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SECTION TWO e Roundups By WILBORNE HARRELL jSj AM OPEN LETTER TO THE PEOPLE OF EDENTON AND CHOWAN COUNTY: One reason why you people of Edenton do not appreciate your historical heritage as you should, is that you are living too close to It, It is true: —familiarity lends contempt. You were born in the midst of local surround ings that have had—through the; years, as you grew older—their real meaning and significance submerged in a surfeit of fa miliarity. It was hard for you. to realize that anything in this little town could have a broad er meaning than just houses and streets that comprise an average small town. The most significant historical shrine, to you, was simply where “Mr. Jones” lived; or the 1 most imposing and dignified public building was just another building around which you played as a child. Only in quite recent years has I any recognition been taken of the true worth and value to pos- '■ terity of these locations, build ing and shrines. And some at tempt has been made to restore i and rectify the ravages of time ; and neglect. We view with awe the res- i toration at Williamsburg, which 1 has a colonial and historical background no more authentic 1 than Edenton. Why do we take 1 this attitude? Because Williams burg is a strange, distant town, i and things happen in far-away I places. It couldn’t happen here. I we say. Edenton is only the s little town where I was born —it;' List week I suggested that in the fall. Playing a hunch the best time to seed permanent that more than 50 per cent of (evergreen) lawn grasses, such the lawns are spring seeded, I as Bluegrass and fescue, was thought it might be well to I#HELPFUf INVESTMENT SERVICEr^^^M APPRAISALS....QUOTATIONS... §1 SECURITIES ANALYSIS....FRIENDLY GUIDANCE || Coll our Representative in this Area Carolina Securities l! . w * rr ™ m f n .... Edenton. N. 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I We—our ancestors —were in the midst of the great pageantry of| discovery in its inception. For ! this reason, alone, if for no oth er, we must awake to an aware ness of what really lies behind this little town in which we were born. This typical, sleepy, 1 country town —Edenton. In this respect,, the initiative: has been taken by the Woman’s Club and much progress has been made by them to bring Edenton’s Past to life. And Edenton—and the county—must stand behind these women and give them our support. This fine group of women; actively; and creatively, and with insight: and imagination have the cour- ' age to attempt a work that is treated with scorn and contempt 1 by many Edentonians. We owe them, at least, our 1 loyalty. For if we have not loyalty, we have nothing. These women have the best 1 interests of Edenton at heart. I ’ feel certain that "wrecking the 1 town,” a phrase used in oppo sition to the Woman’s Club work, was not seriously made, ; ; but merely a facetious expres sion to point up an argument. 1 No Edentonian can but feel that I the Woman’s Club is wholly sin ; cere in its undertaking, entirely , dedicated and committed to their objective only after careful and thoughtful consideration. Since writing the foregoing, it is with regret I have learned ,of the Woman’s Club’s decision to abandon the monument re ; moval project. A stand that is j to be deplored, for this was the j first worthwhile undertaking to underwrite Edenton’s history that had been proposed in quite a while. Frankly, I think that the Woman’s Club is quitting j under fire, an attitude unworthy of this fine group of women I know them to be. Few under takings of a public nature are; brought to a completion without; some adverse, and often acri monious and irresponsible criti-' cism. It is the opinion of this 1 writer, the Woman’s Club should I have stuck to their guns. Outside my window, the birds: are chirping and twittering as I though it were Spring. Poor,! deluded little feathered crea-: tures—don’t they know a snow-, flake from a buttercup! Grandpa wasn't kidding when he bragged about the rugged winters they had when he was. a boy. Preserve Edenton’s Past with a progressive Present- I give some suggestions about ! lawn making. I made no refer ence to the warm season grass i es, such as Bermuda, but will !in due course. What are the basic principles involved in the preparation of a good seed bed? If we can establish certain basic princi ; pies, we can then apply them |to most any soil type—and there are many in North Caro lina, ranging from heavy clays to porous sands. We might con ■ sider figuratively speaking, the i seed bed as composed of lay- I ers: the top three inches will I compose the plant food layer: I the next four or five inches the moisture reserve; and the next four or five inches the drainage layer. In some sections of the state you may have soil con ditions similar to what I have described. If you do, the problem is simplified. Since many of us are not so fortunate, perhaps some suggestions will .S'Jit HP ': v MmW&SvKm |«L LITTLE WHEEL-Hoda Nas ser, eldest daughter of Egypt’s “big wheel,” President Gamal Abdel Nasser, pedals with girls’ cyclist group during Cairo’s third Festival of Youth and Future Organizations. help. A good supply of organic ma terial is desirable in the top or plant food area. This can be accomplished by using well decom posed prepared compost, peat, or well decomposed saw dust. If we give priority to these three organic materials, we would give first to properly prepared compost, second to peat and third to sawdust. The reason for this is due to the fact that sawdust is more de manding in nitrogen require ments. If this is understood and the N supply is properly regulated, it may be used suc cessfully. The second layer, moisture re serve, should also contain or ganic matter to hold water. If soys Businessman ' "Our daughter was carried to Rex Hospital s ? s Stricken with meningitis. Her hospital, doc- j AsJjjtfT*! tor, and nursing hills came to around $R.I)00 -’C «,/ which $7,S(J<> was paid by Hospital Care. f'd&tW ItV are deeply grateful for what Blue Cross meant to ns in this t risis. / really don't know would lu at done RfltMßMiSffißßß3S3jssSßS Raleigh t'A-imiMßHK'Aviw Blue Crocs protection is available to any Ninth • : .KSd(£lj!| Carolina resident, in reasonably pood health, regardless of age. Apply today for your family. WILLIAM B. GARDNER P. O. Box 548, Edenton —— Telephone No. 6490 YOU and YOUR STATE •“HOLLARS AHEAD when you shop where you see -thi S sign YOU’RE dollars ahead because your SfcH Green Stamps give you extra, values in Distinguished Merchandise at no added cost to you. YOUR STATE is dollars ahead, too, because S&K is a big buyer of your State’s manufactured products for 600 Green Stamp redemption centers across the nation. So shop where you see the sign of _ the sign that means extra values for your horns State, too* i you have a good loamy top | soil, this should be sufficient. If not, it would te best to in corporate more compost, peat or in this second layer. The third or drainage layer is usually porous enough to cany off surplus water. If it is not, some method of sub-drainage, i such as tile, should be consid ered. ! Weekly Devotional! Column By JAMES MacnENZIE | This week’s column consists of three more messages from prom inent Christian leaders on The ! State of the Church (from the February. 1960 issue of Moody Monthly Magazine). Dr. S. H. Sutherland, presi dent of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, feels that “there are several deficiencies that seem to be the root causes of the spiritual impotence so pre valent in our times. Significant among these are a lack of pre vailing prayer, a lack of vital Bible study, a lack of spiritual discernment, a lack of zeal and a lack of love both for the brethren and for the lost.” He also feels we ne.d to re turn to church discipline of | worldly church members and self-discipline. "The phrase Thus saith the Lord' as it ap plies to daily conduct is entirely too unpopular a subject for the average minister to touch upon. Instead, he must preach on pal liative subjects that tickle the fancies of the hearers or he will soon find himself without an audience or a church.” According to E. M. Wads worth, General Director of the Great Commission Prayer Lea gue, Chicago, we are much in the same situation as the church m l at Corinth: Wealthy, greatly blessed in a material way, but unconcerned about holy living. "Vanity, pride, and vainglory robbed them of peace, joy and power. They gloried in man. and in the wisdom of man. lightly esteeming the wisdom ,of God. Thus they were easily deceived by false prophets and deceitful workers. Likewise, the Church today is largely satisfied with appearances and w«th things that generally please peo ple in the flesh.” Dr. Wads worth concludes: "Paul called upon the Corinthian Christians to 'Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith’ <ll Corinth ians 13:5). This it seems to me is also God’s Word to the Church today, which is likewise in an unspiritual state,” Billy Graham is of the opinion that the influence of modern movies that cither poke fun at the Bible or are openly obscene, and modern literature have sapped what there was of spirst ual power in the Church, He accuses the church of too often trusting in "men, money and methods”. Dr. Graham continues: "The greatest need of the Church as a daily crucifixion of self, a dai ly disciplined life, a new separa tion from worldly influences and a positive witness for Christ an daily living.” He sees "encouraging signs MBin' us *(Sso)| HEATING OILI • automatic delivery service P CALL 2319 Harrell Oil Co. West Water Street w. . . -'.ej IXa6e t&c $5.00 "7eit PROVE YOU CAN SAVE MONEY Open a savings account with s s . Deposit $> even payday. - . .. In 10 pavdavs look at your hank hook. You bare sat ed sso. Thus you prove your ahilits to save for 10 days, 20 days for always. 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