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VcluiTx3 I dumber 41. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, October 9, 1953. 5 Cents Per Copy l-l C::J Lt:3 Fd . Balloting Very light In All Precis In ThisCrcnty ; Perquimans County voters, joining with others throughout the State last Saturday, overwhelmingly approved the issuance of State bonds for con struction of schools and mental hos pitals. - On the proposal for issuing $50 mil lions in bonds for schools, county vot ers approved by a vote, of 526 for and 28 against; the vote on bonds for his pitals was 519 for and 16 against While the total vote was light, only ' about 25 per cent of the eligible vot ers participated in the referendum in Perquimans' County, proponents for the bond proposals were highly pleas ed at the margin the issues were ap proved. The voting as reported, unofficially, by the registrars in the county was as ' follows; i , - : On the School Bond Issue ' . for : .282 19 - 88 . 54 against 18 1 0 3 6 . 1 Hertford I , Bethel 'Parkville New Hope " Belvidere r i-,. 43 . . "Nicanor 40 - On The Hospital Issue for against' "Hertford .284- Bethel Parkville x .-New Hope . 'Belvidere L. Nicanor Unofficial 18 .i,: 87 65 U 42 0 2' 3 33 . , t returns from over the State revealed the proposals were ap proved; Returns from 1,715 out of the State's 2,010 precincts gave 157, 602 votes for the school bonds to 23, . "259 votes against, and for the hos . pital bonds 159,344 for and 19,701 - votes against the proposal. 5 -. ;nx: Jack Kanoy of Hertford "was elect ed chairman of District One Of the ' North Carolina Wildlife , Federation when the district met Friday night at "Hertford.: -Vr. ; , Kanoy moved up from vice chair : man to succeed Charles Henc of Bel videre. Jack Baum of Elizabeth City -was picked as vice chairman of the district. ' Dr. Herbert Fox, president of the "State Wildlife Federation, told the gathering of the acts of the federa tion and discussed the mutual bene fits for local clubs and the Wildlife ; "Commission when they': cooperated with each other. ',- ' ' : In a general discussion period the delegates from Currituck, Perquimans and Pasquotank counties talked of the success of the bass and bream stock ing program carried on by the Wild r life Commission and ways of improv ing the program. - The delegates expressed disannrov- ml with the action taken by the past General Assembly which abolished the - one day non-resident fishing permit The act was introduced in the clos ing days of the session and was pass- ed in the closing rush. Dr. Fox called attention to the : meeting of the State Federation which will be held at the State Field Inn in Greensboro on October 9-10 and invited -anyone who had prob- , lem to present the federation, or who wanted to attend, to be present ""7r. I: x 1 A .-- a V , : Ports on the. Et Coast were tied up with a strike for five days, but , work was resumed when a court or- : der halting the strike for 80 days under the Taft-Hartley law was se- . cured on instructions of President Eicnhower. Activity at such ports as New York, LiiiUmore,, Philadelphia and Norfolk, pidred up as longshore- isn returned to teir jobs loading 1 ujlossJ!: j - ' ' . ' . Governor Tarl . rrsi of Celvfornia vvs ervorn ii n ',' i i: "i C'ef Jas fce the U. C. I C -;-t in C6.1. ' 3 Co. ' ' X i . ' ' ' T It! -' y. it : ts) t ? Cuu.t ty T . b r . in i 7 fl.j y J 1; t i L ' i ( f iV n. ! lOffrst li io JVlJUu :d E&S iv--. BJ A delegation of ladies appeared be fore the Board of County Commis sioners on Monday protesting deface ment of the Court House in connec tion with the installation of a central heating system in the building. , Miss Mae Wood Winslow, acting as spokesman for the group, pointed out the delegation , was interested in see ing the heating system installed, but desired the pipes and fixtures be in stalled in such a manner that will not mar the historic beauty of the rooms in the building. The objections were based upon the appearance of pipes and heating units being installed in the court room. Archie T. Lane, chairman of the Board of Commissioners, advised the group changes were being ordered in the work, and he believed these chang es will meet , with their desires. An engineer, representing a supply com pany, was on hand making a new survey of the building in order for the changes to be carried out. 