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- r r- 2:,,L, .Volume XVl yUIMANS WEEKLY -Number 10. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, March 10, 1950. state iefto ez;eer recg::.:h;ds c:;w,:bits FOIIERIFOM S1MTS 4 Congested Condition Is ' Reported to State Commission ;;:;! v Robert A, Bunch, Traffic Engineer : for the Safety Division of the State Highway Commission has filed a re- ;, port with Mayor V. N. Darden and the Highway Commission Betting out - facta found in a survey conducted here -.fx. in regard to traffic congestion on the ' : . streets of Hertford and especially . Hianway 17. .fcln his report Mr. Bunch points out . " that conditions he observed here need ,V ed correction to lessen traffic hazards. , He reported that traffic volume, of which approximately 60 per cent is be : - - iieved to be through traffic, stands at '.' about 3,800 vericles per average an jft" nual day over the drawbridge on Church Street He also reported that the width of Church Street is too nar row for safe traffic. . In connection with the survey of v the traffic conditions within the Town : of Hertford, Mr. Bunch also inspected the causeway and recommended that -' ; improvements be carried out on this ; 1 ' stretch of Highway 17 to provide . greater eafety. zeii-wto to the situation in Hertford the Engineer recommended that to relieve ': the present congestion that parking on the -east side of Church street .street should be widened by six feet, - street shoulld be widened by six feet, .from Dobb to GruUb streets and at V . the same time Edenton Road street should be widened by 14 feet, enabling . etaWishment of an alternate route over this street - ' After carryinir out these improve- menta Mr. Bunch listed a number of alternatives which could be adopted ': to relieve heavy traffic on Church street through the business district - but recommended that, the plan be adopted ; whereby. aH . t south bound ' throusrh traffic will use ' Gruhb and 't Edenton Road Streets -while north ; innd -'Uiraogh traffic- win , use the sent route. , . Ua Highway Cm- ii.n' lit. L, H ured Immedte iatopa be taken to carry out fttjeaat noma of the recoramandations mxma TIIIS HEADLINES v . John L. Lewis won most of his ar gument with coal mine operators and ' the coal strike was settled late last week. Miners all over the nation trekked back to the mines on Monday and spokesmen for. both f the operat- :tora and the union stated that coal piles throughout the country will shortly be rising again. ' In making - settlement of the issues, the miners , won an increase in pay, guaranteed : minimum Hours, increase in welfare - funds. " t "Congressman Herbert Bonner this week offered a plan whereby N. v, commercial peanut growers will re ceive protection against diversion of acreage' Quotas of "too many .other tvnea of neanuts into the existing de mand markets. ' Bonner stated he has asked two Tar Heel members of the Congressional conference on - the pending bill to support the Pan. , . " PossmiliUes that two new stars, making a total of 50, will be added to .- the American Flag appeared this 'week when tentative approval 4o ad mit Alaska, and Hawaii to enter the Union as sister States. Approval of this action has been sought in Con " great for several years but this is the first time definite action nas resurcea. ' . . -. ..-.. . - .--V-. '.X!. ,', i Senators Frank Graham and Clyde Hoey officially fHed as candidates for . re-election by paying their filing fees with the North Carolina (Board of Elections this. week. -. To date Senator Hoey to without opposition in the pri mary while Senator Graham has four opponents, - -1,, Ctailins Funeral x Conducted Tuesday ' Wilbor Stallings, 48, of Winf all, died in a Durham Hospital Sunday morning following, a long illness. He is survived by his -wife,' Mrs. Tuna Whitey SUllings, his parents, ' r, nd Mrs. Joseph Stallings, two r -ters, Mrs. J. Vann Roach and Mrs. rrnest Stellings and one brother, Jos- Stallings, Jr. , rmrtLl i services iwere . . conducted -Jay afterrioen at two o'clock at j Vlnfall Epworth Church ly C.s V. n. Edwards. ''Burial followed T , cemetery at IVhiteston Red Cross Fund Climbs Slowly Perquimans County's campaign to raise 91,895 for tne Red Cross moved slowly during the past week with so licitors reporting only $137, Henry C. Stokes, Jr., chairman of the drive re ported Wednesday. Reports made this week, added to those turned in last week makes a total of $429 contributed to the fund to date. Most of the contributions have come from the solicitation of the business district of Hertford, while campaign workers solicitatmg resi dential areas are expected to start