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The Christmas
Story
\ Here again is the Christmas
story as told by Luke to
Theophilus and recorded in
the King James version,
Chapter 2:
%) And it came to pass in those
days that there went out a de
cree from Caesar Augustus
that all the world should be
taxed.
(And this taxing was first
made when Cyrenius was
governor of Syria.)
And all went to be taxed, ev
ery one into his own city.
% And Joseph also went up
from Galilee, out of the city of
' Nazareth, into Judea, unto the
city of David, which is called
Bethlehem; (because he was of
the house and lineage of
pt
David:)
To be taxed with Mary his
/ espoused wife, being great
with child.
• And so it was, that, while
they were there, the days were
accomplished that she should
be delivered.
And she brought forth her
firstborn son, and wrapped
him in swaddling clothes,
and laid him in a manger;
because there was no room for
-them in the inn.
^ And there were in the same
country shepherds abiding in
the field, keeping watch over
their flock by night.
And, lo, the angel of the
Lord came upon them, and the
g|ory^i]ie Lord shone round
about them; and they were
sore afraid.
^ And the angel said unto
them, Fear not; for, behold, I
bring you good tidings of
great joy, which shall be to all
people.
For unto you is born this day
in the city of David a Saviour,
which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto
you; Ye shall find the babe
^rapped in swaddling
clothes, lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was
with the angel a multitude of
heavenly host praising God
and saying,
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace, good will
toward man.
And it came to pass, as the
Rangels were gone away from
them into heaven, the shep
herds said one to another, Let
us now go even unto Bethle
hem, and see this thing which
has come to pass, which the
Lord has made known unto
us.
And they came with haste,
and found Mary, and Joseph,
Q|and the babe lying in a
manger.
Continued On Page 10
•Youngster* and a burro form a live Nativity scene Tuesday evening in front
i Eden ton United Methodist Church on Virginia Road. A ewe and a lamb are also part of the
s but out of the picture at left The tableau, to be performed tonight and tomorrow night as
from 6 to 8 p.m., also features Wise Men and narration.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Published In The Most Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast
Volume LLIV - No. 49
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, December 22,1988
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HOUSE BURNED--An arson investigation has begun by the
Edenton Police Dept, and the SBI as the result of the fire at this
house at 122 W. Hicks St. early Sunday morning. An explosion,
believed to have resulted from use of ah accelerant, bulged out
the east wall. The interior was completely destroyed.
Woods Fires Keep
Firefighters Busy
The Eden ton Fire Dept, has
been kept busy responding to
files' and making investiga
tive calls over the past week.
On Thursday, at 2:50 p.m.,
firemen were called to a
small woods fire at Valhalla.
The fire occurred near the
residence of Alice Bond, Rt. 1,
Box 21, when wind spread
Tire Corp.
Reports
Break-Ins
The truck tire center of
Creywood Tire Corp. was the
scene of break-ins on Dec. 12
and 15.
Edenton Police Capt. C.H.
Williams said that entry was
made both times by breaking
a window at the side of the
building, Thieves used the
door to leave.
Carrel) Griffin, manager
at the Store said that about 25
tires and ten batteries were
taken in the two thefts. He es
timated the value of the items
at $3,500.
Investigating officers are
L.C. Brothers, Leonard Bon
ner and Sgt. Joe Norman.
flames from a trash fire to the
the scene for 16 minutes.
At 3:02 p.m., a woods fire
was reported on Holly
Grove Rd. off of N.C. 37 in the
Yeopim section. Firemen
were on the scene for three
hours and 28 minutes.
Firemen also responded at
3:21 p.m. to a grass fire in the
Rocky Hock area on Evans
Bass Rd. The fire threatened
a hog house owned by Willie
Bass but no damage resulted.
The fire started when a burn
ing paper bag blew out of a
trash barrel fire. Firemen
were at the scene for 34 min
utes.
N.C. Forest Service per
sonnel also responded to two
of the woods fires.
The next incident was at
6:32 p.m. at Western Gas Co.
on N.C. 32 north. Ammonia
was leaking from a tank that
employees had been working j
on. Liquid ammonia had
spilled on the ground and
firemen covered it with dirt
and sand. Fire Chief Lynn
Perry said that was no poten
tial for fire. However, it could
have been a "respiratory prob
Continued On Page 10
Facts Point To Arson
Fire Under Investigation
By JACK GROVE
Edenton Police and the
State Bureau of Investigation
are investigating a fire that
was set over the weekend. The
fire at 122 W. Hicks St. was
reported by neighbors who
were awakened by an explo
sion at 2:11 a.m. The explo
sion was also heard by Pa
trolman Bill Phillips who was
in the vicinity of The Ware
house at the intersection of
Virginia Road and No. Broad
St.
