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PAGE SIX
Our Yellowed Pages
AN WHMI IN TOE FILES OF
THE LMO WAN bE&ALD
30 YEARS AGO
N. K. Rowell, Chowan
County farm agent, notified
all farmers of the county
that a general meeting would
.be held at the Taylor Thea
fter for the purpose of hear
ing more about the new
farm program,
A tribute was paid to
“Aunt Lizzie” Bunch, who
was 97 years old and said
to be the oldest white lady
in Chowan County.
W. D. Pruden, counsel for
John Horne, who was con
victed for the murder of his
wife and sentenced to die in
the state’s gas chamber, was
successful in securing a 60-
day repneve for the con
demned man in an endeavor
to secure a commutation of
the death sentence to life
imprisonment.
Mrs. B W. Evans was
hostess to the Sewing Circle
at her home near Cross
Roads.
Methodists from all over
the district attended a dis
trict-wide Christian Educa
tion Conference at the Eden
ton Methodist Church.
A dance was held over the
Edenton Case for the bene
fit of the Edenton High
School baseball team.
The Taylor Theater was
unable to accommodate a
Corrective supports and trusses on- I
able many people with physical in- I
firmities to enjoy normal activities. H
We have elastic hosiery, supports, H
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crowd which turned out for
another amateur night pro
gram.
'though promoted so cor
poral in the State Highway
Patrol, George I. Dad was
notified that he would not
be transferred from Eden
ton.
Edenton friends were de
lighted to learn that Lloyd
Hobbs, .a student at Appala
chian State Teachers College
at Boone, closed his first
year of collegiate wrestling
undefeated.
Teddy Lupton, 5-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Hector
Lupton, had the misfortune
to painfully cut his arm
when he ran into a French
door, the glass of which
broke and cut him deeply on
the right forearm.
The Enterprise Woman’s
Club presented a play, "A
Poor Married Man,” in the
Enterprise school building.
Members ’of the cast were
Mrs. Claude Small, Mrs.
Wallace Goodwin. M’ss Haz
-1 Goodwin, Miss Janie Cox.
Haywood Bunch, Earl Har
rell. Russell By rum and lid
ward Bass
Though still awaiting ar
rival of new equipment, Ar
thur Chappell was busy
moving into his new quar
ters next to Quinn Furni
ture Company.
Mrs. W. B. Shepa-d. Jr., j
who had been confined to ;
| her bed for a week .as the
! result of, stepping on/a nail,
was reported much im
proved.
With'three victories under
their belt, the Edenton High
School baseball team was
very optimistic of competing
for state honors.
W. Jim Daniels, Charles H.
Wood, George Lassiter and
C. S„ Cozart participated in
the fifth Sunday sing held
at Colerain.
20 YEARS AGO
A group of Legionnaires
which filled the Court
House voted almost unani
mously to purchase the W.
A. Everett property on South
Broad Street as a site for a
Legion home- -
With the Bipghamton
baseball players rapidly
rounding i nto shape, the first
game was played in Norfolk
when the Triplets and Tars
played a 12-inning tie game
with a score of 8 to 8.
In a charge to the Grand
Jury, Judge Henry L. Stev
ens devoted the major por
tion of his remarks to the
slaughter on the ’highways.
He deplored the fact that
crime had increased among
boys and girls under 18
years of age and criticized
the County Commissioners
tor allowing the Court
House to be heated with
Stoves. He also paid tributi
to, those who were in the
armed forces.
Mayor Leroy Haskett des
ignated April 8-13 as clean
up week in Edenton.
Edenton’s oldest dry clean
ing and pressing establish
ment changed hands when
Skinner White and Claude
Griffin purchased Ed Habit’s
dry cleaning plant, which
Mr. Habit started in 1917.
One Edenton boy, Philip
Sidney McMullan, Jr., was
listed amorig thousands of
couth throughout the United
States entered in the 1946
competition of the Fisher
Body Corporation’s Guild
for the building of model
automobile bodies.
At a joint meeting of the
Beaver Hill Cemetery Cor
poration and the Beaver Hill
Gemetery Association, both
err.uus a creed to turn over
to the town of Edenton the
Beaver Hill Cemetery. The
entire cemetery plot con
taining about 24 acres was
deeded to the town, except
that portion of lots owned
by individuals, with only
two provisions, one being
that Ihe town maintain and
keep the cemetery in a
proper manner. The other
provision was that what
funds remain with the orig
inal organization be turned
over to a committee com
posed of a lady from each
of the seven denominations,
which included Mrs. R F.
Tuttle. Mrs. R. E. Leary,
Mrs. Millard Bond. Jr., Mrs.
C. E. Kramer, Mrs. R. C.
Holland, Mrs. .Eva Alexander
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY APRIL 7, 1966.
MERRY
By MBS. ETHEL tVINBORNF.
Mrs. Roy Pierce, Mrs.
Joyce Hussey and daughter,
Lucy Daniels, spent Satur
(day in Norfolk and visited
Mr. and Mts. James Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. ,J. W. Win
borne visited Mrs. Mary
White in Washington Friday.
Mrs. Roy Baker returned
home Tuesday after spend
ing a week at Tampa, Fla.,
.with Her daughter, Mrs.
Sarah Baker and daughter,
Shelia.
Mrs .E. J. Pruden, Sr., and
Mrs. Kate Johnson visited
Mrs. Nancy Winborne of
Aheskie Saturday.
