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Volume XV. —Number 35.
Eden ton’s Colonials Hold
Edge In Semi-Final Series
For League Championship
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Locals Pick Hertford In
dians In First Lap
Os Race
pennant” FLYING
Joe Wheeler Wins Most
Popular Colonial Play
er Award
Edenton’s Colonials in the Albe
marle League split with Windsor in
the final two games of the regular
season, losing to the Rebels Wednes
day night ,of last week on Hicks Field
and then winning the return game in
Windsor Friday night. They handily
won the league pennant with 46 vic
tories and 24 defeats, standing out
ahead of Colerain seven full games.
Windsor was in third position and
Hertford’s Indians won their final
game with Colerain, which placed
them in the play-offs by putting them
one game ahead of Plymouth.
The Colonials, according to league
rules, had their choice in selecting the
opponent in the semi-final series, and
chose Hertford, with Colerain and
Windsor fighting it out to determine
which of the two teams will play in
the final series for the league cham
pionship.
' It was the third successive year the
Colonials won the league pennant and
appropriate ceremonies were held at
Hicks Field Saturday night prior to
the first play-off game with Hertford.
-Led by Manager Gashouse Parker,
.she Colonials marched from their dug
‘out to the left field fence, where
Parker handed the pennant flag to
Marvin Wilson, president of the Co
lonials, who raised it on the flag pole
Setween the two light poles. Graham
yrunt; president last year, was also
with Wilson when the Colonials ar
rived.
Prior to the start of the game,
President Wilson announced that Joe
Wheeler had been voted the most
popular member of the Colonial squad
in a voting contest among fans which
has been in progress {luring the sea
son. He was awarded a beautiful
wrist watch by Forehand Jewelers.
Mr. Wilson also announced that Cam
pen’s Jewelers will present each Co
lonial with a gold baseball. John F.
White also offered $lO for the first
home run hit during the game 'be
tween the two poles in left field 'by
either team, but none materialized.
The Colonials held a 2-1 advantage
in the semi-finals as of Wednesday.
The Hertford Indians won the first
game Saturday night 4-0, but in Hert
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Coach Thompson Starts
Practice For Football
George L.. Thompson, new coach
who succeeds Tex Lindsay at the
Edenton High School, began football
practice this week, though the ses
sions were confined to limbering up
exercises and blackboard instruction.
Os course, the new coach is unajble
at this early date to make any state
ment about the strength' of this
year’s gridiron edition, but prospects
appear bright for a creditable team,
although the reserve material is not
so encouraging.
FENTON L UUtSON IS EMPIOYEO AS
SUPERVISING PMHPAL AT SCHOOL
Scheduled to Arrive In Edenton to Begin School
Duties on September 1; Comes to New Po
sition Highly Recommended
Fenton L. Larson of Greensboro
has been employed, as supervising
principal in the Edenton City School,
Superintendent John A. Holmes an
nounced Tuesday. Mr. Larson comes
to Edenton highly recommended. He
has been with the Greensboro City
Schools hs teacher and athletic coach,
principal of the elementary school,
principal qf the Junior high school
and superintendent of school opera
tions. His training and experience
qualifies him for the position in the
local school system.
Mr. Larson was graduated from
Asbury College with an A. B. degree
in 1933. He came to North Carolina
• and served as a school principal in
Sampson County for a period of three
years. ' He received his Master’s de
t gree from the University of North
Carolina in 1939.
As an undergraduate, he won
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Jaycees Will Stage
Waste Paper Drive
Sunday Afternoon
First Collection Netted
Truck and a Half
Os Paper
Frank Holmes, president of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce, wishes
to remind Edenton citizens that an
other waste paper collection will be
made by the organization next Sun
day afternoon. The collection of
paper will be made between 12 and 2
o’clock and anyone having paper to
contribute is asked to have it in the
front of their homes where it will be
easily accessible for the collectors.
In a previous collection a truck
and a half of paper was collected
and members of the. Jaycees are
hopeful that next Sunday’s collection
will be even greater.
Edenton Firemen
Fight Bertie Blaze
Burning: Gasoline Stor
age Tank Causes Fear
Os Explosion
In answer to a call for help Friday
night, one of the Edenton fire trucks,
together with a group of firemen,
rushed to Bertie, the small community
just this side of Cashie River at
Windsor, where one of three large
gasoline storage tanks became ignited
while transferring gasoline from a
large truck to the tank. The call
came around 11 o’clock and in 21
minutes the Edenton firemen were
at the scene of the fire.
Grave concern developed as the
tank emitted flames for fear of an
explosion in the thickly populated
section. No explosion occurred, how
ever. Upon reaching the scene,
Edenton firemen mounted the tank
and with the aid of chemicals the
blaze was gradually smothered.
