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D: r;!::::i list C "x;;J Fcr Gcr.!; $s.:::.s Governor Unstecd Duv:r .::'n Address At Opening Of Highwg $!;:?s SfeicFiny-offOn r"- - - --v li .;, - Fcr .Cr'-.'.rd School Meeting in k.-s.,' ! s ssion here on . Wednesday t t ? lst-wek, JJfte .: Perquimans Cc. ,'. t.W-JSauca' tion acted noon, the election of teach- w en for they Perqulmantf Training School, and gave final, approval to the faculty lists for the various schools o of the courttv. ' lv. : ". vi-t... - 1 All teachers foVthe Training School Were re-elected with the exception of Jessica H. Winslow and Willie Y.Wil. Ilams. Minnie L. Felton was. also re- . tired at te?u.he;f.. at. the King Street Elementary School duel to the loss of one teacher front the faculty of this chooli John T. Bikers, School Superinten dent, reported a vacancy in the En- -rliah department exists at Perquimans High School, and -there, is Jhe possi bility an additional teacher isitl be al located to this school,' and also one at Central Grammar School. , - l , ' -the hoaand' iJtH. JU the members n1M fnr i mxafm' irnMl.t .t ..' Central Grammar School m marin-. Central, GranOnar School are Hearing completion ana wu oe sent to a- leigh for approval by the State' Board on May 17 ot 18tk. Teachers elected by . the .Board for the various schools of the county were as follows:-,", r?t Perquimans.; High ; School: ' E. C Woodard, principal,, Mrs. Joanna' Stal lings, Mrs. Anne E. Jeasup, Mrs. Han-i nab P. Holmes, I. P. Perry, Jr Her- - man Gurkin,, Mrs. Anne A. Kowell, Mrs. Dorothy . Barbae,' Miss Frances Newby, Joe L. Tunftell, Miss Dellyn Denton. Mrs. Anniebelle Whitlev and - Ab Williams. . Hertford Grammar', School: Miss Thelma Elliott, principal, Mrs. Grace Costen, Miss Mary E, Sumner, Mrs. Mary E. Walters, Mrs. Inez 0; White, Miss Dorcas Know'pB, Miss Mildred Eeed, Mrs. Rata JE. 'Winslow and Miss Louiso Chalk, : ,: Ay, v ; :. ' Central .Grammar School; Thomas - Maston, principal, Kiss " Margaret White, Miss Johnnie 7hite; Mrs; Myr- wMa n waatI 4i - , "1awU71; iwsm ' - Lula B. Lamb, Mrs. Bertha C. Lane, ' Mrs. Eugenia Beck, Mrs. JEuth Bar- den, Mrq. Annie M. Williains, Mrs, Lessie L. Winslow," Miss Lelia Lee Winslow, Miss Pearle White, and Mrs. ' Atha E. Tunnell. , i -; ; - King Street School: Legrande Sum mersett, principal, Hazel O. Beaman, Hattie T. Riddick, Dewey Newby, Cleo Z. Felton, Wealtha C. Mardre, Jessie L. Sharps, Alma N. Kingsbury, Nellie Holley, Eliza S. Perry, Dorothy H. Newby, Geraldine B. Lowe. Perquimans Training School: R. L. . Kingsbury, principal, Vivian' J. Har " ris, King A. Williams, Johnsie L. Pri vott, Mable W. Stroud, Dorothy Thom as, W. J. Thompson, Lona G. Wilson, Bessie ! Sullivan, Noljie N Mitchell, " Addie M. Hoffler, Jennie S. Thompson, George Reid, Mary E. Newby,. Henry E. Daughtry, Letitia G. Le&sane, Idon ia E. Rogerson, Edna S. Zachary, Mary E. James, Myrtle S. Felton, An- ' ' nie E. Simons, ROsa E. Newby, Har- ' nett L. Winslow and Penelope . E - Bembry. It iwv L.I,; I J l il h .Directors of the Albemarle Baseball League met in Hertford Tuesday night for the purpose of ironing out last minute details in connection with the opening of the league on Jva;1y'r All teams of the league were repre sented at the meeting With the excep tion of Plymouth The directors dis cussed some of the by-laws to -clear up points pertaining to non-resident players and approved" a motion any money deposited with the league is to be forfeited in the event a team volun tarily withdraws from the league. : Adoption of a season scdule Of games was postponed until the next meeting of the directors, which is to be held in Eden ton next Wednesday night . A. V. Hefren of Hertford, president of the league, presided over the meeting.- :: ;, , C;;Ttn:cr.t r.Ioves The rer;uirr' r.s I moved t " j v 't I-- locate! ci C ' " ter; :c i ? ' wes r . ' '.. 