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Local Teams To Play
At Edenton Friday, )
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't Perquimans High School basketball
teams opened their 1949 season here
Tuesday' night " in a games against
Elizabeth City boys and girls. ? In
the' preliminary game the visiting
girls scored a 50-38 victory while the
.Elizabeth City boys captured the
-game" with the Indians. The final
score being 49-83.
. x. Coach Ellie FearingV teams dis
played a fine brand of basketball and
? showed promise of' giving plenty of
trouble to their opponents during the
coming season. , ; .a
i The Elizabeth City girls
Into a 16-10 lead In the first period
of the game and were never headed
after that point.' . The half time
score was 85. to 24 and during the
second half the teams played about
even with Elizabeth City Bcoring 15
, points to Perquimans 14 . Perry and
: Yagel led the scoring for Perquimans
- with 13 and 12 points while Sawyer
'was high for the visiting girls; with
23 points.
" - Led by Joe Towe, who scored 14
' points for the, Indians in the boys'
: game, the Indians played the Waller
Elizabeth City boys even with the ex
ception ,of the first period when the
visitors roHed up a 14-5 edge. Coach
Fearing used Cannoi, TiHy, Thatch,
Jordan and Sumner 'as his starting
five and later switched this combina
tion and replaced Tilly' and Jordan
with Berry and Towe; Walker aK
' so saw considerable action during the
game, v -v&s f.i;'.,,.;;;
v Elizabeth City wltti these garnet
already played showed more experi
ence than fiie Indians' and this with'
a out doubt aided them in defeating the
locals. Towe and, Cannon led the of'
I fonsive battle; for the Indiana while
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Proj8ctStarted
Preliminary work in preparation
for the resurfacing of Church Street
from the Perquimans River Bridge to
Dobb Street was started Monday
morning by employees of the Town of
Hertford. Mayor V. N. Darden stat
ed that Town employees were raising
manhole covers along the right-of-way
to prepare the street for a new
layer of asphalt to be applied to the
roadway.
The Nello Teer Construction Com
pany is expected to begin laying the
asphalt coating within the next few
days. This project is being carried
out under State contract and will be
paid for by funds due the Town of
Hertford on gasoline tax money al
located to towns and cities.
Above is one of the units in the Mass Chest X-ray Survey now in progress In the local health district
which comprises Pasquotank, Perquimans, Camden and Chowan .Counties. Persons may go. wherever
they wish for an X-ray. It is not necessary to go to the nearest onei home.
Town Board To Protest Curtailment
Of Vostern Union Services In County
Change Ordered In
Parking On North
Church Street
Hertford's Town Board, meeting in
regular session here Monday: night
authorised'; Chas. E. Johnson, Town
Attorney, Jto inquire of the State's
Utility Commission steps to "be taken
in filling a protest over curtailment
Bumri-r, 4 TJ&w
this
Tha Indians and Squaws "will play
at Edenton on Friday night of this
week, meeting the boys and girls
teams of that schools These contests
, will be the last for the Indians before
; the Christmas holidays. " '
High School Honor
Roll Announced By
frincipalVoodsrd
Thirty six students at Perquimans
High School wereUsted "on the honor
roll at the close of the second grading
period, last Friday, it was announced
' today, by E. C. Woodard, principal of
the school. The ninth grade, with
nine members listed on the honor roll,
led the other classes in scholastic
honors. - ' " v
'Students excelling In' their studies
during the grading period, according
to classes were:1iv ';r-:v::.i-a-;;;:;
' 8th grade: Tilson Chappell, Hud
son Fisher, John Morris, Jean Butt,
Margaret Harrell, Joanne Lane. '.
9th grade: : Emilie Ann Sumner,
. Mable Martin Whedbee, Ruth Daw
son, FayeTiutst, Kay White Stanton,
Billly Chappell, Marilyn Baker, Nan
Ella Whtie, Mollie Lee Yeates.
' . 10th grade: Lewis Dawson, Thom
as Sumner. Marguerite Butler, Imo-
. gene Finch, Wihna Goodwin, Marvina
. White, Pauline Burbage, Amy Van
Roach. .? ir .-'W
11th grade: Mary Sue Cook, Cath-
. erine Goodwin, Roy Chappell, Calvin
Butt, Doris Faye Allen. -; X
12th grade: Pat Phillips, Claire
, Hunter, Shirley Butt Jean Layden.
Ann Madre, Fays Rae Symons, Mar-
jone Perry and Ronald Butt
1 Th Perqulmanj Business and Pro-
tx- .onal Woman's held a ' business
me. lug last Friday night at the home
of Lira. Sally Bonner. . Hembers voted
to carry out a charity project for
ClirLtmas and plans were discussed
for holding, a bridge party next
, month. , 1
It was reported that the Perquimans
Club will be host to a district BPW
mer': "j ia Hertford next Spring.
