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Volume XXL Number 18.
'Usrtf ord, Perquimans County, North CaroIina,Friday, April 30, 1954.
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PcnposfcSsis
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Mondayliight
Local Team
Undefeated
: This Season
Remains
In Play
The first night baeb", e oft
the season for rertpuiuaiia lntuang
will be played here next Monday
sight against Ahoskie High School, it
was reported today by Coach Tke Per
ry. This will be the second of a two
game aeries with th.' Ahoskie team,
the first is being played at Ahoskie
this afternoon. ..
The winners of this series will play
Chowan for the 5strict title and right
to compete in State playoffs.
1 , - The Perq
'a? Indians continued
' their undefet,
day defeating
baseball record Tues-
Saouth, for the sec-
ond time this t-.J
played- PlynM'
12 to 4 in a game
, It was the ser-
r uoach ike Fer-
ry's mot. . defeated William-
ston here lal, f; riday afternoon by a
'.score of 6-3. fy,
Alien Wins gave a five-hit pitch
' ing jperfoniTu.Vj against Williamston
and had a shut-out until the final In
ning when Williamston scored three
runs on thr3Ui-rs, a walk and one
"hit. in';:; kh)oa--v,t - - V-
Perquimans garnered seven hits off
Bowen, Williamston hurler, and scored
runs in' the second, : third, fifth and
sixth innings. ,
1 D. A. Carver with a double and sin
gle and Paul Matthews with two sin
gles led the Perquimans team at bat
.. , The Indians overpowered Plymouth
- getting 12 hits off Hardison, the Ply
mouth pitcher. Morris, Matthews,
i Towe, D. A. Carver and Arba Carver
; each had two hits for four trips to the
plate. Ted and Arnold Chappell had
one bit each. ;,. ' ' f'
Paul Matthews pitched the first five
Innings for Perquimans giving up two
hits. He struck : oilt' isfcc batters and
: allowed two runs.- Jack Phillips re
ueved Matthews in th sixth. , He gave
up five hits, struck out one and al
lowed two runs. ;
f Hardison gav up 12 hits, allowed
"'.Vl2 runs' and his bjam committed fear
errors.
Reed Fonarcf Held
Saturday Afternoon
" i:"' ' , 'honor. Miss allie Ruth Hurdle, cou-
Mrs. Margaret Felton Reed, age 81,;sin of the bridei was the bridesmaid,
died Thursday night of last week at, wore dres8es made alike of mar.
10:30 in the Albemarle Hospital after ; 0aette .. tpf M- MnnHa
an
i illness of 5 months. She was a na -
tive and life-long resident of Per
quimans County and had been living
in Hertford for the past 37 years. She
was the daughter of, the late Elisha
and Julia Ann Freemon Felton, wife
of Ernest L. Reed; a member of the
Hertford Methodist Church, the Wo
man's Society of Christian Service and
the Garden Club.
Besides her husband, shejis surviv
ed by one son, Durwood F. Reed of
Hertford; two brothers, Noah Felton
of Route 2, Hertford and J. Oscar
Felton of Hertford ; two grandsons,
Durwood F. Reed, Jr., of Hertford and
E. Lindsay Reed of the U. S. Coast
Guard, stationed at Cape May, N. J.;
two great-grandchildren, Judy and
Nancy . Reed, both of Hertford, and
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted on
Saturday afternoon at B o'clock in the
Chapel of the Twiford Funeral Home
by the Rev. A. L. 'Chaplin, pastor of
the Hertford Methodist Church.
"Be Still, My; Soul? was sung' by
Mrs. Tom Sumner, Mrs. C. T"Skin
ner, Mrs. Reginald Tucker, Jerry New
bold, Eldon Winslow, John Beers, Tal
madge Rose, and George Fields, ac
companied at the organ by Miss Kate
Blanchard. '
The casket was covered by a pall of
red roses, Easterlies and fern.? Pall -
, bearers were Reginald Tucker, Jimmy
- Felton; Noah Felton, Jr., R. S. White,
Dr. C. A. Davenport and Hazel Mat
thews. -,
Interment was made in the Cedar
wood Cemetery.
