NO SWIMMING - No volunteers could he found for a polar bear dip in this ice encrusted pond along PRP 1304.
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* CAR WASH -- Sammy Crowder braved temperatures hovering below 40 F. and a blowing wind coatless Monday
to wash his car. Crowder wanted to give his 1953 beauty a wash, so who cares if it's a little nippy outside.
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The story of Jesus' return to
Nazareth following his baptism by
John is hardly a good text on "How
to win friends and influence peo
ple"!
Yet. it might have been. Actual
ly. it seemed to get off to a good
start. Jesus. Luke tells us. did not
return directly from his baptism in
Judea to Nazareth, but went
preaching and teaching in the
tow ns of Galilee. So impressed were
the people who heard him that "a
report concerning him went out
through all the surrounding coun
try" (4:1-4). It was a good report,
too. for Luke says, "...he taught in
their synagogues, being glorified by
all" (4:15).
It wasn't long before his reputa
tion spread to his own home town
of Nazareth, so that when it was
learned that he had at last returned
home, his presence in the syna
gogue was anticipated with much
interest. Because of the reputation
that had reached them, the author
ities of the synagogue treated him
as an honored guest, passing to him
to read the scroll of Isaiah, a mark
of respect.
Jesus stood to read the scroll -- as
was the custom -- and turned to a
passage that he chose in order to
communicate his mission to his
own people. Part of what he read
was from Isaiah 58:6 and part from
Isaiah 61:1.2, passages in which
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CLIRBING--Heavy rains Sunday and Monday hampered work on the
curbing and guttering project on Jackson St. in the Pine Ridge section and
idled the big machinery. When the work is completed Jackson St. will have
curbing from Prospect A ve. to Sixth A ve.
Tar Heel Spotlight
Governor's Mansion
Classic In Style
A new governor is moving into
the beautiful Victorian mansion at
200 N. Blount St. in Raleigh this
week. The mansion, recently ren
ovated, is known as one of the most
beautiful executive mansions in the
country, and a classic example of
"Queen Anne Cottage style of
architecture.
Gov. James Hunt will be the 24th
chief executive to occuov the house.
Gov. Daniel G. Fowle was the first
to move in as he took office early in
1891 when the house was complet
ed. He lived there only several
months, when he died of a heart
attack in April. 1891.
Previous N.C. governors^ had
lived in several places. In 1797 a
white frame house (later called
"inadequate") was provided for the
state's first family, and in 1816 a
house with brick columned port
icoes was built on the site where
Memorial Auditorium now stands.
Called the Governor's Palace, the
building served until 1871 when it
was abandoned during Reconstruc
tion years.
The twenty years between 1871
and 1891 saw North Carolina's
governors living variously in rented
houses, in Raleigh's famous Yar
borough Hotel and, in two in
stances, in their own homes.
During this period, the subject of
state-provided housing for gover
nors came up repeatedly in the
legislature. Some members wanted
to build a new residence on Burke
Square; others wanted to repair the
badly-deteriorated Governor's
Palace.
Finally, the commission appoint
ed for the purpose agreed that the
proper (and legal) procedure would
be to sell the existing Governor's
Palace and build another "suitable
residence" on Burke Square. The
final decision from the legislature
authorized construction of a house
on the square, provided for major
furnishings and required (upon its
completion) the governor to occupy
it.
The legislation directed that the
house and furnishings should not
cost more than the sum realized
from the sale of the existing
government house, and to save
money, convict labor from the
penitentiary should be used. In
addition, wherever possible, na
tive North Carolina materials
should be used.
Architects Samuel Sloan of
Philadephia and his associate
Gustavus Adolphus Bauer offered
designs that were declared "ar
tistic, representing an ornate build
ing. in modern style, three stories
in height with the ample porches,
hallways and windows which every
house built in this climate should
have."
At first, of course, furnishings
were a problem. The first residents.
Governor Fowle and his family,
brought along their own furniture
to help fill the 42-room mansion,
since the money appropriated by
the legislature was woefully in
adequate. Several later governors
followed this precedent by necessity
until Gov. Angus McLean's admin
istration when the personal
possessions of the tamily were
sometimes quite visibly tagged
"McL" while the mansion's furn
ishings were labeled "M".
Several appropriations since
provided for furnishings, and the
ingenuity and taste of the various
first ladies have contributed im
measurably. Mrs. Thomas Walter
Bickett lobbied in her own way for
more furnishing money. She was
not successful during her years on
Blount Street but paved the way for
future first ladies to lessen their
plight.
