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C, I'll f:::::..- J fa Faniris Ssi:::l Twenty-NintH ; Program ToOpenOnMaySOth and Close June 1st - Finals, tfor the 29th year at Per quimans High School "will 1egin on Sunday night, May 30, with the Bac calaureate t sermon delivered by the Key. D. Virgil Pike, pastor of the. . Piney Woods Friends Church. The .: Rev. Charles Wulf will give the scrip- . :.- 1iUC QIIU UAjFCA. v.MV " . " ing I Would Be True." Class Night will 1e held Monday. May 81, with the theme being "One Toot On Earth.1! The Salutatorian is "V Tilson Chappell and the Valedictorian Suzanne Towej Class Poet, Rosalie , Cobb; Historian, JoanneLane; Testa tor, Janice Sumner? Gif torians; Mary .Winslow and Ann Stallings; Prophet, r Bobby Jones; Kittle Sue Johnson will .introduce the" superlatives;,;. Margaret Ann Banks and Bobby Jones wUl give "the prologue, and statistics, will be . 'given by Myrtle Williams and; Steve ' - Graduation will be Tuesday night, ': I June 1. " Invocation will be given by Jean Butt Address of welcome by ' "Marshall Winslow. America, the land - 'of Opportunity, will be given by Kath arine Nixon. Leo Dail will give an ad dress, We Have Crossed the Bay. I Speak for Democracy will bejiven by ' Bobby Smith. .'. : Presentation of diplomas will -be , made by J. Edgar Morris, chairman of the Board of Education, who wid be 1 . Introduced by J. T. Biggers, County 'Superintendent of Schools. . .. . Medals, and other awards will be made by E. C. Woodatd, school princl- . "pal. fr -C '.,-.. 'i'.-':. Presentation of gifts and farewell ,'will be made by Hudson Fisher. , ''' ' The 'marshal for: this' year's eom- jnencement program will be Mary y" Trances Eure, chief, Patricia Biggers, p" "Julia Ann Stokes, Judith Winslow, Sa- . M-.ii . ,j , .u. .... .sn TVhedbte Jean Edwards and Rachel Spivey. ... ;jh,f . j The Senior Clas off icers are Su 'anneTowej'dftitatane, vice president;. Am -Stallings, secre tary; Marshal) Winslow treasurer, dags directors are Mrs. C. R. Holmes , and Mrs. G. E. Barbee. Mascots are Paula Smith and Joe Towe White. "Music director is Mrs. C. E. Johnson. TIIISIM'S HIES Senator ; Clyde R. Hoey died in 'W ashing t on W ednesday after noon, while resting in his office from arduous Senate duties, Mr. Hoey hadlnl JTvZ'wt a j, A.TT o o ! iaAz miles loop road off NC 37 near Win career in public service, previously serving as Governor of North Caro lina. : With the Geneva Conference an ap - parent failure, so far as Korea and ' Indochina problems are .concerned, . Western Powers are seeking agree ment on new plans to halt communist ; aggression in Asia. According to re ports there is little indication the U. S. will send troops into Indochina. A "Nato" plan for Asia, it now seems, Is being looked upon with favor by the T)v ThiMA nn4 .ill 1 it.. ni. i. uAMimA:- A,-i ' rs - rr"" The U. S. Senate this week gave its approval to a proposed amendment to the Constitution restricting the num ber of justices of the Supreme Court. : tt. . t4 41.. . J i 1. J- signed to prevent any future attempt Tr.n . ... !j to revamp the court as was proposed. during the 80's. Efforts to curtail the; McCarthy Army hearings, now In its third week, pre meting wiA no success. Doth t,. " s in t'.e argument seemingly want the Le&.l j to continue at its present tempo despite the obvious conclusion . nothing concrete , will come from the controversy.--'. 4 xs..s'zp t.. TO PR2AC3 SUNDAY i " Rev. D. D. Cross of Clyde, N. C, will preach at the Hertford . Baptist Church Sunday morning and evening of Kay 16. Tl e public is cordially in vited to attend both services. i . 'ET3 A . 7J.CILISNTf. Mr. and Kr-. E:"? Elliott of Eden ton anncrr.:s ' ' . ! ; l,l born Sunday, L.jy 2. AT 1 , I..5 Business Ileuses To Close Friday P.M. Hertford stores and business houses will dose Friday, May 21, at four o'clock in order to permit em ployers and employees to participate in the dedication services to be held at the new highway sh&pa, it was- re ported here Wednesday following a survey conducted among the business organizations., ,.,'"..; .; . ' -' " Mayor V. N, Darden stated the sur vey indicated practically every store and business will close to permit the town ' to : cooperate in the program planned at the new shops.. ' Rod Projects In Pcrr;::7.dsCc:nf Road ' Improvements, completed orlquimans . won by a 4-3 count, with