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Gaines PIsycd Here
For the second time within three
years, the Indians of Perquimans High
1- School are Class A baseball cham
pions of North Carolina. The-Indians
captured the - title by defeating- Mt
Holly, western champions, in twoi
Jy-amee played here last Thursday and
Friday before an estimated 3,000 fans.
' At the conclusion of the second and
affinal game of the series on Friday
night Hap Perry, -secretary of the
State High School Association, pre
sented the championship trophy to the
Indians and the runner-up trophy to
MtHoUy. ,..";:'.'' '
Perquimans overynelmed lit Holly
by scores of 18 to 5 fat the first con
test and W to. & in . the Ifinal game.
' Big Paul Matthews pitched the In
- dians to victory at the opener and Al
lan Winslow was the winning pitcher
of the second- game. " '
' Winslow gave tro. Ave hits in the
final game and struck out 10 batters.
He walked three Mt Holly players.
The Indians collected It hits off Vf Si
mon and Sherwnv. Mt Holly pitchers,
with Twe getang a triple. Perquim
ans scored three runs in the third,
fifth and ninth innings and tallied Ave
runs in the seventh. Winslow held
Mt Holly under v control . until the
eighth inning, when the visitors scor
ed five runs on three hits and two- er
rors committed by Perquimans, a
Wilson started i on; the r mound for
Mt Holly, but was ineffective: r He
gave up eight hits, walked 10 and bis
teammates committed seven errors,
before he was relieved in the seventh.
Sherwhv" finished the game for the
'visitors, allowing three hits and walk
ing two, V;':"",-'-''' .l,r.''---"
In, the opening gameM the series,
?layesenThursday. night, Perquim
L ins" overcome S-l-'deflcit tT defeat
thews lacked control during the first
two innings and Mt' Holly scored
twice in the first and three runs in
the second. Perquimans scored one in
- the first : '
Perquimans made the score 5-2 in
the fourth, then broke the game open
in the fifth, scoring seven runs on
four hits and a number of errors com
mitted by' the visitors The Indians
- collected 12 hits off Sherrill, who also
. gave up six walks. Matthews gave
tip six hits, walked seven and the In
dians committed two errors. -
Pierce, A. Winslow and D. A. Car
ver hit triples and Jed Chappell
. banged out a home run to feature the
Perquimans' batting. A. Carver led
the Indian offense with three hits for
., the night ' ':
After winning the 1954 champion
, ship the Indians Were given a tremen
Odous ovation by the huge crowd of
fans, including a number from Mt
Holly.
TlliS WEEK'S
ID
- Flexible - farm price supports, as
proposed by President . Eisenhower,
nave been voted down by the Agricul
ture Committee of .the House, it was
reported Wednesday from .'-Washington.
The -committee voted 21 to 8 .to
continue . the .: present rigid support
' price program. The report added Sec
retary of Agriculture Benson will re
quest a presidential veto if Congress
votes to continue the - present, pro-
' Governor William B. Umstead has
named Sam J. Ervin, Jr., to the U. S.
Senate to fill the unexpired term of
fsnator ClydeR. Hoey. Ervin, a resi
vjnt of Morganton, has served as -a
rperior court judge and was an Asso
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court at
the time of his appointment to the
Senate last week.' Governor Umstead
appointed Carlisle Higgins, Winston
Salem attorney to fill Ervin "B posi
tion on the bench of the Supreme
; Court-S;;;;':::v;i
Russian Minister) Mblotov " accused
-t!ie U. S. of scheming to undermine
the Geneva Conference and extend the
war in Indochina. TLa tttack was the
riual Soviet malarky, delivered in
f, 'neva on Tuesday.. The conference
! :.s made little headway due to the
t t'e rvitt Hoc had drerrr-d its
; ii ( ' t to brinsr about a criae
j i 1 . a. Il.e Co- - ,ts
j t r' '-3 a polliit J i -.-la.
T a Cff'se fire.
Service Of f icer v. i
Handledl;148CaUav q
A report filed with the County Com
missioners this week by d C. Banks,
Perquimans County Veteran Service
Off icer,- showed the office handled a
total of 1,148 calls during the past
year. ' ' '' .
According to the report the office
received 187 letters, mailed out 233
letters, made 37 phone calls, 48 field
trips, held 169 interviews, had the fol
lowing inquiries: on education, 18; on
the job training, 29; compensation and
pension, ' 86; insurance, 32; farmer
training, 23; burial benefits. 91 legal
advice, 14; out patient treatment, 29;
combat pay, 6; mustering out pay, 9;
readjustment allowance, 42, and -miscellaneous,
181. . ''" :' '
Thirteen .xases were-listed on the
docket of .. Perquimans Recorder's
Court in session here last : Tuesday
with Judge C. E. Johnson presiding.