Grammar School To
Present ; Program ,
' A musical program, featuring1 the
Glee Club and grade groups, will be
. presented in the auditorium of the
Hertford Grammar School oh Thurs
day night. May 6, beginning at eight
o'clock. The public is cordially in-
.vited to attend.
- ' FIRE AT HARVEY POINT
Hertford Fire Department was call
ed to Harvey Point Tuesday night at
about 7:20 o'clock to extinguish a fire
- which had started at one of the piers
on the river front Damages were
i . -rtsd as very slight
Miss Peggy Harrell, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Harrell, of Hert
ford, will represent Perquimans Coun
ty in the selection of Miss WTAR-TV
today in connection with ceremonies
in conjunction with WTAR-TV change
from channel four to channel three on
Saturday.
Sunday, April 18
The marriage of Miss Hazel Hurdle
Trueblood, daughter of Mrs. Lucille
Trueblood and the late Alonza True
blood of Durante Neck to King George
Byrum, son of Jimmie Byrum of Ty
ner and the late Lizzie Dail Byrum
took place Sunday afternoon, April 18
at 4:00 P., M., in the New Hope Meth
odist Church. The Rev. H. M. Jamie
son, pastor of the church, officiated at
the ceremony. The church was dec
orated with baskets of white gladiolus,
palms and cathedral candles.
Miss Ann Stallings played the wed
ding music and accompanied Mrs. Mel
vin Eure who sang "Because," "I
Love You Truly" -and "The Lord's
Prayer." .. . v ; -
Given in marriage by her uncle,
John Hurdle, the bride wore, a street
length dress of nylon marquisette over
taffeta fashioned , with a Peter Pan
collar, short sleeve and buttoned in
front The boufXant '.'skirt had nine
insertions of . satin Her veil of il-
Byrum-Trueblood
VovsSpo!(EnOn
4v4jMWft attane-d-viiiBi half hat
oi , saun waves eacn cenierea wiui
rhinestones. She carried a white
prayer book, topped with a white or
chid, and showered with white car
nations and streamer ribbons.
Mrs. Clinton Monds, sister of the
bride of Norfolk, fa., was matron of
!.. - - MiB rrnrHio'a
chose aqua and Miss
was of pink.v They carried nosegays
of rosebuds, showered with carnations
and matching headdress.
Miss Janice Monds, niece of the
bride and Miss Betty Lou Trueblood,
sister of the bride, were junior brides
maids. They wore dresses of organ
dy, fashioned like the matron of hon
or. Miss Monds' dress was of yellow
and Miss Trueblood's was orchid.
They carried nosegays similar to the
bridesmaid with matching headdress.
Little Miss Sallie Ann Baker was
flower girl and wore a frock of white
organdy. She carried a bouquet of
carnations centered with a red rose.
Master Bernard Byrum, nephew of the
groom, was the ring bearer.
Rubie C. Byrum, of Tyner, was his
brother's best man. The ushers were
Billy Baker. Leroy Lamb, Eugene By
rum and Hubert Byrum. Mrs. E. A.
Turner was mistress of ceremony.
The mother of the bride wore a
black crepe dress with matching ac
cessories. She wore a corsage of pink
carnations. , .
After the ceremony a reception was
held in the community house. Later
Mr. and Mrs. Byrum left for a wed
ding trip through the Blue Ridge
Mountains and Washington, D. C, and
upon their return they will make their
lhome in Tyner. The bride chose
navy blue faille ensemble for travel
ing and the white orchid lifted from
her bridal bouquet
Auxiliary Contest
Winner Announced
Miss Joanna Williford has been
awarded a prize of $B as winner of
the Americanism contest sponsored by
the Auxiliary of the Wm. Paul Stal
lings Post of the American Lesrion. It
was reported this week by Mrs. C. T.
a tanner. Chairman. - Her essay will be
forwarded to Wilson and entered in
the State contest Miss Mary Brinn
received honorable mention in the con
test forjiaving the second best essay.
