Saturday, April 23rd, Is Deadline To Register In Order Vote In Edenton Election On Tuesday, May 3rd
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i ONLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXll,—Number 16. =
Registration Hoiifl
Extended Thursday
Night To 10 o’clock
Jaycees Go All Out to'
Urge All Voters to
Register
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Due to the apparent lack of in
terest in registering for the May I
3rd municipal election the Citizen-1
ship Responsibility Committee of
the Edenton Junior Chamber of
Commerce will attempt to prevail 1
on*aH voters in Edenton to re sister
before the final day, Saturday,
April 23, at sunset.
The Jaycees will go all out to
night (Thursday) in order to urge |
voters to register. They have se-j
cured the extension for registra
tion from sunset tonight to 10 (
o’clock, during which time groups
of the Jaycees will telephone and
make a house-to-house canvass in
an effort to prevail on voters to
have their names placed on the
registration books in order to cast
a ballot in the election.
The Jaycees point out that cer
tain basic rights and freedoms are
the heritage of every citizen of the ,
United States, These rights and
freedoms are protected by the
American Constitution. ]
The conscientious citizen knows
that to hold these rights secure for ;
himself and his family, he must
fulfill certain duties and responsi
bilities. The purpose of the area nf :
Jaycee activity entitled ‘’citizenship i
responsibility" is to create among
all citizens an .awareness of those ,
‘ies, and to urge the people to 1
jHk ill their obligations to the com
’ aity. state and nation. t
The Jaycee function is to get vo- !
ters to register and vote at each i
election, to assist in providing a
clear picture of the candidates and j
issues, to encourage active party
membership, to urge contact with
city, state and federal representa
tives so that those representatives
can more accurately measure pub
lic sentiment.
“The greater the vote, the more j
representative the government,”
say the Jaycees. “Certainly there
is need for a larger turn-out at?
the polls in every community. Vo
ting may approach 100 per cent in
a presidential election, but what is 1
the usual response to an off-year <1
state balloting, city election, school ]
board voting nr on a special bond ,
issue? And these elections are i
even closer to the immediate pub- i
lie interest than presidential vo- ]
ting. 1
“An avenue to a greater vote is 1
the promotion of larger party i
membership. And a prelude to a t
more intelligent vote is the publi
cizing of candidates and issues. t
“The need is greatest where there ,
is general public apathy, for the |
lack of interest and participation i
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Saturday Will Be Final Day
For Voters To Register For
Edenton Election May 3rd
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Registrars Will Be at
Polling Places Until
Sunset
As of last Saturday, compara
tively few voters in Edenton regis
tered for the election of a Mayor,
six members of Town Council, a
treasurer and five members of the
Board of Public Works, May 3rd.
Due to the deplorable condition of
the old registration books, a new
registration was authorized by
Town Council, which requires every
voter to have his or her name on
the new registration books before
a ballot can be cast in the forth
oming or any subsequent munici-
1 election.
™ The new registration began on
Saturday, April 9, and will con
tinue until sunset Saturday, April
23. Voters may register at the
homes of the registrars through
Friday of this week until sunset
and on Saturday at the various
polling places from 9 A. M., to
sunset.
As the result of efforts by the
Tr.lE CHOWAN HERALD
I Luther C. Parks
' Elected President
By Local Jaycees
New Group of Officers
Will Be Installed
April 28
At a meeting held Thursday
1 night in the form of a fish fry at
the Byrum Implement & Truck
Company the Kdenton Juhi o r
Chamber of Commerce elected new
officers for the year.
As the result of the election I.u
ther C. Parks was elected president
to succeed J. H. Conger, Jr. ‘Oth
er officers elected were: J. I’.
Ricks, Jr., first vie- president;
Paul Partin, second vice president;
West Ifyrum, Jr.-, secretary and
Ralph Outlaw, treasurer. Three j
directors elected for terms of two
years were (leorge A!ma Byrum.
J. Clarence Leary, Jr., and Richard
Dixon.
