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Heavy Firs Assessed 1
C :o CI. rins Traf
: Vi;":::n ' . ; ;
' " ' Nine of the 10 cases listed on the
-. dockefc of the Perquimans Recorder'a
Court, in session here las Tuesday
?wer disposed' of, and a warrant
charging Roosevelt Sheard, Negro,
-.with driving without -a license was
ordered for service when Sheard fait
: . . ed to appear to answer the charge. ':
..' Eight of the nine defendants tried
on Tuesday entered pleas of guilty
"" ' while one defendant,' Walter Ca-
. s, wright, charged with driving after his
; : operator's license had been suspended,
. entered a plea of not guilty. A ver-
diet of guilty, was returned in, the
, Cartwright case, and the defendant
;,, .. was given a" 80-day sentence, sus-
' pended upon payment of a fine of
$200 and costs of court' The youth's
. license to drive had been suspended
. by the Motor Vehicle Department on
, -charges of habitual violation. '
Fleet Cooper and Bertha Cooper,
. Negroes, were taxed with the court
costs on cnarges ox mutual mwuk -;;,
. . Tnano. nnntor and Ruthard Whiter
Negroes, both charged with failure
- to dim lights, entered pleas of guil-
xty and each was fined filO and costs
v of court m f . -
Costs of - court were-- assessed
against . Harold Stalnakes who en
tered a plea of guilty Ito being drunk
. . . m ww LM 1 ", .
. . On u Sireeui Vk juwruwau.., . ;
Joseph Meads, charged wHh'pasa-
' ing a. vehicle at an intersection, en
- ; t tered a plea of guilty and paid the
costs of court.
William Evans was ordered to pay
a fine of $10 and codts of court af
ter heentered a . plea of , guilty , to
a charge of speeding 70 miles an
hour. . . r
Walla' " --" hargedwilajr
Ing a ' se of on-co '.ng
.f fi mi . .. a to car a fine of
- ' (10 and eoct ; of court, on a plea of
It 4.'' . .-V"
, Cease-fire talks between the, UN
v and Communists were resumed at
' Kaesong on Wednesday of this week
. - after a four days" recess, 'but reports
from UN headquarters indicated the
' Communists were determined to push
the demand for withdrawal all for
eign troops from Korea as one of the
major points on the agenda. UN rep
resentatives have taken the stand this
' issue is a political one and,Here
' fore, not important in the cease-fire
talks, but should be discussed at con
ferences to - follow in. the event an
armistice is signed. .' ,
i ' 'President Truman this week out
lined to Congress his program for
expansion of the nation's defense
forces,' which would jump total mili
" Kary outlay from 35 billion dollars to
7 65 billion dollars, ' including 8.g bil
lions for foreign aid. The President
pointed out that production of weap
ons had lagged and must be stepped
up to-a point? where manufacturing
will be three tames greater, than
present records.. . - , .
' " Five -nations have." accepted Gen
t eral i Dwight ? Eisenhower's plan to
r-mbine the Er r4 defense force
L.t a single u;i, all nsng the same
' f.ag, uniforms, weapons, - This
. plan is expected to quicken the build
, Mp of a two million man army in Eu
rope aimed at maintaining peace, The
5 acceptance of the plan is also expect
ed, to strengthen the . NATO eeltup
which the Ccneral now heads In
Paris.
Dr. F. Orion 'Kixon, of Raleigh,
this week ws named as president of
Chowan Cc":-e at Hurfreeeboro. Dri
. I lxcn, v.!.j v .:i i " C. D. Earn,
who rece;.:y ti'l 1' e Tnr
pt-or of Tabernacle Ea;'.lJt d.urcn
In Kolc;h.
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Guest speaker at the First District
meeting of the Masonic Lodges will
be Herbert M. Foy, of Mt Airy,
Grand Master of North Carolina Ma
sonic Lodges, i . The . meeting will be
held in Hertford Monday, July 30. .
Pcir,3 Lodge
K3St At District
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State Officers Will Be
Guest Speakers At
Local Gathering V
Members of the Masonic Lodge of
the First District will hold a meet
ing in Hertford, with Perquimans
Lodge, No. 106, A. F. & A. M., as
host, on Monday, July 30, it was an
nounced here today by Cecil C. Wins
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Two meetings will be conducted
during the' i-", the first at three
o'clock, f w! 'L. Mclver, Grand
iSetivtary, the guest speaker,
' This meeting will be held in the lodge
(room ht the Court Hou$e.