Mrs. Skinner also announced the
Auxiliary will meet Thursday night
May , at the home of Mrs. Mattie
Anse White, with the VFW Auxiliary
as. guests. Mrs, Lessie White will
have charge of the program. Plans
will be made during the meeting for
Poppy Day sales on May 29, :
Safety Officids
To Conduct Traffic
Schools In County
First of Series to Open
At Winf all Training
School May 7th -
Following a trend that is rapidly
gaining in popularity throughout the
State, a traffic safety school for stu
dents and adults, conducted by the
State Highway Patrol and the Safety
Division, in cooperation with local of
ficials, will get under way Friday,
May 7, according to Sergeant Logan
B. Lane and Mrs. Alice E.JPutrell.
The first volunteer traffic school to
be held in North Carolina will be held
in Perquimans County Training School
at Winfall, on Friday, May 7, another
to follow on May 14 and the third and
last on May 21, at 8 P. M.
Those attending the three courses
will be awarded a certificate by the
Highway Patrol. A copy of this cer
tificate becomes part of the opera
tor's permanent file in Raleigh.
Volunteer students are urged to par
ticipate in beginning school here. The
weekly sessions include study of traf
fic laws, driving regulations, courtesy
and competence in driving, short talks,
films and guest lecturers.
' Sergeant Lane and Mrs. Futrell ap
pealed for all interested drivers in
this area to plan to attend the open
ing session, scheduled to begin
promptly at 8 o'clock.
The Perquimans County Chapter of
the North Carolina Education Asso
ciation entertained members of the
school committees and other guests
at its Spring banquet held Monday
night at the Hotel Hertford. .
' About sixty members and guests
were present for the event Mrs.
Graham Wood, president of the local
unit, presided and welcomed the
guests. Invocation was given by
Harold White. Response to the wel
come was given by J. Edgar Morris.
After a delicious turkey dinner J.
T. Biggers, Superintendent of Schools,
paid tribute to the teachers and the
program was then presented by E. C.
Woodard, program chairman.
Skits were given by representatives
of Central Grammar School, Hertford
Grammar School and Perquimans
High School Mrs. J. I. Tunnell led
the group in singing as the act for
Central Grammar School, and Mrs.
cnanes m. . Johnson, soloist, accom
panied by Mrs. R. M. Riddick, sang
two selections as the skit for the
Hertford Grammar School. The high
school skit was a quiz show led by
Mrs. Joe Nowell with Clinton Eley,
Harold White and Thomas Maston as
the panel. .
At the close of the meeting Mrs. G.
W. Barbee was introduced by Mrs.
Wood as the incoming president of
the county chapter.
Rites Held Sunday
ForMrs.GlPowell
Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine
Powell, 71, were conducted at the
graveside in Cedarwood Cemetery on
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock by the
Rev. C. W Duling, former pastor of
the Hertford Baptist Church, assisted
by the Rev. A. L. Chaplin, pastor
of the Hertford Methodist Church.
During the services the Baptist Choir
sang "The Old Rugged Cross." ,
Mrs. Powell, wife of George T.
Powell, died at 10:45 Friday morning
in the Chowan Hospital after a long
illness. 'She was the daughter of the
late Gat and Sallie Mitchell Spruill.
County NCEA Host
At Banquet Monday
A member of the Hertford Baptistjtions and credentials.
Church, she was also a member of
the Missionary Society.
,; Surviving besides the husband are
one son, Julian C. Powell, one daugh
ter, Mrs. Martin Towe; two grandchil
dren; two brothers, James Hendrix of
Kecoughatan, Va., and Jack Hendrix
of, Washington, and one sister, Mrs.
