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Jr -4 ; . .y, . ICJbVtjfULJ ; ' Rotary club in 83 countries and geographical' region throughout ihe world .are united in an endeavor to , promote International - understanding, good will and peace. . 1 v i This was .the -message of 01in.H. Broadway of Henderson, Governor of District 278 of Rotary 'International, who addressed the Rotary Club of Hertford during bis official visit on Tuesday night - . - Governor Broadway address ' was followed by a conference with local Rotary officers, ' directors ' and com mittee chairmen. v. ; .- In addition to the activities of Ro tary' 7564 club in their own com munities to -promote tbjs objective, : Governor Broadway explained, over a six-year period Rotary International ; is spending 11,600,000, principally to create better understanding aVnong the peoples of different nations. : One of the ways in which tills money is being spent is on . tRotaryi Foundation fellowships, which enable outstanding graduate students -to 'study for one year, in countries Other than their '; own, as ambassadors of good will. - Since this program was established in 1947, 284 fellowships have been awarded to students to 42 countries, with grants totaling more - than $700,000, the -District Governor said. V.:1: .-''rK-S' "Our 278th District of Rotary . In foniAtinnal has also developed a 'stu dent exchange program sponsored and financed by the more than 1,500 Ro tarians in the district," he said, "This provides for undergraduate students of other countries to be able to study v for one year "in our district to learn mpre of the social, economic and edu cational life of otir country. "- "This will enable young leaders of other countries to get better under standing of our way of life. Our stu dent exchange committee has done a grand Job in accomplishing this ob jective. '.,. ' ' Governor Broadway, stressed Ihe s view that Rotariana have "an excel lntjopportunftt t "er t WRotary ideals in their everyday conWts. ' In their own business and : professional groups, the four-way test provides one definite answer to high stand? ards in business," he said!' ."Devoied to service, Rotary pro- ...'Jt. m jam mi rw - - mHUIIuf t Att.l.n flftf! DUauiesa ma inuieBBiuiNU motuutod v throughout he world, regardless of j nationally or political or- religious be- lief," District Governor Broadway as serted. - , ' i;o;:is . . Negotiators in the cease-fire talks for Korea have come to an agreement over a buffer-tone line, but are still discussing several other points per taining to the peace proposals, main hitch in the diseur on now appears to be over inspection of territory and removal of foreign troops., following the cease fire. General Dwight Eisenhower this 1 week told members of the NATO pact (here was immediate .need for a quick build up of defense forces to Europe, and the 'nations should not e: pect immediate help through the d of new atomic weapons. IA report Wednesday announced the Atlantic Council proposes a goal, of about 100 divisions by the end of 1954. - - - A congressional committee is now! conducting, an investigation .01 ai - leged irregularities wjthin the bureaUj fit Intersal Revenue. ;, Commissioner, to be 'g shakeup within the- de paymes. . Poetical activitjr on the -f national scene, is pickirr up. The GOP has two announced candidate for.' the Presidency, and- backers of- Harold Stassen are launching a Doom lor , him. No indications have ome from 'Presiu ' t T. uman as to Ms Intentions, but E. 1 " uver, of Tennessee, has indie:,' Itv Illingness to be the Dem ocratic r '5.' j'-i )T..' ' CTe. ' 3S? 1 Cov fense ?ov.' y E. ni , lis C "7 r'-ldrits pur ! f ?;j,i:7.73 vr" of . : r t ' . ,1 t' it , ,-it a recora production fci 160.22 busnels ot corn, raised on Chambers, Durante Neck farmer, the county corn king title her with County Agent I. C, Yagel, and the corn he produced Mrs. Dessb Crinn Passes Atllomallere Mrs. Bessie Elliott Brinn, 72, died Monday night at. 11:20 o'clock at her home on Front Street after a long 111 ness. :.:; ';;:v - Funeral services were held Wednes day afternoon at 2 'o'clock at the Hertford Methodist Church, of which she