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I. f- .1'. '',Ti-. r f.t rtic i crquimans County, North Carolina, Friday,' August 1, 1952. 5 Cents Per Copy - " ) "i Li & r: lu k, 3 uk.i Lrc Ci: Ipl'F rijj Chairman Of Blood Pro , gram Resigns Post In Protest . A Red Cross blcodmdbile unit, : scheduled to visit Hertford last Fri day for the purpose of collecting blood donations from county residents, failed to make its appearance, and caused a great deal of inconvenience to members of the county committee, who had worked hard toward having this xounty meet its Mood quota. ; JIrV W. C. Cherry,- chairman of the committee, told this newspaper on . Monday that she had resigned as chairman of the program. . She added that she had contacted ' the Red Cross- Bloodmobile Office in Norfolk; and was told the failure of the unit to' visit Hertford was ' an oversight., j .... ... . ,. The chairman also stated it was .her belief that if ithe bloodmobile had appeared here as it was scheduled to do so that a sufficient number of don ors would have been present to pro vide, this county's quota for the Bed - Cross. ?.:;;.:'.:,;..,s.,.:i...;-,;,-:.; " ' A large number of blood donors, Mrs. Cherry reported, appeared to 01 their . appointment but upon learning the bloodmobile had not appeared they 'left -the headquarters, and others 'phoned in asking why the bloodmobile had failed to visit Hertford as sched . tiled, hint -irii: CcnsusfcfortSsys CcrnlsTcjCrcp : Crofts were harvested in 1951 from 45 per cent of the 102,347 aorT of farm land Jn Perquimans County, ac cording to . report teleased tMa weti by a. W. Johnson of the. North- Gar Una Department of. Agriculture. TV. r:'AtX?s iomaiftiT- ef Ce-January 1352 Farm? Census - survey shown f crops were' harvested from ' 46,459 acres, while 1,003 acres' of crop land was idle. ' ' ' v The summary shows 1,594 acres of improved pasture, 428 acres of other pasture and 62,803 acres of woods, wasteland and homeaiteB.' ' .Corn and soybeans were the major crops harvested, in 1951, with corn representing 42 per cent 'and soy beans 39 per cent of all crops har vested, peanuts represented 10 per cent of all harvested crops while cot ton accounted for four 1 per, cent, : '". . Acres : devoted to various 'crops were listed as-follows:-, corn, 19,708; cotton, 1,970; peanuts, 4,428; wheat, 38; ioats, 206; soybeans, 18,268; les pedeza, 257; hay all types, 471 Irish potatoes, 6d; "sVeet "potatoes,: 112; ; qther vegetables, 239. ' ' V "., V Farmer "used a total, of 7572 tons of commercial fertiliser, according to the report - i livestock was shown as' follows sows and gilts, i;6&3; cows and heif ers, kept for milk; 508; .kept for beef, 608 hens and pullets, 36,797. .' , Finally the' report, revealed ;there were 4,558 people living on the tracts of three or more acres of land ' in January, 1952, this ie compared with ' 4,874 people living on similar , size tracts of land in 1981. - ' - 1' Ruritans Retain ! l, H Lcsd lnf Csli: : I 'Plentv of action was- displayed" In the community softball league fhe pnri week: The 'iLions handea Kae l:y; ";ans and VFW defeats and the V toppled the, Jaycees. " ; ; Two" fine games were played .Mon day; night of this week with the Jay- t outscoring th Uons 15-14 m ame and the VFW winniitg from 'r. fcv a l-tD marrin.' s r.uritans retained the lead In will bring pleasure and joy to the i "e de !?e C.ree losses, nd'very young and older alike. i ! t ii noi g e"b. t"me! "For some time lAave felt there , I - v cot-s ars turrlr j'waa A great need for a recreational c ,I.rtLer j i',;;.J ni" et'-y-reaj tad as I have driven by tMs I nd esA 1 -y arl yispot for tl.s past few weeks, it has nJIng of CitVji- ans - j 1 1 t3 RELICS OF ADMIRAL PEARY'S ' SUCCESSFUL POLAR EXPEDITION OF 1909Threa broken sled runners, lashed to form a tripod (left) mark this cache of metal boxes left on the ice-locked coast of Elles mere Island by Admiral Robert E. Peary on his memorable journey to the North Pole which he discovered . April 6, 1909. Right, Lt Col. Joseph 0. Fletcher (left) and Lt Col. WilliamP. Benedict, pilot of the 2. 