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Volume XX. Number
Fine! Report Given
OnCencerCrusEda
In Perquimans
Perquimans County's annual Can
cer Crusade was brought to a suc
cessful close here .this week by the
Hertford Lioness dub, sponsors of
the campaign. Contributions total
ed $951.23, which was $251.23 more
than the county goal. v
Contributions reported by solicit
ors were as follows: Grubb Street:
Dorothy Bass, $10.85; Grubb Street
and Woodland Avenue: Jessie Cox;
and Elizabeth Thach, $28.10; Front
Street: Blanche Diliony $19.10; Penn
sylvania Avenue: Delia M. Long,
$955; Market Street: Margaret Lane,
$20.00; Woodland Circle: Helen
Woodard, $26.63; Church Street: Mrs.
H. A. Whitley, $450; Academy
Street: Mrs. Elmo Cannon, $5.25;
R. R. Avenue, Willow and Edenton
Road Streets; Mrs. Archie Lane,
$5.00; Business District: Roxanna
Jackson and Edna Eley, $144.50; Co
vent Garden and U. S.( 17 South.:
Irene. Byrum, $30; Don Juan Co.,
$29; Dobb Street: Mrs. Lade El
liott, $8.00. . . ; '
Belvidere community: Lois Faye
- Perry, $21.00; Bagley Swamp: Mrs.
Audrey Nixon, $15.55; Old Neck:
Mrs. Floyd Matthews, $20.25; Wood
land: Mrs. WiU Hofler, $16.00; Beth
el: Mrs. Lula M. Ward, $9.50; Cho
1 wan County Line to Livtstock: Mrs.
' M. T. Griffin, $31.35; White Hat:
Mrs. Geneva Sawyer, $15.00; Beech j
Springs: Mm Carol Williams and
Mrs.. T. N. Rogerson, $21.35; Park-
ville: Mrs. Ramsey Elliott and Mrs.
Katherine TrueHood, $22.20; Bur
gess: . Mrs. Rose Staalings and Mrs.
Elton Hurdle, $12.26; New Hope:
Mrs. Naomi S. McDonnel $11.75:
DurantsNeck: Mrs, Elizabeth Spivey,
$27.00; County Home to WoodviHe:
Mrs, Elizabeth Baker, $30.25; Chap-
pell Hill: Mrs. F. N. Copeland,
$14.65; Woodviller Mrs. A. R. Cooke,
$15.06; WinfaM: Mrs. Joel HoBowell,
$20.05; WinfaE to Hertford Highway
and u. s. 17: Mrs. Ruth Stanton.
. $32.50; Whiteston: Mrs. Ruby White,
mrs. Annie M. Baker and! Mrs. Arch
ie. BWhite, $58X)0 Hurdletown:
." Mrs. Clarence S. ChappelL $15.25.
Contributions reported by schools
was as follows: Perquimans High
School, $16.48; Hertford Grammar
School, $5.00; Winfall Grammar
School $23.75; Hertford Colored
School, $12.00; Winfall Training
School, $46.01.
Organizations and clubs contribut
ed as follows: '
American Legion Auxiliary, $5.00;
Hertford Jaycees, $5.00; Hertford
Lions Cub, $15.00;- Hertford Lioness
Club, $10.00; Hertford PTA, $5.00;
' Winf an PTA, $5.00;' Durants Neck
Home Demonstration Club, $5.00.
Tag Day was held on Saturday.1
April 18th, at which time $38.34 was
collected and tags and pawiphlets
were distributed.
Mrs. Elton Hurdle, president of
the sponsoring, club, expressed her
ithanks to the public for the splendid
support given ,the crusade, and to the
workers who kindly volunteered
.their time and efforts in behalf of
the campaign.
Legion Auxiliary
To Hold Poppy SL'e
; Saturday, May 23, will be Poppy
Day .throughout Perquimans County.
Plans are now being completed by
the Auxiliary of the Wm, Paul S tai
lings Post of the American Legion
for holding -the annual Poppy Sales
on that date. Mrs. Ethel Perry is
chairman of the sales committee.
On Poppy Day everyone will be
asked to wear a Memorial Poppy in
tribute to America's war dead,- and to
contribute to .the welfare of disabled
war veterans and needy children of
the veterans, ' fv, -.
