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. THE PEEOTMANS WEEKLY Volume XX. Number 24. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, June 12, 1953. 5 Cents Per Copy 7 Cranny Being Consif :rcd As Site For t:;;v LocatiDn Of lliglivay nepalr Shops Officials Now Studying Number Of Land Tracts For Project . Perquimans County is being con sidered as a possible site for a new location of the State Highway Repair Shops, for the First Division, it was learned this week. The shops, now lo cated at Tarboro, will be moved some time in the near future, because the county in which they are located, is no longer a part of this District . The matter of moving the repair shops has been under consideration since the reorganization of the State Highway Commission last month. Highway Commissioner J. Emmett Winslow, and other officials have been conducting a survey regarding a new location for the plant, and are con sidering at least two plots of land in this county as possible sites for the shops. - ' Unofficial sources report Perquim ans County has an excellent chance of securing the shops, providing the land is made available and approved fcy the officials. County, residents aTe hopeful Per quimans will be chosen as the new lo cation for the shops, inasmuch as'se curement of the project Would mean , an economic lift to the community. It , has been estimated the shops will ex pend approximately $100,000 per year, a major portion of it in this county, It was also learned about 15 new families, employees of the shops, will move into this vicinity in the event the shops are located in this county. In the event Perquimans is selected , as the site for the shops, they will be located in almost the exact center of the new Highway Division. It has al ready been announced that district of fices for this division will be located at Ahoskie, Elizabeth City and Ply- . mouth. Dqnnar Urges Pitp Wo- SurprusCisposd Congressman Herbert C, Bonne? (D), North Carolina, - calls for some advance planning and new thinking in handling any projected disposals of war surplus which might result from a Korean truce or peace. f In citing his study of the disposals following World. War II, Congress man Bonner indicated that he was dismayed by the lack of policy, im provisation and slip-shod methods which had characterized the program.' t Bonner emphasized that with the mili , tary Supply lines to Korea clogged with a steady flow of material, any $ truce or peace would have the effect of depleting that pipeline, thereby adding mountains of stocks of unused materials to that already on hand " in the theater. "What a tempting situation for fat profits by interna tional scavenger syndicates," Bonner said. "vv:.i;'-. It was against the activities of fS these surplus syndicates that Bonner 'warned in his outline of their activi ... (ties following World War II. He show ed that the circumstances in Korea after a peace would closely parallel the .conditions jn Germany, France, Italy, the Philippines and elsewhere in 1945. He added that a war-ravaged national life, a deflated currency and a prostrate industrial and commercial economy cannot be revived by any on (pie spot grants of our war sur plus. . - j ;' Bonner said if we want to recognize Korea for what it is one battle in a war against Communism we must stress the need for realistic policy and planning ; lor redistribution or any Korean' war surplus and equipment in the event of a truce or peace. Our war reserve stocks must be kept up to strength and we should be prepared for an orderly re-deployment of Amer ican surplus equipment to. the other trouble spots in the world where the free nations are embattled. "The world today is that of 1946 with its optimism and unreasoning hopes . let's not learn, our lesson twice," Bon ner stated. , K P. F. A. Field Day Held AtBelvidere PPA members and Agriculture teachers, representing 10 counties of tne f irst Liistnct gathered at Clar ence Chappell's farm, near Belvidere, last Thursday to observe PFA pro jects carried out by Clarence Chap pell, Jr., and to witness a demonstra tion on livestock showing, conducted by Tap Bennett,!' an education field representative from Georgia. :Gvv ! More ? than 50 PFA members and teachers attended the field day, and ; according , to reports, had a big time inspecting the excellent projects car ried out by Clarence Chappell, Jr. Mr. Chappell, Sr., served refreshments to the group at the close of the demon stration. ' 4 Teachers To Attend Summer Sessions : Three members of the faculty of Hertford Grammar School are making plans to attend summer school classes, it was announced today by Miss Thel ma Elliott, principal of the school. Mrs. Eldon Winslow will attend classes at Woman's College, Greens boro, to take special training in first grade "work; Miss Mildred Reed will attend East Carolina College to take special training in second grade work and Miss Louise Chalk, who