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A T7EZXLY KE7C?APni DUrOTO) 70 Tim UICUZLDBTO 07 HEOTOBI) AND FCQUIIiAin QDUHTB Friday, May 9, 1947. Hertford. Pepquimans.CouAty, North Carolina, Volume XIV. Number 19. Pc-llcTeaCllaiax Of (feted Mm ustrstionVM n 1 A , Local Clubs Observing Brent With Tour, Tea And Window Displays A Members of the Perquimans County Home Demonstration Clubs, under the '- s direction of Miss Frances Maness, r Conntyr Home Agent, have "been ob . serving; National Home Demonstration Club Week and will climax the event with a public silver tea Friday after noon. May 9, at the Agriculture Build- j - ing in Hertford. The tea will be giv- n by members- of the County Council during the hours from three to five' "o'clock. A large number of members enjoyed a tour to the various gardens in the Norfolk area on May 1 as part of the observance. The tour was held earlier than the National Home Demonstra tion Week dufr to circumstances ne cesaitating. Another part of the program be ing carried out here is displays ex hibited in the windows of Bagley's, JBlanchartfs and the Paragon Beauty . bolon. The display at Bagley's shows a model farmstead complete with ,home, garage and other outbuildings. The display in the Blanchard's win dow is .of clothing articles made by members of the local clubs from feed bags. Two exhibits are on display at the Paragon, fr; window snowing books and mag? in homes and the ther ejHrWlWs'uu i'ae tare of th"lcl6, in the home.; i Naul Horn Demonstration Clu y. Week it btina: bserred throurhmrt 'f the nation this weak, May 4 to to, and the local ifclttbi members have shown mx&nteraet- la tn program srrarigi j , dherl.;by Wl;' 'setS4 . tin., iii a i ..t fvirri-: v., " w iw v i ok, wt wiu event najor-LconiisMcIies Offer tad Gp A liberal gift toward the comnle- tion Oi a gymnasium for Perquimans County High School has -been offered the Board of Education by Maior- Loomis Lumber Company, it was learned here Wednesday. The offer to furnish free of charge all hardwood flooring needed for the building was made to the Board by A. W. Hefren, president of the local lumber company, at a meeting of the School Committee, at which time the much needed gym was discussed by tne committee, ihe offer was esti mated to amount to about $1,800 worth of flooring. The need for a modern and regu lation size gymnasium, the School Committee was told, is arrest and should be constructed in order that proper physical education classes can be started at the High School. In addition to the physical education Intiisns Defeated Chowcii In Fourth Baseball Victory Creswell Nine to Play Indians on Memorial Field Tonight at 8 The Perquimans Indians chalked up their fourth straight baseball vic tory out of five games at the expense of Chowan High School Tuesday niirht on Memorial Field. The final score was 8-0. The victory was sweet re- cuge iur me inuians, wno sunerea their only loss of the season to Chowan. Earl Rogerson, left-handed twirler for the Indians, went the entire seven innings, allowing only two hits and striking out 12 Chowan batters. I The game was a tierht affair, with County Bo ard Plans Sale Of Property On New Part Route 17 Hear Petition For Im provement of Qood win Mill Road Balloting Light Town Election ai.ioFer xear. Plans were completed by members of the Board of County Commission ers, at a meeting Monday to advertise and sell a portion of the county prop erty on that new portion of Route 17 running from the causeway to the County Farm. The property to be sold has been staked off and a plat Of the lots made is now being drawn. As soon as this, plat of the property is completed the laad will be offered for sale. The Board voted to advertise and sell the timber now growing on this Little interest was shown in the general election for officers of the Town of Hertford, held Tuesday, and only a few more than 150 votes were cast during the election. Mayor V. N. Darden was re-elected to office, as were the commissioners nominated at the primary election held last. MnnHav Mavor Harden o.wi i H A report released here this week by 147 votes, while the balloting for the the PercIuimans County AAA Commit- Triple A Committee Releases Report On Farmers' Benefits More Than $36,000 Paid Out For Agriculture In 1946 Program classes, the hnilHino- wni.M oi ko,ne score standing 1-0 throutrh the ' DroDertv. and the timber is tn h. used for the holding of indoor ath- J. j lnree lnnmBS. i erqumians Ul- moved by the purchaser within sixty of the bcaj wgv and th subifc.Js :jimdf-mm to twli&'i letic contests such as basketball. Overseas