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Volume XVI. Number 28. :
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Hertford, Perquimans Comty, North Carolina. Friday July 15, 1949.
$1.50 Per Year.
County teissionors ft Dudget
Yeer At5l.65
Valuation of Property
Shows an Increase of
$467,123; Budget Ex
ceeds $99,000
.: Adapting a budget that calls for the
expenditure' of approximately $99,036.
84 during the fiscal year of 1949-50,
members of the Perquimans County
Board of Commissioners set the coun
ty tax rate at $1.65 per hundred dol-
' lar valuation , at a meeting of the
board held Monday . i
W. FV C. Edwards, county account
ant, reviewed the budget for the past
fiscal year and presented the new bud
get to the commissioners. This bud
get calls for a reduction of five cents
in the tax levy for the debt service
fund and five cents in the levy for the
general school fund; however, in
creases in the budget for the general
county fund and Welfare Admini
stration fund wiped out the decrease
in the levy of the above fund and left
the tax rate rate at the same figure
as last year.
The budget calls for expenditures
of $36,348.60 in the General Fund;
$8,075,87 for the Poor Fund, $34,447.-
00 in the Debt Service Fund, $8,735.87
for Welfare Administration; $7,425.-
00 for Old Age Assistance and $4,050.
00 for Aid to Dependent Children.
The tax levy for the funds, in the
order named above is 45 cents for
general fund. 60 cents for debt ser
vice, six cents for aid to dependent
children and nine cents for old age
assistant. ,
Members of the Board of Education
presented the budget for the general
school fund and this amounts to $41,
880, and a tax levy of 40 cents was ap
proved for this department, making
an over all rate of 1.65.
J. W. Ward, clerk of the board, and
county tax supervisor, reported that
the valuation of the property m rer
quimans had increased by $467,123 ov
er last year. The total valuation for
the current tax year according to Mr.
Ward is $7,596,052."
In. addition to handling the busi
ness f adopting the budget and set-ri4iBgJeatax-
ratetteBoajrd; re-em-,
ployed W. M. Rubs of Raleigh to audit
the county books for the year.
A. T. Lane was authorized to . con
tact a roofing contractor regarding
repairs to the gutters and roof of the
Court House.
Two delegations appeared before
rthe Board requesting approval of the
' Board to petition the State Highway
Commission -to improve roads in Park-
ville and Hertford townships.
Farm Apt Reports
County Crop Damage
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Crops throughout Perquimans Ooun
. ty have been damaged considerable
by the recent big rains, It was report
ed today by I. C. Yagel, County Farm
Agent. Cotton and late corn, he stated,
seem to have suffered the greatest
- damage. The amount of damage var
ies too, in different sections of the
county with Bear Swamp and Bethel
communities suffering the greatest.
Peanuts1 and soybeans are showing
improvement now and unless other
Jieavy rains' follow may make a fair
.yield. Crops as a whole, Mr,, xagei
said, appear to have suffered a per
. tnanent daman of 20 to 25 percent
- Cotton ia blooming and forming
squares now and farmers are urged
.to keep a close watch for boll weevil,
tf 10 squares out of 100 examined or
- one cut of '10 are found to be punctur
" -ed by the weevil the cotton should
be dusted with.toxephene. Local in
secticide deajer indicate, th Agent
' said, that the supply of this material
I is sufficient at present. Some farm
ers are' on the Job and have already
started dusting. It la recommended
that . these dust 'applications be re-
peated at five day intervals. Reports
froja Stat CoHege show 24 per-cent
- Increase in weevil damage found this
year as compared with last year at
this time. - - , 'l
Cancer Drive Fund ,
.. Nears Half Way Mark
Perquimans County's campaign to
raise $400 for the ' national Cancer
. Foundation is meeting with success
. , according to J. H. Towe, county chair
tnan, who reported Monday that more
than half of the quota had been suJb
scribed. i t : ;
: Contributions reported up to ' that
time had come mostly from residents
of Hertford but Mr. Towe stated be
expected reports from communities
throughout the county by Saturday
ni-ht and it was highly probably these
' reports will more tuan, provide the
county's goal.
Town Board Holds
Meeting Monday Night
Members of Hertford Town Board
met-to regular .session last' Monday
night and voted to employ Bob Jor
dan as life guard at the Harvey Point
Beach. Jordan will serve in the capa
city following hours for the Red Cross
swimming classes.