Berta Hobbs of Perquimans County.
Pallbearers were Lawrence Towe,
W, G, Edwards, Dr. C. A. Davenport,
Chas. E. Johnson, J. S. Bass, Jimmie
Stallings. ;. rT r' v' ).,?.' ;-vV,:
Rotary Club Plans
Ladies' Nteht Party
Members of the Hertford Rotary
Club will entertain their wives and
other guests at a ladies' night party
at teh .Hotel Hertford next Tuesday
evening, May 4. ' ' -
C. R. Holmes, president of the club,
has named Dr. C A. Davenport Dr.
A. .B. Bonner and Jack Kanoy as a
committee on arrangements for the
event , , ' " i
or Class Host
At D&iquet Given
Perquimans Seniors
Event WillEe Highlight
In Closing Activities
Of School Term
The Junior Class of the Perquimans
County High School and sponsors,
Mrs. Lawrence Towe and Harold
White, entertained the Senior Class
of 1954 and special guests with a ban
quet and prom at the High School
gymnasium Thursday night, April 22,
when a colonial theme with a southern
plantation setting was used. Sopho
more boys and girls, appropriately
dressed assisted in the hospitalities.
Misses Judy and Claire Winslow,
dressed in Colonial costumes standing
by white iron lawn furniture, greeted
the guests. Miss Mary Frances Eure
invited them into the dining room
where a color scheme of blue and
white, the Senior Class colors, was
carried out The long banquet tables
were made attractive with white
cloths, lighted candles, and bowls of
spring flowers where a southern menu
was enjoyed. "Keepsake" Booklets
and Colonial figurines given as favors,
place cards, and colorful nut cups
completed the table decorations.
Miss Jean Long, dressed in a co-
lonial blue gown, sat at the piano
and played dinner music. She
awo
accompanied those who sang.
The waitresses, Misses Jo Pat
Stokes, Marjorie Brinn, Barbara Jean
Russell, Annette Proctor, and Annie
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Mrs. Harrell Elected
President BPWClub
' - .
New officers for the Perquimans
Business and Professional Woman's
Club were elected at a meeting of the
group held Thursday night of last
week at the Hotel Hertford.
New officers chosen for the club
were Mrs.'; Emily Harrell, president;
Mrs. Grace M. Coston, vice president;
Miss HuA,Wood, recording secre
tary; MrT Minnie WilmS ' Hurdle,
treasurer; 'Mrs. Essie Burbage, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Nettie Lee
Caravello, supper chairman.
J. Emmett Winslow, Highway Com
missioner for the First District, was
guest speaker for the meeting, and he
gave a talk on the duties of the High
way Commission and its accomplish
ments during the past year.
Other guests at the dinner were
Mrs. B. G. Koonce, who was present
ed a check by the club treasurer, Miss
Thelma Elliott, for her services in di
recting a play recently sponsored by
the club, and Miss Peggy Harrell,
who has been selected to represent
Perquimans County in the Albemarle
Potato Festival as Queen from this
county.
Hertford Jaycee Is
Named State Officer
Henry C. Stokes, Jr., president of
the Hertford Junior Chamber of Com
merce, was elected vice president for
the 10th District of the North Caro
lina Junior Chamber of Commerce, at
a district convention held Wednesday
night at Ahoskie.
Stokes was backed for the office
by the Hertford organization of which
he was a charter member. He has al
so served the local unit as a director
for two years and had acted as chair
man' of several important projects suc
cessfully sponsored by the local Jay
cees.. During the past year Mr. Stokes
served on the State Committee on elec
During the convention, he was nom
inated for the district office by Geo.
Fields, past president of the Hertford
unit 4 Nearly, all members of the local
unit were present at the convention.
' Clubs making' up the 10th district
include those from Elizabeth City,
Hertford, Edenton, Ahoskie, William
ston, Plymouth, Columbia and Wind
sor. - .. ;:V;--.-'...
