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PAGE TWO MEEKINS A WORD FOR THE PREACHERS When one who is not a church communicant pauses amidst his daily labors to say a good word for the preachers, it should be ac cepted as sincere, because there is no axe to grind, and no favors sought. We are reminded today by the observations of a friend, and neighbor of how little is done for the preachers—or rather how few the persons, who do that little, — in return for all the good work i they do a community. The I calls our attention to the fact that the preacher’s position is some thing like the home newspaper, which is often used when needed but forgotten for business pur poses. Well, why not pass on a good word for all good preachers? 1 Come to think of it, the' preacher has to have an almost fanatical zeal, certainly an intense devotion to stick to his calling amid all the discouragements of a usual barren field, as most of our small coastland charges are. It is true we have with us a lot of pas tors who never could preach and never will, and whose presence in the church can no wise build it up, let alone hold what’s there. Who continue to stay because no one in the congregation has enough spine to suggest that they get out of the way; too often because the congregation lacks the public spirit to pay a man of ability. This is all true, just as we have hypo crites and deadbeats in all churches APPLE BRANDY Fifrtu _ LAIRD AND COMPANY _ .lyou, N. Y.-North GardcwV-Vs? Scobeyville, N. J. Be your own car expert t w ■>■ L ***■■ Ki —<Ogb Wfe % ' JW/S; _ , L *—'■w-iyJ~gr==^- r .—_ ,j:ar Wfci® ?% > I "••■*•—K 1— L r r"*"!•■*• iSSrZ? I \EW »IIOH IMHIVHU lets you compare cars feature by feature! Economics/ Family Modal Xw WAYFARER SIX-PASSENGER SEDAN lou get the fads you need to judge car valueand save money! Where others give you "sell,” we give you proof! ■ Bfl ■■ The Dodge "show Down” booklet lets you com- • B*W V M MM M J pare Dodge head room, seat width, easy-entry doors, wheelbase, and many, many other specific features that ~~——■ mean extra comfort, safety, convenience and economy . . . with cars costing hundreds of dollars mare. Get your free copy today. Let the/acts speak for themselves, r -, — wbiKt M whhou( NOW ON DISPLAY j?. p. wwra?Momi?ca PHONE 11* MANTEO, N. C. ' who under the pretense of religion lambast their honest neighbors outside. There are folks in the best of churches who pray and sing loud, with their eyes piously half closed so they can the better spot a neighbor’s wife and figure the best way of getting her out for a ride the next evening, or how he can cook up a deal that will skin the fellow sitting alongside him. Now all of these things keep a lot of people away from the church but even if a -fellow doesn’t go to church, and feels no need for its comforting influence to prop him up as he totters lazily along life’s way, he ought to chip in some thing to keep the preacher going. If in his heart he hasn’t the Icve and desire to jump in and help the preacher, or to even encourage him by occasionally warming a bench during preaching service, he ought to once a year at least, dispense a little of that precious metal or the lovely green whose delightful tinkle or silky rustling maketh glad hearts the world around. The preacher spends a lot of time preparing himself for his cal ling. What if a few of them never make the grade? We see a lot more jack-leg carpenters messing up wood and we see numerous bum automobile experts who only make your car a bigger repair job for the next shop you tow it to. And ye gods, the painters who would have you believe they are painters. The preacher usually comes from a poor family and has to work his way through school, another proof of his zeal, and further that his youth fortunately lacked an avenue to lead his life to waste. He usually marries early; who wouldn’t, sur rounded as he is in church ,vork with so many nice decent girls; and too often they have a big fami ly, having scruples of course against doing things done by so many others to limit their . off spring. The preacher comes into a com munity to be a leader and teacher of the people, especially those people of his own faith who bring him there under the promise that he will be paid a decent livelihood. He may be of one faith, yet he serves all people, whether they have any faith whatever. He