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- Preparations have been 'completed
by the District Health Department, in
' cooperation with the - District Tuber
culosis Association, for conducting a
nasi X-ray program in Perquimans
County beginning June 3 and continu
ing through July 8, It was announced
. today - by Miss Audrey. Umphlett
, County Health Nurse. .. c v.-
Officials of the two organizations
and a number of volunteer workers
are now carrying out an extensive
campaign to acquaint the residents of
the Health District with the opportu
nity being offered , each to secure a
free chest X-ray during this period.
- Miss Umphlett announced the pur
" pose of the program will be to aid the
' Health T ' 1 in determining TB
cases - ' v. . residents:. of the
Everyone 15 years or ovcfferuigvuf
to cooperate with the program and
secure an X-ray. Be an early bird
get yours next week.
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I1EABO
Tension over the cold war situation
has i moved into Central : America.
Washington reports state this week
that the u. s. is flying arms to two
countries in Central America to coun
ter-act arms shipment to Guatemala,
termed by. Secretary of State Dulles as
a possible Red bastion near the Pana
ma Canal. ' Meanwhile, in Geneva re
ports on Wednesday ; indicated that
conference on Indochina had taken a
turn for the better and some hopes
appear for a truce in that war. ' ;!
" Governor Umstead held a confer
ence of top officials in Raleigh-this
week conferring on the segregation
problem. - A report from Raleigh an
nounced ho decision- had been .reach
ed on policy.- Many of the complicate
ed problems were discussed but de
cision on future action was not r-each-
ed. .The Governor and Attorney Gen
eral McMullan wU attend a meeting
.on this problem in 'Richmond, Va., on
June 10. , The 'Richmond -conference
-will : be composed; of a number of
: Southern- Governor.:;
Some char-res in tax laws have been
Voted by a Lanate Committee, shidy
a t '.1 j i J by the House. Chang
es er I ty t' s Cenate Commit
tee Lu-Ij luisw! 'h will make Aorfl
15, i - ' :A of Kar h 15, the d-wlne
for f..." f:.i&l rcr -ts for indlvUjals.
An unciJdal rcpj.t on the tax bill
earned to bdtte a new set of laws
v " 9 a ' ll'-W c-e is Kttle like
I 1 ty t'.",'i v"l lo n'a's -in
if i i ,t as i .ri: :.l esc:;;
1 sscurity Frc
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' Saturday, May . 29, will be Poppy.
Day in Perquimans County- .'?.,: i
Members of the Auxiliary of the
Wm. Paul Stalling Post of the Am
erican, Legion have completed plans
for the annual sale of poppies and the
public is urged to purchase and wear
poppies , honoring the nation's war
dead. Mrs. Charles T. Skinner, presi
dent of the Auxiliary, has announced
the chapter and cooperating organiza
tions will canvass the county during
the day, giving all residents an op
portunity to purchase one of the
memorial flowers. J -. ; 7
Poppy Day workers are donating
their time and proceeds from the sale
of the poppies will be used for the
benefit of the Legion's vast rehabili
tation and welfare work.' '
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Nine cases were handled at the
Tuesday term of Perquimans Record-1 Southern Pines was caught on a don
er's Court presided over by v Judge, We steal play made by Towe
Chas.E. Johnson, f Ht't J Thje) Indians will play in Southern
Gerald Warner entered a plea of .
it. rffn aMlTOPno game w we series, ana we
the costs of court
John Blanchard and Ezekiel Robinson,-
Negroes, were found guiltyn
charges of transporting and possess
ing non tax paid liquor. Prayer for
judgment wasr continued in each case
upon payment of fines of $10 each and
costs of court Blanchard was placed
on good behavior for 12 months.
Floyd M. i .Barnes , submitted, . to
charges of passing a vehicle improp-
'erlyrand paid,-the costs of court.- f
; -Clhiton Boone, Negro .submitted tb
-Hrges ot assaiilt HerWas taxed
... h the court costs:: T
i James Moore was fined 85 and costs
on charges of being drunk on a high-
1
way. '.-?, :! " :X'--S ''; ": -..
