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r to. WE EKE Ml 3 VclumaXXXIL-NumterS. :::c3 fcior Qcsciuos T1 5 HERTFORD More , than 52,000 residents of .a nine-county area in Northeastern North Carolina visited Stop Polio Clinics Sun day to; receive ttheir second dose : of Sabin oral polio vaccine in a wiusn Dciniji sponsored Dy the Fust Distt'jct Medical So Aiety. Y "The 52,787 persons who turn- . cl out Sunday received the type one vaccine," Dr. T. P Brinn of Hertford, chairman of tlie campaign; . explains. - The iiure was more than 7,500 above the 46,239 who visited the clinicg back on November 15, to receive the type two vaccine. Residents of the area will go hack to the public clinics on Sunday, February 21, to receive their final dose of the three dose campaign. That will be type 43u-ee vaccine. ' ' . . . Pasquotank led the counties on the first Stop Polio Sunday back on November 15. Pasqubtank ; had' an increase Sunday io 10,995 from the first total of 9,810, but Bertie Couny led all the nine in the number of doses Sunday;; Bertie totaled 11,007 as against its November 15 total Of 8,835. .- i " Every county in the campaign had an increase Sunday." The totals were " Pasquotank 10,905; Camden, 2,41 1 ; Currituck, 2.89.9; Perquimans, 4,259; Chowan 5,463; Gates, 4,440; Dare, 2,296; Bertie, 11,007, and Hertford, 9,017. ', f The second"! Sunday totals arc expected to swell this week when those who missed the dose Sunday go to their county health departments to get a make-up (floge. ,j This .will happen in all flhe,.;counticsV except Hertford and Gates, where all the make- , ps ane going to bo held in i" "Wewere again pleased with the smoothness ;M tlie operas tion,,r Dr,: F.rilut ays.' "We had vry few nrohlim,Simday We. rdn but" of vaccine -inj a: few places ' because v of. the . larger crowds' but we; got - extra sup plies to - Uvose clinics so, tfyit,, in only two : instances were, the lines held ;up 'for1 any pcridd of time.'fijK'b h..-.".: f ; W: ' &' tcJng'Hertford 'cjyU Defense '"director;; ' operated t the CB' radio from the ; Hertford Civil Defense, office and, the op erators and amateurs stationed at the various . clinics 1 kept in touch with each polio' vaccine station. ' 1 t Long thanked all whd' helped in the operations, in making the second vaccine clinic so success ful .V ; Of Ouce In MHuc Moon', Hii The ' Perquimans Weekly was Sent a. piogram -1unce in Blue "Moon". ,by Mrs.'. Charlie Sutnncc ast week 4hat was sent io her by (;mconq. and It leaves fi wondering when' this play was presented : here. It.?' was sponsored by ' the Hertford Roj tary Chib- and was u-ected by Southei'n Arts Studio. It was ' a William Allen RoyalFs ronuintic comedy-drama. It was pre sented in the high school audi torium on Friday,. October 28 7? with curtain time at 8:15. The admission was 25 and 35 cents. The proceeds went to charity,! ; One hundred and fifty promi nent local people wore -in char acters. The cast included Kitty Davis, Miss Elizabeth Knowlcs; Johnny Fuller- -(King Cole), A. W. Hefren; 'Adeline Moots (Bo , erp). MrS. C(lrarles F. Sunmer; pynihia Adunis (Lady of YcSter rtny), I' s. Jones; Mae Jordan iYum V- i),, Kits' Naomi piverc; ih Cail CCi'ppy),1 Miss Eula , rry; Dr. "Little 'Death), Hertry Allen Evans a.). ' ( "S Wilifoid; EHy ), C. T. JJ -?on; "genes), "vV. H. i Holt (Pierrot), -nry (the But ,Te... . , .- "en: Dr. T. .'hitley, 5 Tim well, Simon . -IT, 7. M. ,-y, L M. '.ow, j. '. Z. A. ilm 1 . ... i; r ,, mi 1 Birthdays ; from 1 the i Hertford Jaycees annual community cal endar will again this year be a feature of The Perquimans Weekly. The birthdays are con tributed each week by the local Jaycees. January 15 Helen Morgan Samuel Mansfieid Ruby W. Tynch Judy Long January 16 Henrietta McCarthy Mary Ruth Smith Evelyn L. Hurdle January 17 No birthdays ,- January 18 Celtic Anh Skimier Connie Sawyer Susan Cox January 13 Deanie Riddick Joe Towe White, Jr. Ruby Coleman Sally Peters ' January 20 1 No birthdays - January 21 Buddy Tilley . Wayne Ivey Patty Haste ; January 22 - Rickie Owens .