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WE A. Vc mo XX.-I,rumber Hertford, Pcmuimans County, North CarclinFriday, October 16, 1953. 5 Cents Per Copy 4- . .. ' ' w S y , j v- l4 .. . J L '-' ' -v nPr.'n - .Barbecue Dinner On Oc tober 23rd To Mark Xfee Of Drive v Good progress is being: made in the current membership drive by the Per auimans County Farm Bureau,' it was reported today by, Jacob L. White, president, but the Bureau's goal of 300 members has not yet been reached. Farmers and merchants do not have to wait until a solicitor gets to them to take membership in the Farm Bu reau, Mr. Whit said, and get their free tickets to the big barbecue din ner scheduled for October 23rd. i - President White pointed out that they may contact any oneof the many solicitors taking "memberships in the -various townships and renew H their -membership for 1954. Solicitors for the townships of the county ares-. T. H. Jones, New Hope; Julian Mathews, : Parkville: Carroll Wflliams; Hertford; Edwin S. White, Belvidere, and Colon Jackson, Bethel. Officers of the lo cal bureau are also soliciting mem bers in the drive.. . - The big barbecue dinner, with a fine program, has been planned" by . the Farm Bureau to climax the 1964 mem bership drive. The event will be held at Perquimans High School, Friday, October 23, beginning at 3:30 P. M., and tickets- for Hie dinner are avail able free, to all persons who subscribe for membership in the Farm Bureau. The ticket entitles each member of his family to attend the dinner. ". ' Fanners and merchants who, as yet, have not renewed their 1954 mem berships in the Farm Bureau are urg ed to do so before next Friday, to help -the local .bureau secure its member ship goal of 300. ' , - ' Plans for reorganization of the U. S. Agriculture Department were re- . ported from Washington this week -with an announcement that Secretary Benson will delay putting the plans into effect until . November to giv ; time for farm leaders to voice objec tions and suggestions. The plan or reorganization calls for abolishment of a number of agencies and the con solidation of the entire farm program under about four divisions. . . . The old problem concerning Trieste emerged again this week with an nouncement by the U. S, and Britain they were evacuating troops from this- v area and turning over the job, of no-, licing the area to Jtalian troops. Yug- oslavia, who long has made claim to the area, is protesting the action of the IT. S. and Britain. Trieste was : part of Italy, prior to World War II, but was declared free territory In 1945. ' WA' - The kidnappers , of Bobby ? Green lease, six-year-old Kansas City vboy. , who- was killed following his abduc tion from a private school, have been returned to Kansas, City for trial on charges of murder and kidnapping. ' Bonnie Brown Heady and Carl Aus- - tin have confessed to authorities they planned the kidnapping and murdered the chfld. i-Tv r - r-'-V: ';;;lv ;:1 IM Thomas A; Burke, Democratic May or of Cleveland, has been named as u V. S. Senator from Ohio,' succeeding the late Robert A. Taft Kr. Burke's appointment was announced this week by Ohio's governor Frank Lausche. Eurke's appointment makes the line vp of the senate stand at -48 Demo crats and 43 Republicans. . . ' T r!cr :ri Office " . :. Corie B. Whita, manar"' of the , - .t Security Comm' Ion Cf i Linton, has announced Ciat Z 1 -s been nade in serving fl:- s and cimanta for un-i-mt. 1 i, - - 3 in Hereford. "ii-m- ' r trvice, every fiirt .".J TL; , ny ft eprh l inth, 3 A. n., ts 2 ) P. IT, i t'e r)ne, will ta i 1 "7, t::j.:.t n ci cur T f a f C t ' 1, cu buJ. i t Charles G. Maddrey, Representative from Hertford County, will be the principal speaker on a program to be presented by the Perquimans 1 Farm Bureau prior to a barbecue dinner to be given by the local Farm Bureau at Perquimans High Scohol Friday after noon, October 23.A':.J!' t- " A farmer and merchant, Mr, Mad drey has- long been active in Farm Bureau and is past president of the Hertford County unit. . i PcGut Meeting PlLiExpltiigdBy, Co-op Director William V. Rawlings, a director with the Peanut Buyers Cooperative Mar keting Association, from Capron, Va., spoke to a group of peanut producers and business men at the Agriculture Building, Monday night, October 5, concerning proposed plans and opera tion of the new marketing associa tion, Inc. - Mr. Rawlings: said a simi lar organization had worked fore to bacco producers and that it could work" for r peanut producers