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w: I I a II m ri r A if ; Hertford, Perquimans County, NortfTCaroIina, Friday, May 7, 1954. 5 Cents Per Copy RJS "'"7't 7, ' ' . . , 'h a: Gczly C:-:jts Invited To Attend (trad Opening Of I!:;- Highway Shops Governor Umstead To Be Speaker At Pro-. - gram On May 14th ' Formal dedication of the'neW State Highway Shops, for the First Divis ion, located one telle north of Hert ford on U. S. 17, will take place Fri day afternoon, May 14, beginning at 4 o'clock, it was announced this week by J. Emmett Winslow, Commission er for this Highway Division. s Governor William B. Umstead will head the list of distinguished visitors expected to attend the dedication pro gram, and will be the principal speak er at the event. ' Special invitations to attend the dedication have been Issued to all of ficials of the various counties and towns within the highway division. Mr. Wlnslow also announced that all residents of Perquimans County are invited to attend the opening. . Following the conclusion of the ded ication program a big barbecue and fish fry will be held at the site. The new highway shops are locat ed on a 14 acre tract just north of Hertford. Construction of the build ings, which cost in excess of $100,000, is rearing completion and employees of the shops will assume their duties there following the opening next Fri day. v; ;i: A Construction of the units began shortly after the first of the year, and the work has progressed rapidly. The main building is 208 feet long and , 0 feet wide, with concrete floors and brick veneer walls. It contains a 45 foot by 50 foot office and stock room, a 45 by 45 foot machine shop, and a large roomy repair shop. - Between 1,000 and 1,600 persons are expected to attend the opening event and the dinner following the dedica tion program. Registration Books Open Again Saturday Registration books, for the primary election on May 29, will be opened aeain tomorrow at the six polling places in the county, it was reported today by R. C. Murray, chairman of the County Board of Elections. The books will also be opened, for the pur pose of registration again on Satur day, May 15. Voters already listed in the books need not register again to be eligible to participate in the primary election Mr. Murray announced) but if a per son has moved from one precinct to another since the last election he should check with his registrar con cerning his voting privileges. Defendants Charged With Shoplifting Sentenced Tuesday Indians Top Ahoskie InPlay-offFor TlliS WEEK'S 4 IIEADIHS Free Auto Inspection Program Is Adopted For State's Motorists Sponsored by the Carolina Safety League, a free automobile safety in spection program is now in opera tion in North Carolina, The program is endorsed by Governor William Um stead and Ed Scheldt, Motor Vehicles Commissioner and the free service will be offered by more than 700 garages, which have been approved as inspec tion stations. This free service will be riven in Perquimans County by the Hollowell Chevrolet Company, Towe-Webb Mo tor Company and Winslow-Blanchard Motor Company. -: Brakes, steering; lights, windshield wipers, horns and tires will be inspect ed in accordance with a manual ap proved by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Cart which pass the in spection ;will be given green safetv sxiCKers. week Indo- Reports from Geneva" this state prospects- for 'peace in china appear brighter; the possibility being the Geneva conference may come up with a compromised truce which will divide the country between Communists and non-Communist forces. It appears from the reports there is little chance Western powers will intervene in the fighting. The conference has made no headway to ward solution of the Korean problem, although it was reported the West will make a proposal on unification of the nation before the conference ends, In Washington the Army-McCarthy hearing drags on with attempts being made to call off the procedure. Re : ports state GOP leaders are anxious to halt the hearing as it is apparent little ll anything will be accomplished . by further testimony before the com mittee. Democratic members of the committee, it is said, oppose this move. Twenty One Cases On Recorder Docket At Session This Week Two Negro women, Edith Gatling and Helen Hartfield. charged with larceny at the stores of J. C. Blanch ard & Co.. and White's Dress Shop, were given hearings in Perquimans Recorder's Court last Tuesday. Each of the defendants entered pleas of guilty to the charges. Sentences of 12 months in the woman's camp of Woman's State Prison were given each, the sentence to be suspended upon payment of a