North Carolina Newspapers

.5 H1 El IK LY 1 .i Volume XVll. No. 45. -.v.v Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, November 10, 1950. lil GOTl ELCTI0:i 1 1HJ) C;i TUESDAY New County Officers to Assume Duties on De cember 4th Perquimans' County voters showed . little interest in the general election held last Tuesday, when less than 600 Citizens went to the polls to cast bal lots for State and County officers. Reports from five out of the six pre cincts in the county" revealed that 477 votes had been counted. The results " in Nkanor precinct had not been re - ported to Election Chairman W. P. Ainsley at the tune this newspaper went to press. .. It was reported that about five per cent of the ballots cast in the election in this county were void, due to mismarking, thus with the number of votes counted the bal- lots cast were slightly more than 500 for the county. ; , ; The Democratic nominees for Coun- ty offices were unopposed in the gen eral election, and with their election Tuesday will assume the duties of the offices on December 4. -' Changes in the county offices will be on the Board of ' Commissioners, with Earl HolloweU, Ervin Turner and Wit liam C. Chappell succeeding George Jackson, E. M. Perry and T. M. Twine and on the Board of Education with Edgar Morris and Clarence, Chappell succeeding Julian A. White and C. V. .Ward as members. . - The five amendments to the State constitution were carried by good majorities in the local election, and : reports from over the State indicate most of these Amendments will be Clubs To Present Fashion Show Nov. 21 The Perquimans Business and Pro fessional Women's Club and the Fu ture" Homemakers of America Club will sponsor a teen-age fashion show at the Perquimans High School audi-i torium Tuesday night, November 21, at 8 o'clock, it was announced here today. , Students in the home economics Indies Play Last Grid Garni! At Home On Friday Night Scotland Neck to Pro vide Opposition to Perquimans Coach Ellie Fearing's Perquimans Indians will make their, final home appearance of the 1950 football sea son Friday night when they meet classes at the school who belong to i Scotland Neck on Memorial Field at the Homemakers Club will be models for the show. Local stores have .consented to fur nish clothes for the show and there will be a lot of extra entertainment including skits, musical selections and dancing. : A small admission price will be charged for the show and proceeds will be used by the two clubs to help defray costs of various projects sponsored by the organizations. County Boerd Gives Approval On Three favored. For . Statft jrfBcet, Democrat Clyde R. Hoey and Willis Smith,, candidates for U. S. .Senate, defeated 4heir Re publican opponents; Halsey Leavitt and E. LGavin 443 to 28 and 487 to, 88 respectively; " - . 1 Congressman? Herbert' JBonner ' received 435 vqtea i-s Vepublieas opponent. ZenoTUtclifTs t , ' .Totals tot cunfr o"ce I for- ejG - ter conoon, -solicitor, u; btate sen ate, J. 1 Emmett 'Wjnslow, 38 Wil liam Copeland, . 439 f Representative, t Carroll R. Holmes, 4$2; Sheriff, U. G. Owens, 456; Clerk of Court, W. H. Pitt, 407; Treasurer, ' Max Campbell, 457; Coroner, Dr. C. A. Davenport, "477; Recorder Judge, Charles E. John son, '417; County Commissioners, R. S. Chappell, 459; A. T. Lane, 466; Earl Hollowell, 461 i Ervin Turner, 460; William C. Chappell, 456; Board , of Education, Mrs.- Mary Bnnitt 457; ' Edgar Morris,, 456, and Clarence Chappell, 459. "" Members of the Perquimans County Board of Commissioners. ' meetintr hereTlonday in regular session, . ap proved three requests for road im provements within the county. (Pe tition for hard surfacing the Craney island road and Perry Bridge road in Belvidere and the Old Neck road, near Neartford, i were approved by the Board and forwarded to the High way Commission for its consideration, Th Board let a contract for re- bindinc a number of deed books in the office of the Register of Deeds, this work being; recommended by the 1 . tv. jJUost,. of (binding a or THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES iSome 40-odd million 'voters went to the polls throughout the nation on Tuesday .to elect Congressmen and Governors and lesser government of ficials. Reports indicated much- in-L Drevent losBes ambng their live- terest in the election in such key places at New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland and California.' Early returns, received on Wednesday, pointed toward Ithe re-election of Dewey as '. Governor of. New York, Taf t as Senator from Ohio, Lucas as Senator from Illinois, and Warren as . Governor of California. In North Carolina- the voting was heavily; ' straight Democratic, with all Demo cratic nominees being elected to of fice, Reports from Tokyo on Wednesday stated that U. S. air forces had won its first major vlash 'with Red planes in the Korean war. The report said Russian built jet planes came from Manchuria to attack United Nations troops but were driven off by U., S. nilots. Red Koreans and : Chinese trooos were said to be retreating to ward the Manchurian border In the face of heavy Jlghting by United Na tions troops.