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A 1341 automobile, posted as bond
1 f I rroy. Villains, Negro, was ox-
.i. J, turned over to the county for
Cr ,sal, when Williams failed to ap
- pea.r in Recorder's Court last-Tuesday
to a..swer charges for driving with
.y, out a lici..;;e.' - -
In all seventeen cases were listed on
the docket of the court at' its session
Tuesday. A fine of $50 and costs of
court were taxed against Elsie Felton,
Negro, who was found guilty on char
I ges of possessing non-tax-paid liquor
for the purpose of sale. - .The defend-
ant was also placed on good behavior
.. for 12 months..
Court ..costs were taxed , against
Louis Meola, Robert Stone, Aleman
; . Jrau, and Joe Frazier, all of whom
i entered pleas of guilty to charges of
i -feeding. Mary Gilbert submitted -toJ
J' -charges of Speeding and paid a fine
:-,of $10 and court costs.
" Glinwood Riddick and Ralph May
i "berry were taxed with the- court
: cdsts after pleading guilty to charges
of illegally passing motor vehicles.
A fine of $25 and costs were as
v sessed against Edward Woodard who
' submitted to a charge of driving with
; ' -out a license. , . 5
A $200 bond, posted by ... Charlie
Hughes, was ordered forfeited when
the defendant failed to appear to an
swer charges of driving drunk.
Costs of court were levied against
John Hill who entered a plea of guilty
-to a charge of reckless driving. -
Henry Quinn entered a plea of guil
ty to a charge of reckless driving. He
"paid a fine of $25 and costs of court
Costs of court were taxed against
73 Jamas Turner who submitted to a
charge of driving ,on the. left side of
.. a highway. . :'-,. V-.'':
, . Eliats' Evans, fJegro, was taxed with
; the casts of courto" a. charge, of driv
ing! th sn impropermuif lex: on a
motor vehicle. ,."""
Percy Stewart s paid the costs of
court after pleading guilty to a charge
of driving with improper lights.
A cash bond of $72.50, posted by
John Demetro, charged with obtain
ing money under false pretense, was
ordered forfeited when Demetro fail
; . ed to appear to answer the charges.
12 D. Chappell submitted to charg
es of driving with insufficient brakes
and improper registration He was
fined $20 and costs of court.
Costs of court were taxed against
. Ralph Perry who submitted to charges
1 of operating a vehicle with improper
muffler. . -
. Tilson Chappell entered a plea' of
guilty toppeending and paid the costs
of court! -s . '
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''"""Perquimans County farmers who
make full use of the 1954 Agricultural
Conservation Program ' to control
erosion and to stockpile soil reserves
make a r 1 atantial contribution
to Hie Nation's over-all defense pro
T i. Leon! L. Lf r, Cl.airman of
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The 'mans County 4-H Judg
ing team will venture to Raleigh Fri-r
6iy, October 28, to compete for State
Champion. - Teams competing in this
contest will be Pasquotank, Perquim
ans, Wilson; Edgecombe and Catawba.
The team from this county will be
made up of Bobby Smith, Wallace
Baker, Julian Howell, Clarence Chap
pell ana Thomas Edward Chappell.
According to Ralph Sasser, Assistant
Agent, they will leave for Raleigh on
Thursday - afternoon and come back
sometime Friday night or early-Saturday
morning. Clarence Chappell,
Jr.,. also during State Fair Week will
take five of his registered Guernseys
along with some of his duroc and New
Hampshire hogs for display. ;
Preston Nixon of Route 1, Hertford,
entered some of his N. C 1 and N.' C.
2 peanuts for competition at the State
Fair. - W. T. Lewis of Chapanoke en
tered a huge pumpkin which he rais
ed on his. farm this year. . -
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Miss Elva Ray Mann of Nags Head
became the bride of Lt Cecil Edward
Winslowof Hertford at four o'clock
Saturday afternoon,' ' October. 10,- in
Mount Olivet Methedist Church; Man
teo. The church was decorated with
palms, fern, cathedratoandles in tall
se ven-branched candelabra, - and ; tall
baskets of white gladioli' ,r .
;t Prior to the ceremony a program of
nuptial - music was played on the
church organ by Mrs. Rennie William
son. . John: H. Long sang "Because"
and, as a benediction "The Lord's
Prayer" by Malotte. The -vows were
spoken to Rev. H. R. Ashmore, pas
tor of the Manteo church.'