George Ferebee, Negro, was given
a eu-aav roaa ; sentence to oe bu-
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pended upon payment of a fine of $25
and costs, after being found guilty on
charges of larceny. : - "
' Columbus White, Negro, entered a
plea of,. guilty to charges of being
drunk. He paid a . fine of $5 and
costs of court.
' Jordan Hurdle was found guilty on
charges of reckless driving. He was
ordered to pay a fine of $25 and costs
of court
Vetera Trying
A deadline is fast approaching for
a certain group of post-Korea veterans
who may wish, to enroll in schools or
colleges for GI Bill training.' :
Under the law, post-Korea veterans
who were released from 'military ser
vice before August 20, 1952, must ac
tually begin their training before Au
gust 20 of this year, if they wish to
have a period of training under the GI
Thus the coming summer term of
schools and colleges will be their last
chance to start Korean GI training in
time. Next fall's scjiool term begins
too late, t - , ',
The August 20 deadline applies to
veterans planning to take on-the-job
and on-the-farm training, as Veil as
to those who intend to go to school.
Further information and assistance
will be given "veterans interested tn
taking training offered under the GI
Bill" if they win contact either ft ft
Banks, Veterans Service Officer, Hert
ford, or the District Office" of the
North Carolina . Veterans Commision
located at 202 Kramer Building, Eliz
abeth City, North Carolina. V ,
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i ' ' '. the ruimans
a o a..nounce I i Com-
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L. rviees, Kay 30 at
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Local Team Travels To
Southern Pines For
Second Game Friday
The Perquimans Indians shooting
for their third Class A Eastern base
ball championship in as many years,
won the first of a three game series
for the title here last Tuesday night
by defeating. Southern Pines, South
eastern champions, by a score of four
to two. '
pig Paul Mathews Indian pitcher,
was the standout in the contest. He
held the Southern Pines players under
control, at the bat, all during the
game, and struck out 14 batters. He
led the Indians in batting with a single
and a triple.
Southern Pines led the Indians by
a two-nothing count until the sixth
inning when . Perquimans scored four
big runs, assuring' the victory in the
first round of the series. The Per-
quimans.half of ginning opened, mnctor ot the. Division of
with A. Channel! sinsrlinsr and sninar.n . j
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toJUd-i two.iscues by Southern
r um. r al) scurou ou oacruice uy
John Morris. Allen Winslow then
walked and advanced to second when
Ted Chappell was safe on an error.
qHatnewa then tripled scoring winslow
ana uiappeu. matnews scorea me
iwww run . ior; i-erquimans wnen
third game, if one is needed, will be
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The winner of this series will meet
the western class A c?ir pions next
week in a Beries for the State Class
A 'Ue.-;v--r4;r ,'-v
,i Perquimans won the Northeastern
championship last Saturday afternoon
when the Indians' third and final con
test with. Corinth-Holders was played
at Rocky Mount. . Mathews and Car
ve. Were the- battery for Perquimans
in this" contest. . Mathews gave un six-
lJTm- of building up sw
ing 12 hits off C-Holders Pitchers ij . . a i0 f
Moore and Johnson. The final score
was 4 to 3 in favor of Perquimans.
"1 ; Gorinth-Holders scored . single runs
in the fifth, seventh and ninth innings
while Perquimans tallied single runs in
the fourth and sixth "and won the
game -by scoring twice in the ninth in
ning. Uinslow Delegate
To Natal Meet
J. Emmett Winslow was in Wash
ington, D. C, on Tuesday of this week
attending the 41st convention of the
National Rivers and Harbors Cdn
gre8S. rV; ;
Mr. Winslow was appointed as a
delegate to the Congress by Governor
William B. Umstead to represent the
North Carolina Highway and Public
Works Commission. Ho is Highway
Commissioner for the First Division,
The purpose of the convention, first
held since an interruption during the
Korean war,, was to consider import
ant matters pertaining to problems of
flood and drought control throughout
the nation. ? '
It was reported' during the conven
tion more ; than 16 billion dollars
worth of projects are planned under
the program to be carried out during
the. next few years. Also included as
projects ' within the program are. hy
dro-electric power development, water
pollution control, sou conservation and
economic protection and strengthen
ing of water transportation, improve
ment of rivers and harbors.
