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3" Volume XVILNo. 23.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, June 9, 1950.
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DODCHOUCAMl TO RECEIVE C!0S
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Plans Approved Mon
day After Conference
With Architect
(Members of the Perquimans County
Board of Education, meeting here
last' Monday, approved plans for the
Howard ; Pitt Wins
Athletic Award
Howard Pitt, former star athlete at
Perquimans High School, who attend
ed Virginia Episcopal School, at
Lynchburg;, Va., this past year, was
construction of a Union School for awarded the school's outstanding ath
Negroes, and will receive bids for the letic trophy in closing exercises con
building at the office of Superintend- ducted last week,
ent of Schools on Friday, June 30th, The local youth was selected by the
It .was announced today by John T. students and faculty to receive the
'A
Diggers, Superintendent.
The architect's plans for the buiI3-
ing were presented to the Board 'By
J. W. Griffin, architect in charge of
the program. The plans call for the
building to be of a cinder block, brick
and concrete construction, containing
class rooms, auditorium, lunchroom,
rest rooms and heating plant.
j( When constructed the building will
enable the Board of Education to
cary out a consolidated u.rooam
carry out a consolidation program for
high school itudents of the county,
and elementary schools north of the
Perquimans River.
The plans were also presented to
the Board of County Commissioners,
and met with approval of this Board
who authorized the Board of Educa
tion to proceed with plans tp receive
bids on the construction.
One hitch developed in the over-all
building program planned by the
Board of Education, when ijt was
learned that estimated cost of this
union school was set at $240,000. It
was the hope of the Board of Educa
tion that costs of this plant would
' run about $200,000 and funds could
be made available for other construc
tion planned. However, the Board of
Commissioners advised the Board of
. Education on Monday that a $40,000
surplus fund previously reported ear
marked to be used in helping pay the
costs of the Winf all Negro school, will
be used mostly for payment of a bond
issue due in 1963 and probably no
more than 10 to 20,000 dollars will
.be available from this surplus toward
the school program.';
It developed that bond issue elee
ti-mlmW beMiWIi brdfctfMn wiH tfrdayffiflie,
Benjamin Rives Kearfott Memiorial
Athletic Cup, awarded annually to the
boy who has shown the best spirit
in the athletics of the School and has
done the most for development of
pioper spirit of sportsmanship in the
School.
The golc cup is awarded in memory
of Kearfott, an alumnus of VES, who
was killed in Normandy in 1944.
While at VES Pitt starred in foot
ball, basketball and baseball. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Pitt
of Hertford.
Willis Smith Calls
For 2nd Primary
Against Graham
Willis Smith, second high man in
the race for U. S. Senate, in the
Democratic primary on May 27th, on
Wednesday announced that he will
ask for a second primary to determine
the nomination for the office.
Official tabulation of the huge May
27th vote was made in Raleigh by
the 'State Board of Elections Tuesday
and revealed that a total of 618,749
ballots were cast in the first primary,
of these Smith had 250,22; Graham
had 803,605; Bob Reynolds, 58,752,
arid' Boyd. 6.900 Inasmuch as Gra
ham v failed to"' receive a majority of
the. votes cast .Smith had the right to
rec$estiht, second ,pri)w This elec-
V
to rlise sufficient rdv If the bond
Issue is supported' by the citizens, to
provide funds for the over-all con
struction program. This issue will
remain tabled until bids are received
for the construction on June 30, and
it is determined what costs will be
for the union school.
THIS VMS
HEADLINES
The U. S. Supreme Court handed
down three precedent making deci-
Bions this week when it ruled down
segregation of Negroes as practiced
. at two Southern universities and on
railroads of the South. It held that
equal facilities must be provided for
by. State operated schools, and that
: railroads may no longer segregate
: Negroes in dining cars. The Court
- also ruled on an issue . concerning
- tideland oil fields, and stated the Fed
eral government has paramount rights
t to these operations. - . ,
Thirty-seven . survivors of an air
f v plane crash, which, happened in the
Atlantic Ocean off the 'Florida coast,
were rescued and brought to, Miami
' on Tuesday, .according to a report.
The airline carried 65 persons and1
it is believed that 2flUdisd in the
crash. The plane wis carrying Porta
Ricans, all coming to the .United
States for employment.