fine of $200 and costs of court, and the return of a sum of $5.65 taken along with some items of clothing from each of the stores. Costs of court were taxed against Guy Sperry, George Bidlen, Jack Pearl, R. C. Russell, Murray Hersh, Mable Collins, Robert Bouthiette, John McPherson and Charles Gordon, each of whom submitted to charges of speeding. E. D. Ninez entered a plea of guil ty to charges of speeding and he paid a fine of $10 and costs. Sterling Huntley, charged with speeding, sub mitted and paid a fine of $20 and costs. Charles Mallory, Floyd Freshwater, Negro, and John Doinen, Negro, each entered pleas of guilty to charges of being drunk on the streets of Hert ford. Each defendant paid a fine of $2 andcosts of court. T. J. Bass was fined $25 and costs on charges of being drunk on a high way. -: Claudia Melson, Negro, submitted to charges of reckless driving. She paid a fine of $25 and costs of court Costs of court were taxed against Melvin Winters who entered a plea of guilty to charges of failing to ob- Hferve a stop sign. . Leonard Cobb submitted to charges of using an improper muffler and paid the costs of court v ' Annie Goodwin, Negro, was found guilty of charges .of being drunk on the streets of Hertford. She was fin ed $10 and costs. Perquimans To Meet Chowan Nine For District Honors Tentative Budget Proposals Reported To Board Of Commissioners On Last Monday 1 iiemarle League In an unprecedented court-martial, Cpl. Edward Dickenson, charged with collaborating with. Chinese Commun ists, while a prisoner of war in Ko rea, was sentenced ' to 10 years at hard labor this week. Dickenson was one of two prisoners of war who elect ed to return to this country after hav ing at first announced he intended to remain with the Communists. . A report issued this week by State Eevenue Commissioner Eugene Shaw revealed the possibilities the State tax collection for the general fund may fall short of estimates made by the last Legislature, !, Governor Umstead reported savings being made In the state budget will correct the differ- , ence between estimated and actual ftv come. ' Rojmr Entertains . At Pifoty Tuesday Hertford RotoWans obrvd tM .. annual Ladies' NIsrht wartv at a din i iter iwtinnr hld Tueidav niirht at the Hotel Hertford when the members en tertained their wives and a number .of . special praests. Carroll Holmes, . president of the club, presided. s A film showing the history and growth of roses in the country was shown as part of the program. ; Favors were presented to th Rotarv-Annes and guests. ' Dr. A. B. Bonner, Dr. C. A. Daven port and Jack Eanoy made up a com mittee on arrangements for the party. , r BIRTH ANNOUCESIENT -. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Reed, Jr., an nounce the birth of ' a son, Robert Lindsay, born Sunday, May 2, at the Albemarle Hospital. ' 0 June 1 With 6 Teams Competing I-League chairman T. A. Williams of which says a car must carry one of Greensboro, said. "There is naslaw tlJWkera but ,fJPnt-4'fleat value not only a valued case of an accident but the value of the peace of tiiind they give the owner. Nobody warns to drive a dangerous car." "This is an appeal to the common sense and the common decency of all North XJarolina motorists," Scheldt said. "It's smart to find out if your car is sare to drive, especially when the inspecjaon does not cost a cent. It's not only the smart thin to Ho but also the decent thing to do if you care for the lives of your family and the other people who ride In your au tomobile." ; Governor Umstead gave his 'official and personal endorsement" to the in spection program. His ' official car was the first to be inspected. ' North Carolina's last automobile in spection law was repealed five years ago and succeeding Legislatures have refused to rerenact the measure. The new voluntary approach to the prob lem is being watched throughout the country. Safety League figures indicate that about 14 per cent of fatal automobile accidents are caused, at least in part, by mechanical defects on .one or more of the cars involved, s "Nobody believes that mechanical safety will solve our problem," Scheldt said, "but anybody who has studied the record knows it will helo. Even In accidents which are due primarily to human failure, the addition of me chanical defects usually makes the ac cidents much worse. "I think this safety check campaign will be of great value in reducing the number of lives lost the number of people injured and the destruction of property. ( urge every car owner to have his car safety-checked and to carry a green sticker, on his wind shield. It's smart to play it safe," County PoM UngsScL&ci .Perquimans County Democrats wHJ hold precinct meetings on Saturday. May 8, and a county convention on Saturday, May 15, it was announced today by W. F. Ainslev. chairman ef the Peraulmans Democratic Executive T sisol ILf avi T?antar Committee 7 . uuvui xixvit uwfu The precinct meetings will be held! As Shriner Directors at three o'clock next Saturday after-1 ' noon, at the six polling places in the At the anu&I election meeting county and the purpose of these meet- Elizabeth City Shrine Club held ings will be to select delegates to the Elizabeth City, May 1, R. C. Murray county convention, which will be held, was elected to the Board of Directors for three years and Jack Kanoy was re-elected to succeed himself. 