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I i t J I I T11TV,V- 7 "Hertford, Perquimans CountyNorth Carolina, Friday, September 10, 1954. 5 Cents Per Copy ...2"i e::: :: Permitted Nets Vr , , Dc Set Near Popular ; . Sports Fishing Area . ' Hugh Robertson, protective super visor for Wildlife Resources Commis sion fn the First District, has been notified that at a meeting of the Wild life Resources Commission held Au gust 30 the question of moving the line between commercial and inland fishing waters to Deep Water Point in Yeopim River was presented for con sideration. The plan includes com mercial fishing. About 2H miles up the river from the mouth at Albe marle Sound. ' Since there appears to be Some dis agreement on this question, it appear ed to the Commission that it might be advisable to hold a public hearing before final action is token., 4 LAison committees of the Depart ment of Conservation and Develop ment and Wildlife Resources Commis sion are Having a public bearing on a matter pertaining to netting in Cur rituck Sound on Monday morning, September 27, which is scheduled to be held at 10 o'clock in the ; school house at Poplar Branch. The- Wildlife Commission has sug gested that the Yeopim River ques tion be added to the agenda forvthis public hearing, at which time any ob jections on the part of sports fisher men should be presented, s v FaraFLTsTo Poc.n0cti5.Ji October 15 is an Important voting day for people of North Carolina and 'especially for farm people. .There is hope that there will be twice as many votes for Nickels for Know How than there were three years ago. This plan for supplementing money from State and i Federal aourcea brings, much needed meai dun-4 There is a growing need for re search information on the home side ot farm living. There are many press- " ing , problems for which specialists have only fragmentary answers, or no answers at all, on problems they face. . TCriiirafuin la tViA hrMira between the research and the' home just as it is between the research and the farm. The need for research information Is varied and great. Right now we are facing many problems. Two of . which , are reduced acreage and plant Ni is ease and insect control. These prob- lems must be "controlled by better management practices and efficient! farm land operation. These are farm. family problems. Nickels for Know how will help provide workers needed in many different areas. Vast strides have been made as research has un folded new facts. Nutrition is one field that has touched everybody. , Successful farm family living means good management of both the farm and the home. Families need to plan to save time and energy in perform- ancTof everyday duties fa order to Wfll you cast" your vote on October Mfff I fH PfflfllfOC 15 in order to bring about better farmillif LL.i J I lUllil ItO .tiring iw. ;uui lamujr , wiu xticuuo,- .Nickels ror Know-How means oetter farming for better living. Stallings Funeral Held Wednesday P. M. Mrs. Delilah Baker Stallings, 77, -widow of James Noah Stallings, died Monday night at 8:30 after an illness of one year. She is survived by five sons, Bryan, Louis, Aleck and Iloyd Stallings, all cf Falvidere and one brother, Charlie I.Ver of Eelvidere an.1 10 grandchil-!,- i. , 1 iineral servics W""e c-.' -r'zi on "iesJay afl ft 3 cV,-k at 'si Jthany 11 , t(' -.h 1 1 e 1 av. Carrol Eale, asJt 11 7 -i 1 v. A. L. G. Stephenson 1 . i I f. A. r ohenkramp. Eur' 1 t - i. t!.e Hy cemetery near Lui-.-A,f J J l. ? i i ' I rlC' r.cf f-e Or'-r ' r ; r i' i l- ! : - t .t : . . - C I.. 3 C " -- t l- r . li i- IQGFOOEXTO lj mu r.?;zn ptictsToTake Religious Census, In preparation for their Fall revival and. evangelistic campaign volunteer workers from the Baptist Church will take a religious census of Hertford this coming Sunday afternoon. The workers will meet at the church at 1:30, and after a period of instruction and prayer, they will go out in pairs to-all the homes in the community. The information that will be collected will be sorted and classified to show the affiliated church members as well as the unaffiliated. It will then be tabulated and filed for reference pur poses. The findings will be available to pastors of the other churches upon request :--4-.3,.. ' ,., All persons are asked to cooperate when the census taker callB by giv ing accurate information. In so do ing the religious strength of Hertford will be shown as well as Its needs. InfnsOsatS 12-2InRndGLTJ3 OfljDiPky-off ...