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Vclurne XVIL No. 52.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, December 29, 1950.
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( ; County Campaign Will
. Start January 15, Says
- 8 . Chairman
. Volunteer workers who will act as
. .solicitors for the Perquimans March
.:;' of Dimes campaign, -which will open
o Von January 15, were announced today
by Mrs. Lawrence Towe, who will
serve as chairman of the drive.
r Speaking of the campaign. Mr-f.
''Towe issued the following statement:
: . "! .. 'This nation has just come through
.another tragic polio epidemic. The
. polio problem has grown to huge
' proportions, and we must face the
iproblem . realistically. (Fortunately,
1 a 'there are many ways that we can
1 fight back. Here in our community
'is an organization prepared to fight
y , the disease wherever it strikes in this
j. . .area. Our local Chapter of the Na-
rtional Foundation for Infantile Para
lysis is part of a nationwide organ
' izationthat has been in the thick of
the fight against polio since 1938.
, With funds that you have given to the
March of Dimes, our Chapter and
. 2,800 others throughout the nation
are bringing the miracles of modern
'.medicine to the bedside polio pa-
'tients everywhere. Wherever infan
; tile' paralysis strikes, a National
' Foundation Chapter is on the scene,
, Teady to .offer financial assistance
when it is needed, ready to pay bills
ilet hospitalization, for physical ther-
; spy and nursing, for transportation,
lor hospital equipment anq prosthetic
appliances, when families cannot meet
the cost of these vital elements of
i ipolio treatment. ;r ,'A
-The money thai you "jve to the
March of Dimes will fight :folio here
in our own commumtyand it will
fight the disease where it appears un
til infantile paralysis is?yed.from
j Solicitors named bv the chairman
. Front- Street, Mrs. S. M. Whedbee
Vand Mrs. T. P. Brinn; Church, Mrs. J.
,-E. Newby, Mrs. J., Wilson Dillon and
Mise Juanita Divers; Grubb, Mrs. J.
H. Satchwell, Mrs. T. B. Sitterson,
. Mrs. G. R. Tucker and Miss Hulda
Wood;' Market IStreet, (Mrs, Willis
. Jessup and Mrs. D. M. Jackson; Dobb
Street, Mrs. Robert L. Hollowell and
Mrs. Edgar Fields; Covent Garden,
1 Jtfrs. C. T. Eley; East and West Aca-
demy, Mrs. R. Ben Thach; Edenton
J Road Street, Mrs William Tarken
" ton; Pennsylvania Avenue, Mrs. J. R.
1 Webb; Myrtle Avenue, Mrs. Charles
nM. Harrell, Jr.; Woodland Circle, Mrs.
J. A. Leete and Mrs. A. B. Banner.
a Collectors of Business Establish-
i ments jfwhite) : W. H. Hardcastde,
' (East ana South side of downtown sec-
it ion: W. W. White, West and North
' side of downtown section, and H. C.
ISullivan, all scattered business houses.
County Collections (white), Mrs. J.
. E. (INin) White,- Home Agent,
: throuirh the Home : Demonstration
Clubs.,
' Colored: H. E. Brown, West side
of Perquimans River; K. L. Kings-
bury, east side of Perquimans Kiver;
W. N. Douglas, Town of Hertford;
Minnie B. Taylor, Home ' Agent,
throuirh the Home Demonstration
Clubs.
All schools, Superintendent J,
vBirserB chairman. - -
L.Tcns To Instell
.vOfficcrsAt
I..
' Officers recently ... elected to head
the Perquimans Lodger No: 106, A. F.
& A. i.L, for the year 1951 will be in
st !Iad at service .to- be held in the
1 j rooms on Tuesday. January 2,
it t i r?ored today. , s
' V 9 oncers to be installed are C. R.
V tjurtc"; R. R. -Hiite,' senior
' ; 1, p. Bass, Junior warden;
ST. -3t a etary: Dr. a. h. Bon
t v t. -rarer, W. F. Ainsley, finance
co... ..Je, ana a. u. jaurray, jsoaro
of truJ.; ', 1 '
Appointive officers selected by the
w master, and who will be ingtaFcd
the' services are Jack Kanoy,
ior laacon; Thurman White, junior
con; Russell Baker, senior Stewart;
rles Murray, junior Stewart; D.
Pritchard, tyler, and R, C. Murray,
Iain. ' ; ' ' 1
tmas At Winston-Salem v . - n
and Mrs. D.' F. Reed, Jr., and
ter, ' Judy spent the holidays
'r. and Mrs. H. B.' Payne at
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HAPPY NEW
It's a big, dizzy workLawaiting for thp New Year. Let's all greet this new
hope with sincere wishes for all our friends and neighbors. Let this New Year
bring the blessings of peace and security to our world. Let happiness and
;. ' . health rule in all our .homes. Our sheerest greetings to all of you. Editor.
