North Carolina Newspapers

V Volume XVIL No. 28, T::;:pg Of PertpTos Draft Doml cctcaiofGaPwugForYeallis Hertford. Perquimans County, North Oarolina.t'riday. Jnly 14. 1950. WEEECLY . . ,HW Ml j ' ' ' : w m Diaie Jtieacauarters ice port 64 Of f ices to Re- ; open; 400 Men May Be Called : Perquimans County Draft Board, ? which was placed on the inactive Cat last year, is expected to be reorganiz ed and local Board offices reopened " within the next wek or ten days. This action follows the calling of 20,000 draftees for military service due. to 5 the Korean situation, President Truman invoked the draft law last week, after Congress had voted to extend the law and immedi ate needs for youths to serve m the armed forces were reported by the De fense Department - The Perquimans Office was closed last year, anfl au records of the coun ty hoard were forwarded to Eliza beth City. During this time the local weixare Department nas served youths of this countv in helping? to fill out selective service Questionnaires and registering youths who appeared at the Welfare Office. ; Under the new orders which are -.- now being sent out from State Head quarters in Raleigh some 64 local board offices an to be re-opened, and ' the report stated that an office will be established in every county in the state. ' North Carolina's first call, under the new draft procedure, is expected to be approximately for 600 men, it . - was reported from Raleirir on Tues day. Chairmen of all local boards have been advised to seek office space immediately in order that local boards . can swing into action without too ,, much delav. ' The' Perquimans Draft Board was composed oi two memners at tne time 'k-irai placed, on the inactive list,' the nemoera .. ing xnaa unappea ana William T, Jl, M(rtt. , A third member .will ha named .it the: KS-oranlaatlon ren last 'i'clivasmiiris'througn 3s "me -.t.b.t'1tz-.2ii --'.c- am '- if IftlV BUUJCtl W CWf WIUI BVII1C U' f eeptlcm, and i Tepf frim Washing- : ton Monday" staled" that youths 25 - ' years of aee art erpected to be called first under tho action ordered 'this week. : Selective Service officials . report i mat it wui lane aoout eu aays to start . delivery under the draft, however, the s draft can1 supply at least 00,000 men within 90 days if necessary, the re- :.x port stated. Town To Enforce State Law On Dogs Hertford's Town Hoard day marht to enforce a State law which forbids dogs-running loose af ter dark. The law will be enforced locally beginning August 1, it was an nounced by Mayor V. N. Darden. A number of complaints havr-Heen made to the Town Board concerning uogs running loose atter dark through out the town, destroying nronertv and causing a nuisance. The action taken by the Board, was deemed necessary to curb the situation. 'Doer owners are warned to iroan aogs penned up, or on leash if ner- mitted off nremises after dark ha. ginning August 1; otherwise the fit M , .. - . I er win xace court action and the ani mal may be destroyed. Eighteen Cases On Recorder's Court Docket Tuesday Forbes Hearing- Set For umrt Term on Tues day, July 18 r "uch Crop Dsmage Crased By Rzins Crois in , general in Perquimans . County were looking very good up to , last Thursday, and then the'rains came,- and ; much damage has been ' caused by the weather during the past " week, it was reported today by I. C lagel, County Agent 'Bethel and : . New Hope townships were harder hit bjr wet ; weather during the early Spring and crops in these areas were , somewhat later vthan other sections. , Some corn is showing considerable water damage una weex, tne Agent said. - , ' - - ' v Surveys made by the County Agent V reveaiea mat cotton aqunrea iorm . ing fast, but weather conditions for 4 ffca'naat. mMllr ha hflAfl Mnr nnfavnTw able "tor successful dusting. ' Cotton y on ' which toxaphene dust has been nsed as much as 24 hours before a rain is showing excellent results. ' The wevil count of punctured squares in checked fields in the county-last week showed , an average, of aoout two. per cent in treated iiemi and 25 per cent in untreated fields. Dustings , should definitely be con- tinued each week.' A- State survey shows that adult wevils are still -coming out of winter hibernation in woods '1.. . , -.t'.y u 'ILu A .fc' ana neas rows, tne .geus reiwnea. THISVEDCS HEADLINES Dispatches from Korea on Wednpa day reported that American forces had broken the advance of North Korean tanks