- Foreign ministers for a number of Western European nations hav call ed upon Russia to lift the Iron Cur tain, blocking out trfflc between West and East Europe, stated that if this is done, better, economic i conditions win result all over v (Europe, and a greater understanding for peace will ' come from the action. ' V '. J mmm mm ' iReports from Raleigh : Wednesday rted that bauoting trenas coming Li from most sections of -the State ' "cate thai voters on Tuesday, fav 1 the five amendments to the StRtej -titution. The margin for Iment three which calls for a in salary foe ' Representatives e Senators was nearly two to discharged? custodian of the Court House and em DlovedW. T.. Willoughby for the job, Solicitor J. S. MriNider. appeared before the Board and stated he was requested by the State Highway pa trol to ask the Board to make ar rangements for .posting of bond by persons arrested .by the Patrol after closing hours, of the office of tne clerk of recorder's court. This re quest was taken under consideration by the Board; The Board adjourned for lunch, re turning to the meeting at 2 p. m. ana durinr the afternoon session a dis cussion of a settlement of 1949 tax collection was held, with Sheriff M. G, Owens. ' ' T - ' Livestock Meeting. Scheduled Nov. 15 With nastures and livestock on, the increase in Perquimans County, rarm ers will be interested in learning how 8 o'clock. This will also be the final conference game of the year for th Indians, who will Wind up the season at Tarboro on November 17 and at Elizabeth City on Thanksgiving Day. Fresh from their easy victory over Columbia last Friday, the Indians have put in a week of hard practice preparing for Scotland Neck, an Al bemarle Conference opponent. According to reports, Scotland Neck should provide the Indians with plen ty of opposition and fans can expect to see another good ball game by at tending the last home contest of the season. Perquimans turned back the Co lumbia Wildcats last Friday in a con ference contest by a 6-0 score. How ever, the score failed to indicate the advantages the Indians had over Co lumbia. Two TDs scored by Perquim ans were called back because of pen alties charged against the Indians. (Rolling up seven first downs to Colombia's three, the Indians kept control of the pigskin most of the game. Walker went over the goal line in the first period but the TD was called back, and three fumbles by the Indians stopped drives toward the Columbia goal. Howard Williams smashed through the Columbia line midway of the third period to score Perquimans' touch down. Try for .extra1 point failed attd the Indians took a 6-0 lead in the game. v The shut-out at Columbia was the third victory of the season for the Indiana a against four losses, The Gr " vt 4n of o!hnn 7(U1: On inptUm foly passed the BoaraMln&aAr'haye scoredM points to their Ischarged? Luke Bowser, Negro, as opponents, 51, and Coach Fearing re-i ported this week his chargs will be playing hard to mark up their fourth victory at the expense of Scotland Neck tonight. . Legionnaires Plan stock, I. C. Yagel, County Agent, saia today. On Wednesday, November 15, at 8 P. M. there will be an Import ant livestock meeting In the Agricul tural Building. Jack Kelly", in charge Animal Husbandry Extension at State College, will be here and bring with' him a quaunea veterinarian w discuss diseases and parasites of live stock. This meeting should be very helpful to anyone growing hogs o cattle for market, rarasnes, espsci ttllv worms, cause more loss to live stock producers man any one disease. Discussion, tauestions ana, moiviaua problems will be welcomed. All far men are urged to arceno. Health Department . v Gives Clinic Dates IA' schedule of clinics, conducted b. the District Health Department,, a its office in Hertford was released to day by Dr. B.