- The. House, Ways and Means Coin
mittee this week; approved a billion
' . dollar tax cut, in excise taxes, but it
was reported later by Administration
:' leaders that there may be no tax .leg
' islatitfn this year. It was pointed out
- that if, a tax cut was' approved. by
Congress it1 might be - vetoed by the
President. Most of the cuts approved
by the Ways and Means-.Committee
' dealt with wartime ; taxes placed, on
' 'such items as welry, furs, admis
sions, etc ,'tl ; t r -
North Carolina's Congressman Grs
, ham Bardea this week, was appointed
chairman of the powerful Education
and Labor Committee. Barden is ex
' pected to take a firm stand on labor,
and it is reported will sponsor a bill
, calling for national aid for schools.
Following an attack -.po a number
of American soldiers in Japan, Gen
eral MacArthur on Tuesday ordered
the Japanese ? government . to purge
all 24 members of the Communist
i-ty's -Central Committee. The at
k on the Americans,: it wis alleg-
was the work of Communists. Re
ts from Japan indicate that' Com--"sti
are losing ground there in
i to win more" positrons. in .the
".anient, vt '
The decision of Mr. (Smith is one
that the people of (North Carolina
have awaited since the results of the
first primary was known, and has
been the subject of many discussions
here in Perquimans 'County. Smith
carried Perquimans County by a total
vote of 1179 to 656 for Graham.
Willis Smith, who spent his youth
in Elizabeth City, conducted his first
campaign on a conservative platform;
he stated he opposed FEPC, the Bren
nan Farm Plan and believed in per
mitting States to work out racial
problems, instead of these problems
being solved by Federal Government
regulations.
Dr. Graham, appointed to the Sen
ate by Governor Scott at the death of
Senator J. M. Broughton, ran for the
unexpired term on his record as a
liberal, and is expected to follow these
lines, if victorious in the run-off
election.
Tvventy-tlires Cases
Oil Recorder's Court
Docket ThisVeek
Varied Calendar Con
sumed Day; Non Suit
Motion Granted
A varied docket consisting of U3
cases was disposed of bv the Per-
quitnans Recorder's Court in session
here on Tuesday.
Costs of court were taxed against
11 defendants, all of whom entered
pleas of guilty to charges of speed
ing. The defendants were Jerry Du
val, William Sildman, Jesse Dilks,
William Flynn, Fred Brogan, Sam
Benby, William Williams, Floyd Gib
son, Jean Kennedy, John Brazel and
John Johnson, Negro.
Joseph Auselove entered a plea of
guilty to a charge of speeding- and
reckless driving. He was ordered to
pay a fine of $25 and costs of court.
Silvio Barberi was taxed with the
costs of court on a charge of pass
ing on a curve.
Charlie' Murden, Negro, plead guil
ty to a charge of being drunk and
paid the costs of court.
Luther iShields and John T. Lyons,
entered pleas of guilty to driving
without a license. Each paid a fine
of $25 and costs. ,
Link O'Neal, Negro, was found
guilty on a charge of assault. He was
sentenced to jail for 15 days, sentence
to be suspended upon payment of $10
and costs.
A nol pros with leave was taken by
the State in the case charging Ben
Thatch, Negro, with assault with a
deadly weapon.
Worley Collins, Negro, was sen
tenced to jail for 60 days, on a charge
of assault with a deadly weapon, Sen
tence to be suspended upon payment
of a fine of $25 and costs and a doc
tor's 'bill of nine dollars.
Dennis Welch, Negrd, was sentenced
to 30 days in jail, sentence to be sus
pended upon payment of a fine of
$15 after pleading guilty to a charge
of- assault with a deadly weapon.
' A motion for a nonsuit was grant
ed in the case charging Frank Jes-
sup and John Jordan with setting
fire to grasslands unlawfully. Judge
Johnson ruled that the statute under
which the case was prosecuted did
not cover the situation and non-suit
was allowed. .
Carlton Jordan, Negro, was ordered
to pay a fine of $10 and costs on a
charge of driving: without a license.
Plans Announced
For Red Cross
SrimmingClasses
Bible School Opens
Next Monday Morning
A vacation Bible school, sponsored
by the Hertford Baptist Church, will
open here next Monday morning, it
was announced today by Mrs. L. H.
Dawson. The classes will be conduct
ed through June 23, rom 9 A. jM to
12 noon daily.. Children between the
ages of four and IS years will be en
rolled. ... '-:&?-v'
Classes in Bible study, memory!
work, drills, notebook work, songs,
handiwork and play will be held, Mrs.
Dawson said.
Teachers and workers have been
announced as follows: 'Pastor, Rev,
C; IW. Duling, Principal, Mr L. H.