and infantrv. snm en miles from the Kum Biver. Ameri can elements in Korea have been re enforced hv additional mAn and Aniiin. ment, however, more and more men and materials are beinar shiDned into the area. American nlanes. necnnl. ino; to renorts. have been active in helping to stop the Bed advance. Little activity on the Bart of . the North Korean air force has been reported. One report stated that Americans have .set the Kum River line as the line of 'no retreat" and that every euort is toeing expended to halt the advance, of the Beds past this point in South Korea., ffemhera if" th TI. IS. Aannta tttia weik,;eliednt9H other,, nations of tne wonu,v oppajsmg'ommunism, to seuu men . ma jvotph .in npi : tnn American soldiers, now doir. all tlm t .. ,i r . sm - ngnting. ine demand was made, al ter General Bradley told ,a Senate committe that at least a token force of UN men will be sent into the Pa cific war zone. The Senators stated that UN nations can not . discharge their ' nblicatinnn aimnlv hv land. ing the action being taken by the unitea estates. ,, North Carolina and Virginia con gressmen .have worked out a com promise regarding Virginia type pea nuts to be grown in 1951, and if the tvne is declared to he in (short aunnlv. an increase in allotments will be per-1 mitted next vear. This renulted when a DroDOsal to nlace neanuta into two ciassiiicauons, on type and edible type, was turned down by the Department omciais. ' 'Prices on 'a - tinmlhAr nf ifarnin hnvn increaaed durinor 'the naat vtaaIc: and the cost of living advanced another notch due tn hnvincp on the nnrt nf the people' believed to be actinor because of the war situation. Bread, and meat prices were advanced and heavy buy ing has been reported on tires, bat teries ana automoones ana trucKS. Tia Extended For -TcnrJr.al Leave Pay 'An extension of time for making r rr'ieation , xor Terminal wave . Fay 1. i been granted by Congress it was r ounced today by Stephen H. Al- 1, .District Service CTicer of the h Carolina Veterans Commission. '.Tj extension . provides that vet i who hare not applied f or fceir i leave pay may have unta Jane ' 1 to make application. , c!'rl veterans are v.r'-l t; a t,'-?,ei coy of ts!r L-rr- b and cc. :.nans Conner , or t b L i C i c c. Rand Tnstructmr Signed For Schools J. T. ftiroAmi. Oonntw, iflnnArinbm. Ident of- Schools, announced today the signing of , Kicnard uavid or ureen ville, to the position as band instrac- tni tnr Pamnimnnn Hlffh Si'hnnl: Mr. David will succeed Bert Ainsworth, who had charge of the band here tor the past six years. 1 - t (Mi- rtnvid i a oraduate of 1WnY ICreenville, and will teach' two classes VJ. BUlifU OlfUUlCB HN1HW W UIMIMT- iling the band. , ' . ,- , v . ' , . Mi. TtlMnra rAnnrtad that'' all va cancies In Perquimans school faculties have now been iuiea. - - Enlnetr Victim ' I Of Htirt Attack V: Rnnnia WSlliam PlAKA. SF ' KA.' a i NnrfnllrJSnnthAi-n .;. ., Railwa . enirinAar. died suddenly Tuesday at 12$ P. M, oi a neart attack wnue an wore nere in Hertford.' ' .-.r... - . iA nntivA nf' (Tanter -'1753 ' ba .had lived most, of his life In South No folk and had. been employed by the orfolk-Coutaern for, SO. years. , Ke was the. sori of the late Frank ara Ula Ke"y Pierce Eighteen Cases werA diannsod i Perquimans Recorder's Court, nrhinh convened here Tuesday after being in recess lasrweek. iNinp mui i;.fi for hearing this week, were continued unwi later terms of court. The case of Dennis Forbes, ohamred Ml Seven COUnta in the onnnaxtinn nf i the death of Horace Layden last week, .who oaf f aii 1 : : t , Dcv tui piciiniiiiuiy nearing at the term of court on Tuesday, July Costs of court were taxed against cnester Baker, William Wilkins, Bruce Lee, Earl Schneider and Polis Walk er, Jr., all of whom entered nleaa of guilty to charges of speding. Fines of SK and nats nf levied against Lewis Griffith and Jack uodfrey who entered pleas of guilty to cnarges of speeding. Joseph Donnarman and Rnacml Uwanawich entered pleas of guilty of charges of speeding and paid fines of iiu ano costs of court. Herman Williams naid a fine of S25 and costs of court on a charsre of driving without a license. virgin tiregory. entered a plea of ganty to a charge of reckless driv ing. He was fined $25 and costs of court. A fine of S15 and costs were taxed against William Churchill on a charge oi apeecung. Cora Hurdle was found not a-uiltv aa v . . .. . . " cnargea ior failure to observe a stop sign. OOStS Of court were taxed na-ainat Robert Perry on a charge of driving witnout a valid license. Merrill Layden was found tmiltv aa 'charged on a count of reckless driving ana was given a 60 day road sentence, t to suspended upon payment of a fme-'ol $200i, $100 of this amount to oe paid Milton Phthisic for damages to his car And S2.7K to he MM. Paul iBmith for hoanital MlTa Layderi's car collided with the Phthisic on June 24. causimr damao-eB amounting to these sums. Miles Blanehard. Jr.. waa found guilty on two counts, driving drunk and transporting non-tax-naid liaunr. He was ordered to pay a fine of $150. 1 Prayer for iude-ment waa 'continued I in the case chareinp Duncan Rreanlt! iBleeker Elaine Hille was found guil ty on three counts, .being drunk, using profanity on the hiehwav and inter. ! f erring with an officer She was sen tenced to jail for 60 days, sentence to be suspended upon payment of a fine of $150 and costs of court. An anneal was noted in this case, and bond set at $200. I!2ltti Department Gfes Final Report On Examinations Many Children Benefit Ihrough Program Be ing Conducted Funeral Services Conducted For n'phonso White 4 I It. TI e wa a brother of 'Arthur Alphonso White, 68. son of the late Alphonso and Sally Phillips White, died at 85 o'clock 'Sunday night af ter an illness of two weeks. 'He was a lifelonor resident of Win- falL , He-is survived by five sisters, Mrs. E. B. Daughtrey, Mrs. J. H. Baker, Mis Dona White and Mrs. A. R. Wins- low, all of Winfall, and Mrs. L. M. Simpson, of Elisabeth City; five bro thers, Elbert White of Los Angeles, Calif.. Joe W. White, of "San Antonio. Texas, Opel White, of Baltimore, ML, ana xom wmte ana toss Whiteiboth of Winfall. : . - Funeral services went inndiufad at the late home in Winfall Tuesday af ternoon at four . o'clock bv . the Rev. !E. B. Edwards, assisted hv tha !Rev. n . ... ..... ... .i ....' .i: :. - a. i . Jiison. Pallbearers ' -were Sialtnn ? mrhT(. George Daughtrey, Edwin DaugKlrey, Woodrow Daughtrey, Dick 'Baker and Kiwood TYeatheny. . - - ; Burial was in the family cemetery near oeiviaere,. The -funeral was unaer the dlmetfna of the iLynch Funeral Home. ; s 1593 white children and 13(58 od were examined for defeats aiu-h a visual defects, nutrition, teeth, ton sils, heart, oropedic defects, hearing loss, congential venereal disease, weignt variation, etc. ine first and third srradea in nil schools were examined aa well a a most children in all grades, including nign scnooi, if they can be classed as real repeaters. In all instances, the narenta were invitea to tne school at an appoint ed time for the examination, so that the school nhysician could discuss the (child's health in nerson with them That is by far the best method of health education. Unfortunately on- i? 497 white children or 31 were examined with a parent present. The U. S. Public Health Service f, mi roe1 that at least 80 should he nresent for the program to he o-ood. Nevt year we hope that a far hither ner cent of parents will be present f jt the examinations. 348 or 22 of those examined had repeated one or more srrades. Most of these were in grades other than nrst and third, in the schools as a whole, this percentage (22) would not be maintained because, as mentioned above ( we selected the repeaters for examination. By far the most common defects j found are dental. A total of 1157 children (60) have defective tem porary teeth (179 or 11) are seri ous. 349 (22) have cavities in the permanent teeth (6 to 12 vear molars! All parents of these children should consider this a definite emerirencv and see their dentist without , delay for care, borne of these teeth could he saved by filling, but far too manv had advanced beyond the stage ,; where thev could he saved. The narenta were told or tne delects when nresent.' and tne others were notified through let ter soon after the examination. Fre quently parents do not recognize the permanent teeth and are oratefnl tn learn the seriousness of cavities in the year molars, and how to recowiize these permanent teeth. Two white children were found to have scabies (itch) and five with pediculosis cap ties -these communicable diseases are! definitely on the decline. The children are excluded from school and a note sent to the parents urging that the child be taken to the family nhvsician. I for treatment. Other methods, for clearing up the diseases are discussed j