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- WEE Volume XXI. -JN umber 9. Hertford, Perquimans Cbufltfo North Carolina, Friday, February 26, 1954. 5 Cents Per Copy ECLY ft E f f lion Prog ff-UEEOVS Checks To Individuals And Firms Amount To $33,663.31 - Through the 1953 Agricultural Con servation Program $11,522.34 is now being brought into the county through checks to 668 farms, announced Leoni das L. Lane, Chairman , of the Per quimans County ASC Committee. Al so Mr. Lane reported that under. this program credit for conservation ser vices and materials was received by business concerns in the amount of $22,140.97.' A total of 631 farms in the county were assisted, in using lim ing materials on crops and pastures, fertilizer on' pastures, establishing and Improving jpermanent pastures, sowing smair grain and sowing winter cover crops. , The lime and fertilizer applied to the soil improved conditions which in turn resulted in an increase in the production of crops and improvements in1 pasture and forage; ,i t Farmers of -Perquimans County have found that using winter coyer Crops as a regular practice in their farming system is a sure step to continued production. The intent of the 1353 AC Program was to obtain the greatest possible conservation with available funds, and to assist farmers in increasing con servation activities; on their farms. , are!! And Lois Of 4 Miss Peggy Harrell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Harrell was crowned Hiss Perquimans High of ; 1954 and Miss Lois Byrum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Byrum, Was crown ed Miss Grammar School of 1954 at the annual 4-H Club. Beauty Contest held at Perquimans High School on Thursday, February 18. Runners-tip in the high' scboolcon-' ptaft wreLfifth tfaajKj&vumm fourth place, Jean Edwards; third 'place, Marjorie Brum; second place, Lois Violet Winslow. e :t ? . A. Runners-up in the Grammar School Contest were third place, Wynda Lynn Chappell, and second place, Julie Lane. The theme this year was "Beauty In The Carolina Moonlight." Stage dec orations included a huge moon which each contestant ' stepped through as she came on the stage. Bobby Smith, contest chairman, ser ved as master of ceremonies. Myrtle Gordon Williams, president of . the High School Club and also County Council president, gave .the welcome. The chief usher was Wallace Baker, Jr., an active member of the High School Club. , , ' , Included in 'the' chorus and those helping the usher were: Deborah Nix on, Iris Wilder, Beth Skinner, Mabel Wrae Matthews, Nancy Lane, Alma Jane Godfrey, Jean Keel, Gail Pierce, June Faye White, Jane Keel, Julia Mae Bovce, Myrna Skinner, Jean Hunter, Lucy Lamb, Lois Ann Hur dle, Laura Ellen Elliott. Alice Owens, Annie Reed Stokely and Frances By rum. Paula Smith and Carter Rogerson . were the crown, bearers, and the pi anist was' Jean Long. ' - There were seven talent acts, in cluding Wayne White, the Elizabeth City Majorettes, Margaret Anil Banks, Johnny Phillips, Nellie Sumner, Geor gia Perry and the chorus. i ,; The grammar school girls, in the contest were Betty Brown, Helen Sut . (Continued on Page Five)' ' RatoidsToFctG i fiyUiiyiictes Hertford Rotary Club will honor the fTayers,' managers and coaches of T'erquimans High School football and basketball teams at, a dinner to be l.old at the Hotel Hertford on Tuesday evening March' 2, it was reported to "ny by C. R. Holmes, president of the t'ub. - A, W. Hefren, Max Campbell and 1 ?. A. B. Bonner compone a commit t on arrangements for the event h'Jn will pay tribute to the two t -m on the splendid record achieved ' J the past athletic seasons. The a ftLall team was outstanding . tt'.' winning the I'oi eastern lor '- ani loot a close battle Met hve .U tllle. The has 'u'A ton t'e Albemar's 1 Co.-fjreni.j l ' ' '? wi-h - cord of 14 viwt-ij' 3 sr.d no losses, :s wecK are c -'e tournai)1-- . ' er of &e A. T in the 7 t. tt. if 1 e La Me Toe: PG2UV1I uyiuiiiwi roriPapsntsi; plMjfarmersli 1 State Playoff llerej Perquimans High School has been awarded one of the first round tourn aments in the State Basketball Elimi nation play-offs, it was announced on Tuesday by E. C. Woodard, school principal, who stated the tourney will be played in the local gym on Thurs day and Friday nightq, March 4 and 5. Four teams, Williamston, Colerain, Belhaven and Perquimans have been assigned td compete in the tourna ment here. Williamston . will meet Colerain at 7:30 O'clock Thursday night while Perquimans will play Bel haven at 9 o'clock the same evening. The winners of these two games will play Friday night toi- the right to ad vance to the next round of play in the state eliminations. . .Both the winners and runners-up of the local tournament will be awarded trophy cups and the right -to play in the next round of the elimination. : Members of the Perquimans County Board of Education met in special session in the office of Superintendent of Schools on last Monday night for the purpose of reviewing a survey of local school building needs, and con sidering plans for a construction pro gram to be carried out in cooperation with the State system from funds to be suppled 'through the sale of State bonds. 