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Forty nine nation's sTrned the Jap
anese peace treaty, at the doae of
a conference held in San , Francisco
lant' wftlr. Which marlrall an' anii -
the Pacific World War IL Of the
nations at the conference only Rua
to sign the' treaty. The Communists
attempted to stall the conference by
amendments and motions but solidari
ty of the remaining; nations blocked
this attempt.
- A ray of hope for renewal of the
Korean peace talks appeared on Wed
nesday when the Communists, an
nnnncad a. willinomeaa to runmit the
conference, providing; the UN will
deal with provocations claimed by the
Reds: and at the same time UN Of
ficials revealed the Red claim a UN
plane bombed Kaesong was true. A
UN request for a change in meeting
site from Kaesong to another loca
tion was turned down by the Com
munists.
The Senate Finance Committee has
completed its work on the federal
tax bill and reports from Washington
indicate tnis measure will oe placed
, before the Senate ; for debate next
Monday. The bill calls for a tax levy
of some 6 billion dollars, slightly
less . than the House Bill and much
less than requeted by the Adminis
tration
A report from Washington on Wed'
nesday announced the State Depart
ment has plans for construction of a
powerful radio station on the. coast
of North Carolina, the' radio to be
used to strengthen the voice of Ameri
ca programs beamed at Europe. The
report stated the Federal department
noarMiatiiifr writ h atia at fha ivmv
ed services for a .site on property
that was used for military purposes
during World War H. '
Finn (nslifcto In
The Churchespi the Elisabeth City
District of the North Carolina Confer
ence of the Methodist Church will
hold a one-day institute1, on family
life and marriage counseling at Hert
ford Methodist Church, beginning 'at
10:00 A. M., September 19, and ad
journing at 4:00 P. M.
Sponsored by .the Board of Educa
tion of the North Carolina Annual
Conference, through its Department
of Family Life Education, The Ad
vance Committee of the North Caro
lina Conference, and the Woman's So-:
ciety of Christian Service of the Con
ference, the institute will feature a
number of family specialists and other
resource leaaers.- Among uiese are:
Dr. C. Newman Hogle, Pastor of Free
port Methodist. Church, Freeport,. N.
Y., and Professor of Marriage .Coun
seling at vNew York University; the
Rev. D. D. Holt, Pastor of Trinity
Methodist Church, Durham, N. C;
the Rev. J. . T; Greene," Director of
Family Life Education for the North
Carolina Conference; and Rev. C. P,
Morris, Executive-Secretary of the
ri I rt j -
Education. Other speakers and par
ticipants are the Rev. F. S. Love, Su
perintendent of the Elizabeth City
District, Rev. R. L. Jerome, pastor of
Elizabeth City Methodist Church, Rev.
E. R. Shuler, pastor of Williamston
Methodist Church, and Mrs. J. H.
Cutehin, representing the Woman's
Society -of Christian Service of the
N. C. Conference.
- ' The morning session will emphasise
the role of the church in family life
education, : while the - afternoon ses
sion will- deal mostly With marriage
counseling. The women delegates will
meet in separate session in the after
noon for a discussion of the function
of the Woman's Society of Christian
Service for promoting Christian Family
Living, while the ministers will have
a seminar on the techniques . and
types of situations encountered' in
marrmge and family counseling.. ,
The institute toi Hertford will be
gin at 10 A. with luncheon served
at the church between the morning
and afternoon session,: The Rev. Al
fred L. Chaplin, pastor of the . host
church, states the public is invited to
attend.