making reports to the drive chairman late this week. ' Individuals who are missed in the canvassing by the solicitors are urged to support the drive by sending their contributions direct to the campaign chairman. Perquimans Squaws Lose Final Game In Cage Tourney Indians Eliminated In Semi-Finals By Gates villeFive 1 The girl's basketball, team of Per quimans High School won runner-up honors in the Lions Club cage tourn ament conducted, at' Plymouth last week, when they lost the final con test to the Columbia girts by a score of 41-3K Vlhability of the' local girls to convert chanty tosses cost them the tourney championship. Led by Janice i Perry the Squaws outscored Columbia from the field but on .foul goals, the Columbia girls excelled and Ove tier's final, period' three-feint lead held by the Squaws, (Perquicttans Kad 12-11 lead at the end of the first Quarter anf the bcortf at haiftime was l&t&mMm 10. Mints tp Columbia's eignt in tta tmra perjoa but tallied dnly seven points n the final round while Columbia got 13. Perquimanc girls won' the right to play in the final round ty trouncing the Belhaven girls 41-38 on Saturday night. 'Janice Perry, with an average of 25 points for the three games played in tne tournament was a popular choice for. the all-tournament first team. In the boy's contest the Perquimans Indians lost in the semi-final round when Gatesville tripped the locals by a three-point margin in an overtime game 41-38. . Tilley was selected from the Per quimans team ais a member of the all tournament second team, r . The Perquimans teams closed their season with the tourney at Plymouth and Coach Ellie Fearing is now con ducting spring football practice for the boys at the school, v .'.: . , i: Legion Auxffay Selects Officers For Coming Year Reorganization of Local Unit Is Perfected at n Meeting The American iLegion Auxiliary of the Wm. Paul Stallings Past No. 126, of Hertford, met March 2, at the Agri culture Building in Hertford. Meeting for the purpose of reor ganizing the unit for-the year 1950, Mrs. James M. Bond, president of the Edward G. Bond Post of Edenton nre- sided. Others assisting in the organi zation, election and installation of of ficers for the Hertford Unit were Mrs. Paul Hollomanr District Com mitteewoman for the First Auxiliary District, Mrs. Roy Leary and Mrs. James Chestnutt, all of Edenton. The following were elected and in stalled as officers of the Hertford Rotary Sponsored Home Talent Show Friday And Saturday Production to Be Pre sented at County High School $1.50 Per Year. Knal plans for presentation of a home-talent show at the Perquimans High school on Friday and Saturday nighta of this week were anounced at a meeting of the Hertford Rotary Club Tuesday. The local Rotary Club is Sponsoring the show and a per centage of the proceeds will be contri buted to the Red Cross campaign. A cast of 48 local residents have been rehearsing for the past 10 days under the direction of Miss Lai lie Kisselyak for the hilarious comedy show, "It's A Date." Curtain time for the show has been announced at 8:13 o'clock P. M. Members f th cast nt tha ahnor arc Unit for 1950: Mrs. Blanche M. Ber- Charli Skiner. Jr.. Dori fW Allen. ry, president; Mrs. Alice E. Putrell, Edgar White, James E. Newby, Billy vice-president; Mrs. Lessie White, , white. ; Bernice White. R. S. Monds. Petition Filed Yith County School Board Requests Equal Facilities For Negroes Horace Layden Wins Contest P ftiB-i tit DnlitifiH , Kotf,;:reiy5imm ers i' Perquimans County's political pot, which had all the aspects of boiling over .-last week, what with numerous rumors circulating concerning indi viduals expected to announce lor pun lice office, barely simmered this week. Only one definite political announce ment was made and that was by Belvidere's County Comimini'oner, . T. M. Twine, who stated that he will not be a candidate for re-election. All county offices, :with the excep tion of Register of Deeds, will be fill ed by the election this year and to date only two candidates have made defi nite announcement those being Mel- vin a Owens and Herbert N. Nixon, both will seek the office of Sheriff. In connection with the primary in May, A. W. Hefren, chairman of the Board of Elections last year, stated that the final filing date for county office isApril 15. The local Board of Election 'is expected to be reorganis ed within the next Week or ten-days and it is reported that a' new chair man of the board wiH be named, f I ; A number of present office holders have expressed an opinion that they will be candidates for re-election, how ever, ' they stated they expected to make a formal announcement at a la ter datel f A