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Volume XXI. Number 41: .- . Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, October 8 1954. 5 Cents Per Copy Cite. fcd Directors fleeted For 'SrjMi M At In Jag Saturday A. T. Lane Re-elected ; As President Of Board Of Directors The Albemarle Electric Membership ' Corporation conducted its most .suc cessful meeting here last Saturday, hearing organization reports and electing directors for the cooperative fr the coming year. Elected, as directors were J. A. Whitehurst and Joe Hastings of Cam ' den, A. T. Lane, Chas. E. White and - Floyd Matthews of Perquimans, John Bunch and J. A. Wiggins of Chowan and Tommie Temple and W. B. Lowry of Pasquotank. f IffinnM r. 9 l. A sliAfiAn nn-M the election by the directors are A. T. Lane, president; J. A. Wiggins, vice v president; Chas. E. White,,treasurer, find Tin-mi Maffhowa fuwwjiinr: ' In reporting to the membership on $ the progress of the cooperative dur ing 1953 President Lane pointed out the organization had constructed 11 miles of power lines to serve 147 new . memoers. jjuruig me year r dio . . VI A1 . 1J. . t ' paid $24,206.85 on its loan and $18, - 031.68 as interest Total repayment, 'to the Federal Government, on its .loan, to date, amounted to $157,706.32, 'of this amount $36,852.46 was paid in advance. Since 1947 the. AEMC has increased Its membership from 1,143 to 2,310 nd revenue has jumped from $27, B39.79 to 1144,018.90. - Mr. Lane concluded his report by stating the Co-op officials have a pro gram of improvement -scheduled for the coming year which includes iiJrtal- lafinfi of tioaw linos nnA ImHnn nftil more sub-stations. ;' f j Preceding the election of directors and officers the AEMC held a dinner at the Hotel Hertford for officials and employees and special guests of the Co-op. A musical program was also a feature of the program which was con ducted at Perquimans High School. TIIIS VMS HIEADLluZS ) News from Europe this week takes a brighter turn with an announcement of a settlement of the Trieste prob lem between Italy and Yugoslavia. The disputed territory was divided in to two zones with one zone, includ ing the city of Trieste going to Italy and the other zone to Yugoslavia. TJ. S. and British troops, stationed in the area, will be transferred else where. TInitv between the Western Pow ers was a keynote of the Nine-power, conference held in London last weefc' Burial was in Cedarwood Ceme which resulted in diplomatic agree- tery. . ment on the question of rearming of I JJ -- Germany, and giving the Bonn Gov- on.ntmi' full inmiv nitv The asrree. ernment full sovereignty. The agree ment sets up a plan for control .Ger man military, as well as withdrawal of occupation troops by the Allies. The Pact is reported as having a better than even chance of approval by each nation represented. Opposition to integration of public schools flared up anew this week in Baltimore and Washington, following similar incidents last week at scat tered points in Delaware, West V5r- srima, Ohio and Illinois. Attendance strikes on the part of white students have featured the demonstration. In some places school boards have return ed to segregation in the schools pend- ing further consideration of the situa tion. The Supreme Court is expect ed to give additional ruling on the problem during December.' With the General - Election : only three weeks away, national leaders of the Democrats and Republican parties are waging a strong battle tp win con trol of Congress for the next two years. Reports indicate Democrats will win a majority in the House of Representatives, while the fight for control of the Senate appears, about even. Towe And Matthews , Make VES Grid Team Two former students of Perquimans High School, Cliff Towe and Richard Matthews, are making a fine record as members of the football team at Vir ginia Episcopal School, accopling to reports received here. Towe is play-. ing offensive guard and defensive ' back on the team while Matthews is1 playing end. Both boys participated 'in a VES victory against Millers' Schools last Rahirdav. " ( Another former Perquimans star, . Howard Williams is making a fine showing as a mender of the Frebh-. : man team at the Uivertv of l.. frrollna. Kot: !, ul:o f! t 'A- ' for Ce Ir.."ar.s, is t jr a ck pcGltlrn f y f ? U. J i - "i-j i f 12L I Registration Books To Be Opened Saturday R. C. Murray, chairman of the Per quimans Board of Elections, reported Monday that registration ' books for the General Election to be held No vember 2 will be opened for the first time Saturday, October 9, and will be open through Saturday, October 23 for the purpose of registering voters for the election. v. Mr. Murray pointed out that vot ers already listed on the books need not register again in order to partici pate in the. general election, but per sons who have reached the age of 21 since last May, or who will be 21 prior to November 2, must register in or der to vote. Officials and polling places for the election will be the same as in the primary last May. Funeral Services Melton Nixon IL!d Wednesday Thomas Shelton Nixon, 43, promi nent farmer of Perqumians County, died at 6:40 o'clock last Monday even ing in a Norfolk hospital of self-inflicted gunshot wounds. It was re ported that. Mr. Nixon shot himself at his home at about four o'clock Sun day afternoon. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Nixon and husband of Mrs. Eliz abeth Upton Nixon and a member of the Anderson Methodist Church, s1 . Besides his wife and parents, he is survived by five sons, Thomas E., Jr., Wilroy, Julian, Mack and Steward Nixon all of Route 1, Hertford; five sisters, Mrs. Pat Keegan of Hertford, Mrs. Sidney Layden of Route 1, Hert ford, Mrs. Walter SymonS of Okisko, Mrs. Carey Quincey of Norfolk, and Mrs. William Stanford of Norfolk; two 'brothers, Preston Nixon of Route 1, Hertford, and Russell Nixon of Nor folk? Va, v ,Ah,.,,v Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday afternoon at 3 .o'clock at the Twiford Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Caroll Beale, pastor of Ander son Methodist Church, asisted by the Rev. L. C. Chandler. During the1 services "Beyond the Sunset" , was sung by Mrs.. L. C. Chandler and the Great Hope Choir sang "The Old Rugged Cross." They were accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Ellie White. Pallbearers were Samuel Mansfield, Wallace Goodwin, Joseph Rogerson, Wilbur Robertson, Ward Hunter and Kermit Lane OvMT1flll Rifpo TTpM ." CrlUdH IVli eS XieiU Saturday Afternoon Mrs. Alice Margaret Overman, 76, died at the Trueblood Nursing Home at 10 A. M., last Thursday morning after a long illness. She was a daughter of the late George and Margaret Hendrix Lowe and widow of William H. Overman. She was a lifelong resident of Per quimans County and a member of the Oak Grove Methodist Church. Mrs. Overman is survived by one , brother, Merritt Lowe of Perquimans County. ' Funeral services were conducted at 2 o'clock Saturday at Oak Grove Meth odist Church with the. Rev. H. M. Jamieson, pastor, officiating. Burial followed in the family cemetery. T teal Bus Station Changes Ownership Announcment was made here last Friday of the purchase of the Hert ford Bus Station business by Mrs. Nellie Pierce from the former own ers,, Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Yagel. .Mrs. Pierce has assumed active manage ment of the business. Nearro 4-H Clubber Wins Show Honors Perquimans County Negro 4-BT Club members won their share of the awards in the junior dairy show held last week Mn Elizabeth City. Joseph Wills won first place in showmanship, competing against seventeen entries. He ahd won top honors in the best fitted event. A red ribbon went to Sanford L. Jennings of Perquimans and a white ribbon was won by Wal ter Parker and Lewellyn Wills. W. C. Stroud, Negro County Agent and K. A, Williams, Vocational Teach er, took part in the show. ' Eir;TJ ANNOUNCEMENT ' I r. and Mrs. Elmer Lassiter .of Route 1, Hertford, announce tl.e birth of a son, John Rodney, born Septem ber 23 at the Albemarle Hospital. Taboro tellies To Defeat Indians In Perquimans To Play Ply- i mouth Panthers Here On Friday Night The Perquimans Indians, with injured players, lost fought football game to the Tarboro Tigers last Friday night by a score of 27 to 18. It was the second confer ence loss for the Indians this sea son. ,'' .. i , Coach Ike Perry's outfit, playing without ' the services of Williams, Lane and Pierce, who are injured and losing Eddie Overton on injuries in the : first half, outplayed Tarboro throughout the first half and held an 18-6 advantage at the start of the third period. A pass play from Paul Matthews to D. A. Carver set up the first score for Perquimans, but the try for the pxtra noint failed makinc thp score KLnVn,in5 ! J2 Tarboro fumble on the Tarboro i6.W ?z,554.o. yard line. Tarboro bounced back to score a TD on a 35 yard run and con verted the extra point to take the lead 7 to 6. Tommy Matthews scored the second touchdown for Perquimans, running an end-around play for a distance of 84 yards. This put Perquimans ahead 12 to 7. Tarboro drove deep into Indian ter ritory, but D. A. Carver stopped the drive by intercepting a Tarboro pass and racing 90 yards for an Indian TD, making the score 18 to 7 at the half. Riggs was the outstanding player for Tarboro, sparking his team to three touchdowns in the second half, to assure victory for the visitors. The Tigers' marched 62 yards during the third period for a TD and converted the extra point to make the score 18 to 14. They intercepted an Indian pass for their third TD and the score went to 20 to 18. Riggs tallied the final TD for the visitors and Tarboro con verted to make the final score 27 to'18. -v.