. BIRTH ANN0UNCISI2NT
Rev. and Mm. A. "P. Simmons of
Lake Alfred, Fla.,' announce the birth
of a daughter, Karle llrrin, on Au
gust 28. Mrs. ":.:.;cts, before her
marriage, was L' i Alma Ilowe'.l,
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Hertford,
C:i:rilcfEL":s:L':n
Lets Centals For
$ci.::lr.;rc2iii$
Projects Last .Of Five
Planned; Costs To
Be $53,764 -
With the, letting of contract for
construction , of lunchrooms at : two
county white grammar schools, the
Perquimans school building program
will, in (the near future, be an accom
plished fact
The Perquimans Board of Educa
tion met in special session here last
Friday afternoon for the purpose of
receiving bids for the construction of
the lunchrooms, the last two of five
projects planned under the program.
J. L. Batton and Bro., of Edenton, was
the successful bidder for the general
contract' with a low bid of $38,944.
The plumbing contract was awarded
Kennan & Corey of Edenton, at a fig
ure of $5,010; New Home Appliance
Company received the contract for the
heating at a figure of $4,700 and W.
S.' Long was low bidder on the elec
trical contract with a figure of $2,500.
Total construction cost of the two
lunchrooms, including the architect's
fee, amounts to $53,764, which is with
in the estimates set up by the Board
of Education as to the costs of these
two buildings.". Furnishing the lunch
room with equipment is not included
in these figures but the Board report
ed sufficient funds , remain in the
building program to meet this out
lay. ' -.
. Mr. Batton told the Board of Edu
cation that his company will begin
construction of the two buildings, one
to be located at the Hertford Gram
mar School and the other at Central
Grammar School, within the next two
weeks. Plans for the two buildings
are almost identical, and the buildings
will be constructed adjacent to the
present schools for the , convenience
of the pupils of the schools.
The buildings will - be one story,
oL cinder block and brick.jconstruc
tion, similar to the other three build
ing projects of this program.
.Two buildings of the program have
been completed and are. -now in use,
these beinar the DhVsical education
and agSiculture building at Petouim
ans . High School and the, Training
School for Negroes at Winfall. The
third project, at Hertford Negro
school, is now under way and is ex
pected to be completed late this Fall.
VnjD.Umstecil
Is 1 Candidate For
OfficeflfGovemor
William B. Umstead, former U. S.
Senator of Durham, on -Wednesday
announced his candidacy for the of
fice of Governor, subject to the Demo
cratic primary next May. -'
While many - predictions have been
made regarding Mr. Umstead's plans
his announcement definitely places
him in the race for Governor. In his
announcement Mr. Umstead gave the
following statement: : .
"I am a candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, subject to the Demo
cratic Primary next Spring.
"In connection with this announce
ment I feel that it is appropriate to
say. that I have great pride in the
past half century of advancement and
progress in our State.. This develop
ment must continue. - V r
"As we look ahead to even greater
accomplishments, we are compelled
to recognize that the roublesome
times through which we are living
will continue to present serious ques
tions requiring prompt decision, and
grave problems demanding practical
solution. These things should bi ac
corded the wise And patient considera
tion that affairs of State deserve. If
this is done there is no reason why
North Carolina should not continue to
be the leading Southern State and ad
vance to , an even . higher position
among the states of the Union.
. "Leadership is always-accompanied
by heavy responsibility; and I do not
seek leadership of our reat State
lightly, but in humility.! Should the
people of North Carolina nominate
and elect me Governor, such experi
ence and .ability as are mine will be
devoted to serving the best interests
of the State I love.,-
"I make this formal announcement
brief, but at the proper time will Tre
sent my s-uiestions for the continu
ing development of North Carolina.
J"l. a"nowleaje, with sincere ap
preciation sd assurances of support
that have come to me from all sec
tions of the ate, and I invite and re
spectfully sn'Vit the support, f aHl
North Carol:..:. jis. ,
Ut. ' r- i r V r ion Kranse ani
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Perquimans County, North
County Club Exhibit
Judged First At Fair
; Perquimans County Home Demon
stration Club Exhibit took first place
in the Seven County Fair in Eliza
beth City. The theme of the Exhibit
was Music Appreciation... It repre
sented work done in the county dur
ing the past year through Music Ap
preciation Training schools. The Ex
hibit expressed the idea of better mus-
fl ic, in the home, in the churches, in the
school and the community, with the
home as the center. - Those working
on the exhibit were Mrs. U J. Wins
low, Music Appreciation Chairman,
Mrs. Fred Mathews and Mrs. J. D.