scheduled in" Perquimans County dur- big the past sixteen months far sur - pass any road program camea out in this county during any recent three year period it was learned from fig ures released this week by the State Highway Commission. In a report made Monday by J. Em mett Winslow,' Highway Commissioner 74.2 miles of highways In Perquimans have beett constructed, resurfaced or scheduled f6r. widening and resurfac ing since January 1; 1953. This report covered only work com pleted or scheduled for highways, it did not include vast Improvements to culverts and bridges throughout the eonnty..:.; . L More than 19 miles of roads will or have received resurfacing; these pro jects include 8.8 miles from NC 37 near Belvidere to Gates County via Whiteston; 4.4 miles from NC 37 Per quimans line to Gates County line; 1.2 miles from Snow Hill Cross Roads to Belvidere f 2.2 miles from Winfall to Desert Rpj? nvilea, from U. S. IT to Betiiel and end of S foot brick road. v . - :y;. More than 40 miles of highways have been or will be widened and re surfaced. These projects are 9.6 miles NC 32 from US 17 to Chowan line through Winfall and Belvidere; 4.1 miles from US 17 through Chapanoke to Pasquotank line; 3.5 miles from near Bethel to Harvey Point road; 1.8 miles from near Winfall to US 17; 0.6 miles on Causeway near Hertford; 0.5 miles Church Street; 0.2 miles, Eden ton Road Street; 3.9 miles Desert Road. Fifteen miles of new construction is also included in this report,' and in clude 7.5 -miles from Belvidere to Gates line, near Sandy Cross; 2.3 ford to Tyner road: 2.6 miles, loop road south of New Hope road; . 2.3 miles road from Chapanoke to Wbod ville; 3.2 miles county road from US 17 to Chapanoke road; 0.8 miles from Whiteston east to Up River Friends Church and 6.1 miles of county road from Winfall northeast to Chapanoke road. , . . Lane Funeral Held Monday Afternoon , Mrs. Julia ChappeU Lane, age 74, died Saturday morning at 10 o'clock in the Albemarle Hospital after a long illness. She was a resident of Per quimans County and had lived near Hertford for the past several years. She was the daughter of the late Silas r Z . tT ' 7 Charlie R. Lane, a member, of Piney w . ., . - ' Besides her husband she la survived by two - sons, Walton and . Winston Law of Hertford, Route 1; four daugLters,. Mrs. William White of Hertford, Route 1, Mrs. John Elliott Mrs. : Irvjn Long and Mrs. . Claude Long, all of Edenton, Route 2; one sisters, Mrs. Minnie Rountree of Ty ner; four brothers, Ambrose. H. Chap pell of Belvidere, Curtis S.land Wifc liam T. Chappell of Tyner and Earl E. Chappell of Lonf, Island,' New York. Nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. - : . , Funeral services-were conducted oh Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock in the Lynch Funeral Home by the Rev. Vir gil D. Pike, pastor of .Piney Woods Friends Church, assisted by the Rev. D. J, Stoner of Bethel Baptist Church. The choir of the Piney woods Friends C "h PT)sf "Sometime Well Under-bu-iiu." Luwijti tiMt LIrs. Free- land Copland sang, "Good-night and" Good 7 orrirj." r.." ' rr.rers were Joi n Ward, How 3 O '.I,1 " ' T-re, , C " 3 1 j i.i C-: Ian District Class ; ATifoFrGniCiiovcii Local Baseballers Now Playing For North- eastern Honors The Perquimans Indians defeated Chowan's baseball team two-to-one in a three-game series to , win the Dis trict 1, Class A baseball champion ship in the 1954 State playoffs. . With the series knotted, the In dians swamped Chowan Monday night by a score of 11-3. Paul Matthews pitched a six-hitter for the Indians, giving up four walks and striking out nine Chowan batters. Jordan and Chappell divided the pitching duty for Chowan. They allowed six hits, walk ed a total of 13 and the Chowan teani committed nine errors. 1 Cliff Towe, with' two singles led the Indians at bat, and John Morris banged out a triple in the second 'which scored three runs. 'x I In. Mi a ft rut ram a of tile series Per- Matthews pitching. He gave up three hits. Jordan and Chappell pitched for uiowan ana auowea. seven nits. Chowan knotted the series by win ning the second game by a 7 to 6 score. The visitors touched Winslow for. 10 hits in this contest while the Indians collected eight hits off Jor dan and Chappell. Perquimans gain ed a 8-9 lead in the second frame but Chowan tied the count by the fourth. Perquimans edged ahead in the fifth inning but -.Chowan tied it again in the eighth.. : Chowan tallied three runs in the ninth; while Perquimans collected two. ?'':'; : 'f This victory 1 was the fourth con secutive district title for the Indians, who will advance in the play-offs by meeting the winner of District Two in a two out of three series this week end.' 