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J'"-' i r : VV ILaJLaJTiJL ; Voluma XVll.-rNumber 15.- - . C Hertford, Perquimans Ckunty, NorS:Caroliiia, Friday, April 14, 1950.. BETIOIIOOARDraiM'JSFOR CTY TO DE DCTED MAY 27 Filing Deadline Satur : da' at .6 P. M.; Local , Interest Shown A - Members of the Perquimans County .' Board of Elections met last 'Satur day for the purpose of appointing officials to serve during the primary election., ' ' Precinct officials named by the are: Bethel Township, E. Y. Berry, registrar, judges Charles Ward and J. B. Perry, the voting place, Bethel. ". Hertford Township: JIrs. 'B. G. . .Koonce, registrar, judges, T). J. Prit : chard, and W. A. Hoffler, voting V place, Hertford. "" 1 New Hope Township: : Mrs. W. E. CDail, registrar, Irvin Turner and E. - A. Goodman, judges, voting place, - INew Hope.' t , Farkville Township: Harry Bar ber, registrar, Mrs. Harry Barber and - Nelson Smith, judges, voting place, Winfall. . " ' IBelvktere:' J. M. Copelsnd, regis ' trar, L. C. Winslow- and M, Baccus, .judges, voting place, Belvfdere. - Nicanor: Rosa Baker, registrar, . 'Tom Eason and Archie White, judge, ' voting place, Nicanor. Interest dn the primary election has f been increasing here for the past " several days .and a number of races - are shaping up for some of the offices to be filled by the election. In con- rXCtion with candidates, W. F. Ains- - ley, chairman of the Election Board, , stated that Saturday at six P. M., is i the deadline' for individuals to file a i candidates for any office. ' i vi He "also reported that registration ; books will be opened on Saturday, April 29, and will remain open for three weeks, for the purpose of regis tering of persons not already register ed, and who are eligible to register. On Saturday, May 20, the books will be open for challenge and the primary will follow on the next Saturday. V. ; - mi PMA Seeks Workers For Farm Projects . Capable men and high school boys desiring work in measuring farm lands for the PMA should call at the agricultural office in Hertford at once, in order to make application for the work, which will begin May 1 and which must be completed by June 30. This work is in connection with peanut, cotton, corn, wheat and white potato allotments which have been set up for the farms in the county. The planted acres of all these various crops must be determined. This is a big Undertaking and the members of the County Committee, who are responsible for the work, are anxious to make a good job of it. The men and boys selected will be specially trained by a competent per son familiar with the work. II :rior Court To ConveiiflKonday For April Term Heavy Calendar Expect ed to Consume Mom Of Week H Judging Team Contest April 5 Tuesday M18 Member! of the school committees for Perquimans County will meet next Tuesday night, April 18, for the pur i pose of electing principals for , the next school term, it was announced today by John T. Biggers, School. Su- ' perintendent. . , ' Members of the high school com mittees are A. W. Hefren, Dr. T. P. Brinn, ' Mrs. Morris Griffin, Clarence Chappell and Carson Spivey. This crouD will meet at 7:15 P. M. The ; elementary school committee, compos ed of C. P. Mortis, Julian Matthews, Louis Smith, J. D. Chappell, Charlie ' Phillips, Chester Butts and J. M, Cooeiand . will meet at 8 P. M. In connection with the meeting of . the committees,' Mr. Biggers pointed out that in compliance wh the Public 'School Laws G. S. 115-364, "The dis trict committees shaH elect the prin- ' cipalst for the schools of the districts subject to tjie approval of the county . superintendent of schools and the i county board of education. The prin- ' cipals of the districts shall nominate and the district committees shall elect . the teachers for all the schools of the distrktt subject to the approval of the county board of education. 