Volume XV.—dumber £3.
N.C. Voters Fail To Nominate Governor
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In Election Saturday; J.M. Broughton
Defeats Wm. Umstead For D. S. Senate,
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' Johnson and Scott Lead 4
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ary Necessary
McMULLAN WINS
* Walter Cohoon Wins an
Impressive Victory In
Solicitor Race
Chowan County voters in Satur
day’s primary election joined with
other voters in the State in giving a
majority to J, Broughton
over William Umstead for the United
' States Senate seat and gave ' a
majority to Kerr Scott for Governor,
who trailed Charles M. Johnson. The
two gubernatorial candidates ran
close with Mayne Albright coming
in third. Johnson and Scott will
oppose each other in a second pri
mary Saturday, June 26.
Chowan gave majorities to H. P.
f' Taylor for lieutenant-governor, Thad
Eure for secretary of state,‘-Henry
L. Bridges for state auditor, Bran
don Hodges for state treasurer and
Forrest Shuford for commissioner of
, labor.
i For the two state senators from
the First Senatorial District, Chowan
went for J. Emmett Winslow, and
W. I. Halstead with J. N. Vann low
man. The election of Winslow and
Halstead breaks a precedent of one
senator from each side of the Chow
an River. •
The closest vote was for district
solicitor, with John F. White carry
ing the county by 74 votes. White’s
votes totaled 69X, while went to
Graham and 66, to Walter W. Co
hoon. White’s stronghold was in
r Rocky Hock, where he polled 100
votes as against 25 for Graham. He
also led in Center Hill 79 to 36 and
in Wardvijle 56 to 42. Graham led
by tiro votgsL. 228 to 226, in East
Ededton precinct, • while in West
3*§»toa precipe
both candidates,’ Graham led 245 to
201. He also led in Yeopim precinct
41 to 30.
Despite the close vote in the coun
ty for the two Chowan County can
didates for solicitor, Walter Cohoon
of Elizabeth City registered a sen
sational victory, going so far ahead
in the race that a second primary
was not even close. Cohoon in the
district polled over 10,000 votes,
while Graham in second place was
given almost 4,000 and White nearly
2,000. Cohoon led with substantial
majorities in all Counties except
Chowan, which went to White. Pas
quotank gave him 2,200 votes with
Graham getting 318 and White 120.
Beaufort voted 3,082 for Cohoon with
. Graham second with 1,232 and 385
for White. Currituck was another
strong Cohoon county, with 1,019
votes going to the winner, 503 to
Graham and 127 to White.
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Marvin Wilson Is
fleeted President
Local Baseball Club
Officers Elected at Or
ganization Meeting
Friday Night
At an organizational meeting of
the Edenton Colonials baseball club
held in the Court House Friday night,
Marvin Wilson iris elected president
to succeed Graham - Byrum, who re
signed. Other officers elected were:
vice president, Graham Byrum; sec
retary, Louis George Wilkins and
‘treasurer, L. S. Byrum. Those elect
ed as. directors were David Holton,
Joe Conger, Jr., Henry Wil
. liam S. Elliott, Murray Baker, E. N.
Elliott, J. Clarence Leary and J. A.
Curran.
After considering the charter And
by-laws, which were drawn by Mr.
Wilson, they were adopted.
k The Colonials have over 20 players
signed up, but according ,to the
| rules of the Albemarle League, the
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
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| CHOWAN COUNTY’S VOTE
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U. S. SENATE (Short Term):
Broughton 237 207 81 68 63 27 682
Umstead 192 216 31 46 26 39 550
U. S. SENATE (Regular Term)
Broughton 231 209 78 61. 64 29 672
Umstead _ 183 215 23 47 28 37 583
GOVERNOR:
Johnson 176 172 31 39 25 17 460
Scott _• 184 211 64 78 58 41 636
Albright 67 43 3 2 2 8 125
Barker 10 2 3 0 11 17
Stanley 4 3 0 0 3 1 11
Boyd 2 V 1 0 0 0 0 3
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR:
Tompkins 88 82 5 17 11 7 210
Taylor * 254 257 41 50 35 41 679
SECRETARY OF STATE:
Eure : 322 343 61' 92 72 53 943
Armstrong T 66 60 5 9 5 6 141
AUDITOR: ! /
Bridges 155 189 13 47 28 20 452
Miller 149 120 12 21 20 21 343
TREASURER: 1 “
Hodges 174 196 15 55 22 27 488
Vogler 80 69 10 10 10 11 190
Frazelle 76 63 5 7 12 6 169
COMMISSIONER OF LABOR:
Sherrill 133 95 10 39 14 17 308
Shuford 179 224 22 31 30 28 514
SOLICITOR: " 1
Graham 228 245 25 36 42 41 617
White L 226 201 110 79 55 30 691
Cohoon 25 16 6 7 5 7 66
DISTRICT SENATOR:
Winslow 285 307 69 98 79 50 888
Halstead 192 155 37 51 45 39 519
Vann ,108 169 14 37 20 23 371
REPRESENTATIVE: •
McMullan 348 398 79 75 62 61 1023
Perry —w_i 105 55 39 37 ' 33 8 277
Shirley Noms New
Editor Os Spotlight
Staff For 1948-49 Elect
ed at Meeting Held
Last Week
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The Junior Class' of Edenton High
School elected “The "Spotlight” staff
for the 1948-49 school term at a
meeting held Friday morning, May
22.
