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SECTION TWO By WILBORNL HARRELL M I resent this menace of atomic war threatening my fu ture. Call it selfishness, if you < will, but I’m looking forward to a .peaceful old age, or rather a peaceful retirement. I have a backlog of writing and a mess of other things I have saved for these years of freedom from routine; and I look with a wary eye on the trend of world af fairs, 'which if they reach the climax of war would spell finis for any plans of mine. Or yours, for that matter; for if and when an atomic holocaust should materialize, we’ll all re-, ! * tire —permanently. PHIL OSOPHER SAYS: Why are people always “seeking" happiness? Why are they al- Aces Win 15th Straight Game (Continued From Page I—Section 1 While all of the Aces appear-] ed to be very much improved,] the work of Forehand, Dixon and Ashley was little less than spectacular at times in the of fensive department. Defensive ly, Joe Mitchener, Walter Small, Boots Lassiter, Donald Forehand, Charlie Cuthrell, Hurley Mitch ell and Mac Wright caused trou ble all night for the Yellow Jacket ball carriers. For Roanoke Rapids Sonny Purette was the big gun, who was ably assisted by Roger Cooke. A large crowd of Edenton fans followed the Aces to Roanoke Rapids, and before the game and at half time a splendid program was presented by the Edenton and Roanoke Rapids bands. First Quarter , Cooke kicked for Roanoke] Rapids and Mitchener downed the ball on the Edenton 32. DiAon made a yard”through the nine and Forehand crashed ’through for B'/i yards. Dixon then made first down on the Roanoke Rapids 49. Lassiter was smothered for an 8-yard 1 W WO YOO EM JOY fiACT^TH/VT^ ■ MY LECTURE /if V EXCEPT SEVERAL M TO THE bnCT THAT M LAST NIGHT. J TIMES WHEN MY y A WIFE WOKE / ' —' . ~c j BMr. Farmer SPEIGHT ? 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The Jack ets downed the ball on their own 12. In three plays Pru ette was held to 5 yards so the Jackets kicked with the Aces taking over on their own 47. Forehand picked up 5 and on the next play he was pulled down on the Jackets’ 42 for a : i first down. Dixon ripped off 12 yards to the 30. Forehand] was held to a yard, Ashley pick-| i ed up 3 and Forehand 2. A pass, j was broken up so that the Jack ets took over on their own 25. ?! Pruette was thrown for a 3-yard 11 loss and then picked up 5. The ,i Jackets then completed a pass v which was good for 42 ryardST l ] going to the 29-yard line. Prtf* i! ette wiggled through for 7 yards. ?i A pass was broken up and the •! Jackets were penalized 5 yards. I [i Another pass was broken up andj I have even forgotten the au-l thor and I don’t know whether I am quoting verbatim or not, but here it is: “Men build everything. Governments build nothing but more government.” What struck me so forcibly about the phrase, governments ! build nothing but more govern ment, was the startling parallel ,we are building today in our ! system of government. Are we not as a nation building too much government? Are we not doing many things, that like a snowball rolling down hill, will get larger and larger and soon got out of hand if we do not ; call a halt? No compromise with communism! Cooke was thrown for a 3-yard loss as the quarter ended. Second Quarter A pass went wild and the I Aces took over on their own| 25. Dixon crashed the line forj 3 yards but on the next play Forehand fumbled and. the Jack-! ets recovered on the Aces’ 23.; Pruette made 2 yards and Cooke then snagged a pass and raced, for the game’s first touchdown. Pruette was stopped by the' Edenton line for the extra point] try,' so the Jackets led 6-0. 