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If crcuLTn3 County, North Carolina, Friday, February 22, 1952. 5 Cents Per Copy . t OX. ,'NV- il J m a;:tr:h:t:;r.aRcach$lr 'vii Drsre Termed A. final wr-i, made this week by lira. John T. Llc-er, county chair- 7 man for th 1-S2 Uarch of Dimes, re vealed the contributions totaled -:3.3. This wa slightly in excess to the total contributed during; the Karon of Dines last year. Organizations contributed $180 of the total raised here, with the county school counting for $166.i. . IndU - vidual and business, -houses in Hert ford gave $732.87 and $359.33 was re ported by solicitors representing' the county Home Demonstration Clubs, who solicited the rural communities. In making her report Mrs. Diggers expressed her thanks to all who bad a part in the campaign, and especially those who volunteered their time and -'effort to act as solicitors. The full report made by the solicit ' ora follows: :;.r-S.-,:Y:y-vi'.,,. Front Street Mrs. T. P. Brinn and . Una, Edward Griffin, J100.87; Church Street Mrs. J. E. Newby, Mrs. Mar- 7 tin Towe and Mrs. C W. Cherry, $62.- J 05: Grubs Street Mrs. J. H. Satca- . well, Mrs. Jessie Lee Harris and Miss Eva Harris, $55.80; Market Street Mrs. W. L. Jessup, Mr. W. C. Dozler, $45: Dobb Street Mrs.. R. L., Hollo- well, Mrs. D. F. Reed, $44.75; Covent . Garden Mrs Ulinton iuey. M.60; . Academy Street Mrs. Ben Thatch, $5.00; Railroad Avenue Mrs. Edgar . field, $3.10; Edenton Road Street Mrs. R, X. Lane, $6.60; Pens.' Avenue Mrs. U D. ChappeU, $2540; Wood land Circle Mrs. E. C. Woodard, Mrs. Jim Bass. V $38.75: Route . 17 Mrs. Jack Burbage. $4.25; Route 17 Mr. L. B. Shterson, 15.85r Business Dis trictHenry Sullivan,. Tannage Rose, V. N. Darden, $331.25; State Theatre, 1127.28: Hone Qub. $100; BPW Club, $30; VFW Auxiliary, r. $5.00; VFW Dance, $25; Ambassador Club - $15: Special Events, Mrs. B. G. . Xoonce; T?fc&;'- boxes, 4n - . $31.03, , r--v-V jv-j. : i Hertford i Craaunar School,. $S5.00f . Central Grammar Sohool, $40; Per auimans High School. $17.64;. Chin- ' quapin School, $8.00; Perquimans Training SchooL $40; Bethel Colored -School, I6.00; uertiora uoioreo - School $30.00. v-;, Report by the" Home Demonstra tinn Oteh Bolicftom were: Winfall Mrs. Effie Miller, $35.64; Helen Gartn erMrs. Tom Madre, $20.75; Durante Neck Mrs. Robert Spivey, $55; Hope well Mrs. Howard Warren, . $18.88; Snow EM, WMte Mrs. Jack Benton, $48.25; Whiteston Mrs. ElUs Stal ling, $42; Ballshack-JMrs, H. S. Lane, $4.46; Belvidere Mrs. F.. R. drppell, - $61.71; Chapanoke Mrs. ; Roy Pierce, $33..5; Beech Springs 1'rs. W. J, Perry, $25; Burgess-Mrs. SlJney (Layden, $46; Bethel Club ' $u.ss. v "H : Urn. M. B. Taylor "and W, C. Stroud who directed the collections among the Ct4ored diviotoa reported - total of $16.25. . " ' A severe winter storm struck in the a of New England early thi weuz jsing havoc on sea and land. Fif 31 person were reported ddad and aved in wrecks and two tankers ed by heavy seas off Chatham, -s. Highway traffic waa stabled 1 kiwnr. MnoVtied 81 inches deen in .e Areas. . The rescue of the sur from the tanker was handled l C Coast Guard. . ,. , , , A t 'l mdion dollar fire swept the' t ' i d;utrict 1 of Oxford early . lay jnoraing. Firemen from five ( v f-L.t tho blaze for hours be 1 Ji v-:s finally brought under eon hou se were gut- f ' t I t fiisne and two ' other 1 ' e ("?tzi& bT moJs and ' K.H by the rrr m it ':r- tal in the ar if lit. ii l l-"i vio- w ? t". a : 11 ' t i- . f J u t i -i 1 tf r.o La U.x L! n , i rl'.l a part it t'.s ! i:,lxtg of two Co- u. s., c 1 r 1 i 1 fa A. PilBton Godwin, Jr., Gfttesville attorney, entered the race for a Senate seat ' for the Flrat District on Wed nesday, in announcing hi candidacy lor in oixjce, subject to the Demo cratic primary, May 31. Pilson Gouv;in( Jr. Seslis Senate Seat For First District A.' PiIston Godwin, Jr., Gatesville Attorney, announced today that he will be a candidate- for the North Carolina Senate from the First Sena torial DistricUn the May 1952 Demo cratic Primary Election. . . Godwin, who was born and reared in Gatesville, attended the public school there and was graduated from the Wake Forest College Law School in 1937. Since that time, he has been engaged in the practice of law as a member of the firm of Godwin and Godwin, except for the years 1942-45. when he was a Special Agent of the FBL His wife is the former Mildred vaon of Ahoskie, and they have small son and daughter. . . He is the Master of Gatesville Masonic Lodge, and a former