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Volume XVI. Number 21.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, May 27, 1949.
$1.50 Per Year.
THIS IMS
f HEADLINES
' Democratic leaders In Congress
this week drastically curtailed the
administration's , program for this
session by1 stripping such hotly con-
" tested Itetts as health insurance and
. civil rights proposals from the agen
da. - It was also reported that leaders
j" expected no action at this session on
President Truman's request for a four
billion dollar tax increase. Tentative
: plans now call for Congress to ad-
journ on July 81. Meanwhile Cori
.gress showed some signs of tighten-
i ing np national spending. The House,
killed measure on Tuesday which
' would have raised the pay of men in
the armed forces, excepting privates.
v' Russian demands, at a Big Four
meeting being held in Paris this
-r- week, that the plans for development
1 of a Western German government be
crapped has chilled the optimistic
outlook for a successful conference on
' the German problem, it was reported
from Paris Wednesday. The Russian
' demand that the whole German prob
lem be returned to the Four Power
control plan wm rejected by the rep
resentatives of the United States, Bri-
tain and France. The breakdown of
v the Four Power control plan last
Bummer was the major factor leading
up to the blockade of Berlin. The
Russians proposed that the confer
4ence scrap the Wert German state
s proposal and place all of Germany in
the hands of a German council under
Allied direction.
Former Defense Secretary James V.
.Forrestal committed suicide by jump
, ing from a window of the 16th floor
at a naval hospital in Bethessda, Md.,
early Sunday. Forrestal, who retired
- from . governmental service several
months ago, bad been a patient at the
hospital some time. He was suffering
from strain of overwork, and it was
: reported he was undergoing treat
ment for a .psychoneurotic condition.
. forty-three persons were killed and
l nearly 40&-. injured When tornadoes
i struck anamber of 0 communities in
I) this week. Property damage was es- Registrars and judges for the elec-
timated in the millions of dollars. At tion, appointed, by the Board of Elec-
lease five twisters struck through
, ' nearly 20 towns in the three states.
Bootl Of Boctions Sets July 12Ui As
Date For I EG!u!ng County ABS Election
Registration Books to
Open June 11th; Ac
tion Taken Under
, House BUI 1197
Perquimans County's Board of
Elections has set Tuesday, July 12, as
the date for county voters to cast bal
lots for or against the establihsment
of .an- ABC store for Perquimans
County, it was announced last Fri
day by A. W. Hefren, chairman of the
board.
In making the announcement Mr.
Hefren stated that registration books
will be open on Saturday, June 11, 18,
and 25 for the purpose of registering
county residents desiring to vote in
this election. He pointed out that citi
zens already on the books need not
register in order to be eligible to vote.
However, if an eligible voter has chan
ged from one voting precinct to an
other since the last election then he
must register in the precinct in which
he now resides. Registration books
will be open on Saturday, July 2nd as
a day for challenge.
According to notice of the election,
which is published this week by the
Board of Election,vthis ABC balloting
will be conducted under the provisions
of House Bill 1197, which was passed
by the General Assembly, and under
the general Statute of North Caro
lina for or against the establishment
of an Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board in Perquimans County.
This bill was first presented in the
General Asembly for the purpose of
holding an election solely in the Town
of Hertford and profits, from a store
if established would go to the Town
of Hertford, however, as amended and
passed by the Legislature the election
is now to be conducted on a county
wide basis and in the event establish
ment of a store is voted by the citi
zens profits from the store will be
divided equally between the Town of
Hertford and Perquimans County.
A definite opposition to the propos
al, has developed since the measure
was first presented in the Legisla
ture, and it now appears that the elec
tion on July 12 will determine the
tions, will be the same officials as
served at the last general election.
Fifty Seniors To Receive Diplomas At
PCHS Commencement Exercises Monday
Closing- Activities Start
.. Friday; Baccalaureate
Sermon Sunday
' Commencement exercises on next
Monday will climax closing exercises
for Perquimans County schools for the
present term, it was announced today
by-John T. Biggers, County Superin
tendent, School will close for the sum
mer vacation on Tuesday, May 31.
f Fifty members of the senior class
will receive diplomas at Perquimans
High School next Monday night, ac
cording to E. C. Woodard, principal of
. the school. Heading this list are Pearl
n. H. Jordan, who won scholastic honors
during her four years at the high
; school and she has been named as
valedictorian for the class. Mary Lou
. Butt won second high honor .grades
and was named as chus salutatorian.
