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Werner Mcdre Award-cJFirctIIcifcr;Tro-:
r-y Presented To
Clarence Chappell
A Registered Polled Hereford Calf
: vChain, the first of Jts kind in North
Carolina was founded in Perquimans
- County Wednesday afternoon when
Senator Alton A. jLennon presented
: the first heifer of the chain to Warn
r Madre, Jr., during a program
: which "was conducted at Perquimans
Jligh School. v "
' The project, sponsored by the Hert
ford Rotary Club Mid the Perquimans
Purebred Cattleman's Association,
, was founded to promote more and bet
ter livestock production ;in Perquim
ans. The presentation' program opened
P. with an address of welcome by May
. or V. N. Darden. , ' Representative C.
R. Holmes, acting as master of cere
monies, gave a few brief facts on the
Mstory of agriculture in Perquimans
V and told of the foundation of the Ro-
tary Calf Chaini,;'..": ',. i ,
s Mr. Holmes r introduced Senator
Xennon who then awarded a beautiful
trophy to Clarence. Chappell, Jr., in
recognition of Clarence's skill and en
terprise in being selected as the best
livestock judge in the county.
Following the presentation of the
Hereford heifer to young Madre, who
is a 4 H Club member, Robert Har
Tell, second vice president of the Per
quimahs Purebred Cattleman's Asso
ciation announced plans for a big bar
"becue dinner, and farm day program
planned for next August, to which all
livestock producers in the county will
lie invited. , i:--'';'.'.V ;. .
Mr. Holmes then recognized a num-
"ber of guests af the program indud
- ing C. S. Mints, District Extension
Supervisor; A. B. Allen, Livestock
Specialist from N. C. State College;
Archie T. Lane, ' Chairman of the
'Tard of County Commissioners and
the Board of Directors of the Pure
"bred Association;. Johnny ray. Rob
ert . Harrell, Dana Matthew, til. l
rerry, uuj Matthews, R
H y Sntvoir
"W. C.'Chapoell. Warner Ma Are- Am
White. W. C. CtotptJell, 'directors . of.
xne Association, ? and Preston Nixon,
v.inci.e vnappeii; or., ana Howard
Williams, officers of the Purebred
m. AMsociauon. , -
.mo pruKmm cioseq, witn a brief
talk by Senator Lennon in which he
ongratulated Perquimans County for
splendid spirit of cooperation which
made it possible for such a protect a
the chain to rg
Senator . Lennon told his audience,
uiciuuea we students of the
Perquimans High School,' that farm
ing is a vocation which presents
challenge worthy of anv indfoMnoi
and at the same time it is a business
, ana proiession to be followed with
. -pride, .'; .:.,;. ,;.' v.,. j
He pointed out that oTim.if,, -
-the backbone of the economy of east
ern North Carolina.-but that i, t,a.
, topes the per capita income of this
area wuj De increased through diversi
fication of farm production, and the
wcurementr additional industry. ,
!ite:nFtrnisli
I
Tra faster.
The Home Demonstration Club wo
men of Perquimans County have just
completed one. of the most beautiful
projects of the year, t At the October
meeting the Arts and Crafts leader in
each club had made a sample stuffed
toy to show to the members They
passed out patterns , for. different
lands of stuffed toya to each member
and asked them to have .one made by
the November meeting.. The club wo
men responded very. well and there
Vers approximately 66 stuffed toys
mr, .,3a by-members. These consisted
cf d elephants. ' nenmihm. Ium-mul
lr
' roos, etc. . , s
s : ?ys were divided and part
tv . :
: t
i fc.nt to the Oxford Orphanage,
d and part to the N. C. Chil-
i . Io
ome at C v .Soro.- Letters
n received fsroai both res
now grateful t py , were
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tor
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Local Post Of f ice r-
To Remain Open Sat
W. W. White,. Hertford Postmaster,
announced today the windows at the
local Post Office . will remain open
on .Saturday afternoon, December 19,
for the convenience pf patrons of the
office.
Mr. White again -urgad patrons of
the Post Office to do their Christmas
mailing early in order to assure de
livery by Christmas. - Reports point
toward the largest volume of mail,
this year, ever handled by the Postal
Service and users of. the mail are
urged to mail early to avoid the last
minute rush anc possiWe delay in ae
livery. .' ' ' ;
THISWEBl'S
JIEADUff
U. S. envoys, in Korea tn nlan f.
a peace conference, are on their way
home following a breakdown of ne
gotiations with the Communists. Ar
thur Dean, head of the U. S. commis
sion, blasted the Commies for wreck
ing the efforts for an early peace for
Korea. Meanwhile, January 22 has
been set as a date when prisoners of
war will be released. ; PW's still re
tained are those Who have refused to
return to their hemes. -
Aviation's 60th anniversary was
celebrated at Kitty Hawk, Tuesday
when the nation's leaders in powered
flight gathered to pay homage to the
Wright Brothers, who flew the first
plane at that spot on December 17,
1903. Similar celebrations were held
throughout the world but the event
at Kitty Hawk was termed the most
elaborate.
