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THE SENIOR NEWSLETTER :
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By HAZEL LEARY |'
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Be. ty Jean Letcher
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Haywood ißogerson
the Monogram Club. Woodwork, all sports, reading, movies, girls, and danc- I
ing are his interests and his favorite past-time during the summer is play- j
ing baseball. Working at his part-time job ax Bill Perry’s Service Station
helps to occupy some of his leisure time. Looking after animals, especially
horses, is Haywood’s hobby.
As for the future, Haywood says that he will have to wait and see whether
Uncle Sam is going to call him before he makes any definite plans.
£aptP.H.BellDies
Suddenly As Result
Os Heart Attack
Veteran Bridge Tender'
Stricken Saturday at
His Home I <
Captain P. H. (Pat) Bell, 81, died
suddenly at his home in Pembroke 1
Circle at 8:15 o'clock Saturday mom- 1
ing as the result of a heart attack. 1
Though in declining health for several ;
years, Mr. Bell was none the worse
lately and only the day before he ■
drove his car to Bertie County on ■
business. In fact when he was stricken
he was getting ready to leave home j
again on business. - i
Deceased was the first bridge ten- 1
der on the Chowan River Bridge when '
it was opened to traffic, which posi- 1
tion he held for 20 years. Prior to >
that time he was for many years a A
captain on steamboats.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lena
Rogers Bell; a half sister, Mrs. J. H.
P. Kearns of Washington, D. C., and a
niece, Mrs. Willie Belle* Moore of
Edenton.
Funeral services were largely at
tended Sunday afternoon at 3:30
o’clock at the Ziegler Funeral Home,
with the Rev. R. N. Carroll, pastor
of the Edenton Baptist Church, of
ficiating. Interment was made in
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Hello Friends: The first Senior biography is that 11
of Betty Jean Letcher, younger daughter of Mr. and. l
Mrs. C. O. Letcher, who was born in Waterboro, S. C. I
She first started attending school here in the third i
grade and has been with us ever since. j
'During her four years here in high school, Betty!
has participated in such extra-curricular artivities as'
the band, the glee club, the F. H. A., the Dramatics!
Club, the Beta Club (of which she is president this!
year), the Spotlight Staff and the annual staff. Out-:
side of school her interests include watching football
games, driving, dancing, eating and going to the
movies. Betty’s favorite past-time is dating Pete, of \
course, with whom she goes steady. r
Like the rest of us, Betty hasn’t definitely decided •
on her future plans, but she does think that she would
like secretarial work. 'She plans to attend some North
Carolina college that isn’t too far from home. I won- 'ii
der why ? It couldn’t be because of Pete, could it ? ?
And now on to our next biography which is that of ,
Haywood Franklin Rogerson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.I,
F. Rogerson. Haywood was bom here in Edenton and!
has always attended school here. j,
He has been very interested in sports during his i
high school career and has played football and base-!’
ball for the last four years. Clubs of which he is or' 1
has been a member include the Stagecraft Club and I 1
(Beaver Hill Cemetery.
| Pallbearers were Frank Holmes, J.
H. Conger, Jr., A. E. Jenkins, Dr.
Martin Wisely, George Twiddy, J. R.
Dulaney, Meredith Jones and Ernest
Kehayes.
Edenton Pilgrimage
(Continued from Page One)
Iredell House—East Church Street.
The Iredell House was the residence
of James Iredell, Associate Justice,
appointed by George Washington. His
son, Governor Iredell, was responsible
for Iredell’s Daws. James Wilson,
Signer of the Declaration of Inde
pendence for Pennsylvania, died while
visiting here. This home was the
meeting place of prominent men from
the Carolinas. 'Recently bought by
Edenton Tea Party Chaper, N. S. D.
A. R. Open Friday and Saturday, 10 \
A. M., to 12 noon and 2 to 5 P. M.
Strawberry Hill—E. Church Street i
Extended. Strawberry Hill Plantation
was the home of Christopher Gale, 1
Chief Justice of North Carolina, 1731. ’
The house is pre-Revolution. The
Harveys, the Charles Johnstons (son- j
in-law of Parson Earl) also lived here.
'Now the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Boyce. Open Friday and Saturday 2 (
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i Legal Notices
NOTICE OF |SALE
! OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
• Under and by virtue of an order of
the Superior Court of Chowan County
signed the 26th day of February,
,1951, in the matter of Sallie Brooks
Revel 1 and others, vs. Mary B. Sim
mons and others, John F. White, Com
missioner, will sell for cash at the
Count House door at Edenton, N. C.,
March 31, 1951 at twelve o’clock noon,
.the following described real estate, to
, wit:
i "'The Brooks land situated in First!
| Township, Chowan County and State
tof North Carolina and bounded on
'the West by N. C. Highway No. 32,’
Jon the North by the Byrum lands, on
I the East by the lands of J. H. Ward,
land on the South by the lands of J.
H. War d-Rodney Harrell-Williams
lands, containing 24 acres more or
less.
Dated and posted this 26th day of
February, 1951.
JOHN F. WHITE,
Commissioner.
Mar1,8,15,22c
North Carolina,
Chowan County.
NOTICE OF SALE OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
Under and by authority of Section
115-86, General Statutes of North
Carolina, the undersigned will on Sat
urday, the 24th day of March, 1951, at
twelve o’clock (12:00- noon at the
Chowan County Courthouse door in
Edenton, N. C., offer for sale at pub
lic auction to the highest bidder for
cash the following described school
house sites, together with the build
ings located thereon, lying and being
in Chowan County, N. C., to wit:
1.
