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WEEECLY r XIX.- -Number 16. Elertf ord, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, April 18, 1952. 5 Cents Per Copy 0 n 9 ij?GL:i3':To' p In fl:clb Eoard Of Elections In J Meeting Here On K Last Wednesday (Preparations (for holdings the Pri mary election on Slay 81 'were start ed her last Wednesday when the Per quimans County Board of Elections met with registrars for Mie six polling ' precincts and issued instructions for opening of registration books on Sat urday, April 26th. The meeting, which. was presided over by W. F. Aingley, chairman of the board, was - attended (by Jarvia Ward and Raymond i Winslow, other members of the board, nd Mrs. . G. Koonce, William Stal- ngS, Mrs. W. E. Dail, Ross Baker, J. M. Copeland and Harry Barber, registrars for the various precincts of the county. .. Judges, to assist the registrars, 'were appointed and will be the same ) as in the last election with the excep- tion of Bethel township, where Young ' Berry, who resigned as registrar, will serve as judge. ; . In connection with the opening of the registration books, Mr. Aineley . announced the books wOl remain open fSr four Saturdays, and individuals ' who have already registered need not do so in order to be eligible to vote - in- the election on May 91; however, if an individual has never registered or if he has moved from one precinct to another, he must register in order to be eligible to vote in Hie primary. Mr. Ainsley also announced that Saturday, April 19, at 6 o'clock, is the final hour and day that individuals may file as candidates for the county offices at stake in the coming elec tion. v;;,. v - -V ? ,:.- He reported "that candidates ' who have already filed their, intentions of seeking offices are: for (Register of Deeds, Julian Powell,. - Ervin Turner - ,C C. Banks, , Jim Bass;, for .County - Commissioner E. ' B4 Hollows!!, for' Parkviller Wm. C, Chappell fojr Belvi dere: R.- Ic Spivey, fflmer Banks, for ' NewfirJpr' Ctfft oW H. - HelMa,iir , .Representative; Mam CawpbeH,? for county treasurer, and Chi. IE. John .son, for Judge of Rerdes Court; Delvin Eure yid George Caddy for nns VMS HEMES ; Scientists Have discovered a lead in . the development of Polio, whiph may be the start iof finding a prevention or cure of the disease, according to . a report released on Wednesday. The scientists have determined, through experiments, that Polio develops . in the blood stream, rather than in the . stomach, as previously believed Tests made with animals traced the virus to the blood stream from which it ' attacks the nerves, unless sufficient antibodies are built up to counteract President Truman, on Tuesday, sign ' ed the Japanese Peace Treaty, which t formally ends' the long and bitter ' struggle that began when Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor. The treaty will become effective April 28 and wal restore luu sovereignity to ' Japan, which has been occupied for 6 years after the close of the war. 1 Efforts on the part of he Govern ment to settle the steel dispute are t i being continued despite a break down ' in .negotiations on Tuesday; A re port from Washington stated Federal officials are considering giving steel ' workers a boost in pay over objec- ) of the steel ; ' management's l.dd. ' In tfhis event it is likely the ? i management will again .'appeal to the j courts to prevent the action. . Another flood is sweeping through the middle west this week, and disss-. ', ter workers are engaged in a strug gle' to aid thousands made homeless y- the' raging Missouri River. Hard i t by the floods are communities' in I nneeota, South Dakota, Iowa and J braska. President Truman flew ?r the area on Wednesday, inspect i T the scene and making prepara- ns for government ' aid for the as. rrnrcsr School To( 9 A public program will Jbe presented the Hertford Grammar School on arsday night, April beginmnir c-ht o'clock. The prosram will re a Tom Thumb We4Hng, . with n f t e elementary grades far ' - feiid special music will be i IV fee -glee club andy grade i cl V e cJiogI. . 