District Governor of Ruritan National, a civic organization: for a number of years, he has been a r-er of re N?h Carolina Demo- ciauC ExecuBiv Committee; he is member,, of .the Gatesville (Baptist uburch where he has' nerved as a teacher of the Men's Bible. Class for about five years; during the.. Fall of peat rvu a- miiuiijg Wimiwc w. the First Judicial District during an umessor Solicitor waiter W. Cahoon. The First Senatorial District is composed of eight counties Bertie, Hertford, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden and Currituck, and the District is allotted two Sena tors. J, WUHam Copelahd, of Hert ford County, and -J. Emmett Wms low, of Perquimans County, repre sented the District in 195L.. Copeland has announced that he win be a can didate to succeed himself. Winslow is reported to have' stated thai he will not again be a candidate. . ; No Senator has been elected from Gates County since 1923. and since that time every other county in the District has sent a Representative to the Senate one or more times. In view of this record, Godwin stated that he and other Gate Countian feel that Gates County is now entitled to furnish the District one of its two Senators in 1953. Rites Held Sunday For Aunt Betty Stallings . Aunt Betty S tailings, 97, one of the oldest residents of the county, died Saturday afternoon at two o'clock at the home of Maxey tal- lings, near Bemdere, following ah illnea flZ-years.v--:-'' ''" fi i-v The widow of the late Brftton Stal lings, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joel Qnley. A the time of her death, she was the oldest member of the Sandy Cross Baptist She 1 survived fcy two netltew and three nieces. y j . y -, v Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock at the Sandy Cross Baptist Church' by the Rev. Mr. Brown, assisted ty Sir. cr-iiia White. ' :. was in the family plot KdtcnTo Gi At He u;urca Dr. f .xr 1 U Uolton, Prei'snt of t-. r." t. wi3 be .the eres er at t s 1 .rd ITethOilt Cur " at t.e 11 A. IL, services next Can.' ft WS t'X unced today by the Re -A. L. Clicplin, pastor of the church. Tie occasion of Dr. Holton's eora htg is Co annual observance of Lay--.'$ D;y in lthod'st Churches, thtoc!tout the nation. Dr. Colton in a merAr of the North Carolina " -! cf Eiaea-on f Ce 1 c -J n r-- ' J c' s J. t. I0 ii f liMiiuaC't : s hyaten' clT-r." liLry I nrn Post Stela Fcr.J Crr; 1 County Assigned Goal Of $400; Ainsley: , Named Chairman W. F. Ainsley. American (Legion naire of. Hertford, has been named cnairman lor the JUegion Kehanmta tion Fund campaign of Perquimans County, it was announced, today by Iiouis Parker, Elizabethtown, Depart ment Commander and Chairman for the fund drive. . The Legion Rehabilitation Fund is appealing for funds in Perquimans County to support the activity of the American Legion's rehabilitation and service work in North Carolina. All funds contributed throuah this drive will be used exclusively in ren dering the services required by dis abled : veterans, dependent ' children, widows, orphans and veteran neednur assistanc in handling claim with the Veteran's Administration, Parker said. Under the Legion's Rehabilitation Program trained men and women de vote full time to handling veterans' problems pertaining to compensation, pension, hospitalization, education and training, home and business loans, burial allowances, insurance and oth er allowable benefits. Assistance to widows and orphans are service giv en daily by the Legion' Service Of ficers. They are personal representa tives and no charge is ever made for their services. 7 .v.:' The current Rehabilitation Fund Campaign was made necessary due to the demand for expanded facilities including the staffing of trained rep resentatives tbe included in the two VA hospitals now being completed at Durham and Salisbury. The campaign .opened in Perquim ans County on February 15. 