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PAGE EIGHT SOCIETY NEWS Mrs. W. A. Graham left Friday for Roaring Gap, N. C., where she will visit her son and daughter-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. William Graham. She will later visit relatives and friends at Hillsboro, N. C. H. P. “Tarvia” Jones of Graham was a visitor in Edenton Friday. Miss Sondra Bufflap returned to her home in Williamston Sunday after spending a week with her grandmoth er, Mrs. J. Edwin Bufflap, who re mains seriously ill. Sidney Campen and son, Sidney, Jr., left Monday for a convention be ing held by the Herff-Jones Com pany at Annapolis, Indiana. They will be away for a week. Roy Jones and his granddaughter, Miss Jant Haskett of Rochester, In diana, left Monday for their home af ter spending two weeks visiting May or and Mrs. Leroy Haskett. Miss Joyce Brunson has returned to her nursing duties at General Hospital, Norfolk, after spending several weeks’ vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brun son. Capt. H. E. Bass returned Monday to Selfridge Field, Mich., after fly ing here Sunday to attend the fun eral of his nephew, Johnny Bass. Mr. and Mrs. E. Z. Jones and two children of Burlington spent Thurs* day and Friday visiting Mr. Jones’ brother, Sergeant J. A. Jones of the Edenton Police Department ond fam ily. They spent a few days at Nags Head before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. Thorny Ashley and Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Ashley attended the boat races at Norfolk Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Thomas Davis and little granddaughter, Pamela Ashley, spent Sunday visiting Mrs. Davis’ sister, Mrs. Randolph Ward, at Ryliand. Mrs. A. L. Midyette has returned to her home in Raleigh after spending some time with her sister, Mrs. Thomas J. Hoskins. Mrs. Midyette returned home to attend the graduat ing exercises at State College Satur day night. Her son, Norfleet Mid yette, was a member of the graduat ing class. Mrs. Thomas J. Haskins, Mrs. A. L. Midyette and Mrs. Thomas J. Hoskins, Jr., visited Mrs. H. N. Ward, who is a patient in Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth City, Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Ward and Ernest Ward, Jr., visited Mrs. H. N. Ward, a patient in Albemarle Hospital, Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Frisby of Elizabeth City spent the week-end visiting Mrs. Frisby’s grandmother, Mrs. B. F. Francis. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Long left Sunday afternoon to spend a week visiting their son-in-law and daught er, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jones in Farmville. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Ziegler and H. S. Ziegler, Jr., attended the funeral of ex-Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus in Elizabeth City Tuesday afternoon. Miss Carolyn Elliott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Elliott, will ar rive home next Saturday from Wake Forest College, where she has been attending summer school. Miss Elliott will serve as one of the marshals at graduation exercises to be held at Wake Forest Friday night. CARD OF THANKS The family of the late Mrs. Harriett E. Parks wishes to thank their friends and neighbors for their many deeds of kindness and sympathy during her illness aid death. Also for the beau tiful flowers. ARE YOU GAMBLING I WITH MfUteWfWty • 1 Eliminate the risk of last minute delays. Take time —TODAY —to check over your farm equipment and see what has to be done to assure the best possible service during the coming season. If your John Deere equipment needs replacement parts, order them now. You’ll be assured of getting genuine John Deere parts in plenty of time to v put your equipment in good working order If it’s reconditioning your tractor or other equipment needs, you’ll find our shop is well-equipped with up-to-date precision dL . jit tools to do good work. Our shop is staffed by experienced mechanics who know how to do the work quickly and at a Let’s talk over your servicing problems the next time you’re in town. Remember ... you can’t afford unnecessary delays! Hobbs Implement Company "YOUR JOHN DEERE DEALER " GUY C. HOBBS, Prop. EDENTON, N. C. ■ sf) ONLY GENUINE JOHN DEERE PARTS FIT AND WEAR LIKE THE ORIGINALS r BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT 1 Dr. anri Mrs. George Bond announce ■, the birth of a son, Marvin Andrew, e born in Boone, N. C., on Tuesday, 3 August 2. Dr. Bond is the son of Mrs. E. W. Bond of Edenton. i ~~~* " _ . Plans Formulated r For Boat Rides On : Albemarle Sound i Legion Post Planning For Summer and Fall Activities j Plans are being formulated by Ed | Bond Post of the American Legion r to secure moon-light boat trips from ’ the Edenton dock this summer. - Efforts to stage the first “Cruise of the Bay” were frustrated Sunday r afternoon due to the delay in ar - rival of the last watermelon boat. About 30 couples had planned to make the trip, which included a pic > nic supper aboard the vessel. 