has to live in a decent house, he has to dress well enough to maintain the dignity of his calling in any home in the community; his children must be well clothed and not made ashamed among other children even of the richest and stingiest parishioner, some of whom make life miserable for the preacher’s child, call him a “goody-goody,” and poke fun at the strait-laced ness of his life. People who never send a dime to church the whole year to en courage the minister, instantly think of him when they get steam ed up on a spring night and decide the future of the whole world de pends on their sleeping together forever. Death sweeps a damp hand across a whole household, but never strikes the bereaved so low they don’t think first thing of a preacher to come with comfort as ORGANIZATIONAL CALENDAR Band>y MT. OLIVET METHODIST CHURCH of Manteo: Sunday School, 10:00 a. m.: morning worship. 11:00: evening worship, 7:80 n m The Rev. H. R Ashmore. ROANOKE ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday School, 10:00 a.m.; evening wor ship, 8:00 p.m. (Prayer meeting, 8:00 p.m. Wednesdays.) The Rev. Frank B. Dinwiddle. WANCHESE METHODIST CHURCH: Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Methodist Young People, 7:18 P.m.: evening worship, 8:00 p.m. The Rev. C. W. Guthrie. ASSEMBLY OP GOD of Manteo: Sun lay School, 10 a.m.; devotional service at 1:00 p.m. on Bunday. (Regular worship lervlce, Friday, 7:30 p.m.) The Rev. D. B. Lawrence. MANTEO BAPTIST CHURCH: Sunday School, 10:00 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.; Baptist Training Union, 7:00 p.m.; evening worship, 7:30 p.m. (Mid-week prayer service, Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.) The Rev. H. V. Napier. Monday ROTARY CLUB of Manteo: at Com munity Building, every Monday, 0:30 p.m. LIONS CLUB of Manteo: at Ft. Raleigh Hotel, first and third Mondays, 7:15 p.m. REBEKAHS, Manteo: at. Masonic Hall, first and third Mondays, 8 p.m. STORY HOUR at the library. 3 p.m. youngest children. 3:30. second and third grades. THETA RHO GIRLS CLUB at Masonic Hall, second and fourth Mondays, 8 p.m. SHRINER S CLUB: at Manteo Airport, first Mondays, 8 p.m. TOWN COMMISSIONERS of Manteo; Manteo town hall, second Monday, 4 p.m. AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY: se cond Monday each month at the Com munity Building, 8 p.m. WESLEYAN GUILD: third Monday each month In homes of members, 8:30 p.m. WOMAN’S CLUB of Manteo: at Com munity Building, every second Tuesday. 8:15 p.m, Tuesday COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: at Dare County Courthouse. Tuesday after first Monday each month. A.B.C. BOARD: at Manteo store, Tues day after first Monday, 11 a.m. BOARD OF EDUCATION, Dare: Tues day after first Monday, quarterly, 11 a.m. MANTEO P.T.A.: at Schoolhouse, se cond Tuesday each month, 3:15 p.m. MANTEO HOME DEMONSTRATION CuUB: at Community Building, last T , s«qrl>»v. 2 30 n.m. MUSIC CLUB (Roanoke Island): third Tuesday each month, 8:30 p.m. ODD FELLOWS, Virginia Dare Lodge Manteo: at hall rear of school gym, first and third Tuesdays, 8 p.m. RENA BAUM CIRCLE of W.B.C.S. Sec ond Monday at members homes.. WANCHESE PT A: Ist Tuesday of ev ery month. Wanchese School. Thursday MASONIC LODGE of Wanchese: first and third Thursdays, 8 p.m. EASTERN STAR: at Wanchese Masonic Hall, second and fourth Thursdays, 8 p.m. V.F.W. CLUB No. 9959: at Manteo Air port. every Thursday, 8 p.m. GARDEN CLUB: at Community Build ing, first Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. Friday AVON AMERICAN LEGION, POST No. 397 meets first Friday each month in the Legion Hall at the Avon School building at 6:30 p.m. _ _ DAUGHTERS OF POCAHONTAS, Wan chese, Tonnaluke Council No. 28 meets 2nd and 4th Friday nights in Wanchese Masonic Hall. „ MANTEO LODGE A.F. & A.M. No. 883: at Fire Hall, first and thrid Fridays. WANCHESE RURITAN: 7 P. M. 3rd Friday: Schoolbuilding. ready as the doctor’s pills, pulled down from heaven out of the Bible, out of a hat for all they care, not being able to find comfort in any thing else they know or under stand. No matter what the life of the deceased may have been, the bereaved all want a lot of fine things said about him. He might have been a skin-flint or a wife beater, but the relatives get per sonal gratification and feel quite sure their neighbors all believe it if only the preacher