1, For County Office C. Clifford, Banks, a resident, of Hertford, JWiay announced his cand dacy for the office of the Register of Deeds for Perquimans County, sub ject to the Democratic Primary, to be held May 81. - . , (Banks is 44 years old, a native of Perquimans County, being born and reared in New Hope Township. He is a veteran of World War II, having served two years in the U. S. Navy, 19 months of which were spent in the Pacific. :. Since returning from the war Banks was employed for three years as bookkeeper for R. L. Hollowell Com pany, and is presently employed, in the same capacity, by Milton Dail and Son. He is also clerk of the Perquim ans Recorder's . Court and Veteran Service Officer for Perquimans County. ,7,'-'v i;.'7;7, - He is married to the former Miss Naomi Divers and they have two chil dren, Margaret Anne and Charles. Blood Program Topic At Rotary Meeting 'Members of the Hertford Rotary Club heard a brief outline of the ob ject of the American Red Cross Blood Program at their meeting Tuesday night - when -Edgar White, former chairman of the county program, was guest speaker for the meeting. Mr. White told the group how the program was started during World War IL to provide blood plasma for the armed forces and later included civilian in need of blood transfusion in hospitals in thi country. He stated report revealed Per quimans County residents were re ceiving more blood, through transfus ion in hospitals, than was being con tributed to the program by local resi dents. He urged the public to support the program and assist this county to reach its quota when the bloodraobile comes here on Karen 28. Debating Teams Named At Perquimans High iTha 132 Debating Team of Per quimans High School was picked last week. They will debata against (Eden ton and Elisabeth City in the triango- lar debates. The team is:,. Affirml i!v. K-.Vj r-rta Oee and Til. 1 LfrreIl: JTc-.'Jve, Karrtna ' 'ta tnd Amy Van- Roach. AKer- u.a IV-Hae Carfees and Bobby i e rery for d ttte this year Is: !, Tfcat JJH American Citi- ibns uo--'J Bo Select to Conscrip tion for Laisenuil Services in Time of War. - tt, : T:.e ",,0; " c .1 I.' : jht'if ' " a. V : Vi .M iAYCR I "y t" rrsyer will be 1 . ry at ttCe Iiscoral yrZl be ChrL-t, I 's is cordially in- Pencils fcl lis will Cil'T!!C!jS!i!j (n tad'Tabf i ' Squaws Lose In Semi- finals To Manteo 1 Girls 39-34 ' The 'Perquimans Indian won the Albemarle Rural Basketball Chamn- ionship last Saturday night, defeat ing the Weeksvffle .boy in the final round of the annual tournament, held at the Central srrai. near Elizabeth City. :;;.,.':;., Coach Ellie Fearinsr'a charms, dis playing their ibest form for the ae son, came from behind in the second quarter to hold a 22-17 -lead over Weeksville, at halftime. Building up this advantage to a 26-17 score in the third period, the Indians played pos session ball and coasted to a 38-34 victory. A tight zone defense, nlaved by Perquimans, prevented Weeksville from scoring freely, as has been its custom during the season. '.The Perquimans boys defeated South Mills in the opening round of the tourney, then handed the Central boys a 31 to 24 licking in the semi finals, to win the right to play Weeks ville for the championship. Ben Thatch, who was selected on the all-tourney team, led the Indians in scoring in the opening game. Tom my Sumner, was high scorer in the Central contest and Howard Williams, sparked the Indian attack in the final game. As champions of the Rural Con ference, the Perquimans team was presented a gold cup, and possession of the Tournament Cup, which it may keep until the tournament next year. Coach Fearing's Indian Squaws lost out in the todrney, in the semi-final round, dropping a 39-34 decision to the Manteo girls, who went on to win the championship for the girls' divis ion Hard luck dogged the local girls. The loss was the third suffered at the hands of Manteo this season, and came after Perquimans had held a 19-6 lead at the close of the first period. Man- teo's driving offensive closed the gap a? the game, progressed and the Dare Countv lassies tied the score with some three minutes .to Play. Then tBv vrAnfc ahttmA to -arid 39-X4- ''MsVvrha-'Wliitei high sWfer foftkef Squaws; was selected on the girls' all-tourney team. Given At Meeting Of Hertford PTA . The Hertford Grammar School PTA met Thursday evening of last week in the school auditorium. The Inter mediate Girl Scout Troop presented a pageant, "Our Child's Welfare Wain bow," in keeping with Founder's Day. The. minutes were read by the sec retary, Mrs. Silas Whedbee, and ap proved. 