115-659 . : "Provided, further, that such teacher . or principal shall give notice to the i superintendent of schools within ten . days after notice or re-election, or tus - or her acceptance of employment for the following year:" " In addition to Hie election of Prin cipals these committees will conduct , an open meeting' for the purpose of - Maruig " complaints- or ; compliments ' 'concerning the teachers In tile county schools. Teachers will ba elected about i ten days later. The committees will appreciate any suggestions the pa trons may have for the betterment of the Perquimans County BdiooU." Ccrral PTA Meets r.Icn:y, April 17th The Parents-Teachers ' Association i of tne central urammar School will bold its meeting next Jlondav niirht April 17, beginning at. 8 P. IL, in the j auditorium at the school at Winfall. A program, titled Highest Advan tages, will be presented by the Cum- berland-Bagley Swamp communities wi Jx the Rev, Coy S. Saunders servinir as charfrman. AjU, members are urged to attend.; . ' - - ., . The Perquimans County 4-H Live stock Judging Team competed in the Livestock Judging Contest of the Eastern Carolina Fat Stock Show held in Rock; Mount on April 5, and walk ed wav with th - fourth nlace orize in team scoring and iwo Individual scoring honors. ' The team, composed of Doian wina- low, Horace Layden, Clarence Chap pell, and Tilaon Chappell did their ut most to upset the more experienced teams from the highly favored coun ties, but lack of experience held them to fourth place in the contest com' nosed of twelve other teams. -Dolan winslow, however, made highest individual score on placing and giving reasons for his placing on beef, cattle. His reasons were given sn ytwn that tlM official Judges re qim&i4tkto te'l jie e4ir crowd over the loudspeaker why he placed them as he, dad. Horace Eayden ranked third in indi vidual scoring on Duroc hogs and was complimented for his reasons. Earl Topping, Assistant County Agent, and coach of the 4-H team, was highly pleased with the results of the contest and made the ' state ment that "if our team improves as much in the next three months, when the state contest is held as it has in the last three months we will have a very good-chance of winning the state contest." He further explained that giving reasons were particularly difficult for an inexperienced team. He said the contestant must go into the judges room after placing the ani mals without being able to see the class of livestock, tell the judge point by point why each animal i nthe class is superior or inferior to the others. The April term of Perquimans County Superior Court' win convene here next Monday, April 17, with Judge Chester Morris of Currituck as the presiding judge. W. H. "Pitt, clerk of court, stated today that an extremely heavy cal endar is docketed for .this session of court and it is very likely that at least some of the civil actions may be car' ried over to the next term of court. A total of 20 criminal cases are listed on the docket and some 17 civil actions are scheduled for hearing, Civil cases on the calendar were re leased as follows: Raymond Boyce vs. L. L. Smith, William C. Chappell $1.50 Per Year. Perquimans Indians Trounce Plymouth Oliamston ..A fake Commanding Lead In Conference; Play Here Friday P. M. vs. D. M. White, et als; Chesapeake Auto Co. vs. W. L. Bagley, Ben F. Lane vs. Seashore Tran. Co.; Roland Gilliam vs. H. C. Stokes; Josiaii Ubap pell vs. Winfred Chappell, Thelma Kiddick, Adm., vs. Raleigh White and Fred Winslow; W. O. Hunter vs. D. F. Hopkins; Nathan Turner, Adm., vs. George W. Nixon, et als; Daniel Bon ner vs. Elmer Prootor; Eleanor Jones vs. N-S Railway; J. H. Newbold, Est. vs. Jessie Phillips; Hertford Baptist Church vs. J. L. Batton 'Bro.; J. . Winslow vs. J. J. Alexander. The Jury list for this term of court is comprised of Louis Stallings, Henry C. Sullivan, Roy Gregory, Willie Lane, R. V. Copeiend, J. B. Miller, James Hunter, Lawrence Winslow, C A. Long, Arthur Chappell, W. A. Wins low, L. A. Proctor, Julian Lowell, George Fields, C. C. Godfrey, RusseH Baker, Dillard M. Jackson, Harold Hurdle, Hubert Chappell, Seth W. Long, W: H." Stallings, J. W. Gatling, Elbert N. Chappell, Thad C. Chappell, E. R. Stevenson, Iinwood C. Wins- Perquimans High School's baseball team banged out two more victories during the past week, in quest of its third straight conference champion ship. During the week the Indians trounced Plymouth by a 17-0 score and defeated Williamston, a strong ctoference foe, by a 7-1 margin. The victories were number three and four fotr the locals and places thefn at the top of the conference standing. ! The Indians met Plymouth last Fri day and Coach Ellie Fearing started Earl Rogerson on the mound for Per quimans. The little lefthander con trolled the Plymouth nine throughout the contest allowing Only five hits, bile his teammates gathered 15. right led the hitting for Perquimans ith three for five On Tuesday the Indians journeyed Williamston and Bill Winslow, ball artist for the local team, Mowed three hits, struck out 11 and alked seven. Perquimans scored even runs on 10 hits. IBenton led the tting list for Perquimans with four r five. Walker hit a