Volume XVIII.—No. 28.
*Df. A. M. Stanton
With Dr. Wood
1 At Chowan Hospital
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pNTew Surgeon- Has Had
7- Wide Experience In
Chosen Field
| WORLDWAR VET
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Senior Fellow of South
eastern Surgical
Congress
Dr. Frank Wood announces the as
sociation of Dr. A. M. Stanton in the
practice of surgery at Chowan Hos
pital. Dr. Stanton began his new
•duties Monday of last week.
Dr. Stanton graduatd from the Uni
versity of Tennessee Medical School
in 1943, following which he served an
■lnternship at T. C. I. Hospital, Birm
ingham, Ala. On completion of his
‘ internship, he was with the Fifth
Auxiliary Surgical Group in the Euro
pean Theatre for three years during
' "World War H, U. S. Army Medical
Corps.
Dr. Stanton practiced medicine and
surgery for one year in Birmingham
before accepting a position as resi
dent in surgery at DePaul Hospital in
Norfolk, Va. He served as assistant
resident in surgery at Norfolk General
» Hospital, and as resident in surgery at
Johnston-Willis Hospital, Richmond,
Va. Upon completion of his formal
surgical training he was associated
with Dr. Furman Wallace, a surgeon
in Spartanburg, S. C.
Dr. Stanton has completed all neces
sary credits for the American Board
of Surgery, and has taken the first
part of the American Board examina
tion. *Ue is a Senior Fellow of the
Southeastern Surgical Congress.
BTU Members Make
Excellent Record At
Baptist Convention
Group of 30 Returns
Home Saturday
Night
The group of 30 persons represent
ing the Edenton Baptist Training
Union arrived home on a chartered
v bus Saturday night at 10:30 . It was
a happy group that greeted par
ents, BTU officials and friends as the-'
bus pulled in from the Caswell Bap
'Vtist Assembly.
The group, representing primarily
the two Junior Unions of the Train
ing Department with few from the
T* other departments, brought back good
news from the State Convention at
Awhich they had represented the local
BTU and District One. Five of the
six Juniors participating in the Junior
Memory Work Drill came through
with perfect records. These perfect
scorers are: Maxine Spruill, 'Ann
Spruill, Linda Leary, Patricia Bunch,
. Billy Bunch . The Junior Choir made
a good showing against the 13 choirs
•from other parts of the State of North
Carolina and came through with the
•enviable grade of 89 which lacked one
point of qualifying them as one of
the state winners. There were only
five choirs declared State Winners.
The Edenton Group is composed of:
Mrs. Leon Leary, Miss Mildred Mun
den, Miss Beulah Perry and Miss
Mary Ann Elliott as chaperones.
The choir members are: Ann Bras
well, Frances Boyce, Maxine Spruill,
Anna Partin, Barbara Jean Spencer,
Evelyn Bunch, Linda Leary, Patricia
Bunch, Madeline Russell, Ann Spruill, ■
Faye Haste, Pat Partin, Betsy Ash
ley, Brenda Mooney, Peggy Elliott,
Sandra White, Millie Willis, Linda
( Spencer, Mary Pearl Harrell, Janet ,
Bunch. Those participating in the
Junior Memory Drill are: Patricia
Bunch, Linda Leary, Sandra White,
Maxine Spruill, Ann Spruill, Billy
. Bunch. Others attending the conven- ;
r'tion are: Beverly Conn, Fay Bunch,
Hazel Elliott, Barbara Bail. Miss
Mildred Munden supervised the Junior
Memory Work Participants and Mrs.
-Leary trained and conducted the Jun
-ior Choir, with Miss Mary Ann. El
liott as accompanist.
The program of the Convention was <
well balanced giving inspirational, in- ,
Jfermative and recreational features, i
"'Or. Carlton Prickett was the featured.
Inspirational speaker; Rev. Woodrow
conducted the evening Vesper
Services, and both the Rev. Stanly ,
_Jloward and the Rev. Waldo Cheek ;
the afternoon recreational i
activities. State Secretary, James ]
P. Morgan, directed the assembly, ><
THE CHOWAN HERALD
| Bicyclists Warned]
Chief of Police George I. Dail
calls attention to the fact that bi.
cycle licenses were due on July) 1
and that all bicycle owners should
secure their license at once.
Chief Dail also desires to warn
bicycle riders that lights must be
on when riding at night. Several
complaints have been recently
made to police for infraction of
this law, and anyone caughti here
after without lights win be oblig
ed to pay a penalty'of at least
*I.OO.