-vV . i-, Xt -' "s--t-;A'i: The Perquimans Indians swamped the Elizabeth City Albies 12-2 in the sirth atiJ deciding contest to win the Albemarle League championship be fore a crowd of 1,000 fans last Thurs day night.' f'Y'V, 'v:''ii:v'-::"',? In winning this game the Indians set two records; it was the first lea gue; play-off championship ever won by a Perquimans team and the paid attendance was the largest for any park during the 1954 season. ' Failure on the part of Elizabeth City's pitching staff in' the first in ning of the final game accounted for the one-sided, score : of the contest Copley started as pitcher for the Al bies but he walked four men and gave up two hits before being relieved by Gregory, Gregory walked four bat- to rs and rerquimans tallied nine runs three more in the sixth on two bits and two -walks. Ted Chappell twas the 'winning pitcher of the Indians, his third vic tory during the season. He fanned three batters; walked none and his teammates conunited three errors. The Albies scored two unearned runs, one in the fifth and seventh. The final standing in the play-off series gave Perquimans four victories to two losses, while Elizabeth City won two games and lost four. All in all the 1954 baseball sea son was a success all around. The Perquimans team, comprised of youths Paying for the sport provided fine en- UB' lor wcai xans ana at tne close of the season the team and di rectors of the club met last Friday night. A financial report of the club activities was given and revealed that with all expenses paid, the club had a balance of $2,350 which was di vided among .the 16 players. The players voted to retain $100 in the treasury for starting next year's team, and also voted a partial share of funds equipment mana- To03Sho.vnAt Daist:7c!i : The people of Hertford will be af forded an unusual opportunity this coming .Sunday evening when color slides of the Holy Land will be shown at the Hertford Baptist Church. This opportunity is made possible by a lo- cal young man who has just returned from the Near East and .is spending some time with his parents here. He is Ray Jordan, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Jordan. i ' '..v .. : ' For a year Ray has been a civilian yee.of t e U. S. Army Corps of ers at El.&hran in Saudi Ara- fa." la his leisure time Young Jor- Z n t-i-k c: 'or fill ies of places he visit ed. Gua of tie r ost interee' Tj and impressive was Lis visit to f e Ho'y Land. He wia show slides cf Lis t 'p to Palestine and give a running com mentary as well as show a few of his !'' f! r " - cative coins i .1 t. r oL.". !. lie service will : at 7:CD e 1 t'.e public is cor - . "y i V J t? s' id. e Trca Zfzf ! 1 Fci".JtGrov;crsTo II-lilfislilDayAt LevistonScpt16Ui Varied Program Plan ned On Research and Production , All arrangements have been com pletel for the N. C. Peanut Growers Association annual membership meet ing and field day, to be held Septem ber 16, at Lewiston, it was reported today by R. M. Thompson, Perquim ans Farm Agent. v ' Mr. Thompson stated, "we feel this is an important day to the peanut growers of North Carolina. The pro ducer organization and the research forces are joining hands in further ing the much needed effort in behalf of peanuts." v.v-.":'v ;::":'& Program planners for Che event this year, according to Mr. ' Thompson, nave worked toward making the day's events more interesting to those at tending, providing the farmers with data and information on his produc tion problems rather than those in research. Individuals in Perquimans County arice in the treasury of $187.82. The who wish to attend this meeting and 'Auxiliary then voted to pay the fol field May are asked to contact the, lowing items: March of Dimes $5, County Agent's off ice, and arrange-! Day, Nursery at Oteen $10, Martha ments will be made concerning trans portation. ; - . xi: ; ' The program for the day has been announced as follows: Morning ses sion, .Welcome, ,C. S. McSwain; Facts about the Association, C. S. Alexan der, president; Reports by the secre tary and treasurer; Talks by T. J. Pearsall and Flake Shaw; address by Congressman L. H. Fountain... Lunch will be available at the farm between 12:05 and 1:15 P. M. The afternoon session will begin with a tour of the farm, featuring talks by State College Specialists. At Stop A on the tour P. H. Reid will give a talk on Rotation and spacing; W. C. Gregory will talk on Varieties and breeding. At Stop B, B. M. Can non will conduct a demonstration on harvesting. Stop C on the tour will feature talks by E. T. York on fertili