Yeates, Directors, Mrs. Wade Jordan,
Mrs. Howard Mathews, Mrs. E. J.
Proctor, Mrs. Joe Ward, Mrs. Tom
Madre, Mrs. Jerome Hurdle, and Mrs.
J. P Chesson, Jr. ;
Miss Irma Harrell
Weds Jcmas Lay dan
In Church Ceremony
The wedding of Miss Irma Bernice
Harrell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Lee Harrell, and 'James Ed
ward Layden, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Sidney Thomas Layden, took place
Sunday, September 9, at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon at Burgess Baptist
Church with the Rev. Charles W. Dul
ing, pastor of the Hertford Baptist
Church, officiating, using the double
ring ceremony. , -
. The church was decorated with
white flowers, including chrysanthe
mums, pompoms and gladioli against,
a background of palms and ferns, and
was lighted by cathedral candles. '
A program of nuptial music was
rendered by Mrs. Ralph D. Harrell,
sisteHn-Iaw of the bride, organist,
and Mrs. Jack Benton, soloist. .
The bride, given in marriage by her
father, wore a wedding gown of bri
dal white satin' and Chantilly lace.
The fitted bodice of lace buttoned up
the back with self-covered - buttons
featured a yoke of illusion with round
neckline. The long sleeves ended
with wedding peaks over the hands.
The skirt of satin was fashioned with
a wide flair that ' ended In a train.
The fiAger-tip length veil df import
ed illusion was arranged from a lace
cup trunuieu wiui seeu iwans. one
carried a white prayer book topped
with a white orchid k and 'showered
with stephanotis. ,
Miss Peggy Lee Harrell, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor. She
wore a taffeta gown of deep purple,
made with a snug - bodice and' full
. , i rv
skirt. She wore a half hat of purple
nvlot net and carried a nosesray of,
mixed fall flowers tide with rainbow
ribbon,
The bridesmaids were Mrs. Harry
Davenport,' , sister of the bride, and
Mrs. Timothy vC Perry, ' Jn They
wore-gowns of lime green taffeta,
made identically as that of the maid
of honor. They also wore matching
half hats of nylon net and carried
nosegays of smixd fall flowers tied
with rainbow ribbons.
'. Brenda Sue Stanford, cousin of the
bridegroom, was flower girl. Her
dress- was of white taffeta, made sim
ilar to the dress of the bride. She
carried a basket of rose .petals.:
Sidney Thomas Layden, Sr., was his
son's best man, and the ushers were
Timothy C. Perry, Jr., and Sidney
Thomas Layden, Jr. .
Mrs.. Harrell, mother of the bride,
was gowned in black sheer crepe, with
which she wore black accessories and
an orchid corsage. - . ..
The bridegroom's mother ' wore a
sheer crepe dress of steel gray, with
harmonizing accessories. She also
wore on orchid corsage. -v
After a wedding trip the couple
will be at home in Raleigh, where
the bridegroom will ' continue s his
Studies ' at State College. -
;.Mrs. J. C. Moore entertained at a
cake cutting at her home on Market
Street; immdiately following the re
hearsal on Friday night. -
Rand Booked For YFW
Dance On . Saturday
The Perquimans Post of the VFW
will sponsor a dance at the VFW hall
Saturday night, September" 16i begin
ning at 9 o'clock, it was ' announced
here tpday. Curley Davis and his
band from New York will furnish the
music for the dance. This band fea
tures Billy Brooks and Mary -Tate as
vocalists. ' ' ' ' i. .i
Tickets for the dance may be ob
tained from any member of the VFW.