George K McLeod submitted to
charges of speeding and paid a fine of
$25 and costs. ' Chellist 'Gibbs, abo
charged with speeding, entered a plea
of guilty and paid a fine of $10 and
costs.,::; " 't.:;-;'.-';';;:.. vt'v'
Costs of court were taxed against
James Turner, Negro, who submitted
to charges of driving a vehicle on the
left side of a. highway.
Ernest L. Ridenhour, charged with
illegally passing a vehicle, entered a
plea of guilty and paid the costs of
court t ' ,.. t?.4 . t f
'.A nol pros was taken in the casern
J W Vf811
whRih Guy Cash was' charged With A-
reckless driving, was found not guilty
of the charge but was found guilty ofj
charges-of speeding. He was ordered
to pay the costs of court He noted
an appeal to the Superior Court v
, Hiram Thatch, ; Negro, was'found
guilty on charges of non-support. He
was ordered to pay the costs of court
and the sum of $5 per week for the
support of his family.
Eddie Irvin, Negro, was found guil
ty on charges of being drunk and re-
Hicfimr an nffinpr. TTn was Rpntpnrert
to the roads for 60 days.
A verdict of guilty was found in
the case of George Butler, charged
with being drunk on a highway. He
was given a 30-day jail sentence, bus
pended upon good behavior for a
period of 60 days.
Ralph White, Negro, submitted to
charges of being drunk. He paid a
fine of $2 and cost ' "
Lloyd Williams, charged with reck
less driving and transporting tax-paid
liquor, submitted to the charges and
paid a fine of $50 and costs of court
Clyde Nixon, Negro, was .found
guilty "on charges of larceny. He was
sentenced to the roads of six months.
Prayer for judgment was continued
in the case in which: Eddie Austin,
Negro-, r was charged with reckless
driving. Austin . entered a plea of
guilty to the charges. , :
Winslow Rites Held
Last Saturday P. M.
Funeral ' services .for Mrs. Inez H.
Winslow, who died June 8rd at her
home in Belvidere after a brief ill
ness, were conducted Saturday after
noon, June. 5, at 3 o'clock at the
Hobbsville Baptist Church, of which
she. Was a faithful member, by her
pastor, the Rev. W. V. Brown.
The paQ was. made of Easter lilies
and -red roses.
Pallbearers were " Thurman Wins
low,. Jr, Marvin .King, Paige Hobbs,
Elton Moore, E. L Hurdle, Wverfy
Hollowell and Gerald BlanchanL
TwuveCaseslIxrd
At Sossicn Tirsda
Beside her husband, W. H. Wins- Tuesday night after the Kev. unaries
low, she is Survived by three sons, J.IWulf, who will leave Hertford August
L Ellis and Jarvis Winslow. all of l. tor his new post in Washington, re-
Bel videref one daughter, Mrs, J.'Buch-Vgne
er Ward of Ryland; four grandchild
ren; four sisters, Mrs. J. O. King and
Mrs. . I. R.. Blanchard of Belvidere,
Mrs; - D.' L. Hobbs and Mrs. J. H-
Moore of Hobbsville; two brothers, S.
L. and C. E. Hollowell of Hobbsville
and several-nieces and nephews.''
Burial was in Cedarwood Cemetery
iat Hertford. - '
MASONS TO MEET;
The Perquimans Masonic Lodge, No.
A. T.; & A. II., will meet Tuesday
' t at 8 o'clock. ' :
Legion Anxilioy ;g
Instiled Officers
Atf.atingJun33
; New officers for the Wm.. Paul
Stallings Post of tiie American ; Le
gion were installed, at a meeting of
the unit held June 3 at the home of
Mrs. Elsie Gregory, with Mrs. Doris
Ainsley, assistant hostess.
Mrs. Sarah C. White, past .presi
dent conducted the installation ser
vices." Officers installed for the com
ing year were: Mrs. Helen Skinner,
president; Mrs. Lessie White, first
vice president; Mrs. Grace Morris,
second vice president; 'Mrs.' Edla
Webb, recording secretary; Mrs.
