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. ' ' .: . :: J.' PEEECLY olume XV. Number 267 Hertford, JPerquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, June 18, 1948. $1.50 Per Year. THIS VMS HEADLINES I Congressional committees, rushing V accomplish as much work as pos sible before adjourning for the Re publican National Convention, voted 'q place, the draft measure before ,he House this week. The measure 3 expected, to pass the House before he end of the week, thus creating a jaw which will bring about the draft ing of men v 19-through 25 into the tinned forces. Officials of the Office )l Selective Service . Records have Stated thflv ar readv to t-annen Hrnft 1 ' . X r hoards and can begin the drafting bf men within 60 to 90 days. Senator . Clyde R. Hoey has been Wiirnated. h a mom ho r nt ttm mm. Inittee which will draft . the Demo- ratic Party platform? which will be presented to the party members at he national convention next .month. ileports state that party4eader& will jtrive for adoption of a variation f- the high-sounding, but toot too 'pecific civil Tights plank -u in the 944 platform. ALDEf.lARLE LEAGUE TEAT.1S BATTLING TO WIN LEADERSHIP AS THIRD WEEK CLOSES The -Supreme Court ruled this week hat Congress obviously contemplated .hat rGI insurance plans should be 'elf sustaining and thus saved, the government billions ofdollarsr The Court ruled out a claim by a Chicago yoman , seeking to collect what Wounted to $17,000 on a five thous and dollar policy. VA regulations provide for two ways of paying death Weflts, one is on a monthly basis . or a period of ten years', the second 'alls for a smaller ' payment for ifethne period. . juei ,elfPprtiipt ssi:as Statement ir'Soliijitafe.TS Repfyihg ttf jCnumbet of 'inquiries, iada- tft- th ffk4 of the Perquimans Velfare Department, C.. Edgar White, snTipinnwMBitt a! cgara 1 to . i Hertford Indians at Top As Result of Week's Fine Playing - Hertford' dropped a notch lower in the standings Tuesday night when the Indians lost to Edenton by a one sided score, 12 to 1. The Colonials connected for 13 hits off Graham and ChriStgou, who , relieved Graham in the fourth inning as pitcher for the Indians.' Edenton scored one in the first, third and sixth, got four in the fourth and a slam-bang total of five in the eighth. The Indians , scored their lone run m the ninth when Bella smacked out" a two-bagger and came home on Now'eir Blngle.; ,;, Nearinff the-close of the third week of play, five teams in the Albemarle League are in a ding-dong battle for the top place in the league standing. Hertford, Colerain, Windsor, Edenton and Plymouth are the leaders of the league with Elizabeth' City, having won only two out of twelve games, having a firm hold on the cellar spot The Hertford Indians, snowing a hitting power not disclosed, in past seasons, broke even during the past week in league games. They lost to Colerain last Thursday by a 3-2 score, then turned on the Elizabeth City Senators twice,, winning On Friday by an 8-7 tally in a 10-inning affair which' ended with Bella smacking out a home run to sew dp the ball game. On Saturday the Indiana pounded two Senator hurlers for a total of 16 hits and 13 runs. Opening up this week at Edenton,. the Indians lost to the Colonials 7-3, after collecting 10 hits off Monk Webb, Colonial pitcher. Edenton scored five' runs in the second to clinch the game and coasted to vic tory. The Colonials nicked Freidinan and Craig, Hertford pitchers, for a total of 14 hits. . During the week the Indians scored a total of 26 runs, collected 43 hits and made six errors. - t Manager Ed McCarthy has had a set ' back ' or two - In ' lining up his pitching staff for e' Indians. Sev eral prospective pitchers sent word they wouiq. M nnMfra, join the in Board Of Education In Meeting Monday The Perquimans County Board of Education, meeting in Hertford on Monday of this week, had a heavy agenda for the. occasion. J. T. Big gers, new county school superinten dent, who moved to Hertford last week, was present and acted as sec retary to the Board. Amdng the matters discussed dur ing the meeting was the budget for the next fiscal year. This tentative budget was approved and will be sub mitted to the County Board of Com missioner at its meeting July 5. According to a report, the budget for the. schools will be slightly higher than was the one on which the schools operated during the past year Part of the' budget calls for repairs to a number of the schools in the county. . General school problems and the teacher vacancies in the white school faculties were also discussed. Health Department Budget Presented To Town Board Monday Additional SpeciaTL&W Rate Is Refused For Schools Miss Lois Asbell Weds Henry Stokes In Church Ceremony Miss Lois Lorena Asbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Asbell, and