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V WMVili&lNO- TO all 7 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina Friday, January 20, 1950. $1.50 Per Year. t:?uOVOiT phoject forcausbvay Highway Chairman Pro- mises Investigation of Roadway v , County Denartment Hospital Agency ,"- Engineers for the 'State (Board of ' Education are taking steps to seek improvement of the causeway by the Peroulmans River, according to a re- port made here this "week by W. P. Duff, engineering representative for the Board. ' f Action started in the matter several v weeks ago when Mr. Duff was here 'inspecting school sites and at that time connected upon the safety situ- t!nn Aoneerni-nor the roadwav. -,i : .. - , Visiting Hertford again on Monday I of this week, Mr. Duff told members of the local Board of Education that he had discussed the matter with Dr. ' Jordan, chairman of the State High way k Commission. He reported that - Dr. Jordan promised to investigate the ' condition end if Federal aid could be '. obtained that he would endeavor to ; have the State Commission furnish i additional funds to improve the road- Under present conditions Mr. Duff stated that the causeway is hazard to highway traffic and that for the j safety of school children traveling i lUk tifirhw&v in aehool hnma that the I road should be improved in order to t provide more safety lor the children. , Local records show that numerous accidents occur along this short strip lot highway, every year and many ; motorists, unfamiliar with the road, -drive into the river trying to negotiate ' one of flis several curves in the cause- j Ons highway dearth, charged f against this county last year, result t ed when truck driver failed to make t .one of the dangerous curves and over- turned bis truck into the river, the . ; truck caught fire and the driver died in fee wreck before he could be res- cued. ' ; - -. i - It has lonsr been the consensus of , opinion among : local residents that drastic improvement of the causeway ,i.was needed, however, steps wwaro ithis .project have been slow getting Docket Lists 13 Cases On Tuesday Children' of Perquimans County, suffering from Cerebral Palsy, are eligible for admission, to the Cerebral Palsy hospital, recently opened by the State of North Carolina, near Dur ham, it was announced today by Ed gar White, superintendent of mohc Welfare. I Mr. White stated that the Perquim ans Welfare Department had been name as certifying agency for local residents, seeking admission for treatment. According to Mr. White the Cere bral Palsy Hospital was established to nrovide treatment and educational opportunities for mentally normal children under 16 years or age diag nosed as having Cerebral Palsy. Individuals may obtain details con cerning examinations and admission to the hospital by contacting the local Welfare Department. iLTjsLIJovAyTo Direct Campaign ForI,lcicli0fDini3$ Drive For Funds Will Get Underway Here Next Monday lifeis Split Cage! Contests Against Conference Teams Local Teams to Play Scotland Neck at Gym Here Tonight Construction Plans For Negro School Delayed Dy Action Of Committee Health Department To Extend Chest Survey In County A tntAl of 13 cases were listed on the Perquimans County Recorder's Court docket, for the term of court linM last: Tuasdav. with nine defendr : ants being charged with violations of , motor vehicle laws. Pleas of J guilty . to charges of '. speeding were entered by Keith Dun bar, Robert Lewis, Alfred Hertzberg, King CrandaT and William Kaland, all of whom were ordered to pay the costs of court. . , A fine of 10 and costs of court - was .taxed against Nicholas Roth on a charge of speeding. Roth entered Clarence Riddick, " Negro, charged - with being drunk and disorderly, en- tered plea of guilty and paid the costs of court, j ' "'i Willie Parker, Negro was ordered ' to pay fine'of 25 and cost on - Thomas Marshall entered a ?lea of ' guilty to a cfcargp jot lnving mm s out license. He was ordered to pay v a fine of 25 and costs. , -, n a nnt ruiltv was return . ed by Judgo harl E." Johnson to the ae chaittngTXBirence Madre A motion for non-suit was granted v by Judge Johnson in the case charg ing T. J. Bass with beta drunk and " The State asked for J"W2 cases charging IMlhrfvWddick with i rtniimt RidJick and Trtla Ward J with cohamtotlo on grounds of insufficient evidence. Dr. William A. Smitih. Director of Tuberculosis Control, State Board of Health has consented to keep one Xjmv unit over for two additional weeks in order to make a more credit- Ma ntionrincr in the survey to locate tuberculosa in this Health District. Throutrh January 13th 16,418 a- rays have bew made. By counties, thA famak-down as to color is: Pas quotank 4,805 white and 3,223 color ed; Chowan: 159 white and 1,584 colored; Perquimans: 2,140 white and 1,673 colored; Camden: 700 white ana S4fi rolorpd. Estimating the population ratio by the school enrollment, there are in the four county unit 5,638 white stu- denta . and 5418 . 