ONLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXlV.—Nijfnber 36.
Picture'Of Cupola
House PresentedT o
Edenton By E. City
Unique Affair Held In
Municipal Building
Thursday
In a brief but. impressive meet
ing held in the Municipal Build
ing Thursday afternoon, a small
{• group of Elizabeth City people
presented a beautiful water color
• painting' of the Cupola House to
Edenton.
The presentation was made by
L. S. Blades, former Mayor of
Elizabeth City, to Mayor Ernest
Kehayes with a group of Eden
tonians also on hand.
The picture is the work of
Croydon Bell, who several months
ago had a story and a few Eden
■ ton pictures in an issue of the
Ford Times, published by thb
Ford Motor Company. Through
the efforts of Mr. Blades, the Ford
Motor Company prevailed upon
Mr. Bell to paint one of the pic
tures a group of Edentonians
deciding on the Cupola House.
Mr. Blades decided to present the
picture to Edenton as a gesture
of friendship" and goodwill be
tween (Elizabeth City and Eden
ton, the meeting Thurs
day was the culmination of his
purpose?
Mayor Levin Culpepper of Eliz
abeth City was also on hand, but
preferred that the presentation be
made by Mr. Blades, who was
Mayor at the time the Edenton
story appeared in the Ford Times
and instigated the idea of secur
ing and presenting a painting to
Edenton as a token of friendship.
The picture was accepted in be
half of the Town of Edenton by
Mayor Ernest Kehayes,- who.
thanked the Elizabeth City group
and expressed the hope that Eliz
abeth City and Edenton would be
drawn closer together as the re
sult of the presentation.
In the Elizabeth City group
* were: Mayor Levin Culpepper
and his little son, Steve, L. S.
Blades, Tommy Thompson of the
McDowell Motor Company, Ford
dealers and David Phillips of The
Daily Advance. The Edenton
group included Mayor and Mrs.
Ernest Kehayes, Mrs. Corinne
Thorud, Mrs. R. P. Badhgfn, Mrs.
Joe Conger, Jr., Miss’ Evelyn
Leary, Mrs. Richard DiXon, Ernest
J. Ward, Jr., P. S. McMullan, Ra-.
lfeigh Hollowell, Col. Frank Col
lins; Gilliam Wood, Robert S.
Marsh, John Mitchener, Bruce
Jones, Jr., of the Albemarle Motor
Company, local Ford dealer, Lu
ther Parks and J. Edwin Bufflap.
After the presentation a social
session was enjoyed with light re
freshments served.
JAYCEE BROOM SALE TO BE
HELD THIS FRIDAY NIGHT
Members of the Edenton Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce will
stage their annual broom sale Fri- ;
day* night, September 6.
During the evening Jaycees will
make house-to-house calls and
hope many people will buy a
broom.
20 Years Ago
' As Found In the Files of
The Chowan Herald
V \
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Dr. L. P. Williams, Albert By
rum and J. Edwin Bufflap. mem
the finance committee of
Town Council, met to check on
the town's budget to determine if
it would bo necessary to booal the
lax rate 10 cents. During the
mooting it was bellowed that the
tax rata could remain at SIJBO.
I" The Boy Scout mowooaont in
Edenlon took on new life with
Epbard had consented to act ns
Scoutmaster following • sMgtigg
dormancy the resignation df
John W Graham t Hoi at*
i Carolina Pnitmasteos
Association icctpttd isvlli*
Edenion StpiMsbcf 17,
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Give Mood
Joe Swanner, blood program
chairman for Chowan County, re
minds citizens that the Red Cross
bloodmobile will again be in
Edenton Friday, September B. j
Chowan County's quota is again !
110 pints and because of the poor j
showing made at the last blood
mobile visit. Mr. Swanner is ap
pealing for more people to do
nate a pint of blood. The blood
mobile will be stationed at the ar
mory from 9 A. M.. to 3 P. M.
Rocking Chair
Contest Gains
Much Interest
Much interest has been devel
oped in the rocking chair contest,
which begins at 9 o’clock Thurs
day morning, September sth, at
the Albemarle Furniture Com
pany. Numerous applications
have been received and the con
testant who rocks the longest will
be the winner of SIOO in cash.