The gasoline truck was badly
damaged and the driver was severely
burned.
Junior Woman’s Club
Will Hold First Fall
Meeting On Sept. 15
Due to the'Labor Day holiday and
vacation interferences, the first fall
meeting of the Junior Woman’s Club
has been postponed until Wednesday,
September 15. This meeting will be
held at the club house at the Naval
Air Station and it is hoped all mem
bers will attend.
Postponement of the meeting was
decided upon by officers of the club
due to the Labor Day holiday and
vacation interference.
and baseball. He is interested in all
forms of athletics and recreation.
Mr. Larson has been very active
in Parent-Teacher Association work
and in work with the North Carolina
Education Association. He has held
several offices in the local and district
unifs of these associations. He has
also been very active in Boy Scout
work and has served as clyurman of
Boy Scout Court of Honor, the Ad
vancement Committee and the Train
ing Committee. He has been active
in other civic organizations within
the community.
Mr. Larson has also been active
in church and religious work. He has
served on the official board .of his
church and taught a Sunday School
class. Superintendent Ben Smith of
the Greensboro City Schools says
that Edenton is very fortunate to se-
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, August 26,1948.
Thomas Ambrose
Shot With Gun By
Horace Henderson
Shooting Result of Ar
gument at Ice Cqld
Tuesday
Thomas Ambrose was blasted by a
shot gun in the hands of Horace Hen-
Iderson about 5:30 o’clock Tuesday
afternoon. The shooting occurred at
Ice Cold, across Johnson bridge, after
an altercation between Ambrose and
1 Henderson, which is said to have re
sulted in the latter being slapped by
the older man.
Ambrose was treated by Dr. L. P,
Williamfe. He was able to go home,
! even though he had many leaden pel
lets in his head, face and along the
front part of his body.
Sheriff J. A. Bunch saw Ambrose
being carried along King Street by
two companions and after ascertain
ing the facts, apprehended Henderson
' at his home within a few minutes.
The youth offered no resistance. He
was charged with felonious assault
with intent to kill with a deadly wea-'
pon. Out on bond, Henderson will ap
pear’before the August 31 session of
Recorder’s Court.
Former Pitcher For
Colonials is Arrested
For Field House Theft
Nathan Saxon Held For
Trial In Chowan Su
perior Court
Edenton police, aided by Walter
"■Sfrtnee of the FBI, are credited with
a Splendid piece of police work in con
nection with the robbery of Edenton
baseball players of $603 in cash and
five watches valued at approximately
S3OO. The loot was stolen from the
clothes of the Colonial players Tues
day night of last week and about
24 hours later Nathan DeKalk Saxon,
who pitched a few games for the Co
lonials earlier in the season, was
picked up in Raleigh, charged with
the theft.
Chief of Police Robert Pratt, Spence
and Dave Holton left for Raleigh
about midnight Wednesday and around
5:30 Thursday morning Saxon was
placed' in their custody by Raleigh
police. Saxon has been in the Cho
wan County jail since, and was given
a preliminary hearing before Judge
Marvin Wilson in Recorder's Court
Tuesday. He was held for trial in
Chowan Superior Court, with bond
fixed at $2,000, which had not been
secured when The Herald went to
press.
Saxon admitted committing the
crime, according to police, and say he
had planned the theft 10 days before,
coming to Edenton Monday night for
the purpose, but discovered that the
Colonials were playing at borne that
night. He spent the night at the
hotel and carried out the theft Tues
day night.
All of the stolen watches ware re
covered and when apprehended Saxon
had about S2OO on Ids person and had
a bus ticket to Rome, Ga.
Colonials Guests Os
Rotary Club Today
Token of Appreciation
For Splendid Sea
son’s Record
Members of the Edenton Baseball
Club, together with officials, will be
guests of the Rotary Club at the
regular meeting today (Thursday) in
the Parish House at 1 o’clock. „ Recog
nition of the splendid season’s record
was made at last week's meeting, af
ter which it was unanimously voted
to entertain the outfit in token of ap
preciation for the outstanding type of
sport provided this year.
Each player and. official will be in
troduced to the Rotarians and with
out doubt will be greeted by a round
of applause.
President Jim Wood urges every
Rotarian to be on hand to greet the
1948 baseball champions.
IN VETERANS HOSPITAL
Buck Wheeler, son of Mr. and Mrs.
D. W. Wheeler, entered the veterans
hospital at Phoebus, Va., last week
for examination.,
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Bonner Working
For Establishment
Post Office Route
Consideration Is Prom
ised By Postmaster
General
According to a letter received by
The Herald from Congressman Her
bert Bonner, he is very much interest
ed in the establishment of a highway
post office route from Norfolk to
Wilmington since the discontinuance
of passenger trains on the Norfolk
Southern and other railroads through
out Eastern North Carolina.