8. Air Force C-47 which landed at the geographic North Pole on May 8, 1958. Peary spent more than year on his expedition. The American airmen accomplished their mission in a few hours! r iriifn-i n i nn r""i rwi iri nrnjTj"iruu"uTu"uiii ruTi"- - Tt Hertford Water Supply Doing Treated To Rid System Of Odor Datcctcd Thursday Elizabeth City Chemist Aiding Town Offi cials, In Task Hertford's- water supply, which de veloped an obnoxious odor last Thurs day morning, waft back to. near nor malcy early this week after flown of ficials had taken a number of steps to correct the cause of the odor. . Numerous complaints were register-. ed with town officials during Thurs day and immediate i steps were taken to determme the cause of tne odor and to correct tt. n. i 1 . ' fejiW' iuflier. water snecialist and chemist for Elizabeth City, was call- ii ihare and he ran a number oi tests on the local water supply, and made a number of recommendations as to changes in treatment of the water. ;,Town employees drained the water ma! s oa several occasions, but this set' n "was dropped Saturday at the re" at of Hr,' Luther, who stated'he ved tij watmerttiven the wa i.'rvMroul4 more ; effective r "As to the cause- of the edorj this has not be definltelv determined but It was believed' due to a development of algae in the systm,' which developed a sour smell due to the intense heat of the past few weeks. . .... ,; Mr. Luther has returned here sev eral times since last Thursday, and is still running tests on the water supply. lAmong changes he recom rviMiried 'as to tha treatment of the water was 'the addition of more chlor ine; this is expected to change, some what the taste of lbe water but at the same time will aid in .exterminat ing the offensive odor. . ' . . , The public i i iadvised that 'any change; noted in the taste of the wa ter ' will be . due to the additional chloride treatment ssA kill not be a continuation of the same trouDie experienced last ( week.,, i. i '. . , dffici-lsiPrcsse A' dedication of the community play grdund,'recebtly constructed here by the Hertford Junior Chamber' of Com merce, wag held on Thursday night of last week' with the' project being dedi cated to' the, children of the county, The c formal opening of . the playr ground brought praise from local offi cials for Hie Jaycees, who sponsored the protect 'nd r who ' b addition to expending funds 'for equipment, put in man hours of labor preparing the site for a playground, for the children in ithia rommunitv. ' I, !, -. .- v v , '. -. In connection with ithe dedication of the playground A..T. Lane, chair man of the Hoard or bounty worn aald. We lire indeed In- afdolited M the Junior Chamber of Com ,mefce 'for initi-ng ana promoting (this moX worthwhile project,' which ' (en gratifying to see-the children ft -J-' y, ar.i more recently the sofvU.Il It me in lac'a-i."',' ' . . -. 1 ayrr.V, N.'L.arden also praidcd ' j r- . Jt as very worb.y, and stat ; . ' a ,l2?z?ox&A ri a tremendors t to tL eow.x :ty and tat he 1 . '- -' and e, "iand to " i t js.vlJg fu'l KireV i ft t"e c '.'en," of . ' nsC-.-.ty.-- .71 t Hertford -Scouts x At Camp Darden Twelve members of Hertford Scout Troop 155, left Sunday for Camp Oar- den,, hear Franklin, -Va., for their an nual summer camping event. Tne lo cal scouts were accompanied by Pete Mathews, who ia serving as their leader. ; : ' ' : v- The bora left Hertford Sunday af ternoon by cars, the transportation be ing- furnished by U. T. Bigger and Pete Mathews. They will return Sat urday afternoon. 1 t' 'f';f'f Members of the local troop, leaving to attend, the camp were (Bobby Mat hews, Tommy . 'Mathews, Sonny Mat hews, Hazel Mathews, Tommy Lane, Bobby (Brown, Billy Yagel, Howard Felton, Corbin Cherry, Douglas Cole man, ICharlie Johnson and Dickie Owens. '?.;;":;: ' vt,:": lphpPragr?mt A total of 11,448 miles of second ary roads had been hardsurfaced In North Carolina by June 80 with funds from the f 200,000,000 bond issue voted in 1949, Highway Chairman Henry W. Jordan reported today. " ; . Jordan said the aggregate mileage paved was 95.40 per cent of Govern or Scott's requested 12,000-mile pav ing goal on farm-to-market roads. . With nearly-800 ; road projects now under way, the goal is expected to be reached within the next few weeks. ' The quarterly -' progress report, which was prepared by the Statistics and Planning Division, showed that an additional 15,571 miles of county roads had . been stabilized for all- weather use... That's approximately 45 per cent