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221 Members Are Now Enrolled In Chowan Hospital Auxiliary As the result of a membership drive being conducted by the Chowan Hospital Auxiliary, 221 members have been enrolled for the current year up to early this week. Those enrolled as members fol low: Mrs. W. H. Coffield, Mrs. T. B. Williford, Mrs. Hubert Williford. Mrs. Richard N. Hines, Mrs. Hel en Grehenstien, Mrs. Margaret Miranda, Mrs. Estelle Gasparina, Mrs. Ruth Trettis, Mrs. Janet Beeler, Mrs. Carol Dennis, Mrs. Irma Lanning, Mrs. T. M. Fore hand, Miss Elwanda Gibbs, Mrs. George I. Dail, Mrs. W. G. Stall cup, Mrs. Camillia Driver, Mrs. Inez Moran, Mrs. Maynard Perry, Mrs. Wesley Chesson, Jr., Mrs. , O. C. Byrum, Mrs. M. C. Greg ory, Mrs. James H. Phelps, Mrs. Ella Mae Robbins, Mrs. C. E. MiUer, Mrs. A. C. Johnson, Mrs. T Wallace Jones, Mrs. Wabace Griffin, Mrs. John Wheeler, Mrs. Leslie Morgan, Mrs. Irene Dun bgr, Mrs. Jesse Harrell, Mrs. J. Edwin Bufflap, Mrs. Vivian Day, Mrs. Maude Brunson, Mrs. Wil liam S. Elliott, Mrs. Ina Elliott, Mrs. Dan Morgan, Mrs. John Pavlich, Mrs. Ruth Chappell, Miss Myrtle Waff, Mrs. 'Anita Tarkington, Mrs. Rad Bell, Miss Minnie Hollowell, Mrs. Nathan Owens, Mrs. John fL, Goodwin, Mrs. Willie Spruill, Mrs. Bill Goodwin, Mrs. Leland Plant, Mrs. George Mack, Mrs. J. N. Pruden, Mrs. Lloyd Griffin, Mrs. David Holton, Mrs. vßoyd Harless, Mrs. John Bond, Mrs. Jimmy £amhardt, Mrs. LaDell Parker, Mrs. John Mitchener, Mrs. James E. Wood, Mrs. R. D. Dixon, .Jr., Mrs. J. A. Moore, Miss Elizabeth Moore, Mrs. W. A. Graham, Mrs. W. B. Rosevear, Miss Zene Elliott, Mrs. Frank Wood, Mrs. J. E. Debnam, Miss Louise Coke, Mrs. Joe Conger, Sr., Mrs. R. E. Leary, Mrs. Frank Elliott, Mrs. R. N. Carroll, Mrs. John Graham, Mrs. Frank Holmes, Mrs. Margaret Patterson, Mrs. J. P. Perry, Mrs. Henry Cuthrell, Mrs. Lester Forehand, Mrs. L. M. Johnson, Mrs. Guy Hobbs, Mrs. Thomas Ward, Mrs. ' W. E. Bond, Mrs. R. T. Whitten, Mrs. C. W. Boggs. Mrs. J. L. Pettus, Mrs. W. S. Harney, Miss Annie Bullock, Mrs. Raymond Carr, Miss Sallie Bullock, Mrs. > A. L. Brinson, Mrs. R. P- Bad ham, Mrs. R. A. Chappell. Miss Agnes Chappell, Mrs. Albert By rum, Mrs. Herbert Small, Mrs. Leroy Haskett, Mrs. G. B. Pot ter, Mrs. Roland Vaughan, Mrs. J. A. Curran, Mrs. S. C. Mills, Mrs. James A. Boyce, Mrs. Jessie White, Mrs. John Phillips, Mrs. Lee Moore, Mrs. West Byrum, Sr., Mrs. Clarence Leary, Sr., Mrs. Leon Leary, Howard Jack son, Mrs. Margaret Bell, Mrs. Kermit Layton, Mrs. George H. Hoskins, Mrs. L. A. Patterson, Mrs. J. H. Holmes, Mrs. R. H. Goodwin, Mrs. Robert S. Marsh, Mrs. Dan Carter, Mrs. J. N. Pru den, Jr., Mrs. B. F. Francis, Mrs. Ernest Leary, Mrs. Warren Twid dy, * Mrs. Rodney Harrell, Mrs. J. J. Long, Mrs. W. C f. Elliott, Mrs. H. B. Jones, Mrs. J. G. Campen, Mrs. Ed Bond, Mrs. J. W. Davis, Mrs. Richard Hardin, Mrs. E. N. Elliott, Mrs. Lynn Bv rum, Mrs. R. H. Hollowell, Mrs. Earl Goodwin, Mrs. E. E. Har rell, Mrs. Joe Thorud, Mrs. W. ■ IJ. Pruden, Mrs. M. L. Flynn, ' Mrs. West Leary, Mrs. M. L. Bunch, Mrs. Virgie Morris, Mrs. E. L. Ward, Mrs. Percy Smith, Mrs. John Kramer, Mrs. Frank Williams, Mrs. John Wood, Mrs. ~ Gilliam Wood. Miss Sophia Wood, Mrs. P. S. McMullan, Mrs. J. A. Powell, Mrs. L. P. Williams, Mrs. Artie Ange, Mrs. R. E. Forehand. Mrs. S. W. Taylor, Mrs. R. G. White, Jr., Miss Margaret Pru den, Mrs. T. C. Byrum, Mrs. J. H. Johnston, Mrs. W. H. Gardner. Mrs E. L. Nixon, Mrs. Anne Jen. kins, Mrs. G. L. Gilchrist, Mrs. Medlin Belch, Mrs. Cecil Fry’. Mrs. E. W. Spires, Mrs. Lewis Leary, Mrs. Haywood