North Carolina Newspapers

1 , It' rl WE EICLY - -VW V Volume XIV. Number 5 llrivprQ Rpniiirprl To Tale Exam For License Renewal Names Beginning: With A and B Must. Apply jpeiore January isi B. H. Smith, automobile license ex aminer for the .State, calls attention to the new Highway Safety Act, -which went into effect July 1, and Tequirea all automobile drivers to take a re-examination within the next four years. Drivers will be examined in alphabetical order, with those whose last names begin with A or B required to take the examination be fore. January 1, 1948. The C's and D's will come up between January 1, 1948, and June 30, 1948. Schedules for other drivers will be announced later. Experts in Raleigh, including Lan don C. Rosser, Commissioner of Mo tor Vehiclas, and Col. H. J. Hatcher, head of the Highway Safety Divi sion, advise the A's and B's to get their licenses now instead of waiting until the end of the year. "Get them early and avoid the rush, they warn. It is reported that the examina tion is comparatively easy for a drivef who has studied his driver manual and observes all the traffic regulations on the roads and high ways. An applicant coming for re-examination or a person getting his li cence for the first time is required to take an eye test, with the poorest visual reading permitted, with glasses, to be 20-50. Next, an applicant is given a printed questionnaire, which is re quired to be filled out. Here are some sample questions: What is the speed limit on open highways, , in business districts, in residential districts? More people have gone on record tnissing this question than any Other, ag most of them give the old peed limits. The' 1947 General As sembly fixed speed limits at 55 miles perjuror on the open hirtwav. 20 In hifwa HiMfw rX.iia tial districts. Some of the questions are direct you fill in the answers; others are multiple choice, and others are true false. Examples: , 1. In cities, who are more likely to be killed, pedestrians or drivers ? 2. If you hear an ambulance, po lice car or fire truck coming, what are you required to do? 3. How far from a corner at which you are going to turn should you give a signal? 4. What are the correct hand sig nals for stop, right turn and left turn? When you have finished the ques tionnaire, containing about 25 aues tions, your examiner will shove you a notebook fijled with about 80 photo graphs, or road signs, intersections, waving railroad signals, and side roads to the left and right. You have to identify each sign and tell what to do in each case. ' Naturally, all good drivers know that a diamond sign means a curve or winding road, and warns the driver to reduce his tipeed. Square-isitfns mean caution. and vam.fiaaMfe is, . ypntuiug: jf:ounuoi, intersection, or men working.': Sound signs indicate railroad crossings and octagonal signs mean "Stop." . Applicants must know their signs ana wnat tney mean, or they lose out in this third stage. Next comes the final stage, when ( Continued on rage Five) C And D Board To Hold Summer Meeting The board of Conservation and Development will hold its summer meeting in Morehead City, July 28, 29 and 80, it was announced today Djr. . Bruce JStneridge, Director of the Department' All sessions will be at the Ocean King Hotel, Atlantic Beach. Governor Cherry, as chairman of the. board, will speak to the board Monday morning'. July 28th f) .Most of the first day will be de- voted , top public hearings, when any' person may appear and discuss with ! the board any matters connected with the "natural resources 'over which lhe board has superiviiion, ; Etheridge said. Later there will be reports by division heads and committee chair men, and meetings of the various di m uion committees. P i ran.. l t.A' -m i tuii wu uinii tu iiumw au ,oi flcial inspection! the former' Naval Base which.it has acquired at More head City, and Which la to house m- y search and (nstrucUon units of the tins. '.fcWir. w 30. lhe Uarden Party scene from The Lost Colony. Queen Elizabeth greets the Indians from the New World and consents for Sir Walter Raleigh to establish a colony on Roanoke Island. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES A former Russian official who served the Communists as a member of its purchasing' agency in this country, then later broke with Rus sia and elected to remain in the U. S., told a Congressional committee this week that Russia was infesting the United States with spies that pursue a course that will make war inevit able. The speaker was Victor Krav chenko, and he told his listeners that even with the death of Josef Stalin, present leader of Russia, the Reds' course would remain unchanged. He told of vast reports on American en terprises he had seen in the hands of Russian officials. A Senate-House conference com mittee this week broke the deadlock over the national farm program, thus assuring benefit payments to farm ers during 1948. The farm program fig been in a static stage for several weeks pending ths outcome of the Congressional conference. By mu tual agreement, some 150 million dol lars will be appropriated for the bene fit payments. The House had previ ously voted to eliminate' benefit pay ments but credit for the continuation is given a strong bi-partisan bloc in the Senate. Another war-time measure which Z." c.iea ? a.D.r"e - Wuoa seems neaaea lor aiscard as Oengess voted this week to end the Curb over installment' buying. The law, known' as Regulation W, limit ed payment periods on a number of items such as automobiles, washing machines, refrigerators, furniture and floor coverings. President Truman had requested he be given peace-time authority to continue control but the vote this week brushed aside this re quest. Guerrilla warfare continues in Greece with reports that the guerril las are attacking women and children in their effort to break the control thrown around them by government forces. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world fighting has broken out in Dutch Indonesia with Dutch troops fighting forces claiming to be the In donesian Republic. The Dutch forces maintain the fighting results from a break down in negotiations over in dependence issue with the Indo nesians. ' Kenneth Royal, native of Golds boro, who was sworn in as Secretary of War on Thursday, succeeding Rob ert W. Patterson, issued a statement on Wednesday that heA had made no statement he intended seeking the office as Governor of North Carolina. Reports recently have stated Royal might be a candidate for the office. Softball League Has Three Teams Play in the Softball league, which! was organized last week, got under way when the Rotary Club defeated the Lions Club last Friday night, then split a doubleheader with the In dependents, The league is comprised of the three teams. The Rotary team downed the Lions 8-6 behind some fine pitching by Dan Berry, who also led the Rotary hit ting with a homer, a double and two singles. Clinton Eley was the pitcher lor the Lions. The scores of the games Sunday were Rotary 7-10. In dependents 5-13. A schedule of the league games has been announced as follows: July 25. Lions vs. Rotarv: Julv 28. Independents vs. Lions; July 30, uons vs. independents; August 8. In dependents vs. Rotary; August 5, Ro tary vs. Lions; August 8, Lions vs. Independents; August 10, Rotary vs. Independents; August 14, Lions vs. Rotary: August 17. Independents .vs. Rotary; August 18, Lions vs. Inde pendents; August .20, Rotary vs. Lions. : , . . . " J .BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT First Sergeant and Mrs. : Richard Mansfield ' announce the hirth oi -a son, bora July 17 a V Granville Hoi pitaK Oxford, N. C. :-1 HertfoiPerquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, July Escaped Prisoners Recaptured Sat. P. M. Two long-term convicts, who escap ed from a road gang while working near Center Hill last Thursday af ternoon, were recaptured Saturday evening on a farm near Washing ton, N. C. The prisoners were in mates of the Woodville Prison Camp. The escape of the prisoners im mediately caused a wide spread search throughout the counties of the Albemarle by State Highway Patrol men and officials of the Prison camp. The prisoners aroused suspicion of themselves, when they alighted from a freight train near Washington and police officials were notified and the two were shortly apprehended. They were returned to the prison camp by Patrolman Clyde Fentress. Indians Play Even Games To Retain Third Position Windsor and Elizabeth City to Meet Locals This Week-end The . Hertford Indians, dividing games since last Thursday, retained their hold on third place position in the Albemarle League, while Eden ton and Colerain, first and second in the- leagae- standings wmtinaed- to set a fast paqe for the remainder of the league teams. Elizabeth City won a hard played game from the Indians by a 2-1 count on Thursday last week. Gilkerson pitched a four-hit game but the In dians were in a hitting slump and failed to connect at crucial moments of the game when a few hits might have changed the outcome. Rain caused postponement of the Suffolk game on Saturday night but the Indians smothered the Sox in Suffolk on Sunday by an 8-2 score. Bauer hurled for the Indians, allow ing five hits, while the Indians, led by Briggman, collected 11 hits off of Holland. Hertford dropped Tuesday's game to Edenton by a 7-1 count, when er rors in the first inning permitted Edentpn to tally four runs. Both teams scored once in the second, Edenton scored again in the seventh and ninth. Edenton hit safely ten times while the Indians collected eight hits off of Jordan, Colonial pitcher. Gilkerson went the route for Hertford, striking out four batters and walking three. Jordan struck put five Indians before retiring from the game at the beginning of the eighth due to an injury he suffered while running bases in the seventh: The Colonials made it two in a row Wednesday night when they turned back the Indians by a 10-6 count. Two bad innings for Hertford, the second and seventh, produced seven runs for the Colonials. Edenton scored four runs in the second, two in the third, three in thp seventh and one itf the eighth. The Indians tal lied in the third, fourth, fifth and tied the count at six all in the sixth Each team committed four errors. The Indian schedule for next week calls for games in Hertford Thurs day with Windsor furnishing the op position. Elizabeth City will play here on bunday afternoon, with Hert ford in Elizabeth City Monday night The Indians will play at Colerain next Wednesday afternoon and Colerain will play in Hertford next Thursday night. Roach Rites Held Saturday Afternoon ' Funeral services for John Richard Roach, 77, who died at his home near Winfall Thursday evening, July 17, at 8:30 o'clock, were conducted last Saturday afternoon at 3:30 at Cedar Grove Methodist Church. The Rev. J. D. Stott officiated. Mr. Roaah was the son of the late Joslah'and Sarah Sawyer Roach. Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Susan Nixon Roach; two eons, G. T. and J. Van, both of Winfall; two daughters, Mrs. B. CL- Hare of Edenton and Ban ish Roach of Norfolk 15 grandchil dren and irht Mat mnAeh&Aran '' i 1 1 Heavy Fines Handed By Recorder's Judge Seven Cases Heard In Court Here Tuesday; Three Continued The penalty for violating the State's new highway laws was evi dent here this week when Judge Charles E. Johnson meted out heavy minimum fines to a number (if mo torists charged with violations under the new law. Seven cases were dis posed of during the session which took up most of the day due to much testimony being given in several of the hearings. A verdict of not guilty was re turned in the case of Howard Spence, Negro, charged with reckless driving. Spence's car hit the marker on Church Street pn the morning of July 9th, causing some property damage, but Judge Johnson ruled there was no evidence of reckless driving. Clarwvce Felton, fcgro, was found guilty as charged of assault .with a deadly weapon upon Clifford Sham bty, Negro, and was fined $25 and costs. Claude Felton, charged with assault on the Shambry youth, was remanded to Juvenile court, when it was shown the youth was under 16 years of age. A twoh r' warrant was issued tot Clifford Shambry, prosecuting wit ness in the case, when it was shown by the testimony the youth was in volved in the melee. Charlie Ferebee, Negro, was order ed to pay three dollars per week for the benefit of his child, following a verdict of guilty on a charge of non support. Alfonzia Riddick, Negro, submitted to a charge of driving with improper steering equipment and paid a fine of $10 and costs of court. Susie Collins, Negro, was fined $25 and ordered to pay the costs of court on a charge of driving without a li cense. Percy Dail submitted to a charge of reckless driving and paid a fine of $500 and costs of court. Joseph Elliott, Negro, was fined $$25 and costs of court on a charge of driving without a chauffeur's license. Wildlife Club Seeks Local Game Warden Members of the Perquimans County Wildlife Club went on record at a meeting of the club held at the Court House Monday favoring the ap pointment of .a Perquimans County resident as game warden for this county. The request for a local war den will be placed before the Wild life Resources Commission when that group meets in August. The local club also voiced approval of the season and bag limits as set up by the State Commission for the 1947-48 season. Some objections were voiced at the meeting Monday regarding the closed season on bears, when it was pointed out by members from the Nicanor community that bears are causing considerable damage to crops in that vicinity. A request that an open sea son be declared on bears may be made to the State Commission, along with the request for a resident game war den. Health Department Conducting: Clinics Ten communities in Perquimans County have been designated as lo cations for vaccination clinics being conducted by the Health Department during this week and next. The de partment is conducting the clinics for vaccinations against Typhoid Fever, Diphtheria, Small Pox and Whooping Cough. A schedule giving the hours and locations of the clinics will be found elsewhere in this issue, and the pub- He is requested to appear at a clinic nearest home. 25. 1947. District Governor Pays Official Visit To Hertford Rotary Vic Huggins of Chapel Hill Advises Local Club on Program Vic Huggins, Governor of District 189 of Rotary International, was the guest of the Hertford Rotary Club at its meeting held Tuesday night at the Hotel Hertford. The occasitss was the official visit of the District (iov ernor to the local club to advise lhe club's new officers on the Kolary pro gram for this year. Speaking to the club membership, Mr. Huggins exhorted the local Ro tarians to lend full influence to such programs as the better health pro gram, additional assistance to schools and school teachers our and worthy programs leading to better civic conditions within the munity. com- Fo owing the regular meeting, the District officers, Govirnor met with the club Max Campbell, W. F. Ains- ley, Jani'js Newby, Henry C. Sulli van and committee chairmen, Robert Hollowell, C. I'. Morris and R. C. Murray to discuss the local program planned for this coming year. He advised the club assembly of various methods used successfully by other Rotary Clubs in the 189th 'Dis trict to expand the civic betterment program and made suggestions he be lieved would be helpful in improving civic understanding in this county. He especially urged the local club 1 to take increased interest in the lo cal schools and to map programs planned to aid the school system in better training of school children. A resident of Chapel Hill, Mr. Hug gins succeeded Ike M. Bailey of Ra leigh as governor of the 189th Dis trict of Rotary. He recently attend ed the International Conference, held in San Francisco and also a confer ence at Sun Valley, Idaho. He re ported to the local club that the 189th District is comprised of 36 clubs which boasts more than 1,500 mem bers. Farmers Borrowing Money Repay Soon Reflecting the increased costs of producing crops and the availability of more farm equipment, the volume of bank credit used by North Caro lina fanners is currently higher than it was a year ago, according to R. M. Riddick, Jr., president of the Hert ford bank, who represents the North Carolina Bankers Association as Per quimans County banker. "However, North Carolina farm families are probably in the strong est financial position