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1 SECTION B 'm l IftilhM |fc ■■ ■ .'”;', a üßfff ft(ul j cVBHHHHhmhW j m, i \ jme* ytiiiMh 11 srm 5 |- -a ~,j§ . 4 llllhl||h V*PIHppB ; Ip ||| 21. - M xL\ v w S . Jr L1 \mjm- j 1 A* wof * ta Us luieish office. Appeals Court Judge Fred Hedrick discusses cases with Us research assistant, Lewis Smith, and Secretary Jean Spence, New Books At Local Library New books received at the ing: Shepard • Pruden Memorial Library include the follow- The iSome light on 'f a dark subject PEver wonder why some pilbcome > in clear, transparent bottles, while others hide behind brown or dark green glass? It's no .accident, but by design. Why . . . ? Simple day light can reduce the potency of some medications. Consider how sunshine fades a rayon print, for instance. Thus, where needed, we use dark bottles, not to hide anything, but to preserve the nvdfcal effec tiveness of the drug your physician prescribed for __ you. This k tart odd of jnapy precautionary fnetfuret that are taken to provide >6ll with (ho best in pharmaceutical service HollowelVs Rexall Drug: Store Phone 482-2127 Prompt Delivery Two Registered Pharmacists Always on Dnty t 1 'V—"-hi[ * %!- A % ! i4*|- |4rM 1 1»*. . * .*.>ii^i• iitililllli!!)! lliiiilmllLl jlfl 11 ill 11b Bi,!!;:|!|j;;. a . u 1 • H*tj 1 [IIIII 11 j * i i rui' I - ' s yv ■.., , THE CHOWAN HERALD, Adult Fiction Protege by Charlotte Armstrong. A Season of Evil by Susan Morrow. The Past Tense of Love by Elizabeth Cadell. The Witness by Dorothy Uhnak. Johanna at Daybreak by R. C. Hutchinson. One to Count Cadence by ' James Crumley. I Blind Love and Other Stories by V. S. Pritchett. Adnlt Non-Fiction Making Things Grow by Cruso. | The American Heritage | Songbook by Ruth and Nor < man Lloyd. I Now We Are Enemies by Thomas J. Fleming. Present at the Creation by Dean Acheson. All Believers Are Broth ers by Roland Gammon (ed.) Jules Verne by Russell Freedman. The War In the South by Donald Barr Chidsey. The Bible Reader by’ Ab bott, Gilbert Hunt and Swaim. A History of American : Furniture by N. I. Bienen stock. Have YOU visited your public library this year? NOW IN VIETNAM Army Sgt. first class Jo seph W. Bembry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Bembry, Sr., Route 3, Edenton, was assigned as an intelligence specialist with the Ist Signal Brigade in Vietnam January 9 His wife, Hildegard, lives at New Stratford Gardens, I Stratford, N. J. Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, February 26,1970 R. A. [Fred] Hedrick Reaches High Pinnacle RALEIGH There was a time, according to Statesville Judge John McLaughlin, when “you weren’t properly mar ried in Iredell County unless Fred Hedrick sang at your wedding.” That time was the decade of 1949-59 and while R. A. (Fred) Hedrick didn’t sing at every Iredell wedding, he did so in several hundred. .The singing was just part of a colorful career he has led as student, musician, lawyer, businessman, solicitor and judge. The most recent pinnacle in his life came last summer when he was appointed to the State Court of Appeals by Gov. Bob Scott. The ap pointment placed Hedrick in a unique position: the highest known judicial officer who is blind. Hedrick’s life began norm ally enough on a farm in Ire dell County. But as a school boy he suffered an accident that cost him his sight. He then finished his schooling at the Governor Morehead School in Raleigh. There he studied more than the normal academic subjects. He developed a musical talent, not only from the standpoint of entertain ment, but of vocation since he learned to tune pianos. This stood him in good stead when he entered the University of North Carolina in 1943. He earned part of his way by tuning pianos around the campus. Enou- h, as a matter of fact, to allow him to join a social frater nity. While he gave some thought to a musical career during his college days, Hed rick actually did more for the theater tnd entertainment career of a classmate. He talked his classmate into joining the glee club with him and even into taking voice