blume XVl.—Number 33.
Health Department
Now Has Technician
For Laboratory Work
Mrs. Sarah B. Allen of
Belcross Began Du
ties August 15
Mrs. Sarah B. Allen of Belcross
began her duties (August 15th as lab
oratory technician with the Health
Department. She will report to the
Health . Department Laboratory at
Halifax, N. C., for a week’s refresh
er study. An additional week will fol
low at the State Laboratory in Ra
leigh.
Mrs. Allen is well qualified for the
position through both educational at
tainments and experience. She is a
graduate of Women's College of the
University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. She spent six years in
the Health Department Laboratory
at Saranac Lake, New York, three
years in the same work in California
and Washington, D. C. She is licen
sed as a technician by the National
Board of Examiners.
It is expected by the Board of
Health that the necessary additional
equipment and supplies for the lab
oratory will be purchased and install
ed for her to begin work about Sep
tember Ist. Blood serology, milk and
water analysis, malaria, V. D. and
tuberculosis slides, intestinal para
sites and other tests will be made for
the District Health Department and
practicing physicians of the area. It
will be a most useful and necessary
addition to the Health Service in
this Health District ana area of the
State.
Golf Tournament
Begins Sept. 11th
On Local Course
Golfers Who Participate
Must Qualify Before
September 5
Announcement is made that there
will be an evening golf tournament
at the Edenton Marine Corps Air
Station course on Sunday, Septem
ber 11.
All golfers who wish to parti
cipate iu the forthcoming tourna
ment must turn in to the Golf Shop
six (6) nine-hole attested scores on
or before September 5. The open
ing Tournament will be open to all
military personnel and civilian mem
bers. It is planned to have as many
16 man flights as are required.
The tournament will be played by
match play. Each match will be given
one week for completion. If any golf
er cannot play his opponent within
the given week, he must forfeit the
match to his opponent. If any two
plavers of a single match cannot com
plete their match in the given week,
regardless of weather, both players
will be disqualified.
There will be a 50c entrance fee
to defray the expense of/ prizes.
It is hoped that there will be a
large crowd participating. Any fur
ther information may be obtained
from 'the Golf Pro.
The tournament will begin offici
ally Sunday afternoon, September 11,
at 2 o’clock.
Edenton Aces At
Harvey Point For
Football Training
Coach Thompson Lost
Practically Full Team
By Graduation
Coach George Thompson and be
tween 25 and 30 High School boys,
prospects for the 1949 football squad,
are spending this week at Harvey
Point, near Hertford, where they are
undergoing intensive football train
ing in anticipation of rounding out a
strong aggregation for the- coming
gridiron season. The group left Mon
day morning'- and sire scheduled to
return Saturday.
Assisting Coach Thompson at
•Harvey Point is Joe Neikirk, a senior
at the University of North Carolina
and a center on the Tar Heel foot
ball team. Mr. Neikirk will also re
turn to Edenton with the football
recruits and will assist Coach Thom
son in rounding the Aces gridiron
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
r STATE WINNER
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MISS AUDREY PEARCE
Pictured above is Miss Audrey
Pearce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Pearce, attired in the dress
and accessories with which she
won the highest honor at the re
cent annual 4-H Club dress re
vue held in Raleigh.
George I. Dai! Again
Appointed Chief Os
Police In Edenton
Veteran Officer Returns
to Former Position on
September Ist
George I. Dail, a former Chief of
police l'or Edenton, has again been
employ'-*! to serve in the same capaci
ty after an absence of two years. Mr.
Dail will assume the duties of Chief
of police as of September 1.
Prior to being employed as Chief I
of police in 1945 after the resigna
tion of J. R. Tanner, Mr. Dail was
a sergeant on the Highway Patrol.
He served as Chief of Police until
September, 1947,when he resigned to
accept an important position with the
North Carolina Automobile Mechan
ical Inspection Department.
On April 1 of this year, Mr. Dail
returned to the State Highway Pa
trol and has been stationed at Eden
ton, although he was scheduled to be ,
transferred to the western part of the
State. He has submitted his resigna
tion and will become Edenton’s Chief
of Police on September 1.
