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) STORM AND SANCTUARY
T By JOHN D. MeCREADY
ft Editor’s Note: This is one ot a series
at articles written by John D. Me
ricready, head of the English Depart
ment at Chowaa College. Mr. Mc
"Cready for 18 .rears was paster of the
■vf'imt Baptist Church at Moreanton and
served as army ehapiatai in world War
II and was state chaplain for the Am
erican Legion. Since connected with
Chowan College, Mr. McCreaily has
..yvreached at many churches In this area.
f Spring had come, though the
was far from spring-like.
The skies were as lead, and the
..atmosphere was chilL
“But we can’t expect sunshine
all the time,” said a young man
-jto himself as he made his way
-home late one afternoon; “some
-days must be dark and dreary,
and are nothing to worry about.”
r Suddenly, however, he changed
his mind. The wind began to
blow with a strange fierceness
and the clouds above him turned
rapidly black and churned with
an ominous fury.
A cyclone was coming—ln sec
onds!
He looked about for shelter.
Across the street was a church.
He ran toward it.
And now the drama that na
ture was staging opened with ter
rifying swiftness. As he stepped
on the porch of the church he saw
large objects, two blocks away,
borne by the blast. He tried the
door of the church. It was lock
ed. He dashed around the side
of the building, hoping the other
door would admit him. Thank
heaven it did!
Inside the edifice he waited un
til the moaning of the tempest
died out. Then he started through
the streets, which were strewn
with trees and other debris, to
ward his home. Finding all safe
there, he joined a crowd who
were making their way toward
the poorer section of the town.
There the flimsier houses had fur-!
nished the storm many a pathetic
object for its wrath.
And now tales began to come
in from other communities which
had been in the cyclone’s path.
a village sixteen miles distant
a young man who worked in a
targe general store had rushed
toward a shed back of the build
ing, thinking this would provide
better protection. In doing this
he made a tragic mistake; for as
he ran alongside the store an
avanlanche of bricks, blown from
the “over-hang” above the second
story, descended and crushed him
to death.
I Not every one knows from ex
perience the terror of a tornado.
But many a man, before he has
lived out half his threescore years
and ten, finds himself in tempests
of other kinds just as fierce and
formidable, and realizes, perhaps
in dismay, his need of a refuge.
The young clerk, running be
side his place of business to his
death, is like many a man who
trusts in things material. The
other who found safety in the
sanctuary, suggests a wiser way.
"A wealthy connoisseur once
commissioned an artist to paint
a picture for him which would
express the idea of rest. He
imagined him as choosing some
tranquil scene, sbeh as a beauti
ful meadow where sheep grazed
happily beside a quiet stream, I
while the late afternoon sun bath-!
ed all in its gentle rays. What
was his astonishment when he
was shown the artist’s production.
It portrayed a lake in the midst
of a storm. The skies was dark,
the lightning flashed, and the
waves beat madly against the
cliffs at the water’s edge.
“I wanted a picture of rest!”
the man exclaimed, with distinct
disappointment in his voice. “I
don’t see any rest here.”
“Please look more closely,”
came the quiet reply.
And then he looked—and saw.
«ril help the
church drive,
A oaU like this certainly doesn’t demonstrate
the most dramatis use of a telephone. But it
does, we think, show how much we have come
to depend on telephone service.
What else offers so much value for so little
money?
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j There, in a cleft in the high steep
face of the rock, far above the
I swirling waters, sat a mother
bird on her nest, quiet and se
rene in her perfect protection
from the wind and waves that
raged roundabout.
A sentence written thousands
of years ago speaks of a man
who would be “as an hiding place
from the wind, and a covert from
the tempest.” Many have found
in Hjm their refuge.
The Man of Galilee promises no
easy way, no freedom from tribu
lation, but in the midst of life’s
tempests something secure and
satisfying.
“My peace,” He says, “give I
unto you.” “Come unto Me . . .
•and find rest unto your souls.”
CENTER HILL CLUB MEETS
The Center Hill Home Demon
stration Club met on March 18
at the home of Mrs. Emmett P.
Jones with Mrs. B. P. Monds,
president, presiding.
Announcements were made of
County Council meeting which
was held on March 19 at the Cen
ter Hill Community Building with
that club as hostess, and of the
“Womanless Wedding” to be held
on April 9 sponsored by the
County Council.
A- report was heard from the
publicity chairman of a meeting
of publicity leaders held earlier
in the month which voted to
sponsor a “Homemaker of the
Month” project. This is to be
done by secret ballot.
