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'V 5iM HO at Volume XVI. Number 36. fe Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, September 9, 1949 S WEEKLY $1.50 Per Year. Plans Being Pushed To Carry Out Local Blood Bank Project Red Cross Committee Seeking Donors For i First Contribution N'lans for Perquimans County to ; participate in a regional Blood Bank program, being sponsored by the American Red Cross, were completed here last week when the local Red Cross committee, headed by Charles Harrell, 'met for the purpose of out lining the project and making ar rangements to secure blood donors. In explaining the program Mr. Harrell stated, "This program is a very fine one, being sponsored by the Red Cross. The purpose is to pro vide Wood for transfusion to people of this area at any hospital located in this region. The Red Cross will handle the collection and storage of the blood and it will be available to any person in need of transfusion free of charge." . The part Perquqimans County people will play in the "program, Mr. Harrell continued, will be that they will pledge to donate a pint of blood to the program. This county has been assigned a quota of 300 pints of blood annually, and in turn, when collected will be stored at various hospitals in this region use trans fusion purposes. A Red Cross Blood Bank bus will come to Hertford three times yearly to collect the blood and this bus will carry a doctor and eight nurses who will supervise the blood donations. Individuals will be asked to donate a pint of. blood and those pledging to do so will be examined by the Red Cross officials prior to the collection date. The Red Cros3 unit will come to Hertford for the first time on Tuesday, November 22. It will re turn on February 21 and May 23 of next year. On each trip the unit will collect 100 pints of blood. individuals who pledge to donate blood to the Red Cross will be no tified of $6 date and time they are to Tappear ?for't3ie &Uefettne local committee will use the Sunday School room of the Hertford Metho dist Church as the local Blood Center. In collecting the blood the Red Cross nurses will start operations of the unit at ten o'clock and will collect six pints of blood every fifteen minutes, until the goal has been reached. The local committee, which is headed by Mr. Harrell, is comprised of Jarvds Ward who is chairman of the recruitment division, Mrs. Julian A. White, chairman of the Volunteer Workers, Broughton Dail, transpor tation chairman and Dr. T. P. Brinn, During the next ten weeks the committee will conduct an extensive campaign to sign up 1,000 prospective blood donors. Individuals will he contacted through club meetings and at home and the public will be urged to support the program. Banks Get Support . U. S. Navy Family at lloae in Nippon: ' Viir 1 - -j . f rv;; jrVVF ;i - a At a meeting of the Wm. Paul Stalling Post of the American Leg ion held last Friday night, Q. C, (Cliff) Banks was voted the support of the Post for the position of Per quimans Veterans Service Officer. . Banks, a veteran.of. World War II, has already been endorsed by the V.F.W. Post, and it was reported that a committee representative of these two organizations will appear before the Board of Commissioners on next Monday to seek approval of Banks for the position. ' - . Funds to maintain and support a Veterans Office in this county were appropriated in the' current' budget -and the local office will be operated in connection wltfcf tb' .State Head quarters in Raleigh. V' - Additional Lines Constructed For REA One hundred and thirty seven miles of additional lines were recently added to those of the Albemarle Elec tric Membership Corporation, 'accord ing to a report released last week by Gilbert L. Whitley, local manager of The lines completed by "contract construction were listed as follows: Chowan. 28 miles; Perquimans, 43; Paaouotank, , 19: Camden. 36; and Currituck 11. ' Twenty one and a half ' miles of additional lines were added W nrnvi dinar 'extra lines to" carrv greater -capacity and provide better load distribution, the report said. " Two JapaneM honselrls are shown serving breakfast to a Navy chief petty officer and bis family in Japan. There is no talk about the high cost of living among the more than one hundred Navy families at the Headquarters of the Commander, Fleet Activities, Yokosnka. For twenty-seven dollars a month they occupy from five to seven rooms furnished complete with electric ranges, telephones, refrigerators and honseboys. Features of the Navy community, known as the Griffin Park Housing Area, Include schools, a modern department store, a i well-stocked commissary and a beauty salon. (Official U.S. Ntj Photograph) BOARD OF EDUCATION NAMES TEACHERS TO HANDLE FUNDS AT VARIOUS SCHOOLS Consider Plan to Insure All Children Attend ing Schools The Perquimans Board of Educa tion .held its September meeting last Friday night and completed plans for the opening of schools on Wed nesday of this week. In compliance with a law passed by the last Legislature, which states that the Board shall appoint a treas urer of all special school funds for each individual school in the county, the following teachers were named to act as treasurer for their respective schools: Perquimans High School, Mrs. Burrus"Chappell; Hertford Grammar School, Mrs. Mary Etta .Vsaaj4sa-icpia' , School, rs. LuciIlA