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r 5 Cents Per Copy J. :. "Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, September 3, 1954. , ... i.i 'rircj Li Ei JL.iirit . i Cass Schedules To C:rt OaTuccday Alter Labor Day ' ;' ' ' Opening of the' 1954-65 term In Per 'mans County Schools got oft to a iota start Wednesday morning n a total of 2,201 pupils were en id in the five units of the county stem,, it was reported by John T. - -zsers, County Superintendent. . . While the enrollment figures were febout ; as expected, prior to . school evening, a slight increase was noted in t..e over-all number of pupils. Some losses and gains In various classes were noted in each of the five schools. The Perquimans High School had a i net gain of 12 students as compared with last year, while Hertford Gram mar School had a loss of 17 vnd Per quimans Central Grammar had a gain of 26 pupils. ' , " ' , . King Street Elementary School re ported a loss of one student while Perquimans Training School had a loss, . or xe students. - t , Another bumper enrollment was re ported in the first grades of the schools. Hertford Grammar had 56 first graders, Central Grammar .70, King Street Elementary 49 and Per- quinians Training School 94. ; Enrollment figures ; for various schools as reported by Mr. Biggers 1 wnr : Whit Rihnnli '.--. J Perquimans H. S. 289 Eighth Grade : 99 Hertford Grammar im Perquimans Central Colored Schools , Perquimans Training J2G2 .461 ..511 224 High School King Street School 355 In the opening of the schools for the . new term there were the usual prob lems concerning enrollment, lass schedules and bus - routes add the school officials are hopeful these will ail be worked out by next Tuesday wWi the ,acoty.:';,be';4qpnt- ing on full-day schedules. yjtfuch speculation is being talked 'concerning the defense of , Europe vairainst Communist aggression now! that franco has killed the plan for a European Defense Community. Ifc Is reported the main French objection to EDO was, and is, the rearming of Ger mans. The U. S. and Britain may rec ognize West Germany, giving it full sovereignty and permission: to raise its own army. Another report said the U. S. may withdraw Its troops and air forces from middle Europe to frings bases in England, Spain and Africa, thus preventing the troops from being overrun by aggression and permitting retaliation of any attack. ' President Eisenhower, in a speech before the National Convention of the American Legion this week said the defeat of EDO was a deflection of a Tlan of defense of Europe but the sit unMnn wan not as bad as it atroears. The President proposed , the building up of a strong military reserve tot the . ' defense of the U. S. and said this pro . -posal will be a No. 1 item on his legis- 4 1 lative program next year. ' ' The State ABC Board plans to step up enforcement against the illegal sale ; of liquor in dry counties, it was re ported from Raleigh Wednesday. A report last week revealed North Car olina stands high among states in il 1 'jal liquor saW and the State Board "cposed to spend between $35,000 and 3,000 for additional inspectors to Lring a halt to the situation. : Gov. Allan Shivers was elected to i t'Jrd term as Governor of Texas last ' rday,' following a heated cam n. Shivers' -election was hailed - v;riry for conservative Demo i l i V-'-as.. He was a tarrrt dur . w "'jn because of his s::- nt Elsenhower .in tie t a. 1 r'?r j ani I ' t Special Event At Masonic Lodge Friday Perquimans Lodge, No. 106, A. F., & A. MVill conduct a special meet ing tonight, September S, for the pur pose of presenting a Veterans' Em blem, representing 50 years of Ma sonic service, to Henry Reuben Macht of New York City, it was reported by Jack Kanoy, Master of the lodge. Mr, Macht, a former Hertford busi ness man, was elected a member1 of the Perquimans Lodge in 1897 and has retained hisjnembership here during the years. He is presently connected with, a New York Stock Exchange firm. Mr; Macht arrived in Hertford Fri day morning and while here will visit with his first cousin Simon Kutenburg and Mrs. Rutenburg. L.iss LLn lkps ; Miss Lillian Cecilia Haynes, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis A; Haynes of Goldsboro and Wade Hampton Jor dan, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Jordan of Edenton, were united in marriage' in the First Baptist Church in Goldsboro Sunday; August 