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Volume XVI. Number ; Hertford, Perquimans County, Nortfr Carolina. Friday, July 22, 1949.
InSlbseThrtei
Win One To Hove To
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5th Place Standing
New Players Added to
RdsteTr' Diiring Past
, Week of Play
After being rained out in several
games last week, the Hertford In
dians resumed play in the Albemarle
League on Sunday losing a close de
cision to Colerain 4-3, then divided
games with Elizabeth City on Monday
and Tuesday. The Indians trounced the
Senators 4-1 in a game here Monday
night but were swamped at Elizabeth
City Tuosday, the final score being
16-2 in favor of the Senators.
Colerain edged Hertford in the
ninth inning in the game. Sunday after
the score had been knotted at 3-3 in
fifth inning. Flythe and Fowler were
the battery for Colerain, while Pas-
don, Adams and Sires formed the
battery for Hertford. Adams relieved
Pasdon in the fourth and allowed only
one hit in the last five frames. Cay-
ton led the Indians at bat with one
.for two.' Both teams collected five
hits.
Max Eller handcuffed the Elizabeth
City Senators here Monday night, al
lowing only four hits while the In
dians, led by Sires, who had three for
three, knicked Zenka and Reeves for
a total of 11 hits, one of Sires' hits
was a home run in the seventh. Hert
ford had a total of 10 men left on
bases during the game.
The Senators came back for re
venge in the game Tuesday night on
their home field and swamped the
Indians by a 16-2 score. Meers start
ed the game as pitcher -for E. City,
while Pasdon was starting pitcher for
Hertford. The Senators tallied twice
in the first and then Pasdon was re
lieved by Christgou in the second,
with the bases loaded. The Senators
added two more runs in the second,
one in the third and two more in the
fourth. Tha Indians pu on several
rallies but were unable to overcome
thV commanding lead t& Senators
rolled up tne easiy irame ana wie
Street Project;
Nears Completion V
The project of widening and im
proving Grubb street is about 90
per cent completed, according to
Mayor V. N. Darden, who stated Wed
nesday that Town employees have
completed laying of all sidewalks
along the street and are now finish
ing their work of installing steps
at some of the intersections on the
street
He also stated that the construc
tion company, in charge of the con
tract for resurfacing the street, still
has to roll and smooth out the asphalt
treatment applied to the surface and
he believed this work will be done
in a very short time.
The completion of the work will
make Grubb street one of the best
and widest in Hertford. '
Rotary Committees
Chairmen Named By
Club President
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Cases lifter Recess
$1.50 Per Year.
Chairmen of the various club com
mittees of the Hertford Rotary Club
were named for the year at a meeting
of the organization held luesday
night at the Colonial Tourist Home.
Appointments of the chairmen were
made by Robert Hollowell, president
of the club.
During the business session of the
meeting Edgar White was elected to
the post of club director to fill a
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Tim Brinn, who resigned because of 25 and costs
a transfer from the Weeksville Air
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' ;Twowvlplayet weM ,aedJ committee, James, Newby,.
r--m 'Inilktf Jtfax Campbell, program,
f Sterling Wingo, centerfielder, return- Henc. fellowship, V. N. Darden,
Day Long Session Held
Tuesday In QearTngl
Heavy Docket
A total of 31 cases were disposed
of and some eight to ten cases were
continued in a day long session of
Perquimans Recorder s Court held
Tuesday after a recess of three weeks.
Court ran continous from the time
it convened at 9:30 a.m. until four
o'clock in the afternoon. Judge Chas.
E. Johnson, in order to dispose' of
the docket, passed up the usual recess
for lunch, running court right through
the day.
Traffic cases, by far, made up the
majority of the docket heard this
week, although cases of drunkeness
ran a close second.
Cost of court was taxed against
Robert Dixon, Clarine Taylor, Ben
Thach, Negro, Thomas Felton, Negro,
Elmer James, Negro, George Daven
port, Negro, who were all charged
with being drunk.