Since Mr. Dail served his connec- •
tior. with the local Police Depart- !
ment in 1947, Robert L. Pratt, vet
eran patrolman, has been serving in
the capacity of acting Chief of police:
5.12 Inches Os Water
Fell Within 24 Hours
Many Edentonians Find
Flooded Conditions on
. Monday Morning
1 Many Edentonians awoke Monday
morning to find themselves almost
‘ surrounded with whter as the re
sult of a heavy downpour during the
greater portion of thje night. All of
the lead ditches over-ran their banks
which was caused for the. most part
by the small opening at the cemetery
bridge, as well as the inadequate
’ -opening across Highway 17 near
’ Boswell’s Restaurant.
* The State Highway and Public
Works Commission has promised to
i provide some relief at -the above
. mentioned bottlenecks, and the situa
’■ tio.-i was again called to the atten
, tion of highway officials when they
recently met with the County Com
. missioned to consider a paved road
program of Chtfwan County,
i According to Mrs. R. E. Forehand,
■ who read the local government regis
■ ter for the' Weather Bureau, 5.12
I inches of water fell in Edenton from
■ Sunday night to Monday night, which i
i is a lot of water to be dumped on
any town in that period of time. ]
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 18,1949.
4-H Poultry Show
And Sale August 25
In Edenton Armory
Pullets Will Be Judged
And Classed By State
Specialists
On Thursday, August 25, at 1 P.
M-, there will be a 4-H poultry show
and sale at the Edenton Armory. At
this time there will be 120 high
grade purebred New Hampshire pul
lets sold to the highest bidder. These
pullets are from flocks which were
raised by Chowan 4-H Club members
who were members of a poultry chain.
Ten embers were given 100 pul
lets each by the Home Feed & Ferti
lizer Company of Edenton last spring,
and now 12 pullets from each flock
will be sold with the profits going to
the sponsor to perpetuate the poultry
chain. These pullets are from one of
the best hatcheries in North Carolina,
are Pullorum clean, and should make
very good layers. They were hatched
on February 22, and are at the right
age to begin laying soon.
The pullets will be judged and
classed by specialists from State Col
lege, and will be placed in three
groups: blue, red, and white. The sale
will begin after the pullets are judged
and prizes have been awarded.
The sale is open to anyone and the
public is invited to attend the affair.
Pullets will be sold only in groups of
12. However, one person can buy as
many groups of 12 as he desires.
Edenton’s Colonials
Now 2 Full Games
Ahead In League
Continuous Rain Plays
Havoc as Games Are
Postponed
STANDING OF CLUBS
Edenton 38 22 .633
Plymouth 36 24 .600
Colerain 29 26 .527
Hertford 25 33 .431
Windsor 26 36 .419
Elizabeth City 23 36 .390 (
Rain this week again played havoc
with play in the Albemarle League,
[ with the Colonials idle since Friday
when they were unmercifully scalped
by the Hertford Indians 19-5. An
effort, however, was made Sunday
afternoon to play the Indians a re
turn game at Hicks Field, but rain
again halted the game in the fourth
inning, with neither team up to that
time scoring a run. Plans were made
to finish the game after 9:30 that
night, but continuous rain prevented
play.
The Colonials, therefore, were rain
ed out Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day.
By defeating Windsor Tuesday
night and Plymouth dropping a game
to Elizabeth City at the same time,
the Colonials have strengthened their
hold to the league standing, leading i
Plymouth by two full games. Cole
rain is in third place, followed by ■
Hertford, Windsor ‘and Elizabeth
City.
Edenton 7, Windsor 2
In Windsor Tuesday night the Co
lonials pounded their old jinx, Moe
Bauer, for 13 hits to win from the
Rebels 7-2. Despite the fact that
Bauer fanned 12 Colonials, enough
hits were made to beat the southpaw.
Schadel went the entire route for
Edenton and gave up nine hits.
Windsor scored a run in the first
inning and again in the third, after
which Schadel pretty well handcuffed
the Rebels.
The Colonials scored two runs in
each of the second, fifth and sixth
and the final run in the eighth.
Johnny Bohonko and John Pavlich 1
led the Edenton attack with three
hits each. For Windsor Hooks, Shoff
ngr and L. Taylor each were credit
ed with two hits.
(Continued on Page Five)
Two More Wednesday
Half Holidays Scheduled
With the first day of autumn, Sep
tember 23, only a little over a month |
away, only two more Wednesday half
holidays will be observed by Eden
ton concerns.