Henry Clay Stokes, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Stokes, were unit ed in marriage on Thursday after noon, June 10, at 4:30 o'clock in the Hertford Methtdist Church in a ceremony of beauty and charm. Rev. D. L. Fouts, pastor of the church, of ficiated. The vows were spoken before a background of greenery, arrange ments, of white flowers and seven- branched candelabra holding lighted white cathedral candles Before the ceremony, Miss Kate Blanchard, organist, played "My HIGHWAY COMMISSION TO MAKE SURVEY OF CAUSEWAY; IMPROVEMENTS LIKELY Inspection Lane Back In Hertford Pnnteaden,f l'ufeWtffa &Xr Perfect iM li&ia 1 to majraiptta. vsoliator9 and f ther individuals seeking contributions coward charity purposes: I "If the salesman at your door ap peals to you to buy his magazines or ither merchandise because he is bund pr crippled and needs help in raising money for an operation or medical reatment, think ... twice before, you each for your purse. Many people ire making direct appeals by exploit ing the sympathy of well persons for landicapped individuals or the sym pathy of -adults for extremely young salesmen. .. .. "For several years certain publish- Or 'magazine .subscription firms aye 'exploited crippled persons and a norm Carolina pudiic oy using .ysically handicapped salesmen. In .is method of sales the sales appeal i based on the solicitor's handicap nd need, for charitable assistance for orrective treatment, rather than a alid appeal based on the merits of he magazine offered and its value to he subscriber. ''.v ' "For a number years both the "ederal and State governments have naintained a program of vocational ehabilitation for the physically handi- apped whlcn was Intensified and ex pitchers needed for the schedule be inir nlaved.. '- " Indian games for the coming, week were announced as follows: June 17 Windsor here. June 18 Plymouth here. June 19 At Plymouth. June 21'-:-Colerain here. June '22--At Colerain. June 23-Elizabeth City here. June 24 At Elizabeth -City. Up Most Of Docket Heart at Thy In Recorder's Court Traffic 'cases made up most of the docket in Perquimans Recorder's Court at the session held here Tues day morning. A large number of pleas of guilty to charges of speed ing eliminated - the necessity of a long session in disposing oi the m cases bandied by the court. John Price failed to appear to an swer charges of reckless driving fend eroded with "the - enactment of the Judge Charles E. Jbhnson-; ordered ederal social .;; security .measures. )uring the last year so the"pr Tam of rehabilitation has been fur- her liberalized by expanding the age ln4ts iand ptovidliis operative treajt nent,. to aome extent, so that every tandicapped individual may have the riaximum help ol local, state and Fed ral resources In physical restoration nd vocational education. , ' r - - ( ?Thua it is unnecessary for any jn- ridual make an appeal to the jub- ; ; (Uontinuea on rage wo) ; chman-Davenporiii yows Spokei June 9 " Miss Anna Pittman Davenport, laughter of Mrs. M. A. Davenport of Columbia and. the late A vaven ort, nd I0Ka 1. Nachman,;r4 "aonj f Mrs. Liouls Nachman ana tne jate ir. "Naehman of Church Street, HerV Tord, were -united in marriage in Ja lutet and beautiful" ceremony in the lertford Methodist Church Wednes- lay evening, J,une 9, at o'clock. Th double . ha ceremony was per- met by the Rev. Dwight I. .Fonts, tot ol the churchi' f .e, bride, dressed in grey auit, l which ahe wore green acces s with hbulder corsage of it chartreuse Orchids, entered the ireh with tR bridegroom. , Immediately following; the . cere- ,ny the couple left for a wedding to Washington, D. C, and the 'Jne Drive. - ' 1 , The couple will make their home in "jrtilord. the warrant returned apd the defen dant held on eV $100 .bond. syv-v- John Tulloss, Walter Lansing, Don ald Wanner, U Emil Fowler, E. G. Howell, Borne, Smith, ;iearl Miner and Lawrence- Williams entered plea of guilty to. charges .of speeding and each paid a fine of five dollars and cast of cofirt. ? "" r,h; Robert Earth and Homer Williams wer flnedi f 10 and costs of court &. ter they entered pleas of guilty to charges tf speeding. , cayiipn xnixon was' found guilty "bf speeding and Or dered' to nay a fine of 10 and costs but noted an appeal to the Superior Court. . , . , ' . Carl Holton and ; Henry . Murray, charged with passing on a curve, en tered- nleas of guilty and were as sessed with tne costs or 'courv; ; OUverRiddick, Negro was taxed with the costs of court on a charge of assault . v - Court . costs were assessed; against kutus isnoch; Negro, proseewmg wit ness in the case charging Ira Jdaes, Negro, ith trespass. BCub To Sponsor The Perquimans Business and 'Pro fessional Woman's Club met last Fri day evening at 8 O'clock at the Agri culture Building 'in .Hertford.;! v; During the business sesSiofl; was vofed that the club- "will sponsor a barn dsnce On Friday night, June, 24. All cor-. e chairmen will be no- tifled of t' i plans by Mrs. .Lawrence Towe, r ...,t ' . i ' $weet VoiceL'Moon- Wild Rose" Miss Peggy Felton sang "Because" and "I Love Thea". The wedding march from Lohengrin by Wagner was played for the' 1 processional and Mendel ssohn's march from'A Midsummer Night's Dream" for the recessional. During the ceremony "Ave Maria" was softly played, and Miss Felton sang "The Lord's Prayer" as a bene diction at the end of jihe ceremony. ' j The bride was givert in marriage by her father. The groom had as his best man, his father and ushers were Emerson Asbell, Charke Stokes, Charles Murray and Edison Harris. The bride was lovely sin a gown of white ' slipper satin fashioned with sweetheart neckline, fitted bodice, a midriff embroidered irf seed pearls and long sleeves forming cala lily points over the hands. The full skirt fell in soft folds which!?extended to form a long train. Her finger tip veil of imported illusion fellifrom a tiara of pleated chantilljMacev She carried a white prayer.; .book topped with a white orchid and showered with satin streamers tied '. with lilies of the valley., 1; ' Mrs. James Cook Shaw was her sisters matron ox honor and only at tendant. She wore an original gown of oyster white satin brocade fashion ed With deep folds around the drop ped shoulders and the bouffant skirt fell in folds from the basque waist line. She Wore elbow-length mitts of the 4 same material as her gown and a Juliet cap of sequins and car ried an old fashioned nosegay of roses tied with blue ribbon. Mrs. ' Asbell, mother of the bride, wore an aqua crepe dress , with ac cessories of, white and black and a shoulder corsage of red roses. Mrs. wrau , MB WXU m 1 UIVHIU , n v. w black crepe dress with black acces sories and a shoulder corsage of 'red roses. . . . 7 Immediately after' the ceremony the couple left I for a wedding trip to the .mountains of Virginia. .For travel, the bride wore a white gabardine auit with -white and gold aoee8sori,e8, apd white orchid shoulder corsage. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs, W. J. Asbell of .Bel videre. She is a graduate of Louis burg College and of the Woman's College 'f the'.. University of wortn Carolina. -tfhe is f member of Phi Theta ,; lUppa, ; National scholastic fraternity and the j American Asso ciation iof University Women. For the past winter she was a member of the High Point City School system, the bridegroom is the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Stokes of Hertford. ' Ha : attended , Louisburg College and is veteran of : World V,'ar II, having served in the U." S. Navy. The couple will make their home in Hertford where he is- now lempldyed in the IlartTord Post Office, V-".f Members of the Board for the Town of Hertford took no action at their meeting Monday night toward the adoption of a tentative budget for the Pasquotank - Perquimans-Camden Health Department. The tentative budget was presented by Miss Audrey Umphlett, County Nurse, and Dr. T P. Brinn, acting Health Officer, and Dr. A. B. Bonner. According to the figures presented, the costs of the de partment to the Town.of Hertford for the next fiscal year will increase $367.23. The greater portion of this increase, according to the Department representatives, is due to 'increase in salaries to the Department employees. The same budget was presented to the Perquimans County Board a week ago, pending adoption of the County budget. The total costs to .the Town and County for the Department dur ing the next fiscal year will be ap proximately six thousand dollars. Ac cording to the tentative budget the County will pay about 75 per cent of this total while the Town will assume the remaining 25 per cent of the sum. J. T. Biggers, county school super intendent, and Julian A. White, mem ber of the Board of Education, ap peared before the Board and request ed that the Town award the school system a special light and water rate. Mayor V. N. Darden advised Mr. Big gers and Mr. White that such action had been granted to the schools last year at the request of F. T. Johnson, former school superintendent, and that the Town then placed the schools on the same rate as residences in the Town, which is a lower rate than granted commercial users. It was the opinion of the Board members that no w,-further reduction of rates could be .ordered under cost conditions that prevail today. , . JWEwwdenewetrlfe discu'Ssioirrof the installation of special electric meters and clocks for the use of resi dents having electric hot water heat ers. Under the plan discussed a re duction in electric .power used by such heaters, at off peak hours, could be granted customers. It was agreed that