'colored, or wliit nA 47c61red. .The Burvey shows, ioweveiT.Mt 4ily 41 of the ilms are ofrPPte. 4 69 white. ' T" ;r " "Wo nnneal with our greatest em phasis to farmers and other employers of colored people to bring their em ployees to the unit during the next two weeks," said Dr. Smith. The unit, will at the foot of Main Street, Edenton, same location as before, on January 19th and 20th from ii:uu A. M., to 5:00 P. M. All people, ootn white and colored, over 15 years of age and through 90 years of age, who have not been X-rayed are urged to rat. their X-rav. Doctors in this Health District also urge all to please get an ....... i The mobile unit will be stationed in Hertford for a three-day period atari 21 ifchrouarh January 25. It will be stationed in ifliizaoewi wxy January 26, 27, 28 and Si. While in Hertfond the unit will be located pn the Court House Green. Perquimans County's organization to carry out the annual March of Dimes campaign was completed early this week, when it was announced that James E. Newby will direct the activities of the local committee in raising funds to help combat infan tile paralysis. Mr. Newhv announced Wednesday that he had selected local residents on each street in .Hertford and in each community in the cdunty to make a house to house canvass for funds. Solicitors in Hertford are: H. C. Sullivan. W. W. White and (W. H. Hardcastle, business district; Mrs. S. M. Whedbee and ws. T. P. Bruin, Front Street; Mrs. James E. Newby, Mrs. Jocelyn Applewhite and Mrs. W. C. Cherry, Church Street; Mrs. W. H. Pitt And Mrs. D. F. Reed, Dobb Street: Mrs. Wiliin Jeaaun and Mrs. Julian A. White, Market Stret; Mrs. J. H. Satchwell. Mrs. Louise Wood, Mrs. George Fields, Mrs. L. B. Sit terson and Miss Mildred Reed, Grubb Street; Mrs. C.'T. Ely, Covent Gar den; Mrs. Ben Thatch, East and West Academy Street; Mrs. Shirley Mat thews, Edenton Road ' Street; Mrs. Norman Elliott, Penn and Myrtle Avenues; Mrs. J. A. Leete and Mrs. A.. B. Bonner, Woodland Circle. Mrs. Nina B. White is in eharsre of organizing the solicitors for county communities and will announce th-jse shortly. W. N. Douglas has been named lo head tip the program among the Ne oto residents. - In announcing plans for the drive this year, Mr. Newby istated that while the county has not been assign ed a quota, he believes that the pub lic response here will be as great as in vearn nassed. ' He stated, "We want everybody to have a part in this program, for there is no assurance this, dread dis ease will not strike in our commun ity at some future date as it has in other sections .of North Carolina on at least two occasions, in epidemic form.. Let's give our contributions now in order that we can help the National Foundation be prepared for any eventualities." He added that solicitors will make a house to house canvass, but in the event any person is missed and de sires to contribute to the fund tnat Derson mav do so by leaving- dona tions with him at the postofftce here. Coach Elbert Fearing's Perquimans Indians divided basketball contests, played during the past week against Albemarle Conference omxuients. The Indians tripped Plymouth by a 54-41 score last Friday night then lost to Ahoskie on Tuesday by a 42-27 count. The Indian Snuaw.i turned back both the Plymouth and Ahoskie girls winning from the former by a 65-45 margin, then beating Ahoskie 40-31. Scotland Neck, another Albemarle Conference team will play the local teams on the floor here 'in Hertford Friday night with the first game to start at 7:30 o clock. Janice Perry, with 30 points led the Snnaws to victorv over Plvmouth. and was aided by White and Yagel in the scoring, who tallied 14 and li naints resnectivelv. The ISauaws trail ed at halftime by a 23-19 count but rallied in the second, half to overcome tile Plymouth lead. Mizelle was high scorer for the Plymouth girls get ting 16 points. In 4he bovs srarne Plymouth jumped into a 1-0 lead on a charity shot but then the Indians started pumping the bail through the nets and maintained a lead throughout the contest. Score at the half was Perquimans 24, and Plvmouth 19. Towe. Tilley, Berry and Cannon led in the Bcoring for Perquimans and Davenport was high mail for the visitors. The .Perouimans irls won easily frotn the Ahoskie srirlfi. cettinjr off to a 12-5 lead in the first period and maintaining that advantage through out the jrame. Tuesday. Perry witn 20 points and