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1 r WEEKLY 1 chime XV11L No. 28. 'Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, July 13 1951. 5 Cents Per ''1.V ' 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, '. fest Gcjc!:j3 Ffrc::n 1::d-Tjl"i 0.i i f:ossbCySte:toSLirUniCc;::d . 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 i 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 -3 --r-i-i"irvirvinnniviruvxj'uujuvTrLl 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. r..rvp.vB ... 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 ; i. n m i l ix - 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 OTVl.rtlin- S.Q 111 a Ahanlr . -V 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, V1WW i t (HIM . . V vw. vw, W 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: