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WEEKLY 3 XX.-Number 2. Hertford, Perquimans County, North tafoIina,Friday; January 9, 1953. 5 Cents Per Copy TiiiS WEEK'S I i:m;:es 1 In Washington this week the 83rd Congress began settling down to its . task of considering the program to be presented by the Republican adminis- ' tration, which will assume office Jan ' - narv 20. ' Organization of the Con- cmm it almost complete, ana It ap pears a fight for a change of rules for the Senate may be stalled off for some time. The exact course of the ' Congress may not develop until after President-elect Eisenhower takes of fice and addresses Congress hie pro ,.;,V' gram.. ;;..,.;;:,;, ,v North Carolina's General Assembly . , .opened at noon Wednesday, and re ' ports" "-from Raleigh point toward a , smoothly otper&ticz , Legislature ex ) pected to be in season about 90 days. VThr work of the Legislature, like r Congress, will hinge on the program proposed by the chief executive, Gov ernor William B. Umstead, who as- Vrime Btinister Winston Churchill - -was In conference with" President elect and Secretary-designate John Foster Dulles this week. Mews re , - ports state Churchill hoped to renew old friendships with the President elect and seeks greater command au thority for Great Britain in the pres ent world situation. It was also re , ported the Prime Minister sought no additional loans for Britain but desired an agreement on more free trading between the two countries, thus pro viding Britain with greater income from sale of goods. KissDclnailidiSicSi DacooDri&Of I' Hones A. Proctor . :T3ie marriage of Miss Dolna Mae, Riddick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. YTake Riddick of Hobbsville, to Thorn V as Andrew Proctor, son of Mr. ano Mrs. L. A. Proctor of Hertford took I place Sunday afternoon, December 2, ;af5 o'clock in the Sandy Cross Bap 'X.tist C Tl-V double ring cere 'V " iwmy jperforii.ad by the. Rev. W. -i. v. urown, jjasioroi me cnurcn in a setting of palms and ,. ferns inter spersed with lighted cathedral candles ... in candelabra and aisle baskets of white gladiolias, chrysanthemums and pompoms. Mrs. Walter. Hollowell play-j ed the wedding music and M'ss Mary Anne White sang "Because," "I Love! You Truly" and as a benediction "The i Lord's Prayer." Music was softly played during the ceremony. The bride, who was given in mar triage by her father, wore a bridal white satin and chantilly lace wed ding gown, fashioned with lace basque bodice, accented fey small bertha, fin 1 ished with roll collar. Long lace sleeves ended in wedding peaks over the hands. The full gathered satin skirt, centered with panel of lace, formed a sweeping train. Her finger tip length veil of imported illusion, was arranged from an illusion tiara, with accents of scattered rhinestones, and seed pearls. .She carried a white satin prayer book showered with white -carnations and topped with a white, purple-throated orchid. Mrs. Robert Hollowell of Hertford, aster of the bride, was matron of honor. She wore a full length gown of red silk taffeta' with a sweetheart neckline and a full , gathers! skirt She wore mitt made of taffeta and headdress of red velveteen with match ing , veil and ' carried a bouquet of white carnations. v -rf' V- The bridesmaids ? were Miss -Anne Marie Riddick of Hobbsville. sister of the bride, Mrs. Bifty Jones of .Suffolk, Va, Mrs. Clyde StalHnga of Norfolk, Va., and Mrs. Willard Saunders of Hyattsville, Md., sister of the bride grodm. They wore green silk taffeta dresses and green velveteen accessor ies styled like the honor attendant, and carried bouquets of red carna tions. Miss Carolyn Riddick of Hobbs vi::, sister Of the bride served as flower srirL She wore a. red silk taf- f-ta dress styled after the bridesmaids.' L.-3r headdress was made of red vel veteen and matching veil which tied in bow under the chin, She carred a basket of rose petals. -. Lobert Hollowell, brother-in-law of s bride served as best man, . The oomsmen were Billy Stalling of i "jnton, cousin of the bridegroom, E. J. Proctor, Jr., of Hertford, cousin the bridegroom, Howard Riddick ' .'obbsville, brother of the bride, : iYed Riddick of Hobbsville; bro the bride. -v'fc..;V . "attie Hollowell of Hobbst . f , cf the bride,,erved as mis- tf c.remonies.'r-':..'s'V"i-; . 