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WEEKLY '.V.. v.i f Volume XXI. Number 15; 'Hertford) Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, April 9, 1954 5 Cents Per Copy J t S::ri:rcjtTo Cl.j i l..3 Lrc ti3xt :.::iFcrC:.37c::i Judge Leo Carr Will Preside; 28 Cases .On Calendar ": The April term of Superior Court will convene here next Monday .with Judge Leo Carr presiding over the mixed term of court. ". Twenty-eight cases, 12 criminal and 16 civil make up the calendar for the week. ; Court officials believe the criminal docket wiD be completed by Wednes day, permitting a number of the civil action to be tried.,-::-;;.V The criminal docket consists of two cases in which the defendants, Horace Reid and Roosevelt Sheard, Negroes, are charged with rape; one case of manslaughter; three on drunken driv ing; two on assault; two- on forgery; one for embezzlement, and one for assault on" female. ?;Vw'Tl : The civil calendar has been? listed , Mary G Male vs. Charlie Male. . Sarah Lilly vs. Joshua Lilly. 1 . Delores Newby vs. Jestine Newby. . Retha Chesaon vs. Bruster Cbesson. Ruth Nixon vs- Charlie Nixon. . vv Luther Hardy vs Audrey Hardy. Lonnie Thatch vs. Flore tta Thatch. Mary Belote vs. Charles Belote. Catherine Thatch vs. James Thatch. Daniel Hurdle vs. Gertrude Cope -land.' .- -i-'-fr: ... Norman Godfrey vs. Hazel Jackson. " W. E. Nelson vs. Morgan Walker. - Shelton M. Long vs. Norman El liott Mary G. Moore vs. R. Clarence Do xier. ' v S. M. Long vs. Major-Loo mis Co. George Levant vs. Connie Parsons. FoclSCiVio, iFcrO:;aFSo Saturday David Ray Pike, 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. David V. Pike of Win fall, was killed at 5:40 P. M.' Thurs day of last week when struck by an automobile on State Highway 37. The car was driven by Sidney Lee Perry, 16, of Hobbsville, according to State Highway Patrolman Archie An drewsof Elizabeth City. The boy al legedly darted from behind a car into .the path of the passing vehicle. Young Pike was pronounced dead on' arrival at the office of Dr.C. A. Davenport, Perquimans County Cor oner, in Hertford. , Patrolman An- :. drews said an investigation is con tinuing. In addition to his parents, he is r survived by one brother, Terry; pa ternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Pike of Winfall; maternal grand- mother, Mrs. Pearl Rayno. i. . Funeral services j: were conducted . Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at ' the Winfall Methodist Church by the Rev. H. M. Jamison, pastor. : The church choir sang "Safe In the . Arms of Jesus" and "Jesus Loves Me." Pallbearers were Dan Winslow, I Monon Trueblood, : Swanson .Moore, Archie Godwin, Jr., Roger Nixon and Charlie Morgan Umphlett ' Interment was in Cedarwood Ceme tery. Earl llollowell Is ' Candidate For Board Earl B. Hollowell, County Commis sioner representing Parkville Town . ship, announced Monday he is a can didate for re-election to that office, subject to the Democratic Primary to be conducted May 29. Mr. Hollowell Js now serving his second term as Commissioner for Parkville Township, and is announcing liis candidacy stated he will appreciate the vote and support of -the people of the county. x 4 . . re Candidate. L'cr County Beard Warner Madre, county commission er representing Bethel Township, an nounced Monday he will be a candi date for re-election to the office in the Democratic Primary to be conducted May 29 Mr. Madre is now serving his first term in the office and in announcing his candidacy for re-election, stated he will appreciate the support and votes of the people of the county.' ' BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT rrr. and Mrs. C. M. Karrell an nce the birth of a . son. Cmrlio ' z r-re'.l TI, t-rn r -h 13. VFW To Install New ; Officers On Monday Installation services for new offi cers of the Garland H. Ownley Post of the VFW. will be conducted at a dinner meeting next Monday night April 12 at 6:45 o'clock at the Hotel Hertford, it was anounced here to day. The event will be a joint meet ing of the VTW and its Auxiliary. Forrest Dunstan, State Department Commander, of Elizabeth City, will be the installing officer. All members of the Post and the Auxiliary are urged to attend. " New officers to be installed are: Hank Christgou, Commander; Walter Harrison, senior vice commander; Ray Haskett, junior vice commander; C. T. Skinner, Jr., quartermaster; Jarvis Ward, chaplain, and Broughton Dail, adjutant V ,v A.W.rlefren Elected ' AWi v Hefren of -Hertford was elected president of the Albemarle League for the 