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fjV?.T JLa li Volume XX. Number 9. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, February 27, 1953. 5 Cents Per Copy 1 HE 'MlQlUllliiS Cccrd Of Etetlsn Wgts Resolution Pcitei2 To Schelastic Alh'stics ; Action Permits Local Girls To Play In Cage Tourney Sleeting here in special session on last Monday night, members of the Perquimans Board of Education adopt ed a resolution permitting the girls' basketball team to play in the Albe marle Rural tournament, being held this week a,tCamden High 'School.-; : TTbeactfon" followed "passage of a bill by the Legislature setting aside a regulation adopted by the State Board of Education and all superin tendents and schools in settling up a code of rules for athletics in North Carolina schools. The regulation res- " cinded by the Legislature forbids any girls team from playing in a tourney outside the team's hocne county. Members of the local Board carried on a lengthy discussion concerning the problem arising from the action ' of the Legislature, and the Board de plored the manner and methods used in securing a change in the State reg ulations. In adopting its resolution the local Board stated It was in agreement with 4he State Board in all its regu lations, and were, therefore, instruct ing all principals and coaches under tta Jurisdiction to comply fully and completely with each and every sec tion of the code. However, in view of the obscurity of Rule 7, and the nearness of the tour ney, and for fear our non-partkSpsMon might cause inconvenience in the scheduling of the conference games, the Board gave Its consent to the principal and coach at Perquimans High School to use their discretion in entering the girls' team in the Albe marle Rural .tournament. . THIS WEEK'S HIKES JCtoveraor Umstead'e budget; mes sage was presented to W Legislature last Tuesday, and it falls for bond issues totaling $87 million for schools, mental institutions and additional buildings at educational and other in stitutions. Governor Umstead also Tecommended increased pay for the State's . school teachers, funds for driver education, school attendance of ficers, and more money for operating mental institutions. The United Nations opened its sev enth session in New York this week with President Eisenhower welcom- In sr Hie dele crates, and expressing hope that the UN will be an increasingly effective instrument of peace. The President made no reference to Korea but it is expected the UN, as in the past, will continue efforts to bring the Korean war to an end. Secretary ' of Interior McKay has urged Congress to speed the admis sion of Hawaii to the Union as the 49th State. Washington reports say (here is 'better than an . even chance this approval will be given. Xt will provide Hawaii with two senators and two congressmen', where as now it is represented in 'Washington only by a delegate with o voting powers in Congress. If admitted, as a State Hawaii willbeoome the largest one in the. Union,' insofar as land area is concerned. " , Charles Bohlen, a career diplomat, will become the next U. S. ambassa dor to Russia, succeeding George Ken nan who recently returned from Mos cow after 'being labeled unacceptable! ei r T 1 1 I - l uy uis povieuf. oaaisa ta so expert on Russian affairs and is expected to be confirmed for the post by the Senate. C ' ",'," , , Local Peanut School . Termed Successful 1A peanut school held recently at the Agricultural Building in Hertford was termed by the; peanut growers as timely and very helpful. Peanuts be Ine one of the main cash crops of this county, any information which would be of some help to farmers in increas ing the yield and quality of their peal nuts' is welcome. ' - ' ' . - "''. Cultural practices, fertilization, di seases, and new varieties were dis cussed by specialists. Interest in this ype of meeting was shown by the good attendance and the discussioYt en tered into by the farmers. Assist ing with the meeting included J. P. Woodard, peanut specialist; Dr. E. R. Collons; agronomy specialist; Dr. J. C. Wells, plant disease specialistr all of State College, also Dr. W. ' C. Gregory anld Dr. E. T. York of the (College Experiment Station. - , Repair To Gym Roof Made This Week Repairs are being made this week to the roof of the new vocational building at Perquimans High School, it was reported by J. T. Biggers, County Superintendent of Schools. The repairs are being made by J. I Batton, contractor of Edenton,, who had charge of the construction of the building. Defects in the roof causing k to leak were noticed shortly after the 'building was completed and the' Board of Education negotiated with the Battott concern to return here and correct the defects. Plans Announced For Workers School At Methodist Church A Christian Workers School, the first in this