, Dinner for the 'gathering win 'be
-voi at fernuimana ' T!iRh -School
at 6-JfflLP. It. y'i " -''' "
Herbert" MPoXfraM Master of
North Carolina, Masonic .Lodges, will
be the. speaker for the night meet
ing : which will convene at eight
o'clock. - ,
Masons from Gates, Perquimans,
Pasquotank 'Camden, ; Currituck and
Dare counties are expected to attend
the meeting here- and alL visiting
Master Masons are issued a cordial
invitation to - attend,. Mr. Winslow
stated. - ..
Belvidere Ruritans
To Organize Scouts
Members of the . Belvidere Ruritan
Club are proceeding with plans for
th organization of a Boy Scout Troop,
in their community, and at a meet
ing, of the club, held July 19, Tim
Berry, Russell Baker, Edwin White
and Clarence Chappell were named to
serve as directors of the organiza
tion. ' . :
Rev. Carl Yow was.named to serve
as Scoutmaster . of flie1 troop and Joe
Nowell and Cliff ord : Winslow were
named as assistant scoutmasters.
The Ruritans plan to organize the
troop as soon as arrangements can
be. completed.
New Bssiiiess Opens v
In Hertford Today;
A new retail 'business opens in
Hertford today.- J" ' .f - ' .
The new establishment, which will
feature retail sales of plumbing and
building materials, is owned and op
erated by Edison Harris, who for. a
number of years has been associated
with the ZA. Harris store on Grubb
Street.
'The new store is" located In a
building recently constructed by Mr.
Harris on . Perry Street, just off
Grubb, near the Z. A. Harris build
ing. -
Hcvival Services ' -At
Bcthkhcn: Church
A series of revival services will be
conducted at the Bethlehem Crch:
near teiheL bejinnlny .Sunday, Jaly
51 J, ani continuing t..rouh Sunday,
Air-ast 5, ft was announced here to
-rices will be held "y at-8
. f-d the Rev. ITaroIJ ' rner of
i . i City will do te i: jaching.
1;.e r-1 "i is invited to att:r.d.
E- 1 wp v
I"r. t- 1 L'rs. Paul r." --riner
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Some Signs of Boll Wee
vil Increase Noted In
Cotton
Present indications are that Per
quimans County farmers will harvest
bumper crops this fall. The crop
outlook for now is Hie brightest in
years, according to reports from; the
Joooal PMA office. . .
With an- ideal cultivating season,
all local crops appear to be in. excel
lent condition in all sections of the
county, W. E. - White, ' secretary of
the Perquimans PMA said today.
. Reporting on the various .acreage
planted to cotton, peanuts, soybeans
and corn in' Perquimans this year,
Mr. . White estimated the acreage as
follows f Peanuts 4,597, cotton 2,900,
corn 17,000, soybeans 15,000.
According to state reports, cultiva
tion of most crops at the present time
is about 80 per cent completed.
, , In connection with the local cotton
crop, I. C Yagel, County Agent,
stated Iboday the appearance of sec
ond generation weevils infestation is
showing a slight increase over last
week's report on treated fields, and
in untreated fields, the infestation has
doubled in some cases. . -The
County Agent advises cotton
producers te continue a careful check
of fields at least twice a week of low
infestation of 0-5 per cent. are found
as the infestation may quickly in
crease in a few days. He cautioned
fanners not to assume that the crop
is made and insects are no longer a
problem, but to make continued ap-
'plications to cotton fields with toxa-
pheneto keep the insects checked.
The Agent added that large bolls
had been found generally oyer the
county, and no boll worms had been
discovered but farmers should keep
a close watch for these, worms and
use Toxaphene - to com&qt them
when found. .
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Farm Saf ety: Ywk
, Perquimans County Home Demon
stration Club members are joining
others throughout the nation this
week in observance of National Farm
Safety Week, it was reported today
byMrs. Nina B.' White, County Home
Agent -
Mrs. White pointed out in 1950
titarv . were BKO.non accidents result
ing in injuries in homes throughout
the country, and this record can oe
reduced through a safety inventory
and hazard hunlt conducted in each
home. 1
"ok Home' Agent suggests the fol
lowing rules be observed in promot
ing home safety: '
Have handrails in good repair on
all stairs. If there are small children
in t.hn Jinme. have' cates ; at ton and
bottom of. stairs. Have stair ways
well lighted. Have steps or railings
on porches in good repair. Have all
anutll run anchored-well, especially
those at head or foo of stairs or at
landing. Have house wiring inspect
ed. Have all wells and cisterns cov
ered securely. Have yard and lawn
smooth and free from falling and
tripping hazards. Provide the home
with ; a strong stepladder. Have
handhold near bathtub. Have kero
sene or gasoline, if used, outside the
house in specially, marked containers.
