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New County Council Of
ficers Installed r By
Heme Agent ; f ;
Highlighting the 4-A Achievement
Day program held on Wedneday, No
vember IS was a talk by Bill Shackle
,ford, Assistant Farm Agent, from
Jones County, concerning his trip "to
Croat ' Britain us n 'International
" Farm Youth Exchange Delegate. Mr.
Shackleford spoke to an enthusiastic
audience , of approximately 110 4-H
children, parents, and friends, -the lar
gest attendance at 4-H Achievement
Day in a long time.' He urged 4-H
: boys and girls to take advantage of
the opportunities given them, and not
.to give up if they became discouraged,
t but work even harder. Wallace Bak-
i.er of the Senior 4-H Club introduced
, Mr. Shackleford. ; ,
Annie Lou Lane of the Senior Club
conducted an inspiring devotional and
, Johnny Phillips rendered special
music. ..rr V'.-
- Hiss Kimsey Perry, Home ' Agent,
and Ralph Sasser, Assistant Farm
, Agent, gave- out certificates and
awards to those, winning them.
. Hiss Perry then installed the coun
ty council, officers for the coming
year. They are Myrtle (Jordan Wil
liams, president; Wayne Howell, .Vice
. president; Whit Matthews,' secretary;
. -Judy Benton. reporter, and Annette
'; j Proctor ,and Preston -Window, song
'-leaders, i w til'- -
Following the program the group
enjoyed sauare dancing, Virginia Reel,
and the Bunny Hop, and refreshments
' tf punch and .cookies.
Postmasterlssues
c"3StForEaly
Another reminder that Christmas
is "just around the-corner" came this
week with, the message from Post
master W. W. White urging patrons to
get Christmas parcels and greetings
in the mail early.
Mailings for distant states should
"be made well in advance of Decem
ber 11, Postmaster White stated,, and
greeting cards for local delivery not
later than December 14 m order to
assure delivery before Christmas-Day
inose wno disuse w man pureeis
early for fear they may be openetf
by the recipient before Christmas Day
. should not worry, the postmaster con
tinued. Parcels may be marked, "Do
Not Open until Christmas."
Patrons of the local office can save
valuable time during the rush of the
holiday shopping season by purchas
ing an adequate supply of stamps at
; one time.
Mail matter should be plainly and
completely addressed, preferably in
ink, giving, street address, , apartment
--number if any, post office box num
. ber or rural route and rural box num.
Tier whenever possible. . Sender's re-
-turn address should appear in the up
per left. hand corner of the address
side.
' Greeting cards should be sent first
class to obtain best service. Sucn
'greetings sent first class may be seal-
! : ed and contain personal messages,
-they are dispatched and delivered first
and forwarded, if necessary, without
additional postage. T
;. Patrons having a number of greet
ing cards to mail are urged to tie
-them in bundles with addresses all
faced one way to facilitate handling
. in the post office.,. -r'-v'; ''"'IBy.
Articles for mailing should, be pack
ed carefully and tightly in durable
-containers.'. Wrap and tic! parcel se---curely
with good quality paper and
, -cord, but do not seal unless name and
- address of sender are shown together
with the usual parcel post inscription.
Packages sent by air or parcel post
.are limited to a maximum, of 100
inches In length and girtk' combined
The weight I'mitjs 70 pounds.
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Trophy Presentation
Scheduled For Monday
The annual presentation of the
State Theatre trophy to the outstand
ing football player at Perquimans
High School during the 1953 season
will be made from the stage of that
theatre next Monday night, it was
announced today by B. L. Gibbs, man
ager of the theatre. . 1 " A , -s'
1 The trophy, to be presented Mon
day, is on display at the theatre and
selection of the winner will be made
by members of the 1953 Indians' foot
ball squad. Presentation of the award
will be made immediately at the close
of the showing of the film "East of
Sumatra." '.'
m Diggers flani
County Chtiriinfor
tali Of Dimes
Mrs. J. T. Biggers of Hertford will
again direct the March of Dimes cam
paign for Perquimans County, it was
announced today by Secretary of
State Thad Eure, State March of
Dimes chairman. , .
In announcing the appointment, Mr.