Mayor V. N. Darden was empow ered to investigate the proposal and report fully to the Board at its next meeting. Mechanical inspection of automo biles in Perquimans County was re newed this week when the State's Inspection Lane came to Hertford last Monday for a stay of seven days. Local motorists who failed to have their cars checked for defects when the lane was here in April are urged to take their cars to the inspection lane on Market Street during the in spection period. A large number of cars "have al ready passed through the lane during the first part of this week but, ac cording to the crew in charge, there are still a large number of local cars which must pass through the lane and be checked before January 1, 1949. The inspection crew urges motpr ists to bring their cars in at an early date to avoid the possible last minute rush expected this fall. Merrill Evans States Commission Desires Accident Reduction C&D Motorists Have Few Days Left To Renew Licenses According to License ' Examiner W. E. Nelson, applicants for license renewals in the C-D surname group have declined sharply. Mr. Nelson pointed out that only three days re main for C-D motorists to renew their licenses. The renewal period for the C-D surname group began in January and will end June 30. Mr. Nelson is in Hertford every Wednes day and Thursday for the purpose of J accepting applications and giving re newal examinations. He also said that renewals off chauffeurs licenses which expire on June 30 also, have been slack. The examiner urged all operators of, taxis, buses, trucks and other vehicles used for commercial purposes to apply for a renewal of their licenses as soon as possible. f Those persons in the C-D group who fail to get their licenses renewed before June 30 must be accompanied by a properly licensed driver when they do make application for a new license. , Those who fail to renew their permits and 'continue to-drive will be f liable to arrest and pro- 8ecution. : Mr. Nelson , is located in the police department office in Hertford, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. each Wednesday and Thursday. , Peggy Sawyer Weds Chester Winslow v Miss Peggy Sawyer, granddaughter of Mrs. T. C. Lane, and Chester wins- loW, on of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Wins low of Whiteston, were married Fri day, June 11, at the Hertford Bap tist Church.' The Rev. Mrs. Elizabeth White, grandmother of the bride- groom officiated. The ceremony was performed be fore - the members of the immediate families and s friends -of the young couple. ' i ' . Both Mr. and Mrs; Winslow attend' ed Perquimans ' High ' School. : The bridegroom, was a member; of the graduating cIcjs of this year and was outstanding as an Athlete. Security Bond Sales Less Than One-third Of County's Quota Perquimans County has completed less than one-third of its assigned quota of bond purchases under the Security Bond drive now in effect, it was reported today by J. W. Ward, chairman of the County Committee. Sales, through Tuesday morning, am ounted to slightly more than $16,000, while the county quota is set at $55,000. The county's record, according to R. M. Riddick, who is chairman of Region One for the current bond campaign, is not too bad but still is considerably under the totals re ported by other counties in this area Reports received by Mr. Riddick show that Gates and Washington counties we leading the region Iri the safe of the bonds. Both of these counties have sold a little more than 60 per cent of their goal. Martin and Dare counties have sold approximately 50 per cent; Pitt, Pasquotank, Chpwan and Perquimans are in the 30 per cent bracket, while the remaining counties of the region lag behind. Township committees have been making a house to house canvass in Perquimans striving to reach the $55,000 goal within a short period of time, but reports from these com mittees are incomplete as yet but Mr. Ward is urging each township chairman to make a full report by Saturday of this week. Viewing the State as a whole, Mr. Riddick stated that cumulative sales of U. S. Security Bonds in series E, and G are moving toward the State goal of SIM million dollars. Today, Mr. Riddick said, North Carolinians have more money, better jobs, more business, better profits and owe less than ever before in their history. One reason for. such pro gress toward economic security, he said, is good judgment in invest ments, emphasizing the fact' that no better investment can be found in the land today than in United States Sayings Bonds. They may be pur chased at the local bank, he said, or any other authorized agency in the county. Merrill Evans, State Highway Com missioner for this district, told the editor of The Perquimans Weekly, in a telephone conversation late Monday afternoon that he ar,d Tom McKini, Highway