The bride, who wag given in mar
riage by her father, wom an ankle
length bridal gown mad ' with full
skirt of white nylon net. over satin,
and bodice of nylon lace. Her cap
stjyle finger-tip length rVeil Of illusion
was aught with seedpeasand she
carried a white satin prayer-book
showered with feathered white carna
tions and satin streamers. She had
as her maid pf honor Miss Carolyn
Burnette of Hopewell, Va., who wore
a deep rose ' ankle length gown, and
carried a bouquet of yellow mums and
carnations. J' :w,l,. iv ".'.";
The bridegroom had his father,
Cecil C. Winslow,- as best man. Mrs.
John W. Evans of Kittv Hawk
mistress of ceremonies.v :
Ushers were Howard Holcombe of
Grifton and Charles Skinner of Hert
ford. '
The bride's mother wore a navy
blue suit , with matching accessories
and a shoulder corsage of red rose
buds. The bridegroom's mother wore
a black suit with ranioniaing acces
sories and a shoulder corsage of red
rosebuds.
For traveling the hrM
rWedgewood blue two piece suit with
parcnment beige .and gloves; and
brown shoes and bag. ':; :
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and "Mrs. Gaston Mann of Nags Head.
She attended East Carolina College,
Greenville, and has been associated in
business with her father for several
years, - s. -
Lt. Winslow is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Winslow of Hertford. He
attended East Carolina College, and
is in the Air Force., He will beta
boned in Maine, where he and Mrs.
Winslow will make their home.
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cJi Of Prayer . ,:
The Woman's Society of Christian
Jrvice, of the Kertfori riethodlst
Ciiurch will observe a we of prayer
and self-donial October 3 t rouh tl.e
Slst Services will be c ' lacfc-d "at
te church on Wednesday, October ZZ
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Perquimans Defeated
Williamston 18-7
For 3rd Victory .
- The Perquimans High School foot
ball team, fresh from its victory over
Williamston last Friday night, will
travel to Edenton this week to play
its old rival, the Edenton Aces, on
Hicks Field at 8 o'clock Friday night.
A. large crowd of local fans are ex
pected to follow the Indians to Eden
ton, backing Perquimans as it seeks
its fourth victory of the season:' Per
quimans has now won two conference
contests and lost only one.
' Eden ton's record shows the Aces
have lost: three games, tied one and
hold victories oVer Columbia and Tar-
boro. .'
' In an Albemarle Conference game
last Friday night Coach Ike Perry's
Indians outfought a determined Wil
liamston team, and won an 18-7 vie
tory to retain a tie for leadership in
the conference.
The Indians scored in each of the
first three quarters to take the de
cision over Williamston. . ; .,
In the opening quarter a 34-yard
pass from John Morris to D. A. Car
ver brought the touchdown. The same
combination clicked in the second per
iod for 20 yards after a 31-yard run
by Howard. Williams had advanced the
ball into scoring territory. - ' .
Williamston scored in the third
period on a 69-yard drive. James Per
ry went across from the 1 after a 27
yard Jaunt by Foggy Durkin. The fi
nal Perquimans tally came in the third
period when Morris passed 11 yards
to Demp Pierce.:" ; :
Wayne White and Melyille Williams
led the Perquimans defense," George
Harris and Bobby Mobley featured for
Williamston. " , ,
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Perqulmsns High
A total of 78 students were listed
on the honor roll at Perquimans High
School at the close of the first grad
ing period of the school year it was
reported this week by E. C. Wood-J
ard, principal of the school.
The eighth grade, with 20. Students
listed, led all the classes in members
winning scholastic honors.
j Excelling in their studies" were t ,
. Eighth Grade: Sophia Godfrey,
Faye Hughes, Nancy Lane, Beth
Skinner, Iris Wilder, Richard Wheeler,
Dan Reed Winslow; Patsy v Elliott,
Jean Hunter,' Myrna Skinner, Phyllis
Bagley,, Rachel Spivey, Jean Edwards,
Kay Mathews, Alma Godfrey, Hazel
Matthews, Dorothy Taylor, Warner
Lee. Madre, Amanda Lou Corprew,
Jake Myers.' ' v ' . ,; : ; -
' Ninth Grade: E d g a r, Fields,
Charlie Johnson. Charles Whedbee,
Lillian Hoffler, C. B. Chappell, Ralph
White, Ann Jordan, Marcia Stallings.