of the 36.000-mile goal for stabilization, which is being stepped up now that the bond paving program is approaching its end .Jordan reported that up to June 3Q, a, total of f 181,369,770 of the bond money had been, allotted to specific projects on .secondary roads, leaving approximately 818,650,000 yet to be allotted The Highway Commission has actually paid out- $150,260,000 of uie oona money, ' 1 ,i, Thirty-five " counties had passed their paving goal under .the second ary; road program by June 30. This group Included all counties in the mid-State . Sixth and Seventh high way divisions! These" counties - are thus assured of getting- as much or more new paved mileage than they were, promised - when the program began, - Jordan reported. Business like administration of the secondary road i program has meant , "bonus" mileage to the State. Counties in -which the paving goal has been passed are Chowan, i.dge- nerwwro, wtoikj, umu, t xvs, t-iaaen, urunswicic, vwnoeriaiKi, uup lin,' Sampson," Franklin,'1 Johnston, Jfaah, RTayne, Wilson, Chatham, Dav idson, Harnett Hoke, .Lee, Moore, TsTiioTihj Robeson, Scotland, Anson,' C " -rrus, Mecklenburg,- Montgomery, I Tnond, - Rowan, Stanly, Union, Al.-and-r and Polk. 1 Ad Jit-.-.. a"l paving will tie' done in t.u e co Titles that jstill have unex-pon-ied a.!otments.' I 'urcs on the bond program pav. ir t do not include paving on primary LV ways or other projects not in c! lii in the secondary road pro jia;n, and do not cover resurfacing or n-l.-ta-nnTTT rfwf aAMTll1W- vmuf a. V ,1 . ; .EL-.TH ANNOXrr.rNf (''- , ' Ir4 a-i 1! 3, W. S. Kirc'hrell of De-"-r, Ala., s-nounce Ce Lirt'of 'a " t. , Li 1 1 Karen, bort rriiay, , r:, (l l j Dec-x-2r Ec.;itiL .3. I " t, l re L:r marriage, 3 I" j II. che Lc'-Ie Cannon. Jordoi-Stevenson Vows Spoken At Robersonville The marriage of Miss Doris Marie Stevenson, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Elmer C. Stevenson, of Hamilton, to Robert Spencer, Jordan, Jr., son of Mrs. Charles E. Sutton, of Hert ford and the late Bobert Spencer Jordan, took place Saturday, July 19 at 6:00 o'clock at the Primitive. Bap tist Church, Eobersonville. ; The double ring ceremony was per formed by Rev. Elmer C. Stevenson, father of the bride, ' in a setting of fern, - white gladioli, shasta daisies and lighted candles. Mrs. Robert A. Blair, pianistj and Mrs..' Clye Wil liams, . soloist, sisters of the groom, rendered the wedding . mush:,, Mrs. Blair played "Indian Love : Call," "Traumerei,? "Lieberstraum," and '-Shubert's Serenade." Mrs. Williams sang ''The Sweetest Story Ever Told" and ? Love You Truly." M The bride was given in marriage by her uncle, Clifton Coburn of Hamp ton, Va, She wore a wedding sown of white organdy, with, an embroidered OTtah&v -voke. snusr bodice huttoned otj tee front with small covered buttons and wore embroidered' organdy jaiitts. Her fingertip veil of illusion was ar- anged from a halo of illusion tuch- ing outlined with lilies of the val- ey. She carried a white Bible top ped with . a purple throated orchid with love knot streamers, i Mrs", Jack Perry of Wilson, sister of the bride, was matron of honor. She wore a gown- of yellow organdy made with a full gathered skirt, snug fitted bodice, white tucked yoke and a wide .white organdy sash. She wore a matching halo bonnet of il lusion ( niching and carried an old fashioned nosegay . of purple asters and yellow roses. ; The bridesmaids' were Mrs." Allen Stallihgs of. Norfolk, Va and Miss Glynn Stevenson of .-Hamilton, N. C, sisters of ' the birde and Miss Anne Speight and Miss Mary Hallof New port News, Va. Their gowns were of pale green organdy fashioned like that of the Matron of Honor, with match ing halo bonnets of illusion niching. Their flowers were nosegays of purple' asters and yellow roses. Little Miss Layne Perry, niece of the bride, was flower, srirl and wore a yellow organdy dress with a full gathered start and white sash. 'She also wore a yellow halo bonnet of illusion niching and carried a nose aravof rdnk and vallm tiiha - Leslie H. Perry of Hertford was best man and the jrrobmsmen were Paul 'Stevenson, of Hamilton; brother of the bride and Robert A. Blair pf nampton,... va. . ' 'i ' The mother of the i eroom wore a d ress of pink and srrav silk with wnue accessories and a corsage of Mrs.;: Thomas Perry ''of Hertford. cousin ; of the groom, ' was mistress or . ceremomes.