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fSllX.—Number 32. New Ordnance Is Aimed At Garages And Filling Stations Unlawful to Discharge Cylinder Oil In Sew erage System Another ordinance was adopted by Town Council Tuesday night which prohibits any person or firm to dis charge into the sanitary or storm sewCr system in lEdenton any trade waste containing oily and greasy sub stances, such as used motor oils or greases or similar substances. 'Hie ordinance is directed to a few garages or filling Stations which have been discharging used motor oils and greases in the storm sewer. The ordinance is a result of a com plaint registered by over 80 Edenton and Chowan County citizens with the North Carolina IWildlife Commission, who complained that the, practice is polluting the .waters around Edenton. “These creeks are natural spawning waters for bass, crappie and others sports fish,” read the complaint, “and this burned cylinder oil forms a scum on the water, thereby destroying mil lions of eggs and additional huge quantities of minnows, on which the fish depend for food.” Gen. LG. Shepherd Visits Edenton Base Commandant of Marine Corps Pleased With Local Conditions General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Com mandant of the United States Marine Corps, visited the Marine Base at the Auxiliary Landing Field, Edenton, on August 1. The Commandant arrived there and was met by the Commander of the Marine Base and Marine Aircraft Group Eleven, Colonel Brackett and his staff officers. The four star general was rendered appropriate hon ors by an honor guard selected from men stationed at the Air Base, and after a review of the guard and a tour of the installations and facilities, he departed for Washington, D. C. General Shepherd expressed his pleasure at the excellent appearance of the personnel of the various units on the base, and commended the offi cers and men for their hard work in accomplishing the tasks necessary to the operational efficiency of the Ma rine activity. The General further was gratified to learn of the cooperation and good will which exists between the Marines stationed at the Air Base and the people of Edenton and local communi ty. Jaycees Will Conduct Napkin Drive Tonight Ask For Cooperation In Order to Pay Off Debt For Street Markers V ' \ Members of the Edenton Junior Chamber of Commerce will stage a paper napkin drive tonight (Thursday) starting at 8 o'clock. Jaycees will cover the town in an effort to sell the napkins and they hope a great many will cooperate by being home and have money ready to buy the nap kins. The purpose of the drive is to raise enough money to finish paying for the street markers which were' placed on Edenton street inta—ttiona. Revival M Warwick Church Begins Aug. 18 Revival services will begin at War wick Swamp Baptist Church Monday, ■ August 18 and will continue through Sunday, August 24, the pastor, the Rev. Lee A. Phillips, announced this ‘Services will he held each after noon at 3 o'clock and each night at 8 o’clock. The visiting preacher for the revival will he the Rev. C. R. Hinton, and everybody , is cordially invited to at tend all services. . -- v TOBACCO BARN BURNS Edenton firemen were called out Tuesday night, when a tobacco bam on A. C. 'Boyce’s faith caught fire. The firemen could not save the bam, jMjMBd prevent spreading iiklts of tobacco in the bam which THE CHOWAN HERALD _Jiiplon Affairj Hector Lupton was aroused from his sleep shortly after mid k night Wednesday morning as the l result df some comotion in front ’ of his home on West Gsle Street. He looked out the window and k yelled, “What’s going on down there?” and at once the hood of his 1951 Oldsmobile was slammed down and two men speeded away with his car. A short time later he noticed ' another car was 'parked almost in i the middle of the street and upon investigation it was learned tint l the car, a 1950 Mercury belonged ! to Mack Lupton of New Bern. Another Lupton figured in the affair, for Patrolman R. H. Lup ton was one of the officers who made the investigation and made i an effort to apprehend the eul- I prits. Mack Lupton came to Edenton Wednesday to recover his car, but i when The Herald went to press no word had been received about , Hector Lupton’s car. i Revival Services At ! Bailanfs Bridge To : Begin August 17th Pastor, the