comes and throws kind words upon the corpse as liberally as the chaff that flies from the threshing machine. When a woman feels cold the precious cheek of the most-loved bundle of flesh she has ever touch- THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C. CATFISH CORNER NEWS MISS PINKIE PERRY Correspondent Miss Filtrola Fulcher is visiting Miss Farisoke Foster in Bull Neck. Jdiss Wagonetta Walker of Frog Fork is visiting Miss Nautibel Nor ris. Miss Pantagrilla Potter is visit ing Miss Castelia Cox of Clam Point. Miss Pussy Parker is visiting Mrs. Axie Dennt Davis of Gar Creek. Miss Spicey Mae Spencer of Wide Spot is visiting Miss Bozie Berry. Miss Corsica Culpepper of Cat Cove is visiting Miss Ferrie Belle Farrow. Miss Hexapettie Harris is visit ing Miss Spottie Lee Spencer at Wide Spot. Miss Hershibar Beasley of Gar Creek is visiting Miss Aurora Dawn Davis. Mrs. Bristolene Brinn, and Miss Wisteria Wise recently motored to Columbia. Miss Osprelita Owens and Miss Madagascar Mann motored to Gul rock Sunday. Miss Nimfie Mae Morris is visit ing Miss Wandaleena Williams of Vinegar Hill. Miss Dessibelle Dowdy is visit ing Miss Parabola Perkins in Sas safras Center. Miss Bombay Bratten is visiting Miss Vassie Lean Vendor of Square Hill Creek. Miss Pinkie Perry recently spent several days with Miss Larkileen Lewis in Bay Level. Catalettie Cahoon of Cat Cove is now going with Miss Bastobel Bray of Gar Creek. Miss Dinah Flo Dowdy spent last week end with Miss Spicey Mae Spencer of Wide Spot. Miss Addie Pose Price and Rev. Peppercorn Parker of Square Hill Creek motored here Saturday. Miss Fancy Farrow is spending several days with Miss Snatchie Belle Snell of Square Hill Creek. Miss Pussy Parker spent several days last week with Mrs. Callie ed, and for which she went down into the valley of the shadow of death that it might enter this world, there is no pain to compare —there is no like despair in this life. It is then that only the pray ers and the comforting of the min ister with his assurance of a better ter land, and the kindly promise of a blissful reunion there comes nearest to deadening the pain, un til the greater healing influences of time and meditation bring that solace and comfort that makes life endurable again. Month in and month out,, year, in and year out, everybody takes the preacher for granted. Os those who are in the church, it is only the smaller number of faithful ones who carry on and keep things go ing. But, that is their business and not our affair, being that we are not one of them, so we have no complaint to offer. Our remarks are about the folks of the commun ity in general of which we are on 6; we take no credit for saying what We have said, because it took the thoughtfulness of someone else to remind us to do so. We repeat, that because the preacher is al ways at hand; because he is there at all times to be called upon by one and all when needed; —any of us might be most unhappy indeed, if a loved one died and there was n’t a single living preacher around for us to get to conduct the funer al rites, a procedure that is the heritage of centuries of communal living. Deposits made by mail vk are given our prompt, Vk careful attention. VB First & Citizens National Bank ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. Member Federal Deposit insurance Corp. Bash Baxter at Square Hill Creek. Ladies night is being planned in May by the Cartwheel Club of Cat fish Corner, date to be announced later. Miss Awtopsie Alexander of Crab Cove spent the week end with Miss Oxalis Owens of Foggy Bottom. Miss Bushibelle Brinn of Gar Creek, and Miss Larkileen Lewis of Bay Level are visiting Miss Mandoleen Mann. Grafonola Green and Hexagon Hooper are making great prepara tions to go eeling soon. They are two of the smartest fishermen in this region. A group of Catfish Corner peo ple are planning to organize a Whittiers Club. They declare no other town should be ahead of Cat fish Corner. Miss Quota Quidley of Cat Cove has recently become engaged to Mr. Fustilug Foster of Catfish Corner according to announcement of the parents. Miss Honey Bee Beasley of Gar Creek and Miss Sarabella Sutton of High Bush have been spending several days here visiting friends'. Miss Glisserene Gibbs and Miss Penice Payne have returned home with them. Miss Tootsie Tucker and Miss Peoria Potter, Miss Pencie