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EICLY -; I irne XX. Number 3. " Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, brictay, January 16, 1953. 5 Cents Per Copy WE .:::;ly flints Seek Extensa Of :r Sily lines South of. Ibrtford Action On Parking Ord . nance Expected At V k Next Board Meeting ' ,. ' ' .: i'ii iii .. JL-number of residents, residing on TJ. S. Highway 17, south of Hertford, - appeared before the Commissioners of - "Hertford, meeting here in regular ses sion last Monday, and petitioned the town to extend its water lines, to a point near the 'RJEA office on that highway, to provide wafer service to Eejudents of the area, ' Appearing-for the residents were I. C. Yagel, Mrs. Y. L. Brown, L. B. Sitterson and Prank MdGoogan. - Under a proposal made to the Town Board the residents of the area will ' provide material for extension of the water line, with the town furnishing the labor for the project. Users of . the town's water supply from this line would then pay th regular rates for h the water. . The Town Board took no action on ' the proposal because such a project J la not set up in the current fiscal bud .i'get, and.it was the opinion of the Board the matter should not be'pass ;"wd -upon until the next budget is - drawn during, the month of June. . Sam Hourmouais appeared before the Board requesting the Commis- - sioners to reconsider its temporary or der prohibiting parking on one side of .Church Street. Some discussion was held on this subject and action : on the matter is expected at the next meeting of the Board. . Flans were presented calling for the Board to again petition the State Highway Commission to widen Church Street, thus permitting dual parking ; and also providing ample traffic lanes. - It is understood the Board proposed to present this petftion to proper au- " thorities within the next six weeks. A motion was passed authorizing the employment of Roy Hall, Negro, "to serve as Police Officer 'on Satur- , . days4''rv:v::-:v;;,i!;:,-. i-;1. ; , Mayor V. N. Darden was reappoint- d as a trustee of the Firemenjs Relief v Fund. Other, trustees of this fund are WT H Hardcaatley Beverly Tuck a er and Charles Skinner, Br. ':! . i' "in i' i wi '? Of 0;m3S Drive Erroneous ttcport Local authorities spent several hours last Saturday dragging the Per quimans River, near the municipal plant, after haviing received a report from Osborne Rogers that he had seen a man fall overboard from a boat. Rogers was working at the town plamt at the time he reported the in cident, and was probably a quarter of a mile from the location of the boat, which was found drifting in the river. Sheriff M. G. Owens deputized Hil ton "Whitey" White and Melvin Owens, Jr., to drag the river, with equipment borrowed from the U. S. Coast Guard Station at Elizabeth City. The youths continued the search for a body" for more than four hours, af ter which the operation was called off. On Monday morning Sheriff Owens stated he was of the opinion the re port given by Rogers was erroneous and no further search will be made. It was reported that the boat in the case was seen earlier in the day drift ing about m the river. 'Local officers checked numerous sources for miss ing persons but all persons checked on were accounted for and it was after this the search was discontinued. ' Support March of Dimes 2:: 17 President-elect Elsenhower molt 1953 March of Dimes Poster Girls Pamela (left) and Patricia O'Neil, ot Raleigh, N. C. Art Workshop Held At VMe Oak School Teachers of the Perquimans-Oho-wan-Ederrton schools attended a 15- hour art workshop held at the White Oak Consolidated School near Eden- ton January 6, 7 and 8 from 3 to 9 P. M. ;w -v. Miss Lillian V. Nunn, art consult ant with 'Binney & Smith Company, provided experiences whereby teach ers eottJd "Learn ; to Do 'By Doing." The aim of the workshoo was to pro- v uo corKvica experiences tor teacu- ers by presenting albroader scope of srtJU.43an theuse of -materials and the planning and teaching of school art through actual participa tion. 