Eure said, ; "Mrs. , Biggers , is well
qualified to do an outstanding job in
mobilizing Perquimans County for
this most crucial March of Dimes
campaign in the history of the Na
tional Foundation for Infantile Para
lysis." . ." -v .'; i. i". ;, f- .';'. '
Pointing out that during this past
summer more than 30,000 boys and
girls of Caldwell, Catawba and Av
ery counties received free inocula
tions of gamma globulin in a drama
tic effort to stem the rising tide of
polio in that ' area, ' Eure expressed
his confidence ( that the people of
JNorth Carolina will demonstrate their
gratitude by giving more generously
than ever before to-the fund raising
drive which will open January 2 and
continue through the month.
Basil O'Connor, president of the
National Foundation, in a letter to
Mrs. Biggers, emphasized the need
for an all-out effort this year. "The
Foundation is now in a new era,"
writes O'Connor. "Research has giy
en us gamma globulin, a temporary
immunizing agent against paralytic
polio. At tremendous cost, we have
done all in our power to increase the
supply of this precious fluid. And
even as demands for gamma globu
lin have grown by leaps and bounds,
comes word that an experimental vac
cine is on the way. Such a vaccine
may be ready for large-scale field
studies before the next polio season.
And we must continue ' to assure fi
jnancial assistance to the thousands of
y. ""' '-'-"'""s "
we aisease as well as tnose who may
contact it in the future," she added.
Mrs. Biggers calls upon every forward-looking
person in Perauimans
County to get behind the 1954 March!
of Dimes drive. "We've got to put
this campaign over, and we will put it
oyer with your help," she said.
Perouimans Lodge
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The annual Masonic banquet "was
held in Perquimans County Central
Grammar School dining; room Tues
day night, November 17, with Master
or Ceremonies Jim .Bass welcoming
members of the lodge, their wives,
friends, ladies of the Eastern Star and
widows of Masons.
Dinner was served in a Thanksgiv
ing decorated atmosphere, after which
the ladies of the . Eastern Star pre
sented an enjoyable program of music
and games. - t-
Guest speakers were District Dep
uty Grand Master Robert-F. Spence
of South Mills, who spoke on "The
Principles of Masonry,", and District
Deputy Grand Matron Annie Laurie:
Mullen of South Mills, whose subject
was "Service w -the 'Order of the
Eastern Star." -.-e i ?Y
i Bingo was played to conclude the
program. J
Coy Scout Drive
Concluded Jlcnday .
' The annual drive for funds for the
Boy , Scouts was concluded last Mon
day night at a dinner meeting held in"
Elizabeth City, ar i rer rta from the
counties of the Al i -mr.a were made
to Judge Chester tic-vis, fund drive
chairman. . y , '4
. Archie T. Lane and J. T. Biireers-
directed the drive in Perquimans
County, during which more t!ian'$300
was raisea to ; ncip Ctrray the ex
penses of tlie Scout movement in this
area. . .
r The directors of thes county drive
e. pressed their jtfRrVs to solicitors
and to the public for the part played
ry encn in cn'ri.'jt'" j to tne success
HNIIM
Hertford, Perquimans County, North
DyL&syGIn
State FIsy-offs
Champs of Southeastern
Conference Stop Per
? quimans 34-13 -
The Perquimans Indians lost a
34-13 decision to Massey Hill High
School in the Eastern Class A State
football play-offs held last Friday
night at Wilson.
' In defeat the Indians lost none of
the prestige they had established with
a fine record for the season. The
victory went to an outstanding team,
which was big, fast and aggressive.
Aside from about five minutes in the
third period, the Indians failed to
click and showed only flashes of the
form "which won. them the privilege
of representing : the Northeastern
section in the play-offs. .
The game opened with Massey Hill
taking command of the situation and
the Cumberland County boys scored
the first of six touchdowns midway j
of the first quarter. Massey Hill
turned up the steam during the sec-
ond period, scoring two TD's on a
pass play and the other on a sustain
ed march. Try for the extra points
were all good and the half ended witbj
Massey Hill leading the Indians 21-0.
Perquimans received the opening
kick-off of the second half, and march
ed to Massey Hill's five yard line but
lost the ball on a pass interception.)
The Indians scored a few minutes
later When Williams ran 29 yards for
the goal. Morris converted and the
score was 21-7. The Indians pushed
Massey Hill back to their goal line
minutes later but were stunned when
the Massey Hill boys capitalized on
a near fumble and raced more than
100 yards for their fourth TD, making
the score 27-7. ;
Massey Hyi scored again from the
37-yard line of Perquimans after in
tercepting a Perquimans pass.
