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.Hr MRS. ROLAND EVANS
Jlpcky Hock Baptist Church
b«ptwnal service will be held
Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock
atjß, T. Harrell’s cottage. Sun
day. School will be held soon af
ter , this service. A right-hand
of.fellowship and ladies’ supper
will also be observed.
Back to college and school
students will be recognized at
Rooky Hock Church on Sunday
night. Those to be recognized
include: Barbara Allred, Win
gate College; Gan Cuas. Win
gate College; David Allred, Wake
Forest College; Zackie Harrell,
Stats College; Gerald Harrell,
East Carolina College; Jerry
White. University of North Caro
lina; jHathryn Tynch, East Caro
lina College; Faye Ober, East
Carolina College; Betty Bunch.
East Carolina College: Emily
Leary, Campbell College; Betty
Ann Harrell, Baptist Hospital.
Rocky Hock Brotherhood will
meet tonight at 8 o’clock.
Mrs. Lillie Saunders of Rocky
Hock' is on the sick list
Melvin Bunch is a patient in
Chowan Hospital.
The Ballard's Bridge Baptist
Church revival begins next
week. The Rev. Frank Cale will
be the visiting evangelist.
Mrs. Effie Evans and family
were recognizee Thursday night
at family night services held at
the revival. This family had
the most present for the service.
Mrs. E. N. Elliott is visiting in
Tarboro.
Those visiting Mrs. Roland
Evans and mother during the
week were Mrs. Merritt Hooper.
Jr., of Elizabeth City; Stanford
Perry, Suffolk; Mr. and Mrs.
Calvin Keeter. Chris and Jeff:
Mrs. Claude Sawyer, Seottie
and Claudia of Elizabeth City;
Annie Hollowell Circle of
Ballard's Bridge Church met at
the home of Mrs. T. O. Asbell
Tuesday night
Miss Sandra Harrell of Rocky
Hock spent Sunday night with
Mr. and Mrs. Britton Byrum and
A1 in Morris Circle.
Sam Sutton is a patient in
Chowan Hospital.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL |
Continued from Page s—Section 2 j
those ■ years, Russia was our
friend and ally, for whom we
pouhed out billions in money
gnd material, and for whom
a ship and crew went j
down in the icy grey waters of j
the frorth Atlantic. Today, con
sider how the roles are reversed!
How on earth can we reconcile
the apparent contradiction and
meaningless confusion of events
in our own generation alone,
with a belief in God’s ever-pres
ent care and wisdom?
There arc no easy and trite
answers to these problems. But
such answers as we can bring,
support the mind with reason
and the heart with hope. And
before we consider finding a
reasonable and acceptable an
swer a lost cause, we should
pause long enough to consider
the alternative to belief in di
vine providence. If there is no
rational purpose for our exist
ence. no redemptive pattern in
history, no Sovereign God. then
the impersonal forces of nature
will have the last word with us.
Yes, if at times we find it diffi
cult to believe in divine provi
dence, we should look squarelv
St -what remains if we abandon
it
It is reasonable to assume that
eras of chaos and contradiction
are only provisional. It is rea
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Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, September 1-2-3
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Sunday. Monday and
Stuart Whitman and
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sonable, also, to assume that of
ten what appears to be utter
i ly meaningless may be attribut
'ed to our lack of pespective.
i For a casual visitor, unacquaint
|ed with modem building tech
-1 niques, the activity on a build
. ing site would seem quite with
lout purpose: a jumble of ditch
j es, holes, cables, pipes, stacks
’of materials, and a host of
, workmen busy at what are ap
parently unrelated tasks. But if
the layman had the perspective
of the superintendent of con
struction, he would see that
everything fits into a master
plan, and will finally contribute
to the construction of a hand
some and functional building.
So. even what appears to us as
meaningless or perhaps per
verse, in contemporary experi-!
ence. may, in reality, be a ne-,
cessary part of what in the end
will show itself wise and bene-:
ficient.
A belief in divine providence
is supported by knowledge that'
no man or nation can oppose!
God with impunity. Either may
strut for a time and flourish
mightily, as the Hitlers and {
Mussolinis of the world. But.
before long they and all theiri
works are brought to naught.;
They do not break the laws of
God; they merely illustrate
them. Life works only one way
—God’s way. We are free to
disobey, but our disobedience
brings us to ruin.
God’s role may be likened to
that, of a good parent. To make
possible our growth toward ma
turity. He must not take the
stones from our path. He is
required to permit freedom, in
which we may stumble and
harm ourselves, and others. But
when we must suffer. He is'
present in our need, sharing ouri
pain and helping us to bring
good out of evil.
