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PAGE FOUR l—C Frost Free Date Determines Time To Sow Tender Plants The date of the last frost in spring in your area is important to everyone who grows annuals, whether by the dozen or by the thous and. The weather bureau rec ords will, show this date which determines the time seeds of tender annuals, like petunias, can be sown outdoors and also that on Which seedlings, growin indoors, can safely be mov ed to the garden. Annuals, you know, fall into three classifications: hrrdy, half-hardy and ten der. The hardy ones are real “toughies.” Seeds may be sown in autumn for very early bloom in spring and they survive the winter in the soil. Hardy annuals include bachelor’s buttons and sweet alyssum. Half-haidy annuals are, as the name suggests, not tough enough for seed to survive the winter but suf ficiently hardy to endure a light frost or two. You start seeds indoors ■of these annuals, then move the little plants to the gar den about two weeks be fore that frost free time arrives. 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Their seeds i can be Started indoors or i out, but seedlings should ■ be moved to the garden or seeds planted there only after the magical day is . past • To give you an idea of > the variation in dates of , last frost in the United i States Northern Florida l can expect its last frost on t February 25. Almost two months lat er, on May 21, gardeners in Montana can heave a sigh of relief and consider themselves rid of frost for four months. The number of days be tween the last frost in spring and the first frost in autumn, few or many as they may be, determine the vegetables and flow i ers that you can grow— the ones that will mature in that time. i Motives and purposes are in the brain and heart i of man. Consequences are in the world of fact, i —Wm. Graham Sumner. The greatest events of an • age are its best thoughts. > It is the nature of thought to find its way to action. —Christian N. Bovee. THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDEMTOM. MOUTH CAMOMMA. THURSDAY, KAY L ltM. From The Yellowed Pages Os The Herald -30 YEARS AGO Faced with the possibil ity of losing his own life, Chief of Police G. A. .Helms shot and killed Josh Norman, a Negro man, while in a tussle ami when the Negro was about to get the better of the argument Norman, who threatened to kill the officer, was grap plying for the revolver when Chief Helms fired the fatal shot. Edenton Parent Associa tion held a rather unique and interesting meeting which was featured by a “question box’’ during which 75 simple questions were asked and an old time spelling bee. Robert L. Chesson won the second round in his suit against Kieckhefer Com pany of Plymouth when a jury returned a verdict in favor in his suit far SII,OOO, damages for breach of con tract. Skinner White was ap pointed assistant fireman of the Edenton Fire De partment, taking the place of Tom Goodman, who was unable to discharge his du ties as the result of an ac cident. Mrs. R. F. Tuttle was re elected president of the Beaver Hill Cemetery As sociation. Edenton’s Lions Club celebrated its second anni versary, when J. Barnett Napier, commissioner of Lions International, was the principal speaker. The Albemarle Music Festival Association held its spring festival in the Edenton armory. Weekly newspaper folk of Northeastern North Ca rolina met in Edenton, when a shad fish fry was held at Bridge Inn near the Chowan River bridge and Representative John F. White was the principal speaker. Representative John F. White recommended C. T. Griffin and W. A. Everett as justices of the peace in Chowan County. It made five justices of the peace for the county. Dr. P. W. Tedder re; signed from his state work with the Department of Agriculture to enter priv ate practice as a veterin arian in Edenton. Thirty teachers and stu dents of the New Jersey Teachers College arrived in Edenton and appeared especially interested in a tour of a peanut mill in operation. They were con ducted on a tour of the Edenton Peanut Company. Tragedy suddenly enter ed the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. White when life was suddenly snuffed out of their only child, William Edward White, Jr. The boy was killed when he left a bus with his mother and was struck by a passing automobile. A 10-day revival meeting ended at Edenton Metho dist Church, when Jean Smith held the record far reading the most chapters of the Bible during the revival. She had 100 chap ters to her credit. Henry Hobbs, aged and respected Negro, died. He was for years employed by Dr. Richard Dillard and Dr. W. R. Capehart and since their death by many prominent white families 4&V Nongroup and Student Plans For nrelhmot information contact Mrs. T. 0. Asbell TYNER, N. C. 27980 Phone 221-4665 EDENTON, N. C. representing North Carolina Blua Cross