comes to the local school from the Charlotte City System will attend East Carolina for 12 weeks after which time she will receive her master's degree, THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES An announcement of an armistice in Korea is expected at any time now, according to reports from Korea, which state negotiators have agreed to major points concerning a truce. South Koreans continue to propose a war to unite the entire nation, but it is apparent the UN will settle for a stalemate. The truce talks have been conducted in secrecy for the past two weeks and only little information on the progress of the talks has been released to the public. The United States will continue its military plans for defense in event of an armistice, according to Defense Secretary Wilson, who announced only slight cuts will be made in the size of the armed forces, and that U. S. troops will remain in Korea for at least six months. Armament plans of the U. S. will also be continued, the Secretary reported, on -the present scaie. , Nearly 20Q persons are reported dead from tornadoes which struck Michigan, Ohio and Massachusetts on Tuesday. More than 1,000 were in jured in the storms which caused mil lions of dollars -worth of damage to property and farm crops. One-hundred twelve persons were killed at Flint, Mich., where the disaster was rated as the state's worst weather tragedy. Despite recent advances by Com munists in Italy, a record vote last Sunday, swept Premier de Gasperi's pro-American coalition government back into office. Winning of the elec tion assured de Gasperi's party of at least 64 per cent of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Milton Daii Resigns As Chairman Of PMA At a meeting of the Perquimans County PMA Committee Tusday, Mil ton Dail offered his resignation as Chairman of the County PMA Com mittee, effective July 1. Under reg ulations recently released a vendor who furnishes materials and services under the purchase order plan is not eligible to serve as a County or Com' munity Chairman. Mr, Dail has serv ed the county long and well as a mem ber of the committee and it is with re gret that this resignation has to be ac cepted. ;:''' ' In tendering his resignation, Mr. Dail stated that his association with the members of the committee, office personnel and J. L. Keltori, Field Rep resentative, had been most pleasing and-he wished to express his appre ciation for the fine cooperation re- John Q. Hurdle will fill the vacancy left by Mr. Dail as Chairman, Leoni das L. Lane "will serve as Vice-Chair man and Freeman S. Long who was elected alternate to the committee will serve as a regular member. . " v ' H. S. Baseball Team Feted By Rotarians Members of the Perquimans High School baseball team, runnera-up in the State Class A Championship play offs, Were dinner guests of the Hert ford Rotary Club at the Hotel Hert frdo on Tuesday evening. Charles Henc, president of the club, welcomed the players to the party and praised the team for its outstanding record during the past season. The players were introduced to club members by E. C. Woodard, principal of the school. : " ; ; : i ni; BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT - 1 SfJ enI M-m Dow TamK snaMidiA MUBl . 1 Will If RUUVWHV the birth of son,- Victor Blaneborn Sunday, June 7. Sgt. and Mrs. Lamb are now living at Cape Cod, Mass. Bed it Baseball Gsne Being PlEnned Friday, July 3rd A benefit baseball game, with all proceeds going toward the purchase of an activity bus for Perquimans County white schools, will be played in Hert ford, on Memorial Field, Friday night, July 3, according to plans now behnf formulated by members of the Htg School Monogram Club and the Here ford Jaycees, who will sponsor the event. , ' . ; jjk Plans call for the game to be play ed between' the Perquimans Indians, runners-up for the State Class A Championship of 1953, and a team composed of alumni of the school. Arrangements for the game, as yet, are not complete out tne sponsors have contacted, players of this year's school teamand all have agreed to play in thewontest. Players in form er yearsPwill be contacted during, the next jfew days to complete a roster for the alumni team. Positions on the alumni team are wide open and any former player on the Indian squad who desires to take part in the game, and aid the activity bus. fund, is asked to contact Henry Stokes and give in his name as a pos - sible player. The sponsors are hopeful that they may be able to secure such former players as B)Ily Winslow, Billy Ben- ton, Joe Towe, Jr., Clyde Stallings, Howard Pitt, Earl Winslow, John Ward, Hilton White, Emmett Elmore, Josiah Smith, Joe Nowell, Tacy Ben ton, Carl Winslow, Clyde Lane, Jack Symons, Vance Bright, Henry Stokes, Ray White and many others to make up the alumni team. All proceeds from the game will go into the bus fund, which now stands at approximately $2,800. Total cost of the bus will