Fines of $10 and costs of court
were assessed against Kenneth Thor
sen, Donald Arthemeiht, Allen Ruth
enberg, L. L. Henninger, Elmo Mc
Minn, Richard Harris and William
Dauherty on charges of speeding. Ira
Turkew, charged with speeding paid
a fine of $15 and costs and Alfred
Brown, entering a plea of guilty to
a charge of speeding paid a fine of
School Teachers
fay; Schedule Is
Announced By Board
Average Annual Salary
Ts Higher Than Last
Few Years
Perquimans County public school
teachers will get salary increases
averaging 28.17 per cent for the next
school year, according to a budget
prepared by the State Board of Edu
cation, and released late last week, it
was announced today by John T.
Biggers, County Superintendent of
ScnooLs.
The $82,000,000 budget will rive
teachers an average annual salary of
$2,494.08 as compared to the $1,954.91
average for the last school year.
Here is the monthly pay schedule
for nine months for "A" certificate
teachers, as released by the State
STATE HIGHWAY OFFICIALS MEET WITH
COUNTY BOARD FOR ROAD DISCUSSION
School Grounds
Gets Landscaping
Workmen were busy this' week
grading and landscaping the grounds
at the Hertford Grammar School, it
was reported by John T. Biggers,
County Superintendent of Schools.
Heavy machinery plowed up the
entire playgrounds, then gradeA level
ed off the soil to provide a smooth
ground which was planted with grass.
The work beautified the school
grounds consideralby and the carpet
of grass, expected to be grown before
the opening of school will without
doubt provide a more pleasant play
space for the school children.
Board :
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ed to the local club from his home in
Richmond, Va., and Don Goodman,
also Richmond, joined the club as
third baseman. The addition of these
two men holstered both the hitt
ing and the fielding strength of the
local club considerablely.
Hertford lost a hard . fought con
test to Edenton Wednesday night by1
a 11-10 count, and several arguments
over umpjres' decision. The Indians
blew an 8-0 lead when Edenton count
ed six runs in the fourth and fifth in
nings then went ahead in the next
frame nine to eight. The Indians
went ahead to regain the lead 10-9
in the seventh but the Colonials add
ed t wo in the eighth to end the scor
ing. Wingo led the batting for Hert
ford with three for five.
Despite the two losses early this
week the .Indians continue to hold
fourth place in the league standing.
Crucial games are on tap for the -balance
of this week with the Indians
, playing Edenton here Thursday and
then having a two game series with
Colerain, the Trappers are scheduled
to play in Hertford on Friday night
Cancer Drive Still
In Progress Itre
Perquimans County's campaign to
raise $400 'for the 'national Cancer
Foundatipn is 11111 M progress this
week according to J. H. Towf who
reported Wednesday that the local
committee is hopeful it can complete
ths drive within the .next, few days.
Mr. .Tows stated that most sf the
Towa of Hertford lad been thorough
ly canvassed but many f the com
munities' throughout Perquimans re
mained to be worked forcontributions
. to ths fund.' He, added that various
. volunteer workers are being contact
ed to complete ths neighborhood can
vass within the next day or two.
Individuals, who desire to contri
bute to this fund and, who have not
.been solicited are urged to 4w0 Mr.
" Towe or mail contributions to him
directly. . H :- ', ,, i.i A .'
Reports up to Wednesday indicated
that ths quota of .400 will be met
but ths local committee hopes that
an amount greater- than the quota
can be reported-when the final state
ment Is forwarded to .the national
headquarters. Other counties, in this
area, which hay' already ; completed
, their drives, for this foundation, over
subscribed their quota and the com
mittee hers hopes It can achieve the
, asms success. ; . t
Station to Jacksonville, Fla., thus
forcing him to leave the local club.
The Rotary Club is organized
around four main committees, these
being club service, community ser
vice, vocational service and Interna
tional service. - Directors of the club
will serve as chairmen of these
groups, with Henry C. Sullivan head
ing up club service, Herbert Nixon,
chairman of community service', Ed
gar White, vocational service and A.
W. Hefren, International service.
- Other committee chairmen named
by Mr. Hollowell were classification
member-
Charles
Ro
tary information, C. P. Norris, pub
lic information, D. E. Hervey,' attend
ance, W. F. Ainsley, youth, Dr. A. B.
Bonner. -
Officers and directors of the Hert
ford Club are Robert Hollowell, presi
dent, Herbert Nfxon, vice president,
James E. Newby, secretary-treasurer,
W. F. Ainsley, A. W. Hefren, Henry
C. Sullivan and Edgar White, directors.
Morgan Ogden entered a plea of
guilty to a charge of driving drunk
and driving without a license. He paid
a fine of $125.
