North Carolina Newspapers

:"' ' ,"; f - f. i- VI v. V r J - u - V HV J ( ' i A .IX' TCP He, .; rcrnnimans County, North Carolina; Friday, July 18, 1952. 5 Cents Per Copy i i. . Lccal Delegate Favors : , Senator Russell as the 'Nominee J.Enunett Winslow, former State Senator, will leave her Saturday morning for Chicago, where he will attend the national Democratic Con vention as a delegate from the First Congressional District- , i The convention 'which will -select the Democratic nominees for' the Presidency and Vice Presidency will convene -.next Monday in the huge amphitheater in Chicago. . J - ' "Selected as a delegate for the First District at the State Convention last , May, Mr. Window stated Wednesday bt is a hacker of Senator JUchard r.ussell of Georgia, and will vote for Tlr. Russell's nomination to lead the Democratic ticket in 1952. He added l.e has so seconoVcheicefor the nom ination and is hopeful Senator Russell i will win the nomination. -i;:::':'wf;;: j; 'if;-John Clark i the other detente : representing the First District at Chi cago and alternates for-Mrs. Winslow and Mr. Clark are (Lloyd Griffin of Edenton and Leroy Martin of Wil liamston. '.;,' The North "Carolina "delegation to the convention will have a total of 82 votes, and. it .is believed most of the delegates favor Russell. Senator Clyde H. Hoey has been pointed out as likely chairman for the State's dele gation. m-xm ibices: ' Democrats an -moving, into.' Chi cago in preparation for the opening of the national convention next Mon day, ( Frank MeEteney chairman .of the party's executive committee, re ports plans caU. for -short, -orderly sessions nlike those- te GC? observ- nominhked'Gw.ena Eisenhower as the GOP presidential candidate. It is re ported soma 12 to 15 names will be placed in domination for the D,emo cratic honor, but as it now is it ap pears to be a- race between Russell, Kefauver. and Stevenson, witty Steven son being a reluctant candidate. -; Efforts to "work out a settlement In the 46-day-tild steel strike continue to faij as, both sides, hold fast to' their views. The strike, has .affected, 'thou sands of workers in allied ioccupa. tions; resulting Jn,lay-ffs in .many in dustries producing such items as cars, electrical appliances, etc. --Union of ficials have come to agreement with some smaller steel manufacturers but -the dispute between the big industry continues.. - v ( The United States, on Tuesday, or dered Russia to cease - publishing a magazine at its embassy , in . Washing, ton for distribution- throughout the United iStateKreracfeoJTwas taken, a report sattrbMaOge of Communist curtailment oTT'magaVjjubliahed by the U. jitpscoi&&issia. has obstructed be-circulation-ofthe- Am erican pamphlet-inside -Russii-for the part . tiiveMmHMb bnxJ, pt&-l The CPS on-Mondar Hfteo! the ceilr Ing pricea olT ttTWTsehT oTall pro cessed fruitsanff ' vegeKbles.'. : pPA -: pirector Ellis' Arnall said .the: tidn , will meh higher prices for a number i cf items. . . , t- - - - t ,,, - Farm Agents of Pasquotank, Per qjimans, and; Tyrrc'.l counties are '-jm-sfB-r Jt trail. f,-r fimH imln i f ismer similar to the one taken " - T'str it was announced today I. C. Yeel. local Farm Agent. -i twr t!s sraicr r ill te ' "c ':m C. ' iri . i 'u C i tf fUtler Z.,1 ' - , - -. C. . . tt t-1? V-I 1 t ' " "T U . ; I ive i n v ck.t V e 3 1 7. ) L. ( tit 1 i 11 l i - ' r ! r t 1 C rsflMT MNE ACTION Here faring, the fighting on Korean terrain. t :3 Casss Listed On Court DochetTuss. Nine cases were listed on the dock et of Perquimans Recorder's Court at the session conducted here Tuesday morning. . . iv L'1 Costs of court were assessed against James Readon, George Braun. Braxter Denning and Richard Bylandt, each of whom entered pleas of guilty, to charges of speeding, ' i ,; Thurmon , Harper, - Negro, was or dered to pay a fine of $60 and costs after entering a plea of . guilty to a charge of speeding.' Harper was charged with speeding 85 miles per hour. ;.-""V';,'i 'A'.." 'Dewey ; Pearson submitted to a charge of driving an overloaded, truck and paid the costs of court. . , A- fine, of f 25 and costs were taxed against', j Harrison ; Robinson, Negro, whd entered a . plea of guilty to a charge of driving without a license. Minnie Eason, Negro, entered a pie: or guilty to a charge ox ; assault wii a deadly . weapon and paid a fine of ?15 and costs of court..; .. Court . . costs' were taxed against Jessie Skinner. Negro, proseoui witness in the case in which Clinton Slunner, Negro, was charged with as sault with a deadly weapon.'; " 'ii . ,'-i'J ( iff. - r- .til ;.'' 