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Hertford, Perquimans County -North Carolina, .fr'riday, March 3, 1950T
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England" Labor Party suffered a
set-back t the polls last week and
m result of the election will attempt
to continue at the helm of the British
Government with a Parliment majori
ty of seven vote. Forecasters predict
Prime Minister Atlee's . government
will be forced to call for a new election
within the next three to six months
due to lack of a sufficient majority to
carry out the ' Labor Party platform.
Atlee has informed England's King
George that Labor will continue as the
majority - party for the time being.
The coal strike is still a deadlock
' but negotiations were resumed be
tween the 'operators and union JCfici
," als this week whHe a contempt hear
ing was in progress before, the courts.:
Reports from Washington stated no
settlement is in sight . Meanwhile the
nation's ceal pile is dwindlng to noth
ing. Industry has slackened produc
.iVtion and thousands are idle as plants
:-: close down for lackrof coal.
- , After several weeks of hearing
, testimony concerning the grounding of
the Battleship Missouri, the Navy
Board on Tuesday was told by the
ship's Captain, W. D. Brown that he
alone was to blame for the ship run
ring aground in the Chesapeake Bay.
Previously Brown had asserted that
' Ms officers had failed him and he was
" ignorant as to the cause of the
, grounding. ' Brown's statement this
week is expected to bring to a close
' the hearing on the matter.
'ri The V. S.. Senate this week voted
" to permit the planting of more cot-
ton and wheat under government price
v I "protection and to require rigid quotas
" if Irish potatoes are ' supported this
'year. There was:, some belief that
, peanuts would be ins hided into the
- T measure, allowing f or additional acre-
i I!3rtfcnl Rotoy To
Stce I!om3 Tc!ent
Members of the 'Hertford Rotary
. Club will sponsor the presentation of
a home-talent show, "It's A Date,'' in
-the auditorium of Perquimans County
High School on Friday and Saturday
. . nights, March 10 and 11, it was an
' - nounced today by Robert L. Hollowell,
- , president of the club.
, A'- director for the play has arrived
' I; in Hertford and is now engaged in
- v selecting the cast for the show. Re
, tarsals for the play will get under-
', way Hfcis -week!
i ' ' In announcing the sponsorship of
, ' the show, Mr. Hollowell stated that
7 a portion of the proceeds will be con.
- iributed to the Perquimans Red Cross
fund, i
Ticket for the play will be placed
. on saie uus week, and will be good
, for either performance, ,v s'
' s ; In iconneotion with the show the club
'Will sponsor a Tiny. Tot contest and
--I Mrs. R.-N. HoHoweH U serving as
' chairman of the committee in charge
of this Contest. HParenlts desiring to
enter children in the event may obtain
, fetalis from Mrs.-Hollowell by tele
ii j Junior Music Qub
, Observes Program
i The Hertford Junior Federated Mus
ic Club met last Friday night at tbe
home of Mr. and Mrs. i. A. McGoo-
gan, with Misses , litMa ; McGoogan,
OBetty Brown and Elliabeth Thatch
as hostesses. The theme of the pro
gram being International Music, each
of the club members dressed in inter
national costumes.
During the business session? pre
sided over by Joan Madre, the group
adopted a - constitution and , by-wws
Contributions were made to various
: (Patricia "BlrTers had charge ot the
musk) program . and .those taking
part were Sarah Sutton, Jean Long,
Sonrra Hotchlttion, "Joan 'Madre,
Juanits Elliott, Patricia Biggers,
Evelyn Lane, Elvira "White, Deborah
Xtixon; Warner Madre, Margaret w
llama, Betty Brown, Viokl , Johnson
and Mrs. R. M. Riddickj Counsellor.
Those present but not on program
were Patsy Elliott, Glennie . Myers,
Hecky Cox, Lillian Hofler, Lois How-
elL Franklin McGoogan, Mr. and Mrs,
liJGoogan, Mrs. Ben Thatch, Mrs. y.
L. Brown, Mr. and. Mrs. .Hutchinson
and Emmett Long. , - ,
VinfegeGLTJsIn
Plymouth Tourney
Local Cagers Advance
To Second Round of
Basketball Meeting
Coach Bllie Fearing's .Perquimans
Indians and Squaws advanced to the
second round of the Plymouth Invita
tional basketball tournament by win
ning contests against Chowan boys
and girls teams played Tuesday night.