1 . , - r'A ' r " - v"l be taken dur- District Winner ' t Bobby Smith, a student at Perqulm ans High School, recently won dis trict honors in a speaking contest, die topic of which was Green Pastures. Smith won the : sub-district contest held here and the district contest held at Williamston. The contest was spon sored by the. Soil Conservation De partment ' Indians Win Over Gatesville Friday Lose On Tuesday Coach Ellie Fearing's Perquimans Indians won their fourth straight baseball game of he season last Fri day afternoon by defeating a strong Gatesville' team, In a District One, Class A, contest. Vernon White,' pitching ace for the Indians, turned in a two-hit perform ance; and was backed up defensively by the remainder of the Perquimans team. : The 6-0- victory for Perouimans placed Indians at the top of the defeat was the first suffered . by Gatesville this eftason .r:. : "' ;. , .White struck put seven men and walked one in nine Inning contest while H. Lilly, Gatesville moundsman was- touched for MO hits bflt fanned 11 Indians. ' Perquimans scored one run in the first frame when Billy Benton doubled and a single by Clyde Stallings, mov ed Benton to third. Benton then scored on John Morris' one base blow.' Perquimans added another tally in fche third inning as Clyde Lane connected for a double and scored on a single by JoeTowe.;'IDhfl.'iHr1itbTd boys picked up single runs in the fourth. and fifth stanza and the final run came in the eighth when Vernon White's single got past the outfielder and he circled the bases for the final tally. ? Clyde Lane, Indian outfielder, paced the Perquimans batters with a double and a triple. Harrell, Gatesville out fielder, was badly : spiked when he and Webb, another GaJtesville outfield er, ran together while chasing a fly ball. Harrell had to be taken, out of the game. '-"'y : ". ,l: On Tuesday afternoon. Perquimans and Gatesville played a return game on Memorial Field here in Hertford, with Gatesville winning by a margin of 9-3. The visitors took a three run lead in the-first inning, collected three more in the second which sewed up the contest. .'v:'v . Vernon White "was hit iby a batted ball in the second inning and was re placed as Indian pitcher by-lBiily Ben ton. Jack Phillips relieved Benton in the ninth. ' ' . Bobby Harrell -went the route for Gatesville, pitching a- nice game for the winners. The loss Tuesday : was the first of the season for Perquimans and chang es' the league standing to a tie be tween the two teams. , " . . Holmes Candidate , For Re-election 'C R. Holmes, Perquimans Repre sentative, in the 1951 General As sembly, today announced his candidacy for re-electioii. ' ( ' , ' "I am deeply grateful V the people for the support they accorded me tyro years ago, and if elected will con tinue to serve the' County and the State to the. best of my. abiltty," said: Mr. Holmes. . ' -r-vv Mr. Holmes filed his candidacy with the Perquimans Board of Elections late last week; :,;J ' ; ,,,, - .-. ' i .. CENTRAL PTA MEETS The ParemVreacher Association of the . Perquimans . Central , Grammaf School .will meet next Monday night, April 21, in the aucLtonum of. the school. Thomas Ilarfon, principal, will serve ( as cltairman of the' projam commi'Jtee. : All members are ursred A!!::iiiot3 (LEA. In Annul! Ktitig llorc Last Saturday Members Hear William B. Umstead Urge Ex pansion Of Service Members of the Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation, gathered in Hertford last Saturday afternoon for their annual meeting, during which they elected directors for the corpora tion for the current year.', The pro gram, presented at the. meeting, in cluded a financial report given by the secretary, Floyd Mathews, -Thia, re port revealed the local REA has shown steady growth as compared to previous years and its total assets now amount to ?949,556.ok (Six miles of electric lines were added to the system during the year and 74 new members were enrolled in the corpora, tion. The meeting was presided over by A. T. Lane, chairman of the Board of Directors for the corporation! In the election of directors for the coming year, two directors from each of the four counties comprising the corporation were chosen and one di rector was -elected at large. The new directors chosen were A. T. Lane, Charles E. White and Floyd E. White for Perquimans, J. A. WhiteTaurst and J. W. Hastings for Camden, J. A. Wiggins and John N. Bunch of Cho wan, and W. R. Lowry and Tommie Temple for Pasquotank. Following the election of "directors, William B. Umstead, candidate for Governor, was introduced by Chas. E, Johnson, attorney for the corporation. As speaker for the event Mr. Umstead firmly urged expansion of" rural elec trification, pointing out through such services the State's all important agri cultural program and will continue its growth and progress. Umstead told the group that he worked for and voted for the Rural Electrification Act while a member of Congress in 1936. "The REA grew out of the need of the farmers, rural schools, rural churches, country stores and other rural establishments," Um- atend kaid. - ""Tiupporfea the Act," he-safd, jTb cause I understood what electncrcy means, since I was born and reared on a farm that had no electricity. ' Umstead also had praise for the ex- oansion of r rural telephone service, and the new telephone division of the REA. ''About two years ago," he said, "the Department of Rural Tele phones was created