Rose Perry and Miss Pinkie Perry play ed bridge Tuesday night at the home of Miss Tucker. Miss Toastie Mae Tillett and Miss Tizziegig Tillett, Miss Min orca Miller and Miss Simbellina Sykes have returned from a shop ping trip to Belhaven. Bistro Beasley, champion week ender, manager of the Hal Fass Fish Co. has been closed all week— sick. Firkin Fulcher and Griskin Griffin have been running a mar ket for several days. Plimson Marks, King of the Ro yal Sons of Catfish Corner an nounces the election of officers and other business will be held Friday night, April 4th. All members are invited, particularly those in ar rears. Miss Consolena Carter, Catfish Corner’s poet, who wrote the fa mous song “You Are My Heart ache,” has recently written anoth er one. It is entitled ‘‘Moon Under Heartache Bridge,” in honor of Catfish Corner. Bastinado Berry of Crab Cove and Galligaskin Gray of Wide Spot are reported to have led all the fishermen last week. Usually the leading fishermen are Downunder Dunbar and Whippo Whambo Wil lis. The latter have had hard luck since losing a lot of their nets in a crap game during Christmas week. The newly organized Freeload ers Club is planning to build a shack for their meeting place at one end of the Heartache Bridge near Gar Creek. The Freeloaders Club is a group of young minded people, ages 30 to 80 that plans to pep up the social life of Gar Creek. They thought Heartache Bridge is a good place to locate their club, because it has always been famous as a courting place where every body had a good time. Some of the younger people don’t like the idea of having their place invaded thusly. The Lemonade Society of Saint ly Sauls Church held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. Esau A. Byrd at the Parsonage. The President, Mrs. Cardemus Cooper presided; the Secretary, Miss Shalimar Shannon called the roll. The treasurer, Mrs. Goralog Gibbs, made the financial report. Several delightful games were played and delicious refresh ments were served. Everyone defi nitely had a good time. The subject MIDDLETOWN NEWS Cpl. Sherwood J. Selby, Mrs. Dennis Selby, Mrs. Hugh McKen ney, and Colleen visited Miss Smilla Selby in Vanceboro Fri y. Miss Selby accompanied them back. Miss Alice Montgomery and Marian Wingo of Richmond, Va., visited the Selby’s and McKen ney’s last week end. Mrs. Lillie Cox, Mrs. Joe Cox and Richard, spent Wednesday night in Washington with Mr. and : Mrs. Jessie Rowls. Miss Joy Spencer of Raleigh ; spent the week end with her par- , ents, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Spencer. ’ Mrs. Thaxton Selby and Wade ! spent Friday in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McKinney and Colleen, , Alice Montgomery, Marion Wingo, Camilla Selby, and ■ Cpl. Sherwood Selby, were the din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Selby Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mann, Janie Mann, and Julia Cox were the Sunday dinner guests of Mr. ■ and Mrs. Frank Mann in Washing ton. | Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes Lupton and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cuthrell visited Mrs. Lillie Cox Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Huron Gibbs, Mrs. i Kate Burrus, George T. Gibbs,■ ~ I of study was “Our Duty to Our New Neighbors and Allies of the North Pole.” The next meeting will be at the home of the president. | ICutmrE I Club !• HR I I JURHTOOg I | m 930 I I nil 111 In - T I i i mga ’* 4/5iL I I IH I STRAIGHT BOURBON I I WHISKEY | I'l7lo 111 II STI Uli'S FIODUCIS B co.tmj atTii, it. • si hooi. I . , A FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1952 Spate and C. W. Burrus, Jr., at tended the funeral of Charlie Ful cher Saturday at Manns Harbor. Mrs. Ella Gibbs is spending I some time in New York with Mr. and Mrs. Chalner Jennette. Mr. and Mrs. Hyler Cox visited Mr? and Mrs. Hugh McKinney Sun day. ' Rich Americans go to Europe to get culture and cultured Euro peans come to America to get themselves rich. PIONEER MANTEO. N. C. SATURDAY, MARCH IS DANE CLARK in “FORT DEFIANCE” In Color SUNDAY, MONDAY DICK POWELL in “YOU NEVER CAN TELL" TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY CLAUDETTE COLBERT in “THUNDER ON THE HILL” THURSDAY, FRIDAY “ANNE OF THE INDIES” With JEAN PETERS In Technicolor
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