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"3 WEEECLY 3 1 -rv- Volume XVIII.-No. 6. hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, February 9, 1951. S tents Per Copy f cr ails Merch Of Din: 3S Co?:ign Expctcd To fioech Quota Dy Saturday Chairman (Reports on " Contributions Made to . Tuesday, Perquimans County had not met its 1951 quota for the March of Dimes drive sis of last 4 Tuesday, it was an nounced by Mrs. Lawrence Towe, chairman, who reported total funds received up to that time amounted to $1,042.53. The county goal is $1,940. , Mrs. Tawe stated that returns from . solicitors were still to be reported and coin containers collected. It la her be lief that with these reports, along with contrilbutions from the various organizations, clubs and scattered business establishments, yet ito be so licitedwill push the total over the quota. IContrilbultions reported by solicitors up to Tuesday were as follows: Front Street, Mrs. S. M. Whedbee, $46; Mrs. T. P. Brinn, $69.70; Church Street, Mrs. J. E. Newby, $40;.Mrs. P. W. Dil lon, $1825; Miss Juanita Divers, $11; Grulbb Street, Mrs. J. H.' Saitchwell, $30; Mrs. L. B. SJtterson, $16.40; Mrs. G. R. Tucker, $30.35; Market Street, Mrs. Willis Jeasup, $i8; Mrs. D. M. Jackson, $70; Dobb Street, Mrs. Rob ert Hollowell, $21; Mrs. Edgar Fields, $7.50: Covent . Garden Street, Mrs. Clinton Eley, $6; East and West Aca demy Streets, Mrs. R, Ben Thtfch, $5, "Rrirnvton Road Street: (Mrs. William Tarkenton, $7.76; Pennsylvania Ave nue, Mr. J. R. Webb, $20.30 Wood land Circle, Mrs. J. A,Leee, $4.40; Mrs. A. B. Bonner, $2; Business Sec tion, H. C. Sullivan, 106; Talmadge Rose $38 - (incomplete) : County Schools, J. T. Biggers, $155.04; Hert ford lioness Club, $100; Mary Towe Cincle, $248; American Legion Auxili ary, $5; State Theater collections, $108.7$; (Coon Hunters Club, $10; Business Eatablishments,, 420; coin onbainers,i $33.87 (incomplete). iA number of oUcitora as yet hftve failed to make full reports and the will be JJlJ 4. At.. J.i:''. added to the abov totals. P.h : nnle,jB.. .vJTaywr,. '4 PMr"? trit isHkw?jM.")i, i ; -ij.n'r r"r-vT members oXs Negro inone o tion dubs in thsscounty and other Ne gro soucitow remain to make reports - - . committee expresses ner manxs anq xprecition to the solicitors and in- jf dividual "who are hedping to mak,ty Extension service to purchase ' this campaign a success. - The. Perquimans County Cotton Production Committee met Wednesday; January 31, and the ground work was started to form a county -wide dffebt ive cotton program. The purpose of the program will be to utilize' every possible means to increase cotton pro duction and realize a quota tf 3500 acres to meet the National ccMton shortage emergency. A representative from each Agri cultural Agency in the county, a white farmer from each township, a colored ' farmer from each township, and dele-' gates from business concerns . were placed on the committee. The Committeemen by townships are ' as follows: Hertford, Emmettt Long, Alexander Felton (colored) ; Bethel, Roy Chappell, Otis Newby (colored); . New Hope, Earl Perry, Samuel Moore (colored) ; Parkviile, M. C. Boyce, W. C. Barclift (colored-; Belvidere, Wen dell Stallinga, G. L. Newby"(colored-. Those delegates from business con cerns are C. P. Morris; - Milton Dail, Sr., and Julian White. Commiltteemn from the Agricultural Agencies are:. J. J. Skinner, Voca tional Agriculture; I. C. Yagel, Exten sion Service; F. M. McGoegan, Soil Conservation' Service; Julian Mat thews, P. M. ' A. j Frank Jessup, Vet Jntrnctor; King Wflliams, Voc. Agri culture for colored; W. C. Stroud, Ex- . tension Service for colored, and E. F. Morgan,; F, ' YL::K.'-;.&:ls: ' The Commiittee appointed Earl Top ping to act , as secretary but not as a . conim!tlteenmn,V:v.';-;; ;-'! - The nexftN meeting was called for .Thursday, February 15, at the Agri- . cultural Building. This will be an im- . porbant meeffing since the possibility of migratory labor will be discussed. . . iRepresentativee of this committer will meA with other EasternNorth ' Caroiirta counties at Tarboro, N. C f February 8, to help with the State . program. , t , ' . GiriLrvro meet : ; v ; The Saint Cathnrinft's Gui'd of the r.