’•Trip Around World Real Experience For Local Woman
By MRS. E. L. WARD.
Continued from Last Week"
Ve arrived at" Bangkok,
Thailand, at 10:30 P. M. and
angered fcf 5:3(£ ralCin ;
morning so /rcduHS
go to the famdus Floating'
market. hotel dining,
room was ~ not open at that
e&fjy hour," We had breaks
fit served in our room..
What luxury! At the canal
dock we boarded boats thafe
Carried abajrt 25 people. The
water was deep there and
larger boats could make
make their way. The water
was yellow and muddy. We'
passed all sorts of riven
traffic, junks, huge teak
house boats, boats that sold
hot coffee, t floating restaur
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rants that served full meals,
gven a boat with a barber
aboard who was visiting his
■customers instead of the cus
tomers visiting him. Child
jign were swimming in the
laid looking water and wo
pien were washing clothes in
It, beating the garments up
and down on stone steps
leading up to the houses. We
passed many small Buddhist
Wmpk\s, rich in color. Many
Soats on the canal were
Saded with cocoanuts, ba
nanas and vegetables of all
(kinds. Farther along, the
ianal was not as deep and
svc had to transfer to smaller
Woats, climbing from one
[boat to the other, right out
over the dirty water, the
best we could.
The Thai boatmen seemed
try and lash up as much
of the filthy spray of water
as possible. AH of us were
mortally afraid of germs,
l’hen we wondered if we
lad taken enough shots. A
soft handkerchief held over
.your mouth and nose can
eclp a lot or so we hoped.
•Presently the canal widened
out and such a colorful ar
ray of boats I never even
imagined. This happens every
morning when the farmers
Thing their produce here to
..'ell to wholesale merchants
of Bangkok, who, in turn,
rotail it to housewives and
[Others. At a. huge wharf
Warehouse nearby, we saw a
..wonderful array of. native
craft articles for sale. There
were also bananas, pineap
ples, all vegetables, bolls of
Thai silk and tailored gar
ments and about everything
else. However, there were
so many tourists from all
over the world there ahead
of us that they were five or
six deep at the counters and
it was difficult to get wait
jed on. It was wonderful and
'fascinating and I wouldn’t
have missed it for the world.
That afternoon we went to
see the palace and the Em
erald Buddha. Our guide
here in Thailand was a
.member of the royal family
The inside walls of the
Aemplc were smooth cement
and painted in intricate ele
ven with gold and cermil
lion paint. Solomon’s temple
couldn’t have out-shone it.
The robes on the Emerald
Buddha were pure gold. We
learned that 99% of the Thai
people are Buddhists.
~ Wc came by Air France to
Calcutta, our first stop in
India. It \yas the early part
of the Ovvnirtg vhrrr -
drove to our hotel from the
airport and people by the
hundreds were asleep along
the highway and on the
streets in the city. A few
eots were used but most of
the people were just lying
in the dust and dirt. Wc
learned that as many as
-SOO,OOO in Calcutta alone
have no homes. Cattle arc
sacred to the Hindus and
they wander at will every
where. There arc 500 mil
lion people in India. The
women wear saris, very love
md graceful garments, and
he men wear a chemise
dke garment draped and
seemingly put on backwards
There seemed to be universal
want and poverty here. Soon
it may not be safe for out
siders to travel here. We
saw older women using their
bare hands to make cakes
from the cow dung they took
up off the streets. These
were flattened on the side
of the roadway or on the
sides of buildings. When it
is dry, it is used for fuel.
We saw men with cobra
snakes in baskets with lids,
and a mongoose on a chain,
ready to fight. They were
hoping the tourists would
make pictures of the field
and pay them for the priv
ilege.
The next day we went to
Agra, India, to see the Taj
Mahal, one of the Wonders
of the World, by moonlight
and then again in the morn
ing. Our guide said it was
105 degrees by moonlight
hot by any standard. Such
heat is hard to imagine but
to describe the Taj is hard
er still. It is made of gleam
ing white marble, inlaid
with precious stones. It is
over 300 years old. It was
built for the burial place of
Emperor Shah Jahan’s be
loved wife, Empress Mumtaz
Mahal, who was called “the
Flower of the Palace.” The
Emperor is buried there also.
