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Helen Louise Barrow Weds Lt Pressgrove Wedding Solemnized In Baptist Church Satur- day Afternoon * In an impressive candlelight cere mony at 4 o’clock Saturday after noon, February 20, in the Edenton j Baptist Church, Miss Helen Louise i Barrow became the bride of Lieuten ant Dean Wesley Pressgrove, with the Rev. R. N. Carroll officiating in the double ring ceremony. Prior to the ceremony a program I of wedding music was presented by Miss Agnes Chappell, organist, and Mrs. Lynn Boswell sang “I Love You Truly” and “The Wedding Prayer.” The bride is the daughter of J. W. Barrow of Edenton and the bride groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Pressgrove of Kansas, Missouri. Given in marriage by her brother. Jack Barrow, the bride wore a street length dress of light blue chrom-spun taffeta with V-neckline and a fitted tuck bodice with full skirt and match ing hat. She carried a nosegay of i white carnations, centered with an or-' chid. ! Miss Betty Jean Bowsard of Colum bia, S. C., was. the maid of honor and only attendant. Mistress of ceremony was Mrs. Percy Smith of Edenton. The bridegroom had as his best man Henry DeFord of Dallas, Texas, and the ushers were Keith Vascuncellas of San Francisco, Calif., and Richard Tu lare of St. Louis, Missouri. Immediately following the ceremony the couple received guests in the vesti bule of the church. Later they left for a Northern wedding trip and upon their return will make their home in Edenton. I The bride was graduated from Eden ton Junior-Senior High School and is now employed as a bookkeeper at The Bank of Edenton. The bridegroom was graduated from ' Morrision Junior High School and at-! tended Junior College in Kansas City. [ He entered the Marine Corps in 1947! and at present is stationed at the 1 Edenton Auxiliary Landing Field. I An informal cake cutting was held l Friday night at the home of the bride ! on Johnson Street for members of the 1 wedding party and friends. The bride was honored at a miscel laneous shower given by Miss Doris Layton and Mrs. T. C. Cross, Jr., at | the latter’s home on North Broad ; Street on Thursday night, February Jlth. i I Out-of-town guests were: Mr. and] r Mrs. A. W. Pressgrove of Kansas City, 1 Mo.; Mrs. S. J. Britt of Rocky Mount; Mrs. Harry Holloman of Ahoskie; Mrs. Theresa Pritchard and Mrs. O’Neita Hastings of Elizabeth City; Miss Betty Jean Rowzard of Colum bia. S. C.: Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Henry, i Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd I.ane and Mrs. J. > M. Mathews of Hertford; Miss Tom mie Smith of Greenville; Ralph Tay- ; loe of Aulander; Jimmy White of Pa tuxent River, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Alec mmm—mmmmm—mmmmmmm £ Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky m AsA.ls *0.60 PINT I C 6 Proof EARLY TIMES DISTILLERY COMPANY Louisville 1, Kentucky ~- . _ White and Miss Becky White of Greenville; Mrs. J. Frank White, Jr., and Joe White of Charlotte. I COLORED SCHOOL I j NEWS j Mr. Yarborough, sales representa tive of the Metals Arts Jewelry Com pany, was on the campus Friday, Feb ruary 19, to show class rings to high school faculty members and members of the senior class. A selection of a ! standard ring for the school is under 1 consideration. Junior class sponsors, George Gray and Thomas Sharpe, along with the presidents of each class section, Jas. Sawyer and Shelton Standley, met with Principal D. F. Walker in a con ference recently to discuss plans for the Junior-Senior Prom. The date for this annual event will be Friday, April 26th. Mrs. O. A. Charlton, county home demonstration agent, and J. B. Small, county agent, met recently with their clubs in the grammar school. These meetings are held during the regular school day so that the rural children might attend. A one-act comedy, “Mind Over ! Mumps” was presented at the annual High School Dramatic Festival at State Teachers College, Elizabeth City on February 8. “Mind Over Mumps.” representing Edenton High School, was one of the twelve one-act plays presented. j Members of the cast were Sheldine 1 Randolph, a junior, Hattie Collins, Er nestine White, Doris Cherry, Marvin Stanley, all freshmen and Leon Rob erts, a sophomore. J Miss Felicia Anderson of Virginia State served as critic judge. Two Marines Plead Guilty To Car Theft Two Marines stationed at the Eden . ton base, pleaded guilty in Pasquotank | County Superior Court Thursday to I stealing an automobile from the Dav j enport Motor Company, the previous night. . The Marines are Dudney E. Young, j 17, of San Antonio, Texas, and James j Fred Vandemorth, 18 of Chicago. They testified that they took the car in order to get back at the Edenton base. They were hitchhiking after ] having attended a movie and the idea WANT TO SELL? I CONTACT 1 CAMPEN - SMITH AUCTIONS - REAL ESTATE I PHONE 141 AND 8 EDENTON, N. C. THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON. N. C., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1954. Gives Penny-A-Freckle to Heart Fund v . \ PENNY - A- FRECKLE contri bution to the 1954 Heart Fund, totaling $2.69, has been made