These officers will be installed at
a meeting to be held* Thursday j
night, April 28, at Hotel Joseph
Hewes, wbieh will be observed as
Ladies’ N’ight. For this . occasion
two special speakers . will attend,
Henry Stokes of Hert ford, a state j
director, and Edgar Gurgaiius of
Williamston, a national director and,
a candidate for state president at .
the Jaycee Convention which will >
be held in Asheville the first week ;
in May.
New Society At
Local High School
Edenton Group Is Ac-1
cepted Into National
Honor Society
With 17 charter members, an
Edenton chapter of the National
Honor Society will be instituted j
Friday morning, April 22. at 10:30
o’clock in the Edenton Junior-Sen-1
ior High School gymnasium. At j
that time a delegation from the.
Elizabeth City chapter will come to
Edenton to install officers for the
Edenton chapter, which has only
recently been accepted into the na- j
tional organization.
The officers of thi- Edenton chap
ter who will he installed are: Car-1
olyn Ashley, president; Frances I
Boyce, vice president; Lillian
Whiteman, secretary, and Alma
Hardison, treasurer.
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Kdenton Junior Chamber of Com- j
rnercc, the registration time to
night (Thursday) has been extend
ed from sunset until 10 o’clock,
during which time groups of Jay
cees will contaet voters either by
telephone or personal Vails in order
, to have them register.
So that voters may know where
to register, the following informa
tion is again given:
First Ward—Mrs. Sadie Hoskins,
registrar, 310 South Mosley Street.
Polling place, Municipal Building.
Second Ward—Mrs. Ruth Stok
ley, registrar, 203 South Oakum
Street. Polling place, the former
Spruill’s Soda Shop building at the
comer of Oakum and Queen streets.
Third Ward—Mrs. J. B. Harri
son, registrar, 200 North Granville
Street. Polling place, Electric and
Water Plant on West Freemason
Street.
Fourth Ward—Mrs. W. W. Por
tr, registrar, 908 North Broad
Street. Polling place, National
Guard armory on North Broad
Street. 1
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 21,1955.
Annual Meeting Os
Episcopal Women
On April 26 And 21
Five Edenton Women
Plan to Attend Wil
mington Sessions
The tiTth annual meeting of the
Woman’s Auxiliary in the Diocese
of East Carolina will convene in
' Wilmington, N. C„ on April 26-27.
1 In recognition of the tenth anni
jversary of the Rt. Rev. Thomas H.
( ! Wright, D.D., as Bishop of East
1 j Carolina, the women will meet in
! joint sessions with the Annual Con
vention of the Clergy and laymen
in the diocese. All joint sessions
will he held at St. James Church,
Wilmington. The business sessions
of the Woman’s Auxiliary will meet
in the First Presbyterian Church of
1 Wilmington.
At 10:30 A. M„ Tuesday, April
26, there will he a celebration of
the Holy Communion in St. James
Church. Following this service
Bishop Wright will address a joint
■ session of the Convention. Mrs.
■ Walker Taylor, Diocesan President
■ of the Woman’s Auxiliary, will nd
! dress the rnmbined assemblage
' [shortly after noon.
’ The first business session of the
Woman’s Auxiliary will begin at
• 2:30 Tuesday afternoon, at which
time reports of the diocesan offi
cers will he heard.
The Rt. Rev. Oliver J. Hart, D.D.,
Bishop of the Diocese of l’ennsyl
i vania, will he the preacher at the
evening service at 8 ('clock on the
first day of the Convention. Fol
a lowing the evening service a re
ception will he held at the Dioees-
I: an House.
There will he a celebration of
Holy Communion at 730 A. M.,
Wednesday, after which the Wo
man's Auxiliary will meet for a
business session at 9:30 The final
business session of the Woman’s
Auxiliary will begin at 2 o’clock
i Wednesday afternoon.
Speakers scheduled for the two
day meeting arc Deaconess Amelia
i Brereton. Assistant Deaconess of
I the Central House for Deaconesses
■ j at Sycamore, Illinois; Mrs. Caroline
Rakestraw, Executive Secretary of
The Episcopal Hour at Radio Cen
j ter in Atlanta; and the Rev. Inayat
'Masih of Pakistan. The Rev. Mr.
