist interested pei-M.iis in the success of Boys Home are the youngsters who "ill ’ he given a chance to hcconic out j standing citizens. 1 lie slogan. “A ' hoy saved is a man made" is touch l ( ! iag'thp hearts of many who wci ', denied the opportunity. Outstanding citizens and various j , civir ,-luhs have endorsed Boys - Farm Bureau fW) Farm Bureju life insurance Co -Farm Bureau Mutual Fite Insurance Co ( Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Instance Co V J aATION WIDE .J. I f* S U R A N C ■ NATIONWIDE MUTUAI INSURANCE CO V NATIONWIDE MUTUAI FIRE INSURANCE CO. i/EqVIS NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE CO. *■»» OtO 9 HOME OFEICE COIUMIUS. OHIO ■■ JOE THORUI) 2Ut Bank of Edenton Building I I*, o. box :>ni nioNE iTr.-w rHE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA. THTTRSDAT .*EHEMRER IS, 1055. Home, including Governor Hodges, | who says: “It is with deep sincer | ity that I would like to commend 1 the members of Boys Home, Inc., of Whiteviile, for their wonderful work in providing a home for ne- I glerted and underprivileged hoys, It is a great service to the State and its youths.” j Checks for contributions should bo made payable to Boys Home • Cottage Fund, Boys Home, Inc., j Whitevill*’, N. C. TRY A HERALD WANT AD > SENATOR f \ A SAM ERVIN ZlUk * says * - - • Washington—On Labor Day, it was my pleasure to speak to t>- convention of the Associated M.,s ter Barbers of North Caiolim.. The meeting was in Durham. Doing A Good Deed North Carolina barbers have eon. tributed $7,000.00 to the Crippled Children’s Society this year to aid in its great work for North Caro lina’s crippled children. Sentiment I told the convention that our sentiments about the good deeds they were doing for crippled chil dren could he expressed in Jphl Hays poem, “Little Britches": And i think that saving a little child Ann fetching him to his home. Is a durned sight better business, Than I oaf i rig around the Throne " I have always been fond of a good story. Somehow, North ('aro j linians have a facility, for wit and conversation, I wanted to pick tin KING OF SWINE MAMMOTH MEAT TYPE BOARS - GILTS - PIGS Minton’s IOC Farm MERRY HILL, N. C, HURRY • HURRY•HURRY•TO THE and save, save, save because we’re selling, selling, selling! How we’re out to bust every Buick record in the book for September It's colossal, it's stupendous-it's the greatest sales event in all Buick history. It's a rip-roaring circus of super values— the hottest deals on the hottcst-selling cars of the year. Yes, a great big beautiful Buick is now yours with spectacular Variable Pitch Dynaftbw*—with walloping new V 8 power—at a price you trou t believe. All Series, all models, all colors —while they last. Begins / today—come in and get yours while the getting’s good! *X'ariabU Pitch P) iafl u Dynaflou Hunt builds today. It is stand ard on Road master, optional at. modest extra eost on other Series. Bf j Ttu Buick'.s Peerless Performance Cor, I f crack. j. — the centum r <te whip! N ™ *«*»£**»■ Mame your orsrt dea/ ">v 1 955 Buick CENTURY, 4-Door, " the nerv BaiCK you tvontf J 6-Passeeger Riviera, Model 63. OR 236 hp, 122-in. wheelbase. , , _ Buicfc s Star of Stars, the Car Door, 6 Possenger Riviera, MoHcl 76R. 236 I’p. 127-in. ful and Bottom-Price Special \ j io center posts —the pioneer of ★Up to 236 horsepowor 1 ¥■ . \ * •*.«.«*.' V.H.1./, PIM, Dynattow \ i hp, 122-in wheelbase. ★ HottOßt-looking car on the rood \ Hurry to our Buick Sales Circus CHAS. H. JENKINS MOTOR COMPANY, Inc. 105-109 East Queen Street Phone 147 . « EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA a few good stories from the bar , hors, so their eonvehtion was a nat ural for this refreshing activity. A politician needs to have a store j house of amusing stories, and I’ll nominate the barbers as a substan * tial source. Open Season Labor Day Was a field day fo.* ! specking, and it rang in “open sea. | son” for talking issues in the ef fort to gain political control of the! country. As wo embark on the l i-eftt American concept'of freedon)! jof political d«‘hatt* aini discussion, 1 1 am impressed with what DanioD \\ ebster \\ rote and deposited in a second cornerstone of the TapitoLi '• years after the laying of the j first cornerstone with Masonic Housework | Easy Without j Nagging Backache Ntigging hea«|jirh<*., or niuxcular ! aclltfs iitVti pu-il ’ .■ 1 1:• 'iiW C 1 1 1 1 \ i i -ever- 1 ti'*n t i’nj"tMn;il ’.D-t'-i i «biy today stress j»nd strain. Aml'folk- win-eat and drink unwisely | H ladder irrltat ion , ... wills’ lluit ri’St.U’ss. uncL>mf«F'rtaMe feeling. I:' • . • :.: :xx n out beca ise iof til, -.’ ..11-« • •:i» -*'• yi i• . P’G.iv's fills often'help j l x tlvE’it.’ pain. Min t ing action. I»y their st»«)th- j itig et’Te T t«» »-a-t’ Ida-ldtr irritation, and by ; i their mild it in'-fie..aet-ion ihrough the kidney* ; —t• rr-iir g to incn*«*e tho initput of the 15 : . tubes, '■ S el e makes you feel drapg-’d-' c . ini • aide .. . with festless, sleep- ' try Poan’s fills... g. t the same happy relief millions have f>n j.’Vt d f.ii t'ver f’h v. ai's. Hot I Man's f illst«»dxy! Doan’s Pills m Ad N.v 1 n—4l lines w cHismonies. Web*ter concludsd his i epic manuscript with the following: | "If, thorefore it shall be hereaf-! ter the will of God that this struo-' tjre shall fall from its base, that it,- foundation be upturned, and this deposit brought to the eyes of men, In it then known, that, on this day the Union of the United States of America stands firm, that their Constitution still exists unimpaired, i nd with all its original usefulness and glory; growing every day stronger and stronger in the affec tion of the great body of the Amer |r i iPUIx i 85 seooram s 1 J Qt $9.43 rpnb»»»«' m Pint ••••••• * scagraucs 7 I BLENDED WHISKEY 86.8 Proof. 63Tc Grain Neutral .-|drit> Seagram-PUtillrrs Company, Yen i ork < tty, '. Yorh on e I ican people, and attracting more j and more the admiration of the 1 world. And all hero whether belonging to puoiic life, or to private life, with hearts devot edly thankful to Almighty God for the preservation of the liberty and happiness of the country, unite it sincere and fervent prayers that this deposit, and the walls and erches, tho domes and towers. th« columns and entablatures, now ta erected over it, may endure fojw
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