Minnie Miller, corresponding
tary; Mrs. Thelma Hollowell, treas
urer; Mrs. Blanche Kanoy, sergeant-at-arms;
Mrs. Blanche Berry, his
torian; Mrs. Ethel Perry, chaplain;
Mrs. Mary Chappell, assistant,. '
During the business -meeting,' pre
sided over by Mrs. Skinner, it was re
ported $219.69 was collected through
the sale of poppies. Mrs." "Skinner
thanked all those taking part in the
poppy sales and. announced a $2.00
prize was awarded Catherine Elliott
of Winfall for the best poppy poster.
Joyce Faye Owens and Patricia
White received the $2.00 prizes for
selling the largest number of poppies.
It was announced the unit will sus
pend its regular meetings during the
months of July and August and will
resume meetings in September.
Mrs. Edla Webb, made a report on
meeting attendance during the past
year, reporting Mrs. Grace Morris,
Mrs. Minnie Miller and Mrs. Helen
Skinner had perfect attendance rec-
Mrs. Elsie Gregory, Mrs. Blanche
Berry and Mrs. Webb. . .
At the close of the meeting the hos
tesses served .refreshments, to Mes
dam'es Grace Morris, Lessie White,
Edla ,Webb, Minnie Miller Blanche
Berry, Pickett'temner, Mattie Anse
White Vers Batton, Sarah White,
HelenvSkinner, Doris - Ainsley Made
Towe and Elsie Gregory. . -
llev.JasO.fMox
The Rev- James O. Mattox of
Rocky Mount has. accepted a call to
, become: pastor of the Hertford Bap-
' Pltiimh ' an1 will haflrin Tiia miTl-
istry with the church at the morning
services Sunday, June 13.
. Mr. Mattox succeeds the Rev. C. W.
Duling, who had served as pastor of
the Hertford congregation for some
'eight years until his resignation the
5th of April, to accept the pastorate
of the Cashie Baptist Church in
Windsor, N. C.
, Mr. Mattox is a native of Eastern
North Carolina, having been reared in
Wilson and ; Rocky Mount He is a
graduate of Wake Forest College and
the Southern , Baptist Seminary at
Louisville, Kentucky. After gradua
tion from the Seminary he entered
the chaplaincy of the United States
Army, where he served for three
years, attaining the rank of captain,
which he held upon his separation
from the Army the last of April this
year. During his army service he
spent some 13 months with our boys
in the battle zones in Korea. .
: Mrs. Mattox is also a native North
Carolinian, being the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. N. Meekins of Raleigh,
where Mr. Meekins is in charge of the
Extension Department of Vocational
Agriculture at State College.
Henry C. Sullivan
Named Rotary Prexy
Hanrv ti: Sullivan was elected as
. (presidentelect of the Hertford Rotary
B the incoming president of
the club. Sullivan had previously been
elected as the incoming vice president
of the local club. -
A; W. Hefren, past president of the
club, was elected to fill the vacancy
in the office as the incoming vice
president "?... .
, Tarvia Jones, former District Gov
ernor for Rotary, was a guest at the
meeting this week and he Spoke brief
ly to the members- on the subject of
to' jrive vouih guidance and eomnanion.
I ship aimed at development of under -
'sanding for the promotion of safety. -
Accepts Pastorate
Local Deptist Church
Commission Hives
Vcpco Permission
To Increase Rates
After some 60 days delay, the State
Utilities Commission, on June 2,
granted the Virginia Power and Elec
tric Company permission to increase
its lates in North Carolina $235,000
a year.
TJie increase was made effective
June 1 The utilities company con
tended it needed the increased revenue
to keep its rates in line with those
charged in Virginia and West Vir-
; Ih announcing the decision of the
Stae Commission, Chairman Stanley
Winborne said the company's request
was reasonable, lawful and nondis
criminatory. TJie proposed increase was opposed
byi eight towns in Northeastern
North Carolina which buy current
whflesale through VEPCO, and retail
it through municipal power systems.
The towns opposing the increase are
Scdtland Neck, Hertford, Enfield,
Ed4nton, Elizabeth . City, . Windsor,
Belhaven and Robersonville.
The : towns contend the utilities
company is discriminating against
the municipalities.
; According to unofficial reports the
increase will mean the town of Hert
ford must pay an additional $500 per
month, or about S6.000 ner vear for
jthei current being purchased through
It is understood the municipalities
plan to continue the opposition to the
increase but what course they will
take Jin this opposition has not been
disclosed.
court action for relief from the Com-
mission's ruling,
The Perquimans opened their play
in the Albemarle League last Monday
night, in Elizabeth City, losing the
game to the Albemarles by a score
of 9 to 5. :
The game was well played through
out and was all tied up until the
eighth inning, 3 to 3. The Indians
tallied two runs in the first of the
eighth but the Albies broke the game
open in their half of the inning by
scoring six runs."