Masih is now studying at Union
Theological Seminary where he ex
i peetS to he awarded a Master’s De
gree in Theology. He is the re
! eipient of a scholarship offered by
>the Episcopal Church and is one
of the leading young priests of the
j Church of India,
Presbyterians Hold
j Revival Meetings
Ralph Knigrht and W.
Twyman Williams
Preachers
! The Rev. Ralph Knight, who be
gan the Presbyterian Revival Mon
day night, will continue his series
of timely messages through this
week, and finish on Saturday night.
Everyone is extended a cordial in
vitation to attend these sendees,
which begin every night at 8
o’clock.
The Rev. W. Twyman Williams,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church
in Appomattox, Va„ will continue
the revival services, beginning
Sunday night, April 24, and will
preach every night until the fol
lowing Sunday, May 1. Mr. Wil
liams returns to Edenton by popu
lar request, having held a very suc
cessful and profitable series of
meetings here a few years ago.
He is a gifted Bible teacher, and a
consecrated preacher cf the Gos
pel. At each of the services at
which Mr. Williams preaches the
Rev. James MacKenzie, pastor of
the Edenton Presbyterian Church,
will bring a brief sermonette for
the children.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
C. W. Overman, master of Una
nimity Lodge. No. 7, A. F. & A, M„
announces that a stated communi-1
cation of the lodge will he held
tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock.
Mr. Overman urges a food attend
ance.
Lions Club Minstrel
f Will Be Presented
At School April 29
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Indications Pointing toj
Best Show Ever
> • Staged
i The annual Lions Minstrel Show
. will be staged on Friday night,
- April 29, nt 8 o’clock in the audi
. toriuM of the Edenton Elementary
t School, it was announced by Earl
i Harrell, president nf the local club j
. at its Monday evening meeting,
i Always a most popular entertain
< ment with both the young and old
, citizens of Edenton and the sur
< rounding territory, this year’s
t, year's event promises to he one of J
r the host ever attempted. The mem
bers of the club have been diligent-
I ly practicing for the past several
f weeks and many new features have
j been added, according to West By
> rum, Jr., who is directing the show,
t The end men consist of Ernest
. Ward, Jr., John Mitrhoner, Joe
t Thorud, AI Phillips, Medlin Belch
- and Thomas Francis. Nick George,
who did such a fine job last year
as interlocutor, has agreed to serve
> in that capacity again this year.
* Being anxious to make it possi- j
1 hie for the usual large attendance
■ of children, as well as grown-ups,
since the proceeds from the show
• go to the club’s activities such as
‘ sight conservation, crippled ehil
’ dron, etc., the admission prices are
' being held down to 25 rents for
' children and 50cents for adults.
' Funds are still coming in from
' the Easter Seal;campaign and has
now reached the amount of $9Bl,
F which is the largest sum raised in
, several years, according to Jesse
- Harrell, treasurer. “We expect the
i total to exceed the SI,OOO mark,
I which was reached some years
s ago,” commented president Earl
; Harrell of the club, “and I wish to
express our appreciation to the
. general public for their fine re
, spouse to this worthy cause,”
f The campaign was under the dj
-3 section of Goddes Potter as general
, chairman; who was ably assisted by
f W, J. Taylor as secretary and Er
. | nest Ward, Jr., who directed the
t publicity.
Hundreds Visitors
From Eleven States!
|Take Part In Tour
k Comments From Many
I Guests Very Compli
mentary
’ Hundreds of visitors from all
over North Carolina, Virginia and
eleven other states paid Edenton a
visit over tile week-end to attend
the fourth biennial tour of Colonial
Edenton and Countryside. The
! tour was most successful, even
. though the Woman’s Club, sponsors
of the Pilgrimage, estimate that
the number of persons in attend
ance was only about, half of that
of the Pilgrimage in 1953. No
doubt the freeze of several weeks
ago was a large factor in many
people not attending, knowing that
the gardens had been severely
damaged.
Comments from the visitors were
most complimentary for the
smoothness in the way the tour
was conducted and for the many
beautiful old shrines they had seen.
