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Page Twelve Hospital Patients] Patients admitted to Chowan Hos pital for the week August 24 through August 30 were: White—-Warren Grubb, John Kuhn, Mrs. Blanche Moore Dillon, Mrs. Cyn thia Twiddy, Mrs. Lucille Faye Page and baby girl, Mrs. Susie Phipps and baby boy, J. C. Forehand, Thomas Twiddy, Mrs. Lillie Mae Hunter, Mil ford Parker Copeland, Mrs. Annie Twine, Mrs. Lillie Mae Ward, Mrs. Margaret Cash, David Leary, Miss Marguerite Wilson, Miss Edith Mea dows. Colored—Cassandra Parker, Elean or Burke, Irene Rountree, Margaret Spivey and baby girl, Mary Payne and baby girl, Hattie Downing, Melba Jean Boyce and baby girl, Catherine Twine and baby girl, Penrose Rodgers and Kate Granby. Patients discharged from Chowan Hospital August 17 through August 30 were: White—Warren Grubb, John Kuhn, Charlie Lane, Mrs. Mary Copeland, Master Clifton Copeland, Mrs. Lu cille Faye Page and baby girl, J. C. Forehand, Mrs. Lillie Mae Ward, Rev. E. L. Wells, Mrs. Blanche M. Dillon, Mrs. Margaret Cash. Colored—Mary Payne and baby girl, Margaret Spivey and baby girl, Hattie Downing, Melba Jean Boyce and baby girl, Elnora Burke, Cassan dra Parker, Hilda Welch, Penrose Rodgers, Alexander Valentine. Visiting ministers for the week are: White, the Rev. Francis J. McCourt; Colored, the Rev. George Rountree. Steamboating On Bla ck Water-Cho wan (Continued From Page One) stone, were shallower draft freight boats and not only carried feight on the Blackwater and Chowan but went up narrow creeks—Bennetts Creek to serve Gatesville, N. C., and Wicocon Creek to serve Harrellsville, N. C. Sixty to seventy years ago, this boat line, the Albemarle Steam Navigation Co., served the majority of the peo ple in passenger and freight service in Southampton and Nansemonu coun ties in Virginia and Gates, Hertford, Bertie, Washington, and Chowan coun ties in North Carolina, totaling a pop ulation at that time of at least 50,000 people in southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina. There was no other transportation system except by cart or wagon to Norfolk or Suffolk, Va. By boat and train it required three days to make a trip from Edenton, N. C., to Nor folk, Va., and return.. The people of I V* ' £ I Shower Stalls! I $43.95 up I LAVATORIES JRSSupi: COMMODES 523.55 ipii 3-PIECE BATHROOM SET SIM I ;: II PLASTIC WALL AND FLOOR TILES i: <►‘ < > 3; Any Item May Be Purchased j; ;> Without Our Installing It. || TRY US FOR YOUR PLUMBING H HOR HEATING REQUIREMENTS! || PHILCO < > 31 < > J; 3; Refrigerators-DeepFreeze-Radio-Television 33 ' ☆ * ;; KENNAN & COREY PLUMBING CO, INC. ■ 3 W e Sell It We Install It We Guarantee It 3 ; ;; WEST EDEN STREET - EDENTON, N. C.,3 3 I It Edenton, Plymouth, and along the riv er landings would take the steamer up tc Franklin, spend the night at Mrs. Mary Barretts Hotel on Main Street and catch the Shoo Fly train on the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad the next morning for Norfolk, returning the same way. To kill this river traffic, first came the railroads, then followed by hard surface highways, which completely put the steamboats out of business as transportation service was so very much quicker by cars, buses, and trucks. The rivers which since early colonial times has been the bearer to practically all of our commerce now became a barrier to commerce until our Highway Departments built bridg es to span our rivers and sound. Edenton Jaycees At Rocky Mount Meeting (Continued from Page One) senreiter, Jr., of Raleigh. Saturday afternoon individual for ums were held on various phases of Jaycee work. One of the forums con cerned the national convention clubs, while another was devoted to local presidents, their work and obliga tions. Edwards Seheidt, Commissioner of North Carolina State Motor Vehicles Department, who took over his post June 15, spoke Saturday afternoon on the part citizens of North Carolina can play in making highways in North Carolina safe. Seheidt said, “I am vitally interest ed in the Jaycees because you have shown that you are well aware of the serious problems connected with highway safety and have shown a will ingness to help do something about the situation.” On the lighter side of the conven tion was a buffet supper Saturday night followed by a dance and floor show at which time Miss Barbara