'Ct;ii: v;'''''' - No word has been received from the secretary of the State High School Athletic Association up to late Wed nesday evening as to the opponents for the Indians in the next series. . 'However, E. C. Woodardr principal of Perquimans, stated he expected ar rangements for this series to be com pleted Thursday morning, and , was hopeful the next home game for the Indians will be set for-Friday night of this week. lifts Club Observe The Hertford-Lions Club observed its 15th anniversary and Ladies' Night at a dinner party held last Friday night in the cafeteria at Perquimans High School. Charles Harrell, president of the club, presided over the meeting and J. T. Lane was toastmaster. In addition to their wives the Lions had as their special guests at the meeting Norman Trueblood, State Sec retary. Lions International and Mrs. Trueblood, Mayor and Mrs. V. N. Dar den, Mr. and Mrs. Max Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Silas M. Whedbee. J. T.. Biggers-extended a word of welcome to the guests and the re sponse was given by Mrs. Dan Ber ry. Joe Tunnell introduced Mrs. Hel- tie Fearing and Miss Jane Fearing, who gave a number of musical se lections. Presentation of awards was made by Mr. Trueblood who awarded Dr. LA. Ward, Archie T. Lane, Joe Tun nell and R. Ralph White charter mem ber pins; and perfect attendance rec: ord pins for 15 years were awarded Archie T. Lane and Ralph White. A builder award - was given to W. S. Long for securing new members. A large number of perfect attendance pins for the ' past year were also awarded to the club members. - - League Baseball Tickets On Sale Season tickets for the - Albemarle League , baseball games, to be played this summer, have gone on sale at six places In Perquimans County, if was reported today by Herbert Nixon, business; manage? of the Perquimans Indians, i '. -, . Mr. Nixori stated these tickets are on sale at Wink's Place in White ston, Lir.-i Chappell's at Belvidere, White's Store at Winfall, Steve Per ry's in New Hope, Phillips' Store at Bethel and 2 & M in Hertford. The HJ" la are good for any game played in i "y park of the league, and proce. Is f it the Dale of these tic kets ix ' ) . forwarded to the League TV " ' -r 'raying league ex 5 ' son. These expens- ,j ; ,.t of umpires, post- 75?! Anniversary l!3dy Fines Taxed AggstDefendEnts On Lquor Charges Twenty Cases Listed On Court Docket For Last Tuesday Lillie 'Forehand and Joe Daniels, Negroes, were found guilty in Per quimans Recorder's Court last Tues day n Charges of possession of non-tax-paia liquor, for the purpose of sale. Lillie Forehand was sentenced to jail for 12 months, sentence to be sus pended Upon payment of a fine of $100 and costs of court, and upon condition she - not be convicted of a similar charge within 12 months. She noted an appeal to the superior court. Dan iels was fined $50 and costs of court Court costs were assessed against George ; Jones, John Wilson, Oliver Riddick, Eugene Burke and Clifton Freeman each of whom submitted to charges of speeding. Betty B. Bell submitted to a charge of speeding and paid a fine of $20 and costs. Robert Lee Jenkins, Negro, was found guilty of speeding 80 miles an hour. He was fined $40 and costs of court, Verdicts of not guilty were returned in the case in which Harold Jackson was charged with driving without a license, and the case in which Percy Parker, Negro, was charged with as sault S'''-'' Wilton Armstrong, charged with Il legal parkin? and possessing tax-paid liquor In a dry county submitted to the cha -gea. He paid a f me of $25 and cos' s. George Jackson entered a plea of guilty t charges of reckless driving. He paid a fine of $25 and costs. , The lond of Ray Hanson, charged with driving drunk, was ordered for feited when Hanson failed to appear in court to answer the charges. ' Robert White, Negro, was ordered to pay a fine of $25 and costs after pleading guilty to charges of driving with insufficient brakes. Otis Griswell, Negro, was found guilty on charges of trespassing. He was giv$n a 60 day -jail-sentence, sus pended upon payment of court costs and the condition he remain away from the business house of Jesse Hol ley for 12 months. Fines of $2 and costs were taxed against John Stewart and George Henry, . Negroes, who submitted to charges of being drunk. Saul Mebane and Charlie Harrell, Negroes, enter ed pleas of guilty to charges of being drunk. Each paid the costs of court. County Youths Vfin TopAvardslnShow Perquimans County youths walked off with their share of the honors, at the Albemarle Fatstock Show in Eliza beth City on Tuesday, it was reported by Ralph Sasser, assistant Farm Agent . Lloyd Ray Morgan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Morgan, had the Grand Champion Steer of the show. Clar ence Chappell, Jr., took the Reserve Grand Champion Award and his sis ter, Louise Chappell won third place. Louise Chappell also won Reserve Champion honors with her individual hog. Wayne Howell, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Howell, had the grand champion pen of three hogs. The 4-H Livestock Judging Team, composed of Wallace Baker, Jr., Jul ian Howell, Clarence Chappell, Jr., and Bobby. Smith won first place in the livestock judging contest - Second place went to the FFA team com posed of John HiU,-Belmont Perry, Billy Elliott and Thomas Chappell. In the showmanship contest, held Tuesday morning in connection with the shoWi Clarence Chappell, Jr., won first place, Julian Howell placed third and Thomas E. Chappell won fourth place, y Central PTA Meets Next Monday Night The Parent-Teacher Association of the Perquimans County Central Gram mar School will hold its last meeting of the year' Monday -night May 17, in the school cafeteria. A picnic supper, beginning at 6:30 P. M., will precede the regular meeting. ' The regular meeting will begin at 8:00 P. M., with the Chapanoke com munity having charge of the program. Mrs. Lorenza Elliott will act as pro gram chairman for the month. . . . J - The subject for May is "An Evalu ation' of the Year's Work." . George Jackson will Conduct the devotional and special music will be featured on the prom--i,vfc--'v-j-;-tv"i'-:V;: All members and Interested patrons of the school are urged to attend. : Dedication Services For Highway Shops Postponed One VbgIi Mm Governor William B. Umstead will be tiie .principal speaker at dedication services to be held next Friday at the new Highway Shops, located two miles north of Hertford on U. S. 17. The Governor will head a list of dis tinguished guests expected to attend the event here. TovnBoardOrders Meeting here in regular session last Monday night the Board of Commis sioners for the Town of Hertford or dered all real property upon which 1953 taxes had not been paid to be advertised for sale on June 11, 1954, and sold on the second Monday in Ju ly. Individuals who have not made settlement for their 1953 taxes are ad vised to make immediate settlement and, save additional costs and penal ties..7. ""' After hearing a delegation, repre senting residents on Market Street the Board passed an ordinance pro hibiting parking on Market Street, be tween Edenton Road Street and Rail road Avenue. Town Attorney Chas. E. Johnson re ported to the Board that action fore closing on the town's list of delinquent tax liens will be started immediately, in complying with a law enacted by the last Legislature whereby the town must collect on these liens prior to December 6, 1954, or declare the liens void. Mayor V. N. Darden reported to the Board the town has recently opened another new field of water wells, to supplement the'fields now used by the town. The new field being opened as a measure to forestall another possi ble water shortage, as existed last summer. Jarvis Henry Named Jaycee President Jarvis.. Henry was elected president of the Hertford Junior Chamber of Commerce for the year 1954-55 at a meeting of the organization held Wed nesday night of last week. He will succeed Henry C. Stokes, Jr., who was recently elected vice president of the Jaycees for the 10th district Other officers elected for the Jay cees were Elton Winslow, vice presi dent; James Divers, treasurer; Mar ion Swindell, secretary; Emory White, State Director; Preston Divers and Hilton White, Club Directors. : Installation services for the new of ficers will be conducted at the June meeting of the