North Carolina Newspapers

Volume Xlll— Number47. Criminal Docket Os Ci <oerior Court Term Wished hi Half Day Judge J. Paul Frizzelle Compliments Work of Grand Jury SEVEN DIVORCES Ed Habit Pleads Guilty To Charges Appealed From Lower Court Though Judge .1. Paul Frizzelle arrived late for the opening of Chow an Superior Court Monday morning, he lost no time 'by giving a long charge to the Grand .Jury and begin ning at once with criminal cases, completed the docket before adjourn ing court Monday afternoon. The Grand .Tury also completed its, work by Monday afternoon, the re-j port causing Judge Frizzelle to,-ex-1 press his appreciation to the Grand I Jury for their work. He stated that I in Iris 1(1 years on the bench he had! never seen a report which surpassed that of the present Grand Jury for the thoroughness and diligence on their part. He said he had never seen a grand jury accomplish as much in three days as this grand jury ac complished in half a (lay. Members of the Grand Jury were: O. J. Fori hand, I). H. Berryman, Jesse Smith. Karl Goodwin, W. S. Bass, W; W. Bunch, Jr., William S. Morris, R. F. Jordan, M. F. White. W. P. Jones, H. T. Copeland, C. W. Per ry, Gilbert Harrell, P. Cl Ashley, Jr., Hayvyood Phthisic, « Hutchins Win borne, Henry Bunch arid P. H. Ward. The Court appointed Karl Good win foreman and Shelton Moore of ficer to wait on the Grand Jury. The Grand Jury made the usual inspection of court offices and court affairs, ali of which were found in satisfactory condition. It was recommended that a bundle f 20 blankets be purchased for use he jail and that two additional ' be purchased for the female on of the jail. the Grand Jury recommended that the County Commissioners inspect the County jail and jailer’s residence at their next meeting and authorize the following repairs: Fence on west side of the property, front and back porches of the house, roof and paint all woodwork. Repairs were also recommended . to be made at several schools in the county and that all recap tires on all school buses be replaced and new tires an all front wheels. The Grand Jury also referred to repairs at the Court House, which were recommended three times pre viously, recommending that the at tention of the County Commissioners is called to the matter and that the Commissioners report the disposition of these recommendations to the next Grand Jury. The principal case tried was that of Ed Habit, who faces 13 • eases charged with employing minors under 18 in his beer parlor. Habit appeal ed from a Recorder’s Court sentence and through his attorney, John If. McMullan of Elizabeth City entered a plea of guilty. He was sentenced to JO days on each of the six cases, suspended upon payment of $25 and costs in each case. On the remain ing seven cases he Was sentenced to JO days on each count, the sentences to run concurrently with the first sentence, suspended upon payment of costs of court in each case. Andrew Lutrell Cartwright, who was charged with reckless driving and failure to stop upon entering a main highway, through his counsel, made a motion to have the ease re manded to Recorder’s Court, where he was fined S3B and costs but ap pealed. He was, however, ordered to pay the cost in Superior Court. John F. White, counsel for Ken neth F. Fitchett, charged with driv ing while under the influence of liquor and reckless driving, requested con tinuation of the case, which was granted. The case of J. Sidney .Goodwin, charged with perjury, was also con tinued. This completed the criminal cases to be tried during the term of court and civil cases were scheduled to be tried Tuesday while The Herald was ’ ling printed. , even divorces were granted Mon •;j ! five of which were transferred Chowan from Beaufort County. .. ne cases involved Carrie Elko Stokes and Raymond Stokes, John M. Hicks and Martha Elizabeth Hicks, Retha D. Jones and Willie W. Jones, Randolph Bailey and Rosa Lee Bailey, Stanley K. Kirk and Helen S. Kirk. Two other divorces were also granted involving lola Valentine Gfcpehart and Cecil Capehart and Ruby S. Morris and Wm. M. Morris. THE CHOWAN HERALD A BOMB MBWMPAPBM BBTOTBD TO TMM INTEREST* OF CMOWAM COUNTY Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 28, 1946. I idNfeWfr I# .f,l • * Winning six out of ten games played, the Eden ton Aces wound up a successful season Friday night by throwing a scare in the camp of the strong Elizabeth City High School: team The Act's, get ting off to a bad start, lost the first three games pl iyid and then chalked up six consecutive victm i. s, ; and dropped a hard-fought game to the Yellow Ja kets 12-7. The Aces, pictured above are: i ron: row, left to right, Russell Wheeler, Curtis Pressly, A1 Habit, .Sammy Ross, Fete Manning. George Habit .! and Stancil Davenport. Middle row, Ernest White,! Bobby Byrum, Ralph Ward, DickHotlowell, Jimmy Cates, Jack Habit, Billy Altman and Frank Hughes. Back row. Edgar Rogerson, Philip McMullan. Karl - Goodwin, Paul Hassell, Henry