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j; .1,. .kf -..1 ' I WEEECLY ri (J) MAN iff 4 f, i- ) rU 111 r ii- vmiiiif iii iii i'' nil ii ii olume'XlVNumber Motorists Slow In Melting Application For Drhrii Examiner Urges All Operators to Apply at Early Date - Perquimans County motorists whose name begin with A or B are talcing plenty of time in renewing their drivers license according to B. ; H. Smith, State automobile license examiner. Mr. Smith reported this week only about 20 motorists have applied for their new license since the . State's new law 'became effective on July 1, According to the law, all persons - whose name begins with A or B must apply for a new license some time between July 1 and December 31, af ter that time motorists whose name begins with C and D will start taking examinations for new license. Mr. Smith advises all motorists whose name begins with A or B to apply for an examination as rapidly as possible in order to avoid the last minute rush, expected during the latter part of this year. The exam iner is stationed in Hertford every Thursday for the purpose of issuing licenses and giving examinations. He stated last week he has had to invite a number of car operators, whose name started with A or B to come in for the tests, and he now has ample time to give each motorist the op portunity to take the examination without waiting too long. This situ ation, no doubt, will change later when the motorists start flocking in for exams. He, therefore, urges .mo torists to apply early. Speaking of the examinations, Mr. Smith stated he wanted it clearly un derstood that this examination is not being given as a joke, and that all motorists applying for a new license will be given a test' to determine their .eligibility to drive. The examiner will play no jokes on the motorist, wither will ' he attempt to confuse tits, operator nor do anything which may cause the motorist to fail in the test The examinations, at giVtn jy ty Uinsion of the state' attgnway Department, and consists of an eye test, a written test, road sign test and last an actual driving test. Dur ing this driving test the motorist will be required to drive over a certain route, obeying all laws as pointed out by the license examiner. During the -Hrivincr foot, t.ha mnf-nrisf mnnt. kYiaw nhilitv tn hack ud a car. Dark within two given points and handle the car in a satisfactory manner. It has been pointed out that the test is not too hard and that most operators are passing the examina tion and securing their new license. If your name begins with A or B you are urged to apply for a new license at an early date, and avoid the rush. Farmers' Income Is Up Twenty Per Cent Cash income of North Carolina farmers in 1948 was about 20 per nt higher than in 1945, it was. re nted .by the Federal-State Crop lie- porting Service of the State Depart ment oi Agriculture. Total cash receipts in 1946 totaled $764,404,000. The total in 1945 was 638,414,000. V practically all of the increase came, the report stated, from mar keting of crops, which brought farm ers $633,394,000 as against $508,159, 000 in 1946. Returns from sales of livestock and livestock products were slightly lower during 1946, to taling $119,799,000, compared with $120,010,000 in the previous year. Government payments to farmers in 1946 were higher, totaling 111,21100 at compared with y,34b,ooo in io. Conservation payments made op $8,096,000 of the total' government paymentf during 1946. Dairy pro Juctlon payments accounted for $8r 106,000, with payments for sheep and amb and beef production making up he remaining: $9,000. In 1948, con jervatlon payments totaled $6,897, 300; dairy production'' payments,. $3, ;34,000; beef ' and sheep i and i lamb production,.' $10,000, and truck; crop production, $4,000. ' f ish returns from ', sales of to 0 accounted for about 57 per cent lie total cash receipts from, farm during; 1946, and about 66 per , of the total during 1945. 'Jy-.'t Compared wttb; the sates; North bsrolina ranks third in total cash re 'jelpts from; r, farm niarketingi f rops, 28th' in cash receipts from arkettogs of livestock and livestock ductal and 13th m total cash in ie from crops,; livestock and Jive ock products combined, k' r" v. v ; 1 f " v is Exams nil,, . .I, b2. rlertiord, Farm Bureau And HD Clubs To Hold Outing The County Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs and the Farm Bureau members will sponsor a free fish fry August 14, at the Hertford Livestock and Supply Company grounds, one mile south of Hertford, it was announced this week by I. C. Yagel, County Agent. The program will begin at 1:30 P. M.-with a soft ball game and at 4 o'clock Will Rogers, assistant executive secretary of the State Farm Bureau, will speak. The fish supper will be served at 5:30 o'clock. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES A grand jury at Jackson, in North ampton County, returned findings of not true bills after hearing evidence early this week against, seven white men charged with the" attempted lynching and kidnapping of a Negro. Godwin Bush. The Negro, charged vran auempiea assault on a younir white woman of Jackson, was also freed by the grand jury. Following the action of the jury, Governor R. Gregg Cherry reopened the case by appointing a Superior Court judge to serve as committing magistrate and hear the evidence. A Congressional committee investi gating war-time profits by manufac turers has held the Washington spot light this week with a number of witnesses testifying on sums spent by Howard Hughes, plane manufacturer, entertaining air force officers. There has been no evidence presented that, thus far, criminally indicts Hughes for his action. However, the line of questioning seemingly attempts to connect Hughes with large spending in efforts to obtain government con tracts for airplanes. A nation-wide strike on the part of Ford Motor Company employees was averted this week. However, the Ford Company immediately closed down its assembly lines because, it rWM ported. 1f strike by a sup- yum. luejuiwime, aaower mo tor company, Packard, announced an increase in- the retail price of its cars. this, is the second auto com pany to announce price increases since the signing of the coal contract which was expected . to increase the costs of steel. The Dutch government on Sunday issued " order fr cease firing in the' undeclared war in Indonesia, after tne United Nations had ordered both sides to stop fighting. The Repub lican forces in Indonesia requested the Dutch troops to retreat to the original lines held at the time the flghing started, but the Dutch re fused this request. The action is re garded as a triumph for the United Nations in bringing about a halt in the war. Six Traffic Cases Heard By Recorder A light docket, consisting of six traffic cases, was disposed of by the Perquimans Recorder's Court here tbjs week. Julius Roth was fined $30 and costs of Court on a charge of reckless driv ing and was ordered to pay $25 dam age to the Town of Hertford. Roth was charged with reckless driving wnen ne lost control of his car last Xhursday afternoon and struck a sign and light pole at the intersection of Church and Market streets. Sterling Smith submitted to a charge of speeding and paid a fine of 10 and. costs of court. Anthony Panter was fined $5 and ordered to pay the costs of court af ter, pleading guilty to a charge of speeding. Willie Taylor. Nesrro. charsred with driving with improper steering (rear and insufficient brakes,, was fined $20 and costs of court. Howard Mauley, Negro, submitted to a charge of -driving without dis playing1 .license plate and he was taxed with the' costs of court, Ernest Bogue, Negro, entered a Plea -of guilty to. a charge of driving without a license. He was fined $25 and costs of court. i , -. Births Outnumber Deaths Qiiring Year Births far outnumbered deaths in Perquimans County vduring the years 1945 and; 1946, according to. J. W. week released a report on the vital statistics. According to the resort. during 1946 then were 194 births re corded by the register of deeds and a total of 61 deaths. . Puring 1946 the births totalled 200 and deaths' mm- bered 7L Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, August 8. 1947. Indians Hold Third Place Despite Slump During Past Week Windsor to Play Here Saturday . Night In Next Home Game Hertford Indians retained their hold on the third place position in the Albemarle League during the past week despite a slump which cost them four out of six games. The In dians dropped two games to Colerain, divided games with Suffolk, turned back Elizabeth City and lost to Eden ton at Edenton Tuesday night. Cole rain won by scores of 2-1 and 5-0; Suffolk won in the game here 5-0, and the Indians won in Suffolk on Sunday 1-0, in what fans termed one of the best games of the year. Bauer pitch ed two-hit ball at Suffolk and shut out the home team when his mates counted one run on a Suffolk error. Gilkerson and Taylor did the mound duty at Elizabeth City Monday night, allowing the Senators only four hits while the Indians collected eight. The final score was 3-2 for the Indians. Brigman started on the mound for Hertford against Edenton Tuesday night, and Jordan pitched for Eden ton. A series of errors cost the In dians the game inasmuch as it was nip and tuck throughout the first five innings. Brigman allowed five hits and walked one batter before he was replaced in the fifth by Gilkerson. Taylor replaced Gilkerson on the mound for Hertford in the seventh and Wilson replaced Taylor in the same inning. The score was 1-1 in the last half of the fifth, but two