that they have ever been," Mr. Riddick said. "Con tinuing high farm incomes make it possible to finance operations out of income and when credit is used, it is retired when crops are sold." Reporting on the results of a third national survey of bank lending made by the Agricultural Commission oflvices. It is estimated the American Bankers Association. Mr. Riddick said that North Carolina farmers used only a fraction of the bank credit available to them during 1946. However, the 207 insured com mercial banks which serve agricul ture in this state made 187,686 loans to 75,766 farmers. These loans ag gregated $67,209,000, of which $28, 400,000 remained outstanding on Jan uary 1, 1947. Banks had at least $199,815,000 available for additional loans to farmers if the demand ex isted. During 1946, loans on farm real es tate in North Carolina increased slightly. There were 6,7,'U farm mortgages made for a total amount of $15,683,000; and $15,046,000 of this volume remained outstanding on Jan uary 1, 1947. The farm mortgage debt is higher than it was a year ago, although it still remains only about one-half of the volume that existed in the comparable period following World War I. County Agent Advises On Care Of Sheep I. C. Yagel, County Farm Agent, advises local sheep raisers to use a simple treatment for the protection of flocks from worms and thus in crease profits from sheep. According to Mr. Yagel, sheep raisers Should mix one pound of pow dered phenothiazine with 12 pounds of loose salt, placing the mixture in a salt box, easily accessible to the sheep, and keeping the ealt box shel tered from the weather. Farmers are warned not to give their sheep any other salt in addition to the above mixture., $1.50 Per Year. Triple A Office Given Go-Ahead Sip On Farm Program County Secretary Ad vised Benefit Pay ments Assured Perquimans County Triple A offi cials have been notified that from all present indications benefit payment, planned under the 1947 fann- pro gram, will be forthcoming and local AAA offices may go ahead with pro gram;, as planned. W K. White, County AAA Secre tary, announced Wednesday he had received the go-ahead sign from the Washington office and that the Per quimans office will again resume ac tivity on this basis. The local office i was notifi mI earlv in June to halt action by Con- i proceedings pending gress, but the order reccivcu ir.is week seemingly assures local farm ers that payments will be forthcom- inK for a" S(,il building practices l'arrled "ut ""uer the plans signed ' some time '"-'" The announcement received here this week, according to Mr. White, stated: "Pending final action c" Congress on the appropriation for the 1947 Agricultural Conservation Program, county offices should proceed on work in connection with the program as outlined below: In counties which have completed the determination of the minimum assistance established for all farms within the county allo cation and which may or may not have mailed such notices and Farm Plans to all farmers: "Conservation materials can be furnished up to the minimum assist ance approved for the farm. "If Farm Plans and notices of minimum assistance have not been mailed they should now be prepared for mailing. "The minimum assistance as estab lished for individual farms is not to be increased or decreased by the County Committee until notified by the State Committee, after the ap propriation has been finally determ ined by Congress., "In counties where farmers have not been notified of minimum farm assistance, county committees should complete tm- preparation oi notices preparatory to mailing and hold such notices until notified by the State Committee to release them." Town Orders Switch Board And Meters Hertford's Town Board, meeting in special session Monday night, placed an order for a new electric switch board, to be installed in the municipal plant to replace the present board which has been in use for 20 years and which has been found to be un satisfactory in handling the increased volume of current now used by the town. The new switchboard will cost ap proximately $5,000, completely in stalled with new cable and other de- t hat it will take about 12 months time for the order for the board to be filled. Mayor V. N. Darden advised the Board he had placed an order for parking meters to be installed on the streets of Hertford. The meters or dered will be timed for motorists to park from 12 minutes to two hours, the parking fee will range from one cent for 12 minutes to ten cents fo? two hours. The Mayor stated the meters will be installed within .'JO to 60 days and violators of the parking ordinance, winch is expected to be passed by the Board at its next meeting, will be subject to a fine by the Mayor, in event the violator submits to the charge. Otherwise, all violators will be cited into Recorder's Court. Employees of the Street Depart ment are ccntinuing the work of lay ing curb and gutters on Front Street and the project is expected to be completed shortly, adding additional parking space on this street as well as providing better drainage for the area. SERVICES AT BEREA Services at the Berea Christian Church on Sunday, July 27,' have been announced as follows: Bible School at 10 o'clock A. M.; preaching at 11 A. M., by the Rev. P. E. Cayton. Evening services at 8 o'clock. STANDING OF CLUBS ' iV, W. L. Pet. Edenton 24 9 .729 s,( Colerain 23 14 .622 Hertford 18 15 .546 Suffolk 14 18 .438 Elisabeth City 13 22 .371 Windsor 11 25 .306 . .... . . .v-.....-.. . j?: i if, J,