lessons. In those days of World War II the UNC men’s glee club was woefully short of mem bers. At one concert Hed i'idk had ~fo sin-; solos both as baritone and tenor. Getting back to Hedrick’s friend, he never got very far as a singer, but later on in life the training probably helped his career. The friend I was Andy Griffith. , When he left UNC with a law degree in 1949, Hedrick returned to Iredell County and Statesville to take up his , dual career as lawyer and 1 wedding songster. Soon as- j ter he added the job of coun QUINN’S / INVENTORY 3 BIG SALE DAYS LEFT HURRY IN FOR SAVINGS BAy UP TO . + %** SALE ENDS SATURDAY, FEB. 28th QUINN FURNITURE CO. 308 S. Broad OF EDENTON, INC. Phone 482-2425 ty court solicitor and then became county judge. While his fame spread as a church singer, Hedrick also became known as a formid able opponent in the court room. When he was appoint ed to the Appeals Court in Raleigh he was described as “the best legal mind in Ire dell County” by Statesville editor, Jay Huskins, brother of Supreme Court Justice J. Frank Huskins. There was one wedding, too, that Hedrick was unable to sing in—his own. True to his love for the law, his ac quaintance with his wife-to be came about through legal means, in this case a sub poena. While he was solicitor of Iredell County Court, Pat Owen, a graduate of UNC at Greensboro, went to work in the County Welfare Depart f Jfjf I* *►' <1 jjjjj 4*| Appeals Court Judge Fred Hedrick, blind since a boy, en joys listening and talking around the state and around the world on his ham radio equipment. L 0 S T Small Black Scottish Terrier . . . from Yeopim District. Answers to the name Bonnie. Reward for re turn or information. Children’s pet. Tel. 482-3570 or 482-3768 ment. One day while trying a case involving welfare, Hedrick subpoenaed Miss Owen as a witness. The welfare supervisor questioned Hedrick's reason for wanting Miss Owen for a witness, but Hedrick persist ed. When she came into court he talked with her just long enough to make a date. A few months later the couple made it “legal” when they were married New Year's Eve 1955. They are now the parents of two boys and two girls ranging from four to 13 years. Though most people know Fred Hedrick as a member of the legal profession, thous ands of others recall a ven ture of his in another direc tion. In the early 50’s he and a partner built a repro duction of a Mississippi River side wheeler and launched it on Lake Norman. Within a short while the “Robert E. Lee,” as it was named, became a popular tourist attraction. People came from miles around to cruise the lake on the boat and several hundred thousand enjoyed it before a fire de- Continued on Page S B. A TALLEY GENERAL CONTRACTOR AMERICAN CLASSIC . . * HOMES * * * Builder of New Homes from $9,000.00 up TOTAL FINANCING AVAILABLE CALL AFTER 6:9* T. M. Phone 426-7081 Hertford , N. C. ofl of/icufto to oflemembel By MARVIN BARHAM Many years ago in Maine there lived an invalid min ister who conducted a weekly radio program. He had many listeners. Every week letters of praise and thanks were mailed to this man. His ministry was a great success—and his followers were many. Very few of his hearers knew of this minister’s per sonal predicament. He was blind, and had beer bed ridden for fourteen years. Yet, every week his mes sages stirred his audience. This invalid minister was able to practice the fine art of "appreciation.” He appreciated people, had a con cern for others—and didn’t let his own infirmities stand in the way. Those with lack of gratitude are ilf—arid a thankful person is the healthful person. Appreciation and thankfulness made this bedridden man more healthy than many of his “well" listeners. OUR THOUGHT TO REMEMBER: “ ... As a man thinks—so shall he be." Colonial Funeral Home Edenton, North Carolina ESI |HMkrl SECTION IT BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. 3. C. Nixon, Jr., announce the birth o their second daughter, Lor Lynn, born February 19 a Chowan Hospital. 0^666
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