Reliet Drive Ends Sunday lied another run in the fourth, thenldavs after the sale collected two in the fifth. Igerson The Board of Commissioners will found himself in trouble in the sixth reserve the right to reject any and inning when he walked two men ,aiid all bids made on both the timber and filled the bases. The locals tightened the lots. The lots to be sold have their defense and Chowan failed to been marked off with 5(1 feet fiunt- The drive for overseas relief in Perquimans County ends on Mother's Day. it was announced todav bv C. Edgar White, local chairman. Residents of Hertford Will have an opportunity Saturday, May 10. to eive their items to a group of young men, who will make a house to house can vas. Those residing in the countv ;tjff;ed to turn their articles over their respective4 churches and those Msitting in the collection. In addi. tionto those previously named, for collecting items for overseas relief. WWte Sttt the follow no- have volunteered to aid in the drive: Mrs. Wtnda White, Piney Woods; Mrs. ieiwiiowell, Ufedar Grove: Mrs. Ed- .ffeHarrell, Woodland; Mrs. Joe flflfipliiflay Seventeen boys reported to Scout master Paul Fisher at the first meet ing of the Hertford Boy Scout Troop TB5, held Monday night in the Court House. This wag the first meettng of the troop since plans were made lectors are requested to turn in all items on Monday, May 12 at Z. A. Harris' store in Hertford. Speaking of the drive. Mr. White said, "It is again Urared that the citi zens of this county srive fi-enermiRlv ior tnis desperately needed cause. Items collected will be immediately shipped to Church World Service, New Windsor, Maryland, from where sroods will be shipped overseas with econ omy and efficiency. Shipnine to 28 several weeks ago tor the reorganisa-ittons alK 'rom Vithin six to eight tion of the local troop.. The boys re- w?e,M your reach New porting and expressing a desire to re- (Windsor, they are distributed to the new their membership ' were Bill jjweaiest . by the churches overseas. White, Ben Thatch, Laurence Sutton, i ' depends upon the public for score. The big inning for the Indians came in the sixth when two errors and four hits accounted for four Indian runs. Coach Max Campbell used fourteen players in the Indians line-up, while Chowan played the game with eleven. Elmore and Symons did tne receiving for Perquimans. Toppin and J. Leary were tne Battery for Chowan. The Indians will continue their schedule for home games here Friday nignt when Creswell comes to Mem orial Field to furnish opposition for the ferquimans team. The srame is scheduled to start at eight o'clock. The Indians defeated Creswell in a game earlier this season. Perquimans ran up some kind of a record last Friday night when th,ey turned back the Sunbury High School nine by a 33-3 Bcore. Cbllectinir 12 kruns in the first irlning,' the Indians eononued jto. Jut the opposing pitcher atrin and tallied seven runs in the second, five in the third, six in the fourth, one in the fifth and two in the sixth inning. The remainder of the schedule for age for each. A delegation of Negroes from va rious parts of the county requested the Board to appropriate a sufficient amount of money to provide the em ployment of a Negro County Home Agent for Perquimans. The delega tion stated it had investigated into the matter and expressed a desire for such a leader for the Negro home makers. The Board to.ok the proposal under advisement. A petition signed by 66 residents of the road, was handed the Board re questing the State Highway Commis sion to make improvement to the Goodwin Mill Road, beginning at Nix m's corner and running to the in tersection of thp Bel vidora ritcrhu'av Wbe Board authorized J. W. Ward to write the State Highway Commission iommissionera was as follows: Henrv C. Sullivan, 149; W. H. Hardcastle, 147; M. J, Gregory, 146 and B. C. Berry, 145. The officials selected in the elect : Tuesday will assume their offices .Julv 1 for a term of four vears. tee revealed that a total of $.'