Volume XIV. —Number 30. ~
| Town Council Places Order
For 162 Automatic Parking
Meters At Special Meeting
Installation Expected to
Be Made Within 30
To 60 Days
SIMPLE TOOPERATE
Entire Cost Will Be Paid
By Collections Taken
From Meters
Meeting in special session Friday
night, Town Council placed an order
for 162 parking meters, which are
expected to be installed within 60
days. The order was for automatic
meters sold by the Karpark Corpora
iM tion of Cincinnati, Ohio, and will be
installed on a trial basis for eight
months. In event the meters are not
satisfactory, the concern agrees to
remove them and restore the side
walks.
The meters will provide for two
hour parking, for which pennies or
nickels can be used. Each penny will
register 12 minutes, so that for brief
parking motorists will not be re
quired to deposit an entire five cents.
There will be no handles to turn, the
only thing necessary being to slide a
coin in the slot and a dial will
indicate the amount of time parking
is legal. When the parking time has
expired, red signals drop down and
completely cover the white dials.
Three types of meters were con
sidered by the Councilmen, but the
Karpark automatic was chosen in the
belief that it will cause less confusion
and complaint on the part of those
who use them, for the only thing ne
cessary is to drop coins in the slot
on the basis of 12 minutes for a
■. penny, according to the anticipated
time the car will be parked.
The operation of the Karpark au
tomatic meter is fool-proof. The
coin slot is so constructed that it will
accept either a one cent or a five cent
I coin, and only designated coins or
metal tokens the exact size of the
coin to be used will operate the meter.
Deposit of a one cent coin will pro
vide legal parking signal for twelve
minutes. Deposit of a five cent coin
will provide a legal signal for one
hour. This meter will be furnished
to operate on any number of pennies
up to five, providing for 12 minutes
for each penny.
The coin slot is provided with a
safety gate that locks the release me
chanism out of operating position as
long as the gate is open. In order to
operate the release mechanism, the
safety gate must close behind the
coin after it has been inserted, and
has taken its proper position in the
coin slot. This prevents operation of
the meter with a wire, a knife blade
or any similar tool. A coin or token
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Cannon Company's
Equipment Expected
Ir Jones Say's Still
IgHßoom For Men to
Enlist
& According to Captain William P.
Jones, commanding officer of the
r7 Edenton Cannon Company, a ship
| ment of equipment is soon expected.
In the equipment will be eight tanks,
pistols, carbines, gas masks as well
as other items used for training
the outfit.
Captain Jones also expects the
first pay checks to arrive very goon,
which is welcome news to the mem
The local cannon company has the
reputation of being the fastest or
ganized unit of the National Guard
in the State, and while the enlist
ment now is around the half hundred
mark, Captain Jones says there are ;
still more vacancies for any who are
interested.
Junior Baseball Teams
| Play Thursday Night
I . Tex Lindsay’s junior baseball
II teams will cross bats under the lights
R on Hicks Field tonight (Thursday) at
P. 8 o’clock. The youngsters have been
11 playing regularly under the recrea
-1 k tlonal program and have developed ;
p into promising little players.
• Mr. Lindsay says there is much riv-
among the boys and hopes a
k: large crowd of fans will turn out to
FE aacoarage the boys, who will be
|&Jriayfnff for the first time under the
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
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It was learned this week that
all copies of The Herald for July
3rd have been sold. It is ab
solutely necessary to have copies
of these papers to furnish nat
ional advertisers as proof of pub
lication of advertising.
For that reason 10 cents will
be paid for the first 12 or 15
copies of the July 3rd issue
brought to The Herald office.
Rain Causes Few
Games Played In
Albemarle League
Edenton Colonials Lose
Ground In Leading
Circuit
STANDING OF CLUBS
W. L. Pet.
EDENTON 24 9 .729
Colerain 23 14 .622
Hertford 18 15 .545
Suffolk 14 18 .438
Elizabeth City 13 22 .371
Windsor 11 25 .306
Rain played havoc with games
played in the Albemarle League dur
ing the past week, with the Edenton
Colonials playing only three games
since Wednesday of last week. Os
these three games, the Colonials lost
two to Colerain on Wednesday and
Thursday, and on Tuesday night of
this week broke back in the win
column by defeating Hertford on the
latter’s diamond 7-1. A return game
was scheduled to be played on Hicks
Field Wednesday night after The
Herald was printed.