1 Dail returned ttye Roanoke Rap ids kick to the Edenton 40. A pass was broken up and Fore hand then bulled his way to the Jackets’ 38 for a first down. Dixon rammed through the line for 3 and Forehand picked up 4. Mitchener then held on to a pass and went to the 27 be fore he was hauled down. Ash ley cracked the line for 6 and Forehand made it to the 13 for first down. A pass was wide of its mark and on the next play a pass by Lassiter was in- j -twewptcd—m the end- z«re. to the Jackets took over on the, 20. Pruette was held to 6 yards l in three plays and the Jackets; kicked, with Dail returning to' the Aces’ 47. Forehand added 5 and Dixon 3, after which Forehand made it to the 37 for first down. Forehand then broke loose to the 20 for first down. Mitchener snagged Las siter’s pass which was good for 5 yards. A pass to Forehand] was broken up. A pass was. completed to Twiddy and was] good for first down on th# 7. Another pass was broken up.] after which Forehand bulled his] way to the 4. Forehand wasj stopped on the 1-foot line and, on the next play Ashley crash-! ed through the line for the Aces’ first touchdown. Fore hand’s boot for the extra point was perfect and the Aces took the lead 7-6. The Jackets re turned Forehand’s kick to their own 26. Pruette then uncorked a beautiful piece of running and reached the Edenton 31 before he was finally yanked down by Dixon, the last Edenton play- ler anywhere near him. A pass was broken up as the half ended. Third Quarter Forehand kicked for the Aces and Dean returned to his own 39. A pass was short and Pru ette picked up 3. Cooke then hung on to a pass which was good for first down on the Aces’ 48. The Jackets were thrown for a 3-yard loss, but Pruette | then ,got loose to the Edenton, 1 37 for first down. A pass was broken up and then Cooke was thrown for a 10-yard loss. An- ] other pass failed and the Jack ets kicked. Forehand returned j to his 25, but due to a penalty the Jackets kicked again and this time Dixon was downed in his tracks on his own 21. In two plays, Dixon chalked up a first down on the 33. Ashley added 3 and Dixon drove to the 46 for first down. Forehand added 2 and Dixon was held for no gain. A pass was broken up and Forehand kicked with the Jackets returning to their own 18. The Jackets were pen ; alized 5 and Cooke picked up 7. ] Pruette then made it to the 35 j for first down. On the next ! nlav he lost 2, Wood lost 4 and Cooke 4, but the Aces were j penalized 15 yards. After pick | ing up a yard Cooke kicked and | it was the Aces’ ball on their , own 29 as the auarter ended. Fourth Quarter In two plays Dixon rammed through the line for 6 yards, after which Forehand made it |to the 42 for first down. Dixon, in two plays gained 7 yards ; but the Aces were penalized 5. . Forehand added 8 and Dixon then drove to the Jackets’ 45 , for first down. Forehand pick- PIANOS- ORGANS NEW - USED - TERMS Conrad N. Plyler TELEPHONE 2636 GATESVILLE, N. C. m ✓ I RESERVE I IE ESPECIALLY SEIECTEO fBOM 0u» 9 Is CHOICEST STOCKS AND SOTTIEO «Y E is **o COU»SVILtI. **• |9 w MPIHF • ItUKI WIISKCT • CUII MCUTIAL SFI»ll$'« MMttl Wt Ci.UA •* '-s v • ed up 4 and Dixon 4 and Dixon! then made it to the' 33 for first | down. Forehand then clipped, off 13 yards for a first down-on | the 20. Forehand ripped off 8 and Ashley carried to the 4 for first down. Dixon was thrown for a vard loss, but Forehand then clinched the game and| thrilled the Edenton fans when he crashed through the line, jumped over a Jacket player and slipped into the end zone untouched. Forehand made his extra point kicking perfect for the night as the ball sailed through the uprights and the Aces went ahead 14-6. The Jackets returned Forehand’s kick to their own 30. Wood picked up 6 but on the next play he was thrown for a 10-yard loss. A pass netted 10, but the Jack ets were forced to kick with the ball downed on the Edenton 29. In two plays Forehand net ted 9 yards but the Aces were penalized. Ashley made it to the 40 for first down. Fore hand added 5 and Dixon was pulled down on the 50 for a first down. Forehand gained 7 and Dixon chalked uo a first down as the game ended. Robert Twiddy Dies After Brief Illness Robert W. Twiddy, 65, died Thursday night at 11:20 o’clock in Chowan Hospital after a very brief illness. He was a native of Tyrrell County and an em ployee of the Edenton Cotton Mills for 40 years, having re cently retired. Surviving are his , wife, Mrs. j Bessie A. Twiddy; a son, Curtis] A. Twiddy of Edenton; three daughters, Mrs. Emma T. White- man, Mrs. Ruth T. Wright and Mrs. Marie T. Alexander, all of Edenton; two brothers, R. F. Twiddy, Jr., and Leon Twiddy of Edenton;* 16 grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. He was a member of the Edenton Methodist Church. 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