1954 season at a meet ing of league representatives held in Edenton Court House last Thursday. . Hefren, who has been Interested in athletics in this aim for some time, was the unanimous choice of the group. Other officers elected were Marvin Wilson of Edenton, viee presi dent, and Bill, Cozart, also of Eden ton, secretary-treasurer. ' Four of the six terns represented at the meeting agreed to play ball this summer in the league. They were Elizabeth City, Hertford, Edenton and Colerain. At least two other teams are being sought Williamston was represented at the meeting and . gave every indication that , it would participate this year. Windsor and Plymouth had no repre sentative at the meeting. While it is hoped that at least two other . teams can be interested in joining the circuit, it was emphasized that the four teams already lined up would 4rflnitejbg jday ball. . A sched ule and other details will be worked out later. Promise Quicker Service On Samples The Soil Testing Division in Ra leigh has advised that Quicker service on analyzing soil samples can be giv en during April and May. According to Helene Nixon. Per quimans Countv ASC Office Manager. j soil tests should be made now by farmers who plan with cost-sharing assistance to establish or improve a vegetative cover of legumes and mM this fall j . Miss Nixon further states that un der the Agricultural Conservation Program, regulations prohibit Federal cost-sharing on practices requiring a lime test unless the analysis of the test is in the CounASC Office be fore the performance"of the practice is started. Farmers who haven't submitted their soil sample to Raleigh should call at the ASC or SCS Office in Hert ford at once for containers and in struction sheets. Rotary Hears Talk By State Official D. L. Corbitt head of the Division of Publications and Archives for North Carolina was guest speaker at a meet ing of the Hertford Rotary Club held Tuesday night at the Hotel Hertford. Mr. Corbitt stated, in rivimr a brief resume of the work of his department. everybody should know the history of our State in order to realize, the sac rifices made by our forefathers work ing to create our present state system. He related how a Literary and Hisr torical Association was founded about 1900 to recover and toreserve hlntnnVnl data on North Carolina, and how the present department grew out of the original association. He also told of the methods used bv his department in preserving manuscripts and other important historical data for .use of future generations.' ! ' ; " VFW Auxiliary To i Sponsor Seal Sale - Sale of Easter Seals to raise funds for the Crippled 'Children program will be sponsored in Perquimans County again this year by the VFW Auxiliary with Mrs. Georgia Perry as chairman, it was announced today. 'The Auxiliary will sell lilies on Palm Saturday and Easter Saturday, and Eauter , Seals will also be sold during the drive. The public is urged tt sunnort this camcaism conducted ,fr th benefit of the crippled chil dren of the county and State. Head Of Proposed Dc&d League DoffdOf Education L!:3tsf!!iii:r0f Easter Holidays For Lo T cal Schools Set For April 16 and 19 It was delegation night at the meet ing of the County oBard of Education held Monday night in the office of the Superintendent of Schools. A group of parents, representing county children now attending school at Hobbsville, appeared before the Board continuing a request to have the children transferred to Perquim ans schools, and plans were discuss ed with this delegation for a meet ing to be conducted by the State De partment on May 6. It was reported this delegation plans to employ an at - Delegations r onday tomey to present the facts to the i the volunteer worker who is the key State Board. 'to success in fighting cancer and with A delegation representing Hertford Ith6 f1 fine cooperation of the Grammar School appeared before the'clubs businesses and citizens of the Board requesting installation or a fence at the school, on Grubb and Market Streets, for the nrotection of! the children. Thin ormin nln nro. posed requesting the Town of Hertford to; make east and west Academy Streets one way traffic streets for expediting traffic flow during the time the school is opening and clos ing. No action was taken on these requests pending further study by the Board. The committee for Colored Schools discussed a number of matters with thA Board, concerning routine opera,' lions, and also reported the adoption of m nr AfrMi v Qf,4 , of a new official name, King Street Elementary, for