22. The Rev. Gilmer Cross officiated, using the double ring ceremony. A program of wedding music was presented by Miss Ellen Sprinkle, or ganist of the church, and Mrs. Henry Modlin, Jr., was the soloist The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a dress of tulle and cob web laee over satin. The bodice and sleeves were made of Katy Chantniy lace with insets of the lace encircling the: Bobbin's nylon tulle skirt and dropping at a point in the back. An upstanding band of lace softened the wide neckline which; was filled in with tulle. The bridal veil of illusion was attached to a tiny tulle-edged lace cap to -match the dress.. She carried a white Bible topped with a white, purple-throated orchid and showered with .white atin ribbon.- " . s t - , "t Thi'biriae'was attended try her ma tron of honor, Mrs. Ralph Burner, Jr., sister of the bridd.1 Her dress was of nylon net, trimmed with satin dusty j rose and fashioned with a strapless bodice with a matching stole. : Bridesmaids Were Miss Marv Lou Jordan, of Edenton, sister of the bride groom; Miss Anna Avant of White-) ville and Mrs. Rudolph Scheller of( ureenviiie, ootn msx Carolina class mates. They wore dresses fashioned like the matron of honor with pink net and matching stoles. v me senior attendants carried cas cade bouquets of pink asters and lilies, and the junior attendant carried a white . basket containing white and pink asters and trimmed like the sen ior attendants'. The matron of hon or's bouquet contained dark blue asters and lilies. ; .-v . . ; i; Honorary bridesmaids were Miss Carolyn Malpass and Miss Geraldine Price of Goldsboro and Miss Marjorle Winslow of Hertford. They Wore af ternoon? dresses in pastel shades. The bride's mother wore a street length dress of pink embroidered eye let with pink and black accessories. She wore a corsage of white roses. The bridegroom's mother was dressed in a navy crepe dress, street length with navy and white accessories. Her corsage was white roses. ' Best man was Richard Hoskins of Edenton. Ushers were Ralph Rumer, Jr., of West Whiteland, Pa' Kelly Wallace, Jr., of Aurora, James Clapp of Chapel Hill and Gene Ward of Edenton. , ' After the ceremony the parents of the bride entertained at a. reception 1 ! il. - 1 i il. 1 uuiiuruiK we cvupiv in uib Bociai roum of the First Baptist Church.' , - The : newlyweds will' make their home in Chapel Hill. , To Ileet Next Tuec-ay . Per-uimana Cnnntv CnmmiiuinnArn w "1 1 n'.i their September meeting in t e t, "rt House Tuesday morning, i '-';;t 7, rrovided bv law. in- t " : - ' 7, t' ) C'Jh. The change 1 1 1 1 . . j v a i .'a due to t!ie ob- 3 of Llut Eay on toptem- " nti i'iti-lt- f ' It) C r i ' )' xttC l f J T if; rl'or ( f rf- !:i!nsLcdC;3S TI;rc3GLT,3sToTwo Rain Causes Postpone ment Of Contests For Monday and Tuesday The Perquimans Indians defeated Elizabeth City last Saturday night by a Spore of 4 to 3 to gain a 3-1 lead in the play-off series for the AL. bemarle League championship. ' Ted Chappell bested Jim Curtis, ace pitcher for the Albies, in a mound duel before some 800 fans. Chap pell gave up only four hits while his teammates were collecting seven off Curtis. Elizabeth City gained a three run lead over the Indians in the first two. innings, then Perquimans tallied one-run to start an uphill fight for, the victory.' ' ' ' D. A. Carver with two safeties led the Indian- attack and Joe Towe high lighted the local defense for the game. Perquimans added a run in the fourth and tied the game in the sixth. In the last of the ninth with, two men on Allen Winslow banged out a single to score the winning run. Vernon White pitched the Indians to their second win over the Albies in a contest played in Elizabeth City on Thursday night of last week. Rain caused postponement of the contest scheduled last Friday, and that game was played here Saturday night Hurricane Carol forced cancellation of the fifth game scheduled for Monday night and the Elizabeth City officials again postponed this game Tuesday night because of the condition of the Elizabeth City field. l. Elizabeth City won the fifth game of the series on Wednesday night by a score of 11 to 10. The Albies jump ed Into a commanding lead and at one time Jed 11 to 6. The Indians scor ed five runs in the ninth inning but were unable to overcome the big ad vantage held by the Albies.; , "Vernon White was the starting pitcher for the Indians but was re