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i a: .*r 'll { . V ' . . T ... l|me XV. —Number 1. Famous Indian Star Basketball Team In fdenton January 9 *. \ Sioux Travelers - War riors Will Play All- Star Outfit WL Basketball fans have a treat in L/il&e Tuesday, January 5, when the Siotuc Travelers- Warriors, famous In dian basketball aggregation from the Ift -reservations ,of South Dakota will meet an Edenton All-Star team in the Edentata armory. The game is sched uled to begin at 8:30 o’clock in order to allow any who have had previous engagements to attend and enjoy the affair. These Indians are reported to be the nation’s most spectacular ball handlers and showmen, the country’s cleanest sports and play a very fast, clever and hard-breaking ball game. Former Indian clubs have won them selves fame at the National Catholic Basketball Tourneys in the past. ' Included among the players are the & following: V Spec Blacksmith, who was she na- highest scoring ball player in | He is acclaimed by praCtic- JBPkly all sports scribes as the greatest all-around, basketball player in the , nation. He scored 3,000 points last season and has n p equal on the hard court as a showman. Calvin “Thriller” Valandra, who won a place on the All-National Cath olic Tournament team in 1941. He scored over 2,000 points last year. Chub Bear, a very good clown with jJlenty of experience. A stocky guard, he always causes the opposition plenty of trouble. Cuhey Whiteman, former All-Na tional Catholic Tourney player, who can dunk in plenty of points from all angles of the court. Little, a full blooded Sioux ■Bho entertains audiences at half Hpe with a tribal song. He is one of greatest. shqujTnen in basketball. ■ Willie “Glamour Boy” Blacksmith, W who handles a basketball like a chef handles an egg. Dick Valandra, former South Da kota All-State player, who is reputed * to be one of the best basketball play " ers now in action. Everette Whipple, South Dakota’s , little wonder, who can do almost the impossible with a basketball. Homer Johnson, a former South Dakota All-State guard, who plays a wonderful game. Willard Whiteman, youngest mem ber of the tribe, togged in green and vlite. He'made the South Dakota All-State team last season. 1 Emerson Elk, a very tricky ball handler and passer, as welj as a dead ly «artist when it comes to dropping tlie ball in a basket. The Sioux Indians are always wanted back wherever they have per ■ijfornud, so that basketball fans are HHH|ed not to miss the opportunity to BumH them in action: They display passing, clever ball hand mßMg, unheard of dribbling and forma- EBHns. They make shots from behind backs and occasionally try to Hooot” a goal and pull football for mations. Aside from a good brand of basketball, the Indians provide many j side-splitting laughe for onlookers. Mrs. J. S. Davis Dies At Home On Friday * 1 Body of Deceased Re v' moved to Elizabeth | City For Burial Mrs. Joshua S. Davis died at Iyer home on North Broad Street at 8:30 o’clock Friday morning following a period of declining health. Deceased, a native of Pasquotank County, has made Edenton her home for about 40 years. • Surviving are her husband, J. S. Davis, and a brother, Kader Harris, Os Elizabeth City. ■■■/'fl' Funeral services were held at the ,kome Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, after which the body was taken to Elizabeth City for burial in < Hollywood Cemetery. The Rev/ R. N. Carroll, pastor of Edenton Baptist Church, officiated. IpptOTARY CALLED OFF TODAY 11 ' b ' Dae to thd’New Year holiday, the Kftgir Rotary meeting will not be held (Thursday). Last week’s meet- also ca"cd off due to Christ on Thursday of next week ‘Weekly meetings will be resumed THE CHOWAN HERALD AHAPPYAND Lions Club Plans To Negro Sentenced Binghamton Anxious Forest Warden Calls Hold Court Os Honor To 18 Months For |To Come To Edenton Attention To Law In For Edenton Troops Cemetery Damage Again For Training Regard To Trash Fire Minstrel For Benefit of Band Fund Now In Making At Monday night’s meeting of the • Lions Club, it was decided to sponsor a Boy Scout Court of Honor, which is scheduled to be held Monday night, February 2, though the place will be decided at a later date. A rather unique feature of the proposed Court of Honor is that two brothers, Jagk and Frank Habit, will be up for ad vancement to Eagle Scout. Scouters of the district and officers of the Ro tary Club, sponsors of Troop No. 156, will be special guests at the Court of Honor. The,Boys’ and Girls’ Committee, of which Walter Holton is chairman, re ported that plans are going forward for staging a minstrel for the benefit of the local band fund. The minstrel will no doubt ,be presented in the neighborhood of March 15. Peter Carlton, director, has material on hand which is being studied. He re ports that H. A. Campen will coach the cast, which will be selected from various organizations in Edenton. Try-outs for various parts in the minstrel will soon be held, said Mr. Carlton, who also .reported that vari ous clubs have signified their inten tion of joining wholeheartedly in the movement. Leroy- Dail and Roger Haskett were visitors at Monday night’s meeting, and were welcomed by President West Leary. . E. H. S. Teams Play In First Conference Game Next Tuesday Both boys’ and girls’ basketball teams of Edenton High School will play the first game, on the North eastern Conference schedule next Tuesday night, when they travel to Washington to meet the Beaufort County outfits. Little is known of the strength of the Washington teams, but Coaches Tex Lindsay and Nick George expect to meet strong opposition. Chowan High Juniors Repeat 3-Act Comedy Tuesday, January 6th . Due to the requests of many people, the Junior Class of Chowan High School, under the direction of Miss Louise Wilson, will repeat the three act comedy, “Under Western Skies”. The entertainment will again be pre sented in the Chowan High School auditorium Tuesday night, January 6, at 7:30 o’clock. The play, presented on Friday, Dec ember 12, drew a capacity house, and following many requests for a repeat performance, the {union agreed to stage the show on Janbary 6. The public Is cordially invitdd to attend. Edenton, Chowan County, .North Carolina. Thursday, January 1,1948. Judge Marvin Wilson Passes Judgment on Tuesday Charles Cross, Jr., 18-year-old Ne gro, who admitted doing considerable damage to graves in Beaver Hill Cemetery several weeks ago, faced trial in Chowan Recorder’s Court Tuesday, December 23, at which time Judge Marvin Wilson withheld judg ment until an -investigation could be made of the youth’s mental condition. On Tuesday morning of this week Judge Wilson sentenced the Negro to 18 months on the roads. He will be obliged to serve at least three months of the sentence, but the remaining 15 months was suspended by placing him on probation for five years with spe cial provision that he lives with his ; mother and stepfather in Bertie County. An examination of the youth was made and while physicians advanced the opinion that the Negro was not a fit subject for a mental institution, there was evidence of more or less a moronic trend. Three graves were damaged in the cemetery, a cinder block wall being broken down and a stone badly dam aged on one lot, three lambs broken from stones on another, and a stone damaged in a third plot. PTA Will Meet On Tuesday, January 6 Interesting Film Will Be Presented as Feature Os Meeting Edenton’s Parent-Teacher Associa tion will meet in the high school audi torium on Tuesday, January 6, at 3:15 o’clock. Mrs. L. A. Patterson, president, urges a full attendance, as an inter esting program is being planned. Miss Mary Lee Copeland, program chairman, has secured an educational film from the State Department of Health entitled “Mr. Williams Makes Up,” which will be shown. The film has a musical accompaniment and has been highly recommended by Miss Jennie Stout, State Superintendent of the Department of Health. C. L. McCuller’s Mother Dies Early Wednesday Edenton friends learned with regret 1 Wednesday morning that Mrs. Leute McCullers, mother of Charles L. Mc- Cullers, former Edenton band direc tor, died- Wednesday morning at 3 o’clock. Funeral services will be held at the Brown Funeral Home iii Raleigh Thursday afternoon ,at 3 o’clock. The body will thej be taken to Mt Zion Church at Garner for burial. Leon Hamilton, Busf ness Manager, Writes Chamber Commerce Leon Hamilton, business manager ' of the Binghamton Baseball Club of the Eastern League, wrote the local Chamber of Commerce last week to the