Have furnace flues and connections
in good shape. Have all inflammable
materials placed well away from fur
iimi nr inntro ' Keen matchea awav
from children and 4nji metal con-
tainov. Wave tinnfefthold noisons Dlain-
ly- marked. Have all firearms put
away and locked up. Have a metai
mi art A nv Itoal raat nrnvtded for the
laundry iron. Have metal contain
ers with tightly fitting covers pro
vided for oilly "rags and. mop-heads.
IToan Mia atona Innr at tnv and oth
er, loose articles. Mop up water or
grease at once. Turn pox nanaies
away from front and edge of range.
Touch electric fixtures with dry hands
only. 'Discard frayed electric cords.
tccal Firni To Hold
Open IZcuss Nest W eek
Harrell Gas ft Coal Company will
hold its annual summer open house
beginning next Friday, August 8, at
its store next to Perquimans High
School; ib was announced .today by
Carles II. Harrell, Jr., owner.' , ,
Hr. I!--rell stated , that factory
repr ' ves will be present to
' i '-A.!ona on appliances
t s lc: 1 t. -n, and the
I ' ; i j i .v'.' ; J to vL't -C.e Store and
' ' "-i. Prizes
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Iced Draft Ootid
orFflurfuCnAajB
Time Extended For En
vi listments On Volun
vjtary. Basis
'Four Perquimans County youths
will be called up for induction into
the armed forces, through the local
draft board, on August 6, it was re
ported today by Mrs. Charles Cam
pen, clerk to the local board.
This call for men is the first re
ceived by the Perquimans Board in
several months, and notices, of induc
tion will be in the hands of selectees,
scheduled to report, at all early date.
- The local board has not yet been
informed as to whether or not it will
refceive a pre-induotion call for the
mfcnth of August.
Newspaper reports indicate that
dnaft calls will be increased sharply
infthe months ahead. A large num
ber of reservists called up a year or
more ago are to be released from
service and will foe replaced by vol
unteers and inductees. .. . .v
praft registrants 1 who have been
examined and found acceptable but
who have not received their notices
tof report for induction, may volun
teer for any branch of the service
op to August let, they local draft
board was advised this week by state
headquarters. This order extended
for 15 days a previous directive al
lowing such enlistments between June
15 and July 15. '
Until June 15, registrants were
not permitted to volunteer for ser
vice after they received notices to
report for pre-induction axaminations.
They were first given from June 15
to July 15 to enlist voluntarily in any
branch of service, they desired. This
is: now extended until August
ly ; those who receive induction.: no
tices in the meantime will become in
eligible. t
M E Rites m
Kiss lls!:n Gaither
Miss Helen Wingfield Gaither of
Hertford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Gather, died at 10:30 o'clock
Saturday night in a Portsmouth hos
pital, where she had been a patient
for several weeks. Born August 23,
1878, at Woodland, the home of her
grandparents, Colonel and Mrs. Chas.
Wingfield Wood, most of her life was
spent in Hertford. Miss Gartner
taught in- the public schools of Hert
ford and Perquimans Counties and
was the first home demonstration
agent of her native county. - -
sne ' was a memoer oi we noiy
member of the Holyj
Trinity Episcopal Church, the Wo -
man's Club and United Daughters of
the Confederacy.
Surviving are three brothers,
Charles W. ' and W. G. Gaither of
Elizabeth City, and the vRev. B. W.
Gaither of Creswellj five sisters, Mrs.
G B. Lewis of Richmond, Mrs. R. C.
Preston of Norfolk, Mrs, W. H. Huf
fines of FayettevHle, Mrs. E. C. Con-'
ger of Elizabeth City and Mrs. R. B.
Albertson of Portsmouth.
Funeral services were conducted at
Holy Trinity Church in Hertford at
11 o'clock Monday ftiorning. The Rev.
Wood Gaither of Creswell, assisted
by the Rev. Charles F. Wulf , officiat
ed.' Interment followed in the family
plot in the church cemetery. ,'
Pallbearers were D. F. Reed, Sr.,
Dr; T. ,P i Brinn, Frank B. Skinner
and E. Leigh Winslow.of Hertford, R.