, JTakjng part on the program of the
convention were President Eisenhow
er; i Senate Leader Knowland, House
Leader Martin, Senator McKelland
Ht- Arkansas, Secretary of Interior
Kclay and Secretary of Agriculture
CL Exercises ' 1
To Zidrt Sunday Night
IixerciseS marking the 29th com
mencement program for Perquimans
Eij;h School will get underway Sunday
m-r.t with the baccalaureate sermon
bp- "vered by the Rev. Virgil
F , r of riney' Woods Friends
C n Monday night the seniors
H' ;ont ct "Class Night - and com
n .cmenf will be held on Tuesday
n: ' t, June 1.
7 ! - commencement program ; will
the custom of "the past few
ye-
" with members of tho graduating
i conducting the program. .
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- T rs c f tie Tastern Star
.1 a food aide Saturday,. Eay
' c Cert Jy e lawn.
2pPer$e:;Ali:;:j
ClcatidnProgit
Fcr Highway Slis
Graham Reviews Prog
s' ress of Program Dur
ing Past Thirty Years
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More than two thousand people,
representing the 14 counties of the
First; Highway Division, gathered in
Hertford last Friday afternoon to at
tend the formal opening of the divi
sion's hew highway shops, located
two miles north of Hertford on U. S.
The principal dedication, address
was given by A. "H. Graham, chair
man of the State Highway. Commis
sion, on behalf of Governor William
B.: Umstead, who was unable to at
tend the event because of the death
of Forest Shuford, Sta.te Labor Com-
missioner.
a' J. Emmett Winslow, District Com
missioner, acted as toastmaster and
he' introduced Graham and other dis
tinguished visitors, including Dave
i rurcnases-ana onmicw, aiaywrs ana
Commissioners for the various towns
and counties within the division and
also; employees of the. department
The dedication of the shops here
was the last of. four, new mainten-
ancft repair shops opened within , the
Stat since' January of 1953,) and
marked completion of the changeover
in rthe department front 10 divisions
to 14 divisions.
J: In( his 'address;! arman Graham
said the new ; plant marked a mile
stone in the efficient operation of the
maintenance department.' Since 1921
equipment maintenance- work of
this division had been carried on at
Tarboro. The chairman stated, "We
are glad to bring these shops to the
heart of 'this district" He pointed
out the division is comprised of 14
counties in this area. '
. Mr. Graham gave a brief resume
of the development of a highway pro
gram in North Carolina and reported
;that as of the-first- of this year the
-State was maintaining more than
fl-;00 milesFof roads. He told of the
out an extensive program now for
primary highways,
Wade Marr, Elizabeth City humor
ist, spoke briefly following the ad
dress of Mr. Graham.
The visitors were guests following
the dedication services at a barbecue
and fish dinner. - .
Full operation of the shops is ex
pected to begin in about 30 days un
der the -direction of W. J. Davis,
superintendent.
Committees For
Central PTA Named
Memberships on the various com
mittees for the Central Grammar
School PTA for the next year have
been filled by Mrs. B. F. Bray, PTA
president and her committee, it was
reported this week.
Committee mmbers are as follows
Budget and Finance, Thomas Maston
and, Arvin Hudson; Membership, Mrs.
Lessie Winslow and Miss Lelia Lee
Winslow; ; Study Group, Mrs. Robert
Perry; Magazine, Mrs. Ralph Harrell;
Program, Mrs. Charlie umphlett;
Room Representative, Mrs. Claude
Williams; Publicity, Mrs. Joe Tunnell;
ways and Means Mrs. Virginia Wins
low and Mrs. Thelma Rogerson as co-
chairman; Art Mrs, Luta B. Lamb;
Historian, .Mrs, Emmett Stallings;
Character and Spiritual Education,
Mrs. Ruth Burden.