Vice President Nixon returned to
Washington this weelf f rem a 70-day
global, trip and-reported optimistical-
' lv the' Commnnista si o)Hn 1
build nn hafroA
' , ' '
World reports indicate President
uisennower's plea for poolinsr Atomic
power for public benefits' Is receiving
iavorame reaction in many countries.
Russia, which" first rejected the pro
posal, has backed off from flat re
fusal And nnur ofaf ad lni maJh
further study. ''
: ' '
Schedules Given
Changes in bus and train schedules
most always cause a certain amount
of confusion and frequently result in
. Mrc inw ui tilttJU OilU
thereby spoiling a pleasant trip or tb-
cation..'-'..V;;;4':'-'''-4,-.v";.'.'--The
attention of the public is call
ed to a few5 minor changes in the
schedule of the . Norfolk Southern
buses serving Hertford. Those going
north leave Hertford daily at 9:18 A.
M., 12:48 P., M., 4:18 P. M., and 8:58
P. M. Those going south leave Hert
ford daily at 8:32 A. M.. 12:12 P. M,
3:12 P. M., and 7;22 P. M. No chang
es have been made in the schedule of
the extra buses on week-ends.
The greatest change has been in the
schedule of the morning bus going
south which now runs thirty minutes
earlier than formerly. " This schedule
change, became effective December 15.
When planning a trip it would be ad
visable to check with the local bus sta
tion for. schedules.
Three Cases Heard
By Recorder. Judge '
- Only, three cases were listed on the
docket ; of Perquimans j Recorder's
Court' during its 'session here Jast
William, , Limjsey, i Negre,
entered a -plea of guilty to charges
of driving trith improper Rights, f He
paid, tin .cosCb .$1 .cmiir. ';'ris.ff. i-t'-'
T. J. Bass' submitted, to '. a ; charge
oi being drUhk Tri the streets of Hert-J
George Whitehuret Negro, was fin
fd $10 and costs of court after be
ing found guilty on charges of as-
ault ii; ,s; '.. as- .vj'',,v'
Jue Chas. E. Johnson
mitnitnt orders for. jail sentences to
be invc!: id on .December 29, in the
cases of Emma Gibbs and Saul Me
tane, Negroes, if the defendants fail
if pay delinquent court costs by this
Company Employees 7
( ::ests At Dinner H'
Ine stop's em; loyes of the j. C
r nchard Cor ar were the .ts
o' t!.e cr iar a. a dinner j and
C ' - rt. ,wLl .Tuesd nishtj
wavual'
7in0c!i!c!i3r
FrolHaolLSL
Perquimans High School opened its
basketball season here last Friday
night marking up twin victories over
the girls' and boys' teams from Cole
rain.' Coach Perry's Squaws and In
dians displayed talent and form which
indicate a successful season ahead.
The Squaws, ; led in scoring by
White, won a victory of 46 to 35 mar
gin, after the Colerain girls weakened
in the final period. Colerain led at
the end of the first period 12-10, but
Perquimans had the advantage 22-20
at half time; the third period closed
with the Squaws ahead 29-28. White,
Stokes and Edwards found the range
in tjhe 'final .'quarter to give Perquim
ans an '11, point victory. Scoring by
the Squaws was as follows: White 21,
stones io, awards 8, Winslow 7. J buildings containing 17,001) square
Farless was high scorer for Colerain .feet of floor space. The main build
with 20 and Pierce had 14. l ing is of cement block and brick con-
.' Coach Perry used a number of re- struction and contains a large glass
serve players in the final period af- ed-in showroom of 2,000 feet attrac
ter the victory had been assured. Itively finished with dark green walls
In the boys' contest the sharo shnnt- and Blaster ceiline. The floor is of
ing of ; John Morris, Indian guard,
paved the way for a Perquimans vic
tory Dy a 50-3Z score. Morris hit for
25 points. His uncanny shooting per
mitted the Indians to gain a 19-5 lead
in the first period, after which the
outcome was never in doubt. The In
dians displayed a fine floor game, and
made only a few errors in winning
their opening contest. Starting the
game for the Indians were Matthews,
Allen, Matthews, Towe and Morris.
Coach Perry used his entire- bench
during the contest, giving his re
serves some experience. .