1 tf ' ". The first . of these projects, con struction of an addition at the Per quimans Central Grammar School, has been appt ved, and J. . W, Griffith, architect for the project, reported to the" Board sketches of "plans for this project have been presented the State A survey of needs for every school in the county was reviewed at this meeting and recommendations ofr this survey are to be presented to ' he State Board for allocation of funds to Perquimans County. The amount of funds allocated by the State will be the determining factor in the number of the projects and recommendations to be carried out under the present building program.. A letter was read to the Board ad vising that G. E. Crawley of the State Department of Education will visit this county Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for the purpose of making a complete survey ef all present school ,bUS routes. : .,:.'"v ' Mr. Biggers, Superintendent, report ed to the Board that Mrs. Annie Ray Moore, Health Educator, spent part of last week visiting classrooms in the grammar schools and consulting with teachers on the subject of health edu cation and pre-school clinics. HonoredAtE.ee. A Perquimans County student, Nor wood Elliott of Chapanoke, has been designated as "Mr. Student Teacher" of East Carolina College for 1954, ac cording to an announcement received here last week. . ' '''. v Elliott a graduate of Perquimans High School, was chosen for the high honors from a list of nominees by a committee composed of two students, two faculty members and the Dean of Men: v;v- '- , In a letter notifying. Elliott of his selection for the honor, C. R. Prewett, E. C. C. Director of Student Person nel writes, "In view of the very fine calibre of students who were nominat ed for this honor I consider" it espe cially noteworthy and something that should esteem highly.'' As Mr. ' Studnt Teacher, Norwood will be ECC's official delegate at a meeting of the North Carolina Educa tion Association In Raleigh on March 19th. " . - World Day Of Prayer Observance Planned s The World Day of Prayer will be; observed March 6 by people of every i denomination all over the world. The ! purpose' of the day is to invite all Christians in a bond of prayer, and to make an offering for home and for- e:.- missions.--' ' , ( Hie Hertford churches will observe ? C y in t' 9 rethoSld; Church at 4 oV i ii Ce tTUrr.oon wilh Krs. W.I IT. I "it ia char- of the service. - Et-I tail - . i v GoardOf Education In Special fleeting On Building Project Hearing Waived By Defendant Charged WithCliecliForgery Eleven Cases Are Heard '.. By Recorder At : Session Tuesday James Spruill, 31, Negro of Route 3, charged on two counts of larceny and check forgery, waived a prelimi nary hearing in Perquimans Recorder's Court last Tuesday and the case was ordered placed upon the docket of the Superior Court. Bond for the defend ant was set at $1,000. ,' Sheriff M. G. Owens arrested Spruill following an investigation and reports he secured a confession from the de fendant in which he admits forging the name of Sarah Virginia Madre and Elizabeth Hall Spruill, his mother, on checks mailed to the women by the County Welfare Department Sheriff Owens began the investiga tion when Superintendent of Public Welfare "Edgar White notified him that he had received, complaints that the checks had not been rceived by die two women. I Sheriff Owen- obtained the cancel led checks and compared the endorse ments with the handwriting oil previ ously endorsed Checks of the two wo men. He then obtained handwriting of Spruill and compared it with the handwriting on the checks in ques tion. Spruill then confessed to taking the checks from the mailbox and forg ing the signatures of the payees and cashing them. Other cases disposed of during the i "Wirt session on Tuesday included l those of James Bray, Rosaline White- burst and Anthony Raia, each of whom paid the costs of court after pleading guilty to charges of speed ing. James White, Negro, submitted to ja charge of failing to dim lights on his car, and paid the costs of court ' A fine of $25 and costs were taxed .'against Frank Short who entered