'The Elizabeth City Shrine Club Is charter ed Under Sudan Temple, Ancient and Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic I Shrine, New Bern. Final organization of a six team Albemarle League composed of Eliza beth City, Hertford, Edenton, Rocky Hock, Plymouth and Colerain was per fected at a meeting held in Edenton on Thursday night of last week, and plans were made for the opening of the league on June 1. The organizational meeting, attend ed by a number of interested baseball fans was a lengthy one marked by long discussions on the league by laws. After it was pointed out two of the teams might not be able to field a team unless permitted use of six non-resident players, the rules were changed to grant this proposal. Operating expenses for the league will be paid from a season ticket sale in which league tickets, good, for any game in any park during the regular season only, will be sold for $10. Only 40 of these tickets will be sold by any team with the money derived from the sale to be deposited with the league president A. W. Hefren of Hertford, prior to the start of the season. Any top flight ball will be recog nized by the league with the umpire-in-chief having jurisdiction. ; Marvin Wilson and Bill Cozart were appointed to have tthe schedule drawn. The schedule calls for four games weekly and a total of 44 games during the regular season. - v - A lengthy discussion as to who was authorized to sit as the Edenton rep resentative developed with the presi dent ruling, that Dr. J. A. Powell, president of the Edenton Colonials who had an organizational meeting last week, being the duly authorized representative. . Perquimans High School won its sectional baseball title here Wednes day night defeating Ahoskie 8-0 for the right to play Chowan for the dis trict championship in the State playoff. 7 Allen Winslow pitched a masterful game for the Indians having a shut out until the seventh inning. He and Johnny Morris led the Indians in bat ting, each getting two hits. ' Winslow slammed out a triple in the first scor ing Morris for ,the first run tallied by Perquimans. Perquimans scored eight runs on seven hits and four walks while Ahos kie scored one run on six hits and one walk. The Perquimans Indians lost their first baseball game or tne season nere last Tuesday night when Ahoskie de feated the Indians 7-0. The loss placed Perquimans and Ahoskie in a tie for the sutydistrict title and the right to meet Chowan for the district cham pionship in the state elimination playoff.-....:- : . -7:,-;.;; Paul Matthews and D. A. Carver formed the Indians battery during the contest while Dick Newsome did the pitching for Ahoskie. Newsome held the Indians to two hits while Mat thews gave up eight hits. . Matthews struck out 11 Ahoskie batters while Newsome fanned seven. Perquimans committed five errors, which account ed for a number of Ahoskie runs but inability on the part of the Indians torhit Newsome resulted in the loss for the Indians. Ahoskie tallied three runs in the third inning, picked up two more In the sixth and added one more in the seven. Only four Indians reached first during the contest, on two hits and two walks. Perquimans defeated Ahoskie, at Ahoskie last Friday afternoon when Allen$Pnslow pitched a aVfour hit game while his teammates collected 11 hits off Newsome in that contest, John Morris with a perfect batting percentage led the Perquimans attack which resulted in runs in the first, third, fifth and sixth innings. Wins low had a shut out in this game until the seventh inning when Ahoskie's Pierce slammed out a home run after Williford had previously singled. Morris got a home run, a double and a single to lead the Perquimans batters. D. A. Carver had three for four trips to the plate; Ted Chappell had two for four and Paul Matthews got one single. Lions Will Observe Charter Night Friday Members of the Hertford Lions Club will entertain their wives and a num ber of special guests at a Ladies' Night party