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SECTION ONE—] SOCIETY NEWS Visit In Suffolk Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hobbs and chil dren spent Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brinkley in Suffolk, Va. Minnesota Visitors Mrs. Don S'-hutts and daughter, Loretta, of Mapleton, Minn., are spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Morris. Week-end Guests Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holmes had as their week-end guest her sister, Miss Alice Copeland of Washington, N. C. Move To Seattle, Wash. Mrs. George Donney and children, Deana and Michael, have moved from their home in Albemarle Court to Se attle, Washington. Major Donney is on his way overseas. o Visits Grandmother Miss Ida Kay Jordan of Wake For est College and Elizabeth City was j the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. J. i G. Campen, on Thursday. She attend-j ed the Berrvman-Woolery wedding. j 0 Visits Parents Miss Sarah Miller has returned to. Durham after spending the week-end ' visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Miller. o Attend Wedding Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cates of Nor-' folk were in Edenton Thursday for the Berryman-Woolery wedding. o South Carolina Visitors Mrs. T. C. Cox, Jr., and daughter Vicky of Montclare, S. C., were guests of Mrs. R. P. Badham. o Week-end Guests Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Downum had as their week-end guests his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. W. Downum of Beaufort, N. C. o Visits Grandparents Miss Emily Holmes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holmes, spent the week-end with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Copeland in Ahoskie. o Visits Mother Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Moore, Jr., and children, Shirley, Linda and Cliff of Grifton visited Mr. Moore’s mother, Mrs. W. C. Moore, during the week end. o At Nags Head Mr. and Mrs. J. Clarence Leary, Jr., Miss Mary Anne Rose and Graham i White spent the week-end at Nags j Head. Garner Visitors Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Bunch, Jr., and son of Gamer spent the week-end with Mr. Bunch’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Bunch. Washington Visitors Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Eyrrian and daughter, Suzanne of Washington, D. C„ were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hey wood Ziegler. o— —■ : ■ Visits Sister I 1 Mrs. J. L. Hawkins spent the week end With her sister, Mrs. A. B. Hill, in Greenville. o Visit Relatives Mr. and Mrs. Pete Manning and; Mr. and. Mrs. J. C. Manning spent i' Sunday in Fayetteville visiting rela-S tives. Mrs. J. C. Manning remained,' to spend a few days with her moth- i 1 er and other relatives. o Virginia Visitors ) i Mr. and Mrs. John Bond had as, their week-end guests Mr. and Mrs. 1 Charles Casoiano and children, Chris- \ tine and John of Hampton, Va. i o Rocky Mount Visitors ( Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Cash, Mrs. j, Mona Hofler and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Byrum of Rocky Mount were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Byrum in Rocky Hock on Sunday. Returns To Norfolk Ashton Morgan has returned to Norfolk, where he is stationed, after a visit with his mother, Mrs. Graham Robertson. Virginia Visitors Mr. and Mrs. Tom Grodfrey and Miss Pattie Godfrey of Lynn Haven, j Va., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. i Alvah Bunch over the week-end. 0 Week-end Guests Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ange had i as their week-end guests Miss Lula' Ange of Washington and Creswell; William Harrell of Chapel Hill andj Creswell; Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow | White of Gatesville, and Mr. and Mrs. William Phelps of Creswell. ■o In Norfolk Mrs. Alvah Bunch and Miss Fran ces Tillett spent Monday in Norfolk on business. o Visit In Como Mr. and Mrs. K. J. Worrell and children visited relatives in Como, N. C., over the week-end. o Return From Florida Preston Morriss, Kenneth Worrell and Woodrow Lowe have returned home after a week’s visit in Florida. o Returns To College Francis Hicks, a student at Carolina visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Hicks over the week-end. Visit Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mansfield spent Sunday in Greenville visiting their daughter, Margaret Ann, who is a student at E. C.G. Page Eight Visit Father -j Gene Ward of E. C. C., and Johr I Ward of N. C. State visited theii . 