As the result of the two losses to
Colerain, the Colonials, while still
out in front in the league, have re
duced their lead, with Colerain only
107 points behind. The Colerain out
fit on Tuesday night defeated Suffolk
tp run their string of consecutive vic
tories to eight.
Lester Jordan was on the mound
for Edenton Tuesday night and was
in splendid form. He allowed only
six scattered hits, fanned six and
gave up no base on balls. He also
made two hits out of four times at
bat. McLawhorn, a new catcher for
Edenton, played his first game and
also chalked up two hits. Jordan
turned his ankle at second base in
the seventh inning and Vick finished
the game, holding the Indians in
check.
Gilkerson, a new Hertford pitcher,
was in trouble In the first inning
when the Colonials scored four runs.
Joe Wheeler walked, Fulghum singled
and McLawhorn singled, filling the
bases, when John Byrum tripled to
score three runs. Another run was
scored in this inning and one each in
the second, seventh and ninth. Hert
ford’s only score came in the second
inning when Cayton singled, stole sec
ond and came home on Smith’s single.
The Indians threatened in the sixth
when the bases were loaded and one
out, but Jordan fanned Cay top and
Kimbrell to end the threat.
Edenton 1, Colerain 2
Lester Jordan and DiLorenzo stag
ed a pitchers’ duel on the Colerain
diamond Wednesday afternoon of last
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New Equipment Added
At Laundry Practically
Does Away With Smoke
At the Edenton Laundry a 70 HP
Clever Brooks light oil burning 'auto
matic steam generator has recently
been installed which has practically
eliminated smoke which for some
time has been reafeon for complaint in
the neighborhood. The generator is
hooked up with a Schaub water con
densate return system and since the
installation smoke, according to C. P.
Wales, is one-tenth of one per cent
of what it was using the old system.
Initial firing was done by a factory
trained engineer, who also instructed
Clyde Adams, plant manager, for five
yean, regarding operation and up
keep. Automatic controls operate the
pumping system and determine when
the boiler is in operation.
Mr. Wales is. well pleased with
the improvement and invites the pub
lic to Visit the laundry and inspeS
the new equipment
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 24,1947.
15 Beginners Take
Swimming Lessons I
At Air Station Pool I
Equipment on Order to '
Increase Efficiency
Os Instruction
According to Peter A. Carlton, Red
Cross Water Safety Instructor, 45 1
students took their first strokes in 1
swimming at the Naval Air Station *
Pool Monday after five hours in
struction. Assisted by Senior Life 1
Saver Lloyd Griffin, Jr., and Jack 1
Habit, Junior Life Saver, as staff 1
members, Mr. Carlton has been lead- '
ing' the planned Red Cross Course
prescribed by National Red Cross :
Headquarters.
He declares that the major goal 1
is to overcome the fear that non
swimmers have for the water.
“It gives one a great deal of satis
faction,” says Carlton, “to observe ,
how the fears of the majority of be- 1
ginners unconsciously drop from
them with each passing lesson and
as they play the purposeful games.
“Indeed,” said the local instructor,
“we now. have to watch our little
‘eager beavers’ very carefully, so
ambitious are 'they now to advance
to the top of the' ladder immediately.”
Those enrolled in the class in
clude: Juanita Yates, Erroll Flynn,
Barbara Leary, Charlotte Leary,
Linda Leary, Snookie Dail, George 1
Hassell, Ray Rogerson, Douglfts Hol
land, Bobby Whiteman, Stuart Hol
land, Pat Carlton, Frank Northcott,
Aubrey Lassiter, Jack Wright, Al
fred Wright, Jimmy Dozzier, Bobby
Wright, Marsha Speight, James Ed
wards, Milton Stilley, Jimmy Harri
son, Sid Campen, Jr., Mike Malone,
Buddy Batton, Jasper Holmes, Lu
ellen Jordan, Betty Letcher, Bobby
Bunch, Jackie Wallace, Evelyn Bunch,
Charles Hassell, Mae Browning, Tom
ecia Goodwin, Ben Browning, Douglas
Twiddy, Sarah Ackley, Norma Ack
ley, Julianna Weihe, Billie Russell,
Madeline Russell, Essie Coffield, Mrs.
