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WEEKLY Volume -XXI. Number 11. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, March 12, 1954. 5 Cents Per Copy D:fG3tV,uiEmston In Section Playoff District Tournament Is Being Held This Week At Ahoskie . , . Perquimans Indians, champions of the Albemarle Basketball Conference, continued their successful , season by winning the Section 1 District 1 Class A playoff staged here last week-end. ' Perquimans ' defeated a strong Wil liamston team 58 to;4Sl in the final round of the sectional and won the right to compete in the district tourn- ament being played this week-end in Ahoskie. In first round games played in the local sectional Williams ton defeated Colerain 52" to 23 and Perquimans overwhelmed Belhaven 66 to 38 !, - In the sectional finals Perquimans avenged the only .defeat suffered this season by defeating the Williamston Green Wave. Cliff Towe sparked the Indians' offensive . hitting " for 17 points. Coach Ike Perry changed his ' team's offensive ' tactics from a de . liberate passing, careful shooting at tack to one of a fast moving weave which kept Williamston off-balance. Howard Williams, second high scor er for the Indians did a fine defen sive job on Wflliamston'a center, Per ry, who was held to 12 points. The game was a hard-fought battle all the way but Perquimans outscored Williamston in each period, and broke the game open in the final quarter se curing a nine point advantage with about three minutes left In the game. Perquimans held a 24-20 lead at half time. ; ., -; " Other scoring by Perquimans was Allen witir seveijB points, , Matthews novcu ami wum ui. . In the Belhaven game Perquimans secured a 16-12 lead during the first period and moved away fast in the second canto getting an 11-point lead after four minutes of play. Belhaven ' scored onlv four noiilts durinsr the rter- 'M n' fAod. Perquimans Jed at halftime f2jlt to 17. "'. . v.WSfcai&fc '. ' 1 Paul Matthews Sparked third jMmmB&M- 3C$Mra.i which gave Perquimanr a-4?-27 lead during the third 'period,' and ' from there the Indians' coasted (to victory. Williams led. the scoring with 20 points, followed by Allen with 14, Mat thews 13, Morris 2 and Towe five, Albemsrte League Perquimans County baseball fans and players have, in large numbers, indicated approval of having a team entered in the Albemarle League in event that league is reorganized for play during the coming summer. At a meeting held in the Court House last Tuesday night, attended by a large number of fans and several players, it was reported by the tem porary committee a sufficient number of players had expressed a desire to play for the county to field a team in the league. .. The fans organized a permanent committee at the meeting Tuesday to complete arrangements for enter ing the county team in the league and securing players. Members of the com mittee are H. N. Nixon, business man ager; George Fields, secretary-treasurer; Henry C. Stokes, Jr., Wallace Morgan and Max Campbell, board members. ..-"'jv-'i . -''"j 'vvScv- Plans for the operation of the team; calls for a strictly amateur proposi tion. There will be no hire players on the team, which will be composed of county players, although the local unit will be entitled to use three players from Gates County. Gate receipts are to be used for paying operating ex- senses and in the event any funds are - Fans And Pisycrs Favor Tean Entering left at the close of the season these j alleged to have committed a number will be divided among the players. , of crimes, since the escape in Currl Indieatipna are at this. time, the lea-, 'tuck, and Dare counties, at Whaley , (Ontinued on Page Eight) ' ' jville, Val'. and at Kinston. Authort , v. i . i j i ' i , , 'ties at Kinston are- charging Mvers MMnty ooaru in apeciai, Meeting un Monday The Perquimans County Board of Commissioners and Tax Supervisor reckless drivW In Suffolk: Va. nnd served to the group with ice cream will meet in the Court House on Kon released on nm"' Po' fd he ls-er ! and salted nuts. , Thirty-five members day, March 15, as a Board of Equali--stole a jcftr at WhaleyyilKsVa. At the were present. at the meeting.' ;r:; vvV,-J. zaiion and Review, to handle matter' time of W escane from MaT,'e Prison ' On Tuesday of this week, five mem pertaining to the 1954 tax valuation