Shirley Norris was elected editor
in-chief and Charlotte Leary was
chosen co-editor. Other members of
the staff are: Bobby Edwards, art
editor; Jane Gray, fashion reporter;
John Harney, business manager; Re
becca Swanner, circulation manager;
Calvin Mills,, staff photographer;
Jack Habit, exchange editor; Mar
garet Ann Mansfield apd Rhett Mil
ler, Jr., sports reporters; Carolyn
Swindell and Aubrey Harrell, joke
editors and Miss Mary W. Morris,
faculty adviser.
More Boys Enroll For
Legion Junior Teams
Coach Nick George Asks
For Cooperation of ’
Parents
Nick George, coach of the local
Legion\ junior baseball team, reports
that 40 boys have now enrolled for
the season, 'from vfhom 15 will foe
selected for the first team. However,
Mr. George plans to use every boy
who reports in thqj he will divide
the 'remaining players on various
teams who will compose a league.
These boys will be taught the
fundamentals of the national pas
time and it is expected keen com
petition will develop not only-for
berths on-the first team, but among
[the various teams in the league.
| Mr. George says - he needs tjhe co "
[operation of parents in ith&t they al
low the boys time to practice as -well
as play games after the teams are
(selected. All equipment will be pro
j vided for tlife 1
Coach George expects to receive
the Legion Junior schedule to be re
Edtenton, Chowan Cotinty, North Carolina, Thursday, June 1948.
vets Honor Dead
On Memorial Day
Band Leads VFW and
Legion Groups to
Cemetery
Between showers Sunday after
noon members of the William H.
Coffleld, Jr., Post of Veterans of
Foreign Wars, together with a group
of members of Ed Bond Post of the
American Legion celebrated Memorial
Day. Headed by* the up and coming
Edenton High School Band, directed
by Ben Stevenson, the two groups of
war veterans, together with their
colors, marched from the Court House
green to Beaver Hill Cemetery, where
four wreaths were placed on the
gray of Muriel Hurdle, a veteran
who lost his life overseas and was
returned for final interment.
. Four beautiful wreaths were plac
, ed on the grave, red, white, blue and
green, each of which was symbolic
of the lives of departed comrades.
Despite the threatening weather,
1 a goodly number of people gathered
at the cemetery for the exercises,
which were concluded with an ap
i proprdate prayer by the Rev. R. N.
i Carroll.
After the exercises the VFW group
marched back to the Court House
I green, where they were dismissed by
Henry G. Quinn, commander of the
Post. .
Damage Caused By
Heavy Rain Monday
Edenton and Chowan County was
the target for a heavy downpour of
rain Monday afternoon and night, and
as a result considerable damage was
caused to some growing crops. In
Edenton ‘ several sections were flood
ed due to more rain falling than
could be carried away by the storm
sewers and ditches-
George Lane Held For
Superior Court Term
Judge Marvin Wilson in a session
of Recorder’s Court Tuesday, morning
found probable cause and, therefore,
held George Lane for trial in the
September term of Chowan Superior
Court. Lane ie charged with assault
and attempting to rape a 12-year-eld
colored girl.
Lane hej been released on bond.
| FIRST DISTRICT’S NEW SENATORS |
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As the result of Saturday’s primary election, the First Sena
torial District will have two new Senators. J. Emmett Winslow of
Hertford led the ticket with over 7,000 votes, followed by W. I. Hal
stead of South Mills with over 6,000 and J. N. Vann of Ahoskie in
third place with a little over 5,000 votes.
