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'v i XV. Number 14. , , Jtiertiord, PerquimansOounty, North Carolina, Friday, April 2, 194&" $1.50 Per Year. 0:fcringj!::j l.:re Last Thnrsday Stresses Stale Aid For Beta CIub Members : Schools, Roads andt Ralegheting y . Farmers; Meeting: Is Twelve'members of the Perquimans " 'Wfll Attended ' ""-'High School Beta Club attended the . W JU AUCIlUCIt , ,t . : Unnuat rconvention of the : club, held ' ' '.. ... '1 . ' 'last week-end at Raleigh.' The stu W. Kerr Scott, candidate a the Conference were ernor, spoke in Hertford '"tjf".8 Pat Morris, Betty Ruth Xhappell, day night, to what may probably be M . Butt, 10,,. Britton, Cer Inspaction Una Scheduled To Open Here Next Week ; Local Motorists Urged To Use Facilities at Early Date Mechanical inspection of autpmot- biles in the Hertford area will get uay mgw, m? " Mary Lou Butt Laurastine Britton, r.T when Line tne oniy appearance o joyce Butt, Doris Butt, Melvjn . Col ' 1 g.. Mtor Vehicle - u- o - - - - i anrt HAitroM nrnnirnuin. ; J. iihv wKre Courthouse bef on gathering of I . tom .,, t. vthe , ctmvention by residents , irom .: , T,;,,-. j mjo. T?n--. some 200 : persons, 1 many.parts of tfre County were among ; the audience : ; , en- County Officials Attend District Meeting At L City HftrKttvhU iiif th ' j-nrivention Introduced to- the audience by WH-1 invaA tfv th- loeir stuoenta included a ' 'liam C. Chatopell W Belvidere.r'whd f lM?mtM anA th hanauet and '5 -apoke highly of the candidate's record 'dance which raarked the close of the ior oewermem u gr.iu.iu y annu meeting. - in North Carolina out mrougnoui we entire nation, Mr,' Scott talked brief- . .;- ly but convincingly on the .program he will advocate if the people elect him : i to the office of Governor. He recount' ' ed how he had made his successful ..? race for the. office of Comissioner of 1 Agriculture despite his friends warn- ing that he didn't have a chance, "if i ; defeated in this race it will be the first J time I have ever lost a race for public -office," the speaker aaid. He also ' v told the local audience that he believ i .: fi A it was time ta return to true demo- , " cracy in North Carolina . .by letting : the people select their Governor. He ' informed his' listeners that he had been approached and asked not to run for Governor this year 'and If lit mi . i ' willing to drop his plans ., tnat he would be given the opportunity in , 1962. Mr. Scott told the -. residents -' here that there was no machine in the Slate today picking candidates ' i ' but that a few people were attmpt ing to run things and that he believ . : ed this should stop; that the people should pick and choose the officials. f I "Scott stated that he had only one v program . . . equal treatment, for all people regardless of their station in life. Included on this program is a' platform far better education through ' ' & oat i the State; better rnads for aH people, not onry, prfma- y roads but secondiry nads,.1 ?dded that the .-.ppfg jtt, ....Ufst-4uted'adi " ' " vancement in ifife uAt -4o retrench and ' 1 that only by going forward can this be accomplished. . -t f In closing he stated 'jthat if elected ! . to the office he wanted to revitalize 1 some of the- governmental depart- , menta bv onenins: the windows at '-, ,,the State House and letting in some " : V, fresh-air. ' Meaning, no doubt, that ' oresent office holders woiild retain ' "'jobs only by showing complete satis faction in performance of duties. . Tcis And Clsclistone To Hero Sunday Denartment April 6 for a period of 10 days. ,ine first two days of operation .will be de? voted to orientation of local motorists; and mechanics as to the workings o the gadgets used in testing cars J Sgt. W. S. Hunt, of the State High- way Patrol, stated that the lane, when. it arrives here will be set up on Mar ket Street between West Academy Street and Edenton Road Street since construction oi the inspection lane on Barrow Lane has not ' been' complete ed. The street site will be used until the' regular inspection lane canN be Survey Reveals High Mayor Darden Urges Hertford Citizens To Observe Clean Up week April 5 To 10 PTA Organization Extra Curriculum Ac - tivities FaVored By Returned Quiz Form Patrons of Perquimans High School voted more than three to one for the organization of a 'Parent-Teacher As sociation for the school in a survey conducted last week by ."E. C. Wood ard, principal of the school, he sur vey was conducted in regard to sev eral conditions regarding the school and its activities More than 250 questionnaires were sent to patrons of the schools and 110 replies were received. ' ' As a result of the voting by the patrons a meeting' will be held in the near future for the purpose of or ganizing a PTA for the school. Fifty four parents favored such an organiz ation while' 15 voted no. The patrons ..Ofwnw.. " 4.4.J 4.1 JiJ 4. J DTi constructed. This procedure is being ",c "m " .V" followed, rather than - postponing "Jttee. or the school, with the com- Three members of the Perquimans County Board of Commissioners, , E. M. Perry, chairman, R. T. Brinn and Charles E. White, attended the dis trict meeting of County Commission ers held last Thursday, at Elizabeth City, and heard candidate for Gover nor. Chas. M. Johnson, who was guest sDeaker for the meeting. Other speakers on the program included Merrill Evans, Highway Commission er for this' Pistrict and John H. Skinner, Secretary of the North Caro lina County Commissioners Associa tion. ' The local officials attending the meeting were primaHy interested in havinir the Association place upon its agenda for Legislative consideration the question of the State refunding a portion of the costs of roads con structed by numerous' counties during Jhe ;earjy20'rf. ' The extremely high costs vof ,.tKLr EOJiswuction has handi- ing each, tj) Jiave a -high .bonded in scheduled appearances of the lanes in communities where regular sites have not been established. Local motorists are urged to bring their cars and trucks to the station for early inspection to comply with the law enacted by the last Legisla ture. The lane will be brought back here again several times before the deadline for inspection December 31 for this year. The lane will be moved to Hertford 6n April 6 for the first time and on that date and April 7 local motorists and mechanics will have the privilege of being shown just how the crew op erates the testing gadgets which will; determine whether or not motorists must have their cars worked over in order to obtain an inspection license showing the car meets all State re-: quirements for safe driving. The in-v spection lane will remain in Hertford checking cars and trucks from April 8 through the loth, then it will tie moved to Coinjock. It will be return- Housewives and Busi ness Concerns Asked To Take Part 4-H Club Members At Fat Stock Show Wed. Eight 4-H Club boys, along with flniintw Ao-ent I. C. Yasrel. attended tVio Faf. ,Rtvk Show in KOCKV Mount "iui me arrival oi siirmg-ime wJ.v All f fheim bovs are. weather, Mayor V. N. Darden this nviDW.ji ., -T . - , . - feeding baby beef calves and plan to, ween announcea i"al ciean-up aim paint-up weuR win ue uustri vti iu Hertford the week of April 5-10 and urged all residents of Hertford to par ticipate in the observance by clean- enter them in the Elizabeth City Fat Stock Show in May. Three of these boys, Horace Lay- J rkl Tir:.l..r an1 TTq vr V Tip A ' r . . . inir tin ai.nnH I h ... . TiiiDinaaa hniiaal Winslow, competed in a 4-H livestock," f - " and residences in order to maintain a neat and tidy appearance in the town. The Mayor stated that the town judging contest. The other 4-H boys j attending were "Clarence Chappell, t n n-i ell J TV WonoficM Julian BotaHi-D Others making the trip were Charlie ; Vann, Emmett Long and Odus Mans- contlue ie collection until .1 trask 0 IVIIIUIU 11 VIII J4V4 AAWMV V 1 field. NotedLecturer To Speak At Ag Building mittee being selected from the two PTA organizations at the two gram mar schools. The vote on this ques tion was 34 noes and 21 yeas. Queried in regard to the patrons' stand on time devoted to band in struction and athletics at the school, the parents were overwhelmingly in favor of these extra curricular activi ties. Seventy-three patrons stated in their opinion too much time was not being devoted to the band. Seven said yes. As to athletics, 71 patrons voiced the' opinion the time was not too great, while 11 said it was. More than forty of the patrons, re quested to write- criticism on the back of bie questionnaire, gave views both destructive and constructive on the present school system and organi zation.' These criticisms were wel comed and considered by the faculty of the school at a teachers' meeting held this week. According to Mr. Woodard, a nuni- ed to Hertford for one week again oh.; questionnaire, failed to take interest June 11. . ''"3 in the questions and. made.no direct ". i Cars when , brought to. the' inspec-1 j answers. However'! it ' is the hope of tion lane will be tested for proper, the school officials -and faculty that debtedness and local commissioners ; brakes, ngnts, wneei alignment, aoor each of the patrons will show sutnci- have'been interested for years in hav-ana window glasses ana winasnieias, i ent interest m the school activities to inV stoto onaiima . nnrt. nf this and all other items having to do with , attend the organization of the PTA burden- since the State took over all. safe operation of a motor venicle. roads Shortly after the , construction urogram was completed. . According to one of the local Commissioners Mr. According to reports released vehicles already inspected, many cars have minor defects that can be fixed Johnson stated that if elected gov- easily and cheaply, and when these emor he would favor the State as- faults are corrected the car is given suming part of the" burden. Irt his talk to the commissioners Play Exhibition GLT.3 Mr. Johnson ' outlined his program, for the State invthe event he is elect ed to the office. He advocates in creased State aid for ' better schools, roads 'and agriculture throughout North Carolina. ' '. Merrill Evans, ' 'State Highway Commissioner, gave a report on the highway . work accomplished during the past two to three years, but pointed out that funds for highway construction are now running low and the present program cannot be main tained unless more funds are forth coming. -. ah approvalsticker. Some cars have been rejected as unsafe for use and these faced major overhauls before However, the Baseball fans in this area will have a first look at the diamond sport Sun dae afternoon when the Norfolk. Tars play :Blackstone of the Virginia League on' Memorial, Field in Hert ford, besnnmnsr at 3 o elock. , Earl . Bolyard, manager' of the Tars, will divide his squad of some 36 players, half of them will Journey to Norfolk, wherev they will play Portsmouth on the Norfolk field, he other half of the squad, will remain here under the- direction of Jimmy llcCloud, manager of the Amsterdam dub, to play Paul Badgett's Black stone Barriers. 'i With ideal weather the rule this week, the three managers have been putting - the . - Tars and Barriers through the ?aces in spring training sessions at Memorial Field. Pepper games, fielding and hitting practices have consumed most of the 'time and attention in the drills this week. An ,. lritra-squad game among the Tars ia expected, to be played about t Friday, prior to tl:e first of a series of exhi bition games tle Tars have scheduled before the opening of their season late this month. ' Come 6Q. players a now in train ing at the local .fieW 8".i several of thei are" receiving t e praise of the ; w . gers as showing o. ' " 1 tut. As a whole', the st,,! i's power shows much lmprc - t over 1 J r- -son. and it aorfars L'orfolk v.. I '. J a somewhat strorar team Clyde Erwin, State iSupeVintendent on ( .ning day than was the cast last of Public Instruction, will be the j " i "' guest' speaker at a supper meeting A lu.se number of local fans and of the' Perquimans . County ' white others from Elizabeth City and Eden- teachers to be held at the high-school ton are expected to turn out for the on Thursday night, April 1, it was announced this wees y . i. oonn son, County School Superintendent. - According to r Mr. Johnson, the me '.Ing later this month will be the f 1 ceneral - teachers r hool year and a r i is being arrar,,. 1 t Some Stores Cegin Wed. Closing April 7 Eleven Hertford stores and' busi ness houses announced this week thafc half day holidays ? on Wednesdays will be observed beginning next Wedr nesday, April 7, ana win continue un til further notice. These stores win join those already closing on .Wednes days and will be joined later by oth- ' ... ... , a . ., . era whicn win ciose uunng me sun- mer months The stores announcing they will fce- iriri closing next week include Simon s. White's Dress Shop, Hose's, Darden's, Morgan Furniture , Company, Daven- Next Tuesday A. M. David C. Mobley, Art of Livini? and lecturer on the a specialist in where the citizens are requested to place the rubbish for removal. In connection with the clean-up week, Mayor Darden also announced that the town has received its tractor, or dered months ago, and is now in po sition to use the street sweeper and will sweep all streets in regular sche dule to help maintain a clean and neat-looking community. The clean-up week announced to begin next Monday is the first town wide observance of this week for sev- years and the Mayor is hopeful homes for better livinjr, will give his i that every citizen of the town will co- More Livable Homes demonstration 1 operate. He pointed out that cleaner and more attractive premises will in vite more people into the town and thus create additional business for local business firms. In addition to this advantage, he added that im proved appearances of property helps keep up property values. Not connected with the clean-up week, but important to the looks of the town, is the