Dawson, Secretary,' Anne Maare, 'Be
ginners Superintendent, .Charlotte
Duling, " iBeginners teachers, Mrs.
Catherine Williams, Mrs. Mat Leary,
Marguerite Butler. K'c- C
Primary Supt., Mrs. 'Simon Chap-
nell. teachers. Mrs. J. A. iLeete, Mrs,
A, Edwards, Mrs. Gordon Peter
son," Mrs. Lade Elliott; Junion Supt,
Mr.. Colon , Jackson, teachers,; Mrs.
iToni Madre. Mrs. Jack Burtage, Mrs.
Joe Nowell; Intermediate Supt Mrs.
Warner Madre. teacher, Mrs. jonn
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School Opens Monday
A vacation Bible school will be
conducted at the Hertford Methodist
Church, eglnning Monday,?: June 12,
ai eoritinuinir through Jyfy$lt
was announced toaay. f v ?v, v
Classes for' children four years old
throuarh intermediates will be held
PaV from 9 A. M. until 11 A. M. un
'er ta a,;?ervisto of .ladies' of the
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A verdict of not guilty was return
Summer Program Will
Start Monday, June
19, Chairman Says
Swimming classes will Be conducted
in Perquimans County again this
summer under the sponsorship of the
County Chapter of the Red Cross, it
was announced today by E. C. Wood-
ard, chairman of the Water Safety
Committee. Chapter officials voted
to conduct the swimming program
again this year at a meeting held in
the Court House last Thursday night,
Mr. Woodard stated.
The swimming classes will open on
June 19, under the direction of Bobby
Jordan, a graduate of the Red Cross
Swimming Instructor's School. Jor
dan stated today that ail children de
siring to take instruction fh tKe class
es are asked to meet a the Court
House on Monday, June 15. at 10 A.
M., at which time the classes will be
organized and divided into two groups.
One group will be given instructions
during the morning and the second
group will receive instructions during
afternoons. All classes will be held
at the Harvey Point Beach. Trans
portation will be furnished from the
Court House twice daily for those de
siring rides to the Beach.
ine classes win oe conducted tor a
period of six weeks, and will include
instruction for beginners as well as
children desiring to learn advance
swimming methods. Courses will also
he taught in life-saving.
The bus, transporting children to!
and from the beach will leave the
Court House daily at 10 A. M., and
1:30 P.M.
Swimming classes were eonducted
last year by the Red Cross and more
than; 100 children received instruc
tlons . and 70 were taught to swim
during the time classes - were con
ducjj.
It hoped that-even' more chil
aren win laice advantage ol tne op
portunity being offered and enroll
in the classes this year.
during the month of Auguest that the
Mr. Woodard also announced that
Red Cross and Town of Hertford will
sponsor swimming classes for Negro
children; these classes to be held at
Perquimans Beach. Additional plans
for these, classes will be announced
at a later date.
Population Figures For County And
Hertford Released By Census Bureau
Unofficial figures oh the population
of Perquimans County and the Town
of Hertford for 1950 were released
on Wednesday fcy F. Webb Williams,
District Census Supervisor. I he -to
tal population for the county was
9.601. a decline of 172 persons over
the fiarure for 1940. The Town ol
Hertford's figure was 2,095, a gain of
139 over 1940.
In renortinar the figures for the
Town of Hertford, to Mayor V. N.
Darden. the Supervisor stated that
the figures as taken April 1 is believ
ed to be substantially correct but is
subject to revision after returns for
non-residents are credited to their
oroner locality.
Figures f or the communities oi
Winfall, New Hope, as well as the
various township breakdowns were,not
available this week but will likely be
released at a later date.
The decline In the population for
Perauimans County follows a trend
began back in 1930: however, the de
crease is not in proportion to figures
given in 1930, and 1940. In these
census reports the county lost 1,000
persons - during each , 10-year period.
Tiirures Cor the Town of Hertford
in 1930 were 1914; in 1949 the county
was 1956 and fo 1960 the count shows
2,095. " .
Local Girl Wake ;
Forest Graduate'
Miss Charlotte Duling, daughter of
the Rev. : and Mrs. C W. Duling of
Hertford, was awarded a BA degree
at Wake Forest College's 116th an
nual commencement exercises this
week. Miss Duling was one of the 455
men and women receiving diplomas at
the exmiaTmr, ., -x-
4-'H Chuch Sunday "Services Will he
observed Sunday June lltn at -.4
o'clock y at Piny i Woods . Friends
Church, k For Belvidere and Whiteston
Communitiesi- The public la cordially
invited. x f ' jl vr "
Rotarians To Hold
Anniversary Meeting
The Hertford Rotary Club will ob
serve its 25th anniversary on Friday
night, June 23rd, it was announced
today by R. L. Hollowell, club presi
dent. Mr. Hollowell stated that plans
are being made for celebrating the
Silver Anniversary.