Slap By Husband
Proves Fatal To
Colored Woman
Alma Spruill Dies Fri
day Morning In Cho
wan Hospital
Sherman Spruill, 56-year-old cloth
es presser, is in the Chowan County
jail charged with the murder of his
wife, Alma Spruill,. 48, who died in
Chowan Hospital about 5 o’clock Fri
day morning. He was arrested Fri
day morning.
Sprufll was walking with his wife
and two small daughters after she
completed her work at the O. L.
Brown Restaurant, where she was a
cook, about 10 o’clock Thursday night.
According to his own statement, he
and his wife were arguing and when
in front of the post office he slapped
her. She fell to the ground, with her
head apparently hitting the sidewalk.
She was taken to the hospital, where
she remained in a semi-conscious con
dition until her death.
An autopsy was held, which re
vealed a bruise on her cheek, but no
other outward bruises. However, it
was discovered that she suffered a
hemorrhage of the brain, which caused
death. A coroner’s jury was sum
moned Friday afternoon, which ren
dered a verdict that the cause of death
was due directly or indirectly as the
result of her husband’s assault. Mem
bers of the coroner’s jury were A. S.
Hollowell, W. J. Daniels, ,J. JSdwin
Bufflap, Lonnie Bunch, Thomas Shep
ard and Ernest White, who set bond
at $5,000.
TTie Spruills have 12 children, nine
boys and three girls.
Spruill will he given a preliminary
hearing in Recorder’s 'Court prior to
trial in Superior Court.
Plane Crashes In
Albemarle Sound
Monday Afternoon
Emmett Wiggins’ Plane
“Scram” Used to Res
cue Pilot
A plane crashed in Albemarle
Sound shortly after 1 o’clock Monday
afternoon, but fortunately there was
no casualty. The accident occurred
about half a mile west of the Nor
folk Southern Railroad bridge.
"Flying the plane was First Lieu
tenant E. L. Young of Cherry Point,
who was at the Edenton base for land
■practice. He was seen to go down
behind trees from the tower as well
as a few other flyers at the base and
it was believed he was in trouble.
Fortunately Emmett Wiggins’ plane
“Scram” was at the base at the time
and Major Ted Boutwell, command
ing officer of the base, M/Sgt. Moss
and Sgt. Borskie boarded the plane
and went to the scene. There they
found Lieut. Young floating in the
water. He was rescued unhurt.
Betsy Duncan Is New \
Chief Band Majorette
At a meeting held in the band room
Tuesday afternoon Betsy Duncan was
elected Chief majorette of the Eden
tan High School Band to succeed
Lillian Leary, who graduated this
year.
Ponies elected were Marietta Per
-ry and Kitty Campen. Two new ma- '
jorettes elected were Linda Downum
and Iris Jean Leary, while Margaret i
Miller. and Grace Hudson were re- r
elected.
"Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 12,1951.
James LChestnutt
New President Os
Edenton Rotarians
Chairmen of Various
Committees Appointed
, At Meeting Thursday
J. L. Chestnutt took over the presi
dency of the Edenton Rotary Clulb
Thursday at the regular meeting of
the club succeeding Thomas Byrum.
Before relinquishing the gavel Mr.
Byrum presented a brief summary of
the club’s activities during the past
year and solicited the full cooperation
of the Rotarians during his success
or’s administration. The outgoing
president was presented with a past
president’s button by John A. Holmes.
In assuming ihe presidency, Mr.
Chestnutt said there is a lot to be
done by Rotarians and he urged every
member to become more acquainted
with the aims and objects of Rotary
to the end that more will be accom
plished by the Edenton Club. He
promised to do his best as president,
but that he needed advice, encourage
ment and cooperation on the part of
every member.
The Board of directors for the year
include, aside from Mr. Chestnutt,
the following: William T. Harry,
Robert L. Marsh, Gilliam Wood,
, George Alma Byrum, John A. Holmes
and Thomas Byrum. William T. Harry
is vice-president, Robert Marsh, sec
retary and M. M. Perry, sergeant-at
arms.
Mr. Chestnutt announced chairmen
of various committees, the four maj
or ones being William T. Harry, club
service chairman; Gilliam Wood, vo
cational chairman; George Alma By
rum, community service chairman, and
John A. Holmes, international ser
vice chairman.
Other chairmen appointed are as
follows:
Attendance—Wesley Chesson.
Classification—Thomas Byrum and
Richard F. Elliott.
Club Bulletin—J. A. Powers and
! John A. Holmes.
Fellowship—C. B. Mooney and M.