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a ra of cou;ity NEWS OF1S50
in a few more hours the year 1950
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will slip into the pages of history. It
has been n ftventfnl voir, hath hpnt
happenings in Perquimans we give
you this brief resume as taken from
the files of The Perquimans Weeklv
for the past 12 months. .
It happened in January: The local
Red Cross chapter completed a mass
X-ray of residents. Officials of the
phone company started proceedings
for a rate increase. Tax listing was
started. Display of new cars in full
swing. A bad check artist gypped
several local merchants. Farm Bureau
named delegates to 'State Convention.
The BJW Club launched a bicycle,
safety campaign. A. W. Hefren was
named president of MajorJLoomis.
James Newby announced the close of
successful March of Dimes cam
paign.
February: Twenty-one "volunteers
gave blood to the Red Cross. Mrs.
Alice Futrell resigned from the school
board and Mrs. Tom Skipaey resigned
as teacher at PCRS. W. G. Edwards
was named to head the census work
in Perquimans. Sixteen Boy Scouts
received badges at Court of Honor.
County Corn Contest Winners were
entertained. One child was killed andj
five injured in a school bus accident
near New Hope, Winners were an
nounced for the bicycle safety con
test. A special term of Superior
Court was conducted during the month,
March: Plans for baseball for the
summer were dropped by local fans.
Candidates for county offices began
announcing and campaigning. Red
Cross workers opened annual roll
call campaign. 'Board of Education'
continued with plans to consolidate
county schools. A state traffic en-
gineer recommended relief for traflic
conirestion in Hertford. .(Mrs., B. C.
Berry, was elected .president of . the
'American -Legion Auxiliary. . Request
for county1 library building was placed
before authorities County PM A om
cers attended state conference. REA
members held annual meeting n Hert
f oid, Mrs. Dorothy Bass tfasf elected
iWorthy Matron of Eastern tar.
Health .Department prepared lor i a
number of health clulicfc W. T. Ains
ley, Jarvis War and' R. A. Winslow
were named aa Board or Elections.
Census takers started task. of count
ing noses. - : . - . ,t ,
Aprib Herbert Nixon chosen1 presi
dent of Rotary Club. Election officials
named by Election Board. Mall de
livery in Hertford was curtailed on
orders of Postmaster General. Her
bert White named as town chemist.
Charles Henc selected to head county
Wildlife Club. $15,000 loss by fire of
the Stalling lumber mill near Nicanor.
American Legion starts plans for Leg
ion Hut Board of Education seeks
speed up of building projects.
: May: Perquimans High (School
baseball team wins conference cham
pionship, Political rallies opened for
local ' campaigns. Perquimans : 4-H
Clubs win honors at stock show. Rev.
Carl Y v red president of Cen-
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tral PTA. Heavy vote recorded in
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primary election held on May 27,
Forty-seven seniors received diplomas
Mrs. W. C. Cherry elected president
of Hertford PTA.
June: Census report gave popula
tion of County at 9,601, Hertford at
2,095. Red Cross plan swimming
classes for summer months. J. P.
Snipes named head of local Legion
Post Hertford Rotanans observe sil
ver anniversary. Miss Hulda Wood
heads BFW Club. Second primary held
for U. S. Senate post with Willis
Smith victorious.
July: County Board sets 1950 tax
rate at $1.65. Valuation of county
property listed slightly above seven
million dollars. Reopening of draft
board is announced. Inclement weath
er hampering crop production. Richard
David named band instructor at PCHS.
Contract is let for Construction of a
Negro Union School. Cecil Winslow
and Joshua Sutton named members of
draft board. War scare causes price
advance and hoarding.
August: Parkville Ruritans stage
donkey baseball game. Health De
partment rescinds milk ordinance.
Road improvements started in county,
under state road program. New gym
inspected and passed by State en
gineer. iSchools prepare lor new iau
term. Hertford Boy Scouts reorgan
ize. September: Draft Board calls first
group of pre-induction exams. Farm
Bureau holds annual fish fry and
ooen membership drive. Silas M.
Whedbee named civilian defense di
rector. Negro gtoup sues County
Board of Education. Health Depart
ment goes on five day week basis.
Hertford Lions sponsor carnival.
October: County Board authorizes
special election for school bonds. Jury
Hat drawn for Superior oourt. lown
fi6apj announced plans for new office
building. District PTA . conference
held here. . PTA memberslups reportea
at high mark.. . Sheriff Owens sues
Cpuhty Board for tax books. Addi
tional men recive calls for selective
service exams. .. tl ,. ::
' i November: Little interest snown in
genera election; , Red Cross bloodroo
bde collected 49 pints of blood. Robert
H,ollowell' named chairman' of :' Red
Cross. Extension Service sponsors
rat i, campaign. (Leave of absence
granted town cnemist neroen, naive.
