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Volume XVL-Number 42.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, October 21, 1949.
PTAtaToSe!!
Ren3wasToVee!dy
ForHireaVcalis
Plan to Provide Funds
For PTA to Purchase
Equipment
Plans have been completed between
the rarent-Teachers Association of
the Hertford Grammar and Central
Schools and the Perquimans Weekly
for the PTA members to serve as sub
scription agents for the Weekly during
the next three weeks, seeking renew
als and new subscriptions .to your
tome county newspaper. ,
The plan was worked out in order
to provide the FT A groups with an
opportunity to acquire funds to pur
chase play ground and other school
equipment, usually provided by the
rarent-Teachers orgawwutto
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PLANS FOR MASS CIIEST X-RAY PROU
EXPLAINED AT HEALTH MEETING MONDAY
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A farm support price bill, which will
permit prices to remain at or near
wartime highs, was agreed to by Con
gressional leaders this week after five
days of disagreement The bill must
be signed by Peraldent Truman be
fore becoming law. Included in tRe
support bill are wheat, corn, milk and
butter, but dropped, were pork, eggs,
and chickens. Parity prices according
to the bill will range up to 90" per
cent. ;
Congress ia expected to adjourn
this week, after a long session of
wrangling during which several Im
portant proposals were shelved until
next year. The Senate approved , a
bill to spend 1.8 billion dollars to help
rearm non-communist nations and
joint committee approved a compro
mised farm bill and a measure in
creasing minimum wages during this
week which it was reported will about
wind up the action at, this session of
Congress., . , -
A report from Washington . this
week stated that the U. S. will step
up its atomic production .plants at
Oak. Ridge, Tens, and Hanford, Wash.,
. as an answer to the Russian discovery
of atomic secrets.- 'Details of the U.
S. expansion were not given but it was
announced that 30 million will be
spent in expanding the facilities.
The government has stepped up its
efforts to bring about a settlement
in the coal and steel strike, .a report
from Washington announced on Wed
, nesuay, as a showdown netted in both
' disputes. The report stated that Fed
eral mediator Cyrus" ,'Ohtng 'will i re
port to Prssiitt,Kiwini:tb-VflM
situation 'is hopeless unless some
headway in the strikes are made dur
ing this weeV-;Av
Eastern Star Meets
MondayNihtAt8
t- The Hertford Chapter; of the Order
of Eastern Star will hold its regular
: meeting, in the lodge rooms, on nrst
Monday nJrU at eght o'clock, it a
announced here today, gome very im
portant business will be discussed dur
ing the meeting and all members are
vZi t attend,' , , ",, -
Project to Start Decem
ber 6; Four Counties
Included
Plans for the mass' chest X-ray,
which gets underway in the four coun
ty health district on December 6, were
outlined Monday afternoon by Dr. W
A. Smith, director of Tuberculosis
Control of the State Board of Health,
at a general meeting held at the
Health Center with representative
groups from Camden, Pasquotank,
Perquimans and Chowan counties
present.
The survey will continue through
January 14 with six mobile X-ray un
its functioning throughout the district,
five actively and one as a reserve in
case one of the' others breaks down,
Dr. Smith said. A seventh unit will
come to the district near the close of
the survey to help the health depart'
ment with all uncompleted work.
All persons 15 years and older'
throughout the district are urged to
have X-rays made and where it is
known that younger persons' have
been around TB patients these also
will be asked to come for their check
up. Based on results from other sur-
vels,Dr. Smith said that if 90 per
cent of the age group cooperated the
unit would make 29,250 X-rays.
The X-rays will be made on 70 MM
film with 350 'on the roll, which are
known as screening film. The rolls
of film will be developed at the local
health center and then sent to Raleigh
where they will be read. The Raleigh
officials will send a report to the lo
cal health department and this will be
given to the i ndividuals concerned.
Where the films indicate that there
might be tuberculosis the individual
is asked to come to the health center
for a larger X-ray, 14 by 17 inches,
for a second reading.
. Sometimes the X-ray picture on the
small film doe hot turn out good and
persons are asked to come back, for re
takes! Dr. McGuire explained, pointing
'ontcvftat..-indiiduajs should not be
ycnteneo is xaey weeive cm imp
ing, for a retake. Persons having a
negative, reading will receive "a post
card stating the results.