'Solicitors who will assist Mrs. M. B. Taylor and G. N.1 Reid in conduct ing a drive for funds for the March of Dimes, among the colored residents - of the county, were announced today as follows: ;.' Hertford: King Street Mrs. J. S. Thompson, Haywood Martin. Mrs. An nie Hurdle, Mrs. N, 0. Cox; Covent Garden Mrs. Doris MaeKnight; White Lane 'Veriliah Burnett; Gum Avenue Mrs. Emma White; - Brace Avenue 'Mrs. Annie Rogers; Railroad Avenue Mrs. Mary Holly; Edenton Road Street Mrs'. Mary Lyons;-Market Street Mrs. Mattie Everett; Dobb Street Mrs.. Ann Holleyf Cox Aven ueMrs. Hazel Smith; Grubh Street Mrs.: Helen Felton; Hyde Park Mrs. Salome Brothers; Stokes Lane Mrs. Katie Thatch; Schools -Miss Nel lie Holley, W. R. Privott; Churches Miles Overton, Willie Winslow, J. H. Tucker, Mrs. Eva Cooper, Rev. Grandi , gon, Mrs. Grant Cooper. ; - Organizations : Johnnie Collins, W. R. Privott, Mrs. Laura Lowe, WtUiam Ley we, C. Wilson Fetton, Fred Satter field, Mrs. Mamie Lowe, Mrs. Linden Ervin, Charlie Douglas, Mrs. Annie iNixon, Mrs.! Odessa Burke Haywoo,d Martin, Mrs. D. Gr. Spruill. Central PTA Meets Next Monday Night The Parent-Teacher Association: of the Central Grammar School will hold its regular meeting next Monday night . t 7:30 in the auditorium of the school. A panel discussion, LegtiaMion, Our Uaws. the Foundaiuon of Our Democ racy, will be a feature of the Dnv- rram. , . - E. C. Woodard will direct the panel which will be composed of a minis ter, a teacher, a parent and two stu dents. 1 . ' , . The ' program will , be under the sponsorship of the Cumberland com munity with Mrs. E. E. Morgan, chair man. - , . , A film. Choosing s For v Happiness, '1 be shown at the eonchision 6f the , ; -am. The public is cordially Jn v' J to attend' this meeting,"" and" all ; "dmof he group are urged to be I -rf. . . ; HliTH ANNOUNCEMENT .1 "t. and Mrs. J. E. Melby II, an- i' e Wrth of a daughter, Debra n December 27, at . SanU r.rs. Uelby, before "her t..t.. , w-a H'st Martha Lee Til 1 7. : f i NEW YORK CITY President-1 Meet Dwight D. Eisenhower called: on the American public to support the 1953 March of Dimes being conducted throughout the nation. durina all of January. He joined in the annual appeal after meeting the two Raleigh, N.C sisters who are pictured on ' the 1953 March of Dimes poster. year-Old Pamela O'Neil, both of I- whom were stricken with polio : but now are recovered completely. j "Ifs hard to believe that these art the same little girls whose : ntehiri are on the March of Dimes poster," he noted. "Now they're completely recovered from polio, thanks to the generosity of the American people." He urged all Americans to help the others like them by join ing the March of Dimes." ' Later, he joined the poster girls in making a short film which is being shown by television sta tions throughout the nation. This year's March of Dimes follows the all-time record polio epidemic of 1952 in which more than 55,000 were stricken. At the beeinnine of 1953. there were 58,000 polio victims of former years still undergoing treatment! with financial help from local i March of Dimes chapters. 1 Arrests Made Monday In Connection With Attempted Robbmes On Saturday Livestock School Held Here Last Week : A one-day livestock school was con ducted at the Agricultural Building in Hertford Wednesday, January 7, with specialists from the Agricultural Extension Service and the State De partment of Agriculture assisting. In the morning session beginning at 10 o'clock A. V. Allen and J. S. Buchan an of the Animal Husbandry Extensio11 at State College discussed sheep and beef cattle production. Sam Dobson of the Agronomy Extension Department discussed Pasture, Hay and Silage Production. In the afternoon H. D. Quissenberry of the Division of Mar kets of the N. C. Department of Agri culture discussed ways of preventing losses in marketing of livestock. He stressed grading and time of market ing. Jack Kelly, in charge of Animal Husbandry Extension, discussed pro fitable hog production stressed eco nomical rations and management prac tices. Guy Cassel, Extension, Farm Management Specialist discussed mak Officer L. N. Rountree Assaulted By One Of The Prisoners Local police authorities made quick work of the task of solving attempts to rob two Hertford business houses last Saturday. Three men, all Neg roes, were arrested Monday night by Sheriff M. G. Owens, assisted by Po lice Officers Robert A. White, Trot man Miller,. Tommy Miller and Walter Spence of the SBI. Arrested were Claude Lee Boone and Henry Clay Lindsay, on charges of attempting to break and enter the Colonial Store at about two A. M., Sunday morning. Boone and William Thomas Jenkins were charged with breaking and entering the office of the office of the Hertford Livestock and Supply Company. Police Officer L. N. Rountree ap prehended Boon and Lindsay at the rear of the Co'onial