3 mother of the bride wore a creye dress with Pack acces i and a purple orchid corsage. t ' '.room's mother wore a . i dress with black accefl ' a purple orchid corsage. : . " "jig trip the couple wia ma. I sme at Hertford. , tenor Scott (&st footing Of PerquMns HuritcH Clubs Last Official Meeting With Citizens Held Monday At Winfall Governor W. Kerr Scott was the guest speaker at a joint meeting of Perquimans County Ruritan dubs, held last Monday nighit at the Central Grammar School in WinfaH. It was the last official meeting with citi zens of the State for the Governor, who retired from office on Thurs day.. : The meeting opened with a dinner, attended by Ruritan Club members from Parkville, Belvidltre, New Hope, and Bethel. J. T. Biggers, county superintendent of schools, acted as toastmaster. .Special guests, besides the Governor, included members of the Board of County Commissioners, members of the Board of Education, Perquimans County officials, and the mayors of the towns of Hertford and Winfall, and H. G. Shelton, Highway Commissioner for this district. Ruritan Club presidents presenting their members to the group were Ar vin Hudson for Parkville, Ben Cham bers for New Hope and Elliott Lay den for jBethel. Following the dinner which was held in the school's new lunchroom, the large delegation adjourned to the school auditorium to hear a talk de livered by Governor Scott, who was introduced by W. E. Dad of New Hone. ' Commenting on his four years as Governor, Mr. Scott stated he had made 900 speeches and traveled thous and! of miles but had enjoyed it de spite the fact the duties kept him so busy. He commended the Ruritana as an organization made up of a cross section of" the citizens of the State, sponsoring projects for the welfare of all the people. He said he had been asked his plans after retiring from .the Governor's of fice but other than saying he plan ned a rabbit-hunting trip,' if he could make it, he did not comment on his plans.- Governor Scott gave the Ruritan members and their guests a brief re sume of the achievements of Jlis ad ministration during the past four years;' pointing out that he had adotot- Wd the progranj at better roads,.1etter I schools, hospitals and phone system Decause ne had found these to be the desires , offthe citizens of the state in building better community life. The Governor said most of his pro gram had been completed, and funds were avrlap'e for those, projects yet to be finished. '. . v He told his audience his administra t'on began with a 13 million dollar surplus and was ending with a' 40 mil lion dollar surplus. He said the ad ditional surplus had been secured by collecting an additional 15 million dollars from delinquent taxpayers, re ceiving 10 million dollars from in terest, ori State funds In banks p-.d the balance came through savings in various departments of the govern ment.?e said no increase in state taxes hsn been made since 1938, ex cepting a one cent increase tin gas taxes.. :: The Governor closed his talk with the comment that during his adminis tration, he had tried to do , what he believed best for the average family because he thought what helped the average person helped everybody. Governor William B. Umstead of Durham, ithe new Governor of North Carolina, pre sented a " broad and comprehensive program for the consideration of the General Assembly and' the people of North Carolina in his inaugural ad dres '. . : - ' 'Sneaking at formal " ceremonies in Memorial Auditorium, Umstead told .the legislators that "this is an hour of great possibilities for you and for me. I have complete confidence in your patriotic devotion to North Caro lina. Ahead of us there are new and unpredictable problems. Let us not .be afraid. ILet us meet with a courage that is characteristic of our people the uncertainties of a swiftly moving future." .. . - ' The new chief executive made a number of important recommendations with major emphasis going to public I education, roads, highway safety, ag riculture, conservation and develop ment, treatment and, care for mental ly SI, labor, prison and paroles chang. es, liqulr referendum, and taxes,' v He recommended a 10 per cent .sal ary increase for public school teach ers and other state employees, retro active to July 1, 1952, and asked that as much increase hi the salaries of teachers be made during the next bi enntam as can be provided within available c revenues, k ' The present school , construction program is not meeting the needs of a rapidly increasinar school popula tion, the Governor asserted, and lie asked the General Assembly to tub- S&!tcr At Joint Taxpayers Reminded Ut Deadline Jan. 15 January IS is the deadline for tax payers to fife, amended estimates on their 1952 incomes and make final payment of their income tax if they have made quarterly payments to the !U. S. Collector during the past year. A person need not file an amend ed estimate January 15 if he elects to make his full report -on that date and pay the final tax installment. An amended estimate is needd oaly if your previous estimate was more than 20 per cent from actual income. ' Farmers do not have to make an advance estimate of taxes due if they file their 1952 returns and pay their taxes by January 31. Complaint On JaO Commissioners Members of the Perquimans Board of County Commissioners met here last Monday, handling routine matters and