Ft;.; and Mrs. Edward
Bazemdpe and children of
Suffolk visited Mrs. C. T.
Mr., and Mrs. J. B. Smith
wick visited Mr. and Mrs.
Torn Diskette of Wilson Fri
day.
Mr., and Mrs. R. J. Mc-
Gahee of Portsmouth were
the Sunday guests of S. V.
Cowarui and Misses Vannie
and Frances Cbwarid.
Miss, Celia Phelps'is a pa
tient in the Bertie Hospital
at Windsor this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Dav
enport and children, Paula
and Penny, spent Sunday at
Raleieh with Mr. and Mrs.
lay (Bissette and also visited
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bissette
n Wilson.
J. L. Williford is . a patient
: n the Bertie Hospital at
Windsor since Sunday.
Mrs. Rav Ward and son
Billy of Winton spent Sun
day with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs C. W. Davenport.
Mrs. J. B. Smilhwick.
Mrs. Marvin Davenport and
children. Paula and Penny,
=pent Thursday in Williams
tondwith Mrs. Jerry Daven
port.
R. B. Davenport of Roan
oke Rapids spent the week
end With h>s poron.ts. Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Davenport.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Win
and Mrs. George Shaw, The
funds turned over to this
committee were to be used
only for beautification and
improvements as long as the
money lasted
Chowan County Commis
sioners were delighted when
they learned from the Panel
Room Committee that two
more portraits had been con
tributed for the panel room
in the Court House, The
portraits were of Joseph
Hewes and Hugh William
son. The Hewes familv pre
sented the portrait of Hewes
and Mrs. James Webb was
(he donor of the Williamson
portrait.
The Grand Jury servin'?
in a term of Chowan County
Superior Court recommended
that they proceed as soon as
feasible to install a .central
ized heating plant for heat- |
ing the entire Court! House, |
jail and jail keeper’s resi
dence. I
Hollo well Cotton & Spray Service
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Liquid Nitrogen
CUSTOM SPRAYING ON ALL CROPS
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Soil Samples - Tissue Test for Fertilizer Deficiency
We Check All Crops For Plant Diseases.
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Joe Hollowell, Owner-Mgr.
phHNE 482-4488
HILL NEWS
borne spent Monday in
Washington on business.
Jimmie Love of Swans
boro and Miss Nina Love of
East Carolina College at
Greenville spent the week
end at their home. I
Mrs. GJ. W. Davenport en
tered the Beiitie Hospital at
Windsor Monday-
Mrs. D. P. Mizell and
daughter. Bettie of Edenton,
spent Tuesday with her
Dawn Os Victory Showing Is* Set
The film “Dawn of Vic
tory” will be shown at the
Assembly of God Church,
308 First Street in Edenton,
on Good Friday night, April
8, at 8 o’clock.
“Dawn of Victory” is the
Easter, story produced on
screen in living color. -, It • id
I FOR SALE!
I Four bedroom house on North Broad j
I Street. Very convenient to down- ]
j| town section. Steam heat, three!
bathrooms and plenty of garage!
| space.
| SUBSTANTIAL CUT IN PRICE IF
SOLD THIS WEEK!
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I Azaleas, 20 varieties, each 15c
| In I ocs of 100 or more \2]/> v
x (add 50c per doz. postage)
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I Camellias, 20 varieties, each 40c
|> (add 25c-each postage)
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I Pink Dog Wood .... 08c
..> (add 25c each postage)
% We have Petunias, Snap Dragons and all kinds of
<| Bedding Plants . . . plus Rhododendrons, etc.
Come Down and See What We Have
| LEDO FARMS
| .Hamilton, N. C.
mother, Mrs. C. T. Baker.
Marvin Cobb of Camp Le
jeune was at home with his
mother, Mrs. Georgia Cobb,
for the weekend.
Britt Smithwick of State
College, Raleigh, spent the
weekend at home with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Smithwick.
Charlie Keeter of Hamp
ton spent Saturday at his
home here.
a 30-minute production fea
turing Lee J. Cobb.
The evening will also in
clude special music, accord
ing to the pastor. Rev. Hu
bert Morris.
The public is invited to
attend.
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Easier Plates, Plush
Cups Ntpkins ’"BUNNIES
35'n i )k “- j9Bc ■» $8.98 a
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KMSMBh KING JAMES VERSION
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Black
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Ladies’ Handbags
$1.99 - $2.99 j t S
Girls’ Dresses i ?
$1.98 - $2.98 * 4JBfi
Paddle Balls , trM}
with Easter Treats {
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Nylon Hose Suits
f \An nr Boys’ and Girls’
2 pr. SI.OO 99c *9 [
Wreaths $1.98 - $2.98 - $3.98 ■
Plastic Cemetery Vase w/Spike._22c ■
Corsages ffle -49 c -39 c »
Easter Package Grass. __ 10c ai|d 29c 5
Live Easter Lilies __sl.B9-$2.69-$3.29 ■
Geranium Plants ■
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; Jelly Bird Eggs .'29c lb. ■
Med. Easter Eggs ... _39c H). S
Lg. Easter Eggs *...,89c lb. j ■
Marshmallow Chicks...__2c ea. S
Choc. Hollow Bunnies,. to 98c ■
Choc. Marshmallow Bunnies 5c ea.
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