j Camp Mvers . was serein more than .of the iocal Auxiliary, Mesdames f property in this county,' iif:; SO "vpnrj fo eries of larcenies, ffi-. Wda ebbMinnie Miller Pickett A. Persons who desire to register eom-'cluding the breaking and eterinr and Sumner,. Riddick Chappell, and Helen plaints or ass for adjustments in tneir property v&iaaiian are urged to be present for fc:s meeting, as it will be d:"icult to s : e c ct!oTs, even II Vey are !.::.:. J j '..JlaUe, after' ( . r., f -jj ag a j f - . i ;r " 7 ;c . . liwtu, me livestock, judging team of Perquimans High School 4-H chapter got off to a good start in the current season when it took first place honors in Kinston Friday in competition with 12 other teams. Members of the Perquimans team are, left to right, bottom row: Wallace Baker and Clarence Chap, pell of Belvidere and John Hill of Hertford. Top row are Julian Howell and Thomas Chappell of Hertford. Bobby Smith, the other team member, was absent when the picture was taken. The team took third place in the State 4-H judging contest in 1953. It is coached by Ralph Sasser, assistant county agent. 4-H'ers Observe National Club Week BY RALPH SASSER petition, but learning is much more Assistant Farm Agent . j important. We here with the Exten Perquimans County 4-H Club menu wn Service welcome the opportunity bers along with club jnembers in 34 to ork1 th each am1 eTeryJ;lub more states, Canada and Hawaii win , member in Perquimans County. There observe National 4-H Club Week'8 r?om, fr every in Perquimans March 6-12. You have no doubt read .of many honors that , have come to I .. A XT w.V. l., - aviug uiu luciuucia uciq All Perquimans, for . example, : our 4-H Livestock Judging Teams won first place and a beautiful trophy at the Angus Field Day held at Kinston Fri day; March 5. The boys judging in Friday's contest were Wallace ?aker- Clarence CteppelI, Jr., Bobby Smith, John Jlill, Julian Howell and small amount of time, Per- .ra .6uI,.v.sriU vi club that reaches more than two mil- lion boys and girls,' Well,' the 4-H club work, as we now know it, became possible in 1914 when Congress pass ed the Smith-Levee' Act This law au thorized the Agricultural Extension program and provided funds for ear- rying it to the rural people of Ameri- ca. The primary objective of this work is to help acquaint farm folks with the better practices in agricul ture and homemaking. t 4-H work is that part of the Extension Program which deals with the young people of (ty 4-H Livestock Judging team placed the United States. The South has comejthir(j in state competition, to the front with a strong progressive As I see the picture, 4-H work de youth program and North Carolina ' velnna in hnva nnH crirla methnria An. leads i the nation in the number of club signed to improve practices in agri members. North Carolina now has 2,- culture and homemakini? to the end 325 organized 4-H clubs with a total membership of 142,513. We here in Perquimans County have taken advantage of the opportunities offered by the club work, winning many honors and awards in the past However, we can do much better, win ning is important in any type of com- Wyers Csntured By Highway Pabtinrcn An alert Highway Patrolman, W. E. Whitehurst stationed at Kinston, ap-jthe American Legion, and its Auxilia prehended Johnnie Myers, ' fugitive ,ry held a joint meeting at the Agri- irom the Mame rrison camp, near Kinston last Friday night The ar rest came when Whitehurst accom panied by L. P, Hardy. Winterville,welcomea members of both groups i 1 1 . , 1 n Police Chief, stopped a' stolen car be ing driven by Myers. V u v v A report from Kinston stated that Whitehurst immediately recognized Myers when the car was stopped. Myers" escaped from the Currituck County camp on February 8 and is 12 an4hav identified him M Iwho robbed a Kinston sporting goods store three days later. ' 4 . A few dav later he was booked foriPost's 13th' anniversary, which was "weny, nr -vatih from tne W. M, Divers & Son store in Hertford. ' " mPTn 4 NNOTTNCEMEVT . Mr xd Mrs Maurice J." Rivet of tfpr Orleans. La,, announce the birth "f a dflnn-hter. born I'airh 9. . Mrs. r'-t-h Ce-f.