, Mrs. Jordan's average for four years
was , 97.8 while Miss Butt , averaged
97.6. Atotl of 21 seniors, averaging 90
.or better for the four" years in high
school were named to the honor roll.
Closing activities at the high school
.' start tonight when the seniors hold
class T&tit& Pti Sunday, at eight
' , o'clock, in-the auditorium of the school
' the Rev. M. W. Lawrence of Elizabeth
City will deliver the baccalaureate eer
. mon. J fcfv-''W " -ti''-. 'j J-
. Commencement will be held In the
' auditorium oh Monday night begin
ning at eight; P-to. Bey. Fred Lauhow,
of Norfolk will address the graduat-
" ing class at the closing service Rev.
E. B. Edwards 'will give the devotion
al, prayer wil be offered by the Rev.
D. L. Fonts. -Following the awarding
of the diplomas, Mr. t Woodard will
honor a number of the students with
presentation of medals for outstanding
work done by the students during the
mutt.- vfitr. Benediction "kriTl h iH ven
by the Revl C. E. Duling. Members of
the high school Glee Club will render
a number of selections during the ex-
-ercises. v ' h -, ;
t Exercises at the Hertford-High
: School will be held Monday morning
at 11:80 a.m. Dr. Rose Browne, Pro-
feasor of Education, North Carolina
College, Durham, N, C. will deliver the
commencement address. " Kev. H. J,
Mitchell, of Sunbury, will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon on Sunday aft'
ernoon at 8:80 o'clock.
Perquimens Ind
win Champ
onship
tans
ii
County Interest
Lagging On Bond
Dection June 4th
Board of Elections An-
From Ahoskie 2-1
Play-off Games Held
Here Monday and
Tuesday Nights
Perquimans High School baseball
team won the undisputed champion
ship of the Albemarle Conference for
the 1949 season by defeating Ahos
kie two games to one in play-offs held
on Memorial Field here Monday and
Tuesday nights. The Indians trounc
ed Ahoskie, winners of the western
division title, nine to nothing in the
opening game Monday night. A
double-header was played Tuesday to
complete the champonship. Ahoskie
won the first game 6-2, but the In
dians came back strong in the night-1
cap to capture the flag 7-0. The
third game was rained out in the fifth
inning of what was scheduled to be
a seven inning contest.
Bill Winslow, right-handed speed
ball pitcher for the Indians tied the
hands of Ahoskie in the play-offs. He
established a record in the first game
by striking out 17 Ahoskie batters
while his teammates were collecting
a total of nine runs, including a home
run by Edward Lane, centerfielder.
By agreement, the two teams fin
ished up the season with a double
header Tuesday night. Earl Roger
son went the route as pitcher for the
Indians in the first game Tuesday and
did a creditable job. He struck out
nine batters, allowed three hits but
walked four men. ' The Indians com
mitted four .errors, while AhosMe's
pitcher, Umphlett, allowed the In
dians six hits, walked none and his
team committed only three errors.
Ahoskie scored four runs'in the third
inning on a walk, two hits and two
errors. Perquimans tallied two rung
in the fourth on two hits and one er
ror. Benton started the Indians' ral
ly in the fourth, bu the 'team wi
nounces Hours
Polling Places
For
Interest among Perquimans County
voters toward the State Bond Elec
tion to be held on Saturday, June 4
is at low-ebb and a light vote will be
cast unless interest, in the questions
to be determined . picks up consider
ably in the next week.
A. W. Hefren, chairman of the
Board of Elections, announced today
that polling places will be opened
from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for citi
zens to cast their ballots on the ques
tions. Registration books have been
open for the past four week3, and
Saturday is challenge day. Registrars
report only a few new names have
Lbeen added to the books, and there
appears to be little interest in the
election.
Two questions are to be determined
by the election. The General Assem
bly passed two measures calling for
State improvements providing the vot
ers of the State authorize the issu
ing 25 million dollars to be used for
ance of bonds to pay for the improve
ments. The first is a question of vot
building school houses, this sum, if
authorized by the voters will be divid
ed among the 100 counties and Per
quimans will receive a total of $65,
847. The second question to be settled
by the voters is whether or not North
Carolina will issue 200 million dollars
worth of bonds to carry out construc
tion of secondary roads of the State.
!In the event this issue is carried Per
quimans County will receive a total of
$812,000.
The election next week will have no
bearing, or effect, toward the county
receiving $250,000 for school build
ings already allocated by the General
Assembly.
