EECLY Yclume XIX. Number 15. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, April 11, 1952. 5 Cents Per Copy WE C::;; C:c-::jt Usd For fil Term . Gf S':rior Ccurt Cc.T;en:ng tesslsy 0 Criminal Cases Oh Calendar; Court To Observe Hobday The Spring term of Perquimans Superior Court, with Judge Claiwaon Wunams as the (presiding judge, will convene here next Tuesday morning, it was announced today by W. H. (Pitt, clerk of -court, who stated a total of thirty cases are listed on the criminal docket Eight cases have been listed oh the calendar for the civil portion of the court, but it appeared unlikely these cases will be reached before .court ad. . joums at the end of the week. Making up the criminal calendar, consisting of 30 cases are five cases charging drunken driving, 14 charging . larceny, two charging (manslaughter, two .charging breaking and entering, two charging aiding in a Jail break, .. and five' charging miscellaneous vio ' lations. 'ry-; -.-yO ,: 1 Twelve of the cases listed on the , docket charges one defendant, Fred die Lee, Negro, .with breaking and entering and larceny. , Court will convene one day later than, usual, because of observance of Easter Monday as a holiday. The civil calendar released by Mr. Pitt is as follows: Odell Baccus, Adm. vs. Wm. D. Fair- child. , Chesapeake Supply Co., vs. W. L. Bagley. Eleanor Jones vs. N-S Railway Co, Redman ; Perry, et als vs. . S. D. Banks. . . v , Clifton Hardy vs. Mildred Hardy. Russell (East vs. Ldllie Mae East 1 Sarah Lilly vs. Joshua Lilly. . : ' iBenny Ashby vs. Sarah Ashhv. ., Jurors drawn to serve during the April term of court are Howard Hurdle. Edward C. Barber, A R. Eaallinirs, Carroll Williams, G. B. Winslow, Merrill J. Layden, 8. L. Phillips,;, J Eugene Winslow, Alonza D. Thatch, Marvin Caddy, J. E. Dail, Mrs. FTbra Hurtfle, 1. A. Smith, Mrs. Thehna Riddicky William H. Cart- wright, J. P. Elliott George W. Bar- bee, Weodrow IB. Stallings, L. J. Wins- low, Elliott Layden, Kenpeth Miller, Mrs. Elaine (Phillips; Percy Eogerson, Tom Story, Jr., Ernest Whfte, L..N. HolloweH, B. M. Miller,, C ID. Spivey, Walton Wood, Mrs. Mary Benton, Le roy Goodwin, N. J. Smith, . W. Simpson, Nathan Mathews, George T. Powell, John R. Baker, R. I (Kings bury, 0. C. Perry, Earl Morse, Velum C. Winslow, ; Wade H. Jordan, C. E. White, Henry Stokes, Sr., Elwood Per ry, W, M. Wood, Arba Winslow, Nath an Sawyer, Ralph T. Harrell, Thom as Fleetwood, Vivian N. Darden, jE. L. Jennings, Earl Russell and P. B. Thatch. ;--V -:; -";-v ; .'v -j; ....vl;,.: - llc'y Trinity Easter Savicos Announced On - Easter Day at Holy Trinity ' Episcopal Church there will be three services. , v, -.; ' At 9 A. M., the service of Holy Communion will be celebrated by itfae Rev. E. T. Jillson, rector emeritus of the Parish. .. ' At the 11 o'clock Communion ser vice the rector, the Rev. Charles F. 4 Wulf, will give a brief Easter mes sage and the choir wiQ lead the sing ing of the traditional tEaater hymns, Mrs. H. A. Whitley is organist l In the afternoon t 3 (P. M., the children of the Sunday School, the teachers, parents, members of -tile congregation and friends will gather for. a brief service. (At wis sernce aXebere of the Sunday School will present their Lenten orrenngs in me Mtte Boxes which were distributed on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. This Lenten Mite ox Offering is a custom of many years standing to Episcopal Sunday Schools, and has played an Important part in the Ses sionary work of the whole Episcopal tThurck Immediately following Cje service an Easter Ear Hunt 'wilt be' held for the clirJren of Ihe Sunday School, ' , ' " lira. Nfca .B. Xlite ?.:ds3 As Agzzt - Nina 'B. White, Perquunans 'S "j Come A -rt forth past four J....J, 1 a tji.