was a member, with the Rev, A. I Chaplin, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Cedarwood Cemetery. ; Mrs. Brinn was a native of Chowan County,' daughter of the late Richard and Martha Jane Elliott, and the wife of the late Rosser E. Brinn, ghe had lived in Hertford for many years. ! ' Survivors -are two sonaj Robert El liott Brinn and William Claude Brinn, both of Newport News,-Vs.; one sis ter, Mrs. J E. Deans of North Wiikes boro one brother, Miles & Elliott of Edenton; one half -siBter, Mrs. John Q. A-Wood. of. Elizabeth City and twoj brother, Jameslve'wewsuit of granddaui-vtera. , i ; 1 purple velvet, with" gray, accessories. .fi.ll III 1 1 1lOV. J V "I. J. 1 At fcv;c!iy Store For the second time witiiin the yearj thieves robbed' the W. If. IDivers Jewelry Store. - The last robbery oc- curred Friday night or early Satur-, day morning, and was discovered by Anse White at 6:45 A. M., Saturday. Sheriff M. G. Owens arid Police Of ficer Robert A. White, who are investi gating the robbery, reported a num ber of watches, bracelets and a ring, valued at $350, were taken by the thieves. The officers reported several suspects are being investigated in con nection with the robbery, and finger prints were obtained from the scene of the crime, Sheriff Owens stated the Jewelry was taken from the store show win dow, after the thieves had broken a hole, about ,18 inches in diameter, in the window of the store, 1 A substantial amount of merchan dise was left in the window, accord ing, to (Sheriff Owens. A; I Lane Awarded State Grid Trophy A. L. lane, stellar back of the 11951 Indians football team, was awarded the StateTheater grid tro- tPhy as the oustandinir .; Player at Perquimans Hifi School durinir the seaon just closed. 'The presentation of beautiful trophy was. made on Tuesday night at the theater by Man- ! I-nne.was selected for the honor by members of the 195.1 team, each play t voting f or hia .choice,!,? 0 g v;; : Ho is a senior at Perquimans High School, and has been member of the football team - since hU freshman ,vear. He is the son of Mr, and Mrs, r, k. Lane, Tesrion Auxiliary. To I.Iect December 7 The Auxiliary ot the WilHam Paul Stalhngs Post of the American Legion will meet' Fr" Jay, December -7 at & P. 1.1. at the home of Mrs. Charlie T. Clnn'er. ' 1 u - - v , Krs. 3. R. Webb, presidenfj an-i nounccs that plans will be made ,for i-a ithnstmas party, am also Buggests taat members pay their dues In order o win the national membership cita- a: Christgcii-Divers Vows Spoten At Methodist Church The wedding of Miss Margaret Inez Divers, daugh.er of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Divers, Sr. of Hertford, and Hen ry Wilen Christgau, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. 'Christgau, of New York City, took place Sunday, Novem ber 18, 1951, at '4 o'clock in the af ternoon, at the Hertford Methodist Church. The Rev. A. L. Chaplin, pas tor, performed the double ring cere mony. . j-?:-;-. , : The church was decorated with large white chrysanthemums and white gladioli, with palms, and fern. ... A program of nuptial music w2S rendered by Miss Kail Blanchard, or ganist, and Miss Ruth Tucker, soloist. The bride, given in marriage by her She carried a prayer book topped with a white orchid. y Miss tBillie Carroll. Divers, niece of the bride? was maid of honor and the bride's only attendant. She wore a street length dress of dubonnett vel vet, with matching hat .and black ac cessories. 'Her flowers were an arm bouquet of pink carnations, Joe Boni, ofNew York, was best man, and the ushers were George Fields and Emory White, both of 1 Hertford. Mrs". George Fields, as mistress of ceremony, wore a blue velvet dress, with black accessories. Her corsage was of yellow carnations. After a wedding trip to New York, the couple will be at home in Hert ford. V-'-v : ' ; Mrs. Christgau is dental assistant in the off ic of Dr. A. B. Bonner. Mr. Christgau is associated with the Hertford Oil Company. Town AivJ County To Receive Beer Taxes . (Perquimans County and the Town of Hertford will receive a total of $8, 012.52 for their share of the $2.3 mil lion tax receipts collected by tie