Miss Luta B. Highsmith, educator
with the division; spoke, briefly on
the efforts which will be necessary to
get the public TB-minded and get
their cooperation in the survey. She
said that a house to house canvass to
reach the people of the community has
been used in some surveys while other
people are reached through the chan
nels of clubs, civic organizations,
churches, radio, newspapers, posters
and movies.
Mug Highsmith together with Mrs.
Annie Oakley Page, Negro educator,
will arrive in Elizabeth City on Octo
ber 31 to begin their educational pro
gram in connection with the survey.
Briefly reviewing the work done in
mass X-ray since its beginning in
1945, Dr. Smith told the audience that
the survey has been completed in 42
of the 100 counties in the state. At
present surveys are being made in
seven counties and it is hoped that tne
survey of the entire state can be com
pleted by 1952. He said, that more
than 800,000 X-rays have been made.
When the entire state has been sur
veyed the units will be used for spe
cial survey work, he said.
Also present from the control divis
ion was Al Chi well, chief , technician
with the unit.
Forty five persons, including local
TB and Health Association officials,
health department personnel from the
four counties and other interested
groups were present.
Final Rites Hud For
Mrs. Benjamin Berry
Mrs. Annie Bateman Berry, 74 a
native and life long resident of Per
quimans County died early Tuesday
morning ia the Albemarle Hospital
after a long illness.
1 She was the "widow of Benjamin JL
Berry.
" Mrs. Berry is survived by two sons,
B. Carroll Berry and E. Young Berry,
both of Hertford, a daughter, Mrs. W.
M. Barrel! of Great Bridge, Va., two
brothers, John L. Bateman of Per
quimans and George R, Bateman of
Elisabeth City, 'seven grandchildren
and one great-grandchild, j : ' '3
Tuneral services- were conducted
Wednesday afternoon -at four o'clock
at the Lynch Funeral Home by the
Rev. C. W. Duling, pastor of the Hert
ford Baptist Church. ' . '
Pall Bearers were ' Colin ' Jackson.
Freeman Long, Zac Phillips, Warner
Madra, Rueben Stalling, J. O. Car
roll, Willis Lane and Erwin Whedbee.
Interment was in Cedarwood Ceme
tery. ; ; f-.--vs. ".
Half Day Session For
Schools Next Friday
Perquimans County schools will
hold a half -day session on next Fri
day, October 28, It was announced to
day by John T. Biggers, Superintend
ent Previously it had been announc
edl this date would be non teaching
day because of the teachers meet
ing at Greenville, but Mr. Biggers
stated the Greenville meeting will not
convene until 2:30 p. m. and the local
school officials decided to hold a half-
day session under these circumstances.
Schools will convene at 8:15 a. m. and
dismiss at 11:30 a. m.
Perquimans Indians
Yilliamston Friday
Perquimans High School's football
team will be gunning for its second
victory of the season after three
straight losses when the Indians play
the Williamston Green Wave in Wil
iiamston Fridav nicrht. Pre-arame
dope on this contest points toward a
close decision with the outcome m
doubt. Although the Indians have
dropped three ctraight games, they
have been gaining valuable playing
experience and this experience can
and may pay off in the contest to
night. Williamston will start the
game with mostly a veteran line, but
proved themselves against their op
ponents.
The game will be played on the Wil-
the Green Wave back field is new and
inexperienced and thus far have not
hamston field beginning at eight
o'clock and Coach Ellie Fearing is
expected to start the'" same Indian
lineup as started1 against Plymouth
last Friday.
' Plymouth topped the Indians by
13-0 margin in the second conference
content of the season for the Per-
quiman eleven. The. Indians won the
toss ana eiectea to., receive tne-kick-
off and then marched the ball down
to the 15-yard line, yhere Plymouth
stopped the PerquinWgis offensive and
took over on downs. The Indian
march in the opening minutes of the
game was the only, threat the locals
made during the game.
Mistakes made by the Indians
proved costly and allowed Plymouth
to set up its offense to score twice.