effect that his outfit desires to come to Edenton again for spring training. Mr. Hamilton extended the season’s greetings and expressed his apprecia tion for the cooperation extended in previous years, and urged Peter Carl ton to contact officials relative to their permission to use the baseball park to set up the spring training camp. Mr, Carlton will appear before the Town Council at its next meeting, January 13. Mrs. Ellen E. Byrum Dies At Age Os 97 Deceased One of Oldest Residents of Chowan County After being in failing health for over a year, Mrs. Ellen Evans By rum passed away at the home of her i son, T. C. Byrum, shortly after 10 o’clock Tuesday morning of last week. Mrs. Byrum, one of the oldest, if not the oldest resident of Chowan County, was 97 years old. She was born in 1850 in Hertford County, the daughter of the late David and Mary Evans. She was well known through out Chowan County and endeared her self to a host of friends. Deceased is survived by two sons, T. C. Byrum and George P. Byrum, and five daughters, Mrs. H. C. Good win, Mrs. R. N. Privott, Mrs. R. O. Furry, Mrs. R. W. Leary, all of Cho wan County, and Mrs. Riddick Chap pell of Hertford. Forty grandchildren, 55 great grandchildren and nine great great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services, which were at tended by a host of friends, were held Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock in the Edenton Baptist Church, with the Rev. E. L. Wells officiating. She had been a member of the church for 81 yeans. Burial followed in Beaver Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Privott, John Privott, Robert Harrell, Clarence Leary, Jr., Tommy Leary and Wallace Goodwin, Jr. Senator Wm. Umstead Visitor In Edenton Senator William' B. Umstead of Washington, D. C., was a visitor in Edenton Wednesday. While here the Senator met and greeted many Edentonians, some of whom are friends of long standing. Permit Must Be Secured If Fire Is Not Over 500 Feet From Woods Frank V. White, Chowan County Forest Warden, this week warns that the fire season is at hand and that ef fective February 1, permits must be secured from him in order to legally burn bushes or trash not more than 500 feet from any woods. Under the law, Mr. White is re quired to enforce all statutes of the State enacted for the protection of forests and woodlands from fire, and jt is his duty to arrest, without war rant, any person or persons taken by him in the act of violating any of the laws. The law specifically states that it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to start or cause to be started any fire or ignite any ma terial in any Sf the areas of wood lands under the protection of the State Forest Service or within 590 feet of any such protected area be tween the first day of February and the first day of. June, inclusive, or be tween the first day of October and the thirtieth day of November, in clusive, in any year, without first ob taining from the State Forester or one of his duly authorized agents a permit to set out fire or ignite any material in such above mentioned pro tected areas. No charge will be made for the granting of these permits. The statutes also provides for fines and imprisonment of persons who intentionally or negligently set fire to woods or fields. It is also a misdemeanor to mali ciously or willfully destroy, deface, remove or disfigure any sign, poster of warning notice posted by order of the State Forester. All Star Jamboree At Chowan High Friday Entertainment Sponsor ed By Beta Club of School The Beta Club of Chowan High School is sponsoring an all-star Jam borie, including the Dixie Dudes with Homer A. Briarhopper, crooning cow hand, and his guitar. Others appear ing on the program will be Jack and his steel guitar, Hash-house Harvey and his talking fiddle, Clarence Smith, former WSM artist, and his electric guitar. Hank Scoggins, king of the banjo and the South's funniest come dian. The group will appear at Chowan High School on Friday night, Janu ary 2, at 7:20 o’clock. Dixie Dudes are heard daily over Station WPTF, Raleigh, at 6:30 in the morning. f The public is cordially invited to at tend Friday night’s entertainment. | Car Inspection & .ji Force t St $1.50 Per Year. Chamber Commerce Maintains Csrlton As Manager