The Pamlico News
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Thursday, November 24, 1977
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Vol. 10, No. 47, 15c per copy
Serving Richland Township and Pamlico County, Home of the Oldest and Largest Holly Tree in America
TIIKY POSKD PROCDLY-This photo was made just before the regular meeting of Cub
Scout Den No. 2 of Aurora last Wednesday. The young men were proud to pose for The
Pamlico'News reporter and were careful to have their kerchiefs and caps just right for the
picture. Left to right front row are Scott Peed, Shawn Patterson, and Stephen Kdwards.
Standing are Ms. Anne Traub. den leader, her son David; Chris Carawan, Michael Lewis
and Dennis Brown. They meet regularly at the American Legion Hut in Aurora.
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Cub Scouting Program
Growing In Aurora
Aurora Pack No. 22 of the Cub
,Scouts is now more active than
it has been in some years, ac
cording f' its den ' ier, Ms.
Anne Traub. She told The
Pamlico News Wednesday that
there are now four dens in the
pack with around 30 boys
participating in the activities.
Cubmaslers are Thomas
Walker and Wayne Hollister.
Den Leaders are Ms. Flora
Reed and Ms. Delzora Jones,
DenNo. 1; Ms. Joan Walker and
Ms. Verna Hollister, Den No. 3
and leaders for the Webelo6 of
Den No. 4 for 10 year olds are
Mr. Walker, Mr. Hollister, and
Charles Archibald. Since the
leaders for Den No. 4 all work
shifts at Texas Gulf they rotate
in conducting meetings and
carrying out Cub Scouting
activities.
Each Den meets three limes a
month and the fourth week of
the month Pack Meeting is held,
on the first Tuesday beginning
at 7:30 p.m. at the American
Legion Hut. At this meeting
Cubmasters, Den Leaders, Cub
Scouts and parents are in at
tendance.
Cub Scouting, as is Boy
Scouting, is a character
building organization and gives
participants an opportunity to
grow in many ways. Such an
organization, however is not
possible without the support of
volunteer adults. When not
enough volunteer help is
available, many who wish to
become members of a Cub
Scout Den or Boy Scout Troop
must be left out of the program.
Mrs. Traub was most en
thusiastic about the progress
made with the movement this
year and hopes to see even more
boys in the program as lime
goes on.
Alliance Commissioners Study
Alternative Sewer Plans
The Town Board of Alliance
met on November 14 with
Mayor Frank Willjs and
Commissioners Earl Spencer
and Herman Ireland present.
Town Clerk Ralph M. Keel also
was present.
The Commissioners adopted a
resolution concurring with the
findings of Moore, Gardner, and
Associates on the Alternative 1
pish for providing sewer ser
vice to the studied are? which
includes Alliance, Bayboro,
- 1 *1, Mesic, and Van
They discussed the
r.,r:_1 to establish a
Metropolitan Sewer District if it
is economically feasible to
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serve the area and adopled this
proposal as well.
The approval of the Town's
application to participate in the
Disaster Flood program was
received. This approval became
effective on November 9, 1977.
This means that property
owners are now eligible to buy
flood insurance protection at
affordable rates subsidized by
the Federal Government.
A news release from J.
Robert Hunter, Acting Federal
Insurance Administrator,
states that policies are ef
fective immediately during the
first 30 days the insurance
becomes available. After the
first 30 days there is a 15 day
waiting period.
“The policies can be pur
chased from any licensed agent
or broker. The Kemper In
surance, 1229 Greenwood Cliff,
Charlotte, N. C. 28204 has been
designated as the flood in
surance servicing company for
this area. Agents and brokers
may obtain policy forms, rales,
flood insurance manuals, and
any other necessary in
formation from this company.
. “Under the'program,
coyerage can be obtained for all
buildings and their contents.
The available limit of insurance
(Continued on page 12)
A
Thanksgiving
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^By Tillie M. S. Knowles
They were all sealed around
the great table in the dining
room of Grandpa’s and
Grandma’s home on the farm.
Grandpa, Grandma, Mother,
Daddy, Uncle Everett, Auntie
Belle and Uncle GjMrge home
from the Army, alrlhere for
Thanksgiving. The family had
gathered and at the head of the
table, right in front of Grandpa,
sal a huge turkey, stuffed and
steaming, cooked to a delicate
golden brown. There was an
ancient tureen filled with
asparagus soup; there were
collard greens, cooked with
ham, corn meal dumplings;
boiled green cabbage swim
ming in cheese sauce, home
made biscuits, apple and raisin
salad, pale green celery curled
at the ends, stewed tomatoes,
candied sweet potatoes with
melted marshmallows on top
and cranberry sauce.
The mouth watering aroma of
freshly-cooked food mingled
and hung over the dining room
as Grandpa Evans said in his
deep, booming voice, “Let us
now give thanks,’’ and everyone
bowed their heads, and sal with
hands folded in their laps.
“Father, we thank thee for
this glorious Thanksgiving
Day,” Grandpa began, “and
for. . . .”
Janie raised her lowered
eyelids and peeped across the
room at the buffet that was
laden with all sorts of dessert
goodies. Chocolate cake,
pumpkin pie, mincemeat tarts,
cookies, and gingerbread. Her
eyes lingered on the ginger
bread and the bowl of gleaming
red, ripe apples set at one end of
the buffet. ”... this boun
iful food that you have pro
vided," Grandpa was saying.
