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THE. PEMOU HAMS WEEKLY Volume XXII. Number 16. Perquimans Club warded -m t iotrict 1 ; Perquimans County Home Dem i onstration Club; women came back ; xf rom the twenty-fifth i District meeting in Gates County April 14 with a feeling of a day well spent in pleasure and profit since . they won the gavet 'presented for the highest percentage of attendance.. ., The annual district meeting was held in the Sandy Cross Baptist Church with Gates County club wo men as hostesses. Mrs. M. T. Grif- fifin, of the Hopewell Club in Per- quimans County, presided and Mrs. Hi T, Hollowell, of Chowan Coun ty, served as secretary. The theme for the day was "Security in Fami ly Living.1? .V ' " The meeting was called to order at '10:30 with the group singing :' u6 Master Let Me Walk With j Thee.1' ' The devotional was con ; ducted by thrRev. W. V. Brown, pastor of the .Sandy Cross Church. ,. Most 'cordial welcomes were given ( by MrtJ Frank Barnes, president of the Gates County Council and Taze 1 well Eure, Register of Deeds in Gate's County. Mrs. Melvin Dan ' iels df Dare County responded to : these words of welcome.,. )'.'" Following the roll call and min utes by the secretary, the president recognized the agents of the seven . counties and the visitors among . whom was A. T. Lane, chairman of the ''Board of Commissioners of Perquimans County. Greetings were . brought to the group by Mrs. J. P. Morgan from the North Carolina Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs and by Kn, Jr H. Bonner, District Chairman of. the Woman's Clubs. ' Everyone - was ., delighted v with the special music which was ' two selections by the Camden Coun L ty . Chorus, led by Mrs. ' George .'Wood. ,.'V.'; . ' Mrs. Horace Overman, of Gates ; 'Cknlyfetipdueedwthe .speaker, of I ' the .day; Mjas Ru(h fcurrent; . Stte Hme AgentjMiiifj Oorfthti gaVe a inost inspinglj anii encouraging talk on the progress of Home Dem- onstration work in North Carolina. "i She encouraged club members to - feel that their part in the program ; of improved living conditions in ' rural North Carolina has been and Still' is an Important one. Aid pro gress has been made in living con ditions,, so has family living been mhde more secure, She paid tribute td; Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon for her! Williamston Nine Breaks Indian .Win Screak At 7 Games ; The victory streak of the Per quimans Indians was broken at sev- . en games, last Tuesday night When Williahiston High's Green :Wave blanked the Indians 4-fl. ' Lanky James Perry and Ted Chappell engaged in a pitching duel ! but the hard-hitting Green Wave gave. Perry the edge by banging out .seven hits while Seth Morgan was the only Indian to knick Perry for a safety. ? Perry struck out 11 Indian, barters while Chappell fan ned seven. The Williamston pitch- er gave up four walks, to none for '" Chappell. ' . vii-f Two hits by Williamston and two , errors committed by the Indians in . the third inning accounted for three riins for the Green Wave; from that time on Perry kept the Indians un- f der control and Williamiton scored its fourth runvin the seventh inning on one hit and two errors by Per quimans.' , ; , , , r . The loss was the first of the sea son for the Indians, who still re main at the top of the conference standing with a recerd 'of . seven wins and one loss,: .Williamston, 1 l.ewisef has lost only one game, i ? it being to the Indians bV score tf4-2. , . , ' The game scheduled last Thurs day night between Perquimans and IZCinton was rained out and will le played at a later date. The In- clans wilt travel to Tarboro for a return game' this week-end and will play In Hertford again next Tues- y night when Plymouth comes to -orial Field for a return ell-: . ent with Fc A'A confence ' 1 fr a.. c:'j.j t.' in sched I fcftor v ; Gavel At Meeting part in the program. '. Following announcements and the Grace Song led by Mrs. C. R. Foster, of ' Camden County, the meeting adjourned for lunch which was a delicious chicken salad plate served by the Gates County wo. men. ':... Group singing opened the after noon program, Pasquotank County was responsible for the annual re port of the twenty-fifth district This report was most effectively piven by two Pasquotank County Club members. As they reported highlights of work done in each