Rev. Ralph W. Knight, Request | ed to Preach Revival services will begin at Bal t lard’s Bridge Baptist Church on Sun ' day, August 17 and continue through the following Sunday, August 24. The Sunday morning services will be at 11 o'clock and the Sunday evening 'services will be at 8 o’clock. From I Monday through Saturday the services I I will be at 3 o’clock in the afternoon ! |and 8 o’clock at night The public I is cordially invited to attend this ! evangelistic crusade for Christ. U Through request of the church the • | pastor, the Rev. Ralph W. Knight. ; i will be the evangelist, and Floyd I I White will lead the singing'; Choir ’ and congregational singing will be • given much time in this meeting. Mr. 1 White’s directing and solo voice make l him a blessing to the cause of Christ, 1 and those attending the revival will . be blessed through the gospel mes- ' sage in singing. • (Continued on Page Twelve) , > : ' Two Chowan 4-Hers i On Television Show 1 i (Many In Chowan Coun ; ty Witness Program Friday Afternoon t Shirley Harrell and Jackie Morris, two of Chowan’s leading 4-H Club members, appeared on a television [program Friday afternoon of last week. They conducted a method dem onstration on “Better Lighting in the Home.” In the demonstration they I explained the four essentials of a good study lamp, and they also showed how to convert a kerosene lamp into a decorative lamp. In addition, they ,‘also showed how to convert an ordi ' nary goose neck lamp into a good ‘ study lamp. i Shirley and Jackie worked diligent ' ly and faithfully in preparing for this I television program, and are to be 1 congratulated for the excellent per ?. formance which they gave. A great > many Chowan people saw the program • and were very favorably impressed. Mary Sue Elliott and Leon Privott » also helped with preparations for the > program. i Local Extension workers express their appreciation to Joel F. Carlson, ' public relations director of Station WTAJR, Norfolk, Va., for donating the . television time and permitting the » Chowan 4-H Club members to appear on the program. 'After the program was over Mr. , Carlson took the dub members on a i tour throughout the entire studio. i This was the first time they had ever i been in a television broadcasting stu dio and they thoroughly enjoyed the . tour through the building. They t hope to appear on additional programs in the future. Shirley is the daughter I of Mr. .find Mrs. Heater Harrell of the 1 Rocky dock community and Jackie is . the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morris of thejTyner community. They were county winners in (he 4-H “Farm and Home* Electric Contest” in 1951. . j i ■# t RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL 1* * * ’ naUatt : pi taL in Durham Monday night. They i werq in the hospital since Thursday i whets Harriett was under observation. and treatment. 1 "Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 14,1952. —* * - 1 ■■ . j. Burton Harrison Sets New Record In East-West Game Edenton Boy Plays Out standing: Game Fri day Nigrht John Barton Harrison, Edenton’s 'epresentative on the Eastern AJ Star High School football team which played the western AUJStars in Greensboro Friday night, was an out standing player, although the Eastern ers lost to the West by a score of 20-0. A record crowd of over 7,000 witnessed the game. Early in the third quarter Harri son nabbed a lateral pass from Dick Cherry with the field filled with po tential tacklers Harrison drove 33 yards to the West’s six-yard line. His run set an All-IStar record from scrimmage, which was held by Charlie Smith of Wilmington since 1949, when he gained 2& yards. Harrison’s splen did display of open-field running brought a great deal of applause from the spectators. • In the second quarter the East [threatened to score when a passing drive took the ball to the West’s five yard line. On the next play a pass was intercepted by a Western player running at full speed and he raced 92 yards before he was overtaken from behind by Harrison on the three-yard line. State Firemen Honor Edenton’s Fire Chief R. K. Hall Made Honor ary Member of Fire Chiefs Association Edenton’s veteran fire chief, R. K. Hall, was signally honored at the State Firemen’s convention held at Greensboro last week, when he was made an honorary member of the North