Tied up with the road bond issue is
an increase in the gas tax of the
State. If the voters authorize theToad
bond issue, an increase of one cent
per gallon automatically goes on gaso
line; this tax will be assessed not only
ajmL orafiiilina usaH nnnn thp hiirhwavs
. - if- . . i i , y o f -
unable to overcome the Ahoskie lead. but also on gas used on the farms.'
It is also pointed out that the two
isues involved in the election are not
tied together. Either of the bond is
sues can be authorized separately or
both killed according to the voter's de-
Commission Recommends Construction
Of New School Building In County
Local Merchant To
Honor Senior Girls
Store Remodeling
Present Quarters
Darden Brothers' store in Hertford
is now undergoing complete renova
tions and will shortly be modernized
in every respect, it was annbunced
this week by D. S. and V. N. Darden,
owners oi tne store.
The firm has discontinued its lines
of groceries and hardware and when
renovations to the store are comDlet-
ed will handle ready-to-wear, shoen
and notions.
Separate departments for men.
women and children t will be set up in
the store and an attractive display of
merchandise will be arranged under
the renovations.
Rites Held Sunday
ForWinfall Resident
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha
Twine Winslow, 83, who died at the
home of her son, Alonza R. Winslow
of Winfall at three o'clock Saturday
afternoon following an illness of four
weeks,' were conducted Sunday after
noon at 4 o'clock at the Winfall Meth
odist Church by the Re E. B. Ed
wards, nastor of the church.
During 'the services Betty Lou
Trueblood aang The Old Rugged Croat
and Mr. Durwood Barber played Shall
We Gather at the River. The church
choir sang Abide With : Me at the
irrave.
; Pallbearers were Tom White,' Gar
land Atwater. Eugene Fatten, David
TmehlooiLi J. L. DeLaney, Robert
Towe, George Wood and Rudolph WU
Kama. . i ' i .
Burial was in the Cedar Grove
OhnmJt Cemetery. , ;.
- Mrs. Winslow, a native and life long
resident of Perquimans County ; was
the daughter of the late Jessie J
TwitiA and Sarah Millicent White and
the wife of the late Albnza Riddick
Winlow,Air"''''
She is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. R. t.- Towe of Roanoke Rapids
um W D. Brvan Jr.. of Oxford:
two sons, Frederick Snelling and Alon
in Riddick Winslow, both of Winfall;
seven grandchildren and , f our rgreat
grandchildren. '
In the game deciding the champion
ship Winslow started on the mound
for Perquimans and took up where he
left off with the Alioskie players on
Monday night. After the first inning
the vistoM were unable to cope
with Window's fast ball and a large
number of them fanned out. The In
dians jumped on Umphlett,. Ahoskie
pitcher, in the second inning' and col
lected five hits, scored five runs and
then sewed up the conference flag.
Rain halted the game in the fifth in
ning after Perquimans had scored two
more runs to make its total seven.
The season just completed by Coach
Joe Levinson's boys was a most suc
cessful one. They won a total of
15 games and lost three, the defeats
suffered were at the hands of Gates-
ville,, Elizabeth City . and Roberson-
villej while the victories were over
the above three teams and Washing
ton, Edenton, Jamesville, Williamston,
Scotland Neck, Columbia and Ahoskie.
lames Bass Elected
lions
ClubPrexy
Following a custom established sev
eral years ago, the W. M. Morgan
Furniture Company will honor girl
members of the graduating class of
the Perquimans High School by pre
senting each girl graduate a minia
ture Lane cedar chest. Members of
the senior class have already received
notice that their gifts have arrived
at the store and may be obtained any
time between now and graduation
day.
Girl members of the Hertford Negro
High School and Perquimans Training
School graduating classes will also re
ceive identical miniatures of the chests
and have also received word that their
gifts await them at the local store.
sires.
District Officer
Speaker At PTA meet
The last meeting of the Perquimans
Grammar School Parent Tteacher As
sociation was held Monday night, May
16, with an outstanding attendance.
Prior to the meeting a picnic sup
per was enjoyed by everyone. This
was followed by open house, featuring
art exhibits in all the class rooms.
From 7:30 to 8 o'clock Best Ainsworth
presented a program of music by
grammar grade pupils.
The subject for the meeting was
"Living Together in The Family."
"Battle Hymn of the Republic" was
used as the opening song. Rev. Walker
Perry of Elizabeth City, conducted an
inspiring devotional. A trio from
Roanoke Bible College, Elizabeth
City, rendered several selections in
song.