Powell, h rank Hanit. Haywood Rogerson, Mickey Wright and Rodney Harrell. Hector Lupton, Jr.' a member of the squad, was absent when the pieture was taken. (Photo courtesy of the Elizabeth City Daily .Advance. i • • - —— Edenton Aces Lose Season’s Final Game To Elizabeth City 12-7 Dick HollowelPs 70-yard' Run Outstanding Fea ture of the Game . i • HARD-FOUGHT Brinson, Yellow Jacket ! Star, Biggest Ground ‘j Gainer : I With the Edenton High School ■ I Aces playing a superb brand of foot- : - ball, they narrowly missed upsetting 'the favored Elizabeth City Yellow j ] Jackets in Elizabeth City Friday . night, dropping a hard fought game s , 12-7. The feature of the game was Ja 70-yard jaunt by Edenton’s Dick, j llollowell, who apparently was hot-.] ! tied up. but wlu> shook off a group of • i Yellow Jacket tacklcrs and then out-; ! ran several more in his dash for a I touchdown. Curtis Pressley's kick was good for extra point, which put j ] the Aces in the lead 7-1! for more than a quarter. The Aces were outplayed on the , ground, the Yellow Jackets register , ing Hi first downs to four by the Aces. Practically all of the ground gained for the Jackets was done by . George Brinson, who Carried the ball , at least 90. per cent of the times. Bill , Winslow was called upon when Brin-' j j son was not. used and he. too. made ! several nice gains. | l.j Despite the ground gained, the] cl Aces’ line strengthened when their] r goal line was threatened and several j - times the Yellow Jackets were denied j > a score when they were bidding for] a touchdown. Sammy Ross played! Li his best game of the season, and due 1 to his hard tackling Brinson was time , , and again held for short gains and 1 i several times thrown for a loss. - George Habit, Pete Manning and > Hector Luptoll, Jr., also did some] ; good work, while Pressley’s punting j t helped to keep the Jackets out of F Edenton territory. Edenton kicked to start the game > and during the quarter each team! ' was forced to punt two times, despite) i the fact that the Jackets chalked up I , four first downs. The Aces could! - make little headway through the • Jacket line. Opening the second quarter Brin > son went for a first down on the Edenton 28-yard line, but the ball - went over to Edenton on the 38. The - Aces were penalized five yards and - Hollowed picked up nine yards on a - nice run, but the Aces were forced i to kick. Receiving the ball on their own 45, the Jackets began a march , j which netted a touchdown, Brinson - ] crashing over for the score. Try for j extra point failed. Neither team ; | threatened the remainder of the sec ;: ond quarter. The Aces made two > first downs, while the Jackets made ; six. The Jackets were in possession of the ball at midfield as the half - ended. I The crowd went wild at the start of . the second half. The Jackets kicked > and Dick Hollowed returned the bad i to the Aces 30-yard line. On the i next play he broke loose for his 70- . yard run for touchdown. Pressley’s > kick for extra point was good, put i ting the Aces in the lead 7-6. The Yellow Jackets again marched down i the field on three first downs and > seemed determined to score, but the I Aces’ line held and the Jackets lost (Continued on Page SLx) ALL STAR FOOTBALL I THANKSGIVING DAY FI Edenton and Manteo Teams Will Play on Hicks Field AT 2:30 P. M. Locals Include Former College and High School Stars With all stores and business houses j : scheduled to he closed Thursday in j ' observance of Thanksgiving, a fea ture attraction will be a football game on Hicks Field at 2:30 o'clock' ,in the afternoon. A game has been i scheduled between the Edenton AIL Stars and Manteo All Stars. In the Edenton lineup will be former college I players, former, high school stars, i and a number of this year's edition , of the Edenton Aces. Tile local team is being coached by David Holton, a former Wake For est star, who will also -play, as well as his brother Walter (Dynamite) j Holton, also a former Wake Forest! player. It will be the local team’s j first game, though Manteo has a!- 1 ready played two games. With the, material on hand, Mr. Holton, who is! conducting nightly practice sessions, j is of the opinion that a strong team i will be whipped in shape and that a ! good game, will he played for the 1 enjoyment iff football fans. The game will be a benefit affair j with the proceeds going to the High i School Athletic Association. Tickets ' for the game are being sold in ad ! vance at Leggett- ■& Davis Drug Store, :and it is hoped a large number of] • fans turns out to witness the game, j ; Among the players who have been J selected to make up the local, team : ; are Richard Weeks, Meredith Jones,! i Elwood Nixon, Emmett Wiggins, ] David Hplton, Walter Holton. Dee Skiles. Joe Conger, Jr., Howard j Spruill, Fred Hoskins, Torn . Hoskins, j Nick George, Hen Askew, Tom Shep , ard, James Cozzens, Hoskins Bass, j j Sammy Ross, Dick Hollowed, Rodney j Rogerson, Pete Manning, Frank I • White, William (Little Bud) Cay ton.’ j Tommy Manning, Curtis Pressley, j Joe Thol'ud and Lloyd Griffin, Jr. Wallace Reid Peele j Has Record Peanut Crop In 4-H Project Youngster Made 2,697 Pounds on One Acre Os Land According to Robert S. Marsh, as-, sistant county agent, Wallace Reid Peele, who lives in the Rocky Hock section, made the record yield of pea nuts in the 4-H Club peanut project for 1946. Y’oung Peele made a total ' of 2J!97 pounds of peanuts on his one I acre of land. “This is an excellent yield of pea nuts,” says Mr. Marsh, “inasmuch as the county average is approximately 1,200 pounds per acre.’’ The youngster used the latest sci entific practices in growing his pea nuts. He had a fertile acre of ground and used sulphur dust to control i' leaf spot. I' GAME SCHEDULED AS EATURE ATTRACTION [Red Cross Director Thanks Mrs. Pruden For Local Progress Solicits Continued In terest In Work of Chapter i With Mrs. .). N. I’niden .declining to hi ft c .ndidate for rc-clcction as Chiiirmun of the Chowan County Red l j Cross Chaplet at tin- recent annual meeting of tin: chapter, Francis I'. SiiUervilje, 11 gidna! director of the ' Southeastern Area, took occasion to compliment Mrs. I'ration for her splendid leadership during the 27 I years she has served continuously as chairman. Mr. SinierviHe's letter, a copy of which 'was sent fit The Herald, fol | lows: | "Dear Mrs. Prudent , : "In reviewing the progr.'c of the I Chowan County Chapter of the Amer | ican Red Cross, I realize, that a great | part of the success of . the chapter's ! work has Iteoii due to your conscien l tious and faithful leadership. As 1 chairman, you have contributed much to. the growth atid development, find you have every right to he proud of ' tin* chapter’s accomplishments and service. "1 join with the membership of tin Chowan County Chapter in express- I ing to you appreciation for your lead- \ ership and for the enthusiastic in- j terest which you have taken in the j ! advancement of all of the activities ; lof the Chowan County Chapter. Al though you have resigned as chair-j [ man. it is my sincere hope that 'you j. j will continue to give to the chapter; . your interest and the benefits of your j ! valuable experience.” Revival At Baptist j Church In Progress Large Congregations at ! Services to Hear I)r. Fred F. Brown I Revival services are now in pro gress at the Kdenton Raptist Church with services held each morning at 10 o’clock and 7:.'io at night except I Saturday. The series of meetings is I scheduled to be held through next i Sunday. ' Preaching for the revival is Dr. , j Fred F. Brown, a former president ; |of the Southern Baptist Convention • j and former pastor of the First Bap- ] . tist Church of Knoxville, Tenn. He ( is a life-long friend of the pastor of , the church, the Rev. R. N. Carroll, , and his father, and has been attract ing large congregations to all ser- . vices. I The public is cordially invited to ( j attend any or all services. I MASONS CALL OFF MEETING ! ————— Today (Thursday) being Thanks- 1 giving, Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. i F. & A. M., has called off its regular i meeting in observance of the holiday, i The meeting will be held as usual < Thursday night of next week. i Lease For Edenfon Naval Air Station Now Ready For Final Action Town Council Herald Early _J Because of Thanksgiving Day falling on Thursday, The Herald j is making its appearance a day earlier this week in order to id- I low a holiday for employees of < tile paper. By stepping up publication a , day it was necessary, of course, j to curtail the amount of news ] content, as well as some late advertising, which in turn affects the size of the paper this week. The Herald will appear as usual next week. Cub Pack No. 159 Resumes Meetings Comdr. C. M. Speight New Cubmaster; Two Boys Now Webelos With the recent appointment iff Commander G. M. Speight. FSCG (Ret.) as Cubmaster of Cub Scout Pack 15.9, regular monthly Pack meet ings were resumed last Thursday evening at the Presbyterian Church., Appreciation is due Den Mothers I ! Mrs. R. B. Smith and Mrs. R. N.. ! Hines and Assistant Den Mothers : Mrs. W. R, Malone and Mrs. A. B.' Harless for continuing the activities of Cub Scouting through the sum-, iner months when the Pack was with 'out a Cubmaster due to the transfer of the previous Gubmaster, the Rev. j I h C. Crawford. Jr. j 1 Thursday evening's Pack meeting) saw Bobby Pratt. Charlie Griffin and Peter Speight initiated into the Park in an appropriate ceremony. Mike: Malone and Bobby Smith were ad ! vanced to the rank of Wolf Scout, i Francis Hicks and Billy Gardner, af ter first being advanced to Lion rank, then received the* highest award in. Cub Scouting, the rank of Webelos. I Total Os $56,147 50 Sent To Members Os Christmas Club New 1947 Club Will Be-j gin at Bank of Edeii ton Monday Late last week the Bank of Kden j'ton distributed a total of $56,147.50 • which represents