1 Negotiations are now under way to ’ charter a boat for this purpose in the \ near future. The American Legion will sponsor these trips and if they 1 prove successful, moonlight barge dancing trips will also be staged, as l a part of Legion plans for active social and entertainment programs ' for the summer and fall. BIBLE CLASS MEET “““““" The Young Woman’s Bible Class of the Edenton Baptist Church meets Tuesday night at the church at 8 o’clock. The President, Mrs. J- D. Swindell, urges all members to be present. Big Air Show At Base Saturday (Continued from rage Onel exciting military maneuvers in their , latest type jet aircraft. 3:20 P. M.—Lieut.-Col. Marion Cari, USMC, will complete several runs just as he did at Muroc Dry Lake when he broke the official speed . record of the world (651.4 miles per ( hour). . 3:40 P. M—An airplane perform ing intricate maneuvers of flying backward, sideways, straight up and down. The pilot will lower and raise cargo while in mid-air. 4:00 P. M. Until Dark —Airplanes on the ground with platforms built up, so visitors can see the complicat ed cockpit of modern military air- Cr 4 f ;lo P. M. —Start dancing to a real orchestra. The games start. 6:00 P. M. —Band concert by the famous “Flying Marine” Band. Mili tary airs, operatic, classical and pop ular music. 6:30 P. M. —Twenty-four airplanes of Marine Fighting Squadron 211 (the Wake Island Squadron) will fly over the field in squadron formation ■and make a simulated aerial attack on the field. • 6:30 P. M. —Dancing and games of skill and chance will continue until 10:00 P. M. i As stated before, it is hoped many ■ people will attend the affair. Col. 1 Raymond E. Hopper, commanding of ficer, extends a cordial invitation to everybody to enjoy the occasion. " ■ ■ - . ' s; THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. N. C„ THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1949. | Short Crop Some indication as to the size of this year’s watermelon crop is reflected in the fact that up to Tuesday 16 boats departed with Chowan County watermel ons for northern markets. Last year 40 boats took part in mov ing the crop. The sixteenth boat left the lo cal dock Tuesday and it was indi cated that no more will return. This year’s crop was greatly curtailed due to the long seige of I rain during the growing season. R. K. Hall, captain of the dock, said the boats this year left dock in very good order. : Commissioners Change Date For Next Meeting Chowan County Commissioners at their meeting Monday decided to hold their September meeting two days later than usual. The meeting will be * eld Wednesday, September 7 instead of Monday, September 5. Reason for the change is due to Monday, September 5, being Labor Day. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Louis White announce the birth tof a daughter, Ray Frances, born July 11th. Road Program Is Approved (Continued From Page One- State to take over County roads. These requests consume a great deal of ti ne on the part of Highway Com mission employers, much of which can be eliminated by the Commission ers by refusing to consider requests which are not proper to be added to the highway system. The county-wide Committee had its recommendation in the hands of the County CommLjpioners, but there ap parently was some misunderstanding about paved or all weather roads and stabilized roads. Due to this fact, the committee asked to be excused in order to rearrange their recommen dations and after quite a while they returned with the following roads to be paved: From Quinton Bass’ store on U. S. 17 to John Waff’s corner, over Tiptoe swamp connecting with Ma cedonia road at Advance school. From Henry White’s store in Cow pen Neck at the intersection of Macedonia road via Chambers Ferry to Rocky Hock Creek. From Greenfield gate to Drum- VACCINATION maket HOGS SAFE choTira Vaccination with Lederle’s ANTI-HOG CHOLERA SERUM and VIRUS gives lifetime protection. Don’t take chances on hogs getting cholera! Sold In Edenton By Mitchener’s Pharmacy PHONE 100 mond’s Point. From Yeopim school to the Per quimans County line. On Thick Neck road at the inter section of Yeopim road, down Thick Neck road to Highway 37. From Rocky Hock Creek bridge at Pearce’s Mill to the intersection of Rocky Hock road at J. E. Bunch’s home. From E. T. Byrum’s home to Har ris Landing on Chowan River. From Rocky Hock Church to the intersection of road leading from El bert Peele’s store to the Rocky Hock wharf, and follows road to Jesse Smith’s comer. 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