The applicants will be allowed
a 5-minute break every hour and
a ten minute break every six,
hours. The ten minute break may
be taken or Ufced as an accumu
lation to be used later.
The applicants will be furnish
ed a television set for their en
joyment by Western Gas Co.,
Inc.; breakfast will be served
with compliments of Albemarle
Restaurant; morning refreshments
with compliments Mitchener**
Pharmacy, and afternoon refresh
ments by Leggett & Davis Drug
Store.
It will be great fun to keep an
eye on the contestants and see
just how long they can rock
around the clock. Contestants’
chairs will be placed in the show
window of Albemarle Furniture
Company.
DAR Chapter To
Resume Meetings
Edenton Tea Party Chapter of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution will hold its first fall
meeting Wednesday afternoon.
September 1-1, at 3:30 o’clock in
the Iredell house.
The guest speaker will be John
A. Hotones, who will speak on the
subject “Schools Are Our Great
American Heritage.”
Mrs. Wood Privott, regent of
the chapter, urges a good attend
ance to start off the year’s ac
tivities following the summer
season when no meetings were
held.
Center Hill MYF
Picnic Sept. 6th
The Center Hill Methodist
Youth Fellowship will hold its an
nual community picnic on the
ehurch grounds Friday night, Sep
tember 6, at 6 o’clock. Everyone
in the community is invited to at
tend and bring a picnic supper.
Drinks will be furnished by the
Youth Fellowship, of which Mrs.
Margaret Smithson is counselor.
AUXILIARY MEETING
The VFW- Auxiliary will meet
tonight (Thursday) at 8. o’clock ai
the Post home. Mrs. Dora Still
man, president, urges every mem
ber to make a special effort to at
tend.
Tommy Kehayes Is Elected To
High Office By Episcopalians
Tommy Kehayes, son of Mr.
and • Mrs. Ernest Kehayes, was
elected chairman of the high
school youth of the Fourth Pro
vince of the Episcopal Church lest
The Provincial meeting at Se
wanee. University of'the South,
County, Nor&i Carolina, Thursday September 5, 1957.
Edenton Ace®
Open Footbal
Season Frid®
Coach Bill Billings’ Edenton
Aces will open the 1957 football
season Friday night, September
6, when they lfteet Roanoke Rap
i ids High School on the latter’s
| gridiron, taking on a reportedly
: strong and mqch improved double
A team over last year.
i The Yellow Jackets this year
, have a new coach, Winifred John
i son, who last year coached Scot
i land Neck, which team came very
I near knocking the Aces out of
, | the state championship race. Re
| ports are to the effect that John
son is bent upon revenge, so that
he will do his utmost to turn back
the Aces. With the new coach,
Roanoke Rapids has been picked
as the dark horse of the North
eastern Conference and from all
indications the game will be a
very tough one for the Aces’
opener.
However, according to Coach
Billings, there isn’t a weak team
on the Aces’ schedule and" the
ifrst game should prepare the
boys for what is to follow.
The boys have been practicing
hard and showing up well in
pre-season workouts have been
! stars from last year’s team, Full
back Bruce White, Tackle David
Fletcher, Ends Henry Overton and
Jack Bundh, Quarterback Robert
White, Guard Donald Roche. Cen
ters Jack Overman and Charlie
Small, Guard Sid White, Half
backs Ted Hardison and Marvin
Ashley and a newcomer, Bobby
Ashley, a speedy halfback.
Others who were late getting
out but who have been impress
ive are John Mitchener, Johnny
Forehand, Billy Wilkins, Robert
Bass, Wayne Baker, Tommy Ke
hayes, Ray Hollowell, Clyde Cobb
and Bubba Hopkins.
Marvin Ashley has been shift
ed from eifd-to halfback and this
youngster, who plays heads up
bhll, could develop into a real
good boy. Little Robert White
has been the spark of pre-season
drills at quarterback and will re
ceive help from Henry Overton,
a good passer and ball handler.
Bruce White has run very well
in practice and the workhorse
from last year’s State champion
ship team appears headed for an
an even finer year.
The line from end to end is ex
perienced and also has weight. It
is the heaviest line Coach Billings
has had since coming to Edenton.