Congressman Bonner has discussed
the subject with mayors of several
towns, civic groups and individual
citizens. He recently submitted to
the Post Office Department petitions
and individual letters from numerous
localities throughout the area ad
dressed to the Postmaster General
pointing out the necessity of this
service and urging its establishment.
Mr. Bonner furnished The Herald
a copy of the letter he received from
Postmaster General J. M. Donaldson,
which may be of interest to Herald
'readers, and follows:
■ “Dear Congressman:
“I have your letter of August 7,
1948, advising that you have received
numerous letters from mayors, secre
taries of chambers of commerce and
others in Eastern North Carolina, con
cerning the possibility of establishing
highway post office service between
Norfolk,. Virginia, and Wilmington,
North Carolina.
“All of the government-owned ve
hicles that have become available are
presently in use. We have several
other vehicles on order and the Con
gress appropriated monies to purchase
highway post office vehicles during
.the current fiscal year. We are en
deavoring to secure additional ve
hicles as rapidly as manufacturers
can supply them. However, for the
present, we are not in a position to
expand the highway post office ser
vice.
“Field officials of the railway mail
service areimaking surveys of the en
tire country to determine the highway
post office needs, and I am sure that
the route proposed by you will not be
overlooked. The policy is to estab
lish highway post office service where
of most benefit to the postal service
until such time as we might be able
to place in operation routes wherever
needed and desired consistent with op
erating the railway mail' service effici
ently and economically.
“Although a definite statement can
not be made now, please be assured
that your interest in this matter will
have every consideration possible at
the earliest date practicable.”
Methodists Hold
Conference Sunday
Rev. J. Herbert Miller
Will Preach In School
Auditorium
At last Sunday morning’s Metho
dist service, the Rev. W. L. Freeman
announced that the fourth and final
quarterly conference for the confer
ence year will be held Sunday morn
ing, August 29. The meeting will be
held in the high school auditorium,
whemthe Rev. J. Herbert Miller, dis
trict superintendent, will preach.
Immediately after Mr. Miller’s ser
mon the quarterly conference will
convene, at which time all organiza
tions of the church will be expected
to present a report.
The Methodists are obliged to meet
in the auditorium due to extensive
repairs being made to the church
building. It was hoped these repairs
would be completed by the first of
September, but it will most likely be
two or three weeks longer before the
work is completed.
Weiner Roast Planned
For Cub Scout Group
Cub Scouts and their parents are
invited, and in fact urged, to attend
a weiner roast to be held in their
honor Thursday evening, September
2. The affair will be held at the Boy
Scout cabin on Broad Street, start
ing at 6:30 o’clock. All Cub Scouts
who were members during the last
year are invited.
Masonic Meeting Is
Called Off Tonight
Due to the present play-off series in
the Alhemarle Baseball League being
in progress and the keen interest in
the outcome of the Edenton Colonials,
. the meeting of Unanimity Lodge, No.
7, A. F. & A.‘M., has been called off'
tonight (Thursday) i This action was
taken at last week’s meeting of the
lodge.
Baptists Award Contract
To Construct Educational
Building Costing $70,000
two Sailors Held
For Breaking Into
Nurses’ Quarters
Pair Given Preliminary
Hearing Before Judge
Wilson Tuesday
Two sailors, Carlos Daniel Crowe
and James Mason Armstrong were
defendants in Recorder’s Court Tues
day in connection with breaking into
the nurses’ home at the Edenton Nav
al Air Station. Armstrong was
charged with entering the building
at night time, while Crowe was
charged with being an accessory after
the fact and reckless driving, when
he speeded his car in an effort to
evade Highway Patrolman C. E.
Briley when he and officer S. J.
West answered a telephone call from
Miss Frances Tillett, manager of the
hospital.
Judge Marvin Wilson bound over
the defendants for the next term of
Superior Court in September, but
Chief of Police R. L. Pratt reported
that they were turned over to Com- 1
mander Brinn at the Elizabeth City 1
station, to which they were attached.
The break-in occurred about 2:30
Sunday morning.
Revival Services At
Christian Church
Evangelist Will Be W. O.
Henderson of Faulk
ner, Alabama
Revival services are scheduled to
begin in the First Christian Church
on East Queen Street on Monday,
September 6. Services will be held
each night at 7:30 o’clock.
Evangelist W. O. Henderson of
Faulkner, Alabama, will preach dur
ing the series of meetings. Mr.