in the REA, and I think this program should be en couraged every way possible so that rural people will have adequate tele phone service." Kurces Of District In Meet AtEdenton The 19th District of ithe North Caro lina State Nurses Association which comprises Dare, Currituck, Pasquo tank, Perquimans, Chowan, Bertie, Gates and Hertford Counties held its regular meeting at the Chowan Hos pftal Nurses' Home, Edenton, Tuesday, April 8. -..: After a short business session the meeting was turned over to Mrs. J, 'Vf. Davis of the Chowan Hospital Auxiliary who talked to the nurses about the organization of the auxiliary and some of its work and accomplish ments since its beginning five years ago.. A few of the things which this splendid organization has accomplish ed are purchased a resuscitator, two incubators, a delivery table, an oxy gen tent, planted the new hospital grounds, provided the patients with magazines and books and organized, with the cooperation of the ministers of the county, a hospital chaplain service. Mrs. Davis brought out the fact that the ; woman's auxiliary wishes to 'be above aM "a friend to the hos pital,"' serving doctors, nurses, and most especially patients where ever the need is. She further brought oult the fact that in Edenton and Chowan County there is a negro as well as white auxiliary and that the two work together to the best interest of both White and colored .patients and of the hospital in general. ,, , t' ' This program was unique ana ,1 think that the nurses, especially tihose not associated with the Chowan Hos pital,, realized for the first time the very ieal assistance given by the wo men of a hospital auxiliary in the overall functioning : of a hospital.: Following the meeting the Chowan Hospital Auxiliary served delicious refreshments. "' Worshin Services At , ; Whiteville Church ' The Rev. Caleb Goodwin, as visiting minister, will preach at the White ville Grove Baptist Church on Sun day, April 20, at three o'clock. Suni day School will be conducted at 2 P, U. The public is Invited to 4tend. BoerdPlensCloge In Vehicle Used For Trash Collections Action On Proposal For Library Tabled For The Time Being Commissioners for the Town of Hertford met here last Monday night, in regular session, and considered' a number of matters brought to their attention. Approval was given and plans made for a change in the system of col lecting trash and garbage. Two com mittees were appointed to investigate Nie purchase of a truck chassis and a truck body to be used for garbage and trash collections within the town. Mayon V. N. Darden, Commissioners R. L. Hollowell and Ray White were named to obtain bids and data on various types of bodies for the truck, and Mayor Darden and Commissioner Ray White were named to secure bids and data on trucks. In a discussion on changing the present system, which now uses horses and carts, to motor vehicle the Board went -on record favoring the same ser vice as now rendered for collections of trash and garbage. No date has been set for purchase of the equipment, nor making the change but it was the opinion the present carts used by the town will need replacing within three months. Mayor V. N. Darden reported to the board on a meeting held by the Lib rary committee regarding changes proposed in the library building. Part of this building is now used as a lunchroom for the 'Hertford Grammar School children, and this portion of the building will soon be available for use by the library but some changes in the building will be needed before it can be taken over by the Library Board. Costs for the changes were estimated at around $1,600. Action on the proposal insofar as the pant the Town Board will take in the matter, was tabled for the time being. The Jffoard went on secord as ap proving a proposal made by the Boy .Scout Committee, requesting a day assigned when members of the local troop will conduct a program and as sume offices of the town government for the day. line Scouts will conduct a series of merit tests to determine the boys who will be candidate for the offices and will elect the scouts to the various offices. County Tops Quota In Red Cross Drive A final report, released this week by D. F. Reed, Jr., County Chairman for tthe 1952 Red Cross Fund drive, revealed Perquimans County oversub scribed its quota by $11.07. Total contributions to the fund this year amounted o $1,329.07, Mr. Reed re ported. A break down of. the report showed $456.41 was contributed by the donors of the white residential section of Hertford; $353.52 was raised in the business district; $404.51 was raised through-the white Home Demonstra tion Clubs of the County; $50.53 was through the Colored Home Demonstra tion Clubs of the county; $14.00 was raised through the Negro elementary