“I just hope we’ll be able to move
as well as the light lines we’ve
had in the past,” says Billings.
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
Home Ec Teachers
Elect New Officers
The Albemarle Home Econom
ics teachers held their organiza
tional meeting Tuesday, August
27 at the Plymouth Home Eco
nomics Department. The
ing officers were elected:
President, Margaret Bray: vice
president, Lucy Kittrell; secre
tary-treasurer, Ruth Sawyer; pro
gram chairman, Carolyn Brinkley;
FHA advisor, Helen Larabee; re
porter, Marguerite Foster.
Those attending other than the
officers mentioned above were:
Doris Weaver, Frances Newby,
Florine Wilkinson, Ann Lassiter,
Romona Wilson, Jjorraine Roger
son and Mabel L. Hall, supervisor
from East Carolina College.
FIRST DEGREE TONIGHT
AT MASONIC MEETING
A stated communication of
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., will be held tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock. William
Adams, master, announces that
the first degree will be conferred
upon a candidate, so that a good
attendance is requested.
Atlantic Coast. Tommy Kehayes,
president of his class at the Eden
ton Junior-Senior High School, is
also president of the Young
Churchmen of the Diocese of East
Carolina and the local Young
Churchmen at St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church Only nine young people
Elizabeth City Presents Painting
• In a brief but impressive ceremony held in the Municipal
Building Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, L. S. Blades, left, for
mer Mayor of Elisabeth City, is shown presenting a water color
painting of the Cupola House to Mayor Ernest Kehayes of Eden
ton. The painting is the work of Croydon Bell, who some months
ago had several of his pictures in Ford Times end through the
Ford Motor Confpany agreed to paint the Cupola House for Mr.
Blades who, as a gesture of friendship and goodwill, agreed to
present it to Edenton.—-(Evelyn Leary Photo).
Graham White New Chairman
For Chowan County Red Cross
Chapter; Succeeds Dr. Stanton
As of Monday of this week,
Graham White, cashier of The
Bank of Edenton, assumed the
chairmanship of the Chowan
County Red Cross Chapter. Mr.
White succeeds Dr. A. M. Stanton,
who tendered his resignation due
to moving to Plymouth in the
near future.
Other officers of the Red Cross
Chapter are: Vice chairman, John
Mitchener; treasurer, Gene Ward,
who succeeds Mrs. Corinne Thor
ud: secretary, Mrs. Lois White,
who succeeds Mrs. Lena Leary;
home service chairman, Milton
Bass; bloodmobile chairman, Jo
seph Swanner, and disaster chair-j
man, Leroy H. Haskett.
In tendering his resignation; Dr.
Stanton wishes to thank all who
have cooperated to make the
work of the Red Cross a success
in the past two years. At the
same time he urges everyone to
give all Red Cross officers then
complete cooperation in order to:
Field Day And
Awards Feature
Cub Pack Meet
The August meeting of the
Edenton Cub Scout Pack was held
on the little league baseball dia
mond Tuesday night of last week,
which was featured by a field
day and presenting achievement
awards.
Den 7, led by Mrs. Mildred
Clapsadl won the attendance ban
ner.
Winners in the field day con
tests were:
100-yard dash—Mike Chappell,
first; Joe Harrell, second and Mel
vin Barnett, third.
Ball throw Melvin Barnett,
first; Joe Harrell, second and
Robert Hartman, third.
High jiimp Mike Clapsadl,
first, 314 feet: Durele Ambrose,
second and Melvin Barnett, third.
Broad jump Mike Clapsadl.
first; Melvin Barnett, second and
Phil Harrell, third.
Den relay First, Mike Clap
sadl, Den 3; second, Phil Harrell,
Den 8; third, Melvin Barnett,
Den 7.
Awards presented during the
meeting went to the following:
Den I—T om m y Keyes and
Bruce Black, Wolf.
Den 7—Bruce Miranda, Wolf.
Den 3—Mike Wiggins, Bobcat;
Bruce Free, Denner: George Wil
kins, Bear; Jim Elliott, Denner,
Bear and Gold Arrow.
New Superintendent
At Chowan Hospital
Effective Sunday, September 1,
T. L. Ridgeway has been the new
superintendent of Chowan Hos
pital, who succeeds Miss Fran
ces Tillett, who resigned several
weeks ago.
