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Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hicks
visited Mr. and Mrs. Steven J.
Johnson in Oxford on Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Kober of
Hillsborough spent the weekend
with Mrs. 0. T. Hicks.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Flem
ing of Prince George, Va. visited
his mother, Mrs. Myrtle Flem
ing on Sunday.
Mrs. David Perkinson of Cary
visited Mrs. Gladys Perkinson
on Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Baker of
Raleigh spent Monday with Mr.
and Mrs. 0. R. Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. "Sonny" Good
bar of Durham visited Mr.and
Mrs. Roger Norwood on Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Buster Dishmon
of LaCrosse, Va. spent Monday
with Mr. and Mrs. Ron Baker
and children.
Henry Lyles of Roanoke
Rapids visited M. A. Lyles on
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Boswell
of South Hill, Va. visited Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Hundley on Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Gladys Weathers of
Winston-Salem spent the past
week with Mrs. Cornelia
Wiggins. Visiting on Sunday
were Buck, Ben and Stacy
Wiggins of Raleigh.
Methodist Church
Lists Schedule
Norlina United Methodist
Church has announced the follow
ing schedule:
Feb. 23, Second Sunday in
Lent?Sunday School and confir
mation classes at 9:45 a.m. Morn
ing worship at 11 a.m. with the
Rev. Gene Cobb preaching on the
topic, "Enemies and Friends of
the Cross."
Feb. 24?A general meeting of
the Norlina United Methodist
Women at 8 p.m. at the church.
Feb. 26?Chancel Choir prac
tice at 7:30 p.m.
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Mr. and Mrs. Gibby Floyd and
Chip Gums of Columbia, S. C.
and Mr. and Mrs. Plaxton Autry,
Robbie, Johnny and William of
Tarboro visited Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Gums during the
weekend. Joining them for Sun
day dinner were Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Robinson of Henderson.
Mr. and Mrs. Wildon Price of
Kinston visited Mrs. Glen
Ayscue in Epsom on Saturday
morning. They spent the
remainder of the weekend with
her mother, Mrs. Sudie
Coleman. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Coleman of Norlina joined them
for dinner on Sunday.
North Carolina Literary Notes
by E. T. Malonc.Jr.
Recently I read in one of the
state newspapers that there is a
movement afoot among some
Congressmen in Washington to
establish the position of official
Poet Laureate for the United
States. Although somewhat
suspicious at first, I have come
to find this an attractive notion.
North Carolina already has a
Poet Laureate, which I think is
fine and the history of which I
will get to in just a moment.
The United States of America
does not have a Poet Laureate. I
think that we probably could use
one. And I will try to explain
that, too.
One obvious reason that the U.
S. needs a Poet Laureate is that
an estimated 83.7 percent of
Americans do not know what a
Poet laureate is.
Kings, apparently, always
needed court poets. Centuries
ago in many parts of Europe
wandering poets attached them
selves to wealthy or noble house
holds. In those more super
stitious times there was an aura
of magic attached to the
mysterious bard or troubadour,
who was often a harpist, doctor,
mighty storyteller and
magician. If he was not treated
with sufficient hospitality the
ancient poet in Ireland would
compse verse "satires" which
were so powerful they might
blister the skin off a stingy host's
nose.
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These dangerous personages,
in return for subsistence in the
extravagant style to which they
claimed to be accustomed,
wrote "sword songs" praising
the strength in battle of their
benefactors. Also in their reper
toire were "laments," for the
wealthy or noble departed,
"odes" honoring outstanding
achievement and other pieces
specially made up for weddings,
birthdays, anniversaries, har
vests, or patriotic occasions.
The United States, however,
does not need a Poet Laureate
for such reasons because most of
these functions are now carried
out by public relations people,
marketing experts, or advertis
ing agencies.
Officially appointed Poet
Laureate in England was John
Dryden, in 1670, although a
number of men held this title
unofficially before his time. Since
then the post has been filled
by men of various levels of
talent, the best known to
Americans probably being
Alfred Tennyson, 1850-1892. The
term originated from the an
cient practice of placing a laurel
wreath crown on the head of
winners of academic or athletic
competitions.
Since the Poet Laureate was
supposed to be a poet-defender
of the king, some highly talented
artists turned down the post as a
matter of conscience or felt that
it was a job for a hack or "yes
man."