to be held Friday of this week in the cafeteria at Perquimans High School. Frank McGoogan is chairman of the committee on arrangements for the event which will mark the seventeenth anniversary of the organization of the local Lions Club. Honor Roll Students Listed By Principal At Perquimans High Seventy-one students at Perquimans High School were listed on the school honor roll at the close of the fifth grading period, last Friday, it was re ported Monday by E. C. Woodard, principal. :'f' The honor students, listed by class es, were: Eighth Grade Tommy Matthews,! Sophia Godfrey, Faye Hughes, Beth Skinner, Iris Wilder, Patsy Elliott, Jean Hunter, Myma Skinner, Richard state Board of EducatJon this week. Board Approves Plan For Moving Pupils To County Schools Preliminary estimates on proposed budget items for the county's next fis cal year, beginning July 1, were pre sented to the Board of County Com missioners, meeting here in regular session last Monday. Final action on these matters, with the exception of the budget for the Welfare Department which was adopt ed, will be taken at the next meeting of the Board. The Welfare budget calls for expenditures of $100,295.12, an ' increase of less than $200.00 as compared with the current year. Breaking down this overall budget for the Welfare Department, $9,875.12 was approved for Administration, $19, 440.00 for aid to dependent children, $13,860 for aid to totally and perman ently disabled and $57,120 for old age assistance. Receipt of state and fed eral funds for this department will reduce the amount of local funds need ed for this budget to the overall fig ure of $15,475.12. The Commissioners adopted a reso lution favoring the return to Perquim ans County schools a number of stu dents, residing In Belvidere Township, who, in the past, have been assigned to attend school at Hobbsville. This resolution will be presented to the Wheeler, Dan Winslow, Jake Myers. Hazel Matthews, Warner Lee Madre. "Lois Turner, Dorothy Taylor, Rachel Spivey, Alma Lane Godfrey, Jean Ed wards, Amanda Corprew. Ninth Grade Edgar Fields, Charlie Johnson, Charles Whedbee, Jane Wins low, Lillian Hoffler, Marcia Stallings, Doris Jean Morgan, Jo Ann Matthews. Don Baker. Tenth Grade Cliff Towe, Ruth yscue, Marjorie Brinn, Marjorie By rum, Judy Winslow, Pauline Roger son, Annie Reed Stokely, Wallace Ba ker, Bobby Matthews, Charles Ward. Nancy Bagley, Willie Mae Dail, Jan ice Stallings, Jo Pat Stokes, Sarah Sutton, LaClaire Winslow, Lois Violet Winslow. A sum of approximately $200 was allocated by the Board for use of the District Health Department in con ducting a mass X-ray project of the district early this summer. A motion was adopted whereby the County will request bids on fuel oil to be used by the county from July 1, 1954, to June 30, 1955. Bids are to be submitted to the Board at its next meeting. The Board also voted that delinquent 1953 taxes will be advertised during the month of July and sold by the Sheriff on the first Monday in August. A request from the Board of Educa tion for funds to erect a steel-wire fence at the Hertford Grammar School Board Rejects Plan Of Elizabeth City Onfire Calls Perquimans County Commissioners, during their meeting last Monday, re jected a proposal made by Elizabeth City whereby" the County will obligate itself in the amount of $150 for each and every fire call answered in Per quimans County by the Elizabeth City Fire Department. In a letter to the Board of Com missioners, officials of Elizabeth City pointed out that regulations adopted by the City Council forbids the Eliza beth City fire department to answer non-city fire calls after July, 1955, and during the period from the present to that date the Elizabeth City fire men will answer calls outside Eliza beth City only on payment of a fee Eleventh Grade Ann Thatch, Celia Wa8 tabIed until the n t meetinj. vv iuu:, zmruara cjuwarus, iaruiyu Eure, Ray Lane, Patricia Biggers, Ann Burke Chappell, Peggy Harrell, Jo seph Layden, Jr., Lucy Eure, Mary Frances Eure, Lois Kirby, Julia Ann Stokes, Emilie White. Twelfth Grade Sherry Chappell, Tilson Chappell, Bettie Evans, Ann Stallings, Sylvia Symons, Hudson Fisher, John Morris, Jean Butt, Jean nette Chappell, Mildred Lewis, Leo Dail. 4-H Church Sunday Observance Planned Club members in North Carolina will observe 4-H Church Sunday during the month of May. Club members in Perquimans ob serving 4-H Church Sunday on May 16 and 23 will have as their theme "Respect". Oft' times this genera tion is spoken of as one that has nev er learned respect Perhaps we are no worse than other ages, but we are conscious of the fact that this is a problem which we should all face. In school, home, church and community, we must confess that we have not re spected personalities, property and in stitutions as we should. 