The tournament is sponsored by the
Plymouth Lions Club.
The Perquimans Squaws, playing at
seven .o'clock, had an easy time dis
posing of their first round opponents,
the Chowan girls. The final score waj
56-35. Janice Perry starred for the
local girls, rolling up a total of 29
points. The local girls held a 33-20
advantage at half time and the final
outcome of the game was never in
doubt.
Buddy Tilley and Ben Thatch were
the big guns in the Indians' offensive
against the Chowan boys. Tilley hit
for 18 points and Thatch had 17. The
Indians played an excellent floor game
and completely smothered the Cho
wan beys on the defense. The final
score was Perquimans 49, Chowan
33. ' Leary was best on the offense
for Chowan, scoring a total of 12
points for bis team. -The
victories ever Chowan moved
the two local teams into the second
round of the tournament, which will
wind up Saturday night Perquim
ans girls drew a oye lor.tne seconu
round and will play next on Friday
nyrht when they meet the -winner of
the Pivmouth-Belhaven contest The
winner of the Friday night game will
move into the finals .on Saturday.
Perquimans Indians will play
GatesviUe in the second round of the
boys' tourney Thursday night and the
winner ef this contest will move into
the semi-flnals to be played Friday
night
The GatesviUe boys, next opponent
for the Indians, have a good season
record and recently won the AJbe
rviavla 9umI Tnnm At !Puiar
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Branch, thtta the ff&ne (between Per-
vide the cage fan frttn air eceiwu
contest to determine the semi-nnaiist
entry.
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Anniversary Observed
At Whiteston Home
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie C. White of
the Whiteston community celebrated
ther silver wedding anniversary Sat
urday evening, February 25, from 7
until 10 o clock at their home.
The lower floor of their home was
beautifully decorated with arrange
ments of ivy, magnolia leaves, jon
auils and red roses.
The dining room table was covered
with a white linen cloth. Centering
the table was a three-tier wedding
cake, topped with a minature bride
and groom. The cake was flanked
with burning tapers in silver candel
bras and dishes of nuts ' and mints
were arranged on the table.
Guests were greeted at the door
bv Miss MarJorie Frances White, each
were registered by Mrs. Billie White
Bryant Gifts were presented to the
honorees..,y!-"
Guests were invited into the dining
room by Mrs. Stanley Ainsley of Nor
folk, Delicious refreshments ox ice
cream, party mints and cake were ser
ved by Mrs. u I Ainsley , or cres-
well and Mrs. Alvin Winstow. ,
Guests were invited into the gift
room by Mrs. Ernest White to view
the many lovely gins.
Goodbyes were said by Mr. ana Mrs.
White.:-.-;-'",
HERBERT N. NIXON
Announcement was made today by
Herbert N. Nixon that he will seek
the office as Sheriff of Perquimans
County in the Democratic Primary to
be held in May. Nixon is the second
candidate to enter the race for this
office in the coming election.
CANDIDATE
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Herbert N. Nixon
Enters Race For
Office at Sheriff
Herbert N. Nixon, 37, a life-long
resident and Democrat of Perquimans
County announced today that he will
be a candidate for the office of Sher
iff, subject to the decision of the
Democratic primary to be held in May.
He is a member of the Hertford
Methodist Church and has served for
the past two years on the Board of
Stewards for the church. He is al
so vice-president of the Hertford Ro
tary Club and captain of the Hertford
Volunteer Fire Department.
Be going into business for himself
he was associated with a Life Insur
ance Company for five years and be
fore that time he had been associated
with Major4Loomis Company since
leaving school.
Nixon, in making his announcement,
said if he is elected to the office of
Sheriff he will faithfully perform the,
duties of the of fke'io the very .best
of his ability, devoting hu entire time
to the job with the welfare of the
people of the county foremost in mind,
TO SPONSOR PARTY
. The New Hope Ruritan Chihwill
r-onaor a Progressive Bridge and
; t-back Darty at the New Hope Com-
-nity House Friday, March 3rd at
3 P. M. The public is invited.
Madre Funeral Held
Last Friday Aternoori
Funeral services for Mrs. Pattie
Effiott Madre. 79, who died at her
home here Wednesday night, Febru
arv22, were conducted last Friday af
ternoon at the Lynch Funeral Home,
with tie Rev, G. W. Duling, pastor of
the Hertford Baptist Church officiat-
Mrs. Madre was the widow of the
late William Madre; and daughter of
the late Eligh and SalHe Thatch 1
liott She was a native and lifelong
resident of Perquimans and one of the
oldest active members of the Hertford
Baptist Church. , -, .