Scoring for Perquimans were Mor
ris 25, Towe 5, William 7, Matthews
2, Allen 4, Bray 1, M. Matthews 4,
and White 2. Baker with 11 and Mi
zelle with" 9 were high scorers for
Colerain. - ;
e next home game for the In
dians and Squaws will be on January
5 when the local teams begin confer
ence play meeting Griggs High School
teams on the local court
Officj&Jliage Four pith larceny
In Connection With Turner Robberv
Hertford Stores To
Observe Holidays 1
v i
vClosing. dates for Hertford mer
chants for the holidays have been re-
chahts, following a survey conducted
among the business houses last week.
Local stores and business houses
will be closed for Christmas day and
on Saturday, December 26. The stores
I jmZL I
mented by recommendations by mem
Town Ooird Votes
Hertford's Town Board met here
Monday night, for its regular Decern
ber meeting, and voted final approv
al of the town's 1963-54 budget, call
ing for expenditures of approximately
$140,000 for the General Fund and
the Utility department.
Clerk W. G: Newby advised the
Commissioners a payment of $5,000
on the bonded indebtedness of the
town will be made this week, reducing
the overall indebtedness to the sum
of $60,000. - ., ..
. The. Board voted to give the em
ployees of the town, and members of
the Fire Department a cash Christ
mas present. The present to be in the
same amount as given last year.
Mayor V, N. : Darden advised the
Board he had received, word that the
new utility poles, which will be used
in connection with, the new --street
lighting, were shipped this, week, and
expected to arrive here in. time for
the town to have the poles installed
i before Christmas.
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Warning Issuednk
vrjpirecracKers
Sheriff; M; C: Owens today Issued
a,-. warning, t.KsWfetof county
f&royd On Budget
lssued;cpni-!cocerning a Stot -law' which- bans
fne , use m iireworKa. ine snenii
seated the', law forbids-the possession,
purchase, transport, selling' ir ' dis1
charging' of firewerks of any' kind. "
- He added that, 'Hiief lawrna been
violated in recent days and calls for
strict observance of the measure. Vk -
la tors of the law will face court ac
tion if apprehended, he said.
' BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT:
fr. and, Mrs.Thurman. White of
folk, Va., announce the birth, of a
tj Fridpy, December 11,
I IZeti! White is the
... cky Dili '' ' ' 1
f ormd Op:n:ng Of
Mo!!ove!I Cu:!d:ng
Plained For Friday
Friday, December 18, will mark a
red letter dry in the history of Hollo
well Chevrolet Company, which will
on that date, move into its new quar
ters,, on U. S. Highway 17, north of
Hertford,, and will show for the first
time the new 1954 line of Chevrolet
cars. ' '
With the completion of their new
plant Mr. Hollowell states his firm
will offer its customers the largest
and most complete automotive facili
ties in Perauimans County, with am
ple room inside to take care of all
Customers' needs and spacious park -
ing areas on the outside,
. The new plant is located just north
of Hertford on approximately five
acres of land, and consists of two
Tennessee flagstone. Three spacious
offices adjoin the showroom, and back
of these is a large and well arranged
stock department, also rest rooms for
ladies and gentlemen. The rear of
the main building is devoted entirely
to mechanical service, well arranged
to provide, quick, efficient service to
cars. '.' '
The second building, located at the
rear of the main building, houses the
body and paint shop, a washing and
greasing room, undercoating room,
and boiler room. In the rear of this
building is located a huge parking
space for car storage, and adjacent to
the main building on the highway is
a large used car lot which will be
lighted at nigh,
A special invitation is issued to the
public to attend the formal opening
of the plant on December 18 and 19,
and to see the new model 1954 Chev
rolets at the same time. Gifts will
be presented to men, women and chil-
; dren attending the opening.
Loot And Money Found
Stored In Building
In Hertford
Warrants charging four individuals
with breaking and entering, and lar
ceny, of merchandise from the store
of Robert Turner, on the night of De
cember 7, were drawn here last Tues
day by Sheriff M. G. Owens.
-Charged in the warrants are Er
nest Jones, Linwood Mears and Gene
Woodhouse, all of Norfolk, Va., and
Mrs. Ethel Morgan of Route three,
Hertford.
The quartet was arrested during
the night of December 14, by Police
Officers of Elizabeth City, and SBI
agents, assisted by Sheriff Owens, in
connection with a series of robberies
committed recently in and near Nor
folk, Pasquotank aid Perquimans
Counties. ' ..