'i ...jlilu Iw,7 U:v Li Efi Jx Almost 120,000 blind, crippled and tuberculous veterans of all vf ars and peacetime service (wfll receive increas ed , payments in. their compensation checks dde September 1, 1952, under rribUC Law 427 signed by the Presi dent June 30, veterana Administration has announced. , - VA said the increases are automa tic' for those, veterans, who are receiv ing compensation checks Bor thi disa bilities specified . fey the new law. However, veterans whd are not oi the compensation rolls and are covered by the new la should apply at their nearest VA, regional office. ' ' . The new lav goes Into effect on August 1, and the incrase will be re flected in the checks usually received' by the veterans on September 1. ' tr Veterans who will .receive the in creased checks are those who have been awarded statutory allowances for the loss, or loss of iwe. of either or both hands or feeti for blindness and for ' total deafness; (in combination wun total Mmqnegs, Veterans who receiving si mini- mum monthly rat ox compensation for arrested tubei miosis will also re- ceive increased cl Statutory " all( ncesfWparf addition to the asic compensation rates whkh are on the desrree of disability andrange from $15.75 to S17Z.0U., .,-'!.. ' The new bill authorizes for the first time foe World War H Veterans and veterans with service since the begin ning of the Korean conflict a minimum monthly rate for arrejted tuberculosis and statutory allowance for the loss. or loss of usei of a creative orsan. Uo to now these benefits have been avail able under , existing law to certain V7orld War I veterans only, i A '"'7 ' ' V- - M "' i H- 'J. 1 1 , t'". -'.";'x- V- .t'j Yc"tli Cecils ' A PaWtT'iYian. '1 Tf fnV I -oder, wii sevk the o.ce of president of the fTJits II.CIs at the conven tion b' le l.'J in. r.Jeijh tjinnlrr r t lZrJay, it was' learned here'to- Tike county yoirth who aspires to the ij C .ce Charpell, sm ce CliaprtU of 'a t:? 1.3' PCV is a vhotogri A of a typical scene . (Depa: bnt of Defense photo.) 4 Hub fnombers The 'erquimans Business and Pro- fesslon Women's Club met with Mrs. Riddick at her home on Dobb Dora Street Friday nighrb, July 11, for its regular - monthly business meeting. The entire lower floor was made at tractive with vases of summer bios som Mia. Grace Costen presided in the absence "of the president and Mrs. Alice M. Towe read the minutes. Re ports were given by Mrs. Emily T., Hairrell, treasurer, and Mrs. .Nettie !e Caravello, membership chairman.'' Miss Hulda Wood reported the pur aser of two hospital beds; which will ready to loan as soon as mattresses nd mattress covers are bought. , The . club will have on sale china plates as soon as they are made up with interesting scenes of Hertford on the front and historical facts printed on the back, such as "The Town of Hertford was ' chartered In 1758." These plates, as well as the hangers ana easels may be 'bought fronr any club member. 1 !' A talent show was discussed and suggestions made to cooperate with the Home Demonstration Clubs to work out a show to be presented in October. t An unique silver seated tea will be held in the home of -Mrs. Sallie M. Lane-as soon as plans can be. com pleted. 'The prise!,-will be given as follows: ,To the person wearing the most unusual handmade ..hat, and to the 'person wearing the oldest (an tique) hat.;' 'b'r:-H--;;.Mi----. After the meeting adjourned, Mrr. Riddick served homemade cake, ice cream and nuts during the social hour. ;!