Members of the local' American
Legion Auxiliary, assisted by the
,ftirl Scouts and other volunteers will
sell the poppies in Hertford and
throughout the county. 1 '-
The poppies which ithe American
Legion Auxiliary will distribute
here have been made by disabled
veterans of both World Wars at the
Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville.
The work has been beneficial to
them as well as giving them an op
portunity to earn money for them
selves and their families.
Contributions made by .those who
wear, the poppies form a principal
source of support for .the vast re
habilitation and child welfare work
carried on by the Legion and Auxili
ary, sa by wearing a, poppy, every
one is aiding the living victims of
war while they honor ithe war dead.
The poppy sales will come to a
close with a Wedner ; roast, at five
o'clock, May 23, at the home of Mrs.
J. R. Webb, for all that participat
ed in the: drawing of the poppy pos
ters and distribution of poppies.
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Hertford,
Bus drivers for white school buses are Carl Harrell. Leslie Kirhv
land, Jimmy Stalling, Billy Chappell, Jimmie Baker, Steve Perry, W. E. Allen, mechanic, John
nie White, Charles Winslow, John Wesley Chappell, Eugene Boyce, Fred Jones, Allen Winslow.
Cariie Robinson, Clifton Hollowell, L. B. Cobb, Arba Carver, Marshall Winslow, Clarence Chan
pell, Avery Trueblood, Ambrose Long, mechanic, Mollie Lu Yeates, Peggy Stokely, Shirley Eure,
Leo Dail, Katherine Ward and Carolvn Matthews. J '
Bus drivers for Nesro school
Jacocks, William Harrell, Willie Welch, James Winslow, Jr..
Samuel Felton, Melvin Hunter, Clifton Felton, Roland Jones, Chas.
Overton, Lottie Brooks, Franklin Randolph, John White, Thelma
Hayes, Willie C. Felton, Charles Johnkins, Edward Spellman and
Curtis Lightfoot
Perquimans County school offi
cials are proud of the safety rec
ord established by school bus driv
ers of the county. During the cur
rent school year, operating 30 bus
es, 16 for white schools and 14 for
Negro schools, they have traveled
1139 miles daily, for a total of 205,-
020 miles without a single accident.
They have transported 1408 students
daily to and from the schools.
Speaking of the bus drivers, J. T.
Biggers, school superintendent, said,
"we congratulate the bus drivers for
their fine record and hope they will
continue to be safe drivers.
Several factors are credited with
aiding in the establishment of the
fine record for the bus drivers, these
being instruction and training pro
vided by the Safety Division of the
State Motor Vehicle Department, be
fore a driver is certified to drive a
school bus; continued supervision as
given by school principals and the
excellent mechanical condition of the
buses under the supervision of W. .
Allen.
Mr. Biggers also expressed appre
ciation to the Hollowell Chevrolet
Co., and Winslow and Blanchard
Motor Co., for providing cars equip
ped with dual controls for the driv
er training classes, which not only
help school bus drivers but all who
take the course to become better and
safer drivers.
At Greenville
Some 9,000 Methodists of .the Eliz
abeth City, New Bern, and Rocky
Mount districts are expected to at
tend a mass rally at 3:30 P. M., Sun
day, May 24,' in East Carolina Col
lege Stadium, Greenville, N. C, to
celebrate results of the denonuna
Uon'S recent United Evangelistic
Mmon.
Principal, speaker at the "Victory
Rally" will - be Bishop ,: Edwin E.
Voigt He is Presiding Bishop of
the Dakotas Area, embracing the
two states of North Dakota and
South Dakota.
' The program is Dr. F. S. Love,
Superintendent of the Elizabeth City
District, avid directing massed
choir of 500 voices will be Mr. Rob
ert E. Gray of the East Carolina Col
lege Musk Faculty of Greenville.
According to announcement of the
Rev. A. L. Chaplin, pastor of the
First Methodist Church, Hertford,' a
convoy of automobiles will leave the
church at 1:00 P. iL, Sunday to at
tend the Mass Meeting in Greenville.
Mrs. J. H. Towe is chairman of the
"Automobile Caravan.
Methodist Dally
Scheduled Sunday
Perquimans County, North
buses are fleorce Jnhnann. Jmk
ecord
Officers Installed
New officers were installed for the
Hertford Parent-Teacher Association
.at a meeting of the group held
Thursday, May 14, in the auanorium
of the school. Mrs. W. C. Chefry,
outgoing president, presided, over
the business session, during which
various reports were given by com
mittee chairmen.