county in different phases of the work they assembled an enlarged picture of the emblem which ap pears on the Year Book. After re ports of committees were presented and accepted special music was again enjoyed by all. This time the Gates County Chorus render ed two numbers. Mrs. Griffin gave a very inter esting report of her trip to Wash ington, D. C, as a delegate from North ' Carolina to the National Home Demonstration Council. Con cluding her report she said it was such a wonderful- experience that she was ready to go any time a delegate- was needed again. Miss Florence Cox. Eastern Dis trice Home Agent, conducted the installation of new officers. She used the candlelight service to im press upon outgoing officers that they have a duty to keep going for ward and upon incoming officers their duty as leaders and upon" the members their duties , as helpers. With the candles still burning the group sang "Blest Be the Tie," and was adjourned to meet again next year in Camden County. Outgoining officers include .be sides Mrs. Griffin and Mm ilouV well, Mrs. Vernon James,' first vice 'clutirmanjff MHorSc "Overman, second vice chairman;.. Mrs. Melvin Daniels,1 third vice chairman; Mrs. C...R. Foster, fourth vice chairman, anil Mrs. Katie Overton, treasurer. Officers for the coming year are: Mrs. A: Vernon James,-, chairman; Mrs. Horace Overman, first vice chairman; Mrs. Troy Beasley, sec ond vice chairman; Mrs. George Wood, third vice .chairman; Mrs. I. E. Halsey, Jr., fourth vice, chair man; Mrs. Paul Spry, secretary, Mr. Warner Madre, treasurer. which elimination, games in the State play-of will begin. If, Per quimans and Williamston Win their remaining games it is expected that these two teams will meet again for the Albemarle Conference title. Dail-Brickhouse Vows Spoken April 8 The marriage of Miss Cathleen Gail Brickhouse, daughter 'of Mr. and ' Mrs. Sidney Brickhouse of Creswell and Carl Fletcher Dail, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mathew B. Dail of Hertford, took place at the Center Hill Baptist parsonage Fri day evening, April 8th at 7 o'clock. The Rev. L. C. Chandleir pastor of the bridegroom, performed the dou ble 'ring ceremony in the presence of 'the immediate families and a few friends.--' . - Miss'Deloris t Woodley," girl friends of the bride, was the only attendant and Luther Chesson, a close friend of the bridegroom, was best man, Z ' ' The young couple will make their home in Elizabeth City at the pres ent' time. Recorder's Court n Recess Tuesday The regular Recorder's Court term for. this week was recessed be cause bf the April term of . Per quimans. Superior, Court, and all cases listed on the docket of the lower court were set for hearing Tuesday,- April 26, by Judge Chas. H. Johnson, i 1 ; ' , . Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday April 22, 1955. AT GROUND ZERO Rare close-up view of wreckage of an atomic test tower at the Nevada Proving Grounds shows what happens when an atomic device is set off atop one of the 300-to-500-foot spiderwebs of steel. Checking debris for radiation is SFC Leo R. Lanz, of Mandan, N. D., mem ber of an Army radiological safety unit Officers Named For Central P. T. A. At Meeting Monday Continuous Grand lury Law In Effect A new law, introduced and rati fied during the current session of the General Assembly, setting up a continuous grand jury for Per quimans Superior Courts went into effect here this week during the April term of court. As has been the custom in the past, 18 jurors were selected to serve as the grand jury, the first nine names drawn will serve for a period of one year while the re maining nine were discharged after the jury had completed'its work for the present court term,-; At the next ternj of court nine more jurors wilUe selected forth grand juxy, o serve :ohe year, ! thiia the Per quimans Grand Jury' will; be com posed on a permanent basis.' , Elmer Banks was named as fore man of the Grand Jury, and will serve in this capacity for the year. Other remaining members of the grand jury as it is now composed are J. r. Ward, Garland Stallings W. E; Bagley, George Holloweli; E. Lee Hurdle, Calvin Godfrey, M. H. Chappell and Linwood Twine. The grand jury for the April term of Superior Court, upon com pletion of its' work, reported to the court as to its actions. After hav ing passed, upon each-bill sent