-; Tarboro rolled up a total of nine first downs while Perquimans had six. Hazel Matthaars,. USA. Carver .and Lowe were outstanding on defense for the Indians while Paul and Tommy Matthews were best on offense. The Indians play Plymouth in a con ference contest here Friday night with game time set for eight o'clock. Coach Perry is hopeful that his injured play ers will be recovered Sufficiently to take part in the game this week, Increased Number Of upon rauic cnoois; uener Attendance The increase in the number of births in North Carolina since 1945 is now making its impact upon the public, schools, Total live births, according to sta- tistics from the State Board of Health, increased from an average of 85,821 during the 8-year period 1938-1945 to ah average of 109,030 during the 8 year period 1946-1953. For the more recent 8-year period, the number of live births totaled 872,240, whereas during the next preceding 8-year per iod the figure was 686,569, And for the period 1930-1937 the number of live births for the State totaled 618 614. The increase from the 1930-W37 period to the 1938-1945 period was 67, 955, whereas the increase from the 1938-1945 period to the 1946-1953 per iod was. 185,671. An average of 23, 209 more children were born, the fig ures show, during each year of the more recent period than were bom during the 1938-1945 period. Only 8, 494 more births, on an average, were annually recorded for each year of the 1938-1945 period than .were recorded for the average year during the 1940- 1937 period. These facts have a direct bearing upon the public schools. Those chil dren born during the early years of the most recent 8-year period are just now entering the, first grade those born in 1946 . entered in 1951; those born in . 1947 entered in 1952; and those born in 1948 entered in 1953. According to the course of events, those children born in 1949, a total of 107,940 will enter school in the fall of 1954. Other significant facts besides those concerning births are the following: ' 1.' First grade fer the white group enrollment decreases , nearly consist ently from 1931-32 to 1947-48, when for three years increases took place. Then for tile next two years, 1950-51 and 1951-62, there were further de creases, followed by another increase to 70,892 in 1952-63. 2. Negro first grade enrollment has followed a . decreasing trend from 1932-33 When the' figure was 92,712 to 36,663 in 1952-63. . 3. Figures relating to membership (last day of school) follow the same general trends for both group. r 4. Number and percentage of drop outs have been downward in the main, BOErdOf Education In Meeting Here Last Monday flight Furniture Purchase For Grammar School Is Given Approval riddled! The Board of Education for Per a hard quimans County met in regular ses sion in the office of the Superinten-, dent of Schools last Monday night and acted upon a number of matters per taining to the school system. Mrs. Eva H. Ward, clerk to the su perintendent, was granted a year's, leave of absence from her duties, ef fective January 1, 1955. The Board took no action in filling the position which will be vacant during Mrs. Ward's absence. The Board voted approval of the purchase of furniture and fixtures for the new addition at Perquimans Cen tral Grammar School now in the pro- ce8B 01 cons true uun. iuuu amuunt i the contract for the new furnishings Approval was also voted by the Board for plans to be worked out whereby workers in the school lunch rooms will be covered under social se curity. The superintendent advised the Board this program, if' secured, will become effective next January. J. T. Biggers, the superintendent, reported to the Board on the progress of the construction of four new class. rooms and a library, at the Perquim ans Central Grammar School, advis ing that there was some delay in starting the project but it was now well underway. The Board approved the type of materials being used on the project. The ' superintendent also gave the Board a review of school activities during the first month of operation of the new term and reported on daily attendance records and progress of the term. , Ray White Appointed As Rabies Inspector W. Rav II White of Hertford, has been apposed . Rabies Inspector for Perquimans County by the District Health Department, it was announced this week by Dr. B. B. McGuire, health officer. Mr. White, who was recommended for the post by the county members of the District Board of Health, will succeed G. C. Buck, who has served as rabies inspector for several years. Births Make Impact to an almost static situation within recent years. , 5. Number and percentage of pro- motions and non-promotions have been generally upward and downward, re ! spectively. Figures for more recent years indicate a better school situation in respect to this grade. 