-' Kelvin Williams : ; Mrs. Jack Hunter, ' Kent Inscoe January 23 Julian Broughton Elizabeth B. Ward January 24 Darlene Felton - ., Wanda Kaye Owens Bobbie Tillcy " ' Anna Elua. (Beth Wjnslow cm cox iBig Church Meeting Attended By uroup -Attending the annual ineettag at. Chapel Hill , of the 1 Assent CoithireesonPubTiction C the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts, on Janu ary! 8 and 9 were the following arssbttintg-' ' from .Northeastern North Carolina Mrs. ; Virginia Davis" of ' Wanchese, 'Mrs. Jean HiiiloD of ' Elizabeth "fiif!v. Mrs. Vcri Graham of Hertford," Mirs. Esther Elliott of Edenton; Mrs. Sudie Jarvis of Plymouth and Mrs. Florence Rollins of Wash ington. - The ofice;of Committee on (Publication is an important - ac tivity of the mother church, in Boston. The imccting was un der .'the direction of James K. Kyser, Committee on Publica tion for North Carolina, rta.i-W.--H. Jenkins, C M: 'Har Telli W.! H. HordeastleJoc Towe. J.t E. Mort-is, H. C. Stbkes, W, G. Wright, JR.". M. Riddick, C. P. Mowis and Df.'C, A. Davenport. rj( Mat'Cfiiciradcrs: M. Riddick, U. S. offk'ial phoographer: ' E. E. - (Continuad on PQ ThrMl Yule Seal Campaign Is Still Short of Mark "The Christmas Seal Campaign comes at practically everybody's busiest season of the year," said Billy White, chairman for Per quimans County. He reminded the citizens who may have over looked this ' letter with peals mailed in November to send in their contributions as : soon as possible.' ' s i r Stf far, a total 'of $1,396,00 of $1,800.00 needed has .been received.;- It is imperative '.that1 ne cessary; 'funds be ! provided to Ijclp rwith this work, . pot only finding Tuberculosis cases but to tha Expansion Program lrv Rea' pkatory (Diseases. . The iTHberculosis Association's Program of work can only be successful to the degree tliat people remember their Christmas Seal letters and do what is ne cessary to enable us to' carry on. These funds go - to programs such as: Tuberculin Test, Chest X-rays, Patjent Service and ac tivities directed toward Respira tory Disease Control, also aup port bf Kedics! Education and Iisjoearch, said-White.' - Hertford, Perquimans CountyNorth Carolina, Friday, January 15, 1965. Citss Arc Fffm FcrJayceaVeek The more than 200 Junior Chamber of. Commerce chapters in North Carolina will join with the 531 Jaycee chapters in com munities throughout the United States in the observance of Jay cee Week January 17-23, 1965, according to Bill McDonald, president of the N. C. Jaycees. ' Jaycee Week, the annual anni versary, observance of the Jun ior Chamber of Commerce, is celebrated across the United States by the some 225,000 Jay cees, including 10,000 Jaycees in North Carolina. The purpose of the week is to locus attention on young men and the work they are doing in their communities, and to" em phasize that the- Jaycees have done, an outstanding job in the fields of youth activities, devel opment of communities, develop ment of leaders for the future pf the communities in the U. S., and overall general civic better ment.' During Jaycee Week in North Carolina, most . of the chapter? will', honor their community's outstanding young man for the past 12-nohths by honoring him at a' DSA banquet. Also, many Jaycees will attend church in groups. The U. S. Jaycees will recog nize America's Ten Outstanding Young Men of 1964 in Santa Monica, California, ; with nation al' President, Stan Ladley mak ing me presentations, worm Carolina will honor its Three Outstanding Young men for 1964 on February 12 in Raleigh one day after the Tar Heel Jaycees have .honored the Outstanding Young Farmer of the year at a banquet at New Bern. Jaycee Week celebrates the founding of the Junior Cham ber in 1915, when Henry Gies senbier saw a need for a young men's civic group and organized the first ; Chapter. The move ment spread so fast that in 1920, the U. iS, Junior Chamber of Commerce, was. formed" witbr-24 cities represented,. -j CasfSCultsai Judge , Charles Johnsoft order ed j the - case, of r.Rudolph-. 'Butts, charged with aid and abetting In taking, stealing and carrying away merchandise - valued at $85.00 from J. C. Blanchard & Co.; $30.00 . from Darden's De partment Store; and $70.00 from White's Dress Shoppe, to be con tinued until January 26 and placed the defendant under a bond of $2,000.00. Other cases heard at the Tues day session of "Perquimans Coun- ty Recorder s Court included: Jack! Harrell,;-who was charged with :tre$passing' $ra the propert of: Garland -McDonald after be ing forbidden -"tol do v so, was found not guilty of the charge.