Store at two A. M., Sunday morning, and discovered one of the men held a hacksaw in his ' hand. Rountree placed the men un- Indians And Squaws' Divide Double Header VitliMoyocKCagers Miss Nunn holds masters degrees from Duke and Columbia Universities in education and fine arts respective ly. Her services as art consultant with (Binney & Smith Company have been extensive and in great demand since 1946. ' ' . Prior' to this service, Miss Nunn's experiences included grade teaching in Mingo County, West Virginia, and Durham, IN. C; art supervisor in Florence, IS. C, and for eight years art teacher tin Richmond city schools. Teachers were thrilled with their results with - various art materials such as: Crayola, chalk, frescol, Shaw finger paint, powder paint, tem pera, water: colors, flexola, amazart, papier mache, ihodeline and clayola. All materials were furnished by Bin ney & Smith Company. ' - -W. H. Creecy, principal of White Oak- Consolidated School, presented the certificates. Teachers receiving certificates wre: -Perauimans Training School Mrs, N. N. Mitchell, Mrs. W. Y. WilUams. Mrs. M. S. iFelton, Mrs. H. L. D. Win- slow, Mrs. A. E. Simons, Mrs. tR. Ei Newby, Mrs. P. E. Bembry, Miss A, M. Hof fler, Mrs. I. E. Eogerson, Mrs. M. E. Newby, Mrs. E. S. Zachary and Mrs. S. Brothers. Hertford Colored School Mrs. C. Z. Felton, Mrs. Dorothy Newby, Mrs. A. N. Kingsbury, Miss N. Holley, Mrs. E. S. Perry, Mrs. W. C. Madre, Miss M. L. Felton, Dewey Newby and Mrs. Hazel Beamon. CountySc'SOn Crashed Trasprt CpL Ralph D. Harrell, son of Mr.' and Mrs. Robert Harrell of Route one, Hertford and husband of Mrs. Carolyn Dean Harrell of Route three, Hertford, was one of the 37 servicemen aboard the ill-fated C-46 air transport which crashed 40 males from Logan, Utah, on Wednesday of last week, and was lo cated last Monday. A report from Logan, released after two paratroopers had inspected the scene, stated, here were no survivors from, the- crash, 4 " V. -.?' ' ' The search for the missinar Mane. si"itedshoily aiW the piane pilot had failed to contact an airport, was hampered by weather conditions. (Res cue squads reported the plane crash ed into a mountain peak, amid rock and snow, and a later snow had par- .tlaUy covered the wreckage. - ix -North Carolinians, including Corporal llarrell were aboard the iplane, en route home after having ser ved in Korea Perquimans High School's basket ball teams divided a conference double header with Moyock High School here last Monday night' when the Indian Squawtwf, a 27 decision and the Indiana won an obbjt v.-rory uy w Moyock boys 50 to 27. - Inability to hit from the foul line cost ihe local girls the ball game. The Squaws gained a 11-7 lead during the first quarter and led at halftime by two points at 15 to 13. Moyock spurt aI Jurinoe thft third canto to score tn'm. ttAinta while the Souaws garnered only five, and Irom tnen on me xuu yoek girls preserved their advantage through the final period, when each team scored seven points. , iwhiihr wa hieh scorer for Per auimans with 12 points and Winslow tallied seven. Smith scored 11 points for Movock. The boys' contest proved rather one aided with Williams and Morris lead- in athe scoriiur attack for the Indians with Williams hitting for 12 points and Morris rolling in 11. Allen and Towe each hit for seven points. Coach Ellie'Fearing used his entire squad during the game, giving his re serves some valuable playing experi Hertford Japes Week At Dinner National Junior Chamber of Com merce Week was observed by the Hertford chapter of the organiza tion at a dinner meetiiur held Thurs day night at the Hotel Hertford. Bpec- ' guests at the meeting were fclmo imm of Springhope, District Vice- President, and wives of the members of the local unit. Georere Fields, president ot tne Hertford Jaycees, presided oyer the meeting. The feature event of the program was ' a presentation of a plaque and ing livestock pay. A-total of 49 farm- jder arrest, but they made a getaway ers and F. F. A. students attended the school during the day. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES Word from Durham on Wednesday was that Governor William B. Um- stead, hospitalized by a heart at tack Sunday night, is improved and he has sent word to the General As sembly recommending it proceed with its business regardless of his physi cal condition. It is believed the Gov ernor's illness will delay the Legis lative work somewhat, especially as to enactment of programs proposed by the new governor. Washington is all set for the inau gural ceremonies scheduled for next Tuesday when Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President. Overflow crowds from all parts of the nation will be gin gathering in the Capital by the end of this week for tne event. Mean. while. President-elect Eisenhower held a conference of all his chief apo'ntees early this week, going over plans for the change-over in administrations. , from the officer enroute to the jail. Boone is alleged to have hit the offi cer on the side of the head and taken the officer's gun while escaping. The break-in at the Livestock Com pany was discovered Monday morning by Henry Clay Stokes, an official of ,the firm, upon opening the office for business. A safe in the office had its dial, handle and hinge pins removed. but according to Sheriff Owens the safe had not been opened. Saw marks were found on the hing es of the safe, giving the officers a clue that the man with the hack saw at the Colonial Store might have been involved. Investigation by Sheriff Owens and the local police proved this to be true. The trio were questioned at some length, after being taken into custody Monday night, and Sheriff Owens re ported admissions as to the part play ed by each of the men which had been secured. A hearing for the three, on charges placed against them, will be conducted in the Perquimans Recorder's Court next Tuesday. Reports from Washington indicate the new Rpnn'hl,innnntiriljvl (?mi. key to Francis Nixon, se.ected last ' 8 ig proceeding with caution in month a Hertford's Young Man of making changes in present operation., the Year, in a contest which is ex- of tfle government. Predictions point pected to oe maae an annual event oy the local Jaycee organization. Tn conneton with the observance ence. . i-v-.J .-i - The Indians jumped into a 15 -7 lead in tii first period and moved to a 26 11 advantage at halftime. Foyer, high pointer for- Moyock, kept his team in the runninsr by scoring eight points. Allen ana uarver rea tne inaiang m a sprint in the third period when the Indians collected 17 points to Moyock's eight ' Moyock outshot the Indians in the final chuckker getting eight points while Perauimans scored seven. On Friday the Indians and Squaws will travel to Griggs High School for another round of conference play and on next Tuesday night the local girls and boys will meet the teams irom Central High School on the local court. MM license Fios Is lagging Registration Director Foy Ingram of the Department of Motor Vehicles says new license tag sales arent what they ought to be. Through Wednes day of last week the 7a branch of fices of the Department had issued only 873,419 plates while a year ago 387482 had gone across the Jeolmter to Ta BeeT antqf and truck owners. ; " Miss Ingram couldnV explain, the la in sales but she did caution buy- rn to - set Dusy, ine aeonuue ivr 1952 license slates is midnight,. Jann ry 81, she repeated. After that date violators will he liable to arrest. , ;he Registration Division estimates, according to past records, that one million .vehicles should Be registered by the end of the moath. That leaves better than 600,000 to go and time is getting short! Miss Ingram conclud ed, f v V"'i V "C; -v. C ;. ""- , t"y, v , of National Jaycee Week, Mayor V. 'N. Darden, issued the following proc lamation: "Whereas, the civic bodies and ser vice organizations of our community and the departments of the local gov ernment reccmize the' great service rendered to this" community by the Hertford Junior Chamber of Com merce: and Whereas, the limited States Junior Chamber of Commerce and its affili ated State land Local organizations have set aside the week of January 14 to January 5J1, 1953, to observe the founding of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and to commemorate such founding by the selection of any out standing young man in this communi ty as the recipient of the Distinguish ed 'Service Award, and "'Whereas, this organization of young men has contributed materially to the betterment of this community tnroujrhout the year, Therefore, I, V. N. Darden, Mayor of the Town of Hertford, do hereby proclaim the week of January 14-21, 1953, as t ' JAYCEE WEEK end urge all citizens of our com munity to give full Consideration to the future services of Mha Junior Chamber of Commerce. - ' ' iSigned: V.N. (Darden, :; v Maybn , .. tosvard little if any reduction