project for the wid ening of Grubb Street from Church to the town limits. Mayor Darden reported Wednesday that he has been advised by the Highway Department to begin the clearing of trees from the sides of Grubb Street in prepara tion for the widening project, which will probably get under way early this summer, being permitted in use, object of the inspection , is- not, ac cording to State officials, an attempt to remove cars from the highway but Roulac Webb Weds Mrs. EdlaB. White At IVilmington John Roulac Webb and Mrs. Edla Benton White were married Saturday, March 27. at 6 o'clock at Wilmington, N, C, . The ceremony was performed at the parsonage of the Fifth Avenue Methodist, Church with the Eev. B. C. Reavis,' pastor of the church, officiat- ing. The parsonage was beautifully decorated with cut flowers and ngntea tapers. - , j ( The bride, was attired in an ice blue Suit with black accessories and wore a shoulder corsage of orchids. Immediately; "after Jthe ceremony Mr, and Mrs. j. Q. Campbell of Caro lina Beach entertained the bridal couple and Mf and Mrs., Kelly White at a dinner party. . '' Following: a wedding trip to Florida the Couple will be at home in Hert ford. '. ' ' '.a'--:'0 'in ' port A Blancliard W Hold Company, Murray Motor.. Parts,,. XT i m J Wright's Jewelry Store and. the Town Fish FlT Next luesday oiuce. when it is held early this month. Dr. Mixon To Preach Annual Semion At BTU Convention The sermon for the annual Re gional Training Union Convention in the Edenton Baptist Church Friday ahd Saturday, April 9-10, will be preached by Dr. Orion Mixon, pas tor, of the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Raleigh, on Saturday' morning, April 10. Dr. Mixon's subject will be "Decisions For Christ." Dr. Mixon is well known through out the Southern Baptist Convention, and especially so in . North Carolina and South Carolina, because of his general activity fn the Baptist pro gram and particularly for his activity in recent years in the Evangelistic Crusade For Christ in North Caro lina. Not only , the training -union constituency but also the other church members oj the region will be glad of this opportunity to near ur. mix- on on Saturday morning, April 10. talk in Hertford Tuesday morning, April C, at 10 o'clock, in the audi torium of the Agricultural Building. Mr. Mobley's tour of North Carolina is made possible through the coopera tion of the State Extension Service. The More Livable Homes demon strations consists of a wealth of il lustrative material on practical "fashions for the home" and dem onstrated with actual procedures for improving home surroundings. As an authority on hig subject, Mr. Mobley does not term his work in terior decoration but rather home ap preciation. The' more livable home is simply the expression of the human love for color and comfort, an unaf fected and sincere answer to that de sire for pleasant surroundings in daily life. Where and how we live has much to do with the development of our mental, physical and moral fibre, for we are unconsciously af fected by our home surroundings. During the past 15 years iVr. Mob ley has conducted home furnishings institutes from coast to coast and some of the . universities, where he has given his graduate courses are iv. tt:.. .-4.. c n,;-. v, Vvt- University, Syracuse University, Uni- !J iESTSE versity of Vermont and University of i c"'" " , , .., .. . ' . Inftprnnnn whnn thp ocal KCluad Will "Every home," says Mr. Mobley, 'journey to Plymouth to meet the "must be made a place for mental and , JZC .w physical comfort, a place where mod- - - a.ZT". em youth is contented to shape its f v",s" 1 '""-f" iuture. I oa -.i fkv Indians Open Local Ball Season Today At Plymouth Park County Corn Contest Plans Announced li to take note of this closing notice and to make their purchases accordingly. At l eacners lueeun . firt of the exhibition games "sched- uLJ to 1 played on Memorial Field. ' 4. . '" -. ' . m e T . Patrons of these stores are urged Members olhe eraora wimry 1U0 Will iorego ineir reguia- ing at th Hotel Hertford next l ues day night and will hold a fish fry at the Town plant on Grubb Street 1 at 6:15 o'clock, f A Tv B. Sumner,' Robert Hollowell, W, F, Ainsley and V. N. Darden form the committee In charge o? yie pro gram. - t WILDLIFE FISH FRT , , DRAWS LARGE CROWD More .than 60 sportsmen and mem bers of the Perduimans County Wild life Club gathered at the Town plant last Frivi-ur nisrht for a nsh Iry. koss Stevens, executive secreta of the State Federation uf Wildlife Clufc ?7 '-e-tiieSy oa the wildll'i progrtm for t'..e coming 'year and i l.loc ? to assist iul:7 l. s pr- The meeting will t -3 for i pro- . a even- at 