Paul Matthews pitched eight in
nings for the Perquimans team, giv
ing up eight hits and seven runs. He
struck out seven and walked the same
number. Sills did the mound duty for
the Elizabeth City nine. He gave up
seven hits and five runs.
, Manager Ab Williams used thirteen
players in the game for the Indians,
including Merris, Bill Winslow, Ted
Chappell, Matthews, Christgau, D. A.
Carver, Joe an dCliff Towe, Ward, A,
Winslow, Hunter, Stallings and Billy
Uhappell.
The Indians opened their home sea.
son on Wednesday night winning an
easy victory over Rocky Hock by a
score of 16 to 2. Allen Winslow was
the winning pitcher, while Rocky
nock used three hurlers, Perry, Wil
son and Hollowell. ; s
The Indians broke the game wide
open in the third inning by scoring
seven runs, including a home run by
joe rowe. :;
On Friday night the Indians will
play at Colerain and the schedule of
games for next week is as follows:
June 14 Elizabeth City, here
June 16 Rocky Hock, there
June 17 Edenton, there
June 18 Colerain, here
Rev. Charles Wulf
Resigns As Rector
v The" Rev. Charles Wulf, rector of
Holy trinity .Episcopal Church in
Hertford, has resigned his pastorate
here to accept a call as Associate Rec
tor of St. Peter Church, Washington,
N. C. , His resignation, becomes effec
tive August; 1. ' . .
In addition to being associated with
the Rev. Wilford Waterhouse, rector
of St Peter, Mr. Wulf will also be
chaplain and business manager of the
St. Peter Parish Day School. r
The Rev. Mr. Wulf has served as
rector of Holy Trinity Church sine
! November 1, 1950, coming here from
Raleigh. -
Indians Lose Opsner
InlfiaguePlayTo
Elizabeth Gity Team
Budget Proposed For County During
Next Fiscal Year Shows $1.65 Rate
Equipment For Life
Saving Available Here
Announcement was made here this
week the Hertford Fire Department
now has equipment for use in drown
ing Cases, and the public is advised to
call 2111 in case the lifesaving equip
ment is needed.
A number of firemen have organiz
ed a crew which will answer any call
of this nature, and render assistance.
With the summer season here, the
public is urged to use caution while
swimming or boating, but should an
accident occur the Fire Department
stands ready to assist.
Board Accepts Bid
For Renovation Of
CourtHouseVauIts
A bid submitted by the Edenton
Construction Company for revovation
of the vaults in the Register of Deeds
office and the offce of the Clerk of
Court was tentatively accepted by the
County Board during its session here
last Monday. A. T. Lane, chairman
of the Board and Commissioner R. L.
Spivey were named as a committee to
make final arrangements for the pro
ject Other business handled during the
meeting included the approval given
petitions requesting improvements to
three roads in the county, the roads
being Barrow Lane, Old Ballahack
road and Glade road.
( The Board granted Mrs. M. B. Tay-
Jlor, Negro Home Agent a three
weeks leave of absence from her po
sition without pay.
After considering bids for the re
placement of the heating jystem in
Ajrriculture Building the Board tabled
action regarding mis project.
. Approval was voted by the Board
to an application for a beer license
submitted by Richard E. Matthews.
A budget request, submitted by Dr.
B. B. McGuire, District Health Officer,
asking for a three cent per capita in
crease in the Health Department bud
get was not approved.
The Board discussed at length a
proposed project for converting the
County Home into a boarding home,
but no action was taken on the mat
ter, pending further investigation of
the proposed conversion.
The Board voted to observe July 5
as a holiday, and will hold its regular
July meeting on the following day,
Tuesday, July 6th.
Miss Jean Butt Becomes
Bride Of Edward Lane
The marriage of Miss Lois Jean
Butt,"daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Butt of New Hope, to Joseph Edward
Lane, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Lane,
of Hertford, Route three, took place
Friday afternoon, June 4, at 4:30 P.
M., at the Methodist Parsonage at
Winfall.
The double ring ceremony was per
formed by the Rev. H. M. Jamieson,
pastor of the Perquimans Charge.
The bride wore a dress of blue lace
over taffeta with pink accessories and I
an orchid corsage.
Attendants at the wedding were Jfr.
and Mrs. George C. Eure, Jr., sister
and brother-in-law of the bride.
Immediately after the ceremony the
couple left for a wedding trip to Myr
tle Beach, South Carolina. Upon their
return they will make their home on
Hertford, Route three.