Hertford P?AT T Tests
Next Thursday Niht
. The first meeting, of the Hertford
Parent-Teachers Association for the
new school year will be held in the
auditorium of the school, on Thurs-
t n-r.t, September 13, betinninj at
v t o'clock, it was tnnor -i today
l jl .s. . U. Cherry, pretiwnt.
All members are urged to attend
t!.is firct FTA.meetinf, and to le pre
T"r?d te subscribe to tie FTA maga-
Carolina. Friday, September 14, 1951.
Season Hero Friday
Agoist fiiteo
PerquimansJPicked To
l Win Opener; Squad
-v Has 31JPlayers .
Perquimans HMi School's football
team will open itf 1951 season Friday
night with a gape to be played in
Hertford against Manteo High School,
it was reported foday by Coach Ellie.
Fearing, who sted the local team is
ready for the Opening contest and
expected to win ilthough a hard scrap
was also expected from the visiting
eleven. . . ?
The first home game of the season
will start at e&ht P. M.. and local
fans are urged(x turn out and sup
port the Perquimans team which is
expected to b the strongest team
iieiaea here lna number of years, t
Coach Feariiar has been practicinit
his squad of 81 players for several
weeKs and he aid all of them are in I
good condition! with the exception of
Clinton WinsW, who received slight
injuries in Iractice Tuesday. He
J stated his pjobable starting line-up
for the Mantfo game will be Sumner
and Thach abends, Morgan and "Proc
tor at tackl&j, Mansfield and Askew
at guards, Harrell at center, Lane,
Williams, Mirris and Walker in the
uaciuieiu. zt ..
Speaking fhet ore the Hertford Ro
tarians, at jthe Rotary meeting TueB'
day night, Coach Fearing gave a brief
summary of football rule changes for
this season and told the Rotarians
that prospects appear bright for a
successful season for the Indians. He
listed the team's schedule for the
year and gave a brief summary of the
ability of each player on the team.
In the game here Friday night, the
Indians will be out to revenge a 7-0
defeat Man teo handed the PeTquim
ans outfit the last time the two teams
met. Manteo always has a scrapping
team and fans can look forward to
seeing an exciting contest between
the friendly rivals.
Fdu2rsAdvisefln
County Soil Program
W. E. White, PMA Secretary, re
ports that representatives of 'agricul
tural agencies in Perquimans County
have met with the PMA . committee
and selected the soil building practices
most needed on farms in Perquimans
I bounty. Assistance will be given
farmers carrying out the following
practices under the 1952 Program
Liming materials, superphosphate and
potash, winter cover crops, small
grains, permanent pasture, improv
ing a stand of forest trees, and per
manent open ditch drainage.
The - allocation for Perquimans
County for 1952 has been cut ap
proximately 15 from the 1951 al
location. Any person who partici
pates in the operation of a farm may
participate in' the 1952 program by
obtaining prior, approval of the Counrl
ty PMA Committee for the practice
to be carried out. The amount of
assistance a farm will be entitled to
will be based on the cropland of the
farm.
On a farm for which the 1951 pro
gram has been completed, practices
may be performed after September 1,
1951 for credit under the 1952 pro1
gram. Mr, White states that next
week the PMA Office will begin is
suing purchase orders for liming ma
terials, fertilizers, and winter cover
crop seed.
Baptist Revival
Started Here Monday
A series of revival services will
be conducted at the Hertford Baptist
Church, beginning next Monday, Sep
tember 17 and continuing through the
week, it was announced today by thej
Kev. vnanes w. uunng, pastor oi tne
church.
The" Rev. Howard Dawkins, former
pastor of the church; and now pastor
of the First Baptist Church at Kln-
ston, will be the guest minister for
the services. Services will be con
ducted each night beginning , at 7:80
o'clock and the public is invited to
attend. w ,.,
Central PTA Meets
Monday. Sept' 17th
The Parent-Teacher Association of
the Perquimans County Central Gram
mar School will hold its first meet
ing of this school year on Monday
night,. September 17, at 7:30 'in the
school auditorium. All parents and
friends are urged to be present.
