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i Colonials Break Even During Week To Hold On To Fourth Place First Half of Beauty Contest Rained Out Monday Night STANDING OP CLUBS (Including Tuesday’s Games) Wi II IPct. Wilson <27 14 .659 Kinston 25 16 .610 New Bern 21 19 .525 Edenton 20 20 .600 Rocky Mount 20 22 .476 Goldsboro 16 22 .421 Tarboro 1 16 23 .410 Roanoke Rapids 'l6 24 .385 v With a game rained out Monday iright, the Edenton Colonials split even during the past week, having won three games and lost three. They have the same record for the season thus far with 20 victories to their credit against 20 defeats. As of Wednesday of this week the Colonials were in fourth place, with '''a neck and neck race between New ißem, Edenton, Rocky Mount and Goldsboro for third place. (Wilson now leads the league, but is being hard pressed by Kinston for the lead. The Colonials were scheduled to play Tarboro on Hicks Field Wednes day night. On Friday night Goldtfboro is scheduled to be here, followed by Rocky Mount Monday night of next week and Wilson on Wednesday night. Edenton 7, Roanoke Rapids 8 In Roanoke Rapids Wednesday night of last week the Colonials were defeated by a score of 8 to 7. Roa noke Rapids took an early lead by scoring four runs in the first in ning, two in the second and one in each of the third and fourth. The Colonials made a hid for the game by scoring one run in the third, two in the fourth and two in each of the seventh and eighth. Manager Vernon Mustian went the entire route on the mound for Eden < ton, giving up nine hits, but the Co lonials were charged with five er s rors. The Colonials pounded Kearns and Steinmetz for 12 hits, fed by Willard with three. Evans, (Brooks and Mustian each made two hits. Edenton 1, (Wilson 9 On Hicks Field Thursday night the Colonials were unable to solve the slants of Henencheck, Wilson mounds man, and lost to the Tobs 9 to 1. The visiting pitcher allowed the Co lonials only four hits, one of which «tras a home run by Ross Horton, Edenton shortstop. iMo Evans made two of the four hits and Willard also connected for a single. At the same time the Tobs took a liking to Tommy Reeves and Ron nie White, hitting the ball to all corn ers for a total of 14 hits, two of which were home run clouts by Fra zier and (Bunn. The visitors scored three runs on three hits in the third and in the fifth chalked up five runs on five hits. The final run was scor ed on two hits in the ninth. Eden ton’s lone tally was made in the sixth when Horton homered. (Continued on Page Twelve) Quinn Furniture Co. Sponsoring Cooking School June 17 -19 Valuable Prize Will Be Awarded at Each of Three Sessions Quinn Furniture Company this week announces the sponsoring of a Gen eral Electric Cooking School which will be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 17, 18 and 19, at their store on Broad Street. The school will .be held at 3 o’clock in the after noon on Tuesday and Thursday, while the Wednesday session will begin at 10 o’clock in Hie morning due to the Wednesday half holiday observed by Edenton merchants. In dharge of the school will be Mrs. (Mary Peyton Bo an, home economist, who will demonstrate cooking at its best with various General Electric appliances. A valuable prize will be awarded each day at the school and the Quinn Furniture Company is hoping that a large number-will attend. ► • Rotarians Witness Historical Picture Edenton Rotarians at their meeting Thursday witnessed the picture, “Dare County, Birthplace of Americanism,” winch is sponsored by the Junior Chandler of Commerce. The picture wtm secured by George Alma Byrum and was presented as Jack Mooney’s program. THE CHOWAN HERALD _New TreasuraJ J. Edwin Bufflap, chairman of the Chowan County Chapter of the National Foundation For In. fantile Paralysis, announces the appointment of Mrs. Inez Moran as treasurer of the organization, effective immediately. » Mrs. Moran succeeds Henry Gardner who has served as treas urer for about 20 years and saw fit to resign due to his health. Masons Os District Meet In Edenton Grand Master Principal Speaker at Meeting Tuesday Night Masons from the Second Masonic Diertribt met in Edenton Tuesday which attracted members from Eden ton, Windsor, Lewiston, WSlliamston, Colerain, Harrellsville, Aulander and Ahoskie. The meeting was arranged by Grady I. Carriker, district deputy Grand Master of the district. An officers’ conference was held in the Court House in the afternoon, which was presided over by Wilbur L. Mclver, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. Vari