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Vol ume XX.—NumberlT" Plans Now Complete For Beauty Contest And Dance Tonight “Miss Edenton” Will Be ; Selected From Eight Candidates Plans have been completed for the Edenton Junior Chamber of Commerce dance and beauty contest which will be held tonight (Thursday) in the Edenton armory from 8 to 1 o’clock. In the contest to select “Miss Eden ton” there are eight contestants in cluding Juanita Bennett, Frances Ben nett, Joan Cobb, Margaret Miller, Marietta Perry, Grace Hudson, Caro lyn Swindell and Bebe Evans. The Edenton winner will participate in the contest to select “Miss North Caro lina” which will be held at Morehead City Friday night, July 17. The win ner at Morehead City will represent North Carolina inithe “Miss America” Contest to be held at Atlantic City in September. Five judges will decide who be “Miss Edenton,” and these will be Fred of the Elizabeth City* Daily Advance, Bill Manning of The Williamston Enterprise, Max Camp bell of The Perquimans Weekly, James Boyce, president of the Plymouth Jun ior Chamber of Commerce and Mrs. Beverly Engstrom. Mrs. Engstrom was named “Miss Oregon" in 1949 and is now living at the home of Chief of Police and Mrs. George I. Dail. She is the wife of Sgt. Engstrom, who is stationed at the Edenton Marine Corps Air Station and due to her experience in beauty contests, she will direct the girls in thq contest. For the dance music will be furnish ed by Earle Zirkle and his orchestra from Rocky Mount. The group is com posed of professional musicians and have played for many affairs all over North Carolina. Members of the committee who have arranged the affair is composed of J. M. Boyce, Joe Conger, Jr., Scott Har rell and-Pete Manning, all of whom are anticipating a large crowd for the beauty contest and the dance which will follow. Hector Lupton, Jr., One Os Graduates At UNC Among the 1,700 students who grad uated at the 159th commencement of the University of North Carolina Mon day night at 7 o’clock was Hector Lup ton, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Hector Lupton. Young Lupton received his B.S. degree in business administration. Dr. Francis P. Gaines, president of Washington and Lee University deliv ered the commencement address in Kenan Stadium. Mr. Lupton has accepted a position with the Fidelity Insurance Company in Raleigh, where he is scheduled to report on June 15. Coach Ben Perry Nabs Negro Peeping Tom Edenton police on Saturday night arrested William Holley, 16-year-old Negro, charged with peeping in a win dow at the home of Coach Ben Per ry in Albemarle Court. Mrs. George Thompson, next door neighbor, first noticed the prowler and notified Coach Perry, who told her he would look around. Going around the rear of his house, Perry surprised the youth, who was in the act of climbing on a chair to peep in the bath room window, where Mrs. Perry had gone to take a shower bath. The youth was given some rough treatment until the police arrived and hauled, him off to jail. Holley was found guilty in Record er’s Court Tuesday morning and Judge Marvin Wilson sentenced him to 18 months. However, due to the boy’s age, the place of incarceration will be decided later. Dog Quarantine In District Now Effective • t >The Board of Health resolution re quires a quarantine of all dogs in our Health District beginning June 1 and ending June 15. . .1. All dogs are to be kept on the owners’ premises during this period. 2. Have your dog vaccinated at once If he has not already been vaccinated in the preseitt campaign. 