by 12-year-old Marilyn Mitchell of ] Grand Prairie, Texas. Born a “blue baby,” she has undergone three heart operations and is now active as any youngster in her neighborhood. Make a gift to the Heart Fund now. occurred to steal a car in order to return to their base as it was getting late and riders were scarce. They were placed in the custody of Sheriff W. L. Thompson pending sen tencing. Interesting Program At BPW Club Meeting (Continued From Page One) without representation.” Ten years later, after her death, the right for women to vote was legalized. , j Mrs. Evelyn Jackson presided at the meeting and called for committee chairmn to submit their yearly re-, port to her before March 1. She ap-' pointed committees to srve at the benefit breakfast and announced that the 30th anniversary of the National Federation of Business and Profession al Women will be held in St. Louis, I Missouri, June 27-July 2. Mrs. Anne Jenkins, legislative chair man, read a letter to Congressman Herbert Bonner, in which he was ask ed to give his support in voting The Equal Rights Amendment, without the Hayden Rider, during the current ses sion of Congress. It was announced that $358.82 was realized on the presentation of the Follies of ’53. Mrs. Myrtle Cuthrell asked those selling tickets for the pancake breakfast and supper to turn their money over to the committee chairmen. A committee, composed of Mrs. Lala Smith, chairman, Mrs. Lydia Daniels and Mrs. Myrtle Cuthrell, was ap pointed to draw up a new slate of offi cers to be presented at the April meet ing. Following the program a tea was bold for new members of the organi zation, with the George Washington motif carried out in the refreshments. i Conservation Poster Contest Under Way ''Continued From Page One) $15.00 will be awarded to the winner! of each grade and a prize of an addi tional $5 00 will be awarded the win- 1 ner of all grades. The winner of all grades will be declared the county winner. Except for the county winner prize, I competition in the Conservation Poster Contest will be by grades. The fourth grade in the Edenton Elementary School will compete with i , the fourth grade in the Rocky Hock | ! Elementary School and the fourth 1 1 grade in the Chowan Elementary j School to determine the fourth grade! winner. The fifth and sixth grade i winners will he determined in the same manner. j The fourth, fifth and sixth grade' | winners will compete for the winner of all grades or the county winner. In determining the winners, it was decided that the teachers of the fourth, fifth and sixth grades in each school will select the two best posters in their respective grades. The two i posters picked from each grade in 1 each school will be submitted for final : judging to determine grade winners , and winner of all grades. i It is requested that no names— ! either of the participant or of the i ,' school—he written on the posters pre- ■ i sented for final judging. Names j j FOR SALE 32 ACRES LAND j -| 6 ROOM HOUSE WITH BATH ’ Formerly Site of Halsey Lumber Company SCUPPERNONG SECTION OF . WASHINGTON COUNTY j Contact | Dampen-Smith ; AUCTIONS ' I i 'j PHONE 8 OK 141 __ , v |- tru - u - u - u - u - u - I _, j-y L I AJ^LWVVWUWW- r, _ n , x-L-!_r I r_, l^-L -v- 1 . NOW AT QUINN FURNITURE CO. NEW G-E WITH Revolving Shelves PUTS ALL FOOD AT YOUR FINGER TIPS I I / MODEL LH-1211 • 12.1 CUBIC FEET AU THESE NEW FUTURES) ★ lew cream rack—jute* can 2 separate appliances in 1 cabi refrigerator and n tmt aero degree freezer that holds up to I 89 packages of frozen foods! PER WEEK v _. . Ouinn F umiture Company I *i| * EDENTON N C IELECTRKJ should be written on a slip of paper which may be clipped to the posters. The posters will be coded by numbers prior to the final judging. A group of people have been sug gsted for selection as judges but they have not been determined as yet. The Supervisors of the county and of the Albemarle District feel that a contest of this type will be of assist ance to the schools in the teaching of how conservation work is done for the protection and better use of our nat ural resources. The Supervisors also feel that conservation education can very appropriately begin with the younger pupils of the elementary schools. £ / /, 4 m j a , . ■ Time Table EFFECTIVE MARCH 1 Lv. Hertford 3:13 P. M. Lv. Edenton 3:50 P. M. Lv. Windsor 4:25 P. M. Ar. Rocky Mount 6:20 P. M. Ar. Raleigh 8:15 P. M. Other Daily departures for Rocky Mount, Raleigh and pts. West and South at 9:10 A. M, and 12:40 P. M. EDENTON BUS STATION 322 S. BROAD ST. PHONE 186 TRAILWAYS SECTION ONE—] r Mr. Bunch stated that although the . Soil Conservation District is primari i ly concerned with the maintenance and improvement of the soil and water re . sources of the county, the participants r in the Conservation Poster Contest may use any subject dealing with the 1 conservation of our national resources. %/tttieoe - (29k if* CP/666 SMUTS-lAMi FAST MU* Lew Fares From Edenton 1-way Rocky Mount $ 2.05 Raleigh $ 3.45 Charlotte $ 7.45 Atlanta $11.50 Greensboro $ 5.45 Asheville $ 9.90 Dallas, Texas $30.35 Chicago, 111. $20.75 (plus tax) Page Three
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