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PAGE EIGHT SOCIETY NEWS Mrs. Irvin Gaskins and daughter, Faye, of Norfolk, are visiting Mrs. Gaskins’ mother, Mrs. Lillie B. Parks on Johnston Street. Irving Leigh and Clinton Whitley, both employed by the Portsmouth Star, were week-end visitors in Eden ton. Vernon Barrow, USN, returned to his station in Norfolk Sunday after spending a week’s leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barrow. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rogerson, daughter Patrie, and son Richard, Jr., of Winston-Salem are spending ( a vacation with Mr. Rogerson’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rogerson. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rogerson and children are spending this week at Nags Head and will leave Sunday for their home, accompanied by Mr. Rogerson’s parents, who will spend some time with their son and daught er-in-law. Miss Emily Russell has returned to Winston-Salem, where she is a student nurse at Baptist Hospital, after spending three weeks’ vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Russell. Sheriff and Mrs. J. A. Bunch, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest White and son, Er nest, Jr., Edward Parrish and Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Griffin returned Sunday from Nags Head, where they spent a week’s vacation. Miss Joyce Brunson returned Sun day to Norfolk General Hospital, where she is a student nurse, after spending several weeks’ vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brunson. Jack Russell, USN, is spending an emergency leave with his father, Charles F. Russell, and Mrs. Russell. Jack was on Guam when he received word of his father’s illness, at which time the Navy flew him to the West Coast. Chief Petty Officer and Mrs. J. B. Sikes and daughter arrived Monday from Panama to spend about a month visiting Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Duncan and other friends. Mrs. Sikes is the former Miss Emily Howard. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Duncan and daughter Betsy returned Sunday from a two weeks vacation spent in Jacksonville, Fla., and other south ern points. They were accompanied to Florida by Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Campbell of Durham. Dr. Campbell is a brother of Mrs. Duncan. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bufflap, who had been visiting in- Florida, spent a short while last Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. J. Edwin Bufflap and Charles H. Bufflap, while enroute to their home in York, Penna. OLD Mr. BOSTON I BRAND ■ ROCKING I CHAIR I BLENDED WHISKEY H Pint Quart NEUTRAL SPIRITS ' 94 PROOF 1 PnfcNd m 4 BrtM fcf KIKE IROTHEIS DISTILLERIES, IRC. j< IOSTON, MASS. 'I ■ -I t j ; -v. CLEM S Otl "T SUPER D-17 n Precision Lawn Machine || Easy, self-locking fingertip adjust- Jf=S ment of cutting heights and shear . . . J no tools needed. w A LOOKS BETTER . .. BUILT BETTER . . . 12 major engineering refinements guarantee, longer life, easier mowing and a finer lawn. Made by CLEMSON BROS., INC., Middletown, N. Y. ■ Byrum Hardware Co. EDENTON SUFFOLK Jr ■ ■■■....--iV ■ ---.*■ sift Jimmy Oglesby is spending the month of August on a tour of south ern and western states, during which] he will visit in Texas, Missouri, Montana and California. Mr. and Mrs. * Michael Baer and | daughter of Boogalusa, La., are visiting Mr. Baer’s brother, Richard , P. Baer 11, and family for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Elliott and family of Norfolk visited relatives in Edenton over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. George S. Elliott and family of Hunstville, Alabama, have ' returned to their home after spend ing a week with Mrs. Elliott’s mo ther, Mrs. J. H. Holmes, and other relatives. Logan Elliott returned to Green ville Monday after spending the week-end visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Elliott. Miss Hazel Shaw, assistant Chow an County home demonstration agent, is sepnding this week visiting her pare'nts at St. Paul’s, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy Barrow and j family arrived home Tuesday from Falling Water, W. Va., where they attended the Potomac Park Camp Meeting. DAIL-CARTER ( Mr. and Mrs. Dan M. Carter an nounce the approaching marriage of , I their daughter, Miss Helen Marie , Carter, to William C. Dail, son of ] Mrs. Annabelle Ritter of Newport News, Va. The wedding will take place Aug ust 22 at 5 o’clock in the afternoon ( in the Edenton Baptist Church. The I pastor of the church, the Rev. R. N. Carroll, will