-r Lilcs Julia v to do club work. There are no fees, no dues, all it takes to be a good club member is the ability to learn and a little elbow grease. Many counties in North Carolina have local volunteer leaders assisting with the 4-H work in their community; In 1953, North Carolina had 13,383 such volunteer leaders. The qualifi cations to be a volunteer 4-H leader is the love for community betterment. wiiiineness to work with younsr neo- quimans ueunty snoum nave such WnV.' Tfc wt ' In 1953, Perquimans County had several winners in Fat Stock 1 and Dairy Shows. The State Guernsey Herd at Richmond came from Per- , quimans County. District Public Speaking, second place, District Dairy Demonstration, first place, District Veg. production and second place State; Best Sweet Potato record in State, second place meat animal rec ord in the nation, second place Health ' rvmrA in stato and p0,-m,;.n. r!n,,. that-farm income, may be increased, standards of living improved, and the satisfaction of farm life enhanced. We have full confidence that the refresh ing knowledge and fortitude of our American youth and particularly of our rural boys and girls will pull this nation through. Legion Groups In Joint Meeting Here The William Paul Stallings Post of culture Building on Thursday. night March 4th. Commander C. C. Banks presided over, the business session and ana bibo seven visitors irom me Ciaen- ton Legion and Auxiliary. . Mrs. Helen Skinner introduced Leg- . . , of the American Legion, and the local, Post No.. 126 which was formed 13 years ago. Mrs. Elda Webb also gave a report on the organization of the local Auxiliary, Mrs. Helen Winslow, program chairman, led the group in month, "Fairest Lord Jesus" and "IVe Been Working on the Railroad . - The "Auxiliary presented the Legion with a birthday cake, in honor of the Skinner, attended the district Auxili ary-meeting at Plymouth; J BTRTH ANNOUNCEMENT .Mr. and Mrs. J. D. George of Ra-1 Jeigh announce the birth of a son. James D.'.ti, Jr., bom Wednesday, tlarch 8, in Raleigh. Mrr. George ia t former tliss Elizabeth- Darden.- a uSZ?Ji 1 T nV,l " 'the county system and a committee w"?.6, A2"rl?? " 2 T6'wiU travel to Raleigh soon to present Twenty-three Cases Listed On Docket In Recorder's Court Traffic Violators Make Up Majority of Defendants Traffic violations headed up the list of 23 cases heard by the Perquimans Recorder Court in session here last Tuesday. Sixteen of the cases dis posed of involved violation of the State speed laws. George Davis paid a fine of $15 and costs after submitting to charges of speeding. Melvin Kalman and Wil liam Wetzel paid fines of $10 and costs after enter pleas of guilty to the same charges. Costs of coprt were assessed against Henry Roberson, Charles Schnaars, Willie Webb, James Coco, Lawrence i Tamargo, Sam Lacour, Casper Over- 'l ton, Howland Bottomley, James David son, Jr., David Abraham, Mary Jis cenzo, Irving Fisher and Gladys Pet- taford, all of whom submitted to charg es of speeding. Melvin Chappell entered a plea of ing and paid a fine of $25 and cost. of court- Costs of court were taxed arainst George Harris, who entered a plea of stated: "I wish to express my ap- Iuture. not to iook rorwara to nuneai guilty to a charge of following too preciation again for the generous sup- ?te "wards- but to Rams which will close behind a motor vehicle. port given me in the past, and I hope , benefit the community in the years to A fine of $10 and costs were taxed that the discharge of my duties as come against Rayden Barber, who was Solicitor has been in such manner as I Mr. Freeman told the group this charged with driving a vehicle equip- to have met with the approval of my was his first visit to Hertford and ped -with insufficient brakes. -Bar- fellow citizens and to have merited .that he was much impressed with the ber submitted to the charge. A. C. Watson, Negro, pleaded guil- ty to a charge of being drunk on the streets of Hertford and paid a fine (Continued on Page Eight) Toyrn Board Holds Routine Meeting Hertford's Town' Board met Monday night in its regular March meeting and handled routine fiscal matters. Mayor V. N. Darden reported to the Board?, work' on remodeling the ice storage room at the municipal plant had hejn completed, and progress was! being made for the"State" Hlghwiy" Commission to include part of Eden ton Road Street into the State high way system. Mayor Darden also advised the Board concerning a hearing held in Raleigh during which the Virginia Electric Power Company