'tin f)fnhfh In 11357 ik IU IIIII'IIMI IIS uuf f uuimuuii Recorder's Court HereLastTuasday A docket consisting of 20 cases was disposed of by the Perquimans Re corder's Court,-in session here last Tuesday morning. Nineteen of the cases involved traiiic violations , Dy the defendants. Eugene Snell, Fred Matthews, Jr., and Roy Harris, each charged with speeding,' entered pleas of guilty to the charges and paid the costs ; of court1 : ; Saul Mabine, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of assault with uaddlyeaponiJ,'He was! sentenced to jail for 6tl days., sentence to be suspended upon payment of a fine of 75 and costs of court W. J. Ward paid the costs of court after submitting to a charge of park ing on a highway without lights. William Cartwright. Noah Felton and William Dempsey, charged with failure to dim lights on a vehicle, en tered pleas of guilty and each paid the court costs. -.- - A fine of $10 and costs were taxed against Charlie Brite, Negro, charg ed ,with driving a truck loaded over the height limit Bnte pled guilty to the charges. Costs of court were assessed against Fred Turnstall and George T, White, Negr) each of whom enter ed a plea ef guilty to a charge of failing to observe a stop sign. . Arthur Lewis submitted to a charge of driving on the left side of a high way and paid the costs of court : Richard Bean entered a plea - of guilty to a charge of reckless driving and paid a fine of 310 and costs of court - 'Aaron Boone, Negro, charged with illegally passing a school bus, sub mitted and paid a fine of .310 and costs. ' ? . "' -i George Wynn. Jr.: Nathan Cowan and Leroy Downing, Negro-, entered pleas of guilty to charges of operat ing a car witn improper muffler. Each paid the costs -of court . James Simmons, Negro, paid the costs of court after submitting to a charge or operating a vehicle with improper registration. Hezzie Pierce, Negro, paid the costs of court on a charge of pass ing a vehicle in an intersection. Ray Minton - was taxed with the court costs ' on a charge of driving with' improper lights. He entered a plea, of guilty, to the charge. New Activity Bus s, ' Delivered Thursday " ! A new activity bus,' for use of Per quimans County white schools,, was delivered here Thursday, it was re ported by Henry C. Stokes, president or the Hertford Junior Chamber of commerce, which sponsored a cam paign which raised funds for the pur chase of the vehicle. . .Several members of the local Jay- cee organization went to High Point ihursday morning where they acquir ed the bus and drove it. back to this county to be turned over to the Board of Education for use by the schools In transporting students to and from various, activities conducted outside 'ftTriT.f'rm ' -1 A1 j lUlliljll X " 't Landing -an a C lighter, Pat C 1 ' r r 6, 1 1 .1 i i l::. '." DomlO&:-ci:":n MlgFbsFcr School Committees To Recommend Need In Each Unit Construction projects, to be car ried out in Perquimans County Schools' under aid from funds from the sale of State Bonds approved by the citizens last Saturday, were dis cussed at length at a meeting of the County Board of Education held, last Monday night t ' " . , The Board of Education voted to employ J. W. Griffin of Greenville as architect for local projects, and adopt ed a plan whereby committees for the various schools in the county will meet within ten days to ascertain the needs of the individual schools. These recommendations of the school com mittees will be presented in writing to the Board of Education for consid eration of .the projects to-be complet ed with funds made available to Per quimans County.. The Board set up a project of four new classrooms for the Central Gram mar School as the first project to be carried out under the program, and after funds have been allocated the county. .';' J. T. Biggers, superintendent of schools, stated Tuesday the exact sum Perquimans County will receive from State funds, as yet has not been re-l leased by State officials, but the needs of, the local schools will have a bearing on the full amount allocat ed Perquimans. . . A schedule of projects to be carried out under the program will be an nounced by the Board of Education after the school committees have made their recommendations and the State has made full allocation of the funds to be available here. :7V v ,. The Board also passed a resolution to accept title to the new activity bus, purchased through a campaign spon sored hy the Hertford Jaycees, and a resolution waivering governmental 1.5"yard line- -immunity as to liability m operation -The Perquimans line, led, by Daryl of: the- vehicles The. vehicle irto befT't PIaye4 ' a. .splend&,-rame insured with the High