World Citizenship, Mrs. Edwin;
Home and Family Life, Mrs. Pauline
Webb; Hospitality, Mrs.- Eddie Har-
relh chairman and Mrs. Essie Benton;
Procedure and By-Laws, Mrs. Leslie
Sumner; Goals, Mrs; W. H. Keel;
Building Fund for State Headquarters,
Miss Margaret ' White: Recreation.
Mrs. Jloyd Matthews; Safety, Mrs.
George Baker;; Publicity and Proced
ure Book, Mrs. Kenneth Miller and
Mrs.. J. B. Miller; Congress. Publica
tion,; v JUrs. Arvin? Hudson; i School
Lunch, Elwood White, chairman, Mrs.
Essie Benton and Mrs. Bertha Lane:
School Grounds, Claude Williams.
chairman, Floyd Mathews, Joel Hollo-
well and Arvin Hudson.
Al!bein?irle Leamie
To Open June 7th v
Directors of the Albemarle League,
in a meeting held Wednesday night in
Edenton, voted to postpone the open
ing date for league play from June 1
to J me 7, because of the conflict with
the Ctate High School Class A playoff-
in which we Perquimans Indians
are rirticipating. ' e v . 4 . '
Interest In flection
Expected To Result
Officials for the primary election to
be held Saturday have been appointed
by the County Board of Elections, it
was announced today by R. C. Mur
ray, chairman of the Board.
The officials for the- various pre
cincts are:
Bethel William Stallings, regis
trar; Dan Berry and J. B. Perry, judg
es. Belvidere J. M. Copeland, regis
trar; Mrs. J. M. Copeland and Linwood
Winslow, judges.
Hertford Mrs. J. H. Satchwell, reg
istrar; Mrs. Anse White and Ray
mond Winslow, judges. .
Parkville Harry Barber, registrar;
Mrs. Harry Barber and Nelson Smith,
judges.
Nicanor Mrs. R, M. Baker, regis
trar; Mrs. Russell Baker and Archie
B. White, judges.
. New Hope W. E. Dail, registrar;
S. D. Banks and E. A, Goodman, judg-
DIoodmoMe Visit
Scheduled June 1
AtYilethoalstChurch
The Red Cross Bloodmohile will be
in Perquimans County again on June
1, at the Hertford Methodist Church,
from 8:30 A. M. to 4 P.4M., it was
reported today by Talmage Rose,
chairman of the Jaycee committee
sponsoring the project
It was requested that this visit of
the bloodmobile be postponed until a
later date, but due to prior commit
ments it was impossible to plan the
visit for other than June 1.
The last visit of the bloodmobile to
this county was r.o as successful as it
might have been from the viewpoint
of. the amount of blood collected but
from the- percrtage of abhors rela
tive to total population, this county
led some others. .
Mr. Rose pointed out the blood
quota for this year is" again 150 pints.
He said this is not large quota but
one which has never been met, and
the committee is hopeful the county
goal will be achieved this year.
Urging the public to cooperate in
this program, which benefits the gen
eral public, the chairman said, "The
method of giving is painless. Only a
few minutes are needed to participate
in this life-giving project."
Tests are given at the unit head
quarters at the church to determine if
a donor is physically ame to give
blood and if his blood is of such qual
ity as can be used.
Refreshments are served those do
nating blood, and if a prospective
donor desires transportation to and
from the bloodmobile unit he is re
quested to phone 5601 or 2321.
Ruritan Cluh Host
At Dinner Party
About 20 residents of the New Hope
community, all of whom bad reached
the age of 75 years or more, were
guests at a dinner party of the Dur
ants Neck Ruritan Club, held at the
New Hope Community House on
Wednesday night of last week.
During the business meeting club
reports were made by a number of
committees, after which the Rev.
Walter B. Perry pastor of the Berea
Church of Christ, gave a very inter
esting talk to the Ruritans and their
guests. - '
It was announced at the close of
the meeting the club will hold Ladies'
Night on June 16. ' ;
Named To State
Committee Posts
Perquimans County residents nam
ed to state and district committees
at the State Democratic Convention
held Thursday of last week in Ra
leigh included Mrs. Jack Kanoy, who
was reappointed as a member of the
State Executive Committee. .
District . committee appointments
were: Congressional Executive Com
mittee, C. P. Morris and Silas M.