Miss Maidred Morris, home
agent, in her demonstration of
Fabrics—Blends and Synthetics,
urged each one to read the labels
on garments before buying. Sam
ples of various materials and
■ blends were shown which wear
and wash well and require little
or no ironing. “It is well to re
member to handle a blended fab
ric as if it were made entirely of
a fibre needing the greatest care,”
the group was told.
Hints for caring for various
blends of synthetic fabrics and
how to keep nylons white were
discussed which proved very
helpful.
During the social period re
freshments were served by the
hostess.
OAK GROVE CLUB MEETS
TJie Oak Grove Local 4-H Club
met March 19, at the Oak Grove
Community building. The meet
ing was conducted by the presi
dent, Judy Privott. The devo
tional was given by Carolyn
Evans. •
The roll was called and min
utes read by the secretary. There
were 32 present with one new
member, Linda Forehand, and
one visitor.
The group welcomed the new
j assistant home agent, Miss Cath
erine Aman. They expressed the
hope that Miss’ Amftfi yvifftjJd-. be
here for sometime, and th£y look*-
ed forward to working with her.
After the business was trans
acted Robert S. Marsh made
eral announcements and gave a
demonstration on “How To Give
j A Demonstration”.
I After the meeting, recreation
was enjoyed by all. Delicious re
freshments were served by Jud
ith, Leon and Lewis Evans. Mrs.
Percy Nixon and Mrs. Marvin
Evans were the adult leaders who
> attended.
Student Os Concentration
Irate Parent “Didn’t I see
you kiss my daughter, sir?”
Nervy Youth—“ How should I
know. Do you think that I’d be
gawking around when I was do
ing a thing like that?”
THE CHOWAN HERALD, IDINTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MARCH 27. 1958.
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Above is pictured tile being laid on the farm of Carroll By
rum, where six-inch tile is being installed to drain in a field
of tall fescue. Mr. Byrum is receiving ACP assistance in car
rying out this conservation practice of his soil and water con*
servaiion plan.—(Photo by James H. Griffin). *
Fabrics Discussed
At HD Meeting
“If you have it you eat it, oth
erwise you don’t,” said Mrs. Paul
Ober at the recent Beach Fork
Home Demonstration Club meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Cora Har
rell. As garden leader, she
stressed the importance of home
gardens and everyone agreed
foods can be raised much cheap
er than they can be bought at the
stores.
Mrs. Bertha Layton gave a re
port on flowers. “Prune out
dead growth and fertilize moder
ately when new growth starts,”
she said. “Camelian can be
pruned. Feed lawns when growth
starts with 8-8-8.”
Mrs. Mattie Halsey gave the de
votional, reading Psalm 96 and
followed with prayer.
The meeting was conducted by
Mrs. W. H. Saunders. Everyone
was urged to attend the County
(Council meeting at the Center
Hill Coommunity Building. The
radio program in June was dis
cussed. It was decided to pay
membership for the Hospital Au
xiliary. The outstanding home
maker of the club was chosen. |
The demonstration “Fabrics- j
Synthetics and Blends” was given
by Mrs. T. S. Leary. To add to
her demonstration she passed out
samples of different fabrics so
they could observe the character
istics of the various fabrics. “Be
careful when buying materials to
know what you are getting and
save all labels and washing in
structions that might come with
garments,” urged Mrs. Leary.
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Record For Soybean
Acreage Is Indicated
Tar Heel farmers have report
ed intentions to plant a record
13,000 acres of soybeans-fllpne
: for'all purposes, according to the
. North Carolina Crop Reporting
Service. 1 The previous record jof
acres vjgs. plaptes .ip 1943*
The prospective 1958 acreage of
513,000 acres is six per cent above
1957 plantings of 484,000 acres.
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125 At Supper Held
• By Wards HD Club
The ladies of Ward’s Home
Demonstration Club served an
other of their delicious home
cooked meals at the community
building Friday evening from 6
'to 8 o’clock. The menu consist
ed of a choice of sliced ham or
fried chicken, vegetables, salad,
hot rolls, butter apple pie, and
coffee. Approximately 125 plates
were served to guests from Eden
ton. Gatesville, Hobbsville and
Belvidere, in addition to the local
attendants.
As usual, it was a pleasant
! evening socially and a financial
success. The ladies feel very
much gratified with the attend
ance and cooperation of the pub
lic.