(6,079.6:1 was paid out to local farmers as pay ment for participation in the 1946 AAA program. The report was made to the Board of County Commission ers at its meeting Monday, j According to the report, which omitted any reference to the perma nent improvement to the farm lands of the county and which is the pri , mary purpose of the program, out of the 946 farms in the county, 649 par ticipated in the program last year. 1 1 26 of these farms received conserva tion materials in lieu of cash payment. Of the remaining 523 farms, 518 made application for carrying out cer tain soil-building practices listed in the Perquimans County Hand Book, and checks aggregating the amount lof $2l),(:t7.i:i have been mailed to the producers. Six remaining applica tions to be submitted will amount to ,$81.30. Citv. An imnressivo ,,rJ Conservation materials furnished Achievement Certificate, issued by the 's for carry'nS out soil-building Business Education World will be ' Praclces were listed as follows: AAA .....v., tuna, iu,oiu, superpnos- phates, 1452 tons, $2,329.20; Austrian winter peas, 9,000 pounds, $450; PCHS Commercial Class Wins Honors The bookkeeping class of I'ermi i -i- ans County High School has Im-.ii awarded honorable mention in a na tionwide bookkeeping contest conduct ed by the Business Education World Magazine, Miss Annie Eliza Garris, instructor of the class, was notified last week by the publishers, the Gr.-gg Publishing Company of New York added to the trophy collection of the school. Miss Garris' students rnmnuM ,.,,'1, 12,500 student, thrr,rh L ITn;t lcrlmson c,over- B.300 pounds, $945 States, Canada, Hawaii and Puerto I PT ,grass' 6'900 Pounds- -?552- Th' Kico. The award was made on the,... A.- ' 1 Ior lnese materials was basis of the percentage of the class 1 w , , ,eMri. membership that took part, as well I h $622.o6 was paid out in as on consistent excellence of the so- ."": vo larmers parucipat- lutions submitted. The award attests i1" r , ..e ,lalry feed PPOffam and contest authorities stated, that the. .0I w" Paid to farm- work of the entire class was of su-!erS Under the sheep Md Iamb Pr perior quality. Itm"' Miss Faye Winslow. a senior. h ' was suDmirted to the . . ... Mlgg t Wins ow, a senior has V, " wuhuhcu wj ui SVtr awaked a savings sUml Mae forward the petition to the Commis o Anther word has, been releasil by the Highw'ay Commission regard ing construction work on the Center Hill-Hertford Highway, which had been promised as soon as warm aviicuuic Alii . . the Indians follows: WeekSville here weather Permitted construction to be next Tuesday; South Mills here.May ftartea- .'?ls stretch of hishway, 16, and Edenton here on May 20. The If" unfin.rehed several years ago, Indians Close the r season with tl,i"M ueienoraieu conswaeraoiy ana is Edenton game. Garland Walker. Arthur Woods, Tom .?,! my Sumner, Carroll Berry, Johnny Cox, Jay Duling, Julian White, Cor bin Dozier, , John Holmes, Tommy Jonea, Pete Mathews. George La '' paeine, Jack . Hoberson and Hudson ' FMher. -- ' . - Sgt. Paul R. Fisher of the local Armjr Ut S. :-Recruiting Station, who i : Scoutmaster, conducted, the meet - ins;, with the aid of F. A. McGoogan, i ' aasiatant Scoutthaeter. x Charles Vann. v ' member of, the troop committee, and BIU Wama . also,; attended, u did :-4 1tg pttmbei f narent of th boys joiwnt .tM;rop;i ja he-lope of h Scout leader to lave 'e4I the boyi ' ngnea up ana. cnaner grantefl ne ', twop Trtthln a ahoH time, aad then plana will be . inadf tor n bar. awny The Scout leaders wish toframihd all the parent! that the sueeeeMf the group will depend largely upon their lioetings wfll he held regularly on Monday nights at 7:30 at the Court Houae, end any boy between 12 and 18 win be velcem e;' joiib;..; helping in every possible wav th mil lions of human beings in dire cir cumstances. The need is reatlv known, especially by veterans who Saw first hand the Conditions wnicn many people in these foreign are livinir. inev can to 1 vmi of the plight of these people. You can. help by-making a donation of old clothing, shoes and bedding." He also added ' 'that shoe repair anops, uepanment stores and clean en will' be contacted on Satnnlav tnr anjfc: and all donations : from these iis Charles R. Vann waa t.i. dent of the Hertford. Uona Club .at meeting of the club last : rrit Bight. Vann will assume Jaia new office on July L Other offlcere elected Were Mm Cox, first vice president, Clarence ThilHns. eeeond i vie md. ent Clinton Eley, third vice presi- Girl Scout Troop To Hold Bridge Party ) Mrs. Gladys , Walter of ,New York ' City, a returned missionary from, Ja pan ana an official f thevWIL ataff, s will be present at Piney-Woods Friends Churchwith a message at the ,r 11 o'clock services next Sunday )?:Ji Krs. Walser attended the InteroeJ- tional Congress of the Women's Jn- ternationai; lsagiirfr Peacei M Freedom at Luxemburg in 1946 and, ' txeotiiDf to report js well informed on eon;.iions in Europe-. ' She comes SU the Plney Woods Friends Church recommended as an excellent speaker, , Km. Charlotte Adams, leader of the WIL group at Chapel HiU, U. Cwi1 aiso oe present and assist in the ser vice'. A