Henderson has the reputation of
being a powerful preacher and one
who can hold the attention of his
hearers, so that officials of the church
anticipate a very successful revival.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all services.
Jackson Radio Service
In New Quarters
Thomas Jackson, who for several
years operated the Jackson Radio
Service in the store of Hughes-Holton
Hardware Company, moved to a new
location in the J. N. Elliott building
on East Church Street, formerly oc
cupied by the Boaz Recapping Ser
vice.
Mr. Jackson has taken over the re
capping business and will carry on
his radio service in the same building.
He invites his friends and customers
to visit his new headquarters.
Mr. and Mrs. Boaz have left Eden
ton and will make their home in
Greensboro.
SCHOOLS IN EDENTON ADMINISTRATIVE
UNIT SCHEDULED TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 9
Miss Dorothy Anne Williams of Rocky River,
Ohio, Employed to Teach Piano Lessons
Which Completes Faculty
John A. Holmes, superintendent of
Edenton schools, announced this week
that schools in the Edenton adminis
trative unit will open Thursday,
September 9. His latest teachers
added to the faculty are Fenton L.
Larson, supervising principal, who
will succeed Miss Paulina Hassell,
veteran teacher who resigned at the
close of last years term.
Miss Dorothy Anne Williams of
Rocky River, Ohio, has been employ
ed to teach piano in the Edenton
Public Schools. Miss Williams was
graduated from the Oberlin Conser
vatory of Music of Oberlin College
with a Bachelor of Music degree in
1948. Her major was piano. She is
highly recommended by the authori
' ties at Oberlin College as a talented
musician who should make a perfect
ly splendid teacher.
Miss Williams has spent a part of
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Contract Awarded E. W.
Faucette, Boykins, Va.,
Contractor
32 CLASSROOMS
Two-Story Building Ex
pected to Be Complet
ed In Six Months
According to action taken Sunday,
the Edenton Baptist Church will add
a new educational building to the
present church plant,-a contract hav
ing been executed Tuesday with E.
W. Faucette, a contractor of Boykins,
Va., to erect the new structure.
According to the plans, the new
building will be two stories, 46x88
feet to be built adjoining the church
on the lot facing Granville and Eden
Streets. The addition will provide
33 rooms for Sunday School classes,
a modem kitchen, nurseries, choir
room, pastor’s study, Church office
and in fact just about all that is
necessary to have first class facilities
for operating a Church and Sunday
School and take care of other activ
ities in connection with church work.
The new addition will cost in the
neighborhood of $70,000 and the con
tractor intimated that work will be
started on the building before the
week is out. He expected to have
the project completed in five or six
months.
The Baptist congregation has for
some time sensed the need for expan
sion, especially in way of an educa
tional building, so that signing of
the contract is another step toward
the realization of a dream advanced
long ago by the most progressive
minded members of the congregation.
A drive for funds was conducted
some months ago, the result of which
gave impetus to the movement and
the culmination of the decision to
proceed with the expansion program.
Fletchers Return From
Blowing Rock Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. John Fletcher re
turned to their home at Bandon
Plantation Sunday after spending 10
days at Blowing Rock, where they
attended the annual invitational tea
of the North Carolina Society for the
Preservation of Antiquities, held at
the home of Mrs. 'Charles Cannon.
Mrs. Fletcher is vice president of the
society.
The Fletchers were joined at Blow
ing Rock by their son, Comdr. John
Stuart Fletcher, USN, who is on the
staff of the training command of the
Atlantic Fleet. He accompanied his
parents on their return home to Nor
folk, where he boarded the command
ship Albemarle.
Rev. George Bond
Speaker At Rotary
The Rev. George Bond, who is pas
tor of a Baptist church at Boone,
N. C., was the principal speaker at
the Rotary meeting last week, when
he spoke very interestingly on the
subject of “Attitudes.”
Mr. Bond was visiting his mother,
Mrs. E. W. Bond, and was invited to
speak to the Rotarians by John G.
Small, who was in charge of the pro
gram.
her life in Florida and in New Or
leans. She attended high school at
New Orleans and was graduated from
Metairie Park Country Day School
of that city.
Miss Williams will arrive in Eden
ton on Wednesday, September 8,
ready for the opening of school on
September 9. There is a limit to the
number of pupils she can teach. All
pupils desiring to take piano from
her should see Superintendent Holmes
at his offiqe between now and the
opening of school.
* Last year Mrs. L. L. Lewis and
Miss Julia Burton taught piano in
the Edenton Public Schools. Mrs.
Lewis had held this position since
1930. Miss Burton wag with the
school only one year. No arrange
ments have been made for piano "in
struction in the public schools except
those pupils taught by Miss Williams.