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In a l ' Sweeping victory over
Eugene (Shorty) Perry, Chowan
County voters elected J. H. Mc-
Mullan as Representative in the
General Assembly. He succeeds
< John W. Graham, who resigned
when he was appointed solicitor
by Governor R. Gregg Cherry.
Gl Classes Are Now
Making Progress
Four New Veteran Stu
; dents Enrolled Last
r Week :
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c According to John A. Holmes,
’ superintendent of schools, the classes !
! for G. I.’s which are being subsidiz- ;
! ed by government funds, are making
- good progress. This week four new
1 veteran students enrolled to take ad- '
! vantage of benefits available.
Mr. Holmes made clear that while
‘ it would be advantageous for new
| enrollees to register as soon as pos
: sible this week, yet qualified veterans
can enroll at any time during the
j school year. The classes which are
1 accelerated, are being conducted
’ throughout the year in order that the
' vets will be able to finish as quickly
‘ as possible.
The classes will lead to either a
1 grammar school or high school
! diploma, according to the section in
’ which the student participates. Mrs.
‘ Charles Russell is in charge of the
grammar school division and the
high school subjects are being taught
by Peter A. Carlton and Mr. and
r Mrs. W. L. Freeman.
; Evening Services Off
i At Methodist Church
i Beginning next Sunday, evening 1
■ services at the Edenton Methodist
1 Church will be abandoned during the
> months of June, July and August, i
The regular Sunday mornihg Service
will be held as usual, as well as ]
Church School Sunday morning
I at 9:45 o’clock.
. SONNY STILLMAN GRADUATES .
. AT PORTER MILITARY ACADEMY
, Ernest Stillnian, Jn,, son of Mr,' and ‘
> Mrs. A. E. 'Stillman, was a member of
■ the senior class ait Porter Military '!
; Academy at Charleston, 3. C., and he
I graduated this weak. Mr. Stillman <
attended the graduation exercises and ;
returned with his son Tuesday night. ■
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|_Due Warning j
Fire Chief R. K. Hall com
plained again this week relative
to drivers of automobiles. He
stated that due to - automobiles
continuing traveling in the street,
the fire truck was held up in ar
riving at last Friday evening’s
fire at the Evans Lumber Mill.
Mr. Hall again calls attention
to tRe law which requires motor
ists to drive to the curb when
the fire truck is answering a call
and that in order to carry out
ithe law and possibly save some
lives, arrests will hereafter be
made for violation of this, im
portant regulation.
Sale Os Poppies In
Edenton Nets $238
Mrs. D. M. Reaves Ap
preciates 1 Help In Mak
ing Sale a Success
Mrs. D. M. Reaves, chairman of
the American Legion’s Poppy Day,
reported this week that sales on Sat
urday amounted to $238. Barbara
Leary won first prize for the largest
sales among the Girl Scouts, while
Legion Owens and Juanita Alexander
tied for second prize honors. Among
the boys Gene Saunders won first
prize.
Mrs. Reaves, and other members
of the Legion Auxiliary, are very
appreciative for the success of the
sale and desire to express their
thanks to the public for so generous
ly buying poppies. Mrs. Reaves is
especially appreciative for the splen
did work of the Girl Scouts who were
on the job bright and early selling
poppies. She also wishes to publicly
thank William P. Jones and Edmund
for the use of guns, flags and
other items used in the window dis
play at Preston’s and to Mrs. Pres
ton for the use of her show window.
“Poppy Day was a grand success,”
said Mrs. Reaves, “and we want to
thank all who had a part in any
way.”
Rain Halts Opening
Os Albemarle League
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Diamond Virtual Lake
Monday; First Game
' Wednesday
Due to a heavy downpour of rain
Monday and Monday night, the Eden
ton Colonials were prevented from
opening the Albemarle League base
ball season, when they were schedul
ed to meet Plymouth on Hicks Field.
The second game, Tuesday night,
scheduled to be played in Plymouth,
was also called off due to wet grounds.
The two teams were scheduled to
play the Edenton rained-out game
Wednesday afternoon on Hicks Field,
with the Colonials going to Hertford
Wednesday night.
Hertford is scheduled to meet the
Cblonials on Hicks Field tonight
(Thursday), while Friday they go to
Elizabeth City and play a return
game with the Senators in Edenton
Saturday night.