Pall bearers were the deacons of
the Church. ')).. ,
Interment was in Cedarwood Ceme
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Local Students To
Attend Meeting Of
Quill And Scroll
Seven student members of the Quill
and Scroll at Perquimans County
High School will attend the national
meeting of this group to be held in
New York March 7 through 10, it was
announced here today.
; The students planning to attend the
convention are Norma Jean Godwin,
Geraldine Gregory, Mary Dunsmoor,
Carolyn Hurdle, Mildred Byrum, Jean
Layden and Pat Phillips. They will
be accompanied on the trip by faculty
advisors, Miss Dorothy Maynard and
R. W. Baughan.
ISnonsored by the Columbia Scholas
tics Press Association, the convention
will be held at Columbia University
and students from all pants of the
nation and some from. European coun
tries are expected to take part in the
activities. Approximately 3,500 stu
dents are expected to attend the con
vention.
A" national rating, gained by the
Perquimans students through the
Quill and Scroll society, won the local
group the privilege of attending the
national meeting. v -
- The students will return to thejr
homes here on Saturday, March 41
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Baptist Conference
Set For March 14-17 .
? A series of conferences for deacons
and pastors of the Baptist churches in
the' Chowan Association has been
scheduled for March H through the
17th, it was reported today by Rev.. L.
H. Dawson, Chowan : Associational
Missionary: ,
Meetings will be held at Columbia,
Corinth, Coin jock, :v Gatesville : and
Rocky Hock, and deacons of churches
are requested to attend the one most
convenient Time of tfhe conference is
announced at 7:30 P. M. - ,
On March IT a rally 'for all mem
bers .of the district will be held at
Corinth, beginning at T:30 P: M, and
it is expected that D, M. A. Huggins,
General Secretary of North Carolina
ftbcmarleLeap
Officials Adopt
Baseball Plans
Proposed Rules May
Force Hertford Team
To Jjeave League
Efforts' to organize the Albemarle
League for the coming baseball sea
son, made at a meeting held Monday
night at Windsor, resulted in repre-
senatives.from four towns adopting
a numbev of proposals, however, the
organization was not completed and
another meeting has been called for
March 20 when the group will meet in
in Hertford either to perfect the or
ganization or hisband it.
JMigar Morris, wno represented
Hertford at the meeting Monday stat
ed the jfroup representing Windsor,
Plymouth, Edenton and Hertford, elec
ted Howard Gaylord, president A. E.
Bowen, vice-president and Bill Oozart,
Secretary.
Washington had a representative at
the meeting and requested to be ad
mitted to the league. Colerain was
not represented.
The proposals adopted at the meet
ing this Week may force Hertford to
drop its membership in the league. It
was votel the league will play with
out rules! concerning the number of
hired players used, nor the salaries
paid these players. The number of
games to be played each week was not
decided.
These proposals, it u believed, will
place the operational costs of a team
in the league about like it was last
year, and local fans interested in
fielding a team in Hertford this sum
mer have expressed themselves as op
posed to these high expenditures.
A. W. Hefren, who served as presi
dent of he Hertford Club last year,
stated Tuesday that he and other of
ficials of the local club were not in-
toreated in attemntine to nrombte a
team under these circumstances and if
any local fans were interested in or
ganizing the Hertford Club on this
basis they were welcome to take over
the representation at the League
meeting on March 20.
'Hertford and Edenton opposed the
proposal concerning the hiring of y2
non-resident players and. the no-salary
limit clause but were opposed by Ply
mouth and Windsor and Gaylord broke
the tie by siding with the representa
tives from Plymouth and Windsor.
Thus the fate of the Alebmarle
League still hangs in the balance and
there is no assurance that it will
operate during the coming summer.
It is expected a final dedision will be
made when the group meets here
March 20.
because of sickness.
Resumes Position , . , Lv
Mrs. E. Y. Berry has resumed her
.position at Blafichards Store this week
after being absent for several months Baptist! will be present for this ser
vice.;.
