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WEEKLY
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chime XV11L No. 28.
'Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, July 13 1951.
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' Negotiations for a cease-fire in Ko
rea, ..underway since last Tuesday, at
Kaeaong, are continuing between rep
resentatives of the UN and Commu.
nists forces. According to reports
from the scene both sides apparently
have- certain demands, which have
been discussed, however, the progress
of the conference reveals little ac
complished thus far. A three-point
proposal, made by the Reds, Wednes
day, was turned down by the UN of
ficials as being political and therefore
not on the agenda for discussion. ....
President Truman, this week, call
ed upon Congress to end the state of
war between the U. S. and Germany,
pointing out such action will give Ger
" mnnv jrrientnr rtonnrtunltv '. to return
' to the family of nations of the world.'
' Occupational troops, however 'would
remain in Germany in the event this
- action is approved. Meanwhile U. S.
officials working on a peace treaty
for Japan have about completed a
' final draft of the treaty which is ex-
- pec ted to be accepted by all Allies
r -except Russia, . The treaty will per
. mlt Japan to rearm, but strips the
- Ration of all pre-war'possessions out
. sfde Japan itself. v.'..
. National Selective Service head
quarters announced Wednesday a
' draft quota of 86,000 will be set for
the month of August. The increase
in draft quotas was due to a failing
of voluntary enlistments, it was said.
Seven thousand of the draftees will
be assigned to the Marine Corps, now
reported as short of men. Washing
ton also announced Wednesday that
two more national guard units will be
shipped to Europe this fall. "- .
A federal sales tax. proposal was
- gaining backers this week as hearings
on a tax bill were held by the Senate
Finance Committee. Proposed by the
National Association of Manufactur
ers, the- plan was given the approval
by the Committee for Economic De
' velopmentv Reports from Washington,
, however, TPont out that there is little
' chance of thtytype i tax; being pass
ed this year MgyCtasrtM. ; v : & r v -
congress voieu a van ou inei
slaughter quotas this week, which was
a blow to the Administration's plan
' for " controls. The ban on slaughter
quotas may lead to decontrol of meats.
Eight Boat Iteces
Planned AtI!:rtford
Beach I'extSunday
Outboard motor racing fans in this
section will be treated to another big
racing meet at Hertford Beach on
Sunday afternoon, July 15, it was re
ported today by Jake Mathews, owner
of the beach, who announced that all
..' arrangements have ben ' completed
' with F. A. McNaughton of Elizabeth
' City, to promote the third of a series
of races to be sponsored by Hertford
Beach during the summer season.
Mr. Mathews stated the program
Sunday, which will get under way at
2 o'clock, will - include' eight races
with boats entered from Virginia,
Maryland, . Camden ' and Elizabeth
Citv as well as two entries from
Hertford, who are Johnny Cox and
Melvin Owens, Jr.
Trophies will be awarded to first,
second and third place winners in all
. eight races.
- Much interest is being shown in the
local racing program and Mr. Math
ews stated he appreciated-the en
thusiasm being shown, by local youths
. who have entered the events. . -
Fans who are planning to attend
the races are advised to drive to the
beach, which is located four miles
south of Hertford on . the Harvey
Point road.
Changes Announced In
Motor Vehicle Laws
The Department of Motor Vehicles
today called attention to several
amendments to the state motor vehicle
laws which became effective July 1.
Some of the significant amendments
.are as follows: .:--.-.'v'
: A driver who's license has expired
cannot be convicted if he produces for
the court a valid new operator's li
cense issued to him withjn 80 days
after expiration of his prior license.
; Vehicles owned by rural fire depart
ments afte entitled to permanent li
cense plates. The tags cost $1.00. .
The maximum length of buses hav
ing three axles has been increased
from 35 to 40 feet. ',m; -v-h'X
BSXT1 ANNOUNCEMENT
- Mr. and Mrs. Howard ; Yantis of
' Tampa, (Fla., announce the birtluof a
on, "Howsrii, Jr. ,on Kay SO. Mrs.