sought an increase in power rates. The hearing was before the State utilities Com- mission and the interested parties are awaiting a decision by the State Com mission. . - COUNTY ALLOCATED Perquimans County has been allocat ed the sum of $137,477 from the first 25 million dollars of school bonds to be issued by the State, according to a report from Raleigh late last week. The allocation was announced by the State Board of Education following a division of the funds to the various school units of the State. The di vision was made upon the basis of divided one-half of the 60 million dol lars available In the following manner: $100,000 to each of the 100 counties which used up 10 million dollars of the fund. Another 15 million dollars was divided upon the basis oi tne scnooi; population, which gave Perquimans an additional $37,477. Additional funds are expected to be allocated to Perquimans County from the second 25 million dollars but some i time is expected to elapse before tne I I , I . 4 iiinai amount is reuonea. It will probably be several months before the State Board adopts a for-) Imula for spending the second 25 mil-l aof. .amj 9R jnii-, on the basis of need -and what each school unit has done to meet it The Perquimans County Board of Education has surveyed' the needs ofj the findings of this survey to the State Board. The local Board has as- eertained the heeds of each school of the county and will request funds to Choir sang "Rock of Ages" and carry out k program to supply these ("Sometime Well Understand," accom needs. . . : ... .. ' . ipanied at the organ by Mrs. Ellie , Presently plans are being developed for constructing four additional class- ; rooms and a library at the' Central Grammar School, and it is the hope of the . local Board . this project can be completed by the opening of the school term next September. . The ; second project proposed by the Board is. the construction of additional facilities for the Hertford Colored School, 'doing away with the present wooden struc- 'tare. Other projects planned by the local Board will be determined by the allocation -of addittenai fund by the.drey Dariene, born Monday, March 8, Stat Board andXiovernorv,' " ,.y,, Formation Of Industrial Committee Sparked At jaycee Meeting Wednesday Seeking Re-election pip W ALTER W. COHOON Walter W. Cohoon of Elizabeth City Vs-:-:-:-xi&--2r x vst, today announced his candidacy for re- 88 parks and playgrounds. He also election to the office of Solicitor for 'recommended the community plan and the First Judicial District, subject to'" a zonin8T law. the. approaching Democratic primary. In makinar the announcement con - cerning his candidacy Mr. Cohoon (their continued support I earnestly solicit and shall be grateful for, the vote and support of my constituents or the First Judicial District." Edenton Rector To Preach Here The Rev. Gordon D. Benentt, rector of St. Paul's Church, Edenton, will preach next Tuesday evening, March ,16, at 8:00 P. M., at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. This will be the ' second in the series of Tuesday Lenten preaching services. Mr. Bennett is a native North Carolinian, having been Txrn in Roanoke Rapids. " He attended George Washington University and is a graduate of. the Virginia Theologi cal Seminary at Alexandria, Va. Prior to his studying at the Seminary he had several years of experience in the business world and he was rector of the Church of the Holy Communion in Allendale, South Carolina, when he ac cepted the call to the Edenton Parish in 1950. Everyone is specially invit ed to attend these Tuesday evening prayer services. $137,447 BY STATE Ropson Funeral Conducted Thursday i ignation to the local church to accept Mrs. Rachel Elnora Rogerson, ageja call to the Cashie Baptist Church 68, died Monday , morning near Dur-1 in Windsor. ham after a lingering illness. She ' Announcement of Rev. Duling's res was a native of Chowan County but ignat!on was made to the church had been living at Beech i Springs for , membership during morning services tte past seven years. She was the , g d d it was reluctantly ac daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.! Myers Dail and wife of the late Ray- mond R. Rogerson. Deceased was a member of the Great Hope Baptist Church. . She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Clodia