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►—C PAGE TWO Rep. Walter B. Jones Reports Inasmuch as Congress is recessed until the early part of September and there is no legislative busi ness to report, I thought it might be of interest to same of you to discuss a few of the Capitol City's historic monuments, par* ticularly the Capitol build ing itself, for it would ap pear that with the approxi mately 15 million visitors it attracts each year, this landmark is a major point .of interest for all Ameri cans. The building itself is lo cated on Jenkin’s Hill, ris ing 88 feet above the Po tomac River, now popular ly known as “Capitol Hill.” However, such was not al ways the location of our nation’s capitol, for in Aug ust, 1814, a British force set fire to the yet unfin ished structure, and when the Congress reconvened it had to assemble in the cramped quarters of Blod get’s Hotel in the north west section of Washing ton. At present, the capi tol, with its spacious, well kept grounds, occupies an area of 13 acres, has 540 rooms and 658 windows. Strangely enough, I find that much confusion exists among the general public regarding “who stands on the top of the capitol.” The bronze figure, weighing al most 15,000 pounds, known as the “Statue of Freedom,” often mistaken for a knight, soldier or an Indian, is ac tually that of a woman with her right hand rest ing on a sword and her left hand holding a wreath and grasping a shield. Her head is covered by a hel met encircled with stars symbolizing endless exist ence zind heavenly birth; while in a more practical vein, 10 bronze points tip If 1 | funeral home 1 Auto and other modes of 1 occur are £ ausin S deaths to = from h frequently away X L"/» = expert S unfor tunate B you phone that I SSrJTiT - I a *■ unera I°s deceased for E \ ALL-NEW % John Deere yL ___ 34 Forage Harvester This low-cost silage-maker is new from the ground up \ New cylinder cutterhead. New, exclusive pivoting feeding mechanism. New knife sharpener that's second to none. New row crop units with exclusive rubber gathering, belts for positive feeding. New windrow O pickup and mower-bar units. New strength, simplicity, and convenience. That’s how new the low-cost John Deere 34 Forage Harvest er is. See us about on*. Use our Credit Plan. Hobbs Implement Co., |nc| EDENTON, N. C "Yom John Deere Dealer” GUY C. HOBBS, Mgr. tfr.F.' 4: -; Mint. £ • .• - - ~ t. _ -I ped with platinum are placed on the statue to protect it from lightning. The original hall reserv ed for members of the House of Representatives in the capitol prior to the completion of the House wing was designated in 1864 as “Statutory Hall.” For Statutory Hall, the President was authorized to invite each state in the Union to furnish two sta tues of marble and bronze of its deceased citizens who had attained historic renown for distinguished civic or military service. The statues representing the State of North Carolina are of Zebulan Baird Vance, a colonel in the Confederate Army, who was Representative, Sena tor and Governor, and Charles Brantley Aycock, a former Governor and best known for his contribution in the field of education, who was from our own eastern section of North Carolina. On the black and white marble floor of this for mer chamber, a bronze marker has been fixed to mark the spot where John Quincy Adams, a former President of the United States, who later served in the House for many years, in 1848 was fatally strick en with paralysis. Too ill to be moved from the building, he died in the speaker’s office just off the hall. Beneath the rotunda of the capitol is a crypt and directly under this is a tomb, intended to hold the remains of the nation’s first President but it is empty. George Washington died in 1799 and his will revealed his desire to be buried on the grounds of his beloved home at Mount THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, AUGUR E, IMS. Vernon. His desire was honored, but less than two weeks after his death, Con gress passed a joint resolution requesting the family of the late Presi dent to permit his body to be deposited at a monu ment within the capitol building. Martha Washing ton reluctantly granted this request; however, the agreement was made prior to the completion of the rotunda. Thus, the body remained at Mount Vernon, and in 1832, upon its com pletion, lawmakers again petitioned the descendants of the Washington family to permit the removal of General Washington’s body to the capitol; however, their plea was denied and to this day, the tomb re mains empty. I hope that all of