13. Alice M. Towe, president . in
ner 1 that the Christmas party f or
" i . nembers, wia be held at the
1 1 - 'end on December 20. Jlem
' .3 -i requested to note, this event
I i moved up one week fiOm
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Western Union withdrew its con
nection .with" the local railroad about
a year ago and representatives of the
company advised local business men
and Town Commissioners that the
curtailment of the service was a tem
porary measure and that full ser
vice would be restored. Information
received here recently indicates that
Western Union does not plan, unless
forced to do so, to restore the service
to its former status.
Other matters handled by the Board
at the meeting this week included an
order to change the pairing on North
Church Street from th. east to west
side. This change in parking on North
Church Street will become effective
immediately upon completion of the
resurfacing of Church Street,-! proba
bly sometime next week.
A discussion on installation of an
additional fire hydrant on Dobb
Street, near Covent Garden, was held
but action was. tabled for the time
being.
The Board went-on record with a
resolution commending the William
Paul Stallings Post of the American
Legion for sponsoring the Santa Claus
party in Hertford last Saturday and
voted to cooperate with the American
Legion in order to make this event
an annual one. A letter of apprecia
tion received by the local Legion . Post
from Negro children in the Town, was
read during this meeting.
On motion ordered the Town Board
will request that the Board of Coun
ty Commissioners remit poll taxes to
members of the Volunteer Fire De
partment, as a gesture of appreciation
for the work the firemen do in the
town and county.
Hollo well Funeral .
Held Last Saturday
Funeral cervices for Mrs. Ever
Lener Holtewell, 63r wife of Nixon
Hollowell, ; who died suddenly ' last
Friday evening at 0;30 o'clock were
conducted Saturday afternoon at 8:30
o'clock at the Great Hope Baptist
Church, by the Rev. Lemon, assisted
by the Rev. Meekins and Rev. Evans.
. Mrs. Hollowell kas the daughter of
the late William and Elizabeth Moore
Perry. ' ' " '..-.'
Besides her husband, she k surviv
ed by four sons, Wilson, Johnnie, Jon-
ai and Robert Hollowell, all of Per
quimans, six daughters, Mrs. .Walter
Lane and Miss RUth HonoweU of
Perquimana, Mrs. Clements Bass of
Edenton, Mrs. Carlton Chappell and
Mrs. Earlie Ingram of Norfolk, one
brother W. D. Perry of Perquimans:
five sisters, Mrs. Temple Tarkenton,
of Perquimans, Mrs. R, C. Ansell of
St Bride's, Va., Mrs. Ernest Goodwin
and Mrs. Roland Ward of Edenton
and Mns. J. H. Simpson of Norfolk;
11 srandchusren , and ia number of
: and nephews. ; V""
Santa Arrived
Santa Claus arrived in Hertford
last Saturday and a crowd estimated
at 1500 was on hand to srreet the jol
ly old fellow as he rode down Churcn
Street atop the fire truck. Heading
the procession which paraded through
the Hertford Streets, was the Per
nuiman Rand
Santaf finaMv sloped 'the parade in
front of the Court House and greeted
hundreds of youngsters,1 waving and
smiling to the group as many of the
children waved back.
Each child was presented with some
fruit, part of the Christmas party as
arranged and sponsored by the Wm
Paul Stallings Post of the American
Legion.
Negro School Plans
Near Bidding Stage
John T. Biggers, County Superin
tendent of Schools, announced today
that plans for the construction of a
Negro School Building at Winfall are
progressing rapidly, and he believed
that the Board of Education will soon
be ready to ask bids for the con
struction of the building.
J. W. Griffin, architect for the
building was in Town yesterday with
sketches for the building. The site
was inspected by the architect an
engineer from the office of the State
Board of Education. .
Mr. Griffin stated that he believed
his plans for the building will be
ready for approval of the State Com
mission very, soon and that bids can
be sought for construction to begin
by March 1, 1950. -Members
of the Perquimans Board
of Education started operations for
the construction of the building at the
same time they began negotiations for
the construction - of t the vocational
building at Perquimans High School,
but the Negro building being of a
more complex design has not pro
gressed as fast as plans for the
gym, however- the Board of Educa
tion now believe that contsruction on
both buildings will begin at about the
same time.