Phthisic. Mrs. R. C. Barrett, Mrs. Ralph Hall, Mrs. Logan Elliott, Mrs. Raleigh Hollowell, Mrs. Graham Byrum, Mrs. J. A. Bunch, Mrs. Haywood Bunch, Mrs. Albert Cullipher, Mrs. Thomas J. Wood, Mrs. Jack Mooney, Mrs. Z. W. Evans, Mrs. George O. Ross, Mrs. iff, T. Harry, Mrs. A1 Stanton, Mrs. Walter Heath, Mrs. W. Jim Daniels, Mrs. Henry Bunch, Mrs. W. J. Taylor, Mrs. Ruth Stokely, Mrs. M. A Hughes. Mrs. Earl . Richardson, Mrs. J. R- DuLaney, Mrs. J. P. Partin, Mrs. Elton Forehand, Jr., Mrs. Hector Lup ton, Mrs. Louis Ferguson. Mrs. W.'l. Cozzens, Mrs. Paul Partin. , Mrs. Francis Hicks, Mrs. Lloyd * Burton, Mrs. Charles Wo®*k Jr- Mrs. W. J. BerrymanT,Mji Ern est Swain, Mrs. Clyde Hdß&well Mrs. Alan Wood, Miss Catherine Ward, Mrs. Pauline Hicks, Mrs. Cora Bunch, Mrs. Juanita Co?- i I zens, Mrs. Lina Stallings, Mrs. : Mildred Spruill, Mrs. W. A. Mills, Mrs. W. E. Mills, Mrs. W. A. Mun ' den, Mrs. H. T. Layton, Mrs. i Lewis Harrell, Miss Goldie Lay ton, Mrs. Tom Goodman, Mrs. J. C. Parks, VFW Auxiliary, Mrs. F. W. Hobbs, Mrs. J. M. Boyce, Mrs. C. P. Wales, Mrs. A1 Phil lips, Mrs. Daivd Warren, Mrs. B. V. S. Klostermyer and Mrs. K. H. : Wright. Jaycees Sponsoring Teenage Road-e-o Eden ton’s Junior Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Teen age Safe Driving Road-e-o in the interest of promoting safe driv ing, it being pointed out that teenagers are involved in a ma jority of traffic accidents. Eugene Carpenter is chairman of the road-e-o in Chowan Coun ty and says over 300,000 teenag ers in the United States will par ticipate in similar events, Assist ing Mr. Carpenter will be R. H. Copeland, principal of Chowan High School; William judging and scoring; Richard : Schuman, publicity: Leo LaVoie, eligibility and Bruce Jones, loca j tion and course. Mr. Carpenter ‘ says a written! quiz will be given Saturday. April 26, from 10 to 12 A. M., at the Penelope Barker house and that driving tests will be held Satur day, May 3 at the football field. Winners in tjie local contest will be eligible to enter the state contest at New Bern May 31 and June 1 and the state winner will j participate in a national contest to be held in Washington, D. C., August 11 to 14. The contest is open to all teen agers from 16 to 18, but all par ticipants must have a learner’s permit or driver’s license. None, however, may have had a moving traffic violation within the last six months. Certificates to enter the contest ! can be obtained from Coach Bill ings and it is hoped many teen ! agers will take,part in the writ ten test as well as the driving contest. A movie covering last year’s contest will be shown in . both the Edenton and Chowan [ High Schools in the near future. fcivic CALENDAR \ d Continued from Page I—Section 1 Show and Sale sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, will be held at the American Le gion building Wednesday, March 26. A Jayvee basketball tourna ment will be held in the Edenton Junior-Senior High School gym nasium Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights, March 12, 13 and 14, starling at 7 o'clock. Byium Implement & Truck Company will observe Farmall Field Day at their plant Wed nesday, March 12, beginning at 9:30 A. M. Ed Bond Post No. 40 of the American Legion will meet Tues-. day night, March 11, at 8 o'clock. The Northeastern Cancer Clin ic will be held in Elizabeth City Friday afternoon, March 7, with registration beginning at 1 P. M. Edenton Tea Party Chapter of the DAR will meet at the home of Mrs. J. L. Pettus Wednesday afternoon, March 12, ;at 3:30 o'clock*. The week of March 3-8 is be ing observed as Red Cross Drive Week. A stated communication of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. 