Mr. Ridgeway comes to Eden
ton from Scotland Neck.
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AUXILIARY MSETS SEPT. 10
The Woman’s Auxiliary of St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church will meet
at the Parish House Tuesday af
ternoon, September 10, at 1
o’clock. This is the first meet-
I i«« of the fall season, so that a
, make the Chowan Chapter func
; ton smoothly.
; Regarding the Red Cross blood
i program, Dr. Stanton pointed out
. that during the past two months
, most chapters, including Chowan
Chapter, have 'ailed to meet their
; assigned blood production quotas
—some falling below 40 per cent
: of the quota. “As a result.” he
i said, “We are far behind in re
. placing biood u s, "d bv our -esi
j dent hospitalized. We are also
, | far below our quota for Civi’ De
;; sense shipments.”
ij While the above picture looks
•: dark. Dr. Stanton says it is not
| a hopeless one, believing that
! willing and dedicated citizens will
support the biood program if they
i : realize the seriousnes of the sit
-1 uation. In this respect, he calls!
attention to the next visit of the j
Red Cross bloodmobile on Friday,
.September 6, when it will be at,
the armory from 9 A. M., to 3 j
: P. M. ,
Forestry Projects
Claiming Interest
Chowan 4-H Roys
Chowan 4-H Club members are
becoming more and more inter
ested in forestry projects. Leon
Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mar
vin Evans, of the Oak Grove com
munity, is conducting a forestry
project for the second year. In
early 1956 Leon set out 75 red
cedar seedlings. He increased his
4-H forestry project this year by
setting out 5,000 loblolly pine tree
seedlings. These seedlings were
set out on land which is growing
in small blackjack oak trees.
A representative of the North
Carolina Pulp Company visited
his project recently and checked
on the survival of Leon’s seed
lings. About 75% of the seedlings
are still living and he was told
by the pulp company representa
tive that it would not be neces
sary for him to poison or girdle
many, of the blackjack oaks, a?
the seedlings will usually grow
very well among blackjack oaks.
Joe Nixon, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Percy Nixon, and a neighbor of
Leon, is also conducting a 4-H
forestry project this year. On
Monday of last week C. R. Rawls,
Jr., forester for the Union Camp
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
|cmc calendar]
Red Cross bloodmobile will be
at the Edenton armory Friday,
September 6, from 9 A. M„ to 3
! P. M. ,
Edenton’s Aces open the 1957
football season Friday night when
they play Roanoke Rapids in Ro
anoke Rapids.
A "kick-off* dinner for the an
nual fall membership drive of the
Chowan County Farm Bureau will
be held Monday night, September
It, at 7:30 o'clock at the Chowan
Community Building.
Edenton Jaycees will conduct
t their annual broom sale Friday
. night September L
Th*' Woman's Auriliary of St
Paul's ! Episcopal Church will
Game Warden
Calls Attention
Open Seasons
Robert Evans, Chowan County
Game Warden, this week warns
hunters relative to open seasons
and bag limits on game.
Deer season will be open from
October 15 to January 1 except
that part of Chowan and Per
quimans counties south and east
of U. S. Highway 17. The bag
limit is one daily, one possession
and two for the season.
The squirrel season will also be
open from October 15th to Janu
ary 1. The bag limit is six daily.
12 possession and 75 for the sea
son.
Quail season w’U be open from
November 28 to February 10 with
the bag limit being eight daily,
16 possession and 100 for the sea
son.
j The wild turkey season is also
J from November 28 to February 10
with the bag limit being one dai
ly, .two possession and two for the
season.
Open season for bear is Octo
ber 15 to January i with the "bag
limit being one daily, two pos
session and two for the season.
The raccoon and opossum sea
son is October 15 to Februarv 15.
There is no restriction on opos
sum, but the raccoon bag limit is;
one daily, possession two and 20
for the season.
Foxes may be taken with guns
when the season is open for any!
other game bird or animal, except
that where county fox laws regu- j
late the season, the local law
shall prevail. There is no restric-'
tion on the bag limit.
There will be a split season on
doves. The first season begins
September 7 and ends October 5.
The second season begins De
cember 11 and ends January 10.