be $3,500, thus about seven hundred more dollars are need ed for the full purchase price. Memberships on the various com mittees for , the Central Grammar School PTA for the next school year have been filled by Mrs. B. F. Bray, PTA president, it was reported this week. -. Committee members are: Budget and 'Finance, Thomas Maston and Ar vin Hudson; Membership, Miss John nie White; Study Group, Mrs. Floyd Matthews; Magazine, Mrs. Ralph Har- rell; Program, Mrs. Ernest Morgan; Room Representative, Mrs. A. R. Cook and Publicity, Mrs. Graham Wood. Ways and Means, Mrs. Russell Bak er, Mrs. Ned Nixon, Mrs. Virginia Winslow and. Mrs. Claude Williams; Art, Mrs. Joseph Winslow and Miss Lelia Lee Winslow; Historian, Mrs. Linford Winslow; Character and Spir itual, Mrs. Elijah White; World Citi zenship, Mrs. Edwin White; Home and Family Life, Mrs.- Percy Trueblood; By-Laws, Mrs. Ramsy Elliott; Goals, Mrs. Delvin Eure; Building Fund, Mrs. Eugenia Beck. Safety, Mrs. Wendell Matthews; Publicity Book, Mrs.- Annie Williams; Congress , Publications, Mrs. Thelma Rogerson; School Lunchroom, Mrs. Es sie Benton, Mrs. Bertha Lane and Ed win White; School Grounds, Claude Williams, Floyd Matthews, Joel Hollo well and Arvin Hudson; Hospitality, Mrs. Eddie Harrell. ; Countytudents Ry&i)egrrees 1 $ti&1&jifi' rerquimans county students com pleting their college work and re ceiving degrees during this month in clude Miss Pat Morris, daughter of Air. and Mrs. J. E. Morris, a grad uate of Duke University. Miss Katherine Holmes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Holmes, RichanH Futrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Futrell and James M. Hollowell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hollowell were among the graduates of the University of North Carolina. William Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Murray will receive his degree as Doctor of Medicine from Jefferson College, Philadelphia, at ex ercises to be conducted Friday. Alvah Bennie Crawford, son of the Rev. Bennie Crawford of 18 Railroad Avenue, Hertford, graduated from Carson-Newman 'College in Jefferson City, Tennessee, recently. Three Year Cattle , Test Starts June 15 . Dr. JPradshW District Veterinarian from;vWin4pr,Hll be in Perquimans County on June ,15, to start making his three year 'est of cattle. He will be p for approximately a month. Leonard RwSasser, Assistant County Agent, asked that anyone interested in having' their cattle tested will please contact -the' Farm Agent's office as sooopoM.Me Committees Named ForCflitrclPTA Pecut Association Stadias Storage ProIi!em At Meeting A special meeting, of peanut grow- ers, of this area, was held at Winton last Tuesday afternoon, for the pur pose of ; discussing peanut storage plans for the 1953 crop and the advis ability: f constructing additional warehouse facilities. : - The .meeting was called by R. Flake bhaW, yarm Bureau Executive Vice President, at the request of the Board of the Growers Association. ShaVwho has been negotiating for the pasi three months with officials of the Department of Agriculture in Washington, said he has obtained a rulinjg-ea the availability of govern ment funds which may be borrowed for stptttge construction. He pofpted out that funds are avail able froip the Commodity Credit Cor poration for the construction of stor age oA?a matching basis, provided the counties or individuals furnish 20 ter cent of the initial cost. "This money wm .caoy an interest rate of 4 per cent ana is to be amortized over a per-1 iod of five VMra " ho sm'l 1 Shaw;, emphasized that sufficient peanut.. rage must be available for . the IsMcrop if farmers are to take full advantage of the 90 per cent loan rate io basic commodities. "It highly Important that producers use the loan program, especially during the heavier stages of the marketing season he declared. The Farm Bureau chief said there is a substantial portion of the 1952 pea nut crop now in storage and facilities for storing the 1953 crop "will be very scarce in certain areas unless steps are taken to provide additional space." Representing Perquimans County at the meeting were Jacob L. White, Floyd Matthews and Leonard Sasser, Assistant Farm Agent. N. C. Cotton Crop Highest Since 1925 Final' Census ginnings for the 1952 season indicate a North Carolina oat ton arop of 569,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, according toi tne state-Federal Crop Reporting service. This compares with 542,000 bales harvested last year, 181,000 bales in 1950 and the 10-year aver age of 523,000 bates. Based on the season average price to May 1 of 35.9 cents per pound the 1952 crop' of lint is valued at $102,097,000 the! third highest since 1925. The 1951 crop was worth $105,019,000 a an average of 38.75 cents per pound. Cottonseed production from the 1952 crcm totaled 230 Win tone Tfhis Compares with production of 228,000 tons last year, 75,000 tons in 1950 and 