home runs by the Wheeler brothers sewed up the game for the Colonials. Edenton scored again in the sixth and seventh innings and pushed in six runs in the eighth. One hit, three walks, and five errors in this inning accounted for the six runs. Edenton collected ten hits and made three errors, while Hertford counted for six hits off Jordan and made nine errors. Jordan struck out seven bat ters, Brigman three and Wilson one. The Jiext home game for the In dians wffl Tie' pTayed" on'Saturday night when the Windsor Rebels come to Hertford for a game at eight o'clock oh Memorial Field. Windsor, showing improved playing, has moved out of the cellar and are now in fifth place in the standing. Chowan Association To Sponsor Meeting Two Southern Baptist Sunday fcchool leaders, J. N. Barnette and A. V. Washburn from Nashville. Tenn., will be the guests of the Cho van Baptist Sunday School Associa tion this week-end in Elizabeth City. Mr. Barnette is secretary of the Sunday School Department of the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board,, and Mr. Washburn is director of training. Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock there will be a Sunday School ban quet at the First Baptist Church in Elizabeth City for the pastors, Sun day School superintendents, depart ment superintendents and Associa tional Sunday School officers. On Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock there will be an Association-wide Sunday school meeting at Blackwell Mem orial Baptist Church. The distin guished guests will be on the program both at the banquet and the Sunday afternoon meeting. Mr. Barnette is an acknowledged leader in' Sunday School work. He has had vast experience in the work, having been a Sunday School teacher and superintendent for many years. Mr. Washburn is an authority, in the field of Sunday School training and has ricn background of experience that fits him for this vital work. Chowan. Baptist Sunday School leaders are urged to attend theseJ meetings this week-end. County Board Guests At Annual Dinner Members of the Board of County Commissioners were guests at a din ner served at the - County Home last Monday by Mr, and Mrs. C.-B. White. The dinner",' aft' annual event, served by the1 superintendent of the county farm, included ham, chicken and beef with all the trimmings, was thoroughly enjoyed by the guests. SERVICES AT HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Services at ftoly Trinity Episcopal Church nave,:. been discontinued for the remainder : of the month of Aug ust, the Rev. E, T. Jilson, rector, an nounced Tuesday. . Benefits Assured Perquimans Farmers Cooperating In AAA Crop Outlook Best In Years, According to Reports Received Perquimans County farmers who are participating in the AAA farm plan are assured of full payments for carrying out soil building prac tices, it was announced this week by W. E. White, secretary of the County ACA. In a letter to all producers, Mr. White pointed out the farm plan signed by individual producers and gave the minimum amount of money the farm could earn in carry ing out the practices. Approximately $32,000 has been al located Perquimans County ACA for benefit payments, but the plan is so arranged that full payments will be received even though this amount is insufficient to meet all payments. Mr. White advised all local pro ducers if sufficient practices had not already been carried out to earn full nflvment.. several additional nrnctirfu I could be carried out in order for each producer to earn full payments. These practices include the use of any lime, the seeding of certain winter crops, and also the use of superphos phate if used on either the above named' cover Crops or for permanent pastures. It was stated there will be sufficient seed for these cover crops, also a supply of superphos phate which can be received by plac ing orders with the AAA office. Reports coming into the AAA of fice, according to Mr. White, indicate Perquimans County can expect a won derful harvest this fall. Crop out look, at the present, is the best in years, according to these reports, Mr. White said. Miss Marie Fowler, AAA treasur er and office assistant, tendered her resignation to the committee, effec tive September 1. Miss Helen Nixon, who has had experience in AAA work, was elected to succeed Miss Fowler. Miss Fowler, who is to be married shwrtly, BaSf " been continuously em ployed in the Perquimans County AAA office for more than nine years. The committee, in accepting her resignation, stated they did so with great 'reluctance and expressed their grateful appreciation for the fine ser vice shehas rendered. USD A Asks For Cut In Peanut Acreage In order to receive a support price of 90 parity as of July 15 for 1948-crop peanuts, producers must vote at a referendum to be held be fore December 15, 1947, to reduce the nation's 1948 peanut acreage to about 75 of that planted in 1947, according to Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. 