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SOCIETY NEWS
Visit In Norfolk
Mr. and Ms. A. E. Jenkins and
children spent Sunday in Norfolk
with relatives.
Visit At Summer Haven
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Privott and
son, Scott, spent the week-end at
Summer Haven as the guests of
Dr. and Mrs. John Cotton Tay
loe.
Charlotte Guests
Mr. and Mrs. W. Carl Credle,
Jr., of Charlotte were the guests
of Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Downum
Monday.
At Thousand Islands
Mrs. J. D. Swindell is spending
a week as guest of Mr. and Mrs.
D. C. Lewis, Sr., at their summer
home at Thousand Islands, New
York.
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Kinston Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. George Thomp
son of Kinston arrived today to;
spend several days with Mr. and I
Mrs. Joe Thorud. I
At Camp
Among local boys at Camp Don
Lee are Billy Cozart, Brad Willi
ford and Lionel Hicks.
Touring New England
Mrs. Lloyd Burton, Sr., left
this week for an extended tour
of New England.
Guests of Parents
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Swindell
and Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Lewis
were guests in Edenton Thursday
and Friday visiting their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Swindell.
Florida Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Tudor of
Clearwater, Fla., were recent
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Hughes. They were enroute to
Virginia Beach to visit relatives.
To California
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Hardin
and daughters, Rickie and Betsy,
left this week for a trip to Cali
fornia.
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Returning Home
Mrs. Cecil Fry is expected to
return home today from a vaca
tion in Kansas.
Florida Guest
Mrs. Bob Hutchinson of Flori
da is the guest of her uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George Har
rell.
Visiting In Murfreesboro
Mrs. Roy Hassell and children
are visiting Mrs. Hassell’s family
in Murfreesboro.
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At Mt. Gilead
Mrs. Medlin Belch and daugh
ter, Claire, are visiting Mrs.
Belch’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Poe in Mt. Gilead this week. <
Guest of Sister
Mrs. Rome Biggs of William
ston was the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Paxton Badham for the
week-end.
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Saturday In Norfolk
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wiggins
spent Saturday in Norfolk.
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Visit In Nashville
Dr. and Mrs. James Glover
were the week-end guests of Dr.
Glover’s parents in Nashville.
Visit In New Bern
Mr. and Mrs. Junius Davis
spent Sunday in New Bern with
their son and daughter-in-law.
Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Davis, Jr.
Murfreesboro Guests
Mrs. Vaughan Wiggins and Mrs.
Thomas Parker of Murfreesboro
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
George S. Twiddy Tuesday.
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Here From Henderson
Mrs. George A. Rose and Mrs.
Bill Payne of Henderson were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Graham
White Monday.
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Week-end At Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Jones
spent the week-end in Wilson as
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Voge
des.
Attend Wedding
Mrs. H. T. Layton and Mrs.
Burley Niblett attended the Tan
ner-Thorpe wedding in Monte
plier, Va., Friday.
Returns Home •
Miss Meldine Layton has re
turned to Winston-Salem after
spending two weeks with her
grandmother, Mrs. H. T. Layton.
Vacationing At Beach
Mr. and Mrs. J. Edwin Bufflap,
Robert and Jimmy White, Bud
Parker and Miss Judy Lane of
Hertford left Wednesday night to
spend the remainder of the week
at Atlantic Beach.
Visiting Parents
Lieut. Frank Hughes, Jr., ar
rived last week from Mobile, Ala
bama to spend about a month
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Hughes. At the conclus
ion of his leave Lieut Hughes, a <
member of the Air Forcg, jvill be 1
transferred to Hawaii. 3
Visiting Grandmother
I Miss Arline Fry fa, visiting her
grandmother in Raleigh this
week.
Week-emlGueet
Jack Varner of Greensboro was
the week-end guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Wallace.
Ttaat Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney McMullan
and two daughters of Dallas, Tex
as, are the guests of Mr. McMul
lan’s mother, Mrs. S. M. McMul
lan. v •
Week-end Guests
Mr. and Mrs. James Dail of
Norfolk spent the week-end as
guests of Mrs. Dail's mother, Mrs. '
John Garrett.
Return From Beach
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hughes and
son, Lieut. Frank Hughes, Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Byrum and Mr. and
j Mrs. M. M. Perry returned Sun
day from Nags Head, where they
were vacationing for a week;
Visits Mother
Bruce White of Norfolk spent
the week-ehd as guests of his mo
ther, Mrs. J. Eifwin Buff lap.
Norfolk'Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Garrett of
Norfolk wtere Sunday guests of
Mr. Garrett’s mother, Mrs. John
Garrett.