The Wednesday half holiday will
terminate in Edenton Wednesday, *
August 31. j
LIONS MEET AUGUST 29 1
Edenton Lions Club will hold its
next meeting Monday, August 29. i
Hector Lupton, president, urged a 100 l
per cent attendance. 1
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Despite the recent torrid heat, and in keeping with the tradition
of Edenton ladies, Mrs. Robert Boyce does her part as a volunteer
Den Mother in an effort to keep little hands and mnids active in a
constructive manner. Here Mrs. Boyce is supervising one of the
projects of the Cubs. Wholesome reading and practical project
making is the theme for this day’s Cub Den meeting. Citizenship is
not neglected, however, and the meetings are always started off with
a ceremony of respect to our country’s flag. From left to right are
Den Leader Archie Patterson, Chan Wilson, Mrs. Boyce, John Kram
er, Jr., and Robert Boyce, Jr.—(Photo by Peter Carlton).
EDENTON MERCHANTS PUN TO OBSERVE
DOLLAR DATS EARLY PART OF SEPTEMBER
Members of Merchants Committee of Chamber of
Commerce In Poll Find Majority of Business
Houses In Full Accord With Idea
Sponsored by the Merchants
Committee of the Chamber of
Commerce and Merchants Asso
ciation, two Dollar Days will be
observed by Edenton merchants.
The affair will be held early in
September.
The announcement was made
early this week following a poll
of merchants, practically all of
whom were in accord with the
idea as an inducement to stimu-
| Address
With members of the Edenton
Heavy Mortar Company o f the
North Carolina National Guard
now in camp at Fort Jackson,
S. C., some friends and relatives
might want to correspond with
the boys but do not have the
proper address.
Mail should be addressed to the
individual in care of:
Heavy Mortar Company
119th Infantry, N. C. N. G.
30th Infantry Division
Fort Jackson, S. C.
A. von Keller Speaker
At Meeting Os Rotary
Delights Rotarians With
Interesting Address
About Rasputin
Edenton Rotarians listened to a
very interesting address at their
meeting last Thursday, when Lieut.-
Comdr. A. von Keller spoke about
Rasputin, a Russian peasant who
achieved wealth and fame due to his
apparent supernatural powers.
Mr. von Keller said he was in the
presence of Rasputin when a boy
and that he will never forget the
piercing eyes and long beard of the
Russian. He told about Rasputin
gaining favor with the Czar of Rus
sia when the Czar’s son became af
flicted with a malady and Rasputin
was the only person who could give
any relief.
Interjecting his remarks with bits
of humor, Mr. von Keller said Raspu
tin’s downfall was women, saying that
he was killed when a plot was made
upon an invitation to meet a beauti
ful princess.
Bob Oglesby Sings At
Baptist Church Sunday
Mr and Mrs. Bob Oglesby and
daughter, Lynda, of Dallas, Texas,
arrived in Edenton Saturday to spend
this week with Mr. and Mrs. J. N.
Oglesby.
Bob Oglesby, who sang at R'adio
City for three years, will sing at the
morning service Sunday at the Bap
tist Church.
late ssles and fall buying. During
the event various merchants will
offer items at SI.OO, some of
which are worth much more than
that amount. Other bargins will
also be offered during the obser
vance of Dollar Days.
Member of the Merchants Com
mittee, which is sponsoring the
event, are M. A. Hughes, chair
man, Henry Cuthrelt, Frank El
liott and Haul Wallace.
Revival Begins At
Ballard’s Bridge
Church August 21
Daily Vacation Bible
School Announced
By Pastor
The Hev. J. W. Davis, pastor of
Ballard’s Bridge Baptist Church, an
nounced this week that a series of
revival services and a vacation Bible
School w 11 be held at the church. The
revival will begin next Sunday, Au
gust 21, with services to be held
each night at 8 o’clock. Mr. Davis
will preach for the revival and has
announced some of his subjects, which
include the following:
“We Can Have a Revival—ls,”
“The Greatest Question Ever Asked,”
“The Most Startling Question Found
In The Bible,” “Is There a Hell?”
“The Unpardonable Sin,” “Shall We
Know Each Other In Heaven?”
The vacation Bible School will be
gin Monday morning, continuing in
session from 9 to 11 o’clock each
morning. Departments have been ar
ranged for beginners, primary, jun
iors and intermediates.