it, the grand jury made inspection of all county buildings. The jury re ported all public buildings to be in good condition : but - recommended some' repairs to some of the struc tures. . Repairs recommended . included some work at Perquimans High School, . Perquimans Training School, King Street School, Hert ford Grammar School and the County Home. The jury commended Mr.' and Mrs. Seth Morgan for their work at the County Home and J. Van Roach for his work as chief school mechanic. White Selected As Giant Farm Player Vernon White, former ' athletic star at -Perquimans High School, is making the grade as a baseball pitcher for the New York Giants farm system, according to word re ceived here this week. White has been attending the Giants' spring training school , in Florida during the past few weeks and was notified he will be assign ed to one of the club's farm teams immediately; He. is expected ''to pitch in His first game of the sea-, son next week at Maysville, Ky. ,' White, son of Mr. and Mrs. .V. V. White of Hertford,, was one 6f three pitchers selected for assign ment to Maysville. ; ' r tp .. Named Delegate To ' National 4-H Camp Bobby Smith of Belvjdere has been named, as one at the delegates to represent North Carolina at the National 4-H camp to be held , in Washington, D. C June 15-22, it was reported from Raleigh on Wed nesday. .Smith, is a student at North Caroline State College, a graduate of Perquimans High School. He has been active, in 4-H work for the past 10 years. ' . ; ar -.;:g:J... The Parent-Teacher Association of the Perquimans County Central Grammar School held its April meeting Monday night in the school cafeteria with the president, Mrs. B. F. Bray, presiding. "The Old North State" wae used as the open ing number. The White Hat community, with Mrs. Melvin Eure, chairman, had charge of the program. The sub ject for the month was "Smooth Sailing Toward New Horizons." Walker Perry gave the devotional, using as his topic, "The Art of Liv ing Together," Mrs. Melvin Eure and Carolyn Fa ye Eure gave a beautiful rendition of "The Lord Is My Shepherd," accompanied by Mrs. Pauline Webb. Mrs. Eure pre sented David E. Sorensen who showed a film on the Navajo In dians; at the:clgse of.the film he made a number, of explanatory-com ments, .concerning the problems of the Navajo Indiana.The film was shown through the curtesy of Ar thur McPherson. Since April had been designated as Art Month, an Art Fair was held in the cafeteria, with attractively arranged displays of the children's work.. Mrs. Lamb, art chairman, sponsored the Art Fair. The school and the PTA purchased a painting by Frith Winslow which Mrs. Lamb presented at this time. This paint ing will be used in the new library. During the business session the minutes were read and approved. The treasurer,, Arvin Hudson, re ported $649.99 in the treasury. The nominating committee with Mrs. Claude Winslow, chairman, pre sented the following officeVs for 1955-56: Mrs. John Hurdle, presi dent; Mrs. E. W. Long, vice presi dent; Mrs. J. Van Roach, secretary, and Mrs. Bryant Miller, treasurer. The president reported that Mrs. Ralph Harrell, magazine chairman, had received certificates for reach ing a goal of 50 subscriptions to the PTA magazine. Mrs. Bray also reported that the Association has received the Gold Seal for approve! of the By-Laws of the Association. She announced the State Convention would be held in Durham April 19-21, and stated that she and Mrs. Edward Harrell would attend this meeting. . Mrs. Edward Harrell presented the ' Life Membership pin of the North Carolina Congress of Par ents and Teachers to Mrs. B. F. Bray in appreciation for her years of service in the association. The attendance award was won by Mrs. Lucille White's fifth grade. Three Injured In Accident Saturday , '.bjijerMms' verq,iojimd. to a higjiway accident which occurred last -.Saturday -night on tl, 'K S. . 