James Gearheart was ordered to
pay the costs of court and the amount
of a bad check on a charge of issu
ing worthless check.
A verdict of not guilty was re-
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For the 1950-51 school year, the
average salary will climb to an esti
mated $2,511.02 or 29.04 per cent
above the figure for the last school
term.
Winslow Funeral
Conducted Sunday
At Bel videre Church
Funeral services for Leland Wins
low, 30, former resident of Belvi
dere who was fatally injured in an
accident last Friday afternoon, were
conducted Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock at the Up Rivers Friends
Church by the Rev. Mrs. Elizabeth
White.
Winslow, who has been residing in
Elizabeth City for the past two years,
WH.3 PmnlrwaH no a linaaman Pn. U
The new budget carries a 23.38 per ; Virginia Power nH w r
cent boost for principals and a 20.43. pany. While at work . tmle nfir
WEEK'S I
ILINES J
THIS
HEADLINES
Governor W. Kerr Scott, speaking
to the people of North Carolina, in
what he termed a surprise italic,
Tuesday night, advocated an exten
sive expansion of telephone and elec
tric service throughout the rural
areas of the State. Governor Scott In
Ms radio address urged the people
of the state to write him letters re
garding conditions Where utility com
panies ara slow in providing service.
Supreme Court Justice Frank Mur
ohv., former governor of Michigan,
died in Detroit, Tuesday, of a heart
ailment Murphy, a 'fighting idealist
and champion 'of the underdog, was
appointed to the supreme Murt in
1940 bv the late President neovevere.
He was 59 years old at the time of
his death.
Governor Scott reported from Ra
leigh this week that half of some
2.400 hoars raised on more man ouv
prison farms In -ths State cant be
accounted for. however, inquiry con
cerning the missing porkers drew; the
reply : that they am : spoueo. .ine
amount of meat, ustsa as spoueo, ac
cording to ths report, was 120,000
pounds. , . ';' W'f:''-.
School Committee .
To Meet Tonight : !
.' Members of the Grammar School
will meet Friday night in the office
of tha Board of Education to fill a
vacancy in the first grade at ths Cen
tral Grammar School, it was an
nounced today fcy John T, Biggers,
County Superintendent ), of Schools.
The Meeting will start at 8 ' o'clock.
The vacancy, at ths school was caused
by ths'V-'insignatiottof -. Mrs. Ruby
Winslow, who has been a member of
the school faculty for the, past four
years. . ' j
County School Supt.
To Attend Meetings
Superintendent of Schools John T.
Biggers will attend a school house
planning conference at the Univer
sity ( of North Carolina on next
Thursday, it was announced today.
This conference will deal -mainly with
school construction programs expect
ed to be carried out with the aid of
State funds to be supplied individual
counties.
During the week of August 12
through the 19th Mr. Biggers will
attend a school superintendent's con
ference, conducted by the State Board
of Education at Mars Hill College.
The theme of this meeting will be
improving the quality of educational
leadership.
Discussions and advice will be given
en on current building programs, in
structional service arid the new .school
insurance program during the week's
conference. Outstanding leaders in
education have been secured to lead
tne various discussions.
Lt. Walker Assigned
To Berlin Airlift
Lt G. D. Walker, husband of the
former Miss Grace Knowles, has been
assigned to duty on the Berlin airlift,
according to an announcement re
ceived here this week. Mrs. Walker
arrived in Hertford Wednesday to
spend six months here while her hus
band is completing his tour of duty in
Germany.
Rabies Inspector
Warns Dog Owners
G. C. Buck, Perquimans County Ra
bies Inspector, has issued a warn
ing to dog owners that the dog vac
cination season is far advanced and
he urges county dog owners to co-j
operate with the law and arrange tne
vaccination of their dogs. ,
Dog owners who have not had
their dogs vaccinated are requested to
contact ths rabies inspector for, a reg
ular appointment at an early date
and comply with the vaccination law.
Girl Scouts Visi
Atiamforg,Va.