The town itself was described as
being one of the most interesting
that many had ever visited. The
tourists were very appreciative for
the services of high school girls and
boys who acted as guides and very
impressed with their knowledge rtf
histories of the homes and places
where the tourists were directed.
These guides had been given lec
tures by Miss Elizabeth Moore of
the Woman’s Club, and were fur
ther instructed by Cecil Fry of the
high school.
I Ten places were open to the pub
lic for this fourth tour. In addi
tion, many lovely Colonial homes
were marked by signs making a
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{Hoimes Opposes
Leary In First Ward
Apparently Only Con
test for Councilman
From Wards
i
What appears to he the only con-,
test in the four wards for Council
man in the Municipal Election
Tuesday, May 3, developed Tuesday
i morning, when Frank M. Holmes
'announced his candidacy as Coun
cilman from the First Ward.
Mr. Holmes will oppose the in
cumbent, J. Clarence Leary, who
previously announced his candidacy
for re-election. Leary is a veteran
Councilman who was elected in
, 1941 when he defeated John G.
Small and has served continuously
since. Ho has Had opposition in
several elections Since, that time,
but has always come out the win
ner.
< Mr Holmes is a past president
of the Edenton Rotary Club, was
the first president of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, a past, vice
president and director of the Eden
ton Chamber of Commerce, a mem
ber of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7,
A. F. & A. M., a member of tho
Scottish Rite Bodies of New Bern
and a member of the Edenton-Bap
itist Church. He is vice president
of tho W. D. Holmes Wholesale
Grocery, Inc., which has been in
continuous operation for 54 years,
the oldest mercantable establish
ment iti Edenton and one of the
oldest in Es«teWk-Norih Carolina.
Teenage Club Dance
On Saturday Night
Sponsoring organizations of the
Teenage Club are having a .semi
formal dance Saturday night from
9:00 to 12:00 o'clock at the Teen
age Club, All parents are urged
to drop in during the evening.
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j Edenton Cleaners
, Join In Cleaning
[ Flags At No Cost
i
Purpose to Have Old 1
1 Glory Clean For
• Flag Day j i
Drycleaners of Edenton have I
' joined in an effort to make “Old ‘
Glory” fly in its true colors, a '
[ bright, sparkling red, white and 1
' blue on Flag Day, May 12th. Be- 1
tween now and May 12th, Ameri- *
can Flags will be drycleaned free
of charge for any organization or
individual in Edenton or vicinity. *
1
The drycleaners who have join- ,
ed in this cooperative community j
. effort are: Bishop Laundry & j
Cleaners, Elliott Cleaners, Spotless j
, Cleaners, Overton’s Cleaners, N &
. R Cleaners and Sanitary Cleaners,
i Mayor Haskett stated. “I think t
j that this offer by the drycleaners <
' of Edenton to clean American .
Flags without chargp in this period c
. preceding Flag Day, is a fine com- s
■ munity good-will gesture. It is es
’ pecially fitting that more Dags be
■ flown now and on all the holidays
> which we commemorate. We want
to be certain that our Dags are as 1
■ bright and sparkling as they should i
■ be. That the cleaners of Edenton j
i are making this possible is a most r
i worthy contribution to Flag Day j
in our community.” t
Series Os Special
Services Held At
Methodist Church
Study Guided By Con
ditions In City
Churches
The Edenton Methodist Church
begin with the evening service of
Sunday, April 17, a missions study
based on the work of the city
church. The course will run for
seven Sessions, using the Sunday
evening service and the prayer]
meeting hour, 7:30 Wednesday, un
til it is completed. Background for
'the discussion, led by the Rev. Earl
Richardson, is the hook, “Crowded
Ways’’. This study guide is a sym
posium prepared hy outstanding
authorities in the field of the city
church.
It. is pspecialy hoped that the
members of the Woman’s Society
of Christian Service and Wesleyan I
Service Guild will take advantage
of this Special Series of services.
They will comprise for the Society
the last study course of the cur
rent WSCS year, in addition to ser
ving as the Methodist Church’s an
nual missions emphasis.
Frequently featured for special
niusic in the evening services at
the Methodist Church is the chil
dren's choir, under the direction of
the pastor, Mr. Richardson. The
choir is a new venture, and has re
ceived the wholehearted support of
the children and their parents.
New vestments have just been pro
vided by tho parents of the chil
dren. working in cooperation with
the members of the Woman’s So
ciety of Christian Service and the
Wesleyan Service Guild.
Special Speakers
On Program For
BTU Convention
All Day Session Sched
uled For Friday,
April 22
One of the highlights of the well
balanced program of the annual
Regional Training Union Conven
tion at the Cashie Baptist Church
in Windsor Friday. April 22, is the a
[inspirational address to be deliver
ed hy the Rev. A. Douglas Aldrich,
pastor of the Forest Hills Baptist
Church in Raleigh. This feature
comes during the evening session.
Another dignitary featured on the
program is Miss Sarah Hull, who
will represent the State ' Training
Union Department of Raleigh.
These special guests will appear on
the program between items of spe
cial music, conference, tournaments
and talks,
A new plan is being tried this
year by the committee. In order
to sponsor “(family Day” the en
tire convention will he contained in
two sessions and a fellowship ban
quet—all in one day—Friday. The
committee asks the leadership of
the churches to place emphasis on
entire families attending from their
memberships. The convention is
planned for church members of all
ages—young and old —-and special
preparation has been made for the
real young children. The church
nursery will be in operation for this
purpose, both afternoon and night,
and Mrs. R. L. Barker of Ahoskie
will be in charge. She and her
staff of assistants will provide ca
pable and trust-worthv care for the
younger folks. This provision
makes it possible for entire fami
lies to attend and the committee
hopes general response will be ex
perienced.
The time schedule of the conven
tion is: Registration opens at 2:00
o’clock: the afternoon session at.
3:00 o’clock: the fellowship ban
quet meal at 5:30; and the evening
session at 6:55.
VFW AUXILIARY MEETING
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of William
H. Coffield Post No. 9280, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, will meet in the
post home tonight (Thursday) at 8
o’clock. Mrs. Ellie Mae Parrish,
president, urges all members to at
tend.
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Ernest P. Kehayes
Files As Candidate
'[For Edenton Mayor
Reward Offered
To Find Starters
Os Forest Fires
'Offer Made By Presi
dent of N. C. For
estry Association
Rewards totaling SI,OOO have
been offered for arrest and con
viction of the. person or persons
| who started the forest fire in East
ern North Carolina which burned
| over more than 200,000 acres be
' tween March 30 and April 10, it is
.announced by Roger Wolcott, Presi
dent of the N. G. Forestry Asso
ciation.
Wolcott said the rewards will he
paid hy the North Carolina Fores
try Association. Anyone With in
formation on the subject was asked
to either write the Association at
I’ostoffice Box 2946, Raleigh, or
to telephone 45604, Raleigh.
The fire burned over the area
of Lake Phelps, Pungo Lake, Scran
ton, Lake Mattamuskeet apd New
Lake. It started March 30 and
continued through April 10, des
troying more. than’ 200,000 acres of
timber. . .. ■■ ,
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Chowan Hospital Auxiliary will
meet Friday afternoon, April 22, at
3 o’clock in the nurses' home.
Women’s Society of Christian
Service of the Methodist Church
will sponsor a chicken salad supper
Thursday, April 28.
Unanimity Lodge. No. 7, A. F. &
A. 51.. «ill hold a stated communi
cation tonight (Thursday) at 8
o’clock.
Rvtand Local 4-H Club will meet ;
Monday night. April 25, at 7:30
o’clock at the home of Evangeline
Copeland.
Center Hill Local 4-H Cluh will
meet Wednesday night, April 27,
at 7:30 o’clock at the home of
Esther Hall.
An Edenton Chapter of the Na
tional Honor Society will be insti
tuted Friday morning at 10:30
o’clock in the Edenton Junior-Sen
ior High .Schooil gymnasium.
Edenton Jaycees will install new
officers at a meeting in Hotel Jo
seph Hewes Thursday night, April
28th.