Doves may be taken from 12
o’clock noon until sunset each
day. The daily bag limit is 10 a
day per person and the possession I
limit shall also be 10 per oerson.
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
Chowan PTA
Meets Sept. 10
The September meeting of the
Chowan Parent-Teacher Associa
tion will meet in the Chowan
High School auditorium Tuesday
night, September 10, at 8 o’clock.
Mrs. Rufus Smithson, local
president of the NCEA. will pre
sent a film “Skippy and the Three
R’s.” This film is prepared es
pecially for parents and teachers
by the National Education Asso
ciation,' so that President Garland 1
Asbell urges all members and in-:
terested friends to attend.
[C Os C. Meeting!
v d!
Following up a letter recently
mailed to Edenton merchants and'
business concerns by Gilliam
Wood, president of the Bank of
Edenton. a public meeting is
scheduled to be held Monday
night. September 9. at 8 o'clock
in the Court House.
All who received the letter, as
well as any one interested in re
viving a Chamber of Commerce
in Edenton is especially urged to
attend.
Chowan Farm Bureau Enlists
Aid Os Home Demonstration
Clubs In ’57 Membership Drive
The Chowan County Farm Bu-,
reau has asked the assistance of
the county Home Demonstration
Clubs for its annual fall member
ship drive September 16-21. Cash
prizes are being awarded by the
County Farm Bureau to the
three clubs getting the most
memberships respectively for
that organization.
A “kick-off’ dinner is to be
held for all home demonstration
club members and Bureau
members who plan to work in
this drive. This event is sched
uled for Monday night, Septem
ber 16, at 7:80 it the Cho
wan Community Budding. Spon
sored by the Farm Bureau, plans
appear to be weli under wuy to
make this a special oocasion.
Instructions and' other infor
mation relative .to the campaign
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina.
Edenton’s Share Os
Powell Bill Funds Is
$16,602 For Year
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College Trustees
X >
Governor Luther Hodges has
reappointed J. W. Davis of Eden
ton for a four-year term as a
member of the board of trustees
of the Elisabeth City State Teach
ers' College. His term will ex
pire June 30, 1961.
Governor Hodges also included
Albert G. Byrum of Edenton
among the new appointments.
Mr. Byrum was appo’nted for a
six-year term which will expire
June 30, 1963.
Leigh Dobson Is
Awarded One Os
ECC Scholarships
East Carolina College has just!
received from an anonymom j
source a fund of $14,000, to be
used for scholarships for seven
j students from counties in Eastern
jNorth Carolina. Choice of recipi- j
| ents has been announced by Pres-'
i ident John D. Messick of the col
lege.
One student from each of the
seven larger counties in the First
Congressional District—Pitt, Mar
i tin, Beaufort, Hertford, Washing
ton, Chowan, and Pasquotank—
will receive a scholarship of SSOO
jin September, 1957. If the stu
dent maintains a satisfactory rec
ord in academic work, a like
amount will be awarded each year
until the recipient completes the
four-year college course.
In each county a committee!
| made up of the superintendent of,
schools and two other members;
selected the high school graduate
who will receive the SSOO scholar-'
ship this fall. Criteria included
the student’s academic standing in
the upper third of the graduating
class and need of financial as- j
sistance in getting an education.
Those from the seven counties
to whom scholarships have been
awarded are: Pitt. Janie Stancill 1
Rollins. Bethel: Beaufort, Frances
Ruth Davis, Panteeo; Martin, i
Mollie Marie Biggs, Williamston;
Hertford. Elizabeth Ann Taylor,
Como; Washington, Lois Jacquin j
Harris, Plvmouth; Chowan, Leigh
Dobson, Edenton; and Pasqu^.-!
tank, Patricia Ann White. Eliza
i beth City.
Church School At
St. PauTs Reopens
The winter session of the
Church School opens at St. Paul’s'
i Episcopal Church Sunday at 9:30
l A. M. Classes are offered for all
ages including adults.
; The winter schedule of services
‘ also begins with Holy Commun
' ion at 8 A. M., Church School at
1 9:30 A. M., and morning prayer
lat 11 A. M. At 11 A. M.. a dia
; logue sermon will be presented by
j the rector, the Rev. George B.