17 about -one mile south of Hertford. Patrolman .B. - R. Inscoe - reported Theodore .L. Hulse, 19, sailor sta tioned at Harvey .Point, was driving a car headed, north when the car left the road on a curve and turn ed over several times. George Rid dle and Bobby Leonard, passengers in the csv suffered injuries as did Hulse. The car was declared a to tal loss. Hulse was charged with reckless driving. MASftNS TO MEET The Perquimans Masonic Lodge. No 106, A. F. A A. M will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. V 4 N.C. Farm Stock of Corn Lowest Since '33 Service Report At 16,660,000 bushels, estimated April 1 stocks of corn on farms in N. C, were the lowest for the date since 1933. A further comparison shows that farm stocks of this im portant feed grain at the beginning of the quarter were 16 per cent be low those of a year earlier and were 38 pr cent below the 1944-53 April 1 average. Because of the severe drought last year, produc-J tion of corn was the lowest since 1942, thus accounting for the short supply on Tar Heel farms at this time. . Farm stocks of oats at 3,671,000 bushels and barley stocks at 368, 000 bushels on April 1 were for tunately the highest of record for the date, thus partially offsetting the feed grain deficit created by the shortage of corn. Present farm stocks bf oats are about 6 per cent above April 1, 1954 and more than twice the 1944-53 average. Barley stocks- no w. ,on farms ..are., about a fourth larger thali a.' year ago and, also, about double, the average. April 1 farm stocks of wheat in the state totaled about 1,190,000 bushels 12 per cent below April 1, 1954, but nearly 14 per cent above average. Rye stocks at 27,- 000 bushels were at about the nor mal level. Farm stocks of soybeans in the State on April 1 were estimated at 614,000 bushels. This compares with 611,000 bushels a year ago and with the 10-year average of 843,- 000 bushels. Rites Tuesday For Theodore F.Morris Theodore F. Morris, 72, died at his- home in Hertford Saturday night about midnight after, an ill ness of three years. He was the son of the late George and Elizabeth Byrum Mor ris; Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Sarah E. Morris; one son, Roger E. Morris of Hertford; four daughters, Mrs. W. W. Stanfield of Bayside, Va., Mrs. E. W, Wright and Mrs, J. H. Chappell of Nor folk and Mrs. Earl Cartwright of Shiloh; 13 grandchildren; three half-brothers, John, Melvin and El ton Morris of Tyner; seven sisters, Mrs. Joe Modlin, Mrs. Richard Mod- lin and Mrs. Leroy Eason of Ty ner, Mrs. John Jones of Nixonton, Mrs. Bessie Byrum of Portsmouth, Va., Mrs. Mildred Perry of Jack sonville, Fla., and Mrs. W. J. Blay ton of Newport News, Va. . Funeral sesvices were conducted at' the Lynch Funeral Home Tues day afternoon , at 2 clock, by the Rev. James O. Mattox,'. pastor of the Hertford Baptist Church. Dur ing the services the "Baptist Choir sang "Abide With Me" ahd "Does Jesus Care"; ''':'( ,''?1n. ;' Burial " was in Ballard's Bridge Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were William Rose, James Ashley, Wil liam 'Byrum,1 William Modlin, Hause Blayton and Jack Morris.-' ' BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Esley Cherrix of Hertford announce the birth of a daughter, born April 18, at the Albemarle Hospital. CLINIC CANCELLED Due to the . polio immunization vaccination program there will be no prenatal and well baby clinic at Hertford Health venter on Wednesday, April 27th., ,. , . Hertford Primary CzncElled; Clerk With no competition developing for the; nomination of Democratic candidates' for offices for the Town of Hertford, the- Democratic pri mary scheduled for April 25, has' been cancelled and the five candi dates seeking offices have been certified as the nominees subject to the election on May 3rd. Last Thursday was the final day for individuals to file as candi dates seeking the Democratic nomi nation for offices of Mayor and the Board of Commissioners. W. G. Newby reported, after the filing closed, the only candidates were V. N. Darden for Mayor, and Henry C. Sullivan, Robert L. Hollowell Ray White and A. W. Hefren for Commissioners. The names of these candidates were certified as the nominees. The general election of officers for the Town of Hertford will be held Tuesday, May 3rd, with the polling place being located in the Court House. The polling place will be open from 6:30 A. M., until 6:30 P. M. Health Department Schedules Vaccine Shots For April 25th The District Health Department hopes to be ready on or about April 25 to start the Salk vaccine cam paign against polio, it was report ed Monday by Dr. B. B. McGuh-e, District Health Officer. In connection with plans for the vaccinating against polio Dr. Mc Guire stated: "It will be given at the schools to those first and second