State A during the past: fiscal year, t was announced last week at Raleirh Perquimans County V share in the, division of the taxes will amount to $6,183.28, while the Town of Hert ford will receive $1.829.24. . The funds to be received by the county have been allocated : to heto pay for number of new school buses puraiomu Hui year, was announced here today. " ' ' ,raifl"Fii"ronnftOTOMTTiriM iniTii t ucisooostsmyd;! i;otii J.Strict observance . of the yellow -parrjer. lines" that mark potential 'danger spots on North Carolina high ways would reduce traffic accidents 50 percent- - That opinion la given by (Robert A. Burch, traffic engineer for the 'North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. The Commission adopted the yellow line ait the urging of Eurch last October, and during the summer monlhs it first came into ex tensive use on North Carolina high ways. , ' j Cold, weather puts a halt to center-line painting. Low temperature slows drying of the paint, and it is harder to handle in the sprayers; - Reporting on i this year's vork, Burch said 12.00Q. miles of white center-line had been painted before xold weather made the work taper off this month.' This took 135000 gallons of naint. About 8,000 miles of yellowl mrr- r r-fl were painted. , ' I' t prolL.,' comment J , ' ' r i e c;c: -it' -a .! ' r r "ic vs'.lla r-Unt Is ts- I 'i r t cres r- : one acre of land, won for Ben' for 1951. ' Chambers is shown to win the tifje. Conservation Vote SetForDecember3-8 Election of a member of the Per quimans County Soil Conservation Su pervisors i Committee, under the Al bemarle District, will be held Decem ber 3-8. .: : The ten of John Q. Hurdle expires this yead in accordance with the rule for staggered, membership on the three-mafc-committee. The terms of Milton Dail, Jr., Clarence C. Chap pell will expire in 1952 and 1953 re specvively. Carsoft Spivey and Frank B. Skin ner haver been nominated to succeed Mr., Hurdle. Candidates are nominat ed by petitions signed by 25 qualified voters residing in the county." Ballot boxes will be placed in cen tral spots over the county during .he election period. Any registered Perquimans County voter, farmer br not? ay vote m the election. . v . The Albemarle Soil Conservation District is composed by Chowan, Per quimans, Pasquotank, Camden and Currituck counties. The Supervisors in the five counties compose the Dis trict Soil Conservation Board which was established by the General As sembly to handle organization work for the area. ; Weteday Morning . Mrs. Moilie Pamelia Barber, 80, died at 3:15 o'clock Tuesday morning at her home in Winfall after a long illness. , Funeral services were held Wednes day moraine at 11 o'clock at the i Lynch Funeral Home in Hertford with ihe Rev. Charles S. Wulf, rector of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, of which she was a member, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Jameison, castor of the Winfall Methodist Church. Burial was made in the Episcopal Church Cemetery in Hertford. Mrs. . Barber was the daughter of the li t Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Per ry and wife of the late J. H. Barber. Survivors include three eons, Durwood Lee and James Harry Barber, both of Winfall; one daughter. Miss Sara Frances Barber of the home; one step son, Delono Barber of Portsmouth; one brother, T. C. Perry of - Belvi dere; and two sisters,-Mrs. Delia Har- rell of Edenton and Mrs. Annie Baker or El . Paso, Tex., and six grand rMMwm. 7 . - rubber cones or yellow-painted sec tions of old automobile tires along vne newiy-painted traffic lines In an effort to protect the wet paint before it dries, but some motorists insist on weaving back and forth across the lines and that makes for a very messy job. Please, asks Burch, don't cross the center-lines until -the paint dries. - The trsSc engineer also has anoth er concern. " He wants title highway traveler to realize that the yellow line in his lane means for him not to pass the man in front, because at such lo cations eight distance is .600 feet or less. The yellow line is a warning of potential danger. v V - - A driver may pass the' vehicle up front when