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Give A Pint Os Blood Friday Volume XIX. —Number 36. Edenton Wins First Round In Fight For C. P. Championship Colonials Easily Defeat Goldsboro Tuesday Night 8-2 7-GAME SERIES Monk Raines Holds Visi tors to Only Five Hits Edenton’s .Colonials got off to a flying start in the final playoff for. the Coastal Plain League champion ship Tuesday night when they de feated Goldsboro on Hicks Field in the first of a seven-game series 8 to 2. ./ Monk Raines, Edenton’s 3tar pitch er, again went the route for the 31st time this season and allowed the visit ors only five hits. He struck out seven and did not walk a single bat ter, while his teammates gave him 'gilt-edge support by playing an er rorless game. Goldsboro also played an errorless game. The Colonials hammered out 13 bits off Weed, who was replaced by Sengstock in the eighth. The latter gave up one hit, so that the Colonials made 14 hits, led by Anderson and Mauney with three each. Goldsboro went in the lead by one run in the second when Leonard sin gled and scored on a triple by Ram sey. Russell then grounded out and Raines fanned Westbrook and Gula. The Colonials went in the lead 2-1 in the fourth. (Evans beat out a grounder. Onan singled and Inge ’ walked filling the bases. Parker hit] into a double play, but Evans scored on the play. Anderson then singled scoring Onan. The Jets came back in the fifth to tie the score 2-2. After Russell ,grounded out Westbrook and Gula ■doubled in succession to scort the tie-1 ing run.’ ' ''The Colonials exploded in the sixth when five hits netted four runs. Inge opened with $ walk, Parker and An derson singled, filling the bases. Mauney followed with a single scor mg Inge. Raines then singled scor ing Parker. Clark hit into a double, but Anderson raced home. Horton’s single scored Mauney. In the seventh the Colonials added two more runs. Onan walked and Inge doubled. Griffin hit a fly to Center field and Onan scored. With Inge on third base and Anderson at bat, a perfect squeeze play resulted in an other run. The Colonials were scheduled to play in Goldsboro Wednesday night and will return to Hicks Field to night (Thursday) for the third game. Aces Will Tackle Greenville In First Home Game Friday Coaches Busy Ironing Out Weak Spots For Second Game Football fans will have an oppor tunity to see the Edenton Aces per form on home soil Friday night, when they are scheduled to meet Greenville fligh School. The game will start at 8 o’clock. While Coach George Thompson’s Aces lost to Goldsboro last Friday night, both he and Coach Perry were impressed with the playing of their boys. However, the coaches detected - some weak spots, which they are try ing to iron out before Friday night’s game. Band Director Ernest Gentile will have the band out to add to the color and interest of the game, and it is hoped a large crowd will turn out. Plumbing Company In New Quarters Kennan A Corey Plumbing Com pany has moved into new headquar ters, now occupying the building at 105 West Eden Street which was for merly used by the Hobbs Implement Company, which recently moved into its new building on East Church extended. '* Mr. Kennan cordially invites his friends and customers to visit arid inspect his new headquarters. CHOIR PRACTICE TONIGHT The choir of the Methodist Church torill practice tonight (Thursday) in : the church at 8 o’clock. All members I of the choir, as well as others who | may be interested are especially urg ed to be present. THE CHOWAN HERALD Little Change In School Enrollment For New Session 17 Less Enroll In Sev enth Through 12th Grades With Edenton schools opening Wed nesday of last week, little time was lost in the Junior-l Senior High School and Elementary School, so that after short classes during organization, a full schedule of classes, as well as the lunch room, was resumed Monday morning. Enrollment at the Junior-Senior High School was a little less than last year for the same grades, seventh through twelfth. This year 355 en rolled; as compared with 372 last year. In the seventh and eighth grades 129 enrolled and 226 in the high school classes. m I Opening exercises were held in the gymnasium with John Dobson, presi dent of the student body presiding. A feature of the opening exercises was a concert by the Edenton band. Super -1 intendent John A. Holmes was intro- ; duced by Young Dobson. Mr. Holmes spoke briefly, after which he intro duced Gerald James, the new principal : who succeeds James O. Powers. Mr. | James outlined the school program | for the year as well as policies of the ; school. The faculty at the new school is! composed of the following: Gerald! James, principal, Mrs. Alice Belch 1 (Continued on Page Three) James Speaker At Lions Club Meeting Edenton Colonials En tertained By Club Monday Night Members of the Edenton Lions Club were treated to a very inspiring and* thought-provoking talk by Gerald James, new principal of the Edenton High School, at their regular weekly meeting Monday evening. “I shall base my talk upon the sub ject of ‘what the Edienton 'Schools de sire and expect of the Lions Club as business men and leaders of our com munity,’ said the speaker. “First, you should accept our schools as another business in your community. If a child needs medical attention, you consult a physician. If the teeth are had, you see a den tist. If the eyes are defective, you take ,the child to an optometrist, etc. “The moral needs -of the child leads to the church. Its educational train ing calls forth the skill of our teach ers, who are equally skilled in this important underbaking. We have over 1,900 pupils enrolled in our Edenton schools this session. “At the completion of • the child’s educational training, it is your re sponsibility to provide suitable em ployment. However, we hope that a large majority of the graduates can enter college. “Second, we need your support in| our school program and solicit your suggestions for improvement. We can subscribe to the school annual and other publications. This encourages those students who are interested in the field of newspaper work. “Third, we respectfully urge that you offer us any constructive criti cism, to the end that we may have the best school system possible. “Fourth, you can assist us in broad ening our courses of study. I be lieve that the civic clubs of Edenton could provide driver training for our (Continued on Page Ten) Colonials Guests At Fish Fry Saturday Members of the Edenton baseball team and a number of directors and invited guests were entertained at a fish fry by Dr. J. A. Powell at Eden House Beach Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock. The entire Edenton roster, except Tom Inge and Bobby Anderson, were on hand. These two Colonials were spending the week-end at their re spective homes. The fish fry was a delightful affair and very much en joyed by those who attended, all of whom thanked Dr. Powell. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 11, 1952. Chowan Criminal Docket Completed Tuesday Afternoon Case Sent From Curri tuck County Started Wednesday Judge Hunt Parker of Roanoke Rapids opened the September term of Chowan Superior Court Monday morn ing and in short order began grinding out the criminal docket, which includ ed 11 cases. Immediately after Sheriff J. A. Bunch was ordered to open the court the Grand Jury was selected. The Grand Jury is composed of the following: David M. Warren, fore man, Percy G. Perry, W. Bruce Jones, Paul L. Partin, Robert B. ISmith, Cur tis Chappell, Watson E. White, E. Z. Evans, C. E. Byrum, Percy Dail, J. T. Byrum, Lloyd Overton, Frank Holmes, John L. Parrish, Kermit L. Nixon, Louis L. Nixon, Miles E. Bunch and J. Bertram Hollowell. In beginning his charges to the Grand Jury, Judge Parker apologized for being 10 minutes late. This was caused, he said, due to two detours which he knew nothing about when he left his home. Judge Parker at the outset of his remarks explained the duties of the Grand Jury, first dealing with bills ]of indictment, examining witnesses and reporting true bills. He stress ed the duty of members of the Grand Jury to report any violation of the criminal law where the violator has not been indicted so that presentments ; can be prepared. He stated it is very unlikely that with the jurymen coming from every section of the county that the law can be continually violated and not some member knowing some ' thing about it. The judge also re ■ ferred to school bus drivers, who need I a certificate showing examination by I the State Highway Patrol in addition jto their driver’s license in order to i operate a school bus. He pointed out the law requiring drivers to stop for school buses while loading or unload ing, referring to violators as the most careless and perilous drivers. He re quested to call in highway patrolmen to see if they are patroling highways to see if this law is being obeyed in order to reduce the ghastly toll of ac cidents caused by automobiles illegal ly oerated. “Laws are the basic as-| set for public protection,” said Judge Parker, “but there is wholesale vio lation of the motor vehicle laws.” Rearing children is the biggest busi ness in the State, he said, and he (Continued on Page Twelve) Grand Jury Aims Criticism At Two Places Os Business Imply Neglect of Offi cials In Cleaning up Mexicana, Curb Inn The Grand Jury for the 'September term of Superior Court completed it 3 work Tuesday and in the report found conditions very satisfactory. A few minor recommendations were made at several schools, and at the County Home a new flue was recommended for the keeper’s house and that the breeze-way between the house and kitchen be closed in and two windows installed there. A further recommen dation asked the County Commision lers to consider further compensation | for the keeper of the County Home. The report voiced the unanimous opinion that insufficient effort has been made by the phoper officials of the county to clean up conditions ex isting at Club Mexicana and Curve Inn, which conditions apepared to the group to be of common knowledge in the neighborhood of these two places arid known to county officers. MARVIN SPRUIU BOIEVK IN MIRACLES I li>awiianaaaiiniiiMaimiiimiitianiim»Hnniiiinnniiiiitiiimiiininiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimniiiiminiinimimuinmiininiiim»iMP Marvin Spruill is not altogether a disbeliever in miracles, 'for he is now wearing his Edenton High School class ring which he never expected to see again. Marvin, a graduate of the 1952 class of Edenton High School, was helping his father. Harrison Spruill, to drill a pump for a widow near a creek in the ißur gess community of Perquimans County on Labor Day. The youth was asked by his father to draw some water from the creek while drilling and when he