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Mb Norma Perry Bride Os Watts Poe c Baptist Church Scene of Beautiful Wedding at 8:30 P. M. Saturday The marriage. of Miss Norma Gib son Perry,' daughter of Mr. pnd Mrs. Oatman Branning Rerry, to Watts Dixon Poe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Holder Poe of Chapel Hill, N. iC., took place Saturday, September 4, at 8:30 o’clock in the evening in the Edenton Baptist Church. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. E. L. Wells, retired pastor of the Edenton Baptist Church. The church was beautifully decorated with fern, palms, white flowers and lighted candles. The wedding music was played by Miss Agnes Chappell and before the ceremony Miss Sallie Dixon of Norfolk sang “I Love Thee” and “At Dawning.” The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a wedding gown of ivory slipper satin, fashioned with a tight bodice buttoned down the back and .pointed yoke of mar quisette which was outlined with ap plique of seed pearls, long sleeves fitted at the wrist and tapering to points. over the hands, and a full skirt ending in a long train. Her full G & W William m Penn life* Blended Whiskey _ I Retail i Price l pSSI 1 Wnts \ ■ Fifths 86 Proof IHC STRAIGHT WHISKEYS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE 4 YEARS OR MORE OLD. 35 % STRAIGHT WHISKEY, 63% NEUTRAL SPIRITS, DISTILLED FROM GRAIN. fiOWEIUi ft WORTS LIMITED, KMU. ILLINOIS \ M « WE GIVE YOU 20% A& DISCOUNT IF YOU WRITE J$ HI US OR CALL U§ OR W 31 fl I COME TO SEE US. rES Y° U now That Seeing so come and see Greenville Marble & Granite Works 710 DICKERSON AVE. GREENVILLE, N. C. We Guarantee Our Monuments and Your Foundation ' To Be Substantial. CONTACT US BEFORE YOU BUY PHONE 2875 or 3309 f. A. CONWAY, Owner f NOTICE! I To City Taxpayers The Tax Books for 1948 are now in my hands for collection. On taxes paid in September a discount of 1% will be allowed. On taxes paid in October Yi of 1% will be allowed. will be at par in November, Decem ber and January. * After February Ist the following- pen alties will be enforced. Frqm February 2nd through March lst_ _ _l% From March 2nd through April Ist- _ _ _ _ _ -2% From April Ist through May Ist 2 y 2 % After May Ist the penalty will continue to increase J/2 of 1% each month until taxes are paid in''full. Louise D. Coke, Collector Town of Edenton V 1 rr'Tsssssssst .ft* THE CHOWAN HERALD EDENTON. N. C.; THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1948. length veil of imported illusion fell from a coronet caught with orange blossoms and she carried a bouqpet of white roses and lilies of the val ley, centered with a white purple lipped orchid. Miss Nelle Virginia Perry, sister of the bride, was maid, of honor and Mrs. Decatur Jones, sister of the bridegroom, was matron of honor. They wore matching gowns of mauve satin, fashioned with a fitted bodice, boat neckline and a full skirt with a back peplum. They wore matching satin bonnets. The bridesmaids were Mrs. Edward Griffin of Lakehurst, N. J., cousin of the bride, Mrs. Hugh Nelson of Nor folk, formerly of Edenton, Mrs. Wiley Taylor of Fairmont, formerly of Edenton, and Miss Nancy Loyd of Warrenton. They wore gowns of nile green satin, made like that of the maid and matron of honor, and matching satin bonnets! All the at tendants carried old-fashioned nose gays of pale pink asters with a match ing shower of satin ribbons. Robert MacMillan of Chapel Hill was best man and the groomsmen were Robert Wettach of Chapel Hill, James MacDonald of Durham, Bayard Van Hecke of Orangeburg, S. C., Bruce Jones of Edenton, John Davis of Chapel Hill and Charles McCullers of Kinston. The bride’s mother wore a gown of absynith romaine crepe with white gloves and a brown orchid corsage. The bridegroom’s mother wore a gown of aqua crepe with shocking pink ac cessories and an arm corsage of white atephanotis. The mistresses of ceremony were Mrs. West Byrum, Mrs. Jesse White and Mrs. John A. Curran. After the ceremony a reception was given at the Joseph Hewes Hotel. Later Mr. and Mrs. Poe left for a motor trip through the New England States, after which they will reside in Chapel Hill, where Mr. iPoe is a student at the University of North Carolina. The bride traveled in a scenic green suit with matching green hat, black accessories and a white orchid corsage. The bride is a graduate of