zation, J. R. Dogger on Insect Con trol and W. E. Cooper on Disease C6n trol. - . , - frs. Towe tlamad StatcDPVOfficer Mrs. Alice M. Towe of Hertford,i member of the Perquimans BPW Club, was named State Chairman of the Education and Vocations Committee of the North Carolina Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs at a state planning conference held at High Point . - Mrs. Towe fa an employee with the State Highway and Public Works Commission. She was the Perquimans Club's first president when ifc was or ganized in 1948, and since then in ad dition to having held several offices in the local club, she has served as District Health and Safety , Contact Chairman, District Director, a member of the State Nominating Committee, and chairman of the State Transpor- ennial Convention when it met in St. Louis. ' :k'::Vv ."' ';:-:;.'iUiv-''i' It was announced at the conference, attended by 30 State Club leaders, that "Able, Alert, and Active" will be the Federation's slogan for the year. Miss Lois Frazier, member of the Meredith College faculty, first vice president of the state organization; outlined the duties of each officer. A workshop for district directors ' and state chairmen was also held. Follow ing the board meeting Saturday after noon, Mrs. Ruby C. Blythe, Rocky Mount State President presided at the banquet and introduced the offi cers. : ' ' V:". ' i;: : Xs -: Revival Services At Bagley Swamp A revival service will be conducted at Bagley Swamp Pilgrim Church be ginning September 14, and continuing through, E.-smber 26, it was an nounce J te. by the -Rev. CoyJS, Sa'niors, r...' r of the church. 11 1 servifs will be conducted by J I ". 0., Carpenter of Ashland, f 7-, 83 r or and the Rev. J. L. L...J of 1 City, Fla., will direct the music. Services will be held each evening at e'ht o'clock and the pub lic is inl?J V3 attend. ' H i; -cd To CI.D"fTcn . acuity G. C. r former Vocational Am r at Perrui v? U!, . i named to t, a ' culjr i, at LT-rrrs " zi. in a r of r M::s ChE:rm:n Nxdd At r.'ostmg Unit Last Thursday Report On Girls' State Given By Local Representatives The American Legion Auxiliary of the William Paul Stallings Post met Thursday night of last week at the home of Mrs. J. R. Webb with Mrs. Elizabeth Haskett as joint hostesses. Mrs. Oscar Felton gave an inter esting talk on music and led in group singing. . Mrs. Elsie Gregory intro duced Miss Billie Carol Divers and Miss Mary Frances Eure who gave in teresting and enlightening reports on Girls' State which they attended this summer : as representatives of the county. v-;.n- vV: During the business session, which was presided over by Mrs. Helen Skin ner, president, the roll was called, minutes of meeting read and a report given by the corresponding secretary. Mrs. Thelma . Hollowell, treasurer, reported the unit had spent $558.70) during tne past year, leaving a Dai' Clarerie Fund $5, Education Fund $5, Hospital ' Library ' $5, and Central Fund $5 "V; :r-:X.- t:f- Mrs. Grace Morris gave a report concerning three veteran's children which the Auxiliary will help to enter an orphanage. It was reported the unit will attend the Hertford Baptist Church on Sun day night, September 12. Two unit members, Mrs. B; C. Berry and Mrs. W. F. : Alnsley attended the National Legion Convention held in Washing ton, D. C. Gifts . for perfect attendance were awarded. ' Mrs.' Helen Skinner, Mrs. Grace Mnns and Mrs. Minnie Miller. Gifts were also presented Mrs. Elda Webb. Mrs. Eloise Gregory and Mrs. Blanche Berry, each of whom missed only onejmeeting during the year. Mrs. Skinner announced the chair mans of the following committees: :' Americanism, Ann Nowell; Child Wolfare2Grace Morris; Civil Defense, Elda Webb;. Community Service Pick ett Sumner; Girls' State Eloise Greg ory; Legislative Activities, Elizabeth Skipsey; Membership, Sarah C. White; Music, Helen Winslow; National Se curity, Vera Batton; Pan American, Irene Towe; Past President Parley, Blanche Berry, Publicity, Blanche Ber ry; Poppy, Lessie White; Rehabilita tion, Valeria Felton; Gold Star Mo thers, Ethel Perry. Delicious refreshments were served by the hosteses. , r Members present werer Mrs. Mary B. Chappellj Eloise Gregory, Elizabeth Haskett, Thelma Hollowell, Grace Morris, Minnie Miller, Ethel Perry, Alice Roach, Pickett Sumner, Madge Towe, Mattie Anse White, Sarah C. White," Valeria Felton, Elda Webb, Vera Batton, Helen Skinner. One new member, Rosa Waldron. Miss Billie C. Divers and Miss Mary Frances Eure visitors. Gives Tips On Fair The North