reached to ward the water his class ring fell off his finger. He was convinced he would never see it again. However, a colored boy, John Estimated Cost Os Football Bleachers Floor Councilmen Idea Abandoned to Con struct Concrete Struc ture on Hicks Field Town Council met at 6 o’clock Tuesday night in their monthly meet ing in order to allow the Councilmen to attend the Edenton-Goldsboro base ball game. Business was rapidly trans acted so that the Town Fathers did not miss any of the game. The Councilmen were stunned when Ed Pugh, Jr., Elizabeth City architect, presented an estimate of the proposed football bleachers at Hicks Field. Mr. Pugh had with him a very attractive drawing of bleachers for which he se cured an estimate from a local con tractor. The estimated cost of the bleachers alone was $44,000, with an additional cost of $12,000 for the erec tion of two dressing rooms properly equipped. The price was so far above expectations and the ability of the town to pay that the idea of concrete l bleachers was immediately dropped. l The Councilmen, are now considering erecting new wooden bleachers, using creosoted timber. No definite steps were taken at Tuesday night’s meet ing, howver. It was decided at the meeting to adopt new traffic regulations at the! new school on Hicks Field. Parking! will be allowed on Armory street on the east side from Hicks Street to] the armory and on the west side from J Hicks to Peterson Street. NriW traffic regulations were also adopted in North Edenton, where it will now be necessary to stop at Johnson and Oakum, Johnson and Park Avenue, First and Johnson and Second and Johnson. Mayor Leroy Haskett presented a petition from residents of the new street near M. W. Jackson’s home requesting that the street be named Jackson Street, which was granted. W. J. Yates Service Station was awarded the contract to furnish the gas, oil and service on the town’s moving equipment. Bill Perry’s Ser vice Station was the only other bid der. ' George 'fwiddy presented a hid for the Town’s compensation insurance, which was $167 less than now paid, but action was postponed until the next meeting. Fire Chief R. K. Hall reported only two fires during August, both of which were outside the city limits. Friends Os Edenton Band Appreciative For Band Stand Money, Time and Mater ials and Labor Were Contributed J. Rodney Byrum, president of the Edenton Band Parents Association, this week expressed appreciation on behalf of himself, the Band Parents Association, Band Director Ernest Gentile and members of the band for the interest and contributions made toward the erection of a band concert stand on the southeast comer of the playgrounds at Hicks Field. “There has been a splendid spirit of cooperation from many sources,” said Mr. Byrum, “and not only has money been contributed hut also time, j materials and labor. All those con-| cerned thoroughly appreciate this fine spirit and feel certain you will agree that we have a nice concert stand for concerts, practices and the like.” ATTENDING CONVENTION Miss Sharon Lupton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hector Lupton left Tues |day by plane for Boston, where she is attending the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church •of the United States. iiiMMnutiMiiiitiiiiiiiMHiiuimtmiimiiniiiiiiiiiaiiiii.iiiiiiiitS Edward White, was fishing at the same spot and shortly afterward i caught a 10-pound turtle on his hook and line. He took the turtle home and when it was cleaned by his mother, she found inside the turtle a ring with the initials E.M.S. engraved thereon. The youth told his employers about the incident and Young Spruill heard about a ring being found by the boy. He went to Hertford three days later and found the colored boy, identified the ring, paid the boy $2.00 reward and headed home with the ring again on his finger, feeling happier and wiser in that a class ring must be good bait for catching turtles. Bloodmobil*, Vill Make Visit To Edenrai Friday Edenton’s Colonials Make Clean Sweep Semi-Finals Series Defeat Wilson In Four Straight Games For Championship Shot Edenton 7, Wilson 1 On Hicks Field Wednesday night the iColonials won the second straight game in the series by a score of 7 to 1. Monk Raines was on the mound for the Colonials and allowed the visit -1 ors only five scattered hits, Hassell 1 and Bass making two each and Demp sey 1. Raines fanned eight hatters and issued no walks. The lone Wilson run was scored in the fifth. Bass singled and the next two hatters, Wrenn and Bun, fanned. Dempsey then singled, scoring Bass. Dempsey I went to third on a had throw to first, . but Hassell struck out to end the scoring. | The Colonials romped on Dempsey jfor eight hits before he was relieved by Grant in the fifth. Grant was, touched for five hits the remainder! of the game. Onan was a big gun in the offense for Edenton, hammering j out four hits which tallied three runs. Tom Inge also walloped a hopie run in the fifth scoring Onan ahead of him. The Colonials went in, the lead in the third by scoring three runs. Clark grounded out and Horton was hit by a pitched hall. Evans singled and Onan followed with a single, scoring Horton.. Inge fanned and Parker then doubled to score Evans and Onan. Anderson flew out to end the inning. In the fifth the Colonials added two mo:.; runs. Evau» Wounded out, yf ter which Onan singled. Inge then sent the ball