Yes. belief in divine provi-,
dence brings many benefits: it
gives tenacity of purpose in the
service of spiritual values, re
gardless of the opposition of
error and evil. It makes us
quiet and free. Belief in di-J
vine providence gives perspec-l
tive that delivers us from ten
sion and panic under the pres
sures of the moment. And it
makes for courage in the midst
of adversity and disaster. We
could not survive without it! i
! These comments are based on'
outlines of the Alternation*)
Sunday School Lessons, copy
righted by the Internationa)
Council of Religious Education
end used by permission.) i
I Club Calendar
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“Window Hardware'' will be
the demonstration given by Miss
Pauline Calloway, home eco-1
nomics agent, for September
Home Demonstration Club meet
ings.
Items of ousiness for Septem
ber will include report of noni-1
inating committee. County and
State Fair, leader reports, hus
bands’ supper. Achievement Day ’
and Christmas Festival.
Following is the schedule of;
meetings:
Thursday. September 1. R 1
P. H.— Enterprise Club at home !
Notice To Delinquent
TAXPAYERS
1939 taxes are past due. If any taxpay
er eannot pay his or her taxes in one
payment, they can make partial pay
ments until paid.
PLEASE SEE ME TODAY AND MAKE
ARRANGEMENTS TO PAY
YOUR 1959 TAXES.
EARL GOODWIN
SHERIFF OF CHOWAN COUNTY
Office Now Located in Hotel Joseph Hewes
Building on the Corner, formerly Occupied
by Western Union.
rm chow ait HSUALP, ffiCTrOir, »e»t* twtoipat, SEPTEMBER i, iwa.
-I of Mrs. Carroll Privott.
■{ Tuesday, September 6 at 3
’ P. M.—Ryland Club at home of
• Mrs. Eugene Jordan.
Tuesday. September 6, at 8
P. M.—Oak Grove Club at Oak
Grove Community Building. Mrs.
'lArlon Parks and Mrs. Robert
'•Lane, hostesses.
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f Wednesday, September ?. at 8
P. M.—Gum Pond Club at home
f of Mrs. Cary Evans,
si Thursday. September 8, at 2:30
-'P. M.—Advance Club at home of
Mi-s. C. P. Harrell.
Monday, September 12. at 3
: P. M.—Chowan Club at Chowan
Community Building. Mrs. A.
S. Bush, hostess.
Monday, September 12, at 8
P. M.—Yeopim Club at home of
! Mrs. Johnny Speight. I
• Tuesday, September 13, at 8
P. M.—Beech Fork Club at home j
jof Mrs. Cora Harrell. I
I Wednesday. September 14, at 3 ,
P. M. Wards Club at Wards
' Community Building. !
Tuesday, September 20, at 8
P. M.—Center Hill Club at
home of Mrs. H. T. Hollowell. I
, Wednesday. September 21, at
, 3 P. M.—Byrd Club at home of
i Mrs. D. M. Reaves.
■ Thursday. September 22, at
3:30 P. M. Colonial Club at
Coffee Shop, Hotel Joseph
Hewes.
Tuesday, September 27, at 8
P. M. Rocky Hock Club at .
{home of Mrs. Henry Bunch.
CHOWAN COURT
HOUSE SPEAKS j
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gage in a duel. No one ap
peared and it is said that Allen
remained at home, evidently be
lieving that “discretion is the
better part of valor.” .
Buncombe’s regiment formed
the spear-head of the attack I
against the British troops at
Germantown. Penna.. which is
considered to be one of the im-1
portant turning points in the
revolution. He was wounded ,
and never recovered fully from |
NOTICE OF MEEUNC OF CHOWAN
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Yt the request of a member of the
Board of Commissioners, a meeting
of the Chowan County Commission
ers is called for 10 o'clock A. M., on
Friday. September 2nd, 1960, at the
Court House in Edenton, N. C.
There will he no meeting on Mon
day, September 5, due to the observ
ance of Labor Day.
This August 25, 1960.
W. E. BOND
CHAIRMAN
Chowan County Commissioners
I injuries. >
The present Court House was
erected in 1787 by an act of the
Colonial Legislature, which spe-‘
cified that it was to serve the
Edenton District, comprising the
counties of Tyrrell, Gates, Hert
ford, Bertie, Pasquotank, Cam
den, Currituck, Perquimans and
; Chowan. Five commissioners
for this purpose were appointed
by the General Assembly, Joseph
Hewes being named chairman.