few of the office holders stated that they have not made up their minds about running this year and there is definite possibility that t-'iere .vrl!l be some vacancies to be filled t- r...r candidates. v secretary; Mrs. Edla B. Webb, trees urer; Mrs. Thelma Hollowell,, ser- geant-at-arms; Mrs. Grace Morris, historian, and Mrs. Ethel L. Perry, chaplain. The unit is striving to secure its quota of members by March 15th, which is the quota deadline and also the birthday of the American Legion. All eligible for membership in the Auxiliary are urged to see members of the membership committee of tne unit and join before the deadline date. A meeting, of the county unit has been called for Thursday night, April 6, at the Agriculture Building, at 8 o'clock and it is urged that all mem bers be present. Parrish-Harrell Wedding Solemnized AtBethclChurch The wedding of Miss Mary Julia Harell. daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Anderson Hatrell, of the Beth' el community of Perquimans County, and Carey Yeatea Parrish, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Y. Parrish, Sr., of Chowan County, took .place Sunday, February 26, 1950, at 4:00 in the af ternoon, at the Bethel Baptist Church, with the Rev. E. G. Willis, of Eliza beth City perfoming the double-ring ceremony. The church was decorated with palms and ferns and white gladiolis, lighted with cathedral candies. Mrs. Charles JS. Johnson, pianist, and Marshall White, soloist, rendered a program of nuptial music. The tra ditional wedding marches were used. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a wedding gown of Chan tilly lace and slippers of satin. The' fitted bodice of lace was fashioned with a nylon yoke and long sleeves ex tending into Cala lily points over the wrists. A lace peplum extending to a point in the back fell over the full satin. skirt, forming a long, sweep ing train. Her finger-tip length veil of imported illusion fell from a Juliet cap of illusion dotted with seed pearls. She carried a white prayer book show ered with lillies of the valley and cen tered with a purple-throat orchid. Mrs. Preston Copeland, an aunt oi the bride, was matron of honor. She wore an off the shoulder model of yellow taffeta with a fitted basque featuring a bertha trimmed with loops of the self-same material, and a iuii skirt with a bustle. She wore a match ing bonnet and mits-and carried a noserav of mixed flowers. W0 Margaret Harrell, sister of the bride, Mrs. Scott Harrell, of Edenton, ! . (Continued on Page Sayf 2 Departments Central Faculty Guests At Dinner ;s Members of the faculty of Perquim ans (Central Grammar School : were honored guests at a dinner held at the Belvidere Community House oil Fri day night, March ,8rd. .Mrs. M. D. Lane, president of the school s PTA welcomed about 40 members of the faculty, parents and guests to the meeting. James Snipes, principal of the school responded to the welcome and Rey. E. Bi Edwards gave the devo tion. Toasts to the faculty members and others were given by the Rev. Carl V. Yow. . . ' ,, Special nniaic, with JMnk R. R. White at theSianowas rendered dur ing the evening and Mrs; .Carl Yow presided over a qute program. Mrs. L. J. Winslow gave ; an interesting reading. ' ' : ' ' j, Door prizes were awarded Talmadge Lewis and Mrs. Frank Bray. Jr., Ruth Tucker and Mrs. R. M. Rid dick, pianist Chorus girls are. Mary Beth Perry, Helen Harrell, Jackie Al lenlen, Nonie Lou Lane, Marvina WhHe, Kay Stanton White, Nellie Cartwright, Earline Chappell, Mar guerite Butler, Irene Hunter, Sybil Mansfield, Mary Louise Owens, Bet ty Trueblood, Virginia Gay, jBetty Dawson, Benita Hutchinson, Dorothy MooreCarolyn Harrell, Marjorie Win slow, feillie Skinner, Beverly Bright and Janice Yagel. Male characters are Charles Skinner, Silas M. Whedbee, Ottis White, Chas. WiHiford, George Fields; Hank Christgou, Emory White, Bob - Hollowell : Eldon. Winslow, Jim Bass, tJames Snipes Charles Harrell, Robert Elliott, Clinton Eley, Houston Edwads, A..W. Hefren, W. r. Ainsley and ji E. Hervey. Winners of the Tiny Tot contest, baino--nnrintAl in Munition with the show I will be . announced from the stage; durintr the performance and prize! awarded at that time. .,' hve-uayveexnan fnupd RuRnsrri For Commissioners for Perquimans County, meeting in regular session here Monday, approved, for a trial basis, a five-day work week for the Department of Public Welfare and the Perquimans Health Department. Request for trial of the plan, which is being carried out by all State depart ments was made by C. Edgar White, Welfare Superintendent and Miss Re becca Swindell, Nurses' Supervisor for the District Health Department. The two