-i'her rem.jnc.yon ct Cat position e'jetive llay 1. The r'ra'-an 'wsj : to the ' .'ri of County Comm;. W-s on : T!onday and was aoc.tcl wii i rioenmen-stion of the 1 i t jrvice Hiss Limecy I'erry, i 1 1 t - rt for Terri I 1 s t- r v 1 v-9 t ' i it - if1- t TV i T . T IB HIT!.!. I ? mom:. oneway, isimer v. uussrcerj Pre-School Clinics Scheduled In May Pre-school clinics will be conducted in Perquknans County during the first week in May, according to an an nouncement made today by Dr. B. B. McGuire, District Health Officer, fAo also stated any and ' all practicing physicians are invited and urged to help with any clinic they would like. Parents who tail to receive letters regarding the clinics are requested to take their child to the clinic if his er her birthday is prior to October 1. The clinic schedule is as follows: May 6 Central Grammar School, boys: '; May ' 7 JCentral Grammar School, ? girls; May 8 Perquimans Training School; May 9 'Hertford Grammar School; May 12 Hertford Negro Grammar School. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES President . Truman, on Tuesday night, ordered the Secretary of Com merce to seize all steel plants in the country and. to operate them while negotiations were continued, for a settlement of the steel dispute. A steel strike was scheduled to start at mid night Tuesday. Mr. Truman told the nation his seizure order was issued to prevent a breakdown in the na tion's defense prograai. jeadew, of the industry, it was reported, plan a court fight on the government seizure of the mills. ; Official Washington ., was in tur moil late last week. Attorney General-Howard McGrath fired Newbold Morris as special investigator and in turn was fired by President Truman. James P. MoGraney was named to suc ceed McGrath, however,' Washington reports indicate we appointment may rby.ttSenate-JChrrle chief mobilization officer, also resigned his post and it was re ported this was due to dissatisfaction over the proposed settlement of the steel dispute. ' '" ' Racketeer Frank OosteUo -was con victed of contempt of the Senate Crimes t Investigation Committee; in a hearing concluded in New York this week. He was sentenced to pris on 18 months and fined $5,000. Judge Sylvester Ryan refused OosteUo bail, pending an appeal, but the Federal Court of Appeals released him on a bond of 15,000. Commissioners In Session Here Monday The Board of Commissioners for Perquimans County met here last Monday morning in regular; session and handled a number of routine mat ters brought to its attention. : v . Approva) was given to a petition, presented by Carroll Williams, for im provement of the Cedar Stretch road, in Hertford township, and. also to a request made by W. B. Jordan for further improvement or tne Xiaice road. - J. C. Moraran. superintendent of the county home, reported to the Board that T. J. Bass Is paying for his Board and. lodging whale an inmate at uie home. .vr Approval was voted of a payment of a sum of 40 to Sheriff IM. ti. uwens for the capture of . two mails, ana or convictions of persons chargea wiim operatina these stiHs. " V . In connection r wit iflie 5 matter County Attorney Silas M.- IWhedhee, advised ' the rBoard of : the, law per- taln'ii ii HnamAa tnr 1A ahlTe of stills, and gave the (Board his opinion of the law; stating the statute calls for payment of a reward of 20 for each etui- capturea ana jaeuwrea to the Commissioners, and the eonvie Hon of a person chawed with operat ing tiie still, and where a .defendant so convicted does not appeal tne case. f 'At th close of .the- meeting the members of the Board, and, number of other .county officials were the Ichappell at ' dinner served at the Hertford Cafe. -' i ' : " Wedncciiy Closing:? ' ' In Force Next Week ; ; " Hulf -nolktays ottlWednesB .wiU be observed by most of the stores and business houses in Hertford begimdng nert Vednesday, April '16, it was re ported here today. 1'arnJtBTe stores of the town began 'r f'z '.