Volume XX.—Number 36.
Rocky Hock Winner
Championsliip Series
In Tidewater Leap
Chowan Boys Win Four
Out of Five Games
Played
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Rocky Hock’s baseball team won the
fourth of a seven-game series on
Hicks Field Tuesday night to win the
Tidewater Carolina League champion
ship from Hobbsville four games to
one. Rocky Hock won the first game
Monday night of last week, the sec
ond on Wednesday night and the
third on Saturday night. Hobbsville
prevented a clean sweep by coming
out the winner on Monday night and
the series came to a close Tuesday
night when Rocky Hock won a thrill
ing game 3 to 2.
Rocky Hock was fourth in the sea
son’s standing and was paired with
Weeksville’s Clodhoppers in the semi
final playoff. They emerged the win
ner of that series to play Hobbsville
for the league championship. Hobbs
ville qualified for the final series by
defeating Gatesville in the semi-finals.
Rocky Hock 12, Hobbsville 9
On Hicks Field Wednesday night of
last week Rocky Hock won the second
game of the series by a score of 12
to 9. It was an uphill fight for Rocky
Hock, coming from behind 7 to 3 to
score seven runs in the seventh in-'
ning, which put them ahead for the
remainder of the game.
Hobbsville scored a run in the first
inning and three in the third, one of
which was a home run by Gene Tay
lor. They added one run in the fifth,
two in the sixth and one each in the
seventh and eighth innings.
Rocky Hock scored their first three
runs in the third, when Jack Bunch,
L. Lilley, Elbert Bunch and Brooks
hit safely. Two Hobbsville errors si
s'- figured in the scoring. The team
then went scoreless until the seventh
when five hits produced seven runs.
Two more runs were added in the
eighth.
Harvey Lilley started on the mound
for Hobbsville, but in the first inning
his cousin, Linwood Lilley, hit a hard
ball to the mound which made a bad
hop, he pitcher in the mouth.
He was forced to leave the game and
was replaced by Gene Taylor. Tay
lor, aside from the third inning, had
things pretty well under control until
the fateful seventh. In the seventh
the sentence, “If you put more into
the organization you will get more out
of it.”
Included in the two-day session
were several State Executive Com
mittee meetings, which were presid
ed over by State President Gene Och
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Aces Shaping Up For
First Gridiron Battle
First Game of Season In
Roanoke Rapids Sep
tember 11
Coaches Ben Perry and Alton
Erooks are taking the Edenton Aces
through the paces nightly in order to
round out the 1953 football machine
which' will meet its first test Friday,
September 11 in Roanoke Rapids.
The coaches are well pleased with
the showing made by the boys and
believe they will be a power in the
Albemarle Conference. Edenton last
year withdrew from the Northeast
ern Conference to become affiliated
with the Albemarle Conference, which
includes towns more comparable to
Edenton in size.
The Aces’ first home game will be
Friday night, September 18, at 8
o’clock, when they meet the Columbia
Wildcats. Other home games sched
uled include Elizabeth City, a non- :
conference game, on October 9; Tar
boro, October 16; Hertford, October !
23; and Ahoskie, October 30. i
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MASONS MEET TONIGHT I
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F., &
A. M., will he’d a stated communica
tion tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock ,
in the Court House. C. T. Griffin, ]
master of the lodge, urges a full at-
tendance. i
AUXILIARY MEETS TONIGHT ]
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of William 1
H. Coffield Post, No. 9280, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, will mpet tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock. The meet
ing will be held in the VFW hall,, and 1
Mrs. Ellie Mae Parrish, president,
urges all members to attend.
ROTARIANS MEET TODAY '
Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet
this (Thursday) afternoon in the Par*
ish House at 1 o’clock. President j
John Kramer is anxious to have a 100 !
per cent attendance. j
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[ CLOTHING SENT TO KOREANS ]|
* Reading in a magazine that a sergeant in Korea made an appeal
for clothing for Koreans, members ,of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of Wm.