Carolina Fire Chiefs Associa tion. Cap’n Dick was a very prominent fireman at the convention, claiming a lot of attention due to his reputation of being the oldest active fireman in the United States. He is 87 years old and has been a fireman since he was 15 years old, giving him a record of 72 years active service. Mr. Hall was featured in the Greensboro papers in a story carry ing a large picture of him and an in terview with a reporter in which he rehearsed fire fighting in Edenton when it was done by a bucket brigade until the present when the fire depart ment has three modem trucks, four paid firemen and a membership of 23 volunteer firemen. Mr. Hall and Assistant Fire Chief W. J. Yates represented Edenton at the convention. Field Lighting At Base To Be Improved Sealed bids for improvements to field lighting at the Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air Station will be received until 11 oo’clck Thursday morning, September 4, at the district public works office, Headquarters, Fifth Naval District, U. S. Naval Base, Nor folk 11, Virginia. The work includes furnishing all labor and material necessary for pro viding additional field lighting and further includes concrete construction and field painting. Specification No. 35735 and other bidding data may be obtained upon application to the Chief of the Bur eau of Yards and Docks, Navy De partment, Washington 25, D. C., or to the officer in charge of construc tion, District Public Works Office, Headquarters, Fifth Naval District, U. S. Naval Base, Norfolk 11, Va. Petition Presented To Pave Short Streets Town Council received a petition Tuesday night to p&ve the ends of all streets east of Oakum Street, the only remaining dirt streets left on paved after the recent paving pro gram. One of these extensions was paved during the program, when funds became exhausted. The Council voted to pave the re maining Streets when the 'Powell Bill money becomes available and arrange ments can be made with a contractor working in this vicinity. FIVE iFIRES IN JULY Fire Chief Hall reports that during [July (he Edenton Hr* Department [answered five alarms. Only slight damage was reported as (he result of 'all the fires. ’ "irf ,M ■ =3PS Edenton’s Colonials j Win Five Out Os Last i fight Games Played ■ Locals Now In Com- I mand of Third Place By 6 Vz Games i 1 STANDING OF CLUBS [ v. (As of Wednesday) t| IW L Pet. l Kinston 38 36 .664 - Wilson 59 42 .684 ■ Edenton 57 45 .559 f Goldsboro 51 52 .495 ) Roanoke Rapids 51 54 .486 Rocky Mount 48 54 .471 . Tarboro 41 60 .406 c New Bern 35 67 .343 I - Edenton’s Colonials won five of the eight games played during the week , so that they are in command of third ; place in the Coastal Plain League by ' 6% games over Goldsboro. Roanoke Rapids is on the heels of Goldsboro, ’ trailing for fourth place by only ’lone game. Home games for the Colonials dur ling the coming week will be: Satur- day) 1 Roanoke Rapids; Monday, Wil » i on; Wednesday, New Bern, and J Thursday of next week, Rocky Mount. * I A feature of Monday night’s game J will be one phase of the beauty con ' test to name “Miss Coastal Plain.” Edenton 3, New Bern 2 * In New Bern Wednesday night the Colonials won a hard-fought 10-inning game 3to 2. Edenton scored a run * in each of the fourth and eight in nings, to lead 2-0 in the bottom of the {eight. New Bern scored a run in this [ inning and in the ninth tallied another j run to tie the score 2-2. In the bottom of the tenth luck fav ored the Colonials. Anderson and . Evans each singled and Parker hit to second base with Collins throwing Evans out at second. Anderson went on to third and when Hepler missed I the hall at first on an attempted double play, Anderson raced home * with the winning run. * John Horton went the route on the ' mound for Edenton, allowing five hits. ’ The Colonials touched Dempsey for 10 hits with Anderson, Evans and Parker getting two each. Horton struck out seven batters and Demp : | sey five. ‘ Thursday night’s scheduled double -header with Goldsboro on Hicks Field ; 1 was rained out. [ j Edenton 4-3, Goldsboro 2-5 I I In Goldsboro PYiday night the Co [ lonials split a doubleheader, winning , I i* l6 first game 4to 2 and losing the ■ second game 5 to 3. ’ t Monk Raines was on the mound for j Edenton in the first game, which marked his 2lst victory of the sea | son against four defeats. He allow ! ed only three hits and fanned eight ‘ Goldsboro batters. Calvetti started P for Goldsboro, but was relieved by Weed, who later gave way to Flani gan. The Colonials made only four hits, D two each off Weed and Calvetti. In the second game Goldsboro’s hits were more timely than Edenton which resulted in a win for them by a count lof 5 to 3. Edenton 4, Kinston 5 In Kinston Saturday night the Co ? lonials lost a 10-inning game 5 to 4. J The Colonials used Studemire, f Raines and White on the mound, with > the latter charged with the loss. He : walked a man in the tenth inning, i which forced home the winning run. (Continued on Page Seven) ; J. P. Partin Elected ! Golf Club President l __ I Drive Inaugurated Fri r day Night to Collect Back Dues '* ■ At a meeting of the Edenton Golf Club Friday night in the Court House J. P. Partin was elected president, succeeding Ralph Parrish. Other offi i cers elecfhd were Jimmie Earnhardt, vice president and Gibson Brickie, sec i retary-treasurer. 1 Directors elected were Geddes Pot s ter, Hector Lupton, Gilliam Wood, - Haywood Bunoh and George Alma By - rum. i The retiring secretary-treasurer, J. » H. Conger, Jr., presented a detailed financial report of the club, which re - fleeted a goodly amount in uncollected 1 dues. A drive was inaugurated to - collect these back dues which are r needed for the club’s operation. ROTARY MEETS TODAY Edehton’s Rotary Club will meet f today (Thursday) in the 'Parish (House t at 1 o'clock. J. L. Ghestnutt will have t charge of the program and President f W. T. Harry urges all Rotarians to be present. — mmmm i|_Far From HomeJ Quite a lot of excitement was created down town Monday morn ing when Asa Griffin brought to town a dead armadillo. It was found near his home on the Eden tbn-Windsor Highway, when dogs spotted it. The armadillo dug into the ground so rapidly the dogs could not catch it, so Mr. Griffin turned water into the hole. Out of curiosity a colored man dug down about 10 feet from the opening of the hole and happened to find the armadillo dead, most likely drowned. It was 26 inches long. „The odd angle to the find is that armadillos are confined to South and tropical America ex cept <me species, the peba, which is found as far north as Texas. Mr. Griffin and others who saw the armadillo are puzzled as to how it happened to get into this neighborhood, where none have ever been seen before. Mr. Grif fin tried to contact school officials in an effort to preserve jt for use in science classes, but having fail ed, buried it at hliMtiarm. Town Seeking Bids For Gas Business Bids Must Be Received Before Meeting on September 9 Town Council is asking for bids to service the town’s-motor vehicles for the present fiscal year. The bid is to include gas, oil, tires, greasing and other work necessary to be done to the moving equipment. Any local concern which desires to submit a bid for this business is re quired to present sealed bids which will be opened and a contract awarded at the next regular meeting of Town Council on Tuesday night, Septem ber 9. Farmers Urged Tu Plan For Exhibits In Chowan’s Fair Entry Blanks For Live stock Due Not Later Than Sept. 2 “Now is the time for Chowan farm ers to start planning their livestock entries for the county fair,” stated Robert S. Marsh, chairman of the farm and livestock exhibits, this week. The Chowan County Fair will be held at the Edenton armory and ad joining grounds in October, the 6th to the 11th, 1952. Premium money totaling several hundred dollars is be ing offered in the livestock and poul try departments. Since stalls for cattle and pens for hogs and poultry must be built it is absolutely necessary for all exhibitors of livestock and poultry to have their entry blanks filled out and in the hands of the committee not later than Tuesday, September 2, 1952. This is of vital importance, since the commit tee must know how many stalls and pens to provide. Entry blanks may be obtained from the County Agent’s office, J. Carroll Byrum, Troy Top pin, Frank Mills, D. C. Forehand, Murray Goodwin and Willis MdClen ney, There will be an entry for any age 1 and breed of dairy or beef type cattle, with prizes of sl2, $9 and $6 for first, second and third respectively. The prizes on hogs are: Ist, $6; 2nd, $4, and 3rd, $2. The prizes on chickens