!?Vi TIW CHANGED ;
t ' ' " i , -
The-meeting of the W. M. S., of the
Hertford Baptist Church' has been
changed from next Monday night to
Monday arternoon at 3:30 P. M.
Selectees Left For
Induction Wednesday
Five Perquimans County youths
left here Wednesday for induction into
the armed forces, filling the Septem
ber call for the local draft board, it
was reported today by Mrs. Blanche
Oampen, clerk to the board.
The youths, ordered to report for
tne induction call were Billy Jones of
Winfall; Eugene White and Johnnie
White of Route three; Wallace Dail.
of Route one, and Norman Wells of
Koute one. ;
I Mrs. Campen also announced Selec
tive Service headquarters has extend
ed enlistment Privileges to registrants
who have passed their pre-induction
examinations to November 30, or until
the registrant is ordered to report for
induction, whichever occurs first.
School Enrollment
Creates Problem
At Two Buildings
.. An increase in enrollment in Per
quimans County schools for the pres
enf term has created a problem at
Central Grammar School which is giv-1
in . T)nj r-j
. viic iiuaxu ui uuui;ai.iuil ft
The situation at the high school is
that the enrollment is the greatest in
years, while the school has one less
teacher this term than last, and this
has caused a mix-up in assignment of
classes and no relief can be as-
sured for the present school year but
may be solved next year with the
At Central (Grammar School, where
the enrollment totals 422 pupils,
there is insufficient room to handle
all these students, Superintendent J.
T. Biggers and Principal Tom Mas-
ton have been working all week in an
effort to come up with a solution to
this situation. One solution is to
make the best of the situation until
the lunchroom is completed which will
restore a classroom in the building
for use f the pupils,
Ano.her solution to the problem,
which has been discussd but on which
no action4 htrSS taken is to move
seventh grade students to the" Per
quimans High School, and create a
Junior High School by combining the
seventh and eighth grades, Avail
able space at the high school build
ing will permit this action but it is
believed such action will not be taken
unless it meets with the approval of
the parents and school patrons.
Monnurliilo at. the clnse of ths first
school week, total enrollment for the
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county schools was reported at Mr. i
Biggers as being 2,158. With Negro
school's, having 52 per cent of this en
rollment and white schools having 48
per cent. The white schools enroll
ment increased two per cent this year
over last while the Negro schools lost
two per cent of their enrollment as
compared with 1950.
Board Adopts New
Water Heater Rate
Hertford's Town Board met here
in regular session last Monday night.
During the meeting the Board
adopted a new utility rate for cus
tomers using electric water heaters.
Under this new rate, electric con
sumers will not be required to use off
peak meters, but will be permitted to
have an additional regular meter, with
heater in operation at all times, under
a rate of one and one-half cent per
kilowatt.
The Commissioners also passed an
ordinance which incorporates town
employees into the social security
program, which is a retirement plan
ooerated by the federal government.
Under the ordinance adopted here the
employees join a State organization
for municipal employees which will
handle book work connected with the
keeping of records, and making pay-
mems ;to tne leaerai pepanmenv.
Three per cent of the employees an-
nna.1 aaiarv is naid into the fund, with
the Town contributing one half of
the amount and the employee paying
the other half .
Watson Russell Dies
After Long Illness t
Watson Edward Russell, 56, died at
his home- near Hertford, at 12:45
o'clock, - Wednesday morning after a
long illness.
He was the son of the late Ander
son and Fannie Mathews Russell.
Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Eula
Morgan Russell; .one son, George Ed
ward; one daughter, Mrs. Warren
Perry of Newport News, Va.: three
brothers, J. A. Jr., and Earl. Russell
of Perquimans and Thomas Russell
of Manteo; three sisters, Mrs. Johnny
Jordan, Mrs. J. P. White and Mrs.