Whedbee; Judicial District Committee,
Walter H. Oakey and C. R. Holmes;
State Senatorial District Committee,
A. W. Hefren and Chas. E. Johnson.
- - CORRECTION
I. ...-I. j:.
of Recorder's Court it was reported!
Fred , Riddick was found guilty of'
reckless driving; This was in error.
The report should have read he was
found not guilty.
Officials Named"!
On Saturday
In Light Vote
Polls Open At 6:30 A. M.,
And Close 6:30 P.M.,
Chairman States
With only one county office at stake
in the Primary Election, scheduled for
Saturday, May 29, Perquimans County
voters have manifested only slight in
terest in the election and a light vote
is expected ' to be recorded in this
county.
The local contest centers around
the nomination for the office of
Sheriff, which is being sought by M.
G. Owens and J. Kelly White. All
other candidates for county offices
are unopposed and will be certified as
the Democratic nominees for the of-
Six candidates are seeking the
nomination . for the office of U. S.
Senator, for the East, but it appears
the race is between Senator Alton
Lennon and W. Kerr Scott. Other
candidates entered in the race are
Olla R. Boyd, W. M. Bostick, Henry
L. Sprinkle, A. E. Turner and Alvin
Wingfield, Jr.
Other State races include those be
tween Joshua S. James and Edwin
Gill, seeking the nomination for State
Treasurer, and Charles F. Gold and
John F. Fletcher, who are candidates
for the office of Commissioner of In
surance. Local voters will also help nominate
two candidates for the office of State
Senator for the First District A. P.
Godwin, Jr., of Gates County, N. El
ton Aydlett of Pasquotank County and
Wayland Spruill of Bertie County are
the candidates' for these two posts.
R. C. Murray, chairman of the Per
quimans County Board of Elections,
announced today all is in readiness
for the primary in this county. Bal
lots have been distributed to the of
ficials in the six precincts along with
instructions in carrying out the duties
pertaining to the election.
Mr. Murray stated that all polling
places in the county will be open from
6:30 A. M. until 6:30 P. M., during
which time the voters may cast their
ballots. .
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At New Hope Robbed
last Friday Night
Investigation is being continued by
Sheriff M. G. Owens and Post Office
Inspector J. T. Johnson of the robbery
of the Company Store and Post Office
at New Hope, which occurred last Fri
day night.
The robbers, gaining entry into the
store by breaking through a window
of the building, stole $349.41 and an
unestimated amount of merchandise.
They carted away the safe which
weighed about 300 pounds.
Sheriff Owens stated a number of
clues had been discovered at the scene
of the crime and these ate being fol
lowed up in an effort to apprehend the
robbers. ,
From the post office part of the
building $91.41 was taken while the
safe containing $258 was carried away
by the thieves.
Steve Perrv, operator of the store,
reported to Sheriff Owens news of th
break-in at 5:25 o'clock Saturday
morning after which investigation
showed that the store had been literal
ly torn apart. Wearing apparel was
strewn on the floor and found missing
were four wrist watches, six to eight
pocket knivfttf,' 12 cartons of cigarettes
and four boxes of cigirs.
Rocky Mount pastor
To Preach Sunday
Rev, James O. Mattox of Rocky
Mount North Carolina, will preach at
the Baptist . Church, Sunday morning
at eleven o'clock May ,30th, it was an
nounced by the Pulpit Committee to
day.' The public is cordially Invited
to attend this service, and especially
A.T l. 1 . . , m
me memoenj oi me cnurcn. ; ; '
There will be no evening service at
the church Sunday, due to the annual
commencement sermon at the high
school Sunday evening. ' T
WAKE FOREST GRADUATE
Colon S. Jackson. Jr.. will he amonar
the graduates of Wake Forest College
Mav 31. Since entering Wnke Fnrmt-
Jackson has achieved a fine record.
He received the Roy A. Miller schol
arship - xnta xAaftoA tn tha
Intramural Council, approved by the
Student ; Legislature und served aa
Ministerial Conference. (.
he is pastor of Rocky Ci
maria Baptist Churches. r