home run for e locals. The high-flying Indians will play :otland Neck on Memorial Field 'riday afternoon, starting at 2 P. M., ind this game will mark the end of he first round in the Albemarle Con ference play. The final round of play Brill start next Tuesday when Per- quimane meets Columbia on tne tocai diamond. Williamston recorded the first run scored against the Indians thus far this season, and unless the conference pponents show a vast increase in strength during the final round of Hugh Harrell, A. L. Godfrey, Walter Barclift, Harry T. Broughton, Har EIIITH ANNOUNCEMENT id Mrs. Wilbur Lamb.of Jloute ' 'ord, announre t' n cf born at O J "-.hC'.cni' TINS WEEK'S HEADLINES Russia hat issued a strongly-worded note to the United States, in which it la charged that U. S. planes have violated Soviet territory, cud the Rus sians claim the u. 8. planes were driv en off by their fighter planes. In quiry into the charge, it was revealed shows U. S. jNsvy plana 1 has been missing since last Saturday, However, Washington officials seem to be in the dark concerning the charges made by Russia. North Carolina led tbe Nation in the number of fatal highway accidents during the Easter week-end. 28 per sons died from injuries sustained in accidents, reported Saturday through Monday. The mounting toll of high' way fatalities is causing deep concern to the officials ef the State and may lead to some changes in laws as ef forts are made to halt the growing list of accidents n this state. Pre-School Clinics oStart Monday, May First InCountyT TOWN BOARD CONSIDERING APPLICANTS FOR POSITION AS HERTFORD CHEMIST Hertford Stores To Close Wed. Afternoons Hertford stores and business houses will start observing half day hours on Wednesdays, begin ning next week, April 19, it was announced here today. A survey conducted during the past week revealed that all stores and business houses will cooperate with the closing on Wednesdays. The half-day hours for Wednes days will cont:nue through the month of August. Committee Named To Organize County Baseball Club low, J. P. Rogerson, A. F. ProctorJplay the Indians look like a. sure bet to cop the pennant again this year. The stellar pitching of Winslow and vey Stallings, Charles Edgar White, Rogerson, backed up by excellent N. J. Smith, Lloyd Lane, Robert if I playing on the part of the remainder Stevenson, G; W. NoweHyM. L. Goedafgc the team has won Ferquimans an man and E. M. Cartwnght. Joe Towe Candidate For County Board L Joe Towe, 44, Hertford -business man and life-long resident of Per quimans t County, today announced himself as a candidate for the office of County Commissioner for Hertford Township .. , - Mr. .Towe lias .been engaged in the auto, gas and oil business in the coun- Pre-school clinics for Perquimans County children Who will be attending school for the first time next fall have been scheduled' to begin May 1 and continue through May 11, according to an announcement released this week by Dr. B. B. McGuire, District Health Officer. The clinks will bring services of the Health Department to all the schools in the county. Parents are being notified of these clinics by letter, but Dr. McGuire, pointing out that the Department does not have the names of all parents, urges those who do not receive letters to. bring their children to the clinic nearest their home. All children win be examined for physical defects and the child's health discussed with the parents in person. In some instances, practicing phy sicians are urged and expected to as sist with the physical examinations, PTA members will be welcome at any schools to assist in the program. The schedule of the dimes, as re leased, follows: May 1, Monday At Central Gram mar School, Winfall, 9 A. M.; at Wil low Branch, colored school, 2 Pc M., v May z, Tuesday, Perquimans saw ing School, 9 A. M.; (Bay Branch, 11:30 A. M., and Nicanor, 2 P. M. ; May 3, Wednesday, Hertford Gram mar School, 9 A. J.; Chapanoke, P,; M.: Pool's Grove, 3 P. M. , 6 May 9, Tuesday, Hertford colored school A. M.; Chinquapin, Z P. H. . May 11, Thursday, Bethel, 9 A. M. Galatia,!! A. .M. t , , Pitt Is Candidate For Re-election ' W. H. Pitt, clerk of Superior Court, has announced himself as a candidate for re-election to the office, subject to the Democratic primary ' on May He filed his candidacy with the Board of Elections on Tuesday. ' " . .. ' In making bis announcement Mr. Pitt stated, "I greatly appreciate the support that has been given me by ty for a number of years and is wide-fthe people of Perquimans County, in known. - He