ous lodge problems were considered at this meeting, after which a barbe cue supper was served at the Edenton armory at 6:30. At 8 o’clock the group gathered in the hall of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, host lodge, where William H. White of Sanford, Grand Master of Masons in North Carolina, was the principal speaker. Excellent Rating At Edenton School Sanitarians’ Rating Os 98.5 Delights School Officials, ' _____ John A Holmes, superintendent of Edenton schools, late last week re ceived a report of a recent inspection of schools in the unit by K. J. Eyer and J. N. Dews, Health District sanitarians. Though the sanitarians have the reputation of being very strict, the new high school was given a rating of 98.5, which was a source of satis faction to Mr. (Holmes. The lunch room at the school received a 95 rating, which is also considered very good. The colored high school was given a rating of 94 and the lunch room 92. Ratings at the Edenton elementary school were not so encouraging, where the lunch room, under the auditorium, received a rating of 75.5 and the school 87. At the St. John’s colored school the lunch room was given a rating of 81.5 and the school 70. Two Local Boys Are Attending Boys’ State John Doihson and Rufus ISmithson, Jr., left Sunday for Ghaipel Hill, where they are attending the an nual American Legion Tar Heel Boys’ State at the University of North Caro lina. The two boys are sponsored by the Ed Bond Post of the American, Leg ion and will return home Sunday. They were taken to Chapel Hill and will re turn home with George S. Twiddy, who is attending a realtors’ institute this week at Chapel Hill. Cooks Next Week j i I I MRS. MART PEYTON BOAN At a General Electric cooking school at the Quinn Furniture Company Tueeday, Wednesday and Thursday dt next week, Mn. Mary Peyton ißoan, hone econo mist, will demonstrate cooking with various modern appliances. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 12,1952. ■KJmr Above is pictured an interior view of The Betty Shoppe at the corner of Broad and Eden Streets, now housed in a new and up-to date home. The picture was taken during Open House Week, when hundreds of people visited the attractive and well stocked store and registered for free prizes. Mrs. Merle Wilkins Is Now On Regular Duty Edenton Playground Will Serve as Full Time Supervisor During Summer Mrs. Merle Wilkins has begun her duties as full-time supervisor at the Edenton playgrounds at Hicks Field, a project sponsored by the Edenton Woman’s Club. Mrs. Wilkins will be on duty at the , playgrounds Mondays through Fri days during the summer from 10 to 12 o’clock in the morning and from 4 to 6 o'clock in the afternoon. On Saturday she will supervise the chil dren from 4 to 6 in the afternoon, there being no morning session. Texan Sends Check For Barker House Judge Sarah T. Hughes Os Dallas Makes $5.00 Contribution Mrs. Corie B. White, was very much encouraged Monday of this week when, on behalf of the Business and Professional Woman’s Club, she re ceived a check for $5.00 to be applied to the Penelope Barker house fund. The check was from Judge Sarah T. Hughes of Dallas, Texas, who is national president of the Business and Professional Woman’s Clubs and with the Check was the following brief letter: “Dear Corie White: It was certain ly most thoughtful of you to write me on May 21st and to send me a copy of the letter which was sent by the Eden ton club to the North Carolina Busi ness and Professional Women’s clubs in regard to the restoration of Eden ton’s oldest and most historic land mark, namely the home of Penelope Barker. This is a most worthwhile project and one in which I am par ticularly interested, because Edenton is my mother’s birthplace. “I am enclosing a small donation, so that I may feel that I have had a part in the creation of the Penelope Barker Community House.” Pocahontas Elect New Group Officers Mrs. Beulah Cale New Pocahontas For Next Term Officers for Chowanoke Council, No. 54, Degree of Pocahontas, were elect ed at a meeting of the Council held Friday night in the Red Men’s hall. Mrs. Beulah Cale was elected Poca hontas and will succeed Mrs. Elsie Lee. Other officers elected were: Mrs. Martha Crummey, Wenona; Horace White, Powhatan; Mrs. Elsie Lee, prophetess; Mn. Naomi Copeland, Collector of Wampum; Mn. Mary Harmatuck, keeper of records, and Mn. Virginia Oliver, keeper of wam pum. These officers, together with the appointive officers, will be installed at the next meeting of the Council Fri day night, July 11. 