1 lett, C fy 1 i Toi 1 ' ' cel. , it v ' v C, i ' . new eet, r -ng, e in- - i Ley Umph- ". tl,e new health tt a later date, 'W C" T- ; ; Potato Queen ' .Miss Pe--y HarreR, daughter of Mr tg r -s. T. T. Harrell, of HerH ford, wri wwea Queen of the Albe-, JffctfUO XeSHVai CeramOBMS ute4',,i BMsalwth CSty tost Sat- urdav. Miss Harrell represented Per quiaasns County as a candidat for the Queen honors, and is the first Per quimans entry ever selected as Queen of the Festival PioFcrcs '- GcjtnlSci;:olPTA The Parent-Teacher': Association of Perquimans County Central Grammar., School held its annual picnic on the school lawn Monday, May 17, at' 6:30 P, M." with a large number of parents, teachers and children enjoying the oc casion., jitf ". , Following t ' e picnic the final meet ing of, the,- r, was held hj the cafe teria wjtK u. pi'eswip'Mrs. B. T. Bray,; presiding. "America''.; waB rased as1 the-opening song. -H .' The. president announced the sub ject for the month, "An Evaluation of the , Year's Work," and - recognized Mrs. Lorenzo Elliott of the Chapanoke community, who had charge of the program. ;; Mrs, Elliott presented Mrs. W. H. Keel, who gave a beautiful rendition of ?An Evening Prayer." Miss Lelia Lee Winslow was accom panist for Mrs. Keel. " George W. Jackson conducted the devotional, after which Mrs.0 W. H. Keel sang "The Saviour of the World." Miss Lila Lee Winslow was the ac companist for this number also. During the business session the minutes were read and approved. The treasurer, Arvin Hudson, reported a balance of $162.17 in the treasury. The historian, Mrs. Linford Wins low, gave a complete resume of the year's work in a most delightful man ner. ' ' J Mrs. Bray announced that Mrs. John W. Crawford of Raleigh was named new State President at the State Convention which was held in Raleigh in April. She called attention to the latest PTA bulletin which reviews the Thirty-fourth Annual Convention and nresenta Mrs. Crawford to the Par- l ent-Teacher Association of the State. ; - Mrs. Bray recognized Mrs. Eddie Harrell who spent a day at the State Convention. Mrs, Harrell spoke brief ly of her pleasure in attending some sessions of the convention. .- V Mrs. John Hurdle made a motion that $50 from the treasury be given tq the Grounds Committee to be used in tepairirig the playground equip ment ,, This motion was unanimously carried as was the motion to donate $5.00 to the cancer drive. " ' , The president recognized he Coun ty Superintendent John T.Biggers, who complimented the' association -on the fine' work it has done throughout the yean; He also paid warm tribute to :the teachers for their work during the year. ,': . K'1 '"' The president also recognized the principal, Thomas Kastohwho thank ed the PTA for Its splendid spirit of cooperation and helpfulness. Mrs. Bray expressed her . deep ap preciation to the parents, teachers, eoirwu'ttees, and all patrons .of the V ;1 vho Lave l.J J make this ft --' 1 year in I A work. A ri; z vc' ; cf t anks was given Ihe 3nt of :ers .of the associa tion. This was followed by the. instal lation df the officers for the ensuing year. Ilrs. Eddie Harrell,. past ,dis-( triflt director, installed the new offi cers in a most iir re ive ceremony; T- H-Tii' Mty tv"' - -r, Krs. Ed "1 . '., i ' ' 'Trs. Ts. j . . i i the.alwid - '.