Local bank pays out $22,000 to Christ
mas club members; State' "College
Mb names E. L. Topping as presi
dent. Merchants ready stores for
Christmas shopping.
December: New County officers as
sume duties. A. T. Lane named chair
man of County Commissioners. Sher
iff Owens and Board settle differences
over tax books. REA purchases site
for new office and warehouse. ; New
arm is dedicated here. C. C. Banks
named clerk of recorder's court. Silas
M.' Whedbee is new county solicitor.
New gym at high school dedicated with
Edenton as guests. " Election Board
prepares for special election in Janu
YEAR
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County Tax Listers
taxpayers Must List
Perquimans County tax listers will
start next week the' task of listing
county property for 19&1 taxes, it
was announced today by J. W. Ward,
Tax Supervisor.
County tax listers for the various
townships this year are John O. Vhite,
Hertford, Carroll V. Ward, Belvidere,
Raymond Stanton, Parkville, Carson
Spivey, New Hope, and Julian Long,
Bethel.
The tax lister's job will run through
the month of January and all property
owners must list their property irior
to January 31, otherwise there is a
penalty of one dollar for the late
listing.
Schedules for tax listers will be
published next week, and property
owners are urged to list early in order
to avoid the usual last minute rush.
There are few changes in the list
ing regulations and the tax rate for
the property listed next month will be
set by the Board at its meeting in
July.
In addition to taking the property
list,, the workers will also take a farm
census. This census was not taken
last year, but was ordered taken this
vear by the County Board to provide
State and local extension ' services
with pertinent information concern
ing Perquimans County farm produc
tion and livestock. Farmers are urged
to prepare lists in advance, and to
assist list takers in the taking of the
census. -.
School Holidays
Terminate Tuesday
Perquimans County schools will re
sume regular schedules next Tuesday,
January 2, after being closed for the
Christmas holidays, it was announced
today by John T. Biggers, County Su
perintendent of Schools.
Full schedules are planned to be ob
served -at all schools, Mr. Biggers
said, and parents , and students are
requested to remember that Tuesday
will not be a holiday even though it
is only.one day after New Years.
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Indian Imagers Td
Resume Play (Friday
Coach Ellie Fearing's boy and girls'
basketball teams of Perquimans High
School will' resume their regular sched
ule of games next Friday night, Janu
ary 6, . after a vacation during the
Christmas holidays.
The first rame for the Indians and
Squaws, following the vacation, will
be against the boys and girls of
Gatesville. The game will be played
in Perquimans High's new gym, with
the preliminary game set for 7:30
o'clock.
From Virginia Beach - i
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pickhardt of Vir
ginia Beach spent the holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. J. tl. uagiey. 0
BOARD OF CLECTI071S SET FOR BAllflTluG
ON SC1IO0LBOND ISSUE SATURDAY, JAN. 6
Precinct Officials Nam
ed; Majority of Voters
To Decide Question
Arrangements have been completed
by the Perquimans County Board of
Elections for holding a special election
on the county school bond issue on
'Saturday, January 6, it was announced
today by W. F. Ainsley, chairman of
the board. Precinct officials for the
! election have been named by the
Board and will be the same set of
officers who served at the general
election last November.
Ballots for the election have been
printed, and state the proposition to
be decided by the voters. The ques
tion to be determined by the elec
tion is whether or not Perquimans
County shall be authorized to issue
bonds in the amount of $175,000, to be
used to complete the school house
building program. Voters will either
cast ballots favoring the issuance of
the bonds or vote against the pro
The election was ordered by the
County Board of Commissioners after
it was determined by that Board and
the Board of Education there was a
need for $175,000 to be spent in com
pleting the school building program,
to bring the County School System up
to specifications required by the State
School system and the Constitution of
the State.
If approved by the voters of the
county, the proposal will provide the
authority to the County Board to sell
bonds amounting to $175,000 to raise
funds for construction of two lunch
rooms at the two white grammar
schools, build an additional wing and
a heating plant at the Hertford
Colored School, and add three addi
tional rooms, which were cut out of .
the contract, at the Winfall Negro)
school. Part of the funds will be
used to provide equipment for. all
units' of 'the schooIvsystem.
(Present plans, if the proposal is ap
proved, calls for the bonds to 'be fi
nanced over a period of 25 years, dur
ing which a certain amount of the
principal will be reduced each year,
thus cutting down the principal and
interest payments annually.
Renewed In 1951
Area License Examiner Dail
an-
nounced this week that any motorist
whose surname begins with the letters
"A" or "B", and whose license ex -
piration date is in 1951, will have 30'tny and m a Preparations
davs Drior to the exDiration date in
which to obtain license renewal with -
out taking a road test.