75 Win Prizes At Op House Week At Betty Shoppe Each Winner Is Notified To Call at Store to Receive Prize Mrs. Grady Morgan, manager of The Betty Shoppe, early this week re leased the names of Hie 75 winners who were among the hundreds who registered at the store during the grand opening and open house week. Each of the winners have been notified by mail that they won a prize which will be given when call ed for at the store and may have al rtfedte-received their prize. TWtimers and the prizes fellow: Mrs. Dorothy Brickie, luggage; Helen Mae Privott, Doris Dodson dress; Mrs. Edgar Deans, Jantzen bathing suit; Mrs. Dewey Perry, Jr., .Rhodes hat; Mrs. Earl Perry, Alice Stewart blouse; Miss Margaret Miller, umbrella; Mrs. Stillman Leary, Richi lieu pearls; Hattie Bond, Corette slip; Mrs. W. M. Wilkins, Gossard girdle; Fannie Green, handbag. Warner bras sieres were won by Mrs. S. B. Cow ard, Mrs. Harold Patrick and Mrs. Eula Harrell. Mrs. Helen Jackson, Mrs. Paul H. Ward and Pat Mooney won Warner strapless brassieres. Twenty-four won Glen Raven hose, including the following: Gloria ißunch, Mrs. W. E. Mills, Mrs. Leo nard J. Bass, Mable B. Collins, Mrs. John M. Bealty, Mrs. D. J. Pritchard, Mrs. M. T. Barrington, Mrs. Frank V. ■White, Jr., Mrs. Mary B. Newcomb, Mrs. Naomi B. Hicks, Coriner Perry, (Mrs. L. G. Howell, Mrs. Norman Knight, Mrs. Frank Habit, Mrs. Thom as W. Elliott, Mrs. Vernon F. Bar row, Nancy Spivey, Mrs. G. L. Top pin, W. B. Small, Mrs. W. I. Hart, Mrs. Willie J. Byrum, Mrs. Maynard Perry, Mrs. Charlie Small and Mrs. Alphonso Spivey. Thirty-five won Dorothy Gray lip stick sets including: Mrs. West By rum, Mrs. Lester Harrell, Mrs. J. N. Oglesby, Mrs. Wilbert Hare, Mrs. W. D. Garriss, Mrs. H. N. Spruill, Mrs. David Wart, Miss Madeline Collins, Miss Clara Wheeler, Mrs. Kelly R. Hare, Mrs. Theodore Boyce, Mrs. R. E. Summers, Mrs. S. W. Taylor, Mrs. Luella Jones, Mary Louise Mansfield, Mrs. Cabell Pruden, Mrs. Bill Wells, Mrs. Jesse Asbell, Mrs. George Nix on, Miss Mary Lee Jordan, Mrs. H. H. Harris, Dr. Richard Hardin, Mrs. F. E. Frost, Miss Veverly Conn, Mrs. Mariah B. Wills, Mrs. E. B. Williams, Mrs. L. W. Tappan, Miss Miriam Scott, Mrs. T. J. Walters, Mrs. Sim on Rutenberg, Mrs. Willie Bell Moore, Mrs. Sidney McMullan, Mrs. Raleigh Hollowell, Ernest Kehayes and Bea trice Johnson. Edenton Soldier Has Close Call In Korea A 40th Division infantryman in Korea had a narrow escape recent ly when a mortar round burst near him. (E£c. John Bembridge of Edenton juiflied into a nearby ditch and smash ed Ms watch doftitr so. “I thought my time was up,” he said, “and in away it was.” He is a member of Company B, 223rd Regiment. ATTEND LEGION CONVENTION Mr. and Mrs. J. (L. Chesftnutt, W. J. Yates, (Robert L. Pratt and E. J. Hobbs returned borne early this week from Durham, where they attended the annual State Convention of the American Legion. jjs Turned LooseJ Within a few days a series of stock of the Edenton Building & Loan Association will mature, as the result of which $73,600 will be distributed among 76 persons who carried stock in the 82-B series. A drastic change in the opera tion of the association has recent ly taken place, so that anyone at any time can now become mem bers of the association, saving a little each week or month with the privilege of drawing on the savings whenever desired. MrsJannießadham Heart Attack Victim Veteran Colored School Teacher Taught For Over 50 Years Mrs. Fannie Brookrum Badham, 76, oldest school teacher in Chowan Coun ty, died suddenly of a heart attack at her home on East Church Street Thursday afternoon. She was bom in Edenton, the daughter of the late iPennie and Sidney Brookrum. Her educational work began with a back ground which recognized her efficiency for the career she chose. IShe gradu ated at IShaw University in 1894, where she was the salutatorian and secretary of her class. “Miss Fannie” as she was affection ately known, taught school for two years in Apex and her work in the Edenton school system began in 1896. (Continued on Page Four) Edenton Policemen Nab “Peeping Tom” Jack Potts Arrested at Water Street Home Friday Afternoon Edenton police on Friday afternoon < arrested Jack Potts, 31-year-old white man, who admitted to “peeping tom” complaints and is charged with break ing and entering the home of Mrs. Thomas Elliott on Water Street. Potts, who has done a considerable amount of carpenter work at the El liott home, was found under the house by police and admitted that he bored small holes in the ceiling above the bath room, bed room and kitchen floor for