There were 20,000 workers at
times and it took 17 years
to build. Whole sheets of
marble arc carved in filigree
design for the crypts on the
lower level. The grounds
arc beautifully landscaped
with sandstone walks, pools,
and colored fountains. Four
tall minarets on the corners
of the Taj are entirely of
marble. One woman said,
“I’d die tomorrow to have
iuch a monument over me.”
It has been called: a poem
in marble, a dream in
marble and jewels, ornamen
tation when the architect
ends and the jeweler be
gins. In color and design,
its interiors may range first
in the world for purely
decorative workmanship.
From Agra wc flew to
New Dehli and while there a
news reporter from the
Christian Science Monitor
told us, in an interview, that
so many of them were con
cerned with India’s plight of
'xploding population and
lack of housing and Ihe>v
were doing what they could.
He 'said industry was mov
ing in to get cheap labor
but they were not helping
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with houses at all. Our |
guide had told us that only
2% of India’s people were
homeless. He said that all
those people we saw sleep
ing on the ground Were
there because it was so hot
in their homes. Wc agreed
that it was very hot but
not that hot!
Our hotel in Dehli war
very luxurious but 1 saw s
lizard in the gift shop in
the arcade in the lobby. Wc
had a tour of both old Dehli
and new Denli. Tftere Wc
a lot of construction going
on and our guide said it was
the most ambitious project
in the world. However, the
housing will never catch up
with the population explo
sion. We saw any number
of natives playing flutes and
cobras coming up out of bas
kets at the sound of the
music. Some men had cob
ras all around their necks.
Wo visited Iliria House
whore Mahatlni Ghandi was
assassinated and saw the
statue to his memory.
Wo flew from Dehli to
Cairo, Egypt, byway of
Bombay, India, in. a raging
storm of howling winds,
lightning and torrents of
rain. It was India’s first
monsoon of the season. That
was the only bad weather
we had while we were on
the eight weeks trip, but
that plane ride was rugged.
We kept our seat belts fas
tened the entire journey and
the plane was bucking like
a Western broncho. When
we landed at Bombay to
change planes, the whole
runway seemed inches deep
in water. That was at night,
too. Attendants held um
brellas over us in the wind
and rain, the best they could,
when we were leaving and
boarding the planes and the
buses that took us from the
planes to the airports.
We arrived in Cairo about
6 o’clock on a Sunday morn
ing, really glad to be on firm
ground again. We had
breakfast and then retired.
It look most of that day to
rest from our stormy jour
ney. We had Sunday School
just before dinner that even
ing. This was our custom on
each Sunday evening when
we were on the trip. One
member of our group hadn’t
missed Sunday School in 4?
years and wo certainly didn’t
want him to break his rec
ord. In (he Bible lands, we
had special services at all
significant places, such as
the River Jordan, the Sea of
Galilee and the Garden
I Tomb.
The next day in Cairo wc
visited the museum and then
drove through the upper
Egypt area to the Hawam
dieh sugar refinery and then
to see a typical Egyptian vil
lage. Later we visited Mem
phis, the first capital of
Egypt. We drove through
he desert to see the Pyra
nids and Sphinx. However,
,s I had been there before
ind described my trip in this
>aper, I will not go into de
ails again. I don’t believe
relations are very cordial
between Nasser and U. S.
now. At least the touring
agency placed four body
guards on our bus just in
case there were incidents.
I’m glad to say that we had
none. As a further safe
guard, we cut our stay here
short one day and flew on
to Beirut, Lebanon, for that
extra day.
We left Beirut by coach on
on Monday morning, going
north for an excursion to
Dog River and Byblos. We
had been driving only a few
minutes when another bus
we were meeting came so
close to us that our side
mirror was broken and the
shattered glass made some
slight cuts on the arm of one
of our group. Our driver
stopped our bus, ran back to
the other bus and accosted
the driver, who was also be
side the highway. They
squared off and proceeded to
fight. Our guide, also a
Lebanese, just looked on.
Only one or two blows were
exchanged when suddenly
the fight stopped. Then
everything having apparently
been settled to everyone’s
satisfaction, we proceeded on
our way.