Herman Caddy; two grandchildren
and a number of neices and nephews. '
The body was removed to the Lynch
Funeral Home pending funeral ar
rangements. '
5 Cents Per Copy
BondlssuaFcrTovn
Rejected In Specie!
Election On Tuesday
Citizens Vote 114 To
107 Against Proposed
New Building
A proposed bond issue, in the
amount of $50,000 to be. used for the
construction of a municipal building
for the Town of Hertford, was re
jected by the residents of the town
in a special election held here last
Tuesday by a vote of 114 against
to 107 for the project.
The election was called bv the
Town Board to give the residents an
opportunity to pass upon the proposed
building, and also to provide author
ity for issuance of the bonds. How
ever, the outcome of the election kills
any plans for such a project, and the
long discussed plans for a municipal
building will have to be shelved for
lack of funds to complete any large
scale building program.
The outcome of the election was
known shortly after the close of the
polls at 6:30 P. M., when tallying was
completed by the election officials who
"c"
were Mrs. B. G. Koonce, registrar,
Mrs. J. H. Salchwell and D. J. Prit-
I Mrs J
chard, judges.
While pre-election interest in the
project appeared slight, 221 citizens
cast ballots in the election, which was
B"?ly re .. "?n e num.D" OI
otfes a st .ln fthe, 'if wn election,
". T h L the nber
h!ch,were cast ln the town Primary
slightly more than the number of
I rreuiv-uoiis over me ouw;oihb uj. uie
balloting ran true to form, inasmuch
as these predictions were that the out
come would be close and the election
might go either way.
In special elections of this kind a
majority of one vote is all that is
needed either to defeat or carry a
poposal, thus the proposed bond issue
was turned down by a majority of
seven votes.
Band Sponsorship
ToBeDiscussedAt
Public Meeting Here
A permanent organization for spon
sorship of the Perquimans High
School Band will be a topic for dis-
cussion at a public meeting to be
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iuiu un luuiiuay nignt, oeLeiuucr
17, starting at '7:30 o'clock, it was
announced today by D. F. Reed, Jr.,
president of the Hertford Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Reed stated that the Jaycees,
after having been approached by a
number of citizens, are considering
sponsoring the band, "but investigation
on the part of the Jaycees has re
vealed that there appears to be too
little local and community interest
in the band to justify the organiza
tion's backing.
He continued, "for the band to be
a complete success and one that the
community can be proud of, it will be
necessary for everyone to be willing
to help in such a great effort."
It is for the purpose of determining
public interest in the band that the
Jaycees have called this meeting, in
order to get an honest opinion of the
residents of the community regarding
interest in the band, and every person
in the county desiring to see a per
manent sponsorship of the band or
ganized are urged to be present for
the discussion next Monday night.
LaydSitesHeld
Here Last Sunday
Mrs. Annie Mary Elliott Layden,
75, died Saturday morning at 1 o'clock
at her home on Route 1, Hertford, af
ter a long illness.
Services were conducted Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Lynch
Funeral Home in Hertford, with the
Rev. R. L. Gradeless, pastor of Ander
son Methodist Church, officiating, as
sisted by the Rev. A. L. G. Stevenson,
of Charlotte. Burial was in the fami
ly cemetery near the home.
She was the daughter of the late
Anderson and Mary Elizabeth Elliott,
and the wife of the late Calvin S.
Layden, a member of Anderson Meth
odist Church. Surviving are two sons,
Anderson Elliott Layden, of R. F. D.
den, Route . 1, Hertford; a daughter,
Mm. : Mary Elizabeth Riddick, of
Hertford; a half-sister; Mrs; Bessie
Proctor, of Hertford; three grand
children and one great-grandchild.. "
IV BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs, Wade Lambdin an
nounce the birth of a son, . Wayne
Forrest, born Friday, August 31. Mrs. "
Lambdin is the former Miss Mildred
Skinner. . . - " - - ,