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THE FERQULuAMS ....
Potato Grcvrcrs Urscd
To File Applications
. W.i E. White,, secretary of Per
quimans County PMA, this week call
ed to; the attention of local Irish po
tato growers that each producer de
siring potato price support should
apply at the Agriculture Building and
. : nie appucanons 10 nave acreage mea
sured. Details on the costs and acre
age measured may be obtained from
Mr. - White. Applications must be
filed Jy May 21, 1948, but applications
received by April 30 costs less than
those filed in May. . '
Tryouts Being Held
; ; cr Summcr .Team
Perquimans County baseball play
ers, interested in seeking a berth on
the Perquimans, baseball squad for
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play in the Albemarle League, are be
ing urged to attend the tryouts now
being held. Candidates for the team
began working out last Sunday after
noon on Memorial Field and will con
tinue practice sessions each Sunday
afternoon until the squad - has been
selected, according to an announce
ment made last week. ; . -
Candidates desiring to try out for
the local team are asked to contact
Joe H. Levinson, business manager of
the club, for further details.
I P-- " ternoon. ' ' ,
ilO I i I ' MrSL Lkzie Copeland, Kiss lladge
r the Chappell-Winder wedding at Phil
T If ri"" ff"l I n"""l7 delphla Saturday. Randolph Chapr
. ! . Ul U.Wa J LJ 1 1 UIjj pell wag a native of Chowan County.
Increased
During, March, ; 829 (persons in
North Carolina lost their driving li
censes - because or drunken dnving,
the Motor Vehicles Department has
announced. This compared with 783
persons losing their licenses for the
NEW HOPE NEWS
The W. S. of C. Service held its
regular meeting at the church Thurs- same 0ffese in March of last year,
day, April the 8th. The president,' The March : convictions 'brdught
Mrs. Steve Perry opened the meeting 'drunken driving convictions for 1948
by singing "Jesus cans us. to 3,400,
Praver by Mrs. W. E. Dail. De
votional "The Whole Creation is Our
Lord's" was given by Mrs. I. C. Butt
The lesson was presented by; Mrs,
Steve Perry. Theme, "The . tarth
Shall Yield Her Increase."
Others taking part on the program
were Mrs. L. E. Butt and Mrs. Vir
ginia Hunter. Mrs. W. E. Dail gave
an interesting report from the con
ference. After the business, meeting
was dismissed with a benediction.
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SNOW HILL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Harrell
and sons visited her sister near
Hobbsville Sunday afternoon.
I Mrs. Bessie Nurney and Miss Eliza
beth Nurney of Washington, D. C,
were the week-end guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Kermit Benton,
i Mr. and Mrs. Moody Harrell attend
ed services at Woodville Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Maude Hayden and sons of
Virginia spent several days here with
her parents before moving to Calif
ornia. Miss Eunice Harrell of Norfolk
spent the week-end here with her
parents.
YOl'TH FELLOWSHIP MEETS
The New Hope Methodist Youth
'"ellowship held its regular monthly
meeting Monday night, April 12, at
7:30 o'clock at the Commonity House,
with 24 members present.
A very interesting program was
presented. The theme was "Some
thing to Live For."
Several games and contests were
enjoyed during the recreation period,
after which refreshments were served.
NOTICE!
Under Temporary
Arrangements
GEORGE BARBEE
(Phone 2786)
Will Make Delivery of
COAL
For the Estate of
C. M. HARRELL
MRS. JOYCE B.
; HARRELL
Executrix
HERTFORD, N. C.
Revocations and suspensions pro
cessed during March . totaled 1,284.
That figure included 103 . persons
caught driving : drunk outside the
State; 69 driving drunk and miscel
laneous; 50 driving after license had
been revoked; 21 for two offenses of
reckless driving; 33 for speeding over
75 miles per hour; 18 for larceny of
adtomobile; 40 .for transporting u
quor; 11 for speeding over 55 miles
per hour and reckless dnving; 10 for
two offenses of speeding over 65 miles
per hour. y
Thirteen persons lost their driving
privileges for being habitual- violators
of traffic laws; .8 for failure to comply
wnu uie nuBiicjBi AeqpungiDiuiy avi
four for incompetency, and three for
involuntary manslaughter.
Nineteen persons had their licenses
revoked for two offenses of driving
drunk, and two persons lor three
drunken driving convictions, r or a
second conviction of drunken driving,
the offender's license is revoked for
three years, and for a third convic
tion,, it is revoked permanently.
During March 250 persons were
convicted of reckless driving. How
ever, reckless driving requires no re
vocation or suspension on first of
fense. A total of 7,079 others were con
victed of traffic violations on North
Carolina streets and highways dur
ing March, but these offenses did not
constitute revocation or suspension on
first offense.