savings in the 194(1 j Christmas Saving Club. Checks went to 1,(100 members of the club, w hich I was. the largest in the history of i this popular form of saving. The 1947- Club will open next Mon-] ! day. The bank has 1000 books which ! means that if all are sold there will j be the same number of members as past year. However, the last few j i years the books exhausted before j j everybody who wanted to join bad en-i I rolled and for that reason some could not become members. | The same condition is expected j again this year, so that those who I want to join the 1947 Club are urged to do so as early as possible if they do not want to be disappointed. Special Thanksgiving 1 Service On Thursday In Methodist Church A special Thanksgiving service will be held in the Methodist Church on Thanksgiving morning at 11 o’clock, when the pastor, the Rev. H. Free Surratt, will preach on the subject “Our Pre-eminent Privilege.” Mem bers of the congregation are urged to contribute a day’s salary which will apply toward the orphanage as sessment of the church. The public is cordially invited to attend and join in giving thanks for the many blessings received during the year. AUXILIARY MEETS DEC. 5 The Woman’s Auxiliary of St. Paul’s Church will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, December 5, at 4 o’clock in the Parish House. All members are urged to be present. A cordial invitation is extended to vis itors. $1.50 Per Ye- v ' : ' v ? Navy Department Dje- Town to Execute Lease As Soon as Possible i j LONG DOCUMENT i Special Meeting Town ! Council Expected to Take Action i Lieut,-Comdr, R. T, Brinn, com manding officer of the Edenton Nava! Air Station, this week received front the Chief of the Bureau of l ards and Docks, acting under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, the lease whereby the base is leased to the Town of Edenton. Comdr. Brinn has turned the lease over to Mayor Leroy Haskett, as well as having duplicate copies mimeographed and sent to each member of Town Council in the hope that the lease will be studied and early action taken by Town Council. A special meeting of the City Fathers will most likely be held within a few days to take definite action on the lease, which supersedes a previous temporary lease whereby the Town has taken over the base. Since the temporary lease was executed the Town in turn has sub leased -the, base, with certain reserva tions. to the Hervey Foundation and Raymond I'mbaugh. David Hervey, president of the Hervey Foundation, has also read the new lease and has called Mayor Has 1 kett’s attention to some paragraphs which, he says, is somewhat at yari anee with the first temporary lease or ! formal permit to use the base. These particular paragraphs have to do with the right of the Government to in ! crease the rent or lease upon its own discretion when justified, and require : ment to replace or repair damaged or deteriorated facilities if reasonable fire protection ami proper security is | maintained. These, items will, no doubt, be considered when Town Council meets to take final action. The new lease of the naval air field is quite lengthy, stating at the out j set that because (if its strategic value, it is considered essentia!' that the-air field and facilities be retained for possible . post-war use in connection with Naval, aviation activities. The lessee, in consideration of the leasing of the aforesaid premises, (Continued on Page Six) Robert W. Leary Dies After Lengthy Illness , I One of Largest Attend ed Funerals In Recent Years on Sunday Robert W. (Bob) Leary, 75, died Friday morning in a Raleigh hospital, where he had been a patient about: two weeks. Deceased, a native of 1 Chowan County, was one of the most prominent and successful farmers in the county and for several years was in the peanut buying business. He had been in failing health for the i past five years. 1 Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Deb orah Leary; three sons,: J. Clarence Leary, West Leary and Stillman Leary; and four daughters, Mrs. Carey Hollowed, Mrs. Rodney Har red. Mrs. O. C, Long and Mrs. Cam eron Boyce. * Funeral services were largely at tended Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock in the Rocky Hock Baptist Church. The pastor, the Rev. W. C. Francis, assisted by the Rev. Frank Cale, of Louisville, Ky., a former pastor, of ficiated. Roller Skating At Armory Wednesdays Tex Lindsay, recreation director, calls attention to a program of roller skating held in the Edenton armory every Wednesday night from 7:30 to 10 o’clock. Mr. Lindsay is also anxious to ar range for basketball, volley ball and other indoor sports for girls and boys and men and women, and for that reason requests any who are interest ed to contact him and report at the armory with tennis shoes. REMINDER FOR FOOD The congregation of St. Paul's Church is reminded that Wednesday is the day to take to the church of ferings of food to be distributed to the poor.