197,000 tons in 1949. Cottonseed from the 1952 crop is valued at $17, 017,000 based on the season average price of $71.20 per ton. The com bined value of lint and seed was $119,114,000 slightly Hess than the $120,797,000 value of the 1951 crop. It is now estimated' that there were 753,000 acres of cotton in cul tivation in the State on July 142, 000 acres more than were in cultiva tion July 1, 1951, and 14,000 acres more than the 10-year (1941-50) av erage July 1 acreage. There were 8,000 acres abandoned after July 1, leaving 145,000 acres harvested in the State during 1952. ' There were 702,000 acres harvested in 1951; 580, 000 in 1950 and 880,000 in 1949. The 10-year average acreage harvested is 728,000 acres. Yields from the 1952 crop averag ed 366 pounds of lint per acre, com pared with 370 pounds last year and the 10-year average of 341 pounds per acre. The 1952 yield was 23 tier eent below a full yield, according to re ports from North OaroOina growers. Reduction due to boll weevil was 9 per cent, deficient moisture 7 per cent, other: Hmatie factors 5 per cent, plant diseases and other in sects 1 per cent each. Loss to boll weevil was the lowest tar several years and compares with 11 per cent m iboi, o per cent In 1950 and 27 per cent in 1949. Yields from the 1951 crop were reduced total of 22 per cen4,:-rhe 1950 crop 69 per cent, and file 1949 crop 44 per cent. Commission Gives Eoad Report For May The State Highway Commission graded and paved 3.2 miles in Per quimans County during May; . State forces graded and paved a 16 foot pavement from intersection of the Beach Springs Road west and south to the Hertford-Tyner Road, 5.5 miles west of Hertford. The project was fi nanced by the secondary road bond program. .. , The Fisst Highway Division brought a total of 48.29 miles of road work to completion during, May. Proposed Budget For County During Next HscaJ Year Shows $1.70 Rate Town Board Holds Routine Session Hertford's Town Board met here last Monday night in a routine session, during which the usual fiscal matters were discussed and reports were heard on operational projects now under way. The Board voted to join with mem bers of the Fire Department in pro viding a steak fry for the firemen and their wives. No date was set for this event, but this will be worked out with the members of the fire de partment. Final Honor Roll For School Year Released Tuesday Sixty two students were listed or the honor roll for sixth and final grad ing period at Perquimans High School, it was reported Tuesday by E. C. Woodard, school principal. Winning scholastic honors during the grading period were Eighth Grade Jo Ann Matthews, Mabel Frances Keel, Charles Johnson Earl Dunsmoor, Murray Mac Elliott, Edward Lee Madre, Doris Morgan, Marcia Stallings, Jeanette Williams, Marion Kirk, Jessie Boyce, C. B. Chap pell, Sandy Divers, Edgar Fields, Pat Harrell, Charles Whedbee, Ralph White, Lillian Ann Hofler, Ann Jor dan, Joyce Kirby, Iola Jane Winslow. Ninth Grade Wallace Baker, Cliff Towe, Judy Winslow, Charlie Umph lett, Marjorie Brinn, Janice Stallings, Annie Reed Stokely, Bobby Mathews, Jean Long, Jo Pat Stokes, Sarah Sut-. ty home superintendent $600, physi ton. Lois Violet Winslow. ' .- onn. inn. ninth;nr ton, Lois Violet Winslow. Tenth Grade-'-Daryl Allen, Ray Lane, Joseph Layden, Joseph Butt, Pa tricia ' Biggers, Barbara Edwards, Mary Frances Eure, Peggy HarrelJ, Joan Madre, Joanna Williford. ' Eleventh Grade Tilson Chappell, Hudson Fisher, Jeanette Chappell, Leo Dail, Ann Stallings, Linda Bergeron, Jean Butt, Margaret Harrell, John Morns. Twelfth Grade Marilyn Baker, Nettie Leo Long, Nan Ella White, Nina Jane Chappell, Hazel Trueblood, Dorothy Winslow, Glenda Lane, Kay White Stanton, Mabel Martin Whed bee, Mollie Lu Yeates. m t i v ji 1WO ljOCal I OUtflS Ship To Israel Corbin Dozier and Fritz Wulf left Monday for Newport News, Va., where they have accepted a job aboard a ship sailing for Israel. The youths expect to be gone about five weeks. Dozier is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cor bin Dozier and Wulf is the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Charles Wulf. Bethel Ruritan Club Observe Ladies' Night Members of the Bethel Ruritan Club entertained their wives and a num ber of special guests in observance of the club's Ladies' Night on Thurs day night of last week. The dinner was held in the Community House at Winfall. J. T. Biggers was in charge of the program and he was assisted by A. H. Edwards, who conducted a number of stunts, and the Rev. C. W. Dul ing, who made a short talk. Four Cases Listed On Recorder Docket Perquimans . County's Recorder's Court had its lightest docket in months last Tuesday when only four cases were listed for trial. Several other cases, for which, warrants were issued during the week, were set for hearing at a later date. Cases heard during the session were those of Austin Watson, Negro, who submitted to