pro vided the producers in North Carolina and Virginia would take an active in terest in jnarketfofc ..their peanuts through this association. Mr. Rawl ings stated to provide efficient operat ing volume , and to be an effective force in the market, the association should handle at least 10 per cent of the total crop in the Virginia-North Carolina' area. . , , Mr. Rawlings also stated this asso ciation would not effect; the peanut buyers in this area, in fact, some buy ers from other areas have voiced their approval of this association in pub lic meetings such as the one held here Monday night He stated their' pur pose would be to control just enough peanuts to. force competitive buying amount processors which in turn Would cause peanut producers to re ceive full support price for their, pea nuts. yi-''-S:i,!fv:' Mr. Rawlings was asked where a peanut producer in Perquimans Coun ty would market his peanuts this yeaf if he was a member of this associa tion. He stated that was a problem here because of the lack of storage facilities in this county, but that field men Would be in the area sometime in the near future to try and work .something out". Street Signs ToC3&ccicJSc3n New street markers for the Town of Hertford, ' have arrived and will be erected sometime in the near future it was revealed Tuesday night by May or V. N, Darden, who was the pro gram speaker at the meeting of the Hertford Rotary Club. Mayor Darden told the Rotarians of the various improvement projects car ried out by the Town during the past year, including -the curb and flrutters installed on Pennsylvania Avenue, Hyde Park Street, part of Railroad R venue; the new nesurfacing on Wil low Street, installation of sewer lines on parts of Church and King Streets and of the work now being carried out on widening of Church Street and the installation of a new white-way in the business section., of the town. -' . - Ar.er project s.:f;eduled is there suiracinj of Wood'.a-1 Circle, which is scheduled for somet' next month. tCl;r:hIs Action services were held last Rn -' v r ,ht at V.e Tar' ford Baptist C - n o-' ' 1 c'A paintlr.j, . , j in i I ptLtry, pre ,'? r1 i by the family of -. J. I. i . ry. ' 1 r tul o'A dorr Fa - M Ul, I & Celt F;;.-jui 24-0 Victory Gives Locals Tie For Top Place Honors In League Standings Perquimans High School's football team moved into a tie for first place in the Albemarle Conference last Fri day, night by swamping the Plymouth High School team 24 to 0. Paul Mat thews and Howard Williams were the big guns in the Indians' attack both scoring two touchdowns. Coach Ike Perry's outfit uncorked an air-attack which proved too much for the Plymouth eleven and set up scoring possibilities for the Indians. The Indians: received the opening kickoff and moved to the- Plymouth eight yard line before being stopped when Plymouth intercepted a Per quimans pass. . Perquimans rolled up three first downs in the period while Plymouth had none. Perquimans scored early in the sec ond quarter on a pass from Morris to Matthews giving the Indians a 6-0 lead. . Plymouth, playing a determin ed but fruitless game, showed its only offensive strength of the game during the second period, rolling up three first downs while the Indians also-col lected three, v-:-.'"-. Williams scored Perauimans' second TD in the third period going five vards around ' end after the Tnriiann had moved up to scoring position on a zu yard pass irom Moms to Carver. Perauimans hit nav dirt arnin in this quarter when Matthews smashed tnrougn tne Plymouth defense for 10 yards following a 10-yard gain : by Williams and an 18-yard gain- on a pass from Morris to Paul Matthews. Perquimans scored its fourth TD in the fourth neriod when Williams eight yards on a line play following a sustained march by the Indiahs which started on the Plymouth ,48- yara line. .-:. "The Indians, comnletely outclassed the Plymouth tenm-VolTino- of IS first, liiramd nrlifla PtimAl1. t lected onry-1ftre;quimani, ground game was sioweo somewnat by the determination of the Plymouth play ers, but ; the Indians' : passing game from Morris to Matthews, Carver and augene White proved the difference in the strength of the two teams. Coach' Perry used practically his en tire squad during the final quarter and the reserves, cantained W Ttnica Lowe, gave a splendid exhibition, roll-1 ing up two first downs against Ply mouth and having the ball on the two yard line of Plymouth an the era mo ended. The Indians will travel to Willlam ston this week for a came with Green Wave on Friday night' llmfcastle Named Coffiifcndlng Officer Navy Lt. Cdr. William H. Hard castle. Jr.. son of Mr. and Mm W XX Hardcastle of Hertford and husband oi tne rormer Miss Maile E. Lyon of SioUX CitV. Iowa, is mmmanriino- of ficer of the high speed minesweeper uo Jiiuysou. .;. .- ; :-: - , " ' Lt. Cdr. Hardcastle, who entered the Naval service in June. 1MQ aboard from Graduate Training in Dusiness administration at Harvard Business School. He attended. North Carolina State College, Raleigh, and was graduated from .theU. S. Naval Academy in 1942. "- ... - v . The Ellvson has rehirncul ticipation in a high altitude cosmic y researca project in the vicinity of the Galapagos Islands, on the western coast of South America. BfoRamClubTo Crown New Queen Seventeen v, candidates, students at Perquimans High School are entered in the 1953 Monoirram bein conducted by the school's Mono- 8ram uud, re was reported this week. The oueen will he cmmwl f ui timfi of the ' Peivnilnana.P.l..i.i football game on Friday night, Octo- Entered in the Wilder, Kerna Skinner, Lois Turner, Ann Sawyer, Mary Ann White, Joyce ouumer, Annetxe Moctor, : Delores Russell: Ann RnrVo roinnnaii- r- Kussell, Jo Ann Lane, Sally Overton, vy Aiauiews, K-acity Nixon, Marjorie Ennn, ! Vole Keel and Peggy Harrell. ' : t.yrn. announcement ?ffj T-rn to lie. and Mn TT R R. i ts, Cci ' -r 3, of Hvattsville. Md.: a d, r 1 ' 7, ; 'Ja Joye., lira. Saun- Si::tc:nCasGsOn kseitr'sDocJiet l!:reLastTuEsoay Four Defendants Lose .license For Violat ing Speed Laws ' Sixteen cases were disposed of by the Perquimans Recorder's Court in session ; here last Tuesday morning. Four defendants charged with speed ing automatically lost their, operator's license for periods ranging from 30 days to one year for violating new rules on speeding. -. Costs of court were taxed against Joseph Lewis and Dallas Waters each of whom submitted to charges of speeding. A fine of $50 and; costs was levied against Robert Freeman who entered a plea of guilty to speed ing 80 miles an hour. A fine of 15 and costs was paid by Oras Nixon, who also entered a plea of guilty to charges- of speeding. A fine of J100 and costs was tax ed against Richard Phelps who enter ed a plea of guilty to charges of driv ing drunk. . Costs of court were levied against Walter Adams, Jr., and Isaac Wil liams each of whom submitted to charges of operating a vehicle with improper muffler. ' Walter Skinner, Negro, charged with reckless driving entered a plea of guilty to the charge ,and paid the costs of court. '' i Worley Collins, Negro, was found guilty on three counts, driving without a license, fraudulent use of a license and improper registration. He was given a 90 day jail sentence, to be sus pended upon payment, of a fine of $150 and costs. ; J. M. Spruill, Negro, was ordered to pay the costs of court on a charge of issuing a worthless check and to pay the amount of the check by Novem ber 1."; v,;,". A fine of $5 and costs were taxed against Horace White, Negro, who submitted to a charge of being drunk and disorderly. i.. Clarine Riddick, Negro, entered a pleJguilty to a charge of- driving without license and paid a fine' of $25 ami costs of court. ' ' . s Roosevelt White, Negro, was fined $25 and costs on a charge of driving without a license. Rudolph Griffin, Negro; was order ed to pay a fine of $10 and costs after being found guilty on a charge of as sault. : Prayer for judgment was continued in the cases of Sarah Adams, Negro, who entered a plea of guilty to charg es of assault. Post Office Urges The Post Office Department would like for. persons sending Christmas parcel post - packages to Far East areas to get them in the mail by this week-end, Postmaster W. W. White said today. To assure delivery .by Christmas Day, mailing dates for world areas were given as follows:? ' Near East and Africa, November; 1; Europe, November 15, and South and Central America, November 22. ,; Gift parcels for armed forces per sonnel overseas should be mailed be tween October 15 and November 15. Parcels for Navy and Marine Corps personnel serving in the most remote areas should be. mailed by Thursday, - Air parcel post for members of the armed forces-serving overseas or in naval vessels should be mailed not la ter than November 25. Except for of ficial mail, air parcel post is limited to 30 inches in length and girth com bined and two pounds in weight. The Post Office warns that parcels containing foodstuffs are subject to spoilage and likely to reach their ov erseas destinations unfit for use. . i Use metal, wood, solid fiberboard or strong double-faced corrugate fiber- board, Graham warned. Each box should be securely tied with strong cord, perferably by four separate pieces, two lengthwise and two cross wise knotted at the crossing. Boxes should cotain sufficient ; cushioning material so that, the contents will be tightly packed to prevent any rattling or loosening of the articles inside. . mil ' l ii'l Ull l MM Ml II '.' f;. j Accident Results In Arrest Of Driver Property damages amounting to $1,000 -occurred in an accident five miles south of Hertford Sunday at about 8 P.- M., when a car driven by Henry Quinn of Edenton crashed into the rear of a car being , driven by Guthrie Jolliff of Belvidere," it was reported by 'Patrolman B. R. Inscoe. No serious injuries resulted from the accident. Quinn was charged with reckless driving: and a hearing set in Recorder's Court next Tuesday. Mailing Of Parcels Final Support Price " v. Announced For Corn The U. S. Department of Agricul ture has announced that the final North Carolina price support' rate for 1953 crop corn is $1.76 per bushel, Helene W. Nixon, manager of the Per quimans County PMA office, reported today. -:!. Applications for corn loans may be filed at the PMA office from time of harvest until March 1, 1954. To be eligible for the support price loan corn must grade three or better, cannot grade weevily and must be able to be stored on the farm in a good building. It cannot contain more than 18 per cent moisture. Loans bear an interest rate of 4 per cent per annum ani service fee of one. cent per bushel. Loans mature on July 31, 1954 and farmers have the privilege of selling their corn and repaying the loan prior to the deadline. If the corn is de livered to CCC to satisfy the loan the final settlement will be based on grade and quantity of the com delivered. Demonstration At Edenton Saturday Boy Scouts from all over the Albe marle will gather in Edenton this Sat urday, October 17, to stage a "Scout ing in Action" Fair. The fair will be a show window of Scouting. The pur pose of the show is to acquaint the public with some of the activities and skills of Scouting. Sixteen troops will put on different demonstrations simultaneously from 11 A. M., until 5:30 P. M. Each troop will have a tent in which to put on their demon stration. Scouts have been preparing for weeks in order to givethe public a good cross section of their activities, such as: Cub Scout family activities. Cub Scout advancement, Cub Scout crafts and games, Boy Scout camning, cooking, building, arts, crafts and col lections, first aid, seamanship, and an exhibit of jamboree souvenirs. All of the above demonstrations will include plenty of action so that the public can actually see what, the Scouts dpt. . ..t-a . Troop 170 of Rocky ; Heck . will onstrate knot tieing. ' '' Troop 154 of Center Hill will dem onstrate wood work. N Troop 156 of Edenton will demon strate cooking. T. F. Lowry, chairman of the camp ing activities committee, will be the overall chairman with S. S. Campen of Edenton in charge of the Edenton fair. Hubert Williford is in charge of physical arrangements and Charles Overman will be in charge of judging and awards. This same fair will be shown in Elizabeth City on October 24 on the Court House lawn from 11 A. M., un til 5:30 P. M. The public is cordially invited and there will be no admission charge. Schools; Hold Drins Members of the Hertford Fire De partment , visited and insnected the schools in Perquimans County during observance of Fire Prevention Week, and conducted fire drills at each school. ''' .The time required to evacuate the various buildings, during the drills, was Perquimans High School, 2 min utes, 22 seconds; Hertford Grammar School 1 minute, 50 seconds; Hertford Colored School, old section, 1 minute, 24 seconds, new section, 55 seconds; Perquimans Central Grammar School, 1- minute,' 40 seconds; Perquimans Trainjng School, one minute. The firemen found the schools to be in ' good order and clean. . The was noticeably the lack of fire fight ing equipment, such as fire extinguishers.