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iiil ftl? I-m 'ii:'' .nr.iD); ' Tii M ar-ehi -- Of Dimes - Volume XXI- -Number3. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Caroliha,Friday, January 15, 1954. 5 Cents Per Copy 3 IL Clcn AyCatt Of !Li3ate For State Elizabeth City Mayor Is . First to Announce . Candidacy- . " N. Elton Aydlett of Elisabeth City this week announced that he will be a - -candidate for State Senator for the First Senatoriaf District in the Demo cratic primary election to be held in May. The two Senators for the dis- ., trict are A. P. Godwin of Gatesville ( K and J. William Copeland of Murfrees ' t. boro. ";J: I ' ' In making his announcement as a t candidate Mr. Aydlett said: A "Tt is mv sincere mirnose and desire to represent; the people of this entire district in the next General Assembly of North Carolina to the best of my I :. ability. With 25 years' experience in public affairs, I feel that I am quali- ! tied to do so." I . Mr. Aydlett was born at Harbinger In Currituck County October 25, 1902, and received his high school education . at Poplar Branch. He 1 entered the University of North Carolina in 1921, , rraduatintf with an L.L.B. degree in . 1926, ;and was admitted to the Bar of , North Carolina the same year. He -was associated with Judge Walter L. i Small in the practice of law until Judge Small's appointment to the Su . perior Court Bench in 1928. - He mar ried the former Pantha Houser of "Rutherford and has one child, Patricia Ann, who is a graduate of the Uni versity. - Mr. Aydlett was Clerk of Superior Court In Pasquotank County from 1928 to 1946 and is now a partner in . the law firm of McMullan A Aydlett, as well, as Mayor of Elizabeth City since 1951. He has also been Demo cratic Chairman of Pasquotank Coun ty since 194V Among his other con--Aions he is adirectosf l. C.. League of Municipalities, director of the Elizabeth City Boys' Club since It was organized in 1937, a member of the ' State Democratic' Executive Committee, president of the Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce from 1948 to 1951, past president of the "Elizabeth City Kiwanis Club, past president of the Elizabeth City Con cert Association, a member of the Ulackwell Memorial Baptist Church, Red Men and Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. TINS WEEK'S HEADLINES : President Eisenhower's proposed rv hanges in the Farm Program and Taft-Hartley Labor Law are meeting ' with opposition from some members ' of Congress, according to reports from ,,,, "Washington, as had been expected. ji ;lhe outcome concerning the farm pro- product. y gram, which is a major problem,: no In addition to the above subjects doubt,, will not be known for several specialists advised the farmers on ' -weeks during which the Congress will 1 the economical use of land made idle v study i and act on the recommends-1 by. cuts in acre allotments, and sug- i lions. . , gested a number of enterprises suit- v - ' (able to the county, which are not now ' Meanwhile, Congress is settling, practiced here. down to its task of organizing itself I ' More efficient use of fertilizers was tor the present session expected to run at least six months or more. In addition to form and labor policies Congress is faced with other major issues, including a review of the tax laws planned for this session. ' The President, reports state, ; will -send Cor Tress seven or eight messages con cerning legislation at this session, An' important meeting is underway i Washington this week between the u. S. and Russia on the subject of "ng atomic knowledge for the ad- v irement of the world. President iovrer proposed the. action be i i'.e United Nations, advocating . i ue of atomic power for the good of miiikind. : . f . . I J. iis are being prepared for a four r conference, in Berlin, late this h, but the U. S. has announced ' v ::i be no deals made which will v-orld power between the TJ., S. -a. The conference has been j in an effort to work out f ir a German nd Austrian 1 lessening f world tensions r earthquake ,wa reported ; i i California last Tuesday, 1 no injuries and little prop The quake was felt in i cf over 400 miles wide. T ANNOUNCEMENT ! Tfrs. Lloyd Overton, Jr., " e lirth of a daughter Deb ; ' rn ' Sunday, December 20. i was Mary' Pascoe Bizebalh City Senate Seat N. ELTON AYDLETT Today (Thursday) N. E 1 1 o n Aydlett, mayor of Elisabeth City, announced that ho will be a can didate for one of the State' Sen ate seats for the First Senatorial District in the election to be held . in May. ''"''' Farm Problems Is Topic Of Schools Held This V66k A four-day series of meetings were :ciod-'iK T2tqatfliia County this week by specialists with the State Ex tension Service to acquaint Perquim ans farmers with the practical appli cation of recent research results af fecting major enterprises that are conducted in the county. The classes, all held at the Agricul ture Building, opened on Tuesday with Specialists Bell, Perry, Dobson and Curtis leading discussions on soy beans. TwannH, grain and pastures. During the afternoon session subjects discussed by Specialists Collins, West moreland and Curtis, included corn