the purpose of peeping. Previous complaints were made, about prowlers at the Elliott home, but police were unable to find the guilty party until Friday when they were tipped off that he was under the house. Potts wag released under SI,OOO bond and at a preliminary hearing in Recorder’s Court Tuesday was bound over for trial in Superior Court. AT ATLANTIC CITY Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Elliott left Wed nesday morning for Atlantic City, New Jersey, where they will spend five days as guests of the Home Se curity Life Insurance (Company of Durham. The trip was won by Mr. Elliott for meeting certain production re quirements of the company. Dance Principal | MISS RUTH GOODWIN At the 72nd annual Jane Ger man in Rocky Mount Friday night, June 13, Mies Rath Good win, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Goodwin, will be accompan ied by William L. Goodwyn, Jr., chairman of the board of directors of the Carolina Cotillion CJuh. The couple will direct the figure which includes all active members and their wives and dates. John ny Long and his orchestra will play for dancing from 11 P. ML, until 5 A. M, with J. R. Tanner, former Edenton chief of police, master of oeromonies for the evening. $2.00 Per Year. Woman's Club Will Sponsor Historical Pilgrimage In 1953 Club Also Approves Art Exhibit During Club Year The Edenton Woman’s Club held its June meeting at St. Paul's Parish House Wednesday of last week. Prior to the business meeting Cpl. Billy Leazar, an accomplished pianist now stationed at Edenton Air Base, pre sented a very entertaining program including selections from Brahms, Chapin and Weber. During the course of the meeting the club voted to sponsor in 1953 the third pilgrimage of historical homes and shrines in Edenton and Chowan County. In past years these tours have been well attended by tourists from many states, and are considered to be among the most outstanding projects of the Woman’s Club. Exact dates of the pilgrimage will be an nounced later. The club also approved plans of the Fine Arts Committee to sponsor an art exhibit during the club year 1952-53. Mrs. Merle Wilkins has been em ployed as supervisor of the play-' ground for June, July and August. She will be on duty during the hours of 10-12 and 4 to 6 on Monday through Friday, and 4-6 on Saturday. The next regular meeting of the club will be held in September. Colored Man Kills Sweetheart And Also Ends His Own Life Elisha Armstead Cuts Throat of Lillar Bunch With Fish Knife Elisha Armstead, a colored man, on Sunday afternoon cut the throat of his sweetheart, Lillar Bunch, who died very shortly afterward and then shot himself back of the left ear, caus ing instant death. The crime occurred in the room oc cupied by the slain woman in the brick building next to the comer of Oakum and Church Streets after an apparent argument between the couple. Arm stead used a fish knife to kill the woman and an old style .22 calibre pistol to end his own life. On May 21 the colored woman had Armstead in court for assault with a knife, and threatening to kill her. At the trial, however, according to Edenton police, she said he was her sweetheart and was reluctant to press the charges, so that the couple com promised. The two were seen together last about 3:30 Sunday afternoon. Work Started On New Super Market Penelope Barker House Now Placed on Wa terfront Lot With the Penelope Barker house re moved from its former site on Broad Street, work has been started on pre paring the large lot for construction of a large modem super market by the P & Q Food Center. Shrubbery and trees were removed early this week and the lot leveled with a bull dozer, so that within a few days ac tual work on the building is expect ed to be begun. The Penelope Barker house is now located on the waterfront lot and the contractor is now engaged in con structing a brick foundation on which the house will rest. Over 100 Enrolled In Baptist Bible School A daily vacation Bible School is now in progress at the Baptist Church which will close Friday and final exercises are scheduled to be held in the church next Sunday night. Ac cording to Mrs. C. T. Doughtie, super intendent, over 100 have been enrolled in the school, in wMch the Presby terian Church is cooperating. Those in charge of the various de partments are Mrs. C. W. Overman, Mrs. Leslie Harrell, Mrs. L. H. Has kett, Miss Barbara Dail, Miss Hazel Elliott and Miss Emogene Morgan. Miss Barbara Jean Leary is secretary and Miss Mary Ann Elliott
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