J. Emmett Winslow
Named As Delegate
J. Emmett Winslow, State Highway
Commissioner and prominent business
man of Hertford, has been named by
Governor William B. Umstead as one
of the State's 14 delegates to attend
the 41st session of the National Riv
ers and Harbors Congress to be held
in Washington, May 25. 4 ' .
, The group makes recommendations
to Congress and the Administration on
channel dredging, harbor improvement
and flood control work. . i -
Building & Loan To
Offer Savings Stock
Hertford Building and Loan Asso
ciation will offer for sale its 68th
series of savings stock, beginning Sat
urday, May 1, it was reported today
by Max Campbell, secretary of the
Association.
Individuals desiring to purchase
stock in the local Building and Loan
are urged to come to the Building &
Loan office to make arrangements for
the number or shares uesirea. xne
stock is sold on the basis of payments
of 25 cents weekly on each share pur
chased and the shares mature at $100 1
value,
Based upon present earnings of the
Association the stock will mature in
350 weeks, paying simple interest in
excess of four per cent.
Cancer Crusade Is
Underway In County
Chairman Reports
.
The Perquimans County Cancer
Crusade was officially opened at a
meeting held Wednesday afternoon,
Anril 21st in the Agricultural Build-
fag for volunteer workers and other
interested persons. Miss Hulda Wood,
who was in charge of the meeting,
gave a brief talk followed by the
utmwinsr of two educational films on
, cancer which were very impressive.
Miss Barbara L. Blackwell, district
representative of the American Can
cer Society, spoke on the work of the
State Division of the ACS, emphasiz
ing the need of everyone supporting
the Cancer Crusade all over the state
and nation. She also said that if just
one person in Perquimans County was
awakened during this Crusade to the
fact that Cancer can be cured in the
early stages provided it is detected
and properly treated without delay,
then the Perquimans County Cancer
Crusade would not have been in vain
because it is a educational crusade as
well as a fund raising crusade.
She also urged the volunteer work
ers to impress upon those contacted
to learn the "Seven Danger Signals"
of Cancer during this month, and to
heed them. Miss Blackwell reminded
those, in attendance to spread the news
about tne Cancer Detection Clinic held
at the Elizabeth City Health Center
each month, when those having a dan
ger signal and those being sent by
their physician will receive special ex
aminations.
Mrs. J. Elton Hurdle, County Com
mander, announced that all volunteer
workers for the town and county had
their campaign materials and would be
calling on the people of Perquimans
this week and next. Mrs. Edna Ely is
in charge of the town of Hertford,
Miss Audrey Umphlett and Mrs. Hur
dle is in charge of the rural area; for
the colored, Mrs. M. B. Taylor is in
charge of the rural area, and the Rev.
Mr. Walker will be in charge of the
town area. Mrs. Hurdle thanked those
attending the meeting and expressed
her hope that the Crusade would be
brought to a successful conclusion on
May 8th.
Light Docket In
Recorder's Court
Six cases were listed on the docket
of the Perquimans Recorder's Court
in session here last Tuesday morn
ing. Stanford Pappas entered a plea
if guilty to charges of speeding and
laid the costs of court
William Lloyd Carter and Berley
Barclift, Negro, each were fined $2
and costs of court after each had en
tered a plea of guilty to being drunk
on the streets of Hertford.
Oliver Riddick, Negro, submitted to
charges of assault. He was ordered
to pay the court costs.
Costs of court were taxed against
Jesse Mayo, who entered a plea of
guilty to charges of improper passing
of a motor vehicle.
A verdict of not guilty was re
turned in the case in' which Irvin
Jackson, Negro, was charged with
possession of a still and material for
the purpose of making non-tax paid
liquor.
Youth Charged
With Break-In
A teen-age youth was remanded to
Perquimans County Juvenile Court
on Monday on charges of breaking
and entering Perquimans High School
and the theft of a bicycle.