'BAPTIST GROUP MEETS MONDAY
The Wonman’s Missionary Society
of the Edenton Baptist Church will
meek Monday afternoon, June 7, at
th* church., .
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, $2.00 Per Year^
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Up Drive In Crusade
For Needyjhildren
Chowan County Asked
To Meet Quota of
$1,416
I BEGINS JUNE 14
Mrs. Nathan Dail Ably
Presents Matter For
Woman’s Club
Edenton’s Junior Woman’s Club
on Tuesday night presented the
“Crusade For Children” *to a group
of representative citizens in the
Court House, the purpose being to'
head up a campaign and elect a
chairman for the drive. Mrs. R. N.
Hines stated the purpose of the
meeting and then called ■ upon Mrs.
Nathan Dail to present the matter.
Mrs. Dail briefly told of condi
tions in Europe and Asia and the
plight of some 230,000,000 children
who are victims of the recent war,
who are suffering due to no fault of
their own. One out of every 10, she
said, have no fathers or mothers and
are obliged to live in caves, boxes or
anywhere they can find shelter.
“We must be Concerned,” said Mrs.
Dail, “in order to help preserve peace
and give these unfortunate children
a decent chance to live.”
Mrs. Dail very ably explained the
purpose and plan of the drivej which
she said dovetails into the Marshall
Plan, except that this drive provides
for immediate relief for these poor
starving, sick and suffering children.
At the conclusion of Mrs.. Dail’s
remarks Frank Holmes was nominat
ed as chairman of the drive in Chow
an County and was elected without
any opposition. At the outset of the
State drive it was hoped to have the
State Junior Chamber of’ Commerce
sponsor the campaign, but it was de
cided the program was too extensive,
but the Junior Chamber of Commerce
groups were requested to support the
movement wherever they are located.
The local organization agreed to lend
its support locally, so that Mr. Holmes
as president, was selected to head up
Chowan’s efforts.
On Wednesday morning Mr. Holmes
announced the following appoint
ments: Treasurer, John Kramer; pub
licity chairmen, J. Edwin BufTlap and
Bill Cozart, together with the follow
ing members: \ Mrs. Myda Price, Mrs.
Hector Lupton, Peter Carlton, Jimmy
Earnhardt; temporary finance chair
man, Mrs. W. D. Pruden, together
with Mrs. John Graham, Mrs. John
White, Mrs. Jack Mooney, Mrs. Guy
Hobbs, Mrs. Clyde Hollowell, Nick
George, the Rev. W. L. Freeman,
Boyd Harless, Watson Bell, Mayor
Leroy Haskett, Edward Wozelka, Dr.
R. H. Vaughan, Mrs. C. P. Wales, Sr.,
Mrs. Nathan Dail, Miss Rebecca Col
well, We'st Leary, James E. Wood,
Kenneth Israel, Mrs. Charles Wales,
Jr., Mrs. M. F. Bond, Jr., Mrs. E. K.
White and Henry Quinn.
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Edenton A&P Store
Closed Last Week
Edenton people were rather sur
prised Wednesday of last week when
the A&P store closed its doors. The
concern has been in operation ih
Edenton for over 20 years.
The store on the corner of Broad
and King streets has been leased-by
Haywood Phthisic, who will ■ operate
1 a meat market and grocery store.
Judge Richard Dixon
Rotary Club Speaker
Judge Richard D. Dixon, jvho re
cently returned from Germany, where
he served as judge in the trials of
Nazi war criminals, was the speaker
at last week’s Rotary meeting. Mr.
Dixon stated that through the news
papers and radio, the Rotarians were
‘ no doubt well acquainted with the
trials. He, therefore, chose to answer
questions asked of more up-to-the
minute conditions in Germany.
Quite a few questions were asked
by the Rotarians, all of which were
very interestingly and satisfactorily
answered by Mr. Dixon.
’ Edenton Band Plays
Two Days In Suffolk
That the Edenton High School
i Band is making phenomenal progress
; under the direction of Ben Stevenson
, is reflected in the fact that the band
i played two engagements In Suffolk
Friday and Saturday. The band
furnished' music at a rodeo perfor
mance on both days and reports are
to ths , effect that a considerable
amount of very favorable comment
: wma heard.
The local outfit, not yet westing
uniforms,- were All dressed in White.