School Athletic Department paying the premium on the insurance policy. A committee composed of the prin cipals of the three white schools and the president of the Jaycees t- were named as a board of control over us age of the bus, and this committee will have full charge as to assignment of the bus for use ,by various organi zations. fcry list Dravn For t'3v. Court Term A jury list composed of the names of 56 residents of the,; county was drawn for jury service at the Novem ber term of Superior Court by the Board of . County Commissioners, meeting in regular session here last Monday. ... . Drawn for jury service for the court term were W. Preston Nivnn: Pat Gregory, John Franklin, James W. uverton, J. t. iamb, js. w. Long, Sid ney E. Stallings, Walter Nixon, How ard Hurdle T. G. Swain, EarHe Good win, , Seymour Chappell, Clarence Cartwright, Rudolph R. Perry, Am brose Long, Elmer Winslow, Johnnie Stallings, Samuel J. Mansfield, Claude uau, Ernest White, W. Thomas Rid dick, W.'S. Benton,. Jesse V. Rountree, Jilsberry Monds, J. J. Skmner, Em tmett Elmore, Julian A. White, Lee R. Wilson, Benjamin Gibbs, Jeremiah Creecy, LL. Lane, Marie Mathews, Charles E. White, Jr., Alphonzo D. Thach, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Baker, Rus sell C Baker, M. M. Spivey, J. H. Boyce. W. H. Winslow. Rotwrt H!. Winslow, James D. Copeland, Pete Lillys Corp W. Reed, Thad C. Chap pell, Fenton Britt,' C. S. Jackson, Nor man O. Channell. W. TJl Prrv. Jr.. John E. Hunter, Clinton Ray Winslow, Wendell Mathews, Thomas Lamb, J-Ted JS. Smith, A; D. Weston, OdeU Hurdle and James A Winslow. Draft Office SeeksT" . Registrant's Address The . Perauimans draft hnurA U seeking the address or whereabouts of a registrant, James Calvin Hawkins, according to Mrs. . Charles Campen, Clerk to the Board, and any person havi: t information concerninor this regL.i-ant is requested to notify the local draft board. Campen announced the local '. fns an induction all for five hit t t j be filled during the month of 0:tv:. r, but no calls for pre-induc-tion c caTninations. " . '" T!I' AKNOCNCBIENT ' Ci .'. and T.Irs. R. T. Erinn an- " birth of- a eon, Rufus, , ;.'., born Octcler 1. PcrquinolniliLis Dovn Totioro 25-6 h Conference Gems Local Team To Play 5 Strong Plymouth Outfit Friday P.M. Coach Ike Perry's Perquimans In dians won their first Albemarle Con ference football game of the season last Friday night defeating Tarboro High School by a score of 25 to 7. The Indians will be gunning for their second conference victory this Friday night when they play ihe strong Ply mouth team at Plymouth. The Indians' offensive power was the standout in the game at Tarboro, with. John Morris, Paul Mathews and Ho'.vard Williams sparking the Per quimans driver for goals. Morris scored two touchdowns, Williams and Mathews got one each. The Indians scored one touchdown in each quarter while Tarboro tallied m the third per iod. Coach Perry used his reserve play ers throughout most of the final per iod of the contest. . The first Perquimans, score came in the initial period when -Morris went over the goal line on an optional play from the Tarboro 28 yard line. In the second quarter Mathews set up the opportunity for the Indians' sec ond TD by intercepting a Tarboro pass. The Indians moved to the Tar boro 29-yard line and Morris circled end on the next play for a touchdown, making the score 12-0, Perquimans. In the. third quarter Perquimans launched a sustained drive which end ed with Howard Williams scoring on an eight-yard run through the Tar boro defense. Mathews converted the extra point and the score went to 19 to 0. Paul Mathews scored the In dians' fourth TD in the last quarter, on a line smash from .the Tarboro two-yard line. - . r Tarboro scored its only TD during the third period when Kiggs went over on a play from the Perauimans throughout the evening and stopped the larboro offense cold. A large number of local fans are expected to follow the Indians to Ply mouth tonight where the Indians meet a strong team which upset Ahoskie last week by a 20-19 score. A victory over Plymouth will place Perquimans in a tie for the lead in the conference standing. Deadline For PMA Depots October 14 Ballots 'in the community. PMA elections must be in the County PMA Office before October 14, according to ueiene XMixon, County Office Mana ger of the Perauimans County PMA. Ballots will be counted October 15 and the names of the Committeemen and - delegates elected will be an nounced as soon as the votes are counted. -The