White with 11 led the local girls in scoring, Tt w a cold nisrht for the Indians when they met the Ahoskie boys miss ing many easy crip shots and tallying only five points in the first naif wnne Ahoskie racked up a total of 26. Dur ing the second half the Indians rallied and outplayed Ahoskie but were un able to overcome the tremendous lead the Ahoskie boys built up in the first period. Cannon, Berry and Thatch led the Indians in scoring while Umphlett was the star for the visitors. Crop Insurance Corp. Meets Tonight A meeting of the Federal Crop In surance Corporation in Perquimans County will be held Friday night, January 20. in the auditorium at the Aarriculture Buildme in Hertford, it was announced Wednesday by iu K. Varna, secretary for the corporation. The meeting is open to the public and all persons interested in the iou program are urged to attend. Mr. Vann stated, "We will have with us at this meeting our State Director and also representatives from Washington, D. C, to lead the discussion and answer questions con cerning the program. Any changes to be made in the program will be presented and discussed. A great amount of interest, Mr. Vann continued, for federal crop in surance is being shown throughout the State and several counties have al ready been added to the program for this year. Bethel Community Presents Program At PTA Meeting nri-H i Advised . k To Renew .Licenses Mr.toji orhoKA last names begin withN, (VP and Q are now. being examined for renewal of their licenses to drive, Jeff B. Wilson, -director i the Highway Safety Division of the rwmartment of Motor Vehicles,, re- " w,,t.t .Mvernta this category today. - Although N 0, and P and Q drivers have until June 30 to obtain tneir ret oTM.!a thmr will !save time if they report for examination early in the nerind while driver's license exami- nam' aiw not niched. Wilson said. Long lines as the L and II period closed December SI should indite to N and Crouch Q motorists the advisability r nU.in their licenses renewed at t c sliest convenience. - . . Bad Check Artist Tnsurance Dividends Are Paid Veterans A few World War I veterans elig- tnr dividends on their iiovern- 1VIV AW ' ' - ment Life Insurance already have re ceived their checks, tt was announced todav hv Stephen H. Alford, District Officer of the North Carolina Voter Mr. Alford warned, nowever, inai World War I veterans are not elig ible for the ' dividends nnlfUS they have retained their insurance since it. .Mm. In flervice. Verv few of the older group have kept up their payments. m.M - It is not necessary ior n i t . m .nniv for their dividends, he A UWU w iih - . .... said. The Veterans Aoniwstranon has the records, and the checks wui be sent to them automatically. Meanwhile, SUyidend caecKS ior World War II veterans hoWing Na tional Service Life Insurance snu are being awaited.- Mailing of the ohecss is scheduled to begin about January 18. i960, and the last check probably will be mailed about three montfis later. i Central PTA Hears Talk On Citizenship Gyps Local Stores Four Hertford business houses were victims of a bad check artist who operated in Hertford on Tuesday of last week, according to a report cir culating around the Town later in tne The man. arivinf his name, which was probably an alias, as A. J. Cox, visited the stores and made purchases nf imenVhuidiaa arivimr a check to cover payment with a slight amount received as chanire for tne exenange. ' Presentation of the checks at the Hertford Banking-Company revealed that the man had no checking ac count at the bank and was unknown insofar as the description furnished hv the victims. - Sheriff M. G. Owens stated that he had received reports from two of the victims and that the other two report ed the loss to Hertford Police. iae Sheriff stated that he had notified neichborinsr towns to be on the look out for a man answering the diacri.pt- lon of Cox. Local Music Club On National Honor Roll fflha TTrtfnnl Junior Music Club mm nijuA on tn maxionai nonot Roll, tor Federation Junior Music Qubtf durinsr 1949, it was reported here this week- The local club, wmic Ad fifth in North Carolina and 80th in the nation, the announcement said. : Members "of the lub wijl now taeir renilai meetinor Friday nicht. Janu ary 27th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Hoffler, beginning at .i:.io o'clock. The subject for study will he Bach and 4 's cenror' !OT9. All menders ar3 i I to a. .r.d. Quarterly Conference At Winfall Jan. Z9th . Th F.nworth Methodist. Church at Winfall will be the scene of the first quarterly conference on Sunday, Janu ary 29, it was announced today by the Rer. E- B. Edwards, pastor of the Winfall Church. ThA Rev. J. H. Miller, district