-'1 T ' 's 41 r-.r cent of the Inclement.. .Weather, Is ' Cause for Delay of r:Quairfer-Finals Paul Matthews pitched the Per quimans Indians to . victory in the opening game of the State Class A quarter final series played in Wendell last Monday afternoon. , The Indians defeated Corinth-Holders, District 2 champs, by a score of 8 to 5. Corinth-Holders, however, protested the game because of an incident in the eighth inning pertaining to an official ruling on ground rules. !W C Perquimans came from behind to win the game. Corinth-Holders tal lied two runs in the second inning and added one more in the fifth to hold a three-nothing lead, The Indians scor ed four runs in the sixth. Pierce was safe on an error, Arnold Chappell singled and both men scored on a hit by Moms. Morris scored on a squeeze play and then Paul Matthews clouted a home run. Perquimans added three) more runs to its total in the seventh frame and -another one in the eighth. Corinth-Holders scored one run in the eighth and ninth innings; - ' Matthews went the route for Per quimans, giving up five runs and nine hits," while Corinth-Holders used two pitchers, Glenmore and Garner. Per quimans Indians collected eight runs nd seven hits from the opposing pitchers. ' Chappell led the Indians in batting, with two hits a three tries. Corinth-Holders evened the series in a game played here Wednesday night when the Pirates defeated the Indians 11 to 8 - The Indians were definitely off form, committing 10 errors during the. contest, which accounted for a number or u-h runs. ; . - " . ; , - . Perquimans went Into a 2-0 lead in the second inning, then the Pirates tied the count in the third and scored one in the fourth. Perquimans took the lead in the last of the fourth by scoring twice. Corinth-Holders scor ed four runk in the sixth but .this count was. tied-by the Indians "who; scored wee fit fM-'MveutM -a v. . The visitors scored four more runs in . the ninth, to assure the victory, while the Indians tallied once. . 2 : A, Winslow did the pitching for Per quimans, striking out three, walking five and giving up nine hits. Johnson went the route for Corinth Holders, striking out six, walking five and giving up 11 hits. ' Holds Rent Show Perquimans 4-H County Council held its regular meeting last Friday night -.Business was discussed; after which a talent show was put on by the Senior Club. Winners in the talent show were: First place, Phyllis Trueblood, singing "Make Love To Me"; second place, Patsy " Elliott at the piano, playing "Bumble Boogie," and ' third place, Jean Long at the piano, playing "Liebestraum". Runhers-up in the contest were Johnny Phillips, singing "I Believe" and Wendy Matthews, singing "Old Man River." Other con testants included Jean Edwards and Becky Cox doing a tap dance; Wayne White- singing "Changing Partners," Llna Ruth Proctor, singing "The Bells of St Mary's" and Jean Autry Stal lings singing "The Lord's Prayer." The talent, show was very good and was enjoyed-by every J one present Judges .forj-.the;:T contest were from Chowan County. ''-r:":-::-": ':, Furniture Store To Honor Senior Girls 4-11 County Councn its custom for, the paste determined tiie producer of the VT, tt. Moran Furniv,fa'i interested ipnee support on tara Co; l.Hflrtford will' again this year, i honor . girl- .members . of the graduating' class of Perquimans High School -and-' Perquimans " Training School bypresenting each "girl grad uate with , e miniature Lane, cedar chest' ' ':V " The gifts are now on display jat the local store, and the honorees may se cure thefr cedar chest on ot ' after Monday,. Uay 81. - Cccll Opsninj? ,:. Arr-r.crd Today , ..; .' L'ertford Beach will open its fourth season ti week-end, it was an-"i- --H ' ay by the : owner, ' Jake ...a.u , v,ho stated the property has ""n It- "ivod since last season, and i' ' ' r i feature boat rental for f ish i and location for picnics Dances will be held at eich Wednesday and 'Sat- r::rtc:nCGs0.r: lijeLastTtjS&y Ten: Defendants Cited ; For Violation Of . ...Traffic Laws ' Fourteen cases were listed on the docket of Perquimans Recorder's Court Jin session here last Tuesday with Judge Chas. E. Johnson, presid ingi;;' Twelve of the defendants were charged with violation of the State motor vehicle laws. " . Roland Hardison and Wiley Burn- ham submitted to charges of speed- insr and each naid the costs of court Fines of $5 and costs were taxed against Melvin Burkehead and Melvin Ragsdale, each of whom entered pleas of guilty to charges of speeding. LaVergne Davis and Willard Davis, Negro, were fined $10 and costs,, each after entering pleas of guilty to charges of speeding. 