H. Coffield, Jr., Post, No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars, vU-cided
to answer the appeal. Above is pictured a number of boxes of cloth
ing which was recently sent to the sergeant in Korea. Left to right t
are Virginia Oliver, Helen Byrum, Alma Twiddy, Ellie Mae Parrish,
Atheline Norris, Bertie Warner and Lenoir Cavendish, who packed
the clothing.
Betty Rowell Named
Chief Band Majorette
Group Now Practicing
In Preparation For
Year’s Activities
Betty Rowell last week was selected
as chief majorette of the Edenton
High School Band. Miss Rowell is
a member of the junior class and is
one of three majorettes from last
year’s group, the other two being
Barbara Spencer and Libby Small.
New majorettes chosen are Patricia
Bunch and Rosa Hollowell as ponies
and Leigh Dobson, Faye Haste Ruth
Stokely, Anne Spruill and Linda
Leary.
The grouD of majorettes have been
practicing faithfully in prparntion for
the coming school year and will be {in
attraction whenever the band plays
Band Director Ernest Gentile has
suffered quite a loss of players due
to graduation, but expects to have
35 band members this year, with
which to buiTd up a high school band.
Police Get Stolen
Car In Three Hours
Two Young Men Drive
Off With T. C. By
rum’s Car
Quick police work resulted in the ,
recovery of a car stolen from the
home of T. C. Byrum early Friday
morning. The car was stolen about
1 o’clock Friday morning and three ,
hours later it was recovered in Suf
folk. (
The car was stolen by two young
men, Jackie Pigg, 16, of New Madrid,
Mo., and Robert L. Smith, 18, whose
mother lives in Delville, Illinois
The two young men were given a
preliminary hearing in Recorder’s 1
Court Tuesday morning and bound 1
over for Superior Court.
Town-County Offices 1
Closed Labor Day 1
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Due to the observance of Labor Day r
on Monday, September 7, all county j
and' town offices will be closed for j
the holiday. Business will be re- <
sumed as usual Tuesday morning. J
Local Health Clinic
Closed Sept. 10 -12
Due to the North Carolina Public
Health Convention being held at Nags
Head, September 10, 11 and 12, the
Health Department Clinic will be clos
ed Friday, September 11. The clinic
will be open from 3 to 5 on Thursday,
’September 10.
ROTARIANS THEATRE GUESTS t
Rotarians at their meeting last l
week were guests of Jimmy Earn- \
hardt at the Taylor Theatre, where k
they viewed the picture “The Man £
Without A Country.” Mr. Earnhardt c
had charge of the program and in- s
viled the Rotarians to the theatre as- e
ter the dinner. s
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BANK CLOSED LABOR DAY I
The Bank of Edenton twill be clos- j
ed all day next Monday, September r
7, due to the observance of Labor I
Day. Important banking business a
should, therefore, be transacted ac
cordingly. (
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COUNCIL MEETS TUBS. NIGHT c
Edenton’s Town Council will hold s
its September meeting Tuesday night, t
September 8, in the Municipal Build- s
ir.g, starting at 8 o’clock. nr
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, September 3,1953.
Coon Dog Field Trials
Feature On Labor Day
Affair at Dillard’s Mill
Pond Will Begin at
9 A. M.
Chowan County Coon Hunters’
Club will stage a coon dog field trial
on Labor Day, Monday, September 7.
The trial will be held at Dillard’s
Mill Pond, 12 miles north of Eden
ton, beginning in the morning at 9
o’clock. Markers will be placed along I
the road from Route 32 for the bene
fit of those who do not know the
way.
Junior and senior heats will be run
with the entry fee being $3.00.
Refreshments will be sold on the
grounds by the Oak Grove Home Dem
onstration Club. The public is cordial
ly invited to attend and any informa
tion about the trials can be received
by contacting C. H. Davis, Jr., at Ty
ner.
Dave Holton Appears
On Television Show
Edenton was represented on Bud
Collyer’s “Break the Bank” television
show in New York, when David Hol
ton appeared on the program while he
and his family were visiting in New
York.