The public school property (lot and
buildings- on the North side of Free
mason Street, Edenton, N. C., being
same used for many years for public
school purposes, colored race. Being
the same real estate described in the
Condemnation Proceeding entitled
“Board of Education of Chowan
County vs. Elijah Hathaway, told oth
ers, Trustees,” recorded September 3,
1904, in Deed Book I, No. 1, pages
181-182 in the office v s the Register of
Deeds of Chowan County, N, C.
2.
Bounded on the North by the lands
of E. M. W. Moore, on the East by the
Virginia Road, on the South by the
. lands of the A. M. E. Zion Church,
. an d on the West by ithe Wildcat Road,
‘containing one-half acre; being the
more particularly described as follows:
, Beginning at a stake on the Virginia
| Road, the comer of the A. M. E. Zion
; Church land; thence running North
■ wardly along the Virginia Road sev
enty-two feet (72 ft., 6 in.- six inches; ,
thence South 72 degrees West 414 .
feet, four hundred and fourteen feet (
to a stake on the Wildcat Road; thence
Southern direction along Wildcat]:
Road one hundred and nine feet (109 .:
ft. 0 in.- to a stake, the corner of the I;
Zion Church land; thence North 72 de-1 ‘
• gfees East (290 feet, 0 in.) two hun- !
r dred and ninety feet to the beginning, i ‘
containing one-half acre; beig the]
> same real estate conveyed to Mary E. 1
i Moore, Guardian of E.' M. W. Moore |'
• and as Commissioner, to Theodore' 1
. Ralph, et als, the Committee of School |‘
, District Number 4 for ihe Colored!.
Race by deed dated February 23, 1898,!
and recorded in Deed Book E, pages 1
562, etc., in the office of the Register
of Deeds of Chowan County.
; One-half acre of land on the Wild- ■
: cat farm, or that part of the Wildcat b
! tract purchased by William Drew of
, John'R. page, described as follows, to;
i wit: -
, Beginning at a sappling pine at the
. Northeast corner of William Drew’s I
5 field, then down an old ditch a North
„ erly course sixty-six yards to Virgil
• i White’s corner, thence down Virgil
'White’s line a Southerly course thirty- i
'.seven yards, thence a Southerly
| course sixtv-six yards to William
j Drew’s lme, then down William Drew’s j:
! line on Easterly course to thirty-sevenft
! yards to the first station, being the]
same real estate conveyed to Frank i
Bunch, et als, school committee of the ;
Second School District (colored) inn
1; Edenton Township in said County and i
I State by John R. Page and wife, et :
l j als by deed datd the day of i
1,1880, and recorded in Deed Book Y, ;
- pfig 81, in the office of the Register
t! of Deeds of Chowan County, North i
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A tract of land in Chowan County,
State of North Carolina, adjoining the i
lands of W. E. Jordan and others,]
bounded as follows, viz:
Beginning in Yeopim Road, which!
runs from Edenton to Perquimans
line, at the junction of the road, to]
Greenfield, thence along last named!
road South 73 V2 deg. East, two hun
dred and six'y-tvo (262 ft.) feet to an .
,iron rod; then South 7{6 deg. West,
five hundred feet (500 ft.) to two
pines on the canal; then along the 1
said canal to Yeopim Road three hun-i
‘dred and thirty feet (330 ft.), then]
along that road three hundred and I
thirty-six (336 fit) feet to the begin-'
ning, containing two and one-half
acres, as per map hereto attached,!
made by P. Matthew', May 15th, 1916. 1
And being the same real estate con- j
veyed to the County Board of Educa
tion of Chowan County by W. E. Jor-,
dan and wife, by deed dated June 8,
1916, and recorded in Deed Book M,
pages 584, 585, in the office of the
Register of Deeds of Chowan County.
Each tract of land above described
will bo sold separately but the right j
to sell buildings separate from land |
is hereby reserved, together with the
right to reject any and all bids.:
Dated and posted tit’s 19th day of
February,•• 1951.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF,
CHOWAN COUNTY,
G. B. Potter, Chairman. :
W. J. Taylor, Secretary.
J. N. Pruden, Attornev.
feb22Mar1,5,15,22
North Carolina,
Chowan County.
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
The undersigned, having qualified
as Administratrix, of the estate of
Moses C. (Neal) Hobbs, deceased, late
of Chowan County, N. C., this is to
notify all persons haviag claims'
against said estate to present them 1
to the undersigned with twelve (12)
months from March 1, 1951, or this no-1
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recovery. All persons indebted to
.said estate will please make immediate,
payment to the undersigned.
This Ist day of March, 1951.
ESTELLE S. HOBBS
Administratrix of Moses C. (Neal)
Hobbs.
mar1,8,15,22,29apr5c
| ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
I Having qualified as Administratrix
I of the estate of J. H. Ward, deceased,
late of Chowan County, North Caro
lina, this is to notify any creditors to
present their claims to the under
] signed at Edenton, North Carolina, on
or before March 8, 1952, or this notice
i will be pleaded in bar of recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate payment.
' This Bth day of March, 1951.
MARTHA B. WARD,
Administratrix of J. H. Ward, de
' ceased.
Mar8,15,22,29Apr5,12
North Carolina,
Chowan County.
! ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
| The undersigned, having qualified
as administrator of the estate of
'Minnie Freeman (formerly Minnie
Johnson), late of. Chotvan County, N. ‘
C:, this is to notify, all persons having
claims against said estate to present,
them to the undersigned within twelve
(12) months from March 15, 1951, or
(this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery: All persons indebted
jt o said estate, will please make imme
diate payment to the undersigned,
i■: This thirteenth (13th) day of
March, 1951. *
JAMES L. BLAIR.
Administrator of the Estate of Min
nie Freeman (formerly Minnie
Johnson), Deceased.
J: N. Pruden, Attorney.
I Edenton, N. C.
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