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SEY i v cfnir. . V". 1 . amber 26. Prgo'ci For Second Primoy Tomorrow Run-off "Race Between Johnson and, Scott Is Only Contest The Perquimans County Board of Elections have, completed plans for holding the second primary election, which will decide the nomination for the office of Governor on the Demo cratic ticket, scheduled for Saturday, June 26, it was announced here to day by A. W." Hefren, chairman of the Board. Mr. Hefren stated that polling places in the county will open at 6:30, A. M. Saturday morning and will re main open until 6:30 P. M. for the balloting which will take place. , Only two names will appear on the run-off ballot, that of 'Charles M. Johnson, who was high man in the first primary, and Kerr Scott, both of whom seek the nomination for the of fice of Governor. Less than a normal vote was cast in thejfirst primary on May 29, and even fewer votes are ex pected to be cast in the county during the election tomorrow. ' Local supporters of Charles M. Johnson have been busy at work dur ing the past two weeks making every effort to overcome the slight lead that Scott had in Perquimans in' the first election, and are much encouraged at the report the local headquarters has received during the past several days. The outcome of the local vote, no doubt, will hinge on the votes that were cast in this county for Mayne Albright, who ran third in the first primary. Johnson supporters have been assured a large percentage of these votes and, according to one Johnson- supporter, "these votes may place Perquimans in , the Johnson column in the run-off primary." Re ports from Johnson's State headquar ters indicate that the tide lor John son is running even stronger than it did, in the first election and Johnson's majority over- Scett may be - even higher than it was four weeks ago. Lol . Sccrtt supporters are also plugging their candidate for the pri- ,cMgy4tttorwM WMP lidpes of main- ' talnlhg the advantage" they held on May 29.. Despite the efforts of the local supporters, little interest is being manifested in the election and most political prophets predict an exceed- Iingly light vote for this county. The to all precinct registrars and every thing is in readiness for the polls to open. The Election Board has re quested all registrars to report the results of the voting in individual precincts at the Court House in Hertford Saturday night immediate ly following the tally count by pre cinct officials. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, June 25, 1948 $1.50 Per Year. County FFA Chapter Wins State Honors " Last week at the State Convention of the FFA, held at N. C..' State Col lege, Raleigh, N. C, the Perquimans Chapter won three honors of import ance. First, the Perquimans Parlia mentary Procedure team was rated second best in the State and won the $150 cash prize. This team was com posed of Dolan Winslow, president; Bob Layden, vice president; Leon Lane, secretary; Trafton Phillips, treasurer, and John Ayscue, reporter. Second, the Carolina Farmer De gree was conferred on two of the Perquimans boys, Dolan Winslow and Bob Layden, this being the highest degree' that the State Association of the FFA can confer on a local chap ter member. And thirdly, Dolan Winslow was elected vice - president of the State Association of the FFA to serve dur ing the year 1948-49, this being an honor that no Perquimans boy has ever held before. These boys were coached and trained by their agricul ture teacher, G. C. Buck. Miss Jap Gnf fin Hearings Increase THIS, VMS HEADUKES Republicans gathered in national convention at Philadelphia this week were expected to nominate their can didate possibly by Thursday. P re balloting reports indicated that Thom as Dewey, Governor of , New York, held the majority of votes prior to actual Toting, but Senator Taft, Har old Stassen and Governor Warren, of California were regarded as possible nominees. Senator Vandenburg of Michigan was , also ' considered by many to be the Individual who would carry off the honor. - The GOP . lead- ers worked In harmony in adopting a , party platform very similar to the one adopted in i44 ' National Guard units over the na- tion are being swamped with recruits since the passage of the draft law which Is expected to become few by next Tuesday. ; The - law exempts ; youths; 19 through Zo from service under the law; providing the youths enlist in National Guard units and receive military training during the terms pt enlistment' Congress pass- . ed the draft measure last week which will enable the armed forces to main- ' .tain full forces during the next two years. I Youths 19-25 will be subject to call, except veterans. High school youths under 20 will be deferred until ' graduation, and college students , will be deferred