Guest speakers including Congress
man Herbert Bonner and Radio Com
mentator W. E. Debnam, will at
tend, as well as invited guests from
Rotary clubs of Manteo, Elizabeth
City, Edenton, Plymouth and Colum
bia.
The anniversary meeting will be
held at the Hertford Methodist
Church at 7 P. M. i
Arrangements for the meeting were
completed at a meeting of the club
held Tuesday.
Youth Drowns In
Skinner's Creek
Herman Felton, 15-year old Negro,
drowned in Skinners Creek, midway
between . Walter's 'Bridge and Skin
ner's bridge last Friday morning be
tween 9:80 and 11 A: M., it was re
ported by 'Sheriff M. G. Owens, who
investigated the accident 'ffi
According to Sheriff Owens, the
youth, accompanied by Wheeler Jones,
Jr., went fishing in a boat, and tir
ing of fishing Felton decided to go
swimming. The Jones boy told Sheriff
Owens that Felton dived from tne
boat, came to the surface of the river,
ar-parenthr . fighting the vwater; , be
sank twice more and failed to come
ud the third time.
The Sheriff was called to the scene
at 11 A. M.: and a search;! or the body
was conducted. , Bob Jordan.. County
RediCrosa i swimniing : ihstruotor -, re
covered the body about 11:50 A. ML
COUNTY PROPERTY VALUATION FOR 185
ESTIMATED Vi MILLION UNDER LAST YEAR
Delegates Named
For State Meeting
The Hertford unit of the American
Legion Auxiliary met last Thursday
night at the home of Mrs. Edla Webb,
with Mrs. Blanche Berry presiding.
Delegates were named to attend the
State Convention to be held in Char-
lotte(on June 24.
The meeting opened with the ad
vancement of colors by Mrs. Thelma
Hollowell, after which the group
sang the iStar Spangled Banner and
repeated the preamble.
During the business session min
utes of the last meeting were read
and approved and a report on the sale
of poppies was made by Mrs. Lessie
White. A plastic party was planned
for July, the date to be announced
later.
Mrs. Berry, Mrs. Doris Ainsley and
Mrs. Sybil Broughton were named as
delegates to the Auxiliary-State Con
vention.
An interestins- Droeram was pre
sented hv Mrs. Sybil Broughton after
which the hostess served delicious re
freshments.
Board Of Education
Had Varied Agenda
fit Meeting Monday
Members of the Perauimans Board
of Education met in regular session
last Monday and considered a large
number of items pertaining to the
county school system.
Mrs. T. P. Brinn, who was nomi
nated without opposition as member
of the Board, beginning December,
1950, was named to fill the vacancy
caused by the recent resignation of
Mrs. Alice E. Futrell.
AH- janitors, employed at white
schools during the past school year,
were re-emDloVed lor tne year iou-
51. W. E. Allan and Ambrose Long
were re-employed as school bus me
chanics for next year.
Winslow Oil Company of Hertford
was awarded a contract to furnish the
RnnrH of Education with 2500 gallons
of No. 2 fuel oil, to be used in the
Perquimans High School vocational
building next year.
The Roard discussed at length tne
RchnnX insurance problem, and after
passing a motion voted to retain all
school policies with local companies.
Much time was consumed during
the meeting discussing plans for the
Negro Union School at Winiaii,, ana
following notice eiven bv the Board of
Commissioners that only 10 to 20,000
dollars for county surplus funds win
be available for construction pur
poses, the Board members discussed
a possible hond election to provide
funds to carry out the building pro
gram adopted by the Board of Education.
White Funeral
Conducted Saturday
Tlinmas White. 59. died suddenly at
his home at Winfall at 2:30 A.-M.,
last Friday morning.
A native of this county. Mr. White
had been an employee of Major-
Loomis Company for many years.
He is survived by three daughters,
Mm .Tpsrp Stanton. Mrs. Francis
iW"ilTey, Jr., and Miss Lucille White,
all of Winfall; two sisters, Mrs. Inez
T.ea nt Tlurham and Mrs. J. D. Lane
of Winfall; one brother, Dewey White
t Durham, and five grandchildren.
