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3 V. I'i By Connie Angelo Levy ' - Durham Generally, it's the Repub bean Party-that is accused of shout ing, "Me, too!" Yet, here's a staunch Democrat who's using that philosophy as a plat form in the current race for Govern- Or. -'--;,, .- ;"",;.' ,? Somehow, the old echo is given new meaning when Mrs. William B. Um etead Bays earnestly, "Whatever my husband wants, I want, too. 6he makes it clear that she hopes for victory in the current campaign Just for him. It is his desire for the State's number one job that makes her willing to swap all the things she loves for a temporary stay in bor rowed quarters even if those quarters are the great dark house set back im pressively from Raleigh's Blount Street, the Governor's Mansion. The change from "Mr. Umstead's wife" to "First' Lady," is one that she declined to contemplate. "I just have not crossed that bridge yet," she said hesitantly. Feels New You might think that Mrs. Umstead would be used to politics he mar ried into it To the contrary, "1 feel very new at it,'' she admitted. , That's one of several paradoxes you run into after a morning's chat with her. You'd never suspect that this small and soft-spoken woman could have managed school boys older and bigger than she was with one hand and the other left over to teach with.-.; But she did just that, back when rhe was only 19., , She returned to her home town In Rutherford County, Bostic, after two years at Asheville Normal College, and found herself with the job of Erincipal of the school. (Although she ad to look up to some of the big boys in stature anyway he declares khat "discipline was never any prob lem." :-:. , (Meanwhile, she was making ouite a record for herself, and after three years won, a scholarship to Trinity College, which became Duke Univer sity just in time for her class to have the new name on their sheepskins in The scholarship added more than a degree to Merle Davis' name. While Visiting in the home of friends in Wham, she met William Umstead. who was already practicing law there. She moved back to the western quar ter or tne state to teach at the Ruth erfordton-JSpmdale High School. ("I majored in English, but I wound up teaching math and, believe me, I had to work at it!") -'v'1'-;'' :: During her two-year return to the classroom! Mr. Umstead, already elect- . .J O.llJl 11 J ouiiciwir, xouowea norace urea ley' advice a far as Rutherfordton, .anyway and traveled the westward road oftener and oftener. , And then the green-eyed school maim added Umstead to her name. With her marriage, she. shifted her home address to Durham. In 1932 her Durham domesticity was altered when Mr. Umstead won a seat in Congress, which meant win ters in Washington and summers at .. home. "Washington was an Interesting, stimulating place to live," she recall edand for six years she enjoyed it Later, she had a chance to go again, when "William" was appointed in De cember, 1946, to fill the unexpired term of Senator Josiah Bailey. . But that time their daughter, Merle (now nine), was just a toddler, so Mrs. Uai Stead chose to remain in their Comfortable white brick house on Hermitage Court Drive. 1 It's a modest housesix rooms on two fIoofs--"but sometimes it can seem awfully big,", said Mrs. Um stead, who does all her own work. (Most of that work she loves, es pecially cooKung. ssne disclaims any p and coming movie starlet,' Ooreoraa, soon to appear tm lids powder Hoe eettoa t tress wjn wmm mm m . tsjNb . . 