PAGE EIGHT News From Merry Hill Section By Mn. EtM Wtabana Mr. and Mrs, Frank Hal sey and boys, Frankie and Craig of Edenton and Mrs. Maude Foxwell spent Wed nesday afternoon in Wil liamston visiting relatives. Thomas White and friend of Baltimore, Md., spent a few days recently with Mrs. H. E. Foxwell. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bow en and boys Stan and Joe of Tampa, Fla., and A. E. Bowen of Windsor visited Mrs.' Ethel Winbome on Thursday afternoon. Miss Reba Ann Cowand of Portsmouth spent Thurs day with S. V. Cowand and Misses Vannie Mae and Frances Cowand. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bill Phelps moved to Win ston-Salem last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith wick spent Saturday in Rocky Mount and visited Mrs. Daisy Britt. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bunch and children spent Friday night and Saturday at Nags Head. Miss Fonda Smithwick and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smithwick were the Sat urday night guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bissette of Wilson. Mrs. D. A. Byrd spent Thursday with Mrs. Mary Jaycees Aiding Edenton Aces Edenton Jaycees again this year are soliciting supporters of John A. Holmes High School’s ath letics through the sale of season tickets to the Aces’ home games. Reserved seat tickets are being offered to the hold ers of the reserved seats of last year and the remain ing will be then available to any persons that have hot held them in the past. In addition to the reserved seats section, season passes „ tte being offered to gen eral admission as well as ™tfil se&Son” tickets for all sports events throughout the school year. Bobby Ashley, chairman,-| urges all persons to pur chase season tickets as soon as possible whereby they not only save on the price of individual game! tickets, but give additional support to the teairj through a saving of tj larger share of the gate re ceipts to be held by the local school. Ashley may be contacted by calling 482-2632 be tween 9 A. M. and 5 P. M. Monday through Friday. Advertisers in the game programs are also asked to renew their ads when call ed on by the committee headed by Larry Williams. r JOB THORTJD littvOßWiac tnsuranco stjs: “Get more life insurance as you age no medical exam” It you’d under age 38, Nationwide’s new Family Security Plan can guar antee your right to more life insurance as you grow older, regardless of your health. No medical exam. Call today. JOE THORUD ISS East King Street P. O. B*x Hi PHONE Mt-ttN Willis in Edenton. Miss Marilyn Kay Bar field was taken to Bertie Memorial Hospital Sunday and underwent an appen dectomy. Mrs. Ethel Winborne spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. I. Bowen in Wind sor. R. B. Davenport of New port News spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Daven port. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Bar field and family spent Sat urday at Nags Head. Jesse Baker entered the Bertie Memorial Hospital at Windsor on Friday. Mrs'. Roy Baker and Mrs. J. W. Winbome visit ed Miss Edna Snell of Edenton Saturday. Dr. and Mrs. Gerald James of Dunn were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smithwick Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bob House and daughter Lynn of Harrellsville were also their guests. Mrs. E. J. Pruden, Sr., Mrs. S. B. Adams and Mrs. Kate Johnson spent Friday at Ahoskie. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Williams and Lynn of Ahoskie spent Sunday with Mrs. Georgia Cobb and Marvin Cobb of Newbern spent the weekend with his More Troublesome “Every dog has its day,’’ a novelist reminds us. This doesn’t trouble us nearly so much as the fact that cats insist on having the nights. August Values ® | NO MONEY DOWN WITH TRADE Two-door convenience Have your own " supermarket "" - —■—l—ll—l— i t holds up to 406 lbs. frozen foods! 