The bride and bridegroom are grad
uates of Perquimans County High
School. The bridegroom is an em
ployee at the Ford Plant in Norfolk,
Va. V- -:.'
735 Chest X-rays
Made At Hertford
A total of 735. chest X-rays were
made at the mobile unit stationed in
Hertford between Wednesday, June 2
and Saturday, June 5, it was reported
by Dr. B. B. McGuire, District Health
Officer.
The chest X-ray program is being
sponsored by the District Health De
partment in cooperation with the Dis
trict Tuberculosis Association, and ev
eryone over 15 years of age is urged
to go to the mobile unit to get a free
chest X-ray.
The unit will remain in Hertford
through July 8, and is open each day,
except Sunday and Monday from 10; the home Of Mrs. Robert Elliott All -A-
M., until 4 P. M. 'members are urged to attend. ; v
Expenditures Will Per
mit Reduction of 5
Cents In Tax Rate
Perquimans County's tax rate for
the fiscal year 1954-55 will be reduced
by five cents, from $1.70 to $1.65 per
hundred dollar valuation, according to
a proposed budget published in this
issue of The Weekly. The proposed
budget calls for expenditures of $248,
039 during the 12 months beginning
July 1.
Adoption of the budget which was
approved at a meeting of the County
Commissioners on Monday, is expect
ed to take place at the July meeting
of the Board.
The over-all budget as compared
with the present fiscal year shows
proposed expenditures will increase
by about $18,000, but an increase in
property valuation will permit a five
cent tax reduction for the year. In
come expected to be received from
sources other than taxation amounts
to $120,164, leaving a total of $127,
875 to be raised through ad valorem
taxation.
Allocations to the various depart
ments making up the general county
fund for salaries, supplies, equipment,
travel and other expenses are as fol
lows: County Commissioners, $6,260;
tax listing, $750; Sheriff, $4,200; elec
tions, $900; County Accountant
$2,000; County Treasurer, $700;
Court House, grounds and jail, $4,000;
Register of Deeds, $1,090; health, hos
pitalization and Coroner,' $3,800;
Farm Agent $6,193; Home Agent
$3,370; District Health Department,
$7,402; Superior Court $3,000; Cleric
Superior Court, $1,120; Recorder
Court $6,242; blind, $1,296; FSA,
$300; conservation, $1,875; library,
$1,100; veteran service officer $1,200.
Allocations for the Poor Fund are
as follows: Superintendent, $960;
physician, $300; board, $3,400; cloth
ing, $300; medical supplies, $125; fur-ni'--,o
and fixtures, $400; building re
pairs, $400; insurance, $37; outsMe '
poor, $200; burial expense, $200;
sheriff commissions, $354; miscellan
eous, $275; telephone, $60; utilities,
$250; tobacco, $85; wood, $100; total,
$7,585.
Expenditures totalling $42,625 have
been allocated for the Debt Service
fund, from which the-county will pay
off $24,000 in bonds, $15,717.50 in in
terest and sheriff's commissions of
$2,047.
The county school system will oper
ate on a total of $48,394, from which
$27,125 will come through taxation
and $21,269 will be received from
sources other than taxes.
Five thousand two hundred dollars
has been allocated for the operation
of the Welfare Department State
and Federal aid and a balance in this
department will provide funds for
carrying out aid to aged, dependent
children and totally disabled.
A capital outlay fund is also pro
posed with the sum of $6,200 being
allocated to this department.
Road Improvements
Emmett Winslow, Commissioner of
the First State Highway Division, re
ports that 8.9 miles Of road improve
ments had been made in his division
during May.
In Gates, State forces finished lay
ing a sand asphalt surface course on
a secondary road which runs from
U. S. 158, about five miles west of
Sunbury, northeast 6.2 miles to an in
tersection ' of a paved county road
southwest of Corapeake. The road is
16 feet wide.
. In Perquimans, a secondary road
which runs from the end of existing
sand asphalt pavement 1.6 miles .
northeast of Bethel, for 2.7 miles to
the Harveys Neck road about 2.8
miles southeast of Hertford was wid
ened to 18 feet with sand asphalt
The work was done by State forces,
Gates and Perquimans are in the
First Highway Division along with
Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck,
Dare, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, North
ampton, Pasquotank, ' Tyrrell and
Washington counties. Division head
quarters are in Ahoskie. W. N.
Spruill is division engineer.
. CLASS MEETING
T h e -' Judson ' Memorial : Sunday
School Class of the Hertford Bantist -
Church will meet Tuesday night at-
Report Given On