7 Mrs. H. C. Sullivan, treasurer, re ported that the PTA had on hand Sl 55.11. it was voted for the grademothers to ask the parents to give a tray or donation for the lunch room. . Mrs. T. P. Brinn, program chair man. announced that Dr. Ellen Win ston, psychologist from the State (Psy chological Department in Raleigh, will be the guest speaker for the Marjph meeting. She will discuss what par- Anta mav exnect from a child at dif ferent ages. The Perquimans County Central Grammar School PTA will be invited to meet with the Hertford Grammar School PTA in March. ;The. following were elected to the nominating committee: - Miss Mary Sumner, Mrs. J. A. Leete, Mrs. W- E, Drake and Mrs.' Hazel Mathews. .There was a collection taken for Founder's Day. The'door prize were won by Mrs. Hattie Spivey and Uim ton, Eley. Mrs. T. C. Yagel won the annivertry code. , Eastern Star To Honor Past Officers ' The (Hertford chapter of the Or der of Eastern Star wfll meet next Monday night, February 25, at eight o'clock b the lodge rooms In the Court House in Hertford. A.eerribe has been arranged to honor all past Matrons' and past Pa tron of the lodge.' , All member are urged to attend. . Local Residents At Farm Bureau Meeting; Perquimans County wa represented at the State Farm Bureau meeting, held last week at Raleigh, by Warner Madre, I. C. Yagel and Joshua, Sut ton. ' The men amended a number or the salons held during the meeting and wTJ report to local Farm Bureau meT'lsrs on the proceeding at : the coc.y meeting to b eaDed at an early Program ds-ta. - .,.. : Precis Case Von-cfc Rcted fci CroL'iinj fid Entering Cssgs lixrd l!:rc Weighing Station For Trucks Is Opened A State weighing station, to check trucic loads, traveling Highway 17 was opened in the county last Mon day with W. J. Parrish. Charles Payne and J. R. White in chanre of tne operations. , . The station is . located near the Woodville airport, and for the ores ent will be operated on a temporary basis. Trucks suspected of being over loaded will be halted and weighed, Later, possibly ; within the next three months, the station will - be placed on a permanent basis, with weighing house to be constructed and platform scales installed. Following this the station will be placed in op eration on a 24-hour basis, with three crews assigned to the station. Mr. Parrish, who is presently in charge of the station, came here from Kocky Mount, where he was a mem ber of the Highway Patrol. Central PTA Holds Observance For Founder's Day The Parent-Teacher Association ofi'ound against Lee for the breaking the Perquimans County Central Gram mar School met Monday night in the school auditorium. Mrs. Bertha S. White conducted the devotional. Special music was ren dered by Mrs. Arnold Chappell, Mrs. Quinton Stallings and Mrs. 'La Salle Chappell, accompanied at the piano by Miss Kathleen Byrum. The PTA observed Founders Day by presenting a pageant entitled "Our Child Welfare KainDow." Mrs. liin- wood Winslow said, "We dedicate this program to our national founders, Mrs. Alice McLellan Birney and Mrs. Phoebe Appsrson Hearst." At the close of the program a col lection was taken up to help advance the work of the North Carolina Par ent-Teacher Organization. Thomas Maston, principal of the school, introduced Bill Sutherland, Field Director for Boy Scouts ef this district, who outlined the Cub Scout program, and stated the Boy Scout movement is being well received in this county. He proposed the PTA sponsor the Cub Scout program. It was decided the group will make a decision on "this proposal at the next meeting, Th secretary read a letter of thanks from W. F. Morgan and family, for contributions, made by the PTA. to ward the Headquarters Buildms Fund as a memorial to Mrs. Morgan, first president of the Central PTA. Mrs. Mathews announced a meet ing of the executive committee will be held on March 4, to expedite the -fil ing of reports by the various commit tees ' 77 : v Mrs. E. S. White, Mrs. Tom Riddick, Mrs. Claude Williams, Mrs. J. Van Roach and Mrs. Nathan Sawyer were named to the nominating committee to sleet off icers for next year. Mrs. Eddie Harrell had. charge of the recreational program. The sec ond grade, taught by Mrs. J. A. Wins low, won the attendance prize. Mobile X-ray Unit Here Tnree More Days Jl mobile X-ray unit,' operated by the Tuberculosis Control Division or the State Board of Health, will re main in Hertford for three more days, it was announced this morning by the local Health Department, which, along with the local TB Seal Sale Commit tee, is sponsoring the unit in this county. !7'--: . '77 Mis Audrey Umphlett reported the unit will be located on the Court House Green today, Saturday and next Tuesday, for the convenience' of coun ty residents desiring to obtain a chest X-ray while the unit is visiting in Perquimans. , Post Demonstration Here Well Attended Some 30-odd farmers braved a cold wind to observe a fence post treating and fence construction demonstration, conducted on Thursday of last week by John' L, Gray, State College Spec ialist, and w. T. Ellison, District lac- tension Forester. ' The