-iieopal Church will met Konday nJX, February 12, at" 8 P. M., at the home of Mrs. C. A. E .'ort.,All mer..Lars are 'nrd to a-l, Civilian Defense Meeting Next Thurs. Silas M. Whedbee, Director of Ci vilian Defense for Perquimans Coun ty, announced today that there will be a, meeting of committee chairmen and members of .the -six; committees appointed here last month, at the Court House in Hertford on Thurs day night, February 15, Reports on a survey jof needs for these committees will be made at this meeting and Mr. Whedbee' urges a full attendance of all members of the vari ous committees. . ;'. Toward Collection Perquimans Commissioners instigat ed plans 'Monday for tijj$ collection of approximately $8,000 win delinquent taxes due the county by naming Thad C. Chappell as delinquent tax collec tor for the tax years of. 1946 through 1949. lAs Delinquent 1TjEs Collector, I Wi o'WnA.II wrill 4ia i ma of as! -nr'i V tin. to garnishee wages and levy on personal property for all delinquent taxes due Perquimans County for these years. . It is estimated that., there is about $2,000 in delinquent .taxes due the county in each of theour years for which Mr. Chappell hag been authoriz ed to collect. , Forms ..fere now being prepared for Che collector who is ex pected to start work' on collections within the "next weekito 10 days. Other matters handled by the Board at its meeting this week included hear ing a complaint registered by a num ber of residents of Parkviile Township regarding road construction in their community." The eomtnittee complain - .m... paCof tuvy Ammnaim in paving .jroad jewring -the Hurdletown? section - j Townshflp. The Cxmrnisoriers advised this committeef that they will 'xukc wie mower m wnn tne niKiwy Commission. Authority was granted to the Coun- camera equdpment to be used in con nection witn 441 uug worK ana Home Demonstration Clubs, when funds were available. ' . ' j ' "i Motions were passed 'by the Board adopting a resolution requesting the Legislature to remove the 4aking of farm census by ittax listers; and to re quest the County Representative and Senator to amend bills now before the 'Legislature pertaining to salaries of the Recorder and County Solicitor. The amendment voted by-the Board will change the minimum salary of these off icers from $125, as now of' fered jn the bill,: 4o $70 per month. The maximum salary scale will remain at $200 as now set in the bill offer ed in die Legislature. ' - Announcement was made that A. T. Lane, Chairman of the Board, has been appointed by J. W. R. Norton, State Health Officer, as ex-officio member of the District Health Depart ment. Band Members Term Clinic A, Success - Three members -of the Perquimans High School Sand, among the more than 140 band members who parti cipated In the All-State Clinic-conducted last week-end at ECTC, Green ville, termed the . dlinte a complete ' success. Richard C. David, Band Di rector. whA accompanied the local (members to Greenville, expressed his appreciattion to the many people and firms in Hertford . who contributed mew than $40, which made the trip 5081 05 ; the Perquimans band ; 11. trio, Jar DuKng, Julian White and Betty Lou Trueblood, took part in the rehearsals held at the clinic and plajled with the .group which present ed a concent at the coQege last Sat urday alfternoon. f--r''i:!i; A recifational program, sponsored by the eollege in connection with the cKnic, was thoroughly enjoyed by the band members .attending. ' ; Belvidere Resident Injured By Dynamite Claude Winslow,, farmer of Belvi-, dere Township, was seriously injured tost Friday morning while dynamiting stumps on his Harm on the" Winfall Belvidere highway. A- report stated seine t.7' Jta exrloded while Wins fcwT li " T"-t"3 to blast stump. E -; -x t3 a IJorfoUc ho-tiJJ&l for t ail i. rJaueA from Injuries resulting in the blast. , Of Delinquent Taxes Bloodmobile To Visit Hertford On Friday, February 23 Appeal Made For (More People To Make Blood Contributions C. Edgar White,. Perquimans chair man of the Red Cross Blood program, announced today that the next visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile to this community will be Friday, February 23, when the bloodmobile will be sta tioned at the Hertford Methodist Church to secure blood for the blood bank.. The quota for blood.for this trio. Mr. White stated, is 180 pints, this being a hieher auota than reouested . hevn before, but the increased quota is due to. the fact that some of this blood goes for use of the armed forces of the United States. The Red Cross is acting as the official collectim? agency for the military services, and divides blood collected between the amounts given to the military and that which is sent to hospitals in this area for free transfusions for any resident of this county. Chairman White stated that there are still a large number of people who are skeptical of the program. He points out that a large pant of the blood collected here in the past, has been usd for transfusions given resi dents of the county in hospitals at Eliabeth City, Edenton and Norfolk, Va. And he adds it's absolutely free. The only change being connected is a small laboratory fee. White ; announced that recruiting chairmen, one in each township in the county, are now busy lining up volun teers, who