-,..'--yi:--v:. ' A small reception was held at the home of the bride's parents for fher Dnoai atxenoanxs, relatives ana out OI tdwgwete,;tr?fe and Jordan left for a weddW trip to west ern North Carilina, fter which they wiu reside vin : Newport News,; .Va. For travelinr the bride-wore a Dale blue nylon dress with white acces sories and an orchid corsage. County: JBoard Meets On Monday Mornings The Board of County Commissioners will hold it regular August meeting next' Monday in the (Courtroom at the Court House, it was ( reported by J. W. Ward, clerk tohe board. Individuals - having business i-. io bring before the board are advised the meeting will sUrt at 10 o'clock. -i Mr. and iLI-a. Jesse Parker (Perry of Mexico CI' 7, jcwe the birth of a son, born Zji, aly 27. IT.ti. 1I er- ry is t..e former lliss Sarah lurinn. luferj At lidris Store, On May Morning Nets Thief $? In Cash County And Town To Get Intangible Taxes Perquimans County will . receive, sometime next week, a total of $4,- 326.97 and the Town of Hertford, $720.71, from the division of intan gible taxes collected in the State of North Carolina,' according to an an nouncement made in Raleigh on Tues day.. ; 1 - :,;;';:. - Intangible tax collections cover bank deposits, stocks, bonds, notes, charge accounts, interest and similar items. The State collected a total of $4, 227,873 in intangible taxes for 1952. It will retain 20 per cent of this amount and the remaining 80 per Cent will be divided among the counties, towns and cities of the State. New Benefits For Veterans Provided By Recent Law Education and training benefits comparable to" those for World War II veterans in the original GH Bill are provided for veterans who have ser ved in the armed forces anywhere since June 27. 1950. under term a nt the new GI Bill for Korean veterans which became law with the Presi dent's signature on July 16. The hew law took effect on that date, but no training allowances may De paid lor any period prior to Au gust 20. A veteran is allowed one and one. half days of training for each day he had in service after the outbreak of the Korean fighting regardless of where the service was performed up to a maximum of 36 months. However, veterans who have prev iously trained under earlier veterans' training laws the World War II GI Bill or Public Law 16 or 894 for the disabled may get up to 48 months, minus whatever time they have al ready spent in training under those earlier programs . ... lveteran may train in school or college, on-the-job or on-the-farm, so long as the school or training estab lishment has been approved by an ap propriate State Approving Agency and meets other qualifications of the law. Only one change of course pro gram is allowed, except under certain conditions determined by the VA. . Veterans in GI Bill training will receive an education and training al lowance each month from the Gov ernment, to meet part of the expenses oi l their training and living costs. Tuition, books, supplies and equipment will not be paid by the Government. instead, they will have to be paid out ii the monthly allowance. . Sates for veterans in- full-time training in schools and colleges range irom iiu xo iou per monui, ue- pendmg on the number of dependents. miihu ichb man wu nmeixor the support of the clubs. wiu receive lower montniy rates, e or oh-the-gob. trainees the top monthly rates vary from $70 to $105. For in stitutional on-farm trainees the rates range from $95 to $130. The law re quires that on-job and on-farm rates be reduced, at four-month intervals, as the training progresses and the veteran's own earnings increase. , It also specifies that veterans taking in stitutional on-farm training must de vote full time to their program. Heat - Records Again Topped- In This Area The summer of 1952, if for no other reason, can 'long be remembered for the, sustained heat waves. IPirst there was June, then July, with each month claiming records for heat waves. Only the weather man can predict what is ihead for August. -: . :. . V?111 weather reports for this week pointed to temperatures ranging as high as those of last week when on Monday and Tuesday, the temperature charts teached new highs. - The weatherman has promised, At least a break in the heat wave the latter part of this week. - Racing Winners . Announced Monday ," Winners in the outboard motor rac ing held Sunday at Hertford Beach, were announced Monday morning by Jake Mathews, co-sponsor, as follows: Hydro crass, C J. Carter;' A; U. Class,' J. F. MdNaughton 1, . Charles Thompson 2,' Grayson Pearce8; T C Class, C B. Dowe; BH Class, . Bert Munden 1, Otis Smith 2, George Coop er 3;. Freer,fot: all,' Bruce Carlson; 3rd AH, R. H. Obmttead; 2nd AH, A. C. Brewer. 