over left field fence. At this point Dempsey was sent to the showers and replaced by Grant. Park er singled on the first pitch, but An derson, Mauney and Raines fanned in order to stop the rally. Two more runs were made in the (Concluded on Page Three) Harrell Brothers Win In 4-H Poultry Show Sixth Annual Show and Sale In Armory Thurs day Afternoon The sixth annual Chowan 4-H poul- j try show and sale was held at the' Edenton armory Thursday afternoon, September 4. At this time 14 pens of good Parmenter red pullets were shown and sold. The show and sale! concludes the first phase of the 4-H | poultry project which is sponsored by j the Berkley Feed Company of Nor folk, Va. Last March each of fourteen 4-H j club members was given 100 day-old ] pullet chicks by the sponsor, Berkley i Feed Company. In return for the l chicks the club member agreed to i I feed, brood and to properly care for them and bring 12 of the best pullets 1 to the show and sale. At the show' /Continued on Page Nine! Local Methodists Hold Quarterly Conference Edenton Methodists held their fourth quarterly conference in the lo cal church Sunday night, when Dr. F. S. Love, district superintendent, preached and presided over the con ference. Due to a new policy of the Metho dist Church wherein officials may not serve longer than a period of eight years, a number of changes w“re made in the official board. One of the changes will be superintendent of j the Church School. Gerald James,} new principal of the Edenton High} School was elected superintendent to, succeed J. Edwin Bufflap, who has held the position for over 15 years. Vernon Spruill Gets Promotion On Patrol Friends of Vernon [Spruill, son of Mrs. Lee Spruill, will toe pleased to learn that he has been promoted to Tech Sergeant in the State Highway! Patrol. The promotion was effective September 1. Sgt. Spruill was stationed at New Bern, but was transferred to Fayette-- ville when promoted. Give A Pint Os Blood Friday $2.00 Per Year. ► About 75 Per Cent of Donations Reported As Repeats AT ARMORY Chairman George Twid dy Appeals For New Volunteers Gorge S. Twiddy, chairman of the Chowan Red Cross blood program, again calls attention to another visit of the bloodmobile in Edenton on Fri day of this week. Th e bloodmobile will again be stationed at the Edenton armory. The quota on this visit is somewhat smaller than heretofore, for Chowan is asked to contribute 120 pints in stead of 150. In urging more people to donate a pint of blood, Mr. Twiddy points out that 75 per cent of those who have been giving blood are repeats, so that he is appealing to other people to vol unteer to give a pint of blood. “Regardless of the situation in Korea or any trouble spot overseas,” says Mr. Twiddy, “we have thousands of wounded men in our military hos pitals still fighting for a chance to i live. Other thousands in our civilian 1 hospitals require blood if the home front is to remain strong and secure in support of our fighting men. “But in addition to these needs, there must be blood plasma in the bank as insurance against a national emer gency. For example, in case of an atomic attack, it is estimated that the casualities in one city olone would be in the hundreds of thousands, requir ing not only vast quantities of whole blood, but as mush as 60,000 units of plasma in the first 24 hours. “The mission of the National Blood Program is to obtain sufficient quan tities of blood to continue to meet the immediate r. jfcis for iuood of the A ruled Forces and civilians and, at the same time, build a plasma reserve large enough and mobile enough to see us through any national emer gency. “If blood is to be available when and where needed in saving the lives of our ill and injured, the National Blood Program will require the sup port of the entire population.” District Democratic Meeting In Martin Gathering Scheduled at Robersonville Thurs day, Oct. 23 | Congressman Herbert C. Bonner stated Wednesday that Martin will be the host county for the First Con gressional District Democratic Rally ■ this year. The rally will be held at ] the Robersonville High School gym nasium at 5:00 o’clock on the after- I noon of Thursday, October 23. | There will be a band concert, speech i es by the state candidates as well as | district candidates. Later a barbe jcue supper will be served. Mr. Bonner predicted that due to the great interest in the forthcoming election, this would be the largest [rally ever held in the First Congres , sional District. All Grocery Stores Close Wednesdays Purpose to Provide 5% Day Week and Im prove Service By agreement reached early this week, all of Edenton’s grocery stores will he closed practically every Wed ! nesday in the year hereafter. This ac tion was taken in order to provide i a 5Ms day week for employees and at the same time maintain a complete . staff of clerks in order to better serve customers. The stores will, therefore, close at 1 o’clock every Thursday with the ex ception of Thanksgiving week, during the month of December or weeks in ' which a legal holiday is observed. 1 The stores cooperating in the Wed >, nesday afternoon closing; are: P & Q •; Food Center, Colonial Store, J. E. >! Lassiter, Broad Street Fish Market, | Habit’s Grocery, Dail’s Grocery, By ’ i rum’s and Basnight’s Grocery. All ■I of the Stores request the cooperation of their customers.
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