- B. McGuire, Distric Health Officer. ? The clinics are as follows: Im munirations and food handlers, 1-5 P. M. Thursdays: venereal disease 5-7 P. M. ! Thursdays; prenatal an well babv. 1-8 P. IM. second and! fourth Wednesdays; midwives, .1-4 P. M. every third Monday; orthopedic, 8 to 12 A. M. the last Tuesday of each month at Elisabeth City.. Armistice Program 5 Cents Per Copy In Hertford Again Nov. 22 lednesda Armistice Day in Perquimans Coun ty will be observed with a program to be presented (Saturday morning under the sponsorship of the Wm. Paul Stallings Post of the American Legion and the Hertford unit of the Legion Auxxiliary, it was announced today by James P. Snipes, Post Com mander. . Plans if or the observance include a parade, which will form at the Hert ford Grammar School at 10:30 and will include the Perquimans High School Band. The route for the pa rade will be through the donwtown Streets and end at the State Theatre, where- the program will be- presented, An Armistice Day address will be delivered by the Rev. C. W. Duling. The public is invited to join with the Legionnaires in the observance of Armistice Day. and attend the service at the State Theatre. , School ToM J. T. B dent of Sc Committee eet Tuesday iggers, County Superinten hools, announced today that the 4 Elementary School Committee will meet next Tuesday night for the purpose offllUng a vacancy in the. .j. hait contein- fMBll flav i,,,v' People of Community Asked to Contribute 125 Pints of Blood Preparations are complete for the next visit of the Red Cross bloodmd- bile to Hertford on Wednesday, No vember 22, it was reported today by Edgar White, co-chairman of the lo cal Red Cross project. Assisting Mr. White as co-chairmen are Mrs. Wil lis Jessup and Miss Helene Nixon. Mr l: ' j. ili t. i, i rirut;iiKtuou 111 uie mauunai Blood Program," Mr. White said, "ful fills a community need and unites the town and county with a nation-wide project of far reaching possibilities in rendering assistance to individuals needing blood transfusions." Residents of Perquimans County will be asked to contribute 125 pints of blood at the next visit of the blood mobile. This increase in the county quota was made because the armed forces have requested the American I Red CroBS to supply them with addi tional blood for wounded men fighting in Korea. Of special interest to local citizens, Mr. White stated, is a new arrange ment, just recently completed, where by blood for transfusion is now avail able anywhere in the nation for resi dents of counties participating in the program. The blood program has been adopt ed by the local Red Cross chapter as ori of its projects and therefore be comes a community responsibilty. For the next visit of the bloodmobile the county chairman has named a town ship chairman to assume the responsi bility of securing a sufficient num ber of donors to guarantee the coun ty quota. These township chair men and, their quotas are: Hertford, Pail Tucker, 35 pints; Parkville, Clif- toi) Morgan, 30 pints; Belvidere, Mrs. Nwmey Chappell, 20 pints; New Hope, ftjUiJPerrvi 20,.nints.. and Bethel. JsWElmer Proctor, 20 pints. Dewey Newby is chairman for the colored di vision. Other members of the general coun ty committee, who will volunteer their Services for work in connection with the visit of the bloodmobile are, Mrs. T. P. Brinn, service chairman; Talmadge Rose, arrangement chair man, and Mrs. W. C. Dozier, food chairman. The bloodmobile will set up head quarters' at the Hertford Methodist Church and will receive blood donors from 10 A. M. until 4 P. M. Indivi duals between 18 and 60 will be ac cepted as donors. DATE FOR HEARING TAX BOOKS LAW SUIT TO BE SET BY JUDGE HARRIS AN BAY Clarence Chappell 1 4-H Club Winner Clarence Chappell, Jr., has been declared the State 441 winner in his meat animal project for 1950, it was announced last Monday by L. R. Har- nll, State 4-H Club Leader. Chappell will be awarded a gold filled medal of honor at Perquimans County 4-H Achievement Day, Friday, No vember 10. He will also receive gold watch from the State office for having the best 4-'H meat animal pro ject in North Carolina. The youth's record will represent this State in competition for 441 All Southern honors in meat animal records. If he should win the sectonal honor, he would represent the South at Na tional 4-H Conference in Chicago, stated E. L. Topping, Perquimans County 4-H leader. Red Cross Chapter Names New Officers For Coming Year Rat Campaign To Start November 15 Perquimans County's rat control campaign will open here next Wed nesday, November 15, it