the yellow line is not In his lane and there is no opposing traf nc. : But absence of tJie- .yellow line does not always mean it-is, safe for the driver to pass.?,1 : "Reasonable precaution still' must be taken to determine the distance of any on ' ....r.g vehicle," Curch warns. Most states now use the yellow bar- rier lira, Dr. Bonner Elected To WOdfif e Post Dr. A. B. Bonner, of Hertford, has been elected vice-chairman of District One of the State Federation of Wild life Clubs, it was reported here late last week. The election of district officers took place at a meeting held at Edenton on November 13, which was attended by a large number of members of the Hertford Club. During the meeting plans for Wild life Club activity were discussed with Dr.-Herbert Fox of Durham as guest speaker and Ross O. Stevens, execu tive Secretary reporting on the federa tion work of the past and that plan ned for the future. Docket Last Tuesday A docket consisting of fourteen cases was disposed of in Perquimans Recorder's Court here last Tuesday, with Judge Charles E. Johnson pre siding. Costa of court were taxed airaint. John Williams, Claude Duvall, Remus ' annual assessment to the Tidewater Franklin and Ralph Allen, all of Council of the Boy Scouts of Ameri whom entered pleas of tuilty to ca." The assessment is part of the charges of speeding, James Modlin, Jr., Negro, charged with using an improper muffler, en tered a plea of guilty and paid a fine of $10 and costs of court. Carl Peter, charged with driving without a license, entered a plea of guilty and paid a fine of $25 and costs of court. A verdict of guilty was returned in the case in which Clyde Jenkins, Ne gro, was charged with non-support. The defendant was sentenced to jail for 30 days, sentence to be suspended upon condition he pay the sum of $5 per week for the support of his child. William Everette and Annie Good win, both Negroes, were found guilty of charges of tresassing and disorder ly conduct. . They were taxed with the costs of court and ordered to stay away from noffier caie lor is months. " v n Curtis Ames, Negro, was found. guilty on a charge of driving drunk. He w&s given a 60-day road sentence, suspended upon payment of a fine of $150 and costs of court. Tom Rogers, Negro, was found not guilty of a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. James Riddick, Negro, paid the costs of court after pleading guilty to a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Hugh Hardee entered a plea of guilty to a charge of driving an over loaded truck. He paid the costs of court John Trueblood, charged with dis orderly conduct and failing to observe ABC regulations pertaining to drink ing beer, was found guilty on the lat ter charge and was ordered to pay the costs of court. County Boards To Meet Next Monday iwo county sovernmwwH duhtub the Indjan8 on tne one-yard line, will hold regular meetings here next) perqUimans came back strong in Monday, it was announced today. The the gecnnd half ,1 a touch Board of County Commissioners wall down on ft paBS from Morris to Thach, meet at 10 A. M. in the court room.'j- i,0 xvj-j AnotW atmner while; the Board ; of Education will meet Monday night at 7:30 o'clock in the office of superintendent of schools. WEEK OF PRAYER Week of Prayer for Foreign Mis- sions will be held at the Baptist, Church December 4," through the 6th, as following: Tuesday afternoon at, 3:30, Wednesday and Thursday night at 7:30 carolcia ihhiways TV, in VAttv MrtW-Vi Pawnlina mAf niv ists got for' the first time the extra Perquimans obtained possession of service of a usable line at night The the ball wltb almost four minutes to r?mm0.u. M, .a M.AAfn.mlay and Johnny Morns uncorted a ized "night-shining" materials in painting the white and yellow lines. This material Increases the safety of the highway, especially during periods of inclement weather such as fogs and low visibility from other causes. ; All. of the material used in center line painting this year was of the re fiectorized type, with the exception of a small amount used in the Fourth Division on some bond roads. It costs about 20 cents 'more per gallon than plain paint' but it lasts considerably longer and thus the cost is less per day of useful life. 