7 Peter Pollack and Kelford Byrum submitted to charges of reckless driv ing and each of the defendants paid the costs of court Fred Riddick, charged with recfc less driving was found guilty of the charge. .. ;- .'; .'-U -i "t :f Costs of court were taxed against Hardy Skinner, Negro, on charges of failing, to give a proper .hand signal while pperating a motor Vehicle. ; Joseph Parker, Negro; submitted to charges of failing to observe a stop light He paid the costs of court . . William Riddick, Negro, was found guilty, on charges of reckless driving. ' Cleveland Riddick and Eugene J" Negroes, charged in separate bP8 wi assault, each entered a plea of guilty and paid the cbsts of court Crity Convention Reorganization of the Democratic I Executive Committee for Perquimans it. ..4.j i c. 'count wiuiljr was pcixcuiAnt aua 1Mb yaK. urday afternoon when a small' number of Democrat gathered for lite 0Qirty convention. . :: ' - j W. F. Ainsley was re-elected as chairman of the committee, with Mrs. Jack Brinn named as vice chairman and Max Camnhell chosen as secre tary. ' ' v Rules were suspended to permit the Convention to elect chairmen and com mittee members for the various pre cincts of the county. ; These precinct 1.1 Session Saturday committees were elected as follows: ing a portrait neckline. The taut bo Bethel Charles E. White, Chairman, xnurummtMl hv ih vptv honf- Mrs. Winston Lane, Howard Mat thews; Hertford C, P. Morris, chair man, S. M. Whedbee, B. C. Berry, J. E. Winslow, J. W. Ward, Max Camp bell, Mrs. Jack Brinn, Mrs. M. T. Griffin; Parkville G. W. Jackson, chairman, Mrs. Hattie Symons, J, F. Hojlowell; New Hope W. E. Dail, chairman, Mrs. A. R. Cook, N. C. Spi vey; Belyidere L. L. Winslow, chair man, Mrs. C. C. Chappell,1 J. M. Cope land; Nicanor R. M. Baker, chairman, Mrs. R. R. White and T. M. Twine. During the session the County Con vention paused for one minute to pay silent tribute to the late Senator Clyde R. Hoey, whose death occurred Wed nesday of last week at Washington. The Convention declared all county Democrats in good standing elected as delegates to the State Convention be ing held this week in Raleigh. Acreage Measuring: To Start Next Week Reporters from the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office will begin measuring allotment crop acreages in the county next week, He lene W. Nixon, Perquimans ' County ASC Office Manager; announced to day. .-. ,V" , .v. , I Cotton. Deanuts and the corn acre- his corn crop will be measured, : At the same time a cropland figure on' al lotment farms will be determined. E., A. Tomer, rCounty Compliance Supervisor, will supervise the sixteen men that will measure the allotment erop acreages. , i .i As this job must 'be completed by June 80 the County ASC Office will appreciate the producer assisting the reporter; when he visits his farm to enable him to do a better job m less time.. . MRS. G. T. YAGEL ( Mrs. G. T. Yagel died Monday even ing at 6:50 o'clock,at her home in Richmond, Va., after an illness of four months. ; She is survived by two sons. T. G. Yasrel of Richmond. Va.. and I. C. Yagel of Hertford; one niece, Florence Grov of Waynesboro, Va., J and rseverarerandchildren: and lone! great, grandchild, j' Funeral services were conducted at two o'clock Wed - nesday afternoon in Richmond, Va. County Cancer Drive To Close Saturday ' The annual- cancer 'drive for Per quimans County will come to a close on Saturday of this week, it was an nounced Wednesday by Mrs. Elton Hurdle, chairman, who requests all so licitors to make final reports by May 22, in order that the drive can be brought to a successful conclusion. ' Mrs. Hurdle