the Hertford Colored Scnool. JT. Edgar Morris, chairman of the Board, reported on the presentation of the county, school building program made to the State Review Panel, and gave the Board a report of the action taken by the Panel at Raleigh. Notice was given that school com mittees will meet prior to April 23 for the purpose of nominating teach ers for the next school term, and that the. Boftrd'of Education will meet on April 23 for the purpose of electing the teachers. , . The Board voted that Friday, April 16 and Monday, April 19 will be ob served in the county schools as Eas ter holidays. Between 400 and 500 members and guests attended the Centennial pro gram conducted at the Hertford Bap tist Church last Sunday, commemorat ing the church's 100th anniversary, : The program was conducted in three parts, Morning, Afternoon and Even ing services. Dr. Garland A. Hendrick delivered the Centennial sermon at the morning services. The Rev. Chas. Duling gave the invocation, the Rev B. L, Rhodes read the scripture les son and prayer was offered by the Rev. T. C. Keaton. A historical address, on the found ing and growth of the church by C. R. Holmes featured the afternoon ser vices. The program was concluded with ; a candlelight service Sunday night 1 A delicious dinner was served at 12:30 at the church for the members and guests. Services Announced For Baptist Church i The pulpit committee of the Hert ford Baptist Church announces that the Rev. Oscar Creech, associate to the President of Chowan College, and for 25 years pastor of the Ahoskie Baptist Church, will fill the pulpit of the Hertford Baptist Church Sunday morning, April 11, at the morninsr worship. " . yv. ...,;.. me evening, services on the 11th will be in charge of the Rev. A. H. Outlaw of Elizabeth City. v ? On Easter Sunday morning W.; P. Singletary, the Chowan Associational Missionary, will be the preacher, while on Easter i Sunday evening Chaplain Captain ' James Mattox of Williamsburg, Virginia, and Rocky Mount N. C, will be the preacher. A cordial welcome awaits all who attend these services. BOARD TO MEET The Pasquotank-Perquimans-Camden-Chowan Tuberculosis Association will hold its semi-annual board meet ing in the form of a Dutch dinner April 15, Thursday at 6:45 P. M in the 'Hotel. Hertford. , Hertford, N. XX All members who have not sent in their cards, mease do so at once so that reservations may be made. Baptist Centennial Observed On Sunday Annuel Cancer Drive Pfcnsd In County April 24Thru May8 II County Assigned Goal Of $700; Committee Appeals For Funds At a recent meeting of the Perquim ans County Cancer Unit at the home of Mrs. Edna Eley, plans were made to begin the 1954 Cancer Crusade in Perquimans County on April 24 and run through the first week m May. Cancer Sunday will be observed in the churches nationally on April 25. On April 1, the American Cancer Society launched its 1954 campaign for $20,000,000, of which $700 has been assigned to Perquimans County as its quota. The quota is the same ; as last year, and it is hoped through town and county the ' goal will be reached as in the past 1953. was the first year a portion .' the funds collected were returned to U8ed locally, corain ro m "PProvea Duagex sud- miiicu w uie oiaie division ox uie ACS. Now 40 cents out of each dol- lar coUected is returned to the coum Z2? eW1Ce' . Helpful literature on cancer control has already arrived from the State Division for distribution during this CAjfcER! : """ A1 wwk ;v ' n ' ? CU "7 Cancr Unit are: County Command- er. m. Fit wn. rt r.mf paign Chairman, Mrs. Edna Eley; Educational Service, Miss Hulda Wood ami Miss Audrey Umphlett; County Treasurer, Mrs. Anna Lee McGoogan, and Advisor, C. Edgar White, i Those desiring to make contribu tions before April 24 may do so by contacting ,any member of the unit UonsfoSponsort The Hertford Lions Club has voted to sponsor a Blind Case Worker in connection with blind work in the counties of Perquimans, Pasquotank, Currituck, Chowan and Camden, it was reported from the club meeting last H nday night. The case worker for the district, for the year 1954-55, will be Miss Bernice White. J. Emmett Winslow, Highway Com missioner for the First Division, was guest speaker at the club meeting last week. Mr. Winslow gave the Lions a resume of the highway department projects already carried out this year and the Commission's program for fu ture months, both on the local and state level. Central PTA To Meet Monday Night The Parent-Teacher Association of the Perquimans County Central Gram mar School will