-- .icy afternoons on A : j 2, t it aio .t of the other stores 1 r.Ir-r to rart'-lrae in the plan set ;iJ 13 ti tve srl Pg dJte for tfie s i ".mr Lo -i v .Kh will ' run ' roush V.e L.t Vv.jie.,vl.y in Aug- Sixteen Cases In Recorder's Court On Last Tuesday Defendants Appeal Ver dict returned In r;Larcc .Case xteen cat vere disposed of in "umans iw Oder's Court, in sea siu re last Tuesday. The majority "ii cases were diea mio court on viL i of the traffic laws. wonaia;aToai. Eugene Kippard, John Lewis and Martin Sands, each charr ed with . speeding, entered pleas of guilty to the charges and paid the costs (of court. . Joe Ramos entered a plea of guilty to a charge of speeding: and paid a fine of 25 and costs of court. A fine of $10 and costs were taxed against Henley 'Perry, Negro, who entered a plea of guilty to a charge of driving with improper brakes. Wayne Williams, Alfred Ferebee, Negro, Robert Jordan, each charged with driving an overloaded truck, en. tered pleas of guilty and each paid the costs of court. Elmo Gorham was fined $20 and costs after pleading guilty to a charge of driving an overloaded truck. Elsie : Harris, Negro, was found guilty on two charges, of beyig drunk and disorderly and using profanity in public. She was ordered to pay a fine of $15 and costs of court. Shelton Jones, Negro, paid the costs of court after pleading guilty to a charge of driving a truck over the width limits. (Lillian Nixon and D. A. Furr, both charged with larceny of $75 from Ben Whitley, were found guilty of the charge. Each received a 60 day jail sentence, to be suspended upon pay ment of a fine of $100 and costs of court. $75 of the fine was ordered paid to Mr. Whitley. The defendants appealed the case to the Superior Court''' V:.:.v Connie Grimes, Negro, was found guilty on a charge of driving drunk. He was fined $150 and costs of court. He appealed the case-, to the Superior Court. . Lioness Club To Snonsor Drive The 1952 Cancer Crusade will be conducted in Perquimans County un der the sponsorship of the Hertford Lioness Club, it was announced to-; day by sin. - Elton Hurdle, presi dent of the club. ; Mrs. Hurdle reported tha' drive will open the latter part of this month. Solicitors are now being appointed and their names .will be announced next Veek. The county goal for the 1952 drive is $577.80, Part of these funds will be used by the American Cancer Society to aid in maintaining the Nursing Home, recently opened at Lumberton. " A feature of this year's drive Mrs. Hurdle announced, will be the educa tional part of the campaign. Canvass, ers v will distribute literature during the solicitation for funds and the pub lic is urged to read these articles on cancer ' and the fight being waged against it. A film on the subject will also be shown at the State Theatre. Board of Education In Meeting Monday Members of the Perquimans Coun ty Board of Education met last Mon day night in the office of the super intendent of schools and handled a number of fiscal matters brought up for .action. . ; ,.' , : : ' -: Insurance covering' the Hertford Negro School was purchased through A company, represented by H. N. Nix on, .and insurance covering the two new , lunchrooms were purchased of companies represented by Mrs. Viola " The Board authorised the superin tendent to include in the current bud get a supplementary salary for the hems ht teachers at-( .Perquimans Trainbur Schooli This ftem was not placed in the budget originally Inas much as the position, was not ruiea at the time the budget was adopted. J. T. E'-rsrers and . Mrs. Mary G. Brinn were named ' as a committee to meet wfch the Library Board rela tive to action toibs taken in rtgards to the old lunchroom and library build ing, situated upon the.Herlford Gram, mar School property. Revert Cpive? Is, Candidate For. Board , Bobert Spivey, well-known farmer of New Hope township, has announced his candidacy for the office of com missioner for New 'Hope township, subject to the Democratic primary L ya Mr. Spivey filed his name as a can. dlJ.'te with the Board of Elections on In Safety Contest Conducted By Club Much Interest