hearing reports from vari ous agencies 'of the county. A letter from T. A. Early, State Inspector of Jails, was read which pointed out a number of complaints concerning the condition of the local jail. ' According to Mr. Early, the jail was inspected twice recently and a lack of janitorial service was noted, along with a number of minor repairs need ed to the building. The board authoriz ed County Attorney, Silas M. Whed bee, to investigate the situation and to make a full report to the Board at its next meeting in February. The Board went on record approv ing petitions for improvement of the Old Mansion Road in New Hope Town ship and a portion of the Whedbee road in Bethel Township. iAt the request of J. C. Morgan, su perintendent' of the county home, the Board authorized the purchase of a hospita bed for use at the home. , Furnitiirfe Stores To Close Wednesday P. M. Effective Wednesday, January 7, un tiL further notjee all furniture stores in. Hertford began a Wednesday half holiday by closing at noon. The half holiday closing will remain in effect throughout the. year, until sometime next Fall. .. The store operators urge their cus tomers to remember the half holi days and do their shopping accord ingly. : X-Ray Unit Soon To Be Installed -'V.-; " Due to damatre in transit, the new X-ray unit purchased for use in the District health Center at Elizabeth City has not been installed, (according to t Dr..' B. IB. McCuire. Installation,, however, is expected bv the end of this week. After that Wie service of e unit will be extended residents of this area. Umstead Outlines His Program mit a, bond Issue to the people for funds "to provide the necessary aid to counties for the construction of school facilities for all our chil dren,". J,:.: i ; He also called for further reduc tion .of the teacher load, the safest school bus transportation possible, im proved vocational .training programs, and a new study of requirements for elementary teachers. These require ments have been said to be so rigor ous that they deter young people from seeking to become elementary teach ers, where a serious shortage Of train ed personnel now exists. 1 : Umstead spotlighted the. need for better treatment and care of mental ly ill patients in state institutions, describing the need so urgent that it can be met adequately only by the proceeds of a state bond issue. -We caN ,the institution at Kinston the Caswell Training School," he said. "It is and has been a detention home for feebleminded children, who grow into feebleminded men and women, and there they stay through the years. There has never been a place which has even been called straining school for feebleminded children of the Negro race, There not sufficient room in our institutions for the adults who need attention." - . He declared that Ve have worked at H in a piece-meal fashion long enough. ' We must make every effort to cure both children and adults, where such i within the capacity of medical science, and sufficient modi - Eleven Cases On RecGrdsr's Court Doclnesday Traffic Violations Make Up Most Of Tues- day's Calendar .Eleven cases were listed on the docket of the Perquimans Recorder's Court, in session here last Tuesday, and 10 of these cases were disposed of during the term. One warrant, that charging Clarence Logan with driving a truck over the weight limit, was returned for service when Lsgan failed to appear for trial. Costs of Court were taxed against Dallas Bryant, Negro, who submitted to a charge of driving on the left side of the highway. Henry Rivenback and Virgil Owens entered pleas of guilty to charges of driving trucks over tne weight limit. Each of the defendants paid the costs of court. X fine of $25 and court costs were levied against Charles Lewis, who en tered a plea of guilty t charges of reckless 'driving. Robert Jenkins, Negro, charged with speeding in the Town of Hert ford, entered a plea of guilty ami paid a fine of $10 and costs of court. Kupert JWixon wts fined ana cdsts on two charges of being drunk on the highway and permitting his cari to be operated without a license. J Claude Paul was fined $25 and costs of court on charges of driving with out a license and driving after h's li cense had been revoked. Anderson Midgett entered a plea of guilty to a charge of speeding and paid a fine Of $10 and costs of court. Clinton .Boone, Negro, was fined $25 and costs of court on a charge of driving without a license. He enrer- J ed a plea of guilty. A verdict of not guilty was returned in the case in which Wallace White. Negro, was charged with failure to yield the right-of-way. New ChnTTolets On Display Here Friday : - Mv -Chevrolet cars for 1953 will go on dflefplay here Friday. January 9, it was announced by 'R. L. Hollowell of the Hollowell Chevrolet Company. Ac cording to reports the new Chevrolets are completely J'new" for '53. Many improvements have been added to the three lines offered and flhe public is cordially invited to the HoHowell show rooms for! inspection of the new cars. Tn spallation Of Officers Held Tues. An imnressive inHtallation sevrice was conducted Tuesday night when members of the Perquimans Lodpre. No. 106, A. F. & A. M., installed new officers for the lodge for the year 1953. Ins'taMed as Master of the lodge was J. S. Bass and other officers were Jack Kahoy, Senior Warden; Charles F. Murray, Junior Warden; R. Ralph 'White, Treasurer; Cecil C. iWinslow, Secretary ; Elijah IWhite, Senior Dea con, Cecil Ej Winslow, Junior Dea con; R. C. Baker, Senior Steward; J. H.' Decker, Junior Steward; C. T. Eley, Chaplain, and J. S. Vick, Tyler. cal personnel must be provided. These people hnvo no spokesman except those whose hearts h?ve been touched by the condition of those affected by this program." Here are highlights of other major views, and recommendations present ed by Governor Umstead: 'Roads A task never finished, the state must continually maintain, im prove and build roads. New study should be luade of present road rev enues to determine what, if anything, can be done to increase current rev enues for - a long-range primary road building program. Also recommended that number of highway divisions and highway commissioner! bs increased from 10 to 15. - Highway safety -Recommended a common sense, effective mechanical inspection law for all motor vehicles, and a drivers' training program for every public high school. Agrioulture-JContinue improvement in agriculture, and endeavor to raise the average per capita income of farm people in North Carolina. "Urged a broad, coordinated farm program for siate, with emphasis- on soil conser vation and agricultural research. : Conservation and development- Bring in new industries and encour age expansion of present industries to provide more employment, more per capita income, and more tax rev enues. ' Encourage, further develop ment of seafood industry. Develop trade for new state ports at More- ,head City and Wilmington. Continue Annual March Of Dimes Campaign Now Underway In County To Close January 24 County 4-H Clubs Plan Talent Contest The Perquimans County 4-H Club will sponsor a talent contest at Per quimans High :School on February 12. The contest will be a part of the club's annual "Golden Jubilee." The winner of the contest will be presented a handsome .prize and also the possibility of appearing on tele vision. The club is now trying to secure acts for the contest. Already some entrants have been received, but many more are needed. If you would like to enter the eon test please contact Bobby Smith, president of the 4-H Club at the high school or at his home in Belvidere, be fore January 22. Jaycees Benefit Basketball Game Draws Large Crowd The benitfit basketball game, spon sored here last Tuesday night by the Hertford Junior Chamber of Com merce, featuring a world famous girls' team, Olson's Redheads, was a huge success according to George r lews, president of the organization. One of the largest crowds ever to witness a local cage game turned wt to watch the contest between the girls' team and a boys' team spon sored by the Jaycees. The local Jay cee team, composed of Francis Nixon, Zack Harris, Hank Christgou. Billy White, Charles Skinner, John Beers, Joe Nowell, was supported by the Air Station team from Weeksville. The exhibition was well received by the fans, with the Jaycees winning the decision over the girls by a score of 48 to 43, after overcoming an eight point lead the girls rolled up during the early part of the game. ; During the half-time intermission the Redheads gave the fans an ex hibition of trick shooting which was unexcelled. The eVowd attending the game was estimated at around GOO, and proceeds from the event will be used by the Jaycees in carrying out local civic projects. Representative In Raleigh For Assembly C. R. Holmes, Perquimans County Representative, left Tuesday for Ra leigh, where he will represent the county during the 1953 session of the General Assembly, which opened on Wednesday. Mr. Holmes is beginning his second term as Representative for Perquim ans County. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. J. Herman Ward of WinStonJSalem announce the birth of a son, Joseph Neill, born December 29, 1952. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Dallas White of Bur gess section announce the birth of a daughter, born Saturday, January 3. sound promotion of North Carolina at tractions for tourists. Give further study to elimination of stream pol lution. Labor (Recommended that state have a minimum wage law. (Stated that every citizen has right to work and to go to work .wherever his job may he, and that laws must be en forced to protect every citizen in his right to go to work unmolested by anyone. ',. Prisons and paroles Requested that further study be given possible sep aration of prison system from high way commission. 