North Carolina Newspapers

' " 7 ': 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. r - . r ' - -. " . , j - --J 9 Cn. Jor:-n C J h"s been e! t d t t'. rc-'-- 3; as c ' 1 t " -7 it Icrt-.r"-s L.'i i.rV sc. 1 -r, it was a. . t " 7 1 7 J. V. V 3rs, school i. . .7- . I vrho hs been's w : ' " - :'.h CLy swiool - . ! ; K ro years, will ' v. o ws r- '.-f ' E-LT 1SJU FOY . 2 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 (:3&gjjy 33 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 lOW.""""'"""'" " t " v 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 r ' ' i I "-"H of a i r-n 1 t . 17, at ( i i 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. . !)j.!:n:$ i 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 " . ) -y the i : : y. MLB 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 (Continued on Page Eight) 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. .