Manifest ed In Program Held Last Week ' Winners in the poster and jingle contests, conducted by the Perquim ans Business and Professional Wo man's Club in connection with its Bmeiy weeK were announced rouay uy - 1 ' - J j J v- Mrs. D. M. Jackson and Mrs. Jack Burbage, co-chairmen of the program. In the poster contest for the white division winners were, grades 1-3: Grant Allen, first; Franklin McOoog an, secdnd; . Janice Stanton, third; Celtic Long, honorable mention', grades 4-8; Becky Nixon, first: Gil bert Swayne, second; Shirley Chap- pell and Sylvania Copeland, third; Pat Lane, honorable mention. In the jin gle contest, winners were, adult: Mrs. B. G. Koonce; grades 1-3: Janice Stanton, first; Hazel Trueblood, sec ond; Mary Frances White, third; Cel tic Long, honorable mention; grades 4-7: Alice Elliott, first: Mable Keel, second:. Shirley Tarkington, third; Le- titia MeGoogan, honorable mention, Grades 8-12: Wayne White, first; Annie Stokley, sond; Billy Bray, third, and Jimmy Copeland, honorable mention. ' For posters in the colored division, winners were, errades 1-3: Daisy Hol- ley, first: Biarni Burke, second; Wil liam Moore, th'-d; Melvin Tillett, honorable mention; grades 4-8: Ger trade Harrell. first: Charles Wins low. second; Abram Lightfoot, third; William Lightfoot, honorable men. tion; grades 9-12: Enoch Gregory, first; Norwood David, second; Mamie Reid, third; Katrina Johnson, honor able mention. For jingles the winners were, (Trades H-3: Riley Whedbee, first; Helen Jones, second: May Moore, thiH; Leoii-Armstrong, honor- rr"tion: grades 4-8: Lewellyn Wills, first; Jeanette Parker, second; Oneda Felton, third: Christine Lew der, .honorable mention: jrrades 9-12: second, and Sarah Ormond. third. Other highlights of the safety .pro gram were talks made at the various schools by Mrs. Alice E. Futrell, Field Representative for the Safety Division: films on safety were also shown at the schools and local civic meetings. ' John Noe, director of Safety Edu cation, Department of Public Instruc tion, was a featured speaker at the Perquimans High School and; Per quimans Training School. The BPW Club members expressed their appreciation for the splendid co operation received during the cam paign and thanks all who had a part in the programs. HO Clubs April 16th The Perquimans County Home Demonstration Clubs will be hosts to the 25th District Federation of Home Demonstration dubs on Wednesday', April 16, according to an announce ment by Mrs. John Hurdle, President of the Perauimans County Council. The morning session will convene at 10:30 in the auditorium of the Per auimans County High School. Mrs. J. W. Halstead, District Chair man, will preside at the meeting and Dr. Bessie McNeil, Head of the Home Economics Department of East Varo Una College, will be the speaker. Her subject will be "Families, Our Most Important Resource." The. 25th District Federation Com. prises the seven counties of Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, and Dare, and ap proximately 450 crab members from the various counties are expected to ha in attendance. This is the first time the Federa tion has met in Hertford In six years, Music. Club Presents Annual Hymn Program On Wednesday evening the Hert ford Junior Music Club, assisted by the Junior Choirs of the Baptist and Methodist Churches, gave the best of their four annual Hymn Programs in the Hertford Methodist CbicrAj;,.:; . The large audience was welcomed by the . Crab President, Charlie John son, after which Nancy Lane, yfoe president, took charge of the pro gram. ' s-:',. .'::.;, ..The Club Hymn and Hymns-ofjthe-Month were featured, the accompani ments being played by the dub mem bers as practical training for the fu ture church pianista of the county. The program closed with "The Holy City, sung by the two choirs, and accompanied by Kay Guthrie. Directors of the choirs are Mrs. J. E. White, Mrs. T. E. Madre, Mrs. Lindsay