- .The case of ' Bernice : White, charged with assault- on Alton Aiibrey" Jordan with a deadly weapon, to wit: a knife, inflict ing . serious bodily injury, wasi continued until January 19. " i Clarence-White, charged with not having a valid operator or chauffeur's license; driving on (Continued on Fag 8) Cooper Continues ToPIug;JForJj0outs , It is never too late to join the Boy Scouts of America. One of the best t ways of recruiting Boy Scouts and Explorers is by inviting a member to recruit a boy , an4 in return send him a "recruiter strip", to wear on his uniform when his friend joins-. Boys are . big business ' in a world of a changing society: I fecL.that it is a great feeling of accomplishment for any adult in Scouting to , be strong enough to . stand up proudly and -reflect that he has been the means of opening the door of Scouting to many boys of America. ' LOCAL DOG OWNERS MUST PURCHASE LICENSES ' The " Hertford Police ; Depart ment reminds all dog owners that the 1965 dog tags are now on sale at the Municipal Build ing.. "... ,... ,', . All dogs are required to- be tagged at all times or will be subject to being picked up and impounded) -'. " r f -31 K , -. ."HI t,,ifMi tmm ii ,i fej' i ii I. i.i.l.i i i iiiii 1 1 ..iiiiiimiimiimi I in, M.mm GETS SCHOLARSHIP-R. M. Riddick. Jr., exacutiva vice presi dent of Peoples Bank Trust Company of Hertford is shown here presenting a scholarship check to Clvde E. Lane with R. M. (Pete) Thompson county agent, looking on. Clyde lane VV ins For the past 12 years, Die banks of North been sponsoring a short course in moaern larming wincn is. held at .Stuto College, and the Peoples Bunk & Tiust-.Company of Hertford, each year gives a scholarship of $67.00 to a young farmer in Perquimans County to attend the short course. R. M. Riddick, who is the Key Banker here in Perquimans County, i on the committee to make the selection. This year the young farmer selected was Clyde E. Lane, Route 1, Bclvi dere, a young dairyman. He is a graduute of Perquimans County High bchool, man'icd and has two Childien. This year the short course will be held Mir weeks of January 25-Fcbruary 5. For the two weeks that he will be in Raleigh, he will study dairy production and manage ment, forage and pasture crops and poanut production. "This is a wonderful opportunity , fcr a young man to be brought up to date on the "information that is. avail Ale and- also to associate with other young fanners who are- interested in-4he -farm i'en terprises that he is W(!lking with at-home," stales R. M. Thomp- Lasti year Ed Nixon, Route 1. Icrtford, attended this short purae that was also sponsored by ' the tplsj Bahft & rfust Canpany and .he was yery.en thusaHwc3Veh;ine lpr6.gram hal wag offered. "We are sure that the; bank takes great deal of pleasure in sponsoring a. young boy to take advantage of this course, and we believe, that it is a program that is worthwhile aid one that wjll continue for many years," further states Mr. Thompson. .- Cloverleaf 4-H Club Holds Monthly Event ' . The ! January meeting of the Gipvrleaf 4-H Club was . held at the Agriculture Building on Wednesday night at 7:30,.. The meeting was called to 'order by the . president, 'Maureen Nixon. A very warm welcome was ex tended to new ; and old mem bers. I Linda Harrell led in Hie pledges of the American and 4-H- flags. - After the pledges Barbara Elliott had a nice devo tional The minutes of the last meeting and the roll call was read by the secretary, Gayle Thompson. i New and eld busness was then asked for. Mrs. Ned Nixon gave out selecttion cards to the new members, Robin Perry, Char lotte Nixon and Brad Fields. New calendars were then given out from Hertford Livestock. After the business' the girls were ahown by Maureen Nixon how to cook enriched com imeal niuf fins -This was a real treat for the girls helped her cook and then everyone -sampled the muf fins., . Ned Nixon helped the boys with the care and repair of an electrijc motor.; The meeting-was then adjourned. - ''"- I.. .'ms 20-year Service Award Given Chory E. !;R, Rowe, vice-president, Colonial Stores, Norfolk Division, recently presented S. A. Chory, Hertford Colonial Store Manager, with an award recognizing' 20 years of continuous service. ; Mr. Chory has been the mana ger of Colonial's , Hertford store since ApriL 7, 1952. ' j . - Mr; and Mrs.' Chory reside at 102 1 Harrell V Street, Elizabeth City. " - i Bank Scholarship Edgar Fields, Jr. Hurt In Accident Edgar Fields, Jr., 6, son of Carolina