Plymouth scored its first touchdown
in the second quarter on a 20-yard
n, then converted to make the
Girl Scouts Present
WEEKLY
, $1.50 Per Year.
Program At Meeting
Of Hertford PTA
Report Shows Member
ship Drive Is Making
Good Progress
Members of the Parent Teachers
Association of the Hertford Gram
mar School held its monthlv mertino-
on October 12 in the school audi
torium with Mn. D. M. Jackson pre
siding. Mrs. Silas M. Whedbee, sec
retary, read the minutes and also a
message from the PTA president.
During the business session. Mina
Ruth Elliott, ch lirman of the member
ship committee, reported the current
membership drive is underway and
that the fifth grade of the school was
represented with a 100 percent PTA
membership.
Mrs. Jackson advised the group that
playground equipment, recentlv nur.
chased, would be installed on Satur
day. She Also announced the dele
gates of the group attending the Dis
trict PTA meeting, held at Manteo on
Tuesday.
The association made plans for a
Hallowen'en party to be held at the
school on Thursday evening, October
27. Mrs. Julian A. White was elected
Finance chairman and Silaa M. Whed
bee was elected Parliamentarian.
The program for the evening was
under the direction of the Hertford
troop of Girl Scouts,) members of the
troop gave the devotional and sang
a prayer. A film on Girl Guides and
Girl Scouts entitled World Friendship
was shown. Following the film Mrs.
W. H. Bryan, of Ahoskie, district di
rector for PTA gave a brief talk on
Parent-Teacher work.
Following the business meeting a
short oxeontive session was held with
officer. oi tne local group meeting
with Mrs. Brym who outlined the
duties of each officer of the associ
ation, and stressed the importance
of the duties.
Door prizes for; the meeting were
jifSefited to Mrs. hurley Hoffler and
Mr. Hutchinson.
DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICER SPEAKER AT
RURAL-URBAN EVENT GIVEN 6YR0TART
Town And County Tax
Collections Underway
The collection of 1949 taxes' for
Hertford and Perquimans County got
underway here last week when Sheriff
M. G. Owens and W. G. Newby, tax
collectors for the county and town
opened the 1949 tax books. Collect
ions to date have been low, the col
lectors stated today, but a rush for
payment is expected to begin by the
lirst of November.
Tax payers will be granted a dis
count on taxes paid prior to Novem
ber first, then the taxes are payable
at par until next February. After
that- date a penalty is added for late
payment.
Central PTA Told
School Enrollment
Largest In History
Recorder's Court
Holds Long Session
Hearing Seven Cases
score 7-0 at half time. In the third
quarter Plymouth's back, Barnhill,
tan 80 yards, but was stopped on the
five yard mark by Clinton Window,
then Barnhill , plunged over on the
next play for the second score by
Plymouth. This made the score 13-0.
Plymouth had a slight edge over
Perquimans on both the offense and
defense which made the difference in
the score.
Lane and Walker were the best
round gainers for Perquimans, while
Winslow was best in the line.
Personnel Changes
Announced By Dept
Two changes in the personnel of the
District Health. Department was an
nounced this week by Dr. B. a. Mc
Guire. Health Officer. Mrs. Zenovah
White, who has been secretary of the
Perquimans department for the past
five years 'has resigned and will be
succeeded in the position by Mrs.
Louise Barber, on November 1.
Miss Rebecca . Swindell, of Fair
field, has assumed her duties as su
perieing nurse for the health district.
Dr. McGuire stated, "We feel fortu
nate to be able to obtain a person so
well qualified for this most import
ant Position'
Miss Swindell is a graduate or
Leisrh Memorial hospital. Norfolk, Va.,
B. S. Degree at the University of
Michigan and spent some time as in
structor with the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company Field Training
unit. She has also served aslnstruct
or in the Wake County health depart
ment which is a teaching unit of the
Public Health School of the University
of North Carolina. ?
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT .
Mr. and Mrs. Lester BarcMff Lay-
den of Hertford Route 1 announce
th birth of a daughter, Cynthia Jo,
at the MedicaT Center, on September
Urt. Layden tne lermer sun
Catherine Perry of Hartford, outel.
