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tXQC TWO.
Commencement Speaker Urges
* Graduates To Be What They Are
Fifty-one members of the 1959
graduating class at Edenton Jun
ior-Senior High School wound up
their high school career Friday
night when they received their
diplomas from Superintendent
John A. Holmes. Together with
each diploma went a Bible wh ch
was presented by various church
es.
The speaker for the occasion
was the Rev. John Shelby Sponp
of Tarboro, who began his re
marks by saying that something
is more important than what the
world calls success, and that the
mark of greatness is that a man
accepts himself ror what he is.
“Inferiority complex.” he said,
“is a household word. Too many
people spend too much time com
peting with others, not beinf
content to be what they are. No
man living possesses all talents
and no other person living has
your talents and cannot make the
contribution you can.”
The speaker referred to vari
ous advertisements to make one
superior, but pointed out that
anytime a person advances his
superiority, he is broadcasting
that he is inferior and not accept
ing himself for what he really is.
Mr. Spong in emphasizing suc
cess referred to Jesus, who neve,
had anything in the way of
worldly posessions. “He had
very few friends,” he said, “and
his success cannot be measured in
dollars and cents. He was tried
before a mob screaming for his
head and was forced to carry his
own cross, but who would dare
to try to measure the influence
of Jesus?”
Ip closing the speaker said.
“Don’t try to be something you
are not. Success is not the
greatest thing in life, but be true
to your best self and make a con
tribution to life which will abide
eternally. I hope you will grow
in maturity until you reach the
goal in life you will be able to j
*ay ‘by the grace of God I am
what I am’.”
The Senior High Chorus pre
sented a pleasing number direct
ed by Mrs. Mary L. Browning
and the Rev. James MacKenzje
offered the invocation. The
speaker of the evening was in
troduced by Gus Hughes. Jr.
Fidelity finds its reward and
its strength in exalted purpose.
Mary Baker Eddy.
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School Needs In
County $750,000
Continued from Page 1, Section 1
000, which does not take into ac
count a new jail, which has been
discussed times without over the I
past 15 or 20 years.
In fact, to complete the most i
essential of these needs the Com
.niss.-oners feel that it will be ne
cessary to call for a refe;endum
io sell bonds for the purpose.
The budget for the Fire District j
was presented which called for i
$1,786.40 to be paid on the fire;
truck and $3,020.00 to the Townj
of Edenton for rural fire protec- j
lion. Based on a valuation of 1
$11,045,294 in the fire district a
rate of 5 cents will be necessary.
The present rate is 3 cents.
However, Joe Webb and W. J.
Yates attended the meeting to rer
quest the 10 cent rate be renew- j
ed. The purpose of this increase!
is to raise funds with which to
set up fire districts and purchase j
equipment. This, it was pointed
out, reduce insurance rates;
enough to offset the extra tax.
However, in connection. with •
rural fires, John Mitchener and
George Alma Byrum, together!
with Town Clerk Ernest Ward at-;
tended the meeting to request the
county’s appropriation to be rais
ed from $3,020 to $5,000. They
presented figures to show the in-1
creasing number of rural fires
and, of course, the mounting ;
costs for this service.
The Commissioners took no ac
tion, deferring any action until
after Yates and Webb confer with
state fire officials in Raleigh j
next week.
While on money matters, Wil
liam Fuller requested the Com
missioners to seriously consider j
an increase of $1,504 for the Pet-,
tigrew Library which will pro-j
vide an appropriation of $12,000
from the federal government and
put the library in first class
I shape. Without this added ap- j
j propriation the $12,000 will not'
be forthcoming and it was re
ported that Washington and Tyr
rell Counties had agreed to pay
their proportionate part of the
request. Town Council tenta
tively agreed to pay SSOO of the
amount, so that the Commission
ers will consider the $1,005 ap
> propriation.
1 Frank V. White, forest'warden,
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TWO OF A KINO— “Little Miss Cotton” gets a queenly kiss
from Malinda Berry, this year’s Maid of Cotton, at Memphis,
Tenn., at conclusion of the diminutive beauty contest. The
youngster is Teresa Louise Bradley, of Rhode Island. The large,
■ ■ tig-size cotton queen hails from Stillwater, OK la.
presented his budget which calls
! for $6,500. Mr. White reported;
that no fires occurred during the 1
; year in Chowan County which
1 caused any material damage. I
The Welfare Department’s bud-:
j get was approved which calls for;
expenditures of $139,301.47. Os;
this amount the state and fed-!
eral governments pay $109,199, so
: that the county’s part is $30.- '
j 102.47. There is a balance of $3,-!
300. so that the 1959 levy will be
$26,802.47. '
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The Commissioners will hold a,
I special meeting Monday morn-1
ing, June 15, when they will con-!
sider the various budgets and set
j a tentative tax rate. At present
! the indications are that the rate
will not have to be increased but,
lof course, the figures at present
j may change considerably before !
| the rate is set.
Landowners Aceept
Watershed Plans
, Continued from Page 1. Section 1
' included in the Watershed with
(1,760 acres of cropland, 240
acres of pasture. 8.376 acres of
woodland and 120 of idle
and miscellaneous fend.