nntil the close of each school year.1 ' , ' Congress adjourned Monday morn ing following last, minute rush to pass important measures. However, .some of the bills proposed failed to receive action, by Congress and the lawmakers may re-assemble this fall If Congressional leaders deem it ne cessary. - Becomes Bride Of J. Cecil Keeter Miss Jayne Griffin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morris T. Griffin, and J. Cecil Keeter, son of Mrs. R. Aber nathy and the late J. S. Keeter, of Forest City, were married oh Satur day, June 19, at 8 o'clock in the even ing at the Bethel Baptist Church, with the Rev. E. G. Willis,' pastor of the church, performing the double ring ceremony. The church was decorated with white gladioli and gardenias against a background of palm, fern and other greens. The candles were lighted by Maynard Fleetwood and Morris Grif fin, Jr. . i- A program of nuptial music was rendered by Mrs. R. M. Riddick, Jr., VJ. ftlfl,V4 ,U ViUH ICO Johnson of Hertford andC. W. Over man oi Edenton, soloists. The brides suven in Carriage by her father, iwiajswkit satin gown of period desJgff, made1 with a sheer marquisette yoke edged with petite lace, and a basque bodice with long sleeves terminating in points over the hands. The hoop skirt was caught up at the -hem line exposing the lace un derskirt- The sweeping train was edged with petite lace. Her veil of bridal illusion, arranged with a Juliet cap, fell from a band of orange blos soms. Her flowers were white orchids showered with lilies of the valley. The bride's mother wore a dress of pink sheer brocade with black acces sories and an orchid corsage. The maid of honor, Miss Hattie Hudgins of Sunbury, wore a gown of American Beauty sheer crepe, made with a portrain neckline, fitted bodice and bouffant skirt, with matching head-dress of tulle. Her flowers were an arm bouquet of yellow roses. Two bridesmaids, Miss Katherine White, of Richmond, Va, and Ann Dail, of Keenansville, wore gowns of pink marquisette, and' Mrs. ' Jant Griffin Turner of Norfolk, and Mrs. Barbara Winslow Rose of Winston Salem, wore identically made gowns of blue. All wore head-dresses of tulle to match the gowns, their flow ers being arm bouquets of American Beauty roses. Mary Lou Jordan, flower girl, was gowned in white organdy trimmed with lace, and carried a basket filled! with rose petals- i v " " The mistresses of ceremony were Mrs. Charles Johnson and Mrs., Olivia Hobbs, who wore black lace dresses and gardenia corsages. ; , The bridegroom had as his best man D. Earl Broome of Marion, and ush ers were Maynard Fleetwood, Dr. Harrell Johnson of Richmond. Va., Everett White 'and, Morris Griffin, Jr. The bride is a graduate , of , East Carolina Teachers College, and was a member of the faculty oi Chowan High School last year. The bride groom is a graduate of Appalachian State Teachers College and. served as athletic director at Chowan High School last year. V ;. jf Immediately following the ceremony the parents of the . bride entertained at a reception on the lawn of their home. Mrs. Charles Johnson, aunt of the bride, entertained the bridal party and out-of-town guests at a cake cut ting Frida? evening immediately pre ceding the rehearsal, other social af fairs given in honor of the bride were a luncheon given by the bride's aunt, Mrs. At F. Proctor, and a party given by. Mrs.,Ti".C. Winslow. , BIRTH. ANNOUNCEMENT V Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Holliday of Raleigh announce the birth of a son, Dennis, Jr., born Wednesday, June 9. Mrs. Holliday is "' the former Miss Mary Elliott - -1 During Past Week Judge Johnson Rules on 24 Cases During Ses sion Tuesday Business was on the upgrade in Perquimans Recorder's Court this week when 24 cases were disposed of during the session Tuesday morning. All of the cases, with the exception of three,, concerned traffic violations with most of the defendants entering pleas of guilty. Two fishermen, Grady Earp and J. D. Currin, were charged with taking over the limit while fishing, and each paid the costs of court. William P. Hall, Lee Hayman, Ar thur LaForm, Jr., Robert Sawyer, Robert Fraunberger, L. E. Gaskins, John W. Hall, Arthur Lee and Clyde Barden, Jr., all charged with speed ing 60 miles per hour, entered pleas of guilty and paid fines of $5 and court costs. Fines of $10 and costs of court were assessed against Kenneth Hel man, Norman Huff, Elliott Haycox, James Griggs and Joseph Roberson, all of whom entered pleas of guilty to speeding more than 60 miles per hour. Florence Hetzel was fined $15 and costs of court on a charge of speed ing. , For failure to pay a board bill, H. Gann was ordered to pay the costs of court and the sum of $15.55 to be re bated to a former landlord. Wilbur Moore was taxed with a $10 fine and costs of court on a charge of driving with improper license. Sterling Miller was fined $25 and costs for driving without an operator's license. Fred Miller entered a plea of guil ty to the charge of failing to stop at a stop sign and paid the costs of court. Tommie Cooper was ordered to pay a fine of $10 and costs on a charge of driving with improper lights. James Munden, Jr., was fined $25 and court costs on a charge of driv ing without a license. Oliver Winslow was fined $10 and costs for driving with insufficient brakes. ' Officer Escapes Injury In Wreck Hertford Policeman L. B. (Joe) Layden barely escaped possible ser ious injuries early Saturday morning when in a chase after a car of sus pected bootleggers, he turned his car over on a curve on the Pender Road just one half mile east of Beth el, and escaped with minor injuries. State Highway Patrolman Herbert L. White investigated the accident which occurred at 3:15 o'clock. According to information from Patrolman White, Layden was after a load of whiskey, and riding with the officer Was his informer, Arthur Felton, Hertford Negro. Patrolman White said Layden chased the men out of Hertford down the Harvey Point Naval Air Station highway. In the chase the men toned 'down the nine-foot Pen der Road which leads to Bethel. The road is under construction, and as Layden made the turn in front of the Negro church one-half mile east of Bethel, the officer's car hit the gravel shoulder, slid and over-turned landing on its top. '. Officer Layden received a cut on his left ear and bruises on the right knee. His automobile was damaged approximately $750. Felton received a cut on the head and a chest injury. Elmo Cannon, Jr., At Air Force OCS Texas SSgt Elmo H. Cannon, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Cannon, of Hert ford, has recently been accepted for the United States Air Force Officers' Candidate School at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.. Up on completion of the six-month course he will be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in either the Regular Air Force or, the Ah? Force Reserve. ' Sgk Cannon graduated from Per quimans County High School and for a time was the Hertford representa tive of a nationally known insurance company. : His Ai Force career has been varied, having spent time in Puerto' Rico, British Guiana, Brazil, the Gold Coast, Morocco, Wales, Eng. lancl; France, Belgium and Germany. F-V. decorations include the Ait Me 'With two Oak Leaf Clusters nd Indians And Edenton To Play On Memorial Field Saturday P J. Locals Playing .500 Ball: Two and Half Games From Top Pet. .600 .571 .571 .476 .450 .333 1 STANDING OF CLUBS Won Lost Eddnton 12 8 Plymouth 12 9 Colfcrain 12 9 Heiftford 10 11 Windsor 9 11 Eliiabeth City 7 14 The league leading . Edenton Colo nials will come to Hertford on Satur day; night to renew their baseball riv alry with the Hertford Indians, in what may be a crucial game in the league. Moe Bauer, leading pitcher of the Indians, will be on the mound for Hertford. The game will start at Playing .500 ball during the past week, the Indians stand fourth in the league, only two and one-half games out of first place. Manager Ed Mc Carthy stated he expects the Indians to be strengthened considerably by several new players expected to ar rive here this week-end. During the past week the Indians turned back Windsor twice, lost two games to Plymouth and split games with the Colerain Trappers. The loss to 'Plymouth at Plymouth was pro tested by Manager McCarthy and the outcome of this game rests on an ap peal made by Plymouth to the league directors. The score by games were: Hertford 5 and 3, Windsor 1 and 2; Hertford 1 and 4, Plymouth 7 and 14; Hertford 6 and 8, Colerain 4 and 14. The ' Indians collected 53 hits during the six games and committed 18 er rors. Play of the week, was Bella's two- run homer in the fifth inning at Wind sor last Sunday, which put the In dians ahead in the 13-inning tilt which was won on a score by Ber geron. Elizabeth City Senators pounded three Indian hurlers here Wednesday night ot win the ball game by a 14-5 score. Ihe Senators collected six runs in the first inning, three an the second and five in the seventh. The Indians tallied three runs in the sec ond when Sires hit a home run with two men on bases. They scored again in the fourth and ninth innings. Dave Fuller, Christgou and George did the mound duties for the Indians. The Indians played in Elizabeth City on Thursday night and will tra vel to Edenton Friday night for the first of a two-game series with the Colonials. According to word from Edenton, Lester Jordan, ace Colonial pitcher, will oppose Bauer on the mound here Saturday night. K. European ; Theater four battle tars..s. , . Ribbon with Bond Sales Reach 60 Per Cent Mark Perquimans County stood near the top of all