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] Merry Hill News] 1 By LOUISE B. ADAMS V*^^******** 1 "■■■»** *«»*««»*« «■» i , Mrs. E. J. Pruden, Jr., Mrs. Howard White and Mrs. Floyd Taylor were in Rocky Mount | Tuesday shopping. D. P. Mizelle and children,! Betty and Charles Thomas of Edenton visited Mrs. C. T. Baker and family Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Spi vey spent from Wednesday un til Friday visiting Mr. Spivey’s brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Spivey in Nor folk, Via. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Davis and nephews, Ken and Kerry Spi vey visited Mr. and Mrs. James Davis in Windsor Wednesday af ternoon. Mrs. Chet White and Mrs. Vi ola Cowan were in Windsor Thursday afternoon on business. Mr. and Mrs. Braxton Cobb and son, Robbie visited Mrs. Cobb’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Copeland in Askewville Wednesday night. Jimmie Davis of Windsor visited his uncle and aurit, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Davis Wednes day night. Tech. Sgt. and Mrs. Eldon R. Larraway of Camp Lejeune spent the week-end with Mrs. Larraway’s mother, Mrs. Lloyd Cobb. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley “Skimp” Winbome visited Fred White' in Harrellsville Sunday afternoon. Johnnie Williford, Mrs. Henry Foxwell, Mrs. Wesley Winborne and Mrs. Jordan Leicester •of Harrellsville spent Thursday in Ahoskie shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bowen of Churchland, Va„ spent Sun-, day with Mr. Bowen’s brother in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley “Skimp” Winborne. Clair Hoole and granddaugh ter, Sylvia Mittleman of Nor folk, Va., visited Mrs. C. T. Baker and family on Saturday. Mrs. Chet White and son, Martin, visited Mrs. White’s brother-in-law and sister,, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Small, Jr., in Edenton Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Spivey of Norfolk, Va., spent Friday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Way land Spivey. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Williams and children, Julie and Charles of Portsmouth, Va., spent a few days last week with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Pierce and Butiet WmiarfS: Mrs. Harvey Williams and children, Julia and Charles of Portsmouth, Va„ Mrs. Howard Glasco and children, Del How ard, Jr., and Mark were in Eliz abeth City Friday visiting rela tives. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Keeter of Newport News, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Norwood Bailey of Vir ginia Beach, Va., spent the week-end in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Keeter here in the community. Jerry Cowand of Newport | News, Va., spent the week-end at home with the S. V. Cowand family. Mrs. - Jack Brooks is a pa tient in Bertie Memorial Hospi tal, Windsor. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Rhea of Franklin, Va., visited their grandmother, Mrs. C. T. Baker and aunts, Mrs. Viola Cowan and Mrs. Louise Adams Sunday. Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Outlaw an Sunday -were: Mr. and Mrs. Pat Har rell and children, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Outlaw and son of Cho wan and Edenton; also Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Cobb and children. Mrs. E. J. Pruden, Sr., and E. J. Pruden, Jr., attended the funeral of Bickett Johnson in Sales Representative Wanted For Local Area If You Are Employed As A Sales man Making Less Than S4OO A Month, Apply Now At Sears, Roe i luiplr A nil F!mknumv Opening Available Now * We have men in this area making up to $550 monthly and enjoying many liberal company benefits such as paid Vacation, group life and hospitalization insurance plans and a generous plan Liberal car allow- Windsor -Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy 'Smith of Norfolk, Va-, spent the w*ek-end with Mrs. Smith’s parents, Mr, | and Mrs. 'B. \V. Williford. i Mr. and Mrs. Charlie 'Smith 'wick of Windsor visited Mrs. C. T. Baker and family Sunday night. Fonda Smithwick, student at East Carolina College, Green ville, spent the week-end at home with her, parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smithwick, her sis ter, Amelia, and brother, Britt. Mr. and Mrs. George Davis and children, Becky Dee, George, Jr., and Christine of Elizabeth City; also Jimmie Davis and Annette Copeland Os Windsor visited Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Davis Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Basnight of Manteo visited Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Pruden, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Pruden, Jr., Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Basnight roomed with Mr. and Mrs. Pruden, Sr., while Mr. Basnight helped to build a boat 38 years ago for B. G. Willis at that time. Mrs. E. J. Pruden, Sr., Mrs. Will Farless and Mrs. Fannie Farless were in Washington on Thursday. Mrs. Wesley “Skimp” Win borne spent the week-end in Middletown, Delaware on busi ness. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lynch and family of Greenville spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lin wood Bundh. Mrs. Ruth Smithwick and chil dren of Tyner spent the week end with Mrs. J. D. Sm'ithwick. Program Observed For Muster Day Continued from Page I—Section 1 state of readiness in its peace time history, according to Capt. Richard T. Duke, Edenton’s sen ior National Guard officer who commands the Combat Support Co., 2nd Battle Group, 119th In fantry. Here in Edenton the Guard is represented by the Combat Sup port Company. The ranks of this unit is filled with local citi zens whose normal pursuits en compass a wide variety of ac tivities. Organized and trained to car ry out a federal mission in war time, the Guard in peacetime enjoys “dual status” as a state force under the command of the Governor. As such it is a train ed_ force immediately available in- loeaT emergencies such a$ floods, riots, forest fires, explos ions and hurricanes. “We of the National Guard,” says Capt. Duke, “are ready for any call. We are ready now.” Edenton Jayvees Down Williamston Edenton Jayvees defeated Wil liamston Friday by a score of 35 to 27. The Edenton boys were led by Jay (The Tomer) Ross, who bagged 15 points. Next was Dickie Cobb with 8 points. At half time the score was tied 15-15, but in the second half l the Edenton boys showed consid erable improvement, led by the play-making of Bill Bootwright. Aside from the above two lead ind scorers, Mitchell scored 3, Ashley 2, Johnston 3 and El liott 1. The victory stretched the Jay vees’ record to 13 wins and one defeat. CARD OF THANKS I wish to take this opportuni ty to thank every one for the many kind things done for me and my family during the past few weeks. p —Mrs. Horace Henderson THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON.’NOBTH CABOLIWA/THURgDAY. FEBRUARY 23. 1961. I CIVIC,CADEMDASI v—— ~rr~* Continu'd fromPagel. Section 1 Chowan Tribe of Red Men will sponsor the Tommy -Scott Road Show Thursday. March 23, in the Edenton armory. Edenton Lions ahd Rolarians' are scheduled' to play a game of basketball in the high school gymnasium Monday night, Feb ruary 27, at 8:30 o'clock. February is designated as Heart Fund Month in North Carolina. American History Month is being observed during the month of February. This week, February 20-24, is the deadline for farmers to de cide whether they will plant or release their cotton acreage. Edenton Lions Club will meet Monday night at 7 o'clock. Chowan Tribe of Red Men will meet Monday night at 7:30 o'clock. The Rocky Hock Oriole min strel, "Cottontown Carnival/' will be repeated in the Edenton Ele mentary School auditorium to night (Thursday) at 8 o'clock. William H. Coffield Jr. Post No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. Sunbury Women's Club will sponsor a fashion show in the high school auditorium Friday night, March 3, at 8 o'clock. Chowanoke Council No. 54, Degree of Pocahontas, will meet tonight (Thursday) at 8 o'clock. Edenton Jaycees will meet to night (Thursday) at 7 o'clock at the Edenton Restaurant. Edenton Band Parents Associa tion will meet in the band room Wednesday night, March 1, at 8 o'clock. The County Council of Home Demonstration Clubs will meet Wednesday afternoon, March 1. at 2:30 o'clock at the Advance Community Building. The Rev. Wilfred T. Water house, rector of St. Peter's Epis copal Church in Washington, N. C„ will be the Lenter speaker at a luncheon .meeting at St. Paul's Church Tuesday, February 28, at 12:05 P. M. Heart Sunday will be observ ed in Edenton next Sunday. February 26. Sponsored by the Woman's Missionary Society of Macedonia Baptist Church, a mission study will be held at the church Mon day and Tuesday nights, Febru ary 27 and 2sTbegmning at 7:30 o'clock. Bethel Baptist. Church will hold a school of missions the week of February 26 through March 3. A missions revival will be held at the Center Hill Baiptist Church Sunday, February 26, through Friday, March 3, begin-/ ning each night at 7:30 o'clock. | Edenton Woman's Club will meet on Wednesday afternoon, March 1. at 1 o'clock at the Edenton Restaurant. J. E. J. High School Chorus of Disputanta, Va., will present a program Sunday afternoon. 1 February 26, at 5 o'clock at Kad esh A.M.E. Zion Church. John Holmes Dies Sunday Morning Continued from Page 1, Section 1 Edenton Methodist Church, where he served in practically all capacities and for many years was chairman of the of ficial board. He was a veteran of World War I ond served overseas in the U. S. Army with the 322nd Infantry of the 81st Division. Besides his mother, he is sur vived by a son, John Albert Holmes, Jr., of Gamer; a daugh A. BOURBON ter, Miss Mary MacDonald Holmes of Rocky Mount; dour brothers, James E. Holmes of Leaksvjlle, Joseph W. Holmes of Burlington and Ralph W. Holmes and George W. Holmes, Jr., both i of Graham; two sisters, Mrs. G. !;B. Robbins and Miss Minnie iHolmes, both of Graham, and I two grandchildren. A funeral services was held in the Edenton Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock with the pastor, the Rev. Ralph Fowlkes, officiating. Bur ial was in Beaver Hill Ceme tery. Active pallbeareA were Dr. Richard Hardin, Robert MarSh, J. W. Davis, Hiram Mayo, Jess Wilson and