Visits In South Carolina
Miss Estelle Perry spent last
week visiting relatives at Myrtle
Beach and Charleston, •S, C.
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Forest City Visit on
Mr. and Mrs. Lance Bufflap
and daughter Anne of Forest
City were Tuesday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Edwin Bufflap.
Return To Durham
Mrs. Leonard Small and child
ren, Jewell and Leonard, Jr.,
have returned' to their home in
Durham after having spent ten
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. West Leary.
Visits Brother
Major and Mrs. William P.
Raines and children, enroute
home from Germany, spent two
days with his brother, John E.
Raines and family.
Bunch Gives Warning
About Farm Ponds
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they are under the watchful eye
of gn adult. Even then, it is well
for them always to wear a life
preserver. It is also important
for them to learn to swim through
the Red Cross or at FFA at 4-H
camps, he emphasized.
Os course, drowning is only one
of many kinds of fatal farm acci- 1
dents, Mr. Bunch continued. It!
accounted for 12.8 per cent of
such accidents in North Carolina,
latest available figures show.
Machinery was first, causing
27.8 per cent, and firearms were
second, causing 13.2 per cent of
the fatal accidents on farms in
the state.
Other causes of fatal farm acci
dents in North Carolina accord
ing to these figures, included
blows, 12.7 per cent; bums, 7.1
per cent; falls, 8.6 per cent; ani
mals, 4.3 per cent; lightning. 3.8
per cent; electric current, 2 per
cent, and all other causes, 9.7 per
cent, Bunch said.
VFW MEETING
The William H. Coffield, Jr.,
Post No. 9280, Veterans of For
eign Wars, will meet Tuesday
night, July 29, at 8 o’clock. Com
mander Harold Langdale requests
a full attendance.
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MISS MARGARET PEELER THOMPSON
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Thompson of St. Petersburg. Florida, an
nounce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Margaret Peeler
Thompson, to Frank Thomas Adams, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas E. Francis of Edenton. Miss Thompson attended the
St. Petersburg schools and is a graduate of Blue Mountain Col
lege. Blue Mountain, Miss. Upon completion of her studies
Miss Thompson returned to St. Petersburg, where she taught
in the public schools. Mr. Adams attended school in Edenton
and the University of North Carolina, where he was a member
of Delta Kappa Epsilon social fraternity. He served with the
United States Army in Germany, after which he was a re
porter for the St. Petersburg Times. An August wedding is
planned.
Tanner-Thorpe Vows
Spoken On July 18th
In a candlelight ceremony
solemnized at Montpelier, Va.,
Friday evening, July 18, at 7:30
o’clock in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Waldrop, uncle of
| the hride,' Miss Retta Mae Thorpe
[became the bride of Fielding F.
i Ttlnner, Jr., of Cheraw. South
I Carolina. The Rev. Edgar J.
Burkholder of Montpelier, Va.,
officiated.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Huntley
Thorpe of Catlett, Va. The
bridegroom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fielding F. Tanner, Sr.,
of Charles City, Va. ■
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a gown of
lace and satin with long fitted
lace sleeves ending in wedding
peak over the hands. Her fing
ertip veil of illusion was at
tached to half hat of shirred lace
and net. She carried a bride’s
Bible, covered with lace and
satin topped with a white orchid.
Maid of honor was Miss Jean
Thorpe, sister of the bride. She
wore a ballerina length gown of
green net over satin and car
ried a bouquet of mixed flowers.
Best man was Donald Wil
liams of Richmond, Va., broth
er-in-law of the bridegroom.
Usher was T. H. Thorpe, Jr.,
brother of the bride.
The bride’s parents entertained
at a reception following the
ceremony.
After August 1 the couple will
reside in Cheraw, S. C.
TRY A HERALD CLASSIFIED’
THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA, THURaPAT. JULY 14 1958.
20 YEARS AGO
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spending a week in camp.
Mayor J. H. McMullan spoke at
the Rotary meeting, pointing out
some of the advantages of the
new Albemarle Sound bridge.
Mayor J. H. McMullan display
ed a drawing of a_ proposed sign
to be' placed at an advantageous
location directing travelers over
the new Albemarle Sound bridge
to Edenton. The cost of the sign
was $l5O. which amount was sub
scribed by Edenton merchants.
The engagement of Miss Sarah
Badham to Charles Albert Can
of Norfolk was announced.
Judges Arthur H. James and
E. Foster Heller of Wilkes-Bane,
Pa., visited Edenton and were
particularly pleased with local
historical places. Judge James
defeated Gifford Pinchal for the
Republican nomination for Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania.