M. Perry. .
■ Magazine—Frank Holmes.
Program—C. W. Overman and Hu
bert Williford.
Public Information —J. Edwin Buff
lap.
Rotary Information—p John Graham.
Buyer-Seller Relations Lloyd
Bunch.
Competitor Relations—H. A. Camp
en.
Employer-Employee Relations—P.
S. McMullan.
Trade Association—Wm. Holmes.
Crippled Children—Dr. W. I. Hart.
Rural-Urban—Marvin Wilson and
Jasper Hassell.
Student Loan—John Kramer.
Traffic Safety—Jimmie Earnhardt.
Youth—R. N. Hines and Charles
Wood, Jr.
4-H Peanut Contest—J. E. Wood
and Robert Marsh.
International Contacts—W. B. Rose
vear.
International Forums—William Co
zart. -——
Rotary Foundation Fellowship—*
David Warren.
United Nations— ! C. H. Wood.
Student Exchange—Meredith Jones.’
Richard D. Dixon, Jr.,
Home Service Chairman
For Red Cross Chapter
Apparently it is not generally
known who is home service chairman
or the Chowan County Red Cross
Chapter. Richard Dixon, Jr., is serv
ing in this capacity and should be con
tacted for any service in connection
with the office.
Quite frequently people go to the
home of Mrs. J. A. Moore and con
tact Geddes Potter for information
and help. Mr. Potter and Mrs.
Moore’s two, daughters formerly ser
ved as home service chairman, but
at present Mr. Dixon should be con
tacted for any help sought.
Hospital Auxiliary Will
Meet Monday, July 16th
Mrs. J. Clarence Leary, Jr., presi
dent of .the Chowan Hospital Auxilia
ry, announces .the regular meeting on
Monday, July 16, at 3 o’clock in the
Nurses’ home. Dr. A. M. Stanton,
who has recently come to Edenton
to be .associated in surgery with Dr.
Frank Wood, will be a guest at the
meeting. 'A large attendance of in
terested members is urged, and all or
ganizations are to send
their representatives.
TWiO FJRES IN JUNE
Fire Chief R. K. Hall reported to
Town Council Tuesday night that one
fire occurred in Edenton during June
and the firemen answered one call in
the rural section. Very small dam
"cro resulted in both cases.
Edenton’s Colonials
Only Half Game Lead
For Second Place
r Locals and Elizabeth
City Play 18-Inning
Tie Game
j STANDING OF CLUBS
> W L Pet.
Petersburg 47 19 .701
E4enton 34 33 .507
Elizabeth City 33 33 .500
' Suffolk 29 36 .446
; Franklin 29 87 .439
Eipporia 26 40 .394
loosing six out of the eight games
; played the past week, the Edenton
, Cqlonials, as of Wednesday of this
. week were seriously threatened by
i Elizabeth City for second place in the
’ Virginia League. Elizabeth City was
l just half a game behind the Colonials
r apd the two teams were scheduled to
■ play a double-header on Hicks Field
; Wednesday night.
> No league games were scheduled
■ Monday night due to the Virginia
All Stars playing the Peters
burg Generals in Petersburg. The All
- Stars won the game 8 to 3.
< Colonial players taking 'part in the
> game were Dick Brockwell, Gashouse
j Parker, who acted as manager, Bag
-1 wqll, Bland and Raines.
Home games for the Colonials dur
• ing the week will be: Tonight (Thurs
■ day), Suffolk; Sunday afternoon, Pe
tersburg; Monday, Emporia; next
[ Thursday, Franklin.
Edenton 5, Petersburg 4
1 Going to press a day early last week
■ dua to the Fourth of July holiday,
■ thq result of Tuesday night’s game
I coilld not 'be carried. The Colonials
■ crossed hats with the league-leading
Petersburg Generals on Hicks Field
i and in an up-hill fight defeated the
visitors 5 to 4.
Monk Raines was on the mound for
I the Colonials and allowed the hard
hitting Virginians nine hits. The
I Generals scored one' run in the first
inning on two hits and in the second
inning touched Raines for three hits
whrch netted two runs. Their final
ru£ was scored in the eighth inning.
Mallory started for Petersburg and
allowed 11 hits before he was called
. from the mound in the eighth. John
ny Brockwell was sent in and held the
Colonials hitless the rest of the way.