- Yant's ia tUe former Misa Doris Ed
wards.. ' -A, '.
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District Meeting Here Is
Termed Success; 150
Attend Session
Hertford's Fire Department was
host at a meetting of , the East Caro
lina Firemen's Association, on Tues
day night, when more than 150 mem
bers of the group gathered here for
their annual conclave.
The meeting opened with a barbe
cue dinner, served in the lunch room
at Perquimans High School, after
which the firemen and guests as
sembled in the auditorium for an in
teresting program and a business
session.- V-Mv'---"'
; Mayor V.v N. Darden, acting as
toastmaster, introduced Representa
tive C R. Holmes, who gave the in
vocation. B. C. Berry town fire com
missioner and . W. G. Newby, Town
'Clerk, gave addresses of welcome, W.
H. Hardcastle, Mayor pro-tern, intro
duced present and former members of
the Town Board and A. T. Lane,
chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners, introduced county of
ficials. : . ...
Among the distinguished guests
were Waldo C Cheek, State Commis
sioner of Insurance, and Sherwood
Brockwell, State Fire Marshal, both.
of Raleigh, who expressed their plea
sure at being in Hertford and address
brief remarks to the firemen on the
excellent job of fire protection pro-'
vided in North. Carolina.
Milton Warren of Plymouth, secre
tary of the association, responded to
the address of welcome and praised
the Hertford Fire Department for
preparing such a splendid meeting as
was conducted.
State Senator J. Emmett Winslow
introduced the principal speaker for
the meeting, StatSenator William
Copeland of Murfreesboro.
Mr. Copeland'a addreiswas on the
subject of thr" Russia Empire and
the Dilemma We. 'Find Ourselves In
Today. He , reviewed briefly the his
tory of Russia as. a nation, growing
out of Asia;; and expending through
wars over ' period of 400 years.
This actionlaltyays keeping the Rus
sians in constant' struggle with their
neighbors brought about . condition
ways been ruled by dictators, know
ing no political parties, only military
organizations, with the government
being run as such.
Mr. Copeland pointed out ' the fact
that Russia has always ' reneged on
agreements -and ; changes its foreign
policies to every situation.
I He closed his talk with a warning
that the United States should make
no appeasement with Russia, for
such, he said, will mean the loss of
all Asia to the Communists. He pro
posed the United States build up its
power to repell all aggression and
accept Allies everywhere willing to:
assist in keeping the peace of
ft.,
world. '
Past Commanders
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The William Paul Stallings Post No.
126 of the American Legion and the
Auxiliary held a joint meeting at
the Agriculture Building Thursday
night, July 5. ,
Commander B. C. Berry presided
and welcomed the members of the
Auxiliary and other guests.
An interesting feature of the meet
ing was ,the reports of Jay Duling,
Boys' State representative from the
Legion, and Miss Marvina White and
Mies Marguerite Butler, who repre
sented the Auxiliary at Girls' State.
Past Commander pins were pre-
aartaA e frX fnn ncr f! 'K 'finm.
ner, a. V. uerry, iv. m. uaraen, s. i.
Chappell, R. R. White and W. F. Ains-
ley. ,The presentations were made
by the wives who were -present as
members of the Auxiliary.
Past TCommanders Bernard Proctor,
Francis Nixon and James Snipes were
not present and will be awarded their
pins at a later date. , ,. , 1
Scenic Film On Sweden
Seen By Rotary Club
Members ofv the- Hertford Rotary
Club viewed a scenic film on Sweden,
at their meeting held Monday "night
at the Hotel Hertford, y . -v
" The films, shown to the Rotarians
by Arthur Sundberg, of Irvington, N.
Y., who was a guest of the club, were
taken by Mr. Sundberg on a recent
tour of Swedem . The pictures re
vealed much of the natural beauties
of the country, its forests, coastline,
lakes, cities And a number of beauti
ful churches, dating back as far as
the 12th Century. " y
The meeting was presided over by
Jack Kanoy, newly installed presi
dent. of the club. - ;;
ECRU ANNOUNCEMENT .vVn
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F, Harrell of
Route three announce the birth of a
daughter, Annie Virginia, born June
29, at Albemarle Hospital.