Part of the loot taken from the
Turner store, which included a shot
gun, several dozen suits of under
wear, 2 dozen pocket knives, 10 doz
en dress socks, Christmas lights, a
large quantity of cigarettes, 1 lbs.
cheese, 60 pounds of sugar, a number
of cans of foods, and other items and
$30 to. $40 in cash was discovered in
a building in Hertford which had been
rented by a member of the gang.
Sheriff Owens stated considerable
evidence had been gathered linking
the quartet to the robbery but he did
not reveal any of the evidence. He
stated the four will be given a hear
ing in Perquimans Recorders Court,
but that it was quite possible this Chairman, reported that the ; Study show, have been announced as fol
hearing will, be conducted after trials Course will be held in January or lows: King, Carlton Keaton, son of
for the group had been conducted in
other localities.
Pittliistedln
College Who's Who
"William Howard Pitt, 'Jr., is one of
the 46 Duke' University seniors who
has-been: selected .for. recognition in
tVc 10R9'KJ : AMm nf .Whn'f Whn
AmonVrStudenta , -ins American Col-s
nencan vah-ji
Selection of,
on excellence
1.. ' . L J ttll- 3U ' .0M4.SM
regei una, vmwxisiueo. .
the students Iras based on
nation in extracurricular activities,!
service to the school and promise or
future usefulness. Pitt, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Pitt of Hertford,
is captain of the Duke football team.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM .
A Christmas program will be
sented at Chappell Hill .Baptist before adjournment . 1 interesting program has been plan-
Church Sunday night, December 20, j. Open House was held in order forced.
at 7:30 o'clock. .. . t - (the parents to visit the rooms and1" A buffet style supper will be ser
The public is cordially invited to i see examples of the work being done ved, and members will exchanga
attend...:", . 1 . by the students. . , . '..-.' ' gifts.' 'jj
Board Of Commissioners In Special
Meeting On Monday With Tax Listers
Santa Claus Visit
Scheduled Saturday
Preparations are complete for the
visit of Santa Claus to Hertford on
Saturday afternoon, it was reported by
Francis Nixon, chairman of the Jay-cee-Firemen
committee which is spon
soring the event for the kiddies of
Perquimans County.
Mr. Nixon stated word has been re
ceived that Santa Claus will arrive
in Hertford at about two o'clock, and
he will stop in front of the Court
House for a visit with the children.
i He also nave nim Sifts to
loe Slven to children.
All the children of the county are
invited to come out and visit with' List Takers Julian Long, Percy Roger
Santa Claus and it is expected a large son, Mrs. Ernest Long, Mrs. T. C.
crowd of both children and adults will
be on hand to greet him on his ar
rival here.
Christmas Story
Theme Of Central
ii
The Parent-Teacher Association of
n e-wi ti,i u tw.J.
. -i.. -ma. . jii, v i
Monday night, December 14, with the
!.w ti v pMW HM,-nir.
The meeting was opened with the
singing of "It Came Upon the Mid
night Clear" by the audience.
The Rev. Coy Saunders, pastor of
the Pilgrim Church at Bagley Swamp,
delivered the invocation. Mrs. Chas.
Johnson beautifully rendered "The
Birthday of a King" accompanied at
the piano by Mrs. Ralph White.
PTA rneetmg Mon
The school had charge jot 'the pro- famerg are wgei to re fa ad
gram with Mrs. Elijah White acting e a Ust of a ,and cultivated and
as program chairman for the month.lcrops produced during the year. Hav.
A most beautiful portrayal of the
Christmas story, emphasizing the
theme "Let Your Light So Shine" was
rendered by-a choir composed of pu
pils from the various grades efHhe
school. Mrs. Elijah White acted as
narrator, Mrs. Charles Johnson was
director, and Mrs. Ralph White was
accompanist.
The Christmas Carols, which were
interspersed among the scripture
verses, graphically depicted the true
meaning of Christmas. Christmas
Carols used were: O, Come All Ye
Faithful, While Shepherds Watched,
Hark, the Herald Angels Sing, Oh
Little Town of Bethlehem, Away inqmnians County joined with other
A Manger, Star of the East, We producers throughout the nation on
Three Kings, Joy to the World, and Tuesday in voting overwhelmingly in
Silent Night. I favor of production and marketing
Both pantomine and tableau were controls for these crops,
effectively used during the Program. I In perquiman8 County 253 peamlt
lire uiuir oiioug ... . -J
as to form an animate Christmas tree
With their white robes and lighted
candles they formed a beautiful pic
ture. '
The climax of the program was a
striking rendition of "Twas the Night
Before Christmas" by the choir.
During the business session the
president commended Mrs. White for
the marvelous program which she had
arranged and presented. Mrs. White
expressed her appreciation to Mrs.