has trken an active the past and ; earnestly solicit their t In public affairs for. mary ea support during the coming ' , y and election. outstanding record thfa year."" Veterans Urged To File Dependency Forms With VA Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 50 to 60 who have failed to receive additional compen sation because of dependents were urged today to furnish proof of de pendency by May 1, 1950 if they de sire to be paid retroactive to Decem ber 1, 1949. Stephen H. Alford, District Officer of the North Carolina Veterans Com mission said today that many veterans either do not have notice of such de pendency on record or have failed to supply the necessary proof of mar- .- :j Linj rittge alio cwiuren. Where notice of dependents was on record with the Veterans Administra tion on December 1, 1949, and the nec essary evidence of relationship and dependency is furnished within five months from that date, the award will be made retroactive December 1, 1949. In other cases the effective date of the award will be the date the evi dence (marriage or birth certificates) is received. C. C. Banks, Perquimans County Service Officer, Hertford, North Caro lina and Stephen H. Alford, District Officer, North Carolina Veterans Commission, 206 Kramer Building, Elizabeth City,. North Carolina are ready to advise and assist veterans in preparing -the necessary evidence be fore the May 1 deadline. A large number of Perquimans base-ball fans met last Friday night at the Court House and made plans to organize a team to participate in the Albemarle League during the com- insr summer. The (purpose of the meeting, it was explained to the fans, was to determine whether or not the followers, of baseball wanted a local team this year, along the proposed plans adopted by the league. The fans expressed themselves favorable to ward this plan and named a commit tee to organize and promote a Per quimans County team. Sidney Blanchard was named as chairman of the committee and mem bers elected were Edgar Morris, Wal lace Morgan, Charles M. Harrell, Tim Mathews, Steve Perry, Douglas Dar- den, A. W. Hefren, Tom Eason, J. W. Dillion, Cliff Banks, Moody Mat hews, H. C. Stokes, Julian A. White, Charlie Umphlett, J. H. Towe and Cecil C. Winslow. This committee plans to meet again Friday night -to discuss ways and means to perfect the county organiza tion and get the local club started. A drive will be conducted to raise funds to help support the team but no sus taining financial program, will be car ried out. The committee has adopted a plan whereby the club must be self- supporting after the season opens May 27. According to the league rules only six non-resident players may be used by any team and the. local committee. planning to use a majority of players from Perquimans and Pasquotank counties are hopeful they can field a team by hiring only four or five non resident players. For the present they are counting on securing the services of Max Eller and Bob Adams, both of Whom pitched here last season; El lie Fearing, Boopie Fearing and John Copley of Pasquotank, George Wood Joe Nowell. Howard Pitt, Edward Lane, Tasey Benton, Vance Bright, Earl Rogerson and Bill Winslow from this county, along with a number of other players from Perquimans who may desire to try out for the team Street Department to Assist PTA With Lo cal School Project Members of the Hertford Town Board, meeting in regular session here last Monday night, continued their discussion of securing a chemist for the town, and received verbal ap plications from two of the three ap plicants seeking the position. Applications for the position have been received by the board from Her bert L. White, a resident of Hertford and a graduate of Atlantic Christian College, with graduate work at State College. White also had extensive chemical training with the Navy dur ing the war. A second applicant is Lloyd Brinson, cf Wilson, also a graduate of Atlantic Christian College with a degree in chemistry. The third applicant is Roy Hunter, who will graduate from N. C. State Col lege in June of this year. No action was taken by the Board this week, it was announced that the Board will continue to receive ap plications until April 24 at which time it will meet again and select one of the applicants to fill the post. Mayor V. N. Darden reported to the Board that he and Commissioner Sulli van met with the joint committee for the Perquimans Library Building pro ject, and the findings of this com mittee led to a proposal that the group seek space in the