reported contributions to the fund to date amount to $674.51 and the county's quota is $700. She urged individuals who have not con tributed to the fund, and who wish to do so, to send donations directly to her,, care the Hertford Post Office. Ward-Harris Vows The marriage of Miss Eva Brink ley Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Z. A. Harris, of Hertford, to William Jaryis Ward, son of Dr. and Mrs. I. A. Ward, of Hertford, took place May 16th, at half after four o'clock at the Hertford Baptist Church. The cere- mony was performed by the Rev. Charles W. Duling of Windsor, fom- er pastor of the Hertford Baptist Church. The church was beautifully 4oaam urirTt ' noTmo fmma wTiva ' uWrVXMVU i ii A ynitiiOf 4.viiiS nv gladioli, mums, snapdragons and light ed tapers. Mrs. Charles Johnson play ed the wedding music and accompanied Mrs. Bennett Stephenson who sang "Entreat Me Not To Leave Thee" and "The Lord's Prayer" as the benedic tion. The bride, who was given in marri age by her father, wore a wedding gown of Chantilly lace over satin, an Original by Frances Duchran. Styled with sheer yoke finished with lace col lar. The taut bodice shadowed in lace forming a deep V. The full gathered SKirt oi xuue centerea wun permanent down the front and around the sweep ing train. Her veil -of.-finger tip length illusion was arranged from a lace capulet outlined with seed pearls. She carried a cascade of bridal roses, showered with stenhanotis,' centered with a white orchid. Miss Mary Ann Harris was her sis ter's maid of honor. She wore a frost green crystallette floor length gown, styled with a shired strapless bodice. A stole encircled the shoulders form fant skirt. She wore a matching ban deau of. velvet and seed pearls with a nose veil. She carried a Cascade of multi-colored daisies. Miss Ruth Tucker, of Hertford and Mrs. Ralph Blades of Edenton as bridesmaids, wore gowns of frost green crystallette styled identically to the gown of the honor attendant. They wore matching bandeaus of velvet and seed pearls with a nose veil. They carried cascades of multi-colored dais ies. -V ' Little Miss Beth Harris, niece o the bride, as flower girl, wore a gown of frost green net fashioned with a wore a matching headband, and car ried a basket of rose petals. : Dr. I. A. Ward was best man for his son. The groomsmen were W. B. Yearns of . Wake Forest, Frank Sloop t...uk xt. i i of Dublin, Va., brothers-in-law of the groom; Zach Harris of Daytona Beach, Fla.. brother of the bride, and William O. Seymore of Norfolk, Va. The mother of the bride wore a street length gown of wedgewood blue lace over taffeta stvled with square neckline softened by folds of lace. The skirt fell in graceful folds from the fitted waistline. She chose a navy straw trimmed with shell pink rose buds and nose veil. She wore an or chid corsage. ' ' The mother of the bridegroom wore a' street length gown of. mauve lace over taffeta, styled with a sweetheart neckline.' Pleated tulle centered the skirt ; Her hat was a pill box covered with.' mauve rose ptals, accented by a single rose bul. She wore ' an orchid corsage. - After the ceremony a reception was given at the home of the bride'B par ents. Later Mr. and Mrs. Ward left for a Northern wedding trip. The bride tight bodice .and a full skirt. She wore for traveling a navy faille two piece dress trimmed in white, fashion ed with, a fitted jacket with shoulder cape and a slim skirt, with navy ac cessories, : Her hat was a navy and white straw pill box and she wore the white orchid lifted from her bridal bouquet - NOT GEORGE W. JACKSON - George W. Jackson of Route three, Hertford, wishes this friends to know jkeVas not the George Jackson listed ,aB a defendant In proceedings of Per- 'quimans. Recorder's Court last week. Spoken Sunday At Baptist Church State And District Of ficials Expected To Visit County Governor