was an nounced today by I. C Yagel, county agent, who stated the rat drive is be ing sponsored in Perquimans, Chowan and Bertie counties by the Agricul tural, .Extension Service and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Individuals who are cooperating in the rat control campaign are advised they can obtain their rat bait at the following stores; Perry and Rob- bins, Fred Winslow's, G. D. Towe's, G. W. Jackson's, Hetford Hardware, Z. A. Harris, R. M. Bakers, Belvidere Service Station, C. T. Phillips', Thom as Rogerson's. Cautioning individuals who have or dered the rat bait, Mr. Yagel said, Officers and committee chairmen for the Perquimans chapter of the Am erican Red Cross were selected at a meeting of the chapter, held Tuesday night in the office of the Board of Education. The officers elected this week have assumed their duties and will serve the Red Cross chapter during the coming year. Heading the chapter as chairman is Robert Hollowell; vice chairman, Mrs. J. H. Towe; treasurer, Mrs. Broughton Dail; secretary, " C. C. Banks: Home .Service Officer, the Rev. C. W. Duling; Disaster chair man, J. T. Biggers; blood program Edgar White, Mrs. W. L. Jessup and Miss Helene Nixon; first aid and wa terisafety, E. C. Woodard; Junior Red Cross, Mrs. Charles E. Johnson, W. W. White was elected to serve as fund drive chairman. The annual campaign for funds, which Mr. White will lead, starts next March 1. Dunne the meetinjr, which was presided over by Miss Janet 'Cox, field representative for iKed Cross, reports on the work of various Red Cross committees during the past year were made oy tne respective chairmen. Members of the chapter present at the meeting gave a vote of thanks to Mrs. Bob Applewhite for her ser vices as chapter treasurer for the past Several years. As the new president of the chap ter, Mr. Hollowell succeeds Charles Henc, who served as chairman during the past year. Recorder's Court Iri Recess Tuesday Perquimans County Recorder's Court was In recess this week because of' the general election held, Tuesday All - on the -docket of the r-coi-,Js court were marked for hear ing on T-c" 'y, November 14. . . facultr at Perquimans Central Gramj wiU not keepf therefore it ig lmport. rhar Scnool. - I ant that you get your bait and put it r The vacancy occurred through the Mlt a.1 tion of Mrs. E. B. Edwards as " - " Student Council Play November 16 The Student Council of Perquimans High School will present a three-act comedy, "Bolts and Nuts," on Thurs day night, November 16, at 8 o'clock in the auditorium of the school. The play is under the direction of Mrs, Hannah Holmes. Students having parts in the play are Marvina White, Doris Faye Allen, Marv Dunsmoor, Norma Jean God win, Kelly Miller, Joe Butt, Virginia Gay. Elizabeth Proctor, Horace Mil ler, Burwell Winslow, Calvin Butt and Lewis Dawson. ' Stage managers are Percy Roger son and Curtis Eure. Advertising is in charge of Mary Sue Cook and No- nie Lou Lane and Pauline Burbage have charge of ticket sales. resignation teacher of the third trade. Mrs.; Ed wards resigned effective this week be cause, she will move to Edenton, where her husband, the Rev. E B. Edwards will serve as pastor of the Edentoi Methodist Church. County WIL Unit To Observe Founding : The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Is climaxing RRth anntvAtnarv veai vAth a. country-wide ceremony on Novembertwhile the Rev. j; S. Craffin will sue 11. ; " ;: ; ' ' " ( iceed the Rev. E. B. Edwards for the Methodist Churches Assigned New Pastors Methodist churches of Hertford and Perquimans - County have been as signed new pastors, it was announced at the close of the annual Methodist Conference which closed Sunday at Kinston. The Rev. A. L. Chaplin will succeed the Rev. Ben O. Merritt at Hertford, Members of the league in tail area will hold a 85th anniversary celebra tion at the Up River Friends Church Suray morning wlthu, Mrs. ; Boy Winslow speakintr on the work of the league, and .at Piney Woods Church, at the same' time, with- misf Uattie Saunders speaking on the Bme sub- Je-ti ..sjj, A - - , , , , , . Perquimans charge. Mr. Merritt has been assigned to the pastorate of the Carey Methodist church, and the Rev. E. B. Edwards has been assigned to Edenton. The Rev. F. S. Love of Ahoskie, it was anatWivced, will succeed the Rev. J. H.tTiUer as District Superinten dent,,., . i,' ,i, 4-H Achievement Program Friday P. M. A 4-H Achievement Day program will be held Friday night, November 10, at the Agricultural Building. Th program