Mr. Holton was unable to answer
the question which would have net
ted him $3,700. The question which
tripped Mr. Holton was “who was the
author of the book “The Wizard of i
Oz”? However, Mr. Holton won in
the neighborhood of S3OO.
The program will probably be re
filmed and seen on local television ;
sets this week. (
9 Stores Remain Open
Wednesday Afternoons
An error appeared in the advertise- 1
ment last week in The Herald con- c
ceming nine stores which will re- ;
main open Wednesday afternoons. It :
was stated the opening will be effec- i
tive Wednesday, September 9, when
in reality the plan went into effect ;
Wednesday of this week, September 2. '
The stores who will remain open ;
Wednesday afternoons are Tots and 1
Teens, Rose’s 5-10-25 c Store, Badham i
Bros., Preston’s, Elliott Company, <
Malone’s 5-10-25 c Store, Belk-Tyler’s, ;
S. Hobowsky and Cuthrell’s Depart
ment Store.
STUMBOATING ON THE BLACKWATER
AND CHOWAN RIVERS
By J. L. WIGGINS
Vmhhkm mm^
In the late eighties and early nine- t
ties, steamboating was quite a big 1
business on the Blackwater and Cho- 2
wan Rivers. The steamer line was '
known as the Albemarle Steam Navi- K
gation Co. Captain John H. Bogart,
of Franklin, was President of the line 1
and also chief owner of same. The 1
eastern terminal was Edenton, N. C., '
and the western terminal and also 1
headquarters was Franklin, Va. At 1
Franklin, close connection for both *
passenger and freight traffic was 1
made with the Seaboard and Roanoke J
Railroads as Captain Bogart was also *
agent for the railroad there. c
The Albemarle Steam Navigation *
Co., operated a fleet of four steamers
as follows: The Chowan; a large and! 1
commodious side wheel ship, with 28 (
staterooms, whose master was Cap- {
tain George Withy; the Lota, also a t
aide wheeler with staterooms, whose
master was Captain J. G. Williams;
Peanut Referendum |
Given Big Majority
By Chowan Growers
Only Eight of 225 Bal
lots Cast Against
Assessment
Chowan County joined 43 other
North Carolina peanut producing
counties in Saturday’s referendum to
turn in an overwhelming majority in
favor of the one-cent assessment for
each 100 pounds cf peanuts marketed.
In Chowan County 225 farmers vot
ed, of which 217 voted for the assess
ment and only eight against. Similar
majorities were reported from the oth
er counties. The assessment program
will be in effect for the 1953 crop
and continue for the next two years.
According to C. S. Alexander of
Scotland Neck, president of the North
Carolina Peanut Growers Associa
tion, the assessment will be collected
by buyers, who will make payments
to the State Department of Agricul
ture and in turn the money will be
sent to the Peanut Growers Associa
tion for use in a program to finance
research and find new uses and mar
kets for North Carolina grown pea
nuts.
Mr. Alexander expressed the opin
ion that unless new uses and mar
kets are developed for peanuts, crop
acreage will have to be cut drastic
ally.
Throughout the State about 95 per
cent of the votes cast favored the as
sessment.
Edenton Jaycees At
Rocky Mount Meet
National Jaycee Presi
dent Praises State
Organization
By Jacqueline B. Ricks
Six Edenton Jaycees attended the
First Quarterly Board meeting of the
North Carolina Junior Chamber of
Commerce held in Rocky Mount last
week-end. This was the largest board
meeting ever held in the state with
over 600 persons registered.
Attending from here were Tom H.
Shepard, local president; Scott Har
rell, Joe Conger, Jr., George Alma
Byrum, Tom Byrum, Jr., and Mr. and
Mrs. James Ricks, Jr.
Highlight of the board meeting
week-end was an address by Dain J.
Domich. president of the United
States Junior Chamber of Commerce,
ai the Sunday banquet. Domich, who
flew from his home in Sacramento,
Calif., for the convention was extend
ed a royal welcome.