area, will be held at the Hertford Methodist Church beginning Sunday night, March 1 and continuing through Tuesday night, March 3. Two workshop study periods of SO minutes each will be conducted each evening, with a general assembly period start- 'ing at 7:30 P. M. The school will be divided into three divisions. IWorkers with Children, Workers with Youtfe, and Workers with Adults. Mrs. IB. B. Slaughter, Rev. T. A. Collins and Rev. E. R. Shuller will conduct the classes. Credit cards will be awarded" to all who qualify for them by attend ing or "make-up" each session. The Rev. A. L. Chaplin has an nounced since there will be practically nothing denominational in the study content, interested persons from oth er churches may attend if they wish. All the churches in the Chowan. Perquhnang and Hertford charges are participating in the school, one-third of the school cost being paid by each ox the charges. The officers of the school are Rev. H. M. Jamieson, secretary: Rev. C. H. Beale, treasurer; Rev. A, I Chaplin, chairman and dean. (Study books, costing from 25 to 60 cents eacn ;wiu jtte available in the Hertford Church education . building, near the front entrance an hour be fore the first meeting. Besides the regular study books, also available will be "special books for Workers with Nursery, (Beginners, Primaries and Junior children and others. The pro gram each evening will be as fol lows: 7:30-7:45, General Assembly in education building; 7:45-8:35, first workshop class period; 8:35-8:45, in termission for fellowship and rest; 8:46-9:35, last class perioxf. Kay White Stanton ' Wins 4-H Contest Kay White Stanton of Winfall was chosen Miss Perquimans High of 1953 and Jean -Edwards was chosen Miss Perquimans Grammar 'School in the Perquimans 4-tH Golden Jubilee Beauty Contest Thursday night, Feb ruary 12. There were 60 entrants in the high school contest The five final ists were Peggy Harrell, second place; Ann Burke Chappell,. third; Jill Mill er, fourth, and Marjorie Brinn, fifth. These five girls will be entered in a beauty contest in Colerain, The runners-up in the grammar school contest were Wanda (Lyne Chappell, second, and Susan Cox, third place, - i''v1'''' Kay Stanton was crowned by Mar garet Ann Blanks and she received a gold cup and a bouquet of red roses. Jean Ednjards was crowned by Shel by Overton. She also received a gold cup and a bouquet of yellow gladioli. Jean Long won the talent contest mw a piano solo. She received a gold loving cap. Runners-up were Patricia Biggers, piano solo, and Jean, Jane and Mable Keel, vocal trio. O th ers in the contest were: Phyllis True Wood, solo; Letitia McoGogan, piano; Kay Howell, touristic skit, and Pa tricia Keel, acrobatics. v. Suzanne Towe was elected Miss Congeniality, the best sport, by vote of the contestants. Shirley Copeland and Sue Perry White were runners-up. ' FIELD DEMONSTRATION - A forestry field meeting, sponsored by the Agriculture Extension Service, was held on the farm of Earl Perry, near New Hope, Thursday afternoon. John L. Gray and; W. T. Ellison, spec ialists, discussed timber management problems such as thinning, harvest ing, controling hardwoods and fire protection, s- . . - -c FOOD SALE ISt Catherine Auxiliary will hold a food sale on each Saturday during Lent, in the building formerly occu pied by Marshall's, the sale will start each Saturday at 10 A. M. Rocordsr's M DocketListed13 Cases On Tu3sday Number Of Cases Con tinued Due To Ill ness of Solicitor Thirteen cases were disposed of in Perquimans Recorder's , Court this week in what was an unusual session. Solicitor Silas M. Whedbee was ab sent from court because of illness, and only cases handled were those in which the defendants entered pleas of guilty. Fines of $10 and costs were taxed against Alfred Minton, Michael Tokar and Edward Brothers each of whom submitted to charges of speeding. Augustine Lacesse and Thomas Mc Nair entered pleas of guilty to charg es of speeding and paid the costs of court. A fine of $10 and costs were charg ed against George Davenport, Negro, who entered a plea of guilty to charg es of being drunk and disorderly and resisting arrest. Wulard Banks, Negro, was given a 30-day jail sentence, suspended upon payment of a fine of $10 and costs after pleading guilty to charges of assaulting Elsie Felton with a deadly weapon. Banks was also ordered to pay a doctor's bill and hospital bill owed by the Felton woman. 