MUIMAM
Volume XXII. Number 36.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, September 9, 1955
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Alaska, pan (or gold in nearby Ship Creek, can average about $10
Joseph Kamachia, Lynn,' Mass., loft, racialist Third Class William
Jlnrt Class Elmer BntMiolfcr, IM-'ffton, OTiin, are old hand at the
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Sale Of Land To
Road Commission
Delegation To Raleigh
About County For
est Position
The Board of County Commis
.. Burners, meeting here last Tuesday,
voted to accept a bid of 3,200 of-
Vf fered by the State Highway Com
mission for a tract of county land
1 adjoining the Commission's site on
Highway 17, north of Hertford.
vThe land to be purchased .by the
State ties north of the location of
Ime new highway r-shopsntn'd dhV
, . tains approximately 10 , a'c r e a
; Highway Commissioner J; Emmett
tl j WinsloW told the Board present
plans for. the 'new site calls for it
- to be cleared and made into a pub
. .li9, park. r ;',
. Other matters handled by the
Board during its meeting included
; the selection of a new jury list for
the next two years. Selection of
r the list was made by the Board
from the county tax. scroll books,
and will.be used for the first time
at Novenjber. term of court.
:,',;..,. Approval was voted for installa
tion of a hew ceiling in the dining
; room at the County Home., .
. Three applications for improve
ment to county roads were approv-
' ed by the Commissioners subject to
final decision by the- Highway
-Department. . .. .
A request for a salary increase,
: as submitted for the 1955 budget,
for the Negro County Agent, was
also approved by the Board.' ' .
Also reported during the meet
i ing were plans for a delegationin-
eluding several : members of -the (
Board to visft Raleigh onWedne3-(
day to confer with Ben Douglas,
chairman of the Board of Conser
vation and Development regarding
the position of County Forester in
"Perquimans. ,
The County has been without a
forester since June 30, when Thom
as Nixon was relieved of the'ttu
ties, and, it was reported, the dele
1 gation will meet with State offl-
cials to 'petition that Nixon be re
instated in the job '
. This meeting of the Commission
ers was postponed from Monday
until Tuesday due to the Labor Day
holiday.- . ,
County Contributes
;1C3 To Red Cross :
The Perquimans chapter of the
American Red Cross ha forward
' 1 $100 in . contributions i to - the
j: d- Cross emergency, relief fund?,
' was Teported( Tuesday by C P.
; -ris, chairman of, the local chap
In announcing the contribution,
i,i i. I.Iorris said he had been advis
ed by Red Cross officials the emer
Cency fund has- now exceeded the
total of 10 million dollars. .
AUXILIARY TO MEET , .
T members of the St. Cat? er
! e A Hilary f the 'loly T-' .V y
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WhitesideAVhite
Yovs Spoken At
Hobbsville Aug. 28
The marriage of Miss Bernice
Lucretia White, daughter V'of Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Irvhy White of
Hobbsville, to the Rev Billy Mac
.Whiteside, son j of and. Mrgj
Kooert marstiai wmteside, W at
thewis, took place August 28' at the
Warwick Baptist Church.- ;7 :.
, The Rev. Thomas Summey, pas
tor of the Finevilde - Methodist
Church, Pineville, performed the
double ring ceremony in 4. setting
of palms, ferns, white flowers and
lighted cathedral candles. Richard
Stagings, State College, Raleigh,
played the wedding music and Rich.
ard .Hurst,, of Mint. Hill,, uncle of
the bridegroom, sang "0 Promise
Me," "I Love You Truly" and "The
Lord's Prayer."
: Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore a gown of Chan
tilly lace and tulle over satin, fash
ioned with a sheer yoke and fin.
ished- with a -high-neck collar of
lace. The long lace sleeves ended
in points over the hands. The taut
lace bodice buttoned down the back
with self-covered buttons to a bouf
fant tulle, skirt which ended into 'a
chapel train. Her fingertip veil of
imported' illusion was - arranged
from a hat of Chantilly lace caught
with, sequins. She carried a white
Bible topped with a white1 orchid
and showered with stephanotis,
. ; Mrs. Harry Lee Winslow of Bel
videre, cousin of the bride, was ma
tron of honor. She wore a ballerina-length
gown of nylon net
styled with a'strapQess bodice with
a stole encircling the shoulders.
She wore a matching bandeau and
carried a cascade bouquet of mixed
flpwers.
The bridesmaids-were Mrs. Jack
Squires, pi Matthews; Mrs. Paul
Robinson,': of Charlotte, . both sis
ters of the bridegroom; Mrs. Vern
on Greyson, of Elizabeth City, and
Miss Sarah Pate, of Beaufort, a
college r classmate of the" bride.
They-wore gowns oil blue nylon net
styled Identically - to that of. tiie
honor attendant. They wore match.
ing bandeau and carried cascades
of -mixed flowers. ; -
The flower girl, Miss Gloria Eliz
abeth Whitoj of Hobbsville, niece of
the bride,, wore a white nylon dre3
and-carried a white basket of
flowers.-- '' r
The father 'of the ' bridegroom
served as best imah. Ushers were
Jake Squires of Matthews; Paul
Robinson, of Charlotte, brothers-in-law
of the bridegroom r Isaac By
rum, Jr., of Tyner, cousin of the
bride, and Uoy.d. Erigg of Hqbbs-1
ville. Mrs. Conroy Perry was mis
tress of ceremonies.
After the c---imory, -s reception
v i ) ' ho .he bride's
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worth a day. Sergeant First Class
Rogers, Philadelphia, and Sergeant
business. , '
' Red China announced Tuesday i'
will free 12 detained American ci
vilians being held as prisoner.
Washington reports 1 state this is
the first positive result of a recent
conference held in Geneva between
U. S. and Chinese officials. The
U. S., the report said, will continue
to press for release of 29 othe:
Americans being held in China.
The sixth and seventh hurricanes
of the season developed during the
past week, and weathermen are still
charting the storm called Plor
which on Tuesday was reported
about 500 miles east of Bermuda.
This storm is not expected to strike
the U. S. mainland.. Hurricane
GladysTpwept across , tbf Gulfjf
Mexico i causing , severe -i damage,
mainly from fldotls" in; some area3
of Mexico, v.: v
Taxpayers are being1 given hints
of a reduction in federal taxes next
year. Administration officials re
port a possibility for a balanced
budget. : With an election coming
up Congressmen of both parties are
expected to favor tax relief. The
big question will be ,-n determining
the amount of reduction in each
category.
From Chicago it was announced
Wednesday a corporatipn, support
ed largely by the Ford Foundation,
has been established to provide
scholarships for 1,000. to 5,000
highly talented high school seniors
during the next five years. Schol
arships worth $2 million are ex
pected to be awarded during the
year 1956.
September 28 has been set as(the
opening date for the baseball world
series. Brooklyn has clinched the
title in the National- League while
the American League race remains
to be settled between four teams,
Cleveland, New York, Chicago and
Boston. Qnly three games sepa
rate these four teams. -
Planned Sept. 18
Forestry Tour
. There will be a Fprestry Tour at
Camp Manufacturing Co,, on Mon
day, September' 12th. All farm
ers in Perquimans County are in
vited to attend. ''This tour was
planned because a' great ' many
farmers requested to see the pro
cessing of pulpwood and saw tim
ber at. the pliant, after hearing
Farmer Barham explain part of the
work that is being carried on in jth&
mill. . "I personally think you will
find this tour both educational and
enjoyable and if there is any way
Impossible for; you to attend I cer
tainly suggest that "you do'so," re.
marked R. M.' Thompson, County
Agent. ' '
' The group will meet at the agri
cultural building in Hertford at 7
o'clock September 12 and will leave
a3 soon after 7:00 as is possible.