Winslow, Mrs. A. L. Chap lin afld ISrs. R. M. Kiddick. , AnnuEl faceting Of Afbsmarle REATo Be Conducted Here Saturday Afternoon W. E. White Resigns As PMA Secretary W. E. White, secretary of the Per quimans PMA Committee, has tender ed his resignation of the position, ef fective May- 6, it was announced here this .week. Mr. White has been associated with the county agricultural services, for the past 18 years, starting his duties in 1934, when the present PMA work was carried out through the Exten sion Service. In his resignation Mr. White stat ed his association, during1 the 18 years he served, with farmers and officials of both the Extension Service and other governmental agencies, had been most pleasant. Negro Farmers To Participate In Progress Program A rural progress committee for Perquimans County was organized at a meeting held recently at the of fice of the Negro County Agent, when M. R. Zachary, District Farm Agent, and W. C. Cooper, Negro 4-H Specia list, outlined the purpose of the pro gram being conducted throughout the state. W. C. Stroud, was acting chairman at the meeting. The purpose of the program was set out as follows: To increase income, greater security, improve educational facilities, finer spiritual values, stronger community life and more dignity and contentment in country living. : Dr. Clarece Poe is offering a $500 cash prize to the colored farmers in the county making itjie, finest record of progress in North Carolina. The committees named at the meet ing were K. A. Williams, chairman; W. C. Stroud, i co-chairman; W. R. Privott, secretary; Mrs. M. B. Taylor, recording secretary. County committee leaders for five sub-committees were named as fol lows:.; I K. A. Williams, W. C. Stroud, J. M. Spruill, J. L. Lassiter, D. Newby, S. Moore; 2 V. N. Harris, Mrs. M. B. Taylor, Mrs. L. Perry, Mrs. C. Newby J. M. Spruill; 3 Mrs. E. Byrd, Mrs. M. B. Taylor, Mrs. M. Hunter, Mrs. Ida Norman, Mrs. Mary Holley, Mrs. P. E. Bembry; 4 R. L. Kingsbury, L.' Simmerett, Mrs. D. Thomas, D. Newby, Miss Addie Hof- fler; 5 -W. C. Stroud, J. Billups and J. M. Spruill. Belch Funeral Conducted Monday Funeral services for William T. Belch, 58, who died suddenly at his home here last Saturday at 6 P. M., were held at the Lynch Funeral Home Monday afternoon at two o'clock. The Rev. Alvin Price officiated. Mr. Belch .was the son of the late Levi and Fannie Belch. He is sur vived by his wife, Mrs. Victoria Belch, three sons, William D. of Hertford, James of Ehzazbeth City, and Henry Belch of New York; three daughters, Mrs. Cornelia Byrum of Norfolk, Mrs, Elmo Lane of Chapahoke, and Miss Fannie Belch of Hertford; one bro. ther, Arch Belch of Great Bridge; two sisters .Mrs. Tom Harris of Edenton, and Mrs. Jim Hill of Chuckatuck, Va. Six grandchildren also survive. During the services Mrs. Alvin Price and Mrs. Verna Lee Perry sang, "Safe In the Arms of Jesus," Beyond the Sunset," and "The Old Rugged Cross." The casket of Mr. Belch, who was a veteran of World War I, was cover ed with an American Flag. Pallbearers were PJ. Boyce, Vash tl White, W.' T. Wllloughby, John Lane, V. N. Darden and B. C. Berry. Annual HS Banquet Planned April 17 The annual Junior-Senior banquet, for students of Perquunans High School, one- of the highlights of the school year, win be held on Thurs day night, April 17, it was announced today. v The banquet, as for the past few years, will be held at the Virginia Dare Hotel in Elizabeth City, with the banquet starting at 6.