school; and $5040 was raised by con tributions from donors of the Colored residential section of Hertford. Eastern Star Holds Easter) Program Mon. An impressive Easter program was presented at the meeting of the Hert ford Chapter of the Eastern Star on last Monday night. , New officers, in stalled in a pubae meeting on March 24, filled their stations for the first time at the meeting this week. Mrs? Ruh Overman as ' Worthy Matron, presided and lihe ' program was in charge of- Mrs. Maude Reaves, assisted by other members of the chapter; ' " Mrs. . Overman announced the Year Books for 1952 are expected to be ready for; distribution soon. 4 ;". m mmtm mmm mmmmm ammtA- -7 Contest ' Winner In District Meeting , V amtni IXniitlA" wlnnM v 4liA VTm quintans High School World Peace sneaking contest competed in the dis trict final contest, held in Rocky Mount last Wednesdays She was com- twHno- fm'i freo Wn t til A .United Nations in New York-on April ,80(th. Entered in the contest Wednesday were winners from 12 districts in the State. - " , The Perauimana entry in the district meeting was sponsored by the Wo man's society of tne ney wooas Friends -Church. ,"( Spring Term Of Perquimans Supiior Court In Session; 34 Cases listed Jaycees Plan Sale For Playground Fund In an effort to raise additional funds for the playground project, which is now under construction, the Hert ford Junior Chamber of Commrece will conduct a house to house sale of napkins, in Hertford on Friday night. Members of the organization will call at local homes beginning about 7 P. M., it was announced today by B. J. Holleman, Jr. Funds received from the sale of nap kins will be used by the Jaycees to purchase additional equipment for the playground. A large part of the' equipment has already been purchased and is now on hand, awaiting instal lation. The Jaycees hope to have equipment installed and the project completed within the near future. Solicitors Named To Conduct Cancer Drive In Jbunty The 1952 Cancer Crusade for Per quimans County 'was launched by the Hertford Lioness Club at its dinner meeting held Friday night of last week at the Hotel Hertford, as an nounced by the president, Mrs. Min nie W. Hurdle. Solicitors have been named to can vass Perquimans County during the last two weeks in April, which is nat ional cancer month. Volunteering as solicitors are: Grubb Street, Mrs. Helen Woodard, Mrs. Annette David, Mrs. Jessie Cox and Mrs. Elizabeth Thach; Penn. Ave., Mrs. Edna Eley; Market Street, Mrs. Margaret Lane; Dobb Street, Mrs. Katherine Biggers; Church Street, Mrs. J. H. Towe, Mrs. D. M. Jackson and Mrs., Minnie W. Hurdle; business district, Mrs. Jack son and Mrs. Hurdle; Woodland Circle, Mrs. Dorothy Bass; Academy Street, Mrs. Elmo Cannon; Covent Garden and Edenton Highway, Mrs. Irene Byrum; Railroad and Willow Streets, Mrs. Annie Lane; U." S. 17, north, Mrs. Jack Burbage. . Belvidere, Mrs. T. C. Perry, Jr., and Mrs. Jack iSymons; Ballahack, Mrs. Sally Lane; Bethel, Mrs. Lula Mae Ward; Burgess, Mrs. Paul 'Smith; Harvey Point Road, to Center Hill, Mrs. Ann M. Berry; Chapel Hill, Mrs. Willard Copeland; Beech Springs, Mrs. Howard Winslow; Winfall, Mrs. Helen Winslow and Mrs. Ruth 'Stan ton; Bagley 'Swamip, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Stevenson : .Whiteston. Mrs. Ruby White -and Mrs. Becky White; Snow Hill-White Hat, Mrs. Myrtle Wil liams; Woodville, Mrs. A. R. Cook and Mrs. Ruby Long; U. S. 17, south, Mrs. Mary L. Long; Don Juan Co., Mrs. Bill Boyce; Parkville, Mrs. Thom as Rogerson; Chapanoke, Mrs. Will Elliott; New Hope, E. A. Turner; Duranls Neck, Mrs. Horace Webb; Hertford Grammar School, Miss Thel- ma Elliott; Central Grammar School, Mrs. Helen Winslow. King A. Williams and R. L. Sum- mersett will direct solicitors at the Perquimans Training School and Hert ford Colored School. The public is urged to respond to the appeal m the fight against Can cer, when called upon by the neigh, borhood solicitors. In turn the solicit ors are being asked to complete the canvass' as soon as possible and to make reports to Mrs. Dorothy Bass, who is serving as treasurer for the local committee. ' Methodist Revival Planned -April 2Sth A series of revival services will be conducted at the Hertford Metho dist Church, starting April 28 and con tinuing through May 2, it was an nounced today by the Rev. A. L. Chap lin, pastor of the church. The Rev. R. L. Jerome, minister of the First Methodist Church of Elizabeth City, will preach each even ing, with the services starting at 7:30 o'clock. The public is invited to attend all services. ; ; . j Career Day Observed By Local Students Tuesday. April 15, was Career Day at Perquimans High School. The stu dents of the Junior and Senior class es were given an opportunity to in terview representatives of various col leges and businesses. There were representatives from the Greater Uni versity of North Carolina, Duke, Wake Forest, East Carolina College, the. Armed Forces, V the Nurses Associa tion, the Greenville School of Beauty Culture, and an- Employment (Service. Career Day was sponsored by the Hertford Business and Professional Women's Club, with Miss Quids Wood -j r t rj t t i men. i . iu k , . , i , , i Court Officials Hope To Finish Docket By Adjournment Time y Delayed one day by the observance of Easter Monday, the April term of Perquimans Superior Court convened here last Tuesday morning with a total of 33 cases listed on the criminal doc ket. Clerk of Court W. H. Pitt stated the docket consisted of 33ie largest number of cases in more than 18 years. . Judge Clawson Williams is presid ing over the term of court, which is expected to run through Friday of this week, and court officials are doubtful if the calendar will be clear ed by the time court adjourns. Following the selection of the grand jury on Tuesday morning, of which L. N. Hollowell is serving as fore man, the Court got down to the busi ness at hand and five of the cases were disposed of before court ad journed for the day. Cases tried on Tuesday were those in which Lester Keel entered a plea of guilty to a charge of driving drunk. He was ordered to pay a fine of $150 and costs of court. Julian Hendrix was found guilty on charges of driving drunk and speed ing. After a reprimand by the judge, Hendrix was fined $250 on the first count and $70 on the second, and or dered to pay the court costs. Robert Sutton paid a fine of $50 and costs of court after being found guilty on charges of speeding in the town of Hertford. Jack Keel was ordered to pay a fine of $10 and costs, after being found guilty on charges of using profanity on the streets of Hertford. John Henning was found guilty on charges of driving drunk. He was ordered to pay a fine of $150 and costs of court. Court opened at 9:30 Tuesday morn ing and the first case called was that in which Elbert Copeland, Negro, was charged with reckless driving. After presentation of evidence by the State Judge Williams granted a motion for a non-suit, freeing Copeland of the charges. '"' : . Joseph Butt, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to charges of hit and run, and being drunk on the highway. He was ordered to pay $150 for use of Josh Overton, whose car Butt dam aged in a collision, and also pay the costs of court. Alfred Wrighton, charged with il legal parking on the highway, failed to appear to answer the charges. His bond was ordered forfeited and a capias was ordered issued for his ap prehension. A jury returned a verdict of guilty in the case in which Freddie Lee, 17-year-old Negro, was charged with breaking and entering W. M, Divers & Son and the larceny of a number of watches from this store. Lee was indicted on all counts of breaking and entering and larceny and this was the first of the 11 cases called for trial. Judgment in the Lee case was not given on Wednesday, and probably will not be until all cases in which he is involved have been tried by jury; ; A verdict of not guilty was returned by the jury in the case in which Her man Felton, Negro, was charged with breaking and entering of the home of Preston Nixon, and of larceny. The case in which William Fairchild is charged with manslaughter was continued until the next term of court. It was reported the Grand Jury re turned bills of indictment against Robert Evans and Curtis Felton, both Negroes, charging larceny of $600 from Keith's Grocery in Hertford. The trial of Charlie Dail, charged with driving drunk was being heard as court adjourned Wednesday night. Much .business remained before the court, but officials were hopeful Wed nesday evening that the calendar will be cleared by adjournment time Fri day.' ; . . Henc To Represent Club At Conference Charles Henc, president-elect of the Hertford Rotary Club, will represent the local civic club at the annual con-, ference of the 278th district, to be held in Burlington April 20, 21 and 22. Representatives of 38 clubs, compris ing Ithe 38th district will gather for tihe meeting :: '-: ' 1 - . The Hertford Club has purchased a large, quantity of peanuts to be giv en away at the conference as a means of advertising one of the agricultural products of tiiis county. ; - A program, combining an excellent mixture of Rotary information, inspir ation, ' relaxation and entertainment, has been announced for the conference. Mr. Henc will be accompanied to the meeting by Mrs. Henc. u . .. MASONS TO MEET The Perquimans Masonic Lodge, No. 106, A. F; & Ai M.f will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. AH visiting Mas ons are invited to attend. i "