Mrs. W. H. Bryan, district of
ficer for the PTA made a splendid
talk concerning the work of the asso
ciation. She discussed three outstand
ing points: world understanding,
health, and school education.
J. T. Biggers stressed the impor
tance of voting for the state wide
bond issue for better schools, outlin
ing the benefits which will be derived
from this program.
Mrs. W. H. Matthews 'gave an in
teresting talk on " Helping Children
Make Good Adjustments in School."
The installation of the officers for
the ensuing year was conducted by
Mrs. W.H. Bryan.
Hertford Indians Readies Plans For
League Opener Here Next Wednsday
Legion Auxiliary
Announces Plans
For Poppy Sales
I James Bass was elected president
of the Hertford Lions Club for the
next year, -beginning July 1, at a
regular meeting of the civic orga
nization held lasFFrfday night.
-Other officers selected were Sid
ney Blanchard, first vice president,
John T. Biggers, second vice presi
ent, and F. A. McGoogan, third vice
president, v Norman Trueblood wa3
election aax secretary-treasurer, R. C.
Ward, tail-twfrter, and Charles Har-
rell, Jr., lion tamer.
Archie T. Lane and C. R. Vann were
named t the board of directors for
terms f two years. W. L. Sumner and
L. B. Sltterson are the holdover di
rectors whose term runs, for another
year. William D. Cox, retiring presi
dent, automatically becomes a mem
ber of the board of directors. . -V
v Installation of the new officers trill
take place at the first meeting of the
club in July. . ' ;
Bishop Wright To
Conduct Services 'f$0:
Th fct Revi Thomas H. WrighCD,
D. Bishop of the Diocese of East Cftro-j
Una will conduct the service of Con-1
firmation and preach viat ;theHoly
Trinity Church, Sunday, May 29; at 11
o'clock, it was announced today by
Rev. E. T. Jiteon, .rector of the
church. , - A
Albemarle League Di
rectors Adopt Regula
tions at Meeting Held
Wednesday
Everything is set for the. opening of
the Albemarle Baseball League next
Wednesday, it was announced by
Mr. Gay lord, president of the
League following a meeting held in
Hertford last Wednesday night at
which time the League Directors
adopted rules for the season and iron
ed out all problems confronting the
teams prior to theopening games.
Hertford is ready for its first game,
according td A. W. Hefren, president
of the local club, who stated that the
league schedule has Hertford playing
Elizabeth City in the opener nere in
Hertford, the game will start at eight
o'clock. Other opening games will see
EHenton nlavimr at Plymouth, and
Windsor at Colerain.
Riiainnu Mnnnow Edorar Morris re
ported that the Indians are ready for
the first cotest. He stated that the
likely line-up for the Indians will be
Sires, catcher, Kimbrell, first base,
Cayton, second, Bergeron' at short,
Young at third, with Scott and Christ
ian in the outfield. Johnson or nam-
zell are expected to get the nod for
pitching' assignments. Other pitchers
expected to be on hand are Collins and
Eller. Gaines, Montco ' and Rush
ing, from the Unive. rfty of rioriua,
are expected to join the team on June
3. George Wood, another local boy, is
also expected to see some action. Mr.
Morris reported that there is a pos
sibility that the local club will trade
Moe Bauer rto Windsor forack Mo
Comas, heavy-hitting star 0 Windsor
during the past two years? McComas
play for State College and has been
a leadinsr hitter in the Southern Con
ference this Spring. Bauer; who pitch
ed for Hertford for three ireart, It 1
reported," desires to be released from
the local Club. . 1 "
, The Indians will wind up their ex
hibition games here next Sunday when
. . (Continued on Page Eight) v
Preparations for the observance of
Poppy Day here on Saturday, May. 28,
have been completed in every detail,
Mrs. Kelly White, president of the
American Legion Auxiliary, reported
today.
At a meeting of the Auxiliary, held
last Friday, plans were completed for
the sale of Poppies. Mrs. James Wild
er was named as chairman of the
committee in charge of sales, and
members of the Hertford Troop of
Girl Scouts will . aid in conducting!
sales. The Girl Scouts have been orga
nized into teams and will distribute
Poppies on the streets in Hertford all
day Saturday. Other teams of volun
teer workers will be assigned to dif
ferent parts of the county all day so
that everyone will have an opportun
ity to honor the war dead by wearing
the memorial flower.
"We expect to have the most suc
cessful Poppy Day in the history af
the observance," Mrs. White said.