8. Make certain that the dog wears the metal tag given you by your Ra bies Inspector. ’ » 4. Beginning June 4,'a1l stray dogs found loose on the streets in our Health District will be picked up and the owners will be required to appear ■in court for breaking the quarantine. EASTERN STAR MEETING Edenton Chapter of the Eastern Star will meet in the Court House Monday night at 8 o’clock. Mrs. E. matn>n ’ *” members w auenu. THE CHOWAN HERALEr i» < Civic Calendar , Junior Chamber of Cohtmerce beauty pageant and dance in Edenton armory Thursday night, Jane 11, from 8 to 1 o’clock. VFW meets in Pest’s home on old Hertford Highway Tuesday night at 8 o’clock. s Edenton Lions Club will meet in semi-monthly session Monday night at 7 o’clock. Rocky Hock plays Gatesville on the Rocky Hock diamond Satur day afternoop at 3 o’clock. BPW Club card party at Penel ope Barker house Friday night, June 12, at 8 o’clock. Nomination of officers at the Red Men’s Meeting Monday night. . Rotary Club’s ugliest man con test closes today (Thursday). Rotary Club entertains Eden ton’s Explorer Scouts in the Par ish House today (Thursday) at 1 o’clock. Eastern Star will meet Monday night in the Court House at 8 o’clock. j Blood Donors j In the recent visit of the Red Cross bloodmobile Chowan County donated 125 pints of blood with a quota of 150 pints. Jesse Harrell, chairman of the Chowan Blood Program, this week re leased the names of those who donat ed a pint of blood. The names fol low: , Marines Ernest C. Matoszewski, Cary G. Russell, Irvin L. Barmore, William J. Hensel, Joseph N. Nabors, Joseph P. Landles, Richard Underhill, Richard E. Varvel, Kenneth K. Woodward, Joe Peter Ekalski, William Finch, James C. Hall, George Krucelyak, R. S, Funk, Elphege A. Dipieau, Eben H. Collins, Elmer Brosy, Ronald T. Dama, Andrew S. Lees, Roger W. Bohl, Elbert C. Turner, Dale F. Har ter, Norman Delachapelle, Leonard J. Rercha, Irvin R. Armstrong, Arthur Leman, Carl W. Dahlberg, T. W. Ridgeway, R. F. Bomczkowski, Ed ward McMenamin, Milton N. Lieber, Stanley Weisman, James W. McCor mick, Charles E. McElroy, Donald Kugler, Bobby J. Goodloe, John L. Rayfjeld, Joe N. Harrison, Vernard Cooper, Robert R. Ttiggs, Joseph H. Lane, Ramon W. Mazzi, Raymond W. i Terry, George R. Daly, Glenn J. Mil ler, Ronald T. Hartman, Jack Minick, Donald G. Buck, James Fenton, James L. Ferrell, Joe H. Allen, Paul W. Rapp, Wilburt R. Rushton, Billy H. Atcheson, Cecil M. J. Moore, William C. Tompkins, John H. Newman, Peter T. Morch, Alfred E. Faggello, Rich ard D. McGowan, Bernard Vanßlair. Civilians Preston Earle Cayton, Mrs. Mary Twiddy, Kathryn Brown, Mrs. Annie H. Spruill, Mrs. Bertie J. Cross, Mrs. Hattie Chappell, Mrs. Elizabeth Ash ley, Mrs. Ivar Riggle, Mrs. Anne W. Dunning, Mrs. Ramona Mizelle, Mrs. Vonda Lee Hall, Emogene Morgan, Ben E. Perry, Cecil W. Fry, James B. Stillman, Thomas C. Cross, George J. Habit, M. Rudolph Dale, B. Frank lin Britton, Merrill T. Perry, William W. Perry, Herbert Hollowell, Jr., Miss Catherine Hill, Mrs. Patty Jor dan, Mrs. George C. Hoskins, Mrs. Mary Harmatuck, W. E. Bond, Sim eon J. Phipps, R. S. Marsh, W. A. Sexton, Mrs. Grace Wood, James E. Byrum, C. Trot Leary, Beulah M. Privott, H. Allison Gampen, Mrs. Sar ah H. Boyce, John L. Foxwell,. Paul L. Partin, Joseph W. Ryan, Mrs. Mamie B. Quinn, Harry A. Davenport, Gerald T. Lassiter, Cecil H. Miller, Murray Wheeler, Mrs. Phyllis Thomas, Mrs. Pauline Lane, Luther P. Forbes, Holly J. Columbo, Bruce Jones, Mrs. Beverly Engstrom, Mrs. Mollie Hollo well, Mrs. Sara Barker, Nicholas J. George, W. T. Elliott, Jr., Leroy Has kett, Thomas S. Harris, Mrs. Alice Hamilton, James Harrell, Walter E. Mills, Mrs. Wesley Barrick, J. E. Du laney, Mrs. Gulia Morgan, Selma Per ry, Miss. Zona Whiteman. Assignments Are Made For Highway Offices The assignment of the 14 assistant - division engineers, the 30 of the 31 district engineers and the location of 30 of the 81 dietrict offices under the new 14-division set-up of the State Highway Commission was announced Friday by Chief Highway Engineer W. H. Rogers, Jr. Among the assignments were the following: First Division—W. N. Spruill, di vision engineer; headquarters, Ahos kie; J.' D. Miller, assistant division ‘engineer. District One —George K. Mack, dis i trict engineer; Elizabeth City, district ’ office; Camden, Currituik, Dare, I Gates, Pasquotank aryd Perquimans ■ counties. District Two —T. C.