Elton Forehand of Elizabeth City and
R. N. Hines of Edenton.
Patrolman Reports
Two Wrecks Here
, Bj R. Jnscoe, State Highway patrol
man, reported two wrecks which oc
curred in ithe county the first part of
this week. The first involved a large
truck driven by James Johnson, Ne
gro, ': of Philadelphia, Pa., which
crashed into the fence along highway
17 at about 6 o'clock Monday morn
ing. Johnson told Patrolman Inscoe
he applied the brakes of the track
and a front wheel locked, swerving
the truck into the fence near Mills
Creek bridge. ; Considerable damage
was done the roadway fencing, and
the truck damage was estimated at
$150. . y
The second wreck was a collision
between a car driven by the Rev.
Garland Singletary of Elizabeth City
and a highway truck. According to
Mr. Inscoe Singletary was driving
west on highway 87, four miles west
of I7ir.fa'J when he smashed into the
rear of the . State truck, which had
slowed down to permit another car
to ir: "e a turn. Damages to the car
and truck were estimated, at $350. . ' ,
Sbiff Draws Waraits In Connection
With Two ft&riss Committed Hare
Sloodmobile Here
Perquimans County residents, who
have volunteered to donate blood to
the American Red Cross, are remind
ed that It-he Red Cross Bloodmobile
will be located at the Hertford Meth
odist Church today (Friday) for the
purpose of collecting blood to be
used for the use of the armed forces.
The mobile unit will be located at
the church from 10 A. M., uritil 4
P. M., and individuals desiring to do
nate blood, and who have not already
made an appointment, are requested
to come to the church durintr the
above mentioned hours.
C. Edgar White, chairman of the
Perquimans Blood Program Commit
tee, has announced thalt the county's
quota for this trip of the bloodmobile
is 100 pints of blood. -
Barher-Hclsey Vows
Spoken SundayP.M.
At Rocky Hock
The marriage of Miss Pearl Hal
sey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I.
Halsey, Jr., of Edenton, to Durwood
Barber, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Dur
wood Barber, Sr., of Winfall, took
place Sunday afternoon, July 15, at
4:30 o'clock in the Rocky Hock Bap
tist Church.
The double ring ceremony was per
formed by the Rev. R. E. Gordon, pas
tor pf the church, in a . setting of
palms and ferns with burning tapers
and baskets of white gladioli, asters
and chrysanthemums.
The wedding music was played by
Mrs. Lynn Perry. Miss Carolyn
Swindell sang "The Sweetest Story
Ever Told" and "Because' During
the candlelight ceremony "To A Wild
Rose""was played softly. ,
The bride, given in marriaee by
ItMttJaie .wore. a white redingate
areas or imported irostea organdy
over -taffeta, fashioned with a cuffed
taut bodice and silhouetted with tiny
ocean pearl buttons down the bodice
with a full gathered skirt. She wore
matching-mitts of white frosted ny
lon. ' Her hat was of straw out
lined with frosted veiling and lily of
the valley. She carried a white Bible
topped with a white purple-throated
orchid and showers of stephanotis.
Miss Peggy Halsey; sister of the
bride, was maid of honor. She wore
a lime frosted organdy dress with
a fitted bodice accented in the front
with tiny pearl buttons and double
ruffle with a full three-tier skirt. Her
hat was made of matching net with
matching flowers from her nosegay.
She carried a "nosegay of summer
mixed flowers.
j Joseph Swanner was best man.
Joseph Swanner was best
' Ushers were Carroll Copeland and
Mrs. Isaac Harrell was mistress of
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Hertford Holds Lead
In Baseball League
Hertford Indians dropped two
games in the Tri-County Baseball
League last week-end but still main
tained a slim lead ' for the league
leadership.
' Trailing close behind Hertford in
the league standing are Gatesville,
White Oak and Sunbury in that or
der. .;
The Indians lost a . hard fought
contest to White Oak here last Sun
day, the game going 12 innings with
the visitors winning by a 5-4 count.
Hertford will play Gatesville here
on Memorial Field next Saturday af
ternoon and will travel to Gatesville
for a return game on Sunday after
noon. .
