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I L 4U 'Annual Meeting Plan- ' ncd Fiday; Officers To Be Eleceted ' Perquimans County Farm Bureau 'will bring to a close its annual mem- . bership drive Friday, November 19, with a big barbecue dinner to be held at Perquimans High School, beginning . at 8:30 P. M , and continuing until about five o'clock. 1 ,f In ail announcement made this week by Floyd Matthews, president of the local Farm Bureau, all members of the county unit and their-families are invited to attend the barbecue. Mr. Matthews also announced offi cers for the coming year will be elect ed at this meeting and action will be taken on resolutions for 1956. The annual membership drive of the Perquimans Farm Bureau is progress ing toward the goal for 300 members .but all reports from membership so licitors have not been turned in, and the number of memberships sold this year is as yet wmpmHLrM, , f TndivMtwfn vhn Tint Ifmul im : ,-: ' - - -O urged; to do'so before the barbecue Friday; memberships may; be secured at the meeting at the high school Fri day afterncxm.v'1 ILi Wl.1'5 ' The Senate, now considering censure action " against McCarthy, has made little, headway since the special ses sion convened and some predictions oming out Of Washington indicate the Senators may not reach . decision on the censure matter by the? deadline date late December; There has "been some effort to compromise the action against the Senator from Wis consin but these attempts are expect ed to -"iii.. ' Northi . Carolina ha fttecr rif with the tJ. S. Supreme Court in the matter of school desegregation, along . with other States affected by the Court's ruling of last May. North Carolina authorities request tne uourt - to give Federal District Judges au thority to supervise any. changeover of the present system, on a gradual Tmsis. ' Sam Rayburn, who will be Speaker of the House, , when Congress,, con venes next January with a Democratic majority, stated again this week he foresees no hostile action on the part - of the majority against administra tion proposals just because .the Presi dent is a Republican. ; He - promises cooperation' between the Congress and President on matters not in conflict with Democratic views. ' One man died and 15 were trapped in a mine explosion at Farmington, W. Va., thi week. The blast, fol lowed by a raging fire resulted in a decision by authorities to seal the openings of the mine against possi ble future explosions inside the -mine. V-::,,::;?,.,?.' -l:-' ;! Economic ; reports released during this- week point to increased activity in business throughout the nation. Highlighting the report was the step ped up production of automobiles. De partment store sales are up, and com- menators predict the coming . Christ mas sales will break all records for -volume. , ' State Theatre To Award Grid Trophy ..l The annual presentation . of " the State Theatre football trophy to the outstanding member of the Ferquim ans II'cV f hool team will be made at the theatre next Monday night No vember 22, at 9 o'clock, it was an-noL-ed to "ay by B L. Xlilibs, mana-g-r cf the T "atre. , , I Lers of the L; "an town w'.l se 1. t the player to, receive the award, as has been the 'custom in the past, on t" 3 basis of their choice of the playsr .0 was t' e most outstanding during rTt """!On. 1 ' 1 rrt ' "m v"'l te rada fol 1 v ' ; cf 0. 6 f jature pic- ELiyFrcssDsy Due to observance of Thanksgiving Thursday of next week, xThe WJy will be printed a day earlier in order to provide a holiday for the printers ' Any t advertising or news matter should, therefore, be- in tb office of The Weeklyj not later thMt f"3i'clock Tuesday afternoon, November 3. Cor respondents are requested to mail in their 'weekly news letters on , next Monday. - . " . , Dtnjcr Of Tuir 00:30 AfCcrmalh Of lufe Hazel Perquimans County Ranger Thos. Nixon announces that the Department of Conservation and Development, Di vision of Forestry's Pest Control For ester, ' B. L. Scheer, has asked him to point out the -danger of insect , in festations in pine timber -which was damaged by Hurricane Hazel. I Due to the considerable quantity of timber which was blown down, there is a strong ' possibility that bark beetles win build up to large numbers next spring and summer if then is another dry growing season. The pri. mary danger is from ips engraver beetles according to Mr. Sheer. These insects are already scattered . over most of Eastern North Carolina and seem to be unusually aggressive. Normally these beetlefl cause relative ly little danger in. standing pine, but tiie extreme dry weather for the last