will . start at 6:00 o'clock with the auctioning oft of box sup pers supplied by the 4-H girls. The boys will do the bidding. At 6:301 o'clock a movie will be shown en titled "4-H Headlines." At 7 o'clock the program will'begin. New 4-H of ficers will be installed, reports on 4-H activities will be made by AM mem bers and awards will be made to 4-H project winners. Since most of the 4-H members want to see the Per quimans High 'Scotland Neck foot ball game, the meeting will adjourn at 8 o'clock in time for the game. - Proposed Settlement of Board Is Rejected By Sheriff Owens A date for hearing of a suit, in stigated by Sherift M. G. Owens against members of the Perquimans Board of Commissioners for posses sion oi me county's 1950 tax books, will be set by Judge W. C. Harris, in Pasquotank Superior Court, it was reported here Tuesday afternoon by Clarence Morse, attorney for Owens. Morse stated that a hearing of the suit will be held in Elizabeth Citv sometime next week. This action follows a discussion conducted here Monday between Sher iff Owens and members of the Board of Commissioners regarding settle ment for 1949 taxes, during which the Commissioners checked the de linquent lists presented by the Sher iff and selected a number of property owners, owing the sum of $1410, for 1949 taxes which the Commissioners believed to be solvent and the amount to be collected by the Sreiff before 1950 tax books could be turned over to Mr. Owens. Sheriff Owens stated that in pre senting the delinquent list on Octo ber 2, 1950, he was of the opinion that he would be permitted to retain the 1949 books, as in the past, and continue to collect delinquent taxes as well as the 1950 taxes. He stat ed it was not his desire or intention that the entire list be marked as in solvents. The Commissioners then advised Owens, again.i as to a ruling by the Attorney General that the Sheriff, as tax collector, could not have two sets of tax books at the same time and in accepting the 1949 delinquents the Board would have to accept the en tire list of delinquents as insolvents. At the close of the discussion the Board advised Sheriff Owens that by payment of the $1410, and acceptance . of the tax receipts by him to be col lected by the Sheriff, the"4950 books would be turned over to him. Mr. Owens advised the Commissioners that he desired to consult his attor ney on the matter before rendering a decision. After consulting his attorney, Sheriff Owens stated that he would not accept the offered settlement, as tendered by the Commissioners, but would let his suit continue for hear ing in Superior Court. The settlement as proposed by the Commissioners Monday would have left a total of $2,055 on the list of delinquents, some of which attempts at collection would be made through a delinquent tax collector appointed by the Commissioners, others of which will finally be marked down as in solvents. Up to the discussion held Monday of the 1949 tax levy of around $130, 246, Sheriff Owens reported that he had collected all but $3,465. Dependents Local Draft Board HERTFORD POST OFFICE , , OPEN ON ARMISTICE DAT The Hertford Post Office will be open as usual on Armistice Day, Sat urday, November 11. However, there will be no rural mall delivery on that day. A Dependants' Assistance Act passed by the 81st Congress and which is now in effect, will have a bearing on classification of youths registering for Selective Service, it was pointed out today by Mrs. Edna Winslow, clerk of the Perquimans Draft Board. Under the law selectees inducted into the armed forces and who have dependents, will be entitled to certain assistance for these dependents. The act is very similar to the one used during World War n, but changes have been made in the process of ob taining assistance and the amount varies from the sums paid during World War II. Under the new law service men's dependents will receive $85 for one dependent, $1050 for two depend ents or $125 for more than two de- 1 pendents. ;, ' (State headquarters for Selective Service stated: In view of these pro visions it is evident that many per sons claiming dependents can be in- ducted without hardship to the de pendents. In such cases the regis trant should be advised that he should take proof of dependents with him at . time of his induction into the armed forces. , : ' In connection with the above, Mrs. Winslow stated that members of the , local board will exhaust the board's pool of 1-A registrants before order ing up registrants In class 3-(A for In-' ductfon.