5 EASTERN STAR MEETING
The members of the Eastern Star.
will bald their first, meeting Mon
day night, September 12, at 6
o'clock in. the Masonic room at the
Court House after having disband-,
ed . during . the summer,, months.
Allj members re urged to be pres
ent 1 . - -
THIS WEEK'S
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' The iPerquiihana ' Ihdiank -.-trntM-
the Albemarle League' play-off. s
Ties with Colerain here Wednesday
night, winning the secord game of
the series by a score o- 2-0. ,
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Vernon White hurled a nat;3
hitter for the 'Indians, in a moun
dua1 with Colerain's Hoggard, who
also allowed three hits. Whito fan
ned eight and walked eight hi's
Hoggard fanned four and walked
four. Hertford committed three
errors and made two double plays.
The Indians scored in the sixth
wheji White walked, Morris sacri
ficed and Winslow walked. Hunter
then singled to fill the base arjd
Paul Matthews, won 'cot two of
Hertford's three hits, doubled to
score White and Winslow.
The weather during the past
week, has played havoc with the
basebaOl schedule between the Per
quimans Indians and Cblerain
Trappers for the Albemarle League
playoff championship. , . :
Only one game in a four best out
of seven series has been played, and
league officials are beginning to
doubt if the series can be complet
ed. ,
Colerain defeated the Indians 2-1
in a 10-inning contest played in
Colt-rain Wednesday night of lait
week. The game was a pitching
duel between Ted Chappell and
Belch, marked by some fine defen
sive work on the part of both
t e a m s. Perquimans completed
three double plays during the first
four innings.
. i The Indians took a one-nothing
lead in the seventh when Carver
singled and stole second base. Paul
Matthews then sing'ed to score
Carver. Colerain tied the score in
the bottom of the ninth and then
tallied Again' in .the 10th to cap
ture the contest.
.- Since the fiwtgamg ot)fcjfe-
ries, ftiri hfla. caused postponement
Pf the second; contest 'schedWd to
be played in' Hertford.. However,
officials of the Hertford Club, on
Tuesday, "believed the series might
be Resumed Wednesday night but
the plans hinged on weather condi
tions.
Noted In Number
Of Chest X-rays
The month of August was one of
the heaviest for chest X-rays at
the District Health Department
ever reported by the Pasquotank-
Perquimans - Camden' - Chowan TB
Association. A total of 305 peo
pie had a chest X-ray. Pasquo
tank 226, Perquimans 35, Camden
20, Chowan 7, Gates 13, Dare 1, and
Currituck 3. Mrs. Alice Sawyer,
X-ray technician, has been serving
for 6 years in this work. ;
Monday and Thursday have been
set aside for chest X-ray days so
that everyone, will have an oppor
tunity of using the X-ray machine
that was given, by the Lions Club
for the general public. Since Jan
uary, 1955, 1,678 people have had
chest X-rays. This total does not
include chest X-rays made in Cho
wan Hospital. ;
This is one of the most import
ant functions of District TB Asso
ciation, and it requires hundreds of
Seal Sale dollars to buy film and
material for usage in keeping
check on those . that use the ma
chine.'." t': ",,!;''-.''
By having a chest X-ray each
year many people are able to keep
check on their lungs, and iit is
hoped that eventually Perquimans
and Chowan citiiens will have their
Iocai chest X-niy equipment so thy
can better serve their people,
Local Oil Company
Changes Ownership
Announcement was made here
this week of a change in ownership
of the Towe Oil Company, owned
and operated since 1951 by the late
Lawrenc Towe. -
Russell C, Baker, associated with
the firm since 1936, purchased the
business and "hag assumed active
mangership of the coitipany, which
will be known as Baker Oil Com-,
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FIN FUN--Jaws dropped when these two huge striped bass were
landed by James Colon, 13, and his father off Larchmont, N.Y. '
Jimmie caught the 21-pounder at right. His dad's weighed 18
. pound.