1 Holmes and Michael Malone, min
■ j isterial student now at Duke Uni
i: versify.
m The Vestry meets Monday at 8
t P. M., in the Parish House.
will be given to workers at the
dinner meeting.
The president of the Chowan i
County Farm Bureau, Marvin L.
Evans, expresses his delight that
the home demonstration club
women will aid his organization
in this most important 1958 mem
bership campaign. Mr. Evans
points out that the Farm Bureau
is a farmers’ organization, which
functions for the benefit of the
entire farm family. He urges ev
ery farm family in Chowan Coun
ty to join the Farm Bureau in
1958.
Mrs. H. T. Hollowell, president
of the Home Demonstration Coun
ty Council, encourages club wo
men to work earnestly and ener
getically to enroll more Farm Bu
reau member families this year
than ever before.
DRIVE CAREFULLY—
YOU MAY SAVE
YOUR LIFEI
| Checks Made Out For
i 405 Eligible Munici
palities In State
More than 400 North Carolina
municipalities will share this year
in the distribution of $6,477,032.18
in Powell Bill Funds, according
to W. F. Babcock, Director of
Highways for the N. C. State
Highway Commission.
Edenton’s share of the Powell
Bill funds- amounts to $16,602.76,
which is based on $9,492.00 for
population increment and $7,-
110.76 for mileage increment.
4 Edenton is listed as having 14.65
certified non-system miles,
i Checks for their proportionate
i shares are being mailed to 405
municipalities which qualify un
der the 1951 statute setting aside
; V 2 cent of the six cent per gallon
! net State gasoline tax for the use
of municipalities in maintaining
j and improving their non-highway
system streets. The net revenue
: from the tax amounted to $77,-
i 755,027.98 for the fiscal year 1957.
Powel Bill Funds have shown
a 42 per cent increase in seven
years, rising from $4,543,096.20 in
1951 to the 1957 figure of nearly
six and one-half million dollars.
A total of $38,536,207.29 will have
been distributed with the issu
ance of this year’s checks.
The fund has shown an annual
increase due to the ever-crowing
volumes of traffic using highways,
roads and streets.
Cities and towns become eligi
ble for Powell Bill Funds by per
forming certain functions neces
! sarv to qualify under the law in
cluding the collection of, ad va
lorem f *’ v he election of city
governing officials and the filing
of necessary data with the State
Highway Commission before the
limiting date.
Half of the total Powell Bill
allocations. $3,238,516.09. is to be
divided among qualified munici-
palities on the basis of population
at a per capita rate of $2.12. The
pooulation of eligible and quali
fied municipalities based on the
1950 census is 1,524.409.
The remaining half is divided
on the basis of relative mileage
of non-highway system or local
streets of municipalities comply
ing with the act at a permile rate
of $485.38. The total length of
such streets this year is 6,672.1 S
miles.
Allocations mav be made only
to legally incorporated munici
palities which qualify under the
law. Many legally incorporated
towns fail to qualify while other
populous communities in the State
have never incorporated and are
thereby ineligible.
The Powell Bill Funds for each
municipality are figured to the
penny by the Division of Statistics
and Planning headed by James S.
Burch.
Robt. Chappell On
Crack Army Team
j
Pfc. Robert P. Chappell, Jr.,
whose parents live on Route 2.
I Tyner, is a member of the Spar
' tans baseball team which recent
j ly posted an 8-0 record in West
ern League competition in Ger
-1 many.
The team is composed of play
ers from 532 d Field Artillery Ob
servation Battalion and 516th Sig
nal Groups.
Chappell is a drive in the bat
talion’s Battery A. He entered
the Army in November, 1955. and
arrived in Europe in June, 1956.
He is a 1955 graduate of Cho
wan High School.
RETURNS FROM GERMANY
Allen Boyd Harless, Jr., recent
ly returned from Germany, where
he served two years in the United
States Army. Young Harless has
completed his enlistment and has
been discharged from the Army.
ROTARIANS MEET TODAY
Edenton Rotariani meet
this (Thursday) Hvtt 1
o’clock in the Parish House
program will be in gMfc£e of
Lloyd Bunch and Pntitent Rob
ert Marsh urges.a lw per cent at