Perquimans County
Court was. in a day long session on
Tuesday hearing evidence presented
in several of the seven cases disposed
of by the court at this week's term
James T. Smith, entering a plea of
guilty to a charge of speeding with a
truck wa ordered to pay a fine of
five dollars and costs o court,
Albert Gardner, Jr., charged with
speeding, entered a plea of guilty and
paid the costs of court.
Elmer James, Negro, charged with
larcency on three counts, was found
guilty and Judge Chas. E. Johnson
meted out a road sentence of three
months on each charge. James was
arrested Saturday by Hertford Police
and chared with shoplifting in three
Hertford stores.
Emmett White, Negro, was found
not guilty as charged with assualt
with a deadly weapon.
Much time was consumed in hear
ing the case charging William Henry
Riddick, Annie Goodwin and Doc
Everett, all Negroes, with assualt
with a deadly weapon. At the close
of testimony presented by the State
a non-suit was granted as to Annie
Goodwin and a verdict of not guilty
was returned against Doc Everett.
Riddick was found guilty and ordered
to pay costs of court.
Charlie Parker, Jr., charged with
driving with insufficient brakes en
tered a plea of guilty and was ordered
to pay a fine of $10 and costs.
W. Rush, Negro, charged with
breaking and entering and larcency,
was given a preliminary hearing. Fol
lowing evidence preented in the case,
Judge Johnson found probable cause
and ordered Rush held for action by
the Grand Jury at the November term
of Superior Court. .
Wildlife Club To
Meet Saturday P. M.
-The Perquimans County Wildlife
Club wHI hold a meeting in the court
house at Hertford Saturday night,
October22, at 8 o'clock it was an
nounced today by Jack Kanoy, secre-
teary.
A member of the Wildlife Resources
Commission will be the guest speaker
and a film, photographed in color and
entitled Wild Fowl in aSlow Motion
will be shown. - All sportsmen of the
county are invited to attend and show
their backing of the North Carolina
WUdlif Federation. ' '
The Parent-Teacher Association of
Perquimans County Central Grammar
Sciool met Monday night, October 17.
at 7:30 o'clock in the school audi
torium.
The meeting was opened by singing
"Auld Lang Syne," followed by the
business session with Mrs. M. D,
Lane, president, presiding. The min
utes of the ast meeting were read
and approved. J. P. Snipes, princi
pal, stated that there are 405 children
enrolled and that the lunch room,
with a rating of 92.5, was feeding
more lunches chan at any previous
time. The architect recently present
ed plans for a lunch room and class
rooms. Mr. Snipes also stated that
the new swings are in use, fluorescent
lights and a drinking fountain had
been added.
Mrs. Frank Bray announced the
Halloween Carnival for October 27 at
730 o'clock. Mrs.' Wendell Benton an
nounced the October Study Group
meeting to be held with Mrs. John
Hurdle and the November meeting
with Mrs. Kader White. Mrs. Joseph
Winslow, membership chairman, re
ported that six rooms of the. school
had attained 200 per cent and that
the other rooms lacked only a few
members being 200 per cent. It was
'voted that an invitation be given for
the District Conference next year. A
representative of American School
Recorder's i Supply presented plans for an adver
tising curtain. The plans were ac
cepted and the proceeds will be used
to buy playground equipment.
The Woodville and Snow Hill com
munities, with Mrs. A. R. Cook, chair
man, had charge of the program,
using as the subject, "How Safe Is
My Child?" After "Columbia, the
Gem of 'the Ocean" was sung, Mrs.
Eddie Harrell gave an interesting de
votional closing by reading "The
Shrine of a Sleeping Child." Mrs. J.
A. Bray rendered a solo, accompanied
at the piano by Kader Franklin
White
J. T. Biggers, superintendent of
schools, talked concerning insurance
to cover children from time they
leave home and return. He stated
that after much investigation it was
found that the most suitable insur
ance would be blanket policy to
cover 24 hours, as the cost would be
approximately $2,800, a decision has
not been made. Mr. Biggers said
that North Carolina carries insurance
of $600 for each accident by scnooi
bus.
After several questions and answers
pertaining to safety, a film, "Safety
In the Home," was shown. At the
close of the program Mrs. Cook an
nounced that prizes for safety con
test would be given next April.