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Peanut Growers To
Hold Field Day At
Lewiston
The third annual peanut field day
will be held at the Peanut Belt Re
search Station, Lewiston, N. C, on
September 15th. The program has
been changed from the past two
years so that new information will
be presented each year. The pro
gram will begin at 10:00 and be
low is a schedule of events: 10:00
A. M., Welcome and Introduction of
Guests by C. Z. McSwain; 10:20,'
annual meeting N. C. Peanut Grow-
Lers AsBociaion.with-C':; Alexan
der presiding; 11:00, peanut dem
onstration presented by ' S t a t e
Champion 4-H Club, which is' Hert
ford County; 11:15, N. C and Pea
nut Research, Dean D. W. Colvard;
1.1:30, Functions of the tes); farm
in peanut research, L. Y. Bafflen
tine; 11:45, Peanut Research from
the National Point of view, Parke
Brinkley; 12:15, Lunch, available at
test farm; 1:15, Tour of Farm;
Visitors will be divided into 2 sec
tions. Section one will board
trucks' and go to the agricultural
engineer section, J. C. Ferguson in
charge, for demonstrations the use
of iandplaster equipment, combine
harvesting, once over harvesting
and windrow shaker.
Section two will bo-vrd trucks and
vistf the following stop?: stop 1,
Weed Control W. G. Westmore
land; Rotations P. H. Reid; Stop
II, Peanut Diseases N. E. Coop
er; Feanut Variety Work W. U.
Gregory; Stop III, Peanut Insects-
J, R. Dogger; Recommended Prac
tices -E. T. York and Astor Per
ry., As soon as the demohstratior-s
are finished. Section one will go to
Stops I and III and Section two to
the Agricultural Engineer Demon
strations.
There will be a demonstration
showing control of southern stem
rot: ; This' disease has caused a
great deal of damage to our pea-
nutp and soybeans in Perquimans
County and is very serious as it is
always present in the' soil to show
up.' Fortunately, for the farmers
some varieties on test have shown
almost complete resistance to this
disease so that in a while this re
sistance will be incorporated in p
commercial variety.
"I think you will also be inter
ested in seeing the demonstration
on the proper ways and the proper
equipment ; to apply Iandplaster.
Our farmers have been using land
planter but it has been felt for a
number qf years that it was not be
ing applied correctly- The demon-i
stration will be presented by Mr.
C. Ferguson, Extension Agri
cultural Engineer.5 Mr.' Ferguson
and othef members of the Agricul
tural Engineering Department will
also present new methods in har
vesting and curing," stated R. M.
Thompson, County Agent. t
"puring the past spring many of
you have asked questions about the
use, of chemical weed control in
peanuts and some of yott tried var.
ious chemicals with varying de
grees of success. Mr. W G. West
moreland, our Extension Weed Spe-
Ijst, will be on hand to discuss
Sept. 15
weed control problems in peanuts
and show you the results of ap
plying 2-4D Di-Nitro and SES
(Craig Herbicide) to peanuts plant.
ed at a one-inch and two-inch
depth. The information we have
obtained from Mr. Westmoreland
will no doubt be of rrat value to
you next spring. Another problem
was present this spring that caus
ed considerable concern That was
the problem of obtaining good
stands. .We will' have present at
the, field' day Dr.. R; P. Moore,' pro
feasor in charge of crop stands, who
Wnl. discuss ways and means of ob
taining good stands," remarked
Thompson.
"Any farmers wishing to attend
this meeting will meet at the agri
cultural building in Hertford at
8:30 and we will go together," stat
ed R- M. Thompson.
Baptists Announce
Plans For Revival
September 19 through 25 are the
dates for the Hertford Baptist an
nual revival meetings. The Rev. K.
Alvin Pitt of New Bern, North Car.
olina, will be the guest preacher.
As usual, plans are being made for
special music by outstanding so
loists and groups from in and
around Hertford.