cordial invitation is extended the public ,hear tKesf ;speakers EASTERN STAR TO -.MEET . Thev , Perquimans Chapter of the Eastern wf.l meet at the lodge . roc- i on llonZzy n!J.t, ?.!ay 12, at 8 n" .i. All mcnrilcrs are urged to nifjs.i rrESEniuruo Wardind ' Plans were oompleted bjf the Lions for the holding of their annual Ladies' night: party, which will h Friday night,' May 16, at the Hert ford . Methodist Church, Kdmnnrf xiaroing of .Washington, weU- known after dinner speaker., has been secured as me guest pealcer ;for .the. occasion; The Hertford Girl'Scouts. wii(h the help of their Troop Committee, are planning a benefit bridge party to be given at the home of Mrs. T. P. Rrinn on Saturday night, May 10. at eitrht o'clock. Prizes have been donated by Hertford merchants and refreshments will be provided by the GirJ Scout mothers. The public is cordiallv in vited. Proceeds from the narty will be used to improve the Girl Scout room and to-purchase much needed handi craft materials. The Girl Scouts have now cnmnletpd tneur: xormel registration . reauire ments.There are three oatrota of In. termediate;isput8.with 10 girls 4fl oawaproivnere is also, a Brownie patrjoijea Dy Mrs. Frank Coover, with MrSi ' Hutchinson as assistant lad The Girl Scouts are sponsored by the Hertford Grammar School PTA, with a troop committee consisting of Mrs ToraJPerry.Mrs; T. P. Brinn, Mrs. JoeTTwe, Mrs;,Fred Morrill, Mrs. I. U. Tagel. Mrs, R. S. Monds'and Mrs Charles Williford. The leader, nt f h. teterniediateA troop are - Mrs. T.. P; Brjnn, with Miss Nancy Darden, Mrs. Fred Morrill and Mlaa Manr 1W. White, as assistants.1 The Girl Scout Ining badly in need of repair. Survey Conducted On Rent Decontrol The Perquimans Weekly learned this week that rent control mav be lifted in Perquimans County within the next few days. A survey was made here this week for the purpose of determining wheth er or not further control of rents was needed in this area. The concensus of the survey seemed to indicate that tor her entry in the Tenth Annua Bookkeeping Cofitest of the Business Edffcation World, business teachers' magazine published in New York City. Twenty students submitted entries to the contest. As their papers met the prescribed standards, the follow ing fifteen boys and jrirlg have receiv ed two-color pocket size International Contest Certificates: Louise Banks. lLoraine Britton, Lois Chappell, Mary inez nappeii, Novella Chappel, Mather Hurdle, Catherine Jordan, Dotmegan Lane, Anna Mae Perry, Mildred Pike, Mary Lina Raper, Eula Virginia White, Kader White, Cecil Winslow and Faye Winslow. th A,i "uuu ln!iow oi tne bounty Commit tee and W. t. White, secretary of the AAA CamroifU. . . v , Considerable Interest has been re ported on the part of the farmers of the county in the program for this vear. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES Major Oakey Named Recruiting Officer Reserves The telephone union, in a drastic control was no longer necessary, and ,chanSe of policy Tuesday, abandoned inasmuch as the government agency now handling rent control is attempt ing to effect a saving in this depart ment, the possibility looms that de control may be ordered for this county. its stand on barsraininir the Dhone strike on a national basis and return ed final action back to local unions to settle the dispute. Reports indicate tne telephone Major W. H. Oakey, Jr.. has been named as recruiting officer for tho Marine Corps Volunteer Reserve for the Albemarle District, according to an announcement received Wo last week. In explaining his reserve post. Ma jor Oakey said it represented an ef fort on the part of the Marine Corps to provide reserve recruiting facilities for honorably discharged Marines in areas not served by regular Marine recruiting establishments. "All honorably discharged Marines are eligible to join the volunteer re serve (Class HI-By Major Oakey out, an urging former Ma- U;:Jl. Holmes of Hertford is the area.rent control officer, having been appointed to the position three years ago. .Control of rents was ordered for this area in 1942 when the community became overcrowded due to the influx' of service personnel stationed at Har vey Point. During the time control has been in effect here, Mr. Holmes stated only a few cases of violations have been reported and these were handled in. a satisfactory minner. .5 . Health Department Names Clinic Dates fThe Perquimans strike, now a month nointed v, way oeniea snortiy. Many nnes in this area to affiliate them- TOunrea to worn in serves witft the organization, and "j.