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of VFW
will meet tonight (Thursday) at 8
o'clock at the post home.
Edenton’s Business and Profes
sional Woman’s Club will meet to
night (Thursday) in the panel room
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HealthDepartmentHopesTo
Start Salk Vaccine Campaign
In District Around April 25th
Goes First to Children
Given Permission
By Parents
Dr. B. B. McGuire, district health
officer, says the District Health
Department hopes to he ready on or
about April 25th to start the Salk
vaccine campaign against polio.
It will he given at the schools
to those first and second grade
children whose parents have given
written permission, The second
dose will be given from 2 to 4
weeks after the first.
The Health Department will be
notified by wire when the vaccine
may be picked up at Williamston.
It is hoped that it will be there
this week.
“It is hoped that the practicing
physicians in our Health District
will he in position to help give this
vaccine,” says Dr. McGuire. “They
will be contacted by the nurses.
The exact dates this vaccine will be
given in each school cannot be
w orked out as yet,”
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HELP FIGHT CANCER
DRIVE FOR FUNDS
NOW IN PROGRESS.
Political Pot at Boiling
Point; 15 Candidates
Now In Race
With Friday of this Week being
1 the deadline for candidates to file
for office in the town election
Tuesday, May 3, Edenton’s political
pot began boiling early this week.
Up to Wednesday morning 15 can
didates had filed for the 13 offices
to be filled in the election.
Possibly the biggest ripple, in
the political waters was an an
nouncement hy Ernest P. Kehayes
that he /will oppose Leroy R. Has
kett for the office of Mayor.
Mr. Kehayes has operated a res
taurant in Edenton for 13 years.
He is a member of the vestry of
St, Paul’s Episcopal Church, a
member of Unanimity Lodge No.
7. A. F. & A. M., and has taken
an active part in civic and religi
ous affairs.
If elected Mr. Kehayes says he
will endeavor to use his efforts
toward a healthy and efficient ad
ministration and to work with the
heads of all departments in order
to have a harmonious administra
tion.
Mr. Haskett has served 12 years
as Mayor, and on several occasions
defeated candidates who opposed
him. He, too, promises to devote
his time and efforts to the best in
terest of Edenton.
Both Haskett and Kehayes are
hank workers so that the result of
the election will without doubt take
the spotlight.
With the Board of Public Works
changed to five members there is
somewhat of a scramble for these
offices. Seven candidates have fil
ed, including W. J. Yates, J. P.
Ricks, Jr.. Horace White, Ralph:
Parrish, A. B. Harless, Philip S.
McMullan and Thomas C. Byrum,
Jr.
Yates, Byrum and Parrish are
seeking re-election. J. H. Conger
and Dr, J. A. Powell, incumbents,
have not filed for re-election.
The only other contest in the
election, will be for Councilman
from the First Ward, where Frank
M. Holmes is opposing, J. Clarence
Leary, incumbent.
Chowan Students
In Recital Tonight
Piano students of the Elementary
Grades of Chowan High School will
present their annual recital entitled
“Calendar Magic”, tonight (Thurs
day) at 8 o’clock at the Chowan
High School. The public is invited
to attend.
1-H CLUB MEETING
Members of the Center Hill Local
4-H Club will moet Wednesday
night, April 27. at 7:30 o’clock at
the home of Esther Hall.
Chowan Betas At
State Convention
Chowan High School was repre
sented by nine delegates at the
State Beta Convention in Asheville,
April 15-16.
Those attending the convention
were: Miss Louise Wilson, spon
sor; Sara Margaret Asbell, Dallas
Bunch, Mary Sue Elliott, Jean Ev
ans, Anne Hollowell, Stuart Hollo
well, George Jordan and Peggy
Perry.
Delegates and sponsors from the
Sunbury and Gatesville High
Schools accompanied them on the
trip. , i
Hospital Auxiliary
Meets April 22nd
The Chowan Hospital Auxiliary
■will meet Friday afternoon, April
22, at 3 o’clock at the nurses’ home.
Mrs. Al Phillips, president, re
quests a full attendance. Follow
ing a musical program tea will be
eerveq