'Ins Leary paid a fine of $25 and costs after submitting to a charge of driving without a license. William Dail was taxed with the court costs on-a charge of permitting his car to be operated without a license. Costs of court were taxed against Carter Melton on a charge of driv ing on the left side of a highway. Charles Lanhan paid the costs of court on a charge of parking illegal ly on a highway. George Elliott, Negro, was fined 2 and costs after pleading guilty to being drunk on the streets of Hert ford.' " Robert Bryant submitted to a charge of driving a truck loaded over the weight limit and paid the costs of court. Littla Interest - Summer Baseball (Efforts on the part of baseball fans in the Albemarle to organize a semi- pro league for the coming summer is meeting . with little enthusiasm in Perquimans County, according to re ports heard by this reporter. A meeting was held in Windsor last week at which time representatives from Edenton, Elizabeth City, Wind sor and Colerain voted tentatively to organize a league, and attempt to se cure at least two and possibly four more teams to form the circuit. Perquimans County was asked to send representatives to the Windsor meeting but men contacted expressed no desire to go, nor to participate in such a league. ; There is, locally, some interest in seeing a baseball -program established but interested fans propose that only local players be used as members of the teams, and it appears this idea does not meet with wholehearted sup port xrom other communities. East experience, insofar as a local team is concerned, has shown it is financially impossible to field a semi pro baseball , team composed mainly of non-resident plaers without con siderable contributions from fans, and under preswt day conditions it ap pears doubtful if these contributions would be forthcoming. ; ; Ruritan dub Members Hear Talk On Safety , Members of the Durants Neck Ruri tan Club were treated to an interest ing program, on highway safety and police work at their meeting on Wed nesday of last week when Patrolman 'Sergeant Lane and Chief of Police Owens of Elisabeth City, were pro gram guests of the club. ': , Ben Chambers, president of the club, presided oyer the meeting dur ing which the club voted to pay $135 for 1953 dues of the Durants Neck troop of Boy Scouts. -The club also voted to purchase a hospital bed for use of individuals of the community. This year's corn contest wfth the ParkvMle Ruritan Club was also con sidered.; ; v.vrv.v -.' George Fields and J. Emory White were also guests of the club and ex plained to the Ruritan members the Jaycee project for purchasing an ac tivity; bus for county schools. Mr. Pate and Garland Eure were also guests at the meeting. Kay Morse, Jr., was accepted into the club as a new member. Mciiteo Tops Indians To Win Conference las!ietta!l Title - Indians And Squaws s Participating In j Tourney This Week jThe Perquimans Indians dropped a 41 x 31 decision to the Manteo High S hool basketball team here last Fri d ,y night to finish second in the Al bemarle Rural Conference for the sea son, while the local girls' team also lojst 80 to 22 to finish in third place fqr the season. (Manteo, sparked by Burris, Jones and Davis, scored 15 points in the filial quarter, after the game had been tipd at 26-all in the third period. How ard Williams, hitting for 13 points, was high scorer for Perquimans. The game was a see-saw affair through the first three periods but the inabili ty of the Indians to hit the basket ac counted for the important loss. Oo Pat Stokes, scoring 12 points, was high scorer for the Squaws, in the girls' contest, while Etheridge, with 1$ points led the scoring for the Man teo girls. Perquimans closed its regular bas ketball season on Monday night with the boys and girls playing teams from Camden High School. Perquimans fgirls won an easy 52 to 28 victory, with scoring honors being about equal ly divided among the SquaW forwards. .juamden boys were no match lor the Indians, who having a "hot" night oUtscored the Camden team 58 to 32. Coach Fearing used his entire squad against .Camden and the scoring for the Indians was as follows: Wil llams, 19; Morris, 10; Towe, 8; Allen, 7; Paul Matthews, 4; Cobb, 3; Pete Matthews, 2, and Carver, 2. Staples and Olds, with seven points each, led the scoring for Camden. J This week the local girls and boys re participating in the annual Rural Conference Tourney, being held in the gym at Camden High School. Both local teams are seeded as re- Suits of the season play. The Per quimans Squaws play their first game of the tourney on Wednesday night and the Indians will play on Thurs day night Both teams will play galh on Friday night providing they win their first round games. ; Students Of High School take Part In Safety Driving Test IStudents of Perquimans High School participated in a safety driving ex hibition conducted here last Tuesday morning, under the sponsorship of the Farm Bureau Insurance company, it was announced by E. C. Woodard, principal of the school. The session started with a talk on safety, and the showing of a film giv ing visual suggestions on safe driv ing. In a demonstration which fol lowed students and faculty took turn's driving a specially