Leon Leary, Mrs. M. L. Flynn and
Mrs. Peter Carlton.
Geddes B. Potter, chairman of the
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Rotary Governor
Visits Local Club
At Meeting Today
Officers and Committee
Chairmen Confer at
11 O’clock
Edenton’s Rotary Club today
(Thursday) will welcome Vic Hug
gins, of Chapel Hill, Governor of the
189th District of Rotary Internation
al, which includes 36 Rotary clubs
in Northeastern North Carolina. Mr.
Huggins is owner of the Huggins
Hardware Company in Chapel Hill.
Mr. Huggins will visit the local
Rotary club to advise and assist
President Richard Elliott and Secre
tary Charlie Overman, as well as the
various committee chairmen. The
officers and chairmen, as well as any
other members of the club, are re
quested to meet at 11 o’clock in the
office of John A. Holmes at the Eden
ton High School, prior to the regular
meeting at 1 o’clock in the Parish
House. Mr. Huggins will advise lo
cal Rotarians on matters pertaining
to club administration and Rotary
service activities. He is one of the
175 District Governors of Rotary In
ternational who are supervising the
activities of some 6,200 Rotary Clubs
which have a membership of 505,000
business and professional executives
in 78 countries and geographical re
gions throughout the world.
Wherever Rotary Clubs are located,
their activities are similar to those
of the Rotary Club of Edenton be
cause they are based on the same
general objectives—developing better
understanding and fellowship among
business and {professional men, pro
moting community-betterment under
takings, raising the standards of
businesses and professions, and fos
tering the advancement of good will,
understanding and peace among all
the peoples of the world.
Each year, this world-wide service
organization continues to grow in
numbers and strength. During the :
last fiscal year, 418 new Rotary
Clubs were organized in 16 countries
in North and South America, and in
Australia, Belgium, China, Czechos
lovakia, Denmark, England, Finland,
France, Greece, Iceland, India, Italy,
Macao, Malayan Union, The Nether
lands, Netherlands Indies, New Zeal
and, Norway, The Philippines, Por
tugal, Scotland, Siam, Southern Rho
desia, Sweden, Switzerland, Trieste,
Union of Smith Africa and Wales.
Tex Lindsay Releases
Figures Relative To
Recreation Program
7,005 Hours Devoted to
Various Activities By
Boys and Girls
Tex Lindsay, recreation director
for the Town of Edenton, this week
released a summary of the various
activities under a varied program
which has attracted many local boys
and girls. Mr. Lindsay states that
the program is now shaping up in
such way as to make the ultimate
visualized. The goal, he says, is to
have something that will attract the
interest of every boy and girl, as
well as grown-ups, to such an extent
that they will participate whole
heartedly in at least some of the
activities.
Much time and planning has gone
into the program and in its expan
sion there will be need for com
munity cooperation and enlargement
of personnel. Mr. Lindsay stated
that it is his desire to have a well
organized planning board formed
within the next few days which will
be composed of people who are in
terested in the development of young
people and who will spend sometime
in behalf of the program.
“Present facilities at the base such
as the beautiful pool, excellent tennis
courts, picnic grounds, scenery near
the Sound and possibly a golf course
should easily be the resort center of
the Albemarle,” said Lindsay.
Figures released this week by Mr.
Lindsay show the following:
Fifty boys participated in football
for a total of 750 hours.
Sixty boys and girls took part in
basketball games for a total of 1,080
hours.
Fifty boys played football for a to
tal of 900 hours.
Skating, badminton, punching bag
and table tennis attracted 125 boys
and girls, who spent 750 hours in
this recreation.