i .1 aetu. 371 or 25 of the white children have naa their tonsils and adenoids re moved. A large number of others (Continued on Page Seven) 5 Cents Per Copy Town Commissioners Adopt Budget For Fiscal rear At Meeting Held Monday fJiffht fl J v I - Tax Rate Tabled Until August Meeting; No Action on Library County Board To Set lax Kate On Monday The Board of f!ommi 991 ATI OI rt frt Perquimans County will meet in a special session here next Mnndv morning at 10 A. M., it was announced J. w Hertford's Town Board. regular session here Monday nigfff, today hv J. W. Ward, rwt t C nveiy adopted a budget for the Board, for the purpose of rfontw ?7? r?.r he .fl8cal year 1950-51, a budget for the present fiscal year 7h7 C V sami nditures and setting a county tax te for .h'l yea.r .as during fhe last fiscal property listed for 1950 taxes. County Accountant W. F. C. Ed wards is computing a tax rate to be presentea to tne Commissioners, .haseri upon tentative budgets already placed before the Board for its consideration. The tax rate for the past year was $1.65 per hundred dollar valuation. however, no estimate has been o-iven regarding the rate for the current year. Property valuation in Perquim ans decreased durinsr the past vear and it will not be known mitil after the meeting Monday if this drop was of sufficient size to force an in crease in the rate to cover the 1950-51 budget. Congress Approves Investigation Of Fishing Situation Revival Services ; : At Burg;cc3 Church - V A series of revival services nTX Be conducted at the T: Church, brnniri - was armor-' 1 ti-r nev.,L O. V" vi "1 r ' t "r. The House of Renreaentativea Monday passed a bill authorizing an investigation of snad and herring dis appearances in Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, North Carolina. It was the bill introduced hv Con gressman Herbert C. Rnnner in an of- fort to alleviate alarmiiur denrenaea in annual catches of commercial fish in northeastern North Carolina. The North Carolina nnnnrt.ment Conservation and Develonment miurf. ed tnat catches of shad and herring had dropped around 80 per cent dur inor the roast decade. As it named the TToiioa the Mil ffi inciuae more man tne investigations in North Carolina, however.- It wfTl direct studies of the same situation In both game and commercial fishing areas au along the Atlantic Coast Particular emphasis will be placed on the decline in rmaVer oatenaa In Chesapeake Bay and the disappear ance of weakfish -around the New Jersey Coast; r "; Should the. bill receive' the favor of the Senate and the President, the Studies . will, be undertaken . W tha United States fish and Wild:: Ser vfoa. After the study ts ma , the Wild' ""a Service will L'ien reor ,to the t "rious states vious m, g to ht." ; Ce declb.3 a.. J iicreai.: e abun. 3 of the L Teen-Age Boy Dies Of Gunshot Wounds Inflicted Tuesday Paul Wheeler. 13 vear old aon of airs. Elizabeth Wheeler, and grand son of Mr. and Mrs. Trotman ilWilW of Hertford, was fatally shot by his seven year old brother, James Wheeler at apout 5 M0 Tuesday afternoon while the boys, along with other children, were playing at the radio shop of W. S. Long. It was reported that the children were playing in the shop at the time a d calibre pistol, owned by Mr. Long, was discovered and picked up by the younger Wheeler child. The gun was unloaded at the. time, but bullets for the gun were taken fro a desk draw er and placed in the nistdl. It is 'believed that the gun was fired ac cidentally, the bullet strikino- Paul Wheeler in the back of the head, at the base of the brain. Tnimediatelw tnMnvnnrr tlto olixnf4n j a ...... ... niv, ...IVV.'lg the -bov was rushed to the Alhemnrle Hospital where the bullet was removed and treatment rendered, however, the child died early Wednesday. Funeral services for the vouth were conducted at the Lynch Funeral Wome Thursday afternoon at four o'clock, by tne itev. u. w. uuiing, pastor of the Hertford Baptist Church. Surviving besides the mother and grandparents are three brothers, Noah. Richard and .Tnmea Wheeler and one sister, Mrs. O. J. Bunch, of Edenton. Burial was in Cedarwood Cemetery. year which ended June 30. Final adoption of the budget will be made lonowing the audit of the Town's books, and a tax rate will he aet f- the year following the approval of the budget. It was reported, follow. ing the meeting, that there appears little likelyhood that a tax increase will be