Legion Post Honors
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Snipes Resigns As
School Principal
James P. Snipes,-nrincioal of Per.
quimans Central Grammar School for
the past four( years, tendered his
resignation of that post to the Coun
ty Board of Education on Monday of
this week In order to accent a nosttion
of principal at the Wheat Swamp
school near LaGrange. ;
In his letter of resignation, which
is effective immediately, Mr. Snipes
expressed regret at leaving Perquim
ans County and stated he warmly
appreciated the wholehearted cooper
ation given him while he served as
principal of Central Grammar School.
While living in Hertford, Mr. Snipes
took an active part in civic and church
work and served as Commander of the
W.m. Paul Stallings Post of the Am
erican Legion. ;
Mr. and Mrs. Snipes and daughter
will live at LaGrange and expect to
move there within the next few
weeks.
Collection Here
: A proposal to modernize the collec
tion of trash and garbage, with in the
Town of Hertford, by replacing the
horses and carts, now used, with a
motor vehicle was made at a meeting
of the' Town Board last Monday night
and is now being considered by the
Council.
. Following a discussion on the sub
ject, Mayor V. N. Darden and Com
mission Robert L. Hollowell were ap
pointed as a committee to investigate
the sale of. the town's team and carts
and the purchase of a truck to be used
for trash collection. This committee
is to report its findings at the next
meeting of the Board.
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colletin system, met with a divided
opinion among ' the Board members
and it was agreed that the matter
should be taken under advisement un
til the next meeting, giving the Board
an opportunity to obtain the views of
the residents of the town on the sub
ject.,' If and when the change over is
adopted, it was pointed out. that dur
ing the discussion, a change in the
collection methods, will also be neces
sary. If the collection is motorized,
the truck crew will pick up trash and
garbage from the curbs only, thus all
residents will be required to place
trash at the curbs in front of their
i n a. J ' OH,, .h
inomes on collection uaya. , xiic vin-
collect trash or garbage, as is now
done in some cases.
It was proposed, in the event that
the truck system is adopted, the town
be divided into areas and collections
scheduled for the different areas on
different days of the week. No sched
ule was discussed pending the report
of the committee next month.
Cotton Acreage In
State Up 2 Per Cent
Cotton in cultivation on North Caro
lina farms on July 1 is estimated at
775,000 acres. This is 179,000 acres,
'or 30 per cent more than last year
and about 2 per cent above the 1940
49 average of 761,000 acres. While
the 775,000 acres in cultivation July
i n i . ij.
(IB up materially jirum uun year, it a
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about Zl per cent below the goat oi
975,000 acres, set for North Carolina
by the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture. This estimate is based on in
formation supplied by cotton growers
throughout the State on or about
July 1.
Conditions at planting time varied
widely and generally were unfavorable
for the early development of cotton
plants. Dry soils - and cool nights
caused -delayed germination and re
sulted in considerable replanting m
many areas. Earlier plantings which
reached stands prior to the dry spell,
beginning about May 1 and ending
around June 1 in most areas, have the
best prospects at that time. Late
original plantings and replantings
made after May 1 generally have
stand which are much below normal.
Some growers plowed up parts or all
their original acreage planted to cot
ton .prior to July 1 because of poor
stands, and planted their land to other
crops,' i ,,T '
For the nation as a whole the acre
age in cultivation July 1, 1951, is es
timated at 29,510,000 acres, 68.6 per
cent above the acreage in cultivation
on July 1, 1950, and 33.1 per cent
above the 1940-49 average acreage in
cultivation on this date. 1 The acre
age in cultivation on July 1 last year
was 18,613,000 acres and the 1940-49
average was 22,163,000 acres.
