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Williamston Girl Wins As
Albemarle’s Beauty Queen
Over 13 Other Contestants
First Affair of Kind In
Edenton Very Well
Received
- LARGE~CROWD
Polio Outbreak Reduces
Number of Swimmers
Taking Part
Eclenton’s first water carnival and
beauty contest, held Saturday night
at the Edenton Naval Air Station
pool, was a decided success from
every angle, the affair being thor
oughly enjoyed by a crowd estimated
at far over 500, and from whom many
very favorable comments were heard
regarding the entire program.
The lion’s share of the credit for
the outstanding event goes to Lloyd
Griffin, Jr., life guard at the pool, who
; worked like a Trojan, the work being
doubly hard due to the event being
the first one staged. It is the hope to
make the water carnival and bathing
beauty contest an annual affair, and
apparently most of those who were
present are very muck in favor of the
idea.
The water carnival was staged first
and included free style, breast stroke,
back stroke aftd relay races, which
was interspersed with a number of
clown acts and thrilling diving per
formances, climaxed by a water bal
let planned by Mr. Griffia, which in
cluded Ann Patterson, Marietta Perry,
Kitty Campen, Betsy Dupcan, Dottie
Jones, Rubber Dobson, W. 0, Speight,
Francis Hicks, Burton Harrison and
Webb Griffin.
Duo to the polio outbreak in other
parts Os the State, some of the
swimming teams cancelled participa
tion in the events, including the Uni
versity qf North Carolina girls’ team.
The Kinston and Tarboro teams, how
ever, were on hand in full force and
provided''enough contestants to com
plete tlfe'f&irprbgram. 1
The Tarboro team won the 50-
meter free style event, with Fountain
winning the first heat in 20 seconds
and Bond of Tarboro winning the sec
ond heat in 31.5 seconds.
Howard of Tarboro won the 50-
meter breast stroke in 34.5 seconds.
The 50-meter women’s free style
match was won by Moore of Tarboro,
her time being 37 seconds. Bridgford
and Harney, Edenton entries, came in
second and third respectively.
Godfrey of Tarboro won the 50-
meter back stroke, his time being
37.8 seconds.
Higk board diving honors went to
Boykins of Tarboro and Bennett and
Potter of Kinston, while low board
diving' honors went to Hudson of Tar
boro, Baker and Stanley.
David Hervey of the Hervey Foun
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Two Edenton Boys
Sound Taps Sunday
At Creswell Funeral
Francis Hicks, Jr., and W. 0.
Speight, members of the Edenton
High School Band, were dispatched
to Cresweli Sunday afternoon by
Kermit Layton, commander of Ed
Bond Post of the American Legion,
to blow taps at a funeral held there.
The two boys .were scheduled to
take part with J. B. Harrison, Jr.,
and Carl Copeland at the funeral of
W. I. Cozzens, Jr., but were sent to
Creswell instead, when Mr. Layton
received a request to send two buglers
to participate at a fuperal.
CHOIMN COUNTY KNDS )ljtl7l GHBX
TO MD M INFANTILE PARALYSIS EPIDEMIC;
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All Chapters In State Requested to Make Initial
Contribution of Half ofßalance on Hand
As Os June 30 For Emergency T
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Da» to the
oSiLr unti r Bu toi
' quarters of .the National Foundation
for Paralysis has approved
the formation of the “North Carolina
Epidemic Fund Committee.”
The committee is charged with
responsibility for receiving funds and
for distributing such funds to Chap
ters needing financial assistance in
carrying on the medical care pro-
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THE CHOWAN HERALD,
Installed President
, Edenton Lions Club
Other Officers For Year
Also Installed at Mon
i day’s Meeting
1 Officers for the Edenton Lions Club
' were installed at the club’s meeting
Monday night, with W. W. Byrum in
stalling the new president, Dr. Mar
tin Wisely, who succeeds West Leary.
William S. Privott inducted the other '
officers.