The fifth and sixth grades, miss
Johnnie White, teacher, received the
attendance award.
VFW Post Planning
Hallowe'en Party
Plans have been completed by mem
bers of the Garland H. Ownley Post
of the V. F. W. for a Hallowe'en
Masauerade dance and party to be
held at the VFW Hall on Saturday
Uight October 28, it was announced
today oy nenry j. oxoses, comnuuiu
er of the Post
A number of contests will highlight
the program of the evening, Mr.
Stokes said, with contestants taking
part in cake walks and apple bobbing.
The cake walk contests will feature
the program with one large, and two
small cakes being offered as top priz
es. . ii-.-;. -iv,:.. v;'.-
Advance sale of tickets for ! the
party will be handled by members of
the Post, with tickets going on sale
next Monday., t
Group Hears Report on
Health Conditions In
Schools
Dr. B. B. McGuire, Health Officer
for the Pasquotank-PerquimansyCam-den
and Chowan Health Department
was the guest speaker at the annual
Rural-Urban meeting of the Hertford
Rotary Club held at the Community
House last Tuesday night.
Members of die local Rotary Club
has as their guests 15 farmers, repre
senting almost every community of
the county, for the first of these an
nual parties.
Robert Hollo vell, president of the
club presided over the meeting and
gave the address of welcome to the
guests.
Following a delicious dinner served
by the ladies of the Hertford Metho
dist Church. Dr. McGuire snoke
briefly on the examinations being con
ducted by the Health Department in
the schools of the health district. He
explained that a special State grant
of nine thousand dollars lumped with
local funds enabled the department to
carry out these examinations this
year.
"Thus far," vhe doctor stated, "we
have examined a large number of
school children for health defects but
the examinations take time and we
lave not completed ti e survey in any
county."
The examinations are given to
children in the first and third grades
of each school, and will also be given,
the Doctor added, to all of the repeat
ers in the various schools for the pur
pose of determining whether or not
the child's failure is due to health
conditions. The examinations cover
teeth, tonsils, hearing and eyes.
Up to Monday the Department had
examined a total of 150 white stud
ents and 329 Colored students. It
was found in the examination of the
white children that 27 had cavities in
teeth that needed medical attention,
56 additional children had minor teeth
defects, 100 had tonsil and adenoid
defects, 13 needed attention to eye
trouble and two were found with heart
defects.
None of the examinations conducted
among the white Children were in Per
quimans schools, Doctor McGuire stat
ed the Department expects to start,
examinations in this county within a
week.
Three county colored schools were
included in the report on the exami
nations of Negro children. These
were Nicanor, Bethel and Galatia,
with a total of 111 county children
examined.
The report on the colored children
showed that 90 were class repeaters
and 41 were in need of attention to
teeth, 178 had slight defects of the
teeth, 257 needed attention for tonsil
and adenoid defects, 20 had heart de
fects, 15 needed glasses. This report
covered examinations of colored school
students of three counties.
Doctor McGuire also told the group
that the Department is conducting a
cancer clinic at the Health Center in
Elisabeth City on Friday and gave an
outline of the mass X-ray survey to be
conducted throughout the district be
ginning December 6, and urged the
Rotarians and heir guests to support
this program to their utmost.
School Buses Being
Checked For Loads
Following an order issued last week
by Col. Tolar, commander of the
State Highway Patrol, members of
the Patrol will check Perquimans
County school buses to see that none
of the buses are overloaded in trans
porting children to and from schools.
This action follows an accident
which occurred two weeks ago in Nash
County, causing the death of seven
children. It was reported that the
bus involved in the wreck carried
more children than permitted under
the law.
A check here with local school au
thorities revealed that this county at
present is sufficiently supplied with
buses and none are overloaded in the
daily trips made by the buses. Super
intendent of schools John T. Bigger3
stated that all local buese in operation
carry no more children than permitted
by law and that most of the bus loads
fall below the figure.
He added, however, that additional
school buses will be needed in this
county to carry out transportation
when consolidation of the0 Colored
schools is effected.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cox announce the
birth of a daughter, bornJ Monday,
October 10th. . . '-.
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