Volume X Vft £
Edenton Uonials
Improve Standing
In Virginia League
Locals Win Six of Eight
Games During Past
Week
STANDING OF CLUBS
W L Pet.
Petersburg 52 23 .693
Edenton 40 35 .533
Elizabeth City 37 37 .500
Suffolk 33 . 40 .452
Franklin _3O 43 .411
Emporia 30 44 .405
Edenton’s Colonials won six of the
eight games played during the past
■week to improve their standing in
the Virginia League. As of Wednes
day the Colonials were leading Eliza
beth City 2% games as against half
a game a week ago. The Colonials
and Emporia were the only teams in
the circuit to play Tuesday night,
all other games being rained out.
The Coloniols’ home games this
week are: Tonight (Thursday) a
double header with Franklin, start
ing at 6:30 o’clock; Friday night with
Elizabeth City; Sunday afternoon
with Suffolk; Wednesday night with
Petersburg and next Thursday night
with Emporia.
Edenton 9-2, Elizabeth City 1-10
The Colonials and Elizabeth City
split a doubleheader on Hicks Field
Wednesday night, the Colonials win
ning the first seven-inning game 9-1
and losing the second game 10-2.
Brockwell was on the mound for
the first game and held the visitors
to four hits, two of which were made
by Clark.
Tommy Reeves started for the Al
bies, but was sent to the showers in
the sixth inning when the Colonials
went on a rampage to shore six runs,
one of which was a home run by
Manager Gashouse Parker. He was
replaced by Wright, who was touch
ed for four hits and 3 runs in the
sixth inning.
Brockwell started on the mound for
the Colonials in the second game, but
be was forced to give way to Ronnie
White in the seventh inning. The
visitors continued their assault on
"White and in all they made 15 hits..
Novack for Elizabeth City was in
superb form and held the Colonials
to only three hits.
Edenton 3, Suffolk 2
On Hicks Field Thursday night the
Colonials pulled a game out of the fire
■rto score two runs in the ninth inning
to defeat Suffolk 3 to 2.
Raines was on the mound for the
Colonials and was touched for nine
hits, several of which put him in a
hole, but the visitors were able to
score only two runs. In the second
inning they went ahead by scoring
one^run and again in the fifth they
added another.
The Colonials scored their first run
in the seventh when Raines hit a home
TUn over left field fence. They were
* trailing 2-1 in the ninth when Cor
rales walked, Bland doubled and Duffy
was safe on a bunt which scored a
run. Bland scored the winning run
when Leary hit a long fly to right
field.
_ Bradshaw was on the mound for
Suffolk and allowed the Colonials
only six hits.
Edenton 3, Suffolk 5
In Suffolk Friday night the Goob
ers defeated the Colonials by a score
of 5 to 3. Ralat was on the mound
for Suffolk and while he was touched
for nine hits, he was never in serious
trouble except the sixth inning, when
the Colonials scored their three runs,
two of which were home clouts by
Manager Gashouse Parker and Trot
Leary.
Bosnian was on the mound for the
Colonials and gave up 13 hits.
Edenton 9, Petersburg 2
Saturday night, the
Colonials defeated the Generals 9 to
2. Shahid, on the mound for Eden
fcon, was in rare form, letting Hie
hard-hitting league leaders down with
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Chowan Waftermekm
Crop Starts Moving
Three Boats Docked liii
Edenton Harbor On
Wednesday
* In anticipation of carrying away a
-'•portion <xf Chowan County’s water
melon crop three boats Mrere docked
9 in the Edenton harbor as of Wednes
day morning. Some watermelons were
rydoaded Tuesday and activity is ex
expected to increase from today on.
According to information the crop
♦this year is smaller than usual, the
* yield. having been affected by dry
weather. The crop by Pome has been
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Scouts Honored!
—,—
Two Edenton Boy Scouts were
highly honored last week at Camp
Dardem, where they were tapped
for the Order of the Arrow. The
two boys were Ben Browning,
son of Mrs. Mary Leggett Brown
ing and Sidney Campen, son of
iMr. and Mrs. iS. S. Campen.
The two boys were hi camp two
weeks and returned with the
group of Edenton Boy Scouts who
returned home Saturday after
noon after a very delightful week
spent at Camp Darden.