1 house, entertaining little, except for the Noah's Ark method of a couple at the time. ; " Keeps Busy , She keens busy in a variety of ways. The Garden Study Gub, the PTA, the Daughters of Colonial Wars, the Wo man's Club, the Needlework timid (to provide clothes for needy families) all these are worked in with church activities and household managing. Perhaps the biggest extra-curricular interest has been the American Legion Auxiliary. For 23 years she has been a member and all kinds of officers- unit persident, historian, secretary and is now1 president of the Past Frest dents' , Parley. When the state con vention meets in Durham in June, shell play a leading part in auxiliary sessions. (Right now she's having a hard time keeping her mind totally on that con vention, for she's folding campaign letters, going to a meeting occasional ly with her husband, visiting the bust- line Raleigh headquarters now and tJien.v: - Three more strained weeks but just as she held those overgrown school boys in check 30 years ago, she's not letting the excitement of a big pohti cal race ruffle her calm demeanor. ; T. C. A. 1 ;x J. c. l.-w 1 & C-, lie C. C.x.t- '., tl1.Z i low ( Coir-nry, .3; C I . u ", ;i.qp; r o-i n . our ; w. v.j.m: i.or. & . v . & V Co, JU5; r::t Fi i , -me'-t, Co., $1.S5; I" rtford L a A Lupply Co., i$18J2; Bole t A. White, $840; Dr. T, P. Brinn, llLl ; Jackson's Bicycle Shop, $3040; J. C. Morgan, : 1387.45: C Edgar White, $8.07; Chowan Hospital, $45.00; Owen G. Dunn Co. $10.80; Kiss r Kinney Perry, $3.56; Sinclair Refining Co., $46.62, . - - . - There being no further business the Board adjourned. - A. T. LAME, Chairman. Attest: J.W.WARD, ' . Clerk To Board ; ,. HERTFORD MUSIC CLUB ' . ELECTS NEW OFFICERS Misses Jane and Jean Keel, and Maude Lee Corprew were hostesses last Wednesday evening to the Hert ford Junior Music Club at the home of Mrs. R. M. Riddick, Counselor. : Charlie Johnson presided over the business session during which the f ol lowing officers were elected, for the coming year: ; i 'y'iiy yy. President, Nancy Lane; vice presi dent, Letitia McGoogan; secretary, Kay , Mathews; treasurer, 1 Warner Madre; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Riddick; pianist, Yield Johnson. As a .project for the year, the club members had tried to make the high est rating in North Carolina; a. letter from the State Counselor, with check enclosed, announced that they had made their aroal for the third time in succession. Nancy Lane was awarded a pin for having the best scrapbook at the state convention, and her sister, Anne Lane, won third place. ' . At the close of the business session, Nancy Lane presented the musical program, after which games were played, and refreshments served by the hostesses. Those present were: Tommy White, Franklin McGoogan, Frank Ainsley, Edward Mathews, Jirnmie Rogerson, Linda Bass, Diane Hollowell, Pat. Drake, Anne Lane, Manraret Williams, Betsy Drane, C. D. White, Glennie Myers, VTcki John son, Ray Winslow, Latitat McGoogan, Warner Madre, Jane and Jean Keel, Nancy. Lane, Julia Lapeine, Maude Lee Corprew, Kay Mathews, Kay Guthrie, Charlie Johnson, Mrs,- Rid dick, Counselor. . , . (May 6, 1952' At a regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held at the Court House on the first' Monday, the 5th day of May, 1952: Present and presiding A. T. Lane, Chairman, with Commissioners R. S. Chappell, E. B. Hollowell, W. C. Chappell and E. A. Turner. Absent: none. The Perquimans County Board of Education, in regular session Monday, April 7, 1952, requested of the Per quimans County Commissioners a supplement to the 1951-52 budget, necessary to nay one third of the Home Economics teacher's salary, at the Perquimans Training School; and on motion the request was adopted by the County vommissioners. : A report was filed with thecommitf skmers relative to the Perquimans County library which will be consider. ed at their tegular meeting in July when the over-all budget is adopted. : The. 1952-53 salary schedule for Per quimans County white Extension workers as proposed by the State