Everett Rites Held
Sunday Afternoon
John Edward Everett, 66, husband
of Mrs. Neva Cannon Everett and
son of the late Edward and Telulah
Thatch Everett, died at his home here
last Saturday afternoon at 1 :30 o'clock
after a long illness.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Lynch Funeral Home on Sunday
afternoon at three o clock by the Rev.
C. W. Duling, pastor of the Baptist
Church. The church choir sang "Abide
With Me" and "Have Thine Own
Way."
Surviving besides Ms wife are one
son, Bill Everett of Hertford, two
daughters, Mrs. Jack Kanoy of Hert
ford and Mrs. Melvin Wright of Eliza
beth Citypne brother, N. T. Everett
of Bay Pines, Fla., a sister, Mrs. T.
E. Langston of Hampton, Va.
Pall bearers were Carlton Cannon,
Clarence Twiford, Thomas White,
Theron Johnson, Fred Winslow and E
A. Goodman.
Interment was in Cedarwood Ceme
tery.
New Patrolman
Assigned Here
Earl T. Greene, of Creedmore, one
of the 85 Highway Patrol trainees who
graduated from the Patrol School at
Chapel Hill last Friday, has been as
sumed to duty in Perquimans Coun
ty, according to an announcement re
ceived here todays , ' v
County Chapter Of
NCEA Elects Officers
i Members of the Perquimans Chap
ter of the North Carolina Educational
Association met last . Thursday and
elected officers for the year 1950, and
adopted a constitution for the chapter.
cfficers elected for the year were L.
G. Finch, ; president, Mis J ohnny
White, secretary and Miss Mary Sum
ner, treasurer. "
L'
raffic Report J
A representative of the State High
way Safety Division was in Hertford
on Tuesday and made an inspection of
traffic hazards on Highway 17,
through Hertford and on the cause
way approaching the Perquimans
River, it was reported today by
Mayor V. N. Darden.
The inspection was made at the
request of Mayor Darden, acting upon
a proposal that a truck lane be es
tablished through Hertford to elim
inate some of the traffic hazards now
existing on Church Street.
Mayor Darden reported that the of
ficial stated he will file a report on
the inspection and will also recom
mend that the Highway Commission
widen Church Street and also estab
lish an alternate route through the
town to relieve the congestion now
existing.
'While there is no assurance that
these recommendations will be ap
proved and carried out by the State,
local officials feel optimistic concern
ing future developments inasmuch as
the Safety Division official will re
port a need for relief of conditions
existing here.
HOSlub Committee
On Music Outlines
County Program
The County Home Demonstration
Music Appreciation Committee had
its first meeting Tuesday, Febru
ary 28, at 1:00 P. M., at the home of
Mrs. Fred Matthews. The committee
members are: Mrs. L. J. Winslow,
Chairman, of Belvidere, Mrs. Russell
Baker, of Whiteston and Mrs. Fred
Matthews of Hertford.
The committee made the following
plans:
(1) To appoint a music apprecia
tion leader in each Home Demonstra
tion Club who will make a survey of
her community to discover local tal
ent
(2) To use local talent whenever
possible at such occasions as County
Council meetings, county Federation
meetings, etc.
(3) To stress music and appercia-
tion of better music in each. club,.
(4; io nave an annual talent night
(5) To send recommendations of
the music appreciation committee to
each community leader so that she
may better undestand her duties.
Mrs. Winslow asked that Mrs. Nina
B. White, Home Agent, write to each
club president asking her to appoint
a community music appreciation lead
er, that the leader make a survey of
her community to discover local talent,
and have he report ready at the March
County Council Meeting.
Local Girl Wins
Speaking Contest
Pat Phillips, representing the Wm.
Paul Stallings Post of the American
Legion, won the district oratorical
contest held here Tuesday night un
der the sponsorship of the American
Legion, and will compete in a divi
sional contest to be held at Williams-
ton next Monday night.
Miss Phillips' opponent for the con
test held here was Miss Patricia
Gosling, representing the Seth Perry
Post of 'Elizabeth City. The con
testants spoke on the Constitution of
the United States.
judges ror toe contest here were
Richard Dixon, John Graham and Wil
ham Privott, all of Edenton. The
judges' score card showed Miss Phil
lips with 237 points to Miss Gos
ling's 206 points.