officiate. , FLEETWOOD-HASTE Miss Mary Haste, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Haste, and J J. Maynard Fleetwood, Jr., of Hert ford, son of Mrs. J. M. Fleetwood and the late Mr. Fleetwood, will be united in marriage Tuesday, August , 26. The wedding will be solemnized 1 at 7:45 P. M. in the Edenton Metho dist Church with the pdstor, the Rev. * H. F. Surratt, officiating. j Hospital Notes The following patients were ad- 1 mitted in the Chowan Hospital for 1 the week beginning July 28: 1 White 1 Mrs. Albert Phelps, Merry Hill; I Mrs. G. V. Flowers, Edenton; Carolyn 1 C. Swindell, Edenton; William Vandie Byrum, Edenton. • Negro Elizabeth Revell, Edenton; John Mayo, Jr., Tyner. Sluggers Split Games Over Past Week-end Edenton Slug’gers, local ' colored j baseball team, split two games over J the week-end, losing to the Winton 1 Bees in Winton on Sunday 11-10, and * turning back the Buckland Braves of ’ Gatesville 6-2 on Hicks Field Mon- ' day night. * In Winton the Sluggers were lead- 1 ing 8-3 in the eighth when Pitcher 1 Paul Gregory developed trouble with his arm and the Bees had a scoring 1 spree. Brickhouse was called in to 1 finish the game. 1 Buster Banks had little trouble on ' Monday night with the Gatesville out- i fit, and was given very good support by his teammates. The Sluggers are scheduled to play the Ahoskie teapc on Hicks Field Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. 42 JAILED IN JULY Forty-two persons were confined in the Chowan County jail during the ' month of July. Confinements, ac cording to the report of Jailer Her man White, ranged from one to four 'days. The expense amounted to I $179.98, which included jail and turn key fees. THE CHOWAN fnEltai.n EDENTON N. C. THURSDAY AUGUST 7 1947 11 -1,, , •' s====ssssssssz= “Following The Crowd” At Colored High School On Friday, August 15th “Following the Crowd”, a dramatic 'production written and . directed by lArleathia J. Overton, who was born lin Edenton but when a child was tak jen to Philadelphia, where she has I since lived, will be presented at the I Edenton colored high school Friday night, August 16. The play is sponsored by the col ored* Woman’s Club for the benefit of the colored playground, so that it is hoped a capacity house will be on hand to enjoy the entertainment. Colonials Continue Winning Streak (Continued from Page 0«e) the game. Trot Leary, , Joe Ful ghum and Buck Wheeler were top hitters with three hits each. The Colonials scored one run in the first when Leary doubled after two men were out. He scored on Fulghum’s single. Five runs were scored in the fourth giving the locals ia lead of 6-3 until the seventh when I the visitors scored a run. In the eighth, however, they scored four runs, one of which was a home run by Jack Bell. The Colonials threat ened to tie and win the game in their half of the ninth. Buck Wheeler doubled and was caught at third on Jordan’s grounder. Joe Wheeler walked and Leary singled. Fulghum was purposely walked filling the bases, but the necessary hit was not i produced. Edenton 3, Windsor 2 In Windsor Thursday night rain called a halt to the Cojonials-Rebels .game in the sixth inning when Eden ton was leading 3-2. Herman Vick was on the mound for the -Colonials with veteran Ted Miller working for Windsor. Two home runs featured the scoring, one by McComas for Windsor and one by Bohonko for the Colonials. Edenton 11, Elizabeth City 4 The Colonials fattened their batt ing average Friday night on Hicks Field at the expense of the Elizabeth City Senators, when 13 hits were secured off Timm, Edwards and Cop ley. Timm was greeted with a single by Joe Wheeler, a double by Bohon ko, a triple by Leary and a double by McLawhorn in succession in the first inning, which caused him to be relieved in the second inning. The four hits netted three runs. The Colonials added two more in the sec ond, two in the fourth and four in the eighth. The final score was 11-4. Copley relieved in the eighth. Joe Wheeler led the hitting spree 'with four hits, followed by Leary with three. Heath, a new southpaw from Cape Charles, Va., was on the mound for Edenton and gave up 10 hits. Edenton 11, Hertford 2 Hertford used four pitchers Tues day night in an effort to stop the Co lonials, when ( the latter won 11-2. Brigman started the game but was relieved .by Gilkerson in the fifth. Gilkerson lasted only two innings when Taylor was sent to the mound in the seventh. The latter was yank ed in the same inning after two hits netted one run and only one man was out. Wilson finished the game. 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