lieved in s the sixth inning .by Paul Matthews. Curtis and Gregory alter nated as pitchers fer the (Albies. SccjtinjPrcgraii " ToDe Presented I lre October 1 6th Plans for the 1954 Albemarle Dis trict "scouting m Action t air" are being completed, T. F. (Doc) Lowry, chairman of camping and activities committee for this district, announced today. . Lowry said that there will be two shows again this year, one in Hert ford on October 16 and one in Eliza beth City October 23. "AH Cub Packs, Scout troops, and Explorer units will participate in each showing, he said. "The s purpose of the show,", ex plained Lowryi" is to acquaint the public with the ingredients of the scouting program." He added that both shows will be free to the public and friends of scouting. In making this announcement Low ry issued the following assignments for each unit Cub Packs . 155 Hertford Cub Scout games and how to play them. . 159 Edenton The den meeting and what sroes on there. 164 Elizabeth City Hobbies, collec tions and handicraft. ; : " . Boy Scout Troops '; . 150 Gatesville Woodcarving. 151 Elizabeth City Finger print ing. 152' South Mills Carpentry, bird houses, bird feeding stations. ' 153 Elizabeth City Signaling and radio. - , 154 Tyner Home repairs. ' 155 ; Hertford Civil Defense and emergency service. ' 156 Edenton Indian lore. 158 Sunbury Handicraft ,160 Elizabeth City Camping, first class as at camporee, fires, shelters, etc., out in the center of the fair cir cle. ' ' ' ; 1C2 Central Conservation, soO, for est wild life, natural resources, etc. 1C3 Elizabeth City Cooking, with jot-t, with aluminum foil, reflector, ov e, t 3. , YA rabclh City First aid and L j f-.v?- 7. , i j I " o ruLIic health,, germs y . rt , ' ' i '-erwork. Tin can craft and ........ v ' rc-restry. ' - ' TI::rti::nC2ses0n R:ccri!:rTs Docltdt II:rcLastTu3sday Court To Recess Next Tuesday; To Convene Again On Sept. 14th : A varied docket consisting of thir teen cases,, was disposed of during last Tuesday's session of Perquimans Re corder's ', Court and at the close of the term Judge Chas. E. Johnson an nounced, the court will be in recess next Tuesday and will reconvene on September 14. Kenneth Davis and Casper Riddick, Negro, submitted to charges of speed ing and paid the costs -of court A fine of f 10 and costs , were taxed against George Miller, who also sub mitted to charges of speeding. Dennis Dillon paid the costs of court after entering a plea of guilty to a charge of being drunk. Wilton Armstrong submitted to a charge of driving on the left side of a highway and paid the costs of court ' A fine of $10 and costs were as sessed against Wilmer Woolard who submitted to a charge of following a vehicle too closely. Betty Harrell, Negro, was found not guilty on charges of assault;, George Butler entered a plea of guilty to charges of being drunk, re sisting arrest and assaulting an offi cer. He .was sentenced to the roads for 12 months, sentence to be suspend ed upon payment of a fine of $75 and costs. . : , : Watt ; Copeland submitted to a charge of being drunk on the Streets and paid a fine of $15 and costs. - -- Russell Gilliam, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to charges of assault with p deadly weapon. He was or dered to pay a fine of $10 and costs and the sum of $2.50 to Frank Hill, Negro. ' A fine' of $25 and costs were taxed against Jerry Boyer who submitted to a charge oi reckless driving. Costs of court were -taxed against Lillie Mae Thatch, Negro, who was found guilty of assault A verdict f not sruiltVi.of 'the same charge was returned tigainst Minnie T h a t e hj Negro. , t Indians Football Schedule Released By U Perry " Coach Ike Perry,- Athletic Director at Perquimans High School, has an nounced a nine game schedule for the Indian football team for the 1954 sea son,' which is scheduled to open on September 17 with a contest between the Indians and Chowan College Jay veea. Coach Perry, faced with the prob lem of replacing some of his stars replacing some of his stars, from the 1953 season, says he is well pleased with the outlook for the team this year and that the drills, conduct ed during the past two weeks reveal promises of. development of an Indian squad which should do well in the Albemarle Conference. Perquimans will again participate in the Class A conference, which tlje lo cal team represented last season in the playoff for the Eastern champion ship. 