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PAGE SIX-B •Last week in Washington a great amount of interest was expressed in the long-awaited statement by President Nixon regarding his position as it relates to the public school in tegration. On Tuesday, March 24, a statement was received by every member of Congress containing 19 legal size pages, all of which were characterized by a lack of specific recommendations. Generally, he reviewed de cisions by the Supreme Court on the question of school in tegration, as well as areas such as bussing, which as of this date have not been pass ed upon by the Supreme Court. With no attempt to criticize the President, I find no great amount of relief from the current problems of the secondary schools. Consideration of some of his statements are as fol lows: “There is a fundamental distinction between so-called ‘de jure’ and ‘de facto’ segre gation: de jure segregation arises by law or by the de liberate act of school officials and is unconstitutional; de facto segregation results from residential housing patterns and does not violate the Con stitution. (The clearest ex ample of de jure segregation is the dual school system as it existed in the South prior to the decision in Brown— two schools, one Negro and cne white comprised of the same grades and serving the same geographical area. This is the system with which most of the decisions, and the Supreme Court cases up until now, have been con cerned.)” To me, this means nothing more or less than a continua tion of forced integration on the South, while the North will continue practicing wholesale de facto segregation without any pressure from the courts or the administration “Where the school boards Cherished memories can be prolonged through Eternity with the use of a suit able memorial selected from Williford- Reid Monuments, your local dealer in quality memorials of marble and granite. Our prices include full inscrip tions, design of your choice, installation and a guarantee of workmanship and materials. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: H. B. Williford, Jr. or Tom Reid Williford-Reid Monuments 110 WEST ALBEMARLE STREET 482-2518 EDENTON. N. C. 482-2410 The selection of a memorial to mark that final resting place is truly an expression of love and devotion. 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Jones have demonstrated a good faith effort to comply with court rulings, the courts have generally allowed substantial latitude as to method—often making the explicit point that administrative choices should, wherever possible, be made by the local school authorities themselves.” My comment on that is ap parently the President is not too familiar with many of the decisions handed down by a federal judge in the state of North Carolina. We have not only overruled local school boards, but in some cases even the North Carolina Leg islature. The President further stat ed: “In devising particular plans, questions of cost, ca pacity and convenience for pupils and parents are rele vant considerations.” Here again it is obvious that he is not familiar with Secretary Finch’s recent rul ings, for HEW has completely ignored this thinking. Also, the President said, “Whatever the racila compo sition of student bodies, fac ulties and staff must be as signed in away that does not contribute to identifying a given school as “Negro” or “White.’’ And this with no mention of qualifications or experi ence. Finally, in spite of the campaign promises no where did I find an insistence on a basic “.freedom of choice” plan for all races. One of the encouraging statements contained, however, was the promise to improve the qual ity of education with less em phasis on social reform. Included in House action was a bill to authorize the extension of certain naval vessel loans to the following nations: Pakistan, Greece, Turkey, Vtetr.arn and the Re public of China. These are vessels which have recently been inactivated by the United States Navy, but are still operable. They are still owned by the United States, but are merely on loan. m CHOWAN OULD, —won. NO— GABOUKA. IWDI I, AHBL «, MW Another bill was the For eign Military Sales Act : Amendments, for the purpose of extending military credit sales to foreign countries and also underwrites guarantees of credit sales made by com mercial corporations of the United States to foreign countries. Rev. Clyde L. Finley Revival Slated At Rural Church Revival services are sched uled at Macedonia Baptist Church for April 6-12. The services will begin at 8 o’clock each evening. A nursery will be provided for each service. The guest evangelist, Rev. Clyde L. Finley, is the pas ter of the Grove Park Bap tist Church, Portsmouth, Va. Mr. Finley is a graduate of Stanford University and outhern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is married and has a son and daughter. A special Youth Night