„Liverman, dis trict engineer; Ahoskie, district of fice; Hertford, Bertie and Northamp ; ton counties. i District Three—J. J. Gilbert, dis , trict engineer; Plymouth, district of ! fice; Chowan, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell and Washington ebunties. "Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 11,1953.” Woman’s Club Gives Bulk Os Tour Profits For Barker House Mrs. Nelson Powell on Program at Meeting Last Week The June meeting of the Edenton Woman’s Club was held at the Parish House on Wednesday of last week. The Program Committee presented Miss Nelson Powell, who delighted the club by singing several selections, ac companied by Mrs. Jack Mooney. The business session was highlight ed by the decision to spend a substan tial proportion of the profits from the 1953 Pilgrimage on the Penelope Barker House project. The rest of the profits to be spent in repaying funds borrowed from the Greens Com mittee, replacing the Floating Fund for Tour expenses and the remainder to be placed in the General Fund. The club voted to contribute $25 to the fund to buy a television set for the Cancer Hospital at Lumberton. The Committee Chairmen for the year 1953-1954 are as follows: Fine Arts, Mrs. John Kramer; American Home and Garden, Mrs. A1 Phillips; Ways and Means, Mrs. Murray Byrum, co-chairman, Mrs. E. H. Wozelka; Membership and Point System, Mrs. Richard Goodwin; Program, Mrs. R. D. Dixon, Jr., co-chairman, Mrs. Clar ence Leary, Jr.; Welfare, Mrs. A. C. Turbeville, co-chairman, Mrs. W. T. Harry; Communications, Mrs. Wesley Chesson, co-chairman, Mrs. J. L. Har rell; Publicity and Yearbook, Mrs. A.J F. Downum; Playground, Mrs. N. J. George, co-chairman, Mrs. Ben E. Perry; Public Affairs, Mrs. J. W. Gra ham; International Relations, Mrs. Scott Harrell. Rod Amundson Speaker At Rotary Wildlife Executive Ex plains Five-point Program Rod Amundson of the Wildlife Re sources Commission was the principal speaker at last week’s Rotary meeting, when he outlined the accomplishments of the Commission since 1947 and spoke about the five-point program of the Commission. He pointed out reg ulations, enforcement, management, > education and research. Mr. Amundson told the Rotarians that the wildlife budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 will be $2,000,- 000, and stressed the fact this money is not acquired by taxation. Instead, he said, it comes from the sale of hunting and fishing licenses, together with some help from the federal gov ernment. Os this amount, the speaker said, between $600,000 and $700,000 is spent annually for enforcement of regula tions, and went on to pay tribute to the state’s enforcement officers. He said this state's enforcement officers are as good as any in the country. In closing his remarks Mr. Amund son said he was of the opinion that some day North Carolina would be the greatest hunting and fishing state in the Union. Mr. Amundson was introduced by Leon Thomas, who had charge of the program. Rotary Ugliest Man ' Contest Ends Friday Edenton Rotary Club’s “ugliest man contest” is scheduled to end Friday and the winner will be crowned on the Taylor Theatre stage at 9 o’clock. Quite a few boxes have been placed at various places with names of contest ants printed on thd outside. No check has been made as to how the contestants are running, so that the winner is very much in doubt. The contest was planned in order to help raise money to be used for the various Rotary projects. Future Homemakers Camp At White Lake The Future Homemakers of Ameri ca Chapter of Edenton High School was represented at the N. C. Future Homemaker Camp at White Lake, N. C., June 1-6. The camp program consisted of competition land and