1 father, Ernest J. Ward, over the week lend. o Visits Parents a Miss Harriett Conger, a student al I St. Mary’s visited her parents, Mr. and ’ i Mrs. J. H. Conger over the week-end o Spend Week-end At Home ; Billy Gardner, a student at Caro- I I lina, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. | W. H. Gardner, over the week-end. I 0 Visits Parents Richard Hines, a student at Caro [j lina, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Hines over the week-end. o Week-end In Goldsboro Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Pierce spent the week-end in Goldsboro visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hinson. —r-o Visit In Greenville Mr. and Mrs. John Lee Spruill spent I Sunday in Greenville visiting Mr. and I Mrs. Sherman Parks. Richmond Visitor j Mrs. Joe Darden of Richmond visit ed Frank Darden, who is quite ill, over the week-end. She also spent some | time with Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank I Miller. o Leaving For Japan Mrs. Norman Schwartz returned to ! Washington, D. C., Monday after spending the week-end with her moth er, Mrs. W. C. Moore. Mrs. Schwartz will fly to Seattle, Washington to day (Thursday) and on March 1 she will sail for Tachikawa City, Japan, to join her husband, Staff Sergeant Schwartz. o Visit In Newport News Mr. and Mrs. Medlin Belch and chil dren, Claire and Bobby, spent the week-end visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Belch in Newport News, Va. o Rocky Mount Visitors Dr. and Mrs. Richard Hardin had as their guests for the week-end Mrs. Hardin’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. James of Rocky Mount. ~ ■ o Attending Gift Show Mrs. Percy Smith and George Alma Byrum are attending the annual gift show in New York this week. o Visit In Farmville Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Harry and chil dren, Nancy and Billy, spent the week end visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. Boyce ! Rugby in Farmville. Va. i. . . o - Visit Parents Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Weeks and chil dren of Burlington visited her parents, i Mr. and Mrs. J. Clarence Leary, over, | the week-end. o Visit Parents Mr, and Mrs. J. Frank White had as their guests over the week-end Mr. and Mrs. Alex White and daughter Becky of Greenville, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank White, Jr., and son Joe of Charlotte. ' i Minutes Os County Board Os Education The Chowan County Board of Edu cation held its regular meeting in the office of the Superintendent, February 1, at 10:00 o’clock. The following members were present: G. E. Nixon, Carey Evans, D. H. Berryman, Con roy Perry, J, I. Boyce and G. B. Pot ter. The chairman. Mr. Potter, called the meeting to order by having the secre- j tary read the minutes of the previ ous meeting. The minutes were read and approved by a motion made and passed. The county treasurer’s report of school funds was read for January, and same adopted by a motion made} and passed. The local school fund, treasurer’s reports for January for , Chowan High, Rocky Hock Central | and White Oak Consolidated Schools} were read and same adopted by a mo ition made and passed, j The superintendent presented the' report of the district committee in the election of Raymond R. Purnell, teach !er of the eighth grade for the White | Oak Consolidated School, replacing [Mrs. Royce Howell Tompkins, resign led effective February 3, at the end of | the fifth month. Mr. Purnell will 1 teach public school music throughout j the grades. This election was ap j proved by a motion made and passed, j At this time Wilbur Privott, took the oath of office as district commit teeman to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Carey Hollowell. The superintendent called attention to a meeting for superintendents and board members who might care to at tend. The meeting was to be in Washington, N. C., at 6:00 P. M., February 5. Mr. Potter and Mr. Boyce expressed a desire to attend. The secretary read the bills paid since last meeting in the amount of $6,149.56. Same were approved by ' a motion made and passed. ' Edenton City, per capita, $3,119.50; teacherage fund, $37.59; capital out lay, $45.58; Chowan High School PTA t refund, $114.57; lunchroom program $518.34; veterans program, $738.72 vocational teachers’ salary and trav el, $718.00; current expense, $857.26 total, $6,149.56. I There being no further business th< ' Board adjourned, g' G. B. POTTER, Chairman i W. J. TAYLOR, Secretary THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. N. C.. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 1954. Ruby Byrum Bride Os Whichard Davis In the presence of a few relatives, Miss Ruby Byrum, daughter of Mr. n and Mrs. W. V. Byrum of Edenton ir Route 1, became the bride of Which ard Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Davis of Hertford, at the home of the bride’s pastor in Rocky Hock, Satur- day night, February 6. The able ring ceremony was per j formed by the Rev. B. L. Raines. The bride wore a light blue suit j with matching hat and navy blue ac-1 '* cessories. Her only ornament was a necklace, a gift of the bridegroom, and i her corsage was red roses. | Miss Bettie Davis, sister of the' _, bridegroom, was maid of honor and ] ( only attendant. She wore a royal blue I suit with black accessories. Her cor sage was red carnations. Mark Byrum of Suffolk, brother of e the bride, was best man. The bride attended Chowan High School and the bridegroom attended Perquimans High School. The newlyweds will make their 4 home in Hertford with the bride -1 groom’s parents. He is employed at the Dail Gulf Service Station in Hert ford. r | Sidney White, Jr. 4-H .