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‘ ' - r 4 u # > * Society Jjtld. Mtutimy Dm £liy &ity Pi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International met December 4, at the First United Methodist Church in Elizabeth City. Coffee and pastry was boated by the Pasquotank Committee B. The ‘lnitiation’ of Lucy Meade Harless was conducted by Ceremonials Chairman, Mary Alexander. She was heartily welcomed by all the chapter members. Mary Lee Copeland opened the meeting with the inspira tional reading, “No Room at the Inn”. Jean Newell, president, presided at the business meeting. Jeanne Meigs, pro gram chairman, announced that the International Theme for the year is “Getting to Know Each Other”. The March 5,1983, meeting in Edenton, will include a slide presentation of the history of Northeast North Carolina and will be in con junction with the forthcoming 400th Celebration in Dare County. All chapter members are reminded to return their ‘Personal Report Card’ at this meeting, so that the Personal Growth and Services Com mittee can compile the data, Mary MacDonald Holmes, Chairman. The May 7, 1983 meeting, to be held in Semans Ss Sleeted (2k altman Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, whose great-uncle James Buchanan Duke found- JPjgfe.." : :fy ' mtSKKm&x ed Duke University and The Duke Endowment, was elected chairman of The En dowment by its trustees at an 11 A.M. meeting held in the Duke University Board Room on December 1. William B. McGuire, former president of Duke Power Company, was elected vice-chairman at the same meeting. Mrs. Semans, the first woman to head the 58 year-old foundation, succeeds Robert McCormack, died on November 8. “The Endow ment Indenture does not pro vide much latitude in grant making,” said the new chair man. “But there must be con stant attention to the needs of Mr. Duke’s designated @Re(k Tiller J downtown kS edenton WATCH FOR OVR GIGANTIC 2 DAY SALEH! Starts Wednesday, December 22nd Ends Thursday Nite, December 23rd Shop 9 AM. Til 10 P.M. OPEN SUNDAY 1-6 Dresses Coats Sportswear Lingerie Jewelry Gloves The Betty Shoppe 300 S. Broad Street Edenton, NC Ph. 482-2428 Elizabeth City, will include: a visit from Reba Proctor, Region I director; a flutist’s presentation; and awarding of the Recruitment Scholar ship Grant to the 1983 recipient. Anna Bair introduced our speaker, Dr. Lilly Chou, who gave a fascinating and enlightening program on “Education in China Today”. Dr. Chou was born in Shanghai, grew up in Hong Kong, left China at age 19 to be educated in the U.S. A. Her piano career began at age 5. She received her Doctorate Degree from the University of California. Dr. Chou and her husband teach at the College of the Albemrale. Recently, they returned to China to visit family they had not been able to see for many years. They had a most interesting and revealing visit and saw their 18 college-age nieces and nephews. She closed her presentation with a beautiful piano mini-concert. It was readily apparent why she and her husband are valued members of their church and community! The December meeting concluded with a lovely lun cheon and Pi Chapter’s An nual Christmas Bazaar. causes; maintenance of a careful, responsive invest ment policy; and an awareness of new ideas in the philanthropic arena. I pledge to do the very best I can to treasure the traditions of The Endowment and to keep alert to societal changes.” “I’ve been fortunate,” Mrs. Semans said, “in being close to every chairman of The En dowment: George Allen, Tom Perkins, Marshall Pickens, Archie Davis, and our dear friend, the late Bob McCor mack. I’m so grateful to my fellow trustees for this special opportunity to serve my great-uncle’s philanthropic causes. I feel that I’ll be doing this for him and for my grandfather.” Born in New York City, daughter of Anthony Drexel and Mary (Duke) Biddle, Mrs. Semans attended the Hewitt School and graduated from Duke University. She has been awarded the Doctor of Laws degree from the University of North Carolina, and the Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Davidson College, Elon College, North Carolina Central University and North Carolina Wesleyan College. Active in civic, health, and cultural affairs, Mrs. Semans was an incorporator of the North Carolina Society for the Prevention of Blindness, a member of the White House Continued On Page 3-A ■flitout U/omen Page 2-A THE CHOWAN HERALD Janice Lynn Davis Snyayem en t Ss -@nnou.nced Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Davis, Jr. of Virginia Beach, Va., announce the engage ment of their daughter Janice Lynne to Ronald Hoskins Wientraub of Virginia Beach. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs Robert Ronald Wientraub of Edenton and grandson of Mrs. Hoskins Harrell also of Edenton. Miss Davis a a 1977 graduate of Princess Anne High School and 1981 graduate of Longwood Col lege, Farmville, Va. She is Soil cl tots @te &n “The (yo RALElGH—Solicitors seek ing donations for charitable organizations are out in full force during the holiday season, and North Carolinians are urged to be cautious to en sure that money they donate is used for its intended purpose. (i Ed Edgerton, head of the N.C. Department of Human Resources’ Solicitation Licen sing Branch, estimates that approximately one per cent of all charitable donations in the United States are lost through fraud, and another 10 per cent through misrepresentation. In 1981, this country’s citizens, businesses, and foundations contributed approximately $53 billion to charity, in cluding over $1 billion in North Carolina alone. presently employed as a se cond grade teacher in Virginia Beach school system. Miss Davis is also the grandaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Carawan of Swans Quarter, N.C. Ronald is a 1976 graduate of John A. Holmes High School. He served four years in the Air Force and is presently employed in the Civil Service at the Naval Air Reworks Facility, Norfolk, Va. A June 18 wedding is planned. “Despite the high rise in in flation, individuals con tributed about 84 per cent of the total donations last year, while corporations, founda tions. and bequests con tnbuted the other 16 per cent,” Edgerton said. “With citizens picking up the lionls share of the giving, it’s all the more important that they be familiar with the charity they’re giving their money to. Nobody wants to be taken by a fast-talking con man.’’ Edgerton recommended the following tips for people to follow when donating money to so-called charitable groups: Continued On Page 3-A ONLY s s9*> up Beautiful and affordable too. A small price for a meaningful diamond ring. Each of these contemporary-styled diamond solitaires are fashioned in precious fourteen karat gold, wedding rings available at a modest additional cost. Davis Jewelers downtown edenton A .*i « '., •-V ;/£ 4T ,/• ; **i SHghtly enlarged to show Thursday, December 16,1962 •fcArndml* %t (2u.ltm.ttl Kao*teui The various sections of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources with services to the public have announced holiday closing hours for the building at 108 E. Jones St., Raleigh. Holiday schedule is as follows: The N.C. Archives will be closed Friday, Dec. 24 through Monday, Dec. 27; and closed Friday, Dec. 31 through Monday, Jan. 3. The Archives will be reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 4. The State Library Genealogy Library will be closed Friday, Dec. 24 through Monday, Dec. 27; and closed Friday, Dec. 31 through Sunday, Jan. 2. Hie Genealogy Library will reopen Monday, Jan. 3. The N.C. Museum of History will be closed Friday, Dec. 24 and Monday, Dec. 27; and Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan 1. The Museum will reopen on Sunday, Jan. 2. It will follow normal schedule and be closed on Monday, Jan. 3, and will reopen Tues day, Jan. 4. The N.C. Capitol and Visitor Center will be closed Friday through Monday, Dec. 24-27; reopen Tuesday, Dec. 28. The Capitol and Visitor Center will close again on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1; reopen Sunday, Jan. 2. North Carolina’s historic sites across the state will close Friday, Dec. 24 through Monday, Dec. 27, and reopen Tuesday, Dec. 28. FRUIT TREES Apple Pear Peach Cherry Plum ‘T J, “ tn sneer jpntfvHfV! b''.''