water sports, music, dancing and arts and crafts and leadership training. There was also a visit to the neighboring Crystal Beach. ' 1 Those attending wqre Misses Janis Comer, Maxine Spruill, Mae Francis, Mary Alice Keeter. They were ac companied by their advisor, Miss Catherine Hill. % Chowan River Boat Races Scheduled To BeHeMOnJuneflst % Expectations Are That 100 Boats Will Par ticipate Definite plans are being formulat ed for the first annual Chowan River marathon June 21 open to all amateur drivers with outboard motors. The course for the marathon will be from Colerain Beach to Winton and return—46 nautical miles along the beautiful Chowan River. Trophies for first, second and third place will be offered in each of five classes with motor dealers in the Roa noke-Chowan area offering the prizes. The classes will be for 7%, 10, 16, 22 and unlimited horsepower. It is anticipated each boat will have to gas up twice during the trip. All coves will be marked by float ing buoy with flags indicating direc tion of the course. In addition a river pilot will accompany the take off of the slower boats at 1 o’clock. There 1 will be from then on almost a constant stream as the takeoff will be stagger- 1 ed according to the speed of the boats so that all will finish about the same time, probably about 4 o’clock. Checkers will be at the bridge at Winton. Two heavy duty fishing boats | will be available to pull in any boats that have trouble or get lost. F. P. Hill of Colerain, spokesman for the Chowan Racing Club which is sponsoring, said the races would be \ open free to spectators who can get to ’ the river bank anywhere along the course. He said he hoped the banks would be lined. Expectations are that there may be 100 boats in the marathon. Already signed up are 10 boats from Edenton, 5 from Roanoke Rapids, 2 from Ply mouth, 10 from Aulander plus a num ber from Windsor, Murfreesboro, Ahoskie and other towns in eastern North Carolina and Virginia. Other entrants may secure informa tion and application blanks from F. P. Hill, Colerain; Roanoke-Chowan Good Neighbor Club; Ahoskie; or the Ahos kie Chamber of Commerce. Midget League Is Now In Operation Recreation Program In ; eludes Adult Softball League Coach Ben Perry announced early this week that the Midget League baseball program for the summer will begin on Wednesday, June 10. For the remainder of this week the activities will be conducted in the afternoon due to the Bible School at the Methodist Church. All boys, ages 7 through 12, may report to Coach Perry on the softball field at 2:00 on the above date. Beginning Monday, June 15, facili ties will be available for badminton, volleyball, tennis, horseshoes and bas ketball to any age, boys or girls. Also to be included as part of the summer recreation program will be an adult night softball league. Any per son interested in entering a team should contact Bill Cozart or Ben Perry. J. D. Elliott Wins Insurance Co. Award Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Elliott will leave Thursday morning for Virginia Beach, where they will spend four days at the Cavalier Hotel. This trip was awarded Mr. Elliott by the Home Security Life Insurance Company for outstanding production last year. Mr. Elliott was in fourth place with the entire company in sales of new life insurance and had one of the best all around reports for the year. Miss Susan Thigpen Wesleyan Graduate At the annual commencement exer cises held in Pierce Chapel, Monday June 1, Miss Susan Thigpen, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Thigpen of Edenton, was graduated cum laude with the Bachelor of Music degree. Miss Thigpen majored in piano while at Wesleyan. Explorer Scouts Guests Os Rotarians Today Edenton Rotarians will be hosts to the local Explorer Scout Troop at the regular meeting of the club this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock in teh