two or three years has weakened the pine timber so that it is unable to re sist an attack in a great many eases. . Mr. Nixon advises and urges -hud- owners to remove all down and lean ing pines from their woodlands. Those with only a slight lean and little rc-t disturbance can probably, be safely left- Those trees with a portion of their roots actually out of the ground, however, are a definite hazard and should be removed- Damaged timber should be salvaged during the coming winter months. Where it has no sal vage value;; it should be removed and destroyed. licit cannot be destroyed, the last resort would be to at least get It down on .the '.ground and be .sure. that all roots are cut from the mam trunks. This last procedure will prob ably have very little if any effect and, therefore, should not be resorted to except in extreme cases. Only' one or two damaged trees in a" stand of timber can serve as a center of infestation especially when sur rounding timber is in a weakened con dition as it apparently is at this time. Consequently care should be taken not to overlook any down or seriously leaning trees. New Chrysler Cars On Display This Week The 1955 line of Chrysler and Ply mouth motor cars, featuring the "For ward Look" went on .display here at the Towe-Webb Motor Company last Wednesday, r Persons visiting the showroom of the local dealer saw vast changes in the body styles of both the Chrysler and Plymouth. : Bigger and more powerful cars are offered in both Chrysler, and , Ply mouth. The body styles of each are longer and lower, both having the new wrap-around windshields and new in terior styling. .;- ; ' The 1955 Chrysler line features only the V-8 engines while Plymouth is of fered with choice of V-8 or six-cylin der motors , - ' , Towe-Webb 'cordially invites the public, to visit its showroom for in spection of the new cars at any time. Business Houses To Obserye Thanksgiving Hertford stores and business houses will observe the Thanksgiving holi day next Thursday, November 25 by staying closed all day, it was reported today. " W. W, White, Postmaster, stated the local Post Office will observe the us ual holiday operations; stamp windows will be closed all day but mail Will be received and dl... fetched from the of fice on a holiday schedule. Reports froi flowers, as of No 1 a Tar Heel soybean I '.els. This Is 21.0 j 1J3 crop of 3,814,- ven-.ber 1, i. " crrp of 4,CZ;,. ) r c t E in a I r..- r 1 t ' J yrT J) ',1 ( point to a 1 's. Tliis -1 of 14.5 I cf 12 , " " C t ? ri cf ;o i- PcrqiilniGsInas: LossClossDscision To Yellow MetS ; Locals To Play Final Football Contest At Morehead City , Coach Ike Perry's hand of Perquim ans Indians outfought and outplayed a strong Elizabeth City High School football team here last Friday night, but lost the contest by a close de cision of 12-7. Fumbles played an im portant part in the game, costing the Indians possession of the ball on nu merous occasions and accounted ; for the first of the Yellow Jackets' two touchdowns. ' Midway of the first period Eliza beth City had moved the ball to the Indian 10-yard line and a play later fumbled the ball into the end zone. Clifton recovered for the Jackets and a TD. .The try for conversion was no good and Elizabeth City held a 6-0 lead. ' . ' ' The Indians came back strong in the second period, moving the ball ; well into Jacket territory, j A pass play, Paul Matthews to Pierce was complet ed and Pierce outran several Jackets to score the Indians' TD. , Paul Mat thews converted the extra point and Perquimans led at half time 7 to 6. Elizabeth City scored again m the third quarter after having blocked a Perquimans punt and recovering the ball on the Perquimans 15 yard line. Smith scored a TD on an end around play giving the Jackets ia 12-7 ad vantage, v ;; ,;vv Tommy Matthews uncorked some fine running about this time and car ried the ball to the Jacket 15-yard line. A penalty 'set the Indians back to the 20 and the ball, was lost on downs. ; Perquimans threatened again in the final four minutes of play after having passed and rushed the ball to the Elizabeth City, five-yard line, but four pass attempts failed and the Jackets took over possession for the balance of the game. Paul, and Tommy Mathews, were best, for the Indians on offense while Williams, Overton and Whedbee were best on defense, ' The Indians will close their 1954 football" selasOtethis week by traveling to Morehead City for a contest there. It has been a tough season for Per quimans, the Indians having lost four games by very slim margins, Dut Coach Perry's boys are out to close the season with a win over Morehead