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Colored Woman
Loses Life In fire
, House Is Totally De
stroyed Near Han
cock Station
i i
r . * Fire completely destroyed the
t |ome of Boss Wrighton, a color
ed man, near Hancock Station
Sunday morning shortly after
'll o’clock which also resulted
in the death of Wrighton’s
daughter, Ethel Wrighton, 28.
: The body of the woman was
found in part of the house
where her bedroom was locat
ed. The victim was a semi
invalid and was in her bed on
the second floor when the fire
occurred. Wrighton attempted
to save his daughter, but due
to the flames he was unable to
reach her.
Cause of the fire is believed
to have resulted by faulty wir
ing. The house, a two-story
frame building, was owned by
S. F. Small, and was totally
destroyed.
Both the Edenton and Center
Hill-Cross Roads Fire Depart- 1
ments responded to the alarm,!
but the fire made so much head-
I iway that nothing could be
f
20 YEARS AGO
Continued from Page 1, Section 1
Richard Rogerson had th#
misfortune to have SSOO in cash
, Stolen from his home.
Due to a faulty chimney a
heavy rain flooded both floors
of Badham Bros. Store doing
damage estimated at $2,000. |
It was announced that ex
pansion plans were in prospect
at the Shepard-Prudwt Memor
ial Library. The plan called
for utilising all of the first floor
instead of only the one room
on the east side of the building.
Objection to the new Central
Roclcy Hoclt School, which was
registered when the matter was
voted upon, cropped up when
parents of several children re
fused to send their children to
th« new school, preferring to
send them to Chowan Hiqh
School. I
The Rev. Norman Ashley de
livered a series of 'illustrated
messages at the Rocky Hock
Baptist Church.
Clerk of Court E. W. Spires
announced that work would soon
begin to microfilm historical and
valuable documents and records
in the Court House.
Word was received that Wil
liam Coffield. Jr., stationed at
Fort Belvoir, Va., had been
transferred to the Philippine
Islands. i
Due to lack of water. Game'
Warden J. G. Perry announced
the suspension of fishing in
Bennett's Mill Pond.
Jennings & Scott, seed and
feed dealers of Elizabeth City,
opened a branch store on South
Broad Street.
Miss Frances Collins, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Col
lins, was chosen as "Miss Eden-;
ton" to represent the town at’
Suffolk's Peahut Festival.
Eleven Chowan Negroes were
inducted into the Army and left
for Fort Bragg.
One of the government's bar
rage balloons, apparently tore
loose from Camp Davis, went on
a rampage in the Rocky Hock
section, tearing down John Nix-|
on's pig pen, wash lines carried
away, power lines severed and
trees stripped of leaves. I
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1 Frankly Speaking]
j < By FRANK ROBfeRTS
It isn’t too often that Edehtoh
gets a chance ,to supply the rest
of the country with a major
news item. I’ll never forget
the first one. It was about six
or so years ago when the
trestle over the Albemarle
i Sound collapsed, taking a few
f freight cats with it. I’ll never
l forget that, because it happened
i on my very first day with
WCDJ, and what a first day
iit was. Mr. Schuman and I
. boated way out to the bridge to
. tape record an interview with
. the gentleman in charge there
! only to realize, after fighting
> rough water all the way, and
1 climbing onto the precarious
> trestle, dragging <j heavy tape
> machine with us, that there was
| no electricity in the little office
|| there, so the interview was done
with the medium of a chewed
, off pencil and scraps of paper.
, However, we did get a story
, together, and an AP award for,
it. Last week, of course, the I
story of the escaped convict
i made the state news headlines, 1
I and once again, we supplied the
country with complete details
; from the time of the break to \
1 I
I the recapture. Physically, this
! story wasn’t as wearing on the
(nerves, although it did cut intoj
j a lot of sleep that particular
‘ 1 Friday night. My personal
! thanks to Patrolman Rawls who
I was of considerable help. Also
i thanks to Patrolman Dickens
i who works out of Bertie County. 1
ji Our interview with him was ex
,l tremely valuable, as he was the
j one who had stopped and cap- 1
I tured Roundy. Our thanks also
1 to the law officers in both Pfer
quimans and Chowan CountiesJ
to Seabrook for their stolen car|
I information. As soon as the
news of the capture came
through, many citizens felt a
lot better and were able to un
’ lock a few car doors apj! win
dows. Incidentally, the only dis
crepancy in the story came from
I the service station where Roun
'i dy paused for a Pepsi. The
j press report had it that he had
*i a Pepsi and cookies. I was told]
it was Pepsi and bologna. No,
1 baloney about one thing, and
j that is, the outstanding work
done by the law in our area.
Their cooperation, the hours they
c , put in, and their concern for
i everyone’s safety, should make
’ us all feel a lot more comfort-
I able.
II
j Closing Thought: Justice is
* truth in action.
J OUR^DARLING
[ About this time one year ago
I God called lor you, you had to
i go.
’ Our love for you is just as dear
jAs when we nem you then, so
.! close and near.
,1
ITo part from you did cause us
1 pain,
I But one day we shall see you
I again; ■ „
lln Heaven we’U clasp you to
' heart—
i(There never again we’ll have to
part.
There may be times when smiles
appear;
■:When we cannot speak without
t : a tear—
Not tjiat we do not submit to
God’s Holy will;
■ But there’s an emptiness in our
t arms we cannot fill.
While you’ve made a bud in a
Heavenly Bouquet,
*1 Blossoms are being prepared to
I I join you some day.
(Sleep! Precious Darling, God
'■ knows the best.
I, We’ll never forget you while
1 you’re at rest.
| —ln memory of
Charles Dean Tynch
who died one year ago
•I November 1, 1960.
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