county offices .will be closed all day on Saturdays under this work plan, however, the employees will be- edn work earlier and stop later eacn dav Monday throuirh Friday. Office hours for the departments under tne five-day week will be from 8:30 un til 5:30 P. M., Monday througn m day. ' The Board also approved, with ap nreciation, a request made by Mrs. Kate Crawford for the privilege to install a clock in the Court House &3 a memorial to her son, Colonel Wil liam Crawford and other Perquimans heroes of World War II. On motion ordered the Board con tributed the sum of ?50 to the Red Cross roll call campaign. Julian A. White, chairman of the Board of Education and School Su perintendent John T. Brggers appear ed before the Board and requested tne Commissioners to consider the borrow- intf of approximately $35,000 to com plete the county school house building program, v inis sum was esumaiwi needed to carry out all projects un der present Board of Education plans. The Commiaioners advised the repre sentatives : to present the matter when bids have been received for all projects and the exact total of funds needed was determined. v In aditkm to. the above the Board handled the usual fiscal matters pre sented at each monthly meeting. It will meet again next Monday at 10 o'clock A. M., as a board of equaliza tion and review at which time citizens having complaints regarding tax ques tions may present them to the Board. Eastern Star To Elect Off icers The Hertford Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will hold its regular meeting next Monday night at eight o'clock in the lodge rooms. Officers for the new lodge year will be elected at this meeting and all members are urged to be present ' 1 Horace Layden won county honors in the oratorical contest held at Per quimans High School Tuesday morn ing under the sponsorship of the N. C. Hankers Association in cooperation with the District Soil Conservation Office, it was announced by E. C Woodard, principal of the local high school. As winner, Layden received $20 cash prize and the right to represent Per quimans County at a district contest to be held at Gatesville, March 14, Second place in the county was won by Shirley Butt, who received a $15 prize; third place went to Doris Faye Allen whose prize was $10 and fourth place winer was Pat Phillips who re ceived a five dollar prize. Soil Conservation Practices was the subject of the speeches made by the students. ' ? County Red Cross To Open Classes On Home Nursing Chapter Votes Funds For First Aid Boxes At County Schools Plans for conducting a new short course in home nursing, for school girls, were outlined at a meeting of the Perquimans Chapter of the Red Cross held last Thursday night. The home nursing plan was reported on by Mrs. Charles E. Johnson who stat ed that tentative plans calls for the short course to get underway some time after July 1, and there is a pos sibility that the classes will later be expanded to include home makers. Mrs. Johnson also outlined plans for the Junior Red Cross to fill a num ber of boxes for overseas shipment. Present for the meeting were Chas Henc, county chairman; C. P. Morris, Mrs. Chas. Johnson, Mrs. Robert Ap plewhite, John T. Biggers, Henry C Stokes, Jr., Rev. C. W. Duling and Robert Elliott. The chalpter voted $75 to be do nated to the Perquimans County Schools to equip first aid boxes and first aid gear for the various schools in the county. It was reported at the meeting that E. C. Woodard, principal at Perquim ans High School has formulated plans for teaching first aid in the class rooms and as soon as he has instruct ors asigned for the various rooms in structions will be started. A report on the Red Cross roll call was made by Mr. Stokes, who stated that $400 was contributed toward the county goal the first two days of the campaign and indications were that the drive will be a successful one. Revenue Official Here Next Week The State Department of Revenue will have R. F. Tuttle, deputy collec tor, in the office of the Police Depart ment at Hertford March 11, 13, 14 15 for the purpose of assisting those who need help in preparing their State income and intangible tax re turns, it was announced here today. Mr. Tuttle stated hat those liable for returns are all married men liv ing with wife and having incomes of J2.000 or more. All married women having incomes separate from that of the husband, of $1,000 or more. All married men not living with wife and all single men with Incomes of $1,000 or more are required to file a return. All . persons owning stock, Bonds, mortages, notes or other evidences cf debt, and having money on de posit in banks outside the