Twenty-six members of the Hert
ford troop of Girl Scouts went oh a
tour this week to' Williamsburg, Vir
ginia, - where they saw the historic
places 'of ths town' and also wit
nessed a showing of ths Common
Glory. ; s..i:
The Girl Scouts left by' motor 'ears
Tuesday and returned from their- tour
Wednesday v They wers accompanied
by a nun.' ir bjf mothers of ths girls.
per tent boost for school superinten
dents. Teachers are paid for nine
months and principals for ten months
because of the extra work both at the
end and prior to the start of school
terms for school heads.
18 4-H Clubbers
Signed For Camp
Eighteen Perquimans County 4-H
Club members have signed up for the
annual 4-H camp, which will be
staged at Manteo during the week
of July 25 to 30, it was reported to
day by J. K. Butler, Jr., assistant
county agent and 4-H Club leader.
The local 4-H Club members will
leave Hertford next Monday morning
for Manteo, where they will join with
members from Chowan, Tyrrell, Cam
den and Pasquotank counties to form
the camp. They will be accompanied
to the camp by Mr. Butler and Miss
Lillian Swinson, assistant home agent.
Local club members who have ap
plied for camp membership are Sam
my Jennings, Hazel Godfrey, Noah
Reed Felton, Phyllis Trueblood, Ju
lian Lane, Howard Williams, Melville
Williams, Charlie Morgan Umphlett,
LaClair Winslow, Dickie Baker, John
Hill, Evelyn Stanton, Billy Bray, Til
son Chappell, Sally Ruth Hollowell,
Pauline Wood, Billy Baker and Jimmy
Trueblood.
Mr. Butler stated that a few more
members may attend the camp but
the list released contained names of
all members making application up to
Tuesday of this week.
Sunbury last Friday afternoon he
suddenly fell to the ground, a dis
tance of about 34 feet, landing on
his back. An eye witness reported
Winslow loosened his safety belt
about the time of the accident, first
aid rendered by a number of people,
including a Oatesville physician failed
to revive the victim. He was pro
nounced dead at about six o'clock.
Firemen from Elizabeth City us
ing an inhalator for more than two
heurs in aa attempt to revive Mr.
Winslow also failed in the attempt.
The physician, it was reported, stated
that the high tension wires could
have paralyzed the man's respiratory
system.
He w'as a veteran of World War
II and a member of the Up River
Friends Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Oparzine C. Winslow, a son, Francis
Jay Winslow, his father, Henry E.
Winslow, a half-sister, Mrs. Jesse
Osborn of Greensboro, brother, Mer
rill Winslow of Belvidere and two
half-brothers, Allison and J. T. White
of Taber City.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Local Physician
To Attend Seminar
Dr. P. T. Brinn will leave here
Sunday for Saluda, N. C, where he
will attend a post graduate summer
course of the Southern Pediatnc
Seminar.
On Sunday, July 31, he will go to
Asheville to attend a meeting of the
Board of Directors of the N. C.
Academy of General Practise, as di
rector from the first medical district.
Dr.. Brinn will return to his office
here on Tuesday, August 2nd. .
Local Store Receives
Pharmacy Certificate
Plans for opening of a modern
drug department in a Hertford store
moved forward this week, according
to Henry C. Sullivan, who announced
that the store had been registered
with the Pharmacy Board of North
Carolina and had received its permit
to operate as a pharmacy from this
Board.
The store, formerly known and
operated under the name
of S and M Pharmacy, Mr.
Sullivan said.
Mr. Sullivan, who aperated the bus-
ness for several years formed a part
nership on July 1 with James Mitch
ener of Edenton. Mr. Mitchener is
expected 'to become associated with
the business, and serve as pharmac
ist begjping next Monday.
A complete drug department is ex
pected to be installed anl place in
operation at the store about August 1.
Monds Home Burns
Thnrsday.Morning ;
A , fire, reportedly caused by an oil
stove, destroyed the home of Walter
Moods, near Belvidere at about five
o'clock Thursday morning. Members
of Hertford Firs t Department were
called to the scene but arrived too late
no save ths home, The blaze had gain
ed such headway that only a few
timbers '.remained , staying when the
firemen arrived. . .'".
1 Reports stated that the family was
able to savs some of the personal be-
household : goods burned along with
thf horns.
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Miss "Nancy Darden spent. Sunday
and ,Uonday with friends id Norfolk.