8c A. .M„ will be held tonight .(Thursday) at 8 o'clock. The annual art show sponsor ed by the Edenton Woman's Club will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 8 and 9, in the Penelope Barker house. Edenton's Town Council will hold f its March meeting in the Municipal Building Tuesday night. March 11, at 8 o'clock. Edenton Rolarians will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o'clock in the Parish House. Edenton Girl Scouts will join in the observance of Girl Scout Week March 9 to 15. Sponsored by the William H. Coffield Post No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars, dances are be ing held in the Post home every Saturday night. Revival services will be held in the Edenton Methodist Church Sunday night, March 9. at 7:30 o'clock through Friday night, March 14. Chowan Tribe of Red Men will meet Monday night at 7:30 o'clock. A Story Hour for children 4 to 12 years old will be held at the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Li brary this (Thursday) afternoon from 3>45 to 445 o'clock. THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1958. r \ Teaching Woodland Management V r> J. C. Wiggins. Soil Conservation Service woodland conserva tionist, is pictured above instructing the FFA Class at Chowan High School on proper woodland management. Mr. Wiggins is showing the boys how to use a tree injector with 2-4-5 to kill undesirable trees. —(Photo by James H. Griffin). Edenton Lions Club will meet j Monday night at 7 o'clock. William H. Coffield Post No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. A demonstration on killing un desirable trees will be held on Marvin Evans' farm in the Rocky Hock section Thursday afternoon, March 13, beginning at 1:30 ; o'clock. Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or der of the Eastern Star, will hold an open installation of officers in the Masonic Temple Monday night, March 17, at 8:20 o'clock. The Campbell Touring Choir will appear in the Edenton Bap tist Church Friday night, March 14, at 7:30 o'clock when it will present a concert of sacred music. Hobbs Implement Company's John Deere Day will be observed in the Edenton Elementary, School auditorium tonight (Thursday) j at 7:30 o'clock. Sponsored by William H. Cof field Post No. 9280, radio-dance programs will be held at the Post home Saturday afternoons begin-! ning at 3 o'clock. A spring fashion show sponsor-1 ed by the BPW Club will be held j at the Junior-Senior High School i cafeteria Thursday night. March! 13, starting with a dinner at 7 j o'clock. A membership drive for the ! Chowan Hospital Auxiliary is now in progress. 20 YEARS AGO Continued from Page I—Section 1 of Company F, 105th Medical' Regiment of the National Guard was made to First Lieutenant Martin R. Wisely when Captain M. P. Whichard relinquished command. Members of the American Le gion Auxiliary changed their meeting place to the Edenton ar mory. | Dr. J. A. Powell was appointed . county physician to succeed Dr. 1 M. P. Whichard. A district meeting of Group 1 ! of the Fifth District was held in Edenton with Dr. W. I. Hart and Dr. W. S. Griffin as hosts. Mary White, Anna Wood, Betty Wales and Myda Weaver were selected as drum majors for the Edenton High School Band. John. W. Graham moved his law office from the Bank of Eden ion building to the office former ly occupied by Dr. M. P. Which ard on East King Street. Mrs. Margaret Jones