On Wednesday afternoon the
Ward’s Club held its regular
meeting in the Community build
ing with Mrs. Rudolph Jordan
and Mrs. Jacob Spivey as hostess
se. The demonstration on “Fab
rics, Synthetics and Blends,” was
ably presented by Mrs. A. D.
Ward, Jr. During the business
meeting plans for serving the
I supper on Friday evening were
j completed.
Prospective Com
Acreage Up 2%
Reports from North Carolina
farmers indicate they plan to
plant 2 per cent more corn this
year than in 1957, according to
the N. C. Crop Reporting Ser
vice. If these plans materialize,
this year’s acreage will be 1,911,-
000 acres compared with 1,874,000
acres planted in 1957.
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the incredible smoothness of Full
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the world the 1,000-mile General
San Martin Highway. To make it
harder, the Automobile Club of
Argentina sealed the hood shut at
Buenos Aires no chance to add
oil or water or adjust carburetors
for high altitude.
So the run began across the
blazing Argentine pampas, into the
ramparts of the forbidding Andes.
Up and up the road climbed, almost
2i miles in the’ skyl Drivers
gasped for oxygen at 12,572 feet
but the Turbo-Thrust V 8 never
slackened its torrent of power, the
Full Coil springs smothered every
bump, the Turboglide transmission
made play of grades up to 30
percent. Then a plunge to the
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Tree Farming Is Seen
As Permanent Primer
Os Nation’s Economy
Tree farming is the root of an
industry that is pumping more
than $6 billion a year into this
country’s economy through forest
industry payrolls alone.
Millions more are paid farmers
and other landowners for timber
crops. Woods Workers and allied
industry payrolls add still more
to the good living from the for
ests.
In just 17 years the Tree Farm i
concept of voluntary forest man
agement has snow-hailed into the
greatest forest conservation
movement fostered and adminis
tered by private enterprise this
country has ever known.
And because trees the raw
material used in the manufacture
of more than 5,000 items Ameri
cans use every day—grow and re
place themselves, they form a
fountain of increasing prosperity
which puts new cash into the poc
kets of the nation’s Spenders each
year.
The depth to which tree farm
ing permeates the national econ
omy through forest industry pay
rolls is reflected in figures an
nounced by American Forest Pro
ducts Industries, Inc., sponsor of
the nationwide industry-operated
American Tree Farm System of
growing timber as a crop on tax
paying lands.
These figures show that of the
$6,272,000,000 distributed in 1956
in forest industry payrolls, 26.6
per cent, or $1,668,400,000, was
spent for food and tobacco; 11.6
per cent, or $727,600,000, for tax
es; 11.1 per cent, or $696,200,000,
for household operations; 10.7 per
cent, or $671,100,000, for trans
portation; 10 per cent, or $627,-
200,000, for housing; 8.4 per cent,,
or $526,700,000, for clothing, ac
cessories and jewelry.
For food alone forest industry
workers spent $1,204,000,000,
making groceries and delicates
sens chief beneficiaries of their
buying activities.
Other channels of business re-
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forest industry payroll pie in 1*56
were recreation, per
sonal business, $263,400,00(>; mddi
,cal care and death expenses,
$257,200,000; churches and chari
ties, $69,OQ();006; v 4iersbnbl care
(barber shops;■ etc.), $62,700,000;
foreign travel, $50,200,000; pri
vate education, $43,906,000.
“Forest management under the
private enterprise Tree Farm pro
gram means a permanent supply
of raw material for the forest in
dustries,” said AFPI. , “For the
first time this century, we are
growing tinflber faster than it is
being emoved from the forest, de
spite increasing uses for Wood
and an increasing population.
The industry-operated Tree Farm
movement means more dollars for
the butcher,' the. baker and the
auto maker while providing the,
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useful predicts. It is‘ putting j
countless thousands of idle acres’
of land to wfirk,” ,» 1
The $6,272,000,000dn 1956 forest
industry payrolls was divided in
to three categories; lumber and
wood products, $2,374,000,000;
furniture and fixtures, $1,410,000,-
000; paper and allied products,
$2,488,000,000.
Peanut Acreage Is
Unchanged For 1958
North Carolina farmers report
intentions to plant 187,000 acres
of peanuts grown. along for all
purposes in 1958, according to'the
N. C. Crop Reporting Service.
Such an acreage would equal
that of 1-957 but would be 19 per
cent under the 1947-56 average
of 232,000 acres., The first re-
port on-peanut acreage for pick
ing and threshing will be releas
ed later yi the>yean
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HOBBS
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3 LOTS
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Pine Grove
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