equipped automo bile, which registered reactions to various signals made by the equip ment. Tests were conducted at speeds of 20, 30 and 40 miles per hour, to illustrate the safety points stressed by the talk and the film. The tests were well received by the students taking part in the demonstra tion, according to Mr. Woodard, and it is expected the tests will add ma terially to the student's knowledge on facts for safe driving. Assisting with the demonstration were State Highway Patrolmen Tripp, Inscoe and Pierce. Goal Reached In Boy Scout Drive A drive for funds for tie Hertford troop of Boy Scouts conducted here last week, has reached a successful conclusion, it was reported today by J. T. Biggers, District Scout official. The goal for the drive was 420, and Mr. Biggers stated this amount has been reported by the solicitors work ing in the drive. In reporting on the success of the Boy Scout drive Mr. Biggers express ed his appreciation, and those of the scoot committee, for the splendid co operation given by the public toward providing financial aid for the con tinuation of Boy Scout work in this community. The local scout troop is sponsored by the Hertford Lions Club. TO OBSERVE ANNnTERSARY Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Morris, form erly of White Hat, now living in Eliz abeth City at 820 North Dyer Street are Celebrating their 50th Golden Wedding Anniversary Sunday, March 1. Open House will be from 2. until 5 o'clock. Annual Red Cross To Open In County Proposes Increase Commissioners' Pay A bill proposing to increase the per diem pay of the members of the Perquimans County Board of Commis sioners was introduced- in the Legis lature on Friday of last week by Rep resentative C. R. Holmes. Commissioners now receive $7.50 per diem, plus mileage, and under the terms of the bill offered by Mr. Holmes the pay will be increased to $15 per diem, plus mileage. In ad dition, the chairman of the Board would continue to receive an extra $200 per year. Plan Organization Of Peanut Growers Meeting Here Tues. An important meeting of. Perquim ans County peanut growers will be conducted here next. Tuesday night at 7:30 in the agriculture building, under sponsorship of the Farm Bureau, to join in perfecting a Peanut Growers' Association. Preliminary steps toward organiz ing a peanut association, similar to the one used by tobacco growers, were taken at a meeting held in Scotland Neck on Tuesday of this week. More than 200 farmers from 32 peanut growing counties attended the meet ing and expressed desire to form an association. Representing Perquimans County were Colon Jackson, James Sawyer, Thad C. Chappell, John O. White, Jr., Joshua Sutton anld I. C. Yagel. In a resolution adopted at Scotland Neck, each county Farm Bureau is to call a meeting for the purpose of selecting a representative to serve as director in the Association, and these directors will meet again at Scotland Neck on Thursday of next week to officially organize the asso ciation. Because of the importance of this plan, it is hoped that all members of the Farm Bureau and ev?y peanut grower in the county will attend the local meeting on Tuesday night. Details of the organization, as pro posed at Scotland Neck, will be fully explained, as will the advantages to be secured under the association. Panel Discussion Conducted By PTA The Parent-Teacher Association of the Hertford Grammar School met Thursday evening in the school audi torium. The meeting opened with the singing of "Ho for Carolina." Mrs. Louis Howell gave the devotional, reading from the 139th Psalm. The program was a panel discussion, the 4ni. )uiTir "TTAmsnr1r UTina TUl topic being "Homework." Miss Thel ma Elliott was moderator, and those on the panel were as follows: Stu dents Jean Edwards and Tommy Mat thews; Teachers Mrs. John Costen, and Parents Mrs. T. B. Brinn, Mrs. H. C. Sullivan, Mrs. R. S. Monds and Robert L. Hollowell. The audi ence also participated in this interest ing program. I During the business session a nomi nating committee was elected, com posed of Mrs. Vivian Matthews, Mrs. T. P. Brinn and Mrs. R. S. Monds. The association also voted unani mously to support plans made by the Hertford Jaycees to purchase an ac tivity bus for use of Hertford Gram mar School, Perquimans County High School and Perquimans Grammar School at Winfall. r County Man Held In Shooting Affair Dallas Gilliam, 35year-old Negro of Route one, Hertford, is being held Sn Perquimans County jail, in lieu of a $5,000 bond on charges af assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Sheriff M. G. Owens reported Mon day he had arrested Gilliam for the shooting of Gilliam's father-iin-law, Julius Parsons at an early hour Sun day morning. Gilliam used a shot gun in the attack of his father-in-law and told Sheriff Owens he fired his gun after