I The Colonials scored two runs in
the first inning on Bland’s triple, a
, walk by Templeton, Parker’s single
and a wild pitch. They were then
held scoreless until the seventh when
they scored two runs on doubles by
Ugarte and Corrales and a single by
Messina. The final run was scored in
[ the eighth. Pdrker was hit by a
pitched ball, Leary and Ugarte sin
gled, with Parker scoring. Corrales
then walked filling the bases with
two men out. At this stage Johnny
Brockwell replaced Mallory and
Raines grounded out to end what ap
peared to be a serious rally.
Edenton 4, Elizabeth City 5
In a Fourth of July attraction
Wednesday afternoon in Elizabeth
City, the Colonials were defeated by
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STANDING OF CLUBS
W L Pet.
Bears 5 1 .833
Cubs 3 3 .500
Lions 2 4 .333
Tigers _2 4 .333
Bears Holding Lead
In Midget League
More New Uniforms
Expected For More
Boys to Play
“Considerable interest has been
aroused among Coach George Thomp
son’s Midget League baseball players,
who began their schedule Monday of
ast week. Four teams compose the
league known as Bears, Cubs, Lions
and Tigers. The boys are equipped
with uniforms and Coach Thompson .
says more boys are needed. Another |
batch of uniforms has been ordered I
and are expected to arrive in a few
days.
On opening day of the league Mon
day of last week the Bears defeated
the Tigers 7-2 and the Cubs won over
the Lions 11-3.
On Tuesday the Tigers defeated the
Cubs 10-2 and the Bears defeated the
Lions 6-2.
On Thursday the Lions won from
the Tigers 8-5 and the Bears won a
hard-fought game from the Cubs 2-1.
On Friday the Cubs easily won
from the Tigers 8-1, while the Bears
edged out over the Lions 5-4.
Two games were played Saturday
night when the Lions won from the
Tigers 10-5 and in an 11-inning game
the Cubs won from the Bears 7-6.
Monday of this week the Tigers
defeated the Cubs 3-2 and the Bears
won from the Lions 6-5.
Town (Kincilmen
Set Edenton’s Tax
Rate $1.50 For Year
| Final Wammg_|
For several weeks The Herald
has been sending out notices of
subscriptions expiring. Many sub
scribers have renewed, but quite
’ a few have paid no attention to
| the notice. This issue will be
1 the last one to any subscriber who
is delinquent in payment of tire
' subscription.
i
Mrs. Vira White Is
i New Pocahontas Os
: Cliowanoke Council
Group of Officers In
stalled at Meeting
Friday Night
Mrs. Vira White on Friday night
was installed Pocahontas of 'Chowa
noke Council, No. 54, Degree of Po
. cahontas, succeeding Mrs. E. G. Willi
ford. The installation ceremony was
performed by Mrs. Grizelle Pruden,
deputy Great Pocahontas ,assisted by
‘ Mrs. Horace White, acting Great Mis
’ chenewa.
Other officers installed were: Mrs.
’ Elsie Lee, Wenonah; Mrs. Grizelle
| Pruden, Powhatan; Mrs. Hazel Willi
ford, Prophetess; Mrs. Mary Harma
luck, keeper of records; Mrs. Naomi
Copeland, collector of wampum; Mrs.
' Virginia Oliver, keeper of wampum;
- W. M. Rhoades, guard of the tepee;
? A. S. Hollowell, guard of the forest;
t Mrs. Beulah Cale and Mrs. Virginia
1 Barfield, scouts; Mrs. Hilda Bass,
s Mrs. Joyce Allen, Mrs. Irma Alls
-1 brook and Mrs. Grace Griffin, war
riors; Mrs. Eunice Jones and Mrs.
1 Ida Tynch, runners; Mrs. Myrtle
1 Adams and Mrs. Horace White, coun
■ sell'ors and Mrs. Elsie Lee pianist.
; The new Pocahontas announced the
following committees:
1 Public Relations and Scholarship—
-1 Naomi Copeland, Beulah 'Cale and
‘ Jean O’Neal.
1 Social- —Joyce Allen and Virginia
1 Oliver. *
Decorating—Nezzie Haste and Vira
' White.
1 Ways and Means—Ruth Baker, Gri
-1 zelle Pruden and Hazel Williford.
Auditing Committee —Mary Harm'a
-1 tuck, Virginia Oliver and Naomi .Cope--
' land.
Entertainment—Elsie Lee.
' Delinquency and Membership—Vira
' White, Elsie Lee, Grizelle Pruden
and Hazel Williford.