The beach is proving to be popu
lar as a resort this summer for child
ren and adults and the Board took its
action as a safety measure to provide
the beach with a life guard through
out the day. Jordan will be employed
as the life guard until Labor Day.
Mayor Darden reported to the
board that six members of the Volun
teer Fire Department have signified
intentions of attending the State Fire
men's Convention to be held at Caro
lina Beach next month.
In addition to the 'above mentioned
the Board passed upon the usual rou
tine fiscal matters brought to its at
tention.
Ward Funeral Held
Monday Afternoon
Mrs. Lou Etha Ward, 60, wife of
Charles H. Ward, of Hertford, Route
One, died at the Albemarle Hospital
last Saturday night at 10:30 o'clock
after a short illness.
She was the daugher of the late
Richard Shephard and Esta Roberts
White.
Besides her husband she is survived
by three sons Charles, Frank, and
Howard Ward, all of Route One; five
daughters, Mrs. Josiah Proctor, Mrs.
John Corprew, Mrs. Edgar Long, all
of Route One, Mrs. L. B. Elliott of
Route three, and Mrs. Clinton Win
slow of Belvidere; one brother, R. A.
White of Hertford; two sisters, Mrs.
& F, Reed and Mrs. J. M. Sutton both
of Route One.
Funeral services, were conducted
Monday-, afternoon at four o'clock at
the. Great Hope Baptist Church by the
Rev.' E.G. Willis, assisted by the Rev.
J. R. Byerly.
Mrs. Fred Mathews and Mrs. How
ard Mathews, accompanied at the
piano by Mrs. Ellie White, sang Some
time We'll Understand and No Night
There.
Pall bearers were Mack White, Will
iam A. White, Charles Mathews, Hur
ley Hofler, Joseph-Proctor, Emmett
Long, James Mansfield and E. T.
Bates.'
Honorary pall bearers were, W. J.
Clinton, and J. D. Clinton, Lawrence
Perry, V. L. Proctor, E. W. and W. W.
Whedbee, J. T. Elliott, S. M. Long,
and A. D. Thach.
Complaints On Water
Made By Residents
fVimnlianb? on the water supplv for
tho Town of Hertford were made to
this newspaper'on Wednesday, when
Mm. Julian A. White reported the
finding of several small red' worms
in water drawn from, faucets or Jier
home. She stated that neighbors of
hers had also discovered the worms
in water at their homes and added
that . compliants had been made to
Mayor V. N. Darden.
When contacted regarding the com
nlinnha. Mavor Darden stated that
these compliants are being checked
ai si that the worms had been
turned over to the Health Department
for classification, tte acwea mat xne
Health Department has reported these
worms to.be due to a nat larvae ill
the water mains,. which hatch out
.in this time of the vear. Healso
reported that the Health Department
had advised mm Mere was no aanger
. tinman from - these worms, ' and
they were sometimes found in water
mains of towns and cites.
.The Mayor reported that every
precaution will be taken to clear up
the situation. , - ?, .,
Miss Frances Cely
Resigns As Teacher
Mn T. Riffcera. County Superin
tendent of Schools, reported Wednes
day morning that Miss Frances Cely,
English teacher at Perquimans , High
School for the past two years, had
tendered her resignation effective
immediately. - - ' '
t,u Mniirna.tlon creates a second
tmv In the local School faculty.
however, Mr. Biggers stated he ac
hieved this English position may be
filled withjn the next day or two, ? ; ;
MASONS TO MEET TUESDAY ;'
Perquimans Lodge No. 106, A. F." &
A. M.f will meet , Tuesday night at
8 o'clock. . ' .
ConsEacrs Vetigus
Projects At Meeting
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Two New Teachers Em
ployed to Fill High
School Vacancies
Various problems confronting the
Board of Education in regards to
opening of schools this fall kept that
body in lengthy session at the regular
July meeting held last Monday. The
Board discussed at length a new State
directive regarding a helping teach
er or supervisor to be set up for
Perquimans and Chowan County.
The Board was advised by a dele
gation representing the Hertford
Civic League that certain property.
adjacant to the present Hertford High
School, will be transferred to the
Board of Education providing the
Board will in turn purchase new lots
for the owner of the land desired as a
site for a new Colored High School.