Besides President Wisely, the fol- ,
lowing were installed to serve for the .
ensuing year:
First vice president, J. R. Byrum; j
second vice president, Jesse Harrell;
third vice president, John L. Goodwin;
tail twister, N. J. George; Lion tamer,
Bruce Jones; chorister, A. P. Hassell; '
pianist, Earl Harrell; secretary-treas- '
urer, W. J. Ttylor; directors for one J
year, Geddes B. Potter and Earl Har- ’
; rell; directors for two years, Herbert '
Hollowell and George C. Hoskins. ’
Committees who will serve under
the first vice president are:
Program Committee —M. A. Hugos, 1
chairman, for the first three months; '
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Trio Os Edenton Boy
Scouts Tapped For
Order Os The Arrow
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John Wal’d, John Good- '
win and Mack Frivott
Given Honor
Three Edenton Boy Scouts were <
signally honored Saturday night at ,
an Indian Council fire held at Camp ]
Darden, where a group of local $
Scouts spent last week. 1
The ceremony was tapping for 1
membership in the Order of the (
Arrow and included John Ward, John .j
Goodwin and Mack Privott, members i
of Troop No. 166. i
The Order of the Arrow is the j
highest honor offered in camp Scout
ing and is national in scope.
Members Os Former
Band .Asked To Meet 1
Next Tuesday Night
I
Members of the old Edenton High |
School band, proudly referred to in
its prime as “The Pride of Edenton”, .
are Requested to • meet at the band .
1 room on East Queen Street Tuesday
night at 8 o’clock. The purpose of
I this meeting is to devise plans for
the annual reunion and get-together
’ scheduled to be held Friday, July 23.
C. L. McCullers, director of the
' famous band, will come to ' Edenton :
: for the occasion, and local members
are anxious to have all preparations
completed upon his arrival. For that
reason all members are urged to at
-1 tend the meeting Tuesday night.
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of its balance as of June 30. Thasei
funds will' be audited by a certified '
public, accountant every 90 days and
detached report made to the various
chapters as well as to national head
quartets.
Chowan County’s Chapter has com
plied with the request and on Tues
day .Henry Gardner, treasurer, sent
a check for <1,669.71. The bank J
balance of the Chowan Chapter was
tO OOQ ill
j. The North Carolina Epidemic Fund
Committed i# composed of Paul But
ter, Moore County; Rex Edison, Gas
| ion County and Bari Franklin, Burke
1 County. ■ •'s' :
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina.. Thursday, July 15,1948.
Town Council Asked
To Appropriate $1350
For Sport Os Band
Delegation From PTA
At Meeting Tuesday
Night
PROSPECT BRIGHT
Definite Answer When
New Budget Is Con
sidered
At a meeting of Town Council held
Tuesday night, a delegation represent
ing the Parent-Teacher Association
asked the Councilmen to appropriate
$1,350 as half of Director Ben Stev
enson’s salary. John Holmes was
principal spokesman for the delega
tion, with Mrs. L. A. Patterson also
putting in a few timely remaks in be
half of the appropriation sought.
Mr. Holmes during his remarks
stated that the band now has over
$4,000 worth of instruments and
pointed out that the PTA was suc
cessful in raising funds with which to
start the band. He stated that Direc
tor Stevenson is paid $225 per month
on a yearly basis and that if the sal
ary is guaranteed, the PTA can some
how finance other expenses of the
band.
Mrs. Patterson explained that some
of the other expenses of the band in
clude uniforms, music, rent for the
band hall, repairing instruments, as
well as other incidental items. She
said the county appropriated $1,350
and pleaded for a like amount from
the town.
Both Mr. Holmes and Mrs. Patter
son, as well as members of Town
Council, were high in praise of the
success already shown by Mr. Steven
son and members of the band, point
ing out that the band is an outstand
ing asset to the Town and County.
The Councilmen were not prepared
to consider the new budget, so that
no definite commitment was made,
but it was the opinion that the Town
will match the county’s appropria
tion.
During the meeting, which was cut
short due to the crucial baseball game
between Edenton and Colerain, an or
dinance was passed making it unlaw
ful to moor or dock any boat, vessel,
barge or other water craft at the
county dock or use facilities of said
dock for a period of more than ten
consecutive days for any purpose ex
cept in cases of extreme emergency.
Any violation of this ordinance shall
b.e considered a misdemeanor and the
guilty parties upon conviction shall
be fined SSO or imprisonment not more
than 30 days for each offense in the
discetion of the court. The ordinance
is subject to Federal laws and regula
tions with respect to navigation and
is in effect as of Tuesday night when
it was adopted.
Judge Richard Dixon
Speaker Tonight For
B & P Women’s Club
Meeting Will Be Held In
School Library atl3
O’clock .
Judge Richard D. Dixon is schedul
ed to be the principal speaker at a
meeting of the Edenton Business
and Professional Women’s Club to be
held tonight (Thursday) in the Eden
ton High School library. Judge Dix
on, who recently returned from Ger
many, where he officiated at the
Nurenburg trials of Nazi war crim
inals, will relate some of his' exper
iences in Germaify, so that every
member of the club is urged to be
on hand to enjoy an outstanding
program.
Business of the club will be trans
acted prior to Judge Dixon’s address,
with the meeting scheduled to begin
at 8 o’clock.
Country Club Plans
Bingo Party Tonight
- fJdenton’s Country Club will spon
sor a bingo party tonight (Thursday)
at 8 o’clock, which will be held in con
nection with a very important busi
ness meeting. The meeting will be
gin promptly at 8 o’clock', with'play
ing of bingo scheduled to begin at
8:30. The affair will be held in the
club house at the Edenton Naval Air
Station.
Each member of the club is re
quested to be present and bring one
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Edenton’s Colonials
Are Now Occupying
Top Place in League
Jordan, In Top Form,
Blanks Colerain 5-0
Tuesday Night
STANDING OF CLUBS
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Edenton _ 23 15 .605
Colerain 22 16 .578
Windsor 22 16 .578
Plymouth l9 19 .500
Hertford 16 22 .421
Elizabeth City 12 26 .315
Playing before one of the largest
crowds on Hicks Field this season, the
Edenton Colonials on Tuesday night
defeated Colerain 5-0 in a splendidly
played game 5-0, thereby gaining the
lead by one full game in the tight
Albemarle League race. The game
was one of the best played thus far,
with the Colonials playing errorless
ball and the visitors charged with
only one miscue.
Lester Jordan, on the mound for
Edenton, was in rare form, pitching a
shut-out game and allowing the visi
tors only four scattered hits, three of
which were made by Fairless. Fowler
•was the only other Colerain batter to
connect safely with the offerings of
Jordan. Not a single Colerain player
advanced any further than second
base.
While Jordan’s teammates were
giving him gilt-edged support, they
also took a liking to the pitching of
Dowdy, on the mound for Colerain,
collecting 11 safe bingles, one of
which was a home run clout by Bo
honko, which accounted for the Co
lonials’ initial run in the first inning.
The Colonials added another run in
the second inning and in a big . sixth
inning marked up three more count
ers.
Edenton 4, Colerain 1
On Monday night in Colerain the
Colonials won from the Trappers 4-1,
thus causing a tie for the league
leadership with the Colerain team.
Webb and Johnson were the opposing
pitchers, with the former giving up
nine hits and the Colonials going one
better ofe'Johnsun.
The Colonials started early by scor
ing two runs in the first inning, add
ing one more run in each of the fifth
and eighth inning. Hoch, Leary,
Pratt, Wheeler and Fulghum each
were credited with two hits during
the game, which was a thriller from
start to finish.