Mary Ann White. Jo Ann Mathews,
Rosemary Koon, Sandy Divers.
Tenth Grade: Cliff Towe, Marjorie
Brinn, Judy , Winslow, Pauline Wood,
Wallace Baker, Bobby". Mathews, Nan
cy Bagley, Peggy Ann. Chappell, Wil
lie Mae Dail, Jean Long, Janice Stal
lings, Jo Pat Stokes, Sarah Sutton.
Eleventh Grade: . Patricia Bigger?,
Ann Burke Chappell, Barbara Ed
wards, Peggy Harrell. Joan Madre,
Katherine Nixon, Evelyn Ann Stan
ton, Ann Thatch, Cecil White, Ray
Lane, Mary Frances Eure, Emilie
White, Joanna Williford, Julia Ann
Stokes, Billie Carole Divers, Joseph
Layden. Jr., Lois Kirby, Joseph Butt.
Twelfth Grade: . Tilson Chappell.
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lie Chappell, Leo
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morial Field To CM
max Big Campaign .
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This is the big day for the Per
quimans County Farm Bureau, which
celebrates the completion of its '1953
membership campaign with a big bar
becue dinner, free to all members and
their families. The barbecue is to be
held at the high school athletic field
beginning at 3:30 P. M. In case of in
clement weather the barbecue will be
served in the high school garage. ;
An address by Charles G. Maddrey,
of Ahoskie, Hertford County Repre
sentative, will be a feature of the pro
gram to be presented at the annual
gathering :'. :
. More . than two-thirds of the 300-
membership quota, assigned to. the lo
cal Farm Bureau, had been signed up
by the middle of this Week, and the
entire, goal is expected to be enrolled
by the time the barbecue starts this
'afternoon, i High' man 1 in reporting
memberships sold this 'week was Ja
cob 14 White with 37." Next highest
for the week was Colon Jackson with
a total of 18. " ;
Mr., White, who is president of the
Farm Bureau, and other officials urge
all former members who have not as
yet : renewed their membership, and
others; who may wish to join the Farm
Bureau to come on out to the barbe
cue and bike out memberships and en
joy the free dinner. Due to the rush
of personal work solicitors have not
been able to see everyone to ask them
to join the unit
The president stated that just as
soon pa possible after the close of
the membership drive plans will be
made for a called meeting at which
time new officers for the Farm" Bu
reau will be elected for the coming
year. All members will be notified of
the meeting, and they are urged to
attend, r
TOOfficerGuest
Speaker At Rotary
Meeting Tuesday
LCDR Rudolph M. Elbers, assist
ant plans officer of NATO, assigned
to SACLANT, was guest speaker at a
meeting of the Hertford Rotary Club,
held Tuesday night at the Hotel Hert
fbrd,:;V ;-MV,,
LCDR Elberts, a native of Java, In
donesia, is a graduate 6f the Royal
Netherlands Naval College, and holds
both the Dutch and United Nations
Korean medals'. .
In a brief talk on the North Atlan
tic Treaty Organization, LCDR Elbers
told the Rptarians NATO was formed
out of fear by the 14 member na
tions to buy time against : possible
aggression from a. common enemy. He
pointed out that since Its organiza
tion in 1949 NATO has made a steady
advancement and growth, despite na
tional opinions among the member
ship, which had to be ironed out to
perfect the group.- -
The treaty,- forming NATO, calls
for its operation for 20 years, accord
ing to LCDR Elbers, and hope was ex
pressed that by the end of this time
plans for a United Europe might be
worked out as well as e'eonomic prob
lems 'confronting the European na
tions due to the shrinking of the vast
empires of the world, y . -:
One of the greatest advancements
to date made under NATO, Mr. El
bers said was the standardizing of
codes and equipment used by the mili
tary division of NATO and he illus
trated "this point by an incident con
nected with the Korean War,: which
might have been impossible if tried
under the old method whereby each
-aatl,m'' 'B, 'W. ' eommamb' and
equipment, m carrying out assign
ments. LCDR Elbers' visit to the local civic
club was arranged by Charles Henc,
director of the club's International
committee, ,
TTustriil Llccting
Pfcr.r.ed Next Tuesday
An Industrial Development Forum,
sponsored by the State Department of
Conservation and Development will be
conducted in the Pasquotank Court
House next Tuesday night, beginning
at 7:3Q o'clock. ' -,
Lt. Gov. Luther Hodges will be the
"ynoli se: -r for t"e event and
-r !''tj (' " !3 ,.l le on hand
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Farewell Party "
Given For Pastor
The Rev. Bennie Crawford was hon
ored with a surprise farewell party,
given by the choir of the Bethel Bap
tist Church following their weekly re
hearsal last Friday night -
The hymns which were sung were
tope 'recorded, and after listening- to
the recordings, everyone was invited
to one of the class rooms. There a
table had been arranged with a beau
tiful two-tiered cake which was sur
rounded by gifts from each member.