Lebanon is a narrow coas
tal strip with 1,000 indenta
tions like welcoming arms, a
fertile plain where man has
left his mark from time im
memorial, mountains with
snow-capped peaks. There is
Byblos, a 6,000 year old
city, now known as Jbeil,
with thousands of columns,
and hundreds of temples
built by Phonicians, Greeks
and Romans. There arc ci
ties with hundreds of sky
scrapers but still clinging to
their old ways. There are
beaches where water styiers
can indulge in their favorite
sport and then, in less than
an hour, can be skiing on
snow-covered slopes. Leba
non, “Land of Milk and
Honey,” and land of the gods
but also and above all, a
land of men. •
Continued Next Week
COUNTYNEWS
By MRP. BOUND EVANS
The Silvert'nomes and the
Billy Stallings have new
babies.
J. Alvah Bunch, Mrs. Ce
cil Byrum and ivirs. Mildred
Spruill are improving from
their illnesses.
Mrs. J. Clarence Leary
had a birthday this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bunch
had a wedding anniversary
this week.
The Bethany and Sunshine
Sunday School classes had a
covered dish supper Tues
day night at 6:30 o’clock at
the church. They carried
supper and had their hus
bands as guests.
Mr. and Mrs. James Jor
dan and baby visited Mr.
and Mrs. Alma Byrum on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Perry
and Elaine and Mr. and Mrs.
Fletcher Perry of Suffolk
visited Mr. and Mrs. Roland
Evans and mother on Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bass
and daughter spent Saturday
in Portsmouth and Norfolk.
Mrs. Myra Jordan visited
in Portsmouth Saturday.
Mrs. Curtis Twiddy and
the Wheelers were in Ports
mouth Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Erie Harrell
of Raleigh and Mrs. Alton
Shaw snent Saturday in
Portsmouth.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Ev
ans and mother spent Satur
day in Suffolk and Ports
mouth.
A gala Christmas parade
was held in downtown Edon
ton Friday afternoon. The
parade began at 4 P. M.
Santa Claus was on the
Green in front of the Court
House to greet children.
Edenton merchants were gen
erous in contributing to
provide treats for all the
children attending the pa
rade. Cross Roads 4-H Club
won first plact to- floats.
NOTICE TO VOTERS
The Chowan County Board of Elections has appointed j
the following as Registrars and Judges for the Special *
Primary Election to be held Sat., December IS, 1965:
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East Edenton Precinct—(Court House)
Mrs. J. E. Cozzens. __ Registrar!
Mrs. Bert Willis Judge
Mrs. Richard Hollowed... ... . Judge,
West Edenton Precinct—(Municipal Bldg.)
Mrs. George C. Hoskins. Registrar"
Mrs. Francis Hicks. ..Judge
Mrs. Johnnie Curran __ Judged
Rocky Hock Precinct (Rocky Hock Comm unity Bldg.) j
Mr. David Ober Registrar!
Mr. W. H. Saunders.- _ _ Judge,
Mr. Earl Bunch Judge J
Center Hill Precinct-(Rosser Bunch Store)
Mr. Ralph Goodwin ... Rcgistrai*
Mr. Norman Hollowell .. .... _ _ Judge
Mr. Herbert Dale Judge 1
Wardville Precinct (H. R. Peclc’s Store Addition)
Mr. H. R. Peele Registrar
Mr. Willie Joyner Judge t
Mr. Jennings Bunch Judge
Yeopim Precinct—At Eire Station i
(LOCATED FORMER AIR BASE. HIGHWAY 32 -A)
Mr. Ward Hoskins Registrar,
Mrs. Jasper Hassell Judge
Miss Sara Margaret Harrell Judge (
Registrars Will Sit At Polling Places From
9:00 A. M., until Sunset Nov. 20, 27 and Dec. 4 i
CHALLENGE DAY ... DECEMBER 11
9:00 A. M., TO 3:00 P. M.
ELECTION DAY.... DECEMBER 18
6:30 A. M„ TO 6:30 P. M.
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WEST W. BYRUM, Chairman
Chowan High School and
John A. Holmes High School
clashed in basketball games
Saturday night at Chowan
High’s gymnasium with Cho
wan winning both games.
The Chowan Home Dem
onstration Club will have a
supper for members and
their husbands Friday night.
December 17 al 6:30 o’clock
at the Edenton Rastaurant.
Edenton Lions Club spon
sored an awards banquet for
4-H boys and their dads at
Edenton Restaurant Monday
night. This was held for the
boys who had corn crops.
Chips held a grand open
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