Agriculture build ing as a site for the Library. Mrs. D. M. Jackson and Silas M. Whedbee, representing the Hertford PTA, appeared before the board and, requested permission for the street de partment to assist volunteer PTA workers in pouring a concrete play area at the Hertford Grammar School grounds. This request was granted. The Board adjourned following the handling of the usual fiscal matters. District Meeting Of HD Clubs Set For Next Tuesday Hertford Rotary To Celebrate Silver Anniversary June 23 Annual Award Day Observed At School Annual award day for extra-curric ular activities, .other- than athletics, was observed at Perquimans High School last Wednesday, at which time 14 students were presented letters as a reward for their activities. . In order for a student to be eligible o receive an award he must accumu late 30 points. (These points are giv en for participation in the band, glee club, library, office and lunchroom ac tivities, dramatics, public speaking and student council Students receiving awards this year were: Fat Phillips, Konald r. Butt, Wade Jordan, Ann Mad re, Laura Hop kins, Lindsay Barber,, Claire Hunter, Harry ; Winslow, Thomas Umphlett, Mary Sue ' Cook, Geraldine Gregory, Janice ' Perry and Willie - Mae ; Chap pell. ; Tentative plans for the observance of their club's 25th anniversary are now. being made by members of the Hertford Rotary Club, it was an nounced at a meeting of the club this week. Charles Henc, club program chairman, announced that a list of distinguished guests have accepted in vitations to take part in the program. Among those who have accepted parts on the program are Congress man , Herbert c. 'Bonner and w. E. Debnam, well known radio commenta tor of Raleigh. . , '. Zeb E. Brinson, of Tarboro, Dis trict Governor for Rotary Internat kmal is also expected to attend The Rotarians, this year will com' bine their annual Ladies night party with- the Silver Anniversary event and a gala program is being planned. June 23 has been set as the date for the anniversary party. Miss Iris Davenport, Women's De partment editor, of tiie "Southern Agriculturist," is to be the guest speaker at Elizabeth City Tuesday, April 18th at an all-day meeting of the Twenty Fifth District of the North Carolina Federation of Wo man's Home Demonstration Clubs to be held at the Central High School. Miss Davenport will speak on the subject, "You Are Important." A native of North Carolina, she is a graduate of the University of Georgia. She earned her Master's De gree at Columbia University, and then continued her studies at Paris, France and at Louisiana State University. Inaugurating her Home Economics work as a teacher, Miss Davenport soon became Head of the Home Eco nomics Department at Georgia State Normal, furthered her program with Extension work in Louisiana, ulti mately serving as specialist in Ex tension Service at the University of Kentucky. Miss Davenport joined Southern Agriculturist in 1942 as as sociate woman's editor and was made woman's editor in January of 1946. In a recent -poll of a million Southern women conducted by the Atlanta Constitution and the Atlanta Women's Chamber of Commerce, Miss Daven port was named one of the seven most distinguished Southern women in the nation. Miss Ruth Current, State Home Demonstration Agent, will bring greetings, from the State office. A large delegation, representing Home Demonstration Clubs of . Per quimans County, are expected to at tend the meeting. W. A. Chappell Seeks County Board Post W. AT Chappell 6f Route three, Hertford has announced his candidacy for the office of county commissioner for New . Hops township subject to the Democratic primary May 27. In making his announcement Mr. Chap pell stated that if he is nominated and elected to the office he will carry out the dirties of the office to the best of his ability, Archie T. Lane Seeks Re-election To Post Archie T. Lane, incumbent county commissioner for Hertford Township N has filed as a candidate for re-election to the office, subject to tbe Democratic primary on May 27. Mr. Lane is now serving an unexpired term, having been appointed to the of fice last year. Prior to the present term Mr. Lane served on the Board for several terms before voluntarily retiring from the board in 1942. He is a prominent farmer of the county and Is chairman cf the board. of directors of the Al bemarle Electric Membershin Cor poration. MASONS MEET TUESDAY NIGHT Perquimans Lodge, No. 106, A" F., & A. H., will tneet Tuesday night; All "is f .: !j;y,,,Ma3ons'are invited to attend..