3rd BU, F. E. Cooler; 1st BU, G. E. Preedy; 2nd DU, A. W. Seeley, Jr and 2nd AV, H. L, Nion; , . Sheriff Investigating A Number Of Clues In Regard To Theft Local law enforcement officers are continuing investigation of the theft of approximately S700 in cash from the Z. A. Harris Store, on Grubb Street early Monday morning. Sheriff M. G. Owens stated Monday afternoon that a number of leads were being investigated which might lead to a solution of the robbery. The loss at the store was discovered at about eight o'clock Monday morn ing by Z. A. Harris. The money, all in bills and silver, had been taken from the cash box, located in the safe of the store. The safe had been opened earlier during the morning, and it was noted that the money was in the cash box at that time. It was learned that the robber lo cated the key to the cash box, which was kept adjacent to the safe, and unlocked the cash box to get at the money. Members of the Hams fami ly, which work in the store, reported the cash box was kept locked at the hour during which the robbery oc curred. A major portion of the total amount was in bills, ranging from one $50 bill down, to a large number of one dollar bills. A large amount in sil ver 'money was also taken from the ,ox' Sheriff Owens questioned a num ber of people known to have been in the store during the hours when- the robbery was believed to have taken place. These persons were question ed to learn if they had observed any one near the safe, or seen anything happen which might provide a clue to the theft Benefit Baseba.1 Game Next Friday A benefit baseball game will be played on Memorial 'Field in Eliza beth City next IFriday night, August 8, at eight o'clock between members of the Elizabeth City and Suffolk Shrine Clubs. Dr. A. B. Bonner, Hertford dentist, president of the Elizabeth City Shrine, and who will pitch the first ball of the game, announced today , proceeds of the contest will go to the treasury of the Elizabeth City Shrine Club. The roster of the two teams will be made up of members of the Shrine of the two cities. Bonner stated there are 12 members of the Elizabeth 'City Club . residing in Perquimans County. ' The nWi u tmrifaui t nut a'- this game . . . for fun and laughs, and at the same time to assist these I nwrthv nnrnnixt.inna tn otjiin fiinHa TIIIS WEEK'S HEADLINES 'A long secret FBI reported, re leased Tuesday, says Russian Premier Stalin,. has decided Communists can climb to power in the United States only by ,. forcible destruction of the government n ever by peaceful means. The report said Stalin wrote the opinion back in 1939. ' ' ' Delegates to the Democratic nation al convention named -Governor Adlal Stevenson and Senator John Spark man to head the Democratic ticket as candidates for the Presidency and vice presidency. Reports Wednesday hint- ed at some dissension in Southern States, mainly in Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi 'and South Carolina over tiie. results of .the convention. . ' - i The nation's steel mills are operat ing again, following settlement of the steel strikt last Friday. Effects of the steel strike are expected to be felt for some time due td'the shortage of steel The' 53 day strike was ended last Friday, when President Truman called representatives of the industry and union to the White House and demanded a settlement, r ' - -. - Eypt's plavbev. Einsr FamuV. wm forced to abdicate bis throne last iFriday in,, a coup which saw the Egyptian Army take over control ' of government. Reports from Cairo stat ed &e action followed a determination to. wrpa, out, graft vand , corruption within the government IFarouk was ordered into exile; sad lis sailed! to Italy.-1 Unconfirmed reports state Fa rouk may seek refuge, in the United States.--- ; . -b,-:jiy:i-' f; Shnners To Play