our ci tizens in the First District will have the opportunity to visit this building and the other historic land marks in Washington, D. C. Our office will be happy to arrange tours and assist in the planning for any individuals or groups anticipating a visit. Services Set At Mt Hermon Revival services will be conducted at Mt. Herman Methodist Church August 26 through September 1. Rev. Lawrence Green will be guest evangelist. He is pastor of Riverside Methodist Church in Eliza beth City. Mr. Green, who is mar ried to the former Naomi Woodley of Creswell, at tended Louisburg and At lantic Christian Colleges, Emory and Duke Univer sities. The series of meetings will close with the annual homecoming service Sun day, September 1. The public is invited to participate in these ser vices. Pvt. Lavezzo Gets Promotion John J. Lavezzo, 111, son pf Mr, and Mrs. John L. Lavezzo, Jr., 204 West Church Street, Edenton, has achieved accelerated promotion to the rank of Private E-2 while under going basic combat training here recently. He accomplished this by finishing in the top one third of his graduating company in the overall combined scores of rifle marksmanship, physical training and end-of-train in g general proficiency test results. It Really Does There Isn’t much to see in a small town—but what you hear makes up for it —lnquirer. Cincinnati. Make Church - Going A Habit ... SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON A PROGRAM OF REFORM International Sunday School Lesson for Aug. 25 Memory Selection: “The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but His power and His wrath is against all them that forsake Him.”—Ezra 8-22. Lesson Text: Ezra 7-10. Throughout the studies we have followed in the Bible, we cannot help but have been im pressed with the fact that God chose men of great stature and propensities to act as His go betweens with the various nations. Such a man was the prophet Ezra, skilled as he was in knowledge and translation of the law of Moses. He knew what the law meant; more over, he knew how to apply it Thus it is that we see Ezra, appalled at the conditions he found among the Jewish people in Jerusalem, institut ing a program of reform that marked a turning point in the history of his people. Intermarriage of the Jews with those peoples that still practiced idolatory could lead to only one thing—the falling into idolatry of God’s chosen race—a race chosen for purposes of uni versal redemption. As, indeed, it had. For the people transgressed—and continued to transgress, almost unashamedly. The corrective measures to be taken were harsh and uncompromising. Those who had in termarried outside their race and faith were commanded to divorce their foreign wives; to make full confession of their sins before God; and to mend their ways. God’s laws were to become paramount. For them to be flouted and disregarded would defeat the redemptive purpose of God’s decrees; indeed, it would strike at the very roots of the Christian movement. Certainly there must have been a great sad ness at the mass divorce as described in Ezra 10:16-44; but it is as true today, as it was then, that broken commandments and ideals bring in evitable pain in their wake—both to the guilty and to the innocent. Repentance is automatic, but atonement some times comes hard. Drastic conditions demand drastic action. We sin today just as flagrantly as the Israel ites sinned in their time. We need, today, men of uncompromising stature, to lead us to redemp tion, as Ezra led his people in Biblical times. A strong, uncompromising voice is what is needed to command our attention and stir our con sciences. Certainly there have been strong preven tive measures passed into law in this country, motivated as they were by the over-all good of the people; reforms such as the liquor law, equal opportunities for all, etc. And while these re forms may have been unpopular with some, it should be borne in mind that the welfare of ALL was the basis of their conception. A major source of social and moral corrup tion is the consumption of alcohol. How many Continued on Page 4 BELK - TYLER’S EDEN TON’S SHOPPING CENTER 1 1 | W. E. SMITH GENERAL MERCHANDISE “Rocky Hock" PHONE 221-4031 EDENTON M. G. BROWN CO., INC. Lumber . Mlllwork - Building Materiel Reputation Built on Satisfied Customers PHONE 482-2139 EDENTON This Space Sponsored By a Friend of the Churches In Chowan County EDENTON TRACTOR ft EQUIPMENT COMPANY YOUR FORD TRACTOR DEALER Agents Bor Evinrude Outboards U a 17 SOOTH EDENTON. N. C. 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