a plea of guilty to charges of speeding and driving without a license. A verdict of not guilty was return ed in the case against Buster White, Negro, who was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. : ;' ; Probable cause was found in the case in which Willow Bay Blanchard, Negro, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious in juries and the case was moved up to the .Superior Court I A fine of $2 and costs were taxed against uorneaious snannon, JNegro, mill Avi4-Aw.il m :i 1 x- - i "iiu cutcu a pica vi guilty w a place. . A fine of $25 and costs were paid by Robert Norfleet who submitted to a charge of reckless driving. Emma Winslow, Negro, was found guilty on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon and she was sentenced to two days in jail. Candidate In Local Political Picture Sheriff Melvin G.. Owens today started the political ball rolling in Perquimans County, when he an nounced that he will seek reelection to his office in the May 29 primary. : Owens, who is the first to officially announce his candidacy for an office in Perquimans County, was elected as sheriff in 1946. , . , , ; With the exception ,of serving thir-tv-eight months in the armed forces, Sheriff .Owens has been serving as a law enforcement officer since 1930. Having served with 'the Hertford Po lice Department and deputy sheriff of Perquimans County. ;N t ; ; " Sheriff Oweris tates that he appre ciates the wonderful support given him in the past and hopes that the vot ers of Perquimans County will con tinue to support and re-elect him. tal Ay?dent Rule?1 TTr:?vo?dabIe Perquimans County's second fatal. highway accident of this year occur- red at about 10 o'clock last Saturday night In front of the Perquimans Trainmir; ScbAol near WinfalU, when Will White. 65. Hertford Negro, was "truck by an auto driven by Norman Oatling Neoro. White died of in jur- ies-on arrival at Chowan Hospital. According to Rhenff ' Mi G. Owens and Patrolman W. B. Riddick, who in vestigated the accident White was tid ing a bicycle steward Winfall at the time of the eol'iion.;' Gatling told the officers he wan traveling in the same direction as White and failed to see the bicycle and rider .until just be fore the collision. 1 , I No charges were filed against Gat ling, and the. accident Was ruled un avokL.U&. - - Indians And Squaws Close Cage Season Vith Double Wins Howard Williams Hits For 31 Points In Final Contest Perquimans High School's basket ball teams closed their 1954 season last Friday night winning a double victory, over the Camden girls and boys. The Squaws avenged an earlier defeat from Camden by trouncing the Camden girls 53 to 47. Mary Winslow, with 20 points, led the Perquimans scoring. Edwards hit for 13, Russell 9, White 8 and Stokes three. Pat Meiggs,' with 28 points was the main stay in the Camden offensive. Meiggs fouled out of the game shortly before the close of the third period. The Squaws led 14-13 at the close of the first period and dropped behind 29-23 at half time. Coach Perry chang ed his team's tactics in the second half and the Squaws trailed 37-35 at the end of the third quarter. In the final canto the local girls, -sparked by some good shooting by Russell hit for 18 points while holding Camden to only 10 tallies. - The victory assured the Perquimans girls fourth place in the final confer ence standing. Howard Williams and John Morris played their final season's game as members of the Indian squad. .Wil liams sparked the Indians to an easy 65-45 victory scoring 31 points. He tallied 18 points during the first half and 16 in the second half of the con test Coach Perry used his regulars during the first two periods; the In dians rolling up a lead of 18-6 in the first chukker and moving to a 36-14 advantage at half time. White, Ross, Phillips and Winslow saw action dur ing the second half, replacing Towe, Allen and Mathews. Camden scored 18 points in the third period to close the gap to 48-32 but the superiority of the Indians could not be overcome. In the final period the Indians tal lied 17 points while Camden hit for 13 pOintS. Scorinft for Perquimans was as fol-j lows:" WHliams 31, Morris 2, Mathews 15, Towe 8, Allen 4, Winslow 5. For Camden Staples with 14 points was high man for his team while Williams was second with 11 points. Favored ToCop The Perquimans Indians, undefeat ed in conference play during the past season, are favored to win the Albe marle Rural Conference tourney be ing played this week-end at Camden High School gym. The Indians are ceded number one in the tournament and will play Mo yock, eighth seeded team, Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock. The Perquimans girls' team ceded fifth in the girls' division, play against Weeksville on Thursday night at 6:30 o'clock. ,Tournament play was started Wed nesday night with four games being scheduled. In the boys' division Griggs played Kitty Hawk and Man teo played Weeksville. Manteo girls, ceded number one played Kitty Hawk girls and Central played Griggs. -"; Other games scheduled Thursday In cluded games between Central and Camden boys and Camder. and Mcyock girls. ' . Semi-finals of the tournament will be played on Friday night when win ners of the first round games com pete for the right to play for the tourney championship on Saturday. Next Cancer Clinic Scheduled March 5 The Northeastern Cancer Clinic will i be held on Friday. March 5, in Eliza beth City, at the Health Center with registration beginning at 1:00. A free , chest X-ray will be given to anyone wishing it along with the examination of the five area of the body where cancer is most eailv found and cured. TV or a nr-A nn MmifintfoTiB nn to rpt. 'nw,. physical ! or economic status at j the center. However, there are age wrrvirements. 'VTorm, should be 35 or more; men should be 40 or over unlps1! referred bv doftor, or unless one of the "Seven Danger Signals or S'wrtoms' are wM?nt.' Only 80 peo- I pie :can be . seen-at the' Center each 'month due to limind facilities, so it is wgRwted that anvone who wishes to be assured of an nnnintment should Tite the4 Cancer Center, Elizabeth City. N. C, for a Priority. . Examinees are asked to bring a robe or . house coat with them -" ." Perquimans Indians Tourney Title Edenton Road Street Project Started This Week; New Width To Be 36 Feet No Loss Reported In School Break-in Thieves broke into the Perquimans Training School at Winfall on Thurs day night of last week, according to a report released this week by Sheriff M. G. Owens, but no loss was report ed in the attempted robbery. Entrance to the building was gained by the intruder by forcing a door in the east side of the building. It is believed the robber was seeking money as several locked closet doors and desk drawers were jimmied open and some damage resulted to the door frames and desks. Sheriff Owens stawd he has secured some finger prints fj,m the scene and will continue his investigation of the bnak-in. ins Named For Annual Red Cross Drive Preparations for the annual Red Cross Membership drive in Perquim ans County are being completed this week by Henry C. Stokes, Jr., and George Fields, co-chairmen of the campaign. They announced yesterday the drive will get underway next week with volunteer workers making house to house canvass to raise the county quota of $1,289. In announcing the opening of the drive Mr. Stokes and Mr. Fields stat ed the volunteer solicitors will be di rected by team captains. Bobby El liott will . supervise the solicitors for the business area; Mrs. Julian A. White, Hertford residential area and Miss Kimsey Perry, rural communi ties. W. C. Stroud will supervise so licitors for the Colored division and he will be assisted by Mrs. M. B. Tay lor. As previously announced the nation al budget for the Red Cross has been cut for this year, and in line with this ut the quota assigned Perquimans County is less than last year. The co ohairmen of the campaign are hopeful the 1954 drive for funds can be or ganized quickly and the quota reached within a short time. C. P. Morris, chairman of the Per quimans Chapter of the Red Cross also announced today the resignation of Mrs. Blanche Kanoy as treasurer of the chapter. J. Emory White has been named to the office. baseball FansTo Meet Next Tuesday Baseball fans of Perquimans Coun ty, interested in seeing a home-talent team organized to play in a revived Albemarle League during the coming summer, are asked to meet in the Court House in Hertford at 8 o'clock next Tuesday night March 2. Interest in reviving the Albemarlo League is current in several communi ties of this section, and at a meeting hid last week in Ednton representa tives from Elizabeth City, Colerain, Plymouth, Edenton and Hertford dis cussed the possibilities of organizing the league this year. Preliminary plans agreed to for the present calls for each team to be com posed of home talent none of whom are to be paid players. Promoters seeking to revive the league believe baseball can be offered to the various communities under these plans. 4, W. Hefren and P, Edgar Mor ris represented Hertford at the meet ing in Edenton and they have called for the meeting here next Tuesday to determine the amount of interest, if any, local fans have in seeing this county operate a "home player" team during the next summer. All base ball fans are asked to attend the meeting next week and voice their opinions concerning the organization of a team for this county. - ' Ruritan Club Offers Use Of Hospital Bed The Pnrants Neck . Ruritan Club held its rm1ar meeting on February 17 at, the New Hope Community House. Following a business session during which reports were made by various committees, Jo Tunnell, Voca tional Tacher at Perquimans High School,, showed a movie on the pro cedure of vaccinating, dogs..; . i i ; It was announced during the meet ing the club has secured a hospital bed. the use of which is being offer ed free to any white family In Per quimans County. : J ! - The Education committee of the club,,' it was announced, will have charge of the prorranr at the club's next meeting. , Division Capta Highway Commission Is Cooperating With Improvement Another street widening project was started in Hertford this week, when employees of the town began uwuiapg uo Xbm-jo-uSu ouj) SuuBdaad Road Street which Is to be improved by the State Highway Commission and made into a 36 foot throughfare. The town employees will, in pre paring the right-of-way, move back water lines, utility poles and will re move some trees along the street which now block the proposed right-of-way. Just as soon as this work is completed crews from the State Com mission will move in tp widen and re surface the street. This much needed project was ap proved recently by State Highway Commissioner J. Emmett Winslow and when completed is expected to relieve congested traffic conditions. That part of Edenton Road Street from Dobb to Grubb has been incorporated into the State Highway System and the cost of this project, other than preparation of the right-of-way, will be borne by the State Commission., This is the third street widening project approved for the Town of Hertford within the past year, the other two being located on Church Street starting at Grubb Street and extending to the town limits on the south edge of town. Completion of the work, including resurfacing, is ex pected sometime this spring. Cotton Allotments BeingMailedTo County Producers Notices of revised farm acreage al lotments and marketing quotas for the 1954 crop of upland cotton are being mailed this week by the County ASC Committee to Perquimans County cot ton producers reported HtWffc-Nixon, Office Manager of the Perquimans County ASC. Congress recently amended the act i governing determination of national, state, county and farm cotton acreage allotments. The new legislation gives North Carolina an additional 96,193 acres. Nationally, the increase is from 17,910,448 to 21,379,342. As pro vided in the new legislation the State ASC Committee apportiond additional, acreage directly to farms where nec essary to provide each farm with an allotment of the larger of (1) 65 per cent of the average planted acreage of cotton for the years 1951, 1952, 1953; or (2) 40 per cent of the high est acreage planted in any one year during such three-year period except that no allotment was increased to more than 50 per cent of the cropland on the farm. As the majority of farms in Perquimans County already have allotments equal to or greater than that allowed by either of calculations, only 85 farms were effected with a to tal increase of 55 acres. An addition al 69 acres were given to the County ASC Committee to make individual adjustments in cotton farm allotments for 1954. With this additional acre age, the committee was able to bring each farm allotment up to 72 per cent . (Continued on Page Five) Town Officials At Rate Hearing Veri, A number of officials of the Town of Hertford traveled to Raleigh last Wednesday to attend a public hear ing by the State Utilities Commission during which the Virginia Electric & Power Company requested the Com mission's authority to increase power rates to individual consumers and com munities in some 22 counties of Northeastern North Carolina. Representing Hertford at the hear ing were Mayor V. N. Darden, Com missioners Henry C. Sullivan, Ray White, Town Attorney Charles F. Johnson and Town Superintendent F. T. Britt : - VEPCO seeks authority to increase its rates whereby the users of 200 kwh, reported as the average per month, will pay $6.80 for the power. At the present rate the charge is $6.25. .". Rates for the same amount of pow er charged by municipalities served by VEPCO, who In turn resell the pow er to local consumers, have been re ported as follows:-' Enfield $6.50; Edenton, $7,25; Elizabeth City, $6.85; Hertford $75; Robersonvflle, $7.50; Scotland Neck, $7.60 These charge are ones made to residential custom ers; The same report revealed the RE A charge for 200 kwh' amounts to $7.50. , ,s - :