Prospects Bright
To Form Municipal
: Band In Edenton
i
Any Instrument Player
Urged to Contact Di
rector Gentile
At the regular monthly meeting of
the band directors Monday night, a
motion was made and carried to au
thorize Band Director Ernest Gen
tile to proceed with plans for organiz
ing a municipal band for the double
purpose of giving regular concerts on
the Court House Green Or other places
to be decided later, and as a means of
encouraging present and potential '
band members. According to Mr. Gen
'tile, the idea was advanced and en
couraged by Paul Laual, I Popular •
maestro of the famous Band of Ameri
ca. “If ’music is good for the soul,’ •
(this seems like a wonderful opportuni
ty for the old timers to get together
and enjoy music making as a hobby,”
says A. F. Downum, president of the
Band Association.
The directors feel too, that the band
should be heard and seen more often.
All graduates, young or old, are urged
•to polish up their instruments and |
contact Mr. Gentile at once.
Pfc. George E. Privott
Now On Way Home
Pfc. George E. Privott, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Privott is
among 66 North Carolina Korean vet
erans returning to the United States
aboard the Marine Transport Lynx.
Pfc. Privott a few months ago was
eported missing in action, but later
returned to his outfit.
0 Per Yeat
•
Town Council Held In
Long Meeting Tues
day Night
TRAFFIC PROBLEMS
Consider Selling Timber
North of Braver Hill
Cemetery
In a lengthy meeting Tuesday night
Town Council approved the budget for
the year 1951-52 which sets the tax
rate at $1.50 per SIOO property valua
tion, the same as last year. Only
a few minor changes were made in
the budget as prepared by the Finance
Committee, one of which was a five
per cent increase for town employees.
The budget will be on file in the town
office for 30 days for inspection be
fore being adopted.
, A considerable amount of other
business was presented, so that the
Councilmen were held in session un
til after 11 o’clock.
George Twiddy, Dr. A. F. Downum
and John Graham were on hand in
connection with the proposed idea of
installing parking meters on East
King Street. Mr. Graham advanced
the idea that the only permanent so
lution to the conjested traffic condi
tion is to widen the street, taking
about three feet from the sidewalk on
each side of the street. The street
commissioner was instructed to in
vestigate and ascertain the approxi
mate cost to widen the street.
Mayor Leroy Haskett was instruct
ed to investigate the legal angle in
prohibiting circus, moving picture
,theatres and other forms of enter
tainment to be advertised in vacant
buildings and sides of buildings which
many times result in eyesores.
The street commissioner reported
1 that in recent years 57 trees had died
or had otherwise been removed. The
own will replace these trees with
dogwood and oak except where proper
ty owners object.
One-way traffic on Eden Street
again popped up due to traffic con
gestion and hazards for pedestrians.
It was pointed out that a few years
ago a petition was presented asking
Town Council not to change traffic
on this street. A petition, otherwise
is awaited by the Councilmen.
The Street Department was in
structed to cut back the curb at Gran
ville and Queen streets, in order to
eliminate a traffic hazard.
The town is considering selling the
timber on town property north of
the cemetery. Anyone interested in
buying this timber in requested to
submit a bid to the Town Clerk.
A number of bids from service sta
tions were offered to furnish gaso
line, oil and service for the town’s
■ equipment, W. J. Yates Service Sta
tion was low bidder and was award
ed the contract for the year.
Bids were also opened to purchase
a pick-up truck for use by Frank
Hughes, street superintendent. The
Albemarle Motor Company was low
bidder, so that a Ford truck will be
purchased. —a**— •
Edenton Boy Scouts
At Camp Darden
Group of 21 Left For
Virginia Sunday
Afternoon
Members of Troop 156, Boy Scouts
of America are this week camping
at Camp Darden, near Franklin, Va.
The group left Sunday afternoon and
are in charge of Sidney Campen, as
sistant Scoutmaster. They are sched
uled to return home Saturday night.
The group which left Sunday in
cluded Clifford Overman, Miles Wil
liams, Edward Williams, Robert
Whiteman, Albert Ward, Roger
Scheiffer, Jerry Downum, George
Harris, Charlie Griffin, Caleb White,
Robert Earl Edwards, Asa Dail, Bill
Harry, Robert Boyce, Oscar White,
Ralph Chappell, Ray Hollowell, Lloyd
Goodwin, Stewart Holland, Jimmy
I Ross and Tommy Kehayes. Billy
Moore, a member of the troop spent
last week at the camp, returned
home last Sunday.
Holton Reappointed
On Ports Authority
In naming members to the Ports
Authority, Governor W. Kerr Scott
last week reappointed David Holton
of Edenton. Mr. Holton’s term will
e for six years, expiring June 1,
1957.