Hunter of Beach Springs; two sons, Raymond R. Rogerson of 'Tampa, Fla., and Dan E. Rogerson of : Norfolk, Va." three sisters. Mrs. Delia awards or houthNorroiK, va.. Mrs, J. F. Turner of Wanchese and Mrs. Ada Moore of Elizabeth; three bro thers, Walter Dail of Route 2, Hert ford, Luther Dail of Edenton and Er nest Dail of Ocean View,. Va.; seven grandchildren and one great-grand child and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted on Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock in the chapel of the Twiford Funeral Home by the Rev. Carroll Beale, pas- tor of the Anderson Methodist Church. Members of the Baptist, Church, White. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr., and Mrs. Ike Perry announce the birth of a daughter, born Mon day. March 8, at the Albemarle Hospi tal In Elizabeth City. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr, and Mrs. J2. A. Goodman an nounce the birth of ft diurhtftr. An. ;Jat .Chowan Hospital in Edenton. , Group Hears Talk By Ahoskie Official On Organization New enthusiasm for the develop ment of an industrial expansion pro gram for Perquimans County was de veloped here last Wednesday' night during a dinner meeting of the Hert ford Junior Chamber of Commerce, at which bosses of the Jaycees and oth er interested men were special guests of the organization. Al Freman, vice president of the Ahoskie Chamber of Commerce, was guest speaker for the event and he , told of the planning program develop , ed and now in progress in his com j munity. He outlined some of the pre liminary work to be done in producing I an attractive picture of the community jfor prospective industries which in I eluded an itemized list of natural re sources, local labor sunply. freight rates, sources and supply-of electric power and recreational facilities such In developing a program for indus- , trial expansion Mr. Freeman caution- !a.tne 10 P'an ana .lla. Ior ? town; that it was clean and delight ful. : He recommended the formation of an industrial committee and also an organization, similar to a chamber of commerce to promote the community. At the close of the talk bv Mr Freeman a discussion was conducted and a number of questions and an- .swers resulted in the adoption of a proposal to organize an industrial committee. Robert L. Hollowell, D. M. Jackson and A. W. Hefren were nominated as members of the commit tee and these men are to be joined by three members of the Javcees, to be appointed by Jaycee President Hen ry Stokes, Jr,., .jura committee of six to serve as temporary committee to work for a permanent organization. Ralph Sasser, program chairman for the bosses' night event, introduced Mr. Freeman, and also Ollie Brown, secre tary ' of Ahoskie Chamber of Com Merce, who took part in the discus sion following Mr. Freeman's talk. Henry C. Stokes, Jr., president of the Jaycees, presided over the meet ing. Rev. Duling Accepts CallTo The Rev. Charles W. Duling, pastor of the Hertford Baptist Church for the i past eight years, has tendered his res- cepted to become effective April 5. Mr. Duling became pastor of the Hertford Baptist Church in January, 1946, and during his pastorate the church has made much progress, only recently completing plans for enlarge ment of the church facilities. He was also active in local civic work and was for several years Home Service Officer for the Perquimans Chapter of the Red Cross. Prior to his coming to Hertford Mr. Duling served several years as chap lain in the U. S. Armed Forces during World War II. Central PTA Meets Next Monday NiM The Parent-Teacher Association of rerquimans wunty central uram- mar School will hold its March meet ing Monday evening, March 15, in the school cafeteria at 7:80 o'clock. The Bagley Swamp communify with Mrs. Joseph Winslow as chairman, will have charge of the program. ? , The topic for March is "Adventures In Understanding." Mrs. Josenh Win-f alow will conduct the devotional and there will also be special music as a part of the devotional. ) Mrs. A. R. Ross, Mrs. Joshua Sutton 'i and Thomas Maston will speak on "In' ternational Relationships.1)!. Miss Au-.-dfey Umphlett will discuss various 4 phases of health.- mi , I - Membernd;Interested patrons are ' eordially Inviteil ' ' 4 " - a Winfe Church
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