will donate blood, when the bloodmobile comes here February 23. Anyone desiring to donate a pint of blood should see his community chair man and make an appointment to visit the bloodmobile on its visit to Hert ford. . Trained physicians, nurses and tech nicians. accompany the bloodmobile. A donor receives ihe best possible' are, They are given an examination to de- termine if tney are .physically able to give the pnt of blood. It doesn't cost anything,. It doesn't take up much of one's time.J A. donor does not feel any after effects. It is a simple1 pro cedure. J ' Hertford Cleaners Changes Ownership Bernard F. proctor, for a number of years circulation manager of The Daily Advance.ytag resigned his posi tion, to go imd private business, and Monday assumed ownership and active management ofThe Hertford Clean em - In, leaving Th Daily Advance to enter into business in Hertford, Proc tor said "I have enjoyed my work with The Daily Advance, but have for some time wanted to go into a busi ness of my own, and have wanted to locate in Hertford. I leave The Daily Advance with every feeling of good will, and will always have the warm est feeling toward' those I worked with on the newspaper." . 'Originally, from Rocky Mount, N. C, Proctor is well known ho the peo ple of Hertford and Perquimans Coun ty, having handled The Hertford .Bur eau of The Daily Advance for several years after coming to the newspaper in 1939, and occasionally has acted as temporary reporter in Hertford and various Albemarle sections, in addition to directing the circulation depart ment r "' ' Proctor .served three years in the Army Air Force during World War II, returning to his position with The Daily Advance upon being discharged in 1946. ,. -Ha Is married to the former Fran ces Fleetwood, daughter of Mrs. J. M. Fleetwood of Perquimans County. The Proctors have an infant son, May nard Franklin, born January Sl.'They have lived in Bethel Township of Per quuwans for the past four years. Successful Show , " ' Members of the Hertford Junior Chamber of Commerce today announc ed their minstrel show, which was presented here last Friday, was a com plete success, netting the Jaycees ap proximately $200. , . The Jaycees expressed their appre ciation to everyone assisting' them i the production of the show, and to the public for the splendid attendance They pointed out that the money alsed throueh the presentation of the minstrel will be used entirely for civic tetiErmem projects to.be undertaken brne group. , " ' ' i Indians And Squaws Top Scotland Neck; Lose At Plymouth Local Cage Teams to J Play Sunbury Here on Friday Night After losing a double header at Plymouth last Frjday night, Coach El ite, Fearing's Perquimans basketball teams 'bounced back Tuesday night to defeat the boys and girls from Scot land Neck High School. The Perquim ans girls won easily 43 to 24, while the Indians wrapped up the victory 43-37. In the preliminary game Tuesday night the Squaws, lefi by Margaret Symons, who had 17 points, and Mary Saunders, with eight points, jrot in a 'practice session against the Scotland ecK gins, me hquaws neta a 14-j then moved into a 27-10 advantage at half time. Coach Fearing used all of his reserves and in the final half the local girls tallied 16 points while the visitors made 14. , . ;The boys' contest was hard fought 'trooughoult, with the Indians holding afcedge on offensive play, Led by wSdker, who hit for 13 points, the In dians had a 7-3 lead at the first period but Scotland Neck tied the count at 14rall at half time. Sumner and Thatch scoring seven points each con tributed to the 29-23 advantage the locals had at the third quarter mark. Joe Towe and Guy Cannon played best defensively for the Indians. In the finl period both teams hit for 14 points. Haynes was high point get ter for the visitors with 15 points.:, Plymouth gained revenge over the Indians last 'Friday by tripping the Squaws 41-40, while the boys won over the Indians in ' an overtime contest 55 to 54. The girls' game was a see saw battle from the opening whistle with neither team able to gain a big lead. Perquimans led at half time 18 16 but the Plymouth girls wiped out this margin in the second half, scoring 25 points while the Squaws hit for 21. Manyina White was high .scorer foe the locals .wrbh 26 points. ; v , " The Plymouth boys pushed their contest into overtime by sinking a basket with five seconds remaining in the ball game, then won the tilt by hitting the bucket in the overtime peri od with only 20 seconds left to play. Sumner scored 17 points, Thatch 12 and Towe was beat on defense. P.C.H.S. Honor Roll .: i Lists 45Jtudents Fortyifive students at Perquimans High School were listed on the honor roll at the close of the third grading period, which