hold its April meet ing in the school cafeteria Mondav night, April 12, at 8:00 o'clock. The Whiteston community, with Mrs. Wal lace Baker as chairman, will have charge of the program. The subject for the month is "Recreation A Com munity Affair." The Rev. James Rahenkamp, pastor ef Up River Friends Church, will con duct the devotional. Mrs. Otha Tun nell's first grade will present a pro gram which they recently presented for their parents. It is an outgrowth of work which they have done during the year and was so thoroughly en Joyed by the many parents who saw it that they were requested to repeat it for this meeting. , Special emphasis will be placed on recreation since "Recreation" is the topic recommended by the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. J Mrs. A. R, Cook, Room Represen tative Chairman, has asked that all room representative mlr a inu!.i effort to attend this meeting and that iney meet in groups after the meet- ing to make - plans for visitinir tit rooms during Easter week. ' An interesting nrom-n'm hoc wn planned and it is hoped that a large number of members and interested pa trons of the school will be present WMU TO MEET The thirty-fourth annual session of the charges, thus' exonerating Dr. the Perquimans County WMU will Brinn. 56fL ednesday April 14, at the! Insofar as the government claim Hertford Bantist Church, , beginning ' against Dr.' Brinn for alleged unpay at 10:30 o'clock. " The theme for the ments still due, this matter is expect day is "A Sufficient Savior." All in- ed to be settled through conferences terested persons are invited to attend, to determine amounts, if any, still due. Probable Cause Found In Manslaughter Hearing Conducted By itecorder Judge Specialist To Talk To Farm Bureau Tues. President Floyd Matthews of the Perquimans County Farm Bureau, an nounced today that Dr. George S. Abshier, Farm Marketing Specialist from N. C. State College, will address the Perquimans County Farm Bureau at a meeting in the Agriculture Build- ing in Hertford on Tuesday night, April 13, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. Dr. Abshier will discuss the peanut situation including the outlook in marketing and the function of the new Peanut Growers' Cooperative. The latest developments on the price support program and the role of the Farm Bureau in shaping these policies will also be discussed. All members are urged to attend the meeting. Here In Routine Session On Monday The Board of Commissioners met numbJof from voug an. cies and passed on a number of re- passed quests. J. C. Morgan was authorized to pur chase screens for the county home, and a proposal to install storm win dows and screens on the Court House was tabled for further consideration. The Board approved a petition re-: questing the Highway Commission to surface the Skinner Bridge Road, from Highway 17 to Pender Road. Approval was granted an applica tion made by Wilford Davis for a county beer license. A direct aid grant of $20 for three months was granted to Elmore Perry. Max Campbell, County Accountant, reviewed the county's financial condi tion for the first nine months of the current fiscal year. The report re vealed the county is operating within its budget adopted last July 1. During the nine months income from all departments exceeded expenditures with exception to the general fund, in which over expenditures were due to payments made on construction of the new health building and installation of a heating system in the Court House. Income and expenditures by the various departments were reported as follows: General Fund, income 449.28, expenditures, $71,231.68; Poor Fund, income $16,785.71, expenditures, $7,929.21; Debt Service, income $46, 691.10, expenditure, $10,437.72; Old Age Assistance, income $43,020.66, ex penditures, $41,564.66; Aid Dependent tnildren, income $16,127.46, expendi tures, $15,049.00; Welfare Administra tion, income $8,839.47, expenditures, $7,787.10. ; Red Cross Drive Extended ToApril 17 Perquimans County's Red Cross Fund Drive has been extended to April 17, it was reported Wednesday by Henry C. Stokes, Jr., and George Fields, co-chairman of the campaign, in order that the county might reach its quota of $1,289. Contributions made to the fund up to Wednesday morning of this week amount to $4,096; thus the fund is still short $143 of the quota. The co chairman stated three or four reports remain to be filed by solicitors but it is doubtful if these reports will be sufficient to reach the quota. Mr. Stokes and Mr. Fields make a final appeal to the