Church On Wheels
Will Be In Edenton
July 23rd To 29th
Catholic Trailer Chapel
Stationed on Satter
field Lot
On Monday evening, July 23; “The
Madonna of the Highways,” a Cath
olic trailer-chapel, will open a one
week’s preaching mission on the Sat- ‘
terfield lot, corner of Broad and Gale ;
Streets in Edenton. Patriotic and
sacred music will be rendered each '
evening starting at 7:30 o’clock. A •
twenty-five minutes’ period of ques
tions and answers will follow. Visit- <
ors are invited to make use of the
“Question Box” and write out re
ligious problems or questions that
may be vexing them. These will be
answered the following night.
After the informal question and
answer period, there will be a twenty- ,
five minutes’ sermon on one of the
eternal truths. At the conclusion of
the preaching every evening there
will be an outstanding stars-studded
talkie-movie on such subjects as
“Christ, Our King,” “The Lord’s Sup
per,” “The Life of St. Francis.”
“Father Damian Among the Lepers,”
“Hill Number One,” “You 'Can Change
the World.”
T]he “Church On Wheels-” is com
ing to Edenton at the invitation of
Father Francis J. McCourt, pastor of
St. Ann’s Missionary Parish, Church
and Rectory in Edenton, Parish in
cluding also Windsor, where Father
McCourt stated a successful two
Weeks’ mission was held July 2 to
15, and Hertford, where a mission is
being conducted July 16 to 22. The
purpose of these missions is to pro
mote good-will among all groups, to
invite all to join in prayers for peace'
and to give first-hand and better un
derstanding of the teachings, doc
trines and practices of the Catholic
Church.
Father John F. Roueche, a native of
Salisbury, N. C., and military chaplain
in U. S. armed forces from 1941 to
1946, has charge of the mobile chapel.
Associated with him in this work is
Father Thomas F. Kerin. Father
Joseph J. Mundell, of Asheville, N. C.,
is a member of this band and on sev
eral occasions offered the opening
prayer for the different sessions of
the U. S. 'Congress. Father Desmond
M. Keenan, reared in Louisiana, was
one of the Windsor mission preachers.
A cordial invitation and welcome
are assured to everybody everywhere
“The Madonna of the High
ways” in the evenings and during the
days. Nothing is sold, there is no col
lection nor free-will offering, free
literature is available.
Red Men Install
Officers Monday
All New Officials For
Term Requested to
Attend Meeting:
I An important meeting of Chowan
Tribe of Red Men will be held Monday
night, at which time officers for the
, new six-month s term will be installed.
The installation ceremony will be in
harge of W. M. Rhoades, district
deputy Great Sachem. ,
It is very important that all new
‘ officers attend . the meeting. The
four major officers are John Brabble,
sachem; Jack Barrow, prophet; E. G.
Williford, senior sagamore, and Henry
Allen Bunch, junior sagamore. The
ew sachem will also name his ap
pointive officers, all of whom are also
I •equested to be present.
light refreshments will be served
i after the meeting.
CAKE BALE
i *
I The Woman’s Society of Christian
' Service of the Methodist Church will
i sponsor a pie and cake salp on tisitiiis
, day morning starting at 10:30 o’clock.
Swniture Qullm |
HEdenton, Chowar County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 19,19517
Archie C. Ashley
Is Recommended
For Navy Cross
Promoted After Return
From Korean Fight
ing Front
Archie C. Ashley, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Archie Ashley, was recently pro
moted to Navy Hospitalman at the
Memphis, Tenn., Naval Air Station,
where he is now stationed. He is on
duty at Dispensary “A” serving with
12 other buddies who saw service
with the Marines in Korea. The chev
ron was awarded by Commander J.
H. S. Johnson, - commanding officer
of the air station, for “especially
meritorious conduct” in Korean com
bat areas. Ashley has also been
recommended for the Navy Cross, fcjie
Navy’s highest honor.
Ashley is reticent to talk about his
five purple hearts, four of them re
ceived in Korea. He landed at Inchon
on September 15, 1950 with the First
Marine Regiment and the next morn
ing was hit in the back with Shrap
nel. •
Out of action only 10 hours as the
Marines were running low on medical
corpsmen, he went back into action
and again was wounded on Septem
ber 21. For this he received the
Bronze Star—and kept on about his
business of caring for wounded Ma
rines.