In his address Domich said that he
was impressed with the enthusiasm
and accomplishments of the North
Carolina Jaycees, which was making
them “one of the strongest Jaycee
states in the nation today.” He em
phasized that the Jaycees was a young
man’s organization and that it is the
machinery from which comes the
leadership our nation needs and will
continue to need. “In no other or
ganization is leadership training
stressed more than in the Junior Com
merce.”
He reviewed the accomplishments of
young men as Jefferson, Hamilton,
Edison and others, who while at a
young age had made tremendous con
tributions. The Junior Chamber, •
which has expanded to 55 countries,
offers a challenge to young men to
accept responsibilities, he said.
Domich summed up his talk with
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the Silver Wave, a freight boat whose
master was Captain Stephen Bennett;
and the Keystone; also a freight boat 1
whose master was Captain William 1
Smith. ‘
The steamer, Chowan, ran from
Franklin, Va., to Edenton and Ply
mouth, N. C., making three trips per ■
week and during the summer season !
made frequent excursion runs to Nags
Head, N. C. This ship was excellent
ly equipped with dining room service
and also operated a saloon on board. |
Frequently, when the boat would stop (
at a river landing, there would be a ■
crowd of men waiting to come aboard j
and get a bracer.
The steamer, Lota, ran from
Franklin, Va., to Murfreesboro, N. C.
(on Meherrin River), and carried both
passengers and freight making daily <
trios. j
The steamers, Silver Wave and Key- '
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Reappointed
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Pictured above is Mrs. Anne S.
Jenkins, of Edenton, who was re
. appointed last week to the North
Carolina State Board of Art Ex
aminers by Governor Umstead.
She has already served two years
on the Board and the new term
calls for three more years, expir
ing on July 1, 1956. Mrs. Jenkins
o-iened her first beauty shop in
edenton and she has been very
active in this capacity for the
past 30 years, keeping abreast of
the latest developments in the
beauty culture field. She is an
outstanding member of the Eden
ton Business and Professional
Woman’s Club and is chairman of
the Legislative Committee.
—(Evelyn Leary Phot*)
Civic Calendar
Chowan County Coon Club will
stage coon dog field trials at Dil
lard’s Mill Pond as a Labor Day
feature Monday, September 7,
starting at 9 A. M.
Town and County offices will be
closed all day Labor Day, Septem
ber 7.
Revival services in progress at
Chappell’s Hill Baptist Church
and will end Sunday afternoon,
September 6.
Wesleyan Service Guild of the
Methodist Church will meet Tues
day night at 8 o’clock at the home
of Mrs. Hubert Williford.
Evening services will be resum
ed at the Edenton Methodist
Church next Sunday night at 7:30
o’clock.
Woman’s Missionary Society of
the Edenton Baptist Church will
meet Monday afternoon, Septem
ber 7, at 4 o’clock at the church. |
Young Woman’s Bible Class of
Edenton Baptist Church will meet
Tuesday night at 8 o’clock at the
church.
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Co-Captains Elected
For Edenton’s Aces
Robert Twiddy and Ray
Rogerson Chosen
Last Week
Robert Twiddy, a senior at the
Edenton Junior-Senior High School,
and Ray Rogerson, a junior, last week
were elected co-captains of the Aces’
1953 football machine.
Twiddy has played varsity football
two seasons. In his first year he
played guard, but last season was
switched to fullback, the position he
will play this year.
Rogerson, who weighs 185 pounds,
played at a tackle position last sea
son, and is expected to be a power in
the line again this season.
Methodists To Resume
S Sunday* Night Services
The Rev. E. B. Edwards, pastor of
the Edenton Methodist Church, an
nounces that evening services will be
resumed next Sunday night at 7:30
o’clock. The Sunday night services
were called off during June, July and
August.