'Further saving m cost has been ef fected by use of a skip line. ; The white paint is placed in 40-foot cycles, with 15 feet of painted line -and 25 feet of skip. This means a Saving of oZft per cent in paint material. . 'Another accomplishment this ' year was the procurement of five new paint machines of an improved type which (Continued on Page Five) Solicitors Named To Conduct Scout Drive Next Week A drive to raise funds to support the Hertford troop of iBoy-ikouts will get underway here next week, it was announced today by Archie T. Lane. who is serving as chairman of the movement. Solicitors, who will conduct a house to house canvass, starting next Mon day, were appointed at a meeting held Monday night at the Court House. These solicitors are: Mrs. Silas M. Whedbee and Mrs. Chas. E. Johnson, Front Street; Mrs. Herbert Nixon and Mrs. W. " C. Cherry, Church Street; -Mra. Crafton Mathews, Mrs. T. P. Brinn and Mrs. Bill Cox, Grubb Street; Mrs. Corbin Dozier, Market Street; Mrs. Edgar Fields and Robert Hollowell, Dobb Street; Harry Hollo well, Covent Garden Street; Mrs. Paul Fisher, Academy Street; Mrs. Eliza beth Wheeler, Edenton Koad Street; Mrs. Jim Bass, Penn. Ave.; Mrs. James Leete and Mrs. J. T. Lane, Woodland Circle. "This drive for funds," Mr. Lane said, "is being conducted to raise $300 needed by the local troop to pay its amount paid annually by the West Al bemarle group for the budget of the Tidewater Council. During recent years the local troop fell behind in this payment, and lasc spring a canvass was made among local business houses to raise the de linquent dues, and Mr.' Lane an nounced these firms will not be so licited in the coming drive, but in dividuals will be asked to support the local Scout troop by assisting in pay ing the current assessment. The Hertford Boy Scout troop is sponsored bv the Hertford Lions Club. Mr. Lane, G. C. Buck and I. C. Yagel compose a committee heading up the drive and J. T. Biggers is vice-chairman of the West Albemarle Group. Solicitors in the drive will be sup plied with contribution cards, ana these, along with . funds collected, are, to.be turned over to J. T, Biggers. at h8 office ta the Court House. Indians Lose Annual Thanksgiving Game ToEIizaheth City The Perquimans Indians lost their annual turkey-day football game to the Elizabeth City Yellow Jackets by a score of 13-6. A first period fumble by the Indians proved costly as Elizabeth City re covered the fumble and scored its first touchdown shortly after the opening kick-off. A conversion made the score 7-0. The YeHow Jackets controlled the entire play during the first half, despite the fact both teams had four first downs. Perquimans was forced to play in -its own territory all dur ing the first half. A second period Hmvo hv f ha .Tmtpta wan fltnDDed bv , by the Indians was stopped when a fumble was recovered by Eliz abeth City. , 'Skinner, Mathews, Clinton Winslow and Boyce were playing a great de- tnr tin TnHinnfl wtiilA jnlinnv Morris. Walker and Bririit , BHnuts on offensive nlav. wn-.t.-fb rit made a 76-vard through the Indian defense early in the fourth quarter making the score 13-6. Both teams were playing a hard, driving game at this point, with the Indians striving to tie the score and, the Jackets attempting to mark up another TD to assure them the vie- , tOrV. , Passing attack which ended on the oo-varu tine as tuna xaii vuv. , , The game marked the. close of the season for the Indians, who won seven, lost three and tied one for an ex cellent season record. The conest was the last for a number of seniors on Coach Ellie Fearing squad, and also several of the team members, in cluding A. L. Lane failed to see ac tion in the contest because of injuries. Masonic Banauet Held Thursday Nfcht MemhifeN of Perouimans Lodge, No. 10 , A. F. & A. M., held their annual banquet atthe Community House In Winfall on Thursday night November 29. Special guests were Masonic wives and widows and members of the1 Hertford , Order of tiie Eastern Star.; Charks Vann, master of the . local lodge, was toastmaster for the occasion. , - ' .