For example, if the expiration date
is February, the motorist will have
from January 1 to February 1 to get
the renewal. If the motorist gets th
renewal within that time period it will
mean that he will be required to take
only the inside eye, rule and sign
j.esg
However, any motorist whose ex-
piration is permitted to lapse and who
faila'to renew w thin the neriod stated
will be forced to take both the inside
and outside (actual driving or road)
tests, in order to obtain a renewal,
Dail said.
Renewal licenses were issued to
drivers whose surnames begin wi'ii
"A" or "B" in the last six months
of 1947, and were made out to expire
on each applicant's birth date in 1941.
All "A" and "B" drivers except those
who have received original licenses
since 1947. will therefore be required
to have their licenses renewed during
the coming year.
Hertford Stores To
Close New Year's
Hertford stores and business houses
will be closed aU day Monday, January
WB8 """u"ce
closing on New Year's day, follows the
custom usually observed by the local
stores.
The local Post Office will also be
closed during the day, however, Post
master W. W. White stated that mail
will be received and dispatched at the
office. ,
Recorder's Court
In Recess Tuesday
Perquimans C o u n t y , Recorder's
Court was in recess on Tuesday of this
week, with the Court observing a
.'Christmas holiday. All cases listed on
the docket of the court since the last
session on December 19, are set for
hearing at the session of Court on
Tuesday, 'January 2. v '
County Board Meeting:
Postponed To Jan. 8th
With their regular meeting date, the
first Monday of each month, falling
on Mew Year's Day, a national holiday,
members of the Perquimans County
Board of Commissioners have post
poned the January meeting until Mon
day, January 8, it was announced to
day by J. W. Ward, clerk to the board.
Residents desiring to confer with
the Commissioners are requested to
note this change in the date of the
meeting, and to appear before the
Board on January 8.
Five Selectees To
Leave For Induction
On January 4th
Perquimans County will furnish five
youths for the Armed Forces, during
the month of January, according to
orders on file with the local Draft
Board, it was reported today by Mrs.
Edna Winslow, clerk of the Board.
The five youths, selected to fill the
induction order on January 4 was ie
leased today by Mrs. Winslow as fol-
lows: Howard Kenneth Ward, K(.ute
1, Hertford; Ray Winslow Hurdle,
Route 1, Belvidere; Charlie Thomas
Mansfield, Route 1, Hertford; Charles
Edward McDonald, Negro, Route 1,
Hertford, and Isom Drummond, Negro,
of Hertford.
A pre-induction call for 45 youths,
to be filled on January 22, is also on
schedule for thu local Board office,
and orders for this call will be mailed
to selectees shortly,
County .VA Officer
Offers Service To
Local Inductees
C. C. Banks, Perquimans County
Service Officer, today issued a state
ment directed to all Perquimans
county men inducted into the Armed
Forces and requests each to read his
announcement.
The statement issued by Mr. Banks
follows:
"Service to one's country should be
regarded as a real honor, but usually
it is not until later in life that you
fully appreciate the privilege which
,was yours-
leaving your iamiiy is a nara jod,
'1"1 y must face the real facts as
necessary to take care of your ramiiy
,whi,e yu are one'
"There is an organization in our
state known as the North Carolina
Veterans Commission. In nearly every
county there is a county veterans ser
vice officer who has an office at the
county and who is paid by such coun
ty and this state. While you are
away serving your country, your
.counxy veteran service omcer onu
yo district ana state service omcers
'of y North Carolina veterans com-
i mission win neip your wue ur imrcmo
We will gladly assist you with prob
lems regarding family allowances, etc.,
when the time comes. We will also
help in securing marriage certificates,
birth certificates, or any other docu
ments that are needed. In emergen
cies, the service officer will be glad
to assist your family in contacting
you. In your county, your county
veterans service officer is located in
the Reed Oil Co., warehouse and your
district officer is located at 206 Kram
er Building, Elizabeth City, N. C,
Please tell your family about as.
"U you should receive an injury, or
contact some disease while in the
service, keep a record of the dates
and places where you were treated,
and make a note of the names and ad-
j. n,nUo
need ,n filing youp appiication
for compensation,
IPIease remember that you and your
family have a friend in the Veteran
Commission and also your County
Veterans Service Officer. (May good
fortune smile upon you." y
Rotary Club To Fete
School Gridiron Team
Members of the Hertford Rotary
Club will entertain the Perquimans
High School 1950 football team, on '
a date to be set in January, It was
announced today by Herbert Nixon,
president of the club.
A committee composed of Mr. Nixon,
A. W. Hefren and W. A. Oakey, Jr.,
is completing arrangements for the
entertainment, as to time and location
and the menu to be served die boys. ,