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letter ©HI > *"T:aitor To Our Benefactors: We at Cherry Hospital would like to extend our ap preciation for the gifts that you donated to the “Operation Santa Claus” project. Be cause of the donation of gifts, the forgotten patients at the hospital had the mer riest Christmas ever in the history of our institution. Be ing that hundreds participat ed in this project, it was im possible for us to personally thank each and everyone of you. We would also like to ex tend our appreciation to the many groups and organiza tions that contributed, espe cially to the Mental Health Associations who spearhead ed the “Operation Santa Claus” project over the entire state of North Carolina. We are also grateful to the “Op eration Santa Claus” chair man for the support and co operation with us in working on this project. We wish you the best in the new year of 1970. Very sincerely yours, 3, FRANK JAMES, M.D., Superintendent. LARRY G. JONES, Director Volunteer Services.- Every day more and more EDENTON Families are switching to m mgF EDENTON MS Coble Country! Ym, this is Coble Country. Evory day mora and mora ot your frlonds and neighbors art raaching Tor Milk, lea Cream, and Dairy Food with the big, rad Coble oval on them. They Join with people throughout North and South Carolina and port!one ot Virginia, Georgia, and Tenneeeee who enjoy dairy Mode that are “Cobleiied” . . . unconditionally guaranteed tor Purity, Frsthno*i,ond Flavor. BUY COBLE AT LEADING STORES EH From The Yellowed Pages Os The CSlt&an Herald M TEAKS AGO According to plans, a cere mony of much interest not only locally but nationwide, was scheduled to be held February 1. At that time it was arranged to have appro priate ceremonies for placing a wreath on the grave of As sociate Justice James Iredell’s grave in the Johnston Burial Ground at Hayes. Adding to th« interest of thu occasion was to be the presence of three of Justice Iredell's de scendants. Kermit Layton tendered his resignation as scoutmaster of the Edenton Boy Scout troop. He served as scoutmaster for two years and the troop com mittee was right much con cerned in finding a successor. Mrs. J. W. Davis was ap pointed chairman of the Cho wan County Finnish Relief Fund by Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus. Edenton awoke to find it self in the grip es a small sized blizzard and as a result residents in some measure re alized the experience of dig ging out of a snow. About six inches of snow had fallen v'ith drifts as much as two feet deep at some places. It was announced that the old Suffolk and Carolina Railroad, for many years a part of the Norfolk Southern system running between Suf folk, Va., and Edenton, was soon to be abandoned. The SAC was built about 1890 and for many years did a flourishing business. Through passenger trains operated be tween Edenton and Norfolk through Suffolk. For the purpose of teaching school children as well as teachers sanitation, cleanli- SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON Continued from Page 4 might possibly be wrong— for the prerequisite to for giveness has ever been, throughout the Gospel, re pentance. Christ was sinless, yet He died for the sins of the world. He took upon His shoulders all our weaknesses and our poverty of spirit, that we might, nevertheless, enter into the Kingdom of God. Christ offers God’s forgive ness— and our acceptance of that awesome gift can only be measured by our personal response. (Ibese comments are based on outlines *f the Interna tional Sunday School Lessons, copyrighted tty the Interna tional Connell of Religious Education, and used by per mission). USED CAR WHITE SALE 9jUuMSi White Sale Is bringing in great :VTI trades. Big savings now for used buyers at Ford Dealers. 1969 Galaxie “500” TUDOR HARDTOP VINYL ROOF FACTORY WARRANTY 1969 LTD Hardtop FORDOR HARDTOP ALL EXTRAS REAL SHARP 1969 Torino GT SOLID BLACK RED INTERIOR LOW MILEAGE 1969 Pontiac Catalina VINYL ROOF TUDOR HARDTOP FACTORY AIR 1968 Impala Hardtop BEAUTIFUL TURQUOISE FINISH ALL EXTRAS 1968 Mustang 2 P lus 2 POWER STEERING V-« ENGINE SOLID BLACK 1966 LTD Hardtop VINYL ROOF FORDOR HARDTOP FACTORY AIR Albemarle Motors “Deal With The Leader* Edenton North Carolina THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1979. ness and neatness, the Health Department inaugurated a grading system for schools in Chowan County. Edenton High School’s 1,008 seat auditorium was filled when Handel’s “The Messiah” was presented by a group of singers of the Festival Sym phonic Chorus of the Eastern Carolina Symphonic Choral Association. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of Edenton Building and Loan Associa tion R. E. Leary, secretary, announced that the interest earned during 1939 amounted to .073747. Funeral services were held for William R. Chappell, 79, who died at his home near Cross Roads after being in ill health for a year or more. Albemarle Arts Council Newsletter By ELAINE WILLIAMS* A mental whirring of wheels and a flurry of chal lenging ideas epitomised the meeting of the board of di rectors of the Albemarle Arts Council, Inc., this week. Our area cultural communi cations center located in Edenton is now transmitting good news and “go” signals to its 4,000 associate members equal to a NASA mini-center, in the Albemarle at a rate Cultural opportunities for children rates tops on the Area Arts Council’s list of priorities and cultural oppor tunities there shall be! In March the Theater-in- Education, Inc., of New York will tour schools in five county school systems in the Albemarle. Seven perform ances, designed for student audiences, of Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labor’s Lost” will be given during school hours. In April an Area Arts Council Creative Writing Contest will be held for all senior high school students wishing to speak out in essay, short-short story or poem form on “The Contemporary Scene.” East Carolina University is processing a spring exhibit of “Children's Art for Young Viewers." This exhibit is being especially designed for touring counties belonging to Albemarle Area Arts Council. At one time such programs for the Albemarle sounded like science fiction fantasies. Today, due to the interest, concern and cooperation of parents, educators, town councils and county commis sioners, a relatively small team of county representa tives have transformed fan tasies into facts. Next year, if we in the Al bemarle so desire, the Arts O. C. .Ward, prominent farmer of the Ryland section, was seriously injured when hit car skidded into a truck on the icy highway. The Missionary Society of the Methodist Church decided to form two circles with Mrs. G. A. Helmet and Mrs. J. W. Cates as leaders of one group and Mrs. P. T. Owens and Mrs. T. J. Wood as leaders of the other group. 