In preparation for the revival,
the Baptist Brotherhood is leading
an extensive visitation program of
prospective members in the com
munity. This program will con
tinue throughout the revival.
In further preparation for the
revival, cottage prayer meetings
will be held next week in the homes
of various Baptists. These cottage
prayer meetings, as announced by
Warner Madre, chairman of the
Evangelistic Committee, will be
held in the following homes: Mon
day evening, September 12, with
Mr. and Mrs. George Baker at No
10, Woodland Circle, and with Mr.
and Mrs. I. A. Ward on Church
Street; on Friday evening the meet,
ings will be held in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. G. Reginald Tucker
on Grubb Street and at the Baptist
parsonage with the Rev. and Mrs,
James O. Mattox. Regular pray
er meeting will , be held at the
church on Wednesday evening.
. The Baptists are anticipating a
great revival and the people ., of
Hertford are invited to share in its
preparations as well as in the ret
vival itself. ' '
Recorder Court
In Recess Tuesday
Perquimans Recorder's Court was
in recess Tuesday permitting the
use of the court room for the meet
ing of the Board pf County Com
missioners. All cases listed on the
court docket were set for hearing
at the court term September 13 by
Judge Chas, E, Johnson, . 1
Enrollment Up In
County
New Term Begins;
Berry-LevieVows
Spoken Saturday
At Jackson, Mich.
The marriage of Miss Jeanne
Sympson Levie, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Levie of Jackson,
Mich., and Benjamin Carroll Berry,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Ber
ry took place Saturday evening,
September 3, at the First Methodist
Church in Jackson with Dr. Hoov
er Rupert performing the ceremony
before an altar garlanded with
smilax and lemon leaves and bank
ed with white gladioli and lighted
tapers.
Mrs. Leslie Steinbach, of Sault
Ste. Marie sang "O Perfect Love,
"Wonderful One" and "The Lord's
Prayer," accompanied by Edgar
Crowle at the orgr.n.
The bride's gown was of petal
finished parchment satin in cry
stal white fashioned the medieval
court-style. The survey decolletage
of the fitted bodice was embroider
ed with iridesrent paillettes in a
flower motif as were the wrists of
the long tapered sleeves. From the
elongated waistline, the skirt fell in
deep unpressed pleats into a wide
train. A circlet of pailettes and
pearls, embroidered in the same
floral motif in place the bride's
full length veil of Swiss illusion.
She carried an heirloom fan which
was used by her maternal grand
mother, the late Mrs, Frank Symp
ton,m the same day 63 years ago.l
Ivory roses were clustered at the'
Mrs.' WiilKmite-Coi.w;-.
Bardstown, Ky., cousin bf the bride,
was matron of honor. Mrs. Fred
B. W'ache of Lexington, Ky., cousin
of the bride, Miss Linda Levie of
Albertsville, Ala., Miss Carol Fish
er of Columbus, Ohio, Miss Janet
Herringshaw, Miss Nancy James,
Miss Barbara Craft and Miss Carol
Levie were bridesmaids.
The honor attendant in bronze
and the attendants in capucine gold
wore crystalette gowns with boat
necklines, bronze velvet bandeaux
and carried yellow and orange gla-
mellias on gold fans.
The bridegroom's father was best
man and the ushers were Henry
Clayton Jackson, Jr., of Tarboro,
Jonas Richard Futrell of Hertford,
John Henry Falkner of Henderson,
Lieut. Fred Hyams Deaton of
Statesville, Herman Cobb, Jr., of
Atlanta, Ga., Jack Gill of Savan
nah, Ga., David Charles Burnett
and Robert Ward Nauarre of Jack
son. Mich,
The bride's mother wore a mauve
chiffon floor-length gown with
draped neckline and bodice of lace
with' matching accessories and a
pink orchid. The bridegroom's mo
thc? wore a floor-length periwinkl,;
chiffon and lace gown. The por
trait neckline of the tucked bodice
was accented with lace ana the
skirt was full. Her accessories
were in matching shade and she
wore an orchid corsage.