and weed control. v Two classes were conducted on Thursday, the morning session featur ing talks on beef, sheep, swine, dairy ing, which ware led by. Specialists Butler, Buchanan, Rich, and George. In the afternoon the featured subjects were tractor maintenance, water and seweage systems. . . Specialist Covington and Abshier will conduct the final session of the schools this afternoon (Friday) with the subject being sweet potatoes, in- eluding marketing and storage of the ai8 discussed, it being pointed out there is an acute need for this nrac tice. In corn, for examnle, the aver age use of nitrogen is 40 pounds per acre, but it is highly profitable to use up to 100. pound. " Those attending the schools were told of the new cheap sources of nitrogen. Federal Tax Man To Aid With Forms Federal agents, with the Internal Revenue Office in Elizabeth City, will visit , Hertford on Monday, February 15 to assist local residents in fillinr out and filing income tax returns for 1953, it was announced this week by Nate Parker, who is Jn charge of the onice. r . , .;- .- --. i . Whilo in Hertford, the agents will be located at the Hertford Police De partment offJetvV.-,;; -d-i'f , In order to facilitate the filing of returns and to give assistance to as many people as possible, taxpayers are requested to biing with them all rec ords necessary', for filing their re turns at the first ; meeting. Wage earners should bring their Forms W-2 from each employer worked for during the entire year and self-employed tax payers should bring their records of receipts and ' disbursements, Parker said. . i f ATTEND R.E.A. CONVENTION J. D. Coston, Archie Lane and C. E. White, Sr., left Friday for Miami. Fla., where they will attend an R. E. A. Convention. ' Hat In Ring ., A' is;-' Nine Cases M By Recorder At Session On Tuesday Larceny Hearings Con tinued Until Febru ary 2nd Term Nine cases were disposed of at the Tuesday session of the Perquimans Recorder's Court, and four were con. tinued until the February 2nd term, according to the docket of court clerk, C. T. Skinner, Jr. Nathan Landau, and Samuel Mercer, Negro, entered pleas of guilty to char ges of speeding and each paid a fine of $10 and costs of court. Victor Terhune and Morris Gagan son, each charged with speeding, en tered pleas of guilty and paid the costs of court. A fine of $25 and costs were as sessed against Joshua Lilly, Negro, who entered a plea of guilty to charg es of driving without a license. Charlie Lightfoot, Negro, was or dered to pay the costs of court after entering a plea of guilty to charges of driving with, insufficient brakes. . Randall Harris submitted to a' charge of trespassing and paid the , costs of court. I Costs of court were taxed against j Hinton Williams who submitted to I charges of operating a car equipped1 with an improper muffler. Beatrice Scott, Negro, paid the costs of court after pleading guilty to charges of failing to observe a stop sign. The cases of Ethel Morgan, Ernest Jones, Jr., and Linwood, Mears, all charged with larceny in connection with a " robbery which occurred at Turner's store, were continued until February 2 at the request of the de- fense.V', vwv ; - , A hearing ' for D. D. Brickhouse, charged with being drunk on a high way was also continued until Febru ary 2. , The recorder's court will be in re cess for the next two weeks while Su perior Court is in session conducting a special and regular term of civil hear ings. vV' Rotary Club Elects Vulf As President The Rev. Charles Wulf was elected president of the Hertford Rotary Club for the year 1954-55 at a meeting of the club held Tuesday night at the Hotel Hertford, i Other officers chosen by the club were Henry C. Sullivan, vice presi dent; JackrEanoy, secretary-treasurer; Max Campbell, Robert Hollowell arid Dr. C. A. Davenport, directors. C. R. Holmes, outgoing president of the club, will be an ex-officio member of the club's board of directors. The Rotarlans also passed a reso lution of congratulations to the Town Board for ; the public improvements made to the streets of Hertford in re cent weeks by the installation of street markers and the new white-way in the business area. ' - Wintry Blasts Hit County Monday Night Winter struck its first real blow at Perquimans County last Monday, send ing rain, sleet and snow in the wake of a storm which covered most of the eastern Seaboard. v A sharp drop in temperature short ly after seven P. M., changed a rain into sleet, then later snow, which cov ered the ground and made roads and highways extremely hazardous. Despite the conditions on the high ways, State Patrolman; B. R. Inscoe reported Tuesday morning the weath er conditions caused no highway acci dents within the county. Miss I?ia Jean Bass . Weds Winston Lane, Jr. Miss Ina Jean. Bass and Winston Lane, Jr., were married January 12, at 10 A. M., at the Rocky. Hock Par sonage by the pastory the Rev. B. L. Raines. '':.K4";'-- Only a few intimate friends of the couple, and their parents were present at the ceremony. . , A The bride was attired in navy with white accessories and her corsage was a white orchid. 