A few days later an enemy ma
chine gun got him in its sights and
put him out- of action for four days—
nd for this the Silver Star was
awarded.
Then came Seoul, but the fighting
went on. He-made the Wonsan land
ing in November and was hit in the
shoulder by small arms fire. This
aid him up for three days. He re
turned to duty and the Chosin Reser
voir fighting. On and on until April
5 he earned evacuation and on June
4 came to Memphis for duty.
Ashley is a Navy career man with
eight and a half years of service.
He finished high school in June, 1943,
and a week later enlisted in the Navy.
Within five months of donningvNavy
blues he was overseas and in the
thick action —in the North African
invasion. Then came Omaha Beach.
When the European war got go
ng .well, he crossed to the Pacific
and saw action at Pelelio and Guam,
le was awarded his first purole
leart at Guam when small arms fire
aught him >n the thijfh. That kept
lim down longest—22 days.
“I’m going to stay in the Navy
until retirement,” says the 26-year-o!d
Ashley. “This is the life for rr.e.”
Young Ashley,- together with a
group of Korean veterans yere fea
tured in a full page story recently in
The Commercial Appeal of Memphis,
Tenn.
Cantaloupe Crop
Is Below Normal
Quality and Size Fairly
Good Says County
Agent
Tfie cantaloupe crop in Chowan
County is below normal, perhaps less
than one-half crop, says County Agent
C. W. Overman, Two severe rains fell
in the cantaloupe area about 10 days
to -two weeks ago and this was fol
lowed by extremely hot, dry weather.
It seefs that the fruit has not been
set on the vines and the vines gener
ally are not as thrifty as usual. The
quality of cantaloupes observed is ex
cellent and the size is fairly good.
Growers in general appear to have
a good crop of watermelons and these
are looking fine. Both cantaloupes
and waterfelons began to move slight
ly last week. Buck Jones of .the Di
vision of Markets was in the county
relative to planning with cantaloupe
growers for grading and packing. Af
ter talking with several growers, Mr.
ones felt it advisable not to at
tempt packing this year, due to the
crop shortage. Good cantaloupes last
week were selling around 8 to 10
cents each in bulk.
500th Performance Os
Lost Colony'July 24th
The Lost Colony, Paul Green’s
symphonic drama, which is now in
ts 11th season on Roanoke Island
will present its 500th performance on
Tuesday night, July 24. The drama,
which has run longer than any other
outdoor production presented in
America, has been witnessed by more
than 500,000 persons since its premi
ere on July 4, 1837.
A special attraction on Tuesday
night will he the appearance of Lynn
Court House Will
Be Featured In Issue
Os Esso Road News
Story In September Is
sue Will Have Circu
lation of 240,000
It will be interesting to note that
Esso Road News is planning to use a
story about the Chowan County Court
House in the September issue, which
has a circulation of 240,000 copies
monthly in the Southern States.
Together with the picture, the fol
lowing article will appear:
“A lovely full-paneled Colonial ball
room highlights the charm of Eden
ton’s Chowan Court House, which
faces Albemarle Sound at the head
of the old “Public Parade.” Built in
1767, the cupola-topped old brick
structure is regarded as one of the
finest examples of Georgian Colonial
architecture of its type.
“George Washington’s Masonic
hair, one of three presented to the
Lodges of Virginia by Lord Baltimore,
stands in the Masonic lodge room off
the ballroom. The chair, elaborately
carved and embellished with Masonic
emblems, came to Edenton from
Alexandria, Va., when the lodge there
was closed during the Revolution. The
room is kept locked, but you can get
a key at The Chowan ‘Herald’ office,
around the comer on Broad Street.” j
Mayor Reports On
Survey Os Town
Urges All to Cooperate
In Making Edenton 1
Attractive
Mayor Leroy Haskett reported to
'he Herald early this week that af
er a thorough survey over the week
nd he found conditions as a whole in
;ood shape, but that several lots had
ot been cut, whiefcydetracts from
he appearance of the town. He cited
few lots on Johnson Street, Oakum
Street, East Eden, in Pembroke Circle
.nd in North Edenton. <
Mayor Haskett also stated that a
ew people, both in the residential
nd business section, are not remov
ng trash cans within a reasonable
ime after they are emptied, Which
Iso mars the attractiveness of the
own. He was very complimentary
if the efforts put forth by the Street
Department, but pointed out that citi- *
ens must cooperate if Edenton is to
naintain its reputation for being a
lean and attractive town.