J. Edwin Bufflap, all members of the official board of the Methodist Church. The remainder of the men on the official board, as well as members of the Edenton school trustees, served as honorary pall bearers. | Lunch Room Menu ’] Menus at the Chowan High School lunch room for the week of February 27-March 3 will be as follows: Monday: Milk, franks, pork and beans, pimento cheese sand wiches, cole slaw, buttered corn, rolls, butter, apple cobbler. Tuesday: Milk, luncheon meat, potato salad, blackeye peas, ap ple sauce, rolls, butter, cookies. Wednesday: Milk, baked ham, candied yams, string beans, beet pickles, rolls, butter, block cake, chocolate icing. Thursday: Milk, chicken salad, Spanish peas, lettuce and toma to salad, buttered com, crackers, i rolls, butter, grapefruit-pineap ple cup. Friday: Milk, fish sticks, , cheese squares, carrot sticks, cole' slaw, French fried potatoes, hush , puppies and bread, bu'tter, gin gerbread, lemon topping. Workshop Started At Colored School ' With Miss D. M. Ragland, vo cational home economics instruc tor at the Edenton colored high school, acting as instructor, a 1 workshop was recently started at the school. At the initial meeting adults \ in attendance expressed a desire for a special unit to be planned in the area of child care and I clothing construction, with em phasis on young mothers and de tailed finishes. Another session of the work shop was held Wednesday of this week and any adults who are interested are invited to enroll. i LC. Harrell, Jr. Radio & TV Service Valhalla, N. C. Legal Notices NOTICE! North Carolina, Chowan County. Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a cer tain Deed qf Trust executed by John Jones, Sr., and wife, Lou Jones, to J. N. Pruden, Trustee, dated the 11th day of May, 1954, and recorded in Book 67, Page r 232, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Chowan County; and under and by virtue of the auth ority vested in the undersigned as substituted Trustee by an in strument of writing, dated Janu- ary 17, 1961, and recorded in Book T 5, Page 596, in the office ofßegister of Deeds of Chowan County; default having been made in the payment of the in debtedness thereby secured and the said 'Deed of Trust being by the terms thereof subject to fore closure, and the holder of the indebtedness thereby secured, having demanded a foreclosure thereof for the purpose of satis fying said indebtedness, the un dersigned substituted Trustee will offer for sale at public auc tion to the highest bidder for cash at the Court House door in Edenton, North Carolina, at 12 o’clock noon on the 2nd day of March, 1961, the land conveyed in said Deed of Trust, the same being in the Town of Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: That piece or parcel of land situated in Chowan County, State of North Carolina, bounded as follows: The house and lot on Oakum Street at corner of Jeffry Horton’s lot, then North along Oakum Street 30 feet to the Timothy White - Francis Bond lot, which lot now belongs to Mrs. ‘H. C. Privott; then East along the line of said'lot parallel with Church Street 130 feet to Noah Bess’ line, then South parallel with Oakum Street 30 feet to Jeffry Horton’s line, then West parallel with Church Street 130 feet to place of beginning and being same property con veyed by Luther Sheldan and wife to Martha G. Parker. For better description, see Deed in Book E, page 204 and same made a part hereof. Being the same real estate conveyed to John Jones by Martha G. Parker and husband, John W. Parker, by Deed dated October 4. 1914, and recorded in Deed Book N, page 375, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Chowan County. North Carolina. This 30th day of January, 1961. JOHN W. GRAHAM, Substituted Trustee. Feb 2,9,16,23 NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION The undersigned having quali fied as Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Florence' Meyer Smith, late of Chowan County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said Florence Meyer Smith to present them to the undersigned on or before the 24th dav of February, 1962, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the un dersigned. This 17th dav of February, 1961. F. M. DUNSTAN, JR.. Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Florence Mever Smith, Windsor, N. C. Feb23,Mar2,9,16,23,30c North Carolina, In The Chowan County Superior Court NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION Beatrice Midgett. Plaintiff, vs. George L. Midgett, Defendant. To George L. Midgett:- Take notice that a Complaint seeking relief against vou has j been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the re lief being sought is as follows: That judgment of absolute di vorce be rendered in favor of plain viff and against the defend- You're Just in Time to Savel rri 0 o stockings - 6]m T|j|TlT] tfF| (L/. a/ 4 ||U L SAVE a 20% 1 \\ . 