delecnfp.4 aIopW tn nf. tend the County Convention will meet rnaay, uctooer IB, and elect a Coun ty Committee consisting nf clmir man, vice-chairman, member and: two alternates. Ballots have been mailed to all eligible voters in enrh cnmmnnl. ty. Any farmer, owner, operator, tenant, or sharecropper, is eligible to vnfa YvllA la (ticipating in any program adminis tered. Dy the elected farmer-committees of the Production and Marketing Administration. Eligible farmers who have not re ceived a ballot are urged to get in touch, with the County PMA Office. Miss Nixon emnhnsizna fhaf Mia first responsibility in farm programs administration rests with the farmers themselves in electing the most cap- aoie ana oest qualified committeemen to administer those programs. inia ts especially significant this year when aericultn great responsibility in producing crops ana products to meet the na tion's defense .- requirements. No farmer who is eligible to vote should let October 14 pass without casting his ballot. , , Delegates To Attend School Conference -" - !.',' -I.-"--. ii urn " ' . . j( Four delegates from the Perquim ans County High School Student Council will attend the North Caro lina, annual Student Council - Con gress. The meeting will be held in Albemarle on October 25-27. H. H. Gurkin will accompany them to the cpnference. -. , ". , EIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT - : Mr. and Mrs. Claude Brinn, of New port News, Vavannouhce the birth of a daughter,. Katherine, born Septem ber 13. County Bozrd Postpones Settlement On 1S52 Tax Collections With Sheriff Owens Legion Auxiliary I Meeting Last Thurs. The i Auxiliary of the Wm. Paul Stallings Post of the American Leg ion met Thursday night of last week at the home of Mrs. Sarah White, with Mrs. Helen Skinner presiding with the business session. Mrs. Grace Morris presented an in teresting program on education of war war orphans. . During the meeting the members contributed many useful gifts to be sent to : veterans' hospitals. Mrs. Skinner asks all members that have noi sent their gifts for this contribu tion to do so at once.. . Mrs. White was assisted by Mrs. Blanche Kanoy, Mrs. Naomi Banks, Mrs. Pickett Sumner and Mrs. Skin ner in serving refreshments to the 18 members present for the meeting, Road Commissioner Program Speaker "More miles of roads are maintain ed in North Carolina, by the State Highway Commission, than in any State in the Union," it was revealed by J. Emmett Winslow, First Division Highway Commissioner in a talk be fore the Hertford Rotary Club last Tuesday night. Discussing the organization of the State Highway Commission Mr. Win slow stated the State has 14 high way divisions with Perquimans Coun ty being assigned to the First Di vision, which is the largest area in the State. He related the First Di vision has a divisional engineer, locat ed at Ahoskie, and district engineers located at Elizabeth City and Ply mouth. After being reorganized last July i the Highway Commission adopted pri mary toads as its chief concern. Mr. Winslow said, because littte had been done in maintaining primary roads during the previous four to six years, and he pointed out these roads are now considered in bad condition and must be reconditioned if the State is to preserve its investment in these highways. The , Commissioner reported on work schedules now in progress with in the First Division, stating about one million dollars is being spent on j Route 17 between, the Edenton and Williamston areas. I He pointed out that while primary roads will get first consideration by the Commission, secondary roads will be maintained wid -some new second ary roads will he constructed provid ing sufficient funds are available. In his talk Mr. Winslow told of the problems the Highway Commission has in carrying out its work through out the State, saying that rivers and swamps of the East make new con struction and maintenance costly while the West has a problem coping with mountains. He stated the Com mission receives about $100,000,000 per year from gasoline taxes and li censes to carry out its program. From this amount the First Division re ceives about $6,000,000 for various projects m this district Perquimans CoUiltV, Mr". Winslow told the Rotarians has 26 miles 6f pri mary highways and 228 miles' Of sec ondary roads. Town Board To Meet Next Monday Night Hertford's Board of Comrtli'ssloners will hold their October meeting next Monday night at the Municipal Build ing it was renorted today bv W. G. Newby, Clerk