4-H Club members will talk on Respect for Self, Respect for Home, Respect for Church and Respect for Community. Programs will be held at the fol lowing churches: Hertford Methodist County Attorney Silas M. Whedbee reported to the Board "plans are pro gressing whereby action will be start ed early next month disposing of de linquent tax liens held by the County. Lennon Motorcade To Visit County Friday Afternoon A 12-car motorcade formed by New Hanover County supporters of Sena tor Alton Lennon will visit Perquim ans County Friday afternoon, May 7. The schedule calls for the motorcade to arrive in Hertford at about 4:25 o'clock Friday afternoon and it will leave and proceed to Edenton at about five o'clock. The motorcade left Wilmington on Thursday morning on a tour of 23 counties in eastern North Carolina. Heading the group will be Dan Camer on, mayor pro tem of Wilmington and Lennon's New Hanover campaign manager. Brief talks in behalf of Lennon will be made at each stop on the tour and transcribed greetings from the candi date will be broadcast by a loud speaker system. Counties on the motorcade sched ule include Pender, Duplin, Lenoir, Wayne, Wilson, Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, Northampton, Bertie, Hert- under the direction of the Rev. A. L. I Chaplin; Belvidere Piney Woods, the frd, Gates, Camden, Pasquotank, Per Rev. Virgil Pike: Winfall Methodist,. quimans, Chowan, Martin, Beaufort. the Rev. H. M. Jamieson; New Hope Methodist, Mrs. E. A. Turner; Berea Church of Christ, Mrs. John Hurdle; of $150, the same being billed to the'BurKess Baptist, Mrs. Joe Proctor; property owner but which must be Bethel Baptist, Mr. Brabble; Hertford in the Court House In Hertford at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, May 15. Mr. Ainsley stated all Democrats in good standing are eligible to attend the precinct meetings and the county convention. guaranteed by a County Board, The letter pointed out the Elizabeth City department had answered five fire calls in Perquimans County dur ing 1953.,: - It was the opinion of the local Board of Commisioners that ample fire pro tection is being offered throughout Perquimans County with the arrange ments and cooperation of the Hertford Fire Department and that this local program has been very successful dur ing its operation. In addition to the $160 fee, Eliza beth City also asked the Board to be come responsible for any and all lia- of :bilities which might arise on a call in I to Perquimans County by the Eliza- oetn wy iiremen. : 1 In acting on the request of the Eliz abeth City authorities the Board vot ed to reply to the letter notifying Elizabeth 'City the local Board will not be responsible in any manner con cerning the regulations set up by the city regarding fire calls. Baptist, Mrs. Colon Jackson. Participation of 4-H'ers in the pro gram enables them to think together about self, home, church, community and world events in spiritual terms. It encourages members : to 1 associate themselves with high ideals and de velop a deeper appreciation of the multiple values of rural life. ; Annual 4-H Church Sunday obser vance has done more than any other one thing to develop the spiritual phase of club work. It is this day that 4-H members rededicate them selves to the true principles which are so much a part of their cultural her itage love, tolerance, truth, justice, freedom, and loyalty. To all it is a challenge to see and hear boys and girls adhere by practice to these prin cipals. . 7 ' v MASONS TO MEET The Perquimans Masonic Lodge, No, 106, A. F., &.A. M., will meet Tues day night at 8 o'clock. Pitt, Craven, New Hanover. Carteret, Onslow and Call Issued For Baseball Players 7 Ab Williams, a member of the Per quimans High School faculty, was named manager of the Perquimans baseball team, entry in the Albemarle League, at a meeting of the club di rectors held Tuesday. ' immediately after the meetinor Mr. Williams issued a call for baseball players wishing to . try out for the summer team, to report to him at the high school field next Monday after noon at five o'clock He stated work outs will be scheduled at the session Monday, in order that each candidate for the team wil? know the time and date for each practice session. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Murry Nixon of Eden ton, Route 1, announce the birth of a son, born May 4th, -at Chowan Hos pital.' Mrs, Nixon "is the daughter of Mr. nd Mrs. Joe W. White of Hert ford, N. C V " -
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