All children from the age of three
years up are urged to attend.
Revival Begins At
Great Hope Church
Sunday, Aug. 21st
Rev. Victor S. Dowd of
Nightdale, N.C., Will
Be Speaker
The Rev. Vivian W. Evans, pastor
of the Great Hope Baptist Church,
located in the Bear Swamp Com
munity just off the Hertford-Center
Hill*highway, announced that a re
vival service will begin at this church
on Sunday, August 21, continuing,
through August 28. Services will be
conducted daily at 3 p. m., and 8 p.
m. The Rev. Victor S. Dowd of
Nightdale, N. C., will bring the mes
sage during" each service. Mr. 1 Dowd
is a young minister and graduate of
Wake Forest.
$2.00 Per Year.
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Aces Calls For Seven
Os 10 Games At Home
Gridiron Season Opens
September 16 With
Greenville
One of the most attractive football
schedule's for the Edenton Aces in re
cent year's was announced this week
by Coach George Thompson, who
thus week is at Harvey Point training
a group of about 25 prospects for the
1949 squad.
The Aces have 10 games scheduled,
seven of which will be played on
Hicks Field, thus providing an op
portunity for local fans to watch
them in action. The schedule includes
schools which for the most part are
larger than the Edenton school, so
that the Aces have a rugged grid
iron season ahead. The ten teams the
Aces are scheduled to meet are
Greenville, Elizabeth City, Fuquay
Springs, New Bern, Roanoke Rapids,
Tarboro, Hertford, Washington, Co
lumbia and Kinston.
All of the games except those
with Greenville, Tarboro and Wash
ington will be played on Hicks Field.
The season will open September 16,
| when the Aces go to Greenville. The
schedule includes a newcomer this
year, Fuquay Springs, which will be
the first time the two teams have
met on the gridiron. Fuquay Springs
has the reputation of having lost only
two games in the last two seasons.
The s -hedule as released by Coach
Thompson is as follows:
September 16 —Greenville at Green
ville.
September 23—Elizabeth City at
home.
September 30—Fuquay Springs at
home.
October 7-r-New Bern at home.
October 14—Roanoke Rapids at
home.
October 21—Tarboro at Tarboro.
October 28—Hertford at home.
November 4—Washington at Wash
ington.
November 11—Columbia at home.
November 18—Kinston at honie.
Season tickets will be sold for the
entire schedule and it is hoped many
fans will support the Aces by pur
chasing a ticket.
Optometrist Is Now
Located In Edenton
Dr. A. F. Downum Has
Office In Citizens
Bank Building
Dr. A. F. Downum, optometrist,
moved to Edenton a few days ago
and plans to open his office for the
care of the eyes at 312 Citizens Bank
Building within a few days. Dr.
Downu.r.'s practice will be confined
to eye examinations, complete visual
analysis and the fitting of glasses
and contact lenses. He comes to
Edenton well qualified in his profes
sion, having graduated from Duke
University and The Southern College
of Optometry, Memphis, Tenn., and
having recently passed the North
Carolina State Board examination in
optometry with next to the highest
grade among 29 applicants. He has
just completed 18 months of intern
ship at the Union Avenue Eye Clinic
in Memphis, Tenn.
Prior to entering the Navy as a
lieutenant in 1943, Dr. Downum lived
in Williamston, where he was active
in the Methodist church and the
Lions Club. He is also a member of
the Omega Delta fraternity, a pro
fessional organization restricted to
optometrists of the highest scholastic
rating. His wife is the former Marion
Bishop of Belhaven. They have two
Children, Linda, age 14, and Jerry,
age 11. They have bought the house
at 115 Pembrook Circle where they
, are making their home.
Dr. Downum wishes to thank the
many kind and thoughtful Edenton
ians who have been so cordial and
• helpful to him and his family in
getting settled, especially George
Twiddy, who, a number of times, has
left his sick wife to come over and
offer his services. He states that
everyone is most friendly and he is
sure they will enjoy living here very
much.
Services Cancelled At
St. Paul’s Two Sundays
' The Rev. Harold W. Gilmer, rector
i of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, an
nounced early this week that there
will be no early services at 8 o’clock
or 11 o’clock Sunday morning, Au
! gust 21 and 28.
' Church School services, however,
will be held as usual at 9:45 A. M.