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.oans For Building Are Now Available to Eligible Farmers nquiries Can Be Made At FHA Office In Hertford Building improvement loans are vailable to eligible farmers in this rea, E. P. Morgan, county Farmers [ome Administration supervisor an ounced this week. The loans will be made to enable ligible persons who own family-type arms to improve, alter, repair, re lare or relocate an essential building r buildings on the farm including now onstruction. To be eligible an applicant must be ho owner of a family-type farm ,-hich is without a decent, safe, and anitary dwelling, or without other arm buildings adequate for the suc essful operation of the farm. Building Improvement loans may be %A(it set for |K§P COLD jQL WEATHER Arrange for AMAi Summer Fill-Up today _ Be like thousands of Solar Heat users ... I ffiffllff)/ Get the jump on autumn’s first cold snap. , How??? Have your tank filled early —before V9jVffmH£l the heating season begins. Arrangt for a baHtUUUI summer fill-up today. Call: ntating oil Coastland Oil Company Distributors of GULF OIL PRODUCTS PHONE 699 EDEN TON, X. C. g Take a look at yourself. Do you like what * !■ you see? Your figure can look fashionable... ai feel comfortable, in this pantie girdle by GOSSARD of elastic net, with satin elastic front and back panels. The leg bands are cut for freedom and comfort, and there’s a side zipper for easier dressing. . $7.95 The Betty Shoppe fs made for a period of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, or 40 years at 44/2 percent interest. The probable debt-paying ability of the borrower and the security interest of the Government will be the principal factors in determining the period of, the loan. The amount of the loan will iinot exceed the probable debt-paying, | ability of the borrower or the fair and reasonable value of the farm, less any prior lien not to be refinanced, which » ever is less. Although the farm must, have adequate land resources and i building facilities, after improvement,! to quality as a family-type farm, onlyj the buildings that are mutually agreed , upon by the applicant and the County Supervisor will be improved with the ’ proceeds of a Building Improvement loan. Applications and inquiries for all loans will be made at the county of fice of the Farmers Home Admini • stration located over the Bus Station ’, in Hertford. r | BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT ■ Mr. and Mrs. Selas Mellonas of i High Point, announce the birth of a 1 7-pound son, Philip George, born • Thursday, October 7. Mrs. Mellonas • is the former Dox-othy Keeter. ■ TRY A HERALD CLASSIFIED AD THE CHOWAN HERAT.n, EDENTON. N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1954. f White Oak School | I News After a two-week harvest vacation, . the first reporting period found pupils iJand faculty at the White Oak Con solidated School back at work Mon day and making noticeable progress on many interesting projects. Par-! )ents along with teachers and pupils | have pledged full cooperation in ef forts to add new equipment to the | 'school. This is necessary in order to' meet the State requirements for ac-| , creditation. To that end, extensive) preparations are being made for the annual Halloween carnival on October) 29. Mrs. F. Parker and Mrs. R. H.j Joyner are teacher sponsors of thisj project with the whole school partici-) pating. Through W. J. Taylor, County Su-i perintendent of Schools, J. W. Carruth was a recent visitor at the school. Mr. Carruth is a representative of the En • cyclopedia Britannica Film Depart-, ment. He gave very interesting demon , strations on the use of instructional , films. Mr. Taylor announces that many new films are r/nv available for use of the Chowan County school unit. , An eye-catching display on the : United Nations has been placed on 'the Bulletin Board in the main hall, jto greet visitors and friends. It was 1 j prepared by the Bulletin Committee I | with Mrs. A. C. Blair, chairman. Fire 1 ] Prevention Week was observed | throughout the week of October 4-8. ; Fire drills were conducted and special programs given in each room. Class News The Third Grade with Mrs. J. C. B. Gilliam, teacher, has made a fine be ! ginning in their study, “Community Living Now and Long