ended last Friday, it was announced today by E. C. Woodard, principal of the school. The eighth grade, with 20 pupils making the list, led all other class es in number of members winning scholastic honors. Exceeding in studies during the period were the following students: Eighth Grade Joseph Butt, Charles Smith, Barbara Edwards, Emily Whhe, Joanna WiHiford, Lois Jane Kirby, Ray Lane, Anne Chappell, Mary Fran ces Eure, Peggy Harrell, Joan Madre, Julia Ann Stokes, Sue. Perry White, Daryl Allen, Patricia Biggers, Billie Carole Divers, Billy Elliott, Alice Jeu; Jackson,' Joseph Layden and Anne Thatch. : Ninth Grade Tilson Chappell, John Morris; ' Katherine Ann Ward, L.t 'Dail, Ann Stallings. Tenth Grade 'Ruth Dawson, Mollie L-i Yeates, Marilyn Baker, Faye Butt, Mable Martin Whedbee. Eleventh Grade Tommy Sumner, Pauline Burbage, Marguerite Butler, Marvin White, Margaret Symons. Twelfth Grade oris Faye -Allen Mary Sue Cook, Virginia Gay Cather ine Goodwin, Christine Thatch, Calvm Butt, Lewis Dawson, George Euw, Tracy Kirby, Percy Rogerson. Fire . Destroys Two Houses In County A fire of undetermined origin de-; stroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dodfrey of Route The, Hert ford, last Saturday at abodt neon. All household and personal effects were lost in the blaze. The family . had moved into tfe home, located five miles east of New Hope, only a week before the fire. . . ' wtt ; ." A frame dwelling home of Charlie Welch, ! Negro,' located pn x Church Street was t mpletely destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon. 'The fire, 5, . lieved to have started from an over heated Move., had gained too much headway11 when the alarm .was sounder calling the " Hertford firemen to the scene. An adjoining house was dam stged from the . flames . of the Weld houe. itiit Board of Education In Routine Meeting Members of the Perquimans County Board of Education met here in regu lar session last Monday. Only rou tine matters w?r; handled during the meeting. Board members made final approval of orders for new furniture to be installed in the Winfall L'nion School for Negroes, and gave f rial approval on tentative plans for con struction of an addition to the Hert ford Negro School. : A general discussion of the Bo;n rl's building program was held, and s:i!;s f aotory progress reported. Applications Being Accepted For Exams At Belvidere P. 0. The United States Civil Service " Commission has announced an exami-1 nation to fill the position of fourth i ciass pusunasrier .at ueiviaere. ine vacancy in this post office results from the resignation of Mrs. L. J. Winslow, who after nearly 33 years1 of postal service, will relinquish tiie position effective March 31, 1951. Applications for examinations for the position will be taken up to March 1, 1951, and the examination, it was I announced, will be held at Hertford. The position pays a salary of $2,071' ! per year. The examination is open to a,l who are citizens of, or owe allegiance to, the United States who reside wkhii' I the territory supplied by the post: of fice for which this examination i-s an nounced and who are at least 21 years of age, but not yet 65, on the dat or the close of receipt of applicat'f.ns for this examination. Application blanks andjull inf irma tion about the requirements of the ex amination may be secured from 'the post office for which this examination is announced, or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington 25, D. C. Applications i must be on file with the Commission j at Washington, D. C, on the date specified above. The : date of examination will be statted on admission cards mailed to ' applicants after the close of receipt of applications. Nine Cases Heard In Recorder's Court Nine cases, six of which charged violation of traffic laws, were dispos ed of in Perquimans Recorder's Court on Tuesday of this week. A. L. Dingee, Jr., Steve Kransinski, Toward Trittipee, Jr., Semour Broder and Marvin Aberback each entered a plea of guilty to charges of speeding and paid the costs of court. Elias Jennettte, Negro, charged with assaulting his wife with a deadly weapon was given a 12-Tnoniths road sentence, suspended upon payment of a $25 fine, and the condition that he not be convicted of assaulting his wife within two years. Wilson Ferebee, Negro, was found guilty of assaulting Thomas Rogerson, Negro, with a deadly weapon. . He was sentenced . to the roads for two years, sentence to be suspended upon payment of a fine of $50 and costs and $25 for medical bills for Roger son and good behavior for two years. Wilson Bateman submitted to a charge of failing to observe a stop I sign. He paid the costs of court. Lester Hurdle, Negro, was found guilty of being drunk on the streets of Hertford. He was ordered to pay fine of $2 and costs of court. 