needed, however, this nm'n'f will Ka ' , -- TV.1V T US' determined Ty the audit of the books sna the final approval of the budget. Mrs. T. p. Bnnn and Si as M. Whed- bee appeared before the Board, rep resenting the County Library, and the committee appointed to seek a new Library buildiner. The representatives requested the Board to consider ren dering assistance to the committee in securing a site for the new library. Several suggestions were made dur ing the discussion but no definite ac tion was taken by the Town Com missioners. Mayor V. N. Darden was authorized to contact a water tank repair com pany for the purpose of obtaining prices for cleaning the town water tanks. On motion ordered, the Roard au thorized that a State law regarding dogs running loose after dark be en- lorcea within the Town of Hertford. On motion made hv Cnmmiaainnar Berry, the board voted to send four delegates to the State Firemen's Con vention to be held at Hendersonville in September. It was voted that tne local Firemen mill select two nf the delegates and the Board named May-' or v. n. warden and W. H. Hard castle as delegates and S. M. Whedbee and M. J. Gregory as alternates. A discussion was held in retards to double parking, especially of trucks on Church Street and some abuse of the narkino- meter nrdin anna and it was decided that Town "PnnVo will be instructed to make additional checks on these violations and iino on. forcement penalties if these abuses continue. Conference At New Hope Church Saturday The third Quarterly conference for the Methodist Churches of the Per quimans Charge will be conducted at xsew nope cnurcn on Saturday, July 15. at 11 A. M.. it was announced to day by the Rev. E. B. Edwards, pas tor. The Rev TTerhert Millar -.ill dA the preaching and will preside over tile M ...... . .' 1- ' conierence. au individuals scneduied to make renorts aria nro-ed tn he nre- pnred to do so, Mr. Edwards stated. County Advertises Delinquent Taxes This week's issue of The Weeklv contains the notice of sale of tax liens for delinquent 1949 taxes, as nrenared hv Sheriff M. fl. ftwem nnon orders of the County Commissioners, I The sale of the taxes will take place at noon on Monday, August 4th. A 'slight increase ia noted in the number : of liens bein offered for sale this year, as compared to last year. This indicating a dron in rolW- uon oi taxes aunng tne past year. Rotary Oub To Meet At Bethel Tuesday The Hertford Rotary Club will hold its regular ' meeting next Tuesday nlvt at 6:15 at the Bethel Communl- t Vilnius, it waa innnmuuJ nA Hc-rt N.-Nixon, president.i m -i - At a meeting of the.cUA last Tues day ni-Vt - TJch waa held at the own r. iT.ixoa arl n. 1? N. C. Farm Bureau Asks President To Aid Farm Program President Truman has heen a aired i by the North Carolina Farm Bureau to appoint as early as practical an overall committee to studv the oos cultural situation in an effort to de termine the beat permanent long range farm program." A letter to Mr. Truman aimed A. C. Edwards. Hnnlrertnn WTOD 5, said: "The personnel of thie nnm:n. - wv.lu.uiVCC should be comprised of, in our opinion, representatives from those organiza tions and agencies having a direct agricultural interest in an agricultural program." The State Farm Bureau nointed mit that major actions or hano-oa in national farm program at the cur rent session of Congress are not now anticipated, nossiblv "due ment in the general farm price situ ation." "However," the letter con tinued, "the history of farm legisla tion is that it is enacted during of emergency." The farm ornun o!d that .v . , r vumv 4ii an C-l- IOlt to Prevent thia nmim.... j . , " -4.0.D aiiu to give careful and proper considera- "u" stuoy or au farm program proposals, as, well as new ideas, the North Carolina Fan iDn... odying some 77,000 farm families, I requests by proper resolution of its . Board of Directors that . . . - an UBgOBieu '0VSrt camm,ttee o appointed. i - "Th main issue now apepars to be fw, support prices and at what level," the Farm Bureau said. v nterous proposals are in the offfng and ft is important that proper and sufficient atndv ha , ; . ort to prevent a hasty or disaa- program ror agriculture and in turn the rest of oar economy.' t . "We have -made tremMd.. ss and Attained a better station - in life, over the past few years as a result of our farm nmvnim - vr. . lice this projre?s nCt , f solely to tie '- ' t crors i . to . h-'J.'I "it