a charge of being drunk on the streets of Hertford. He paid a fine of $2 and costs. Elijah White entered a plea of guil ty to charges of speeding and he paid the costs of court - Fred Revells, Negro, paid a fine of $2 and costs, after pleading guilty to a charge of being drunk. ' James Felton, Negro, was found guilty on charges of being drunk. He was sentenced to jail for one week, sentence to be suspended upon pay ment of court costs and the condition the defendant is not arrested on a drunk charge again within six months. VFW DANCE SATURDAY Y The Garland H. Ownley Post of the VFW will hold a dance at the VFW hall Saturday night, June 13, wel coming home the college students of this community. '.The public is invit ed to attend. Expenditures Set At $5, 000 Less Than Current Year Perquimans County's tax rate, for the fiscal year 1953-54, will be re duced by ten cents, from $1.80 to $1.70 per hundred valuation, according to a proposed budget published in this edi tion of The Weekly. The proposed budget calls for expenditures of $230, 035 during the 12 months beginning July 1. Adoption of the budget Is expected to take place at the meeting of the County Commissioners on July 6. Comparing the proposed budget with last year's, the Commissioners propose to reduce the over-all ex penditures by approximately $5,000. Income expected to be received from sources other than ad valorem taxa tion amounts to $102,535, leaving a total of $127,500 to be raised through taxation. Allocations to the various depart ments, making up the general county fund, for salaries, supplies, equipment, travel, and other expenses, are the fol lowing: County Commissioners, $6, 675; Listing Taxes, $660; County Sheriff, $3,677; Elections, $900; Coun ty Accountant, $2,075; Treasurer, $1, 000; Court House, Jail, $3,510; Reg ister of Deeds, $1,090; Health Depart ment, hospitalization and coroner, $3,- 800; Farm Agent, $5,372; Home Agent, $2,120; District Health Depart ment, $6,672; Superior Court, $2,100; Clerk Superior Court, $1,920; Record er's Court, $5,647; Blind, $1,176; F. S. A., $45; Conservation, $2,000; Library, $1,020; Veterans Commission, $1,200. Total expenditures .for these depart ments amount to $52,359. Allocated for expenditures through the Poor Fund will be a total of $9, nnf) hrnlcen down as follows: Coun- cian ipUUV, UVfllU) fUUV) viUMllllg) $200; medical supplies, $125; furni ture and fixtures, $300; building re pairs, $270; insurance on buildings, $25; outside -poor, $200; burial pense, $200; Sheriff's : commissions, $450; miscellaneous, $275; telephone, $60; electric power, $220; tobacco, $85; children's board home, $840; aid to totally disabled, $1,350. Expenditures totaling $43,500 have been allocated for the Debt Service Fund, from which $41,325 will be used to pay off county bonds maturing dur ing the year and sheriff's commis sions amounting to $2,175. The county school system will op erate on a total of $46,148, with a to tal of $26,250 of the amount coming in from taxation and the remainder coming from sources other than tax es. Five-thousand, two-hundred fifty dollars has been allocated for the op eration of the Welfare Department, $4,500 for the county's part in pro viding old age assistance and $1,500 for the county's share in providing aid to dependent children. State and Fed eral aid granted the county for these funds will total $67,512. Lions Elect Harrell As Club President New officers for the coming year were elected at a meeting of the Hert ford Lions Club held last Friday night. selected as the new president of the club was Charles M. Harrell, who will succeed J. T. Biggers. Other officers named were J. T. Lane, first vice president; W. S. Long, second vice president; E. C. Woodard, third vice president; Dan Berry, Lion Tamer: Joe Tunnell, Tail Twister: Sidnev Blanchard, secretary, and Harry Win slow and Clinton Eley as directors. ., The new officers will be installed at a meeting of the club next month. Bureau Considering Local Insurance Deal Perquimans County Farm Bureau members met with the Farm Bureau from Chowan County on Friday night, June 5 to discuss the proposed auto mobile Insurance Program. The name of the proposed company is to be the North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company. , It is to be a mutual participating, non-assessible company organized un der North Carolina laws. The com pany is to be owned and controlled by Farm Bureau members through the State Farm Bureau board of directors. The purpose of this company shall be to provide full coverage policies on au tomobiles, farm trucks and personal liabilities of Farm Bureau members only. -'v; Bill Little, State Farm Bureau field representative, will be at the Agri cultural Building 5:00 o'clock Friday afternoon, June 12 to discuss with Farm Bureau directors the possibility of our Farm Bureau accepting this in surance. j
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