A letter of thanks for entertain
ing its members received from the
uistnct tb Association was read.
Mrs. T. . C. Chappell, retiring first
grade teacher was presented a gift
from the PTA. Mrs. Warner Mad
re gave the devotional and Miss
Thelma Elliott gave am interesting
talk on, "the questions and problems
of promotions."
Installation of new officers was
directed by Miss Elliott. W. F. Ains
ley was installed as president of
the PTA; Mrs. John Costen, vice
president; Mrs. Louis Howell, sec
retary, and Mrs. Vivian Mathews,
treasurer.
The new president announced the
following committees for the coming
year: ways and Means, Mrs. Warn
er Madre, chairman, Mrs. Francis
Nixon, Mrs. Durwood Reed, . Mrs.
John Winslow, Mrs. W. F. Ainsley;
Program: Mrs. R. S. Mends, chair
man, Mrs. H. C. Sullivan, Mrs. Rob
ert Hollowell; Room Representative:
Mrs. Jessie Lee Harris; Procedure
and By-Laws, : Mrs. T. P. Brinn.
Frank McGoogan; Publicity: Mrs. W.
C. Cherry; Pre-school Service: Mrs.
Eldon Winslow; PTA Magazine: Mrs.
Louis Tarktagton, Mrs. Haywood
White, Mrs. Carroll Williams; Mus
ic: Mrs. R. M. Roddick; Membership:
Miss Dorcas Knowles; Hospitality:
Mrs. W. D. Cox, Mrs. C. T. Eley,
Mrs.' J, T. Lane, Mrs. Elwood Perry;
Safety: C. T. Eley, Haywood White,
Miss Thelma Elliott; Lunchroom:
Mrs. Walton Lane, Mrs. Bill Wil
liams, Mrs. Preston Rogerson, Mrs.
Clarence Dail, Mrs. Irvin Long; Art:
Miss Mary Sumner, Miss Mildred
Reed, , Mrs. Cecil White; Study,
Course: Mrs. Noah Gregory, Mrs.
Tommy Byrum, Mrs. E. A. Good
man.. i ' .
The sixth grade won .the attend
ance cup ' '
After the meeting adjourned the
faculty of the school entertained the
parents and friends at a delightful
social hour in, the school! lunchroom.
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, MASONS TO MEET
The Perquimans Masonic Lodge,
No. 108, A. FV & A. M, wilt meet
Tuflday night At o'clock., w ,
Set Saf etv It
For Hertford PTA
AtMeetingMayH
Carolina, Friday, May 22,
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Recorder's Docket
At Session Tuesday
A varied docket, consisting of 11
cases, was disposed of in Perquimans
Recorder's Court here last Tuesday
morning, with Judge Chas. E. John
son presiding.
Robert Burbage submitted to a
charge of speeding and pan! the costs
of court.
Eric Bunch entered a plea of guil
ty to a charge of reckless driving.
He was ordered to pay a fine of $25
and costs., Cameron Pierce, charged
with aiding and abetting Bunch, sub
mitted to the charge and paid the
court costs.
George Banks, Negro, was taxed
with the costs of court after plead-
tag guijjy to a charge of possessing
. .
Jo'm White, Negro, entered a plea
ci guilty to a charge of driving
drunk. He was ordered to pay a
fine of $100 and costs of count.
A verdict of not euiltv was re
turned in the case in which Mel
vin Sawyer, Negro, was charged with
assaulting Henry Lindsay with a
deadly weapon.
George Elliott and Lonnie John
ron, beiih Negroes, were ordered to
pay a fine of $2 and costs of court
after each of the defendants enter.
ed pleas of guilty to charges of be
ing drunk on a highway.
A fine of $25 and costs of court
were taxed against Wilbent Copeland
wno su omitted to a charge of reck
less driving.
Allen- Perry, Negro, charged with
t aiiure to observe a stop sien entered
a plea of guilty and paid the costs of
court.