Board Considering
Change In Trash
fcrfcd Docket In
fecorfcr'sCourt
Hare Last Tuesday
Probable Cause Verdict
Returned In Assault
Case
A varied docket consisting of ten
cases was disposed of in Perquimans
Recorder's' Court in sessionTiere last
Tuesday after a recess of one week.
A fine of $25 and costs of court
Were taxed against Emmett Wiggins,
who entered a plea of guilty to a
charge of speeding.
Ralph Pettaway, charged with
speeding, entered a plea of iruilty and
paid the costs of court -
f.'Fred Boswell, of Edenton, charged
with issuing a worthless check, in the
amount of $738.35, to the Hertford
Livestock and Supply Company, enter
ed a plea of guilty to the charge. Bos
well was sentenced to the roads for
12 months, sentence to be suspended
upon the condition he make satisfac
tory arrangements with the local
firm to reimburse the company for the
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Probable cause was found in the!
hearing, in which William Phillips,
Negro, is charged with assaulting Wil
liam Dempsey, Jr., with a pistol, in
flicting bodily injury. Phillips was
bound over to the Superior Court for
action by grand jury. Bond was set
at $500. According to testimony giv
en at the hearing, Dempsey was shot
m July 4, at Perquimans Beach and
e testified he was shot by Phillips,
defense evidence, given by Phillips
enied the alleged shooting.
Jimmie Meads, charged with reck
ess driving, entered a plea of guilty
nd paid a fine of $25 and costs of
court.
i Doris Barnes, charged with driving
Without a license, entered a plea of
guilty and paid the costs of court
Dillard Riddick entered a plea of
guilty to a charge of being drunk on
the streets of Hertford and he paid
the cost3 of court. 1
; Louise Ward, entered a plea of guil
ty to being drunk on the streets of
Hertford and paid the costs of court.
Roland Gilliam, 'Negro, charged with
oXftaining money ir promise to work,
and then failing to do so, was found
guilty as charged. He was ordered
to pay the court costs and reimburse
Lwellyn Bembry, ' Negro, the sum of
$20.
Levy Revells, Negro, charged with
being drunk on the streets of Hert
ford entered a plea of guilty He was
ordered to pay a fine of $10 and costs
of court.
Five cases were continued until next
week's term of court and Link O'Neal,
who failed to appear to answer charg
es of disturbing the peace was ordered
held on a bond of $50.
Hertford Leads In
The Hertford Indians are current
ly leading the Tri-County Semi-Pro
Baseball League by a margin of four
full games. The Indians will play
their next home game in Hertford on
Saturday afternoon at 8 o clock
against Sunbury.
The Gatesville club is in second
place after having held the top place
for the first three weeks of the cam
paign. The Indians paced by the
notch pitching of Billy Wmslow, Ver
non White and Carl Winslow and the
heavy hitting of Joe Nowell, Ed Lane
Richard Hoskins, Ralph Hollowell,
Kelly Byrum, Marvin Hunter and
jlyde Stallings are proving to be a
tough" aggregation to halt in the pen
nant drive.
The Indians would like to sched
ile games with any semi-pro team in
this area on week nights.
, .TRI-COUNTY LEAGUE
W L Pet.
Hertford -10 1 .909
Gatesville -. 6 5 .545
Sunbury l 2 6 .250
White Oak 1 7 .125
Interest Growing
In Soft Ball League
Public interest is growing in the
soft ball league, in operation here
with four teams competing for league
honors. 'Fans attending the games are
increasing in numbers as each game
is played, and the players are hopeful
capacity crowds will be watching the
contests before the close of the league
season.
The VFW team Is currently at the
top of the league with three wins
and no defeats, while the Independents
have won three and lost one. The
Lions have lost two contests and the
Jayceea there.
Three contests are on tap for next
week, the VFW plays the Indepen
dents on Monday; VFW vs. Lions on
Wednesday, and Jaycees play Inde
pendents. Friday. . All- games begin
at 6:15. and the public is invited to
attend. .No admission is charged for
the games. ,
Semi-Pro Leap
Town Boerd Adopts
Sets 51.35 Tax Rate At Meeting Mo
Post Office Issuing
New Money, Orders
A new system for issuing and hand
ing money orders has been installed
y the Post Office Department, in
orporating many desirable feaures
ot included in the old system.