In 1965 Mrs. Dan K. Moore
appointed an Executive Mansion
Fine Arts Committee to solicit
funds and to improve the furn
ishings of the mansion. Two years
later the General Assembly created
the Executive Mansion Arts Com
mission perpetuating the programs
to add fine antiques, reproduction
furniture, accessories and specialty
rugs to the mansion's furnishings.
Several times during its almost
90 years existence, the idea of
abandoning the present mansion in
favor of a new residence for the
governor has been raised. Gov.
McLean and Secretary of State
W.N. Everett were among the first
to squash the proposal. Again,
during the administration ot Gov.
the Prophet Isaiah speaks of the
role of God's "servant." Luke
describes the tense moment as he
closed the scroll: "...and the eyes of
all in the synagogue were fixed on
him" (4:20). Anxiously they waited
for his comment.
"Today." said Jesus, "this scrip
ture has been fulfilled in your
hearing" (4:21). That was all.
nothing more.
It wasn't quite the message they
might have expected from one
whom some said was the Messiah.
Few people associated Isaiah's
servant passages with the expecta
tion of the Messiah. They were
looking for a powerful ruler, mili
tary leader, a liberator to throw off
the Roman oppression. Jesus, how
ever. saw his mission as one of
preaching "good news to the poor."
proclaiming "release to the cap
tives. and recovering of sight to the
blind, to set at liberty those who are
oppressed, to proclaim the accept
able year of the Lord" (4:18. 19).
Kven to this, however, they
responded favorably at first, but
then they began to question: "Is
not his Joseph's son?" (Not only did
other people believe "nothing
good" could come out of Nazareth,
but apparently they did too!).
Sensing this. Jesus said: "...no
prophet is acceptable in his own
country" (4:24).
Jesus then went on to remind
them of two passages of scripture in
w hich (iod bestowed his grace, not
upon one of his "chosen people."
but upon a gentile. The meaning,
of course, was that their perception
of God was too provincial, narrow,
and limiting. That is the real
reason why they could not accept
him in his own home country.
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Robert W. Scott, the question of
renovation or abandonment of the
grand old Victorian house arose.
After extensive examination of
other states' executive mansions by
a committee appointed for the
purpose, a new governor's resi
dence was designed.
Again, however, the beautiful
mansion on Blount Street bested it
detractors. During the administra
tion ot Gov. James E. Holshouser.
extensive renovations were com
pleted, making the many-gabled
mansion look "just as it was. except
nood as new."
Mrs. Holshouser. following in
the footsteps of many another first
lady, used her own good taste and
ingenuity in the renovation efforts
by sewing the heavy draperies
herself.
Each of the 23 governors and
their families have added their ow n
beauty, dignity and charm to the
86-year-old structure, and it con
tinues to be "one of the most
beautiful interiors in America."
When Franklin D. Roosevelt visit
ed. he was said to observe that "this
(house) compares with the White
House."
COLD FEET--Praying for a heat wave Tuesday was an icy angel on the
lawn of the Odell Hardin residence on Donaldson Ave. Temperatures
dropped into the teens rising only to the mid 30's during the day.
Income Credit Available
To Low Income Workers
Greensboro- Low-income work
ers in North Carolina may claim a
tax credit of up to S400. regardless
of whether they had federal income
tax withheld in 197b. the Internal
Revenue Service says.
To qualify, the taxpayer must
not have earned more than $8,000
in wages and salary during 1976.
Unemployment compensation is
not counted as earned income for
purposes of computing the earned
income credit.
In addition, the taxpayer must
have paid over half the cost of
keeping up a home (owned or
rented) in the U.S. for the entire
year for themselves and their child
w ho was under 19 years of age or a
full-time student, or for their adult
disabled child who qualities as a
dependent. The taxpayer must file
a I9^t> Federal income tax return
and. if married persons are claim
ing the credit, a joint return must
be filed.
In a nutshell, people whose
income was under 54. 000 would
receive 10 per cent of earned
income to a maximum of $400. The
credit decreases for incomes be
tween S4.000 and $K.(XK) by $1 for
everv SI0 of income earned, phas
200 years at the same location
ing out at $8,000.
More detailed information may
be obtained by calling the IKS
toll-free number N00-822-8800. or
by visiting any IRS office.
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