89 YEARS AGO Dr. William A. Smith, di rector of Tuberculosis Con trol, State Board of Health, consented to keep one X-ray unit in Edenton for two additional weeks in order to make a more creditable show ing in the survey to locate tuberculosis in this Health Council can harvest an abund ance of innovative projects al ready enthulsastically sanc tioned by the State Arts Council: a traveling film fes tival for children and adults, a pilot project In creative ac tivities for elementary child ren, and art Albemarle series of traveling exhibits and per formances featuring talent in our area. The Arts Council is also talent scouting for amateur and profeasional photograph ers to represent the Albe marle in two important pho tographic competitions and exhibitions. "North Carolina for North Carolinians,” a photographic competition sponsored by the North Carolina Arts Council, will be the source for a trav eling exhibition which will tour Tarheelia next fall. “Marine Photography, In ternational,” a similar com petition, is being sponsored by the Mariners Museum in Newport News and will fea ture photographic potpourri of global maritime experiences. Requests for information 1 a a See these authorized Live Better Electrically appliance dealers (%*X) COLUMBIA: Box' , &5 ,e Bnpp,Jr Co - Phone 5 796-2221’’ 27925 sssfttSsr* c °- Columbia. N. C. 27925 Phone 796-3281 Tyrrell Hardware Co. Columbia, N c. 27925 DDCV/CKIT I WCI I Phone 482-2131 Hi good year Service Stores I Phone 482-2477 ■ H 325 South Broad Street M Wmmm . M Edenton, N. C. 27932 Phone 482-3310 m Wm I WKM M “o n n‘° n 4B2 N 27932 WRINKIFS s®^ V W iVI I —" c JOl9 North Road Street Elizabeth City. N. 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With today’s new wrinkle-resistant wash-and-wear clothes wrinkle free. Imagine laundry without ugly wrinkles! fabrics. And today’s new electric clothes dryer. When they come out of the dryer, they’re A powerful idea of tomorrow, today. Vepco Department. H. W. Williams, director of the Edenton High School Band, returned from the Vet erans Hospital in Kecough tan, Va., where he underwent an operation. According to Captain Wil liam P. Jones, membership in the Edenton Cannon Com pany of the National Guard had reached the highest in the history of any unit in Edenton. Richard Leigh, son of James Leigh, was named winner in the 4-H Club corn contest. His yield was 89.4 bushels per acre. L. T. White and Jasper Gray won second and third prizes re spectively. Mayor Leroy Haskett call ed attention to the fact that some Edenton people were concerning county arts coun cils and the photographic contests should be directed to the Albemarle Area Arts Council office in Edenton. •Mrs. L. P. Williams, Jr., of Elizabeth City is an at large director and secretary of the board of the Albe marle Area Arts Council. IF YOU HAVE A LOT t . We Can Build You A Brick Hom< With No Down Payment! LOW FINANCING AVAILABLE WITH LOW INTEREST RATE Call or See HAYWOOD JONES [ Phone 482-2314 Edenton, N. C. disregarding an ordinance pertaining to placing garbage and trash in cans or recep tacles of some kind. Directors of Chowan Hos pital, members of the Wel fare Board, County Commis sioners and doctors met joint ly in the Municipal Build ing to consider rising costs of indigent patients in the hos pital. County Agent C. W. Over man reported that there was very little interest among farmers in the cannery toma to program. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wig gins entertained at their home near Center Hill in celebration of their 25th wed ding anniversary. According to a report by Chief of Police George I. Dali, revenue from Edenton’s parking meters during 1949 IN ASSOCIATION Mrs. Evelyn B. Keeter, as sistant cashier of Peoples Bank and Trust Company in Edenton, has accepted mem bership in the National As sociation of Bank - Women, Inc., and into the North Ca rolina Group in particular. TRY A BERALD CLASSIFIED AD ' i amounted tb $9,050.00 or a monthy averagp. of $754.17. Os course, half,■of thb amount went to the parking meter corporation'id apply on pay ment of the meter*. Mrs. Inglis Fletdher was guest speaker at meeting of the Officers Wiv& Club at the Marine Corps Air Station. Mrs. Fletcher in her usual charming and gracious man ner, told something about her research in England getting material for a new book. At a meeting of the Albe marle Hair Dressers Associa tion held in Elizgbefr City, Mrs. Anne JenkinjiWkpap in stalled as presidenSS)t Lieut. Col. W. Nevills and ed from the' to “Belvidere” 0£ Edenton BRING US YOUR FILM FOR PROMPT PROCESSING PAGE FIVE-B Corps Air Station. Chief Warrant 'ipfficer and Mrs. J. M. McCarty and children moved into, the Iredell house. Mrs. Corbett, R, N., a na tive of England and a mem ber of the ; Chowan Hospital staff, returned to her post after a ; week's hospitaliza tion. Dr. and Mrs. George Craw ford, former Edentonians, an nounced the? birth of a son, Thomas Crawford, at Coral GabMLHospital, Mi ami, Fla. ' A of the West AlbgapaiS Boy Scout District nicipal Buildtjkg. The County Council of Ne gro Home Demonstration Clubs was held a't the Brown- Carver Library.