After the honoree had opened his
gifts, the cake was served with ice
cream and mints.
-Enjoying the occasion were the Rev.
Bennie Crawford, Jean Long, Eunice
Long, Blanche Goodwin, ' Roscoe Eir-
by, Roy Chappell, Mrs. Mary C. Long,
Mrs. Ernest Goodwin, Mrs. Ernest
Long, S. M. Long, Mrs. Carey Pnv
ott, Sgt and Mrs. Koon, Kimsey Per
ry, Ambrose Long, Mrs. S, M. Long,
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Long, Carey Priv
ott, Mrs. Bernard Proctor.
Central PTA Hears
Talk Given By Miss
Kimsey Perry
' The - Parent-Teacher Association of
Perquimans Central Grammar School
held its October meeting in the school
cafeteria Monday night October 19,
with the president Mrs. B. J?. Bray,
presiding. The Snow HflFcommuni-
ty, with Mrs. Essie Benton as chair
man, had charge of the program.
The meeting was opened with the
singing of "The -PTA Song". The
president announced the subject for
the montn "A Healthy Personality
For Your Child." Mr& H. M. Jamie
son conducted the devotional. As a
part of the-devotional Mrs. Eddie Har
rell sang "Why Should He Love Me
So?" She was accompanied at the
piano by Mrs., Charles Johnson. .
The County Chorus beautifully ren
dered two selections: "It's A Grand
Night For Singing" and "The Green
Cathedral", with Mrs.- Charles Jchii-'
son as accompanist and Mrs. Dewey
Yeates as director. '
. The speaker, . Miss Kimsey Perry,
was introduced by Mrs. John Hurdle
who spoke in glowing terms of Miss
Perry's work among both the chil
dren and adults of the county.
' Miss Perry, speaking on the theme
for the month,: stressed the necessity
for providing a child with love, se
curity, guidance, appreciation, recrea
tion, , independence, and religion in
helping develop a healthy personali
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. During the business session the
minutes were read and approved. The
president read excerpts from the State
President's message, and committee'
reports were given.- r
Mrs. Floyd, Mathews, Study Course
Chairman, reported that jthe- Study
Course will be held in the various
communities this year. She named the
communities and chairmen as follows:
Chapanoke and Woodville, Mrs. W. H.
Keel, chairman; Whiteston and "Belvl
dere, Mrs. Edwin White, chairman;
Winfall, Cumberland and Bagley
Swamp, Mrs. Percy Trueblood, chair
man; Snow Hill, White Hat, New
Hope and Old Neck, . Mrs. Delvin
Eure, chairman. ? v
Mrs. Wallace Baker, chairman of
the Ways and Means committee, an
nounced that the Halloween Carnival
Will be held Tuesday night, October
27, with, supper being served from 6
to 7:30 o'clock and the carnival be
ginning at 7:30 o'clock.. -i
Mrs. Ralph Harrell, PTA Magazine
Chairman, reported on the sale of
subscriptions to the PTA Magazine.
Mrs. A. R. Cook requested the lists
of room representatives be turned in
as soon as possible, so this organiza
tion can be completed.
It waa announced the district PTA
meeting wil be held October 29 at'
Central High School, near Elizabeth
City.
Superintendent of Schools J. T. Big
gers expressed her nersonal apprecia
tion for the work the PTA had done
in connection with the recent bond
election. ,
It was reported the attendance
prize, was won by the second grade,
taught by Miss Lelia Lee Winslow.
The meeting was closed with a stunt
by the recreation chairmen, Mrs. El
wood Maston and Mrs. Eddie Harrell.