'Anderson's recent pro clamation establishing 760,000 tons as the 1948-crop peanut marketing quota. Secretary Anderson's pro clamation was occasioned by the provisions of the Agricultural Ad justment Act of 1938 which requires that unless the supply of peanuts for edible products and vegetable oils is below domestic demands and probable exports, marketing quotas must be established. The 760,000 ton figure was deter mined by analyzing the actual dis appearance of peanuts cleaned and shelled during the las. five years, which averaged 673,000 tons farmers stock and the prospective disappear ance from the 1947-48 crops which is estimated at 579,000 tons. It also includes an estimated tonnage al lowed for seed, feed and home use on farms and for damaged nuts. To produce the 1947 marketing quota, the 3,136,000 acreage planted in 1947 would be reduced to 2,324,109 in 1948, based on a yield of 654 pounds per acre. Girl Scouts Hold Regular Meeting Troop No. 1 of the Hertford Girl Scouts held its rejular meeting at 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon, August 3, at the VFW hall. The afternoon was spent with games and contests. Each patrol presented a stunt, and light refreshments were served. Patrol One will be hostess for the September meeting. A Scout Law contest, with special prices offered, was announced' as the program for September. All Girl Scouts are re- J minded to watch the bulletin board at the entrance to the Scout room for further announcements. v MASONS MEET TUESDAY i Pepnalinaiis Lodge, No. 106, A. F. If. , A M will meet Tuesday night. County Commissioners Name J. C. Morgan As New Superintendent Of County Home. Bible School Opens At Chapel Hill Monday A vacation Bible School will be conducted at the Chapel Hill Baptist Church, beginning August 11 and lasting through August 15, it was an nounced today. Services will begin each day at 9 o'clock in the morning and last until 12 o'clock noon. All pupils, ranging in ages from 4 to 10 years, arc urged to attend. Football Practice At Perquimans High Starts About Aug. 20 Coach Levinson Re quests Recruits to Be Ready For Drills Coach Joe Levinson, new athletic director at Perquimans High School, i stated Monday afternoon that he plans to start football practice for the high school Indians about August 20, and he requests all members of last year's squad, as well as new boys, de siring to try out for the team to be ready to report for drills daily. A large number of boys are expect ed to report for practice. During the past several years the number of students trying out for the football team has increased and the number this year is expected to be the larg est yet. Not all of these boys will be varsity material but they will, how ever, be gaining much needed experi ence that it takes to make good foot ball players. Members of last year's squad who are expected to answer the first call for practice are John Ward, Jack Symons, Edward Lane, L. C. Elliott. Lawrence Suttoti, Bill Hoyce, Nathan fcpivey, Emmett Elmore, Earl Wins low, Bobby Jordan, Chester Winslow Hob Kvans, Howard Pitt, Howard Broughton, K. Kirby, Bob Lavden, Hurdle, Horace Webb, Kermit Lane, Richard Futrell, Carroll Ilerry, Pruce Chappell, Reginald Tucker, in addi tion to a number of other students who will be trying out for the team for the first time. Coach Levinson stated that the first 1 practice sessions will be devoted to a I ;I,..: .l I umiuoaiuu ui me rules and any cnanges made in the rules since last year, and calisthenics. Keen competition is expected to de velop among the boys for regular berths on the 1947 Indian team, and a number of last year's regulars mav have to work hard to retain their po sitions, as some of the reserves of last year are showing much promise for this season. The definite date for the opening practice, Coach Levinson said, will be announced next week, and he urges all boys to pass the information along to all students intrested in playing football. Shirt Company Still Taking Applications Officials of the Don Juan Manufac turing Company, which will nnen n shirt factory here in Hertford about Uctober 1, are still accepting applica tions for jobs, according to Jesse Lee Harris, who at present is actinc- as local representative for the concern and has application blanks for indivi duals desiring to apply for a position witn tne nrm. Mr. Harris stated Tuesday that more than 85 applications hav al ready been received and the company is nopetui that at least that manv more persons will apply for iobs. An official of the company. Mr. Harris said, stated the company would em ploy as many persons as it was dor- sible to employ immediately upon the opening ot the factory here. Ufflcials of the company are expect ed in Hertford on August 16 to make hnal arrangements regarding: the opening of the factory. Construction work on the plant is about completed and the manufacturer is expected to begin installation of machinery with in a short time, readying the plant for the start of operations. Persons de siring to make application for a job with the concern may obtain applica tion blanks from Mr. Harris a, the Z. A. Harris store here in Hertford. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Hill of Ports mouth announce the birth of a daugh ter, Mary Ann, born Friday, August 1, at the Maryview Hospital. Ports mouth. Mrs. Hill is the former Miss Mary Lib Fields. Mother and daugh ter are getting along nicely. $1.50 Per Year. Discuss Plans to Con vert Institution Into Boarding Home In one of the shortest sessions held this year, members of the board of County Commissioners on Monday appointed J. C. Morgan as superin tendent' of the county home, the term of the office to become effective Janu ary 1, 1948, for a period of one year. Mr. Morgan was named to the post after the hoard had been noti fied by ('. I!. White, present superin tendent, that he would not be an ap plicant for the post. Mr. White has served as the superintendent of the home for the past ten years. Following the appointment of Mr. Morgan to the post, the board ad vised the new superintendent of the commissioners' plan to convert the home into a board home for the aged. This plan has been discussed for some time by the board, and through cooperation with the County Welfare Department, it is believed that the county can save at least part of the money now being expend ed for the operation of the county farm. Under the boarding home plan, inmates of the home would re ceive welfare checks and in turn would pay for their board from these checks. This plan has been placed in operation in other counties and works satisfactorily and at the same time saves operational expense for the county. Just when the plan will be put into effect here awaits fur ther investigation on the part of the commissioners. The board reviewed the names of county residents selected for jury service, included in this list were the names of a number of ladies, now eligible under the States' new law to serve on juries. The board discussed a number of road projects and advised the clerk of the board, J. W. Ward, to write the Highway Department requesting improvements be made to th various roads. Mr. Ward reported to the board he had had no reply to a let ter requesting information as to when the Department planned to start work on the Hertford-Center Hill road. Soil Conservation Tenth Anniversary Farmer-supervisors in the Albe marle Soil Conservation District joined the supervisors of 1,900 other districts throughout the nation in ob serving two major events in soil and water conservation history. First is the 10th anniversary of Soil Conservation Districts; second is l the reaching of the billionth-acre mark in Soil Conservation District or-. ganization. The nation's first Soil Conservation District was created by landowners in North Carolina on August 4, 1937. This is the Brown Creek Soil Con servation District which includes the farm in Anson County, where Dr. Hugh H. Bennett, now chief of the Soil Conservation Service, was born and reared. The Soil Conservation District movement has made much faster progress than pioneers in soil and water conservation first thought pos sible. When the districts were first being organized by farmers ten years ago it was not believed that in the course of ten years there would be districts covering a billion acres. This is proof that landowners, when given an opportunity, will take the leadership in solving their own soil and water conservation problems. Each district is organized by farmers and controlled by them unde author ity of a state law. Farmers in this section voted to organize the Albemarle Soil Con servation District in 1943. It in cludes Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Perquimans and Pasquotank. A. T. Lane of Route 1, Hertford, is the local supervisor of the district. Mr. Lane reports that the district has helped more than 600 farmers to plan and begin applying complete farm soil and water conservation programs on 66,000 acres. Today, according to Dr. T. S. Buie, Southeastern Regional Conservator of the Soil Conservation Service, 317 Soil Conservation Districts cover more than 206,000,000 Southeastern acres. These districts contain more than 83 per cent of the farms in the nine Southeastern states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missis sippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. ' V", 4 1 ti h j i
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