'Suggested that Gen eral Assembly create Paroles Commis sion of three commissioners to givp more attention to the affairs now handled by one commissioner. (Referendum on liquor (Believes sale of intoxicating liquor by state is a moral question and should be treated as such. Favors a referendum on ques tion for the people. y Taxes Appropriations appear to equal revenues, with no provision for normal increases in existing state ser vices. Does not favor, however, new taxes or increased rates, but suggest ed close study of situation by General Assembly.' BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT, Bom to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Winslow at Obecie Memorial Hospital. Suf folk, Va., on December 20, a boy, William Jordan. Mrs. Winslow was the former Misg Mary Chappell of Ty To Perquimans County's annual March of Dimes campaign for funds to fight Infantile Paralysis is underway, ac cording to Mrs. J. T. Biggers, drive chairman, who urges the public to continue its splendid support of this worthy cause. The chairman announced no specific quota has been assigned to Perquim ans but the National Foundation has urged the local committee to secure at least, if not more, the total raised here during 1952. The drive is of ficially open and will come to a close on Saturday, January 24. During the March of Dimes special arrangements have been made with of ficials of the Town of Hertford for all dimes collected through the town's parking meters to be donated to the Polio fund. The dimes deposited in the meters will not register parking time but the meters will be used as collection stations. 'A list of solicitors who will canvass the county for contributions to the March of Dimes was released today by Mr. Biggers. The workers who have volunteered their time and ef fort for this drive are: Town of Hertford JFront Street, Mrs. T. P. Brinn, Mrs. Griffin; Church Street, Mrs. J. E. NeWby, Mrs. A. L. Kenton, Mrs. Joe Towe; Grubb Street, Mrs. Satchwell, Mrs. G. E. Field, Mrs. J. L. Harris, Miss Eva Harris; Mar ket Street, Mrs. W. C. Dozier, Mrs. W. L. Jessup; Dobb Street, Mrs. R. L. Hollowell, Mrs. Durwood Reed; Covent Gardens, Mrs. D. J. Pritchard; Acad emy Street, Mrs. R. B. Thatch; Rail road Avenue, Mrs. Edgar IKieids; Edenton Road Street, Mrs. R. K. Lane; Pennsylvania Avenue, Mrs. L. D. Chappell; Circle, Mrs. E. C Woodard, Mrs. Charlie Skinner; Route No. 17 North of Hertford, Mrs. Jack Bur bage; Route No. 17 South of Hert ford, Mi's. L. B. Sitterson; Business District, V. N. Darden, W. W. White; Outlying Business District, H. C. Sul livan, C. P. Morris; Theatre, B. L. Gibbs. County Miss Kimsey Perry, Mrs. Jack Sutton, co-chairmen; Belvi dere, .MfflJS.' R., Chappell; JDur ant;.'ifeck, Mrs. Josww SAton. Hertford, Mrs. Z. A. Harris; Winfall, Mrs. Effie Miller; Ballahack, Mrs. Charlie Dail; Beech Springs, Mrs. W. J. Perry; 'Hopewell, Mrs. Howard Warren, Mrs. Joe Webb, Jr.; Bethel, Miss Blanche Goodwin; Snow Hill, Mrs. Jack Benton; Hertford Route 1. Mrs. T. E. Madre; Burgess, Mrs. Sidney Layden; Whiteston, Mrs. Ellis Stallings, Mrs. Jack Sutton; Chapa noke, Mrs. John Symons and Mrs. Henry Ell'ott. Colored Mrs. Minnie Bess Taylor, co-chairman; George Reid, co-chairman. C. R. Holmes fleeted Rotary President Members of the Hertford Rotary Club elected new officers for the club year, beginning next July 1, at a meeting held Tuesday night at the Hotel Hertford. Carroll R. Holmes was named as the new president of the club "to suc ceed Charles Henc. Other officers se lected were Rev. Charles F. Wulf, vice president; Jack Kanoy, secretary treasurer; Max Campbell, Robert L, Hollowell and Henry C. Sullivan, di rectors. Plans are being made by the local Rotarians to attend the annual District Conference, which will be conducted at Elizabeth City during the month of February. No Induction Call For Next Month The Perquimans draft board has re ceived word it will have no induction call for the month of February, it was reported today by Mrs. Charles Cam pen, clerk of the board. Mrs. Campen said the board has not been advised on whether or not it would have a pre-induction call for Ithe month. Board Of Education In Meeting Wednesday The Perquimans County Board of Education held its regular quarterly meeting in the office of the superin tendent of schools on Wednesday night,' . Routine fiscal matters were dis cussed and a budgtt report for the fiscal year was made by Superin tendent Biggers. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Martin Towe announce the birth of a daughter, Martin Louise, born Saturday; January 3, at the Al bemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City. Solicitors Secured Conduct Canvass For Contributions IK"",'"