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Johnny Bohonko And Trot Leary Hitting Over .300 Leroy Sires of Hertford Leading Albemarle ; V League Batters I i According to figures released for 1 Albemarle League games played : through Tuesday of last week by Bill Cozart, league statistician, the Eden ton Colonials have two players hitting above the .300 mark. The two are Johnny Bohonko and Trot Leary. Bohonko’s mark is .338 in 35 games. He is credited with 136 times at bat, having 46 hits, making 35 runs, and batting in 20 runs. Os his 46 hits, 11 were two-baggers, and two home runs. Leary’s percentage was .324 for 18 games, in which he made 23 hits and scored 10 runs. He went to bat 71 times and batted in 19 runs. Os his 23 hits, five were two baggers and two three-baggers. Other Colonials batted as follows as per games through June 19: Parker, .294; Hoch, .273; Fulghum, .263; Andfewsh, .238; Murphy, .221; Wheeler, .206; Pavlish, .206; Phillips, .186; Messina, .177. Sires of Hertford led the league at batting with a percentage of .372. In 36 games, Sires went to bat 137 times, made 51 hits, scored 24 runs, and batted in 33 runs. His hits included 9 two-baggers and five home runs. Plentiful Foods Listed For August Fruits and Vegetables In Abundance, Says Home Agent Locally grown fruits and vegetables —especially tomatoes and early apples —will be plentiful on southern mar kets in August, the U. S. Department of Agriculture reported this week. Shoppers will find a greater variety of fresh .vegetables in August than in any other summer month, Miss Re becca Colwell, home demonstration agent for the State College Exten sion Service, explains, and quality should be at the season’s peak. Toma toes will be on the market from com mercial growing areas as well as from nearby farms ahd market gar dens. Early apples will be marketed from Carolina and Virginia, and in addition Miss Colwell said, August is also the peak month for harvesting California Gravensteins. The Graven stien is the only California apple found, generally throughout eastern markets. Other fruits listed as plentiful for August are peaches, pears, fresh plums, prunes, and cantaloups. Al- TAYLOR THEATRE EDENTON, N C. SHOWS CONTINUOUS EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY o Thursday and Friday, July 28-29 Esther Williams and Red Skelton in “NEPTUNE’S DAUGHTER” o Saturday, July 30— Tim Holt and Steve Brodie in “BROTHERS IN THE SADDLE” o Sunday, July 31— Arthur Franz and Jean Heather in “RED STALLION IN THE ROCKIES” Monday and Tuesday, August 1-2 A Picture Everyone Should See Robert Rockwell and Hanne Axman in “THE RED MENACE” o Wednesday, August 3 Double Feature Larry Parks in “GALLANT BLADE” Lloyd Bridges in “THE HIDEOUT’ Eden Theatre EDENTON, N. C. Friday Shows 7 and 9 P. M. Saturday Shows Continuous From 1:M P. M. Friday and Saturday, July 29-30 The Bowery Boys in “FIGHTING FOOLS” * . ; M though the peach crop is small this year in some of the southeastern states t other areas have good crops which will be ripe this month. Cabbage, lettuce, and onions will be the most plentiful fresh vegetables, and in the protein classification, shop pers will have a wide selection, with broilers, fryers, stewing hens, eggs, fresh and frozen fish, peanut butter, and dairy products all on the August plentiful'list. The dairy products in clude cheese, evaporated milk, butter, nonfat dry milk solids, and cottage cheese. Supplies of these, are heavy and prices are considerably below levels of a year ago, Miss Colwell stated. Having Fun Rewards 4-H’ers In National Recreation Program The 1949 National 4-H Recreation and Rural Arts program—a newcomer in the field of sponsored 4-H activi ties —is well launched in North Caro lina, according to the State Extension office, State College of Agriculture. Introduced only last year, the pro gram has already chalked up an un usually good record which includes training 7,150 junior and 4,390 adult 4-H Club leaders in recreation. In addition, 1,005 clubs in 44 states were awarded blue ribbons for outstanding performance; 350 counties won $25 each in cash toward buying recrea tional equipment; 21 states received SSO each for crafts premiums, while five boys and three girls were given educational trips to National 4-H Club Congress' in Chicago. A total of $25,280 will again be awarded in the same manner by Unit ed States Rubber company, sponsors of the program. Awards are based on well-rounded recreation activities de veloped and carried local 4-H ■ Clubs. The eight trips are provided for 4-H’ers who have excelled in re -1 creation leadership. Among the events designed for club y£rv’ v SPECIAL! Business Men’s LUNCH QOC»rpOD 50c SERVED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AIR CONDITIONED FOR YOUR COMFORT THE COLONY rr \ Across Street From Cupola House RAYMOND S. WALRAVEN Chowan County Budget for Fiscal Year 1949-1950 ADOPTED BY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS JULY 6, 1949 Appropriated For Anticipated From Sources Other Amount Requirements Than Ad Valorem Taxation Levied Rate Bonds $48,445.68 $48,445.68 8 .56 General County 72,439.00 $58,189.00 14,250.00 .15 Schools: County _518,186.09 Edenton 33,692.00 Social Security: Old Age Assistance $49,500.00 Aid to Dependent Children 14,400.00 Administration _______ 5,687.00 ■ $69,587.00 Less State and Federal Aid 56,843.00 Coilnty-wide Tax Rate Per SIOO.OO Valuation $9,500,000.00 51.27 REVENUE DERIVED FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN AD VALOREM TAXATION: * General County: Surplus ABC Store Earnings on Hand $26,000.00 Anticipated Earnings From ABC Store 32,189.00 ! $58,189.00 ' **Schools: Fines, Forfeitures and Penalties $ 6,500.00 , Intangible Tax 1,250.00 Poll Tax ((a) $1.50) 2,800.00 'J* ' Dog Tax 1,047.00 Unexpended Balance County School Fund. • 400.00 ' Unexpended Balance Edenton School Fund 400.00 $12,397.00 Prepared by E. W. SPIRES, County Accountant. - ■ * ————_ THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C. t THUHBDAY, JULY 28, 1949. groups are indoor and outdoor games; dances, festivals, tours and plays. For members there are numerous types of recreation such as leather, metal or wood craft; stage and set designing; sports and hobbies; singing or danc ing leader, and serving as a commit tee member. Warren Mallard of Trenton, an eight-year 4 H’er, was one of the 1948 i •trip winners. Counties winning the $25 cash award were: Jones, Wayne, Iredell, Cleveland, Guilford, Mecklen burg and Johnston. North Carolina also received SSO for crafts premiums. The entire program is conducted under the supervision of the Coopera tive Extension Service. Mouths Os 5,714 School Children Inspected In State During June The State Board of Health’s Divi sion of Oral Hygiene, which has to do with the mouth health of North 5,714 children last month, in 45 schools. Those who were found to be eligible to receive dental corrections numbered 2,955, with 357 of those making more than one visit. School dentists gave 6,190 silver ni trate treatments, extracted 2,741 teeth and cleaned the teeth of 2,464 pu pils. The total number of operations for the mouth was 14,299. Sales Os New Cars In State Increase Sales of new cars in North Carolina continued on the upgrade during June . when 6,638 were sold in the State as compared with 4,011 last year, the i Department of Motor Vehicles an nounced today. Truck sales declined with 1,647 sold ’ this June as compared with 1,760 [ last June. Chevrolet topped passenger car sales with 1,931. Plymouth was second i with 798; Ford, third, with 599; and Pontiac, fourth, with 537. Chevrolet also led in sales of trucks with 683. Ford was second with 270. The largest number of new cars were sold in Mecklenburg County— -586. Guilford was second with 408; Wake, third, with 316 and Forsyth a close fourth with 313. Ninety trucks were sold in Mecklenburg; 72 in For syth; and 71 in Guilford. June car sales brought totals for the year to 38,602 and truck sales brought the number for the year to 11,059. Vets’ Question Box Q —l am a World War II veteran and divorced. I have been receiving compensation for a service-connected disability. Will my child, now living with my brother, be paid in the event of my death? A—Payments may be made to the person who has custody of your child or otherwise entitled thereto. v Q —Arc a widower and children of a woman veteran entitled to pension at her death? A—Under present laws, a widower is r.ot entitled, but surviving child ren may be entitled to pension. Q —May the minor child of a female veteran be considered her dependent for the purpose of subsistence allow ance even though the father, also a veteran, is in receipt of subsistence allowance based on the wife and I SOMETHING NEW in BREAD I I BAMBY’S HONEY SCOTCH I I Crushed Wheat BREAD I .*** Wonderful honey-flavored bread. The whole wheat kernels mean dj/uk -.*%•... better nutrition and health. & A treat toasted. Look for I \ f be brown and red plaid % ' "V. wrapper. I L RALEIGH,' NOW AT \ OUR child? A—Ye3. The mother may claim the child as a dependent for the pur pose of subsistence allowance. Beer Taxes Pay More Into State Treasury June totaled $320,635.14 the State De partment of Revenue has reported. Total collections for the first six months of 1949 total $2,140,106.80. Half of the excise tax is distributed annually to counties and municipali ties which license beer sales. The tax totals do not include the SO4O On G&W IS SEVEN *2". M STAR Blended whiskey. "The straight whiskies are 4 / / years or more old. 37’/2% / SEVEN st I straight whiskey. 62Vi% MM MU / / neutral spirits distilled I / I from grain. 15% straight g I I whiskey 4 years old. * / 15% straight whiskey 5 DDrtrtC rT ~ ] years old. 7VS% straight I RvVI whiskey 6 years old." GOODERHAM & WORTS LIMITED, PEORIA, ILLINOIS State sales tax on beer or licence . levied by the Federal and local gov ernments. Swanner Promoted To Second Lieutenant Charlie Swanner, a sergeant in the Edenton Heavy Mortar Company of the National Guard, has been advanc ed to a second lieutenant of the com pany. Lieut. Swanner joined the local Na tional Guard unit after serving over three years in the last war with the Seabees. PAGE FIVE
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