havejMi-. and Mrs. Edgar M. Fields ot West Palm Beach, Fla., and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Fields of Hertford, was taken to the. Albemarle Hospital last Wednesday following an accident on Hughes Blvd., in Elizabeth City. - Young Fields was injured and four other members of the fami ly were shaken up in the acci dent. Taken to the Albemarle Hospital fur treatment was the youth, tbe child's mother, and iwo other children. According to information, Mr. Fields was driving' on Hughes Blvd. and was struck in the left side by another far operat ed by Rudolph Mullen, Negro, Rt. 3, Elizabeth City as Mullen allegedly -'attempted to make a right turn from the left lane di rectly in the path of the Fields automobile. v Mr. and Mrs. Fields and fami ly came here from Florida to at tend, the funeral of Mrs. Fields', mother, Mrs. Helen Jennings Swain, 4(1, of Virginia Beach, who', died on Monday afternoon iir Del'aiil .'Hospital in Norfolk following a short; illness'. Funeral services worn rnltdu:lri Tliiirn- 'y- .aftcepwon ..in , Elizabeth- City- where burial followed-in Holly wood Cemetery. V,,-: ': Eaffer'Jieuver 4-H f hih Mciiiliim Held The Eager Beaver 4-H Club held its first meeting January 6 at Bereft Church of Christ. June Harrell, president, open ed the meeting with the repeat ing of the pledges. She then welcomed all members and new 4-H leaders, Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Eure. - The meeting was then turned over to the new officers for 1965 wnicn are: i.uen Euro, presi dent; Joe Harrell, vice president; Carroll Eure, secretary; Johnny Wood, treasurer, and Jimmy Harrell, reporter. Johnny Wood gave the devo tion' with Albert Eure leading in prayer. All members were urged to fill out and turn in their pro jeet sheets to their leaders.. . June and Joe Harrell were in charge of recreation, showing the members how to work together instead of pulling apart, in or der to accomplish more in the club. The meeting was adjourned by repeating the Club Motto. " Hot chocolate and cookies was served by Mrs. Albert Eure. Six new members joined the club. Twenty-two members were present. , Tips Are Given On Doing Wash - If you're not' getting the clean, bright , wash you want from your present laundering methods " and equipment,, - you may; want to try some or all of these -suggestions from "Extension home economists, Ila Gfey White and Paige Underwood) Perquim ans County: . '; Sort clothes more carefully especially light from dark colors. Use a short pre-wash soak with detergent. i Check the water temperature in the washer enake it suitable for the load you a:e washing. Increase; washing i time. . V t Include a water conditioner in the wash, water and the- first rinse. , ? , , . Add? another rinse. . ' . i.Sort items: for. tumble diying more carefully, t ; i ., Craftsman's Fair Group Screened There were seven new crafts men . who had their crafts ap proved by the Albemarle Crafts man's Fair Screening Committee at their recent meeting in Hert ford. : The approvals were as follows: Beaufprt C&in(y24-30" stuff ed dolls: Mrs. Irene 'Hardy, Rt. 2, Belhavcn. Jones County Pine Needle crafts: Mrs. Fred Raper, Pol- locksville, Va. Pasquotank County Hearth Brooms: Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Meads, Route 4, Elizabeth City. Pasquotank County Corn shuck mats, Mrs. Raymond Cart wright, Rt. 1, Elizabeth City. Chowan County Wood carv ing and wood inlay, II. C. Smith. Chowan County Hearth Brooms, Mrs, , Earl Jordan, Ty ncr. ' . , Hyde Counly-tfland Carved & Stained Birds, Wilbur Gaskill. The Screening Committee is composed of Mrs. Ross Inglis, chairman Fine Arts and Crafts, Council of Albemarle Area, Rt. 2, Edenton; Mrs. Elwood Steven son, Board of Directors, Crafts man's Fair, Rt. 4, Elizabeth City; Miss Iola Pritchard, Extension Specialist in Food Conservation and Marketing, State College, Raleigh; Miss Edna Bishop, Homo Economics Extension Agent; Elizabeth ' City; Mrs. Carolyn Alligood, Itome Eco nomics Extension Agent; and Miss Pauline Calloway, Chair man of Albemarle Craftsman's Fair, Home Economics Extension Agent, Edenton. The 7th Annual Albemarle Craftsman's Fair is co-sponsored by the Home .Demonstration Clubs of the Albemarle Area and the .Elizabeth 'City Chamber of Commerce. This year's Chairman, Mis; Pauline Calloway, Home Econo mist of Chowan County, has announced the 1965 Fair