Edenton 6, Elizabeth City 3
Saturday night in Elizabeth City,
Joe Wheeler slammed out a home run
with the bases loaded, which enabled
the Colonials to defeat the* Elizabeth
City Senators 6-3. Herman, for Eden
ton and Arnold for the Senators, were
in fine form and pitched on even
terms, both allowing seven hits. The
Colonials secured only two hits in the
first six innings, and indications were
that Arnold would turn in a victory.
However, in the seventh the Co
lonials went on a rampage to score
five runs. Fulghum and Parker led
off the inning with singles and ad
vanced on Byrum’s sacrifice. After
Murphy grounded out, Pratt was pur
posely walked to fill the bases. Fulg
hum scored on Herman’s scratch hit
and it was then that Joe Wheeler’s
mighty wallop sent the hall over the
fence to fie up the ball game.
Edenton 15, Elizabeth City 9
In Elizabeth City Friday night,
both the Colonials and Senators fat
tened their batting averages with the
Colonials chalking up 17 hits, while
the Senators made 16.
Both teams scored two runs in the
first inning, with the Senators taking
a five run lead in the second. How
ever, the Colonials waged a determin
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Boy Scouts Return
From Camp Darden
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15 Youngsters Enjoyed
Week Spent Camping
In Virginia
Fifteen happy and husky looking
Boy Scouts, together with Scout
master C. W. Overman, retarded
home Sunday afternoon after spend
ing a week at Camp Darden in Vir
ginia.
Numbered among the Scouts who
returned were: Rupert Williams,
John Waid, Jasper Holmes, Bobby
Whiteman, Douglas Spruill, Clifford
Overman, Rufus Smithson, Ernest
White, Gene Ward, John Goodwin,
Francis Hicks, Mack Privott, Richard
Hines, Billy Gardner and Billy Bond-
Hector Lupton, Jr., and Charles
Overman, two Edenton Scouts, are
employed at CAmp Darden as
stewards and remained in camp.
George Thompson Secured
As New Athletic Director
At Edenton High School
Manufacturer Os
Toothpaste Degins
Operations At Dase
Colonel W. B. Rosevear
Sets Up Plant at For
mer Post Office
MAKING~“OLAG”
Col. and Mrs. Rosevear
Now Living In Reno
vated Elliott Home
According to J. W. Davis, chairman
of the Industrial Development Com
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce,
a new small, but enterprising manu
facturer of toothpaste will begin lo
cal operations this month. The com
pany which bears the trade name of
Toothsex Company, is headed up by
Colonel W. B. Rosevear, recently of
the United States Army. The chief
and only product manufactured is a
revolutionary type toothpaste which
bears the name of “Olag,” and is be
ing manufactured in the recently ac
quired post office building at the
Edenton Naval Air Station.
Colonel Rosevear stated that the
distinguishing feature of the tooth
paste product was its oil base, and
the fact that it leaves no residue. It
also can be rinsed out quickly and
thoroughly from the mouth, unlike
many other types of dentrifices. Col.
Rosevear also stated that the public
can know what it is using because
all the ingredients are listed on the
tube.
Col. Rosevear’s product'is already
in distribution over the western part
of North Carolina and somewhat in
the eastern part. It is also distri
buted in Virginia. Since the estab
lishment of his residence in Edenton,
however, Col. Rosevear stated that
already many drug stores are carry
ing “Olag” in this area.
Mr. Rosevear is married to the
former Gertrude Shepard and they
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First Watermelon Boats
Now In Edenton Harbor
Up to Wednesday, morning six
boats were docked in the Edenton
harbor ready to carry away a por
tion of Chowan County’s watermelon
crop. The first boat to arrive was the
H. F. Rogers of Crisfield, Md., dock
ing late last week.
Watermelons are just beginning to
ripen locally, so that the crop is ex
pected to begin to move within a few
days.
Both the Town and County officials
notified Emmett Wiggins to clear the
dock of his boats and the Navy LCI,
which is being dismantled, in order
to provide docking space for the
watermelon boats as they arrive.