City. llEtiond Cotton,, AOotnotCut Fifteen Percent ; Leohidas L. Lane, Chairman of the Perquimans County ASC Committee, inniinml tnAnv that a National Cot- ton Acreage Allotment has been pro - claimed for 1955 by Secretary of Agri- culture, Ezra Taft Benson and that he called for a National referendum on cotton quotas to be held on Decem ber 14, 1954. The National Acreage Allotment is 18,113,208 acres for 1955 compared with a National Acreage Al lotment this year of 21,379,858 The referendum to be held on the 14th will be the 9th vote of its kind. The first vote on Cotton Marketing Quo- tas was held in March, 1938 and the last cotton referendum was December, ,xo, last year, uaet year larmero m North Carolina voted 95.3 per cent in favor of cotton quotas. Nation wide, the percentage approving was 94.1. At least two-thirds of the farmers vot ing must favor quotas before they will be in effect next year. :u .:X "A ; ,V Mr. Lane cautions farmers to rea lize that in the referendum they are not voting for or against the Acreage Allotmentthey will have . the ' same allotment regardless of the outcome of the referendum. He says that fust about the only ' thing involved is whether they want price supports at 50 per cent of parity. If quotas are approved by the voters4, price support will be at the higher figure. If quo tas are -not approved, price support will drop to 50 per cent of parity. Mr. Lane urges all cotton farmers to get acquainted with the cotton sit uation, to learn for themselves the is sues involved in the referendum and by all means to cast their vote on De cember 44 Ih, ' ' .Y'';,;- Y,' , EIT3 ANNOUNCEMENT : Kr. and Krs. Earl WinsloW of Bel- vidcre announce the birth. of a daugh- t r, l .!i;Ejnday, November 14, at . e All arie Hospital. " ' ' - ! ? 'i. Iliomas G, Eo-srson, re tle ' 1 cf a son, H C. I'" 1 is t 1 Twenty Two Cases On Recorder Court Dqcltet Last Tuesday Majority Of Defendants Charged With Traf fic Violations A total of 22 cases cleared through the Perquimans Recorder's Court in session here last Tuesday with Judge Chas. E. Johnson presiding. Thirteen of the defendants, all of whom enter ed pleas of guilty, were charged with speeding. Paying costs of court on speeding charges were William Meek, Billy Reynolds, George W. Harris, Roger Mallory, J. R. Schaal, Jr., Sidney Proctor, William Lylerly, Frank Jen nings and Willard Fazar. Prayer for judgment was continued in the caBe of Mrs. Carlyn Barker, also charged with speeding. . Fines of $10 and costs were taxed against Albert McDaniels, George Davis, Thomas Hopkins and Alfred Wikens, also charged with speeding. - Arthur Harris, charged with dnv-i ing drunk and reckless driving, was j ter being founjl guilty of the charges. J, C. McGill, charged with reckless Ar4 rA nt.. ,. Afeiwi n ng ana speeding, was oraerea wr, "7 : t7 , ; pay'a fine of $50 and costs. charges of allowing his car, to be op erated by an unlicensed driver. He paid a fine of $25 and costs. Costs of court were taxed against Johnnie Harrell, Negro, ' who entered a plea of guilty to driving on the left side of a highway. , Charlie McDaniel, Negro, submitted to charges of failing to dim lights. He paid the costs of court.- - Ellis Johnson, Jr., paid a fine of $25 and costs after pleading guilty to chargees of reckless driving. Wadie Winslow, Negro, was found guilty of charges of obtaining money op promise of work and failing to do so. - He was sentenced to the roads forSO days, sentence to be suspended upojh payment of costs of court and the; sum of $50 to Norman i-luott. ' Colambus White, Negro, plead guil. ty to charges of-being drunk. He;as sentenced to four days in. "jail, (en tence having been served. Charlie L. Reed. Negro, entered a plea of guilty to assault with a dead ly weapon. He was ordered to pay a fine of $25 and costs of court and to remain away from the Savoy for a period of six months. State Farm Bureau Meeting Scheduled For Asheviile Nov. 21 An impressive list of state and nat- ional speakers will head the program .for the 19th Annual Convention of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federa- tion, which will be held in Asheviile, November 21-24, Headquarters for the four-day event will be the George Vanderbilt Hotel, and all indications point to an attend ance of between 1,200 and 1,500 per; sons representing the 70,000 member organizations, Farm Bureau officials jannounced - i Among the outstanding speakers on I this vear'a nrosram are Allan B. Kline of Chicago, president of the .American arm Bureau reaeration ; U. S. Senator Sam J. Ervin of Mor- ran ton; U. S. Senator-Elect W. Kerr Scott of