organization. - Winfall Ruritans Observe Ladies' Night On Tuesday night May 4, Winfall Ruritan Club held its annual Ladies' Night at the Bethel Community House with a large number attending. The speaker for the occasion was District Solicitor Walter W. Cohoon from Elizabeth City. Solicitor Cohoon suoke on "Cornerstones of American Civilization." He emphasized points of home, school, churches and' news papers. . .V--:'-.r ;..;v;: ''..'' A delicious meal was served by members of the Hopewell Home Dem onstration Club. , Ralph Sasser, assistant 1 county agent, was in charge of the recrea tion , . . Guests included . Mr. and Mrs. George Fields, Miss ?. Clara Mason, Mrs. Ralph Sasser and Mrs. R. M. Thompson. Guest Speaker Delinquent Taxes Sold On July 12th Due To Hoey Death Program Planned For Friday Will Be Held On May 21st ii Highway Commissioner J. Emmett Winslow announced Thursday morn ing that plans to hold dedication ser vices for the new highway shops for the First Division in Hertford, on Fri day afternoon have been postponed for one week out of respect of U. S. Sena tor Clyde R. Hoey, who died suddenly in Washington Wednesday afternoon. The program, originally scheduled to be held this afternoon, starting at 4 o'clock, will be conducted next Friday afternoon at the site of the new shops two miles north of Hertford. The postponement of the program was announced by Mr. Winslow fol lowing consultation with Governor William B. Umstead and other high state officials who had planned to at tend the celebration. ' Mr. Hoey, former state legislator and Governor, played an important part in the growth and expansion of the State Highway Commission. Petition Of Parents John T. Biggers, County Superinten dent of Schools, was notified last Sat urday morning that the State Board of Education had acted favorably on a petition presented that group last Thursday requesting the transfer of a number of Perquimans County school pupils from the Hobbsville school to Perquimans County schools. Parents of 15 students, residing in this county but assigned to attend Hobbsville school, along with the lo cal Board of Education had requested the action assigning these pupils to Hobbsville be rescinded in order that the pupils might attend schools in their home county. The parents of the students were represented by At torney C. R. Holmes. The action taken by the State Board will result in an increase of 11 stu dents at Central Grammar School and four students at Perquimans High School for the next school term. fl"vi!i?ry Selects TwoForGirls'State The Auxiliary of the Wm. Paul Stallings Post of the American Leg ion has selected Billie Carole Divers and Mary Frances Eure to represent Perquimans County at Girls' State, to be held June 6-11 at Greensboro, it was announced following a meeting of the unit held Thursday night of last week at the home of Mrs. R. Anse White, with Mrs. Oscar Felton as co hostess. During the business session which was presided over by Mrs. Helen Skin, ner, it was announced the members of the Auxiliary will attend services at the Hertford Baptist Church on May 23, instead of May 30, due to the baccalaureate services at Perquimans High School. Plans for the annual Poppy Day sales were made by the Auxiliary and officers were elected for the coming year. These will be installed at the June meeting of the unit. Attending the meeting last week were Mesdames Pickett Sumner, Blanche Berry, Leslie White, Helen Winslow, Sarah White, Elda Webb, Grace Morris, Mary B. Chappell, Min nie Miller, Blanche Kanoy, Thelma Hollowell, Vera Batton, Ethel Perry, Mattie A. White, Helen Skinner and Valerie Felton. Student Council ' Chosen At PCHS Election of Student Council officers for Perquimans High School for next year -were held last Friday following a day of campaigning on Thursday. Elected as officers were; President Joseph Butt; vice president Wallace Baker; secetary, 'Lillian Ann Hoffler; treasurer, Ann Burke ChappeU; ser-geant-at-arms,' Paul Matthews; pian ist Jean Long; song leaders, Eddie Overton and Annie R. Stokley; cheer leaders, Annette Proctor, Julia Ann Stokes and Ann Burke Chappell. v New officers for the school's Beta Club were also named as follows: President, Joanna . Williford, vice president; Ray Lane, secretary; Ann Burke Chappell; treasurer, Sue Perry White; reporter. Alice Jean Jackson. : Transfering Pupils