The bride's parents' home was
the scene of the reception held fol
lowing the ceremony, after which
the counle left for a. wedding trio
in Northern Michigan. They will
reside in Decateur, Ga., where Mr.
Berry is associated with the Atlan
ta branch of the Home Life Insur
ance Company.
A large number of pre-nuptial
parties honoring the bride were
triven in Jackson prior to the wed
ding....' '
Mrs. Berry is a graduate of Jack
son. Mich., schools and Agnes Scott
Colleere. Atlanta. Mr. Berry is a
graduate of Perquimans High
School, the University of -North
Carolina, where he was a member
of Pi Kauua Alpha and Pi Sigma
Alpha fraternities. ,
Town Board To
Meet Next Monday
The, September meeting of the
Board of Commissioners for; the
Town of Hertford will be held next
Monday night at the Municipal
Building, i ,
Schools
As
Full Class Schedules
Started On Tuesday;
After Labor Day
Opening of the 1955-5R term of
Perquimans County schools got off
to a good start Thursday of last
week when a total of 2,218 stu
dents enrolled in thr five units of
the county, it was reported by J. T.
Biggers, County Superintendent.
Schools operated on a part-time
schedule Thursday and Friday with
full schedules beginning Tuesday of
this week following a one day holi
day last Monday.
While enrollment figures for the
first day were incomplete they re
vealed an increase of 17 students
in the five schools. Perquimans
High School had a net gain of 12
students; Perquimans Grammar
School a loss of four and Hertford
Grammar School had a gain of 13
students. '
Perquimans Training School had
a loss of 22 students and King
Street School had a gain of 17
students.
Mr. Biggers jeportcd Jessie
Skinner was elected as a teacher
in the King Street School filling a
vacancy left by Alma Kingsbury
and Thelma Vaushan war. elected
as a teacher at PerqMimnns Train
ing School filling a vacancy left by
Bessie Sullivan.
In the opening sessions of the
schools for the new term there '
were the usual problems concern-
ing class schedules and bus routes
but the school officials believe
these problems are now solved and
the term is off to a fine start.
Enrollment figures for the varf- '
pus. schools were released by Mr
,AMwmt
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Pequimans H. S. - .1295
Eighth Grade , l-1051
Perquimans Central 457'
Hertford Grammar . 276
Perquimans Training H S -227
Elementary School 486
King Street - 372
Hertford Lions Club
To Sponsor Annual
Festival Next Week
Commencing Monday, September
12 and lasting throughout 'the week
ending Saturday night, September
17, Hertford Lions Club will hold
r. big Fall Festival Carnival. The
festival grounds will be next to the
Hertford Fire Hall.
The Lions Club has contracted
with the Virginia Greater Shows of
Suffolk, Va., to furnish the Carni
val Midway of Shows, Rides and
Games. The Virginia Greater
Shows has 'the reputation of being
one of the cleanest carnival com
panies on the road today. They
cater strictly to the much desired
form of clean carnival entertain
ment, catering to the entire family.
Among the many rides will be
four special rides for the children
as well as several rides for the
grown-ups. '.-.: : .' .,
On Saturday afternoon from 1 to
5 o'clock a special children's ma tii
nee will be held when all shows
and rides will be at a special price
to all children.
Health Department
Limits Vaccine Use
Or. and after September 9, the
District Health Department will
give Salk vaccine shots only to chil.
dren in the first and second grades
during the last school term, 'and
whose parents gave signed permis
sion for the shots, it was ' an-
ncunced by Dr. B. B. McGuir,
Health Officer.
Limiting the use of the vaccine,
Di. McGuire said, is due to the sup- ,
ply available to the local depart-'
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He reported the Department
hopes to have sufficient vaccine to
complete the second dose for tha
1st and 2nd graders, given shots
laot spring, and this second doM' ,
'will be administered within the
naar future. t ,i