public to support the Red Cross fund and help put the county "over the top" in its quota. They ask individuals who have not contributed to the fund to do so by sending or mailing contributions di rect to them care of the Hertford Post Office. Directed Verdict tn Brinn Tax Case ' A verdict of not miilfv war directed 17 Judge Don Gilliam in Federal Court in Elizabeth City Thursday of I last week in the chartres arainst Dr. T. B. Brinn for wilfully and fraudu- lenuy evading tne payment or in come taxes during the years, 1945, 1946 and 1947. . .. At the end of the government's evi dence, which took a day and a half to present, Judge Gilliam granted a mo tion bv the defense for n non-anit mn County Board Met Forty-two Cases Are On Court Docket Here Last Tuesday A verdict of probable cause was re turned at the end of a hearing in re corder's court on Tuesday in which Aaron Boone, Negro, is charged with manslaughter m connection with the death of Dennis Boone, Negro, and the case was ordered set upon' the calen dar of the April term of Superior Court. Boone died in an automobile acci dent which occurred on Sunday, March 21, and Aaron Boone, it is alleged was the driver of the car in which Dennis Boone was riding. Also seriously in jured in the same accident was Mrs. J. C. Howell, who is still a patient in a hospital, recovering from injur ies. A total of 42 cases were handled through the Recorder's Court this week following a week's recess of the court last Tuesday. Fined $15 and costs on charges of speeding were Bonnie Roth and J. H. Frazer. Fines of $10 and costs for speeding were paid by Chester Mater nick and Horace Dewees. John Chis man, charged with speeding, was fin ned $5 and costs. The following paid the costs of court after submitting to charges of speed ing: Clifford Radcliff, Albert Pfister er, Homer Brown, Anglo Pacione, Don ald Albers, John Rooney, Arthur O'Brien, Patrick Connelly, Martin Briek, Silvo Falsco, Wheeler Harris, James Smith, Wessy Wilson and Char lie Riddick. Fines of $25 and coBts were assess ed against Alexander McDonnell and Watson Blanchard, Negro, each of whom entered pleas of guilty to charg es of possession and transporting non tax-paid liquor. Donald Ambrose was found guilty on charges of driving drunk. He was fined $150 and costs of court, but not ed an appeal to Superior Court. William Felton, Negro, submitted to a charge of driving with insufficient brakes and paid a fine of $10,. and costs of court. ' Costs -of court were taxed against James Riddick and Charles Lanza each of whom submitted to charges of im proper passing. Robert Lightfoot, Negro, and John Welch, Negro, paid the costs of court on charges of failing to observe a stop sign. Joshua Brown, Negro, was fined $10 for permitting use of his car by un- ( Continued on Page Ten) Health Department Releases Dates For Pre School Clinics According to Dr. B. B. McGuire, health officer for the Pasquotank-'erquimans-Camden-Chowan Health District, pre-school clinics began in the district Monday of this week and will continue until Monday, May 17. All children whose birthday is on or before October 15, 1948, should at tend one of these clinics. Frequently at these clinics physical defects are found that can be corrected before school opens. The earlier in life de fects are corrected, the less perman ent damage will result, and the more improvement can be expected to the damage already manifested. Parents will be welcome at all clin ics, but their presence is not neces sary. Children can be taken to the clinic by an older child if desired, but at the clinic the child's full name and exact date of birth must be furnish ed. Dr. McGuire urges friends to tell their neighbors about the clinic, for many times there are some parents who do not know about them. April 15th at 9:00 A. M., Hertford School. April 20th at 9:00 A. M., Hertford White School. April 21st at 9:00 A. M., Winfall for white girls. April 22nd at 9:00 A. M., Winfall for white boys. April 23rd at 9:00 A. M., Winfall for colored girls. , April 26th at 9:00 A. M., Winfall for colored boys. ; William C. Chappell Seeking Re-election William C. Chappell, County Com missioner for Belvidere Township, an nounced this week he will be a candi date for reelection to the office, sub ject to the Democratic Primary to be held May 29. ! Mr. Chappell expressed his apprecia tion to the voters for past support and stated if relected to the office he will endeavor to carry out thej duties to the best of his ability. ' j
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