( Relief ot Failure ''Seeking to avoid the possibility of an extended, power blackout, such as was experienced here two weeks ago, the Hertford Toown Board, at its meeting Monday night adopted a reso lution petitioning; the Virginia . Elec tric & Power Company to take steps to' prevent a reoccurrence of the pow er failure. - - The resolution requests the power company to arrange a cut-in- to their power lirtes south , of the Albemarle Sound which will provide vower to customers north of , the Sound in event of a power failure .in this area. ' ; The resolution was drawn and' pre sented by the Town of Edenton which requested the Town of Hertford and Elisabeth City to Join, ' along with other customers,, in vetitionins; the other incident occurs which will in terrupt power supply to counties in the Albemarle. - Final Warning Given v 3By Rabies Inspector ' (':' . - . ' - ' ' - - k t G. C. Buck, County Rabies Insnec- tor.i today issued a jnal warning to dog. owners who . have not complied with the law and had don vaccinated ti.is season. V 1 1 The rabies inspector reoorted. the deadline has passed when all dogs in the county should have been vaccinat ed arid advised the owners if they con. tact him -and make arrangements for vaccination of dogs the . owners may save themselves possible court action. LTr.7 AYctcrLine ;: -. '; Two " new ." heavy-duty John Deere tctors will be announced Saturday, Ju'y 13, ty J. C Elanchard A Com pany. l- 1 balers. - , 'ArurlVj to I C Winslow, man ' r r of .t' e firm, , these new tractors :re a koct cf engineering ad- . "j f-ii ir-',or Improvements 1 T C it 'Ut llrJ a rr&t.f t values i Loere. C"e of la cn d" ;'.jy at room .vitur Jay, -itsi to stcpin SiiHS Visit 'I iSall!aB'i''i' fridayJuiyM Chairman Urges Public ;l Cooperation In Red i: Ooss Program 2 Arrangements are now beinv com pleted by the Perquimans County tied Cross blood program committee for the next visit of the Red Cross bloodmobile, which will come to Hert ford on Friday,, July 25. v; ' . ' Announcement was made today that Mrs. W. C. Cherry is serving as chair man of the committee sponsoring the blood program. She will be as sisted by the same committee mem bers who served the program when the1 bloodmobile' visited. Hertford last March?':,., The committee is now endeavoring to enlist the assistance of blood don ors, who will give one pint of blood to the Red Cross. The county quota has been set at 150 pints of blood. Solicitors assisting Mrs. Cherry have pledge cards, which donors are ask ed to sign in making an appointment to give blood to the Red Cross. AS reported on ; previous trips of the bloodmobile to this community, a large part of the blood collected here by the Red Cross Is made available to the Armed Forces, for use in sav ing lives on the battlefields in Korea. The remainder of the blood donated is made available . to hospitals' in this area, to provide free transfusions to patients needing blood. -. - The public is urged to cooperate with the Red Cross and aid the coun ty to meet its blood quota. In the event an individual is not Contacted for an appointment . with the blood mobile, he or she may volunteer by going to the bloodmobile headquarters at the Methodist Church between the hours of 9 A. M and 4 P. M., on July 25. , r.'iiss Faye Dutt Veds GiorgeC.Eure,Jr.- - marrlage-'of'Miss.FVe iter of Mr. and Mra. C. A,Butt daughter of New Hope, to George Curtis Eure, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George Cur tis Eure, Sr., of Route 3, Hertford, took place Sunday afternoon, June 29, at 2 o'clock at the Methodist parson age at WinfalL . The Rev. H. M. Jamiesbn, pastor of the Perqufmans charge", performed the ceremony. X; Tm bride - wore a two-piece tur quoise dress with' pink linen acces sories and a corsage of pink roses showered with baby breath. ' . The couple were attended by Mrs. Ralph D. Harreil, cousin of the bride groom, and Ronald Butt, brother of the bride. -.; Immediately after the ceremony the couple left for a wedding trip to un announced points. Upon their return Mr. and Mrs. Eure will make their home in Elizabeth City. ' The bride attended Perquimans High School. The bridegroom is a graduate of Perquimans High School and is an employee at the U. IS. Coast Guard Air Station at Weeksville. Licenses Granted To Solicit Funds During the month of June licenses were granted by the State Board of Public Welfare to four organisations to conduct : fund-raising - campaigns through' public "solicitations 'for the support of their programs it is an nounced by Dr. Ellen Winston, Com missioner. " . ,' Three of these organisations were re-licensed under provisions of , the State- Solicitation Law. These are the Children's Home Society of North Carolina at Greensboro and the Boys' Clubs of America and the National Probation and Parole Association, both of