Joseph Butts, Negro, entered a plea
of guilty to charges of driving with
out a license. He was ordered to pay
a fine of $25 and costs of court
HertfordLionsTo
Entertain Wives
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The Hertford Lions Club will hold
its annual Ladies' Night party at
the cafeteria of the Hertford Gram
mar School at 7:15 o'clock, Friday,
May 22, it was reported today by
John T. Biggers, president of the
club.
Wade Marr, famous after-dinner
speaker of Elizabeth City, has been
secured as principal speaker for the
program for the annual pairty. Mr.
Biggers will act as- master of cere
monies, and officials of the Lions
District are expected to have a part
on the program, in awarding prizes
and attendance certificates to mem
bers of -the local club.
Visiting .Lions and their wives
from Edenton and Elizabeth City,
and a number of invited local guests
are expected to attend the party.
I. C, Yagel is chairman of the
program committee for the club. .
Assistant Agent
Assumes Duty Here
Leonard Sasser, whose application
as assistant farm agent for Per
quimans County, was approved at
the May meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners, began his
new duties here last Friday
Mr. Sasser, a graduate of North
Carolina State College, was recently
separated from the Armed Forces.
He is a native of Wayne, County.. . ,
"i ll Cases Listed On
On Friday flight
1953.
Perquimans Indians To Play Troy
In Series For Eastern Baseball Title
Student Council
Of ficers Installed
Marshall Winslow was installed as
the new student government presi
dent for 1953-54 at Perquimans High
School in a chapel ceremony Friday
; morning. He was installed by Billy
Chappell, out-going president.
The other new officers who were
talso installed were: Vice president,
Joe Butt; secretary, Jo Pat Stokes;
treasurer, Mary Frances Eure, and
sergeant-at-arms, Bobby Smith. The
new committee chairmen, appointed
by the president are: Finance, Jean
Butt; Publicity, Anne Burke Chap
pell and Mary Winslow; Standards,
Suzanne Towe; Social, Sue Perry
White; Elections, Billie Carole Div
ers; Traffic, John Hill; Citizenship,
Daryl Allen; House and Grounds,
Myrtle Gordon Williams, and f!alpn-
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Picnic Highlights
Final Meeting Of
Year For P.T.A.
The PTA of Perquimans County
Central Grammar School held its
annual picnic on the school lawn
Monday, May 18, at 6:30 P. M. A
goodly number of parentej teachers
and children enjoyed the occasion to
gether. Following the picnic the final
meeting of the Association was held
in the auditorium with the presi
dent, Mrs. W. H. Mathews, presiding.
"Dixie" was used as the opening
song. Mrs. Matthews recognized Mrs.
Ralph Harrell of the Woodland com
munity, who was program chairman
for the month. Mrs. Harrell1 pre
sented Will Hofler who conducted
the devotional. He made a most in
teresting talk on "The Part Parents
and Teachers Play in the Hope for
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rendered two musical selections "In
the Garden" and "Leaning on the
Everlasting Arms," accompanied at
the piano by Myrtle Gordon Wu
hams.
The minutes were then read and
approved. The treasurer passed out
mimeographed reports from the
treasury, showing total receipts of
$1,386.37 and expenditures of $1,
321.48, leaving a balance of $64.89.
Thomas Maston reported that a
drive for funds for the activity bus
will begin this week and close Wed
nesday, May 27.
Mrs. Linford Winslow, PTA his
torian, gave a complete resume of
the year's work in a most interesting
ana delightful way.
The president stated that the PTA
has received certificates for 200
membership, Standard Association
and for having more than 20 sub
scriptions to the PTA magazine. She
read excerpts from a letter from
Mrs. Swain, the District Director,
complimenting the PTA on its
achievements this year. She called
attention to the article in the PTA
bulletin regarding the Founder's
Day Program held in February.
Mrs. Claude Williams, chairman of
the nominating committee, read the
report of the nominating committee
which included:
Vice, president, Mrs. Ernest Mor
gan; secretary, Mrs. Ernest Long; as
sistant secretary, Mrs. William Win
slow; treasurer, Mrs. Arvim Hudson.
Mrs. Frank Bray was nominated
from the floor as president and was
unanimously elected as were the of
ficers who were nominated by the
nominating committee.
Mrs. Lucille White, art chairman,
thanked everyone who contributed
to the purchase of the picture or any
way helped in making the meethur in
April such a great success. She stat
ed that an art fund has been estab
lished and that it is the hope of -the
school to make this a continuous art
project '
The hospitality committee reported
that Mrs. Lessie Wimslow's second
grade and Mrs. Eugenia Beck's third
and fourth grades tied for the at
tendance award.