and Blua Shiald, Inc. in Edenton. M. L. Flynn, manager of the local Pender store, was winner in a contest among Pender Stores when he led every other Pender store in the Pender chain in the sale of D. P. flour. Fire Chief R. K. Hall was authorized by Town Council to secure an esti mate for building a new fire hose house near the power plant. Much of the timber of the present fire hose house was rotten. At a meeting of the Edenton Garden Club plans were discussed to promote Arbor Day during the fall. Crepe myrtle trees were suggested to be planted. Miss Helen Elizabeth Fisher, nationally known silhouette cutter, appeared at the Edenton Graded School under auspices of ,the Edenton Parent-Teach er Association. Edenton was host to the World’s Fair attendants from North Carolina when the group of five girls and six or seven boys were en tertained by Mayor J. H. McMullan. They were tak en about town to see vari ous points, of interest and were guests at a Chamber of Commerce banquet. 20 YEARS AGO Edenton police reported' that a dangerous practice was developing in Eden ton due to children riding bicycles on the town’s sidewalks. It was pointed out that a town ordinance was on the books prohibit ing riding bicycles on the sidewalks. Mrs. Guy C. Hobbs, chairman of Chowan Coun ty’s Chapter of the Ameri can Cancer Society, an nounced that Chowan .County’s quota was $1,050. Representative J. H. Mc- Mullan introduced a bill in the General Assembly to give Chowan County Com missioners the authority to govern salaries of county officials. Henry W. Ewing, 24- year—old Negro, was charg ■ ~ ■ ■ __JMaryCarterSheiiatSS I Give your house llis "son r |l I a coat it can I I Use Mary Carter Rol-Eze - the superior I I acrylic latex paint I ■ - * 1 - asts U P t° 8 years H rILUUI T under favorable conditions. 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Byrum, president of the newly organized Chowan Skeet Club, an nounced that Wilbur Cox, one of the world’s greatest marksmen, would give a demonstration at the club’s new skeet range on Jim Morgan’s farm. Barbara Jean Spencer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Worth Spencer, won out in the Chowan Assoc National Elimination Contest at Cor inth Church in the Junior Memory Work Drill for Training Union members of the age group 9 through 12 years. George S. Twiddy was elected president of Eden ton’s Rotary Club, suc ceeding James E. Wood. - Edenton’s Varsity Club agreed to Stage a Woman less Wedding with Bill Cozart appointed chairman to stage the entertainment. Miss Mary Griffin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Griffin, was in cluded on the Dean’s List at Woman’s College of the University of North Caro lina. Miss Nollie McDonald, a missionary from the South ern Presbyterian Mission RE-ELECT Luther C. Parks Councilman Fourth Ward TOWN OF EDENTON Tuesday, May 6th Your Vote and Support Will Be Greatly Appreciated! Center at Belgian Congo, Africa, addressed a group of more than 400 pupils and teachers in the Eden ton school auditorium. Col. Raymond E. Hopper, commanding officer of the Edenton Marine Corps Air Station, and Mis. Hopper moved from Cherry Point in the Athol House and in vited Edenton. citizens to visit them at any time. Officers of the Edenton Country Club were no tified by CoL R. K Hop per, commanding officer of the Marine Corps Air Sta tion, that the Marines would take over the local golf course and that only a list of paid-up members would be allowed to play. Ernest J. Ward, Jr., an nounced the opening of Colonial City Motors, Wil lys - Overland dealer, with Sam Moore as service man ager and J. L. Chestnutt as sales manager. Mrs. D. M. Warren en tertained at an informal tea in honor of Miss Ade laide Tuttle, whose marri age to Grady Chesson was soon to be solemnized. Ground was broken and construction started on the first group of 35 houses to be built by Capt. L. A Patterson on his plot of ground near the U. S. Fish Hatchery. Due to extremely dry weather, Forest Warden Frank V. White urged citi zens to be very careful in the matter of fires. After weeks of prepara tion, everything was in readiness for Edenton and Chowan County’s participa tion in the North Carolina Home and Garden Tour. As a result of Represen tative J. H. McMullan’s ef forts in behalf of the Cho wan River bridge, which brought about an investi gation of the structure, it was learned that the con dition of the bridge was even more alarming than was generally believed. Ladies of St Paul’s Epis copal Church held an an tique show and sale at the Iredell House. Why do so many women waste money trying to look young and attractive and at the same time eat their way to 200 pounds? 214 West Queen Street DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY . . . PRICED TO MOVE! MU EDENTON REALTY WEST BYRUM, JR. 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