which maintain headquarters In New York City. . . The Stokes County Hospital Fond at .Danbury, North Carolina received a license to solicit for the first time. . The total amount which these four organizations will seek from the pub lic at large in North Carolina is $220r 082.00. jfsy-;-?yV''":-y':::x It ' was, also announced that dur. ing -the month of June the Boys' Ath letic Leslie and the Save the Chfl dren rfejration of New York City, Father " Flans ran's . Boys' Home at Boys Town, Nebraska, the Gold Star Wives Foundation at Chicago, Illinois and the 1-T .onal Kids' Day Founda tion of E. -rood, California, solicit ed cit - of this state. The State Boari cf FiXlic. Welfare is pointing out thri solicitations are itt vio lation cf t'.8i;orth Carolina Sollcita. tion Lr v t!p;ce tvese five orsspJsations are t t 1 in accordance v.2Ji Hertford Oelrd Voices Ostcrmlnation To Crack Ddivii Ori Spsetfers Within Tovn New Town Buildin&r Nearing Completion Hertford's new municipal building is rapidly nearing completion,' accord ing to reports made to the Town Board last Monday night. Workmen are ' now finishing up the interior of the building and estimates indicate the building will be ready for occupancy early next month. The interior of the building is be ing .finished off with cypress paneling and contains three spacious rooms for the use of the Town Clerk, Police De partment and Town Board. . , - Total costs of the construction of the building to date was given as ap proximately $15,000, and Mayor V. N, Darden told the Board members he believed the final cost of the building will be less than originally estimated. Certificate Upon The District Health Department ad vises that North Carolina law re quires that every child entering school must have been immunized against diphtheria and whooping cough and successfully vaccinated against small pox. :;. '. "If this work was performed by a private physician," says Dr. B. B, Mc- Guire, health officer, "be sure to bring a certificate signed by the doctor, no matter where (or in what State) the work was done. If it was performed at one of the district health offices, please ask the secretary to give you the certificate to present to the teacher when school opens. We have a record of these immunizations if it was given in the. local health offices, "If your children have not had the protective measures mentioned above, be sure to go to your doctor at once, If you cannot, pay your doctor, come to your health office, where it will be done free, according to State law." , The immunization clinics at Eliza- Entering School Butt,-fberh City Health Center are 4 M I o'clock Monday " through Fridayf ill1 Camden, Fridays from 1 to 4 o'clock; in Hertford, 1 to 5 o'clock Thursdays; in Edenton, 3 to 5 o'clock Tuesdays and 1 to 5 o'clock Fridays. Huge Toll Annually ; Farm work accident for the past year reached a staggering total both in . persons involved and in f inancia' loss; Figures compiled by the XT. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics show that 4,000 persons were involved in fatal farm work accidents. : This is pointed out by T. C. Ya- gel, county farm agent for State ollege Extension Service, in connec tion with observance of National Farm Safety Week, July 20-26. . Permanently disabled totaled 250; loss of arm or leg,. 11,400; loss of fin ger or toe, 30,900; and temporary dis ability affected 378,000. Farm acci dents affected a total of $424,650 per sons.. i!-:yr. v, V r ;;" Accidents affecting farmers are ex pected to cost about one billion dol lars this year including fire and mo tor vehicle and . property damages. for example, four farm buildings will burn every hour of every day, ac cording to the National Protection Association! and every 24 seconds a disabling injury will strike some un lucky farm person. About 15,000 farm residents die and about 1,300,000 are injured in rural accidents each year. The farm motor vehicle accident rate strikes down about 8,000 persons and leave 220,000 to' suffer injuries from operating mo tor vehicles each year. . Red Cross Groun Maps Disaster Plans ' 'A meeting of the Disaster Commit tee of the Perquimans Chapter of the American Red" Cross was held here Wednesday morning, at which time Mr. Walters, .field representative for the national organization, met with