su- nerintondent. will nrfiach the 11 A. M. services, Mr. Edwards stated, and the quarterly conference will be held oun- dnv nfternonn. ' " ' "Dinner will be served at the church following the. morning services and prior to the quarterly conference Mr. Edwards stated. .,.., i ' - ' BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT The Parent-Teachers Association of Perquiman3 County Central Grammar School met in the school auditorium Monday night, January 16, at 7:dt) o'clock. The meeting was opened by singing Onward Christian Soldiers." The New Hope Community with Mrs. Naomi McDonald as chairman, presented a very interesting program, "Education for World Citizenship." Reverend Walker Perry of Elizabeth City gave thdjsotional followed by a solo, "One of luod s ways," Dy jioi lie Lu Yeates accompanied by Mrs. T TV Vauao W. B Morse. Jr.. of Elizabeth City was the guest speaker. In his taitc, "Education for World Citizenship," he traoed the world citizenship of the United States, from the time when the nationwas thirteen colonies to nnant wnrld nower. He told of wla v. wpuw ' t the rariid exDOBflion of the United Statu, ilimnor 1 ho mlnV UDSetS in hJVV0 w ""O . " 1 Eurone. ; Facts were reviewed concerning Wnr.t VAf I which chansred the his tory w the world and led to World War II. Juvenile protection was twsaed as not only a domestic prob lem but a problem of all organiza- tinM tn remove the daneers ana ouua h raster in the youth to become citizens of the world tomorrow. He oinud hlii talk bv saying "We are ilvina: In a smaH world and cannot Hva tn Aurselves. History has taugnt . J us a lesson. It is now our ousinera tn sea in the future because we are tfciAna nt h world." Mrr M. D. Lane, president, pre sided during the business session. She muuined that the Parenvieacner Amv-lfttion was listed on the honor .mil tnt fcAtnr A lanrer nercentaire in membership. Mrs. Elijah White, secretary, read the President's mes sage and the minutes of the last wMtimr. Mm. Wendell Benton an iwvb. - nounced that the February totuxiy Group meeting would be held with Mtv Oliver Winslow. The Keverena Carl Yow led l a short ideational period. - The Hertford Grammar School Par ent-Teachers Association 'held its regular January meeting in the audi torium of the school Thursday nignx, January the 12th with Mrs. D. M. Jackson presiding. The meeting open ed with the song, "America The Beau tiful." In the absence of the secre tary, Miss Mary E. Sumner read the minutes and same approved. Miss Sumner also read the State PTA President's message for the month. During the short business session the various committee chairmen were call ed on for their monthly reports. The Association voted to serve a dinner to the Local Lions Club at their zone meeting Friday night at 7:00 o'clock in the 'school lunch room bunding. Plans were discussed and committees were appointed to be in charge of the affair. At this time the meeting was turn ed over to the Bethel Community members of thn organization, with Mrs. Ennie Phillips and Mrs. J. J. Phillips being in charge of a most interesting program, the topic being "Education for Citizenship." The pro gram opened with all singing "God Bless America." The Reverend E. G. Willis was in charge of the Devotional, topic being "Beginnings" which was taken from the First Chapter of Gen esis. At the close oi nis inspiring message, Mr. Willis led the group in prayer. Miss Pat Phillips gave an in teresting talk using the program top ic as her subject after which Mrs. un- nie Phillips read a numorous poem entitled, "When Father Hangs A Pict ure On the Wall" which was greatly amoved hv all. To close the program, Miss Pat Phillips and Ennis Phillips very beautifully sang a duet, wnen Irish Eyes Are Smiling", accompanied at the piano by Mrs. C. t. Johnson. The meetinir closed with a drawing for door prizes, won by Mrs. Julian White and Jim Hutchinson. Born to . Mr.- and ; Mrs. Elmer J. Tjirlrenton of Hertford Route 1, a baby girl, weight 9K pounds, named Cynthia Sheila, on January, 18, I960. Mofcer and baby ara'dojmr tine, , , V. A STERN STAB MEETING The Hertford Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will meet Monday night at 8 o'clock at the lodge room. All members are urged to attend. Recommendation Pre sented at Meeting Held Tuesday Night Construction plans being formulat ed by the Board of Education for Ne gro schools in Perquimans County ran into a number of snags during the past week and are being held up temporarily as a result of a recom mendation tendered the Board of Education by members of the Hertford and Winfall Negro school committs, at a meeting held Thursday roglit. The Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, with