Perquimans Lodge
fleets A. B. Bonner
Master For Year
New officers for Perquimans Lodge,
No. 106, A. F. & A. M. for 1950 were
elected at a meeting of the lodge last
week. Selected as Master for the year
was Dr. A. B. Bonner. Other officers
elected were C. R. Vann, senior ward'
en R. R. White, junior warden, R. C.
Murray treasurer; C. R. Holmes, sec
retary, J. S. McNidet, Cecil C. Wins-
low and W. F, Ainslcy, trustees, and
members of the finance committee
were J. T. Biggers,, W. J. Kandy, and
ii. U. Buck.
A number of offices of the lodge,
to be filled by appointment, of the
new Master, will be announced later.
Installation services for the officers
of the lodge for next year will be held
at the first regular meeting of the
lodge in January, it was reported today.
Board Of Education
Accepts Bids Sub
mitted Last Week;
Work Starting Soon
J. L. Batton and Borther, Edenton
contractors, have been awarded the
contract for the general contsruction
of a vocational and physical education
building at Perquimans High School,
it was announced today by John T.
Biggers, Superintendent of Schools.
Members of the Board of Education
meeting in special session last Friday
night, voted to accept low bids sub
mitted for the contsruction of the
building after hearing views, on the
costs, as expressed by the advisory
board, previously appointed by the
Board of Education. It was the opin
ion of all members of the advisory
board that the bids should be accept
ed. The bid for the general construct
ion entered by the Batton Company
was $92,577. Hinnant Plumbing and
Heating Company of New Bem was
awarded the contract for the heating,
this bid was $7,850; John Welch Com
pany, of Moyock, on a bid of $4,445
was awarded the contract for the
plumbing and C. J. DeMers of New
Bern, on a bid of $3,695, received the
contract for the electrical work.
The architect's plans for the build
ing have the approval of the State
Board of Education and the State
Fire Department, and application is
now being made for a sum of $108,
567 to pay costs of construction. This
sum will come from the $315,000 pro-
Lxided' by the State for School'
house construction in Perquimans
Christmas Program
Presented At PTA
Meeting Thursday
The December meeting of the Hert-
fodr Grammar School Parent-Teacers
Association was held last Thursday
evening in the auditorium of the
school.
Mrs. Fred Mathews led the group in
singing "O Come All Ye Faithful."
Mrs. D. M. Jackson presided over the
buesiness session. Mrs. Silas Whed
bee, secretary, read the president's
messajre and the minutes of the last
meeting. Mrs. Dilsie Howell re-1 county.
ported that a State PTA worker will Plans now call for construction on
Special Services r vt
Planned For Sunday
A special Christmas program,' fea
turing a candlelight carol service,
will be ohducted at the Hertford
Methodist Church next Sunday night,
December 18, beginning at 8 o'clock,
it was announced today cy tne ev,
Ben O. Mfirritt. naBtor of the church.
The public is invited to attend and
each person is aBked to bring a canoie
and candle holder, ther latter will e
returned following the services,
members o the youth, and adult choirsj
and a olo wiune renoerea oy wrs.
Bennett ; Stephenson," Mrs. R. B.
Monds and Mrs. Walter Edwards will
be narrators during the services.
C'-oup ainng, by candle light, will
fi-lure the urvices.
BuyNewlnhalator
Members of the Hertford Fire De
partment met last Thursady night and
voted to seek funds with which to
purchase an inhalator for use in the
Town of Hertford and Perquimans
County Funds for the inhalator,
which will cost about $530, will be
sought from the Board of Commission
ers of the Town and County.
The Department members also
voted that any' fireman, missing as
many as three fire calls will be sus
pended from the force until the de
partment meeting. Members' with
valid excuses for absences will be re
instated, it was announced. Those
without valid reasons will be dropped
from the department.
meet this month with the PTA mem
bers and urged as many as can to at
tend the meeting. Mrs. R. M. Rid
dick announced that the State Sym
phony Orchestra will hold a concert in
Edenton in February and urged all
PTA members to support the ticket
sales for the event.
Miss Thelma Elliott, school princi
pal, gave a brief talk on the mass
chest X-ray survey being conducted
in this county and urged all to avail
themselves of this opportunity to get
an X-ray. She also invited all the
grade mothers of the elementary
grades to visit the lunchroom in Janu
ary and have lunch with the children.
The program for the meeting was
presented by members of the sixth
grade, under the direction of Miss
Mary Sumner. The stage was arrang
ed to represent a living room in an
American home, featuring a large
decorated tree and lighted fireplace.
The class presented a playlet entitled
Christmas Customs. Children of the
class were dressed in native costumes
of many countries of Europe; in order
to emphasize native customs. high
light of the program was a solo by
Alice Dawson, who sang Hark the
Herald Angels Sing. At the close of
the program the group joined in sing
ing Christmas Carols.