(■ \ Peanut Champion (Continued F-om Page One) jtest, Robert S. Marsh. Assistant Coun-j ) ty Agent, explained the rules of the j r contest and expressed appreciation for . • the interest and cooperation of fathers ! of the hoys. This year’s yield by the | • 4-H hoys, said Mr. Marsh, was the > third largest since 1946, when the | i contest was inaugurated. : Average yield by 4-H Club boys during the eight years were: 1946 31 projects, 1,531 pounds per acre. 1947 projects, 1,697 pounds per acre. ] 1948 15 projects, 2,165 pounds per . acre. 1949 20 projects, 1,631 pounds per 1 acre. < 1950 17 projects, 1,702 pounds per ] acre. j 1951 22 projects, 1,910 pounds per acre. , 1952 projects, 2.579 pounds per | acre. , 1953 24 projects, 2,337 pounds per , acre. ■ Each one of the hoys introduced themselves and their father and dur ing the program colored pictures tak en at the National 4-H Congress in Chicago in 1951 were shown and com mented upon by Leon Privott, State 4-H Club peanut champion for that year. j| TJY! ip I EDENTON N. C. Week Day Shows Continuous From 3:30 Saturday Continuous From 1:30 j Sundav 2:15, 4:15 and 8:45 j o Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, February 24-25-26 Burt Lancaster in “HIS MAJESTY O’KEEFE”' MRS. PAUL H. WARD O Saturday, February 27 Hoot Gibson in. *THE MARSHAL’S DAUGHTEir J. E. ROGERSON O Sunday and Monday, February 28-March 1— Rhonda Fleming iit “JIVAKO” MRS. J. H. THIGPEN O Tuesday and Wednesday, March 2-3 Double Feature Rock Hudson in “THE GOLDEN BLADE* “THE MAZE” J. W. WHITE O Coming Soon— “ The Eddie Cantor Story” “Ride Clear of Diablo” “All American” “Walking My Baby Back Home” ; “Knights of the Round Table” “Jesse James vs. The Daltons” “How To Marry A Millionaire” “Saadia” “The Long Long Trailer” “The Glenn Miller Story” : “Beneath The 12 Mile Reef” “Saskatchewan” r “Ms & Pa Kettle At Home” “King of the Khyber Rifles” “Money From Home” . | J. P. PARTIN 1 j . I, : EDEN THEATRE f EDENTON, N. C. y D i; Friday and Saturday, :* February 26-27 l. Yvonne De Carlo in i, “FRONTIER GAL” !; MRS. T. J. WOOD I >’j Note: If your name appears in ,e this ad, bring it to the Taylor Theatre box office and receive a free pass to see one of the pictures * [Red Cross Fund Raising: ; i' Drive Starts Next Week < I Continued From Page One) ' veterans’ claims. ' 1 The Red Cross spent $35,147,100 last year in providing these services, j Red Cross workers at military posts ! |and hospitals helped 117,200 service men each month and provided $6,736,- 306 in financial assistance during the • year. Chapter Home Service workers helped 105,200 service families each i Imonth; provided $3,735,200 for eraer- I genry financial needs and basic main tnance. . j I Recreation programs were conduct- j led in military hospitals here and 'abroad and clubmobiles were recent- j Ily placed in operation in Korea to sup- | : ply supplemental recreation for sold- j iers at isolated outposts. • Rod Cross staff at VA offices help- j ed 20,000 veterans’ families and sur- J viving dependents with claims each month; chapter workers asisted 27,400 veterans’ families monthly. To make life-giving blood available quickly and surely, the Red Cross spent $12,879,400 last year. The or ganization procured 4,121,200 dona tions of blood and provided between j January 1 and December 31. 1953, [over 9,000,000 ee. of gamma globulin 1 to the Office of Defense Mobilization 'for use against measles and paralysis 'from polio. For disaster prenaredness and for (relief here and abroad the Red Cross i spent $6,776,100. Some 25,000 disas | ter-stricken families were assisted. ' In preparing for the drive, Mr. George appeals to Chowan County peo ! pie to seriously consider the merits lof the Red Cross appeal and for con tributions to be as liberal as possi ble. Contributions For Heart Fund $l5O Up to Monday of this week, contri butions to the Heart Fund Appeal amounted to over $l5O. This is the first year an organized effort has been made to solicit funds with which to combat heart diseases, so that mem bers of the committee are very much pleased with the response. Replies have not been received from all the letters mailed, so that it is hoped more contributions will be ( made. If anyone was overlooked in : mailing these letters, any members 1 Amazing HfEW Rubber-Base Wall fbint X "*■ ’JS&sss. Byrum Hardware Company i j Edenton . Suffolk liinniMVpr' of the local committee will be delight ed to receive any contributions. The committee is composed of Dr. R. H. Vaughan, chairman, Miss Elizabeth FLOWERS... For All Occasions J * a beautiful bouquet or plant costs so lit tie, yet means so much to recipients. Its . loveliness is a never failing source of good* Y\ cheer, eloquently expressing your warmest* sentiments. Flowers spread happiness wher y ° ever they go .. . Let us serve you .. . Martha’s Flower Shop j 812 N. Broad Street. Edenton, N. C. PHONE 598-W NIGHT AND SUNDAY 120-W-2 "He showed Pm bow to cut his unitprodssetion cost." The Smith-DougUtt Fertiliser tep fesentarive can help YOU, too. Fer riii—f is the best tool you can use to produce t cheaper crop oajt High-quality S-D Fertilizer of the right grade and in the right amount reduces unit production cost by increasing yield and quality. Hats* t» Saith-Donglass Fertilizers |gffj Moore, J. Edwin Bufflap, George Alma Byrum, Mrs. J. H. Conger, Jr., John Mitchener, Jr., Bill Perry, Mrs. E, K. White and W. J. Yates. $1 worth of S-D Fertilizer results in average increased yield enrii mere sim til If you ate using leu than recommended, men fertilizer is your best opportunity to cut production cost per bushel or pound. Let S-D help you make more mspreft in ‘54
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