At the contest in Williamston next
week Miss Phillips will compete
against five other district winners for
the right to represent the division in
the State contest.
Contest Open To
HDCIub Women
Perquimans County Home Demon
stration Club women have been given
an opportunity to ten wrougn a
state-wide elimination contest just
why they are Home Demonstration
Club members. Each contestant is
asked to write, "Twelve Reasons Why
I Belong to a Home Demonstration
Club." In addition to the twelve rea
sons, a short explanation of the most
significant reasons will be required.
At the March Home Demonstration
Club; meetings, the essays will be read
and a club winner selected. Mrs. Fred
Matthews, County Council President,
will appoint a committee to select thelsent the program.
$1.50 Per Year.
CanvassingCounty
For Memberships
Early Contributions To
tal $292; Drive Will
Continue
Perquimans County's annual Red
Cross Roll Call opened here Monday
with solicitors starting a house to
house canvass to raise $1,395 for the
local chapter and national headquar
ters, lhe campaign started with
contributions being collected from the
business and professional housca and
these early contributions, with some
reports still to be made, totaled
$292.
Bobby Elliott, chairman of the
committee in charge of collections in
the business section of Hertford, stat
ed he was well pleased with reports
made today and expressed a belief
that reports from this group will go
a long way toward securing the over
all county goal.
Mrs. Julian White is chairman of
the solicitors canvassing the residen
tial area of Hertford and Mrs. Nina
B. White is heading up the group so
liciting the rural areas. A list of
solicitors working with these two
chairmen was not available for pub
lication this week.
Henry C. Stokes, Jr., campaign
chairman, reported Wednesday that a
short delay in getting the residential
canvassing underway may force the
committee to continue the drive a few
days longer than first planned, but
he. was hopeful that the county quota
will be reached by the end of next
week.
W. C. Stroud and Minnie B. Taylor
are in charge of the colored division
during the drive and they report their
group is making satisfactory pro
gress.
. As reported last week, the funds
raised here through the Red Cross
drive are divided about equally be
tween the county chapter and the na
tional Red Cross. This year, ac
cording to Charles Henc, chairman of
the County Chapter, $695 of the quota
is assigned the Red Cross national of
fice and $700 is to be retained here
for local use.
The committee in charge of the
drive this year feels confident that as
in past years the people of Perquim
ans will respond to the Red Cross
appeal and the goal will be achieved.
Jury Trials Asked
By Defendants In
Two Assault Cases
On motion by defense attorneys for
trial by jury, the cases of Alton
Pierce, charged with assault with a
deadly weapon with intent to kill, and
Henry Mathews, charged with assault
with a deadly weapon, scheduled for
hearing at Tuesday's session of Per
quimans Recorder's Court, were mov
ed up to the Superior Court calendar
for action at the April term of court.
Judge Chas. E. Johnson granting the
motions made by the attorneys for the
defendants in the cases growing out of
an alleged affary at Oak Point two
weeks ago.
Other actions disposed at of this
week's session of recorder's court in
cluded the cases of Edward Bendor
who entered a plea of guilty to charg
es of driving without a license and
speeding. Bendor was ordered to pay
a fine of $30 and costs of court
Seymour Eustein paid a fine of $10
and costs after pleading guilty to a
charge of improper license and speed
ing. Hannah Abrams was assessed the
costs of court on a charge of speed
ing. Alphonsa Lightfoot, Negro, entered
a plea of guilty to a charge of pass
ing a school bus while the bus was un
loading children. He was ordered to
pay the costs of court
Hertford PTA Meets
Next Thursday P. M.
The Parent-Teachers Association of
the Hertford Grammar School will
meet Thursday night, March 9, at
eight o'clock in the auditorium of the
school. Mrs. Winston Lane and Mrs.
Walton Lane are chairmen for the
Burgess Community which will pre-
lst., 2nd., and 3rd., place winners in
the countjtThe first and .vi second
place winners will enter the District
Contest, and a District .winner will be
announced at ' the annual District
meeting. The State winner will be
recognized at Farm and Home Week
in Raleigh. i ..
Miss Rebecca Swindell, Supervisor
for the District Health Department
will be the guest speaker.
Mrs. D. M. Jackson, president, an
nounced that several important busi
ness matters will be brought before
the group and she urges all mem
bers to be present