- The firemen recommendm) the fire bells at the Hertford Colored School be connected to serve as one alarm. . - New Plymouth Cars On Display Today ': Towe-Webb Motor Company will display its 1954 line of Plymouth au tomobiles beginning Thursday of this week, it was announced by J. Rqulac Webb of the local firm. , The new models have a number of changes, including new body lines, new front end design and new inter iors. The new models also have op tional power steering and three choices in power drives. The public is invited to see and in spect the new Plymouth models at Towe-Webb : Motor Company show rooms this week-end. , BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT , ' Mr. and Mrs. Otis White announce the birth of a daughter. Paula. L vnn. born Monday, October 12, at the Al bemarle Hospital. BoyScoutsToHold Firemen Inspect De'egation Before Town BoErd Seeks Board Tables Request Concerning Sale Of Fruit And Produce Two delegations appeared before the Hertford Town Board, meeting in regular session last Monday night, re vesting changes concerning fiscal idicy of the Town. The Board denied a request, pre sented by a delegation of citizens en gaged in business on U. S. 17, just south of the Town limits, that they be permitted to discontinue the pur chase of electric power from the Town, and be free to purchase the power from another supplier. Mayor V. N. Darden pointed out to this delegation the Town of Hertford operates its utility department on a franchise plan and have agreements with the two other suppliers operating in this area. The agreements define the territory of each supplier and pro hibits infringement upon the terri tory. The Board also denied a request from this group for a lower power rate inasmuch as the local rate was reduced, for commercial users,- a few months ago to conform with the rates of the largest Utility Company, op crating in this area. A request by a delegation to pro hibit .the retail sale of produce on the streets of Hertford by unlicensed pro ducers or peddlers was tabled for fur ther study and the matter was refer red to the Town Attorney for legal opinions. Objections were lodged with the Board by the delegation concern ing individuals competing with both licensed -wholesalers and retail mer chants. The delegation did not re quest prohibition of the sale of pro duce entirely but asked it be restrict ed to certain areas or market places. Mayor Darden also reported to the Board that work of widening Church Street from Dobb Street to the south edge of town had been started, and the project calls for the .Town to re move, several .trees, frjyn the location while the State Highway Commission will carry out the work of actual con struction. Hertford PTA Plan Halloween Party The Hertford Grammar School PTA met Thursday night, October 8, in the school auditorium. W. F. Ainsley, president, presided "bver the. meeting. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved after which the president's message was read by the secretary, Mrs. Lois Howell. The membership chairman, Miss Dorcas Knowles, reported 250 members. The president urged all to take the PTA Magazine. The District Meeting for District Nine will be held at Central School on October 29 and all that pos sibly could go report to the president. The Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Mrs. Warner Madre report ed that the Halloween party would be held on October 29 in the high school gym from 7 to 9 o'clock. The PTA voted to help sponsor public school music in the Hertford Grammar School. After the business Mrs. R. S. Monds, Jr., program chairman, and Mrs. J. E. Harris, Mrs. H. C. Sulli van, Mrs. Grace Costen, J. E. Newby gave interesting talks on judging pro gress in schools. The door prizes were won by Mrs. Elizabeth Kirby and F. A.4 McGoogan. The attendance cup was tied, . by, Mrs. Eldon Winslow's class and. Miss Louise Chalk's class. Central PTA Meeting Scheduled Monday 'The PTA' of Perquimans County Central Grammar School will hold ita i October meeting Monday night, Octo ber 19, at 8:00 o'clock, in the school cafeteria; i The subject for the month is ?A Healthy Personality for Your Child". The Snow Hill Commnnitv.' with Mrs. Essie Benton, as chairman, will have charge of the program. Mrs. H. M. Jamieson will conduct the devotional. There will be special music Miss Kimsey Perry will be the speaker of the evening. All parents and interested patrons are cordially invited to this and ev ery meeting. Combine Operators Must Have License Oprators of combines and threshing machines were reminded today by Julian C. Powell, Register of Deeds, that, they must secure a license, re quired, under State law, before start-" ing' operations with their machines.' Theiicenses may be secured from Mr. Powell At the Court House.'
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