The present jail was also in
cluded in the act. Gilbert Lee
was the architect
The walls are 14 inches thick,
the brick being brought over
from England. The lower floor
is built of limestone from
Georgia. The woodwork came
from the local forests. The
I structure is considered a gem of
early American architecture,
j The first Court House was
I erected in 1719. It is said that
. some lawyers from Williams
burg. Va., were attending court
!in Edenton in 1766. Upon their
return home, they reported to
the newspaper that the building
! was a frame structure, which
had “no floor except sand; that
the front door remained open at
night and all manner of live
stock, including sheep, goats,
etc., slept in it at night,” and “it
had more the appearance of a
common tobacco' barn, rather
than a Court House.”
. This criticism aroused the ire
! of the folks in Edenton and con
. tiguous counties, whereupon the
| General Assembly enacted the
' provisions for the present struc
! ture. which dwarfed the small
Court House in Williamsburg.
1 The old records date back to
the year 1669 and constitute the
oldest and largest collection of i
court papers in North Carolina,
including those of the “General!
, Court of the Province” and other I
J inferior ceourts.
I Many prominent jurists served j
as judges of the Superior Court, |
including James Iredell, who j
I was later appointed by Wash- j
ington as a justice of the United
, States Supreme Court in 1790.
i The last two such judges to
| serve were the present Chief
Justice of the State Supreme
[Court, J. Wallace Winbome, and
the late Richard Dillard Dixon,
both of Edenton.
The large assembly room on,
the upper floor contains the j
largest collection of colonial i
panelwork in America, which'
are still in their original posi- j
tion. In the olden days it was
used for staging operas, dances,
etc. It is said that General
Lafayette, while visiting Eden
ton, participated in one of these
dances.
The seat of government was
permanently established in
Edenton in the year 1722, where
the Royal Governor lived. Prior
to that time the Colonial Legis- ’
lature held meetings in private,
homes, the first being in Pas
quotank County, or precinct as
known in those days. Sub
sequent sessions were likewise
held in homes of prominent men
in Perquimans County,
The Court House at Edenton,
built in 1719, served as the first 1
house for the Council Chamber
and was followed by the present
structure, which served as the
capitol.
| Minutes Os County
[Board Os Education]
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The regular meeting of the
Board of Education was held
August 1, 1960, at 10 A. M. with
the following members present:
Garland Asbell, Mrs. F. A. Ward.
Eugene Jordan, Marvin Evans
and G. B. Potter, chairman.
-• The meeting was called to or- i
derby the chairman, with the '
reading of the minutes of the <
previous meeting. The minutes • 1
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as read were adopted by a mo
tion made by Mr. Jordan, sec
onded by Mrs. Ward and duly
carried. v
The local school fund treas-*
urer’s reports for Chowan and
White Oak School for July were
{presented and adopted by a mo
tion by Mr. Asbell and seconded
by Mr. Jordan and duly carried.
1 Bills paid in July were read
for the following amounts: Vet
erans program, $26.20; Chowan
.High School teacherage, $22.80;
lunch room reimbursements,
$546.35; current expense items,
$3,336.60; total. $3,931.95.
A motion was made by Mr.
Jordan, seconded by Mr. Asbell,
that the bills paid be approved
was duly carried.
The superintendent presented
the election report of the Dis
trict Committee in the election
of two teachers since the previ
ous meeting. The committee re
ported that it had elected Mrs.
Betty H. Busey for the seventh
and eighth grade departmental
work, and W. E. Bateman for
math and English. Motion was
made by Mr. Evans to approve
the election of these teachers,
and the motion was seconded by
Mrs. Ward and duly carried.
The resignation of Mrs. Eliza
beth Woodruff, fifth grade teach
er in the White Oak School, was
presented and a motion was
made and duly adopted to accept
the resignation. At that time no
teacher had been selected to fill
the vacancy.
The superintendent discussed
the repair work in the schools,
and stated the work should be
completed by the opening of
schools pending the weather
conditions in the meantime.
The superintendent reported
that he and the secretary would !
be attending the State Superin- 1
tendent’s annual conference at
Mars Hill August 8-13, and the
week of August 14 they would
be on vacation. {
A resolution of the State Board
of Education with respect to \
“Protection of School Time for a '
Quality Curriculum" was read
by the superintendent to the
board. No action on the resolu
tion was taken, but it will be
considered at the next regular
meeting. The superintendent
was requested to report his find
ings on the subject and report
to the board at the next meet
Dr. Archie D. Walker, Jr.
announces
the opening of his office in the
Citizens Bank Building on
September 1,1960
for the practice of
General Medicine
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ing.
There being no further busi
ness, the board adjourned.
G. B. POTXKR.
Chairman. ;
W. J. TAYLOR, i
Secretary.