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ACTION ONE
BPW Club Planning
Legislative Agenda
Kick - off Dinner For
New Year Planned |
January 19
At a meeting i f the Edenton
Business and Professional Women’s
dub held Thursday night in t In-
Court House, the following legis
lative platform was presented rmil
explained by Mrs. Josie Ruth Carr,
legislation chairman, and others on
the program, which the dub voted
in favor of
1. Advancement of the postion
of women and use of women's full
capacities as citizens, including (a)
Equal rights for women amend
ment to the United States Consti
tution; (h) Jury service for we-I
men; (c) Equal pay for comparabV
work; (d) Uniform retirement agr
under the social security act: tv)
Increase in the amount of earned
income permitted to a person re
ceiving social security benefits; (f)
Removal of and prevention of dis
crimination on the basis of age,
sex, or marital status.
2. Support of legislation within
the framework of the United States
Constitution to implement a for
eign policy which promotes peace
and. national security, including I
fa) To strengthen and make ef
fective the United Nations: (b) To
advance international economic de
velopment through technical as
sistance and reduction of trade bar. .
riers; .(c) To strengthen the North
Atlantic Trdatv. orga nizrvf ion...
;l. Tax Adjustments directly af
fecting the interests of employed j
women, including (a) Allowance of j.
an increase in income tax deduc
tion to an employed person for
cost? of the care of dependents lie
cause of said employment; <li> Lib
eralized allowance of deductions
for medical care; (c.) Permit a son
or daughter to take double income
tax exemption for a parent or par
ents aged. Over 65 year.? or blind
to. whom they have contributed
more than one-half of their sup
port.
■l. General, including <ai Civil
Service appointment based on com
petitive examinations and retention
and promotion based on efficiency
and length of service, (b) The club ,
opposed compulsory government j
controlled health insurance and
medical care.
Participating in ti..- P- m i Dl
cussion were M rs. Isa rga ret Plit li is.
ic, public affairs: Lena Jones, edu
cation and vocations; Mrs. Amir
Jenkins, International relations..
and Mrs. Margaret White, health
and safety.
Mis-- Inez Felton, president, pro.
sided and heard reports from the
various committee chairmen. Mrs.
Margaret Phthisic gave no inter
esting report on the mid year meet,
ing held recently in Rocky Mount,
and also said plans for the Christ
mas parade wei> progressing .nice
ly. Mrs. Anne Jenkins reported
that the: Christmas box for war or
phan Paola Sclip had been mailed.
Mrs. Annie Mills requested those
wanting Christmas cards to see
her immediately, and also bring
alone' their coupons. Reservations
for Bosses’ Night Christmas party
should lie made with Miss Goldie
I.ayton. who also asks that the
gifts for the party lie at her of
fice by December 3. Miss Beulah
Perry requested members of the
club to be at the armory at 8 i
o’clock on Wednesday night. No- I
vember 30, to help stuff bag* for
the Christmas parade and party.
The president announced that
Mr:*. Richard Goodwin, a member \
of the Woman’s Club, asked that
all members of the BPW Club at-i
tend the performance of “Hansel'
and Gretel” at the Elementary!
School auditorium Monday night,
December 5.
As a “kick-off” for the new year
a dinner meeting will be held
Thursday night, January 19, at the
Joseph Hewcs Hotel at 7:30 o’clock
with Miss Uena Jones in charge of
the program. j
New members welcomed into the
club were Miss Lula Williams. Mrs.
Ethel Simpson, Mrs. Nezzie Haste
and Mrs. Jane Quicksall.
Baptist WMU Plans
Hold Week Os Prayer
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A Week of Prayer for Foreign
Missions will be observed by the
Woman’s Missionary Society of the
Edenton Baptist Church the week
of November 28 through December
2 There will b e a meeting each
afternoon of the week at 8:30
o’clock at the church.
Mrs. C. W. Overman, president,
urges a good attendance of mem
baca to hear the interesting and in.
formative programs which have
bam prepared.
I Plans Shaping Up
For Christmas Party
I Continued From Page U Section 1
' urged to enter floats.
Miss Goldie Layton, parade
chairman, asks that those entering
| floats or taking part in th P pn-
I rode in any way, to congregate at j
the bull pork at 3 o’clock so that ,
the line of march may he formed I
and final instructions given.