William B. Umstead and other distinguished State officials will be among the. prominent guests visit ing Hertford Friday afternoon, May 21, to attend the formal' opening of the new repair shops for the First Highway Division, it was reported by J. Emmett Winslow, Highway Com missioner for this Division. The program had previously been planned for last week but was post poned until today because of the death of Senator Clyde R. Hoey. Governor Umstead will deliver the principal address at the program whiph will get Underway, at 4 o'clock at the shop site 2 miles north of Hert ford of Route 17. A.' H. Graham, chairman of the .State Highway Com mission, will also be a guest speaker. - Congressman Herbert C. Bonner and all elective and appointment officers of all towns and counties within the division also have been invited to at tend the dedication services. Coun ties included in the First Division are Bertie, Camden,' Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Dare, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, ' Pasquotank, Perquim ans, Tyrrell and Washington. A big barbecue and fish fry will be a feature of the program and Mr. ,wmsiow. who as Hiriiwav Commis- Bi0ner for the Division will be host at the event, ntateri v-v rndnt of Ppp. quimans County is also invited to the services and dinner. Construction , of the new repair shops is about completed. Work on the project has been underway since last January and the employees of the shop are expected to take over duties here soon after the formal opening this week. The removal of the highway repair shops to the county followed the ex pansion of the Highway Commission last year, , and Tarboro, where the shops haye been located for a long number of years, was placed in anoth er highway jdivision." ' It has been reported the new shops will employ 15 .or 16 persons in this community. " v; - ; . ; U. S. Supreme Court Rules Segregation On last Monday the U. S. Supreme Court handed down a long-awaited de cision on segregation in public schools. The Court ruled unanimously that seg regation of Negro and white children in public schools was unconstitution al. The decision followed actions brought before the Court from four States and the District of Columbia. In announcing its decision the Court postponed naming a date its ruling is to become effective, stating the prob lems arising from the ruling are such additional arguments and proposals as to time and methods for any change will be heard by the Court during its term which starts next Fall. Concern over the opinion handed down by the Court ran high in Hert ford. The ruling was a topic of con- " ," ""- Local school officials had no comment to make regarding the Court's ruling. Their view was one of Wait and see as to future developments. High State officials including Gov ernor Umstead expressed regret over the Court's ruling. 4-H Program Given At Bethel Church A 4-H Club. Church Sunday program was held at Bethel Baptist Church on Sunday morning, May. 16 under the direction of the Rev. David Stoner, Pastor. v;'.': The program was .a. .very interest ing one, with, the following 4-H chil dren taking part: Opening Prayer, Mary Lee Ward; Scripture Reading, Thomas Splvey; 4-H Respects, Johnny Phillips, Mandy Lou Corprew, Thomas E. Chappell and Betty Privott The purpose, of. the-4-H Church Sunday Johnny Phillips closed, the program with the benediction, r- , , 4-H Church Sunday was also observ ed in New Hope Methodist Church Sunday. Some of. tb other churches will have programson May 23. 4-H Church Sunday is', being observed in all sections of the '.county on one of these Sundays. :' ,; - A3c and Mrs. John Charles Phil lins of Keesler Air Bise.' Miss..' an nounce the birth of a - son, , John Charles, Jr ' April ' Mrs. pjiillipa is the former- Miss fvy Russell,' ;
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