MY BEST FRIEND
By TERRY JONES
I*l behsvsd myself as though he
had bean my friend or' brother."
—Pealm 35:14.
I ' have been writing this
columnP nearly a year now. I
have enjoyed writing on many
.nsubjectr ranging from Death to
The IxJVe of God. This column
has been a great blessing and
a source of much good experi
ence. <The purpose of most of
the topics has been to show
God’s 'plan to save a lost world
through' Christ Jesus. It oc
curred to me a short while ago
that I have never fully given
my own personal testimony.
Many of the young people and
adults know me since I have
lived in the surrounding area of
Edenton all my life until re
cently. So as I give my own
testimony I pray that someone
will understand and believe that
God Almighty can and will
change anyone no matter who
or what he may be.
My life has been typical of
most Chowan County young
people. I never did anything
outstanding, just another face in
the crowd. In school I was un
interested and never did my
best. I used to dread the da\
when it would 1 be my . turn to
** stand in front of .hay class (the
class of “60”) and give an oral
report. I remember one day in
early high school my teacher
stood behind me and held my
belt to keep me from swaying
back and forth as I talked be
fore the class. Another time I
was discussing with a group of
other students our plans after
graduation from school in a
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few years. When asked my
plans I replied with the wise
crack, “I’m going to be a
preacher.” Everyone laughed
heartily at the impossibility of
that, and so did I.
Yes, I believed in God but
had always managed to push
Him into the background of xny
life. I had been raised to at
tend church on the Sabbath but
it had become empty ahd mean
ingless. I had even joined
church when I was twelve years
Os age, but it hadvbeen long
forgotten. In the middle of my
junior year in high school,
through thes strong preaching of
my pastor, I became strangely
aware of my life. God seemed
very close and I was under con
viction that I was wrong in His
.sign. I had not been a juvenile
delinquent, just one of millions
of other teenagers.
Then one day I met the best
friend I have : ever met. He
lived with me, He understood
my problems, He knew all my
sins, yet still He loved me. I
learned to trust Him to carry
me through life and not myself.
I found I couldn’t escape sin
no matter wjiat I did but He
had the pov/er' to wijie every
sin I had ever committed or
ever would commit Completely
away. Many times I am un
loyal to Him but He always
understands and lifts me back
on my feet.
This friend planted a little
seed in me to preach God’s mes
sage. This seed grew so power
ful in me that He placed me'
before congregations of people
and gave me a message to pro
claim. He led me to college,
recently in marriage, in accept
ing a pastorate and just last
night to be ordained into the
gospel ministry. He has given
me all this in the last three
years since I 'met Him. He has
changed my whole life. I was
only day in His hand and He
molded me into a new person.
I deserve absolutely nothing.
He, gave me the key to earthly
happiness and eternal life and
He will give it to you, dear
reader. Won’t you place your
life in His hands and put your
full trust in Him to be the lead
er of your life and to save you
from your sins. Won’t you meet
my friend? His name is—Jesus.
HONORED AT ECC
Outstanding seniors were rec
ognised for their scholarship at
the East Carolina College Sen
ior Class dinner Tuesday even
ing, April 3, following an inspi
rational address by Edmund H.
Harding of Washington, N. C.
Among the recipients of de
partmental awards was -Mrs.
Peggie Elliott Harmon of Eden
ton for foreign language.
THB CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. NORTH CAMOUWA, THUMPAT, APRIL 12, 1962.
I Frankly Speaking l 1
By FRANK ROBEMTS i
Well, the days of the five-cent |
hot dog, and the five-cent soda
have come to an end. The first
Edenton Trade Fair is conclud
ed. Will there be others? It’s
too early to answer that ques
tion, but we did poll a few
of the people who had some
thing to do with the success of
the fair. We spoke to some of
those who worked behind the
scenes, as well as to some of
the many exhibitors. If the
comments we received were
typical, it looks like a Trade
Fair in Edenton might well be
come a regular event. First of
all, congratulations are due the;
committeemen who were in
strumental in the success of the
fair as well as to many others
who contributed their time and
talent. As for my part, I’m
pleased with the success of the
fashion show. The models' who
participated were excellent and
the work of Izzy Campen, Mrs.!
Copeland and Mrs. Cuthrell
were invaluable in making the
fashion show one of the' major
highlights. Now, let’s see what
some of the folks had to say. j
Jim Robinson, head of the Eden-,
ton Chamber of Commerce, who;
originated the idea of the fair
said: “I heard that the par-i
ticipants were well satisfied, j
Everyone who had responsibili
ties towards the fair’s success, ]
did a remarkably fine job. Jim
went on to praise the publicity |
given the fair, via WCDJ, Chan- 1
nel 7 (with special thanks to |
Bennie Waters) and The Her
ald. It was the publicity given
through these informational me
dia, that resulted in the good
attendance figures.
Jim Earnhardt, general chair
man of the fair had this to say:
“We had good committee work
ers and they operated perfectly
together. Everyone did their
jobs and I’m very much satis
fied with the fair’s success. I’ve;
heard not a single complaint j
against it.” By the way, it was
Mr. Earnhardt who painted |
those excellent signs across
Broad Street in behalf of the
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'fair.
Izzy Campen, chairman of en
tertainment said: “A howling
I success”.
Hector Lupton, co-chairman of
publicity said: “One of the
nicest things we ever had in
Edenton.”
George Alma Byrum, an ex
hibitor, had this to say: “A suc
cess. We hoped for larger
crowds, but the fair showed
what could, be done when mer
chants put forth their best ef
fort.”
Mrs. Henry Cuthrell, an exhibit
or, who was also co-chairman
of the fashion show says: “ . . .
: real pleased.”
Warren Twiddy, exhibiting mod
els of famous Lesco Homes was
quoted as saying: “I’m pleased
with the results. Over 700
adults registered at the Lesco
•booth. It was an all-around
success.”
I
Another exhibitor, Johnny Wool
ard said this: “It was as much
of a success as any merchant
could Dossibly expect. It. will
j have far-reaching effects. I’m
tickled with the money I spent
ion it. I was also more than
; happy with results of the live
broadcast from the Colonial
1 Furniture Co., booth.”
The above quotes are from
just a few of our citizens who
j had something to do with the
| tremendous success of the fair,
i Over 12,000 people attended,
j They were interested by the
many painstakingly presented
booths, they enjoyed the fine,
free entertainment, free gifts,
nickel hot dogs and drinks. The
town and county was handsome
ly promoted and, from the looks
of it, Edenton should have an
other Trade Fair scheduled
some time in the next couple
of years. Let’s hope so. It’s
an exciting and exhilirating
event.
i
j Closing Thought: A wife is es
| sentia’l to great longevity; she
! is the receptacle of half a man’s
cares and two-thirds of his ill
humor.
AGRICULTURAL IMPORTS
U. S. agricultural imports in
fiscal year 1961 (July 1960-June
1961) were the smallest in 11
years. Amounting to 3,641 mil
lion, they were 9 percent be
low the 4,010 million in the
previous fiscal year. Volume
fell by 4 percent. The decrease
—to a large extent relecting the
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