Carolina State Fair will be October 19r23 this year. Entries must be in by Wednesday, October 13 at 6:00 P. M., Miss Kimsey Perry, County Home Agent has announced. All entries must be made in the owner's name and official printed forms must be used in making appli cations for entry. Application forms may be secured at the Farm and Home Agents' office or ordered from Mana ger, N. C. State Fair, P. O. Box 1388, Raleigh. Arts and Crafts must be in place by Friday, October 15 at 6:00 P, M. All other exhibits except cut flowera County Heme Agent must be in place by 10:00 A. M., Mon- .nouncement apparently leaves Senator day, October 18. Cut flowers must be Irving Ives as the leading GOP can in place Tuesday, October 19 at 11:00 Ididate for the office. New York A. M. Exhibits will be released at 5:00 P. M, Saturday, October 23. Canned goods, breads, cakes, can dies, clothing, rugs, quilts and linens are amonir the thinsm which mav be entered. Why let western Carolina! have all the show ? We can do things as well as they. Get your items to gether and exhibit them at your State Fair. . . County Free From FlolUay Accidents Perquimans County had a Labor Day holiday free from highway acci dents, according to a report , made by the Stete Highway Patrpl. . : Nationally, the accident toll was less than predicted by Safety officials, the death toll tcinj less than any year since l"". In North Carolina, the veck-f 3 f "c t" ort gave the num- r . ' j C -J. s as 11 and the ...1. . . . -X iX 13. . .V County Commissioners Nominate Three Candidates For Post Of Fire Warden Rotary Sees Film On Saudi Arabia Ray Jordan, who returned to Hert ford last week after having spent a year in Saudi Arabia, working with the IT. S. Army Engineers, was the program guest of the Hertford Rotary Club last Tuesday night . Mr. Jordan showed film slides of pictures he had taken during his stay in Saudi Arabia, and gave a very in teresting talk on the country and its people and customs. After completing his assignment in Saudi Arabia Mr. Jordan toured Eu rope for four months prior to sailing for home. DrarnFor Service The names of sixty-two residents of Perquimans County were drawn for service as jurors at the October term of Superior Court, which will convene here Monday, November 1, during the regular meeting of the Board of Coun ty Commissioners held last Tuesday. Drawn to serve as jurors were Her bert J. Winslow, Paul M. Colson, Am brose Long, James L. Lane, W. Elihu Winslow, Mrs. Gladys Perry, Clarence C. Chappell, N. J. Smith, J. B. Eure, Charlie Wilder, A. L. Dale, Henry Christgau, Robert W. Turner, James A. Winslow, Ira Stallings, H. R. Mil ler, E. L. Jennings, Walter P. Dail, Edward B. Wilder, Jennie Bray, Ray mond Winslow, James Wilder, Clar ence Winslow, J. M. Fleetwood, C. Frank Tynch, Winford Winslow, Earl Morse, D. O. Cartwright, E. T. Kir by, Floyd Benton, Alphonso Dail, El mer E. Chappell, R. R. White, John A, Elliott, Louis Stallings, Daly Roun tree, Gilliam Twine, Ernest Goodwin, Fentress Lane, Sadie Perry, George W. Nowell. Anderson E. Layden, A. E. Spivey, Mrs. D. W. Eure, Edgar Fields, Wallace Baker, Edward T. Staflingi, Elsberry Lane, M. R. Grif fin, Willie H. Lamb, Dennis Eure, John R. Baker, Dan Berry, Howard Copeland, Charlie Lane, C. P. Morris, John D. Lane, John H. Stallings, Sr., F. A. McGoogan, Jerry Stokely, W. W. Godfrey and Arthur Copeland. THIS VMS The U. S. has filed a strong pro test with Soviet Russia over the shoot ing down of an American aircraft off I Red Siberia last Saturday. The U. S.' termed the action was a "wanton and I innrovoked attack" by two Soviet 1 planes. The Russians claimed the U. S. plane had violated tneir ironuer. i Diplomats of Europe continue in a quandary since the French defeat of EDC, and reports indicate more con ferences will be needed now to iron out difficulties regarding rearming of Germany, and the establishment of al liances for keeping peace in Europe. , S Steps toward creation of an inter national atomic pool for peaceful pur poses are proceeding, according to an announcement this week by President Eisenhower. The project will proceed without Russia, which has not accept ed a t, S. invitation to participate. The report stated Great Britain, France, Canada, Australia and South Africa have joined the U. S. in the program. Republican Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York announced last Tuesday he will not be a candidate for any political office this year. The an- Democrats are expected to wage a strong fight to regain control