demonstration revealed methods on peeling posts both by hand and machine, also bow to split posts with an explosive wedge. Method for treating post were also explained. - v-7,-:, 77-'7 H. M. Ellis, an' engineering specia list,, demonstrated how to brace end and corner posts in fence eonstruc- TO ATTEND MEETING Pat Keegan, local license Examin er, will attend a Troop Meeting on Wednesday, at Greenville, and will not be in Hertford to receive appli cation far driver" IBcenses until the following , Wednesday, March 0. Day Long Session Of Recorder's Court Held On Tuesday Three defendants were bound over for action of the Grand Jury at the April term of Superior Court at the conclusion ' of hearings conducted in Recorder Court here on Tuesday. In the first case, Herman Felton. 17 year-old Negro, was charared with breaking and entering the home of rreston Nixon on Friday nignt of last week. During the hearing it was testified that Mr. Nixon discover ed a prowler on his property at about 3. A. M., Saturday morning. Sher iff M. G. Owens was called to the scene and following an investigation arrested Felton on the charge. Mr. Nixon tentatively identified the nrowl- er and it was on this evidence that the Sheriff arrested Felton, Felton denied he was at the Nixon home and contended it was a case of wrone identification. At the conclusion of the hearing Judge Chas. E. Johnson ruled probable cause and bound the youth over to Superior Court. In two other cases, also heard Tues day, Freddie Lee, Negro and Wil liam Thomas Jenkins, Negro, were bound over to Superior Court in con nection with a number of break-ins which have occurred in Hertford since mid-January. Probable cause was and entering of the stores of Murray Motor Parts, Grocery Sales Company, Glenn Mathews, Hertford Motor Com pany, Hertford Furniture Company and Western Auto Store, and the at tempted break-in of Towe Oil Com pany and M. J. Gregory's. Lee en tered a plea of guilty to the charge of breaking an dntering the Western of breaking and entering the Western other establishments. Jenkins, charged with Lee for breaking and entering all of the above named places, denied the charg es, but was bound over to the high er court on a charge of aiding and abetting in the breaking and entering of the Grocery Sales Company. Bond for Jenkins was set at $500. Other cases disposed of in the Re corner's Court included those in which Lula Guako and John- Alexander en tered pleas of guilty to charges of speeding and paid th costs of court. Richard Brinding paid a fine of $10 and costs on a charge of speed ing and Louis Bell was fined $25 and costs of court on charges of speeding 75 miles per hour. In the ease in which Roosevelt Har vey, Negro, was charged with lar ceny of furniture, the costs were tax ed against the prosecuting witness, Elsie Felton. William Cbb was taxed with the court costs on charges of passing a vehicle in an intersection. Howard Manly, Negro, and Robert West, charged with reckless driving, each entered pleas of guilty and each paid a fine of $25 and costs. Michael Etheridge, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of driv ing with improper lights and paid the costs of court v Charles Sevak was taxed with the costs of court after pleading guilty to charges of failure to observe a stop sign. Jim Bass Candidate For County Office Jim Bass, a resident of Hertford, today announced his candidacy for the office of Register of Deeds for Prquimans County, subject to the Democratic primary to be held on May 31. V . Mr. Bass is 36 years old, a native of the county, having been born In Bethel township. He Is married to the former Miss Dorothy Hoffler, and they have two children, Linda and Rachael. ' . ,s Following his graduation from Per quimans County High School, he farmed for two years and for the past 18 years he has been employed by the Winslow Oil Company as a sales Perquimans Team Wins F.H. A. Contest A Perquimans . F F. A. Judging team won first place in a tool Identi fication contest held February .14 at Weeksville, with eight schools' com peting, it was announced today by G. C Bock, supervisor of the; local P. F, A. Chapter. r-S. : -s A perfect score for the contest was 110. The scores of the Perquimans .' boys were John HOI, 107; Billy El liott, 106, and Hazel Enre, 104., This . total wa three point higher than the Weeksville team, which finished sec ond in the contest. Noah Felton and Quinton Wilson took part in the eon tost, for the Perquimans team, fcf practice and experience fat F. F. A