1 After a wedding trip to Miami, Fla., the couple will be at the home of the bridegroom's parents until January 20. when he will be inducted into the armed forces, and she will resume her studies at Chowan High School. Hertford Jaycees Veek At Dinner George Fields Named As Young Man Of The Year Henry C. Stokes, Jr., president of the Hertford Junior Chamber of Com merce announced today that the week of January 14-21 is being observed j natioually as "Junior Chamber of Commerce Week'V and the local chap ter is joining with more than 2,500 local organizations celebrating the Jaycees' 34th birthday. Highlight of the local observance was a birthday dinner held at the Ho tel Hertford on Wednesday night, which was attended by the local Jay cees, their wives and guests, including Edgar Gurganus of Williamston, 10th District official. 1 .During the dinner program' Mr. Gurganus presented a Distinguished Service Award Key to George Fields, selected, as Hertford's Young Man of the Year. . Selection of Mr. Fields for the honor was by a committee of lead- in? citizens from a number of nomi nations made to the Hertford Junior Chamber of Commerce by several local croc organizations. The award is given to the young man the judges believe has contribut ed most, to the welfare of this com munity in the past 12 months. As this year's winner of the ward Mr. Fields served as president of the Jaycees, is now one of the Directors. He con tributed "much time and effort to all Jaycee projects and serves as treas urer of the Perquimans County March of Dimes. He is a member of the Methodist Church and an active mem ber 'of the church choir. . Mr.'attkces ate announced the Hert ford Jaycees will attend church ser vices next Sunday at the Methodist Church and Baptist Church, as part of the birthdav observance. Mayor V. N. Darden has proclaim ed January 14-21 as "Junior Chamber of Commerce Week" in Hertford to focus attention on young men and the work thoy are doing for the" com munity and state. Pn Defense Scheduled The Perquimans Business and PrO' fessional Woman's Club will sponsor a program on the formation of a Ground Observer Corps in Hertford Thursday night, January 21, at 7:30 in the Agriculture Building. Sgt Jack Lang of the Durham Fil ter Center will have charge of an in teresting program during which he will explain the purpose of the Ground Observer Corps and why it is so vital to the civil defense program of America. Mrs. Betty Swindell, president of the club, urges all citizens to be pres ent at this meeting. High school stu dents and Boy Scouts will be especial ly welcome. Mrs. Swindell points out they can play an important part in making the civil defense program a success. According to Sgt, Lane, the Boy Scouts will be able to win merit badg es for taking part in this work. nrk-Morris Vows Spoken November 29 Mr. and Mrs. J. Edgar Morris an nounce the marriage of their daughter, Pattie Blount and George R. Clark, Jr., son of Mrs; Ray Tibbett and George R. Clark of Enfield. . ; The marriage took place at Hills boro November 29, ,1953, with Dr. Chas. Madre officiating and the vows were repeated Sunday, January 10, at the Methodist Church with the bride's pastor, the Rev. A. L. Chaplin, officiating.- : Mrs. Clark is a graduate of Per quimans High School and Duke Uni versity and is now a member of the faculty at Fred Olds School in Ra leigh. Mr. Clark is a senior at State College. The couple are making their home in Raleigh. Tax Listing Moves Along At Usual Pace Tax listing in Perquimans County is moving along at about its usual pace, according to reports from tax listers this week. A large number of county residents have yet, to list their property for 1954 taxes and the listers point out only two weeks re main fbr the property owners to eonf ply with the law and list property. ogram On Civil Town Of Hertford Of VEP Requesting State Beauty Helps Miss North Carolina, Barbara Crockett of Winston-Salem, adds her contribution to the 1954 March of Dimes. More support than ever before Is needed In the current drive because of the costs of the new Polio Preven tion Program of stepned-up ram- ma globulin supplies and massive testing of a polio vaccine. VVWOW f--WW- Indians And Squaws Defeat Moyock In Perquimans High School's basket ball teams marked up three victories in-games played in the bemarle Conference during the past week end. The Perauimt'.ns Squaws lost io the :Mante? Sms ,asl lone-point margin of 47-36, then ; m Wk stronir Tuesdav l.icht to defeat the Moyock girls -13 to 30. The Perquimans boys won easily from Manteo 47 to 33 and routed Mo yock by a score of 47 to 35. Coach Ike Perry used his entire squad in the Moyock game, with the Indian Squaws romping to an easy win. Barbara Edwards with 14 points led the Perquimans scoring, followed by White with 10 points and Wins low, who tallied nine. In the boys' conWst the Indians jumped into a 17-6 lead in the first period and moved to a 33-13 advan tage at hulf-time. The Indian var sity was replaced in the second half by the reserves who also gave a fine exhibition of playing. Howard Wil liams scored 12 points in the first half, leading the Indian scoring, with Morris hitting for nine, Allen and Matthews collecting five each and Towe hitting for two points. Ross scored six points, Bray four, White three and M. Williams one. Harrison was high point man for Moyock, racking up 12 points. At Manteo the Indians outclassed the Dare County boys by securing a 21-13 lead in the first half and run ning this score up to 38 to 23 at the end of the third period. The victories by the Indians places them at the top of the Albemarle Con ference with a record of three wins and no losses. . On Friday night the Perquimans teams will travel to Weeksville for a double header, both games being' con ference games. Central PTA Meeting Planned Monday P. M. The Perquimans County Central Grammar School will hold its January meeting in the school cafeteria Mon day night, January 18, at 7:30 o'clock. The subject for the month is "Keeping Faith With Youth." The Old Neck community, with Mrs. Floyd Matthews as cnairman, win nave cnarge oi we( All members are urged to attend and interested patrons of the school are invited. ' Fire Department Gets New Equipment Hertford Fire Department has re cently added considerable new equip ment to its fire fighting apparatus, it was reported here this week. New hose rollers, to expedite unloading of water hose at fires, have been, secur ed for the county fire truck, and new truck canvass for the hose beds has been secured for both trucks. Other new equipment include new pike poles, first aid kits for each of the trucks and a new self-contained breathing ap i To Appose Petition Higher Power Rate Commissioners To At tend Public Hearing At Raleigh Feb. 24 Commissioners for the Town of Hertford, meeting in regular session here last Monday night, went on rec ord opposing a petition, presented to the State Utilities Commission by the Virginia Electric and Power Company, in which the company seeks an in crease in rates for electric power ser ved all consumers. In placing the matter before the Town Board Mayor V. N. Darden ad vised the commissioners investigation had revealed the Town of Hertford will pay out an additional five to six thousand dollars yearly for electric power if the VEP request for higher rates is granted by the State Commis sion. It was also reported, individual cus tomers of the VEP Company will be affected by any rate increase if grant ed the utility company. Members of the Town Board, along with Town Attorney Chas. E. John son, and Town Supervisor F. T. Britt, will attend a public hearing on the matter, to be conducted in Raleigh on February 24 by the State Utilities Commission. According to Mayor Darden, the Virginia Electric and Power Company recently was granted a rate increase in the State of Virginia, and the com pany is now seeking a similar rate in- olina. The rate requested by the com pany, it was reported is about 15 per cent higher than the present rate pay for power by the Town of Hertford. The Board passed a resolution op nosing the granting- of the VEP pe tition and copies of the resolution are to be mailed to the K Itility Com mission and to the Virginia Electric and Power Company. It has been reported similar objec tions to the proposed rate increase will be made by other towns and individ uals in North Carolina served by the VEP Company. Mrs. Rogerson Dies From Severe Burns Mrs. Selma Harrell Rogerson, 34, died Wednesday at 2:40 P. M., at the Albemarle Hospital from burns re ceived while pouring kerosene on smoldering embers. She was the wife of J. Preston Rog erson, of Hertford, and was a mem ber of the Gerat Hope Baptist Church. She was a member of the Missionary Society, the ladies of the G. A. and R. A'., Sunday School teacher and A member of the Home Demonstration Club. Besides her husband, she is surviv ed by two sons, Jimmy Arlyn and Ronald Webb; five brothers, Louis Gilbert and Lonnie, all of Edenton; I &arl D. of Sunbury and the Rev. Ralph Harrell, of Louisville, Ky.; five sisters, Mrs. Henry Bunch, Mrs. Al fonso Spivey, Mrs. Milton Bunch and Mrs. Elmer Haste, all of Edenton, and Mrs. Raymond White of Suffolk. The body was taken to the Lynch Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements. . ,- , , Spencer Rites Held Saturday Afternoon Funeral services for William W. Spencer, who died Thursday night of last week, in a Norfolk hospital, were conducted last Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the New Hone Methodist i church with the Rev. George Wesley Jones, pastor of the Norview Metho- dist Church, officiating, assisted by the Rev. H. M. Jamieson, pastor of the New Hope Methodist Church. The New Hone Methodist choir sang Abide With Me." Mrs. Melvyn Wood i mixvmptmm u li uw unroll. A BOIO, i - uooa iNignc ana uooa Morning" was sung by Richard Zimmerman, accom panied at the organ by W. M. Davin son. : :;'-.,; Pallbearers were Ned Parsons, Rog er Lucy, M. W. Edwards, Richard Davidson, J. B. Banks and W. S. Ed wards. " ' v' ' ' ; - Burial followed in the New Hope Methodist Cemetery. Number Of Stores To Close Wed. Afternoons A large number of Hertford stores will begin observing half -day closing on Wednesdays, effective January 20, continuing through the s u m m e r months, it was announced here this week. - " '
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