Draft Board Office
Closed Labor Day
The Local Draft Board Office will
be closed Monday, September 7th, in
observance of Labor Day. This board
is not scheduled for an induction dur
ing September, but is scheduled for
a pre-induction.
POCAHONTAS MEETING
Chowanoke Council, No. 54, Degree
of Pocahontas, will meet Friday night
at 8 o’clock in the Red Men hall. Mrs.
Virginia Barfield, Pocahontas, urges
every member to attend.
$2.00 Per Year.
Savings Bonds Sales
Total $2231-50 For
Chowan During July
July Sales In State As
Whole Amount To
$243,621.75
Combined sales of Series E and H
United States Savings Bonds in Cho
wan County for the month of July to
taled $22,291.50. This sales announce
ment is made by County Savings
Bonds Chairman A. M. Harless, ac
cording to the monthly sales report
issued by Allison James, State Di
rector of the U. S. Savings Bonds Di
vision in Greensboro.
The combined sales of Series E and
H Bonds for North Carolina’s 100
counties for the month of July to
taled $243,621.75.
In announcing the above County
and State sales figures, Chairman
Harless stated that the promotional
activity of the Savings Bonds sales
program is now concentrated exclus
ively on the Sale of Series E and H
Bonds. These two series, which are
sold to individuals only, are the main
spring of the Treasury’s program to
encourage thrift generally and to
place more of the national debt in
the hands of millions of American
citizens.
Mr. Harless further stated that,
nationally, individuals have over $36,-
000,000,000 invested in E and H Bonds
(Series H Bonds were first offered
for sale on June 1, 1952).
Deputy Governor
Speaker For Lions
Edenton Club Resumes
Regular Meetings on
September 14
Ben D. Courtney of Williamston
was guest speaker at the meeting of
the Edenton Lions Club last Monday
night. Mr. Courtney is Deputy Dis
trict Governor of District 31-F. Mr.
Courtney presented a recording of a
speech made recently at Washington,
N. C., bv international Vice Presi
dent Jack Stickler. Following the re
cording, Mr. Courtney talked briefly
about why he was a Lion and listed
them as follows:
1. For the sake of the blind and
humanity. 2. Lions help a communi
ty, and 3. Benefits he received from
Lionism.
Carl C. Hook was the guests of his
, father-in-law, J. Rodney Byrum.
There will not be a meeting of the
| Lions Club on Labor Day, September
1 7, and regular weekly meetings will
| he resumed September 14.
Ruth Rogerson Joins
University Hospital
Miss Ruth Rogerson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Rogerson. has re
turned to Baltimore. Md„ to accept
an appointment with the University
Hospital Nursing Staff.
Miss Rogerson, a Chowan High
School graduate, received her nurses’
training in the University of Mary
land Nursing School. She was a mem
ber of the 1953 graduating class. She
spent her vacation at home.
VFW Members Now
Selling Garbage Cans
Members of the VFW Post are at
present canvassing Edenton homes to
sell garbage cans. The canvass is
not complete but encouraging reports
have been made by some canvassers.
Mayor Leroy Haskett gives assur
ance that town employees will be
warned to take particular care of the
cans and made a further statement
that abuse of cans on the part of any
employee will result in dismissal.
F ATHER McCOURT RESIGNS AS
CHOWAN COUNTY SUPERVISOR
OF GROUND OBSERVERS CORPS
Due to increasing and multiplicity
of important and urgent duties as
pastor of St. Ann’s Missionary Par
ish, Auxiliary Chaplain to USMCA
Landing Field and Diocesan Director
of National Organization for Decent
Literature, Father Francis J. Mc-
Court, for a number of years Chowan
County Supervisor of Ground Obser
vers Corps, stated that he has reluc
tantly resigned recently from the su
pervisorship and that an officei from
the Durham Filter Center of the GOC
has accepted his resignation.
ENTERS X-RAY SCHOOL
Miss Billie Russell, daughter of
Mrs. Charles F. Russell, left Monday
for Norfolk, Va., where she entered
the DePaul School of X-ray Tech
nology.