Under the new regulations money
orders may be cashed at any post of-
lce or bank during its period of va
idity, thus eliminating troublesome
precedures necessary under the old
ules. The new system is also ex
lected to speed up the handling of
P. O. money orders through com-
nercial banks, and give holders of
money orders opportunity to cash
same without paying extra fees.
The new money orders are in form
of a punched card, and holders are
requested not to fold, staple or muti-
ate the cards in any manner.
Lions Install New
Newly elected officers for the Hert
ord Lions Club were installed at a
ecent meeting of the club with F.
A. McGoogan succeeding Clinton Eley
as president Other officers install
ed were T. P. Byrum, first vice-presi
dent; I. C. Yagel, second vice-presi
dent; A. T. Lane, third vice-president;
Sidney Blanchard, secretary; J. T.
Lane, tail twister; Thurman White,
Lion Tamer; Bill Cox. and A. H. Ed
wards, directors.
At a meeting of the club, new last
Friday night at the Hotel Hertford,
Mr. McGoogan made the following ap
pointments to committee chairman
ships for the coming year:
Attendance, Bill Cox; By-Laws, I.
C. Yagel; Finance, Charles Harrell;
membership, A. T. Lane; program, J.
T. Biggers; food, T. P. Byrum; con
vention, C. T. Eley; Lions education,
Ralph White; agriculture, G. C Buck;
Initiation, Charlie Vann; sign con
servation, D. I. A. Ward; boys' and
girls' work, Earl Topping; citizen
Mn. Luther Sitterson: greeters com
mittee, C. T. Eley; publicity, Charles
Wniiford; civic improvements, Harry
Hollowell; community betterment, 1M
tnn Hurdle: education, E. C. Wood-
ard; health and welfare, Claude White;
Safety, Jim Bass; united wanons, a.
H. Edwards.
Approval Pending On
Sale of School Sites
Final action of the sale of a num
ber of surplus school sites, auctioned
off by the Perquimans Board of Edu
cation last Saturday, will be made
at the end of a 10-day period, J. T.
Biggers, School Superintendent, said
Bids received by the Board on the
buildings totaled $4,150, which was
less than estimated prior to the auc
tion, It is believed bids on at least
one of the buildings will be raised,
and also bids on one or two of the
buildings will be rejected and a pri
vate sale negotiated in order for the
Board to receive greater returns on
the sale of these properties.
Boll Weevil Situation
Looking More Critical
The boll weevil situation is look
ing more critical at the present time,
according to lounty Agent i. y.
Yagel. While a heavy infestation
Overman. While a heavy infestation
is not being found as yet, an occasion
al weevil has been found and from
to 8 punctured squares is some
fields. Fields that have been ousted
or the last two .weeks are showing
ractically no punctured squares.
"It is very important that all cot
on growers continue their dusting
each week," says Mr. Yagel. 'Ten
pounds of Toxaphene per acre is sufT
ficient right now. It is best to dust
when there is as little wind as possi
ble and early in the morning when
there is plenty of dew."
1 MBS. BARBARA DAIL
Mrs. Barbara Dail, 58, wife of Ira
Dail, died Wednesday afternoon at
6 o'clock at the Albemarle Hospital,
Elizabeth City, after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at
Great Hope Baptist Church at 4 P. M.,
Friday with.' burial in the church
cemetery.
Besides her husband she is survived
by . five sons, Alonzo Lee Dail, of
South Mills: Rennie Dail, ueedie
Dail, Loftin Dail, and Charlie Dail,
all of Hertford, Route 1; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Roxy Dail, -of Hertford,
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Norfolk, Va.; 17 grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
V0; MASONS TO MEET
The ' Perquimans Masonic Lodge,
No. 106, A. F. & A. M., will meet
Tuesday night at $ o'clock.