- i"viwn, uiua miraenng tne union s stand on the strike. Reports from Washington state that Congress will attempt to adjourn for the summer months by July 31. Im portant bills affecting income taxes,, labor laws and aid to Greece and Tur key must be passed upon before this adjournment. The Greek-Turkish aid 126,000 officers and 100 000 nimw . kill .... n .1 f , l 1 ' C411UJCJ flfl maintain their former rank and sta tus in the Corps. He further explained that the Vol unteer Reserves did not entail active duty but constituted a reserve force for the Marine Corps which could be summoned to active dutv in K - 1 .VJ V, . V oi war or national emergency. The goal of the Volunteer Resnrv. 1. program bill passed over its first big jump in tne House this week, and is likely this bill will be authorized by congress. France ousted its Communists cab- County Health inet members, this week after 186 dent. Norman N. lYueblood, sWKlfT t rl S m . i T.rf. . fneadauartera an fn tm aui seleUt thjsVele the dates Communist members of the House of 1 G. C. Buck. X r" vrcu oireei,;in; troop meet-' V" iu M1 "i pre- winnna aaa votes against rremier i All. cases listed on thR AlAwl- r the Perquimans Recorder's Court tnr hearing on Tuesday were continued until thrf next erm of Court, May 13. The- local court; Was infirecess this week due to the courtroom being used for the holding of the election br the Town of 'Hertford.' M 'Clerk of Court W. H Pitt reported only four cases listed for hearlnir ibt week, and, thesi wil he heard next luesday,-;.,.;, ing is held en the flrati Mondav of oaoa monwivwittt separate patrols meeting weekly on s Monday. Tuesday Twenty-two Girl Scoti A . hike last Saturday, leaying'the' scout rooms at 10 AM. They hiked across Walter's bridir and t th vfi t,a seaon! ox Newbolds farm. - After a pienhj dinner they enjoyed wading and tsjuwwBg jiowera. fs'i--as? 4 , A' severd' hail storm' atruet 'ffMma Miol;iHdnjv,lsWa7;;''i: ;tJwuVi9:S0 and ; ; reprta indicate home damage was done to nearby Small etau Thn. hajl was , preceded , and accomnanil by heavy i raln ;: storm, t Tha hail stones. ie largest of. . wWch; were school clinics . during the month of May. The schedule will be found else where In this issue. ' Parents are requested to bring their children to the clinics on dates listed. Pre-achool children of the smaller rural 'colored school districts may come to either the Perquimans Train ing School Clink or the one at Hert ford Colored School. , 6. (X Buck Appointed Rabies Inspector G. C,,lBucfc'-nitrWlbD teacher at Perquimans High School, was reap pointed as rabies inspector for Per quimans County by the Board of County Commissioners at a meeting heldrMonday. , MUSIC RECITAL FRIDAY The kusic class of Miss Kate Blan- chard will present a recital Friday Paul Ramadier in a vote of confidence. Recent polls show a slackening of Communistic trends in France as well as other western European nations. Rev. Stott Speaker At. Rotary Meeting Tie Rev. J. TStofct. naatnr nf th WfcfaU Methodist Church, was the guest speaker at the meeting of the Hertford Rotary Club on Tuesday night Mr. Stott who spent ten vears tin Japan doing missionary work. spoke on the life of Japanese. He briefly compared the vocations and manner of .living with various mem bers of the Rotary Club, whose posi tion corresponds with the Japanese he described... C. Edgar White was installed as a new member of the club. ovvui wo urgent to., wmon. were'caara wiji present a recital Friday about the s?ie of marbles, covered the I nisrht Ma 9- at in hnm f tin Joa ,grouno. in many piacesji,;-jTowe on Church Street-.'(:. J at the home of Mrs. Joe) Mrs; Dan Reed has been confined mar School, Winf all r TJie Wiblicria iVi men. Former Marines should get in con tact with Major Oakey at Hertford for complete and detailed informM concerning the Marine Corps Reserve. Legion Post Changes Night Of Meetings The William Paul Stalling P. r the American Legion voted at its last meeting to chance the datm a it. meetings from the first Friday night of each month to the first Thursday night. Members are urged to bear in "m wis cnange maae tn the nights for meetings and to attend ule. The Post also voted to mnt h. State Utilities Commission with a -1 protest concerning the Norfolk South ern proposal to discontinue passenger service over its lines. The protest " has been forwarded to the proper of- uciais. STUDENTS TO PRESENT RECITAL The piano students of Mrs. R R White Will present a musical playlet entitled "Please Stand By" on Thurs day evening, way 15. at 8 o'c lock at the Perquimans County Central Gram- mviiea to aueno. "i hi '.:!''