Howard Williams scored Perquim
ans' second TD. He received the kick-
off and ran some 60 yards over the
goal line
ine but thijurfwas xanedksAW-l; 71th a deadly weapon,
to the
! 21-yard line IWilliams scored
from that distance and the score then
stood 34-13. .-'
Howard Williams, John Morris and
Paul Matthews sparked the Indians'
offense which rolled up seven first
downs while Massey Hill collected
eight.. Daryl Allen and Bruce Lowe
were stand-outs on the defense for the
Indians. -
ASC Announces No
Marketing Quotas
On 1954 Corn Crop
The Secretary of Agriculture has
announced that acreage allotments on
the 1954 corn crop probably will be
proclaimed later for the commercial
corn producing area, reported Helene
Wixon, Office Manager of the Per
quimans County ASC. At the same
time the Secretary announced that
there will be no marketing quotas en
the 1954 corn crop.
According to Miss Nixon, prelimi
nary work in preparation for possible
acreage allotments has been started.
A. survey of all farms in the county
will be made in order to obtain farm
acreage data for farms on which corn
was planted in 1951, 1952 or 1953.
Each farm operator will be contacted
by a community committeeman or
corn reporter before December 15.
" Final decision on acreage allotments
for next year's . crop will be ' made
when more is known about the effect
of drought on the supply and prospec
tive demand situation. -The deadline
for such a determination is February
1,' 1954. -r -ir,' -rT
Play In Senior Bowl j ?
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Howard Pitt, "captain of the 1953
Duke; University football team, and
former star athlete at Perquimans
High School, has been selected as one
of the - nation's outstanding college
seniors . to . participate in the. Senior
Football Game io be played ' Christ
mas night in Miami, Florida.
Pitt will complete his college grid
iron career at Duke on Saturday when
t'.ie Duke team plays Carolina. He
was a member of the Duke freshman
teanl and of the varsity fof, three
years. During 1952 he was named on
the All-Southern Conference' team. ;
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
H, Pitt.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT,. . .
Mr.
and Mrs. John Ward announct
the birth "of A daughter, Jonetta, born
Sun
... M i.ton.
Carolina, Friday, November 27, 1953.
Vnisd Doc'tet In
flccorta Court
Here Last Tuesday
Bench " Warrant Issued
J In connection With
Liquor Hearing
'A varied docket consisting of 13
cases was disposed of during Tues
day's session of Perquimans Record
er's Court.
Following a hearing in which
James Everett, Negro, was found not
gttilty on charges of possession of nontax-paid
liquor for the purpose of
sale, a bench warrant charging Jule
Harvey, Negro, with possessing the
liquor was issued and Harvey enter
ed a plea of guilty to the charge and
paid a fine of $25 and costs of
court.
Raymond Shock paid a fine of $10
and costs after submitting to a charge
of speeding.
A fine of $25 and costs were taxed
against Harold Aberna thy, who enter
ed a plea of guilty to charges of
speeding and reckless driving.
Ida Nelson entered a plea of guilty
t charges of driving drunk. She was
ordered to pay a fine of $100 and
costs of court.
James Carter and Margaret Riley
entered pleas of being drunk on a
highway and each paid a fine of $5
and costs.
T. VJ. Bass was taxed with a fine
of $2 and costs of court on charges
of being drunk on the streets of Hertford..;-;:-.
Costs of court were taxed against
Alvah Cartwright who submitted to a
charge of improper use of a spotlight.
Clinton Riddick and James Brick-
house, Negroes, were taxed with the
costs of court on charges of assault.
Riddick entered a plea of guilty and
Brickhouse was found guilty as charg
ed. ? ;
Ben Riddick, Negro, was given a 30
day .jail sentence, suspended upon
payment of a fine of $10 and costs,
after being found guilty on charges
V$lliam White, Negro, was found
guilty on a charge of simple assault.
He was given a 30 day jail sentence,
suspended upon payment of a fine of
$10 and costs and the condition he be
of good behavior for six months,
Jaycees To Honor
Perquimans Man Of
Year During January
In observance of National Junior
I Chamber of Commerce Week, during
January, the Hertford Jaycees are
making plans to honor a young man
of Perquimans County with a Dis
tinguish Service Ward as "man of the
year." D. F. Reed, Jr., is serving as
chairman of the Jaycee committee
conducting this project. ;
The Jaycees desire all civic or
ganizations in the county to select a
candidate for this honor, and the se
lection should be based upon the fol
lowing; Achievement, leadership and
service to his community: personal
character and ability. Only vounsr
men between the ages of 21 and 36 are
eligible for' consideration of the
award. -
A- committee of local citizens, over
the age of 36, has been selected by
the Jaycee committee to judcre the
qualifications and choose the individ
ual to be honored with, the award.
Organizations desirinsr to offer a can
didate for the project are requested
to me the name and qualifications
with Mr. Reed at an early date.
Anyone in the community will be
allowed to make a nomination for the
award and nomination blanks, like
wise, may be secured by contacting
Mr. Reed or any Jaycee.
Federal Tax Farms
Mailed To Taxpayers
Federal taxpayers of Perauimans
County on Monday received their in
come tax; forms to.be used in filing
reports on" 1953 income. The forms
were included in a book of instrue-
tions to be used in making out re
turns,,;,-. ,'.. .is- ,
Persons receiving these forms are
advised their income tax blanks are
enclosed hv the book; of. instructions,
and these forms should be saved and
used at the time the taxpayer files his
income tax return. : . :, , v , v V--
wniie the Department Of Internal
Revenue mailed put "the forms earlv.
taxpayers need not make final reports'
unujr inarch 16,. 1954. Persons who
have income taxes withheld, or those
paying taxes 'by the quarter must
still make final payment by January
15, 1954. but need not file the com-
Jr'ete form untj'.LIarch ioV-,- ? V ;
lllcrtfcTd Jaycoes To
TCent Show At High
Work Progressing
On Health Center
Construction work On Perquimans
County's new public health building is
progressing according to schedule, it
was reported this week by Silas M.
Whedbee, County Attorney, who is
acting as co-ordinator on the project.
The contractor has completed the
foundation of the building and is now
erecting the walls. Construction of
the building, whidh will house the
Perquimans Health Department, is
expected to be completed within four
to five months.
Sportsmen Urged To
If you are one of the thousands
that joined the ranks of game hunt
ers last week, it will pay you to re
member that sportsmanship and cour
tesy may save a life "maybe yours,"
says Assistant County Agent Ralph
Sasser.
Mr. Sasser says the first rule in
good sportsmanship is to "ask the
farmer's permission whether the land
is posted or not No one likes to have
his fall and winter crops damaged
by persons tramping through soft
fields."
"Second, and just as important, is
for all hunters to remember that just
three causes lead to two-thirds of all
hunting accidents: (1) humans in line
of fire, (2) mistaking humans for
game, and (3) hunting with the safe
ty catch off.
"Sportsmanship is just good man
ners. It is common sense in handling
guns, plus consideration for others.
It means also the use of the right gun
for the right game, hunting only in
season and taking the limit only if he
can use the meat or the trophies. For
bird hunting, the truev sportsman
takes a trained dog to retrieve crip-'
pies. He puts out cigarettes and
campfires carefully, breaks matches
before dropping them and, in other
ways, uses his head."
Mr. Sasser recommends the fol
lowing ten commandments for safe
ty in hunting: ,
1. Treat every gun with .the respect
due a loaded gun.
2. Carry only empty guns taken
down or with the action open into your
auto, camp and home.
3. Always be sure that the barrel
and action are clear of obstructions.
4. Carry a gun so that you can al
ways, under all circumstances, control
the direction of the muzzle.
. 5. Be sure of your target before you
pull the trigger.
6. Never point a gun at anything
you do not want to shoot.
7. Never leave your gun unattended
unless you unload it first.
8. Never climb a tree or fence with
a loaded gun; lay it down.
9. Never shoot at a flat, hard sur
face or the surface of water.
10. Do not try to mix gunpowder and
alcohol. :
Basketball Drills
Started Last Monday
Basbetball practice was started on
last Monday at Perquimans High
School under the direction of Coach
Tke Perry, who reported the Indians
first home game will be played with
CnJerain on December 11.
The Perquimans Squaws have been
practicing for about two weeks and it
was reported there are between 45
and 50 girls trying out for the team.
Coach Perry was greeted by about
20 candidates for the boys' team at
the first drill, and he expressed him
self favorably toward the prospects
for the year. The Indians will be
composed of veterans from last year's
squad, including Daryl Allen, Howard
Williams, Paul Matthews, John Mor
ris and Cliff Towe, and a number of
reserves. i:'.:-.-':-.