John M. Elliott was among L
-000 young North Carolina peo
ple attending the Baptist Train
ing Union held at Ridgecrest.
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Miss Barbara Spencer
Becomes Bride Os Lt.
Benny Dale Rinehart
Miss Barbara Jean Spencer
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Worth
Spencer and Lieut. Benny Dale
Rinehart, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Delbert Rinehart of Louisville,
Illinois, were united in marri
age Sunday, July 20, in the
Edenton Baptist Church. The
pastor, the Rev. R. N. Carroll,
officiated.
Miss Agnes Chappell, organ
ist, presented a program of nup
tial music with Mrs. A1 Phillips,
vocalist.
The bride, given in • marriage
by her father, wore a gown of
white satin designed with sa
brina neckline of lace, pearls and
sequins. Her fingertip veil of
illusion was attached to a satin
pillbox and she carried a cas
cade of carnations with a white
orchid.
. Mrs. Mildred Leigh was ma
tron of honor. Miss Linda Spen
cer and Miss Cynthia Spencer,
sisters of the bride, were brides
maids. They wore pale yellow
organza street length dresses
and carried heart shaped cas
cades of yellow pompoms.
Thomas Ridgeway was best
man and ushers were Lieut. Cary (
Grant, Lieut. John Dye, Lieut.
Danny Anderson and Lieut. So
lon.
i The newlyweds will make
their home in Edenton.
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0 * *.C HIGHWAYS
Raleigh The Motor Vehicles
Department’s summary of traffic
deaths through 10 A. M., July,2l, !
1958, is as follows:
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KILLED THIS YEAR 490
Killed To Date Last Year ...549
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SOIL SLIDE RULE — This slide rule helps farmers reduce
soil loss from rainfall. Embodying research data compiled by
the Department of Agriculture over the past 30 years, the rule
makes possible fast and reliable soil loss estimates right ip the
field. Developed by Dr. J/ J. Pierre of the Soil Conservation
Service, the rule is "led information concerning the amount of
rain, type of soil and soil cover, length of slope and other
factors. These arc given numerical values and a trained tech
nician can. find the best combination of cropping system and
conservation practices which meet the needs of a particular
farm. Research information is being developed to make pre-,
diction estimates available to technicians in all parts of the
United States. *
New Books Arrive
At Colored Library
Mrs. Lillie L. Harrison states ]
there are more books at the
Brown-Carver Library for adults.
They are as follows: “A Woman
of Samaria” by J. W. Ingles;
“The Adventures of Ernest Hay
cox, “The Velvet Doublet” by
James Street, “The ABC Murd
ers” by Agatha Christie, “Three
Fears” by. Jonathan Stagge,
“Real Dogs” by C. Wright Gray,
“Diane” by Herbert Best, “The
Earthbreakers” by Ernest Hay
cox, “Joy Street” by F. P.
Keyes,- “Bells of Carmel” >.by
Edith Blackburn, “The Man- In
the Queue” by Josephine Tey,
“Within the Harbor” by Sara J
Ware Bassett, “The Episcopalian
Way of Life” by W. . Norrrian
Pettenger, “Vanished” by ; Mar
jorie Carleton, “Death In Re
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tirement” by Josephine: -Bell,
“Black-Eyed Stranger” by-Char
lost, “Shield For Murder” by
McGivem, “Backfire” by < Sher
lsy, “Gold Was Our Grave” ,by.
Henry Wade.
The library is open Moriday
through Friday from 5,t0 8
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80 Attend Annual
Picnic At Ryland
Over 80 people of the
community gathered at the
hopie of Mrs. Lucy Ward Fri
day afternoon, July 18. The oc
casion: was the home demon
stration club’s annual picnic.
The tables were laden with all
kinds of good food. Fellowship
and satiAfying hearty appetites
was the only order of business,
and ..everyone enjoyed these
transactions to the fullest.
Aftej: the meal, C. W. Over
man, (Jotinty agent, discussed the
commubity progress contest
which’ ' is being conducted in
Ch'owan County, sponsored by
Peoples Bank & Trust Com
pany, i It was decided that the
Rylanj|'community would parti
cipated .and a committee was
choser|;to head the Work , local
ly. • Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Cope
land arid Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Jordaq'. will serve on this plan
ning dbromittee.
It is hoped that everyone in
the community will cooperate to
improve their surroundings and
work for the betterment of
themselves, : their families and
their environment. • Since this
is a county-wide project of im
provements, it is hoped that Ry
land community will work hard
lor a showing in the competi
tion.
'r To r finish the evening every
one joinqd in an old-fashioned
hymnal*. .
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