Greatest number of- offenses in this
class were for speeding, with 1,871
convictions, bringing to 7,329 the to
tal number of speeding convictions
this year. Other violations: Failing
to have driver's license, 883; faulty
equipment, 528; improper lights, 309;
running through red light, 319; pass
ing school bus leading or unloading,
77; passing on curve, 36; failing to
dim lights, 52; passing on 'hill, 40.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar ChaDnell and
Mr. 'and Mrs. Carson Chappell spent
the week-end in Washington, P. C.
Mr. add Mrs. Mitchener Banks and
children Cathay and Andy of Roper
were guests of Mrs. L. W. Anderson
Sunday af ternoory , "
Mrs. 1. u. rerry, accompanied Dy
Mr. and Mrs: R. R. White of Whites
ton were recent visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Upton of Washington,
D. C. -:.
Mr."' and Mrs. Clyde Jenkins
Potecasi were week-end
cl- j ot t-a o'u.or st-J.: j.
Tie 3rd, 4th and 5th Kr&Jes of the
Colored high school gave their .com
mencement operetta. The Phantom
Ship on the same evening. This op
eretta was directed by A. N. KJncs-
bury, M. L. Felton and W. C. Riddick. J
: 'Intellect can raise, .." A
From airy words alone, a .
"Pile that ne'er decays. '
, Wadsworth.
CONFERENCE AT
WOODLAND CHURCH
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Copeland.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilton White
The Second Quarterly Conference
of the Perquimans Charge will meet
Saturday, April 17, at eleven o'clock
at the Woodland Methodist Church.
Rev. Herbert Miller, district superin
tendent,' will preaoh at the morning
session. An old time country dinner
of will then be served by the ladies of
guests of the church,
Whiteston were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. N. W. Chappell And family Sun
day night. 1
I- The business session will be held
of in the afternoon. rr.'
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N. C. Leads Nation
In Contributions For
Overseas Clothing
With over 400,000 pounds of relief
clothing, shoes and other materials
given in North Carolina this year, the
state again tops the list of contribu
tors to Overseas Relief through
Church World Service. 'The - latest
bulletin from the Church World Ser
vice Center at New Windsor, Md., to
which materials have been sent in
quantity in the last few months shows
the people of North Carolina more
than 100,000 pounds ahead of the
second state on the list, '
Within the last eleven months, more
than one million pounds of relief sup
plies have gone overseas from North
Carolina through the New Windsor
Center alone. This figure does not
include the many thousands of pounds
which have been sent through the
Church World Service Center at New
Orleans or through any other relief
organization. , . ,
Two church-sponsored state-wide
relief ' collections have been largely
responsible for the quantities of
materials , given in recent menths.
Both wiere under the leadership of
the " North Carolina Council :- of
Churches. . ' .
CHAPANOKENEWS
Mrs. Jack Trueblood of South Nor
folk and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Patter
of Elizabeth City spent Sunday with
their mother, Mrs. John Bright
Mr. and Mrs. Urafton Russell visit
ed friends in Elizabeth City Sunday
afternoon. .
Mr. and. Mrs. Roy Branch and fam
ily of 'Portsmouth spent Sunday with
her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. kmmett Stallings. ..
Mrs. Torenya Elliott and Miss
Minnie fcJliott spent Tuesday after
noon in uuzabetn (Jity. - c
Calvin Wilson, student at E.C.TCi
Greenville, spent the week-end with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wil
son. .
.Mrs. Irma Dorsey spent Tuesday
afternoon in Elizabeth City. -
- mr. ana Mrs. i. u. Wilson Were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Warner
Evans on Saturday at their home
near Eden ton. .'
Miss Mildred Byrum is visiting in
Norfolk tnls weeK.
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Ur. and Mrs. Roy Byrura an I child-
ren Don and Sandra of Norfolk spent
the week-end aa guests of Miss Grace
a- -ii. . -
l eid Mrs. L. J. -Winp'.dw and
K.j. II. r. Vbite visited Mr. s i Mrs.
V. i: Turner of Safifolk Sun Jay af-
Returns From fieauty
Convention At. N. Y.
Mrs. Sarah C. White 'returned home
Sunday after spending a week in New
York City attending a beauty con
vention and classes in the latest meth
ods of . beauty culture. "'. In addition
to conducting classes the convention
featured new equipment now used in
beauty shops throughout the country.
Mrs. White was accompanied to the
convention by Mrs. J. H. Towe.
All members are urged to be pres
ent and visitors are cordially invited.
Religion Freedom Vengeance
What you will. ' ."
A word's enough to raise mankind to
kill. Byron.
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We have moved our Elec
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from Market Street to the
Court House Square. " First
office back of the State Theater.
Bring us. your electrical re
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HERf FORD, N. C. "
Colored Schools Give
Closing Operettas
The primary department of the
Hertford High School gave its clos
ing operetta Let's Go Traveling, on
Thursday evening April 15 at 8
o'clock, in the auditorium of he
school building. The ; operetta wa's
directed by Mesdames E. ;S. Perry
and G. S. Lowe. Characters taking
part were Dixie Felton, " Mildred
James, ' Lauress Holden and John
Reid. This cast was. supported by a
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