Parish House. President W. T. Harry urges every Kotarian to be present <*> < | New Command^ J. M. Basnight of Edenton was sworn in as Commander of Dis trict One at the State Convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars held last week at Nags Head. Bas night is past commander of Wm. H. Coffield, Jr, Post No. 9280. A large delegation from Wm. H. Coffield Post, No. 9280 attend ed the encampment. Rocky Hock Loses Series To Shawboro Tangle With Gatesville, League Leaders, Sat urday Afternoon Rocky Hock, holding on to third place in the Carolina Tidewater Lea gue, lost two of three games played over the week-end with Shawboro. In Shawboro Saturday afternoon Rocky Hock’s ace pitcher, Edgar Ray White, won his third victory without a defeat when he allowed only seven I scattered hits. At the same time his 1 teammates collected 10 hits off Zench and Gregory, Zench, who pitched three no-hitters for Griggs High School this year, was knocked out of 1 the box in the fifth inning. Elbert Bunch led the Rocky Hock attack with three hits out of five trips to the plate. On the Rocky Hock diamond Sun day afternoon Shawboro won both games of a doubleheader by scores of 2 to 1 and 4 to 3. Buddy Long started for Rocky Hock, but gave way to Tommy Hollo well. Stanford Perry led at bat with two hits out of three times at bat. In the second game Tommy Hollo well started on the mound for Rocky Hock, but was relieved by Stan Perry, who later gave way to Willard Wil son. Harrell Gregory, a left-handed hurl er, pitched both games for Shawboro, as well as the last five innings Sat urday afternoon, making a total of 21 innings pitched over the week-end. The leading hitter for Rocky Hock was Willard Wilson, who made two hits out of five chances. Next Saturday Rocky Hock is sched uled to meet the league leading Gates ville team on the Rocky Hock dia mond. The game will start at 3 o’clock. The schedule of home games during the remainder of the season follows: June 13—Gatesville at Rocky Hock. I June 21—Weeksville at Rocky Hock. * June 27—Hobbsville at Rocky Hock. July 4—Weeksville NAF at Rocky Hock. July 12—Shawboro at Rocky Hock. July 18—Gatesville at Rocky Hock. July 26—Weeksville at Rocky Hock. BPW Club Card Party To Be Held Friday Night The Edenton Business and Profes sional Women’s Club will stage a card party in the Barker Community House Friday night, June 12, beginning at 8 o’clock. Those attending the affair who wish to participate in entertainment other than playing cards are asked to bring their own games. Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the games. Proceeds from the party will go to wards the Penelope Barker project, and it is hoped a large crowd will be on hand for this worthy cause. Monk Raines Is Now Pitching For Hickory John (Monk) Raines, idol of the former Edenton Colonials, is now on the pitching staff of the Hickory Club in the North State League. Gas house Parker, former Colonial Skip per, is managing the Hickory Club, and Tom Inge, former Colonial third baseman, is also covering the hot corn er for Hickory. Raines lost his first game by a 2-0 count, but came back to win two suc cessive games. FRED ASHLEY APPOINTED WEIGHT. STATION OPERATOR Fred Ashley, who for about four years has been employed by J. M. Vail, this week was appointed a weight station operator for the North Carolina Department of Motor Ve hicles. Mr. Ashley was instructed by A. M. Gilbert, director, to report to C. E. Payne, supervisor of Weight Sta tion No. 1 at Hertford on Monday, June 15, where he will be stationed. ON BUYING TRIP Mr. and Mrs. George Privott left Sunday for New York City, where they are buying a stock of latest mer chandise for their new store, which will be soon opened at the corner of Broad and King Streets, formerly oc cupied by the P * Q Food Center. $2.00 Per Year. Practically Same Official Family For Next Two Years Town Council