will be held in Hie Elizabeth City Na tional Guard Armory April 21 and 22nd. ,'." . . . CarmeiiSutton's 4- Carmen Ann Sutton, 11-ycar-old daughter of Mr. a nd Mre. Ernest Sutton of Durants Neck, completed six 4-H projects for 1964. According to Mrs. Paige Underwood, associate home eco nomics agent, these records were outstanding for a second year 4-H Club member. The pro jects completed by Carmen Ann were: Foods and nutrition, food preservation (canning and freez ing), home management, soils and plant science and better grooming... With each project, Cannen Aim wrote a story tell ing what she -'.had done and learned by carrying the 4-H project. The following story: "My per sonal Care cf the Body" was part of her 1964 better groom ing record: I am now almost 12 years old and have gotten to be very self conscious about my weight and my clothes. First of all, I need to make improvements such as practicing better eating habits. I eat three well balanced meals a day, making sure that I get (Continued on Paae 6) Local Tax Listers Busy With Citizens r Perquimans County property owners are reminded that tirtie for listing property for 1965 tax es is rapidly drawing to a close. The law requires all property owners to list property for taxes by January 30 or failure to do so results in a penalty being charged against the property owner -. v v-iV The regular tax listing sched ule appears , elsewhere in , this paper for your . convenience. Consult the schedule today - and remember the regular tax listing period will end on Saturday, January 30. GIVEN PROMOTION - Herbert II. Johnson, husband of Mrs. Marjorie Buck Johnson and son-in-law of -Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Buck, has been -promoted to -first assistant to the chief finance and accounting officer in the Department of Interior at Washington, D. C. He will take over his new duties this week. Perquimans Hold Peanut Mil -armors iqni'ary z3i -4 A Look Backward At Found Id Tbe Firqalauaa Vhly Fllct ol Yetteryefr JANUARY, 1938 Junior Order Gives Bible And Flag To Grammar School: A Bible and an American Flag were presented recently to the new Perquimans County Con solidatcd Grammar School by the Wmfall lodge of Junior Order of American Mechanics, after the custom of this organization throughout, the county, the pre sentation being made by Judge W. C. Morse of the Pasquotank County Recorders Court. The speech of acceptance was made by the Principal of the School, Rupert Ainslcy. Mrs. I. A. Ward, District Chairman of PTA, made an interesting address pn .?'The Child in the Home". Perquimans Teams Down Wil liamsion: Both girls and boys were victorious in the basket ball games played between Per quimans and Williamston High on Friday night. The girls won 20 to 15 in a thrilling game. The boys, however, had little trou ble in defeating the visitors, the score being 25 to. 7. Featuring for the boys was Captain Don Nixon who himself scored 12 points. For the girls, Noweli and Morgan starred with 12 and eight points respectively. ' 4-H Boys And Girls Form Or Continued on Page Three Class In Lighting Set For January 28 "Better Liglii for Better Sight" could well be your New Years' resolution. A special interest class on lighting planned by Home Econ omist Frances Newby and Ha Grey White .will be presented at w,Hfrc Homc'-Economrcs Department ai the High School on January vm . rf v- Mice ITnlfin Ctvimtf Vircrinin T4AD AAlWIi tia""U Electric and Power Company Home Economist, will present the demonstration. She will dis cuss various . types of lighting and how they should be used in the home. Miss Shuey has pre sented several demonstrations for Perquimans County Home makers. This is the third in a scries of classes. The fourth will: presented help to make yields be on Party Foods at a hjler higher and yields can be increas date. cd in Perquimans County. Perquimans Club Council Holds Mceliiig , year's Program Topic Perquimans County f Home Demonstration 1 C.Vniit.v" Council met January C with Mrs. Archie White presiding. Tom Brown, Asfctant Ag'vicul tural Extension Agent. Uu Grev White. Home Economics Agent and Paige L, Underwood, A;,o ciate Home Kconomics Agent, presented a. program on "Use of Parliamentary Procedure." Reasons for pari lament ary procedure, the chairman's re sponsibility, the order of busi ness, motions and nominations were discussed and skits were