the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro and has held a position as medical secre tary at the School of Medicine, the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill for the past two years. The bridegroom served in the United States Marine Corps for four years during the war and is now a student in the School of Commerce at , the University of North Carolina. Among the out-of-town guests, other than those in the wedding party, were Mr. and Mrs. T. M.. John son, Miss Rebecca Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. John Davis, Mr. and Mrs. J. Marvin Mangum, Bill Watson, Miss Sara Virginia Dunlap, Miss Leila Holmes, Miss Beth Buckner, all of Chapel Hill, Mrs. James MacDonald, Decatur Jones, Miss Harriet Jonee, of Durham, Mr. and Mrs. Henry New bold of Hertford, Lieutenant Com mander Edward Griffin, of Lakehurst, N. J., Mrs. Mark Perry of Warren ton, Mrs. Bayard, Van Hecke of Orangeburg, S. C., Lieutenant Com mander Hugh Nelson of Norfolk, Mrs. Charles McCullers of Kinston, Wiley Taylor of Fairmont, Miss Laura Dixon of Norfolk, Mrs. Cecil Fpre hand, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Howell of Murfreesboro, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Poe,, Raleigh, Mrs. Tom Hayes and Miss Ethel Parker of Gatesville. Those entertaining for the bride in Chapel Hill were Misses Mittie and Annie Pickard, tea; Mrs. Mark Perry and Miss Nancy Loyd, bridge lunch eon; Mrs. John Dunlap and Miss Sara Virginia Dunlap, tea; Mrs. David Stevens, bridge shower, and Mrs. T. M. Johnson and Mrs. James MacDonald, dessert bridge. Those entertaining in Edenton were Mrs. Edward Carson, luncheon; Mrs. G. B. Porter, buffet supper; Mrs. Wiley Taylor, bridge luncheon; Miss Margaret Griffin, bridge supper; Mrs. George 'P. Byrum, rehearsal buffet supper for the wedding party; George A. Byrum, rehearsal party; Mrs. De catur Jones, sister of the bridegroom, of Durham, gave a wedding break fast for the wedding party at the Jo seph Hewes Hotel. A reception was held at Joseph Hewes Hotel immediately after the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Penu> Perry, uncle and aunt of the bride, received the guests at the entrance door to the hotel lobby. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Newbold, also uncle and aunt of the bride, received at the door of the re ception room. The reception room was decorated with fern, magnolia leaves, white gladioli, chrysanthemums, fever few and asters. Punch was served from two bowls by Misses Sara Virginia Dunlap, Leila Holmes of Chapel Hill, Mrs. George Byrum of Edenton and Mrs. Charlie McCullers of Kinston. The bride’s table was covered with jSL nM< ‘ nnMia>wnXi:iM ' wn: JM| "* Vl ' * *Wk - A touch and you GO^ Yes, it boils down to just about that. You start your engine, set a lever and from then on your treadle foot takes over. 1 You press the accelerator and move softly and smoothly away. You speed up,slow down, halt com pletely and your right foot alone, operating gas treadle and brake, does it all. How come? Simply because Dynaflow Drive is the one pas senger car drive in America that \ l\ .5U I Selling Poh*r 1 11. NO P*» c * W« 1 I receive an rtemixe \ diSP ' aYaU :aO,NG»O f ACCES- I R.NO“tOAOIHG redwjth 1 1 SORIES-AiUorsor no .. extra .. I A \ ° CCeS Mhose you specif- W \ eXCCP COMPULSORY TRADE- M \ 3. NO COMPU or<Jer and M 1 INS. We will a W 1 deliver your car W \ cfcr in trad®. H I 4 * N ° M ARKET«is.’’ We will 1 1 who operate % Chas. H. Jenkins Motor Company 105 to 109 E. Queen Street - Edenton, N. C. an imported cut work table cloth, | centered with a three-tiered wedding cake topped with a miniature bride ’’ and groom, with a silver bowl of " white chrysanthemums at one end of f the table and silver candelabra with lighted tapers at the other end. The ’ cake was cut by Mrs. W. O. Elliott. t ’ Green and white mints, nuts, ice cream, green and white party favor f cakes were served by Mesdames Ed ward Carson of Raleigh, Garland ’ Porter, Louis Leary, Misses Margaret Griffin, Catherine Reaves and Janie ( Mitchener. 1 The dining room hostesses were , Mesdames T. C. Byrum, Clarence . Leary and W. Jim Daniels. 3 Others assisting in serving were . Mesdames D. M. Reaves, J. L. Chest- I nutt and J. 'Paul Holoman. 