Parsons had pointed a .22 calibre rifle at him. The shooting climaxed a family quarrel, and Parsons was taken to Chowan hospital for treatment of wounds suffered in the chest. A hear ing will be held for. Gilliam in Re corder's Court. MASONS TO MEET The Perquimans Masonic Lddtre, No. 106, A. F. & A. M., will meet Tuesday night at 7:30 o clock in the lodge hall, All members are urged to attend and I daughter, Ralph Brantley and Mar a cordial invitaation is extended visit-1 013 Elizabeth, born Friday at the Cho ing Masons. .. wan Hospital in Edenton. - Membership Drive Monday, March 2 D. F. Reed, Jr., To Head Campaign; Quota Is Set At $1,300 The Perquimans Chapter of the American Red Cross will open its 1953 fund goal campaign on Monday, March 2, it was nnpunced today by D. F. Reed, Jr., chairman of the drive. Mr. Reed stated Perquimans County has been assigned a quota of $1,300, an amount determined as the minimum needed by the chapter for its activi ties during the coming year and for its share of support of services ren dered by the national and world-wide organization. In announcing the opening of the campaign Mr. Reed reported a house to house canvass will be conducted by volunteer solicitors working under the directions of team captains, and the local chapter officials are hope ful the county goal may be reached within a short period of time. Acting as team captains for the drive will -be J. W. Dillon, Hertford business section; Miss Thelma Elliott, Hertford white ' residential section; Miss Kimsey Perry, county white resi dential section; W. R. Privott and the Rev. B. F. Coleman, Hertford Negro residential section, and Mrs. M. B. Taylor, county Negro resi dential section. Mr. Reed said a major share of the 1953 campaign funds will be needed for basic services the Red Cross gives to members of the armed forces, vet erans and their families; disaster pre paredness and relief; support of the organization's blood program in funds and volunteer services; and a tre menkious training program in the fields of first aid, water safety, home care of the sick, and baby care. included m the above programs will be the one the Red Cross is now con ducting in connection with its blood program, in production of gamma glo bulin, the new discovery being used in combatting Infantile Paralysis. As in past Red Cross drives a por tion of the funds contributed in Per quimans County will remain with the local chapter treasury while the re mainder will be forwarded to the nat ional offices of the Red Cross. To Participate In 4-H Observance Four-H Club members of Perquim ans County will join with more than two million boys and girls throughout the nation in observing National 4-H Club Week, March 7J15, according to L. R. Harrill, State 4-H Club leader for the State College Extension Ser vice. C. M. Ferguson, director of the fed eral Extension Service, will signal the beginning of the week-long celebra tion on the National Farm and Home Hour, March 7. Theme of the 1953 ob servance is "Working Together for World Understanding." I Perquimans County 4-H'ers will car- S"V thiS thVmA lYllfr irmi(r'h rtnATl-Vl AllQf ry this theme out through open-house meetings, exhibits and displays, school programs, and programs at service clubs and churches. Harrill points out that the 4-H Club is known nationally and inter nationally as one of the great youth organizations in the world today. "It has as its chief objective the training of farm youth in the art of living, providing for their training in eco nomic, social, physical, moral and spiritual growth and development. "It is truly a democratic organiza tion in that it is a voluntary organi zation and each member joins because of his or her particular interest in some special phase of agriculture or homemaking. Each club has the privi lege of selecting its own local leader who gives his time and service be cause of interest in rural people in the community.'' Harrill points out that in 1951, the latest year for which comparative fig ures are available,- North Carolina led the nation with HI 016 . than 134,000 members enrolled in 4-H, Four-H is a part of the Agricultural Extension program of the U. IS. De partment of Agriculture and is super vised in the various states by the Ex tension Service of the Land-Grant Colleges which in North Carolina is State College tit Raleigh. BENEFIT SUPPER The Auxiliary of the William Paul Stallings Post of the American Leg ion will sponsor a spaghetti supper at the Hertford Grammar School lunch room on Wednesday night, March 4, it was announced here today. Pro ceeds from the supper, it was stated, will be used toward building a hut for the organization. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs., Charles' Murray an nounce the birth of twins, a son and
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