in t'ixes excepting those now scheduled i:i the present law; thfre ).s some question concerning expiration of price and wage controls but concensus seems to be Congress will not renew these laws which expire April 30. Nine Cases Listed In Court Tuesday Field Secretary Speaker At PTA Meeting Ttiursday Miss B'anche Haley of GibsonviJle, field secretary of the North Caro lina Parent-Teacher Association, gave an interesting talk on United Forces for Education at the January meet ing of the Hertford PTA, held Thurs day of last week. Miss Haley, introduced by Mrs. Lawrence Swain of Manteo, spoke on What the Parent Expects of the Teacher and What the Teacher ex pects of the Parent. She outlined the program for better educational facili ties and better pay for teachers, which will be presented to tho 1953 Legis lature. She ureed the local arrouo Nine cases were listed on the doc-to support the program wholehearted ket of the Perauimans Recorder's My to promote advancement of edu- Court at its session on Tuesday, it " i" n wromm. Tax Listing Moves Along At Usual Pace - Tax listing in Perquimans County is moving along at about its usual pace, according to reports from tax listers this week. A large number of county residents, have yet, to list their property for 1903 taxes ana tne listers point out only two weeks re- mate for the property owners to com ply with the law and Ust property. A schedule for the tax listers is published in this issue of this news paper, and property owners are urged to. list' early to avoid the last minute rush, which always' occurs the last few days in January. ROTARY CLUB MEETS The Hertford (Rotary Club will meet Tuesday night at 6:15 o'clock at the Hotel Hertford. 'All IRotariana are arged to attend. was reported to C. C. Banks, Clerk of Court. Four defendants, Joshua Hill, H. H. Hulliger, James Roberts and Butler Sharpe, Negro, entered pleas of guilty to charges of driving trucks loaded over the weight limit and each paid the costs of court , M. S. Stone and Edgar Harvey, Negro, submitted to charges of speed ing and each paid the costs of court. A fine of $10 and costs of court were taxed against Givelame Ric cadone who entered a plea of guilty to a charge of speeding. Charlie Henry Johnson entered a plea of guilty to three charges, trans porting non-tax-paid liquor, driving without lights and carrying a con cealed weapon. He was ordered to pay a fine of $60 and costs of court. Thomas Rogers, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to beating his wife. He was given a 90 day jail sentence, sus pended upon payment of the court Miss Thelma Elliott, principal of the school, presided over the meeting and received various reports from committees. Mrs. Anna McGoogan gave the devotional and Mrs. Swain won- the door prize. The attendance prize was won by the sixth grade. Bethel Resident Dies Suddenly Mon. Sidney Thomas Layden, 48, well known farmer of Bethel Township, died Monday morning at about 11 o'clock of a heart attack. Mr. Layden was working at his home at the time of the attack and died shortly after-. ward. He was a native of Perquimans V..I1TIV f A ena ..f Mi's T?4tKa ITtu. costs .and the condition he not fight lan4 and the late John Rich- his wife for a. period of 21 months, Charlie Green, Negro, was found guilty on a charge of driving on the left side of the highway. He was or dered to pay the costs of court and the sum of $10 to Russell Rvrthem for damages done Ruthem'g car. John Mercer,' Negro, of Moyock, failed -to appear in -court to answer charges of reckless driving. . His war rant was returned for service and he was ordered held on a bond of $100. MASONS TO MEET The Perauimaim Masonic ILodire. No. 1 06, A. F. ft A. M., will meet Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock in the lodge hall All visiting Masons are invited to at tend. ard Layden. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are his wife, Mrs. Hetty uayden : two sons, Sidney, Jr., a member of the Armed Forces, and Robert of Perquimans County: five brothers, Clyde of Perquimans County, James of Newport News, Va., Henry and Oscar of Edenton and oJe Layden of Great Bridge, Va. The body was removed to the Lynch Funeral home pending funeral ar rangements. '. i. 'BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Sgjt and Mrs. William Feiid of Honolulu announce the birth of a daughter, Debra Gay, born December 23, 1952.
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