State of North Carolina or money on hand un- deposited are required to file intangi bletax returns. AH merchants are re quired to list accounts receivable for this tax computation. . Failure to file subjects one to fines and penalties, Mr. Tuttle pointed out and he urged all residents who have not already complied with the law to do so. Hie office hours on his trip to Hertford will be from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. , Y'?M".v;i: . MARY TOWE'S TO MEET The Mary Tow, Missionary Circle of the Methodist Church will meet Monday evening, March 13, at 8 o'clock with Mrs. L C. Yagel. - All members are urged to be present. Action Believed Due to Construction Plans Announced A petition, signed by 18 Negro resi dents of Perquimans County was fil ed with the Board of Education here Monday requesting equal facilities be provided for Negro children attend ing schools in this county. The petition was filed with the Board by Herman Taylor, Negro at torney Raleigh, N. C, who told the Board of Education that he had been employed by local Negro residents to Represent them ir. the matter and that information provided him by his clients were sni out in the petition. In addition t. setting out tle laws of North Carolina and the United States, the petition charged that Neg ro children of the county were de prived of a nuirber of courses offered in white schools, specifically these were, home economies, commercial courses, chemistry, Latin, vocational courses; the petition also stated that the structures, or school buildings, used by Negroes were unfit for edu cational purposes. It also stated there were no lunchrooms provided for Neg ro schools. The petition was signed by Wal lace Gramby, Calista M. Overton, Ray Perry, Lindsay Nixon, E. H. Gregory, James Riddick, Lewis McDonald, Jac ob Wills, W. D. Moore, Dora Gibbs, Annie Mae Rodgers, James Spruill, Lathan Felton, Corlie iSkinner. Willie Johnikns, Earlise Phillips, James Fel- " ton and Lessie Phillips. After hearing the attorney for the petitioners the Board of Education aJvised hun that plans now being drawn for the construction of a union school for Perquimans County Negro students will provide all of these fa cilities, and also pointed out the en tire plan for consolidation of Negro schools in order to offer better fa cilities. According to a reliable source the action of these Negro petitioners grew out of disappointment on the part of some Hertford Negro School patrons over the decision of the State Board of Education recommending the con struction of a union school at Winfall, and. this same source stated Taylor was employed for, the purpose of mak ing some changes in this recommenda tion. After hearing the construction pro gram plans Taylor informed a com mittee, which joined him in aippear- ance before the Board, that the de cision as to location of the site of a f-chool was entirely a matter for the Board of Education and the Board was legally authorized to construct the building on any suitable site it desired. A divided opinion, among the Negro school patrons, has caused more than a 30-day delay in starting construct ion of the union school at Winfall but John T. Biggers, County Superintend ent of Schols reported today that J- W. Griffin, architect for the building, stated that he will have plans ready for the building late this week or the first part of next week, and it is esti mated that construction on the union Negro School will get underway not later than April 25. Bids must be called for and accepted before con struction is started. The union school, containing grades from one through 12, according to Mr. Biggers will offer the same fa cilities and classes as are being offer ed through public instructions in the white schools of the county. Herbert Bonner 'First Congressional District Repre sentative Herbert C. Bonner has filed for re-election. The Washington, North Carolina, Congressman, seeking his seventh con secutive term of office, filed for the Democratic nomination in a letter mailed from Washington, D. C. Thurs day evening. Mr. Bonner, iwho served the Hon. Lindsay Warren, now Comptroller General, as Congressional Secretary for 17 years, was the first to file for the First District seat in Congress. "I greatly appreciate the support which has been given me by the Dem ocrats of the First District," the Con gressman commented upon mailing his filing fee. Mr. Bonner is ranking member of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, a member of the Expendi-" tures Committee, chairman of the In ter-Governmental Relations, and the Coast Guard Sub-committees, and a member of the committee on Maritime Affairs. ., , .1" -"-;