Fifty boys took part in the summer
playground games, which does not
include the activities sponsored by
the Junior Woman’s Club, for a to
tal of>*9oo hours.
Swimming has attracted 125 boys
and girls who spent 2,625 hours in
this recreation.
With a total of 7,000 hours devot
ed to the above forms of recreation,
Mr. Lindsay says there are still other
activities which can be developed,
such as pitching horseshoes, tennis,
volley ball and bicycle riding. He
says the program is now past the
primary stage, which is the hardest,
and that with a reasonable amount
of cooperation it will continue to
grow.
Series Os Revivals
In Rural Churches
First Meeting Begins
First Sunday Night
In August
The Rev. W. C. Francis has an
nounced a series of revival meet
ings to be held in rural churches
which begin the first Sunday in
August and continue through the
first week of September.
The first meeting will begin at the
Great Hope Baptist Church on the
first Sunday night in August. The
meetings will be held at 8 o’clock,
with the Rev. W. C. Francis preach
ing.
On the second Sunday night in
August a revival will begin in the
Center Hill Baptist. Church, where
the R. N. Carroll will preach
during the meeting.
On the third Sunday night at 8
o’clock the Rev. R. N. Carroll will
begin a revival in the Warwick Bap
tist Church.
On the fifth Sunday night at 8
o’clock a week’s revival will begin in
the Rocky Hock Baptist Church with
the Rev. W. C. Francis preaching.
He will be assisted by J. R. Robbins
of Rutherford County, who will direct
the music during the meeting.
Parents Urged Have
Children Vaccinated
Parents afe urged to see to it that
pre-school children are vaccinated
against smallpox as soon as possible.
Health Department officials express
the opinion that this requirement
might be overlooked and as a result
some children will not be allowed to
enter school at the next term.
Vaccinations are given at the
Health Department in the Bank of
Edenton Building Wednesday after
noons from 1 to 5 o’clock and Friday
and Saturday mornings from 9 to 12
o’clock.
Chowan Golf Club Formed
At Meeting Friday Night
With 43 Members Signed
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Leonard V. Huggins
VIC HUGGINS, of Chapel
Hill, Governor of the 189th Ro
tary District, is scheduled to pay
an official visit to the Edenton
Rotary Club today (Thursday.)
Trot Leary Holds To
Lead In Colonials'
Hitting Department
; Joe Fulghum Joins .300
Class; Advances to
Second Place
' Although dropping one point from
his batting average during the week
s ending July 19, Trot Leary still leads
( in the Colonials’ hitting department
with a mark of .339 as compared with
.340 the previous week. Joe Ful
ghum joined the .300 hitters during
[ the week, advancing from .286 to
.315. Claude Griffin dropped one
’ point from .288 to .287 to hold third
| place. The batting average of the
' Colonials as a whole is .252 through
July 19.
! Trot Leary continues to lead in
' home runs with four, followed by J.
D. Thorne with three. Joe Fulghum
and John Bohonko each have two
circuit clouts to their credit, while
Joe Wheeler is credited with one.
Leary also leads in triples with
six. Fulghum and Claude Griffin
I each are credited with three triples,
> with Joe Wheeler, Davis, J. D.
Thorne, Buck Wheeler, Herman Vick,
John Bohonko and Ben Askew each
* having one/
Claude Griffin leads in doubles with
five, followed by Leary with four,
Fulghum and Thorne with three
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i Young People’s Rally
; At Rocky Hock Church
There will be a County Missionary
! Rally of the Chowan Association with
• the young people at Rocky Hock
! Church Tuesday, August 5, beginning
1 at 4 P. M. The theme will be “On
' Mission For the King,” and a most
interesting program is being ar
-1 ranged. Young people from all the
1 Baptist churches in the county will
: have a part on the program.
1 The Sunbeams of Warwick Church
will put on a demonstration in the
’ afternoon and the Rev. W. C. Francis
will bring the missionary message at
5 o’clock. Everybody is invited. A
picnic lunch will be served.
This will be the first rally and it is
hoped by those in charge that it will
1 be very successful.