The Mayor urges all to cooperate
n making Edenton attractive and
aid he will request publication of
iames of those who deliberately re
use to show some cooperation.
Firm At Sunbury
Faces Injunction
Hofler & Riddick Com
pany Charged With
OPS Violation
“A deliberate violation, or neglect
o wanton and inexcusable as to bor
er on willfulness by the* Hofler and
tiddick Co., of Sunbury, N. C., of
i he OPS General Ceiling Price Regu- 1
ation has caused an injunction to be 2
erved on the firm,” it is announced i
y John Hall Manning, United States <
attorney. i
Judge Don Gilliam of Tarboro, who <
igned the injunction, ordered the
1 irm to appear in federal court in i
taleigh on July 19 at 11 A. M., to •
how cause why a permanent injunc- i
ion should not be granted. A deputy <
: United States Marshall served the in- i
unction for violation of the record- <
reeping requirements of the GCPR.
| This action prohibits the firm from
elling or delivering any commodities
' r services until compliance has been
’ ffected.
Hofler and Riddick, a manufacturer
and wholesaler of lumber and wood
products, was called on by OPS
Special Agent K. R. Cotton. Accord- ,
' ing to Cotton’s affadavit, he visited
the firm on July 5 and talked with
i W. C. Copeland, the firm’s book
i keeper. Copeland stated that the
I firm maintained no records which
i would furnish the desired information
, and that he was unable to furnish any
' assistance in the matter. *
i On July 6, Cotton returned and
' discussed the matter witA H. S. Hos
■ ler and W. H. Riddick, owners of the
firm. He reported that the general
edger, adequate for business pur
i poses, did not supply the informa
s Hen required by the regulation, and
; that the firm had made no attempt
. to make a ceiling price list.
Named Secretary J
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BYRD BLAND SMITH
Miss Bytrd Bland Smith of
Washington, D. C., has received
appointment as secretary to the
White House Secret) 'Service, ac
cording to an announcement made
this week. Miss Smith is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pete
Smith, and the granddaughter of
Mrs. W. O. Saunders of Wash
ington, and the late Mr. Saun
ders, well known editor and pub
lisher of Elizabeth City. She is
also the granddaughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. S. Smith of Eden
ton.
Edenton’s National
Guard Unit To Camp
At Fort McClellan
*
Local Outfit Planning
To Leave Edenton
August 18th
Members of the Edenton Heavy
lortar Company of the National
iuard are now getting ready for the
wo weeks camping trip, which will
e held at Fort McClellan, Alabama,
'he outfit will leave Saturday, Au
•ust 18 and already various equip
nent is being touched up for the two
weeks maneuvers.
Eight vehicles comprise the com
lany’s equipment and these will leave
or Fort McClellan on Wednesday
ight, August 15. ,
Captain William P. Jones is com- .
nanding officer of the company, and
equests the full cooperation of em- ,
ployers who have employees as mem- ,
hers of the outfit. .
Rev. E. R. Meekins
Methodist Delegate
At National Meeting i
Represents N. C. An- 1
nual Conference at
Sioux City, lowa
The Rev. Earl R. Meekins of Co
umbia will be a delegate to the Nat
onal Methodist Town and Country
Conference in Sioux City, lowa, July
1-24.
Representing the North Carolina
nnual conference as the Rural Mini
ter from the Elizabeth City District
Mr. Meekins will be one of more than
2,000 delegates who are expected to
attend the quadrennial conference and
deal with the opportunities confront
ing the church in making an impact
on rural life.
Prominent leaders of church and
state will address the conference,
which will be dh#led into seven work
ing study groups, dealing with vari
ous phases of town and country life
and focusing on the question of the
contribution of rural America to the
hysical and spiritual life of the na
ion.