The parade will start from the j
hall park promptly at 4 o’clock, ,ui- j
Ruing Broad Street where it will
proceed south to East Water Street
and on to the Court House Green, j
where the children’s party will lie j
held and Santa Claus holds court. |
The line of march will lie headed j
liy highway patrol cars, and oth- |
eis participating who have so far
| reported to the parade chairman,
are the color guard and marching
unit of the Edenton Naval Auxilia
ry Air Station, Jaycees, Woman’s
Club,' Lions Club, Kindergarten,
Chowan High School and Western ,
Auto floats,. Boy Scout marching j
unit, Santa Claus in his beautifully j
decorated float, with a unit of j
horseback t illers bringing up the
rear. There will also lie three I
bands in the parade including the j
t Plymouth. Windsor and Edenton j
High School Bands. Miss Goldie
Layton say? there is still time for '
those who desire to enter a float,
and asks that she. lie-contacted.
Drivers of floats are requested
to keep moving on Water Street
.until they reach the intersection of.
King ami Oakum Streets.. while
walking units will-disband oh Court
Street in order to avoid congestion
and confusion.
A first prize of Slodlrt will he
given for the best float, and #IO,OO
for second place, Mrs. Percy:
Smith, hospitality chairman, will
lie in charge of tile prizes and judg.
(4>l
Mrs. Adelaide Chesson, party
chairman, announces that four
lanes will he roped off this year for
both the whit,, and colored children ,
in order to expedite the distribu- j
j tion of hags. There will he en
trance-- from both King and Water
Streets’. Members of the American
I egiop Auxiliary, with Mrs. James
fuzzi-ns: as chairman." will bp. in
charge of the distribution of the
wli ite children's hags, with the h. 1 p
.of the National Guard and Boy
Scouts, wild, the Colored Junior
Woman's Club will handle distri- •
I buiiiui to tile colored children. Tie- j
j ket will be distributed to the
' t.-aciiei-s throughout the county for
tin school children.
Santa’s reviewing stand at the
Green: will be decorated by mem
bers of the Degree of Pocahontas,
with Mr- Ellie Ma,. Parrish as i
chairman. After the children re-1
reive their.bags Santa Claus will,
then take over arid hear requests
from: the little ones. Bill Cozart
will act as master of ceremonies.
Chief of Police George I. Da.il
has issued the following traffic and
parking regulations which will lie
in effect on December 1:
1. There will he no north-bound
traffic oii Broad Street when the
parade enters Broad Street, until
after the parade has passed.
2. All streets entering Broad
Street will lie clocked while the pa
rade is in progress.
. 3. Tile following stieets w ill lie
blocked from 3 P. M., until after
the parade and party: Court
Street from Eden to Water Street: j
East King from Broad to Oakum |
Street; Water Street from King to
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4. Parking will he allowed on
Broad Street from 2 P. M., until
after the Christmas party, without
paying meters.
!». Parking will he allowed on the
parking lot at the nolie,, station
during the day.
6. City police will Handle traf-
I fir at intersections, highway patrol
j will lead parade and military' pdliee
i will work at intersections. /
Miss Beulah Perry, chairman of
! hags, requests that BPW members
' report at the armory Wednesday
night, November 30, at 7:30 o’clock
to help stuff the 3,000 hags to he
distributed. Members of the N»-
I tional Guard will assist in the
I preparation.
Methodist Bazaar
And Turkey Dinner
Scheduled Dec. Ist
Women of the Edenton Methodist j
Church announce that in eonjunr
j tion with their bazaar on Thurs
day. December 1. a delicious tur
-1 key dmner will be served. The
’ menu will include roast turkey with
j dressing and gravy, candied yams,
given beans, cranberry salad, an
' pie sauce cake with cream, hot
j rolls arid coffee. The dinner will
be served from 12 noon to 2 o'clock.
The women of the church are
getting in readiness the numerous
gift items and foods they will have
on sale beginning at 10 o’clock.
Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt and Mrs.
George Bail will be in charge of
the booth featuring plants and.
shrubs. They will lie pleased to'
receive [plants and shrubs anyone
wishes to contribute to the bazaar, j
Richard Lowe Wins
4-H Peanut Contest
Continued From Page I. Section 1
place State winner, but this year
he realized one of his greatest ami j
bitions. He has been an active 4-H
member for seven years, has serv
| ed a? president of his school club
'for two years, of Advance Local!
Club for a year, has served as a
County Couneil officer and 4-H
Junior Leader. Dick is also a mem.
her of the Statewinning vegetable
production team. He and his part- j
ner, Sherwood Harrell, will compete!
in the National Vegetable Growing |
contest, which is sponsored by the |
National Junior Vegetable Growers
j Association at New Orleans, Louis
! iana, on December 14. Dick has
never let discouragement and de
feat disappoint him. and he has
completely lived up to the 4-H mot,
to “To Make the Best Better.”