Janie squirmed in her chair
and quietly nudged Bubba with
an elbow. “I wish Grandpa
didn't have to say such a long
blessing every time,” she
whispered.
“S-h-h-h! ” Bubba whispered
back. Bubba was two years older
than Janie and could be so bossy
at times: but Janie saw that he
was tired of silting still, too;
and as anxious as she for
Grandpa to finish the blessing.
“We give thanks that thou, in
thy great goodness, has seen fit
to feed and clothe us, and to
provide us with warmth and
shelter. We ask thy blessing on
this food, of which we are about
to partake, and ask thy blessing
on this family,” Grandpa
continued. Why did Grandpa
always say all of those thous
and thees, Janie wondered
impatiently.
Janie opened her eyes again,
just a wee bit, and peeped out
through long, thick lashes at the
gingerbread. She certainly
hoped there would be ice cream
to go on lop of it. She squirmed
some more, wishing she could
scratch her nose, lifted a hand
part-way and instantly received
a kick on her shin from Bubba.
Janie closed her eyes again.
Trying to control her im
patience, she sal as still as she
could while Grandpa rumbled
on, asking God’s blessing on the
hungry and homeless; on the
brave men and women who
served in the nation's armed
forces; on the President of the
United Stales.... on the United
Slates of America, and, he
finally concluded, “help us to be
forever grateful to thee for thy
goodness and mercy to us, thy
humble servants. Amen."
Thank goodness! Janie lifted
her napkin from the table,
unfolded it, laid it across her
lap, and looked expectantly at
Grandpa who had begun car
ving the turkey, cutting luscious
slices of while meal from ihe
breast of the turkey. He glanced
at the dinner plates stacked
beside him. “Now, let’s see," he
said, looking around the table.
"We ll start with the children
first. The youngest. So the first
plate's for our little Janie.” He
placed a thick slice of turkey on
the top plate and passed it to
Grandma.
“Now, Janie, you tell me what
all else you’d like," Grandma
said. “Dressing?" she asked.
“Yes, ma'am,” replied
Janie.
"Sweet potatoes?"
"I’d like some of everything,
please! "Janie told her.
‘•‘Everything?”
"Yes, ma’am."
"Now. Janie,” her father
began.
“Oh, let the child have
whatever she wants," Grandma
scolded her son. Bubba’s
response to Grandma’s question
was the same as Janie’s.
When their plates, almost
brimming with food, were set
before them, they hardly knew
what to eat first. Mother was
filling soup bowls and passing
them around the table.
Janie lasted the turkey, ale a
litlle of the sweet potatoes,
picked at her collard greens,
and took a bite of dumpling.
When she had had her fill, her
plate appeared to be almost as
full as it had been at the start.
And Bubba’s was the same.
"Now, children," Mother
admonished them, “eat the rest
of your dinner!"
“I can’t,” Janie complained.
"I’m too full.”
"Me, loo," Bubba said.
"Then you shouldn’t have
asked for so much,” Father
scolded. "Don't you know," he
continued, bringing his dark
eyebrows together in a deep
Irown. "that there are children
all over the world, probably
some close by, who are hungry
and would give anything to have
that food you're wasting! ”
“Well, we can't help it,”
Bubba answered for the two of
them. "If we eat any more,
we ll gel sick."
“And, besides,” Janie
whined, "we have to leave some
room for the gingerbread.” She
turned her big blue eyes
hopefully to Grandpa.
“Well,” Grandpa said,
clearing his throat, “it is sinful
to be so wasteful when there are
so many hungry mouths around
the world... but,” he continued,
his sharp brown eyes twinkling
(Continued on page 12)
More Than 200
At Recreation
Awards Banquet
More than 200 young people,
parents and friends attended
the Pamlico County Department
of Parks and Recreation Ban
quet held Saturday afternoon in
the lunchroom of Fred A.
Anderson Elementary
School, an indication of how
much the people of Pamlico
County appreciate and support
the recreation activities and
events carried out county
wide bv dedicated recreation
personnel and faithful volun
teers.
Food was in the form of a
covered-dish dinner provided by
parents of the young people
participating in the Flag Foot
ball program for Pee Wee and
Termite players during the
season just ended. The
dinner was served buffet style
with the assistance of many
volunteers.
There were many highlights
of the gathering. These will be
carried in next week's edition of
The Pamlico News along with
more photos and the names of
the team members and types of
awards or certificates present
ed.
Connts Dudley presided over
the banquet, serving as master
of ceremonies. Next week's
edition wilt also include
the names of speakers and other
information too lengthy to in
clude so close to this edition's
deadline. The banquet was a
well-planned and widely sup
ported event that deserves to be
written up in riore detail. Watch
for this story next week.
A HKilll.K■ I1T — One of the highlights of the Flag Football
Team banquet was the special recognition given to Don
Carter, who has been Recreation Director for a little over a
year. In presenting Mr. Carter a plaque expressing this
appreciation. Bernard B. Ilollowell. on behalf of the Pamlico
County Recreation Commission, praised Carter for his
outstanding leadership, saying, “Don Carter is one of the
most energetic, resourceful and patient people many of us
have ever known."
OVKK 200 ATTKNDKD — Some of the over 200 parents,
young people and friends attending the Flag Football
Banquet in Bayboro Saturday, are shown serving themselves
at the covered-dish dinner.