'Funeral services were conducted
Innt 'Saturday afternoon at 3 P. M.,
at the late home by the Rev. E. B.
Edwards, pastor of the winiaii iMetno
dist Church.
The Enworth Choir sans- Nearer
My God to Thee, Abide With Me and
Shall We Gather At the River.
Pall Wrara were A. W. Hefren.
Claude D. White, Herbert N. Nixon,
A. R. Winslow, Jr., W. G. Hollowell
.and John Simpson.
Burial followed in Cedarwood
Cemetery.
Baptists Plan State
Sunday School Meet
The Sundav School Department of
fhA .Ponttot StntA ' flnnvnntion. L. L.
Morgan, a secretary, has announced
that the two-annual Assemblies will
be held at Fruitland, near Henderson
ville, July 31-August 5, and at Cas
well, near Southport, August 7-12.
There are 2,899 Sunday Schools 1h
the state with a membership of 536,-
904. A challenging program is oeing
planned and a good attendance is ex
pected,'. V'.;
Increase In Tax Rate
Appears Likely; De
linquent Taxes Order
ed Sold
Property valuation in Perquimans
County for 1950 is expected to fall
short by $500,000 as compared with
last year, it was reported Monday by
Tax Supervisor J. W. Ward, who re
ported to the Board of County Com
missioners that a check of Hertford
Township showed the valuation was
$191,121 under 1949. The loss is ac
counted for by the decreased valuation
of automobiles. Automobiles alone
dropped $126,000 in valuation in Hert
ford Township during the past year.
The report on valuation was made
to the Commissioners as they were
receiving reports on estimated bud
gets for the next fiscal year, begin
ning July 1. In view of the valuation
report, no action was taken on any
budgets presented, and it appeared
highly probable that a tax increase
will be necessary for next year. The
Board will set the tax rate at its
meeting in July.
The Board will hold its regu
lar meeting the first Monday in July,
and will meet again on the Third
Monday in July at which time it will
adopt the budget and set the tax rate.
Other business handled at the Board
meeting last Monday included hearing
a request from Veterans organization
for the continuation of the appropria
tion for a county service. C. C.
Banks, local service officer, made a
report on the work of his office dur
ing the past year and stated that a
total of 1330 contacts with veterans
had passed through the office since
last September. Other veterans speak
ing in behalf of the program were
B. C. Berry, W. F. Ainsley, vice-IState
Commander for the American Legion,
V. N. Darden, Robert Hollowell and
B. L. Gibbs.
I. C. YageL County Agent, pre
sented a proposed budget for the Ex
tension Department, requesting wage .
increases for four county officers' in
that department and William C.
Stroud, Negro County Agent, pre
sented a proposed budget, requesting
wage increases for three workers in
that Extension Department.
On motion ordered the Board au
thorized -Sheriff M. G. Owens to ad
vertise all delinquent 1949 property
taxes for sale during the month of
July and to sell the delinquent taxes
at the Court House door on the first
Monday in August.
Members of the Board of Education
appeared before the Commissioners
with plans for the Negro Union
School at Winfall, and advised the
Board that estimated costs of the
building will be about $240,000. Some
discussion was held concerning funds
for construction of county school
buildings, and E. M. Perry, chairman
of the Board advised the Board of
Education that surplus funds, now
held by the County, may not be avail
able for the schools. He reported
that $30,000 of the surplus must be
held in hand to pay off bonds due
in 1953.
It was agreed, however, that bids
be requested for the union school, and
plans continued toward this construction.
Court Order On Oak
Point Is Continued
Following Hearing
A temporary injunction restraining
Henry Matthews from operating Oak
Point, located on highway 17, near
Hertford, was continued by Judge
Hunt Parker, 'following a hearing
conducted hut week in the Dare
County Superior Court.
The order was originally signed by
Judge Chester Morris, and presented
by Solicitor Walter Cohoon.
At the hearing held last week,
John Hall, representing the State,
presented evidence which led Judge
Parker to sign the order making it
permanent. According to a report
from the Dare Court testimony, in
form, of affidavits, was given the
Court relating that beer, liquor and
foodstuff was sold at the establish
ment, and often conduct was such
that the place was a public nuisance.
W. G. Edwards, local attorney, rep
resented Mathews,! He reported, fol
lowing the order 'by Judge Parker,
that a compromise was reached where
by the defendant will be. permitted
to offer and show tne -establishment
to prospective buyers. Otherwise, un-, '
der the court order the place wiu re
main padlocked.
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