Americans have always been
a little unforfortable with
poetry. (If a real man won't eat
quiche, should he be expected to
spout verses?)
In a perfect world, the Poet
Laureate would be the best poet
in the land, or at least the poet
whose work best captured the
spirit of a nation. After several
years of discussion the North
Carolina State Legislature set up
the office of Poet Laureate in
1935. The position was vacant
until 1948 when Arthur
Talmadge Abernathy of Burke
County was named to the job. He
resigned after a short tenure,
and in 1953 James Larkin Pear
son of Wilkes County took over.
Known for his simply-worded
poems such as "Fifty Acres,"
which praised his mountain
home, he was an appropriate
choice.
No one anticipated that Mr.
Pearson would live to be 103.
More than one worthy aspirant
for the honor died while waiting
for this stubborn old gentleman
to relinquish his lifetime ap
pointment.
Finally, in 1982, the state's
first really active Poet Laureate
took office in the person of Sam
Ragan of Southern Pines.
Ragan transformed what had
been a largely moribund
ceremonial post into a lively,
creative and useful position. His
lead, strong, unpretentious
poetic style epitomized our
state's ideal image of itself. He
became a promoter of poetry to
the people of North Carolina.
On the national level, the
selection process gets more
complicated.
America today needs a Poet
Laureate of the stature of a
Robert Frost or a Carl Sand
burg, a poet of strength and
talent who can deal with the
diversity of our vast land and its
many races and tongues, a poet
of vision who will speak out
boldly to invigorate the souls of
all our people and bring them
new hope.
Firewood
When wood is burned in a stove or
fireplace, heat is used to evaporate
water from the wood before heat is
given off. That is why dry wood pro
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amount of wet wood.
warren County High School senior Laurie Barker
was recognized as one of the outstanding seniors
in the Raleigh District of the United Methodist
Church at a district rally at Wesley Memorial
Methodist Church Sunday night. Shown above with
Laurie (center) are her mother, Melba Barker, and
her pastor, the Rev. Gene Cobb of Norlina
Methodist Church.
(Photo by Mary Hunter)
Black Lutheran History Discussed
BY LILLIAN KILIAN
In keeping with the observance
of Black History Month, the Rev.
H. Douglas Rathjen, pastor of St.
Paul's Lutheran Church in
Ridgeway presented "Highlights
of Black Lutheran History," at a
meeting of the Lutheran
Women's Missionary League on
Feb. 13.
He told of a number of black
religious leaders who had been
lauded for their contributions to
the Lutheran Church. During the
presentation, a few of the league
members stated that they were,
or had been, acquainted with one
or more of these outstanding
leaders.
In the absence of Mrs. Annie
Bender, president, Mrs. Elnora
Somerville, vice president,
presided over the routine
ousiness session. She stated that
dts for making uniforms for
school children in Tanzania have
teen received, and that three
members of the league volun
teered to make the uniforms.
She also noted that on Palm
Sunday the League will supply all
church members and visitors
with a cross made of palms from
African Palm Company,
Tanzania.
Mrs. Somerville then read let
ters from various organizations,
acknowledging gifts contributed
by the league, among which were
World Relief, Lutheran Hour
Radio Broadcast and Interna
tional Lutheran Laymen's
League.
The league will make a con
tribution to the "Mission of the
Quarter," St. Matthew's Church
of Hickory, to help that church
with a unique project, the
publishing of articles of faith,
"Preaching Through the Press,"
in the local newspaper.
Six members plan to attend the
"Joy Event," an annual
workshop session of prayer, Bible
study and service to be held at
Our Savior Lutheran Church,
Raleigh, on March 15.
After singing the league hymn,
saying the pledge and praying,
the members 2n joyed a social
hour with Mrs. Lillian B. Kilian,
hostess.
The next meeting will be
March 13 with Mrs. Eva
Holtzman, hostess.
Common Link
UCLA School of Medicine re
searchers have found a common link
between distinct families of cancer
causing viruses that may shed light
on the changes that lead to cancer.
The researchers showed that the
gene believed to be responsible for
the cancer associated with the RNA
virus, human T cell leukemia virus
II (HTLV-II), is related to a class of
genes in DN A viruses which are link
ed to certain cancers.
This relationship indicates that
viral proteins may alter the regulation
of genes in normal cells, converting
them into malignant cells.
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