Ago.” They are making a comparison of how man has been able to secure his basic' needs. A peep in the fourth grade room with Miss S. L. Price, a recent addi tion to the faculty, and her pupils will show them making a miniature community. This class is working on their unit, “Community Living Here and Far Away.” Class officers are John Henry Privott, president, and Ercell Elliott, secretary. i The fifth graders are making prog-] ress on their “Study of the United States”. Around the class room may be seen a frieze and many pictures de-i picting various phases of the develop-1 ment of our country. A citizenship! i club has been formed and a dramatiza-j tion, “The First Thanksgiving,” is be ing worked out. The sixth grade with Miss L. M. Nixon, teacher, has made an impres | sive beginning in their social study unit, “How the Present Grew Out of the Past”. The ,class is in the pro- cess of building homes of the differ ent countries through the ages. 1 The seventh grade, under C. L. Fay- 1 ton, conducted assembly exercises re- 1 cent. A play, “Columbus”, was given. 1 Clarine Boyce acted as class leader for the occasion. 1 The eighth grade science class, . taught by Principal W, H. Creecy, has . ,taken as a unit of study “Weather”. .The pupils have made a study of facts j relative to weather forecasting, equip- 1 ment found at weather bureau sta- l tions, as well as the tabulation of j j daily weather data. The class met i with the homeroom teacher, R. R. t Purnell, and elected the following of- ' jficers: Lee Costen, president; Hilda| I Privott, secretary, and Edward Jones, | treasurer. llewTSooi: Glutei i to Chowan County By HATTIE SINGLETARY Home Demonstration Agent S. Plans have been completed for the Home Demonstration Achievement Day, Tuesday, October 26 at 2:00, P. M., at the Chowan Community Build ing. ■ Mrs. Vernon James, State Music (Chairman, will be the guest speaker, j Mrs. H. M. Phthisic, who recently visited the United Nations, will talk on “My Trip to the United Nations”. A county report, “Home Demonstra tion Gifts to You,” will be given by a group of club members. Mrs. I. E. Halsey, chairman of the County Coun cil, will preside. Following the program, refresh ments will be served by the refresh ment committee. Every club member in Chowan (County is invited and urged to at tend this important County Federation meeting. Special Meeting Miss Jo Earp, Extension nutrition 1 specialist, will conduct a frozen foods i training school for foods and nutrition (leaders on Friday, October 29. The, : time and place of the meeting will be! ' announced next week. Husband’s Supper ! The husband’s supper is scheduled : I; for Friday, November 12. at 7 P. M„ | ’ in the Ward’s Community Building.! I Reginald Giegory has consented to be j j the guest speaker. 1 Club members are urged to buy) I their tickets before November Ist' from their club president. State Fair ■! Various Chowan County women en tered individual exhibits in the State ' Fair this week. Women entering ex ’ Mbits are as follows; Mrs. J. 1. Byruni, canned foods; Mrs. Carey Hollowell, canned foods; Mrs. ■ Carey Hollowell, preserved and pickled I foods; Mrs, H. H. Lane, canned and preserved foods: Mrs. T. O. Asbell, . cut-work table cloth; Mrs. J. F. Per ry, clothing and canned foods; Miss Sara Margaret Harrell, eggs: Mrs. N. K. Rowell, clothing, and Miss . Mary Sue Elliott, clothing. Schedule Tuesday, October 26, 2:00 P. M.—- Home Demonstration Achievement Day at the Chowan Community Build j ing. Tuesday, October 26, 7:30 P. M.— I Rocky Hock Home Demonstration Club i will meet with Mrs, David Ober. j Thursday, October 28, 7:30 P. M.- ! Oak Grove Home Demonstration Club | will meet at the Oak Grove Comnuini ! ty Building. I Jones $9,10 PINT $3.40 % qt. r~~ ~~ \ ~ *< J BLENDED WHISKEY. 86 proof. 72H% grain neutral sv' ,rits - Frankfort Distillers Co., N.Y.C. Friday, October 29 —Miss Jo Earp, Food Specialist, will train Foods and Nutrition Leaders to give the Novem ber Demonstration, “Meals From the Freezer.” “Safety Magic” Show In Edenton School (Continued from Page One) hour. Actually there are enough tricks in Sgt. Pike’s five trunks to provide an all day program. He uses more than SI,OOO worth of stage set tings in presenting his show. 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