Door prizes were won by Mr3. Joe
Ayscue and Martin Towe.
Mass Chest X-rays
Continue Next Week
Chest X-rays will be made in three
communities of the county next week,
it was announced today by local
Health Department officials who stat
ed that the mobile X-ray units will
visit Whiteeton, Bethel and Winfall.
The unit will be in Whiteston, at the
Archie White lot on December 20, in
Bethel on -December 20 and 21 and at
Winfall on December 21 and 22.
. The units, it was reported, will not
be in. operation, because of the holi
days from December 23 until Janu
ary 8. , The survey will be resumed
for a period of two weeks beginning
January 3rd. ,
Thief Makes Small
Haul At Local Store
' IFifteenlfollars In cash and several
dollars wTIrth i of merchandise was
stolen frOJtt Barber's Store last Sat
urady ntgnt,- it was announced early
returned lOUOWing w0 wnitra. uiauy uigMij, ib ira aiunuu,cu
; Special music will be rendered bylJ&isJekby the Hertford Police,
ErrtESnci-'Eo the store was gained, by
the thief, or thieves, breaking the
glass in the front door.
V The robbery' la being investigated
by Patrolmen Tommy Miller, who dm
covered the crime about 8 A. M. Sun
day.
the new building to start as soon as
weather conditions permit. The con
tractor is expected to start work im
mediatelly preparing the site for the
construcion. Some gradbg and fill
ing will be necessary before construct
ion begins. The building will be lo
cated just north of the High School
building an dwill be 85 feet wide and
214 feet iong. The vocational build
ing will contain a complete and mod
ern shop and class room for agricul
tural studies and the gyra will be
large enough to provide full physical
educational studies for every student
of the school. It will contain four
dressing rooms, equipped with showers
and lockers for each student of the
school, and rest roome for the public.
Seating capacity of the building, when
completed, will be approximately 1,
100. The contractor estimated that con
struction of the building will take
abou 90 days.
Hertford Scouting
Plans Progressing
Much interest is being manifested
by youth of Hertford i nthe reorgani
zation of the local Boy Scout troop,
it was reported this week following a
meeting Jast Friday night. Robert
Elliott, chairman of the Lions com
mittee sponsoring the scouts, reported
that 20 boys attended the meeting
which was held at the Agriculture
Building.
Meeting with the boys, to outline
work for the troop during the coming
months, were Charles Skinner, Silas
Whedbee and Robert Elliott The
troop was organized and plans made
to develop four patrols among troop
members.. '
Members of the lions, committee
met with William Southernland, dis
trict Scout Executive last Monday
night and discussed obligations and
fundamentals for carrying out scout
ing activities in this community.
Another meeting of the Boy Scout
troop will be held Friday night at
the Agriculture Building and ' all
youths interested in scouting are
urged to attend.
Central PTA Meets
Next Monday Night
The Parent Teacher Association of
Perquimans County Central Grammar
School will meet Monday night; De
cember 19 at 7:36 oclock.
The White Hat and Old Neck Com
munities -with Mrs. -Freeman Uimph
lett as chairman, will have charge
of an interesting program, "Christ
mas for children Everywhere." There
will also be an art display of chil
dren's- work.
Post Office Gives
Advice On Mailing
Christmas Parcels
Do it this week,
That is the advice the officials of
the Hertford Post Office gives out
in regards to rules for Christmas
mailing. The public is urged to do
Christmas mailing now in order to be
sure of delivery by Christmas.
Postmaster W. W. White appealed
to the patrons of the local Post Of
fice to get their Christmas Greeting
cards in the mail at the earliest possi
ble date bearing the correct postage,
which is two cents, n order that the
cards may be delivered by Christmas
Day.
Patons are asked to remember that
the costs of mailing cards this year
was raised to two cents, and unless
these cards bear a two or three cent
stamp they may be retruned for post
age due..
Mr. White stated that the usual
Christmas rush showed signs of pick
ing early this week and it is expected
that from now until ChrWtmas &ve
the Post Office will be a beehive of
activity.
Mr. White stated that the windows
of the local Post Office will be open-
untii 6 P. M. on Saturday, December
17 and 24, for the convenience of the
public.
Patrons can be of great help to the
Post Office by mailing greeting cards
and other parcels today. ... . they are
urged not to wait until the last min
ute, early mailing means early de
livery, so everybody is urged to do
their mailing now,
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. John Ward announce
the birth of a son, William Vincent,
born, December 9 at the Medical Cen
ter. Mrs. Ward i ,the former Mies
Elizabeth Byrum. . - -