Johnson for help in directing the
choir, to Mrs. Ralph White for acting
as accompanist, the mothers for. mak
ing the robes, to Ellis Miller for the
carpenter work in preparing the set
ting for the tableaux and all others
who helped in any way.
The minutes were read and approv
ed, After the reading of the minutes,
Arvie Hudson, treasurer, ' gave the
treasurer's report. He reported that
there was $716.75 in the treasury. 1
Mm TCrnaat Itmtr. secretary.
read
the State President's message stress -
ing family unity.' .
Mrs. Floyd Matthews, Study Course
February.
Mrs. Ralph Harrell, ; magazine chair-
man, reported that the goal of 50 " oaieman;
magazines, has not been reached and Wnce,. Sammy Hourmouzis, son of
urged those members who have not Mr. andjMrs. ;Sam Hourmouzis; Prin
subscribed to do so immediately so as :s8' Cynthia Winslow,; daughter of
not to miss another issue of this valu -
able magazine.
j(-tvi t '
Mrs. Ernest E. Morgan, program
chairman,- announced the toplp for
Tlmin "VaeniTtcr Wait With
Youfii,w The Old Neck community.
ioura." ine wa necx coramuni.y,
with Mr. Floyd Matthews m thahs
man. will have charge of the pro-
T 11.1. W TTI J W 1.1.1. AaU
. The Hospitality Chairman, Mrs. Ed-i
die Harrell, reported that Mrs. Elijah
White's fifth grade won the attend
ance banner with 83 per cent of the
; members present.'
)"-' Mrs. Eddie Harrell, Recreation
VChairman, presented three amusing
pre-.contests. Refreshments were served
Instructions ."And Sup
plies Issued For Job
Next Month
Perquimans County Commissioners
met in special session here last Mon
day With county tax listers, for the
purpose of issuing supplies and giv
ing instructions to the listers in con
nection with the annual job of listing
property for taxes, which will begin
January 2.
In addition to Commissioners A. T.
Lane, William C. Chappell, E. B.
Hollowell, R. L. Spivey, and Warner
Madre, attending the meeting were
Tax Supervisor Julian C. Powell and
Perry and J. A. Sutton. Instructions
on the job of listing property, art
drawn and recommended by the Insti
tute of Government, were outlined to
the list takers, and these were supple
mented by recommendations by mem
bers of the County Board.
A. T. Lane, chairman of the board,
cautioned the list takers to use care
in preparing the property list, point
ing out the importance of the duties
and the necessity for an accurate list
ing of all property within the county.
Tax listing starts on the second
day of January, and all property own
ers must list property for 1954, under
penalty of the law,
Failure to list
property by January 31. is a viola-
iZ Tl rnZ
iy ownep sub3ect to Penalty for
late listing and court action or both.
A schedule, setting forth dates and
places at which list takers will work
during the month, will be published
in this newspaper during January,
and property owners are urged to
take notice of this schedule and list
property accordingly.
As in the past the list takers will
nlan tnlrp tllA- 10K.Q fawn .anoua nn1
ing this list ready will save consider
able time for both the farmer and list
taker. . ,.;;. ,.-.
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Support For Cotton
And Peanuts Voted
By County Farmers
Cotton and peanut growers of Per-
J,. vteJ in fho roforonrlnm
with 248 voting in favor of controls
;and five voting against the proposal.
Cotton producers voting totaled 222,
with 213 favoring controls on this
crop while only nine opposed the plan.
The favorable vote on the proposals
will mean limiting production of these
crops to a specific number of acres in
return for high support prices of 90
per cent of parity, on the production
from acres allotted., :
Under the Farm Act a two-thirds
vote favoring control was needed to
approve the plan, and this majority
was secured for both cotton and pea
nuts. The approval places cotton un
der control for only one year but
the controls on peanuts will be for
three years.
Winners Announced
In Jaycee Contest
1 Winners in the. Tiny Tot content,
conducted here by the Hertford Jay-
s in connection with the stage
i Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keaton; Queen.
Missouri Ann Bateman, daughter of
'""V"0 w. uuiy wmsiow; iniKe,
1 marn oeers, son oi Mr. ana Mrs. jonn
Beers, and Duches, Ava Rae Klrby.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kirby.
LlOnS ChriStmaS
juiUIla VvIII ISUHaa
n,-. ri!Ja MJ-tf
lJ rriUdy iXlni
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The Hertford Lions Club will hold
its annual Christmas party for mem
bers and their wives on Friday night,
December 18 at the VFW hall begin
ning at seven o'clock.
. J. S. Bass" and Frank McGoogan
head a committee on arrangements
for the party and the report is a very