Fishing Meeting To
Be Held At Ahoskie
The Commercial Fisheries ' Com
mittee of the" Board of Conservation
and Development announced today
that they will hold a public hear
ing at Ahoskie at 10 A. M., August j
Z4. ine purpose or tms neanng is
to consider changes in the rules and
regulations dealing with' fishing in
Chowan River and Indiantown Creek
in Camden County.,
Repairs Planned To
Methodist Church.
Some extensive repairs are to be
made to the Hertford Methodist
Church with the' work to start about
August; 1, according to an announce
ment made this week by the Board
of Trustees of 4he Church.
. The repairs will include work on
the roof and floor of the building,
according to reports, and total costs
of the repairs is estimated at ap
proximately $2,500.
Evidence Implicates
Hertford Youth In
Two Crimes 1
Warrants charsrinir a ppranimana
County youth on five counts in con
nection with two robberies which oc
curred here over last week-end and
were drawn by Sheriff Melvin G.
Owens here Wednesday.
The youth charged with ithe crimes
is Johnny Myers, 19 years old of
Hertford.
The warrants in this case were ob
tained by Sheriff Owens after the
gathering of evidence which definite
ly linked the youth with the break
ing and entering of W. M. Divers &
Son store and the Hollowell Chevro
let Company. Finger prints obtained
at the Divers store were definitely
identified by the State Bureau of In
vestigation as those of the youth.
Evidence found in a 1949 Chevrolet
taken from the Hollowell Chevrolet '
Company and which was located at
Edenton on Monday, also linked the
youth with the theft of two automo
biles. A searcn for the youth was started
immediately by Sheriff Owens follow
ing the issuance of the warrants.
The warrants ' charge Myers with
breaking and entering on two counts
and larceny on three counts.
Sheriff Owens stated Wednesday
that he greatly appreciated the as
sistance in this case as was given by
Hertford police, the State Bureau of
Investigation and the Edenton police.
The two robberies, which were dis
covered Monday morning, and re
sulted in approximately $4,000 loss,
occurred on Saturday and Sunday
nights. Two 1949 Chevrolet cars
were taken from Ithe Hollowell
Chevrolet warehouse on Highway 17;
one of these cars was found by the
Edenton police early Sunday morn
ing. The car had been wrecked and
left near the Triangle Service Sta
tion at Edenlton. The theft of the
cars was discovered by Johnny Huht
ter when he reported for work Monv
dajMnoroing. . - j
Some $1,200 worth of atches
were taken from the- W. Mlivers &
Son,BtQre,som.eJ40i0- Sunday. This
theft was discovtrfed by Jamei Div
ers on Monday morningy who told the
officers he had been in the store on
Sunday afternoon and everything
seemed to be in order at thaiVtime.
Between 30 and 40 watches, most
of them new popular makes, were
taken from the jewelry store. Sev
eral watches left at the store for re
pairs, were also taken. Preston Div
ers, reporting on the theft, stated a
number of valuable articles includ
ing diamonds, i were untouched, al
though these articles were near the
watches which were taken.
.Entrance into the Divers store was
made through a skylight on the one
story building, and it was from Ithis
broken glass that Sheriff Owens ob
tained the finger prints which linked
Myers to the crime. A lock was
broken on the front door of the Hol
lowell warehouse, and entry into this
building was gained in that manner.
Anderson Church
Building Dedicated
Sunday Afternoon
In the Anderson Methodist Church,
two miles west of Hertford, next Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock a dedica
tory service will be held for the new
Sunday School building. The service
will be in memory of Horace C. Lay
den, an outstanding youth leader in
the church and community, who met
death in a tragic accident a year ago.
The Rev. ,J. C. Chaff in, pastor of
the Winfall Methodist Church, will
preside over the service. The Rev.
Earl R. Meekins of Columbia, a form
er pastor of the church, will deliver
the dedicatory address.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the service.
VFW Retains Lead In
Soft Ball League
The VFW soft ball team retained
the top spolt in the local league dur
ing the past week which saw an up
set when the Jaycees beat the In
dependents 4-3 and the Jaycees and
Lions battled to a 12-12 tie Tues
day evening. The game was called
because of darkness.
Games on tap for next wjsek are:
Monday, VFW vs. Independents;
Wednesday, Lions vs. Independents;
Friday, VFW vs. Jaycees.
STANDING OF CLUBS
VFW 0 .1000
Independents 4 3 .571
Jaycees 2 3 .400
Lions 0 6 .000
" MASONS TO MEET.
. The Perquimans Masonic Lodge,
No., 106, A. F. A A. M, will meet
Tuesday night at eight o'clock. .