White; Hertford High School, Hazel O. Beamon; . Perquim ans Training School, Mrs. I. E. Rog- erson; Bethel, Annie F. Nixon; Chin quapin, Nellie Holley;'Galatia, Myrtle Felton; Willow Branch, Edna Zach ary; Nicanor, Rosa Newby; Bay Branch, Harriel Winslow. The Board elected Elizabeth 'Byrd of Edenton to serve as supervisor of the Negro schools. J. T. Biggers, superintendent, was instructed to investigate the possibili ties of a blanket insuruance policy for all children attending Perquim ans County schools. A committee composed of Julian A. White, Mrs. A. R. Cooke and George Caddy was ap pointed to pass upon the project af ter a complete investigation by Mr. Biggers. During the early part of this week Superintendent Biggers met with principals and teachers of the vari ous schools and held a discussion on ways and means of improving lunch rooms and lunch room service in the county schools. School plans for the entire year were also outlined at the meetings of the teachers held last Monday and Tuesday, and inspection of all .school buildings' was completed by the sup erintendent on Tuesday, who reported the buildings to be in first class condition. Parent-Teachers Plan Broom Drive Members of the Hertford Parent- Teachers Association will conduct a broom sale in Hertford and Perouim ans County beginning September 22 and 'continuing through September 24," it 'was announced today by Mrs. D. M. Jackson, president of the Asso ciation, who stated that plans' for the campaign, were completed this week. The purpose of the drive will be to raise funds to provide playground equipment at the school, Mrs.' Jackson stated. The brooms to be sold will be purchased at Greensboro; where they are made by blind udividuals. A house to house canvass will be conducted, according to the plans, and the PTA will be assisted in the sales by members of the .Hertford Lions Club. . County Free Of ? Holiday Accidents. " Perquimans County went through the Labor Day week-end-holiday free of serious accidents according to .re ports of State Highway Patrol. . A total of 12 deaths were reported throughout North Carolina but this county, was among, those listed as having -no accidents - THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES President Truman, in speeches made this week in the Midwest, urged Farm-Labor groups to back his, pro gram against reactionaries in Con gress. The move was reported a step toward campaigning during the 1950 congressional elections. He told the groups that the adoption of his farm program was necessary to prevent huge farm surplus. Meanwhile in Washington the President's economic advisors, it is reported, have forecast an upswing in business that will car ry through 195& ""They reported the bottom of the recession was hit dur ing July and August. Bureau President Appeals To Farmers To Join Ag Club Parity Program Main Objective of Group Prexy Says Fred Matthews, president of the Perquimans County Farm Bureau, appealed today to the farmers of Perquimans County to become mem bers of the Farm Bureau Parity for Agriculture Ulub. "To become a member," Matthews said, "it is necessary for a person to join the Ferquimans County Farm Bureau and secure the memhershins of at least nine other farmers." During the 1948 Statewide Farm Bureau membership drive, 1,827 Tar Heel farm men and women were members of the club, thereby dedi cating themselves to fight for the parity principles for agriculture and pledging themselves to make what ever sacrifices necessary to give farm people the same protection that is afforded other groups. Farm Bureau memberships written by Parity Club members last year totaled 53,420. "The Parity for Agriculture Club was formed m honor of the past president of the American Farm Bureau, Edward A. O'Neal, who dur ing 16 years as president fought con stantly for parity income for the farmers of the nation," Matthews said. "The North Carolina Farm Bureau recognizes its members who perform specified duties in procuring memberships each year as Edward A. O'Neal Parity Club Members." President Matthews explained that the man and woman securing the largest number of Farm Bureau mem bers in the State will each be given expense-paid trips to the National Farm Iiureau Convention in Chicago this fall. Awards designated for use in defraying the expenses of Parity Club mem'bers to the national convention will also be made to each county reaching its minimum mem bership quota and maximum quota, and fm each 200 memberships in ex cess of the maximum membership quota. The U. S. had a new record for Labor Day deaths according to a re port released this week. Accidents claimed the lives of 396 persons, the report said, highest Labor Day mark in history. The record was recorded from Friday at 6 p. m. to Monday at 5 p. m. According to the National Safety Council, the death score far exceeded the estimates made prior to the holiday. f ; v A 27 year old war veteran went berserk in his hometown of Camden, N. J. on Tuesday and killed 12 per sons and wounded four others before being captured by the police. The killer, Howard Unruh, later told the police that he had planned the mur ders of several of those killed, be cause they 'had talked about him. Placed in jail, charged with murder, the youth was given sanity exomi nations by medical authorities. With many of its members desir ing to adjourn tjie 8t session of Con gress, reports from .Washington Wed nesday stated that, many major de cisions facing Congress- maybe left over for consideration next January. The report stated that it was likely the Clongressionaf" leaders will sort out the bills stilt up for consideration and leave the more controversial ones on the shelf until the next session. ,' Improved Pasture Demonstration Today A pasture ' seeding demonstration will Toe conducted on the farm of Pres ton Nixon, Rt. 1, Hertford, Friday morning, Sept. 9, beginning about 9:30, it was announced today by I. C. Yagel,- County agent. The Nixon farm is located on" the Center Hill road about two miles west of Hert ford. The demonstration will include soil sampling, soil preparation, ferti lizing, liming, seed inoculation, and seeding. In the afternoon, a pasture tour is , planned which will incluude pastures of ladino clover and fescue seeded a year ago. Mr. J. Frank Doggett, v Extension Soil Conserva tionisV from State College will be present fo discuss pasture problems. Farmers .interested in improved pas tures are urged to attend this demon stration. .1 SERVICES NEXT MONDAY The " State' Mission Prayer Service will 'meet Monday afternoon, Sepr tember 12, at 3:30 o'clock at .the Bap tist Church. ""All W. M. S. members are urged to attend. r r COUNTY ALLOCATED $315 THOUSAND FOR SCHOOL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Enrollment Up Enrollment in Perquimans County white schools showed a slight in crease over last year, John T. Big gers, superintendent, reported fol lowing the opening of classes here Wednesday. The Perquimans High School enrolled a total of 335 stu dents, 80 of whom registered in the eighth grade. Central Grammar School led the list with a total of 397 students, 68 of whom were enrolled in the first grade. Two hundred and eighty-six were registered at Hert ford Grammar School. Principals at the three schools stated they expected a few more enrol lees by next Monday. With the increased enrollment Mr. Biggers stated it may be possible for the local schools to secure an addi tional teacher for grammar grades to handle a possible overload in the first grade. Recorder's Court Has Long Session With Varied Docket Dewey Perry Weds Miss Clara B. White Miss Clara Bunch White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Watson Bryson White, of Edenton, became the bride 1 of William Dewey Perry, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Perry, in a cere mnney performed Saturday afternoon, September 3, at five o'clock in the Rocky Hock Baptist Church. The Rev. G. N. Ashley officiated at the ceremony in the presence of relatives and friends. The church was decorated with ferns, and palms, making a back ground for baskets of white gladioli, asters and Cathedral tapers burned in even branched candelbras. Mrs. Frank Elliott sang I Love You Truly and Because, accompanied by Miss Agnes Chappell, organist who played the wedding music. The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a beige gabar dine suit, with brown accessories and an orchid corsage. Mrs. Lloyd Jackson, sister of the bride, was matron of honor and wore a gold gabardine suit with black ac cessories and a corsage of American Beauty roses. W. D. Perry attended hu son, as best man and the ushers were Earl White and Arthur Spruill. The- bride's mother wore a black floral crepe dress, with black access ories, and a corsage of white carna tions. The bridegroom's mother wore a dress of teel blue crepe and a cor sage of white carnations. Following the ceremony the couple left on va motor trip to northern points. Athletic Conference . Meeting Here Monday - , .... . Principals and coachel 'if : high school members of the , Albemarle Conference will meet in V Hertford next Monday night for the mi-pose of electing officers and mapping plans for the 1949 football season, it was announced today by E. C. Woodard, principal of Perquimans High School and president of the Conference. The meeting will be'.held at the Hotel Hertford startingat 6:30 p.m., with a dutch-treat dinner Jl 1 Members of the Conference, Besides Perquimans, ar Plymouth, Columbia, Williamston, and Ahoskie. Windsor, a member of . this conference tast year, has dropped out of the compe tition aitr -jr, these schools, it has Un reported' V : A varied docket consisting of ten cases consumed considerable time in Perquimans Recorder's Court this week. Lengthy testimony was pre sented in several of the cases which required much of the Court's time. Court opened with a hearing of a case in which Arleton Eason and Con rad Mercer, both Negroes, charged each other with reckless driving. The charges grew out of a wreck which occurred near Winfall on the night of June 4. After more than three hours of testimony Judge Chas. E. Johnson found both defendants not guilty. James Robertson entered a plea of guilty of a charge of speeding and paid the costs of court. Colbert Perry, Negro, charged with driving drunk, entered a plea of guil ty and paid a fine of $110 and costs of court. James Howell was taxed with the costs of court after pleading guilty to a charge of passing on a curve. George Miller entered a plea of guilty to a charge of speeding and oaid a fine of $10 and costs. Judgement was suspended in the case of Elias Jennette, Negro, charg ed with assault on a female, upon payment of court costs. Allen Foutz, charged with speeding, hit and run and reckless driving was found guiltv on all accounts. He was ordered to pay fine of $75 and cost of court. Robert Brown, Negro, was found not guilty of charges of destruction of property. Dorsey White, Negro, charged with assualt with a deadly weapon, was found guilty and ordered to pay the costs of court. Several cases listed on the docket were continued until the next term of court. Baptist Revival To Start Monday A Series of revival services will be conducted at the Hertford Baptist Church beginning Monday, September 12 and continuing through Sunday, September 18, it was announced to day by the Rev. C. W. Duling, pastor of the church. Services will be conducted daily, be ginning at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Duling stated. The Rev. Thomas Fryer, pastor of the Baptist Church at Suffolk, Va., will conduct the services. Mr. Fryer was formerly pastor of the New Bern, N. C. Baptist Church where he was host to President Truman earlier this year. Survey Is Underway to Determine Local Building Needs Perquimans County will receive a sum of $315 thousand from the State Board of Education to aid jn the con struction of school buildings here, it was announced in Raleigh late last week. The funds will come from the allocation made by the last Legisla ture and from the sale of bonds, voted last June. The Legislature voted $250,000 to this county and an ad ditional $65,000 will be forthcoming from the sale of bonds. John T. Biggers, Superintendent of Perquimans Schools, reported this week that he has been advised of the steps to be taken in order for this county to receive the funds. He stat ed that a survey of present needs must be compiled and approved by the Board of Education Officials as the first step; then architects plans for the buildings must be approved by the State Planning Commission and final application must be filed for the money. Mr. Biggers and Julian A. White, chairmen of the local Board of Edu cation, are now compiling the survey. This will include pictures of schools now in use, maps of the county show ing location of schools, and a map showing location of schools under a proposed consolidation program. In asmuch as State School authorities have already approved a tentative plan for local improvement, it is be lieved that the survey will receive the approval of the State Board of Education. Perquimans School officials have long planned the improvement pro gram they are now sponsoring, which includes construction of a gym and Ag. building at the high school, lunch room at Central Grammar School, and elementary school for Negroes at Winfall and a consolidated Negro high school in Hertford. The county has $50,000 surplus, which was earmarked for aid toward building the Negro School in Winfall and this amount along with the total to be received from the State will provide about $3C5,tft)0 foV Construct ion of schools here. Hertford PTA meeting Thursday, Sept. 15th Members of the Parent-Teachers Association of the Hertford Grammar School will hold their first meeting of the school year next Thursday af ternoon, September 15, at 3:30 o'clock, it was announced today by Mrs. D. M. Jackson, president. Members are . urged to please note the change in time for this first meet ing, and all parents are urged to at tend. . Mrs. Warner will have charge (ft'- the program and an inspection tour of the classrooms and lunchroom will follow the business session. Re freshments will be served. Perquimans Indians Drill Daily For Gridiron Season Daily football practice, in prepa ration for the 1949 season, continued underway here this week as Coach Ellie Fearing put his candidates for the Perquimans High School team through increasingly strenous drills at Memorial Field. From 28 to 35 boys have been re porting at practice sessions this week and Coach Fearing expects several more candidates to report now that school has opened and is under full schedule. He stated today that the 1949 schedule is all but complete, only one open date, that of Friday Septem ber 23, now remains unfilled. He an nounced that Manteo has been se cured to play on September 30. The new athletic director has been confining his daily practice sessions to get his charges in condition for football games ahead, and from "scouting" the activities on Memorial Field it appears that he is doing a fine job. The boys are rounding into shape, and although prospects for this year's team are now unknown quantity, due to loss of regulars from last season, it appears the. 1949 Indians will do credit to the ,school. Fearing is making some changes in the prospective team, having moved some of the players into new posi tions from those played last season, and it seems now that he will be able to field a team of average or better in size. The preseason practice is expected to be topped off with a practice game against Central High School possibly next week. Coach Fearing is arrang ing for the practice game today and stated he was not sure whether the game would be played here or at Central. County Board Meets Next Monday Morning Members of the Perquimans Coun ty Board of Commissioners will hold their regular September .meeting next Monday at the Court House in Hertford, it was announced today by J. W. Ward, clerk to the Board. The usual meeting of the Board on the first Monday of the month was postponed because of, the Labor Day holiday.