CHOWAN COUNTY’S TAX RATE FOR 1948-49
FINALLY SET AT $1.27 BY COMMISSIONERS
Increase of 17 Points Over Last Year’s Rate Is
Caused Principally By Interest on $400,000
Bonds Recently Sold
Meeting Wednesday of last week 1
instead of the first Monday due to the :
Fourth of July holiday, the Chowan
County Commissioners devoted prac- .
tically the entire day to consideration ,
of the 1948-49 budget and when ex- .
penditures were tabulated arid all j
sources of revenue calculated, with
the help of County Accountant E. W. '
Spires, it was learned that a tax rate
of $1.27 per «.$ 100 property valuation 1
will be necessary to make both ends ‘
meet. The Herald made a correct ■
guess in a brief story inserted on the
front page as the paper went to press
shortly after noon last week.
The rate represents an increase of
17 cents over last year’s rate of $4-10,
which was caused for the most part
i due to 14 cents of the rate necessary
to meet the interest on the $400,000
bond issue for school improvements.
> The remaining three cents was due to
i increased cost of operating the county
i government. ,■
In making up the budget $66,000
$2.00 Per Year.
Resigns as Head Coach
Os Three Sports at
Winston-Salem
( RECOMMENDED
1 John A. Holmes Still In
» Search For Four
Teachers
John A. Holmes, superintendent of
Edenton schools, announced Tuesday
morning that George Thompson of
Raleigh has been employed as teach
> er of physical education and director
of athletics in the Edenton High
School. Mr. Thompson comes highly
recommended for this work.
Henry House, assistant professor
of physical education at the Univer
sity of North Carolina, says, “Dr.
Cornwell thinks, and I agree with
him, that Mr. Thompson is one of
the best men we have turned out. He
is a scholar, gentleman and an
athlete, a combination hard to find."
Mr. Thompson was graduated from
the Needham Broughton High
School in Raleigh and has his A.B.
and M.A. degrees from the University
of North Carolina. His major was
physical education.
Mr. Thompson lettered in football,
basketball and baseball in high
school. He played two years Ameri
can Legion baseball. He played
varsity baseball at the University of
North Carolina for two years.
He coached basketball and base
ball, conducted spring football prac
tice and acted as boys’ advisor at
the Methodist Orphanage, Raleigh,
after his discharge from service and
prior to entering the University of
North Carolina.
He coached basketball at Chapel
Hill High School and taught physical
education classes and assisted in foot
ball in 1946.
He was assistant in football and
basketball, head baseball coach, and
physical education director at the
R. J. Reynolds High School in Win
ston-Salem in 1947-48. He has been
offered the position as head coach
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The Betty Shoppe Is
Now Air-Conditioned
First Store In Edenton
To Install Modern
Equipment
Edenton’s first and only store to
be equipped with summer air-con
ditioned facilities is The Betty
Shoppe, Miss Sadie Day, manager,
reporting that the equipment was put
in operation Friday by R. S. Jordan
of Elizabeth City.
Miss Day is very well pleased with
! the modern improvement and invites
, her customers and friends to visit
■ the store and enjoy shopping in
• complete comfort.
was appropriated for bonds, which
required a rate of 61 cents as com
pared with 49 cents last year. For
the general county fund $67,551 was
appropriated with $53,411 anticipated
from sources other than ad valorem
taxation, leaving $14,140, which re
quires a rate of 15 cents.
For operation of the schools $48,-
601.16 was appropriated, of which
amount $13,557.13 is anticipated from
fines, forfeitures and penalties, in
tangible taxes, dog taxes, poll taxes
and an unexpended balance of $2,000
in the Edenton school fund and S6OO
in the county school fund. The bal
ance is $35,044.03, which requires a
rate of 39 cents. For operation of
social Security, $11,187 was appropri
ated, requiring a rate of 12 cents.
Last year’s rate of sl.lO was made
up of 49 cents for bonds, 20 cents for
the general county fund, 80 cents for
schools and 11 cents ft>r social se
curity. *