grade children whose parents have, given jWritteik, rmisjion. Thef-isecond dose will be given! from 2 to 4 weeks after the first. "The Health Department will be notified by wire when the vaccine may be picked up at Williamston, N. C. It is hoped that it will be there this week.. . "It is hoped that the practicing physicians in our Health District will be in position to help give this vaccine. They will.be contacted by the nurses. The exact dates this vaccine will be given 'n each school cannot be worked out as yet." Cancer DriveOpens In County Monday At a recent meeting of the Per quimans County Cancer Unit, under the dirertion of Miss Hulda Wood, campaign chairman and Mrs. Elton Hurdle, County Commander, plans were made to begin the 1955 Can cer Crusade fund raising and edu cational program on April 25th and run through the first week in May. This year the nation-wide goal is $24,000,000, and to attain the lo cal quota which is $852.00 the sup port of everyone in the community will be needed. This quota is high er than any year yet, however Per quimans County .has reached and surpassed its quota for seven years in a row, so it is hoped that through the diligent efforts of the volunteer workers and with the us ual fine cooperation of the clubs, businesses and citizens of the town and county, the goal will be reached. 'The following committee was ap pointed to be in charge .of the rural areas of the county:, Mrs. Marion Payne, Mrs. Roxanna Jackson, Miss Audrey Umphlett, Mrs.' Alice Towe and Mrs. Elton Hurdle. .Mrs. Mary Dale Lane, Mrs. Bet ty Swindell, and Miss Hulda Wood are- to be in charge of organizing the volunteer workers in the flert--ford area. These committees will be calling on many others to help solicit funds and to distribute edu cational material. Mrs. F. A. Mcr Googan is treasurer of the local unit and contributions may be tak en to her or delivered to her at the Hertford Banking Company where she is employed. The Colored Division will be headed by the Rev. T. M. Walker,' Mrs; M. B. Taylor, B, L. Sommer sett and W. R. Privott. - . ! . Brickhouse Given Prison Sentence On Murder Charge Glee Club Concert At School Friday Preparations have been complet ed for the annual concert to be presented by the Perquimans High School Glee Club in-the school au ditorium on Friday night, it was reported by Mrs. Charles E. John, son, director of the Glee Club. Fifteen musical numbers have been selected for presentation by the sixty voices composing the club. Special numbers will be rendered by trios composed of Annie Reed Stokely, Patricia Biggers, Charlie Johnson, Jean, Jane and Mable Keel, and a quartet of Johnnie Phil lips, Elmer Overton, Wayne White and Charlie Johnson. Pianists will be Patricia Biggers and Jean Long. The public is invited to attend the concert. V.F.W. To Install NewfficersAt Mee ting Monday New officers for the Garland H. Ownley Post of the VFW were elected at a special meeting of the Post held l ist Monday night. Nam ed as Commander of the post for the coming year was Walter Harri son. Uther otiicers elected were Ray Ha.Kkett, senior vice command er; Wilson Dillon, junior vice com mander; Cliff Banks, quartermas ter; Jarvis Ward, chaplain; Emory White and Charles White, Jr., trustees. Past Commander C. Edgar White will preside owr th installation service's for 'the i.hfew' 'offie'e'rs fb'rf; Monday nighty April 25th at the club room. The outgoing Commander, Hank Christgau, will be master of cere monies and will assist the installing officer. All members are urged t6 attend as plans will be made for events and activities for the new year. On the following Saturday, April 30, the Post will hold a social par ty in honor of the new officers, members and their guests. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES Following a conference between Russia and Austria, which was con cluded last week, announcements were made that agreements aimed at a peace treaty for Austria were worked out during the meeting, and Russia has called upon the U. S., Britain and France to join in work ing out terms for a treaty. Re ports state Austria has agreed to a position of neutrality in Europe, and commentators state the Rus sians hope through the agreement with Austria to draw Germany into a similar position as a means to prevent German rearmament. A conference of 29 Asian-African nations are meeting this week in Indonesia to discuss problems con cerning the individual countries, and hope to develop plans for eas ing tension in that area. Red China was expected to dominate the meet ing, turning it into a propaganda circus, but up to mid-week pro- western nations had taken the spot light by making strong speeches for a true development of a peace plan. Meanwhile around Formosa there is still evidence of a strong build up of Communist troops but as yet no further, signs of the Reds start ing an all-out attack to capture the Islands of Quemoy and Matsu. Secretary of State Dulles this week reported on the'Communist actions but made no mention of U. S. in tentions as to defense of the area; 5 Cents Per Copy The April term of Perquimans Superior Court, which convened here last Monday with Judge W. II. S. Burgwyn presiding in place of Judge Clifton Moore who was re lieved because of illness, moved along at a brisk clip disposing of , 12 out of 14 criminal cases up to Wednesday night. James Brickhouse, 30, Hertford Negro, was sentenced to State Prison, at hard labor for not less than 15 years nor more than 25 years after a jury had returned a verdict against Brickhouse of mur der in the second degree. . Brick house had been in jail since early January when he was arrested on the charge of murdering his wife, Lennie Brickhouse, who died of a pistol wound after having been shot at her home. Wilbur Walton, Negro, charged with reckless driving and driving without a license, entered a plea of guilty to the charges. He was given a 12 months suspended sen tence upon condition he pay tho costs of court, not drive a vehicle for two years and pay the sum of $150 to Nurney Chappell, for dam ages done Chappell's car in an acci dent. The State took a nnl pros in the case in which hrldie Austin was charged with reckless driving. The case of Rodney Brickhouse, charged with speeding was con tinued upon the request of the de fendant. John Chappell was found guilty of charges of speeding and reckless driving. He was ordered to pav the court costs and placed upon probation for five years. Malachi Parsons, Negro, who had noted an appeal from recorder's court on charges of reckless driving and speeding complied with the judgment of itlie recorder's court 9i$.tmM)!e?w.?'mo fm the docket. v ' ' ' " The case of Riley Sutton, Jr., Negro, charged with larceny and receiving was removed from the docket when the Grind Jury re turned not a true bill against Sut ton. Ozeli Nance, charged with lar ceny of a car, was given a sit months road sentence after he had entered a plea of guilty to the charge. Jesse East entered a plea of guilty to charges of larceny and he was sentenced to the roads for six months. Late Tuesday afternoon the trials of Roosevelt Sheard and Horace Reid, Negroes, were started after charges against the men had been reduced from rape to assault on. X female with intent-to rape. The cases were combined for henrijpgV-J and the testimony 'in ife'ast!-, were concluded Thursday mornin'g. - The case in which R. A. Willis is charged with reckless driving was -continued. Two cases remained on the doc-, ket as The Weekly wen; to press, . these being the ones in which San uel McCulley, Negro, is charged with murder, Roy Lassiter, Negro, charged with failure to stop at the scene of an accident. Court officials believed the term will be concluded sometime Friday. Goodwin Funeral Held Wednesday Miles Lane Goodwin, 72, died Tuesday morning at 2:45 o'clock at his home in the Bear Swamp sec tion of Perquimans County. He was the son of the late Caie and Emily Ann Lane Goodwin; He was a member of the Bethel Bap tist Church. , . .. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nep.. pie "Goodwin; one step-son, Alonso Thomas Mansfield of Perquimans County; one step-daughter, Mrs. Viola Mansfield Winslow, also of ; Perquimans County. . . y , The body was taken front-;. the.,, Lynch Funeral Home to the Beth, el Baptist Church where funeral services were conducted Wednes- J day afternoon at 4 o'clock with the Rev. J. B. Stoner, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial was itt the Bethel Cem-ry. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mrs. T. L. Newbern announces the birth of a son, born Wednes day, April 13th, at the-.Ahoskii hospital. They returned toutheilr home on Church Street SatUda& V ; a: