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TEACHER HONORED—Mss Lena Jones, center, Thursday ilfht was named Chowan
County's Woman of the Tear for 1969. At left is Appeals Court Judge Naomi Morris,
guest speaker, with Mrs. Beulah Boswell, BPW Club president, at right The annual
event was held at Rocky Hock Community Building.
BPW Club Honors Retired Teacher
By BILL COZART, JR.
Miss Lena Jones every
body’s sweetheart—is Chowan
County’s Woman of the Year
Tor 1969.
The signal honor was ac
corded ‘‘Miss Lena” by Eden
ton’s Business and Profes
sional Woman’s Club at their
Bosses’ Night banquet Thurs
day.
The annual gala also feat
ured a no-nonsense, law and
order address by Court of
Appeals Judge Naomi Morris
of Wilson.
The choice of Lena Jones
as the BPWs 20th Woman of
the Year award winner was
a popular one. Beloved by
all, the retired former school
For And
About Women
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I Phone 2214031. Edenton, N. C.
ma’rm radiates sunshine
wherever she goes and exem
plifies the criteria for the
awards selection —a life de
voted to helping others
through her church, her oc
cupation and her home.
The South Mills native
taught in Edenton schools for
42 of her 49 year teaching
career. Mrs. Roy Hassell,
who made the awards presen
tation, observed “ ... it is
impossible to know how
many boys and girls she has
taught. Perhaps the most fa
mous is Clifton Daniels, hus
band of Margaret Truman—
and she prizes a written in
vitation which she received
from Margaret and Clifton to
THE CHOWAN EDENTON, FEBRUARY 26, 1970.
Snider-Graham Plans Are Made
■Dr. and Mrs. Alan J. Snid
er of Belcher Road, Clearwa
ter, Fla., announce the en
gagement of their daughter,
Barbara Ann, to Thomas de-
Graffenried Graham, son of
Dr. and Mrs. William A.
Graham of Cranford Road,
Durham. •
The bride-elect was born
in Boston, Mass. She attend
ed Florida State University
for two years, where she was
a member of Kappa Kappa
Gamma Sorority and was
graduated, Phi Beta Kappa,
from the University of North
their wedding."
Another of her prized ac
quaintances is Evangelist
Billy Graham.
“Miss Lena,” she of the
charming personality, ready
smile and marvelous hats, is
currently secretary - treasurer
of the American Legion
Auxiliary, secretary of the
Cupola House Association,
and is a past officer of Kelta
Kappa Gamma Sorority. She
is a member of the Edenton
Baptist Church.
Judge Morris evidenced
concern over these days of
turmoil, riots, violent student
demonstrations and ever-in
creasing incidents of crime in
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Carolina in Chapel Hill. She
will complete her M.A. in
French at the University of
North Carolina this summer.
Mr. Graham, a native of]
Durham, graduated from
Episcopal High School in
Alexandria, Va., and received I
his A.B. degree from the I
University of North Carolina, I
where he was a member of I
Chi Phi Fraternity. He is
now a member of the second
year Law School at the Uni- I
versity of North Carolina.
The wedding is planned for
March 29 in Clearwater, Fla.
Special PTA I
I Program Slated I
The Swain - Walker PTA II
| will meet Tuesday at 8 P. M. II
lat Q. F. Walker School. Fea- II
|tured speakers for the occa- II
Ision will be Dr. Irons and II
| Dr. Isa Grant. : I
I Dr. Irons is the head of II
the Developmental Evaluation II
I Clinic located at East Caro- II
|lina University in Greenville. 1 1
I Her topic will be “Develop- II
mental Abnormalities In II
| Children." I
Dr. Grant, former head of II
the Pasquotank - Perquimans- II
Camden-Chowan Health De- II
partment, and now with the II
Chronic Disease Section of the II
I State Department of Health, II
will assist Dr. Irons and give II
II emphasis to community as-] I
I pects of the program. ]
Also, the committee on PTA II
II improvements will give its 11
II report which should be of II
llgreat interest to all parents. II
llThis promises to be a very II
11 interesting and informative II
I evening, and all parents and 11
I citizens are invited to attend. II
j GKL SCOUT NEWS j
| Marion Dali, Scribe
|| Girl Scout Troop 719 met!
I I Tuesday, February 24 at 3:301
| o'clock at the Edenton Bap-11
I tot Church. We talked about I
I I our trip to Williamsburg, Va., I
I (Girl Scout Sunday and our I
I hosting the troop of Juniors]
II from Elizabeth City around]
I Edenton. We went outside!
■ land had several relay races]
■(with Marion Dell and Debra]
I Miller In charge.
|| Whan parents try to con-]
lltrol the Uvea of their grown-1
■(up children, H is a sign that
g the parents haven't grown up.
Nielsen-Bunch
Vows Are Spoken
Edenton Baptist Church
was the setting for the wed
ding of Miss Gail Darlene
Nielsen to John Norfleet
Bunch, Jr., on Saturday,
January 24.
Rev. R. N. Carroll officiat
ed at the double-ring cere
mony.
The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs, Ole S. Niel
sen and the bridegroom is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Bunch,
Sr.
Wedding music was pre
sented by Mrs. E, Taylor
Brown, organist, and Miss
Julie Harris, soloist.
The bride was given in
marriage by her father.
She wore a floor length
satin gown with a V-necklime
finished with bridal buttons.