>9Tros J AS bffpnitnoO Aj-Fapevinies - Leary Plant Farm Rt. 1, Rocky Hock Road Edenton, NC 27932 Call (919) 221-4671 Hours: Mon. - Sat. - 8:00 am - 5:30 pm Shop I.N.S. At Rocky Hock Ribeye Steaks lb. $3.89 Bone-In Chuck Roast lb. $1.39| Shoulder Roast lb. $1.59 Eye Round Roast lb. $2.99 Rump Roast .lb. $2.89 Top Round lb. $2.79 Corned Hams.. lb. $1.49 Smoked Country Picnics Jb. $1.49 Pepsi Mch $1.19 Rocky Hock Grocery George Dratedy. Owner H««te I Edeatoa Phew 881 VQ3I Penny Jo Powell Miss JOowell “To Matty Sn sane Mr. and Mrs. Henry Allen Powell announce the engage ment of their daughter Penny Jo Powell to Dale Thaggard Hair of Fayetteville. Miss Powell is a 1978 graduate of John A. Holmes High School, 1980 graduate of Peace College in Raleigh, and is presently attending East Carolina University in Green ville. Miss Powell is the granddaughter of Mrs. Hoskins Harrell. Mr. Hair is the son of Mrs. Ed Dennis of Sunset Beach, N.C. and Mr. Slater Hair Jr. of Elizabethtown. A 1976 graduate of East Bladen High School Elizabethtown, N.C. and 1980 graduate of East Carolina School of Music Greenville, N.C. He is presently employed as direc tor of bands at Douglas Byrd Senior High School in Fayet teville, N.C. A June 25th wedding is planned. Finland's literacy rate is over 99 percent. Can Christmas trees pro duce a wheeze? They can, according to Susan Roberts, Christmas Seal chairperson, for the two million children under 17 who have asthma, the Christmas season harbors a number of triggers that can bring on an asthma episode. First is the seemingly harmless Christmas tree. Mold often begins to ac cumulate on the branches, especially if the tree has been cut several weeks before. When the treee' begins to dry out, the mold Stores are released. The'siwres are a trigger for many tootle with 'asthma,. 1 “Be sure to pick your gifts for the child with asthma carefully,” Ms. Roberts adds. “Pets often are poor gifts, because of their dander; stuffed toy aiiimals, too, can be a problem. They retain dust and can become a home for the house dust mite.” The American Lung Association of North Carolina, Eastern Region, warns that all clothing should be washed or dry cleaned before it is put on for the first time to remove the finishing materials used by the manufacturer to which many children with asthma Views On Dental Health ¥ )i t /( Richard N. Hines, Jr. L DD.S. Fellow of The Academy of General Dentistry i ; How’s Your Smile? Hate you ever noticed how a happy, smiling face makes you want to smile too? The person smiling doesn’t have to be beautiful or in the full bloom of youth. Just an attractive smile in itself can be appealing. Some people who would like to smile broadly when the occasion calls for it are reluctant to do so. Their smile is guard ed, most of their teeth are covered up because they t (JWTt WJnMhem to show. Mayto tffere are gaps HHDny missing teeth. Pemaps their teeth are badly discolored or pro tude too much. But they don’t have to feel in hibited. 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Please answer your Christmas Seal appeal promptly and generously. (2a td Gs “Thanks We would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one for all tjte cards, flowers, gifts and prayers that were given me since I have been sick. Without the prayers from all the churches and everyone I don’t think I would have made it but by the Grace of God I am here today to thank each of you. May God bless all of you and thanks again for all the kind deeds. The Garland Asbell family Dec.l6,chg.a primary reason for you to go to the dentist was to find out if any of your teeth were in trouble. If there was any decay or if you had infected gums, you wanted the' problem taken care of so you could save your teeth. Butthere are other reasons for see ing your dentist, and fene of them is to help keep your smile attractive. There’s no need to hide your smile today when there are so many ways it can be improved. \ public service witJ ihe aim of promoting better dental health environment. From the office of: KK IIAKD N. HINES, JR., H.D.S., 437 South Broad St., Edenton Phone: 482-277*.
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