W. r. jjuc, engineer tor the State Hoard of Education and J. W. Griffin, archi tect, and it was hoped that definite decisions concerning start of con struction on a Negro school could be reached at this meeting. However, representatives of the Hertford Ne gro school, desiring that a school be constructed in Hertford requested the State engineer to pass on a site, now containing the present Negro school in town. After inspecting the site, Mr. Duff stated that he could not recommend this site because of in sufficient acreage and condition of the land. Later he recommended to the Board of Education that a union school, that is an elementary and high achol be constructed on a site at Winfall. It was the desire of the Board of Education that the Negro School pat rons have the final say-so as to the location of the union school and for this reason the Board called a spe cial meeting for Tuesday night, at which time the three-member com mittee representing the two school districts, met with members of the Board and the school building com mittee. The school committees were ad vised as to the recommendaiion made by Mr. Duff and were requested to consult among themselves in an ef fort to reach an agreement as to the site for the school. The Negro school committee mem bers then consulted among them selves and returned to the meeting. Joe Spruill, acting as spokesman for the group, stated that they had a recommendation to make and desired that a ruling from the State Board of Education be obtained before plans proceeded. The recommendation of the committee members was, as stat ed by Spruill, that a Negro element ary school be constructed at Winfall and an elementary school be construct ed at Hertford and a high school be constructed where the State Board wants to place it. Superintendent John T. Biggers was authorized by Julian A. Whit?, chairman of the Board, to forward recommendation to the State Board of Education for its ruling on the matter. However, it was p:mtd out that under the present construc tion program there will be insunicie:io funds to construct two compete buildings at this time, and under ttns program. Next Cancer Clinic Scheduled Jan. 20 Thirtv-six natients were examined at the Cancer Clinic held January 13th and a number of uriorities given for the next clinic to be held Friday January 20th. Registration will be from 1:00 to 2:30 P. M. Free exami nation is given to all citizens of the State regardless of race, creed or color. To women 35 or over, men 40 or over and to anyone of any age who has a recognized "Danger Signal. EVanuantlv there Are more annlica- tions for examinations than can be ac commodated. Therefore, in order that those who live at a distance may be sure of an examination and thus not make a trio in. vain, priorities will be sent, on request, to all who live twen ty miles or more from JMiza&etn city. Address your request to Cancer Cen ter Clerk, Health Building, Elizabeth City, N. C. Accents Call To Whiteville Grove The Rev. Carl Biork. of Elizabeth City, was tendered and accepted a call to the Whiteville Grove . Baptiit Church last Sunday, it was announced here todav. Rev. (Biork will nreach at the county church on every third Sunday with services beginning at three o'clock. - . !. - . Sundav School is conducted at the , . T church every Sunday at 10:30 A. M., wiui tne exception or the third Sunday when it starts at 2 P. M., followed with services at 3 P. M. Farm Bureau To Name Delegates To State Convention Members of the Perquimans County i?arm Riirea.li will' meet at the Agri cultural Building in Hertford on Tues day night, January 24, at 3 P. M., ior the purpose of selecting delegates to the State convention to be held m Raleigh, February 12-15, it was an nounced today by Jack t-. Bnnn, secretary of the local bureau. A highly informative meeting has been arranged for the convention with 3ome of the nation's top agriculturists scheduled to appear on the program, which will be staged in the City Audi torium. Sneakers already secured for the State convention include Secretary of Agriculture Brannan, Governor W. Kerr Scott and Congressman mooiey. C. C. Chappell, president oi the Perouiman Farm Bureau is ursring all members of the local bureau to at tend this meeting next Tuesday and join in the selection of delegates for the convention. Farm Home Burns To Ground Wednesday Fire of undetermined nrcin com pletely destroyed the farm home of John Blanchard, Negro, of Route 1, Hertford at about 10:30 A. M., Wed. nesday morning. Loss was estimated at several thousand dollars. Only a few personal items were saved from the blaze, before the house was en gulfed in flames. a'-' ,V.1'-.V.":V-1 ''4'- 'I.-- .L -Vi?1