Organized At Meeting Tuesday Night Town Council was reorganized at the June meeting held Tuesday night, with very little change in the official family. J: Clarence Leary was again ap pointed as Mayor pro-tem and J. Ed win Bufflap was re-named Street Com missioner for the next two years. The Finance Committee again in cludes J. Clarence Bfeary and John Mitehener, Jr. One change was made on the Parks and Playgrounds Committee. George Alma Byrum replaces W. J. Yates, with Graham Byrum and Clyde Hol lowell the other two members. R. K. Hall was reappointed fire chief, building inspector and dock master, and W. J. Yates was reap pointed assistant fire chief. J. N. Pruden was reappointed Town Attorney and George I. Dail was also reappointed Chief of Police. Ernest Ward, Jr., was reappointed as Town Clerk. A radical change was made in the town office due to the resignation of Miss Louise Coke as tax collector. The Councilmen accepted her resignation with regret and gfter considering the vacancy at some length it was decided not to employ a tax collector but rath er delegate the duties of tax collec tor to Town Clerk Ward and Miss Celia Spivey, who was appointed as sistant town clerk. Under this plan the town clerk was authorized to em ploy an extra assistant if and when he and Miss Spivey find they have more work than they can do. It is also the purpose to train an assistant who can be called upon when either one is obliged to be out x>f the office. A considerable amount of business was transacted at the meeting, al though the meeting adjourned about 10 o’clock. George Twiddy made a request to fill a ditch back of a lot he purchased in North Edenton, but no action was taken until an investigation is made by the Street Commissioner. j J. Clarence Leary and Mayor Has kett reported on the Rider’s Lane pro ject, but were awaiting information from the State Highway Commission relative to taking over a road less than 60 feet wide. Rider’s Lane is j only 18 feet wide; if the Town pur | chases 10 feet from Dr. L. A. Deese the right-of-way will be only 28 feet wide. R. N. Hines reported having confer red with M. W. Jackson relative to a systematic plan of Mr. Jackson’s prop erty in anticipation of the town pro viding water, lights and sewerage. The clerk was instructed to confer with the League of Municipalities relative (Continued on Page Eight) Winners Announced In Belk-Tyler*s Sale J. R. Dulajiey, manager of the Eden ton Belk-Tyler Store, on Tuesday an nounced the seven winners in the Belk- Tyler old-fashioned bargain day sale which was held .the last three days of last week. Mr. Dulaney is very well pleased with the success of the sale, and ex pressed his pleasure in awarding sev en prizes amounting to SIOO in cash. The winners were as follows: Ist—lnez Modlin, $50.00. 2nd—P res to n Elliott, Hertford, Route 2, $20.00. 3rd—Miss Morris, Route 1, Eden ton, SIO.OO. 4th—Leon Byrum, Route 3, Edenton, $5.00. sth—Gurney Harrell, Route 3, Eden ton, $5.00. 6th—Mrs. Louis Francis, Route 3, Edenton, $5.00. 7th—Lenc Sessoms, $5.00. RED MEN WILL NOMINATE OFFICERS MONDAY NIGHT Chowan Tribe of Red Men will nom inate officers for the six-month term beginning July 1 at next Monday night’s meeting. The nomination will remain open for two weeks, when of ficers will be elected. C. C. Wiggins, sachem of the tribe, urges all members to make a special effort to attend. LIONS MEETING MONDAY—^ Edenton’s Lions Club will meet Monday night at 7 o’clock. The club during the summer months meets every first and third Monday nights, so that President A. E. Jenkins urges every member to attend. FIREMEN CALLED OUT Edenton firemen werp called out about 4:30 Thursday afternoon when a fire developed at the Bowers Con struction Company headquarters at the north, end of Chowan River bridge. An air compressor was burned as well as a quantity of gasoline. Damage was estimated at about SIOO.