retired as a clerk in the Edenton Post Office after completing 20 years' service. Walter Cahoon of Elizabeth | City was the principal speaker at the annual Red Men's banquet held at Hotel Joseph Hewes. J. Elbert Peele underwent an operation in the Norfolk General Hospital. J. C. Meekins of Tyrrell Coun ty spoke at the Lions Club meet ing and explained his attitude at first toward the erection of the new Albemarle Sound bridge, but when fully acquainted with all particulars he readily agreed that the present location was the logi cal one. The Ashley brothers and Roy Evans, radio and stage entertain ers, presented a full hour's pro gram at the Advance School. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey Evans gave a dinner at their home in honor of Mrs. J. H. Asbell and Melvin Evans. Syphilis and its treatment was the subject of an interesting talk delivered at the quarterly meet ing of the First Medical Society by Dr. H. Lee Large of Rocky ; Mount. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Holmes en- | tertained the Dime Society of the : Edenton Baptist Church at their t home, it being the society's 59th birthday., I C. Os C. Groups Go liito Action That committees for the Cham ! ber of Commerce are getting busy i i.s reflected in the fact that two of the committees met in the Par ! ish House Friday night to con i sider a plan of action. The two committees were the Education j Committee and Health and Safety ! Committee. I President Gilliam Wood ex plained the purpose of the com mittees and urged each one to . work on the particular phases of ! community betterment and when ! projects are lined up to present them to the board of directors. P>oth groups considered a number 1 of items falling within the scope iof their committees and reports are expected from each within a Plans Completed For Fashion Show Continued From Page 1, Section 1 .the traditional Easter bonnets land up-to-date coiffures. Fash i ionable men’s wear will also be I modeled, which should please j the most fastidious male, i Tickets for the fashion show (arc now on sale and may be pur chased at Leggett & Davis Drug Store, Nu-Curl Beauty Shop, Mitchener’s Pharmacy, Anne's Beauty Salon, as well as at the ■ cafeteria door. Tickets may also (be purchased from any member of the club. 1 The fashion show will get un der way following the dinner, with Richard Schuman as the commentator. Local merchants participating are: Anita’s Hat Shop, The Betty Shoppe, Cuthrell’s Depart ment Store. Belk-Tyler’s, Elliott ‘Company, The Jill Shoppe. Rose’s ,5 and 10c Store, Tots & Teens, Nu-Curl Beauty Shop, Anne's I Beauty Salon and Edenton Beau j ty Nook. I ; Demonstration On Killing Scrub Trees o A demonstration on controlling “weedy” or undesirable trees will be held on Marvin Evans’ farm in the Rocky Hock section Thurs day afternoon, March 13, begin ning at 1:30 o’clock. County Agent C. W. Overman and Soil Conservationist James H. Grif fin will conduct the demonstra tion. 1 Everybody interested in wood | land conservation is invited to attend. The chemicals amnote and 2-4-5-T will be used in pois oning scrub oak. Chowan County supervisors purchased an applica tor last summer for applying pois on to trees and this will be dem onstrated that day. Other infor mation will be given about wood land management. “Let’s increase the income of your farm and practice conserva tion of one of our most important resources—>-the woods,” says Mr. Griffin. LIBRARY HOURS The schedule of hours at the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Li brary