For Year! Is Highly Complimented For Activities Dur ing Year At a meeting of directors of thfe Kdenton-Chowgn Chamber of Com merce and Merchants Association heid Tuesday morning, Peter Carlton was unanimously elected manager for the I year 1948. While working in the same capacity, Mr. Carlton’s title was | ‘hanged from e* ecu*, ve secretary to manager, the directors deciding to niake the change in name in keeping with the growing policy of Chamber of Commerce procedure. throughout the United States, as well as the United States Chamber of Commerce. During the meeting an extensive exhibit, prepared .by the • 'staff,' was presented for the benefit of ’.he direc tors which reflected evidcnee of a mul titude of activities engaged, hv 4.iring the year. The directors were high in praise of the Work .done hy Mr. Carl ton, and were very vvdl satisfied with the result of the first year with an I all-time employee of the organization, j President H. A. Cain pen presided j over the meeting and other directors i>n attendance were Vice President jGeddes Potter, A. E. Jenkins, John G. Wood, Jr., William S. Elliott, Ernest Kehayes, Mayor Leroy Haskett, Jesse Harrell and Richard F. Elliott. Prior to the executive session at which Mr. Carlton’s contract for an other year was approved, he told tKe directors that it has been a pleasure to work with them during the year. “I came to you rather green in Cham ber of Commerce procedure,” he said, “but I am sure that while I may have stepped on some toes in trying to im partially carry out my duties, you who have worked with me know now that I have the interests of Edenton and its people at heart. You who have engaged in public work along with me know that criticism is to be expected. I have endeavored to prove worthy of my stewardship by keep ing up with the latest advancements in Chamber of Commerce and Mer chants Association work. “It is very difficult to explain in words or in cold print the numerous activities participated in bv members of the Board of directors and the va rious committees appointed by you throughout the year. Here in front of you lie hundreds of newspaper clippings showing actual happenings, and they could not have been written unless something had happened. I would like to say here and now that it is the accumulated endeavor of the work done by you men and the com mittees and represents hours of time unselfishly spent away from your own business for the benefit of your town. “I want to thank each of you per sonally and say it has been a distinct pleasure to have worked with you.” During his remarks Mr. Carlton | singled out a number of Chamber of | Commerce members who did out standing work during the year. Among them were President H. A. Campen, Vice President Geddes Pot ter, W. E. Malone, Ernest Ki hayes, j George Twiddy, Dr. George Crawford, Sidney Campen, T. B. Williford, Rod ney Byrum, J. W. Davis, J. Clarence Leary, Mayor Leroy H. Haskett, W. I’. (Spec) Johes, Joe Conger, Jesse L. Harrell, W. W. Byrum, Town Council, A. E. Jenkins, William S. Elliott, as well as a number of merchants and others. Fire Chief Thanks All Who Contributed Toys For Christmas Gifts Though he failed to count the num ber of discarded toys turned in, Fire Chief R. K. Hall stated after Christ mas that he had the largest number and the best type of toys since he adopted the policy oL repairing toys for needy children in the community. The toys were turned over to the Stocking Fund of the Episcopal Church and distributed Christmas eve. As in former years, repairing and tidying up toys was the source of a great deal of pleasure to the veteran Edenton fire chief, and he expressed 'the hope that he will be able to again offer his services next Christmas. In cidentally, Chief Hall expresses his thanks and appreciation to those who contributed toys of any kind. Chas. H. Smith, 79, Dies In Ra^inrh Charles H. Smith, 79, died in the State Hospital, Raleigh, Sunday morning. Deceased had been an in mate of the institution for 52 years. Funeral services were held Wednes day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Rocky Hock Baptist Church, with the Rev. W. C. Francis officiating, assist ed by W. J. Berryman. Nephews of deceased acted as pall bearers.
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