6. Relationship of average daily! membership to average daily ance as reflected by the number and percentage of average daily absences also shows an improving trend for both groups. Deadline For ASC Ballots October 15 Ballots to be used in voting for Ag ricultural Stabilization and Conserva tion community committeemen have been mailed out to farmers, announced I Helene W.' Nixon, Perquimans County ASC Office Manager. Returned bal lots mailed must be postmarked not later than October 15, and ballots de livered to the ASC office must be in by noon, October 18. Each farmer is instructed to vote for five committeemen chosen either from the nominees already on the bal lot or by writing in a name or names on blank spaces provided on the bal lot. . .. Eligibility to ; vote depends upon farming status rather than legal vot ing age. Persons under 21 may par ticipate if they are in charge of op erations on an entire farm. At least one of the approvad Agricultural Con servation Program practices must be in progress on the farm, or the farm er must be eligible for price support Persona who believe they are eligible to vote but did not receive a ballot should call by the ASC office. All eligible farmers are urged to vote. Miss Nixon said that committeemen will have important roles in the ad ministration of the ACP, marketing quotas 3 and. the price support pro gram. With, additional ;. marketing quota programs in operation and the new cross-compliance provisions, ASC programs will be of vital importance to almost every farm, i, i County Board Postpones Settlement On 1953 Taxes; Names Special Collector Seven Cases Heard By Recorder Judge Seven cases were listed on the doc ket of Perquimans Recorder's Court in session here last Tuesday including those of George Olds, John. King, and Dallas Rayburn, each of whom paid the costs of court after entering a plea of guilty to charges of speed-r ing. J next meeting of the Board. It was A fine of $10 and costs were tax-- reported approximately $12,000 re ed against James A. Felton, Negro, mained on the 1953 tax levy, who submitted to a charge of follow-j County Accountant Max Campbell ing a vehicle too closely. ; was named by the Board to act as a . John Morgan and Lonme Johnson, , Negroes, were found guilty on charg es of assault with a deadly weapon. Each was assessed the court costs. Clifton Halsey, Negro, was found. guilty on a charge of interfering with an officer in performance of duty. He was ordered to pay a fine of $10 and costs. Mrs. Barbara Rose Agriculture Census Appointment of Mrs. Barbara Win slow Rose of Hertford as a crew lead- er for the 1954 Census of Ajrricul- Field Supervisor For ture is announced by Field Supervisor1 Authority was voted by the Board Randolph Williams. for the painting of the kitchen at the Mrs. Rose will direct a force of 10 Z01? Home, and Superintendent J. enumerators who will canvass all c- Morgan was authorized to have the farms in Perquimans and Chowan work completed, counties. She reported October 4 toi Announcement was made during the the census agriculture field office at 'meeting of the appointment of Thorn Wilson for a week of training. as Nixon as County Forester, succeed- The crew leader is one of the key n8 .the J le vcan. the people in the field operations of the death of J W. Nowell Mr Nixon was Census of Agriculture. It is her re- fPPom.t!.d.to the Position by the Dis sponsibility to train the enumerators officiate, being one of three can and supervise their work; plan and al- date! commended bV Brd of locate work assignments; review the commissioners, work of the enumerators and take re- Authorization was also voted by the medial action where necessary, and to;Board for A- T. Lane, chairman to conduct difficult enumerations. - supervise the enlargement and reno- )n4.:M t 4.1. : 4-1... After attending the trainine con-1 ference, Mrs. Rose will return to her I LdisfpVt where, she will spend three weeks recruiting enumerators, check ing enumeration district boundaries, and training enumerators in prepara tion for the start of the census on No vember 1. PlansCompleted for "Nickels" Vote Final plans have been made for con ducting the Nickels for Know-How referendum on Friday, October 15, in Perquimans County, according to R. M. Thompson, County Agent. Mr. Thompson pointed out that all agricultural agencies, farm organiza tions, and most businesses in the county ; had pledged their support to the program, which was begun three years ago to provide badly needed ag- attend-Jricultural research and education in addition to