are Monday and Friday j 9:30 to 12 A. M„ and 2:30 to 5 P. M, Monday and Thursdav, I 7:30 to,8:30 P. M. Saturday, 9:30 to 12 A. M. ■ Brown-CarVer Library, Monday and Friday 5 to 8 P. M. PTA MEETS MARCH 18 Edenton’s Parent-Teacher As- I sneiation will meet Tuesday. | March 18, at 8 o’clock. The place of the meeting will be announced j later. At this meeting members of the School Trustees will be present for an open discussion. Program Planned For Library Week The Chowan County committee for National Library Week March 17-22, met Monday evening in the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Li brary to formulate plans for the celebration of this nationally des ignated week. Those present were Mrs. George Mack, chair man, Harry Smith, W. T. Harry,, Ernest Kehayes, Thomas Shepard, Miss Paulina Hassell, Mrs. J. W. Davis, Mrs. S. M. McMullan, Mrs. W. W. Bvrum, Jr., Miss Harriet Leary and Mrs. Eugenia Baby lon. Announcements will be made to all civic organizations concerning the purposes of Na tional Library Week; posters will be placed in various store win dows; churches will be asked to include items in their bulletins; WCDJ will make spot broadcasts and The Chowan Herald will con tinue in jts publicity. Special features for this area during National Library Week are as follows: Thursday night, March 20, at 8 o’clock Ovid Williams Pierce, au thor of “The Plantation”, will talk , at Shepard-Pruden Memorial L:-| brary. ’ The public is invited to attend. Friday night, March 21, at 8 o’clock, Mrs. Elizabeth Housej Hughey, State Librarian, will talk | at the Washington County Pub-! lie Library, Plymouth. Saturday morning at 10:30 o’clock Story Hour for children at the library with Mrs. Frank Holmes in charge. The museum at the Cupola House will be open with no ad mission fee all week, March 17-22. Shepard-Pruden Library will waive all fines on overdue books returned during National Library Week. The committee urges everyone to check out a book during this special week. Many have never done so and this would be a fine time to begin reading. VFW Nominates Officers March 11 Earl White, commander of Wil liam H. Coffield Post No. 9280. Veterans of Foreign Wars, an nounces that Post officers for the new year will be nominated at a meeting Os the Post Tuesday night, March 11. Due to this jm portant business, Mr. White urg es a large attendance. Mr. White also announces that the local Post now has, reached 100 per cent in the 1958 member ship drive. DAR MEETS MARCH 12 Edenton Tea Party Chapter of the DAR will meet Wednesday afternoon, March 12. at 3:30 o’clock. This meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. J. L. Pettus instead of the Iredell house and Mrs. Wood Privott, re gent, urges all members to at tend. JACOBIN’S a vsdka ||| *2 pin? j*^y] • aucaai fmuHfjj | J bISTIHtD FROM G RAIN -SO FRCOf 'i a FORMS, SEE US! business and expedite reasonable prices. See our Chowan © Dll Free estimates Herald Ij H on anything, cny t-,. », MS HgSI bme. Just call. Services Held For Vernon L. Moore Funeral services were held " Sunday, February 23, at 2:30 1 P. M., for Vernon Leigh Moore, 79, husband of the late Leora Bunch Moore and son of the late James Edward and Mis. Priscilla Sturgis Moore. Mr. Moore pass ed away at a Norfolk hospital as -1 ter a long illness. 