of standard (Continued on Page Six) Governor Os Rotary Visits Edenton Club George Colclough of Burlington, Governor of the 278th District of Rotary, paid his official visit to the Edenton Rotary Club Thursday in the Parish House. Prior to the meeting Governor Colclough met with'dub officials to discuss Rotary activities for the year. After the luncheon Mr. Colclough spoke on the subject “Rotary Today and the Matter of Leadership.” The . speaker said that a major portion of the leadership in any community will be found in a Rotary Club, and pointed out that to be a leader requires am bition, modesty, loyalty and optimism. “A real leader,” he said, “will not compromise with that which is bad, ; but will continue to strive for what is good not only for his club, but for his community and fellow man.” Governor Colclough was introduced to the dub by President W. T. Har ry- $2.00 Per Year. ywivv JL VA A VMJL • I Town Council Votes To Continue Rent Control In Edenton Only Few at Meeting Tuesday Night to Ex press Opinion Town Council at their meeting Tues day night voted to continue the Fed eral rent stabilization program in Edenton, which provides for enforce ment of rent control until ‘April 30, 1953. Had this action not oeen taken, the program would have ended on September 30, 1952. Only a few interested persons were on hand at the meeting and these expressed their desire to continue the rent program. One of those to speak on behalf of the program was Major L. F. the local base. Major Ferguson told the Coun cilmen that a letter has or will at once go to Washington authorities for an investigation of housing con ditions in this area. He, as well as members of Town Council, expressed the opinion that there are some in equities in the Dresent program, but i that it is hoped this condition can be I improved. At any rate it was deemed advisable to continue the program, and the Councilmen so voted. [ Beauty Contest WHI Be Feature Monday Night At Ball Game Contestants From Other Towns Will Pass In Review Baseball fans will have a special feature to enjoy at Monday night’s game on Hicks Field when the Eden ton Colonials will' tangle .with Wjjj son. At that time the Edenton section of the Coastal Plain League beauty contest will take place. Entries in the contest from other towns in the 1 j league will be on hand to be judged by Edenton fans. Beauties will be on hand to represent every team in the circuit except New Bern, who did not ■ enter a candidate. According to the rules of the con test, Edenton’s entry, Miss Dorothy Heninger will not appear among the beauties. The entrant of each team does not appear on the home park for judging. The beauties will appear in bathing 1 suits and evening dresses, but the winner in each park will not be an ' nounced until they have appeared in ■ each town in the league. The winner i as “Miss ‘Coastal Plain League” will ’ be awarded a free trip to Florida. Monday night's contest will be held ■ prior to the game, which starts at 7:45 o’clock. Miss Heninger is the only blonde 1 among the list of contestants and local ; baseball fans are hopeful she will win out in the contest. It is hoped a large ' crowd of fans will be on hand to wit -1 ness the beauties and see the baseball ; game at the same time. Plans Progress For Football Bleachers ’ Street Department Or dered to Tear Down Wooden Structure ' Work is expected to'be started at once toward the erection of new foot ball bleachers at Hicks Field. The present wooden bleachers are unsafe and the 'Street Department was in structed Tuesday night by Town Coun cil to tear down the old bleachers at once. , In the meantime plans and speci , fications will be secured for the new , bleachers, which will be constructed { of cement blocks and when completed , will be .192 feet long with 14 rows of seats. The plan also is to have ( a field house under the bleachers, r It is hoped that the bleachers can i be ready for use for the forthcoming F football season early in September. 1 . 1 J. N. Pruden Named Attorney For Edenton t , At Tuesday night’s meeting of Town t Council, J. N. (Pruden was appointed r as Town Attorney to succeed E. W. Hooper, who plans to leave Edenton. 1 The position isn't new to Mr'Pruden. - who has served in that capacity for a number of years.
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