Fire Chief Lynn Perry said
that the explosion and the
rapid burning of the two story
structure immediately point
ed to arson.
The house, owned by
Onelia Foxwell of Raleigh,
was occupied until a week be
fore the fire by renters who
had moved out. There was no
furniture in the house at the
time of the fire. Authorities
declined to release the names
of those renting the house.
Sgt. McCoy Parker is
heading the investigation for
the Edenton Police Dept., as
sisted by Special Agent
Dwight Ransom of the SBI.
Phil Brinkley, SBI Special
Agent for arson investiga
tion, of Greenville, took sam
ples at the fire scene Sunday
for laboratory analysis. He
confirmed that arson was the
cause of the fire.
"There's no question, there
WHM* ’*^*8ftdelerant usrd,”
Perry commented. Acceler
ants include such petroleum
products as kerosene or gaso
line. Investigators believe
that a fuel for the fire was
spread from the central part of
the downstairs to the back
door. No fuel container was
found.
Perry said that the explo
sion was believed caused by a
buildup of fumes from the ac
celerant. "I've never seen
that before," he said, adding
that Brinkley never had ei
ther.
Capt. C.H. Williams, act
ing police chief, said that
officers have talked to people
in the neighborhood as well as
the owner. "We are following
up some leads at this time," he
said Tuesday.
A dollar estimate of dam
age sustained was unavail
able by Wednesday. The in
terior of the house was com
pletely gutted.
Perry said that four arson
fires have occurred since
July. Before Sunday, the most
recent one was at the Country
Club residence of Jim Merritt
on Nov. 30. That house was
totally destroyed.
Authorities believe the ar
sons are unrelated. No ar
rests have yet been made.
Names Removed
The Chowan County Elec
tions Office has begun the
process of removing from
registration books the names
of those who have failed to vote
during the last four consecu
tive years.
Supervisor of Elections,
Beverly W. Schroeder said
that this is done after every
Presidential election. A form
to be filled out along with a
cover letter has been mailed to
each of 926 persons that didn't
vote this year.
Those who fill out and re
turn the form within 30 days
will be kept on the books. The
form verifies name, address,
place and date of birth and so
cial security number.
The letter states that a per
son moving one from precinct
to another must report the
transfer. Removal from the
registration books will re
quire re-registration in order
to vote in future elections.
Mrs. Schroeder said that a
first mailing of 150 letters
and forms brought 55 returns
as undeliverable. She expects
a 50 per cent purge of the 926.
She said last week, "I do
want to stress this purging is
not to be considered a penalty
for not voting, but is the most
logical and reasonable way
for the presumption that those
who have not voted are either
deceased or have moved from
the county.”
SANTA'S HELPERS—These Edenton postal employees, decked out in appropriate caps,
lisplay some of the many gifts for less fortunate children donated at the post office by generous
irea residents. This week caps the local post office's first annual "Empty Stocking" campaign.
■Yom left are Buddy Whita, Oscar Griffin and Max Hale. Looking on from his mail sorting
ase is Rodney Harrell.
Residents Give To Less Fortunate
Postal employees are call
ing their first annual "Empty
Stocking” campaign a suc
:ess this week. Almost 50 toys,
james, a bike and some mon
jy have been dropped off by
urea residents at the Edenton
Post Office.
Social Service workers
)icked up the gifts Tuesday
norning and they will btf dis
Dates Set
(Editor's Notec As ■ public service,
hs complsts holiday schedule for
fsrbage collection in Edenton is
Lsted below!
Dec. 22 - East and West
Dec. 23 - No pick-up
Dec. 26 - No pick-up
Dec. 27 - East and West
Dec. 28 - Limbs, bushes and
ither debris
Dec. 29 - East
Dec. 30-West
Jan. 2 • No pick-up
Jan. 3 • East and West
tributed to the less fortunate
for a happier Christmas this
year.
Postal workers had a gift
wrapping and pizza party
Monday night to prepare the
gifts.
Bennett stated, "We would
like to thank all of the people
in the community for helping
r
us with our Empty Stocking
campaign. It is through the
generosity of the people of the
town and county that we are
able to bring a little bit of hap
piness to children that other
wise might not have a Merry
Christmas.
"We are going to make this
Continued On Page 10
Greetings Are Given
A number of area busi
nesses have joined together
to express their good wishes
to the community for the
Yuletide season. Their
greetings can be found on
pages 14-A through 16-A of
this edition.
The Chowan Herald staff
joins them in wishing ev
eryone a very Merry
Christmas! The Herald will
be closed on Monday, De
cember 26 in observance of
the holiday.
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-*>
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Anyone who can submitv
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