Taken into custody Monday by
Sheriff M. G. Owens, the youth gave
the sheriff a statement in which he
admitted breaking into the high school
last Saturday afternoon. There, he
stated, he broke through two doors
and pilfered several Items in the
school lunchroom,
Following this admission the youth
jwaB remanaea to roe .juvenile uourtws Hands. He is a patient in the Al-
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xor a neanng.
Board Of Education
Elects Teachers For
Four County Schools
Action Is Postponed on
Faculty Approval at
Training School
Meeting here in special session last
Friday night the Perquimans Board of
Education elected principals and
teachers for Perquimans High School,
Hertford Grammar School, Central
Grammar "School and King Street Ele
mentary School, as recommended and
approved by the various school com
mittees. E. C. Woodard was reelected princi
pal of Perquimans High School, Miss
Thelma Elliott principal of Hertford
Grammar School, Thomas Maston,
principal of Central Grammar School
and L. Summersett principal of King
Street Elementary School.
The Board voted to table action on
the election of a principal and teach
ers for Perquimans Training School
until a later meeting, pending an in
vestigation of apparent friction and
differences between members of the
faculty and the school committee. It
was not disclosed the cause of the ap
parent friction but members of the
Board desire to look into the matter
further before taking final action on
the election of the faculty.
It was also reported there is a pos
sibility the King Street Elementary
School will lose one teacher next term
due to decrease in average daily at
tendance. In the event this becomes
a reality Minnie F. Felton will be re
tired from the list of the teachers for
the school.
The Board also voted to write let
ters of appreciation to Harold White
and Mrs. Lawrence Towe, who assist
ed the county schools during this year
by serving as members of the faculty
at Perquimans High School.
The Board voted to request the State
Highway Commission to pace the road
way at Perquimans High School,
starting at Route 17 and ending the
project at the rear of the building,
near the north side of the athletic
field.
Approval was voted for installation
of a fence at Hertford Grammar
School, facing Market and Grubb
Streets, and a bid of $840 fon this
project will be submitted to the Board
of County Commissioners for final ap
proval. A discussion of plans for the build
ing propect at Central Grammar
School was conducted and the Board
members expressed hope this project
can be started at the close of the
present school term, and instructed J.
T. Biggers, County Superintendent, to
advise J. W. Griffith, architect, for
the project.
Balanced Program
For Regional BTU :
Meeting At Edenton
The Regional Training Union con
vention is an annual event for the
training unions of the Baptist church
es of the Chowan and West Chowan
Associations and it meets this year
with the First Baptist Church of
Edenton on Friday and Saturday,
April 30 and May 1.
The convention is divided into three
sessions with the opening session at
2:50 o'clock on Friday afternoon and
the Friday night session at- 6:50
o'clock. The popular fellowship ban
quet is scheduled for 5:30 o'clock and
the Edenton church will be in charge
of the meal and the program for it.
The Saturday morning session is to
open at 9:15 o'clock and close at noon.
The Rev. Douglas Branch, presi
lent of the Baptist State Convention,
will deliver the feature inspirational
address which is scheduled during the
Friday night session. He is well known
throughout the state because of his
outstanding work In the convention
and his fervor in preachinsr the sros-
pel. Another outstanding personality
on the program is Mr. Fred Scott
Associate to the State Training Union
secretary in Kaleigh. The prosrram
committee has arranged a well bal
anced program for each session and in
cludes conferences, demonstrations
music, talks and inspirational address-
es.
Registration begins at 2:00 o'clock
on Friday afternoon and the Harvard
Plan will be observed. The Edenton
church anticipates a record crowd of
delegates from the various churches of
the two associations.
INJURED IN EXPLOSION
Branning Winslow, 42, of the
Whiteston community, was seriously
injured last Saturday afternoon when
two sticks of dvnamita
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J&emarte Hospital in Elizabeth City.