Commission Asks Bids
For Belvidere Road
' The State Highway Commission has
advertised for low bids on 7.18 miles
of grading and structures on a high
way leadinir from N. C. 87 nt Ttlvi.
dere, north to Joppa, in Gates County.
ihe contract letting for this pro
ject will be held' October 27, and three
days later, on October SO. the Hit.
way Commission will meet in Raleigh
to review t e low bids.
This prr ' , t, in Perquimans County,
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PiMA Chairman Fcr
PerquimansCounty .
Committeemen for Cou
munities Named
In Election "
Leonidas L. Lane was elected chair
man of the .Perquimans County PMA
Committee at a meeting of the coun
ty delegates, held last Friday at the
Agricultural Building in Hertford, it
was announced by Helene W. Nixon,
Manager of the Perquimans County
PMA Office.
Other officers selected to serve on
the county committee were: Free
man S. Long, vice chairman; W. How
ard Williams, regular member; H. H. .
Butt, first alternate; Ellis Winslow,
second alternate. v
" In the PMA election participated in
by farmers and land owners of the
county, the community committeemen
for the various communities were also
elected as follows:
I Belvidere J. Moody Copeland,
chairman; James L. Lane, vice-chair
man; Joe W. Nowell, Jr., regular
member; Claude Winslow, first alter
nate; Elwood Nowell, second alternate.
Nicanor Wallace R. Baker, chair
man; O. Roy Winslow, vice chairman;
Elisha S. Winslow,. regular member;
Archie B. White, first alternate; Er
nest W. White, second alternate.
Bethel Charles E. , White, chair
man; Charlie Mathews, vice chairman;
Winston E. Lane, regular member;
William Stallings, first . alternate;
John H. Corprew, Jr., second alter
nate. ''.
Hertford Louis G. Howell, chair
man; Joseph C. Layden, vice chair
man ; Jack E. Hunter, regular mem
ber; Johnnie Hollowell, first alter
nate; Jack E. Brinn, second alternate.
New Hope Delvin H. Eure, chair
man; Fenton T. Eure, vice chairman;
Horace Webb, regular member; Car
son Spivey, first alternate; T. Mason
Sawyer, second alternate. "
vBarkville Ernest E. Morgan, chair
man; Arvin W. Hufson7 vice chair-;'
man; Claude Williams, regular mem
ber; Raymond Stanton, first alternate;
J. Lawrence Perry, second alternate.
The County Committee and the
community committee will play a big
part during the coming year in carry
ing out the farm program in Per
quimans County as it is related to the
Production and ' Marketing Admini
stration. Morgan Rites Held
Monday Afternoon
Funeral services for Ernest W. Mor
gan, 73, who died at his home near
Winfall last Saturday afternoon at
5:30 o'clock following a long illness,
were conducted at Mt. Sinai Baptist
Church, Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
by the Rev. Bennie Crawford.
During the services Mrs. Thomas
G. Rogerson sang ?Oh, Love That Will
Not Let Me Go," and the church choir
sang "Sometime We Will Under
stand" and "Does Jesus Care".
Mr. Morgan was a charter member
of the Mt Sinai Baptist Church and
served as church clerk for many years.
He was a former member of the
Board of County Commissioners.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ara
bella Keaton Morgan; one daughter,'
Mrs. Howard Dawkins of Kinstonf
two sons, Thomas K. Morgan and Er
nest E. Morgan; two brothers, T. E.
Morgan and W. F. Morgan, all of thi3
county, and eight grandchildren.
- Pallbearers were C. R. Holmes. J.
W. Ward, Ernest W. Morgan, Clifton
Morgan, H. E. Gregory and Johnny
Gregory.
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The annual Fall Achievement Day
of Home Demonstration Clubs will be
held Wednesday afternoon, October
28 at 2:30 in the Perquimans , High
School auditorium. r
Mrs. J. P. Morgan, chairman of the
25th District of Shawboro will talk
on "Highlights of the National Meet
ing''. Mrs. Veronal J. Langford, East
ern'District Agent, will be here to in
stall the new County Council offi
cers.. --''7''':: v': "'.v
Whiteston, Bel vide re, Winfall,
Chapanoke, Home and Garden, and
Durants Neck are hostess clubs. They
will entertain at a tea following the
program., . . ,
Miss Kimsey Perry, Home Demon-,
vtration Agent urges all club mem--,
bers to attend, ,and anyone else who
is islr"ted.
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