-30 o'clock. to be followed by dance which will starts at 9:30 and last until 11:30 P. M. Banks Candidate . ' For County Board Elmer G. Banks, prominent resident of New Hope Township, has an nounced his candidacy for the office as. county commissioner for New Hope Township, subject to the Democratic primary May SI. Ha seeks the place, on the Board left vacant by the retirement of Ervin Turner, incumbent , : William B. Umstead To Address Members At Gathering The annual meeting of the members of the Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation will be held in Hertford on Saturday afternoon, April 12, at the Perquimans High School, begin ning at two o'clock, it -was announced today by John Costen, manager of the corporation. Principal business to be conducted during the meeting will be the elec tion of a board of directors for ithe REA for the coming year and a report oh the affairs of the REA during the past year. Nominations already made for the board are: Perquimans Coun ty, A. T. Lane, Charles E. White, Floyd Mathews, Preston Nixon, Ben Chambers, Freeman Umphlett; Cam den County, J. A. Whitehurst, J. W. Hastings; Chowan County, J. A. Wig gins, John N. Bunch, A. E. Asbell; Pasquotank County, W. R. Lowry, Tommie Temple, Marshall Meads and Howard Banks. William B. Umstead, candidate for governor, will be the principal speak er for the annual meeting. While his subject has not been announced it is expected Mr. Umstead will speak on the growth and benefits of REA. He was a member of Congress when REA was organized and later served as U. S. Senator in the years REA was expanding. , A large number of consumers, ser ved by the Albemarle Electric Cor poration, who make up the member ship of the local co-op, are expected to attend the meeting this year. A number of valuable prizes, donat ed by merchants of the Albemarle area, will be awarded at the close of the meeting . A large number of ex-, hibits, by appliance dealers, will also be displayed at the event Following the election of the Board of Directors, this group is expected to meet and elect officers for the year,. Present officers for the corporation are: A. T. Lane, chairman, JoeiWfe-r gins, vice chairman, Floyd Mathews, secretary and Charles E. White, treas urer. County N'CEA Group In Annual Meeting The Perquimans County unit of the North Carolina Education Associa tion held its annual meeting on Fri day night of last week at the new lunchroom of the Central Grammar School in Winfall . The meeting was the first occasion for use of the new lunchroom since its completion early last week, and Thom as Maston, principal of th school, and members of the faculty who had charge of arrangements for the meet ing had the building beautifully decor ated for the event. Special guests at the meeting were members of the Board of Education and members of the grammar school and high school committees. Mrs. C. R. Holmes, president of the unit, presided over the meeting. Mrs. Chas. E. Johnson rndered a number of musi cal selections. J. T. Biggers, county superintendent of schools, was the speaker for the event and he used as his subject Edu cationA Profession not a position. He traced the progress of education from 1777 to the present time, giving the advancement of the field down through, the years. Hertford W.S.C.S. Elect New Officers Tha W. S. C. S. of the Hertford Methodist ' Church held its regular meeting last Monday with Mrs. W. H. Pitt having charge of an impres sive Easter program. Mrs. C O. Fowler gave the devotional, followed by a solo by Miss Ruth Tucker, ac companied at the piano by Mrs. L, C Winslow. Carllse White gave a read ing and Miss Thelma Elliott made a talk on flowers. - Mrs. J. O. Felton presided over the business session during which a report on tile conference held at Raleigh was given by Mesdames Felton, C T. Skinner, A. L. Chaplbv J. L. Harris and R. L. Knowles. The nominating committee present ed the following officers for the year; Mrs. J. O. Felton, president; Mrs. Cecil' Winslow, vice president; Mrs. . Eldon Winslow, recording secretary; Mrs. F. M. MeGoogan, treasurer; Mrs. D. - F. Reed, local treasurer. Head ing the various departments of the organisation are Mrs. J. L. Harris, Mrs. John Costen, Mrs. Lawrence Tows, Mrs. a D. Fowler, Mrs. W. E. Drake, Mrs. A. L. Chaplin, Mis. James E. Newby, Mrs. L. C. Winslow, Mrs. R. S. Monde, Mrs. W. G. Ed wards and Miss Thehna Elliott '