John T. Biggers, County Superin
tendent of Schools, announced the em
ployment of two new teachers for
Perquimans High School, thus round
ing out the faculty for the next school
year, with the exception of an eighth
grade teacher, remaining to be em
ployed. "
L. G. Finch, of Merry Hill, N. C,
was elected to the post of math teach
er at the school. Mr. Finch has had
several years teaching experience and
holds a masters degree from East
Carolina Teachers Uollege. 'He is
43 years old, married and has three
children.
With the employment of William A.
Whelles as science teacher, the local
school will have a fully . accredited
science department for the first time
in a number of years. Mr. Whelles,
graduated from N. C. State College
in 1931 and received his masters de
gree, in science from Peabody Col
lege, in Tennessee in 1943.
A new law, passed by the last Leg
islature, provides that a treasurer for
individual school funds must be set
up in each county and in regards to
this action the Board Instructed Sup
erintendent Biggers to Investigate the
plans other couhties intend following
in regards to carrying out this law,
and definite action is expected to. be
taken within the next two months.
The Board adopted its budget for
the 1949-50 school year, which calls
for an expenditure of $41,708. This
budget is slightly higher than last
year with the increase reported be
ing used to pay' for increased insur
ance on county school buildings and
liiuiens
Drop Three
Straight Games But
Retain 4th Place
James Here Friday and
ounaay; jNew Flayers
Added to Team
Hertford Indians retained their
fourth place spot in the standing of
the Albemarle League, on Wednesday
morning despite the fact the team
lost three out of its last four panics.
Edenton divided games with the In
dians last Friday and Saturday then
uoierain took two from Hertford on
Monday and Tuesday.
In the game at Edenton, won bv the
Indians 6-1, Max Eller pitched four
hit ball, struck out five and walked
two. The Edenton tally came in the
fifth when Fulghum hit a home run.
The Indians collected ten hits and four
walks from Johnson, Lynch and Good
win, Colonial hurlers. Hertford made
the most of four hits and two walks
in the first to collect four runs then
added one more in the fourth and
eighth innings.
Edenton gained revenge in the game
here Saturday night winning a 3-1
decision. Adams went the route as
pitcher for the Indians, giving up six
hits, walking two and striking out
seven. Johnson started on the mound
for Edenton. He gave up seven hits
and walked three before being relieved
m the ninth. Hertford scored in the
first and maintained this lead until
the eighth when Edenton rallied to
score three on two hits, an error and
one walk.
Colerain won both of the games
with Hertford this week, chalking up
aa 8-1 victory at Colerain then coming
from behind to win the game here
Tuesday 11-5. At Colerain, the Trap
pers scored two in the first, one in
the second two more in the sixth and
seventh and one in the eighth. Hert
ford scored its lone tally in the fourth.
Pasdon started on the mound for
Hertford in the first game but was re
lieved by Eller in the seventh. Gaines
was the starting pitcher for Hertford
Tueaday and shut out the Trappers
Until the fifth. Hertford had a four
run lead up to that time but Colerain
scored once in the fifth then added
five in the sixth to take a 6-4 lead.
They added three in the eighth and
two in the ninth for a total of 11.
Hertford scored one in the ninth to
make its total five. Adams relieved
Gaines in the sixth and Brooks re
lieved Colerain's Hawks in the same
inning.
Two new players have been added
the county's portion of increases in to the Indians roster since last week.
salary to agriculture and home ecLamb replaced Taffin in centerfield
teachers. (Continued on Page Ten)
PERQUIMANS RESIDENTS REJECT ABC
STORES 8Y MAJORITY BETTER THAN 2 T0 1
Assistant Agent
J. K. Butler, Jr.
J. K. Butler, Jr., Perquimans Coun
ty's new assistant farm agent, as
sumed his duties here on July 1. He
will have charge of the 4-H Club work
and assist the farm agent with the
general extension program. A grad
uate of North Carolina State College,
he was atcive in College programs and
served as president of the Agriculture
Club, largest campus organization at
the school .
PERQUIMANS RED CROSS CHAPTER TO
PARTICIPATE IN BLOOD BANK PLAN
Officials of the Perquimans County
Chapter of the American Red Cross
met here Friday nurht at the Colonial
Tourist Home along with local phy
sicians, nurses and civic club leaders
to map preliminary plans for local
participation in the recently organized
National Ked Cross blood donors pro
gram.