2lAa| at a low, low price BBig convenience for ~ j * Porcela|n enamel G-E Colors or White. FOOd FTOOZCr \; 1 j • Counter Depth and $189.00 V--o.iv $159.00 Low Weekly Payments | Model WT-3530C m __« • a « Low Weekly Payments Big Capacity! a Way To Wash Everything ■ Low Cost! loads, j L— Big capacity wash basket. Hydro- /iu "*Z£L || s^ioadsre^u 11 d* Igets 1gets family * \ 11 Save money tures • Permanent Press Cooldown f/ jjjjj h#B* ***** <m J Frpeser holds up to 64 lbs. Model ta-128 Great value V ~ -$169.95 Chiller tray ideal for meats |-,|| WA-ssoc Low Weekly Payments $159.00 $209*00 Filter-Flo Washer aMUSCKSLftattaS W-UV iw u» w—v K*S323MwSS2S* _ TAKE YOU* CA* WNE*E THE TIME UMf» A** Easy fl 412 S. , WMBBMBBBU— . ** ggWWWntw ilOw* mAi l I JSAQIiUiIy Vi THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11,1969. mother also. Mrs. E. B. Evans and boys Keith and Dan and Miss Fonda Smithwick spent Tuesday at Winston- Salem with Mr. and Mrs. Meeting Ended By Witnesses RALEIGH —“Armageddon is the forerpnner of-the happiest time for man kind in all human history,” explained Lester L. Roper, Bible authority and lec turer, here Sunday. The occasion was the concluding day of the mid- Atlantic “Disciple-Making” District Assembly of Je hovah’s Witnesses, which drew delegates from more than half of the United States to the State Fair ground’s Dorton Arena, August 3 to 6. M. E. Baltrami, local minister, headed a delega tion of Witnesses and in terested persons from the Edenton area. They were among the more than 10,850 in attendance that heard Roper, Watchtower official of New York, speak on the subject, “Rescuing a Great Crowd of Mankind Out of Armageddon.” Roper described Arma geddon as God’s war to be directed against “this wicked system of things” and urged his audience to look into the Bible more carefully in order to follow a course pleasing to God. “Although we do not date Armageddon,” said Beltrami, commenting on Charlie Bill Phelps. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smithwick visited Mr. and Mrs. Hobson Taylor of Williamston Sunday. the convention, “we feel the urgency of the times rule out its being in the distant future. Therefore, we stress the prime obli gation of Christians today is to aid others to build up their faith in God.” The entire convention, according to Beltrami, was operated by some 2,000 volunteer workers, includ ing many local Witnesses. A highlight of the four day event was a mass bap tism of 140 persons in a lake on the fair grounds. Beltrami announced that the weekly meetings at the local Kingdom Halls would be resumed this week. Poet’s Corner MR. SANDBURG B9 “Silence,” whispered the wind on high, Carl Sandh'i”g has gone to die. Silvery topped, with wrinkled cheek, Carl Sandburg has gone to seek I Poems realities. Garry Ervin. Death Claims Buell Bailey Buell Bailey of Shelby, former manager of Edenton office, Employment Secur ity Commission of North Carolina, was found dead in his home at 7:15 A. M. August 1. He had been in ill health for several months. Mr. Bailey was in Eden ton during 1961-1962. He joined the ESC in Roanoke Rapids in 1958 and moved to Edenton in 1961. He left Edenton to become manager of the Shelby office of ESC. In addition to his moth er, he is survived by his l l. E v TO N BRING US YOUR FILM FOR PROMPT PROCESSING wife, three sons, two broth ers and a sister. Funeral services were held in Shelby Thursday with burial in Salisbury the following day. Memento Joe was dead and Elmer called on the widow to ex press sympathy. “Joe and I were mighty close friends,” Elmer said. “Isn’t there something I could have to remember him by?” Tearfully the widow raised her eyes and whis pered: “Would I do?” Veterans Questions - Answers Q. I was divorced from a veteran a short time ago. He is now in the hospital and is unable to make his payments to support our two children. Can I get VA payments toward the support of these children? A. If your husband has 4.- : ; :l 3,000,000 Americans, living- today, would be dead if the nation’s death rate had remained at the 1937 level. Modern medicine and wonder drugs have saved their lives. Pro tect your health and life with a prompt medical prescription when needed. DIAL 482-1711 EDENTON, N. C. more than a 30 per cent service-connected disability and if he is receiving com pensation payments be cause of it, you should contact the nearest Veter ans Administration office and discuss your case with representatives there.

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