The gown was covered with
an overlay of scalloped em
broidered silk organza featur
i ing a shoulder train. Her
, circular veil of silk illusion
1 fell from a headpiece of
pearlized orange blossoms.
Mrs. Wayne Ashley, sister
of the bride, was matron of
honor.
The bridesmaids were Mrs.
W. D. Townson 111, Mrs. A.
F. Downum, Jr., of Edenton,
sisters of the bridegroom,
and Mrs. Warren Joyner of
Durham.
Mr. Bunch was his son’s
best man.
Groomsmen were Dr. A. F.
Downum, Jr., William D.
Townson 111, Robert L.
Bunch, Jr., and J. Wayne
Ashley, all of Edenton.
The bride’s mother chose a
turquoise knit dress with
matching accessories and wore
a corsage of white glam
elias.
The mother of the bride
groom wore a turquoise knit
dress with navy blue acces
sories and a corsage of white
glamelias.
Mrs. Isabel Taylor of Ty
rone, Pa., grandmother of the
bride, was attired in brown
and Mrs. Carrie Swanner,
grandmother of the bride-'’
groom, wore navy blue. Both
had white glamelias.
Mrs. J. Eugene Perry of
Edenton was mistress of cere
mony.
A good neighbor is one
who loans but never borrows.
Almost anybody is enthusi
astic over a new job, with
more pay.
Not many people think
that the dictionary is a good
I book to study.
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MRS. JOHN NORFLEET BUNCH, JR.
Spring Flower Show Set
The Garden of Eden Club
is happy and excited to join
Historic Edenton, Inc., this
spring in staging a flower
show in local historic build
ings. The show will be held
April 18 with Mrs. L. F, Am
burn, Jr., as general chair
man.
Many clubs have already
made plans to attend the
show in response to invita
tions sent recently mailed to
neighboring towns.
Junior gardeners are going
to help conduct tours of the
homes and costumes are to be
worn. If anyone has a
child’s costume for boy or
HEARTFELT THANKS
/ wish to express my genuine appreciation
to friends and relatives for the many,
many deeds of kindness extended during
my husband’s period of hospitalization. /
am especially grateful to those who stayed
with Zaner at night while he urns so
desperately ill. This evidence of friend
ship and concern was truly a source of
strength for me and I am deeply grateful.
May God bless each of you.
MRS. H. ZANER MOYERS
girl, they are asked to call
Mrs. Gilliam Wood if one of
the local young gardeners
could borrow it.
Several local entries of
wild flowers are anticipated.
The Garden Clubs of North
Carolina feel the following
flowers are in need of pro
tection and therefore are on
a special conservation list.
Inclusion of the following
will not be allowed in this
standard flower show:
Aaron’s rod, bird-foot vio
let, bloodroot, blue dogbane,
cardinal - flower, columbine,
dutchman’s breeches, maiden-
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Society News
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Friz
zell of Washington, D. C., -
spent the weekend with Mr. 1
and Mrs. A. B. Harless, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Danny King ,
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
King spent the weekend in
Columbia, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Wil
liams of Williamston visited
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Parker on
Thursday.
Martin Zimmerman of
Rocky Mount spent the week
end as guest of his mother,
Mrs. J. Edwin Bufflap and
Mr. Bufflap.
Larry Smith, a student at
N. C. State University, spent
the weekend with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Adrian
Smith.
Mrs. Robert King left Co
lumbia, S. C., early Satur
day to visit relatives in
Florida.
Shirley Alexander of East
Carolina University visited
her parents over the week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Kirby
spent Tuesday in Raleigh.
A Special Message
To The Ladies
For the real “low-down” on length . .
visit The Betty Shoppe of Edenton.
Ever since so many midis appeared in;
the designer collections in Rome, Paris and
New York, our customers have been asking
us if everything they own is going to be.
obsolete. To make a long story short,,
everything in your wardrobe is right. The ;
midi is an additional look, a fun look, an-
I other length to give you a new dimension.
I The midi is an influence to liberate lengths
I so that now, more than ever, all lengths
I will be right.
The Betty Shoppe’s Spring and Summer
I fashions will tell that story . . . above-the-
I knee, at-the-knee, just-below-the-knee and
I the pants story to create a mood for varie-
I ty. No, you won’t be caught “short” with
I what you have . . . and, you won’t be
I caught “short” with what you choose, in
I the length you like best, this season at
I The Betty Shoppe.
Come see . . . The Betty Shoppe has
I gone to all lengths to know and to have
I what’s right for all of you.
Leslie Kirby spent the
weekend in New Bern with
the National Guard.
Rev. and Mrs. Dewey Ty
son and daughter Debra of
Roanoke Rapids were guests
of Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Earn
hardt on Sunday. Mr. Tyson
preached in the Methodist
Church Sunday night.
Mrs. Willie L. Moore ,is
visiting her daughter in
Memphis, Tenn. She had
visited her son in Chicago,
111., earlier.
Mr. and Mrs. William Car
roll and daughter of Durham
spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
Waff.
Mrs. Hettie Wallace and
Hettie Lynn visited Mr. 3hd
Mrs. Billy Wallace and njfw
infant daughter, Kimberly
i Ann, of Greenville during ihe
weekend.
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Mrs. Betty Smith aitd
1 daughter and Mrs. Jo Hugljes
• of Norfolk, Va., visited Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Brabble and
family.
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