presented to illustrate pcints. Mr. Brown encouraged clubs to appoint a parliamentarian. The sources for information given were as follows: "The How In Parliamentary Procedure" by Russell; , "Parliamentary Proced ure" leaflet which can be ob tained from the County Exten sion office and the Home' Dem onstration Handbook. Mrs. J. J. Phillips, vice presi dent, presented the year's pro1 gram of work -Which was ap proved ' as follows: Citizenship by Mrs. J. C, Morgan, chair man; Education by Mrs. Rus sell Baker, chairman; Family Life by Mrs.' Oliver Winstow. chairman; Health by Mm Ed. Harrell, chairman; International Relations by Mirs. Melvin Dure, chairman; Music, Public Rela tions by Mrs. Harold. White. chairman; Safety by Mrs. lEstes Oopeland, chairman; Community Service by Mrs, Charles . Ward. chairman; Recreation by Mrs. A. - E. Layden, chairman; Loan Funds by Mre. Dclvin Eure. chairman; 4-H i Club, Foods and Nutrition by Mrs.. Warner Madre, chairman; Home Beautificntion T Standard Printing Co i LOUISVILLE, KT , per County To .... t 1 v Mooting Fc? The annual Peanut Meeting for r Perquimans County will be held on Monday, night, January 25, 'at - 7:30 in the Court House in Hert" ' ford. ;' .. This is an annual event and the purpose is to bring all of the latest information on peanut ' production to he peanut pro duccrs. Astor,' Perry, peami specialist with the N. C. Ex-. ' tension Service will conduct the meeting again this year. In the past, the peanut meeting has been well attended and many farmers have said that it has meant much td them in their peanut production practices. This year , there are many questions concerning grass con trol in peanuts and whether to fumigate for nematodes or how to treat the seeds before plant ing. Then,, too, there are many disease problems jhat are aris ing, partially due to rotation, - i not burying the trash deep , enough or for other reasons. ' , "There f are ' many individual . problems that are .answered in - Mr. Perry's discussion and it is ' , well worth a peanut producer's ' ''.J time to attend", states R. M. Thompson, County Extension Chairman. ; There are also awards to be presented at this meeting. These awards are to the farmers that S' have the highest yields on all of the peanuts that they pro duce. It is . sponsored by the N. C. Peanut Growers Associa tion, Hertford Livestock & Sup ply, J. F. Hollowell & Son and Hertford Farmers Exchange. First prize is a trophy, the sec ond prize is $16.66 worth of ag ricultural materials and , the third prize is $8.33 worth of agricultural material. The win ners of these awards are those that have the highest average ' t from the ASC peaut marketing J.-L, cards. OT course,!" these cards .;y have to be turned into the ASC . ; j office to be checked in order to be a winner. This is a meeting that all peanut farmers should attend. "Our peanut yield in Perquim ans County, has been high for the past several years, but it can still be higher because we have farmers that arc making higher yields consistently. Meet ings where the latest research is by Mrs. John. Elliotc, chaitman; Home Tood' Supply by 'Mrs. Wayland Howell, chairman and Crafts by Mrs. Wallie Knight, chairman. Many different activities which had been planned by the committees were presented to the group to be carried but dur ing the coming year. ' Mrs. Marvin ' Davenport, in absence of the treasurer, gave a treasurer's report and pre sented the , budget for 1965, which was approved. The nominating committee, Mrs. Edgar Long, chairman, pre sented several nominees for dis trict and State officers. Mrs. Colon Jackson was elected by Continued on Page Three Demonstration Club Has One New Member The Bethel Home Demonstra-, tion Club met Friday, January 8 at the Community House with twenty members present. - One:, hew member, -Airs.; Lorraine Simpson joined the club. ,.. ' The meeting . opened by i all singinfj "Onward Ever Onward", Mrs. J. C. Hobbs gave the de- votionai and led, in prayer. Mrs. Wade Jordan, Education Leader, stressed reading and guy ing book report either, oral 'or . written. The roll was called with each club member paying their clue dues. Mrs. Chandler, Clothing' Lead er, gave a most interesting dem onstration on making bias tape and using it in covering cord. It was announced that a saw ' Continued on Past ) ''.J- r w
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