Mayor V. N. Darden. C C Banks, the Rev. A. L. Chaplin,' Mrs. W. C Cher ry and John T Biggers for the pur. pose of discussing plans of the local committee in event diseaster strikes this community. :;.i;.;;'' :':v-;; Mr. Walters pointed out this is the time of year ' storms usually strike tms area, and he urged the local com mittee to be. prepared to cope with any eventualities which might arise.. MASONS TUESDAY NIGHT Perquimans ILodge, No. 106. A. W. I& A. M., will meet Tuesday night at 8 Police Ordered to Cite Violators to Court; Tax Rate Is Set Voicing a determination to crack down on speeding within ' the limits of the Town of Hertford, members of the Town Board meeting here last Monday night expressed themselves as being dissatisfied with efforts ex pended during recent weeks to bring a halt to traffic menace within the town. Commissioners Robert L. Hollowell and Ray White stated they had receiv ed complaints from local residents concerning speeding within the town and the entire Board took part in the discussion to draft action which will bring a stop to the practice of motor ists speeding through the town. The police department came in for some criticism for lack of action for failing to make more arrests than have been made. t Immediately following the meeting of the Board Mayor V. N. Daiden met with members of the police depart ment and orders were given that each police officer was to cite to court any notorist who in the opinion of the of ficer was guilty of violating the speed laws. Mayor Darden also indicated that some changes will be made during the coming weeks, and these changes will be made as part of a plan to bring about a curtailment of violation of the speed laws. ' The Board tabled action upon a suggested motion that the Town in stall traffic laws at the corner of Church and Dobb Streets and Dobb and Edenton Road Street, and the re moval of the signal at Dobb and Hyde Park Streets. A tentative tax rate for the Town of Hertford for the current fiscal year was adopted at $1.35 per hundred dollar valuation, subject to approval by the auditor. This rate is the same as levied during the past year. The Board was advised the local Firemen' Association had named B. C. Berry and F. T. Britt as delegates to the State Firemen's Convention to be held hext month in Greensboro. If Mrs. Nonnie Simpson Nowell, 79, died at the home nf hor cranrf ft W. Britton, in Norfolk Monday night at 11:05 o'clock after a lingering ill ness. ' She was a native 'and lifelong resi dent of - Perquimans County, the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth McRevnold Simmon and the widow of the late Walter W. Nowell. She was a member of the Winfall Methodist Church and of the Woman's Society of Christian Service. :She is survived bv four daucTitAm. Mrs. C O. - Fowler. Mrs. IRdwin Holmes of Norfolk. Va. Mra William i Powell of Hatsboro, Pa., and Mrs. jonnnie Jbee of Winfall; one son, L. J. Morgan of Hatsboro, Pa., four step children, George W. and J. W. Nowell of; Winfall, A. B. Nowell of Savan nah, Ga., and Mrs. E. A. Twine of Berkley, Va. The body was removed tn the T.vn4 Funeral Home in Hertford nAnHinv funeral arrangements. Winners Announced In Local Boat Races Winners in the series nf niitHmuvt motor races held last Sunday at Hert ford Beach were released Monday by Jake Mathews, owner nf the follows: A Hydro Class: Bert Munden. Jim my Dunn, Ned Carlson; B Hydro Class: Beit Munden. William Iftnnruu. Otis Smith;-AU Runabout: H. L. Nix, on, Konert Mitchell, Robert Cooper; u -Kunauout: George Preedy, B. L. BoUth. Bill Willianui Ctl Tlnnvhnnt. Carl Dowe, P. E. Seeley, Pete Ronn- tree; rree ror all: Bert Munden. Mr. Mathews said the next Ksft'na git races will be held at the beach ATI Jlll 27, at which time the sponsors are ex pecting Between 50 and 60 boats, some from as far away as Nev York. Ruritans Retain Tnn ' Spot In Softball Play 'J Softball fans vern tnuifaul a twin bill here this week when the Ruritane tangled with the Lions and the Jaycees 1 played the VFW. The Xturitaa Club continued to lead the league with a total of six wins to one loss. - In Monday night's games the Ruritans defeated the Tiintu. mbn t-v LJaycees won over the VFW outfit. vunaing m the league is as foUows; Ruritans ! lJB ' 1 '' VFW J. '' the O'CLOCK. ' " Lions J 1 a 4 j