Rotarians To Hold
Ladies' Night Dec 15
. 'Plaijs for a Ladies Night party, to
be . observed on December : 15, were
made at a meeting of the Hertford
Rotary Club held Tuesday night at
the Hotel Hertford.
C. R. Holmes, president of the club,
named the Rev. Charles Wulf, chair
man Of the club's oroeram coiftmit-
tee, to' Sirect arrangements for the
Ladies' Night party. The event will
be held at the hotel. .
MASONS TO MEET
The Perquimans Masonic Lodge. No.
106..A-JU & A. M, will meet Tuesday
nignt at o'clock... - . t
Use Caution During
Hunting Season
5 Cents Per Copy
Sponsor Home
School Kaxt Week
Proceeds To Finance
Christmas Party
For Children
Miss Marian Parkes arrived Monriav
. j
to start work on the big musical min
strel revue, "On Stage America"
which will ha nrpapntori nn TlAomKai
3 and 4 at the Perquimans High
benool auditorium for the benefit of
the Christmas Theatre Partv and San
ta Claus Parade.
Miss Parkes comes to Hertford
well recommended. She has had spec
ial training on this particular produc
tion and her ability to work with all
types of talent, both musical and dra
matic, will be of BTeat henefit tn the
local acts who will take part in the
amateur contest which is to be one
feature of the show.
The following members of the Jay
cees held a meeting Monday night to
maice arrangements for the show and
to choose talent: Francis Kirnn
Charlie Skinner, Jr., Emery White,
Henry stokes and George Fields.
"On Stage America" uses a min
strel set tine -featuring ten nrnminonf
local men who will appear in black
iace ana in special costumes to sing
old time melodies and modern mnei.
cal numbers as they tell jokes on one
anotner and to the white face master
of ceremonies. Twenty-four teen
agers will be selected tn
Chorus girls and ten to twelve out
standing acts of amateur talent will
be chosen. These amateur net a nriii
include musicians, singers, dancers
ano impersonators and those chosen
will compete for valuable prizes. The
winners will be selected nn ehnnr
nights by popular audience vote. Any-
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one m nernord and surrounding com
munity is eligible to compete and
there is no age limit, nor do those
who participate need tn ho numUn
i UlVUtLfbAO
of the Jaycees. Anyone who is inter
ested in taking part is urged to con
tact Miss Marian Parkes at the Hotel
Hertford.
A savings bond will be the first
prize for the amateur contestant who
receives ttie largest. nunfV of toftil
votes at Both performances of the big
show. The second and third place
winners will receive valuable gift
bonds.
A baby contest will be held in con
junction with the show. The entrants
in this contest to select the King and
Queen, the Prince and Princess and
Duke and Duchess of Toyland are the
small fry of the town. Boys and girls
under six years of age are eligible for
this popularity contest. The polling
places for them are located in the
stores of leading merchants.
All children will be introduced to
the audience of "On Stage America"
and there will be a special coronation
ceremony on the last night of the
show when the winners who have poll
ed the largest number of votes will
receive crowns and loving cups. For
more information about entering a
child in this contest contact Miss
Marion Parkes at the Hotel Hertford.
Election Scheduled
To Fill Position Of
Soil Supervisor
Election of a member of the Per
quimans County Soil Conservation Su
pervisors Committee, under the Albe
marle District, will be held Decem
ber 7-12.
The term of Clarence C. Chappell
expires this year in accordance with
the rule for staggered, membership on
the three-man committee. The terms
of F. B. Skinner and Emmett Long
will expire in 1954 and 1955 respec
tively. Two men have been nominated for
the position, Clarence C. Chappell and
George W. Winslow. Petitions re
quired to nominate candidates for the
Supervisors post must be signed by
25 registered voters. Ballot boxes will
be placed at the central spots over
the county during the election period.
Any registered Perquimans County
voter may vote in the election.
The Albemarle Soil Conservation '
District is composed of Chowan, Per-.
quimans, Pasquotank and Currituck
counties. The Supervisors in the five
counties compose the District Soil Con
servation Board which was establish- .
ed by the General Assembly to handle :
organization work for the area.
FarlConeland 4
Passes Suddenly
Earl Copeland, 64, died suddenly on
Tuesday night at about 9 o'clock at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles '
Whedbee, where he had been making ?
his home.. -:'.'if f. -V i
Surviving besides Mrs. Whedbee are
one .sister,. Mrs. . R M. Fowler , and ;
one brother, Carl Copeland, v ...