Engineer, will visit Hert ford very soon and make a survey of the causeway leading from Hertford to Winfall highway and Route 17, with the possibility if outlining a project for the causeway which will reduce the accident rate for this stretch of road. According to Mr. Evans no direct word regarding the road condition had been forwarded to him and that he was very glad to learn of the sit uation and will take immediate steps to try to correct such a road hazard. He said, "Reports regarding accidents are made by the State Highway Pa trol, but as yet no definite project has been discussed regarding this causeway. However, the Highway Commission is most interested in cor recting conditions which will prevent highway accidents, and Mr. McKim and I will come to Hertford to see what can be done to remedy the sit uation." Judging from the conversation with Mr. Evans, it is unlikely that a ma jor project for the causeway can be set up for immediate action, but it appears that steps will be taken, pos sibly by widening the road and strengthening the shoulders to reduce the hazard which now exists on this stretch of Route 17. The causeway, because of the num ber of curves in the highway at this point and because of the construction of the roadway, is a hazard to the large number of tourists and truckers using the road and who are unfam iliar with the short stretch, between the Perquimans River and intersec tion of the Winfall road. Numerous accidents have occurred at this loca tion during the. past .'sevewri. month and one fatality occurred, last week when a young Kinston man lost his life in an accident when his truck failed to make one of the curves in the road. Traffic has increased over the route considerably and this is an other cause for the increase in the number of accidents of recent months. Four Vacancies In County White Schools Resignations have been received in the office of County Superintendent of Schools from four teachers in the county's school system, J. T. Biggers, superintendent, reported this week. Miss Faye Jessup and Mrs. Flor ence Nowell have resigned from the faculty at the Perquimans High School; Mrs. Bernard Proctor from the Hertford Grammar School and Mrs. Herman Winslow from, the Cen tral Grammar School. ., Mrs. Nowell has been serving out the school term as home economics teacher at the high school in place of Miss Mary Alice CohOon, who re signed last January. Mr. Biggers stated that there are no vacancies in the faculty of the various colored schools of the county. Principal Releases Final H.S. Honor Roll Forty-nirie students were listed on the honor roll at Perquimans High School for the final grading period, which ended with the close of school June 1, it was announced today by E. C. Woodard, principal. The 11th grade led all other classes with the number of students winning honors, having a total of 18 students on the roll. The honor students listed by classes are: 8th grade, Pauline Burbage, Ann Morrill, Benjamin Miller, Thomas Sumner and Marguerite Butler. Ninth grade: Norman Butt, Vir ginia Gay, Billy Hill, Tracy Kirby, Elizabeth Proctor, Percy Rogerson, Calvin Butt, Arthur Woods, Mary Sue Cook, Ethel Frances Elliott, Cather ine Goodwin and Christine Thatch. Tenth grade: Ann Madre, Cather ine Ann Holmes, 'Shirley Butt, Laura Hopkins, Claire Hunter, Marjorie 'Perry and Ronald Butt. Eleventh grade: Melvin .Colson, Lindsey Reed, Daly Rountree, Clark son White, Joyce Butt, Ann Hollowell, Pearl Hunter, Marie Rountree, Thel- ma White, Alma Eaves, Peggy White, Lelia Lee Winslow, Mary Loil Butt, Pat Morris, Gene Proctor, Leon Har- rell, Tim Perry and James Robbins- Twelfth grade: Leon Lane, Traf- ton Phillips, Reginald Tucker, Doris Butt, Peggy Cook, Anna Faye Cope land and Madelyn Phillips. Local Car Agency Holding Open House Winslow-Blanchard Motor . Com pany is holding open house at their sales rooms on. Friday and Saturday oi tiua week, . displaying the new 1949 Ford motor car. kt. . Termed "the car of the year", the new Ford has many changes in body styles and construction .and local motorists are awaiting the oppor tunity to see the new car. which will bo shown here for the first time Fri- Indians Batting Averages Given A batting average resume for tJie Perquimans Indians during the first nine games played in fjty Albemarle League was released this week by Herbert N. Nixon, league statistician, as follows: . Ab. R. H. Pet. Bergeron 85 10 14 .400 Cayton 35 3 11 .314 Nowell ,31 4 9 ,290 Christgou : 33 5 8 .242 Sires I ."22 1 5 .227 Thrift 14 1 3 .214 . McCarthy 12 0 2 .167 DeAlonsa 19 2 2 .105 Klmbrell 29 2 .069 This standing to - shown for the games played up to a week ago Thurs day. Since that time practically the entire roster has" improved the . per centage figures by outstanding games during the past week, ; I .15' ' " yM -