'The schedule as released by Coach Perry is as follows: September 17 Chowan, there. September 24 Ahoskie, there. . October 1 Tarboro, here. October 8 Plymouth, here. October 15 Williamston, here. October. 22 Edenton, here. October 29 Columbia, there. ' November 12 Elizabeth City, here. November 19 Morehead City, there. Miss Louise Chappell Weds Gary1 L. Martin Mr. and Mrs. John McClenney an nounce the marriage of their son, Gary Linweod Martin, to Louise Ice land Chappell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McElroy Chappell, Route 2, Hert ford. :rf-vli jv--".-''--" The wedding was solemnized Mon day, August 23, at the residence of the Rev. D. Virgil Pike in Hertford. The newlyweds will live in Green ville whe? t! a bH-groom will at tend East C i College. ire Here , :y Morning: LtL.. A powr f x t. ar 1 f . cf tl-e Sure occurred in Hert v sections of this part "? l!"-t I'ondy when a e:iCOr :' i 1 i si s-.-t i ' ' i i. ir - -f-ir - Hartford And l To Shere In Poveil Bill Funds for Local Streets 42 Pints Of Blood Donated Here Monday Perquimans County residents con tributed 42 pints of blood to the Red Cross Blood Bank during the visit of the bloodmobile here last Monday, it was reported by Talmage Rose, chair man of. the Jaycee committee in charge of the program. While the bloodmobile failed to se cure the requested quota on the trip here, more blood was donated than during the previous visit of the unit and Mr. Rose expressed his thanks, and that of the entire committee, to those persons who volunteered as don ors. ': Because of the inclement weather, and pending hurricane, the Bloodmo bile closed its operation a little ahead of time and returned to Norfolk at about 3:45 P. M. State Fair Set Perquimans County citizens are re minded that it's almost State Fair time again. This year the fair is set for October 19 through 23. R. M. Thompson, county farm agent urges all citizens to help make the 1954 fair the ; biggest in history by participating in every way possible "It would be nice to have several state winners from Perquimans County this year," said the county agent : "This year the State Fair enters its second century of service to the people of the state," said Thompson. "It con tinues to be the state's biggest an nual event" The new 1954 State Fair catalog and premium list is just off the press and anyone interested in entering any of the 28 different competitive de partments (everything from sewinar to livestock) is urgedto write for a free copy immediately. Each catalog con tains an official entry form. Requests for catalogs should be addressed to: N. C. State Fair, P. O. Box 1388, Ueigh, N. C. ', : ,, ,. . Closing dates for entries this year Livestock Division, all departments, Friday, October 1, at 6 P. M. Poultry,. Pigeons and Rabbits Divi sion (live poultry and pigeons), Mon day, October 11, at 6 P. M.; all other departments in this division, Wednes day, October 13, at 6 P. M. Cut flowers (Horticulture' Depart ment), Tuesday, October 19, at 11 A. M. -. Arts and Crafts, Wednesday, Oc tober 13, at 6 P. M. All other divisions and departments, Saturday, October 16, at 6 P. M. New Policy Adopted For Postal Savings A change in policy as to interest paid on Postal Savings, effective Sep tember 1, 1954, has been announced by the Post Office Department Ef fective last Wednesday two per cent interest will be paid on all Postal Savings certificates, compounded an nually, which have been issued since September 1st Simple interest will be paid on basis between annual payments or on cer tificates held less than one year. Sim ple interest also, will continue to be paid on all certificates issued prior to September 1, 1954, until these cer tificates are cashed in or exchanged for the new type certificate. 