of fice, which wail be considered when the county budget h approved. , IM. . v T IITJf rzrzz Z7.xa .. budget Proceedings Of Commissioners -Mi C if - i .aiy" . ideal lU2iea h,Tt ?I!.W Wn9 AS ADVERTISED M LIFE fancy things." ' The house had the easy look of one that's lived in: a breakfast room trans formed to a ifook for young Merle's piano, the sunporch piled high with the lesser impedimenta of a fourth grader, Pinkie, the alley cat who came to stay, curled up happily oh the sofa, a family Bible on a table, flowers on the desk. ; f; :--;fr;,.f; The Umsteads live there rather quietly, according to the lady of the welfare program for the year 1951 52, which on motion was adopted, and filed with the minutes of this meet ing. ; i On motion ordered, that Perquim ans County pay the sum of $360.00 on salary of Assistant Home Agent, be ginning July 1, 1952. , -:-il On motion the Treasurer was order ed to pay the' following biHst ' WdnIow Oil Company, $131.77; J. !W Ward, $19.05; Pitt Farm Equip ment Company, $4.68; Darden Bros., TRY A WEEKLY CLASSIFIED AD $23.60 ; SantHourmouxis, $72:80; MeU iTo Th3 Mrs Of lcrq:!niDs Cc"iily: ' I respectfully request your; vote and support ia the May 31st Primary for . the office of Register of 'Y'Ieeds. ' ' "" ' - 'x K'''-y " ' Hi, ' ' ,' '; ' ' ' '''' ''P ' '' 'i ,r' Cv 'C'i Jiii-i ':: " : '-..'i -: ' -fi1- ' "A, Zr' y ' V ' ' r'v.'1- '. . "' '. ' i' ' J i- , ' ,; "' "' ' '-'": '.' "'' . If you elect me to this office,' I promise to fulfill , ' the duties of the office in an'1efficrenf manner, with ..: . one thing always in mind: To treat every citizen of ; ;, i this County with the same courteous and helpful ser- t , vice I have always given you in my position at the ! Hertford Hardware & Supply Company -1 Sincerely, ) i i $.95 Sic Wttwbn Mt irl AlMMtlfat Snap taa ptUM.Hu iancioc w. I H ; up ! I ui AMrln'i" ewe deiisa I MASSES ASCENSION THURSDAY AND SUNDAY IN MARINE BASE CHAPEL AND EDENTON CHURCH (May 22, Feast of Christ's Ascension into Heaven, a holyday of obligation, the most holy sacrifice of the mass will be offered at 7 A. M., DST., in Marine Chapel, near Edenton, and at 7:30 and 11 A. M., both EST, in St Ann's Catholic Church. Edenton, each including sermon on "Triumph," Holy Communion. May 25, Sunday, masses at 7 and 9 A. M., DST., in Marine Chapel and at 11 A. M., Est, in Edenton Church, each including sermon on "The Holy Spirit," Communion, followed by May Devotions, Sunday School, with con fessions for half hour before every service, stated Father F. J. McCourt, who invites everybody to all services. Mass week-days 7 A. M., EST., in Church. ' I W. M, Morgan Furniture Go. ; Hertford, N.c. f Phone 2621 -CERYSLEa SASATOCA 6-PASSENCER SEDAN j , " ' "ITS lul''dM()RSEPO?ER'IS 80MEWC TO-FEEL! With its 180 HP-V-8 engine, on 125H Inches of whe41base, n3ay people think the Saratoga is the best Chrysler car fall. We invite you to take the wheel and fed what happens! There's a hew sense . of sosy power, of mtrt power that make x driving a new ezrionce. , Zteesolutionary combustion chamber develops more of the power in each cher of fuel than other ecsmes can do. Cae result is Derformanoe, on aon-pre- r mwmfvd, such as you have never ' : Another result is new economy. If s an , engine that scarcely forms carbon at i3. It creates less heat It will last r z Jk longer, stay yox0r on the way I ' And with Chrysler fuH-t: rasr Steering, you steer with ' ' km usual 3crt'. . . drive irl'.i ft' i ' '- usual control! W'h Por r 1 i p need up to hoo-t"..'i L.i J j 1 . . . and still stop in nury L.i L i tla ' other cars can do. ' ' Yes, behind Chrysler's new engine you'll find a new kind of car. Won't you coma in and fiel what we psean? NOTXi rr ft tmimttt. SCO). "1 " 1 f
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