'i Ho was a native of Edenton and ■ was retired in 1935 from the Nor folk-Southern Railroad Company ■j after 38 years of service. As a young man he served as flagman on the first train to cross the Al ' hematic Sound Bridge. ■ Surviving are one daughter. Mrs Dorothy M. Ballenger of 1 Norfolk; two grandchildren, Wil ! liam Ballenger, USMC. Camp Le • j-jeune, N. C„ and Earl Ballenger, • | Jri, of Norfolk and several neices. I Out-of-town persons attending the services, included a niece, Mrs. Tom Verity of Columbia, Mrs. i John W. Alexander of Columbia. ! Mr, and Mrs. Luther Snypes of Goldsboro, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bal ; longer of Wilson and from Nor folk. Mr. and Mrs. William : Brooke Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Mc | Cube.; Mr. and Mrs. William Da vis and. daughter,- Deanna, Mrs. j .Lillian Davis. Mrs. William D: • Joh.es. Capt, J. A. Owen, Mrs. j Greco Fisher Slayton, Miss Pa tricia Clement, Miss Rosa Gosney, I V. V, Diaz and J. W. Asbell. t VFW MEETING William H. Coffield Post No. 9280 Y. terlins of Foreign Wars, will meet, Tuesday night, March 11. at 8 o'clock. Commander Earl j' White requests a full attendance. ! ________________ j LEGION MEETING Ed Bond Post No. 40 of the American Legion will meet Tues day night, March 11, at 8 o’clock.! Commander Troy Toppin rc- ■ quests a good turn-out of mem - 1 bers. 28 JAILED IN FEBRUARY Bertram Byrum, Chowan Coun-! ty jailer, reports that during Feb-j ruar.v 28 persons were placed in jail. Confinements ranged from | one to 28 days with the expense 1 amounting to $381.75. IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK Friends will be interested to j learn that Norman E. Leonard,! former Edcnfonian, is slightly im-1 proved following an automobile i: accident in Fayetteville, as a re- j , suit of which Mr. Leonard is still hospitalized. DISCUSS CIVIL DEFENSE Civil defense in Chowan Coun- i t.v came in.for some discussion by i County Commissioners at their ! meeting Monday. It was decided to request Eduard Wozelka. Cho wan County Civil Defense Chair- ! map, to attend the April meeting in order to rounder organization ; of a Chowan unit. There would be fewer half- j j blind gents if glasses were fitted to the lips. flit); TO OBSERVE A \ NATIONAL 4-H % CLUB WEEK Iwanttoselll I —CONTACT— I ■ Campen - Smith I ■ Phone 2412 EDENTON, N. (. Phone 2211 J • _• Does Your Family, Inc. have an annual report? In some ways if cerhmnly maf.r n ! ‘of sense to look at your family as a b . mieos. For instance, businesses' set a ie money each year to meet their future needs. Your fam ily should, too, because you’ll have a lot of future needs . . . college educations for the children ~. a new house ... a retirement fund. You might call the money y ;’ll heed for these things a reserve for future operating ex penses. And you should start building that reserve right now. i One of the best w'ays to do this is by regular purchase of U. S. Savings Bonds. They're a safe, sure investment that's backed by the strength of the greatest nation on earth. And now they’re better than ever. Every U. S. Series E Savings Bond purchased since February 1, 1957 pays 3X% interest when held to maturity. It matures earlier, too—in only 8 years and 11 months—and pays higher interest in the earlier years. So this year look at your family’s finances with a eye. And make it your New Year's Resolution to start building a fund for the future by buying Savings Bonds through the Payroll Savings Plan at work—or regularly where you bank. SAFE AS AMERICA ... V J U. S. SAVINGS BONDS The U. S. Government Hoes not pay for this advertising. j The Treasury Department thanks, for their patnoue t donation, the Advertising Council and • V 1 « —SECTION ONI PAGE FIVE
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