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M. C T-rr.C3AT, APRIL tS, 1955. ( r 7 1 . 1 i it , ill I LLCD CI 11CIALS AND THE VOTER' s Election to public office is both an honor and res ponswility which should not be taken lightly.' ' When a person offers himself for public office, he thould determine to: do his best and apprdach every problem seriously; He should at all times keep the best interest of John Q. Citizen in the forefront. . - Often -this, means self sacrifice. Often this public 1 servant has to do things which are contrary to his own best interests, but for the best 'interests of the citizens 'who put him into office V It's difficult for some to see that when they are Selected to ijublic office, their lives become an open book. Opinions no longer are personal ones, but rather opinions are expressed with the citizen's view in mind. Too, actions by "City Fathers" should be reported ,to the people. The way a public servant votes on prob lems concerning a town or city is everybody's business. The obligation of running a town's business is placed squarely on the shoulders of the elected citizens. . Political promises and corner gossip are no longer wanted. Actions always speak louder than words. In addition, after being elected, the mayors and commissioners should seek out the desires of the citizens ,who voted them into office; This does not mean each proposal from the citizens should become law. The reason for having elected of ficials is to create a board of men capable of seperating good from evil, putting the good aspects into law and use. All the responsibility does not lie on the shoulders of the elected officials. In America, we have the privilege and duty to vote, and select in this manner, the persons whom we think are best qualified. Laxity on the part of the general voter is brought out when in, a national election every four years only from 50 to 56 per cent of eligible voters take the time to cast a ballot. In town elections, often fewer than 25 per cent of the eligible voters vote. On May 3, we will go to the polls to elect the man we want to operate our city government for the next two years. All of us should give the matter serious consid eration. Go to the polling places and vote. If you choose to stay home on May 3, your potential vote will mean nothing. Remember this. If you choose not to vote in the May 3, election and you do not approve of those who are elected, please refrain from criticising the "City Fath ers" when their decisions are against your opinions. But still, there are those, for whom we are thankful, who take the time to vote in their community. Are you that interested? Paul Barwick Watchful Eyes? RALEIGH "Watchful eyes get no surprise." Major Charles A. Speed, director of the Motor Vehicles Depart ment's Safety Division, used this slogan this week to caution children to be always on the alert near traf fic. "I know it is hard for active youngsters always to remember to be careful, and never run into the Li Si ill M I dJwL) LrLalJuvJ U iiLfAia ENVELOPES cm I n ,' .-. . ....... '-. : . . jl ' " -A . " - - ; ' ' II 7 street," Major Speed said. "But if children are to avoid serious acci dents in today's traffic, they must do their best to follow the rules of safety." Major Speed reminded Tar Heels mat m cnimren under 14 were killed in traffic accidents last year. I Another 2,279 were injured. I The Major pointed out that traffic accidents involving child pedestri- !ans occur most often to children who are crossing streets between in tersections, coming from behind We HAND BILLS BOOK WORK u ' ' " , By VDW MTIXOT i .'wyx-vvi - EKVTVA1," " y i.!' 'f Words cannot. express the pleas ure derived from the past week'i revival held here by the Rev. and Mrs. . Luthur ' Morphis of Burgaw, assisted by our own Mr. Van Mur rell. Good attendance was enjoy ed the entire week, morning and evening services, despite the farm ing problem. We were honored to have with us on occasions, .the Shi. loh Choir visit one evening, also the Dobson Chapel Choir, and on Sun day night still the Campbell College Choir gave out from 7 p.ny to 8 p.m. with their melodious voices which we were . lucky to enpoy them. Everyone who saw and heard went away with a richer life of joy and pride. ' , . Sunday night, climaxed the acti vities by a covered dish dinner on the church lawn that "only Chin, quapin can boast" everyone knows the good eats Chinquapin can mus ter up in a pinch. A final message Sunday night found around 24 per sons had given their hearts tj God during the week. Good weather prevailed, good preaching, good eats and an .'id timey revival, some called it, really makes us see our lives as they real ly are not as we want them. The best thought I derived from the week one of the best was the message that gave me the know, ledge "it's not what other people really do to us or about us that counts, but the effect it has upon us. mat statement is a nignimare to many a person and 'causes some of the most untold unhappiness in the world today j We need more such revivals as we just had, more often. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Blnd, Mr. and Mrs. Harroll Bland and son, Mike, of Richmond, Va., Mrs. Ethel Bland, Mrs. Ben Warner and daugh ter. Lorretta of Harroll's, Mrs. Jim- mie Grey Johnson and son James. Jr., and Mrs. Frank Johnson of Newton's Cross Roads, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Fu trefl and family. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ives have jusi returned home from a trip to Col umbia, S. C, where they visited with a niece. Mr. and Mrs. Bill:1 Reynolds ?nd familv. Also. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Haygood formerly oi Chinquapin for manv years. Mr. John Norris who has been '11 recently is able to be out and about once again. Mrs. A. C. Byrd, who mysterious ly shot herself last week and has been a patient in the Duplin Gen eral Hospital in Kenansville, is back at home still alive and will be OK. A near panic was created last week when a gust of wind re-kindled a burnt out trash fire which had been thought to be extinguished it T. F. Sanderson's old saw mill, caught up and only for passerbys, neighbors and the family's nuirk ef forts of putting it out, the high wind could have caused considerable da parked cars and playing in the roadway. The safety rules for children stressed by Major Speed were: 1. Obey all traffic officers, school patrols, traffic signs and signals, ard p.-i"ement markings. 2. Use roller skates, tricycles, wagons and scooters on the side walk only. Do All Kind What zi n" it :";T mages. Reminds us all that we can never be too careful about fires. No damages to amount to anything aone. Mr. and Mrs. ; Robert Dixon and Mr. and Mrs. Miltot Dixon made a business trip to Kinston last Thurs day, y- W-'VjV'---' Mrs. Alice Batt and Mrs. Lucille Sanderson of Wallace were visiting with Mr. and. Mrs. B. C. Baits here at their home last Friday afternoon and with, other friends. . Mr. Tom Parker who has been visiting her children in Durham, Burlington and other 1 northern points has returned home and will be home for the summer months. . Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Carroll of Hallsville, and Mr. and Mrs. Hinet o fBeulaville were with us last Thursday and attending the revival which was held last week. Mrs. Van Murrell and Mrs. Lu ther Morphis, her guest last week, attended the WMU over at Dobson's Chapel, as guest during the meet ing. Enlightening pictures were shown of Nigeria, Africa where Mr; Morphis was a missionary-tor 'some time, and other information on the subject. v' '" Mr. afld Mrs. Edwin Dixon of Warsaw and Mr. and Mrs. M. L. j Dixon of Kinston were spending - last week end at their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dixon. Mrs. Henry Wooten of Clinton was a recent guest of her friend, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ives for a brief visit. Facts As I See Them BY VTOA MTLLOY To all the ladies who might wish to hide or camoflage their ages, let me say there are several stages of ages, one, while an infant, a child, young girl, young woman, grown womsn, and now, or you may be some sort of social leader in some sort of society. Hey, stop worrying about the things you haven't got and can't get by and bv, someone else will have them. While we are not worrying, we might learn that a home is not vhat it looks like, but what it is made of and the people who live in it that count. There are a lot of us who would perhaps be more pros perous in life, if we did not fTl as if we were demanding more than we should. You've probably lived with or been around people who work in a stuffy office or fascimile and reach home begin yelling out all the thincs to the families that they would like to have said at the boss who hasn't? That's another thing which makes life miserable to those in the homes of America. Say, if you ever have a spat with your spouse, or anyone else for that matter, don't think either of you have been converted, later, just because you both are being very nice and quite Ladies, being an old maid, is one result of not be ing smart and using as much sense as you thought you were using when you were a very young wo man. If you are an old maid it could be the result of it being such STATEMENTS Ever x r Chats a difficult . task to prove . to the man of your choice that your in tentions were serious as you thought he was. 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