to the Board. : Auditors recently completed a check of the books of the town, a report on this audit is exnected to h maifa at the meeting of the Board. Mr. Newby also reported the town's 1953 tax books are now open, and he urges residents to make immediate settle mentaf their 1953 taxes. f BANK CLOSED MONDAY Hertford Banking Company will be closed Monday, October 12, in obser vance of a legal holiday, it was an nounced today by .R. M. Riddick, Jr., president of the bank. -; BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT ' Mr. and Mrs. C Benon White- of Hertford announce the birth of a son, Cannon Tristrim, born September 21. MASONS MEET TUESDAY NIGHT Perquimans Lodge, No. 106, A. F. & A. M., will hold a regular meeting Tuesday night In the .Court House at 8 o'clock.' All visitinir Masons am in. At Rotary Meeting vited to attend. - Authorization Voted For Painting Part Of County Home Bldg. The Board of Commissioners for Perquimans County, meeting in regu lar session last Monday, postponed a tax . settlement' with Sheriff M. G. Owens on collections of 1952 taxes when a report on the collections, sub mitted by the R. E. Aiken Company, auditors, revealed a total of $5,167.40 outstanding on the -books. The Board voted to extend the set tlement date until November 2, to per mit the Sheriff opportunity to col lect taxes due by residents the Board considered could not be accepted as insolvents. On motion passed the Commission ers ordered the new 1953 tax books, which were opened Monday, turned over to the county accountant who will act as tax collector on 1953 tax es until a settlement on last year's taxes is made between the Commis sioners and Sheriff Owens. H. N. Nixon appeared before the Board representing the Hertford Fire Department and called attention to the condition of the Court House at tic, stating it was a fire hazard and requested action be taken to remedy the condition. Authorization was granted to J. C. Morgan to have some necessary paint ing done on the buildings at the county home and Commissioners R. L. Spivey and E. B. Hollowell were ap pointed to confer and oversee the work on this project The Board passed a motion request ing the State High Highway Commis sion to widen both sides of Church Street, starting at Dobb Street and extending to the curve leading to Walter's Bridge. Chester Williford, assistant farm agent in Nash County, appeared be fore the Board, makine amplication (JViMUVII ta 4ailU lgdllr 111 till. count, but no action was taken on the application. Town Board Okays Hertford's Town Board, meeting in special session on Friday night of last week, voted to improve the roadway through Woodland Circle by having a two-inch asphalt top placed on the present surface of the street. Ar rangements are now being made to have the project completed under the direction of the State Highway Com mission. Cost of the project has been esti- mated at between 53-300 and $3,500. This cost, it is understood, will be on a contract basis and will save the Town some expense in resurfacing the street. The Board also went on record as requesting: the State Highway Com mission td widen both sides of Church Street frotti Dobb Street to the curve leading to Walter's bridge. In con nection, with this project, the Board joins wi'th residents of Bethel Town- ship in requesting this work. ' Mayor V, N, Parden reported to the Commissioners the town's new street lights, to be installed on Church Street, are expected to arrive here shortly and will be installed as soon as possible after arrival. - Perquimans Club Joins Observance Of BPW Week National Business Women's WpoIt will be celebrated throughout the na tion beginning on October 11 and end ing October 17. The theme of Nat ional Business Women's Week, "The Kamparts We Build," is a vital prin ciple in a great free, and democratic country. The organization of The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Incor porated,, is contributing much toward the advancement of business and in dustry. The Perquimans BPW Club, as an affiliate of The National Fed eration, is likewise contributing much toward the improvement and progress of business, industry and civic means in our community. t The role of women in American government business, cultural and economic activities will be stressed during National Business Women's Week, October 11 to October 17, ae- f cording to Miss Hulda Wood, BPW Club Chairman for nhsprvsTw-A f week. (Continued on Page Five) ' Zi
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