Speaking following a dinner, Miss
Janie Cox, Red Cross field repre
sentative from Rocky Mount, gave a
complete outline of the blood program
that is now being organized through
out the nation and told the eroup
what should be done in the county
in order that the program might
he successful here.
She told the group that the pro
gram: was decided upon at a conven
tion of National Red Cross workers
held some time ago at which time
many requests were made for such a
program as blood bank or reserves
throughout the country were report
ed nearly exhausted.
Mias Cox explained that 140 blood
receiving centers were contemplated
to be set up throughout the Nation
and that a center at Norfolk was al
ready in operation and would serve
this area consisting of 17 Virginia
and 10 North Carolina county chap
ters. , .
) She . added that the county quota
each year would be 300 pints of blood
with three trips being planned here
annually to take 100 pints each by
abIood-roobile from the Norfolk cen
ter. -
The requirements of the local
chapter would be the recruiting of
approximately 450 donors per year,
150 of whom would, agree to be on
band at a specified meeting place and
give blood when the bloodmobile visits
here On these occasions. 1
All Jblood given in this area will
be taken to the Norfolk Center to be
tested, typed and checked for diseases
and later to be distributed to hospitals
in this area only for use of those
needing it with no charge being made
for the blood itself. ,
urganization ot tne program in
this county is expected to get under
way immediately under the direction
of the blood program chairman, Dr.
A. B. Bonner, who with the help of
County Chapter Chairman Herbert
Nixon will name other necessary com
mitteemen and chairmen within the
next few days.
It was brought out that all per
sons, ages 21 through 59 will b eac-
cepted for donations and that both
white and Negro residents will be
asked to help with the program.
A list of donors will be taken
through the cooperation of civic clubs
under the direction of a county donor
recruiting chairman.
New Swimming Class
Opened By Instructor
A new class for intermediate swim
mers was opened at the Harvey Point
Beach this week according to an
announcement made Tuesday by Bob
Jordan, Red Cross Swimming Instruc
tor. This new class, Mr. Jordan stated
will be made up of youths and adults
who desire to improve their swim
ming ability and style.
The swimming classes for beginners
are advancing well, Jordan said. Ap
proximately forty children are enrol
led in the . classes and much progress
i being made .through lessons given January,
three times weekly,
Those enrolled in the beginner
classes take insturction on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday while the new
immediate classes; will . be conducted
on Tuesday, Thursday and' Saturday.
Individuals desiring to enroll in the
immediate classes are requested to
contact H. N. Nixon, chairman of the
local Red Cross ' Chapter, or Bob
'Jordan. "
Funds Voted For
Service Officer
Preliminary steps were taken this
week for the establishment of a Per
quimans County Service Officer to
serve veterans when the Board of
Commissioners appropriated a sum of
$500 to help defray the expenses of
a local service office. This sum, ap
propriated by the County Board, will
be added to a si miliar fund to be pro
vided by the, state, for payment of tixf.
service officer s salary and office ex
pense.
Representatives of the American
Legion and V.F.W. appeared before
the Board at its meeting Monday and
requested a sum of $1,000 be appro
priated for this item. W. F. Ains-
ley, State Vice Commander of the
American Legion and B. C. Berry
spoke in behalf of the program as did
Stephen Alford, District Representa
tive for the N. C. Veterans Commis
sion. These veterans pointed out to
the Board that many problems, con
cerning veterans, arise almost daily
here without the services due them
under the law.
According to Mr. Alford, the local
service officer will work directly un
der and with the N. C. State Com
mission, and will be in position to ren
der local veterans superior service
than they now receive. He added
that he himself, being in Hertford
only once every two weeks, was un
der a handicap to provide .the veterans
with the servicing of their problems
in the manner in which they were
entitled.
He advised the County. Board, that
under the law setting up local ser
vice officers, the appointment of the
officer was made by the Commission
ers 'upon the recommendation of the
local veterans organizations.
Special Election Tues
day Draws 1,260 Vot
ers to Polls
Gym Plans Discussed
With Architect Monday
Preliminary plans for the construct
ion of a gym and agriculture building
for Perquimans High School were dis
cussed at a meeting of the Board of
Education and representatives of the
Citizens Advisory Committees, who
conferred with Raymond Fuson, New-
Bern architect, who has the contact
for drawing the plans.