Haw River: W. E. Hamilton of Chicago, ; American Farm Bureau research director;; William G. Lod wick of Washington, D. C, director of the U. S. Foreign Agriculture Ser vice; Dr. D. W. Colvard of Raleigh, State College dean of agriculture; and Mrs. Charles N. DeShazo of Tappa- hannock, Va., president of . the AmerP can Farm Bureau Women. Also scheduled to appear on the pro gram are numerous state and national commodity leaders. v Fre-convention activities will get under way Sunday, November 21, at 7:30 P. M., with the traditional can- dlelighting ; Vesper Service in West Ballroom of the Vanderbilt Hotel, sponsored by the State? Farm Bureau Women.v, J,,. V, Whitfield of Burgaw, will deliver the vesper talk. ; ; "i The general convention program Monday,, November 22, will begin at 9:00 A. M., with a Joint commodity conference in the City Auditorium. This meeting will be followed by eight separate commodity conferences. These sessions will be held at places desig nated in the program. W.M.S TO MEET The Voman's Missionary Society f t! r st Church will meet Monday :xber 22 at 7:30 F. M. at ... A'J members are urei Board Of Education In Meeting Monday The Perquimans Board of Education met in regular session last night in the office of the Superintendent of Schools. The Board elected Mrs. Floyd Long as secretary to the Superintendent, filling a vacancy caused by a leave of absence granted Mrs. Jarvis Ward. A leave of absence requested . by Mrs. Annie M. Williams, teacher at the Central Grammar School was ap proved for a period of 18 months, be ginning January 6, 1955. The Board voted to extend the play ground fence at Hertford Grammar School, from its present point east of the Library building to West Academy Street. The Superintendent announced all County schools will be closed next Thursday and Friday in observance of lie Thanksgiving holiday. Narrow Esczpa In Perquimans River , . .. . a. lnaries rayne is a pauent in uie ,. 1. tt' .' AiDemane Hospital, suasn wty, IwufrB"" "vm "u"1 ure he suffered as a result of a boat tacciaeni in me reniuiinans iwver last Saturday. Payne, with his brother- in-law, Thomas, Braswell, Jr., of Tar boro, left Hertford early Saturday About four miles down the river the morning for a .ducK hunting trip. boat in which the hunters were rid ing hit a submerged stake or log, rip ping a hole in the bottom of the boat The men, burdened by their heavy clothing and equipment, clung to the water filled boat for about two hours before being picked up by a fisherman from Rocky Mount, who carried them ashore and from a nearby farm house summoned medical aid. Both men were taken to Albemarle Hospital, but Braswell was released late Saturday after being treated. Payne's condition, early Tuesday,, was reported better. .. ' In addition to having a narrow es cape the men lost considerable hunt ing equipment. A 10 horsepower mo tor was dropped overboard to lighten th weight in the lwti and 10 guns, aiong witn some nsning equip ment, was lost overboard. , Payne used a cushion life preserver in an attempt to paddle ashore about a mile away, but returned to the boat when he became aware he might not reach the shore. Braswell, meanwhile, clung to the boat until both men were rescued. . Tyrian Council To Confer Degree Here Tyrian Council, No. 19, Royal and LSelect Masters, Royal Arch Masons f . .. . w . 1 1 1 vt 1 nn win meet monaay nigni, isoveraoer e.c at 8 o'clock in the Masonic Lodge rooms in the Court House in'Hertford for the purpose of conferring the Royal and Select Master's Degrees The conferring of these Royal Arch Degrees in Masonry will be the first time that such an occurrence has hap pened in Hertford and Perquimans County in more than one hundred years. Tyrian Council, No. 19, R. & S. M., is one of the Royal Arch bodies' of Elizabeth City, N. C, but for this oc casion the work will be done in the Lodge room of Perquimans Lodge No. 106. Members of the Council, who reside in or near Hertford will con fer one of the degrees, which will be done in full regalia All Royal Arch Masons are urged to attend and assist m the work. Rotary Club Hears Talk On Insurance H. N. Nixon, local insurance agent, presented an informative program on insurance at a meeting of the Rotary Club, held last Monday night at the Hotel Hertford. -. Mr. Nixon, pointing out . that insur ance is one ot the major commodities purchased today, told of the various types of insurance in force and how all companies operating within North Carolina are regulated by the State Commission of Insurance. ; He advised the Rotarians regarding contracts between a company and the insured, pertaining to the liability of each and procedure the insured should take in observing the terms of an in surance contract i - 4 ,, . The Rotary Club will hold its next meeting Tuesday night, November 23 at the Hotel. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Chappell an nounce the birth of a son born Tues day, November 16, at the Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City. - BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr, and Mrs. Billy Winslow of Bel- virtcre e-.nounce the birth of a son. 1-i f lay, November 14th. at the CentrciPTAReport Revezls Membership Thanksgiving Program Presented By Whites ton Community The PTA of the Perquimans Coun ty Central Grammar School held its regular meeting Monday night with the president, Mrs. B. F. Bray, pre siding. The PTA Song was used as the opening number. Mrs. Russell Baker, chairman of the Whiteston Community, presented Merrill Wins low, who ) delivered a very inspiring Thanksgiving message. The Men's Chorus of the Up River Friends Church sang two selections, "The Banners of the Cross" and "He Hideth My Soul." They were accom panied by Mrs. Ralph White. Mrs. Baker then presented Mrs. Silas Whedbee, Perquimans Librarian, who gave a most informative review on the history and the services of the Perquimans Library. She invited all to become better acquainted with the library and to visit and use it . .. . . .. ., Dunns: the business . meetinsr the minutes were read and approved. Mrs. Bray recognized the chairmen from the different committees. Mrs. Joseph Winslow, membership chairman, re ported a 200 per cent membership. She expressed her thanks to all who helped make it a success. Each room WM Pffented a gift as a token of appreciation for their efforts in reach ing this goal. Mrs. Claude Winslow, Ways and Means Chairman, gave a report of money raised at tine Hallo ween Carnival, which was $751.52. Mrs. Ralph Harrell, Magazine Chair man, reported 38 subscriptions to the magazine. Mrs. Claude Williams, Rooms, Representative Chairman, re ported on a meeting held earlier, stat ing that each room with help of grade, parents would decide on what to do for the children at Thanksgiving and Easter. . ... ., ; Mrs. Bray urged all groups to have their Study Courses as soon as possi ble. It was announced that the Win fall, Cumberland and Bagley Swamp communities would have their Study Onuses next Wednesday night n.; 7:3Q , anhe" Community uitcg.' Mrs. Claude Umphlett, program chairman, announced that the school, with Mrs. Ruth Burden as chairman, would have charge of the December program. Mrs. Bray announced that the dis trict PTA meeting will be held here next fall. The showed some PTA ear rings and suggested that these might be sold to help raise part of the State building fund. Mrs. Lucille White's fifth grade won the attendance award. Open House was held immediately following the meeting. Everyone was invited to visit all the rooms. A re ception was held in the hall which was beautifully decorated in autumn colors. Boy Scout Drive For Funds Underway The Boy Scout finance campaign kicked off November 9 throughout the Albemarle District. Optimism for a successful Campaign is running high as the workers received their cards and were challenged to complete the campaign in the next two or three days. '; , Forrest Dunstan. co-chairman of the drive with Judge Chester Morris, an nounced Tuesday that he was receiv ing fine cooperation in getting the drive lined up although there are nu merous other drives conflicting with community-minded workers. Dunstan said that the drive in Elizabeth City kicked off Tuesday with an "Early Bird Breakfast" at Hotel Virginia Dare. . Archie T. Lane and J. T. Biggers, who are heading up the drive in Per quimans County, are well pleased with the progress being made here and re port they are hopeful the camDaism can be brought to a successful close within the next two or three days. State Peanut Yield Remains Unchanged The North Carolina' peanut crop i estimated at 261,950,000 pounds as of November 1. This is S per cent below the 1953 crop of 270,810,000 pounds. Current prospects indicate a yield of 1,550 pounds per acre. If realized,: this yield would be the second high est of record, being exceeded only by the 1962 average yield of 1,590 pounds. favorable weather during October en. abled growers to get a large portion or the crop picked with a minimum amount of loss in threshing. , X For the Nation, a crop of 1.071 mil. lion pounds is expected for 1954. Such a crop will be 83 per cert I "?w lr' t year's production of l.CCi nr"" lf'8. Albemarle Hospital. pounds,-, 1 1 ' . ,.