"Young women and girls of the coun
tv have volunteered enthusiastically to
help us carry the memoiral flower of
.. WI . 1 II, J 1 n
tne worra war aeaa 10 everyuue m
the county and we hope to see a pop
py on every coat on Poppy Day."
The- poppies which the Auxiliary
will distribute have been made by dis
abled veterans at Fayetteville hospi
tal.. They are Crepe paper replicas of
the famous wild poppies of Farnce
and Belgium which bloomed on the
battbOtelda and ,'; cemeteries of both
World Wars, and which have, been the
symbol of remembrance of the dead
ever since Vthev first . World War.
Thousands of disabled men r and
women, I unable io do other work, have
been given employment making pop
pies for the Auxiliary this year.
Survey Shows Need of
Gym, Class Rooms and
Lunch Facilities
A complete report, as submitted by
Dr. J. Henry Highsmith, of the State
Department of Education relative to
a survey conducted on Perquimans
County Schools, was released this
week by John T. Biggers, County
Superintendent.
The report submitted by Dr. Hirfi-
smith stated the commission made its
study on May 11, 1949, and that no
attempt was made to visit each school,
white and Negro, but the larcre cen
ters which are being considered as
units in the consolidation program
were visited and inspected carefully.
as a result oi tnis inspection the Edu
cation Commission made the following
recommendations, which according to
r. Biggers, will be submitted to the
County Board for action at its next
regular meeting.
"White schools It is recommended
that the present organization of the
white schools in the County be con
tinued and that, the following altera
tions, renovations, and additions be
provided :
"A. Perquimans High School: Gym
nasium of adequate size and equip
ment; an agriculture shop adequately
equipped; the lunchroom should be
enlarged to accommodate all of the
students who wish to secure lunch at
the school.
"Note: The lunch period of 45 min
utes should be abandoned and three
periods of 30 minutes each should be
scheduled. In this way the lunchroom
can serve all high school students in '
minimum length of time.
"B. Perquimans Grammar School. A
lunchroom adequate for enrollment.
Two additional class rooms. The pres
ent auditorium seems to be adequate
and no new auditorium is suggested
at this school until more pressing
needs elsewhere have been met.
"C. Hertford Elementary School.
Lunchroom adequate in size and
equipment to serve the students en
rolled. Provision for new auditorium
be considered when other more urgent
building needs have been met.
"Hertford Negro High School: In
view of the fact that the present
building which is being used as the
Negro High Scljl was" constructed
many years ago and that it is now in
delapidated condition it is recommend
ed that this building be abandoned at
the earliest posible date and that a
new building, preferably on a new site,
be provided to accommodate the fol
lowing school in addition to the Hert
ford Negro High School students:
Bethel, Chinquapin, Winfall High
School.
"That Galatia, Pools Grove, Oak
Hill, Forg Bridge, Willow Branch, Ni-
canor and Bay Branch Schools be con
solidated with the Winfall Elementary
School.
"That a new building of about 16
classrooms be constructed at Winfall
as the first project in the new build
ing program. The present building will
provide space for some classrooms and
cafeteria.
"By way of summary our recom
mendations would affect the school or
ganization as follows:
"All Negro high school pupils will
be served at the Hertford High School.
"That all Negro elementary pupils
on the. Hertford side of Perquimans
River will be accommodated at the
Hertford Negro Elementary School.
All pupils who live on the Winfall side
of the Perquimans River will be ac
commodated at Winfall Negro Ele
mentary School.
"We wish to commend the County
Board of Education and the county
superintendent for their thoughtful
planning for the improvement of Per
quimans County Schools. We feel that
the consolidation of schools and the
adequate provision of school plants
made possible by money made avail
able by the Legislature, the County
Contmissioners and the proposed bond
issue for schoolhouses, will produce
really tremendous results for. Perqui
mans County."
County Agent Issues
Warning On Mildew
I. C. Yagel, County Agent, this
week issued a warning to cucumber
growers to be alert to the possibility
that downy mildew may strike at their
crops shortly. He stated that mil
dew was reported in the Charleston,
S. C, area on May 11 and was mov
ing in this direction. He .added that
if mildew strikes local crops, it can
cause' considerable damage.
He urged local growers to be pre
pared to dust their crops in the event
mildew was ' , noticed. He stated it
could be recognized by angular yellow 1
spots on the leaves. The same treat
ment is' recommended for controlling .
this disease in cantaloupes and wa-
termelons. v " -
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