An impressive installation service,
led by the principal, Thomas Maston,
closed the meeting.
, After -the meeting the parents vis
ited the rooms and observed the chil
dren's work which was on display.
Fire Call Monday
At Harvey Point
Hertford Fire f Department was
called to Harvey Point Monday after
noon to extinguish a fire which
burned part of an old wharf, locat
ed on the properly. The firemen
soon, hcl the blaze under control
and! actual loss was reported as neg
ligible. .
5 Cents Per Copy
First Game In Hertford
Thursday Night, 2nd
At Troy On Friday
Coach Ab Williams' Perquimans
Indians will play Troy High Shool
for the Class A eastern baseball
championship in a two out of three
series which will open in Hertford
on Thursday night, it was announced
Wednesday by Hap Perry, secre
tary of the State Athletic Associa
tion. Perquimans, as winner of the
Northeastern title, meets Troy, win
ner of the Southeastern title, for the
right to p!ay the western winner for
the State Championship.
The first game of the series will
be played in Hertford on Thursday
night at 8 o'clock, and the second
game will be played in Troy on Fri
day night. A third game, if needed,
will be played on a neutral field.
The Indians won the right to play
for the eastern championship by de
feating Coopers High School of Nash
County in two straight games. Per
quimans defeated Coopers 7-0 in a
game here Wednesday night of last
week, then won the second game 7-5
on Friday night.
In the second game, which was
played in Rocky Mount, the Indians
jumped into a 4-0 lead in the too
half of the second inning and scored
another run in .the fourth. Coopers,
playing a better brand of ball than
displayed on their visit to Hertford,
scored one run in the fourth and
fifth innings, added two more in the
sixth and tied the school at 5-all in
the bottom half of the sixth inning.
The Indians showed signs of ten
sion in the sixth inning and commit
ted a number of errors.
Paul Mathews started on the
mound for Perquimans, and did a
great pitching job until relieved by
Vernon White after one man was
out in the sixth inning. Mathews
gave up two hits, walked three bat
ters and struck out six batters.
White allowed one hit, walked three
and struck out four.
Perquimans broke the tie in the
eighth inning, scoring two runs,
which won the ball game 7-5.
Cockrell went the route as pitch
er for Coopers. He gave up seven
hits, walked 11 Indian batters and
struck out nine batters.
Paul Mathews hit a triple and a
double for offensive honors for Per
quimans. Closing Exercises
To Start Sunday
Commencement exercises at Per
quimans Training School, Winfall,
will get under way on Sunday af
ternoon, May 24, when the bacca
laureate service will be held. The
Rev, L. A. Williams, pastor of Bay
Branch Methodist Church will de
liver the sermon'. The program will
start at 3:00 P. M.
Senior class night will be held on
Monday night, May 25, at 8 o'clock.
Fifty-one seniors will receive their
diplomas on Wednesday evening,
May 27, during the commencement
exercises. The commencement ad
dress will be given by the Rev. Shel
by Rooks, pastor of St. James Pres
byterian Church, New York, N. Y.
The Rev. Mr. Rooks is a native of
Hertford and the husband of the in
ternationally famous soprano, Doro
thy Maynor.
Other outstanding features of the
program will be a welcome address
by the salutatorian, Marian Winslow,
and a farewell address by the vale
dictorian, Ruth Felton. Music will
be furnished by the Hieh School
Glee Club.
Due to .the recent damage to the
gymtorium at Perquimans Training
School, all exercises will be held in
file auditorium of the Hertford Col
ored School
The public is invited to all com
mencement activities.
Baseball Players
Receive Awards
Stars and letters were awarded to
thirteen baseball boys at Perquim
ans High School Friday morning.
Those receiving stars were: John
Morris, Vernon White, Billy Chap
pell and Allen Winslow. Those re
ceiving letters were: D, A, Carver,
Ted Chappell, Fred Mathews, Jr,
Paul Mathews, Richard -Mathews,
Jack Phillips, Cliff Towe and John-'
ny Winslow. Bruce Lowe received
a letter for being such an excellent
,naner' - . H'.fcrf
At Training School