3 Poe - Perry Wedding - ! Party Entertained 5 Mr. and Mrs. George P. Byrum en • tertained for the Poe-Perry pre-re t hearsal wedding party and a few ad : ditional guests with a buffet supper - Friday afternoon at 6:30 o’clock at , their home, Veu Delightful. The house was thrown ensuite and - was attractively decorated with early fall flowers. Mrs. O. B. Perry, mother > of the bride, presided at the coffee ; table in the living room. Other as sisting hostesses were Mrs. E. T. j 3 Rawlinson, Mrs. T. J. Wood, Mrs. J. i Carroll Byrum, Mrs. N. K. Rowell, ; Mrs. T. C. Byrum, Jr., Mrs. H. d< j Goodwin and Misses Agnes Chappell j and Mary MacDonald Holmes. Mrs.j - A1 Furgiuele of Culpepper, Va., and! Miss Nelle 'Perry, sister of the bride, I served at the punch bowl. 3 The guests were Miss Norma Per r ry and Watts Poe of Chapel Hill, guests of honor; Mr. and Mrs. A. H. 3 Poe, parents of the bridegroom, Miss , Nancy Lloyd, Robert McMillan, Rob . ert Wettack of Chapel Hill, Mr. and, . Mrs. James MacDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Decatur Jones, Miss Harriet Jones of j i Durham, A1 Furgiuele of Culpepper,’ When better automobiles are built BUICK x will build them^A 11 | Va., Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McCullers of Kinston, Miss Sallie Dixon, Lieuten ant Commander and Mrs. Hugh Nel son of Norfolk, Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Taylor of Fairmont, Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Van Hecke of Orangeburg, S. €., Lieutenant Commander and Mrs. Edward Griffin of Lakehurst, N. J., Kurt Muller of Winston-Salem, Mr. and Mrs. 0. B. Perry, parents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. West Byrum, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse White, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Curran, the Rev. E. L., Wells, Bruce Jones, T. C. Byrum, Jr., T. J. Wood, George A. Byrum and Mr. and Mrs. Garland Porter. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Born to Mr. and Mrs. Carroll A. Boyce, a daughter, Mary Ethel, Sat urday, August 28, at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va. NOTE OF THANKS Members of the family of Mrs. Sam T. Holmes wish to express their ap preciation for the many flowers and expressions of sympathy during the illness and death of Mrs. Holmes. EDGAR W. HOLMES, BERTHA HOLMES, MRS. J. G. BROTHERS. — * IT’S NEW! . . . IT’S GOOD!! Homogenized Milk Take a bottle home or call Edenton 217-W j and place your order today. o Albemarle Dairy | P. 0. Box 350 Edenton, N. C. I that’s DYNAFLOW! gets completely away from gears yvhich function in fixed stages. Changes in the way oil flows, instead of changes in gears, adjust your engine power to your driving requirements. Whether you are starting out, climbing a hill, surging past others or cruising easily, there’s nothing for you to do except feed gas. For.very fast starts,extreme pulls, reserve braking power, you flick the selector lever—and your engine seems suddenly to double in size. parking, there is a very special setting, exclusive to Dynaflow Drive, that rigidly locks rear wheels. v Todd in HENRY J. TAYLOR, jp|| Mutual Network? Mondays and Fridays | | IT PLEASES US TO PLEASE o/OU because - it is our aim to make shoe repairing really worth while. Every shoe receives ou» careful attention and -for wear-assurance - we use tanned-for-wear "Ste erhead" Soleather. W. M. Rhodes Shoe Repair Shop 429 South Broad Street EDENTON. N. C. Even rough and chattery roads are made smoother by power that flows along through a cushion of oil your whole car is “sweeter” in its feel, far silkier in its actions. (Juite rightfully is Dynaflow Drive called the most important development since the self-starter. It’s a basically different way of transmitting power and one you should know about firsthand. See what your Buick dealer can do about arranging that for you. The merest sample of Dynaflow magic will make you want to place an order pronto, whether or not you have a car to trade! TODAY’S DELIVERED PRICES MODEL 41 mn t «4 -« f SPECIAL 4-DOOR SEDAN $£,104.10 SUPER 4-DOOR SEDAN $2,366.45 MODEL 71 ROADMASTER 4-DOOR SEDAN $2,949.45 Above prices include Radio, Underseat Heater , De froster, Windshield Washer, Back-Up Lights and Dynaflow Drive on ROADMASTER models. State and city taxes, if any, extra. Special custom trim optional at extra cost on ROADMASTER models. White side well tires optional at extra cost pn all models. All prices subject to change without notice. PAGE THREE
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