Mr. Fuson presented a series of
drawings for the proposed building
and several changes, expected to save
money in the construction, were pro
posed by the local group. The archi
tect was advised to incorporate these
changes in the building and present
a new set of plans as soon as possible.
The .. .local committee, alone with
memb of the Board of Education
are hopeful that plans and construct
ion of the gym can be pushed so as
to complete the structure by next
Present, plans for the
structure calls for a building approxi
mately 98 feet wide by 180 feet long,
and v the gym portion of the building
wjHseat about 1200 persons.
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W. M. S.TO MEET
"The Womans Missionary Society of
the Baptist Church will meet Monday
night, July 18, at 8 p.m., at the
church. All members are urged to
attend.
Perquimans County voters went to
the polls in a special election on
Tuesday and rejected a proposal to
establish ABC stores in the county
by a majority better than two-to-one.
A total of 1260 ballots were tallied
following the closing of the polls at
6:30 Tuesday evening. Every precinct
in the county returned a majority op
posing the issue.
Of the 1260 votes cast in the elec
tion 882 were against the establish
ment of ABC stores and 378 favored
the issue. The election was the second
held in the State under a compromised
plan voted by the last Legislature.
Columbus County voted overwhelm
ing against the issue on last Monday.
The election staged here was the
first ever conducted in Perquimans
since the establishment of the local
option rule back in the early 1930's
and the results killed any chance for
establishment of ABC stores in Hert
ford or elsewhere in Perquimans.
Perquimans dry forces succeeded
in securing the election on a county
wide basis and the victory rules out
a separate election for Hertford.
The returns from the six precincts
in the county were fairly close in only
three of the polling places. The county
in Hertford township stood 265
against to 253 for, majority of 12
votes; in Bethel the returns were 58
against to 27 for, a majority of 31;
in Belvidere the count was 129 against
to 16 for; a majority of 113; in
Parkville it was 219 against to 38 for,
a majority of 181; in New Hope it was
63 against to 42 for, a majority of
21; Nicanor voted 148 against to 2
for, a majority of 146.
Activity on the part of the Per
quimans Allied Church League, no
doubt, had a big part in getting out
the near normal vote cast in the
election. This group organized to oppose-
the issue and carried out a
concentrated .effort getting people
tpvregist-!? fel: VtsE&., Cjy.
ship regtSterffl 1 1agBfWrMfc
votes in the election but the total
cast was not as large as recorded in
past elections, this was also true of
Bethel and New Hope townships,
while Parkville and Belvidere returns
were in line with returns from other
elections. In Nicanor, the vote was the
biggest recorded there in the past
ten years.
Legion Installs
New Officers; Plan
Membership Drive
Officers for the year 1949-50 of the
Wm. Paul Stallings Post of the
American Legion were installed at a
meeting of the post held last Friday
night at the Agriculture Building in
Hertford. Installation services were
under the direction of W. F. Ainsley,
Vice Commander of the N. C. State
Department of the Legion.
Installed as new commander of the
post was Francis Nixon, with C. R.
Vann, Archie Riddick, Emmett Long, .
as vice-commanders, Charles Skinner,
Jr., as adjutant and Doward Jones,
assistant adjuant.
Carroll Berry, Jr., gave the mem
bers of the local Post a report on he
activities of Boy's State, which he at
tended recently at Chapel Hill as rep
resentative of the Perquimans Post
of the American Legion.
During the business session plans
for an extensive membership cam
paign were drawn by the Post. A
goal of 225 members by Septemebr 30
was adopted by the members and the
Post was divided into three divisions
to conduct a membership contest. Each
of the three vice commanders head
up a division and each division has
been assigned a quota of 75 members
by the September deadline. Prizes
will be awarded for achievement dur
ing the drive. The division command
er reporting the most memberships
secured will be awarder a Legion cap,
while the legionnaire securing the
greatest number of members in the
drive will be awarded a cap, shirt and
tie.
Recorder's Court
Iii Recess Tuesday
Perquimans Recorder's Court was
in recess this week because of the
special election held Tuesday: at which
time the courtroom was in use by the
Board of Elections. : All cases listed
on .the docket of the court have been
set for hearing at the term of Court
next Tuesday.