0, C. Long Funeral Held Tuesday P.M. "i V Octavius C. Long, 73, died Monday morning at 1 o'clock in tfte Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth City, after an ill ness of two years, f He was a . native of Perquimans County, living in .the Bethel Com munity and was a retired farmer and merchant. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lillis Phillips Long; two ions. Raleigh W. Long, of Elizabeth City; 0. C. Lo-ig. Jr of Edenton; one daughter, Mrs. Wortley Suinwnerlin, of the home; one brother, J. J. Long, of Edenton. Funeral services were held !n the Bethel Baptist Church . Tuesday af ternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with the pas tor, the Rev. E. G. Willis, officiating assisted by the Rev.' E. L. Wells, re tired Baptist minister. Burial was mada In the Bethel Cehietcrv Equipment To Be Used For Fighting Fires In Rural Areas Perquimans County's Board of Com missioners, meeting here in regular session last Monday, appointed a two man committee composed of Chair man A. T. Lane and V. N. Darden, Mayor Of Hertford, to investigate the eost and purchase of fire fighting equipment, to be used by the Hertford Department in fighting fires in rural communities of the county. The action followed a discussion conducted between the board members and representatives of the Hertford Fire Department. Mayor Darden, C. F. Sumner and Herbert Nixon, representing the Hert ford Fire Deptrtmenlt, told the County Board that the t'wn firemen are be ing called upon more and more to an swer calls tr county fires. It was pointed out that this service, in the past, had been rendered free and whoHehesrtedly but with the increase expected in future calls it will be im possible for the Hertford Department to continue to furnish this service without assistance from the county government The Comimissioners were advised that during the past. 60 days the Town -firemen have answered 10 fire calls . in the country, driving their truck 'a total of 153 miles, while driving only' -12 miles in answering calls to fires within the town. This use of the fire equipment on county calls causes ad- ditional depreciation of the town's equipment, and at the same time -leaves Hertford residents without full fire protection. Mr. Sumner explained to the Com missioners that the Civilian Defense Program will call on the county, to participate in fire protection and that the local department is prepared to train volunteer firemen in rural com munities to assist Hertford firemen in fighting rural fire. (Biggest need for fighting rural fires, the Board was told, is a larger booster tank than is now in service here. Only 100 gallons of water can be carried on the truck owned by the town, and this limits the action of the firemen, once they reach a rural fire. It is understood the Hertford Depart- , ment desires the County to purchase a truck capable of carrying at least 500 gallons of water to a fire. Two Teen-age Boys Held For Breaking 7 And Entering Homes Two teen-aged boys, Richard Ham lin 16, and Paul Hefffeinan, 15, both" of Haverhill, Mass., were taken into' custody here Wednesday night by Sheriff M. G. Owens and Hertford. Police pending investigation of break- ' ing and entering two homes and the attempt to break and enter another home. The youths were arrested at about 8:30 P. M., lifter they had been dis covered in the home of W. E. Whits on Church Street. Mr. and Mrs. White, who are staying at the Hotel, discovered the boys at their home and called the police. The boys fled through a window and were shortly picked up by the Sheriff and Police men Robert White, Tommy Miller, Trdtm'an Miller and State Patrolman B. R. Inscoe, all of whom conducted a search for the pair. The youths had entered the home of J. T. Biggers earlier in the day and had attempted to break into the home of Max Campbell.- It was learned that Hamlin is want ed by the police of his home town for breaking and entering. The youths had run away . from home, and told local authorities they broke into the homes here to find something to eat At the White home, they started a fire in two stoves and had cooked themselves some macaroni, soup and made ice cream, which they had eaten, Both boys are being held for fur ther investigation. New Florist Shop Holds Grand Opening Hertford's newest business, Dosier's Florist, nwned and operated by Mi. Florist owned and operated by Mr. 'opened here last Saturday, in its new building, located on Market street. ' Despite the winter's worse storm, a large number of, people attended the opening and inspected the new ehop and Its equipment, which is the most modern in .this area. 'Favors were pre sented each adult - registering at th opening. . 1C