Slate Of Officers
At Recent Meeting
fisczl Oudget And
nday
Town Employees Voted
Participation In So-.
cial Security
The Board of Commissioners, for
the Town of Hertford, meetinir in
regular session here last Mondav
night, adopted a budget for the cur
rent fiscal year and set the town tax
rate at $155 per $100 valuation- The
budget adopted was practically the
same used during the past year, and
s suDject to change on authority of
he Auditor who annually examines
the financial condition of the town.
The $1.35 tax rate is also the same
s during the past year.
W. G. Newby, clerk to the board.
gave a financial review of the town's
msiness during the past year, which
revealed the town's income amounted
to $124,906.72, while expenditures to
taled $118,098.34. The expenditures
during the year amounted to $1,655.90
more than appropriated in Julv of
1950.
I. C. Yagel appeared before the
board and requested a no parking area
be established in front of the Agri
culture Building, in order to eliminate
traffic congestion at this point. Af
ter some discussion this proposal was
rejected. However, the Board ordered
traffic lines be painted adjacent to the
building to relieve the present con
dition.
Preparations were made for the
Hertford Fire Department to be repre
sented at the annual Firemen's Con-.
vention, to be held at 'Carolina Beach,
August 20. The Commissioners nam
ed Ray White as delegate and W. H.
Hardcastle, as alternate, to represent
the board. The firemen have named
Charles Skinner as alternate and
James E. Newby as alternate.
Mayor Darden reported to the
board that the Town has made appli
cation to the State Highway Com
mission for street funds, available to
the town under the provisions of the
Powell Bill.
W. H.' Hardcastle, senior member
f the Board of Commissioners, was
lected Mayor-pro-tem to serve as
Mayor of Hertford in any absence of
Mayor V. N. Darden.
No action was taken on a discus
ion of a cost. of, living . increage. in
wages to employees of the Town, tt
was agreed the proposal be deferred
until the next meeting of the board.
On motion adopted, however, the
board voted to provide ways and
means for town employees to be in
cluded in the U. S. Social Security
system. County and municipal offi
cers and employees are now permit
ted to participate in social security if
the plan is adopted by the governing
board. Under this resolution, em
ployees of the Town of Hertford
will pay 1 per cent of their salar
es into the fund, while the Town
adds an additional 1 per cent. The
employees will be entitled to social
security retirement at the age of 65.
Hertford Jaycees
Sponsoring Unique
Community Project
The Hertford Junior Chamber of
Commerce has completed arrange
ments for sponsorship of a unique
community project, called Community
Calendar, and will begin the task of
compiling information, needed in con
nection with the project on next
Thursday.
The Community Birthday Calendar
s designed and sold with the idea of
iromoting closer friendship and re
ations among residents of the com
nunity. The calendar will carry list
ngs among residents of the communi
ty. The calendar will carry listings
of important dates such as anniver
saries, birthdays, meeting nights of
clubs and organizations.
Awards will be made to those par
ticipating in the project with the
Jaycees, and these will be explained
in detail by members of the Cham
ber of Commerce who plan to can
vass Hertford obtaining information
to be printed on the calendar.
As in all other Jaycee projects, the
profits of the calendar will be spent
for community betterment
Local 4-H Clubbers
Return From Camp
Earl Topping, assistant county
agent, and Mrs. Topping, and Miss
Kinsey Perry, assistant home agent,
have returned .from Roanoke Island
where they attended the 4-H Camp
last week. ;y.:' '
The . 4-H members in attendance
were Joseph Layden, Alton Ray Stal
lings, Doris Jean Stallings, Joseph
Rogerson, Kay Howell, Julian Howell, .
Deborah Ann Nixon, Janette Wil ;
Hams, Ronald Harrell, Patrick Harrell,,
John Hill, Sally Ruth Hurdle, Wade
Jordan, Bobby Smith and Paul Blanch-"
ard.' - '-'V-.vv .' '.v'-viv: