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Mystery focuses on Civil War era We will not be at the library from Dec. 24-26 and we will also close Jan. 1. Best wishes for a safe and happy holiday from all of us. We have re duced the prices on our used books to $1 per bag- That ap plies to both paperbacks and hardbacks. Stock up! Dead March is the first in a new mystery series by Ann McMillan set in the Civil War. A young white widow, a free black woman, and a British correspondent join forces in Richmond in 1861 to solve sus picious deaths. A writer uses actual events as the basis of a crime novel in Instruments of the Night by Thomas H. Cook. Judge Deborah Knott fears that her nephew may be involved in arson in Home Fires by Marga ret Mason. Orson Scott Card’s Future on Ice is a showcase for Science Fiction short stories. The Gilded Chain by Dave Duncan is of the sword-and-sorcery genre. A young knight’s adven tures take him to an ancient isolated city where he will strive to fulfill a heroic proph ecy. Two romances: Daughter of Fire (She’s Merlin’s secret daughter and possesses second sight) by Quinn Taylor Evans and Shadow and Silk (A man who has taken a vow of celi bacy meets the woman who will melt his heart) by Ann Max well. Someone in Haunting Rachel in Kay Hooper’s new novel of romantic suspsense. Is it her fiance she believes ten years ago? Or is it a man pretending to be her guardian angel? Hints of CIA escapades and political plots plague Rachel when she returns to her seemingly tran quil family estate in Virginia. A G-Man’s Journal is non-fic tion, told by Buck Revell who spent thirty years in the FBI as a key player, investigating the JFK assassination, Watergate, and the Iran hostage crisis among others. He also worked with Congress to pass laws that will help in the comprehension of suspects at home and abroad. The Native American narra tor of Power feels torn between her ancestral traditions and her Westernized mother in Linda Hogan’s novel of the Taiga people. Barbara Jordan: American Hero recounts the events in a groundbreaking career of the woman who was the first Afri can-American woman elected from the South to the U.S. Con gress. She distinguished -her self on the Hill, but symptoms of multiple sclerosis forced an early retirement from politics. She continued a less strenuous schedule, teaching at the Uni versity of Texas and lending her support to causes in which she believed. New audiotapes for holiday traffic jams: The Dancing Floor by Barbara Michaels (un abridged), Pleading Guilty by Scott Turow, Point of Origin by Patricia Cornwell, Dragon by Clive Cussler, You Belong to Me by Mary Higgins Clark, and The Golden Rule of Schmoozing: The Authentic Practice of Treating Others Well. Looking Back Tom Brokaw’s The Greatest Generation pays tribute to America’s citizen soldiers who preserved the freedom we know today. George Bush says, “Serving in World War II, I was a tiny part of something noble.” Servants of the People: The 1960’s Legacy of African Ameri can Leadership acknowledges the leaders who rose during the Civil Rights movement. Thurgood Marshall, Whitney Young, Fannie Lou Hamer and others are given credit for their pivotal roles in this well-re searched book by Lea E. Will iams from Bennett Collegd in Greensboro. People’s Century: Ordinary Men and Women Who Made the Twentieth Century, the com panion volume to the PBS se ries, and The Century by Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster both utilize first-person ac counts and archival photo graphs to bring life to the century’s most significant events. You can visit www.TheCentury.com to par ticipate in CBS’s ongoing Cen tury project. 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Ext Cab 4x4 $ 14,995 1998 Tacoma Picku Ext Cab *16,995 1997 Plymouth Neon T3068A T3082A G1040 1994 Pontiac Grand AM T3024A 1997 Chevrolet Lumina *11,995 1995 Mercury Villag *14,995 1997 Chevy Malibu $ C303 G967A G1057 1997 Dodge Intrepid *14,995 1996 Dodge Stra *9,990 C162 C1630A 1996 Buick Century ro87 1992 Chevy Bereta $■ T063A 1996 Chevy Camaro $ 13,995 1996 Chrysler Sebrii *14,995 1995 Ford T-Bird T513A T4020B T106B 1995 Ford Probe T087 T063A 1995 Honda Del Sol *11,995 1996 Honda Accord EX T513A 1995 Honda Accord LX T4020B *11,995 1995 Honda Accord EX $14,995 mb 1997 Jeep Wrangler $13,995 “* 1994 Mercury Sable fWn T137A 1997 Mercury Tracer 1995 Nissan Pickup Ext Cab *10,995 1997 Toyota Tercell *10495 T5158A 14041B C1594A TOYOTA of Elizabeth City, NC 1002 Halstead Boulevard 335-4301 800-897-3779 yisit out I \ . SKSK website at v' wwwncautornatt.com/perryauto Plus tax,tags,title and *199 license processing lee and *475 freight. Excludes any prior sales. Sale ends Dec. 20. 1998 WOMENS’CLUB JOINS TOY DRIVE V,: The Fannie A. Parker Women's Club joined 'Operation Santa Claus', a local toy drive for disadvantaged children, and donated a number of presents for last Saturday's 'A Day With Santa ■ held at D.F. Walker Elementary School. Here, (From left) Roxie Satterfield, Ruth Spencer, Julia Boone and Ruth Frinks wrap some of the club's presents. (Staff photo by Sean Jackson) COA to sponsor free GED classes here V^UUCgC yjA U1V/ xnuv/mui offering free GED classes in Chowan County starting in January. GED and AHS classes are available at COA’s Chowan County Center for those who would like to earn their high school equivalency certificate V-/4 V/UlMil* W b UV-liVV* Enrollment guidelines for Basic Skills have changed. Stu dents, regardless of educa tional attainment, may attend Basic Skills classes to study an area in which they feel they need help. No cut-off scores are required for enrollment. through Fridays from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. and on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in room 110. Further details are availableby calling the Chowan County Center at 482-7900. hvans starting rublic Servants program 1 Being committed to commu nity involvement, the Evans Funeral Home in Edenton has put into place a program tnat it wholeheartedly hopes it will never have to use. The Public Servants program is designed to provide a com plete funeral service for any member of the Edenton Police Department, Chowan County Sheriff’s Department, Edenton mwfflmaBses&gsm orunowarii^ouiuy r ueivcycu i- g ments, Edenton-Chowan Res cue Squad, North Carolina | Highway Patrol, Division of I Motor Vehicles, Wildlife Of- I ficers, ABC Officers or any ■ other member of the law en- ■ forcemenfcbrnmunitywhore- ■ See PROGRAM On Page 6-A I NOEL With the arrival of Christmas, our hearts turn to all those near and dear to us. • To you, our good friends and patrons, we wish abundant joy and peace. We thank you for providing us with these blessings all year long! BB&T You can tell we want your business. D°wntovvn Edenton Happy holidays and warmest: wishes...from your local f Ferrellgas Team Thank you to all our customers for your valued business/* We look forward to providing you with safe, dependable propane service in 1998 and many years to come. Here’s to a New Year Jilted with cheer, friendship and good health. fp Ferrellgas Your Edenton Ferrellgas Team 407 South Broad Street Edenton, North Carolina 27932 919-482-8411 9 m * m
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