July 25-27 Date For
Marketing Wool
I. C. Yagel, County Farm Agent,
announced today that aa in former
years, wool: produced in this area will
be pooled and marketed through the
PCX. Perquimans County farmers
who, wish to cooperate, Mr. Yagel
said fare 'asked to deliver their wool
to the Carolina Farm Sirplpy Com
pany in Elizabeth City next Monday
through Wednesday. The following
week the, wool pooled will be shipped
to Lumberton to be graded and sold,
the county agent added.
, ? Producers i will receive the full
market price for their wool by the
More Than Forty Miles
Of Roads Tentatively
Approved For Hard
Surfacing
Representatives of the State High
way Commission met with members
of the Perquimans Board of County
Commissioners here Wednesday af
ternoon and discussed tentative pro
jects for road construction in this
county during the next two years.
Officials of the State Commissi
were H. G. Shelton of Tarboro,
Road Commissioner for this district:
W. N. Spruill, of AhoskiP. diviainn
engineer, and George K. Mack of
Elizabeth City, district engineer.
In opening the meeting Mr. Shel
ton told members of the countv
board that the purpose was to dis
cuss with the commissioners ideas
concerning roads to be constructed
from funds available from the sale of
State bonds, and that the Highway
Commission desired to obtain from
the county board an idea of which
projects should come first. He point
ed out that funds to be allocated to
Perquimans County from the sale of
road bonds will complete about 43.8
miles of roads.
Members of the Board of Commis
sioners approved a proposal made
by the State officials that two road
projects already under construction
should be paid for out of this special
fund. This amounts to approximate
ly $28,000, calling for completion of
3.9 miles of road.
The group then discussed tenta
tively projects to be started and
completed within the next two years
and included in these projects were
the Goodwin Mill Road, which serves
64 families and is 6.1 miles in length;
5.9 miles of road in Parkville known
as the Lake Road; 3.9 miles of road in
Parkville near the Two Mile Desert
Road, which runs into the Whiteston
road; 3.5 miles of road in Belvidere
Township, known as the Turnpike;
2.2 miles of road in Parkville, known
as Bagley Swamp road; 2.5 miles of
road in Bethel Township,' running to
Burnt Mill bridge. ,
E. M. Perry, Chairman of the
Board of Commissioners, recommend
ed that the State Commission widen
and resurface all present nine foot
roads in the county, and this was also
agreed upon. The main road under
this project would be the widening
and resurfacing of the Hertford-New
Hope road, and the extension of this
road to a point about 3.4 miles below-
New Hope.
The total mileage set out on the
highway maps for construction
amounted to 40.5 miles, which leaves
about 3.3 miles for additional consid
eration of the County Commissioners
and the Highway Department.
Mr. Shelton told the Board that the
total mileage estimated to be con
structed in Perquimans County will
consume about 90 per cent of the
$812,000 allocated to Perquimans un
der the road bond law passed by the
Legislature.
Sheriff Arrests
Man For Theft Of
Seven Live Hogs
Roy Sutton, 26 year old Negro, is
being held in jail on a charge of lar
ceny and will be given a probable
cause hearing at the July 26 term of
Recorder's Court , it was reported
Tuesday by Sheriff M. G. Owens.
According to Sheriff Owens, Sutton
was arrested last Saturday, July 16,
by the sheriff, in connection with
the theft of seven live hogs from the
Hertford Livestock and Supply Co.
The sheriff has been investigating
the hog theft since it occurred on the
night of July 8, and reported that
the hogs stolen from the local market
were sold to G. W. Morgan and Son
at Sunbury on the morning of July
9. Mr. Owens also reported that his
investigation revealed that there was
a companion associated with Sutton
in the commission of the crime and
that the arrest of this companion or
companions is expected to be made
before the end of this week.
According to the statement issued
by Sheriff Owens, the firm at .Sun
bury paid out the sum of $247.20 for
the seven hogs delivered there the
morning following the theft here in
Hertford.
longings in the horns but most of thai FC$, Yagel; teported, just as soon as
checks' can be issued. There will be
no waiting for a second payment as
in former years. All wool sold in this
manner, should be tied with paper
fleece twien in- order, to bring full
market value.,
Returned Horns
Mrs. Marion Riddick and children,
who, havs been vjsiting Mr. and, Mrs,
Henry Stokes, returned . home at
Langley View, Va, Sunday. Sgt.
Riddick spent the week-end hers. ,w.y
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