that provided by federal, state and other funds. The program. is supported by a 5 cents per tori assessment on feed and fertilizer. An election, in which all users of feed and fertilizer are eligi ble to vote, is required every three years to continue Nickels for Know - How. A two-thirds favorable majori- ty is required, or the program will end . December 31. Thompson urged all farm people to cast a vote in the electionl and "show the country that North Carolina farm ers are willing to support the work that is of primary benefit to them. "Our future in farming depends to a great extent on favorable farm leg islation, on the public's attiude toward us, and on our success in obtaining new know-how," Thompson declared. P. H. Small Passes At Veterans Hospital P. H. Small, of Hertford,, died last Tuesday at the Veterans' Hospital at Kecoughtan, Va., after a long illness. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. K. J. Gilbert of Norfolk, Va., and Mrs. A.. R. Patton of Nebo, N. C, and one brother, WilliaimSmall of Hertford. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at the graveside in Cedarwood Cemetery. WhitestonOubTo Sponsor Play Oct 14 ; The Whiteston Home Demonstration Club will sponsor a night of fun and entertainment at the Whiteston Com munity House on Thursday night, Oc tober 14, featuring a playlet, "school days" at Porcupine Junction, string music and refreshments. The program will start at 7:30 o'clock and a free Discuss Court House X5reen Project With BPW Club Members The Commissioners for Perquimans County, meeting in regular session here last Monday, postponed a tax settlement with Sheriff M. G. Owens on collections of 1953 taxes until the special collector or i54 taxes until settlement of 1953 taxes is made with the Sheriff. A delegation, consisting of Mrs. Vi- 0ia Nachman, Mrs. Lawrence Towe and Miss Hulda Wood, representing the BPW Club, appeared before the board and discussed a proposed pro ject for beautifying the Court House Green, including removal of some dead trees and the planting of some new shrubbery. The Board expressed it self as working toward this program and attempts will be made to have the work done during the next few months. W. H. Pitt, Clerk of Court, advised the Board that Judge Nimmocks, who iwill preside at the November term of ' Superior Court, has set Wednesday, I November 3 as the opening day of the ' J J J I . i xt session, aim oruerea jurors turn outers having business with the court to ap pear for the first time on that date. J ' i room. 5MMeiPineys Woods Anniversary V,. Some 550 people attended the 160th anniversary celebration of Piney Woods Friends Church last Sunday. Friends and visitors from Texas, Maryland, Virginia, and many places in North Carolina assembled to re fresh their memories of former days and enjoy the get together, which fea tured a message by Dr. Clyde A. Mil ner, president of Guilford College. The program opened with Bible School at 10 A. M., followed by the services at 11 A. M., during which special music was rendered by Har old White. A real old-fashioned "banquet" lunch was served on the grounds, fol lowing the morning services, and this was enjoyed by all. During the afternoon program Mrs. Grace Ward, assisted by others, gave an interesting history of the Piney ; Woods Church, which dates back to j 1754, and possibly earlier. The Piney j Woods Monthly Meeting was set up in 1 1794 and has continued down through today. The presentation of the history of the Church was made more effective by the use of costumes of the early Quakers. Also of interest was a dis play of historical objects and pictures connected with the church. The Rev. D. Virgil Pike is the pas tor of Piney Woods Church. Fire Drills Held At County Schools As part of the observation of Nat ional Fire Prevention Week, members of the Hertford Fire Department con ducted fire drills at the five schools in the county last Monday. The drills, unannounced, went off in very good fashion and the firemen were pleased with the cooperation giv en at the schools. A time check on the drills was made at each school and the time taken to clear each building of all students was reported as fol lows: Perquimans Training School, one minute and 20 seconds; Perquim ans Central Grammar School, one min ute and 65 seconds; Perquimans High School, one minute and 21 seconds; Hertford Grammar School, two min utes and 16 seconds; King Street Ele mentary School, three minutes and 23 seconds. - OES MEETS MONDAY -' -. The Hertford Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will meet in the lodge room next Monday night, beginning at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to be present Event last Sunday wQl offering will be taken. r
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