The most important feature for the
night session will be a playlet given
by the Rocky Hock YWA, “Our Stew
ardship Mission,” which was given at
the State WMU Convention in Ashe
ville in March.
Revival This Week
At Evans Church j
Revival services will be conducted
; at Evans Methodist Church at 8
: o’clock each evening during next
> week, to which a cordial invitation is
extended to the public.
Officials of 'Evans Church are very
' delighted to announce that the Rev.
. Arthur L. G. Stephenson, a former
’ pastor, will assist the Rev. Earl R.
! Meekins in both the Bible School and
church services.
WSu rer i ear.
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J. H. Conger Elected as
President of Newest
Organization
MUCH INTEREST
Hoped to Have Course
Ready For Use By *
October
Prospects for a golf course at the
Edenton Naval Air Station took a
boost as the result of a meeting held
in the Court House Friday niyht,
when the Chowan Golf Club was
organized. J. H. Conger was elected
president of the new organization;
J. P. Partin, vice president; A. L.
Boaz, secretary and R. F. Elliott,
treasurer. A board of directors will
be elected and necessary committees
appointed later.
That there is no little interest in
golf locally is reflected in the fact
that some 45 interested persons at
tended Friday night’s meeting, which
was also attended by Mr. McKeefer,
a professional golfer, of Fayetteville,
who is an expert at laying out golf
courses. Mr. McKeefer was very
much impressed with the proposed
site of the course at the Edenton
Naval Air Station, saying that prac
tically everything needed is avail
able. He said it was a splendid set
up for a 9-hole course.
Mr. McKeefer estimated the cost
of construction roughly at $6,000,
but that it probably could be com
pleted for about $5,000. The cost of
operation, which includes pro and
helpers, greensmen and other neces
sary expenses, was estimated at
$4,500.
Os the 45 persons present at the
meeting, 43 agreed to become a mem
ber, which requires payment of SIOO,
and these are now being solicited to
sign pledges for that amount. It is
hoped to have at least 50 members of
the club to start with.
President Conger appeared before
a special meeting of Town Council
Friday night to learn if the Council
men were agreeable to sub-leasing
the area necessary for a golf course
providing the Navy would approve
the lease, No official action was
taken by the Councilmen, but Mr.
Conger was given to understand the
Town would sub-lease the land and
a portion of one of the buildings
which would serve as a club house.
With this information at hand,
Mr. Conger, Mr. McKeefer and many
of the golf fans are hopeful that the
course will be ready for use by early
October.
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24 Lions Receive
Attendance Pins
President West Leary
Thanks Women For
Serving Meals
At the regular meeting of the
Edenton Lions Club Monday night
24 members of the club were present
ed with 100% attendance pins by
Secretary W. J. Taylor after a brief
review of the activities for the year.
President West Leary compliment
ed the Lions for their faithful at
tendance and devotion to Lionism.
Those who received the awards
were A. E. Jenkins, G. M. Byrum,
A. P. Hassell, R. C. Holland, W. W.
Byrum, J. R. Byrum. George C. Hos
kins, J. A. Curran, Oscar Duncan,
Kenneth Floars, John Goodwin, Earl
Harrell, Jesse L. Harrell, Gus
Hughes, Mayor Leroy H. Haskett,
Hector Lupton, J. C. Leary, West
Leary, W. E. Malone, John Mitchen
er, Ralph Parrish, Geddes Potter, W.
J. Taylor and W. S. Griffin.
A. P. Hassell introduced as his
guest, his father-in-law, H. E. Ben
son of Nashville, Tenn.
According to the records of the
club there are now 46 members on
the roster as of-June 30, 1947.
President West Leary expressed
i his gratitude to the Lionesses who
I have so unselfishly given of their
time and culinary skill to “feed the
hungry Lions” during the past year.
DAILY VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOL AT EVANS CHURCH
Daily Vacation Bible School will be
held at Evans Methodist Church
• Monday, July 28th, through Friday,
August 1, from 9 until 11 in the
[ morning. All children are invited to
attend.