4-H Club Party Held Tuesday Night An ice cream party for alb mem bers of the Perquimans County 4-H Club members and a number of spe cial guests was held at the RE A Building, -on Route 17, last Tuesday night L. R. Sasser and Miss Clara Mason, assistant agents for the Farm Exten sion Service had charge of the ar rangements and program. First Cancer Clinic Of Fall On September 3rd Mrs. W. W. Finlator of Elizabeth City, clerk of the District - Cancer Clinic, announces that the first cancer clinic of the fall will be held at the Health Center in Elizabeth City Fri day, September 3, with registration beginning at 10 A. M. V : BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gustafson an nounce the birth of a son born Wed nesday, September 1, at the Albe marle Hospital. ,' - , ' "., . EULB SALE FRIDAY The Hertford Lions Club, it was t mnced here today, will conduct a : i fcu'.b sale. in Hertford FriJay t, v members of the club ror k a Lcc8 to house visit sJ.:i.:x Two Towns To Receive Total Of $7,295.28 Of Allocations . The State Highway Commissiori, iaoi TV CCA, WlilUUUbCU UIO DflCUiJU amounts of Powell Bill funds allocated to individual municipalities for im- , provements of non-highway streets. Hertford and Winfall, the only two incorporated towns in Perquimans County eligible for a share of these funds, will receive a total of $7,295.28. Hertford's share of the 1954 funds will be $6,055,77, while Winfall will re ceive $1,239.51. ! A total of $5,390,897.20 in cash aid from the State will be distributed to 396 eligible towns and cities. Highway Chairman A.; H. Graham said this was the largest amount ever distributed since the Powell Bill Act was passed in 1951. ; s The first year of the Powell Bill in 1951, a total of $4,543,096.20 was di vided among 386 towns. The next year in 1952, a total of $4,948,842.30 was shared by 388 towns. Then last year, 1953, a total of $5,244303.40 was divided among 394 Tar Heel towns. Graham pointed to the increased gasoline revenue which upped the Powell Bill figure this year. The fund comes from a half-cent per gallon of the regular six-cent State .gasoline tax collected in the recently ended fiscal year. The seventh cent of gasoline tax goes to retire the secondary road bonds. ; Checks will be mailed to the par ticipating towns in mid-September, Graham said. Allocations are based on population determined by the 1950 federal census and on the municipali ty's relative mileage of non-highway system streets. As of last July 1, the participating municipalities had 5,784 miles of non system streets. Their total popula tion,, according to the census, was 1,622,143. Allocations were figured to the pen- ' ny by the Highway Commission's Di vision of Statistics and Planning, headed by James S. Burch. The per capita rate of payment was fixed this ' year at $1.77; and the mileage rate was $466. Half of the fund is divided aeorjjinK to population, the trther.snalf by non-system Btremilfe. C'"5 Perquimans County escaped the fury of Hurricane Carol as the storm passed the coast last Monday night, headed for the New England' coast where it caused millions of dollars in damage to property and crops and re sulted in the death of 28 persons. In Hertford and Perquimans County a few limbs were blown from trees but the storm failed to materialize to the heights predicted for which the population was truly thankful. A heavy rain swept the county, be ginning early Monday afternoon, and precautions were taken for a severe storm. Members of the Hertford Fire Department gathered at the fire sta tion in readiness for any emergency and stayed on duty until midnight The storm, reported by weather of ficials, bounced off Hatteras and was believed to be headed into the ocean, but swerved back inland to hit hard at the New England coast; Heaviest damage was reported from Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. New Change Mde Infilail Schedule Another change, one which is of benefit to patrons of the Hertford Post Office, became effective last Wednesday, September 1, when the star route serving offices between Suffolk and Edenton was rearranged to provide patrons of the local Post Office with a south bound mail during the morning hours. Under the schedule new being ob served at the Hertford Post Office mail is dispatched from. Hertford northbound at 7:15 A. M., and 4:45 P. M., and mail is dispatched south bound at 10:30 A. M., 2:45 P. M, and 4 P.M.. This new arrangement provides Post Office patrons with about the same service rendered prior to a change in schedules made several weeks ago. However, it is reported the schedules are on a trial basis and may be chang ed at a later date. , AIRMAN OF THE MONTH .Airman 'First Class Elwood Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Seth W. Long, of Route 3, Hertford, was selected Air man for the Month, at International Air Base, Tokyo, J:pan, where he has. been Stationed t' e b-t IV -".- Long was jo" . 1 - " - r ITarie Long, oi .' day prior to hU i cr.a County Escapes Damage From Storm
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