ser vice will be held on Thurs day evening. The new Chris tian Folk Music Group from Chowan County will sing some selections from “Tell It Like It Is.” You are invited to attend these special services. MARGARET BENNETT CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Little Margaret Gregg Ben- I nett celebrated her tenth birthday anniversary at a party held at her home at Athol Saturday of last week. The decorations lent a spring atmosphere with the , birthday cake decorated in shamrocks and daffodils. The color scheme was also carried out in the punch and ice cream. Margaret was the recipient of many lovely gifts and many prizes were won dur ing the game hour. Those attending from Eden ton were Fran Hollowell, Kathrine Harless, Laurie Hutchinson, Jill Stutzman, Becky Holmes, Jackie Parker, j Ginny Puryear, Patricia East erling and Anne Ervin, j Elizabeth Anne, Lori Jane, ' Jennifer Leigh and Master David G. Spruill, Jr., of Ra j leigh also attended. CARD OF THANKS I would like to thank all of the people that sent me cards, gifts, flowers, visits and for prayers while I was in the hospital and since my return home. May God bless each of you. c PEARLET LANE. Tyner, N. C. Make Going To Church A Habit THE CHURCH EMPOWERED FOR WITNESS International Sunday School Lesson for April 5 Memory Selection: "Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witnesses unto Me, both in Jeru salem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” Acts 1:8. Lesson Text: Acts 1:1 to 2:42. The central truth of this new series of lessons which we begin today is that God truly acts through His redeemed community—the Church— to carry out His purposes for this world in which we live. The central aim is to lead members to become actively engaged in God’s redemptive purpose for mankind. The early Church must, necessarily, impress us with its zeal. Men suffered torture, imprison ment, and even death, in its cause. And surely, as self-professed Christians, we cannot remain unmoved in our studies. In previous lessons we have studied the birth of Christ; His works during His short tenure on earth; His death on the cross, that mankind may be forgiven of sin; His glorious resurrection— and all it symbolizes in hope for mankind. And, just as the Holy Spirit empowered the early Christians to fulfill God’s purpose by being wit nesses to the faith they both proclaimed, and enjoyed, so should it inspire us (present-day Christians) to emulate their steadfastness and their witnessing. Christ called the Church into being; He trained its members well, and He promised them the power of the Spirit during His earthly ministry. Thus, surely was the advent of Pentecost the virtual empowering of the Church. And while the Pentecostal experience must not be con strued as the disciples’ first experience of the Spirit, nevertheless, from that advent, they savored His power and presence more fully than ever before. The Holy Spirit was (and still is) associated with baptism; it guides the decisions and policies of the Church. For the glory and the wonder of Christ’s resurrection from the ignominy of the cross overshadows all else that skeptics might advance in argument against Christian beliefs. For while it is true that Jesus finished His work on earth, He, Himself, is far from fin ished. And not until the day of judgment comes, and the world, as such, is no more, will the final chapter be written in the history of man. Peter, beloved disciple of Christ, preached redemption through suffering. This is never a popular thing. Yet, when we pause and assess our lives, we are invariably forced to remember that that which has benefitted us has always been attained through trial and error—and pain. For it is through pain that we become mature— mature adults, mature Christians. And so it is with the Church. 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It’s natural to believe that our child is just a hit different from all the others. Surely he has our love to start him off, our good sense to guide his development and our convictions to mold his. I 1 I jZjtl I *7% Yes, our convictions! Are they stale fPQ j j religious cliches remembered vaguely Ml-“T ’""I T from Sunday School lessons years Hl3 0m M ago? Or are they fresh, vigorous Wll HH g"1 "I Jpjh beliefs and commitments acquired Fz trough regular worship and spir ■o3 71 IJ Jl - itual searching? , * •■I '•"•"'i HIH, \ heritage is a home built on our Sunday John IH KlfiHir ft gl Thursday If, H ■ -dm#* Psalms *** 119:25-40 Copyright 1970 Keister Advertising Service. Inc.. Strosburg. V« SdSturdmy Scriptures selected by the American Bible Society Hebrews i0:i»-25 These Religious Messages Are Published In The Herald Under The Sponsorship Os The Following Busniess Establishments: COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME Highway 32 North FRetnon, N. C. 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