7:C:'' t gra.n. Recorder's Court Hears 15 Cases Tuesday business was brief in the Perquim ans Recorder's Court this week when 15 defendants entered pleas of guilty to various charges and paid fines end , COStS f '-COUrt-V '--a 5 Z : George Basnight, Max Milark, Sid ney Cohen, Carl Schlenzio, John Har dy,-John ' Jachym and Constance Stein each were fined 15.00 and court costs on charges of. speeding. ; ! Lawrence Collins, William Berger, Robert. , Bridgers : and DeWitt "cott paid fines of $10 and costs on charges of speeding. . . ' Joseph Davis was ordered to pay the CostB. of court, after pleading guilty to a charge of failure to stop at a stop sign. - . '. - Costs of court were taxed with the prosecuting witness in the - case charging Boone Stephney, Negro, with assault. . , George Elliott, Negro, was ordered to Day the costs of court on a charge of being drunk 'and disorderly in a public .plac&'.V . C w ... .-.... v ' i i- ,' - v- : - ' 1 " 1 ... -, -.A Durham ' ' " a , 4 ' I Urs. tW,.tt? Glasson oi Durham ?ent the week-end and several days I this week 'with her daughter and son- Mn-Uw, Di. and Mrs. P Brinn. , Plans have been started to promote a corn production contest in Perquim ans County in 1948, it was announced here today by. I. C. Yagel, county agent. This contest is being spon sored by -the Bethel Kuntan Club. Hertford business firms and civic clubs are cooperating in oirering prizes for the contest. Those enter ing the county contest are also elig ible to compete in State corn con tests which orTer prises of flOO and $1,000. n . The idea in promoting this corn production contest is to try increase the average yield of corn in rerquim ans County and to see if 100 bushels .per acre can be produced economic ally. Alt would be desirable to plant an equal amount of field corn and hy brid side by side in the same square and treated alike as a check on the value of hybrid corn on the individual farm). Five points should be kept in mind if one wishes to increase corn yields: (1) Use an adopted hybrid or a proven local variety. ) rroviae enough plants .to produce the desired yield. (16 inches apart in 3-foot rows). (3) Avoid mte or deep culti vation. (4) Apply 400 to 800 pounds 6-8-6 or 4-8-7 fertiliier pe racre fol lowed by side dressing of nitrate of soda at hilling. ' V Rules of the county contest are as follows, stated Mr. Yagel: (1) Contest open to all white farm ers' of Perquimans. (2) To enter con test entry blanks must be filled , in by May 31, 1948,;, (3) Must grow as much as two . acres. (4) The two acres must not be in more than two plots. (5) Acreage and yield must be checked by county agent s- office or someone designated by the county agent's office. - (6); Yield will be ad justed to No, 2 corn.-' (7) Sample must be sent in- for moisture test. (8) Prices for i highest' yields are: . (Continued tra Page Eight) ' , s . ... ' ' 20 players which will make up the roster throughout the season. Prob ably starting lineup for the game to day will be Eari Winslow at first, Benton at second, Chester Winslow, shortstop; Pegram, third base; El more or Symons, catcher; Lane, Ward and Pitt or Jordan in the outfield.. Bill Winslow and Earl Rogerson will most likely get the nod for the pitch ing assignment, backed up by Boyca and Kirby. Elliott, Dolan Winslow, Hollowell and Chappell are other members of the squad who may see action in the opener. The Indians' schedule for the sea son, as reieasea Dy iOaca j-ievinson, is as follows: April 2 At Plymouth. April 6 At Jamesville. April 16 At Columbia. April 20 Jamesville here. April 27 At Williamston. May 7 Plymouth here. May 11 Williamston here. May 14 Columbia here. ames are expected to be scheduled with Edenton and Elizabeth City, but as yet no definite dates have been ar ranged. The first home game for the Indians will be with Jamesville oa April 20. This game will be played at 2:30 in the afternoon. All other Indian home games will he played at night. , The team will don brand new uni forms for the season with the first The new uniforms are white ornma o ' - with a red trim, with Ted caps and red and white stockings, v Legion And Auxiliary Meeting Friday Night The Wm. Paul Stallings Post- of tha American Legion will meet Friday night, April -2", at , 8 o'clock at the Agriculture Building in Hertford. All members are urged to attend. . The Auxiliary of the Legion will' meet at the same time at the Agri cuItureBuilling. A special program on the study of Argentina will be presented by the program committee, '"''-, f "' - From Illinois i ' - - Teddy Burns of Weldon, 111., Vis.ted friends Ivere over last week-end. . '
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