1 Legion Will Sponsor
| Dance Saturday Night
. Ed Bond Post of the American
Legion will sponsor another dance
in the Legion Home next Saturday
night, November 26. from 9 o’clock
to midnight.
Music for the dance will he fur
nished by Garland Abbott’s 5-piece
Combi from WTAR-TN. Norfolk.
A large crowd is expected to at
tend the affair.
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Prominent Singers In
* “Hansel And Gretel”
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Continued From I’nge 1. Section I
ed in several leading roles with the
r ' Hagan, Germany Opera Company—
’ Several roles she learned while in
North Carolina.
Sophia Steffan, of High Point,
’ who electrified audiences with her j
’ portrayal of Carmen with Grass I
Roots Opera, has w in national hon. I
f ors and is now appearing in ora
' toria and concert in New York
’ City.
• Elfego Esparza, basso of San Be.
nito, Texas, who sang the 1951-52
season with Grass Roots, won top
1 honors at a Belgian conservatory
and starred at the Stadt Theater
in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
John Shearin, bass-liaritone of)
Weldon, recently finished an en
gagement with a summer operetta I
company in Hyannis, Mass. ,
Miss Catherine Frantzis recent
i ly graduated from Marymount Col
lege, majoring in music. Her ex- I
perienee in opera includes leading
role? in Amahl And Th,. Night
Visitors, Hansel And Gretel, The
Old Maid And The Thief and Mud- '
ahip Butterfly. A former student
of Wolfgang Sehanzer, Miss Front- '
zis has appeared in New York’s
Town Hall in oratorio conducted by J
Hugh Ross. She has been, soloist
with the St. Cecilia Choir in New j
York City.
Mr. Beck graduated from Duke,
University in 1951 where he was !
baritone soloist with the Glee Club j
and with that organization appear
led in concert in many different
cities in the United States. While I
. at the Durham institution he was!
| also active in th,. famed Univer
t sity Choir arid the Hoof *n Horn ;
musicals. During the summer
months he studied at Juilliard
School of Music in New York
where he appeared in several op
era productions, and at the Man-j
; nes School of Music where he sang
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Marcello in La Boheme. He sung
in Amahl And The Night Visitors
with a San Francisco troupe where
he gained aurlaim for his portrayal
of King Melchoir.
For its roster this season Grass ,
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“The Telephone And Hansel and
Gretel” will he presented at Ele
mentary School auditorium Monday
night, December 5, at 8 o’clock.
1A chorus made up of local chil
dren is scheduled to appear as the
Gingerbread Children.
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Postmaster Chestnutt
Urges Early Mailing
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I Continued From Page 1, Section I
check through it. Make sure that j
each address includes the full
name, street and number, city, zone \
I. and state. Then, pay a visit t« tin* 1
Post Office, stock up on stamps
1 (use three cent stamps on your
Christmas cards for first-class mail
I service) and ask any questions you
may have about, mailing regal a
j tions. i
Yoll can do this tn a leisurely j
way if you will com e to the Post '
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, J Office before 10:30 A. M„ or lie- 1
i | tween 1:30 anil 3:30 P. M., thus!
1 | missing the rush hours. On your ;
I way home pick up a supply of
| heavy wrapping paper, sturdy t-mp
| ty cartons, strong cord and kraft
i paper adhesive tape. A modest in
vestment in these necessities will
pay big dividends in safe delivery |
1 of your cherished Christmas gifts.
After your gift wrapping and;
[lacking is complete, plan your j
mailings so that those for the most
distant points go first. Try to get
all long-distance mailing into the
Post Office before December sth
and those for nearby points should
be. mailed by December 10th. You
will he glad you did.
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: Jaycees Start Contest
| For Outstanding Man
Continued From Page 1. Section 1
standing service in the community
during the year 1955, who will be
honored as ’’The Most Outstanding
Young Man of Edenton In 1955.”
! The honor was won last year by
James P. Ricks, Jr.
. Qualifications to he taken in con.
| nection with nominations for the
award include:
For service rendered over and
abov e the usual calling of his busi
ness or profession.
Contribution to community wel
fare during 1955.
Participation in all around com
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Evidence of personal and busi
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Cooperation with individuals and
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i Nominations may be made for
j any young man if he is a Jayrectoto
| not.
At the same time Edenton’g out
standing young man is honored by
local Jaycees, more than 2,000
other young men will be recognised
in similar ceremonies by Jayce«a
all over America.
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