of the New York capital, with Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., and Averell Harriman mentioned as strong contenders for the Democratic nomination. Recorder's Court In Recess Tuesday Perquimans County Recorder Court was in recess, last Tuesday, due to conflict of , the, session with the meet ing of the" Board of County Commis sioners, which also uses the court room for meetings. . . All cases Jisted on the court docket were continued until the next term of court on Tuesday, September 14. p BIRTH ,ANNOIJNXMIOT ' gt and Mrs. Frank Gardner an nounce the birth of a ' born Sixty TwoCitizens I HEAOLIIESJ Board Accepts Bids For Fixtures For Local County Offices The Board of Commissioners for Perquimans County held its -regular September meeting last Tuesday, hav ing postponed the meeting one day due to the Labor Day holiday. ' After considering 14 applications for the position as County Forester, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. W. Nowell, the Board nominat ed Thomas Nixon, J. B. Eure and G. E. Benton as candidates for the post The final appointment will be made by the State Department in charge of this program. , The Board voted to invest thirty thousand dollars of County Funds in insured building and loan associations of the State, placing the present sur plus funds on interest bearing deposit A sum of $35 was voted to the Ne gro 4-H Club Dairy Show to be held the latter part of this month. Petitions for improvement of county roads, known as Parkville Road, Pig Lane and Rogerson-Moore Road were approved by the Commisioners. During the meeting the Board re ceived bids for a number of fixtures for the courtroom and offices of Clerk of Court Register of Deeds and the Negro Farm Agent A low bid of $1,893.46, submitted by the Eastern Office Equipment Company, was ac cepted for the purchase of these items. Included in the purchase were 12 new jury chairs for the court room, a desk for the Negro Farm Agent's of fice, book shelves, tables, and other equipment for the vault additions to the office of Clerk of Court and Reg ister of Deeds. , In addition to the above the Board received reports from the various de partments of the County, including a financial report which revealed that during the first two months of the pressnt fiscal year the county receipts totaled $45,654.59, while total expendi tures amounted to $36,768.45. Indians To Open Fnoty I Season Friday, Sept. 17 Football is in the air at Perquim ans High School where Coach Ike Per ry's Indians are fast rounding into form for ' the opening game to be played against the Chowan College Jayvees in Murfreesboro on : Friday night, September 17. - Since the opening of school last week the Indian squad has been grow ing and is now composed of about 4Q boys who are practicing daily for the season ahead. The practice drills are under the direction of Coach Perry and his as sistant, Ab Williams, who reports the team is shaping up well considering the number of drill sessions completed. Faced with filling several holes in the starting lineup, due to loss of players through graduation and trans fer, Coach Perry points out several new candidates are coming along well and he believes will make a fine show ing in replacing some of last year's stars. Showing up well as linesmen are D. A. Carver, Matthews, Over ton, Melville Williams and Backs Paul Mathews, Pierce and Charles Whed bee. ' , Alfred Pucky Joins State Highway Patrol Alfred E. Pucky of Hertford began work September 1 with the State Highway Patrol. Trooper Pucky, 25, will be assigned to Gatesville on a probationary status until such time as a patrol training school is held. He was sworn in by Secretary of State Thad Eure at ceremonies in Patrol Commander James R. Smith's office. For a short time before joining the State Patrol, Pucky served as police man for the Town of Hertford. He is a veteran of eight years ser vice with the United States Marine Corps and hails originally from Penn sylvania. He is married and the fa ther of one daughter. Wildlife Program -, Scheduled Sept. 16 , ' A wildlife program featuring two films , will be shown in the Court House at 7:30 P. M., Thursday, Sep tember 16. "Whistling Wings," a col ored film depicting Canada Goose hunting and "Pheasants Galore" hunt ing for Ring-necked pheasants in South Dakota. . ' AUXILIARY TO MEET The Saint Catherine's Auxiliary of the Holy Trinity Episcopal ChurJa wia meet next Monday night Ecj'.w.ber 13, at 8 o'clock at the howe r? V.' D. S. Darden. A!T trerlc j ! to 81