counties of Region One in the sale of Security Bonds as of June 22, according to R. M. Riddick, chair man of the regional campaign. Mr. Riddick announced - that sales con summated at the Hertford Banking Company amounted to $33,156.25, which is slightly more than 60 per cent of the county goal of $55,000. Of the sales already reported by J. W. Ward, County chairman of the bond drive, $20,756.25 worth of the business was in E bonds and the re mainder represented sales of F and G bonds. The County still needs to purchase $14,243.75 worth of E bonds and $7,- 600.00 worth of F and G bonds in or der for Perquimans to meet its goal in the security bond campaign. Mr. Ward stated that the sales re ported to date were completed by residents of the Town of Hertford and thus far few reports have come in from the county. Township chair men are being urged to complete the canvass' of each community in order that the drive can be brought to a successful close within a minimum of time. - MUSIC PUPILS HOLD RECITAL ON JUNE 11 . : Music pupils of Miss Kate Blanch- ard held a recital at the home of Miss Alice Jean Jackson on Friday, June 11. Students taking part in the recital were Jo Pat and Julia Ann Stokes, 'Clifford J"1 Suzanne Towe, Kay, and Julian Howell, Evelyn Ann and Ethel' Frances Elliott, Betty Lou and Joatt Trueblood, Mary Elliott Brinn," Julian Ann Bundy, Alice Jean Jackson and Lina Ruth Proctor. . V. .. . ..-, BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT . Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Lane an nounce the birth of a son,born May 24, at the Norfolk General Hospital Mrs. 'Lane before her marriage was Miss Nora Weston. . it' i 1 Rotary To Sponsor Entry In Festival Members of the Hertford Rotary Club will sponsor an entry in the Al bemarle Beauty Contest and Water Carnival to be staged in Edenton on July 10, it was announced here Wed nesday. The Water Carnival will be pro moted by the Town of Edenton at the huge swimming pool located at the Hidenton Air Station. Entries are ex pected to come from all towns and counties of the Albemarle, with -the Albemarle Queen of the festival be ing crowned at a dance to be staged in the Edenton armory during the evening. The Rotary Club will select its en try at the meeting of the club next Tuesday. Edgar White, Dr. C. A. Davenport and J. Emmett Winslow were named as a committee to secure names of young ladies desiring to compete in the festival and any one desiring the honor of representing the county may enter her name by seeing one of the committee members before next Tuesday afternoon. Surplus Potatoes Available As Feed County Agent States In order to make some practical use of the surplus potatoes which the Production and Marketing Adminis tration has purchased, a plan for dis tributing these potatoes to farmers has been agreed upon by the Produc tion and Marketing Administration and Director Schaub. Under this agreement, farmers can secure these potatoes in bags of one hundred pounds which will be deliv ered in cars with a minimum of three hundred bags each at the railroad siding agreed upon at the county agent's office. Potatoes can also be secured in truckloads with a mini mum of a hundred bags to the truck. In either case, more than one farmer can oarticipate in a shipment. To secure the potatoes, a farmer signs an agreement in duplicate at the county agent's office stating that the potatoes will be used for livestock feed only and that he will turn in an observational report on the success of feeding potatoes to livestock. The farmers also agree to unload and dispose of all the 'potatoes in a car regardless of condition, and as there are no funds for demurrage, the farmers must agree to meet any such charge if it occurs. The farmer will be required to furnish a summary report of the livestock feeding demonstration. This report shall contain the name and ad dress of feeder, type and number of livestock fed, results or estimate of results obtained of such feeding of potatoes, and any such special pre paration of potatoes for feeding and other useful and pertinent informa tion regarding the feeding demon stration within the first 30 days af ter the completion of the demonstration. This announcement was released this week by I. C. Yagel, County Agent, who stated that full details of the plan can be obtained at his office. New License Period Begins On July 1st Auto operators whose last name begins with C or D who have not re newed their driver's license must do so by next Wednesday or face court action, if caught driving, it was pointed out today by License Exam iner Nelson, stationed here. Mr. Nel-' son explained that the period for re examination of drivers in the C and D group began last January and ends June 30. Beginning July 1, drivers whose names begin with E and F will be eligible to renew their licenses- Mr. Nelson wilt be an Hertford next Wednesday for the purpose of giving examinations to drivers in the C and D group. This will be the final day for this group to renew licenses and retain the right to drive with an old one. The examiner urges all drivers who have not renewed their licenses to do so by next Wednesday. Former Resident Buried Here Wednesday Joseph Earl Wilson, 63, former resident of Hertford, died at his home in Berkley Sunday morning at 7:25 o'clock after an illness of three and a half months. He was a native of Hertford but had resided near Berkley for the past 80 years. He was the son of the late Charles ,W. and Fannie Cv Jordan Wilson. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bertha Flowers ; , Wilson, one son, Charles Wilson, one : daughter, Mrs. Martin Old, and one grandchild. Funeral services were conducted in Berkley Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and interment was made in Cedarwood Cemetery in Hertford. Highway Department Asks For Bids On Surfacing Route 17 Commissioner Evans And Engineer to In spect Causeway Perquimans County is expected to benefit from part of the road better ment program started last week by the State Highway Department when it asked contractors to submit bids for road construction in 29 counties. The Highway Commission requested contractors to submit bids for the bituminous surfacing of 8.13 miles of route 17 from the Chowan County line to Hertford. The contract will also include patching of a portion of Route 32 just north of the Albemarle Sound. Merrill Evans, Highway Commis sioner for this District, advised The Perquimans Weekly that if a bid, ex pected to be submitted by June 29, is accepted for the improvement of Route 17 between Hertford and the Chowan County line, the work will most likely be carried out during the summer months. He stated that when this piece of the roadway is resur faced U. S. Route 17 will be in good condition from the Virginia Line to South Carolina. He added that there is a possibility that an improvement of the section of the road, known as the Causeway, just north of Hert ford, may be included or improved by the Highway crews. The section of the highway to be resurfaced is the old concrete high way which was treated with a sand and gravel coating by highway crews two years ago, but which since has started to break up due to heavy traffic over the road. In addition to resurfacing the highway with asphalt the Commission expected to widen the route to a width of 22 feet. The Highway Commission is ex pected to let the contract for the construction project on June 29. Definite action on the section of the road, known as the causeway will no doubt be delayed pending a sur vey of the road condition at this point by Mr. Evans and Engineer Tom McKim, but according to Mr. Evans this portion of the road will be improved to fcringjflbout . safer highway traveling. Hertford Scouts Win Swim Honors At Camporee Boy Scout Troop 155 of Hertford defeated their fellow scouts in the swim meet held Saturday night at the Edenton Naval Station pool. The swim meet was conducted by officials of the West Albemarle District in conjunction with the annual district camporee, which was held over the week-end. The Hertford Scouts compiled a total of 22 points with their nearest rivals being Troop 169 of Rocky Hock, with a total of 19 points. Troop 156 of Edenton was third in the swim meet with 18 points. The Boy Scout Camporee started Saturday afternoon and embraced troops from Gatesville, Tyner, Rocky Hock, Edenton and Hertford with 75 scouts in attendance. George Twid dy, district chairman, and Rodney Byrum, camping chairman, were in charge of camporee activities. Upon completion of the camporee activities early Sunday afternoon the entire group of scouts proceeded to the Edenton air strip where they served as line holders to assist the Edenton Junior Chamber of Com merce in controlling the crowds of people witnessing the air show. A first aid tent was also set up and manned by the scouts to take care of minor accidents. Lions To Sponsor Donkey Ball Game Hertford Lions Club will sponsor a donkey soft-ball game "at Memorial Field in Hertford on Wednesday night, July 7, at 8 o'clock, it was an nounced here today by Charlie Vann, club president., Members of the Lions Club will compete in the game against an all- star team chosen from residents over the county. The players will ride or attempt to nde trained donkeys dur ing the entire game. Each player, according to the rules of the contest, must be aboard his donkey while at tempting to play the game. Mr. Vann stated that a complete lineup of the players on both teams will be announced next week. Proceeds from the game will be used by the Lions Club to promote the club's civic activities.