Pocahontas Group At
Washington Meeting
Chowanoke Council, No. 54, Degree
of Pocahontas, was well represented
X a meeting held in Washington Fri
day night when officers for the Wash
ington Council were installed. In the
Edenton party were Mrs. W. O.
White, Pocahontas of Chowanoke
Council, Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Cope
and and Mr. and Mrs. Horace White.
The local group reports a very
>eautiful and impressive ceremony,
after which refreshments were served.
ROTARY MEETS TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet
oday (Thursday) at 1 o’clock in the
’arish House. J. L. Chestnutt, new
president of the dub urges a full at
tendance.
a
$2.00 Per Yeai
Hospital Auxiliaiy
Regular Meeting
At Nurses’ Home
Miss Tillett Thanks Lo
cal Group For Help
Given Hospital
On Monday the regular meeting of
he Chowan Hospital Auxiliary was
eld in the nurses’s home, with Mrs.
. Clarence Leary, Jr., presiding. A
etter from Miss Frances Tillett was
read, expressing the staff’s appre
ciation for the many accomplish
ments of the Auxiliary that have so
materially helped the hospital.
From the committees, Mrs. E. N.
Elliott reported 18 sheets, 5 bed
preads and 5 pillow cases made or
nended. Mrs. W. S. Spitzer reported
hat the Ola Lee 'Circle and the Busi
ness and Professional Women’s Club
lad taken care of flowers and maga
.ines during May and June, and
hanked the VFW and American Leg
on for patriotic tray favors. Miss
lebecca Colwell requested ligustrum
or fall planting. Anyone who has
plants available, please notify the
grounds committee. The Auxiliary
voted the necessary funds for laying
cement walkway to run parallel
with the curb at the parking area.
Dr. A. M. Stanton and his wife,
Margaret Spires Stanton, were great
y enjoyed as guests of the meet
ng.
Chief Ball Releases
Annual Police Report
756 Arrests Made By
Edenton Police Dur
ing 1951
With the town’s fiscal year ending
une 31, Chief of Police George I.
Dail submitted a report of the Police
Department’s activities for the year
o Town Council Tuesday night.
During the year a total of 756
rrests were made, of which 756 were
ound guilty and 22 not guilty. There
were 431 white males arrested, 32
white females, 321 colored males and
.8 colored females.
The arrests were made for the
ollowing reasons: Drunk 161, disor
derly conduct 47, speeding 58, assault
36, affray 8, operating an automobile
intoxicated 17, careless and reckless
driving 7, larceny 17, miscellaneous
traffic violations 281, whiskey viola
tions 14, miscellaneous arrests 84,
[ reaking and entering 9, no city li-
I ense 37, manslaughter 1, murder 1.
Fines during the year amounted to
$5,405.60, costs $4,491.55 or a total of
$9,897.15. Os this amount $1,776.65
represented officers’ fees turned back
to the town.
During the year 44 transients were
cared for, 1,247 calls answered, 49
accidents investigated, five automo
biles recovered, 33 funerals worked,
34 street lights reported out, 313
courtesies extended, 171 doors found
mlocked, 263 investigations made, one
ire discovered, 4,424 citations issued
.nd $5,927 in stolen property recov
ered.
The police made 7,256 radio calls
ind were on the air 10 hours, 7 min
ites and 30 seconds.
Lester Jordan Is Now
Virginia League Ump
Officiated At Monday
Night’s Game At
Hicks Field
Quite a few people who attended
Jonday night’s game, when the Co
onials played Emporia, were sur
prised to see Lester Jordan, pitching
idol of many baseball fans for several
years, acting as one of the umpires.
Mr. Jordan officiated back of home
plate and the way he called the game
ppeared to be satisfactory to both
he Edenton and Emporia teams, as
well as fans. He began his duties as
Virginia League umpire Friday of
last week.
Valuable Prizes Given
At Game Tonight
Tonight (Thursday) some lucky
aseball fan will receive a free suit
and permanent wave. In order to help
boost attendance, Cuthrell’s Depart
ment store will give the holder of a
ucky ticket a suit of clothes or its
equivalent. The same winner will
eceive a free permanent wave from
t ..nne’a Beauty Salon. ■
\ Tonight’s game will be a double
r header between the Ootonial* and
■ ranklin, with the first ggme start
ing at 6:30.