4 February 20 to March 4 Like the posies that bloom just in the Spring...Bur-Mil Cameo Stockings’ famous Annual Sale once again re ; appears! It’sthebeautifullybountifulsaleoftheseason... with a fine selection of Cameo styles and tints from which to choose. Yep, it’s time to think of Spring wardrobe plans and rtou?4 ihe moment to start...by replenishing your winter-weary hosiery case at our special, once-a-year sale prices. PSEUJ-ARI.Y SALE PRICE . » PAIR POR 1.50 1.20 3.50 1.35 1.08 3.10 BELK-TYLER’S EDENTQN, N. C. ant on the grounds of two years separation. You are required to make de fense to such pleading not later than April 1, 1961, and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against vou (plaintiff) will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This 2nd day of February 1961. S/LENA M. LEARY, Asst. Clerk Superior Court Feb9,16.23,Mar2.c EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Martha R. Small, deceased, late of Chowan Coun ty, North Carolina, this is to no tify all persons having claims against the estate of said de ceased to present them to the undersigned within one year from date of this notice or same will pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 26th dav of January, 1961. GRACE H. GRIFFIN, CORINNE E. BASS, Executors of Martha R. Small Estate. Jan.26,Feb2,9,16,23,Mar2c ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE ' Having qualified as Adminis tratrix of the estate of George S. Harrell, deceased, late of Cho wan County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned within one year from date of this notice or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 26th day of January, 1961. LAURA E. HARRELL. Administratrix of GEORGE S. HARRELL. Jan26,Feb2,9,16.23.Mar2c EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as Executer of the estate of Rufus Nollie Eason, deceased, late of Chowan County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the 1 undersigned within one year from date of this notice or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 19th dav of January. 1961. WALTER M. HOLLOWELL, Hobbsville, N. C., Executor of Rufus Nollie Eason. ,Jan19.26.Feb2.9.16.23c ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE Having qualified as Adminis tratrix of the estate of George Washington Smith, deceased, late of Chowan Countv. North Caro lina. this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned within one year from date of this notice or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in debted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 26th dav of January, 1961. GLADYS M. SMITH. Administratrix of George Washington Smith Estate. Jan26.Feb2,9,16.23.Mar2c I NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION North Carolina,. Chowan County. In The Superior Court SPECIAL PROCEEDING O. E. Spivey and his wife, Alethia Spivey, W. H. Spivey, Jr., and his wife. Marjorie Spi vey, Adolph M. Spivey and his wite, Irene C. Spivey, Sarah Privott Spivey, widow of Mal vern R. Spivey, Sarah Dorothy Spivey Burnnam and her hus band, W. R. Burnham, Mary Alice Spivey Tucker and her husband, Robert B. Tucker and Jean Privott Spivey Hagler and her husband, William N. Hagler, Petitioners. vs. W. R. Burnham, Jr., Randell H. Burnham, Kimberly S. Burn ham, William *G. Hagler and Cameron S. Hagler, minors, grandchildren of Malvern R. Spivey, deceased, natural child ren (of the blood) of Sarah Dor othy Spivey Burnham, Mary Alice Spivey Tucker and Jean Privott Spivey Hagler, now in esse, and any, all and every na tural child (of the blood) of Sarah Dorothy Burnham, Mary Alice Spivey Tucker and Jean Privott Spivey Hagler, not now in esse but who may hereafter be bom. To William G. Hagler and Cameron S. Hagler, minors. Take notice: That a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled Special Proceed ing. The nature of the relief being On Monday, February 2711 i you are invited to attend our DISPLAY SALE / for Men and Ladies* Tailored-To-Measure (Jollies Imperial Tailoring Co. DAVE KRAMER will be here to show you hundreds of beautiful new SPRING & SUMMER fabrics and to take your measurements. ❖ CUTHRELL DEPT STORE EDENTON, N, C. Straight Kentucky - Bourbon $435 O STRAIGHT KENTUCKY BOURBON mMm i didiWed cuxv'ulhicf /o iheyUneAt xrkd/'uiditwnA j DISTILLED S BOTTLED BY i j ANCIENT AO E DISTILLING C FRANKFORT. KENTUCKY STRAIGHT KENTUCKY BOURBON WHISKEY, 86 PROOF ANCIENT AGE WSTIIUNG CO., FRANKFORT, KY. t « - * *. > PAGE SEVEN —SECTION ONE sought is as follows: ' | The partition by sale of the ! William H. Spivey land at or J near Ryland in Third Township, . Chowan County, North Carolina. ! You are required to make de fense to such pleading not later : than the 13th day of March, i 1961, and upon your failure to. } jdo so. the parties seeking service against you will apply to thd Court for the lelief sought. 10 This the 31st aay of January, 1961. Assistant Clerk Superior Court/ (s) LENA M. LEARY, S'l ' Chowan County, North Carolina. Fab2,9,16,23 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as administra tor of the estate of Sarah F. Wil son, deceased, late of Chowan County, North Carolina, this is ;to notify all persons having ’ claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned within one year from date of this notice or same I will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 26th dav of January, 1961. DAVID E. WILSON, Administrator of Sarah F. Wil son. jan26Feb2,9,16,23Mar2