Ann Crockett, Miss North Carolina of 1953, •was presented. Special entertainment for the ladies included a fashion and talent program Saturday afternoon and a coffee hour Sunday morning. Host for the meeting was the Rocky Mount Junior Chamber of Com merce of which Russell Sorrell is president. The Second Quarterly Board meeting will be held in Lumber ton. Rocky Hock Wins League Championship From Page One) he was touched for three hits and two runs were scored. Franklin Hollowell was'Sent to the mound with one out and the bases loaded. He walked two i men and allowed two hits which re- THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. N. ft, THPBSDAT SEPTEMBER 8, IMB. • suit in five runs before the inning i closed. Tommy Reeves was Rocky Hock’s ; pitcher and he was touched for 12 i hits. Both teams made three errors. Score by innings: R H E Rocky Hock 003 000 720 12 15 3 : Hobbsville 103 012 110 9 12 3 Rocky Hock 4, Hobbsville 1 Before a crowd which resembled Al i bemarle League days, Rocky Hock ’ won the third game of the series on Hicks Field Saturday night 4to 1. ■ The game was a mound duel be tween Mo Bauer, who pitched for Hertford in the Albemarle League, and Comegys. Both Bauer and Come gys are now stationed at the Norfolk Naval Station. Bauer struck out 18 Hobbsville bat ters and allowed four hits. Comegys fanned 13 and allowed only three hits, but in the fifth inning the Hobbsville infield went to pieces and with only one hit, coupled with five errors, four runners crossed the plate. Hobbsville’s run was made in the seventh when Al lison and Stallings singled. King was hit by a pitched ball which filled the bases. Bauer then walked Comegys,. which forced Allison home. He then fanned the next three batters (o put a halt to Hobbsville’s best chances of the game to score. Comegys was equally effective, but costly errors contributed to his down fall. The three Rocky Hock hits were | made by Jack Bunch, Lilley and Tom my Reeves, the latter a double in the eighth. Score by innings: Are You Ready] For Winter? : 'jl?’ , r Qd{ *59.95 GENUINE VuoTherm Radiant Circulator FUEL OIL HEATER • Exclusive Duo-Therm Dual Chamber Burner—gets more heat from every drop of oil. a Special Waste Stopper—built into every Duo-Therm. Puts 3 extra heat in your home, helps save fuel. e Waist High Control Dial lets you dial heat like you 3 tone a radio. 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Wilson was hit by a pitched ball and scored on Elbert Bunch’s slashing triple. Bunch scored on a single by Brooks. Hobbsville went on a scoring spree in the bottom of he third to score five runs. Gregory tripled and scored on a double by Stallings. At this point Morgan replaced Edgar Rae White. Morgan walked G. Lilley and M. Hol lowed in succession. Allison fanned and T. Hollowell was safe on an error with a run coming home. H. Lilley grounded out, but another runner scampered home on the play. After Kelly Byrum singled to score two| runs, Tatum fanned to end the rally. Rocky Hock added another run in * the fifth when Hobbsville made four of their five errors and without a sin gle hit. The fourth run was made in | New! "Matchless* Heating! ka Duo-Therm OIL HOME HEATERS WITH EXCLUSIVE ELECTRIC £ELF-Lifffcer Jr No mafchas needed! All you do Is ||gp turn the dial. Electric SELF-Ughter lights your heater. 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Gregory ' was safe on an error. Stallings sin -1 gled to score Byrum and G. Lilley > fanned to end the inning, i Score by innings: R H £ Rocky Hock 002 010 001—4 8 2 Hobbsville 105 000 02x—8 10 5 Rocky Hock 3, Hobbsville 2 In a very close and well-played game Tuesday night Rocky Hock brought the series to a close by de feating Hobbsville 3-2. Dolce, a pitcher from the Norfolk Naval Base went the route for Rocky Hock, giving up only seven hits. Comegys, also from the Norfolk Na val Base, pitched for Hobbsville and was touched for eight hits. He also made three of Hobbsville’s seven hits, one a home run clout. For Rocky Hock Linwood Lilley and Elbert Bunch led at bat with two hits each'. Rocky Hock scored the first run in i the third when Ralph Bunch singled f and scored on Wilson’s single. Hobbs ville tied the score in the fourth. J Gregory singled, stolen second and went to third on a passed ball. 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