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j Watershed plan includes nine
miles of drainage canals at a
‘ cost of $34,734 of which $25,023
will be furnished by the federal
I government under Public Law
, 566 and $9,711 by local land
owners. '
Land treatment measures
such as field diversions, pasture
seeding, sod waterways, farm
ponds, cover crops, tree plant- i
ing, farm drainage and erosion
control will be installed by the
landowners at an approximate
cost of $66,758. This part of j
the watershed plan will be car- 1
ried out on individual farms
after the necessary drainage
canals are constructed. Total
cost of the watershed project
.will be $95,130. I
1 The average annual benefits j
I that will result from the in
stallation of the planned drain- ’
age measures will amount to!
$3,481. When compared to the
average annual cost of $2,360, j
the benefit-cost ratio is 3.6 to j
1 1.0 or 3.6 dollars for every dol
lar spent. Maintaining cost of.
jthe canals will be $1,135 an-|
nually. This amount will be
'collected each year by the
drainage district.
WAKE FOREST GRADUATE
Charles T. Griffin, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Griffin, was
graduated from Wake Forest Col
| lege June 1. He was atnong more
! than 420 who received degrees.
Griffin- majored in business ad
ministration. He was a member
of Pi Kappa Alpha social frater
n'ty and of the Inter-Fraternity
Council.
One Os 7 Medfcal
Bis SnOr More
Survey Conducted By
Health Insurance
Institute
One out of every seven medi
cal bills on which health insur
auce pays benefits amounts t>
SSOO or more, the Health Insur- 1
ance Institute reports. More
than half of the bills fall be
tween SIOO and $499. The re
maining one-third are less than'
sloo.' '
The report, . based on a na
tionwide consumer survey of
health insurance conducted, for
the Institute by National Ana
lysts of Philadelphia, showed
32% of claims were under SIOO
■■cme 54% were in the SIOO-S49S
category, and 14% were SSOO or
more.
When askeci how much of
their medical bill was paid by
health insurance, some 53% of
the families questioned said
they received payment for most
or all of their medical expenses
on their most recent claim. An
other 20% said they were re
imbursed for three-quarters of
their expenses, and 15% said
they received payment for half
the cost. j
| The vast majority of families
expressed satisfaction with the
amount they were paid on their
claim. Some 72% of families
said they received the amount
they expected. Another 12%-
I said they were paid more than
j they anticipated, and an equal
proportion said they received
(less than expected.
Among families whose medical
bill was SSOO or more, the In
jstitute survey found, some 65%
! said they received whait they
expected and 15% said they re.
.ceived more than expected.
I The 12% of the total number
> ot families who received less
; than they thought they would
were asked to what they attri
buted the misunderstanding.
Some 49% explained that they
had not understood the provi
sions of their insurance contract.
; Os the remainder, 28% said that
. the medical bill exceeded the
> policy limit by a larger amount
than expected; 9% did not rea
lize that their case was not cov
r ered under the terms of the
I policy; and 8% said they differ
r■ ed with the insuring organiza
tion as to the classification of
, their claim.
Farm And Home
Week June 9*12
Home Demonstration Club wo
men from all over North Caro
lina will meet in Raleigh at State
College June 9-12 for the Farm
Home Week activities.
On Tuesday evening there will
be a formal opening program fol
lowed by a reception honoring
, Dr. and Mrs. Carey H. Bostian. i
,On Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday mornings there will be de
votionals in the Danforth Chap
el.
Classes will be held Wednes
day morning and afternoon and
Thursday morning, with over a
dozen interesting subjects from
which to choose. They will be
conducted by Extension Special
ists and professional personnel
from other sources.
Friday will be State Federation
Day. There will be a report of
the wonderful things Home Dem
onstration Clubs have accom
plished- this past year. Mrs.
Gwen Terasaki, author of “Bridge
to the Sun”, will be guest speak
er. Many guests will be present
including President and Mrs.
William Friday, Chancellor and
Mrs. Carey A. Bostian, Dr. and
Mrs. D. W. Colvard, Commissioa
er and Mrs. L Y Ballentine, Di
rector a»d Mrs. David Waa-ver,
and others. The Home Demon
stration luncheon will highlight
and conclude Farm Home Week
and will be held at 12:30 P. M.,
in the College Union.
Another very special treat will
be Hearing the Boys’ Choir from
Gaston County and the Hillandale
Girls’ Choru* from Durham
I] Leadership Awards and “Wo
men of the Year” (by the Pm
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Changes Made
For 4-H Contests
Changes have been made in the
schedule for the '4-H County
Demonstration contests, as Miss
Catherine Aman, assistant home
economics agent, will be in Ra
leigh June 8-12 for Farm Home
Week and June 15-20 for in-ser
vice training. <
The 4-H County Demonstra
tion contest will be held at the
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Chowan High School (sos boys)
end at the Chowan Community
Building (for girts) on Wednes
day, June 24, at 2:00 P, M.
The 4-H dress revue, talent
show and health pageant will be
held at Chowan High School on
Thursday, June 25, at 8:00 P. M. ‘
All 4-H Club members ere
urged to make a special effort to
enter one or more of these events
and to let Miss Aman, know at
■heir plans to enter. |
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Kenmore Electric Range 1
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HARMONY STEEL B
Cabinet House Sink B
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We wish to take this mpft&s to
express 'our sincere appreciation
to our friends and neighbors for
the deeds of kindness and love,
and’ for the prayers and expres
sions of sympathy during the ill- j
I ness and death or our husband
and brother, M. H. Perry. We-do
thank you from the depths of our
heart and may God bless each
I one of you. ,
—Mrs. Lora W. Perry 0
Mr., and Mrs. J. F. Perry
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